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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
TO GRAVEL ROADS
THE BOARD or REvENuE AWARDS
 CONTRACTS.
Highway Between Ada and Banner Ia to he Repaired--Stafemenf of Dis bursernenfs During Feb
 runry, ~

Contracts for the graYeHng of near iy six miles of county roads were awarded at the meeting of the 3oari of Revenue yesterday morning. Mitch- eell Brothers was the firm to whom the contracts were let. President N. B. Houghton being authorized to sign the papers by the other members of the Board. The roads which are to be repaired include sAven-eights of q mile on Rocky Mount Road. and five miles he- tween the towns of Ada and Banner. The contractors were required to fur. nisi bond to the. extent of s100o 10 insure the satisfactory, fulillment of the contracts. On the motion Of IT. H. Barnes, su- perintendent of Roads. A. R Dick was instructed to have the bridge on the old Pike Road running from Carter's Htil Road. repaired The bids for feeding the county teams fnr the month of March were onened. and the contract was awarded to W. M. Hudson and Companv. as the lowest bidders. Routine business occupied the renna inder of the session. The report of expenditures for the month of February was given ont ves- terdsv. It includes total of st0.9sT.S9; distributed az follows: Interest County Bonds, S2s.
 Salaries County officers. s1.fos.i3
 Grand Jurors and hack fare, Feb rnarv term City Court st4s.l0.
 Regular Iurors Civil Division City Court. s22t.2k
 specisl Jurors Civil Division City Court SEQ.
 Petit Jurors Civil Division City Court s24e.30.
 Regular Jurors Criminal Division Citv Cenrt. s5.6o. BaiIif. s2o4. Judre's fees County Court s1750
 Services Superintendent County
 Services ovsrseers County Roads $fee,sn
 wagons blows and teams. county roads s26.25
 Health Department, Emergency Fosnital. attcr ding smaI1pox, inspeeting Salfies. &c., care Of prisoners St. Mar garet's Hospital. s2s54o Rent rooms. Medical and Surgical sociaky, s15.
 Appropriation Alabama Boys Indus trial School s250.
 Appropriation City and Hale Infirma- riee $TEn
 Taking insane to asylum. s1sls.
 Repairs ronf and stave pipes, etc.. county eourt house. $1s1.55.
 Telephone end attending court house and jail. $l6.5O.
 Blankets, plumbing repairs etc, pine, sundries. county jail. st0T.s0.
 Lights. county jail, October. Novem- Der. December and January. $52.00.
 Lights county court house, October. November, December and January. $22s.
 Coal. county jail, $77.2l,
 Coal. county court house, ss1.55.
 Keeping county poor month of Feb ruary, $364.75.
 stationery. printing. etc. county off, icers. $6o6.60.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
NEW SCHOOL FOR sLOcOmp.
Building yEiII Cost Between G15s000 aBd
 0,OO0 When Completed.

S6UsUUU NmGN G0NAUAEk&0s
 Dothan, March 5.--(Special. )---At Sioeomb. Dothan's contemplating little neighbor, the city is erecting pub lie school building which, when com pleted. will be a credit to the town. It Is being hlAlt of brick and stones and will be tw0 stories high. It is esti- mated that the building will cost be- tween s15,000 and s2O.000. Siocomb has grown very rapidly of late, and Is al- ready a town of considerable impor- tance, having. among its other institu- tions, two banks.
 M. Cherry, one of Dothan's leading merchants, is preparing to build q two- story brick building on the vacant bus- mess lot between the Main Street Bap- gallery. The lower floor will be de- voted to a mercantile establishment. while the upper one will be given over to offices and rooms. The new building will be almost opposite the court house. and will add decidedly to the appearance of that portion of Main Street.
 It has been so long 8 tims since a passenger train on either of the two railroads entering Dothan has been on time that an indulgent public Is begin ming to wonder if they will ever ar- rive as per the printed schedule again. This has been due, of course, mainly NO HeANX tEaHiC VI hll AhV ACRHA NHlNNN.. of the roads, and as the fall rush of trade and travel is about over it Is be- lieyed that there will soon be nottcea- bIe quite an improvement in tho exist ing conditions of affairs.
 Speaking of railroads, reminds one that Dothan lives in the hope, these days, that the Atlantic Coast Line will take Rity on 1t and build suitable passenger and freight depot at the foot of St. Andrews Street. This railroad does an immense business heres and Dothan is one of the most important points it has in Alabama, The wood- en shack which does service for de- pot at present may have been Eufii- cfent for the towns needs in days gone by, but this Is not true now, and pat. rons of the Atlantic Coast Line are wondering if the officials will not real ize this at some time in the near fu- ture. Several days ago g party of these officials visited nothan, and maneuvered considerably In the iocali- ty of the depot, as result of which there was considerable speculation concerning the probabilities of imme- dtate steps being taken in the prem ises If, however, the road intends doing anything along this line IL has given out not the slightest intimation to that effect.
 Within the next few days county pol itics will begin to claim attention. The action of the County Democratic Exc cutive Committee in naming August
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

