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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

cIuded were Misses comina Troter, Maud Buck. Polly Brandon, Carrie Louise Brandon. Kate Lacey, Blanche Bradley, Myra Lay Margaret Rust. Willie Allen, Leila Williams, Mary Dun can, Margaret Douglas. Bessie Shaw, Jewel Taylor. Callie Wood Messrs. James Lovett. Peyton McEniry, Jim Thompson, Davis Batson. Mac Batson, Chafner Batson. Macon and owen Will Hams, Bob Simpson. James Donaldson, Fred Buck, Lyde Hatcher. Henry Ad- ans. H. NJ. Crowder.
 Friday afternoon at 4:30 at the Pres byterian church there will be meet ing of the union teachers. All Sunday school teachers and pastors of vari- ous churches are cordially invited to become members of this organization. The officers are trying to-make this a success and it Is hoped that the people will lend their assistance
 Miss Maxine Goldberg is the guest of Miss Naomi Jaffe in Birmingham.
 Mrs J. C. DeMoss has gone to De- catur to join Mir DeMoss. where they will reside in the future.
 Miss Marion and Carrie Kent are house guests of Mrs. c. Herbert.
 A. H. Witt and Mr. Leake of Bir- mingham were in Bessemer yesterday.
 Carl Bruner of Ensley was in the city yesterday visiting friends
 Misses Irine Jenkins and Matte Tubb are visiting friends in Birmingham
 H. D. Parker of Birmingham has &C., cepted a position with Fulton Drug company.
 Mrs. Frank Coins returned home af- ter an operation at Robinson's hospital.
 The many friends of Mrs. Ripke will be pleased Kto learn she is improving after an operation at Princes hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
CROP OUTLOOK BAD
 IN DALE COUNTY

Ozark, May 16.-(Special. )-This county has never had such bad prospect for crops in all it's history-e especially Is this true of cotton. Many had to plant over once or twice and when 1t did come up the stand was desultory and the rains and cool weather keep it looking badly. Corn looks better, but much of the bottom lands have not yet been seeded. Grass and weeds. also are plentiful in spite of the efforts of our farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

building; team No. at 9:45 o'clock in room 606 of the Chamber of Com merce; team No. at 9:30 o'clock at the Forbes Piano company; team No 4 at o'clock at 909 Title Guarantee buiIding: team No. at 9.59 o'clock at 1502 Empire building; team No. 6 at 9:5s o'clock in the Chamber of Com merce: team No. : at 9:30 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce.; team No. 8 at s:30 o'clock at the Shop of Qual- ity and team No. at 9:15 o'clock at 2O8 Chamber of Commerce. The teams will report the success of the first days work at the luncheon Monday at l o'clock at the Turn yerein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
In the Courts

In the city court this afternoon a con sent judgment for $20 was reached in the ease of Gilbert Parker vs. H. M. Atkin- son, receiver of the Atlanta, Birmingham hnd Atlantic Railroad company MT. Parker was seeking damages to the amount of7sie0 for the alleged killing of Ia fine bird dog.
 Ill the case of Thomas M Gregory vs. Mrs. B. A. Bmbry, a judgment nil dicit for $ls6s4 in favor of the plaintiff was rendered.
 A verdict for $500 was returned this aft ernoon. in the case of Sarah Newsome vs. the Jefferson Fertilizer company after being on triai Tor the past three days. Mrs. Newsome was seeking recompense for alleged damages to her property by fumes from the plant. Yesterday after hoon the attorneys and jurymen visited the scene to ascertain whether the fumes coming from the sulphuric acid were such hs to cause damage to flowers and shrub bery.
 In the police court this morning Mayor D. A. Lewis fined Isom Davis, a negro paborer, $50 on a charge of assault and battery op the person of his wife. The woman had been very badly beaten, her body being mass of cuts and bruises
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
BESSEMER ID HAVE
 UNIQUE ELECTION Five Voters Will Decide the
 Issue Tomorrow NEWS OF THE COURTS Several Judgments Rendered in Bes- semer Yesterday-Daughter of
 E. c. Huffman Dies-Other
 News of Interest
NEWS OF THE COURTS

Bessemer, May 16.-(special)-Ou Sat urday an. election will be held for the purpose of deciding whether or not the territory in the cut off between Bessemer and Jonesboro be annexed to the city of Bessemer This territory was never in either corporation. Although there are about 100 people living in this section not more than five votes will be boiled. It Is understood that one or two of these votes will oppose coming into the cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
General News

