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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
RATE SQUABBLE
BLAMED ON CAPE
INSURANCE MEN
A. c. Vasterling Says They
Tried to Dodge City's
License Fee.
CHARGED THEIRFIRMS;
CITY GETS NO RETURN
Risk Men Say $50 Blanket
License Fee Will Solve
Situation.

Blame for the Cape'S failure to get
an immediate reduction of Is cents
on the fire insurance rate on CONNER
cial risks yesterday afternoon was
placed at the door of local fire insur-
ance agents by A. c. Vasterling after
ne had taken the question up by long
distance telephone with the Missouri
Inspection Bureau.
"The agents are responsible" he
said, because they are billing their
SO license against their companies
rather than pay them out of their own
pockets as it was expected they would.
The license ordinance does not
place any tax upon the companies and
they can not be forced to pay cent.
However, the agents can well come
upon them for the amount and the
chances are good that it will be col
lected."
The city was promised that if the
S25 occupation tax imposed upon all
fire insurance companies doing bust
ness here were repealed the Is cent
reduction would be made in the in
surance rates.
Mr.. Vasterling yesterday in his
telephone conversation with the Mis-
souri, Inspection Bureau, was told that
the moment that it was definitely es-
tabliShed that the agents we're not
billing their license fees against their
companies, a spccia! bulletin will be IS
sued giving the Cape the benefit Of
the Decent reduction.
Vasterling was authorized 10 ascer-
tain what vas the fact of tie situa-
ton. He went up Main stree a2d the
first two insurance men that ne talked
to, he found that both had asked their
companies to pay the license fees. Hc
gave up, he said, and reported 20
Mayor Mage that he would renew ne
gotiati0ns for reduction in The rate.
Insurance men yesterday contenicd
that the present $40 license is q. IL
cense only in name and not fact They
declare that to require a SO license
payment for each company is the same
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual stockholders meeting of the Al
lenville State Bank will be hold at It's
banking house in the city of Allen
vile, Missouri, on the Goth day of
September, 1916.
Said meeting will be convened ut .
O'Clock a. m. and continued during ut
least three hours, unless the object for
which such meeting is called be accom-
plished sooner.
The purpose for which this meeting
is called is to elect five (5) directors
for the said bank, to serve during the
ensuing year, and for the transaction
of any other business which may prop
crly come before the meeting.
H. S. Hinton, President,
d. H. Zimmerman, Secretary.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
Man IS ALMOST
In
CAPE CLAY Mine
Jack Smith Is Taken From
Shaft UncOnsciOus-Was
Caught by Gas.
ASSERTS ONE BREATH
ALMOST KILLED HIM
Carb0nic Acid Gas Paralyzed
Him, But He Called Aid
and tainted.

Jack Smith, an empIoye Of the Ma
tiOnal EEameling Company's clay
mine, just south of the jackson road
and about seven miles from this city,
came near losing his life yesterday
when he encountered carbonic acid gas
in the shaft.
He had Just gone down in the ele-
vatOr and alighted at the bottom when
he detected the odor of the poisonous
fumes. He realized his danger imme-
diately and shouted for help as he at
tempted 20 re-enter the elevator.
Magnus Dempsey, who represents
the st. Louis company, owDers of the
mine, and his brother, NJ. A. Dempsey,
were near the entrance to the mine.
They heard Smiths cries for help, and
looking into the shaft, found him IN
conscious in the elevator.
Knowing that he had been overcome
by gas, and realizing the danger OF
these poisonous fumes, Magnus and
N. A. Dempsey set the elevator in
motion and very carefully raised
Smith to the earth's surface. Ee was
still unconscious vixen rescued and his
muscles were twitching, indicating
that he was in serious condition.
His rescuers applied heroic treat
ment and after a short time he was
revived. RestOratives were given to
him and he was soon in nomal condi-
ton.
Smith said he WAS almost instantly
paralyzcd with the first inhalation Of
fumes. Ec knew that he had not time
to lose and he called for help and then
cndeavored to get back into the elc-
v",tor before his senses left him. He
@as unconscious when the life savers
reached the outer entrance to the mine
and started the elevator
The news Of he accident also re
vcaled the fact that this county has
some Of the few mines in the world
where enamel clay Is produced The
National Enameling Company Of St
Louis owns 100 acres of land in this
tract, which formerly belong to the cs:-
tate Of the late Patrick II. Dempsey.
This clay, which is used exclusive
Is Tor the manufacture of enamel for
use in making al kinds Of granite
Tare, is jet Hack, smooth and some
What oily. When it becomes dry it's
ebony color 5leaches and the product
becomes faky and soft, and possesses
many qualities OF graphite.
Until it was discovered that Cape
Girardeau County contained enamel
clay, the product was imported to the
United States from Belgium and Ger
many.
The shaft where the company is now
mining clay runs to a depth OF more
than 100 feet. The vein of the cavity
from Which the clay is taken, runs
only few feet. As the product is held
in what is known as pockets" it has
been found necessary to abandon each
shaft after it has been worked for
few months and excavate elsewhere.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
L EGG AL NOTICES,
NOTICE OF RESIGNATION
State of Missouri, County of Cape Gil

