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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
The EquitabIe Lifeu Statement.

It is not an eXaggeratton to say of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States that its progress and achievements are wonderful. The strides taken by this, the youngest and strongest of the prominent life insur- ance companies, compel the admira- tion of the public, whether flnanciers or laymen. In fact, as its operations af- feet all classes, its interests are those of the people themselves, and it's suc- cess rebounds to their benefit and profit.
 The annual statement, which we pub fish today, is fraught with vital inter- est to its large and rapidly increasing g body of patrons. It is the forty -hfth and shows the results attained in a period of but forty-five years and a few months. The accumulated funds held for the protection of its policy holders amount to $413,95s, ,020.74. Out of these assets the liabilities, for re- serve and other items, amounting to $333, ,15S, ,751.52, are provided for, and there is left the enormous sum of ESQ., 794,269.21 as a fund for the protection and profit of It's members. Every cent of this large amount is held solely for the beneft of the policy holders and the safeguarding of their interests. Other items of interest are the pro- mium income. $62,643.s36.74; total in- come, $7s,076, 6,695.96; dividends to poll icy y-hoiders. $6,oO1.9o2.51: total pay ments to policy-holders. $S6. 9.o4Z30. and outstanding assurance. $1,495,542,- s92. All these amounts are very much larger than ever before reported by the Society The new business issued, less not taken assurance, amount to $222,- 920, 037, also a very satisfactory record for the years work. The officers who directed and the agency force that per formed the actual work in the field are entitled to congratulations for the re- suits obtained. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
INCONSISTENCIES IN COURT
JUDGE JONES TAKES UP HIS cRIM-
 NAL DOCKET.
Defendants Appear Before United States Court and Make Payments on
 FineS--Other News of
 the Court.

Judge Thomas c. Jones, presiding over the United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama, yesterday took up the criminal docket of his court for the February term. No cases were tried yesterday, the court devoting It's entire time to re- ceiving reports from persons, who had at previous terms entered pleas of guilty and in whose cases execution of sentences had been suspended by order ] of the court.
 1 It has been the custom in the United States Court since Judge Jones assumed the bench to give the mountaineer of- lenders against the Federal statutes prohibiting illicit distilling and retail ing liquor without license, every chance to lead better lives. In accordance with this custom. whenever a defendant has entered a plea of guilty to moonshin- ing and his record has been such that it can reasonably be supposed that he will become a useful citizen, the court has always suspended execution of the sentence, but has always provided that every term the person shall report to the court and if possible pay a part of his fine.
 Yesterday the court room was crowd ed with men who at previous terms had been given the benefit of a sus- pended sentence. Many of these moon- sinners paid into court various sums ranging from $1 to $50 and invariably in these cases, sentence was further suspended.
 There were a few who reported to the court that their crops had been a failure and they were unable to lay aside anything for the court. Tn these cases also sentence was further sus- pended.
 There were a few. however. who failed to put in any appearance in court and in these cases Judge Jones ordered the issuance of capiases made returnable at the next term of court.
 Today the court will take up the misdemeanor docket. Cases set for to- day arc as follows: Lee Beard. John Golfers, Dan Manuel, alias Dan Tramp, Ola Stuart. olin Stewart alias Ola Stew art, William westley. Jerry Gilbert, Jerry Gilbert Sci Fla, Ellison West Well bourne. Charlie Greer, John D. John son, Ellison West Welbourne, Ed Mickey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

