Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-07-16
ALABAMA STATE NEWS.
Culled from Every Nook and
Corner.
News of Our Commonwealth Point.
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ure is due to the failure of Moses Bros. in
Montgomery two days before The two
banks were closely allied. 1t is feared that
other failures will be caused by the bank
failure. 1t is impossible to give the amount
OF liabilities and assets at present.o or tottel
how much Sheffield will suffer from the fail
ure of Moses Bros. at Montgomery. Two
members of the firm live in Sheffield The
town will undoubtedly suffer greatly, but it
is not thought that it will materially affect
the growth of the place
Two houses were burned in West Admission
shortly after IL o'clock on the night of July
9th. Total loss was about $500. John
Streatman lost his stock of goods, amount
ing to about SIS and Mrs Cole, sister of w.
Brakefeld, whose residence burned, lost $40
cash, which she had secreted about the house.
| Ar florence, Aie SIS, ". -. Temple and
Webb Graham have purchased the laundry
of E. E. Collins.
NEAR Mobile, the residence of Widow
White, on Spring Hill road, between Ann and
Hallett, was burned the other day.
THE Third Congressional District Teachers
Institute will be held in Ozark, beginning
Tuesday, July 21st, at 0 o'clock and contin-
uing one week.
The Wilcox Mounted Rifles have elected
the following officers: James T. Beck, cap
tain; W. P. Burford, first lieutenant; w. j.
Bonner, second lieutenant.
AT Eufaula, the directors OF the McCor.
mick-Kendall Grocery Company met Monday
night and declared a semi-annual dividend of
five per cent after passing han isome sum
of surplus fund.
AMONG the lucky prospectors for phosphate
in Florida, is an Albanian who has made
Florida his home for the last fifteen years.
This gentleman is Mr.. George NJ Hubbard
formerly of Eutaw.
AT Camden, Messrs F. G.. Hollinger and
w. p. Burford have purchased the saw and
grist mill belonging to Ervin Powell at Four
Pines. Messrs. Hollinger q Burford will
continue the buiness at the present site
AT Eufaula at meeting of Calanthe Lodge
No Is knights of Pythias, Monday night.
there was an installation of officers as follows:
G. L. Conner, G. c.; Silas Stern, V. G.; A. A,
Couric, p; Jake Stern, M. of A.
WILCOX CoUNY FARMERS ALLIANCE has
elected the following officeIs: Daniel Cook.
president; John McClerkin, vice-presdent;
e. K. Robbins, secretary; w. A. Dexter,
treasurer; N. r. Williams, lecturer; c. s.
Dale, assistant lecturer
THE annual reunion of the Confederate
VotarauSf ~
Montgomery counties, will be held at Grady,
on the Alabama Midland railroad, on the 18th
instant. Ex-Governor Watts and other dis.
tinguished speakers will be there.
The Governor has received from the United
States treasury cash indemnity for swamd
lands amounting to s10,56919, of which
amount he has paid John H. Caldwell, State
agent, under his contract with Ex-Governor
Thomas Seay, rs per cent, or So, 642.29 and
has paid the balance, 1926 30, into the State
treasury.
AN official report from the land office pives
total of 364, $40 acres Of public land vacant
IN twenty-one counties in Alabama
co,,,s',;. ss Ledya.d, young man of twenty
resaav rie,t 81. Montgomery on We'd.
-, $50 ~. 1nsts, while out seran.,,.-
WIN party OF friends. Unrequitted lovs \!
believed to have been the cause Of the rasn
act.
AN unknown man was knocked off the
railroad trestle near Montgomery, on Thurs
DAY afternoon, 9th inst, and instantly killed
FIFTY convicts who are unable to work in
the mines have been leased to Thomas Will
liams, of Elmore county, for three years, at
IS per month, apiece
DURING the last week Mr.. H. F. DeBardel-
chen, of Birmingham, sold 40, 900 tons Of iron
at $40 toni northern contractors
A PRIZE fight between Chas A. Davis and
Eugene McElroy was stopped in the fourth
round by Sheriff Smith, at Avondale, near
Birmingham, on Thursday night.
The crop prospects in Macon county con
tinue to be very good.
THE new manager of the New Decatur tav
ern, Mr.. S. G. Terry, with his family, ar.
rived last Saturday from Waterbury, Conn,
and he is now in charge of affairs
The Mobile Cavalry Company has maze
appncatl0n 60 the governor Tor commission
as parr of the First Regiment or as an in
dependent company, to be equipped or will
equip themselves.
AT Mobile, Henry Hardin, colored, was
convicted of the remarkable crime of throw
ing little negro into the river and causing
him to drown. He only got three months.
AT Admission, the new street railway pro
jected by Colonel Savage and others, is in.
tended to run north from Twenty third and
Noble to a lake now being arranged for q
mile north of the city.
HOSE COMPANY No. l. of New Decatur
Fire Department, issues a challenge to all the
hose companies Of the different fire depart.
ments in Decatur and New Decatur to make
a run for a prize of $25.
THE Land Company has made the Methed-
ist Episcopal Church, Of East Decatur, the
present of an eligible lot on the corner OF
Commercial avenue and Grant street, for
church purposes. A building win be erected
on thes site next fall.
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