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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10

Recent financial. troubles and the consequent shutting down of many of the enterprises where white labor is employed has given to the farmer of this year an opportunity to secure white, dependable labor for his fields. This shutting down has been more general fin the Northern States than it has in the Southern. The cotton mills, wooden mills and other large industries have thrown out of employ ment many thrifty Scandinavians. Ger mans and others who in their own country have had much valuable ex- perience in the cultivation of lands.
 It will now be the problem of the South to secure these thrifty people to work their farms which the average shiftless negro of the present day has let run down. Many of the large far mers of the section immediately around Montgomery. and doubtless of many other communities, are more than will. ing to take some united step to secure competent. dependable hip.
 To this end the Secretary of the Commercial Club of this city in an open letter states that he has been so- licited by one of the large farmers of this section to inform him a way to att tract these white people from the North and the factories to his farm in a much more pleasing climate.
 The letter follows:
 Editor Advertiser, City: Dear Sir:
 Present hard times in this and the Northern States, have thrown out of employment many thrifty Scandinavi- ans, Germans and others, who had fn their own lands experience in agrioul- ture, or have agricultural tendencies.
 The gravitation of negroes to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
Fractious Mule ReUiues
 the Katz and Monsky Feud

The Katz and Monskys preclpitately broke into court and almost as hastily paid out again yesterday when such a fortuitous circumstance as fractious mule brought the two Russian houses of Montague and Cepulet. resident in Montgomery, to biting their thumbs at each other. There was a woman in the case this time, and when Recorder D. F. Baber got through with the fren- zied evidence, oral and gesticuiative. he assessed $ fine of $10 and costs against each of three defendants in- volved.
 In the meantime, as 1t is said In the comic supplement about Jimmie In e Hurry, there was a case :n the County Court against Monsky, charged with using abusive, obscene and insulting language.
 The ancient feud of the Katz and Monsky houses was revived yesterday because of disputation over a cus- toner from Fillmore County. He was a negro and he was driving a fractious mule. He intended, the Katzes claim. to bring his team to a dead stop before the Katz emporium on Commerce Street, but the mule went half length farther and the three-mile limit, so to speak. cut him half in two. It looked like fair meat for either house. There was first an overture from each family. then a discussion. then an accusation, then a blow. After brief fight, Mon- sky, 1t is said, turned to run. for Of- flcef O. c. Roberts of the police depart ment was coming. Joe Segal had been defending with unequal success the honor of the house of Katz and Miss Minnie Hellner of the same establish ment was rendering aid. Whea Mon- sky turned to flee, she seized a very heavy skirt or other dIsconcerting weapon and pursued. It is said she belabored the Monsky with vigor even if-with little effect.
 The three were hailed into court and after trial were fined by the Recorder.
 Another echo of the Kats-Monsky feud which broke into the Chancery Court a few days ago was heard yes- terday when Morris Monshy was arr rested charged with abusive, obscene and insulting language. Although the warrant was not sworn out by Katz himself. tt all happened near his place. and he is said to be connected with tho matter. Monsky was arresed and taken to jail but later made bond.
 This entire trouble grows out of the eagerness of both tho Monskys and tn 6 Katzs to push their business. They are located side by side on Commerce Street, and their petty troubles have reached a stage where Katz has seen 1t to ask the Chancery Court to re- strain MonsISy from bothering him. He claims that Monsky and his clerks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
wRECIxs CAUSE DELAY.
AIicevflle Ineonvemfenced by NOn-AKri
 val of NEaiI--News Notes

 val of 1IaiI--News Notes. Aliceville. Jan. 9.-(Special.)-A wreck on the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad caused Q delay of nearly fortyveight hours in the hand ling of mail and passengers here. Aliceville received her first railroad mail in two days last night about II o'clock.
 This makes about six wrecks this road has had in four months. Fortu- nately not person has been injured in any of them.
 The woodwork of the new Methodist Church here has been completed and as soon as the interior work can be com pleted and the furniture put into place the church will be ready for dedica- tion and use.
 A. J. Staub, Jr., Cashier of the Alice vile Bank and Trust Company. has re- signed his position here and will re- turn to his former home in Mobile.
 Charles R. Horton has moved his family from Pleasant Ridge to Alice vile. MT. Horton Is engaged in the cotton business here. Mrs. Mary A. Long of PickensvilIe has been visiting Mrs. J. J. Chiles of Aliceville.
 J. F. wilkins and Miss Sallie Hughes of Pickensville visited relatives here this week.
 Misses Corrinne Galley and Maude Leigh McCaa of the Aliceville academy, returned from Carrollton yesterday, where they have been taking the State examination for license to teach in the public schools.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Archibald of Pleasant Ridge have moved to Alice vile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
OWNS RELIC CAPTURED
 HIRE DURING THE WAR
Memphis Man Writes to Find Its
 Owner.

