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Barton County democrat., 1914-01-16
ROSS SCORES OVER SMILEY.
Chs State Grain Inspector ealks
= fopekan In Every Move.

Hutchinson Gazette, January 10.
The special called meeting Of the
Southwestern Kansas Grain Dealers
association, held in the Commercial
club rooms yesterday afternoon and
last night, was a complete fizzle, so
far as the accomplishment of the
original purpose Of the gathering is
concerned.
e. ]. Smiley, secretary of the Kan
Gas Grain Dealers association, called
the meeting and came to Hutchinson
prepared to rush through resolutions
condemning every act planned by the
present state administration. In Or
Ger that he might witness his trf'
umph, Smiley sent Chief Grain In-
spector George B. Ross, an invitation
TO attend the meeting.
Condems Federal Corn Grading.
James Lyons, Of Langdon, was
elected chairman of the meeting, and
Smiley took the floor, firing broad.
side after broadside, first at the new
federal corn grading law, then at the
proposed compulsory installation q
tire escapes in Elevators and finally
ct the proposed compulsory state in
spection law.
Smiley declared that the new corr
grading law would be ruinous to the
farmer, claiming that what IS row
No, 3 corn would be largely graded a
No. 4. He said it will also be a
great blow to the country buyer who
VIII have to install a moisture tester
He urged every grain dealer present
TO writ his congressman and senator
asking that the new rule recently
adopted by the secretary Of agricul
ture be repealed by congress before
lis effectiveness, July l.
. Quality Won't Be Lowered.
His argument on this question wa'
QuaShed by State Grain InSpectol
Ross and other speakers, who arguet
that even though the corn which ha:
: been selling for No. 3 is brought
down to No. 4 grade, it must sell fol
the same price for there will be nt
deterioration in the quality Of tn,
Grain.
''It will Simply give us a STANDARD
upon which we can work, said In
. spector Ross, in defending the act
'Then, too. there are few years il
. Kansas when the percentage Of mois
tOre in corn runs very high
Resolution Against Inspection.
At the afternoon meeting Smiley
submitted a resolution which he ha6
drawn up, declaring that compulsory
inspection Is wrong in principle. and
going on record as being in favor oi
optional inspection. Ross was de
filed to show how compulsory inspec.
ton could be Of any possible good
10 the grain dealers, and although ur
prepared, the state inspector pointed
out why optional inspection would
never do. and showed that ccmpuls'
ory inspection, 4 carried on in the
proper manner, IL best for ali CON
cerned.
Before adjournment in the after.
Barton County democrat., 1914-01-16

]. W. Bowman Of Dilwyn made a
strong talk against the present sys-
tenn Of changing state inspectors
every two years when a new cover.
nor is elected. He believes the whole
inspection force should be placed
under civil service.
Barton County democrat., 1914-01-16

noon Smiley brought bis resolution
to a vote and the ayes and nays
seemed almost even. On motion, the
grain men adjourned until later in tn
evening, to take up the resolution
again.
]. R. Baker Surprises Smiley.
In the meantime Smiley recruited
]. R. Baker, who. he supposed, was
rampant against compulsory inspec'
tion-and this surmise was true Of
the local dealer, up until the past few
months.
Baker cast a bombshell into the
fighting Topekan's complacency when
he declared, in opening talk:
81 am for compulsory inspection,
providing Mr.. Ross can place it ON a
fair and sound basis. l believe he
can do this, for there has been a
wonderful change wrought i'm the
state inspection during the short time
Mr.. Ross has head of the depart
ment. He has appointed his deputies
more ON the merit plan than as po-
J.tical rewards.
Kansas Behind Other States.
Kansas is right now twenty-five
years behind other states, in the fact
that she has not a substantial inspec.
tion corps. What l would like to see
and l think all other dealers are
with me-is a good, fair inspection
that would be accepted all over the
United States. I believe that we
nave the best grain inspector in the
state here in Hutchinson in Ralph
Russell, one Of Mr.. Ross appoiT
tees
Many of the grain dealers had op
posed SmiIey's hasty action and
many more had been on the fence
until Bakers talk. When a motion
was offered to table the resolution
condemning compulsory inspection, Il
carried with but one dissenting vote
Smiley's.
Take Inspection Out Of Politics.
The general feeling Of hte grain
dealers seemed to be that the inspec
ton should be taken out of politics
that good inspectors should be ap
pointed through civil service exam ma
ton and be allowed to retain theil
position so long as they give satisfac
ton.
With this, Ross agrees. The in
spector is avowedly for government
supervision. He believes the govern
ment should appoint an examining
board, and that every state inspector
should have to pass this examina.
ton.
Against Government Inspection.
81 would not favor government IN
spection,' he said, because there
would be danger of the department
Of agriculture recruiting its inSpec.
tors among the colleges Of the coun-
fry, and the average college man Is
incapable Of filling such a position.
It takes a man with experience, not
a theorist.
Il believe the hostile view taken
by the dealers toward state inspec-
ton can be changed by good, honest
inspection. Their present view was
formed several years ago when the
system was in deplorahle condition.
Barton County democrat., 1914-01-16

