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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
MITCHELL IS HELD FOR
 MURDER OFsWESLEY TAYLOR
Was Given Preliminary Hearing Before
 MnRistrafe Stokes.

Magistrate Stokes.
 Bethel Mitchell, the young negro. who has been in iail on the charge of killing Wesley Taylor. another negro. about ten days ago. was arraigncd be- fore Magistrate Stokes yesterday. Judge Stokes decided that Mitchell was gull ty of murder in the first degree. and held him without bail until the next term of the criminal court. Solicitor Dent prosecuted the case.
 Mitchell Is charged with having shot Taylor at a negro gathering on the Tyson plantation on the same night that Officer Searcy killed F. M. Barr on Commerce Street. In the evidence. 1t was brought out that the two negroes were 5okjng but finally they became personal with their remarks and a fight enEIed. During the melee. Tay- Tor was sho. through the body. He was brought to Montgomery and placed in a hospital where he died two days later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
Meeting of Card Club.

Mrs. J. G. Converse. charmingly en- tertained the members of the Brldge Whist Club this morning at her nome on Church Street. The apartments wh age the games were played were prettiy decorated with plan of red and green in which ferns and carna- tions entered. According to the rules of tho club no prize was given. but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
Gray-Wakedeld.

Tuscaloosa. Dec. 19.-(Specia1)- The marriage of Miss Colia Wakefield and J. M. Gray occurred at the home of the brides brother. near this city, P. B. Traweek officiating. The bride Is very attractive young woman. and has a great many friends. The bride groom is a son of w. H. Gray of Rue neigh borhood, and is a prosperous young farmer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
VIII Wed I'm NnPfhnarf.

Tuscaloosa. Dec. 9.-(Special. )-The friends in the city have received the following invitations: MT. and Mrs. J. H. Smith request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Lucy Freeman. to MT. Benja- min Lester Bone. Tuesday evening, De- cember 24th. at s o'clock. Methodist Church, Northport, Ala" The bride-to be is a Northport girl and the bride groom is a popular insurance man from Georzia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
Holidsy Rates.

The Louisyille and Nashville Rail- road win sell round trip tickets to all points in the Southeastern Passenger Territory. Dec. 20 to 25. inclusive. Dec 30 and 31. 1907. snd fan. l. 1908. at rate of one and one .thiyG fares plus 25 cents.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

-E J salii Adore Him. in sIumber reeiinins of all"
 Alter this act of worship, they open toeT H so e shs sS rs rbuts of king; then, frankincense, that which was indispensable to the priestly ofhce: and myrrh. An, my Savior Even in His cradle He must needs re- And so the holy wise men of the East are dismissed from the. sacred nara. vs bat ast not so until a csSends s ae They return to their homes, not through Herod is foiied. How ones admira. tion for these .'star- Jed wizards" grows! Wise men. indeed!
 AnaIysts and key
 1. The Magi: who they were: from
 whence they come. f 2. Source of their information;
 Not resturnins from Assyrian
 But not assimilation by foreign
 population.
 Retain their literature and as-
 piration for Messiah. 3. Magi conquer racial prejudice.
 Learn of Messiah from Jews. E {. Earnestness and humility honor f Met on plane of our thought.
 A star for star-gazers.
 Obedience to it's leading. !. s. Seek King at capitol.
 Disappointment.
 6. Bethlehem.
 Presentation and significance of
 gifts.
 2. Characteristics of Mag,
 Thoughtfulness. righteousness
 moral earnestness, faith.
 THE TEACHERS LANTERN. The characteristics of the wise men may be studied to advantage. There can be no finding of the Divine In the present day except as these traits are displayed. They are as follows. Thoughtfulness. They belonged not to the gay and giddy yotariss ,be or pieas merry" They were no servants or Mammon. bent on the acquisition oI sstion wssth Tnsay ana greea ns' of po%sr wth pure, exalted minds. they thought Of God and destiny.
 They sought for Him who is the way and truth and life, by whom they could have access to the Father. Tne minute ana circuihSeoheaoi which these men possessed indicates that they had access to reliable sources of information. They had studied the textbook of their subject. Studious- ness is thus another of their charac- teristics.
 + +
 Again. see their moral .earnestness. If gave the victory over the strong est antiquities. It made them willing pupils of slaves. It led them to follow the star over almost fnsurmountapie difficulties.
 Again, how pure their faith. II never faltered, though all the circuin-' stances humanly seeking were so un. Raba of Bethlehem lying there in the manager, as the ring clasps the jewel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
g. D. HENIE DEAD.s
Father of Mrs. Warren Jones of Mont
 

