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20 HUNTERS
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Dr. Park Writes
Interesting Article
EXPENSIVE DOVE SHOOTING FR!
| In this issue we are carrying an
interesting and instructive article,
' written by Dr. Emory Park of the
20 Of LaGrange’s Leading Citi
zens Arrained Before Court
And Fined For Dove-
Baiting Farm Land
Twenty of our leading citizens went
dove hunting last Friday. This spine
twenty of our leading citizens were
lead into the court room on the fol
lowing Monday morning and lined
$14.50 each by .Judge Harwell for a
violation of the state game laws.
' The way it all happened was that
:he ground on which the hunters had
-elected for their sport happened to
e baited, and it is a well known fact
that it is against the law to bait for
tiovcs.
Various accounts are prevalent as
to the capture of this number of
-ports and it is. anuwing to hear
-ome of thorn tell it (now that its
..11 over).
It was a beautiful ‘day, last Fri-
ay, and as Invitations had been sent
cut, the hunters congregated in town,
ought shells, rented guns, hired
automobiles and started oft' as if
to war.
When they arrived on the farm of
Mr. Rip Moore, a few miles west of
LaGrange, all the doves in the world
seemed to be on the place. They
were almost as tame as pigeons, fly
ing in droves in every direction. Only
minutes elapsed before a regu
lar cannonade started. The roar
'•ould have almost been heard in La
'Ll range.
And at the doves that fell!
Fellow's, who had never been known
to hit a bird flying before just cov-
, red the ground with game. And all
twenty of the bunch were having a
truly high rolling time.
Then all of a sudden it happened.
It happened so suddenly, that many
of them were running before they
new what it was; hut it was some
thing ulright, the alarm had been
raised and across the field, cotning
out of the woods, there was a man
and he was running toward them for
-dear life.
"Cheese it! Llie game warden,”
someone shouted, and they cheesed
Guns, ammunition and doves were
scattered to the forewinds and the
-exciting race followed.
Some of them escaped, but most
of them were caught.
An interesting story is told of how
one fellow out ran a. passenger train
on the A. B. & A. road. This may be
a little exaggerated but not much.
It took two or three days to get
all the names, but on Monday, war
den R. .1. Willis marched' into the
State Board of Health, dealing with
the methods of properly disinfecting
and fumigating the sick room.
The theme of this article is of
vital interest to all of us and should
be carefully read in order to avoid
the spreading of diseases such as
typhoid fever and all other contagi
ous diseases.
This article is being printed in
pamphlet form by the Board of
Health and is being circulated in
every nook and corner of the state.
West Point Will
Hold Chautauqua
Fifty Public Spirited Citizens Sillj-
scribe $30 each to Guarantee
Fund.
With splendid unanimity and public
spirit, characteristic of West Point,
its people have united on a project
of holding in June a big seven-day
Chautauqua, at which will be present
ed some of the best talent in Ameri-
The enterprise was made possible
through the subscription by fifty citi
zens of $30 each to the guarantee
fund. Interest is so keen that it is
believed the guarantors will lose but
little if any.
The movement was initiated by Dr.
C. E. Pattillo, pastor of the First
Methodist church of West Point. With
but little trouble Dr. Pattillo succeed
ed in enlisting the requisite co-opera
tion. Each subscriber was approach
ed on the broad plane of citizenship
and interest in ail the people, being
asked, "Are you willing to spend not
more than $30, tftid probably less, to
bring right here to our home town
such an agency of wholesome pleas-
un/1 Paul hnnolif 'f f9
FINE PROSPECTS FOR BIG
YEAR OF BASE BALL IN 1914
The Game and Fish
Laws in Phamphlet
As the Reporter is going to'press
the official board of the Georgia
Alabama League is in session at the
Elks Club, with a full representation
present at. the meeting and muoh
enthusiasm manifest.
