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, 1903-10-01
K. P. GRAND LODGE.
Met at Rawlins Last Wednesday Elec-
tion Of Grand Officers Banquet at Fer
ris Hotel.

The grand lodge of Wyoming
Knights Of Pythias, convened in
Rawlins at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning with every lodge in do
main except Sheridan and Butfa-
10 represented.
The reports of officers showed
that while the order in Wyoming
had ma lie only a small gain. in
membership, the financial condi-
ton of the grand and subordinate
lodges was better than ever be-
fore.
1t was reported that in response
to an appeal issued by the retir-
ing grand chancellor the snm of
5000 had been donated by the
various subordinate lodges for the
relief of widows and orphans of
knights who met death in the
Hanna mine disaster, and as IA
further assistance to the lodge at
Hanna the grand lodge voted to
waive the collection of her capita
tax from that lodge for the ensu-
Ing year:
The following officers were cleo
ted for the ensuing year.
Grand Chancellor-Samuel
Dickinson of Carbon lodge No. ),
Carbon.
Grand Vice Chancellor w. w.
Patterson of Sweetwater lodge
No. 6, Rock Springs.
Grand Prelate-Albert Russell
of Cheyenne lodge No. 2. Chey-
enne.
Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal-C. 5. Greenbaum o9 Dam
on lodge No. 3, Laramie.
Grand Master of Exchequer-
c. S. Manahan of Pythagoras
lodge No. 10. Newcastle.
Grand Master at Arms-An-
drew Nelson of Manila lodge No.
II. Diamondville.
Grand Inner Guard-T. III.
Butler of Rathbone lodge No. IA,
Hanna.
franc Outer Guard-R. W.
Dyer of Platte Valley lodge No
l6, Saratoga.
Supreme Representative-W,
r. Schnitger of Cheyenne lodge
No. 2, Cheyenne.
The next convention of the
grand lodge will be held at New
castle on Tuesday, September p,
1904.
After the business of the grand
lodge had been completed the
visiting members were rendered a
banquet in the Ferris, where an
elaborate spread had been prepar-
ed for them.
, 1903-10-01

RIVERSIDE NOTES

Luke Wheeler, the mining con-
tractor of Saratoga, Sundayed in
Riverside.
G. l.. Forney came ov er from Pearl
Monday and left for Saratoga, ac-
companied by NJ. NJ. Green Yesterday.
Arthur Fl. Grow returned last week
from a weeks trip in the Douglas and
French Greek sections of the district
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Collins, of
Beaver Creek, are the proud parents
Of a son born last week. DIR. Starlight
attended and reports all concerned
dong we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Prosser have
removed to Encampment where they
will open up "A second hand store and
also handle coal, wood and feed at
Mr.. Chidester's old stand.
w. f. Donahue had IA narrow es.
cape while returning from Dillon last
week. The stage was caught in the
storm Monday ON Bridger Peak, the
horses tloundered in the drifts, and
the party was lost for a time.
Among some of the of the more i'm
portant properties o working steady
or expect to start in IA few days are
the Hoosier, Ben Hur, BIackfoot,
Newton and indianapolis. These
properties have considerable develop
ment work done already and are
showing up we'll.
A mar not far from town has been
trying the experiment Of mixing a
little sawdust with chicken feed, saws
an exchange. He was so pleased
with the experiment that he gave up
feeding corn meal, and fed them saw
dust instead. Shortly afterwards he
set IA hen with fifteen eggs. Last
week she came off with fifteen curious
chicks. Twelve had wooden legs and
mt Was "A woodpecker.'
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SARATOGA CHIPS.

