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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-09
The Policy of Improvement.

While considerable money has been ex- pended for street improvements 1t has enabled YOU to make desirable property out of something that was not available, and in addition to enhancing the value of the property situated directly on the streets improved it has also been of great benefit to your holdings located In the vicinity of the streets where the improve ments were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-09
The Income Property.

From time to time considerable amount of income property has been dis posed of. still I have pursued the policy of improving your other holdings untii +he rental income has reached approxi- mately s36, ,OOO per year. In my judg- ment the value of your income property, together with the bills receivable and cash on hand. equal the par value Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-09
Fulenwider's Report.

The report of the retiring presiuen' read at the stockholders meeting ioi- lows:
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
On a Capital Charqe.

Sam Barbee, a negro, was be-
fore Mayor Graham Monday,
charged with assault upon lit
tie girl of his race by the name
of Bessie Street.
The trial took place before
Mayor Graham Monday and the
evidence was sufficient to blind
him over without bond. TIE
negro waived examination.
The details of the case viii
not do to print, and it is said tht
little girl made a good witness
and her testimony was strength
ened by that of DR.. 7. A. Mann
This is the second loffense of tn,
same nature that has beer
against Barbee, in the first cas-,
he came clear.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
Gren ls,eI News. .

A. A. Maynard who lives near
Carpenter.nis very i'll. He has
Bright's disease.
Misses Mallie and Goodman
Roberts and Miss Sarah Bowling,
of Durham, are spending Easter
with friends.
Misses Fedda and Lessie Stan,
field Of Durham, are spending a
few days at the home of L. s.
Yates.
Tobacco plants are fine and are
about ready to be transplanted.
Raymond Yates has returned
home from Cary High School.
W. Scott, and his daughter.
Mrs. J. w. Lassiter. spent Eas-
ter in Durham shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Baucom
spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. J. Yates.
I am sorry to state that W. II.
M. Yates is on the sick list.
HUSTLER.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
For Attorney General.

To the Democratic Voters OF
North Carolina.
| Iam a candidate for the next
Democratic nomination for At
torney- General.
Iwould be gratifed to have
your support and influence and
the support of your county.
Ibcgan to labor for the Demo-
cratic party in 1875, on my ma
jority. | have labored for years
in the ranks Of the party for the
success of the candidates of the
party and its principles, and at
no time being lukewarm in my
loyalty. Much of this time |
have served on my county, dis
trict, and the State Committees.
| have been unselfish in my de-
votion to the principles of the
party and the welfare of the
State. l have not pushed my
self forward for Office. This is
my first request of the party.
My county has strongly endorsed
me several times. Mylabors in
the Legislatures of 1895, 1905
and 1907 are well known.
With best wishes. Iam.
Sincerely. B. B. WINBoRNE.
Murfreesboro, N. c., June 20,
1907.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
Death of Major aGreheGd.

-. Major J. Turner Morehead, of
Spray, died Sunday night in New
York after an illness lasting
several months.
N> The message here yesterday to
Mrs. John +. Willy, a niece, and
Mr.. J. L! Morehead, a nephew,
conveyed but the smallest intel
ligence surrounding the illness
and death. The telegram was
answered by the relatives going
to Spray where the funeral will
be held to-day.
Major Morehead was the last
surviving member of the famous
Morehead family. He was a son
of Governor John Motley More
head, whose administration
brought ,imperishable luster tc
his own and the face of the
state. He was So years old and
leaves one son Mr.. P. M. More.
head, two daughters, Mrs. B.
Frank !Mebane, of Spray, and
Mrs. Parrish, of Covington, Vir'
ginia.
Major Morehead had lived here
and spent most of his life ir
North Carolina. He had prop
erty interests in several portions
of the state and was a success
ful business man. The passing
of the last son of the famou.
! governor marks the death o
that knightly race Of men.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
University Catalogue.