After having been in the possession of a valuable relic secured during the war between the States. J. L. Wragg, now of Memphis. Tenn, Is endeavoring to find the descendants of the owner so that he may return the article to one of them. Mir. Wragg writes The Ad- vertiser that in the year 1865, when the Federal soldiers were stationed in Montgomery, one of the soldiers cap- tured the relic and kept it until a short timo ago, when he turned 1t over to the writer. It is supposed that the former owner of the relic Is long since dead but Mfr. Wragg wishes that the relic be given to some of his relatives.
 He does not state what the relic is but says that the following inscription Is on it: 'R. A. Gibbons from Col. A. K. Ayers. 1s53." Although MT. Wragg does not state what the relic is 1t is judged from his letter that 1t is some thing of value and that the relatives of the man from whom 1t was taken should have 1t. He gives his address as general delivery" Memphis. Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
Cotton Fields May Get
 Labor by Business Troubles

Southern cities in recent years has thrown much land in this part of the South out of cultivation. The condi- ton in the North and the condition in the South have important relations to each other.
 An owner of large plaatation has approached the Commercial Club, stat ing that he Is willing to cut his plan tation into small holdings. on such terms that thrifty white men couIu take up the land without payfent of cash in advance, and that the mer- chants of the region would in his opin- ion be willing to make advances of the necessities of life to thrifty white people, just as they have been doing for years with unthrifty negroes. address this letter to you for the pur- pose of ascertaining, if possible, the names and addresses of other planta- tions owners who are willing to do the same thing; for the condition at the present time in the North has with in 1t the possibility of bfinging to pass a much more thrifty agricultural era in the South. and particularly in the vicinity of Montgomery.
 A study of the four counties around Montgomery demonstrates beyond all doubt that this magnificent region is not giving to Montgomery fraction of its possible support in agricultural lines. The Germans and Scandinavians would, unquestionably. go in for gen. eral agriculture. and thus tend to stop the anomalous condition that prevails here of buying food stuffs from distant states where land values are very much higher than in this vicinity.
 Very truly yours,
 c. Grosvenor Dave.
 Secretary of the Commercial Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
GurIey Merchants Ar.lrn..

Huntsville. Jan. 9--(Special) "A. F.. Edwards, general merchant at Gurley, assigned for the beneflt of his cred itors yesterday. naming Ernest Bran mum as assignee. The papers which were filed here yesterday recite the fact that MT. Edwards owes more debts than he can pay. Ills liabilities are estimated at $2.933.02 and his assets at $2,000, half of which are exempt under the law of exemption. Lyles. Black and Company. of Nashville. have a claim of $1.065.13. Huntsville merch- ants have claims of less than S200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF FIRST MEETING.

UT In the District Court of the United States For the Middle District of Alabama, In Bankruptcy.
 En the matter of R. R. Pettus, Bankrupt. Post Office Montgomery County Mont gomery, Alabama.
 The aforesaid party having been adjudg- ed bankrupt, under the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy Throughout the United States" approved July 1st. 1908. a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt is called at the office of the undersigned Referee, in the United States Court House. Montgomery, Alabama, the 27th day of January. next, at 10 o'clock a. m to make proof of debts and fIr the election of Trustee. and such other matters as are necessary and required by the Act oe Congress aforesaid
 ASA E. sTRArToN. ~ Referee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
ST. VITUS' DANCE
Proof of the Remarkable Power : of Or. Williams Pink Pills in This Severe Ner.
 vious Disorder.

