The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-07
JONESBORO WILL
 HOLD AN ELECTION Officers are to Be Elected for
 New City THREE CANDIDATES OUT Ressemer City Council Holds Last Reg ular Meetlng-WiIl Hold Adjourned Session Tomorrow Night to
 Hear Auditors Rerort.
THREE CANDIDATES OUT

Bessemer. September 6.-(speeial.)- Jonesboro, city yet in swaddling clothes the citizens only having voted for incorporation last Monday, already has three or four candidates in the field for mayor, and it is understood that be- fore the city Is many days older there will be others.
 Those already mentioned for mayor are Dan Houston, John Martin and Dr. W. M. owens.
 The election last Monday on the ques- ton of incorporating the town of Jones' boro resulted in vote of 45 to 31, gfv- ing a majority of IA In favor of incor- poration
 As soon as the legal process of certify ing the election in the office of probate judge of Jefferson county and the proper notice is given the sheriff an election for municipal officers will be called.
 The election will probably be held Sep tember 25
 Considerable interest will be taken m the election of the various officials of the new city and 1t is expected that number of candidates will develop for the several positions.
 The object of the incorporation Is to secure better sanitary conditions, schools and street Improvements.
 Council Meets.
 The last regular meeting of the city council of the present administration was held at the city hall last night, with Mayor T. T. Huey in the chair. Several matters of routine importance were dis cussed and disposed of. and the meeting adjourned to meet in adjourned session next Friday night, when the auditors s report will be received.
 An ordinance was adopted repeating 8 franchise granted some years ago to T. J. Cornwall for the construction and op- eration of gas plant in the city of Bes- semer and also a franchise granted R. r. Hanneman and associates for the con- struction Of the Steel Cities railway.
 Rush Randall was given the contract to make the city tax book for 1905 for S100
 Owen w. Winn was given the contract for putting in plumbing at the Roberts school The price to be paid Is s69s.
 The mayor and clerk were aut. orized to borrow s2750 for the purpose of paying the current expenses of the mcnth.
 Other matters of mlnor.., importance were disposed of and she council ad- tourned to meet next friday night which will be the last of tte present session ex- cept to canvass and declare the result of the election to be held September Il. It was a,saounced at the meeting that the COunrY TeRlBITdT WOu1u De III btSot- mer neac Friday and Saturday to regis ter tte voters eligible for registration.
 Beavers and EIks.
 The Beavers and Elks of Bessemer will play a game of baseball at Fourth Ave nue park tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The lineup for the game Is as follows: Beavers-Houston. catcher; Randle. pitch CT; Hines, first base; Ross, second base; Waller third base; Clay, short stop; Ma lone right field: J. Hurd, center field; Homer Hurd, left field.
 Elks-Allen, catcher; Edmondson, pitch CT: Moody, first base; Denis second base; Fitzpatrick, third base; McEnry, short stop; Ross right field; Cockrell, center field; Bennett left field.
 Brighton School.
 Brighton public school opened with a total of seventy-five pupils this morning an deverything is running smoothly. The teachers in the various grades get ting their classes well arranged and the attendance is expected to be normal In a few days.
 No new developments have arisen in the legal complications effecting the open ing of the school yesterday but 1t is un- derstood that the attorneys are preparing to carry the case to the courts on a quo farranto proceeding.
  school Is being organized at Woodward about mile away by some of the dis satisfied patrons of the Brighton school district.
 Notes and Personals.
 Mrs R. r. Smith and children have re- turned from North Carolina where they have been spending a few weeks.
 Capt. J. M. Crook. who has been very i'll at his home in East Bessemer, Is re- ported somewhat improved today and hopes are entertained for his recovery. MT. and Mrs. McMahen of Livingston are visiting their daughter, Mrs, J. B. Morton, on Clarendon avenue.
 Miss Linda Wilson, who has been quite sick at her home in Jonesboro, Is re- ported to be improving.
 The Bessemer Glee club went to East Lake tonight on a trolley excursion. News has been received of the death of Frederick Bryant at Springfield, O., Monday night. His son. Scottie Bryant of this city was at his bedside when death came. The funeral was held at Springfield today.