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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
Sunny School
Houses.

The boxed house at SummY's
was first used in 1887 according
to W. H. williamson, a student
then of Emma Thomasson there.
BY boxed house, we mean one
with walls made of broad plank
standing upright, "boxed' on
the sills and wall plates. So
the life of this boxed shack was
only tenyears, as 1878 saw its
last use as a school house. In
this same boxed house size
about 14xl8) I met with the
patrons oftile Sunny school in
the capacity of County Superiu-
tendent to take steps to get a
new school house built. The
principal object of the meeting
on their part was to decide upon
a location. John L. Taylor,
whom | had appointed, was
Director and we asked Iyen
Brock, the oldest man present.
to act as chairman Of the meet
ing. About dozen patrons
were there, among them a large
farm owner who. with one other
wanted to locate the school on
some land owned by Nathaniel
Payne. just south Of the Robt.
Hood, later Mary Pearce, now
John Shelton house Some Of
tha patrons wanted tnear where
III aud three previous scl2ooi
houses had stood, but this was
too close to and between four
dwellings. The large farm
owner had a few proxies of
people on his farm and others
in that vicinity, Chairman
Brock ruled that vote OF those
present be taken on he question
of admitting proxies. The vote
resulted about s to 2 against
their admission. Finally Mr..
Brock proposed asi'e on bench
up the hill southwark and it
was chosen, a deed was gotten,
! I drew a house plan and the
contract was let to the lowest
bidder and built by Andrew
Green and L. Fl. Bumgarner for
$1s7.5o.
Choosing the present SUNNY
school house site was the last
putiic act of Mr.. Brooks as ]
recollect it-I rememher think
ing at the time that this feeble
old man had done a good deed
in choosing a satisfactory and
suitable site for the school, and
that no odds how old nor infirm
there was useful work or good
deeds for him to do.
But the big farm owner was
not satisfied-he applied thru "a
renter and an attorney to Chan'
cellor Mcconnell for an injnnc'
ton 10 prevent the building OF
the present site. The renter
was to get the proper papers
under the paupers' oath, but his
attorney told MIR. Green and
myself in Andrews store thai
he had applied for the iu1unc'
tion. Then the mail left Benton
but once a day, So got u letter
off TO the Chancellor showing W
a lot of the facts. This lettet
went in the same mail as the
application. Mcconnell granted
the injunction, but made 1t OPP
erative only upon a bond being
given for costs, etc.. The bond
was never made, and so the first
one of the 45 school houses
erected during my term was
Summy's, the next two being
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
Farm For Sale

135 acres, three miles north OF
Benton; two good houses and
barns; three good springs and
one we'll; creek runs through the
farm; pike road through farm.
A. LILLARD,
Benton, Tenn.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
Church Directory.

Presbyterian = Rev. j.. E.
Robinson, pastor, Preaching
second Sunday in zach month.
Baptist = Rev. W. H. Rymer,
pastor, Preaching first and
third Sundays in each month";
Methodist-Rev A. N. Tom
linson, pastor. Preachius the
fourth Sunday in each month
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
THE BLOSSOM
BY HENRY VAN DYKE

Only little shriveled seed
It might be flower or grass or weed;
Only box of earth on the edge
OF narrow, dusty, window ledge;
Only a few scant summer showers,
Only few clear, shining hours
That was all. Yet GoG1could make
Out of these for sick child's sake
4 A blossom wonder as fair and sweet
AS ever broke at an angels feet
Only life of barren pain,
Wet with sorrowful tears Of rain;
Warmed sometimes by wandering CLEAN
OF jov that seemed bnt happy dream;
A life as common and brown and bare
AS the box of earth ia the window there.
Yet it bore at last the precious bloom
ora perfect soul in narrow room
Pure as the snowy leaves that fold
over the flowers heart Of gold.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20

Sunday school at konsERoch i
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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
Rahts (uear the old Grady
school house, and Matlock's.
J. [. Morgan.


j. L. Morgan, of ServiIla died
August 4th, 1914, age seventy
years, two months and % days.
He was an old Confederate sol
dier and state pensioner. He
joined the army at seventeen
years OF age and served throughs
out the war. He belonged to
the fourth company of Tennes-
see Confederates, made up In
Polk county in 1861, known as
Hancock's company, which af-
terward became Company b.
2eth Tenn Infantry
MIR. Morgan was in ali of the
battles ia which the army Of
Tennessee PARTICIPATED, from
Fishing Creek to Missionary
Ridge, and was promoted for his
bravery to color guard and
alberWseu W ooiol o'7ahSi - s''0
29th Tennessee.
After Gen. Bragg sfell oacR
from Missionary Ridge 70 Dalton
Mr.. Morgan obtained ms ITS
furloush, but was captnlea oy
the Feoerai soluiers On AoiiSS
MT xS-.....45,, g
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.



