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The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-12
VALLEY FEBRUARY n 1915
C Toof & Co 2 seals 10 IL

J C Toof & Co 2 seals 10 II
rurnage Atkinson Co Typewriter
oaper ! so
E Young corn convicts a 40
ProgressOffice ct al pub mo 19 27
" T Trusty, Sheriff services circuit
Court It's 90
D E Parks Clerk services Circuit Courr
IS 20
w C Jones Marshal cost bill 5 60
Henry Moody work at C H so
Shaw, deputy Sheriff trans pris
S IL 20
Shaw, deputy Sheriff. tel mes
ages 80
Julius Smith day election 1 90
Geo C Myers costs in Supreme Court
IL 10
Geo C Myers :osts in Supreme Court
Ill 60
Wiley Vann work at County Home
l so
! R Pipkins 2 days election 2 90
DR. J J Landreth med attent on con-
sicts 90
W G Vickery days extra ser IL 90
lobe Young 2 mo salary con 100 90
C Y Shaw Sundriss con 5 SO
! L Morgan sund con 3 90
J @ Vickery sun con 2 25
J Murphree sun con II O8
J ] Shannon sun con 27 SO
) E Young sun con 5 20
H P Pate 2 days extra ser 6 90
J B Massey days ex ser 6 90
" T Trusty victulating Pris 129 20
Buckley Bros. refund taxes 10 rs
Buckley Bros plumbing Jail Is IS
T Ware coffin for pauper 5 90
W B Williamson 4 dys ex ser q 90
D E Parks. Clerk Circuit Corut Costs
la 90
D E Rarhs. Clerk stamps 10 rs
] Wagner = CA nppdrisa canviets s 65
4 q Co 8 2o
S1i, 81 oors II "a: n ~
North Miss Herald printing for Sher-
IFS Office 3 75
North Miss Herald printing Circuit
Clerks Office 80 so
E G Brewer cost bills a 80
E w Dickey cost bills 20 80
D E Parks, Clerk record for supreme
Court 81 60
R L Holley, Treas salary and post
age 26 so
J S Sanders. M. D. salary 20 l6
r Swearengen cost bills o.
C H Baker refund taxes a IS
E Cock. City Collector water and
lights C H and Jail 81 "a
D E Parks, clerk 8 commitments
l SO
w T Trusty, Sheriff Circuit Court
costs % 20
W T Trusty transporting pris IS 20
W T Trusty stamps 13 7S
13 parties temporary relief at So. so
each 80 80
R Larson refund taxes 95.
New Herring Hotel board of auditors
% OU
O R Ewing & Co auditors attending
meeting Board so 90.
B Massey mem bd S da 20 mi % 20
H P Pate mem bd s da ID mi II 40
Sam Moore mem bd da mi 20 20
w B Williamson mem bd s do O mi
20 90
w G Vickery mem bd s da 22 mi 20 20
r F Kimmons and j w Renshsw at
torneys rs 90
r Spearman. clerk 6 days Is 90
W T Trusty Sheriff dys 10 90
Osborne Sellers Janitor days 5 90
Following accounts payable out of
bridge fund.
Jno. Wesley Moore In lieu of Gen
Fund Warrant S 20
C T Williams account error in claim
hled Jan'y Birmingham Co Culverts
Al &c
w B Williamson freight on same 4 OF
E Young Nails 68
Mat Rogers lumber for Beat "a "a
H A chatham lumber Is 90
R L Den.ey work on bridge Z Is
A G Denley wk on bridge 7 Is
] H Gore lumber "a 20
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-12

