Personal notices and local business updates
Solomon returns from Tennessee Saturday. Dr W T Pride of Madison visited. W A Berry of Birmingham in Decatur on business. Mr Upshaw of Pulaski Tenn rehased Sawyer place on Pros Drive. W R Smith sold house and lot on Grant Street to Ed Cristin Cain & Wolcott sold to Fred Hunter lot on Jackson Street. Huddleston building a home on Prospect Drive. C E Atkinson of Scottsboro in the Decatur today. Chas Bassett Jr touring southern trade points. I have $500 to loan on improved city property. I have $1500 to loan on improved property. Phone 3-12 and 3-1t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Upshaw
Pulaski, Tenn
Sawyer Place
Cain & Wolcott
Fred Hunter
Jackson Street
T. M. Dix
Decatur
Pleurisy and Jumbago Treated with Snow Liniment
Pleurisy pains lie just below the short ribs while jumbago affects the same region toward the back. Snow Liniment is the remedy, rubbed in thoroughly to ease pain relax muscles and aid movement. Price 60c per bottle or 1 for $1. Sold by Owl Drug Co. adv.
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Owl Drug Co
Adv
Society Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings and Visits
The South Side W C T U met at Dr and Mrs Crow s home with Dr M H Wells leading devotionals and Frances Willard birthday plans discussed. Local society members and visiting relatives are noted along with upcoming events and club activities.
Grocery Firm Faces Flour Shortage by Parcels Post
City Carrier Garrison vented frustration as a large sack of flour consigned to the Morgan County Grocery Company arrived by noon train. With Postmaster Warner, a small wagon was used to begin deliveries, marking the first such shipment under the new parcels post law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Morgan County Grocery Company
Warner
Bank of Commerce subscription opens in Decatur
Bank of Commerce opens books for subscription to its capital stock on Wednesday January 15 1913 at Room 7 City Hall Building Decatur. Subscriptions at par payable on or before February 15 1913 for residents of Decatur New Decatur and Morgan Limestone and Lawrence Counties.
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City Hall
Decatur
New Decatur
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Irish Home Rule Bill Dominates Parliament Session
London Jan 16 Premier Asquith and all sides filled the day with speeches over the Irish Home Rule bill. It is expected that the measure will come to a vote in the House of Commons today amid stirring remarks from supporters and opponents.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Public Lands Fence Controversy Ties Warren Firm to Illegal Enclosures
A 1906-07 report by the House committee on expenditures in the interior department concluded the War ren Live Stock Company led by Senator Francis B. Warren maintained unlawful fences around public lands in Wyoming and Colorado. The inquiry cited inspections, correspondence, and Special Inspector Linnen’s 1906 findings covering 46 330 acres in Wyoming and 1120 acres in Colorado. Warren denied wrongdoing in a Roosevelt letter, defending legal compliance and criticizing the interior agents’ methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren Live Stock Company
Francis B. Warren
Wyoming
Colorado
House Committee
Interior Department
E. R. Linnen
Warren Company
Coloado
Roosevelt
Warren
Special Agents of the Interior Department
Clayton and Gordon Boggs Cited For Contempt
Clayton and Gordon Boggs were cited for contempt by Judge Thos W Wert in the Law and Equity court after a raid on their soft drink emporium. An injunction against the Boggs brothers remains in force and one was previously jailed for contempt. The show cause order was issued after the raid yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Gordon Boggs
McCollouch
Thos. W. Wert
Law and Equity Court
Thee Boggs Bros
Wert
Not the New Decatur Hotel clarified by Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily explains a raid on the New Decatur Cafe where a small quantity of liquor was seized and clarifies it was not connected to the recently reopened New Decatur Hotel owned by Mr. Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturs Daily
New Decatur Cafe
New Decatur Hotel
Price
Allen brothers receive respite from hanging in Virginia case
Governor Mann granted a respite to Claude and Floyd Allen, awaiting execution for their alleged roles in the murder spree. He set February 1 to hear arguments on commuting their sentences to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mann
Claude
Floyd Allen
Kansas Banker Receives Prison Term In Bank Embezzlement Case
Abilene Kan Jan 16 John A Flack former cashier of the Abilene State Bank pleaded guilty to an indictment charging alteration of bank books. He was sentenced to three to nineteen years in prison after being arrested in New York following discovery of a nearly $80 000 shortage in bank funds.
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Abiline, Kan
John A. Flack
Abiline State Bank
New York
Levee Breach Floods Lawrenceburg Maryland City
Levee breaks in Lawrenceburg Indiana floodwaters inundate the lower part of the city. Residents flee as public buildings are filled with refugees after a policeman spots the breach and warns the population.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Indiana House Approves $30,000 Flood Relief
In Indianapolis on January 16 the House of Representatives passed a bill to appropriate $30,000 for relief of Ohio River flood victims. The measure directs funds to assist those affected by the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Kidianapolis
House of Representatives
Ohio River
Flat Work Ironer Promises Perfection in Home Laundry Use
A Ti machine recently installed at the Home Steam Laundry shapes flat items like sheets counterpanes and table cloths to a level of finish rivaling top city laundries. Since its erection the laundry reports superior results and a notable improvement in quality.
