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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02

j. III. TAYLOR, JeweIer
Watches, Clocks, Electncal Goods,
Auto Repairing. Storage Supplies.
General Repair Work. Goodyear
and United States Tires.
TELEPHONE 30. Calls answered day
Opp. Co. Jail. or night.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Another "JOnah" Song.

Perhaps most or all of our read
ers have heard the song Jonah
and the Whale, which is sung
by 4 good many people in the
rural districts, but a Benton au-
thor, N A. White, gives to the
people another and a new version
of The story, wherein he shows
that Jonah paid his fair, and paid
dearly, not being successful in his
attempt to hobo The song
will be published in a songbook
to be printed soon by a Georgia
concern.
so HE PAID THE FARE"
Once there was a wicked city
Iii. land across the sea,
Al d the Lord spake unto Jonah,
and preach at Nineyeh, :
l'.ss .A'tead lac went to Joppa
With his soul filled with despair
There he took a ship for Tarsis,
And so Jonah paid the fare.
Now the sea was very angry
y And the waves were rolling high
And the mariners were fearful
Lest they all should sink and die
So the lot fell upon Jonah.
Then to God they went i'll prayer
And the sea stopped its commotion
After Jonah paid the fare.
When at last he warned the people
And the multitudes believed,
God did not destroy the city,
And his heart was sorely grieved
And he wanted God to slay him:
He was filled with great despair.
Warn today SOME sinner, brother
Or like Jonah, pay the fare.
Chorus:
God is calling you, my brother,
Warn some sinner of the fate
That so soon may overtake him;
Warn him ere it be too late.
Heed His voice while He is calling
Take him to the Lord in prayer
Or like Jonah down at Joppa,
You will surely pay the fare.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
SerVilla.

J. NJ. and J. w. Gurley made a
business trip to Etowah last week =
end.
We were very sorry indeed 70
hear of Joseph H. Rymer's being
bitten by a rattlesnake. .s
Mrs. w. N. Morgan, accompani E
ed by Oracle and Minnie, was
visiting w. A. Smiths last Sun
day.
Uncle Davy Smith, who has
been indisposed for some time, is
still very low.
Mrs. ANA Waldrop is visiting
at +. l.. Thompsons.
Bryan Higdon and man nam
Hilliard, of Reliance. were visiting
at this place the latter part ct last
week.
Two Misses Ramsey, daughters
of r. l.. Ramsey, passed through
here last week ell route to Towey.
The wonderful rains we are
having make the corn crop look
promising. ~
We are glad to note conditions
that indicate that John Barleycorn
is out of business here.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Gee Creek, Spring and Knob
BY J. D. CLEMMER.

doubt many were the parties OF
Rhode Island or Eastern friends
that rode to hounds, hunted deer
and turkey and hshed in the Hi
wassee while enjoying their hos
pitality. They kept their venlson
in Gee Creek cave, and possibly
French wines, too. as the cave
was like an ice box all the year
round. We have been unable to
learn of any wildcat stills on Gee
creek at any time. 1t has been
inaccessible except by foot, and
those who deal in mountain dew
know better than to try to rent
any of the hundred or so tenant
houses from the present manager
of Savannah farms. John L. Viii
liams.
AT the western end of the town
of Austral and about quarter be-
low are the two mouths OF Gee
creek, the stream dividing in its
descent over a broad delta OF
mountain sandstone debris about
half mile from where it enters
the river. During the winter
months, the three streams form
an island crossed by the ebert
pike to Austral, but the chance
traveller would not know he was
on an island. One winter some
tenants of Austral went to where
the stream divides and turned all
the water. down the AuStral
branch. But Mr.. Wash King,
living on the other fork, followed
them, divided the water again as
nature had intended it. Filling
up his side of the channell
by the villagers and opening
it again by Mr.. King caused the
stream past his colony of beehlVes
to run every other day that sea
son, until an enormous boulder
that Mr.. King couIdn' t move was
rolled into his channcll. Later
he blasted out the large stone,
and more too, and hauled them to
the cars to ship to be melted IN
the furnace, 50 he now gets his
part of the water when any
runs. At other times all have to
90 to the river brink, because tor
about six months of the year both
stream beds are dry, the waters
sinking into the sandy detrltus
among large quartz and sandstone
bouldcrs.
Up either branch of the dry
stream beds in July were evldenc-
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Call for a General
Registration.