So common Is St. vitus' dance thax In some schools one-hfth of all the pu- piis have been found suffering from 1t in one form or another
 Before the presence of the disease is betrayed there is usually . disturbance of the general health. The child shows listlessness and inattention. Then 1t becomes restless and twitch- ing of the muscles and jerking of the limbs and body follow.
 Often the patient loses flesh and be- comes pale and bloodless. Dr. Wss- Hams Pink Pills cure st. vftus' dance. and cure 1t so thoroughly that no trace of the disease remains. Mrs. James Wilkie. of TOT Spruce street. Cherokee, Iowa, says:
 T was of very nervous tempera- ment, even when child. As grew to gfrlhood, more and more of the work In our family fell to mo. At the sasna time l tried to keep up my studies m schooL The strain was too great and at the age of fourteen I had to leave school because of the rundown and nervous condition I was in. I grad ually grew worse. becoming extremely irritable and suffering terribly from melancholy. It was first noticed that had St. vitus' dance when began to lose control of the muscles of my face. The disease soon spread all over my body and my head and arms seem. ed to tremble constantly. I was unable to get any sleep or rest at night and only once in awhile during the
 T was in this condition for ab year and dwindied away to 9s st nothing. Finally became SO < that had to stay in bed all the .I3l Up to this time I had been unde fi4e care of two doctors and as I becai a better gave up their medicine.
 had been in Bed about two m is my father heard of Dr. williams' as Pills from an old friend. He some at once. and I started a4S them, not expecting much bene noticed very soon that the pills helping me and that could slee ter. We all thought this so VI ea full that l was encouraged to szxe them good trial. was soon q. z, M sleep like q log, my appetite became good and I was more cheerfu1. After had been up awhile felt like work ing and did so.
 T was sick altogether about one and one-half years and when began to use Dr. Williams Pink Pills-I weigh ed less than s5 pounds. gained weight rapidly while taking the pills. and weighed IF pounds when I stop ped using them. was completely cured and have never taken medicine for my nerves since. feel that owe mR life to Dr. WiIliams' Pink Pills and cannot express as would like to how grateful feel for what they have done for me-"
 That pr. Williams Pink Pills have have cured obstinate cases of st. vitug dance Is the best evidence that they will cure all lesser nervous disorders. because the principle in the treatment of all nervous diseases is the same. Nervousness Is a question of nutrition. Food for the nerves Is what Is needed and the best nerve food in the world ls Dr. Williams Pink Pills.
 They are sold by all druggists. or will be sent, postpaid. on receipt Of price, 50 cents per box; six boxes for s2.50, by the pr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. '.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
II M
TO MISS HELEN
 KELLER THIS AETET

RECEPTION TO MISS HELEN
 KELLER THIS AFTERNOON.
 The reception to be given in honor of Miss Helen Keller this afternoon by the City Federation of Women's Clubs. at the Exchange Hotel. Is the event Of most importance on the social calendar for the week. The hours are from 10 o'clock.
 Receiving the callers will be Mrs. w. 4. Gayle, President of the Alabama Federation: the officersa and Board oI Directors of the City Federation or women's Clubs; Mrs. Keller, mother or the guest of honor; Mrs. Warren Ty- son, her sister. and the ofhcers ana chairmen of the School Improvement Association. Those who Will presiue at the tea tables will be the presidents of the Montgomery clubs. Ine youns ss ladies of all the clubs are invited to serve and all the members of the clubs Id ssist in receiving and entertaining
 An fine ladies and gentlemen Of Monfromery. or those who are visitors n inc city. are cordially invited to cali and meet Miss Keller. the briliiant woman, whose attainments make Aia- bama proud to claim her as a native. CARD PARTY AT BEAUvOIR CLvb. The card party at which the members of the Beauvoir Club entertained wednesday Avening was enjoyed by quite a large number of the members and their friends. Two beautiful prizes were awarded. To Miss Anna Pelzer. was awarded an opera bag, and to MT. Archie Tyson, stick pin.
 Those who entered the games were pr. and Mrs. J. l.. Gaston. Mrs. James Wilcox. MT. and Mrs. A. B. Rains MT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
x MoNTEvALLO's SCHOOL CLUB. Young Men Organize to Give Regular

