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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-15

| Really, Otto
my DEAR" the oficer replied, pant
| Ing. rs he sank down on the chair re.
| served for him. ut is not my fault
| that am late. You know that my or
| derly is incorrigible! He had put
| away my winter citizens clothes SO
! carefully that it took q whole hour to
piece a suit together"
mo wonder that you look SO
| dressed up"
"Of course not. That is, I don't
think you are particularly kind. Give
me your hand under the tablet"
But, Otto! What would people
| think?" the girl said. half smiling.
What of it?" He stopped and COW
cred the little hand with kisses.
For heavens sake, Otto!" she
whispered. bending her crimson face
over her cup.
The lieutenant sighed.
1T Is enough to inspire dog with
pity" he rejoined. with troubled
face, that two people who love each
other as madly as We do must kiss in
public in order not to be seen. IL
Aunt Sabine still obdurate?"
ALAS, yes! You will receive the
usual invitation tomorrow, accompa-
MED by the old condition that you ap.
pear in citizens clothes and say no
word about military matters or about
our love-
II can endure It no longer"
But you must. Remember that
/ -
Sabine has been father and mother to
me. You can not wonder at her preju.
dice against your profession when you
know that an onlcer once Tilted her."
1T is fifteen years since 1t hap.
pened. and in that time the most deep.
ly-wounded heart would have healed"
"You don't understand, Otto. A lit
tie while ago on the second floor we
nearly ran into stan ofIicer and Aunt
Sabine acted as II she had seen q
ghost. Promise me to spare her and
to humor her whim."
MAY I not even tell her that our
new Major has asked much about her?
When he heard my name he suddenly
became interested and inquired II
Miss Sabine Won Bohm was q relative
of mine. But tell me, sweetheart,
what can give her for Christmas"
well, while ago we saw a lovely
pifferaro in marble. Auntie was sim.
ply charmed with 1t. but the price was
too high-1OO marks"
What did you call the thing?'
"A pitferaro, dear. PiKerari are
shepherds who 60 to Rome at Christ.
mas and, In commemoration of the
shepherds Of Bethlehem, play flutes
and pipes before the Madonna images.
Auntie would be tremendously
pleased"
Lieut.. Won Bohm had spent q sleep.
less night and troubled morning. In
the hope Of taking Aunt Sabine's
heart by storm with the help Of the
pifferaro. he had bought the marble
flutist with the last remainder Of his
monthly pay.
He had carried the thing carefully
through the crowd to the last flight of
stairs. There he had unfortunately
met two people by whom he did not
wish to be recognized.
One Of them was his new Major,
whose first administrative measure
had been to enforce the prohibition
against the wearing OF citizens
clothes by the officers In the capital.
The other was Aunt Sabine.
Both were blushing and conversing
eagerly with each other. To avoid
being seen, the Lieutenant turned and
took a step backward, but stumbled
and dropped the carefully wrapped.up
pastebOard box.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-15
Odd Name for BABE.

In England woman wanted her
baby named Port Arthur" but the Of.
hciating clergyman refused and finally
the "Port" was stricken out.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-15

In the restaurant people and parsels
dlled every inch OF space. The young
man looked around helplessly until.
from a corner table. he saw q girl ris.
Ing and nodding to him impatiently.
When he reached her. Hannah Won
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
., p,rn % R.,a Nssnpspera

Cor. via. July Frank NJ Rms
sen Of tbs place. had Kidney Disease
20 bad that be could not walk He
taed Doctors treatment and many ch-
fereut remedies. bat was getting
worse. He vas very low-
He read in q newspaper how DOdds
Kidney Pills were curing cases OF
kidney Trouble. Brights Disease and
RheumGtlsm. and thought be would
try them he took vi SozeS and o
be is quite well he says;
I \ uow work AL day. and not
feel tired. Before using DOdd's KID
neg pills l couldn't wax scross the
foor.-
Mr.. RusSeIfs Is The most wonderful
ease ever known t. Chippewa Co1n'
". This new reme5y-Doad's kidnsy
Pins-is making some miraculous
cures IN Wisconsin
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Prom the days Of Peter the Crest
down 20 the present Cay the percent
age Of foreigners In the Russian navy
has been encrm0us The sailors are
In verg few case genuine Russians
bat are for the most part made up Of
sNeaes. Couriandsrx. FnnE. Greeks
and Odessa Italians In fact Il might
be said that the foreigners have no,
only made but are SIN maintaining
the Russian navy. The reasol Cor
this is because the Russians are not
3 maritime people.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

