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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25

most important yet held. Besides tha usual matters that will come up there will be brought up proposition to dvide the diocese into the North and South Alabama diocese and the election of a new bishop for one of the divisions. There was given no instruction as to the matter by tho Selma church, but 1t is under stood that the delegates from this city will hardly favor the division.
 Mission Services.
 The mission services which will be held all during next week were prepared for by the rectory and 1t was agreed to use every effort to secure lasting benefit from the coming to Selma of so erudite and forceful divine as Rev. John R. Mathews
 The mission begins Monday night next at o'clock and will continue through the following Sunday night. Many of the ritualistic forms of the episcopal serv- ice will be omitted from the mission serv- ices and the effort will be to interest those In and out of the church without regard to denominaticha1 lines.
 The choir of the church will be aug mented and the musical part of the serv- ices will also be made an interesting feature. MT. Mathews Is now conducting a weeks mission In Montgomery, whero large crowds are attending the services which are held twice each day.
 In mayors court this morning Lige Bos- well appeared. charged by Spot Kingston. Jr.. with having put a pistol In his side and compelled to give up s37.50 The testimony of Kingston was so palpably false and both negroes confessed to hav- ing been In a crap game, that the mayor discharged the case of robbery and as- sessed fine of s10 on both Boswell and Kingston for gaming. Kingston stated on the stand that Boswell sweet ton- gued' him into going down on North street. where the alleged robbery oo- cured
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The Great Sacrifice Sale of Fine Pianos at the Seals Store is Fast Growing to Close. The Rush
 for the Bargains Still Continues.
EVERY PIANO WILL BE TAKEN
Saturday Next the Last Day. Thousands of Dollars Saved to Patrons of this Sa1e-Some Fine Bargains Left-You Can Secure One Your Own Terms Open
 Until o:3O o'clock D. m.
 2Ol7 First Ave.

$400 uprights, choice of several differ
 ent finishes, high grade, the
 greatest bargains ever offered in
 the south, your choice at
 only. :. .. .. .... .$2S6 $425 uprights. two left, mahogany,
 high grade, colonial design, to
 close out at only. :. .. ...$247 $450 uprights, colonial designs, high
 grade, choice of three makes, ma
 hogany, English oak and walnut,
 will be closed out to early buy
 CTS at. ..a1oi s475, $500, to $550 uprights, highest
 grade, choice of several makes,
 very latest designs and finishes, will be closed out during the next
 three days at s312, $324, $342, etc.
 Your Favorite Piano is surely a Weber, Kimball, Fischer, crown, Haines Bros, Bush & Gerts. Steck, liarshall & Wendall, Whitney, 4.lnze, Brewster or Arion. Come in and select one We will send it to your home on the easiest kind of terms, and will help you to save $125 to $2O0 in your purchase.
 Used Instruments.
 Only few left. 7 We have threat ened to sell them by Saturday night or give them away. We positively must get rid of them. Come in and see what s1O, SIP, sl5, SIS, s20 $25 ard Aa5 on payments of s2, $3 or $4 month ly will do.
 To Our Customers.
 Those who have bought here and have not yet received their instru- ments are requested to be patient. Yes terday we engaged transfer com pany to help out our draymen, ana will soon have every piano delivered. The time grows short. The stock is fast disappearing. Don't take any chances, come to the sale today, Store is open until 9:30 p. m., 2017 First avenue.
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This is hurry up time.

