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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
Great Averaae Density.

''It is la fact that while slightly more than "A per cent of the total mileage of the Louisville and Nashville Is within the state of Alabama, that more than 36 pey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
A Christening in Sight.

From Success Magazine.
 A Mobile lawyer was surprised when his negro gardener called at the office, accompanied by a large wheelbarrow.
 ''Marse Robinson" he said. "I wants to know eff you'd mind Iendin' me some of yo' cyclopediars an dictionaries an any other big books, sah.'
 Upon my soulr' exclaimed the aston ished lawyer. What on earth are you up to?"
 "Very impo tant occasion, Marse Rob- nson. Very impo tant occasion, deed. Sheba an me wants to hunt up name foh de baby.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10

T have used Duffy's Malt Whiskey for twenty years and believe 1t to be all you claim for medicinal and home use. know your whiskey cured mo of rheu- matism and nervous headaches which my profession subjected me to. By taking Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey regularly I am in the best of health to- day."-C. WHITEWATER, "A Grand Street, Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 2S, 1906.
 Thousands of letters similar to this one are received daily from htose who have been Arestored to health by Dufys Pure Malt Whiskey. the worlds greatest family medicine and tonic stimulant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
NEW RATE BILL TAKE LONG STEP
 AT THE CAPITOL
tcoNr1NUrp FROM FACE l.,

10 years and be impossible of just adju- dicaton. It Is not proper treatment he thought 10 endeavor to make such enact- ments while suit is pending in the courts to test the very question at issue. He did not believe, either, that these suits would be 10 years in the courts as mad been reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
Oldest Music Professor
 In Jersey City Cured

MT. C. Weitemeyer, Jersey City, N. J.. who is the oldest music pro- lessor in that city, has been cured of nervous headache by Dutfy's Pure M a It Whiskey, taken regularly.
 MT. Weitemeyer en- joys excellent health, thanks to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10

this 24 per cent tonnage, probably as much as 75 per cent, which would be IS per cent of their total tonnage in the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29
OCT SESSION
Regular Meeting of the
County Board.

OthSS VI VllS lDO6ld VI .OOuu W
Commissioners of Custer Co.,
Idaho, Challis, Idaho, Oct, Il,
1907.
Pursuant to law Board met at
10 o'clock a. m.
observation-disclosures j. H.
Greene, Chairman.
Com. Robert Campbell,
+" John M. Pushaw,
Clerk-C. NJ Henderson.
Whereupon the following pro
ceedings we're had
In the matter of the approval
of bords of retail liquors
AT this time was examined and
approved the bond of Emmett
Hosford of Challis.
In the matter of the approval
of official bonds
At this time were examined
and approved the official bonds
of w. H. Hullick, Road Over
seer of District No. 4, and f. l..
Willis, Water Master of District
No. 3.
In the matter of the petition
of certain residents of School
District No. l, praying for the
establishment of an Independent
School District, embracing the
territory now included in School
District No. l
At this time, it appearing to
said Board, that said petition
had been signed by one-ffth, or
over, of those within said Dist
riot No. /, who are qualified to
vote at school elections, and that
said district has within its limits
taxable property to the amount
of at least one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, it was ordered
that on November 9th, 1907, the
question of so establishing such
Independent District be submit
ted to a vote of all the electors
OF said District No. /, who are
entitled to vote at school cleo
lions, and the Clerk is hereby
ordered to give notice as reouir
ed by law, of the time and place
OF holding said election.
In the matter Of the petition
OF II residents of Thousand
Spring Valley, praying that said
petitioners be allowed to work
out the amount of their road tax
for the year 1907 on the two
roads across said valley
In this matter the petition of
said applicants was granted as
prayed for.
La the matter of the petition
OF G. &. Killion, f. H. Killion
and D. L. Killion, praying that
they be allowed TO work out the
amount of their road tax for the
year 1907 on roads in Battle
Ground precinct
In this matter the petition of
said applicants was granted as
prayed for.
In the matter of the petition of
certain residents of Big Lost
River Valley, praying for the
construction of a bridge across
Big Lost River, at a point near
the North line of Sec. 30, Town.
ship 8, Range 26 E.. B. M.
In this matter, it was ordered
that the Clerk advertise in the
usual manner, for sealed bids for
the construction of said bridge,
bids to be returnable on or be-
fore the regular January, 1908,
meeting of this Boatd.
In the matter of the approval
of reports of officers
At this time were examined
and approved the reports of ].
II. Horton, Justice of the Peace,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29