Prayer meeting at the Pres
byterian church Wednesday
night.
Sunday school at the Baptist
and Presbyterian churches Sun
day morning.
Owing to Cane Creek camp
meeting and the revival at the
Baptist church, Rev. Tomlinson
will not preach here nor at An
tioch next Sunday.
Christian Endeavor meets at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
night.
See US when you need 100
printing.
Bill Godfrey spent few days
visiting in Georgia recently.
Born-to Col. and Mrs. r. M.
Copeland, Tuesday, q boy.
Homer Cochran, assistant
agent at Benton Station, is TAX
ing a vacation.
A good many hands are being
discharged from work on the
pike roads.
My summer STYLES Of ladies'
,iats will sell at wholesale prices
+ ~. n Russell.
The fiji at the rev bridge
ysouDle You 80 sas - ~, sI;I Tys;sIsl
ls's' ssqst s'ea la's'
Mis-. d AZ LylA aad son Guss
Jr., are visiting her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. 2. Pell. on
Cleveland route 4.
Atty. John S. Shamblin has
under erection residence on
the Benton to Bradley pike,
west of town.
Camp meeting will begin at
Cane Creek Friday. Several
from here expect to spend Sun
day there.
Dr.. e. L. Prince of Morgan
ton, Ca, came last week for a
visit to his brother, Wm. A.
Prince.
A revival is in progress at the
Baptist church this week, con-
Quoted by the local ministers
and Rev. S. P. White of Cleve-
land.
Hon. John $. Shamblin went
to Athens Tuesday on profess
sional business, court being in
session there this week. He
was accompanied by G. W. Har-
bison.
Miss Grace Russell returned
Wednesday from Ducktown,
where she spent few weeks
with relatives. Lake Russell'
her brother, went to Ducktown
Wednesday morning, returning
with her.
Another serious aspect in the
war situation in Europe arose
when Japan sent an ultlmatum
TO Germany, couched on terms
that gave the impression that
war would follow in the event
that Germany refused to comply
with the demands of this ulti
matum. Japan demanded thai
Germany withdraw her .waI
ships from Kiau-Chau, China
and also abandon the forts o'
that city. Details of this ano
other late developments of The
great war in Europe will bt
found on another page of this
paper.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
From Our Exchanges

W-k

Judge Williams was elected to
the supreme bench by the skin
of his th.-Copper City Ad.
vance.
o.
A weekly exchange declares
that Judge Williams was elected
'by the skin OF his teeth" The
Judge had probably credited the
result to the voters. = Knoxville
Sentinel.
%
This would be a good time for
Andrew Carnegie to donate an
lother million to the cause OF
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Roosevelt Deluged.

Oyster Bay, July 13.-Theodore
Roosevelt is again getting back into
his old-time form and it is now al
most certain that he will be entered
in the Albany handicap.
Letters and kilograms are pouriEe
into Oyster Bay by the hundreds urg-
ing The colonel to make the race for
governor. Most of those communica-
tions come from upstate counties.
On the other hand, Progressives in
other states are practically unanimous
that the colonel keep up the fight in
New York state.
The colonel has already arranged
to make speeches in Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Missouri, Penn
sylvania and Louisiana, but should the
colone, make the run for governor,
Governor Hiram w. Johnson of Cali
fornia, Albert J. Beveridge, Francis
J. HeDey of California, United States
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washing
ton and Bainbridge Colby of New
York will be sent into the doubtful
districts to speak for congressional
nominees.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Hardness Wins Wife.

