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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
CONCLUDES ITS WORK
SELMA CITY COURT ADJOURNs ITS
 SESSIONS.
VIII Take Up Civil Cases Next week --<nights of Pythias Pre-
 pairing for e Ccn- t ventfon.

Selma, Feb. ls.--(speclaLl-- l--After disposing of several cases which, were on the docket for trial today. the City Court~of Selma adjourned for the week shortly before noon.
 All of the cases tried today were against negroes and in the majority of the cases there were convictions.
 Tomorrow will be sentence day in the court. Judge Mabry will pass sem tence upoR the large number of ne- groes who, during the session of the court have been found guilty.
 The time of the court next week will be devoted to the hearing of civil cases by juries except son next We'd nesday.
 On Wednesday there has been set to be heard one criminal case and which win be concluded during the day, On the docket of the court there are a large number of civil cases to be heard by the juries and the week of the court promises tq be very busy one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20

MrB. Hattie Rainey and daughter. of orrvills, spent today here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20

AaArU LAllsnthal and NaE Rossnbauu
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
Sees Mother Grow Young.

at would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters, !"
writes Mrs. w. l.. Gilpatrick of Dan
forth, Me. Although past 10 years
she seems really to be getting young
again. She suffered untold misery from
dyspepsia for 20 years. At last she
could neither eat, drink nor sleep.
Doctors gave her up and all remedies
failed till Electric Bitter worked such
wonders for her health" They invig-
crate all vital organs, cure Liver and
Kidney troubles, induce sleep, impart
strength and appetite. Soc at All
Druggists.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
North Fork Times.

North Fork Times.
We are sorry to report Myrtle Bark
ley quite sick this week.
Maud L'ttlefield of Olsay is visiting
with Mrs A. l.. Perry this week.
J. C Mitchell attended Eastern Star
meeting at Delta the first of the week.
L. A Hinton was up from Grand
Junction looking after affairs on his
ra ,,h this week.
Ralph Miller age n and Alice Allen
age l8 were married in Delta last week
and are at home to their friends on
Main street.
Miss Ella Ambrose, sister of Will
Ambrose arrived from Kansas City
Monday and will spend several weeks
here visiting with Will and her aunt,
Mrs. j. M. Jones.
Mabel Todd came home from Pueblo
last Friday for three months vacation
She is a student at the Loretto Ac ad-
emy in that city. All are glad to see
Mabel with us again.
Commodore Seeley had another birth
day last Saturday and about sixteen
thousa d of his friends went over Sum
day and ate one of those fine dinners
that Mrs. Seeley knows so well how to
prepare.
r. T. Adams sold his 80 acre ranch
on Missouri Flats to Cable Galyon for
81, 900. Mr.. Adams has not decided
what he will do but will probably buy
again as he knows there is no better
place to own real estate.
tPaonia Booster)
C. M. Miller and family of Delta
spent Sunday and Monday in Paonia
visiting friends.
Mrs. A. Moller left for Colorado
Springs Tuesday to visit with her
mother and sister.
H. Forcum of Montezuma, Iowa
will spend the summer here coming in
last Saturday night.
Judge John T. Scott, formerly dis
trict judge of Iowa, now Of Colorado
Springs, arrived in Paonia Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Scott has been here be-
fore and may decide to make this his
home.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
MAUDE CDEll.

Master Vernon Buchite and sister,
Hazel, of Annandale. Minn., came in
Saturday night with Mrs. Klatt, and
will reside here with their father.
S. T. Marks and wife who came here
to bury Mrs. Marks brother, A. R.
Brown, left last Sunday mo ming for
their home in Hoisington, Kansas.
Mrs. Bert Shorey. who has been at
Boulder for treatment, returned home
Tuesday night much improved. She
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
j. M. Burkhart.
Mrs. Fred Wyman and Mrs. G. T.
Rawalt were delegates from the Pao-
MIA Circle to the District convention of
the Women of Woodcraft in session at
Gunnison this week.
The Paonia Band boys and base bal
team will celebrate July 4th at Craw.
ford this year, Consequently most OF
our people will be in attendance anc
participate in the sports of the day.
S. P. Noe, of the Lucco & Noe Brick
and Paving Co., left for Pueblo the
first of the week and will return in 9
few days accompanied by his family
They will make their home here for 6
while.
We understand that Prof. CRAM
Rutland has accepted a position as city
superintendent of schools at Gunnison
this week for that place. We regret
their departure.
Roland Oliver left on last Monday
mornings train for Pennington, New
Mexico, where he has accepted pr 81.
tion with a fruit firm. He resigned his
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Happenings Of Interest
In the Different Sections
O
SaaR