State of Missouri, County of Cape Cir
ardeau, SIS:
In the Probate Court, August "A,
1916.
Dowell Zimmerman, guardian;
Clarence Tuschhof, minor.
10 All Persons Concerned:
Take notice that the undersigned
guardian and curator of Clarence
Tuschhoff, will, at the November term,
1916, of said court, to be held at the
Courthouse in the city of Jackson, in
said county and state, on the 18th day
OF November, 1916, apply to said court
Tor leave to resign the Office and trust
OF said guardianship and curatOrship.
DOwell Zimmerman, Gdn.,
Clarence Tuschhoff, Minor.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07

the congregation and Rev. I. H. Rudi,
pastor.
A feature Of the day will be ser
mon preached in German in the morn
ing by Reverend Nathes, now of Mil
waukee, Wis, who was pastor of
Emanuel Church 80 years ago.
In the afternoon q sermon in Eng
lish will be preached by Reverend Biz
ner Of Shawneetown.
The church was founded almost sim
ultancous with the settlement Of the
part of the county around jackson and
Tilsjt. Il now has congregation
made Up Of many Of TIE most prosper
Gus farmers in that part Of the coun-
ty, Rev. Mueller r2s The hrs pastor
who vas in charge Of the church.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all credit
ors and others interested in the estate
of Jacob VI. Berkbigler, deceased, that
|. the undersigned, intend to make final
settlement of the estate of said deccas-
ed at the next term of the Probate
Court of Cape Girardeau County, Mis-
souri,, to be held at Jackson, Missouri.
beginning on the Is day of November,
1916.
Jacob b. BCrkbiglcr,
Administrator.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all credit
Ors and others interested in the estate
of Frederika Plagge, deceased, that I.
the undersigned, intend to make final
settlement Of the estate of said dc
ceased at the next term of the Probate
Court of Cape Girardeau County. Mis-
souri,, to be held at Jackson, Missouri.
beginning on the Is day of November,
1916.
Wesley A. Denckc,
Administrators,
De BCins, Mon
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE
Administrator.

Notice is hereby given to all credit
Ors and others interested in the estate
of Dudley Reynolds, deceased, that l.,
the undersigned, intend to make final
settlement of the estate of said dcceas-
ed at the next term of the Probate
Court Of Cape Girardcau County, Mis-
souri,, to be held at Jackson. Missouri,
beginning on the Is day of November.
1916.
j. A. Reynolds,
James Fl. Reynolds,
Administrators.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA OF c;I!LLS g. FEVER.
Five or SIX doses will break any case. cad
If taken tacn as . tonic :iBe Fever will moi
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Colonel and Goes not gripc or sicken. IS:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
TILSIT CHURCH TO
HAVE BIG JUBILEE
Emanuel Lutheran to Observe
Fiftieth Anniversary and
Mission Fest.

Emanuel German Lutheran Church
at Tilsit Sunday Will celebrate its gold
en- jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary of
its founding at the same time that the
annual mission fest will be held on the
grounds of the church.
Elaborate plans for the dual celebra-
ton have been made By members Of
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
THE PUBLIC IS THE CARCASS.

