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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
An Enjoyable Time.

Those who attended the dance
at Saltwater last Saturday
night report having had an ex-
cellent time Saltwater has al
ways borne an enviable reputa-
ton for hospitality, and . last
Saturday nights dance only adj
ded to its fame.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
Committed 10 Asylum.

\ Basque by the name OF
Stagio Beasateei was commit
ted to the Reno Asylum Thurs
day from this county. He has
recently been employed at Soda
Lake and is suffering from relig-
iOuS mOno-lnanIa.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
In Good Health.

Miss Florence Kent has re-
turned from San Francisco,
where she underwent medical
treatment. Miss Kent is much
improved III health. She was
accompanied home by Miss
Queen Esden, who will be hei
guest for number of weeks.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
Erecting Store Building.

George Villeninue and bride
were arrivals from Reno this
week and will make Fallon their
future home. MI Villeninue is
erecting a business house on
Carson street, TO be occupied
as fruit store.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
Watch Repairing.

Joseph Jones. an expert watch
maker, is now located IN Fallon
and is prepared to do watch
and clock repairing in a first
class manner. He can he found
at the Office of steele, Have &
Co, Main street
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
Social Dance Tonight.

4 number of young people viii
give a social dance in the hall
this evening Good music will
be provided aud Il good time
Guaranteed to all WHO after d.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18
Warning.

Notice is hereby given to all
persons that shooting on my
ranch at Fallon is prohibited
Any person disre2arding tins
u.nenip" will he prosecuted for
lrtspnS>ih2.
". n. Williams.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-06-18

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
Most Successful Entertainment at Pol
Iock-Stephens Institute.

The dramatic and musical entertain
ment given on Wednesday night at the
Pollock-stephens hall called together a
large and fashionable audience, the seat
ing capacity being taxed to it's limits
Every one seemed thoroughly pleased and
entertained. The various numbers, each
and all calling forth unstinted applause
The stage was arranged, to represent
an artists studio and the setting was
very effective. The two dramas were
thoroughly well done and showed that
great care had been taken in rehearsing
When all did so we'll 1t is hard to par
ticularize, but 1t is not out of the way
TO mention the perfect work done by Miss
Wright and Miss Cherry and Mr.. He'll
and Mr.. Luckie in the play Her Pic
ture." which, from a dramtic point of
view, is quite ambitious consuming about
As minutes In it's production. during every
minute of which the audience gave the
closet attention.
The curtain act, ITO Meet Mr.. Thomp-
son. by eight young ladies of the school
was also a revelation to those who had
an idea school girls could not act The
costumes were exquisite and in thorough
keeping with the spirit of the plays The
musical numbers were also we'll rendered,
especially those by members of the North
Highlands Glee club, very meritorious
organization of singers, the comic skit,
The opra," being a gem in its way.
The PoliockStephens orchestra under the
direction of Professor Douthwaite, rem
dered several selections in good style,
showing marked improvement since com
ing under his baton several weeks ago
1t has been suggested that this enter
tainment be repeated for the benefit of
the Vulcan fund and probably this will
be done II the principals in the plays will
consent to do so
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
NAMES REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
viii Select Candidates for All County
Offices in Next Election.

A committe to nominate republican
candidates for the county offices has been
named by Joseph III. Montgomery, chair
man Of the county republican convention
In accordance with the instructions given
by the convention when 1t met here re
Gently. John T. McEniry has been made
chairman, and the other members are
j. A. w. Smith, William Vaughan, J. II.
Bingham, j. VIII Donovan, A. II. Car
penter, and F. s. Ferguson Of Birming
ham; ]. Clyde Milar Of Hillman, G. c.
Willis of North Birmingham, j. X. Thorn
as, A. ]. Prince of Pratt city; J. w. Clay
ton Of Ensley, r. c. Deloney Of Wood
lawn, j. Carter Cook Of Elyton, G. r.
Lewis of Bessemer, and w. II. Vilderbit
Of Avondale.
The committee will probably meet with
in the next ten days. or Immediately fol-
lowing the democratic primary The num-
Der Of votes polled In the primary will
probably have something to do with NOM
nations of the republicans. as they be-
lieve there Is a chance TO elect men to a
few offices if the democratic vote is
small.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
ALABAMA T. P. AS
MEET HERE MAY 5
LOCAL POST WILL ENTERTAIN IN
HOSPITABLE STYLE-THE PRO-
GRAMME HAS BEEN ARRANGED.
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED

AT a conference of several of those in
terested in the meeting of the Alabama
Division, 7. P. A, in Birmingham May 5,
the programme was decided on, and also
the entertainment to be proved for thu
visitors. The conference was held in the
office of Mayor Drennen, and present
were Mayor Bremen, j. H. McCary,
Sidney Lazarus C. S. Simmons and 9TH
ers.
The meeting will be called to order at
10 o'clock, on the morning of May 5, in
the city hall.An address of welcome will
be delivered by Mayor Bremen and short
responses will be heard from representa-
tives of various posts of the state. This
will require practically all of the morning
session, and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
a business session will be held, at which
routine will be transacted. This will in
clude the reports of officers, election Of
delegates to the national convention
which will be held in st. Louis, and the
choosing of the next place of meeting.
During the afternoon the wives, sis
tiers and sweethearts of the members of
Post b. will entertain the visiting ladies
with euchre party at the Hotel Hill
man, where refreshments will be served.
The entertainment will last from 3 to
$50 o'clock. In the evening, commencing
at o'clock there will be a reception and
banquet at the Hotel Hillman. Claimants
orchestra has been engaged and the
affair will be elegant in every way.
This will be the largest meeting of the
T. p. A. ever held in Alabama, as there
are now eight posts, and all of them show
remarkable increase in membership in
the past year. The posts are located at
Mobile Montgomery, Selma Demopolis,
Huntsville, Admission, Gadsden and
Birmingham. All of the posts will elect
sponsors and maids of honor, and many
of the members will bring their wives
with them.
The local post is pridng itself very
much on the fact that this is the first
meeting of the kind ever held in Birming-
ham for which the members of the organ
ization were not assessed to pay for the
entertainment, and the merchants and
business men were not asked for ala.
The financial condition of the posts Is
excellent, and the entire entertainment
will be furnished out of the treasury
Something like $1,000 will be spent on the
entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
MRS. l. 0. COLLINS
DIES FROM A FALL
BODY FOUND AT FOOT OF STEPS
LEADING TO CELLAR OF HER
HAM.

Coroner Paris yesterday made an in
vestigation into the death of Mrs. L. O..
Collins, who was found dead at the foot
of the steps leading to the cellar of the
house of her daughter in Forty-fourth
street and Eight avenue. East Birming
ham, and decided that death was
caused by blow on the head caused by
accident.
The coroner said that after making the
investigation he thought that Mrs. Col
Inns struck her head on a small piece Of
shelving as she Strengthened up after
STOPPING down. He does not think that
she was struck by any person. He spent
the afternoon yesterday investigating the
case with physician, and says the blow.
which is on the back of the ear was suf-
ficient to cause death, but it did not look
as IL 1t was delivered by any one.
The remains of Mrs. Collins, who was
g years old, were carried to the under
taking establishment of Lige Roy yes
terday morning, and the funeral services
will be conducted this afternoon at 3
o'clock, the interment will be in Oak Hill
cemetery.
About o'clock Wednesday night Mrs.
Collins went to the cellar after pie. Her
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Fleming, with whom
she lives, went to the station to meet
her husband as he came home on the
car. She missed him and he got to the
house first. He asked for his wife and
mother-in-law, but no search was made
at the time A short while afterwards
Mrs. Fleming returned to the house, and
a search was made The dead body Of
Mrs. Collins was found lying at the foot
of the steps.
The deceased leaves four children She
was formerly Mrs. F. ]. Ansley. The chill
dren ore Mrs. j. w Fleming of East Br-
mingham, Mrs. f. II. Scoville of Macon,
Ca, Mrs. A. d. Simpson of Gadsden, Ala,
and A. w. Ansley of Montgomery. The
deceased was a member of the East Bir-
mingham Baptist church. and the funeral
services will be conducted by the Rev
Mr.. Ferguson, the pastor. Mrs Collins
owned some property about East Birming-
ham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
FOREMAN SHOOTS
AND KILLS NEGRO
Massey Said to Have Fired in
Self Defense
NEGRO DREW HIS KNIFE
Mr.. Massey Is Foreman for Dunn &
LELAND, and George Taylor, Who
Was Killed, Worked
Under Him.
NEGRO DREW HIS KNIFE

