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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
PROPOSALS


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-Offc OF the
Board Of State Harbor Commissioners, Union
Depot and Ferry house. San Francisco, Cal.
December 20. 1906 Sealed proposals bids
win be received at this office at or prior to
2:15 O'Clock D. m. on Thursday. January 10.
1907. for the furnishing OF creosoted piles to
be used as repair piles in the different wharves
on the water front Of the city and county OF
San Francisco. In accordance with the speci-
hcatiOns prepared therefor by the Chief En-
gineer Of the board, and adopted By the board
December 21. 1906. and on hle in this Office,
To which special reference Is hereby made.
The piles TO be fresh cut, first quality Douglas
yellow ir piles; the creosote used must come
from works making bltum1n0us coal gas, and
the piles TO be injected with not less than 10
pounds Of oil per cubic foot OF wood; the pene
tration Of the heavier black oils must not be
less than one % inch at any place in the
circumference OF the pile.
No bid will be received unless IL Is made
a blank form furnished from this office and Is
accompanied by eRrtided check OF $500. pay
able TO the order or the secretary or the
board. as guarantee on the part OF the sue
cessfuI bidder that he viii. within six l6l
days after the acceptance Of the bid. enter
into written contract TO do said work. ae-
and viii also execute and file with thls board
a bond IN such sum as the board may deem
ADEQUATE with a surety company TO be ap-
proved By the Board Of State Harbor Com
performance of such contract; nor VIII said
bid be considered by this board unless deliV-
cred to the secretary or to the assistant sec
retary at the office OF the secretary. At or
prior to 2.f5 o'clock D. M ON Thursday, Janu-
airy 10. 1907. at which time and place the bids
will he opened. The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids IL deemed for the
hest interests Of the state. Bidders are invited
to he present at the opening OF the bids
CHARLES Fl. SPEAR. ]. D. MACKENZIE
HENRY J. CRoCKEk, Board OF Stare Haroor
OOn'''''SIS1 I.oTT d. NORTON, Chief Engineer
JOHN NJ. FOY. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
BuRLINGAME REAL ESTATE

BURLINGAME GROVE LOTS
Size eox1a0 Prices $3.50 and up.
$40 Der month and small payment down.
Price includes sewer and water pipe, mac
adamized streets, cement sidewalks and shade
trees.
Six cottages now building and for sale on
easy terms.
Take San Nateo Electric Cars at 5tb and
Market SITS every - minutes STOP AT BUR
IINGAME GROVE STATION. Circulars and
descriptive matter on request.
BURLING AME GROVE CO..
QlS Monadnock Bldg. Tel. Temporary l053.
Prices Will be raised after January 81. 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
oFFIcEs ANp STORES no LET

FILLMORE 12oe-Large. sunny front Offices
running water: janitor services. SULLIVAN.
REA 4 KEHRLETN
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
o PER CENT INVESTMENT.

Q per cent income. paper secured BY new homes
u choicest part OF Oakland. near Claremont.
Key Rout and Fair View Park IA amounts
from $500 uP TO $4,000; total amount OF con-
tracts S34 900: viii take cash or clear vacant
in Berkeley. Oakland or Alameda or timber
land. See owner. wM. II. STEWART, cor.
North and School sts.. Oakland.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15
Rural Delivery Increase.

1t is now only fourteen years since
an appropriation of $4,000 was made
for experiments with the project Of
rural free delivery. AS recently as ten
years ago the appropriation for this
new service amounted to only $4,000;
last year 1t was more than $25, 900, 900,
while this year rural free delivery will
cost $37,000,000.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15
Soon Told.

