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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
CRUSH SKULL WITH
 ONE BLOW 0F AK Negro Section Hand Injured By Member of Gang TAKEN TO HUNTSVILLE Clarendon Davis Elected President of Huntsville Bank and Trust Con-
 pany-New Department
 Added to High School
TAKEN TO HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, September Especial J. Wash Anyan, a negro section hand. em- ployed by the Southern railroad, Is dying here from the effects of a blow on the head delivered by Henry Helton, white employe of the section gang. The section gang was working on the repair of a bridge at Elco, Ala, under high strain, and Anyan cursed the white man, who picked up an ax and crushed his skull with one blow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25

county and has not yet submitted his report to Governor ONeal. It is im- probable that the executive will consider taking action against MT. Gipson until he receives the examiners report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
NEW DECATUR STORES
 ENTERED BY THIEVES
Two Firms Miss Quantity of Goods Taken by Midnight Prowlers.
 Highwaymen at Work

Decatur, September 4.-tSpecial.-- stores of Hardage Bros and of k. s. Jofan- son in New Decatur were entered by un- known thieves and both stores were robbed of considerable amount of goods.
 The store of Hardage Bros. was entered by forcing open one of the rear windows. At E. s. Johnsons store the glass in one of the front windows was broken and an entrance made through this.
 The only clue left was pair of old shoes. It is supposed thaR the robbers were members of the street fair company which showed in New Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25

At the point of a pistol two men held Up and robbed Will Smith near the Home Steam laundry in New Decatur. The rob bers secured MT. Smiths watch and pocketbook containing a small sum of money. On account of the darkness MT. Smith was unable to secure any descrip- ton of the robbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
Davis a Bank President

The directors of the Huntsville Bank and Trust company have elected Claren- don Davis as president of that institu- tion to succeed Sidney J. Mayhew, who died during the early spring. Mir. Davis is farmer and is one of the most popu- lar citizens of Madison county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
Cotton Comes in Rapidly

Cotton is being rapidly brought to mar ket now. The daily receipts have jumped to from 20 to 30 bales a day and within a week the rush will be on and receipts will be anywhere from 100 bales on up. Cotton is opening rapidly in the fields and the ginners are getting ready for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
New Department Added

The study of domestic science has been added to the high school of the city and girls of the school are required to learn how to cook, sew and perform other use ful homely occupations. The new depart ment was opened Monday afternoon with a public reception which was attended by several hundred ladies of Huntsville. Miss Annie Richardson Davis of Athens is at the head of the new department. It is provided with three rooms in the school. including kitchen and dining room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
Calhoun's Exhibition Large
Interest in Good Roads
Cruelty Is Minimized

As result of the organization of a humane society in Calhoun county and the prosecution of several persons found guilty under the law, it is said that cruelty to animals in this county has been greatly minimized. and President C. D. Poland expresses qualification at the results obtained
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02
Weldon Store Burned.

The town of Weldon suffered an.
other heavy fire loss Tuesday night
when the Roy McAlister general
twelve o'clock in the night. This
was one of the oldest and best bus
mess locations in Weldon and was
built many years ago. The building
was an old frame building not in it.
self considered very valuable, but
the stock of goods was quite extern
sive and probably worth around
$4,000. 1t is not known at present
how much insurance was carried on
the stock and building.
Rolla Braden discovered the fire
at about twelve o'clock, he just re.
turning from trip to Garden Grove
and just as he went into his house
he saw bright light and looked up
in time to see the fire break through
the building. He at once gave the
alarm and told Guy Young at the
phone station who soon had the
whole town up and there was soon
plenty of help on the scene. The
next building to the south is the old
brick Wood bank building and the
next is the big store of Lockwood &
Warren which is also a big frame
building and it was an heroic effort
that saved the store as the bank
building does not run back more
than half the length of the store
building. Fortunately some one had
quite a length of hose which was at
tached to we'll at the rear of the
Carlan restaurant and in this way
they were able to keep the side and
roof of the Lockwood & Warren
store wet in spite of the heat. Every
one did good work or the whole west
side would certainly have burned.
The old bank building which is used
by C. E. Tansey as a real estate office
was damaged to some extent. This
was short time ago sold to Bert
Mccullough of Humeston. The
building occupied by the Roy McAlis-
ter store was a short time ago sold
to John Heidlebaugh, the lumber
man of Weldon, who, this summer
was planning to put UP fine brick
block on the lot. At the time of the
fire, Mr.. McAlister and Mr.. Heidle-
baugh and Mr.. Lockwood and Mr..
Tansey were in Des Moines on bus1-
ness, some of them going to buy
autos. -.
Mr.. McAlister had, last week, con-
tracted to exchange his store for a
farm between GAINESVILLE and Ridge
way with party at Ridgeway and
possession was to have been given on
May LIST. 1t is quite blow for the
town, for the time being, but will in
the end, of course, be blessing like
all such fires are, making room for
good brick blocks.-Weldon Amerl.
can 4. r.-a-5.s. s'r-..., ..s.. . F.-...
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02
ENDORSED AT HOME.
Such Proof as This Should Convince
= Any Leon Citizen.

