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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
5
The sheriff announces public auctions to satisfy a judgment against Tom Shinholster Will Shinholster and L L Shinholster by Regis Manufacturing Co. Readied items include two mares or mule mares and substantial lumber and decking stock at Pansey and Pawsey depots in Houston County Alabama with dates September 22 1908 and September 1908 during legal sale hours.
A wedding notice from Andalusia dated the 4th announces Miss Ava Sneed and Mr. T E Henderson marrying. Henderson is mayor of Andalusia and a local banker. Miss Snead is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J M Snead, longtime Dothan residents with many friends there. Senator J H Bankhead plans a Dothan appearance next week at the courthouse, with details to be announced.
B Hicks route 3 paid for his paper yesterday and G Macn also called yesterday to settle his account.
Sunday School Convention District No 1 comprises all unday Schools in Beats 2 and 3. It will be held at Mt Gilead church on Wednesday September 16 from am to pm. All district Sunday Schools are expected to attend in full force with papers discussions music and a dinner on the ground. Bring a well filled basket.
For sale a Winchester repeating shotgun described as good as new. Call at this office for a bargain. tf.
The piece criticizes dollar hunters across professions while praising humanitarian medicine and preventive care. It notes an international tuberculosis congress in Washington from September 21 to October 12 to discuss controlling the disease, Pasteur stations for prevention, and advances in preventive serums.
The passage extols vaccination against smallpox and asserts widespread charity hospitals and free dispensaries in major cities. It credits doctors with organizing clinics, running health departments, and influencing legislatures to pass public health laws, claiming doctors sacrifice time, money, and even lives in these crusades.
A resident seeks an official speaker about the recent tuition hike for the Dothin schools opening Sept 14. Terms rise from 7 to 10 dollars per term by grade level with advance payment and no refunds, prompting hardship claims from families with multiple children. Local writer questions free school months due Bethan entitlement and notes personal impact.
In the 17th District Southeastern Chancery Division at Dothan Alabama the state records show Ruth Baxley a non resident of Alabama and over twenty one years of age. An order directs publication in the Dothan Eagle newspaper.
Houston weekly service for four consecutive weeks, Ruth Baxley must plead answer or demur to the bill of complaint by October 1908 or a decree pro confesso may be entered. Done at office in Gothan Alabama September 1906. J M CodyRegister.
By virtue of execution from the Circuit Court of Houston County Alabama I am commanded to satisfy a judgment against Tom Shinholster Will Shinholster and L A Shinholster for Mortock Tobacco Co. The levy covers goode chattels lands and tenements including one lot of lumber on a car described as 7 by 10 feet to 20 feet long and about 9.08 feet move or less on car No 5484 plus another lot.
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