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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-01
Made His Way Toward Horses Heads

on to careen from side to side in the
street and narrowly miss striking an
automobile.
Rodgers weight strained the wagon
pole as he made his way toward the
horses heads. Spectators feared that
the tongue would strike the curbing ns
the wagon sweryed and that the
policeman would be dashed to death.
Slowly he made his way forward, hold
ing at times TO the horses names. Then
he grasped n rein near the bridle OF
one Of the horses.
Tue animal resisted and jerked his
head SO suddenly that Rodgers fell or
the tongue. Clinging to the rein OF
one horse and the name of the other,
the policeman, while the crowd gasped.
succeeded in holding himself Off the
ground while the horses went half
a block.
Saw Children Ahead.
Then Rodgers saw the children
ahead. at 144th street, one or two
seemed to be dazed in the path of the
racing animals. He tripped one of the
horses, the animal turning half
sonersault. For minute all the
spectators could see was II mass OF
kicking horses, policeman, broken
harness and spllnters flying from the
broken wagon tongue.
Other policemen who had been at
tracted by screams hastened to Rod
gers assistance. He was taken to II
hospital where it was found that he
is suffering from three broken ribs. II
broken leg and bruises and contu-
sions.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-01
Flour.

Flour.
Selling Prices.
Standard Colorado, net .........S 10
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Saved by a Dream.

A farmer living at Lapford. England.
dreamed thrice in succession that he
saw a pit dug in II of his fields and
some of his property cast into it. AT
the third time of dreaming he got up.
dressed and went out. He heard the
thud of a spade and caught sight of a
MAI digging by lantern light. The
digger fled at his approach. 1t was a
grave upon which he had been at work.
By its brink lay a huge knife. On his
way back the farmer met one of his
maidservants. She had had a quarrel
with the MAJ to whom she had been
engaged, she said, but he had prevailed
upon her to meet him for the last time
at 2 O'Clock that morning, when he had
something to show her. ''This is what
he had to show YOU" said the farmer,
leading her to the grave.-London Tat
Ter.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
BOUNDARY LINES.
Mostly Straight In Our Land, Crooked
and Illogical Abroad.

Most United States boundaries are
straight lines, and the majority of
these lines are due north and south or
east and west. Where the lines are
not straight they are nearly always
established either by rivers or by
mountain ridges. 1t is very simple to
know where one state ends and an
other begins.
In Europe, on the contrary. nearly
all boundaries are established by
crooked and usually illogical lines. The
frontiers wind about like foolish COW
paths. The more important lines are
definitely established. for they are too
important to be left in doubt. But on
some of the dividing lines guessing be-
ONE a fine art.
The arbitrariness of European bound
aries is largely a relic OF the old un-
scientific centuries. But ever in this
highly scientific century, when new
lines are to be laid out, they follow
the old meandering custom. After the
Balkan wars the new boundaries were
fixed as they were 500 years ago, who'll
ly without regard TO geometry or sim
plicity.
The contrast is n minor indication of
a fundamental difference. The new
world is more buSinesslike than the
old. 1t goes more directly to the point.
1t does practical things in a more
practical way. a straight line is more
practical than a curl or an arabesque.
And so the United States is strong for
straight lines.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
OBSCURE HEROES.
these Humble Workers Only Do Their
Duty and Wear No Medals.

Twelve boys took an abandoned hand.
rar and placed 1t on the Lacka wanna
tracks near the Paterson station. BY
chance the station agent saw them
speeding by and telegraphed to a tow.
rma n mile away at Paterson June
ton to stop them. The towerman knew
that an express was just behind the
boys and opened n switch. throwing
them and their stolen car down an en-
bankment: then he closed the switch
as the express came around the curve
behind them, and little they knew that
they had thrown dice with death and
won thanks 10 the foresight of these
two men OF the job.
These are the heroes of peace. these
obscure, unknown men, doing their duty
practically 800 days out of the year.
In the news account the name of the
towerman was not even mentioned. but
he has twelve lives TO his credit. and
twelve homes have been spared from
mourning, and twelve boys are given
another chance to finish their careers.
We Set 81 dOOuStOhled W tue MEL
on the job that we forget what part the
integrity of the workman plays in the
mechanism of modern life, from the
man in the tower to the trackWalker,
from the engineer to- the chief dis
patcher. If all these cogs were not true
and working in unison every minute in
the hour, where would the safety of
our lives be?
These heroes of peace, who wear no
ribbons and medals and no service
colors. give the lie to those who say
human nature is not essentially hon
est.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Notice of Bond Sale
In the matter of the petition of J.

