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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
PLAN hoy SCOUT SHACK

A discussion of erecting Boy
Scout shack consumed a large part
of the discussion at the meeting yes
terday of the Kiwanis club, and a
committee is engaged in investigat-
ing the project now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
TO BEAUTIFY PARKS

Il. NJ. Burns, chairman of the Cham
Der of Commerce city beautiful COM
mittee, has called meeting of the
Quintard avenue citizens for Monday
afternoon at the directors room of
the Admission National bank, at which
speeches will be made by w. w
Stringfellow, DIR. ]. l.. Wikle, Charles
r. Bell, DR.. e. C. Anderson and
others. Inauguration of campaign
for the Identification of the park
sections of Quintard avenue has been
proposed by Mr.. Burns, and it is ex
pected that the ready cooperation
of the citizens will be offered to the
committee in charge of the campaign.
PHYSICIAN ILL
DR.. Oscar Chitwood. a well-known
physician of DeArmanville, was re-
ported Sunday to be desperately ill at
the home of his uncle. Milton Chit
wood, near Bethlehem church, little
hope being held out for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
New State Nes Page Served By Corps of
600 Miles of Special Leased Wires From Alabama

ent show, "Jollies of 1929" which was
played by the best talent of the
town This was followed by pan
tomime of the days of '76, in which
all characters appeared in costume OF
the Revolution period.
SCOUT RALLY DAY
The Boy Scouts will have rally
day here on March 10 at which an
equipment contest will be closed and
TO the scout troop having the most
complete equipment at inspection
will be awarded a beautiful bronze
statue of a Boy Scout Each troop
is busily engaged in seeing that each
member comes out fully equipped and
it looks like it will be tie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26

Four fires have occurred at the
Profile cotton mills this week. Three
houses were partially burned and the
office of the mill caught on fire, but
the efficient work of the Profile
firemen quickly extinguished all of
them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26

There is a considerable number of
cattle being shipped from here. BuyN
ers are active in the rural districts,
finding a surplus of beef cattle which
they ship to st. Louis, where they get
q good Price.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26

urday afternoon, which was the frs
time they have made public appear
ance in their new uniforms. The
musicians also took part in the
George Washington celebration. at
the Get-Together club Saturday
night The Mignon band gave a hot
dog party at their band hall Satur-
day night. Sunday afternoon a band
concert was given in Mignon, in
which selected musicians from all
bands furnished the music.
REMEMBER WASHINGTON
George Washington's birthday was
celebrated in Mignon Saturday night
in very elaborate manner. The first
part of the program was a local tall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
CONFERENCE WILLIE RAN D ON CLAD
BE HELD Of STATE |D0RM|TORY NAME D
SOCIAL WORKERS AFTER DR.. THACH
Praises Former Auburn Pres
ident Whose Name Will Be
Preserved in $125,000
Girls Dormitory

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. e5.-(By
Associated Press -Gov. W. W. Bran
don expressed gratificat1on upon his
return from Auburn last week over
the action of the Auburn board of
trustees in naming the new s125,000
girls dormitory in memory of DIR. C.
C. Thach, former president of Auburn.
DIR. Thach served faithfully for a
Greater Auburn for many years of
his life, and it seems fitting and ad-
mirable thing that the should be re-
membered in such a way by the Of
ficials of the institution" Governor
Brandon declared.
Thursday was certainly strenuous
day for me-" the chief executive
stated, naming the program that he
fulfilled.
review of the Auburn r. o. T. C.
Thursday morning at 3 o'clock, an
address before the Southeastern
Highway Leaders conference at 1890
o'clock, presiding over the meeting
of Au burn trustees at noon, a lunch
con at 1880 p. m, attendance at the
afternoon session of the trustees
meeting, and an address before the
war veterans in Montgomery Thurs
day night at their banquet completed
the governors day.
The governor was at home in Tus-
caloosa yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
COURT BATTLE ON
BET WEEN HEADS Of
TWO PIPE PLANTS
Seek to Force Soil Pipe Con-
Germ to Permit inspection
of Books -InjunC-
ton Granted
ADMISSION BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD )
Admission, Feb, rs

