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Write to YoyrBongressman.
A biil has been Jitnxiuceti in Con-
^resd by Hon. W. P. Brownlow of
■Tennessee Asking for an appropria
tion of $24,000,000 for the purpose of
Iraprovintf the country roads of the
United States. This bill will .come
«p in a few days and we hope every
<*itizen‘ of this county will write to
Hon. J. M. Gu'^lger, Jr., and ask him
to do all in his ponrer to secure the
passage of said bill'. If the bill
fiftbuld pass therti would be about
^4,500 spent in thi3 county on roads.
There ia now a. surplus In the na
tional treasury of! $260,000,000, and
«ome should be ppent to help the
farmers of the coujntry. Millions are
fjpent each year pn improving the
waterways and harbors, on the vet-
<^ransand on public buildings in the
large towns and cities, and it is time
to spend some of the national funds
4br the people who live in the coun
try, and this bill to &pend this mon^>y
•for good r(»ads will help every man
in every country section in the en
tire United States. The bill is essen
tially a farniers’ bili and should have
thei-r most hearty support.
Something over a half million
dollars will be spent in North Caro
lina and we can drive from one
county to another on good roads.
The same team and wagon that now
•hauls one ton can on H^ood r<i»ad haul
«ne-third more with no greater pflFort
andean make better time in addi
tion, and there will be less wear and
tear on the wagon, and it will not
take as much feed to keep the stock
in good condition.
Write to your congressman atonce-
Bo not delay as time is precious.
His address is Hon. J. INI. Gudger,
Washington, D. C. Tell him to sup
port the Brownlow Good Roads Bill
wid you will never regret it.
Fora bad taste in the mouth take
few doses of Chamberlain’s Stom-
4ich and Liv^r Tablets. Price 25 cts.
Warranted to cure. For sale by Z.
W. Nichols Brevard, and O. L. Er
win, Calvert. )
TWO MEN KILLED BY TRAIN.
Tom Turnham a
rib!7
Lafayette, Ala.,
liani and Ed
south-bound Ceatral o
Irom Roanoke at a c|
mile north of Lafaye’
ternoon.
They had been shop
on their way home, 10 m|
-of the town, when th
curred. The wagon
were totally destroyed
were cut in many pie
Edge was instantly
Turnham lived halt an
Their heads and bod
l)Iy mangled.
isse Edge Ho\
Irsets and Sidewalks.
Wliat II tlie D«ir of Brenril aad How Far
/ Does Its Avthorilji Eitend?
•^ere be kicks and kickers,
and among the latter are some
w-ho live in tha section of Bre
vard which uses North Caldwell
s' reet as a means of intercourse.
There was once a plank walk on
this street, put there largely by
private enterprise, but last sum-|
mer a coterie of kickers brough
their influence to bear and ha
this plank walk removed. Th
senior News editor thought the
and still thinks that their actio]
was very short-sighted. He r
members why that sidewalk w
built—the street was impassa
for foot traffic, just as it is ..o
and the kickers are getting th
reward for its removal
When Brevard extended
corporate limits a half-mile frj
the court house she took in
eral miles of country roads
side the original plat of the t
Like other country roads t
were “16 feet clear of st
and runners.” Since that
several new 40 foot streets
been opened, given to the
and accepted by the prop
thorities, but no such actioj
been taken in regard to
country roads, and the onl
the town has is to tl?e old
roadway. If the town is ex
to make streets of thes
owners of property on eit
should set their fences b
deed at least a 40 foot
the town.
Neither the street
nor the Board of Alder
it their duty to undertak
possible, and it is imp
properly provide for t
which uses North Caldv
with only a 2Q.-,foot rj
iyhet^thti.J2i
BEGINS PRISON T[
Alderman Brennan of Chicago
in House of Correction.^
Chicago, Jan. 16.—Alderman
Brennan, of the Eighteenth war^
tencert to one year in the house
rection for complicity in the el
Irauds, was put to work todayj
up bundles of brooms in the brof
partment. He was attired in the
Illation prison suit of blue, and
liair and moustache had been trimi
With Brennan 117 other men
working, both negro and white,
are what is known as "long ten
—sentenced for a year or more.
Investigating Iroquois Fire
Chicago, Jan. 14.—Coroner
was handed a co^nmunicatlon
from the foreman V>f the jury
tigating the Iroquois theater tire
Ing that it was the unanimous
of the jury to eliminate al
testimony which does no!
rectly to responsibility f(|
The letter suggests that b<
could be obtained by callii
ers, lessees and managers|
quois. Six additional chi
ordered closed today. AI
lodging houses will also si
sequence of the strict enfc
<Jifc?LJrdinainces.
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Rail Manufacturers
Pittsburg, Jan. 14.-
of rail rolling plants fro^
Pennsylvania, Ohio and'^'l
ia, Maryland and Geor--j
ing here today to disc’’"I
strengthening prices ai*"
better trade condition,
turers are largely outsid^
States Steel corpoi
organization of a pool fj;
nance of prices maiu»‘‘S
come of the meetlns<