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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

estimable citizen of Whistler and known to many persons here, with his wife and three children, two little girls and boy. lived in their own home, a neat frame cottage. Mrs. Sumerall, nee Miss Ida Coleman, was a native of Whistler, and beloved by every one there. The home and contents, with about $150. was the result of careful savings by the energetic husband and care-taking wife. Today the husband and children are without wife and mother and a home.
 Shortly before midnight an employe of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad shops, returning from work, discovered the fire in the Sumerall home. He fired five shots from his pistol in rapid suc- cession, and cried Fire" The man rushed to the house and burst in the front door, awakening the family. Mr. Sumerall caught up one of the chill dren and rushed from the house, but not until he saw, as he thought. the wife and other children also leave the burning building. It is thought Mrs. Sumerall turned backN to secure some- thing, making a mistake which cost her life.
 The fire burned fiercely, spreading over the entire building. A large crowd of men, women and children were attracted to the scene by shrieks and cries, but nothing could be done to save the doomed woman or any of the household effects.
 When 1t became known that Mrs. Sumerall was in the building and be- yond aid. number of women became hysterical and some fainted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

Aren't the acoustic properties of the opera house magniicent?'' They cer- tainly are. You can hear every word that's said by the Blanks party four boxes away. ."--BFoolSlyn Life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

many enjoyable affairs have been giv- en within its cosy walls. This even ing 1t was the scene of more formal party than is Usual there, as Miss Ida Richardson entertained at dance in compliment to Miss Lettice Clark. Spe- cial cars were in waiting at the Bien- viIle Hotel at o'clock to convey thei guests to the club house, and the list included a large number of the young people in town. The club was pret- tily decorated in holly. bamboo and Japanese lanterns, and stringed or chestra supplied the music for the dance. Miss Richardson and Miss Clark were assisted in receiving by Mrs. George Robinson and Miss Jessie Whiting, all charmingly dressed. Dur ing the evening punch was served by Miss Helen Rich and Miss Emily Boone An elaborate supper was serv- ed during the evening.
 Mrs. Harry Schwarz was the cordial hostess of the Young Matrons' Euchre Club this afternoon. The members present were Mesdames H. Gabriel, l. Fried, J. Rosenbaum, A. Lowenstein, Victor Lowenstein, NJ. Hanaw, l.. Metzger, E. Kohlman, R. Holberg. N. Maver, Maurice Meyer. s. Bauer, Dave Bauer, s. Zimmern. l.. Schwarz, and the guests who shared the pleasure Of the club were Miss Gertie Schwarz, Mrs. II. M. Friedenthal, Mrs. F. J. Schwarz, Mrs. T. J. Connay, Mrs. s. Klein and Miss Lucille Schwarz.
 Miss Mary Hunter gave a pretty luncheon this afternoon in compliment to Miss Bessie Winn of Demopolis, who Is visiting Miss Clara Ross. Pink roses and pink shaded candles in can- delabra made beautiful table, around which was seated Miss Winn. Miss RossI Miss Lettice Clark, Miss Vir- ginia Sims, Miss Mary Rich. Miss Cor inne Orton, Miss Alice McPhillips, Miss McGlathery, Miss Lucille Overall and Miss Hunter.
 The Drawing Cards met today with Miss Aline St. John, who in addition to the club members, entertained Miss es Aline McMillan, Sallie Van Antwerp Agnes Belle Goldsby, Humphrey, Mary Danner, Morris Clarke, May Jones' Gertrude Smith Natalie Hutton, Ella Pickens. Olive Brewer and Ethel Jones of Birmingham.
 Mrs. IT. NJ. Hopper will give a card narfv Wednesday evening, January IT, complimentary to Miss Olive Brewer and Miss Ethel Jones of Birmingham.
 
