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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
MARRIED HIS TEACHER.
Young Andalusia Couple are Welded
 In Florida.

Young Andalusia Couple are Welded
 in Florida.
 | Andalusia, June 4.-(Special )-Bur- nett Prestwood, son of J. A. Prestwood, one of the prominent business men Of this city, left here Sunday night with Miss White for Florida, where they were married. Miss White has for the past session been a teacher in the public schools here. Mir Prestwood is IT years old, and Miss White is only 19. MT. Prestwood is one of the. most popular young men in town, and has been a pupil in the schools in which Miss White was teacher. Miss White Is a member of 0 prominent family of Sheffield. The affair was quite a surprise to the friends of the young couple who wish them a long and happy life.
 The case of the State against Mar tin. who Is charged with the murder of Remedy. waite man, at Falso, last Christmas was called for trial this morning. It seems fro mthe testimony that Martin and Wenedy had had a difficulty some time previous to the killing, and that the shooting was a result of that trouble. On the after noon of the killing. Martin went to the room of Remedy and they had a short quarrel. Martin, 1t is alleged. pulled his gun and shot twice, almost instantly killing Remedy. Martin was represented by abe counsel. The Jury is still out when this report goes in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
s-------7@--~--~-- MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
opeIIka Council Votes Fund For New
 Buildings.

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 opelika, June 4.-(special)-At g held at the city hall Monday evening a motion was passed to appropriate $2. 900 to the Opelika public school for the session of 1907-190S. The council also has under consideration the prop osition to equip tthe public school building with a new heating apparatus to cost about $3,000.
 Mayor L. F. Dickson will soon confluence work remodeling the busi- ness house on the corner of South Railroad avenue and South Ninth street which Is occupied by w. T. Mills. The building will be completely overhauled and made modern in every respect.
 Miss Erm Black, daughter of Hon. S. S. Black. will entertain Thursday afternoon at her home on South Eighth street, in honor of her guest Miss Loula B. Hunter, of Johnson City, Tenn.
 Mir and Mrs T F. Williamson who have been attending the Confederate reunion at Richmond. Va. have re- turned to their home in opelika.
 Miss Fenlow, of Union Springs, who has been visiting Mrs. A. ". Lawson in Opelika, left today for Hurtsboro. where she will spend several days be- fore returning to her home.
 Miss Leta Hudmon has gone to Daw- son, Ga, where she will be the guest of Miss Frances Campbell.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Greene have gone to Jameston, Va, to attend the exposition. From there they will go to Annapolis. Md. to see their son. Casey. who Is a cadet at the naval academy.
 Albert Baker and Miss Freddie Wright were married at the home of J. J. Thompson of Beat Sunday at noon Both parties are popular and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05

lesson by Mrs. Paul Mertins and meth ods by Mrs. Fred Thornton.
 Miss Elsie Calhoun. who has been the guest of her aunt. Mrs. J. O. Winter. has returned to her home in Chicago.
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 Professor and Mrs A. M Spessard of Uniontown. are visiting Mrs. Victor H :. Hanson. Professor and Mrs. Spessard are on their way to his old home at Cavetown. Md. for which place they will leave tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
ssThe Mascot,,
 Casino Tonight. AFTER wHIsKEY PRESCRIPTIONS.


 Medical Society Demeans ractice of Is-
 suing Them on Sunday.
 Birmingham, June 4.-(Special)- The board of censors of the Jefferson County Medical Society will formulate report to be presented at the next meeting of the society in regard to giving out prescriptions for whiskey on Sundays which druggists fill.
 Mayor Ward informed the president of the society that saloon men were complaining that physicians in this city, were issuing prescriptions for whiskey which was h~rdship on them as the saloons had to remain clos ed under penalty of fine and loss of their license.
 The matter was taken up in the Medical Society meeting and referred to the board of censors for consideration. Members of the society announced in the open meeting that they had not been giving prescriptions for whiskey and that they were opposed to such a practice. The physicians are working on plan to avoid the constant att tendance upon court in cases which are continued from time to time The talk | ing of dispositions has 5een suggested but the plan has not yet been evolved t ocorrect the matter complained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEXT SUM-
 DAY MADE BY wOODMEN.
Captain R. T. Goodwin and Rev. w. M. Crawford VIII be Orators of the Occaslon-Three Monu-
 ments to Re Unveiled.