g0mery.
 Union Springs. Dec. 20-(SpeciaD- This evening at o'clock s. D. Henie died after two days illness of pneu- monia. He was about S5 years old and was one of Union Springs most beloved citizens being a man Of generous nature.
 He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Henry Harris. of this place and Mrs. War ren Jones. of Montgomery, his wife preceded him to the grave about a year ago.
 No funeral arrangements have been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
M,ss Gusdorf EntertaIns.

Miss Fannie Gusdorf was the attrac- tive hostess on yesterday afternoon for the members of the thursday sew ing Club at her home on Broad street: The parIor was adorned with vases or carnations and asparagus fern. During the afternoon light refreshments were enjoyed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
Perry Street Fire.

A telephone alarm yesterday noon brought the department to the res idence of pr. J. M. Sadler, 21s South Perry Street, where 1t was found that hot ashes from the fire place had drop ped out of the chimney at the bottom and set fire to some lumber stored un- der the house. The blaze was quickly extinguished with comparatively little loss,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
CHILD LABOR LAW.
Inspector Bragg Making Arrangements
 Far Enforcement.

Dr. Shirley Bragg. State Prison In- spector and also Cotton Mill Inspector, is having copies of the child labor bill passed at the regular session of the Legislature. framed for the purpose of posting them in the several cotton mills of the State. He is also preparing copies of an affidavit for parents to make as to the age of their children.
 The child labor law will be posted in as conspicuous a place as possible in all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

(Copyright 1906. by the rntsrnationat Reifgious Literature Bureau. Ineor- porated. The Rev. Davis ". Clark O. D. Hdltog.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
soc,aI and Personal.

delicious two-course luncheon was en- loved after an animated game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

Mir Henry Reese,-Jr., who attenuS school at the University of Alabama, is at home for the holidays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

For solid comfort, smoke
 New BenuvOir Havana cent cigar. T. J. MattOx, Gig. & TOb. Co.,. Distrib.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
TO ESTABLISH PLANT
FERTILIzER FACTORY MAY, GO TO
 SELMA.
Wait of Culpepper Exum Causes Talk In Central City-Christmas Trade Warns Hearts of Merchants.
 Advertiser Bureau,

Warns Hearts of Merchants.
 Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Dec. 20.
 The talk of the establishment Of fertilizer plant in Selma has been re- vived again during the past few days.
 It ia now believed that there IS something definite behind the talk. and the rumor is to the effect that if may possibly be in operation In tiHe to supply the trade next spring.
 Every concern in the city that nan. dies fertilizer knows that Selma IS good market and shipping poin.' From here every spring many tnous and pounds of fertilizer are shipped to every point in this section or the State and the demand seems 10 III crease each spring. For this reason the establishment of a fertilizer Lac- tory would prove most advantageous to the business interests and 10 the consumers in this part of the State.
 The cause of the talk of estaolish- ing A fertilizer factory being revived Is due to visit which was paid lo Selma few days ago by CuIpeppe. Exum of Birmingham. MT. EAum 10 largely interested in number or Ter tiliZer plants in the state and ms Vis- 1t Is taken as an indication tnat nIS company contemp)ates erecting sucn
 During past years there have been several efforts made to build such a plant in Selma.
 Christmas Trade Lively.
 On the streets today there was every evidence of the approach of Christmas. The streets in the retail district Were thronged with shoppers all during tue day and each store was 1perallE Pa ronized. great many visitors cam in on the morning trains from th z z and these nelDeu 8 great deal in giving the streets crowded appearance.
 This waF perhaps the first real day of Christmas trade that the mercnants have had But 1t is expected that the trade will continue good rom no" oH' School Girls in Selma.
 over hundred school girls spent few hours in Selma today. lhSy represented nearly every female co lege in the state, but the majority oI them wore the gray uniforms or lne Alabama Girls Industrial School et Montevallc. The young MSles ITO" that school reached the city this morn, ing on the train from Birmingham anu left this afternoon for their hohieS through out the state.
 The afternoon Southbound train on the Southern Railway brought anoth CT large number of the young lauS . students or lhat sNHooi t .a snand who are on their way home to speho the holidays.
 Tomorrow afternoon will see the az rival in the city of large number of school girls from the Judson Ipsti- ute at Marion. These young women will reach the city on special tram arriving here at S:45 oclock.( A large number of them will leave few mn utes later on a special train for Mont gonerv. from which city they VIII go to their varlous homes to spend the holidays
 The majority of the boys who hs7e been attendiug the Selma Military ln- stitute left this afternoon for theIr res pective homes, The various schools oI the city also dismissed their puplIs '"iS afternoon until after the holidays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
Aforementioned Sunday School
 Less01,

