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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-12
County Court Proceedings.


County court met Monday OF last
week with Judges Harper, Smith and
Hyde, County Clerk Weeks and Sher-
If Beard In attendance, and the fol-
lowing proceedings we're had:
Ordered that the assessment OF |.
n. Kinion for the taxes OF the year
1907 be reduced from $23,76 to
$1S.4S on account OF erroneous as.
sessment.
Bills, commissions and fees to the
amount OF $745. 40 were allowed.
B. E. Harrison, assessing Mingo
township, warrant allowed for
$2O.32.
N. l.. Hooper, assessing Summit
township, $685..
Now this day comes Yancy Combs
as principal and D. S. Bolin, Jas. o.
Combs and NJ. NJ. Combs as security
and present their bond In the sum OF
$4,000 as security for the river
drainage taxes, and which Is OK.
amined and approved by the court.
Ordered that clerk Issue patent for
a tract OF swamp land in township
3S, range 80.
Court adjourned at noon Tuesday
and went to Rich Hill where they
conferred with the Vernon Co. Court
In reference to bridges across Reeds
and Pryor creek on the line between
the counties. They returned the
same night and continued their ses-
sion Wednesday morning. The
bridges we're not ordered however,
and the matter was laid over for
further consideration.
A. II. Bell, of Bloomington, Ills,
was allowed warrant for $239.2S
for services as Drainage engineer.
The dredge boat men we're all In
and allowed warrants on estimates
as follows:
Timothy Foohey & Son lateral No.
3, $3.50 cubic yards at 15c less 10
per cent. warrant for 1862. 3S.
Timothy Foyhey & Son, main
ditch, 1910 cubic yards at lie,
less 10 per cent. warrant for ST..
O73.5S.
Timothy Foohey & Son, main
ditch, warrant for $3,332.32
A. Y. Wills & Son, main ditch at
Papinville, Ga, s99.94 cubic yards at
1Oc, less 10 per cent. off,warrant for
$5, S40.73.
R. 81. McWilliams, lateral No. 2,
9,546 "a cubic yards at 12c less 10
per cent. off, warrant for 81, 031. 03.
R. 81. McWilliams, Miami ditch
26, TIA cubic yards, at Sc less 10 per
cent. off, warrant for 81, 093.92.
PETIT JURORS FEBRUARY TERM.
Mingo-John Braundart.
Grand Rlver-W. R. Owens.
Deer Creek-B. A. McRoberts.
East Boone-J. E. Hunt.
West Boone-Gilbert Dean.
West Point-Chas. Bowman.
Elkhsrt-Frank Lsngsiord.
Mound-Fred Church.
Shawnee. P. Herman.
Spruce. F. Swiger.
Deepwater-W. L Kash.
Summit-Frank Hendricks.
Mt. Pleasant--Geo. Price.
Charlotte-Frank Porter.
Homer-N. Swartz.
Welnut--LeWis Stalker.
New Home-Seth Cope.
Lone Oak-James G.. Walker.
Pleasant Gap hurry Earsom.
Hudson W. g. Brown.
Rockville John Collar.
Praifis-W. p. Kember.
Osags--Wssley AsTasmith. 8
Hovafd-Jo John Aokerman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-12
Bookkssper Drops
Dead at the Capital.

Washington, d. c., Dec.-seior
W. T. Seward, q bookkeeper Of the
senate dropped dead today while en-
tering a revolving door OF the capt
toll.
Major Seward was appointed TO
his position six years ago by the late
Senator Hswley. Of Conaecticut, his
home being In Guiliord, Con.
he had had an eventiul career, be.
ing twice taken prisoner during the
civil war while attached to the sew
enth Connecticut volunteer infantry.
He went to the Hawaiian Islands
and was attached to the staff OF
Queen Lilloukalsni, and at one time
was under sentence to be shot there.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-12

Norfolk, Nsb., Dec.-V. B. Meth
away killed his wife on q Union Pa.
cific train here late this afternoon In
sight Of scores Of people. Then he
ran a block and blew out his own
brains.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-12
"a STo EIA.
Bears til. nIhs Kind You Have Always Bsugh1
''', !; ZNZZZ
Must Pay 1.2 Million Taxes.