Winthrop Condict was in town
yesterday.
Alexander Lutte is down from the
French creek mines.
Jeweler Scott and his son Earl left
Monday for "A trip to Gold Hill.
w. c. Woods returned Friday
from his trip into the mountains.
Rev. Bainton made IA trip to French
Creek this week, returning today.
Grandma Smith and Miss Mamie
Brewer were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. j. I. Bracklev, of Hanna, is
visiting the family of E. P. Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fryer were in
from the Blydenburgh ranch Satur-
day.
Mrs. l.. G.. Sterrett and little
daughter Ruth, are at the S%anitarium
for n week.
Albert Huntington left SUNDAY for
Encampment, where h. goes to work
in that place.
r. w. Dyer. deputy game warden.
is out in the hills, looking after vio-
laters of the law.
Mrs. w. F. Webb and Miss Rhoda
Moore. who spent ten DAYS in Salt
Lake City, returned home Sunday.
A bov was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Helvev Tuesday morning DR..
Louoeav reports all parties doing
nicely.
M. and Mrs. George s. Adams
moved TO Rawlins TUESDAY. whore
Mr.. Adams will GO into the .Jewelrv
business.
William Norall came down fro~
'he Park FRIDAY. after - load Of
household goods. He returned 10
the Park Saturday.
A. w. ,inswor'h moved his family
across the river Saturday. into the
two story frame ne'r the store of
Baker. Bremen & MrAnallv.
Mss BERTHA Mowrv is al the Sara.
toga Sani'arium ~ present, undergo
ing treatment. She has not been
strong since she had smallpox.
Mrs. G. W. Maxfield expects tc
leave tomorrow for Utah. on a visit OF
a month or six weeks. She will be ac.
companied by her son Burton.
Ed Winner left Tuesday for his
home in New York. His mother has
been i'll for some time and he will
probably remain there during the
winter.
G. :. TAYLOR and wife and S. f
McAnulty and wife left Monday for a
weeks outing III the Big creek coun.
try. They don't care when they ge,
back-at least that is the way the
women talked when they started out
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# his usurping authority in Grip

of his usurping authority in Grip
pie Creek is moonshine. Mr..
Gregory says that it takes a man
with an iron hand to handle
a strike, such as they have in the
Colorado mines, and that Sher-
man Bell is just the man for the
place, fearless, just, and sincere,
and that no amount of newspaper
criticism, actuated as it often is to
gain the sympathy of the striking
men, will turn him aside from his
duty.
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entertained with a 4th-of-July ser
enade he accommodatingly shin
ned up a nearby pine tree. Mr..
Robinson had no more formidable
weapon at the ranch than a %
caliber rifle, but he had a sort of
grudge at that thar bar, and get
ting the rifle he continued to pep
per % bullets into Bruins hide
until he was again brought to
earth-a good bear.-Wheatland
World.
, 1903-10-01
New Threshing Outfit.

The 32-inch cylinder Bell City
threshing machine, of Hugus q
Jensen, which is making a trip
through the country, finished the
grain at l.. G.. Davis's ranch Wed
nesday and is now at Beaver creek.
This is one of the best machines
ever brought in the country, and
is equipped with a grain w~eigher,
elevator and Dagger. 1t does good
clean work and is giving excellent
satisfaction.
, 1903-10-01

AiTS. II. L. ottNeuS, SISTER q NlTS.
Matthew Watt, who has been here for
the past two weeks. visiting, r turned
to her home in Rawlins Sunday.
DIR. Sender, the dentist, made a
trip to the Chippewa, in company
with w. o. Carpenter, one of the
owners, the past week. He returned
Saturday.
w. r. Golf leaves tomorrow for
Michigan ON a visit of a month or six
weeks at his home. He will join Mrs.
Golf and children, who have been
visiting there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grooms, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G.. Bullock and Mrs.
Welton and little daughter, left Tues
day morning for Lander, where they
will live in future. .
Mrs. Blanche Bailey, who has been
~huusekeeper at the Lake creek ranch
for C. NJ. Scribner for some time, has
resigned her position and will take a
much needed rest.
Major John H. Albro, who has
been absent for IA month, visiting in
New York state, returned Tuesday,
accompanied by his mother, who will
remain for u while.
J. w. Moore arrived from North
Park Saturday, where he has been on
"A visit to his children. He will make
his home with his daughters, Miss
Rhoda and Jessie, at this place this
winter.
The Missionary tea given by the
Ladies Aid Society in the Presbyter-
ian church Friday evening was IA very
pleasant affair and they netted some
thing over fifteen dollars by the en-
tertainment.
1t is reported that A. r. Couzens,
Of the firm of Cosgri7 Bros. Co, who
now resides in SAT- Lake, is to return
to Saratoga and take charge of the
management of the company's bust
ness here.
Rev. VIM. j. Mclean. of Deming
n. NJ, is expected to arrive here in
time to hold services in the Presby-
terian church this coming Sunday,
morning and evening. Rev. Bainton
will introduce him.
Capt. G.. j. Rhode, superintendent
of the fish hatchery at Centennial
Spring, was in the city the first of
the week, to finish the target practise
of Co. g. He reports the hatchery
building inclosed and work progress
ing nicely there.
j. ID. Paulson and wife, Night Po-
licemau Robert Brown and wife, Miss
Kitty Farrell and Mr.. Samelson, a
brother of Mrs. Brown, went on afish-
ing trip up the north fork of Spring
Creek Sunday. They took lunch and
"A frying pan with them and enjoved
the luxury of fried trout for their
dinner.
Earl r. Clemens. editor of the En-
campment Herald, accompanied by
his wife and F. d. Huffman and wife,
his wife's parents, were Saratoga Wis
itors Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Huff
man, who had been out on a visit for
the past five weeks, were returning to
their home in Constantine, Mich. and
were accompanied this far by their
children. The Sun office was honor
e | by a social call from the party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08

