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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27

As Ruth closed tlr law softly 10.
hind in'y she saw fiehi hurnlna ln
JOhu horr ciil'ln. Nil There heaird
over her d eeiisc Of nael itat iAtre
was sun,e ,.nc 10 whom >l,e tultid ,,r
Careless " malarn mul,~ty western
glrl as she wnS. utsssscd ia The frnr
OF That strange scene she laA ilsi left
~ The uunvalow she ned ur ihe hlll
toward thar one tcaeon that held gut
horr q, NE aud did she know lty--
hove
once at The door She knocked hard
because i seemed TO her that SHE had
hccn pursued nr The hin hs some
stranre ard miserable demon
John. lohnr she crlcd
The deog was nnns opcn. aud he an
pcan'd his huh nlling tho yellow opca.
ING from iauh a. iamh
The moment be- nprcarcd Il cana
over her that she had dnue an uncor.
venticnhi thing. yet thcrc was lhnt de-
mon ~ fear erccpnur 40 tho hill nfter
her, aud she turned her eyes 20 tho
Kind. bravo face ~ the ENGINEER a1s
held out her slender arms aud Wits.
rcrcd "iohn ! daut understand
Somrthlng Inns happened. | Tam s,hred
John porr mokel down NJ her fair
face foa mnmont ana shut hls eve.
Ids Was n true thar she had Gnally
come 10 himl lie. too. felt tho prrsnrc
~ dread Way down the hin acr,ss
the guleh drenehcd in moonlight aud
shadows. ii secmfd to him thai be saw
one ~ thnSc cr"teslnr ana impossible
n9ures mirarrs ~ the dessert night
Then be- toqs Ruth into his strung
arms
THUS q Is Ia this world TINT those
whose arms are empty feel inc fingers
~ f,nr M their ihnsts. aud cnl, those
whosr arms ARE hliod can hook holaly
into the mght md defy the icuds ~
darkness
Ani the mnn whose arms held Moth.
ing whose bands were ciInched In an
agony 90 rulmrnting fear saw through
tlc window a figure of man on horse
unch ou the crest ~ the lill
\ inll. dHrk. stern mnn who dld nni
tlA the porter got nf the Overland ex
press ai slant Valley The little ham
let lay thcre lkc mlmrc ~ snne
mans drmm There was but ono IA
millor building lu the place, and iIarr,
wlkelson raaci NJ " and smllcd
welt hc soil audihly this TOOK,
Ike old Times New io nud tinilunr
ltsocms hat ia iiiat clcar ,lnsk whith
merks ihr lafdUf line between lif,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27

Wilksrson Remembered That Long
Nigh, When Ne Had crept 20 Safety
and death we see things more clearly
than ~ any othrf limo aii Harry
Nlikersnn. az hr lDohcd pfef the fainii.
inr valley. remembered thai long night
when almost mnrtnlly wonnd,si %
Thomns Gallons bpli,f be- had rrppr
10 safety Every pcuk. guils aud guleh
"n- NJ plniu 10 him a. II WAS Yn tiHt
night but iliis time II conveyed DO
fereut mcnulng During ihnSe long
hours ~ aep0y aud ihint year. ago
This sccne bad meant 10 him simply
bell from which iic must struggle opt
Now 4 wits q p1rndl-e hr was getting
10 rriln
lif lsnd hfari great Deal aiaHn ';ai.
Inns Wsdlttre sure-s. MD hr did uH
fulf UNl,Aantl why il ws- Tint ri'iie
Muster Key nilIf did upi pas better
Was " ipsrlbhf iliai OIL. former lers
nor nad ufi beech nbie o. mud Tint rifh
reln ~ gid Afr'r ailf lie .nlled again
he wsrld fid il
1hrp there eas Tam eirl hose 81
vaiiiy nhJ vruuiy be md heard 40
much als'Hl
Suir Instinct told Aim that Gallnn
musl be ever ihliikiAs of him. niid
with ihc dfnmatie impulse ~ mnn
who hns long naf-cd he hope ~ bitter
vengeance, BE- planned his rraprcar
nDee lie would fnd his old partner
alone. and therr and then they would
once more have Il ont Thls was the
reason iiiai be- had not taken I've motor
stage. hni had comc on horseback. u
lenily watching for His opportunity
fIis keen eyes scanned the scrnr lelow
BIN and easily picked ONT the bnng~s
low.
These whom we mnzi want 10 for.
get reaprear at strange times 's'hon-
ns Gallon raw ,ilc ghost ~ Ibe f.grilrr
BE- had murdered on the crest " the
nm above NE MINE Ties laa discover
81 years asp together
floa shall lie sin sasr for h'~ 4 aaii,
'cr .rih iiie property iar with ne
seVs ~ f1rfinesef
GRO M coNTi Nrrp
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27
SPORTING NOTES.



