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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
GREENFIELD TRAINING SCHOOL

The opening exercises Of the
Greenfield Training school were
held in the auditorium Of the
beautiful new building Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock. The plat
form presented a very pleasing
appearance in its banking Of cut
flowers and potted plants, for
which the faculty is indebted to
our lady friends who so untiring-
ly aided in the furnishing and
decorating.
Professor Thurman gave we'll
worded address Of welcome to the.
large and appreciative audience OF
patrons and friends gathered there
to help efforts to restore to Green
field one Of her greatest bless
ing-the training school. Devo-
tional exercises were conducted
by Brother Astels, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church. The speak
ers for the occasion were Mr..
Fulcher, editor Of the Greenfield
=
News, Professor Reed, principal
of the public school, and Rev..
Astels. Each, in his own way
gave a very appropriate and effect
ing address. Miss Van Hooser
most charmingly rendered a vocal
solo. -e-->,
At the close Of the exercises the
visiting friends were dismissed and
classification of students began.
An enrolment was made which
was far beyond the expectations
of the faculty, much to the graft
fcation of all well wishers Of our
school.
The Enterprise predicts this
will be the most successful term
Of the school.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
COLD WEATHER IN WEST.

Kansas City, Aug. 30-Accord
ing to reports received by the loca
weather bureau frost was general
last night throughout Iowa, Neb'
raska and Wisconsin, but govern.
ment weather stations did not re-
port frost in the southwest.
The lowest temperatures on re.
cord in this district were reported
as follows:
st. Joseph, Mo-, 46; Oklahoma
City, Okla, 46; Dallas, Tex, go.
In Kansas City, the mercury
dropped to 1853, within 3 Of a de.
gree Of the lowest August record,
established Aug. "a, 1891, when
46.5 was reached.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
Death Caused From Nail Wound

Mrs. Annie, beloved young wife
Of Mr.. Ezra Blake, a substantial
farmer Of the Fourteenth district,
died on Thursday night Of last
week OF lock.iaw. On Monday pre-
ceeding her demise Mrs. Blake
stuck a nail in her foot, causing
lock-jaw to set up. She was the
daughter Of Mr.. Vancleave, near
Martin, and is survived by her
grief-stricken husband and three
children, one Of whom is an infant
four months old. Mrs. Blake was
one of a family Of nine children
and the first one Of that family to
die. The remains were tenderly
laid to rest Friday at the freeman
Chapel burying ground, funeral
services by Brothers Scott, Thonl-
as and Terry,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
ANT|-DRA|NAGE
MEETING HELD,

A large body Of men from vari-
Gus sections OF the county assem-
bled in Dresden last Monday for
the purpose Of holding a confer
ence regarding the proposed drain
age schemes OF the county, mainly
those ty be affected by the north
fork drainage district. 1t is esti-
mated that there were $50 land
owners here in the meeting, which
was presided over by Esq. J. A.
Eskridge, Of Latham. Talks were
made by a number of citizens.
Several local attorneys addressed
the gathering.
From what we can gather, this
was not a protest Of the drainage,
but an objection to drainage at the
prevailing costs. Some of the
gentlemen here Monday were heard
to say that if the land could be
drained at a cost not exceeding
Sc to 10 the acre they were willing
to it, but if the cost went beyond
these figure they would oppose it to
the bitter end.
A committee of five was named
by the chairman with authority
to employ counsel, if, after a con-
ference, it was deemed necessary,
to fight through the courts the
drainage proposition in the north
fork. This committee consists of
Irvine Palmer, ]. A. Westmore-
land, ], G. Halter, John Vowel
and T. ]. Parrish. It was agreed
that this committee call a meeting
OF all citizens Of all sections of the
county opposed to drainage to as
semble here in Dresden on next
Monday, at which time a general
conference will be held and some
definite line Of action determined
upon. It. is expected that this will
bring an unusually large crowd
to Dresden, since there are many
land owners over the county op-
posed to drainage-some at any
cost and others who do not op-
pose a small assessment.
This is growing into a gigan-
tic problem, and the Enterprise
would advise cool-headed conserv.
atism on-the part OF all these gen.
tiemen, who have legal rights in
the premises that will be recog-
nized, and the Enterprise trusts
that nothing will be done Of which
any man will be ashamed.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03

