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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-25
NOTICE or GENERAL ELECTION.


Under aud by virtue or, AMI ia nccord-
lHgr with The laws nf The staN II TEXAS.
IN surII NI~rS made and provided. asd
pursuant Az an order ~ the City Conn
ril 81 the city ~ Brownsville. Texas.
made 40 its regular session. Monday.
February ~. a. u. 1871. ordering and
providing for a general clcrtir a. h.
held ia AID for The city 81 BrownSvillc.
10 County Of Cameron. State of Texas.
ucticc j. hereby given thsp = General
,ity Election IN aud for said City ~
Brownsville. Texas. will hc held on the
First TUESDAY in April. A. ID. 1914. the
same being the eth day ~ sand m-nth. for
thc purpn>c a c%lerting tho following ~
Iir.rS iH mi for said City ~ Browns
.NIi'r. ~ wit:
Mds'F. city Secretary. city Attorney,
Cin Engineer. city Marshal. City Treas
lrrr. city Tax Assessor aud Collector.
or Alderman IN aud for The First Ward
~ the City. one AllcEman ia and for the
Second Ward OF said City. one Alder
man in aud for the Third Ward ~ said
Cit,. aHd unr Alderman Ia and fr the
Fourth Ward ~ said city.
That said Election shall lie held in
each 81 the Four Wards If this City IN
acrurs with and a. prescribed by
The Laws WIZ the State NJ Texas. In such
eases made and prov died.. and ~ pro-
,idcd in said order of said City Council.
The fulIuwin az places designated as
pDlliur4pla aces. ~ slid urflcr ~ said Coun-
I 10y 49,. . W.4 49, 4..UI
are hereby appointed election Officers.
BOZ and for each II the respective Wards
N this City, M wit.
FIRST WARD.
PulliHg Place The npc story frame
building used iy one s,"mulo Garcia. as
= bakery. on tho r-rnrr of Fourth and
Adam. Strri ~ sad City.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
4. H. More. prosidisg officers: NJ. Fer.
napdcz. judge: Frank SLlyitchcck. Judge;
sam Erll, judge.
SECOND WARD.
Polling Place The frame house known
as the Obrcros Hall. situated ON the
uorthcr'v side VI Adams Street. betwecsl
9th and 10Th ~trcts. uf this citr.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
H. H. I%;cntfro. presiding Judge; Rich
arb Morris. judge; ". L. McDa,itt,
indgr; u. Nj. steele. iudEr.r
Third WARD.
Polling Place a the old Council
Chamber in the city Hall building ~
The Market square, being the Bcssn over
thc city Jail
ELECTION OFFICERS.
". II. %I-ntos. presiding officer: Jshn
Bouis. judges Fidel Falcon, Judge; AaroR
Turk, judge.
FOURTH WAI.D.
Polling Place The brick house. ksowH
~ McClintock's garage ON Elizabeth
~trt-f. between 18th and nth Streets ia
said City.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
Emile Wise. presiding officer; r. J..
clay. Judge; Geo. Reyes, Judge; Grant
Men irhacl, Judge.
Done I'M urdcr ~ the City Council OF
he City ~ Brownsville. Texas.
IN testimony whereof. witness NV
hand aml the official seal ~ said City
hrreun impressed. at the uJri~. aud Ia
itr city ~ Brownsville. Texas. this the
9Th day Of February A. ID. 1914.
A. u. COLE, Mayor.
Attest: Al
MNWWA IN M#W~.4 WWW I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-25
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Brand new Kitchen cabinet
and %cilufic cooker combined: hctI
springs and white enamel bed. Al.o
~.ond h.rid wardrobe and rhiffunrrr in
-nrHl condition.. Phone ii Ak lf MI.
llE SALE PlHm"lth Rock having PM
let. 81 cash Al>n saddlc mandolin
lHd stowe: cheap III. 4 Eirharl.. l;nN
~ san liruIfn TrNa~. i-li
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-25
X. X. TIME TABLE

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NJ. l1i. departs 1:i5 \. "A.
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No. lvl. arrives 12:l5 a. M.
M. 1Wi. arrives III 80 a. nm.
To Sam F%oFdycc- lLL
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From sam FoFdyce- wv
NJ. lO7. arrives q \. IN.
H. Mission NJ
NJ l0~. departs a:jD y. M.
From Mission 7
No. los. arrives l0:l0 a. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-25
CIVIL ENGINEERS.