Jackson, Miss, Dec.-By q de-
cision Of United States Judge Henry
c. Niles, Mississippi wins a suit
against the Singer Sewing Machine
company for back taxes from 1886
to date, amounting to Y million dol
lars. Suit was Instituted In 1904 by
Writ Adams, revenue agent, to col.
lect back taxes on solvent credits,
which had not been listed. Adams
ssid the company held between 4 and
8 million dollars In notes made In
this state on which not a cent had been
paid. The Singer company got out
an Injunction restraining the collec-
ton for taxes and the decision rem
dered dissolves that Injunction. The
Singer company will take an appeal
to the United States supreme court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
MORE APPLICATIONS FILED.

Central of Georgia and Western of
 Alabama Present Papers.
 Two other chapters in the railroads of the State vs. the State of Ala bama litigation were reached yesterday when the Central of Geor- gia and the Western of Alabama Rail- roads filed replications in the United Stages Court to the answer of the State recently delivered in court. Both re- plications were brief. and are stated m part as follows:
 The repliant saith and it maintains and ayers a true bill. certain and suf- flcient in the law to be answered unto by the said defendants. and that the answer of the said defendants is very uncertain, evasive and insufficient In law, to be replied unto by this repli- ant; in short, that any other matter or thing in the said answer contained, material or effectual in the law to be replied unto, and not herein and here by sufficiently well replied unto, con fessed or avoided, traversed or de- nied, is true; all which matters and things this repliaut is ready to aver. maintain and prove as this honorable court shall direct, and humbly prays as fin and by its bill 1t hath already prayed
 The replications of these two rail- roads make the third ones to be filed, the first being filed June 27 by the A. G. s. Railroad. Nine other railway companies are yet to be heard from.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
DELEGATES NAMED.
Both Montgomery and Birmingham te
 Send Large Representations.

Both Montgomery and Birmingham te
 Send Large Representations.
 The meeting of the State Commer- cfal and Industrial Association which is to be held in Selma on the srd and 4th of July is attracting attention throughout the State, and indications point to large attendance of dele gates.
 Among the delegates who will rep resent Montgomery are: A. G. Forbes, F. P. Glass, Alex Rice, L. l.. Gilbert, c. G. Zirkle, H. c. Jones, Ma than Lobman, J. B. Smith, and B. J. Well.
 Anumber of other members of the Montgomery Association are expected to notify the Secretary of the Asso- citation of their acceptance to attend the convention in a few days
 The delegates from the Birmingham Association are: T. H. Motion, F. M Jackson, R. M. Goodall, A. I. Dexter, R. M. Jenkins, E. K. Campbell, H. B. Bloom, E. W. Wilkerson, N. c. Dean, W. B. Leedy, W. H. Sims, c. w. Ufford, Frank Nelson. Jr., A. R. Dearborn, R. Jemison, P. S. Jones, S. W. Lee, J L. Raul, W. c. Agee J. o. Thompson, F. B. Forbes. R. F. McDavid, T. S. Pounds, J. B. Babb, F. Y. Anderson, R.. C.. Smith, l.. K Steiner, T. H. Johnston. w. L. Del helm, S. E. Thompson, H. J. Porter. F. Coheen, D. M. Drennen, J. W. Sihley, and Morris Loveman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
WHY WOMEN SUFFER.

There is not a particle of poison in them--just the pure roots and herbs that nature intended for curing the kidneys.
 Doan's Kidney Pills cure every form of kidney trouble. Read the testi- mony of a woman of your own city, perhaps d neighbor.
 Montgomery Testimony.
 Mrs. A. Josephine Savers, living at May St., Montgomery, Ala, says: T wish to let all know that I am enjoying better health than have for years, and that owe 1t all to the curative powers of your wonderful remedy, Doan's Kid ney Pills. I have been a sufferer more or less for years with kidney disease and rheumatism. and other allied ail- ments. I suffered greatly from pain In my back and side. had headaches and was tired and nervous all the time. did not seem to get much If any relief from the doctors or from the ermedies I tried and when Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my attention, I was suffering more than usual, but as soon as I had taken the first few doses, could see that was being benefited. By the time had used three boxes l was free from the pain and soreness in my back and kidneys and from that time on I improved and am happy to say am now in good health and free from all signs of my old trouble I trust that my experience with Doan's Kid ney Pills will be a help to others"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
PAYS ss,sOO FOR A DOLLAR.
Philadelphia Collector Sets New HI
 Mark for Numismatica.