Henderson Taylor, a negro laborer, Employed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron Rnd Railway company at the Ishkooda division, was killed yesterday at the tnines. Taylor was preparing the |nharge and had already lighted the fuse The dynamite did not explode and Taylor, believing the fuse was not burning. came forward to make an in- |vestigation. The victim was blown to etoms
 Tie report of the librarian for the months of March and April is as fol- | lows: Catalog department, books cat Rloged, 95; books bought, 91; book s donated, A. circulation, books issued bdilts 1907; books issued. juveniles, 425. total, 2s32; registration, adults R9: juveniles. 12: total. Al; previously Registered. 1890; registered to date. t931; fines, s1S.40.
 Baseball teams from the Roberts, town furnaces and Alice furnace will be in the T. C. I. league, which gave kuch a good class of ball last year. |Already a strong team has been gotten Together at Bessemer and the boys will be in the race from the start A social was given Thursday night |by the members of the Christian church ht their place of worship. Music and Refreshments are among the features |bf the evening. A large crowd was pres knt and the evening was thoroughly Enjoyed.
 At the meeting of the Woodmen of he World Bessemer camp No. S1, at &he odd Fellows hall last night, Joe
 Pickens was initiated into the mys- feries. The new uniforms for the de- gree team have arrived. Sam Stein was Elected as an honorary member of the keam. On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a special practice will be held At the hall An invitation was read From. the Birming gham lodge to social meeting of that order on Friday night
 The following ladies of Trinity Epis- topal church attended the council of
 diocese of the Episcopal church. held in
 Birmingham yesterday: Mesdames R. A.
 Mickle Maedor. F.. l.. Thornburough. W.
 !. Rush, F.. E, Clark, l. o. Adams. T.
 B. Hill. A. K Williamson, Conway,
 Miss. Julia Houston and Master Gerald
 dickle.
 News of Society
 Miss Beryl Primer was delightful hostess this evening at her home on
 Eighth avenue Informahty was the
 keynote of the evening and progressive love was an interesting feature Punch
 nd ,ice was served on the porch by Miss Blanche Bradley. Among those in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

as to the election of the democratic noIn- Inee However. the attitude of the soutii- ern states against the Bristow amend ment Is such that the constitutional amendment for the popular election or senators may receive it's death blow at the hands of southern legislatures purely on the ground of prnciple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Deaths Reported

Helen. the 10-year-old daughter of Mr. |and Mrs E. C. Huffman died at the home of her parents at Oakman last night after an operation for appendicitis. lThe funeral will take place Friday morn bng at 10 o'clock from the residence with |Rev M M. Brow of Ensley and Rev. D. |P Taylor of this city in charge of the services. Interment will be made at Cedar Hill cemetery. The following will be pail bearers: Misses Ollie Montgom- ery. Verda DeShazo, Lola Gallagher and Laura Gallagher. Jacobs & Son in charge. The infant son of MT. and Mrs. M. F. Sides died early this morning at the resi- hence of it's parents at Dolomite. The thild was six months old The funeral took place this afternoon at Bethlehem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Dipping Vats Erected

It is gratifying to note that three dipping vats for cattle have recently been erected by cattle raisers in this county. These are of the kind that are advised by pr. Cary of Auburn. One of these was built on F. M. Nose iey's Briggs plantation, one by J. H Rainer on the Moultrie place, and one near Midway by s. T. Pruitt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Cattle Shipped

As an instance of what can be done in this section in the event the boil weevii renders cotton growing unproftable, the recent shipment of cattle and hogs from this county might be cited. A few days ago a carload of cattle were shipped out from Inverness, nine miles south of here by E. F. McKinnon. They were consigned to parties in Montgomery and netted AZ cents per pound gross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Hookworm Campaign Closed

