The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-09
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The ice factory at Ozark will be in op eration by May l.
 The plant of the American Net and Twlne company at Anniston is being en- larged.
 The Gadsden Electric Light company has ordered new machinery to be placed Instead of the old
 A company has been organized at Paint Rock for the purpose of developing the timber resources of that section.
 Booker T. Washington wife left Tus- kegee this week to spend the month of April in Boston and vicinity. in the inter- est of the school.
 The Kentucky parties who are boring for oil in Etowah county are still taking options and state that they have splendid prospects for oil.
 Troy Messenger: The municipal primary at Elba, for the purpose of nominating a mayor. a marshal and five councilmen will be held on April 15
 It is stated that Coffee county is to have new court house, the plans have been adopted and the contract will be let on the 14th. It is to be fire proof.
 Engineers are now at work locating the route for the Sheffield, Florence and Tus- cumbia electric car line. The preliminary survey at Florence has been completed.
 A stone quarry is being opened near Collinsvlle to supply stone for the con- struction of the furnace and coke ovens at Battelle on the Alabama Great South ern railroad.
 Eufaula Times: Superintendent Garland, who has been down in the western part of the county examining the roads and bridges, reports that the roads are in good order. but the bridges in terrible condition
 A meeting of the stockholders of the | Sheffield Stove and Foundry company has been called by the president to be held May 5, for the purpose of borrowing s2O,0OO and mortgaging its property to se- cure the bonds.
 Tuscumbia Dispatch: With great things in sight for Sheffield and Tuscumbia, the entire population of Colbert county will reap some benefit. We can see in the near future our county, one of the richest and most prosperous in the state.
 Selma Times: MT. Walter Allen went across the river to one of the ponds over there on Wednesday afternoon and bagged eighteen snipe and three teal ducks. Walter never fails to get them when he goes out with that object in view.
 Mobile Register: A large shipment by express of tools for the Pascagoula Light and Power company went south on yes- terday's noon Louisville and Nashville train. This means, 1t was stated by a gentleman from Scranton, where the com pany Is located, that the new electric railway will be rushed to completion.
 
 Huntsville Mercury: When the city elec- tion is over the business men will inter- est themselves In trying to close the rail- road deal for a line south to the coal fields. Next to a good city government the proposed railroad is of more interest to the business men than any other pro- ject now in contemplation.
 
 Selma Journal: Since the enforcement nf tIa l,w. looms are closed on Sunday Monday mornings mayors courts have fallen off until there is hardly more than one or two cases. Previous to that time those who answered at sorrows roll were many
 
 Huntsville Mercury: The New York Alabama oil well is now over so feet deep The drilling yesterday was mostly through hard blue limestone or flint. The gray limestone or "oil rock" was about 30 feet thick and was strongly impregnat- ed with petroleum. It was not expected that this rock would be encountered in side of about 400 feet or more.
 Selma Journal: The cold snap does not seem to have done much damage to growing vegetation, the wind doing more harm than the cold. There will hardly be another spell of severe weather and soon the amateur gardener will be bragging about getting English peas and snap beans off the vines nurtured with so much care.
 chapter of the Daughters C the Con- federacy has been orpanized at Ozarl- with forty-two members and these of fcers: Mrs. w. Cox, president; Mrs. W. C. Mizell, vice president; Miss Ruby Bailey, secretary; Miss Georgia Bowling, treasurer; Miss Allie Garner, correspond ing secretary and historian; Miss Fannie Belle Mizell reeistrar. AIrs 1N 1Ir