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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
5
Mobile government enacts a license tax of ten dollars per coal car sold direct to consumers from the car and outlines penalties up to one hundred dollars fine or fifty days in jail. The measure excludes bona fide coal buyers acting in concert. Also includes notices on probate and public bids for coal supply and city stock listings.
George A. Maloney county farm expert demonstrator has shown improvement while confined at home for several days. He expects to resume duties soon and fulfill engagements missed during his absence, though he has not fixed new dates yet.
The court took up cases including Thomas Gilea accused of bicycle larceny from Stonewall Insurance Co but the case was sent to a new grand jury after it appeared John Gaillard owned the bike. G Leonard Hoffman was found guilty of petit larceny and fined 25 dollars. Ben Sherman and George Taylor were convicted of stealing cowhides from William Mervin and remanded for sentence. A case charging illegal electricity conversion was continued until July 31.
Rev Francis M Atchison marries Miss Lizzie Payne of Memphis Tenn and Mr James B Gilchrist at the bride's relatives home on Fourth Street The couple will honeymoon on the Mobile and Ohio and return after July 10 They will reside on St Stephens Road Additional brief notes recount a second quiet wedding Cecelia Lemp and a Mr Co wt pumpeon la wed at Kushla and plan to live there other local social and lodge news included.
Chief Frank W. Crenshaw issues night duty orders to all day officers except two to supper at 6 30 and report tonight at 7 20 to maintain order before the prohibition law take effect July 1. Officers briefed at station on maintaining order tonight as state convicts are transferred after city court sentences.
Corbett faces one year in prison for burglary and one for Spates who received five years for burglary. Cornelius Stelary charged with grand larceny. Two days noted for related court actions.
A 19 year old white male was arrested at police headquarters for forgery connected to a $5 check at the People's Bank. The suspect allegedly forged three other checks of the same amount and had prior unknown associations on South Street.
Couples Alvah B Reed and Gurganus Clarence Riy and Young received marriage licenses Wednesday morning and afternoon.
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