The registration books will be
open at the various voting pre-
cincts in Polk county, beginning
August the 6th, 1917, and continu-
ing for ten days under the rules
and laws governing registration in
Tennessee.
This is a general registration and
lasts for four wears and all persons
who are legally qualified to vote
at that time should register and
preserve their registration certifi-
Gates the places selected for reg
istration are as follows:
First District:
First precinct, Patty.
Second precinct, Benton.
Third precinct, Harris Arthur's
Shop.
Fourth precinct, Conasauga
High School.
Second District:
Fifth precinct, Blue Ridge
School House.
Sixth precinct, Greasy Greek.
Seventh precinct, Springtown
Eighth Precinct, Wits School
House.
Third District:
Ninth precinct, Turtletown.
Tenth precinct, Ducktown.
Eleventh precinct, Copperhill.
The same registrars have been
appointed except change in the
third precinct and at Copperhill,
in which w. NJ. Prince is regis
trar at Arthur's shop and Fred
Dawes at Copperhill,
This the 10th day of July, 1917.
B. B. c. Witt, Chairman
l.. Rollins, Secretary
G.. G. Hyatt, Com'r
Board of Election Commissioners
Polk County, Tenn.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
No. 1928.
J. c. Harrison
VS..

Nora Joyce Bassett ct al.
In Chancery Court at Benton,
Tennessee.
1t appearing from the allegations
in Complainants bill which is
sworn to, that Nora Joyce Bassett
and husband, - Bassett, Mintie
Bell and husband - Bell, Jane
Joyce Richardson and husband,
Richardson, Saflie Joyce Nc
Connell and husband, - Nc
Council, Tinsfey Joyce, Chas.
Joyce, Albert Joyce, Laura Joyce
burden and husband, burden,
Lem Joyce, Tressie. Joyce Owen
AMI husband, e: -: Owen, Flora
Bell Joyce. Ruth Joyce and Jno.
Rov Joyce, - Joyce. widow OF
Alex Joyce, deceased, are residents
of the state of Arkansas, and Ann
Jovce Harris and husband, -
Harris are residents Of the state OF
Texas and are non residents OF
the state of Tennessee, so that the
ordinary process Of law cannot be
served on them. 1t is ordered
that publication be made for four
consecutive weeks i'll the Polk
County News, newspaper pub
lished in Polk county, notifying
said non residents to appear at the
September rules OF said court to be
held at tile court house Ill Benton
on the first Monday i'll September
1917, the same being a rule day OF
said court, and make defense to
said bill or the same will be taken
for confessed and the cause set Tor
hearing ex parte as to them
This July IL, 1917,
A. !, Williams,
Clerk and Master.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02

Where the HiWassec river leav-
es the mountains, the railway
built about 1890 enters, just above
the the town of Austral. AustraI
is an auxiliary town to CopperhlIl.
Austral's depot, manager resi-
dence, store, post Office and dou,
BE row of Tennessee Copper Co.
tenant dwellings have thrifty oc-
cupants whose primary source of
living materially originates in the
use of the quartzitc of the nearby
mountain sides to fux the copper
or S in the furnaces at Copperhlll,
across two mountain ranges, about
forty miles away by rail.
In the river bottoms below Aus
trail and on the island opposite
was the upper of the two Hiwas-
see towns of the Cherokees, on
either end of an island two miles
long," in 1870 when part of Dc
Soto men visited them. In this
old Indian town stood the council
house, tall and round. , BY the
time the English came to explore
these towns, Gbout 1905, the
north channell of the river had
filled up and had become stretch
es of swampy grass plains, OF ea-
vannoes, called "ayuwasi' $ in
the Cherokee lingo-thuS orlgi-
mating the name Hiwasscc from
the Cherokee "Ayuwasi'' and
Savannah from the English, mean
ing the same.
About a mile or less north Of
Austral, a town whose site is now
hard to find was the center OF ac-
tivity for the Savannah farms
prior to the Civil war. This town
had two grist mills, a sawmlll, a
government distillery, a tobacco
warehouse, a store and probably
a post Office. If the latter, the
name has been lost TO local tra-
dition. One of the mills and the
distillery we're owned by the
same man, and were situated be-
low Gee spring. His grlst mill
custom grew to immense proper
tons by his giving each one
bringing a turn to mill drink
from the still. Corn was brought
to his mill from as far away as
Athens. The WetmoreS who eS-
tablished this center were William
III. and Moses W., and were rela-
tiyes of William s.. father OF SEN
ator Wetmore. They had a pad
dock of fine racing stock, and no
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Bitten by RattIeSnake.

