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An Qld-Eashioned Barbecue,

At Ragland. November 5, 1904. Speaking,
music and an all-round good time for all
who come. The Hon. Jesse +. Stallings,
James A. Embry and other distinguished
speakers will be present. Brass band
will furnish suitable music for the occa-
sion. sReduced rates on the cars from
Pell City. Coal City and other points.
Come one and all and help us make this
the greatest day Of the season. 10-27-9t
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers have been filed in
the probate court as follows:
A. l. Dexter and wife to James H. HILL
man, lots Nos. 10 to &c. in block No. 440
Birmingham; consideration, $21o0.
w. T. Folsam and wife to Sarah NJ.
Winters, lots Nos. 1907 and the west half
of lot No c3C9 Twenty-second avenue, in
M. A. Mays addition to Birmingham. In
North Birmingham; consideration. $500.
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"SHED" NO LONGER
WITH THE FIREMEN
WELL KNOWN LITTLE NEGRO
WHO HAS BEEN WITH DEPART
MENT FOR MANY YEARS DRINKS
ONCE TOO OFTEN.

She'd" the character of the Brmng-
ham fire department, the diminutiye
fiunky for the men stationed at head
quarters, and probably the Oldest man in
point of service connected with the de-
partment, is gone.
Shed is a little negro scarcely more than
four feet six inches tall, and he has been
partment for nearly a score Of years. In
fact the little negro was practically raised
by the firemen, and has drawn a regular
salary from the city for long time in re-
turn for general services about the de-
partment.
The downfall of Shed came Thursday
night when he repaired to a nearby So
loon and tanked up. With each drink he
became bigger and finally when he ar
rived at the crying stage he was the
biggest man in the saloon. A fireman was
asked to have him taken out as he was
raising a disturbance, and Shed was car
ried to the fire department headquarters.
Here Captain Walton had him arrested
and yesterday Judge Feagin fined him s..
For some months past the negro has
been getting on drunk every time he
could get near drink, and Chief Mullin
had warned him that it must not occur
again. Yesterday when Shed sobered up
he wanted his Job back, but the chief had
enough of him and told him to go.
When sober Shed was accommodating
and of great assistance to the depart
ment, but he departed from the paths too
many times recently. Shed is 80 years old
and with the exception of three years,
has been with the department for the
| last twenty-one years. He once ran away
| to Chicago and stayed three years for
fear he was going to be arrested for
shooting pigeon.
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itself declared unconstitutional For Grim
inal court judge he was endorsed by
nearly two-thirds of the county executive
committee, four of the five members of
the board of revenue, log members of the
bar, many lawyers not signing testifying
to his qualifications besides having
large number of citizens on petition.
He is also endorsed by Judge Dan A.
Greene, Judge Charles w. Ferguson of the
city court, Judge N, B. Feagin of the
inferior criminal court Judge B. C.
Jones of Bessemer and Chancellor Elect
j. j. Altman. Some of the members Of
the bar withdrew endorsements of other
candidates to support Mr.. Weaver.
Judge Weaver is one of the best known
lawyers in the county where he has re-
sided for many years. He has been prac-
ticing law In this county for eighteen
years or more and has the reputation Of
being a splendid criminal practitioner.
He will probably qualify for office Mon
day, as the resignation of Judge Samuel
e. Greene becomes effective at that time.
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PERSONAL.

r. Il. Oliver of Knoxville Is at the
Hillman.
Milton Stewart Of New York Is at the
Hillman.
Mayor Drennen has gone to St. Louis to
spend a few days. During his absence
Alderman c. C. Heidi of the Seventh ward
Is acting mayor.
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FAMOUS

Are our $l2.5O, Sl5.O 90 and
$500 all wool suits Marley
& Bauman, the one price
clothiers, hatters and furn-
ishers. 1924 First Avenue.
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Certificates of Judgment.

A certificate Of judgment has been issued
in the circuit court for 1925 in the case of
C. y. Jennings VS.. +. T. Patterson.
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WANT THE VAGRANT
LAWS ENFORCED
United Charities Adopts an I'M
portant Resolution
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
= 1T. NAfII q. Addressed fn
OFFICERS ARE ELECTE
Communication VIII Be Addressed to
the Police Commission Asking That
Certain Laws Be Looked
Into and Enforced.