able inhabitants of said Town of
Challis, Custer county, Idaho,
have signed said petition filed
herein, praying that the said
Town may be incorporated as a
Village, which petition desig-
mates the name that they wish
to assume, and the metes and
bounds of the proposed Village,
and it appearing therefrom that
a majority of the taxable inhab-
itants of said proposed Village
nave signed said petition, and
that there are now 200 inhabit-
ants within the proposed Viii
lage, and the Board being fully
advised of the premises. 1t is
hereby ordered, that the Town
of Challis, Custer county, Idaho,
be and the same is hereby Incor-
porated as a Village, under and
pursuant to the laws of the State
of Idaho.
That the Incorporated name of
said Village shall be Challis.
That the metes and bounds of
said Village are hereby declared
to be as follows, to-wit
West hal of the Northwest
quarter of Section thirty-three,
and the East half of the North
east quarter of Section thirty
two in Township fourteen North
of Range nineteen East of Boise
Meridian in Idaho. Constituting
the present Townsite of Challis
as appears from the maps of
record in the Office of the Custer
County Recorder at Challis, Ida
ho, aud also those certain lots.
! pieces and parcels of land bound
ed and described as follows, to-
wit; Commencing at the North,
west corner of .Btock One in said
Township running West one
fourth mile; thence South one
half mile; thence Easto fourth
mile to the West line of said
Townsite; also commencing at
the said Northwest corner of
Block One in said Townsite, run
ming thence North one-quarter
mile; thence East one-hal mile;
thence South one-quarter mile to
the North line of said Townsite.
All of said territory herein before
described being the proposed
Village of Challis.
And the following persons are
hereby appointed Trustees of
said Village of Challis, to serve
until their successors are elected
and qualified pursuant to law
Joseph Rodgers,
William Buster,
Charles Middleton,
D. b. Drake,
Thomas j. Kerr.
In the matter of the application
OF Geo. w. Emery, AdministfA.
tor of the Estate of Ingvart
Christensen, deceased, relative |
to delinquent taxes on Silver
Brick" mining property for the
years 1900 and 1901
1t appearing to this Board that !
said property had been enron.
assessed for the years
1900 and 1901. 1t is hereby or.
dered that the Auditor issue TO
said Administrator receipt in
full for the delinquent taxes of
said years 1900 and 1901 upon
the payment by the said Admin
lstrator to the Auditor of Custer
comfy, one-half of the amount
SO found to be due for delinquent
taxes for said years 1900 and
1901 and it further appearing
70 tins Board that said property
escaped taxation for the year
l9o6' it is hereby further order
ID that the Assessor of Custer
county do doubly assess said
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29

Challis; w. J. Lamme, County
Attorney; Robt. Morrison, Sheriff
j. G. Finnell, Probate Judge
F. j. Clyde, Treasurer; S. M
Leigh, Road Overseer; G. M
Henderson, CLERK; Martha Keen.
an, Co. Supt.
In the matter of the report OF
M, d. Kilgore, Justice of the
Peace, Mackay Precinct
The same was examined and
disapproved, as not being prop
erly itemized.
In the matter of the report of
f. L. Willis, Water Master of
Big Lost River
Report was examined and APP
proved with the exception of the
accounts of Ravina Wells, Peter
Stevenson and H. M. Evans,
which accounts were disapprov-
ed in the amount of $3.50, as
these parties do not appear on
the assessment roll of Custer
county.
At this time Board adjourned
till 10 a. m. Oct. 18th, 1907.
OCTOBER 10Th.
Pursuant to adjournment yes
terday Board met at 10 a. m.
Full Board present.
Whereupon the following pro
ceedings were had
At this time was examined and
approved the official report of
John Mock, Road Overseer.
In the matter of the construc-
ton of a bridge across Big Lost
River near Houston
The bids heretofore submitted
in response to call for bids, were
at this lime opened and were
found to be as follows
Con Hurst proposed to I'LL coatract for. $685. 90
Pritchett q Rails a" a.. $1,000
c. w. Morrison &" =" 1862. so
j H. Baxter +" $500 90
5. M. Vaught 500 90
After due examination of plans
and specifications submitted, said
contract was ordered awarded to
j. II. Baxter, upon.the condition
that said j. H. Baxter file with
the Clerk Of this Board a good
and sufficient bond in the sum of
that he we'll and truly
complete said contract according
to the plans and specifications.
In the matter of the newspaper
for the year 1908:
1t was ordered that the Clerk
cause the usual advertisement
for bids for newspaper printing
for the year 1908.
In the matter Of the care of the
INDECENT sick and otherwise de.
pendent poor of Custer county:
1t is ordered that the Clerk
cause the usual advertisement
Tor bids for the care of the indi-
gent sick and otherwise Deepen.
lent poor of Custer county for
he year 190S
AT this time Board adjourned
ill 10 a. M. Oct. 10th, 1907.
OCTOBER 10th.
Pursuant to adjournment of
yesterday Board met at 10 a. m.
Full Board present.
Whereupon the following pro-
'eedings were had
In the matter of the Incorpor-
ltion of the Town of Challis, Gus
er county, Idaho
Upon the petition Of certain
Inhabitants of the Town of Chal.
is, Custer county, idaho, and
'fter the reading and filing of
he petition herein, and the filing
# the affidavit of M. A. Brown.
citing out that there are now
'ver 200 inhabitants within the
proposed corporate limits of said
Town, and it appearing there.
rom that a majority IF tbo 49,.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29
property for the year 1907.

