The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-20
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SUIT FILHD AGAINST WELL, KNOWN MERCHANT.
J. l.. Chalifoux Requests Temporary SuspensiOn of One of The Best Known Retail Firms h
 Birmingham.

Birmingham, July 19-(Speclal)@J. L. Chalifoux, senior member of the firm of J. L. Chalifoux Co, clothing dealers, filed suit in the city court here today asking for temporary in1unc- ton and the appointment of receiver for the firm. The suit Is directed at oliver J. Chalifoux, brother of the com plaintant J. L. Chalifoux & O., have been doing business in Birmingham since 1890 and are among the pest known retail merchants in Birmingham. The big store on the corner of First avenue and Nineteenth street was re- cently destroyed by fire. The principal assets of the company are claims against insurance companies growing out of the recent fire. The petition filed is a voluminous one. It is averred that according to the original terms of partn ership, J. L. Chilafoux put SbO.ooo into the business and Oliver Chalifoux $500. The profits and losses were 10 be shared by the two partners two 10 one. Interests to be paid on the capital invested at the rate or eisnt ner cent. Oliver Chalifoux was to give all of his time to the management of the business. The petition further alleges that $15.000 was further put m by J. L. Chalifoux and s7oo by oiiver and that J. L. Chalifoux loaned the firm
 
 that during the last six months Oliver Chalifoux has not given all or ms C,ie to the business and has not abided py in instructions of J. l.. Chaiifoux Tn ac cordance with the terms Of agreement of partnership. The petrion ashs a. Ol,ver chalifoux be restrained rom o.,,,virg any of the firm assets to ms own use.
 Claims To Have Been Assaeiteo'
 William King has filed suit m .me citv court against the Birpinghasn r,,,o ,.oy tight & Power Company TOT i've ..sand dollars damages charging that s .r,ova of the company struck nm ...;th nair of brass knuckles ,hiiic. ,na an injury that was paintui gnu permanent.
 u,ve.tirating Two Deaths.
 ~oroner Paris will tomorrow inves- t,aate the death of Gus Duncan: Hus carpenter who was sonse loenn on P Second Av- ouua hetween Twenty first and Twen : emue e,,soond ou" Streets. Despite the fact that there are indications tpa. aeA cro resulted from natural causes tne 1n,l ner says there are chaheeS
 The coroner will also investigate she r,il;np of J. T. Burroughs by Luther early Thrusday mornlns a a inc Alice furnace yards AS VII De McAnnally mistook ,t,i romShs. his friend, for a thief ana kiii- .d Rim in the dark. McAnnaily IS voung man and was employed as pipe repairer at the Alice furnace.
 n.rtists Going to Dothan.
 Many prominent Baptists. including almost ail the pastors. Will leave DIT mingham Monday at 3l5 p. m TOT 'he annual State Baptist i1y HneamPeTrh, a5 The '1 trip p n1iu i,'iII he made over the Louisville and was, Wait ,,,iI,a Railroad to Montgomery ano than q hv the Atlantic Coast Line to The question of appropriating pubic funds for sectarian purposes Will pe one of the most important matters .o Gome n,oEinson IH who is leading the fight Jo,aiiv will be one of the leaders on tbs f,oor of the encampment ana VIII snS tha nuestion before the body. IL ,n seid that resolutions will be adopt ad nv the encampment provlding TOT ea investieation of the State law. n ah tha event that the present law permits tne e,u ,oupnropriations, some action will suou tar rep to secure the. proper legis- iat,an 10 prevent the use or punItc fnnIs for maintaining public institu- .inns of a sectarian nature, It IS stat sH Other matters of interest VIII oon,a hefore this gathering.
 Crawford to Wrestle-
 ,.h ,|rawford of Birmingham has
 ,tapd oontpd inc challenge of Jack Fitch aerep,f aer of huntsville for g wrestling tcS ner Si on the 23rd inst. 'n the last ,,iarud ,,a,,,nd city. Crawford will go on the na, at l55 pounds. sThe Birmingham boy boy has had considerable experience lately. -