An interesting court paper has just
been filed in the circuit court of Cal
houn county by Erie Pettus, former
United States district attorney, and
]. Phil Whiteside. of this city, in
which the stockholders of the East.
ham Soil Pipe and Foundry company
are seeking to force the Rudisill
Soil Pipe company, who recently
leased the foundry plant In the
southern part of the city to account
for the earnings and to permit an
inspection of the books of the com
pany covering the period of opera
tions in 1922.
The complainant company alleges,
in effect, that the Rudisnll Soil Pipe
company is dummy organization
with a capital of only $1,000, half of
which has been paid in, and that the
operating company has Intentionally
allowed the stockholders of the East
ham company to forfeit the payment
of interest in order to acquire the
property for their own use at much
less than it's actual value.
H. b. Rudisill former mayor Of
Admission; j. M. Eastman, one of the
majority stockholders of the East
ham company, and w. C. Wilson are
the individuals attacked in the
lengthy court bill just filed in the
circuit court, the First National bank
of Admission having been made re-
spondent in the suit because of its
capacity as trustee for the bonds
and mortgage of the company.
o o O
Orders Injunction.
When an application for an in
junction seeking to prevent the
stockholders of the company from
disposing of the bonds of the COM
pany or allowing the foreclosure OF
the mortgage was made to Judge
A. P. Agee of the Calhoun circuit
court, several days ago, that official
declined to issue the Injunction or
der without notice to the Rudlsill
Soil Pipe company, and the attor-
neys for the complainant corporation
were forced to take their case to
Justice Thomas C. Mcclellan of the
Alabama supreme court, whose order
for the issue of the injunction has
been received and complied with in
this city.
Compla inant's petition In the bill
just filed in the Calhoun court AYERS
that ]. NJ Eastman, II. B. Rudisill
and w. G. Wilson acted with usuri-
Gus intent in buying the bonds of the
Eastman company at SO cents on the
dollar, and after repeated demands
had refused to give an accounting
of the earnings of the operating
company during the year of 1922,
and that the operating company was
seeking to obtain possession of the
Eastman property, valued at $4,000.
without the trouble of paying any
thing near it's actual value.
Trial of the case will be watched
with considerable interest here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
IL ASE RESIDENCE
COTTON MILL HAS FIREs

Mr.. and Mrs. +. III. Waldrip of Bir-
minghan have leased the Gabrowy
residence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
HOLDING BAPTIST MEETING

The series of meetings conducted
by the Rev. N. r. Stone at the Bap-
tist church are we'll attended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26

More than 5000 babies were placed
in various homes of the state during
the past five years, according to an
nouncement from the Child's Welfare
Department, all of the children hav-
ing been placed by that department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
DR.. Bidgood, President, Will
Announce Program Soon.
Mrs. Bush Is Promoting
the Conference


(By Associated Press. )-March IS
will mark the opening of the Ala
bama State Conference of Social
Work, the convention to be held in
church. according to Mrs. L. B. Bush,
head of the state department of child
welfare. 81 hope all of the people
Interested in social work throughout
the state will attend. including min
listers, physicians, teachers. superin-
tendents of education, nurses and
various other groups closely associ-
ated with social work." Mrs. Bush
said.
"A special session will; Se held by
the probate judges in which the
problems of children will be dis
cussed and other matters &c interest
in uplifting the social plane of the
state. DR.. L.. Bidgood of the Univer-
sity of Alabama is president of the
conference and will be ready to an
nounce the program at an early date
The conference is being held i'm
mediately following the Atlanta con-
ference of southern regional child
welfare workers. which is scheduled
for March 10 and IA. Members OF
various women's organizations are
invited. especially the League of
Women Voters, to attend the state
conference" Mrs. Bush declared.
"Alabamians who will appear on
the program at the Atlanta meeting
are Lemuel B. Green and Mrs. Bush
Of the Child Welfare Department and
Miss Winifred Collins of the Tennes-
see Coal and Iron Company-of Bir-
mingham. Mrs. Bush will preside
over the conference on March IA, ac-
cording to the program.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
Why One Advertising
Appropriation Was Increased