on the back vas more eloquent than
words.
~TAls seems o good 10 be true.
Ilml" exclaimed John. his hand on
Jim'u shoulder. but for yon, old
ehum. my California experience would
have been ended. Hos small The
world 10. that Ne should meet here. Of
all places on oarihl"
Take On your clothes and set into
bed. John. directed Blake. as he
pushed John into a chair and rugged
at MA frozen boots ~Do a. ! tell you
and you'll be an right lie quiet and
rest Don't talk. but keep awake"
Several umes. during the noxt two
hours, John ieil Into a browse, but
BY force Of viii he reused himself
The reaction after tho awful struggle
in the drifts vas severe, bot he mas
tered Il and was himself again. Blake
exhausted The resources ~ his iaTdgr
IN a dinnrr. which ichn eniuyed az
never before Ia his nfe. and Dos asa
not 90 hungry
Then pipes were produced. and,
seated near the red.hoi stove, the two
friends ~reconnted s0me 81 the events
which had marked their lives during
the p~rcctding alx years Il seemed
agcs 70 both Of them The ttririiuga
a. seventeen were now stalwart men
Blake listened eAEcriy 90 he n!eadn
recital u che events leading up 70 The
quarrel with Arthur Morris Jim
eienched bis hands and leaned ex
naHnm ammwH - NMMm ia - 81
struggle alta Morris IN thc tavern
n have romSumcs Thought said
John. "Shai ! should have remained
and faced the chArge % murder which
might have been made against me.
That was my hrst impulse. ! did not
KIN Morris. and Il 81 Cnly BY chance
that he did not kfl me The revolver
Was sull Ia his hand when be feii.
though I had bent his wrist 80 that
he could not turn Il against ne Il
was one 81 those new self-oocking
weapons and Morris hot himself hut
had 40 witnesses, ard Grandfather
Burt and-and others advised me 20
put myself beyond the reach 81 a
prosecution IN which an the money
and Influence would have BEEN against
me But tell me Of yourself Jim.
what have you done IN California.
and what has the Golden State done
for youf"
~ would take me a week, John, "a
tell my experiences Of the last Ave
year, said Jim Blake. tossing an.
other l0g into the hre. Most % then
would not interest you. some might
amuae you, and others would make
you mad. I've been rich three times
John. and IN love twioe-no three
times"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

