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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-14

WASHINGTON Oct. 12.--The supreme
court of the United States today on
motion Of the companies dismissed the
cases OF the United States VS.. the NC
Andrews and Forbes Co. and The D. ,
Young Co. in which they We're tharS-
ed with violating the Sherman anu
trust law by combining to form trust
in licorice and conSpirinS to FORM q
monopoly of that product and restrain
the interstate trade in It. inc cor
pcrations were indicted in the Cnlted
States circuit court for the southern
district Of New York on three counts,
the first charging combination ANA
the second a conspiracy, both ~ re-
straint of trade, and the third an at
tempt to monopoliZe the licorlce hISl-
ness. 1t was contended on behalf of the
government that these companies had
practically gained control Of the man
for the manufacture of both piig and
smoking tobacco as we'll as OF Snu1f
| and cigars.
The trial in the circuit court resulted
| in finding the corporations guilty OF
| combination in restraint of trace ana
| of an attempt to mOnopoilZe ,he H"of
| ice business but they were acIoittcd
on the charge of conspiracy. 2 me o.
! $4,000 was imposed upon the Mae
Andrews Co and of $4,000 upon the
| Young Co No reason was given by the
| court for the abandonment of TIE APP
zeal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-14

Representing the attorneys for both
the plaintiff and the defendant, a. Il,
Brown Of this city Tuesday presented
q motion in the supreme court Of tn
United States for the advancement on
the docket of the case of the Nobl
state Bank Of Oklahoma against Gov.
G. n. Haskell and other officers Of
that stat involving the validity of the
hank guaranty law Of the state.
Early action is urged on the ground
that one of the candidates for Presi-
dent of the United States is rnl.ring on
:, platform advocating an act Of Con
gress similar to that passed by th'
Legislature of the state of Oklahoma
ard tina: the subject of a guaranty Of
bank deposits is one that has become
Of interest not only to the people Of
Okla homa but to the people of IN" en-
tire United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-14

The subject of Evangelism and ITS
relation to the modern minister was
the subject discussed by the NorWich
District Ministerial Association OF the
New England Southern conference AT
the second days session. Pascoag, K l.
The regular business meeting OF the
conference followed the speaking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-14

From information given out at the
office of Paul ID. Sargent, state com
missioner of highways. it was learned
Yesterday that the commissioner mas
Ga recommended the following additional
towns to the Governor for payment 81
state aid for State road work when
has been completed this season:
Town OF Cooper, Application for s-e 40
Town If I'ayette, Application for ,.o -
state aid ........................ !9S ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-14

Blanks are now being sent out from
the Office of the attorney general to the
county treasurers and county at
torneys Of the several counties OF the
State. for the annual reports of those
officials. which are due to be submitted
to the attorney general by Nov ," OF
the current year:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
District Court.

District court convened here Monday
at Q D. m. The grand jury was empanel-
ed as follows. c. B. Welhausen. Sinner
foreman; w. G. Leazar and j. i. Jaeggll'
Moulton; Joe Simpson, blackberry; I. H.
Stretch, NJ. w. Rhode, and Joe Duffner'
Halletsville; R. c. Fitch, w. T. Brian
and H. r. sistrunk, Yoakum' ]. j, Jones
Ezzell; Adam Wendell, Moulton,
In his charge to the grand jury Dis
trict Judge Kennon made special refer
ence to the Beaumier tragedy. He open
ed up by stating that he had read in the
newspapers that W. r. Beaumier had
been shot down in street Of this city by
some person or persons and that the Jury
had no right to determine whether or not
the SLAYER was driven to the deed by in
sanity, or was otherwise morally justified
II was their legal duty to find bill
against the slayer If the testimony Of the
State witnesses alone went to show that
certain person had committed the deed
The Judge stated, further, thatA had not
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

Mr.. Johnnie Lockmann and
wife visited the family of Mrs.
Lockmann parents at Hermleigh
last week.
John returned Saturday but
his wife still continues her visit.
The Gazette received a nice
remittance on subscription from
Mr.. F.. w. Hillmer who now
makes his home at Hermleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Koepke
and family took their departure
for Rockport Texas last week to
make that their future home.
Mr.. Koepl1e leaves Sainer solely
on account of bad health he has
been resident of Sinner for
about fifteen years and was pop
ular both in business and social
circles He and his estimable
wife will be greatly missed in
Sinner. quite crowd was at
the depot the day they left and
much regret was express by all.
Wherever Mr.. and Mrs, Koepke
may be the Gazette joined by
their numerous friend wishes
them good health prosperity and
happiness. -
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

.prejudged the case, but that undep til
circumstances he considered it his duty to
say what he had said; that il was the
place of petit jury, and not the grand
jury, to consider pleas of insanity or 9th =
er justification. The judge also gave the
usual brief instructions as to precedence
of rape cases, secrecy, etc.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS.
Rome Foley, colored, burglary Of pri'
vate residence III cases.)
Rome Foley, burglary, e cases.)
Rome Foley, attempt to commit bur
glary q cases.)
Jim Comfy, colored, rape and incest e
cases.)
Jim Conley, incest.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
Letter to R. q. FIato.
Sinner, Texas.