j. A. Massey foreman for Dunn q
LELAND, shot and killed George Taylor,
a negro, yesterday afternoon about .
o'clock in Alley E, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets. He shot
five times at the negro, who was advance
ing on him with knife, and four of the
bullets took effect.
The negro died In a few minutes and
his remains were taken to the undertake
ing establishment of Lige 10y and pre-
pared for burial. He was one of the hands
working under Mr. Massey.
Mr.. Massey was taken to the city jail
by Policeman Ward, who arrested him,
and afterwards made bond to the amount
of $500. Coroner Paris was notified of
the killing, and after hearing several
witnesses on the facts he stated that he
thought Massey acted in self-defense, and
that he would go straight to the city jail
and release him, but when the coroner
arrived Massey had already made bond
The trial will probably be held before
Judge Feagin today or tomorrow. Mr..
Massey refused to make any statement
nieat tNVI WITH uO MdO SiNtD Oppot tuil-
ty to do so at the city jail. From other
sources it was learned that Mr.. Massey
had spoken to the negro about the way
he was working and that the negro was
rather impudent. This occurred at the
place where the negro was at work.
After the hands had knocked off and
gone to the headquarters of Dunn &
LELAND. the negro started talking again.
He walked towards Mr.. Massey, who
told him to go back. The negro had his
hands in his pockets at the time AS
he came nearer to Mr. Massey he drew
knife from his pocket and opened It,
Mr.. Massey warned him back again, and
when the negro refused to stop he shot
him. Policeman Nix found the open
knife lying on the ground where the ne
gro fell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
Minis Is the Only Candidate Who Has
Had Experience In the Office.

Since Mr. Bowers has withdrawn from
the canvass for tax collector w. j. Minis
is the only candidate who has any ex-
perience in the work of the collector
office He will remain in the race ana
will be elected.
He Is at present in the assessors office,
but having served through the term OF
Tax Collector Hewitt and one year with
Collector Francis he is thoroughly con-
yersant with every detail of the colec-
tors duty and no one could discharge
them with higher satisfaction than he.
Mr.. Minis is noted for his courtesy as
well as his accuracy. AS has been well
remarked accurate records and prompt
ness saves loss, and the tax payers APP
preciate the fact of having the office in
charge of an expert.
Mr. Minis has made no combination with
any candidate for any office, but is rum
ming for the office Of tax collector solely
on his merits. His record is absolutely
clean and his friends will take pleasure
In rallying to his support.
No man In Jefferson county has wider
personal acquaintance than Mr.. Minis,
and his election has been assured from
the start. But his friends desire to roll
up large majority for him and appeal
earnestly to the voters to cast their bal
lots for him. 49,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
BLACK AND LAIRD
GET THE CONTRACT
Lowest Bidders for Five Sec
lions of Trunk Sewer
NUMBER OF BIDS OPENED
Jefferson County Sanitary Commission
Met Yesterday and Decided On
contract-Black G. laird's
Bid Is $1o7,sss.
NUMBER OF BIDS OPENED

The Jefferson county sanitary commis-
sion, at a meeting held yesterday after
noon in the Linn building, awarded the
contract for the construction Of five sec
lions of the trunk sanitary sewer to
Black &Laird, the bid of this firm, which
was the lowest received, being $lO7,9SS.
The hid was for the construction of
sections 6 to 10 inclusive, five miles, eN-
tending from Powderly to Brighton in the
lower part of the county.
A number of bids for the work were
received by the commission The con-
tract will probably by signed today with
Black & Laird, and it is expected that the
work will be pushed forward rapidly to
completion. The funds with which to pay
for the work have already been secured
through the recent sale of sewer bonds
to the First National bank of Birmng-
ham,
The following bids for the entire con-
tract were received by the commission;
Dunn & Lallande Brothers. s15l,2S5.
Black & Laird, $107,9Ss.
Allison & Co.. $780,
Smith Construction company, $l3I,9OO
Timer Construction company, $15OSlS.
Wright, Williams & Watley, $l2S,l29.
Brewer & Jones. SITS, 644.
Several other bids for the construction
of single sections of the contract were
received
The commission decided to ask for bids
for the construction of five more sections
of the trunk sewer on April 2S. The
advertisements for the bids will be in
serted in local as well as foreign papers
Immediately.
After opening the bids yesterday after
noon the commission went into executive
session for the purpose of figuring on
them.
The contract having been disposed of,
the regular monthly bills and accounts
of the commission were audited and
ordered paid, and other routine business
was transacted.
Present at the meeting yesterday were:
President Frank Y. Anderson, Thomas
II. Motion, C. j Smyer, James j. Smith,
Robert Jemison, G. A. Nolan, M. V.
Joseph, A. W. Smith. Secretary r. B..
Smyer and Chief Engineer Julian Ken
drick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
PRESIDENT HARPER
WILL ALSO COME
DR.. PHILLIPS RECEIVED LETTER
FROM DISTINGUISHED MEN YES
TERDAY ACCEPTING INVITATION
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE.

