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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-18
Copy
Report of the Condition of

Copy
Report of the Condition of
THE BALDWIN STATE BANK
vt baldwin, in the state of North Dakota,
at the close of business November 10, 1910.
Resources.
Loans and discounts .......:....S 1928. As
Banking house. furniture and fix
Current expenses. taxes paid, over
due "''' fro% other q'i Banks. s ,y5o:;;
Checks and other cash
items Je9)
6,3O3 sc
Liabilities.
Individual del osts sub.
>, ject to check. .;..;;.S ''4l'.'l
Time certificates of de-
Cashiers checks out,
standing 80
Interest account ............. us. 13
Exchange account .............. 10. 40
Total ........ ........ sly, "a
State OF North Dakota. county OF Bur.
i. H. g. Higgins. cashier OF the above.
named bank. do >ulcnnly swear that the
above statement Is true, 10 the pest nl my
knowledge and belief.
II. G.. HIGGINS.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of November. 1910.
|. VI. CAPPER,
Notary Public,
Commission expires 1916.
turrC>t-- .\tc>t:
f. T.. FUNK,
AUG. T.. JOHNSON.
Directors.
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HOMESTEApERS

CAPITAL CITY HOMESTEAD, No
800. Meets second and fourth Fri.
days of the month at l. Q. O. F. hall
at s p. m. J. T. Boyd, president;
Olive NJ. Adsit, secretary.
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M. B. A

NJ B. A. Meets second and fourth
Wednesday of month at Odd Eel
lows hall. Grant Marsh, president;
A. F. Marquett, secl tary.
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The Markets

St. Paul Cattle.
St. Paul, Mimi, Nov 17.-Receipts,
LOO. Generally steady; quotations
unchanged.
Hogs.
Recipes, $500 steady to sarong.
Range, IT'S to TAO.
Bulk of sales, 7.20 to 7.30.
Sheep.
Receipts, 1000. Steady to 10 cents
lower.
Sheep, 100 to AIS.
Lambs, 800 to sos.
Chicago Cattle.
Chicago, Nov 17.-Close cattle. Re-
ceipts, 10000; market weak.
4.40 to TAO.
Texas steers, 400 to $50.
Western steers. 40 to 6.1O|
Stockers and feeders $50 to $50.
Cows and heifers, 2.2O to $40.
Calves, 7.50 to 1000.
Hogs.
Receipts, $4,000; market weak at
yesterdays average.
Light, ZOO to $50.
Mixed, 7.2O to 7.6O.
Rough, TO to 7.30.
Good to choice heavy. 7.3O to $50.
Pigs. CTS to $50.
Bulk of sales, 7400 to $50.
Sheep.
Receipts, 15,v-., market weak.
Native, 225 to 4.O5.
Western $50 to 4.05.
Yearlings, 400 to 5.225.
Lambs, native, 4.25 to 6.15.
Western, 4.50 to 6.10.
MONEY.
New York, Nov. 17.-Money on
call easy; IL to 3 per cent.
Ruling raate, per cent.
Closing bid, IL per cent.
Offered at, IL per cent.
Time loans weak.
Sixty days, ninety days and six
months leading at 4 IL per cent.
GRAIN.
Chicago Wheat.
Chicago. Nov. II. Close wreat-
December 80 70.
May, SO 80.
July, SO IL.
December, As 81.
May, AZ "a.
July, 4S 1-S.
December, 30 IS.
May, "a.
July, SO IS.
Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov 17.-Close
wheat
December, 1 O3 to 1.O3 Is.
May, 1.O7 1-8
Cash wheat, No. l hard, 1.O7 IA.
No. l northern, LOG to l.06 IL.
No. 2 Northern, 1.01 IL to los.
No. 3 wheat, 100 IL.
Bran 1000 to 2o.50.
Flour.
First patents, 4.S5 to $50.
Second patents, Ats to 5.25.
First clears, 425 to 800.
Second clears, 2.2O to 2.75.
Duluth Wheat.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov 17.-Close
On track No. hard, 1.07.
No. northern, LOG.
No. 2 Northern, 1903 to 1.04.
~ arrive, 4<O. A<OlIuc1A, 1.Ou.
No. 2 Northern, 1903 to to 1.04.
December LOS to los 1-8 asked.
May, 100.
Ourum.
On track, in store .,--. to arrive:
No. 1, 80.
No. 2, 88.
November, 80, nominal.
December, 80, bid.
May, SO 1.8 asked.
FLAX.
In store, 2.69.
To arrive, 266 asked.
November, 269.
December, 2.66 asked.f
Oats.
Oats, 81 IA.
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I. O. o. F.

