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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

probably drawn on the First National
bank of Andalusia.
DR.. Rogers. testified that it was drawn
by J. D. Henderson on the day that DR..
L. f. Broughton was commissioned as
physician at Sanford. He said he un-
derstood the check was made payable TO
DR.. Broughton and that 1t was divided
between Oakley and Gamble, each re-
ceivng $3.50.
He said he received the information
from Leon McCord, and understood that
the check defeated him for the position
at the Henderson Lumber company.
McCord Takes Stand
Leon McCord was the first witness OF
the afternoon. He said he had never
heard of the check of $500 which DR..
Rogers testified at the morning session
had passed from ]. D. Henderson to John
Gamble to be divided between Gamble
and Oakley. Witness said he was for
Rogers because he was an O'Neal man.
Broughton supported Mallory. Il am
positive that l never said anything about
check for $500 passing with Gamble
or. any other man." said Mr.. Mccord.
He never heard OF DR.. Broughton pay
ing a cent to get his job.
John Gamble Recalled
John Gamble OF Troy followed Mr.. Nc
Cord on the stand. When asked il he
knew anything about the 5000 transae-
tion with Mr.. Henderson he said: Il
most assuredly do not" Witness said he
never heard of Mr.. Henderson giving
Broughton check for any sum- Mi-
Gamble stated that he supported l,r.
Eroughton for physician at the Hender-
son Lumber company's camp at San
ford
Trawick Describes System
Dan T. Trawick. boolSleeper in the eot1-
vict department, was the next witness.
Mr. Trawick was chief clerk of the con-
vict department under j. Craig Smith.
He described in detail Lacy's actions on
the morning just before his disappear
ance Witness said that Lacy usually
opened the mail.
Mr.. Trawick described the methods of
bookkeeping In the office and told of the
details of Oakley's and Lacy's move
ments leading up to the discovery of the
shortage
The witness said he knew there was
a shortage the Wednesday morning be-
fore Lacy disappeared He knew this as
the result of going through the books
with Examiner Evans.
1t was only suspicion and not strong
enough to have Lacy arrested that morn J.
ing.
Mr.. TrawicS said he knew Lacy was
leading fast life and had not been at
tending to his business the past two
years, but he never had any suspicion
of shortage up to that time.
Shortly before the defaleation Lacy was
away from the city and said he had been
In Florida. Oakley didn't stay around
the convict department very much
Mr.. Trawick said that the large order
of underwear attracted his attention. IL
was an enormous quantity and he spoke
tc Lacy about 1t.
Witness never knew that the goods had
been SHIPPED back to Bernard Frank un-
Ill 1t was discovered that Lacy got the
money for the underwear.
Mr.. Trawick said that Oakley and Lacy
were secretive. Whenever they had any,
thing to discuss they got off to thsms
selves Craig Smith was never so er
cretive about his actions.
Mr.. Trawick said he drew the "urui
wear item" to the attention of E.Rm-
iner Brooke.
Governor O'Neal took the stand rext
and offered a statement with references
to contracts of the convict department.
during his administration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
YOUNG LADIES CONSECRATED
AS FOREIGN MISSIONARIES
AT MISSIONARY CONFERENCE
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
FOR MISSION COUNCIL

a. m.-Devotional service Miss Mabe
Wheeler.
s:15 a. m.--Minutes of preceding ses
sions; business from calendar
Announcements.
z M.-Bible study Theme: Social serv.
ice, the Principle of Articulation, Dr.
George H. Detwiler
Adjournment
AFTERNOON SESSION.
O'Clock-Devotiona services, Miss
Linnie Carcroft. Mexico City.
2:10-Business from calendar.
Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
500 Devotional service, Mrs. J. Fl.
spillman, Harrodsburg. Ky.
Roll call and minutes
Appointment of deaconesses.
Report of committee on resolutions.
Closing words by president.
Doxology and benediction.
Luncheon will be served today by the
woodlawn, Avondale, East Birmingham
and Pratt City churches. The commit
tees Of the churches are:
woodIawn-Mrs. r. w. Ross, chair
man,
Avondale-Mrs r. L. Summers, Mrs.
r. F. Stanley.
East Birmingham-Mrs R. W. Stew
art, chairman.
Pratt City-Mrs. A. II. Daniels, Mrs.
McGraw.
Today at the missionary exhibits ''city
missions" will be explained by the dea-
engaged in city work and Mex
leo will be explained by the mission
aries engaged in that country.
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GRAFT CHARGES AND
DENIALS FEATURE OF
MORNINGS SESSION