sT as the date for holding the county primary will give plenty of time for tne announcements of candidates and Tor vigorous canvass of the voters. It is very probable that all the county omcers will have spirited propositions for Reelection this time. and an interesting fight seems to be imminent. Tn ali probability there win be several can didates for sheriff. and Mir. Crawford. who at present holds that office. will hardly~be named for another term without strenuous contest. No for- mai announcements have yet been made, but they are expected to come by the wholesale within the next few days. Col. c L. McLendon has let 1t be understood that he will stand for the Legislature, Prof. Dixie Anderson may oppose him for this honor, though the latter has had nothing very defh- ite to say on the subject. Politics in the Alabama wiregrass Is picturesque. and the situation in Houston County when the campaign is fairly opened will prove no exception to this rule As regards the race for Congress there is very little interest felt, and the only speculation regarding tho matter is as to how large a majority Hon. Henry D. Clayton, of Eufaula, will pile up over Harry Martin, of Ozark, who Is opposing him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
STATES 1905 CROPS
GOVERNMENT ISSUES EFFORT ON
 ALABAMA AGRICULTURE.
Year Was UnfavOrabfe Fer MatHran@ of COttOn--Highest Temperature at ThomaAviIle, Lowest nt
 Valley Head.

The results obtained in the raisins of fruits, grains and vegetables in Ala bama during the year 1905 were made public in tabuiated form yesterday
 when the annual report of the Climate
 and crop Service of the Weather Bu-
 reau of Montgomery, was received.
 The report Is full and complete. ana
 deals with the conditions that aiaeu
 and retarded the growth of agricultuf-
 al products in the State. during the
 year. It is the first information that
 has been given out in published form
 for 1905.
 summarizing the results in crop-rais-
 ing for the year. the report says:
 ssrhe year was fairly favorable for corn and minor field crops, but was unfavorabfe for fruit, wheat, and tali
 sown oats, and for the maturing or cotton"
 The damage to the cotton crops the report ascribes in large part to the unr
 usual abundance of rain during sev- eral months of the year, and to Kill ing frost which penetrated as Tar south as the north central counties in ApriT. necessitatinE some re-pianting' Cultivation of cotton was retardeu V. May by wet weather. Growth ana fruitage were fairly good in June and during the greater part of July, put toward the end of the latter month
 rust and shedding began and spread so rapidly that the crop was deterio- rated over fully one-half of the state This deterioration was helped along I by wet weather in August.
 During September the condition or , cotton continued generally unsatistae- tory. The first half of October was wet and unfavorable for picking, though the last half was favorable Tor this work, and by the close of that month most of the staple had been se- cured, the quality of which was below
 that of 1904.
 The planting of the upland corn be- gan during the early part or March, the report states. and most of the crop
 was laid by in good condition during
 May and June. In the lowlands. corn nlantinr was not commenced until the latter part of April. The yields of both Iowland and upland crops were talrly good. The yield of fodder which ne- gan in the middle of July, and was completed during September, was also generally satisfactory.
 Of the small grains. the oats sown in the fall and early winter were mosiy
 killed by the severe cold Of middle February, although q large acreage or l snrinR oats was sQWn. The harvest | ing of wheat and oats was completeo | in June, oats making satisfactory yield. though wheat was damaged somewhat by rust, and made light yield only.
 The cold weather of February killed nearly all the fruit buds in the north ern half of the State, Peaches, pears | and piums were in full bloom over the ] southern half before the end of March. | Strawberries made R good yield. while about half the average crop or peach. . l es. hears and plums were markete1 about the usual time,
 Planting in gardens began during the
 latter part of February, and all early
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
Adeline HugeIey, Negress, Found Not
 6suilfy--0ther Court News.

