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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

-NdSHVlllc.
Plans for the Inauguration of Gov
Alt Taylor were complete and the
ceremony held in the hall of repre-
sentatives at the state capital.
The legislative committee in charge
of the program was headed by Sena-
tor E. e. Patton.
The programme was simple, but at
tractive, two bands furnishing music.
The Taylor quartette, composed of
Col. Taylor's four sons, were sched-
uled on the programme.
Mrs. H. H. Hankins, of Livingston.
chairman of the ladies' inaugural COM
mittee, named her committees to as
sist in the plans. The general CON-
mittee aiding in the ceremonies was
composed of Mrs. A. l.. Hayes, Mrs. J..
e. Perry, Mrs. James S. Beasley, Mrs.
Will Perry, Mrs. John M. Kenney, Mrs.
John Aust of Nashville; Mrs, Ruth
Webb O'Dell, Newport; Mrs. Bertha
Compton, Alexandria, and Miss Kath-
crime Taylor, Lebanon.
Other committees appointed by Mrs.
Hawkins were:
Reception Committee-Mrs. A. L..
Hayes, chairman, and members of the
woman's executive committee, assist
ed by Mrs. J. e. Perry, Mrs. A. e. Pot
ter, Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Jr, Mrs.
H. l.. Stubblefield, Mrs. Harry Luck,
Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Mrs. E. s. Brugh,
Nashville; Mrs. Marshall Priest, Hunt.
ingdon; Mrs. Roy Helton, Tate; Mrs.
Jesse M. Littleton, Chattanooga; Mrs.
c. E. Allen, Memphis, and Miss PAU
line Fletcher, Cleveland.
Decorating Committee-Mrs. j. f.
Perry, chairman; Mrs. A. L. Hayes,
Mrs. John Aust, Nashville; Mrs. Ruth
w. O'Dell, Newport.
The Republican woman's executive
committee, who assisted Mrs. Han
kins during the inaugural ceremonies,
includes:
Mrs. Paul e. Devine, Johnson City :
Mrs. Ruth Webb O'Dell, Newport,
Mrs. George M. Trotter, Knoxville;
Mrs. James Hedge, Maryville; Mrs.
Paul j. Kreusi, Chattanooga; Mrs. j..
C. Barnes, Cookeville; Mrs. Walter
Jackson, Murfreesboro Mrs. j. Fl.
Christian, Smithville; Mrs. A. l..
Hayes, Mrs. James S. Beasley, Nash
vile; Mrs. E. H. True, Waynesboro;
Mrs. John w. Jackson, Columbia,
Mrs. Dan NJ Mobiles, Paris; Mrs. John
J. Nicely, Huntingdon; Mrs. R. H. Nc.
Nelly, Humboldt; Mrs. H. B. Num-.
Ripley; o. L. Defur, Memphis.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Form Laymen's Association.

Covington.-The men of the First
Presbyterian church met in the Elks
Hall and organized a live Laymen5
Missionary Association. DR.. Orr, pas.
tor of the McLemore Avenue Presby.
terian church, of Memphis, delivered
a most inspiring and instructive ad
dress, urging. the organization of the
association and reciting some of the
many benefits to be derived from IL.
Senator L. e. Gwinn and Hon. R. W.
Sanford delivered addresses. Senator
Gwinn's subject was Avenues of La
Dor for Organization in Local Way"
Mr.. Sanford spoke on Lines of Work
to- Be Accomplished BY the Young
Men of the Church.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10, Months


"Over a year ago." says Mrs. Dora
williams, 81 took to bed and for 10
months did not think I would live.
Eatonic helped me so much am now
up and able to work. recommend 1t
highly for stomach trouble"
Eatonic helps people to get well by
Taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out of order. If you have indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching, food re-
beating. or other stomach distress,
lake an Eatonic after each meal. Big
BOX costs only trife with your drug
yist's guarantee.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

A number of constructive measures
affecting automobilists were intro.
duced by the Davidson delegation and
Representative Rawls of Robertson
county. One would prohibit persons
under 16 years of age from driving an
automobile; another would make all
vehicles carry lights at night visible
for distance of 200 feet, and another
would make the use of another's auto
mobile without the owners permission
a felony.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Willing to Divide.

