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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04

the board. O. O. Nelson representing the Cloverdale Homes Co. appeared requesting the Board to gravel the Cloverdale Road which his company had already put Into condition by grading. The matter was taken un- der consideration by the Board.
 J. L. Smiley appeared in regard to q petition heretofore fied to grade the Center Point and Pisgah Church road :. The Board decided that the work should be done immediately. MT. Guice appeared with reference to the leyee on Sand Creek and requested that a waterway be cut through the same This work the Board also or- dered to be done at once.
 Henry Abraham appeared before the Board with a proposition relative to the graUelling of the Methodist Col- lege road, and on motion a contract for the work was awarded his firm. With the usual specifications for work the contract called for hauling gravel at so cents and 24 cents for grading.
 Mir. McNein appeared before the board with a request that the two miles of the Merriweather road from the creek to the Macedonia Church be graded and fixed with clay and sand. The Board after listening, attentively took the matter under consideration.
 The contract for the feeding of the county teams for the coming month was awarded to the West-Stegail Grain Company. Ather routine matters were considered and a number of unim- portant bills passed. Adjournment was then taken to the following Mon. day at 11:30 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04

iA this state as required by law. who shall knowingly make a false or fraud ulent enumeration or report of the number of children within school age residing in such district. sail be guilty of q misdeneanor, and, on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than Ave hundred dollars, and shall also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than six months nor more than twelve months.
 The pay of the enumeratoTs of the districts in the country proper is reg ulated by the county board of revenue or boards of county commissioners and out of the county general fund. The compensation of the city school district enumerators Is regulated by the city boards of education and paid out of the city treasury.
 The complete reports of the census in the several districts of each coun. ty are required to be in the hands oi the county superintendent by August IS. From then on the reports will come to the State Superintendent tc be consolidated into a general report for the entire State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
WOMAN FINED FOR
 RoBBING THE HELPLESS
She Toek Fifty Cents From . sielk and
 Helpless Negro.

Resting on the wayside. Noah Wright. an aged paralytic. was ap- preached Sunday morning by Lula Me- Ghee. a young negress, who first en. tered into conversation with the old man. and then. bserving his helpless condition, forelbly abstracted from his pockets the sum of fifty cents, allsthat he possessed. That Is the version of the case. accepted in the recorders court yesterday afternoon by Acting Recorder Lowe. Lula was lined ss and costs for her ungenerous and unindy- like behavior. ~
 The negrcss claimed that Noah vel. untarily separated himself from the money. presenting 1t to her as a tri- buts to her personal charms. That such was true, Noah vehemently de- nied and so strongly was the evidence corroberative of his statement of the circumstances that the judge decided the case in his favor without undue dellberation.
 Several months ago, a similar Incl. dent occurred on Monroe street, when an old negro beagar was assaiied by a negro man and a bold attempt made to rob him. In that case. the beggaf displayed such ten4eity of purpose in holding fast to his money that the at- tempt was unsuccessful. Such inci- dents are frequent among the negro population of the city and the police are determined to bring to justice ali people so inhumane as to rob the blind and the a1elpless,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
E. [. BoYrTT NAMED.
He Is New Collector Of Cocsa
 County.

He Is New Collector Of Cocss
 County.
 To fii vacancy in the office of tax assessor of Coosa county caused by the recent resignation of T. H. Jones the Governor yesterday appointed F.. l.. Boyett. of Salter. Mir. Boyett was nominated to this ofice by the Coosa county electors in the last general primary and he had no opposition tc the appointment to i'll the unexpired term of Mfr. Jones, who would have held to November 3.
 &. M. Roberts of Monroevilie. wal appointed yesterday member of the Board of Registrars of Monroe county by the Governor as the successor to T. W. Russell, who has been serving in that capacity.
 Other appointments of the Governors announced yesterday were as follows Justice of the Peace: c H. Me. Kee. of Faunsdale.
 Notaries Public and Ex-oneio Jus tices of the Peace: R. J. Hagood of Birmingham; R. W. Norris. of short Creek. and M. W. FratteT. oi Montgomery. .4-fft
 Notaries Public: H. C.. Ray, Of Stevenson. and W. B. Giles. Sf Clan. ton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
SMALL CASES TRIED.
City Court Disposed Of six Of Theua
 Yesterday.