(suilfy--Other Court News. Circumstantial evidence was the ground upon which the prosecution based it's ease against Adeline Hugeley. charged with arson in tho second de- gree. which was heard before Judgo William H. Thomas in the afternoon session of the criminal division of the City Court yesterday.
 The size and style of q pair of shoes worn by the defendant, and number of foot prints corresponding to the marks made by the same, furnished the chief argument in the district attor- ney's plea. The jury. after remaining out for nearly three hours, brought in a verdict of not guilty.
 The Hugeiey woman was accused Of setting ire to a cotton shed, the prop erty of one Jim Smathers. in Montgom- cry County, last July. Alter the fire, footsteps were discovered leading away from the scene of the blaze almost to the door where the defendant had spent the night The footprints. witnesses said. were eonsiderable distance apart, seeming to Indicate that the person making them had been running. The shoes of the prisoner were found to fit exactly in the prints.
 The case of Frank Caffey, charged with grand larceny. was postponed un- til March 28. Coffey has been tried for this offense before, the jury disagree ing after remaining out twenty-six hours,
 When the case of Jasper Curry, charged with removing moFtgaged property was called, the defendant failed 10 ut in an appearance. His bond was declared forfeited and capias was Issued.
 In the cases of F. Ps Danziger, charged wit henabezzlement, and Mary King, charged with assault to murder. a continuance was ordered.
 Tine trial of Andrew Johnson, charged with breaking a contract, was con tinuAd to March 2s, and the ease of re- eeiving stolen property, against Her man Parker, was continued by the State.
 The following names were drawn as jurors for the present week:
 T. T. Charles. Jacques Loeb, L. |. DeJarnette, E. S. Noble, R. W. Norman, C. H. Hawes. F. G. Salter. L. J. Wright, T F. Spirey, w L. Dick, S. r. Melee more, R. L. Sears, D. B. wescott, G. C. Glider, W. s. Yougene, M Walters, W Nj. Johnson, A. Biggio and G. T. Burke.
 The docket for today consists of the following cases:
 Iyey Swanson. assault to murder; Henry SIayton, resisting an officer; Nose Thomas alias Nose Knox. grand larceny: Spencer Webb, duelling; Tom mic Wright, murder In the second de- gree; ]. B. Stalisworth alias J. Nj. Free man. grand larceny: Maggie Weaver, burglary; Phil Frazier, assault to mur- der; Frank Barber, carrying concealed pistol; Newton Pugh and Rachel liar den, adultery; Montgomery Street Rail- way, obstructing the public road; Thomas Starr, embezzlement; Lula Carroll, grand larceny, and J. B. Stalls worth alias J. M. Freeman, and G. s. Smith. forfeited bond.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
PLANTS FOR FEDERAL PARK.
Asxistant Custodian Irwin solves
 S,roblem In Botany.

Assistant Custodian Irwin Solves
 s9robIen In Botany.
 Assistant Custodian oscar c. Irwin, of the Federal building. had q hard nut to crack yesterday. In tho ilttie paIk pS back of the postofice. be stood, with two or thsee helpers. industriously en- gaged in making out the wording on a number of wooden tags which ne held in his hand.
 What is Philadelphia coronariusv he asked of an acquaintance who nap pened by. and received in answer a then, what is a spirea argenta2
 Inquiry elicited the information that he had just received a number of plants from Washington, which the local postofice authorities have been ap- plying for for several years
 T know" said Mr. Irwin. that l have ten varieties of roses, twelve of hibiscue. But what these other plonts are, we'll" he concluded, help iessly. you can search me.
 Explaining further, Mir. Irwin said that Congressman Wiley had succeed- ed in securing a number of plants or different kinds for Federal Park, as the postofIice yard is officially designat- ed. A number of these, he had been given to understand. were hedge plants. while others were of the towering va riety.
 T asked to have the hedge varieties plainly marked in English" said MT. irwin, but they haven't done It. Now' 1t will look mighty odd If :! plant hedge bush along in the middle of the yard, won't 1t? And a towering plant in the corner next to the wallf Well. year or so will show which is which and then those which have been plant ed in the wrong place can be taken up and replanted. One thing is sure we have the powers now ana we are going to have some ornamentation in | Federal Park, even if we don't get things right at the start
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

