The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12
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Recent cnan8os Tn The Dotnau Home Journal come home to The Advertiser because they concern two recent Adver- tiser employees. Messrs. Rufus Jones. late news editor of this paper, and Cleveland Faber. one of our linotype operators. have bought an interest in The Journal and actively entered upon their work. The Journal in noting the change, says:
 Mir Rufus Jones and Mir. Cleveland Baber have acquired such interest m The Dothan Home Journal and all It's active participation in all its affairs. They are connected with all depart rnets, and can speak with authority on business or anything else pertaining to the ofice ad the paper.
 Mir. Powell still retains an interest, but retires from participation in the business management. MT. E. F. bapeI continues in the same position he has heretofore occupied.
 The Advertiser hopes that these ca- pabie young men will meet with the xreatest success for they well deserve it. MT. E. F. Baber, Sr.. has long been connected with the press of the state and his friends will be glad to know that he will continue to aid in making The Journal a welcome visitor to it's many subscribers in Southeast Ala bama. < iS
 The Southern Home. published at Livingston, has entered upon its elev- enth year. under direction of its editor and publisher, Mir. w. H. Lawrence. It,is good. sound paper and deserving of the support 1t Is receiving from the people of Sumter County. During the past year considerable addition has been made to its outfit. including an engine to run its presses.
 The first number of The South Ala bamian. published at Jackson. under the new management, has reached us. MT. E. L. Colley. formerly of Atmore, is in charge and he shows decided abil- ity and presents a readable paper.
 Every newspap@ man in Alabama who was in the business half a dozen years ago knew and appreciated the then able editor of The Decatur News. the late L. Hensley Grubbs. He was man of remarkable editorial ability and could hold his own in any kind of in- tellectuaI encounter. He was the founder of The News and on his death it passed under the control of his son, Walter M. Grubbs, who has been fill- ing the position of editor and manager with great satisfaction to it's readers. The paper has just entered its thirty sixth volume. and, In noting this event in it's last issue. says:
 With this issue The News begins It's thfrty-sixth volume. It enters upon the new year under suspicious condi- tions and with bright prospects. It is more prosperous, and from business standpoint more successful than ever before in its long. eventfui history. During the present calendar year 1t has installed a brand new outfit of presses, type and printing material, and the entire equipment Is run by power. It has also built home in the heart of the business section of the city, and our volume of business Is heavier than ever before.
 Another journalistic favoyite in North Alabama is The Athens Courier. which has just celebrated it's twenty fifth anniversary. It is today. as we believe 1t was at it's founding. edited and published by Er. Robert M. Rawls. who has in a thousand instances mani- Tested his me newspaper ability. The papers success demonstrates how well it has been managed. The Courier says:
 A quarter of a century is a long time, but all these years have been filled with a measure of success. Some have been more so than others, but at no time has the. tide ran higher than it has for the past year, and our ship has rode on the highest wave of pros perity and for all this we are grateful to our friends, for to them we owe it all. We know the value of friendship, we appreciate the friends of The Cou- rfer more than this brief statement can portray.
 The live town of Opp could not do without a newspaper. The Hustler. which was published there, went out of business temporarily, but has again made it's appearance and in announcing this fact says arrangements have been made by which the paper will now greet its readers regularly each week."
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