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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18


 It was disconcertingly surprising to find instead of a gold trimmed ogre who would explode with wrath when anybody
 dared pry into his graft. just human looking kind of individual with puckered brows, who hailed the questioner as one giving an opportunity to explain to a club swinging public. why he, the poor vendor of merchandise, was allowed so little profit by the naughty jobber, while an avaricious landlord stood in the offing rubbing his hands and ready to press the button that will again raise the rent.
 WILLING TO TALK
 Did they refuse to talk, any of them? Does woman hate fine clothes? X talk ing machine might have recorded the sausage like string of words of woe, but senographer could but sit by and admire such alarm-c!ock- like dictation.
 You, citizen. maledictor of great wrath, take the hands of these few long snuff fling reporters and, one by one, as here in related, enter the stores and places oe business of your towns tradesmen and business folk. and listen to story that will interest you strangely. Here is the City Hall barber shop with NAhN army, in charge. Let's see what he has to say.
 Tell 'em, B. E.
 "A man just naturally has to charge more Soap has gone from 25 cents to SC cents a pound. The barbers used to get 60 per cent, now they get 6 per cent: that is about $500 a week more for each man. Towels some years ago cost 55 cents and 69 cents a dozen, now they cost $l.s5 for the same kind
 Massage towels have gone from s3.00 to s12. % dozen. When I got out of the army after the war the laundry charged 50 cents hundred to wash small towels now it's dollar. My rent has gone up 5000 a month.
 T have raised the price of a shave from 20 cents to 25 cents and a hair cut from 40 cents to cents, and hair tonic from 20 cents to 8 cents This shop has not raised any other prices. By the way, my plumbing for repairs and some new fix tltres has cost me S1 000 for this year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
SHERMAN ALMOST WEEPS

Fellow citizens, let's go around to the Tutwiler hotel and listen to Fred B. Shireman. it's manager.
 Speak, Fred.
 Our prices have gone up because of in- creased eost of operation, The food stuffs we buy have increased ITO per cent in the last three years, and the pay rool 90 per cent. It has been a rather gradual advance for these things. Our prices tc the patrons of the hotel have. in that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Ash Wednesday Services

Ash Wednesday services will be held at Christ English Lutheran church at o'clock this evening. Mrs. Joe Con kle will be at the organ. Rev. Albert Massey's sermon subject is "The Lord shall go before thee. and the glory of he Lord shall be thy reward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
PERSONAL

J c. Green. president of the Alabama Bound oil and Gas Company. arrived yesterday te spend few days here in consultation with company officers and stockholders. He reports the com pany's drilling operations going for ward nicely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

time, advanced % per cent ip the restau
 rant and 15 per cent for the rooms. We operate our own laundry and it's cost has
 advanced 9 per cent over the cost to us of three years ago" Now just step into the Birmingham Drug company, 6S0 Tuscaloosa avenue. Meet Mir. F. H.. IIowton, the manager. Fire when you are ready. "NNe have raised prices somewhat in order to meet the advanced prices of ! the iobber. When they haven't advanced anything, we haven't. When their prices l on goods per dozen have had a small advance, we haven't changed the price i of the single article sold to the retail l patron All old prescriptions which we have been filling for a long time we still put up at the old price.
 TRYING TO EQUALIZE | Now let's go up stairs in the City Hall ! and ask pr. N. A Barrett, president of
 the city commission, why the city charges more
 All right, Doctor how about it?
 Tn general way we haven't raised
 licenses There has been no material
 change in them, only we are making an effort for better adjustment. getting 1 the licenses on a more equitable basis
 as far as possible. We are just trying to equalize.'
 i Now let's see Harry New at the Mol i ton hotel, that shines b nicely de spite the breeding shadow of the majes- tic Tut.
 l What do you say, Harry? l I've raised prices here 90 per cent per l room Had to do it. We didn't do il l though till after the armistice Thought | the end of the war was going to lower 1 thines-poor thought. But hngs have been going up ever since, armistice or l no armistce We formerly paid s9.00 a ! dozen for sheets. They cost us $22.50 d while later and the last we bought cost l S36. GOO Coal cost us s2.0o ton in 1915 It ] is $500 now. Laundry has gone up several 1 times The last laundry raise was GO per cent over the other two We are paying l 100 per cent more for help, 100 per cent 1 more for ice and 300 per cent more for stationery We just had to raise the room rent 50 per cent If the hotel was not i doing capacity business we could not get by
 HOW ABOUT NEWSPAPERS?
 Whats that how about newspapers Sure.
 Meet Mr R. A. Mullins, business mana | ger of The Age Herald.
 thousand pardons for disturbing you l Mir Mullins You know, he makes ont thf pay rooD sorry to disturb you but, if yop
 dontt mind would you please say. if i
 not toe. much trouble, just why you art charging more for The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
LATE RETURNS ONLY
 ADD ID MAJORITIES FOR BOND ISSUES
Jefferson County Votes for State Issue 20 to 1 and for
 County Issue 10 to 1

