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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
JOHN BAIER STRUCK
 BY FREIGHT TRAIN

Cullman, May s.-(specia1. )-John Baier, one of the most prominent Ger man citizens of Cullman, while walk ig up the railroad track in the direction of his home last night was run over by northbound freight train and his right arm was completely severed at the shoulder joint.
 It is believed that he was walking along the side of the track and stum- bled beside the train, and in his effort to catch and save himself he must have fallen under the train and the wheels cut off his right arm.
 After examination by the physicians here it was decided that the arm would have to be amputated at the shoulder. which could not be successfully done here, and Baier was taken on the next train to Birmingham, where the oper- ation was performed in one of the hos pitals in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
FLORENCE HAS
 MUSIC FESTIVAL

Florence, May S.-(Special.)- )-The first musical festival to be held in north Ala bama will be given Thursday and Fri day, May II and 12, at the First Baptist church in this city with Miss Gabriella Knight as conductor and c. w. Best as manager. Three performances will be given, the festival closing with Cowan's Rose Maiden" on Friday evening. The soloists will be Miss Neida Humphrey, soprano; Miss Florence Odil, contralto; Mir Fritz Smitz, violinist; Mrs. c. w. Best, harpist. and c. W. Best, organist. An orchestra will be imported from Nash vile. A splendid chorus, composed of the best singers of Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia, will be one of the most pleas ing features of the festival. A handsome 4O-page programme has been issued and the festival is attracting attention from the county and neighboring towns Tt Is the intention of the promoters to have an annual festival In May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
NORMAL COLLEGE
 BOARD MEETS

| Florence, May S.-(Special )-The board of trustees for the state normal colleges,
 created by the recent legislature, met in
 this city today to visit the Florence Nor
 nal college Governor ONeal has been in the city since last Thursday and the
 other members here are 1T. J. Willingham,
 secretary of the board; John B. Weakley of Birmingham, Mir. Evans of Greens
 boro, MT. Lavender of Centrevile J. D.
 McNeel, the governors secretary, is also here. A meeting of the board was held this morning at 10 o'clock ct Governor O'Neals home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
VARDAMAN MAKES HIS APPEARANCE He Walks Right in, Turns Around and Walks Right
 Out Again

Jackson, Miss, May S,-(Special. .)-Maj. J. K Vardaman kept the promise of his campaign committee to appear before Ac- countant Moore this morning at o'clock, but he didn't stay more than three min utes It was supposed, of course, that he was there to answer questions, but he did not wait to hear a question. He en- tered the room talking, accompanied by a dozen of his friends, and said very delib- erately, q am here on the implied prom ise of my campaign committee. and not because I recognize your authority to summons or have me apepar before you.
 The matters you propose to investigate have been threshed over. These records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
BAPTIST INSTITUTE
 BEGINS IN DECATUR
The Morgan County High School Will Close May 18-Mrs. Daly Dies
 in Cullman

Decatur, May S.-(Speca1. 1.-The Sunday school institute for the Baptists of the two Decaturs and the Decatur district will open tomorrow for a three-days' session. large attendance from out of town is expected. A number of noted Sunday school workers and speakers will be present from other cities and will deliver addresses during the session Among these will be: IT. L. Strickland Paptist state Sunday school secretary Miss Alice Hale of Birmingham, the Rev. A. J. Dickinson, pastor of the First Baptist church of Birmingham, and others. It will be a great occasion for the Baptist Sunday school workers of this section of the state
 The Morgan County High school, To- cated at Hartselle, will close for the session on May IS. At S:30 o'clock of that evening there will be an entertainment by the juniors and on the afternoon of May 19 there will be class day exer- cises and at g o'clock on that night Pro- lessor S. s. Burleson of Florence will deliver the annual address and diplomas will be delivered to the graduates
 Professor J. H. Riddle, principal of the school, says that this has been most successful year.
 Ava L. Bracken, son of.~Dr. H. T. Rracken of New Decatur. has just grad uated in the medical department with the degree of M. D. at the University of Tennessee. Young Bracken ranked third
 in class of 50 students. After gradu- ating he stood the Tennessee state med ical examination and then left for New York. where he will do practice work in Roosevelt hospital and also take post graduate course.
 Mrs Katie Daily, wife of Ike F. Daily. we'll known and popular cotton man of Decatur. died in Cullman yesterday morning at 10 o'clock where she had been for the past few months for her health. The funeral took place in Cullman this morning at g o'clock and was attended by number of friends from the De- caturs.
 On account of the late season large quantities of fertilizers for cotton are still being shipped out of Decatur by both the railroad and the Tennessee river. Mayor Henry A. Skeggs, manager of the Decatur Fertilizer works reports that his factory is still receiving and ship ping large orders of fertilizer to various points. This Is the first season for this plant. but Notwithstanding this fact they have done very remarkable busi- ness. r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
MASS MEETING NOW
 OPPOSES ELECTION
Petition Filed With Lauder dale Judge-Prohibi-
 tiOnists Get Busy