EYES," said the eminent specialist
to the poor man who had called upon
him, II will examine you carefully for
five dollars.'
"All right, DOCTOR" said the man re-
signedly. eff you find it I'll give you
half
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

Knoxville.-At Jacksboro the county
high school building erected at a
cost of $4,000, was destroyed by fire.
All of the $50 students in the build
ing escaped. Defective wiring is said
to have caused the fire. Insurance
was $4,000.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

Repeal of the Victory memorial
bond issue which provides for the
erection Of a memorial hall, capitol
annex and Victory square on the Cap
itol boulevard at Nashville, jointly
by the state, Davidson county and
city of Nashville, is sought in a
measure introduced in the house by
Representative Mcdonald of Clay
county. Representative Mcdonald is
author of the memorial repeal bill,
an ex-service man and says that the
American Legion does not seem to
want the memorial.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Discuss Auto Laws.

Discuss Auto Laws.
At a lGeeting of the legislative COM
mittee Of the Nashville Auto Club
and the Tennessee Auto Association
at the office of P. M. Estes, president
of the association. legislation of inter
est to the automobile men CT the
state and city was the principal topic
of discussion.
A number of bills are on the legis-
lative programme which Thomas r.
Johnson, chairman of the committee
on introduction of the bills planned
to place before the legislature. One
of the bills is designed to provide re-
lief against the automobile thief, an;
other would prohibit the driving of
cars by anyone under Is years of
age, and a third provides for the
proper marking of railroad crossings.
prohibiting advertising signs at rail
way crossings in such way as to
obstruct the view Of the track.
Rules Adopted.
The committee on rules recon-
mended that the rules of the els;
general assembly be adopted to gov
ern the gid general assembly, except
that three new committees are auth
orized and rule No. 81 amended. The
three new committees are market
ing" uniform laws. and education
of the blind
The change in rule No: 81 is to the
effect that when a question is made
and carried member voting on the
prevailing side may change his vote
and give notice of reconsideration
within two legislative days, after
which time any member may make a
motion to reconsider. The change in
this rule also provides that no bill ~
resolution shall be transmitted to thu
governor for action until such notice
of reconsideration shall have been
acted upon.
The report of the committee was
adopted and 500 copies Of the rules
ordered printed for distribution.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Il Paws to Advertise.

Gust look at that rooster" re-
marked the duck; "since he's begun
growing he's had his statue placed
IN the top of the barn."
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Mother Gray's Powders
Benefit Many Children

THOUSANDS OF Moth-
ers have found MOTHER
GRAY'S SWEET POW.
DERs an excellent rem
edy for children COM
planning of Headaches.
Colds. Constipation.
Feverishness, Stomach
Troubles and Bowel IT.
regularities from which
children suffer at this
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

TRADE AAA~ season. These powders
are easy and pleasant to take and excel
lent results are accomplished by their
use, Used by Mothers for 0ver 80
wears. q Sold BY Druggists everywhere.
Trial nackape FREE. Address.
'vHF MOTHER GRAY CO., lie Roy. N. ,.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

When a man lectures on prohibition
he has a dry subject.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Don't be dog In manger. A man.
ger is no place for dog.

Taking Garfield Tea keeps the system
clean, the blood pure and the general
health good. Buy from your druggist.-Adv.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Senate Committees Named.

senate OOIHnlttGcSS NdIHCus
Speaker Todd named senate com.
mittees with the following chairmen:
Finance, ways and means, Fuller;
printing, Clabo; privileges and cleo
tions, Kemper; penal institutions.
Overton; counties and county lines,
Collier; municipal affairs, McGugin;
military, Gambler; manufacturing and
mining, Tucker; labor, King; insur.
ance, McGugin; fish and game, Le-
duke; federal relations, Looney; edu-
cational, Cooper; constitutional
amendments, Bejach; claims, Mon
roe; charitable institutions, Craig;
banks, Doris; agriculture, Graham.
highways, Womack; pensions, Har-
Der; horticulture, Pouge; uniform
laws, Houk; corporations, Durham;
railroads, Tillmon; temperance, Pat
ton; sanitation, Dillon; redistricting,
Cummins; public utilities, Bryan;
public grounds and buildings, Kelly.
Mr. Speaker Todd announced tbs
appointments of the committee on en-
rolled bills as follows: Spencer, chair
man; Weldon, Crawford, Travis of
Franklin, Drennon and Brooks.
Messrs. Rayston and Boyer were ad-
ded to the committee on labors.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