restion as to the name. but my selec- tion was chosen.
 Tn 1851 a bill was gotten through the Legislature providing for an elec- tion to select a county site for Conee. It required a double election to make a. selection between Elba, Clintonville and wilborne. but Elba was the ulti- mate winner"
 At this time the square about the court house was building up rapidly. It was quite a considerable town even then. The land office was moved from Sparta to Elba in 1854. General D.. W. Martin was in charge of the omce then. The little wooden building in which the land offlce was located is still standing near the square and Is used now as @, barber shop. The es- tablishment of the land office brought many people to Elba on business and the town prospered But the war came on and Elba suffered with other sections of the South"
 The strong and retentive mind of Mir. Simmons is stored with interesting memories of incidents in the towns history. He describes vividly the att tack made on the town by the bush whackers at the close of the war, the burning of the court house, and the fight with the bushwhackers four miles from town, a light in which five mem- bers of the posse were killed as we'll as four of the bushwhackers. He can recall the building of the romantic old structure which still does duty as a i hotel in Elba as it has for more than fifty years. being in fact one, of the l oldest hotels in Alabama.
 In the meanwhile Elba is alert to her opportunities and awake to the i'm portance of keeping pace with herWire- grass rivals. A fine water works sys- | tenn has just been completed, a move ment is on foot to establish electric lights, and several new brick structures are in prospect,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
|RD WILL APPEAL
tR0VERSY OVER PERRY kREET TO GO TO HIGH COURT.
,dnty EndeavOring to Require Trac- ton Company to Remove its Tracks from ThorOughfare -Disbursememts for
 Week

, The Board of Revenue of Montgom- cry County at its regular weekly meet l ing yesterday authorized County Att torney W. M. Blakey to appeal the case of the County of Montgomery against the Montgomery Traction Company to the Supreme Court.
 It will be remembered that about year ago Dr. c. A. Thigpen and other citizens residing on the southern ex- tremity of South Perry Street entered complaint before the Board of Revenue that the Montgomery Traction Company had violated it's franchise agreement to operate a street railway out Perry Street in that 1t did not leave the re- quired driveway on either side of the track; it did not properly repair the street after it had been<torn up, nor had the bridge been put in the condition agreed upon.
 The Board of Revenue investigated the matter and received a promise from the Traction Company that the work would be done. The work was never done and the Board declared the fran chise was forfeited and ordered the Traction Company to remove Its tracks from the street
 The Traction Company in turn en- joined the Board from tearing up the tracks on the ground that the property in question had passed out of the juris- diction of the Board of Revenue, as it had been annexed to the city of Mont gomery.
 A permanent injunction was granted by Chancellor W. L. Parks.
 The Board at it's meeting yesterday authorized Mir. Blakey to appeal from the decision of the Chancellor.
 4 large amount of routine business was transacted. Disbursements for the week were reported as follows by s. T. Westcott, Clerk of the Board: Interest on county bonds. .....$ 150.00 Salaries county officers. 1888 Special juror criminal division
 City Court. .. 2.OO Special bailiff criminal division
 City Court. .. N. 72.O0 Services grand jurors City Court 1900
 Roads. .. .......... 1O6.s5 Services overseers county roads 72.0O Wagons, blows and teams,
 county roads,. .... ....... 1850 City Infrmary. month of Janu-
 Sry.. ............. 5000 Taking insane to asylum... 11.5S Attending smallpox patients. 15.00 Telephones, court house and jail 1900 Stationery, county offices. ... 11O.l5 Military, month of January.... 25.O0 Sundries, county jail. ...... 7.50 Rives, wages and pay roll, Jan
 Rives, feed teams, month of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
ANDALUsIA FIRE.
Brick and Valuable Stock of Goods

Brick and Valuable Stock of Goods
 Burned.
 Andalusia. Feb. 13-(Special. )--Fire last night destroyed the brick store oc- cupied by Phil Rosenberg on the south side of Court Square. It was discov- cred about Il o'clock and had gotten under such headway that the fire cUm- pany could not prevent the destruction of the interior part of the building and the contents, though by dint of stren- uous effort and the rainy weather the flames were kept from spreading.
 The loss on the stock of goods is estimated at about $10.OO0, with $S.00O insurance. The loss on the building is not known.
 The origin of the fire Is a mystery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
wAFFLEs.

One and one-fourth cups of flour, on3- fourth teaspoonful of salt. one-half teas spoonful of soda. one cup of thick sour milk. two eggs, three tablespoonfuIs of melted butter. Sift together the -four. salt and soda; beat the yolk of the eggs. add the milk and stir inte the dry ingredients; add the butter ard fold in the whites of the eggs beaten dry. Bake in a wel1-buttered wafae iron. Nowhere else can wafdes be baked in such perfection. and SO easily, as over the burner of a gas range.
 --adw.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Waves That RIse aud nan.