 The card party which was to be given by Mrs H. Scheurman this even- Ine is indefinitely postponed on ac- connt of the illness of MT. Scheurman.
 The regular monthly meeting of the NTobiIe Cbapter, U. D. C.. was held in tbs lecture room of the Y. M. c. A. this morning.
 Rev. Matthew Brewster Is absent from the city this week, having gone to Houston, Texas. to visit his mother,
 The Chautauqua Circle held its reg ,,ar meeting this afternoon with the president, Mrs. H. H. Duffee.
 Mr. Walter Fowlkes of Birmingham ,s in the city, the guest of his broth er. MT. E. o. Fowlkes'
 Nrs Carl Meyer entertained at cards .his evening at her home on Joachim Street.
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MT. and Mrs. Charles Schimpf' left this afternoon fer an extended trip to Tucson, Ariz.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

Judge J. E. Afford of the Inferior Criminal Court, who is i'll at his horne. was reported somewhat improved this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
SUBPOENA FOR BIGnLow.
Senate Committee wishes to Hear Ills
 Testimony.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The Senate committee on inter-ocean canals today placed in the hands Of Sergeant at Arms RansdeIl subpoena for Poult- ney BIgelow. the author anr traveller, whose attack on the government of the canal zone and the management of canal affairs was denounced by Seera-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
Aliens Deuorted.

Immigration Inspector A. J. You this morning deported two aliens, a half breed Indian woman and a Chinese child, to Bocas del Toro, on the steam ship Taunton. The two shipped as passengers on a steamship from Bocas to New Orleans. enroute to China They were refused entrance at New Orleans and an appeal was taken to the Im- migration Bureau at Washington. The appeal was refused because the woman was not the lawful wife of the China man, he having a wife in China, the child being the offspring of the wo- man in China. The woman and child were sent here to catch the first steam ship and left today for Boeas del Toro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

Perry Wallace left for Louisville, Ky, on a business trip today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

iisle. of President Cleveland's Cabi- net. He is an employe in the office of the Chief Engineer of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
Personal and General

Among the Alabamians in Mobile today are R. M. Latimer, Birmingham; {; F. F. Marlborough. Kimbrough: N. B. Boyles, Thomasville; c, w. Tucker, MT. and Mrs E. P. Wilson, Grove Hill; w. c. Mclaughlin, Florala; F. c. and N. P. Sinback. Oak Grove.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
New Company Incorporated.

Tn the probate e. Irt thIs afternoon, articles of incorporation of the Mobile Realty, Jeweiry and Loan Company. were filed. The incorporators are: A. Wade. Sarah N. Wade and A. Wade, Jr. The capital stock is S3.00O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

p. R. Tabor and J. Seward Utley of Montgomery are in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
Mobile Society News.

S. NJ. Thompson and wife of Flor ence are here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
John q. Carlisle, Jr.. Wounded.

While examining a large target pis- tol, received today from relative in streets, John c. Carlisle, Jr., sustained a serious wound in the hip. He acci- dentally dropped the pistol, which fired. Carlisle is seventeen years old and a grandson of Ex-Secretary, John G. Car
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
DEATH IN FLAMES
MRS sUMERALL is CREMATED AT
 WHISTLER.
  Re-Entered Residence to Obtain Some Article and Escape Is Cut OG-- Colonel Russel Reaches Home
 After Illness.

Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, Ala, Jan. II. Mrs. Ida Sumerall, wife of James Sumerall, was burned to death at Whistler at midnight in flames which consumed her home and contents. The unfortunate woman was almost com- pletely incinerated.
 James Sumerall, a hafd-working and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

Ray Matthew Brewster is absent fro,, tbe city this week, having gone to Uouston, Texas, to visit his mother
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

The Chautauqua Circle held It's reg ,,,ar r,eeting this afternoon with the President, Mrs. H. H. Duffee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

The card party which was to be siven bv Mrs H. Scheurman this even- ing is indefinitely postponed on ac- connt of the illness of MT. Scheurman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

The regular monthly meeting of the Mobile Chapter, U. D. C.. was held in the lecture room of the Y. M. c. A. this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

Mrs. H. M. Hopper will give card marty Wednesday evening. January IT, complimentary to Miss Olive Brewer and Miss Ethel Jones of Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12


 
 
