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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
1
A man threatened to kill his enemy with a double barrel gun but sat on a log and was then killed by his target who sprang and struck first. The incident occurred near Campbellton and the attacker was identified as Whitfield while the other man’s name remains unknown. Nearby farmers discuss a potato planting plan to build a local market, proposing 100 farmers grow 5 acres each to test viability.
Two railways ran weekend excursions from Dothan to Montgomery and Panama City. Coast Line sold 211 Dothan tickets and spent on advertising while the Atlanta and St Andrews Bay line moved 62 Panama City tickets with handbills. Each road incurred similar operating costs and publicity outlays. The Dothan City School to open September 14 lists annual and term fees across grades, with junior to senior classes priced from 10 to 20 dollars per term or year.
The Dothan City Schools will open on September 14 after renovations to both buildings. New books arrive soon from the State Depository. teachers report September 12. Parents urged to send children promptly. attendance and punctuality stressed. Local notices mention prizes, sales, and visits by residents and notable locals in the week.
H T Sherman died Saturday night at his brother’s home in this city after a several week illness from typhoid fever. He had cared for another brother who died of the same disease in Donalsonville. Brought to Lumpkin Ga for interment, it ends a family bereavement already shadowed by recent death.
A humorous critique traces Parisian fashion trends from bulky merry widows to miner’s dinner-pail hats and notes mixed American reactions. The piece argues women should wear what pleases them rather than chase magazine dictates, urging individual style over conformity.
In Kinsey last Sunday afternoon Miss Delma Jarvis and Dr. Lewis Hilson were married at the bride’s parents home in a simple ceremony conducted by Rev. T. M. Fiemings of the Baptist church. Relatives and immediate family attended as the couple began their life together.
Warren May of Dothan Alabama seeks to buy 10 or 12 milk cows with young calves. Preference for scrub or high grade cows. Contact at Dothan Hardware Co and call at the store one day this week.
The Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Railroad purchased the steamer Manteo for 45009 dollars to operate between Pensacola and St Andrews Bay as part of efforts to secure Mallory Line freight traffic from Mobile to New York and other freights from Mobile and Pensacola.
A column by Tom Whalley outlines a plan to raise Irish potatoes and cantaloupes for sale in car load lots. He argues small parcels per person can be inexpensive and meet buyer demand locally. The note also calls for a meeting of Camp Bartow at the court house on the first Tuesday in October the 6th for important business.
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