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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
RAILROADS
INTERESTED
IN ANDALUSIA
DURING THE HISTORY OF ITS
LATTER DAY PROGRESS, DAT
ING 10 YEARS BACK. ANDALUsIA
RAILROAD SITUATIONS - ONE
DATING AT THE PRESENT
TIME.

Andalusiaq during the latter days of
her greater development, a period dat
ing back TO 1901, has already figured
in two railroad situations which have
done a world of important work in
placing her on the map in the West
Florida and Southeast Alabama sec
lions, especially.
Thirteen years ago the Louisville &
Nashville and the Central of Georgia
railroads raced to see which one would
reach the rich old cotton center first,
and at the present time. history is
again repeating itself in the fact that
again there are two railroads reaching
out for the Andalusia territory, with
Andalusia al their protective point.
The first, which is known as the
Florida and Alabama railroad is being
built, apparently by the Bagdad Land
and Lumber. Company Of Bagdad, and
has reached as far as Munson, some
25 miles distance from Andalusia.
Ninety pound steel rails are being
used, and a strong, splendidly built
road in everyway Is being constructed.
The second road, or the G.. F. and A.
road, which branches out from the
main road at Galliver Junction, passing
Baker, Fla, and ending, for the
present, at F'alco, is a private enter
prise, and there is a strong rumor to
the effect that it, also is 10 come into
Andalusia, covering the remaining dis
miles.
Roads Are Needed.
The fine, rich, farming territory be-
tween the Pensacola and Andalusia
territories needs opening up for almost
every reason you can think of, and
both ends of the line Will reap a rich
and ready harvest once the thing is
completed.
\ great many plans for the advance
rent Of both places, in fact, are
hanging fire" at the present time on
the completion of these very projects.
In the opinion of people in the An
dalusia territory, another year should
witness the completion of both roads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
ANDALUS|A
HAS BIG VALUES
IN REAL ESTATE
CITY VALUES HAVE SCARED IN
PROPORTION TO THE PROGRESS
AND ADDED IMPORTANCE OF
THE CITY, BUT THE REAL OP-
PoRTUNITY LIES IN NEIGHBoR-
ING cUT-oVER LANDS.

Although there is no real estate,
practically, for sale. in Andalusta's
main business section, the land is
valued at 500 per front foot, according
to an Andalusia authority on the sub
ject.
Residence lots in the best residence
sections bring $40 front foot. while
a. good average is said to be SIS.
Farm lands near town are valued at
from $50 to $50 per acre, and fine
cut-over lands may be secured for 81
and $40 per acre.
Some of Andalusia's city real estate
has proved a gold mine to those who
bought. say II years old, cleared and
ditched certain undesirable property,
the land costing at first on an average
of SIC an acre, and afterward bringing
an average of $1,000 an acre.
The thing for the prospective settler
to do in the Andalusia section is to
go in for the cheaper cut-over lands.
and make the most OF his God given
opportunities in diversified farming,
trucking, chicken raising, and the gen
eral development of the land.
For the day Of making a fortune in
city speculation is about over in An
dalusia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

is one Of the most progressive citi-
zens of the town.
a native of Clark county, he is a
young man Of marked ability, and well
htted to look after the destines of his
important part in the development Of
the First Bank of Red Level
Has Fine Patronage.
The bank enjoys a fine patronage,
its country business being especially
heavy, for the farmers, in the Red
Level section are a thrifty lot, and they
have every good feeling for the First
Bank of Red Level, realizing what a
splendid work the live banking insti
tuition has done for the entire coun-
try.
Red Level people too, appreciate the
great enterprise shown, and consider
themselves thoroughly fortunate in the
acquisition of such an institution.
The bank itself occupies one of the
most attra ctive and largest buildings
in the town, and around it revOlVes the
life and progress of the community.
The fine home which its president
has seen fit to erect reflects his char
acter as a citizen.
He has chosen to beautify and i'm
prove the town with as fine piece
Of architecture a. one may find in
many days travel, and he and his
charming wife preside there f1ttinsly
The vast farming projects which he
is financing reflects his calibre as
ample will doubtless be emulated by
others as he proves, by his own sue
cess, Just what may be expected from
the soil which surrounds Red Level,
when properly cultivated.
A man who will put 500 acres of land
ur,der complete cultivation in a COM
n1urifty where farming is still con-
sidered by many in the light of an eX-
pertinent. is a man who means much
to the present and to the future of
his part of the country, and such
man is Mr.. Costen.
And as a business man, he rejects
his great insight into financial condt-
tons and his unerring judgement.
The First Bank of Red Level is an
institution which has builded well on
the same good judgement, and the peo-
pie know it.
Oven in the Red Level section, If
you ask who has done the most toward
IT'S remarkable developmen during the
past decade, almost any one viii be
more than likely to tell you about Mr.
Costen.
And he deserves the credit, too.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
AS MR.. DOTY
SEES It IN
HIS HOME CITY
A SHORT, PITHY STATEMENT OF
FACTS BY ANDALUsIA's WELL
KNOWN NEWSPAPER MAN, Ed.
WIN H. DoTY, OWNER AND EDI-
TOR OF THE ANDALUslA STAR.

