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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18
ChristIan Church Nearly Completed.

The work on the new building of the First Christian Church at the cor ner of Selma and Franklin streets is progressing rapidly. The different shaped cement blocks which will form the outer wall of the building are be- ing placed in position. The building will have been so far completed that the Sunday School room will be ready for use the first Sunday of the new year.
 When completed the church will be one of the handsomest in the city and will oe a credit to the congregation The old building which the church has been using at the corner of Alabama and Green streets for many years will be transformed into a two story store building, it having been sold a few months ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18
THE NEWS Or MOBILE
ONE NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER AT PLATEAU.
Rumor that Southern Railway VIII Erect Large Freight Depot. O'Connor' VIII Try to Get southern League Franchise.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile. Dec. IT.
 Another killing since the adjourn ment of the City Court grand jury, is recorded for Mobile County. and an- other man is m the county jail on charge of murder. The killing occur red in Davis's store. at Plateau. about midnight. and the man who fired the shot which ended the career of Jim Taylor. was George Morris. Both are negroes.
 From Deputy Sheriff Tom Powers, who, with Chief Deputy Will Powers and Deputy .will McCarron. returned here this morning with the prisoner, the following information of the kill ing was obtained:
 Taylor and Morris were drinking with negress named Hattie. Another me- gro came up and jerked the woman away. Taylor remarked: Let Hattie have her way" Morris evidently be- came angered and, drawing large calibre pistol. fired point blank at Tay- Tor twice Only one shot hit the man. but this penetrated the neck. severing the juguIar vein, and the man fell to the floor and died in few minutes. MOTHS after firing the shot, ran into another room where some negroes were playing musical Instruments, and, jerking a violin from one of the players. broke 1t over another negro's head. Dick Win bush drew a pistol and covered Morris and held him until George Mills, the colored deputy at Plateau, reached the scene. Mills took the negro in charge. Deputies Tom Powers and Will McCar- ron were informed, by phone, of the | killing and they in turn notified Coro- ner Hirsohfield, who. with Chief Depu- l ty Will Powers, went to the scene. Af- 1 ter investigating, the coroner instruct I ed the deputies to take Morris to the county jail.
 The grand jury for the fall term of | the City Court was discharged the | early part of November, and. since its | adjournment, there has been more than an average of one murder weekly in | this county. The deputy sherihs de- clare if the ratio continues until the February term of the City Court, there l will be more murder cases for trial | than any other class of crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18
VIII Meet Tomorrnu.

There will be meeting of the Board of Managers of the City Hospital to- morrow afternoon at the City Hall The meeting is scheduled to be held at 4 o'clock and considerable business of importance wI44 be transacted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

nh money in advance and positively refuses to accept any unless entire satisfaction is
 Hours 10 a- m., ta 8 D. nn.. everything strictly prtvates lady in attep pdansA No IT South LSWEence SC,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

Walter Holmes. a negro. was arrest ed in a store corner of Bell and Holt streets by the police at 80 o'clock yesterday morning. He was taken to the police station where 6 charge was entered alleging that he struck a white man with a bottle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18
Social ana Personal.

SOCIAL and FeFBOmAIs B. L. Boykin. of Montgomery, passed through the city last night on his way to Portland. A. s. Bauer, of Mobile. was visitor to the city today.
 J. II. Lawler, of Greensboro, spent today in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

slight blaze from chimney caused by a choked flue, caused the turning in of a fire alarm from South Hull street at s;45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. There was to damage,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18
REPEAL OF STREET TAX
SELMIANS WHO ARE LIABLE Ob-
 JECT TO ORDINANCE.
Dry Goods Firm o9 Irwin ana sotss- chalk Thrown Into Involuntary Bankruptcy by Petition
 Filed in Mobile.
Advertiser Bureau.