With the holding of a clinic at Bos- wells yesterday. Dr. E. " Caldwell of the state board of health closed the campaign against the hookworm in this county. Dr. Caldwell has been in Bull lock for about six weeks and the work was done in a systematic manner. Clinics were held at five different places in the county one day out of each week for four consecutive weeks. A total of S92 patients were examined and 270 were treated An opportunity was given to all to be examined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Tnrner Outlines Plan

late dennlte plans TOT the menoeishlp campaign which is expected to bring 100 new members into the Chamber of Com merce. The campaign will last from May 20 till May 26 the week being known as Birmingham spirit week Chairman Tur- ner explained the meaning of the cam paign, the necessity of bringing fully lOee members into the Chamber of Commerce, and outlined the plans for the different committees. The Chamber of Commerce spent a lot of time in trying to arrange a contest for new members with the At lanta Civic Union, but the Georgians had cold feet and would not accept, he said. q went to Nashville and tried to interest the men there in a contest, but they would not have 1t so. Birmingham is entering this campaign without another team to fight against, but we intend to get the 1000 new members, and with the fighting powers of the committees we will do SO.
 MT. Turner was followed by Sidney Lazarus, who also spoke of the need Of new members and called on every man present to help out President Sibley and Secretary J. B. Babb of the Cham Der of Commerce also delivered short talks. Mr. Babb said There will be prizes given to the most successful teams The team bringing in the most new mem- bers on Monday will be given box Of good cigars On Tuesday the highest team will be given an umbrella. Wednes- days prize will be a necktie; Thursdays tie clasp, and Fridays a pair of cuff links To the team securing the most money during the entire campaign a S5 hat will be given" Harry Jones at once gave his order for a No. [.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Public School to Close

The Union Springs public and high school will close one of its most sue cessful years next week. The com mencement sermon will be preached at the school auditorium on Sunday at II o'clock by pr. E. D. McDougall, pres ident of the Presbyterian college for men at Anniston. Final examinations will be held Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. Class exercises will be held Wednesday night. On Thursday morning the literary address will be delivered by pr. Andrew Sledd of the Southern university at Greensboro. and Superintendent Harrison will award the diplomas. There are 13 in the gradual ing class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

some 260 pairs of White Canvas Button Boots. All the new short round toes, high arches and
 high heels. ...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Bond Sale Approved

At the meeting of the council the sale of the s35,000 of sewerage bonds recently voted to the Merchants and Farmers bank of this city was approved. The money will be available at once and the work, according to the contract with the engineers, will have to be started within the next 15 days. The contract for the work was awarded to the firm of Dabbs & Wetmore of Meridian, Miss. The plans and specifications call for the latest methods of sanitary sewerage and also stand pipe to give better pressure for flushing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Spirited Meeting of Live Wires" Held at Turn
 Verein Last Night
TEAMS NAMED FOR
 WORK NEXT WEEK
Will Go Into the Fight Determined to Have One Thousand New Mem bers at the Close of
 the Week


 Plans for the largest and most exten- sive membership campaign ever waged in the southland were laid at the live wire dinner of the Chamber of Commerce live wires last night at the Turn Verein cafe. About 100 invitations for the affair had been sent out and in response about 90 men were present.
 Every man had come armed to the heels with civic spirit. The dinner was one that will long be remembered among the civic workers of Birmingham, for the campaign was given a start that augered nothing but success of the finest brand.
 In order that every man present would feel at home and become acquainted with the crowd, Chairman Oscar Turner had every person rise to his feet and tell his name and business. Some of the responses created quite lot of merriment and were used in the selection of the committees later on in the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Plans for Meeting

Tn starting the campaign Monday morning the chairmen of the committees announced that their teams would meet in the following places: Team No. 1 will meet Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock in room 413 of the Empire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
UNION SPRINGS ID HAVE CLEAN UPWEEK Council Approves Sale of
 Sewerage Bonds CATTLE IS SHIPPED
Three Dipping Vats for Cattle Re- gently Erected by Cattle Raisers. Public Schools to Close-Hook-
 worm Campaign Over

Union Springs. May 16.-At a called meeting of the city council, held yester- day. 1t was decided to have a cleanup week in Union Springs next week The street forces will spend practically the whole week, beginning Monday morning, in ridding the town of all superfiuous trash. The citizens are also urged to CO., operate and to make their premises as clean and sanitary as possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21

