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When McElroy
Moves to Town
Then He'll Tell You What You Should
Do and What Help You Taxpayers
Must Hire.

THE John McElroy family is
moving to La Junta where Mr..
McElroy will go into business.
John, Jr., returned here the first
of the week to attend to business
matters"
The above was taken from The
Maxwell Mail, published at Maxwell,
New Mexico, having appeared in the
issue of July 6. 1916.
In this connection we desire to say
that Mr.. McElroy here mentioned is
now chairman of the Democratic cen
tral committee of Crowley county.
He moved to La Junta from Mexico
ONLY LAST JULY, then moved to
Ordway few weeks later.
Mr.. McElroy's right to vote in this
state is challenged by Mr.. Harry Mast,
Republican county chairman, in his
answer to McElroy's challenge on the
probation question. Read 1t in this
issue. Mr.. McElroy is Judge Pat
rick's campaign manager also.
Here is an item from the Ten Year
Ago column of the New Era:
Judge G. F. Patrick of Pu-
eblo was here this week work
ing up his prospects as an INDE-
PENDENT candidate for judge
of the district court.
Mr.. Judge Patrick has been a resi-
dent of Pueblo all that time until but
a few weeks ago when he moved his
family and household goods from
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eredit to the district. He is firm
Prohibitionist not because it is popu-
Jar at this time, but he has always
peen a prohibitionist.
Mr.. Rose will see to 1t that every
fase coming before his Office is pro-
eecuted right, with Justice to every
pne. There will be no play work with
fnown violators of the law II Rose
f elected. He Is a man full of yigor
md powerful in his personality. Elect
Rose Tuesday.
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PIT West Twelfth St.,
Pueblo, Colorado.

Judge Patrick now occupies the
Tiedemann property.
Now. Mr.. Judge Patrick has fl
nally taken up residence here and
Mr.. McElroy, who came to this state
LAST JULY, is trying to tell the
people what they shall and shall not
do.
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WHEN You VOTE

Y uen you vote
Mark an x after each of the six
PRESIDENTIAL electors on your ticket.
Vote for two regents Of the State
University.
Vote for.two State Representatives.
Vote fol, two commissioners, one In
lach district.
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VIM. Broadbent, for county COM
missioner. will protect the interests
of the taxpayers of this county. If
you want an economical admisistra-
tion vote for him.
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If Not Registered
Swear Your Registra-
+ ton in Monday

NJ. A. Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Work,
Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Grimes, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Justice, Mr. and Mrs. o.
Fl. Griffith, Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Bolles,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Richardson, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Nelson.
The evening was delightfully."- spent
in game playing and refreshments
were served.
BAZAAR A WINNER
The bazaar and supper given by
the Ladies Aid society on Tuesday
evening of this week netted them
over sS5. More people attended than
had been anticipated and the supply
of "eats" was exhausted too early.
A brief, but interesting program, was
had been served.
WILL FEED 10 STEERS
Roth G. Enyart have sold 10 head
of steers to o. H. Griffith who will
feed them out this winter. Several
of the farmers in this section Of the
county are feeding this season.
The boys about Crowley played
quite a number of Halloween pranks
Tuesday night among them was the
moving of car of beets which stood
at the dump. They ran the car to
the end of the switch and dumped
about half the car load. The crew
had to clean up the beets before op-
ening the dump, consequently about
twenty farmers were delayed in un-
loading.
Mr. Dalky has sold his garage to
Mr.. Garner
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Another puni, tn Enrol,

son was born on Sunday morn
ing, October 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. W.
o. R. Martin who are now living
north of Ordway. Mr.. Martin is the
teacher of the City View Hill school.
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No man knows the Crowley -Otero
district better than NJ. e. Bashor.
He'll make an excellent representa-
tive.
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Mr. and Mrs. w. I. Jones who have
homestead northwest of Ordway
will spend the next five months in
Colorado Springs, having a leave of
absence.
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You need prepare only breakfast on
Nov Z, the Ladies Aid OF the M. II.
church will do the rest.
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A hard time dance will be given at
Crowley Saturday night, NOV. 4.
Three prizes for the hardest looking
costume; $2.00 first prize, $1.O0 sec
ond prize, SO cents third prize.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. MhS.
f. E. Chichester, blks. east ora-
way Drug Store.
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APPLES-I have apples galore,
from 25 cents to $1.00 per bushel at
the orchards, one and a half miles
northwest of Olney. H. T. Craig.
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Don't get too excited to eat on cleo
tion day, you will be expected by the
ladies of the M. e. church.
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Fred Rohl has returned from Gun
nison where he has been engaged in
building operations for the past sew
eral wekes
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She Never Eor1ets