 Selma, Dec. IT.
 Since the repeating of the street tax measure in Birmingham the street tax law of this city has been discussed great deal by those here who are na- ble to the tax Nearly all would ike to see the measure repealed and nope that at some date soon 1t VIII De. They are of the opinion that the pres ent tax is too much.
 The street tax is levied each year for the purpose of improving the streets. A largo sum of money fs ex- pended for this purpose and yet 1t seems as if no good Is being accom- plished, as the streets are almost in as bad condition as they were before the street tax measure was enacted by the city council. The streets have been graded and paved with rocks from sandbar just below the city. but this does not make good or substantial paving.
 Every citizen of Selma would like to see the streets paved with some substantial material and would be willing to continue paying the tax with that end in view. Many would rather see a block paved each year in tho business section with asphalt or something else than to see whole streets graded with rocks which will have to be done over again in few years. During the indictment weather of the past few days the streets in the business part of the city have been almost impossible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

Bryant Dees, white man, was ar rested by the police early Sunday morning at a store corner of Bell and Holt streets. He Is charged with car rying a concealed pistol and will have a hearing before the recorder this af- ternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

Ed Summercamp and w. J Harris. white men, were arrested by Bicycle Patrolmen. Canty and Williamson at $50 o'clock last night on . charge of gaming. It is alleged that they were engaged in playing a game of seVen-up in q room connected with a saloon in Boguehomme.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

George Lamb. a negro, was arrested by the police early Sunday morning charged with the larceny of clothes, valued at SIP. from Charlie Ellis, a negro of PIP Martha street. and of a pair of shoes, valued at $3.50, from Etfie Johnson. negro of 136 Hull street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18

arreste1 by the police yesterday charged with gaming Their cases are set for a hearing before the recorder this afternoon. They were alleged to have been members of the rarty which was raided on Court street Saturday night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

awaited nothing and another com.
ing on. there must be some thought
about paying the bills. The cause
is good enough u enough good can
be gotten out of Il to justify the ex-
pense. II should be recognized
that there 10 a limit 10 financial
ability to pay. and that ten per cent
tar will kill of property values ut 4
rapid rate.
"Ceurt officers are often wrong.
fully accused In such matters. The
opportunity for graft is unlimited.
The sheriff could make fortune In
q year by Wholesale arrests. The
county attorneys Office would be q
gold mine IL worked along that
line. The fact that they have been
conservative along these lines may
mean more than appears on the
surface. If all the jointists OF the
county were convicted and held In
jail, the profits from feeding them
would be $4,000 q year, and II would
be paid for by the taxpayer. 1t 10 a
old evil any way you
look at Ii.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

Down on Neosho river, where the
hickory nut crop is so big this year,
people are gathering them by the
wagon load. People living near by
are making lot of money out of
the crop. It 10 no trouble at all to
pick several bushels q day. We
have heard of several families liv-
ing in the Neosho bottom who have
made more than a hundred dollara.
The popular way 10 to drive into the
woods with q lumber wagon and
load il with the nuts, hulls and all.
They then take the nuts home and
run them through q corn sheller,
which removes the hulls, the nuts
coming out of the shelIer at one
place and the hulls at another. The
nuts bring q dollar q bushel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19
IN w.dn..d.v. November 1. Al
C. N. JONES. Prop'r

On Wednesday. November l, at
the w. A. Douthit farm, one and
one-half miles south of Baxter
Springs, F. n. Knight will sell at
public auction o fine horses and
mares, 81 head Of fat cattle. includ-
ing IA cows, all giving milk, IS head
hogs, lot of farming implements,
20 tons of good hay in stack, two
thirds of % acres Of oats straw in
stack, q lot of household and kitch.
en- furniture, and thousand other
things. Terms will be II months
with approved security. where note
10 given in settlement. Col. w. T.
Hartley, the popular aud success
full auctioneer, will conduct the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The NEWS has a representative at
Columbu who 10 busily engaged
in getting up financial statement
of the county affsirs. We will, az
soon az ii lie completed, give it to
our readers in an intelligent form.
so that they may understand just
why Cherokee county is busted"
We are told by gentlemen who are
in position to know, the statement
will throw q great deal of light into
the dark places. 1t will probably
be two or three weeks before the
statement is completed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19
FIVE MILE NEWS.

