The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
FIGHT IN
WALKER COUNTY
Place of Solicitor is Found to
be Vacant
NO NAMES ARE SUGGESTED
Examiners Report on Books of County
Officers of Bullock and Calhoun
and Both Are Found In
Good Shape.
NO NAMES ARE SUGGESTED

Montgomery. June Especial "A very
pretty little fight seems to have devel-
oped in Walker for the place of solicit
tor of the Walker county law and equi-
ty court, recently established by decis-
ion of the supreme court. When the
court was displaced in 1903 by the Four
teenth circuit, James j. Ray was the
solicitor. Later he was elected Judge
of the circuit, which, of course put him
out of the old place, and when the court
was again set up it had a judge. Peyton
Norvell, who would not own that he had
been legislated out of job. but there
was no solicitor AT the last election
Sheriff Lacy was chosen Judge of the de-
funct circuit and r. L. Blanton solicitor.
Mr. Lacy lives in Jasper and would have
stood chance for a vacant judicial place,
but Mr. Blantons residence Is in Winston
county, which let's him out of a Walker
county court altogether.
So far there have been no names sug-
gested to the governor for appointment
to the place of solicitor but no doubt
there will be a bunch of them pretty
soon. Possibly Judge Ray will be in the
ioN's anu ~ dOhOt lIdCNs diSO
1t is also understood that several others
will ask for the position. The compen-
sation is the same as allowed circuit So
licitors.
Books Examined.
State Examiner w. f. Wilkinson has
reported on an examination of the books
of the officers of Bullock county, and
Examiner G. f. Sedberry on those of
Calhoun county. There are no amounts
marked due save the solicitors fees of
SIS from Sheriff G. A. Ritch of Bullock
OF the assessments In Bullock county
Mr.. Wilkinson says: 1.-THE average vaua-
ton of lands with improvements thereon
in Bullock county is 1872 per acre. This
is entirely too low as this is one of the
best agricultural counties in the state,
and the lands are rapidly enhancing in
value"
Probate Judge Emmett f. Crook of Cal
houn county. is highly complimented by
Examiner Sedberry. who says that he is
"a fine officer and 1t gives him pleasure
to so report.
The list of officers whose books are ex-
amined is as follows:
Bullock county-A. E. Singleton, Judge
of probate; ]. G. McAndrew, ex-judge of
probate; Henry Stinson. circuit clerk; G..
A Ritch, sheriff; w A. Owen, tax as
SCISSOR; d. s. Bethune, superintendent of
education.
Calhoun county-E. F. Crook, jurge of
probate /. f. Watson. circuit clerk; A.
H. Sheppard, clerk city court; d. B.
Burns, tax assessor; d. u. Goodlett, tax
collector; NJ. w. Woodruff, sheriff; II. 7.
Persons, superintendent of education.
Benevolent socities.
Gadsden came forward today with
couple of social and educational ASSOC
cations that the secretary of state was
asked to incorporate, which would seem to
indicate that there is a new demand in
the capital of Etowah to get together
for betterment and entertainment
The first Is that of the Benevolent Or
der of the Sons of the South, the object
of which is given as 1.-The moral. social.
economic and educational benefit and adj
vancement of it's members and their as
socIates." The incorporators are Otto
Agricola. e. s. Jones, w. P. Johnson. j.
g. Morange, w. ]. Boykin, A. R. Brind-
ley. L. L. Herzberg. R. A. Harris, R. r.
Smmonds and l.. A. Watson.
The other organization is loaded with
the name of THE Coming Generation
New Enterprise Benevolent and Eudca-
tional Society" Its capital is nil and its
object is given as "the moral, social,
economic ana educationdl Denent anu du-
vancement of its members and their as
sociates." Those who have lent their
names as incorporators are j. P. Wesson,
S. w. Brothers. r. III. Mcdaniel, Barney
McLendon, q. Fl. Saxon. ]. II. Wesson.
p. II. Gibreath. A. H. While, H. N. Wes-
son and w. l.. Saxon
Another corporation is reported from
Gadsden as the IA and J. Manufacture
Ing Company which has increased its
roo FOL frntx H. tiff
nation is so neager that the secretary