P Cobb hauling sand 20 90
Albert WIIborn hauling sand 5 90
Early Ross loading sand ! so
arley Ross loading sand 2 SO
Thos. Boydston hauling sand 80
Guest & Magee lumber fer bridge. 8
claims 125 40
K Mccullough building bridge
5 Is 90
C Chapman building bridge 18 O(
A Morris repairing bridge 13 Is
sd Morgan hauling sand 90
! r Haynes lumber OF
E F Hill work on bridge 8 90
J B Page hauling sand wk 20 90
n Goldman material and hauling
| 8 so
C Adams dragging levee Is 40
! C Adams repairing bridge z 5O3
w Lippincott lumber 9 81
C L Rounsaville lumber a 55
eugene Tatum wk on bridge 8 90
Arthur Pitts lumber l 95
Eugene Robertson lumber l "a
We Mccormick rebuilding bridQt
6 so
Following accounts ordered paid ou,
of rd l fund;
lC w Womack wk on rd 6 rs
J G Fly in lieu imp warrant 10 90
Following accounts allowed out of
road No. 2 fund;
R l. Ward l day wk with team ard
2 men A 90
Joe Irby % days wk with team 6 90
Chas Goodwin % days wk with team
6 90
" B Shaw wk on levee 6 90
J E Mckinney one quarter per con-
tract Il 90
Wilson and Ward wk per, contract
| l8 90
Following accounts ordered paid out
of Road No. 8 Fund;
1 I H Watson hauling lpmber a
sry. III seos
Il tract 40 90 I; u
Following account ordered paid out :.
I. Road No. 8 Fund;
NJ T Rotenberry bal on last quarter
con 10 90
Following accounts ordered paid out
of Road No. a Fund;
Garland Tillman wk on I'd 10 90
jim Tillman wk on rd Is 90
Progress Office, ct al pub notice
IL 81
IC w Clogston wk per con Sc 90
Following accounts ordered paid out
Of common school fund;
P P Hentz, Supt. salary and postage
1O2 90
Walter Hendricks poll tax erroneous
~ assessed 2 90
Following account ordered paid out
of w V Court House Fund;
Will Brooks wk on Court House and
Jail 9 90
Following accounts ordered paid out
of Road Improvement No. 2;
Bank of Oakland expense Of paying
coupons 90
Lee Williamson bal due on contract
$50 90
Following account ordered paid out
of Road Improvement No. 4;
Bank of Oakland expense paying
interest coupons 2 O5
Following account paid out of Schoona
Levee Bond Fund;
Bank of Oakland expense of paying
interest coupons l S6.
Following accounts were continued:
B F West damages to property by
right of way 25 90
A White bal due on contract 6 Is
B B Sayle examination 20 90
A Glover cost bill 10
|
North Miss. Herald subscription 2
years 4 90
O R Euing and Co balance due for
attend Board 81 AZ
Following claim was with drawn:
D E Parks register Of convicts 2 20
Following petitions and claims were
dismissed -
Harlan Morris Mfg. Co. Petition for
relief from taxes
Mechanics Savings Bank storage ON
bonds 10 90
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-12


Pine Valley, Thursday, Feb. l8
Air Mount, Friday, =" l9
Vanns Mill, Saturday, " 20
Gatewood, Monday, i" %
Leggo, Tuesday. %
Torrance, Wednesday, =" "a
Scobey, Thursday. " rs
Tillatoba, Friday. =" rs
Oakland, Saturday, 81
Registration Books are open in Wa
ter Valley at all times.
This is not new, but = supplement
ary registration for those come of age,
moved, or who have not registered
since the court house was burned.
Yours truly,
DOSS E PARIS, Registrar,
Water Valley, MISS, Feb. IL. 1915.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-06