san Lake city ~ to be taken into
ihc Pacific League.
charlie Tart. son of the former prcs.
dent ie bioaEcming In basketball al
ilenus wagner admits hIs legs have
slowed W but considers himself use.
FOL ~ me age u A.
ioo Iedell ana Tommy Gnry. leht-
welghia mrs bnokcd 90 meet at Mrm-
phia on neat Tucaday night
The trderalv have postponed the
hfN dinH iron" meeting. whom tiis
heed is 70 b" Distributed
Nowsrs n q. IL bunting already Tor
ne 1915 naiipuui boxing champion.
shipa e. celebrate the 2etth hnnifcr.
aa'y ~ ihe Jersey metropolis
Charlie iiftaoa establishes another
record lie ~ the first manager IN
Years o. grs 1fwo.ycar contract 10 lead
,he Reds. even though ihey finished
last
- ~ iinggia a0fij's champion
mpi rl1tef y dead Ifr rcpresentea
2 ard n International matches last
The ishils ifiphg I'm. recording ~
Nrrh hrs bern f'd On 80 much rich
2 sa1' ~ his acquitted tie seat Ia
- rfsseilfn Hrm.
Fle fsHifpi iragne may cnlhrfr ~
irhf ms. taking iet0 rho fnid
Fni aisNa Efio and Whe1Iinx
spftssfi %. Chin. - o,t
fi''rr Snort ui,sefs are - ffcuu4,t.
n pect 90 see the Chinh irfielder
VIZ I'm beet ont Eddie tollGna fof
flif rtcugd sack tostlon.
Ru4ffli fof shines ~ star tNifits
fhe Fodffslr. with 80 victories and
only lossns ento him.
George pofhner HIS quit wrestling.
lie oefnn a. ~, and never trained by
tho uru9l methods. lie II now a..
and recersly threw Myakc, The Jap. ~
Nsw York
Nrw thet Jimmy Archer has jumper;
20 the FEDS Hickey win he coinNeiItd
20 nna aresher sinnef who IA wiIlfiig
% manage . baseisaii team on the sab
bath.
The eai'c tells ~ Kari Miehl Aus
trials best athlete. Inns been killed IN
BATTLE ife WIS weight thro~er. ard
: lt i nrls ri WIS q massrl
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iiai ~ letters remaining IN the Cor
pns christi l'oetofflcs for thirty days
unclaimed Tar the week cuc!HE fsvv.
20 lait a Zee OF one cent VIII be col
ireted on the delivery ~ each letter
plesae say advertised when caiiing.
Arrcnde sr Gpnsfo. Abaics ST. Are
neriu Neilar Paula. Ayaia, ST. Matiaa
lmch. Garland. Heck. Ma. Monte
VrhskptA .fs Gene Cuffctt W. D..
tpnentea pr <lbhy j. ruciiar. Ada
iaide, Camnai Sr Ancstacio
pale. = $ ptmpy. ~ e Davis. 9.
% ngrncil r. pahlin 81 Raino
Ford y III Fisher. Miss Susie, Fos-
;or John. Fulton Tame. Fulton. Mrs.
Lane.
Gonzales ST. lsaiatine, Groves, Mu
Myrtle. 1usmsn. Sra. Tnlsoi Guerra.
sr i.eon Haivan, Sr Jose : Comes.
Sontita Noniia. iiubha Mrs prnrl.
Home nniidvrn Cos Hubbard. Rosa
leo.
Johnston 8. S Jackson Bros. Jack
SON g ~. tones Mrs Mnsme
koonts, Tom tsl. Laehstiou. Mira,
i.onl Ssa Francisco lamaN ~ Anaa-
tncie g.
Marines Abclnrlo. McI.croy J. T.;
Milard Miss Daisy. MiSe, FRANZ.
Numa9. ~ B Meudes, Sc Fouiciano.
Ncieiers John H.. Mcqueen. Mira fis-
selh taii
Nstif, Miss tfttic
ohicrcu MASTER Domingo
FusirN sra GpadNiipo i'eci itptcr
