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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01
THE SCHOOL ELECTION
WIN - - Eaeross,ag roSie Tor Q
6ow Days Vet.

Interest Ia the annual school election
has greatly increased during The past
week. and from present indications The
atmosphere about Liberty building nsxt
Monday afternoon will b sufiseisatly
torrid TO suit the ehillisst mortal.
Until Saturday last Il was believed
that F. n. Harsia would b elected 70
the dirseaorship without . contest but On
the date mentioned anoehss asparaak DR.
tho position made his appearances and .
warm struggle b now On for The vacant
seat
The new eandidass b Norman J. NIL
Ter. gentleman whose educational rec
ord shows him TO b sminsntly qualified
to all the position Of school director. -
he served for seven year. - tsaehsr 70
the German Baptist College At NJ
Morris. ILL.,, and aissswssd was N In
s,ruessr In the Boulder univsrsity. III
health compelled him 70 resign the latter
position about two yssSs ago. whsa hs
came to this city. and b now h the en-
ploy ef H. p. Taihsim. NJ. Miller b N
ordained minister Of The German Baptist
church. and his election would settle the
dsnominatioasi strife that has bssa .
doaimssins factor in sems Of our late
school sleessoos. - .s'-=---
But NJ. Hass,a b ooe . ~baek rum6sr~
BY any means. He kss bssa he boss-
ness head Of the. school hoard and his
pas, record has shown him 70 b thoso-
uEhly capable IN the eoadres o. school
affairs. Whatever he has believed 70
have been for the best interest Of our
schools ;ha, he has fsaslsssly performed.
and even his b;,ssrest opponents hesitate
in sry asenps to esnsurs him for his
acts. There are several wsighsv rsa-
sens ~hy !; might bo well 10 retain 80
able a msmber upon the board.
: Too much caro- can not bs exercised
IN the choosing o. directors and The
En,sfptiss would urge every voter TO
give The matter careful consideration
and ,hsn cast his white alley for the
candidate that he believes will best serve
;hs dis;fie; a, large.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01
STATE BANk MATTERS 2
Occupy IT, Astsstiee y ~ cssrs-
Report that oefsstp' fiaA Dsss
Allowed = Rfiooooo0


The District Court has bssa b ssssiao
st Ia Junts the past week hsasing sssss
against the Receiver Of he Stats 1anh
Of Rocky Ford. whore preferences have
bssa claimed. A number os he claims
have had consideration Of ths court and
argument has bssn made thereon. bot "a
decisions or rulings have been announced
BY the court. The questions involved ~
TO the right Of sston and preferences are
important. and the amount Of dividsnds
which the general ersditors and dspositoss
will receive will b materially affected By
the decision In regard 70 these preferred
elsims.
The statement In the Denver and Pus-
bio papers that Judge Rizsr had ruled On
these claims for preferences b erroneous.
the attorneys for the claimants and for
the Receiver having bssn given time "a
ale brisfs and decision viii not b given
BY court until lstss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01
Fruit b Killed.

Tie Arkansas Valley was visited BY .
high wind on Saturday and In its wake
came drop IN temperature that lasted
for four days.
BY Tuesday night the temperature had
dropped very close 70 the zero point and
ice WAS formed half.sn-ineh thick.
Whatever fruit had sseapsd the killing
frosts Of the two previous nishts INST IN
rnsimsiy end and We are again in mourn
ing for our fruit crop. 80
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01
NEW ELECTRIC PROJECT
Discussed st . neesias In This City
Last Saturday

a, meeting Of Rocky Ford citizens
last Saturday. A. 3. Hulis. represent
ing tho Northern Electrical company Of
Madison. Wis. made an interesting ad-
dress IN which he outlined the plans Of
the company to irrigats the vast tract Of
sa'ni-ard land IN the Arkansas valley
and the construction Of an electric rail.
way connecting all the principal cities Of
The valley a. far east e Dodge City.
Kansas.
The large crowd present ss The meet
ing vas much interested in The proposed
enterprise and . resolution was passed
BY the business men asking the bsasd Of
trade 70 appoint . committee Of twenty
Eve 70 attend The ssossai msstiag which
will b held At Ia Junta On May -.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01

Halssy n. Rhosds, prepr;ssss Of he
Rocky Mountain Herald. he o,1sss week.
" nswspapss IN Denver. sad special Asld
agent q NJ uS. Dspassmsns q Assisui-
tsr4 was b tsvn Msa1ay es,lssanf ssas.
ississ fss his bossea. -,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01
o. sss Way fseos