City Court Disposed Of SIX Of Thens
 Yesterday.
 SIX cases were disposed of yester- day at the sitting of the criminal di- vision of the City Court All of the defendants were negroes, and the of- lenses were of a minor nature.
 The first case was that of Sam Har- ris charged with assault and battery. A plea of guilty was entered and the fudge fined Sam $50. ToVl May for violating a contract plead guilty to the charge and was fined si5. Mar shall Mcwh orter plead guilty and was fined S25 Duck Stinson was found not guilty. Lewis Taylor. however, plead guilty to the charge of violating Q contract and was fined $66. Bennie Lewis. on the charge of assault and battery. entered a plea of former jeop- ardy and was discharged.
 On Wednesday the trial of the per- sons against whom the recent grand jury returned indictments will begin.
 The juries for this term of court
 T. o. Hamilton, W A. Walters. A. Davis, L. C. Grantham. W. .@C. Bon deax. J. M. vanS. H. H. Parker. J. K. Barry. Otto flake. J. Warren Jones and J. L.. Ivey.
 Jury No. ?: J. W. McIugh. c. c. Bird, Columbus Garner. W. H. AL ford, R. W Smith. J.. ", Abney. L.. G. Barfoot, J. H. Chatham. T.. WeatherIy Carter. '. T. TalIsy and P. Fl. Stevens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04

middling. The price is matter cf speculation. but win probably be in the neighborhood of fifteen cents.
 Mir. Carter. to whom the early as- sembiing of the component bolis which make up the bale is due. has been very successful in cultivating and develop ing the cotton plant. He has several times had the honor of producing the first bale In the county, but has this year transcended all previous efforts. The seed used in the production of the bale under discussion was developed on Mir. Carter's place. In hastening the growth of the plants which have furnished the bale, Mir. Carter used fer tilizer liberally. He Is a strong be. liever in intensive cultivation.
 The Carter place is one of the most fertile farms in all Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
JAcKsoNvILLE NEWS.

Jacksonville. August 3~-(speciaD-- At a dinner given by the odd Fellows of a colored lodge, last night in this city, a negro named John Watttley, shot Charley Carr, another negro in the arm, wounding him seriously.
 Wattley, having a grudge against Carr, drew him into an argument, and some words passed between them, when wattiey fired, aiming at Carr's head. but as Carr threw up his hands to protect himself, he received the wound in his arm. wattley has not yet been found. A
 John and James Hin. two wfiite men of Nine Row. were placed under arrest last night by Chief of Police Rutledge of this city, for running a Blind Tiger. and are held in the town jail for trial.
 Mrs. Herhe of Taiiadega is visiting her sister. Miss weatherly of this city.
 Mr. F. W. Wood has returned to Cedartown after a visit of several weeks to his relatives hefe.
 MT. and Mrs. Weodsen Martin of his mother Mrs Thomas Martin. k Mr. A H. Robins has returned from South Carolina. where he was called to see his father during a serious illness and reports that his father is mdchIim-
 Miss Ida PriSstt has returned to Oxford after spsDdingsa few weeks in JacksonviaIs. ,te
 Mr. W. P. Carlton a. prominent busi- ness man of Rockmart, Ga., has re- turned home after a visit to Jackson vile and making q purchase of gin outfit from the oil mills here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
City's First Bale for 1908
 Brought in by John C. Carter

All hail King Cotton. With the modest bray of mules, instead of the blatant blare of trumpets. the ambas- sador of royalty arrived in Montgomery yesterday morning. The city now shelters the first bale, 1t is claimed produced In Alabama this season. From the place of John C. Carter near the suburban village of Chisholm came the messenger. presaging the invasion soon to follow.
 The bale will be sold on Court Square at 10 o'clock this morning at public auction. Permission was yesterday ob- tained from Mayor Teague to store the bale on the Square until it had been so disposed of.
 It weighs 505 pounds and represents the output at the time of picking of iso acres of land. The cotton grades
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
ENUMERATION
 OF SCHOOLS Decrease Said to Be
 Possible. STATISTICS MORE ACCURATE Checks This Year on Irresponsible
 Census Taking. There wiii Not Be Sc Muchs "Paddfns. As In Past Since There Is Heavy Penalty for False Reports.
 --Cempensatien.

