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The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
REY.PETTY TO LEAVE
Resigns Partorate After Six
Years. Faithful Work

Rev. O. A. Petty, for the past six
years pastor Of the United Presbyter-
1sssa shufch Of this city, last Sunday
morning resigned his pastorate here.
Mr.. Petty has been called to the
Aurora, ILL.,, First Congregational
church, and will probably leave for
that field about June /.
Following is the letter of resigna-
tion read to the congregation last
Sunday morning:
ITO the United Presbyterian Con-
gregation at Greeley, Colo.
Brethren: For nearly six years
we have worked and worshiped to-
gether as pastor and people. Time
will discover the measure of success.
Your indulgence, loyalty and sacri-
fee have In many instances appar-
emily balanced my weakness and poor
leadership. 1 thank you for your
patience and kindness and unselfish
support. I like Greeley immensely.
1 have fine regard for the noble
citizens of this community. love
this congregation-your lives are 80
rooted in my heart that I must en-
dure some rugged surgery.
"The exceptional magnanfmity OF
this congregation and community
assure me that my golden years In
Greeley will never be paralleled.
Yet, short pastorates are best. Both
pastor and people must sacritice
tender relationships In the interest
of The Kingdom. Long pastorates
make narrow preachers and one-sided
congregations. i plan to close my
work here at the end of my sixth
wear. will continue in the Chris
tian ministry, assuming an import
ant work, where may also avail
myself of further educational oppor-
tunities. This plan involves a de-
nominational change. However,
The Kindgom is larger than any de-
nomination, and its king, our model
and our saviour was founder and
member of none.
PLEASE join me in requst to the
Presbytery of Colorado for a dissolu-
tion of the pastoral relationship, to
take effect May 81, 1907.
where l have comforted and in
spired I rejoice. Where have
wounded or hindered sorrow. And
l indulge the hope that all will robe
nv imperfect work in the rich folds
of charity. Your pastor,
sOrville A. Petty
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
Storm Interfered.

Mrs. B. @. Reinks was the hostess
of a delightful afternoon party a1
her country home last Friday. ow.
ing 10 the stormy weather not all Oh
the forty-five ladies invited we're apie
to be present. The rooms were
tastciully decorated with pink ana
white carnations and the same color
scheme was carried out in the re-
rresl ments served by Misses Jnlla
Baxter, Gladys Kelley, Clara keinks'
Grace Mason, Ida Detfke and Gladys
Roinks.
In guessing contest Mesdames
Henry Arbuckle and ID. L. Gray
we're prize winners. Instruments
music was furnished by Miss Lephie
Bluut. Mrs. D. Il. Gray sang sew
eral soils and Arthur Deffke ana A.
Klein also sang.
An enjoyable afternoon was spent
by those present.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
Pre-nuptial Party.

Mrs. George Keller was the hostess
of a dinner and linen shower last
Saturday which was a pre-nuptlal
party in honor of Miss Ellen Tharp
of Eaton. The guests numbered
twent y-one ladies' and found their
place cards in little May baskets
filled with flowers, hidden thru the
house. A fve-course dinner was
served at O'Clock. Miss Carolyn
CLARK responded to q toast, The
Spinster Maid" Miss Tharp, Just
Before" and Mrs. w. B. Starr Just
After" In the afternoon Miss
Tharp was given ribbon which
wound around through the various
rooms and at the end was found an
immense May basket containing
linen gifts from tie guests. The
affair was very enjoyable.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
Peculiar Theft.

Somebody about week ago stole o
dressing case out Of the Macy under
taking establishment and no trace
has been found Of the missing arti.
cles. The contents Of the case had
been used for dressing the hair and
otherwise preparing bodies for burial.
1t is feared that the articles may be
sold to some unsuspecting person not
knowing their previous use and that
harm may come from 1T. Some OF
the toilet articles have had embalm-
Ing fluid on them and the slightest
scratch of the skin with one OF these
would mean almost certain death.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
ANOTHER MOTOR CAR
This Win Ran Between Greeley
and Denver

