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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
Ice Cream Supper
Was a Success.

The Sunday school at Benton
Station gave an ice cream sup
per in the grove near the church
last Saturday night. The event
was well attended. those in at
tendance enjoyed themselves
and a neat sum was realized 10
help pay for an organ To be
used by the church and Sunday
school.
One OF the most interesting
events OF the evening was
contest to find the prettiest girl
and the ugIiest man in attend
ance. Miss Marchie Cook won
in the contest for the prettiest
girl, the vote being:
Marchie Cook, -.
Lennie Green, 40.
Ruby Cate Wilson, %.
In the contest for the ugliest
man Wafford Hale won the prize
the following being contestants
and the vote being:
Wafford Hale, 80.
James Lay, 20.
Bob Henderson, 3.
Hoys Lillard, 0.
Frank Bacon, 0.
A cake was awarded the win.
ners in both contests
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30

strip except one every twelve or M
teen inches. preferably leaving young
plants. Distribute well-rotted barn
yard manure or 1914 fertilizer in the
burrows and cultivate back to level as
the season progresses. During the
summer an abundant supply of plants
will form for crop the following sea-
son. OF course the first new plants
that form will give the best setting Of
fruit, SO that the bed should be barred
off and cultivated just as soon as pos
sible after the crop Is removed. When
berries are grown in the farm garden,
rather than under field conditions, this
method OF handling will be found very
satisfactory.-C, A. Keifer. University
OF Tennessee.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
County Directory

Trustee, F. D. Copeland.
Sheriff, Albert Crumley.
Superintendent OF schools, w.
B. Rucker.
Register, j. E. Cook.
Circuit court meets the third
Mondays in March, July and
November. Sam G. Brown,
Judge; T. W. Peace, Attorney
General; c. S. Harrison, clerk.
Ducktown Law court meets
fourth Mondays in March, July
and November. W. A. Woody,
clerk.
Chancery court meets the 4th
Mondays in April and October.
V. G.. Allen, chancellor; A. j.
Williams, clerk and master.
Quarterly court meets first
Mondays in January, April, July
and October. Quorum court
opeas first, Monday in each
month. j. H. Williamson, chm.
r. O. Pack, clerk,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
Consolidation
of Schools.

There has been a great deal
said about the consolidation OF
schools. / think we should
have our schools so far as is
practicable consolidated, and il
seems that it could be done to
advantage in many parts OF Polk
county. But some will ask the
question "Why consolidate?'
We would say for many reasons.
There are some schools in Polk
county where it is hard to keep
an attendance of ten or twelve,
even while there are manv others
which run TO thirty or forty and
sometimes more-and only one
teacher. If two or three of the
smaller schools could be brought
together and have two or more
teachers in one school, the
teachers would have more time
TO give to each class. Where
one teacher has seven or eight
grades he cannot do justice to
the students because he has TO
hurry through and get TO an
other class very rapidly in order
tpget through with all the class
es, and cannot give individual
instruction where needed, for
lack or time.
Where therenre several teach
ers the work is divided, and
each teacher has certain grades,
can give more time to class work
and has time to give individual
instruction where necessary.
In this fast age people want
and need 10 get their education
in as little time as possible, and
by having several teachers and
the work divided they can ad
vance their pupils fifty to one
hundred per cent faster than
where one (poor) teacher has all
the grades.
But some will say "Oh, II
costs too much. L. will raise
our taxesw / think the schools
when consolidated could be run
as cheaply as AT present. but II
II does cost a little more, is it
not cheaper in the long rpnS II
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
Circuit Court Clerk.

Having been endorsed as a
for Circuit Court Clerk
of Polk county, solicit the vote
and influence of every voter in
the county. If elected, | will
give the people clean. business
like administration.
S. l.. HIGDON.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30

This paper las the best state
and foreign news service OF any
publication in or near the county
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
Register.

Having been nom mated for
the office of Register of Polk
county, | solicit the vote and in
Huence Of every voter in the next
August election. If it is the
will of the people of the county
to entrust that office to my care
| pledge my very best attention
to the business PERTAINING there
to. JOHN l.. MCCLURE.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
PLANNING FOR FUTURE.