ed to Minot Il the expense Of $500
which was paid BY the Humane soci.
e.s. ave poor ANIMAL dleo. An et
4vr. V ueAns maze 70 locate the own.
er. Who may be prosecuted.
Milton n. Wenner brot up . loaG
OF Iehoae Island Red poultry hriday.
when he sold for $50. The mar who
mas chickens 70 sell, can always pay
Tor his newspaper and Mr.. Wenner re-
nenDered the Independent.
James Kennedy Of Fargo transact.
I'd business in Mlnot Friday.
FRED W. Davis who has lived IN Nj.
Aot for The past two years. has moved
20 Lane Crystal. MIMI. where lie ".
MAKE his future home.
G. W. Young. the Surrey panA.r,
left for Winnipeg. Saturday. to attenu
the wedding Of . neice, who married
4 wealthy contractor. Mr.. Youns
met Mrs. Young at Winnipeg. The
latter mas been visiting relatives a,
Minneapolis and other eastern points
J. E. Joseph, the Surrey merchant
was a Minot visitor Saturday, having
arrived from Towner, where he Wen,
earlier in the day. .m...
Bart Harrington of Glenburn left
for Utica, N. Y, the home Of the late
vice president, where he will visit bis
brothers and sisters. Mr.. Harrlng
ton has not been back to his old home
since he left 81 years ago and at that
time he was but six years old. One
brother and one sister he has not seen
during all these years. ..
Charles A. Grow was a business
visitor to Grand Forks Tuesday.
H. W. Montgomery, the insurance
man. is in the Twin Cities on bust
ness. b.
Harry Hall and sister, Mrs. J. W.
Twiford, went to Fargo Monday where
they are visiting brother, who soon
leaves for California.
Mrs. Sophus Sorenson, formerly OF
Minot, is recovering from a very ser
ious illness at her home in Devils
Lake.
Victor Sandberg of this city, who
is q student at the dental department
of the Minnesota university, has been
quite i'll but is improving.
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message states that Mrs. McGulpiu
arrived at Max on Friday, one day
too late to see her mother alive. Ar.
and Mrs. McGulpin are remembered
by many kind friends in Minot, who
extend their heartfelt sympathies In
their hour Of bereavement. There
are three sisters and two brothers, be-
sides the father left, to mourn the sau
loss. The funeral services were held
on Sunday at the above town.
4 G. S. Stewart, q former division
superintendent of the 6. N. 1t this
place, has been transferred from Will
mar. Mimi, to Havre, Montana, his
family, Mrs. Stewart and daughters,
passed thru Minot Monday enroute.
w. N. Benson, q prosperous Saw.
yerite. was up from Sawyer on Mon.
day doing some business and made
The Independent q pleasant call. also
renewing his subscription for another
year.
"Dick" steanhoefer, the. Burke coun.
ty sheriff was down from Bowbells On
Wednesday to get q couple Of prison
ers who had been confined In tba
Ward county jail till they were called
for trial court. set in Burke county
this week.
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Chas. Kirkelie who has been look
ing after his half section farm at
Tasker, has Joined his family in Grand
Forks. Mr.. Kirkelie sold his farm,
but was compelled to take It back.
+ Chas. Sinclear, who is breaking on
Nos. and 3, with headquarters at
Devils Lake, has been In the employ
of the Northwestern and tho Great
Northern for the past 43 years and At
that Charlie looks like sixteen
year-old.
II. W. Schoenrock Of Powers Lake
was visitor among old Minot friends
Monday. He says the farmers will
be entirely thru threshing this week,
they having had no Snow to contend
With. Heinie is doing a real estate
business and in addition has sold more
than a car load of groceries among
the farmers.
States Attorney J. J. Coyle went
to Stanley Monday where Judge FISK
opened term Of court that day ;.
Asst. States Atty. Herigstad went
to Bowbells Monday. Judge Leigh.
ton opened term of court In that
city on that day. >
B. l.. Rusen was in from his Bur
lington farm Monday: Barney has a
half section of land worth $4,000 be-
sides has about $4,000 worth Of per
sonal property the result Of ten years
strenuous work. He says he is not
averse to selling out.
A message from Max, N. D., dated
Nov. 14th inst, announces the death
Of Mrs. J. B. Bedient, mother OF Mrs.
F. D. McGulpin. who now lives In
Montana but recently Of Minot. The
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21
PORTER GETS RHODES
SCHOLARSHIP

The Rhodes scholarship from the
state Of North Dakota has been
awarded to Edward Porter, q student
at the university. The examinations
were held there a few weeks ago and
and there were four other nea after
the honor. The other competitors
were Harry South and Frank Brecka
of the university, and Clair Coddlnk
of Fargo college.
The scholarship is given III the UNI
versity of Oxford, England. and Mr..
Porter is the fourth man from this
state to pass the qualifying eramina.
tons successfully. Henry Hinds is
the only other man who has gone from
the state university. Hubert Bear
and Prof. Guy R. Vowles Of Fargo
are the other two men who have been
representatives at Oxford fron North
Dakota.
This scholarship allows the winner
$500 a year for expenses and con-
tinues for three years and during the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21
COMMISSIONERS
PASS new FIRE
ORDINANCE