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

MT. Walter Fowlkes of Birmingham is in the city, the guest or ms broth ar. MT. E. O. Fowlkes.
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ststs Fair Why be "bluffed" by trust agents into buying sn antiapated 45 register at s;ss wsstifss fass DTISr Worth ssso. Write Tor tsTs Southern Cash Register CO. Atlanta Ga.
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TOR RENC-STOkES

FOR RENT-rhe storehouse. go Commerce Street now occupied bV the Capitol City Furniture Company. Apply to Holt & Strauss
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vVANTED-FEMAL4E HELP.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12

The Drawing Cards met today with Miss Aline St. John, who in addition to the club members. entertained Miss es Aline McMillan, Sallie Van Antwerp Agnes Belle Goldsby, Humphrey Mary Danner. Morris Clarke May Jones certrnde Smith, Natalie Hutton, Ella Dickens. Olive Brewer and Ethel Jones of Rirmin Rham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26
a Ce,neterE for Doc.

There is cemetery in Londan
where all the epitaphs that are writ
tenson the tombstones are true says
writer in Technical World Magazine
for April "Of course it is not a ceme-
terry for human beings for when these
die, no matter how base the lives they
have lived, the Inscriptions on their
tombs usually have a tone of euphem-
istic eulogy. This is a dogs cemetery.
It is located in a little, secluded spot,
right in the heart of the great city.
People, even strangers. when they read
these epitaphs, often shed tears, for they
know that they are true Marble never
marks the resting place of a dog that
was not worthy of all that is written
about him Here are some of the in
scriptions one may read:
'Curly-He pinned for his mistress,
and died a faithful friend.
She brought the sunshine into our
lives. but took it away with her
To our gentle, lovely little Blen-
heim=Jane'
Dear old Topsy. for over sixteen
years the faithful friend of Sir -
and his family-Loved, Iamented and
respected.
There are men both good and wise.
who say that dumb creatures we have
cherished here below shall give us
kindly greeting when we have passed
the Golden Gate
Our Robin-Only good night, dear
onei-She talked with soft brown
eyes more eloquent than speech"
And there are hundreds of other
heartfelt expressions of tender senti-
ment. Nothing there is conventional
The reader knows they are genuine.
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GLOBE SIGHTS
IFrom the Atchison Globe. /

