The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
ON FIFTH AVENUE FRANCHISE Tuscaloosa Business Men En- dorse Tidewater Company JUNIUS WHEELER DIES Served In Jeff Davis Legion-Fresh- man and Sophomore Football
 Game-Other Interesting
 News.
JUNIUS WHEELER DIES

, Tuscaloosa, February 3.-(Special) IA | petition signed by 100 of the leading bus 1 mess men of this city has been sent to
 the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Bir-
 mingham requesting that body to grant | the Fifth avenue franchise to the Tide | water Development company without ad- ditonal delay or postponement This pc | tition was inaugurated by a public spirit ed citizen of Tuscaloosa, who wants to see Tuscaloosa developed and who believes l that the Tidewater company with their l proposed enterprise will contribute to the permanent good of this entire section. All of the business men of Tuscaloosa ! are interested in the company, and hope ] to see it's plans rapidly mature.
 | The death of Mir. Junius T Wheeler oc-
 cured at his residence on Fourth street | here yesterday morning MT Wheeler | has been in failing health for some time | and his death was, therefore. not all 1 together unexpected He had been a resi- t, dent of Tuscaloosa for a great number of 1 years and was always highly respected | citizen He was a Confederate soldier.
 and served in the Jeff Davis legion until ! the surrender. His wife, who was Miss 1 Georgia Thomas, and to whom he was
 married in 1888, survives him. The flu
 neral occurred from the Presbyterian l church here this morning. Rev. John Van Lear conducting the services
 1 The University Glee club appeared at
 the Elks' Auditorium last night in It's | initial public performance. The boys ren- dered most delightful and artistic en- | tertainment. The choruses were well ar 1 ranged and sung in most excellent man
 ner. The college life of which most of the | selections were significant was also | rl<ad in VI nd i,, they were given, and much of this spirit | was conveyed 10 the audience. which was | most appreciative. The club is quite a | success this year, and doubtless will win 1 many laurels on it's contemplated tour. There was an interesting game of foot | ball on the University campus this aft | ernoon between the freshmen and sopho- more teams. The game at first went all 1 the sophomores' way, but the freshmen | made a brace toward the latter part, l and put up some good playing. Three | touchdowns were made by the Sophs in | the first few minutes of play. After this | however. they were unable to score but
 one more touchdown during all of the | remainder The star for the freshmen
 was probably Gresham, who in addition l to bucking well is an excellent punter. ! For the sophomores Stevenson. McMillan i and Morgan were probably the best.
 1 Miss Katie Belle Harrison. who is teach l ing this year at Wylam, is down to spend Saturday and Sunday with her | parents. She was accompanied home by , Miss Elsie Morris of Florence.
 | Rev. John Van Lear has returned from | Shreveport, La. where he went to be with his mother during her last illness. l The death of this estimable lady, which i occurred last Saturday after long ill., ness. was learned with the deepest re- {, gret here, and Mir Van Lear has the
 sympathy of great host of friends here | in his afflicton.
 1 Dr. c. M. Rudolph. who Is connected with the physicians corps at the Bryce 1 Insane hospital has returned from a | three months course in the New York | Polyclinic, one of the most noted post ! graduate medical schools in the coun- | try