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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29
GOOD ROADS BILL
To Be CONSIDERED
Executive Committee VIII Meet
Today
TWO BILLS ARE PREPARED
Congre ssman ]. n. Bankhead and State
Senator j. w. Overton VIII Suggest
Legislation to Improve the
Highways of the State.

The executive committee of the Ala
bama Good Roads association will hold
a meeting I'm the parlors of tho Florence
hotel In Birmingham THIS morning at IL
o'clock for the purpose of discussing
measures to be included in a bill to be
presented at the next session of the leg
islature.
Two bills that have already been
drafted will be presented for the consld-
Grafton of the committee and one OF those
bills will be agreed upon for presenta-
ton. One OF the measures that will be
introduced for consideration this morn
ing was prepared by Congressman j. II.
Bankhead and the other was prepared
by State Senator j. w. Overton of Ran
dolph county. Both OF these gentlemen
will be present at the committee meeting
this morning to present the merits of
their respective bills.
1t Is understood that there will he a
full attendance of the members of the
executive committee and it Is also I'M
derstood that other prominent officials
and citizens interested in the matter of
public road improvements will be pres
ent All the newly elected members of
the legislature of Jefferson county have
been invited and 1t is said that major
ity of them will be present. Congress-
man o. W. Underwood and Congressman
Sidney J. Bowie have also been invited
to attend. and 1t is said that they viii
accept.
The members Of the executive commits
tee are -. II. Roden of Birmingham,
president of the Alabama Good Roads as
ISOLATION; W. NJ. Bremen and j. A.
Rountree of Birmingham, II. NJ. Wilson
of Franklin, w. e. Dinwddie of the
Second congressional district, John Craft
OF Mobile. DR.. w. J. Kernachan of Flor
once and Judge w. T.. Skeggs of tho
Eighth congressional district.
Congressman ]. H. Bankhead of Fay
cite and State Senator j. w. Overton OF
Wedowee arrived in the city last night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
probate clerks office yesterday as fol-
lows:
Thomas II. Blake of ngham to
Miss Lula Greene Sparks.
Ambuss Haley of Wylam TO Miss Annie
White
w Judson Wugger of Bear Creek to
Mrs. Miley Faulkner.
f., A. Lively Of Birmingham 10 Miss
Nell b. McCrory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29

The crepe which has hung over the
doors of all the railroads of which the
late Samuel Spencer was president was
taken down yesterday. the thirty days Of
mourning having ended.
When Mr.. Spencer was killed on
Thanksgiving morning in railroad
wreck instructions were issued ON the
Southern railway, the Alabama Great
Southern railroad, the Georgia, Southern
and Florida, the Cincinnati New Orleans
and Texas Pacific and the Mobile and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29
THE WEATHER

Washington. December 2S-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi Cloudy, with
showers Saturday; Sunday fair, light,
variable winds.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-20

Raunond's Llood lcupcd acttt the jon Of 1t.
NAV no more with cards or dice, but
with lodes and shafts. I'm always tax
ing on new chances. l load meself up
with good things till me back Is broke
and me hands fall empty
There was something winning nthe
humorous glance Of his big, gray eyes,
and Raymond sat with him long. His
vast experience, his indomitable good
nature, his physical pride, all appealed
TO the rancher with such power that he
left him with distinct exaltation.
"Here Is the man to help me make my
fortune, and I can be guide to him.
he added, and he went to sleep tnat
night with greater confidence III his
future than at any time since taxing
Barnett's ranch. He set his teeth nara
in the determination to win, and though
he had put Ann quite out OF MS pians
for the future, she remained an inspira-
ton and a lure.
His feeling Of confidence IN he,iy
was deepeneu w
next day. u
Turning from the guleh road, Kelly
led the way I'D the side OF Pine noun,
tain along a trail which braided itse,l
upon a grassy slope ike u purple
Known ribbon. The air was keen, tne
sky a aeckless blue hemisphere. Kay :.
mond,s blood leaped with the Joy Oh !.
and with sense that his feet were SET
ot last on the road to fortune.
All about him the miners were cnlnD !.
ing, each his special way swinging ~ q, =
| tin tim bucket which sparlsled like glass N
| the morning sun. Great waihs loadea
with ore rolled creaking on their down
wora coursr while others Of their kind'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-20

