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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1913

Page

7

Notice to Respondents in Mobile County Real Estate Case

Register's Office dated August 29 1913 orders Annie James Williams C J Hughes and others to plead answer or demur by October 1 1913 or be deemed in default. An order for publication in The Mobile Item directs weekly notices for four consecutive weeks.

Jessie, Senack Henry Morris Martha Taylor Alabama State of Francis M. McKim Francis McKim George McKim Marion McKim Dick Davis Frances McKim Davis Annie James Williams C. J. Hughes Amos Jamez Peter Vincent Charles H. Wragg Jack Brown Louis Taylor Jesse Alias Jessie Senack Frances M. McKim George McKintn Mobile County Section Three Old Telegraph Road Norton's Mobile Kile Carl Holzborn

Death of a Child Finch at Home in North Carolina

Katherine Vivian Finch five year old daughter of L Aaron and L Finch died Sunday at the family home after a short illness. Interment took place Monday at No 6 North Carolina.

Katherine Vivian Finch L. Aaron L. Finch Aaron North Carolina Catherine Marshall Croom Catherine Marshall Room W. W.croom Charles Augusta Streets Relaves A. Planch Central Presbyrin Church G. C. Tucker St. John’s Episcopal Church Magnolia Cemetery P. H. Marshall, Jr Carmichael George C. Gaillard J. G. Hamilton

Testimonial From Mrs C J Martin on Boone Mill Va

A Boone Mill Virginia mother of eighteen says she suffered five years with stomach trouble and could not eat. After taking Chamberlain’s Tablets she claims improved appetite and weight to 168 pounds. She invites locals to verify her story. Tablets sold locally.

Booney

Cotton futures rise on Clarke amendment and Census report

New Orleans cotton futures moved higher as Clarke amendment postponed the tax on futures for a year amid favorable crop notes from the west. The Census Bureau first gin report showed 794 006 bales ginned by Sept 1, a record for that date, supporting demand. Prices firmed with Sept near 12.78 to 13.00, Dec around 12.86 to 13.15, Mar to 13.30.

New Orleans Census Bureau Washington MES Paciovevices

Liverpool cotton prices ease while futures hold firm

Cotton spot in fair demand at Liverpool with mid fair at 7.91 and good middling at 7.63. Sales totaled 8 000 bales, receipts 15 000, including 700 American. Futures closed firm with various dated spreads listed. An advertisement promotes Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments with a money back guarantee.

Liverpool Dée Jang Cron

City Briefs on Crossed Alarm Wires and Missing Son

Sunday night alarm taps scared residents as fire system wires crossed. Police seek Simon Klosky Rabby 18 to stop him leaving Mobile for college. mother fears he left Saturday toward Emmitsburg Maryland. Police monitor trains but he remains missing from his home on Old Shell Road.

Simon Klosky Rabby J. M. Chiepalich Old Shell Road Mobile Louisville and Nashville Railroad

Prayer join clergy for free schools September 14

Rev. D. A. Planck of Central Presbyterian Church will unite with clergymen nationwide in a September 14 prayer for free schools. Prayers will be offered in many languages, with sermons on religious and moral education. aim to place the Bible as a textbook in all schools.

D. A. Planck Central Presbyterian Church

Louisville and Nashville Opens Pensacola City Office

The Louisville and Nashville Railway opens a city office at Pensacola Florida in the San Carlos Hotel. A Co Ryals formerly of New Orleans is named city ticket agent and T W McDonald formerly of Montgomery is named traveling passenger agent at Pensacola.

Louisville Nashville Pensacola, Fla San Carlos Hotel A. Co. Ryals New Orleans T. W. McDonald Montgomery

All steel electric lighted sleeping car passes through Mobile

The first all steel electric lighted sleeping car with an even compartment and drawing room arrangement for the New Orleans to New York run was shown on a through trip via Mobile on train No. 37 Saturday night.

New Orleans New York Mobile

A J Turrentine Visits Meridian Passenger Agent

A J Turrentine, traveling Passenger agent of the Queen and Crescent Route based in Meridian Mississippi, is in the city on a visit.

A. J. Turrentine Queen and Crescent Meridian Miss

Aged man falls on sidewalk injures head near Government Street

M. Smith, an elderly white man, slipped on the south side of Government and St. Emanuel streets Monday, striking his head and sustaining a severe cut above the left eye. He was taken to the city hospital for treatment.

