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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

- spite of the sxeesslvsiy warm weather everybody enjoyed the day for people at Fttzpatriek are adopts in the art of entertaining their friends.
 There are still many evidences around Fitzpatrick of the big storm which visited there in April. The two residences which were demolished are being rebuilt and will soon be com plsted. A new depot is now in the being raised to rebuild the Baptist Church which was destroyed.
 Fttxpatrick hes quite q number of visiting young ladies at present, and last night q dance was given them at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin. A few nights ago Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gray threw open their beeutifui home and entertsinsd the young people in true Southern. Tables were placed on the cool verandah for games and here rf- treatments were served in the late eve ninE.
 Crops around Fitspatrick are fine. and farmers are happy and prosperous. 1t Is truly a little town of pretty homes aid contented people.
 Mr. Laney. of Tslladega, will have charge of the school there next year. gornery. passed through here yestsr- day en route to their old home at tn- vernsss and from there to Blue Springs Mr. Sellers has purchased . home ou Jeff Davis Avenue, between Sayre and Holcombe Streets in Montgomery.
 Miss Marie High, of Perote. passed through yesterday en route to Shorter and Montgomery for a visit.
 Mrs. Mattie Thomas Is spending . while at TaIiulah Falls.
 Mrs. Fitzpatrick is visiting her daughter. Mrs colauitt, at Brantiey
 Mrs. ". T. HlGhtower Ia visiting her daughter, Mrs. Davis, near Troy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

Proof positive that "nigger" can't ever be seriously hurt on the head was furnished yesterday morning when witness at the trials held In the civil division of the city court fell the length of the long stairs from the second floor to the stone-paved cor ridor below, and got up laughing.
 How 1t all happened no one knows.
 Watt McDade in the Probate office was transcribing deeds and mortgages on big book when 1t happened. He thought that the whole building was about to fall on his head. Then on second thought he surmised that the county engineers newly constructed sfHce in the area between the two wings of the court house was falling
 The sheriff and his force of clerks felt that way about 1t two. Tn fact all of those employed on the lower floor of the court house rushed to tho front of the building to see exactly what had happened.
 Arriving at the entrance of tho building a negre was found lying in a pool of blood on the stone Tagging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

place cards were accompanied by yell low boutonnteres. and contained verses which when read afforded much amose- nent.
 After the elegant menu. the guests repaired t0 the drawing room, the beautiful hostess and Misses Marilou Alston and Katie Bell Harrison sang and rendered. some plano selections. Mrs Aston wap daintily attired in yellow silk and was an exceptionally gracious hostess'
 gown with lace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
T. Honor of Nils. N.sor..

Tuscaloosa. Aug. 20.--(Special. )---Mr. and Mrs. James Fitts Alston entertain ed at a delightful tea last night In honor of their sister. Miss Aliene Ma bors of Montgomery. who is here on a short visit.
 Yellow was the prevailing color scheme. and was carried out most ar tisticaliy. On the center table stood huge cut-glass vase filled with golden glow. while smaller vases of cannas nanked the larger one. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

and bought In Monday by John c. Lynch. either of which would ciass middline. and brought i2 i-3 cents and 10 cents. respectively.
 The town is growing steadily. Many wood and some have invested and set tied,
 Cotton is being ruined on account of the hot sun, especially late cotton, which is almost parched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
MRS. MARY BLAoKMAN DEAD,
Aged weman of sylacauma saeeumb,
 f0 Emfurfen.

N& AM40NhGts
 SylRcauga. Aug. 20--- Especial. )--Mrs. Mary Biackman died Tuesday night af- ter a lingering illness of several months.
 About seven months ago she had a fall from which she never fully re- covered. She was 80 years old and a member of the Methodist Church.
 The funeral was conducted by Rev. J. T. Norris, after which the body was inferred in the old cemetery. T. V. Knight. a real estate man. has begun the erection of two brick stores on Broad street which have al ready been leased for number of years.
 Yesterday the contract was let by the Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges of the town for the erection of two houses. theupper rooms to be used for the fraternal orders and the lower for an auditorium.
 The buildings are to cost about sio.- 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

of negro a short while ago by Will Hams. The bullet took effect in the negro's arm, the surgeons amputating the member. Extenuating eircum- stances were shown for the shooting and Williams was released.
 The second case to be heard was that of Joe Gardner on a charge of fiim- liam. This artist had offered a sucker q hundred-dollar bill and asked that 1t be changed. The suck CT had given over $50 in real mopey when Joe thought 1t time to vamoose
 The jury took the east at a late hour yesterday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
COFFEE COUNTY FUND
 LESS THAN REPORTED

