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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
2
Moulton Advertiser reports Judge Reagan, Confederate Cabinet member, is seriously ill at 82 in Texas and not expected to live. Also notes a Dallas, Texas reunion of Confederates from April 22 for three days, and mentions reduced railroad rates and political tensions ahead of Jelks and his group.
The spring term opened last Monday with a full two week docket. Judge Kyle charged the grand jury on the code and impressed on the community the seriousness of the proceedings. Local lawyers from Chitwood to Decatur attended, and officials Crosthwait and Stephenson assisted. A mix of social notes, school celebrations, and a heartfelt mule prayer punctuate a感 small town record.
A first person account follows a Texas Ranger guide during the Civil War era. He recalls delivering hogs, assisting Federal troops gathering near Glasgow, and guiding four Ranger companies under Maj. Harrison against ambushes on narrow hurricane road. He also describes capturing a Confederate prisoner, aiding a wounded recruit, and interactions with cautious local Union supporters amid a retreat toward Nashville. The narrative shifts to encounters with a fearful local woman and her children, highlighting tension between armed Rangers and civilians.
A letter from Kimo Alabama argues for relocating and settling Black citizens as permanent state residents. It advocates dividing large plantations into 20 to 100 acre homesteads, selling on favorable terms, and integrating labor with taxation and local governance. The piece condemns convict labor laws like Alabama’s and urges reform to avert conflict and foster peaceful, educated, industrial growth.
Notel in Hillsboro Alabama touts Bailey House as a leading hotel between Memphis and Chattanooga. It highlights pleasant surroundings, clean rooms and beds, attentive waiters, reasonable terms, and overall comfort.
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