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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
HENRY CREWS SHOT BY GADSDEN WOMAN He Was Whipping His Father
 at the Time A. S. STOCKDALE IS DEAD Mayor IsbelI of GuntersviIle and Two Other Gentlemen Narrowly Escape Drowning in Tennessee River.
 Notes and Personals.
A. S. STOCKDALE IS DEAD

esadsden, May 3-(SpeciaL) )-Henry Crews, yuong white man, was shot through the face this morning at his fa- thers home near the steel plant by a woman named Maggie Bridges. The ball entered his face above the mouth and lodged in the back of his neck. It was removed by physician shortly after ward It is thought he will recover. The wounded man lived in this city, and is employed In a saw mill. It seems that bad blood has existed between young Crews and his father, A. c. Crews, for some time. This morning the boy went to his fathers home and became involved in a dispute with his father Blows fol- lowed and the younger man was getting the better of the fight when the older Crews called to the woman to bring him his pistol She got the pistol, .3S calibre weapon. and fired at the young man with the result mentioned. Both were placed under arrest.
 A. S. Stockdale, 66 years of age. resi- dent of West Gadsden, and at one time A. practicing attorney in this city, was run over by a Southern railway train near the city limits about 10 o'clock this morn Ing and his left arm andeleg were. both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
OPINIONS DIFFER
 IN CALDWELL CASE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH ERIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MAY BE IN SESSION TWO WEEKS MoRE-HoME MISSIONS.

Greenville, s. C., May 2S.-Practically the entire day of the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church was given today to the consideration of the charges of heresey against Dr. William F. Caldwell of Fort Worth, Texas. The arguments, which it had been supposed were closed with the morning session, were renewed in the afternoon, seventeen speakers, each being allotted ten minutes, discussed the case. Eight spoke to sus- tain the position of Dr. Caldwell against the synod of Texas; eight favored the ac- ton taken by the synod and one wished to refer the entire matter back to the Presbytery of Fort Worth, for it to as- certain and pronounce upon the orthodoxy of Dr. Caldwells views, and to suspend him from the ministry and from mem bership in the Presbytery until his views shall be classified according to chuch standards
 The case will be further discussed to- morrow and promises to be longer drawn out than was anticipated. It is not re- garded likely that the assembly will reach the end of its labors next week and the session probably will continue for nearly or quite two weeks to come.
 A meeting in the interests of the home missions was held tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
CITIZENS ASKED
 TO DONATE BOOKS
ONE VOLUME FROM EACH PERSON
 WOULD MEAN MUCH TO ENS- LEYs NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY.

Ensley, May 23.-(Special. )-As the time for the opening of the Carnegie library draws near. the interest of the public in this splendid institution increases, The building is now all completed with the ex- ception of the finishing touches on the in- terfor decorations, and considerable of the furnishings have already arrived.
 The librarian, Miss Louise Thompson, gard to donations. and she hopes that in- terested persons will act upon the invita- tion contained therein:
 'fhe work of cataloging the books is moving steadily on and all those wishing to make donations of books are requested to do so now in order that as many as possible may be catalogued for the open ing. The office of the library is in the chiefs office in the city hall, and any books sent there will be appreciated Among the gifts so far received are the following: Valuable medical works from pr. w. T. Tendon, technical books from l.. s. Selman. set of the Encyclo- pedia Brittanica from w w. ShortrIdge and Messages of the Presidents and others | from A. L. Arnold
 l It is worthy cause to which it is felt that almost every citizen of the town can i respond. Books that you have read and enjoyed may be passed on for the enter. tainment and. instruction of others who may not have had access to those particu. | lar volumes If every person who could would donate one book, the already largo collection could be Increased by several | hundred.
 ! The police docket continues to show q I number of cases of drunkenness and dis orderly conduct almost every day Sev- morning. Aside from these minor offences l however, the somewhat cosmopolitan pop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

Try the Gawk for haIf-tone and line illustrations. Aee-HeraId Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
KILLS BIG SNAKE.
Was Found In Residence Near Two
 Small Children.