Mr.. Trotter-I spent an entire day
with. your husband last week. We
hadn't met for nearly 20 years, and
naturally he had to tell me all he
knew.
Mrs. Homer-He ought to have told
you that much in ten minutes. But
had he started in to tell you all he
doesn't know it would have taken him
the rest of his natural life.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15
at Knocks the Itch"

1t may not cure all your ills, but
1t does cure one Of the worst. 1t
cures any form of itch ever known
no matter what it's called, where the
sensation is itch" it knocks it,. Ec-
zema, ringworms, are cured by one box.
It's guaranteed, and it's name is Hunts
Cure.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15
An Estimate and a Hope.

you've heard her, you say?" re-
marked Mr. Dudley. "Ah! She cer-
tainly has the gift of song"
well, hope that's what 1t is" re-
piled Miss Knox. Il should hate to
think she paid anything for it,"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

FITS, st. Yitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. r. Fl. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

OF course this world may be grow.
ing better, but lot Of new jails are
erected every year.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

Some Phi ppine cigars are foot
and half in length.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use, Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 OF.
package, cents.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

We don't believe people would be
more lawless IL there were less law.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight Sc cigar. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

II a man who owns an automobile
Is a bachelor, It's his own fault.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-11-15

Men who write on how to get rich
are usually as poor as church mice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05

mlngham. and E. P. Bouchelle, Boligee. J. o. Strickland has been appointed Jus tice of the peace at Magnolia: J. N. E. Faulkner a notary public and ex-offlco justice Of the peace at Fort Payne, and w. s. Copley notary public at Mobile
 Gen. William W. Brandon, state audi tor, has left for Franklin county to in- vestigate sights for county high schools. He will be at Russellvile Thursday night. where he will speak; at Haleyville Fri day. where he will also speak if he has time. and at Double Springs Saturday, where there Is to be a barbecue and pub lie speaking On Monday he will be at Fort Deposit, where he will speak. All these places are asking for high schools, and it is the purpose of General Brandon to make a personal investigation of the sites where it is possible to do so, he be- ing one of the locating board.
 County pension boards are instructed by Auditor Brandon that they should meet early this month to get delayed pen sioners on the lists, in order that the re- ports may be sent to the state board before October 1 here. The state board will meet the first Monday in October, and will take up and dispose of the new lists quickly.
 Secretary of States Frank N Julian, who came home from Tuscumbia early in the week i'll. is yet laid up. It Is thought. however, that he will be able to get out by the last of the week
 Capt George W. Ely, travelling passen- ger agent of the Southern Pacific, and Capt. P. Sid Jones, district passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville, have gone to Red Boiling Springs, Ienh., for a couple of weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05

order of Odd Fellows for the state of Alabama was introduced by Walter S. Gilbert and MT. Gilbert stated in his l introductry, inasmuch as he was known everywhere i'll the state where here was any evidence at all of politics. He stated that MT. Goodwin had been at the game so long and was such a past master outside of his title Of grand master, that he even lost sight of the fact when he entered cafe to have a meal.
 lie said it was a standing joke that MT Goodwin had been known to enter a restaurant, and when the waiter brought the menu aroad, instead Of cross ing off the dishes that he wanted, he wrote the word vote nine times, and MT. Gilbert said that he thought this was pretty good evidence that he was a good politician, simply from the fact that he figured them all t..e way across the board, and On the other hand it showed that in picking uneven numbers he proved his love for the order.
 IT. Goodwyn's talk was a delightful one, and the appreciation was expressed in the hearty applause accorded his |, speech
 The committees as appointed by Grand Patriarch McClusky are as follows;
 Judiciary and Legislation-H. C. Weav- CT. o. r. Warner and L. N. Buel
 State of Order-I. Green, II. B. Harless and J. o. Croft.
 Finance-D. M. McGaughney, A. P. D. Bean and J. R. Perkins.
 Petitions and Appeals-J. D. McClusky c. G. Ward and w. D. New
 Charters and By-Laws-W. s. Lewis, C. C. Harkins and A. T.. Carter.
 Mileage and Per Diem-E. E. Howard, E, Winter and c. W. Capps. Returns and Subordinates-C. s. Wright, Charles Landstreet and T. R. Booth. Dstribution-Pas Grand Patriarch John Ellis, W. H. Clements and George Step henmeyer.
 Custodian of Secret Work-R. G. Be- thard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Personal and General.