i,hys,rnl proportions anu easy, uhstuu-
s.u ,sru,,a IT n middle hsra miner wiih
sto,d with his back to the frn Replying
TO tbe rapid questions OF young re-
norter whose head was bent absorDediy
sahoye his notebook and pencil. Inc
nrospecter satisfied every requisite OF
morntaineer. His massive head, coy
orad with grizzled hair; his handsome,
weather beaten, smiling face; his worn
laced boots. spattered with mud; his
rusty brown jacket and his broad hat,
worn with careless yet unfaillng grace,
made him easily the most picturesque
figure i'm the room, and when some one
claimed him OH the back and called
out. Hello, Kelly!' Raymond realized,
with a pleasant warming OF the heart,
that he was looking upon Rocky Noun
tain Kelly, who knew the ranges OF the
west rs intimately as the lines on the
palm of his hand.
Seeking opportunity, he touched the
big man Oh the shoulder. "Are you
Matthew Kelly?'
Kelly turned his keen gray eyes on
his ouestioner. 81 am, sir What can
I do for yer
ave heard you're a good natured
man." began Raymond.
Kelly slid his hand into his pocket.
GLOW much is it?'
Raymond laughed. "Do look like
that|
"You look like sick man," replied
Kelly. scrutinizing him. "And Il hun
CRY man."
am neither" Raymond smilingly re-
piled. give just eaten the supper
they serve here, and I'm fairly COM
Portable, but l want to ask your ad-
vice about n business matter. If you
had a little money and wanted to
break into mining, what would you
do?"
"Take out q lease" answered Kelly
promptly.
"Do you know of promising prop
erty to leaseT
81 do"
twill you show it to me?"
IT will"
Raymond was amused by the crisp
succinctness of these replies. 1t was
plain that the prospector was sizing
him up and favoTably.
Kelly indicated chair. est down,
man; we look like citizen with
lung faded. Where are ye from"
'I'm a ranchcr from the plains"
"And we want to mine?"
eyes"
"It's nincty-nine chances to one ye
lose y'r wad."
81 know it,"
slave we wife,"
81 have not"
AMY one dependin' on ye?
mo one"
Kelly relaxed, and his eyes began to
CLEAN friendlily. Every well, then. I
consent to rob We. I'm the owner Of
one mine into which I've put me last
dollar, but l know dandy proposition
which I'd like to display. I'll take We
| Wltu HE over Tile ulliS WECu &c iS - a
tie better acquainted with me, and
when we've seen the mine we'll talk the
terms Of partnership. The bankers all
know me- and the faro dealers likewise,
the more shame to me-" A smile OF SIN
gular charm curved his handsome lips.
But never mind that. Matt Kelly new
er tuck advantage Of any man, and
that, l think, yell find me neighbors
agreed upon. III not say l like the
looks of ye-that would sound like
blarney-the truth bein' I'm seekin' a
partner, but in day or two I'll lay me
lcheme before We"
Putting aside business, they talked OF
their personal affairs, Raymond guard
edly, Kelly with entire freedom and
some humor. Kelly was married and
had two little boys, for whom he was
now living. "Since Nora came" he
said, with tenderness, II drink no
more, but gambling is in me blood.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-20

q little. He was bigger, more power
full, than she had thought him. Coulu
she have found him in the days which
followed-days Of increasing unrest
and anxiety-she would have humbly
asked him to find the runaway and
bring him back to her, but he had dis
appeared as utterly as if he had never
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-20
uee..
CHAPTER Ix.

\ II EANWHILE. during Ray
NE mond's days on the ranch,
while the cattle were wither-
"A inc away on tho Mains and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22

When your catalogue comes from
the mail order house, wait until you
get home before removing the wrap
per; then wait until after supper, when
the chores are done. draw an easy
chair to the table where the light will
shine full on the pages, put on your
glasses. that no bargain may escape
your eye, and settle down for an hour
of quiet enjoyment.
What a wonderful book it Is, to be
sure-wonderful for what it does not
contain, as we'll as for what it does.
We miss some things we would be
glad to see. Where are their offers to
pay cash or exchange goods for your
wheat, oats, corn, sheep and hogs free
on board:o" How much tax will they
pay for improving roads and bridges,
for the support Of the poor, and the
expenses of the town, county and
state? On what page is their offer to
contribute money or services in the
establishment and maintenance of a
church or Sunday school for the moral
tone Of your community? What line
CT credit will they extend to you when
your credit is poor, your money gone,
when through illness or misfortune
you are not able to send "cash ORDER
for your groceries, clothing, farm tools
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
HAlTrs euNBoAT QUORUM.
How President Nord Alexis Granted
Commissions 10 Americans

