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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-09-17
FROM
PIANO CONTESTANTS

Elkhart. Texas. Sept. 16. 1907
The Anderson County Herald,
Palestine. Texas
Gentlemen:-I am thinking of en-
tering the contest for piano offered
by you and write to ask for little in
formation. According to your rules
no young lady in Palestine can enter.
but can any one in Palestine vote or
work for the young ladies nOminated2
viii the young lady receiving the
largest amount of votes receive the
prizes offered by the merchants in
your town also? Especially do /
want to know IL any one living in Pal
estine would be allowed to vote for
me should / enter the contest. Please
let me know by return mail, and
oblige. MISS CORA WRIGHT.
(No lady residing in the city limits
can enter this contest as a candidate.
but any one living in the city can
vote and work for any candidate of
their choice. The young lady receiv-
ing the largest vote. as revealed by
the final count. will surely receive the
piano offered. and the other prizes
will be awarded by the committee to
those receiving the next highest
votes. For instance, the second lady
in the contest will have the choice Of
one of the next highest prizes offer
ed. etc. Any one in Palestine can
vote for any candidate they choose to
help. and can vote as often as COM
pliance with the rules will permit
them. So. you had better enlist your
town friends in your REHABILITATION |
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Ice Cold Matermelons.

They can be had by phoning IS.
Wyatt's distributing depot for the new
ice plant, OF from the green ice wag
ons. Prices reasonable. 9-tf
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Third Trial For Murder.

Special to the Herald.
Hopewell, ~ B., Sept. 1.-THE
case of Thomas f. Collins, a young
English sailor accused of murder.
was called for trial today. Collins is
accused Of the murder of Miss Mary
Ann McAuley, housekeeper for Father
McAuley at New Ireland, Albert coun-
ty, last September. This is the third
trial of the case. The first trial re-
suited in a verdict Of guilty and a
sentence of death. At the second
trial last July the jury was unable to
agree.
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chancery court seeking to enjoin the
plaintiffs in all suits against the de-
PENDANT arising out of the Virginia mine
disaster, from further proceedings In the
city or circuit court. The injunction
was granted upon the defendant entering
into $500 bond while awaiting the decis-
ion of the chancery court
City Court.
In the first division of the city court
yesterday the case of p. w. Higginboth-
am VS.. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company was concluded. After an hours
elaboration the jury found a verdict for
the plaintiff for $500 damages.
New Suits Filed.
The following suits were filed in the
city court yesterday:
]. C. Winecoff vs. r. r. Board. The
plaintiff claims $3.50 from the defendant.
and alleges that the defendant operates
a Turkish bath in Birmingham, and that
he deposited with an agent or servant OF
the defendant a pocketbook containing
$40 while he was having a bath and that
when the pocketbook was returned to HIM
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it had been opened and theoney was
gone.
B. F. Poole Investment coany filed
seven suits against Sloss-Sheld Steel
and Iron company for $1,000 mages in
each case. alleging injury certain
property caused by overflow water.
chancery Court
In the chancery court yirday the
Southern Steel company bill
against Wiley Hopkins, as illustrator,
seeking an injunction to rain thu
prosecution in the city and Git courts
of all suits by administrato1ising out
of the Virginia mine disasu
Criminal Court
In the first division of criminal
court yesterday, the jury imp case of
Ed Strickland, a negro. chan with
murder of Ebert Abernathl deputy
sheriff at Littleton, returnh verdict
of guilty of murder in THEFT degree
and fixed the punishment at TN.
The trial had occupied theention OF
the court for two days and I the evil
dence 1t was shown that deceased
went to house where sew negroes
were engaged playing cards that he
called upon them to surrendel general
shooting followed In which, deputy
was fatally shot. Two OF negroes
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RECORD OF THE COURTS

In the circuit court yesterday Judge a.
A. Coleman announced that a spec'i
term of the circuit court would be heio
/ nJefferson county, beginning March h.
and would continue in session for three
weeks Governor Conner has appointed
Judge A, II. Aston TO hold court III
Winston and Walker counties during lhs
time that Judge Coleman is engaged
holding the special term in JEFFERSON
county.
While the attorneys were engaged set
fling the pleadings in the case of Moan
Meeks. administrator, VS. Alabama steel
and Wire company, bill was filed in the
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Notice of Sale Morris Building.

