Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-05

land whipping DR.. ]. d. Bowling,
r. .citx and county health officer.
U EMontgomery.-If you take drink
OF whisky offered you by your
friend, you are guilty of violating
state prohibition laws, according to
Alabama supreme court.
Opelika.-Alabama Power com
Spany is constructing high tension
transmission power line from Coosa
- rfver to Opelika through towns along
= way.
Opelika-After twenty years
J search Sheriff John L. Moon cap
lures Will Robinson, negro, wanted
for murder of Dan Hart, negro.
Girard.-W1l Hill, former police
:. man, and Frank Osborne, are charg.
ed by federal authorities with con.
spiracy to prevent justice; charges
y growing out of shooting of federal
prohibition officers.
Jasper.-Franklin O'Rear and Rob-
ert Poe kill big chicken snake; find
ing snake has swallowed five full
grown rabbits.
rOvidence. - Farmers of this
county will hold big all-day rally
There, June 9. Mrs. G. H. Mathis,
q successful faram woman of Etowah
county, will speak.
. Albany.-Negro school wins S.
gold prize offered for any schoof
presenting laragest number tin cans
in Cleanup week.
Decatur.-Rev. ]. D. Pointer re-
turns from interior of Africa, where
he did missionary work among ma
tives.
Albany. - Heavy rains greatly
damage strawberry crop of Morgan
and surrounding counties.
~ Athens. - State Senator George
Duncan will introduce in legislature
bill taxing raw material of all kinds, |
to furnish free school books.
y Misunderstanding digs big hole
s in ground near home of Mrs. Fred |
: Clark. and shocks more than dozen
people.
Wetumpka-Crops here are badly |
. in grass and weeds, due to heavy
trains.
Auburn-In state wide biscuit |
making contest Miss Corinna Hall
and Agnes Boyd, of Montgomery
county, win prizes.
e Montgomery-Nellie Bester, negro
woman, charged with numbering her
husband, will be hanged June s, I'M
less Governor w. w. Brandon in
: terferes.
Montgomery-At request of Ala.
bama bankers sale of 100000 state
highway bonds is postponed.
SeIma.-Pecan Growers associa-
z ton meets here in annual session !
q June 6.
= SeIma.-Judge Samuel F. Hobbs
adjourns spring term of circuit court |
until fall, that farmers may work |
their crops.
Montgomery. - Kenneth Benton,
Georgia boy, under three years sem
+ Stence for receiving stolen property,
ssis paroled by Governor Brandon.
81 Huntsville. Meridiapville pike,
from Huntsville to Tennessee state
ssline, IL miles, is under way. Pike |
will be rebuilt.
z Selma.-Theo Lacy, noted member
ali relatives mere, on Epacial parole. |
e HueytoEn.--Eugen Waldrop, 20 |
MaHHt hs-old infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. |
E= T.. WaldTeps dies from effects of |
drinking kerosene, which he gets |
from bottle.
HyntsVilie.-Accordin to Weather
sserver George L. Gill, this spring |
e.::fall does not equal that of 1922.
acknowledgements daughter
Mrs. Eliza Prosmer swallows coal |
from bottle while family are |
owing and narrowly escapes death. |
West BIocton.-Bascom Sterling
ol claims to be largest ShrineI |
world. He is six feet four inches |
and weighs AIS pounds.
Observation-Disclosures Milling COM |
by buys 100000 million feet of |
gin pine from J. w. Lee Timber
ppany for $4,000.
essemer.-Phil Douglas, former
pitcher of New York Giants,
lives in Besscmer, joins Baraca
at First Baptist church.
acknowledgements is, on foot |
hg farmers to increase dairy
1cts.
dsden.-Joe Sauls, aged TWEEN
o, is instantly killed when au-
bile goes over foot of Lookout
tain into ravine, 100 feet be-
ntgomery.-Special state tax
asoline is amounting to $780,
per year.
sper.-Jail bars do not prevent |
ding of Miss Pearlie Heron |
Fred Painter. Painter was |
ed on minor offense. and bride |
ing. ceremony must be per-
med goes to Jail, and wedding |
ows.
Montgomery. - State legislature
| be asked to appropriate $780,
for memorial to soldiers and sail. |
of World war.
University.-New' medical school
Hiding for State university isl
med Josiah Clark, in honor of the
under of the medical college at |
obile, 1859.
Sheffield.-Sheffield, Florence and
fuscufnbia are prospecting, due tol
general better business conditions
Ind work On Muscle Shoals.
DOthan.-Atlanta and st. Andrews
Bay railroad is being constructed
with large force of men employed.
Sheffield.-Chamber of Commerce
Endorses one mill tax for school pur-
4 poses.
Decatur.-Legislativ representa- |
tives from Morgan county favor
placing of statue of General Joe
Wheeler at Washington, D. c.
80 Red Level.-Handsome red brick |
-
school house, costing 5000, will |
= be built here.