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1 t. OUTHERN VOL LXV OZARK ALABAMA. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 191 NO 0 Mrs S. A. Culverhouse Dies Son Shoots Father Dead Resolve On New Year STAR.

THE Save Your Children. Sure To Come. The boll weevil pest is coming Dont let that get out of your In out last issue F- B. Culleus suggested that iron ladders be run up the walls upon public To boom business To tell only half you hear. TOle wish iTor Troy, Jan.

4. A deplorable tragedy occurred Sunday after- News was received in the city on last Wednesday announcing the death of Mrs Sarah A. Culverhouse which sad event occurred nt Shrevesport on Tuesday last. Mrs Culverhouse for many years lived in Dale County and has many relatives OUR CUSTOMERS A HAPPY AN. and mends who will regret to learn of her death.

To the bereaved the Star tenders its sympathy. PROSPEROUS IJv Mrs. Mary E. Howell Dies 8 is wun inucn sorrow mac i it. 01 me aeatn oi Kirs.

NEW YEAR Mary E. Howell, which sad'onthe outside of the building, Ariton BankingCompany noon a few miles south of Troy. when Jackson Cowart is said to to have shot and killed his father Alfred J. Cowart, at their home about six o'clock. Cowart litis a.leged, has been drinking for the past week and was always Said to have been cruel to his family.

It is said that he came into the house Sunday afternoon and began to abuse his family when Jackson Cowart, his son re monstrated- This so angered the father that he immediately pursued the boy with a gun and it was only when driven to bay and seeing that his father would kill him that the son shot. The bullet passed through Mr Cow- art's body piercing the heart and as he turned to leave th room he fell dead. An inquest was later held over the body and a verdict of justi liable homicide rendered, so the young man was not held. Cowart is survived by his wife and several children. of Officers At the regular meeting of the of Lodge on last Tuesday night the following officers wefe elected for this term.

Rev A J31izard Grover Flowers Crawford Prelate Smith Bartow Garner Hillard 7-. Jesse Carroll Carroll MA. Dowling I Matthews OG A Brown Represent Grand Lodge Rev A Blizard Alternate Pay Your Poll TT Ariton, "The Bank With Charles Carroll of Cottonwood spent several days of last week in the city the guest of relatives Hon. Wm Garner was con fined to his bed several eays of last week with a severe cold. I school building: from the outside so that in case of fire the pupils could climb down them.

This would be better than the thine as'it stands. But the little fellows could never be taught to climb down these ladders sufficiently fast for the rooms to be promptly emptied in case of fire. Besides, in their fright many of I them might fall and sustain fatal injuries. Now let make a suggestion Put up two or three stairways )mauntr hm krn and thor- oughly balustering them so the pupils could not fall on in their maddening rush. Further more, make, resting platforms to the high sections, so they would be caught by them in case of a tumble down-Then make broad door-ways leading to these stairs s0 the exit would be easv.

This seemfi to us is the solution of the most urgent problem con- "fronting the community ust at this time. Sheriff Gets Blood A few nights ago Sheriff Andrews wen up on the upper edge of the county near the Barbour line to arrest Tom Rhett, who is wanted in this county for assault with intend to murder. While in the house making the arrest, the negros brother John Rhett became angry and tried to take the Sheriffs gun. The negro soon found out that the Sheriff Jwas much better man than he was, and began to call for help from his other brothers. The Sheriff was forced out of the door but not until he had shot the negto who caused, the dis-1 turbance- and had braclets on the negro he had a warrant for.

I He is now behind the jail bars, We call the attention of our council of the city of lOzark as readers to the advertisement of follows: the Mutual Fertilizer Co. to be i. That on and after the a-found elsewhere in this issue of dootion and nromuWicn of tM event occurrea at the Home ot Mr. T. A.

Helms on last Tuesday night. 'She had been in feeble health lor some time and on the night of December 24th, she suffered a stroke of Paralysis from which she never rallied Mrs. noweu was tne wiaow or tae late John H. Howell, and was at the tiiiie of her death in her 86th year. She was a woman, a kind and tender mother, a devoted member of the Baptist church of this place, she haying joined at the organization of the church at this place some fifty years or more.

Her remains were tenderly laid away at the Cemetery at this place ou last -Wednesday. Rev. R. C. Deal conducted the funeral services.

She leaves several children and -other relatives and to them the Star tenders its sympathy. Work Begins Work on the new depot has started and is progressing rapidly. It will be only a few days before the building will be completed. We 'understand (that work will commence within the next few days on the freight depot also. It will be located near where the old one was burned, it ft il Because there is iu, elctiofeW Vlwas.

just going to repair his held this year is no reason -n held this To believe no scandal, and not to listen to it unless tied down. To fight the devil even if he licks you. lo work tor what you. get and not depend on beating some one out of a living. To meddle with nobody's busi ness but leave that to the editor.