Pursuant to a decree in the chancery
court for the Fifth district of the north
western chancery division of Alabama,
rendered on the 10th day OF December,
1906 L will proceed to sell, on Monday,
te 18th day of February, 1907, within the
legal hours of SALE in front of the court
house door, in the city oe Birmingham,
Jefferson county, Ala, to the highest
bidder, for cash, at public outcry, for
division among the joint owners thereof,
the following described real property, sit
untel, in the city of Birmingham, coun-
ty of Jefferson and state OF Alabama To-
wit
Lot number thirteen QS). in subdivision
"a" of block Number one hundred and
eight OOS) being a rectangle fronting
twenty-five (25) feetN9n the south side OF
First avenue, north, aird extending back
enc hundred goo feet; also lots numbers
fourteen Q4. fifteen Q5) and sixteen
a6. in subdivision "a" block number
one hundred and eight ops, together
forming a rectangle seventy tive Go) feet
on the south side of First avenue, north
and extending back along ting east side
OF Nineteenth street; and also lots .lum-
her seventeen %, eighteen QS)S land nine
teen 90, in subdivision "A, block num-
her one hundred and eight QQS) all ac-
cording to map and plat of the Elyton
Land company of the city or Birming-
ham together forming rectangle eighty
two and half (S21R) feet on the east side
of Nineteenth street, and extending along
lahe north side of Morris avenue one hun
dred QOO feet; being the property now
known as the Morris Building" in the
Icity of Birmingham, Ma.
The successful bidder at said sale will
be required, by the terms of said decree,
forthwith upon the acceptance of his bid.
10 nay to the undersigned the sum of
ten thousand dollars upon his bid, as Sc
curity for his compliance with the terms
of said sale. Purchaser to pay unearned
taxes on property for tax year current at
sale.
b. ]. Baldwin, as trustee. the owner of
an undivided fve-eights 90 interest in
the above property, is authorized, il he
80 elects. to defer the payment of the
net portion of the proceeds of such sale
belonging to him. to such time as he may
deem proper, secured by first mortgage
npon the entire property purchased. The
decree of sale of the above property pro-
yides that the compliance with any such
ugeement entered into in writing with the
o,yner of such flve-eights (ss interest
shall be deemed a compliance with the
terms of said sale.
This the 18th day of December, 1906
j. w. ALTMAN,
Register in Chancery, Birmingham, Ala.
12-16-sun-St
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who were In the house testified that
Strickland fired the shots which killed
Alternately.
The case against George Lindsay and
William Boyd was passed to be reset.
The defendants are charged with the
murder of Charley Mantello, a Greek.
who was found dead on the roadside
between birmingham and Bessemer.
VIII Bible. who had been convicted of
manslaughter in the second degree, was
sentenced to two months imprisonment
an dan additional term of 100 days.
Capital felony cases will be on trial this
week in the first division of the criminal
court The case of George Jost charged
with the muder of Robert Hamilton at
North Birmingham is first on the docket
set for tomorrow
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Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

A meeting of the stockholders OF the
wilkinson Turbine company of Alabama
will be held Monday January 81, 1907, at
four (4 p. m, at the office of the sec
,eiary-elect, Mr.. :. o. Simpson, in the
citizens Savings bank. 200S First ave-
nue.. Birmingham, Ala.
The objects and purposes of this meet
Irg are: TO receive the report of the Of
acers of the company, to outline the fu-
IRE policy OF the company. TO alter or
amend the laws, to set a new date for
The annual meeting of stockholders, the
election &c board Of directors. the trans
action of any and all business that may
rome before the meeting
STOCK transfer ooks close January 10,
1907 JAMES W iLhlNSON,
President of the Wilkinson Turbine
Company
Assistant Secretary, George r. Brown.
12-16-6t-su
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LEGAL NOTICES.
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NofiCa

