Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-26
ALABAMA

EUFAULA - State and federal
agents make prohibition clean up in
Barbour county, placing 20 men I'M
der bond on charges of violating ma
tionai prohibition laws.
LASSIERTOWN.-C Bundy,
80, is instantly killed by lightning
while working in his field.
HEFLIN.-Tom Argo, who broke
Jail here six weeks ago, is arrested
in Birmingham and brought back.
HUNTSVILLE. = j. Will Moon
former deputy sheriff of Madison
county, will be tried here on charge
OF numbering Yancy Hunter curing
rai1 near Ardmore.
Marion county farm
bureau will hold annual meeting
here August Il and elect officers.
Big barbecue will be served.
pOTHAN-J. D. Fowler. one of
naShans oldest and most highly re-
specIed citizens, prominent lumber
man and church worker, is dead.
ANDALUSIA. - War department
authorizes formation of medical unit
for 55th machine gun detachment
here.
OPELIKA. = Secretary Holdings
worth, of chamber of commerce, an
nounces that Opelika will have dol
lar day. August 49,
MARION.-Throwni into bankrupt
cy and brooding over this misfor-
tune, j. A. Edwards. prominent mer
chant, shoots and kill himself
while in his garage at his home.
ALABAMA CITY. = While con-
Quoting revival meeting here, Rev
j. Doscar Cooley is given check for
$75 by Ku Klux Khan and kamelias.
SELMA-Three and one-half acres
of noted Featherstone estate origi-
nally comprising several thousand
acres and valued at 100000, is sold
to w. H. Collins, of Rome, Ga, for
$500.
CAMDEN.-Duke Capeu, Wilcox
county farmer, is dead as result OF
shooting. L. H. Geek is in jail.
MONTGOMERY. = Alabama sends
203 officers from organized reserve
corps to various training camps.
BESSEMER.-Thi dray and
transfer men are arrested for vio-
lating moving law, which makes it
Illegal to move furniture and other
goods not paid for, without giving
notice.
BIRMINGHAM-G. L. Canter-
bury, ~, is dead from knife wound,
alleged inflicted by G. c. Hum
phries, who is under arrest.
COLUMBIANA.-Bo Merrell is
held without bond and Reggy Lucas
is released on 81 900 bond, on charge
of numbering and burning body OF
N. L. McElroy, near Calera.
REFORM are made by
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
railway to extend it's line from Re-
form into walker county connecting
with Frisco railroad, and making
short route to Gulf Of Mexico.
sHEFFIELD-Federal govern
naent orders 125,000 barrels of Port
land cement, for work on Wilson
dam, at Muscle Shoals, from Atlas
Portland Cement company and
Phoenix Portland Cement company,
both OF Birmingham.
SELMA. - Murder Of Huston
Campbell. whose body containing
shots in back, was found in swamp
near here, remains deep mystery.
Three white men and three negro
suspects are releasd.
SELMA.-William Ellis Claugh-
ton, CO, highly respected employe OF
Southern railroad here for 80 years,
is dead,
MUNsFoRD.-J. T. Wood, of
Lineville; w II. Presley, Eugene
Burgon and Cecil Raglan, of Tallade'
fhPjI
automobile turns turtle and is prac-
ticallv demolished, near here.
MOBILE.-James A. Green, ne
gro, is arrested after chase by posse
on charge of attempting to wreck
train near here. He is taken to
Washington county for trial.
Observation-Disclosures Water COM
pany will soon commence work on
extensive improvements on their wa
ter works system in Decatur and AL
bany, according to c. D. Hale, To-
cal manager.
GADSDEN-Declaring it is for
public good, Judge O. a. Steele and
Judge Woodson j. Martin issue or
der for meeting of circuit court
grand jury to investigate kidnaping
and punishment of j. Nader re-
Gently by hooded mob.
FALKVILLE-B. E. Davis, mem
Der Morgan county board of reve-
nue., while with surveying party
near here has unique experience
when his foot slips through earth
and into underground still. Off
GERS are searching for owner of
still.
MOBILE-Miss Minnie Avera, IA,
instantly killed when she dives into
DOG river, near here, her head strih-
ing on sunken logs and breaking
her neck.
MOBILE-Harold Blake, %, Gin
cinnati, Ohio, and j. A. Wolford, %,
Cumberland, Md. walk into police
station here and tell police they are
deserters from army at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex. They are being held
BIRMINGHAM-Fe reserve
bank purchases lot so by 40 feet on
corner of Fifth avenue and Eigh
teenth street, on which to erect
home for Birmingham branch. Price
paid is S125,O00.
DECATUR-City council contracts
with Alabama Power company to in
stall new street lights in business
section.
ANNISTON-Ben F. Alexander
bacteriologist at local branch, is re
covering from operation at Mayo
Brothers, Rochester, MINI.