In the matter of the petition of J. w.
Battle. ct. al.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors of Lee county, Miss,
will on the
EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER.
1916 at the court house in the city of
Tupelo offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder. at public out:ry. road
bonds of the Fifth Supervisors District
of Lee county, Miss, in the sum of
80. 600, 00) Nine Thousand Dollars.
bonds to be in the denominations of
$500 90 each and TO bear interest at a
rate not to exceed 6 per centum per
annum. payable semi annually. Pur-
chaser will be required to paw attor.
ney's fees for having bonds approved
and furnish blank bonds without costs
to the District.
All bidders will be required to furn-
ish good faith check 10 the sum of
$500 90, which should be filed with
John M. Witt, clerk of the Board of
Supervisors. on or before that date.
This. the Sd day of October. 1916.
A. S. Parham,
President OF the Board of Supervisors
of Lee County, Miss.
John M. Witt, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, Lee County, Miss. 20
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
NOTICE
State of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co.,
Memphis, Tenn. Memphis Q%ueensware
Co.. Memphis. Tenn; VIM. X. Moore
Dry Goods Co, Memphis. Tenn. w.
C. Early & Co Memphis. Tenn; Cur
RE McGraw Co., Memphis. Tenn. /;
ID. Canale & Co, Memphis. Tenn /;
Memphis Furniture COMPANY, Mem
phis, Tenn; oliver Finnie Gro
Gerry Co.. Memphis. Tenn Orkill
Bros. & Co.. Memphis. Tenn; Stratton
Warren Hdw. Co.. Memphis, Tenn /;
Cudahy Packing Co., Memphis, Tenn;
Green Bros. & Northcroft. Memphis.
Tenn Roberts. johnson & Rand Shoe
Co., st. Louis, Mo-; Shapleigh Hard
ware Co ST Louis Mo (; Butler Bros,
Chicago, III Wagner Grocery Co..
Memphis, Tenn; Magic Foed Co.. D..
M Ferrie & Co., defendants.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the county of
Lee. in said state, on the I'd Monday
of November. A. D 1916. to show
cause, if any you can, why the appoint
ment of j. C. Janis on as assignee IF
the estate of Rogers Johnson & Co.,
OF Plantersville, Miss , should not be
confirmed and said assignee ordered to
convert assets of So d firm into cash
and pay debts, wherein you are creditor
defendants.
This 5th day of Oct. 1916.
80 John NJ Witt, Clerk.
Robins & Thomas Sos for Assignee.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Notice
In the Matter of Removing Telephone

In the Matter of Removing Telephone
Poles from the Public Roads.
1t appearing to the Board that the
telephone poles along the highways in
the county in many places are within
the bounos of the public roads and GER
tain fences along said roads are also
within the bounds of the roads and that
the same should be removed: 1t is
therefore ordered by the Board that
the Cumberland Telephone Co. and the
S%tantonville Telephone Co. be notified
and directed and required to remove
their poles out of the bounds of the
public roads; and all owners of fences
along said road are hereby notified to
remove their fences out of said roads.
1t is further ordered that the Clerk of
this Board publish a copy of this order
in the Tupelo Journal, a weekly news
paper published in said county, and
mail a copy of said paper to each OF
the telephone companies above men,
toned. If the said distractions are
not removed within thirty DAYS from
this publication the Board wilt have
same removed.
Ordered by the Board this the 5th
day of October. 1916.
A. s. Parham, President.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Pretty Poor PiIof

81 was cut with Unison in his auto
mobile the other evening"" said the fat
plumber to his friend the thin car
penter.
Didn't know he had one"
Yes; he bought n secondhand"
did yon have a good ride?'
Il nearly lost a years growth"
Speed tiend?"
mo, but he can't guide the thing
straight"
Poor at the wheel, eh?'
Poor at the wheel? Why, man alive,
Unison couldn't steer a street car
Exchange.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Notice

