The South Alabamian from Jackson, Alabama • 1

Volume XXIV. Jackson, Alabama, Friday, October 27, 1911. Number 0. 'fit 4.. SALITPA VISITORS.

MEETING AT COFFEEVILLE. FROST VISITS WINN. J. H. Thomas made a business trip to Thomasville the first of last week.

ROAD SCOUTS IN JACKSON been pia. f' one road running from the nori." to the southern boundary of thc'0' passing through the cities ok Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile, and two other roads running east and west passing through Birmingham andMontgomery respectively. Mr. Thomas said that the routes of these roads were not arbitrary but that the state highway commission was to select the most direct route that could be completed with least cost. Two years from now the Highway Commission will send him over -the route again to make a final selections therefore he said it was very necessary that we should begin immediately and wage a vigorous campaign for the betterment of our roads.

He said that one reason for poor roads was that men did not love their neighbors and therefore were unwilling to throw a shovelful of dirt in a hole for fear that others would be benefitted as well as themselves. He mentioned instances where in certain sections the people had gotten together in a neighborly way to improve their roads with lasting uciicui, auuic ululating luuncj some teams, and others work. In other cases he said that a bond issue was best to, secure imme- diate results, and showed wherein i Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carver, who have been the guests of the, latter's mother for the past ten days, returned to their home at Tuscaloosa Wednesday.

They have manv warm friends here, who regretted seeing them leave. E. W. Davis was a caller at Packer's Bend Sunday afternoon. Dr.

Ed. King, of Peach Tree, made a professional call here last week. W. B. Kennedy and E.

F. Davis, attended services at Peach Tree Sunday. Little Eula Thomas is on the sick list this week, and we hope for her a speedy recovery. George Barnes, of Chance, visited his brother, Louis, here, Sunday afternoon. Winter, has come at last and we are afraid caught some napping, as usual.

Notes from the Capitol by the State Department of Education. October 25th, 1911. The apportionment of public school funds for the year begin the increase in taxes was so small Sammie Cleiland went to Jack-as to be almost negligible. Ac- son Saturday. cording to Mr.

Kellar in a county Mrs. T. P. Melton and child-where the assessed valuation was ren left Sunday for their home at $5,000,000.00 a bond issue Pine Apple, after visiting friends ning October 1st, 1911 shows that to the church and I hope much two dollars and sixty-two cents 'good was accomplished. G.

A. ($2.62) is available for each child1 Atchison and J. L. Horton had of school age in Alabama. In recently made a pool at the spring addition to this sum each-countv I near the church which was a receives its own poll tax and alsojgreat convenience in performing receives its own local county fund the duty of baptism.

if the county has, by vote, levied! Al 1 Because of the appearance of the one-mill countv tax. Rev. Cox Preaches Three In-terCsting Sermons. Coffeeville, Oct. 28 The fourth quarterly meeting of the Methodist church at this place Saturday and Sunday, Oct.

21 and 22. Rev. W. E. Cox, presiding elder of this district, was present and preached three very interesting sermons.

Among those from other points who were in town during the meeting were Boz Turner, of West Bend, J. W. Bumpers and R. A. J.

Bumpers, of Winn. Jack Doyle of Salitpa, was here today. The weather is now much cooler. Mrs. Katie White went to Mobile today to spend a few days.

Miss Sheba Simpkins, of Jackson, is the guest of relatives here. The choir practice Sunday afternoon was well John W. Davis, of Jackson, was a visitor here Saturday. Gives Aid to Strikers. Sometimes liver, kidneys and bowels seem to go on a strike and refuse to work right.

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A Card of Thanks. Suggsville) IS. Desiring to express our thanks to all friends and relatives, who so generously remembered us by expressions of sympathy and in ready assistance for our loss sustained by the burning of our home on the 15th and the destruction of nearly everything we possessed. We have not lacked for anything we needed since, and we feel we can never repay many for their unselfish interest in our behalf. And to all we feel under a debt of everlasting gratitude, and trust Providence may reward all some good day.