An ordinance providing for = great
extension OF the city ire limits was
passed by the board Of city commits
sioners meeting Monday night.
Under the new ordinance the ,,n4lls
are two blocks east Of their present
position now extending one block east
Of Belyea avenue, and extending
along Second avenue.
On the north the boundary has been
extended to the river 80 a. to take In
the Great Northern railways right Of
way, while on the east they have been
extended into the Brooklyn addition
so as to include the railway viaducts.
The boundary line on the south is
unchanged.
The new ordinance adds about L.
square blocks to the area formerly in.
cluded in the limits.
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Hurley, formerly Of Minot, passed
thru this city Monday on his way
home for q short visit. MI. Hurley
is employed at Havre. Mont, on the
Promoter, owned by L. PierDon, for
merly q newspaper man at Ross anu
Upham, N. D. Mr.. Hurley says that
on his return to Havre he will take
charge of q new paper to be estab-
]ished at Chester, Mont, owned by
Mr.. Pierson. He states that his
brother John of Glasgow, Mont, was
a candidate for county treasurer Of
Valley county, but lost out by small
majority. The Hurley boys are well
known In this part of the state and
have numerous friends who will be
interested to hear that they are pros
pering. @fs "
Last week the Independent erred
when we said that the entire normal
board would change. Only tho term
Of Martin Jacobson expires and L. b.
Hanna will have an opportunity Of I'LL
ing the vacancy by appointment.
Mr.. Kinney Of the g. N. lunch
room is visiting at his old home in
Virginia. IN.
The K. p. bah Friday night was
we'll attended. Halsey's orchestra
played.
The pony that was stalled in the
mud near the O'Neal farm, was haul
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AROUND THE C

A winsome baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Balder, Wednesday,
Nov. 10. Mr.. Balder is one OF the
trusty employees of the Stone. Ordean-
Wells Co. and You can't make him
believe that 10 is an unlucky number
Mrs. John Skaglund was brought to
the st. Joseph hospital Thursday,
where she win undergo an operation.
VIM. 8. Hurley, q brother of John
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21
Why SalveS Can't Cure Eczema

rlend. as highly. as this for we know that
y. AID. stops the itch at once. We lust
want you to give Odd. trial. That viii
be cnorrh to prove it.
DID D. Prescription-go to them it YOU
can't come to uc--but don't accept some
big prot substitute --
But If You come to our store, we ara
that we offer you full size bottle on
this guarantee IF you do not find that
it takes away the itch AT ONCE, ie
costs you not cent. -
Mccoy Drug Go.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21

Since the old-fashioned theory OF cur
" eczema through the blood hc; bcc-i
salves have been tried for s..il Cisea sss'.
But it has Lecn found That these 3
only clog the pores and cannot penetrate
to the inner skin below the .epiderin--
where the eczema germs are lodged
Thistle quality Of penetrating
probably explains the tremendous sue
cess Of the well known liquid eczema
remedy, oil of w;ntergreen, thymol. gly-
cerinc, etc. as ampounded in Odd.
Prescription.
We have sold ether remedies for skin
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21
County Treasurer We.. 1erwax and

County Treasurer Wea. 1erwax and
wife went out to Des Laos Wednesday
to attend the funeral of l. c. Hussey.
Conrad Lindstrom who 10 clerking
in the Mcdaniel furniture store on s.
Main street, has received the an
nouncement Of the death Of his father
which occurred in the town Of Ryds-
meas, Sweden, on the 3rd inst. age,
70 years.
Otto Strom, U. 8. Senator Gron.
mas private secretary. was The guest
Of Atty. o. B. Herigstad Monday.
Mr.. Storm had transacted business at
Stanley. He will leave soon for
Washington. where congress win con
yene.
Fred Mitchell, Z young Wig arrested
Monday, appears to be insane.
Contractor Dinnie has completed
the foundation for the normal school,
gymnasium and boiler house, ana
work on the superstructufe will be-
gin early In the spring.
Col. Scarlet, president Of the Hu.
name society, 10 trying to locate Mrs.
Rafferty,, q widow. about 20 years old,
who went from Minot to Z claim near
Berg last July. with seven.yearLold
boy who was in her charge.
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summer months provision u naAe for
the students to travel.
1t 10 the intention Of Mr.. Porter t.
take up the study Of civil law while at
Oxford. The scholarship does not
take effect until next fan.