St. Joseph, Mo-, July 13.-As 4
result of being late to work twice in
succession, James A. Newkirk, a
painter, is now married man. Child
ed by one of his customers because
of his hardness, Newkirk pleaded
that, having no wife to awaken him
and falling to hear his alarm clock,
he was unable to arise early.
81 know widow who would make
you good wife," teh customer said
~ am game" Newkirk replied.
"Will you give her my telephone num-
ber?"
The customer did and later New
kirk was introduced to Mrs, Marga
ret Davis. They fell in loye at sight
and were married in public at an In
dependence day celebration.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
FIN TORN OFF CRAFT
AMERICA IN LAKE

Hammondsport, N. Y, July 13.-
The Rodman Wanamaker flying boat
America was nearly wrecked in a
head-on collision with log on Lake
Keuka this afternoon. Glenn Fl. Cur
tiss, who was plotting the America,
veercd the craft so that the end Of the
log struck the hull at an angle. Her
portside fin was torn off and
smashed, but the hull was not dam
aged,
The America made short flight
with a light load just before the ac-
cident, but the fins attached yester-
day cid not prove efficient enough
TO warrant putting the transatlantic
load of 1000 pounds on the Amer
lea.
They were removed tonight AMI
the Loaf was tried without fins, SUBJ
merged planes or pontoons to observe
the action of the water on the hull.
Whav the next step will be in an eff
fort to get the transatlantic flier off
the water with her load has not been
decided.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Steady Rise in Beef Price
Makes Big Inducement
For Local Production

here from the ranges is of this class.
But there are a few varieties of
general purpose cattle, alike valuable
for butter production and for beef,
and it would be difficult to find more
profitable line of farming than rails
ing one of these varieties of stock,
not only having the butter fat for
monthly revenue, but being able to
turn off number of beef cattle each
year.
The farmer who follows that line
is independent of the fluctuations in
the value of butter and of feed and,
through operating on a small scale.
he will not be dependent on the large
stock grower bringing in cattle 20
consume the feed he grows.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13

Month by month the price of beef
is advancing, and predictions for still
further rise come from all points.
While this condition may be very
unsatisfactory to the consumers,
there is in this condition great en-
couragement for the farmers of the
valley, if they will take advantage
of the condition.
At present the beef situation is
principally in the hands of a few
large operators, who raise or buy
thousands of head on the ranges and
iring them to the valley to be fat
tened. The benefit of this is usually
shared by the smaller farmers
through the sale of pasturage to the
owners of the stock, but occasionally
there comes along a year like this,
when the feed on the ranges is great
er than normal, and at once there is
a great falling off in the demand fol'
local pasture, the alfalfa growers sus-
tanning considerable loss.
There is no doubt that the time has
come when there is large profit in
cattle both raised and fattened on the
farm, and in a country like this,
whera the yield of feed is very regu-
lar, the farmer who will maintain
a herd of cattle of the size he can
properly handle on his acreage VIII
find himself possessed of a fine reve-
rue.
The dairy business has. brought
forth a variety of cattle especially
bred for butter production, and IN
this valley there has been a dispo
sition among the dairymen to look
to this variety particularly
The development of the ranges has
led to, the breeding of stock especi-
ally fer beef. and the stock brought
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
NET is DRAWING
ABOUT MRS. CARMAN

Freeport, l.. l., July 13.-The pos
tive statement by District Attorney
Smith that his case against Mrs. Flor
ence Carman, now locked up in the
Mineola Jail charged with the mur-
der Of Mrs. Louise Bailey, has been
materially strengthened since the in
quest, and the disappearance of Celia
Coleman, a negro maid in the Car
man house at the time of the shoot
ing, has caused strong suspicion that
the maid has changed her story.
District Attorney Smith declared it
was Untrue to say that Celia had been
kidnapped. He asserted that she was
free to come and go when she pleased.
"But," he added, 81 can get her at
any time. She is not going to be
framed up. I've told the Carmans
that | intend to get all the facts. !
must have the truth, no matter who
is hit"
DR.. Carman admitted that the story
of his refusal to permit the district
attorneys men to examine his books,
printed in the Tribune today, was
accurate.
81 said they could examine the
books, but they sent the same man
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
HERE TO SET PRICE
ON BIG PROPERTY