Captain R. Tyler Goodwin and Rev. Walter M. Crawford will be the ora- tors of the occasion next Sunday, when the Woodmen of the World will ob- serve their annual memorial day. Three monuments. erected by the order to the memory of as many members who have died during the year, will be unveiled as portion of the cege- monies.
 The exercises of the day will be held at Oakwood cmetery, where the de- ceased members of the orders are bu- ried. The members of Magnolia Camp No 2 will marchnto the burial ground in body. leaving the lodge room on Court Square promptly at 2:30 o'clock.
 The route of the parade will be up Dexter Avenue to Bainbridge street. thence on Bainbridge to Jefferson. and thence to the Cemetery, where the ex- cises will be held. The return to the hall of the Camp will be over the same route
 The parade will be headed by two mounted policemen, following whom will be band. The marsha of the day and three aides. all mounted, will come next. and they win be followed by the speakers and officers of the Camp in carriages. The members of the lodge will follow on foot.
 The exercises at the cemet~y will follow the ritualistic forms of~the ir- der and besides the addresses by Cap tain Goodwin and Mir. Crawford. will include a rendition of Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud" by Miss Porter.
 E. D. Holloway. the state deputy of the order, will be master of ceremonies for the occasion. and F. 1T. Merriam will be marshal of the parade. His aides will be H. c. Duke. A. G. Burdge and Arthur Booth.
 The general public is invited to at- tend the exercises
 Magnolia Camp now has a member ship of about 525.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
MISS FArRcLorH ENTERrAINs.
Gives Happy Affair Tn Honor of Gradu-
 affur CIaas.

0tiuE Claess
 Dothan. June 4.-(Special.)-A most enjoyable affair was given by Miss Marie Falrcloth at the home of her father, on North Foster Street, Mon- day afternoon and evening. in honor of the graduating class of the Dothan High School, of which Miss Faircloth Is a member
 The house was decorated with dai- sies and "Nations" was the game played. A
 Miss Faircloth assisted her sister in receiving. and salad and cream courses were served.
 Those present were Misses Jessie Young, Marie Harris, Zula Smith, Rob bic Hayes, Lillian Batchelor. Coral Pruett, Evelyn Farmer. Lucille Me- Cure. Ernestine Crime. Marguerite Craddock, Emma and Virgie Harrison. Ruby Ingram. Luanne Crawford, Marie Clendenin, Ethel Nix, Ruby and Jennie McDavid, Lula Hurt. Trudie Watford, Mrs. Charles Faircloth. Mrs. Robert Boyd, Mrs. Ben Grants Arthur Ussery O. B. Foster. Fletcher Black. Miss Cow ington, Thomasville Ga; Miss Kate Williams Dixie. Ga; Miss Ruth Dunk lin, Greenville, Fla; Miss Mary Craw- ford, Gainesville, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
Ei.h and Ment spoiIed.

Birmingham, June 4-(SpeciaL)- During the month of May 3,795 pounds of meat were condemned and tanked as unfit for use. Fish amounting to 3,40O rounds were also condemned.
 Meat and Milk Inspector k. D. Dun can submitted his monthly report to the mayor today and the above in- formation Is contained therein.
 Four thousand. one hundred and forty-six animals were inspected dur ing the month Western cuts inspect ed amounted to 4Sn 00c pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
St, PauPs Parish of Decatur Awards q
 Contract,

Decatur, June 4.-(Specia1.) )-St Pauls Episcopal Church has just let the contract for the building of hand some new church edifice on Ferry Street. ,G4
 The contract was let to J. I. Transue of this city and the building and fur nishings will cost about $15,00o. The work on the construction of the buildS ing will commence at once and the building will be completed as soon as possible.
 St. PauPs is one of the oldest Epis- copal church bodies In this portion of Alabama. The congregation had a church in Decatur for many years. At the present time they own small church building on Ferry Street, but religious worship has not been held in the building for some time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
BRENNEN PLEADS GUILTY.
Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment
 for Manslaughter.

Birmingham, June 4.-Michael Bren- nen, after two years confinement in the county jail on charge of murder. plead guilty today in the criminal court to the charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
 In south side saloon several years ago he got into a pistol duel with another man when a bystander named Lieutenant Norris was shot and kill ed by one of the bullets from the men fighting. Bremen skipped out to Penn sylvafia but was caught there and brought back. Since being in jail here he has been a model prisoner and the entire force around the jail recom- mended him to the mercy of the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
Condemned Scales.