The public endorsement of a local
citizen is the best proof that can be
produced. None better, none strong
er, can be had. When a man comes
forward and testifies to his fellow
citizens. addresses his friends and
neighbors, you may be sure he is
thoroughly convinced or he would
not do so. Telling ones experience
when it is for the public good is an
act of kindness that should be APP
preciated. The following statement
given by resident of Leon adds
one more to the many cases of Home
Endorsement which are published
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Read it.
Mrs. c. E. Henderson, Leon, Iowa,
says: ~ have used. aDoan's Kidney
Pills for dull, nagging backaches
and other kidney disorders and have
found great relief. Other members
of my family have taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills for lame and weak back
and have received good results. /
can recommend this remedy highly
in return for the benefit It has
brought me and other members Of
the family" ss
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster-MilburnC Co, Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States. Il ,s3 b syss
Remember the nams Doan
and take no Other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02

We learn that it has been found
necessary to take Harry Buffum,
the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
S. Buffum of Leroy, to the state hos
pital at Clarinda for treatment.
Harry, year or so ago, graduated
from the state university and was
teaching school in North Dakota and
month or so ago he suffered ner-
vous breakdown and YVES forced to
resign his school and his father took
him to Minneapolis for treatment
and few weeks ago brought him
home but his condition has not i'm
proved and it was thought best to
remove him to the state hospital for
treatment. Harry was bright
young man and very popular with his
fellows and had a bright future be-
fore him and it is a sad blow. The
misfortune was brought on by over
work, he graduating from the uni
versity at young age and it is hop
ed that complete rest will restore
him to health again.-Garden Grove
Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02

If Iowa orchards are to produce
worthless apples this year, the time
is here to wage campaign against
the codling moth which is RESPONSE
BILE for the worms and heavy losses
every year. The apple crop in 1911
was usually free from the attacks
of this insect, but according to the
horticulturists at Iowa State Col
lege it is reasonable to expect that
the codling moth will be on hand in
full force this season again. 1t can
be put out of business, however. Fruit
growers who want to know how to
do it will find full directions in the
bulletin on spraying by Prof. S. A.
Beach just issued by the Iowa Agri-
cultural Experiment station for free
distribution in Iowa. 1t is a COM
plete handbook on the care of or
chards in Iowa and fills an urgent
need. Write to S. A. Beach, horti-
culturist, Iowa Experiment station,
Ames, for copy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02
STOPS INDIGESTION
CREATES APPETITE
Few Doses Stops Belching and Pains
Short Treatment Cured
Worst Cases.

Sufferers from indigestion, stuffed
feeling, belcning, Dl0ating and pains
after meals, loss of appetite, head
,, aches, heart palpitation, shortness
of breath, and distressing forms Of
stomach trouble will lind nothing
that acts so quickly as few doses
of the new Root Juice compound. II
is easy to take and seems to act as
quickly and surely on the severest
cases as it does on the mildest.
Mr.. H. P. Seay, 19 E. Pavilion St.,
Atlanta, Ca, says his wife was prac-
tically an invalid for four years and
after trying several doctors and ac-
tually using one hundred and forty
bottles of different medicines with
out results, tried Root Juice. Two
bottles worked wonders for her. His
signed statement declares, my wife
gained in strength, has a splendid
appetite, sleeps we'll and feels better
than in four years. We are delight
ed with results"
Mr.. r. Dickerson, 234 w. Main
St., Ft. Wayne, Ind, says: II suffer-
ed from gas on my stomach for
years. Doctors failed to help me.
Thank Heaven, after using several
bottles of Root Juice I can eat any
thing"
You can get the Root Juice at any
good drug store and no matter how
stubborn or severe your case may be,
you may depend upon it when every
thing else fails. It is also used with
excellent and quick results in cases
Of lame back kidney trouble and
rheumatism. 4s .a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02

her that the perfect peace that kisses
down the eyelids and Gains the
troubled brow is not the everlasting
silence Of dreamless dust, but that It
is only sweet and peaceful sleep in
the soft and tender embrace of which
her soul nestles like the tired child
and forgetting the joys of life and
time, at last arises in eagerness tC
greet the everlasting dawn.
Through bitter crosses-the sor.
rows and cares,
We look to the future, the beauti.
full years;
And light glimmers bright through
the rain of our tears
We drift to the light of the morn.
ing"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02
Mrs. A. B. Stearns.

