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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
OWENS TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION
President of Agricultural
School At Abbeville
LOCAL LAWS PREVAIL
Ruling By Attorney GeneraI-Jefferson
County Tax Values To BE Raised
Over 100000, 00o-Capt. Fer
guson Gets Appointment
LOCAL LAWS PREVAIL

Montgomery, August 1-(Special. DIR.
clarence J. Owens, for several years
president of the Third district agricul-
tural school at Abbeville has resigned.
TO take effect at the will of the board
While 1t is not yet given out what he
Is to do, the offer of a lucrative position
IN another field has no doubt been made.
DR.. Owens is we'll known all over the
south as literary man and a teacher.
He is now serving his second term as
commander in chief of the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans and under his
administration many excellent move
ments have been set on foot
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
COTTON RECEIPTS
SHOW DECREASE
Selma Warehouses Report
Shortage of 1000 Bales
TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT
Dallas County Commissioners VIII CO.
Operate In Eradication of Cattle
Tick-New Road Is Ordered
Built

Selma. August 1.-(Special. )--Selma S
cotton receipts for the year, which will
end with August 81, will be about 1885,
900 bales or about 1000 bales less than
was received during the year 10000.
So far this year there has been re-
ceived here 1o1,264 bales of cotton.
About 5000 more bales are expected
before the wind-up of the present bus
mess year. But little of the cotton
which will be received here this month
will be new cotton as the crop Is
late. but In the country several thous-
and bales are still held by farmers,
and it is thought this hold-over cot
ton will be put on the market during
this month, as the staple Is now bring
ing a good price.
OF the 1925 bales of cotton which
have been received here this year 1o0,-
0S6 bales have been shipped out ana
which leaves stock of 11fS bales on
hand at the various warehouses. This
stock is lower than 1t has been be-
fore at this season than for several
years past.
The prospects for cotton throughout
central Alabama has improved consid-
erably during the past week although
the conditions are still very spotted"
which means that there are good and
bad crops to be found in every Sec
ton. The past week of extremely hot
weather, with showers at nights, has
worked wonders for the cotton plant.
and farmers are now hopeful of good
yield.
While the bumper yield which was
expected early in the season Will not
be made in central Alabama 1t is ex-
pected that the yield will be larger
than is now anticipated. August is the
most important month in cotton raising
and with favorable conditions through
out the month 1t is believed that 60
per cent of the average yield Will be
gathered in this section this year.
The cotton on all sandy lands is
in good condition and the yield will
be larger than for several years past.
The cotton on the lowland farms Is in
bad condition and many acres of such
cotton has been aba ndoned by the farm
erS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Preparing for Circuit Court

The jury commissioners of Dallas
county met this morning and filled the
jury box of the county preparatory
to the converting of the fall term of
the circuit court of Dallas county. The
circuit court will convene here on
Monday, September 10, with Judge b.
M. Miller presiding. The docket OF the
court is rather a heavy one and the
session of the court will last for sew
eral weeks. Immediately after the
court convenes the grand jury will be
empaneled and begin investigating such
cases as is brought to it's attention.
During the session of the court several
capital cases Will be heard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Exnerts in Cullman County

Cullman, August 1.-(Special.)-John l..
Burnett. congressman from the Seventh
district, with corps OF experts from the
AGRICULTURAL department at Washington.
was in Cullman Saturday on the way to
Jones Chapel. 10 miles west of Cullman.
where the experts were billed to deliver
lectures on diversified and improved meth
DDS of farming. Mr.. Burnett has secured
the services of these experts from the
eovernment and will be in the district for
several weeks in the interest Of the
farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02

1t now appears that the tax valuations
will be boosted to about one hundred
and three to one hundred and five mil
lions in Jefferson county this year, and
that without much of a stir. The tax
assessor put them up seven millions, to
which large figures were added by the
board of revenue and the tax commits
sioner In almost every case it has been
easy to bring about settlement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Funeral of Calvin Brown