nio 10 huiiy up IihO.
 Only three days more of the sale. We know that every instrument will be taken by Saturday. We know this by the way people are patronizing the sale daily.
 There never was, there never will be such an opportunity as this, and the shrewd buyers, good judges of piano values, realize it fully and are taking advantage of the opportunity now theirs.
 We are going to put every one of these fine instruments in the homes of the people by next Saturday.
 They must be sold. Prices and terms will not deter us in accomplishing it. In fact, you can buy the very best makes here at an awful sacrifice in price and on your own terms.
 Do you doubt this?
 Just come and see for yourself. Spare ten minutes of your time and make an investigation. It will pay you.
 It will save you something like $125 to $200 in your purchase.
 Greatest Bargains Left. s325 uprights, in fine mahogany and
 and French walnut cases, cut
 down to only. .. g. .. ....$lbf ss50 uprights, mahogany and walnut
 cases, choice of three makes, re-
 duced to-. .. ..,..$l5f s365 uprights, English oak and mahog-
 any, handsome styles, high grade,
 only two left, to close out
 at .. ..$212 1875 uprights, in English oak, walnut
 and mahogany cases, high grade,
 your choice of three at. ...$22S
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back herr twenty-two days ago from the Alabama insane asylum, where he had been confined for the past year. under going treatment and was to have been hanged April g, but was again respited by Governor Conner until tomorrow, Ap-l 25.
 He still stoutly maintains his innocence of the crime of which he was convicted two years ago, and when informed by Sheriff Lewis of the governors decision, he only replied, T will soon be dead man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25

Negro Assaulted Four-Year-oId Girl.
 McDonough, Ga. April 24-Buck High, the 20-year-old negro who on March 2s criminally assaulted 4-year-old Mary Don- nell, near here, was today convicted and sentenced to be hanged Nay 29. The little girl is still in critical condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
SELMA WILL OWN THE WATERWORKS An AmicabIe Settlement Is Now
 in Sight LONG LEGAL FIGHT ENDS Fire Destroys Several Buildings at Benton-SeIma Officials Visit Bir- mneham to Inspect Paving,
 and Are Pleased.
LONG LEGAL FIGHT ENDS

Selma, April 24.-(Special)- 1.-The indica- tions are that not many more days will elapse before the city of Selma will be- come the owner of the Selma Water company's holdings in this city An ami- cable agreement Is about to be reached between the water company and the city, and an end brought to the legal warfare that has been waged with such fiereeness for many months past
 Neither the city officials nor the water company people will talk about the mat ter. It is evident, however that negotia- tions are pending for a peaeeable set clement of the whole matter and today, tomorrow or any day now may see the erstwhile lion and lamb lying down to- gether and the dove of peace hover over head.
 It will be recalled that the city of Selma authorized the issuance of $15Oo0O water works bonds, the purpose being to pur- chase the Selma Water company's plant under the provisions of the contract with that company. The bonds were not placed with ease, the reasons, however, not being because of any undesirability, but owing to various circumstances Finally, however, John Parsons & Sons. brokers, of Chicago, took the bonds and the money was ready to be paid oyer whe ncalled for, when a citizen, through an injunction stopped their payment. This injunction has not yet been dis solved, the hearing on such motion not having come up.
 The water company next entered the in- junction field and asked Judge Toumlln of the United States court to do number of things. thep rincipal matter being to enjoin the city from erecting plant should it fail to purchase the water com panys holdings under the terms of the contract. The city in it's answer admitted that it had no intention of erecting q plant, and the judges decision was q deadfall for both sides.
 Wanted to Sell Plant.
 The water company had declared in the meantime that 1t wanted to sell it's plant, but that the city's upset price, as shown by the bond issue, was beyond the ques- tlon for an amicable settlement, hence it would enter into an appraisement. The city accepted the challenge. and named an appraiser. The latter having before made up an estimate on the value of the plant, was not deemed acceptable by the water company, and the city was looking around for a new man when the peace dove hove in sight and for the time being the question of an appraisement.
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Tried for kilIIno Wife and Baby.

Waycross. Ga, April A.-Harry E. Lyle, charged with the murder of his wife and baby, is on trial in the superior court here, and it Is expected that his case will go to the jury tomorrow. Lyle is a barber. Several months ago he used a shotgun with fatal effect upon his wife and child. Witnesses declared that he was drunk at the time, though they did not question his sanity. Lyle's defense Is that the shooting was accidental.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25

Hoods Sarsapariiia Is peculiar to it. only Hoods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Diocesan Delegates Named.