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the convicts and informed them that II
they paid what the Birmingham coal
ana iron companies We're paying he could
consent Tor them to keep the convicts.
Most of the lumber and turpentine com.
panies consented to raise, and they were
allowed to keep state convicts.
Editorial Read to Verbeck
When c. A. Verbeck editor of the
Gadsden Evening Journal, was placed
on the stand, an editorial appearing in
the Gadsden Evening Journal was read
10 MIN. lie admitted that he had writ
zen tnls editorial, which was to the eff
feet that the present examinat tion -
the convict department is whitewasb
ana tnat nothing further will be known
than the people of the state already
know. 'o''S
Mr. Verbeck said the editorial wa :
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work. This school, stated Miss Dur
ham, was built by the business men OF
Houston.
Miss Dolly Grim. head resident at
the overcrowded conditions at the Ems
ley Wesley House and of the important
need of a new annex
Miss Florida Dewar. a deaconess at
the Wesley House at Avondale, fol-
lowed Miss Grim and also asked for
an appropriation to build a new build
ing in connection with the Avondale
Wesley House.
The final speaker was Miss Myrtle
Long. head resident of the Wesley
House at Biloxi. Miss. She stated that
Biloxi Is considered to be the worst
child labor place in this country, and
there is no more psomising field for
great work to be carried on In than at
Biloxi In conclusion. Miss Long said
that the present small cottage was not
adequate to carry on a satisfactory
diately needed
As this concluded the business on
the programme the council was ad-
Journed with prayer by a visiting
minister
After the adjournment of the coun-
Gil the following committees held meet
ings: Social service committee. commit
tee on literature committee on chill
dren's work and the committee on
young peoples work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Gibson Under Bond

T. b. Gibson was tried before Commis-
missioner r. b. Watts yesterday on the
charge of violating the new federal law
which provides a penalty for robbing
freight cars containing interstate ship
ments. He was placed under a $4,000
bond
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work which his school was accomplish.
ing among the mountaineers.
Appropriations Allowed
Appropriations for the Brevard schoo
was then taken up. The school was al
lowed s24sS5 as running expenses dur
ing the coming year. Under the head
OF foreign missions the Corean appropria.
tions were presented to the council. This
report carried with 1t an appropriation
Of s745O for the Seoul district Both OF
the above appropriations were approved
by the council.
The recommendations for an appropria.
tion of $9250 for the Songdo district ir
Corea and $66O7 for the wonsan district
In the same country, were also favor
able to the council.
The recommendations of the estimate
committee for the Choon Chun district in
corea of ss275 was increased to ss675.
Following the reading Of these reports
a general discussion arose over whether
or not to increase the schools In Corea,
After about 10 minutes of argument the
matter was dropped temporarily.
Home Mission Work
At the conclusion of these foreign re-
ports several were made on home mis-
sion work Nothing was definitely de-
cided upon and further action was de-
layed until today
Several petitions were presented from
different schools, asking for appropria-
tions for new equipments and buildings.
At noon DIR. Detwler delivered his Bible
lecture on Incarnation. the Principal
of Adaptation" After this lecture the
council adjourned for luncheon.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session of the council
convened at 2 o'clock with a devotional
service led by Miss Mary Daniels, a dea-
coness from the Wesley House in At
lanta Ga.
The first business on the programme
was a report of the committee on mis-
sionary candidates. When this report
was read the young women consecrated
last night as foreign missionaries were
called inside the chaneei and were given
the chautauqua salute by the council
Miss Bennett, the president of the coun-
cil made a short talk to them, In which
she gave assurances of unfailing remem.
brance of them in prayer.
These young ladies We're assigned to
the following missionary fields yester-
day afternoon:
China
Miss Bertha Attaway, Graycourt, S. c..
from South Carolina conference.
DIR. Hattie Love, Sweetwater, Tenn.
from Holston conference.
Miss Leila Biley, Kansas City, Mo.
from Southwestern Missouri conference
Miss Caroline Hadstrom, Montclair
N j.
| Miss Laura Mitchell, Arcadia, Fla.
| from Florida conference.
| Brazil
Miss Blanche Webb, Chattanooga
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work which his school was accomplish
ing among the mountaineers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
STATE or WISCONSIN, COUNTY