The Dresden Civic league will
meet FRIDAY afternoon at 4 o'clock
with Mrs. FINS ]. Garrett. There
is lots OF work here for the league
to do. Just take peep in some Of
the alleys and back Of some Of
the business houses, but don't, for
goodness sake, get a Whit Of that
hog pen somewhere back of the
livery stable. 1t will knock you
down if you do.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
wEAKLEY COUNTY TENNESSEE, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915
DRESDEN WATER AND LIGHT
PLANT IN FULL OPERATION

with Is K. V. A. transformers,
two 5 K. V. A. transformers,
seven 81 K. V. A. Transformers
ffty-iour street lights, fourteen o.
which are $50 candle power each,
forty 100 candle power each, type
G. Mazda lamps with eighteen inch
refectors. All primary wire is
No. 6, strung on 200 poles. This
has been pronounced by competent
electrical men as the best pole
line, the best poles, etc., they ever
saw.
Mr.. G. A. Shafer, the erecting
engeneer, and man Of ability, has
been employed by the board as
superintendent, with Mr.. Harry
Chandler, who assisted in INSTALL
ing the plant, as assistant.
The minimum price for water
for family use is rs cents per
month, and for lights, 81 per
month. Electrical meters will be
furnished free by the city and
electricity sold by the watt at 12I
cents per 1000 watts.
These plants have been installed
at a considerable cost, the bonds
being voted for that purpose by
the citizens Of this municipality
by a decisive majority. The may
or OF Dresden, Hon. Robt. L.
Suddath, has devoted the best
part OF his time for the past three
months to looking after the in
stallation OF the plant, and the cit
liens Of this town, to say the least
that can possibly be said, owe him
a rising vote Of thanks. He has
been unselfish and he has labored
faithfully, without compensation
or the promise Of compensation.
A small sum Of money, not ex-
ceeding $500, we understand, in
cess Of the bond issue was spent
in installing the two plants. This
was advisable.
Now, these two plants belong to
lhe citizens Of DRESDEN. They are
ours and are paid for. They ought
to be literally patronized. II not,
then it will become necessary to
maintain them by taxation; but if
every citizen OF the town will
throw aside his prejudice and put
in both water and lights the two
plants can be made not only, self
sustaining, but to pay a handsome
dividend, and in a few years &C.
cumulate a fund sufficient to liqui-
date the indebtedness outstanding
against the town; and when this
is done we will want a sewerage
system.
The Enterprise urges that the
citizens of Dresden give the water
and light plant, a liberal patron
age-not like you do your news.
paper in the matter of advertis-
ing-but a patronage that will
maintain the plant, and enable
the same to be continued without
special taxation for that purpose.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
This record was equaled in 1872
and again in 1887.
A COLD DAY IN AUGUST.

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 80. The
mercury here registered so degrees
this morning, the coolest day in
August ever recorded by the local
weather observer. The rainfall
during August also broke all re-
cords for any month, being 1852
inches.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
A VERY TIMELY SUGGESTION

