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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
TRAVELLING AGENTS
 PASS THROUGH TODAY
THEY WILL SPEND A FEW HOURS IN RMINGHAM AND WILL TAKE A TROLLEY RIDE OVER THE CITY.

A large party of about three hundred and fifty or four hundred travelling pas- enger agents and their immediate relatives will spend a few hours in Birmingham this afternoon en route to the travelling pas senger agents association convention in New Orleans.
 They will be entertained by P. Sid Jones district passenger agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad, while in this city The street car company are furnishing cars to give the visitors a ride over the city.
 In speaking of their short visit today a prominent railroad man said that it was not often that Birmingham had the oppor- unity of having so many travelling pas senger men in their midst. He referred to them as bright and uncommonly ca pablo set of young men, and in referring to their duties said that the general pub lie had no idea of the work which devel- oped upon them. They must be ready for duty at any hour of the day or night They must at all times look after the com fort of the patrons of their road. They should be judges of human nature as they are continually in contact with all sorts and conditions of men,
 "They are a jolly set of young fellows" this railroad man continued, and as free hearted as could be, are as ready to re- spond to the plea of the lndigent as to invite their friends. whose name is legion 10 a cigar or a drink I hope they will have a good time.
 The party will leave here over the Louis vile and Nashville for Montgomery. where they will be joined by another delegation From there they go to Pensacola and the monotony of the journey will again be broken by boat ride on the gulf. They are due in New Orleans Tuesday morning and will be in convention there for four days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
FREIGHT ASSN HAS
 VERY TEDIOUS WORK
MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, BUT ANOTHER MEETING
 WILL BE NECESSARY BEFORE
 RATE SHEETS ARE COMPLETED.

The meeting of the Southeastern Freight association, which has been in session here since Wednesday, was adjourned last night. The object of the conference was to make new rates to California points. For some time past there has been no through rates to points west of the Mis- sissippi river and representatives of south eastern roads have had several meetings to adjust the matter.
 At the close of the meeting last night 1t was stated that all rates east of the river had been checked in but that the western territory had not been touched.
 The work is arduous and tedious and it will be necessary to call still another meeting to consider the matter. It has not been decided where the next meet ing will be held as 1t will be necessary to consult officials of some roads who were not in the city yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
Established 1SS6) GELDERS RESTAURANT,

110 N. 20th St. Dinner, Sunday, November 8th-12 to
 3 p. m.
 SOUP
 Cream of Celery
 -F1Sh- Baked Lake Trout-Maitre dHotel. --RELISHES- Lettuce, Sliced Tomatoes.
 -ENTREE-
 Escalloped Oysters.
 -ROASTS-- Prime Ribs-Pan Gravy, Stewed Chicken with Dumplings. VEGETABLES Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Rice. Sugar Corn. String Beans. DESSERTS Fruit Cake-Wine Sauce,
 Cocoanut Custard. DRINKS Coffee, Milk, Tea. TWENTY-FIVE (25) CENTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08

One on the most interesting characters who took part in lne recent Confederate Veterans reunion in Birmingham was J. N. Giles, now living at McDavid' fla.' a little settlement on the Escamoia riVer' about fifteen or twenty miles this side of Pensacola. MT. Giles was a member or the famous First Alabama regiment Of heavy artillery and served most Of his time in helping to defend Fort Morgan against the invading battleships and the troops which came over by land.
 Mir Giles was wounded twice during the engagement with Farraguts fleet and the land forces of General Granger which lasted for IS days. Neither of his wounds was serious, however. and today he is as strong and active as many men half his age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
Miss BrideweII Thanked.
LECTURE AT TEMPLE EMANUEL
James Bowron Will Make the Holy
 Land Subject of Address.

