The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-21
Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile. July 20.

MODtte, duly ~. Eighty thousand acres of Baldwin single deal. have passed into the hands of Chicago men of means who propose to develop them.
 Thomas P. Hamm and Frederick w Brown. representing themselves and asso- ciates. made the purchase, the sale be- ing outright. The transferee of this vast body of land was The Southern States Lumber Company. Hon. Frank s. Stone of Bay Minete who represents the pur- chasers, stated that Messrs. Hamm and Brown. with their associates, would at once organize themselves into a Planta- ton Development Company and have their entire possessions In Baldwin sub-divided and bring colonists from the North and Northwest into Baldwin for the purpose of locating.
 Saw mills will be erected at convenient places and they propose to build villages or, towns on the lands. All of this prop erty Is finely timbered and matered, and with the right kind of people on 1t Bald win as we'll as Mobile County will be greatly benefited. The lands of Messrs. Hamm. Brown. ct als, are located adjoin- ing Marlowe, on Fish River, which, itself. Is an attractive town already. Joseph H. Russell, aged 7S. native of JtheISUH COunty, lenn., anu TeSluent of Mobile for more than a half century. passed away this morning at his home on Ann Street after a lingering Illness. Mir. Russell came to Mobile when 20 years old and at the breaking out of the war enlisted private. joining the 24th Ala bama Regiment. His wife, nee Miss Elm ma Young died in 1889. He leaves one son. John J. Russell, and five daughters here. and Mrs. B. Brown of Newton Ala ap citizen a nd member of St. Johns Episcopal Church.
 Drey's band. which for some time had been the leading music producers of the city and which was under contract to furnish weekly concerts at Monroe Park and in The Herald BandStand In Bienvilie Square, Is no more. The dissolution came yesterday morning when a portion of the members got together and decided to abandon Drey and organize for them- selves under the name Drago Band and Orchestra. Organization was perfected. though the membership Is not as large as 1t was under the leadership of Martin Drey.
 A posse of detectives again made a round in the vicinity of the home of Charles West, the so-called negro lunatic. who recently escaped from Mt. Vernon, and failing to find him. made another search in Hooper's Creek Swamp, where he was last seen Saturday morning It Is thought by Detective Davis that some of the bullets fired by him in Hooper's Creek swamp Saturday struck him. West is a most dangerous character and no chances are to be taken by tile posse.
 Among the passengers on the Mallory line steamship San Marcos. which sailed for New York at o'clock yesterday af- ternoon, were I. Lichtbach and family. Mrs. Sam Lichtbach, Mrs. Daniel Mur- phy and Miss Belle Areaper. Travel by steamship from Mobile to New York is now becoming the proper thing, especially as regular sailings and good acommoda- tions are had.
 The body of Grimes H. Taylor. who died in Birmingham yesterday. was brought to Mobile and will be inferred in Magnolia Cemetery tomorrow. He was a former citizen of this city and leaves a brother. Robert L. Taylor, and a sister. Mrs. J. T. Poe. both of Mobile. His wife also survives him.
 A baseball team from Scranton, Miss, came to Mobile yesterday and went up against picked team of the defunct City League. When the dust cleared away the score board showed twelve runs for the locals and one for the visitors. Poppy Lavene did the twirling for the locals.
 The Lyons oil Corporation directorate held a business meeting this morning. but had nothing to announce. MT. Daggert of Jennings, La, attended the meeting.
 Yesterday morning on the shooting grounds of the Mobile Yacht Club, mo afoh ohn ot hirdc had hAfWaan Tom o. Goodbrad and Charles Vincent on one side and Thomas Chamberlain and - ==---=====---==----