Dear Sir; Todd e. Downing.
contractors and builders, Nor
gan City, La, have painted Devoe
for or 4 years. They say it
takes less gallons Deyoe then OF
any other paint they have used.
That means that job cost less
with Devoe; not only for paint,
for labor as we'll.
They paint nothing else, Devoe
exclusively.
They have said nothing about
the comparative wear of Devoe
and other; oversight, may be; per
haps too soon for that. Bnt
Dcvoe is the strongest paint;
that's why least gallons; best
wear. same reason. Least cost
and longest time between job.
Yours truly
+. w. DEVOE & co
P. S. @. l.. Williams sells our
paint.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
Sinner, Route No. 3.

Hello correspondents of dear
Gazette, hope you will appleci-
ate a new correspondent
Many farmers here planted
corn this week and the past week.
Miss Emma Hajek of F'latonia
was seen in our burg Sunday.
Hello Fan" of Three Heads,
Why don't you write to the Ga
zette? I always love to hear Of
you.
Mrs. T. Mikulik of Sinner and
her two sons passed through
here to visit her home folks.
Mrs. Bednar of Sinner was
seen here last Wednesday,
Miss Fannie Konecny of Lone
Tree is enjoying Sinner conveni
srhool. Miss Fannie passed here
enroute TO Sinner today.
WHITE ROSE
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

Subscribe for the GAzErrn
and Keep posted lon the home
happenings. Only Sl.oo FER
year.
Mrs. J. a. Wolters and Mrs.
q. j. Merrem celebr atcd tEeil'
birthdays lasj week. The for.
mer on Wednesday and the
latter on Saturd day. Both were
well attended.
Mr.. Ernst Leist of YoaKum
has announced as a candidate for
commissioner ofprecincts 8 and Z.
Mr.. Leist should come to Sinner
and get acq uainted as this is his
str ongest box.
While on her way to town
last Saturday Mrs. II. B. Little
field lost small hand bag from
her buggy containing ten dollars
in gold and a pair of gold trimmed
spectacles. Finder will please
return to Gazette office and
receive a reward,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
Time Table.


Train No as arrives from LoclShart
at 1925 p. m.
Train No. 45 arrives from Yoakum
at 2:45 p. IN.
WACO BRANCH WACO TO YoAKUM.
Train No. ~ arrives from Waco at
l2;45 p. m,
YoAKUM no WACO.
Train No. Al arrives from Yoaltum
at 2:30 p, m.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
For Sale.

My well improved farm 4 miles
south of Falls city Containing
213 7-10 acres. 44acres in cult
walton, everything new. viii sell
at $3.50 per acre on very easy
terms. Reason for selling | want
to quit farming.
r. f. F'ERTsCH.
35.3t. Hobson Tex.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

Mr.. e. j. Merrem had his fine
buggy horse killed Sunday by
being run over by the cars. The
accident happened close to the
section house. The animal was
a favorite family horse and val
ued at about $4,000.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
StraYed.

Found in my pasture about
three weeks since one brown
COW, about ten years old brand
ed P. A. Long horns. Owner
can get same by calling and pay
ing charges. JOHN SAvrEK,
Sinner Texas,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

Mr.. w. S. Brooks of Wharton.
died in Houston last Monday
from an operation Of appendicitis.
About two months ago Mr..
Brooks's wife died and was bur-
led in Sinner.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

