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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
REYNOLDS DEATH SHOCKS HOME TOWN

Centreville, September 22.-(Special) The people of this place were greatly shocked yesterday to learn of the death of Senator Herbert E. Reynolds, which occurred at an infirmary in Birming- ham, Senator Reynolds was one of the foremost and best beloved citizens in Bibb county.
 At the time of his death he was pres ident of Bibb County Sunday School association and was superintendent of tho Baptist Sunday school at this place. He was a most liberal giver to all public and charitable causes. Some years ago he was married to Miss Nora Leeper eldest daughter of Judge John Loeper of Shelby county. His widow, two sons. his father, Capt. Ii. C. Key holds, and several brothers and sisters survive him. His remains will be buried at the cemetery here tomorrow at 10 o'clock with Masonic honors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
DAUGETTE SEES
 SCHOOLS GROWTH Labor Committee at Ban- quiet-Chamber of Com
 merce's Pamphlet

Anniston September (Special)-C. W, Daugette, the well known Calhoun county educator, has just returned from south Alabama where he has been at tel,ding teachers institutes. He says there are now over 40 counties repre- sented at the Jacksonville Normal col leae. of which he is head, and that he continues to see manifestations of the adx xantage achieved in raising the stand ard of these schools.
 MT, Daugette says that he feels highly gratifed at the prospects for the Nor nal this year and that the people of Jacksonville are sharing his qualification.
 M. D. Lubin, manager of the plant of the Lubin Manufacturing company, re- certly established here, says they are now using about 1S2 cords of pine wood a week in the manufacture of barrel heads, thus utilizing a local product which has heretofore been used merely for stove wood, etc About 50 men are employed at the plant. which has just been improved by the installation of a s5oO0 dry kiln.
 That members of the labor unions of Alabama are too forgetful and not suffi- ciently aggressive in fighting for their rights, was the declaration of R. E. Gam, state president of the Alabama Federation of Labor, at a. banquet given Thursday evening in honor of ttlle gen. era committee, which recently arranged the big labor day celebration in this city He urged the laboring men 10 pay their poll taxes 10 remember the men who Ioh ba 1ogf sion of the legislature. and to retire them if possible at the next regular election
 Under the auspices of F.. l.. Turner. ore sident of the Anniston Chamber of Commerce. Malcolm J. Russell is com piling a handbook which seeks to dis play the advantages of Anniston as a trade center for the people of Calhoun county. The merchants are contributing to the book with generosity and when 1t is completed a copy of it will be placed in every rural box in the county. The book will be Illustrated with local views. containing articles by President Turner and other business men of the city.
 It has been decided to remodel the old building of the Oxford college for the state high school, which was recently established in that city. The plans of the state architect have been submitted and it is said that the contract for the work will be awarded on September 90. The amount of the appropriation for the work Is s10,0e0.
 John Saunders, a well known Anniston white man, has been placed in the Cal hcun county jail on a charge of bur glarzing Freeman's store in West An niston, last November when large amount of four and other goods was taken from the house. Saunders was ar rested in Birmingham Thursday evening and brought to this city Friday morning by Officer Shiretzd.
 c. R. Bentley, manager of the farm of M. B. Wellborn, president of the First National bank, and a we'll known Cal houn county expert, will send fine ex- hibit to the Alabama state fair at Bir- mingham this fall. He has bunch of g ears. raised on two acre patch, which he says will weigh 8 pounds, 70 ears of the corn amounting to a bushel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
LUCH ROOM
New Place Opened Where "Help Your
 Self" Plan Is in Operation

The Dixie Dairy lunch room was the scene of 300 hungry men and women being inflated into the 'help yourself' service at the opening yesterday. The food is prepared in the kitchen and brought'to .ho steam tables just at meal time and the patron designates what he wants on his plate, carries it himself to a chair and leaves the dishes there to be collected la ter by servant This new phase of restaurant has been installed by E. $. Brown of this city and J. l.. Anthony of Nashville where two similar stores are established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
BRIGGS ARRIVES
 IN TOWN TODAY
Will Complete Inspection of Tide Water Work Now Going
 on Here

P s. Briggs of the Tidewater company will arrive in Birmingham this morning to confer with local officials of the com pany and to sec other completed portions of the work which were not inspected re- gently when a large party of the off cials visited the city.
 He will confer with representatives of McArthur Brothers, the contractors of the work, about the progress to this tims. Mir. Briggs represents the firm which has if nanced the Tidewater company and he is deeply interested in it's progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
Good Recruiting Office