Greslsy u soon to have greatly
improves train ssrysce, not salens
between hsfs ahd Bsnv1s a1d tbe
northern part of ths county. but
with Fort Morgan, Sterling and
other towns along the Julesburg
branch Of the road.
According to promise to ]. Z.
BARTLETT BY Division Superintendent
Vickroy Of the U. r. that company
will within the next thirty days put
on motor car leaving Denver at
about 8 80 in the morning and arriv-
ing here about 10 80, probably rom
ming rs far north Is Ault. This car
will again leave Greeley about $3.50
for Denver.
The railroad is also contemplating
putting on . motor car to run be-
tween Denver and Startling, with q
stub train connecting Greeley with
this car at LaSalle. This will en-
able Greeley people Having business
in the eastern part Of the county to
leave here In tho morning and return
the same day.
The matter of better train service
was originally taken up with the
railroad people by Mr.. BARTLETT and
afterwArd the Commercial club board
Of directors joined him In the work
with the result that the service is
now assured.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
May Day Reception.

The largest of social functions last
week was the reception given last
Wednesday afternoon by Mesdames
G. D. Todd, Warner Koontz and
Jerome Igo at the home Of the
former, 92s Twelfth street.
The rooms sthfoughout the house
were bright with spring colors, pink
and white sweet peas and carnations
being used with palms and ferns In
the decorations.
The guest list numbered $50 ladies
who were received upstairs by the
hostesses and their assistants. Music
was furnished during the afternoon
by the orchestra stationed in an al
cove of the hall. Miss Sadie Miller
had charge of the refreshments.
Punch was served in the sitting room
upstairs and hot chocolate and waters
were served in the library down.
stairs. The ices, cream and cakes
we're served In the dining room and
reception room. Pink and white
mints stamped May we're given as
fayors.
The Saturday previous the hos
tesses gave luncheon for the ladies
who assisted them IN receiving and
serving. Pink and white was also
the color scheme at the luncheon,
pink and white sweet peas were used
as favors. A six-course luncheon
was served from small tables. Those
who assisted the hostesses were Mes
danes w. L. Clayton, W. G. Wilson.
George Robbie, ]. G. Harris. Charles
Wheeler, Albert Durkee, Frank Ew-
ing, John Davis. H. E. Witwer, T.
T. Wilson, Misses Katherine Nc
Elroy, Janet Ried, Aileen Monahan,
Mabel Wilson, Mildred McCreery,
Margaret Statler, Stella McClena-
han, Nellie and Edith Rankin and
/ Eva and Nellie Geiser.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Strickland
were given pleasant surprise by q
company of friends last Thursday
evening, the occasion being a cele-
bration of their first wedding ami
versary. The evening was spent
with games and refreshments were
served. Mrs. Strickland was pre-
sented with beautiful May basket
filled with cut flowers.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
kHAvE STRONG
tcoN1EsT
Iuterschola site
Il Large Score
| High Lost
|stely

10 lntersclloIastic
Island Grove park
| Hoped some excel
rear's records were
and one state re-
hurdle race was
J Of a second.
yen high schools
total scores idu aa
BIT 50 points, Chey-
Ii, Fort Collins 9,
bol I, Brighton .,
ongmont made by
Individual score,
|pints for his team.
e events in detail:
NcPhadden, Long.
chell, Cheyenne,
| Loyeland, third.
egg, Longnont.
nal high, second;
Eheyenne, third.
/ put McPhadden,
McCullah, Fort
Bales, Loveland,
3 feet, 10 inches.
ACE e-McPhadden,
Mitchell, Chey-
cord, Loveland,
>conds.
hnson, Cheyenne,
ongmont, second
third. Distance,
cPhadden, Long
son, Cheyenne,
brt Collins, third.
II throw-CotHn,
Gundy, Chey-
gg, Longmont,
III feet, 8 inches.
race-Beck field,
rnack, Loveland,
ongmont, third.
Hack, Cheyenne,
ngmont, second;
pit, third. Time.
Potter,
rnack, Loveland,
cheyenne, third
ches.
snlamin, Long
elds, Loveland,
Collins, third.
(cPhadden, Long.
indy, Cheyenne,
Pft Collins, third.
inches.
lay-McPhadden,
Rawford, 4, Normal,
Cheyenne, third.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
Injured, |

s.ofms and frosts
Do Y damage to the
\ acres of which
|'e tender plants
|, weather in fine
y to t., Field Super
+. Of the Great
(1pany here there
R'an,ing r, Necessary
H.. The beet plant. mt.
IN; finished this
y, wa acreage for the
Windsor factories M
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09

Mrs. L. b. Kidder is still suffer-
ing from the injuries received IN the
runaway several weeks ago. She has
been forced to give up her position
in Shaw's store for the present. She
will 90 to Salt Lake City about June
1. accompanied by her son, George,
and hopes after a few months rest
to be able to resume her work Sept. l.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-05-09
activity.

