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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
RECORD OF COURTS.

The bar dockets of the Criminal court are out and being distributed among tho lawyers.
 Seventeen prisoners were sentenced hy Judge Dan A. Greene in the first division of the Criminal court. The prisoners, on what charges they were convicted and sentence terms follow;
 Henry Williams, burglary, two years. Ed Davis, grand larceny. two years. Wilkie Gillian, larceny from dwelling, twelve months.
 Lee Porter. assault and battery, loo days and six months extra.
 Will Gardner. burglary, five years. Seaborn Jones' burglary and grand lar- ceny, five years.
 Steve Hurd, larceny from dwelling, two years
 Oliver Jackson. larceny from dwelling, two years.
 Mary L. Bryant assault with intent to murder, two years.
 Epse Owens, assault with intent to murder. two years
 Frank Smith, burglary and grand lar ceny, one year in one case, five years in another
 VIII smith, burglary ana grand lar ceny, one year in one case and five years in another.
 George Wilson, larceny from dwelling, thirteen months.
 Sandy Weaver assault with a weapon, thirty days and six months extra.
 Ella Green, assault with intent to mur- der, fifteen months.
 Frank Glenn, assault with intent to murder, five years.
 John King, grand larceny, one year. J. T. Sells was convicted in the United States court on a charge of violating the pension laws. He is lawyer of DeKalb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
The Latest Fad at New York Banquets.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 The day of the expensive banquet menu, with its costly hand painting, engraving, and, decorating, has gone by. The elab- oration of the banquet menu had gone to such lengths of extravaganza in recent years that no one would predict where 1t would end. Cheap limitations were devs- ed, so that finally a good many diners be- gan to favor something new and original The Albany society of New York, under the presidency of Hon. F. P. Olcott, a few years ago, and largely through his liberality, led off a new departure by making the menu very simple affair and putting the surplus into handsome solid silver souvenirs, one of which was given to each diner. This substantial souvenir was so much more acceptable than a painted menu and so much more useful and permanent in character that President Stern, of the Albany society, has continued the innovation begun by President Olcott and also introduced it at the recent dinner of the Republican club of New York city, of which Mir, Stern is president. At the notable Lincoln banquet of this club, each diner received an expensive fob, decorated with solid silver and gold-pated medal with a de- sign and inscription appropriate to Lin- eolns birthday. At the recent dinner of the New York Underwriters every diner received a solid silver match box The favor at the Albany society banquet was a silver cigar-cutter. It is safe to say that this new feature of our great ban quets will not soon fall into disfavor and that the day of the ridiculously expensive and superlativ over-decorated menu has passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

county, and was charged with overcharg- ing a client for securing a pension. He was fined $250 and committed pending the payment.
 The cases against Jessie Gable, Oscar Skinner and Otis Skinner. charged with retailing liquor without license, were mol pressed.
 Tom Tarver was convicted on a charge of working in an illicit dstillery and fined $100 and sentenced to one months im- prisonment. Sentence was suspended un- til November Tom Presnell John w. Fry and Tom Allen were convicted on charges of working in illicit distilleries and fined $100 each and one months im- prisonment Sentences were suspended until November.
 Judge Thomas G. Jones is being pe- titioned for four appointments as commits sioners, but the places will not be filled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

