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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
walker CountyIs weaIth.

Jasper NeWS.
 sary of the creation or. the beginning of Walker County, and on that date this county was eighty three years old, that day in the year 1s5[. the .tsrritory Marion counties. Tn 1850, fifty-seven years ago. the county of winston was SasYss %aser O cdSs.y as n0Ffesrn For many SsaTs Walker County was regarded as a poor and uninvlting division of the state pioneers who came and settled in these seen the wonderful possibilities here
 AS late as 1870 the total assessed values of the county were less than $500 0O0 Today they exceed $10.00O.- 900. and are increasing rapidly every
 Prior to 1883 there was not q re,I- road in the county. This year the whistles of the locomotives of five railroads will fesound through the hills
 It was the early settlers--the Manascos, the Guttery's the Longs. the Moores. the CranfoFds. the Shepherds. the o.Rears and their contsmpoTSTiss M tions that followed thenl---who pointed the way to this wonderful county. fore told of It's pEogress and development.
 " Waikers chief source of wealth 10. of course, her immense deposits Of coal. Tn fact we dwell In q vast coal field: richer in this respect than any county in the South. Iron ore also abounds and other minerals of great value.
 This county also poasess forests Of timber, hardwood. and pine, rich val leys which produce bounteotAsty cofteA. corn. oats, fruit, and vegetables h fact everything that can be grown on American soil. except the fruits of the BeHi- tropics.
 Rivers, creeks. and branches flow through these valleys, sffordinG water power of immense value. Baimy breexes fan the hips and valleys, giv- ing health and strength to the people.
 Walker possesses a citizenship wide awake. proEressive. ambitioua ana
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
This Day in Lseai Ffissory
ons Year Ago.

January 27. 1907:
 Legislature was In session and. passed the act protecting the fish In Alabams streams.
 sirthday of Robert BurAs was csis- brated.
 adverse -cafendar.
 Tea Years Ago. January ,s7, isss:
 Coroner's jury brought in Q verdict that Jim Lewis murdered sam Wilson, Lewis at d compress. where he was en- gagged as fireman, ana negro came very near killing Nat waller with . pick. He was shot twice before being sub- duer.
 W. E. P.erce ct sos Scnth Court Street. stsrted Ylk for paid Ire depart
 Twenty YeaFa Age.
 Emma Abbott appeared at the Mont gornery TiieAtr6 iii ,"n T'reyatore." she wns assisted By Helen BeFtfam, VII. liam Frederick and other sineera. who were aftefwards feneps She was aa.'
 The annual bali ot the Montgomery Greys was heid.
 Frank BufroyEs was taken from the city prison by Pinkerton Detective M. J. wilbusixy and Captain John Martin of the local police force and carried to Texarkana, Ark. to answer to the robbery of q train at EAuoa.
 Receipts at the State Treasury for tlfiB day we're R20.2se. with { dtsoufse- uaSnt of $6ei.Ss, leaving . balance on hand of sss5.7sS-ss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
Iapnu md the .linnnsu.

It is evident that Paris would thor oughly enjoy starting a Japanese war scare in this country Washington Star
 In the meantime, we note that Japan has it's hand full of its self-assumed task of looking after China, - Balti- more News.
 According to one authority. there will be no war with Japan because that country lacks funds. It might be add ed it also lacks the incentive-Balti- more Americana
 Tbe sailors of our torpedo flotila got into a scrap at Pernambuco. and the sailors of the battleship fleet had fight at Rio. The Japs should take notice that 1t is fighting men who are coming that way.--Augusta Herald.
 Even though there Is no danger. or was there ever any prospect of war rightly that the sending of the battle ship fleet to the Pacific will have a wholesome effect on all orientals for they reason through their eyes.--rope- ka State Journal
 Supine as we Americans doubtless are. criminally neglectful of our duty. indifferent to the yellow peril at our very BOOTS, we are HGN6TNAcISSS SDen0- ing nearly g. on martial preparations where the supremeiy alert and ag- gressive Yankees of the Orient spend $1.--New York Evening Post.
 Just now the prophets face the yell low millions about and head them from the worlds Far East to the American Far West. Grim visaged wars wrihkled front looms above the horizon against the setting sun We must have a navy large enough to pat roI our coast from Seattle to San Diego, and from Maine to Mexico, to- gether with squadrons a-plenty to prowl about the high seas and show their teeth to the powers in every foreign port, or we shall perish --Louisyiile CourierJournal.
 The Baltimore American is lost in wonder over the "flexibilIty'' of MT. Bryan. Now we wonder still more how a good Republican could admit that Mr Roosevelt has been beaten at his own game-in Q role where he is eer- taInly supreme. In running the whole gamut of the political register with dispatch and convenience there has never been q politician since C1eOn, Roosevelt--fFom Harrinlau to Tom Watson: from Hanna to Powderly; from the conservatives of Charleston to Booker Washington--he has made all serve him by turns and then he asked Bryan for advice!-Jacksonyill Times-Unions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
monE LOOSE TALK.