Decatur. May 23.-(Special.) 1.-The Rev. Montgomery Groenendyke of Lawrence county says that one of the largest copper head snakes ever seen in his neighborhood was killed at his home near Moulton yes tcrday.
 MT. Groenendykes two small grand children were in the room alone. One of them is a. child some years old and the other is a young baby The baby was ly- ing in the cradle and the other child was playing on the floor few feet away. The mother of the children stepped into the room and found large snake be- tween the two children. Grabbing the child she carried it into the yard and then went back after the baby and found that the snake had disappeared The older child tainted.
 Later the snake was found and killed. It was a copper head and measured over four feet in length. The snake was very poisonous one and MT Groenendyke says 1t would have doubtless killed the baby had not the mother happened into the room when she did.
 Mrs. Fannie Brown, wife of Calvin Brown, died yesterday after a long illness with cancer. She was one of the oldest and most highly respected ladies of De- catur. She was a member of the First Methodist church and an active worker In that church for many years. Mrs. Brown leaves one son, Frank Brown. who Is engaged in business with his father The funeral services will take place tomor- row afternoon and the interment will be in the city cemetery,
 Charlie Austin gave a barbecue today at the park of the North Alabama Trac- ton company or South Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Pointed Paragraphs.

From the Chicago News.
 No woman has strength enough to hold her tongue
 Use your mind as store house. but not as a junk shop Air castles of bachelor are usually , constructed of smoke. Many charitable woman allows her husband to have his own way. Money talks-and it Is in hurry to say ''good-bye" to the most of us. Some men are satisged with empty honors but the toper prefers his full.
 It's easy to be content with what we
 have; it's what we haven't that wor- ries us. The man who attends to his own affairs
 has no time to laugh at the mistakes of others. After girl gets to be about so old she
 tries to forget that she once wanted to marry a poet.
 Even the lines of the poor poet are
 likely to be cast in pleasant places-when Inc goes fishing. When girl begins to appear anxious about the state of young mans health he can take his choice between the parson and the undertaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Notes and Personals.

ulation of the Steel City is staying pretty well within the pale of the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

Georgia ordered these financially embarrassed before they were asking TOT proposition the We made the proposition
 quick proposition ceped-by we uptodate style particular there nine dis 1oafhara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
The Pastoral Navajoes.

From Scribners.
 The Navajoes are pastoral, patrachal seminomadic people. Their whole cul- ture and development center in their fiocks. Their reservation of 12,000 square miles, is desert broken with mountain and mesa. On the mesa and low noun tains there are considerable areas of pinon and cedar and on the higher noun tains a limited area of beautiful pine forests. Over this region the Navajoes drive their flocks. At the season when the slight rainfall gives even a scant pas- tureage on the desert plains the flocks are pastured there. As the pasturage on the lower level is both burned with the hot. scorching sun and exhausted with pasturing, the f1ocks are taken up into the higher mountains. where there Is more moisture. Again as the deep winter snows come on, the sheep must be taken down out of the mountains to escape them. During this time the are kept in the wooded mesa, where there is less snow and a plentiful supply of wood, of which theret is none on the plains below Year in and year out the Navajo fiocks are driven back and forth from plain to mountain top, mesa and foothills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
JUDGE JONES WILL
 BE GIVEN BANQUET
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF BESSIE MFR WILL HONOR THE NEW GRAND CHANCELLOR OF THE oRpER-visIToRs EXPECTED.

