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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
ELECTED HEALTH OFFICER

Df. J. IT, Hill was reelected county health officer at meeting of the Talladega board of censors held at the hone of Pr. B. B. Simms Tues day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08

Four large rats are reported to have been trained by a foreman of an eastern construction company to draw wires through conduit pipes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
NEW PASTOR TO PREACH

Rev. W, R. Mover will preach his first sermon next Sunday morning as pastor of the Christian Advent church at Cranford Chapel. It Is announced that service will be held there on the second and fourth Sum days in each month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
PnEyENT sERIoUs FIRE

probably prevented serious confla- grafton at the home of Ben Camp bell in south Decatur. The flames were believed to have originated from sparks on the roof and were making rapid headway when checked by the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
CoNvIcTEn oE nIsT1IIINc

Holloway Marker and Van Herring were convicted of distilling in the circuit court Friday. Herring was sentenced to from one to eight months In the penitentiary and an- nounced his intention to appeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
INDORSE PAVING PLANS

TROY, Ala, Dec. 7.-The Kiwa.nis club gave their hearty indorsement to the paving question at their weekly luncheon. This stand of the club Is following their motto We build" and paving the streets will be a great improvement for Troy. A special feature of the meeting was the singing of Miss Maggie Hanchey. Gerald Henderson. the recently elected president, gave talk, prom ising the club his full support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
EVANS CHILD DIES

Lorraine, smonth-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Evans, died at their home at 12S White street, Alabama City. at o'clock Friday morning, following an attack of pneumonia The funeral and burial will take place at Wellington in Calhoun county Saturday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
wOODMEN ELECT

The annual election of Maple Leaf Camp Woodmen of the World, which was held last night, was attended by more than 200 members who enjoyed an oyster feast after the election. Off, ficers for the year are: l.. L. Williams, council commander; R. l.. Gilbert ad- visor ueutenant; w. T. Williams, banker; J. w. H. Peden, clerk, re- elected for his eighteenth year; Thomas D. Hall, escort; c. E. Young, watchman; E.. A. Dennis, sentry; R. IL Collier auditor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
BAGGAGE MASTER SENTENCED

Dan Slaughter, bag gage master III Montgomery, must spend one year and one day in the Atlanta prison for violating the Harrison anti-narcottc law. This sentence was imposed by Judge R. A. Call of federal court Frl- day afternoon when. Slaughter ad, mitted that he had a quantity ol morphine sulphate in package which did not contain six stamps
 He asked the court to let hlm go U Hot Srings instead of Atlanta prison hut the court declined, saying Hot Springs was not the place for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
NEEDS MORE HOUSES

Tuskegee is very much in need of additional housing facilities for the coming of number of new families The homes of the local citizenship are very fine and commodious, but there are only a few places for rent, and the newcomer has to search diligently for stopping place,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
RAIN HINnERs COX HUNT

Ex-Governor Cox, who is visiting Judge D. E. Laslie, has been hindered very much during the first of the week on the account of the heavy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
Christmas Customs in other lands No. 1

In the feast of Christmas there was in the kings house. where soever he lodged, Lord of Mis- rule. or master of merry disports. and the like had ye in the house of every nobleman of honour, or good worship, were he spiritual or temporal. The Mayor of London, and either of the Sher- ifs, had their several lords of misrule, ever contending without quarrel or offence. who should make the rarest pastime to de- light the beholders, these lords beginning their rule at All Hallowed Eve. continued the same until Candlemas Day, in which there were fine and subtle disguises, masks and hummer ies. with playing at cards for counters, nayles and points in every house, more for pastime than for gain.
 --Stowe's Survey of London
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
HURT IN FALL

Mrs. Tildon Wade became entan- gled in wire in the back yard of her home in .Tuscumbia yesterday and sustained a fall which resulted in the fracture of her left leg in three places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
cor1RT TO CONVENE

A special term of circuit court will be convened next Monday by Judge James E. Horton for the purpose of clearing the, docket of large number of small nonjury cases that have ac- cumulated since the regular August term of court,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
ROAD BUILDING HALTED

The county commissioners have sus- pended road building activities during the last week because of the con tinued rains and some of the rural roads are said to be in very bad con- dition as result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
HIGH SCHOOL. ACCREDITED