We have just received the
catalogue of the University of
North Carolina for the session
1907-190S. 1t shows an attend
ance of 1888 students. The facul-
ty numbers "a. The University
now comprises the following de.
partments: Collegiate, Graduate,
Applied Sciences including
Chemical Electrical, Civil an
Mining Engineering, Law; Medi'
cine. and Pharmacy.
The University has grown
steadily in strength and influence
and stands today for all that i:
best and highest in education anC
training for useful manhood.
The Summer School for Teach
ers begins June 10, and the Sum
mer Law School June II. The
next session opens September Z,
1908.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
Schools Close

Last Friday was big day at
the closing exercices of loves
Grove and Patrick Henry schools,
The exercises at loves Grove
school, Of which Miss Ina B.
Massey is teacher, took place
Friday morning at ten O'Clock.
About thirty members Of Tar
Heel Conncil No. 2, Jr. 0. U. A.
M. went down and after witness
ing the exercises by the school,
presented the school with a BIZ
BILE and flag. The recitations by
the scholars were good and show
ed that the work done in prep
aration under the direction of
the teacher was good. Speeches
were made by Messrs. A. S.
Hobgood, Chas. Scarlette, and
w. T. Mangum for the Junior
Order, while Rev. A. P. Barbee
and Prof. C. w. Massey spoke
on behalf of the school. -
/ After the speeches dinner was
served on the grounds.
| Quite a number that attended
1.-The exercises at loves Grove
went lover to Patrick Henry
! where large crowd had already
4 gathered. Solicitor A.. L. Brooks
spoke in the afternoon and sup
per was served on the grounds.
, After supper the declamaticns,
recitations and dialogues by the
pupils of the school took place
and were greatly enjoyed by the
large crowd present.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
Mr.. Kitchen 10 Speak Here.

For the first. time since he ha:
been a candidate for governor
Hon. w. w. Kitchin will speak
here on Wednesday the 29th OF
April.
Mr.. rKitchin has many friends
in Durham that will be glad of ar
opportunity to show their sup
port. Practically speakingMessrs.
Kitchin and Horne are the only
two candidates for governor that
have any following here and Mr..
Kitchin's coming will give his
friends a chance to rally around
him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21

We are sorry to hear Of Mr..
Barnet Moore's. recent sickness
but we are glad to hear that he
Is improving.
Rev. ]. X. Faulkner spent last
Monday night at Mrs. W. A.
Barton's. lie filled his regular
appointment at Antioch on last
Saturday and Sunday.
1t was reported that one Of our
~neighbors talked on his new
pEvno that te'syt hvGGsy a..,i
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
Notice of Administration

Having qualified as administrator oi
Connie IL. Page. deceased. this is 10
notify all persons having claims against
his estate to present them to the under
signed on or before April ~. 1909, OF
this notice will be plead in bar Of their
recovery. All persons indebted TO him
will please come forward and make inn.
mediate payment.
This January 10. 1908.
". q. PAGE.
Administrator.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
Lillian, Route |.

Farm work is being rapidly
pusfed in this section. and every
body wants to pant some cotton
next week. Almost everybody
is done planting corn, and much
fertilizer is being hauled by our
neighbors, and some of them say
they will get their money bacE
this fall with s cent cotton.
Glad we had such nice showers
Wednesday night and we certainly
appreciated them, for the ground
was getting mighty hard.
There will be some fruit in this
section. Some of the peaches
were missed by the cold wave
and a pretty good crop of apples
are expected, while pears and
plums will not be so plentiful. -
DR.. o. T. Ray attended the
bedside of Mrs. John johnson
Wednesday. and l am glad to re-
port that she is much better al
this writing. Hope she will soor
be we'll again.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gooch that has haC
appendicitis is very much i'm
proved and there appears to bt
some hopes of final recovery.
Little Herbert Grissom, whC
had his leg broke some time ago
Is getting along very nicely.
II. NJ. O'Neal has been at worl
some this week and says tha
his foot is almost well. Cues
he has FIVE toes more than, he a
one time thought he would have
Mrs.S. II. Nichols and son
David, lof German. spent Sat
t1rday night and Sunday will
the family of A. Ferguson.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. P. Ferrel
spent Sunday with the family o
J. L. King.
The writer and family spen
Sunday afternoon at the home o
E. l.. TiIley.
Mrs. .Sallie Ferguson and famil!
spent Sunday afternoon with A
Ferguson's family.
Any one wishing to get som,
fine pigs will call on J. Z. or c
Z. Ferguson and if they fail j
will be beca 1se the other fellow
got there first.
]. L. +.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
where a MuIlImde ot Sins are COyercd