The board of directors of the Society OF
United charities, at meeting held Thurs
day in the Mayberry building, elected Of
flcers as follows:
President-Mrs. Rose G. Lewis
Vice President-Mrs. J. A. Montgomery
Treasurer-Mrs. j. e. Torrey.
secretary-Mrs. F. D. 6quires.
Mrs. w.NH. Johnston was reelected as
the superintendent.
The following resolutions, offered by ex-
Nrayor James A. Van Hoose, were unani-
mously adopted by the directors
Resolution Adopted.
Whereas, the object of the Society Of
United charities Is two-fold, aiding the
deserving poor of Birmingham, 10 help
themselves, and also to protect the cltl-
zens of Birmingham from imposition; ana
Whereas, 1t is necessary Tor the pest
attainment of this two-fold object OF the
society, that all citizens and the munich
pal authorities of the city of Birmingham
should cooperate with the society, and
give them their intelligent and necessary
help in carrying out their plans; now
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, first, That the president or
this society direct communication to the
board of police commissioners ana urge
upon them the immediate necessity or
strictly enforcing the vagrant laws OF the
city.
Second, That the president of this socie-
ty also embody in this communication to
the board of police commissioners an earn
est suggestion from this society that they
prohibit public begging and soliciting OF
aims on the streets of Birmingham.
Third, That the president of this socie-
ty, through the public press, not only sug-
gest but request for and In behalf of this
society, that the citizens of Birmingham
will cease to give from their doors to ap-
| plicants who are not personally and posi-
lively known to them by recent investi-
cation to be worthy of help. That in this
communication to the public the president
urge upon each individual citizen the
necessity Of referring all such applicants
to the office of this society, where each
application shall be promptly and careful
ly investigated, either by the police of
| ficer detailed for that purpose, or by some
other duly authorized representative OF
this society.
Fourth, That as soon as the location of
the society for the coming year has been
determined upon, the president will cause
cards to be printed and distributed gem
| orally In the stores and offices of Birming-
ham notifying all parties that such store
or the occupants Of that office distribute
aims only through the medium Of this
office. And that each proprietor and oc-
cupant Of the office be earnestly request
ed to refer all such applications to our
office.
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PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

j. d. Walker of Birmingham has filed
a petition IN bankruptcy. His assets are
$67 and liabilities $50.
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Weather Report.

Birmingham, Friday, October 2S.
Reports this morning show an almost
entire absence of rain from the whole
country, there being only a trace in
northern Florida. At 8 a. m. cloudy
weather prevailed in central Georgia,
northern Alabama, Louisiana, western
New York and along the Pacific coast,
elsewhere the skies were mostly clear.
The barometer is low over southern Flor
ida and Lake Superior, which regions will
probably be visited by rain during the
next twenty-four hours.
In the cotton belt killing frost occur
red again in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ten
nessee and North Carolina, and light to
heavy frost in all sections except Louis
lana, Alabama and Georgia, where cloud
mess probably prevented its formation.
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Weather Conditions.

Temperature and precipitation as report
ed by the weather bureau for selected
southern stations during "a hours ending
7 a. m. Precip-
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, October 2S.-Forecast for
Alabama: Saturday and Sunday fair;
light northwest to north winds.
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Mrs. Lewis Makes Statement.
Mrs. Lewis issued the following state
ment
THE generous public, as we'll as the in
dividual citizens of Birmingham, may rest
assured that they are doing no injustice
to the deserving poor and sick in referring
all applications, at their stores offices
and residences to this society. The society
impresses upon the public not only the
advisability but the urgent necessity of
refusing to listen to or believe statements
to the effect that the united charities
have refused help to the deserving poor,
and that therefore the person is forced
to go from door to door begging. If this
society has refused help 1t is almost GER
tainly due to the fact that investigation
developed that the applicant was not
worthy
THE Individual citizens and general pub
lie are also urged not to place too much
reliance upon complaints of applicants
that they are unable to secure help from
other municipal bodies and from the au-
thorities of the county of Jefferson
While this society Is organized and main
tanned for the purpose of taking care of
deserving poor and sick within the i'm
mediate corporate limits of the city of
Birmingham, ii stands to reason and Is
fact that other municipal corporations
adjoining the city of Birmingham, the
county of Jefferson and other portions
of the state, are or should be prepared
to take care of their own deserving poor
and sick
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Will Always Aid Helpless.