GREENVILLE, Ma, Dec. 7.--(spe- cial.) l.)--Prof. I. J. Farris, principal of the Butler county high school, re- ceived motive today that the local high school has beer entered on the list of accredited high schools of the south. Butler High is one of the 80 of Alabama's 800 high schools to achieve this high standing. This en- titles a graduate of the Greenvillc school admittance into any college in America upon presentation of q diploma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
TROY MAN H0NoRED

The Troy lodge Of Masons felt much honored by having Lawrence E. Gellerstedt appointed to the post of grand junior deacon of the Most Worshipful Grand lodge of the state of Alabama. The appointment was made by the recently installed grand master, Duncan C.. Carmichael of Dothan. t~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
GOES TO FLORIDA

Gen. and Mrs. John H. Wilson have gone to Tampa, Fla, where they will spend the remainder of the winter season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
NEW SUBDIVISION OPENS

The Harrison subdivision, just to the north of the Summerville road in North PheniX City, was thrown open 10 the public Thursday and several hundred building sites were disposed of a t good price.
 The splendid property is located directly in the path of Phenix City's growth and development, and in the next few years will doubtless be near the center of as nice a residential section as to be found anywhere in this vicinity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
JAKE THOMAs DEAD

death of Jake Thomas, son of the the late J. c. Thomas at San Antonio,s Tex, Thursday afternoon. where he went about two months ago for his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
MAYER PAYS VISIT

I. H. Mayer. second division engi- neer of the state highway. depart ment with headquarters in 'Birn-ing- ham. was visitor Friday at the state headquarters of the highway Aapartment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
pHENIx CITY MAN JAILED

A young white nan, Otls McFar- land of Phenix City, was brought to jail here Thursday, chargeE with a serious offense against an eight year-old girl. The girl is reported in serious condition. Fearing that violence might be visited on the prisoner Mcfarland was rushed to jail in Opelika for safe keeping to await preliminary trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08

health. MT. Thomas was reared in Troy but had lived in Nashville Tenn, for the past IS years He was 42 years of age and is survived by his wife, son and a daughter. He also is survived by one brother. J. C. Thomas of Girard. and by number of relatives in Troy. The remains will be shipped to his old home in Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08

wire fence and crashed against a wagon yard barn, the driver having turned his car quickly in an effort to avoid striking the wheel riden by the unfortunate MT Hughes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
COOLIDGE. SHOALS
 STAND |S PLEASING
Decatur Delighted Over Ap- pointment Of Brooks As
 General Manager
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

The methods of President Coolidge regarding the disposition of Muscle Shoals is satisfactory to friends of the Shoals, according to Henry E.. Bradshaw, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Florence, in a long distance telephone conversation to- day with local friends. MT. Brad shaw has just returned from WasA- ington, where he was in conference with Muscle Shoals leaders. Mr. Bradshaw also was quoted as declar- ing the belief that the present ses- sion of Congress will promptly dis pose of the Shoals project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
.OPELIKA KIWANIS|
 CLUB PLANS FEAST
Governor Brandon Will Speak On Ladies' Night Event
 Friday

OPELIKA, Ala. Dec. 7.-(Special.) At the Kiwanis luncheon Thursday a special committee for arranging the program for ladies' night reported that they were preparing for the greatest occasion of the Kind in the history of the club next Friday night The big feature will be the appear ance of Governor Brandon on the program. Mrs. Brandon will also be present. Among other distinguished guests will be Dr. Spright Dowell and Dr. George Petrie of Auburn.
 The club at it's luncheon Thursday has as guests the two new pastors, who have recently come to Opelika, Dr. II. P McClintic of the Presby terian church and Rev. H. w. Rice of Trinity Methodist church. Interest- ing talks were made by both of the visiting preachers Rev. Mir. Rice is a member of the Ozark KiWanis club, and on motion a transfer of his mem bership to the Opelika club was re- quested by that organization.
 The Opelika High school orchestra composed of -16 pieces furnished music for the occasion. The club went on record as indorsing the movement for establishing public library in Opelika.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
BROOKS wELL-KNowN