Lest Friday, while picking
huckleberries on Chilhowie noun
tain, Joe H. Rymer Of Benton
route was bitten by a large
rlttlesnake, and has undergone
a good deal of suffering on account
of it,
Mr.. Rymer is improving nicely
now After the reptile had bitten
him, he killed it and ministered to
ihe wound temporarily.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Notice
To Contractors!

Sealed bids for the following
road improvements in Polk coun-
ty, Tennessee, will be received by
the Mountain Road Commission
until s 90 am, Friday August
10th, 1917, and at that time pub
licly opened and read in the En-
gineer's office at Wetmore, len
nesSee.
Proposed improvements will IN
cludc approximately one and
three fourths miles of macadam
work OH the Benton-Wetmorc
road, construction of one concrete
box culvert and approximately
800 cubic yards of grade work.
The work will be let as whole or
separately.
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by certified check to the
amount of 5 per cent of the pro-
posal. made payable to John l..
Williams, Chairman, Mountain
Road Commission.
Plans and specifications will be
on file at the Engineers office at
WetmOrc, Tenn.
A bond to cover materials and
labor. as we'll as a contract bond,
will be required.
The Mountain Road Commits
sion reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Mountain Road Commission
By G.. P. Williams, Secretary.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach tho seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is q local disease, greatly In
fiuenced by constitutional conditions. ana
Ia order TO cure II you must take an
Internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
system Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians
posed of some Of the best tonics known,
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination %
the ingredients In Halls Catarrh Medl.
cine Is what produces such wohder.uI
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
All Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family pills for constipation,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02

occasional pound or so two
year old sinner darted up the
narrow channels, which in some
places zig gag sharply.
The fifteen foot series of cas-
cades Of the upper and lower falls
Concluded on third page)
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Sallie Hall VS. Samuel Hall.

Sallie Hall VS. Samuel Hall.
No. 721. In chanCery court at
Benlon, Tennessee.
1t appearing from the allegations
in complainant hil which is sworn
to that Sam Hall is a resident OF
the state of Wisconsin, and a non
resident of the state Of Tennessee,
so that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served on him. 1t
is ordered that publication be made
for four consecutive weeks i'll the
Polk County News, newspaper
published in Polk county, notify
ing said non resident to appear at
the August rules of said court to
be held at the court house i'll Ben
ton on the first Monday i'll August
1917, the same being rule day OF
said court, and make defense to
said bill or the same will be taken
or onfessed and the cause set Tor
hearing ex parte as to him.
This June 30th, 1917.
A. J. Williams, {. q M.
J. S. Shamblin, sol'r for comppt.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02

l am keeping ln stock
ironing Boards, Meal Chests
and Chairs.
WILL HARRISON |
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

Eta Cucksee VS.. Dexter Cucksee
No 10. 1t appearing ffom the
allegations in complainants S bill
which is sworn to that the defend
ant Dexter Cucksee's residence IS
unknown and cannot be ascertain
eI upon diligent inquiry. but be-
lieved to be a non resident OF the
state of Tennessee so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served on him. 1t is ordered that
publication be made for four cob
secutiye weeks in the Polk County
News, a newspaper published in
Polk county, notifying said non
resident to appear at the Septem-
Der rules of said court to be held
at the court house i'll Benton on
the first Monday in September
1917, the same being rule day
of said court, and make defense
to said bill or the same will be
taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing eX parte as to him.
This July "a, 1917.
A. J. Williams,
Clerk and Master.
J. 5. Shamblin, solr for CompPt.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02