1.-THE society believes that the time will
never come when the generous public of
Birmingham will not take every right and
reasonable care of its own deserving sick
and poor. The society of course makes no
attempt to intrude upon the domain of re-
lationship and friendship helping. But
speaking for the pubic charities of the
city, the citizens are urged to save them
selves annoyance and imposition, as well
as ito help the deserving poor to help
themselves" by distributing such aims
as they are able to give, solely through
this organized body, which Is composed of
representative citizens, embracing as far
as possible all religious denominations of
our city. The society has never in the
past made any distinctions on account OF
race or color or religious convictions.
Their object is to carry out their motto,
ITO help the deserving poor to help
themselves"
"If the citizens of Birmingham will help
the society in this manner the board of
directors feel sure that it will result in
much better conditions
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
TO CARE FOR LAND SEEKERS.
Towns Near Rosebud Preparing for tn
Rush for Claims.

Chamberlain, S. D.. May 21.-Al-
though the Rosebud reservation will
not be open To settlers until July 3,
preparations are already making to
provide transportation for the large
crowds expected to take up the So, 900
acres.
Two steamers which will start from
Chamberlain have already been char
tered. and the people of Bonesteel.
Fairfax, Platte and Geddes are gather
ing together horses and wagons of all
sorts to take care of the people who
will start from those places.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
and the Chicago and Northwestern, the
two railroads which run nearest the
reservation, are arranging to take care
of $4,000 people.
AS great a crowd is expected as that
preselft at the opening of the Oklahoma
reservation, but arrangements are max
ing to prevent the scenes of disorder
which characterized the rush In that
territory.
The Rosebud lands will be open fer
inspection between July 5 and %. but
before one can go on the land it will be
necessary to register at Chamberlain,
Yankton, Bonesteel or Fairfax.
The drawings for choice will take
place first at Chamberlain. commencing
July IS, and subsequently at Bonesteel.
beginning August 8 and continuing to
September 10, when if not finished the
drawing will continue at Chamberlain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
FOURTH OF JULY.
Rapid City Planning to Celebrate
the Anniuersarx lax

Rapid City. S. D., May 23.-There
will be grand celebration in this city
on the Fourth of July. Every year the
Indian school at this place let's out
about that time. and several hundred
Indians come from Pine Ridge agency
to take their children home. A special
feature of the celebration will be the
sports engaged in by the Indians. Su-
perintendent S. b. Davis, of the Rapid
City Indian school, is strongly advocat
ing the government to make an appro-
priation for an, addition to the school
which shall teach the industrials. At
numerous times prominent Indians,
who have visited this school at this
place, have taken up this matter and
talked intelligently on the question.
They claim that when their children
return to the agency with a literary
education alone they do not amount
to as much as when they have taken
education in the industrial pursuits.
The Rapid City Indian school is one
Of the largest attended in the west.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
STATE ENCAMPMENT
Be HELD AT CANTON
Annual Gathering OF the South
Dakota G. A. r. June
28, %, 80.
soTABLEs ARE COMING
FOR the Entertainment of the Depart
ment the City of Canton is Max
ing Great Prcparations--Con
terence of Advent Church.

