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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

the week. it's destination being a niche IN
the Utah mineral exhibit al the Worlds
fair at st Louis.
Three carloads of ore from the eagle
< Blue Pei we're shot through the smell
ter YESTERDAY
Two cars OF ore from Bingham and
three from T9ntfc We're reported yeSter-
day az the TAYLOR < Bruuton sampler.
Superintendent }. p. Turner Of the
Yankee Consolidated came in from the
Hine last evening to spend Sunday with
his family. -
After q five weeks siege OF sickness
ana 2 period of isolation at hts home OH
account Of Quarantine regulations coVer-
ing an affection which overlook one 81
his children, r G. WooiIey. the broker,
was at his desk again yesterday.
Milford Times; Engineer Gregory OF the
san Pedro owns q one-third interest ~
an inch Of ore over IL Nevada that as
SAYS $lS,tse IN gold. tt Is a new discovery
and the seam was struck at a depth Of
twenty fest- Until further eNuioratlon
and more locations are made. Sir. Greg
CRY prefers 70 keep secret the exact loca-
ton Of the find.
Milford Times. d. T. jackson, Who is
Operating g copper property eighteen
miles south of Lund. passed through Mil
I0rq on MS WAY east few days ago. Mr.
Jackson IS working six men and taking
out high-grade shipping ore. 1t is the
Intention 10 send ear to market ~ tbe
near future This property IS located In
section that has received little atten-
ton and Mr.. Jaekson's success will
doubtless induce others TO enter the field.
Bingham Bulletin: The busting little
Copper Belt road is again pressing the
limit. extending welcome relief to its sew
eral regular customers Wednesday the
valley smelters received four carloads of
ore from the Boston Consolidated and
four from the Commercial The same day
three carloads arrived at the Bingham
Consolidated shelter from the Dalton &
Lark, Brooklyn and Fortune mines.
Bingham Bulletin: The big new ore
body being opened up in TIE Peabody
level Of the Boston Consolidated is re-
ported to be giving az orc that averages
10 per cent copper. ) ounces silver and
s3.62 in gold per ton. The Boston Cou-
solidated is steadily demonstrating the
truth of what was said Of il wears a 60
When properly opened up Il viii be
found to be the biggest one in the bunch
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CoPPER CIAIMs soLp.
Million Dollar Deal For Undeveloped
Arizona Land.

Bisbee. Ariz, Jan. 5e.--Prcbabiy the
highest price ever paid for an un-
developed property in Arizona was paid
today in the transfer OF the Shsttuck-
Costello group OF copper claims from
their Bisbee owners to eastern capital
lists from the Lake Superior copper
belt for a consideration Of Sl.I00.60e.
The purchasers are Archie NJ. CHS
holm Of Duluth. Mimi; Martin Patti
son of superior. Mich, A. Guthrie IF
ST. Paul and Thomas Baraon Of Ash
land Wis. The heaviest owner among
the sellers is l. G. Shattuek. promf-
nent banker and mining man Of this
city The property comprises fz0 acres
situated ia the richest part Of the Bis
bee district.
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MINES and MINING STOCKS=FNANcAL and COMMERCIAL |

Of ore. containing from 10 to rs tons:
How if VIII run in values ] could only
approximate, 30 It IS better TO wait
and see what the slnelter returns
shog. The ore coming from the ue-
raise workings Is all oxidizeG- while
that frog the sott6n IS all sulphide.
The ore wiz all carry copper. silver,
gold and some lead, the latter having
begun 10 make It's appearance IN the
material coming from the winze."
Accompanied by A. s. Caspben and
Il. 3 Cole, Manager Snow LETT for the
camp last night to size up conditions
al Tie nronerIF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