Every once In a while a wave oE public sentiment sweeps across the country, as definable in it's movement physical thing. Generally speaking. this popular feeling finds expression in suggested legislation or constitutional amendment Any student of American legislative standpoint, knows that an examination of congressional records presents a panorama. so to speak. Of sometimes in actual legislation. but more frequently subsiding without def- mite result. It is a good thing to clear the political and social atmos- air Is fatal, and even a cyclone. with all It's accompanying trouble, is pref erable to an atmosphere go heavy that te has lost all it's vitality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
PRATT CITY BOARD.
Department of Education Names New
 Members.

Department of Education Names New
 Members.
 State Superintendent of Education | W. Hill yesterday appointed E. J. Hud- nall. Job Going, R. B. Lovelady. J. B, Stagg and J. B. Wood as members of the Pratt City Board of Education.
 The terms of these gentlemen begin March and last two years. Messrs, Going and Wood are old members whose terms expire March 6.
 Superintendent Hill, having been in formed by the Committe on Civic Or ganization of the Presidential inaugu- ration that ten high school pupils from each State would be allowed in the pa rade, March {, yesterday appointed Roy Williams of Fort Deposit as the sixth boy. There are still four vacan- cies to be filled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

resumed the bench in the civil division of the City Court yesterday and took up the docket of jury cases for the February call of the February term.
 In the absence of Judge Sayre and at his request. Associate Judge William Fl. Thomas of the criminal division Of the City Court, presided during his ill., ness.
 The following cases were disposed oft J. A. Murray & Co. s. H. F. Bryan jury and verdict for plaintiff for s172.e3 and lien declared upon property stipr ulated in complaint. 1T. K. Cochran vs. W. H. Raglana. Judgment for plaintiff of s1.603.s3.
 The following juries were drawn for | the week:
 Jury No. ID. c. Cox, R. D. Lee, c. V. Pool, l.. H. Heard. J. F. Afadigans J. A. Knighton, A. L. Bayne, w. T.. Sheets, W. M Johnson, M. c. Gardner. J. M. Townsend. c. M. Graves.
 ury No. ?. OncompIeteJ---J. c. SuIli- van. J. L. Phepix, A. 1T. Williamson. J. L. Dees. D. A, oppenheimer.
 Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

January. e. .. ........... .175.47 Rives, shopwork, month of
 January. .. .. ........... 17.75 Rives, amount paid for mules,
 county team. .......... s7o.oO Stacey. wages and pay roll,
 January. :. .. ............. 44s,s5 Stacey, feed teams, month of
 January. .. .. ........... 1884 Stacey, shop work. e. e. .... 22.55 Total. .. .. ..............s2,4o ,4o2.s7 On motion the Board adjourned until next Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
snn1r nt nreMfnn.

Brewton, Feb. 13.-(SpeciaL)- )-After almost a continuous rain for forty eight hours, the wind shifted to the north early this morning and the mer- cury dropped to the freezing point by s o'clock Light furries of snow hava been falling all morning, but this af- of clearing.
 The creeks near town are both over flowing. but so far no damage has been reported.
 Icicles are hanging from trees and house caves, which are the first seen here this winter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
BANK AT RED LEVEL.
IncOrpOratOrs File Notice at the ca

IncOrpOratOrs File Notice at the Capi-
 toI.
 Incorporators of the First National Bank of Red Level. covington County, yesterday filed notice of the organiza- tion of that institution with Secretary of State D. R. McDavid.
 The authorized capital stock of the bank is $5O,000.
 The incorporators are J. I. Deems, c. W. Coster and c. A. Coster. The bank was organized last month and there are predictions of its success on every hand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
ONLY ONE WEEK.
A Suit Should Not Be Worn Longer
 Without Pressing.

without Pressing.
 AS every tailor knows, to get the best results from ones clothes and al- ways appear well dressed, no suit should be worn longer than one week without pressing.
 And the best place to do the pressing is Holt's Dye Works. All the pressing cleaning and repairing one needs for $2.00 per month. Adv,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
THE CIVIL COURT.

Judge sayre Organized JurIes for the
 Week.
 Judge A. D. Sayre. presiding over the civil division of the City Court, after an illness of two weeks with la grippe,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
Get in touch with a live bank conducted
 on live lines.