Decatur, August 1.-(Special. lone OF
the most largely attended funerals ever
witnessed In the Decaturs was that of
Calvin Brown. which was held yesterday
afternoon. The funeral took place from
the First Methodist church and the inter-
ment followed in the city cemetery. Mr..
Brown was about 80 years of age. He
had been in the undertaking business in
Decatur ever since before the civil war
and was one of the best known under
takers in the south and was perhaps the
Oldest one in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Coins Is Buried

John d. Coins, engineer of the Louis
vile and Nashville, who was killed
early Sunday morning in wreck six
miles from the city, was buried this
afternoon with Masonic honors. The
chase is still on for the negro, Stafford
Cook, who is accused of wrecking the
train. To show that things do not come
singly, it develops that just before the
flyer was dtched near the Falkner place
Sunday morning the second section OF
freight train ran into the first section
near Deatsvlle on the Birmingham
division, and helped to block the track
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Robins0n-KOOnce

Huntsville, Ala. August l.-(SpeciaD.-
Deputy Sheriff Christie Robinson and
Miss Jennie May Koonce went to Merid-
ianville yesterday and were married at
the Methodist parsonage Rev. Mr.. Dobbs
officiating. The bride Is FORMER resi-
dent Of Fayetteville, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Holland ReIe.sed on Bond

Florence, August 1.-(Special.) -Cole
Holland, whose inability to make $500 bond
has kept him in the county jail for two
months past. was released yesterday. his
bond being signed by John T. Jones of
Florence. Holland was committed to jail
by Esquire c. W. Lemay on the charge
OF participating in the Surprise Store rob-
berries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
WIN Not Operate Special Train

The Southern railway will not oper-
ate special train from here to An
niston on Thursday. The management
of the local baseball club tried to make
arrangements for the train so that a
large number of Selmians could go to
Admission to witness the opening game
between the club of that city and the
Selma club. AS it is quite a good
sized party of Selmians will accompany
the baseball club to Admission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02

Capt H. B. Ferguson, engineer Of the
United States army, has been appointed
with two others to make plans for rails
ing the Maine sunk in Havana harbor
Col. William NJ. Black of New York and
Lieut.. Col. Mason M. Patrick Of Nor
folk are the other two. Captain Fergu-
son has had no notification of the selec-
ton, the announcement In the Army and
Navy Journal and a story To- the New
York Herald being his only Information
on the question.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Automobile and Buggy Collide

Florence, August 1.-(SpeciaD. DR.. l..
F. Duckett is laid up at his home Sc
riously injured and his son, John Thad
Duckett and James Roberts are suffering
from lesser hurts as the results of a
head-on collision between DR.. Duckett's
automobile and buggy driven by Ar
thur Haley last night at o'clock on
Wood avenue
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Judge Buckley Opens Court

Meridian, Miss, August 1.-(Special)
The criminal term of the circuit court
was convened today by Judge John l..
Buckley. It. b. Mathis of this city
was chosen as foreman of the grand
jury. Judge Buckley's charge to the
jury was one of the albest ever heard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Hale County Survey

The soil survey of Hale county has
been completed and the maps made
The work was done by the state and the
department at Washington working to-
gether.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02

The petition of the Mobile and Ohio
to change the Kingston station to Spur
was dismissed by the railroad commits
sion at its meeting Monday. No other
matters were disposed of at the meeting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
FOUR MEMBERS OF SINGLE
FAMILY SHOCKED TO DEATH
BY BOLT OF LIGHTNING

Cullman, August 1.-(Special. )-Reports
have just reached Cullman of the death of
a man and almost his entire family by
lightning which occurred late Saturday
afternoon near Logan. about 10 miles west
of Cullman Mr.. Weldon. it is said,
was standing in his doorway holding
his baby in his arms turing a severe
thunderstorm, which occurred in that
neghborhood Saturday afternoon when
a bolt of lightning struck the house, in
stantly killing both Mr.. weldon and his
child, setting fire to the house and Sc
verely shocking two others of the fam
lily. Later reports from the community
give the information that both the others
which were shocked at the same time
ried without giving the brides par
ents any knowledge of the fact.
Preparations are still making for tn e
entertainment of the old soldiers or
the occasion of the annual reunion here
on August 12
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
New Road Ordered Built