Dave Gaseous visited on the creek
from Saturday till Monday.
Tuesday was shopping day in
Baxter. That is the place to buy
goods cheap.
Baxter is on a boom.
Mrs. Kittie lotion and Jane Gray.
less of Galena spent Thursday with
Anna Ewers.
Friday Steve Porter bought his
wife new easy chair.
Gregg Ewers bought his new
wagon of Mr.. Rucker at Baxter.
Bud Inman bought his new wag
on of Rucker. My it seems good to
see the passers riding in good
wagons.
George Quarles and wife moved
this week. Sorry to have them go;
they were good neighbors.
Al Crandall of Galena came down
on business Sunday and ate dinner
with his friend, Gregg Ewers.
Jerry Bird and family of Galena
spent Sunday with their friend, Ma.
rion. They had a fine time.
Miss Belle NULL is visiting on
the creek this week.
Mrs. Annie Crawford is visiting
her parents this week.
Frank Mcdonald and wife went to
Galena Saturday.
Mr.. Canaday is to move his saw
mill up the creek coon.
Mrs. Ewers is expecting her son,
Charlie, home for a little vacation
and rest, on the Is of this month.
Voorhees, West and his father
were down looking for fat cattle
and hogs Friday.
Tom Price is hauling hay to Jop-
lin.
lanes Valliere sold his oats to
Gregg Ewers.
Billy Cox and wife were in GaIena
Saturday.
Josephine Peake writes home that
the BAXTER NEWS is go much like
a home letter she is axuios to get
it every week.
George and Maggie Peake were
in the Haskell parade at Lawrence
celebration "Old Home Week" I'd to
7th of Oct. Saturday wac school
day. The University. city and coun-
ty schools and Haskell Institute
were in the parade. Haskell was
the blue ribbon winner az far as
display was concerned.
FIVE NILE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19
WAS EXPENSIVE.


Advocate fully bears out the state
ments we have made about the
grand jury being expensive, and
the items of expense mentioned are
only a very small per cent of the
whole; the Advocate being the Off
cial county paper we do not ques.
ton it's figures:
Eight of the jointists prosecuted
and convicted by Assistant Attor-
ney General C. d. Ashley upon in.
dictments made by the grand jury
of 1903 were released by the county
commissioners this week upon rec
ommeudation of Mr.. Ashley, who
wrote the journal entries for the
commissioners. This email group
of men, of the 40 convicted. are an
interesting study of attempted en-.
forcement of the prohibitory liquor
law. Their convictions were secur-
ed a year and half ago. Some ap-
pealed to the supream court and
were out on appeal bond for awhile
and nearly all of them were given
their liberty by the old board of
county commissioners who refused
to put the county to the expense at
tending their keeping. When the
board reorganized with two Repub-
lican members last January COM
plant was made and the men were
hunted up and put back in Jail.
The prisoners said they could not
or would not pay their fines and so
the county was loser at the rate of
$116S a year on this small group
alone for board.
"The commissioners say that after
repeated conference with DIR. Ash.
ley it was agreed there was no hope
of collecting from them, and as le-
gal adviser in this matter Mr.. Ash
ley agreed that they should pay
their costs and be released. These
costs included the clerks fees, the
SHERIFF. fees and Assistant Attor-
ney General Ashley's fees. It did
not include cost of jurymen nor the
expense of the county in feeding
them, and RENTED fines against
them to the amount of 5000 which
would look mighty good in the
empty treasury.
This was agreed to by all the
jointists except three and they paid
to Mr.. Ashley $l,100 and to the mi.
nor officers their fees and walked
out probably to resume their occu-
patton as booz sellers. The three
excepted said they could not pay,
30 the county was stuck for $75585,
including 1925 the county paid for
them 20 Mr.. Ashley.
These are fair samples of the re-
cults Of prosecutions of offenders
against the law. Only one fine wac
paid out of all the thousands as
sesssd. All of the jointists, about
40. were committed to the county
Jail tiil fine and costs were paid.
Had they been rigidly held it would
have cost the county approximately
SIG Q day or $3.50 a year to feed
them.
ne 10 only fair to concede that of
ficers ny to do what 10 best. No one
will deny that Mr.. Ashley made a
good prosecutor nor that he was
entitled to his lawful compensa.
ton. And 90 with other court off,
GERS. But what are the results OBJ
tained1
HBut Il is no time to abuse off,
GERS. especially commissioners, for
expenses that make high taxes.
With one assistant attorney gener-
al collecting for past services that
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

Sick headache 10 caused by Q dis.
ordered condition of the stomach
and 10 quickly cured by Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
For sale by A. R. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