T believe that under the new law now in force there will bc Tar more accurate enumeration of school child ren than there has ever been.
 Tt Is q matter of common knowi- edge that census reports in the past have been more or less unreliable. TWO things, in my opinion, will bring about al more accurate enumera- tion of school children. First, the statute now provides for a compensa- tion to the enumerator while In the past this work was done without conn pensation. Second, there is now pen anly awaiting any enumerator who makes false enumeration and this should act as a check on irresponsi- hie work"
 These are the statements of Hon Harry c. Gunnels. State Superintendent of Education, made yesterday In dis cussion ofsthe census work which Is supposed to have been completed in all the counties during the month of July just closed.
 In view of the changes in the law to which the State Superintendent has called attention, it is believed that an actual decrease in the number of children of school age In the State un- der the showing of the last census may appear when the Department of Education is in possession of the re- ports of county superintendents.
 The last census. taken about two years ago, showed an aggregate of 702,s34 school children in Alabama Of these 3s7.47S were whites and 3ib,- 35e were negroes.
 when the charge is made that the statistics of the. past have been tnac- curate it is equivalent to saying that there has been in the past a padding" of the reports. Certainly without g. check in the form Of penalty and pay for. enumerators. there would be every inducement to enlarge the school rolls in+ every county and district. Every childk means that much per capita ap- porfioned to the county or district. It AL comes from the State Treasury on the census as it appears from the re- ports of county superlntendents, con. solidated by the State Superintendent. It Is said that In some counties of particular cupidity reports of school children measure more than half of the total number of inhabitants in the respective counties. The average star tisfies. It is saidh place the ratio of school children between seven and twenty -one years to the total inhabi- tants at three to one.
 The very practice of 'padding' was such a menace to the justice and equality of school appropratitions that the Legislature, at the instance of edu- cators, last year enacted amendments to the enumeration laws. providing for pay to the enumerators and imposing a penalty on false reports knowingly made by the officers
 The following section If quoted from the penal code on this subject:
 Any person appointed to make an enumeration of the children within school age of any public school district
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
RALLY FOR
 GOOD ROADS Advocates to Assemble at LeGrand on 18th. INTEREST IS AT WHITE HEAT Board of Revenue Moved in
 Matter. senators Bankhead snd Johnston and Captain John Craft wnl Be in- yfted te Deliver Addresses to
 the Assembled Crowd.
INTEREST IS AT WHITE HEAT

It was yesterday morning decided at the regular meeting of the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County that a good roads convention be held at Lecsrand on August 18th, at which the superintendents of the various roads of the county should attend, and to which all of the citizens of the county interested in the building and maintenance of good roads should be invited
 It was further suggested that speak CTS be invited by the Board of Reve- nue to address the assemblage which will be On hand It Is probable that Senator John H. Bankhead. Senator Joseph F. Johnston, Congressman Os- car Underwood. of Birmingham. and Capt. John Craft. of Mobile. President of the Alabama Good Roads Associa- ton of the State will be four of the prominent speakers to address the assemblage.
 J. T. Robertson appeared before the Board and extended the invitation re- gardihg the holding of the convention. ii was further stated to the Board that if the convention were held at LeGrand, the citizens of that place would provide for the entertainm ent of all visitors for the day with q good dinner and barbecue. 1t was al- so proposed that out of the conven- ton should be formed a county con- ference to meet annually and discuss Improvements to be made upon the roads of the county.
 The following order of the Board of Revenue was thereupon issued:
 Tt Is hereby ordered by the board of revenue of Montgomery county that q convention of the various superin- tendents of public roads and white overseers in the county of Montgonn- cry, be and the same is hereby called to meet at LeGrand in this county on the 18th day of August, 1908, for the purpose of discussing the best meth ods of constructing and working pub lie roads. and obtaining the beneit of such information as can be gained from such persons who have had exA perience in road, construction or have made a study of the same, as may bs induced to appear before said conven- tion and make practical addresses, or talks upon said matters.
 "The clerk of this board Is instruct ed to notify each superintendent of roads in this county of this order. and to request them to be present on said occasion. The county, engineer and president of this board are requested to undertake to secure such pesrons as they may in their judgment think best calculated to give practical advice 6n the subject of road building, to make talks or addresses before said conven- tion on said date. 4-
 "A1l persons interested srin- the sub ject Of good roads are cordially in- vited to be present and take part in said meeting whether they are con- nected with the public road service of this county, or not"
 After the adoption of the resolution routine matters were entered into by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
SOHN BRABHAM DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Barbour Count
 Pnanea Aaraw