TO THE STOCKH0LDERS OF THE
Sheba Mining cOupany.-&o tiCe is herebs
given that q special meeting OF the stock.
holders Of the Sheba Mining COMPANY
will be heid at the cognDany's Office. no
l25 South Main street, salt Lake CITY
Utah. at o. clock p. IA, Monday. Febrf--
arv fst. 1895. for the purpose Of amending
the articles OF Incorporation Of said com
pany in the following particular to-v-it-
sshanzing article 4 thereof which now
provides that the capital stock Of said ia
CORPORATION shall be 10000 shares OF the
mar value of one dollar each. ia read ag
follows. The amount and limit agresd
upoo Of the capital stock Of this coroe-
ration shall be three hundred thousand
dollars. and divided into 29o.000 shares o.
the par value OF one COLLAR each. 0ns
stock shall be treated as treasury stock,
fully paid up. ard may De sold or other
wise disposed OF By the board Of direct
ors as they may direct
l.. G.. LAWTON. Secretary.
Date of first publication, Jan. n. 1904
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Articles
Metal Market.

Eew York. Jan. 5a-There vas 8 FAIR
Saturday inquiry in local metal markets
but no material change in quotations
from those OF Yesterday.
Copper ruled quiet Lake. 2.62ssff12.S1 IS !;
electroiytic, 125e0l2.75; casting, izs7i1t
I26Ziz
Tin was steady spot. 2S]siso.a5, fair
demand Tor lead, spot 4sv9850; speiter
quiet and easy at 8-9ol5G0.
Iron shows continued duiiness, with
quotations nominaiiy unchanged.
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Money. silver and finance.

New York; Jan. 3o.-Close Money OF
call nominal; no loans. Tine loan!
steadier; sixty days. 3sz per cent. ninet,
DAYS, Def cent; six months, tNfis pei
ceat. Prime mercantile paper, 4iku51z pei
actual business Ia bankers bills. at sS50r
4 $685. f0s demand and ut As289a4 IS foi
sixty DAYS. Posted rates. 4.S3is1t{,Si ans
sss16l4ST Commercial biils. 4-s2tff ~
Bar silver. 55z.
Mexican tioiisrs &5e
BonGs-tfoye1nm steady; railroads
irreSuisr.
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Mining Notes.

Manager X. q. Wilson OF the New York
Bonanza was expecting "a so 10 the mine
this morning.
4 SO pound ssnugsefx of ore. taken
from the workings Of the CeateHnial-E :u-
reka miue was loaded aud shipped durins
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open Board.

30 CaTisa at 10ssc.
Loo Lower Mammoth at 42e seller %.
500 Little Chief. at Dc.
so Butler-Libef7I at 10Ifc
1.O00 Emerald al Ziec
300 Martha Wash. at 1ssc. buyer -.
5.ed0 Martha Wash. a. iIzc.
$50 New York at iSitc, seller 80.
! 800 New York at 1SiSc
40 Star Consolidated at 2i1kc
Shares sold. 22,30
Selling value S,557.31
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oRE AND BULLION.
January Record of Production Good
Qne-united States, Increase.


ore and bullion settlements IN the
open market during the past month, as
reported by Mccormick & Co, amount
ed 10 $l.T04. 500. the past weeks con-
tribution being S4l5,200 and that Of yes
terday $50. 200. as follows: Silver. lead,
gold and copper ores, $50. 800; base bull
lion. SIS. 800 The. record is a more than
average one and shows that the new
year is being started of right.
Still more gratifying has been the
performances at the individual copper
smelling works of the valley. Follow
iug the increase of its output by the
Utah Consolidated company. which is
nov maintaining an average prOduc-
ton of 300 800 pounds Of bullion per
week. comes the rapid climb in the pro-
duction at the United States COM
sany's snelter With four furnaces it
has been sending TO market something
over $4,000 pounds Of high grade bull
lion per week The dfih furnace has
been added and this weeks record gives
an intimati0n Of what the plant IS go
ing to do in the future. During the
month these copper plants have sent TO
market total of 2.S57 .236 pounds OF
bullion, the record Of the past week be-
ing as follows:
Bingham Consolidated ,.....-.... fS2- 73z
United States .--.....-- $780,. -24bOsl
Utah Consolidated .----.--..--... 800, 500
--.. .s 40 qa-
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Yesterdays Sales.