zoos leif.elt VI A. i'ipilns, Mrs. ite-
htcca
Qnlun Mrs lleffs
lludiHuas Marie Riee Sr Romules
Nuherstnu AZ w.
simpson 81 sullivan, Miss Mlfa.
teon Mfs i.ello simmons. Mrs Rob
ga A. snniort Mrs Charley
The reses sun. snllnou. Nr pcffocio.
Salinas 81 Ramon.
rhumaa. r. ~ Thompson. W. Al
. hes4iun Walter
Wheeler Ms Lizzie. Wilson. Miss
ilernic
fAUNpffiff,itauf
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over Nuih that she was not strong
enough o. stop lis momentum on the
dong trcsiie ihui lcd Ca the dump she
WIS ncciug dciih by fire and gas and
rock on'v tn Ice hurled headlung over
the lofty cud oi the track \ vision
rose before her ~ holug nunE through
the bright california air right at her
fathers feet nchud her she heard
the suffering ~ Che last few inches
az the fuse She crouchcd IN she car
Iust as q emerged from the tunnels
mouth u was as 70 a huge hand thrust
the cnr forward The boom OF the ex
nlcsion dcafcncd her She stood up
now he the Wildly speeding car and
c;iel John, luhu"s
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Thomas Gallon was "a fashioned IN
mAny ways Ihst,ssd u using ~ per
cent dynamite c,ersW here and dcto
Mains u bs rl,,irlrnN he still insisted
on usiug old fashioned powder and
tamplng Il With fusc, sign Of his
ottstinacy
She ciimhed into the ere car aud
tried 60 ru~ci thr brakes Il was her
ouls hope Then she rcalised that the
cahle was sim attached She climoed
down Day The Hrhl ~ The now flaming
fusc aud urhooNci lbe heavy shackle
A momeui later size was again In the
cor with her hItie hands nrmly on the
lrNQr With slreurth bird ~ despcra
tion .hc manoged to rvicase Il.
The heavy car slpNiy crpakcd away
down the dsrk tunnel Then 81 came
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49, age Of The ore cable car up
The hli aer,ss the gulch from tho
trpsf'f
John said Gallon, u am getting
Old, Years ago there were two part
ners of us prospnrsrd this country.
mud We found free milling gold. sas
we tohu. hut there was n little giri
: kept ihc lucation ~ that mine 20 my
self There was trouble. John lie
susprcird ma" he turned his dim
ming eyes ON the Nalwnrt young man
ln ruiputy q puofs you know why
| trioi 10 keep ihee, plans 10 myself"
Who Is the man. demanded the en-
giuecr paitmg the great iron ore car
ricr Win his hand as a man pacifcs
RESTLESS animal
40 That mnmrnf there came n faint
cry from miner ON The trcstle
What does he WantY" demanded
Gallon pecvishly
John DORIS eyes slw the miners ln
he camp. wives and all, streaming out
and stirring upward They had got
tie meaning " that cry. He thought
10 himself. Where Is Buth1 II came
over him that she was bringing lunch
con 90 her father an1 himself IN the
mine lie stared az ~ that dark hole
IN the hillside and saw an eddy -
SMOKE. Instantly he knew that she
must be. somewhere within That dark