You've heard the expression about
perosns forgetting more than someone
else knows. That isn't true of Mrs.
Thomas. She never forgets.
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Broadbent, for commissioner. q
kgainst sQuAndering money. He'll
iet . dollars worth of value for every
oilaf Of tar Money you spend.
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Mrs. Thomas for superintendent
will put efficiency in the schools.
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Cafeteria Service

The ladies of the M. e. church will
serve cafeteria dinner and supper
election day, Nov. z.
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The Methodist ladies have served
election dinners before, they know
what folks want.
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.APpl,1 AxRI< yuineeaps g
Is;ss I'sSs !. s.slss ssss.ss' n S''as ds.s'
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Chicken Supper

The ladies of the Christian church
will give a chicken supper Saturday
evening; Nov. 4. Wooldridge-Phillips
building. Price 35c.
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BEANS :.

!pEANB-wH PAY HIGHEST Cash
prios Tor Msxican bsAns. Boliss
Bros. Croxiey. III. u
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Local Market Quotations
Butter fat, 35 cents per pound.
HiDE MARKET
Furnished by
Pueblo Hide Il Wool Co.
,nN GAIT CTIRED HIDES

GREEN SALT CURED Hides
over 40 pounds ..............ii99o i9o %
Under 40 pounds ........''''' 10
Bulls and stays ........',,oo...1 =. 10
Damaged hides ..........10 to l2c
part cured hides to " cents less
than cured.
Green hides 2 to 8 cents less than
cured.
No 1 and Q horse hides :$4.5o to s6
Eui,s ~; . and and ponies So to $3.50
' DRY FLINT HIDES
Flint butchered hides ..........3351c
Flint fallen and lights ........SSaac Sac
Flint stays and bulls zoc
Flint cullg .........s'.
Drv salted hides .............,''se eoo
nv horae hides half price OF green.
DRY FLINT PELTs
Full wool pelts .......a.'..s.....'.'' Ia
Short wool pelts ..........''s'',..''''' "a
No. / shearlinss '....''...c cr.
| No. . shearlings ... ..s;' ns
I Iaaddiss and pieces '.... !. 's' -
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Republican Presidential Electors

To Hughes
an X mark Xname on the ballot
| Presidential Electors fvoe for sx,
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TtSIUtIIIIdI EIbCCUrS
Chas. Bocttcher
David R. c. Brown
C. w. Crews
Bruce G. Eaton
Lawrence Phipps
VIM. F. Slocum
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
MANY DIVORCES
IN DRY KANSAS
Twenty-Five Hundred Separa.
tions Are Granted During
The Past Year

nder Topeka. Kansas. date line,
t st. Joseph tMo) News.Press car
r,ed the following story OF Increased
crime and divorces in dry" Kansas:
There were 6O5S prisoners in Kan.
sas jails In the fiscal year from
July 1915. to July !, 1915,
and 25c5 divorces granted In the
state, according to a report compiled
by ]. ". Howe, secretary OF the state
board OF control, from statements Of
clerks OF district courts In the state.
This shows an increase OF lS6 prison
ors in Jail. and ls5 divorces over n
year ago. The report states that there
were 925 liquor convictions, OF which
l47 were In Cherokee county, iOl In
Shawnee county, 80 In Reno county
and 81 In Sedgwick county.
The number OF prisoners in Jail was
largest In Shawnee county, where 62i
we're con dned. according to the report
Sedgwick showed 5sl, Wyandotte iib
and Montgomery Al. Some OF the
smaller western counties report a
large number OF prisoners, probably
due to l. w. W. trouble, the report
shows,
In the number OF divorces granted
Sedgwick county leads with ?9a; Wy
andotte. second with 27s: Shawnee,
lS0; Crawford. 1877, and Cherokee, 1913
The report shows there were 1863 boys
under sixteen, and 80 girls under six
teen, In ja!l during the year This
shows an Increase OF s!Stesn boys and
fourteen girls for the year.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
PROHIBITION AND
LIQUOR REVENUES