W. J. Boykin of Gadsden was re
elected president of the league and
Mr. T. J. Fisher of Newnan elected
vice president succeeding Mr. W. A.
Holmes. When the vote was cast
for vice president, it being announced
that the vice president need not be
a member of the official board, La-
Grange east its vote for Mr. W. A.
Holmes.
The meeting was opened by Mr.
W. A. Holmes, vice president in the
absence of the president Mr. W. J.
Boykin, who was detained from the
meeting on legal business, but who
sent his son-in-law, Mr. F. L. W
to represent him in the matters which
might come up and as the official
representative of Gadsden.
Selma was on hand with a rep
resentative, Mr. A. S. Riggs, hut was
not admitted to the association be
cause the club has not as ^et receiv
ed its release fioin the Cotton
States League, but a letter from the
president of the Selma club oegs
that the league hold open a place lor
them to be given them the moment
they secure their release which it is
expected' will bo Jwithin the ^next
few weeks at latest.
Those present and representing the
various clubs were:
Opelika, U. C. Smith; Talladega,
C. D. %runer; Anniston, J. H. Ed
mondson; LaGrange, F. C. Ferrell;
Gadsden, F. L. Wyatt; Newnan, J.
F. Williams; Rome, A. W. Fite;
Selnia, A. S. Riggs.
In addition to the regular delegates
the following persons attended the
meeting From LaGrango: S. H.
Dunsonj. E, Y. Clarke, W. J. Albright,
J. L. Harrison, Marvin'Sewell. From
Newnan, T. J. Fisher, Bob Orr. From
Opelika, John Williams, A. G. Story,
from Rbme, Jack Reidy.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL BE BETTER FINANCED
Hold Meeting Monday and Tuesday
Night Seeking to Devise Ways
and Means for Enlarging
Work of Organization.
With a zeal that is commendable
in the extreme the directors iof the
LaGrange Chamber of Commerce,
idetermin'ed il at the Chamber of
Commerce shell continue. I hi year its
aggre isivv work, on an enlarged an i
hcttoi some, net and grappled with
the I! lanciii 1 problem, .vhien is ul-
way; a tcri u.‘ one in Chamber of
Commerce work.
A splendid spirit of harmony
prevailed, all seeking to find out just
what plans to pursue and what me-
ure and real benefit?
The Chautauqua has come to be re- , , . .,
, . r , i thuds to adopt to give to the orgain-
eogmzcd as an institution for the i ... ' , , , ,
masses as well as tne classes, and j thlH >' ear the lar f 8t
probably no single agency is exerting! backln K 11 has ever had m . its hw *
such a wholesome influence upon the
tory.
thought and lives of the American
people.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
GINS NEXT SUNDAY.
BE-
First Quarterly Conference for St.
John’s and Unity Charge will be held
next Sunday night at the Fair street
Methodist church. Dr. W. L. Pierce
will preach.
REV. C. S. MARTIN.
LECTURE AT
COURT HOUSE
Mr. Byron L. Lick, secretary Ex-
, ourt room at the head of a very j position Bureau of Lectures Panama
meek and crest fallen lot of fellows, i Pacific International Exposition, will
Each plead guilty in his turn end j deliver a lecture at the court house
marched dolefullv out of the court
room to sympathize with his fellow
sufferers and to use liniment on the
/iruised places caused by the race.
Auto. Accident
Near Mountville
An automobile accident^ in which
the occupants barely Escaped with
their lives occurred near Mountville
last Sunday when the car belonging
to Mr. J. T. Tice overturned, throw
ing four of the occupants out to the
side of the road and pinning Mr. Tice
beneath the machine.
The cause of the accident was the
explosion of an inner tube in one
if the front wheels, which caused thejTU^-j Doyl/ |—Intpl
ar to suddenly swerve across the, • • I Ql l\ liU/LCi
road and its momentum turned it
tonight, his subject being “The Pana
ma Canal anj!l the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition and their
relation to the highest interests of
civilization.
In addition to, the Board of Dir
ectors the finance committee has also
hud the matter under advisement and
is still jointly working with the beard
in an effort to devise some plan to
better finance the work.
Getting I^ata Abroad.
Secretary Clarke is writing all the
leading Chamber of Commerce or
ganizations over the country seeking
to ascertain the amount of money
raised and spent annually by the vari
ous organizations, and endeavoring
to find out their plans and methods
of raising funds and distribution of
same. When his information is se
cured he will at the request of the
board present a plan for the genera!
tape ration of the boai^i this year,
and ;a financial plan which, \it is
hoped, will put the organization on
a splendid financial basis.
General Plans Outlined.
In brief concise form it may be said
that the general plans of the Cham
ber of (Commerce are along the line
of more farm development work, a
broader and better publicity cam
paign, thorough and systematic
backing of the Troup County Fair,
a hard ull the year campaign for cer
tain new enterprises including most
prominently an /iron and machine
works, which seems now a certainty
and u general month to month “Trade
In LaGrange” campaign for the build
ing of the trade of the merchants of
LaGrange on a larger and broader
basis.
The directors spent about two hours
on Monday night in an informal dis
cussion of the general plans of the
organization for the yeur, and met
again on Tuesday night to go into
the plans for financing the organiza
tion for this year.
At ton-thirty the work still being
incomplete the board adjourned to
meet again nekt Monday night, at
which time it is believed that the
work will be thoroughly mastered,
and the directors ready to go before
the people of LaGrange with a deli
mte plan of work for the year anil a
definite statement as to the amount
of money needed to carry forward the
plans on a full and complete scale.
Hon. Charles L. Duvis, State Game
and Fish Commissioner, has issued a
pamphlet giving the laws of Georgia
for the protection of game, birds and
fish, including instructions to war
dens and several suggestions for the
guidunce of the public. In the fore
word Commissioner Davis requests
the co-operation of every sportsman
and the good will qf all law-abiding
citizens in his efforts to enforce the
game and fish laws of the state.
Copies of the pumphlot may be se
cured upon application to the Com
missioner.
Liquor Still Raided
Last Friday Night
A genuine liquor still, which is a
common thing in the mountains of
Tennessee and Kentucky, and about
which many interesting and exciting
novels have been written, was found
near LaGrange last Friday night in
a flourishing condition, by sheriff
O. H. Florence, deputy, J. M. Haynes
and ( a revenue officer from Atlanta.
The still was found fired up and
ready for business and six barrels of
beer were found nearby. The opera
tor of the business had evidently re
ceived word from a friend of the an
ticipated raid and he had made good
his escape, when the officers arrived.
A negro by the name of Jeff Heai’d
was, for good reasons, suspected of
the work and the officers went im
mediately to his house, which is about
a mile and a half from the location of
the still.
"Heard was caught in the act of
selling whiskey and was arrestejd.
The whiskey was warm, as if fresh
from the still, atid the negro received
in payment for it shelled corn.
Heard was arraigned before Judge
R. M. Young Saturday afternoon anil
was placed under a $1,000 bond to
appear before the superior court on
a charge of selling whiskey. He will
also be tried in the United States
courts for’operating the still.
Several days prior to the arrest,
word had come to the sheriff from dif
ferent sources that Heard was
operating a still on the farm of Capt.
S. D. White, a few miles from La-
Grange
A revenue officer in Atlanta was
notified and he arrived in LaGrange
Friday. The raid was carefully plan-
red for Friday night, the , of firers
taking every precaution to a /"id
frightening the game away. The
still, including the six barrels of beer,
v/as destroyed. .