 The Advertiser rspubiishes on this page the forcefui editorial from The Mobile Register. on Mir. Bryan's irre- sponsibie attack on the Federal Ju- dietary, with special reference to condi- tions~ existing In Alabama. whys Mir. Bryan should go out of his way to eareIessIy and causelessiy try to aIienate considerable portion of his party in Alabama when the rank and file of the party Is so desirous of har- nony can never be satisfactorily ex- plained. Such an utterance is not to be reconciled with the poise. deiibera- ton and purpose which marks the true statesman, but ft is to be ciassed rath- CT with the noise and clamor which marks the appeals "of the man on the barrel" for the applause SO sweet to his ears and so necessary to his exist ence.
 Nobody in Alabama has set himself up to be greater than the State of Alabama--the Governor and Mfr. Bryan to the contrary notwithstanding. Mir. Bryan does not increase the circle of his Alabama admirers by thought1ess repetitions of the catch words and phrases whispered in his ear as he ascends the platform.
 The injunctions temporarily suspend ing the rate acts of the Legislature were issued under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the State of Alabama. The Att torney General of Alabama, an ex- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and other lawyers to whom the State committed the care of it's case in open court declared that the original injunc- tions were constituticnalIy issued. These distinguished attorneys are quite as jealous of the States honor as either MT. Bryan or the Governor. and they are certainly better informed on the law.
 They said that under the showing presented Judge Thomas c. Jones. he could ds nothing else but issue the injunction and he was entitled to no adverse criticism for his action. Mir. Bryan as a goo@ citizen would sup port the Constitution. If he should be elected President he would take a specific oath to do so. Tn the opinion of State oficer and an ex-Chief Jus tiee of the Supreme Court, both learned attorneys. Mir. Bryan would have to issue that same injunction were he faced with conditions presented to Judge Jones. While MT. Bryan's promptsrs were pouring loose sugges- tions into his ear. they would have saved him from the consequences of foolish remark # they had mem tioned that the chosen attorneys oe the State. and all men of the highest character. had declared that Judge Jones had discharged only his sworn duty when he granted the injunction.
 The public statement of these attor- neys. who are bearing the brnns of the States ight and to whom the out come of the present litigation means more than to any one else. was with out intention. stinging rebuke to the small politicians who keep busy stirring up class strife and hatred. The malice and injustice of the repeated attacks on the presiding judge Is em. phasIzed In the fair. f tardy. state ments of the attorneys for the State that he had acted justly and within his rights in the issuance of the orisi-r nal injunction.
 Loose talk has caused too much trouble in Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
This k Ny zsth BAskdey
: WILLIAM II.

william II. Fredesiel William vistoE 21. 1888. He was sducsEsd st ssaassl. and passed through the ordinary 9is- when he entered the universtty of Bonn. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father. the late Em. peFor Frederick. June 1B, ase$: HIS 1881. to Augusta Victoria of achlesvss9. !. Holstein. and has six children. Eni- peror William is known for his re- satility and his learning He Is thoroughly acquainted with all parts of Western Europe. has ytsited Ccn. stantinople and Athens and some years by making Q pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Later similar stir was occa. sioned in diplomatic circles by visit he paid to the Sultan of Morocco.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
Tkis Dats in iiissosy
SANUAhY Q.