Dances. Montevalio. Jan, 9--(Special)-The young men of the town have organized social club. and will give weekly dances.
 They have secured, as a permanen, place for the dances. the new hall
 which has just been completed. The first dance given by the new club will be Friday evening, and to this dance. formal invitations have been | issued.
 Dr. D. L. Wilkinson gave a talk or l the hygiene of the eye to the girls | of the Alabama Girls Industrial School | this morning, Mrs. Sam Latham, continues to i'm prove slowly. She is well enough now | to see her friends. Last week saw quite a number of the Iyoung women leave Montevallo to re- turn to the various schools. Miss Sal lie Fancher and Miss Jatie Lawrence l went to the Judson, and Miss AIicr Tellons to Ward Seminary, Nashville Miss Bessie Allen has returned from
 visit to her cousin, Mrs. Mcconnell Miss Carrie SBeaIe of Norfolk. Va. is visiting Mrs. Florence Hudson. Miss Beale accompanied Mrs. Hudson on hel recent trip to Cuba, and returned tc Montevalio with her. w. B. Reynolds has gone to Texas | for short stay. During his absence Mrs. Reynolds will visit her mother Mrs. Mtmnns in Faunsdale. Later Mir
 and Mrs. Reynolds will go to New York.
 Miss Tompkins of Anniston. will be | the guest of Miss Sara Callen the
 latter part of the week. Miss Ella Nave Gardner of Centre
 ville, Is visiting her cousins, MT. and
 Mrs. D. J. Frazer at the, St. George Hotel.
 John Hazard. of Mooresville, who has
 been visiting his sister, Mrs. Wharton Hoolbrooks for two weeks, has re-
 turned home. Huriosco Austill, of Mobile. visited Montevallo recently. Rev. w. W. Lee, pastor of the Baptist Church at this place, is again up, after
 a recent illness. Nat Nabers. formerly of MontevaIlo
 now of MaylenS visited his family here Sunday. Mrs. Hattie Lyman, after A very severe illness, is conva1escing. Mrs. M H. Woodley and her daugh- ter. Miss Maude Allen. have returned
 from visit to relatives In Birming- ham.
 Darius Thomas of Aldrfch, Is spend
 ing the week in Montevallo. Rev. Joseph Dunglinson will be here Saturday and will hold services at the Presbyterian Church Sunday J. H. McMath spent a few days with his home people this week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
There's quite a Row about Unsanitary
 Be>keshopr

We don't know how bad or how good they are
 The papers say startling things and the health boards stirred up.
 It opporune time to say that the most nourish. ing bread in existence not in the shape of bread is composed of granues.
 That's GRAPE-NUTS.
 No bread in the world is nutritious for GrapeNus food is made of entire wheat and barley and goes through various of baking during which the starch part turned into form of sugar to be gistening in particles each granue of GrapeNus The food is the easiest to digest the entire list of all foods and will pay to it in place of white bread and observe how well you feel.
 The factories the worlds standard for cleanliness and sanitary conditions.
 Scores of visitors escorted thru the factories each day and just how GrapeNuts and Postm made and how immediately clean every nook and corner is.
 Come you all welcome.
 If you can't come, send postal with address carefully written and we'll mail free the beautifully illustrated book, ''The Door Unbolted."
 It takes all thru and the pictures show the interest ing machines at work. Grape-Nuts food and Postum are never touched by human hands in the processes of making.
 There's happy health with Postum and GrapeNuts and There's Reason Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
STELLA BELL CHARGED
 WITH DIAMOND THEFT

Detective Avant returned fast night from Birmingham where he secured Stella Bell, arrested in that city and wanted here on the charge of embez- element: The woman is charged with having taken $500 worth of diamonds from Montgomery man. 1t is stated that her home has been at 131 1-2 Com merce Street.
 Two Birmingham detectives. working on the advice of the local police. found the woman at the Metropolitan Hotel there last night. They accosted her and she admitted that her name was Stella Bell, and that she had some dia- monds in her possession.
 When searched large brooch and solitaire ring was found. She claims that the diamonds had been given her. She was held and the authorities here notified.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
L 0. 0. F. TO INSTALL
ANNUAL CEREMONIES HELD IN
 K. F. HALL TONIGHT.
Lodges aHd Encampment VIII Be Inmugurnsed for Year With
 Tmf&resffnw Ewercgsea.