When planting trees on the lawn 1t
is we'll to consider the future and not
plant trees too close together. Then
there will be no need of Topping of
limbs or having shade 80 dense that
grass won't grow.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
MARYVILLE COLLEG E
o6th Year Opens September 5. I0I4.

Exceptional advantages young and women OF worthy
character but moderate The College spends $oOO
wear IN provide highest instruction. costing the stu
den, only 90 for tuition at So term room with
heat light book incidental fee and board IN the
Cooperative Club at Campus of 235 acres; II
buildings departments College, Preparatory Teachers Bible
Training Home Economics Music Expression Bookkeeping
So 69 Students 29 from az states and
countries outside Tennessee Write for cataog To
REV. CLINTON n. GILLINGHAM, Registrar,
MaryviIle, -: =: =: tennessee
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30

a boy can get an education in
one half or three fourths of the
time required under the present
system, il seems that a boy or
girl could get an education and
make money enough TO pay a
great deal on his expenses be-
fore he could get through school
under the old system.
But let's go and get our Arith-
metic and figure a little. If a
boy can finish high school at Is
years under the old system at
a minimum cost of $3.50 per year
the same boy ought to finish
high school at Is years by hav-
ing consolidated schools; then
he would save $3.50 expenses.
Besides, he ought TO be able to
make at least 5000 a year, which
would be in addition to the $3.50
already saved in expenses; then
$2250 ought to be considera-
ton.
So / say give Us better schools
consolidated schools, and let's
try to keep up with the process.
SION. A TEACHER.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-30
ANNOUNCE MENTS.
County Court Clerk

l hereby announce myself as
candidate for the office Of
County Court Clerk of Polk
county, subject to the will OF the
voters on August 9th. If the
people permit me 10 serve them
in that capacity, will do SO
with fairness to all, and TO the
best of my ability.
J. H. CENTER.
Sheriff.
To the voters of Polk county:
I hereby announce myself as
a candidate for Sheriff of Polk
county, subject to. the will of the
people ut the August election.
II elected / promise the people
to give them a clean, fair and
honest administration of the
Office of Sheriff of this county.
/ solicit your votes and influence.
Respectfully,
B. E. BIGGS.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-01-31
TRIUMPH FOR DEMOCRACY

In this weeks news letter from Congress-
man keating, is found an interesting chapter
on the workings OF Congress wherein tradition
has received merited rebuke and precedent
has been made to bow to popular will.
By persistent effort, Mr.. Keatng found
means of learning the sentiment of the Demo
cratic majority in the House; and its practical
unanimity in favor of an investigation into the
strike difficulties, that beset the country so
frequently, has made it possible to bring about
such an inquiry.
Several Colorado newspapers, whose edi-
toriaI utterances regarding the coal strike in
this state have been notorously biased freely
predict that the Congressional investigation
will fail utterly in its purposes, and thus it
may be imagined that the wish is father to
the thought.
No honestly conducted enterprise fears an
investigation or the X-ray of publicity.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-01-31
EDIT O. RIAL
Monte Vista, Colo, January 81, 1914
CALL TO ARMS

With the advent of the early pioneers to
the Valley in the hope of success in agrlcul
tural pursuits and the winning of homes for
their families, came the necessity of irrigation.
Bravely they set about it to bring to the thirsty
though fruitful land, living water from the
hills, and in due time were triumphant.
Rich harvests rewarded the toilers, and
all went well for years, but-farmers have
learned to their sorrow that there is such
thing too much water, and that an over
supply may sour their land.
Such condition now confronts many of
the early irrigators and to cure this evil, they
have again undertaken gigantic proposition
and have solicited aid of Uncle Sam toward
the construction of drainage system for the
Valley.
Enthusiastic workers have already brought
to the attention OF Washington the needs Of
drainage and next Wednesday at Alamosa
will assemble the largest body of interested
citizens ever convened in the Valley to talk
over the proposition with representatives of
the Federal government.
Let everyone put his shoulder to the
wheel and demonstrate that the entire Valley
is unit-and a working body-for this most
desirable and necessary end.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-01-31
MONTE VISTA JOURNAL
BACK TO THE LAND

There is active movement, to let the
government loan directly on long term farm
mortgages with amortization plan at low inter
est. If the government loans to banks and
they in turn loan to the farmer it amounts to
this: The bank pays the government per
cent and loans the money to the farmer at
per cent.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-01-31
A FARMERS LOAN BILL.