In the disputes between labor and capital there should be
method by which the should be relieved the burden
Te public is the which both capital and labor feed said
Railway conductors, he
spoke the truth
Upon what food does this Caesar feed that he has great
Shakespeare long question discussion
The problem that onfront the people How long must the
upon profits corporations
by trainmen will get be made
an freight
Morgan added him by his father
the European began
No objects his capacity but the public should be called
upon pay
poye pay.
Unfortunately who the demands those who meet
dsinterested public,
a. Carrots says,
Food and clothing have doubled value during the past and
the prices this than twelve months The small business
the unmpoan olcr the prosperity of the big
should be satisfied
The Congress plain should enact legislation which will place
the burden business where belongs. The who works
in the field; he who tolls living store and the merchant matter
his Their
about what they but it is costing them than twice
as much o lis.
eighthou
BILL but has right to make the dneeed public shoulder he burden
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-07
THE WAR BETWEEN CAPITAL iND LADOR.

of
arbitration crisis not surpassed this
country Congress prevent its
dsGstro results.
in view Of the bitterness between railroad workers and the
officially railroads.
cap'@I and labor look upon each other foes
The typographical composed who skilled III
their the! probably other class
eaicd because they the educated al employees Many
scholars o be found in the membership of this
At Typographical Union held in
Baltimore, the sanctioned arbitration the settlement
of disputes between members of the and their employees but the
enaves Of this labor organization signed with the American
Publishers Association binding the members the arbitration
But additional evidence friendly relations existing between the
printing the publishers international
resolution nie the paper holding publishers
each local call the their
districts to Justice for publishers
Of labor The the propetors
other, rnz consider each other friends
The good that IS thus accomplished evidenced by the friendly acts of
for the other
More than generations elapsed the Typographical
in
fishers worthy And the lesson that is taught by the
publishers printers worthy
capital and labor.
IT, is often said generally considered there strength
there is also friendship and the constant conflicts between
employees employers eliminated until both her
made realize that the mutually beneficial
the other.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-01

some Of ]. Gould or Vanderbilt-or
any other mans gold-and make
better sue Of 1t, too. Well, these old
planters had ways Of their own but
to give you some idea of the extent
Of their operations, l will say that
BulOw had about three hundred
hands; Bunch about same; Addison
about sixty and Anderson about same;
barley about twenty or thirty and
about all these places there was not
fence or plOw or cart at that time
everything was done by manual Ia
Dor. The few cattle that they kept
were kept In enclosed pastures. They
had plenty milk, butter and eggs but
for fresh meat depended on the In
dian hunters with whom we were on
the best terms, and who kept them
we'll supplied with venison and tur-
kies, wild honey and coontie, or arrow
root. Besides this they could come
In the fall with large droves of fat
hogs and fat beeves and trade them
off for blankets, homespun, powder,
lead, red cloths, calico, beads, ETC.,
etc., at such rates that the cost was
but a trifle. The trade almost ended
In a drunk, and sometimes a big fuss.
l remember once old BILLY BOwlegs"
after trading and as usual, getting
drunk, kicking up the very devil be-
cause fat heifer he had sold and
which, in being killed, proved to be
with calf, alleging that he had been
, very badly cheated inasmuch as he
had not been paid for the calf He raw
ed like a mailman, and finally subsid-
ed into good long spell of crying
and begged to be paid for it, and so
went on until the old chief went to
sleep.
Well. you see am off the track and
must get on again. All the work, as
l said, was manual The axe and the
hoe were about the only tools used,
and Mr.. Niger "toted' on his head
or shoulders all the crops to the barn
and the logs to bull the barn or
house. Every place hid from two to
twenty hand-mills of ttone to grind
! the corn and in most places you could
hear the mills a-goink for half the
night as each man or head of family
ground out his grist fof the next days
grub. The ration was a peck of corn
per week. This may seem but poor
feed for a man. but it was his bread
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-01

