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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Laundry to Be Enlarged.

Gadsden, April 4-(Special)-Ihe Gads- den Steam Laundry will be remodeied and made twice its present size work having already been commenced, The improvements on the building and some additional machinery will cost about three thousand dollars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
FOR RENT.
 Elegant ground floor office and basement in stein CT Bldg. Immediate possession.

Ihave a S25, ,OOO real estate proposition. central proper ty that will net 12 Ia per cent. Jno. l.. Evans, Room 2 Potter Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05

Joe S. Davis is a candidate for road supervisor of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party. Will appreciate much as anyone your sup port, and if elected will strive hard to do my whole duty Inquire of those who know me as to my ability and in- tegrity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
For Road Supervisor.

To the Democratic Voters and Citizens of Jefferson County:
 I am a candidate for reelection to the office of Road Supervisor. subject to the action of the democratic party.
 J. ED HA1GLER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05

hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of Road Supervisor of Jeffer- son county, subject to the action of the democratic party. JOE HILL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
ANNOUNCEMENT
For Sheriff.

hereby announce myself as a candidate fer the office of sheriff of Jefferson coun- ty, subject to the action of the demo- cratic party, in the forthcoming primary.
 ALBERT STRADFORD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05

I hereby announce myself as a candi- date for the office of Sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party. J. P. STILES.
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For Representative.

hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of representative from Jef- ferson county to the lower house of the legislature, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
 w. E. URQUHARr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Notes and Personals.

At the regular meeting of Bessemer lodge No. 45s, Free and Accepted Masons, held last Monday night, D. P. Taylor ten dered his resignation as secretary, which was accepted. John K. Hairless was elected as his successor. A call was made for a special communication next Mon day night, when there will be work in all three degrees.
 The Paper Hangers union of Bessemer will give an Easter ball on the evening of April 16
 Capt. John Hanby, superintendent of the Sloss ore mines near this city, has been presented with a fine horse by the men employed in the mines For several years the employees have made a custom of making some presentation to show their respect and love for their superin- tendent About two years ago they pre- sented him with a horse, but some months ago this animal died, and the men have recently replaced it with another.
 A burglar broke through a window in the rear of the Bessemer Cornice Works store on Second avenue some time dur ing last night, but failed to secure either goods or money, though the cash register had been tempered with. From blood found on the floor about the broken win dow if is thought that the burglar cut himeslf severely with broken glass in en- tering the building It is supposed that he was frightened away before he had time to secure any goods. as nothing is missing There was no money in the cash |register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Jonesboro's Council.

There was no meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Jonesboro last night on account of lack of a quorum of members Several of the members had previous engagements that could not be broken and the meeting was postponed until next Tuesday night, when it will be held at the residence of John D. Mar tin mayor of the town.
 This will be the first meeting since the towns incorporation was declared legal by the courts, and the session will no doubt be of great interest and import ance
 All the ordinances adopted at the or ganization of the town officials before the case was carried to the courts will be reviewed and possibly several others of importance will be introduced and adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Bessemer Boy Promoted.

Homer c. Tubb, q well known and popular young man of Bessemer. has been promoted to the position of route agent for the Southern Express company, with headauarters at Mobile
 His territory will embrace several lines of railroad in Alabama, Mississippi md Tennessce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05

There's nothing like Hood Sarsapslaus, , fos E.tninr blood pure and giving real strength
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Meridian Lets Paving Contract.

Meridian, Miss. April 4.-tspeeiaN- Meridian's municipal boards have let the contract for four block of vitrihed brlck paving. giving the city nearly three mnes af That class of improvements. oesides nearly 25 miles of sidewalk pavements'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
seavers' Special Session.

Beaver Dam No. will hold a special session at their hall on Third avenue tomorrow night to receive about sixty new members into the order. There will be other matters of importance to be attended to and it promises to be one of the most interesting meetings that the Beavers have had for some time on account of the large number of new members to be received.
 This special meeting has been called for the purpose of dispensing with the business scheduled for the regular meet ing which should be held Friday night, which meeting has been called in on ac- count of a banquet and smoker which has been arranged for this evening.
 The banquet will be given to the Blues by the Reds and the affair promises to be very successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
Petition Presented.