A correspondent OF the New York
Sun calls attention 10 the fact that
while internal revenue returns for the
year ended June 30, 1918, showed .
falling OF In taxes on intoxicating
liquors. they show an increase for
1916. The falling OFF was attributed
to tho growth OF prohibition sentiment.
The report OF the commissioner for
the fiscal year 1916 shows tha, al
though statewide prohibition laws
went into effect In January !, 1916.
in the states OF Arkansas, Colorado.
Idaho. Iowa, Oregon. South Carolina
and Washington, with total popule'
tlon OF 100000, there has been an
increase OF $4,000, COO Ia the taxes
paid en- distilled and fermented
liquors. II prohibition was the cause
OF this decline in the receipts from
liquor taxes In 1915, was the addition
OF 100000 population 20 prohibition
territory the cease Of the increase In
1916! III soondent inquiries.
Possibly y rtustrlal depressiou
caused the .Aliing on for 1915, and
Industrial prosperity brought about
the irernss9 ~ ,ofe, WfAf'Enn-l N !
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
CODB AND PROHIBITION

Irving 8. Cobb, the great humor.
ist. writes In the Saturday Evening
Post. OF his experiences during a
hunting trip out west. In his story,
"The Battle Hen Of the Republic"
n, d.,eribes Colorado's prohibit lion
law In the following wordo:
Every now and then, In the cool
Of tbs day. you soc a ANAL group
Of the natlvs ycomanry going homo,
stepping high upon the heavlno and
tossing sidewalk, and pauslno oeca.
sionally. with srms intertwined and
heads Inclined toward common
center, to CIV :iros rou.lng hie.
cups for the rssid.u, eonstabulary.
II 10 the clos: c. perfh!c day"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

The prohibition problem Is ques.
tiCn for every man to decide for him.
self. II is not a question to be passed
on by legislators Intemperance is
as old AS civilization and the indi'
vidual who expects 10 wipe II out by
the mcr, writing OF law Is deluded,"
said pr ". X. Wasson OF New York
In fOrceful address delivered at All
Saints Church Sunday morning,
Eeratng the BILLY" Sunday moth
ods OF conversion Of sinners, attack
ing systems suggested by so-called
reiormers OF leslslating the drink evil
out Of existence and impressing his
audience with the truths OF selfcon
troll. Will power and determination
DR., Wasson concluded his address
with the remark The law goes faI
enough when II suppresses vice and
crime. We require the services OF
the police and yother officers of the
law, but the big struggle lies witr
the individual"
. Beware OF Reformer.
Salvation is often confounded and
confused with conversion, Conyer
sion ia the first step for the mar
turned in the right direction. A mau
Is not finally saved until he is perfec,
in holiness. These bombastic 'conver
sions may he likened TO get'rich
quick schemes. No man can be a
devil one minutes and an angel oI
light the next. We must work out
our own salvation. Beware OF the
long.haired reformer who goes about
the land declaring that he has pat
ent device up his sleeve that will give
you salvation al moments notice.
= he church and the minister car
no. save you from sin. II is up TO you
knowledge, desire and power are de
manded in the settlement OF salvation
AZ we'll as the temperance problems
Conscience plays . prominent part
Revelation Is the voice and conscience
the ear. Salvation is impossible with
out conscience. Trouble comes whel
men do not act on the knowledge the.
have assimilated. Their conscierc ce
are hardened.
There Is no such thing as total de
pravity. There is a spark OF goodnes
in every man II you can but reach II
Again say. We must work out ou
ou., nr.,vass~ -rst a. -. -,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

In attempting too much the law
accompl.5hes nothing.
II the American citizen can no.
be trusted to handle his own tastes
and desires, then citizenship has
detcrioratel
Preachers who turn their
churches over to political agitators
are Gripping the power OF the
GOSPEL.
Beware OF the type OF reformer
who goes barking about the coun
try with q patent remedy up his
sleeve guaranteed to cure all hu
nan ills.
Temperance f. a matter OF indi'
vidual deeis ion. Every man must
work out his own salvation.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