DIR. J. II. Phillips yesterday received
letters of acceptance from several prom
inent educators in the United States to
invitations extended them to attend the
conference for education in the south,
which will be held in Birmingham on
April 2e. q and rs.
Among those whose acceptances have
just been received are:
President w. r. Harper Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
DR.. Walter II. Page of New York, edi
tor of the Worlds Work
Bishop Brown of Arkansas.
They will all take part in the gro
gramme.
The local committee appointed to ar
range for the entertainment of the vlsi
tors to the conference find that most %
the rooms at the hotels of Birmingham
have already been engaged and there are
very few boarding houses whose rooms
have not already been spoken for during
the time the conference will be in ses-
sion.
The local committee has so far only pro-
vided for about $50 of the distinguished
NlSllOTb III pTlNdle nOIes, anu urge upon
tho people of Birmingham TO throw open
their homes. Any family who can en-
terrain any of the visitors should SEMI
their names with the number they can
care for Immediately to Miss Willie AL
len. who is the chairman OF the commit
tee on homo entertainment.
70. w. Barrett, chairman of the local
railroad committee has been advised by
Joseph Richardson, chairman of the
Southeastern Tariff association. that u
rate OF one first-class fare plus % cents
from all southeastern territory to Bir-
mingham and return has been given on
account Of the conference for education
The rate Is considered low one and it
is thought that many will take advantage
of 1t.
DIR. Phillips yesterday wired President
Robert c. Ogden and other officers of
the conference In New York of the rate
offered by the tariff association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
Ex-CONvICT FILES SUIT.
Alleges He Was Forced to Work 1923
Sundays Without Pay.

VIII Stoudmeyer, an ex-convict, has
fled suit in the circuit court seeking TO
recover from the Alabama Manufacturing
company the sum of $3.50, 1t being alleged
that the defendant forced him to work
while prisoner in the works of the com
pany at North Birmingham, l2s Sundays
and holidays. without pay
Stoudmeyer claims that he was sent up
from Montgomery and was put to work as
a convict In the mills of the company on
December ID, 1901, and worked there until
March, when his term expired He does
not think that he should have been forced
to work on Sundays and holidays, and
that he should be compensated at the
rate of $50 per day for such labor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
BLAZE IN CENTER
OF CITY LAST NIGHT
TEMERsoN BROS, 2oo5 SECOND
AVE-, DAMAGED BY FLAMES.
HARD TO ESTIMATE THE LOSS.
COVERED BY INSURANCE.

Fire was discovered last night about
10 O'clock in the rear of the clothing, dry
goods and notions store of Temerson
Brothers at zoos Second avenue and con-
siderable damage was done. 1t was impos-
sble last night to get full estimate of
the loss from the fire, but Chief Mullin
does not think that 1t will go much over
$1,000, or $500 at the most All damages
are covered by insurance.
When the fire was discovered the flames
were bursting through the roof of the
building in the rear, and the first per-
sons to zee it state that it seemed to
have started In the rear in pile of cloth
ing. The flames worked rapidly towards
the front of the store. as the material on
the inside was very light and burned
quickly The ceiling and muoh of the
goods in the very front of the store were
burning when the firemen broke in the
front door
The origin of the fire Is mysterious. II
seems to have started In closet or cud
dy-hole In the rear Of the store on the
side next to the Little Home restaurant.
time without being discovered, except by
some one who looked directly at the
place
The kitchen of the Little Home restau-
rant, and the second floor, which is run
as a lodging house, were badly DANA ged.
All those sleeping on the second floor es-
capped without injury, and most of them
saved what clothing they had In the
place
The building is the property of Mrs.
Hayden Dargin, but the amount of in
surance is not known. The damage to tn !.
building was small.
Mr.. Temerson estimates that he had a
stock of about $4,000, and insurance Ct
about $4,000, part of which is on the
warehouse. What the percentage of loss
was he would not say.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
WAS BOUND OVER.
Girl Charged With Stealing Miss Me-
Coy's Purse New In Jail.