Notice.
To the Stockholders of the Kilby Frog
~ a f5e 5ait Gdh day IL nJfaihuary 1907 passed
a resolution declaring that 1t is desirable
TO increase the capital stock of said COM
pany from $4,000 to $4,000, and called a
meeting of the stockholders of the said
company to be held at the Office of the
company in North Birmingham, Ala, on
Thursday, the 2Sth day of February, 1901
Mt u o'clock noon, to take action on
said matter, and you are therefore mott
fed that said meeting will be held at
said time and place above named for
said purpose.
Dated this goth day of January, 1907.
WHITFIELD CLARK.
1-27-30t Secretary and Treasurer.
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MUNGER Is KILLED.
Isaac HosIy Is Seriously Injured In al
Accident at Tredegar.

Admission, February 2.-(Special. News
reached here today that Marshall Munger
and Isaac Hosly were thrown down a
steep incline at the plant Of the Annis-
ton Lime and Stone company at Tredegar.
Munger was killed outright and Hosly
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was SO badly injured he Is not expected
to live. The accident occurred at the
company's rock quarries.
The two men had taken load of rock
to the top of the mountain and when they
reached the top. near the furnace it is
thought the electric power gave way aud
it was impossible to stop the car which
dashed them back down the incline.
Mr.. Munger was about % years of age
and was only recently married Mr..
Hosly is about 30 years of age and has
a wife and two children
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ADVERTISEMENT
FUND

10000 SLUSH FUND
raised by liquor people! For
what purpose? To get control
of your city government. Make
an extra vote for Ward and
keep control.
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Boys Swept Away With Bridqe

Roanoke, June 13.-A Times special from Abingdon, Va, says: While six boys were standing on a wire foot bridge across the Holstein river, eight miles from Abingdon, this evening, watching the waters of the swollen stream, wave tore the bridge from its moorings, the boys being thrown into the river. Four of them swan ashore, but the other two were drowned. Their bodies have not yet been recovered. The drowned boys were Frank Miller and Henry McIn- tyre, sons of prominent farmers of that section
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HELD UP IN SHADE
 OF LONG VIADUCT
TWO WHITE MEN ARE CHARGED WITH GETTING $35 FROM AN oTHER-THE MEN ARE CAUGHT AFTER A LIVELY CHASE.

Birmingham had another highway rob bery last night, but fortunately the vic tim was not knocked in the head and let to die. Officers Burge, St. Clair and Henderson arrested two white men, charged with holding up and robbing Elem Lindsay, another white man.
 Lindsay was walking up Avenue B early last night. ard when he came into the shade of the Twenty-second street bridge the two white men with another, stepped out and took about S35 in money, and some other valuables from him.
 Lindsay went to the officers and told them that he had been the victim of highway robbers, and they soon ran their men down in the red light district. "ne men resisted the officers and broke eff into a run down the street, but after q close race through alleys and dark holes of different kinds two gave up and the third escaped.
 They gave their names at the police station as Fred Albright aad Arthur Cunningham. Both were locked Up with out bond, charged with highway rob bery,
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Duel Near covInqton. Tenn.

Memphis, June 13.-A special to the News Scin1tar from Covington, Tenn, says that in a duel between Waddy Tatum and John Gimp ten miles north of that place. yesterday evening, Ia tum was fatally wounded. The trouble tum was on his way to supper when he met Glimp in a wagon, and it is stated Tatum opened fire on Gimp with a revolver. The latter picked up a shotgun from the bottom of the wagon and returned the fire. The first shot missed, but the second took ef- feet in Tatum's abdomen and he fell, mortally wounded
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PARKER ACQUITTED
 OF THEROU MURDER
Didn't Know Of Wrong Relations Be. tween Dead Man and Mrs. Parker
 Says Parker's Partner.

