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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
UNAKA CAMP. NJ. w. or 4

The following officers were elected
by the members of Unaka camp, No.
1910, NJ. w. of A., at their regular
meeting Tuesday night, Dec. z:
Consul, W. r. Davis; Advisor, w.
A. Wilson: Banker. G. E. Walker;
Clerk, r. H. Meredith; Past Consul,
H. e. King; Escort. Frank Mitchell;
Watchman, John Ticio; Sentry, Roy
Clemons; Physicians, Drs. H. NJ.
Cass, Elmore Estes, w. T. Kennedy,
II. d. Miller and ]. H. Prease; mem
her board of directors. s. A. Garyin.
A committee was appointed on ar
rangements for entertainment and
refreshments for first meeting in jan
nary as follows: W. ]. Allen, w. r.
Wilson and r. H. Meredith. All
members are requested to be pres
ent.
oficers will be installed at this
meeting.
This will be the beginning of the
fifth annual term for Consul Davis,
Advisor Wilson and Clerk Meredith.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
CONG. SELLS
A BUSY MAN
One of His Bills Asks For
Millions For Appalachian
Park

The opening of the first session of
the sixty-fOurth congress found all of
the Tennessee members in their seats
and busy during the day attending
to matters pending.
Congressman Sells of the first dis
trict led the delegation off with
number of very important measures
including two hundred private bills
for pensions and claims.
Other bills introduced were on the
following subjects: Granting pen
sions to certain enlisted men, soldiers
and officers who served in the civil
war and the Mexican war and to
pension widows and minor children
of any officer or enlisted man who
served in the Spanish American war
or in the Philippines.
for the coming year and a sum not
exceeding $4,0O0,000 for the examina-
ton and survey of lands located on
the head waters of navigable streams
or those which may he developed for
navigable purposes. This is for the
Appalachian park especially. One
section of the bill provides that the
secretary of agriculture may con-
struct roads through any lands now
owned or which may be acquired by
the government under the provisions
of the bill and that twenty per cent
Of the amount appropriated may be
used for such road purposes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
THE ELKS HELLO THEIR
MEMORIAL SERVICES
LAST SUNDAY

The annual memorial service of
the Johnson City Lodge No. 1926, B.
P. o. Elks, was held last Sunday af
ternoon in the Majestic theater audi.
torium. A very large and attentive
audience had gathered to pay tribute
to the memory of the orders depart
ed members.
The exercises were very solemn
and impressive. The stage was ar-
propriately decorated with the colors
Of the order and potted plants. Over
the center of the stage hung thirteen
electric lights, one light for each Of
he departed members-and as the
roll of the departed members was
called by the lodge secretary, DR.. J.
p. Metzger a light was extinguished
as the name of an absent brother
was mentioned. This feature was
ritualistic and only members of the
olNCi pdltiCIpdIcu'
The meeting was then made public
and selection was rendered by
double quartet composed of Mrs. d.
R. Beeson, Mrs. Ratliff, Miss Cherrie
Mae Preston, Mrs. c. o. Biddle, DR..
Fl. M. Cass, Ben Everett Robert Lyle
and William Barton.
Rev. George w. Green offered
prayer, which was followed by Sc
lection by the Elks' quartet.
Hon. George E. Bnrbage, in an elo-
quent address, spoke of the purposes
and principles of the great frater
nifty. He spoke feelingly of the thil-
teen members who have died since
organization of the local lodge. Their
names follow: John c. Curtis, Eu
gene G. Earnest, John H. Bowman,
U. S. Archer, D. H. Bowers, e. II.
Seneker, Jr.. Thos. f. Trent, Tate l..
Earnest, ]. B. Thomas, John r. Stur
gill, Henry c. Jackson, Walter II.
Brown, H. G. Anderson.
The annual memorial address was
delivered by Hon. A. A. Taylor OF
Milligan. and memer of the bJohn-
son City lodge of Elks. The address
was one of the best ever given in the
city and was filed with references
to the good in man and his immor-
tality.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
THEATRE DAY ANNOUNCED
FOR FRIDAY DECEMBER n

