Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-24
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
observation-disclosures Power COM
pany will construct 44,000-volt trans
mission line from Hapgood, near
Muscle Shoals, to Decatur.
MOBILE.-First of number OF
barges being built here for Tennes-
see Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany, of Birmingham, is ready to
be launched.
BIRMINGHAM. - Rev. g, w.
Crosse, II, highly respected n-rsss'
preacher, is killed instantly by street
car in East Birmingham.
ALBANY.-J. H. Horton is shot
tive times and instantly killed, on
one of Albany's business streets by
A. S. Grubbs, Louisville and Nash
vile railroad Waterman. Grubbs Is
arrested Cause of shooting un-
known.
BAY MINETTE.-R. &. Vail, we'll
known newspaper man Of this place,
who owns chain of weekly news
papers in sout-. Alabama, may an
nounce as candidate for secretary of
state, he says.
MONTGOMERY and city
officers capture 250gallon still in
heart of business district. E. n.
Wilson is arrested as he enters build
ing where still is located. Fifteen
gallons of whisky is also captured.
BAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. coun-
tvs Irish potato crop this year was
double last years crop. One farm
er produced 200 bushels on ten acres.
SHEFFIELD - Congressman
Charles A. Christopher, of Sioux
Falls, S. D., and Congressman Will
liam Williamson and Mrs. William
son, of Oacoma, S. D., visit Muscle
Shoals as guests of Congressman Ed
B. Almon, of Tuscumbia.
HUNTSVILLE.-Li mills are
breaking ground for third mill to
cost 100000.
MONTGOMERY Hicks Mercan-
tile company, Of Luverne, purchase
bankrupt stock of Tullis Hardware
company for $70.500. Stock invoiced
$4,000.
AUBURN.-Theta Chi fraternity
will build chapter house here to cost
$4,000. Contract will be let July s
for building Erskine Ramsey Engi-
neering hall for college.
ROBERTSDALE. Milton O.
Ostlund, rural mail carrier. pleads
guilty in United States court at Mo-
bile to embezzling postoffice money
and is given six months in Baldwin
county Jail.
TALLADEGA. = Mrs. Florence
E.,,,a,.u EIaoL- dice homo Of
daughter, Mrs. Rice Woodward,
after residence of twenty years here.
BIRMINGHAM. - S. r. Batson.
member of board Of revenue of JEFF
ferson county, advocates extending
five trunk highways entering Birm.
ingham, five miles further out.
ATTALLA - Forty-three citizens
file injunction against $177,000 bond
paving issue for Alfalfa, claiming
issue is unconstitutional because
bonds were sold for less than par.
ALABAMA CITY.-Bob Tatum
barely escapes from fire which de-
stroys home, leaving clothes and
weekly pay check in burning build
ing.
GADSDEN.-Emory Rodgers, 70
one of best known citizens of this
county, is dead.
MOBILE.-After AZ years service
as teacher in public schols, Miss
Mary B. Prichard is retired on pen
sion.
UPPER TALLAHASSEE. - Ala
banla Power company completes new
hydro-electric project on Tallaroosa
river here, giving additional 7,SOC
nj
. GOODWATER. - Citizens of this
county will celebrate completion of
three-way state highway leading into
Goodwater and new concrete street
through town, July 4-5.
SELMA--State highway engin-
GERS are making survey of IA miles
of Planterville road, which is to be
graveled.
MOULTON.-Rural Ferguson, IS,
is held in county Jail here charged
with shooting and seriously injuring
Delbert Osborne, near here. Os-
borne is in hospital at Albany.
RUSSELLVILLE. - Foy Quinn
fGiles suit against L. l.. Jackson,
editor of Franklin County Times,
for $4,000, alleging cartoons and edi-
him politically.
PHIL CAMPBELL.--I w. Garner
dies suddenly after returning home
from fishing trip. Heart trouble is
believed cause.
MONTGOMERY = Warning to
ice cream manufacturers that they
must comply with state laws re-
curing s per cent butter fat for ice
cream, is given by H. M. Rorbert.
son, supervisor of division of agri-
cultural chemistry.
GADSDEN. - Thirty.four candi.
dates qualify for municipal primary
on June "a. Mrs. Annie Coats and
Mrs. Helen Hopkins are among can
dldates for aldermanic places.
REFORM-Work is nearing com.
pletion on state highway from Tusca.
loosa county line to Sumter county
line via Gordo, Reform and Carroll.
ton.
DEMOPOLIS.-Rev. w. d. Brat,
ton, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church. and Rev. A. A Hutto, pas
tor of First Baptist church, each
tender their designations to their
congregations.
COALING.- T.. Edwards
ST., 90, Birmingham travelling sales
man, is killed when his auto is
struck by Alabama Great Southern
railroad train here.
B1RMINGHAM-H H. X. JEFF
terson resigns as vice president of
American Trust and Savings bank
and will devote time to private busi-
ness. Successor is not yet named.
HEFLIN-Mrs. Allen Wright, Of
Helm, dies in hospital at Birming-
ham. Remains are inferred here.
TGOMERY.--Miss Madeline
Truitt, 60, secretary to DR.. +. f.
Jackson, is struck by large motor