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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
Local and Personal News

r. l.. Kirkpatrick, of Ducktown,
was in Benton Monday.
Rev. T. NJ. Hicks preached an
Rahts Cha pei last Sunday.
Rev. Wagner preached at the
Baptist church last Sunday.
There will be preaching at the
Methodist Church next Sunday.
Come out.
Charles Nuchols left Monday
night for Wheeling. West Virgin
ia, where he will be engaged III
electrical work. His friends wish
him much success. He had the
News follow him.
G.. T. Hood, ex sheriff OF Polk
county, now proprietor of the Co.
lonial Hotel, at Copperhill, was a
visitor at County court, Monday.
He called at the News Office and
rendered the editor a dollar and
said, Keep it coming"
With the boys back from the
Border with a stronger desire to
get an education with two build :
ings we'll furnished, a good faculty
and high school spirit running
high, the attendance at next year S
session of the school here ought to
exceed five hundred.
Forty one teachers and would
he teachers met in Benton, Friday
and Saturday, and were mentally
examined by County Superintend
ent w. B. Rucker, Chairman O.
Board of Education H. w. McClary
and Prof. ]. C. McAmis of Duck
town. These gentlemen tormee
the committee on examining APP
plicants. Another examination
4 will be held in July.
/ One of the most interesting SO
cial events ever given i'll Bentoi
was a music recital in the higi
school under the auspices OF MIS-
Eldridge's music class Saturda!
night. Misses Margaret Clemine
and Ottie McClary were the per
formers, and delighted the audi
ence with their selections. Al
additional feature was Miss Lower,
who rendered a few impersona
tons, to the delight OF all presen'
Plans are being made for severa
other recitals of this kind, to b
given ere commencement.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
ReCOrd-Breaking
Session of County
Court Held; Lasts
for Four Hours
Bridge across OcOee River Ordered ba''t; uF'"
mar School Building for DucktO"n; Bridges
across Four Mile and Potato Creek lax
Levy Raised to Meet Emergency

The county court of Polk county
met in ordinary quarterly session
at the court house Monday, ana
held sway for four hours, during
which time some extraordinary
official steps were taken.
Every member of the court was
present. and the steps taken were
constructive.
An additional bond issue to ada
$4,000 to the $4,000 to build and
eouip a grammar school for Duck
town was voted. This action will
give Ducktown $4,000 for a
grammar school plant.
The court voted to build bridge
across Potato creek near the Kog
ers ferry, and $1,000 was approp- ]
rated for the purpose. plOoo was
appropriated for a bridge across
Four Mile creek, in Benton
$500 was authorized for a swing
ing footbridge across Ocoee rlve'
at the Clemmer ferry. This VII
,,,a,re II TJossibIe for several cflfI>
dren from that section to walk tc
school at Benton, and will greatly
improve travelling between the two
sections. ]. d. Clemmer, "A. +
! Love and Messer Thomas were
appointed as a committee in con
nection with this work.
A petition started by Mayor
Shamblin to purchase and install
clock in the court house, was re-
ferred to the chairman, sheriff afil
trustee for report to the july term
as to the cost of buying and IN
i
y aL-;talling such clock.
atos Equipment was ordered purchas
int and w. B. Humphrey elected
.ealer of weights and measures.
Secretary Hunter, of the Cop
. perhill board of commerce, mad
an offer to raise $500 in Copperhil
for a county fair provided the cour
would give an equal amount TO
premiums. The court appropriate
$500 for a county fair in the Duck
town Basin in 1918 and $500 TO
one in Benton the following year
The Benton board of commerc
has held two fairs in Benton AM
will hold another this fall, ate
which the movement now starte
for alternating annually betwee
the two sections will commence
following the completion OF tn
mountain road.
The report of the Mountai
Road Commission showed full
all they have done. OF $6623
available, $l2355 has been sper
so far, and five mile graded, owe
three on the west side OF tn
mountains and nearly two on tn
sleeper east side where it is beln
built by steam shovels. Their re
port significantly and very prop
erly ends as follows: Books WI
be kept as to the amount used o
each of the other roads to be I'm
| proved, as we'll as the mountal
road to be constructed, all othcla
and citizens of the county will |
welcomed with their suggestion
| and all of our meetings will /
| held with open doors and the pull
| lie are invited to attend. >
HI The county attorney was II
structed to take steps to have Il
Tennessee Power Company n
assessed so as to get an adequa
| valuation. The valuation now
j $s7l, ,769, while their local pro
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