SAMUAIaY 2g. lzRA-sWiilfasl Bradford of Pennaylva.
 nla becaSne Attorney 9enarai of
 the United states. 1saS--Mazxini founded Young Italy" leS1--John James Au4un0n: 1%amcns %
 ana, May ., i7S6. isSV william n. Emperor of Germany,
 born.
 IseA-Ndsdwinter Fair opened at SaH
 Francisco. 1soe--Fifts. lives lest in eoiliery
 sxpiosion in south Wales. Heel-.-GiusSppe vards, composer. died. Born Oct. g., 1874 Ioo6~-sArnuaI H. Piles elected United
 States Senator from Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

Montgomery is justly proud of its new tep-story hotei. but. that town upon the tenth floor of that hosteiry are not half as near heaven as the dwellers on the top floors of our five story Houston hotels.
 Evidently the Houston people think the fifth story of hotel Is about as near to Heaven as they can ever get If they remain in Houston. which may be a correct idea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

fully awaksnsd to ths value cf tas srs dostins the hiiis and plains; and each yesf more are addsd Cnurcn spirss give moral tone so the p'csnsis. sSnsie csi charm to the surroundings.
 walker County is growing Tn wealM and population every year. and sne eA tends q welcoming hand 70 ei WsS the spless6id cpportunities here afford- cd to men. to bfAins to muscle ana 70 money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
DlstinotIon for tho Dlasisy Tariff.

4prIn8fieId HepubIican.
 Everybody has heard sf the soup-housss and other like features of those free trade hard times of 1888. 1851 and so on- Rut whoever heard of "free-trade'' hard times eaunIng the unemployed. in thsiI desperation, to march upon churches and demand the esHtents of the contribution boxes? Thts seems to be q distinction re served exclusively for ptnsley tariff hard times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
rAs aovsrnorsAagA

The gtsbernatorial race @ yet In the
 Ssssss Sssss sfS rStSs Ssssk g gSsasSss snh roomsa even yet hy the press os the s; 5tase;; ThssS is nc such. thing as g unlyerse!I s! SSinw fo it enc wllo 10 endorsed Dy z iFS mF,S,snr,ty@ @ of the State Npapsrs HeIl. N n H Mallory of Seine. The honor
 ssh eix airaoef universal endoIsenaenS of inc pfSas goes tc show that .a an XiaSaina heliSvss in him ana ms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
...L .esea .;!. nm. te IIsllsve.

In his speech at, the Spere h9ese intendent of Edueati6n epnnslIs said many good things. He said that i1 order to be a hAppy people we snouIu ,lnl ty were the best in AlabarnF ana fhat Alabama was the grandest State ln the union: that our home also Mas 9s5 InS lead ourselves up to this point they will be, for. wh epeyer anyth,ing is iesA @s;ss..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

bill has passed the lower house of the South Carolina Legislature Tnak- ing it a misdemeanor to carry a pis- tol weighing less than twenty pounds. why the limit? Why not make 1t a crime to carry anything less than a full ErowR Calling gunf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
.garnsrs Dls wen.
rAs Ialsht ceurse to rake.

T'ha Prens believes that the present iitisatIen staFted by the Louisville and NasnSiile RaSIfoad to prevent the state aufhorislss through which their lines run from fe9uisttng them snouse . es .ss es Hnprssns Court. and set ala oplnt9nns from that body on the .questton. IT
 Aat dseisi2n ts Sdy4rss, te 5sses 5nss st@SigIii WiIi be SRected, and then will come an srpeai So Csngrsss to pass such laws ff5at | State cen have say in Wne1 1ll3 eonflicftng with laws o1 sne ms led efatee. Let the case De /se1@nt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

As The Raleigh Evening Times views the situation "the fight for the Republican Presidential nomination has now narrowed down to Taft and Hughes" That is leaving out quite q bunch of willing and wai'ing as. Dirants who are confidently expecting Presidential lightning to sw6op down on them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
Wat fss State Papers Are Ss,ing and p4ing
Safely ir fhe ssaaie.

