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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
MRS. LEFTWICH TO BE
 BRIDGE HOSTESS

Mrs. Littleberry Leftwich will be hostess at bridge this afternoon at her home on Orange avenue to compliment her guest, Mrs. Frank Richardson of Mooresville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
Pay Your
 Grocer First!

When you pay your bills, give your grocer first money.
 He supplies you with the most necessary thing in life-food.
 The most important thing in the world is to get something to eat
 If you must put off paying anyone, therefore, let it be anyone BUT the grocer
 He is not wealthy. He seldom has a surplus in the bank. His money is all invested in merchandise and accounts.
 and have experts who paid to 'get the money'' when due. He cannot pay them with excuses. He can't afford collection expenses He should not be expected to- If he is courteous enough to give you credit show him equal courtesy by paying him prompt ly and without making him extra expense. He has security. What you buy of him is soon consumed and he cannot get it back He trusts you on your honor alone Who else does as much for youg He asks no favors-needs no charity but is entitled to a square deal.
 Be square-be fair-be just
 Pay your grocer first!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

Goedlcw Megahey, Miss Louise Archibald, Miss May Riser. Miss Gertrude Rosenstihl, Miss Helen Watkins, Miss Sarah Dryer and Mrs. Anthony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
WALKER IS AIDING
 IN BANKS AFFAIRS
Every Effort Being Made to Get the Jefferson Bank Ready for
 Resumption

Alex Walker, superintendent of state banks, is in the city and will remain here until the end of the week CO., o, erating with the reorganization com inittee of the Jefferson County Savings bank. He will make every effort to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

rive today to visit Mrs. Nisbet Ham baugh in West End.
 Mrs. Alice Barker of Selma Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Carl Barker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
WEDNESDAY SEWING
 CLUB TO MEET

Miss Edith Thomas will be at home to the Wednesday Morning Sewing club members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
Young Artist Asks Aid

T am working girl of IS and my only amusement is sketching and china paint ing. I wish one of the readers of your Corner could send me some paints and any suggestion as to china painting will be highly appreciated. ANNA A
 Our artist members-professiona and amateur-will please make note'' of the wish of a working girl who loves their craft. She may have talent that should be encouraged. In any case the love of the beautiful should never be overlooked or smothered. Let her see what she can do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

Help for a Cripple Will you send me the address of the woman who has interested herself in the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
College Students Coming Home.

ounite number OF college students
reached homo during the latter part
OF the week lust past and more OF
them are coming nearly every day
now. With their coming many social
activities will be springing up among
the younger folks. who always do
their best To make their vacations
lively. Among the students returning
home were those In attendance at Da-
wilson College. undergraduates OF
Winthrop College and some from @,
+. G. and the University. the latter be-
ing at home 10 rest up a few days af-
ter their examinations before com
mencement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
Notice Potato Growers!

Barrels have arrived. All who gave
orders for same please call at Nation
al Bank Of Sumter and pay for same
and get order to Union Brokerage
Company, who will deliver to wagons.
Please be prompt as no storage ar
ranged for and all parties are
serving our association gratis.
Chas. L. Cuttino,
Secretary and Treasurer Sumter
Truckers Association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02

There Is apparently little local in
terest In the election on Statewide
prohibition that Is to be held this fall.
IL Is accepted as n foregone conclusion
that the state will vote for prohibition
oy large majority and nobody Ia
worrying about Il.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
BRITISH WILL PAY FOR COTTON
British Foreign Office Announces
That 1t Is Ready to Satisfy Claims.