II you had two dollars to invest
would you trust u to the business
sagacity Of Josephus Danlels1 Then.
why let him handle the millions that
are to Re spent on the new navy?
q Judging by the signs Of War Depart.
ment activity the Administration is
cunningly arranging to bring the
militiamen home just in time to enable
them to vote for Mr.. Hughes.
A train Of thought on one-track
mind has to be composed Of shuttle
cars.
Three years ngo Woodrow Wilson
was explaining that hard times were
psychological, but he isn't trying TO
squirm out Of responsibility for the
present prosperity.
The disaster to the Memphis caused
very little excitement. Americans be.
Ing used nowadays to seeing the navy
on the rocks.
This Democratic Congress has pass
. ed into history-profane history.
President Wilson's speech OF accep-
I tance could have been phrased even
more succinctly In the graphic words
OF Boss Tweed, "What are you going
to do about it7"
We see by the interviews with the
Mexican commissioners that the cam
paign slogan this year in the Sonora
bandit belt Is THANK God for Wood
row Wilson"
Mr.. Wilson's eulogy of Lincoln at
Hodgenville was more literary but
less sincere than the one he pro-
nounced upon himself ut Shadow
Lawn.
The new half dollars will have an
olive branch on one side and on the
other IN eagle, In full flight. Wilson
money.
Motto Of the McAdoo shipping law :
''The sun never rises on the American
dag"
A Democrats idea Of an ideal watch
dog Of the Treasury Is Pommeran-
Ian.
Mr.. Wilson Is now busily engaged
working the other side Of the suffrage
street.
.
The campaign agents who two years
ago were Justly engaged thanking God
for Woodrow Wilson seem to be Tux.
, Ing their vacations just now.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
Election Of Hughes Means Peace
With honor--Not War, Not
Peace With lnfamy.

"We have heard in recent days
that the alternative of the policy
OF the present Administration Is
war. l think the alternative of
the present administration Is
peace with honor. | am n man
devoted 10 the pursuits Of peace.
We cherish the ideals Of peace.
We entertain no thoughts of ag-
gression; we are not covetous,
we are not exploiters, but we
are Americans, and American
rights must be maintained
throughout the world. That is
the cornerstone Of our security;
that is the essential basis OF
peace. We are not courting
struggle, but I do say in all ser!-
BUSINESS that we have been living
In period of national humilia-
fiOn. y
C"Our citizens have been mur-
dered, their property destroyed
and our commerce interrupted.
The alternative OF weak and
vacillatlng policy Is not war; 1t
is firm inslstencc on known
rights In world where all ma
tlons desire our friendship and
we desire the friendship Of all,
and where only inexcusable blum
dering could drag us into strife"
Charles Il. Hughes at Union
League Club reception In New
York City. October 8.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
CHURCH ORATOR SAYS LAWS
CAN NOT ELIMINATE
INTEMPERANCE
HITS EVAN CEL|ST
Dr.. w. r. Wasson in Address
Warns Hearers Against the
Man Who Goes About the
Country With a Patented
Cure for All Human Ills

The following appeared in th,
Omaha (Neb) Bee:
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

In speech to 1000 negroes at Nash
Vile, Tenn, Mr.. Hughes said: "W0
want honesty with respect TO the bal
lot. l want an honest and n pure
ballot. ] say to you, that ! stand, II
l stand for anything, for equal and ex-
act justice to all. l stand for the
maintenance of the rights OF all
American citizens regardless of race
or color" The saddest and sorest
people in the land are the negroes who
voted for Wilson four years ago. And
there were lot OF them.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

Manufacturers o! nearbear and 9th
er beer substitutes claim that their
business was reasonably good up 70
August, bat during that month il fell
off materially. They charge this to an
increase OF bootlegging. The records
In the Office OF the secretary OF state
neither bear out nor disprove this
claim, since the counties which have
reported for the month OF August are
almost evenly divided between these
showing increases and those showing
decreases in liquor shipments, while in
no case are the increases or decreases
marked.
..33 Per Cent Of the Liquor.
Denver has about 20 per cent OF the
population OF the state, but, hgured on
the number of liquor packages" ham
died by railroads and other carriers,
IL has received within "a fraction OF 80
per cent OF all the liquor shipped into
the state. shipments into Denver for
the first seven months OF the year ag
gregated 37,4ll out OF the 1l4,l32 for
the whole state during the same pc
r!od.
The Denver liquor shipments have
been compiled for August, and show a
slight increase over the preced 'ng
month. g.
For the first eigh, months OF the
year the Denver shipments were:
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

Mr.. Wilson used four pens TO milk
his signature To the AdamSon bill, a
souvenir for each of the brotherhood's
chiefs. The public's souvenir will be
In the form of an added tax amount
ins, say, TO fifty million dollars year,
or fifty cents head for every man,
woman and child.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

With Mr.. Roosevelt likening his
neutrality" to that of President VII
son and the Houston Post coupling his
most famous act with that of Demo-
cratic Congress, the late Mr.. Pontius
PLATE must be having an uncOmfort-
able time In his grave, II he has q
grave.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
FARCE OF PROHIBITION LAZY Is SHOWN EY CONSTANTLY
INCREASING SUPPLY WEI G00CS" IMPORTED
EY TIE COLORADO GETRO?CLlS
1866 SHIPMENTS III EIGHT MONTHS
Citizens Thirst Grows G00teCg;ag Causes Slump in Near
Seer Sales Entire State Fellows Example of the
Bu Town and Cts Unrestricted Amounts