" r.,,.a.~s ssNss,z Nsz,,r, !. sAs ;;o,,; sssaie. It appears that Mr. Bryan C in the and the belly hand buckied ss~both ysusnsy ts csmbIe. .s ' s~ '1 <. ss ssss:ss sss S.ss ss, n: .as then it is haashty fo ssnsisi selIiaw 7Aeir Csttca. Inc farmers rsalise that there Is S0 SS ssy M n ras sHisn f asC aEsss sows fast Sa,,S.y ,now that that. ,hs public square has
 fts she 0lrlsp FauIs. Union springs Breexe.
 Raragrsphers are sti1i trying to get some fun out of leap year, but the only sifis dOn't show any disposition to leap. ,.,, 4ney Leas Ter the cosntry.
 x n.3osisy Of business men the In the country. on the farm. 1t is this 1ai Sosi pa i shs saDs s sorss ssssdd ad oft
 .4 The Adminfsfraft0n Whfp. Tailadeea Mountain-Home,
 All tue postmasters and Republican off1cehoiders who go to Washington these days, return home outspoken administration whip in the lining up.
 Case of Instlnct.,
 MIDiis fn seyefai asra'd; cities where the unem. ploysd bavs marched, they went . instidct telling them that here is the Salaries for kssp,ns once hours. .~ 'A
 Dons Delay.
 Tuscaloosa Tim g-Gazetss
 There are a couple of hundred more than there were st this time last year. aitesether. Procrastination is just as fetal with poll taxes as with anything
 Whisi<ess and the rresideacy.
 1t is said by men who reason. by ss sss s nGfs G ss ess Ss S seeseS s YiS presdes Ts what killed the Hughes boom, but Uncle Joe Cannon and his whiskers are C. O. n. whsskey to psohisitien TeT- Na.sA,o,, rr..4ssi sisess'
 Whiskey shipped into this county C. o. D. make both the express agent and the pufchaeef violate the prohibition law, and the penalty is Imprisonment. We publish tfts because some people may not know this feature of the law and we don't want anybody to get into trouble. Be careful. rarmsrs DiS wen. EufAuia Times.
 The farmers did well this year in snakinN th6 price of cotton so steady. ThAy jusf sofd as they needed and the price was fairly good. They had for EiAsd thenseItea by raising 3nouSh to yt1shsd fo self their money crop until It was n price to suit. The farmers of Harbour county are In better shape fhis Year than they have been for many years and if the pfiee of cotton viii o6ntinue Co advance towards ehs isG marx they will all be on their feet daacins to shs tune of sood times
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
sWORN CTRCUf4ATTON.

The Montgomery Adverfiser guarantees sfs advertisers (and makes 1t part ot tne confract when requsstedl that it's daisv cir culation Is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabema--and that US Sunday edition has the largest eircuiation or any news paper printed in Alabazssas without exception.
 The figures for December printed below represent the actual net circulation ah rs- turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

Telladega Mountatn- Home. aua the belly band buckied se~bcth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
Esuxhty ts Gsmble.

s1i sn1iy t5s nHsfi HnIi ana pr,os th. n.ar. are now the Spposinr parsies. and ci course we are for the horns--but then 1t is naughty to gamble!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
.selIing 1'Aefr Cotton.

HuntbviIIe 2Jr1bune. .
 The farmers realize that there Is good money in cotton ct twelve cents and they are reIline 4 into iowa 60 fast now that the public square has . holiday appearancs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
C. O. m. whaakey to prckabftion ' riterg.

NOTtHDOFt BfDNXes .
 Whiskey shipped into this county ( Q. D. make both the express agent an! law, and the penalty is Imprisonment We publish tfts because some peopl, may not know this feature Of the lav and we don't want anybody to ge into trouble. Be careful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
Don'e Delay. Tin ea-GA zNfa.

IusacIoosa fIfhss-S5azetss citisens who have paid their poll ta, than there were at this time last year but there are not near enough of tn en altogether. Procrastination ie just a fatal with poll taxes as with anything else,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

Mir. F. L. Woodruff, of Birming. mers yesterday.
 + S- Mfr. Whitney Ames. of Tuscaloosa, Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

It is evident that Paris would thor oughly enjoy starting a Japanese war scare in this country. Washington Star.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

Mir and Mrs James ]. Sullivan de- parted last night to Atlanta and will spend several days there with kinsmen and friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
fta the Glfla, FanIl
|. The As.iaissrstis. whip.

All the postmasters and Republican ctficehoiders who go to WashinEton Taft men. The boys are feeling the administration whip in the lining up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

M0Dtle herald.
 Tn several cities where the unem- straight to the city hall. an unerring instifict telling them that here is the piece where the unemployed draw fat salaries for keeping office hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27

Mir. Sam Strause has returned home from Lithia Springs with much iIn- proved health, upon which his well coming friends have extended con@rat. ulations. For several weeks previous to Mir, Strauss' going to the Springs he suffered much.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
THE MAN WHO
FORGOT FREIGHT
How a keokuk Resident Learned
that There Was no Saving
in the Mail Order

The story goes that the heads of
the house had made up long list
from the Mail Order catalogue and
were just enclosing a money order for
s37S6, when Mr. Man of the estab
lishment suggested that it might be
well to call up the freight department
of the c.. B. Q. to ascertain the
amount that would be charged for
freight upon its arrival.
Yes, this is the Q,-Yes, the freight
office-Well. what would be the
charge for shipnmet from Chicago >
OF what kind of articles is your
shipment composed?- l had not
thought of that. Well, there is a heat
er, two boxes of soap, ten pounds of
coffee. 100 pounds of sugar, two doz-
Ell cans of corn, two dining room
chairs, a rug 9x12 and some other
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
LIBRARY BOARD
HELD MEETING
Trustees Met But Nothing of
Much Interest to the
Public Came Up.