By ar oversight of one Of the clerks in the State Department of Education Wednesday. the amount of the balance in the State Treasury to the credit of the Coffee county school fund was rec ported in yesterdays Advertiser ns being sa.Ses.S4. This should have been reported as S4.9s352.
 The difference between these ac- counts, that is. tt.eo6.02 had been drawn by the county superintendent of Coffee county on a payroll in Febru- ary but no teachers receipts we're re- turned for the same until yesterday.
 GIemwood is BustIing.
 Gienwood, Aug. 2o.--(Special. l--The two first bales of cotton were ginned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
Phone 1Ha.

We have to-day fresh water trout
 and bream, salt water Trout, Red snap per and Crabs. Large frying chickens and hens live and dressed pure Jer- sey butter and strictly fresh eggs Quick delivery. Call us early. Hotel restaurant and boarding house trade speciality. Taturn and Robinson. No. 10 Monroe street, Adv. ttE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
BARBECUE AT FITzPl

Many Persons Entertained
 County Town.
 Union Springs. Aug. 20--i The annual barbecue at took place yesterday and qu her of people from here att The barbecue was in th front of the hlstoris Baldw mile and a half from the s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
WEDDING IN IUTs HULA.

Mason Becomes Bfds ufaula, Aug. 20+(e ding of Miss EtfI.l
 lgest daughter of Rev Jason. of this cit, ttlI of Albany, Ga, Vedrl marked an interebtinJ t in the social cirtl0s ! wing to a recent besavel on was a quiet one and
 family home hel ock. where a few intmatl nded to invitations.
 t the appointed hbur Iled beneath an arc
 e doors leading from l where a large wh te ' been suspended. The 6 women friends of tn
 and formed a half
 J. M. Mason pronounc,
 sealing their destl
 Misses Nettie ant iss, Addie Skillman,
 Blair, cephalie Stew Jason. sister of the br lowing the ceremony. 6 boarded a train for , I tour to the mountain Ina, where they will be he middle of SepteI Twill be at home at Al c. E. Mason. of Birmi
 Mason of Montgomer Mrs E. S Killibrew of
 among the out of tow } bride is a most lov An who has scores of VI and the groom stands ness and social circles O. A. Covey and his famil red to the citg from Am re they have been resid months and will make !. $ pleasant party of vol .peroned by some of the preparing for an outil ks of the Cowikee Creek ten days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
COURT GRIND SLOW.
Cases of FIim-Fiam and Assault tG
 Murder Were Tried.

Murder Were Tried.
 But two cases occupied the attention of the criminal division of the city court yesterday. The first case, that of Gabe Williams, on a charge of as- sault to murder. occupied the entire attention of the court at the morning session. resulting in q verdict for the The charge grew out of the shooting
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
WILL STlkD ON NEW ENSUS Council Conn Etee Will
 Not t. NAME NEW TunERAroR Threatened School $ adal Promises to Blow ter.
 ent oastoa Cd Thinks eap- order Has R pved Neces- ,sy .s.rr.s,as ss.ay os
 cit, r.

'e will be no
 arges that thd
 omery was paid
 III probability t
 of the City e.
 -estigate the hs
 led together.
 sident Castor
 il. who is al9 q
 igating committed
 cessity for thj in
 obviated by the
 !ent of Education
 rizing a new cenl
 ere Is little lik e
 tigating committed
 !" said Mir. Gunt@
 sls communicated
 of Education,
 ,e immediately talk Aconnected with eit4 yious enumerations. ui that the census " en. The entire tr the census was f system and there
 : carelessness by onI le numerators In com
 so I can see no acil Committee to ps will be remembered scandal was irst 8 regular meeting of [ Under the State law is taken annually [ cational fund is distri proportion to the nun 1ren enumerated. WI originally taken, tn iducation appointed F 'numerate the childre :, of the city. while H ointed to perform si the west side.
 t the conclusion of tn lres Of Noa showed tn of school children. { Queen showed a decid, fhe City Board was no " census was ordered e of Montgomery. No do the work. His fl the usual number. Ur V this census was 1 lmeration has to be do se of July.
 At the Council meeti scented a communicatiI stated that he had u ties carefully and that mt of a second snum sr his work was a n. He insinuated d that ] been padded and den A special ( Council was appoint, k. This committee v President Gunter a gin and Moritz.
 2 the meantime, Sv inels communicated wi twin, president of tha Education. and offered 7 census if sn entirely : was appointed. Thil been acceded to ar | will be named end sn in a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
NEWS OF RECORD