J. l.. Dean of Opelika. who read paper on the subject and discussed in detail some of the different points involved.
 The new president, Major James k. Glennon of Mobile was then introduced to the Association by President Smith of his appreciation of the honor conferred and promising his best efforts for the up- building of the Association.
 Advice of MT. Smith.
 The retiring president, MT. Smith thanked the convention for the uniform courtesy and good will always extended him by the members of the Association while he was in office. MT smith emphasized the point that the future of the Association depended on the young men in it's ranks and urged all of the young men to stir themselves in the in terest of the organization.
 Frank Kohn of Montgomery responded that the young men could only follow the example of their elders and he referred to the example worthy of emulation set by Mir. Smith.
 George A. Thomas of Montgomery on behalf of the Association thanked the President and retiring Secretary, Willard M. Sweatt, for their untlring labors in behalf of the organization.
 MT. Sweatt then introduced Edwin Mac Cartney of Mobile the incoming SeCre tary. who briefly responded to the honor conferred on him by the Association.
 l.. D. Batre of Mobile was on the pro gram to read paper on The Brokers. MT Batre announced that he was unpre- pared to read a paper on the subject, but for few minutes he discussed the sub iect of the broker and his commissions as arraYed against the commission agent and his commissions and expressed his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08
Last Session of Alabama Underwriters. Had Barbecue and Business Session in the Woods-Addressed by Governor Jelks-Special
 Agents Admitted to
 Membership.

Amid scenes of festieity and the utmost good feeling. the Alabama Fire Under writers Association closed its seventh an- nual convention yesterday afternoon at Jackson's Lake.
 Over one hundred underwriters and their guests spent a day of work and recreation combined on the beautiful grounds of the Montgomery Shooting Club, holding a busy business session in the morning. eating delightful barbecue at noon and spending several hours of fun making in the afternoon.
 During the morning session several able talks were made on insurance questions and were well received by the delegates.
 The Montgomery Theatre orchestra fur nished music during the entire day and refreshments were served from the time the jolly throng reached the grounds until they returned to Montgomery.
 Shortly before dinner, Governor Jelks and Secretary of State, J. Tom Heflin reached the grounds in private con- veyance and were given an ovation by the underwriters.
 The underwriters and their guests were carried on a special train to Jacksons s Lake leaving Montgomery about S:30 oc clock yesterday morning. The dele gates amused themselves In various ways until the meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock by President John G. Smith
 The minutes of the sessions of Wednes- day were read and approved.
 M. A. Graham of Prattville and J. B.
 Burnett of Monroevile were unanimously elected new members.
 Laws Committee Reports.
 The report of the Committee on Consti- tuition and Bylaws was then called for. Chairman Leopold Strauss of this com mittee submitted an oral report recom- mending that special agents, owing to the interest they had manifested in the meet tngs of the local agents be elected honorary members on payment of the regular annual dues of 8. The commit tee also recommended that the salary of the secretary be raised from $75 year to $100 in order that he might devote more time to the work of organization. Both recommendations were unanimous ly adopted and a number of special aegnts were elected members, thereby greatly increasing the income of the Association. The Committee on the Address of the President highly complimented MT Smith on his excellent paper and discussed some of the points brought out therein. MT.
 Smith was thanked by the committee on behalf of the Association for his services. The report of the committee was con- cured in.
 The report of the Committee on the Cotton Situation was then submitted. | The report paid high compliment to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08
PORTRAITS ANDPAPERS
VALUABLE GIFTS TO STATE HIS
 TORICAL DEPARTMENT.
Portrait of Col. Gilbert Russell for Whom Russell County Was Named and Other Gifts
 Received.