The management of the Fourth National Bank has made these strong resolutions.
 Ist To aid and strengthen the conner cial interests of Montgomery and her people.
 and To make each day little more per- feet in service to patrons. There is differ ence in service in banks just as in hotels and barber shops.
 3rd. To keep close to the people of this community-to deserve and hold their conf- dence---to do this without sacrifice of dignity or descending to the level of ''slap you on the back'' familiarity.
 e4th. To hold strictly within the confines of legitimate and conservative banking and yet render full value in service and protection to every customer.
 We cordially invite the business accounts of firms and corporations and personal accounts of individuals.
 Come In and Get Acquainted The Fourth National Bank ) Of Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
morning

Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy were filed yesterday in the office of the Clerk of the United States Court by William Abraham of Montgomery. the Gordon Lime Works of River Falls. Covington County and Montgomery: H. F Bryan of Tuskegee, and Lloyd e.. Wheeler of Tuskegee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

The Finest and Purest Champagnes contain no artificial addition of alco- hol, and as such C. H. Mumn's Extra Dry ranks pre-eminently above all other brands, hence it's immense im- portations of ISL ,sS0 cases in 1904
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

The County and United States grand Juries after a two days recess, recon vened yesterday and again began work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

The following executive appoint ments were made yesterday:
 Notary Public and Justice of the Peace-J. R. Martin of Mt. Hope.
 Notaries Public-Love Culbreth of Geneva; Miss J. L seely of Mobile Constable-J. K. Cox of Precinct IS, Lauderdale County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14

Public Speakers use Piso'a Cure to strengthen voice and prevent hoarseness
 adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
EIba's Early Days.

About 1s49 we succeeded in having a postodice established here 4 self con
 stftuted committee composed of Messrs YeIverton. Beard and myself met to name the place. At that time was reading a life of Napoleon and I was greatly interested in his career. Each Che of the three gentlemsn had a auE-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
DAM OF SOLID MASONRY
 ISLOCATED NEAR ELIZA
The Solid Wall, Stout and Strong, WthstandS Floods and FreShetS Which Have Surged and
 Beat Against Its Sides.
them may be incidentally mentioned.
 Handicap to old Towns,

LueIn may DC lnClQenLallY mentioned. Handicap to old Towns.
 Primarily. land and property are much higher in the old towns than in the new. The prospective buyer of a store lot or & store house in an old town to take advantage of the thrush of new corners finds that he will have to pay good round price for 1t, and his house and lot will likewise cost him neat sum-. It is therefore ap- parently to his advantage to go with others in the building of a new muni- cipality and new business center upon some farm or in some pine wood. where he may not only get the advantage of the trade of the new settlers, but where he may reap advantages from | the marked increase of land values The war was most disastrous to. the small Southern towns. The great con | fiict is a generation behind Alabama of the Twentieth Century and the State today hardly understands or appreci- ates sthe horrors and misfortunes that came to the contented and prosperous little towns of Alabama and other Southern States.
 This misfortune was not the burn ing or the destroying of these little communities. It was not that an im- mense part of their property was swept I away when the South lost her appeal to the final court of war. It was not the great shrinkage of land values, not that the man who on yesterday was a barontal land owner, awoke today to find himself pauperized and land poor, without ready means and without hope of securing ready means. It was not these things which chilled and para lyzed the small towns, and not only the small towns. but the cities and States of the South as well.
 It was that the pride and flower of the South, It's hope and it's manhood were shot to death on a hundred bat tlefields. That was her sorrow, that was her crowning misfortune. More than from anything else she suffered from the sacrifice she made on the altar of war. True it was that her fortune, her wealth, was swept away; true it was that the old order of her civillza- tion was destroyed. But youth and hope could have labored and rebuilt the destroyed fortune, and manhood and | hope could have established a new or der on the ruins of the old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-17
Cotton Belt Route.