Birmingham, June 4.-(SpeciaL)- A. J. Hall, inspector of weights and measures, submitted his report for May to the mayor today. During the month he inspected 260 scales and con- demned thirty-six. Forty-two car loads of coal were also inspected.
 Inspector Hall is pushing the work in his department and is finding much to do at this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05

they are receiving the congratuiations of their many friends.
 Miss Ruth Moore. a charming young woman of Knoxville. Tenn. Is in Ope- lika, and is the guest of Miss huth Wear on First avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
SPECIAL TODAY

SPECIAL TODAY. Teddy Bears at Crescent Theatre from IF o'clock noon to P. m. All children should see this picture. Ad- mission sc.
 I3 N. Court St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
Judre Le.lie,. Baby Dead.

Dothan, June 4.-(Special. )---Annie Marie Leslie. the 1-year-old daughter of Judge and Mrs. George Leslie, died here Monday evening and was buried this afternoon.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
Nor. Atlanta Leases

The Atlanta Mines company has JUST
leased to the Hooper-Manning Leasing
company, a large block of ground on the
Atlanta claim, and the leasers are pre-
paring to develop the ground on very
ambitious scale. A powerful hoist IL
already being installed on the ground
and the shaft will be sunk to the 500
foot leveh before any prosecuting is
done. Sinking will continue until the
I .OOO-foot level is reached, unless pay
ore is encountered before. Captain
Hooper, president and manager of the
company, is also manager Of the Begoles
Syndicate owning the White Rock and
Kewanas properties. Thomas F. Maan-
ming is vice president and B. A. Manning
is secretary.
0oldheld Rosebud Lease
The Goldfield Rosebud Mining COM
pany is pushing development work on
the O. X. Fraction lease, which is To-
Gated southwest of the Rogers-Goldfeld
syndicate, and directly in line with the
rich strike that was made on the latter
ground. The shaft is down $40 feet
and will be sunk to the 500-foot level
as rapidly as possible.
ooldnsld Columbia
Three leasers are at work on the
Goldfeld Columbia Mining company
ground. The Goldfield Mines and Leas-
ing company has lease on the Piazza
Fraction, on which shaft has been
sunk to a depth of $40 feet. About 25o
feet of prosecuting work has also been
done and the company is now drifting
on a ledge that was cut few days ago.
The w. A. Lord lease on the Piazza
Fraction has a shaft down 400 feet and
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
PROPERTIES

of the. mill has already been increased
to go tons, which with the present show
ing Of the mine and the results OF the
mill returns. will bring the production
up to $4,000 a month In gold. The
mine is in rich ore at every point. and
with the increased capacity Of the mill,
this corporation will declare its first
dividend within two months. 1t is esti-
mated that the annual gross produc-
tion of the mine will safely reach $780,
900 year. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are: j. r. Davis. president
and general manager: J. p. LOTUS. vice.
president and H. G. Mayer, secretary
Jim Mcdonald is the superintendent
in charge of the mine and his work has
been highly commended, both by the
officers of the company and by engineers
who have visited the property. The
stock in this company is chiefly owned
by Lotus g. Davis, John s. Cook. J. r.
Sweeney and Louis Gordon.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
LEASE
ON GOLD HORN

The Lewis lease on the property Of
the Gold Horn company has been In
operation for three months. and ex-
cellent progress has been made. 1t has
a splendid equipment, and three full
shifts are pushing the development
work as much as possible. The lease
was granted for two years to L. Trevor
Lewis. and he transferred it to the Gold
field Exploration. Leasing and Mining
company, which was organized In FL
mira, N. Y. The directors of the COM
pany are well known men. and 1t is their
intention to acquire several leases In the
near future, and to send out exploring
parties to various parts Of the state.
Several of the prominent stockholders
of the company have visited the lease
on the Gold Horn, and have expressed
pleasure at the character of the work
done, and the showing made. Mr.. Lewis
is the president and general manager of
the company. and his holdings are the
largest.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
MOHAWK-JUMBO COMES TO
FRONT WITH iOc DIVIDEND

payable Sd As
shareholders
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his energies the
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
BARUCH NOT
GRANTED AN
EXTENSION