It is understood that a petition was before the council in executive session last night, signed by a large number of the leading business men of the city, asking for the election of one of the men, and it Is said that the man en- dorsed in the petition is the man that has the support of the member who bolted the chamber.
 The election of city engineer has en- gagged so much attention that the mat ter of the bond election, to be held May q as provided by an ordinance adopted by the council last night, has been al most forgotten, and it Is subject of vital interest to the people of this city.
 The election was ordered for the pnr- pose of determining if the people of the city desired or would authorize the issue of $30O00 bonds for the erection of two additional public school buildings which are very badly needed on on account of the congested condition of the present school buildings.
 It is believed that the people will vote favorably on the issue and will give large vote of endorsement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
COMMITTEES WILL
 BE PROGRAMMED
Mayor Sullivan of BeSSener
 Will Change Men
PEOPLE DISCUSS ELECTION
Aldermen Seem Determined to Block Election of City Engineer ndefin- itely-Jonesboro Council to
 Hold First Meeting.

Bessemer, April 4.-(Speeial. )--Mayor Sullivan announced last night at the city council that he would. in a few days, reorganize the standing commit tees of the city council and would make a complete shifting of every man on every committee. He stated further that he thought that such encouragement would be for the best interest of the city.
 The announcement was made after the election of John K. Hairless as member of the council to fill the vacancy in the Fourth ward, caused by the absence of Alderman G. l.. Van Trump.
 The mayor was asked by Alderman Bis sett if MT. Hairless would be expected to take the places on the various com mittees formerly held by MT. Van Trump. The mayor replied that such would not be expected, as he proposed to reorganize all the committees in a few days and would place MT. Harless where he thought he would be of the best service to the city.
 The shaking up In the committees that has been promised by the mayor has caused considerable speculation on the part of the members of the council as to just where they will land and what the encouragement will amount to.
 The Division In Council.
 The division in the city council on the election of city engineer to succeed Major W. J. Parkes Is the chief topic Of conversation on the streets of Bessemer today. The boiling of four members of the council last night to prevent an election is being variously discussed by the people and there is much speculation as to what the outcome will be-
 The general opinion semes to be that these tactics will be pursued indefinitely whenever the election come up, and the election may be postponed for months, unless one of the two candidates who seem to be the strongest retire from the race, which Is hardly probable While there are number of applicants for the place it is understod that the coun- ell is evenly divided on two men.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
MURDER OF INFANTS
NEW YORK MIDWIFE SAID TO
HAVE BURNED TWELVE IN
COOK STOVE.

New York, Nov. 21-Mrs. Wilhel-
NINA Eckhardt, German midwife,
sixty years Of age, was arrested at her
home and after arraignment locked up
without bail on a charge of malprac-
tice. OF two other occupants of the
Eckhardt house one was sent to
hospital and the other taken to the
district attorneys Office, where she
was interrogated.
In asking that the prisoner be re-
fused bail a representative of the dis
triCt attorneys Office stated that the
charge against her would probably be
changed to infanticide when she was
given a hearing. He said the af11da-
Wits made by Mrs. Ecllhardt's own
daughters formed the basis for the
charges preferred. A representative
of the New York County Medical So
ciety, which is also interested in the
case, told the court that his office had
evidence that the bodies Of twelve in
fants had been burned in a cook stove
at the Eckhardt home.
According to the police the two
daughters had protested against their
mothers occupation when she asked
them to join her in business. She
explained, they declared, that much
expense could be saved by the disposal
Of the children's bodies by cremation.
The sisters reported the matter to the
authorities and later, at the instance
of the police, entered into business
arrangement with the mother. While
one of them was at the Eckhardt home
a patient was treated, the midwife
later explaining that the infants body
had been burned in a cook stove.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
PATHETIC LOVE LETTERS.
Dramatic Reading in Gillette Murder
Trial,

