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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-10
In History Of the State Auditing
Departmental as Shown by
Auditor Report.
findings AZ F1V o r BLE
In Handling More Than Half.
Million Dollars There Are
No Losses to the City.

Officially declared by high author
ity to be the best conducted public
Office in West Virginia the final re-
port of the recent audit OF the, ao-
counts and transactions of Scotland
g. Highland, as secretary OF the
Clarksburg Water Works, and as sec
rotary and superintendent OF the
water works and sewerage I. board,
consisting of Honorable William II.
National Bank; Truman ]. Lynch,
prominent merchant and real estate
man, and John Q. Brooks. general
district SUPERINTENDENT, the Consoli-
dation Coal Company, as mem bers,
was filed today BY State Tax Com
missi oner Fred O. Blue. The report
covers a period of sight years from
1907 to 1914, involving the sum OF
s509,824.93. 5 e.
In the whole elaborate report
there is not an diverse finding as to
accuracy or methods of handling
over one half million dollars. On
the contrary. the state tax commits
sioner authorizes the board to re-
fund to- AR. Highland the sum OF
$17.s4
The report OF the Wilson Audit
and System Company. covering a
state tax commissioner. also gives q
clean bill Of health. s S x
The receipts from this department
have been expended IN enlargement
and betterment. OF the system.
Among the larger items Of expendi-
lures during the last five years are
the following: I:
New construction out Of 3-
proceeds of bond issue 5 NJ
of 1909, Including mod
ern filtration plant IS 194 49, 400.
Cash pay ment of bond Is "
sue of VI 8S#7 and 10 So.
for the original con
struction Of the water
works d. N. 5O,o14.572
Cash paid into sinking .5S5
fund on bond issue OF
III 9O9 for water works f55s
L Improvement !. ! q Y. l.- So. 945.O0
Extensions OF mains
from current receipts. 35.026.7S
New fire MIGRANTS 7.476.95
New sewers "a. 80. s. ,032.04
Old bills paid contracted
prior to the creation OF
this water board in 1 500 5..949.33,
water meters a. 30 94.53
Lam No. and equaliz-
ing reservoir ,915.17
Gas wells. regulator sta L,
ton and bull dtngs. pipe
lines and appurtenances so OO.00
These items aggregate n iii. \ ~
the sum OF Z S 3s1, e2s.37i
Attic close Of the audit period
April 20. 191 there was a cash
balance on hand OF s15.614.83.
showing the water department is a
sfnancially sound institution.
A work which has taken several
years OF study and painstaking ef-
fort is completed. Detail maps show
ing the complete grid iron OF dfstrib-
Iution pipes. on which the location OF
all valves and fire hyd rants are in
.dicated from 1883 to 10 4 5 are Etdn-
Eished The detail or the maps is ex-
IpandedS by intersectio ion plans show
sinK on Larger scale. the SITUATION
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-10

The submarine, U-2O, was built IN
1918. 1T had a displacement OF $40
tons and speed OF seventeen knots
on the surface and twelve knots sub
merged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-10
SUBMARINE
IS SENT TO BOTTOM
Blythe British Torpedo B at De,
stroyer, Ariel, but the
!. Crew lis Saved.
tnY AHsociArEn enEna,

LONDON, Mar. 10.The German
submarine, U-2o has been sent to the
bottom, according to a statement is
sued today BIZ the British admiralty.
The submarine. according to the Off
cial announcement, was rammed to-
day by the British torpedo boat des-
stroyer, Ariel. The members OF the
submersible's crew surrendered and
were saved. NE
y The location OF the sin king OF the
submarine Is not disclosed IN the adj
nliralty announcement.#T The captured
.crewswillt be deprived OF all special
privileges as was done in the case Of
the men on board the US. and they
will be held for trial In connection
with the sinking Of merchant vessels.
The U-20 proba bly, is the submarine
which yesterday sunk the British
steamer, Blackwood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-10