Following is the situation at Anda-
lusia in a nutshell, which flies at the
mast head of the editorial page OF
the Andalusia Star each week:
"Andalusia, the county seat Of Gov
ington. has a population Of about 1000.
County has a population Of about 90
600. Andalusia is located on the Geor-
gia Central railway and the Louisville
& Nashville railway. Principal indus
tries of the county are timber, tur %
pentine and agriculture. Nine rura
mail routes start from Andalusia. The
town has electric lights, water works,
sanitary sewerage and an opera house
costing about $4,000; one wholesale
hardware store and a. wholesale gro
Gerry store. A $4,000 ice plant Is one or
its institutions. Two fiourishing banks
are located here-one nationa. bank,
with capital stock Of 100000, and one
state bank with capital stock OF $50,
900. Andalusia schools are admitteoy
high class. Baptist, Methodist, Pres
byterian and Christian folk have nice
places Of worship and regular pastors.
knights Templar degree; Knights OF
Pythias, oodmen, etc.
"Covington county is greatly In need
of more farmers to cultivate the thou
sands of acres OF rich lands that may
be purchased at ridiculously low
prices. If you are looking for d homo
II will pay you to investigate the ad-
vantages Of AndaIusia and Covington
County"
This is the situation viewed at home.
and by a man who knows his section
like a book, Edwin II. Doty, editor and
owner Of the Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
POST OFFICE At
ANDALUSIA is
FLOURISHINGT
BUSINESS is INCREASING AN
NuALLY, AND A FINE $4,000
PosToFFIcE BUILDING rs SOON
TO BE BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE
RAPIDLY GROWING BUSINESS.

A $4,000 appropriation has been
male for a suitable postofice in An
dalusia, in order to be able to take
care Of the rapidly increasing bust
ness which is being noted by the de-
partment relative to the Andalusia
section Of Covington county.
J. T. Brawner is postmaster at the
present time, II. r. Mote, assistant
postmaster. H. D. Garnett male clerk.
Miss Louise billiard general delivery
clerk, and Z. F. Hildreth is superin-
tendent Of carriers.
The annual receipts ten years ago
amounted to $2,82s.95, when Andalusta
was a small third-class Office.
Last year the receipts amounted 20
s1O,352.35, and the office is also now
second class.
A city delivery will be established
within a short time, and the fedora
appropriated the $4,000 previously
mentioned will soon be under construc-
ton.
Ten years ago. the Andalusia post
office only had two employees, the post
master and assistant postmaster.
Now, in addition, IL has four clerks
nine rural routes that carry the mails
daily to the rural districts, and the
mail facilities are of the very best.
There are six incoming and outgoing
mails daily, and the business is looked
after with a promptness and dis
patch which pleases everybody.
The Andalusia postoffice, with the
fine business-like manner in which N
is run, the good service 1t gives. and
the fine people who are employed
there, is, in fact, a source of no little
real and valuable satisfaction amonG
the Andalusia people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

Continued From Preceding Page)
in the air which is necessarily infec-
tiouS.
The section, indeed, has been called
a young mans country" but mere age
doesn't seem to matter much when it
comes to the really fine conditions that
you find everywhere.
There is at present, $4,000 in the
county treasury, and no debt.
The new $4,000 county Jail is to be
paid for entirely in cash, and there
is some talk of building a. new 500, 900
county court house.
1t could be easily done il the people
took a strong notion that they wanted
TO.
Covington doubled its population
from 1890 to 1900, and then doubled it
again from 1900 to 1910.
She is something over four times as
strong, then. as she was just twenty
wears ago, all of which speaks dis
tinctly on the prosperity question.
The Covington County Board of
Revenue presides over the destines Of
matters Anancial. instead of the
county commissioners they have across
the Florida line.
The present board is composed of J.
"A. Presswood of Andalusia, John Dean.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