Florence, May Especial )-The fling with the judge of probate of Lauderdale county of petition bearing 1000 names calling for an election un- der the Parks bill was the occasion of a temperance mars meeting which was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the county court room and attend ed by about 500 men and women. The meeting was presided over by Delos H. Bacon, who made the opening speech, He was followed by Judge J. J. Mitch . ell, M. W. Camper John T. Ashcraft, and T. E. Jones, who made rouslnG speeches in opposition to the return of saloons or dispensary to this coun- ty The Rev. D. D. McDougall, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, made one of the best speeches of the afternoon. He said there were three reasons why he was opposed to any l change in the temperance laws in Lau- derdale county The first was financial "If we hope to make Florence an edu- cational center we must have temper ance," he said, "as the sale of liquor will be an injury to the schools The second reason given by Dr. Nc Dougall was moral, and he expressed himself as in favor of the impeach- : ment of officials who refuse to enforce the laws.
 "The saloons," he said, "are against everything the blood-bought church of Christ stands for" The third reason was a spiritual one. T am opposed to liquor.' the speaker said. because of the ravages IT makes upon a mans spiritual nature"
 Mrs. Mary Inge Hoskins spoke upon "The Temperance Question from Womans Viewpoint" and talks were made by Miles Darby and M. M. Strip lin. It was the sense of the meeting that an effort be made to prevent the holding of an election and a commit tee will call upon the signers during this week to induce them to withdraw their names. It was stated that in four beats 150 illegal signatures were found on the petition. About 750 sigma lures are required.
 Probate Judge James F. Koonce and his assistants are busy today examin- ing the whisky petition submitted last Friday and comparing the names with the polling lists to purge it of illegal voters. The petition contains over 1000 signatures or about 300 more than the required 750.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09

Mobile, May S.-(Special.) )-Fully 300 del- egates to the seventy-first annual session of the grand lodge of Alabama, I. o. o. F., which convenes in this city tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock, are in the city tonight, and as many more are expected before the first session of the grand lodge is called to order. Headquarters for the grand lodge have been established at the Battle house, and the headquarters of the Rebecca state assembly is at the Cav thon hotel
 A parade. Tuesday morning, starting from the Battle House at o'clock, will be feature and it is expected that fully 1000 Odd Fellows will be in line. Lieuten- ant Colonel F. M. Maddox will be the grand marshal, and he will be assisted by aids selected from the local members of the order.
 The first session will be an open one,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09

and a general invitation to the public has been extended. This will be held at the Lyric theatre, and following the con- clusion of the opening exercises the grand lodge will go into secret session at the Battle House auditorium, where the ses- sions thereafter will be held.
 On Wednesday, between the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m., the delegates will be entertained at a trip on the bay, two large excursion steamers having been chartered for their accommodation. Re treatments will be served on board. The Elks' home, the chamber of commerce, the Commercial club the Pythian Castle Hall association, the cotton exchange and the Young Mems Christian association have rendered the use of their rooms to the visiting delegates during their sojourn in the city. There is every evidence that the meeting will be one of the best in the history of the order in this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
Storage Warehouse Burns

New York, May Sire today burned out a four-story storage warehouse here occupied by the Guardian Storage com pany and the Metropolitan Tobacco com pany, causing a loss estimated at s200,- OOO
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
Wing Hill.