Something over $400.00in cash,
contributed by citizens residing
within the corporate limits Of the
town of Dresden, has been ex-
pended on the mile OF road be-
ginning at the corporation line
and running to the foot Of what
is commonly called the Bragg
hill, this being a section of the
Dresden and Gleason road. In
addition to this the citizens living
along the road and beyond it have
contributed literally of their time
and laboriin the work. The road
has been put in the finest condition
it was ever known to be, but it is
by no means complete and it is
just at the stage when unless q
little more work be done upon ii
much that has been done will
have been wasted. 1t has been
given a width Of twentY-four feet
and more, and with two days
work by good grader it can be
given the proper crown, and then
with dragging can easily be kept
in good condition. Two points
demand immediate attention. One
is the hill itself. Some pipe is
needed to put a culvert at the top
Of the hill, and also a culvert is
needed about hall way down. The
recent rains have cut across the
sand hill and unless something
be done at once great waste is
inevitable. II nothing better can
be done, wooden culyerts at least
should be put in, and at once.
Why waste all the money that has
been expended? A covering OF
clay from the toe Of the hill
should be put on the sand hill and
the ditchgon the north side should
be opened.
Messrs. Robt. Oyerton and
Dick Bragg, who live at the top
of the hill and who aided SO
greatly in the original work, will,
we feel sure, keep the bitches
open and keep their stretch drag
ged during the fall if but once it
can be COTTON in condition, but
two men cannot do all that needs
doing now.
The other point is the deep
gulley on the north side of the
road west OF Bob Overton. That
should be filled at once. The
road cannot be given width with
out filling, nor can it be Kept in
anything like decent condition for
travel.
We wish to appeal to the citi-
zens and land owners along the
Gleason road to at once get to-,
gether and do this work so
essential to preserve what has
been done. We feel that the town
has done its full part, especially,
when it is remembered that the
$4,000 is only part OF what has
been expended. It has aided
north, south and west as well.
Come on, you good men between
town and the river, and let's
bring that stretch of the Reeltoot
lake to Nashville highway up to
the standard and keep it there.
AS most Of the citizens in that
section will more than likely be
in Dresden Saturday afternoon,
may we not suggest that they
meet Messrs. Buford Swain and
Will House in conference and
determine upon some plan for
completing this job which has
cost the citizens Of Dresden a
considerable sum Of money to get
started?
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
COLD IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-Onlv twice
before in the history Of the local
weather bureau has the mercury
dropped SO low in August as to-
day. 1t registered At degrees.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03
Millinery Opening at Martin.

Tie Winston Toggery, Miss
Fife Winston, proprietor, will
have its millinery opening on
Thursday, Sept, 2, at 3O9-B Lindell
) Etreet, two doors north of Dodd's
store, showing the latest in the
seasons creations in millinery,
cloaks and suits.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-03

Inc Hr0Su0u WdC0T anu IlSlCIuS
plant is now in full operation,
Current for lighting purposes was
turned on the street lights for the
first time on last Thursday night,
and the town was brilliantly light
ed. In all there are ffty-four
street lights, fourteen Of which are
$50 candle-power each and forty Of
100 candle-power, each being
equipped with an eighteen-inch re-
flector. These lights afford ample
light for all practical purposes
Water was turned into the mains
some days before, and many citi-
zens have already taken both wat.
er and lights.
Up to this time the Enterprise
had not been able to furnish its
readers with full description Of
the equipment, but we give you
herewith a detailed description Of
both plants:
The power plant OF the Dresden
water and light plant consists Of
one building, sixty by thirty-6ve
feet, with concrete foundation, fire
walls and fire doors between the
boiler, electric rooms and pump
rooms. The machinery consists
of two eighty-horse power Casey
hedges boilers encased in steel,
one eighty-fve horsepower Harris
burg engine, with Cochran trap
and separator, directly connected
to sixty K. V. A. sixty cycle 300
R. P. M. Westinghouse generator,
with three-phase switch board and
suitable rheostat for direct connec-
ton to the engine, with one eight
X. V. A. 2,200-volt sixty cycle
station transformer. Alternating
current, insuring a continuous,
steady light.
The water plant department con-
sists Of two compound Duplex
Worthington pumps Of 100000
capacity each per twenty-four
hours; one Cochran heater, 100
horsepower capacity, and one
Worthington boiler feed pump; two
six-inch deep wells, 422 feet each,
equipped with the latest improved
Cook deep-well pumps. An un-
foreground resovir which holds
100000 gallons Of water is provid-
ed as fire protection and as a re-
serve supply in case Of a break
down in the power plant. This is
absolutely insect proof and is made
of concrete. The large steel tank
holds $4,000 gallons Of water. 1t
has conical bottom and is support
ed by a massive steel tower 100
feet to the maximum water line.
The distributing system of the
water plant consists Of about H.
600 feet Of cast iron water pipe, of
which about 1900 feet is eight-inch
pipe and about 1000 feet of six
inch pipe and the remainder four
inch, with thirty.fve standard fire
hydrants, placed about $50 feet
apart; also thirty-6ve valves and
boxes.
The city has provided ample
FIRE fighting equipment by the pur-
chase Of l $50 feet Of two and half
inch standard fire hose endorsed
BY the state board Of fire under
writer's; two 750-foot fire hose reels;
TWO fre-hose carts, with Larkin
relief valves, four play pipes and
)ne patent cutoff nozzle, and 9TH
,r necessary equipment. This
ire-fghting equipment will be kept
It two stations, one to be kept at
,r near the depot and the other in
he business portion Of town. 1t
s expected that the young men Of
he town will form a strong fire
lighting company upon the arriv-
i Of the horse, reel carts, etc.
The pole-line construction Of the
electrical! plant consists Of approx
nately four miles Of pole lines,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-05
SNAP SHOTS

