The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20
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Ceione1 Brewer Here.
 Col: willis Brewer. author And for terday from his home in Haynevilie on business trlps Colonel Brewer is the author of "isrewefis Alabams, . w0, Mors na Rssssps y s bamian. It Is the standard work Of reference on Alabama public men.
 1t was written In 1872. when Colonel met SsaWs with i im;nsdiats sInns favor. slch has endured to this day. From 1872 to the present day there has been no ade- quate biographical work of Alabama
 coionsI Brewer was inportuned by a numbersjof friends to devote his com. fortable' leisure to the extension and shs hssorS % s stsss ~osa Ss ns ss we'll represented from 1873 to the pres- ent period as 1t was previous to that period. in his first, work. This is q Brewer. but he has not yet siEniied his intention of undertaking the large
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 Don't Seem &e < want Money.
 would be eager tp call at An office and get money that fs due them," remark ed Bernard Gaston of the Probate Off, flee yesterday" but such has not been When @ ssss we rsesivsd M s our R batchss M of State Confederate soldiers warrants. and warrants for the refund of the tobacco tax. we thought that. as soon as the news of their receipt in our office was here in droves for the money They are very siov about coming for them, and it's ratAer astonishing with so much talk aboVt money being tight. like for them to come and get sneir warrants so that the office can close up the matter. wouldn't be surprised that if calls aren't made very soon for the relnaining tobacco tax warrants.
 The tobacco tax was levied under a law which was later revoked in such respects as to make certain of the taxes refundabIe. Country VIII Remain Dry. There has been considerable dis cussion as<to whether the country pre- cirCts of Montgomery county will be wet q hiT dry in case citizen himself to one learned in the law Judge, what effect would it have on the prohibition that Is alreads in Effect ousssls the city ot aof course. Twin say before start" came the response. that 1t doesn't make much difference to me one way or the other which way the tide turns, but. as to the law on the point of which you seek information, Iwill say this; All of Montgomery county outside the city has been under prohibition fer years under a special act of the Legis- lature and. even if the county now votes for liquor. the law would rot %oSId sttli remsin ry No could efface that law from operation and only the legislature itself could change 1t by revoklng the actI
 Then you assure the countrg people gardless of what happens?" continued the inquiring person
 T do say so." responded the judge. Well. I just wanted my mind set tied on the question" concluded the settled 1t for me- We had been told down our way that, if liquor came out on top, anyone might open saloon next door to my residence. if they chose to do so."
 T hope the City, Council win see its way clear to providing a charity hos pital for Montgomery" said prbmi- nent citizen yetBerday CT believe the Summate the % desires i rs of City E Physcian " Greil who in his annual report to the Mayor expressed not only his own but many others wishes for al hospital where the indfgent might have free medical and surgical attendance.
 ''Montgomery's several private hos- pitfalls are excellent and their owners have been very generous in their be- havior but 1t stands to reason of course that they can not do it all. The city is growing and with it's growth we pital services. especially. of the charity character. l confess that hardly know what plans to advance but hope and believe the Council will solve the problem.
 Alderman W. J. Toole, Alderman Berto Johnson, MT. Reese Martin and Mir. T. F. Harrison returned yester- day from Selma, where they attended the Central Alabama Fair.
 MT. Edward J. Mahoney returned yesterday from Selma, where he went in the interests of the Alabama Fair Association, of which he is the adver- Using agent.
 MT. H.. E. Stringfellow. of Birming- ham, is staying at the Hotel Summers. Mir. George K. Ready, of Greens boro. is registered at the Imperial. --------------------------- THE NEXT STATE.