my free Lex around a. held Ike
grim death 10 a coon. and beard the
leather snap as the horse went over
the prccipsco. II Il had been a nrst
class saddle / wouldn't De here 10
ten the tale. ! was hanging down
over the eilH II was eighteen hun
dred feet deep 10 the FIRST stopping
place. and I saw that horse. all
~apraddlcd out. turn v e and over In
the air. I closed nay eyes SO az not
10 see him strike Then l onwled
hack a few feet and sat down behind
a rock That's the last thing I q
member until I woke up IN bed An
old doctor. whose breath smeiled Of
llQuor. was bending over me. and
near him was one II the protticst
girls I ever saw. She and her father
were approaching me when ! started
10 slide down the mountain. Her
name was Jenny Rogers
Jim sighed aud paused.
This Is growing romantic. but how
about the broken neck asked John.
"lt WRs broken. or ~dislocAted. which
Il ahou, tho same thing. continued
blake "Jenny's father knew az an
ola Spanish doctor. about forty niles
away. ana sent Cor him. ne vas a
wonder on bones Tie vas black a.
an indian aud uEliog than sin. He
grli around my meek. swure softly Ia
I Spanish. rolled iao over op my face
climbed on my bach, iabbed his knees
Into my shoulder blades and grabbed
me by the Jaws He Eaye my head a
quick Wrenoh. saw a thousand sky
uckStai pomcthlnE efacscd aad be
came ~EcnscicsS When aWoke he
had my neck IN spiiuts. ana was lab
herring Spanish 20 Rogers We said
he vas the only white man Ia the
world Who could set a broken neck.
and ! guess he was Hc had learned
the trick from an Indian medicine
man. tie charged NE twenty-five dol
lars, and told me q he quiet TOR a
week Jenny Rogers uursed me, and
az course | fcll IA love with her.
was IN their cahin. and aeaF By AR,
Rogers had located some valuable
claims.
Here Il she most remarkable Part
Of this story. nlake went on. When
I was able Ga dress ] picked up that
cursed Mexican stlrrup 10 see how the
leather happened 10 break Il waa a
steel anair. and | noticed some bright
yellow spots IN the croviceS blamed
n Il wasn't gold. I didn't say a werd.
but When I WAS stronE enough went
back and climbed slowly down the
place who're my horse fell h va,
easy % follow H. Near the edge al
the clin I found IA o~utcroppiag a
EoldhearinE ore. and the mark 81
whore tAe metal part % my stirfuI
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
HAD sEEN CHASING RAsslrs.
Naturally Dreamer Had Ne, EnIoysa
His sleep

Naturally Dreamer Had Net Enloysd
Hls sleep
a mar down In nay country said
Representative Clayton 81 Alabama
saw q dos sleeping In the sun The
dos wa ~twitching and starting ~
dogs sometimes 90 in their SLEEP.
Tho man said. ia like 60 know what
that dos Il dreaming about
Easy enough. replied an old chap
Who stood By You just put a chip
on that dogs ear and leave q there
until Be wakes M rhon you take THAI
eeip and pat Il on your chest when
you 80 { o bed tonight and you viii
drcaR Of what the dog Is dreaming
Of nov.
The fellow sot a chip and put q
on The dogs Saf and stood around
until the dos walked up and brushed
& OF. He put The chip on his chest
when be went 20 bed that night Next
morning I sac him coming nstlessly
down the street
what's the mAtterT said What
was the dos dreaming about
oh. he answered. I'm clean tuck
cred out I was chasing rabbits 81
night long
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

II has been announced that the
British post0meo propose 20 exercise
its right 60 buy out the Great National
Telephone Company az ne end o. the
present year, Thts action BY the
government is the nrtt step toward
hreaking up the monopoly which has
shacklsd and eurbei The development
OF Telephones IA the unitcs Kingdom,
with low rates and quick scrvice the
pahiic VIII BE- provided with q syttcm
such ~ has hcretoforc been undrcanr
"a o. The postCMce has already
provided a sysiem fof a great part a
London AZ q charge less thar sac o.
% per ceut q ks Subscribers
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

How rich, aud how badly In lover"
my strokes Of fortune and my love
affairs are all iumbled together" ex'
planned Blake, laughing heartily
You'll have a bad opinion Of me.
John, but I've reformed and am going
10 lead a better life. ! made my FIRST
strike on the Little calaveras. Talk
about luck. That was a funny thing.
I broke my neck and discovered a
gold mine and a sweetheart In doing
~"
Broke your neckf Surely you're
jestingi"
~It's a fact, Just the same" as
serted Blake. thoughtfuIly rubbing the
back Of his neck. which showed no
signs Of fracture. 4 was a greenhorn
then, and my prospecting expeditions
were the joke OF the old stagers. ]
bought a horse and a Mexican saddle
and proWled through all the noun
,ains and foothills back Of the Little
C~alaveras. One Afternoon I was fol-
lowing a trail that skirted along the
side Of a mountain. There's a lot OF
w~oodchueks ia those hills, and In bur
I rowing around one Of them lOosened
a rock, which came rolling down Ia
my direction. Ny horse saw and
heard II. and SHE'D OF the trail. lie
slid about twenty feet and then fell
and as he went my right foot went
through the surrup. lie rolled over
me. and we started down the slope
Sometimes I was on top. and some
times he was on top.
-Four or I've hundred feet below
saw a thin row OF trees, and ! knew
they marked the edge Of a elin. Fol
some reason there's most always 8
fringe Of trees al these jumping Oh
places. We were going Ike lightning
Just as we neared the edge the hors'
rolled over we again As ! came on
top I saw that We were going 70 pass
between two small trees A BIZ
rock Slowed the horse around. and b
went down head first ] grabbed az
tree, and by the merest chance threw
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07