Miss Maud Canes Snider of St. Louis
came to Paonia Saturday night and
will spend the summer here.
Mrs. Herman Klatt returned home
Saturday night after a few weeks visit
among relatives and friends in Mime
sofa.
Mrs. Otto Michel accompanied by her
daughter Anna and son Otto, left on
Thursday for Long Beach, California
for the benefit of Mrs. Michels health
Otto will stay with his mother but
Miss Anna will return in about six
weeks.
The Bruce auto met with a slight
accident when the car met the Tede
Hice team on the Roatcap grade the
early part of the week. Mr.. Orth was
running the machine and deadened the
engine as soon as he saw the team. 1t
seems Mr. Hice tried to turn back and
in doing so the wagon, which was
heavily loaded started down the grade,
and being more than the horses could
manage it dragged them with it. No
damage with the exception of one
horse and that injured but slightly.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
AHARD STRUGGLE.
Many q Delta Citizen Finds the
Struggle Hard.


With back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disorders,
Daily existence is bnt struggle.
No neeu to keep it up.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you.
One hundred Thousand people endorse
this claim.
Here is one case:
J. w. McKibben, 624 North Fourth
St., Grand Junction, Colo, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills in my case
proved to be a remedy of extraordinary
value. About three years ago, began
to have symptoms which plainly told me
that my kidneys were at fault. My
work and riding so much of the time,
subjects me to a great deal of jar and
it is to this that lay the cause of my
trouble. suffered from pains in the
small of my back and annoyance with
the kidney secretions. used many
plasters but the relief obtained was
only temporary. was having a Sc
we're spell at the time l learned of
Doan's Kidney Pills and procured box.
l was so much relieved by using them
that l procured a second box. They
entirely removed the pains from my
back and restored my kidneys to nor
NAL condition. l have not had the
least return of my trouble, but if do,
am confident that Doan's Kidney
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02

Pills can be depended upon to give me
prompt and genuine relief. l gladly
endorse this valuable remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name, Doan's- sand
take no other.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
A Night Riders Raid.

The worst night riders are calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills. They raid your
bed to rob you of rest. Not so with
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. They never
distress or Inconvenience, but always
cleanse the system, curing Colds, Head
ache, Constipation, Malaria, 25c at All
Druggists.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02

office as city clerk and treasurer and j.
H. Hill was elected his successor.
Little Charlie Rule, son of Mr.. and
Mrs C. T. Rule. on German mesa, who
accidently got piece of steel in his
eye one day last week is now recover
ing nicely and his sight is not injured
thanks to the good medical treatment
he received.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
Hotchkiss Herald.


Mae Carter left Tuesday morning for
Grand Junction after a week espent
here visiting home folks.
Mrs. H. A. Whitten was passenger
to Delta on Tuesday accompanying
some friends who have been visiting
here.
Luella Shaw who has been in Denver
and Pueblo for the past month visiting
friends and relatives returned Sunday
night.
DIR. Clevenger left Monday morning
for his home in Ohio but will return
here as soon as possible to make this
home
VIM. Truesdale left Wednesday for
Cimarron in response to a message
stating that his brotner-in-law had
died there.
George Fredericks and child left
Tuesday morning for his fathers home
In Iowa. He will stop for few days
in Florence.
]. S. Elder and wife their son were
here for a few days from Eaton and
visiting with H. A. Whitten and wife
They are on their way to the big show
at Seattle.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02

tPaonia Newspaper.)
AL Hurst and Bert Edwards, the
stone, masons, were up from Delta
Monday to do little in their line on
the Kennedy building.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
Olathe Criterion.

