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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
7
A well known naturalist describes a crow that gathered broken china and odds and ends, hiding them in a nettle patch. The bird was found among its collection one day, arranging it, but the next day the hoard had vanished as the crew relocated the stash to a new spot.
The text explains the term calmic as an Indian word meaning pipe of peace. It notes the word was unknown to savages and identifies regional names for the peace pipe among Iroquois ganowdace and poagan among other tribes, with Algonkins calling it poagan, Winnebago tahnee hoo, and Dacotahs chaindon hoopa.
Delta farmer E 8 Haney delivers several bales of cotton to Oxford markets while Rev. Robert Jones visits Judge Yeatman after attending a Gadsden conference. Rev. Alfred M. Yee returns home to Piedmont en route from Gadsden and will relocate to Columbiana next week.
Nine cases were disposed of in police court this morning including continued dockets dismissed convictions with fines totaling 50 dollars and 60 cents. The circuit court of Anniston will convene next Monday morning December 10 with a large docket anticipated.
At a regular West Anniston meeting officers were elected for the year including President BH Wiggens and Secretary Charlie Baker, with other posts assigned to Sam Bleekeg, J. M. Bagley, and D Rainwater. Pelham Guards appointed noncommissioned officers led by Wing Sergeant Hugh Blackwell and formed a new armory leasing space on Noble Street. Cathowin lodge No. 203 I O O F advanced a candidate, and St Paul M E Church missionary society plans a mystic tea at the home of Mrs A B Jones on Marvin Hill December 6 to raise church repairs.
Sincere sympathy to him in the death of his father Dr W M Ligon. Humphries encampment of Odd Fellows meets tonight. Mrs Charlotte Biehelberger improves after illness. Varmers union holds an enthusiastic meeting and votes for state officers. Rev T K Roberts returns to Oxford for another year. S O McCain and family visit from Jacksonville to Childers Tex. Calendar routine to be observed. Mrs Smith hosts a pleasant club meeting. Invitations arrive for the wedding of Berda Emeline Jones and Sam Lee Bagley at Cave Spring Baptist Church. Carried by Oxford friends to Opelika for state D A K conference. Leslie takes a position at City Cash Store for the holidays.
The Disorganized Order of Gorillas held a meeting last night electing officers and arranging to obtain paraphernalia for a side degree to be enjoyed by spectators. They will reconvene after Calhoun lodge of Odd Fellows adjourns and may accept any member of a secret order with 50 cents to run the gauntlet. several applications are on file.
Royal Oak lodge No. 106 of the I O O F will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 visiting Odd Fellows are cordially invited to attend.
No opium in Chamberlain cough remedy claims safety for children and is praised for thirty years as a successful cold and croup medicine. It is pleasant to take and widely sold by J L Wilkie.
A brief note reports Miss Rosa Draper leaving this afternoon for Rome Georgia to visit friends for several days. Scott Strickland returns from Howard College and rejoins Humphries and Co. His friends welcome him back. An advertisement promotes clean cheap fuel for grates and base burners at four dollars fifty cents per ton delivered. Anniston Executric Gas Co telephone 102.
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