Monday night the vestry of St. Paurs Episcopal church held an enthusiastic meeting at the church and transacted considerable business. Among the impor- tant matters that came up was the elec- tion of delegates to the diocesan council which is to be held in Greensboro in May. The following, besides the rector, Rev. E. W. Gamble were named: w. C. Agee. J. c. Converse. w. R. Peacock, W. j.. Reynolds and C. C. Grayson.
 The coming meeting of the council in Greensboro promises to be one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
COLUMBIA CITY. IND.

ParsM Co.,,  came into our store crazy with pain We bathed cewthD applications healed the nicely The outside skin al (Signed) w. H. CARTER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Fire Destroys Stores.

special to. The Journal from Ben ton says;
 Last night about midnight fire was dis covered in the vacant storehouse belong Ing to J. w. Miller, in which he had stored a quantity of lumber and other articles The flames soon spread to the postoffce adjoining, belonging to Mrs. A. R. Miller. T. J. Mills store next caught and the flames were communi- cated to negro residence in the rear of the latter store. All of the foregoing buildings were completely destroyed.
 J. w. Miller's loss Is put at about $500, with no insurance. Mrs. A. R. Miller's loss Is put at $500, with no Insurance. T. j. Mills at $G000. Dr. Fielder, whose of flee was in the latter store, lost about $50, and the Southern Bell Telephone com pany, which had its office in the post office building, lost about $4O0 The Pos tai Telegraph company had test station in one of the buildings, and 1t was totally destroyed There is no clue as to how the fire originated, the vacant house be- ing mass of flames when it was dis covered.
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with it's expense and danger, has been laid aside.
 Of course in the present state of afi- fairs no figures are given out. but 1t is presumed that the city is willing to give more than $1500oO, and that the water company has agreed to take less than $20O0OO, the figures wanted An even split
 nthe difference would make the price to be agreed upon somewhere near $175,- GOO, maybe more, maybe less, but any way a figure that evidently the city thinks 1t can raise over and above the bond is-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Selma Visitors Pleased.

The joint committee of the city council and the Commercial and Industrial asso- citation went to Birmingham yesterday to inspect the various kinds of paving in use in that city. The committee had decided to postpone the visit, but later changed their plans and decided to go Those who went were c. C. Grayson and J. L.. Clay of the city council and Messrs. F.. Ullman, J. k. Graham and Eugene Rob bins. Jr.
 The committee reached Birmingham about noon and were met at the city hall by Mayor Ward of Birmingham, who turned them over to City Engineer Ken drck. The latter with the assistance of other officials of Birmingham made the stay of the Selma committee exceedingly pleasant, giving them lunch in the aft ernoon at the Country club and dinner in the evening at the Southern clubs cafe. Carriages were supplied and the commit tee carried for an inspection tour of all the various paving. They were also shown the putting down of the bltullthic pave ment in process
 The committee expects to meet soon and formulate a report upon their inves- tigation. Prior to that time they will not give out anything for publication, but it is learned that the committee was greatly impressed by the bitulithic pavement and that IL is very likely they will recommend vitri1ed brick for Water street and brick and bitulithic for Broad street. the brick to be put down between and on either side of the street car track. This latter plan has met with much success In Bir- mingham. as it serves a double purpose of keeping carriages away from danger ous proximity to the street car line and also adds to the durability of the street.
 The committee give unstnted thanks and praise to the Birmingham officials for their uniform courtesy and are greatly pleased with their visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
SEALS PIANO co.
Watts Brought Back.

seemly conduct be indulged in on tha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
MILAN.