Nancy E. Sloat was born in the
state of New York April 9th, 1882,
and died at her home in Garden
Grove, Iowa, April 22nd. If she had
lived until next Saturday she would
have been eighty years old. She
moved with her parents from New
York to Ohio where she resided until
she attained young womanhood,
when she was married at Melmore,
Ohio, to A. B. Stearns September 10,
1854.
! Immediately after the marriage
she and her husband moved to Gar
den Grove, Iowa, where she has re-
sided ever since, spending her nearly
so years of useful and active life
here. Her husband preceded her to
the better land September 5, 1902,
after 4S years OF a happy and con-
genial companionship. AS a result
Of this marriage there were born to
them two sons, George and Lewis A.
who with her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
George Stearns, and her only grand
child, Mr.. Rolla A: Stearns, survive
her.
They have all resided together the
past number of years. The loving
hands of these sons, daughter and
grandson ministered to her during
the closing years of her life and sim
cerely mourn because of the vacant
chair of the mother and grand
mother in their home. Mrs. Stearns
was of a happy, genial disposition,
inclined to look upon the bright side
of life and was wont to remark to
her friends that this is beautiful
world to live in Her great delight
was to entertain her friends at her
home and such was the hospitality
of herself and her husband, and the
splendid dinners served, that it was
conside cred a great privilege to be
invited to their home. She was a
womah Of strong character and firm
convictions of the right, and such
was her influence for good that she
left all the way along her life the
impress of her splendid personality
on the community which in it's, bene-
fcent influence will be unending.
2 She was a member of the Method
list Episcopal church for great
many years, and lived an earnest
consistent christian, carrying out in
her life the true principles of the
christian life by ministering to the
wants of those around her, yet pre-
fering in her modest life that her left
hand should not know what her
right hand did" in relieving distress,
to the cry of which her large and
sympathetic heart ever beat re-
ssponsiyely.
-as person Of her kindly DISPOSE
3 tion and personality would naturally
make friends and retain them where
ever she went. Ali through her life
/ she numbered her friends BY the
scores and hundreds and all Of these
who, survive her, together with her
children and relatives rise up and
call her blessed III 3s5. s
When on the beautiful April after
noon Of last Monday. this good
woman fell asleep, beautiful life,
fun Of sunshine and good deeds
closed to this world, but to open out
more glorfously and beautiful u the
world beyond. can we'll ny q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02
What Texans Admire

is hearty, vigorous life, according tc
Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio. eve
find; he writes, that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills surely put new life and
energy into person. Wife and
believe they are the best made.
Excellent for stomach, liver or Kid.
ney troubles. 25 cents at Bell {
gRobinson's d.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02

Congress is Investigating the
money trust without learning thing
as to how the every day man can get
into it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22
Premiums for New Babies.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. l8.-To en-
courage an increase in the population
of Iowa, a premium on babies is pro-
posed by J. H. Mozambique of Ma
son City, member of the State Tax
Commission. In a new lncome-tax
measure he has drafted for the con-
sideration of the next legislature it is
proposed to relieve man OF taxation
on $500 for every child he has.
The proposed law provides an in
come tax on all incomes over 1000
with relief from taxation on 5000 for
every child under Is years in the
family.
While man alone must pay a tax
on an income Of 81, 600 and over if he
has wife, the amount from which he
is exempted from taxation is advanced
to $500. In short, the bill, it is
said, is an encouragement for a mar
to take a wife, and, as his earning
capacity increases, to rear a family
It is hoped this encouragement viii
check the decrease in the population
of the State, as shown in the last cen
sus reports.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22

debt. The best plan, of couse, is to
keep your account so large all the
time that there will be no danger OF
its being wiped out. But if this is
impossible, the next best thing is to
take care that it does not get past the
zero mark.
The above article is prompted by
letter received by the undersigned
banks from the State Banking De-
partment, notifying them that the
courts have held it illegal for the
banks to allow customers to overdraw
their accounts. lo-lt.
Mo. State Bank,
Peoples Bank,
Farmers Bank.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22
Is Mares and Stallion.
All Ages Yearlngs o


