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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
11
George D Walker died after a short illness at his home 804 Dauphin Street on Friday morning at 8 30. A longtime employee of D R Dunlap Mercantile Company he leaves a wife and two children Annie C and George D Jr and was a member of St Franks Street Methodist church.
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the funeral for the late Lewis Jensen was held from the family home. Rev. George W. McRae of Oakdale Methodist Church conducted the service. A Woodmen of the World delegation from Whistler attended. Interment followed at Magnolia Cemetery. He leaves a wife and a small child among many relatives. Pallbearers were Harry Lang, W. H. Baxtey, Alfred Smith, Robert Elliott, Ed Levitte, and Joseph Street.
News from Mobile confirms the death of J C McCafferty a prominent planter of Carrollton Alabama. He died Thursday at his home and was father of Dr E L McCafferty superintendent of the Mount Vernon State asylum. Dr McCafferty traveled from Carrollton to attend the funeral Friday.
The body of Albert Moffett who died at his Crichton home was taken by Berojoun and Sands to Shipman Mississippi for interment Friday morning. Family and relatives accompanied the funeral procession and body to the burial site.
Amelia F Pfleger Hamilton daughter of Elizabeth and the late Phillip Pfleger of Grand Bay Alabama died Friday afternoon at 12 40 oclock in a local infirmary. She is survived by her husband Cary Hamilton her mother two sisters Theresa Spinks and Rubel Long of Grand Bay four brothers Agee Pfleger Mobile E F Pfleger Texas Fred Pfleger and John Pfleger Grand Bay and other relatives. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon.
An advertising blurb touts Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder complaints including gravel and stone promoters claim it cures various ailments in men women and children. The ad offers mail order with a dollar sent to Olive Street St Louis druggists.
The Crathens arrived in ballast from Grand Cayman to load for West Indian ports. Vogesen brought 4,650 tons of kabit from Hamburg and will load for European ports after unloading at pier 6. Karen, Mercator, Fijell, Viator, and other vessels are listed with destinations Havana, Puerto Cortez, Vera Cruz, and bananas shipments. The Harmonic and C. W. Mills shifted docks, Charles May departed for May's Landing, and the Martha A. Hennen remains at the city wharf awaiting departure.
In the Spring Term 1914 of the Court of Chancery Thirteenth District an order directs unknown creditors of the Sims Stone Co. and allied companies to plead by Feb 10 1914 or be confessed against. Notice to be published weekly for four weeks in The Mobile Item. Carl Holzborn Register.
Fragmentary note says Futurist and Cubist art movements fail to advance, decline, or fade into distant history amid confusion and missteps.
Alabama ginned about 200 000 more bales in 1918 than 1912 while slightly below 1911 totals. U S figures show a 400 000 bale rise over 1912 and about a million more than 1911. December exports reached 227 640 running bales with 15 812 equivalent 500 pound bales imported. World production for 1912 is 21 457 000 bales with the United States leading at 13 696 000.
The record shows this day stock figures for Great Britain and exports to the continent with a breakdown of receipts and stock levels. Ports data since September 1 list cumulative totals for the period, including high and low values and overall receipts.
In the Alabama Chancery Court case Lyons v Webster No 10801 Spring Term 1914 an order states cross-defendant Louis P Hart a non resident of Alabama may plead answer or demur to Herbert Lyons cross-bill by February 11 1914 or be deemed confessed. Notice is to be published in Item a newspaper in Mobile.
The 1914 Spring Term case in Alabama names Mark Lyons and cross-defendant Louis P. Hart, aged over 21 and possibly residing outside Alabama, believed to be in New Orleans. The cross-bill was filed February 1914 with register details for Mobile County.
M. L. Gans and J. N. Seabury were recently appointed notaries and filed their bonds in the probate court on Friday to conduct business in the state.
A local report notes that both triumphs and the peach harvest fall short of expectations, highlighting persistence in effort despite disappointing outcomes.