 Passes Away.
 Eufaula. Aug. 3.--(Speciai. )--John Brabham, a prominent and influential citizen of the county who resided near Conner died at his home yesterday af- ter long. painful illness Deceased was about 50 years old and has resided in that section nearly all of his life He had been in feeble health for sew. eral mbonths and his death was not un- expected. He Is survived by his wife and several children. besides many more distant relatives and hosts of warm friends. The funeral occurred today and his remains were laid 10 rest in the family burial ground there. The first bale of the new cotton crop reached the city by rail last week from Edison. Ga. and was consigned to Dean & Moore of this city. It was chased middlinG weighed 5SS pounds and was sold for 10 cents per pound. Cotton Is opening quite rapidly, especially in the neighborhood of White Oak. and other bales are being expected any day. Preparations are making for the an- nual barbecue which will be given by Shealley Brothers near the city next Thursday. The occasion will be large ly attended by citizens of the city ana the day promises to be royalty en~ joyed
 The old system of working the pub lie roads is again being put In vogue and in some sections the means, of warning hands has been pressed into service. What course will be adopted remains to be seen, az almost an en- tire new County Board Of Revenue will assume control of affairs early this fall and no surmise of what they will recommend can be gained.
 Judge W. H Pruett was taken un- expectedly i'll a few days ago and fs still confined to his home His hosts of warm friends are awaiting anxious ly his speedy restorA ton to health
 A union service of all the churches was held last night at the Presbyte- rian Church. when Rev. H. T, Johnson delivered an interesting and instruct. i've sermon to c large congregation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
It Was An Interesting Occasion A
 McGehee's Switch

1t Was An Interesting Occasion Al
 MeGehee's Switch.
 Sunday School district convention was held at McGehee's Switch Sunday at which an enthusiastic gathering talked Sunday School matters and ate one of the finest baslxet and barbecue dinners which has been served in that section of the country in many a day. From Montgomery Judge John B. Fuller. George c. Miles. ". B. Dav- idson, Judge W. ". Pearson and Davis staleiy attended. Judge Fuller pre- sided over the meeting and everybody made enthusiastic speeches relative to the great development of the Sunday School work in the district in partic. ular and in the State in general.
 The convention was productive of much good, 1t was declared, and the workers will have renewed energy for the rest of the summer for the en- eourageemrt received from the talks made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
Ta.te in smnIl Thingn.

It Is not necessary to do "big" things in entertaining to create a favorable the cieverness. the good Judgment shown in preparing the menu. You will note that at any really delightful affair you attend. no matter how large or how small 1t be. the hostess will in- variahly serve Eabisco Sugar Wafers-- the acme of daintiness. One Is never at loss what to offer guests for re- freshment, dessert or after dessert if Nabisco Sugar Wafers are aiways kept in the home .--adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
DAVID BURMHAM HURT. Famous Chicago Archltect Falls From
 

Detroit, Mich, Aug. s.-Daniel H.. Burnham of Chicago. the architect who designed the Chicago Worlds Fair buildings, was taken to Grace Hospital unconscious last night as the result of, falling on his head while alighting from moving street car.
 Physicians say there is a possibility that Mfr. Burnham's skull may have been fractured. but this could not be dasefaaimnd daansta2s.s z4 ..s,..-. -..-, ,se-e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
efexensnn sociaI Nerra.