TWO partners debating their advertising policy
i planning the campaign for the next six months.
Theirs is retail store which spent in year $4,000
it's advertising which cent of their yearly vol
ume, fair expenditure in their line of business.
growth of sales they could easily point the home
coming of the SIP 900 with fair reasonable profit
profitable shor-term investment.
One of the partners spoke up: fFsM9ETHs
"John," he said, a profit the bank
that $2 O00 but have greater intangible profit by far
it is piled up for in the minds of every and
in the city.
ut reflected in the attitude of bankers
cit present in the minds of the manufacturers
sell us.
'It is working the minds and purses of every
customers"
why he continued ths business because of the adj
vertising have done, worth $4,000 than
before began"
The partners appropriation modesty
it is true. That five Today, for is
large city, their appropriation eight times original
amount. Their standing with bankers manufacturers and
customers Al. Their business has grown
healthy And still of them put it
n the last five years advertising made money for u.s.
Every cent we've spent has back u.s. brought
another with 1T. But real profit-our big
that advertising banked minds of the people Ours
the best known business its town. And that is
worth a lot of money to u.s."
Published by The Birmingham cooperaton\
with the American Association Advertising Agencies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
STATE BIG COTTON CONSUMER

Twelve thousand bales of cotton
are used annually by the state-owned
industries, according to a statement
from A. L. Tyson, private secretary to
Governor Brandon. THE state plants
where cotton is used in the greatest
quantity is at Speigner penitentiary,
where the chief cotton mill is To-
Gated" Mr.. Tyson said. THE mill is
now running day and night, while
much CT the cotton is to be consumed
at Kilby prison when it gets in full
operation"
My. Tyson also mentioned the way
cotton spinners of the south were
outnumbering those of New England.
the number increasing rapidly over
the eastern states, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
CAPTURE 30 STILLS

Thirty complete liquor making
plants in one county in two days of
raiding by Federal Officers C. r.
Stone and B. II. Crumpton and State
Officers John H. Draper and L. L.
Phillips was the report made by the
quartet of enforcers upon their re-
turn to Admission late Saturday night
after a trip into Cleburne county near
the Georgia line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
JUNE REPORT LANCASTER
cow TEST ASSOCIATION

The Lancaster Cow Testing As5o-
citation finished its second month S
work July tenth, with a total of "a
cows in the 40 pound butterfat class.
High cow was Darby, grade Jersey,
owned by R. C. Willis & Son, with $50
pounds fat. E. G. COVERS Fiddler's
Wife was a close second with 56,6.
This cow is also grade Jersey.
Among the two-year-olds, Queen, a
grade Guernsey, owned by Harry Ju-
Illus, is high producer, with 35.4
pounds fat. Queen has been high
two-year-old for two successive
months.
High herd honors go to R. c. Will
lis & Son on their herd Of grade
Guernseys and Jerseys with an aver
age of $50 pounds milk and 43 pounds
of fat. Second place is held by Paul
Fuerstenberg's grade Jerseys, with an
average of 653 pounds milk and "a
pounds of fat.
The following tables gives the
names and records of the cows in the
association which have produced
more than 40 pounds of butterfat dur
ing the period of 80 days ending July
Is, 1928:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
TESTING ASSOCIATION
ON GOOD GOING BASIS

The Lancaster Cow Testing asso-
citation is now on a good going basis
and the first report has been issued
by Thomas DoIohanty, the new tester.
There are % members in the assO-
citation, three of whom have register
ed and grade Holsteins, six have reg
istered and grade Guernseys, three
have grade Guernseys, one has a Jer-
sey herd, one a Shorthorn herd, one
Jersey and HoIsteins mixed and the
remaining ten have mixed herds con-
sisting mainly OF Jersey and Guern-
sey COWS
Exactly 443 cows were under test
for the first month OF organized work,
43 Of which made better than 40
pounds Of butterfat The high COW of
the association, grade Guernsey
owned by Myers and Bailey, had a
record Of 55 pounds butterfat The
high herd is composed Of registered
and grade GUernseys, owned by Matt
Zenz, IA cows milking for an average
Of 81 pounds Of butterfat
The main thing in connection with
the association is that it was organic
ed and got down to business in short
order, beginning test work May Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
BOSCOREL