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The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

out during the month of Decem- Der for railroad fare, freights, hotel bills. livery stable deliveries in Brinkley more by far than their part of a 20 year road bond tax would be in four or five years and with it all, they still have no roads and must pay 1t again. Worse than this-if they had the rock or macadam road they would be only an hours drive from Brinkley and could easily market their most profita- ble crop, whereas now it IS very probable that their loss from inability to market at proper time, will foot up hundreds of dollars.
 It is not necessary to argue with these progressive farmers that the farmers of Monroe county are actually paying ir losses, all of the cost of a rock road system every year and al the same time not getting the roads.
 Said Lecil Simpson of the firm of J. H. Simpson & Son, to the ARGUS man Saturday there's no way on earth to have roads in Monroe county except to issue long term road bonds and builo them and 1 never expect to vote or to spend another cent or road tax until the money shalI be spent this way. ;"
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

SAY, MT. Monroe County Tax Payer have you been able to figure out just how much real results and benefit that you are now enjoying by reason of the $l5, 00c to SIS, GOO road tax you have voted each year for the past dozen years. If there is any man, woman or child in Monroe County who believes that the condition of the roads are one bit better now than they
 were before the present system
 began, wont you please hold up your hands and be counted? The real value of the $200, 00O00 (about the total amount collect ed) spent on the roads is expressed thus, minus .O00$.
 Yes, it is a thousand times wo- SC than nothing for our county has been 'set back just that much
 in the progressive game. If there is any man in Monroe County who believes in the miserable, disgraceful and un- business like system of voting a road tax in Monroe county, lets hear from him right now. If its a failure, then lets form 8 district, issue bonds and build real roads just like every other section that gets roads MUST do.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
More Than Half a Million Dollars Spent in LonOke County onROads the Past Year---Eight Separate Bonding Road Districts. Cost Figures up S2.31 Per Acre,
 Payablein2OYears Road
 Building Elsewhere.
Two of the Many Monroe County Farmers Who Paid Their Part of Bond Issue Tax But Have no Roads
 How They Paid it.

Lonoke County during the last 1 year has expended $560, 300 in constructing a completed system of improved roads, and up to date 93 miles have been com pleted, according to the biennial report of Hugh R. Carter, state 1 highway engineer, to W. 5. Owen, state highway commis- sioner.
 "The improvements, " says the report, was accomplished through eight improvement dis tricts, containing 2l9, ,08l acres of some of the best farm lands in our state. This system of roads places every acre of land affected by taxation within three and one-half miles of our improved roads, at cost of $2. 31 per acre, extending over period of 20 years. All funds were borrowed on bonds bearing 6 per cent interest. "
 "A system of roads for Jack son County of 195 miles of macadam, estimated to cost 750,000. was worked out by thisi department and placed on the Democratic primary election ticket, " says the report. "The measure received tWo-thirds of the vote cast. Similar systems are now Delng worked out Tn Poinsett, Faulkner and Nevada counties. "
 The above shove how the
 farmers are taking the lead in other counties, and we hope may
 have lesson for the people of
 poor old Monroe who are affiict-
 ed with the most miserable eX-
 cuse for roads ever DnoWn in the
 history of the county
 lust tell 'em you saw il in The Argus
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
Just About Town

A few months ago when a body of 50 or more leading citizens in a body called on a number of Brinkley dive keep CTS and gave them warning that they MUST close up, the die was cast and Brinkley started on the road for better things. Possibly no expression more fully covered the entire situation than did that of Postmaster J. H. Stack who in delivering a lecture to one of the dive keepers who has since been to jail said, it is no longer a question of license or no H. cense; it is simply one of law enforcement now, and the best citizens of Brinkley have be- come tired of the open violations of the law in Brinkley and dc not propose to put up with it any longer; It has got to stop.
 Ever since that time there s been a noticeable improvement and it should be gratifying tc every citizen that there is improved condition in the moral tone of our city.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
BRINKLEY PROOF
Should Convince Every
 Brinkley Reader

The frank statement of a neighbor, telling the merits of a remedy bids you pause and be- lieve.
 The same endorsement by some stranger far away com mands no belief at all.
 Here's Brinkley case.
 A Brinkley citizen testifies.
 Read and be convinced.
 Mrs. l.. c. Owens, New York Aye. Brinkley, says: My back ached constantly and every time I stopped, I was in misery. l was often very dizzy and had headaches. My kidneys didn't act as they should. If caught cold, the trouble was worse. l used Doan's s Kidney Pills, which I got at Converse's Drug Store. and tWoSboxes relieved the pain in my back and made my kidneys normal. 1 have felt better n every way since.
 Price soc, at all sdaaler Don't simply ask for a kddne remedy get Dean,s kiane{4 Pills - the same Mrs. wess had. Foster Milburn Co Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
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The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
HOW TWO FARMERS ARE PAYING G
 FOR ROADS