The oldest brick building in Birming- ham today was built only thirty-two years ago. It stands unpretentiously at 11s and 115 N. Twentieth street. almost in the shadow of the magnificent Wood ward building, and within few doors of the site of the ten-story First National bank building.
 When it was erected in the middle of a big cotton field in 1871, natives came from miles around in their wagons, drawn by oxen, to see it, just as they come now on the trains to see the 'ten-story' building, the first steel structure built in Alabama.
 The old building was completed before the city of Birmingham was incorporated. December 24, 1871, and has been in con- tinuous use since that time. The own ership of it has been in the same family since its erection It is now owned joint ly by Mrs. M. A. Turnbough and her niece Mrs. Hubert Scruggs
 Old settlers in the city relate some Interesting history in connection with the early days of "The Spot Cash Store" as it was called in those days.
 Wiiu ana LdWleSSs
 One man says that Birmingham in 1871 and 1872 was the widest and most law less spot on the globe.
 II saw two. flen come down the road, which is now Twentieth street, one night" he remarked, "and stop about where the Trust and Savings company is at present. There was a small light shin ming in the paneled window of the Spot Cash store across the street and one of the men said, I'll bet I can shoot that light out before you can Both whipped out their six-shooters and began firing through the glass, regardless of the people in the store, and one of them put out the light after the third or fourth shot. I have seen a thousand such reck- less acts during the early days of the town"
 When Birmingham was incorporated six policemen were appointed,t but they had a hard time preserving any kind of order.
 One afternoon" said an old settler, T heard a nortnerner who was in crowd just across the street from the Spot Cash store make an insulting re- mafk about southern women. There was " pile of laths lying there and every man grabbed one.4 The northerner start ed down the road toward Red noun tain on the run when he made the re- mark, but the whole crowd started after him. And how they did whip him He was a good runner. and If he had ever stopped they would have killed him.
 ''The last 1 saw of him he was going over the top of Red mountain and he has never been seen in Birmingham since"
 One of the greatest of the early days was May 1, 1872, the day the accompany
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at once towards the enemy and till the sun went down upon us at Mt Jackson that night I fought from every hill top that magnificent federal cavalry under Custer and others. I can assure you whatever contempt I might have once en- tertained for them, l never after that day had anything but the most profound re- spect for cavalry and believe l would rather have fought the Nineteenth corps of the federal army single handed than Clusters brigades of federal cavalry.
 In closing the narrative of these events l want to say that have written state ment of Captain Belsher whose memory Of this day coincides with the facts stat ed herein. Captain Belsher was fellow student with me at Chapel Hill, N. C., though in an advanced class, and l had not seen him from the day of graduation until he saluted me that day in front of the Fifth Alabama regiment, but his voice was familiar and I could call him by his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Systematic Housekeeping.
From the Household.

From the Household.
 Any woman in charge of a house her own or anothers is incompetent who can not instantly tell not where every article Is, but where she has written its place down, against the time of inquiry or need. After all, why should a lawyers set of tin boxes be more orderly and their con tents more accessible than our set of trunks? Begin, then. this year, and as the cellar and spare bedroom discover forgotten treasures. and as the attic trunks reveal old pieces and receive the winter articles. arm yourself with pencil as well as with a whisk-broom. take up your writing paper well as your cam phor balls. You will save yourself many an unnecessary expenditure and many weary hour in the ensuing twelvcmonth, ordinarily spent in looking for things put away and heretofore only to be as care fully sought for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
STORY OF GALLANTRY OF
 BATTLES FAMOUS BRIGADE
BY BRiG.-eEN. R D. JOHNSTON.

our line. We drove them back with ease.
 From the elevated position we held l could see brigade after brigade retire in disorder as the enemy struck them In flank, and seeing that the same fate must befall mine, I determined to retreat. It was nearly a mile to the bridge over Cedar creek, and 1t was an open space without an inch of cover
 1 moved back in line of battle through Middletown, and strengthening my line, l continued retreating in order to cover the fleeing men of the brigades to my left. The enemy were soon upon us, and so we faced about and poured the lead right into their faces, and made them realize that we were still in the fight" By checking them from time to time with a steady fire from my line of battle l saved the men of our army who were flee , ing Any one who has had experience in battle will recognize how difficult a task It is to hold the line steady in re- treat with an overwhelming force in front of you flushed with victory. Yet on that day the men of my brigade, with death dealing missiles timing their ranks marched back in as steady line as If on dress parade, and faced about from time to time delivering their fire into the ranks of the pursuing forces.
 General Early.
 General Early and his staff were on the hill south of Cedar creelaA and seeing the steadiness with which niy men were marching back under fire, sent an officer to me with orders to cross the bridge with my command. His purpose was to cover the artillery, and camp equipage wagons etc, that we had captured In the morning fight. I told the aid to tell General Early that could not do so. The enemy were close upon me, and a line of their breastworks just above the bridge completely covered it. To throw my line into column as 1t was necessary to do, would be to expose them to destruction in a helpless state. So 1 continued my retreat in line intending to ford Cedar creek and then move up so as to cover the captured property. Just as I reached the bridge, an aid of the general came dashing up to me and gave me peremp- tory order to cross the bridge with my command. There was no disobeying this order, so I threw my command into col umn and gave the order to move across the bridge. I do not think a single man crossed the bridge. It would have been to throw away ones life needlessly Every solder saw it as plain as I did
 In Disorder.
 My command broke and retreated in disorder across the creek. Late that night, wet, worn, tired and sick of heart over our defeat, I was trying to get few moments sleep by a camp fire, when l heard a voice calling In the woods, General Johnston, General Johnston" It was an aid of General Earlys who hunt ed me up with an order from General Early to take my brigade at once and cover the retreat of his bronen and routed army. l esteemed it a great honor to my men, and getting them together I marched
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