Denver (Col.) is pointed 20 as aa T.
stance Of the failure Of prohibition. !.
Is claimed that citizens OF Colorad.
are dlsgusted with tie d. IL" wL-c.
went into effect only last January /
The Denver Times says:
From January l 10 August /, tht
FIRST seven months OF The operation O..
the prohibition law in Colorado, III
l32 shipments OF intoxicating liquors
were received In the state under pro
vision Of the statute allowing the i'm
portation OF liquor by an individual for
personal use. A shipment may range
from a bottle to a barrel, or cFol q
larger container IL any in use for ia.a
purpose.
beginning with January, W 10 and
including July. the shipments show a
steady monthly increase. Reports
from county clerks to the secreLar! o.
state are not complete for August, al,
though of the eighteen counties which
have reported oisht show increase
and ten decreases in number o. sap
ments. The records OF the secrc AIRY
OF state take 40 note of the quantity
OF each shipment. -
Fair Supply Left Over.
When the state went dry" on Jan
uary last there apparently was fair
sized supply let over from the we
year This was indicated in the fact
that during The month OF January only
1907 shipments OF Intoxicating liquors
came into the state. The Increase be
gan with February. In number o. ship
mcptc they were:
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

II you had two dollars to invest
would you trust II TO the business
sagacity Of Josephus Danlels1 Then,
why let him handle the millions that
are to Re spent on the new navy'
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

A train Of thought on one-tracs
mind has to be composed Of shuttl,
cars.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

Judging by the signs Of War Depart.
ment activity the Administration is
cunningly arranging to bring the
militiamen home just In time to enable
them to vote for Mr.. Hughes.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

Three years ngo Woodrow Wilson
was explaining that hard times were
psychological, but he isn't trying to
squirm out Of responsibility for the
present prosperity.
The Harrison times., 1916-07-01
HARRISON GROCER COMPANY
New Wholesale Corporation Takes Owe:
the Business OF the Ozark.

BY deal conSllmmated this week
the Ozark Grocer Company, Harri-
sons largest wholesale establishment,
passes its stock and business to a new
corporation, the Harrison Grocer Co.,
which will continue to serve the mer-
chants of this section at the old stand
near the freight depot.
The new firm consists Of I. f. Mil
burn, of Calico Rock, president; G..
E. Yeatman, of Batesyille, vice preSi-
dent, and Jeffery Dixon, Of Harrison,
secretary and treasurer.
All of these gentlemen have expert
ence in TIE line and the institution
will be an independent one.
Mr.. Dixon will have charge of the
business and will be assisted for the
present by John p. Davis and the old
force which has been so ably manag-
ing the business in the past.
Heretofore the house here has been
ID branch Of the main establishment at
Fayetteville, hereafter it will be
strictly a Harrison concern.
The Harrison times., 1916-07-01
HARRiS0N'S WATERW0RKS.
Contacts Let 10 Kansas City and Spring
iielc Firms.

Harrison's Water Commissioner,
". T. Gordon, H. f.. sLittleton and
John 2. Davis. on Tuesday last
awarded the contract, of the new
system, which is to be constructed
within the next six months.
The contract for the pipe lines and
building the reservoirs was let to the
Plummer-AdamS Company Of Spring
field, Mo, for a total cost Of S44, 4,407.-
00 and the contract for furnishing the
machinery for pumping was given to
Merkle-Hines Machinery Company
OF Kansas City for $4,000 the COM
binei cost OF the two items being
$4S.7O7GO.
Further costs Of the system are eS-
tlmated 10y consulting Engineer " o.
Galbreath, as follows.
Mitchell Spring, from which water
supply will be taken, and reservoir
location s., $4,000; cost of old plant
$9,j0000; erection of pumphouse etc.
fer which no contract has been let
100000; treating plant S50O.00;alti-
tude valve $4,000; attorney fees and
and engineering expense S2,75O.OO.
The 100000 gallon reservoir is to be
built on the hill east Of Judge f. g..
Mitchell's residence, and will give a
normal pressure on the square of 50
pounds, this to be reinforced a hun
dred pounds by direct pressure in case
Of fire.
Work will be commenced on the
pipe lines and reSovoir as soon as the
material begins to arrive.