From the Atchison Globe.l
Fat is nearly as fatal to female
beauty as old age
With all their troubles. the women
live longer than men.
A big boy may love his mother, but
he doesn't care to kiss her
No sane man will buy a monkey or
a parrot a second time.
An only child often becomes a bone
for his parents to wrangle over.
1t is easier for a woman to disgrace
a family than It is for a man.
When the store is good enough, the
trade it attracts is usually good
1t is, to say the least. bad taste for
a waitress to chew gum while on duty.
1t is a sin for grocers to put APP
pies out in front and tempt people to
steal.
Produce cigars to a crowd of men.
and half Of them are sure to ask for
a match.
It always looks funny to see meek
looking little man followed by bull
dog.
man is the certainty that all the book
agents will call on him.
You have probably observed that
there is only a few dollars difference
between "ennui'' and ''laziness.'
Charity may begin at home. but did
you ever note in time of great dis
tress how far and rapidly it traveise
One never expects much else from
a person who can tell you all about
the birth stones for the various
months.
THE worst thing I can say about
HIM" said a Missourian today Of his
neighbor. lis that he is a cussed Re-
publican"
The incest thing in the world is a
little girl three or four years old. They
are a good deal nicer than girls of six
teen or seventeen.
In a small town there is a great deal
of condemnation for a girl who has
Travelled, and admits that she Talked
to Strangers on the Traini
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record
1t would be gratifying to know that
We won't need cooks in heaven.
Adam couldn't have been a poet be-
cause poets are born, not made.
Some men are prompted to look for
work merely out of idle curiosity.
No. Maude. dear; even the dog shark
won't bark before it bites.
The small boy and the knothole in
the baseball ground fence now get to-
gether.
The self-made man has a profound
contempt for the fellow who IS made
by his tailor.
It is hard to make something out OF
nothing, but a girls bathing suit comes
pretty near it.
The average man can't refrain from
chuckling when his best friend makes
a fool Of himself.
The fellow who has money to burn
generally comes to the point where he
sleeves the ashes.
Wigg=' Harduppe says he loves
Miss Gotrox for all he's WORTH Wage
you mean for all she's worth"
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there is common ground for the oppos-
ing factions to unite?
Why not. for instance, make ]. T.
Pringle, of Usage county. temporary
chairman of that convention2 If there
is a man in Kansas who stands con-
sistently for the anti-pass idea, for
two-cent fares. for railroad rate. reform.
and other things for which the people
are clamoring, it IS J. T.. Pringle. It
was Mr.. Pringle who. introduced the
anti-pass. two-eent fare bill in the last
legislature, framing the only kind of a
measure that viii stand IN the courts.
1t was Mr.. Pringle who pushed his
bill in the face of powerful opposition.
How it was finally sidetracked and left
to die on the calendar is well known.
Mr.. Pringle stands prominently for
something that many county conven-
tons have declared for. It is a pet
hobby Of Mr. Stubs and his close
friends. Therefore if Mr.. stubbs and
his faction are sincerely IN favor of the
adjustment of the free pass and the
establishment of a two-cent fare, let
them prove it by declaring for Mr..
Pringle for temporary chairman.
On the other hand. many of the op-
ponents of Mr.. Stubs are friendly to
Mr. Pringle, and his selection would not
be antagonistic to them.
The State Journal does not know
whom Mr.. Pringle favors for lieutenant
governor nor any OF the other offices
for which there viii be a hard contest.
but it has faith that he would be as
absolutely fair as any man could be.
When he was elected speaker Of the
legislature of 1903 Mr.. Pringle's first
act was to offer the best Craftsmanship
in the house, that of the judiciary COM
mittee, to his defeated opponent. Judge
Barker.
So why not get together on Prin-
gle'
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

We notice that after having been
killed four times this spring the peach
crop is coming on in good shape. Thus
is tradition again corroborated.
If you are observing you have no
ticed that the married couple that
quarrels most had the longest write up
under the heading, "A Happy We'd
ding"
AS we understand it. one of the most
aourishing industries of South Dakota
is suffering severely from the frost
caused by the recent divorce decision
by the United States supreme court.
Here is one plank that this depart
ment desires to offer to the platform
committee, believing we can all unite
on it: Resolved, that earthquakes are
mighty bad things and ought to be sup
pressed"
Ever notice that men who are too
weak physically to cut the kindling
or get a bucket of water for their
wives, are usually the champions when
it comes to hitting a hard blow on one
of these striking machines?
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FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN

Just now the Republican politicians
of the various factions are shaping
things so that they may control the
coming state convention by capturing
the temporary organization. A bitter
contest is brewing which is quite like
" to engender more strife and hard
feelings than will be healthy for the
Republican party at this time.
The friends of W. R. Stubs are talk
ing of pushing him forward for the
Craftsmanship of the convention. while
some of the anti-Stubbs crowd are
grooming A ". Smith, Of Mcpherson.
for that honor. Some others have been
proposed, but these are the prominent
candidates.
Mr.. Stubs has not intimated that
he will allow himself to be made a
candidate. If he does become one 1t
means a bitter fight, and quite likely
the opposition viii unite its forces on
Farmer Smith.
But Farmer Smith will be distaste-
full to many Of the delegates. The enc
mics of Mr. Stubs viii choose him
because Of the severe drubbing he gave
the state chairman in Mcpherson coun-
| ty a few weeks ago. But there will be
several hundred delegates in that con-
vention whose county conventions ex-
pressed themselves in decided terms
against the free pass. Farmer Smith
is a defender of the pass. The anti
pass delegates cannot consistently sup
port him. even though they may be op-
posed to Stubs.
This is a time when the Republican
party should exercise statesmanshir
and wisdom in its actions. The thing
10 DO is to show to the people oil
Kansas that the Republican party is
sincere in It's promises TO give them
what is needed. The temporary chair
man of the convention appoints the
committees and virtually maps out
the work Of the convention Why not
select a chairman who stands for some
/ thing the people want. and upon whom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26