erty In the county cost over hVe
million dollars, it is alleged, II
seems that the entire valuation IS
prorated to the different counties
on-a M, age of transmission line'
polE ne ing 26 miles, and in this
wtfesse FIVE million dollars loo al
pfco-rty valuation is in all coun-
ties along the various transmission
fines, thus depriving Polk county
ofthe localized valuation.
The tax levy had to be increased
asout forty cents on the hundred
u, meet q batch Of over $50, 900 IN
bonds. all made due in 1918 by
fIie former court. The last session
bdf the county court asked the
Legislature and local members to
Epass a reft1nding act so as to spread
this burden over several years, but
tso far as is known here, the local
Representatives have not introduced
End passed the bill. The levy
lseteis. 81. 40 on the, hundred dol
A.ssfof taxable property, and :
T3fyided as follows:
State funds so,
| School funds Is,
County proper IS,
Is Road funds 10,
High school 20,
School extension O5.
| Patty bridge o5.
Sinking funds as follow:
/ Bridge and school 20,
Highway and pike so,
Mountain road Is,
School bond levy O5.
The Parksville and Fetzertoi
voting places were abolished, an'
one precinct established at tn
cross roads between Parksvllle
Ocoee river bridge and Sand Hill
Eleven voting precincts numbered
as the former civil districts from
one to eleven were designated.
Charles McGhee and b. +
Biggs we're elected to the equall
cation board.
Besides the bridge across Fou
: Mile creek at the Hutchins cross
ing, the court directed part OF tn
, $4,000 to be spent on the Mouth c
Ocoee river road, to improve tn
+ grade before putting on macadam.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
RANTS Chapel.

Rev. Hicks preached an excel
lent sermon here Sunday.
There was box supper at the
church. Saturday night. The pro-
ceeds amounted to 14.S5, and will
be used for the purpose of carrying
on a singing school.
N, A. White, of Benton, and
Chas Ivens and Grover Casada, OF
Benton Station, attended church
here Sunday,
Bert Huckaby is building an ad-
dition to his house.
We are sorry to hear that the
little baby of Mr.. and Mrs BOD
Cronan died Sunday.
There has been no plowing d6re
as vet. on account of the raj -
the farmers are glad to see
shine again.
Garfield Lilard is on ~
list this week. y- w.
Aunt Sis Lillard is improving
slowly.
! Charlie Woody has purchased .
car.
| Wheat is almost failure this
year.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

The Benton Methodist church IS
being treated to two coats OF pant
inside and out, which will greatly
add to its appearance.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
BIOGRAPHIES

BY N. A. White.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
Executor S Sale.

Georgia, Randolph County BY virtue
of an order granted by the Court of Or
binary of Randolph county will be sold
at public outcry for cash on the first
Tuesday in February, 1917, at the court
house door in Terrell county, between
the legal hours of sale the following de-
scribed land situated in Terrell county,
Georgia:
Whole lots of land Nos. 200, cO1. POP, 217.
21S and 219 in the Fourth district of Ter
rell county, Georgia. containing 1215
acres more or less, on which there is an
outstanding loan for the principal sum
of d00OO00, to the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company of New Jersey, with
S60O,0O interest due November l. 1916, and
interest on the principal and interest
from that date, the loan being secured
by security deed containing a power of
sale, and the principal being due No
vember l. 1917.
Also lot of land No ISL in the Fourth
district of Terrell county, Georgia, con-
tanning 2O2 1-2 acres more or less, on
which there is a loan of S2160.0O and in
teTeSt, secured by a mortgage to the
Dawson National Bank
Also parts of lots of land Nos. 1862 and
$50 in the Fourth district of Terrell coun-
ty, Georgia containing 1873 acres, more of
less, on which there is a loan for the
principal sum of 100000, together with
interest for four years, to Mrs. N. C.
Gay,1 the loan being secured by a secur-
ity deed containing a power of sale.
The above described lands belonging
to the estate of r. D. Gay, deceased will
be sold either in lots or in a body, sub
ject to the outstanding loans thereon
Terms, cash. This first day of January,
1917. r. L. SAVIILE,
EXT. Estate R. D. Gay, Decd.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
Executors Sale.

