The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
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Wnat Happened to the Game Warden.
one OF his friends tells a good joke

What Happened to the Game Warden,
one OF his friends tells a good joke
on Hon. John HI Wallace, the State
zane ne and Fish Warden; r
Florida Legislature on the Alabama
Came and Fish law and is said to have
great ovation after he had finished his
speech relates the friend. mfr
wallace not only made them a fine
out of those Fioridian sat who o viii long
remember the visit of the popular Ala
bamians to the Flowery State.
When Mr.. Wallace was on his way
nome, somewhere down in the wire
grass country between here and Way
cross, sportsman got on the train
and there being no other vacant seat
the conversation took a turn that
sportsmen love to discuss and as the
stranger was a fine talker he and Mr..
Wallace were soon discussing all the
features of hunting and fishing, so dear
gun and rod
Dental and Informed Mr.. Wallace that
one day last week he succeeded in kill
ing buck that tipped the scales at
1 1s pounds This was too much for
and he turned on the stranger, with
an air of sternness and asked the
stranger II he knew who he was talk
gers reply. well. replied MI Wal
lace. Tn the Game Warden for the
state of Alabama
trapped himself and with q genial
twinkle in his eyes and asked Mr.. Wal.
lace: And do you know who ! am?
Mr.; Wallace replied that he did not
and without the least bit of faltertng
the stranger replied: Well. l am the
champion liar. of the wiregrass, and
s we shat Of BIG l Waao vent up at
But the Alabamaian was equal to
the occasion and when the merriment
Of those who had heard the remark
| am not prepared to dispute the prop
osition,' and then the laugh was on
the stranger"
New Field for Sensation.
Now that the Thaw trial has passed
into history public interest has shift
ed to another part of the continent. to
Boise. Idaho. where Haywood, Meyer
and Pettfbone, western miners, are to
be tried for the e murder of former
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho" said
an obserVant person.
The public's mind must always have
something sensational served to 1t, and,
as fast as one incident of widespread
interest closes, another springs up to
take 1T place.
Il daresay. until very recently. few
people of this side of the United States
knew any such men existed as Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone, although the
grave charges against these men have
been on the books for the past year.
But now, venture the suggestion that
three fourths of our population are
come of the cases against the miners
leaders. You see, when the Thaw case
died out. something naturally had TO
take its place and this was the biggest
thing at hand"
Dearth of Iron and steel.
Although Montgomery is making q
good showing now with buildings,
been much delay in the completion of
the structures in the course of cree
ton on account of the difficulty to Sc
cure material.
MANY of the business houses, office
structures and residences that are now
going up have been delayed far be-
yond the time in which they should
have been ready for occupancy through
no fault on the part of the contractors,
but simply because we could not Sc
cure iron and steel which was abso-
1utely necessary for their construction.
This condition of affairs is large
ly due to the car congestion which has
prevented the iron and steel compa-
MES from making shipments and 1t is
also due to the crying demand that
came from San Francisco for material
with which to rebuild the stricken city
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Wants Lands For Jap Plants.
General R: D. Johnston. register of
the United States land office, yester-
day received a letter from William ..
Hills. dated at s nan IN which cnn ne
lands suitable for growing Japanese
plants.
be hilly and fairly rich, but he failed
to mention the latitude in, which 1t
be cultivated TO advantage.
writer that the department is not al
together familiar with the. exact con
dition of the public lands in the State
farther than 'hs < + s2'a !:
The many friends of Captain George
Ely. who was reported as badly In
jured in the wreck near Selma few
days ago, will be pleased to learn that
is now at his home in MONTGOMERY. but
will be out on the road again in the
course of few days.
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Mr.. H. l.. Mckee. of Troy. il, a
Mckee was in Montgomery yesterday.
He leaves this morning for Selma and
will deliver an address there at the an
niversary exercises of the Independent
Order odd Fellows.
x X y
Mr.. H. C. SeIheimer. of Birming-
ham. is visitor to Montgomery. He
is here as the advance guard of the
States legal representative before the
hearing on the railroad cases in the
federal court tomorrow:
x x Z
The following BIRMINGHAM men reg
tstered at the Exchange Hotel yester-
day: J. f. Donaldson, Samuel d. Menny
]. Austin Brooks, j. D. Kirkpatrick
NJ, l.. Hanahan and w. c. Weston.
u 4 X
Mr.. John a. Smell of Nashville. Sec
rotary Of the Asheville Missionary Con-
ference. is in the city. the guest of Mr..
Z 4 q
Mr. Nicholas Marx left last night
for Perdido Bay, where he will super
intend the furnishing of the Perdido
Clubs new home, which has recently
been completed.
passed through Montgomery yesterday
on his way to Eufaula. where he is TO
deliver an address.
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Dr.. b. b Ross, state Chemist, and
member of the faculty Of the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute, was in
Montgomery yesterday.
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agent for the southern Railway at
Selma. was a visitor to Montgomery
Yesterday.