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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance in the following transactions in real estate, in which amounts of 5000 or more were in volved. were filed yesterday in the of flee of the probate court:
 s1OO0-O. w. Shelby and Sophia Shel- by to Isaac Ellard, lots 26 and 27, block 12, Woodlawn Realty company's first addition to Woodlawn.
 $42O0-O. K. Lucas to Ella Hurley, east half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, section 36, township 16, range 9 west, in Jefferson county, Alabama.
 s3000-North Birmingham Forge com pany to William M Walker, Virginia w. Jemison, Alfred A. Walker, Louise w. Ferguson and Joseph P. Walker, undivided 1-24th interest in and to the north half blocks 59o, 592 and 593, and also the undivided 1-24th interest in and to lot and lot 1. in block 591, survey of the city of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08


 tor of the First Presbyterian church or Anniston. MT. Mcqueen is one or the ministers selected by the committee or the Central church as Q candidate for the pastorate of the late Dr. L. s. Hand ley, pastor of the church, and his ser mon this morning will be attended with great interest.
 MT Mcqueen will deliver second ser- mon at the 7:3O service this evening at the Highlands Presbyterian church. He is well known in Birmingham and large are expected to hear him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
shubert Souvenir Programme

Sol Dan, the genial press representa- tive of the Shubert theatre in Birming- ham, presented the patrons of that house on the occasion of the "Merry Widows visit to Birmingham, with very hand some souvenir programme. The cover is maroon and gold and the contents are of interest to playgoers. who were glad to become better acquainted with the per sonal side of the Shubert. Prominent in the programme is picture of Arthur Mattice. manager of the Shubert theatre, and Sol Dan, who so successfully looks after the publicity work. Other pages are devoted to pictures and sketches of the Shubert staff, newspaper men and stars coming soon to the Shubert. MT. Dan is being congratulated for his enterprise in getting out souvenir programme and deserves much credit for his painstaSing efforts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
Suit for s50oO

Lula Johnson yesterday filed suit for s500o damages in the city court against the Taxicab company for alleged in iuries she received when machine, owned by the company. in which she was a passenger. collided with a street car. Suit for $5000 damages was filed in the city court by the same person against the Birmingha am Railway. Light and Power company for alleged injuries sustained in the same accident. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
r.,lure to Deliver Goods

Alice Bryson filed suit for $500 against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company yesterday in the city court for alleged failure on the part of the company to deliver goods claimed by the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08

Amount of fines collected by war dens and clerks. S4,25S10. Estimate amount stolen property re- covered, $5000.
 Hoping the above report will meet with your approval I am, very re- spectfully,
 GEORGE H. BODEKER,
 Chief of Police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
Marriage Licez.e. Issued

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows from the office of the probate court: t.s
 L. E. Jones of Birmingham to Miss Eva Lee Burkhead.
 J. F.. Blevins of Ensley to Miss Mar xaret Gertrude Stewart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
REV. M'aUEEN TO-DAY
Former Annistor Pastor to Be at Central
 Presbyterian Church

At the morning service today at the Central Presbyterian church the pulpit will be filled by the Rev. Donald Me- Queen of Shelbyville, Tenn, former pas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
CntIstt Talks of His Inspection

Charles Catett of Virginia, who ranks among the foremost geologists. miner- alogists and coke experts in the United States, has been in Alabama for several weeks, but will leave for home today. It is said that no accepted authority on coal and ore deposits knows the resources of the Birmingham district more thoroughly than MT. Catlett; few as we'll He has been doing important field work in Ala bama during the past ten years or moro, and shortly after the United States Steel corporation entered the district he was commissioned by that concern to examine the coal and ore properties of the Tennes- see company, which he, in association with another prominent geologist, did in about six months time. MT. Catlett has been doing work recently for the Ala bama Consolidated Coal and Iron com pany.
 "The prosperity of the Birmingham min eral district depended primarily" said MP. Catlett last night, Ion the develop ment and extension of the red ores of the Clinton formation, and anything which throws light upon their extension in depth interests me greatly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
Ore in Etowah County