Educr,h, Beaver. Graduate civil I'm
giu-r and Surveyor. tU. NJ H. SaH
Carlos hotel.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
GREENSBORO BOY
CANNOT Be FOUND
Wendell Williams Absent For
Month From State
University.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 3.--Wendal
Williams. student of State uni, ersity,
has been missing from his room and
classes for one month 1t was learned
this afternoon when the young mans
mother, Mrs. w. B. Williams, of Ow-
ensboro. arrived in Lexington and APP
pied to the local police and detec-
tive departments to assist her in find
ing her son.
When seen Mrs. Williams refused Ia
talk OF her sons DISAPPEARANCE.
Young Williams was a member Of
the freshman class in the university,
and was first noticed to be missing a
month ago today, when he failed to
attend any Of his classes. After re-
peated absences his mother was motif
fled by the authorities of the universe
ty. and no trace has been found Of
him since.
Williams is II years cd, about 5
feet inches tail. and has dark hair.
When last seen he wore a light suit
of clothes.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
Crippled For Lie.

Princeton KY, Jan. 6.-Benis
Young. q twenty-year-old youth a.
this county. residing near the Hop
kins county line. was the victim Of
an accident which viii render him
q rripfe for life. In company with
friends. Youns bad been engaged IN
filling discarded gun barrel With
powder and setting It off for the
noise II would make. A prematalre ex-
plosion resulted In severe lacsra-
tion OF his hands. which necessafat-
ed the amputation Of his left hand
and right thumb.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
Virginia Bride for Ksrmet Roose-
welt.

Richmond. Va. Jan. 3.--Announce-
ment was made here today of the en-
gagement OF Mas Bell Willard and
Kermit Roosevelt. The girl Is the
daughter OF Joseph u. Willard. Unit
ed States ambassador TO Spain. The
Willard home 10 In this city. Let
terp received here by friends of the
wizards brousht news OF the engage
ment. -
The wedding. It is said. will take
place in the spring. probably here.
the home OF the Wizards. Miss w.
.lrd, Kermit Roosevelt and his Sis
ter. now Mrs. Richard Derby. Were
guests Of the Willards on Q long mo-
tor trip through Virginia and endins
at Hot Springs litt,e more than
year ego. Miss willard was q guest
last winter ct the wedding In New
York OF Hthel Roosevelt TO Mr..
Derby. but the romance between the
Virginia Girl and the brides broth-
er was not suspected.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
Hoover-Schifflette.

Mr.. LOney Hoover and Miss Edna
Schifflette. both of this city, were
married at the home OF Rev. A. B.
Gardner. Beaver Dam, Wednesday
morning. Immediately after the GER
emony they left for Louisville ON
a short bridal trip. Upon their re-
turn, they will make their home in
Hartford. The bride-is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. F. Shifflette, who is
engaged in the timber business here.
while the groom is Of the firm Of
Hoover Bros, and is one Of our
most promising young business men.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09

