Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12


is crushed to death when road scrap.
er falls upon him.
| MONTG OMERY.-John H. Quinn,
national commander, American Lee
gion, viii visit Alabama early in
March
SELMA-Mrs. ]. l.. Womack, 81,
dies at home here after two years
Illness.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. poui.
try show is being held here with
many fine birds entered.
MOBILE.-Fruit growers say cold
wave hasn't injured satsuma or
chards of south Alabama,
MILLPORT.-This town will soor
nave day power current for operat.
ing manufacturing plants.
FORT DEPOSIT.-Most farmers
Of this section report that they have
sufficient labor to operate this year
in spite of negro migration.
JENIFER.-Herman Priebe, Is
pioneer miller, dies.
WATERLOO.-Mrs. Laura SuIi
van, So, dies after two weeks i'll
ness.
PHOENIX CITY.-C. r. Muilin Is
elected president of -Girard
bank.
JASPER.-Handsome brick resi-
dence of Mayor J. II. Crawford is
completely destroyed by fire origi
mating in basement.
OPELIKA-Miss Mamie Harrison
/ daughter of late General George p
! Harrison, commander Confederate
veterans. dies OF burns received
when clothing caught fire at CRATE
BFSSEMER.-Rev. w. P. Price
resigns as pastor Of First Baptis,
church, to take effect February 1.
GROVE HILL.-Annual deer hunt
| is held in Douglas reserve in Wash
inSton county and twelve fine bucks
are killed.
ALBANY.-Mrs. Jane Murra
Hargitt, SO. dies at home of son
William T. Hargitt.
MOBILE.-Citizens' league, with
Horace Turner president, is organ
,zed ito fight ring politics" in Mo
/ bile.
SAMSON-Four small houses be
| longing to II. A. knowles, valued a;
$4,000, are destroyed by fire.
PAINT ROCk.-Tennessee river +.
on rampage, caused by heavy rains
throughout this section. In some
places river is ten miles wide.
MONTGOMBRY.-F, w. Gist, az
ricult,ral statistician says that re
cent freeze killed many boil weevi
and other insects, and will be wort
many thousands Of dollars to farm
ers.
HUNTSVILLE.-Mrs. Eva Mari,
Harrison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Wilburn Eldridge, dies in Oklahoma
City.
SAMSON. - Wallace Simmons
aIto mechanic, is seriously injured
while repairing battery. Cell bursts
throwing sulphuric acid in his eyes
GROVE HILL.-On farm of + I1
Pugh, near here, many fossils, in
Guiding shark teeth and shells, ar,
found, indicating that sea once GOV
ered TINS section of country.
HUNTSVILLE.-Col. A, j. shep
herd, father Of Mrs. Sidney A. Terry
of Huntsville, dies at San Diego
California.
BIRMINGHAM. - Alabama DIR,
forces back Col. l.. B. Musgrove',
candidacy for president, in Alabama
primary. in opposition to Senate,
Oscar w. Underwood.
ATTALLA.-More than dozen new
residences are being built in Stewar
Showers addition, recently opened up
! ANNIsTON.-Judge r. B. Car
! opposes Judge S w Tate for circui
judge of seventh circuit.
JASPER.-Many people are forced
out of homes by rapid rise of Tan
yard creek, after heavy rains.
observation-disclosures ask Ala
bama Water company to extend
water mains to this place.
Negroes from thi
section continue to go north, anC
labor question is growing serious.
ASHLAND.-John ]. Pruet, loca
attorney, announces for judge o
eighteenth circuit.
| BIRMINGHAM- Elk service mer
of Alabama are required to pay pol
tax by February 1, or be disfran
chised.
Observation-Disclosures Prede
owner of Prede Flour Mills, near
here, is dead.
FLORENCE.-second attempt
/ general Jail delivery at county iai
! thwarted by Deputy J. o. Davis, who
discovers plan in time.
! COURTLAND.-Citizens plan t.
! build highway connecting Courtlant
and Moulton.
/ M1LLPORT.-New generators will
be installed by NIillport Electri,
Light company, giving town better
lighting system.
MOBILE.-Jesse F. Hogan new
chief of police, starts cleanup OF
Mobiles underworld Many whisky
/ dealers, VaSrant women and othe1
law violators are arrested
BlRMINGHAM.-Mrs. w. L. Tur
ner, "a, prominent church worker
and for several years connected witt
Alabama Baptist, is dead here.
! MONTGOMERY. = Governor W
! w. Brandon paroles George Curry
sentenced in Jefferson county fol
! murder.
DECATUR.-Y. NJ. c. a. IS plan
ming to build new auditorium and
gymnasium
HUNTSVILLE. - Emancipation
Gay is celebrated by many negroes
at agricultural and mechanical col.
! lege for negroes, near here.
GADSDEN.-Jamcs A Smith and
| Clarence Minter, young white men.
are seriously shot by unidentified
/ negro.
ANNISTnN,-R. b. Pinson, 10