The library trustees held their
monthly meeting last evening and
heard the report of the librarian and
allowed the bills, but there was little
business transacted of interest to the
public.
The secretary reported having sent
a letter of thanks to Mrs. Marget
Johnson Daugherty for the loan of
the portrait of Gen. Belknap last
month.
The clock in the library was order
ed repaired.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Des Moines River Ice Co,
$3.50; Water Works Co., 81 cents
Mississippi Coal and Ice Co., s1S6.72;
King Plumbing Co., $3.50.
Trustees Smith, Barr, Reimbold
Annable and Fulton attended the
meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
SOCIAL SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MEN
New Plan of Y. NJ. c. A. Meetings is
Well Received by Men of
keokuk.

The new program used for the first
time last Sunday at the Young Mems
Christian association met with so
much approval from those present that
the committee feels that it should be
continued on the Sundays which shall
follow They. therefore, desire to an
nounce that on next Sunday afternoon
from 3 to $3.50 o'clock, the HUDSON
trio will furnish delightful half-hour
of music in the reception hall From
$3.50 to 4:15 a brief meeting in the
auditorium with thirty-minute talk
by John Wesley Potter on The Full
Grown Man From 4 10 to 500 the
following groups of men will meet in
various parts of the building for Bible
study and discussion OF other topics
of mutual interest
The Brunat bible class for those who
are beginning bible study. in the par
Tor. The Commercial Travellers group
in the lecture room led by A. G. Peter
son. Not only local but visiting trav-
cling men are invited. The gym bible
study group led by R. E. Chamberlain
in the physical directors office.
Watch tomorrow's paper for an
nouncements of other groups The
men of Keokuk may certainly enjoy
Sunday afternoon in one or all oil
these ways.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
Terrence Post Supper.

Last year the w. R. C. ladies gave
fine supper to the Terrence post
Numbers and this year the supper
yas repeated and before their annual
election last evening, the Terrence
Post members sat down to a fine sup
per which had been prepared by the
ladies and was much enjoyed. A
tempting menu of oysters, celery,
pickles, sandwiches, coffee, dough
nuts, jellies, cakes fruit and other
tempting dainties were served. Those
on the serving committee were the
following w. R. c. ladies: Mrs.
Louisa Pollins. chairman, Mesdames
Roche. Stoltz. Karraghan, Bishop,
Ballback, Blakeslee and Buck.
At their election Terrence Post be-
fore their regular meeting elected the
following officers to preside during
the coming year:
B. F. Crow-Post Commander.
Thos G.. French-S. v. C.
J. H. D. Chenoweth-J. v. C.
A. H. -Quartermaster.
James Connoran-Chaplain
w. B. Collins-Officer of the Day.
Fred Geiser-Officer of the Guard.
NJ. F. King-Surgeon.
James Connoran was appointed
delegate to the Department Encamp-
ment with Meyer Bower as alternate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
Marked For resth.

"Three years ago I was marked sor
death. A graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me. and hope had fed. when
my husband got DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," says Mrs. A. c. Williams of
Bac, Ky. The first desc helped me
and iproveme--ts kept on until l had
gained SIS pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored" This medi-
cine holds tie worlds healing record
for coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. 1t prevent pneumon.
ia. Sold under guarantee at Milkin-
son & Cos and j. Kiedaisch & sons
drug store. SOC and s1.o0. Trial bottle
free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
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small things-Just moment and
will give you the approximate freight
charge.-The freight on that ship
ment from Chicago will be about
$3.50. Oh.-Thank you very much
Good-by.
After a pause Mr. Man suggested
that they first try the local stores and
see if it would not be possible to do
almost as well and save that freight
Had the order gone out of the city
it is quite. possible that not one penny
of the amount would have ever come
back to keokuk. to benefit our city in
any way.
Possibly Mr.. Man would have found
in the course of the winter that tn.
stove contained some defect, in which
case he would have been the loser Il
purchased from the local merchant
and found to be defective the wrong
would be made right and with simply
a trip down town.
/ 1t is quite possible to imagine the
/ harm that is being done in our cit,
! by the mail order house and what {
/ great good it will do Keokuk to keel
the money here as much as possible