NOG Level Stas
Incorporated seven years ago, with an
authorized capital of $4,000.
c. A. Costen, is president, C. w.
Ccsten is vice president, and r. o..
Henley, is cashier.
G. A. Costen is a native of Gates
county, North Carolina, coming to
Covfngton county about ten years ago
He was in the naval stores business
before he left North Carolina, and
with his shrewd business Judgement
and an insight into the future, was not
long in deciding upon Red Level as a
likely place to cast his lot.
He now owns the bank, the fine bank
building it occupies, the brick block
adjoining, valued at about 1000, one
in the state, which he built years
ago, the City Drug Company, and 500
at;res of fine land the cultivation of
which he is experimenting personally,
and for which he has refused $50 per
acre.
The Costen home is one of the beau
tiful structures Of the section, and ad-
nired by all who visit the fine little
city for which its owner has done
SO much good work.
For Mr.. tosten is the highest type
of modern icitizen, and it has been
much thro j gh his influence that the
town has attained a large amount Of
its fine publicity in the outside world.
Personally Mr.. Costen, who under
stands scientific farming, and is put
ting his ideas into practice, thinks that
cotton will easily average I bale to the
acre in his section; that corn will, as
easily, go 40 bushels to the acre; and
that the practical farmer may make
fine crops in cane, potatoes and truck
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
THE LADIES OF
ANDALUS|A ARE
CITY BUILDING
THE LADIES' CIVIC IMPROVE
PLISHED MANY BRILLIANT
THINGS FOR THE CITY, HAS
NUMEROUS PLANS AFOOT FOR
FURTHER ADVANCEMENT AND
IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY.

The most valuable, and by far the
NOSE important civic organization in
Andalusia, is the Ladies Civic I'm
proVement Club, which has done a
great deal already, toward the i'm
provement of the city generally.
Mrs. J. S. Burnett is president, and
Mrs. G.. B. Rrierson is secretary, the
membership being composed of a
number of Andalusia's brightest and
most energetic women
Already the school grounds have
been beautified and made to appear
charming to the eye through the direct
efforts of the club; the Andalusia Gem
cleaning and general Improvement, and
the work there, in the Silent City of
the Dead" is alone sufficient to com
mend the work of the ladies most
highly.
This year the ladies inaugurated the
general observance of Memorial Day
in Andalusia, when the graves of those
who sleep in the Andalusia cemetary
were covered with flowers, as strong
men made ringing addresses and little
children sang in the sunshine.
The subject of better sanitary condf-
tons for Andalusia has already been
discussed at various meetings of the
ladies, and steps have been taken to
correct certain errors.
AT each meeting the scope Of posi-
bilities seems to broaden, according to
some of the most enthusiastic MEM
bers of the league, until it would ap-
pear that there is really no end of
the opportunities and possibilities Of
fered for good work and conscientious
effort in Andalusia-
The ladies are doing a great and i'm
portant work for their city, and should
receive the heartiest of cooperation
and support on every hand
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

attending to his own needs and 10
those of his family.
Commercialism, playing very little
part in his scheme of existence, has
not worried him a great deal, and the
lands have increased in value each
successive year, in the general evo-
luton of the South. without much
thought upon the part Of your CON
tented farmer, or woodsman.
Now the world knows. and the DAY
Of diversified and scientific farming is
at hand
Covington offers her splendid slolu
ton to the problem Of the high cost
Of living" to them al, along with q
warm welcome from her good people
who have come to realize the mutual
benefit to be derived from a thorougE
and scientific development OF what
they have to offer in their lands.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

In every home where there Is
baby there should also be bottle Of
McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR. II may be
needed at any time TO correct sour
stomach, wind collie. diarrhoea or
summer complaint. It is a wholesome
remedy, contains no opium, morphine
or Injurious drug OF any kind. Price
25c and SOC per bottle. Sold by al
druggists. CAdv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
Best LAXATIVE for the Aaed,

Old men and women feel the need Of
a laxative more than young folks, but
it must be safe and harmless and one
which will not cause pain. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills are especially good Tor
the aged, for they act promptlR and
easily. Price Csc. Recommended by
w. A. D'Alemberte, druggist, 121 S.
Palafox (Adv)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
FIRST BANK
OF RED LEVEL
|SPROSPER|NG
ONE OF THE FINEST BANKING IN
STITUTIONS OF CoVINGTON
COUNTY, WITH c. A. COSTEN
AS PRESIDENT.

