The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-10
RAGAN WAS SEEN
IN BIRMINGHAM
Officers May Be Close on His
Heels
CYCLONE NEAR LINCOLN
Many Small Houses, Fences and other
Property Are Destroyed-Annis-
ton Inn Will Be Opened.
Furnace to Start Up.

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Admission. April 9.-(Special. From in
formation received in Admission yesterday
J. M. Raglan. the defaulting postmaster
of Admission, did not have but three days
go on the government officers, and maybe
mt b,4 tp.o davs
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blrmlnghahh was at the union station IN
that city on Sunday with relative and
saw the fugitive. He also knew the
woman in tho oase IN, sigbt and saws that
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manager OF the crescent News company
stand at the union depot says that he
saw Raglan catch one of the early morn
ine Southern nassenper trains on Monday
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MI. hasan' LOT ne KNEW MN anu looked
out for his automobile, thinking he had
come to the train to meet some one
yesterday tho Investigation of tho ac-
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amount OIL the shortage is s5oS4.02 Ihey
are, however, as has been stated, covered
from loss by a guarantee bond
Last night the commemorative IF the
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eoi"ps"9 seo al .'ie ivy am
VIII proceed with an investigation Oh the
shortage. The shortage of the post
master was thought to be less than $1,000
I'M till Yesterday when double credit
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favor OF the full amount Raglan is due
the government SolS.23 Is the amount OF
the shortage OF ROBERTS, the register
clerk. inspector Barry has gone to Biz
mlngham where he Will complete his re-
port to file with the postoffice depart
ment.
1t is said that Roberts had endeavored
to make bond in the sum of $500 to Post
master Raglan while working in the post
office, but the bonding company turned
MIN down. III Ragan has only the two
days go on the officers he will probably
be caught in this or any adjoining state.
Assistant Postmaster c. r. Barker was
sworn In by Inspector Barry as acting
postmaster before he left. Mr.. Barker
will act as postmaster until successor
Is named for ]. M. Raglan.
The race for postmaster as successor
to J. M. Ragan is becoming more lively,
each applicant seeking to see his friends
and get their endorsement and the en-
dorsement of their friends.
Judge G. B. Randolph, former postmas-
ter, yesterday announced that he Is an
applicant for the place. He was in Bir-
mingham Friday and, in conference with
Referee Thompson, who said that no
candidate had been endorsed for the posi-
ton and that they were in no hurry about
making the endorsement.
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Lincoln, twenty mics west, barely
MISSED cyclone at o'lo p. M. yesterday,
II peing not more imam nalf a mile 10
the nearest point OF It's pain. IL crossed
the truss Ferry public road at the house
Oh john vincent, where 1t blew down
FENCES ana TIMBER travelling IN a north
easteriy direction, 1t next demolished an
uhoccupied tenant mouse on the farm Oh
u. III. FRANKLIN. Inc next mouse toucned
was on the west side or John l.. Lane
Iarm ana was occupied by Mr.. Swonord
here the only Damage done was the de-
stfuctlon Oh the front Veranda ana the
loss Oh assaadie hanging IN the Veranda.
Next, on the same farm, 1t struck the
houses or Minzo Green and John Davis
Roth houses were blown away and clothes
and bed quilts hanged in trees a quarter
of mile away. There were five people
in each of the houses and excepting q
few slight bruises, none of them were
injured. Both negroes used the same
barn in which were three mules The
barn was torn all to pieces and scattered
over the field and the mules were found
unhurt and grazing.
Next house was a tenant house I'M
occupied on the Abe Flemming place. 1t
struck the home of Will Dobbins next and
did tho sauna morlx bara aJ,axybo,a
When the home of Pleas Williams was
the house was left after being
of veranda, chimneys and most
o. ahe TOOL H. sose'her with the garden
The home Of Alec wbites;de nm
Noers farm as well &c tho ham On tbat
nlace were comnlotaIv dastro,,ad and
altered for hundreds of vards
The storm then ma ssed on nortb ,yhara
no material damage WAS done The no ~
Of the cyclone was about 400 Yards wida
md in This natb tbe large timber wos
literally twisted orr and tba leaves ond
rash drifted as r. some great c,,rrant
If water had inst swent over tho Ground
siebt teIaoran1, no1as -, tbo centhan
we're blown down.
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Inc Ahhis'oh Inn VIII propably become
summer apode ior married foiks and
adles only. IL IS understood that the
company owning the puilding VIII soon
nave IL put IN good condltion Tor the
opening at an early GATE. u. w. fordyce
VIII De IN charge ana select only the most
iesiraple tenants from ms list OF appli-
'atiohs, preference pelng given TO young
married couples WITHOUT chlioren, old
MARRIED couples with grown children
ina ladles. The cate Tor opening the