depth
with aIl the force o. his lungs he
hawlcd down 90 the engineer. who was
starring stupidity upwtrd. swung him
self into the hucket pulled his signal
whistle ont ~ mir pocket and blew It
furlously
Tho engineer sccm,d 20 listen for a
moncu ihcn 81 sd N his brake and
hlrw he answering Whistle. q second
iaic- tlie bucket was swinging down
fhc lofty duhie arross the gulch.
N wa- not clear IN i0hn'a mind how
no r0rid rescue Ruth The quickest
why 10 act ip The ifaftie was by the
lnrtci then he would have those long
qng stretches ~ th.s 10 traverse. aud
when DC reached tbnt smok. filled tin
mel could hr rei thrpurh7 lie must
ile sfcadied himself md thought, BIS
eyes nxcd ON the hale IN the hillside.
Tile bucket was rlll surging a hun
tired feet away from his gunl when he
saw the ore crr emery. and IN Il the
flenGef form ~ l,eth No one realized
better than hn HAT ler strength was
nsi equal 10 settling those brakes and
ihat she had escaped one deHth only %
funst nuofh her
Ills trained eye rnnght sight o. one
chance lie yelled down 10 the en
sinecr quick quick. Tubbs,"
The engineers hiank face uptGrned
toward Him seemed that % a man
dased by imminent disaster. but John
DORIS lmreriogs viii reached across
sna hoVn that spafe The engineer
pull'-i hla throttle side open. and rs be
diJ 20 lnhn Dorf swung himself over
the edge ~ the ins'ket aud. hanging
down ~ bis knees right over the tres
ile. vnlfei Tor the oncoming car.
"i,uih. be cried ruth. come 70
me-"
He saw her turn toward him. bal
srfr terse1 ~ the swnying ore ear
and 10 - her nrus He stretched hia
own ilrn aad - me mnss ~ steel
nua prf dHsis-d iiYlsf him. caurhr her
ul iie di ua nt4ir the erash that
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showed her nothing but ar ore carand
the tools dropcd ~ the last shit
ehen they had guli Tor dinner.
Father she rri,d iserlug Into the
darkness tey unl
John
she stepped on into the shadow and
called again. Her foot siilH,ed on the
rough neor OF she tunnel. aud as she
tried 10 save herself her laiep fell A
moment later she snw a ffleklc ~ IRE
running along toward the heading II
was q fuse leading 10 a blasi that had
not yet been shot With oil iighi gene
except thar hlne nlcker peined 81 -
Che was rs the ors-far startling there
with sat hfakts ahnt bpfe had shef
How ions nniilJ y l~ hrfnrr ihaf NJ
tie gust ~ nsmr r'lrlssi iir iss.sis1f
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memhercd her shy arpeai tina, hs
NVuh DO the best b. could for .erh.
Master Key
= tank We had iettcr So into the
mine We can talk there" he said.
They are scttlns on q blast. Gallon
remarked
i''rr booked ur ~ The car raarinr
past Them overhead aud said suddenly.
hcioge anything else you ought to tlx
uiat tfrstlc.. some day car viii 20
over CA the dump"
"ali"n l"oSed up and then glanced az
