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THAT WHICH PLEASES MANY MUST POSSESS MERIT
■THE CITIZEN PLEASES MANY
$1.00 PER ANNUM,
Killebrue Case One of Absorbing In
terest—Will Make Attempt to
Clear the Docket.
ft is Not Probable That Dalton Will
Invite Conference tp Meet
Here in 1910.
NEPHEW OF B. A. TYLER
Rev. J. A. Timmerman, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, Rev. E. G.
Thomason, pastor of Hamilton street
church,
Died of Consumption Saturday—Body
Taken Home for Interment.
i
Was Here in Summer.
and Capt. R. P. Neal, dele
gate, left this morning for Atlanta, to
be present at the meeting of the North
Georgia Conference, which is in ses
sion at St. Paul’s church there.
The reports carried to the confer
ence by the local ministers 'are ex
cellent, showing that everything has
been paid up. The board of stewards
of the First church met Monday even
ing and went over the report with Rev.
J. A. Timmerman. The church affairs
are in fine shape as the report showed.
Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of Missouri,
is presiding over the conference which
met in Atlanta this morning at 9
Over 500 min-
The above ticket gives a list of the
men prominently mentioned to fill the
vacancies that will be caused by the
expiration of the terms of office of
four members of the city council; but
will they all run?
o’clock (Wednesday)
isters and delegates are in attendance
from the various churches of the con
ference.
The cabinet of the conference is
made-up of Bishop Hendrix, Rev. Dr.
Joel T. Daves, presiding elder of the
Atlanta district; Rev. W. L. Pierce,
presiding eliler of the Athens district;
Rev. B. F. Frazer, presiding elder of
the Augusta district; Rev. Dr. W. P.
Lovejoy, presiding elder of the Dalton
district; Rev. J. H. Mashburn, presid
ing elder of the Elberton district; Rev.
J. B: King, presiding elder of the
Gainesville district; Rev. Dr. J. H.
Eakes, presiding elder of the Griffin
district; Rev. Dr. J. W. Quillian, pre
siding elder of the LaGrange district;
Rev. C. E. Dowman, presiding elder of
the Oxford district.
It will be next week before the min
isters are assigned to their charges
for the next year and a place is se
lected for the next conference. In
view of the fact that the members of
the 'First Baptist church are working
for the next state Baptist convention,
and have excellent chances of getting
it, it is not probable that the confer
ence will be invited to meet here in
1910. However, it will be definitely
known whether or ndt the local Bap
tist church secures the next conven
tion before the place for the Methodist
conference is chosen. As the two big
gatherings usually come at the same
time and as they would together draw
over 1,000 delegates, it would be an
extremely difficult matter for a city
the size of Dalton to entertain them.
TWO PRIZES ARE LEFT;
FAIR WANTS WINNERS
Second Best Beets and Third Best
Needlework Remain.
Several Coops To Be Sent By
Athens Fancier.
GOVERNOR WANTS MEN
TO GO TO WASHINGTON
TENNESSEE BIRDS
Wants Five or Six Gentlemen
’ This City. J
from
Interested Fanciers Write Numerous
Letters to Secretary Sapp.
The Coming Show. _
Another Paper Believes He Must Offer
Again.
Secretary Sapp, of the Dalton Poul*
try Association, is a busy man these o
days, and a big part of his work is «•
given to the answering of letters from C
enthusiastic fanciers all over the coun- tl
try, who write that they are going to h
bring birds here for the chicken show °
to be held the middle of December.
From Athens, Ga., comes word that "w
six coops of fancy poultry will be sent, if
Col. Carlisle Cobb, a prominent attor- w
ney of that city and a breeder of ban- P 1
tarns and other fancy poultry, writes
that he will send at least five coops of tl
chickens to the show. Mr. Cobb’s |?
chickens are known over the entire —
state, and the entry will be an excel- ct
lent one and will add greatly to the tl
interest in the show. b<
Will Townley was here from Chatta
nooga Tuesday and he stated that be- rc
tween 100 and 150 birds from Chatta- J.
nooga and suburbs is a conservative hi
estimate of the number that will be, ct
brought here to the show. He stated ai
that a number of the fanciers were a
talking of bringing the birds on wagons ol
through the country and remaining es
over through the week of the show.
They consider that, as the distance a
between here and Chattanooga is not g<
so great, they can get more satisfaction ai
in bringing the birds through the si
Probably two hundred people assem
bled on Fort Dependable last Sunday
The
afternoon to while away the time,
music and the natural scenery, includ
ing the beautiful sunset, was enjoyed
by all. Next Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock the military quartette of Dal
ton will be on the fort to furnish the
music.
A Scalded Boy’s Shrieks
horrified his grandmother, Mrs. Maria
Taylor, of Nebo, Ky., who writes that
when all thought he would die, Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve wholly cured him.
Infallible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Corns, Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chil
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. 25c at Fincher & Nichols.
Liver Tonic, for sale on-
jht’s drag store.
THE CITIZEN
COVERS WHITFIELD
Like the Sunshine.