Philadelphia Collector Sets New High
 Mark for Numismatica. Philadelphia Special.
 A single United States silver dollar of the coinage of 1894 brought $s.sOO here today at the sale of the collec- tion of the late M. A stickney. the best price during the sale except S6,200. which dealer paid for famous Brash CTS New York doubloon, the face value of which is only $16.
 There are but six specimens of the 1894 dollar known to be eXtant. one or which is now at the mint in this city Stickney received the rare coin on May g, 1S43. from the local mint in exchange for other coin.
 It weighs a trifle less than 415 grains and. having been kept in a chamotse bag. 1t Is extremely fine and bril- liant.
 Before it changed hands again today at the end of siXty-four years. dealers and collectors vied with ore another in raising it's value with their spirited bidding Mir. Chapman. who finally carried it off. opened the bidding with $l.000. His competitors run the price up in jumps of $250 at a time, until the price had scared to S3.000. Then MT. Chapmans bid of $3,6OO got the treasure.
 Equally interesting was the bidding for an 1915 United States half eagle. which was finally captured by $. H. Chapman for $2,O00. This coin is of great rarity. there being only six ex- tanh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30

Women have so much to go through in life that 1t Is a pity there Is so much needless suffering from back ache, headache, dizziness, languor and other common aches and ills of kid ney complaint
 Doan's Kidney Pills have brought new life and strength to thousands of women afflicted in this way.
 Women are prone to kidney trouble They have so much indoor work to do. so much lifting, bending and stoop- ing; they are bound by custom to tight, heavy clothing. They get little out door exercise, and any little cold may bring on a kidney weakness.
 Don't worry If you feel tired and dragged out--if you have backache and bearing down pain. headache, dizzy spells, faintness and lack ambition Don't think It's some trouble peculiar to the sex. Men suffer in the same way when they have kidney trouble.
 Ask yourself this question: Are my Kidneys well?" The condition of the kidney secretions may give you an an swer. If there is a brick-dust sedi- ynent, or a stringy settling in the urine; if passages are too frequent and eopious, or scanty and painful, It Is time to begin using Doan's Kidney Pills. Delay may run you into Brights disease or diabetes.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are special medicine for the kidneys. and do not aRect the bowels or any other organs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
over Twenty-three Thousand Dolla
 Changed Hands in Day.

over Tweuty-three Thousand Dollars
 Changed Hands in Day.
 Property transfers to the extent or $23,5O0 were yesterday recorded in the office of the Probate Judge, the amount involved being the heaviest transfer of the week. The deeds recorded are as follows:
 Leopold Strauss and wife, Sophie W. Strauss. to Charles W. Smith. lot on the north side of Dexter Avenue in the plat known as New Philadelphia. !" The property referred to fronts fifty feet on the north side of Dexter Av- enue and extends back 16O feet. and was transferred for S9.000.
 Florence W. Kirtland and husband, F. w. Kfrtland, disposed of q piece of property on Mildred Street and Pleasant Avenue. the consideration of the transfer being $S.750. and the pur- chaser being Frank Gordon.
 The Capitol Heights Development Company to Frank Pabst, piece Of property at Capitol Heights. The pur- chase price was stated at $500.
 W. D. westcott to J. c. Curry. a piece of property in Peacocks Tract the consideration belng $55o.
 Susie Crowson to Waiter R. CaIJo- way, a piece of property on the Low CT Wetumpka Road in consideration of $1,200.
 J Hodgson and wife. Elizabeth N. Hodgson, to I. w. Chalker, piece of property situated on Cramer Avenue, the consideration being $2,6oO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
WORK IS COMPLETED
CODE COMMISSION TO FORMALLY
 ADOPT REPORT.
Hns worked Incessantly Through Sev-
 eraI weeks and Has Received
 Valuable Assistance From ( Judge Mayheld of TuecalOOxa.

The Code Commission. after sixty one days of work, finished yesterday its reading of the new Alabama Code for submission to the Legislature when it meets in July. The members of the Commission hold secret the contents cf the code.
 The Commission has been in session since April. Each member of the Com mission was paid $10 day for his ser vice and a committee clerk and stem ographer were provided. The total cost of the commission in it's work for the new code was upward of $6,o0o. The code had been previously pre- pared by Judge J. J. Mayfleld, of Tus- lcaloosa Judge Mayfield during the latter sittings of the Commission met daily with it and assisted in the work before it. The members of the Com mission were zealous in the discharge Of their duties and met each day for good days work.
 The Commission read and considered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
IAN N
Ladies' Summer Shoes In All Styles
 and Colors...