London, May 27.-The foreign Of
flee announced tonight that the gov
ernment had informed the represen-
tative Of American cotton interests
whose shipments of II vessels have
been purchased by the government
that 1t was ready and anxious to make
payment at once. The representative,
however. admitted his inability at
present to make any definite claim in
respect Of any one of the cargoes on
these vessels but he has undertaken
to obtain the necessary information in
order to present his claim as soon as
possible.
Of cotton on another vessel has been
similarity informed Of the govern
ment's readiness to make immediate
settlement, but he also acknowledged
he was not at present in position
to put forward his claim. Cargoes on
six other vessels are being dealt with
IslHllidTlly.
whilst most anxious to satisfy all
claims as promptly as possible" says
the statement issued by the foreign
Office, lit is obvious that the process
of arriving az speedy settlement is de-
layed by the necessity of establishing
the real ownership of each consign-
ment, and Of ascertaining whether it
has passed from the shipper to the
cOnsignee and who Is the right per-
son to receive the payment. The ques-
tion is complicated by the fact that
Swedish consignees of a number of
cargoes have instituted proceedings
here with the view of preventing the
purchase by the government from
American shippers of cargoes, which,
1t Is alleged. already have been
bought and paid for by these Swedish
cOnsignees."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
WILL GRADUATE FROM ANNAPo.
LIS.
Hammond Bowman Takes High Stand
at Naval Academy.

AFR. Hammond Bowman. n son OF
Mr.. p. q. Bowman. will he graduated
this week at the United States Naval
Academy. He has high rank In his
class. receiving during the past acad-
emic year only two demerits and.
therefore. ranks second In his class I'm
conduct. lie has already been assign
eel To one OF the newest and largest
battleships. the Delaware. Hammond
has made a fine record for himself
and will receive the congratulations OF
his friends upon his return.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02

age in Yorkville and only last month
received the request of dying grand
moher that we find a home for her
two little orphan charges, which we
will endeavor 20 do.
We have cOOperated with the Cham
Der OF Commerce in establishing a
Curb Market which was very success
full until it became necessary
to have a screened place for carving
on the business. We hope to have a
f1y-prOof shed sufficiently large for
all needs in the near future.
A committee from the League met
with the City Council last week and
requested them to pass an ordinance
that all fly-breeding places be screen.
ed. Also that they investigate and
purchase if possible a garbage incin-
orator. This they agreed to investi-
gate at once and to grant this request
provided practical arrangements could
be made.
We have also agitated the question
of meat inspection and together with
the efforts of the ever active and will.
ling health officers, who are glad to
cooperate with us at all times, we
have the promise of a sanitary ab-
batair and cleaner markets.
We are also delighted to state that a
subject long agitated in the League.
that of the introduction of a course of
domestic science in the public
schools has borne rich fruit and the
term just closed has marked the first
and very successful years work in
this branch.
Through our petitioning the mer-
chants agreed not to hold their cost
sales Immediately following upon the
rush Of the Christmas business, which
made 1t so hard on the clerks, and
we hope that this custom instituted
just few years ago will not be re-
sumed,
We have contributed the annual
$1,000 to the Winthrop Scholarship
Fund, and have paid up our assess
ment to the endowment fund $3O.76.
Our club has expended in the past
year $501.50 for general expenses and
$964.06 for the nurse work. In
March we celebrated Reciprocity Day
and had the pleasure Of entertaining
representatives of six other clubs. and
had not the weather been so incle-
ment, would have had many more
from the county clubs. We had the
honor Of having with us upon that oc-
casion the president OF our State
Federation, Mrs. j. w. Allen Of Spar
tanburg, who made an inspiring ad-
address.
/ In closing I wish to thank you my
co-workers for bearing so patiently
pc through Nis my FIRST year "a
your president, Although charter
member Of H., league and having
Kept up an active interest III all it's
workings / .eal!ze shat in the ca
pacity Of president 1 am quite a pio-
neer. and that the mistakes that
have made have been from inexperi-
ence rather than lack Of desire to do
what was best for the welfare of our
club. mistakes of the head rather
than the heart.
Respectfully submitted,
Nina M. Solomons, President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
Graduate From CarOIlna.

Among the graduates from the Uni :
versity of South Carolina next week
VIII be from the department Of law
with the degree OF bachelor of laws:
John B. Duiiie. John c.. Dinkins, Ray
mond Schwartz from the collegiate
department IL Robert Lee Dougherty
with the degree of bachelor OF arts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
Theodore w. BrailsfOrd Dead.