CAPITAL CITY LODGE No. 2 Meets
every Thursday evening at Odd Eel
lows hall. Fred Seims, N. G.; C. A.
Meisner, V. G.; John Yegen, treas
urer; R. A. Petrie. financial secre-
tary: 0. H. Benson. recording sec.
rotary.
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A. o. u. w.

BISMARCK LODGE No. 12O. Meets
the first and third Tuesdays at
Baker Hall at 8 o'clock. NJ. ]. Nc
Kenzie. NJ. W. Bradley C. Marks,
recorder
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LABOR UNIONS.
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF

UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CAR.
penters and Joiners, No. 111S.
Meets every Thursday evening at
Kuntz's hall All brothers cordi.
ally invited to meet with us. G.
r French. president; John Danrot.
treasurer. w. G. Gorsr Oh, secretary,
Fred Anderson. financial secretary.
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G. A. r,

JAMES B. MCPHERSON POST, No.
2, Department of North Dakota.
Grand Army of the Republic. Meets
1t their rooms in the Armory on
the second and fourth Thursdays
of each month. John w. Nillett,
commander; A. D. Cordner, adja,
tant.
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Mi<ci train and Leaves l:is1nn:rt Monday.
", nc,,lay and FRI Y and ,a>cs Mot on
Tue s,lay, thursday I'd Saturday.
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MACCAB EES.

X. o. T. M. Meets every first and
third Thursday Of each month ct
s o'clock p. m, at I. o. o. F. hall.
Visiting members cordially invited.
D. c. Ramp, commander; Erick
Erickson. recor1 keeper.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. 40.

Meets first Sunday in each month
at p. m. ]. w. Pinkney, presi-
dent; Jos. Gribbins, secretary.
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CANTON

COURT BISMARCK, No. SS7. Meets
every fourth Thursday in each
mnoth at Odd Fellows hall. John
Yegen, c. R.; William Moore, r.
g.: I. W Hee;y, F. 8.
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IN HE
Room
MASONIC.

MASONIC.
BISMARCK LODGE, No. s, A. j.. & A.
NJ. Meets first and third Mon.
days in each month at Masonic
hall. A. P. Lenhart, W. NJ: Louis
Magin, secretary.
T. Meets first and Third Thursdays
III each month at Masonic hall. VIM
O'Hara. f. c.; NJ. J. Mckenzie.
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REREkAHs.

NICHOLSON LODGE, No. 40. Meets
the first and third Wednesdays in
each month in Odd Fellows hall.
Caroline Fisher, N. G.; Mrs.
Nellie Evarts, secretary.
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PYTf4lAN SISTERS.

PYTHlAN SISTERS.
LINCOLN TEMPLE, No. 9. Meets
second and fourth Thursdays each
month at X. p. hall. Mrs. Ida
Vigness, NJ. b. c.; Mrs. Nellie Nv.
arts, n. of r. & C..
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O. E. s.
BISMARCK CHAPTER, No. II. meets
first and third Fridays in each
month at Masonic hall Mrs. Grace
French, w. M: Mrs. Gertrude NH
Ter. secretary.
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YEOM EN-.

A FRATERNAL, LIFE AND ACCI-
dent insurance organization. Meets
the fourth Tuesday in each month
in the K. P. hall A. E. Shipp,
foreman: master of accounts, Elsie
Mcdonald; correspondent, Eliza
beth Belk.
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L. o. o. M.

L. o, O. M.
BISMARCK LODGE NO. 14-Loyal
Order of Moose. Regular meetings
every first and third Monday even
ings OF each month. P. F. Strock,
dictator; S. E. Register, secretary.
Visiting members welcome.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
ST. ELMO LODGE, No. 4. Meets
each Wednesday evening at K. P.
hall. w. E. Parsons, c. c.; 8. John
son, X. Of r. 4 8.
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M. w. A..

NJ. w. n.
BISMARCK CAMP, No. 1854. M. W.
A. Meets the second and fourth
Tuesdays in each month. e. L.
Peck, V. c.: Ray Nichols, clerk.
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EAST BOUND.