Bessemer, May 2S.--(speelal.)- )-Tomor- row night at Beavers hall, the two Knights of Pythias lodges, Myrtle lodge No. 53 and Linton lodge No. 130, will ten der reception to Grand Chancellor B. Clay Jones. The local Pythans are ex- pending every effort to make this memorable occasion in the annals of Bessemer secret orders. The committee on arrangements is as follows: Sam Sten P. N. Simmons. G. H. Stevenson, George Cough and w, D. Lanier. This body has been working faithfully to ar range everything for the comfort and pleasure of the guests, and they have mapped out a plan that they think will make the entertainment enjoyable to the large crowd that Is almost sure to att tend.
 Grand officers from other places are ex- pected to be on hand to add dignity to the occasion. A good orchestra has been secured from Birmingham, which will render a varied ana selected musical programme. Ices and other refreshments will be served the guests.
 The management wishes it understood that all Knights of 1-ythias are invited to be present. whether members of the local lodges or not.
 Notes and Personals.
 MT. J. II. Grove, who has been con nected with the Gray Dudley and Prowell Hardware companies for the past seven years, has accepted a position with the Lewis & Long Hardware Co. of Bes- semer.
 Nils Sophie Scnwabacher, the young lady who won the scholarship medal in the High school graduating class yes- terday, was also awarded the essay medal today. This Is regarded as a notable achievement and it shows that the young lady in question is one who is greatly gifted. The contest for the first medal was warmly contested between Miss Clara Hoster and the winner
 The Besemer city court has been quite and the indications are the disposal of the entire calendar will keep the body in session for the remainder of the week. J. H. Davie of Gallion is visiting his son, George H. Davie, cashier of the Bes- semer National bank.
 All of the reinstated officers. including the chief of police. were put back to work in their former places today, and in con sequence every thing is running along smoothly again.
 c. l.. O'Dells handsome residence on Dartmouth avenue will soon be completed and ready for occupancy. Owing to some misunderstanding on the part of the Beaver baseball team the re- port got out from Bessemer that it was the Ensley Invincible" team that failed to show up at Tuxedo park yesterday for the scheduled game. As matter of fact the Bessemer team went to Ensley with the expection of again defeating the "1nvincibles' but having left the ar rangement of the game with a member of their team who formerly resided in Ems ley, he had arranged, unknown to them, the game with the Mecca" team instead This was the team that failed to put in its appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Wonderful.

From the Chicago News.
 The modern Sherlock had been hastily summoned to discover why so little work was done in the big office while the boss was out.
 "I observe" said Sherlock, looking around the room. that Mir. Bones,- your tall bookkeeper. has been kissing your pretty stenographer during your absence '
 How in the world did you find that out?" gasped the boss.
 "Why. she has a blot of ink on her nose. He forgot to remove the pen from be- hind his ear"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
License Revoked.

Jackson, Miss, May 23.-(Special )-In- surance Commissioner Cole has revoked the license of the State Life Insurance company of Indianapolis. having caught them writing board policies" a policy with rebate provision for future business. Demand was made on the company for license on about ninety such policies. and the company declining to pay the license was cn1Oel1eA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

On Friday night May 25, Camp Pat Cleborne United Confederate Veterans. will hold a meeting in the court room of the city hall. Col Sam Will John of Bir- mingham has accepted an invitation to address the camp, and the local veterans propose to make the occasion one of mo- ment in the annals of the Ensiey branch. Citizens of the town are invited to be present, and a special invitation is extend- ed the Daughters of the Confederacy to attend
 The Womans Christian Temperance union will meet at the home of Mrs E. $. Obenchain near Tuxedo park tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The union is doing a great deal of good work In quiet way, and it is hoped that the meeting will be we'll attended, as matters of importance are to come up for discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Married By Justice Lloyd.

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. in the presence of a few spectators. Justice I. D. Lloyd performed the marriags cere- mony that made man and wife MT. J. l.. Howard and Mrs. Amanda Hall MT. Howard is an employe of the Ella White is also resident of that place. MT. How ard stated that there was no Gretna Green affair about 1t, that the two just happen ed to be in Selma and decided to get mar ried while here. They returned to Union- town on the afternoon train today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Not for Him.
Columbus Disnatch

