South Side Messenger 19090108

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SIDE MESSENGER
A reliable riieaosof communication between the villages of Rock¬ ville Centre, Bald\yin, Freeport, Roosevelt, Merrick, Bellmore, Smithville South, Wantagh, Sekford, Massapequa and Amity vill^.
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FREEPORT AND BELLMORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909
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PBICE, 6 CENTS
fREEPORT
Deputy Sheriflf Thomas Murray found the dead body of William Stel¬ lenwerf at 11.30 a. m. Monday moming -at SteUenwecl's home on Bedell St.
The man had committed suicide by means of a shoe lace being tied from hia ahoe to the trigger of a double bar¬ relled shot gun. He must have leaned over the gun and drew back his foot, releasing the trigger. The full charge was received in his face, causing in¬ stant death. Judge Tatem gave per¬ mission to remove the body to Fulton's Morgue.
^ Deceased was 27 years old, married, with two children. He was for some yeara a follower of tlie race tracks, but of late has not been actively engaged in any steady wor)c. He has a number ' of relatives in East Islip, where the in¬ terment took place at noon Wednesday.
io the window of his ofiice, must have { been too much for a music lover of the ! under-world. .
BELLMORE
Miss Grace Livingston, daughter of
Alanson Ellison jr. was aentenced to j Mrs. Samuel Salf of this village, re- 5 years in Sing Sing by County Judge turned home Thursday aftemoon and Jackaon at Mineola. He broke into "ports havirtg had a delightful tline the motor boat "Decker," owned by fvisitjng relatives in Middletown^ Conn Abram Smith.
I She was welcomed home by a host of j friends.
William Molloy of Smithville Sooth and Mrs. Nellie Baldwin of Bellmore were married New Year's Day by the Rev. Father Logue of Preeport. They will reside in Smithville South. Mr. Molloy ia the father of four children, all married.' Mrs. J. T. Keenan, Mrs. ! J. Miller, Joseph Molloy, all  of New-
SMITHVILLE SOUTH
WANTAGH
A collection for the earthquake sufferers in Italy wiil be taken at the morning service at the First ftesby- tefian Church. In view of the disaster the pastor, Rev. Charleq Herbert Scholey, will preach a series of morning sermons on "God's Great Destruc¬ tions": Jan. 10th, "Through Water"; 17th, "ThrouKh Fire"; 24th,  Through,
Man;" Slst, "Through Angels."   Sun-j York and James Molloy of Bellmore day evening the Presbyterian and Bap-1 Congratulations to Mr. and   Mrs.   Mol- tist  Churches  will unite inithe Evan- ¦ 'oy. gelistic service at the Methodist Epis
copal Church.
Henfy Gobetz took title thia week to his new ntore property on So. Main St., occupied by Phil. Jacobson and the Intemationai Correspondence Schools. He also has the vacant lot south of the store property.
Samuel Self has been confined to his home for three daya with a severe at¬ tack of rheumatiam, but is now conva¬ lescent.
At a special meeting of the Fire Company of this places heid at head¬ quarters Saturday, it waa decided to give a grand ball at FirSmen's Hall, Bellmore, Jan. 14, (Thursday). Price Of tickets for lady and gentleman will Brooklyn, on the evening of Jan. 22, be 50c. The well knowtf Lindenhurst | ., „, _, Bank will furni«h m«9ic,   The commit- j    M"- ^m. Feurstein, a
' Invitations are out for the wedding of Thomas J. Davis jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Davis, to Miss Helen Harper of Still Pond, Md., ih the New  York  Avenue M. E. Church of
ROOSEVELT
The Town Board will hofd a public meeting in the Board of Trade Hall' Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 3 o'clock p. m.. for the purpose of giving a hearing on the report of the citizens^ committee of the proposed Roosevelt Water District.
School opened  Monday, Jan. 4, with
Mrs. Wm. Feurstein, a former resi- t7e"in' charge"Dlac7many Interesting l J^nt of this place, died at the home ofj an attendance of .three hundred 'schol, feature in connection with this affair  1 ^^r^^^e^t^' ^?' ^^^^^' ^^^"l' ^^^ «".    It is said tfiat the school will re.