Elmer Berlin and wife have taken pos
session of the boarding house at Otter
Camp, Raleigh Kiffer, the former occu-
pant, having moved to his farm at Beaver
Valley this week.
James Smith of Nebraska was on the hill
over Friday night renewing old acquain-
tanCes and also left some of his tickets he
being one of the numerous candidates this
fall.
The boys are still awaiting another sur
prise. No notion of leaving us.
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
Farmers are trying to get in their fall
grain. The rainy weather seems to be
kind of a hindrance in one way but a
great blessing in many others. Corn is
ripe and ready to cut. Grapes and plums
are ripe and it is a great fall for plenty.
Lots of nuts and shack of all kinds ought
to make a good fall for shooting. No
squirrels yet to be seen, except the little
reds. Always lots of them.
Fred Rudolph just bought the fine gray
horse of JEFF Barber. Good horses seem to
be scarce, with ready sale and lots OF
buyers.
x Chinese lecture was given in the church
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Ching Ohing and
lady Chew were there, right from China,
and it was very interesting. The admission
was ten and five cents.
E. N. Decker killed a beautiful yellow
rattlesnake while going down the Tfonesta
hill below the Pigeon hill school house.
1t had nine rattles.
Mr. Lemon the great bee hunter, cut two
bee trees and got five pounds of honey
The summer has been too dry for honey.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
Forest County Sabbath School Rallies.

The will be Sabbath School rally in
the Presbyterian church, Marienville,
Sept. 25, and one also in the NJ. E. church,
Tionesta, Sept. 26, next. Meetings in the
afternoon and evening, conducted by B.
s. Forsythe, State Fieldworker of the
State Sabbath School Association of Penn
sylvanis. General instruction will be
given in all Sunday school work, and
specially along the line of the orgsnizs-
tion and conducting teachers training
classes, home department and cradle roll.
The principal object is to bring Forest
county into the front line. To do so we
need to do more work in the above three
departments. All that is necessary is to
put forth little more energy on the part
of uperintendents, officers and teachers.
Let the schools be represented at one OF
the above meetings and be prepared to
report your school in the front line. A
Front Line County is one that has:
l. A county organization. 2. Annual
county convention. 3. Complete district
organization. (Forest county is all one
district and hence qualities in this) T.
Annual convention in district. s. Statis-
tics sent annually to state office. 6.
Pledge to state association and paid. Z.
County represented at state convention.
s. Fifty per cent. of schools must have
cradle rolls. 8. Thirty per cent. of schools
must have home departments. 10. Twen-
ty per cent. of schools must have teachers
training classes.
am informed there are about AZ
schools in the county. The state conven-
tion meets in New Castle, October lltb,
next. Forest county should be in the
front line by that time.
T. f. RITCHEY,
Pres. Forest County s. s. Association.
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Inspect Cook Tract.

Senator T. M. Kurtz, who is a mem Der
of the commission appointed by the gov
ernor to investigate and report upon the
Cook lands in Forest and Jefferson coun-
ties, which it is proposed to purchase for
the State, drove over to COoksburg in his
auto yesterday and looked over the lands
He was accompanied by George l.. Glenn
Walter Brown and Joseph l.. Kurtz, NJ
/. McCreight, of Dubois, and G. u. Cor
don, OF BrookvIlle, were also there, and
the party was entertained at dinner by A.
w. Cook, one of the owners of the land in
question.
Mr.. Glenn was much impressed with
the beauty of the proposed forest reserva.
tion. Much of it, he says, is virgin for.
est, on which great pines, 15O feet in
height, are standing in their primitive
majesty.
This is the largest tract of virgin pine
that is now left in the State, and those
who favor its purchss maintain that, un.
less the State buys and preserves il, only
a few years will elapse until it will be
impossible to find, within the borders o
q commonwealth once famous for its
great pine forests, anything resembling
original conditions. Spirit,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
NeWtOWn Mills.