The old fashioned January thaw'' il
here.
The annual meeting of the Com
mercfal club will be held Friday night.
]. Edward Rooney, probation officer OF
Shawnee county, with Mrs. Rooney and
their son, have returned from a holiday
visit with relatives in Washington
county.
The cost OF operating Topeka's schools
last month was more than $1,000 for
each calendar day, or ST., 81, with q
vacation period of more than week
during the month.
Ed Wilson, charged with numerous
forgeries in Topeka. who was brought
back from Texas by Sheriff L. L. Kiene
week ago, has waived his preliminary
examination in the court of Topeka
Revival meetings will begin tonight
at the Second United Presbyterian
church. The pastor. the Rev. W. N.
Jackson, will be assisted by his BROTH
er-in-law. the Rev. NJ. G. Mum Of
Waterloo, Iowa
The quarterly meeting of the Topeka
Branch Of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary society will hold an all day
meeting at the I.owman Hill church
Wednesday, January s. The meeting
will commence at 10 a. m.
The Topeka Industrial Council will
hold an open meeting next Friday at
41S Kansas avenue. Rev. w. NJ. Balch
and T. A. McNeal are the principal
speakers. This meeting Is expected tC
be the biggest of the year. Refresh
ments will be served.
Next week will be Farmers
Week" in Topeka. Several hundred
farmers and stock breeders are ex-
pected to attend the meetings of the
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION and the state board of agri-
culture.
A formal arson charge has been
placed against Robert Miller, the city
prisoner who set fire to his mattress
in the ''bull-pen'' of the city Jail a few
days ago. Miller has been transferred
to the county Jail and will be given
preliminary hearing in the court of
Topeka Thursday.
In making the Topeka Capital the
official paper of the county yesterday
the commissioners accepted the Capt.
tails bid to make the publications for
fifty per cent of the legal rate The
Shawnee Weekly Chief submitted a
bid for twenty-five per cent. The
State Journal was not bidder.
The hearing before the state public
utilities commission concerning the COL
lection of rentals in advance of service
by the telephone companies caused sc
many officials of various cities OF the
state to be in Topeka Monday that adj
vantage was taken of their presence to
hold an informal meeting Of the legis-
lative committee of the Kansas League
Of Municipalities. The committee mere
several weeks ago and which is near
ing completion in the form Of bills to
be presented at the coming session of
the legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-05

The old fashioned January thaw'' is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-05
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items for this column may be phoned
to S915 or the State Journal office.1