H. A. Stafford of Ames, Iowa,
stopped off Wednesday for few weeks
visit with A. ]. Brown. He is on his
way to Seattle.
A movement is on foot to reorganize
the Olathe band and the proposition
should meet with warm support. Olathe
needs band worse than ever this year
and we must have one. A meeting will
be held soon for the purpose of organi-
zation. Anyone desirous of joining the
band should report to w. A. Smith.
Mr. James Meldrum died at his home
on California Mesa at five o'clock We'd
nesday evening, the cause of his death
being a recurrence of a cancerous
growth. Mr.. Meldrum was 81 years of
age and came here a few years ago
from the San Juan district. He leaves
a wife and two sons. A brother is ex-
pected today from New York.
Crawford Chronicle
Mrs. Milan Jacob is reported on the
sick list this week.
Judge Smith went to Delta on busi-
ness the first of the week.
Emma Campbell of Des Moines,
Iowa is here visiting her sister Alice.
VIM. Eley and family came in from
Denver Sunday to spend a few days
visiting relatives.
One day last week while riding for
horses near Poison Springs Lee Savage
and Jim Sanderson ran onto an old bear
with cubs. The boys gave chase and
shot the old bear several times with
their sixshooters and then tried to rope
it but old Bruin made its getaway and
when the boys got back the cubs were
gone,
The Delta independent., 1909-07-02

Fin. Color Printins-Thi. Office.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
SPLENDOR HILL C0NFIDENT
Head of the Great Northern
Railroad Predicts Return
to Normal Conditions

Washington, April 5-"If the tar.
IN Is given prompt attention and this
years crops are good, there should
be a return OF the wholesome condl-
lions of 1906 and 1906, = said James
j. HIN, head of the Great Northern
railroad. 1T Is best that norma,
conditions should ge restored surely
rather than swiftly"
Mr.. Hill stated that there were
100000 idle freight cars in the coun-
try. which II coupled together, wo Id
make a train extending from New
York to ST. Louis and then back to
Baltimore. "Yet there are those who
ask why car shops are not running
full force and when the railroads are
going to order new 70 ling stock" ne
continued, Orders for new cars
will be put in when the old and idle
ones are useless and new ones are
needed. The expeditions enactment
Of the tariff legislation will help bus
ness, but 1t will not be a cure-all."
He explained that much depended
upo1 whether the crops would prove
to be all farmers expected OF them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
Officers Seize Magnificent
Apartments of a Young
Baltimorean Gone
Wrong.

Baltimore, April 5.-The chief de-
velopment in the case of William
Downs, the 26-year-old former stock
clerk In the office of City Registrar
Thomas, who Is confined in the city
jail awaiting trial under S3,7OO bail
following the returning of 80 indict-
ments by the grand Jury, charging
larceny Of thousands OF dollars Of
the funds with which he was entrust-
ed, was the seizure OF the magnlf.
icent furnishing in the handsome
home OF Downs by deputy sheriff
following the issuance of an attach
ment obtained by the city.
That young Downs was as lavish
at home as he was on 1.-The outside"
was quickly exemplifed, when the Of
ficers gained an entrance to the
house. Their eyes fell upon a scene
Of almoJt regal splendor. Every
piece OF furniture was OF the most
elaborate types and showed careful
and delicate taste in It's selection.
The sheriffs took an inventory Of
the property and 1t was announced
that the goods would 1t be removed
from the house after being levied OF
the city, but that guard would he
placed over them to see that they
were not molested. Young Downs
in his cell at the city prison was in
good spirits with that same cool ap-
pearance that has characterized his
manner since his arrest. 1t Is pc
lieved his populations will not exceed
$4,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05

street, causing The area of burning
buildings TO grow larger every min.
ute. AS the fire advanced the he 1t
became so intense that the firer.e.
were forced to retreat. The advance
OF the fire was so fast. that in larga
number OF cases. thousands of f.et
OF hoe lines were burned before tn,
hremen were abe to remove the J!
from the path Of the flames. Thous-
-ands of homeless people have been
forced to seek shelter wherever they
were able to find It. while they have
seen their homes burn without being
able to save their belongings.
Many whole blocks have been burn
cd over In the sections between Jen-
niags avenue and the Houston & Tex
as Central Railroad tracks.
The fire is said TO have been start
ed by cigarettes dropped in a Die
or straw In a chicken COOP by two
small boys.
The fire Immediately sprang up
communicating to otherbuildings IN
the neighborhood. and from there 20
adjoining blocks, until practically
the entire southern section OF the
city lies q mass of heated embers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
HALF-BREEDS SLAIN
Five Half BREEDS Killed in
Fight With Oklahoma Of
ficers in the Greek Indian
Country.