Congress, during the special session, passed
good bankers bill The next move is to
pass bill that will enable ranchmen to secure
longtime loans at low rate of interest.
Rural credit bills we're introduced in the
senate and house Thursday by Senator
Fletcher of Florida and Representative Moss
of Indiana, members of the commission Presi-
dent Wilson sent abroad last summer to study
the foreign systems. The bills provide for
long-term farm loans at low rate of interest.
Bills for short time loans on real estate
will be introduced later These measures
would establish in the treasury department a
bureau of farm land banks under the drec-
ton of a commissioner, and make provision
for the establishment Of such banks in states
under federal charter and federal inspection
The recent Stock Show held in Denver
was by far the best entertainment of its kind
yet held in Colorado and leaves but few to be
converted to the idea that our own state is
the natural home of every kind of COW or
domestic quadruped.
Turkey has granted a concession to some
Frenchmen for building street car line from
Jerusalem to Bethlehem and also for the light
ing of jerusalem by electricity, What a diff
ference from the means of transportation and
illumination of Biblical times, when the ass
and the candle furnished these luxures
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
WHITE HOUSE Will
MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT
Miss Eleanor Wilson to Marry
| Secretary McAdoo.

Washington, March 14.--Formal an.
nouncement of the engagement of Sec.
rotary McAdoo and Miss Eleanor Ran
dolph Wilson, youngest: daughter of
the president and Mrs Wilson, is ex.
pected to be made at the. White House
shortly. y.
Persons in a position to know said
confirmation of reports Of the engage
ment had been decided upon by the
Wilson family, although it had not
been intended to make the announce.
ment at such an early date.
Publication, however, IN many news
papers of the prospective marriage in:
fuenced the decision at the White
House. :.
Rumors were about that with the
marriage of Mr.. McAdoo and Miss
Wilson, which is expected to take
place in June, the secretary would r..
sign from the cabinet and be appoint
ed ambassador to France, but White
House officials said such reports were
without foundation. ri
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14

Genius Of George Westinghouse
Touched Many Things.

New York, March 14-George West
inghouse, who invented the airbrake
and through this agency probably
saved more lives than any other man
OF the country, died at his home here
Of heart disease.
Mr.. Westinghouse death came but
few hours after the public was ad-
vised Of his serious illness. The dis
ease manifested itself fifteen months
ago and Is believed to have been
brought on by the blow his ventures
suffered In the money stringency of
1907. ......
His career as an inventor started
when he was but fifteen years old,
when he evolved rotary engine. Be-
fore he was twenty one he invented
the airbrake, which made huge for
tunes for his hackers.
The genius of Westinghouse touch
ed many things. Besides railroading
for more than fifty years he made
many contributions to electrical and
engineering advancement. He found
ed many manufacturing companies
here and abroad and the plants en-
ploy more than $4,000 persons. They
have a capitalization totanng more
than 100000. He was president
Of thirty corporations.
In 1885 he succeeding in introduce
ing the alternating current system for
supplying electric light and power.
He invented many appliances for rail-
road signals devices for safely and
economically conveying natural gas
over great distances, air springs for
all kinds of motor vehicles and a
geared turbine for propelling ships,
His inventions total In the hundreds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
Them Others Fayorite.

A cough medicine for children
should be harmless. It should be
pleasant to take. It should be eff
fectual. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy Is all OF this and u the mothers
favorite everywhere. For sale by All
dealers. ADV. ,s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
"AvENUE OF PRESIDENTS"
GOES INTO DISCARD.

