The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
SHERIFF HAS HARD
TASK BEFORE HIM
Voters Are Summoned in Con-
test for Judgeship
COST WILL BE HEAVY
Democratic Party Is Firm In It's Stand
for Lowery and Has Employed
Attorneys to Handle the
COST WILL BE HEAVY

Russellville. February 4-(Special.)-
yesterday morning Sheriff Alpha w.
Hargett and his force of deputies began
one OF the hardest tasks perhaps ever
placed on a sheriff In county the size of
Franklin. delivering summons to the 100
challenged voters in the contest case of
William d. Lowery against Sidney ].
fetree FOR the office of probate Judge
OF this county. The hearing in the case
Will begin before Judge Charles p. Al
mon In the circuit court Monday morn
ing and it is to this court that the chal-
ienged voters will be summoned to ap-
pear and prove or fail to prove that they
We're entitled to vote In the election last
November at which time Mr.. Petree de-
leated Lowery by majority of one vote
Inc deputies will have to travel over
practically every public road in the coun-
w ana the expense of getting the wit
nesses into court will be several hun
red dollars. The force in the office of
circuit Clerk Ed r. Freeman has been
busy for several days in preparing the
subpoenas for the sheriff and his depu-
ties. 1t is estimated that the clerk will
receive for his work In the case between
$500 and $500 and the sheriff, perhaps. a
like amount. all of which cost will fall
to the loser of the contest.
1t is claimed that the republicans will
make an effort to have the SUIT Of Mr..
Lowery for the office thrown out of court
on the grounds that Lowery did not file
bond for the costs sufficient to cover
all of the expenses of the contest case.
The attorneys for Mr.. Lowery declare
that this effort will be failure and re-
Gently they prepared an abstract of the
property which could be seized should
the bondsmen of Lowery refuse or
could not settle for the expenses of the
contest, amounting to over $1,000.
The democratic party is standing Shout
der to shoulder in the contest, and is aid
ing Mr.. Lowery in every way possible to
have the case carried to finish Wal
ker Percy a prominent attorney of Bir-
mingham. and Bankhead & Bankhead of
Jasper. have become interested in the
case and are lending legal aid to the
cause of Lowery.
The republicans claim that they are
ready for the hearing and are working
night and day to prepare their case for
the battle which will begin Monday
This case during the past few days has
revived In interest and now the contest
is discussed in all parts of the state, be-
cause this was the closest race in the
state for any office at the election in No.
vember.
Russellville Is to have another iron ore
washer just as soon as the material can
be placed here and the plant constructed
The washer will be built and operated
by W. H. Beatty and associates of Bir-
val v,rr t,1v xr-tx1
piece of ore property from a negro
named Jake Nelson, paying $4,000 for the
land. Tests have been made and have
shown that the property will prove to
be one of the. richest iron ore beds in
north Alabama. The washer will be one
of the most modern and will cost several
thousand dollars.
The Rusellville chair factory is now in
operation and is turning out good num-
Der of the finest cane bottom chairs ev-
cry day. This factory was constructed
recently by Bishop & Bishop, and the
work of manufacturing chairs is now
done entirely by the families Of the two
Bishop brothers. They now have the con-
tracts for furnishing chairs to the mer-
chants In Russellville and will in the
future place their chairs on the whole
sale market 1t Is the expectation of the
proprietors to increase the output of the
factory In the future, as the sales will
permit
DR.. w. p. Hughes, county health Off
Ger. has mailed the annual report of the
physicians of Franklin county to the
state health officer at Montgomery. This
report shows that there were 525 births
iE this county during the year 1910, as
follows: White. males. 239; white, fe-
n ales, 241; colored, males, q; colored. fe-
males, 49, There was total of 1873 deaths
in the county for the past year. divided
as follows: White. males, 66; white, fe-
males, a. This shows net increase for
males, IA. This show sa net increase for
the county by births of 1872.