es OF a considerable WdteI no" Z
Half a mile upstream, pools ap-
pear, then small streams connect
the pools until finally, about a
mile upstream, it becomes a large
clear mountain creek, with a vol
ume of eight inch solid stream,
or enough to supply a city OF
several thousand inhabitants.
From the east side a cold spring
enters, issuing from the mouth OF
A cave that wandcrs under Gee
Knob. The cave has low,
narrow entrance but many cham
bers where stalactiteS and stalag-
mites ornament the room, and
one bottomless pit across which
a rail makes the trail. From the
mouth of the cave a cold wind al
WAYS blows outward. Towering
over the cave, Gee Knob makes a
round 200O-foot-high sideshow
tent with communicating entrance
10 the Chestnut mountain fangu
A mile and a half from the two
mouths of Gee creek, it becomes
a clear mountain torrent, never
dinged by soil, as there is not an
acre of cleared land drained by
Gee creek. Here, near Gee
spring, used to cluster a group OF
summer cabins and plank shacks
occupied by health and pleasure
seekers. Now, a group OF tents
and a few autos gather temporarl-
ly near Gee Springs.
Gee spring must have been dis
covered by an Indian: white
man cannot find it now after be-
ing shown the trail leading to it
unless someone who has been
there points it out. Two trails to
it. one crossing the creek on a
fallen log and the other on loose
stones in the stream, served to
cause me to pass within two feet
of the spring without discover
ing it.
Gee spring is an excavation in
solid rock, with capacity to hold
a gallon or two, on the side oil a
bluff at the brink Of Gee creek S
tumbling tide. Above the spring
less than a quarter of mile, the
mountainSideS are quarried and
hauled down wide graded road
to Austral for shipment to Cop
pcrhill. A two-mile railroad has
been surveyed from the quarries
to Wetmore on a three per cent
grade, but with 6fteen-degree
curves around the end of Starr S
mountain, to drop 300 feet to the
main line level. Near these
quarries wide, deep pools appear
with several fishermen hoping for
bites. b. C.. Sullivan, manager OF
Au,tral, who had the stream
stocked a few years ago with
California trout, is met, with a
dozen or so year-olds in his
haversack, landed with his nimble
rod and artificial flies. He says
there were a few larger ones up
to fifteen inches long, but that
fishermen from Cleveland and
Athens had got about all of them.
Hugh James of Chattanooga
anglcd with a lusty three-year-
old in one pool. Another pool
had this springs fingerlings in it,
but one where Sullivan had one
strike from ffteen-inch beauty
was otherwise uninhabited An
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
Bids Wanted
for Painting Polk County
Bridges.

will receive sealed lids up t.
II O'Clock noon August Is, 1917,
on the painting OF the steel bridg-
es in Polk county, to wit:
lst, Parksville bridge,
2nd. Reynolds
Srd. Benton
4th, Mouth river
5th, Wetmore
9th, Reliance
9TH, Apalachia
8th, Rogers
Also the bridges over Potato
creek and any other steel bridges
or trestles in the county,
Bidders are required to specify
which bridge or bridge, they are
bidding on. The county will
furnish paint at bridge. Any OF
all bids may be rejected. Brldg-
es must be thoroughly cleaned OF
all rust and scale before paint is
applied. Written contracts will
be awarded and bond required of
successful bidders for faithful per
formance of contract.
This July Is, 1917.
S. l.. Higdon,
Chairman County Court.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-02
EACH DOT A PROGRESSIVE FARMER

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no Extension
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
UNNATURAL MEXlCANS GET BIG SENTENCES
 IN AMERICAN COURT
' ec----~D-~rDT vNE
CBy Review Leased wire)

LAREDO, Texas, April 26.-A num- Der of cases involving charges of vio- lation of the United States neutrality were disposed of in United States court here yesterday.
 Pedro Gonzales. said to have been a leader in the recent revolutionary movement fomented by adherents Of Felix Diaz. in northeastern Mexico was sentenced to pay a fine of $l0,000 or serve ten months in jail on a charge of conspiracy and setting on foot an expedition against a friendly country. Alberto Hinojasa and Leopoldo Dor antes, said to have been his principal officers and jointly charged with crime were fined S50OO each or imprisonment in the county jail for one year.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
ST. PAUL MAN HELD
 WIFE IS MURDERED
(By Review Leased Wire)