To cuss no one but the editor he doesn't mind it. To work for your town, and boost it every chance you get. To ut off getting mad unti tomorrow that day never comes. To pay for the Star when your subscription is dne. To advertise your business and thereby do business.

To do more for yourself and not depend on someone else to do for you. To keep out of debt for debt is a hard master. To quit lending your paper to seme fellow who is too stingy to subscribe for himself. If you will keep these resolu tions you will live long, prosper fed be happy. Try it.

Always Just Going To fgu-He meant to insure his house jbut it buined up before he got Wound to it. was just going to pay a ITT njpte when it went to protest He was just going to send flowers to a sick friend. jhen it proved too late. lie was lUTt goin? to ston dnnking and dissipating when Sis health became wrecked TT. ne was just going to close a deal when he found that is competitor had preceeded id closed the deal.

was just going to quit work take 9 vacatinn wfipti nrtr. prostration came and broke his leg. He was just going to provide his wife more help when she took to her bed and required a nurse, a doctor and a maid. He was just going to introduce a better system into his business when it went to smash. He was just going to join a printers's organization, but the sheriff called and he didn't need to Print Shop Talk.

I have visited a number of cotton states practially all of them within'the past six weeks and I am impressed with the fact that Alabama is behind none of them in agricultural progress, saiaL. v-aisson or St. Louis "I have spent a good deal of time in the South in the last five or six years and marvel to see the advance that this state has made in the matter ef diversified crops. Its new high record in corn and hay production this year will mean a vast addition to the wealth of the state and the best of it is ever higher records will be made in the years to come. Alabama is unquestionable a most prosperous state and is destined to be the richest in the South." Age Herald, John F- McCarty, of Floydada, Texas, has established headquarters at Daleville in the live stock business.

He sold out a hundred head at Hartford and then boughtout who was here from the same place, and let. Mr. BouTner go home, which he did last Sunday. We welcome John back- He was raised at Daleville, being a son of the late Alsie McCarty. The Knights of Pythias have decided to build a $75,000 tem ple in Montgomery The plans have been accepted and the building will go up immediately after the meeting of the Grand Lodge in May.

The site has been pur chased and all plans made for 3 It in it the of of as mind. Two more years of unde sturbed cotton growing for Sout east Alabama fs all we hope for Then comes the pest with al the losses and calamities follow ing in his wake. forewarned is torearmed is a trite and true saying and our people should take heed. Some are nursing the delusive phan torn of hope that the weevil can not thrive in this section and that the amount of destruction he will do will be trivial. Let no such delusions enter your mind.

He is coming and when he comes he will do great dam age. A good resolution is a good thing and it is better to whistle to keep up our courage thau to whine at everything that gets in our way.but here is something you cant whistle When the pest gets here it will be a condition that we must face and not a theory.and the sooner we realize this the better for us. It is with pride that we note the progressive spirit of many of our citizens who are making fence and preparing to raise pies peanuts, cows and a few. horses and mules. This is the best al ternation for cotton growing in this section.

But we regret to note that some of our people are not as much alive'to this imminent danger as they should be, Let them open "their eyes and prepare to meet their enemy. Wins Gold Watch Mr. Frank 0. Deese, District Agent of the Southern States Life Insurance Company, has been awarded, a handsome gold watch and chain for writing more business during; the past mon.th than any other Agent of 'the Company. Mr.

Deese is to be'coneratulated upon winning such a handsome present- Alabama A Personality" ORDINANCE no 249. Requiring and providing for a License Tax, regulating the payment thereof, and fixing the Punishment and fine for the vio latl0n ot this ordinance. Be it ordained bv the ritv Ordinance; each and every Itin- erant tailor, salesman, dealer or merchant or vender, in, and of of goods, wares, 'merchandise, dry goods, notions, ladies' and gentlemens' wearing apparel or furnishings, carpets, mattings or rugs, doing business within the corporate limits in the City of Ozark, whether by principal, agent or representative, and whether by direct sales, orders delivery or otherwise, or from samples or other modes of doing or procuring such business, must before doing "such business or procuring such orders and making such delivery secure, take out and pay to the City of Ozark, a Privilige License Tax, in the sum of twenty dollars, permitting ind authorizing the entering in and carrying on such business within the corporate limits of the City of Ozark-2. The license tax mentioned required and authorized in Section 1 of this Ordinance shall apply particurlarly to resident citizens of the State of Alabama doing or carrying on such business within the corporate limits of the City of Ozark, and to such other persons and in such cases and matters as provided for here in not to conflict with the rules, regulations and laws of Inter-State Commerce, and the same shall apply to all businesses named in Section 1. of this ordi nance.

vTJiat the License Tax au- required ana to De ta ken out, shall be per ahum; and shall be issued upon application to the Mayor of the City of Ozark, as other License are issued and by the same authority and Officers of The City of Ozark and the time and amount given and divided as other Privilige License Tax issued by The City of Oark. 4. That any person firm, association, or corporation, violating this Ordinance, shall be guil ty of a misdemeanor, and upon a' conviction shall be fined not less than'one dollar nor more than fifty dollars at the discretion of the mayor trying the cause. 5. That all Ordinances and Laws of The City of Ozark, in so far as they conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, are to that extent repealed, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Approved and Dec. 1st, 1910. J. R. Dowling, J.