James Bowron will deliver the first lecture tonight at o'clock of the annual course which is delivered at the Temple Emanuel under the auspices of the In. ternational Order of Bnai B'rith and the Council of Jewish Women.
 MT. Bowron's lecture will be on the Holy Land,' and an interesting address Is expected. The general public is cor dially invited to attend these lectures, which are to be delivered every other Sunday. Appropriate musical features have been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
smith by trade. but is a substantial clti-

smith by trade, but is a substantial citi- zen.
 Mrs. Parkinson claims that her hus- band had left her and had been gone for several months while they were in Illinois and that she had been living around first with one of her children and then with another Mr. Colbert asked her to come to Birmingham with him and she says she gladly consented. It seems that MT. Colbert was an old sweetheart of Mrs. Parkinson before her marriage. Colbert Is widower. He has one son, who IS d physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
VOLUNTEERS TO HAVE
 A DANCE AFTER DRILL

The semi-annual drill of the Jefferson Volunteers will be held tomorrow night in the armory in the city hall, and a most enjoyable occasion is expected by those who are to attend.
 The volunteers will first have a com pany drill under command of Capt. John Yeatman followed by squad drill for a medal under the non-commissioned of ficers, and then a drill for the individual company
 Chairs for the spectators will be arr ranged in the gallery around the hall,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
N0 man. Miss Ts s o %

This old veteran tells some interesting stories of the famous battle between sea and land eontingents on that memorable occasion. When Farragut began his at- tack under the direct supervision of Com modore Porter the First Alabama regi- ment alone was called upon to defend the fort. The regiment at that time number ed 647 able-bodied fighters. With this force the federals were held off for IS days during continuous firing on both sides.
 Gen. Granger's men were landed from transports and attacked the force from land as an aid to Farragut. Against these overwhelming odds the First Ala bama fought them off successfully for more than two weeks and at the end of the time over two hundred Confederates had been killed. During this engagement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08

and it is expected that a large number will be present. Following the drill re- treatments will be served by the com The latter part is strictly for the mem bers of the volunteers and their lady friends. Each member is expected to bring a lady.
 These semi-annual affairs of the volun- teers have aroused considerable interest in the company and are of great assis- tance to the commanders in keeping the men well together, and maintaining the interest in company matters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
MANY THANKS FOR
 KIND ASSISTANCE Camp Hardee Shows ltselt
 Grateful to Everyone MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED Press, Public, Committees, oreaniza- tons and People All Come In for
 Share of the Gratitude of
 the Old Veterans.

Camp Hardee, L. c. V, devoted the reports from the various reunion com mittees and passing resolutions of thanks to every one who assisted in making the reunion a success.
 Among those who were thanked for the reunion work were the committees of Camp Hardee, Commander Roden.. the press of the city and county, the three representatives of the press who wrote the accounts Miss Carrie Bridewe1l. Camp Pelham, U. D. C., Camp Rhodes, U. S. c. ", Manager Williams of the Bijou and many others.
 The first report of the afternoon was that of Chairman W. R. Houghton, of the historical committee. It was as fol- lows:
 Chairman Houghton's Report. To Commander of Camp Hardee
 Your committee on history and statis- tics, to whom was assigned the duty of registering the veterans attending the reunion held on the 4th and 5th of Novem- Der, 1903, beg leave to report:
 The total number registered was 12S4, composing men from every southern state except Maryland and Missouri, and all branches of the service. Owing to the great numbers coming at one time, there were sometimes six persons engaged in registering, and at all times two and even then complaints were made that some could not register. It Is estimated that one hundred did not register, from their own neglect. A book was prepared during the hours of registration to classify far as possible the veterans under the regiments in which they served, and fre- quent calls were made for information as to long parted comrades
 Instances are here given of the num- Der from various regiments: First Ala bama F; Second Alabama, 8; Third Ala bama, 20; Fourth Alabama, 30; Ninth Alabama, A. Tenth Alabama, A; Eleventh Alabama, 25; Twenty-eighth Alabama 29; the Fifteenth Alabama. which had S5 at Montgomery in 1902 had only three pres ent this year. It was made up in south east Alabama which goes to show that the change of place in holding reunions serves to give many an opportunity to meet their comrades, who otherwise would not go
 The classification of the veterans into the various commands in which they served was not completed until the 9th of November One of your committee worked fourteen hours the first day and nearly as much the second. The thanks of the committee are due to D. C. Tharin, veteran and William Hooper Johnston for their untiring patience and industry in rendering valuable assistance The names are classified by regiments, etc, and postoffice of each veteran, and it would be something never before done to publish in pamphlet form the list, and mail the same to each visiting vet eran. Some have forgotten their com panies, and many intelligent young men do not know what regiments their fath- CTS served in.
 The committee recommends that the list be pubfished-although 1t will take a vast deal of labor to get it ready for the printer.
 Respectfully submitted,
 w R. HOUGHTON,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
BRILLIANT MUSICALE.
Prof. Rienz Thomas and Others Will
 Be Heard Tuesday Night.