Washington, March 1.-THE
national capital, which during
the past two years has num-
bered among it's streets one
bearing the imposing foreign
name of Avenue of the Presi-
DENTS" went back to the Demo
cratic simplicity of Sixteenth
street as a result of congress !
sional action.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
Saw Balkan War In Disguise.

London, March 13.--Jessica Bost-
wick. aged twenty-five, daughter of a
British general, spent year alone In
the Balkans disguised as a boy and
returned to publish an account on
the wars actual effects there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
England Fears Financial Loss.

London. March 13.-British boni-
faces fear big financial loss as the
result of the Venus outrage, believ.
ing that the royal closing of museums
and palaces will cause American tour.
lists not to visit England.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
GANGMAN SHOT BY FRIENDS

Caught In crossfire Of Bullets In
L, Brooklyn Saloon.
New York, March 14.-Caught In
crossfire of his own friends bullets,
Ames Foley, gangman, was shot to
death in a battle in saloon in Brook
I lyn. Foley and four other gunner
entered the saloon of James McMene-
my and demanded drinks. Refused,
they threatened McMenenay, who
drew an empty pistol. Instantly all
flvs gangstera produced their guns and,
firing, retreated through the door.
McMenemy was not hit, but Foley
sank on the doorstep. with bullet in
bis heart. The four surviving gun.
men fed:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
British Cruiser to Brazil.

st. Thomas, D. w. l.. March "a
The British cruiser Berwick has left
st. Lucia hurriedly, presumably for
Brazil in order to protect British IL
terests.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
STOLEN GEMS FOUND ABROAD
Foreign Operators Responsible TO
: st Thofts II, United States.

Thefts II United States.
New York, March 14.-About $685.:
900 Of the $25o,0o0- in jewelry stolen
from Mrs. John H. Hanan at Nara
gansett Pier last July has been found
in Amsterdam and Paris, according
to. announcement here.
Private detectives here and abroad
now fix the robbery on band OF In
ternational thieves, including a wom-
an, whose appearance. enables her to
mingle In society and locate collec-
lions Of jewelry. tss !.
The same band probably had hand
In the $4,000 robbery of Mrs. Charles
Rumsey in Newport and in other not
able thefts, ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
FEAR CLASH WITH STRIKERS
Colorado Militia Will Prevent Restora.
ton Of Tent Colony.

Colorado Militia Will Prevent Restora-
s ton Of Tent Colony.
Trinidad, Colo, March IA clash
between Southern Colorado coal strik-
ers and militiamen guarding the
strike zone Is threatened as the. re-.
suit of the announced determination
OF the strikers to restore the Forbes
tent colony, recently RACED by the NIL
litia. General John Chase, commando
Ing the militia, declared he would not
permit the re.esta blishment Of the
colony under any circumstances.
Three members OF the colony have
been arrested on suspicion Of having
been connected with the alleged muir
der of Neil Smith, negro strike
breaker, whose body, run over by. q
train, was found Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
DIES on KNEES IN PRAYER
North Dakota Pioneer succumbs Sud.
denly at Bedtime.

denly At Bedtime.
Northwood. N. D., March 14.-C. a.
Anderson. . pioneer OF Rothsay, who
came to Northwood on aavisit. knelt IN
prayer ct his bedside, al was his Gus
tom. Ills roommate. noticing that he
did not rise, went to him and found
that he had died while praying.
Washington, March .14.-President
Wilson received q box sof Irish moss
and shamrocks from John Redmond.
Irish leader In the English parlia-
mont. Mr.. Redmond has been Sand.
ing shAmrocks TO the White House
81 unAay years for t.Pasf1eks deI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
CRITICAL STAGE is REACHED
Conferences overrNew Haven Disco
iution Renewed. !.