ns EArta " has annozsesd -
sumption q ia lEx1gioss Cokrs15
TFsF. leaving Knzaaa CITY Uaio1 D.
pot SIS ? n daily s1Fg1ga ns SAN
meT [aECn-
The e4ulVEe-t consists q EerarT-
r-ckinF ear. free recznisE ehzH ca
and tEslvssectton P1llzx1 Esepet.
Kansas CITY % ColoraEc EUzBs
tweiv@section Puiinzz Bsepsr Gaia
bona City 70 coBorz5o Svv1EEN va
NeEton: te~1-sscffoa Pa1l-Aa oeFsrTz-
tea sleeper. K41ssz City 70 C1iursso
sprinEE Exos.Ie1t library n observe
aso1 car; also currest weekly Ez-
mo1thIy illustrated p~uoi3zt&czs ~
Use q Pullman ~passe1gsrs Or1y- CIR
rezt weekifea. uo1gslies and CAY
newspapers IL ubrEyEDehzg car f0s
use Of AL uzin pstroaL
Eazs1bouad tbs trai1 ta kzoEn a.
the Missouri River Flyer. Ths egUp
meut Is he sane as nat weEbou21
Departure fro1 DenFer a. I:N ,
n. Colorado Springs $50 , Il PUeb
10 4.as p X rez1hing Kansas CT
AZ EOS a m OkiAhoDs CITY h reaee
Cd ~ 1875 ? n rex Gay. ard Cal
weston a. 1855 a. "a TIE Gay follow
ing. ~ connecting train from SsTtoz
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

cHAPTER xII-contInusd.


Two hundred feet from the house
the dog paused and snined the air.
Then, with a yelp. he plunged 20 the
right, made for a rock which showed
dim through the snow, aud hurrowed
~frantically into a drift on It's leeward
side. In the white mass Blake saw a
dark object, and as he reached the
rock Il moved. The next instant a
bearded face appeared from the folds
Of a heavy fur overcast, and a man
struggled unsteaaily 70 his feet
Can you waIk?" shouted Blake.
grasplng him by the arm.
Il think so" said the stranger, as
he grasped the rope. How far is
it,"
Not far" replied Blake. encou
Agingly. Pull on the rope. Il Will
help you"
once in the cabin, the stranger
seated himself near the stove. while
Blake produced a flask and heaped
fuel on the IRE.
Keep YOU hands and feet away
from the stove. II they are frozen,
cautioned Blake.
I'm not f~rost-bitten." was the
strangers reply. ~ he olapped his
hands vigorously and plnehed his
ears. I was completely done for. II
you hadn't found me when you did. .
he said with much feeling. rs he ex.
tended his hand. Il should never have
left there alive"
At the sound Of the mans voice
James Blake started and Eszed in
tently a. him. when the bearded
stranger raised his eyes and offered
his hand the recognition vas oon-
piete.
John Burt. or I'm a ghostl Don't
you know me. john
Jim Biake,"
The New Engiander n not demon
strative in his emotions or affections,
but the soy which danced In the eyes
Of these reunited friends as they
shook hands and slapped each ether
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Sincere and happy -oonvsrEzton
doubles our powers No man ever
stated his griefs a. lightly a. be
might Don't worry about your work
Do Ehaf you caa. let the rest GO. ard
amne ali The nme-EmerEon
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

ne ckaif rits "a He1t s,essa -fes
ffora Loat1n ars foans - ~ szfss
firs anc1ssf Bcttrk ease ewelInu
c~gaEesifs ~ galleries uhich eHter4
for aiies Near ths cenfsr IL q Druts
Leaf te1pte
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