The l.. * VI. PAINT covers defects in
previous paintings aud wears for In to IS
years. because the l.. & VI: is pure liu-
seed oil binder.pure oxide Of zine pure
white lead, aud Won help TO make the
paint by mixing three quarts OF linsec'i
oil with each gallon of paint. Its don't
In , minutes. Makes cost only sl.aoper
gallon.
Hackney Bros. L. & VI. Paint Agents.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21

James Smith. charged with
conspiracy in the death Of Reve-
nue. Officer Hendrix in Stokes
county, was acquitted by the
Federal court in Greensboro last
Saturday. For Illicit distilling he
was sent to the Atlanta prison
iUt for years. i
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21

w. H. Tilley brought to market
two quarts of strawberries Mon
day and received 25 cents per
quart for them. They were the
first of the season.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Items Of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those On The FiGld... Personals.
couldn't talk.

couldn't talk.
Some Of our neighbors have
been planting corn for the. last
two or three days, but it seems
like planting it in the winter time
while ikmay be sunny and warm
in time to cause it to sprout and
emerge from its once cool bed.
Mrs. Ida Reams will soon have
crapped collards, but she set out
her cabbage last winter.
Miss Laura Tingen who has re-
Gently been afflicted with ca
tarrhal fever is now improving
and will soon be out again.
live about half way between
Roxboro and Timberlake, and
will give what news | can get
get from both places. as | have
some true and tried friends in
both towns.
To-day is good Friday and
some of the housewives are
planting their garden beans for
good luck.
! Ex-Governor Aycock will de-
liver an address in Roxboro or
the q. His theme will be pro.
hibition and those who do not
understand prohibition had bet
ter attend, for. Mr.. Aycock i:
able to tell you about what pro-
hibition is.
! | recently delivered 4 Green
vile washers, and ] cannot af'
ford to take less than 81 as
make the order, pay the charges
set up the washer and deliver
them. | expect to treat all alike
by selling the washers strictly
at 81, and | hope that no one
will try to take the advantage
by ordering the washer thinking
that they can get them at a re-
ducet rate. Mr.. c. H. Tapl
says that the washer is more Il
his notion than any washer h
ever saw.
Mr.. Lawrence the timber maj
has moved his timber force Il
Denuiston junction. He cut lot!
of large oaks and poplar, while
among US, but the forest doe
not :Iook much thin since tn,
leaves are putting out.
+ On last Friday / spent some
thing like an hour at Helena
and IL the wagons continued Il
comeand go with fertilizers dur
ing the day like they did while
was there no doubt but what lot
of pockets were made thinner
and lighter, while some othel
pockets were made thicker anC
heavier.
Louis Daniels and wife re
Gently went to the Thomas Bar
tons place or formerly the oil
Daniel farm. to see If he coulC
locate the grave of his grand
father. 1t is supposed that Mr.
Daniel has been buried a hun
dred years or more so it was diff
ficult to find any trace of hi
grave as no epitaph was pointing
to his last resting place.
: Tcannot call to mind the tim
when ever preached to a NOR
/ bright, refined and intelligen
congregation than at Hurdle
Mills on last Sunday, and | new
er spent a more pleasant and en-
joyable evening than with on
Hurdles Mill correspondent, Mr.
A. 2. Daniel, who il admired an,
loved by all who know him, an,
the Hurdles Mills people ar
J proud Of their boy who is offer
. ing to noble and grand things II
life. Doubtless he will occup.
conspicuous pages in the paper
of the county, state and yer.
= likely of the world. ROPER.
. ~~~~-~ ~~+s sssssssssss s-.@ -~~=~-@
4 mad dog was Killed By tn,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21