John Berlin of Whig Hill visited his
daughter, Mrs. r. J. Flynn, Saturday.
Mrs. r. Rudolph Mrs. Henry Rudolph
and son Meade spent Friday with the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. Will Watson, at Kel-
lettville.
Miss Hazel Carpenter went to East Hick-
ory Sunday, where she will stay with her
sister, Mrs. L. Crooks, and attend school.
Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. Rynd of Newmans-
vile were visitors at r. j. Flynn's one day
last week.
Mrs. Conrad Paul, who visited her son,
Geo. Paul, at Kellettville, last week, re-
turned home Thursday
Mrs. W. +. Jones and son Warren, who
spent a couple weeks visiting relatives and
attending the Hornell fair, returned home
last Monday.
Herman Blum and John Carpenter spent
Saturday in Tionesta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins of Kellettville
visited at the home of c. L. Jones, Sunday
afternoon.
Ed Osgood of Endeavor was in town
Sunday.
John Carpenter and Albert Blum attend
ed dance at Whig Hill Friday night.
Will Emert and wife of Whig Hill visited
the latters mother, Mrs. Conrad Paul,
Sunday.
Ed Rudolph, wife and son frankie visit
ed relatives in town Sunday.
Will Carpenter visited his sister, Mrs. L.
Crooks, at East Hickory, few days last
week
Mr.. Carnahan was in Mayburg on bust.
ness Thursday.
Mrs w. f. Jones and Anna Haslet at
tended the w. G. T. U. meeting at Kellett-
Vile, Wednesday.
Glare Grubbs, who has been visiting hel
friend, Florence Paul, went to Mayburg
Friday.
Mr.. Coy went to Grand Valley Friday ia
visit his mother. From there he expects to
go to Jamestown.
DR.. Detar and wife of Kellettvile and w.
+. Jones and wife went to Tionesta Mon
day evening in the doctors auto.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing accounts lave been filed in my office
and will be presented at the next term OF
Court, beginning on the Fourth Monday
of September, 1911, for confirmation
First and partial account of Kate An
derson, executriX of the last will and
testament of s. S. Csnield, late of Tio-
nesta Borough, Forest County, Pa, de-
ceased.
First and final account of Ida Austin
dministratrix of the estate OF w. j. Aus
tin, late of jerks Township, Forest
County, Pa, deceased.
Second and final account of N. p.
Wheeler, executor of the last will aud
testament of George Root, deceased.
First and final account of A. X. Shipe,
deceased, by his executor, l.. A, Shipe,
late guardian of Eleanor NJ. Mercilliott,
minor child of Daisy lola Merciliott,
deceased.
First and final account of w. II. Hood,
administrator OF the estate of Sarah Wal
ters, deceased.
First and final account of j. f. Chites-
ter, guardian of Ethel Patterson, late OF
jerks Township, Forest County, Pa.
j. G. GEIST,
Clerk of Orphans Court.
Tionesta, Pa, August 2S, 1911.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
HOW'S This s?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh, that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY IL Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known FL.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST 6 TRAUx, wholesale druggists, To-
ledo, o., WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
wholesale druggists, Teledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testi-
monials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13

A JURY in the VenaDgo county criminal
court Thursday rendered verdict OF
guilty in the case against R. J. Dick,
steward of the Moose club, of Franklin
indicted for selling liquor without a
license. More important than the ver-
dict, however, is the charge of the court,
which, ifsustained by the higher courts,
will result in practically every lodge In
the state serving liquor being compelled
to discontinue such sales or distribution.
Judge Criswell said in substance that no
lodge could legally sell or distribute liq-
uor among its members, though clubs Or
ganized for laudable purpose by the
members of a lodge may do so. Acting
on the advice of the lodges attorneys, the
house OF the Moose closed its bar and
will keep it closed, probably, until the
higher courts act on an appeal that will
undoubtedly be taken if a motion for a
new trial is refused.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
PROCLAIM ALTON.

WHEREAS, The Hon. w. ID. Hinckley,
President Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for
the county Of Forest, has issued his pre-
cept for holding Court of Common Pleas,
Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Orphans
Court, Oyer and Terminer and General
Jail Delivery, at Tionesta, for the
County of Forest, to commence on
the Fourth Monday of September, being
the 25th day of September, 1911. No
tice is therefore given to the Cor
oner, Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables of said county, that they be then
and there i'll their proper persons at ten
o'clock A. NJ, of said day with their
records, inquisitions, examination, and
other remembrances, to do those things
which to their office appertain to be done,
and tothose whoare bound in recognizance
to prosecute against the prisoners that are
or shall bein the Jail of Forest County, that
they may be then and there to prosecute
against them as shall be just. Given un-
der my hand and seal this 2Sth day of
August, A. ID. 1911.
S. K. MAXWELL, LIS. Sheriff,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
Nebraska.