As the Goldfish zeep away al other
species from he Norwegian banks
whi1e they are there the cd liver
oil made there is pure: but Afterwards
much Of Il r. mixed with hsh OIL from
paddock. eusk. ooslhsb, ling and other
ad~ulteranta
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
J-apansss yellow Pspsn

A Toxic n~eNrp4per SOLE many e1-
tnas reeentiy on she heAtlinA Nohilt
EAiion o. the staE Purchasers q
The extras found that tie stAE ~
terrea 20 vas that q Ge pNpST,
which vas 20 be Increased n Visu q
The great demand fog news
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
The Fate 81 Emslr.a

Empires tottsr and far, aad states-
men wonder Why they don't totter snd
fan when speeches arc made saying
that the ultimate is reached Thus en-
pires show wisdom. and the Etatesnsa
the other thing
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

either oneWEy or roundtTfp excurEioa.
% any point east q Caic4Eo or ST
.Loaisf Ask the Erie Railroad Com
pany. SIS Railway Exchange Chiezgo.
for complete Information Three fast
trains daily from Chicago and ST
Louis through 20 New YORK.. Boston.
Buffalo. Pittsburgh and other eastern
points Stopoyer without charge a.
Niagara Fails, Cambridge Springs and
Beautiful ChautAuqua Lake.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

The sunnieFt place 81 TIE earth Il
sAfhsr ne great sahara ~ tse desert
u Arabia The cioadierf place - n
Norfhe-r Russia. the ~so8thrert coas.
Of Peru o. ne coast 81 the Freucb
cozfo. Africa. al being about ne
naue in this respect
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

The HoJsi Compsny1s fsianfa
suDDose5 % - IA ne Pscsnc ocsan
have ssea rszofef snefn Ne 1aDs -
The hydrrrrapsie fnrtnste q tss zrtt
ist Acmiraity. bsca1ss 81 eEorts 20
nnd them hare failed
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

~SngE - Whs1ae- f1s pag@ pays q s1ra-
Ess IL 81 Malta - AS AIS AZ tEa oaE Le
W1thln I'm dzTA lld ne VI SD Fu1a rerE1
cae NDFzA 50 oe8ts - Az oos Eho VISA ~
greatest q al Woraf's FliR 4 ZSg 8EE
lnEu go or eFe1 z1re- We WI Z8 &Z1 .
free map y ne WondEF EE We Ens GeG-
beds II ciea1 raoEs fur - oe-W aaEy as UE1
reserved 81 0aue No nre~trsMb Ga Eznszz1A
hrlrk and Etoae bcmeS Eo parry TOO l1t
nae 800 sal o2e 50 ~ tholS111 zrsaZE
dsta1 Our refErs1uas are Hcl va @aHr&S
Serretzu Wcrid's FE2r Eu1 Lc1 SE55ezS
u-aover11r q NiszcEEs Floe FHeS1ezt ~
souu Trust ooEpaJs " ! At11zal *
Pressee-t Cnitea sEases Trust CozpzJs GsZ
d G Farr1r. sx-AszssA1t ZrsszuFeF & ~
uztn5 StzteA Nrte -
ST. LOUIS ROOM 90. ST LOUIS No
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Dr.. Bopdier sharpe o. the British
Natural History muaeBm. pa q the
greatest suthorues On bird nfe. has
returned 10 England With some ~
specimens from the csyman isiaadG-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
TIaht cellan Harrful.

Beware Of light collars. An authori-
y on the subject says that many eases
Of defective eye-sight r caused by
wearing them. KS they interfere With
the circulation Of blood 70 the head
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

TIE STANDARD on Company ana re
American roeAeoo coupAay ooatrol
tAs products q garau IL their resgee.
tive lines
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

ft's queer what = lot ~ eaioysnenS
some people get Just By spelling other
peoples enjoyment
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
besn,s ter nsas Rata

In the PLACES districts of SoatA
Africa TIE rosespmeat Fsys 8 eezts
.foE every dead Fai doiyere4 % a.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

II you wish hcauuful clear. white cleshcs
asc Red Cross ban Blae LAngo : ga
pAckAFc 8 ccnta
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Generally a girl Is pretty fond q you
II IL makes her furious with you 20
have anybody else find Il out
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Defiance Starch l. put up is ounces
IN a package. 10 cents One-thfua'
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07
Iwporssrs q hAothers.

