Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper notices for April 16th to April 30th 1925 April 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net October 20, 2004, 1:44 pm The Cleburne News (name changed from The Cleburne New Era) NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS" for April 16th, 1925 to April 30th 1925 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, April 16, 1925 THOS. PUTNAM DIED FRIDAY Mr. Thomas Putnam, a leading and one of the best known citizens of beat one, died at his home near Borden Springs Friday morning at the age of about 66 years, his death occurring suddenly while attending to affairs around his home. The passing of Mr. Putnam removes one of the county's best citizens and his death is deplored by a large circle of friends over the county. _______ SICK VETERANS Friends of "Uncle" Jack Baber will regret to learn of his serious condition at his home here. He has been in declining health for the last several years and owing to advanced age, but little is hope for his recovery. And it was learned that "Uncle" Zed Robertson of Fruithurst is very low at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bentley, in Tallapoosa where he is temporarily making his home. Mr. Robertson is one of the oldest and best known citizens in Cleburne. __________ OBITUARY March 13th, last, after a short illness of pneumonia, Mr. Gust. Olson passed to his reward. Always of rugged health, his death came as a surprize to his many friends, although those nearest to him and those who tenderly administered to his last wants realized the seriousness of his condition from the start. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W.C. Potter at the M.E. Church, who paid a glowing tribute to the life and character of the deceased. The interment was at Evergreen cemetery where his wife was buried, who died about three years ago. Mr. Olson had been a resident of Fruithurst 29 years, coming here from his farm in Minnesota, and he was 74 years of age. Unobtrusive, loveable, charitable and kind to all, especially to children whom he loved dearly, and for whom he always had a pleasant word and oftentimes a little gift; he was appreciated most by those who knew him best. Of him can be truly said "he was a diamond in the rough". Mr. Olson was a member of the Lutheran church of which he was treasurer and trustee. He was at one time a member of the Town Council of Fruithurst. He is sadly missed and will not be forgotten. Pleace to the ashes of this truly good man. A friend. _____ GOOSENECK Community News Mrs. Elvie Howle and Mrs. Myrtle Thompson visited Mrs. Mary Thompson on Monday afternoon. ______ Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cofield and children and Mrs. Willie Dennis and little daughter Annie, Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Cook and children, Ben Hammond and family and Mrs. Ethel Jones were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Hammond on Sunday. Gosh, E.T. must have killed the "fatted calf" the day before? Ed. ___ LEBANON Community News MARRIED - - Mr. Carlson Bennett of Edwardsville and Miss Lecta Dryden of this place were united in marriage last Sunday. Their many friends extend congratulations. ________ Mack Stamps of near Hopewell was here on Sunday. ____ LOCAL NEWS I.D. McLendon of Hopewell was in to see us on Tuesday. ___ Mr. and Mrs. Arrel Reaves motored to Birmingham and spent the week with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Crawford. ___ Mrs. J.M. Cook has returned to her home in Anniston after spending a few days with her father, D.M. Reaves. ____ Henry Bentley of Randlett, Okla., was the guest of Judge D.S. Baber on Wednesday, leaving in the afternoon for Birmingham to spend a few days with a sick relative there. _____ Mrs. E.W. Landers is here from Pratt City to spend the summer. Her son Dr. Virgil Landers will spend a few months in Heflin with his mother. ____ C.E. Groover and daughter, Mrs. J.M. Crumpton, visited the former's brother, Joe L. Groover at Hartselle on Saturday, returning home Monday afternoon. ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, April 30, 1925 OFFICERS HAVE BUSY WEEK, SEVERAL STILLS SMASHED Bart Owens, Irwin Owens and Bill Wade were arrested during the latter part of last week charged with violating the prohibition law. Prohibition officers spent one or two days in the hills near Edwardsville and the arrest of three men was made late last Thursday afternoon. They were brought to town, made bond and were allowed to return to their homes. It is understood that the three men will be given a hearing bfore Judge D.S. Baber at the next term of county court. Officers participating in the raid were Sheriff H.A. Jackson, Deputies W.T. Prestridge and Willis Lee Bennett, state officers John Draper, J.W. Lynch and A.J. Roberts. Two stills in separate parts of the county were smashed, one about one mile north of Edwardsville and the other about 10 miles away. Three 100 gallon copper outfits complete, 2000 gallons of beer and 18 gallons of hootch were destroyed in this raid. On Saturday, Federal Officer B.H. Crumpton and Deputy Jim M. Haywood destroyed two stills in the northern part of the county and poured out a quantity of beer. Monday of this week, Deputies Bennett and Prestridge smashed a new copper still in Ross mountains and poured out four barrels of mash. __________ FIRE DESTROYS 300 BUSHELS OF CORN; and MRS. SILAS STEWART DIES Fire of an unknown origin destroyed about 300 bushels of corn belonging to John Batchelor, living over in Trickem valley, the blaze being discovered at about 12 o'clock Saturday night. At the time of the fire Mr. and Mrs. Batchelor were at the home of Mr. Silas Stewart where they were called on account of Mrs. Stewart's death, the mother of Mrs. Batchelor, the two families living but a short distance apart. Mrs. Stewart was in her 70's and her death is mourned by many relatives and friends. __________ CARD OF THANKS Mrs. C.M. (Aunt Dicy) Coggin and children desire to extend their sincere thanks to those who were so kind to them at the time of the death and funeral of husband and father, Uncle Charlie Coggin. ________ ALEWINE ANSWERS MR. CRUMPTON'S LETTER: KNOWS NOTHING OF SHERIFF'S CAR Muscadine, Ala., April 18, 1925 Editor of Cleburne News Dear Sir, Will you allow me space for a few lines in reply to Ben Crumpton's questions? Now, in regard to the sheriff's car being in the woods and being so near destroyed by fire, this is the first I ever heard of it; and in regard to the school house and dwellings being fired, will say no; the officers didn't fire them, the school house, although a state building, the officers did not exert any effort to capture the guilty party or parties who set fire to the state's property so far as is known in the community, and it occurs to me that a crime of this nature should have been given some attention as well as the violation of the prohibition laws. As for Donaldson's home being "shot up", that happened in beat 1 and Crumpton puts it in beat 2, and the Cain incident referred to by the enforcement officer was in beat 1. In regard to searching suspicious looking cars, it seems that the officers are inclined to believe that all cars in beat 2 look suspicious from the manner they hold them up. Crumpton mentions something about shootings, which brings up Jess Coffee, who died soon after being shot in the back, and Ben Shealey, whose leg had to be amputated following a gun shot wound. I want to know if the state and federal government give the officers the right to curse and abuse the citizens of the county as has been done? I am a prohibitionist and want the law enforced and I hold no ill will against any one but would like to be treated square. E.F. Alewine __________ 2 MEN NABBED BY POLICE CHIEF; To the Tune of "Seventy-Six Ten" Man Dances way out of Jail Seventy six dollars and ten cents was assessed against a fellow by the name of Tate who claimed Chattanooga as his home, who, with W.L. Memmison of Ashville, N.C. were arrested Sunday afternoon in south Heflin by Chief Ed Burrow, charged with violating the prohibition law, a quantity of high powered fire- water being found in the car occupied by Tate and Jemmison when searched. The men claimed to be agents for th Progressive Farmer,a farm publication, and in Jemmison's valise, now in the possession of Chief Burrow, were found pencils and 10 cent pocket books used to hull the unspspecting farmer