A. N. PLEDGER, pastor.
.-------A-
Candidates cards printed on
short notice at the Gazette Office.
Miss Ella Richter left last
Thursday for San Antonio to visit
relatives.
Mr.. Chas. Flato recently
paid a visit to Webb Co. to look
after land matters.
Mr.. Talley of Goliad was in
the city several days during the
past week.
Mrs. Louis Trautwein visited
relatives at Cuero and Meyers
vile last week.
Miss Maud Crane of Moulton
visited the family Of ME-. e. j..
Merrem last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Green
and son Dickson went to San An
tonic last Thursday
Mrs. 4. S. Hughs attended
the funeral of DR.. McCaleb at
Gonzales last week.
Mrs. Dora Bruenning Of
Bello, was here last week visit.
ing relatives and friends,
Mr., and Mrs. Vino Rehmet
of Moulton were the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Vim. FRANKIE last week.
The management Of the COM
mercial hotel viii change hands
on April LIST, Mrs Grasshoff
retiring.
Miss Eva Burns returned to
her home in Cuero last week,
after Il pleasant visit to her friend
Miss Mary Martin.
Mrs Lindsey travelling agent
for the Galveston News was in
the city last Thursday and Fri
day, soliciting for his paper.
The Grand jury adjourned
last Friday and Mr.. 9. 2. Wei
hansen, who acted as foreman,
returned home Friday evening.
MI. Max Mittanclz has pur;
chased three lots from MIR. VIM.
Wendtland and will begin at once
the erection of a new residence
John g. Blohm and Atty
Sam Schwartz returned from Hal
letsville. last Thursday where
they had been on court business
Mrs. II. j. Strunk of Hallets
vile was in the city last weel
visiting her daughter and son il
law Mr.. and-Mrs. H. A. Stuer
mer.
Constable Chas Strauss
made a trip to Abilene, Texas
last week to convey young sol
of Mr.. Plcha to the asylum. Thu
young man is paralytic.
Mr.. Fred. ID. Kokernot atten
ded the cattle mems meeting a
San Antonio last week, TIL
next annual meeting viii be hell
at Ft. Worth.
The Canada Frank tent shov
exhibited two nights in Shine.
last week, The show carries
some good moving pictures which
is about the extent Of their per
formance.
The city election will come
off on Tuesday April 18th and can
didates are still very scarce,
Five alderman, a mayor and city
in apshalI are to be ELECTED
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26
SoeooeoeoAW0e0oooooc
LOCAL NEWS.
) 10000 = oses

Services at Baptist church,
first and third Sundays, morning
and night. All are asked to
come and worship with us.
A. N. PLEDGER, pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
Birmingham Public Schools

The annual report of the Birming- hamt public schools for the year end ing June 30, 1907, has been pub lished in book form between paper covers. It is well illustrated and con- tains 250 pages. It is not only the most exhaustive report yet published, but it is interesting from beginning to end
 The financial and statistical reports are complete. The work accomplished during the year is set forth clearly and recommendations for certain neededimprovements are presented and are discussed in very convincing manner. Ttaken altogether, the Board of Education and Superintendent J. H. Phillips have achieved wonders. It is difficult to see how they could have done better with the resources at their command The Birmingham school system as it is today is a high credit to this community. Few cities of 100000 population can boast of anything in the educational line so thorough and fewer still can claim any thing. better.
 The organization of the system here is really model and the methods in vogue meet with the unstinted ap- proval of educators throughout the country. /Of the many helpful fea- lures introduced into the school work recently none will be more far reach ing for good than that of manual training. It is sure to be followed by practical and beneficent results in the near future. The manual training de- partment is to be still further de- veloped and within the next two or three years work along this line will be second to none in any public school in the United States.
 Every citizen should procure a copy of the report and read it carefully. It will repay perusal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
Wills Stand As a Rule

We hear a great deal about con- tested wills. The newspapers are apt to exploit will contests, and squab- ble over a testator's disposition of property is pretty sure to catch the eyes of a reader. No one seems to consider a family row over a dead mans property discreditable, and yet nothing is more so because it almost necessarily involves an attack upon the sanity of the man or woman who is dead and gone.
 The testator should under all prin- ciples of private property have a right to say what shall become of his property, and statistics from Brooklyn go to show that successful contests of wills in that city are few and far between. Out of 9164 wills admitted to probate in Brooklyn in the last six years, 509 were contested, and only 61 of the number was broken. This was less than 1 per cent-less than one in every hundred.
 This goes to show that either law yers are drawing pretty good wills, or else that testators are saner, or their wishes are better respected. When 91 wills out of every 100 stand, it is plain that family squabbles are disappearing and that the dead mans property is going as he desired it to go. Wills as a rule are just. The eccentric will is the exception, and even it should be permitted to stand for testator should have a right to say who shall have what he had ac- eumulated. The principle of private property demands as much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
Slave, have set my life upon a cast And | will stand the hazard of the die'
 king Richard Ill.
kssaiIinu the Hartman Combine

Attorney General Bonaparte has de- cided to apply the Northern Securi- ties case to Hartman, Schiff, Kahn' Stillman, Rogers, Prick, Clark. and their associates who have combined, 1t is charged, seven competing and paral- Tel trunk lines, including their branches and steamship lines. This means that an attempt is to be made to dissolve the working partnership and joint ownership of the Union Pa cifc and the Southern Pacific rail- roads. The men who have joined them together are charged with con spiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman antitrust law. The suit has been begun in the federal dis trict court in Salt Lake City, and At torney General Bonaparte proposes to look after it's progress in person. He has, however, several efficient assist ants
 The railroads have almost as much money as Uncle Sam has, and con test of an exhaustive nature may read. lily be anticipated. The real meaning or rather influence of the Northern Securities case was to forbid the con trol of the railroads of the country by one man or one set of men, and Ii that decision is confirmed in the suit just begun against Hartman and his associates the country will perhaps be saved from a gigantic railroad mo- nopoly. Attorney General Bonaparte is confident that the outcome will be favorable to the government, and the final decision in the supreme court will be awaited with interest by near ly every thoughtful man in the land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
THE WELL DRESSED WOMAN.