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
OF Grant, In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of r.
2. Huntington, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by viz
tue and in pursuance of an order of
license made in said matter by the
County Court Of Grant County on the
18th day Of June A. D. 1913, the I'M
dersi gned, G. B. Dugdale, as admin
istrator with the will annexed of the
estate of R. P. Huntington, deceased
will on the Third day of October 1913
at ten o'clock a. m, of said day, at
the front door of the County Court
House in the City Of Grand Rapids,
Wood County. Wisconsin, offer for
sale at public auction the following
described land, free and clear Of all
membranes situated in the County
of Wood, Wisconsin, towit:
The Southeast Quarter of Section
Number Twelve 90, Township Mum,
Der Twenty-four ga, North of Range
Number Three 81, East in Wood
County, Wisconsin, containing &C
cording to Government survey, one
hundred sixty acres more or less.
The terms of sale will be cash.
Dated, September Sth, 1913.
c. B. Dugdale,
administration with the will annex
ed of the estate of r. P Huntington,
deceased.
Postoffice. address. PlatteYille,
Grant County, Wisconsin.
Kopp and Brunckhorst,
| Attorneys for Administrator,
P1atteville, Wisconsin. 3W
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO PRE-
SENT CLAIMS AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS.
- VII II. L lGil N,
Circuit Judge.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD COUNTY,
COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Christian En-
lert, deceased
Letters testamentsry on the estate OF Chris
tan Ehlert, late of the town OF Hansen
in said county of Wood, deceased having
been duly granted to Frederick Ehlert by
this court;
IT IS ORDERED, that the time from the date
hereof until and including the 3lSt day OF
March, A. D., 1914, be ind the same is here
IS liked as the time within which all credi-
OrS OF the said Christian Ehlert, deceased
snail pre-" ent their Claims for examination
md allowance.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that all claims
and demands OF all persons against the said
Christian Ehlert, deceased, be examined and
adJu Sted before this court at its court room
in the Court House in the city of Grand
rapids, in said county, at the regular term
thereof appointed to be held on the first
Tuesday OF April, 1914, and all creditors
ire hereby notified thereof
IT'S FURTHER ORDERED, That notice OF the
lime and place at which said claims and
demands Will be examined and adjusted as
Aforesaid, and of the time above limited for
SAID creditors to present their claims and
demanr S, be given by publishing copy OF
this order and notice, for four consecutive
weeks, once in each week, in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published
in the county of Wood, the first publication
to be Within fifteen days OF the date hereof
Dated this End day of Sept, 1913.
BY the Court,
CHAS. E. BRIERE, W. J. CONWAY,
Atty. for the Estate, County Judge
(First pub Sept. 4, final pub. Sept 25.j
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
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or how severe your throat or lung
ailment is, DR.. Kings New Discovery
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your life. StiIlman Green, of Mali
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
STRENGTHEN WEAK KIDNEYS.

Don't suffer longer with weak kid
neys. You can get prompt raIief by
taking Electric Bitters, that wonder
fuI remedy praised by women every
where. Start with bottle today,
you will soon feel like a new wo-
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Gratitude for the wonderful effect
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
NOTICE OF PETITION TO EN-
LARGE AND EXTEND DRAINS
AND CONSTRUCT NEW DRAINS
AND OF SUPPLEMENTAL AS
sEssMENTs THEREFOR.