Ladies white canvas "Oxford Ties" Covered Heels, Very styl- ish. All sizes at $1>50 pair.
 Ladies' White Linen Oxford Ties. Something" "Extra" Pretty" at $2.00 pair.
 Ladies "Blue" and "Gray" s'Linen" ,'Oxford Ties, "Some- thing" New" and "Nobby" at $2.50 a pair"
 "We have a full" Line-of-La- dies BIk,' Oxfords in all sizes.
 Ladies House-Slippers,"
 We just received a large "Lot of Ladies Blk. 3 Point Slippers for Comfort "-all sizes at $1.00 a pair.
 Ladies "Blk." and Red "Bou- doir'' Slippers-an sizes at $1.00 g pair.
 Don't forget "to ask for our Basement Showings."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
IS SUBJECT TO TAX
OPINION RENDERED. BY ATTORNEY GENERAL CAREER.
Foreign Corporations Taking Notes and Mortgages to Secure Loans Are Subject to License Un-
 der Revcuue Code.


 In an opinion given yesterday at the request of Secretary of State Frank N. Julian, Attorney General A. M. Gar Der ruled that any foreign corporation taking notes and mortgages to secure loans was subject to the license tax under the new revenue code.
 The question came up from a letter written by the representative of w. c. Bradley and Company of Columbus, a business which has a large branch en- terprise at Eufaula. The opinion of the Attorney General, which has Its importance in bearing upon similar conditions, wherein corporations or firms doing business in other States open branches in Alabama is as fol- lows:
 June 2s. 1907. Hon. Frank N. Julian, Secretary of
 State, Capitol:
 Dear sir-I have your favor of the 25th instant enclosing letter from Mir Charlton D. Battle. attorney for the W. c. Bradley Company, corporation under the laws of Georgia.
 MT. Battle desires to be advised by you whether the corporation named is subject to the license tax required by the act of March 4, 1907.
 Assuming the correctness of the facts stated in Mir. Battles letter, 1t Is my opinion that the company named, so far as concerns the wholesale grocery business conducted by 1t, is not subject to the license tax. MT. Battle stated that the company conducts a ware house department like other ware houses; that 1t loans money to it's patrons upon notes or mortgage secu- rities, advancing money for crops to be made, taking security therefor and conducting it's business usually as warehouses conduct their business and receiving cotton fer storage and sale" The warehouse business of the com pany conducted as stated by Mir. Bat tie, constitutes a doing of business within this State within the meaning of the act referred to. In the case of Bristol Savings Bank. 108 Ala p. 3, the Supreme Court of Alabama held that under the act of 1887, 'To give force and effect to section 4 of article IA of the Constitution of Alabama (Acts 1SS6-7, page 102). 'The loan of money here and the taking here of notes and mortgages to secure repayment, the mortgage being on land situated in this State, is the doing of business here within both the Constitution and statute" (Citing cases) The statute then under consideration Is not mate rially different from the present statute so far as this question Is concerned. It is not material to the question wheth- CT the property mortgaged is real or personal so long as 1t is situated in this State, and the mortgage is recorded in this State.
 I. therefore. advise you that the company named is subject to the pay ment of the license tax above mem tioned.
 herewith return MT. Battles letter.
 Yours very truly,
 Alex M. Garber,
 Attorney General.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30

10000 sections of the proposed code. Of these sections there were 7,05S in the manuscript code submitted by Judge Mayfield. Of course numerous changes have been proposed in the present code. but the members of the Commission de- clined to- discuss any of the changes proposed. The code will be submitted to the Legislature which may approve or reject 1t.
 The members of the Code Commits sion were Senators John A. Lusk. Hen- ry Merritt, Lucien Gardner and Repre- sentatives Sam Will John, Speaker A. H. Carmichael, Manly Foster, H E. Steagali and O. c. Maner.
 The Commission will hold a formal meeting Monday to take final lction on the code as a whole, but the work of the Commission was yesterday com pleted with the exception of this for- nal meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
CALL SPECIAL TERM.
Supreme Court Has Number of Ina
 bortant Cases Before It.