Holtville Leader: Although there
has come halt in the steps takeE
Ly the farmers of the East Side to
buy the Imperial Telephone Com
pany's Holtville holdings, it is only
while an accurate appraisal of the
holdings can be made by an expert.
who is on the work this week. Al
though both companies are ready to
do business, they could not agree on
Crice at the recent conference in Los
Angeles, at which A. E. Wright. pres
ident, and C. H. Eckert, secretary,
represented the Valley Telephcne Com
Tany.
The present arrangement of the
Valley company operating in the coun-
try with the Imperial or Pacific COM
pany in the city, the two systems con-
Meeting, is very unsatisfactory for the
reason that it is almost impossible to
fix responsibility for poor service, one
company blaming the other. AS the
Pacific company has no desire to go
into the country, taking over the VAL
ley system, the local company is de-
termined to come into the city, and
for ikis reason made application for
q franchise several weeks ago. 1t is
the wish to avoid having two systems,
however, and consequently it is seek
ing to buy the Imperial or Pacific
exchange. The farmers rent $50
Phones from the Imperial company,
while it has but 100 Of it's own.
Stock in the Valley company, which
is consolidation, of the No. 7 line,
put in in 1905, and the No. 5 farmers
system, installed in 1907, is always
open to purchase by phone users and
to renters. The rates are about half
of the Imperial company's. There
are about $50 stockholders in the VAL
ley company. tiA2
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13

This valley must be pleased with
information which comes from Phoe-
nix, to the effect that a large stor-
age system is to be built to hold back
the waters of Verde river for irri-
cation purposes, for the greater the
area of water used in irrigation pur-
poses above this valley the greater
will be the discharge of the river at
this Loint during the low water pc
riod.
Just as Riverside and Redlands
have multiplied the water available
for irrigation in Orange county, so
Phoenix and sections along the Colo
RADIO will increase the water supply
of this valley at the time of year
when most needed.
A newspaper account of the work
in hand says:
"The first actual work on the
ground leading toward construction
by the Salt River Valley Water U.s.
ers' Association of storage dam on
the Verde river will begin at once.
A party will leave Phoenix tomor-
row, headed by w. r. Elliot, chief
engineer for the association, who
will thoroughly map the dam and
reservoir and will explore the river
channel for bedrock. The site is 81
miles northeast of Phoenix and is the
same held for years by the Rio Verde
Canal Company, which had large
plans for the irrigation of Paradise
Valley, northern extension of the
Salt River valley. Available is a
large diversion tunned around one end
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Storing Up Water For
Use In This Valley

of the damsite, built by the Rio Verde
Company, and near by is an ample
supply of granite from which the
dam could be built. 1t is proposed
to place the spillway apart from the
dam along half mile ridge that has
teen placed most opportunely by ma
ture.
at is believed that the dam can
be constructed well within cost of
$1,OO0,OOO. Unlike the Roosevelt pro-
ject, there will be no outside features
of cost, except, possibly, road i'm
provement and the stringing of wires
for electric power. Cement can be
secured from works near Phoenix and
transportation can be had by means
of large motor trucks. 1t is proposed
to handle the water stored down
through the channel of the Verde and
to tack it out at the Granite Reeef
cam, merely supplemental to the pres
ent supply and not especially for the
development of greater acreage of
land, though more land may be TAX
en- in if it would seem advisable at
the time of completion of the work.
During the past year there has
been a waste of flood water on the
Verde, amounting to at least 100000
acre-feet. Under present conditions
the gates of the Roosevelt reservoir
are closed whenever an ample irrigat
ing supply can b secured from the
Verde river and it is probable thai
this same plan will be continued in
the future, as the Verde reservoir will
have less than one-third the capacity
of that at Roosevelt"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Carranza Appeals to
Villa to Lead Attack
On Mexican Capital

Ell Paso, July 13.-In order that
General Francisco Villa may have an
opportunity for participating in the
campaign against Mexico City should
he still wish to do so, the advance
OF all Carranza forces to the south
has been halted.
General Alvarado Obregon, whose
army is at Guadalajara and ready to
push on to Queretaro and thence to
Mexico City, has been ordered by
General Carranza to suspend opera
tions for the present. General Pablo
Gonzales, whose army of nearly 30,-
600 is in readiness to move south
will await orders from Carranza be-
fore making further advance.
In the meantime General Villa has
heen asked by Carranza to resume
activity in the field as soon as he
can get his army into shape. Whether
or not Villa will accept the invitation
is question he has not yet an
swered. 1t is claimed by Carranza
men fere that Villa will join in the
general movement against Mexico
City. 1t is stated Villa has been ad-
advised by Carranza that coal and
ammunition both are being sent to
him, the coal from the fields in
Coahuila which Carranza forces con-
troll, and the ammunition from the
cargo of the Antilla at Tampico.
The possibility of President Huerta
resigning on Monday and the HUI
erta government being turned over
to Francisco Carbajal does not appear
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Plunged over Precipice
On the San Diego Road