A Joag h. a1Anr tAis haDoo
John A111ooo imported . DqrGnn
named HoaS Wa1lnman 70 ovoFooo -
place. One day e hApDe0oa IT.
Wellsman Wa riding aluag tho K1um6l
Road when what should - 49, -
the road but . good siDed a11lUn1mk
He had never seen one ho1nce - W6nG
doee he do but unite the ropo q -
horses neck and making Q runn1nx
moose on It and leaving one I'D 90
fast to the horse. he ALPS The othoe
end over the head Of Mr.. Gator. -
ting spurs to his horse. OF coaEso
the gator held back until jerllDd ~
ward by the rope. This pulled ~
toward the horse who, looking bach
and thinking the gator was sp0fnG-
ing up to him, set off 1t full speo0.
Like John Gilpin of old. Il was neck
or nothing. 1t SO happened that old
Addison was in his field on horse
back as Wellsman turned into Il fru0
the Kings Road and Mr.. A, not stop
ping to look or think much about e
but suppOsing it was another Pa
triOtic charge, set off for home on hfs
horse also at full speed. Wellsman
shouted, Stop Mr.. Addison" while
the latter yelled back Fire and b
d.. and SO they went till both
reached home when the laugh went on
both.
Old barley was a queer old York
shire man. He had a theory that this
world was a living being; that the
ocean was its heart; the streams and
rivers the veins and arteries and the
men but lice as it were ON its surfAce.
He had a way of fishing or bObbing
for alligatOrs. then very numerous on
the Tomoka and great nuisanceo q
they were, very fond of both pigB an6
puppies. He would take pup and
tie a bog hook and line to him. set
him afloat on a board and with a
empty barrel for bob. Pup would
whine, gator would b0ggle him hO0h
and all and when he got tired a
dragging the barrel about the river,
barley would take him in.
These are some of the old settlers
as l found them in 1924. l left the
country in 1884 and lived In Charles
ton, S. c., till 1889, with the exceptio1
of a short trip l made down there
during the War with the Semtn0leG
in 1886. Even then in 1884 many 81
the old people had passed away. Ny
recOllectiOns Whereabouts are not voFy
distinct l know that my uncle EAmA1
uel w. Ormond died I'm St. Augustine
about September. 1929 and my nth
CONTINUED on Page 49,
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-01

The following is a copy of a letter writ
ten by James Ormond. grandson of Cap
tain James OrmonG, one of the original
owners of the J. and E. w. Ormond grant
which is now part of the lands of the
only and was ample under the then
system of task work. All sorts of la
Dor on the plantation was pOrtiOned
out-so much wood to be cut down
in clearing land; so much in grubbing
roots; SO much in preparing the land
for planting; so much in hOeing and
harvesting, and so on, SO that each
one knew in the morning his or her
appointed task and these tasks were
SO light that an Industrious hand
could always get through with them
by two or three o'clock in the day
and the rest of the time was his
to fish or hunt or plant or pillow as to
him seemed best. All had his own
little fields or pastures; most of the
men owned their own firelOcks or
guns Many owned canoes and cast
nets so that on the whole they Jared
well and were we'll clad and cared
for.
In all these settlements there was
neither priest, preacher. lawyer or
doctor within fifty miles and they
did not seem to miss them. They
lived quietly and peacefully and plen-
tifully until the change of Flag. Then
the fire water came in and as it swept
the Indians so it swept off these prim-
tive people. These are the people
found settled on the Halifax when
first | knew it; how they came there
history tells.
l think that after the English had
given up Florida to the Spaniards all
the settlers left and went to the West
Indies. The Halifax reverted to wild
woods. Then the Spanish govern
ment invited them back and gave as
Inducements grants of land. Among
those so induced to come over from
the Bahamas were:
Captain James Ormond, my grand
father.
Tom Addison.
John Addison.
John Bunch.
Mrs. Kerr.
Mr.. and Mrs Anderson.
General Williams, Lady and family
McHardy.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-01