Columbus, Miss, June 13.-(Special.) )- John Parker who Tuesday night shot and killed F. B. Therou, near Carrollton, Ala. who is said to have been in company with Mrs. Parker. was given a prelim- mary hearing this afternon at that city and was acquitted.
 Noah D. Robinson, business partner of John Parker. arrived in Columbus at noon today from Hot Springs, Ark. He telephoned his partner immediately upon his arrival In this city and the only information he could get in regard to the trial was that Parker had been ac- quilted MT Robinson said at the time he left Carrollton about a month ago he was quite positive that his partner did not suspect any wrong relations between his wife and the dead man.
 MT. Robinson stated that Therou was a married man with several children one of whom is young girl about 16 years of age, and was a frequent visitor at the Parker home in Carrollton. The 1herou home is about two miles from the town of Carrollton.
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ARTIFICIAL LEGS STOLEN.
Negro Gets Away With Four, Valued
 at $10O Each.

The Artificial Limb company, located at POT South Twentieth street, was broken into and robbed of four fine artificial legs early yesterday morning, and yes terday afternoon the report came that there was a negro peddllng fake legs" at East Birmingham, offering his stock at almost any price.
 The four limbs were valued at about s1OO a piece, and while the negro got off with a valuable haul, he will very probably find 1t difficult to dispose of it without being caught.
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Officers Testify on Brownsville.

Washington, June 13.--Oficers of the Twenty-flfth infantry who had pre- viously testified in the Brownsville in vestigation before the Senate commit tee on military affairs were again on t.le stand today Lieutenant Lawrason of Company B testified as to the dark ness of the night, contradicted by many Brownsville citizens, who have testified that they had recognized ne- gro soldiers from thirty feet to block away. Lawrason said that he could not distinguish a uniform seven feet away. Captain Macklin concluded his examination begun on Tuesday.
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New Corporation.

A declaration of incorporation was filed in the office of the probate court yester- day by the Walker Carlisle Mercantile company with a capital stock of $30OO " A. Walker, A. H. Walker, R. S. Car lsle and w. R. Hilliard are the incor- porators. The purpose of the corporation is to dc a general mercantile business in goods, notions, drugs and various other lines. The principal place of business will be in Birmingham.
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Neuro Guilty of Murder,

Columbus, Ga., June 13.-Two mur. der cases were cleared off Muscogee county docket today when Gene Bry. ant, negro, pleaded guilty to the mur. der of Dozier Huckaba, white, of liar ris county, and Jule Howard, white, indicted for the murder of Huckaba, was convicted of assault with intent to Bryant was given life sen tence and Howard was given ten years
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Mining Men Form Association.

Torreon, Mexico, June 13.-Under the leadership of Jose Haria Garza Adalpe of this city, J. D. vallerallo of Mexico City, J. J. Reynoso of Mexico City, J. Navarro of Guadalajara, and F. Punte of Sinaloa, an association of mining men in Mexico is being formed. me association will be the first of it's kind in the republic, and is direct offshoot from the International geolog. ical congress which convened in Mex. ico City last year.
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~ Western Miners Union Split.

Denver, June 13.-As a forerunner of the split between the Western Fed eration of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World, it developed to- day that McCabe union, Western Fed CT tion of Miners, after Butte had adopted resolutions charging Acting President Mahoney with having fraud ulently using the funds of the Fedora ton to help the Industrial Workers and being a traitor to the Federation. Mahoney denied the charges and de- manded that the union file written charges against him.
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Indoor Baseball Leaque.