Oklahoma City, April 5.-Five
negro half breeds were killed IN a
fight with posse Of officers at Han
ma, a town in the heart Of the Cree
county according to telephone mes
sage from Waleetka. The news
there was received by the town mar
shall, who says that the report il
authentic and that he believes al
Indian war has broken out in anoth-
eT part of Oklahoma.
Hanna Is IN Hughes county near
the McI1tosh county line. Most Of
the indian fighting has been I'm Me-
Intosh near Hanna. The Creek coun-
try Is filled with half breed negro
Indians and sheriff's posses have
been securing the country for Crazy
Snake. Brushes with the negroes
have been narrowly averted. There
Is a very bitter feeling among rie
farmers in the neighborhood and
the negroes.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
BOXING BOUT
Contest Between Adams an6
McGhee at Opera House
April 18th.

Willie adams. the young English
athlete who 10 making his home III
Bluefie'd, and I'D McGhee, the Brock
lyn lightweight boxer. are both train.
Ing daily for the boxing bout to take
pace on Monday night. April 1atb
at the Elks Opera House In this city
Both are said to be In excellen. oon.
dition and a fast contest 10 expected
adams boxed with Kid Clark, OF
Portsmouth. about two years ago,
and he demonstrated then that he
knew he game. although Clark had
greatly the advantage. being fifteeu
pounds heavier. Adams is now In
the pink Of condition. says he nsveY
felt bette rim his life, and he take,
run OF six miles every morning end
spends portion OF every afternoon
at ball punching and other exerciss.
McGhee Is likewise busy and prom
ises to look after his cend OF the con
test. BMeheld athletes take a spe-
cial interest in Adams because of his
residence here and thy expect big
things OF him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05

eral betterment In complete ne.
WORK of improved highways.
Notably In this connection Is shs
reported OFFER by the Chamber OF
Commerce or Petersburg OF $500 .
mile for each mile OF road TO be- con.
structed within given cline In Din.
widdie. Chesterfield aad prince
George counties. tho starting poln,
to be at the city's corporation Hue
II Is understood that the total sam
to be offered is 1880. thus assur.
Ing LIZ miles OF first c'ass roads lead
ing to the city. Carried out. this
plan will be or mutual benefit to the
city and the contiguous counties, and
II ought to lead to ramincations all
through those counties and TO set
tho pace In the highway Improvement
that will ultimately mean continu
alton OF flrst-class city streets io,o
first-class country roads al through
the Observation-Disclosures Record.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
VIRGINIA ROADS
Manufacturers Record is
Pleased With Record of
Virginia Counties in Eff
fort to Get Rid of mud
Tax.

Much encouragement for the move
meDt for the Improvement OF he
highways OF Virginia is given in the
fact that 90 OF the 100 counties cf
that state have complied with the
condition for obtaining o share OF
the fund appropriated by the genor-
al assembly, the condition being that
each county must provide for good
roads an amount OF money equal 20
that received from the general fund.
1t Is true that the combined moneys
will by no means suffice to give all
the improved highways that are need
ed. But the construction In each
county Of only few mi es OF first
c'ass up-to-date roads may be surely
expected to be an incentive to other
appropriations upon a similar basis
until the commonwealth fnds certain
returns in increased population, ad-
vanced prices for real estate and gen
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
WORLDS LARGEST
APARTMENT HOUSE

New York, April Son the up
per west side OF Manhattan Island
Is arising what Is to be, when CON-
p'eted, the largest apartment house
in the world. Il is called the Bel
nord and it covers the block between
Broadway, Eighty-sixth Sire t, Am
sterdam Avenue and Eighty-seVenth
street. Altogether, one hundred aud
seventy-six seperate and distinct
homes will be included under the
one roof. These will contain from
seven to eleven rooms each, besides
servants rooms.
The center of the block will, be
devoted to an open court confirm
ing $4,000 square feet, 231 feet
long and 81 feet broad. Into this
space there will be driveways and
paths from the streets, and at .t:h
corner Of the court an entrance to
the building itself. From Eight
seventh street. gradient driveway
will lead down to a sub-surface,
court, underneath the main ono.
and here all merchandise and sur
plies for the tenants must be de-
livered. - -
This building is to be a model or
fire proof construction. Hundreds
OF thousands OF Cquare feet OF hol-
low terra Gotta blocks have o4en
ordered to protect The steel fra me.
The terra Gotta tile, which will also
be used for all floors and partitions,
was subjected to a heat of 1900
degrees Fahrenheit in the process
OF manufacture, so that It is proof
against the hottest blaze. Thus, If
fire should break out, it could aot
spread beyond the room where IT
started.
The apartment house will have is
own plants for refrigeration and cleo
trio lighting. It may have a roof
garden Hiss and Weeks are the
architects.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
ON VERGE
Of COLLAPSE
Russia's Czarina Worries
Over the Danger of Hus-
band and Children.