I- Stevenson, August 8--(Speciaf) Miss Linda Mason entertained. a numbeR of friends yesterday evening with "42sc fin honor of Miss Bertha. Lee Barnes of Bridgeport. At late hour a. very elaborate supper was served The hostess was assisted by Misses Lucille Hcwe, Sarah Foster and Maude Jaco- way.
 Miss Elizabeth McBryor was married to, Thomas Shohan of Chattanooga, at o'clock. Sunday morning at the Methodist parsonage in Bridgeport Rev ". H. Hawkins officiating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04
p.n.I-rnIa

Pepsl-CoIa Is an original Pure Food Drink. It's purity is guaranteed under the Pure Food Laws, Serial No. 3S13. It is de- licious and healthful, Sold in bottles everywhere. Phone 2002. adv-7t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-04

A wireless message has been read at a distance of 2.s0O miles This 1s aaid to break the record. sa. s1-ttA etr
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
WAS PROBABLY DRuGGED.
PeIia Man Is Found in Serious
Condition.

Crazed with liquor NJ. T. Parrde-
hooper, OF Pella, was picked up by
Constable Geo. Andrews and officer
Dan Rillihan at the Clark Steddom
home two miles north OF the city,
about midnight, Tuesday night, and
brought back to the city and placed IN
jail
The fellow talked like a crazy man
when arraigned before Justice Bacon.
He told the officers that he had start
ed to return to Pella when he met a
couple of friends. They returned to
the city and spent several hours to.
gether. He went to the Rock Island
depot, but his train had gone. He
claims he went to the McCosh & Tur-
ner livery barn and rented a livery
rig and returned TO Pella. wnere he
attended a big Dutch wedding and a
Sunday school picnic, He claims that
a couple OF New Sharon police officers
arrested him and brought him to os-
kaloosa. Messrs. McCosh and Turner
state that he had no rig from their
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
NO OIL IN IOWA SOIL
STATE BIOLOGISTS SAY THAT
THE SEARCH WILL ALWAYS 3
PROVE HOPELESS.

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. 14.--Assistant
Geologist Lees says there is nothing
in the rock formations of the state
and the Investigations of his depart.
ment to encourage any hope of ever
finding oil in the state. He was
speaking Of the oil showing found at
Maquoketa two years AGO. and the
vain hopes that have been raised at
times in other parts OF the state. He
says the rock formations. that is. the
stratas in@which oil is found in other
states, are not found In Iowa. There
is slight outcropping of this oil rock
near Maquoketa, and similar small
outcroppings are found in few other
places in the state. but the depart.
mcnt has. thoroughly investigated the
matter and has made deep borings
which clearly demonstrate there Is
nothing to give any encouragement OF
oil ever becoming an Iowa proddct,
Az Maquoketa a drill was sunk TO a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
Personals

Miss Carrie McBurney is confined
to her home by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Riggs visited
friends in Lacey yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bollinger have
returned from visit in Montrose. la.
Miss Dora Calfee, OF Des Moines, is
visiting her cousin. Miss Mamie Lang
Miss Bessie Rhine. OF New Sharon,
visited Oskaloosa friends yesterday.
Frank Edwards went to Des Moines
this morning for few days visit
with friends.
Mrs. Mabel Gesman goes TO Chica.
90 next week for an extended visit
with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkin ID Reese and
Mrs. Edward Hughes. of What Cheer,
were visitors in Evans today.
Mrs. Mary Douglas went to Maquo-
keta yesterday. called by the illness
OF sister, Mrs. Clara Prentiss.
c. C. Gardner. travelling passenger
agent for the Rock Island, was a
business visitor In oskaloosa today
Mrs Fred Jarvis was visitor
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
MADISON. TOWNSHIP.
No Old Settlers Meeting To Be Held
This Year.

The old settlers of Madison town
ship have announced through the COM
mittee on arrangements that no meet
ing will be held this season. The
committee before taking final action
on the matter consulted with many
OF the members of the association and
the majority of the persons seen w9y
in favor of abandoning the meeting
for this year Many reasons were of
fered for this action. The lateness of
the season and a multiplicity of mat
tiers claiming time and attention of
the membefA&of the old settlers as
ISOLATION. A program could not be
made ready now without great labor.
and those desired for the program
were not available at this time. Rath-
er than have failure OF an attempt
to get the society together yet this
fall, the committee came to the con-
clusion that the members would pre-
fer TO have the gathering postponed
until another year In the meantime,
the committee will proceed to make
up a program that will compensate
for any loss in not having a meeting
this season.