SOH0TeUCeS OVeT7NoW raven DtSSo-
luton Renewed.
Washington, March Il. officials Of
the department Of justice and the
New Haven rai1road resumed confer.
ence in an effort t.. find a plan &C.
.ceptable to both sides for the disco
tuition of the system,
Although ATTORNEY General Mercy.
nolds and his assistants were still
hopeful that the New Haven repre-
sentatiyes wouM see their way clear
to meet the demands of the depart
ment, 1t was conceded that the nego.
'tiations had reached critical stage
and that further delay on the part Of
the road might lead to the filing Of
an antitrust suit for dissolution by
q courts decree.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
WAS GRANTS DoDYGuARD
DURING CIVIL WAR.

New York, March 14.James
Birchard, eighty-one years old, 4
who was bodyguard to General
Grant all through the Civil war, I
died at his home In Darien,
Conn. He was of small stature,
but his strength and agility
were famous in war times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14

,lL1aEY
:, n a .llsH n -
AU d SHOW

B II, fs9a G of ALkelsy's most prominent
|eitiesns, when 10 Bemidj the other
EEday made the following statement.
& Antphy and Cleopatra Is without .
.qtestd ION Of doubt the best film I3have
ever seen OF ever hope tolsee saw
its Ct Sthe starland theatre at st. Paul.
l sti'E Sunday. 4 understand that Be-
mid people will have an opportunity
to see this Ct the Grand Sunday and
Monday. Wish we could get 1t In
Akeley. {,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
RAIN HALTs H0NDURAN FIRE

Flamss Stop at csiba After Destroying
Twelve Blocks.
New Orleans, March 14.-A sudden,
downpour Of rain prevented further
spread of flames that burned twelve!
city blocks and caused loss estimat.
ed at $1,OO0,0O0 in Ceiba, Honduras,
early Sunday, according to passengers
arriving here aboard the fruit steam
er Bluefelds, which sailed from that
port Sunday. A steamer bringing ref.
pRees from Ceiba Is due to arrive In
New Orleans shortly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
VILLA STILL At CHIHUAHUA
Bulk Of Army Already Close to
A+j Torreon.

u: Chihuahua. Mex, March 14.-Al-
though the bulk of General Francisco
Villas Mexican Gonstitutionalist army
lis already at Escalon or closer to
Torreon, Villa himself still remains
here; Villa does not seem to have
made up hissmind when he Will depart.
& Recently Villa was presented with
q; new high pow err rifle, fitted with a
Maxim stlencer, and has been acting
like a child With anew: toy ever since
It came. - lIyts,Gs .2t.
When he moves south he will leave
1000 troops distributed throughout
the state Of Chihuahua as garrisons
for the cities. y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14

Another Link In Unique Record.

Another LINK m unique RECORD.
Lancaster, Pa, March 14.-Friends
from boyhood, roommates' for four
years at college, married the same
day and spending their honeymoon to-
gether, two Lutheran ministers, added
another link to their parallelism by
being presented with twins at the
same time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
RiTCHIE GETS THE De clsloN

= . :. - ~ b
euecsssfuIIy Defends Title in Battle
With Wotgsst.
Milwaukee, March Il Willie Ritch-
ies successfully defended his title Of
lightweight champion II q hard fight
With Ad Wolgast, from whom he won
the title. Both fighters were bruised
up. 81.
Wolgast fought like demon
throughout the ten rounds, and partic.
ularly toward the close Of the last
round. but It was the general opinion
st the ringside that the champion had
= shade the best OF 1t.
The champion IS credited with lead
Ing in five rounds. Wolgast had three
and two were even.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14

Roland Henrionnet. who has spent
the past several months with rela-
tives IN Henning, Minnesota, arrived
in the city lest evening and plans on
remaining here for several days.
While here he will be the guest Of
his mother Mrs a. p. Henrionnet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-14
TWO ON TREsTLE KILLED
Girls Foot Caught and Sutton Goes "a
Her Aid.

+ Williamson, w. Va, March 49,
While attempting to save the life of
Miss Dixie Blackburn, his sweetheart,
whose foot was caught in railway
trestle near here, William Mccoy was
struck by a train and tossed into q
ravine fifty feet below. Miss Black
burn was instantly killed and Mccoy
was dying when picked up by the
train crew.
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