for some weeks.
 The jury out on the case of Martin Luther Rea against the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, In the first division of the City court returned a verdict yesterday giving the plaintiff a judgment for $10,O0O The plaintiff sued for $30, GOO, alleging to have received personal injuries as a result of coming in con- tact with a live wire near the railroad crossing at Twenty-seventh street A sim liar suit was instituted against the Southern Railway company and a judg- ment for $10,000 was secured. The plain tiff claimed that the wire was displaced by a Southern train and that the Bir- mingham Railway, Light ard Power com- pany was negligent in failing to have 1t replaced immediately. The plaintiff came in contact with the wire while on his way to work and was badly burned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

graph for their sweethearts as souvenirs of the day.
 After the picture was taken the whole crowd marched down the "big road' to "Nabers grove" which was located be- tween Birmingham and Eyton, and a big barbecue and an all day dance was held.
 The dance was conducted in the old Crystal palace" an open pavilion built for such occasions, and the day Is well remembered by all the old citizens who were here<at the time.
 The old Spot Cash store is in good repair and will probably see, many years of service yet The building is now occupied by the Manhattan saloon and by Fox's saloon. c. M. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

ing photograph was made by A. c. OK ford, Brminghams first photographer.
 Fire Engine.
 The town had just bought a new hand fire engine and a great celebration was held on May 1. The engine was decorated with festoons of old fashioned flowers, spring blooming roses, honeysuclles, crape myrtles and syringas being prom inent
 The fire department, the village brass band" and the spectators lined up in front of the Spot Cash store to have their picture taken. This was the first photograph made in Birmingham. The young "gallants' who had come to the celebration bought copies of the photo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Not As It Should Be.
From Tiff

From Life.
 She-You make love like a novice.
 He-Then were both defective. l ought to make love like an expert and you onght not to know the difference.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
IS BEING ABUSED
Inebriate Law is Employed, Some
Think, To Get Divorces.
Those Sent to Mt. Pleasant From This
County for Treatment Have Been
Justly Dealt With, 1t is Thought
Some Feeling Against Law.