Georgia, Randolph County.-By virtue
of the power vested in me as executor
under the will of r. D. Gay, deceased of
said county, will be sold before the court
house door in Terrell county, on the first
Tuesday in February next, within the
legal hours of sale, the following per-
sonal property of the estate of r. d. Gay,
deceased, to-wit:
Twenty (2O) mules, one horse, five tons
cotton seed, more or less, 1000 bushels
corn, more or less, 5000 pounds fodder
more or less The cotton seed, corn and
fodder will be sold by sample and de-
livery made on the farm of r. d. Gay
deceased, near the village of Doyerel
about seven miles south of Dawson,
Under and by virtue of the same au-
thority will be sold on the first Tuesday
in February next, within the legal hours
of sale, on the farm of r. D. Gay, de-
ceased, near the village of Doverel, about
seven miles south of Dawson, the fol-
lowing property of the estate of r. D.
Gay, deceased, to-wit:
About twenty-five head of stock hogs.
about fifteen head of CATTLE one grain
thresher, two grain binders, one mower,
two hay rakes, two disc harrows, five
2-horse wagons, and all pillow gear, pillow
tools, and all other farming implements
of every kind and description and all other
produce of every kind and description
now on the farm of r. d. Gay, deceased
near the village of Doverel, about seven
miles south of Dawson, in Terrell coun-
ty. Delivery of all articles sold will be
made on the farm. This January 8, 1917
r. d. SAVILLE, Executor of the will of
r. D. Gay, deceased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
Application for Charter.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To the Su-
perior Court Of Said County: The petit
ton Of e. L. Rainey, Glenn E. Rainey
and Erie Cooke respectfully shows:
First That they desire that they and
their associates and successors be incor-
porated under the name and style of
The News Printing Company with the
right to sue and be sued in said name
and to exercise all rights and powers,
and to enjoy all the privileges and i'm
munities incident to corporations char
tered by the superior court of said state.
End. That the general object of said
proposed corporation is pecuniary gain
10 the stockholders, and the particular
business intended to be engaged in is that
of printing, lithographing, binding and
furnishing printed matter, pamphlets
books, stationery and printers goods of
all kinds, and to deal in all manner of
stationers' merchandise; also to publish
sell and circulate newspapers, pamphlets
and magazines, and other printed matter
Bird. That the capital stock of said pro-
posed corporation is Ten Thousand Dol
lars ($10000.0O divided into shares of the
par value of $4,000 each, all of which is
paid in, and they desire the privilege of
increasing said capital stock to any
amount not exceeding Twenty Thousand
Dollars, by the consent of the majority
OF the stock owned in said corporation.
4th. That they desire that the princi-
pal office of said corporation shall be at
Dawson, Terrell county, Ga, with the
privilege of establishing branch offices at
other places in the state of Georgia, if
they so desire.
5th. That they desire to be incorpo-
rated for period of twenty years with
the privilege of renewal of the charter
at the end of that time.
They therefore pray that they, their
associates and successors, may be incor-
porated under the name and style of The
News Printing Company with the rights.
privileges and immunities above set
forth for the said period of twenty years
with the right of renewal at the end of
that time as above set forth z. l..
RAINEY, for Petitioners
Georgia, Terrell County,, w. S. Do
zier, clerk of the superior court of Ter
rell county, Georgia. do certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of the petition filed in the office
of the clerk of the superior court on the
seth day of December, 1916. w. S. DO
AIER, Clerk of the Superior Court
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
FIRE LOSS 1921, 442,995
IN THE U. S. AND CANADA
NEARLY 100000 INCREASE.
AUGUSTA FIRE A BIG FAC
TOR IN COMPILATION.