Improvements. county court house. s7o7.0o.
 Janitor. court house and jail. ss25o. Military appropriation, s75.
 Hire of teams. B. of R.. inspection. Wages and pay roll stacey's teams, January. 3392.
 Feed, stasey's teams, si5s.Se. shop work. stacey's teams. s2s.15. wages and pay roll Ses' teams County convicts, Rives' teams. feed, medicine and tobacco. SPAS.
 Feed. Rives' teams. sf41.ss. Sbop work Rives' teams. s3o.75. Balance on mules, Riyes' teams, s1,- wages. Jones, month of February, $50.
 Feed. Jones's teams month of Feb Wages. labor, Jones's teams month of February, S25.
 Shop. Jones's teams. month of Feb ruary. s4.
 Wages. stanaland. $50.
 Feed. Standard. S3L26.
 Labor, road hands, Standard. SAT less amount collection. s2S.5o. County Surveyor. survey. etc. coun- ty gravel pit. $52.s0.
 Architect. plans and specifications, jail. and heating and yentilating same sf.672.45.
 Lumber. malls. etc. county roads. $s7.07
 Gravel. freight hauling and county roads si43.50.
 Freight. etc, sewer pipe. county roads, $40.60.
 Magistrates fees, hard labor case, sl2.65.
 Witness fees. hard labor case, $51. Total. si0,9sTs9.
 The Board will meet again next Mon day morning at II o'clock.
 Bijou Matinee Todays Harris Parkin- son Company in sPartners For Life.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
IMMUNE FROM STORM
MONTGOMERY WILL NEVER BE
 VISITED BY 4 TORNADO.
Apropos of MeridinR Disaster an Au- thoritx shows safety of This City from Extreme High
 Winds.

Montgomery is immune from torna- does" This statement, from q person who has for a number of years made an intimate study of tornad0es. and the conditions which must obtain to per- init of their formation, was made to an Advertiser representative yesterday, in a discussion of the recent catastrophe at Meridian, Miss
 "The topography of the country sur rounding Montgomery" continued the speaker. lis such as to preclude the possibility of tornado formation. so far as the nature of this phenomenon Is known and understood today
 owing to the situation of the Capi- fal City, in a hollow between hills, the speaker proceeded to explain, the peo- pie of Montgomery will never have cause to fear from tornadoes. The ranges of hills which surround the city on all sides, act as buffers to keep the center of the storm movement so far from the city, that not evet the rotary centers on the outskirts of the storms, from which are formed tornadoes, can reach tho city.
 It is a matter of fact that the history Of Montgomery does not record a sin' gle instances of tornado, or anythang F with wind such as sometimes Is expe- rienced along tho coast sections of the country, and never has anything ap- proachfng the violence of the recent Meridian storm been known in this inl- mediate section.
 A tornado consists of rotary move ment of winds, usually formed on the edge of storm movement, the diree- tion of the whirl being in the opposite direction from that of the movement of the main storm center. To permit of the formation of such whirl, one of two conditions must always exist. Either the edge of the storm must have a sweep of level country, or it must move along long, deep valley.
 The two directions from which the storms of this, section approach, ex- plained the authority, are from the southeast on the Atlantic Coast, or from the southwest regions of the Gulf. The storm movements from both these direc- tidns he said, are always turned aside by tho local topography of this part of the State. the Atlantic storm move- naents, passing a number of miles to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
MRS. WING INJURED.
Explosion of Gas Range At Dexter
 Avenue Hesfhence-


 The explosion of a gas range at the residence of Joseph R. Wing. IT., H Dexter Avenue. about o'clock yester- day morning. inflicted painful in jury on the foot of Mrs. Wing. The attending physician does not regard the wound as serious but Mrs. Wing is confined to her bed. While breakfast was being prepared the accident occurred In the kitchen of the residence. The surface jets of the range had been lighted for sev- eral minutes and the gas had been ina- mediately turned on in the lower part of the stove but was not lighted. IL had been escaping for some time when the gas grew to such volumes that the fire ignited 1t and caused the explo- sion.
 l Mrs. Wing was near the range, The stove was shattered and a piece of iron was thrown to the ceiling. It bounded back and struck the foot of Mrs, Wing causing an ugly wound. Mrs. Wing also received several bruises and she was temporarily unnerved. A physician was hurriedly called and the wound was speedily dressed. She was last night reported to be resting well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
no THrATRE pATRoNe, ,