The State Department of Archives and History is in daily receipt of valuable gifts from Alabamians who have learned of the work of Director Thomas M. owen in collecting and preserving records and relics connected with the State history.
 The Department has received from Judge Thomas Bradford of the Board of Convict Inspectors miscellaneous col lection of rare old Alabama newspapers. The collection, which numbers 160 papers, represents one-third of the issues of the Alabama press prior to the war. The copies of some of these newspapers are the only ones known by Director owens to be in existence. Some of the papers are not listed in any State publication re- garding the Alabama press. The list em- braces copies of The East Alabamian, edited by the celebrated Johnson Hooper; The Jackson Herald. The Marshall Eagle, The Gadsden Herald, The Talladega Pa triot. The Macon Republican. The Marion Herald. The Jacksonville Sunny South, The Alabama Times, Wedowee; Selma Morning Reporter, Huntsville Democrat and many others.
 The fame of a prominent Alabamian in the early days of the State Is revived by the presentation to the Department of a Gilbert Christian Russell. Although an Alabama County, the County of Russell, is named for Colonel Russell very little is known to this generation of that promt- nent citizen of Mobile.
 Colonel Russell won his title in the reg ular army of the United States. Hc vol untarily retired from the army in 1915 and settled in Mobile where he remained citizen until his death in 1861. The DOT trait was presented by Mrs. G. B. En- holm of Mobile, a granddaughter of Col onel Russell. The wife of Colonel Rus sell was a Miss Hollinger. from one of the earliest families that settled in Ala bama,
 The Department has also received DOT trait of John R. Rawls. one of the few surviving members of the Confederate Congress. MT. Raws was a member of the Secession Convention of 1861 and he was later elected to the Confederate Con gress from an Alabama District He Is now living in Gadsden at an advanced age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08

one, as he has partly in charge the pub lication of the proceedings of the recent Educational Conference at Richmond, ne volume when edited, will be pubilSheu as an edition of the annals of the Amer ican Academy of Political and Social Scl- ence.
 There were many references from the platform at Richmond to MT. Murphy recent address at Washington and Lee University In addition to the expressions from representative Southern men, there was a striking reference to MT Mnfphy speech from pr. Francis G. Peabody Of Harvard University. The special core spondent of The Evening Transcript of Boston. Mass, writes as follows in the issue of that paper for April 29;
 Just here I want to put in one of pr. Peabody's stories both because 1t is good story for Boston, and also because it contains such an excellent apprecia- ton of MT. Edgar Gardner Murphy the newly elected Vice-President of the con- ference. d resident of Montgomery. Ala, but well known to Boston people, Speak ing of the work of the conference, Dr. Peabody said: The single address of MT. Murphy on the Task of the South contains enough sound political economy and political ethics to satisfy an entir" congregat tion. One of my colleagues was showing another a Greek vase, and re- marked: Isn't it pretty? To which Pro lessor Norton replied: Pretty? It is ultimate It is the whole of art One feels the same sense of coaclusivencss as he reads Mir Murphy's discussion, with 1t sperfcct balance of passion and power; and if nothing had been accomplished by the Southern Education Board beyond the discovery and utilization Of its sec retary tnow Vice PresidenU. this achieve ment would justify us in regarding the past year as a success.
 Among the Southern men who have spoken of the address in a similar vein are pr. Denny, the President of Wash inEton and Lee; pr. w. B. Hill Chan. ceIlor of the University of Georgia, and Dr. S. c. Mitchell Of Richmond College The address Is now in its third edition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08
Extracts from Reports of Crop Corre-
 spondents.
 Mnrfharn nistricf

Cherokee, Blanche-Half the cotton planted, none up some wheat damaged by rust; spring oats poor; fall oats good.-J. W. D. Speer.
 Cleburne, Abel-Will be but few peaches; apple crop promises good oats poor but little corn planted far.-E. H. Taylor.
 Colbert, Tuscumbia-Oats and wheat looking well; cotton up. but much being replanted: early corn being plowed.-J L. Tompkins.
 Cullman. Trimbe-Growing crops at a stand still: cotton planting about finished: crops about two weeks behnd.-C. B. Livingston.
 Dekalb chumley-Wheat heading, heads short; strawberries ripe: gardens looking well; peach crop short; apples promising.-W. Nj. Barksdale
 Jackson. Woodville-Cotton planting about finished; upland corn planted. but no lowlands.
 Jefferson Argo-Early planted cotton routed In ground, being planted over; about all up- land corn planted, coming up slowly.-G. B. Prayton.
 Lamar. Fern Bank-cold retarded growth of c. S. Barksdale.
 Lauderdale Cloverdale-Some corn up; cot ton planted; gardens fairly good; wheat taking rust coats medium; Irish potatoes growing g- H. L. Reeder.
 Madison, Cluttsville-One- half the corn ''yel- low; most of the cotton crop planted. none up; oats and wheat fine; gardens backward J. F. Smith.
 Marion. Elmira-Upland corn planted; cotton and lowland corn planting progressing rapidly. -J. H. Mays
 St. Clair. Ashville-Corn up to good stands; oats and wheat doing well; Irish potatoes and peas fine; apples promising; peaches filling out-George R. Gather.
 Walker. Pocahontas-Gardens backward pie crop short; peaches almost a failure.-J. H. Avis,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08
SHELBY CONTROVERSY
PETITION FILED WITH COVER
 NOR FOR ELECTION.
Under Special Act Commission to Hold Election Will Be Appoint ed by Governor-Agreeing
 on Commission.