ACN VIZ y SNNA 1CS''
In the matter of the applica-
ton of F.. j. Clyde, Treasurer,
for a 30 day leave of absence :
In this matter F. j. Clyde hay
ing complied with all the re-
quirements of law in such cases,
it is ordered that the application
be granted.
In the matter of the petition of
the M. & G. Idaho Stage Co. rel
alive to the re-opening of GER
tain road in Sec. 3, TIP. Z N. of
Range % East, at point where
said road crosses certain lands of
T. L. Pence
1t is hereby ordered that the
Road Overseer of Dist. No. 4,
notify Mr. t. L. Pence to imme-
diately place the new road in
such condition that it may be &C
ceptable to this Board, or to i'm
mediately open up the old road.
ROAD FUND.
Following accounts were allowed on
the Road Fund
X d Williams-16OO fit lumber S 80 90
j b Hunter-19 days work and
timber GO 90
Henry Bradbury-5L days work 90 25
Thos Pritchett-21s days work
IS. O5-disallowed $S.05 and
the Assessor is ordered to re-
lease him from Road, Poll &
Hospital tax for 1906.
d tisher-4]9 days work 10 so
Alvin West-timber for culvert 90
Donahue & Gillespie-lumber 80 rs
Sam Millervkeep'ng drift off
bridges 20 90
Mackay Lumber Co-Plow ex-
tras, etc ----------- IS 65
Wallace Maverty-514 days S 25
IL l. Warren-55% days Overseer 949 rs
} l. Warren-5S days work IN so
r Observation-Disclosures work IA as
d Tewalt-2 pillow handles 2 so
Chas Zilkey-7G}5 days work 229 so
Jas McLerran-S days work "a 90
ovid Lawson-l4 days work AZ 90
VIM Ilulick-50 days Overseer- PCS SO
5 NJ Leigh-4619 days Overseer- 2oo 25
Geo Smith-37 days work III 90
r N Hull &c Co-mdse .- : "a
Fred Gossi-1 days work 90
X d Williams-lumber 145 az
Albert Smith-93 days work 60 90
B M Stewart days work so
Il e Brockway-1 day ak > 90
Y c Williams days work 80 90
) Ii Williams days work 6 90
Tony Tam days work - 90
AL Observation-Disclosures work. 20 90
Dick Hulich-3 days work 10 90
E Nickerson Il Co-mdse eo
John Woodwork as overseer ass 90
John Mock-15 days work 81 90
-
Qua ---------- -----.--~- S2,275. SO
NTTD Din NH, T1xrDHrr
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29
o'ai ---- ------ -----.--.- S2,275. 5S
EXPENSE FUND.

Following accounts were allowed On
the Current Expense Fund:
Alvin West-$249G tax wrong
fully paid. Laid over till next
next meetinp
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29

Continued on page i.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Fees Under Wingo Act.