Fourtk oaarter.. Lesson XII. Mathew n, 1-12 December P. lo05
 CHRIsTMAS LESSON
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

NEW YORK STATE APPLES. Large. red ones. 50 and 60 cents peck. 15 and 20 cents dozen.
 BROCK GROCERY co. 15 N. Perry St. 7O6 Highland Ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

Miss Belzara Parrich, who has been in New York for the past few months studying music. is expected home to- day for the holidays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

skvs for my daily range Among the pIeasant fields of Holy Writ might despair. Tennysos-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

Again. see their moral .earnestness. If gave the victory over the strong est antiquities. It made them willing pupils of slaves. It led them to Follow the star over almost fnsurmountabie difficulties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

Again, how pure their faith. It never faltered, though all the circurn- Stances humanly seeking were so un- likely. Their faith just clasped the manager. as the ring clasps the jewel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

Adore Him, in sIumber reclining
 Maker and Monarch and Savior of all."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21

"cold on His cradle the dewdrops are
 shining.
 Low lies His bed 'mid the oeases
 of the stall. A Down they go upon the stone noor to
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24

as to the dates on which tn ,,terest
money should be accounteu tr. He
took Office the first week in March,
and soon thereafter made arrange
ments with certain banks for the pay
ment OF interest, by placing certain
amounts with them on six months
time at three per cent per annum.
The first installment of interest is due
in September and will be paid at that
time. have seen the certificates of
deposit, but do not remember their
exact amount. The treasurer will also
collect interest on his open account
with the bank here, but do not know
the rate agreed upon.
''The pledges made by our candi-
dates for treasurer of this county were
filed in the county clerks Office, and
if the person who was successful had
repudiated his pledge his promise
would have been presented to the
board of county commissioners with a
request that proper action be taken"
-Stevensville Register.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
OLD SOLDIERSORGAN
IzE A POST
Veterans of Civil War Organ
ize-Commander Beebe
Installs Officers.

Eighteen veterans of the civil war,
residing in Hamilton and vicinity
have reorganized John c. Fremont
Post No. 21, Grand Army of the Re-
public. Officers were duly elected and
installed by Department Commander
B. N. Beebe of Butte. The post will
meet on the first Saturday of each
month at Odd Fellows hall at p. IN.
1t is expected that the mem bership
will soon double.
The officers and members are:
Henry c. Tuttle, commander; George
w. Ward, senior vice-commander;
Jacob B. Overturf, junior vice-com-
mander; DR.. J. T. Coughenour,
surgeon; Milton Florida, quarter mas
ter; Thomas Adar, officer of the day;
Rev. William Cobleigh, chaplain; Wm.
Fry, B. w. Henderson, John Printz,
Robert Clements. w. B. Harlan, G w.
Payne, L. d. Williams, John Golf
John Kuhn, O. P. Gregg, VIM. T..
Seaward, c. r. Bell, Ira Swift, w. H.
Thorp, and T. L. Adair.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
MONTANA APPLE IS KING
OF APPLES
IAN Orchard Study of the Bitter Root
Valley" is the Title of a Bulletin
Just Issued by Prof. r. w. Fisher.

