The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-27
USED A WINCHESTER
TRAVIS JACKSON OF HOUSTON .S COUNTY COMMITS SUICIDE.
Muck Interest In the Meeting of Far mers Which VIII be Held at
 DotbKn, February t6
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Dofhan. Jan. 26.-t Special. )--Travis Jackson, a citizen of Cottonwood. com H1ifted suicide yesterday by shooting himself with Winchester rife. IL is said that Mir. Jackson had been of late heavy drinker. He was forty-fivc seven children. The tragedy occurred at the home of his father-in-law. one milo from Cottonwood
 There is much interest evident here in she big gathering of farmers which ts scheduled to meet in Dothan. Febru- ary 18th and 17th. Experts will be present from far and wide. including some of the most scientific teachers in the United States. It is expected that ing counties will come here to enjoy the benefits of the institute.
 The Atlanta. Dothan and Gulf Rail- road is being pushed rapidly toward its destination. Work is senergeticallv progressing beyond Cottondale. and between Cottondaie and Compass Pond grading IS being done. It is expected that the road will reach Cottondale by the first of April
 pothan relatives have gone to Greenviile to be present at the funeral of Louis Blaum. who died a few days ago at Guthrie, Okla. and whose re- mains were shipped from that place to Greenville The news of Mir. Blaum' s desth came as quite a surprise and a shock to his relatives and many friends in Dothan.
 The freight wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line at Brinson which necessi- tated a delay of several hours. caused much Inconvenience as to loSal travel. and a big bevy of drummers had to .ool their heels at the hotel here until they could get out of town.
 Dothan. for the past fortnight. has had about the worst weather in her history. and 1t shows little or no in- kention of moderating. For the past kwenty-four hours 1t has been freezing r01d with an icy mist failing heavily. Physicians predict an unusual number of eases of pneumonia as result of the prevailing inclemency.
 Plans have about been completed for The immediate erection of another big building to be occupied by business houses and offices. It will be built or Main street, near Foster. Real estats continies to sell at fancy prices. and can be disposed of readily whenever thrown on the market. A corner build Ing which day or two ago changed hands for consideration of $1s,oof was bought by the former owner only a few years ago for less than one. fourth Of that amount. There Is nc boom here but the price of dirt con tlnues to gradually and steadily pur- sue an upward course.
 Nothing has been heard within the past week regarding a gas plant fol Dothan. It seemed some time ago thai several parties were anxious to install one, but when the city council passed q blanket ordinance granting the priv ilege to any one who desired 1t thu previous enthusiasm seems to have vanished into thin air. and no one has yet signffied an intention of putting in plant Many citizens would be glat of an opportunity to use gas, because of the inefficiency of the electric, light Ing system, which is owned and opera led by the city.
 The judge of probate has been doins a land office business in the issuance of marriage licenses. An epidemi' aIong this line appears to have strucl the community, both whites and black' being infected by the love germ.