Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08

DECATUR. - Mass meeting here.
attended hv prominent men from
all over Tennessee Valley, adopt res
buttons against Alabama Power
company building transmission pow.
er Inc through Tennessee valley.
BIRMINGHAM. - Alleging that
Morris, Rachael and A. Gottlieb, fa'
Their, mother and brother of her hus'
band kidnapped her husband, Mrs,
Lula Gladys Gottlieb is given $4O,-
600 verdict against them in circuit
court.
DEMOPOLIS.-Dr. J. I. Lee an
nounces for mayor. He formerly
served two terms as mayor, being
succeeded by n. G, Floyd.
Observation-Disclosures $4,000
and $1,000 is collected in Madison
county from special wheel tax.
BAY MINETTE.-E Epidemic of
measles causes all, schools to close
for several weeks.
GADSDEN.-Etowah County I'm
derwood club is organized here with
large membership.
GOODWATER. - Prof. Arthur
Coleman, fifty, principal of Marvin
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| Fairgrounds at school.
TUSKEGEE. - At meeting of
county. Democratic executive COM
mitee, held here. George 7. Bryant,
of Notasulga, is elected chairman of
committee. He has been member
for twenty years.
SCOTTSBORO.-Jackson county
! is preparing to make extensive eX-
periments this season, in fertilizer
and seed tests, under supervision of
J. T. High, district farm demonstra-
ton agent.
BIRMINGHAM. -. Federal court
here is adjourned temporarily, ow-
ing to illness Of Judge w. I. Grubb.
CARROLLTON.-J.' r. Long, of
| Tuscaloosa, is organizing lodge of
Modern Woodmen OF America here.
GROVE HILL.-Mrs. Jane Chap
man, SO, one of ten charter mem
bers of Methodist church here, is
dead.
MOBILE.-Charles J. Davis, r.,
| is struck and killed by auto driven
by Gus Rhem, assistant fire chief.
SELMA.-S. Farmer, for forty-two
/ y
! road, dies at home here.
-ENSLEY.-Con is let for
erection of $4,000 Baptist church
FLORENCE.-Rush King and Ed
ward Jones, both negroes, employees
at Wilson. Dam, are drowned when
overhead cable of ferry boat breaks
plunging them into river.
UNION b SPRINGS.-New Conner
cotton mill is almost completed.
NOTWITHSTANDING to wreck train
on branch from Oak Grove and as
sault train crew, is being investi-
gated by sheriff.
Observation-Disclosures county
led Alabama for two years in pro-
duction of eggs.
TUSCALOOSA.-Special tax on
trucks is declared unconstitutional
and will be repealed. Money will
be refunded to about 200.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES should be
| money in growing hay in Alabama
and in other southern states, accord
! ing to f. w. Gist, Alabama agricuI-
tural statistician, who says Ala
bama buys most of its hay from
other states.
eTALI1ADEGA.--C for build
ing new high school here is let to
West Point .Irone worksn8at West
Point, Ca, for $50, 1897 .aar@&.,'.
MONTGOMERY. = Camp Lomax.
| United Confederate Veterans, will
| purchase portraits of General Lee
and General jackson, to sang in
| lobby at state capitol.
MARION.-Trustee of Marion in.
| stitute announce plans are under
way to raise 100000 for improve
ments on institute.
JASPER.-Otis, two-year-old son
Of Mrs. Lillian Burnett dies from
burns caused by his clothing catch
| ing fire.
DECATUR.-sheriff C. e. Pool
| finds three hacksaws in Morgan
county Jail after prisoners make un-
successful attempt to escape.
MARION.-Perry county grand
jury finds Richard Stone, farmer
| guilty of murder in first degree in
death of Frank Thompson
MONTGOMERY,-In raid on two
Bell street garages, stats SSests find
245, half pints of whisky and make
| six arrests.
EUTAW.--Local people are or,
1 Eanizing company to build $4,000
| hotel here.
GADSDEN.-S. r. Doughty, Au.
burn poultry expert, announces that
Etowah county will have six model
poultry farms, as result of demon
! StratlonS being made.
ATTALLA.-L. X. Thomas, thir-
ty-eight, dies after being beaten
with heavy piece of iron by Alvin
Walker who is held for murder.
CENTRE.-Bids will be opened
on March "a for new Cherokee coun-
/ ty Jail, to be built here.
GREENSBORO. = Hal knight.
! charged with shooting and badly
woundins j. A. Blount, local banker,
/ will go on trial for second time on
! March 10.
JASPER.-L. B. Musgrove, Of
Jasper, and New York associates,
purchase 500 900 acres coal and iron
] ore lands in Walker, jefferson and
Winston counties and organize Deep
,k Water Coal company, with capital of
j S15,000,000. Headquarters of COM
pany will be III Jasper.
, MONTGOMERY Resolutions ask
1 ing Alabama's congressman to sup
port Kelly bill for increased pay for
postal employees, are adopted at
statewide meeting held here, attend
ed by members of all branhes of
service.
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