A mad dog was Killed by the
police here Sunday morning. 1t
Is said that quite a number of
rtIcf drrs we're titten before he
CtuAl ases Nststu.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

and Chamberlain went into the race
for temporary capital. It was a fight
of cash. While every town in the
race plunged" in the way Of expense,
Pierre and Huron led them all, and
both towns were sin" about to their
limit at the end Of the campaign of
that year. Both had spread their linn
its to take in as much territory as pos
slble, and assessed it at a high rate
to give them a greater bonding capac-
ity, and bonds were issued On any
kind of an excuse to secure funds for
the fight.
When the contest was ended in Oc-
tober, the vote stood: Pierre, 27,096;
Huron, 1914: WATERFOWL, 1870;
Sioux Falls, 11,765; Mitchell, 1906;
Chamberlain, 2,414. On that vote
Pierre secured the temporary seat of
government, and the first of Novem
Der the first session of the state leg
islature was held for the purpose of
selecting two United States senator's,
and was in session two days for that
purpose. The senate held it's sessions
house met in the Hughes county court
house. Before the regular session in
January the city had made good it's
promise and had erected building
for The holding of the session, it now
being the main part of the present old
capitol, to which a wing was attach
ed at state expense two years later
Pierre Again Wins.
The next year while under the pro-
visions of the law, it was a free-for-
all for permanent capital location, all
the contestants dropped out except
Pierre and Huron, and another fierce
campaign was fought. Pierre increas-
ed its assessment and issued more
bonds, and laid out other additions for
donation lots. Huron sold the munich
pal water plant to raise funds. The
fight was on the same line, of central
| ity and future development on the
| part of Pierre. and better present To-
! cation on the part of Hurcn. After
| both towns had practically bankrupt
| ed themselves, tine vote was again in
favor of Pierre by vote of 41,S76 to
34,252 for Huron.
| Huron then began a legislative fight
for resubmission, and attempted to Sc
cure the submission of a constitutions
al amendment changing the location
They made their first trial in 1898,
and followed it with another in 1896
Again, in 1897, two efforts were made,
in which bills passed both houses at
different times, but the same bill did
not get through both houses. The ses-
| sion of 1899 was allowed to go without
an effort to make a change. In 1901,
| WATERFOWL boomers went down with
bill to change to Waterfowl, but fell
down early in the session, and then
Mitchell took up the fight and was
| defeated in the house after practically
an all-night session. Then In the SEES
sion of 1903 came the combined as
| sault of Mitchell, Huron and Redfield
! which went into combine to secure
relocation votes with an agreement
! that The town which was to be named
(. in the new bill was to be selected by
caucus. The scheme was worked up
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

the work completed IN the fall of 1906.
In 1906 they advertised for bids for
the erection of the wing, and when
the time came for opening the bids,
representatives Of Sioux Falls went
into the supreme court asking for an
injunction to prevent the board from
acting, on the ground that they did
not intend to use any South Dakota
material in the work. After the APP
plication had been made the commits
sion stopped procedure until the court
had passed upon the application, and
then rejected all bids 1t was then
SO late in the year that nothing more
was done until after the election, and
new officers formed the commission.
Decide to Complete Building.
This wait also brought a new legis-
lative session, and this session decid-
ed upon proceeding with the construc-
ton of the complete structure instead
OF only portion of it, fixing the cost
of the whole structure at 100000,
and providing means for the funds,
which might be lacking after sale OF
lands donated by the general govern
ment for the construction of capitol
They also provided that in the letting
of bids the commission might give
South Dakota stone a per cent pref.
erence in the letting of contracts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE AT DULUTH
Big Elevator and Dock Sheds Of
Northern Pacific Are
Destroyed.
BAY FRONT Has CLOSE GAIL

Duluth, Mimi, June %. - Over q
million dollars In property was con-
sumed within a couple of hours yester-
day afternoon on Rice's9 Point by q
fire which RACED Elevator d OF the
Consolidated Elevator company to
the waters edge, destroyed No. /
dock and sheds of the Northern Pa
cific and imperiled surrounding prop
erty valued at another million. Val.
ian work by dozen tug boats which
aided the fire department is probably
all that saved the bay front 1T that
point from being entirely swept away.
While the firemen combated the
flames on Elevator D the tugs kept
steady streams on all surrounding
buildings from the slips within ra-
dius of two blocks.
Raging Furnace.
The heat from the flames shot in
the air high above the structure, and
famed by brisk breeze broke across
the water and kept the docks and ale-
vators almost at the point OF ignition
From 1886, when the fire was dss-
covered, until about 4 O'clock the ele-
vator was a raging furnace. though
after two hours fierce burning the
fire had spent its force and gradually
abated until at o'clock last night
| only smoldering wreckage of the va1u-
able property remained
Starts With Explosion.
A small explosion, the origin OF
which cannot be accounted for, was
quickly followed by the bursting OF
the fame through the roof, and before
the department arrived the structure
was a veritable volcano Besides the
firemen and the tug crews no one
dared to approach closer than a block
or two. The firemen braved the in-
tense heat nobly.
The loss was confined TO the dock,
warehouse and elevator, though sur
rounding property suffered by water
to some extent. The total loss is esti-
mated at $1,101,520. For two hours
over million dollars worth of other
property was in peril but the hard
work OF the firemen and the assist
ance of a dozen tugs saved the proper
ty
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