James Woodrow, wife, and three
daughters. Mary, Katie and Grace of
Moline spent Sunday with their grand
mother. Mrs. Bridget O'Hare the occa-
sion being Miss Lizzie O'Harcs birth
day.
Mrs. Perry Walker is suffering with
a severe attack of grip.
Miss II. Rea Little of Taylor Ridge.
visited friends in Milan the first Of the
week.
The quarantine has been raised from
the Dibbern home and little Dorothy IS
reported almost well.
Lewis Bushart of Rock Island. spent
Sunday with his relatives in Milan.
Verde Miller of Reynolds visited Nj
Ian friends this week.
William Mosher has added neat
porch to his home on Dickson street.
Rev w. V. Jeffries of Morrison oc-
cupied the pulpit in the Presbyterian
church both morning and evening
while DR.. Henry Cullen occupied the
pulpit in Princeton. The audience ir
the morning was favored by a solo en-
titled "Hosanna'' sung by Floyd vii
son.
Steve Cushman. who has been under
the weather this winter is very i'll a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

Has so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conner of
rural route l, Georgetown, Tenn, that
coughed continuously night and day
and the neighbors' prediction - con-
sumption-seemed inevitable, until my
husband brought home a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, which in my
case proved to be the only real cough
cure and restorer of weak, sore lungs.
When all other remedies utterly fail
you may still win in the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the real remedy. Guaran
teed by w. T. HartZ, druggist, 3O1
Twentieth street; 50 ceEts and 81
Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17

easy victory at Cordova, where the re
suit was as follows:
President-George Brand. anti-li-
cense, "a; James Sallows, license, 35;
Trustees-Frank Zimmerman. anti-li-
cense. 80; J. NJ. Cooper, anti-licens..
81: Jerry Bryan. anti-icense. %; Ell
Smith. license. Sc; Ed Rathbum.
license. Sc; Charles Wendt, license, So.
Port Byron.
At Port Byron there was but one
ticket. the anti-license. and IS votes
were cast for the head of the following
ticket:
President-J w. Simpson.
Clerk-B. B. Huntley.
Trustees-R NJ. Savage. Henry Op
pendike. George Newton. all for two
years; w. E. Filbert, one year.
Watcrtown.
Waterfowl went anti-license in {
close contest. resulting as follows:
President-W. f. Bradford. anl;
license, 80; ]. W. Dawson, citizens, 45
Trustees-J H. Allsbrow. anti
license, 81: Henry HiIberg. ami.
license. 30: Edward Axelson. citizens
40; William Ebeling. citizens. 50.
Hampton.
Hampton had no particular issue
though there were two tickets. Joe l.
Benson, citizens. was elected president
over A. w. Wilkins. peoples, by ma
jority. For clerk. James Z. Maxwell
peoples, had no opposition. John Eng
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
TAYLOR RIDGE.

Mr.. and Mrs Fred Simmons have 4
baby girl. born April 10.
Robert Miller has purchased the lot
owned by Fletcher Miller. The former
had formerly intended to use the land
for lumber yard, but has changed his
plans.
Miss Roberts from Rhode Island is
visiting at the home of w. S. McCul
loch.
Mrs. A. w. Mcconnell has been i'll
for some time.
The farmers in this vicinity report
tina THE fruit and oats have not yet
been injured by the severe frosts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

ing. The Silvis Land company will at
once put in bridge at Warmers Cross
ing and the company will begin work
as soon as the steel arrives. Several
carloads of ties have already been dis
tributed The line will be rebuilt only
TO the brake shoe factory now, but it is
expected it will be extended to Carbon
Cliff in a short time The extension
will be about one and three-quarters
miles in length.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
PASSES RAILWAY
ORDINANCE AGAIN
SiIvis Board Acts to Avoid Legal Com
plicationS-Part of Material
on Ground

The village board of Silvis held a reg
ular meeting last night and took up and
repassed section by section, the ordin-
ance giving a franchise TO the Moline,
Rock Island & Eastern. which was
adopted at Il previous meeting. No
changes were made. 1t was thought
best to take this course because the
validity of the former action might have
been attacked on the ground the Ordin,
ance had been passed at a special meet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
Ts1g SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY ATLANTA, GA.