 About midway between Clar- endon and Brinkley, down the Military road about 8 miles live J. H. Miley and J. H. Simpson and son, progressive farmers who have broken away from the old exclusive cotton growing plan. They have started into the sweet potato business and both Miley and Simpson and son have harvested several thousand bushels of the succu- lent sweets" during the past season. They are about as fine sweet potatoes as were ever put on the market and these pro- greSsive farmers were kept busy hauling them to the market until the bad weather spoiled the roads so that 1t is next to impossible for them to get them to market at all. Instead of hauling them to Brinkley as they did in the early part of the sea son they are now forced to haul ng them three miles to Keevil Station, there load them on the Cotton Belt, ship to Brlnkley and here they employ the livery and transfer men to haul them out for delivery. In order to ac- complish this these gentlemen have to board the train, come to Brinkley in the evening, stay all night and the better part of another day.
 Thus it will be readily seen 1 that these 3 progressive Mon roe county farmers are paying very dearly for not having rock roads between their farms and the market town. In fact both of these potato growers paid
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

THE Arkansas Legislature meets next Monday and accord ing to reports there will be a strong effort made by the organ ized whiskey and saloon interests of the state to repeal the Going Law and to make other lnroads on the prohibition laws now existing in Arkansas. In as much as both Senator Harris and Representative Davis are thoroughly acquainted with the expressed will of the Monroe
 County people on the liquor question it is pretty safe tC figure that Monroe County's representation will stand as { solid unit, on the side of mora righteousness against the whiskey and saloon interests.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
First Cattle Dipped in
 Brinkley

On Tuesday the new Dipping Vat built as a result of the re- cent agitation of the Live Stock Growing by the Brinkley Com mercial Club, received its first try out.
 T h e Government Special Agent was here and under his immediate supervision, two car loads of cattle belonging to the Harrison Brothers who are moving to Benton county, were dipped.
 The dipping fluid was pre- pared by the Government Agent who stated that he could just as easily have dipped 1900 head with the same quantity.
 The cost of building the dip- ping vat with the location foot ed up around the S100 mark and this was borne equally by w. E. Butler, Jno. C. Blessing, P. F. Elledge, H. l.. D. Whitson and H. R. Simpson.
 The advantage of having the cattle of Monroe county dipped is worth thousands of dollars each year to those who raise and sell them. In this connection w. E. Butler said to the ARGUS man, it simply means an in- crease of one cent a pound for our cattle. Up in Woodruff county they have had the dip- ping law and when a car load of cattle were shipped to the north ern markets from, say, Cotton Plant and at the same time a car load from Brinkley of exact ly the same grade of cattle, the Woodruff county cattle have brought just one cent a pound more than ours. We've been behind the times but we are coming ahead now"
 Thus it will be seen that our Commercial League is doing something, not only for Brink ley but for the entire county.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

What are we going to raise in order to get the cash?' asked a farmer friend of the ARGUS man, Tuesday. Raise irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes. raddishes and English peas. Any of these can be shipped by Express in small crates into Little Rock, Hot Springs, Memphis, or even Kansas City. St. Louis and Chicago and made to bring a fair return in cash, should there be no local market for such truck. Then try your hands on fancy cantaloupes. The writer put in a part of his garden, 22x 28 feet, the past year, and raised more than 300 pretty and delicious pink meat cantaloupes which he could have readily sold for cash right here in Brinkley, if he had have desired to do so. Of course it takes trouble to do these things but it's worth the price.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

THE recent Arkansas Edition of the Agents Bulletin, publish ed by the Passenger Department of the Missouri Pacific By, was a splendid ad for the state and will no doubt bear much fruit. This system is doing a world of advertising for Arkansas each year and it is the result bringing class too.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

A NEW mayor and new start or dear old Brinkley." If there yer was a time in our city's his
 " when there was no excuse
 | not moving on off, this is lat time. Now let's see some hing done and let's all be ready to do our part in building Brink ley.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