The following transfers of real estate were yesterday recorded in the office of the Probate Judge: J. W. Terry and wife to W. ". Hill, | a lot on Scott Street. l28 feet east of the intersection of Scott and Mcpon- | ough Street; consideration G5,00o. M. W. Stuart and wife to J. W. Tul- lis, Jr.. a lot beginning at the north | east corner of South Hull and Alabama Streets and running on Hull Street. l consideration 310. J. C. Haas and wife to John ". TuI- lis. Jr., lots 5 and on Felder Street. l consideration es.000. H. R. Swinford and wife to Mrs. Ella R. woodell. lot l4 of the plat of Susan P. Allen. consideration $4,ooo. The following marriage license was 1 yesterday issued by the Probate Judge:
 To M. R. Champion and Miss Annie May King.
 The following voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were yesterday filed in the offlce of the Federal Court:
 Joel B. Sistrunk, who gave his as- sets and liabilities at nominal figures.
 will Dickson of Montgomery. who also gave his assets and liabilities at nominal ilgures.
 The following appointments of the Governor were made public yesterday:
 Notary Public and ex-Omcio Justice of the Peace-S. J. Downey, of Bloss- burg.
 Notaries Public-H. F. Jones of Bir- minRham, I. J. Burchfield of Hayes, A. B. Elliott of Tuscumbia and A. K. Williamson of Bessemer.
 The following notices of incorpora- ton were filed yesterday with the Sec retary of State:
 Block Dry Goods Company of Shef- asld, capital stock s10,000; incorpora- tors, F. Block. Max R. Block. M. SerIkes and M. Garden and A. J. Mil Ter
 Home Building Company of Bridge port. capital stock $3 900; ineorporators, A. b. Atwood. M. 3. Clemens and J. e. NIeCarreli
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

The following marriage license was yesterday issued by the Probate Judge: To M. R. Champion and Mss Annie May King.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

ngRNe@~s%
 l census of 5 speciai cem- al appointed will never Inter of the irman of the believes that stigation. has fer of Super- .. c. Gunnels #s.
 ood that the N will ever be
 Under Mir. to the City new census by q person, E of the two This guaran- be correctly ble has been zen under a Eas probably or the other iling his fig Forix for the form"
 hat the cen- rung at the } City Coun- school cen ] d the State i #ted to cities sr of school ] h the census | City Board I M, McQueen on the. east
 go Noa was
 liar service
 r work. the
 usual num- figures of
 decrease.
 atished. A
 pr the east
 was named
 res showed
 IT the State gal as the A~RA~A Et
 In which
 torTned his
 ae appoint Attor to go
 lection on ethe census ded an in- wlmittee of i3to do .tha | composed e Aldermen
 .fintendent Ipr. B. J.
 tlity Board l 20 order a l nv enumer- ApropositIon a3 the new 1.-the census
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21

If Mfr. Reid ecial. .)--The bent Mason, and Mrs. J, George W. Bday morn saa and happy kf the city. lent the oc- occurred at
 at 9:30 friends re- sNhe couple
 over the the dining zedding bell
 following
 bride fol- tircle when the cere- les with a
 Florence ,laFy Ross. ht and El- Ne.
 =he welded
 extensive of North 1osent un- Der. when any. Ga.
 gham, pr. ' and Mir. abany. Ga, visitors.
 kble young srm friends high in the his home. W have re- ericus, Ga.. aH9 AOt nGNN their home ung people. older folks, pg on the for a week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
TRICK.

l s(SpeciaL. l Fitzpatrick
 ito a num- ended.
 c grove in Tn home, a tation. Tn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-29
Lieut.. Governor
Chas. {. Coon