The proceeds will gotowardsthepur- chase^'of the chemical engine and it is hoped that a large number of tickets will be purchased to assist in this good work. All members have them, but readers of the Messenger living in the city for the Winter can secure tickets by mail by addressing, with remittance John Schneider, Smithville South, N.Y.
port, Jast Thursday. She was 85 years of age and survived her husband about four months. The funeral was held Saturday, conducted by Rev. T. S. Braithwaite; interment being in Green¬ field.
I     At a regular meeting of the Merrick Hook and Ladder Co. on  the  5th,   the following   business   was    transacted: | Robert Schneider A new set of by-laws was adopted ow- j New Year's Day. ing to the Company having a  chemical j
Mr. Emil Schneider of Asbury Park.
N.  J.,   has been  visiting his father,
and  brother   Otto,
j engine.    The foreman, D. Greves, was
The beefsteak dinner to members  of ^^f^^ chief of the Merrick Fire Depart-
the Jakesonia Club will take place  to- ment;  E. W. Miller was elected chief
morrow  night  in the commodious club engineer of the engine and  appointed
rooms on Main St. ' «^ *"3 assistanta  H. Narwood,   E.   W.
' Anjel and Wm.   Wood,  jr.    The com-
The Ball of the fire company of Smithville South will be held in P*re Hall here. Jan, 14. An account is printed  in another part of this issue.
_^             New Year's Day the home of Rev.
pany decided to gYve an entertainment i ""^ ^rs. Gibson was made  happy by The  opening  of  the  new  Sigmond I on the  night of the  22nd    of   Feb. I '^^e  arrival of  an  8 lb.   girl    baby. Theatre will, if the work  of construe-  Messrs,   Spiegel,    Ernest   Miller and i Mother is doing  wellt and  Papa Gib- tion   is  not delayed  by   weather,   be   Bunker were appointed a committee to ! ^o" '^ *o° happy  for words. opened early in  Februray.    Some  in- procure talent.
teresting facts in connection with this ! "    Samuel    Kilpatrick   returned home
house are, that soecial care wiil be Report has it that Miss Frieda Eric-i from St. Louis this week, but returns taken to prevent fire. All electric son of thia section proved herself a | soon to St. Louis, where he is engaged wires are to be run in iron pipe. Two heroine at the Freeport station recent- j in inntalling for that city a large set reels of hose, on stands, will be ready ! 'y.  wh6n she prevented a young lady j of dredging machinery. ,      >j^,
for instant use in addition to chemical |'ivin? east of here from  falling from I 	
a moving train. At the evening  services  Sunday  at
  the M. E. Church, there will beameet-
A number of visitors  were  in  town . ing  called  to organize   an   Epworth
New Year's Day.    Fifteen came over i League among the young people,of the
from Wantagh, to wish returns of  the j church.
day to James Rowe;  they   after  went
over to the home of the Landau  broth
ers, where they enjoyed .singing, danc
ing and a general good time.
fire extinguishers.
A fireman of the ii'reeport depart¬ ment will be at every performance or dance. Mr. Sigmond, through his stage manager, will drill his employ¬ ees in aJ regular fire drill. The house , will be as safe as it will be possible to make it. While it is Mr. Sigmond's intention to give on certain days through the week high class vaudeville
Mr. ui'.d Mrs. Harrison and Mrs? Grim wore elected teachers at the M. E. Sunday School Sunday afternoon.
I     Mrs. A. E. Hunt and Miss Sutherland I have, returned from a ten days' visit in i Ivrington, N. J. A successful surprise party and gen- I eral    good  time  was accorded   John i     A business meeting of the  Christian Keenan by his friends from Jerusalem, { Endeavor Society will be held on  Fri- Wantagh,   Bellmore and  this viUage ' day night in the Memorial Church. New  Year's  Eve.    Everybody  had  a j     „ , ,,      ™,  „   „    . ,
good time and at 12 o'clock bells were | ^^y- ^"^ **^»-,T-. S- Braithwaite en- rung, shots fired and tin pans beat to I tfrtained the Choir of the Church at give the new year a noisy welcome.       j the Parsonage Tuesday evening,   when
 _ I a pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Many from this vicinity  were dis-{ appointed in not being able, on account j    The Gun Club held its annual  meet- of inclement weather,  to attend the j j^g  jagt Monday night .and reports a Xmas entertainment given by  the coL i ^^^ year with a balance in the  treas- ored children at their church Dec. 30tb, j ^.y^ and we understand it will  be repeated ,       ' in Wantagh in the near future.
quire another teacher in a short time-^
, TJie weekly dance of tbe Roosevelt Social Club will be held in the Board of Trade Hall Saturday evening, Jan. 9.    Everyone invited.