The Adam Buhser family arrived
Tuesday by auto from Stager, Ill, and
Will make their home here again.
They are making the change on ac-
count Of better living conditions. Too
much swamp land where they were
living. Mrs Bunser has had the fiji.
twice since leaving here, and their
son has had typhoid and malaria
fever.
Eldon F. Pritchett was here from
Lancaster Thursday He but recently
returned from San Francisco, Cal,
where he completed three years en-
listed service in the U. S. army. He
was attached to the signal office Of
the 9Th corps and was honorably dis
charged short time ago He liked
his experience in the army but is glad
to be back home He plans on taking
over the active management of MS
fathers, Hugh Pritchett's farm, near
Hurricane.
Forty odd years ago the Lindsay
family lived in the township of Fen
nimOre, just north of the Gilman
place. One of the sons, VIM Jr, now
a prominent manufacturer Of Ottum-
wa, Iowa, was here the past week
He was born near Castle Rock, and
recalls Ole Berry, VIM. A. Gilman,
and many others of Fennimore's early
settlers. Mr.. Lindsay was accom-
panied by his wife, his son and wife,
and little grandson. The party camp
ed at the tourist camp grounds sew
eral days.
Lieut.. Gov. Geo. F. Comings made
many friends in Fennimore with his
fine Christian address at the NJ. E.
church Sunday evening. His plea was
for a Christianity that manifests it.
self not only on Sundays but also on
every other day of the week, and for
a spirit of cooperation that will solve
the problems of the age. He was at
tentively listened to from the start to
finish and made deep impression.
Mr.. Comings is a man Of high ideals
and a believer in practical Christian
ity. While here he was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Roach.-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18

July, A. D., 1923, at the Court House
in the City Of Lancaster, County OF
Grant and State of Wisconsin, there
will be heard and considered the APP
plication of Harry Gingrigh for
the appointment of an administrator
of the estate of Harriet Gingrigh,
late of the Town of South Lancaster.
in said county, deceased:
NOTICE IS trEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN, That at the regular term of
said court to be held at said Court
House on the First Tuesday of No
yember, A. D., 1928, there will be
heard, considered and adjusted, all
claims against said Harriet Gingrigh.
deceased;
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTH
Err GIVEN, That all such claims for
examination and allowance must be
presented to said County Court at the
Court House in the City of Lancast ter,
IN said County and State, on or before
the second day of November, A D.
1928, or be barred
Dated July 2, 1928.
By the Court:
E. B. GOODSELL, Judge.
Brennan & Carthev-, Petitioners At
COrQeVS -20c3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
WITHIN | HOUR
Of The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Happenings From
Exchanges and
Reporters.
CASSVILLE

In his lecture at the chautauqua
1a speaker said that humble bees,
bsgs. ants and other insects have
1r9tns. Of course they have brains.
III. regular baldheaded sort-how
ase could they figure out just where
Ii. picnickers were going to picnic?
Soren Jensen of Tyler, Minnesota,
came to Cassville last Friday for a
FEW days visit with his brother Jen8
5li wife This was the last part Of
/ three weeks trip and he came from
Hannibal, Mo-, by packet, but was
Obliged to land at Dubuque because
the big boat men say that the small
-aWn leyees are not in condition to
warrant them to land.
Everett Ishmael, alOne and sin gle
handed, made 4th of July music for
~4ssyilIe at few street corners in
he forenoon while firecrackers sIz-
z,4I and cracked. Only a few persons
.-99i around while Everett livaned
gg shings with his snare drum.
Wouldn't let the 4th of July go by
without patriotic sounds Of some sort,
he said celebration or no celebra.
r.JQ-IndeX.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
Notice to Creditors of the Peoples
State Bank. Lancaster. Wis.