borr. u guess you're right john I've
Thought OF that myself Things have
Alpd ~ goue at loose ends Now ru
sec 10 Il myself Nth yopr helm. De-
rhnsc ! have something - say o. YOU
There COMES Ruth with a basket u
lunch. said Dofr
on. tss. When I avn away from
the house she oftcn picn,cs with ~.
herc in the mine. say. TIM going un
OF The tr"-tle Have another talk
With Tubs, lie - an right. hut he
has got careless Tel him ~ Lcep M
ihc slack ~ his cable / tell yuh.
john ! have wanted IT, talk o. you
for a iorg fimc. hut first l'm going 90
hook after 'hat cahio. hccause eau
see fnn nre risht sad We might have
= bud accident"
As the old man started into the
mine putting one loot after the other
wiih fh1i grelcssurs~ characteristic
~ men becoming decrcpli, q man ran
out NJ the mouth Of tho nilne waving
his arms Almost instantly follow Ine
hlm came d pun of eity huc sm0E,
which ,narci unwnul ana spread ou
o. n be weru the blossom of clUnd
varmei mio rim lip,m O., ere ho'
sun..ht pouring down mto the vul
les
Ruth lct fall the much laskct aul
stared upward at That darn mngks
hoic in Tho hlil Was John thcrpf
wa, BIER father thrref She knew
'h0t thni 1ulty clnud moemme into
thr hnarous meaut death beneath
thc ground ruwlunely She yficd
john Then She remembered Nor
h'lal duty. nnd hpr nest WORT whis
prrel toward tlat mloNlne cddylng
mass of varor WAS FEATHER"
Titus do mHilcus cvrfrss. 90 God the
secrets ~ iheir heari Nui lpt u~ soc
how they coucoal f-om men those
same sacred mysteries
Ruth hastcned Der pace toNarl the
euirncr of thc mime The shaie eavc
WAY under hor uiile feet hut sli.
struggled upward until She reached
fhe lreste Having uvrd al her ne
lu mining camp there WAS nn ter
ror f0r her ip ouytmng hul falling
r0rk That cNusiou 90 smoke Noat
lnr over giu hillside seemel 10 speak
~ disaster she knew thc peril %
q premature explosion. and She MISC
knew every working ~ "The Master
KEY Aud aruln she wondered wheth
or it WAS John porr nr hrf father CO..
both who wore siiHme fnr nlr within
that dark tunnel
She dd not sec John norr talking to
the engineer below her nor al She see
the minor who Ind just lrfi the mine
and was syramblnc down the ladder
Ter thought was TINT durIug this noon
hour when both shifts Wrrc M DUTY,
her futhor had goue be- md accidentally
sri on blast Whit blasting was
done IN "Thc Master Key usually
took place during the incoming bu' oW
ing 90 cnrelessucss lt WINS something's
the case that sli the blasts were not
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followed An be san wa. fhe ur,urnci
fnce 81 the gssi hs ts,,Ss swinging a
hundred feet aina,e drAlh 90 bis strong
arms. safe.
About scro miles away dark AND
splendid woman was hseAine critically
az her nlAid. "Elolsc she WAS saying.
Il don't like 10 be- vakcd this early In
The morning have told YOU often