The Amphion club met last night in the Perkins h-ll, on Avenue F, in a busnss session. The bylaws were formally adopted and other details of organization perfected. The club decided to give their opening event on the 2Oth day of Sep tember. arious committees were appointed to make all the necessary arrangements and nothing will be left undone to make their first event a grand success
 The odd Fellows held an interesting meeting tonight in their hall on Nine teenth street There was a good at tendance and especially interesting was the report of the committee on the Or phans' Home at Cullman.
 Dr. and Mrs T. A. Johnson will cele- brate the fftieth anniversary of their wedding next Friday night at their home on Avenue II and Twentieth street. The venerable couple are hale and hearty and much beloved by their many friends and acquaintances. They will be at home to their friends from to II o'clock, D. m
 Enon Nedechab, a Bulgarian, was fla tally injured by being caught between two freight cars in the yards of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany He was carried to the Cunningham hospital though it is not expected he will recover.
 The funeral of the months old child of Mir and Mrs. Henry Bousack, who died yesterday at the family residence on Avenue D took place this afternoon at Oakland, the Rev L. F. Whitten off ciating.
 Mrs. F. H Johnson and daughter, Yer ma, left yesterday for points in South Alabama, and Georgia They will be ab- sent from the city about two weeks
 The ladies of the Fairview Methodist church will give a melon social on the grounds of the church next Friday night from to 10:30 p. m. A cordial invitation Is extended to all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
JUST A FEW SMITHS.
New York Directory Is Filled Witr
 Curious Names.

New York. September 4.-Every mem her of the Smith family will be gratlfied with the showing 1t has made In the 121st volume of the general directory of Manhattan and the Bronx, now being distributed for 1t is helding by safe margin the lead In numbers over the other families. There are thirty-seven columns of the new directory devoted to the Smith family. Jacques A A, is the first person whose name appears In the list ana the last one Is Louis Zysa. Between these two are strange and original names. There Is one representative of the Bykoz- ynsky family and also Wucherpfenning.
 In the colors the Browns and Brownes lead by a comfortable margin. There are twenty columns Of these; and the Whltes come next, with ten and one-halt col umns. There are eight columns of Greens and Greenes, while the Blacks and Grays break even with three columns.
 There are approximately 5O0,oOO names in the book. which would indicate pop ulation of 2,5OO, GOO in Manhattan and the Bronx, two of the five boroughs or Greater New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows today concluded their fifty-nnth annual secession. which was held in this city, and lasted from Monday until this afternoon. The session just closed is one of the most important the lodge has ever held, and a large amount of work was accom- ,plished. The delegates enjoyed the ride over the Birmingham district afternoon, after which most of them left for home.
 The following officers were elected to serve for the next term:
 s. J. Erckert of Birmingham, grand patraNh.
 F. F. Conway. Mobile, Grand High Priest.
 D. J. Deacy, Tuscaloosa, Grand Senior Warden.
 c. ". Capps, Birmingham, Grand Junior Warden.
 W. F. Mccartney, Annston, Grand Scribe.
 F. Erswell, Grand Treasurer
 John Ellis, Grand Recording Secre- tary.
 The next meeting will be held in Gull man in September, 1908.
 One of the features of the meeting was the smoker that was rendered the delegates. After tho regular business had been concluded an open session was instituted, and some happy and ap- propriate speeches were made by some of the most prominent citizens of Bes- semer
 The smoker was voted decided suc- cess by each and every one of the dele gates
 One of the happiest hits of the even ing was the speech of John T. McInary. He stated in part that the only thing he had against the order of Odd Eel lows was that they did not meet in Bessemer often enough. He told them that the gates of the city were wide open to tn em, and the key had long since been cast aside, and he only hoped that they would hear this in mind for all future time.
 Tyler Goodwin, grand master of tn e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
President of Concern Disappears, lesv-
 ing Trouble Behind.