A joint resolution by Mr.. Goodpas-
ture, relative to certificates Of indebt-
edness held by the Southwestern Pres
byterian university at Clarksville-
$19,000-wag taken up under sus-
pension of the rules. The resolution
authorizes the treasurer to take up
the certificates. The resolution was
adopted.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11
Another Sabbath Observance Bill

Another Sabbath Observance Bill.
A second Sunday observance bill in
the Tennessee legislature makes it a
misdemeanor for a person or firm to
exercise the vocations of ordinary life
on Sunday, including the operation Of
recreations, sports or entertainment
for which admission is charged or
an offering received as compensation
Acts of necessity, such as ''the opera
ton of necessary public utilities" anu
necessary acts of charity and exercise
of religious worship are excepted.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-11

House resolution No. 6, by Mr.. Hull,
relative to the preservation of the
tailor shop of Andrew Johnson was
taken up under a suspension Of the
rules. The speaker was authorized to
appoint committee to report on con-
dition of building and cost to acquire
it. The resolution was adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
The Bee Born to Champion Rights of the People,
Has Held to It's Trust Through Half Century

publican paper. Born in a battle
for the people, for the schools of
the city, and to support the presi-
dent of the party whose cause it
espoused, it has at all times been
loyal to the principles of the party
it has championed, has steadfastly
advocated those things that seemed
good for all the people; has never
been the champion of private inter-
est or corporate advantage, and has
courageously, often against great
odds and to apparent disadvantage,
stood for what it deemed to be the
right. When its opposition has
been most potent, and seemingly
most successful, The Bee has trusted
in the justice of its cause and
awaited the fullness of time for its
vindication, which always has come.
Attempts on Rosewater's Life.
1t is not my purpose, nor would it
be appropriate to recount in detail
all the vicissitudes and victories
through which The Bee has passed
Many of the issues over which po-
litical battles waxed furious and hot
have been settled by the logic Of
events; most o. the acrimony and
bitterness that marked the encoun-
ters OF the days gone by has soft
ened under the touch of time. and
opponents who then could but trus.
each other in room or conference.
and whose exchange of left-handed
compliments added zest and occa-
sionally picturesqueness to the af-
fair, may now meet and calmly dis
cuss the things they once looked
upon as vital in their Importance
and laugh as they recount episodes
OF bygone campaigns. I cannot how
ever, refrain from recalling that
twice attempts were made to assassi-
nate Edward Rosewater; that during
all the time | knew him he carried
on his head the scar made when
hired bravo struck him above the
temple and crushed his skull. Now
would it be just not to mention that
twice The Bee was burned out. an
incendiary having fired the building
in which it was published. Politics
had its thrills those dear old dead
days.
Grows in Influence.
Steadily The Bee grew in impor-
tance, until its prestige was unaues-
toned. AS prosperity came to be its
portion. It added to its service, to
the end that its readers always were
provided with the best available. In
its early history it was shut out OF
organized press service, the Herald
and Republican having the North
western Associated Press franchises
for this city. and resolutcly refusing
to permit their rival access to their !
source of supply. This need was
Turn to Page Seven. Column fou.o
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

ciety newspaper collection. Many
other newspapers founded in the
period have perished and their files
are lost. Some of the newspapers in
this list no longer are living. There
is difference in method of COM
putting newspaper age. Some pub
fishers claim the earliest date Of es-
tablishment for any newspaper which
finally merged in the present one.
Others do not. In some cases, Ere
mont Tribune and Hastings Tribune
for example, an early paper under
that name died and the present pub
lication does not claim descent there
from.
1t may be said that with all their
faults newspaper files contain more
adequate history of the time in which
they were published than any otlIer
source. When Professor McMaster
wrote his history Of the United
States he drew most of his informa-
ton from old newspaper files and
made his volumes a living entertain
rnent as we'll as truthful portrait Of
the period. The most valuable ma
terial for the history of Nebraska is
i'll the $4,000 bound volumes of Ne
braska newspapers in the Historical
Society library.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
First Publications in State Were on
Rocks and Told of Buffalo Man,
Thunder Bird and Sacred
Elk, Historian Writes.
BY ADDISON E. SHELDON.
Secretary of the Nebraska Historical Society.