Lieut. Com. E. Wood of the United States navy, who is supervisor in chief of the southern recruiting offices of the navy, with headquarters in At lanta, Ga, visited the Birmingham sta tion yesterday as the last stop in q tour of inspection of the territory un- der his charge. He expressed himsef as being exceedingly pleased with the local station and predicted that Bir- mingham1 will be one of. the leading recruiting fields of the south within q short time He pronounced the Bir- min ghanl' office as being ahead of all the other southern stations for appli- cants this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
RAGING WITH DEATH
On Horseback Mrs. Schenck Is Car
 ried to Hospital

Denver, September 22.-On the last leg Of journey on which he is rushing his sister-in-law, Mrs. George c. Schenck, to Cheyenne for an operation by which it is hoped to save her life, 50 miles of which was made on horseback with the woman in his arms, Ray w. Schenck immlgra- ton commissioner of Wyoming. left here last night.
 Mrs Scllenck became i'll on the Schencli ranch near Sun Dance, Wyo., 50 miles from a railroad. It was decided to take her to a Cheyenne hospital, and the jour ney was commenced in an automobile, which broke down soon after leaving the ranch Schenck completed the trip to the railroad on horseback, carrying his sis ter-ln-law in his arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23

nary was very gratifying. The limited capacity of the boarding department was quickly taken, and number of students found accommodation nearby. There is an enrolment of 90, which is an increase of 10 per cent over last year, and about 700 per cent over the first opening of the seminary under the control of the Tus- caloosa presbytery, two years ago.
 The registration at Marion institute con- tinues, 125 young men having been re- ceived to date, with the indications of others coming as soon as accommoda- tions can be made for them.
 Marion never presented more opti- nistic appearance than today and the future enlargement of It's colleges is but a reality of the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
NEGRO AGENT IS
 "SCARED TO DEATH

Anniston, September 22.-tSpecial9- "Scared to death." was the verdict of physicians who attended Wesley Will Hams, a well known negro insurance agent, who collapsed in his buggy when his horses started to run away this aft ernoon in the business section of the city
 He had just purchased horse from local dealers and was driving the animal down Noble street beside another horse when it became frightened.
 He tainted.
 He never recovered.
 Williams owned a home in South An niston and was regarded as a substan tial member of his race. His heart was evidently affected, as his son recently died in similar manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
Negroes Kills Farmer

Marietta, Ga, September 22.-Grady Johnson, 20 years olG, son of J. F. John son. white farmer. was shot and killed lastSnisht by Celia Thomas, q negress in her home. Companions of the Johnson boy declare they had been to q circus and he went to the wonan's house to buy whisky The woman was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
LET GADSDEN POST
 OFFICE CONTRACT
Sewer ndemned-Carpenter Falls on Board Full of Nails-Steam-
 boat Arrives Safely

| Gadsden, September 22.-tSpeclal.)- )- l Word has been received from the treas
 ury department at Washington to the effect that the contract for the con I struction of two additional stories to the federal building has been awarded i to the Interstate Construction company of Saginaw. Mich, to cost sS3, 362. Work will begin within very short time. The
 original plans will be adhered to and
 further appropriation will be secured for the interior finish of the building. test was made of the pressure that can be secured in the city water
 mains. and it was shown that something over 100 pounds of pressure could be
 had in the city for fire purposes which is sufficient for throwing water over any building in the city.
 The Etowah county board of health, after making an investigation of con ditions in the western part of the city
 near the Weller Rolling mill, where a
 sewer from Alabama City emptied into
 Black creek and where a number of cases of fever had developed, declares
 the sewer in it's present conditions a | nuisance ana ue1DdUuS US ItiiioNdi. l he
 sewage can be carried down the creek
 at a slight cost and this will no doubt be done.
 Arguments were completed yesterday on a number of important cases In the chancery court before Chancellor White side The cases were those of w. F Shahan vs the city of Attalla, w. F ShAan vs J. R. Brown, one to declare | "a to1 other to keep the city of Attalla from laying water mains on private property; also a case of c. C. Allen ys. Etowah county to enjoin the county from using the new county jail, because of its proximity to adjoining property own CTS, and the city of Gadsden vs. A. T. Stocks to adjust damage to property | In the building of a street.
 | The Springville-Talladega Presbytery, which has been in session in this city for l the past three days has come to close 1 after very. successful meeting. There | was representation from 13 churches. and | the reports rendered by the various min. isters showed good work for the year l The meeting of the presbytery for l9l. will be held at Five Mile, near Birming' ham.
 l Frank Jordan, a carpenter, while al | work on house on Locust street, fel | from the roof of porch and suffered
 severe injuries. He fell on board ii N hich some old nails were sticking, ant
 one of these penetrated the nose and an | ether the head. It is not thought th' | injuries will be fatal. He is man 5 years of age and has family.
 l Two days overdue, the steamer Dixie
 arrived In this port yesterday. Int
 beat left Cedar Bluff on Tuesday of thi' | week, and should have been here or | Wednesday,, but was grounded on tn l shoals, and was compelled to await hell | to be released The boat was loaded witt
 a light cargo today and started on thu
 return trip, although the water is so low
 that trouble is almost certain to be en
 Countered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
B. F. ELLISBERRY ON
 STRANGE MISSION