Using amount of
e this city down
| facitic railroad
u Electric CON-
p doubling its
u several of the
Vl There the new
n-Lunbeck
,, 'ouse is going up.
~ surprise most
y, before seen it.
L.lhe grocery house
lectric company
f'se plant for the
I The big tank
Epp last and it Is
"S gas from this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
NEW CODE IS ADOPTED.
City Council of Florence Will Govern
 Under New Law.

Florence September 5.-(Special) At the regular monthly meeting of the City Council of Florence. held last evening. a step of great importance was taken the old code under which it has been gov erned for many years being discarded and the general municipal laws enacted oy the last legislature superceding it.
 The new laws would in the natural course have become effective in Septem- Der. 1908, but the council exercised the powers vested in it and adopted the new code in order to avoid holding election in December of this year.
 The effect of the new code Is to retain Mayor A. r. Walker in power until Sep tember. 1908, and empower the present council of seven to elect president of the board and seven additional aldermen, giv- ing a representation of two from each ward
 The provision giving the city half the road and bridge tax it has hitherto paid to the county. and raising the amount of fines assessed in the police court. will raise the city's revenues between 5000 and 5000 a year. The code creates the posi- ton of city attorney, for which there are two candidates, Hon. Paul Hodges and W. H. Mitchell.
 The change in charters was effected with very little delay, notice having been previously given that the city would prop- ably take this action. The election of the complete board and of a city attorney was deferred until Tuesday evening, Sep tember 10, when a special meeting will be held.
 Byron Souders & Co. of Montgomery were awarded the contract for building about three miles of cement sidewalks on Tennessee street, Royal avenue and Huntsville road. Their bid was sl 20 per square yard. Mayor Walker was empow- cred to borrow s10OO to pay the current ex- penses of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

and was chasing him down the alley, 10 be captured. turned and fired twice al his pursuer. Being unarmed, MT. Bell then decided that 1t would be imprudent to pursue the negro further.
 Notes and Personals.
 Congressman W. B. Craig will leave An niston this evening for Cincinnati, where he will join Mrs. Craig. who will accom- pany him to West Virginia for a short visit. From West Virginia MT. and Mrs. Craig will return to Selma and prepare to go 10 Washington in November.
 s. P. Kennedy, secretary to the Ala bama railroad commission, has sold his home on Leighton avenue, in this city, to C. C. Anderson of the Anniston Produce company, and will move to Montgomery at early date.
 MT. R. l.. Cater has purchased the 'n- terest of MT. Dan B. Cater in the Cater Grocery company, and will conduct the business in the future at the present place of business on Noble street. The name will not be changed for the present at least
 Col. Rr Hertz returned last night from Denver. Colo. to which city he went from New York ten days ago to see Mrs. Hertz. who has been in Denver for month and will remain a couple of weeks longer
 H. P. Higgins will leave Saturday morn- inc for St. Louis Mo-, where he goes as a delegate to the international Association of Maehinists which will assemble there Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

lures and convenience. Outside of this, the barn will be capable of shelteripg all the company's ears and general road equipment and will cover a space of 75X PIG feet.
 The employees room is being provided especially for tine convenience and com fort of the motormen and conductors op- erating ears, and will be furnished with tables and chairs and lockers for the care of private property. It will be heated and ventilated and made as comfortable as possible.
 The machine shop will be equipped with all the necessary machinery for the repair of cars. and may soon advance to the building of the cars entire for the com pany as the business is expected to grow.
 At the power plant, also, wonderful im provements are in progress. Two new boilers of 25O horse power each have just been installed, and one of them already put into commission. The work of bring ing the other into service is progressing and it will be fired up soon as the smokestack can be put up and connections made
 The plant building is undergoing such change and renovation as are necessary to accommodate 600 kilowatt turbine machine which has already. perhaps been shipped out from the builders and will arrive soon.
 When this monster machine is installed the company will be prepared to furnish power sufficient for any emergency that may arise until the Little river plant is completed and the transmission line is es- tablished Then the local plant will be- come auxiliary to the river plant. and in conjunction herewith, it is believed will be able to furnish power for the sue cessful operation of every industrial plant in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
Will Respect Court.