Missionary Work
Much Encouraged
December 81-January 4, was a most,
wonderful meeting—wonderful in its
size, its scope, its aim, its influence;
most wonderful in the spirit of pray
er that pervaded the atmosphere of
the first gathering. Here and there
in the vast audience was a costume
that suggested the near East and the
(Far East. In one section sat one
This is the fourth number of the , hundl . ed ajld tifty Chinese, most of
regular Lyceum Course, that is beingl them students of American univer-
given under the auspices of the col-1 sities. There were also groups of
lege this year. {Koreans and Japanese. There were
.. .. , . Arabs and Abyssinians, Turks and
Mr. Lick is an interesting speaker! J , . ,
Siamese, seen here and there in the
audience. . The Germans seemed to
and from the press dispatches from
other places his performance is well
worth the admission price. He will
be assisted in the entertainment by
motion pictures of the work being
done at the Canal and at Sanfrancisco.
completely over.
Although Mr. Tice was severely
bruised and his l.ttie daughter was
cut on her body ar.' 1 ! adly shaken ip,
none were seriously injured.
Mr. Tice was pirn- o beneath t v
machine when it turret turtle an ! ii
was no* until the ah! of two negro
men, was obtained that he was e r
tricated from the painful position.
Mr. C. W. Smith, of LaGrange, who
■was motoring only a few miles be
hind them when the accident occurred
Much Improved
Extensive improvement has been
made on the Park hotel within the
last few days; all of the rooms have
been re-painted and carpets have been
laid" on the floors.
The place has taken on a neater
appearance and has been made much
more comfortable for the guests.
Mr. John Wright has taken charge
of the hotel and he is doing everyth-
droye Mr. Tice
io LaGrange.
and his family back! ing possible to give his guests the
I best of service.
Development Work
In The South-East
be ,the most numerous of Europeans,
but practically almost all of the na
tions were represented. Our Scarritt
and -Bible Training School, through
the special kindness of Mr. Fennell
Turner, the General Secretary, 'had
in attendance at the convention eighty
four of their own number, Through
the generosity and through the as
sistance of the Kansas City Women,
Scarritt entertained forty-two dele
gates.
“The Student Volunteer Movement
began twenty-six years ago, with
‘The evangelization of the world in
this generation’ as its watchword. The
first emphasis was placed on the
words ‘of the world.’ When the scope
of the missionary movement was
broadened to include all of the coun
tries of the globe, later the emphasis
was transferred to the words ‘in tins
generation.’ Now the great need is
to place a new stress upon the idea
of ‘evangelization.’” (Robert Speer).
The Industrial Index, published at
Columbus, Ga., for the great South
east, says:
“Municipal improvements which
are in keeping fully with the general
upbuilding are in progress and being
provided for in cities and towns of
the Southeast, and reflect the un
precedented construction and indus
trial activity in this section.
“Tallahassee, Fla., voted an ,ad
ditional $45,000 of improvement
bonds. Elections upon bond issues
will be held in the following: Clanton,
Ala., $12,000; Daytona, Fla., $175,000
for sewer construction; St. Peters
burg, Fla., $148,000 for establishing
gas plant; Lanett, Ala., $12,000 for
erecting school building.
“Banks have been organized in
Winder, Ga., Wilsonvillo and Jones
Mill, Ala., and Dacia City, Fla., the
latter being a national bank.
“A total of twenty-four new cor
porations were formed during the
week with minimum capital shocks
aggregating $1,043,500.
“A company has been organized, to
buijd railroad from Atlanta, Ga.,
northward for a distance of sixty
miles.'
“A new railroad company which
has begun the operation of a line in
Florida and Alabama has marketed
$2,000,000 ot its bonds, and will u
A LETTER OF
APPRECIATION
City.
COURT OPENED
LAST MONDAY
CIVIL CALENDAR EXTRA LARGE
For This Term Little Progress
Has Been Made So Far
Only Two Cases Tried
To Thursday.
Troup Superior court met in its
regular February session hist Mon
day-morning, Judge R. W. Freeman,
presiding.
All of this week will be devoted to
the civil docket as the calendar is
rather large at this court and only
two of the cases have been tried al
ready.
