The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-12
JELKS AND STAFF
 GOING ID SELMA Governor Will Inspect the
 Second Regiment GOES TO MOBILE FRIDAY Death of R. H. Dawson at Flat Top Causes Sorrow at the Capital.
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Montgomery, July n.-(Special )-GoV- ernor William D. Jelks and staff leave here in the morning for Selma, where the governor will inspect the Second regiment in camp there. The party will return Fri day and leave Friday night for Mobile to perform the same service there for the Third regiment on Saturday.
 In addition to the regular staff of the governor, the following will be assigned to duty on this occasion as a part of the executive staff: Maj. W. F. Tebbetts, Mobile Maj. s. T. Wescott, commander of the artillery Montgomery; Maj. V. B. Atkins, commanding the cavalry squad ron, Selma. The full staff of the governor is as follows:
 William W. Brandon. adjutant general, Montgomery, May 19, 1891.
 Robert F. Ldgon. inspector general, Montgomery, September 27 1887.
 Barrie L. Holt. ordnance master general. Montgomery. March ?, 1885. Each with rank of brlgadier general.
 L. Y. Dean, paymaster general, Eu- faua.
 Claude Hamilton. judge advocate gener- al Greenville.
 Surgeon--Vacant. o. P. Gaut, Birmingham commssary general.
 D. R. Burgess, Mobile, chief of ordi- nance.
 H. B. Gray, Birmingham inspector gen. eral of rifle practice.
 T. S. Frazer. Union Springs, chief of en- gineers.
 Each with rank of colonel of cavalry. Henry J. Rosenstihl, Union Springs, as- sistant adjutant general.
 Charles Henderson, Troy, aid-de-camp. VIII T. Sheehan Montgomery. aid-de- camp.
 Fred s. Blackmon, Anniston, aide-de- camp.
 c. S. Mcdowell Eufaula. ade-de-eamp. Each with rank of lieutenant colonel of cavalry.
 All of the three majors assigned for this special staff duty will accompany the governor to Mobile Mrs. JellSs will also be one of the party to both Selma and Mobile.
 The Hester Trial.
 The trial of Eugene Hester for the al- legged robbry of his own car while a postal clerk on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad is attracting attendtion. The prelml- naries were fnisher today and the trial begun. Congressman A. A. Wiley has been retained by the defense.
 Montgomery is making arrangements for one of the largest fairs ever held in the south next fall Already there have been assurances of a great agricultural display. as we'll as some of the finest horses ever known. It Is also hoped that something of the plan to make paper from cotton stalks will be exhibited on that occa- sion. The first plant to make paper in this way representing an investment of $200, 900 will be located in Montgomery
 Dawson's Death Causes Sorrow.
 News of the death of R. H. Dawson, former president of the State Board of Convict Inspectors, which occurred at Flat Top today, produced much sorrow at the capitol. where he served as head of the convict department from 1883 to 1897 He was living, when the end came. with T. C. Dawson warden of the convcts at Flat Top.
 Colonel Dawson was a University man of the class of 1851 He received the de- gree of A. NJ, in 1883. He was born March 19, 1888, at Charleston, s. C., and had become a citizen of Wilcox county in his young days. His father was Lawrence E. Dawson and he was brother of N. H. R. Dawson. long in public life in Alabama. He wrote history of the convict depart ment which has been widely read. He went into the army of the Confectionery as a captain of the Thirteenth Alabama. rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1864 From that year to the end of the war he was colonel and assistant ad- jutant general.
 Books of Cleburne.
 Examiner of Public Accounts J. T. Cor man today filed reports on Cleburne coun- ty. deficit of $56.75, solicitors fees, due the state is found in the account of J. NJ Evans, circuit clerk This the exami- per stated had been remltted Other of ficers whose books were reported on were A. O. Evans, clerk of the county court; A. E. Carruth, probate judge; l.. F. Ad- ans, sheriff: A. Fl, Glasgow superintend- ent of education; William Harper, tax assessor; J. T. Boyd, tax collector.
 NJ w. Smith has been appointed a jus tice of the peace at Canton Bend Will cox county These have been appointed notaries public by the governor: H. H. Howell, w c. Sterrett, Blrmingham; S. R. Prince, Mobile.
 The Moundville Gin and Warehouse company has been incorporated by A. II. Griffin and others at Moundvllle, Ala. The capital Is s50o0.