Citizens of Decatur were delighted today with news of the appointment of T. F. Broks as general manager of T. E. Brooks as general manager fective Monday. MT. Brooks father, Capt. William H. Brooks, and a sis ter. Mrs. Walter H. Todd, both re- side here and the new general man. ager has many warm friends over the city.
 Relatives here said today that MT Brooks entered railroad work when he learned telegraphy after picking out his own life work. He accepted his first job as an operator in lSS2, working at Ashley, H., and being employed by the L. x N. He has re- mained in the employe of the com pany since that time. MT. Brooks s was transferred from Ashley to Mt. Vernon, H., later being transferred again to Mt. Vernon, Ind, stations of the same name but in different states. Again MT. Brooks was trans ferred this time going to Florence, Ala, where he was general. agent for some time. From Florence MT. Brooks was promoted to superin- tendency, going to Nashville and then having charge of the south and north division with headquarters in Birmingham. During that period of service he was frequently in De- c4tur. He was called in Louisville in 1920 to become assistant to gen eral Manager D. M. Starks, who died suddenly ten days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
PARENT-TEACHER MEET

UNIONTOwN, Ala. Dec. 7.-(Spe- cial.)-One of the most interesting meetings of the Parent Teacher association was held on Wednesday afternoon in the woman's parlor. of tlie Presbyterian church. Mrs. Frank Glass presided over the meeting in the absence of the president, Mrs. Charles P. Johnston. Encouraging reports in reference to the new auditorium equipment. fund were made by Mrs. Thomas H. Long, Mrs. Leop Loeb and, Mrs. Ralston Long.
 LOUIS DAVIDSON BETTER
 The many friends of Louis David son throughout the state will be in- terested to know that his condition isl mach improved.
 x DOCTOR IB BETTER
 Dr. Frank T. James, who is widely known to the medical fraternity of the state, and who was compelled to undergo an operation and spend con siderable time in Biloxi, Hiss. has recuperated sufficiently to resume office practics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
WARNING MOTORISTS !,

Passengers coming in on the Gen. tral of Georgia train Friday evening reported having seen from the train numbers of automobiles stuck in the mud along the road from Columbus to Opelka. Several cars were up to the hub and lenders and could neither move forward nor backward. Some cars were abandoned. others were being worked at with teams trying to pull out of the mud. The road had recently been worked on and the heavy rains through the early part of the week rendered the road almost impossible in places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
COMMIsIONs ISSUED

The following comHIss1ons nave been issued by Secretary of State $. IT Blann: F. V. Chapman, notary public, Grove Hill, Clarke county; Miss G. F. Mancill. notary public. ozark Dale County; Sudie s. Bates, notary public. Birmingham, Jefferson county; Mrs. F. F. Lewis, notary pub lie, Bessemer, Jefferson county; J. B. Rigney, notary public, Birminsnam' Jefferson county; Mamie F. Old smith, notary publics Mobile. Mobile county; O. F. Sterrett, notary public, Aldrich. Shelby county.J. w. P. Gull ledge. chairman, board of registrars. a,lanton, Chiffon county; F. H. Adams, registrar, Thorsby. Chiffon county; M. M. Sandifer, notary public, Bir- mingham, Jefferson county J. +, Johnson, registrar. clanton. Chiffon county. . A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
EIRr MARsHAL SPEAKS

students at the Capitol Heights school Friday morning heard talk bv C.. F. Johnson, state fire marshal, relative to theS cutting down of fire risks. The marshal had been invited to deliver the address by the principal of the school. MT. Johnson stressed the importance of clean premises and clean school yards as keeping down inc fire risk. He called attention to the ia ct that an average of five school houses were burned daily in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
r.,,u wARDENs NAMED

The following appointments or ~ame .wardens were announced Fri hav bvI. T. Quinn. state commissioner of conservation: J. T. Black, Heflin, Clahurne county; "A. R. Britton, Han- iron Marion county; w. S. eturst, TslIadega, Talladega county, and John NJ. Danel.s Round Mountain. fherokee county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
oN aAR CoMMITTEE

