The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-15
PROSPEROUS ETowAH.
Tax Report shows Large Increase Il
Property Values.

Tax Report shows Large Increase In
Property Values.
Gadsden. Aug. 14.-tSpecial. 1.-The
total amount Of taxable property tor
the county Of Etowah, as compiled by
Tax Assessor Walker. shows a wonder
full growth for the county the past
year. The total amount Is $6.2o7.T29,
an increase Of nearly q million dollars
over last year. and with prospects now
Of nearly as much more for the next
year.
An accident happened at Isom. Mar
shall County. Thursday. the news just
reaching here, Of an accidental shoot
Ing. in which the 1S-year-old son Of
Tom Bailey let his gun slip and, strik.
ing the floor. the weapon went on. the
shot entering under his left arm, shat
tering the bone and decorating the flesh
in terrible manner.
Mrs. c. o. Hately OF Alabama City.
who is in Center, Cherokee County. on
Hately, was stricken with a stroke Of
apoplexy on her left side and now lies
in q dangerous condition with no hopes
Of her recovery
The Confederate veterans OF Albert
VILE and Marshall County will have
their annual reunion at Albertville on
Thursday and Friday, 18th and 10th.
at which all the veterans are cordially
invited to be present for the two days.
The Etowah County veterans Will have
their reunion at Moore Spring. in this
county. on the 18th and 18th. and II Is
expected that some of them will at
tend the Albertville reunion.
Pree Sanders. a young negro. who
was arrested here several weeks ago
by an amateur detective and placed II
jail on the charge of wrecking the
Chattanooga Southern freight last
March, has been released from jail.
His attorney sued out a writ Of habeds
corpus before Judge Disque Of the City
Court. Testimony was offered from
some very prominent white people oil
North Carolina to prove that he was
in that State on the date Of the wreck
Judge Disque gave 1t as his opinion
that the negro was innocent and that
the amateur detective arrested the me-
gro in the hopes of getting the 800
reward offered by the railroad. The
detective did not put in his appearance
and the negro was released
The free public schools of Gadsden
will open on the 5th day Of September.
with Prof. w. E. Striplin, the principal,
in charge, assisted by eighteen teach
ers. The school building has~been re-
covered, reprinted, more rooms added.
and otherwise improved. and greatly
increased number of pupils Is expected.
Admittance cards will be issued on Au-
gust 20 to all pupils who wish to at
tend. The colored school will have
three teachers. The school Is absolute
~ free and will run for nine months.
The corpse of James Dickel, an aged
citizen of Ohatchie, Calhoun County.
passed through the city today from
Royal, Blount County, to Ohatchie.
where the burial will take place. Mr..
Dickey was at Royal on a visit to his
daughter in law when he was suddenly
taken i'll and died In a few hours, his
death being fastened by heart trouble,
to which he was subject. Mrs. Rebac'
ca Ann Dickey, another sister-in-law,
who is 65 years old. is reported as be-
ing near deaths door at her home az
Ohatchie.
There is every indication that the
old Elliott car works of this city. now
the property Of the Southern Car and
Foundry Company, will be sold soon
to either the A. g. s., or the American
Foundry Company. Both companies
are after the plant. Judging from the
fact that both have had agents here
looking over the property. making sur
veys, etc. 1t is very likely that dea!
vii be made soon. and 1t is more than
ukely tnat the "A. u. -. Will De tne
purchaser; If they do q repair shor
will be started up.
o. v. Russell, sawyer for the Kyle
Lumber Company happened to a very
serious accident Saturday. He was ~
| work on a platform some ten feet from
the ground working on a steam ne
gro," when he made a step to one sid'
to secure some tool and stepped on q
block which rolled and threw him &c
the ground, breaking his right wrist
cutting a cash in his forehead, bruis
ing his side and injuring him inter
nally. He Is in very bad shape and
| will be laid up for several weeks.
A private car furnished by the l.
| and N. people left this city Saturday
morning having on board George II
Schiller and wife, o. r. Hood and wife
DR.. Charles L. Gum and wife. who are
bound for the Yellowstone Park for a
four weeks stay, and then to the Rocky
Mountains for a week or more, where
they will hunt bear, moose, deer and
other big game. Returning, they Will
come back by St. Louis and take in the