John Halliday of Freeport has broken ground for a dwelling on Main St. Mr. M. Golden i^ doing the work.
The progressive euchre and dance of the Ladies' Auxiliary Thursday leven- ing proved to be a success, regardless of the bad weather. About 60 were out to enjoy the fun. Dancing was en¬ joyed until a late hour. The following won prizes: Mrs. L. Smith of Free- port, first; Mr. Snyder second, Mr. E. Edwards third. Miss Maid, Mrs. Smith, Mr. William Behr, Mr. Harry Seabury and Miss Kate Crandall.
The regular meeting of the Board of Trade will be held in their Hall Tues¬ day evening, Jan. 12.
;     Counselor  Thomas  B.   Seaman  has |     xhe Freeport Post  Offloe  staff  pre- No excuse for not having a bank ac- ] been confined to his home for several i sented our mail  carrier with  a New count when the  Amityvilie agent is I days by illness. ! Year's card and two dollars as a part-
willing to leave a banfc^t your house, j ! ihg gift.    Jan. Ist Mr. Stuart started '
Judging from the tremendous racket' , Miss Ruth McDermott, Mrs. John N. i on the new schedule, which has  proven heard on New Year's Eve, some of our i Seaman and Mrs.  John  D.  Asken  re-1 very satisfactory, neighbors east of the Post Office  were ! c«>ved ^^eir friends on New Year's Day
welcoming in the new year.
I at the home of Mrs. Seaman.    Havihg > (iFiyFDAI      MFU/^    lUOTF^ many callers, the evening Was spent in i "LI'L^^L    HLHO    IfV I LO
Th* B. H. S. had  to postpone their; a general reception and party,   which meeting  Tuesday  night  on account of j all enjoyed till the late hours, rain.
Mr. Cha.s. Seaman, during his week's stay in the city, purchased a horse and surrey, which he drove home New Year's Day.
Mrs. W. Combes has returned from a  visit  with  relatives  and friends in
Congress has voted $800,000 for the relief fund for the Italian sufferers. $500,000 was the original amount, but .$300,000 additional was added at the
A numberof young people from this (village formed a theatre  party  Satur-, 4.   j-r»     -j    .. n ,i.     t.     i
I day evening to take in the show at the ] ^«^"^? of President Roosevelt  who al- ¦Broadway    Theatre.     Brooklyn     ti, J «« ordered  eight ships of the battle
The!
' «..ii»r..^» ..,«,^ :« t-u^ .....»K^.. o„^   vo  ¦ ship  squadron to the scene of disaster : followtog were in the number ana   re-   .      . u u , j j ^    a.-i_
 «!. „ «„^  .,„,„;„„  4.„„„+u«...    iiyr;„„oc ' to give such help as was needed to  the
i port a tine  evening  together;    Misses    i. • i, ,.•
' Irene Walters, Anna Younghime, Ger-' s"'^'^^" section.
Another new residence going  up  on
performances and pictures  and  songs,j Smith Ave., near the school, on other daya the building can be hired J     We hope to be able  lo report  many with orchestra, if necflssary, for balls, I'more for tiie new year. benefits, concerts, put&ip meetings etc. \
Bookings can be made at 24 Brooklyn i Chicken thieves still have a fondness Ave.. Freeport. Commodious cloak i for Merrick, and recently they left H. and checking rooms are to be built and I Afferman minus a number of his stock there will be an ideal dancing floor. | of fowl, also removing part of his The Sigmond Theatre is going lo bej rooi. We suggest that Mr.' Afferman made up-to-date in every particular. ; at least nail his roof fa^t to the poultry   house.
The fire department was  called  out|     Services at the  Churcli  of  the  Re- last night about supper time to  a  fire j deemer,    Sunday,     the
Brooklyn.