Atlanta. September 22-tSpecial )-E. F. Ellisbery, lawyer of Geneva county. Alabama, is in Atlanta searching for a son or grandson of Gov. John Clarke, who was chief executive of Georgia. 1sl9- 1923 Just why the Alabama lawyer is searching for a direct descendant of the former Georgia governor is not at pres ent known, and he Is reticent about tho matter. However, 1t is whispered that his search has to do with the Clarke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
Weather Forecast

Washington. September 9. Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi, probably fair Tn interior showers on the coast Saturday and Sunday; moderate east winds
 Tennessee: Fair Saturday: Sunday in creasing cloudness, probably cooler in west portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
CALERA NEWS

calera, September 22e- spccial0 The friends of Mrs. C. l.. O'Neal are glad to know that. she is doing nicely, after her operation at the Southside infirmary in Birmingham for appendicitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
Robbers Get Gold

Kaltag, Alaska, September 22.- Masked men held up car on the Iditarod flat tramway. one and half miles from Flat City yesterday and stole a strong box containing s35,cs0 in gold dust. A posse las gone in pursuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
Gcndin Company Moves

The undertaking establishment of Gan- d.. eS cJinDany has been removed from 172i Second avenue to the Frater- nal hall on Third avenue, where there are larger quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23

Observations taken a P fifth meridian time. IsoBARs continuous nes through air
 
 IsoTHERMs lines points equal peature they will be drawn only for reezng and o SYMBOLS indicate state of weather; clear; @ partly cloudy Q cloudy; ran' @ snow; 03 report missing Arrows fly wind figure temperature past J2 hours second rainfall equals third. wind velocity of 10 miles per hour more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at p. m. Sep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-23

A test was made of the pressure that can be secured in the city water mains, and it was shown that something over 100 pounds of pressure could be had in the city for fire purposes which is sufficient for throwing water over any building in the city.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
Friday and Saturday Is
SPOON DAY
Burr Oak.

Mrs. &. \. Moser has been seen
out fishing lately.
Miss EHa Stone spent Sunday
with Miss Fern Bow les.
Marshal Crews has purchased
him u horse of Harlem Brown, to
farm with this year.
Ed. Noland. who Is making posts
for George Cotton, has been on the
SIX list, but is better now.
Miss Lily MOser has returned
home after y two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Ed. Casteel.
Jim Blevins and william Hopper
planted corn last week. Say, the
weather feels cold for corn planting.
Mr.. Holt purchased him a COW
and calf of Geo. Minton Saturday last.
Mr.. Holt Is tired Of living withou,
milk.
Mr.. Me Stone and son William
went to Corning, Sunday, April %, to
attend an unveiling held by the W.
q. W.
sunday school was post tponed last
Sunday on account Of the big rain of
Saturday night, which made the roads
very muddy.
Perry Stone is doing some fine
duck hunting now. He Is having
good luck with his new gun. lie gets
q duck al nearly every shot. Good
luck to you, Perry.
EaO.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05

WINE Tie towns Of our county wit II
one exception show losses, the bust.
ness life and volume show increased
activity. and the losses to us have
been caused 10y the spirit to go ives,
and south. where the heads Of the
larger families might lind cheaper
lands for their children. We believe,
however. that the next census period
viii reverse this. and the towns and
the county viii show material gain
over 1910. for many "will come back"
to the old county that never fails to
produce a sui'iciency for home con.
sump' Ion and then some.
1f III. census had been taken this
month, We verify believe Oregon, IN
fact, We know, would show a p0pula.
,ion of 1850: and W. believe bo,h
Mound city and Maitland would show
Il population equal to that Of 1910.
Every ownship IN the county
shows losses. the heaviest occurring
IN Union. :Is5: the second IN Bent on.
a6s, and the third, Clay, a:as. The
pop'lla, ion of the several townships
ded''c'ing the population Of the
towns II A. follows:
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
The Census.