The foaia tMieh., Daily Standard Of
April 81 eeatainsd he following intsssst-
ing hsm:--
"Mr. and Mrs Bioemasld Dye ei
Rocky Ford. Colo. arrived here ::ysssss.
day On routs homs from four months
trip ia The south and east. nhsy follow.
Cd ths routs o. Mr.. Dyes reUmsat dur.
ing ths Civil war. visitsag he bstsls6slds
and ether points os interest h many
southern statss, and coming up throash
Richmond. 70 Washington. New York
and many other oEastsrn eitiss. They
will remain here . few days. then 90 b
Battle Creek. and from there home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
CITY BOARD APPEAL
WANTS BONDS FOR ADDITIONAL
 SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Asks Public to Support the Preposi- fion of a S140,OOO Bond Issue to Provide the Accom-
 rnodmtlOma.

Reminding the public of the munic- apal bond election to be held Decem- ber 14 for the purpose of determining among other things whether sl40.0OO shaii be realized from bonds to build more adequate school accomm modations in Montgomery, the City Board of Ed ucation yesterday Issued an appeal for the support of the proposition. It is pointed out that the present school buildings are inadequate for the ex- isting needs of the city.
 The appeal in full follows:
 "To the Patrons of the Public schools: "On Monday. December 14. by order of the City Council. an election Is 10 be held to consider whether or not bonds to the amount of $14O,0OO Tor school purposes shall be issued. The Board of Education, charged with the responsibility of managing the school affairs of the city. and realizing keen ly the necessity for additional build inks and more adequate equipment, feels it a duty to address this note to the patrons of the schools. In order to provide sufficient accomm odations for all desiring to attend the schools, three additional elementary buildings are needed. However, the matter of greatest importance is the erection of 6 central high school building for boys
 
 rious branches of the manual arts. Unless the improvements thus briefly suggested can be provided for, many pupils must continue to be denied school privileges. manual training cam mot be introduced successfully and our schools will be hampered in their ef- forts to go forward with the great work they are doing.
 "The Board hereby appeals to the community for co-operation.f and to every citizen interested in the welfare of the city to do his part by going to the polls on Monday the 14th. and vot- ing for the school bonds. This appeal is made in behalf of progress and in behalf of the children of the coming generation, on whom must soon rest the responsibilities of citizenship.
 signed: Benj. J. Baldwin.
 J. l.. Gaston,
 George W. Jones,
 E. J. Meyer,
 A. D. Sayre.
 "Board of Education"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
The KnosOIes Department Store
 Opens Foreign Buying Offices

MT. J. T. Gilmer, merchandise man ager of A. S. Knowles Dry Goods Co, returned from New York last week. where he made important arrange ments regarding the buying crgani- zation of his concern.
 This store's buying organization now has offices not only in New York but has made connections with the Ben Strauss Co.,, and will buy goods in foreign markets.
 MT Gilmer has had a great deal of experience in the foreign markets, and immediately upon becoming a member of the firm of the A. s. Knowles Dry Goods Co.,. hastened to open foreign buying offices.
 The Knowles New York ofices arc Iocated at 43 Leonard St., Paris oficea 10 Rue St. Cecil, (of Trevise). the Berlin offices 90 Ritter St., the London O ces IS New Union St.. the Belfast offices 5 Adelaide St., the Brussell Of- Aces 10 Boulevarde du Nord. and of- fees also in Chemnitz, Germany. and Calais, France.
 The advantages of such connections to a store the size of Knowles and to the shopping public of Montgom- cry, are manifold.
 To illustrate the enormous saving advantages such connections gives
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