The first game of the June indoor base ball league were played last night at the Y. M. c. A, Jaseley defeating Mar shall by the score of to and Hening defeating Knight by the score of 15 to 2. After the games a social time was in dulged in, refreshments were served and some games played by the lads. The sec ond games of the outdoor baseball league will be played Saturday afternoon.
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Money for Humane Society,

Alderman D. R. Copeland. one of the trustees of the Humane society, has in his hands a petition to the City Council asking for S5 for the support of the so- ciety. There are certain little expenses of the society which it has heretofore been unable to readily take care of, and the council will in all probability appro- rriate the requested amount when the petition is presented
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Whitfield Heads 1, 1, c.

Jackson, Miss. June 13-tSpecial.)-The board of trustees of the Industrial insti- ute and college of Columbus met here today and elected State Superintendent of Education Henry Whitfield president by unanimous vote. Governor Vardaman will name new superintendent in few days
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Camp Hardee to Take Action.

Commander R. H. Hagood of Camp Hardee issued the following order yes- terday:
 Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet erans, will meet Friday. June 14 at 5 o'clock p. m., in the Commercial club rooms to elect committee to attend the funeral of Senator John Tyler Morgan at Selma, Saturday at 12 o'clock noon.
 R. H. HAGOOD, Commander.
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Damaging Storm In ceorqia.

Fort Valley, Ga, June 13.-A heavy wind and rain storm did much damage to orchards and farms in the section east of this place today. Many orch ards were entirely stripped and others injured from 25 to 50 per cent, while not leaf is left on cotton, and corn is ruined.
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Postpone Trial of Glass,

San Francisco, June 13.-Judge Law Ter today postponed indefinitely the trial of Louis Glass, president of the Pacific Telephone company, indicted for bribery This case was set for next Monday.
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Fight With Knives and Pistols.

Monroe, Ga, June 13-In a running fight with revolvers and knives, in which women participated, two Italian men were probably fatally shot today, and two others wounded. The fight was started by drunken man.
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Swindled With a Piece of Paper.

Jessie Thomas. with a piece of paper, managed to swindle poor Walters Sanders out of $20 yesterday and is now wearing a convlct's suit. Policeman Smoot made the arrest on First avenue.
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in the old city hall of Philadelphia, and appointed a committee to choose a flag which would be a suitable standard for the use of the troops in the field, as well as a fitting emblem of the nation that was beginning to emerge from the chaos of revolution. The individual colonies had necessarily assumed standards of some kind. In July, 1775, Israel Putnam floated a flag from Prospect Hill, Mass, bearing the motto of the state on one side and the legend, An Apepal to Heaven on the other. In October Boston floated a battle flag showing a pine tree on a white field, which also bore the legend, An Apepal to Heaven" Virginia troops the same year with grim and determined faces under a banner emblazoned with the de- sign of coiled rattlesnake and the words, Don't Tread on Me"
 A common standard was needed, how ever, to mark tn" unity of purpose in the colonies, and this the committee was to cided upon was described as having thir- teen stripes to represent the colonies then in revolt, and thirteen white stars on a 'ue field with the same significance. This T being decided, George Washington. Morris and Colonel Ross went rch street to the home of Mrs. upholsterer, and submitted idea to her. She sug- six-pointed star be we points, and this made. She took
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Tomorrow-The Birthday of Arkansas.
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TODAY IS BIRTHDAY OF AMERICAN FLAG Story of the Origin of "0Id
 Glory" "STAR SPANGLED BANNER' How Francis Scott Key Came to Write Famous Song-Banner Will
 Flutter to Freezes
 Today.
"STAR SPANGLED BANNER"
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

This is the birthday of "Old Glory and the thirteen stripes and star-studded field will be unfurled today from thousands of public buildings, business places and res idences in honor of the event. As the flag swings full and free today it may well quiver with. pardonable arrogance because of the national achievements t has marked Because 1t flies over the land of opportunity 1t has already drawn the population of an empire from less favored climes, and 1t Is still the ensign of hope for millions more who look to 1t with longing eyes. Long may 1t wave"
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not how many runs they would make, but when would they stop.