Consolidated Mereur. 7506egc; 5e9S59c,
seller 90; 290d59Jsc: S0659zc
DAILY, 501HS2 50: 1e0ds2.3 80. buyer 81.
Star Consolidated, 504211zc
Butier-Liberai, 5esFfJI61sc; 5e51f6isc, seIF-
er 80; 500Ml0i4c, seller 60; 5C90l0lsc.
Emerald, 1,o00621zc.
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MARTHA WASHINGTON ORE.
Five Carloads VIII Be Loaded For
Market Today.

Not long since Manager Snow Of the
Martha Washington made the brief an
Gouncement that the IGine was look
ing better and that some ore was be-
Eng mined ia the Wine on the Martha
vein below the 250-fO0t level. az well
as IN n raise above H. For the past
two weeks or 50 development has
steadily progressed ana row the SUI
perinteudent OF the property sends word
that one carload Of ore mas been billed
ont and that the leading ef four more
VIII be completed today
.-That means. sai6 Manager snow
yesterday afternoon, that during the
coming week ne shall market five cars
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Metal Market.

Silver. 555s cents per ounce
Copper. L cents; New York. 1875 to t25.
cents.
Lead. $50. New York. $i45aA5a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

The annual meeting Of stockholders or
the Daily West Mining company, q cor
poration Of Colorado. for the election OF
directors and the transaction o. such 9th
~ business ~ may lawfully come before
Il Nj fe he'd az the Office of the COM
many. room - Boston Building, Denver.
Colorado On Monday February 81. 1874,
a. ! . clock r. m. of that day
j BARNETT
secretary The Daily west Mining 60.
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pres ioet weeks - large corporation Bog
re"tns sua als'l e tie Hbesal efferines
pf eoilaterui loans - call and sl 44me
~ the banks Ihe circulation was re-
diieec Sl2.2i9. making Sl,e3Stssi during she
fortnight. u Is noteHQrfhy tnat tbc de-
pesits On public funds were increased oy
only 80 go during tce week.. The nee
CASA in tins item since Jan. - has been
cur Sit.es. iueieatilg taaf there mas not
YET been g. accumulation of these ~
posts ~ New 4oFA banks iis anticipa-
lion OF the Pamama canal payment The
daily average of clearinzs last week seas
s-is-tst.tfH. an increase az f-,09f.a0g COM
pared with tne previous week. the clear
ings GA Saturday. rejecting FRIDAY $
business we're S216. 5Si .s6G ID win doubt
Tess DE OF interest 80 note that iu Isf
when the deposits were above the Si0ee D.
esl-e marx, the cash reserves slightly de-
creased and the surplus reserve zen from
80 Feb. 4 to So 45s-is so Feb. Il Pos
sibiy similar fan ian surplus viii occur
IN the immediate succeeding weeks this
year. Comparisons ~ the iteEn of loans
last week show that eight banks gained
S1s,bee.e3 net The cash gains ny seven
banks were SSS9V.e15 net and only one
institution shows aH Important loss. De-
posfts now exceed loans ny So 9I. 800.
against S2l-25 1e9 i'm the previous week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

New York. Jan. -C'offee-Spot Rio.
firm Ne. invoice. g; milo. STEADY Cor
doKa. S. f7iais
Sugar-Raw, quiet, f8iT refining. 1918.
centrifugal sd-test. $ 5-le: lnolasses sugar
s-lb, refined quiet; No. q, 500; No. e. 3.e5.
No. y. $50. No. g %.s5, No 10, $50; No ~,
$40; No. L. S7o. No. Is, SIS; No. "a. 3.61.
eonlectfoners' a. AS mould A. 3ts. eut
Loaf. ole; crushed go. powdered. 4.sg.
graduated. 80. cubes. 365.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady ut an advance of safe points on
the general list and ef H. points on JUS
The advance was due To continued good
buying from leading cotton exchange and
WaH street houses that was encouraged
By firmneSs I'm the foreign markets. al
though receipts for the day at primary
points were rather large. Private adj
vices. however. indicated the probability
of a falling off i'm the movement and tho
market absorbed the liquidation OF large
long interests very vel, closing steady,
net sails points higher Sales were re-
ported Of $4,000 bags. including March
500; May. S.25aS3z: June. S t5. .Iuly. $50
ass, September. N.SoGS.ge, October. S.s5fr
$50 and December. 8.1H.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