The Cotton Belt Route announces
the following excursions Tor tho
month OF May 1905.
Biennial convention, Sovereign Camp
Woolmen Of the World. Chattanooga,
Tenn, May 9-25 1905.
Annual Convention, Baptist OF
North America and National Baptis,
Anniversary, 81. Louis, May lG.2Ith,
1905.
District Conference, Womans Mis-
sionary Convention, Ferris, Texas,
May 24-?sth, 1905.
State Sunday School Convention,
Waco, Texas, May 3oth. 1905.
Annual Meeting Interstate Cotton
Seed Crushers Assn. New Orleans,
Louisiana, May 1918, 1905.
Biennial General Conference, Sev.
cn,h Day Adventists. Washington, D.
c., May ll30th, 1905.
Annual Meeting Western Gas Asso-
citation, Chicago, H.. May 1919, 1905.
General Assembly, Presbytcr.s
Church. United States OF America,
Wsnona Lake, Endiana. May 1891,
1905.
Annual Board Of Foreign Missions,
Muskogee, l. T.. May 24.3Oth, 1905.
Annual Meeting, Fraternity Of Op'
crativc Millers of America. Kansas
City, Missouri. May 2i27th, 1905.
Conference OF employed Officers N
the Young Mems Christian Associa'
tion of North America, Niagara Falls
New York, May 25-3l, '5ij
For full particul' :cst'dr"s rates
and routes, ask The Cotton Belt Man
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-17
A Good Ninht,s R.st

The greatest tonic on earth is a
good nights rest. Restless nights and
the terrible exhaustion OF hacking
cough are dread dangers OF the poor
consumptive. But why this fear of the
night when a few doses of DR.. Bosch.
ees German Syrup viii insure refresh
Ing sleep, entirely free from cough or
night sweat? Free expectoration in the
morning Is made certain by taking
German Syrup. II has cured cOnsump-
ton for forty years. Trial bottle, 25c.
Big Bottle 75c. w. b. Frame. T. n.
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-17

The Vini'a commercial clubs com.
mlrtoc appoint,a 10 raiac funds tor
brick factory has secured $500.
The uar'l sv'lc Examiner b. au.
tLori,y for ,ha statement that not
run was scored in seventeen innings
OF BAH playing oe,wuen the Pawhuska
and Ba-tlesvilie ball teams.
Fred kinkaJ., well known in this
city where h. formerly resided, has
resigned his position a. court sten.
ographer in the Central district, and
joined his parents, who moved form
Ardmora to the Comanche country at
tho opening ~ that section 70 settle
monL
Jason l-D-I az d %. was bitten by
u spreading adder snake on a farm
near Vinita and died within a few
hours He vas bitten on the forearm
ia wv lla'''- sAAA4 NAAN lf4.FAA WIN -
feet so quickly hat he was able 10
walk only few steps, when he fcll ~
the ground IT, great agony
The new map of sulphur shows that
many Of he streets have been given
new nance. The avenues running
east and west have been named in
honor of territory towns. North OF Da
Wis avenue they have been named in
the following order: Muskogee, Vim
ita, Wynncwoo5 Oklahoma, Table
auah, Tulsa and Chickasha avenues.
South OF Davis avenue, they are
named. WyandotJe, Tishomingo, Nc
Aestcr Ardmore, Wapanucka, Atoka,
Durant. Lindsay Eufaula, Coalgate,
Kiowa, Fairiant ClarcmOrc, Checo
Lah and IaVtou avenues
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-17
NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dcrsigned as administrator of the es.
tate of NJ. +. Spurgeon, deceased, will
offer for sale to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand, the stock of
millinery goods, consisting of trimmed
and unJrimmed hats. ribbons, flowers,
braids, etc. together with the fixtures
in the sioreroom, the said fixtures con.
sist!ng Of tables, chairs, counters and
shelving. mirror. carpet, etc, the said
merchandise and fixtures being jim
stOrercom occupied by said deceased
in her lifetime, and located between
the First National bank and postoffice
on North Washington street in the
city OF Ardmore, |. T. Said sale to be
made between the hours Of 10 O'Clock
a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m. on wednes.
day, May 81, 1905, and at said store
house. For further particulars az to
the character of the stock and inven-
tory of same apply TO the undersigned
as administrator OF said estate.
This May II, 1905.
Il. A. WALKER,
Administrator.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-17
TERRITORIAL
HAPPENINGS

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hand has haon orpapil,d nj Rar
tlesvill. 10 furnish music for tho res
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der an election IN vote on the prop
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