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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
5
Cotton market figures show middling low at 103 4 and 1014, with low prices 93 4. Local notices report residents visiting, travel to Columbia and Indianapolis, births, a new baby, a saw mill for sale, and a piano shop ad. Prof. J. V. Brown named city school superintendent. A. H. G. McArthur dies. funeral by Rev. M. Craig. Safe and banking ad mentions sale of a Hall’s banker's lot and a fireproof safe.
Pratt City visitors return home while Mack sisters head to Florida and Julian Dell departs for a linotype job in Jacksonville. Sympathy extended for a Colquitt Ga. death. Edmond C. Bunker, Auburn graduate, plans summer with J T Fowler. W H Grant travels to Bowling Green and Malone & Sons Co. buys fall stock. A Viennese dog incident ends with an apologizing dog owner avoiding duels.
A Coast Line train struck John Crouch and severed his foot Tuesday as he walked near the tracks. The incident occurred in the company’s right of way with local authorities investigating.
A Dothan policeman disrupted a gambling operation Tuesday night. Nine craps shooters were detained, the operator collected a $6 fee, and the town gained $54 in fines or penalties.
A brief notice presents the Walk-Over Shoe brand in a local column style item. It highlights the product line and its availability, framed as a retail blurb with period voice.
Batchelor Bros sole agents notify Houston county residents that the County Board of Examiners for Confederate Soldiers Pension will meet at the courthouse on the first Monday in July 1906 to examine applicants for Confederate pensions F M McArthur W H Williams County Board.
Rev. Heinrich Kegel of Pensacola, a famed evangelist, opened a series of meetings Friday night. Described as brainy and eloquent, he once studied at the Haeckel School of Infidelity and now preaches Christian faith, presenting himself as a fresh, vital voice.
Mr. Waddell on a western farm reports steady demand for his June peaches. He comfortably sells all produce at 20 cents a dozen, noting the fruit ripens early for June and draws reliable buyers.
Mr O R Morgan agent for the Coast Line has received instructions to sell or dispose of the present dispatchers office near the depot to make room for the brand new depot soon to be built.
Louis Shipman, a Black railroad worker for the Central, was crushed between two freight cars Tuesday evening while coupling them. His foot became caught, and his neck and back suffered fatal injuries.
Miss Ida Howell daughter of Dave Howell in Dothan dominates the contest run by merchant C R Poole with about triple the votes of rivals Blanche Burdeshaw is second with 974 votes. Votes will be recounted tonight possibly shifting the lead by week’s end. Poole, new to Dothan, wins friends with courteous service and low family prices.
The Houston County Board of Registrars announces polling place registrations on listed dates in Beat 1 Jellico Beat 2 Brannan's Stand Beat 3 Dothan Beat 4 Taylor Piney Grove Beat 5 Garrard’s X July 10 11 Beat 6 Cottonwood Beat 7 Mizelle Beat 8 Cowarts Beat 9 Webb Beat 10 Kinsey Beat 11 Ashford Beat 12 Granger Beat 13 Crosby Beat 14 Gordon Beat 15 Columbia and notes registrar signatures C B Register J T Edmonson T P McGriff.
Dothan Chapter R A M No 113 meets on the 2nd and 4th Friday nights with D C Carmichael as high priest and W T Jones as secretary. Dothan Lodge A F and A M No 466 meets 2nd Tuesday nights and 4th Saturday afternoons under W M J J Crary and secretary J C Hardy.
Benevolence Lodge No 122 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday nights with D D Stephens as C C and G C Batchelor as K R I C O F No 158 meets every Monday night led by T W Harris as N G and H E Jordan as Secretary I O F meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights with A D Whiddon as C C and W O Griffith as Clerk
The Hichelwa Tribe No 82 meets on the first and third Thursdays and the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. Officers listed include W. D. Sanders as Sachem J. W. Jones and C. of R.
Announcements of candidates for Houston County offices. Names include C. L. McLennon and W. Lee with pledge to serve the people if elected. References to the Democratic primary date August 27, 1906 and eligibility to represent the county.
N B Crawford announces his bid for sheriff of Houston County Alabama, subject to the Democratic Primary action. The statement frames the campaign as forthcoming and party affiliated.
A fragmented notice lists candidates for sheriff in Houston County subject to the Democrat primary on August 27. Names mentioned include C. O. Green Carlo Murphy and T. W. Butler with unclear further details.
A concise history of the British standard of length from the Elizabethan rod to the gold and brass standards, the 1844 fire, and the 1855 yard now in Parliament with copies held by U S officials.
The Dead Sea lies 1,400 feet below the Mediterranean and is broken by salt divers. Salt from the sea has long fed Jerusalem markets for curing hides and domestic use. Its water is 25 percent solids, 7 percent salt, no living creatures, and no boats navigate its waters. Salt is loaded by camel caravans to Jerusalem, where it is traded, a currency like bricks of tea in Asia.
A historical survey traces the origin of head shaving in various lands. Clergy in fifth century Europe began shaving crowns, while other regions adopted different patterns from full scalp shaves to partial patches forming a ponytail. The piece notes widespread, enduring appeal and cultural variation.
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