are as quick as ourselves to ridicult
an expression not authorized by GUS
tom. ] heard much Laughing over an
expression Of young man, who, evil
dent has some confused notion of
the conjugation of verbs. saying he
had "skunt" his FINGER. "Skint" was
the authorized word. Swearing fs
universal with tho men, and the fire
side and the table were no restraints
on the custom, and yet their swear
ing 10 irreverent rather than wicked.
If 1t will not too greatly shock The
nerves of the reader should like to
Illustrate the extreme measure of
this habit by quoting in abbrevia-
ton an oath by middt aged man
of good intelligence. of some wealth
and of Great influence in his COM
munsty. Being twittcd in joke
about crying over something, he
said. with no trace Of anger, ''h-!
me cry? have been to d. protract-
ed meetings and c. d. funerals
and nobody ever saw a tear in my
eyes,"
Nobody says please, nobody says
thank you, nobody introduces you to
the strangers you meet, and yet these
shut-in people have many virtues
that more favored communities might
profitably initiate. The men are hon.
est. the women are chaste, and. in
an off-hand way, there exists
spirit Of good fellowship among Them
that is admirable.
A stranger coming among them.
IL he will adapt himse6 as nearly
as possible to their manner Of life,
wiz be readily accepted as fellow
citizen. More cultured communities
wait for the stranger to disclose
his character before extending, very
heartily. their confidence. but here
the stranger needs only to adapt
their frank familiarity to become
one Of them. These people are tn
telligent. honest and virtuous, and
II linked to the outside world by
q railroad. would. within a few years,
rank with the best citizenship Of the
state. J. H. THOMAS,
Narr0ws, Ky.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09

Bingham. Utah.. Jan. GA rsrnor
spread rapidly today that Ralph Lo-
PEI not only had been heard in the
Utah-Apex mine. but that he had
just escaped. A hurriedly-formed posse
scaled the cliff. and on the mountain
top closed in on Mexican who prov
ed not TO be the desperate sought.
1t later was learned that julius Cor
relic and two other miners. who
said they had heard Lopez trying TO
break down a -bulkhead. had been
deceived by q fall of rock in an In
cline
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
SAYS President
MADE A MISTAKE
London Paper Criticises
Policy Of Wilson.
Intervention Is Charged, But De-
MED Declares London
Spectator.

London, Jan. 3.-The Spectator, In
An article on the Mexican situation
declares that the pressure of public
opinion in all the rest of the world
soon will force the United States 10
intervene In Mexico.
The article declares that Preside0t
Wilson made mistake in not a.
Stunning that President Huerta would
be the strongest force with which
to BRING about peace in Mexico, and
in supporting him accordingly; bux It
understands perfectly the reasons
why Mr.. Wilson did not adopt such
q course.
Instead" the article says, "he did
what. with all respect, we mould SAY
was the worst thing he could hswe
done. He intervened and pretended
not to be intervening; he deprecak-
ed bloodshed and anarchy. and yet he
would neither stop 1T himself nor
Let any one e'se do SO.
"The only way left for the United
States is for themselves to restore
order in Mexico
The Spectator declares that Joint
action by other powors with the I'm
tied States in Mexico is impossible,
and that the United States
will have to act acne or sc
rifics the Monroe doctrine, "whdch
it is not Mkely TO do The ARTICLE
says that it would prove rather an
easy conquest for the United stakes,
but that conquest would be succeed
ed by a demand for national inde-
pendence and accompanied by rebeI-
lion. The rebellion also would be
followed by annexation to the Unit
ed States of the Northern States OF
Mexico and the independence Of the
remainder Of the country under .
treaty by which the Washington gov
eminent would control MeUico's
foreisn relations. The SpectaDor
thinks even this condition would mt
last long, and predicts that WSR1n
fifty years one nation Of 200. 000, 900
English-speaking people will ex-
tend from the Canadian border 70
the Panama canal, with the exception
Of British Honduras.
In conclusion the article says: I'm
spite Of foolish American talk about
English jealousy and 50 forth-tslk
70 idiotic that one cannot really be
to deny 1.-THE bulk Of pub
lie opinion here will be heartily wsth
he United States In their work Of
order In Mexico.
III they do their job well on the
'pot-and II 1t IL entrusted to ma
or General Leonard Wood 1t Ger
ainly will be done we1 and wisely
md In a truly LIBERAL sphit-the
English people will be not merely
in a diplomatic sense, but
incerely sympathetic. 81
They will be proud of Americas
uccessful shouldering OF this huge
'iece of the white mans burden"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
"Movie'' Scene Ends In Riot.