New York Jan. 39-Butter firm. cream
cry, 1l022la. state dairy f&01e
EEgs-Steady. Western. $3.50
Chicago. Jan 3i.-ou the produce cN-
change today the butter market was
firm. Creamery. l5022; dairy. 1918.
Eggs-Steady. S502a
Cheese-Steady. 1oU16i.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, Jan, -Cattle-Rseeipfs go
Market weak Good TO prime steers. so
65.5ei poor to medium, 3.75a4.5o; stockers
and feeders. :. 259is.0e: cows, .54o4 CO.
heifers, l.G5Tt4-59: Gamers, 1902. 80;
bulls i.75dA10; calves. S.50lI7e0.
Hogs-Reeeipts today, 100, MOnday,
sea Market weak. Mixed and butchers
4 .s0d5 J2is; coed 20 choice heavy, A.75G
5O5: rough heavy. 4 s5d4 S: light 4 fgff
4.S5: bulk of sales, 4.55F4.95
Shsep-Receipts. 1,A0. Sheep weak
lambs weak. Good to choice wethers. &. -
"a 80: fair to choice mixed. 3.5HG4. %;
western sheep, 4eel5.25: native lambs,
4.2595.Sei western lambs, 4.59d5.So-
Kansas-City. Jan so.-Cattle-Receipts
500. Market unchanged. Native steers,
3 ,69a4.50; native cows and heifeTs, ga
ern steers, 5.58G4 %; western cows, 1.505g
go.
Hogs-Reeeipts. $500 Market steady 10
loweIl Bulk of sales, 4.65N4-90: heavy.
1880; packers, f.7504.s9; pigs and
light. 4.25ff4.15-
sheep Receipts. none. Market nomin-
ally steady.
South Omaha. Jan. s0.-Cattie-Receipts
zee. Market unchanged. Native steers
2.5aN5.oe; cows and heifers, e.7ea5. 80;
stockers and feeders. .. 5073.s5
H0gs-Receipts 5.5as Market about
steady Heavy. 8.l5G495; mixed 4T08
40; light 4-50a4.75; pigs, 5-75Gt4.4o; bulk
of sales, (. 10ff4 S.
Sheep Receipts. go Market steady
Fed muttons. 5.4oG.5.l0: wethers. .70a 8. >;
ewes, 3-geg4.e0; lambs, s.50Gl5.S5.
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Boston Mining Stocks.
- stoeks 81 Boston.

Special TO The Herald.)
Boston. Jan. Choppers arc dead and
the market is stationary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

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Hook. Va $40
4. & \. I u e.
Nan cor. sei'i
80 {. =
81 =, $1,000 -
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= - =
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4. So1- go
- ssea 9siis sen a.
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Wool Market

ST. Louis. Jan. Sa-Wool4S STEADY. afe-
dunn grades combiug and clothing 17a1I-
light fine. l50lTz: heavy, 12diRs tub
washed. 25Q3Q1s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

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S ref = lHos
L. :. ret, = Nfal
coup. ,---.---lis7 Is
II :. = reg. .,--3t5 81.
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reg. ......--.i5e ~.
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T. :. ola Is N.
coup. ...-..1asss 3,
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= !. IS caaD. ..f11'4iN.
Atca. gen. T. .-..i.H \.
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$. G. Line S.. astfo.
b. < .. As ....-1eiis Pa.
r. 4 .. 3ss 49, Stizi Res
g. OF q. 5s.-..-..a6 ST.
g. of g. lst inc 20 CO
g. < .. 4lss LIS q s.
G. & a. 51ss 49,. 49, Is
I G. 3. & =. new st.
IS -............ 5. :
- NJ. & st. L. So.
gen Is Ills 50.
G. & y. con. 7s.1s1 8 r..
he. r. ]. < +. IS s1izlT.
G. r. ]. & Z. col. As
IS ........... s. iUni
c. G. 9. & st. L. IU.
gen. IS $500. 95ii L.
Chi Term. As 80. 7Slsi IS
Con. Tob. Is . 81 wa
colo. & 5. IS. S9isl Wa
d. & r. q. Is, sSh v.
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L. w < j. =.
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Pacific Coast GraiD

san Francisco. Jan. 9o-Whszt--Easie-.
Nav. L3Sls
BaEley-Easier. NAY 10o.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