Here lice mine babe, as dead az nits,
Whom Colt has kilt NIT ager fits.
He would not let him live NIT me
So took him up to live NIT He"
The child would have lived had
he been given DIR. Mendenhall's
Chill and Fever Cure. Sold by Nor
row. Carry Drug Company.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

If you want real neat bill for
your public sale, get 1t printed at
this Office. We guarantee to give
You perfect satisfaction.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

MUST BE PAID BY NOVEMBER lst.
All accounts and notes of Gould
& Easter will be at my residence,
three blocks west of school bald.
ing. W. J. TURLEY, CollectoR.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

sale, while that old wheel horse,
Morris Doty, will keep the records.
A good lunch will be served at
noon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

You can find anything You want
in the way of ladies' and misses or
children's hats at Mrs. Ida Smith'e.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

Miss Mary McGregor left Monday
night for Los Angeles, California
to spend the winter. She was joined
at Fort Scott by Miss Anna Wright,
who will also make lengthy stay
at Los Angeles. They were accom-
panied ~ far as Kansas City by
Miss Amelia Bischofsberger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19
Pure WATER FOR GOOD HEALTH.
Have Your House Pped and Use the Purest Water in tn
World. Rates Within the Reach of All.

Water Baxter Mineral Springs Water Company:
with BATH bath fountains hotels
parors livery stables soda fountains
wi supplied at meter rates.
following will be supplied with water ST. 90 month";:
banks butcher boarding
Office photo galleries
METER RATES-NO Service For Less Than Sl25 Month.
First thousand gallons or less.............|S
Thousand gallons 100 above first thousand Os
gallons 100 above second thousand O71a
galons 100 above third thousand O
gallons 100 above fourth thousand Oa
to gallons, thousand 80
thousand gallons, thousand 40
We take pride offering service to the public We
absolute crystal deep WELL soft delivered
hygenic system There absolute
unl drawn at the faucet We
all the they properly
but what waste that us trouble
allotted
you only the yourself but heghten
efficiency system maketh glad the heart of the
The Baxter Mineral Springs Water Company.
C. NJ JONES. Prop'r. VIM JONES, supt
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-10-19

For SALE.-A good cook stove.
Inouire at this Office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19

Alderman Strauss said that the tint | had come when Montgomery would re fuse to allow the business buildings to be placarded by circuses and theat rical companies. He declared that tho city was thereby disfgured. The or filth. Jones and Sullivan dissenting.
 It Got Two Votes.
 Alderman Sullivan's wholesale clos. ing ordinance, which seeks to stop all business on Sunday. came up and the author occupied the Councils time in a vain endeavor to make the Teague re- form unpopular by making the closing of Sunday business obnoxious. The or dinance was never considered serious ly and it received only two votes. AL derman Sullivan casting one and AL derman Roe.ler the other.
 The petition of Dr. E. Wagner tc hang a small metal sign in front oi his office caused some debate. Alder man Roemer fought against any sign being put up except electric signs. Al derman Sullivan wanted no signs or the street and Alderman Foster liked all kinds of signs. The petition was reported favorably by the Streets Com mittee. The report was adopted.
 The Chiefs Regular Appeal.
 The regular appeal of Chief A. s Gerald of the Montgomery Police De- pdrtment TOT duuitlOndl pdtTOlWen dnC his reasons therefor were again read in the Council. As usual the matter was referred to the Police Committee
 Under the head of new business Al derman A. L. Tyson again introduced the ordinance to allow the Montgomery Traction Company tO connect its tracks with the tracks of the Montgomery Street Railway recently acquired b, the yellow line The matter was re; to h1 f,,f taa ES,o, chises and Privileges and Streets tC come up at a special meeting Thursda, night.
 Alderman Gunter introduced a reso lution to put a stone crossing at Gold thwaite and Wilson Streets at Cla, Street, which was referred to the Com mittee on Streets.
 resolution that the City Clerk compil list of the licenses issued and have I printed. This resolution went ~ tn , Committee on Finance.
 Alderman Foster introduced a reso | lution that the City Engineer fnspec | the new cemetery and report if 1t i | feasible to terrace that land. It wa | tery.
 | Alderman Lobman introduced an or dinance to prohibit fruit and cand peddIers from doing business withi the city limits of Montgomery. Thi ordinance had already been adopted b the City Council but was through misapprehension left out of the code He asked a suspension of the rules i order that 1t might immediately b passed but Alderman Sullivan object ed. It was referred to the Committe on Finance
 Alderman Lobman had another ordi nance appropriating s75 for the pur chase of an adding machine to be use in the office of the City Clerk. Tn ordinance was referred to the Commit tee on Finance.
 Bids were opened for the Gamewe Police Alarm System and the pavin of a number of streets. The Counc then adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
FOR CITY OWNERSHIP
COUNCIL MOVES TO HAVE MUNICIPAL
 SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
City Engineer Instructed to Prepare Plans for Building.-Resolution Occasion
 of Warm Debate.