State of Wisconsin, Circuit Court
for Wood County.
In the matter OF the Cranberry
Creek Drainage District.
TO ALL PARTIES INTERESTED:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a
petition and report has been filed
in said court in the above entitled
matter stating in substance:
q. That the owners Of one
tenth and more than one-tenth OF
the lands in said Cranberry Greek
Drainage District have petitioned the
commissioners of said district to
enlarge and extend existing drains
of said district and to lay out and
construct new drains therein, and
90, That, after a thorough exam
and scheme Of drainage OF that drain
age district, said commissioners have
become and are OF the opinion that
the plan and scheme Of drainage of
said district are and will be INSULT
cent to effect thorough drainage of
said district, for the purposes in Sec.
/ of Oh. 419 laws of 1905 (Sec. 1879
II statutes) of Wisconsin set forth,
and
CD That present drains should
be enlarged, deepened and extended
and additional drains should be dug,
specifications for which new drains,
engagements and extensions are in
said report and petitioned contained; 4
and are as follows, 1p-Wit:
BOUNDARY DITCH.
Construct a ditch along the north
west and north boundary line Of the
District, to be known as the "Boun-
Diary Ditch, said ditch being des-
cribed as follows:
Commence two rods east OF the
north quarter post Of Section "a,
Twp. q. n. R. E, thence run north
parallel to the a line Of said Sec
ton "a and sec Ii OF said Twp, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25

Skin eruptions cause them not only
intense suffering, but hinder their
growth. DIR. HOBSON'S ECZEMA
OINTMENT can be relied on for re-
lief and permanent cure of suffer
ing babies whose skin eruptions
have made their life miserable. Our
baby was afflicted with breaking out
of the skin all over the face and
scalp. Doctors and skin specialists
failed to help. We tried DIR. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment and were
overjoyed to see baby completely
cured before one box was used"
writes Mrs. Strubler, Dubuque, Iowa
All druggists, or by mail, soc.
Pfeiffer Chemical Company,
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
CONVICT ASKS NEW TRIAL
Man Found Guilty of Killing Woman
Says He Was Dragged While
Testifying.

Marinete, Wis, Sep, 2O-AIlegtng
that he was drugged at the time he
testified in his own behalf when he
was tried two years ago for the muir
der Of Mrs Anna NARROW in this city,
Charles f. Raue, who is serving
life sentence at Waupun. has written
Mayor Fisher asking him to use his
influence to secure another hearing.
Raue says if he can be given anoth
er chance he can prove to the salts
faction Of everyone that he is limo
cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT
Court for Wood County.
In the Matter of the Wood County
Drainage District.
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that an
order was made and filed by said
Court on the 18th day Of January,
1913, adjudging that the said court
had jurisdiction of said proceedings,
that the petition was and is sufficient
in form and substance and is signed
by the owners of more than one half
of the lands in said district, and
appointing three commissioners for
said district.
Dated Feb /, 1913.
Thos. Heines,
B. G. Chandos,
Herman Helke,
Commissioners OF
said district.
J. A. Gaynor and B. NJ Vaughan,
Attorneys for said district.
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
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laxative. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
FIRM FOUNDATION.
Nothing Can Undermine 1t in Grand
Rapids.