| largest orchards in the valley-or-
chards of 100 and $50 acres-have
never given any profit to the owners,
| because of the conditions that exist
and conditions which could have been
| avoided.
"Thirty-three orchards growing on
o12 acres of elevated land, under clean
cultivation, produced during the four
years including and following 1908,
| 252, ,O8S boxes of apples, or at the rate
of 276 boxes per acre for the four-year
period. These apples were worth about
rs cents per box, making an income of
$2O7 per acre for the four years, or
$5O.75 per acre per year.
1.-The 912 acres include all the or
chards old enough to bear fruit, and
as previously stated, there are many
worthless varieties growing in most
of the orchards, thus lowering the
average yield very materially, when
considered as fruit land and averaged
in with the good orchards. Of the 912
| acres in orchards, only $40 are made
up of profitable varieties, which brings
the four years average up to 4S4
boxes, or an average of 12l boxes per
year per acre. AT 75c per box we have
$9O.75 per acre per year for the $40
acres of orchards in which are found
marketa BILE varieties.
"The oldest orchard in this group of
$40 acres was planted in 1877 and the
succeeding years up to 1896, and no
orchards in this group were planted
la ter than 1896. Only II per cent of
the trees in the $40 acres were planted
before 1890, and 90 per cent were
planted before 1895. The trees are
therefore comparatively young, and
the yields will increase very much as
the orchards increase in age. Five
! orchards comprising 90 acres of good
varieties planted previous to 1890 pro-
duced during the four-year period an
average of 297 boxes of marketa BILE
apples per year, and two orchards of
q acres in this group produced at the
rate of 451 bexes per year, making
gross income per acre of $339.25.
Only one orchard of 80 acres of good
varieties on bottom land under clean
cultivation was planted before 1890.
and it produced at the rate of 200
| boxes of apples per year during the
| four-year period.
"Sixty-three acres on bottom land,
planted before 1895, produced at the
rate of 123 boxes of apples per year
during the four years following 1908,
or at the rate of $92.25 per acre.
About AZ per cent of the trees in this
group were planted before 1890"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
SECRETARY WILSON SEEING
THE WEST
Secretary of Agriculture Visits the
Bitter Root Valley==Is Well Pleased
With the Conditions Found Here.

Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, accompanied by his son Jasper
Wilson, who acts as his fathers
private secretary, spent several days
in the Bitter Root valley last week for
the purpose of personally studying the
conditions aud needs of the west. Mr..
Wilson, having been a farmer at one
time in Iowa, takes d keen interest in
the farmers of this country, and it is
one of his hobbies to see that the
farmer is protected and gets what he
is entitled to, and is also somewha t
worried about his future wood-pile.
Secretary Wilson spent some time
in the national forest in the upper
valley and was shown over that vast
grove by some of the local forestry
officials, that he might 'see" for him
self what is being done out here to
preserve the forests for the people.
Mr.. Wilson said he was more than
pleased with this section of the coun-
try, and also that the trip is being
made for the express purpose of gain
ing personal knowledge of fairs of
the west. He says he has been very
busy in the past enforcing the new
packing house laws and since the
first of the year has had his hands full
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
ErikSOn to Construct
High School Building

Work began last week on the new
addition to the high school building.
E. Erikson was awarded the contract
at $12, 200. There was one other bid
that of Carlson & Mclaughlin who
offered to do the Job for $14, ,7O4.
J. H. Kennedy, the Missoula archi-
tect, will supervise the construction of
the building. The plans call for a
three-story structure adjoining the
present high school building on the
east. 1t will contain five class rooms,
a labratory, store room, dark room,
office and Railways. The building
will be constructed of brick, and it is
hoped to have it ready for occupancy
Jan. 1st. A heating plan, will also be
installed to furnish heat for both the
old and new buildings.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
FRUITGROWERS PRE-
PAIRING ESTIMATES
Association Proposes to Market
Crop in Systematic
Manner.