Cash quotations were as follows;
Flour-Steady. Winter patents. 4200
80: straight. 40eIi458; spring patents. sac
a4.50: straight. 3,50n4oC; bakers . loH3.5G-
AVheat-Spring 30. 3, 1SdS7; Nc. . red.
ssss aa25s
Corn-No. ?. 81: Nc. 2 yellow. a.
Oats-No. p 900 4elz; No. white, 4oiza
Rye-No . o.
Barley-Good feeding. 3SQ29. fair to
choice mating, 45057
Flax seed-No. !, Lie; Nc. nlrthwest-
eru. 16is
Timothy Seed-Erime. 3.65.
Mess POrk-Per barrel, 1s.eeGl9 1919
Lard-Per 100 pounds 7.10I7.l5.
short Ribs-Sides IOose), 6.6506.50.
Short Clear Sides Boxed. 5.S71afJ7.00.
Whisky-Basis OF high wines IL
Cl0xer-ContTact grade, 1I.z5
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-09-03
mud on the road.

mud on the road.
Miss Eliza Butler and Mr.. Alma
Riggs were joined in the holy
bonds of ..matrimOny at iCOncho
last Wednesday. The wedding
dance was given Thursday night.
George H. Crosby, Jr. was over
from Snowflake this week to
attend to the closing up of the
Lorenzo Crosby and Milton Glib
bes estates. He was also attend
ing to other legal matters.
Martin Jensen and James Les
ueur left yesterday morning for
Holbrook, where they will take
the train for St. Louis TO take in
the big fair. They will also buy
goods for the mercantile esta blish-
ments in which they are en-
ployed.
We have not received any mail
from the railroad for the last week
and we are almost cut off from
the outside world. High water
in the Colorado has been the
cause of the delay. 1t is reported
that the mail will be in tOmOr-
row morning.
We understand that consider
able damage was done last week
at Richville by a food in the
Vigil wash. Several acres of
ground were covered with large
bOulders, which spoiled an or
chard and destroyed several acres
of valuable crops.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-09-03

The regular quarterly confer
ence of the St. Johns stake
adjourned Monday. Tbere were
a large number of people from
over the county in Attendance,
and several families were here
from Ramah, New Mexico.
Apostle COwley, of . Salt Lake
City, Utah was here also to
deliver anaddtess.
w. w. Berry and daughters,
Alice and Jennie, Father Platt
and Mrs. Martin Jensen left today
for Stafford, where Mrs. Jensen
will visit with relatives. Mr..
Platt and DR.. w. E. Plat intend
taking a trip to the St. Louis
fair. The Misses Berry will
teach school in the southern part
of the territory this winter, one
at St. David and the other at
Sanchez.
The second sheep roundup of
J this year was at Springerville
Wednesday. They were on their
way to the New Mexico line, and
from there they will work back
through Apache County. When
at Springerville they had about
31OO head of stray sheep. The
first roundup, which was held
last month, had $4,000 stray
sheep, that belonged to sheepmen
from CoconinO, Navajo and
Apache Counties.
MAKRIED-MiSs Elva Heaps,
of this city, and Mr.. Daniel
Pulsipher, Of Concho, were mar
ried at the home Of the brides
parents Wednesday by Bishop
Anderson. Both parties are well
and favorably known throughout
this county, and have a large
number of friends who join the
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-09-03
LOCAL
AND
PERSONAL NEWS
81 know not what the truth may be,
] tell TO you as twas told to me-"