Managers of the state and the county highway bond prop ositions were receiving the congratulations of the citizens generally yesterday on the splendid success that had fol- lowed their efforts to put the bond issue over in the state and the county.
 The sweeping majority rolled up for both was entirely unexpected even by the more optimistic of those connected with the campaigns, but they are never .theless happy over the magnificent way in which the people of Jefferson county and the state of Alabama responded to their appeals to Get Alabama out of the mud
 The ratio of favorable votes established by the forty-three precincts in Jefferson county reporting Monday night was maintained by those from which returns were received yesterday. The majority for the state bond amendment in this county is close to 20 to and for the county bonds it will be upwards of 10 to 1, unless the fiften or twenty precincts yet to hear from show d decided reversal from those that have already reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
MANY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY

Fifteen of the eighty-eght precincts from which returns had been received up to last night failed to cast q single vote against the state bond amendment, anu nine returned no negative votes against the county bond issue. Those in whicn there were no votes against the state proposition are: Short Creek, Robbins, Five Points Fire Station, Magnolia Point, Toadvine, Sayre, one box in Pratt City, Porter, Letaws Pharmacy, Cope lands Pharmacy Locust Fork New Cas- tie. Lynn's Crossing and Republic.
 The nine voting soldly for the county bonds are: Short Creek, Palos, Toadvlne, Sayre, Porter, Partridge, Locust Fork, Gerdendale and Lynn's Crossing.
 Chairman R. A. Brown of the county bond campaign committee was delighted yesterday ever the result of the election.
 "The people of Jefferson county have put themselves on record for good roads and progress, he stated yesterday when asked for an expression on the results of the eelction. T felt confident all the time that the voters would indorse the highway bond proposition, but I never expected it to carry. by such an over whelming mapority as was registered Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
HOW ABOUT NEWSPAPERS?

(Continued on Page sixtecnl
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18

sections in the City of Grangeville,
/ Idaho, towit: The intersection of
Main and Meadow Streets; the inter
section of Main and Hall Streets; the
intersection of Main and State Streets;
the intersection of Main and College
Streets; the intersection of Main
Street and Idaho Avenue, in said City
of Grangeville; for the building and
construction of concrete culvert
across Main Street between Hall and
State Streets where the creek crosses
said Main Street; For the grading,
paving, improving and macadamizing
of Idaho Avenue from the junction of
Main Street and Idaho Avenue to the
depot of the Northern Pacific Railway
in said City; for the grading, paving,
improving and matchmaking Main
Street from the West line of Idaho
Avenue to the West line of "C' Street
in said City; For the grading, paw
ing and improving and macadamizing
"C' Street from the South line of
Main Street to the East and West
center line running through Section 10,
Township 30 n. r. f. b. NJ; at the
Northwest corner of Block s of the
Lewiston Addition to the City of
Grangeville, Idaho; For the grading,
paving, improving and macadamizing
the Street or road running west from
the Northwest corner of said Block s
in said Lewiston Addition to a connec
ton with the North and South State
Highway on the West side of "E
Street in said Lewiston Addition to the
City of Grangeville, Idaho.
bot 70
cost of said improvements is the sum
of Twenty Thousand $685. 100000
Dollars.
SECTION 4. Such bonds shall be
known as municipal coupon bonds of
the City of Grangeville, Idaho; shall
be issued in denominations of One
($1,OOO.OO) Dollars each;
shall be numbered consecutively from
one to twenty-five inclusive; and
each bond shall be made payable with
in twenty years from the date of its
issuance, and shall be redeemable at
the pleasure of the City of Grange |
vile after the expiration of ten years
from the date of its issuance; and each |
bond shall be redeemed in the order it |
is numbered and shall bear interest at |
the rate of not exceeding six CO.. |
per centum per annum, to be paid on
he first day of January and the first
lay of July of each year at the office
If the City Treasurer, or at such
banking house or trust company in the
Jitv of New York as may be dcsig
iated by the Mayor and common coun-
Ill of said City at the option of the
holder thereof.
SECTION 5. Such bonds shall be
negotiated, sold, issued, registered and
by the Mayor and Council
# said City in strict compliance with
he provisions of Chapter 40 of the
Complied Laws of Idaho. Such bonds
hall be sold for cash and in no case
must said bonds be sold for less than
he face or par value and the accrued
interest at the time of disposal. All
proceeds derived from the sale of said
'onds shall be applied exclusively to
he purpose for which said bonds are
ssued.
SECTION 6. That for the purpose
f the payment of the interest on the
aid bonds as it falls due and also
o create a sinking fund for the pay
ient of the principal of said bonds
s they become due, there shall be lev
ed annually by the council of the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18
CITY ORDINANCE NO. 147