Herkimer, N. Y, Nov. 2f.-In the
Gillette murder trial DissTict Attor.
ney Ward took up the thread Of his
story at the home Of the Brown family
In South Otselic, where the girl spent
the three weeks preceding her clandes-
tine departure with Gillette for the
Adirondacks.
The first hour Of the mornings SEES
sion was devoted to a display in court
Of the wedding garments made for
Grace Brown but never worn, because
she died without becoming bride.
Interest was intense as the sad story
Of the wedding trousseau was told by
Grace Browns sister, Frances.
The district attorney read the let
tiers that passed between Grace Brown
and Chester Gillette during the past
year and more pathetic recital was
never given in a courtroom. The let
tiers were love letters, but they were
more than that. In them Grace Brown
set down all her fears, dread and an
guish, and there was scarcely a dry
eye in the courtroom when the Wom-
anly, simple, but eloquent letters, that
seemed to come from the grave, had
been finished by the prosecutor. Day
after day the country girl pleaded IL
her letters for Gillette to stand by
her in her trouble and when his re-
plies seemed cold and unassuring she
would appeal to his manhood, Gliding
him only to ask his pardon in the next
sentence.
The reading appeared to arouse the
crowd in court and when the prisoner
was led out after adjournment there
was a great crowd blocking the way
to jail. Policemen surrounded the pris-
oner to ward off possible attempts to
injure him.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
THREATENED WITH DEATH.
TWO Pittsburg Men Receive Letters
From Black Hand Society.

wv '@N~'"N'' y '''~'' RA~~~''~ ~N'~' -
From Black Hand Society.
Pittsburg, Nov. 21.-FolloWing the
murder Of q member Of the Black
Hand society here by an Italian who
had been threatened with death II he
failed to pay the society $500, Leon
Sadofski a prominent physician, and
J. NJ. NoWak, a banker and financial
controller of the Polish National al
lance, have received letters from the
Black Hand society demanding $1,000
and threatening death unless they &C
cede to the demands of the society.
The Polish residents are greatly eX-
cited over the matter and believe Rus
sian spies, endeaVOring to discourage
the Polish National alliance, are re-
sponsible for the authorship of the let
tiers. Mr.. NoWak has control over a
large sum of money which is received
from all parts of the United States as
contributions to tie Polish National
alliance, whose purpose is said to be
to liberate Poland from Russian dom
ination.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
FROM EATING WILD PARsNIPs.
Two Persons Dead and Thirty-six Vic
Ientiy III.

Washington, Pa, Nov. 21.-Two
foreigners are dead and thirty-six are
violently i'll, several OF whom will die,
at MiIlsboro, Pa, from eating wild
parsnips.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
BURIED IN LANDSLIDE
SEVEN TRAcKMEN KILLED BY
IMMENSE SLIP ON NORFOLK
AND WESTERN ROAD.
BODIES OF FOUR RECOVERED
VICTIMS ALL ITALIAN LABOR
ERS AND WERE KNOWN
ONLY by NUMBERS.

Bluefeld, w. Va, Nov. 21.-Seven
trackmen of a gang Of nineteen en-
gagged in removing slide on the Dry
Fork branch Of the Norfolk and West
ern railroad were killed as the result
Of big slip of land. The men were
swept down the mountain side and
into the river. Twelve escaped. The
bodies of four Of the victims were re
covered and three of the bodies are
buried under hundreds of tons OF
earth. All Of the victims were ltal-
ian laborers and were known only by
numbers
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
WRECK HOTEL WITH DYNAMITE.
Unknown Persons Destroy Hostery at
Niagara, 3. c.

Grand Forks, B. c., Nov. 21.-At
Niagara, a railway village seven miles
up the north fork of the Kettle river,
unknown persons wrecked the Cana
dian hotel with dynamite.
The explosion killed Louise King,
eighteen years old, and an unknown
Italian and injured nine other persons.
Three boxes of dynamite were used.
The explosive was stolen from the
storehouse of a contractor named Tier
ney.
One side Of the building was demol-
ished by the blast, which started a
fire that consumed the major portion
of the hotel
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
FOR PERJURY AND BRIBERY.
San Francisco Grand Jury Returns
Two More Indictments.