Canton. s. D., May 26.-General
Thomas Reed. commander of the G.. A.
r., department OF South Dakota. has
just issued his official order directing
the annual encampment of the depart
ment TO be held in this city, June IS.
% and 80. The local committee is MAX
ing extensive preparations for a large
gathering, and efforts are being made
to make this the most notable encamp-
ment in the history of the organiza-
ton in South Dakota. Governors from
four different states. viz. Minnesota.
Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota will
be among the speakers. Among other
notable grand army men to be present
are: General j. G. Black, commander
in chief; General G. A. Partridge, ad-
jutant general, and Mrs. John A.
Logan. The two senators and two con-
sressmen from This state will also be
here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
MAPPING OUT BELLE
FOURCHE COUNTRY
Reclamation Bureau Begins 1t,
Work Preliminary to Irri-
cation Projec'
70 BE DONE IN os : Al
'he Typography of the Country Will
Be Shown on the Map in Complete
ness-A Survey Of Entire
Black Hills.
70 BE DONE IN Os AL

Washington, May 2i.-1he reclama-
.ion service IS TO do q great deal of
Important work this season, through
the topographic bureau of the geolog
ical survey, in and around Belle
Fourche. $. D.. preliminary to the con-
struction of the Belle t'ourche irrga-
tion PROJECT.
incidentally, this work will furnish
the region for several hundreds of
miles around Belle Fourche with a
splendid map which will show all
courses, outlines of hills with eleva-
tions by contours. existing section
lines, and outlines of timber
The manuscript for the map will be
partially made in the field this season,
under the direction OF f.. III. Jaeger,
as draughtsman. The work will be
completed in Washington next winter,
so mat the map may be phcto.itho
grapned next spring and be ready for
dlstribution IL Will be in three cclors
blue for the drainage, black for the
houses, roads, names and general ag
ricultural features, and brown for the
hill contours
This work was petitioned for two
years ago by business men in Belle
Fourche. Who We're indorsed by The
South Dakota delegation in congress.
this season it will be completed, so
far as field work is concerned.
The details for the topographic
work have all been laid out by f. NJ.
Douglas. topographer of the geological
survey, and he has made all the assign
lnents. The party will be in charge of
William III. Heron, who last season
completed the survey of 313 miles OF
the Belle F'ourche country, OF about
one half of it. Chester Irvine will be
Mr.. Herron's assistant.
They will run 800 miles of level
lines and establish more than 100
bench mark posts, among other things,
on which will be recorded the altitude.
They viii survey on scale OF 1000
feet to the inch nearly 200 square
miles of country adjacent TO Belle
Fourche for the particular benefit of
the reclamation service. The remain
der of the surveys will be on scale
of one mile to an inch.
The work will all be done in Law
renee, Meade and Butte counties, and
the area to be surveyed include 500
square miles north and northeast of
Belle Fourche. 225 square miles south
of ST. Onge, and the completion of the
Belle Fourche sheet proper, amount
ing to about 125 square miles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
CROP BULLETIN.
Planting About Finishcd-Good Pros
pect for Fruit,

peCI TOT FEQil.
Huron, S. D.. May 26.-The weather dur
ing the week was fayorably warm, and
there We're no showers of sufficient guam
tity to interfere with field work, except in
the Black liills region, where about three
fourths of an inch of rain fell.
Tho generous rain that fell over most of
the eastern portion of the state on the
18th and 18th, as noted in last weeks bull
lctin. did not cover some portions of the
middle and upper Missouri river counties,
and also some extreme northeastern coun-
ly for grass; elsewhere the soil Is amply
moist.
On the whole. all vegetation made very
good progress during The week.
Wheat. oats and early barley and spelt
are in healthy condition and stooling we'll
except that in few scattered fields they
are showing thinner stand and more
weediness than was expected. Later sown
grains have made rapid growth
Barely seeding is about finished. and
the sowing OF flax and milet is now gem
eral and advancing fast.
Corn planting was very favorably ad-
vanced and is nearly finished in the
southern and2 middle counties. Early
planted corn is coming up vel
Grass now generally affords good pas
turage.
Potato planting and gardening pro-
crossed rapidly. Early potatoes and vege-
tables are doing nicely.
Fruit bloom is luxuriant in all parts of
.hp state
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
Port Arthur Is stronu.