Richard Taylor and son, Tom, re.
turned Saturday from a business trip
to Belvidere, Kiowa county.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

Sunday school at the Baptist
and Presbyterian churches Sun
day morning.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
of
Republican Revolt

/ I hereby announce myse. ;
enndsdate for County Conri
Clerk, and rest my candidacy
upon the solid principles of the
Progressive party. ! solicit the
support of all the people. an
, opposed to committee nomina
ton; it is not known in any
county, municipality or state
except the boss-ridden republi,
can organization of Polk county.
I refuse TO abide by the action of
II convention composed not of
the people. but of a boss-ridden
committee, many Of whom were
brought into action on free pass
eS, free livery and free board
and men who are selected in ad-
ORANGE TO handle a large cam
paign fund, 10 violate the origi-
nal principles of the Republican
party and the laws of the state
by corrupting the electorate of
the county. 1t is as we'll to sell
the offices to the highest bidder
as to refuse to consider mems
rights as candidates except upon
ability and pledge to furnish the
most money to buy votes.
The principles of the Progress
sive party in the states wherein
they are in practice have a COM
pulsory primary law for both
Republicans and Democrats on
the same date, thereby making
it impossible for one party to
cause division in the ranks of
the other on account of the
primary.
Primaries give full expression
of the. wishes of the people. All
parties favor them except the
Taft party, and the Taftites pre-
vented d single true Roosevelt
man from election on the boss
ridden Republican executive
of Polk county TO /
serve for the next two years.
/ especially solicit the support
of the people who are opposed
to third-term nominations in
Polk county.
Yours for true expression OF
the people at the ballot box IN !
1914,
J. E. TAYLOR.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

Circuit court opened here first
of the week with Judge Sam c.
Brown on the bench and Hon. T.
W. Peace representing the state
Following are d few of the cases
tried:
Several misdemeanor cases
we're tried, such as public drunk
enness, selling liquor, etc, and
some such cases we're continued
until next court.
Paul Lemons came clear of a
charge of stealing hogs, brought
against him by one Carter
The trial of Harris Arthur for
the murder Of Bob Long was
continued.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

W, L Lea of Austral sent us
dollar on his subscription tc
the paper this week.
A hearing on the Wilson bank
ruptcy case, was held in the
court house here last week. A
decision will be made by the
referee before long.
Advertised Letters-Miss Zell
Harris, Roy Orwold, Willie Carr
Mrs. J. E. Bundy, Mrs. Dora Dill
Miss Ever Dills. Cards-Mrs.
j. e. Bundy, Rev. Griggs, Mr..
Daniels, Miss Onie Gibro, James
Melton. Walter M. Harrison,
Postmaster.
(Advertisement)
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19


In obedience to a det q rem.
dered in this cause at the March
1914 term Of the county court OF
Polk county Tenn, | will on the
9th daY OF April 1914, at the
court house door in Benton,
Tenn, at / o'clock p. m /, in bar
OF equity of redemption sell to
the highest and best bidder the
following described real estate
to wit: Two hundred and four
teen GA acres more or less To-
Gated in the 3rd civil district of
Polk county Tenn, and bounded
as follows to wit: On the east
by the lands of Garden and
Copeland, on the north by the
lands of Miller and Ocoee river,
on the south by the lands of
HugneS ana on the west Dy the
lands uf Miller. Said real es-
tate will be sold on q credit of
twelve and twenty-four months
except twenty five per cent Of
the purchase money will be re-
quired on day of sale. Notes
with approved security will be
required and a lien retained on
said land until the purchase
money is fully paid. This March
2, 1914. T. o. Pack,
Clerk county court
Wm. Howard Haven,
Solicitor for comp't.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

We, N. J. Wilson and r. B.
Wilson, executors OF the last
will OF s. II. Wilson, will on the
9Th day Of April 1914 offer for
sale and sell to the highest bid
der for cash in hand, the follow
ing described property belonging
to the estate of said deceased,
to wit: 124 shares of the stock
of the Benton Banking Co., one
Florence wagon No. "a, and one
Baum stauk electric battery.
This march l8, 1914.
r. B. Wilson
IN. j. Wilson
Executors. etc.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
WiIIiamSon'S Diary.
BALL ALLEY AND A Bitter S
BITE.