Charles e. Coon. lieutenant COVER
nor OF Washington and candidate for
denomination at the Republican pri-
mares Of September s, 10 president
OF the Port Townsend Mercantile
Company. the leading business insti
tuition in its line in that city, and ID
now serving his fourth year as pr.si-
dent of the State Grocers Association.
He served four successive terms as
mayor Of Port Townsend and was also
president of the Chamber Of Com
merce for four years. He Is q native
OF New York and is "a years old. He
was q soldier in the civil war and was
one of the first members of the Grand
Army of the Republic. After the war
he became clerk In the treasury de-
partment at Washington and rose rap
idly to the position of assistant secre-
tary and acting secretary OF the United
States treasury and fiscal agent of the
United States goverpment in England
and continental Europe. For years
he was quoted by Washington City
newspaper men as an authority on
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financial questions. AS agent of the
government in Europe in refunding
the national debt more than one
thousand million dollars passed
through his hands. He possesses ex-
ceptional ability as par
and is regarded as the ablest presid-
ing officer which the state has ever
had in either branch of the legislature.
He is man Of distinguished appear
ance-tall. erect and courtly in bear
ing. genial, generous and kindly in
disposition. He is prominent in fra
ternal circles. being member Of the
Masonic Veterans association and
also of the Elks and Eagles.
He has always been consistent
Republican and has helped fight the
party's battles for two score years.
In this connection it is only in the
interest of truthful history to cali
attention to the fact that at least
three of his opponents have in times
past opposed the republican party
when it was most in need Of loyal
supporters. His name is No. 2 on
the official ballot Of the republican
party for lieutenant governor.
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Supreme Court Justice
Herman D. Grow

Judge Herman D. Grow. associate
Justice of the Washington supreme
court. who is candidate for reelec
tion. is native of OHIO. 81 years of
ago, and resident Of Spokane. He
was born in the town of Delaware,
Ohio. where his father was at the
time principal of the preparatory
department and instructor in Latin
and Greek in the Ohio Wesleyan
University When child his parents
mored to Urbana, Ohio. where his
father took up the practice of law
and where ne still resides. at the age
of 81 years.
AS boy Herman D Grow attended
the Urbana high school and afterwards
the Ohio Wesleyan University. grad
uating from that institution in 1871.
He was classmate of John G. Wooley.
the noted temperance lecturer. also
of Samuel G Cosgrove. now candidate
for governor, and of Vice President
Fairbanks
He was admitted to practice by
the supreme court of Ohio in Dece1n
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Late Rulings on the Direct Primary Law

Seattle. WASH. Aug. 27.-(Special
correspondence).- The attorney gen.
erals Office is still kept reasonably
busy answering inquiries on various
phases of the direct primary law.
and but for the fact that the news
papers throughout the state are giving
up space to these explanations of the
law, 1t is certain there would be q
very large percentage of void ballots
cast on September 8.
The attorney general holds that
none but qualified voters on Septem-
ber s can vote at the primaries. A
man who will become 81 between the
primaries and the general election
and one whose years residence IN the
state will end between the dates of
primary election and general election
cannot vote at the primaries.
Conventions or party committee
organizations cannot nominate candi-
dates whose names shall 60 on the
ballot for primary elections. The
ballot must contain blank space for
vacant Offices in which names may be
written in or stickers used. This
ruling by the attorney general bars
the democratic state committee from
naming primary candidates for state
Offices for which no declarations we're
filed.
been voted for to I'LL vacancies on the
state ticket. or if vacancies occur by
death, removal or resignation. party
committees can then make nomina-
tions to go on the general election
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Seattle. WASH. Aug. 19. 1908.
DR.. I. M. Harrison.
East Sound. Wash.