Mountain" time west-one hour earlier than
Central time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07
FORMAL STATEMENT
BY CONTRACTORS

The General Building Contractors as
ISOLATION of Jefferson county, through its
assistant secretary, Thomas S. Forbes
has issued a formal statement bearing
upon the regular meeting held Tuesday.
Members assert that this statement is the
only authorized stateemnt that has been
made by the organization setting forth
its position in the recent controversy with
the journeymen carpenters. 1t reads as
follows:
July 5, 1910
At a regular meeting of the General
Building Contractors association of JEFF
ferson county, held in room 210. Chamber
of Commerce, on July 5, it was resolved
that the maximum scale of wages for
journeymen carpenters be 40 cents per
hour for the ensuing year.
Inasmuch as the carpenters union on
July made demands of As cents per hour
and half holiday on Saturdays, the as
ISOLATION has appointed a special commit
tee to manage the situation and to secure
labor from other sources in case an ad-
justment cannot be arranged Immediately
THOMAS s. FORBES,
Assistant Secretary
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BILL BACK IN HARNESS

"Bil' is well and back in service. For
the benefit of the uninitiated, 1t may be
stated that Bill is the oldest fire horse in
the city fire department. He got a crack
ed hoof and other ailments a couple of
months ago and was sent to Station No.
to recuperate.
When Bill returned To Station No. /
last night, where he works as the middle
horse in the big steam fire engine, all of
the fire ladies were out to welcome him.
He had been gone over two months, but
walked back to his old stall without
moments hesitation. There Bill was sur
prised when he discovered that another
horse was in his room.. He laid back his
ears to show his dsapproval of the whole
arrangement, and his master, Harry Null
len Immediately took the new horse away
and gave Bill IFS old place. While the
new horse was being transferred Bill in
spected the premises. He walked through
the stable to the alley behind the city
hall. Then he came in through the back
way and walked right into the office of
the fire department. There he met Fire
man Riley Wagner and seemed to recog-
nize an old acquaintnce. Just then "Puss
Norris interrupted and led Bill through the
office and out the front way to his stall.
The old horse then seemed satisfied and
began eating his hay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07
NEGRO HAS CROWD
At BAY WITH AK
NUE. b AND MAKES ESCAPE BUT
Is LATER CAPTURED NEAR THE
SCENE BY DETECTIVES

Fighting desperately with an AK, a ne
gro named Tommy Kendrick held off a
posse of Is white men for 80 minutes yes
terday evening in Alley B, between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets, and
then made his escape. He was. caught
later by Detectives Burger and Wren and
locked in the city jail charged with as
sault with intent to murder
Kendriek got into a fight yesterday
evening about o'clock at the Gleeola
Bottling works, on Eighteenth street and
ly cut one of his negro, fellow workmen
and then fed. A posse Of angry men soon
formed and pursued the would-be muir
derer. At Alley B, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth STREETS, the persuers had
gained upon the negro until he was forced
to stop and either fight or be captured
Kendrick realized his predicament and
Selling an ak from a woodpile as he
passed, he stopped and, swinging the wea-
pom In the air, threatened to kill the first
man who approached him. There were
about Is white men in the crowd, but
none of them was armed and they did not
dare attack the Infatuated negro. After
holding them at bay for some time he
finally made his escape.
The police station was notified and De-
tectives Burge and Wren jumped into an
automobile and rushed to the sceEe. In
a few minutes they located their man
and he surrendered to the officers without
resistance. A knife, which was all COW
cred with blood, was discovered on the
negro's person.
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mingham. stating that the railroad com
mission had refused the petition OF the
Tuscumbia people, the decision leaving
the Southern railway free 10 remove .ns
depot. We learned later that decision
had been reached and made known TO tns
railroad officials and Sheffield people er
route at the same time that the Tuscum-
bans were being encouraged to hope fol
a favorable verdict.
Upon reading the dispatch from Calera
we called Mr.. Nesbitt over long distance
pbone and he confirmed the report, say
ing the decision had been reached III
Montgomery the previous afternoon ms
members of the Tuscumbia delegation are
chagrined and the entire town is lnols-
nant that such treatment was accorded
their representatives. -
In The Age Herald of June q Mr.. Mes
h,tt has an article on 1.-The Tuscumbia
Situation" which in the opinion of the
Tuscumbia people who are familiar with
the situation is an explanation tnat ooes
not explain. For instance. when he SAID
railroads should be permitted 70
straighten out their lines. ETC.. 1t was
no logical argument for allowing the
Southern to put a twist In Its line winch
will. lenethen it three miles, add from II
to ~ minutes to its schedule, make two
stops where there is now but one, In
crease the cost and greatly inconvenience
all travel over the line
Tuscumbia is the relay of the Southern
railway between Chattanooga and Mem
phis. and many of the railroad employees
some of whom have grown old In the ser
vice. own homes here. We understand
that the railroad in making this change
proposes to move the relay to Sheffield
also. This would force the employees OF
the road to give UP their homes, selling
them from 40 to rs per cent loss owing
to the decrease in values that will follow
the removal of the depot and to buy lots
which the Sheffield company has on the
market.
The Southern railway claims that the
proposed move is prompted by a desire
to do something in the way OF devei"
opment for this section of the country
but the people of Tuscumbia protest We
hemently against the development of one
corporation at the expense of another
This question has been agitated at In
tervals for several years, but was consid-
cred so unreasonable, unnatural and I'M
warrantable as to cause no apprehension
In Tuscumbia.
The proposed site for the depot is in a
remote and inaccessible part of the city
among a lot of negro huts and gullies
beyond the sidewalk limit and off the
street car line. 1t w0> selected without
consulting the wishes of the citizens ane
with utter disregard to their convenience
The question is causing much comment
in all parts of the state, and public sym
pathy seems to be entirely with Tuscum'
bia, all agreeing that the city. has. been
done a great injustice, not only al the
hands of the Southern railroad but By
the state railroad commission as we'll.
Fl. L. HODGE.
Il Tuscumbia, July 5, 1910.
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CONTRACTORS HURT
BY THE HEAVY RAINS
Work Around Corey Is Badly
Handicapped
MEN GETTING RESTLESS
Barracks of EnsIey Methodist Church to
Have a Trolley Ride Tonight.
General News of the
Steel City
MEN GETTING RESTLESS