February 26, 1859. "Ambro-
typist at work in the court
house." This was probably the
first photographer who took pic
lures in Benton. We have my
fathers and my mothers pic
lures taken about then, before
their school days were over.
They are in a hinged double
folding leather case with glasses
over each picture and a small
hook and staple fastens the
frame fronts together, making
about a q by 81 inch box about
an inch thick, which is dust
proof and has the photos face to
face with the two glasses be-
tween.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
Cases of Public Drunkenness, Assault, Breach
of Promise, Disturbing Public Worship
and Selling Liquor are Tried.
Court will probably Adjourn
Friday.

The grand juIy failed to get a
bill for Bob Latimore, colored.
for breaking into J H. Love &
Co.'S store.
AS we go 10 press Thursday
evening) the case of W. j. Swat
ford VS. Ben Coe for breach of
marriage contract to a daughter
OF the plaintiff, has just been
tried. $250O damages.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
NONRESIDENT Notice.

R NJ. Morgan ! No 596. State
VS. of Tenn, chan.
Ida Morgan Gerry court OF
Polk county, 1t appearing from
the allegations in complainant's
bill which is sworn to that Ida
Morgan Is nonresident of the
state Of Tennessee so that She
ordinary process of law cannot
be served upon her. 1t is order
ed that publication be made for
four successive weeks in the
Polk County News. Gazette, a
newspaper published iH Polk
county, notifying said non-resi-
dent to appear before the next
term of the chancery court to be
held at the court house ia .hH
-t5Ua 6s 6ent6n, Polk county
Tennessee, on the fourth Mon.
day of April next, and make de-
fense to said bill or the same
will be taken for confessed and
the cause set for hearing ex
parte as to her. This l4th day
Of March 1914.
A. I. Willia,ms, G.. & M.
G G Hyatt VS. No. 585. State
Polk county Sof Tennessee.
ct al. chancery court
of Polk county.
1t appearing from the allega-
tions in complainant's bill which
is sworn to that G. W. McNear
& Company are non residents
of the state of Tennessee, so
that the ordinary process Of law
cannot be served upon them. 1t
is therefore ordered that publi-
cation be made for four success
sive weeks in The Polk County
News-Gazette, newspaper pub
lished in Polk county, notifying
said nonresident to appear at
the next term of the chancery
court for Polk county to be held
at the court house in Benton on
the fourth Monday of April 1914
and make defense 10 said bill or
the same will be taken taken for
confessed and the cause set for
hearing ex parte as to. them. ,
This he 12 dav OF Feb, 1914,
A. j. Williams, G & NJ.
N A White ct al No. 447. In
VS. Schancerycourt
j Collector at Benton.
By virtue of a decree OF the
chancery court made and enter
ed of accord in the above styled
cause at the October term 1918
l will on the 9Th day OF April
1914 az the court house door in
Benton Polk county Tennessee
offer for sale for cash in band,
to the highest bidder, the fol-
lowing described property to
wit: Situated in the 10th civil
district of Polk county Tennes-
see, in the town of Copperhill
md known as the j. l.. Collector
brick building ON Taccoee street
near the skating rink. Will sell
'aid property to satisfy judg-
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

gave a fictitious reason "injur-
ing the public building" The
true reason was because a rowe
and fight had occurred in play
ing ball against the court house.
The court house was the tempo
rary one in the north corner Of
the court yard "3Ox20 feet, good
scantiing, we'll weatherboarded
up"
CONTINUED next week.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
Date Cancelled.

Miss Sallie Pickett Oldham
will not be at the High School
auditorium Friday night. The
sickness of her father made it
necessary for her to cancel all
dates.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
Reliance.