An Ordinance providing for the is
suance of Municipal Coupon Bonds
of the City of Grangeville, Idaho,
for the purpose of providing funds
for the grading and paving of the
following street intersections in the
City of Grangeville, idaho, tO-wit:
Street intersection of Main a d
Meadow Street: street intersection of
Main and Hall Streets: street inter
section of Main and State Streets:
street intersection of Main and Col
lege Streets: street intersection of
Main Street and Idaho Avenue: for
the building and construction of a
concrete cIvert across Main Street
between Hall and State Streets
where the creek crosses said Main
Street: for the grading, paving and
improving idaho Avenue from the
junction of Main Street and Idaho
Avenue to the Northern Pacific de-
pot: for the grading, paving and i'm
proving Main Street from the june
ton of Main Street and Idaho Ave
nue. to the West side of "C' Street.
for the grading, paving and improv-
ing "C' Street from the South side
of Main Street to the East and West
center line running through Section
10, Township 80 n R. 3 F.. B. NJ, at
the Northwest corner of Block 8, of
the Lewiston Addition to the City
of Grangeville. Idaho: for the grad
ing, paving and improving of the
Street or Road running West from
the Northwest corner of said Block
s. in said Lewiston Addition to a
connection with the North and South
State Highway on the West side Of
"E' Street in said Lewiston Adj
dition to the City of Grangeville,
idaho: to provide for the submitting
the question of the issuance of said
Bonds to q vote of the electors of
said City, and calling a special cleo
tion therefor: and designating the |
provision to be made to pay the in
terest on such bonds as it falls due, !
and also to constitute a Sinking Fund |
for The Payment of the principal |
thereof within twenty years from
the time of the issuance Of the same.
IL 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR !
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF |
GRANGEVILLE:
SECTION !. That upon the approval
nd ratification of this Ordinance by
vo-thirds of the qualified electors
Tho are taxpayers of the City of
voting at the election
ereinafter provided for, and asserting
, the issuing of the bonds and to the
icurring of the Indebtedness here
latter provided for, for the purposes
specified, there shall be is
led coupon bonds of said City of
rangville TO the total amount of
twenty-five Thousand ($25, O00.0O)
ollars.
ling such bonds is to provide funds
y the grading, paving and sur
ICING Of the following street inter
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18