ST PAUL. April 26.-While the pc- lice insisted they bad no information definitely connecting him with the crime, Frank J. Dunn, a teaming col,- tractor was locked up tonight, pend ing an investigation of the murder early today of his formed wife. Mrs. Alice M Dunn, the beautiful daughter of an old St. Paul family.
 No formal charge was entered against Dunn and the authorities re- fused to disclose what clues they had that might lead to the apprehension of the murderer
 Mrs. Dunn was granted a legal sef' aration from her husband September 2S. 1915 with $70 a month alimony, and since her return three weeks ago from Montana she had lived at the home of her father, J. F. McQuillan. She was 2S years Sld.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
OF FIFTY
 WOMEN MAGAZINES
 CALLED TO CAPITAL
(By Review Leased Wire>

WASHINGTON. Apr. 26,ZSecretary Houston yesterday asked the editors of some fifty women's publications to come to Washington next Monday for a conference on food conservation. He will try to enlist their aid in the agricultural departments campaign for greater household economies. Through the magazines and the daily press, the departments experts hope to teach the country's house-keepers how to cut consumption to war time standards.
 The services of thousand trained agriculturists were offered to the gov ernment by T D. Harman, of Pennsyl vania, national president of the Alpha Gamma Rho agricultural college fra ternity.
 Secretary Houston accepted the offer.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
FRECK[ES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
 Ugly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as the prescription othine-double strengths guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
 Simply get an ounce of Othine- double strength-from any druggist and apply little Of it night and morn ing and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to di -- appear. while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom tha- more than an ounce is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a beau tiful clear complexion.
 Be sure to ask for the doublr strength othine as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails - remove freckles.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
BEECHAM'S
 PILLS
Largest Sale of Any Medicine in the World.
 Sold everywhe-e. In boxes. loe.. z~.-

There is general expectation in London that export licenses will be granted on shipments of yarns and textiles to United States. Orders for khaki amounting to 10,OOO,0OO yards are being placed for quickest possible delivery.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to Bisbee Lodge No. 671. B. P. O. Elks., to our many kind friends and to Rev. J. E. Fry. for their floral of- ferings, acts Of kindness, and sympa- at the death of our dear wife and aunt.
 BYRON F. SANBORN (Husband) ROSE DOHERTY (Niece).
 Adv. 1S6
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
WILD BILL SOLD
(By Review Leased Wire).

DENVER, April 26.-Harrington, of the pitching staff of the Denver club of the Western league, was today sold to the Portland club of the Coast league. No consideration was named in the announcement
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27

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 It is positively true thet Lydia q. Pini,ham's Vegeteoia Compound has helpel tn -7ea.7l6s of womea who nave been troubled with dispiacements, in Summation. alteration, tum0rs, lrregu- lzritics, periodic pains, bacGache, that bearing down feeling, indigestion, ano t-~--rC'-5 Tr~jtrat.On,
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
Miscellaneous

COX co. loans S5 to $50 without se- curity to men or women in perma- nent positions. No honest wage earner refused, easiest weekly or monthly payments, cheapest rates, also loans on furniture. pianos, etc. Confidential, quick service. See us if you need money. New Lyric Theatre Bldg, Room ?, Phone 794.
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27
' 2 . ' CHINA GOVERNORS
 SEEK WAR ON GERMANY

PEKING, April 26. - At a conference of provincial and military governors at which the premier presided. it was voted unanimously that China should enter the war against Germany. A canvass shows that parliament is overwhelm- ingly in favor of China declar- ing war but President Iii Yuan Hung is still undecided on the question.
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27

The Blackburn Studio of dress cut ting, designing and making is now
 located Room f, Maze Bldg, where
 everything concerning the art of good dressing is taught by Miss Grant. 669
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27

National Board of Fire Underwrit- CTS is cooperating with government in elaborate plan to protect vital re- sources, notably grain and cotton. from fire. Value of grain annually burned is S1O.OOO.OOO and of cotton S5.000,0 ,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27

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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-27

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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

L. B. WHITNEY, Lawyer, Rooms e-6 Allen Block, OpeI evenings, Phone 647. (10s)