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 Druggist-Here is a painkiller that put up myself. If you use 1t once you will use no other.
 Stranger-Tll be glad to recommend it, but none of 1t for me, thank you.
 Druggist-Beg pardon, but I don't quite understand what
 Stranger dnterrupting)-Oh, that's all right I'm an undert1kex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

so badly crushed that amputation was necessary. He died in about one hour after the operation. The engineer saw MT. Stockdale lying on the track and sounded the whistle and reversed his train but not in time to keep from running over the man. Mir. Stockdale was promi- nently connected. He leaves family con- sisting of wife and several children
 Had Narrow Escape.
 Three well known citizens of Gunters- vile, D. Isbell, Charles Kennemore and Mack Gilchrist had miraculous escape from drowning at the steamboat landing at that place yesterday The men entered a dugout, which was moored in front of the large barge used in the freight trans fer of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, and pushed 1t off It was immediately caught in the powerful current which sweeps under the barge. and men, dugout and all went under and noated under water at least fifty feet before they came from under the barge. The dugout and MT. Isbelrs coat. which he succeeded in taking off in some man. ner while under water, fioated tho full length of the barge and steamer coming out under the wheel of the latter Both barge and steamer were at standstil at the time, otherwise all three would probably have met instant death. MT. Isbell is mayor of Guntersville and a prominent member of the bar of that place.
 There seems to be misunderstanding in regard to the announcement that the Third regiment, Alabama National Guard, would go into annual encampment with the regulars of the United States at Chicamauga. Capt. L. R. Rainey of Com- pany C, Queen City Guards. is in re- ceipt of a communca ton from Col. W. II. McKelroy. commanding the Third. which states that this regiment will en- camp this year at Mobile. July to 12. A majority of the officers and men of Company c favor Mobile.
 Notes and Personals.
 Pink White, one of the best known citizens of Etowah county. died Monday night at his home near Rock Springs He was about 50 years of age. and is sur vived by a wife and family. The re- mains were buried near his home yes- terday.
 The year old son of Mir. and Mrs J. M. Spraggins died last night at the home of his parents, near Hokes Bluff, and the funeral was held this afternoon
 Judge J. IT. Disque went to Altoona this morning where he delivered an ad- dress at a school commencement
 Professor w. E. Striplin returned from Oxford this morning where he delivered an address at the closing exercises of Ox- ford college.
 President Lamb. of the chattanooea Southern railroad, was a visitor here to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Reliable This Time.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 Some of these railway corporations are very tricky" said one member of the leg islature. "They don't always mean what they say
 Maybe not" answered the other. But they meant it all right when they said there would be no more complimentary transportation"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-11-09
GIRL WANTED

GIRL WANTED.
Competent girl wanted for house.
work. Good wages, small family.
25. Mrs. Joe Scott.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-11-09
Joe ChappsI's Suggestion.

I am about to make a strange re-
quest, but some day I expect to make
another trip to North Dakota. and !
want every child-boy or girl-in
North Dakota who reads these lines to
plant at least one tree-if you can
plant more, so much the better. Call
the tree after anyone you wish, and if
you set a second and third, you can
name them. if you 60 desire, after the
National Magazine. After you have
planted your first tree. send me a pos
tai card, giving the location and date
and name, when I come again to Da-
kota, perhaps in ten years. I am going
to visit as many of these trees as ]
possibly can. hope ! may have the
pleasure OF starding in many groves,
ten years old, when ! make my next
visit trees that have been planted by
the hands Of the little North Dakotans
of today.
hope that everywhere this message
about the trees will be carefully read,
for to me it will be greater dis
tinction to be the means Of having trees
planted In North Dakota than was
bestowed on Johnny Appleseeds' Of
lpious memory, who went about the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-11-09
wedding Bells,

Again Cupid is busy, and one of
Bottineau.s 8 we'll known merchants.
John H. Welch is the fortunate BRIDE
groom, and Mrs. Della Poulter of
Mount Clement. Mich. the fortunate
bride.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed at the Methodist Parsonage on
Monday evening at Z O'Clock. the
pretty ring ceremony Of the Method
ist Episcopal Chruch was read by the
Rev. Chas. E. White, in the presence
of number of friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clark acting as witnesses.
Mr.. Welch had been very recently
on visit to Mt. Clement and Mrs.
Welch returned with him. We are
sure their many friends in this com.
munity wish them we'll. and predict
for them \ happy and prosperous fu-
ture.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-11-09
North Dakota Elects a Democratic Cover
nor and Supreme Jul age with both Sides
Claiming Balance of State Ticket
Burr Possibly Elected to Congress
Bottineau County Republicans Elect Every
thing but Senator and Auditor