Cotton receipts listed for New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad-Export totaling 116 bales. Southern Railroad Train No 86 Bevill Phillips 3 Baker Lyons 2 Touart Quinn 1 export 100 total 106 bales. Mobile and Montgomery Railroad Train No 111 Baker Lyons 4 transit 44 export 307 total 355 bales. Mobile and Ohio Railroad export 60 bales.
Forwardings of cotton to mills this week totaled 97 000 bales, down from 102 000 last year and 78 000 two years ago. American growth accounted for 69 200 bales, with imports at 90 000 bales and exports at 9 000 bales. Stock on hand stood at 989 000 bales, comparing with 1 388 000 a year ago and 927 000 two years ago.
Cotton opened steady with a rise of 4 to 7 points before a Paris bank failure triggered selling. Prices swung to 2 to 6 points below yesterday’s final late morning, finishing the first session 1 point down to 1 point up and closing 5 to 8 points lower overall.
The cotton market opened steady up 7 to 10 points amid stronger spot demand and favorable cables. Realizing selling appeared after the census showed 396 934 bales of linters to January 1, with a midmorning quiet tone and heavier offerings later as bearish week end figures were anticipated.
Sugar market reports show raw sugar firm at 2.79 cents per pound for muscovado centifugal 3.29 cents, refined sugar steady near 2.84 cents as trading begins in New York on January 16.
Stocks opened heavy with leaders down as Reading Union Pacific and New York Central fell about one point. Amalgamated Copper gained on copper news, while bonds held firm and London weakness weighed on sentiment. Prices showed some afternoon stability with continued speculative activity.
Liverpool notes steady cotton prices with strong sales totaling 12 000 bales, including 11 000 American and 2 000 for speculation and export. Receipts reach 10 000 bales, no American among them. Futures close steady with varied near term contract values.
A Chamber of Commerce delegation will urge city officials to pass an ordinance allowing Du Pont Powder Co to bring powder to Mobile for shipment to South American ports. A Du Pont representative accompanies the group. The ordinance has waited since last summer and would make Mobile a principal Southern powder shipping point to South and Central America.
Entered into rest January 16 1914 at 830 am George D Walker The friends of the family are requested to attend his funeral from the family home No 804 Dauphin street Tomorrow Saturday afternoon at 230 oclock Interment in Magnolia cemetery
In Mobile courts notes decree pro confesso in Howze vs heirs of Chas tang and related cases. Amendments allowed in Walsh vs Ida Hell Cloud. Burgess vs Masuria McGill decree pro confesso. Richerson vs Byrne motion granted. Pake trustee test ordered published. Gulfport Fertilizer Company vs Easley called. Several notes depart to poetry and music opinions.
Chicago cash market reports list wheat No 2 at 97 1 2 and 90 1 2 for hard, No 2 Northern 90 1 2. corn No 2 and oats as standard 39 1 4. hay prices for Timothy and clover. provisions pork 21 65 and lard 11 03 1 2. ribs 11 00 to 11 45. St Louis cash prices show wheat No 2 red 96 98 and No 2 hard 89 93 1 2. corn No 2 64 1 2 65. Oats 39 1 2 and white 40 1 3 1 41.
Naval Stores in Savannah Georgia on January 16 shows a turpentine firm at 46 1 4 to 45 1 2 cents with no sales and 135 casks received. Atosia firm reports no sales and 1 949 barrels received. Prices listed for grades B through WW range from 3.92 1 2 to 6 85 with various letters indicating mix and quality.
In Chancery at Mobile Alabama Spring Term 1914 the court orders cross-defendant to plead answer or demur to LeBaron Lyons cross-bill by February 11 1914 or the cross-bill will be confessed. Register Carl Holzborn notes dates 1 9 16 23 30.
Plaintiff Joseph H Lyons warns defendant Louis P Hart residing outside Alabama and believed in New Orleans to answer or demur the Bill of Complaint by February 11 1914 or the allegations will be confessed after thirty days.
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