DR.. I. M. Harrison.
East Sound. WASH.
My dear Doctor:
am very much pleased to learn
that you are standing for domination
on the republican ticket for represen
tative from San Juan county. II the
people Of your county knew you as
we'll as /. there would be no doubt
about your success in this campaign.
It is source of satisfaction to find
men of your stamp willing to accept
a position Of this kind and make the
sacrifice necessary to represent your
county. Your qualifications. from
my long knowledge Of you, are OF the
vrey highest nature. do not know
what opposition you have for this
position. but whatever it may be am
satisfied that the people OF your
county will make serious mistake II
they do not send you to the leRisla-
ture. Wishing You success, ! remain.
Yours very sincerely.
e. A. Bal.inger.
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Der, 1873. He spent the following
year in Sherman. Texas. for the bene-
fit of his health. which was there
completely restored. Returning to
Urbana he practiced law for eleven
years, FIVE years of that time being
city attorney.
In 1886 Judge Grow moved to
Winfield. Kansas, where he practiced
law till 1890. While in Kansas be
was made member OF the executive
committee of the State League OF
Republican clubs, the honor being
entirely unsolicited on his part.
In the year 1880 Judge Herman D..
Grow was sent to Spokane by wealthy
client to represent the latter's exten
sive interests in Eastern Washington
and Northern Idaho. Shortly after
going to Spokane Judge Grow formed
a partnership with ". E. Richardson.
who afterwards was the judge of the
superior court for Spokane and Stevens
counties for eight years. Judge
Grow then formed a partnership with
James A. Williams. which continued
to the time of Judge Crows elevation
to the supreme court bench.
In 1898 he was elected to the state
senate to fill the unexpired term of
Horace E. Houghton. deceased. He
was reelected in 1900 and served in
the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth iegis-
latures, and was chairman of the
judiciary committee of the senate IN
the Eighth legislature. While q
member of the senate Senator Grow
supported all reasonable labor meas
ures, railway reform legislation and
railroad commission bills. local
option measures, etc.
In 1901 he was appointed regent
of the State College at Pullman by
governor Rogers, who later re-appoint-
ed him. He resigned the position
in 1905 upon being appointed Justice
of the supreme court at the time of
the increase of the membership Of the
court from Ave to seven members.
In 1906 Judge Grow was nomipated
without opposition in the republican
state convention to succeed himself
for the short term on the supreme
court bench. and is now candidate
before the people on the nonpartisan
judicial ticket for the foil term of six
years. He was presidential elector
in 1904 and bad the pleasure of vot-
ing for his old college mate. Charles
w. Fairbanks. for Vice president.
At the last commencement exercises
Of the State College the honorary
Degree Of Z. 4. p. was conferred upon
him.
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S. G. Cosgrove was born in Tusca-
rawas. county,. Ohio. April 10. 1847
He was reared in Defiance county.
Ohio on farm. He enlisted in the
army in the fall OF 1868. when he
was 16 years old. and was honorably
discharged in 1865. at the close of
the war. He entered the Ohio Wes-
leyan university in 1885 and gradu
ated in 1878. He read law in an
Office at Woodsfield O., and was ad-
mltted to the bar in 1875. He
worked his way through both college
and law school. He left Ohio in 1880.
and after years spent in Nevada and
California. located at Pomeroy, Wash.
and commenced the practice of law.
He has lived in and practiced law at
PomeIoy ever since. In addition to
practicing law he has farmed for the
last twenty years-farminR now, in
Washington and Idaho. over 1.4OO
acr IS of land. He is recognized as
one Of the most successful lawye ers
and business men in southeastern
Washington. and no man stands higher
than he in the estimation of the
people of that section of the state.
In social affairs Mr.. Cosgrove has
always been active. He is an Odd
Fellow. a Work man. a Mason and
an Elk. and be belongs to the Grand
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rep. !; Alfred Douglas. judge. dem.
San Juan No. 2- o. G. Wall in-
spector. rep. Bert Coffin. judge. rep;
John Void. judge. dem.
San Juan NO. 3-Wm. NJ. Taylor.
inspector. rep. Ralph johnson, judge
rep. /; A. ). Tightheart. Judge. dem.
Orcas No. III. g. Smedberg. in
spector. rep. ]. Boede. judge. rep.
John Dever. judge, dem.
Orcas No. D. E. @. King. inspect-
or. rep. M. 8. Donahue. judge. rep. !;
L. Sutherland. judge. dem. &
Orcas No. 81. 81. Snowden. in
speotor. rep. B. 9. Viereck. Judge.
rep. John W. Gray. judge. dem.
Lopez No. Jos. Thornton. IN
spector. rep. !; Thos. Blake. judge.
rep. Geo. Mead. judge, dem.
Lopez No. IL. J. Bolton. in
spector. rep.; Joseph Burt. Judge.
rep !; O. Salisbury. judge. dem.
Blakely Ed Fulton. inspector. rep. !:
W. F. Reed. judge. rep. J. T. Jones.
judge, dem.
Shaw Islands. N. Gordon. In
spector. rep e. A. Glossop. Judge.
rep. Del Tiff. judge. dem.
Waldron e. Rahorst. inspector.
rep. Ethan Allen. Judge. rep. e
GiIshenan. judge. dem.
Stnart-I.. A. BorChers. Inspector
rep.; Albert Droullard. judge. rep.
The liquor license Of The Bay View
aaloon Vas ordered transferred from
Al ". BraDner to =. 2. Ryan, =
GOOD and sufficlent bond having been
f1led aud approved.
Commissioners per diem and mileage
was allowed = follows ed u!
j. Sandwith. = ~
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b. Z. Cayou. ! "a q