From the Washington Post.
 The news comes from Paris that a leader of fashion says woman cannot for less than s30, 600 a year. She must pay ct least $500 for dress for ordinary wear and 5000 for a creation" Proper hats cannot be had for less than $250 each, and the dainty hosiery of my lady of fashion must run s to $50 a pair.
 That story was probably only crcu- lated in America, and with the intention to catch the American eye and gull the American trade. Because of our lavish use of money, Americans have come to be regarded by Europeans as wholly mon ey-minded They think we have set up the dollar mark as the arbiter of good taste, and judge only worth and elegance and art by what they cost in terms of gold. It is not true that the dollar mark is the symbol of value to all of us. We do not form our tastes upon the size of 1t. We do not think that richness means ele- gance, or gaudlness beauty. Our Amer ican women do rot need all the appliances nor appurtenances some of their Parisian sisters require to make them we'll dressed. The American woman has taste. grace, style and dignity, and she need only gown these with simplicity as sweet as a1er own character to be always well dressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
NAPLES S-ON-THE-GULF

breadth down to the peninsula keys across which Flagler is building a railway to the other side of Jordan. have regard for MT. Flagler. But his charges are too dear for butter and eggs, and canned milk I don't like when I ask for my bill to have a lackadaisical hotel clerk gaze superciliously over my head into the space allotted for the ceiling and mur- mur abstractedly: '.I guess it's about s6O' I feel very like answering with my irate llow-Kentuckian. Guess agin, you son of a gum I've got more than that
 The east coast of Florida is high falutin' and a hgh-sailing set. Those aristocrats about Jacksonville, led by George Wilson, who, though a born Ken tuckian, has lived too long in touch with Palm Beach-which the millionaires have made their own-with it's royal this and it's imperial that, to retain much love for hoecalke and buttermilk-those swells of St. Augustine who go to breakfast in their dress suits-really they ought to wear wigs and top boots-are much too rich for my blood. want something plain and home like. I want less ruffle and more shirt. So, I come to Naples; to Naples on-the-GuIf, where it is live and let live; frugal fare, with little variety-venison and wild turkey and quail, killed in the adjacent verglades-occasionally bit of bear meat-though the bears are getting mighty shy. and every year scareer and harder to fnd-and the fish of the gulf, pompano, mango-snappers, ispecxled sea trout and channel bass, with, of course, plenty of oysters and terrapin and turtle these constitute our simple, everyday eommissariat; and, though the menu be not illustrated, the dishes are abundant and well dressed, so that we need not starve. But the climate and the hunting and fishingl Well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
Substantial Prosperity.

While the panic of last fall caused recession in business, and especially in railroad and industrial business, condi- tions are gradually righting themselves, and fewer men are out of employment than was the case early in January" said a real estate agent. Birmingham has snf- fered relatively less than Pittsburg, and less than many southern cities. Indeed, on the whole, this district is in a very prosperous condition. The steel plant at Ensley has been the center of more &C., tivity this winter than at any time in it's history.
 Tt will not be a great while before a number of idle furnaces will resume op- erations. In the meantime good deal of repair work is being done on furnace plants
 ''In the building trades there is marked improvement. Many large and handsome buildings are now in course of construc- ton andla contract for s75o,Ooo slSyscrap- CT will be let within the next few weeks, and work on another new skyseraper will be begun next fall. These are among the things that enhance the value of real es- tate. Birmingham will be on big boom of the substantial sort by 1909. It is gen. orally felt that the entire country will enter upon a new era of prosperity inn mediately after the presidential inaugura- tion And Birmingham will be a leader in the prosperity movement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-10
About Persons.
RUGGED CHORUS GIRL.
Unhappy Brewers Son Then Got a
 Punch in the Eye.

From the New York World.
 The son of a well known brewer dined sumptuously last evening and strolled up Broadway to see the sights. One that particularly attracted his attention was three inches of ankle, perfect in mould The owner was a chorus girl, who for some seasons has been a familiar figure on musical comedy stages along the Rialto.
 The brewer-once-removed stopped short, then lurched toward the young woman and embraced her. The next in- stant he received a right swing in the eye that sent him sprawling. On regain ing his feet the young man spun around twice fell through the door of a hotel bar and loudly called for drink. There upon some one hit him in the other eye and threw him out.
 This is too much!' he said to a crowd that collected. "rimes are not what they were before the panic and Pm going home" .t. sa
 Presumably he went.