enough about this What do yor mean
by disturbing me for mere lottery
"Nou told me. madame. always to
call you when thcre wNs a letter IN this
handwriting
The woman under he roseaie cove.
lets held ont her ieWvlvi hand Tho
maid gave one swift glance ~ hcr
mySicriens avariclcus eyts and van
ishcd A. she closed the door after he,
the envcloi'e torn hso shrrdS ten to
the door
Mrs nRrnell snt un alertls ami
quickly peruscd the slow. even script
written on the old fashioned hine lined
paper " country hotcl.
ie'' N,"s'h 'vAn s'','. VOW 'Hf' h'H,n
~ ,,lsy ~, s,isn, vsi ,' I,'. IA 49,,
Kew mine " uY,iv a. D,lss ta,n li,.re
Won't ~ be surrrirei 90 tec mos { VII
's' 70" Nno" '"'e' New ee' 7'e"'n' comes
.s.,,.. -. -
HARRY
When Gallon Thought he had Killed
wnker~on he hecnp,. INJECTED vim IN.
ineraa,rahlc dlseas. ~ d,,al in hls
conversation vi+b ,t,, p.r, H., h,1
given nrst exnresst.,s A., .i. f,.,it,rs
Tho ,ounu miniag ,,etn,.,.r inn ,...,,,,,,
81 his ,oofh a,1 n,, nti, n,,,.,..,,,d
TINT mon ao NOT .nr-t ~ .,,..a a, ,,,.s
until ase laaten.r So ,.,.e,,.s Al. ,,.n
as N ms chords 80 Nf,, .nd1eu, sp
prcesgs Them uata. fh.tn f.,l h.lp
less. hrinr. fls.i o., ID nrnss,lon az
what thr ,aI f..t .f ,i.ttb moan.
uc hni ..s q, a.. an,.,.b in
the ola n... l q HON h,, ha1 r,,n
nrohnnt.g RUI .l
Vhs atl mimi t0 .halln. n,n,s
had vei,h f o,s.ns Nn.u he
saw anal Ni4 bauei4.f WAS M. no
aiso r.s.... lt..g fh.. ..4itts.,n ~ hi, nr,i,
lena llero ute "a oyl,k misa u,el,1
"a nr,to.f nutb's nr,n..rt, N,n,,.,, h.,,
ia that hig was an, r,..h,.t ~ cslisnr
nin te.il one. mon. h., ..fl T., him
SELF .loln potr ,an ana .tl,r ,nhste,
how
Fcoitns hlmerlf loo weak IA moot nm
girl who Was now ,luglns limpir 10
her rescucr ANA Aise dis, ,,,,ine ,n bis
own slowing pulse thai hl~ Inn, was
short hn went dawn thn nm .r,,ss,.
tho sulch without uora "a IN. won
derlnr miners ana cnt.,,4l tbe huu,,a
low
A moment later lahn porr antorad
with Ruth I'm hi. arms The old man
m.rniv looked IN "Aiwnvs inak nfie,
h.r. John" ne snid SLOWLY and n wu
kerson comes hacs"
porr hooked nj mo GA man with pit,
IA his owes aghe i.ni hnr a. SAID
,,a,tlv n,,ttinu nor an,,n an M. .c,,.h
Then ne strnlehtrnrl an "I'n always
look after her" bs nrom,s,d
Gallon siur,,t over IA The white fect
~ his daughter as she lnr uu,naacious
ON the couch "Hnpiih" linus eN
pressing Co himself hls oNn oomnre
hepsion OF the fact tint ths,s. was
coming such period In ais own me-
Tie went ont without look backward
When ho returned The rootn WINS nmut,
He fingered the books on The tnhlo ANA
Zen into a state OF profonnd thought
He aid not hear III. door n,,on behind
him.
Ruth freshly clad mud ob,ii, ,.eo,
erred from her experience. wondered nj,
her fathers attitude she stepped
rs: n: s: ; !: : =: !: ]; &; ~. &, J:
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CHAPTER ~