The State of Mississippi, County Of
Lee. In Re: Assignment of Rogers,
Johnson & Co. to j.. C. Jamison, AS
signee.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the provisions of the
decree of the Chancery Court rendered
at the October term, 1916, that /, as
assignee of Rogers, Johnson & Co., a
receiver of the Chancery Court in said
cause will, on Wednesday. the FIRST
day of November, 1916. within legal
hours, offer for sale to the highest hid
der for cash. the stock of merchandise
consisting of Dry Goods, Shoes, Gro
~ceries, Hardware. etc., inventoried at
So. 103. 81, and Furniture and Fixtures
inventoried at $261 so, at the store of
Rogers, johnson & Co. in P~lantersviIle,
Lee county. Miss.
Said sale to be for cash, and the
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids.
This the 18th day of October, 1916.
81 2 j. G. Jamison, Assignee.
Robins & Thomas, Soils. for Assignee.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Notice of Public Works

Notice is hereby gwen that the roaC
commissioners of the Second D strict OF
Lee county, MISS, and the Board OF
Supervisors of said county will, at the
court house in the city of Tupelo, wi h.
in lawful hours on the 9Th day of No
vember, 1916, let to the lowest respon
sible bidder contract for hauling gravel
for the construction Of the following
roads in SAID d strict:
Link or Sherman and SaltilIo road
beginning at the intersection of county
highway and run to Macedonia church,
about II miles.
Link on Saltillo and Birmingham
road, beginning at the intersection of
the county highway west of Uclatubba
church and run west to place of U. S
Benjamin., about II miles.
Lin on Saltillo and Mantachie road
beginning at the intersection of Gun
town and Mooreville road and run west
to Brooks creek, about 81 miles.
Link at the Hopkins H. Ii on Unity
road, about %one-quarter mile.
Link on Saltlllo and Birmingham
road beginning at the east end of
Tishomingo levee and run west to
Birmingham church, about ID miles.
AhiN VII 1oPCio ou0 olII IllIlk IldIIl
road beginning at C B. Kirkpatric's
Gin and run north about one-half mile,
Link on Saltillo and Mantachie road
about one quarter mile, near Mansel's
place.
Plans and specifications for said
work is now on file with the clerk of
the Board of Supervisors. The district
is to furnish the gravel and the bids
should be for hauling at so much per
square yard. Bids must be sealed and
filed with the clerk of the board on or
before said date. Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
This the 4th day of Oct. 1916
j. A. Peach,
G. r. Witt.
F. G. Billiard,
Road Commissioners.
A. S Parham.
President Board of Supervisors.
j. M. Witt, Clerk. %
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Notice of Public Works

Notice is hereby given that the Road
Commissioners of the Fifth District of
Lee county, Miss. will on the 9th day
of November, 1916. at the court house
in the city of Tupelo. Miss within
lawful hours, at pub ic cutlery, let the
contract for the grading of link of road
beginning near Itawanba county line
IN Eureka road and run west about 8
miles.
Plans and specifications are now on
file with the clerk of the Board Of
Supervisors
This the 18th day O o : 1916.
30 J.. w. Battle,
A. S. Sumner,
W w. Gray,
Road Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Green Feed in Winter

Whv don't your hens lay when
eggs are high? They do not get
the chemical ingredients that the
grasses and green feed supply in
season. B. A. Thomas Poultry
Remedy supplies these very in
gradients only in a more concen-
trated form. We sell it and
guarantee you to get eggs. S..
Clair Drag Co.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Change of Schedules
Mobile 4 Ohio R. R.
Effective May End

Trains will leave Tupelo, Miss,
as follows:
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Your Wife Can Use 1t

If you are away from home and
one of your horses takes the collie
your wife can treat him if she
has Farris' Collie Remedy in the
house. 1t is easy to use. Just
drop it on the horses tongue and
in thirty minutes he is relieved.
Get it today. You may need it
tomorrow. st. Clair Drug Co.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
A Small Point

Barrister's .Wife-So your client vas
acquitted of murder. On what grounds?
Barrister-Insanity. We proved that his
father once spent two years in an
asylum. Barrister's Wife-But he didn't.
did he? Barrister-Yes. He was doc
tor there. but we had not time to bring
that fact out.-London Tit Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Elsewhere.

DO you ever take a day off and go
fishing?"
Yes. But the fish always seem to
take the same day off that l do."-
Washington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27

For folders and other informa-
ton regarding rates. routes, ETC..
apply to G.. J. Paessler, Ticket
Agent. Mobile & Ohio r. R. or
write G. E. Allen. District Pass
enger Agent. Jackson. Tenn.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27
Soft Answer.