After one man was hit by Q street
car and two others were miracuously
saved from being run over by s,yto-
mobiles the keystone MOVING Picture
Company was forced to cease making
a comedy picture on the main thor
oughfare of Los Angeles by the at
tempts Of an excited citizen to turn 1
q riot cad
Permission had been given to the
company TO take picture entitled
His Sisters Kids" on Broadway,
Loos Angeles. The busiest time OF
the day was chosen by Director
Mack Sennett. so that he could take
ADVANTAGE OF the crowds Tor his back
grounds.
But when number of his actors
made up as policemen pursued other
members of the company down the
middle Of the street they were mis-
taken Tor real gurdians OF the peace
and the general populace Joined in
The chase.
The actors became excited when
Lh,y cav that they were being puf-'
sued In earnest by the citizens and
Affairs began to assume serious pro-
portious when one Of them was
struck by trolley car
Fortunately he was more scared
uH>-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09

was placed In the water. He sum-
moned tho following well known cit
liens as the Coroner's jury: r. A.
Rowan, w. NJ. Bell, J. A. johnson,
w. f. Condit, T. II. Boyd and W.
F. Coffman, who after hearing the
evidence and viewing the body re-
turned the following unanimous ver-
dict: H
I'VE. the jury, find that deceas-
ed, J. Ed. Johnson. came to his death
January 1, 1914. within one hundred
yards of Knots Ferry on Rough
river. from four wounds on back and
side Of the head caused BY some blur
instrument. and said wounds. were
we believe from the evidence, inflict-
ed by Josh Grove" 80
After the Coroner's inquest pub
lie sentiment, which had been grow
ing for several days. was at such a
state tina. mob violence was feared.
and under orders OF County Judge
John b. wilson, Grove was removed
from the Ohio county Jail by Sheriff
Sam Keown Monday night and placed
In charge of the jaiser at Greenville,
where. r. will probably remain until
circuit court, unless he should in the
meantime demand an examining trial.
Johnson was q member Of the
Masons. Odd Fellows and Woodmen
OF the Word. and was popular among
his fellow citizens. About two months
ago he was appointed deputy game
warden for Ohio county. but 90 far
as known the exercise OF his duties
had not brought him In conflict with
any one. He was a former resident
Of Daviess county, boru and reared
in the Andersonville neighborhood.
where his mother. Mrs. Amantha
Johnson, still resides. He is surviv-
ed by his wife. who was Miss How
ley, daughter of Charles Howeey. OF
Livermore. and six children. He also
has one living brother. MIR. Arch
johnson, and three sisters. Mrs.
James Stogner. Mrs. Anthony Phil.
lips. Of Centertown. and Mrs. AL
bert King. Of Dsviess county. His
werp irftered IT the Wal
tons Greek cemetery Tuesday after
noon. the burial ceremony being con-
Quoted by the Masonic order. of
sf@f
Mr.. Grove. who is charged with
the crime. is q son Of the Hon.
Wesley Grove. who at one
time represented Ohio county in the
House Of Representatives. and
brother of Hon. C. NJ. Grove, q prom
men, attorney Of Hartford. and who
It one time represented Daviess coun-
" In the lower House OF Represen-
.atives.
MIR. Grove maintains that he Is |,
innocent OF the charge. knows Moth
ng Of Johnson's murder. and refuses |,
% tax further. II is rumored that
! pair Of bloody overalls has been
ound on Groves boat. 1t L. also as
'erted that witness Nance has not
old all he knows. concerning the
and 1t IL believed that he ,
viz give further testimony which
nay clear up the mystery entirsy y.
When the case is brought to trial.
I is also claimed by friends OF john
on that positive proof has been dis
overed that the killing did not take
lace N the dinky boat. johnson car
led an automatic. revolver in his
'ocket. with. cartridges and also a
mail amount Of money. None OF
hese articles were found when his
'ody was taken from the water. The
xamining trial has been set over
I'M
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
Thirty Daysin the Foothills Of tn
Cumberland Mountains.