Cincinnati, September 4.-Because of tho mysterious disappearance fin New York of Edward Heidelbach, president of the Fabian Manufacturing company in this city, M. E. Moch was today appointed receiver of that concern and placed un- der a bond of s600,000
 The petition for the receivership, in addl- ton to setting forth the facts of the dis appearance of Mir Heidelbach, states that the action is taken with the consent of the largest creditors, who are named as the Market National and the Citizens National banks, and also one of the two defendants, Stanley s. Rauh, the other defepdant being MT. Heidelbaeh.
 Tho application for receiver alleged that owing to tho continued absence of MT Hsidelbach the continuance of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
THREE MORE BOYS UP FOR BURGLARY EnsIey Having Trouble Stopping
 Petty Thieves MEN IN JAIL FOR CRUELTY Trey Shot Horse and Went Away, Leaving It to Die-Personal and
 General News of the Steel City.
MEN IN JAIL FOR CRUELTY

Ensley September 4.-CSpeeia1)- Three young white boys charged with breaking into the dwelling house of J.. IL Barton of the Ensley dairy farm. We're brought before the mayor this morning owing to the absence of witnesses the cases were continued to Thursday Since the passage of tn @ Juvenile board bill the frequency of sim liar offences has become a serious ques- ton with the city authorities. as the offenders being under the age of | | years cannot be punished by the city officials under the provisions of the act. While the intention of the law seems To be to prevent young boys being inn prisoned it's effect so far seems to have been to encourage them to commit crimes with impunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Council Meets Toniqht.

The city council will meet tomor- TOW night in regular session at the city hall. Several matters of importance WilA come before the meeting, among which will be the proposed extention of the paving of Avenue E to Thirtieth street Considerable opposition to this movement has developed among the ad- 1acent poperty holders, some of whom will appear before the council to op- pose the proposed improvement.
 The question of recognizing the city government under the municipal code bill will be discussed, also the estab- lishment of a juvenile court. Several other matters will be brought before the council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Wanton Cruelty to Animals.

Two white men named Alb and Dude l Carroll, who live at Mulga, were ar rested carly this morning charged with
 malicious and wanton cruelty to ami Il =tls.
 II is charged they hired horse and l buggy from Barnard's livery stable to drive to Malga. They also rented from Byrum & Butcher couple of shot
 guns, and purchased a large quantity of ammunition. after which they pro
 ceeded to load up on whisky. It is said
 that as they drove along the public road leading to AIuiga they shot at everything in sight. finally shooting the i horse they were driving and took to the woods The horse was wounded so | badly it had to be killed when found. The defendants were arrested and lodged in the county jail to await tn @ action of the grand jury. Constable White and Deputy Sheriffs Kennimer
 and Allen made the arrests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
STORM IN GEORGIA.
Much Property Is Damaged, But No
 Lives Are Lost.

Atlanta, September A heavy wind and rain storm, with binding electrical flashes, passed over Fort Gaines, Ga, at II o clock last night. All wire communi- cation with the outside world was cut off and no communication with the town was secured until nearly noon today, when a telephone wire was secured to Cuthbert The storm prevailed over a wide territory but no loss of life has been reported
 Great damage is reported to crops and the electric storm demoralized all tele- phone and telegraph lines. No train from Fort Gaines is due to reach Cuthbert or Macon until late this afternoon, when further particulars of the storm may be expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
ALFONSO IS LECTURED.
Ministers Protest Against His Driving
 Autos Go East.

London. September fixing Alfonso or snain according to a story published in Truth. has been lectured by his ministers against personally driving the royal motor car at an excessive and dangerous speed. His secret motor expeditions into France have also been condemned by them.
 The King recently took a trip from Mad rid to Bordeaux withopt the knowledge of inc Spanish or French authorities, and this caused the French police to protest that they could not be held responsible for the Kings safety unless they had notice of his intention to visit France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
ODD FELLOWS END
 HAPPY MEETING Grand Lodge Names Officers
 for Coming Year CITIZENS ATTEND SMOKER Traffic Is Delayed In 5essemer By the DeraiIment of Coal car-Posi. lively Refused to Stay On
 the Tracks,

Bessemer, September 4-(Special) )- Traffic was considerably delayed this afternoon on the North Bessemer line when car of coal that was being hauled by the Fast Freight Service" refused to stay on the rail The car jumped the track at Twenty fourth street and Twelfth avenue, and as a result traffic was tied up for about two hours The car re- fused to turn turtle, but on the other { hand it executed a beautiful criss-cross movement, which in itself was sumner
 The freight trolly had three cars, and fortunately there was no one on the car that left the track
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Carl Osborne Dead.