Prof. Rienzi Thomas, assisted by Mrs. Thomas, Miss Heine and c. P. Orr will give a concert Tuesday evening, November 10, at 8 o'clock, in the lecture room of the South Highland Presbyterian church, un- der the auspices of the Young Ladies' so- ciety. By special request Prof. Thomas will repeat Hummers concerto in minor and his own arrangement of Il Trovatore, which he played at his last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
HAD BEEN POSING
 AS MAN AND WIFE Mrs. Emma Parkinson and J,
 L. Colbert Arrested HOME WAS IN ILLINOIS Copy of the Bible Indirect Cause of the Arrest-CoIbert and Mrs.
 Parkinson Were Installing
 Church Libraries.
HOME WAS IN ILLINOIS

A Bible was the indirect cause of the arrest and imprisonment early yesterday morning of Mrs. Emma Parkinson and J. l.. Colbert of Springfield, ILL They have been posing as man and wife and have been living on Avenue G. between Twenty-frst and Twenty-second streets.
 They have been in Birmingham for some time, and have been engaged in in- stalling circulation libraries in several of the churches of the city. It is understood that four of these libraries have been put into as many churches here Bible as Birthday Present
 Mrs. Parkinson is forty years old and has two sons and one daughter in H. linois. A few days ago she sent Bible to one of her children as d birthday pres ent The Bible contained the name of the Birmingham dealer from whom it was obtained, and 1t seems that it was shown to her husband, who was still living in Illinois.
 ID to that time he did not know where his wife was, and when he saw the name he immediately came to Birmingham to see If he could find her When he learned where she was living and under what circumstances he swore out warrant be- fore Judge Greene for the arrest of her self and Colbert.
 Warrant Served By Deputies.
 The warrant was served by Deputies Potts and Fowler at an early hour yes- terday morning at the rooms on Avenue c, where they have been for some time. They were placed in the county jail and had not made bond at a late hour last night
 They are we'll known among church people of Birmingham as they have been very active in the work of placing their church libraries. Mrs. Parkinsons par ents are said to be very well to do. One of her sons is a physician. another a merchant and her daughter is married to merchant. MT. Parkinson is a black
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08

Mr. Giles was twice wounded, but when the surrender was negotiated he did not go to the hospital but remained with the main body of troops.
 Mr Giles amuses himself in Florida by entertaining hunting parties from all parts of the United States. He is crack shot and kills large amount of big game every season. His house is always open to visitors and the hospitality of the Giles home is known throughout tho southern states. MT. Giles has an adopt ed daughter and this pretty young girl accompanies him to all the reunions. He was the guest of Thomas G. Hewitt while in Birmingham and had royal time. He brought his adopted daughter and two other young girls with him and they declare it was the most delightful trip of their lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
OFFICE MAN SEEKS
 POSITION.

Young man 30 years of age. with l2 years experi- ence as bookkeeper. seeks position as bookkeeper or office manager. Refers to present employers. Address P. O. Box No. 65, city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
Various Committees.

The suggestion that a list of those pres ent be published was concurred in by the camp and it will be done
 Col. W. H. Denson reported for the en- tertainment committee thu every one had seemingly had an enjoyable time, and that every effort was made to see that no veteran. sponsor or maid of honor lacked attention.
 Governor Joseph r. Johnston reported for the finance committee, and a commit tee of three, consisting of Governor John- was appointed to arrange the finances of the camp.
 Motions were then made thanking all Camp Hardee committees for their work; thanking Commander B. F. Roden; thanking John T. Evans of the Ledger, John C. Henley of the News and Frank A. Bell of the Age-Herald for the manner in which they handled the reports of the meetings and the interest they took in making the reunion a success
 The following written resolutions were then offered and passed, and provision made that Adjutant Darby furnish each of the organizations and people mentioned with copy of the resolutions:
 Grateful Acknowledgements.
 "Be it resolved, That the sincere and heartfelt thanks of Camp Hardee, both as an organization and as individuals, be rendered to Pelham Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, and all Daughters of the Confederacy; also to Camp R. E. Rhodes United Sons of Con- federate Veterans; to the different camps of United Confederate Veterans of Jeff ferson county; to the matrons and young ladies who assisted in entertaining the visiting veterans. and to all the good hearted people of Birmingham who as- sisted in providing ways and means of making the recent reunion the largest,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08