than ever. She impressed me more
than ever as being all intellect and
will and yet her handcIasp was warm
and her eyes frightened as she well
coined me.
I'm so glad you came, Margie,"
she said. 81 have not. been very well
since Mr.. Selwin left and I was grow
ing rather lonely and pessimistic ly-
ing here"
1 expect it was because was so
full of Mary's and Jacks troubles and
the bearing that Mrs. Bill Tenney's
story had on them that 1 brought
the conversation around to a discus
sion of how much a woman must
bear from her husband before she
leaves him. l had always wanted to
know what Mrs. Selwin thought on
the subject.
"Tm going to recite to you the his
tory of friend of mine, Margie, and
let you decide for yourself if you
think she did right.
DO you know, dear, believe there
comes a time in the lives of every
married couple when each wishes the
other was not there. -.
NO" she continued as I started
to interrupt, 81 don't mean that this
time only comes after a violent quar-
rel or some terrible wrong has been
done by one or the other. 1t can come
after some Of the most trivial differ
ences-one of those thousand and
one tremendous trif1es which seem
like God Almighty's devils singing
small
Humans of both sexes usually are
able to cope with the big affairs of
life. It is only the little pin pricks,
the little things that nag and annoy
like midges' bites that wear away the
patience and turn love to fretfuI con-
tempt. Some people tell you there is
only one excuse for divorce, but you
have but to know a little about the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-06

haps oftener than lesser but more
tOrturing evils.
But, to get back to my friends
story. You must know it happened
some years ago, my dear, at that ter
ribly critical period when both hus-
band and wife awOke to the fact that
they were beginning to grow old.
'They both came to this tragic
conclusion about the same time, and
for the wife it was more terrible than
for the husband, for she was a year
older than he, and you know that
means ages when both the man and
woman are on. the shady side of
forty.
Naturally they went about to
fight this awful Oe, each in his own
way. The woman, poor thing" (Mrs.
Selwin stopped for moment to sad
ly contemplate that poor thing"
who was beginning the battle to pre-
serve her YOUTH began to haunt the
beauty parloTs. She even had her
hair, which was beginning to show
strands of gray touched up She
spent more money than conscience
on new dresses that were too youth
full to be becoming, for she saw with
what aVidity her husbands eyes rest
ed on younger women.
"YOU see, she had not yet learned
that by calling attention to ones lack
of youth by wearing clothes that are
only the complement of that delecta-
BILE age one only defeats the very re-
suits one wishes to attain.
$50 engrossed was she in trying
to cheat time that for a month or so
she did not realize that she was being
left more and more alone; that her
prettiest gowns and Up-to-the-min-
ute hats did not evoke a culver of
the eyelid, let alone a frightening of
the eye in her lord and master.
"An at once she perceived that he,
too, was indulging in fine Taiment of
the most Youthful TYNE that a flower
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-06
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
IS. SELWIN'S FEET

ght, 1914, by the Newspaper Enterprise
SelwinI looking Trailer know that infide
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
VAUGHAN Offers
LIABILITY BILL
Measure Would Compensate
State Workers for Injury
and Death
SIMILAR ACT
FAILED BEFORE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del. Jan.
2S.-Representatiye Vaughan intro
duced in the House today an employ
ers' liability bill, practically the same
that was brought before the Legisla-
ture two years ago. if enacted il
would become effective September ],
1913 The bill provides that NO com
pensation shall be paid for injuries
that do not incapacitate an employe for
two weeks. Tho employer shall paw
the funeral expenses of an injured
employe, not exceeding 500. The
bill fixes the following schedule of
compensation For the first 270
weeks after the fourteenth day OF
total disability fifty per centum Of
wages received at the time Of injury.
compensation not to exceed $40 per
week 8br less than $4 per week.
After the first 270 weeks OF total dis
ability, he shall receive twenty per
cent of the wages received at the
time of the injury for the remainder
of life, not to exceed S6 per week nor
less than 81 per week. Disability
from permanent injuries and the
compensation is fixed as follows: For
the loss of hand. fifty per eetnum Of
wages during 15S weeks Loss OF arm.
fifty per cent for 1874 weeks: loss Of
foot, fifty per cent for 135 weeks;
loss of leg, fifty per cent for 1914
weeks; loss Of an eye, fifty per cent.
for 1l3 weeks: for the loss Of any
two Or more members moi cunatitut-
ing total disability fifty per cent OF
wages during the aggregate Of the
period specified for each The loss
Of both hands or both arms OF both
feet or both legs or both eyes shall
constitute total disability.
The bill provides that the Supreme
Court Judges within thirty days after
the approval of the act, appoint three
persons 10 be known as the Industrial
Accident Board" to have jurisdiction
over all cases arising under the CONF
pensation schedule One member
shall be appointed for two years. one
for four and ono for six years. The
appointments thereafter shall be for
terms Of six years The board can
appoint secretary at salary of
S.. 500.
it IAUuEN Du1HIu AAN ~ AfNtAi iAtAhtA =
Rashs bill, which gives the City
Council OF Wilmington authority 10
appropriate $3.50 to make the final
adjustment and increase Of salaries
of tho public school teachers of Will
mington
The House received letter from
Representative Ferdinand Daisey. Of
Omar. Sussex county. who broke his
leg early in the session. He Is getting
along finely and expects 70 re urn TO
the Legislature about the middle Of
February.
The House Painters Union Of Viii
mington opposed repeal or the Ten
Hour Women's Employment Law and
urged extension of its authority.
Miss Emily p Bissell OF Whining
ton, arrived at the Legislature at noon
with a bill to require that cases OF tu-
berculosis shall be made reportable to
the State Tubercu osis Commission.
Representative Daisey sent bill to
prohibit gypses lingering in Delaware
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
Hold YOUTHS As
House breakers
Say RevolverS Found in
Cannon Refrigerator Were
Properties OF Pair
LEAVE GROCERY
STOCK ON STORE FLOOR