PinewOod. May 29.-Theodore w.
Brailsford. aged 7S years. "A highly re-
spected citizen of this community.
died at his home -four miles south of
here. Thursday night. The body was
taken to Manning for interment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02

The great need now Is a season OF
fair. dry weather In which to harvest
the small grain crop and get the corn
and cotton om Of the grass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02

our moSt important department
that of the visiting nurse, continues to
flourish and bring the very best re-
suits. We are fortunate in being able
TO retain the services of Miss Gibson
In charge Of that work. In February
we had very successful mass meet
ing at which funds were subscribed
towards this cause. Subsequently do
nations have been asked from those
who were not present upon that occa
sion and we hope to be able to con.
tinue the splendid and far-reachinp
work as formerly.
In addition to the regular daily
rounds and routine work of the nurse
we have been the means of restoring
to health and usefulness younr
man sorely afflicted with tuberculosis
through the constant attention O,
our nurse. under the directions OF q
physician who prescribed the use OF
ltuberculin-and | must not omit tn,
ever responsive help OF and charit,
or our townspeople, we were able I,
carry this family over months of need
and suffering.
We have also found home for -four
little ones in an Episcopal orphan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
ID. a. X. Meeting.

Sumter home chapter -. A. X. will
meet at the residence OF Miss Kate
Moses on Thursday afternoon. June
3, at o'clock.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by Ernest Field
Cotton Buyer.

Good Niddling 8 "a. n
otJ."t N,ddling 8 SIS. 4
Ht.@lIrs s 1-2.
ri..i w Middling 8.
Lun NiA ling 7 1-2.
S.-plo otton. Nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02

The great need now Is a season OF
fair. dry weather In which to harvest
the small grain crop and get the corn
and cotton oW OF the grass.
There is apparently little local in
terest in the election on Statewide
prohibition that is to be held this fail.
IL Is accepted as foregone conclusion
that the state will vote for prohibition
by large majority and nobody Ia
worrying about Il.
orangeburg has -four mill and ele-
vator In readiness 10 handle the wheat
crop of that section. The mill. which
has just been completed. was erected
by enterprising firms. who believe
that -four mill will prove profitable
undertaking. IL -four mill can be
made a paying investment In Orange
burg county \ mill would be profitable
likewise In Sumter county, since there
Is az much wheat planted in this
county as in Orangeburg.
The German submarines are making
entirely too rnany mistakes in their
attacks on American merchant ships
for one to believe that they are not
deliberately seeking to provoke the
United states beyond endurance.
Within tho past few weeks. the Cush-
Ing. Gulnight and Nebraskan have
bee. attacked. and today comes news
that the Dixina has been sunk off the
French coast. When the idea was
nrst advanced that Germany was seek
ing Go provoise the United States to
war Il seemed preposterous. but recent
developments all Indicate that Ger
many has adopted n policy calculated
20 force the United states 10 abandon
the policy OF neutrality and join the
Allies I'm crushing that country. The
German war clique that plunged Eu-
''NO "o't PAObhbiy mas Ut last
como to full realization of the in.
evitable failure OF the conspiracy To
overrun Europe and become dictator
Of world politics. and seeks to save it's
face by adding the United States to
the array OF Germanys enemies 80 as
TO be able to claim that Germany was
defeated only by coalition of all
great powers Of world against the Aus
tro-Germans. On no other hypothesis
can Germany's violation OF all well es-
tablished rules OF civilized warfare
and the continued deliberate affronts
offered the United States be explained.
IL Germany Is pursuing a deliberate
and calculated policy OF fastening a
quarrel on the United States that
cannot be settled short OF war. even
Woodrow Wilson cannot hold this
country TO neutral attitude very
much longer.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10
MAY SECURE RELIEF.