The regular meeting of the Martha
Wilder Parents-Teachers Association
for December was held last Friday
and was presided over by the presi-
dent, Mrs. o. X. Morgan, The meet
ing was well attended. A fund of
$1l.90 to be used in buying clothing
for needy children was reported by
the visiting committee. Friday, De-
cember II. is the date announced for
Martha Wilder theater day and many
of the members have volunteered to
sell tickets for this worthy cause.
Mrs. Leland and Miss Barton served
dainty refreshments after the several
committees had submitted their re-
ports.
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MAsONs ELECTED OFFICERS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Johnson City Lodge No. 4S6. F. and
A. NJ. at their last meeting elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year:
C. Fl. Burchfield. WsM
j. R. Applegate, s. W.
Alex Massengills J W,
S. H. Cooper. Secretary.
Walter j. Miller, Jr.. Treasurer.
I. A. Moses, S. D.
w. Lewis Smith, J. D.
]. NJ. Holloway. TIler.
W. S. Poteat, s. $.
Fred Lewis, ]. S.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
WARD CROSBY
DIES SUDDENLY
Chief Engineer of Carolina
Clinchheld & Ohio Ry.
Passed Away Suddenly

Ward Crosby, chief engineer of the
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio rail
way and one of the prominent citizens
of Johnson City, died at his home
here Sunday morning at 1915
o'clock.
Although Mr.. Crosby had been in
failing health for some time and con-
fined to his home about six weeks, his
death came as great shock to his
family and friends. His death is at
tributed to heart failure.
Although a man of quiet disposi-
ton, he had the faculty of making
friends easily and had the reputation
Of being one of the best loved men in
the city. In the G.. c. & o. railway
Offices, along its line, and wherever
he was known, he was held to be q
strong and vigorous man, who in
spired confidence in his integrity and
ability. Mr.. Crosby had been chief
engineer of the c., c. & o. railway
since December /, 1911, before that
time serving with the railroad as
principal assistant engineer and di-
vision engineer for six years. Sc had
during his term of Office charge of
the construction of the Elkhorn eX-
tension of the c., c. & O., which is
considered one of the best pieces of
railroad construction in the world. He
also had charge of the company's ter.
minal work at Charleston, S. c., and
various other improvements along the
line. He was Sc years old, having
been born on May /, 1859, at Comp
ton Quebec. He was the son of
minister and was educated in the
New York schools. His first engin-
eering work was done in 1880 in New
England, later in Mexico, in which
places he was engaged a few years.
In 1890 he accepted a position as
resident engineer with the Norfolk &
Western railway, with which he re-
manned for two years, during which
time he had charge Of the double
tracking of that company's lines be-
tween Christiansburg and Radford.
In 1892, he was engaged by the
Boston G Maine railroad with head
quarters at Concord, N H., remaining
there till 1905, when he came to the
South and Western, now the c., c. &
o. railway, as division engineer.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the home at 3:3OC4Q&roh
ed from the home by DR.. w. A. JON
nard, rector of the Episcopal church.
The body was taken to Tully, Mass
achusetts, near Athol, accompanied
by the widow, by President Mark w.
Potter and other persons.
Mrs. Frank C. Warrick, his sister,
survives in Tully, Mass.
AS mark of respect to Mr.. Cros-
5y's. memory, the general Offices of
the railway were closed Monday af-
ternoon, and at $3.50 p. M, the hour
of the funeral, all work and activity
of every kind was suspended over the
entire line of the c., G. & o. railway
for q period of one minute.
Mr.. Crosby was united in marriage
in 1885 to Miss Katie Simonds at Or.
ange, Mass, who alone survives him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
GET RID OF THOSE POISONs IN
YOUR SYSTEM!

You will find DIR. Kings New Life
Pills most satisfactory laxative in
releasing the poisons from your sys-
tenn. Accumulated waste and poi
sons cause manifold ailments unless
released. Dizziness, spots before the
eyes, blackness and miserable feel
ing generally are indications that you
need DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Take
a dose tonight and you will expert
enee grateful relief by morning. 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
TRAIN NO. Al IN CONNECTION
WITH THE
ROYAL PALM
No. Al

Connections made at Jacksonville
for all points in Florida.
THE ROYAL PALM is AN ALL
STEEL ELECTRIC LIGHTED TRAIN
carrying free reclining chair cars,
dining car, Pullman sleeping cars and
observation car.
Ask Sor information about reduced
fares to Florida, Cuba, Alabama,
Louisiana and Texas points.
G. NJ. FILLS. D. P. A.
Knoxville. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
SEVENTEEN COUNTIES WILL
SPEND S4,000,OO0 ON ROADS
Fourteen of the Number Are in East Tennessee, Two in
Middle and One in West Tennessee Five Others
Will Hold Bond Elections this Month