Pay Gas and Electric Bills before the 10th and keep the Collector away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
BIRMINGHAM MAN LEAPS INTO RIVER Harry Frost Commits Suicide
 at Columbus, Miss. WAS VERY POPULAR HERE No Reason Is Assigned for the Deed, as He Appeared to Be Cheerful
 Only a Short Time Before
 He Died.
WAS VERY POPULAR HERE

A special from Columbus, Miss. says: Harry Frost, member of one of the old est and most prominent Jewish families of this city, took his own life this after center of the river bridge into the deepest water of the stream. He removed his coat hat and glasses before he leaped and left his name and address on his clothing. His body was recovered thirty minutes later and his clothes were found. Many restoratves were applied to revive him but each attempt proved useless.
 MT. Frost was the oldest son of the late Colonel Joseph Frost, a brother to the members of the large wholesale liquor house of Frost Brothers in Louisville. He and his brother compose the firm of Frost Brothers at Ensley. Ala.
 A few years ago MT. Frost married Miss Solomon, daughter of Emanuel Solomon, of Birmingham He reached here this morning in company with his wife to make short visit to relatives. He spent the day minglng with friends and at 5 o'clock was in Sam Selig's store chatting pleasantly.
 No reason Is assigned for MT. Trost's act His family is prostrated with grief and his many friends deeply deplore his untimely end. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
 The deceased was well known in busi- ness circles in Birmingham and has a great many friends here. He was a mem Der of the Elks and has brother in Ems ley.
 MT. Solomon, father-in-law of the de- ceased, left last night to attend the fu- neral.
 ------~~----->-----~--- grandest and most enjoyable occasion of it's kind yet held in the state.'
 Be 1t resolved, That the thanks of Camp Hardee are sincerely rendered to c. N. Nabb, proprietor of the Hillman hotel, for the use of the palm room and dining room for the reception by the Daughters of the Confectionery; and also the press of the eity and county for their full reports and generous cooperation in making the reunion a success; and also to MT. M. H. Crittendon for the kindly use of his store room.
 Miss BrideweI Thanked.
 Be it resolved, The thanks of Camp Hardee are hereby extended to Miss Car rie Bridewell for her generous contribu- tion of her melodious songs. which added so much to the enjoyment of the camp and visitors"
 Be it resolved, That Camp Hardee hereby tenders thanks. and expresses it's admiration for the kindness of E. E. Williams and M. Neal managers of the Bi1ou theatre, for the use of the same for holding the convention during the re- union of Confederate veterans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08

Sohillinger's Hof.Brau.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-31

dose of their own medicine, and we
took wagon loaded with fifty rangers,
followed by a similarly loaded one and
about hundred friendly Tahuahuacan
Indians
1--WE camped that evening, concealing
our force, and sent out scouts. Our en-
envy, the scouts reported, were hunting
buffalo, and their camp was just few
miles ahead. We moved during the
night, and at daybreak came within
sight of the Comanche lodges. Eighty
Of these we counted, which, allowing
four male fighters to lodge, brought
up the fighting force to something like
300 braves. Just at sunup hostile In
dian on horseback appeared, and at
once excitement broke loose among my
own Indians, and they yelled and gave
the whole scheme away, for the soil
tary rider, of course, heard them.
"The Tahuahuacans were ordered out
In front, so that we could keep the ran
gers as a sort of surprise. Then we
charged, raising the Texas yell ard
bearing down on the Comanches like a
lV1QS dVdIdUCuO. L ne uSuC pIONSu OhC
sided. About those days the mere yell
of the rangers was enough to strike ter
ror to the heart of a small band Of In
dams, and here, though the enemy was
in sufficient numbers to make resist
ance, there seemed thousand rangers
the way they were spread out. The Co
manches cut and ran, deserving every
thing and spreading fanlike SO that it
was impossible almost to follow any
one band. So we decided to come back,
having slain more than fifty of them.
All about us we could make out In
dians skulking at safe distance in the
hills, and we were just ready to pro-
coed to a proper looting Of the place to
cover stolen goods when a second and
much larger outfit of Indians hove up
out of nowhere and prepared to fight
"One huge Indian on the opposite
side dared any Indian on our side to
come out to fight him single handed,
and five of the Tahuahuacans went
down in single combat before we turn
ed the rangers loose. After all the
fight made was more spectacular than
bloody. The instant the rangers were
released the Indians fed for dear life,
and only those that blundered into
range were killed or dropped"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-31
Description Sec To whom ASSESSED Amt