Just before going to press  we  were <. infprmed that "It" would come off Lin-
W. Werkheuser is another resident to commence buildiug a  new residence ^ here.    He  broke  ground New   Year's j c6^h'^ birthday Day for a home on Wilson Ave. ;
  Miss Sadie Wood is spending
Cinders are being deposited around | days in the city, the U. K. station to fill up the low flaws. AND THLS, TOO WE LEARN, that the new signal bejl at Bellmore Ave. crossing is now assured. The fore-part of the week the pole and casing for same had been erected, the remaining wire and track  connections
& few
I Epipha?iy,  at lia. m. and 7.30 p. Sunday School meets at 10 a. m.
in Assistant Fire Chief W. W. Camer¬ on's house on Grafing PI. The blaze waa discovered in the kitchen extension at the rear of the houae and when the j The offering at the Church services firemen arrived the blaze had got i both morning and evening Sunday through the roof and the rooms were | next will be for the benefit of the suf- rapidly filling wjJhsmQko.s. The men j ferers from the Italian^ earthquake, made quick work of4lB«nng^ the furni-1 The Rector will be glad to receive con-
first    after j being due to complete the improvement
by to-day. We believe thanks for this are due Counsellor Ripson^ who has been unceasing in his efforts to have this crossing afforded some such protec¬ tion. We are glad to be able to pub¬ lish this kind of news.
The Brooklyn Waterworks men have
ture  out of the  house,   very little  of i tributions from  any  in   the   village i wmpleted their work on  the bridges which was broken and streams were j and forward to the proper .source. I between their two ponds east of this
played on the fire in a very short time I '¦ village.    At one place they have put
The yearly cooking school  will re-1»" a couple of large drainage pipes, and
at the other  have  erected
after the alarm sounded. It is thought about $1000 will cover the entire loss at the outside if it equals that. Cause of the fire is not known to us.
V
The union evangelistic services con¬ ducted by the pastors. Rev. Seholey, Rev. Roberts and Rev. Richard, of the Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church and the Methodist Church, re¬ spectively, started last evening at the Presbyterian Church, where ihey will be held every week day until the 15th. From the 18th to the 25th, at the Methq^ist Church. Sundays at the Methodist Church. The three pastors will preach, assisted by a choir of 100 voices. You are invited, with your frienda.
Th^ address will be made by Dr. W. A.'Richard, but the other pastors will be present.
Leo Fishel was elected a member of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company at the meeting Wednesday evening.
Louis Ferrara, the Freeport Doran¬ do, will soon be out with a challenge to meet all comers, for a cash priiie, win- ;iper to take all.
Edgar Smith ia no longer comiected witb the express office. Roger Scud¬ der is the company's representative in eharge. Smith was his assistant, but has been laid off for a time.
sume its sessions in the Parish House j at the other have erected a   concrete
Saturday morning at 9.    Miss Huger bridge.
of New  York,   who has given   such i
efficient service in the past, will be ini,   ^®. ^^.^^ ^.^"^^^ f   Conway  to his
charge.    Boys as well as girls and old I 'a>r m Brooklyn and for the benefit of
as well as young are welcome to the ' "^ Jerusalem Admirer" will say that
privileges of this school. ^e promises to become one of the num-
 __ I ber on the straw ride scheduled to start
The Men'a Club jointly with the j from H. R. Zeiner's home here some Guild of the Church of the T^nsfigur-| nignt this month. Letters sent to Mr. ation, Freeport, will give the l^ugha- ' Conway care this office will be prompt ble entertainment entitled 'din Old Maid's Convention" in Firemen's Hall on the 20th of this month. Tickets will be 35 cent^
lv forwarded.
BALDWIN
Workmen have been engaged in tear¬ ing down the Eastern smoke  stack  at the Milburn pumping  station and are j now building a new one on the old site.
TU^ j.«.„„»o;«„ ;= ^'iT-^o^  When finished the boilers at the  East The impression is abroad \^^^ ^j„ j,^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ the stack atthe
Western end will be tore down and re¬ built. Both stacks are 140 feet high and both were found to be cracked, hence thanecessity )f Rebuilding.
Miss Katherine Gutting and Miss Alice Gutting of Brooklyn were guests of Miss Kittherine Hebenstreit Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of the Men's club will be held in the Parish Hall Tuesday evening i next, Jan. 12. A number of new members will be up for election.
that this club is for young men only. This is, however, not the case. The Club exists for all men of the village who are in sympathy with its objects— these the by-laws state to be "the mor¬ al, social and physical development of its members." The initiation fee is $.50 and the dues $.25 monthly.