Making no defense, Roy Lane, minor
and Thomas Sweeney, were held for
Court Of General Sessions on two
charges Of breaking and entering fol-
lowing hearing in City Court this
morning Bail was fixed al 81 600 in
each case.
Lane who recently figured ais a
witness for tho prosecution in the
cases against Mrs Sarah p. Legg. who
was arrested accused Of selling H.
quor to minors. and his colleague
Sweeney arc alleged TO have entered
the grocery Of f. Smookler. at No. 9O2
West Second street and the residence
OF Samuel Cannon of No. 900 West
Second street Two revolvers. said
10 be the property Of Lane and
Sweeney were introduced as evidence
by the State According to the 20
lice tho weapons were taken from a
refrigerator in Mr. Cannons kitchen.
having been placed there by the AZ
legged burglars.
Patrolman Sharpless was the chief
witness for the prosecution. lie told
Of arresting tho defendants about AIS
O'Clock this morning. According 10
his testimony hole large enough to
admit the passage OF mans hand
had been cut in the door in the rear
Of the Cannon residence. Smookler's
grocery stock was Uttered over the
floor Of the store The States witnesses
said coffee. mackercl and about chr
ty-six dozen eggs having been wasted.
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
cL0sE c0RNMELI. cAsr.

Coroner fattomus held an inquest
last evening in the case of Clarence
!. Cornwell Of Roselle. who was
fatally scalded at the pork packing
establishment Of william Frederick
near Prices Corner on January %.
The verdict was that death was due
to scalds
Harvey Knots, colored. an employe
AZ the plant, was The only witness.
Ho said he was in another part Of the
building when he heard the explosion
Of the rendering vat and he ran to-
wards H. Cornwell was shouting for
help and was conscious Knots told
OF carrying Cornwell 10 the home Of
his parents in a wagon and Of the in
iurcd man being removed 10 the
Homeopathic Hospital later. where he
died. AS no one was near Cornwell
at the time OF tho accident, II was
not brought out how many pounds Of
steam pressure was on the tank that
exploded
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
AZ THE GARRlCK.