Emma Wilson. the negro girl who was
caught Wednesday night in the residence
of Miss Belle Mccoy. at 507 North TWEEN
ty-third street, was yesterday bound over
to the criminal court by Judge Feagin on
a charge of burglary and grand larceny.
Her bond was set at $3.50 and in default
of that amount she was transferred to
the county jail.
George Mccoy returned home Wednes-
cay night after escorting Miss Mccoy TO
church and found the negro girl in the
house. He caught her and held her until
the policemen arrived. although she at
tempted to escape.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
READY FOR PRIMARY.
Ballots and Ballot Boxes Sent to Elec-
tlon Officers.

The primary election takes place on
Monday and all OF the candidates are
hard at work. At the headquarters of the
various candidates for county offices
busy scenes are presented Large corps
OF clerks are still on duty sending out
literature to the voters.
Chairman A. B. Thompson of the JEFF
ferson county democratic executive COM
mittee. and J. b. Arid, chairman OF the
subcommittee on arrangements. say that
everything is about ready for the battle
of ballots to begin Monday morning. BY
tomorrow night all OF the ballot boxes.
ballots and other printed matter will
have been sent to the various polling
places In the county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
RAILROAD WORLD.

1t is reported that the report of the
Southern Iron committee for the month
of March will show that more products
of the furnaces, the mills and pipe works
were handled during that period than fol-
many years. All of the railroads report
heavy shipments of iron products.
w. w. Garden, chief train dispatcher OF
the Louisville and Nashville railroad at
this point, has gone to Mississippi on a
pleasure trip.
Capt p. Sid Jones, district passenger
agent of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, is in Pensacola.
The Texas railroad commission, in Its
report for last year, gives the following
figures on the number of passes issued
by railroads in that state:
In exchange to office and employees of
railroads, express and telegraph COM
panies: Annual passes, 25,1S1; time passes
1886; trip passes. 26761 to employes-an-
nuaI passes, 1927; time passes, 5247; trip
passes, S27,91s; total issued to officers and
Guiding newspaper editors. public officials,
religious, charitable and personal ac-
counts: Annual passes 1856; time passes,
1858; trip passes. 279Ol; total. 1890; grand
total, 436213, This shows a very large
rumber of passes issued by railroads, but
rearly ninetenths of them were issued to
their own officers and employees.
Little Rock has been designated as the
HEADQUARTERS of the Chocktaw district of
the Frisco system. The territory will
comprise all territoy heretofore known
as the Chocktaw, Oklahoma and Gulf.
The Wall street Journal says
atlantic Coast Line reports for Feb
ruary an increase In gross Of II per cent
and in net of 81 per cent. For the eight
months gross increased 5 per cent and
net II per cent.
nBusiness in the south Is better than
ever before, and all roads whose lines do
not rely greatly on their northerly con-
nections are doing very well. The south
made about $100.00O0O0 in all out of the
cotton boom directly, and this surplus
wealth was distributed throughout the
cotton belt from Charleston to San An
tonic.
There is no other cause, officials say,
for the good showing of their line. The
interchange business with Louisville and
Nashville is heavier than last year, but
this too is due to the new impetus given
to business along that line by the cotton
revenue surplus.
e'They do not regard the benefit as
evanescent. The revenue from cotton has
come in faster than in previous years, but
the spending of 1t will take just as long
as last year, and 1t is the business that
results from this that really pays. Cot
ton itself is about the least profitable tom
mage. that the railroads haul, but the more
the growers get for it the greater is the
volume Of high grade freight moving into
southern towns from New York and other
buying centers. That is where the freight
revenue is gathered by the railroads"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-08
Petitions in Bankruptcy.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed
as follows:
]. S. Moore of Birmingham; liabilities
$751; assets. $40.
Sam Cross of North Birmingham La
bilities. $5s; assets S.
Gus Hanley of Birmingham; liabilities,
1910; assets. SIS.
Henry Allen Of Birmingham; liabilities,
1900; assets. $50.