"In that connection 1 cited the fact that just ten years ago I examined property for the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company and recommended the pur- chase of a mine at Attalla and one at Gadsden Based upon the information then available, did not think it conserva- tive to assume more than certain ton mage which. however was sufficient to justify the purchase, but l held out the possibility of there being more. l have recently had occasion to make a re-ex- animation of these mines and I find that there has been no deterioration in qual- ity, and if anything the grade mined to day is rather better than at that time while with the information now available as the result of work there and else where I feel justified in estimating fully three times what I originally considered sufficient to recommend a purchase. This in spite of the fact that the mines have been almost continuously operated since that time and have already produced d tonnage about equal to the original esti- mate While the bee at those points was thinner than in Red Mountain, it was rather higher in metallic iron.
 "A considerable part of the tonnage from these mines is used at the Gadsden furnaces, which are very efficient tools for the purpose of iron making, the bal ance going to Ironaton."
 If is understood that President Hoadley will have all of the large mineral hold ings of the Alabama Consolidated re-ex- amnei by MT. Catlett, feeling as he says he does. that the same relative condi- lions will be found, that is to say that all the raw material--coal, iron and lime stone-will be ascertained to be far more abundant now thar was estimated ten yearS aQ0,4
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
Alfalfa Show We'll Attended.

Farmers, business men, working
men and students of this vicinity pack
ed Taylor hall at . o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and heard one of the best
lectures on alfalfa ever delivered in
this city. Professor +. w. Hunt of
Syracuse delivered this lecture, after
which he held a question box and gave
the farmers some very interesting in
formation on modern farming, in all
departments of agriculture.
The alfalfa show itself is wonder
full exhibition, in charge of William
James and his son, L. r. James of
Dorchester Neb., originators OF the
exhibit which was seen for the first
time last January at the Omaha land
show.
Miniature fields of alfalfa in all
stages, sheep, chickens, horses and
cows, modern farm houses and mod.
ern feeding pens are wonderfully ex-
hibited. The soil, seed and alfalfa In
all stages until it finally disappears
altogether in the dairy barns in the
east, are put before the public in al
| most realistic manner.
Every student Of the eighth aud
ninth grades of the public school was
present at the exhibit Tuesday after
| noon. Through special invitation tc
these students from G.. l.. Carlson and
Professor Hunt, the students were ex
cused from school by Superintendent
| Hunter with the understanding that
| they all hear Professor Hunts lecture
A truant officer was stationed in Tay
Tor hall to check off each student as
he entered the building.
| Professor Hunt addressed about 70t
people at Valentine Monday and from
many farmers it is made known tina
he has told them more about alfalf;
than they ever before heard about
Some OF the Valentine farmers drov'
in eighty miles to see the show ant
hear the lecture. About So percent o
those in attendance were farmers.
The exhibit will be shown at Creigh
ton Wednesday, at Dallas Friday ant
at Bonesteel Saturday.
|. Travelling Passenger Agent Goble Q
the Northwestern was with the trair
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24

sions OF credit rating systems, mutual
insurance, cooperative delivery sys-
tens and other helps TO merchants
which IL would take many years eX.
perience for each one 20 learn for him.
self, will be on the program at the
coming meeting OF the Federation OF
Nebraska Retailers.
President Fred Diers OF Madison and
Secretary w. H. Avery OF Tilden have
announced the next meeting to be held
In Omaha, March 7, 8 and 3, and a pro.
gram has been arranged which will be
a regular school in the best and latest
business methods-not fads and fan
cies, but the tried plans Of experienced
merchants.
The illustrated lectures on window
trimming are by George J. Cowan
manager OF the Dry Goods Reporter
and vice president OF the Rooster
School Of Window Trimming. These
lectures, given as they are with the
stereopticon, are worth a trip to Oma
ha. Every picture shown will be the size
, of II display window and will show the
possibilities of fixing up the windows
In any store. The lectures are free tC
any merchant in Nebraska, whether 9
member of the association or not.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwsJouRNAL FRIDAY FEBRUARY a.

ors have used large amount OF city
water and almost 1000 loads OF sand
taken from city lots near the mill for
the paving work The street commits
sioner declares he did not give the
contractors permission TO take the
sand. but that he had told them the
price was ten cents per load
Although almost 1000 loads were
taken, no city official seems to have
known anything about 1t until the
sand had already been used and the
paving finished. It was decided Mon
day night by the council that the con
tractors must pay twenty-five cents
per yard for all the dirt taken.
1T seems strange" said one council
man, that no one objected to the con
tractor taking this sand. The street
commissioner makes a price OF ter
cents per load to other parties and
don't see how the council is going &c
force the contractor TO pay more"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
Would Keep casket Closed.

