The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
PULLMAN

Cullman, January a.-(Special)-A very
 week for the purpose of discussing the
 road bond question. The meting. which
 was held at the courthouse, was called
 to order by George Stiefelmeyer. county
 chairman. pr. Hudson, minister of the
 First Baptist church. offered prayer and
 then Judge w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa
 was introduced Judge Brandon, in an in- teresting way peculiar to him, explained
 many points in regard to the building of
 the contemplated roads
 Hon. s. J. Griffin, vice chairman of the county campaign committee, made a brief talk. The weather was unusually bad, but
 eighteen of the twenty-four beats in the county were represented, the audiIorium of the courthouse being filled both down stairs and in the gallery. The Cullman band furnished music before the opening of the meeting On Friday Senator John A. Rogers spoke at the high school, the city schools and at the courthouse in the evening.
 w F, Morris, presiding elder of this district of the Methodist church. is re- covering from a critical illness at his nome III DecdluT. TIC was III Ol PtOhoAAiO poisoning, caused from eating canned corn.
 According to report made by some Of the leading physicians here this week there are a number of cases of influenza over the county and good deal of rneu- monia. The disease, however, is limited 10 only a few places and has in no wise become epidemic as it did last year. There has been some increase in the amount of taxes paid this year over those l paid last year. On January 15 the fol- | lowing was the condition of the taxes paid in Culln1an county: General county tax assessed, $ss 23s. 4s: collected. ss7 s0 5o i bride and road fund assessed. S,S46.77' collected, $,sA.77; special courthouse tax Ist1.71: special county three-mill school tax, s2s,5lo3o; amount collected. s22,so9 l On account of the extremely bad weather it was impossible for County Farm Demonstrator l.. w. Johnson to !have the terracing demonstration Wednes- 1 day. as had been planned This demon straton for the benefit of Nthe farmers, will take place at a later date.
 l Chief of Police Drasher raided house in town this week and arrested Clifton Stubbs and his wife and Bill Wise. charg- 1, ing them with violating the prohibition flaw. One quart of whisky and a. lot of hotties and corks were found. according to l the officer. Mrs. Stubbs pleaded guilty
 l and was reelased after making s50o | bond. Her husband and Bill Wise are
 i still in custody.
 f Dr. J S Robertson. pastor of the First
 l Methodist Church here. has returned from
 | Montgomery where he attended meet | ing of the trustes of the Women's Col
 llege, of which. body he Is member
 1 A number of important questions were l brought before the trustees at this meet ling, among them being the reelection or l pr. Swartz as president of the institu- tion. The five years of this popular presi- dent expired this month and the Eomf- hating committee unanimously chose him again for the office
 The probate judge of this county has received notice from the authorities that | the blanks for the boys who saw service I with Uncle Sam and who were exempted from the payment of poll tax in the cleo | ton last month, were being printed and 1, would be forwarded here at the earliest possible moment.
 Judge Buchanan has extended she time limit for these boys until April. 15. for them to get their exemptions If any of them wait until after April l5 they cam
 not getNon the poll list