artistic hand, into a bower of loveli- ness A large arch from which was suspended wedding bell of brides roses and ferns. was erected in front of floral altar. Effective placings of palms and ferns further enhanced the beauty of the scene. Southern smilax was the distinctive feature of the decorations.
 As the wedding march pealed forth under the skilled touch of Miss Irene
 Thomaston, sister of the, bride, the little ribbon bearers, Misses Annie Kate Pruett, Robbie Mae Britt, Alice
 Thomaston and Lorena Bledsoe, all
 daintily atired in white lingerie, en-
 tered the front hall making an aisle
 back into the second hall, where the ceremony occurred.
 Miss Norwood Alston, in a brown tailored suit carrying bridesmaid roses. and Mir. Albert Lewis, followed by the maid of honor, Miss Ella Thomaston, sister to the bride. in a blue coat suit, carrying white chrysanthenlums, and Mir Joe Adams, brother to the groom, entered through the two rear doors of the hall, and formed a semi-circlt
 around the altar. The bride and groom then entered and with the beautiful ceremony of the Methodist Church.
 Rev Mir. Williams. in his usual im-
 pressive manner. united the two trust ing hearts.
 The bride never appeared more love- Iy than on this occasion, when, at- tired in a tailored suit of blue broad cloth, with hat to match and carry ing a shower bouquet of white carna-
 tions. she presented a picture of regal grace.
 She is one of the most popular girls
 of her home tow8 her sparkling wit
 and humor endearing her to acquaint- ances as well as friends. MT. Adams enjoys the confidence | of all with whom he comes in contact. He is a successful planter. They were the recipients of many handsome presents.
 After the ceremony. the parents of | the groom entertained the bridal party at an elaborate dinner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

Birmingham, Dec. 5.-(Special)- The adoption of strong resolutions ex- pressing indignation at the doings by the City Council and suggesting the enactment of a law or an amendment to the city charter by the Legislature amending conditions so that the city can be regulated by a commission, VIII be followed up by those who are lead ing the movement of resentment m the recent actions of members or the aldermanic board.
 The Governor will hear officially or the meeting held tonight in the ar mory of the city hall and the resolu- tions adopted and when a call for special session of the Legislature IS issued. the amendment or entire doing away of the charter of. the city VIII be included among other things as the object of the extraordinary session.
 Birmingham appears to be worked ups8wonderfully over the matter. The resignation of Alderman J. c. For neys one of the aldermen who was charged with having F'concealeo financial" interest In a deal for prop erty to be purchased for dumping pur- poses, does not appease the public which has. been aroused as never be- fore. It is hardly believed that the
  was accused of having received a fi- nancial result from a deal whereby the city purchased some land for cre- matory use, would be satisfactory 10 the people.
 The meeting held tonight was one out of the ordinary. The attendance was from among some of the best known people of the city and the. Idea of the gathering was suggested by some of the wealthiest and most in- fluentfal men in the city. z The resolutions were prepared long before the meeting had gathered. In fact, the draft of the resolutions was prepared yesterday and the men per forming this task were among the leaders of the movement to show the councilmen that their actions are not endorsed by any means.
 Chief of Police George IT. Bodeker announced during the day that he would have a few detectives and sew
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

Chicago. Dec. 5.--over the head Of Miss Grace Reed. the Drake school principal who has been attacked by the W. c. T. U.. for her defense of the Iiouor tarific, President Schneider. of, the board of education has dealt out a caustic series of remarks concern ing the prohibition movement In Am- erica.
 .Tn my estimation" said the school oA5cial. Miss Reed towers mountain high above her critics. The woman.s christian temperance union and its S,,r S.,ranath thizers appear to believe that tbe worlds salvation depends on the extermination of the saloon. 1he So-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

the Knowles store, your attention is called to the sales Monday. Two ina- portant foreign purchases, one from Paris, and one from St. Gall. Switz- land. These will be the first foreign purchases to be- put on sale in the Knowles store, both coming through their foreign connections, being ship ped direct to Knowles from foreign ports.
 The Knowles Department Stores New York oflces, and foreign offices are in charge of the best talent ob- tainable, and the wants Of this poD- ular store will be looked after cons tinuously.
 To the people of Montgomery q special invitation Is extended to vis- 1t any of their foreign oflces when fin Europe. You can have your goods shipped t6 Knowles direct from their foreign offices, and they will receive them for you and pay the duty Many other conveniences may be obtained from their foreign connections. To any one contemplating trip to Europe. the Knowles store will be glad to give them a letter of introduction, and their foreign representatives will lend you every assistance possible.
 -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

