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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
1
Neighbors were awakened by a strong unusual odor and two to three men, escorted by an officer, traced the scent to a nearby yard. They found a man cooking yeast beer from spoilt stock and crude methods, producing a strong aroma in the late hours.
W H Helms announces his candidacy for re election to Houston County treasurer subject to the democratic primary. He has held the office with credit since the last campaign and asks voters to endorse his work by returning him to the post.
J. L. Domin gus is now county game warden and asks all who intend to hunt to purchase a license. He says he does not want to bother anyone but will enforce the rule to avoid trouble for hunters and officials.
The Knights Templar organized in Dothan on Thursday and Friday under Rt Eminent Commander Walter H. Smith of Tuscaloosa, assisted by Wooslsey Fernell and E. W. Houseman. A dispensation for Dothan Commandery No. 25 was granted by the Grand Commandery, about twelve old members joined as charter members, and twelve candidates received the Order of Knighthood each night, signaling a strong start.
Under a court decree, J M Cody register will sell at public auction the N E corner house and lot at Foster and Burdeshaw streets in Dothan Houston County Alabama to satisfy the decree. The sale is set for February 3 1908 at the courthouse door in Dothan during legal hours, with cash to the highest bidder.
In Houston County Alabama Sophy Ross sues Rory Ross in chancery at Dothan. An affidavit shows Ross resides in Louisiana and is over 21. The register orders publication in the Dothan Eagle once weekly for four weeks requiring a plea by January 16 1908 or a decree pro confesso may be entered.
J F Dawsey announces his bid for Houston County Treasurer, subject to Democratic primary. Dawsey, a well known local figure reared near Dothan, touts a clean record and says the county’s finances would be in safer hands if elected.
Coast Line alters freight on the Elba branch to three days a week Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Main line service remains unchanged.
An advertisement asserts top quality laundry service promising the best class of work. It emphasizes careful washing to earn patrons and assures repeat business with reliable results.
The Chiltern hundreds, a crown manor, have long been held to vacate parliamentary seats. Since 1750 John Pitt MP received the stewardship to vacate his seat, a practice repeated with other crown manors. The legality of refusal remains disputed, as noted for the last century.
A teetotal lecturer told a simple tale of a wooden clock winding drunk man to illustrate drinking dangers. The tale, wrongly applied to a audience member's husband, leads to embarrassment and the lecturer facing repairs after the dismissal.
A humorous look at the U S postal system highlighting Uncle Sam as a cheap, faithful servant. The piece cites letters misaddressed from abroad and domestic mixups, including Italy to Buffalo and a Boston letter delivered to a John Harris near Union Station, illustrating postal challenges and clever deliveries.
In 1846 Nelsons signalman John Hoome, who hoisted England ex, was found selling watercress and red herrings in Blackfriars after deserting the navy. Captain Pasco lobbied for him, and Greenwich Hospital later granted him a place, a life arc lost to pension rules of the era.
A Washington Post feature explains how the halo in art began as a protective wooden disk above saints. Early icons used flat disks to shield carvings from rain and bird droppings, evolving into the luminous circle associated with sanctity through Giotto and later painters.
A mountaineer from a North Carolina back county stood in arraignment along with several others for illicit activities. When asked his name the defendant replied Johnhon or similar, then claimed he is the man who made the moonshine. The court questioned the claim.
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