Geriie Carlisle is making big
hit With hor act az the Garrick Thea
tre This week. She Is a cute miss
and very clever. being a good singer
aud refined comediennc Of great
ability. Associated with her in the
company are eight young men, who
sing the chorusea in splendid man
ner. They have strong voices. which
harmonize we'll Miss Carlisle ap-
pears in three different changes OF
costume, her character work being
remarkable for it's disimctiyeness.
she first appears as a young man.
logged out in natty suit Of the
latest pattern Next she assumes
The role OF q child, Who knows how
q sing and win the audience with
her cute manner. while her final APP
pearance is in charming ballroom
gown, which. after all. many think. is
the most becoming Of all. There is
a bit OF dancing In the act in which
Miss Carlisle il ably assisted BY
Jesse Thorn and the members Of the
chorus
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
LEVY court sums UP
The COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS

The Levy Court met today to ascer-
tain how much is owed by New Castle
county Members III tie court went over
their district bills and viii strike their
totals this afternoon
Commissioner Binris, in speaking
about the outstanding bills, said today:
When ! came into the Levy Court /
found in my drawer bills amounting TO
si10o which had been incurred by the
former Levy Court An the bills owed
by Wilmington hundred viii amount 10
not more than $500" The oNtraordi.
nary expense on the Washington street
bridge amounted to 5000. and that
amount swamped tile Wilmington ap.
preparation because the expenditure had
not been counted in the budget Had this
expense not been met, then Wilmington
hundred would have 50 500 on hand to.
day IS il is. Wilmington hundred,
which pays one-third 4 million ii county
iaNes, owe. only $500
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
AL. q. FIELp As AN ArrnNK.

The understanding Of what will
cause laugh, Or bring a touch OF
sentiment which has made Az G.
field the foremost minstrel manager
ol his day. is serving him equally
as well in the field oi authorship
This Is attcsted by the fact that many
publishers are now competing for tho
rights Of a third volume he has IN
preparation "Thc Days on '61."
THE DAYS Of 81" viii deal with
the carly part Of the civil war not
q story of march and camp and milf
tary alarms but OF the idyllic home
Life thai was simple and yet rich. fun
OF sentiment and yet practical in the
best sense.
But the author will not hurry with
This work III will represent the pro-
duct Of his most reminiscent and in
spired moments The minstrels will
appear at The Playhouse February
] and with matinee Tuesday
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
HINT AT BLACKMAIL
IN THE ALLEN Case

After hearing testimony in City
Court today in the case OF Edna Al
len, charged with keeping house OF
i'll fame az No. 226 Orange street.
Judge Ghufohman announced that hc
would make known his decision next
Saturday
John Bonner Of No. 904 DUPONT
street was the prosecuting witness
Didn't You get So from this woman
Bonucrs' Deputy City solicitor John r.
Lynn asked The witness Mr. Lynn then
explained 70 The court that MS i
something like blackmaii and thinl,
your honor ought 10 know about H..
The witness denied having been given
money.
Philip + "a. 1T. who represented the
defendant, questioned Bonner about
sending Joseph MeGuire from Matthew
Meyer saloon to Che defendant saying
that he wanted money and was willing
O. settle the ease. Bonner denied this.
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
DIE LUsTIGEN SAY FAREWELL

Die Lustigcn, a German club OF the
Wilmington High School. gave a fare
well party to the members Of the club
who graduate in February. at tho
home Of Mary G. Pierce. No. 1927 Wash
ingtOn street. last evening The mem
bcrs in whose honor the affair was
given are: The Misses Pauline Dett
ling. Lucy 3. Lofand, Lillian Taylor
and Ralph Durstcin The affair was
German throughout German was
spoken by The members and German
Iolk songs were sung. The music was
also German which accompanied the
Dutch dancing
a delightful evening was spent in
games and dancing after which q fash
light picture Of the members was taken
by George NJ Pierce. A German
luncheon was served in room espo-
clally decorated for the occasion with
the German colors. rcd, black and
white
Farewell speeches TO the members
We're made by Joseph Harrington.
president; Pauline Dettling. Vice-prcs-
ldent; Ralph Durstoin, treasurer:
lydia Coward secretary: David H.
Brown, chairman Of the membership
committee, and George NJ Pierce.
A discussion OF the European war
was entered into by all the members.
among whom wcrc: The Misses Mary
G. Pierce. Helen Smith Nellie Camp-
tell Lillian Orcnstcin Margaret
Bradley Anna Nilano. Lillian Taylor.
Pauline Dettling Lydia Cloward.
Miriam Grubb. Lucy b. Lonand. Mar
ian Kyle Elizabeth Walker. Mrs.
George NJ Pierce Alice Vernon.
George NJ. Pierce. Harry silver.
David H. Brown. Joseph Harrington.
Felix Omolich. Henry Holmead VIII
lard Barlow, Ralph Durstein. Arthur
Wise Rudolph Stewart. James Nor
ford. Harry Loose and Paul Kite.
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
GEORGE q. GTTHRIE DEAD.