Last week, April %, we had q page
devoted to the census Of the greater
number Of the towns together with
that Of the various counties Of our
state showing the loss or gain that
has occurred between the census OF
1900 and 1910.
The towns as well as Holt county,
as many all over the state lost in
population during the last ten years,
and when one stops to figure that
there has been great exodus from
our county as well as other counties,
all our towns have done as well, II
not better than some In other Dor.
.tions Of our state. Corning Is the
only town In our county that has
made . gain In the ten.year period.
The returns for many Of our neigh.
boring towns slow equally as pro.
nOunced losses a. those of our own,
chief among which are Savannah,
Rockport. Clearmont, Quit man, and
Gralam; the heaviest loss being at
savannah. which shows a loss Of 3o3,
or III per cent.
The figures show the population Of
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
New Point, and Vicinity.

co. Mrs. Sparh returned to Skidmorc
Tuesday.
Mrs. Scott Carson was quite sick
the past few days.
.Chas. Glenn purchased an Over.
land car last week.
Ralph Meyer and wife went to 81
Joseph sunday, returning Monday. >
Mrs. q. u. Miller and baby came
down Tuesday to visit with her mot b.
er.
Born, to John Hays and wife. a
daughter. the 2sth Of April, Dr. T.. +.
kearney In attendance.
The school closed last Friday af-
ter \ months work. Tie patrons and
friends gathered In about ll:3O with
well.filled baskets for q good dinner.
Mrs. Oren came home last Thurs.
day after several months absence.
Mrs. Spark came with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. All. Kunkel gave a
birthday party In honor of Nell Ken.
ncdy last Thursday. Owing to the
threatening appearance Of the wealth.
er, the N. =. crowd did not go, so we
cannot give the party u write.up.
The friends of the Morris family
were very sorrow to hear of the death
Of Jennie last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Jennie had been sick for several
weeks, but was, seemingly, much bet.
ter. She WAS taken suddenly worse
and died In a short time, with heart
clot. The family have the sympathy
Of oil. Thefuneral services were held
at the Presbyterian church Wednes.
day.
NERO.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05

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surron,,,r'. ,,,o... .'" o'"..'
~ Enr, nnno,,'m ,r,' >o.""ue'
opene,I with d,S,,no,,, I've" 'ea'
suits for tho J,n,nn Eon".., y'""s N.Y..
and CoIono, C,r"",, ,,'",, u"e'"' 1uo'''""
Een,nckv On. ,,.S.", "" ,u..''ses III
ric,or, -. n.. ,,,', ' '"''es n"u
little Noni,or Won ,,s s.-".' % ."e
with the Mcrrim,c an Nn,"h ~. %a'. %
and Buell euined tho nm ~ ,",',.. az
at Shiloh ON Anrii Tha ~ n.". "." Su
Island No. 10 w.s ,oror ,',,,n"a, u"s
day later by, tho ,r,,n,nh T".. n. w.. Une u.'
laskl and IN the end ~ o." 80. @ "
Farracut's brilIIsn, oan,"r. s o'~ "
Orleans. ' '" 'e"
In a.. ana. ,
S...,. Wv e"s, Mce!e'ian won the two
T., No. " "'ansoure ana FAR Oaks
~ ~ % .h: III oms :" sn'I' n's oase ana bring
q, .hs " a"s as"uns VI tne seven Days
~. ..onn, ~ % sune IN august came
nnr,horn ,a.a "s.'vus dele"t OF th'
c,nom uas go. u, nun huh, but the
..s 80" p"',""y dispeiied one
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
Forest City.