While in session here this morning
the court of county commissioners o,
Dallas county ordered the building oil
new road in the southern part OF
the county. The new road will be
built from Richmond to Minter sta :
ton on the Western Railway of Ala
bama and will be about five miles in
length. County Engineer w. S. Kel-
lar will have charge of the building
of the road and the work will be done
by the county convicts. The residents
of the section of the county through
which the new road will be built will
also assist In the work. They will
furnish all of tho teams necessary and
will haul the material used in the con-
struction of the road which will be
completed within the next three
months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
socialist Candidate Speaks

Florence, August 1.-(Special)-L r.
Carter of Oakman, socialist candidate for
governor, visited the tri-cities Friday and
Saturday and made speeches in all three
towns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
Suspect Is Arrested

Huntsville, August 1.--(Special.) "A man
answering the description of Olterman,
the missing hotel clerk, was arrested this
afternoon at Spring City, Tenn.
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died later making as a result of the
stroke four deaths in the same family.
Never before in the history of this
county, so say some of the Oldest in
habitants, has as much damage been
done and as many deaths caused as a
direct result of electrical storms has
been the case this summer. Besides a
large number of deaths that have &C.
Cured, there has been damage done to
crops and property, several houses and
barns having been destroyed by light
ming. Several head of mules and horses
have been killed.
Mr.. Weldon and his family were promi-
nent people. He was one of the best
farmers In the county, and owned a
large farm about two miles south of
Logan, where he had resided for several
years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02

from the bench in this city. There Is
a large docket and the full term of
the court will be taken up. However,
rule was made that all indictments
for msdemeanors Will be turned over
to the magistrate courts to be tried by
County Attorney Venable. This includes
whisky cases, except those appealed
from the city court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
BAD DREAMS
Nightmare, Restlessness and Night
swsats All Caused by Indigestion

Half of the nervousness in the
world, all of the disturbing dreams
and Nightmares can be ended in a
few weeks by simple, inexpensive
treatment.
Upset stomach d the cause of nery
BUSINESS and bad dreams. Your food
is lying in your stomach undigested
and fermenting; It is forming pois-
onous gases which irritates the pheu-
mogastric nerve that leads direct
from the brain, and ends in a net
work OF tiny branches running all
through the stomach.
1t is also the irritation of this
great pheumogastric nerve that caus-
es headaches. Many times people
have severe headaches and know
they are caused by the stomach, but
do not know in what manner.
If you are nervous, have dreams
or nightmare, and do not sleep sound
at night, get a 5O-cent box of Milo
ma stomach tablets and take one or
two after or with meals. They re-
lieyed distressed stomach in 5 min
utes. Sold by druggists everywhere
and by Otis Purdy who guarantees
them to cure indigestion or money
back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
eANT.

Rain, rain, rain.
Sorry the weather-man conld not
take a joke.
j. +. Edwards delivered his hogs
to w. r. Hodge last Thursday at
s955.
j. G. Loren was i'm Mexico on bus
mess Wednesday.
]. f. Sims shipped load of hogs
to st. Louis Thursday night.
The Ladies of the knights and
Ladies Of Security entertained with
a pie social Friday night. 1t is need
less to comment on this as these la
dies are 'pastmasters" in the art of
entertaining.
Mrs. L. ]. Jerman is recovering
from the effects of badly sprain-
ed ankle, injured about four weeks
ago,
Ed. Beatty sold an extra good
mule colt to Mr.. Castleman. of Halls
vile, for S125.
Remember Bro. Pasley's appoint
ment at Salt River next Sunday morn
ing and evening. All are cordially
irpi;cl to hear him. He will do you
good
Mrs. Matt Shock returned to Cen
tralia Saturday after a weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. Annie Vance
Who is quite sick.
j. 7. Beatty and wife attended a
family reunion dinner at the home
of George Carter Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
ROBERT MORRIS DIES
FROM INJURY RECEIVED
MONDAY At BLYTHEV|LLE