YES, business is going to im- prove. In fact it is already on the improve. The wave of ec- onomy and the lesson of growing everything to eat and live on, in Monroe county is going 10 be worth $2OO, 900 in cold cash to our people this year alone.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

THINK of it - no elections ahead in Brinkley for nearly a year. And the license question at ease for two years. They say war is h. but what on earth will Brinkleyite do with out an election or whiskey fight for whole year.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
Subscription Price $50 Per Year

WITH a new Mayor, who was chosen because he proposed to DO something, Brinkley ought to move along better than for some time past.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
TAX COLLECTORS NO1|C['

Notice is hereby given that l will attend at the i'm places given below with the Monroe County Tax Book s purpose of collecting the current State County School M other taxes for the year 1914 viz
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

After which time will be at the Collectors Office I House in Clarendon Ark. up to and including the 10th ' April 1915 receive all taxes dueby person wishing W
 e4 R. F.MII.WEE
 Collector of Monroe CT
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
The ouluine That Does Not Affect The Head

Because of it's tonic and laxative effect, LAxA- TIVE PROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing III head. Remember tie full name and look for the signature of F. W. GROVE 2sc.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08
Piles Cured In 6 to I4 Days

Your druggist will refund money if rAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any of Itching, Blind, Bleeding ProtrudinR Piles in to IA days
 The first application gives Ease and Rest. soc.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

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The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-08

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
First published July 20. 1915.)
NOTICE OF sHERiEF's SALE or
cHATTELs.

BY virtue of an execution to me d.
rected and delivered, issued out of the
district court of Grady county, Okla
homa, in an action in said court
wherein r. E. Prime is plaintiff and G.
r. McAIasters and Amanda McMasters
are defendants, will, on the 31st dag
OF July, 1915, at the hour OF II O'Clock
a. m. of said day. at Amber, Oklaho.
ma, offer for sale and sell to the high
est bidder for cash in hand, the fol
low described property, to-wit:
One brown horse mule. years old,
weight 1000 pounds, valued at $150.0u;
one brown mare mule. years old,
weight 1000 pounds. valued at $4,000,
one brown mare mule. years old
weight 1000 pounds, valued at sl5e.00;
one brown mare mule, 3 years old
weight 1000 pounds. valued at $4,000;
one roam COW, valued at $1,000; one
red COW, valued at $4,000; one red
yearling calf, valued at $4,000; 90t
bushels of wheat. at Amber, Okla.
$4,000. Total. s1620.0o.
Said property having been levied
upon as the property of said defend
ants and taken on execution in favor
of said plaintiff.
Dated this goth day OF July 1915.
HODGE BAILEY,
Sheriff of Grady County,
Oklahoma.
BY r. L. CASTLEMAN,
7-2O-10t Deputy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
Real Estate

First class broom modern house. hot
and cold water, large rooms. in good
condition, lot 75xl65, on car line, one
block from pavement two blocks from
West school. This property cost the
owner $2500. Price 1880.
Four-room house, partly modern. in
the best residence part of Chickasha.
lot 75xy165, east front, one block from
car line and high school Price $3.50.
One of the best 7-room modern
homes in Chickasha, choice location.
good as new, l50 barrel cistern. gar
age and barn, fine lawn and shade
trees. Price $4,000; $1,000 cash, bal
ance on easy terms
LAND.
100 acres 5 miles from Chickasha,
40 acres bottom, small house, fenced,
20 acres in cultivation. Price $50 per
acre; has a loan of $1,000 bearing 6
per cent interest.
Choice 10 acre tract, well improved,
large orchard, good water. Price $4,000,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
CHILDREN'S DAY
OPENS THE FAIR

