The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-02
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The water works plant at Girard has
been renovated.
Garrett Krebs Of Kansas owns $780, 600
acres Of land in Alabama which was sold
for taxes.
Twelve thousand acres OF Cleburn coun-
tS land have been sold at Edwardsville
for the payment of taxes.
Three members of the Mobile police
force have been dismissed for neglect of
duty and violations of regulations.
The Mobile and Ohio has completed
new depot at Lambert to take the place
of the one demolished by a train a few
months ago.
The state will sell much property In
Calhount county for back taxes. A Kan
sas City capitalist will purchase the
lands as speculation.
Three new electric cars have been put
in service by the Admission Electric and
Gas company to accommodate the crowds
during the summer vaudeville season at
oxford lake.
Reports from Mount Vernon OF disease
among cattle have been exaggerated, and
the trouble is now under control. Ground
less fears were entertained that 1t might
be foot and mouth disease.
Work on the new building Of the State
Normal college at Florence is progressing
rapidly. The dome is now being con-
structed and when completed the build
ing will be very handsome.
Last Saturday was the ffty-ninth an
niversary Of the marriage OF Senator and
Mrs. Edmund Winston Pettus Of Selma
The veteran statesman and his wife were
the recipients OF many congratulations.
A private telegram from Colonel Du-
mont of the First Alabama regiment,
Alabama National Guard. states that the
regiment will probably go into encamp-
ment at Mobile this year, some time in
August.
The new power house of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railway company at Ems
ley is now almost finished When the
power house is completed the output of
the steel rail mill will be increased 80
per cent.
The Fidelity and Deposit company of
Maryland has made an offer to the board
of revenue of Montgomery county to COM
promise the bond case for o,o00.; The Of
Ter was refused and the case will go to
the Court Of Appeals.
In order to have the encampment of
the Third regiment, Alabama National
guard, at Montgomery, 1920 will be
raised. 1t is estimated that the soldier
boys will spend $4,000 in the state capital
AZ tho aura m r1f14anf IL held tharA
1t is announced that the prospects for
building the Mobile and West Alabama
railroad are now very bright. Capitalists
from Tuscaloosa and Mobile are much in
terested in the project and definate action
Is promised at an early date.
Many Alabama farmers have sold spot
cotton for September delivery at 10 cents
and over. 1t is predicted that the de-
mand cannot be supplied before late In
the year and under these conditions the
price will probably reach IL cents during
the coming season.
]. Wilburn HARRISON, formerly resi-
dent of Tallapoosa county, was arrested
at Columbus, Ca, and brought to Mont
gomery Saturday night on charge OF
holding negroes in peonage He made a
bond Of $4,000 and was released to be tried
at a later date on, four charges.
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The North Alabamasx Methodist confer
ence is meeting with much success In its
efforts to provide a home Yor superaru-
ated Methodist ministers Substantial
cash donations have already been re-
ceived and the home will probably be es-
tablished at an early date.
1t is probable that convention will be
held In Montgomery at an early date for
the purpose of urging the opening of the
Coosa river. Congressman Thompson from
the Fifth Alabama district is much inter-
ested in the project. and proposes to give
all the assistance In his power.