The losses by fire in the United
States and Canada during the calen-
dar year 1916, as compiled from the
carefully kept records of The Jour
nal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin, aggregate 1921, 442,995.
These figures are severe compared
with the annual average and ara
nearly fifty millions ahead of 1915,
when the losses reached a total of
$182,836,200. The losses for the
year just closed were only exceeded
six times in the history of the coun-
try, and were largely contributed to
by heavy losses in the South and in
Canada, besides which the Black Tom
Island explosion and fire in New
I DIRK harbOr accounted for $11,000,-
600 of the total. Higher values of
almost ali classes of commodities un-
dOubtedly had a material influence
in swelling the total fire losses.
There were, aside from the Black
Tom Island disaster, three fires of
the nature of general CONGREGATIONS,
and they were all in the Southern
States. These confagrations were at
Paris, Texas, causing a loss of ST.
100000; at Augusta, Ga, causing a
loss of $5,000,000, and at Nashville,
Tenn, causing loss of $1,500,0OO.
The latter fire sharply emphasized
the hazard of single roofs. The
Canadian losses were heavy, mainly
due to the destruction of several large
individual risks, including the Cana
dian parliament building with a loss
of 100000 and the oat meal mill
at Peterboro with a loss of $780,
600, but on the former loss fire un-
derwriters escaped, as the govern
ment buildings were not insured.
The aggregate fire waste of the
United States and Canada during the
past forty years from 1877 to 1916,
inclusive, reaches the enormous total
of $6,281,260,220, showing an an
nual average property destruction of
$157,031, sos. This vast drain upon
the country's resources continues to
show a gain, notwithstanding the eff
forts of the fire preventionists. The
value of property destroyed during
the past forty years constitutes a Sc
rious drain upon the nations re
sources.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
LAST OF SIGNERS OF THE
CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION
DIED IN MISSISSIPPI WEDNES
DAY-RANKED AS COLONEL
IN ARMY.

Judge j. A. P. Campbell, said to be
the last of the forty-nine original
delegates to the Confederate States
Congress who signed the constitution
of the Confederate States of Ameri-
ca, died at Jackson, Miss, Wednes-
day. He was 81 years old.
Judge Campbell was licensed to
practice law in Mississippi when only
II years Of age, according to his au-
photography. When FL he was elected
to the Mississippi legislature and was
speaker of the house of representa-
tlves five years later. He was a
member of the constitutional conven-
ton which adopted the ordinance of
secession and was an officer in the
Confederate army for three years,
serving as captain, lieutenant colonel
and colonel.
For several years he was circuit
Judge and later was appointed to the
state supreme court, serving for
eighteen years, when he retired.
He was one of three commissioners
appointed to codify the statutes of
Mississippi in 1870, and in 1878 pre-
pared new legislative code of nearly
200 sections.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
POLITICAL SHAPE-UP
IN GEORGIA SOON
Report From Washington Says Sew
eral High Federal OfficehoIders
Will Lose Out Soon.

The belief is strong in Washington
that there will certainly be shake
up among the holders of major feder-
al appointments in Georgia 1t is i'm
possible at this time to forecast it's
extent, but it now seems probable
that it will include most of the bigger
political Offices in the Southern dis
trict of the state. Whether the up
heaval will extend to the northern
district in doubtful, but the chances
are that it may not. 1t is the impress
sion that Earle M. Donaldson, United
States attorney for the southern dis
trict, will certainly be replaced, and
there is a growing belief that Roland
Ellis of Macon, will be his successor.
That Joseph Davis of Albany, United
States marshal for the southern dis
trict of Georgia, will lose out in the
shape-up is accepted. The talk is that
Robert A. Kelly of Tennille, will be
recommended to succeed him. The
collectorship of Savannah, now held
by David C. Barrow, may also be in
volved in the prospective changes,
and for this position the name of
Robert ]. Travis is mentioned promi-
nently. This gossip is purely specu-
lative and of unknown origin:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
EXPLAINS WHY
DOGS WAC THEIR TAILS
Professor Cole Hands Out Some Ex-
pert information to Public.