Taggart was quite badly bruised,
but no bones were broken, while Wolf
escaped with only some damage to
his clothing. .o ,-i
A man camped at the foot of the
grade was first to the rescue, followed
soon by Ed c. Hall of Ell Centre, and
Taggart was picked up and taken to
Ruby's store, where he was soon
treated by DR.. Apple, who happened
to be passing. ........
It is believed the injuries SUSTAINED
by Taggart. may lay him, on the sell
for several days, but are not though
to be of very serious nature. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13

who tore out boards when he was
searching for revolver" said the
doctor. "He ripped my house all up,
and when he asked me if he could
see the books | thought | would be
& fool to let those jays examine my
records.
Besides, my patients would sue
me if / exposed my professional
secrets"
Mrs. Carman is fully recovered
from the nervousness and physical
weakness due to excitement. DR.. Car
man called to see her twice during
the Jay, and the first time he brought
q huge armful of roses. She spent
most of the day sewing and reading.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13

army to operate in that section
against the Villa troops.
Publication today of the agreement
reached at the Villa Carranza con-
ference at Torreon led to further talk
here of an important Villa republic
in northern Mexico. The official
statement from the conference is to
the effect that Villa insisted on an
agreement to eliminate all present or
future chiefs of the revolution from
candidacy for the presidency. The
fact that he has withdrawn his army,
including artillery, to the north, is
taken by some to mean that he has
declined to have any further dealings
with the Carranza army.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Chamber to Consider
Water Regulations

may be terminated by the general gov
ernmert, and the properties and
equipment Of such grantee taken over
by the United States or any state
within which such properties may be
located or by any municipal corpora ,
tion of such state; and that the rates
charged by all grantees under said
act shall be reasonable and that the
service and operation shall be ade-
quate and efficient, and that all such
grantees shall be subject to lawful
regulation in the public interest by
the respective states having jurisdic-
ton thereof, or by the United States
in all cases where the business of the
grantee is of an interstate charac-
ter; and
Whereas, it appears that the law
proposed by the introduction of the
said senate bill will result in the de-
velopment and use of water power up
on many streams in the State of Cali
fornia, and in such manner as to
serve the useful purposes of our peo-
pie in their agricultural pursuits and
permanent public economy thereby in
sured; now therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Imperial Val
ley Chamber of Commerce favors the
enactment of the law as proposed by
Senate Bill No. 4415; and be it fur
ther
Resolved, That the secretary of
this body be requested to certify and
forward to Senator Jones a copy of
this resolution, for such use in the
interest of said bill as it may to him
appear"
A copy of the proposed bill is on
file at the offices of the Imperial
Valley Chamber of Commerce. The
chamber will welcome any suggestions
relative there to, or any communica,
tions to John Foster Manning, secre-
tary, Ell Centre, will receive immedi-
ate attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13

C. w. Brockman, as president OF
Water Company No. 6, was in town
this morning on his way to a meet
ing of the advisory board of the mu-
tual companies, to be held in I'm
perial. !,
Since the supreme court has upheld
the Bordwell decision holding those in
contempt who buy water of the Mex
lean depositario, instead of the Amer
lean receiver, Receiver Holabird has
Teen rather strenuous, and is de-
handing pay for water for which
Depositario Andrade already has been
raid and the status of this affair
was on the books for discussion to. to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-13
Advisory Board Is in
Session in Imperial

Mr.. Brockman looks on the decis-
ion sustaining Judge Bordwell as of
importance, inasmuch as this decision
held the California Development Com
pany to be common carrier, and
this decision places the power of es-
tablishing water rates in the valley
in the hands of the state railroad
commission, and thus tends to place
the valley in stronger position than
it has held.
The commission having the power
to establish water rates for the val
ley, the people are thoroughly pro-
tected from excessive exactions by
whoever may in the future be in con-
troll.