Livy was the author of l42 books, oi
which there remain only some 80 and
fragments. How often the eager
student of antiquity longs for those
ancient masterpieces, disappeared
forever. How often in future ages
the eager historian of Nebraska S
childhood years shall sigh for the
printed pages of that early territorial
press already swallowed up in the
careless, remorseless evolution of 70
years.
The chief industry of territorial
Nebraska-especially in the boom
period from 1854 to 18s8-was laying
out town sites and selling shares in
them. The list of these towns in
corporated by special legislative acts
is 81. There were others not incor-
porated. Most of them cannot be
found on any map of Nebraska.
Who has heard of the city of Chester
or Carlisle-of Neapolis, or Aska-
tope or Wacapana? Each of these
was heralded by its promoters as
having exceptional advantages as
business center, surrounded by a
large body of the finest agricultural
land with building stone, natural
timber and water power" etc. Not
all, but many of these boom towns
boasted its newspaper press. Some-C
times single log cabin or board
shack on a town site sheltered the
first printed herald and pioneer of
the new order which was to replace
the Indian, coyote and buffalo.
The known list OF Nebraska terri
torial newspapers is ~. Of these,
the Historical society has in its col
lection files or partial files of 20. The
others, like the lost authors of the
ancient world, are known by refer
ences to them in the. columns of
those which have survived to the
present date.
The following list of Nebraska
newspapers in the territorial period
is as nearly complete as can now be
made. The stars indicate publica-
tions whose files in whole or in part
may be found in the State Historical
society newspaper collection:
Following are given names of the
dates of first publication
and names of the editors or publish
els:
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
The Nebraska
Palladium.

lief among N'ie treasures OF the
newspaper collection of the State
Historical society is the bound vol
ume of the Nebraska Palladium. the
first newsps r printed in Nebraska.
This volunl before me as | write
-four pag six columns each
printed upf yeal rag news, still tIrin
and flexib' ifter 81 years. The first
number d ID July Is, 1854, in form.
content d makeup is typical OF
the earl! editorial mind in Nebraska.
The fir page is given to. literary
and scientific miscellany, including
two short poems. The second page
is editoriai-almost entirely upon
the wonderful resources OF Nebraska
and the glories of American democ-
racy. The third page is given. to
Clippings, locals ana advertising,
most Of the latter being from st.
Louis and Glenwood business
houses. The principal feature OF the
fourth page is patent medicine ad-
vertisements. including DR.. Hunters
German Bitters, DR.. Easterly.s
Ncrmifuge and DR.. Cooks Magic
f1Glf Oll. ufCC idlh odoo, o.
'&of the Mississippi river, the Balti-
more & Ohio, the Great Northern
and the Great Central nearly fill one
advertising column of solid type.
The railroad fare from St. Louis to
Washington i, $40. part Of the way
by steamboat, and time three days.
The first numbers of the Palladium
! were printed at ST. Mary, Ia, an
carly ambitious town nearly oppo-
site Bellevue--utterly swept away
| and destroyed by the Missouri river
floods in the COS. The issue Of No.
vember Is, 1854, was set up. and
printed at Bellevue. At top OF first
column, last page, is the following
notice: "This is the first column
of reading matter set in the territory
! OF Nebraska. This was put IN type
on the l4th of November, 1854, by
/ Thomas Morton" The last number
I OF the Palladium is dated April II,
lSS5. In the 81 issues Of this little
four-page weekly is contained
naive frontier literature destined to
furnish material for the historian,
tie novelist, the dramatist. the orator
and the poet Of all the centuries OF
auture civilization upon Nebraska
soil.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

There is no living lineal survivor
of this territorial press, having CON-
tinuity of publication under one
name. The Nebraska Advertiser
moved from Brownville to Neinaha
City and died there dozen years
ago. The Nebraska City News was
absorbed by the Nebraska City
Times in 1869. In January, 1871,
the Times was bought by Thomas
Morton and the old name of Ne
braska City News was again
adopted. The Nebraska City Press
probably comes nearest continuous
existence. Founded in November,
1853, it has borne the name Peoples
Press, Press and Herald, and Press.
The Nebraska Farmer suspended
publication in 1862 when Robert w.
Furnas was given command of the
Second Nebraska regiment and
went to fight Indians in Dakota. The
publication of the paper was revived
in 1877 at Lincoln by ]. c. Mcbride
under the old name, but numbered
volume l, number l.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
First Nebraska
Periodical.