his home ON Dickson street.
Miss Blanche Kell spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Bert David
Sears
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Vanderslice
and daughter Ethel. returned to their
home in Clinton. Iowa. the first of the
week
The friends and relatives of Mrs.
Will Cohen gathered at her home On
Monday, the event being her birthday
anniversary. She was presented with
a beautiful silver spoon as a memenl1
of the occasion.
Sunday evening in the Methodist
church Miss Josephine Corbin of Now
York City addressed a large audience
in the interest of the WOman's Home
Missionary society.
Mrs. Ed RhOdarmer and daughter.
Faye. left on Monday evening for Il
visit at the home of her sister in Kan
sas City.
Mrs George Trabold is i'll at the
Methodist parsonage with tonsilitis
The venerable Mr.. Mercer left Mon
day for visit with relatives in Kan
sas
William Kale is able to be out again
after an attack OF grip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17


plumbing work was carried on by the
factories.
Ready to Begin on Yards.-A gang
of about fifty men to begin work on
the Silvis stockyards is rapidly being
organized, and present indications are
the men will be put to work before
the week is ended. The yards are to
be built under the supervision of j. 3.
Smalley, division superintendent,
whose offices are in Rock Island. 1t Is
expected the work will require practi-
cally all summer to complete.
Fire Loss in Year $25.743.92.-Fire
losses in Moline during the year end
1882, and involved insurance in the
sum of $37,130. OF the $4,000 fire
loss, $4,000 occurred at the Sylvan
steel mill fire April 6, 1906. the next
largest single loss being $1.712 at tn ,
Fairview flats on Jan. s. These figure;
are shown in the annual report of Fire
, Chief John Q. Hawk. II cost $17,63S.20
! W lulL iIG uCpCiI lIlthl last val ga
during that time IS calls were an
swered, of which 81 came through the
regular alarm system and - by phone
There were but two false alarms. The
alarm system at present consists of 50
city, II factory and . theater boxes.
Resign Their Positions.-Two resig
nations were presented to the city
council Monday evening. Henry :
| Reese. who has served in the capacity
of night desk sergeant at the pOlice
station presented his resignation. and
l.. p. Nelson, who has been a member
of the cemetery board, also resigned
Both of the designations were "a
| cepted.
First Ball Game Sunday.-Basebai
will be inaugurated in Moline mex
| Sunday. when the East End Athletic
team will meet a team from the Silvl,
shops. The game will be played oi
Athletic field, providing thaw i
shipped here before that date. The
East Ends have almost an entirel,
new team this year, the majority y
the veterans being contented to sit oI
the rOoters bench. Dutch" Rutta
has been elected manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17

\ marvellous preparation containing
the constituent elements of life. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea cures when
all else has failed. 80 cents, tea or tab
lets. r II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
MOLINE
East Moline to Elect School Board.

East Moline to Elect School Board.
East Moline's school interests will Ill
future be attended to by board IF
education. Official notice of an cleo
ton to be held next Saturday has be IN
posted, and a president and six mem-
bers of the board are to be chosen.
The new schoolhouse on Third avenue
and Fourth street is designated as the
only polling place. Present school
trustees of district No. 81 are Frank
ID. Sible, Joseph Dale and Charles
Swisher and the terms of all three
men will expire with the converting of
the new board.
Church Convention opens.-The
spring convention of the Rock River
Association of Congregational church
es began this afternoon at Union Con
gregational church at Ridgeview. This
church is newly built, the congrega-
| ton is one of the most enthusiastic
and hard working in the association.
The speakers this afternoon were WI
son p. Hunt on THE Layman's Part
| In EVangel1Zatlon;' Harry Ainsworth.
Field for Active Men in Sunday
School Work." w. V. Richards on
Business Matters of the Church. -
Miss Flora Starr of the w. B. NJ. I.
on Our Part in the Work of Mis-
sions."
Much Plumbing Done.-More plumb
ing work was done in the last munici-
pal year than in any previous year ia
the history of the city, according to
the annual report of Plumbing Inspect
or A. P. Peterson for the year ended
March 81 last. This great increase is
accounted for in large part by the new
sewer district of the Fifth ward. 4
large amount of plumbing was done "
old houses throughout the city and
many dwellings have been provided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17

eleman. citizens Max Stocks, citizens,
and G. H. Holton, peoples. We're elected
as trustees.