providing for the adoption Of plans
and specifications for such imnrove.
ments; providing for the payment
OF the costs of improving the street
intersections, the construction of
eulVerts and drains; DECLARING the
intention of the Mayor and Council
to issue Local Improvement Bonds
for the payment of the balance of
the cost of such improvements; fix.
ing the. time and place when and
where the Mayor and Council will
meet for the purpose of hearing pro
tests against the creation of such
local Improvement District and pro
Vldlng for notices of such meeting:
and declaring the intention of the
Mayor and Council to proceed with
the creation of such local Improve
ment District and the making of
such improvements and the Lowing
OF special assessments therefor I'M
der the provisions of the Compiled
Laws of the State of Idaho, and es-
pecially in accordance with Chapter
1853 of the Compiled Laws of the
State of idaho.
VIII hEAo, IL is necessary for
ne comfort, convenience, health and
lfety of the residents and inhabitants
the City of Grangeville and the
wners of property within the local
Improvement district hereinafter des-
'ibed, to provide the same with con
'ete curbs, culverts and drains on any
DrtiOn or all of the improvements
erein mentioned, and to construct a
lrd surface pavement upon such
rect; and
Whereas, Such improvements will
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18

City upon all the taxable property
within the said City a sufficient sum
to pay the interest, and an addi-
tional sum sufficient to pay the said
bonds at maturity, in addition to all
other taxes authorized to be levied and
the faith and credit of all taxable pro-
perty within said City is and shall
continue pledged and the proper Of
ficers of said City shall continue to
assess and collect such taxes on all the
property within the limits thereof nee
essary to pay the said bonds and the
interest thereon as the same shall be-
come due. Should the taxes for the
payment Of the interest ON any such
bonds at any time not be levied in
time to meet such payment the in
terest shall be paid out of any money
of the City general or expense funds
and the money so used for such pay
ment of interest shall be repaid to the
funds from which so taken out of the
first moneys collected from taxes.
SECTION 7. Be it further Ordain-
ed, That the question of the issuance
of the said bonds to the amount, for
the purpose and in the manner here
inbefore provided, be and the same is
hereby submitted to the qualified
electors who are taxpayers of the said
City of Grangeville.
SECTION 8. That a special elect
tion of the qualified electors who are
taxpayers of the said City of Grange
vile shall be held on the Goth the day
of April 1920, in tho several wards of
the said City as follows: in the first
ward at the Dreamland Hall; in the
4 A. n n ~
the Third Ward at the old Court
House., all within the said City, at
which election said question shall be
voted upon at the said election.
SECTION 9. Such election shall be
conducted as other City elections. The
Voting at such election shall be by
ballot, and the ballot used shall be
substantially as follows: "In favor of
issuing bonds to the amount of
$25, 100000 for the purpose stated in Or
dinance No. 147," and "Against is
suing bonds to the amount of $685.
100000 for the purpose stated in Or
dinance No. 49,"
SECTION 10. Thirty days notice of
said election shall be given by publ
cation in the idaho County Free
Press, a newspaper of said City, print
ed, published and circulated therein,
by publishing the same in each is
sue of said paper from the passage of
this Ordinance to the date herein
provided for the holding of said elect
ion, which notice shall recite the
provisions of this Ordinance and the
question to be submitted to said
electors as hereinbefore provided, and
shall be signed by the Mayor Of
The City of Grangeville, and be at
.ested by the City Clerk and the
said Mayor and Clerk are directed to
,ause the publication of the said no
ice accordingly.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall
De in force and take effect upon its
APPROVAL and publication.
Read first time March II, 1920.
Read second time March II 1920.
Read third time and passed March
II, 1920.
Wilbur L. Campbell,
Mayor.
Attest:
H. Taylor, City Clerk. AS
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18
ILL nRn1NANcE NO. 14e

o~I;napcc declaring the intention
!. = the Mayor and Council of the
Si,, Of Grangeville, in Idaho Coun-
el'y state of Idaho, to create a To-
pssi Improvement District by number
." tbe making of proposed improve
raents therein, as hereinafter des-
pribed: Fixing and describing the
inter boundaries and limits OF such
heal Improvement District; 1iXing
~ describing the streets to be in
'in5ed in such District, and deter
.,aG the points between which
lnrb improvements will 'be made;
1 1oc the intention of the May
~ ~ and Council to cause such street
. % be- graded, rolled and paved, and
- eonstruct concrete culvcrts, curbs,
o,+ters and drains, and to perform
N other work incident to the i'm
herein contemplated
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18

CROW ELKHARTs HAVE COME
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18
No. 92-216
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Salmon River State Bank

ate of Idaho at the close of business February 2sth
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-18

