The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-11
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

The Two Classes
Duverne Journal II
Some men try to run the government
while whiting on goods box on the
~ earning living for e' theis families families
by hard licks.
Williamson Corn.
Our Williamson corn is doing hue
now. If the seasons will hold out we
will make more corn per acre In this
Seaore amy nn may 6s tSst we viii oas
william" Williamson.
An Day sinEinEs.
The Andaiusla star says there are
more ''all day" singings In Covington
than any other county In the State.
list, for about every country church in
Coffee Is making "a joyful noise to the
Lord" all day each Sunday. s4se ~
The Candidate A. Moving. = ~
Marion County News. s..a
When you see a fellow dressed up
these days riding out in tho country to
lic gathering you may feel sure he is
q candidate for some once. Cotton and
corn crops may be short this year. but
the crop OF candidates win be larger
than usual.
Views ON Baseball.
4 preacher in New Jersey has just
announced a baseball game from his
aff6rd to- miss" Four weeks ago an
evangelist in Montgomery said that
slide to he'll. There You are. fisess
pilots tothe promised land are confus-
ns US 4S ne tls ss sne .Ss
the other a Presbyterian.
The Farmers Term.
Greensboro Watchman.
The old farmer down in Dothan who
came into town with his clothes muddy
and torn, and leading a mule hitched
to q broken buggy probably. expressed
mahy ma mat m hn snS suray Ss
coined new name for an automobile)
when he said. in, reply to question
]. was coming to. town my. mule got
skeerd Of one Of them autobeihh-l's
and turned the buggy over"
Doesn't Want It. '
Pine Belt News.
Governor Conner has Axed July 81 as
the day for the Alabama Legislature to
a essen, 10 EXT &c session. ssw ae
He does not intimate what proposed
legislation will be considered by the
emboded IN n the w ea neitSer does be
state the need of an extra session at
this time. At any rate II will be use
less expense to the State.
Ex-Judge willis G. wood
The above gentleman is one of the
Oldest lawyers in the State. He is 81
years old and at present an honored
citizen and eminent lawyer of Florala-
He can tell you all about the dark days
OF reconstruction in Alabama and many
this time He has been practicing law
nfty-five years.. and was Probate Judge
OF Pike County In 1858 Florala 10
Gems.
A Voice From Limestone.
Tennessee has gone dry. The wills.
clock al midnight, yune 80. If the
pretty good deal of farce. Alabama
has all sorts of subterfugeS for the
handling Of the might cap" and EYE.
held that the locker system is not ille-
ton. Now the ranting' prohibitionist
| II the State Is going to have whiskey,
! and ii seems an Impossible thing to
prevent It, why not have Il in the dis.
he here revenue II is entitled to from it?
| Prospecting. "a
| Fayette Banner.
| Some weeks ago a party of prospec-
| tors came into this community and be-
| gan drilling at point about two miles
| east from town. After going down
| several hundred feet they pulled up
| and left but returned a few. days ago
| In greater numbers and with more
| powerful machinery, carrying an eight
! Inch drill. which is being kept In con-
I slant operation. Just what discoveries
| have been made. If any. has not been
| made puhIiS. But we learn that sew
| aral tracts of land In the vicinity have
| been purchased, and that number OF
| options have been secured.
DiSpenanry Again.
Huntsville Mercury.
In a letter to the editor OF The
| Weekly Mercury. published today. Sem
ator Spragins gives notice of his in
| tention to introduce a bill before the
Legislature. when called in extra ses-
sion. to re-establish a dispensary In
Madison County. The Senator states
very frankly that he Is a local option
! ist," and that he was elected on that
| platform and his only instructions
| were to establish a county dispensary,
There is no doubt that the sentiment
in favor of a dispensary Is strong IN
| the County, and the open violations and
| utter disregard of the prohibition Is -
| a.. akw nsfh A.