With many thanks to all. Gratefully, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

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23. E. F. Davis made a business trip to Dickinson on Wednesday of last week. T.

M. Pool visited relatives at Chance Sunday E. H. Bradford, of Dickinson, spent several days of the past week here with relatives. Howard Kennedy spent Saturday night and Sunday here with homefolks.

C. iC. Henderson called here Sunday afternoon. W. Davis made a business trip to Dickinson last Wednesday.

J. -W. Walker was a caller at Chance Sunday afternoon. J. II.

Davis, of Dickinson, was here' Sunday. -V Miss Elsie Creagh spent Sunday with friends at Peach Tree. Harvesting Nearly Completed. Candidates are Plentiful. Winn, Oct.

24 Jack Frost was a- visitor here Sunday night for the first time, marking a considerable change in the temperature. R. A. J. and W.

Bumpers attended the conference at Coffee- ville Saturday and Sunday. J. B. Doyle was here Wednesday assessing taxes, also collecting as Mr. Mobley was unable to attend.

Chapman, Crenshaw and Smith, candidates for Assessor and Collector, were accompanying Mr. Doyle making good the round as a canvassing tour. Mr. Gordon, representing R. A.

Smith of Mobile, was here last Saturday on business. M. W. Cravey, of Jackson, spent some time here last week. R.

A. J. Bumpers, candidate for Commissioner, left Tuesday on a canvassing trip to Coffeeville, Campbell and adjoining beats. The meeting closed here Wed nesday night with six additions irost aunaay nignt mucn seea cane was cut Monday. Some of the farmers have been sowing oats recently.

They are still blue over the low price of is more sickness scattered over this community than for some time several have been sick for the past week. Mr, White, of Salitpat was here last week making photographs. The merchants here are complaining of collections coming up somewhat slowly. Farmers have been very busy the past few days gathering and hauling cotton. The crops here are now pretty well harvested.

It would be well to be careful which way you shoot birds now- Candidates are very nun erous. lou mignt nit one. Last year this time we were getting $5.00 per 100 for seed cotton now we can only get about $3.00. Almost half value of last year. Corn is now advancing.

I think it high time we, as farmers? should consider our own condition for betterment by diversifying' farm products. Many Comers and Goers in the Thriving Community. Salitpa, Oct. 24. Comer Doyle, who is attending school in Grove Hill, visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday.

Miss Annie Bedwell, of Coffee-ville, visited friends and relatives here Saturday and Sunday. L. A. Porter went to, Jackson last week on business. C.

T. McCorquodale went to Coffeeville last week. on business. Miss Miriam Gunn of Thom-asville, came down last week to be principal of the school here. Mitchell McVay, who is attending school in Jackson, spent Saturday and Sunday here.

J. M. Nester, of Lock No. 1, was here Saturday on business. J.

B. Doyle, of Thomasville, was here last week on business. Dave Miller and family, of Coffeeville, visited friends and relatives here Saturday and Sunday. J. Joiner went to Jackson last week on business.

T. Head and little daughter. Clyde Jeanette, of Grove Hill, are visiting friends and relatives here this week. and relatives here. Joe McCorquodale went to St.

Stephens, Leroy and Carson last week. Miss Clodie Doyle left Monday for Coffeeville, where she will visit friends and relatives for some time. Forest and Dave Fleming visited Jackson Sunday. J. L.

White left last week for Atmore. He will work there. Miss Mary Joiner, left Monday for West Bend, where she will visit friends and relatives. Dave Chapman, of Grove Hill, was here last week on business. T.

H. Berry left last week for Atmore, where he will work. Miss Mae Dunegan, who has been visiting the Misses Joiner left Monday for her home at West Bend. W. W.

and L. W. White went to Jackson Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs.

C. T. McCorquodale are visiting friends and relatives in Jackson this week. Mr. Sherfield, of Mobile, was here last week on business.