Although there may be cases where
the inebriate law recently enacted by
the state legislature is being abused,
there are none in Wapello county, SO
far as can be learned, and prominent
Ottumwa attorney thinks that the feel
ing which is growing in some parts of
the state. notably Des Moines, against
the law, shAlld not be allowed to in
fiuence the law makers to annul the
measure. Thus far a few inebriates
have been sent from Wapello county
to Mt. Pleasant for treatment, and in
each case it has seemed wise on the
part of the judges to send them.
However, there are reasons to be-
lieve that persons desiring to secure
divorces and who do not believe that
they would be able to sustain charges
of habitual drunkenness in the courts
are using the new inebriacy law to
further their purpose.
1t is confessedly easier to secure a
writ of commitment under the inebria,
cy law than it is to prove charge
of habitual drunkenness in a divorce
suit. Recently several petitions for
divorce alleging habitual drunkenness
have been filed in the district court
and in each of these the claim is set
up that this charge has been estab-
lished from the fact that the defend
ant has been held to be an inebriate
| under the new law the evident pur-
pose being to use this record in prov
ing up the charge.
Yesterday in discussing this phase
of the law an Iowa judge said that If
| defense is made in any one of the
cases the plaintiffs will probably meet
with circumstances. He said that
inasmuch as plaintiffs in the divorce
suits had filed the informations in the
inebriacy proceedings, he is disposed
to hold that they have waived theil
rights and that they must await the
result of the treatment at the asylum
before proceeding with the prosecu
ton of the cases. He intimated that
ne would grant divorce on the charge
of habitual drunkenness in these cases
only when it had been demonstrated
| that the treatment asked for by the
wife has failed to effect a cure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
HAS COUSIN HERE
M. Aronson is Relative of Noted
German Physician.
HAS FOUND SCARLET FEVER SERUM
Announcement of Discovery of Germ
of Fatal Disease by DR.. Hans Aron-
son, of Berlin, is Received With
Great Interest.

DR.. Hans Aronson, the Berlin ply
sician who, it was announced in last
evenings Courier, had made the dis
covery of serum against scarlet fe-
yer Is a cousin of M. Aronson of this
city. The announcement was made
public by Prof. Baginsky, of the EN-
peror and Empress Frederick's chill
dren's hospital at Berlin. The profess
sor, in making the announcement,
state that the serum had been tried
with good results, and that he believ-
ed. that the serum would prove a spe-
cific for this disease. The local mem
bers of the medical profession are
awaiting further details of the serum
before expressing their views as to
the efficacy of the remedy. The dis
covery of serum for scarlet fever
has been the aim of many of the
worlds most prominent physicians,
but the germ of the disease could new
err be discovered. For this reason the
announcement that the German ply
stefan has made the important discov.
cry is awakening a warm interest in
among the medical fraternity.
DR.. Hans Aronson, who has attained
international prominence by tHe news
that he has discovered that which has
always baffled the efforts of the medi
cal fraternity. is quite well known In
Germany. Mr.. Aronson of this city
in speaking of his cousin today sale
that he was recognized in Berlin as 8
genius and had won considerable dis
tinction since graduating from the
University Of Berlin several years ago
He was a student of Prof. Rudol
Virchow, who died in Germany few
months ago.
There have been but three serums
discovered which have been found tx
be successful. These are the vaccine
virus, the preventative against small
pox, and anti-toxin, with which diph
liberia and lockjaw may be cured
archaeological students have bee.
working for years to discover a Serum
for scarlet and typhoid fevers. Loca
physicians have nothing to say re.
| garding the new cure discovered, re
serving their opinions until the treat
ment has been thoroughly tried ant
| found to be an unquestioned success
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05


Stanley Hill says his father was not a
drinking man and until he took to
gambling away all his earnings had
always supported the family. He
stated that he had since learned that
his father had secured loan of $35
from the Painters union and that he
had also borrowed about $40 from OF
to Bremhorst, the grocer.
Will Supply Provisions.
Parties who have heard of Mrs
Hills sufferings and want have taken
the matter before the Philanthropic
department of the Woman's club and
it is thought that assistance will be
given from that quarter. Other means
will also be taken to supply a temper.
airy supply of provisions in the poverty
stricken home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
EXCHANGES.

At this season of the year there is
less of farm selling and for the next
few months we will give our attention
in the main to making exchanges. If
you have a stock of goods or town
property and wish to exchange for
land, or land you wish to exchange for
goods, livery stocks, or city properties
list them with us and for small COM
mission we will bring about the eX-
changes. We would like especially
some hardware stocks for exchange.
have one customer who would buy
an so or leo acre farm and want to
put in some Ottumwa residence lots.
These are good lets and priced right.
Bring on your trades we will try to
match them.
MORRIS WILLIAMS.
Ottumwa, Ia Baker Building.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
REFUSED s12,ooo,ooo.oo.
A Successful Firm Refused an Offer
of Above Amount.