The report of o. NJ. West, Assistant
Secretary of the State Department of
Highways, given to the public Mon
day. shows that the interest in good
roads in Tennessee is growing rapid
ly. The report says:
Seventeen counties are now or soon
will begin the expenditure of total
: of $4,O22 900 in building better roads
In Tennessee. OF these seventeen
counties, fourteen are in East Ten
nessee, two in Middle Tennessee and
one in West Tennessee.
Five other counties will hold bond
elections this month on the issuance
: of total of $1,400,00Q more which
will, If all carry, make total of $5,-
072,O00 to be spent in Tennessee dur
ing the coming year in building bet
ter roads.
Various counties in the state have
issued approximately sSO,OO0,o00 in
bonds for roads during the last ten
years. All road work done in the
state Is by the counties and the state
does not give any aid to state or
county roads. However, under the
bill creating the state department of
highways and fixing the automobile
tax provision is made whereby the
state will aid in maintaining roads.
This will be done with the automo-
bile tax through the department of
highways.
This will be the first state aid given
roads since 1901 when the legislature
made an appropriation to rebuild and
complete the old warton road from
Nashville. This was the old Buffalo
trail surveyed in 1897 by government
engineers and built by state aid. The
proposed Bristol-to-Memphis highway
follows largely this old road.
Fer Road Maintenance.
The law creating the state depart
ment of highways and the tax on au-
tomobiles, traction engines, motor
cycles, motor trucks and all motor
driven vehicles, provides that the de-
partment of highways cannot spend
more than ten per cent of the t2x in
maintaining the department and that
the remainder shall go back to the
county from which 1t is collected to
be used in maintaining roads designa'
ted by the department.
This fund will probably not exceed
$150O00 next year, but will give some
counties fairly good sums for road
maintenance while in others it will
only enable the state department to
give practical demonstrations of how
to repair roads and instruct the
county road authorities along these
lines.
Under this law oil owners of auto
mobiles, motorcycles. traction en-
gines and motor trucks must pay
their state tax Jan. /. of each year
aad any sale made during the year
requires the purchaser to pay the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
D. WEISS DIED TUESDAY
MORNING IN CHICAGO

Mr.. l.. D. Weiss, of the Dungk be
Woolen Mills of this city, received a
telegram Tuesday that his father, D.
Weiss, died that morning in Chi
cago hospital following an operation.
Mr.. Weiss was 81 years of age.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
wATAUGA LODGE /. o. OF.
................ ........ =. ELECTS OFFICERS

AT its regular meeting Monday
night watauga Lodge. No. 219. /. O.
o. F., elected their officers for the
ensuing term. Those elected are:
W. e. Dinsmore. N. G.; George
Henson, v. c.; Fred Artz. Recording
Secretary; w. /. Hart, Financial Sec
retary; d. NJ. Walters. Treasurer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09

We will appreciate any news item
sent us by our subscribers, especially
those living a distance out from
johnson City. Give us the deaths,
marriages or anything happening in
your nelghhorhood.- Remember that
anything, little or big. viii be news
to some one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
SHORT COURSE in AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
KNOXVILLE, TENN
VERY Low FARES VIA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Premier Carrier of the South.
$3.50 Round Trip-$I.5a
From
JOHNSON CITY, TENN.

Tickets win be sold on January
1st. I'd. Sd. SOth and 31st, 1916, limit
ed to return not later than March 1st
1916.
For further information call upon
any Southern Railway agent or adj
dress G. NJ. ELLIS, D. P. A.,
Southern Ry.. Knoxville. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09

Babies don't mind colo or take
cold II kept well with DR., Fahrney's
Teething Syrup. Get 1t anywhere.
Sample free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
SHOW
At J0NESB0R0
Saturday, December II, at
Which Valuable Prizes
Will be Awarded


