The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Sheffield will use all homemade ice
this summer.
The State Medical association will meet
the third Tuesday in April at Talladega.
The drillers of an oil well north of
Hartselle have struck strong pocket of
gas.
The farmers of Alabama are said to be
planting more cotton this year than
usual.
There are more fat cattle In Lamar
county than are usually seen at this
time of the year
The DeKalb Times says that real estate
is worth 25 per cent more in Ft. Payne
than it was a year ago, or even six
months ago.
G. ]. williams, organizer of the Ma
tional Retail Grocers' association, will
visit Selma on March % for the purpose
or organizing a branch of the associa-
ton.
T. M. owen, director of the state de-
partment of archives and history, will
deliver the baccalaudeate address at the
closing exercises of the Alabama Girls
Industrial school at Montevallo.
Elba Clipper: The probate office is
through with the rush of mortgages
which has lasted for several months. II
giving mortgages is any sign that large
to be enormous.
Dr. f. e. Clark, president of the inter-
national Christian Endeavor society and
founder of thu organization. will be
present at the state convention of the
Alabama Endeavors to be held in Selma
April "a. % and 20.
Greensboro Record: The first games of
baseball of the season will be between
the Southern university and Tulane. on
April g. and 4. The university team Is
getting in fine shape and some of the
best bali for years is promised lovers of
the sport
Selma Times: Mr.. William Rothrock,
one of selma's Oldest citizens, died at
the City infirmary yesterday at / o'clock
He was eighty years of age, and was a
we'll known landmar'- about the city. His
wife preceded. him to the grave a few
months ago.
Fort Payne Journal: Judge Cook will
soon set out on his farm north of town
1000 liberia peach trees. He has already
1000 growing on the place. He calculates
that when they get into bearing, If they
only yield a good crop once in four years
it will be a profitable investment.
Eufaua Times: Tragedies are coming
to be too often In Barbour. One on Sun
day. when good farmer and citizen
was killed. one on Monday. where one
white man was killed. his wife and two
boys seriously wounded and a negro wo-
man killed, and on Tuesday night young
man in Clayton tried to commit suicide
by shooting himself.
Alfalfa Mirror: The question that Ia the
most serious to Alfalfa people is the fact
that houses can't be built fast enough for
people who move here and want to occupy
them. Every residence in the city IL ased
and over one hundred houses hav becn
built in the last few months, bui stan
the demand continues. Every houa ard
shanty in the city is filled, and faIrilies
are living in rooms over the store houses.
while every boarding house in the c.v
is filed to its fullest capacity.
Centreville Press: The town council .
Centreville had a meeting at the Press
office last Wednesday night. An orc lnsa5a
was passed prohibiting the build ms
any structure on the square wtho T ihe
same was built of brick or stone II. E
ordinance, while It may look little hare.
is the only protection for the future
safety of the town. The INSURANCE in
Centreville Is so high that few business
men can afford to carry it, the greatest
majority preferring to run the risk Tha
Press believes the council acted Wisely
In passing such an ordinance. Thu 81 ~
the merchant householders who los bv
the recent fire will erect creditable brick
buildings during the summer and Il
would be doing these gentlemen, as well
as the balance of the town, an injustice
to allow fire traps to build alongside OF
them. The buildings that go up in the
future will be permanent and capable
structures