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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

The writer was yesterday in Ashville,
and while there he heard discussed by
some of the leading men Of ST. Clair
county an article which appeared in The
Age-Herald of August s. which article
purported to have been written from
Gadsden and It related to the race for
the nomination for state senator from the
Sixth district composed of Etowah and
st. Clair counties, each county having
candidates IN the field. The respective
claims of the two counties to the place
was the point discussed in said article,
and the writer of said article argued on
the line that Etowahs claim was SUI
perior to that of st. Clair, and his reason
was as follows.
That in 1886 John L. Burnett then of
Cherokee. and which county was then in
the district. was the nominee; that in
1890 John ". liner of st. Clair was the
nominee, Cherokee having been dropped;
that in 1894 James A. Bilbro of Etowah
was the nominee but was defeated by the
populists and republicans; that in 1898
John A. liner. then of ST Clair county,
was the nominee; that in 1902 M. Nj.
Smith of ST. Clair was the nominee, the
two latter being defeated by j A. Hurst,
fusionist, of Etowah. thus claiming to
show that in the last twenty years Etc
wah had had only one nominee for state
senator.
The writer was especially impressed
with what Judge W. S. Foreman one of
the leading men of St Clair. had to say
in commenting on the article mentioned.
Judge Foreman conceded that the article
gave substantially the true political his
tory of the senatorship from that district
during the time mentioned, but let me
tell you, he continued. the writer of that
article is not well informed or he must
think that the democrats of st. Clair are
easily satisfied or are of short memory
In the first place, he said we furnished
them liner in 1898 when there was no
chance for election; Smith in 1902, when 1t
was at least unfavorable and now when
there is a prospect to win we should
have the nominee. Further we have but
two elective democratic county officers in
st. Clair. the probate judge and tax as
SCISSOR, with the exception, however, of
w. r. Brown who was in 1902 elected to
the Legislature. being the first democrat
to carry the county since 1892, and who
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
WEEKS RAINFALL
IS VERY UNEVEN
Some Counties Are Still in
Need of Rain
TEMPERATUR Is HIGHER
Days Were Uniformly Hot, Maximum
Temperature of 90 to SO Being Re-
ported From Several Sta
tions Every Day.
TEMPERATURE is HIGHER

Montgomery, August 14.-(Special)-
Much rain fell in middle state counties
last week, while other counties need It,.
This is shown by the report of the Ala
bama section of the weather bureau, is
sued today, as follows:
Clear to partly cloudy weather pre-
vailed during the first three days of
the week Showers were fairly general
during the afternoons and early nights
of the 10th and 18th, being mostly due to
thunderstorms, which were severe in some
localities, and were accompanied with
damaging winds at widely scattered
points During these dates, the rainfall
was locally heavy in the counties of Bull
lock, Butler, Colbert, Conecuh Gilmore,
I.auderdale, Montgomery and Washing
ton, being greatest in Gilmore county
Light to moderate and scattered showers
occurred during the last two days of
the week The weekly precipitation was
rather unevenly distributed, and rain is
needed in some of the middle-western and
southern counties. Slightly more than
the average amount of sunshine was re-
ceived.
THE mean temperature for the entire
state. SO degrees, was about three degrees
above the normal, and four degrees higher
than for the preceding week. The days
were uniformly hot, maximum tempera-
lures of from SO degrees to SO degrees be-
ing reported from one or more stations
in the middle counties on every day. Night
temperatures were generally slightly
above the normal"
Temperature Table.
The following table shows the temporal
lures and rainfall at selected stations.
--Temnerature-- Rainfall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