= The eastern markets have it =
. that an extension has been grant =
= ed Barnard Baruch on his option :
= on 1,000O00 shares Of Goldfeld =
. Consolidated, and it is figured that =
. this accounts for decline in the =
. market value Of this stock in face =
. Of a promised dividend. These =
. stories are ripe on both the New =
. York and Philadelphia exchanges. =
. That an extension on the Bar .
. uch option had been given at the =
. late meeting Of directors, has been =
. emphatically denied to The News, =
. from inside sources, and while no .
. denial is on,cially authorized, =
. semi-onacial statement to the =
. above effect was given The News .
= with permission TO publish. =
$$$$$$t$ . 80 . . . $$$$ = =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

The Rosebush 1iinlrg and Leaning
company has tunnel iE 1855 feet on It's
property at Quartz mountain, cutting
through a porphyry dyke that formS the
hanging wall Of he vein. When the
tunnel is in 270 feet It win cut the vein
at depth of 400 feet.
Chicago 0oldAsla Lease
Smith, Benedict and Monnette have
taken a thirty months lease on the
ground of the Chicago Goldfield Mining
company which lies a short distance
from the Great Bend. A 30-horse power
hoist has been installed and the shaft
will be sunk to depth as rapidly as
the work can be done.
Xiggtnson Lease
The Higginson lease is shipping about
20 tons a day, the ore being taken from
the Slopes on the 2S5-foot level. Prep
arations are being made to open up a
large block of ground on which no work
has been done heretofore.
Florence King ~. d Z.
The Florence King Mining and Leas-
on the September claim of the Red Hills.
is pushing development work with en-
ergy. The shaft is already down fifty
feet and a contract has been let for the
erection of a gallows frame. hoist
will be installed at once and the shaft
sunk to 800 feet before any crosscut-
ting is done. Superintendent Hall has
two shifts at work and will lose no time
in getting to depth The officers of the
new company are A. G. Taylor, presi-
dent; r. b. Hall. vice-president and
superintendent; ]. d. Lothrop, treasurer
and r. G. Virtue, secretary.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
sullfrog cold sar

The report of the Bullfrog Gold Bar
Mining company shows that there has
been expended in development and equip
ment, from the date of its organization,
about two and one-half years ago. a
total of $4,000, and that the work
done with this money includes water
supply plant with a daily capacity Of
$4,000 delivered at the mine. necessary
hoisting equipment and 1851 feet of un-
derground work, 80 per cent of which
is in ore. The mine is developed
to depth Of 500 feet. with crosscuts
and levels at intervals of 100 feet. 1t is
estimated that upwards of three and
half millions in ore are now blocked out
in the ground. ready for milling.
There is now building on the ground.
the first unit of 200 ton mill. which it
is expected will be in commission inside
Of 80 days. The mine has been, during
it's entire life. in charge of L. E. Bed
ford, as superintendent. to whom credit
is due for the magnificent line Of de-
velopment shown on the property. The
officers elected for the ensuing year
are: ]. p. LOTUS, president; ]. r. Davis.
vice-president and general manager; A.
II. Sherman. secretary and II. 9. Mayer.
assistant secretary. The stock in this
corporation is closely held in large
blocks by certain individuals. Mr.. Lof-
tus being the largest individual owner
Round Mountain Extension
The report of the Round Mountain
Extension company shows that there
has been employed during the last year
about $4,000. principally in surface ex-
ploration work. The corporation has not
been particularly active or aggressive
during the year just past but its plans
indicate that there will be an aggres-
sive campaign of development inaugur-
ated as soon as local conditions war
rant. The property occupies the geo
graphical and mineral center of the
proven district of Round Mountain. 1t
Is considered to be one of the most
valuable possessions in that country
as the entire vein system seems to un-
derlie the ground. although at depth.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: j. p Lotus, president: j. r..
Davis. general manager and H. g. Mayer.
secretary. The stock is closely held
by Birmingham. Ala. parties.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
WHAT'S DOING IN THE HILLS