The recent heavy rains have caused
much delay in the preliminary work
of the American Steel and Wire COM
pany's new plant near Corey and ALSO
in the work of improving that wonder
full new city. The work at present al
the plant of the wire mill consists OF
leveling and filling in the grounds and
preparing the foundations.
The work Is let out to a number of
contractors, many of whom have a
large number of mules and horses
which have nothing to do but as one
of the contractors remarked "eat their
h eads off," The enforced idleness is
causing many of the work hands ito
leave and when the weather breaks
they fear a shortage of labor. Each
contractor has regular camp the
hands sleeping In tents and eating at
a common mess. Some of them have
gone to considerable expense in fitting
up their camps and as a consequence
are chatting under the long spell of
damp" weather.
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NEARING FINALS
IN TENNIS TOURNEY

Atlanta, Ca, July 6-The elimination
OF Nat. Thornton. former southern
champion and Err " Carter, Jr., south
ern intercollegiate champion, were fea-
lures In the play today in the southern
tennis championships in progress on the
courts of the Atlanta Athletic club al
East Lake
The third round in the singles and the
second round in the doubles were COM
pleted today Among the interesting
matches on the programme for tomor-
row are Hall of New York against Doyle
of Washington, Whitehead of Norfolk
against Cragin of New York and Win
ston of Norfolk against Doyle of Wash
ington.
Results in third round mems singles
H. G. Whitehead, Norfolk. defeated c.
c. Glover, Atlanta, 6-2 6-1; w. B. Cra-
gin, Jr., New York, defeated B. M.
Grant, Atlanta, ga. SO; J. H. Winston,
Norfolk, defeated Esmond Phelps, New
Orleans, 6-4, S-6; c.. B. Doyle, Wash
,ington defeated E. v. Carter, Jr, At
lanta, so, ga C. f. Mcintosh Norfolk,
defeated G. Middlebrooks, Atlanta, Ga
60; c. Y. Smith, Atlanta, defeated G.
M. Rogers, Knoxville, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2; W.
Merrill Hall, New York, defeated Nat
Thornton, Atlanta, 6-3, 6-3. Two matches
In the fourth round of the singles were
! played as follows: Fl. E. Doyle, WASH
tngton. defeated C. F. Mcintosh, Nor
folk. 60 So. Jas. H. Winston. Nor
folk, defeated c. Y. Smith, Atlanta o-2'
Ga
Results second round mems doubles;
Carter and Middlebrooks, Atlanta, de-
feated Blair and Burford, Richmond, 60
r613, GA.
Williams and Angler, Atlanta, defeat-
ed Gambler and Scott, Atlanta, 6-S' o-l' o..
Cooper and Hartley, Memphis. defeated
Avery. Detroit, and Glover, Atlanta, o-2'
60, GA.
Hall and Cragin, New York, defeated
Smith and Howell, Atlanta, 6-l, 6-l, o-z.
Whitehead and Winston, Norfolk de-
feated Mcintosh, Norfolk, and Spratlins'
Atlanta, 60, 6-3. 6-S.
Only one match in the third round OF the
doubles was played, Doyle brothers
Washington. defeating Adair and Mans
field, Atlanta, 60, 6-3, "a. Na
!. The second round, Mems Consolation
singles, was completed with the excep-
ton of a match between S. c. Williams
Atlanta, and Winship Nunnally. Atlanta
Results:
Lewis Blair, Richmond, defeated JACK
Stewart, Atlanta, 6-3, GA.
Val Dawson, Augusta, defeated Albert
Haas, Atlanta, GA 81.
10 of ta6 r
s. Gambler, Atlanta, 6-S, 6-3.
e. w. Ramspeck, Atlanta, defeated w.
r. Harper, Philadelphia, as, go. 6-S.
F. Adair, Jr, Atlanta, defeated A.
Clark, Atlanta, 6-3, 60.
80 Frank Sprating, Atlanta, defeated X.
B. Scott, Decatur, 1919, GA.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Tuscumbia People Indignant
/, the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
The Alabama railroad commission has
made its debut in new role-that of a
practical Joker The victims were IA lead
ing citizens of Tuscumbia. and the game
was the old familiar ''snipe hunt" but
so cleverly played that the Tuscumbians
were still holding the bag" when they
were enlightened by articles appearing in
the newspapers the following morning.
The joke was played on June %. when
then the commission held a meeting in
Montgomery to hear testimony from the
citizens of Tuscumbia. Sheffield and Flor
ence relative to the moving of the Tus-
cumbia depot. The meeting was called
to order by the president Mr.. Hender-
son, at II a. m. on Thursday. June %.
and adjourned at O'Clock. after II Tus-
cumbians had given testimony under oath
as to the demoralizing effect the proposed
change would have on property values
In Tuscumbia and protesting against put
ting the depot In an undesirable and In
accessible part Of the city, chosen with
out regard to the wishes or convenience
Of the people.
At Q p. m. the gentlemen Of the railroad
commission and the Tuscumbia party
were fellow passengers on train bound
for Birmingham. and the members Of the
commission assured us. as they had done
in Montgomery. that decision would not
be reached until after careful reading
of the testimony.
Imagine our surprise to read In the
pa pers Of the oath dispatch from Calera.
. point between Montgomery and Btr-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07
HORACE BAKER HERE
Queen and Crescent General Manager
Talks About Ohio Valley Exposition