'Tis a pretty day. Birds are
singing, bees humming and the
hens cackling; and once in a
while someone says Gee" or
'Haw" as they prepare garden
or farm for planting.
It is reported that Dan Bates
has typhoid fever.
Mrs. Joe Wilcox is on the
sick
Jack Thompson has brand
new fence around his garden.
Tom White hg.s his new barn
about completed.
1t is reported that work will
begin on the pike roads at Re-
lance next Monday. We have
quit trying to guess what par
ticular next Monday is meant
but we are hoping it will come
some time
D. Vaughn talks of res
modelling his mill.
Miss Annie Erase of Engle-
wood visited relatives at Relis
ance Sunday. W. A. Vaughn
always looks happy when Miss
Erase is at Reliance.
Harry Higdon, who is going
to school at Athens, paid home
folks d visit Saturday and Sun
day RELIABLE.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

Quarterly Conference for the
Carlock circuit, M. e. Church,
south, will be held here next
Saturday aud Sunday. Rev J..
A. Burrow will preach Saturday
night and Sunday morning. You
are invited TO attend.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

Prayer meeting at the Pres
bYteriah church Wednesday
night.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

One more quotation from vii
| liamson's Diary, and we will
leave it for further and fuller
treatment 1--WE hope) by his son,
William, at some future time.
April 19, 1859 "Boys cleaning
off ground for ball alley" In
the oldest minute book in the
county CLERKS office, on page Is
and dated Sept, 184l, is record
ed the following order:
"Ordered by the court that the
sheriff of this county be instruct
ed to prevent thg5laying Of BAIL
against the court house in this
place, which is injuring the
public building
Upon this order hangs the true
tale of a furious fight, d fighter
badly bitten aud q bitter litiga-
tion that 'broke up the fighting
bitter.
Tie game of ball as then play
ed required a high, smooth wall
to throw the ball against and
smooth ground for it to bounce
upon The ball was sometimes
homemade of yarn tightly wound
and covered with leather. The
leather was usually cut into two
equal pieces, each piece having
circular shaped ends joined to-
gether by a strip about half as
wide. Sometimes a single piece
Of leather made the whole ball ,
covert being cut into the
shape Of a muscadine hull of
four points, the kind the stu
1ents made artistic impressions
with upon the leaves of their
school books. Occasionally a
solid india rubber ball was used
n the ball alley game. The
player knocked with his hand
he ball against the wall, allowed
l to bounce on the ground, and
lad to knock it with his open
laud on its first bounce from the
ground against the wall again,
md so keep it constantly on the
20. If the ball was not knocked
~ the hand on the first bounce
he rules allowed it to, be kicked
m the second bounce. Failing
o do either gave the ball to the
player. Any number
i persons could play, being di- {
ided into two equal sides fhis
'as the ball game played here
efore the civil war, and it was
n exceedingly popular sport;
! one time high PLANK walls
'uih where The cotton gin now
tands We're especially lconstruct-
d as ball alley.
In the earlier history of the I
own. ball was played against |
he taller buildings. The county
ourt order stopping its being /
4 ..l ...s.n. aln emit In..nr. [ a
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

Christian Endeavor meets at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
night.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
Just Received
One car load of American
Steel & Wire Company's
best Galvanized Fence.
Prices right.
Walter M. Harrison.
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; G. 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. ].
Williams, clerk and master.
Quarterly court meets first
Mondays in January, April, July
and October. Quorum court
opens first Monday in each
month j. II. Williamson, chm,
4. o, Pack, clerk.
Church Directory
Presbyterian - Rev. j. e.
Robinson, pastor, Preaching
second Sunday in each month.
Baptist = Rev. w. Fl. Rymer,
pastor, Preaching first and
third Sundays ia each month.
Methodist-Rev. A. M. Tom
Iiuson, pastor. Preaching the
.ourtb Sunday In each msntA.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