Following an illness lasting some
time. George G. Guthrie. aged ga
years, died at his home No. 231S La
motto street. this morning. Mr..
Guthrie was associated WITH his
brother William =. Guthrie, in the
carriage business for years, they hav-
ing conducted plant on the cause
way.
Mr. Guthrie was we'll known in the
Masonic fraternity, as well as in the
Red Men.
He is survived by his wife and six
daughters and son. those living here
being Leonard Guthrie. Mrs. j. Harmer
Rile and the Misses Mary and Lillian
Guthrie. Several married daughters
live in other states.
The funeral will take place from his
late residence Oh Saturday afternoon
at s o'clock, with interment in River
view Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
MISS RICHARDS DISCUSSES WAR.

Before a large and apprcrativc audi
rnce, Miss Janet Il Richards 81 Wash
inpton. p. C last night delivered the
second d the series Of lectures bcint
given here this winter ID the New Cen
tury Club, Her subject was World,
Current Events"
Miss Richards. who is an attractive
and interesting speaker Included in her
current events talk brief discussions o
the European war. of the merchant ma
rine bill, Of the ratification 81 ths
treaties existing between the United
States Of Colombia and Nicaragua, d
The passage Of the Philippine bill, 9,
the opening Of the banana canal. Of The
San Dominican situation the govern
ment Of Switzerland and Of the mast
meeting that was recently held in Wash
ngton
Evening journal., 1915-01-28

There Is a real idea prettly worked out
IN The piece, and like Tho other comedies
which are real, il teaches number Of
lessons which are useful in addition 10
furnishing amusement. Tho same play
will bc given each evening this weel,
with matinee on Saturday. Saturday
night there viii be the usual Country
store.
The Country store idea is attracting
large numbers OF people on Saturday
nights. for some Of the articles which
are given away on these occasions arc
valuable aud all are well worth having.
ON last Saturday night brass bed was
one oi the articles given away, aud
there viii be some excellent gifts Tor the
coming Saturday night
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
Mn LO1ELAND SAYS FARENELL.

Professor Edward K. Loveland Whn
las been in charge Of the shorthand
and typewriting course in tho viii
mington High School leaves there to-
day to become one Of the faculty OF
the Northeast High School. PhtIadel-
phia. Professor Loveland came here
two years ago from Banks Business
College, Philadelphia. As slight
token of the esteem in which Mr.
Loyeland was held by the pupils. the
Commercial Club of the High School
presented him with a set OF brushes.
Evening journal., 1915-01-28
FIRE ALARM CLAPPER
Held BY SPRING

James Gray, superintendent Of the
Fire Alarm and Police Reporting
system, yesterday afternoon on 60
ing to the bell lover al the City
Hall discovered tho huge clapper.
Weighing more than fifty pounds.
hanging by a small steel spring The
clapper had snapped off. and the
only thing that held the heavy metal
was the thin spring that prevented
il from having too much recoil. Had
the break not been discovered When
il was. the clapper. on being used
again. would have fallen to Markot
street or else been sent into the roof
below.
Had this occurred it 4 probable that
someone would have boon hurt la
cIappcr ha- hccn ueca ccninuou ii since
1855 when .he present tire alarm system
MAS installed
While repairs arr being made the
tower bell AZ The CITY Han viii ~
silent