A~V phV VI IhC NoiVAi . ouihdSSc ihO"
ever disagreeable or perilous to hu-
man life, has deferred a hardy pco-
pie from settlement. Herculaneum
was buried under the molten lava
Of the fierce vesuvius, but its citi-
zens. fortunate enough to escape with
their lives, hurried back to build
upon its ruins the city Ut Pompeii,
which shared a like fate. Galveston
wa swept off the map by tidal
wave and within three days carpen-
tepsr and masons were busy rebuild
ing the city. Even the burning rays
of the tropics and the blisterins
winds OF the Arctics. fall and blow
upon human habitations.
hut here among the foothills Of
the Cumber'ands, where the clear
cold mountain streams beat against
the base of the craggy slate cliffs.
leaving on the opposite side a mar
row valley and less precipitous
mountain side, far from river or
railroad, men have built homes and
reared families. In recent years at
last, few people have moved out of
and less moved into this iso,ated
community. A few of the men have
been to Bowling Green or Nashville,
but, scarcely any Of their women and
children ever saw steamboat or
q railway train. and. strange to say.
they have no desire to do so. These
people have been 80 long shut In by
their towering ate hills that they
know nothing and care less about
q great. busy pulsabing world with
out. However in a material way they
are, in a sense. prosperous. They
live in fairly good houses. have good
stock and farm machinery. But their
prosperity 10 accounted for not SO
much by production as by frugality.
Excepting whiskey they indulge in
no luxurles. Corn bread and salt
pork is the principal diet. They raise
the corn. and the hogs just grow up
in the hills where the mast crop
rarely fails. and the men dress in
overa"s, changing suits on Sunday |
In a stay of thirty days
among these mountain folks saw
. table linen only on Sundays, and
In anis time | did not see a polish
I'd shoe. In fact was unable to Sc
cure shoe polish for my own use
take 1t. but am reasoning from
ana ay. that the men have wives
Ind daughters. but although my place
n business was on much travelled
public highway / saw Less than q
iozen women In tho thirty days
,pent there. This seems TO be one
pot In the word where women stay
V home and attend 10 their own
1t amused me 10 note this isoaat-
d people handling the Enslish
with . pitchfork. and yet
here was a universality Of their YER
lacu'hr Ons syllable was invariably
lropped fnon = word OF three syeia-
'les and frequently from . word Of
hree sysakfss and frequently from
word Of only two; and II was not
Uncommon to hear surplus syfasble
dded. To illustrate. everyone spoke
( q livery stable a. q delivery"
table. From boyhood had heard a
he East rennessseans saying we
ms. "we'uns'' 10. no Doubt q
ciaoQuialism In some parts Of the
tate but nat In this. These people
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
Ed. JOHNSON
MURDERED
Body Found in Rough River
Monday Morning.
Coroner's Jury Charges Josh
Grove With Crime Prisoner
Hurried to Greenville.