Florence. September 5.-(Special. )-Judge ot les P Almon of the circuit court of - lale county in his charge 10 the ..,, ,., took the position that the in- s,,na.io,, Judge Jones of the United e,.ataa a,.t.,,,- court should be respected. tI~ 'e3 ..r,. eerning the clash between inc e a state and % ederal courts over the .IS t passeneger and freight ,,', . VI t . last legislature, the "a enacleu ps h hville which runs through your county has refused to put them into effect. ] wo gu Sa t. ,,,a,., ,s to return indictments as -aaso,, tha7 ,l,s g+nited tn,s st,tes ~ eonpt In has equred juris- dction of this matter and | oo,,irad opinion tbat this court havin ? tot,,'aa,, jursdiction first of the litlgatiol ,.e,'or the state and the railroads. is tn, rha =, place to terminate the litigation n forcemenf of these laws having be, joined b1 the federal court, all rt abiding dtizens must respect the c, and obey the orders of the same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
TERM BEGINS.
School Opens In West Alabama Agri.
 cultural School at Hamilton.

Hamilton, September 5.-(Special) )-The fall session of the West Alabama Agri- cultural school opened here Tuesday. The prospect for successful session is good. There are something near seventy-fye boarding students in attendance. and with thel ocal patronage the school will be crowded As it is rather early in opening the boarding pupils are less than they will be later on
 The following is the faculty: President. IT. 0. Sargent assistants. Prof. J. A. Johnson. Professor York and Miss Mary Harvey.
 Marion county has perhaps the young est teacher in Alabama holding first grade certificate. He is Gilbert Arnold. the 15-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Allen c. Arnold. who reside fin Hamilton.
 Gilbert is in the senior class of the ". A. A. S, and stands well in all his classes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
omm Jefferson Davis on Prohibition

the basis of these general propositions, l will briefly answer the inquiry in re- gard to the prohibition amendment at issue.
 ''Be ye temperate in all things was a wise injunction and would apply to in- tolerance as well asl to drunkenness. That the incorporate use of intoxicating liquors is an evil, few, if any. would deny.
 That it Is at the root of many social disorders is conceded; but then the ques- ton arises. what Is the appropriate rem edy. and what the present necessity? To destroy individual liberty and moral re- sponsibility would be to eradicate one evil by the substitution of another. which. it is submitted. was offered as q remedy. The abuse and not the use of stlmulants, it must be confessed, is the evil to be remedied. Then it clearly follows that action should clearly be directed against the abuse rather than the use. If drunkenness be the cause of disorder and crime. why not pronounce drunkenness itself to be q crime and attach 10 # proper and adequate penalties? If it be objected that the penalties could not be eTforfed, that is an admission that popu- lar on,nion would be opposed to the law but if 1t Be true that juries could not be impaneled Nno would convict so de- graded a criminal as drunkard. 1t necessarily follows taat statutory pro- hibition against the sa ana use or h- toxicants would be a dead s'et,ei.
 I might appeal to men not ds oiu as myself to sustain the assertion lhal Iie convivial use of intoX1cants and 6he oc- currenee of drunkenness had become less frequent within the last twenty years than it was before The refining infuz ences of education and Christianity may be credited with this result Why not allow these blesesd handmaidens of vir. tue and morality to continue unembar- rassed their civilzng work?
 You have already provision for local prohibition. If it has proved the wooden horse in which a disguised enemy to state sovereignty as the guardian of individual liberty was introduced, let 1t be warn ing that the progressive march would probably be from village to state and from state to United States, and result in a governmental supervision and pa ternity instead of the liberty the heroes of 177s left as legacy 10 their posterity. Impelled by the affection and gratitude I feel for the people of Texas. and the belief that a great question of American policy is involved in the issue you have before you, the silence I had hoped to observe has been broken. If the ut terance shall avail anything for good 1t will compensate me for the objurgations With which I shall doubtless be pursued by the followers of the popuIarism Of the day. Faithfully yours.
 JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