The first Nebraska periodical was
the Military Journal, produced in
manuscript, at Fort Atkinson by
officers Of the garrison in 1922, An
account of this publication is given
in the Missouri Intelligencer of De-
cember %, 1922, published at Frank
lin, Mo-, as follows:
"A weekly journal, published in
manuscript, on a royal sheet, ele-
gantly and correctly executed in
point of chirography; and in point OF
original matter not exceeded by the
first eastern publications of the day.
Ne have received two numbers of
this original journal-original in its
plan, and, so far at least as our linn
tied knowledge extends, original in
its execution. 1t is a source of real
regret to us that the conditions on
which we obtained access to this
curious journal of the doings, opin-
ions and feelings of an intelligent and
secluded people precludes us from
honorably spreading some portion
at least of its contents before our
readers. We can, however, truly say
that we have perused the columns of
the Military Journal with pleasure
lest; that we hail its appear
- 'A2roof, in addition to those
-we1Y already had, of the morals,
literature and cultivated taste of the
men OF war stationed at Fort At
kinson, and we cannot but express
the regret we feel that. from the re-
moteness of our situation, the want
of the Faustian power, or the mod
esty of the contributors, the circula-
ton of the Military Jour fal should
extend to so small portion Of that
country which derives honor from
being the seat of such talent"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
By T. w. MCCULLOUGH.

A story of The Bee is necessarily
story of Nebraska. a record oi
half a century of growth. tremen-
dous strides forward in Importance
of influence and prestige, of achieve
ment, and of preparation for greater
things. Nebraska as state was
scant four years of age when The
Bee was born. Ahead stretched the
half century that is now history, 50
years so crammed with events that
the bound files of The Bee, in which
only the most important happenings
are recorded and commented upon
makes a pile of books almost 100
feet high. How to choose from these
| and connect series of incidents that
will envision the history of a great
commonwealth and great news
paper is puzzling; particularly when
for so of those 50 years. one has
been an integral part of the organi-
zation that helped to make the one
and through it to influence the
other, always pointing the way from
the achievements of today to the
pOoSiDully VI tliC iutuIC e.
Perhaps it is we'll to begin such
an account with some reference to
Edward Rosewater. 1t was my
privilege to know him well, to en-
joy his trust and confidence, and to
have had many hours of intimate as
sociation with him. Before ME
hangs picture of him, painted about
the time became acquainted with
him.
First Meeting.
My first meeting with Edward
Rosewater was at meeting of the
county commissioners in the early
part Of the year 1889. He was there
to protest against the work that was
being done on the county hospital,
and | was present as a reporter for
the Herald. 1t was while waiting
for the board to convene that | lis
tened to him talking with "Dick"
O'Keeffe, who was chairman of the
building committee, and Andy"
Webb, clerk of the board.
Webb introduced me to Mr.. Rose
water. and he asked me to pay close
attention to what he expected to
say to the board. Such admonition
was not necessary, for what he said
made good copy" even for rival
newspaper. The impression then
gained remained to the end, only
deepening as years went by and
acquaintance became closer.
A Bundle of Nerves.
He was bundle of nerves, fear
less, cautious until sure of his facts,
and then impetuous i'll assault and
persistent until he had either car
ried his point or had been hopeless
ly beaten: quick to abandon an un--
tenable position, not given to harbor-
ing malice. and however relentless
he might be in pursuit Of a public
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

inally democrat, deserted the party
when it split on the slavery issue in
1860 and was an orthodox repub-
lican to the end of his life. His ex-
pcrience in politics was not happy
one, although he was legislator and
governor for one term. AS an edi-
tor, and especially as an editor his
torian of his period, Furnas did by
far the best work of the three.
Furnas is, in fact, the most valuable
man for Nebraska in it's first 50
years. The fundamental and impor-
tant things for the transmissouri
region were grasped and emphasized
by him. He was less brilliant than
his rivals, but more solid. One goes
confidently to the files of his paper
and finds the significant things-the
first rainfall statistics, the first ex-
pcr;rnents in alfalfa, the growth of
trees, the relation of birds to farm
ing.
CT the dozen other deserving edi-
tors of the territorial period I can
mention here but two: