Marion County AlArchives News.....Hamilton Free Press January 18, 1894 ************************************************ 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: Veneta McKinney http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003775 April 9, 2010, 9:07 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History January 18, 1894 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON FREE PRESS VOL. 1 HAMILTON, MARION CO., ALA. , THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 1894 NO. 15 THE RACKET - HAMILTON & TERRELL Hamilton, Alabama are prepared to sell you the best goods for the least money, in fact you will be surprised when you read their astonishingly low prices: Heavy woolen overshirts……………… 60 cts. Lighter woolen overshirts………………46 cts Cotton overshirts…………………………44 cts Heavy twill flannel……………………….28 cts yd Lighter twill flannel………………………22 cts yd Calicos……………………………………..6 ½ cts yd Brown domestic…………………………..6 ½ cts yd Cotton checks…………………………….6 ½ to 7 cts yd Cotton gingham………………………… 7 cts yf Heavy drilling…………………………….8 cts yd Gents silk scarfs…………………………..17 cts Black silk bows…………………………….5 cts each Oil tablecloth……………………………..17 cts yd Brown Bedford cord …………………….6 cts yd Gallon coffee pots……………………….18 cts 3 quart coffee pots……………………….13 cts 2 quart coffee pots…………………………9 cts Suspenders guaranteed for ……………..46 cts Cheaper ……………………………………25 cts Cheaper still……………………………….17 cts Linen towels……………………………….12 cts Better towels………………………………16 cts Girls Handkerchiefs……………………….3 cts Ladies handkerchiefs…………………… 4 cts Gents handkerchiefs….14 x 16 inch…….4 cts Steel pens…………… from 3 to 6 cts per doz Polished steel awl points…………….4 cts doz Glass dishes……………………….. at halt price Ladies hats worth $2.50 …………….for $1.25 Lace straw hats …………..from 75 cts to $1.30 Fine glycerine hall soap…………………..7 cts Common bath soap…………………..2 cts a bar Lead pencils………………… from 7 to 12 c doz Dress buttons…………………………..8 cts dox Wool hose ……………….from 19 to 20 cts pair Ladies Union Suits………………………....$1.30 Double fold cashmere dress goods – a rare bargain…22 cts a yd Gents drill drawers……. ………………….25 cts Gents merino undershirts………………...22 cts Now that you have read our low cash prices, come and examine the goods and save money. Respectfully HAMILTON & TERRELL HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL – Winter Term Opens November 20, 1893. This is a school of high grade, designed to offer a thorough course to those who do not contemplate a college education; to afford opportunities to those who can spend but a few terns at school to prepare students for college and to prepare those for more efficient work who intend to teach in public schools. RATES OF TUITION: Primary, $1.00 per month Intermediate, $1.50 per month Advanced, $2.00 per month High school, $3.00 per month Good Board – in private families as low as can be asked. Hamilton is a town of a few hundred inhabitants and noted for its beautiful and healthful location. For further information, call on or address W. A. DUNN, Principal, Hamilton, Ala. GUIN NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL – Guin, Ala. A school of high grade for the education of both sexes. Fifth Annual Session will open October 30th, and continue eight months. This school was organized by the present faculty four years ago and has grown to be one of the best schools in West Alabama. We send out from ten to fifteen teachers a year to teach in the public schools of the state. Special Inducements to boarding pupils. Tuition: Primary……………..$1.00 Intermediate………..$1.50 High School……… ..$2.00 Music………………..$3.00 No Incidental fees charged. Board - $6.00 to $6.50 per month. Circular mailed on application. Address – J. R. GUIN, Principal or J. H. GUIN. Sect. Board of Trustees. THE BEST ROUTE between Memphis and the Southeast. The Palace Car Line of the South – the Kansas City, Memphis, & Birmingham R. R. has two through passenger trains daily between Memphis and Birmingham, making close and sure connections with the trains of all connecting lines. Night trains have through sleeping cares between Washington, D. C. and Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham (in connection with the Richmond and Danville R. R.) the shortest route, quickest time and the only line running through cars between those cities. Day trains have Palace Reclining Chair cars (seats free to holders of first-class through tickets) through between Birmingham and Kansas City, and Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Kansas city and Atlanta. This is by many miles the shortest and by far the best equipped Passenger line between points in the east and southeast and Memphis, and all points in Arkansas, Texas and the west and Northwest. Everything new and first-class. Through tickets via this line on sale at all through ticket offices. For any desired information, for large map and time table, address: J. E. LOCKWOOD, G. P. & T. Agt Kansas City H. D. ELLIS, Gen’l Agent, 339 Main St. Memphis, GUIN TIME TABLE – K. C. M. & B. R. R. West bound arrives at 11:02 a.m. East bound arrives at 5:02 p.m. DIRECTORY CIRCUIT COURT Judge – H. C. SPEAKE, of Madison County Solicitor – W. H. SAWTELLE, of Colbert Clerk – J. F. HAMILTON, Hamilton Sheriff – W. W. HALL, Hamilton Court meets on the 3rd Monday after the 4th Monday in March and September COUNTY COURT Judge – J. P. FORD, Hamilton Court meets on the 1st Monday in each month. Probate court meets on the 2nd Monday in each month. CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – THOMAS COBB, Birmingham Register – W. B. RIGGAN, Hamilton Court meets on Thursday after the 7th Monday after the 4th Monday in February and August. COMMISSIONER’S COURT Meets on the 2nd Monday in February and August and the 1st Monday in April and November COUNTY OFFICERS Tax Assessor – T. J. FARIS, Bexar Treasurer – J. B. WOOD, Hamilton Tax Collector – M. M. FRAZIER, Hamilton SOCIETIES MASONIC Hamilton Lodge No. 344 meets at Hamilton on the 4th Saturday in each month, at 1 am (sic). DANIEL CANTRELL, W. M. CHURCH DIRECTORY M. E. CHURCH SOUTH – Services 1st Sunday in each month at 11 am and 7 pm and every 4th Sunday at 7 pm – Rev. W. L. HENDRICKS, Pastor SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School at 9:30 am – W. R. WHITE, Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. PROFESSIONAL CARDS – LEGAL WM. C. DAVIS CHAS. E. MITCHELL DAVIS & MITCHELL, Attorneys at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. A. J. STANFORD, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Alabama will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. B. R. FITE, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties, in the federal courts at Huntsville and the Supreme Court of the State. Special attention given to the collection of claims. GEO. C. ALMON W. I. BULLOCK, ALMON & BULLOCK, Attorneys at Law, Russellville Ala. will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties ,and especially in Marion; also in the Federal court at Huntsville and in the Supreme Court at Montgomery. W. H. KEY A. S. HESTER KEY & HESTER, Attorneys at Law - Russellville, Ala will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties, in the Supreme Court and the Federal court at Huntsville. Mr. Key will be in Hamilton on the first Monday in each month. S. J. SHIELDS, Attorney at Law, Vernon, Alabama. Will practice in Lamar and adjoining counties. ROBERT L. WINDHAM, Attorney at Law, Fayette Alabama. I will practice in the circuit, county, and Justice courts of Lamar and Marion counties. Any business placed in my hands will receive my immediate attention at any and all times. Office near Court house. ABOUT BONDS – Has The Secretary Any Discretion – (about Treasury bonds) BRANCH TO BIRMINGHAM – (Mobile & Ohio Railroad to be built from Columbus, Miss to Montgomery, AL via Tuscaloosa) STATE NEWS PAGE 2 THE FREE PRESS Issued Every Wednesday CLEMENTS & TERRELL, Proprietors Subscription Rates – One Year ………$1.00 6 mos…………….. .50 3 mos……………….25 In clubs of 8 or more, 80 cts each ----(political news and commentaries)---- Hon. T. L. LONG, Jasper’s worthy mayor and a candidate for Congress from this district, was in Hamilton last week. Mr. Long is heart and soul in the fight and is pressing his suite with all the ardor and vigor of a youth entangled for the first time in Cupid’s net. He is still hunting a vim, and, according to his idea, Bankhead is simply not in it, but in as much as our people were expecting something of this sort they were fully prepared for the shock. That Mr. Long is a democrat, a young man of more than average ability and a gentleman of pleasant address, all admit, and some day he may go to Congress. But our people are content to let well enough along, and as matters now stand candor forces us to say that so far as Marion is concerned it is MR. Long who is not in it. Memphis has an organization of United Charities for the relief of the suffering poor. The lowest prices, the best goods and fair dealings – always win. CARPENTER is selling at astonishingly low prices. Best brands of flour, good sugar, lard, meat, coffee, and in fact everything needed by the public in the family grocery line. Hardware, tinware, tobacco, snuff & cigars, highest market prices paid for chickens, eggs, beeswax and all kinds of country produce. We want your trade, you want our goods. A fair exchange is beneficial to all. We offer bargains and guarantee satisfaction. T. W. CARPENTER, Hamilton, Ala PAGE 3 FREE PRESS Hamilton, Ala. Jan. 18, 1894. One Dollar a year LOCALS – TOWN AND COUNTY Go to LITTLETON for bargains. Bring us your job printing. Call of Littleton’s and get 20 pounds sugar for $1. A. J. HOLLEY, of near Bexar, was in town last Tuesday. J. H. STONE, of Bexar, was in town on business last Saturday. J. M. ALMON, of Guin, was in town last week on business. W. C. DAVIS, Esq. is at Hackleburgh on professional business. Wanted – to know the whereabouts of the Free Press’ correspondents. Mr. H. C. HARRIS and family visited relatives in town last Saturday and Sunday. ARTHUR BREAST, a well known and popular Nashville drummer, was here last Monday. The little son of Mrs. LODEN residing six miles east of town, is dangerously ill with dropsy. The Marion County Medical Board will meet at Hamilton on Saturday the 27th inst. L. D. LITTLETON, one of Guin’s enterprising merchants, was in town for a short time last Monday evening. The present year promises to be a lively one in Alabama politics. If you want to keep posted read the Free Press. If you can get your foot in a number 7 brogan shoe, go to Littleton at Guin and get a pair for 75 cents, worth $1.25 The preliminary trial of EUGENE BYARS, charged with the murder of EUGENE WALKER at Birmingham, has been continued until the 25th inst., owing to the illness of the defendant. The political kettle is on and already a few small bubbles may be seen on the surface, but the March winds will not blow though your whiskers before the whole business will be seething and boiling like a furnace. PIKEVILLE LOCALS Some sickness in this vicinity. JOSEPH HARDIN and wife, formerly residents of Marion County, died near Sulligent on last Sunday of slow fever and were buried at the old family burying ground near this place on Monday evening. Both died the same day and were buried in the same coffin. A large crowd attended the funeral and services conducted by R. W. CLARK of Guin. The entire family, and relatives have our heartfelt sympathy. Born – To Mr. and Mrs. JOHN GANN, on last Sunday, a fine boy. J. N. HIGHTOWER and H. L. HUGHES made a business trip to Glen Allen on last week. Mr. NEANDER LOVE and Miss NANCY MCKAY wee married at the residence of the bride’s mother on Sunday last. We wish them a long and prosperous life. TARIFF REFORM. Pikeville, Jan. 17 A GOOD WOMAN PASSES AWAY It is with sincere regret that we chronicle the death of Mrs. DIXIE FINLEY (nee KEY), which sad event occurred last week at her home in Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt County, Texas. While it was known that she had been in low health for several moths, yet the telegram to her father, Dr. M. H. KEY, announcing her death was a severe shock to her relatives and friends; of the latter she had many, and all who knew her loved her. She was a true, loving daughter, and affectionate wife and mother. To the grief-stricken relatives, husband and mother-less little one we tender condolence. The citizens of Guin held a meeting recently and pledged themselves to keep down all “blind tigers” in that town. TEACHER’S INSTITUTE The teachers of the county are hereby reminded of the approaching institute to be held at Guin second and third day o f March. The committee on program request that the teacher’s send in their own subjects that they may select any subject that they want; and since the committee are required to have the program published three weeks prior to the institute, it is necessary that we receive your subject by the fourth day of February. If you want a subject of your own choice, send it promptly by that time, otherwise we will assign you one. If it seems not too presumptuous, allow me to suggest that in the selection of subjects, we make them pointed and not too comprehensive. For instance, instead of taking up the discussion of some entire branch of study, as arithmetic, we select some special feature of it, as fractions, percentage, etc. We urge the teachers to act promptly in this matter, and that they all come to the institute, and lets have a good time. R. L. FRANCIS, Secretary Committee, Guin, Ala., Jan 15 MR. DAVIS COMPLIMENTED If the Democrats in Marion County want to do the proper thing this year they should nominate and elect our able young friends,, Mr. W. C. DAVIS to represent them in the next Legislature. He has the courage and ability to make and able representative. The Idea believes that his nomination and election would add strength to the party and dignity to the county. He is one of the rising young men of North Alabama. – [Southern Idea] NEW PROSPECT NEWS The many friends of the LINDSAY family are very glad to know that Miss ISABEL’S condition is improving. JOHN GREEN had the misfortune to get his back seriously hurt while helping load saw stock last Monday. He has been confined to the house since, but is now getting some better. Rev. D. A. CANTRELL preached at the Hodges school house on the second Sunday. Rev. Mr. CAINUP will preach at the Tyra school house on Next Sunday and organize a Free-Will Baptist Church. WRONG FONT, Hackleburgh, Jan. 11 A GOOD SUGGESTION We suggest to the thirty or more loafers that their time cold bye profitably employed from now until next fall directing the rope over a mule’s back. There’s plenty of land that can be had at their own price. – [North Alabamian] PRAYER MEETING TOPICS FOR JANUARY 1894 Jan 3 – Be sure to say no. Daniel 1 and 8 Jan 10 – Which way are you going? Matt VII and 14-14 Jan 17 – A practical test of love to Christ. I John III and 14-18 Jan 24 – A question and its answer Psalm XV Jan 31 – Some questions for you to answer Rom X and 13-15 Let these lessons be read and studied, and let them be used in our prayer meeting services. W. L. HENDRICKS, Pastor, Hamilton, Dec. 26, ‘93 BRAZEAL PUBLISHING COMPANY proposes to send the Christian Advocate to new subscribers and delinquents, who will pay up back dues, one year for one dollar. This offer good for one month only, January 1894. How many of our Methodist will make good of this proposition. How many of us, who are taking love-story papers, will drop them and take the Advocate. Certainly no Christian will prefer love-story literature to the Advocate. Weigh yourselves by this. NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the public that I am now devoting my personal attention to my mill, and am prepared to give them good meal. All of my old patrons are invited to come back and I will guarantee them satisfaction. Respectfully, A. J. HAMILTON P. B. PETERMAN, the old and reliable watch maker, is now located at Guin. If you want good work give him a call. Call on L. D. LITTLETON for your boots, shoes, and clothing. Big stock of shoes and clothing at Littleton’s at hard-time prices LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala., January 2, 1894 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler ahs filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Marion County, Ala. at Hamilton, Ala. on February 16th, 1894, viz: LINDIN J. DICKINSON, for Homestead Entry No. 4982 for the E ½ of NE ¼ NE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 33 and NW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 34 T 12 South R 12 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence up on and cultivation of said land, viz: JOSEPH J. KUYKENDALL, JOHN T. ASTON, ARCHABLE Y. ASTON, GEORGE DOSS, all of Winfield, Ala. Wm. C. Wells, Register CONCOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. December 29th, 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proofs will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion county, at Hamilton, Ala. on February 14th, 1894 viz: WILLIAM J. HOWELL for adjoining farm Homestead entry No. 17602 for the W ½ of SW ¼ Sec 36 T 10 South R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIAM W. HALL, MILLARD R. LODEN, of Hamilton, Ala, and JOHN W. HOWELL, ZACK BURLESON, of Pearce’s Mills, Ala, and JAMES L. DOSS, for adjoining farm homestead entry No. 17720 for the SW ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 20 T 10 South R 11 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: MORDICA COX, JR., MARSHALL MORTON, FRANKLIN LOGAN, ROBERT SNOW, all of Ireland Hill, Ala. WM. C. WELLS, Register NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT The State of Alabama, Marion County In Chancery at Hamilton 12th District, North Western Chancery Division April Term, 1894 December 29, 1893 N. C. CAGLE, Complaint vs. A. J. CAGLE, Def’ndt In this cause it is made to appear to the Register by the affidavit of N. C. CAGLE, complainant that the defendant A. J. CAGLE’S residence is unknown to her and she believes he is a non residence of this state and further that in the belief of said affiant, the defendant, A. J. CAGLE is over the age of twenty-one years It is therefore ordered by the Register that publication be made in the Hamilton Free Pres a newspaper published in Hamilton Alabama once a week for four consecutive weeks, requiring him the said A. J. CAGLE to answer or demur to the same, within thirty days after the 6th day of February 1894, and failing so to do a decree pro confesso will be taken against him in said cause. Done at office in Hamilton, Alabama this 29th day of December 1893. W. B. LOGAN, Register in Chancery. NON-RESIDENT NOTICES The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court, Special Term, Nov. 16, 1893 In Re MILES R. BARNES, deceased To L. L. BARNES. You will take notice that an application has been filed in this office by M. C. BARNES to have a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of MILES R. BARENS probated and February 2nd 1894 is the day set for hearing the same, you are therefore hereby commanded to appear before me at my office on said day and contest said application if you think proper. Jason P. Ford, Judge of Probate NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Alabama, Marion County In Probate Court Special Term January 14, 1894 Came this day W. C. HYDE, guardian of ALICE and LANDO HYDE, minor heirs of A. M. HYDE, deceased, and filed his account and vouchers for the final settlement of said estate, and 15th day in February next, to wit, the 15th day of February 1894 having been appointed by the court for examining, auditing, and setting the same, notice is hereby given to all parties interested to appear at the term of the court aforesaid, and contest the same, if they think proper. Given under my hand at office, the 1st day of January, AD 1894. Jason P. Ford, Judge of Probate NOTICE OF ANNUAL SETTLEMENT The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court 9th day of January 1894 L. J. CLARK, DECEASED, Estate of This day came R. W. CLARK, the administrator of said estate, and filed his statement, accounts, vouchers, and evidences for an annual settlement of his administration. It is therefore ordered that the 8th day of February, 1894 be appointed a day on which to make such settlement, at which time all parties interested can appear and contest the said settlement, if they think proper. Jason P. Ford, Judge of Probate, Marion County NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. December 12, 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion Co., Ala. at Hamilton, Al on Feb. 3, 1894, viz; ISAIAH BURLESON for adjoining farm entry No. 17741 for the E ½ of SE ¼ and NW ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 36 T 9 S R 12 W He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIAM MOORE, NEWTON DONALDSON, COLUMBUS DONALDSON, DAVID M. CARR, all of Ireland Hill, Ala. Wm C. Wells, Register ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE Under and by virtue of an order and decree of the Honorable Jason P. Ford, Judge of Probate of Marion county, I JOHN C. NORTHINTON, Administrator of the estate of JERRY NEICE, deceased, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder at A. J. RYES in Marion County, Alabama on Saturday the 13th day of January 1894 at 12 o’clock noon, on credit as follows to-wit: one-half to be paid November 1st 1894 and the remainder 1st day of November 1895, with note and proved sureties, the following described real estate belonging to said estate, to-wit: NW ¼ OF NE ¼ SEC 21 T 11 R 15 AND E ½ OF NE ¼ AND NW ¼ OF NW ¼ SEC 16 T 11 R 15 situated in Marion County, Ala. JOHN C. NORTHINGTON, Administrator. CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. December 19, 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion Co., Ala. at Hamilton, Al on Feb 3, 1894, viz; JAMES C. WEATHERLY for Homestead Entry No. 16836 for the E ½ of NW ½ NW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 17 T 10 R 12 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: MONROE HOWELL, BENJAMIN W. HOWELL, PHARNS M. WOOD, MALIKIAN C. BURLESON, all of Knowle, Ala and HUGLEY C. FESSENER for Homestead Entry No. 18294 for the S ½ of SW ¼ NW ¼ of SW ¼ and SW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 15 T 9 South R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz: JOHN J. BULL of Bear Creek, Ala, JESSE E. GREEN, JACOB GREEN, PETER HALL, all of Hackleburgh, Ala. Wm C. Wells, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala., December 4 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Marion County, Ala. at Hamilton, Ala. on January 6, 1894, viz: DAVID C. GRAY, for Homestead entry No. 22531, for the SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 5 and E ½ of NE ¼ and NE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 8 – Sections 5 and 8 T 10 South R 12 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence up on and cultivation of said land, viz: MONROE HOWELL, DAVID MITCHELL, ELISHEY GRAY, BENJAMIN H. FREDERICK, all of Knowle, Ala. Wm. C. Wells, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. December 12, 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion Co., Ala. at Hamilton, Al on January 26, 1894, viz; JAMES M. PEARCE, for Homestead Entry No. 17134 for the S ½ of NE ¼ Sec 1 T 12 South R 13 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: THOMAS FISHER, LAYFAYETT RUSSELL, HENRY FRANKS, all of Twin, Ala. and ISAAC FRANKS, of Pearce’s Mills, Ala. Wm C. Wells, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. November 21, 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion Co., Ala. at Hamilton, Al on January 1, 1894, viz; JOSEPH M. PRESLEY, for homestead entry No. 22990, for the SE ¼ SE ¼ N ½ SE ¼ and SW ¼ NE ¼ SEC 3 T 10 R 11 WEST. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIAM BUTLER, ISAAC P. CROFT, LOGAN DICKINSON and COLBERT MILLER all of Thorn Hill, Ala.. Wm C. Wells, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. December 18, 1893 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion Co., Ala. at Hamilton, Al on January 26, 1894, viz; SUSANNAH HALLMARK for Homestead Entry No 16493 for the SW ¼ of NE ¼ and E ½ of NW ¼ Sec 14 T 12 R 12 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: ROBERT WEBB, JOHN WEDGEWORTH, BENJAMIN P. MILLS, LEVI H. VAUGHN, all of Goldmine, Ala Wm C. Wells, Register PAGE 4 IN THE HANDS OF CONGRESS SOME FAIR-SIZED PASTURES A man who owns a pasture of a hundred or so acres in this section makes some pretensions to being a small size cattle king, but when he hears about some of those in Western Texas, he will conclude that he is not deuce high on grass. Mr. Goodnight of the Panhandle, has a little string of 83 miles of barbed wire fence around one of his and in it, beside his cattle, he has droves of elk, deer, and a herd of buffalo. The Espinella Cattle Company own 1,000,000 acres, which if in a square would be fifty miles each way, taking in parts of Dickins, Crosby, and Emma counties. The Mattedere is another sizeable tract, including only a little over a millions acres. These two are owned by London syndicates. Another English syndicate called the Capitol owns 3,000,000 acres which they got for building the new capitol at Austin. Their holdings take in one-half of Deaf Smith county, and parts of several others, and comprise a territory considerably larger than that of several of the states. The N. I. T. Company owns a tract extending several counties East and West, and Express trains of the Rio Grande and Fort Worth railroad are three and a quarter hours running through it. These are enough, we think, to give our readers some idea of the size of Texas pastures. Ad for Hamilton Free Press Money Talks and it says lots for you if you spend it with W. H. MATTHEWS, Guin, Ala. I keep constantly on hand a full line of dry goods, notions, boots, and shoes, hats and caps, family groceries a specialty. Give me a Call. W. H. MATTHEWS, Guin, Ala. Listen to your truthful neighbors when they gladly exclaim: bargains, bargains, at W. R. WHITE’S, Hamilton, Ala. My motto is Quick Sales and Small profits, special inducements offered for cash. Am now receiving my fall and winter stock of merchandise, which was selected with great care, and will be sold at “Live and Let Live prices,” In fact, I will not be undersold by any merchant in West Alabama,” My stock of shoes in unusually large this season. When you are in town call and examine my goods and get prices, and be convinced that I mean business. No trouble to show goods. GUIN HIGH SCHOOL, Guin, Ala. Faculty – R. L. FRANCIS, High school and Intermediate departments. Miss MAGGIE MCILHERAN, Primary and Music Departments. This is a school of high grade, energetic and practical in its work, thorough and complete in its results. The text books are of modern character, in keeping with the general characteristics of the School. The faculty are young men and young women who are up with the times, and who imbue their work with zeal and vigor. The discipline is such as is calculated to develop the highest powers of the soul. Pupils can take ca collegiate course, including Latin and Greek, if they desire. The location is reasonably healthy, the people intelligent, refined, social. In order to show to the world that we are the legally authorized faculty of Guin High School, the originally organized school of Guin, which has been in existence about four years, we append the record of the Board of Trustees in their final action upon the subject of employing a principal: Guin, Ala – August 5, 1893 We, the board of trustees of the Guin High School met according to agreement and the house was called to order by J. D. GANN, president of the board of trustees, and the applications of teachers were read and placed before the board. After investigation was made we resolved to go into an election for the principal of said school, whereby upon we voted by ballot and elected Prof. R. L. FRANCIS as principal of the Guin High school to commence the first Monday in October, 1893, and continue six months; also the board set the rates of tuition for said school as follows: Primary Grade $1.00 per mo. 1st Intermediate $1.50 per mo. 2nd Intermediate $1.50 per mo. High School $2.00 per mo. After which the board adjourned to await further requirements. JAMES H. GUIN, Secretary Board, $6.50 to $8.00 per month. Send for circular. R. L. FRANCIS, Principal File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton1652gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 30.5 Kb