Wausa Gazette: We wish law
could be passed prohibiting the bar
barous custom Of opening caskets In
public at church funerals. 1t is relic
of dark ages and has no place in
civilized community. 1t jars on the
sensibility OF every tender chord, and
is something that the churches and
undertakers ought to combine and put
an end to. In nine-tenths of the cases
it's merely q pandering to ghoulish
curiosity. People who never spoke to
the deceased in their life parade
around the church, cape at the form
OF our loved one, then go out of the
presence of death. not to talk OF the
good deeds done in life, but to criti-
else the appearance OF the poor clay
that death has left for once at their
mercy. Death Is a sacred thing. IL
We are going on long journey we do
not make our adieus before gaping
crowd: We ought not to be expected to
bid our dead last boodbye while Gu
rious eyes fatten on our grief, and we
ought not TO be expected to sit in the
house OF mourning while people We
never speak to, who have no claim OF
us or our loved one, tostle each Other
in desire TO view the remains and ther
get together and gossip over what they
saw or failed TO see. We believe thai
majority of the people detest the
painful funeral scenes as much as vi
do and would be more than glad to see
them ended, but are afraid to break
custom" But 1t is duty the min
lister and undertaken owe to them
selves and the long suffering public Il
put a stop to the exhibition and the!
will find the public only too glad L
uphold them with hearty amen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
MenaaI Wins the Claim.

Dallas News: Lloyd Mengal re-
ceived word from the local land office
at Gregory the first of the week that
the department of the interior at
Washington had decided that he was
entitled to a clear filing on the claim
which he has been holding down the
past year. w. J. Scriven has also been
living on the land by virtue of reject
ed filing, the same as Mr.. Mengal had.
The land in question was formerly an
Indian allotment and Scriven offered
filing on it at the Gregory land Office
before the expiration of the required
sixty days after the Indian had chang
ed to another quarter section, which
was rejected. After the sixty days was
up Mr.. Mengal squatted on the land
and later offered filing at the Gregory
land office. He also got a rejected
filing, subject to the Washington de
cision on the Scriven entry. The de
cision of the Washington officials sus
ponds the SCriven entry and allows
Mengal's. Mr.. Mengal has reason tc
| feel elated over the outcome as the
claim in controversy is one of the bes
| in Trip county and would easily sci
today for $50 per acre, were il decided
| land.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.

Aberdeen may try the commission
plan OF government.
ii. o. Bennett, 81, furniture dealer,
Deadwood, died of diabetes.
The Day county agricultural fair will
be held the first week in September.
Albert Palmer was captured by the
police at Aberdeen as he finished rob.
bling store.
Brakeman A. G. Eckert slipped un-
der n Milwaukee freight car at Elk
Point and was instantly killed.
Joseph Burgman, travelling man, OF
Lennon, sustained a conclusion Of
the brain when he fell from train he
was trying to board at Aberdeen.
Rev. Paul II. McBeth, pastor of the
Methodist church at Alexandria, his
wife and seven children are stricken
with typhoid fever and are near death
James Cunningham, Plankinton. fell
dead in q drug store in Newell.
A full assignment of one days mail
on rural route was destroyed and
the mail wagon damaged when Pau
Kieffer of Miller built too brilliant a
fire in his patent foot warmer, the hea,
igniting the mail bags.
After q three months chase, United
States Aarshal Edwards at Alexan
dYta arrested an alleged deserter from
the United States navy, going under
the nom de plume of Ernest Blake
and lis enroute to Philadelphia with
his man.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24