The First Bank of Red Level. one of
the finest banks in Covington county,
and bank in which Red Level takes
no end of pride and satisfaction, was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
Covington County, Leader
in Great Wiregrass Section

Continued From Preceding Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
LEMONS AND SQUIRT
GUN FOR ACTOR

Raymond White, Forest Mobley, NJ
BlumenthaI, J. Bfggs, G. Weeks, Harry
Poll. E. Eabon and Jack Donahue were
arrested at the Crawford theater Sun
day afternoon on the charge Of having
thrown lemons on the stage.
Bobby FitZsimmons was on the stage
when the lemons made their appear
ance.
Sunday night FitzsimmOns was ac-
costed on the street after the
show by a stranger and asked
for q match When FitZsimmOns
was making an effort to accommodate
the stranger ammonia was thrown into
his face. TIE ammonia struck Fitzsim-
mons in the eyes and he fell to the
sidewalk screaming. kid" PaVo and
Luis Herrera. who were in an aUtomO-
bile just half a block away. drove to
his rescue. The stranger disappeared,
with a gun in his hand
The theory that il was a hOldup is
dispelled by the fact that a gold watch
and chain and scarf pin FitzsimmOns
had were not touched.
F'itzsimmons was taken to the police
station, where he was attended by DR..
Frank Lynch. 1t is not thought that
his eyes are injured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15

THE Tiger lily the Vitagraph com
pany's superb three-reel drama, VIII De
shown at the Wigwam today and TO-
morrow. There will be no advance IN
prices for this remarkable productlon
The Moving Picture World, the Official
paper OF the picture show owners, gave
this film a special write-up, in when
il said, among other things:
- startling and beautiful drama OF
the screen, so well constructed and de-
velODed that it is far above the aver
age, set with exquisite taste ana por-
trayed by veritable artists, The Tiger
Lily is sure to seize and hold the in
tereSt of any audience to which II may
be presented. There is visible In every
scene that fine and eXhaustlng atten-
ton to detail which characterize re-
leases requiring brains, skilled labor
money and time to produce. When the
added risk and danger are considered,
turning out such production IS little
short of a heartDre3klng business
"The human tigress Is pOrtrayed-is
illuminated-by an actress whose ad-
vance to this high opportunity has been
gradual. Miss Julia SWayne GOrdOnS
acting was at one time too ferVId, but
a decided and unexpected Improvement
came last year, when she began TO ac-
quire the hundred indefinable, subcon-
sciOuS little arts that make visible the
reaction on character of crucial events.
As the phOtodrama proceeds and sus-
pense becomes Quickened. she easily
rises to each occasion presented, the
more fOrclDly because or previous
suppression, yet without varying the
mastering passions which sway her in
the role. The principal motive force
in the nature of the human tigress
grows in intensity according to the
requirements of the action.
When Princess (the immense tigress)
descends the grand staircase at a ball
masque, no directOrial Instructions
were needed to make the dancing
guests look frightened From in front
haE " nd
no one can blame them One cannot
help feeling that both director and
cameraman must have been endowed
with iron nerve in most of the scenes
as for that of Miss GordOn--it was
incompatible at all times I am not in
favor Of plays written around wild
animals or mechanical accessories, but
The Tiger Lily is no such production"
The Nitagraph company has had
special music prepared for this great
picture. 1t viii be played tonight by
Prof. Vergara on the Wigwam's splen-
did unit Observation-Disclosures :
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
BILL CAPLES IS OUT
ON BOND; so IS GIRL
Roth Are Now at Liberty-Caples's
Attorney Makes Statement
for Client.