Rrrzins oEFsneay ever essts 81 cAsroHiA
. s.is ana sass ranusy fs infsass zaa esasrsA
AID - A2
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Every sweet SRI graduate expects
% marry and rule the roost sooacr OF
later
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

When q girl Is interested Il 3 Zzz
ned woman il Is a sign that 1eT Es
~oiterestea n a Eaa
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

rss W0ra NaaEan aeAns tAuaasF
water
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-07

Lots Of girls Gan n Iore SIMPLY froa
force Of habit
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-04-02
LEE J. LANGLEY
Accepts the Sscrstaryship Of the
Business League

A lette- was received by the Young
Mems Business League last Friday
from Mr. Lee J. Langley, dated from
New Orleans, accepting the secretary
ship of the League, and he arrived
in the city yesterday and will t"ke up
the work next Monday.
Mr.. Langley is man thoroughly
familiar with the line of work and
we believe that if the business inter-
ests of the city back him III his posi-
ton, that before the end Of thA year
Greenville will witness the starting
Of seyerl new enterprises and general
Improvement and upbuildinR of the
city.
Heretofore t..e office Of secret'rv of
the League has been filled hN mem
bers of the organization who could
not devote their entire time to the
work, and it was decided to en'pluye
a paid secretary who will do nothing
else but look after enterprises So king
locations and set before them tir in
ducements this city offers
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-04-02
GREENVlLL : ARCHITECT
Secures Contract for a Six-Story
Building in Mobile. Ala.

Under date of Wednesday, March
2s, the Mobile Daily Item has the
following:
Bids for the construction OF the
new six-story building, to be ooou-
pied by the City Bank and Trust
Company were opened in the office OF
Architect Rodgers in the Fideila
building yesterday afternoon A
meeting was called today by Presi-
dent J. E. Buck, to have the directors
of the bank consider the bids The
following we're the bids presented;
Cook g. Laury, Atlanta. $l30, $40
Jett Bros, Mobile, ...... 1856, l6O
Nicholas Bros, Chicago 1876, 3S2
Remington & Co., Chicago iS5, 900
A. NJ. Campbell, Chicago. 1872, S25
J. F. Barnes g. Co., Mobile 1913, 95S
1t is learned that ]. F. Barnes, the
local bidder, will be awarded the oor-
tract, and with some additional
changes the contract will aggregate
$3.50, 900, not including the various
fixtures. There will be two fronts to
this new six-story building. The one
on Royal street, on the site OF the
present bank quarters, will be twetny-
tour feet, and the st. Joseph street
front, forty-three feet and half
in width. The depth represents the
distance Of the block between Royal
and St. Joseph streets. All the lower
floors of the building will be occupied
by the City Bank and Trust Com
pany. The upper five stories will be
contracted for modern and up-to.date
offices
Red pressed brick with terra Gotta
faoings will be used in the structure,
with steel and brick fireproot mater
ial throughout the building. 1t is
expected that the building will be An'
ished within eight months.
Mr.. J. +. Barnes was seen tins
morning by an Item. reporter. DE
had just returned from Jackson,
Miss, where he had been appointed
by the State to superintend the con-
struction Of the State capitol. Mr.,
Barnes says it was built at cost Of
81, 600, 900 and is one Of the finest
building in the United States. Th'
firm has been doing considerable
work in this city, notably the Con
vent Of the Visitation, Mobile Bank
(remodled), Merchants" Bank tre
modled), and several OTHER contract
in Mobile and Biloxi.
Every reader of the Times VIII
knows Mr.. J. F. Barnes Will TAX
great pleasure in reading the above
Mr.. Barnes success as contractor
recent years has almost been phenom
email, and his many friends teel
personal pride in his successful III
dartakings.