Secretary w. e. McMurry of the
Bitter Root Fruit Growers association
has addressed a circular letter to all
members of the organization request
ing that each forward a statement
showing the number of boxes of
apples, and the varieties that he may
have for sale this season, also the
number of boxes and quantity of nails
each will need. The association pro-
poses to buy boxes and nails at whole
sale.
The secretary is in receipt of nu,ner-
Gus inquiries from buyers all over the
country and which would indicate a
good demand for Bitter Root apples.
w. H. Firbush, former manager of the
Wenatchee Fruit Growers association,
and who comes highly recommended
has been engaged to manage the
Bitter Root association and is expected
to assume charge about August 1.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
Swallowing Foreign Substances

When children or grown persons by
accident or otherwise swallow such
articles as tacks, pins, slivers of glass,
bits of metal, nut shells, or other hurt
full things, it is recommended that they
chew quantities of slippery.elm bark,
and swallow the mucilage as soon as
possible. A child can be fed the ground
bark wet up with water, and should
eat of it freely for several davs. Do
not give any food that will relax the
bowels, but rather that which is con-
stipating, and the park will form a
coating around the substance which
prevents it's doing more serious trouble
than it otherwise woul d.-Medical
Magazine.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24

mitted suicide. 1t developed that the
razor used was the property Of $. W.
Holmes, who rooms at the Nlbcrtson
home.
The arrest of Holmes is the cunin-
alton of d vast amount of gossip md
rumors. The authorities are positive
1t was case of suicide.
Mr.. Holmes courts the fullest iu-
vestigation and is extremely anx Gus,
since he has been brought to face such
an awful accusation, that he III st
searching inquiries be mad has he
may be completely eXonerate4 lie
says he can prove beyond shadow of
a doubt hIs wherea bouts during every
minute of the fatal night. County
Attorney Baker has had about 40 wit
nessess, including about everybody
who has expressed an opinion adverse
to Holmes, subphoened and proposes
to give them every opportunity to
substantiate their suspicious
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
SWATFEST AT BON
NER IS GREAT
Fans are Delighted With The
Play and One Game is
a Hummer.

There was a swatfest for certain at
Bonner Sunday. The two games
that were played afforded a large
crowd of fans all the enjoyment that
ing till the saws ratified in the big
mill and the Blackfoot river turned
and ran up the canyon for three hours.
There was never more interesting
game played in this part of the state
than the match in the morning be-
tween the Broman Prune Peddlers
and the Corvallis chaps. 1t was a
heart-breaking game. The Peddlers
had it all their own way through the
last of the eighth. Then the Bitter
Rooters got hold of their best bats and
swatted out the game. 1t was the
same bad finish that has cost the Ped
dlers three games lately Up to this
inning they had played perfect ball;
it was the ninth that did it.
When the last of the eighth was
finished, the score was to in favor
of the Peddlers. In the ninth Cor
Wallis batted out six earned runs and
in their half of the ninth the Peddlers
could not score the one that was nee
essary to tie. They went out one, two,
three, and the game was over. 1t was
hard to lose a game like that, but it
was great ball.
The afternoon game was too one
sided to be even good, after the exhi-
bition of the morning game. Bonner
trimmed Hamilton by a score of 10 to
3. That tells the tale. In the third
inning Hamilton took Harrison out of
the box and put in Cothrell, but he
swatting went on as before and there
was no stopping the Blackfoot lum-
berjacks. There were a few features
that illumined the game. For Ham
ilton, Gurtz played star game. He
was the redeeming feature of the
team. For Bonner, Freeman was a
mainstay; his work behind the bat
was high class. Duchmein at third
was another luminary; he was there
all the time. In the third inning
Jackson made a long drive that
brought in three runs. In the sixth a
double play, Anderson to Kelly to
Kelly to Jackson, was cleverly done
Missoulian.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-24
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