Professor Cole Hands Out Some Ex-
pert Information to Public,
Why does dog wag his tail?
This seemingly silly, but really in
teresting and philosophic question. is
answered by Prof. w. C. Cole, the
well known Atlanta scientist, in a
way that will engage the attention
of every lover of "man's best friend"
According to Professor Cole. the
tail is dogs semaphore, by means
of which he expresses his emotions
and flashes his warning signals ac-
cording to code all his own.
A short switching motion denotes
anxiety or interest; a violent lashing
expressing enthusiasm and affection:
a steady whipping from side to side
means hunger; a motionless droop is
the indication of encouragement or
fear.
When small boy is embarrassed
he twirls his cap. When a man is
amused he laughs and splits his sides.
When a woman is unhappy she cries.
And In every case the human is sim
ply relieving his nerves.
So it is with the dog, asserts Pro-
fessor Cole. An animal of highly
sensitive nervous organism, his tail
is simply the outlet or safety valve
for the expression of his feelings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
ADMINISTRATORS Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County BY virtue of
an order of the Court of Ordinary of said
county, will be sold at public cutlery on
the first Tuesday in February, 1917, at
the court house in said county, between
the usual hours of SALE the following real
estate. situate in Terrell county to-wit:
One acre of land in the northwest corner
of the east half of lot of land No. 1856, in
the Eleventh land district of Terrell coun-
ty; also one hundred and fifty acres of
land, more or less, of land lot No. POI in
the Eleventh land district of Terrell
county, Georgia, the same being all Of
said lot except the northeast quarter of
same, said exception containing so acres.
more or less, there being loan on said
$50 acres of $t,696OO to the Mutual Bene-
fit Life ms. Co., which holds a security
deed, Terms, cash. This End day of Jan
uary, 1917. MRS. NJ. S. CULPEPPER,
Adm'rx. Estate of u. A Culpepper
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
HIS CURIOUS PLANS
FOILED BY DEATH
Does But Three of Sixty Things List
ed in His Schedule-Had $665
in His Pocket.

LOS ANGELES.-Only three of
the sixty things James McLeo in
tended to do when he came to this
city for recreation had been done
when he died from natural canses.
His body was found by the landlady.
In his pocket were $685. in curren-
cy and list of the things he intend
ed to do while sojourning here.
Here are items from the schedule
of experiences he had planned for
himself
Eat 10-cent breakfast at cheapest
restaurant.
Noon same day eat 25-cent lunch
at cafeteria.
Same night, eat So dinner at best
cafe in city.
Visit ostrich farm and see if they
will swallow knife, my old one.
See moving pictures taken. Pay
for having myself taken, not over
$25.
Inspect new pumps and then go to
Exposition Park to see paintings.
Ride in jitney bus.
Meet bunko men, if possible, and
see how they act.
If l see newsboy who looked like
me when kid, give him S. gold
piece.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
|IlN FOR DOG OF
nv YORK ARISTOCRAT
,noLs AND TAPESTRY
ING FOR THE ENJOY
lent OF CANNES.

brownstone house in New
= has just been turned into
Il for the show dogs ,9 of Ell
j cerrv Snow, Jr. The house,
brass knocker and high flight
/. stone steps, is going to be
Il word in kennels when the
] '. and designers have finished
r.. At the back there is a bit
/, n nd a landscape gardener will
/ a. si'b hand in the spring and lay
IL N little runways and board
.l III right for summer prone
W. When hot weather comes the
oristocracy will be taken to
IT, n' +bo house every conceivable
i has or been provided for the
The r living room on the first
4f,niebpd after the manner of
|s;o , Chinese temple. There
.,nninc green idols and long
uaJ m9ndarins in the dark cor
Pare antique rugs, ebony and
to- lakewood furniture and an
Lac Give the proper atmos-
for many of the tiny dogs were
!. China and then imported. All
II the honor due their ancient
| reception room is even more
I.tolv decorated with tapestries
Enable furniture. There is a
IN the center 0 fthe room
each day, the dogs are trained
ring etiquette" Each
small black and orange mono
E,ad blanket covers his own par
1 chair around the ring-side.
lie stationery used in the house
IpHisbed with Chinese emblems.
kgether there are 20 dogs in
srnels and every few weeks
small aristocrat crosses the
/ h lengthen the list of the state
Iwnstone mansions occupants.
.ture at Christmas time was a
tree, the gifts to the dogs con-
! of toilet articles and dainty
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
NOW IT'S THE BRAYLESS
MULE THAT'S BEEN FOUND
French Experts Stop Noise of the An
imal by Slight Operation.

The brayless mule is one of the
scientific developments of the war,
says Paris dispatch. Large numbers
of mules have been imported from
America by France for use at the
front, but their habit of braying at
inconvenient moments had to be rem
edied before they could be used to the
best advantage. Veteran experts dis
covered that a slight operation on the
nostrils had the desired effect. All
the mules now sent to the front are
made mute by this process.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-23
To Cure a Cold In une Day

rake LAXATIVE BROEfO Quinine. It stops I'll.
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
z. w. GROVES signature on each box. 25c.