The Royal Baking Powder Co. is
said to have recently refused $4,000.
900 for it's business. When asked
how such a successful business had
been built, the manager aid:
when l tell you that we advertise
in three hundred and rinety-six South
African newspapers alone. you will
understand our system. 1t includes
practically every newspaper in the
world and it would take me a week
to give you full explanation of it. We
get copy of every issue of every
paper, and notify the publishers if
there are any mistakes, however
slight"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
Was Found Today Without Neces.
stiles of Life in Home.
FATHER SECURED SONS WAGES
Mrs. Stanley Hill Struggles Bravely
Against Want-Gambling Said to
Have Caused Mans Disappearance
Plan to Give Assistance.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Absolutely penniless. without the
necessities of life in her home and
forsaken by the man who promised
to love, honor and cherish her, Mrs.
Stanley Hill is at her home at 900
West Mill street, caring for her two
little babies, while almost broken il.
body and spirit from an illness, with
which she has been threatened all
winter, and from the shock of her hus-
bands sudden disappearance. Mon
day morning her husband left the
home with his lunch bucket ostensibly
to go to his daily work at the shops
of the Ottumwa Traction & Light Co.,
where he was employed as car paint
er. Since then nothing has been
heard from him and it has transpired
that he left the employ of the traction
company Saturday night. Mrs. Hill
stated that the house rent was due
Saturday, a grocery bill of SIS was
left unpaid and that there was not a
cent of money in the house. The IL
year-old son, Stanley Hill, is employed
at the dry goods store of S. G. Cullen
& Co., and the father before leaving
had the boy draw his months wages.
Charitably inclined persons are look
ing after the case and it is thought
that the Philanthropic department OF
the Ottumwa Woman's club will as
sist in caring for the destitute wom-
an and her children.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
Room A, Richards Block, ottumwa, Ia.

Here is bargain for some one. A
farm OF 122 acres, with two sets of
buildings, l Z roomed house, one A.
roomed tenant house, 2 good barns.
one barn 1SX 25, one barn 30XS0. room
for IL head of horses and room for "a
COWS. NOW room for rs tons OF hay,
implement ..ouse 20x40, 2 hog houses
17x5O and 1SXl4, good coal shaft with
Az vein of coal running now, one shaft
not running. vein four feet; this farm
lays " mne of small town, good grad
ed school, This is snap for some
one. Must be sold in 80 days. Price
S75 per acre. Call on or address
j. S. CHANDLER,
POI East Main. Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
AMAPALA RLockADED.
Refuge of BoniIIa Is Closed by
Blockade.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
state department from Consul Moe. at
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, dated Februa-
ry 5: 1.-THE government DEGREES
that Amapala be blockaded" Amap.
ala is the island where Bonilla, who
claims to have been elecyed presiden.
of Honduras, has taken his stand and
is raising a force to maintain his
claim.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
DRAKE STUDENTS SUSPENDED.
Hazing Is unearthed at the Drake
University.

Des Moines, Feb. because they
shaved the heads of two of their class
mates one night last week, five stud
ents of Drake university, including
two members of last falls football
team and pitcher in last years base
ball nine, have been suspended from
school by Dean Bell. The suspension
will continue until the faculty has had
an opportunity to pass on the cases.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
How noes This Strike You?

a fine. well improved 1G0 acres within
sight of Ottumwa, This is good and priced
to sell. The owner wants TO go With us
to Oklahoma so we can afford to sell this
farm with very small commission The
buyer gets the benefit. Look ut 1t and we
think you will buy. We have Il very neat
cottage in small town that we will sell
or trade cheap. II you want home this
is your chance. Plenty of work around
this town
We want Il cottage in good location. North
Side installments: also cottage near JEFF
ferson street. cash. Must be priced right.
Would IL homestead in Oregon Interest YOU?
We can locate YOU on government land
that will produce more small grain than
any land in Wapello county
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