retreated a step.
.'Oh, shan't ask you to dress unbe
comingly. It's just plain, stTa1gh
play called The Beef Trust, and show
ing how that corporation, by raising
the prices, parted two happy lovers and
brought grief and death to othef
households. Three corking acts and
cast Of twelve people. We. introduce
a drove of cattle, a slaughter house, and
a butcher shop among other speetacu-
lar effects. VIII move right along
without hitch. Papers are bound to
give it free columns Of advertising I
can put you in the cast at $50 per 10
begin on. What do you say?
None of the three said anything
not to Mr. Smithers. Ten minutes
after the last interview nurnnur
swept over the great steamer. That
was followed by a growl. AFTER the
growI came cries of XIII him! Throw
him overheard" There was a rush OF
feet along the decks. but Mr. Sm1therz
was pulled into the pursers room anc
saved from total wreckage, ana Wnen
the steamer reached her dock the cap
tain lent him a pair of false RED Whls-
kers to disguise himself and escape the
mob Copyright. 1906. by NJ. NJ Cum
ningham.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26
JAYHA WKER JOTS

Cawker City bored 1850 feet into
the earth to find something. It still
has the hole.
The man with the muck rake
philosophically observes the Jewell
Republican, sis sometimes a woman. "
Parsons complains that it has too
many individuals whose only means of
support is dry goods box on the shady
side OF the street.
Grant Hornaday has bought the Meth
odist parsonage down at Fort Scott.
Now what do you suppose Grant Horn
aday wants with a Methodist parson-
age?
You have heard that lightning
won't strike twice in the same place.
Well, two bolts struck a livery barn
up in Washington county recently, one
after the other, and each bolt killed a
man.
The story is told on a Mitchell
county woman who lives on a party
line that she takes the telephone re-
cefver to bed with her at night for fear
the neighbors will say something she
won't hear.
Jewell is one of the best and among
the most populous counties of the
state, yet it never had a town with a
population of 1 1000 until this year.
Now MankatO has just gone over the
thousand mark.
A young man in the Hutchinson re-
formatory has just been granted a
pension of eight dollars a month by
the government and will get $500 back
pay. He contracted injuries while in
service in the Philippines.
Editor Palmer, of the Jewell Repub-
lican, suggests that the ladies of the
Methodist church up there buy piano
for the church, and he CALAMITY offers
to hold their coats while they work for
it. Nothing like disposition to be help
full.
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ERON OTHER PENS
La FoLLErrE's PREDIcTIoN.

Senator LaFollette's rebuke to those
senators who deserted the chamber as
he began to speakssreeaIls Disraeli's re-
mark at the beginning of his parlia-
mentary career when he said to his
associates: I VIII sit down now, but
the time viii come when you will hear
me-" LaFollette's quoted utterance is
that the seats which were temporarily
vacated by his speech might become
permanently vacant in time. He meant
OF course, by the men who now hold
them. Mr.. LaFollette is in an uncon-
genial atmosphere in the senate. Other
politicians have made an issue from
the outside in attacking the senate. Per
haps he may make the same issue on
the inside.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26

q little red-headed Democratic mayor in
Kansas City, Kan. to put him out of
business Why demanded Chair
man Sapp. didn't he jump on to Atch-
ison, or Leavenworth. or Wichita, or
some of these other towns where they
sell liquor, which have Republican
mayors?" Now the truth is that the
mayor of Atchison Is Mr.. J. W. Orr,
one of the leading Democrats in KAN
sas, Colonel Sapp's associate on the
Democratic state committee, and q del
egate to the convention which Colonel
Sapp was addressing. The mayor Of
Leayenworth is also a Democrat, elect
ed on a Democratic ticket. Wichita is
the only one of the three towns named
that has a Republican mayor.