One fcf the largest crowds that ever
attended the opening of court was in
LaGrange Monday. People from
every town in this section were here
and many came from Alabama.
One of the principal cases that has
been tried so far was that of Sterl
ing vs. Shirey in which the latter
was being sued for the recovery of
several acres of land inadvertantly
included in a deed. The case resulted
in a mistrial.
Largest County
In Urjited States
. Which county in the U. S. has the
largest area? The foregoing ques
tion was aHljed by Smith & Smith,
the groicers, in last week’s Reporter,
The first correct answer was handed
in by Mr. Roy McGinty.
The largest county in the U. S.
is San Bernardino County, California,
winch contains 20,15? square miles.
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San Bernardino county is as large as
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m
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Dela
ware, Rhode Island, and 7 counties
the size of Tfoup county. Custer
County, Montana, until it was sub
divided a few years'v fijfo,, was tne
largest county by .fury since it or
iginally ' contained; 29,007 square
miles—about 08 tinifes as large as
Troup county.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
I take this method of letting the
public know that I have employed
Henry Hollo the well known harness ’
man qf this city and hereafter patrons
will he given the benefit of his good
services. . <
J. P. BENNETT.
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The LaGrange Reporter.
Gieritlemen:
We wish to thank you. for the
complimentary notice about our busi
ness given in the last issue of your
paper. You stated that we Bold four
Fords last week. In fact, we sold Dr.
H. W. Terrell, Dr. E. N. Campbell,
Mr. H. H. Childs, Mr. D. A. Phipot,
last week, jind have sold Mr. E.
Ketzky, Mr. J. R. Moore and Mr. A.
Z. Ware this week.
We are glad to state that we are
selling quite a good number of
Troup’s best farmers Ford automo
biles, which fact indeed affords us
the most pleasure, for it is the'Ford
car that keeps the farmer’s family
satisfied to live in the country, and
not move to town, and then, the far
mer is the best booster for Fords.
When you get the Ford way out into
the country among the hills, mud and
sand, the little ear is simply a wonder.
Then every time we sell a good
farmer a Ford, we make a good
customer for LaGrange merchants,
for he will certainly come here to
trade.
J. A, & CLINE BAGWELL. .
Sacred Harp
Singing Sunday
There will he an old fashioned
Sacred Harp singing at Unity Bap
tist church next Sunday afternoon,
the 8th. All are cordially invited.
buildings, Augusta and Bainhridge,
Ga., Miami and Buena Vista, Fla.;
hotel buildings, Bunnell and West
Palm Beach, Fla.; city hall, Thom
son, Ga.; steel bridge, Hart county,
Georgia; concrete bridge, ’ Mobile,
Ala.; apartment houses, Atlanta, Ga.;
Basket-Ball Game
Saturday Night
the proceeds for (construction of line 1 drains, Mobile, Ala.; factory building,
and terminal buildings. ( | Birmingham, Ala. Construction eon-
“Clubhouses, Jesup, Ga., and Pal-1 tracts were awarded as follows: Fac-
atka, Fla.; school buih|ing, Double| tory building enlargement, Colum-
Springs, Ala.; Albany and Tifton,ibos, Ga.; seawall, Pablo Beach, Fla.;
Ga., and Wildwood, Fla.; church [church building, $22,000, Jackson, Ga.
A basket ball game has been ar
ranged by the Sword and Shield club
at the Mission Next Saturday night
week. The game will be played be
tween the Sword and Shield club and
the Boy’s High School, of Atlanta.
Efforts are being made by the local
team to muster a good crowd so as
to meet the expenses of the visiting
team. The admission price will bq
25 cents.
The game will no doubt be inter
esting and exciting as reports are
that the two teams are pretty well
matched.
Basket ball Is quite a favorite
sport in the large cities and it is hop
ed that much interest will be aroused
over it in LaGrange. such a con
dition could be brought about many
games could be played here from time
to time between the different teania
in the state.
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