to remit fee of SIS collected from the
Henderson Land and Improvement COM
pany.
The names of the officers whose books
were overlooked by the examiners are
given below:
DeKalb-Probate judge, j. A. Crowley;
ex-tax collector, II. L. Graves; tax col
lector. Wall Cain; ex-tax assessor, II. Il.
Killian: clerk circuit court ]. G. De-
Shields; sheriff. w. J. Chitwood; superin-
tendent of education. N. ]. Callen.
Marshall-Probate jurge, j. A. Crowley;
ex-tax assessor. A ]. Beard; ex-tax col
Iector. M F. Curry; clerk circuit court,
r. ]. Kinds; sheriff, y. T. Adamson; super
intendent of education, Jay Mabry.
Cherokee-Judge of probate, j, L. Saw
age; tax assessor, j. d. Wilder, sheriff,
j. w Webb; superintendent of education,
A. o. Williams, tax collector G. Y Black
burn; ex-tax collector, J. r. Lawrence;
clerk circuit court, I. L. Brock.
Coosa-Probate judge, ]. A. Crawford;
sheriff, 7. ]. Tippetti clerk Circuit court,
w. e. Bailey; tax assessor, ]. r. Wills;
tax collector. T. P. Crawford.
Many Appointments.
The governor has appointed W. T. An
drews tax assessor of Lee county TO sue
coed II. c. Johnson, deceased. Mr.. An
drews writes on a letter head showing the
following: w T. Andrews, general mer
chandise and Jersey butter He Is well
known and is given a good endorsement
for the place.
The following other appointments have
been made by the governor:
Justices of the peace j. II. Everett, Ber-
ry; j. Y. Seaberry, Whistler; w. j.
Brown, Troy; Thomas M. Haywood, Hef-
lin Wood Fair IIona
Notaries public and justices of the peace,
]. M. Crenshaw. Beat s. Shelby county;
]. M. Lacy, Ryland; j. A. Greene, What
ley; ID. L. Langston, Jemison; C. w.
Scarborough. Flora.
Contables, G. w. Heard Clark N. o.
Hanson, Troy; J. R. Lawson. Sprouts; ].
r. MCGEE, Shorter; o. p. Quinn, Palos;
F. d. Stage, Cohart; J. d. McCullars,
Beat 4, Cullman county
Notaries public. B. L. Randall, Paphne;
w. c. Clsby, Birmingham Albert Spen-
Ger, Alfalfa, Jay Smith, Marberry.
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Alabama at Departments.

washington, August 14-(Special.) Pat
ents issued: William A. Bryant. We
tumpka, reinforced concrete cross tie;
Charlie r. Common, Bessemer. tlpple; AL
fred NJ Konkle and J. c. Anderson, Cor
dova nut lock-
Rural route No. ordered established
October 16 at Trinity. Morgan county,
serving three hundred people and sixty
nine houses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
More skatinq Kinks Planned.

Huntsville August 14.-(special.)-Th
roller skating craze has struck Huntsville
in full force One skating rink has been
trimmings all summer. and two more are
projected The Natatorium company
broke dirt yesterday for rink near the
swimming pool, and the Street Railway
company has completed plans for another.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
Miss HattIe HaIsey Gets Beyond Depth

Huntsville, August ESPECIALLY -Miss
Hattie Halsey. daughter of Charles Fl.
Halsey of this city. came near drowning
in the natatorum yesterday while she and
a party of young lady friends were en-
joying a morning dip. The young lady
got beyond her depth and then lost con-
fidence in her ability to swim. M. L, Hef-
ferman plunged into the water and saved
her life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
First Bale In Greensboro.

Greensboro. August Al Special)-J w.
Parr brought the first bale Of new cotton
to Greensboro today. 1t weighed 49S
pounds and was sold to Muckle e. Jones
for 10 cents. Mr.. Parr brought in the
first bale last year, on August q.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
Bartender Seriously Cut.

Huntsville, August IA. Especially
Crosthwaite, bartender at the Huntsville
hotel bar, was seriously cut last night IN
a personal difficulty with Joe Ed Rice.
The wound is IN Crosthwaites back and
five stitches were necessary to close It.
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Produces First open Boil.

Huntsville. August 4.-(Specal)-T. B.
Warner of Huntsville has produced the
first open cotton boil seen in this section
this season. Mr.. Warner raised cotton
stalk in a bucket of ashes for the purpose
of getting the first open boil. Cotton in
the fields Is a few days behind
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
EXTRACTS From Reports.