Nothing Can Undermine 1t in Grand
Rapids.
People are sometimes slow to rec
ogniza true merit, and they cannot
be blamed, for so many have been
humbugged in the past The expert
ence Of hundreds of Grand Rapids
residents, expressed publicly through
newspapers and other sources, places
Doan'8 Kidney Pills on a firm founda-
ton here.
L. J. Thompson, retired farmer,
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The kidney secretions were scanty
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For sale by all dealers. Price 50
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States.
Remember the name-Boan 's-and
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
is CHARGED WITH MURDER
Negro Arrested In Madison in Con-
nection With Eau Claire
kiIIinu.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 20-(Special)-
The Madison police on Saturday ar,
rested Howard Lindsay, a negro, char
ged with the murder Of Howard Craig
of Eau Claire, two months ago. Craig
was robbed of $3.50 and his body
thrown into the river. Lindsay den
led that he committed the crime. An
other negro arrested at Eau Clair
said he was with Lindsay when he
killed Craig.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25

and of the additional bridges that
said district must build, they esti-
mate viii cost $50, S2L00 and
60 That the cost of construction
already assesses in said district to-
gether with the cost of construction
by them proposed will exceed theben.
efits already assessed and confirmed
by the Court, and
go That supplemental benefits as
seSsed in and by said petition and
report against the benefited lands,
easements and corporations amount
to 1851 $4,000, and are warranted by
the proposed work;
90 That they have determined
the damage that Will be caused by
the new bitches and enlargement of
existing bitches and awarded to each
| damaged piece or parcel of land and
easement in said district said dam
age;
Which said petition prays that said
commissioners be authorized and
directed to construct the new bitches
IN said petition reported to be ne
cessary, and to enlarge and extend
the present drains in said district
| rs therein reported to be necessary,
and that the court confirm that re-
port, and all specifications therein
reported and all assessments of sup
| Elemental benefits therein reported
and all assessments for construction
Of said new and enlarged and extend
ed work therein reported to be neces
sary.
For more particularly in all mat
ters of detail said petition and re-
port on file are here referred to,
md are subject to your inspection.
Further Take Notice that said
petition will be heard before said
court at the Court House in the City
If Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wis
3onsin, August IS, 1913, at 10 o.
clock a. IN. or as soon thereafter as
counsel can be heard.
Dated, July 18th, 1913.
VIM. H. Bowden,
Anton Brost,
Ole Norsby,
Commissioners of said Cranberry
Greek Drainage District
B. NJ. Vaughan, Attorney for Com
| Nil ID
State of Wisconsin, Circuit Court
for Wood County
In the matter of the Cranberry
Creek Drainage District
On petition to enlarge the drains
and for new drains.
The above entitled matter having
come Oh for hearing on this 18th
day OF August, 1913;
And it being brought to the atten-
ion CT the court that the service or
notice Of said hearing is defective
md insufficient
1t Is Hereby Ordered that said
nearing be, and the same hereby is
adjourned, to the 9th day of October
} 1913 at 10 o'clock a. m, at the
Court House in the City of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wis.
1t Is Further Ordered that notice
of this adjournmet Cor a copy of
this order) together with notice of
the original hearing be published for
three successive weeks in a news
paper in Wood County, Wis, and in
a newspaper in juneau County,
Wis, in which counties lands of said
district are situated;
The commissioners of said Gran
berry Creek Drainage District are
hereby authorized to determine in
what newspapers said notice shall
be published.
Dated Aug. IS, 1913
By the Court,
Byron B. Park,
Circuit Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
UNDERTAKEN FINDS CORPSE
is BODY OF HIS BROTHER

Edgar Larsen of Maiden Rock, Wis,
Dies on way to visit Colorado
Relatives.
Maiden Rock, Wis, Sept 20.-Harry
Larson, an undertaken Of Pueblo,
Colo, while getting ready to meet
his brother, Edgar, a resident near
this town, who was on his way to
visit at Pueblo, received a call to
take body of a man that had
been killed by the train. fastening
to the scene of the tragedy, Larson
found his brother was the victim.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
TWO MEN KILLED BY GAS
Aged Companions Found Dead in
Bed From Escaping Gas.

Madison, Wis, Sept. l9-Two men.
Andrew Landstrom, y, and Andrew
Swenson, Sc, were found dead in
their bed in a rooming house at ia
North Fairchild street. on Thursday.
They had been asphyxiated by gas
escaping from a range. They We're
poor and lived together in the apart
ment in which they died. Land
strom was a tailor and Swenson a
laborer.