hold exercises fitted for the obserNa'
ton OF the birthday OF Washington,
The postoihco will observe the rcgu-
lar daily hours.
To announce the arrival of the stork
In their homes, Councilmen Il, j. Fucs.
Ter and John Koerhcr refreshed their
brother Couucilmcn Monday night with
several boxes OF cigars.
G. l.. Chafiec, prominent Norfolk
travelling salesman, is planning new
$4,000 residence for North Ninth
street. between Nebraska and Pros
pect avenues. for the coming spring.
Robert Klug, the lowest bidder for
the construction of the Norfolk OH and
Chemical company, was awarded tho
contract to build the factory. Mr.. Klug
is in possession of all plans and will
commence work ~ soon MS possible
Ed Hans, the artist, threatens to
give the police some lively work In
furnishing them u Clow To the thief
who made his escape with Mr.. Hans
pet water spaniel dog, which he re.
Gently brought here from Schuyler,
| The dog disappeared "a few days ago
ana Mt. Hans utCluTtS ne huO"S
where il is now located.
Mrs. l.. G. English representing the
| lyCeum bureau which sent an enter.
tanment here during January under
the tiremen's auspices, was in the city
| cndeavoring to interest the fire fight.
ers In more high class music. Because
the firemen's treasury was crippled on
the financial failure of this kind OF en-.
tertainment they found It necessary
to decline any contract for Mrs. Eng
lish's company this year.
First Lieutenant and Mrs. Il. G..
Hand and their two sons left yesttr.
day for Fort Lenvenworth, Kan.
where Lieutenant Hand joins his regi.
ment, the Thirteenth infantry. which
leaves on April for the Philippine
islands. Lieutenant and Mrs. Hand
will not come again to Norfolk until
they return from the Philippines. In
about three years. They go direct to
San Francisco from Fort Leavenworth
and thence to the Philippines via Hon.
olulu and Guam.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24

nineteen to twenty.three, on indefin.
tie postponement and IL done for the
session. Next the bill to take the
control OF the soldiers home out of
the hands Of old soldiers was lost as
an emergency measure, getting TWEEN.
ty.three votes which would have TAX
Ell it through as a straight bill but
not as an emergency measure. The
next to 20 down was the resolution
nIemoralizing congress To give the
states complete control of liquor with.
in the state lines.
The senate got good and passed the
house bill creating the new eleventh
and twelfth judicial districts and as
| It goes through both houses as an
emergency measure, it will become
| law as soon as signed and there will
| be hustling for endorsements for APP
Ipointment on these circuits.
The senate keeps its new supply of
| bills going, among the list started be-
ing one by Pearson to increase the
fees required for licenses from ware
house men, and two bills by the rail
way commission, one to give the state
railway commission power TO fix eX.
press rates within the state and an.
other to authorize the railway com.
mission to select an auditor
The house continued in its killing
mood for the afternoon and started
with Strengthening the bill to enlarge
the powers of the state game warden
Iby abolshing county wardens and Civ
ing the state warden power to select
his deputies. This was opposed OF
the ground that 1t would build up q
political machine and create Jack
lpot" for few, and II went down tC
defeat, but will be reconsidered. The
next to fall was the one creating &
state publicity department which war
designed as a plan OF the real estate
men to get their advertising for moth
ing and could not muster the votes L
get it through, but it also was put OF
the reconsider list.
The bill for protection Of fish wen
through after a lot Of amending t.
allow SEEMING. The bill for protection
of large game went through, thu
limiting deer hunting season to on
month each year and the killing {,
one male deer each year, with abso
. lutte protection for the doe and fawn
The house held night session L
attempt to clear up part of its caler
dar and held a session this mornin
; regardless Of the holiday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
Mrs. Elizabeth Eble.

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Elizabeth Eble were held from
the family home on North First street
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. ]. c. S.
Wells, pastor emeritus Of Trinity
Epis copal church conducting the ser.
vices.
Mary Elizabeth Moore was born
near Madison, Ind. July q, 1S4s. She
was married to Charles Eble NOvem'
Der ~. 1875, at Madison, Ind, after
which they moved to Kentucky. From
there they went to Philadelphia to
live. In 1870 they moved to Omaha
where they lived about a year and
then came to Norfolk and took home
stead about three miles northeast OF
the town. They proved up on theiI
homestead and moved to Norfolk
| where they resided afterward.
Fifteen children, all living except
one, were born; John J. Eble, Web
| ster City, Ia; Mrs. II. J. Truam, Den
YER; Mrs. Fred F.. Twiss, Gardendale
Tex; Mrs. Aura Twiss, Norfolk, Neb.
| Charles f. Eble, Beatrice, Neb.; Mrs
Grace Mast, Headquarters, Neb.; Miss
| Ollie Eble, Headquarters, Neb.; George
and Joe Eble, Hubbard. Neb.; Mrs
Fred Biehle and Mrs. w. r. Kelly
Snyder, Neb.; Miss Geneva Eble, Nor
folk; Miss Robinette Eble, Norfolk
Mrs. Emil Moeller, Norfolk. All arr
in attendance for the funeral excep,
ing the first three. who are unable L
| come.
Mrs. Eble had been an invalid sine
the death OF her husband five year
ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
South Dakota LaMnakern Busy.

