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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
2
Real estate chatter suggests the board of tax equalization may re value city property soon to boost city revenues from higher values in wealthy districts as indicated by recent sales.
Hunter Bros. advertises Western meats. Capt W A Stickley, expert aiding Camp McClellan construction, returned to his office after several days illness. Stickley, veteran journalist from Bismarck Tribune, previously served in the Mexican border action and built a reputation at Camp McClellan.
Capt Charlies FE Scorer from Maeee haeetts linked with Major C L Dulin in ballld ime operations at Camp MetCellan belt yesterday as preparations for sailing to France near. He received a warm welcome from fellow officers and local business leaders. While at the camp he served as police mode traty for the superintendent of police and quickly resolved minor difficulties earning the camp’s respect through his effective leadership. AB and Red Feather Clearer repeaters mentioned.
Arrangements completed for a Provost Guard building to serve as headquarters at Camp McClellan. The structure will rise at Thirteenth and Gurnee streets on the former circus lot, with increased guard manpower to police the area near West Fifteenth Street and the baseball park.
A letter from Samuel Piper prompts police to locate him after moving from Anniston. Chief Phillips has not found the man despite the inquiry and a sum of money is being arranged through an attorney.
Mr and Mrs R S Jarrett return from Birmingham after visiting Mr and Mrs F M Jarrett. Miss Catherine Clarkson of Chicago visits Miss audrey Davenport. Tom Whiteside takes a job at Privett Drug Co. Lucus Draper fills Surgeon Fulton's vacancy. Miss Frances Cauthen of Auburn visits Miss Roxie Lee Farmer. Neva Whiteside and Bess Jones are guests of Hawkinses. Rath Clark visits Ellie Clark Lineville. Palmer Williams and wife stay with Mrs Allen from South Alabama. Fanny Owens of De Arnville shops in town. Mary White Miller returns from Montgomery after Wheeler Chilton wedding. D C Cooper Jr joins First National Bank Anniston. Fitzgerald family and Mrs Henry Bonte guest of G B K Roper in Silver Run. Rev A J Johnson and Glover and Ralph Johnson return from Pleasant Ridge. Johnson closes meeting there. W J Ross returns from Atlanta. Catt Hubbard of Birmingham visits his mother. J H M Finley returns to Albertville. Lieut B P Hollis visits parents in Heflin before Camp Gordon. Mrs A D Humphries returns from Montgomery with son Lieut Otho Humphries.
Two antique motors for sale in first class condition. Remington visible model Ten and a 1015 Indian motorcycle offered by L. R. Dishman. Quick sale with contact via P O Box 414 and phone 1024. 24-1tp
A collage of short notices mentions Hunter Bros meats and groceries, B S Whitereave of Birmingham visiting town on business, a call for ten horses or mares in good condition, Herren Transfer Co bean price, J A Sewell contact, and William N. Driver returning as hotelier manager to Birmingham after visiting Anniston.
Early today a fire torn through a small grocery near the L N roundhouse causing total loss of the building and $2 500 in stock and fixtures. Delayed alarm hampered rescue efforts. A second blaze in a Fourth Street dwelling caused minor damage of about $20 to $25 from sparks on a dry roof.
Frank Willis Barnett, executive editor of the Age-Herald, was in town today. The item notes yellow yam sweet potatoes priced at 63 per peck and lists J. A. Sewell with phone number t41.
An old remedy is advertised as a superior blood purifier that cleanses the bloodstream to cure eczema and skin eruptions. The Swift Specific Co promotes its fifty years on the market preparation and invites readers to write for personalized treatment advice from the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lieut. Reese Johnson, four years in the navy, detailed to service on the battleship North Dakota, has been honorably discharged and is in the city with relatives and friends.
Washington Aug 24 The draft schedule sets 30 percent of each district quota to report in early September with 96 percent by Sept 15 and 20 percent by Sept 30. Provost Marshal Crowder orders local boards to notify men by mail and posted notices, arrange lodging and food, designate a man in charge at entrainment, and telegraph camp officials with numbers and timing of departures.
An Anniston store promotes cleaning supplies and home goods with a ten day sale on linoleum mats and rugs, plus new furniture. It touts low prices, large stock, and strong comfort and service as housekeepers face floor scrubbing and drudgery.
Harvey H. Lats as trustee will sell at public outcry for cash the property described in the 1903 deed of trust to secure bonds issued by the Anniston Furniture Factory. Sale to occur in front of the courthouse door in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on September 6, 1917, between legal hours. The parcel includes land bounded by Division Street, Oxford Lake right of way, Poplar Street, and East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railway right of way, with buildings and machinery on site.
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