The total amount of fees received by the secretary of state at the close Of business on account of the Wingo act, which requires all corporations to file certificates of their charters with the secretary of state and pay certain fees in proportion to their capital stock, was $73,757. The total amount received on account of the Combs fran chise tax act was $53,145. The total amount received by the secretary of state on account of both Wingo and Combs acts, both of which were passed by the recent legislature, is $126,9O2. There still remain a number of com panies that have paid no attention to the notice sent them by the sec retary of state. At the proper time they will be sent another notice and if this is ignored will be prohibited from further operating in Arkansas.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
State Capital Notes

Little Rock.-The State Board of Confederate Pensions, composed of Secretary of State o. c. Ludwig, State Auditor A. E. Moore and James H. Berry, met in annual session in the state auditors office Monday. The board will be session several days. The object of the meeting is to pass upon new applications for pensions and applica- tions for pension increases. The board will have from 1,50O to 1000 applica- tions to consider. Until the board passes upon these applications it would be impossible to state with any degree of accuracy what percentage each pensioner will receive of his claim. The amounts paid on the total allow ances of the board for the past five years are as follows: Forty-eight per cent in 1902, 46 per ceet in 1903, AS per cent in 1904, 51 per cent in 1905, 6S per cent in 1906. There was received this year on account of the pension fund about $2S0,000, the levy being one mill. Next year the receipts will be larger, the recent legislature having increased the levy 1-2 mill. This increased levy, together with the increased valuation of property in the state this year, will increase the pen sion fund next year, it is believed, to $350,0O0.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Pardons Granted.

FdroonS 1Tanteo.
 Acting Governor Pindall has granted quite a number of pardons this week, among them being: Lillie Adkisson, convicted in the White Circuit Court in January on the charge of conceal ing the death of a child and sentenced to 30 days in the penitentiary. Miffie Russell, convicted in the Phillips Cir cult Court in October, 1906, on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced to three years in the penitentiarX. Will Coleman, convicted in the Garland Circuit Court in March on the charge of grand lar ceny and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Norman Lawson, con- victed in the Phillips Circuit Court in May, 1905, on the charge of mur- der in the second degree and sen fenced to five years in the penitentiary. Jake Morrison, Lewis Corona, John Rossi, E. J. Conway and F. P. Jack son, convicted and given light sen tences in the Sebastian Circuit Court in March, 1907, on the charge of Sab bath-breaking. Harry Lee, convicted in the Hot Springs Circuit Court in August, 1906, on the charge of petit larceny, in order to restore his citi- zenship.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Three Insane Convicts.

Three Insane Convicts.
 The State Board of Penitentiary Commissioners, in session this week, will be asked to transfer from the state convict farm three insane negro convicts, Charles Stuckey, James Kidd and Andrew Harris. All three conyicts are extremely vicious and it is neces- sary to keep them confined to their cells to prevent them from doing bodi- ly injury to others. Andrew Harris, sent from Jefferson county for ten years for assault to kill, is the most dangerous of the insane trio. About a month ago he killed another negro convict by striking him on the head and fracturing his skull with an iron bar Charles Stuckey, serving sen tence of five years for grand larceny. assaulted Dr. R. l.. Russell, the peni- tentiary physician, recently, and but for timely assistance he might have been seriously if not fatally injured. James Kidd, the third insane negro convict, is serving 21-year sentence for assault. The law providing for the transfer of insane convicts to the asy- lum was enacted by the recent legis- lature It provides that the1recommen- dation for such transfer must first be made by the penitentiary physician to the superintendent and, if approved by the latter, he shall recommend favor able action by the board. The super intendent of the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases Is required to accept such insane convicts when so ordered by the Penitentiary Board.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
To Succeed Oscar Wolff.

Acting Governor Pindall has appointed Thomas A. Buford of For rest City member of the St. Francis Leyee District Board for St. Francis county, to succeed Oscar Wolff, resigned. MT. Buford is about 30 years of age and a member of the mercantile firm of Petus & Buford of Forrest City, said to be the largest merchandising concern in St. Francis county, and said to have larger real estate holdings in the St. Francis Basin than any firm in that section.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Work Progressing.

George w. Caldwell of the firm, Cald- we'll & Drake, contractors, says that rapid progress is being made on the State capitol building The last cars of stone columns and lintels have been received and placed in position. With in forty more days he believes all the stone work will have been completed. There are about 80 men at work on the building. The electric wiring apparatus is being put in and the sheet metal and copper work are being placed in position. Some of the work men are engaged in putting in the ornamental iron work and others are at work on the stairways. The glass domes are in position.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Transcripts Filed.