John Burke of Devils Lake. has been Elected governor
of North Dakota by majority estimated all the way from
2, 900 to- 900.
y Judge Fisk is elected judge of the Supreme Court by
majority estimated as high as II, oo0.
Owing to the fact that the campaign waged on
the fight for governor and supreme judge taley has
been made the balance of the state ticket by most
counties which have reported to the state central committee
of the partes and everything except those two
doubt. ~:..~.
The democrat central committee at Grand Forks claims
the election of Burr to Congress- this claim being based
the reports from the few conntes which have made tay
of his VOTE showing to be up that of Burke The
true of the situation regard to the balance of the
ticket The fact that the election of every republican
except Sares and Kna conceded is the why
interest taken in making taley of anything else in
most of the coune but the few which have reported
show the democrats have the best of for hope Of
complete when the official count made The
election of Tom Marshall to Congress is conceded.
Contrary to this conclusion Bottneau county gives the
balance Of the republican state ticket average majority
estimated at 3O0 nearly 1000 less than Burke this ratio
hold good in other counties the republicans have elected
everything but Sarles and Fisk. -+
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-11-09
North Dakota's Wealth.

North Dakota is piling up wealth in
remarkable degree. It ia no longer
the land of mortgages. The mortgages
have been paid. and now the elder
farmers have money in the bank. In
1900. the state had only twenty seven
national banks with depsoits Of over
s., 600, 600. It now has over one hun
dred national banks with deposits of
over 81, 600. 900. There are over three
hundred state banks, W hose deposits far
exceeded those Of the national banks.
As an index of its agricultural and
industrial shipments, the fact is cited
that while North Dakota does not have
"a city exceeding in population $4,000.
yet it has fully forty shipping points
on one railway line whose freight re-
ci.pts each exceed 500, 600 a year.
This indicates how wealth is being
accumulated. Joe Mitchell Chapple
in North Dakota, = in National Mag
azine for November.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-11-09
Give Away Land Worth MlIIIen..

Ottawa, Oct. 25.-Particualrs have
just come to hand of another huge
land deal put through by the Ottawa
Government last June. The transac-
tipn is of suoh magnitude and the pro-
fits produced from it are so large that
Parliament will no doubt make an in
vestigation. One of the peculiar
phases of the deal is the fact that it
was completed in violation of the pro-
mise to the Minister of the Interior
that nothing or the kind would take
place. On June 19, 1905. Mr.. Lake
asked for an assurance from the Gov
ernment that in future there would be
no lands sold en- bloc or to any but
actual settlers. Mr.. Oliver replied
'sThere will be no sale Of land en- bloc
to anyone; and so far as the interval
between now and the next session is
concerned, there will be no sales of
land to any but actual settlers.
On June 26, 1905, just four months
ago. the Government sold to the Rob-
ms Irriagtion Company $50, 753 acres
of land in Southern Alberta. The
Robins Company is composed of three
westernmen-J. D. McGregor. form
erly of Brandon and a friend Of Mr..
Sifton, and a fc,mer official in the
Yukon; A.. Hitchcock and Major A.
Aubyn. The price placed upon the
land is g an acre, but this charge is
subject to a deduction of % an acre
if one fourth of the land is placed un-
der irrigation Thus the country gets
81 an acre. Nothing is to be paid for
the $50. 75S acres until July 1st, 1910.
when one. fifth of the money comes
due. The balance is spread over five
years. The government has also
granted to the same gentlemen who
form the Grand Forks Cattle Com
pany. 96.482 acres on lease for grazing
purposes, of which area the company
gets 9, 452 acres for 81 an acre. Mel
ita, Manitoba Enterprise.