Pierre s. D., Feb. 2l.,-The senate,
by n vote of 81 to 10 passed the Moo
beck criminal practice act which al
lows prosecuting attorney to call at.
tention to the fact that the defendant
has not taken the stand in his own de
tense, without being ground for rever.
sal. The decision had all been thresh.
ed out on committee report and the
bill went through without comment.
The house lawyers are waiting for
it and when it gets out in the open
there will be fireworks on the floor.
This afternoon the senate will mix up
on the union labor bill as a special or
der, and both sides are lining up for
hot contest on this proposition.
The fight of the house was over
little bill which proposed that boards
OF education should publish the pro
ceedings of their meeting. The dis
| Cussion started as soon as the bill was
| read and it was fought on the grounds
of expenses and that it was not good
public policy to make public the
teachers wages. The clerk Of the
board of education of Sioux Falls had
|
city strongly opposed the bill and the
members from that county were
against it. After wrangle OF one
hour it failed by tie vote, but as the
senate had passed a like bin without
discussion it will come up again as a
senate bill in a few days.
The printers had their innings to a
certain extent by the senate defeating
the bill to strike the Tex rel' portion
from the affidavits of publication and
in getting the bill for publication the
school board procedure through the
senate.
One Of the new measures started In
tional amendment which allows the
state to make mining leases on the
, coal lands owned by the state.
Two bills passed by the house place
the telegraph and telephone lines in
this state on the same regulations foI
? taxation as are provided for railroad
companies. Under the law as 1t now
, stands the whole mileage of such com
panies is divided equally on the tota
, assessment regardless of class OF
character Of the lines. The bills pass
2 ed Classics them to require the pay
= ment OF taxes in towns on the towns
Importance and pay in the country the
r value of the country lines. The chang,
: if carried through the senate will NEAR
/. a material increase in telephone anc
telegraph taxes in the state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-24
Newman Grove News Notes.

Newman Grove, Neb., Feb. 22.--Spe.
cial to The News; John p. Anderson,
east, one of the prominent farmers of
Platte county, living on the Looking
Glass, southeast of Newman Grove,
suffered a stroke of paralysis Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock and is in a
serious condition, his entire left side
being paralyzed.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Mccartney went
to Omaha where Mrs. Mccartney un'
derwent an operation at the Methodist
hospital.
Ellis Roberts of this city has pur'
chased a drug store at Bellwood and
leaves for that place next week with
his wife to take possession.
The Reporter has leased the east
half of the Odd Fellows building and
will move the plant next week. This
is much more commodious room
than they have at present.
Grandpa" Twiss is very low at his
home in this city and his death is
looked for at any time.
Word has been received here Of the
birth of Il daughter to DR., and Mrs
Nelson at their home in Lincoln. The!
are former residents OF this city.
C. 4. Miller, former editor of thu
Reporter here, came out from Grin
nell, Ia, last week to look after bust
ness matters.
The Zessin building is being remod
eled and will be occupied after Marcl
IS by Mr.. Moeller of Leigh, who will
put in a complete line of gents fur
nishings.
In spite of the bad weather o.
Thursday the pure bred SOW sale OF
y. Nelson 4 Son at the Sondal farm
three and one-half miles south of New
man Grove, was a success in ever
way. A good crowd of buyers were i
attendance and the bidding was livel
averaging $3.50. This was the hes
pure bred hog sale held in this Well
ity this season. Coils. T. c. Callaha
and A. b. Robinson were the auction
GERS