Rlount Oneonta: Warm, showery
weat her prevailed during the week. The
mean temperature for the week was Y de-
grees.-Aquilla J. Ktchum.
Colbert Riverton: Warm weather pre-
vailed. with showers occurring every day
throughout the week.-E. r. Nelles.
DeKalb. Collinsville: Showery weather
prevailed during the first part of the
rreal. Ample sunshine was received dur
ing the latter part.-A. F. Brock.
Etowah, Mountainsboro: Showery
weather prevailed during the week. Nj.
Thompson.
Jefferson, Argo: The weather was gem
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
Russo-Japanese Negotiations Begin.

st. Petersburg. August 1.-THE negotia-
lions between the Russian and Japanese
delegates on the subject of the proposed
Russo-Japanese fisheries convention
commenced here today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

LOST-From DR.. A. Glib
sons stable, black and tan
Airda1e TERROR. Liberal re-
ward for return to Gibson s
stable. 1517 Second Ave.
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LORING SPRINGS. MEsTosE.

Lookout Mountain. $500 feet altitude.
Chalybeate and freestone water; fishing.
hunting. bathing, boating. driving. ten
pins. croquet and other amusements.
CHA6. A. IORING, Prom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15

On his return to the office today Gov
ernor william d. Jelks found reports on
the examinations on the books of four
counties on his desk, DeKalb, Marshall
and Cherokee by Assistant Examiner G.
F. Sedberry and Coosa by Assistant Elk
aminer w. f. Wilkinson. There was no
criticism Of any, and all absolutely cor
rect save in the case of Probate Judge
J. H. Carter Of Marshall who had failed
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-29

defined, as secure, and in all par
ticulars as good as . perfect title
to land. Without scuh water right
titles our citizens are burdcned
with costly harsssing litigation the
United States refuses to construct
irrigation systems, the private cap
itaiist declines to invest and thus
our development is seriously re-
tardcd.
''Sorne of the results sought by
this proposed code are, briefly !:
The just and early adjudication of
the many conflicting, uncertain
water rights now recorded, and this
at least possible cost; the full and
prompt protection of water right
users without costly litigation; to
afford the person or company now
owning or hereafter acquiring a
water right clear and indisputable
title to the same; to make beneficial
use the basis, measures and limit
of rights; to prevent waste; to have
all records relating to water rights
tabulated by stream systems and
accessible to the public at the
state engineers office, so that
title may be easily ascertained. -
SpokeSman-Revie
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IRRIGATION PROFITABLE.
NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT

f. H. Ray, of Helena, Montana,
sisstant state bank examiner of
Montana, and member of the irriga-
ton code commission of that state,
spent yesterday in Spokane. Speak
ing of irrigation, Mr.. Ray said;
Irrigation is emperor, it means
much for the entire northwest, and
as soon as we can make the farm
crs and fruitgrowers now in the
eastern and middle western states
understand this, they will come out
this way and make Montana, Wash
ing ton, Idaho and Oregon bloom like
rose.
1.-The greatest problem now is tc
show these people that irrigation is
no longer an experiment, but q
profitable investment, in that it as
sures crops. In this the publicity
committee of the Spokane chamber
of commerce is doing great work,
for there is hardly a newspaper OF
! agricultural journal / see but hs:
some mention of the Spokane dis
trict and the northwest.
I'm our state there has been some
difficulty because of water rights
but our next Legislature will adopt
some law which will be equitable
to all. -
The code commission, of which
MIR. Ray is member, has submit
ted to Governor Joseph K. Toole, Of
Montana, a report in which thu
following points are emphasized:
1.-THE title to water right shoulS
J be as easily ascertained, as clearl,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-29
MOUNTAIN HOME
FULL OF BUYERS
Bunch From North Dakota
and individuals From
Minnesota Here
After Land.