into subcribing for this "green farm journal." The chief also has in his possession several maps and other articles that Jemmison walked off and left and can get by calling on the officer. ________ HEFLIN NEGROES TO BUILD HOME TO CARE FOR AGED NEGROES Rev. R.T. Terrell, moderator of the Mt. Olive Baptist association, closed a deal some days ago with Atkins & Owens for 200 acres of land within one mile of the city limits of Heflin for his association, the land to be used for homes for old disabled colored ministers and other worthy persons. The promotors declare that the deal means that several hundred dollars yearly will come to Heflin and Cleburne county for the upkeep of the old folks home of the association, tending to create a demand for quite alot of idle hands in the county. Through the efforts of Rev. Terrell a great school at Waycross, GA, Griffin, GA and Piedmont, Ala., were established; and later a credible school building has been erected in Heflin. Terrell is very grateful for the contiributions made by the following white citizens of Heflin: A.J. Adams, $10. F.P. Owens, $7. A.L. Black, $7. Roy Meacham, $7. J.W. Kitchens & Bro., $7. D.D. Perryman, $7. Bean & McMurray, $7. Lee Haywood, $7. The Cleburne News, $7. J.A. Harper, $7. Heflin Motor Car Co., $7. J.J. Wager & Son, $7. J.M. Atkins, $7. E.W. Beason Jr., $7. M.A. Vickers, $7. Eugene D. Case, $7. M. Rutenberg, $7. J.C. Nichols, $7. H.V. Jones, $7. H.A. Jackson, $7. C.M. Elliott, $5. J.T. Black, $3. W.O. Lovvorn, $3. D.E. Cheuvront, $1. J.B. Harlan, $1. W.C. Whiten, $1. D.S. Baber, $3. W.J. Vaughan, $2. A.J. Haley, $1. R. Gibbs, $1. J.T. Beason, $1. E.D. Burrow, $1. W.S. Hincey, $1. J. Fred Gurley, $1. W.C. Parson, $1. Terrell, who is considered the leader of his race and reliable in his dealings, hopes to see great and lasting good result from the above movement. _____________ CLEBURNE MAN NOW IN CANADA; Mr. Leonard Horton gives News readers an interesting letter this week Wainwright, Alberta, Canada April 19th, 1925 The Cleburne News; Dear Editor; If you will allow me a little space in your paper I will write a few lines as I was raised a few miles from Edwardsville. I left that part of the country in 1893 and went to Texas and from there moved to Oklahoma and then to this country in 1906. This has been the coldest winter since I came to Canada. Snow lay on the ground for 7 months; it is all gone now except some drifts an the old earth surelooks good after seeing snow for so long. Farming will soon be in full swing as the frost is about all out of the ground. The first editor I ever saw was Rich Dodson; he used to farm just across the old rail fence from my father's farm, A.M. Horton. I was a small boy at that time but I will never forget how he looked. The first school I attended was Harmony Grove, above Edwardsville, with Lewis Coffey as teacher, and I read in The News that there are many of my schoolmates there in good old Cleburne yet. I live here on a river called Battle River; the ice was "only" four feet thick this winter as there was so much snow on top of the ice. The ice broke up a few days ago and there sure ws some ramming and jamming when the ice floated off down the river, and when the snow went, the river banks were filled with water covering the ice, and when he ice gave way and came to the surface it was a pretty sight to look upon. It was so cold here this winter I don't k now if there is any bottom in the thermometer or not. It made me feel sad to read of the death of "Uncle" Sim King. I will close these few lines and if they miss the waste basket I will do better the next time and tell about the big game there is to hunt here, and how may coyotes I have killed and all about my fine coyote hounds which will make some of those old opposum hunters in Cleburne want to come to Canada. I can mention some of the old opposum hunters back there, among them being Alex Harper for one. The last hunt I took back there I will never forget. I and Davero Burgess were together; he was teaching school at Muscadine and went home with me from school one afternoon and we arose about 4 o'clock the next morning and went down in the corn field and the hounds soon "hit" a coon trail, but they did not follow it far