While working In the planning mill
at Blytheville, Ark, Monday, Robert
Morris, formerly of this county and
well known here, was fatally injured
and died from the results at a hos
pltal in st. Louis Tuesday after
noon. The remains were brought to
this city for burial Wednesday af-
ternoon over the Wabash. and the
funeral Will be held Thursday.
Mr.. Morris has been In Blytheville
for several years. He owned a con-
trolling interest in a planning mill
there. In some manner Mr. Norris
was struck by slab, Monday, the
object hitting him in the abdomen.
So grave was the accident thought
to be by the attending physician that
the injured man was rushed to St.
Louis Hospital, where an operation
was performed. MIR. Morris died
later.
No children survive the deceased.
Besides a wife, there are six sisters
and two brothers living. They are
Misses Callie, of Mexico, Josephine
and Mamie Morris, of Shawnee, Ok
lahoma Mesdames Bette Blythe, of
Mexico; Jas. Squires, of near Gen.
tralia; and A. R. Berry, of Galloway
County; and Edward, of Audrain
county, and Tom Morris, Of Roger,
Ark.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock from the home
of Mrs. Blythe on North Washington
and interment made in Elmwood
Cemetery.
The Ledger joins other friends In
extending sincere sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
ADVERTISING.

Spasmodic advertising never ac-
complishes amy permanent results,
and this truth is well expressed in
a little card which a Kansas Cky,
Mo-, firm lis sending out ON which is
printed the following:
"a duck who had faithfully stuck
10 business during the summer and
laid several dozen large, fawn-
colored eggs, complained that she
was not appreciated, See that hen
over there?' said the duck; she has
not laid 50 many eggs as | have, nor
so big, but she has books written
about her and verves composed in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09

THE Centnalia Courier editorially
says; "The Courier congratulates the
Republicans of Audrain upon the nom
nation 6or representative and judge
Of the Western District. Chester G.
starr is a clean, able and enterprls-
ing young man, graduate Of the M.
S. U. Agricultural College and a
splendid farmer. He is progress
siye in everything but poll
tics, standing with the stand patters.
Judge Joe Considine is of the salt
of the earth-we saw to 1t that he
was trained right in the school room
of course we couldn't look after his
polties-but in every other particular
we brought him up right. Both are
fine boys and they will come back
from Salt River next November none
he worse for ali acquaintance with
The political rod that the Democrats
hive in pickle for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
MoLINo.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery
and children, of Centralia, we're the
guests of r. L. 'Heizer and family
from Friday until Monday.
Little Miss Elizabeth Cauthorn Is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. eau
thorn, in Mexico.
Mrs. Alma Campln-Helzer visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Jas Cam
plin, at Santa Fe, Saturday and
Sunday. Miss Cornne Cowherd who
had been the guest of her sister, Mrs
Porter Cauthorn, for the past eight
weeks, accompanied Mrs. Heizer as
far as Santa Fe and was met there
by her parents.
Edgar Martin and wife were
guests of the latter's parents, Jo-
seph Hale and wife, near Santa Ft
Saturday and Sunday,
J. E. Blum and wife, of Mexico
visited r. l.. Heizer and. family Sun
day.
Chal Weaver, who is at the home
of his father, Henry Weaver, an(
has a broken limb, is doing as vel
as could be expected.
Gentlemen from Rush Hill arr
plasterlng Mt. Zion Church.
Jas. Denham and wife, who for
merly lived here, are now living il
st. Louis. They are light housekeep
ing. Mr.. Denhsm is now a conducto
on street car.
Jas. Denham left his corn witt
John Heizer to be sold. Pate eau
thorn bought the corn Monday fo
soc.
Clark Williams has new buggy
Chal Henderson came home Frida
from Columbia where he has bee
attending the University.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09

THE County Court of Audrain coun
ty has no objections to the people
voting on the Highway Engineer pro-
position. On the other hand they
have all expressed themselves as be-
ing in favor Of the people settling
this matter at the polls. They could
do nothing else but turn down the
petition for a special election, be-
cause it was not legal. The people
of Audrain County may be opposed
to Highway Engineer, but they pre-
fer to have the election in November.
There is no foundation whatever for
the rumor which is being industri-
ously circulated that the Judges IN
dNidually or collectively are opposed
to the people voting on this mat
ter. The Ledger is of the opinion
that 1t would be mistake to do
away with the office of Highway En-
gineer; at the same time we are
most assuredly in favor of the peo-
ple voting ON this question at the
general election in November
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
THE REV. TRUEE AND MISS
JOHNSON MARRIED At THE
METHODIST CHURCHATE30