TOW FFeSloent mora Alexis Granted
Commissions TO Americans.
Nord Alexis, the aged president of
Haiti, said to the Americans: I'VE
don't mind giving you the concession,
but we are afraid this will mean Civ
ing you our island, too" Nord is a,
dignified old African, and, despite his
age, anywhere from 9S to 100, he is
often too alert to be hoodwinked by
the tricky blacks around him. Amer
leans proposed what was good for his
country. They talked good business
and, they maintain, there was no hint
Of a deal" But in addition, it was a
thing Of the greatest Importance for
American interests generally, and IT
may be assumed that our W admin
istration at Washington was not I'M:
mindful Of the success Of the venture.
At last the terms we1e agreed upon.
The bill granting the concession was
drawn up, signed by Nord. and SEN to
the Haitian congress for ratification.
Tedious speeches followed, The Ger
mans were stirred with the activity of
desperation. The lawmakers delayed
rs long as they could. They best knew
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
YOUNG sLEUrHs ARE BUSY.

The recent Identification of Rev.
Edmunds, the missing Wahpetcn cler-
gyman, by a person in Winnipeg, is
believed by friends of Edmands to
have been a case of mistaken identity.
They say that a man named O'Brien,
who formerly conducted a store at
Wahpeton and who left about the time
of Mr. Edmands' disappearance, bore
a striking resemblance to the clergy.
man.
It is deported that O'Brien recently
has been in Winnipeg, and it is sup
posed that the w riterof the letter saw
.O'Brien, and learning that he was
from Wahpeton, at once jumped to
the conclusion that he was the miss
ing minister. At any rate, nothing
more has been heard from the writer
of the letter, and it is believed he
has discovered his mistake.
The disappearance Of the clergyman
remains is deep a mystery as ever,
and is furnishing a fine field for many
amateur sleuths who daily are advanc-
ing new theories. 1t is generally be-
lieved, however, that the minister was
drowned in the Red river and that
his body will be recovered when the
ice goes out.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
Government fiomesteads Left Sufficient to Provid
Homes for Many Families on Profitably
Productive Lands.

North Dakota is still among the pub
lie land states with land still open to
entry as a free git from Uncle Sam,
to men willing to occupy it and make
ZONES. AT; the close of the fiscal year,
June 80, 1905, there remained a. total
OF. 7,050,306 acres unappropriated and
~unreserved, of. which, 5,729,015 had
been surveyed, and 1,231,291 acres un-
surveyed. Besides this large acreage
open to settlement there was an area
OF 3,438.7 O9 acres in various serve
lions. OF 20 states and territories in
which homesteads were taken last
year North Dakota led with 1926 in
Z total of 70,344 or, more than one
seventh in the whole union. In addi-
ton to this there were 4,207 cash
sales involving $6sO,2o3, or more than
anywhere else, making in all 1908
entries, covering 1,662,055 acres, in a
total in the union Of 107. 206 entries.
The lands III remaining in North Da-
kota are classified as agricultural,
grazing, coal, broken and brush. There
are five land offices with acreage un-
taken June 30, 1905, in various coun-
ties as follows:
Bismarck office opened Oct. -, 1874,
with 3.261, 400 acres untaken. to-Wit:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
a Mi9f9Mt saHNf E~8NI Fb H--st Th1Nss3 sSITYT
TRIED 70 cREMATE HOUSEHOLDS