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Platteville. Town 3, Range1
neA of swA 3 3 Edward Hussey. AZ
City of Platteville, Town 8, Range L.
st. Miller, W Nor
man 49, 1 0I P M Donohoo.-,... 55
Covell's Add. to City of Platteville.
loft S side lot - JMayneNich'lase est 81
Hawley's Add. to City of Platteville.
pit of lot edk and ali of3 Frank Fran %
Rountree's Northeast Add to City of Platte
vile.
lot 16 Henry Reisen..... 4 33
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lot 3D.. ............- Henry Reisen-.- SO
Lima, Town 4, Range 1.
eh neL se14 - 28jMatt Lamb. AZ
Village of Centerville.
lots 30 and 81 Green
and Russeil's add John Freeman. 3 OF
Muscoda, Town s, Range 1.
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nwA neA ...-- 8 Jacob Zacek... 49, 6 0S
Village of Muscoda.
lot blk In. lRienhold Koch l AZ
lots l. 2 g. blk IL Mrs H Wilsey.. 3 81
lots and 6, blk 139.-. Mrs FRI Sikhart II
Paris, Town 2. Range2.
nh of n1a of So ofsh
of nw14 of swA -. 9lJOsiah Wiley 1 63
S12 of s1a of So of NV
4 swA - ............... Q Henry Montag-. l 63
com 14r of ne cor of
nwA of seA tn W so
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place of beg. 4IJohn Burns. "a
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of Sw4 of nwA sec
13. tn Serbs. tn
1rd, tn w S0rds, th
1rd to place of beg 13IPeter Casper 66
Perkins Add. to Village of FennimOre.
soft end of lot
and lot 2 blk d M'rg'r't Haywood 9 O8
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-31

THE AUTO SPILLED ITS OCCUPANTS.
regarded as dangerous by drivers, any
Of whom will not attempt it with a
fractions team.
The road is scarcely wide enough for
two carriages to pass. Dense shrub
berry and almost primeval forest skirt
it on one side.
DR.. Rushmore had been over the road
often enough to know it's dangers. The
auto had proceeded slowly about 800
feet up the hill when DR. Rushmore
halted it to generate more steam.
After a few moments the doctor
started up again, and he had gone only
a little way when something happened.
The auto stopped abruptly and then
began to move backward, gaining fresh
speed with every second. The doctor
tried to put on the brake. 1t would
not work. Hurrying down the tremen-
dous hill backward, the auto veered
toward the edge of the road.
Dr. Rushmore could not control it,
could not guide it, could not stop it.
There was nothing to stop it except a
little hemlock hedge. 1t passed through
that like knife through water and
fell, spilling its occupants. Miss Her
rick was instantly killed. DR.. Rush
more was terribly injured, but will re-
cover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-31
OVER The CLIFF
IN M ~HVTO.
HosO a Young Woman Mef
DEATH IN Peculiar and
.HseTul Way.

Instantly killed by an automobile ac-
cident on steep road near Arden, n.
Y, in the Ramapo hills, was the dread
full fate of Miss COrnelia Herrick, a
seventeen-y ear-old girl.
Dr.. Rushmore, the girls uncle, had
received a I'll from a patient some dis
lance ava and invited his niece to ac-
company i'm in his automobile. The
place where the accident occurred is a
steep and winding road that climbs a
lofty hill. @
The road was cut through the thick
wood and in places was blasted from
the solid rock. On one side is a declivi-
ty Of more than 100 feet, while on the
other side the hill towers up almost
straight. The road is crooked and is