Dave Wallace is building porch
to his house.
Oscar Moore left Tuesday for q
prospecting tour through Arkansas.
Mrs. Smith, Of st. Joseph, visited
Oscar Moore and family over Sunday.
Miss Grace Elmer entertained
company from st. Joseph over Sum
day.
Miss Grace Kollmer visited rela.
tives In the country several days this
| week.
Neal Combs and family, Of Ore.
gon, were guests Of relatives here
Sunday.
The Misses Grace Drake and Mel.
lie Acton were In Oregon Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Emma Moore and children
are visiting relatives in the country
this week.
Mrs. Mabel Gould, Of near New
Point, Is spending the week with her
mother, Mrs. Ross.
The Misses Grace Elmer, Ruth
Ileadley and Alyerda Robinson were
In Oregon Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Goolsby, of Napier, came
down Tuesday evening to visit her
son, Erwin Mathers, and family a few
days.
Roll Ross. who has been suffering
with a couple Of fractured ribs.
caused by a scafIold giving way and
allowing him TO fall, Is now able to
he at work again.
Mrs. =. T.. Burnett. Of Mound
City, was the guest Of relatives here
Friday and Saturday and was In at
tendance AT the commencement exer-
cises Friday evening.
Sunday morning and evening are
the regular appoin, menis AT the
Christian and Baptist churches. We
learn Rev. Heal has resigned his work
here for q better work elsewhere and
this will be his last appoint ment a.
the Baptist church.
The Methodist Sunday school col.
lection Sunday morning was given for
the "Chinese Famine Relief Fund"
and amounted TO sll.jO. The Ep-
worth League added -, making the
total amount collected $ij.'iO, which
will bp forwarded To China throtivh
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05

city, and by vigorous measures from
Washington the secession syn,pathis-
ers were defeated.
General Nathaniel Lyon was chiefly
instrumental In holding Missouri for
the Union. His first decisive act was
the taking Of Camp jackson. In the
outskirts Of ~. Louis. Afterward he
led the Union forces IN several sue.
cessful battles aud dnally lost his life
at Wilson's Creek In August, Missouri
had an Influence In keeping Kentucky
In line.
West virginia was naturally pro.
Union In sentiment aud separated
from the ODD dominion soon after
the ordinance Of secession. General
George u. Mcclellan won his first
spurs In driving the Confederates OUT
~ the new state.
One other event of first class i'm.
portance IN 1861 was the Mason and
slidell affnir. which WAS distinctly hu.
initiating 10 the north for the reason
that u oc"asionrd n seeming bnrk.
down on the part ~ the Union. From
this distance II appears one Of the
wlsest acts Lincoln ever performed.
The Coming Of Grant.
On Nov. : General Ulysses =. Grant
won his first battle. Fob. u. 1862. he
followed this up by the capture Of
Fort Henry and ten days later eir.tri.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
Oh April Il. aud T-nness,c. Arkansas

." Apr'' ~. h"u '"nness'r. ArHnnsns
"nd norm 'nro''h" io'owed IN May
"h APr' J" 'h"e '0e halthh"re mas.
sa're' Pr"''l'H"y tue hrs' o,o"dshed OF
'he war w"s W" anniversary of
tue "a''e "' '"N'hs'oh, anu strangely
enough, w" troops 'h'o,''" were from
massachusetts S.''ra' s"'"'ers were
k'p"d ny me h'""' anu more were
wouha'a 'ne ."ol's "''c, oe,"s W
,a'Ne" ','" .'" """ n,"'''e" '"'''
"au'"Ie "'" '"'' s""''."
lhe 'hr" event ,i'a' s''rr"u "or'hern
excitement was the ASSASSINATION ~
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05
The Border States.

The stand Of the border states was
decided this year. and the struggle over
them furnished altogether the most
important part Of the 1851 program.
One week after the Baltimore mas.
sacre It seemed certainty that Mary.
land was lost 10 the Union. The ex.
citement subsidized. however. General
Butler took military occupation Of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
TO Begin ON HOSPITAL
EARLY IN THE FALL
Little Delay in Beginning the
Work

The Americas Hospital Association
is still busy formulating plans for the
handsome building to be erected out
on the Southside, and upon which
work will be started in the early sum-
mer, no doubt AS is we'll known, the
ladies have already purchased and
paid for a desirable lot out on the
former Wheatley addition, and were
only waiting for the assured extension
of the sewerage facilities to that To-
cality before getting actively to work
upon their building fund. And now
that the bond issue recently voted
unanimously assures the needed i'm
provements, there will be little delay
in formulating plans for the modern
and we'll equipped new building. The
sale of the present hospital will net
the association several thousand dol
lars, while generous subscript%ns al
ready promised will afford a nu-
cleus of probably 100000 The ladies
OF the Hospital Association are enthus-
iastic over this proposition and with
their accustomed energy will push it
to a successful end