M. Smith Government and St. Emanuel Streets

Mobile barroom transfer application notice

Notice that on Monday September 29 an application will be made to the Excise Commission of Mobile to transfer a barroom from 66 Commerce Street to the southeast corner of State and Wilkinson streets in Mobile.

Excise Commission of City of Mobile Commerce Street State and Wilkinson Streets

Notice of Impounded Mare and Estate Administration

Taken up Sunday August 31 1913 at 6 30 am on Conti near St Emanuel streets a small flea bitten gray mare branded B and crescent on the right hind quarter with a small sore under both eyes. To be sold at pound Tuesday September 9 1913 at 12 noon unless redeemed by owner. Notice by administrator in estate of John Miller deceased letters of administration granted August 30 1913 by Judge Price Williams Jr. Re probate court Mobile County Alabama. claims must be presented within legal time or be barred. SOE ES SCHIMPF administrator.

Conti St. Emanuel James Curran POUND Guy Pound John Miller Price Williama Mobile County Bama SOE ES Schimpf

Wall Street Journal summary of uneven market opening

New York stocks opened irregularly with modest gains and losses. Copper and road equipment shares rose while unions and steel softened. Key names listed include American Sugar Refining American Tel and Tel and Union Pacific with varied early movements and several high priced issues showing mixed results for the day.

New York California Union Pacific Reading and Steel Atchison Exican Petroleum Amalgamated Copper American American Cotton Oil Am'n Sm'it American Sugar Refining American Tel Tel Anaconda Mining Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Western Chi. Mil St. Paul Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Erie General Electric Great Northern Ctis Illinois Central Interborough-Met Interborough- Met Inter Harvester Louisville Nashvill Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas Lehigh Valley National New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania People’s Gas Reading Rock Island Co Southern Pacific Southern Railway United States Steel Wabash Western Union Texas Oil

New York Cotton Prices Rise on Bullish Crop News

Reports from Washington say the cotton tax bill would not affect current demand as bulls rebuy after liquidation. Opening steady with gains of 38 to 44 points, prices held despite irregular early moves after the census figures, with notable activity in the Arkansas crop outlook and Liverpool cables supporting the rally.

New York Washingon Liverpool Arkansas Geudeiveere

Little Miss Fix-It at Lyric Shines With Miss Parrish

Miss Lucile Parrish stars in the musical comedy Little Miss Fix-It at the Lyric Theatre next Saturday with matinee and night shows. The play, praised as a cabaret style musical gaiety, features a lively cast and songs like Little Girl and Love's Wireless. Seats go on sale Thursday at 9 AM.

Lucile Parrish Gric Theatre Globe Theatre New York Chicago Opera House Chicago Miss Parrigh Sweden Miss Fix-It Robert Russell Fred C. Bennett Robert Hall Russell Walter Edmondson Frank Gilbert John A. Ward John Mulcahy Ralph Proctor Albert Shayne Fritzle

Lyon Stock Company Opens Second Week at the Orpheum

The Lyon Stock Company enters its second week at the Orpheum presenting the four act drama The Boss. The company has earned praise and good patronage is anticipated from now on.

Lyon Stock Company Orpheum

Dreamland adds top acts with Four Warners and film Tigris

Dreamland presents Alan and Kenna's Aviation Girls in a roaring musical farce A Judge for a Day plus vaudeville headliners the Fernandez siblings the Four Warners Pearl Far Mervin and Isabelle Fernandez. They arrive after fourteen weeks in New Orleans and bring eager audiences. The sensational film Tigris a master cracksman screens with five reels and a 1 500 cast. Admission remains unchanged.

Dreamland Allen and Kenna Aviation Girls Warner's Mobile Fernandez New Orleans Warners Pearl Far Mervin Isabelle Fernandez Little Isabelle South Tigris

Turpentine and rosin sales reported in Savannah

Naval Stores in Savannah reports turpentine receipts of 946 casks and rosin receipts of 1,685 barrels. Quotations listed for grades B to M range from $3.85 to $5.10 with higher values for WG WW at $6.00 and $6.15.

Savannah

Shippers Forecast Warns of 90 Degree Heat for 36 Hours

Weather bulletin warns exporters and carriers to protect perishable cargo in shipments moving north, east and west as temperatures reach 90 degrees for the next 36 hours. Officials urge cooling measures and contingency routing to minimize heat damage.