sorn show will be held Saturday at
the court house in JonesborO and val
liable prizes will then be awarded
The best movement that has been
started to make farm life attractive
to boys and girls is the organization
of community clubs, corn clubs for
boys and canning clubs for girls.
Prof. H. A. Morgan: director of the
Tennessee Experimental Station and
a splendid speaker, will deliver an
address at O'Clock.
Community clubs were organized
last spring and their reports will be
a feature of the show. Each mem
ber's exhibit will be graded separate
ly, and the average grade of the sew
eral members will give the club
standing. Thirty points will be al
lowed for yield; thirty for profit;
twenty for exhibit and twenty for re-
port of the crop. This gives the boy
with average land an equal showing
with the boy who has good land and
also discourages the extravagant use
of manures and high priced fertil-
izers.
1st. Community prize for the club
scoring the highest, $4,000 in cash
given by the county court.
End. Community prize, $4,000 Civ
en- by the county court. These prizes
are to be divided equally between the
members of each club.
The following prizes offered for in
dividual work The boy making the
best 10 ear exhibit of non-prolific
corn, $4.0O pair Douglas shoes, given
by R. NJ. May & Son.
End prize, five-foot cultivator Civ
en- by the Farmers Union Co.
Best IL ear exhibit of prolific corn.
subsoil plow given by Shipley Hard
ware Co.
Best complete individual record
yield 80 per cent; profit so per cent;
exhibit 80 per cent cultivating har-
row given by R. c. Thomas & Son.
End prize, $3.50 paid Educator shoes
given by j. T. Whitlock & Co.
Bird prize, $1.OO cap. given by E. S.
Cox.
Prizes For Men.
Best 10 ears non-prolifc white corn
$500 pair Duchess trousers, given by
r. NJ May & Son.
End prize, $500 suit of overalls.
given by P. H. Worthington & Co.
3rd prize, gallon Karo Syrup, CIV
en- by C. H. Haire.
Best 10 ears speckled and red corn.
$3.50 Big Ben alarm clock, given by
F. e. Britton Drug Co.
Best 10 ears yellow corn, $3.50
pair of Douglas Shoes, given by R.
NJ. May & Son; $3.50 certificate of
deposit, given by the Banking and
Trust Co.
End prize, SLIPS pair undressed kid
gloves given by Haire Bros.
Best 10 ears prolific corn, / bag of
16 per cent acid phosphate, given by
]. NJ. Ward & Co.
End prize, pound Martins special
coffee, value 22c per pound, given by
H. A. Martin & Son.
Sweepstakes ear of white corn
shown separately, $1.0O work shirt
given by r. NJ. May & Son.
Farmers are invited to exhibit corn
not covered by the prize list above |
This is the best place to compare
corn and to see where good seed can
be had. Corn will be judged by ]. G.. |
Pridemore, Professor of Agronomy.
University of Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09

DR.. r. l.. Patton. of Telford. at.
tended pension board meeting here
Wednesday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09

]. j. Murray, secretary, is investi-
eating the plans being used in many
other states in working state con-
victs on the roads instead of in mines
and factories in competition with free
labor. He Is also in correspondence
with many citizens of the state and
the plan seems to meet with almost
universal favor. If this plan is adopt
ed by the legislature it will mean that
the various counties in the state will
get their pro rata of state convicts
to work on their roads at state ex-
pense and will. it is claimed, do more
good for better roads than any other
movement and at the same time take
the convicts from competition with
free labor and also give more hu-
name method of treating convicts. As
soon as this plan Is fully formulated
Mr.. Murray will present it to the
people of the state as one of the for
ward movements of the present ad-
ministration.
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same tax whether it be a new or q
second hand car. 1t is made a mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine of
from $5 to $50 for the party selling a
car not to report the sale and name
of the purchaser to the secretary of
state at Nashville within three days
after the sale and the same punish
ment is provided for those who do not
pay the tax.
This law was gotten up by automo-
bile owners over the state as an en-
couragement to better roads and off
cials of the department of highways
are laying plans for some practical
road work with this fund next year.
The repair work to be done will be
under the supervision of a state high
way engineer who will soon be Sc
lected
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-12-09
County Appropriations.

The counties in Tennessee now ap-
preparation engaged, or soon to be en-
gagged in building pike roads are;
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the two institutions, as is the case
in every other State in the Union
where such things occur The
federal government exercises a
watchful supervision over the ma
tional banks and they are regular
ly inspected, but despite that they
fail sometimes. Not for that rea-
son do the people denounce the
government, but they lay the
blame where it properly belongs
upon the dishonesty or ineffieien-
cy Of the bank people themselves.
The Ocala Star has something
to say along this line, whian is
well said and which we repro
duce as a matter of simple justice
to faithful State officials who have
been so Unexpectedly asperscd
and denounced because of these
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-09
Music and Expression Club