1t was simple but pretty wedding
that occurred at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church here Wednesday morn
ing, when the Rev. Fl. e. Truck and
Miss Irma Johnson were united in
marriage. The Rev. C. M. Aker,
Of Columbia, assisted by the Rev.
Chester Truck, brother of the groom,
spoke the words that made the Rev.
Mr.. Truck and Miss johnson man
and wife. The regular Methodist
ceremony was used.
Preceded by the officiating minis
ters, the bridal couple entered at
the west wing Of the church, and to
the sweet strains of the Mendelssohn
wedding march, played by Miss Maud
Wallace, the parity marched down
the west isle of the church to the al
tar, where the cermony was spoken.
No congratulations followed, but
the bride and groom made their
exit at the east side of the church
and entered the carriage in which
they were conveyd direct to the de-
pot, when they took the 1911 Wa
bash for Quincy, III. There they
will take a boat and go to st. Paul
on a bridal "trip to be gone about
two weeks.
Ferns, smilax and lilies were used
for decorations, and lighted candles,
set along the ratings to the rear
and front of the pulpit, mingled with
electric lights and made the scene
very beautiful.
The bride was dressed in a blue
tailor-made travelling suit and hat to
match, while the groom wore a suit
Of grey colored clothes.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Truck are well
known citizens of Mexico. The brids
Is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Claud-
ia Johnson and is young woman
of fine traits. The groom has been
pastor Of the First Baptist Church
here for several years.
Some time before the hour for the
bridal party to arrive, the main part
of the building was filled. There
were no invitations issued but all
friends who chose, were welcome to
attend
The Ledger joins the many friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Truck in wishing
them long and happy welded life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09

THE question of the taxpayers OF
Audrain county determining whether
or not the office of Highway Engin-
eer should be abolished viii be voted
upon at the general election IN No
vember IL the wishes Of the members
Of the County Court are respected.
To a reporter for the Ledger We'd
nesday Presiding Judge A. Carter
expressed these views Of the County
Court as follows; 'The Court
wants to submit the matter of abol-
shing the office of Highway En-
gineer to the people at the general
election in November. However, it is
necessary that petitions from five dif-
ferent townships, each bearing ten
per cent of the taxpaying voters Of
the township, asking for such an
election, be filled with the County
Clerk not later than October first. 1t
is to be hoped that those who are in
terested i'm the matter win see that
these petitions are regularly prepared
and filed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09

REFERRING to the Importance OF
newspaper advertising the Uniyersi-
ty Missourian correctly says: News
paper advertising lis the best form of
advertising because ii reaches the
people in a way that no other form
of advertising can. Billboards and
posters attract only those persons
who happen TO pass by, but the news
paper. going as it does into the
very heart of the home, reaches
everyone. The man or woman who
is too proud to stop to read on ev-
en- glance at bill board or circu-
lar, will in the home take delight
in looking over the advertising in
the newspaper. And the newspaper
not only gives an opportunity to reac
more people, but it gives an opportun
ity to present more attractive lads"
from day to day. The bill boards say
the same old thing day after day, but
lut UGW olJdlJtl Vail VIC fti hNNJ W
the makeup and the arrangement, al
though the same thing may be said.
Advertising. TO pay, must reach the
people and impress them. 1t must
make them feel convinced that the
thing which they see advertised is
what they need, And nothing other
that the newspaper can do this, for
1t comes into the homes as daily vi
itor and the man. woman or child,
who reads and looks, is unconscious
ly convinced of the truth Of state
ments in the advertising columns, to
the extent that he feels impelled to
give a test by buying. For this
very reason then the newspaper IS
the besi advertiser. 1t comes regu'
arly and silently, whispers its mes
sages and convinces because OF its
frequency and regularity"