G. b. Thomas and L. V. Brown
arrived last Thursday with party
of investors from North Dakota,
consisting of Sam Oglesby and fam
lily, Paul Messncr, M. Geschleton
and wife, John Miller, M. Fonke,
of Valley City.
Mr. Thomas is accompanied by
his wife, son and daughter. They
came out to remain, but will make
their home in Boise, that Miss
Thomas can attend school. She W i'll
graduate next spring He keeps his
office going in Valley City, and
will return there in a few weeks
to bring out thirty or forty people.
Many more would have come this
time had it not been for the storms
in the Rocky mountain region and
consequent Decentralization of the
train service
The visitors now here are exper-
iencing the most disagreeable spell
of weather, the sevcrest cold, known
in this country for many years, and
all residents are trying to explain
to them that ssSunny Idaho, is
not merely bait to catch settlers !;
but as a general rlue, is the normal
weather condition They are not
complaining, however, for in con-
trast to the Dakota climate, there
is nothing the matter with this
c. G. Mortrudc, who accompa-
MED number of them into the
hills Friday, returning Saturday,
says that they reversed the usual
order of things and that when
: scarcely two miles out of town
they entered the sunshine belt,
and had delightful weather until
reaching the low lands on their re-
turn. Here a 1ow-hung fog has
-0bsSurcd the sun most of the time
Tor a week or ten days past.
These gentlemen are all favor
ably impressed, of course, and those
who were not already owners o
land and water rights are buying
freely
George and Lewis Oswald, OF
Minneapolis, M II. Davis and Gu:
Hcrdcr, of Pine River, Minnesota,
are also in Mountain Home thi:
week, looking around with a view
to investing, but are not attached
to the Dakota crowd.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-29
LAND FRAUDS AND POLITICS.,
PREACHER DEFDNDS CROOKS

In the federal court at Moscow
two of the men accused of being
implic atcd in land frauds in this
state were convicted the two weak
est cases in the bunch, says United
States Attorney Ruick. Then Judge
Beatty adjourned court, ''for per-
sona1 reasons, he explained.
Some wise guy correspondent up
north interpreted this to mean that
the court did not wish to be placed
in the light of appearing to be using
his federal position to keep Attor-
ney Borah, who was defending
those indicted, busy in court
while his candidacy for the senate
rs being assaulted in the south,
Judge Beatty being an opposition
candidate. Regarding this matter
the Capital News of Tuesday said !:
Officers of the federal court are
expected home tomorrow from Mos
cow, where the court has been in
session for the past two weeks. A
Telegram came from Washington
yesterday, addressed to District At
forney Ruick, ordering that the
be continued in session for
the trial of the Lewiston land
fraud cases, and that in case Judge
DCatty 11iICSS prevented MS near
ing the case, another judge would
he assigned to them The telegram
was at once forwarded to Mr.. Ruick
at Moscow, but it is thought that
he had started home before the ar
rival of the message 1t is not
known what course will be pursued
by the court, in view of the in
structions from Washington.
a TELEGRAM from Moscow ~ the
SPokesman-R Review, dated Monday,
says When court convened at 9 &c
this morning Mr.. Ruick asked ..ir
furtherance of Justice that neither
Robnett nor Dwyer be sentenced,
and that the judge take the matter
of sentence under advisement until
the next term of court, which will
be in May, 1907.
The matter of deferring sentence
is a practice where good and suffi-
Client cause can be shown, - sale
Mr. Ruick- THE Robnett anc
Dwycr cases are less important thar
the conspiracy cases to follow Il
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Continued from page one.
STRAIGHT TIPS ON WHY
THEY GIVE THANKS TODAY

down to being good, respectable
citizen.
w. A. Reynolds: Not because
because have so many friends to
leave behind.
G. w. Fletcher: Well, perhaps,
because there is nothing especial
to kick about.
Uncle Bill Stimson: Because I'm
not in that twenty feet of snow
over in eastern Oregon.
]. w. Caldwell: That business is
so good / do not need to advertise,
excepting an occasional four by five
dodger.
j. M. Owen: Is thankful for
Sundays and holidays, so he can find
time to catch up with his personal
correspondence.
Fred Pillner: That the holiday
trade keeps me from grieving over
my state of single blesscdncss.
August Kunnecke: Because
Thanksg living comes only once a
/ year.
! w. T. Montgomery That after
! the holidays I'll have time to change
that advertisement.
H. 0. MANI: For the reason that
his political career opens so auspi-
ciously, supported strongly by the
ladies'.
A. w. Meserole: Business better
than ever before.
Senator ]. w. Bailey: That there
are still few of the best of US gooo
old line, straight whiskey demo
Gratis left.
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Congregational Church.