A. J. Harris, prominent member of the local bar, has been named by the state bar association as rep 1esentative on the state committee from the Eighth district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
CALL FOR BIDS FOR ROCK
EXCAVATION
- FOR -
MEMORIAL SCHOOL,
ELY, MINI:
BIDS CLOSE JUNE 1S, 1923.
ELY, MINNESOTA.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the Board of Educa-
ton, at Ely, Minnesota, up to one
o'clock P. NJ, June 10, 1923, for
rock excavation for the walls and
basement of a High School Build
ing to be erected at Ely, Minnesota.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check equal in amount
to $50 of the bid as a surety that
the bidder will enter into a contract
and furnish bond for the work on
which he figures. Said check will
be retained by the Board of Educa-
ton as iquidated damages in case
any bidder shall fail to enter into
a contract for the rock excavation
when requested to do so by the
Board of Education. All checks of
unsuccessful bidders will be return
ed to the respective bidders as soon
as the contract is awarded. The
successful bidder will be required
to give surety bond in an amount
of 100000 to protect the Board
of Education from any damage to
persons or buildings wherein the
same may be caused through the
performance of the rock excavation.
The right is reserved by the
Board of Education to reject any
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO|
Tuksn from The Ely Miner o
the same date in 1908.

The third Annual Graduation
Exercises of the Ely Grammar
School were held at the Opera
House Thursday evening. The ex-
ercises this year were somewhat at
variance with those of the proceed
ing years and it seemed the audi
ence appreciated the change. In
place of the customary addresses by
all of the graduating class only in.
dividual ones were selected to give
the salutatory address, the class
prophesy and the valedictory ad
dress. Fourteen was the number of
the graduates and their names were
as follows: John Handberg, Theresa
Gianotti, Hattie Sletten, Ira Griffin,
Jennie Skoglund, Beatrice Petherick,
Grace Schaeffer, Sigma Skogland,
Emma Baribeau, Sadie CrOssman,
Walter Eisenach, Dora Tonkin,
Doris Knutson and David Brown.
Eliza Conan through her attorney
Saturday filed notice of an appeal
to the supreme court from the deci
sion of the district court in the mat
ter of the condemnation proceedings
VI tue City VI Ely VI Gel eoti Janus
south of the city for water works
purposes. 1t was expected that the
case would be dropped after the
frost experienced in the district
court but it is evident from the
latest move that Conan VS.. City of
Ely promises to linger with us some
time longer and the water hole in
litigation will continue to drown
several good American dollars at
present owned by Eliza Conan.
x
Two Harbors boasts of an auto
mobile, the property of Master
Mechanic Bryan of the D. & l. R.
Mrs. J. Cosgrove and Master
Wagner left Monday for Everson,
Wash, where Mrs. Cosgrove will
visit for a time with her daughter,
Mrs. Peter Wagner.
Word has been received here
saying Mrs. Omer Hebert had died
yesterday while on visit in
Canada of scarlet fever. One of
the children is also seriously i'll
with the same disease.
X
The mixed nine that went to
Tower Sunday and crossed bats
with mixed nine of that city came
out victorious on score of Ii to
6. Jos. Seraphine and Otto Brownell
were the battery for Ely.
Mrs. c. J. Flatt and children left
Wednesday for Minneapolis where
they will reside for time. Mr.
Flat accompanied them as far as
Duluth, returning Thursday at noon.
Mr.. Flatt has accepted a position
with the Finnish Stock Co.
Chas. Bedford was badly injured
by falling from trestle at the
Zenith mine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
Call for Bids
FOR LATHING AND PLASTER
ING EXTERIOR NEER
SCHOOL WITH MAGNESITE
EXTERIOR WALL PLASTER.
ELY, MINNESOTA.
BIDS CLOSE JULY 10TH, 1923.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the Board of Educa-
ton, at Ely, Minnesota, up to eight
o'clock P. NJ, July 10th, 1923, for
lathing and plastering the exterior
of the Pioneer School Building with
Exterior Magnesite Wall Plaster,
as per specifications on file in the
office of the Clerk, Ely, Minnesota.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check equal in amount
to $50 of the bid as surety that
the bidder will enter into a contract
and furnish bond for the work
on which he figures. Said check
will be retained by the Board of
Education as liquidated damages in
case any bidder shall fail to enter
into a contract when requested to
do so by the Board of Education.
All checks will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders as soon as the
contract has been awarded.
The right a is reserved by the
Board of Education to reject any
or all bids.
All bids must be in sealed en-
yelopes addressed to VIM. Odds, Jr.,
Clerk, and marked "Bid Pioneer
School,. The certified checks must
be made payable to Thomas Harri,
Treasurer.
VIM. OLDS, JR.,
6-15-22 Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15

little will the man making n tele-
phone call realize the amount of
money that was spent o perfect the
service rendered to him.
And this is just one cable from
New York 30 Chicago, Electric
companies are making similar i'm
provements and the citizen today
has at his demand for a few dollars
month, conviences in his home
or Office which literally represent
billions of dollars worth of equip
ment. The very elements them
selves have been harnessed and
tanned to do the bidding of man.
kind.
E. K. Hall, an authority on pub
lie relations in the United States
says:
'Public utilities are more than
allies of industry. They are the
agencies around which modern civ
ilization and business and COM
merce is built"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
Notice for Bids