Oesperadoes, Caught in Act Of Firing
House, Captured After Fight.
The village Of Portal is greatly ex
cited over what appears to have been
a deliberate attempt to burn a home
and cremate its nine inmates. For
%tunately the plot miscarried just as it
was about to be carried into execu-
ton.
The scene was at the home of Lee
Olson, foreman of the 500 round
house. Sheriff John Lee Of Ward
county also lives there, and the plot,
It is thought, was against him.
Olson was awakened at 1 o'clock in
the morning by the sound Of some one
boring beneath his bedroom window.
Jumping from bed he saw three men
outside, who started to run away
when they saw Olson. The latter
awakened Sheriff Lee, who was sleep
ing in the same room, and both men,
grabbing their guns, started in pur-
suit AS Olson reached the rear door
he saw a nan running toward the
gate. He fired two shots in the air,
and as the man was about to turn and
shoot, Olso fired another shot, the
bullet passing through the mans left
side. Thinking he was dead, Olson.
started to assist the sheriff, who was
holding a member of the gang at the
point of his revolver. This man, who
proved to be Howard Smith, was
~handcuffed and taken into Olson's
house.
The sheriff then returned for the
man who was shot, but he had disap-
peared. He was found later at a no.
tel on the Canadian side. He proved
to be William Coyne, and the Cana
dian authorities turned him over to
the American officer. Both men were
brought to Minot. Coyne's condition
is critical.
On examination it was discovered
that TIE two men had bored a hole
through a side of the house. Beside
this was a large ear of gasoline. 1t
is firmly believed by both the sheriff
an dOison that the men intended pour
ing the gasoline into the hole and then
set fire to the house in the hope Of
cremating the sheriff, who last week
caused the arrest of eleven Portal
gamblers.
The third member of the gand has
not yet been arrested. The entire
village is greatly excited over the at
fair and many threats are heard. 1t
may be necessary to call on the gov
ernor to send militia to preserve or.
der.
Lee and Olson were sleeping on the
first floor, while seven members of
Olson's family were occupying room
upstairs.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
TAKE LAND FROM BISMARCK.
Fargo Seeks to Get Big Track for Its
Federal Office.

Fargo Seeks to Get Big Track for Its
Federal Office.
In an effort to extend for a few
years the life of the Fargo land office
it is reported at Bismarck that an eff
fort is on foot to segregate five tiers
of townships from the Bismarck dis
trict, which would include about 300,-
900 acres of vacant government land.
This would throw the towns of Ash
ley, Wishek, Tappen, Crystal Springs,
Medina, Cleveland, Sylieston, Bowdon,
Fessenden and Cathay into the Fargo
district, and would mean, it is said,
that settlers would have to travel
from fifty to two hundred miles FAR
Their than is now necessary to trans
act land office business.
The proposed segregation, it is said,
is no wheeling considered by the presi-
dent, the mayor of Fargo having been
before him a few days ago urging the
continuance of the Forge Ian dofice.
Lest yea rthe department of the in
terror lad decided to discontinue the
Fargo Office about Jan. 1, the. business
in that district having been about
wound UP, only a fa wacreAof vacant
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22

5. A single woman does not forfeit
her homestead entry by marriage if
thereafter she continues to comply
with the laws as to residence. i'm
provements and cultivation. But a
husband and wife cannot both hold
separate homestead entries and prove
up on both.
6. The widow or children of a
homesteader are not required to re-
side on their homestead after his
death, but must continue cultivation
by agent or otherwise. The widow
can enter a homestead in her own
right while cultivating that of her hus-
band, in which event she must actu-
ally reside on the land entered in her
own name.
7. Homestead entries cannot be
made for than 100 acres Of land.
8. Five years residence from date
of entry is required on homesteads for
~perfecting the title, except that sailors
or soldiers of the late war may apply,
as time of residence, the period Of
their military service; but in all
cases there must be not less than one
years actual residence on, and i'm
provement of, the land.
8. After fourteen months residence
on a homestead the entry may be COM
muted, if desired by paying $1.25 per
acre, and the government will then
give patent.
10. Any person who entered less
than $50 acres of land as a homestead
before March 2, 1889, may now enter
enough additional land which. added
to the amount originally entered, will
not exceed 100 acres.
II. A person who has not perfected
title to a homestead entry, which he
made prior to June 5, 1900, may make
a new homestead entry Of 100 acres
regardless of his previous filing.
u. Any person, who, prior to June
5, 1900, committed a homestead entry,
may now take another homestead, but
must reside on it five years. He can
not commute an entry again.
13. 1t is necessary to appear in per.
son when making an entry of home
stead lands.
II. Land office fees in North Dako.
ia, when application is made for home
stead entry. are as follows: $14 for
$3.50 acres; $13 for 100. acres; 81 for
80 acres; Sc for 40 a~cres-Fargo
Forum.
PROF. LADD ENDORSED.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
Heir to Enulish Estate.