Thanksgiving services this
Thursday evening at 1870. Sun
day services at 1 1 a. m. and 80
p. m. Sunday school at ID. Junior
Endeavor at a. Y. P. S. 9. E. at
6 80. Both are monthly consecra-
tion and roll call. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at J 80. The monthly
missionary meeting tomorrow (Fri-
day) at Mrs. A. A. Brothens at
2 80. The chicken pie supper and
fair next week, Thursday. Articles
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the two dcfcndar is are sentenced at
this time it might disqualify them
from tcstifying further in this
COURT
MIR. Ruick went on to state that
while he could not find statute
which placed subornation of per jury
in the same category as perjury,
relative to sentence depriving
the defendant from ever again taxi
ing an oath Gin the sediment of the
affairs of men, he was inclined
to the belief, judging from de-
cision by the supreme court in
well known case, that the law is
intended to apply to subornation OF
perjury.
William Dollar, wealthy citi-
zen of Occur d'Alenc, timberman
and president of the Exchange bank
of Occur d. Alene, was indicted this
morning by the federal grand jury.
1t is stated that Mr.. Dollar was in
dicted on the charge of conspiracy
to defraud the government, and
that the evidence against him was
conclusive in the mind of the fed
eral grand jury. 1t is stated that
warrant for his arrest has been
issued and that a United States
deputy marshal is now looking for
Dollar.
A written agreement between
Dollar and a land claimant was
produced before the federal grand
jury, and upon corroborative evil
dence the indictment was found
against him, he being but one OF
many north Idaho citizens named in
land fraud indictments returned by
the grand jury this morning.
Dollar is a wealthy and influen-
tial business man and banker of
Occur d'A1ene. He has been deal
/ ing largely of late in Kootenai and
| Shohsone county timber lands, it is
said.
In addition to Dollar it is said
that his nephew, named Preston, of
the same place, and a German
named Slusser, who lives near Hay
den lake, in Kootenai county, were
indicted.
A dispatch from Lewiston says
In a sermon delivered from the
Methodist pulpit at Charleston last
night, Rev. ]. H. Fertig discussed
the north Idaho land fraud cases, in
which two members of the Metho-
dist church in this city are imp1i-
Gated. Rev. Mr.. Fertig likcned the
infractions of land laws to hog steal
ing years ago in Indiana, where &
man once put up the defense that
he should go free because it was {
custom of the country.
Fertig sought to vindicate those
convicted in the federal court las
week His sermon has caused much
comment in this city and Charleston
He said:
; 1.-THE land laws are so indiStinCt
there are so many Interpretation
by those who seem to be in author
, ity, that the average citizen is il
doubt as to what the law and it
inter probation really is. / bclicv
there are many men wearing stripe
who are better men than those o.
the walls who guard them, an
) even the warden who manages tn
institution.
Then he rccited an occurrence i
Indiana thirty years ago, where
man was arrested for stealing hog
and his defense was that it we
the custom of his country. This,
: he said, sis entitled to a little eS
PLANTATION. So it is in this country
Land laws are taken advantage {
by many people and it has becorr
: a custom of the country. Why jun
= on to me when there are SO man
:. guilty?'
O.
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A car of all kinds of furniture
just received direct from the fac
tory. First class in every respect,
prices the lowest. Call and look
over the goods even if you don I
purchase. J. M. COWEN & CO.
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on sale for Christmas The stump
tuous supper for SO cents, children
IS cents. Served from s on Every
body invited. The Ladies' Aid at
Mrs Hanley's Monday to complete
the. work for the tair.
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FOR SALE+Ten acres improved,
close in, on north side. Inquire of
]. M. Owen.
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(Ofiicial Publication.)
CITIZENS STATE BANK, Ltd.

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the 18th day of November, 1905.
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