The bridge across the Zuni
river was washed away last week
by the big floods.
A large crowd of young people
from here attended the wedding
dances at Concho this week.
Miss Louie Freeman left today
for Eagar where she will visit
with Miss Emma belle Brown.
T. ]. Hill, of Memphis, Tenn,
was here yesterday evening on
business with Attorney Isaac
Barth.
Henry Plat is clerking in
Schuster's mercantile establish
ment during the absence of Mar
tin Jensen.
District Attorney Ling left
thursday morning fOr Navajo
where he goes to transact impor-
tant business.
The scarlet fever here is a thing
of the past. The quarantine
over Farr's residence was raised
Monday by County Physician
WOolford.
Considerable damage has been
done to the white school house
lately, and the directors state
that they will prosecute the pat-
ties implicated.
Ben Schuster and family ire
turned Monday from the m9un-
tains where they have BEEN on
an outing. He reports a Rttle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
COUNCIL WANTS ASSURANCE
 OF INSURANCE TARIFF MEN

also, the report of the Insurance Commit tee of the Commercial and Industrial As sociation which has been active in secur- ing concessions from the Tarin Associa- ton.
 The report of the Fire Committee began py making acknowledgement of its obliga- tions to the Commercial and Industrial Association of which Charles P. Ander- son was Chairman for the work 1t had &C., compiished in the insurance matter. The report of the Committee went on to say: In order to make perfectly clear we stip- uIate again what will be necessary for Montgomery proper, meaning the business section and congested district. to secure a frst class rating plus, 10 per cent on mercantile risks and special hazards.
 "First-A first class steam fire engine.
 "Second-One chemical engine.
 Third-The placing of a hydrant with steamer connection in each of the blocks in the business district"
 Submits Resolutions.
 The Committee recommended the adop- tion of the following resolutions: Be 1t resolved. That the City Council of Montgomery hereby binds itself to pro- vide the above mentioned improvements upon the condition that the Tariff Asso- citation agrees in writing to carry out the proposition above set forth"
 Re 1t further resolved, That the Mayor and the Fire Committee are hereby au- thorized to obtain proposed agreement from the Southeastern Tarinf Association; that they are hereby authorized to repre- sent the city in the carrying out the pur- poses of this resolution
 The second resolution proposed by the Committee was as follows:
 Be 1t resolved, That the City Treasurer be and he is hereby instructed to adver- tise for fifteen days in the local papers and such other papers as directed by the Fire Committee for the following articles: One first class steam fire engine, one chemical engine and 4,000 feet of hose and if necessary, the Fire Committee is au- thorfzed to make the necessary specifca- tjons."
 The passage of the two resolutions was for & moment endangered by Alderman Gunter on the grounds of irregularity. He contended that the report was improperly made as the basis of 1t was a resolution introduced at the regular meeting and which had not been mentioned in the re- port.
 After some discpssion of his point of or der against the resolutions. Alderman Gunter withdrew 1t and the two resolu- tions as recommended by the Fire Com mittee, were passed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-22
MIR. ALLEN DROPS DEAD
WE'LL KNOWN PHARMACIST EXPIRES IN A HALL.
He Was Employed by Druggist Wade McBryde and Ea~ Many Friends in Montgomery-End
 Came Suddenly.

Robert W. Allen, a well-known phar- macist of Montgomery died suddenly shortly before 9 o'clock last night.
 He was going to his room, which IS over his place of business at 9 Dexter Avenue and had just turned from the stairs into the hallway when he was heard to fall. W. A. McBryde. his eni- ployer. rushed up the steps and found Mir. Allen lying unconscious on the floor.
 physician was hastily summoned but life was extinct when he reached the side of the prostrate man. Death was as- cribed to heart disease.
 The body of Mir Allen was removed to an undertaking establishment to be pre- pared for burial and his wife, who is in Anniston. and his father in Palestine, Texas. were telegraphed.
 As yet no arrangements have been made for the funeral
 Mir. Allen was B years old and fine looking man. He came to Montgomery from Atlanta. Ga, about three years ago and had since that time been employed as pharmacist in a Dexter Avenue drug store.
 He was a member of the Central Pres byterian Church and was a man of many good traits of character
 J. J. McPherson of Montgomery Is an uncle and W. A. McBrye Is a cousin of the deceased.
 Since coming to Montgomery Mir. Allen had made many friends His sudden death was a great shock to them.