Ellen Godsey is out of the county
Jail Bill Caples is also IN II PaS s., . anu
and Insurance company, OF Ok ga. on ID
CITY. okla is on the bond OF the slII
for the sum of $500 guaranlSelhg he Se
appearance for trial on charge; u u
accepting a bride not to appear against
ca capIes arrived in FL Paso from. Las
Cruces in his automobile at Iz:SV
ocIoclI Monday afternoon. At O'CLOCK
ne furnished a $4,000 bond, the amoult
fixed by Judge Dan M Jackson OF me
saith district court following ndoeas
corDus proceedings. when ne was re
leased Mrs. Margaret A CapIes' ms
mother, 3. DarDyshlre ana James -
Mari signed as SuretieS. In state
Tnent Caples declared that he was not
afraid of the outcome.
The firms of Hudspeth, Dale q NC
Donald and Stanton K weeks hdNe
been EMPLOYED TO represent him.
The bond for the GOdsey- girl was
made after judge NJ Maggie, OF tne speC.
reused to reduce it following habeas
corpus proceeding beIore MIN e 5l
I Marr agent for the Caples bulidlhSs
is the local agent OF the surety COM
Dave Marshall and Harry Davis. ar
rested Saturday on a charge Oh dSslSt-
their examining trial IN the court %
Justice of the peace E B. McCllnJocS
Monday morning. Inc case was pdSsSU
until Tuesday afternoon
Statement From Caples.
State senator c. B. Hudspeth gave
out a statement Monday afternoon, as
@BiII CapIes, at his home, upon his
voluntary return from New Mexico
while he was rather unwilling TO tank
for publication about the somewhat
delicate situation in which ne IS IN
yolved. desired the Herald to make II
plain that. contrary to certain Sensa-
tional reports, he has not made any
attempt whatsoever TO eyade service OF
LEGAL process upon him in this famous
case. Accompanied by 1rleho' MI.
Gables went up to Las Cruces on last
Friday. He and his friend registered
at the leading hotel of Las Cruces un-
der their right names. and all day "a
pIes was in consultation with ms at
tOrneys or publicly going around the
streets of the town. In the afternoon,
having been informed that no process
had been brought against me, sara
CaDIes. and having made arrangements
for some time past to attend school TINS
fall at the Kentucky Military lnStltute
/ took the train at Las Cruces without
conceaIment Upon reaching Socorro,
7 received a telephone message from
nv attorney in Las Cruces that was
wanted in Ell PasO, and got OH the
train and returned Immediately 10 Las
Cruces voluntarily, no deputy sheTlII
from FL PaSO accompanying me nor
having anything to do with my return
as has been stated IN the press l nave
remained in Las Cruces since Friday
morning pending the preparation OF
nv bond and other matters for reIuI 4
10 FL Paso and I have now returned
without compulsion and IN a puTeIy
voluntary manner 1 am not aIrdlu u
the outcome.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
HEATING IS STAR OF
MOTORCYCLE EVENTS

Phoenix. Ariz.. Sept 15.-Paul Keat-
ing of Prescott. riding a twin Indian,
was the star of the motorcycle races at
the state fair grounds. held for the
purpose Of raising this city's half Of the
$1,000 prize money to be distributed
among the winners of the motOrbike
race from San Diego, during the week
of the fair.>
The ten-mile race for twin-cylinder
machines was won by Heating in 1904
Curly Thomas riding an Excelsior, was
only two seconds behind. This was the
most thrilling race of the day.
Heating won the 15-mile free-for-all
handicap in 1856. Thomas. who is a
professional rider. won the mile flying
start trial for twins on Keating's ma
chine and set new mile record for the
track
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
DEATHS AND BURLALs
CHESTER ARTHUR STRAYER.

ChESIEk AR1dUR SIRAHER.
Chester Arthur Strayer. son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. !. Strayer, died Saturday
night at o'clock at the family resi-
dence, 1121 Terrace street. Death was
caused from diabetes. He had been sick
for the past two years, but had been
confined to his bed only a few days.
The deceased was born in Iowa, De-
cembef 9 1898, and came here a year
ago with his parents from California,
Mr.. Strayer being sales agent for the
National Cash Register company in FL
Psso
The Young man attended the Mesa
school, but had not entered for the fall
term being too sick to do so. He was
cheerful until he became unconscious,
asking his mother to telephone his
teacher that it would only be a short
time before he would be back to his
school work He was accomplished in
both his school work and in music, and
was communicable with playmates and
his elders.
The funeral was held at 4 o'clock Mon
day afternoon from the chapel of Nc
Bean. Simmons & Carr. the Rev. c. W.
Webdell, of Trinity Methodist church.
officiating. Interment was made in
Elks' plot Evergreen cemetery.