The following statesmanlike and far seeing letter from the pen of ex-President Jefferson Davis upon the subject of pro- nibition commend itself to the consider etion of all citizens who earnestly desire the welfare of this city and county. and Is peculiarly appropriate at this time. Let those who will, abound in epthets. and denounce others who have different opinions from them as enemies of so- ciety. There are plenty of people who. having no argument to support their cause, substitute abuse and misrepresen- tation. They may denounce leading and reputable business men of this community who believe that it's moral welfare as well as it's business interests will be en- dangered by prohibition. but they can Got convince an intelligent and discrimi- hating puPi,e that Jefferson Davis, the beloved president Jf' the southern con- federacy, was tool of tic liquor ln- terests, or was in the least degree ul- mindful of the highest and best interests Of the people in whose cause he gave aP everything.
 Beauvoir. Miss. July 20 1887 Col. R. P. Lubbock
 My Dear Friend-Yours of the 12th Inst with its enclosures has been re- ceved.
 ] have heretofore declined to answer any of the inquiries made or my opinion on the constitutional amendment now pending in Texas. (
 Reared in the creed of democracy. my faith In It's terets has grown with its growth, and l adhere to the maxim that ''The world is governed too much"
 When our fathers achieved their inde- pendence the cornerstone of the goyern- ment they constructed was individual lib- erty. and the social organizations they established were not for the surrender but for the protection, of natural rights For this, governments were established deriving their just power from the con- sent of the governed. This was not to subject themselves to the will of the majority, as appears from the fact that each community inserted in it's funda- mental law bill of rights to guard the inalenable privileges of the individual
 There was then a two-fold purpose in government-protection and prevention against trespass by the strong upon the weak, the many on the few.
 The world had long suffered from the expressions of government under the pre- text of ruling by divine right and excus- ing the invasion into private and do- nestle affairs on the plea of paternal care for the morals and good order of the people.
 Our sres rejected all such pretensions. their system being: Government by the people. for the people, resting on the hasis of natural inalienable rights. Upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
I, L. SMITH MAY
 SUCCEED RAGAN AnniSton PoStmasterShip is a
 Live Issue RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS Anniston Street Railway Company Is Enlarging Its Plant-Ed Smith Dies Suddenly Of Perni-
 cious Malaria.
RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT IS

Anniston September 5.-(Special. .)-News was received in Anniston this morning that former Postmaster L. T. Smith has been recommended by the Alabama ie- publican referee to succeed J. E. Ragan. It has been thought for some time that MT. Thompson of Birmingham was strongly favorable to the applicancy of Mr. Smith. but there seemed to be some doubt about Referee Scott of Montgom- cry.
 This statement was received over long distance phone from reliable source. but it could not be confirmed at the post office building here this morning, Acting Postmaster C. R. Barker being out of the city
 MT. Smith stated this morning that ne has believed that the referees were his friends, and that they had promised to give him their support. He said. however. that he had not been informed that he had been recommended. and says that ne does not believe that Mr. Ragans sue eessor will be appointed at an early date. He says that he has been informed that the Anniston vacancy will not likely DC filled by recess appointment, but that the office will likely continue in charge of Mr Barker until December, when regu- lar appointment will be made by the Pres dent
 Power Improvements.
 The additions now nearing complecion which are being made to the car barns of the Anniston Electric and Gas company, will more than double the housing ca pacity besides providing for an employees room of ample size, a painting room 'ix 3s feet, machine shop 1Sx75 feet, and a toilet and bath room with all modern fix
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
Strike Is llleuaI.

London. September 5.-Dispatches iron Wellington, N. E., state that the court o appeals there has finally declared that thu strike of the slaughter house men and their sympathizers is illegal. The work ingmen who are participating in it. ths court contends, are violating the aware of the court of arbitration and may be fined and in case of non-payment may be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ont year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
NOTICE
To Property Owners.

TO frOpeTCy OWHeIS' We have a demand for houses to rent greater than the supply. If you have property to rent, list it with us and we give it prompt attention.
 Jemison R. E. and Ins. Go.
 2O24 Third Ave.