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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
5
Bits of town news list residents visiting and moving about including J Hopkins of Ashford, Tom Blackwell of Columbia and Henry Simonton of Abbeville. Several meetings of lodges and rail excursion rates for 1906 are noted along with bank and commerce updates.
The Dothan National Bank structure shows outside work nearly finished while interior work lags. J N Sellers visited town to pick up the Eagle newspaper. Plans circulate for a five story National Bank on its corner with an elevator. Twenty houses have been entered in 40 days with multiple gunshots but no injuries yet.
The note presents an advertisement by B. Stern and partners as authorized agents in Dothan. They claim tailors vary by natural bent and skill, noting some imitate better work. Prospective customers are invited to visit to view the fall styles.
A six to eight foot cut at the E Main street crossing of the Columbus and St Andrews Railway lacks warning signals and has nearly caused near misses. The piece urges bridging the crossing to prevent accidents amid heavy street traffic.
Wires run over town at night raising risk of burglary by Sam Wood of Abbeville who was here yesterday. Camp Bartow plans its quarterly meeting in Dothan next Saturday urged attendance. Note on note bankers and money lenders to be addressed Monday morning. A court dispute features Colonel Colt suing James J. Van Alen over alienation of affection with Mrs Colts. Uncle Joe Cannon joins a Potomac river outing with a playful baseball game and humorous umpiring about a toe expiration.
Mrs. C. E. Granberry arrived from Gordon for a short visit with relatives this week. She was welcomed by family and friends in the community gathering.
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