Items for this column may be phoned
to 1915 or the State Journal onice.1
Fireman James Stephens is reported
seriously i'll at his home in JEFFERSON
street, suffering from diphtheria-
Mrs. Hopkins, wife of Baggagemaster
George Hopkins, is spending few days
with friends in Kansas City
The regular meeting Of the En-
xineers' wives. Division No. SO. will be
held Friday afternoon in the X. and L.
Of s. hall.
Master Harry Jolley has returned
from Arkansas City and Newton. where
he spent q weeks vacation.
The committee of management will
have its regular monthly meeting to-
piEht at the r. r. 7. NJ G. A. and the
committee of membership "Wednesday
night. Supper will be served by the lA-
dies both evenings at $50.
Fireman George Mabray has been as
signed to- runs Nos. 5 and between
Kansas City and Newton.
Engineer John Hand, who has been
i'll the past few months is recuperating
at his home in Monroe street
A. L. Kelsey of the ticket auditOr's
Office has returned from short visit
with relatives in St Joseph
The Young Mems Social club will
have its regular weekly meeting We'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-05
AT THE THEATERS.
AT the Grand.

What is considered quite the most
sensational dramatic success of the
decade. Fine Feathers" will be seen
here at the Grand Saturday matinee
and night. Mr.. II. H. Frazee. who
produced Fine Feathers" in New
York and Chicago, considers it the
most important production of his en-
tire career as q theatrical producer.
According to the patronage which the
play has enjoyed, it must needs have
that great human appeal which un-
fortunately is inspired only on rare
occasions
ZINE Feathers reflects the condi-
ton OF the nation; it's story develops
what may be found in ones neighbours
home or possibly in ones own home.
That it is virile expose of the truth
may be easily understood by mere
recital of the premise Of the story
which concerns the struggle of q
young couple to maintain a home on
SIS per week and withstand the op-
portunity to gain luxury by accepting
a proposition in which graft is the
predominating note.
At the Hip.
"Go ahead" said w. N. Selig, when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-05

nesday night at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
A debate, Resolved, That the Trades
men Are of More Benefit to Humanity
Than the Professional Man."
The Rev. Mr.. Gilmore, pastor of
Third Presbyterian church. wishes to
correct the statement in this column
to the effect that he had been in Kan
sas City for a few days last week. He
was there but a few hours in atten-
dance upon the Yale University club
banquet.
J. S. Bee of the auditor of disburse-
ment's office has returned from a short
visit with friends in Kansas City.
Fireman Paul Licltenstern has been
assigned to switch engine work at
Usage City.
A resident OF Reading. Kan, crossing
a bridge east OF the town was killed by
passenger train No. 5 Sunday.
c. /. Lodge of the disbursement de-
partment and Mrs. Lodge have returned
from Marceline. Mo-, where they spent
q few days with relatives.
The regular meeting for January of
the ladies' society to the B. of L. F.
and E. will be held Wednesday,, January
ID. with Mrs. Charles Laird. The in
stallation OF officers will be held at this
time.
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BAD COLD? FEEL
HEADACHY, DULL
AND STOPPED UP
First Dos OF ssPape's Cold COmpound''
Relieves All Grippe Misery.
DON'T stay stuffed-up!

Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffling! dose
ery two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and
break up a severe cold either in the
head, chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves sick
headaches, dizziness, feverishness,
sore throat. sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only 25 cents at drug stores. It
acts without assistance, tastes, nice,
and causes no Inconvenience. Don't
accept substitute.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-05

Once pom time a man prayed Ter
Paradise to come down to him, SOS he
could see fer himself ef 1t was worth
travelin' SO fur to win; an 1t come to
him in dream. an when he riz up an
still be able to pull through on Fourth o.
July an Chris mas.''-Atlanta Constitu-
tfOn
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your face in pain. Yonr shoes won't
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Get O 225 cent box of "TIZ" now
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foot comfort for only Is cents.-Adv