John, don't you think l have worn
this pair Of shoes long enough?'
NO. dear; if they were long enough
you wouldn't have had those corns."-
Houston Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-27

We ought to call in reason, like a
good physician. as a help in misfortune.
- Epictetus.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
RETIRED CHIEF OF
WARSHIPS IS DEAD
HAD GIVEN UP COMMAND or
GERMAN FLEET ON ACCOUNT
or Ill HEALTH.

BERLIN, via London, Feb. 25.-Ad-
miral Pohl, whose retirement on &C.
count of Ill health from command of
the German battle feet was announced
few days ago, has died in Berlin.
Hugo Won Pohl was born at Brus-
sells, August 25, 1856. He was a lieu
tenant at the age of 81 and at "a was
made senior lieutenant and placed in
command of the Corvette Corola. He
was promoted to command in 1894
and four years later to captain.
He was made commodore In the new
navy in 1905, vice-admiral in 1909, and
was made full admiral Jan. ~, 1913.
He saw service actively in command
OF the cruiser Hansa at the battle of
Taku forts, China, in 1900.
Vice-Admiral Won Pohl was ap-
pointed chief of the admiralty staff in
1909. In February, 1915, he succeeded
Admiral Won Ingenhol as commander
of the German battle feet and Berlin
dispatch, dated Feb. %, announced his
retirement and the appointment of
vice-Admiral Reinhardt schesr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
DEMAND FOR MAURY
REAL ~ SHOWN BY.
INCREASED SAGI
TRANSFERS FOR PAST NOM
SHOW A GAIN OF FIFTY
PER CENT.
YEAR Far AHEAD OF LAgI
Value Of Lands Sold During The TMs
Months Almost Double That Of mi
Same Two Months of the PreyIsa
Year-State Tax.

Real estate transfers in Maui
county for the past month were mott
than fifty per cent above the transtaI
for the same month of the preVh1
year. The total of the transfers
the county during the month VET
$155,O0O. For February Of 1915 th9
totaled only $97,75O. this being neal
100000 increase.
In January of this year the real
transfers were $25O,OOO, an incres
over the same month of the preNic
year of $4,000. The increase, thief
fore for the months of January y
February Of nearly 100000. Il
rate of increase should be maintaii
during the entire year the total for9
twelve months would be one nilf
dollars.
During the month there were bf
number Of big deals registered.
state revenue from transfers in Fsf
airy was more than $155.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
WILSON'S name
ON THE BALLOT
INSISTS HE is UNWILLING TO
ENTER INTO ANY CONTEST
FOR NOMINATION.

ATLANTA, Ca, March 1.-Presi-
dent Wilson Tuesday formally consent
ed to the use of his name as candi-
date for the presidency by Georgia
democrats in their selection of dele
gates to the national convention at
st. Louis. In the letter to st. Elmo
Massengale, secretary Of the state
committee, the President said:
While | am entirely unwilling to
enter into any contest for the presi-
Dental nomination of the democratic
party, am willing to permit the use
OF my name that the democrats Of
Georgia may make known their pref
erence in regard to that nomination.
The state committee recently decid-
ed that unless more than one candi.
date offered for the presidential nomi-
nation, no primary would be held.
The state convention for the selection
OF delegates will be held In Macon
on May 3.
The name Of Clark Howell of At
lanta, present national committeeman
from Georgia, candidate for re-elec-
ton, also was filed with Secretary
Massengale, under a recent ruling by
the state committee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
REF UND LICEnSE
TO SALON MEN
KENTUCKY HOUSE PASSES SUCH
BiLL-WORkMEN'S CON-
PENSATiON.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 25.-The
senate Thursday continued its consid-
Grafton the night-Meyers workmen's
compensation bill. The measure Is
being considered section by section.
No other business Of particular conse-
quence was taken up.
Several more amendments were
tackled on the compensation bill. which
was under consideration when the
senate adjourned at o'clock. An
amendment proposed by Senator Ford
and adopted provided that IL injury or
Death results to an employee through
the deliberate intention of his employ
er; tiaes smploye or his dependents
shah receive lump sum compensa-
ton with which to prosecute him.
Some objection was raised to this
amendment, Senator Knight saying
that he did not think that any EN-.
ployer would deliberately injure or
kill an employe The same views
were expressed by Senator Williams.
The house resolution directing tie
auditor to refund to saloon.keepers
who were forced out Of business by
dry legislation their portion of the un.
earned license paid the state, passed
80 to 0. The resolution was called
from the orders Of the day by Senator
Bodies.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
LEWIS COUNTY 10
THt SENATOR
DEMOCRATS WILL INSIST UPON
RIGHT TO SELECT THE
NOMINEE.