Supreme Court Has Number of xm-
 portant Cases Before It.
 A special term of the Supreme Court of Alabama was called yesterday. It was called to allow the court to com plete the many matters that 1t has before 1t, including several applica- tions for rehearing.
 What is known as the November term of the Court expired yesterday under the limitations of the law. But the Court had before 1t a number of important matters demanding atten- ton and an extra or special term was called to dispose of them. It is per haps possible that the Court will com pIete its work by Thursday.
 The members of the Court have been at work for several weeks on oninions and 1t is believed that a large number of them will be handed down before the final adjournment Of the Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30

Yarbrough was shipped from Nash vile, Tenn. for interment.
 Negro Deaths. Susan Brooks. age 35 years. T. T. Rankins. age 39 years. Coleman Blakey. age 30 years. Lucindy Hall, age 65 years. Lillie Duggs, age 50 years. Susan King, age 45 years India Felton, age 33 years. Daniel Evans, age 24 years; shipped to LeGrand, Ala. Lottie Johnson, age 33 years. Matilda Mallard, age 25 years. Siller Shirley, age 45 years.
 White Births. To Mir and Mrs. B. F. Barton. a boy. To MT. and Mrs. H. McPherson, a girl To MT. and Mrs. J. A .Galatas. a girl.
 Negro BirtlAs To F. Scott and wife, a boy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
DIsPosING OF LAND.
Eleven Thousand Acres Taken Up By
 H0mesteaders.

General R. D. Johnston, United States Land Registrar for Alabama, announces that during the year end ing June 1, 1907, 11,OOO acres of pub lie land in this State were taken up for homestead entries, which compares very favorably with the distribution of other years.
 There are still left, General John ston says, about 150.000 acres in Ala bama that are to be set aside for homestead entries.
 Besides the land which has been set aside by the government for homestead entries, in Alabama there are Gbout SO,0OO acres of coal land that are not subject to entries, but which are kept exclusively by the government. The activity in the Registrars office dur. ing the past month has not been abat- ed by the warm weather, but has the rather been especially prominent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
TWO NEW COMPANIES.
Acree Lumber Concern and Roden Coal
 Company File Papers.

organized in Mobile with a capital stock of $10.00o. TlNe incorporators are J. o. Acret. G. N. Hill and E. Ross.
 The Secretary of State has been mo- tified of the formation of the Roden Coal Company, which will engage in coal mining in Jefferson County. The incorporators are B. F. Roden. B. F.. Roden, Jr., and H. F. De Bardeleben. The company has the large capital stock of $150,00O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
DEATHS EXCEED BIRTHS.
Only One Negro Reported Born During
 the Week.

only One Negro Reported Born During
 the Week.
 The vital statistics for the week end. ing June 2s shows the greatest dis parage in the number of deaths and births that has been noted at he sani- tary department for quite a while. During the week there were fifteen deaths and only four births. while of the births one only was of the negro race Of the deaths. eleven were ne- groes and four whites. there being one more white death than the number of births.
 The full statistics for the week are ss follows:
 White Deaths.
 Infant of w. Langston Haygood. ago months.
 Jack Thorington. age 62 years. Mrs Jamie Rowland, age 33 years. William P. Reynolds. age 12 years; shipped to Fort Deposit. Ala.
 The body of J. W. Lane was shipped to Montgomery from Atlanta, Ga, for interment, and the body of w. R. A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
KING NOT ARRESTED.

No Charge Filed Against Popular
 waiter at High Life.
 mistake occurred in yesterdays Advertiser to the effect that Simon King, a negro, had taken coat from the High Life Cafe. In another part Of the same paper it was stated that Ed Thomas had been arrested for the theft of a coat belonging to simon King, waiter at the High Life Cafe.
 The police have not arrested simon King and there is no charge against him at police headduarters.
 King is well known In Montgomery and is regarded by all who know him as a very reputable negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
LAnIEs-NoTICE.

Don't fail to come early and take your pick of the great bargains that have been held In reserve at the sai- wage store at 123 Dexter Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30

EILENBERG STUDIO OF MUSIC. Closed for season. Will reopen nrsi Monday fin September.
 Address, Robert B. Eilenberg, Ciin- ton, New Jersey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
cooke's sprInas. AIa.

Now open by the owners. 27 miles north east of Birmingham. with mineral water that cures the sick; high up in the noun tains where no malady exists. ' For rates. circulars, etc. address.
 [. COOKIE 6 co.
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