manufacturers and engineer. MT. Att terbury, financial representative of Eastern capitalists, was also in the party. It has not been so stated. but 1t is presumed that the road will cross either here or near here. Some pre- dict that they will cross the Tom bigbee on the bridge of the A. T. & N This. however, was not confirmed by the officials.
 T. V. Sterling and family have re- turned from a visit to Guifport. Miss.
 Mir. L. P. Buntin has returned from a protracted stay at Little Rock, Ark.
 Mrs. Webb, of opelika, has returned to her home after a visit to her par ents at Vienna.
 Miss Clyde Shaw leaves this morn ing for a vist to her aunt. Mrs. Wal ker, at Attalla, Ala, where she will spend the holidays.
 Mir. Alex Jackson has returned from a visit to Mobile and his old home, TuscumbIa.
 Work engine No. 1 ran into the steel car which was being unloaded by the construction crew near Cochrane yesterday and did considerable dam- age to the running gear of the engine which will take a day or two to re- pair. The engineer and fireman were uninjured. which was only occasioned by fact that the train was moving slowly. The train crew was not aware of the fact that the car was on the main line.
 The special train which brought President Cochrane in to meet the party of the Aberdeen and Pensacola road was delayed about three hours at Carrollton on account of broken spring hanger. and the northbound passenger was also delayed thereby the same time.
 The bank at Coctrane opened Mon- day for business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
TEACHERS, INSTITUTE.
Large Attendance of TuscaIOosa Coun-
 tY EducatOra Present.

Large Attendance of TuscaIOosa Coun-
 ty Educators Present.
 Tuscaloosa. Dec. 5.-(Special.) )--The e Tuscaloosa County Teachers Institute which met in Tuscaloosa December 3 and was one of the best in the his tory of the County.
 There was very full attendance of teachers and quite a number of visi- tors. The program was one of the best that has ever been given.
 Tuscaloosa County is making rapid strides in educational lines and Super intendent P. B. Hughes deserves much credit for the work he Is doing.
 The meetings of the Institute were held in the magnificent new court house. Very few counties in Alabama can boast of as handsome a court house as is in Tuscaloosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
NEWS OF EUFAULA.
Auditor Brandon to Deliver Address al
 Elka Memorial.

Auditor Brandon to Deliver Address at
 Elks Memorial.
 Eufanla, Dec. 6.-(Special. 1.-The U. D. c. of the city held an interesting meeting at the home of Mrs. John W. Drewry yesterday afternoon when much routine business was transacted and an election of officers was held which resulted as follows: Mrs. E. l.. Brown, President; Mrs. c. M. Thomp- son. First -PresIdent; Mrs. R. o. Edmonson, Second ice-President; Mrs. c. S. McDowell, IT,, Secretary; Mrs. Julia Butts, Treasurer. The home was made bright and beautiful for the occasion in decorations of ferns and potted plants and a delicious re. past was serUed the assembly by Mrs. Drewry and Mrs. O. H. Peacock.
 Despite the cry of short crops throughout this and adjoining sections on the Georgia side, the affairs of the compress have been much more active this season than last. The number of bales compressed up to last night as was learned from the management Will exceed those for the correspondinE time last year by 1900. and the feecv staple is still rolling in at quite a ranid rate. This excess is believed to he dus however, principally to the fact thai more cotton has been disposed of than 4OI tAAC~SdAllC IlItl6 1aSI year.
 The work of the civil docket of inc court here has engaged Judge Evans all the week and an adjournment wac not had until this afternoon. Quite q number of important cases were dis- posed of among which the following are the principal ones: Perrvrnan e Co. Vs. B. B. Conner, verdict for +bo plaintiff; E. T. Pritehett Ws.. L. E.. Irhv verdict for the plaintiff; John T. Davis Vs. Woolridge Bros. verdict for +bo plaintiff; Commercial National Bank va Isaac Northcut ct als., verdict for inc plaintiff.
 The ladies of St. James Eniscons1 Church held their annual bazaar in n vacant store house on Broad Street to- day whore every conceivable article in the way of childrens' wear which was contributed by the members of the church, were placed on sale. Every thing went with merry hum and A nice sum was realized that will eo to swell the building fund of the new church.
 Hon. w. w. Brandon, of Montgom- cry, IS expected to reach the city to- morrow and will deliver the mamorial address at the annual conventnp oS tha nc Elks of the city which will be heId at the new theatre tomorrow afternoon.
 The many friends of Judge W Fl Pruett will be glad to learn that he has improved sufficiently from his re- cent illness to be driven over tha streets of the city.
 A line of wagons extending all along Broad Street yesterday about noon laden with twenty-four bales of cot. ton, all waiting to be disposed of, was an unusual sight for the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
Fishing Pond Entertainment at Banner.