We note the report of tbe loss of a
'banjo by E. V. Baldwin of IL R. Ave.
The sight of this insinunent, displayed
The cake sale of the Pansy Club Sat¬ urday wos very snccessful. The little Misaes deared over $12. The Club is anxious that all of its friends shoald help them in the collection of old pa¬ pers and magazines which they are en¬ deavoring to sell for the benefit of the cooking school.
First steps were taken Tuesday for the organisation of a Boys' CKib in tbe Si|nd8y School. A meetifig for organ¬ ization will be beld Tuesday aftemoon, J an. 12, in the Parish House.
Mr. RudoIph'Kress had ajgood time at his birthday party Weneaday. He's 43 yenrs.old and looks for forty-three more.
The Tabard Inn  Library station at Scott'a Drug Store has received a new [supply of books.
The regular dance at Seaman's Halt last night was the firat of the regalar dances for the young people of tbis sec-
, trdde    Younghime,    Katie    Schaardt, ;     Rev. Father Herbert Farrell  of the Minnie Keenics, and Messrs. Harry So-  church of Our Lady of Loretto, Hemp-/ per, Joseph Rugh, Fred Knettle,   Ray-' stead, has been placed in charge of the man  Coarsa and  Mr.   and Mrs.   Fred, important church of St. Peter and.Paul Schaardt. j in    Williamsburgh,    Brooklyn,    after
...     ...     .   ^ ,,    , „  „     ,,     I many  year^ of  active  work    in    the
Miss Mmnie Gallagher  of  Brooklyn i Hempstead section.    While  hia   new
is spending a few days as the guest  of | charge is in the natiire of a  promotion '
A party of young  people  enjoyed  a i "^^ sister, Margaret Gallagher. ; g^jj  Q^e  worthyv of  such  a  man    as
straw-ride to Seaford New Year's Eve. j     ,,     .   .,,.    ,  ¦ a- i     <,  Father Farrell has  proved  himself  to
and attended the masquerade leap year !     ^.^'".'^ "''"".^, '^ «Pe"ding a couple of j ^^^ ^^j^ ^^^^ ^^^^-^^ ^^^^^ -^ f^,^ ^^^
party. Pretty dull until "The Clowns" ] ^eeKs in tne city. , Hempstead  people,  of all  denomina-
arrived. :  " ^ j tions. at his departure from  that par-
Southard—Friederick Wedding j ish.    His efforts have met with great
success.    The editor of the Messenger
and great achievement in the parish of St. Peter and Paul.
Mr.   and  Mrs.   V.   McGlincey    and
children have returned  to their home j    The wedding of Mabel Claire South-,.,„,„„        ,   .	
in Brooklyn after spending the holidaya j ard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.   Charles f^'!^«« ^^f*/'^^ _^.«"'".T".!'. ^P^'^^^l as the guests of her parents,   Mr.   and : H. Southard, and Lieut.   Ernest Fried- Mrs. James Moore. ¦ erick,   U.   S.  N., took place at "Hill- ---     - i crest,"  the residence of the bride's
Mi^a EUa Baldwin of Hempstead j parents,|this village. New Year's Day spent New Year's Day at the home of ! ^^ g 30 p. „. The ceremony was per- Mr. F. Tatem. ^ formed  by  Rev.  E.    O. Tree, former
Mr. William Tatem and  Miss  Clara i P.a«t«fofthe M. E Church here, as¬ sisted by the present pastor.   Rev.   D.
Baldwin of East Meadow and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Mitchell of Brooklyn spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. N, Spates.
Mr.E. P. Smith gave a "stag" party New Year's Eve in honor of his brother from'Jamaica.
