The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-10
The Fat Man Complains.

The Fat Man Complains.
 The corpulent person Is registering a complaint. Naturally he doesn't like the weather Beads appear on his fore head indicative of his discontinue. But incidentally, he makes the assertion that he guesses Montgomery popula- ton will some day reach the 1O0,OOO mark, but he cant understand exactly how it is goiog to come to pass unless there Is a change.
 Montgomery" he says. has ceased to be even the little town It was ten then sighed for relief from the oppres- sive temperatures. He turned himself squarely around and eaid:
 You know we will never have Mont gomery 1910 until we have a Turkish bath establishment here. It is ridicu- lous that a fellow can't find a comfort like this in modern city like ours. I'm not the least sensitive. The big, fat fellow ought to have the opportun- fly of enjoying something like that while he is burning up with heat: l have tried riding on the cars and I've been trying an electric fan, but be- lieve the best thing for one with such a build as mine Is to take Turkish bath to get rid of some of the surplus
 You know several years ago, Mont gomery had a place where person could get a Turkish bath" he contin- ued. you can't help remembering the Natatorium, corner of Montgomery ana Moulton Streets where there Is now a laundry But, 1t seems that a person was drowned or came near drowning there and It scared away trade. Alter that the bathing pool and Turkish bath closed. Since then we've had to suf- fer.
 Montgomery was a much smaller city then than it Is now, and believe some enterprising man could open bath house at the present time and make money. Would that he would"
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 Large Crop Yield.
 Hon. A. A. Mcdonald, of Louisville, Barbour County. was in Montgomery yesterday He has been member of the House from Barbour, but was not member of the present one,
 MT. Mcdonald is quite hopeful of fine rroD yields in his portion of the State. Nothing but unfavorable seasons now stand in the way of a large cotton and corn crops. If the conditions are fa- vorable he thinks the people will con- tinue to be prosperous and happy.
 The recent act of the Legislature for q high school in each County, MT. Me Donald says, is attracting much atten- ton and at his home, the people are ready to comply with the State require ment of 5000 donation and five acre site on which to erect the school build tns
 Lieutenant Colonel G J Hubbard, of the 1st Alabama Infantry, National Guard, was in the city yesterday, com ing here on legal business. Colonel Hubbard is from Troy. and Is one Of the best known attorneys in Southern Ala bama.
 Besides his affiliations with the bar, Colonel Hubbard stands high in mili- tary circles He Is recognized as a soldier of the first rank, and was greet ed accordingly by his many Montgom- cry friends here.
 Captain J w Dimmick, Clerk of the United States Court. who has been III at his residence since Thursday. was better yesterday and 1t was thought he would be out again in day or two.
 Master Mechanic F. O. Walsh. of the Western of Alabama Railway. ac- companied by his family left yester- day for d several months stay at
 MT. F. C. Shepard of New Orleans, formerly General Freight Agent or the Louisville and Nashville at Montgom- cry is visiting the city.
 Messrs Henry Clay Tompkins, Troy Watts and Hubert Dent left the city yesterday morning for Jamestown and Eastern points They expect to De away about fifteen days
 Mir. L. E. sawree of Birmingham General Freight Agent of the Queen and Crescent Route. was in the city yesterday,
 
 Mir. w. H. Ketttg. of Birmingham | is at the Exchange. 
 Mir. Wyatt Hehln, of Birmingham is | in the city.
 MT. R A Mitchell. of Gadsden, is visiting Montgomery. l
 MT. c. H Pulley, of Greenville. is ir | Montgomery.
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 Mir. J. V Brown of Dothan, Is reg | istered at Hotel Summers.