sons, Sam and John, also settled q
sugar plant. In 1882 or thereabouts,
two New Workers, Cruger and DePey-
ster, bought the negroes of Orm0nd
Estate and settled a sugar plant near
Smyrna. All these were doing we'll
till the Indian War of 1886 broke out
and destroyed them all. l forgot to
add that the barley Estate was after
wards sold to the Marquis De For
geand, and at his death his heiresses
returned to France-deeded the prOp-
erty to Bishop Verdi for the use Of the
Catholic Church of St. Augustine.
There were of course a good many
serious and a good many funny things
always going on. One OF the serious
Ones-first then, during the War of
1928 some American Patriots. as
they called themselves, but who were
In fact only plunderers, started in a
boat from Amelia Islard to rob the
planters on the Halifax. When they
got to Smyrna they seized old Daddy
Jessie and compelled him to pilot
them up the river to the landing on
the TOmOka at AddisOn's place. Mean
while the boat had been seen by the
lookout at St. Augustine and Govern.
UT SOppluScT Sent q SQuduTOu Oh DT6-
gOOns to cut them off which they did
most effectually. They armed all the
negro men and lay in ambush for the
thieves at AddisOns landing on each
side of the Causeway. TIE Patriots
suspecting nothing, left only a small
boy in charge of their boat and az
they got well on to the Causeway
| were shot down to a man. the only
prisoner taken being the boy and
am told the governor was not well
pleased that they saved his life. II
was in this execution, as we nigh,
call it, that one of Captain Ormond's
old negro men. an old French negro
from St. Domingo, distinguished him
self by politely Obeying orders. IL
drawing on one of the thieves WHIT
begged for his life piteOusly, OLD
Port, as we called him (his name was
! FreepOrt) pulled off his hat and made
the thief polite bow and begged hi,
pardon for doing what he was abOu
to do. but at the same time assured
him he was only doing it in obedience
to orders. and blew out the fellow
brains. This was the last thievinl
raid ever made on the Colony.
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YELL4 John. my boy. here goes
have already told you both

that have got no farming" and
and that am nothing" but you will
insist that / win tell you something
Of 'Old times" and IL / must. must.
first saw the beautiful river In
the autumn Of 1894 when was q wee
bit laddie, only eight years old, and
I wen remember how very stranee Ana
how very different everything looked
to what Il ~ In my native land, Aud
Scotia. The sun was brighter, the
sky more brilliant and clearer. The
food Of all kinds was different-no
grass. no hills or mountains, NO soils
but sand. Indian corn, a. We called
It IN Scotland. had only seen as q
curious seed In my aunt's collection of
curiosities. Pumpkins were to me q
huge fruit: sweet potatoes were q
queer thing and tasted like one of
our murphies touched by frost. The
birds and insects and everything were
now, and when they began to tell Of
cabbage trees" l opened my eyes
Wide to see them. In short, all was
really . new worl1 to me.
At that time the settlements that l
recall were. beginning at the North,
the large plantation Of ]. ]. Bulow.
N0AI Ou tho oOUtu was Iudt Oh J ana
e. W. Ormond: next, McHardy; next,
old Mr.. Bunch-South Of him the
place Of John and Tom Addison and
then lastly towards the upper part OF
TOmOkA Creek was the place Of Mr.
Anderson. On Mount Oswald there
lived Mr.. James barley, q Yorkshire
man. Farther down the river do not
know who then lived except that at
Smyrna lived q, northern man. a Mr.
Ives and his wife and children. AT
the Bar or near what was then called
B0b's Bluff, were pilots. The only
names that can recall was one Lee, .
. Portuguese, and an old Englishman
that we used to call "Daddie JESSIE
At that time nothing was cultivated
by anyone for market, but sea island
or long staple cotton, and for food
corn, peas, sweet potatoes and tan
mics. or AZ the botanists now call
them "Caladium Esculentum," and
the South Sea folks "tarrO,', a plant
l think introduced with the negroes
from Africa together with the "Ses
anne" or Blue Seed, and the ground nut
or Goober peas. Aren't we indebted
to the niger after all, John? What
would even classic New York or the
BOwery be without COOLERS? And II
we could only use the Bene as Mas
taphain the Forty Thieves did
wouldn't we say open Sesame" to