The following pupils were perfect in attendance during the month of Decem-
E. Tuckey. The bride was given away by her father, before a large assem¬ blage, who attended from Washington, NewYork, Brooklyn and near relatives and friends of both Mr. and Mrs. Friedericks. from this vicinity. Many men prominent in the navy circles were at the ceremony to do honor to a brother officer of the service. The bride wore a white satin Empire
ber: Priiftary department—Florence j gown covered with point de princess Baldwin, Frank Colvin,Gretrude Hesse, I lace, and carried a bouquet of white Edwin Hodgson, Fred Hodgson, Jack ¦ roaes, lillies of the valley and orchids. Murphy, Willie i'ettit, Arthur Rath, i The best man was James Thomas Charles Smith. Intermediate depart- Williams of Washington, D. C. The ment—Edith Baldwin, Mpry^'iJ61inson, : matron of honor was Mrs. Theodore S. Margaret Kreuzurreser, George Morri- j Schlauch of New York. The maid of son, Edna PicKava. Grammar depart-, honor was Miss Edith Southard, sister ment—Foster   Pettit.      Many   others jof the bride.    The bridesmaidaF;. were
Miss Mildred Southard,   daughter of
were present all but one stormy day.
SEAFORD
A baby boy weighing 12 lbs. arrived at the home of Mr. Brooks.
At the laat regular meeting of the Seaford H. L. and E. Co., 8 new mem¬ bers were proposed.
Installation of ofiicers at the Y. M. I. C. was successfully conducted by our new chaplain. Thomaa Roberts,''
A regular meetjing of the Unity P. C. was held at the h>me of Wm. Coul tas. After arrangementa were con»- pleted for our dance which takes jilace the 12th of this month, arrangements were completed for the" annual mask ball.
The surprise party which was tender- tio», which will-be held every Thnra-1 ed E^win Hendriclc*on of Seaford was day night at 8.30. M a big subeeas and lasted until 4:30 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Southard, and Miss Charlotte Southard, daughter of Mr7and Mrs. Edwin Terry Southard. The ribbon girls were Mias Dorothy Southard and Miss Helen Anderaon. Miss, Elizabeth Southard was flower girl; The ushers were Messrs. Ernest Southard, Wilfred Southard, Theo¬ dore a. Schlauch and Homer^aint Gau- denis.
The home decorations wer<^ very effective., being beautiftrl}y trimmed with smilax and yiolets. .Caterer Maz- zetti of New York served the supper and excellent music was furnished by Mnller's Orchestra of New York. , A special car was provided for the guesta from the city and the bride and groom departed for New York in an automo¬ bile, where they took the| train for a short honeymoon trip to Washington, retnrnjng the latter part of this week for a t^o weeks' stay with tbe bride's parents, before leaving for San Fran¬ cisco, Cal., where the yonng coi^le will reside permanently.
jyionday Jthe U. S. Supreme Court decided for SOc gas for New York, but the decision, we note, al'ows for a new trial. Several newspapers .j:laim the' gratitude of the peepul for their work in this matter ^but the peepul are just as quiet as ever.
ThoHiaaS. Cheshire, county clerk of Nassau, filed with the Board of Super¬ visors his annual report of fees collect¬ ed and charged by his offlce for 1908. A total of $18,17L81 is WtDwn,$9,012.- 65 of which was received for recording of deeds; for recording of mortgages, $5,980.31. He also delivered to the County Treasurer the sum of $48,848.- 69, the amount of mortgage tax col¬ lected. One half of > this, however, goes to the state and the rest to the County. Tha-cost of maintaining the office'of County Clerk is exceeded by these receipts by several thousands of dollars. Truly the County business is growing.
The dinner of the Nassau Republican ' Cliib will  be held at   the   Hoffman House, Hempstead, in honor of its pop- ; ular president, ex-Sheriff Frederick E. Gildersleeve, Friday evening, Jan.   15 at 8 o'clock.    The president will pre¬ side and speakers of note will make ad- - dresfies.    Theophilus Parsons will be Toastmaster.    The dinner will be in-,, formal and an attractive menu has be«ti ¦ prepared.    The Treasurer is Paul G.  : Ohrtman and James O'Neil  is  secre¬ tary.    Tii*iets, $1.00 eacy
Aa an indication of liow'the connty"' business has increased since the inaug- -¦¦ uration of the county government on January  1, 1899, the following figures may proveintcresting to the .taxpayers of the County.    During the year 1899 there was , collected   in   the   Coanty Clerk's    office,     in   fees,     $4,970.- 18; in jl96o. $5,661.65;   1901. $6,834.- 66; 1902. $7,963.06;  1903,   $8,804.89; 1904.    $9,413.10;   1905,    $12,150. Sl; 1906,   $19,113.75;  1907,    $18,510.12;  , 1908, $18,171.81 i