Office of the City Clerk. Ely, Min
nesota, June ID, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the
City Clerk of the City of Ely, Mins
nesota, up to eight o'clock P. M,
Tuesday, June 26, 1923, for the
construction of a IL" and 8" water
main extension in the City of Ely,
Minnesota, according to plans and
specifications now on file in The of
flee of the City Engineer.
The City of Ely, Minnesota, will
furnish the pipe and certain other
material as detailed in the specifi-
cations.
Copies of plans and specifications
may be obtained from the City
Engineer upon application.
A certified check in the amount
of ten per cent of the amount bid
must accompany each proposal.
A surety bond in the amount of
the contract price must be furnish
ed by the successful bidder.
The City Council of the City of
Ely, Minnesota, reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Address all proposals to the un-
dersigned and mark plainly upon
the outside of the envelope "Pro-
posal for Water Main Installation.
By order of the City Council of
the City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
6-15-22 City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
NOONANISMS.

(From the Baudette Region).
Our idea of hard luck is the local
kids catching the measles few
days after vacation began.
If the poor farmer wants to stay
poor all he has to do is to farm
without dairy cows.
Just as if the Minnesota senat-
orlal mess wasn't bad enough, La
Toilette is going to stick his spoon
in it.
A local autoist is to try to orive
the six miles to Pitt in five min
utes, and both of our undertakers
are waving their ears.
Some of the senatorial candidates
will have the novel experience of
being showed under in June.
Dodge those transient agents
who breeze into Baudette. They
will give you two feet for yard
any time.
Go easy with the Grape hanger
stuff. Times are picking up with
every whirl of the clock.
Another sign of hard times in
Baudette is that eight carloads of
cars have been sold so far this year.
If some of the senatorial candi-
dates are half as good as they claim
to be they are too good to be in
the U. S. Senate.
Don't get the idea under your
hat that the Region has been blow
ing off lot of steam about a depot
that isn't to be built. The plans
have been knitted and before win
ter you can sprain your eyes on
one of the most beautiful buildings
along the entire C. N. R. system.
We don't know why it is thus.
but you have no doubt noticed that
doctors leave most of the babies
with the poor families.
A prohibition speaker in Baudette
Sunday blistered the local olscial,
and stated that the job of enforc-
ing the law was theirs and theirs
aicne. Then he passed the hat for
funds to support the state anti
saloon league. If nerve were money
ne would be the U. S. Mint.
Counting hasn't changed much
they used to gas on the steps; now
they step on the gas.-Owatonna
j Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
Call for Bids
FOR DECORATING THE INTER
TOR OF THE WASHINGTON
SCHOOL BUILDING, ELY, MIN
NESOTA.
BIDS CLOSE JULY 10TH, 1928.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the Board of Educa-
ton, at Ely, Minnesota, up to eight
o'clock P. NJ, July 10TH, 1923 for
decorating the interior of the Wash
ington School Building, Ely, Min
nesota, as per specifications on file
in the Office of the Clerk.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check equal in amount
to $50 of the bid as surety that the
bidder will enter into a contract and
furnish a bond for the work on
which he figures. Said check will
be retained by the Board of Educa-
ton as iquidated damages in case
any bidder shall fail to enter into
a contract when requested to do so
by the Board of Education. The
certified checks must be made pay
able to Thomas Harri, Treasurer.
All checks of unsuccessful bidders
will be returned to the respective
bidders as soon as the contract has
been awarded
The right is reserved by the
Board of Education to reject any
or all bids.
All bids must be in sealed en-
velopes addressed to VIM. Odds, Jr.,
Clerk, and marked "Bid on Decorat-
ing Washington School,.
VIM. OLDS, JR.,
6-15-22 Clerk.