News was received today announcing the death of Carl osborne at his home in Tullahoma, Tenn MT. Osborne was sick only few days with typhoid fever, and his death comes as a shock to his many friends here. He was only 24 years of age and his untmely end will cause deep sorrow to hls friends and associates in Ensley with whom he was q great favorite. He was for merly connected with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and at the time of his death was in the employ of the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
DENsMORE TYPEWRITERS
slness under the present cont

business under the present cont
 would injure the credit of the c0..~~.. and also its business. which, 1t Is claimed, has steadily been and Is now prosperous.
 Seward Eeldolbach disappeared a week ago last Monday while ln Now York city. He had returned but a few days previous with Mrs. Heidelbach from an extended stay in Europe.
 On the day when he was last seen by his relatives and friends in New York he secured from the New York financial agents of the Fabian Manufacturing com pany drafts for $4O00, saying he had to pay accounts contracted while in Europe He started for an express office, and since then he has not been heard from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Musical Composer Dead.

Bergen, Norway, September 4.-Edward Hagerup Grieg, the composer, died here today. He intended sailing for Christiania yesterday, and his baggage was already on board a steamer, when he complained of feeling i'll and the symptoms appearing serious he was removed to a hospital, where he died. Mir Grieg was born at Bergen in 1S43, of Scotch ancestry, and received his musical education at Leip- sic and Copenhagen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Rorah Must Be Tried.

Boise, Idaho September 4-'rhe indiet- ment returned last April by the federal grand Jury against Senator William E.. Borah and other prominent men, oharg- ing conspiracy to defraud the United States government was served on the defendants today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Iron Company Fails.

New York, September IA receiver was appointed today for the Cnion Iron and Steel company, a New York corporation, by Judge Skeen of the federal court. sit ting in Bristol Va. l.. C. Petit is named as receiver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05

Strayed or Stolen from Trot- wood Park pasture, sorrel mare, white hind feet, weight HOO pounds. Reward. J. B.. Harris, the Furniture Man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05

Dr. J. A. White, recently of Ensley, is now associated with the Philadelphia Dental Rooms of Birmingham, where he in vites his many friends to call and see him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Names Trustees.

The governor has announced the fol- lowing as trustees of the new normal school at Moundsville: W. L. Pratt. Cen treville: N. l.. Whitfield and P. NJ FL liott Moundsville; r. M. Jackson, Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
Ask for Receiver.

James s. Fargo and others. doing bus mess as the American Express company. has filed suit in the city court in equity against Robert Nixon X Co.,. com posed of Robert Nixon and John k. Tu.-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-03
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JINGLES AND JEsTS
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How VIII 1t Come?


[ A Chicago minister says that, at the
present rate the human race viii be
composed Of idiots in 800 years. Pres
VIII you kindly deign to tell us
just how the blight win come
To what form of affection
The people will suceumb!
Yield to the roller skating maniai
Or viii the people babble
OF coils and sparkling plugs,
And couch their conversation
In honks and puts and chugs7
in short 1.-The prospects one of sadness
Are we to yield to auto-madnessl
Or will we talk Of bingles
And spout the latest rule
OF swatteys and of mufEers,
And all that bieacher droolf
Don't leave us in our doubt so hay
viii humanity 60 base ball crazyt
It's really very puzzling
And yexes lis full sore,
To take the list marked foolish"
And con each item Ger;
In counting iiiocy-beshrew IT'LL
There's such lot OF ways TO do it.
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