The advantage OF reducing the fair
period from twelve to eight days at
the ninth Oklahoma State Fair, Sep
tember 25 to October 3, is noticeable
In the list Of features and special
days occurring daily during the event
Every day will be big day.
Opening day has been designated as
"Children's Day and Travelling Mems
Day"
Have you ever attended on children's
DAY? Then you know what riot OF
laughter and frolic the children can
create. What they may leave undone
In their efforts to start of the fair with
enthusiasm. the knights of the grip
will provide. Famous in story and life
Tor their good-fellow attributes. the
sheer that a thousand of these peren-
NAL optimists can generate. would
infect a million glooms In twenty min
ates. An additional feature during the
day that will please the children VIII
be daylight fireworks.
Then that football game between
Oklahoma University and Central State
Normal. Put 5000 college students on
the side lines OF footbsll game and
Tou have good subject for the anti
noise society.
To wind up the days activities, mo-
torcycle races with crack profession
al and amateur riders entered will add
. touch OF speed fun Of thrills.
II \. ~ 1n.
miss 1t.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27

will exchange for home in Chickasha
80 acres first class upland, well i'm
proved. loan OF $500; will exchange
for small tract Of land suitable fol
truck garden or rooming house. Price
$4,000
320 acres improved land. well locat
ed, clear of incnmbrance. will exchange
for good hardware stock.
$4,000 stock of groceries. well locat
ed, old established business, to ex
change for land.
10 acres well improved, good orch
ard, barn and cistern, miles from
chickasha; will sell cheap for the
cash
Five acres Is minutes walk from car
line. good Groom plastered house, well
cistern. barn and orchard. clear of in
cumbrance. win exchange for resi-
dence in Chickasha.
1000 acres fine grassing land. no
black jacks or post-oaks. Quick sale
wanted at $3.50 per acre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
(First published July 16. 1851
NOTICE.

NOIfCEs
In the District Court of Grady County,
Oklahoma.
In the Matter of the Dissolution OF the
! Garland Oil Company, Corpora
tion. No. 4219.
! Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of July, 1915. an application
for the dissolution of the Garland OH
company, corporation. was filed in
the district court of Grady county, Ok
lahoma. BY order of the court all
persons desiring to file objections to
said application must file same in this
court on or before the 18th day Of
August. 1915, and thereafter. as pro
vided by law. said court will proceed
to hear and determine said applica
ton. together with objections filed. Il
any. S. L. NEWMAN,
tSeai) Court Clerk.
s. C. DURBIN. ELTON b. HUNT.
Attorneys for Garland Oil Co.
7-16-1me
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
First published July le. 1850
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
ron LETTERS or ApMINlsTRA.

TIoN.
State Of Oklahoma,
Grady County.
In County Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate of James
p. Ladd, Deceased.
Now. on this 18th day of July. 1916
T. X. Ladd having filed in this court
his petition alleging that James p,
Ladd died intestate on or about the
18th day OF February. 1915. leaving
property within the Jurisdiction Of
this court. and praying for the ap-
pointment of I. X. Ladd as admins.
traitor Of said estate.
1t is ordered that said petition b.
and hereby is set for hearing on I
26th day Of July, 1915. at the hour on
? o'clock D. M. and that notice there
of be given by publication for ten
days in the Chickasha Daily Express,
published at Chickasha. Oklahoma,
and by mail to the heirs at law of
said decedent resident of said state
as required by law.
n. e. DAVENPORT,
7-16-lOt County Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
CITY ESTIMATE

beginning
July 1915, ending June 1916.
Okla first
provisions Section Chapter o.
following estimate for expenses
ending June SOth 1916
said gath July sl
Daily spaper published and Of gem
publication being within five
the said estimate that said estimate certified
the within after completed by fng
h Clerk the 3d day of July 1915
sealed by all members Of said board
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
Tired, Aching Muscles Relieved.

Hard work, over exertion. mean
stiff. sore muscles. Sloan's Liniment
lightly applied. little quiet, and your
soreness disappears like magic. Moth.
ing ever helped like your Sloan's Lini.
ment. I can never thank you enough
writes one grateful user Stops suf-
fering. aches and pains. An excellent
counter-irritant, better and cleaner
than mustard. All druggists, 25c. Get
bottle today. Penetrates without
rubbing ADV. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-27
Grady County Express
Is Cents a Year

"a TINS great offer Is made for an in
definite period. We will send the
Grsdy County Express for one full
year, to subscribers In Grady county
only. on receipt OF only 25 cents
Think Of it. the official county paper
rock-ribbed Democratic. with all the
local, political and official news every
week for rs cents a year. Come run
ning. Remit in coin to
GRADY COUNTY EXPRESS.
Chicksshs, vxls.