The Music and Expression Club
met on September Ord at the
iome of Thelma White. On ac-
count Of the rain only few were
there; also for the same reason
there was only short program,
1T being:
Piano solo, Silver Star, Elise
Blount; sketch of Bach s life. An
ma Mae Skies; vocal solo, Long
Ago, Grace Laubach; vocal solo,
Henrietta Harrington.
After refreshments, which all
enjoyed, the club adjourned to
meet September 18th at the home
OF lsidora and Anna Mae Skies.
Everyone is to be on the pro-
gram. Mrs. Corbett will give the
life of the author and Helen Far
rington a reading. -Isidora Skies,
Secretary.
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shows that, during two years and
nine months, the sheriff has col
lected fines and costs amounting
to $1S,193.81, which was enough
to pay not only himself and his
deputies, but also the entire cost
OF the county court, including the
salary of the prosecuting attorney.
Owing to the vigilance of the
sheriff and his deputies, violations
of law have been steadily decreas-
ing. AS giving AN idea Of their
vigilance, it is stated that, during
the period named above, they
brought to trial 1874 cases of lille
gal liquor selling and lis Of them
were convicted. DeSoto's sheriff
is certainly a very efficient officer
and worthy of high praise.
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Boca Grande

Boca Grande, Sept. Cd. NJ. Ell
lott left Wednesday for Rich
mond, Virginia, where he will
spend his vacation with relatives
and friends. Mr.. Elliott is the
popular druggist Of the Gulf Drug
Company.
Shubert Stackhouse left We'd
nesday for Jacksonville on bust
ness.
James Ausland left Wednesday
for Asheville, North Carolina, to
spend ten days in the mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hunt left
Wednesday for Florence, South
Carolina, to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Oglesby
left Wednesday for Dunnellon to
spend two weeks.
Capt. and Mrs. w. II. johnson
returned home Wednesday from
Arcadia via Punta Gorda.
Geo. III. Knapp attended the
District Meeting of the Odd Eel
lows last Monday night at Fort
Meade.
In the last week there has been
six births in Boca Brande. The
pelicans sure must have helped
the storks out this time.
Mrs. j. Z. Riley returned We'd
nesday from Savannah where she
has been visiting relatives and
friends.
Capt. w. III. johnson left Sun
day afternoon for Fort Myers to
see about having a road construct
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sheriff's Report

Arcadia, Florida, September 6,
I1915-To The Honorable Board of
County Commissioners of DeSoto
County Gentlemen: / beg leave
to submit to you this my report
covering the criminal business
transacted through my office for
the month of August:
Selling liquor, 10 cases; profan-
ity, g.; petit larceny, 6; fornica-
ton, A; drunlness, Q; trespass, q;
forgery, 2; assault, 2; violating Ii
cense law, L; issuing worthless
check, / /; vagrancy, /; attempting
to ride train, 1; assault, intent to
murder, /; aggravated assault, /
40.
81 plead guilty, 6 found guilty,
2 found not guilty, ! nolprossed,
6 bound over to county court, a
bound over to circuit court TO
tai 40.
AZ prisoners in Jail during
month of August IA prisoners in
Jail to-day; 81 convicts on road to-
day; 3 prisoners captured for
other counties.
1857 40 fine and costs, ETC., col
lected; $347.05 fine and cost bonds
on hand. $604.45.-J.L. Dishong,
Sheriff, DeSoto County, Florida
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Florida Raised Horses

Atlanta papers speak of a train
load of Georgia mules having left
Atlanta for New Orleans to be
shipped to Europe for use by the
allies. The train load valued at
more than 100000 was the second
consignment from the Atlanta
market within the last month.
A few weeks ago a DeSoto
county farmer from the vicinity of
Arcadia brought to Bradentown a
string of native horses of mixed
blood, a strain Of the Kentucky
thoroughbreds that would have
presented a good appearance in
any market. They were exceed
ingly hardy, and as are the Flori-
ola grown horses were notable for
endurance.
The young horses brought to
the Bradentown market had
grown on the ranges, and the
breeder said that horses do ex-
ceedingly well here, requiring,
however, feed and attention at
times during the winter months
when vegetation makes slow
growth and when there are peri
DDS of cold and damp weather.
Florida should get into the
game with cattle and hogs of bet
ter quality than those now pro-
duced and an increasing number
Of mules, which are notably more
hardy than are horses. -Bradon-
town journal.
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Fortnightly Club

The Fortnightly Club held its
regular meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Celia j. Richard, Sept. End.
The responses were "Mothers
Of noted men," Chapter 10 of the
club book-American Women
was read by the hostess. Then a
lively discussion on "Should Wo-
men vote?" took place among the
members and some very interest
ing papers were read by Mesdames
Fries, Written, Davis and Hewitt,
all in favor of women voting.
The club adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Emma w. Hancock,
Sept. 10Th, 1915.-Emma w. Han
cock, Sec.