l, Dwight T. Parker, Commissioner
of Banking of the State Of Wisconsin,
pursuant to Section 2022 of the Wis
consin Statutes, having taken possess
sion of the property and the business
of the PEOPLES STATE BANK, OF
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN,, a deliu-
quent banking corporation, on the
second day of June, 1928, notice is
hereby given to all persons having
claims against such corporation to
present the same to me as Commits
sioner Of Banking or to my duly au-
thorized representative at the Office
Of the PEOPLES STATE BANK, of
Lancaster, Wisconsin, and to make
legal proof thereof on or before the
eleventh day of October, 1923.
IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, | have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the State Banking De-
partment at the Capitol, III the City
of Madison, this goth day of June, A.
D., 1928
(SeaD DWIGHT t. PARKER,
20-31c12 Commissioner of Banking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
PLATTEVILLE

Thomas AIcock died last night at
his home on E. Mineral street, aged
Is years. No arrangements for the
funeral until his son and daughter are
hear from Mr.. Alcock was one OF
the early lead miners of the section.
Rev IyIrell received cable sun
day evening telling him OF the pass
Jug away OF his father in London
hospital, undergoing an operation last
Saturday. 1t came as a shock TO the
family. His mother survives, also
two daughters in London, and son
in Pasadena, California.
Dr. T. M. Savage writes from Los
Angeles, Calf, that he is kept busy
both in and out of his dental once.
He states that the West has wonder
full opportunities to make money
especially in real estate. Los An
geIes is growing at the rate OF lO,O09
a year and has a population OF ,hne
people from all parts of the globe
Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Krog, a
nine pound baby boy, who Will oe
known in the future as Carl MacKe
krog
Hubert Dobson, who drives one Oh
the county's big trucks on road CON
structiOn work, had a fearful expert
auce Monday. While going down the
Sandy Hook hill near Eagle Point, MS
brakes gave way He had on heaVy
load of crushed stone and the truck
started down the mile incline at d
terrific speed. Fearing he might run
into some one, he ran the macnlne
into the bank. The truck was tipped
over and he was bruised up some, out
was on the job again next day:
Four young men with a wonder
House" were in Platteville Wednes-
day and attracted considerable atten-
tion Their house is mounted on d
Ford chassis and contained thousands
of curios from almost every country
in the world. The boys started from
New York in 1918 and have traveleo
over 235,0O0 miles, visiting every
country Of the civilized world except,
ing Russia, Greenland, Iceland, anu
Turkey. The house roof was covered
by license plates of the dlnerent
states and countries. The license
they were running on was issued
them at Toxic, Japan.-NeWs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18

over a year ago and motored to New
fofk and are now on the return trim.
Stanley Novotny's daughter, 8 years
OF age, while assisting in haying
operations on the farm east Of town,
got her left hand caught in the pulley
and the first two fingers were so
badiy lacerated that amputation was
necessary. Drs. Ketterer and Fill
Dach dressed the injury and made the
little sufferer as comfortable as pos
sible
DR.. H. E. Fillbach has become as
ISOLATED with DR.. E. A. Ketterer as
his assistant. DR.. FflIbach is a grad
uate of Northwestern, was connected
with a Sioux City, Iowa, hospital for
time, and comes to us from the
Cunningham hospital at Platteville,
where he has been the past six
months.-MaiI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18
CASSVILLE

Miss Ethel Groom, of this village,
has enrolled for the special summer
course at the Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago. This course continues from
July to August 8, inclusive, for the
benf1t of pastors and teachers, in
Guiding public school teachers and
Christian workers.
Wednesdays Dubuque Telegraph
Herald carried an account Of an acct
dent which befeu 5-year-old Seward
Anderson, in which he had his left
arm and his right foot cut off when
he fell under freight train Tuesday.
His mother has been keeping house
for Mr.. Gillian for some time and was
visiting at the home of Chas. Gilberry
in this village, when she received
word of this distressing accident. She
left for Dubuque Tuesday night
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