Horace Baker, general manager of the
Queen and Crescent, and C. Dougherty.
chief engineer for the same company,
were visitors to Birmingham last night.
The officials were en- route to Meridian.
where they will make an inspection of the
lines. They will return to birmingham
this morning at II O'clock. and will be
engaged in conference with other Queen
and Crescent officers.
Mr. Baker said last night that business
was fair and that conditions warranted
the opinion that immediate improvements
would be noted. He put in a good word
for the Ohio Valley exposition which
will be held in Cincinnati next month.
but would not discuss any railroad ques-
lions of live import.
In speaking of the exposition. Mr.. Bak-
er said it would be principally to show,
the rapid development of the Ohio valley
section and that he was very much
pleased that Birmingham would be rep
resented by the display Of products of this
district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07
BOOKS OF FICTION
ADDED TO LIBRARY


The new books of recent fiction pur-
chased for the public library with the
proceeds of the library day picnic held
May 20, at East Lake have arrived and
are being catalogued as fast as possible
It is stated at the library that vacation
literature is having active circulation,
some So per cent of the books issued be-
ing classed as modern fiction. over 400
books were issued from the library yes
terday and the membership has increas-
ed considerably since the first of the
year. ~
Much interest Is also being shown In
the public library for the blind which
has been established in connection with
the free library. A meeting of the men,
bers of the Birmingham Association for
the Blind was held recently at the IL
brary rooms, and much favorable pro-
gress was reported in the matter OF
procuring donations for the benefit OF
the library for the blind.
Birn1ingham's blind, of which there
are some fifty, are evincing much in
terest in the small collection of books
printed in the special raised type, which
are now on the shelves of the public
library. Many of them are graduates
of schools for the blind, and have beer
taught to read books printed under the
Briele system. The characters of the
texts of these books consist Of series OF
raised points, which can be distinguish
ed readily by the finger tips of prac-
ticed readers.
Appeals have been made to a number
of citizens and corporations to aid in
the work of building up the library for
the blind. and responses have been gen.
erous 1t is hoped that the collection
may soon be considerably augmented.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07

Nashville July 6.--Insurance Com
missioner Folk has submitted to Gov
ernor Patterson his annual report for
the year of 1909 on life, casualty and
fraternal insurance. The report shows
that for the year 1909 the companies
have received in premiums s9.455, 067,
and paid out sS,s5S.es3. leaving a net
gain for the companies of $5,601.3S4.
out of which of course the proportionate
expense for the state is to be paid. The
loss for the companies as compa red
with the earnings for 1908 was $154,S65.