st. Petersburg. April 5.-Broken
in health and on The verge of a
mental collapse, the Czarina Is NAL,
ing plans for a cruise in the Madi-
terranean with all her children
during most Of the summer. Her
Majesty's physicians are known to
have warned the Car recently that
nothing but a long absence from
Russia will save her life.
There is no question that hcr
Majesty's collapse rs due to continu
al worry for the safety OF herself,
her husband and children. 1t has
been no secret for some time that
her mind has been already seriously
affected. but 1t is hoped that her
summer cruise will restore her 20
mental soundness.
The cruise will be. made in the
imperial yacht. The. Gear will not
go. as he feels, that the internal
situation In Russia demands his
constant presence in st. PETERSBURG.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
SCHOOL BILL
OVERWHELMINGLY
DEFEATED
Only One Hundred and Nine
Votes For Ratification in
the City and One at Lit
tlesburg The Vote Cast
in City by Wards.

The fate OF the Beaver Pond indie
pendent district school bill was over.
shadowed In these columns several
days before the election. We had
no idea, however. that It would nee.
with such an overwhelming opposi-
ton. The vote In the city was nearly
eight to one against It. In the coun-
try the ratio was 100 to 1. Az we
stated Saturday evening, a very light
vote was po.led In the city. We havo
been unable to get In communication
with Ada, Belcher's and Brushfors.
but our Information was that the vote
at BE cher's and Brushfork would be
practically unanimous against ratifi-
cation, while the vote for ratification
at Ada would be very light. At Lit
lesburg 1873 votes were cast. 137
for rejection and | for ratification
In the city the vote stood 1O9yotes
for ratification and S25 for rejection,
~ follows by wards:
First-117 against and thirteen
for ratification.
Second--150 agair,t and 10 for
ratification.
Third-5O against and 10 for rat
ifcation.
Fourth-4s against and 10 for rat
ifcatlon.
Fifth--232 against and "a for rat
ifcatfon.
sixth-106 against and 30 for rat
incation.
Seventh---102 against and for
ratification.
Eighth---66 against and for rat
incation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
FAIRBANKS
DOESN'T KNOW

Los Angeles, Gala. April s.
Asked about the rumor from Wash
ington that he might be named by
President Taft as Ambassador to
Great Britain. former Vice P-esi-
dent Charles w. Fairbanks said he
had no knowledge whatever OF the
matter. Ho declined TO discuss .he
subject further.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-05
TRA|N-ROCKER
IS CAPTURED
At PULASKI
Pulaski Youth Who Had
Been Throwing Stones in
to Passenger Coaches was
Caught Red Handed Fri
day Night.

The mystery Of who had been gull.
~ Of stoning passenger trains at q
point one and a half mile, west o,
Pulaski, Va, on the Norfolk and
Western road. was solved cary Fri
day night by Conductor David Copen.
haver and Detective Mayfield.
On account OF frequent occurrence,
OF the kind. in one OF which woman
passenger was struck In the face by
hysng glass and painfully injured
the company put detective on the
case, and train train crews were no.
tilted to be on the alert.
Soon after the train pulled Out
from Pulaski Friday evening, Capt
Copenhaver espied boy on the rail
road bank. and a moment later heard
stone crash into the ventilators OF
the coach above his head. He imme-
diately rang for an emergency stou
and the train came to a stands,,Il
the stop being so sudden as to cause
the passengers to wonder what the
trouble might be.
Leaving the train, Capt. Copenha-
YER and Detective Mayfield hurried
back la the direction OF the offender
and beholding his fleeing form, Cap..
Copenhaver fired two shots FROM a
revolver. The chase was kept up ana
the offender was seen TO vanish into
house.
The conductor and detective wei:
to the house and demanded the sur-
render OF the boy. 1t proved to be a
member OF the family occupying .te
house. a boy OF about fifteen years.
The youthful offender emerged from
HIS hiding place badly frightened aud
in tears. But IL was too late to feel
sorry for his deeds. He was taken
in charge by Detective MayfleId who
escorted him back to prison at Pu
laski.
The arrest caused de'ay OF about
twenty minutes to train No. 10, but
the conductor IL said to have had or
ders to make any stop that might he
necessary to capture the individual
VINO appeared to be delighted with
the pastime of hurting stones into
trains without regard to the dangs r
to the lives Of passengers.