al legislature Of 1883 a bill was intro
duced for the remove of the territori-
al capital from Yankton to Huron
This bill began to make Roadway,
when the other ambitious towns of the
territory got into the game and
stopped progress on that measure.
After the practical death of the HUI
ron bill, on suggestion of Territorial
Governor Ordway, the contending in
terests got together on the idea of a
commission to select a site. and their
combined strength succeeded in the
enactment of law to that effect, the
commission to be named by the gov
.ernor.
Elect Officers on Train.
When the commission was appoint
ed it consisted of nine members, six
from the southern half of the territory
and three from the northern half, and
the southern people all believed that
they had the best of it; that wherever
the capital might be located it would
be in the southern half of the terri
tory. And with the interests of the
Ordway family at Pierre, that city felt
that the governor had selected the
men with such interests in view. The
list selected consisted Of George A.
Matthews Of Brookings, G. H. Meyers
of Redfield, H. H. belong of Canton,
John P. Belden of Deadwood, M. D.
Thompson Of Vermillion, Alex Hughes
of Elk Point. This was the list from
the southern half of the territory,
While those from the northern half
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

The laying of the cornerstone of
the new capitol of South Dakota in
Pierre marks the end of a struggle of
a quarter of a century on the part of
the people of Pierre to secure the To-
cation of the permanent capital OF
South Dakota in the center of the
state. 1t is the fruition Of hopes and
struggles, into which the earlier resi-
dents of Pierre would never have
plunged had they been able to look
ahead and see all which it would mean
in the way of expense and effort. But
with the task once taken up, there has
been no idea of stopping on the part
of any of those engaged in the work,
and while it has been a costly
whistle which the city has paid for,
they now fear that they have secured
town at which state capitol is To-
Gated
From the very founding of Pierre,
the capital aspiration was one of the
tenets of its builders. The earliest
papers teemed with the possibilities
in that direction based on location and
future development of the Territory
of Dakota.
With the capital Of the territory To-
Gated at Yankton, when the popula-
ton consisted of handful of settlers
along the eastern and southern Dor
ders of the territory, it remained un-
til the boom days of the early "eight-
les" when a new population poured
into the territory on an immigration
wave resting on the construction of
new lines of railroad built ahead of
settlement and on faith in future de-
velopment. AS the population began
to spread northward and westward
there came demand for a change in
the capitol site to location more
central both as to population and ter
ritory. In the session of the territori-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

Bids were advertised for, and the
contract was let to O. H. Olsen of
Saltwater MINI.
The New Building.
The new building is 800 feet in
length, with width of 100 feet in the
center, and 100 feet in the wings. To
the top of the tower it will be 1914
feet from the foundation. The sub
basement is walled with granite boul-
ders, and the basement story is con-
structed of a combination Of rain
drop sandstone and Ortonville granite,
above which the building will be Of
Bedford limestone, making it combi-
nation of brown and light gray stone.
The dome is to be covered with pol
ished copper
The halls of the two houses of the
legislature will be in the wings on the
second floor above the basement, and
will extend to the roofs, making that
portion Of the building three stories.
but office rooms will be fitted in a
fourth story about the legislative
halls The principal Offices will be on
the first floor above the basement.
The contract calls for completed
building by the first of July, 1910, and
the first legislative session which will
meet in the new structure will be
the session of 1911.
While the new building is immense
when compared with the old wooden
~isic.i has
for twenty years. the indications at
present are that it will be too small
for the uses Of the state before many
years go by, and that another building
for the supreme court will be REQUIRED
to allow the necessary room for the
other state business in the main
building. within ten years from the
present time