Fishing Pond Entertainments at Banner.
 Banner, Dec. Especial )-The La- dies Aid Society of the Baptist Church entertained quite large crowd of young and elderly people Friday even- ing at the hospitable hoWe of Mir. and Mrs. W. V. Bell at Banner.
 The nature of the entertainment was fishing pond, and there were many beautiful and interesting fish caught. Those who gave valuable aid were Mrs. W. V. Bell, hostess, Mir. and Mrs. G. c. Turnipseed, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Tillerson and MT. J. D. Turnip- seed. Mrs. Norman served delightful punch.
 The receipts of the entertainment amounted to nearly $1S.
 The Ladies' Aid is doing a great work, and the good ladies are very enthusiastic over the prospect of new brick Baptist Church
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
Birmingham Citizens Indignant
 At the Doings Of City Council

eral policemen in and around the city armory so that there should be no personal difficulties, many rumors nav ing prevailed that something might pc answered from the audience to what was said. on the rostrum.
 A prominent man in speaking or the movement is quoted as saying:
 "It matters not whether the meet ing tonight was large or small, the sentimenf has grown to such an ex- tent that a special session, of the Leg islature is to be requested or a state ment in the call for the special Legis- lature that is threatened will be re- quested to amend the charter of the city So that a commission form of government can be provided"
 Friends of the present council are not taking much stock in the agita- tion that is going on and some of them say that the whole trouble will blow over in a short while.
 What will be done by the Judiciary committee to whom was referred the charges against two aldermen, one of whom has since resigned, remains to be seen. It Is understood that the committee will be called together shortly to take up the matter. The council is not due for regular meet ing until the 18th of this month and IL lS HOI nAfuly pEODdplc bhdt Q SPS- cial meeting will be held before that time as the majority of the board are in close alignment and sympathy with the aldermen who have been accused and in public print roasted.
 Mass meetings are not held with great frequency in Birmingham, the last one being during the miners strike. Some very warm speeches were made at that lime. the people being considerably agitated over con ditions, business having been ham, pered greatly by the strike.
 The people of Birmingham have | been badly divided on the prohibition question and this Is believed to have l stirred up considerable of the feeling in the council matter now. The ma jority faction of the City Council is known to have sided with the anti prohibitionists and this is believed to | be at the bottom of the whole mat l ter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
-. -.,,,,. that Hamilton has ever bean

rrst time that Hamilton has ever been a station. &.r,;,, nova
 ,a,,a6 to Ealeysville, Ala, where he niUYe lis,Y ,eraach this conference year. Rev. NSr Davidson was the pastor of the M F, Church, South, here the past
 The cashier of the bank at this place has arrived and he is now making prep ns.Sans ns.S for opening the bank. The S,,iIdtno has just been completed out oS onr nice blue sandstone here with Tn one-half mile of town. We have an q shnndance of building stone here. the court house having been erected seven wears ago out of white sandstone with in a mile of town.
 MT. !. D. Ford and Miss Vena Ham t1ton both of this place, were married at inc Burleson Hotel here last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

Birmingham. Dec. s.--(Special.)- In a crusade on the indiscriminate selling of cocaine. morphine, opium and other drugs against the laws or both state and city. the police depart nent have collected considerable evil dence and are making efforts to land some of the offenders behind the bars. While possessed of startling informa- tion, Chief of Police Bodeker states that 1t is almost impossible to eaten up with the men and women who are in the business of selling these orugs.
 That there is great harm being done tha chief says that 1t is only necessary to look at some of the victims. The recent gathering in of ten of the worst victims Is but a circumstance says
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
Caustic Remarks Concerning
 the Prohibition Movement

vocates of prohibition in many tnstan- ces are hypocrites. They seek to a. polish the saloon and at the same time take their daily beverage from labeled "patent medicine.
 T don't want to be understood as saying that the saloon is a necessary factor ot civilization It Is not. but the liquor tarihic in no way retards civilization.
 These people are bigots. They Ro through life with only one idea. They are not open to conviction and there is no use arguing with them. The wo- mans christian temperance union ask ed me today to prefer charges afainst Miss Reed. shall do no such thing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
weddlnr Id NEldway.

Midway, Dec. 6.-(SpeciaI)--A event in which unusual interest cen ters was the marriage of Miss Willie Mae Thomaston and MT. Alfred Alex ander Adams, Jr., at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. Alice Thomas ton, on Wednesday last. at o'clock, Rev. c. A. Williams of the Metho- dist Church offlciating.
 The ceremony was performed Tn the rear of the double halls, which was transformed under the touch of an