Charles and viii Dotterrer of Guiton-
vile spent Sunday with relatives in town,
leaving Monday for Allegheny College.
Mrs. Henry Watkins, Miss Anna McClos-
key and Miss Butler of Tylersburg visited
relatives in town over Sunday.
The following young people left our town
for school, Monday and Tuesday: Misses
Janet Haugh, Bertha Neal, Flora Kerr and
Messrs. Harold McKeen, James Kerr and
Leslie Harrison to Clarion Normal; Miss
Marie Small to Edinboro Normal Addison
Reed to Indiana Normal, What small
town can beat that?
Miss Rachel Hunter went to Warren
Monday where she will learn the millinery
trade,
Mrs. Ada Want returned Monday from a
weeks visit with her sister at Crown.
Miss Grace Reed was home from Guiton-
vile over Sunday.
Roy Combs visited relatives at East
Hickory Saturday and Sunday.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-13
TRIAL LIST.

List of causes set down for trial in the
Court of Common Pleas of Forest County,
Pennsylvania, commencing on the
Fourth Monday of September, 1911:
l. 4. d. Collins ct al. VS.. l.. s. Clough
ct al. No. 5, September term, 1905.
Summons in ejectment.
2. r. f. Haggerty VS.. A. r. Mechling,
No. q, February term, 1909. Appeal
from J. p.
3. United States Merchants Mutual
Fire Insurance Company VS.. Marienville
Lumber Company, Limited, No. 30, No
vember term, 1910. Summons in as
sumpsit.
4. Hamilton s. Sutley VS.. Forest Pro-
per, oliver Proper, No. 10, February
term, 1911. Summons in assumpsit.
5. j.. M. Borchert vs.. George Bubl,
No. H., May term, 1911. Summons in
trespass.
8. G. F. Coon VS.. New York & Penn
sylvaDia Co., No. 26, May term, 1911.
Appeal from J. p.
7. John Hibarger vs. New York &
Pennsylvania Co., No. 27, May term, 1911.
Appeal from j. p.
5. Common wealth of Pennsylvania at
the instance of Jacob Wagner, etc. VS..
Jesse Carson, No. |, Novemba term,
1910. Appeal from J. P.
Attest, ]. G. GEIST,
Prothonotary.
Tionesta, Pa, August 2s. 1911.
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more than one.half o { the entire valuation

more than one-hslf of the entire valuation
of the county would be destroyed, hun
dreds of people without homes, and Other
lands not inundated by said project would
be made practically worthless, roads,
bridges, farms, manufacturing plants and
all industry of the county would be
affected and the valuation of the county
so reduced and property so deprecated
that the county would become bankrupt
Eighth. The township of Barnett, For
est county, is bounded on the south by
the Clarion river and should the project
or scheme be carried out as is proposed
then vast amount Of private property
consisting of mills, dwelling houses,
stores and other property would be totally
destroyed, public roads and bridges taken
away and the inhabitants of said town.
ship would have no way to market their
product and all the property of said
township would be greatly reduced in
value.
Ninth.-Thst at the mouth of Tionests
creek is situate Tionests, the county seat
of said county, and the county has erected
there its Juvenile Jail, county jail, and
court house. Many good and valuable
houses are situate in Tionests and much
valuable property located in the Tionests
flats along the Tionesta creek and the
Allegheny river with four span bridge
crossing the Allegheny river at Tionesta.
Should the project be carried out the
town of Tionests would be in danger OF
damage by floods or breaks in the dam
and the lives OF Its citizens be In danger
and the value of property in Tionests
would be greatly deprecated,
From the facts above set forth, which
can be substsntiated by evidence, and
believing that the grant of the charters
would be detrimental to the inhabitants
of the county and injurious to property
of the county and its inhabitants, and
knowing and believing that more than
one.hslf Of the entire taxable property
would be destroyed and become useless
and of no value and the lives of many OF
the citizens of the county be in great
danger, we therefore on behalf of the
citizens. residents and taxpayers of the
county of Forest, do hereby most earnest
ly protest against the granting of the
charters. Respectfully submitted.
w. H. HARRISON,
j. NJ. ZUENDEL,
II. II. MCCLELLAN,
Commissioners of Forest County.
Attest-S. NJ. HENRY, Clerk.