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M@@Gg Gggggg@ GGe
Prayer meeting at the Pres
hYteriah church Wednesday
night.
Sunday school at the Baptisi
and Presbyterian churches Sun,
day morning.
Quarterly Conference for the
Carlock circuit, M. E. Church
south, will be held here next
Saturday and Sunday. Rev j.
A. Burrow will preach Saturday
night and Sunday morning. You
are invited TO attend.
Christian Endeavor meets at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
night.
See Walter M. Harrison for
John Deere wagons.
(Advertisement)
w N. Morgan of ServiIla was
in town at court part of this
week
Fate Hall of Cleveland was
in Benton Monday. he called
at this Office and paid US a dollar
on his subscription.
James Patterson, with Ar
buckle Bros headquarters at
New York, was here on business
part Of this week.
Hovt Lillard Of Clevelandg ac-
1cGnpa a I'D ~ ns~tiscT, spent
i few days ytly visiting rel
atives and friends 10 and near
Benton. He called and paid us
u dollar on his subscription TO
the paper.
Last week for lack of space
we failed to publish the name
of the bond company which pur-
chased the Copperhill High
School bonds. They were bid
in by Stacy & Braun, of Toledo,
Ohio.
To persons wanting farming
tools cheap: See j. H. Wilson
for double stocks, turner's, corn
planters, disk harrows, wagons,
several kinds of blacksmith |
tools, etc.
ADVERTISEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben McClary,
accom- panied by their daughter
Mrs. Pearl Norton, and her son
will start Friday for Kentucky,
where they will visit Mrs. Nc
Clary's relatives for a few days.
They will then spend few DAYS
at Clamore, Texas and Panhan-
die, Texas, and will visit Jack
sonville, Fla, on their return.
They expect to return home
about May Is.
Charles S. Harrison, vital sta
tistics registrar for the second
district of Polk c. UNITY, favors
us with the following; During
the months Of January and Feb
ruary, 1914, there have been in
this district fourteen births, all
male except two; and 8 deaths.
Editor Ben F. Perry, of the
Jonesboro, (Ga } News, called at
our Office Tuesday morning
while the managing editor was
out, and when we returned Mr.
Perry was inditferentl7 "stcking
type" with all OF the ease and
complacency which becomes one
who has had experience He Is,
receiver of the Cotton States
Fire Insurance Co, in VIII ich
several Of our citizens bought
STOCK, The company later going
into bankruptcy +
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Grass Work Basket
= wEETGRAss baskets of shalIo,

Q WEETGRASS baskets of shallow,
circular shape, may be charm
- ingly fitted up for holding sewing
utensils with the aid of little ingenuity
and few pieces of celluloid. The
basket need not be lined, but il should
be faced to the depth of two inches
from the top edge with pale blue or
whatever may be the chosen shade of
ribbon and from this band may be hung
the various conveniences for sewing.
One of these cOnveniences is the tiny
needlebOOk of ribbon-covered CASH
mere, another is the emery of cash mere
worked with colored floss, and third is
the pin cushion fitted into a celluloid
basket that swings by its own slender
handle. The stock of embroidery nee
dies may be kept in a tiny tube of cellu-
lOid that can be fitted into a holder of
narrow ribbon stitched to the facing
strip. while the bodkins and stilettoS
can so into almost fiat loops of the
same sort.
The sweetgTass basket of the shall
low, circular type sets evenly upon any
planed surface. But II two wide bands
of ribbon starting from opposite sides
of the edge are drawn together-under
a huge bow-are added, It may be safely
suspended from a wall hook. and, thus
equipped, makes a very ornamental liv-
ing room convenience.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24

est dance steps will be besieged by So
ciety men and women eager to give up
their greenbacks for the sake or being
taught the 'touChless tango so that
tbey may be in the swim when the next
social function Is announced:
The dance starts with a SLOW, stately
movement, with the partners standinb 1
foot apart, facing each other. rhen
snI ..4 movement, half waltz,
half glide. At no time during this
-, ,oI... 1t DO me partners truch each
othar. The male partner keeps his
hands in his pockets. and the woman
rests her hands lightly on her hips
Oi course. the woman dances wltnOIt
ccrs, is. and a simple little tango
gown of chiffon is the ihost graceful
as vel rs the most cOnI cnient Costume
ear vhrn IaEcinS the 'sDUchIcss
tango" Ultra refinement is the key-
hO.e of the ''InuOVat- on tango" and all
who Witnessed the exhibition Of +hc
dance last Thursday evening came away
fIOm the Fish entertainment declaring
that the We're delighted, with what
locked to them like the lawn # a new
direction is marked BY the "Innnvation"
which is graceful. iiEnifc1, and totally
devoid Of anything that could pOsslb-
ly offend. Transient vulGaritieS that
nave .rad their day are relecated to
the limbo Of things past, and those
taste have placed the mark Cf their
approval upon the new dance
Therefore il seems to those IhO are
watching the trend OF the dance craze
that the tango that people have been
dancing ever since that exotic dance
Is dend-dead of overwOrk. When people
dance 1t in the iO-cent music halls and
dance parlOrs. society pCrforce must
hunt up something to take it's place