The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-19
PULLMAN

pullman, April 1s.-(Special.)-Th ne 1y tick eradication law is meeting with much opposition in various parts of the county, and during the Past we elk three dipping yates have been b1o VII up with dynamite, causing los of several hundred dollars. The col |nty commissioners have offered S100 reH1 ard for information leading to the 1ture and conviction of the guilty pa tties and bloodhounds have been or de1ed to track them.
 The vat at Sulphur Springs was blo| |wn up Friday night, two sticks of dyhamite being used. The vat was not conh hpletely destroyed, however, and it maT be possible to repair it so that 1t cau be used. Charlie Bishop was placed under arrest in connection with the de- str 11ction of the vat and is now in jail. His bond has been set at 5000 and his trial will take place Saturday. The Holly Pond vat was completely ruih he'd by two sticks of dynamite be- ing weighted to the bottom on Sun daN night The destruction of this vat too place at about s;2o in the even- ing
 The Brooklyn vat was blown up Sur daN night This was one of the finest vatb in the county and was located near a number of residences and a store.
 Al number of vats are being guarded and it is expected that arrests will be made within the next few days. 
 Claude Abbott who has been with the marine corps for the past three veal rs, returned home this week from q months stay in France. He took part in many of the big battles in France. was severely wounded and speht three months in a hospital.
 ( CrAi Da G1,ar "a for bravery in action and made an ur- usu hlly good record while overseas. He expects to be discharged from the maH ines within the next two months.
 Jadge Robert c. Brickell has rem derdd a decree ordering the sale of the car of Arch and Annie Naples. The car was seized by the sheriff week LOT two ago while whisky. it is al leedd was being hauled therein. petition was filed by c. H. Bieker, who held a mortgage on the car, asking that his mortgage interest in the car be I rotected.
 The court denied the petition of Mir. BeiHer and ordered the car sold by the she1in After all expenses incident to the seizure of the car are paid the coutt has ordered one-fourth to go to the sheriff and the remaining three four nths to the state. The case was filed by Hon. A. A. Griffith, solicitor of Cullman county.
 The Cullman county Victory Loan com mittee of which S. J. Griffin is cour ty chairman, George Stielefmeyer, seer htary and Dwight Fuller, publicity cha rman has appointed committees in every y beat in the county and it is be- lievdd that the Victory Loan will be easily put over in this county.
 The city public library has donated a number of books to the high school library, which is one of the best in this part of the state. The high school is npw asking for donations of stand ard ma gazines.
 The Cullman County High school conn nencement will take place begin ming May and continuing through May '. The commencement sermon will be preached by Dr. c. Ross Baker of BErmin gham and Dr. Thomas of the Univ Tersity will be present on Wednes- day eyening to address the students Among those who went from here to Mobile this week to attend the State Medical association were Dr. Robert l. Baird. Dr. Lute Hays and pr. Cosey
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