the direct benefit of every dollar paid
by him.
The Head Camp has approved a
plan by which member can divide
his insurance among the several plans
that have already been outlined. If
he takes $1,000 certificate it can be
divided according to his option, for
example, $1,000 whole life; $lOOOterm
ending at 10 and $1,000 term ending
at GO. The rates to be based on the
age at each table.
The Modern Woodmen Society has
the right under. the terms of the
Mobile bill to give to its membership
rates lower than than those that can
be given by any other society or in
surance company, no matter where
formed or how operated, from the
very fact that the Mobile bill permits
the Society to value its business and
logically to grade rates to its own
mortality standard, because it meets
that requirement Of the bill which
permits societies having an experience
covering not less than 100000 lives
and not less than 20 years, to do these
things.
The lowest table of mortality that
any society, which cannot use its own
experience is permitted to employ is
the National Fraternal Congress table
which table shows mortality about
II per cent in excess of that of the
Modern Woodmen mortality table.
Moreover let it be kept in mind that
any society, the rates of which at this
time are as low as or less than the
rates adopted at the Chicago meeting
of the Head Camp under the various
plans, must by the terms Of the
Mobile bill disclose its true condition
by valuation annually, and when the
truth is known, it logically follows,
that it must increase its rates or else
fail to meet its benefit payments when
they become due in future years.
The Mobile bill will now have no eff
feet upon the Woodmen because the
Head Camp has taken action that
meets all Of its terms, and will only
be required in the future to publish
the reports of valuation that win dis
close an ability, dollar for dollar to
J meet their obligations. Such publi-
cation can only be helpful.
FOR SALES head Of good mules
coming 3 years old, and I head Of
horses coming 8 and 4 years old
VIII sell them on easy terms
4 Nuckols Bros,
16-4t - Butler, Route &
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22

The above or whole life level rate
plan contemplates the accumulation
of reserves. The Head Camp guar
antees that where a member has paid
the rates above for period Of
three years and then failed to pay an
assessment, his insurance should be
carried, nevertheless, so long as the
reserve would pay for it or if MEM
Der desired the society would give
him a reduced amount of insurance
for the whole Of life in the amount
purchasable by the reserve, thus Civ
inc to the member and his beneficiary
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22
The New Modern WOOdmen
Rates.

At the Head Camp recently held at
Chicago two general plans of rate re-
vision were submitted and these plans
were adopted.
First: Whole Life Insurance rates
under this plan being determined by
the age Of each member Jan. l, 1918,
which rate, in the case Of every men,
Der, remains level and unchanged
throughout the whole life.
The second plan is that of insurance
for term Of years, Term Insurance,
ending at either ages so, 60, or 70, as
a member may elect. Under this
plan the rate is fixed at the age at
nearest birthday on Jan. LIST, 1918,
and remains level and unchanged
until the end of the term for which
insurance is purchased. If member
has selected one Of these term plans,
and he desires to change to the Whole
Life plan he can do so without fHedi-
cal examination and without cost at
any time within five years of the end
of the term selected.
Whether member elects to take
either whole life insurance or term
insurance he should understand that
the rates are derived from the Modern
Woodmen tables of Mortality, con-
structed from the past experience OF
the Society. He will understand
further and without qualification, that
these rates are adequate; that the rate
problem, so far as the society is con
cerned, is settled, that no time in the
future will further change of rates be
necessary, and that this adequate rate
is based upon one and only one pay
ment per month. No changes at an,
time in the future need be anticipated
If a member takes the plan to ag'
70 his monthly rate on $1,000 will b
as follows.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22
RANKING DEPARTMENT
PROHIBITS OVERDRAFTS.
Local Institutions Will Comply With
State Regulations.

State Regulations.
Since it is our business to be OF
value to this neighborhood and to
every one in it that wants to make
use of our services, we are glad to
extend every courtesy to our patrons
that we can. 1t is pleasure to ac-
commodate those who need help, and,
in the long run, it helps us to DO so,
so long as we do not have to 90 out
side the limits of good banking.
There is one kind of accommodation,
however, which we do not believe
our patrons ought to ask us to grant.
Once in a while a depositor whose
bank account is low will write check
on the bank for more money than he
has in it. He may not know that the
check is too large, or he may intend
to deposit more money before the
check is presented, and then fail to do
so. But whether he acts through
carelesness or not, it puts the bank
in an unpleasant position. The bank
does not like to refuse to pay small
"overdraft" as this is called, but it is
decidedly not good business to do so
and may cause loss, even if the de-
positor has the best intentions in the
world.
And so we should like to ask all
our customers to keep the amount OF
their bank accounts in mind, and not
to write any check for sum larger
than their balance. We will be glad
to balance pass books every month,
so that everyone can tell just how
much he has at any time. Overdrafts
are only an indication of loose way
of handling business affairs, and the
good business man seldom or never
allows himself to make them. 1t is
even more to your interest than to
avoid them, as the habit of careless
ness which they help to form is sure
to affect you in all your other activi'
ties.
When your bank account is once
started, it pays to know to a dollar
how much it amounts to. You then
know just how far you can 90 in your
expenditures without running into
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22
Are Ever at War.

There are two things everlastingly
at war, Joy and piles. But Bucklen's
Arnica Salve will Danish piles in any
form. 1t soon subdues the itching,
irritation, inflammation or swelling. 1t
gives comfort, invites Joy. Greatest
healer of burns, boils, ulcers, cuts
bruises, eczema, scalds, pimples,
skin eruptions. Only 25cts at F. T.
Claws.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-22

When your bank account is once
started, it pays to know to dollar
how much it amounts to. You then
know Just how far you can 90 in your
expenditures without running into