Through the efforts of the Fort
Peck Settlement association, the set
tiers on the reservation may secure
relief before long. The association,
which was organized this fall, has
been very active in its efforts to bring
about the much needed reforms and
blank itemized statements have been
sent to those who have farmed on
the reservation. However, some set
tiers may have been missed and these
are urged to write to the secretary
at Wolf Point and secure blanks and
fill them out. They should be sent in
to the secretary before the fifteenth
of December. All settlers on the res
ervation are requested to join the or
ganization. The admission is 81 per
year in advance.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10
COMMISSIONERS MEET.

To transact the business of the
county, the board of county commits
sioners met in regular session Mon
day and from the amount of work yet
before them the session will be long
one.
On Monday Mrs. George Hibben
appeared before the board and asked
for aid. Mr.. Hibben is now confined
in the state prison in Deer Lodge and,
as Mrs. Hibben has seven children to
support, five of whom are of school
age, the board instructed C. c. Sar-
gent of Nashua to furnish her with
supplies, not to exceed $50 per month.
The bond of the First State bank of
Opheim in the sum of $4,000 was ex-
amined and approved, for a deposit
not to exceed $4,000.
A letter was received from George
E. Cottrell, inspector of navigation
relative to the Lismas ferry, approx.
ing it in its present condition. He
stated that he would make personal
investigation of the ferry within g
short time.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10
"KLEIN'S" GROCERY
TO OPEN SOON
Cash Sales System Will be Feature
of the New Place.

An announcement was made this
week by DR.. G. H. Klein that about
December Is he would open a first
class grocery store in the Burke build
ing on south Fifth street. While
few of the doctors friends have
known of his plans, it will be sur
prise to many of the people in the
city. He has given up dental work
altogether and will devote his entire
time to building up his trade in the
grocery store, and his large acquaint-
ance and many friends in the county
will be big factor in making the
store a success.
The store will occupy the space in
the Burke building south of Glenn
Maris' Hardware store. This part of
the building is now being thoroughly
remodeled and will be equipped with
fixtures to make it model grocery
store. Part of the stock of goods
is already here and as soon as the
building is ready, the goods will be
put on the shelves. A complete line
of groceries, fruits, confectionery.
etc., will be carried in stock and the
new grocery hopes to get the trade
of the people by right prices, quality
Of goods and prompt service. This
is not DR.. Klein's first venture into
the mercantile field, as he was in
business in Hinsdale few years back
where he conducted store on the
same basis as this one will be. He has
several trade getting "stunts" that
will be money savers for his patrons
and it is his intention to make Klein's
Grocery store the busiest in the
county.
One feature of the new store will
be that it will be conducted on q
strictly cash basis at all times. How.
ever, all telephone orders will re-
ceive prompt attention and sent col
lect on delivery. The store will be q
"cash" store in the true sense of the
word and the quality of the goods
and the price will be big induce
ment for people to trade there.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10

The association has taken up this
matter with the Montana delegation
at Washington and congress will be
appealed to, to adjust conditions. A
letter was recently received by c. F.
Blaich, secretary of the association,
from Senator Myers, stating that he
had conferred at some length with
Mr.. Tallman, commissioner Of the
general land office and Secretary Of
the Interior Lane in their behalf,
and had received some encouragement.
He stated that he intended to confer
more fully with them, and that Com
missioner Tallman had given him con.
siderable encouragement to believe
that between now and spring he would
take some action for their relief. In
case this is not done, Senator Myers
intends to introduce bills in congress
to accomplish it. He states, that if
Commissioner Tallman and Secretary
Lane can and will bring it about with
out legislation, he would rather it be
done that way, because it would be
quicker, more certain and more ef-
fective. In case they do not act with
in reasonable length of time, bills
will be introduced.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10