Interest in the prolonged struggle of Calera to win from Columbiana the court house of Shelby County has been revived with t9e filing in the Governors office of nurnerously signed petition asking for court house election.
 The court house situation in Shelby Was cleared by special act This provided for special court house election with machinery apparently satisfactory to both sides of the vexed question. The act provided first of all that petition asking for a court house election and which should be signed by at least 300 voters should be flied with the. Governor. Upon the receipt of this petition the Governor is duthor1Zed and instructed to appoint a Gommission of three which shall arrange for the election conduct 1t and declare the result.
 The Shelby County contest is between Calera and Columbiana. They are vitally Interested in the proposed election and prominent citizens of both towns have been in correspondence with the Gov ernor's office. The petition which is !n the executive office is signed by over 600 voters of shelby. The appointment of the commission by the Governor Is temporarily held up upon the request of D- J. H. Glenn acting for Calera and w. B. Brown and J. R. McMilln acting for Columblana. The Calera and Colum- biana representatives are endeaVoring to agree upon a commission of three which will be satisfactory to all concerned. It Is very probable that such an agreement will be reached and when 1t Is the Gov ernor will name the commission. The Shelby and CoIumbiana court house fight achieved State wide prominence at the close of the session of the General Assem- bly, of 1900-l90I. when it was discovered that bill removing the court house to Calera from COlumbiana had been slipped secretly through both houses. The charge was made that the bill had been passed by craft and fraud. The Constitutional Convention which convened some time after revoked the action of the Legisla- ture and declared the Shelby County
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08
PROGRESS OF CROPS
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AaRI-
 CULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin, United States Weather Bureau, Ala
 bama Section.
For the week ending Monday May 4 1903
 General Conditions.

For the week ending Monday May 4 1903.
 General Conditions.
 Continued cool. dry weather prevailed; tenn peratures averaged considerably below normal, with light frost in a few northern counties on the End: fairly general. but mostly light. rains occurred over the southern half of the State and in some central and northeastern counties on the 30th these rains were bene- hcial. but more moisture is needed to soften the ground and germinate recently seeded crops, particularly in northwestern counties, where no rain has been received in some time cotton planting Is finished over most of the state, except in northern counties. where this work is being pushed to completion; the stands are generally poor. and much of the early planted was so badly damaged by cold thaI It Is being blower under and replanted i; Tn some southern counties the stands are bet Ter and chopping has begun in a few locali- ties; rain is much needed to germinate that recently seeded. Corn Is in all stages from being planted to being cultivated: the stands or this crop are being injured by continued cool weather and worms causing serious damage in many localities; very little lowland corn has been planted. and this work is at a standstill. on account of the ground being too hard to work Oats and wheat are heading slowly, but need warmth and moisture to ill; ; wheat continues to rust in some fields but. as whole. these grains are still promising. though oats have deteriorated somewhat. Gardens are in fair condition, but growing very slowly: strawberries are on the decrease, the yield. as a whole, being satisfactory; wa termelons and cantaloupes up in nearly all districts. but making slow growth sugar cane and sorghum are up and doing fairly well, except some slight damage to cane by worms pastures need rain Peaches, pears, and plums now promise about one third an av- craze crop in this section. though in some To- calities they will do better: grapes are prom ising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-08
Resolutions of Thanks.
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As soon as the convention was ca,Ied 10 order after dinner, the Committee on resolutions reported resolution thank ing the local Board of Montgomery for Ine exceileHt entertainment provided and the citizens of Montgomery for thcir hospitality. o''
 The convention then adjourned to meet next year in Selma
 Most of the delegates and special agents lelt Tor their homes or places of business last night, a few remaining over however until this morning
 The convention was regarded as the most successful ever held by the Asso- clation and the visiting delegates were unanimous in their cornmendation of the Committee on Entertainment of the local Board.