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Suc Ag
Trade in the Decaturs In Every Home Children
An advertisement urges parents to keep a bottle of White's Cream Vermifugo in every home with children. It claims to destroy worms and act as a tonic for the debilitated system. Price is 25 cents per bottle, sold by Owl Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Drug Go
Title Abstract Company of Alabama Incorporates
Articles filed for Title Abstract Company of Alabama with 25000 capital stock partly paid. Incorporators F B Littlefield Fred J Littlefield and John M Maxwell of Hartselle. Moves Morgan County Abstract plant to Morgan Limestone Lawrence Cullman and Jackson counties. Officers: F E Littlefield president and manager John M Maxwell vice president and secretary Fred B Littlefield treasurer.
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Title Abstract Company of
Alabama
F. B. Littlefield
Fred J. Littlefield
John M. Maxwell
Hartselle
Morgan County Abstract ~Company
Morgan
Limestone Lawrence
Cullman
Jackson Counties
Decaturs
Huntsville
Athens
Morgan County Abstract Company
FE. Littlefield
John M.maxwell
Fred B. Littlefield
BAL LARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP CURES COLDS
Prudent persons use BAL LARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP at the first sign of a cold and the trouble is cured quickly. Prices 26c 60c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by Owl Drug Co. adv Head the Decatur Daily all the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Wrug Co
Ballard
Owl Drug Co
Adv
Bank directors reelect officers for new year in Athens
The Citizens Bank of Athens directors met Monday and re elected all officers for the ensuing year. WS Peebles remains president with T C McClellan and D L Rosenda as vice presidents A B McWilliams cashier W A Todd assistant and W D Jones bookkeeper. An adv for Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promotes cough and cold relief. Sold by Owl Drug Co S M Thompson Decatur Drug Co and Decatur adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Bank of Athens
Towit
WS. Peebles
T. C. McClellan
D. L. Rosenda
A. B. McWilliams
W. A. Todd
W. D. Jones
M. Thompson
New Decatur
Decatur Drug Co
Decatur
Zemo Promises Cure For Eczema In New Ad
An advertising claim promotes Zemo from the E. W. Rose Medical Co for eczema. It guarantees stopping itching rash and bleeding, notes rapid absorption with no grease, and lists prices of one dollar for the large bottle and 25 cents for a trial bottle, sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
E. W. Rose Mediche Co
Louis
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Cleny Bros
Erckin
Ecchias
Gingham
Madras
Solomon
Tennessee
W. A. Berry
Birmingham
W. R. Smith
Grant Street
Ed Cristin
Mr. Huddleston
Prospect Drive
C. E. Atkinson
Scottsboro
Chas. Bassett, Jr
San Marco
Decatur and
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Will
Apollo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
South Side
M. H. Wells
Jesus
Jas. M. Locke
Herman L. Turner
Madame Willard
E._M. Ellis
Wm. R. Alexander
W_lls
Frances K. Willard
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the
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T. M. Jones
F. R. Benson
J. A. Thomason
Aid Society
W. J. Garnett
Missionary Society
Lewis Hardage
Memphis
Monroe
A. A. Hardage
W. H. Watson
Greer-Pride
R. H. Tweedy
Courtland
Auction Bridge Club
W. A. Bibb
Mary
F. A. Bloodworth
Helen Brant
Nashville
D. C. Cok
W. E. Skeggs
G. L. Gunter
Tuscaloosa
St. John's Guild
Jno. Knight
Harbin Miller
Mrs. Ray Knight
Anniston
Mr. Jno. Knight
Mis
Bessie Bailey
Priscilla Club
W. H. Watsom
S. M. Sanchin
Crowton
Lizize. Steverison
Danville
D. M. Crow
Ferry Street
The
Needle Club
Vera Austell
Herbert Hughes
Bank of Commerce
C. C. Harris
W. B. Shackelford
United Press
Department OF Interior
U. 8S
Warren Hear
President Roosevelt
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Floyd and
Claude Allen
United
Kansas
Lawrenceburg, MD
Garden Fair
Rose Tupley
Harry Northurp
Helen Costello
Arlberg Valley
C. G. P. C. Scente
Pathe Weekly
Morgan County Abstract CA
NEW Concerned
Littlefield
Eczema
Thanhouser
Star
Bethlehem
Christ
Benefit
Epworth League
Central
M. E. Church
Ox Harcourte.co
Esbry McEss
Sen
New Decatur, Ala
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