Weather Pattern Shifts Bring Cool Northern U S

The Sunday high barometer area that froze Alberta and British America now cools the northern United States from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes. A low along the southern border brings Gulf rain with Houston and Pensacola reporting heavy totals. Thunder showers forecast for Mobile.

Alberta British America United States Dakotas Great Lakes Gulf States Houston Tex Pensacola Fla North Atlantic States Rocky Mountain Mobile Albert Ashenberger Weather Bureau

Hat Shop Proprietor Files Voluntary Bankruptcy

Mrs M M Paxton operating The Hat Shop filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court listing liabilities 2375 with no assets. Referee R T Ervin to oversee. bankruptcy attendance set for September 20. Charles L Teat a Selma railroad brakeman also filed a schedule totaling 87 liabilities. adjudicated bankrupt.

M. M. Paxton United States District Court R. T Ervin Charles L. Teat Selma

Public installation of Mosaic Templars officers in Prichard

A public installation of the officers of the Mosaic Templars of America colored will be held on Wednesday September 10 at 9 p m at Birge's Hall Mobile and Ohio Crossing Prichard Alabama. Refreshments will be served free.

The Mosaic Templars of America Birge’s Hall Mobile Ohio Crossing Prichard Ala

Dodds Visits Mobile During Vacation from Birmingham Post

Walter H. Dodds, formerly deputy collector of port at the Mobile customs house and now connected with the sub-port at Birmingham, is in Mobile spending his vacation with relatives. He plans to stay about ten days.

M. Hoffman Mobile Sir Dau- Po Street Walter H. Dodds Mobile Cusom House Birmingham Mr. Dodds

Banana laden Ravn arrives as river traffic sails past

The Norwegian steamer Ravn arrives from Ulua with 16 000 bananas under United Fruit charter. The river packet Mary 8 Blees returns with cotton and naval stores and will sail along the Tombigbee. Other vessels include the Ninian from Liverpool, the R P Pendleton from Havana, and the Lampasas from New York, with several repairs and movements noted on the Mobile River.

Ravn United Fruit Company Ulua Mary Ninian Liverpool R. P. Pendleton Havana Cuba Republic Creosote Company Lampasas Mallory Line New York Key Weat Pier 8 Luis M. ‘Moraguos Iballast Pinto Docks Gulfport Miss Mobile Maritime England Sagua Ka Grande Graham Puerto i Cortez Pendleton Mor‘Tis Georgia Gilkey Hunter Manganillo Athena

Early fall bronchitis relief with Foley’s Honey and Tar

A weather change in early fall brings bronchitis and a harsh cough that irritates the throat. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is recommended to soothe inflamed mucus, ease coughing, and aid mucus expulsion. It contains no opiates or substitutes.

Foley

Personal visits and travels noted among Mobile area residents

The column lists Arthur L. Rush of Graham Rush Clothing Co returning from business trips to Northern and Eastern cities. It notes visits by A Neville and family from Meridian, A G Smith and Miss Kate Hopkins from Birmingham, J P Stokes J Whiting Hyer and R F Anderson from Pensacola, J B McCoy and Mrs A E McCoy from Atmore, A Donaldson and T P Davis from Okolona, W B Hamk and wife from Jackson, and Leo Jackson’s travel. plus Mrs Frank Norden and children heading to New Orleans for a Murphy Iron Works position, and A Holezstein of Tuscaloosa visiting Mobile with ties to the Druid City business boom.

Arthur L. Rush Graham- Rush Clothing Company A. G. Smith Kate Hopkins Birmingham Ala Mobile Frank Norden New Orleans Murphy Iron Works P. Henry Hogan Tulane Avenue

Traveling Oil Man Visits Town With Wife and Family Plans

J. A. Francis a Standard Oil traveling man spent Sunday here with his wife and left Sunday night for Montgomery on business. Mrs. Francis will extend her visit with her mother Mrs. Wilson until he locates permanently.

J. A. Francis Standard Oil Company Montgomery Mrs. Francis

Miss Ella Vinson Seeks Info on Vinson Relatives

Miss Ella Vinson of Starkville Mississippi writes Chief of Police Crenshaw requesting information about the relatives of David Henry Vinson who once lived in Mobile and whose parents lived in Atlanta Georgia.

Ella Vinson Starkville, Miss Crenshaw David Henry Vinson Mobile Atlanta, Ga

Not Afraid of Kidney Troubles With Foley Pills

A public notice extols Foley Kidney Pills as a trustworthy remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It claims the medicine purifies and nourishes kidneys, supports blood filtration, and relieves backaches and sleep disturbance.