until they "treed" three coons up one tree. With best regards to my good old friends in Cleburne. Yours truly, Leonard Horton. _______________ FOR SALE - - Cotton Seed - - No faulty or black seed, best in the field, best at the gin. $1.25 per bushel. F.R. Blake, Rt. No. 6 ______ MUSCADINE Community News Mrs. Ellie Fethergill and sister from Montgomery are visiting their mother, Mrs. F.M. Buttram. ____ Mrs. Luna Bell Lanimack attended the singing at Hopewell on Sunday p.m. ___ NEWHOPE News Tom Stamps and family motored to Carrollton on Saturday and visited their daughter. ___ Mr. and Mrs. Grady Gaines and children spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Jacobs and family. ___ Spencer Willingham has bought a new Ford. Will he let Pa and Ma Jim ride in it? Ed. __ A.J. Gaines and children visited in Tallapoosa on Saturday. ___ LOCAL NEWS Friends of Mrs. Louise Morgan will be glad to learn that she has greatly improved from a serious illness and hope that this good woman will soon be restored to permanent health. ___ It will be learned with much pleasure to hundreds of warm friends of Mrs. Martin Harris to know that she is improving from a recent illness. ____ Mrs. S.J. Prestridge left Wednesday morning for Tifton, GA where she will spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Lon Thompson. ___ Mrs. L.B. Sparks of Bessemer is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Harris. ___ Mrs. W.J. Henry sustained a painful injury one day last week when one of her ankles ws badly sprained and dislocated in a fall while at the wood house. Her many friends will regret to hear of her injury and trust that she will soon be permanently restored. ____ Reuben Rutenberg and Miss Sanie Rutunberg spent Sunday here with their parents. ___ R.N. Breed of Hightower was in to see us on Saturday. ___ W.K. Owen, one of the county's oldest citizens, living at Bell Mills was here this week. __ Mrs. Arrel Reaves was called to Birmingham last week on account of the illness of her mother. ___ J.S. and W.W. Lambert from Ai were here on Wednesday. __ "Uncle" John Boyd of Chulafinnee was in town Tuesday. __ Jess Turley of Hepzibah was in town on Tuesday. __ Mrs. J.R. Rooks has returned to Brighton after spending several weeks with relatives near Cedar Creek. ___ MISS SANIE RUTENBERG, BRIDE-ELECT, ENTERTAINED The Bowdon, GA Bulletin says: In honor of MIss Sanie Rutenberg of Heflin, Ala., a popular bride-elect, and Mrs. A.G. Clendenning of McComb, Miss., who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. D.T. Robinson, & Miss Ethel Slayton, entertained the members of the Worth While Club last week. Soon after the guests arrived, letters were received. On opening them they were found to contain the following: " Mr. and Mrs. M. Rutenberg of Heflin, announce the engagement of their daughter Sanie, to Mr. Benjamin P. Jaffe of Athens, Ala., the wedding to take place at the Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, in the early summer. " _________ PROBATE COURT NOTICE; In the matter of the estate and last will and testament of S. Burgoyne King, deceased State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court; TO: William Edward White of Kansas City, Missouri Freida G. White of New York City Dr. G.F. Harvey of Parson, Kansas City John C. Harvey of Cassville, MO Rachel M.Harvey of Cassville, MO Ellen Piper of Pasadena, California You are hereby notified that on the 23rd day of April 1925, John C. Harvey, Executor and Racheal M. Harvey, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of S. Buryoyne King, deceased, filed in this Court their application in writing duly verified by affidavit, praying this court to order a sale of certain lands to wit: V. lot, No. 1226, 10 acres, Pt. NW 1-4, SW 1-4, S 12, T 15, R 11, in Cleburne County, Alabama, for distribution among those entitled to share therein and the court has appointed Monday the 25th day of May 1925 for the hearing of said application, at which time you may appear and contest said application, if you think proper to do so. D.S. Baber, Judge of Probate. This April 30th, 1925. _______________ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw206newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.3 Kb