Lewis county is going to insist again
this year upon the right to name the
democratic senator from this district.
This has been the insistance Of that
county for several years and two
years ago, Hon, D. G. Humphrey was
nominated, but after the Maury coun-
ty democrats had endorsed Senator J.
W. Clayton Church, Mr.. Humphrey
withdrew. For the purpose of nomi-
mating the candidate from Lewis coun-
ty the democratic committee of that
county has been called to meet at
Hohenwald on next Saturday. A pri-
mary will probably be called and sew
eral candidates are expected to enter
the contest. 1t is not improbable that
if Lewis county names as its candi-
date an acceptable democrat that
there will be a disposition in Maury
county to concede to the smaller coun.
ty the senatorship this time. The last
senator that Lewis furnished was
twelve years ago when Fred Schue-
bert was the nominee. In 1906 Will
liam B. Greenlaw, of this county, rep
resented the district, in 1908, John e.
Greer, of Perry county, was the mem
Der and two years later DR.. T. Bledsos
Brown, Of Maury county, was elected.
In 1912 and 1914 Senator Church Of
Maury county, was elected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
PLAY DEADLY TRICK
ON GERMAN TROOPS
MINE WOODS AND
THEN RETREAT, ENEMY
BLOWN UP.

PARIS, March 20, Delayed. DO
you know about the trick we played
on the Germans on Caures wood?"
was the uestion with which French
soldier who had been in the Verdun
fighting introduced Tuesday his 40
count of an incident at the 'front.'
Well, to the north of Verdun," he
continued, "a little beyond Beaumont
lies Caures wood. 1t was point to
which the Germans devoted special at.
tention, and therefore everything was
done to give them as good reception
as possible.
while our infantry on the fringe
of the wood held off the enemy, lieu
tenant of engineers and his men made
their final preparations in the wood,
which had been carefully mined be-
forehand. When all was ready the in
fantry fell back and the Germans, con
WINGED that our men were boiling, tore
after them in the woods, yelling ex-
ultantly
when the last Frenchman was
safely out of the wood on the other
side some one posted near Beaumont
pressed button. There was heavy
boom, and trees, mingled with bodies,
shot into the air Virtually every man
of the enemy in the wood had been
killed"
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EQUALITY.

mo such thing as stuck-uppishness
about her." says the loyal serviter.
defending his mistress against The
criticisms of the acquaintance who IL
inyeighing against class discrimiHa.
and the attitude of the wealthy To.
ward the working element.
Well, but don't she order you
around?'
Sure she does. But, Lord! She
bawls me out just the same az what
she does her husband. She don't
make no difference between me an
him, ven."-Judge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
RESTRICTED.

Il am glad to note that your hus
band. who brings home the wash
seems to be a comparatively sober
man."
"Yes'm. l positively won't give him
no money for likker. ANY money he
spends for likker he has to earn his.
SELF"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03

BERLIN, Feb. "a, via London-Fur.
Their gains for the Germans in the
region north of the French fortress OF
Verdun were reported by the war Of
flee Thursday. The statement says
the entire wooded district northwest
and northeast of Beaumont and the
forest of Herbe are In possession Of
the Germans.
Announcement also was made Of the
capture by the Germans of the vii
lagos of Brabant, Hauntmont and
Samogneux, in the Verdun region.
Samogneux lie about one mile south
of Maumont, the loss OF which was
admitted Wednesday by the French
war office. It is six miles north OF
Verdun.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-03
WOODED DISTRICT
ALREADY TAKEN
REPORTS SHOW NEW OFFENSIVE
TO BE DIRECTED OVER LARGE
TERRITORY.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Emperor Will
liam has established his headquarters
at the German positions facing Yer
dun, according to information received
from Berlin by the Evening News by
way of Copenhagen.