Ex Parte Petition in Chancery Court Allows Marriage Contract

In the Chancery Court under Chancellor Smith an Ex Parte Petition by Charles B. Wilenames seeks and receives a decree allowing him to contract marriage. The action involves business money and a decree on the petition.

Chancery Court Smith Charles B. Wilenamae

Road Board Advances Slag Road Plan and Bridge Work

The board of revenue and road commissioners met at noon with Bauer presiding. They authorized improving a north side railroad crossing by widening the roadway. The county highway engineer will build a new bin over Perch Creek on Cedar Point to allow launches to pass under. An overseer change for Citronelle road district was filed. Back taxes on the Beaver Meadow steamer were deferred. A stock law petition for Satuma was returned for compliance. A new Dog River Bridge is near completion and approaches planned. The engineer backed slag as foundation from Three Mile Creek to Catherine Street with chert surface. a dealer’s objection to slag was read. the panel approved the recommendation to use slag as part of the mix.

Board of Revenue and Roadmissioners Bauer Charles Green Ady Citizens of Bay Perch Creek Cedar Point M. C. Bailey Citronelle Road W. S. Stewster Beaver Meadow Satsuma Ala Dog River Nashville Bridge Company Dog Cedar Point Road Three Mile Creek Cathering Street St. Stephen's Road Hagan Commission Gaillard

First Report On Ginned Cotton From 1913 Bales

The census bureau announced the first 1913 ginning report showing 794,006 bales ginned prior to Sept 1. State totals list Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee with varied increases from 1912 and prior years. The report attributes higher early ginnings to early maturation and boll weevil pressure.

Associated Press Washington South Census Bureau Sea Island Alabama Arkansas Fiofia Oo Ieee Ineseccses Georgia Ccceeseuss Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee

Silverware Stolen From Gould Home in July Theft

Silverware valued at $1,000 vanished from the residence of R. F. Gould at 164 South B during a July absence. Police have no clues as detectives circulate a description of the stolen items and investigate the case.

Gould R. F. Gould South B

New Stores Planned at Northwest Corner Government and Royal

The old Coven ment and Royal corner building will be demolished for a modern structure. Three stores on Royal and three on Government streets will be available for rent. Plans and tenancy details are open for viewing and lease negotiations with potential tenants.

Government and Royal Sts Covenment and Royal Gove T Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

South Claiborne Street Conti and St. Ae Uth Broad Street Hamilton Government Church W. Wilson Pretoria Dauphin St. Eee Overby Joachim Streets Wanthed Point Clear Hotel James K. Glennon Dauphin and Conception Dauphin Street City Leinkauf Star Drug Store Madison Streets Davis Ave East Franklin Silsby’s ‘Bicycle Company Ring Bell Silsby’s Bicycle Co S. Joachim St Government Street Louisville and Nashville L. P New St. Francis Street Lp F. O. B. Mill Glendon Lumber Company Glendon Aal Dauphin Way Spring Hill Avenue Smith Piano Co Masonic Cenre Ann Street Ees C. H Southern Express Royal and St. Michael Streets S. Cedar Street South Georgia Avenue North Conception Street Utp Lawrence Street Davis Avenide State Street W. D Schenker- Alidor Electric Co Madam Jose Astrolo BELL Whistler Magazine Point Toulminville Davis and ST. Charles Avenues David R. Burgess Douglass Davis T. J. Crump Church Street Bertha O. Brazee Bertha Owen _Brazee Rapier Avenue Elmira Texas Thomas Brazee Mexico Gracia Lewis M. D. Turof Semmes St. Joseph's Catholic Church lOrdinary van Antwerp Drug Co William Schroeder C. OF C. Reports S. C Goshen and Creamery i Ny Creamery Common Seeesesseeet Calif Grain and Feed Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League Marine Matters and River News Puerto Cortez Hon Nor Ss. Rava Manzanillo A. Neville Iss the Battle House John P. Stokes J. Whiting Hyer R. F. Anderson Pensaco- Hans Battle House J. Me Stone Successs A. E. McCoy Atmore, Ala Cawthon J. A. Donaldson T. P. Davis Okolona, Miss W. DB. Hamk Jackson, Ala Misa Leo Jackson Henry Laurens Chisholm Waukesha Detroit South Bend Ind A. Holezstein Tuscaloosa Holezatain Druid City Heurance Loans Maury Unruh
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