The Union Slaughter House during the past few years has several times been under the fire of aldermanic wrath but never was the fire more hot than last night when Alderman Jones took the initiative In a plan for erecting a slaughter house to be owned and operated by the city.
 Alderman Jones, chairman of the commit tee on sanitation, reported a resolution fla vorably calling attention to alleged abuses which have been practiced by the proprietors of the Union Slaughter House and tho fre- quent efforts of the Council to have the abuses abated.
 The resolution went on to state that the time for waiting on the proprietors had come to close and that the City Engineer be instructed to look into plans to be present ed to the Council at it's first meeting in January. looking toward the erection of a modern slaughter house by the city.
 Alderman Lobma1 immediately took the floor against the resolution. He said that Sam Sabel, one of the largest stockholders in the company. Dr. Gaston Grel City Physician, and an architect recently visited Atlanta and there studied the Atlanta slaughter house. Mir. Sabel had promised to build a much finer place than that of the Gate City and Alderman Lobman asked that action be postponed until the first meeting in January.
 Alderman Sullivan was on his feet in an instant He declared that the people of Wards and had suffered long enough. During the summer the stench from the slaughter house. sometimes rendered their residences untenable and Sabel had promised many times without results.
 Alderman Lobman said that he admitted what Alderman Sullivan charged but he just asked that they wait until Sabel had an opportunity to show whether he acting in good faith as to the proposed improve ments not He declared that he would never be in favor of city ownership of a slaughter house. he didn't believe that the city could make money on it.
 Alderman Roemer said that it seemed to him that if Sabel could make $40.0oO year from the slaughter house the city should do nearly as we'll He declared that Sabel had a monopoly and that if the city acquired the plant 1t would be blessing for the butchers and consumers.
 Alderman Strauss told of the time ten years ago. when the city needed slaughter house and no would come forward but Sabel. He asked that this be remembered and he be given fair showing.
 Alderman Sullivan moved to table Alder man Lobman's motion for postponement. The vote was
 Ayes-Cox. Coins Griffith, Jones. Roemer, Sullivan. Tyson J. CT.
 Noes-Gunter. Foster, Lobman. Strauss. Tyson, A. L.-5.
 The report of the committee was then adopted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
THE FIRE AT OZARK.
Insurance Adjuster Will Pass On the
 Damaxes Sustained.


 Damages Sustained.
 Ozark, Dec. 1s.-(SpeciaL)-The ad- juster for losses sustained in the fire on the north side of the public square Friday night, is expected to arrive shortly. The merchants have placed their goods back in their stores except the Eason Drug Company. The fire broke out over that establishment and the roof was destroyed. The fire com- pany which Is volunteer one. worked heroically, and the fact that tNe fire was confined to the upper floor of a single building. shows with what skill they managed the raging flames.
 When the fire alarm was turned in every merchant began to throw his goods out into the siush, mud and rain in the street. except the Byrd & Dowl- ing hardware firm whose business oc- cupies the extreme west end of the block. -'
 The damage done was more by wa ter and mud than by fire, much of all classes of merchandise being made unstable in that way.
 Only F. H. Thomas and Dr. E. B. Ard were without insurance, but none of the firms were fully insured The ire originated just in the rear of the Doctors office, but as to how, public sentiment is divided.
 Dr. E. B. Ard denies that he was barrfcaded in his office at the time of the fire. and his statement is gladly printed.