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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
3
A Canton area column reports A Keyton visiting and social events at the Masonic Hall. Items mention Knox's Book Store advertising at cost, a sale at Enterprise Market, and wag asides about local commerce and friendly chatter. W. J. Renfro toured the country citing good humor and remarks on town life and local business activity.
Nashville Penn January 7 A statewide prohibition bill was introduced in the senate by Senator Holliday. The measure reaffirms the four mile law with exceptions in the old law omitted and is expected to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in Tennessee.
After the 15th of this month the state and county tax books will be used to collect all delinquent taxes. L. A. Oppert.
Have you tried them. If not phone us your orders for some of yt our pork sausage. Get the best in the state. Enterprise Market. tf.
A lost steer described as black with a white facial spot was last seen near Webb and Columbia at City Market in Dothan. A $5 reward is offered for its recovery.
The lifeless body of Windham Barron, a young man from near Orion in Troy County, was found in the woods near his home. Indications suggested he had taken his own life.
New York on January 7 reports that seven leading motion picture producers including Edison Paillard Lubin and Biograph have merged into a single corporation with $10000000 capitalization to centralize the country’s moving picture business.
A garbled note claims a grandfather clock cost the county over a thousand dollars and remains unused. Officials plan to investigate the sit uation and examine why the timepiece has been neglected while seeking a productive outcome.
Information from Cromyresanan Clayton in Washington says the Supervising Architect advised that specifications for the construction of the Post Office at Dothan Alabama are being prepared. It is probable that invitations will go out around Fiberary Tet with work possibly beginning soon after tenders are released.
A fragmentary editorial expresses that a citizen who helps uplift a town is invaluable while a selfish narrow minded person is worth little. It critiques the greedily ambitious for pursuing all for themselves and warns of ruin if such individuals prevail.
A defense speaker accuses prosecutors of private trickery and charges that detectives were sent to frame a murder case that allegedly did not exist, delivering a two hour denunciation in thundering tones.
A humorous, clipped-phrasing critique of men and behavior. It riffs on vanity, temptation, and social expectations, noting that boastful credit seeking and careless talk reveal character. The piece jests at ostentation, optimism, and the pressures of courtship and reputation.
Defendants Florence Erte and Mary Beisel were acquitted today in Media Pennsylvania after the jury’s verdict. The case centered on the murder of J Clavion Beh, ex husband, with defense counsel Frank Bo Rhodes pressing for acquittal amid claims the charges were revived by associates of J Chiyton Erb from Philadelphia.
Public auction in Dothan Alabama appoints sale of multiple tracts in Madrid surveyed property in blocks three through sixteen plus miscellaneous holdings. The trustee will offer parcels including land and mills with fixtures under pending mortgages dating December 26 1899, with sale at public outcry to highest cash bidder.
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