San Francisco, Nov. 21.-The grand
Jury has returned two Indictments,
one accusing Peter Duffy of perjury
and the other charging Supervisor
Fred Nicholas with agreeing to take
bride. Duffy is a hangeron about the
courts and formerly elevator man in
the hall of justice The charge against
Nicholas grows out of the purchase Of
furniture for the city. In the indict-
ment Supervisor Mamlock is interme-
diary between the furniture firm and
Nicholas.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
TO TRY HUNTER FOR MURDER
Man Charged Win Shooting Conrade
Will Be Prosecuted.

Marquette, Mich, Nov. 21.-Percy
Crawford, NeWberry Quce county,
hunter, who, it is alleged, accidentally
shot and killed Bert Cook Of Carson
vile, Mich, while the men were after
deer, has been arrested and placed
under bonds for trial at the next term
Of the circuit court. He is charged
with mansiaughter under the proVis-
ions of the special statute covering
cases of the kind and which fix the
maximum penalty at ten years in pris-
on. Cook, it is alleged, suddenly dart
ed between Crawford and a deer as
his fellow hunter pulled the trigger
of his rifle and was shot through the
body,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
MESSENGER BOY ROBBED.
Standard Oil EnpIoye Forced to Give
Up $1,000.

New York, Nov. 2l.-Floyd KILLER,
fifteen year-old messenger employed
in the Jersey City Office of the Stan
dard Oil company, was knocked down
and robbed of $1,000 belonging to that
company while carrying it from the
office to bank in Jersey City.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
ACCIDENT ON STAGING.
TWO Men Killed, Another Dying and
TWO More Hurt.

Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 21.-Two
men killed, a third dying, another Sc
riously injured and fifth man cut
and bruised was the result of the slip
ping of a clutch on one side Of stag
ing On which thirty men were work
ing On the new railroad bridge over
the Housatonic river between STRAIT
ford and Milford.
The dead are: Paul Daley, Berlin,
n. H, and Richard Sculley, Jordan, n.
Y. Marry Powell of Portsmouth. n.
H., received a fracture Of the skull
and may die.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-11-23
ACCUSED or sWlNDLlNG.
Federal Officers Raid Underwriting
Companies in Chicago.

Federal Officers Kaid Underwriting
Companies in Chicago.
Chicago, NOV. 21.-Postal authorities
and other government officials during
the day unearthed alleged frauds by
several underwriting and Incorporating
companies, said to be the greatest ever
perpetrated in Chicago. Early in the
evening seven men involved in al
legged fraudulent underwriting schemes
were arrested on indictments returned
by the federal grand jury in which
they were asserted to have used the
United States mails to promote fraud
ulent underwriting and two alleged
comrades Of the men arrested earlier
were arrested in connection with the
alleged fraudulent schemes.
The names of the men arrested and
the companies with which the federal
authorities say they are connected fol
lows:
w. J. Root, president; w. H. Walsh,
vice president; w. D. Hurlburt, secre-
tary of the Central States Underwrit-
ing and Guarantee company.
Charles Endicott Brown, president
of the Prudential Securities corpora
ton, brokers.
Frank S. WinsloW, president Amer
lean Corporation and Security COM
pany.
Ezra G. Barnum, president National
Stock and Guarantee company and the
Bankers Credit and Mercantile COM
pany.
David G. Owings, National Stock and
Guaranty company.
George J. Monroe, arrested in his
home at Joliet by United States
marshal.
Frederick c. Struckmeyer.
Hurlburt, Root and Walsh were TAX
en- to the United States district court
and gave bonds of $4,000 each.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-02