L> conclusion, l would say that
fro. fact ascertained and detailed
in thl. ,;minary report, l am sat-
isfied in i that capital would be
perfectly justified in drilling in this
territory for oil and gas. There is
a reasonable expectation Of obtaining
oil in commercial quantities.
"After having examined oil pheno-
mena and indications in many states
and countries, l have nowhere seen
such good prospects fail as occur in
this field, when drilling was extended
to the depths that conditions called
for which were advised"
Mr.. Rickert expects to complete his
final report by Tuesday and will sub
nit it at a general meeting of the
Commercial club on that night. Every
member of the club, and every inter
ested person in this movement should
attend.
Articles of incorporation for the
Glasgow Oil and Gas company were
filed today.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10
DELINQUENT
LIST SMALLER
Only Small Amount of 1915 Tax.
es Fall Delinquent.
$2lO,454.95 PAID TO DATE
Many Farmers Will Pay This Month
When They Sell Their Grain
G.. N. Heavy Taxpayer.

Out of the total of 1925, 1926, the
amount of the taxes assessed in VAL
ley county this year, Treasurer T. NJ.
Patten collected $210,454.75. The
leaves delinquent list amounting to
S15,727.91, or about SO per cent of
the taxpayers have not yet paid their
taxes.
There are 879 names on the delin-
quent list, and the amount assessed
against each is very small. The ma
iority of those delinquent are in the
north country, and it is the belief of
the county officials that many of
those who are delinquent have not sold
their grain, or have been so busy
threshing and harvesting that they
have been unable to get in to pay
their taxes. Treasurer Patten be-
lieves that big majority of these
will be in this month and pay up,
but the penalty will be added. Many
of those on the delinquent list pay
during the month of December, and
it is expected that by the first Of the
year the percentage of delinquents
will be cut down to two or three per
/ cent.
During the month of December this
year, $4,0O4.80 Of tax money was
collected by the treasurer. In October
$13,619.42 was taken in and in Novem-
Der the big amount of $188 .416.44 was
turned into the county Golfers.
In 1914, before Phillips county was
cut off, the assessed valuation was
( $7.756,446, and the amount of taxes
collected 1854, ,494.13. This year The
total assessed valuation was $5,441,
1926, and the total tax $225,182.6G
The small difference in the amoun
of taxes collected in the two year
is on account of the increase in tn
levy made necessary this year.
The heaviest taxpayer in the count!
in 1915 was the Great Northern rail
way, which paid $60,364.27 into tn
county Golfers. Last year, before th'
county was divided this corporation
paid $68,269.16 as their taxes.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10
MURDER MYSTERY
BATTLES CHINOOK
Man Found Terribly Beaten Thanks
giving MOrning-Few Clues.

What looks to the authorities like
a case of murder occurred at Chi
nook last week, when the body of
Henry Hansen, a rancher and lab
orer, was found mortally injured
short distance from Chinook. He died
shortly after being brought to town.
The circumstances of his death are
battling. He was found Thanksgiving
morning lying by the roadside, three
miles south of Chinook, in pool of
blood which had flowed from wounds
in his head, but he was still alive
when found, although nearly frozen
stiff from exposure.
The man was found by Victor E.
Cardiff, who was driving to town in
an automobile. Cardiff. noticed a
man lying beneath barbed wire
fence with his head on small blood
covered boulder. A sheep-ine coat,
which he had evidently worn, was near
by, and about 100 yards toward town
lay a suitcase and roll of bedding.
Sheriff Buckley and J. J. Williams
were notified and went to the place
of the crime and brought the injured
man to town. He was found to be
still breathing, but almost rigid. He
died about an hour after being
brought to Chinook.
An examination showed that there
were three wounds ON the head. One
was short cut on the left temple.
J Another wound was round one on
the top of the head, round hole
about the size of dime, through the
scalp to the skull, evidently caused
by blunt object. The third was
forward from this and cut clear
through the scalp to the skull. There
were some wire cuts in the left hand
where he had grasped the wire fence
in his struggle, but there were no
other bruises about the body. The
doctor testified that the wounds were
not enough to cause death, but that
death came as the result Of the loss
of blood and exposure.