will go to 500 feet before prosecuting
The Morgan-Standford r. lease is
down 200 feet.
Combined -. b I. Co.
The Combined Leasing and Mining
company's lease on the Sunflower, lie
down 500 feet and has cut two veins
one at a point 120 feet east of the shaft
and the other 80 feet west Of the shaft
Drifts are being run to explore these
veins.
On the Daisy lease. operated by the
same company, the shaft is down 305
feet and a station is being cut at the
3O0-foot level.
A station is being set at the 200-foot
level on the Junalanta. on the Union
Jack claim of the Atlanta.
On the Curley George claim Of the
Coming Nation, the shaft is down 1876
feet and sinking will continue until the
300-foot point is reached.
Mohawk Ledge
The Mohawk Ledge lease is shipping
in the neighborhood of so tons OF ore a
day from the 40O-foot level. A crosscut
is being driven to the north on the 400
foot level, to cut the ledge that was en-
countered about a month ago on the 300
foot level. Good values were obtained
on the upper level and Superintendent
Hubbard believes that the values Will
be much greater when the ledge Is cut
on the 400. He also believe that this
ledge forms junction with the vein OF
high grade from which shipments are
now being made and that when the
point Of intersection of the two veins is
found the company will have an i'm
mense body of shipping ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
INTEREST CENTERED ON THE
DEVELOPMENTSOF POLLARD

Syndicate vein is new ore body en-
tirely and one that may prove equally
as rich as those that have produced the
wealth Of its near neighbors.
The great dyke, referred to runs east
from the Little Florence and passes
through the Pollard Florence block The
theory is now advanced. and it appears
to be plausible theory, that the vein
turns and follows the dyke. This con-
tention is given support by the develop
ments Of the last few days on the Pol
lard Florence. Early this week. one of
the miners employed on the Pollard. ap-
preached the superintendent of the lease
and exhibited piece of quartz that was
literally scanned with gold. 1t was what
Is recognized as Little Florence ore.
without question.
TRADING on A "XIND"
What will you give me If will show
you where this came from?" he asked.
Give you? Do you mean to tell me
this came from the PollardT'
The miner assured the excited su-
perintendent that he had taken the rock
from a drift on the 330-foot level a few
days previous. He said he was leveling
on the floor of the drift. preparatory to
laying some planking. when he encoun-
tered a narraw streak of the stun. He
took the rock home, saying nothing to
his employers until it occurred to him
that there must be larger body of
the rich stun near where he found the
small bunch of tellurium.
This miner is now working IN the
drift for nothing day. In an attempt
to relocate the seam. If he succeeds he
will receive large block Of stock In
the company. He may not succeed.
said the superintendent. but am satis-
fed that we will find body OF high
grade not very far from that spot. That
kind of rock does not stray on by IT.
self"
The MANAGEMENT some time age
started to drift east and west. parallel
ing the course Of the dyke. Near the
boundary Of the lease to the west a
strjnger was encountered. but pinched
ont after being followed few feet In
the east drift, at a point rs feet from
the shaft, a crosscut was driven 30 feet
tn the dyke and a drift started on the
dyke to the west This drift is In abou'
30 feet and it was on the foor Of this
drift that the tellurium ore was found
The manaeers of the Pollard Floren;e
are very much averse to discussing the
! matter as they want to make sure ths
ore is there before making any an
rouncement of a strike But the air oi
suppressed excitement in the vicinity OF
the workings gives evidence that some
thing unusual is on foot
If the Little Florence vein should
prove to follow the dyke, 1t viii, be one
of the most important discoveries IL
n,onths. At least half a dozen laeser'
ould be Immediately benefited and
reat impetus would be given to wori
| in that section Of the district lying Il
the east and south OF the Little Flor
ence.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
ROGERS LEASE
In GOOD ORE

. I-e Rogers-Goldfeld Syndicate .
. lease is shipping from ten to fif- =
. teen tons OF ore a day, the rock =
. averaging all the way from $50 .
. to $3.50 a ton. The ore is being =
. taken from the winze and the up .
= raise that has been started on the .
. ore body that was encountered in =
. the drift from the northwest cross =
. cut. The winze is down IL feet .
. and the upraise is in thirty feet =
. and both are on the ore all the way. =
. This work is all being done from =
. the 3S0-foot level and the COM =
. pany's engineers have demonstrate =
. ed that they are working on the =
= top of the ore shoot The shaft .
= win be sunk to the 400-foot level Z
Z at once and crosscut driven to =
. tap the ore shoot at that depth Z
. 4 q = = . = = = = = = = = = = = z