Attest:
II. TAYLOR, City Clerk.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will on the 7th day of June
1920, present to the Hampstead
County Court a petition for the es-
Establishment of a new road described
as follows;
Begin at a point on the public
road between Washington and Col
umbus where the said public road
running along the South boundary
line of sections % and %, Twp II S,
R 26 w. crosses the section line be-
tween Sections % and 23fn Twp II S,
R 26 w. Run thence North along the
section line between sections % and
%, Twp. II S, r 26 W, and also on
the section line between sections 10
and ID. Twp. II S, R 26 w. to a point
where said section line intersccts a
road running East and West through
said section ID and into the section 10,
which road runs through thhe North
half of section ii and into the North
half of section Is. Follow this road
northwesterly along it's course TO the
point in said section Is where the
said road intersects the north and
south line dividing the said section 15
Run thence north on the said north
and south half section line of section
Is and continue northward on the
north and south half section lines of
sections 10 and 3. to a point on said
half section line of section 3, Twp. II
S, r 26 w. which is on the north
boundary line of said section 3, thence
run north from the north and south
half section line of section 3, Twp II
IS, R 26 w, TO the section line between
sections 33 and "a, in Twp 10 S, r 26
W Run thence North along the sec
ton line between sections 33 and "a,
ann sontinue northward along the sci
tion line between sections % and q
in srid Twp 10 S. r 26 W. to the inter-
section of said section line between
the said sections 2s and q with the
Ozan and Mineral Springs public
road, which runs easterly and wester-
ly through said section % and 81 in
Twp 10 S, R 26 W, which proposed
road will connect with the said Ozan
and Mineral Springs pubic road.
Dated this first day of May 1920.
(Signed) P. J. Barr. ct.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
COMMISSIONERS SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance Of the authority
and directions contained in the deere
tai older ofthe Chancery Court Of
Hampstead County, made and entered
on the 2nd day Of March, A. D. 1920,
in a certain cause mo 4S9) then
pending therein between W. S. At
hns, Assignee, complainant, and
Chelce Wyatte, Nal Wyafoe and Eli
zer Wyatte, defendants, the under
signed as Commissioner of Sad Court
will offer for sale at public vendue to
the highest bidder, at the front door
or cnOrance of the County Court
house, in which said Court is held,
in the County Of Hampstead within
the hours prescribed by law for Judi
cial sales, on Friday the 28th day of
May, A. D. 1920, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
The NELL NW1-4 of Section &c.
NW1-4. NE1-4 SW1-4 and NW1-4
SELL Of Section 21. all in Township
ii South, Range rs West.
ty, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of
three months, the pcrchaser being
reqcired to execute a bond as required
by law and tthe order and "decree of
said Comtm said Cause, with ap-
proved security, bearing interest at
the ral.e Of six per cent per annum
from date Of sale until paid, and a.
lien being retained on the premises
sold to secure the payment Of the
purchase money.
Given under my hand this Sd. day Of
May, A. d. 1920.
o. c. Bailey,
Commissioner in Chancery
2t.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07

Ozan were here today.
Misses Marguerite Smith.
Lula Smith and Letha Frazer
spent Wednesday night with
Mrs. Jennie Smith, on Route l.
Hons. Steve Carrigan, O. a
Graves, j. d. Montgomery, w
F. Reagan, w. S. Atkins, j. H
McCollum and DuVal Purkins
came over Thursday to attend
the adjourned term of Chanvery
Court.
c. M. Conway of Texarkana
Ark, attended chancery court
Thursday.
Attorney Denman of Pres.
colt was here on legal business
Thursday.
Charley McLary of Saratoga
was here Thursday interview
ing the tax collector.
Hon. j. w. Ellis of Ozan, one
of the oldest friends of the Eel
egraph and who has been taking
the paper since before the Civil
War, was aksing about the
health of the Telegraph Thurs
day.
j. D. Ellis, w. E. Tiffn and
Marshall Irwin were among the
visitors from Ozan Thursday.
Rev. ]. H. Gold will preach
at Bright Star Sunday. Nav 9.
at II am. This is Mothers day.
Let all parents come and bring
their children. Everybody cor
daily invited.
Attorney Dixon of Lewisville
was here Friday looking over
the historic buildings and other
places of interest.