Acker, Clerk. Mayor. Go to Godwin for the gen-ie But seed oats, Is of interest to every farmer. The question of whether ockis properly fenced in or out, as the case may be, is always a vital one. A 0od fence brings, that sense of security" that the stock may be found in the field where they were left, and that the growing era 5 ill not be disturbed and damaged.

the paper. This Company has been in business for the past seV eral years and have a large trade We understand that the Bap tist denomination will some time soon Degin the erection ot a parsonage on the lot recently purchased near the church. We congratulate them upon their decision and hope to see the work begin soon. The hardest freeze of the win. ter struck this section Tuesday night of last week.

Consider-, able damage was done vegeta-H tiou turnips, beets, cabbage plants and the like and business was parallyzed for several days. Get your land ready for early planting. If your cotton and corn get cut down by frost you will be apace with the foremost but if they escape you stand a better chance to make a crop. won't hurt corn to get nipped iniancy anyway so say many good farmers. The spring session of the Dale County High School opened on Monday of last week with a fine atten dance.

This is our school and everybody should put their shoulders to the wheel and push along. So far this has been most successful term the school ever had. Next week and the fur will be gin to fly. Those who thin.1 that liquor will be put bacKAn. every town and hamlet of tliev country will find themselves disappointed.

The Fuller law will likelv remain on the statutes the state, although the existing laws on theHquor question will likely The paving of sidewalks in Ozark at the expense chiefly of the abutting property holders is being agitated by leaders in public affairs. We should like to see estimates cost before expousing the paving cause- Will some one in position to make such estimates furnish the Star with data soon as convenient- Mr Walton Andrewu Chief of Police went down to Way Cross Ga-, one day last week after Zack Paramore who was wanted for jumping a contract. Zack. had been draying tor Mr A Loftin tor the past year or so. and a few days ago, he de cided to go somewhere else, leaving Mr Loftin with the bag to hold and also a good size account on his books.

He is back however and is doing duty at the same old place. be why you should not pay your poll tax- Remember that you must pay them on or before the first of February. We hope to see every one who is subject to such a tax pay the same in the time allowed by law. T. A.

Wiudhara Leaves. Mr. T. A. Windham, the pop ular salesman, of Lax-Fos, after spending several days iu the city with his family, left on last Sunday for South Georgia where he goes in the interest of his company.

Mr. Windham is one of the most popular salesmen on the road and his visits home are always a source of much pleasure to his friends- Teachers Pay Day On last Saturday, the teachers of the County were paid off by Superintendent Head. The fact that the past month was broken into by the holidays, the pay roli was quite a large one. Jury Commission Meats. The Jury Commission for Dale County was in session on last Wednesday, revising the Jury box for the ensuing year.

The Commission is composed of Messrs L. W. Kolb, S- Deese and R. Iy. Jones with Mr Deese as Clerk.

The man who handles the lo cal department ot a newspaper learns after due experience nof to expect even brief thanks from a column of pleasant things but he knoweth as surely as cdfri eth the winter that a jgle line in in wliicli tnere is an un intentional representation will cause some'one to be heard from as if- rltehoilse top And we may when he has made pleasant iBention 999 times of of some person, place or- thing ftut.on the thousandth time fails to do so, he must uot expect to be forgotten. The omission may have been from accident, inadvertance or even an entire lack of knowledge. It matters not. The simole fact remains and he will be judged by that. Dothan Journal.

ELLWOOD FENCING possesses all the good qualities of the best fence. It is woven wtih continuous wires, the cables ara doubled and twisted, there are no locks or joints to slip, it is impossible to be penetrated wihout breaking the wire, the meshesare small enough to turn the small pigs and the wires are strong enough to withstand the onslaughtsoftas fiercestbull tin tend zbz Iprfces VDcry treasonable 3 Besides the Fencing we have all the necessary tools and implements for putting it up Saws of many kinds for sawing the timbor to make the posts, Axes for splitting the Posts, Post Hole Diggers to set up the posts, Hammers, Hatchets and Fence Tools for nailing the staples to the posts. further information call on or write to Brd "(Hardware Company y' Ozark, Alabama. 4 the building. -It will be on Dex ter Avtnue..