AmMU&uEBNe0 TOT lear Wttn Infercstfng Exercises.
 The officers of the Encampment. the subordinate lodges and of the Rebekah Lodges of the Independent order Odd Fellows will be installed in the Knights of Pythias Hall at 8 o'clock tonight An interesting program of music. reel. tations and speeches has been arranged and 1t is expected that the ceremonies will be Interesting not only to the members of the Order, but to the many guests who have been invited to attend The installation is public and 1t .s hoped 1t will be attended by many citi- gems of Montgomery. P. L. Rollo will be master of cere- monies.
 The officers of the following branches of the order will be installed: St. Paufs Encampment. No. 1, the oldest Encampment of the Order in the State. Capital City Lodge, No. 120, the old est subordinate lodge In Montgomery. Col. Lomax Lodge, No. 156. Montgomery Lodge, No. 200. Rebekah Lodge, Olive Branch, No. 1, the oldest Rebekah Lodge in the State; Elizabeth Lodge of Rebekahs. No. 5s. R. Tyler Goodwin, Grand Master of the State, will be installing officer.
 Rev. W. M. Crawford. Past Grand Master. will be present and has been requested to deliver an address.
 The program as announced last night is as follows:
 Opening Ode of the Odd Fellows.
 Prayer-Rev. W. M. Crawford.
 Music.
 Installation of Presiding officers.
 Music.
 Installation of Senior Warden and Vice Grand.
 Recitation, by Miss Porter
 Installation of Scribe, Secretary and Treasurer.
 Music--Song by MT. Pierce.
 Installation of other officers.
 Music; Refreshments.
 11stallation of the officers of the Eneampment, Chief Patriarch, Senior and Junior Wardens. High Priest and Scribe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10

cause loud noises to be made in front of his place of business, ,n this way injuring both his health and his for tune.
 This is the highest that these cases have ever gotten. but there are numer- ous ones about like it in the police court. The trouble seems to be that there are several of these stores and stands in the city, and that the owner of each one thinks that the owner Of the other is doing some of the business that owner No. l should have.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
FIre In necntur Hotel.

Decatur. Jan. 9-(SpeciaD- was small blaze at the Tavern Hotel in New Decatur at. an early hour this morning. The fire originated from an unknown cause in the roof of. the building. but the flames were extin- guished before much damage was done. For a while it looked as if the entire building would be consumed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
Rnnk nt Nerr Market.

Huntsville, Jan. 9-tsneclaI. J--Ihe annual meeting of the stockholders of the New Market Banking Company was held yesterday and the following offi- cers were reelected: ". F. Rodgers. president; W. F. Yarbrough. vice pres ident; R. N. Coleman, cashier. A divi- dend of per cent was declared and substantial increase was given the snr7nlns.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
WiII DeveIon HuntgvIIIe.

Huntsville, Jan. 9-(Special. )-The South Huntsville Development Company was incorporated under the laws of Alabama yesterday with a capital stock of $lO,0O0. the purpose of the new con- cern being the development of real es- tate in this city and to engage in a general real estate business. Mrs. Jim mic P.,Lowry Is president. N. O. Wal lace of Fayetteville, is vice president, and Ed L. Pulley is secretary and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
PAID SOCIAL CALL AT
 JAIL AND WAS ARRESTED

Just because Josephine Vaughn. a negress came to jail yesterday to sec Emma Sanders. whom she claims Is her mother. she Is now herself incarcer- ated in the prison charged with petty larceny. The deputies have been look ing for Josephine for several days, but have not been able to locate her, so when she appeared at the jail 1t was easy to keep her. Emma Sanders is behind the bars because it ia alleged that she annexed herself to something belonging to someone else. but which was not of sufficient value to make a case of grand larceny against her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
Hmm sfnIn In HcId.

Huntsville, Jan. 9-(Special.) )-John Stolz, a well known young man of Dal- las Village. was arrested last night and lodged in Jail on a charge of burglary It Is claimed that he walked into cottage in Dallas and took possession Stolz is believed to be mentally ire sponsible and he will be held in jail until he can be placed in the Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10

taken suddenly with a serious ill., ness. Reports since received from Mrs Trainham are more encouraging.
 
 The Mobile Register gives account or party given in honor of little Miss Antoinette Well in celebration of her firth birthday by her grand parents. MT. and Mrs. Fred Forcheimer
 MT. and Mrs. E. o. Harper are being congratulated on the birth of a son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-10
Charities in Huntsville.

Huntsville. Jan. 9-(Special )--The annual meeting of the United Charities was held yesterday afternoon and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year, Mrs. Oscar Goldsmith. president: IErs. NJ. NJ. Blount, first vice president; Mrs. G. W. Wise. second vice president: Mrs. E. L. Kendall. secre- tary, and Miss Pauline Kranz. treas