TER mlknT 20 the engineer.
John nurr had missed Gallon
and saw him az the anchor
age of The ore cable car up
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BY John Fleming Wilson

COPYRIGHT. ''''. O' IONS s,rsiso wrlsos
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New"rs n .. ~ hunilne already Tor
NE 1915 national boxing champion.
Sims e celebrate tha 2etth hnnlfcr.
sa'y ~ The Jersey metropolis
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27

4 BE- frdrraln have pest paned the
hrN dina iron" meeting whom III.
heed ~ 20 Do Distributed
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27

ioo Isdcll ara Tommy cary nglst-
We'Hh'a mrs. inokcd 20 meet at Msm
phin on neat Tuesday night
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27

Iienus Wagner admits hls legs have
slowed w" but considers himself use
fui az The age ~ A.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27

Nnw thet Jimmy Archer has 3asaisssi
70 the FEDS s.ickcS win he compelled
20 flnd aresfer sionsf who ~ WILING
g MANAGE q baseiaii team on the sab
bath.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-04-16


o"ee' no" WAN o'ree' 10 "onroe
o"re';
A""e me oou'h S'de OF "her' r
o''Te' "om MERIDIAN" Direct to ochoo'
'"fe''
Along the Nor'h Ode OF Washing
~" o'Frf' IRON M'r'd'an o'roe' to
ocnooI o'rrej
Along tue oooth S''e OF Washing
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-04-16
SIDEWALK RESOLUTION

Whereas, the Council Of the City
Of Okolona deems in necessary to
construct certain sidewalk improve.
ments in the CITY; aud
Whereas, in the judgement Of the
City Council, the General Improve.
ment Fund should not be used for thu
purpose of making said improvement;
but same should be made by special
tax to be levied on abuuing property;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Council of the CITY Of OkoIona that
the following special Improvement is
deemed necessary; and the CIV
Council proposes to make said i'm
provements as follows:
Concrete side walks shall be con.
structed along the following streets,
avenues, lanes and alleys to.wit.
A concrete sidewalk four feet in
width
Along the west side Of Meridian
Street from Jefferson Street to WASH
ington Street;
Along the East side of Soho
Street from Jefferson Street to Winter
Street;
Along the West side OF Church
Street from the South East corner OF
Lot s IN Block "A TO the corporation
line;
Along the East side Of Church
Street from Maia Street to Washing
ton Street:
Along the East side OF lrIpIe'l
Street from Man Street to Academy
otreel;
Along the East s'ie Of C1Jd
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-04-16
S Governing the Contest are Mentioned Below.

4. VOTES CLAsSED. Votes
will be issued in the following
denominations:
New Subscriptions, 600
votes .....,.. Sl.O0
Renewals, 500 votes ......... LOO
Renewals, more than one
Year, 800 votes ............ 100
Back Subscriptions 400 votes LOO
5 years New Subscriptions,
5000 votes. 500
10 years New Subscriptions
IL, 500 votes. j. ..,.,... 1000
20 years New Subscriptions
30, 900 voteS......... ........ 1000
5. INSTRUCTIONS. Results as
to standing of votes will be is
sued after each count. No votes
accepted at less than regular
price of paper concerned in this
contest. No one connected with
this paper will be allowed to be-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-04-16

/. ANNOUNCEMENT. -
Contest will be conducted fairly
and honestly on business princi-
pies strictly with justice and
fairness to all concerned. With
the above principles it will be an
assured success.
2. PRIZES. The capital prize
will be a Splendid Piano. Also
other valuable prizes, which are
announced herewith.
8. CANDIDATES. = Young
ladies, either married or single,
in this or adjoining towns and in
the country adjacent are eligible
to enter this contest and the
party receiving the largest num-
Der of votes shall receive this
splendid Piano and the other
premiums will be distributed in
accordance with the contestants
standing at the final count.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-04-16
NOTICE OF SALE.
State Of Mississippi, |
City of OkoIona,

City OF OkoIona,
Pursuant to a resolution Of 'the CITY
Council, | will on Monday, April 20lh
1914, within legal hours, in front OF
the City Hall, in sad City and State,
sell for cash to the highest and best
bidder, the following described parcel
Of land, lying and being in said CITY,
to.wit: The north fraction (North of big
ditch running north Of Power House,
of lot Fl in Block 81. according to
The Randolph Survey of said City,
same running about $50 feet along
Washington Street, and about 80 feet
deep.
II is understood that the purchaser
Of this lot will pay for the concrete
sidewalk already ordered by the City
Council to be constructed along the
South side Of Wusbinpton Street
Witness my signature this March
24th, 1914.
G. H. BABBITT,
City Tax Collector.