Chefoo, May 25.-The captain of i.
Russian merchantman. who left Port
Arthur May 20, is among the recent ar
rivals from Dalny. He says In an in
terview the whole Japanese fleet had
not returned to Port Arthur since the
18th inst, when, besides the battleship
Hatsuse, another big vessel struck a
mine and was towed away disabled
The sunboats and torpedo boats re-
turned off the port on the goth inst,
when the Russians succeeded in sink
ing small gunboat and two torpedo
boats.
The Russians are now confident of
holding Port Arthur with the 10000
men now stationed there, exclusive of
the navy and crowds of mechanics
working on the damaged warships, all
of which, except the Czarewitch and
Retvizan, are ready to rejoin the fleet.
These will also be ready June /.
The entrance to the harbor has been
cleared and small boats now pass in
and out freely from Port Arthur to
Dalny. The forts on the land side of
are now prepared for a severe contest.
OF the few soldiers left at Dalny the
majority have gone TO Port Arthur and
only the defenses left there now are
the mines in the harbor The attempt
of the Japanese to land troops in Kin
Chau gulf on the 10th failed. owing to
insufficient water to float the boats.
There had been no fighting in the
vicinity of Port Arthur up to Satur-
day since the Kin Chau fight on the
10th, when two Squadrons of japanese.
cavalry We're wiped out, only eight men
of which escaped.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27

INSURANCE BUSINESS.
Report Shows That Companies En-.
joyed Very Prosperous Year
in South Dakota.

Pierre. S. D., May 23-Tht advance
sheets of the 1904 report of the state
insurance commissioner are out, show
ing the business of the insurance COM
panies of the state for 1903.
While the receipts of both fire and
life companies show substantial gain
over the business of the previous year.
both paid heavier losses. and while
the amount they took out of the state
in the Way of premiums Is larger than
for last year, the percentage OF gain
is not so large for the companies.
The premiums received by the old
line fire companies for last year
reached $677 ,514.Sl. while they paid in
losses S2o1 ,550.99. leaving Il balance in
favor of the companies of $415963s2.
less the expense of their business in
the state. but to give them a fair sum
for their expenses. they would yet be
about so per cent. of the premiums
received the gamers
The old line life companies received
premiums in the state to the amount
of s1,021. 720.6S and paid losses to the
amount of s207.473.45, leavin1 them
s814,247.23. less the cost of conducting
their business. AS the amount they
paid was practically 20 per cent. OF
their premium receipts. their net prof.
its We're beyond so per cent.
The assessment and fraternal compa-
MES show receipts to the amount of
s494 ST for the year. with payments
to the amount of sa64,s22,57 The A. o..
u. w. shows the largest amount of
business, with over s27 100000 of insur-
ance in force in the state, while the
NJ. w. A. is close up with nearly s24 0o0.-
900 of insurance in force.
The state mutuals show an increase
of about s3.50O,00 in the amount OF n-
surance in force over their showing of
last year, and premium receipts of
1894 ,O25.S2. and losses paid of Sll0.7S.6S.
leaving them over Go per cent. less ex-
penses, and premiums returned to their
policy holders, showing that they have
not lost ground in the state the past
year.
The total amount paid out for the
past year by the people of the state
for all classes of insurance. fire, life.
accident. either to old line companies,
mutuals or beneficiary orders, was s.
632. .001.9S.
Taken altogether, the years business
In the state has been Il satisfactory one
for the companies, even while their per-
centage of profit was not so great as
last year the total receipts making
their net gain from the state considers
ably more than for any former year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
GOT AN S. 0. DIVORCE.
And Now Mrs. Jones, Divorced am.
Married Again Leaves Millionaire

New York, May 2l.-Mrs. Herman
Leroy Jones, Il relative of the Astors,
Leroys and Fishes and The wife of 9.
millionaire broker. has disappeared
Mrs. Jones is ga. = Fifteen years ago
she was married to Archibald Ken
nedy kearney Mackay. After two
years She secured a South Dakota di-
Norce. The decree was granted one
afternoon and the next She married
Paul Wilkes, whose acquaintance shu
had made at Sioux Falls.
Two years later she procured am
other divorce. In 1896 Mrs. Jones Went
ON the stage under the name OF Nir
ginia Pell. Mr.. Jones married Mrs.
Wilkes in his mothers home, where
they since have lived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were last to-
gether at the Morris Park race track,
She then disappeared and a boy brought
q note to the Jones home, written in
Mrs. Jones handwriting, saying: Il
aln going to work for my living; please
don't search.-Rita.'