The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Sidewalk Penciiings


Never Had Any Serious Trouble.
Speaking of court happenings, said
Clarence Walker of Kentucky, who is
here to report the proceedings of the
United States Court. reminds me of
when reported the trial that resulted
from the murder of Governor Goebel.
''On the stand as a witness was a. big
mountaineer who was known to nave
killed nine men. After that number the
State lost count and Just how many
more he did kill will never be known.
"One of the attorneys asked: Did
you ever have any serious troubleT
No. SIR answered the .nountaineer
" Did you not appear before the>court
to answer a charge of murder?
+" Yes. sir. they give me twenty years.
but I cum clear.
You were also up on another muir
der charge, wefe you notT asked the
attorney.
""Yes, sir they give me twenty-five
years in that case. but I cum clear
agin.'
" Then you mean to say that you
have never been in any sc ious trouble,
" No, sir no serious trouble persisted
the man from the hills"
x e 4
Crops in Marengo Bad.
Reports from practically all portions
of the State indicate. deplorabie crop
conditions, and 1t is believed the cot
ton crop In some places IS ALMOST fr oT
Marengo county indicated that there
the corn crop also was suffering from
heavy rainfall.
prospects for a cotton crop. SAID
farmer yesterday at the Exchange Ho-
tel. In some localities cotton mas
has been gotten. The>few fields of cot
ton that are up have a very small ana
ragged growth I saw some fields the
ether day that atd Were ,n ro1al.y deep When
that land can be plowed none can
tell! s.,. IA
form planters where they may optala
cotton seed for replanting, there are
numerous farmers who nave n3t ah fs
partly because they have not commu-
nicated with the Department ana part
ly because some OF, them are lsoiaa5eo,
Seed has been sold recently at ~ a
bushel, and there have been many push-
els sold at $3.50"
ain Bad shape" an Butler.
Hon. T. Lee Long,. of Greenvllle;
representative from Butler county, and
one of the leaders Of the adm,inistrsa e
ton forces in the House during the
legislative session being r eha and rom l
mon Carriers. was visitor 10 MONT
gomery yesterday. ,,,.o
He reports crop conditions are quIte
to the unfavorable weather during the
spring. He is not inclined to be pes
simistic, but does not, regard the Out
look as at all cheerful.
Very little planting has yet been
done in my neighborhood," he said to
reporter yesterday, "and that little
is in bad shapes - a.
Outlook For Cotton Crop.
From all 1 can hear and read. the
outlook for this years cotton crop is
very gloomy" said a Montgomery cot
ton dealer yesterday.
First we had almost unprecedented
cold weather for this season of the
year, and we are now having continu-
Gus rains all over the South, which are
disastrous to the crops.
There has been an enormous amount
of replanting. / suppose there will be
much more, but / believe the yield of
cotton for the year has been largely al,
fected."
Mr.. w. C. Crumpton, a we'll known
attorney of EyergTeenc r snentt attend
ed the meeting of the Board of Trus,
tees of the second District Agricultural
School at Evergreen, of which ne Is
local trustee y q y
Mr.. Wardlaw Lamar. well known
young man of Montgomery is critically
i'll in Kansas. Mrs. Lamar Of Mont
gOmery, MS 1nOIHeT, was CdlSu ~ AiS
bedside few days ago.
X Y X
Mr.. E. J. Pierce, General Passenger
Agent of the Union Springs and North
ern Railroad, at Union Sprins, was In
the city yesterday.
x Y y
Col. Thomas l.. Bulger of Dadeville,,
representative from Tallapoosa county,
is registered at Hotel Summers.
Y 4 Y
Mr.. James Toole left yesterday for
Birmingham to look after his interests
'N & X -
Mr.. A. t Newell of Birmingham. is
in the city.
Mr.. r. R. Wood of Gadsden, is visit
10 '"O X e q
Mr.. ]. v. Allen of Birmingham, was
in the city last night.
z e X
Mr.. ]. B. Purdy of Birmingham, is
at the Exchange.
Mr.. j. G. McKenney of Eufaula, Is
in the city.
Mr. H. B. Park of Birmingham. is
in Montgomery.
BOOMERS FOR THIRD TERM.