Realizing that a matinee perform ance would not give a great many nIu- sic lovers an opportunity to hear Miss Alice Nelson and her company of ia nous Italian singers in Donisettl's mas terful opera. Don Pasauaie" 1t gives us pleasure to announce that we have succeeded fin arranging for a change of date from that heretofore announced. Miss Nielson and her company will appear at the Montgomery Theatre day matinee.
 The sale of seats for this important engagement will begin Wednesday morning,
 Hirscher Bros.
 Managers Montgomery Theatre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

vegetables made good progress during March. Cane, sweet potatoes and other minor field crops did well, while excel lent hay crops were saved Tn all parts of the State.
 In the climatic summary, the report states that the mean temperature for the State was GAS degrees, or B de- grees below the normal. The lowest temperature reached was eighteen dee grees below zero at Valley Head, Feb ruary 14, and the highest at Thomas vile, on July 22s when the thermome- ter reached 10a degrees. The average precipitation for the State was 55.38 inches, the number of clear days. 1ea; and the prevailing direction of the wind, south
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

the northeast of Montgomery, and the storms from the Gulf passing a similar distance on the northwest of tho city
 In both cases. the center of storm movement is too far distant for Mont gomery to get more than the extreme edga of the wind. and even If a tornado were possibility at such distance from tho center of the movement, the hills in the Immediate vicinity of -lont- gomery would prevent their forma-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
TAKEN TO ATLANTA.
George Hamilton Former Gate City
 Policeman of Unsound Mind.

George Hamilton Former Gate City
 Policeman of Uns0und Mind.
 George Hamilton, the white man arrested Saturday afternoon while creating a disturbance on South Court street at tho intersection of Jefferson Davis avenue and who was arrested by Patrolman murrell. has proved to De of unsound mind and he was taken to his home in Atlanta yesterday by his brother who reached Montgomery yes- terday morning from Atlanta after re- cetying several urgent long distance telephone communications from the Montgomery police department
 During the time he was detained at the police station Hamilton grew very III and lt was determined that he was not well balanced. He waa formerly Q member of the police force of Atlanta where he is said to be well known.
 It will be remembered that Hamilton. who is of large nhyeique, made des- perate resistance to arrest, and when searched a pair of handeufs and q billet were found on his person.
 The cases of disoyderly conduct and carrying concealed weapon, docketed against him. were dismissed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
MONTGOMERY THEATRE,
 Thursday Night,

t1AfOnte Chrlsf0," with James O'NeIII'
 James O'Neill, the eminent romantic actor, comes to the Montgomery The atre Thursday night in his famous play Monte Cristo.'' The production is new and the most spectacular ever given
 the play, and the company is one of
 the largest and strongest. Seat sale openE this morning. adV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
sncao,s HOUSE BURNED.
Frame Cottage on sIcDonough Stree
 Destroyed.

Frame Cottage on MeD0mOu&n StFeet
 Destroyed.
 A fire of unknown origin. at , o'clock yesterday afternoon destroyed a two room frame house at 62s North McDon- ough Street occupied by Will McGovin. a negro.
 The flames had practically demoi- ished the house by the time the alarm was, sent in and the fire department arrived. Two lines of hose were laid and the fire was kept from spreading. The occupant saved part of his fur nishings by a quick removal of them from the building.
 The house was owned by Zirkle & Moore and was insured. The damage is about $500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
Inhnatnn Is Conar1ned.

Washington. March 5.-The Senate In executive session today confirmed the following nominations James Jenreys. surveyor of customs, port of Memphis. Tenn: Robert D. Johnston, register of the land office. Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

Anaricau locomotives are not a success in Japan, accordinK to the report of the Jap aaass Railway Bureau It is claimed that the noiisrs are lsslEy and the Ftvsts inpsrs ssctly faAtaasd In many instances tha sazAs waga AAunAkAA tArnnGh- RaS~ ~SAckAA~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
POstmasaers.

ROatmas4eFg.
 Washington. March 5.--Postmasters appointed: Fanell, Tuscaloosa County. John T. Stokes; Kingston, Autauga County, James B. Dawes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06
ACQUITTED oF ARsoN.

Bijou Matinee Tcdays Harris Parikin- son Company fn ssPnrtners For Life"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-06

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-03

WANTED-1OO more old feather beds;
this is your last chance to sell your
old feather beds, pillows and holsters
for the highest cash price. Address
Frisco Feather company, care gen,
eral delivery, Rock Island. or call
cid phone 701-X, and we will call.