Claims to large English estates have
long been a prolific source of amuse-
ment to inc jokesmiths, but E. E.
Corey of Bowbells, in this state, seems
to be in line for a reasonably large
sum of money around which is woven
a nan One of his ancestors mar
ried the daughter CT a pirate king of
the fifteenth century. The old sea-
dog was a thrifty sort and his raids
were remunerative. He left a vast for
tune that descended directly to Corey
and afterwards became tied up. Al
ter years of investigation the right
line of Corey ancestry is reported to
have been traced and the Bowbells
man is said to be one of the forum.
ate heirs.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
TO BEGIN WORK FOR BRIDGE.
Great Northern Will Have Extension
in Operation Next Summer,


in Operation Next Summer.
Foreman F. X. Fofoliat of the A
Guthrie company. railroad contractors
of st. Paul, who have the contract for
building the Great Northern railways
extension from Aneta to Devils Lake,
was in Devils Lake recently to make
arrangements for building the bridge
across Devils Lake, which will have to
be done before the ice leaves next
spring.
In order to complete the bridge.
which will be nearly a mile long, the
company will have to drive 1000 feet
of piles into the bed Of the lake, and
as it is much easier to do this while
the ice is Oh the lake than to drive
them in the water, this work is to be
commenced Immediately.
1t is expected that the Aneta branch
will be completed early in the sum-
mer and that the Great Northern coSst
trains will be run over this line, as it
will reduce the time from st. Paul to
the Pacific coast nearly two hours.
Other important improvements win
be made at Devils Lake early in the
spring, it is reported, including the
building of a ley depot, a new round
house and railroad yards, and it is
said that the Great Northern will dou-
BILE track it's line from Devils Lake to
MinOt.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22

government land remaining in the ex
IRENE southern part of the district
The Grand Forks Office was discontin-
ued and the records moved to Devils
Lake. The record sof the Fargo office
were to have been removed to Bis
marck.
A former attempt to segregate the
townships from the eastern side Of
the Bismarck district, which now ex-
tends as far east as Darlington, rails
ed such a storm of protest that it was
abandoned. Whether Bismarck will
be able to head off the present move,
ment is uncertain.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22

why they did not want to pass the BILL,
but neither did they feel quite safe III
defying their president by rejecting its
Then they had an inspiration. Enough
OF them went home to break the quo
rum. But just here appeared the
beauty Of dictatorship. Nord promptly
sent his gunboat after the truants, and,
c%ourteously requested every senator
to como back to the capital. A file III
soldiers bore the invitation On the
return Of the gunboat, legislation pro-
ceeded. Aug. 10 last the concession
was duly granted.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22
PROF. LADD ENDORSED.
Encouraging Letters From All Sec
ton Of the State.

Hundreds of letters recently re,
ceived by Food Commissioner Ladd
from all parts Of the state indicate
that his efforts in the enforcement of
the pure paint law have met with the
approval not only Of the masses but
the dealers themselves.
1--WE have been fooled by the paint
manufacturers and would like to
know ourselves what the paint we sell
actually contains. We hope you win
in the suit now pending"
The foregoing is in substance the
contents of the many letters which
have been received from retailers of
paint throughout the state, and 1t is
a source Of considerable satisfaction
for Food Commissioner Ladd to note
that his efforts are being appreciated
on all sides.
The members of the Sixth District
Local Medical society Of the state
have recently taken official notice Of
the food commissioners efforts in
their interests, and he recently re-
ceived a copy of a resolution which
was adopted at a regular meeting Of
the society held at Bismarck, Jan. 9.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the members of the Sixth
District Local Medical society Of
North. Dakota realize and appreciate
the beneficial effect to the public vel
fare from the enactment and efficient
administration Of pure food and pure
drug laws, and recognize that the pre-
eminent position the State of North
Dakota holds in such legislation is
due to the ability, zeal and energy Of
Prof. E. F. Ladd, state food commits
sioner;
Resolved, That we, as a society, en-.
dorse and commend Prof. Ladd for
his efforts in promoting pure food and
pure drug legislation and for his ca
pable, honest and fearless administra-
ton Of the office of food commission
er; and we urge all members of our
profession tt support him in his eff,
forts to promote the public health.
Signed:
". H. Stickney,
Chairman.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22

The Great Northern is hurrying up
the work on many reservoirs in the
state to have them completed SO they
will be filled with the spring floods,
and a supply Of water secured for
next summer. The reservoirs will
furnish fun for a lot Of people during
both winter and summer seasons.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-02-22

Elevator companies are shipping In
ORR to be used as seed by the farm
ers. The latter should use North Da-
kota corn and get the advantage of acs
climation.