Transcripts Filed.
 The transcript in the case of Fan nie Jackson and Lloyd and Alice Jack son against R. S. Lloyd, on appeal from the Lonoke Chancery Court has been filed in the Supreme Court. The suit was brought to set aside deed to a tract of land in LonOke county. The transcript in the case of w. R. Carson and Mary Hudson against George Sibley and s. s. Sibley and Max Frohlich, on appeal from the Lon- oke Chancery Court has been filed in the Supreme Court. The action is Tor the cancellation of a deed to certain property in Lonohe county. The trans cript in the case of the city of Hot Springs against o. s. BurrOw, on appeal from the Garland Circuit Court, has been filed in the Supreme Court The suit grows out of the alleged vio- lation of the anti-drumming ordinance of Hot Springs. The transcript in the case of Joseph Musoph vs Edward Somers, Jesse McFarlan and s. 5. Mitchell, on appeal from the Benton Circuit Court, has been filed in the Supreme Court. The suit is for $2,OOO for rent alleged to be due on farm in Benton county. Three transcripts against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, were filed in the Supreme Court recently, all on appeal from the Marion Circuit Court. One is in tEe case of Pat Walsh, who sues for $340 on account of wages alleged to be due; another is in the case of Hester B. Brookshire and others, who claim $650 for damages alleged to have been sustained by the overflow of their land, due to the faulty construction of a culvert by the defen- dant company over it's roadbed. The third is in the case of the State against the Iron Mountain, praying for judg- ment for $2,000 and for $5 per day from February 1, 1906, until the trial of the cause in the Marion Circuit Court, for alleged failure and refusal to con- struct crossing over public highway over which its road was constructed. Judgments were secured against the Iron Mountain in all these cases. The transcript in the case of w. N. Carr against the BealDoyle Dry Goods Com pany, on appeal from the Pulaski Cir cult Court The suit is for $20OO0 for damages alleged to have been sus- tained by falling through an elevator shaft The lower court gave plaintiff a judgment for 5000 and all costs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Pardoned Dead Man.

Muffin Russell, the negro convict who was granted a pardon by Acting Governor Pindall Wednesday, died at the state convict farm May 26 last Russell was committed to the peniten- tiary November 15, 1906, on three years sentence on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He was convicted in the Phillips County Circuit Court at the October, 1906, term Gov. Pindall's reason for granting the pardon, was because it was requested by the sheriff of Phil lips county and former Acting Cover nor Jno. I. Moore.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Health Reformers Die Young.

Almost without exception, remarks Health Culture plaintively, the health reformers have died early, probably because most of them have been ex- tremists, and extremism is always fla tai both to physical and to mental health
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
No Recreation Allowed.

Policeman (to tramp)-'I have been watching you lettering by this stream for the last two hours. Either you in- tend to fish or to drown yourself, and both are strictly forbidden."-Flie' gende Blaetter.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Rank Charter Surrendered.

The Bank of Des Arc has filed cer- tificate with the secretary of state showing that at recent meeting of the stockholders a resolution was adopted authorizing the surrender of the banks charter.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Banana Business Booming.

It is officially stated that the United States last year purchased bananas to the value of s11.5OO,O00, and ex- ported nearly $1,50O,000 worth of the same fruit.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Reward For Murderer.

Acting Governor Pindall offered a reward Saturday of $250 for the arrest and conviction of the unknown party who robbed and murdered pr. l.. T. Lindley in Pope county on Tuesday last Dr. Lindley was on his way from Russellville to Hollabend, when he was shot and killed by some unknown par ty. On the day following the river was dragged and his body with a piece of railroad iron tied to it was found. His watch and about $500 in money was missing. The murderer also took his horse and buggy, no trace of which has yet been discovered.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Legal Blanks

WE T ,n~.,lss now have ;:iss;1 in stock gal blanks-and when We say complete, we mean every blank that a justice of the peace or other officer IS even called upon to use.
 Every justice of the peace should get a few of each blank. You don't know when you may need them. You may avoid serious mis- takes by using them, and you will certainly save time and trouble.
 The justices of the peace ot the county have our lists. Send in your orders. They will be filled promptly and sent postage paid.