Rev. Mr. Jenkins preached three interesting sermons here Sunday. We are always glad to have him with us. Harry Howell, of Jackson, visited here several times last week.

S. L. Strong, of Lock No. 1, went to Jackson last week on business. Several are on the sick list this week.

Bud Hinckley went to Jackson Saturday on business. Is the World Growing Better? Many things go to prove that it is- The way thousands are trying to lielp others is proof. A-mong them is Mrs. W. W.

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The scouting party of the Mobile Register arrived in Jackson on schedule time, the first cars reaching here shortly after 4 o'clock. They were met at the landing by a large number of our citizens and given a warm welcome, and then escc rted up the hill and taken to their respective accommodations for the night. Monday night in the college auditorium good roads speeches were' made by members of the party before a large and enthusiastic audience including many out of town visitors. President Watson, of the First District Agricultural School, acted as chairman of the meeting and gracefully introduced each speaker with a few well chosen words. Miss Jones "and Miss Walker delighted the audience with a number of beautiful musical selections on piano and violin during the evening.

H. K. Milner, from our neighboring county of Washington, was the first ot the visitors to speak. Mr. Milner outlined the plan of the proposed Tennessee to Gulf Highway, saying that it would be a trunk road running from the northern to the southern boundary ot the state, at either end with oth er trunk highways running north, south, east and west, and opening the whole state up to tourist parties and others seeking invest ment which would bring in much money to all portions of 'the state and also materially hasten its development.

Mr. Milner stated that the expense of putting the roads in condition would be much less than -was generally thought; that dirt roads could usually be put into splendid condition for all seasons of the year by the use of the split log drag at a very small cost, and that this dirt road could be built upon until it was a perfect road. He mentioned a number of the great advantages of good roads in a social, educational and religious way and also the economical side. According to Mr. Milner there would be a saving of $2,000,000.00 in hauling charges on the cotton crop alone in Alabama with a system of good roads and that our present roads are costing us that much more than good roads would.

He proposed that the citizens should take am active personal interest in making the roads good, to cooperate with other sections in making good connecting roads with -each other and with. other "counties. B.H. Thomas, representing the Mobile Register next addressed the audience. He spoke of the greatly increased valuation of property due to good roads and mentioned instances where they had increased the value of land thirty-fold.

He stated that he was making amourist map of their present route which when connected as proposed with the highways at the northern boundary of the state would make a direct route from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. He appeared to be enjoying his trip hugely and kept his hearers laughing during the greater portion of his remarks." -W; Slate Highway Engineer, was introduced, after. -urged the of bettering our present tern. He stated that there had figures per capita are slightly in excess of other apportionment in the state's history. The several county boards will now apportion the funds under their own rules and regulations in such a manner as to provide, "as nearly as practicable, school terms of equal An increasing number of counties in this State are making rules through the county boards of education to restrict in some reasonable degree the number of grades which may be permitted to be taueht in schools of one and two teachers.

One mule cannot cultivate well a two-mule crop, nor can one teacher do satisfactory school work when she has grades all the way from the first to the eighth. frnm all over the State show increased enrollments in the schools as wel1 as more enthusiasm and detemination on the part of teachers to do better work than ever before. A large part of this improved condition is doubtless due to the valuable results which attended the teachers institute conducted in all the counties during the last' three months. 000,00 would increase taxes only $1.00 for each $1,000.00 of assessment. Mr.

Kellar said that it was possible to make sandclay roads over this county at a low expense and that from what he had seen of its sand clay hills they were of the very best quality for road building. J. A. Tonsmeire, cashier of the City Bank Trust of Mobile, was the final speaker. Mr.

Tonsmeire was obliged to make his remarks short because of a bad cough caused by dusty roads. He contented himself with thanking the audience for their presence and attention and expressed the pleasure of himself and party at being here and finding the people so thoroughly in favor of good roads. The party was joined at Jackson by J. C. Hicks, E.

M. F. 30, who finished the trip to Selma with them. Mr. tucks was accompanied as far as Thomasville bv James White.

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