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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1908
Page
2
A cryptic memo from the Dothan Eadie Mall editor references a filing at Potlau and mentions a proclaimed public notice. The fragment describes a classified matter with unclear context and publication by word Sans.
Fragmentary text discusses violence, family tragedy, anti liquor campaigns, fashion, cotton prices, and political commentary. Mentions Birmingham plan, Africa natives, Taft, tariffs, and counterfeit five dollar bills. Many phrases are garbled, with unclear subjects and inconsistent details.
Partly cloudy tonight, a casual note cites weather as an aside to politics. The author mentions Taft and elections in a light, informal style without precise details.
Birmingham police, noting long suspected whisky traffic, sent two undercover men to watch a supper scene. A gunfight erupted injuring four people including a two year old girl held by the householder. A mother nearby narrowly escaped. Police report two suspects and two officers as witnesses.
Advertising car tours the town as Sun Bros Circus prepares to perform here on November 23 two weeks from now. The crew plans a train of cars to move the show between venues.
Ten year old Pearl Merritt, son of Buck Merritt, fell from a wagon loaded with cotton in front of Alliance Warehouse last Saturday. He was dragged under the wheels. the bale and wheels paused over his stomach. He suffered severe skin damage and possible internal injuries. doctors could not confirm fatal damage. Meanwhile the A M E Congregation plans a new brick church in the eastern city, a large single structure with a Sunday school room, seating about eight hundred and costing around 8,000 dollars.
A translated excerpt from Caseell's Journal argues that courts have no jurisdiction over foreign embassies within a nation's territory. It discusses ambassadors immune from local debt collection and exemption from punitive taxes, while noting possible enforcement if ambassadors fail to meet obligations.
Public notice declares a sale under a court order in Ferueot County for the estate of Alfard Coe deceased. It outlines payment terms, property details including land, and sale logistics, with bids opening on a specified date and location, and mentions local merchants aiding promotion.
The State of Alabama Houston County Circuit Court files a writ of garnishment against defendant W. M Burkett’s estate. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company is named as garnishee for seventy two dollars. notice served per Oct 10. Clerk N7 W. A Brown signs.
Public auction set for November 23, 1908 at the courthouse in Dothan Alabama to sell parcels of land in Ashford and surrounding blocks. The sale follows a decree in a chancery case Reid Complainant versus Vol Barber, with parcels including Lot 7 in Block 9 and parts of Lot 6 in Block 9 along Broad Street specified for cash to the highest bidder.
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