One Of tho most brutal and sensa-
tional murders ever committed in
Ohio county, took uAace on New
Years day at a lonely spot on the
banks Of Rough river. q short
distance above the mouth of Barnett's
creek, near Knots Ferry.
Mr.. J. Ed johnson, a prominent
farmer. who resided on the South
side Of the river on the waters of
Gr0ssy creek and about one mile
from IN scene Of the tragedy, was
the victim. He had been at work for
Mr.. Ed. Charlet. who lives near Hef-
ain, on the North side of the river
for several days. and on Thursday
OF ibst week aft on foot for his
home. He carried with him q shot
gun. and q number OF toys, which
were presents to his children from
Mrs. Charlet. He reached the river
about IL q. m. and having no way
10 cross he applied TO Mr.. Arthur
Nance, who resides near Knots
Ferry for his boat. and having OBJ
tanned permission therefor, nc went
ON his way toward the river and
that was the last time he was ever
seen alive.
When night came on and johnson
did not return home 1t did not b.rm
his family. becausee they did not
know just when to expect him. The
next day. however. having learned
In some way that he had started
home his friends became alarmed q, d
began rigid search. and with the
Information at hand II was conceded
that II ne had met with foul play or
had lost his life from any cause. his
body mus be In the river. All day
Saturday and Sunday men with boats
and srab hooks searched the river in
the vicinity where he was last seen
and at point where his faithful
dog had been seen running up and
down the river bank upon the day he
disappeared. Every clue as run
down, but to no avail. However. on
Monday morning about 10 O'Clock Mr..
Charles How'ey. OF Livermore, Mr..
.Johnsons father-in-law, who with
others was dragging the river about
100 yards below Knots Ferry, dis
covered and pulled up the body. 1t
.wat ding about twenty feet from
shore in about twelve or fifteen feet
of water and was in a sood state Of
preservation
On Saturday a writ was issued for
Josh Grove. who had been making |
his home on house boat. which was
then located near Knots Ferry. 1
At that time nothing more than |
mere suspicion pointed toward |
Grove. because Of the fact that he
&nd johnson had had a personal en- !
some two years ago. and in
which Johnson had severely cut
Grove. 1t was reported that he had
made numerous threats against the
hie CT Johnson since then and was
also learned that he was ut the home
of Nance. who Is his nephew, at the
time johnson applied for the loan
of the boat. and that within five min
ates after johnson left going toward /
the river Grove had also LETT the
Nance home and gone in the same
direction. Grove was arrested byil
Sheriff 8. o. Keown and Sheriff
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09
new FISCAL COURT
IN SESSION here
Has Transacted Much Business
And Made Appoint
ments.

The new Ohio County Fiscal Court
composed Of eisht magistrates, with
Judge John B. Wilson presiding
mot Tuesday and has been in ses.
sion this week.
The new County Judge, John B.
Wilson, is well known to al Of
our citizens, and needs no special an
PRODUCTION. He Is somewhere between
fifty and seventy-five years old. and
Methodist. also q Democrat in politics
MIR. C. e. Smith succeeded himself
as county attorney. is a few years
younser than Judge Wilson. Repub-
lican in politics and q Methodist.
District No. ED. Shown, magis-
trate. Mr.. Shown is Republican in
politics. Al years old, belongs to the
Methodist church and Is serving his
first term.
District No. 2-Sam w. Leach, Re-
publican, ase 81, Baptist, was form
eriy county assessor; is serving his
first term as magistrate.
District No. 81. A. Mcdaniel, Re-
publican. 81 years old, Baptist; 10
serving first term.
District No. 4-R. c. Tichenor--
Democrat. Al years old, Baptist;
serving first term.
District No. 5-Winson Smith; Re-
publican; 46 years cd; be ones to
the Christian church; il serving
his first term.
District No. 6-W. 8. Dean, Re-
publican; so years old; Baptist; has
been q member OF the Fiscal Court
years ago. and has represent
ed Ohio county in the House OF Rep
District No. 7-B. F. Rice, Rspub-
lican. 81 years old; Baptist; serving
his first term.
District No. s-B. w. Taylor. DEM
ocrar so years old, Baptist; serving
mis- first term.
Every member of the new court is
sivins close attention to the duties
ievolving upon him, and they i'm
press one as men much above the av-
'rage occupants of this office. and
We feel confident that the Fiscal af-
airs Of the county are In safe hands.
They have attended to much routine
business, and ON Wednesday morning
'e-elected DR.. A. B. Riley county
physician for four years.
At the Thursday morning session
Mr.. Frank Black was elected keeper
II the Almshouse. being elected upon
he second ballot. The first ballot
TODD three for Black, three for Smith
md two for Tatum; Tatum being
lropped the second vote stood five
or Black and three for Smith.
By order of the court, the present
ee OF 81 per week was allowed for
Ieeping the inmates. and instead Of
flowing the clothing to be made |
t the expense Of the county. as
leretofore. II 10 to be done at the
Expense Of the keeper