that from every point of view except
that of the Irvine makers and the
Irvine sellers, the state plant has
been a winner.
The information which comes to
the August Leader is that the state
plant in Minnesota has saved hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars to the
Irvine buyers of that state. Our in
formation further is that the state
prison is nearly self supporting, which
is a good thing for the taxpayers. 1t
may be true that in Jul prison we
have not inmates enough to work the
plant to advantage. That is a matter
of detail which we do not feel COM
petent to solve. Still the Irvine plant
project has always been rather a pet
OF the Argus-Leader, and we advise
readers Of the Argus-Leader to vote
for the tax, which is 81 small on each
individual that it will not be missed,
and to put the plant in operation,
with every chance that it will be a
success and a money saver to Irvine
buyers and taxpayers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-02
Highland.
Oct. 80, 1906.

HalvOr Olson has the t%hreShing
machine at his place, but has not
been able to do anything on account
of water and mud.
Siven Rikansrud returned last
Thursday from his trip to Bowman
county, North Dakota, where he has
been to see about his land he filed on
some time ago. The land agents were
trying to cheat him out of his farm,
but he has it clear again.
Our teacher, Mabel Johnson, attend
ed the Teachers Association Friday
and Saturday, remaining as the guest
of Miss Eta Anderson until Sunday,
when she returned home in spite OF
the rain, for Miss johnson is a very
energetic young lady and it takes
more than a South Dakota rain to
scare her out.
A new telephone line is being put
in through this neighborhood. but on
account of recent rains, they have
not made much Roadway.
Some of our young folks attend ed
the debate at Augustana College last
Saturday evening, and from what we
hear some of them enjoyed themselves
very much.
Our Center school is progressing
very rapidly this year under Miss
Johnson's strict and thorough prin-
ciples of school management.
Wonder what became of our neigh
boring scribes? Didn't hear from
them last week, we hope nothing has
befallen any of them, but then as we
older ones know the young people
always have others to entertain who
perhaps do not read the news only
one third of the time and what's
more, every thing cannot be written.
Let us hear from you next week.
UnO.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-02

I in and around the big unfinished cap
ital building.
Anything TO stave Off q vote was
the order until the missing member
could be found.
Judge Aikens opened the speech
making against time and held the
floor for twenty minutes or more and
then Col. Price began. He could at
that time have talked all day if let
alone and did very well against all
manner of obstruction from the cor
poration supporters. He was called
to order about once in every minute
!during the 40 minutes he spoke, but
the Colonel was a master artist in a
parliamentary struggle and held the
floor, in spite of all opposition until
the missing man was found, although
the Sergeant at Arms had laid his
official hand on the Colonel's shoulder
half a dozen times to compel silence
iand q seat, but the Colonel would
fight it out with the speaker on his
rights as a member and thus gain an
other point and branch out again
only TO be called to order and then
another struggle with the speaker
and so on until the gallant Major
Robert Emmett Dowdell of Sanborn
county, who had charge of the gallery,
yelled from his elevated position:
"We have found him, we found him
in fla coal Irln in Tho rf -
then things hummed for a few mo-
ments as the gallant Colonel took his
seat amid the tumult and excitement
which continued until the old man
got a little brandy and the coal dust
washed from a face that looked sad
and detected as he vas marched to
his seat close to where the writer sat.
The Alliance man claimed he was
sick and put his head down on his
desk and never looked up during the
roll call. The fight made by Judge
Aikens and Col. Price was all in vain,
the old man voted with the railroads
and as Alex. Mckenzie put it, she
stayed bought"
That was the last time we yer saw
Col. Price in the legislature, but the
memory of that remarkable scene
will lever vanish.
Now the telegraph tells us Colonel
Price died in Paris last week from
heart trouble. His body will be
brought to Iowa and buried at Daven-
port. His home was at Letcher in
SanDorn county where he owns a
large farm, and his son, Hiram, is a
student at the Mitchell Wesleyan
College.
Col. Price served as Consul at Mar
settles, France under President Grant
and three years ago was appointed a
Consul to Spain. by Pres. Roosevelt,
and was serving in that capacity
when taken sick and conveyed to
Paris for treatment.
The notice of his death will find
sorrowing friends all over the state.