The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-23
SIDEWALK PENciLINGS

Tt takes ,ein mighty long time to put up q jail in Montgomery" said a terday the first in several months. when l was here some time ago the yaii looked almost as near completion as It does now. excepting, probably the ing plastered over the brick structure. It ought to be a strong prison when compieted. because enough, time has certainly been taken to warrant every and perhaps 1t Is for this reason that the the work has been pushed so slowly on
 If there is one county. which has Montgomery County. owing to my line of business, I am a close observ- CT of all such buildings and there is no denying the fact that the jail here has been altogether inadequate to meet the demandS Of course, I suppose dur ing the building of the new jail, the prisoners are more eongested than ever amd and c.x kn9w s they will be glad glad when sm quarters. But. from all I can hear. it will be a long time yet before the structure is finished"
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 T have visited s and spent spent more or less time In every city in Alabama dur Ing the past year or so,'' said a visi,, tor to Montgomery yesterday. and I Montgomery is the best city in which to hake ones home in the state"
 Several outaof-town visitors were ssandins on the street corner discuss. usso larger cities in the state.
 Birmingham is not only the best business city in the State, but one of the best in this country was the con ..MobiIe is coming to the front. She has great future" remarked a third. That is all very true, but Montgom.. ssy soninss with bright prospect snd within the next lew i@ months I shall move my family from Birmingham, and cast my lat with Montgomery" con tinued the first speaker "As tray at one place as at another, and I have made the subject a study, with the result that Montgomery will be the home of my family and my headauar'
 TuscafooHa gared Well. The classic old city of Tuscaloosa fared pretty we'll when the State offices man who visited the State Capitol yes terdav and who is more or less inter ested In the college town because nc spent his sehooldays there , dent at the University. Across the hall in the Treasurer's office is Walter Seed. whose people have been promi- nent in Tuscaloosa affairs three guar ters of . century, and who was a University man.
 Auditor Brandon has named Ed. Hansman as one of his clerks and qu4intance. MT. Hausman is also a University man. whose father has been a Tuscaloosa business Qlan many years, Yes, Tuscaloosa fared pretty well in the passing around of offices"
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 MT. Elmer veeder, of Las Vegas, N M, is a visitor to Montgomery, MT. Veeder is on his way from Schenectady. Vegas. He Is prominent attorney of New Mexico and the possessor of large holdings of lands in and near Las Vegas. This is his first visit to Mont gomery and he Is delighted with the
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 MT. Edgar Gardner Murphy, of this city, Secretary Of the Southern Educa. ti,o,. tion Board. left yesterday Tor 2 brief r MT. Murphy has been ku Montgomery for about Q month. and fe will return here a little later m the wiptar. Hts Marys saarsss stTeet wee ssp aWay Snt5ia ws M Captain A. c. Sexton, Deputy Insu- rance Commissioner of the State, is still in Atlantaa where he is looking holders in the defnnct fire insurance companies of which he was appointed a co-receiver. He is expected to return to Montgomery Thursday.
 MT. ". F. Fitts. prominent busi- ness man of Tuscaloosa, spent 'yester- / ray In Montgomery. and was an inter ested visitor to the state Capitol
 Judge J. H. Nathan and Messrs. c. B. Ashe, Charles Hogue and T. F. Johnson of Sheffield are in Mont gomery. cal infirmary, is so much better that he Is now allowed to see his friends. Mir. W. R. Brown and MT. T. c. Mcdonald of Birmingham are visiting '"' ' @ < x
 MT. D. P o'Flinn. of Selma. was a visitor to Montgomery yesterday
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 Hen. Joseph F. Johnston of Birrn- ingham is at the Exchange.
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 MT. H. B. Elkan of Slema spent last night in Mentgomery.
 MT. A. B. Foster of Troy spent
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 MT. Ed Alhritton of Andalusia is visiting Montgomery 2 \ x
 MT. J. L. Andrews of Shefleld was in the city last night.
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 MT. E. M. shackelford of Troy is at the New Mabson.
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 Hon. P. H. Pitts of Selma is visit ing Montgomery.
 MT. c. W Parks of Selma is in Montgomery. .. Dr. E. A. Smith of University is in Montgomery.
 H:n. Robert J. Lowe of Eufaula is in the city.
 MT. c. E. Albes of Decatur is in