HE
ct of 1908 is Clear On That
Subject.
ELECTION LAWS
Attorneys Are of .Opinion That New
State Law Doesn’t Affect Com
ing City Election.
There has been much speculation
as to the registration of voters for
the coming city election; and a num
ber of the citizens have been unde
cided as to whether they must regis
ter again this year in order to be
qualified voters in the coming city
election. The law on this point as
embraced in the act of the general as
sembly of 1908 amending the city
charter is plain; for it says that the
registration books shall be opened by
clerk the 1st day of October, 1908,
biennially thereafter, etc.; so those
qualified to vote in the election of last
year and who registered don’t need
to register for the election of this
year.
The question of registrars to revise
the list, etc., is provided for in the
amendment and in this connection it
says that three registrars shall be
elected by the mayor and council. It
doesn’t provide for the length of their
term of office, so it would seem that
the registrars elected last year, Major
jj. a. Russell, Messrs. B. R. Bowen
and W- M. Jones, are still the regis
trars.
As stated, it is not necessary for
those who registered last year to reg
ister again this year. However, this
applies only to those who have re
tained the same place of residence.
If you have moved into another ward
since the election of 1908, you must
register and vote in the ward in which
you now live—that is, provided you
have lived in the ward at least two
months prior to the coming election;
otherwise you- must vote in the ward
you moved from. *
State Law Doesn’t Interfere.
Section 12 of the amendment to the
charter has to do with the registration
of voters. As to the new election law
as passed by the last general assem
bly, local attorneys are of the opinion
that it doesn’t affect in the least the
registration of voters for the coming
city election. Attorney General Hart
has held that the old order of things
holds good in special elections between
now and the next general election,
which comes off in October, 1910, and
local attorneys are of the opinion that
the coming city election would come
under the head of special elections in
this instance. The new registration
law also states that the registration
books shall be closed six months prior
to the general election, and this pro
vision could not be complied with in
the city election. The prevailing opin
ion is that all persons who were qual
ified to register before the disfran
chisement law was -enacted are quali
fied now to register and vote in the
city election in December.
Section 12 of the act to amend the
charter of the city of Dalton reads:
DEATH TAKES
■ !Y
Evanston, III., Man Died at Rich
ardson Farm.
On Registration.
the
“Be it further enacted, That
clerk shall receive the registration of
all voters, and on the 1st day of Oc
tober, 1908, and biennially thereafter,
he shall open his books for registra
tion, and shall keep them open daily
at his office until the 1st day of De
cember each year, after which time
it shall be unlawful for any voter to
register and vote in the next ensuing
election; the city clerk shall procure
■a book in which he shall enter the
names of all voters who register, which
book shall at all times be open to
the inspection of the public. He shall
also procure blanks containing the
oaths to be subscribed by persons en
titled to register, which shall be the
same as that prescribed in Section
36, Volume 1 of the Code of Georgia,
except that instead of the last sen
tence, the following shall be substi-I
tuted: ‘I further swear that I have
resided in the City of Dalton for 3
months immediately preceding the
date of this oath, or will have so re
sided on the second Wednesday of
December. I have resided in the -
ward of said city for 2 months, or will
have so resided-in said ward the great
er portion of said time on the 2d Wed
nesday of December; I have resided
in Whitfield county for 6 months, and
in the State of Georgia for twelve
months,’ the blank shall be filled out
and subscribed and sworn to before
the city clerk, who is empowered to
administer and attest the oath,
shall be the duty of the city clerk to
deliver said book of registrations and
An extremely sad death was that of
Mr. Harry W. Gibson last Saturday
afternoon at 12:30 o’clock. Mr. Gib
son was a resident of Evanston, Ill.,
and came here for his health about
five weeks prior to his demise.
Mr. Gibson was taken ill in the
spring of this year and he, together
with, his mother, Mrs. J. W. Gibson,
came here from Evanston for the sum
mer. He rapidly grew better, and,
after remaining here for a few months,
felt sufficiently recovered to return
home. There, he grew worse, which
m^de his second trip necessary.
About five weeks ago, he and his
mother reached Dalton and went to
the Richardson farm to spend some
time. The tuberculosis, which was
causing his illness, had developed to
such an extent that it was then im
possible to save his life, and his death
came Saturday afternoon.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, Mrs. J. W. Gibson. He was
a nephew of Mr. B. A. Tyler, of this
city.
A fact that made the death of Mr.
Gibson doubly sad is that he was en
gaged to be married in the spring to
Miss Helen Waters, of Boston, Mass.
She and her mother, Mrs. W. F. Wa
ters, came to this city; but didn’t
reach here until Sunday morning.
Mr. Gibson, at the time of Ms de
mise, was twenty-six years of age, Ms
birthday having been on Friday, the
day before his death. During his brief
stay in Dalton he made hundreds of
friends by his quiet, gentlemanly dis
position.
The body was sent tp Evanston, Ill.,
Sunday morning,' and was accompanied
by Mr. apd Mrs. A. L. Funk, of Okla
homa; -Mrs. W. F. Waters, and Miss
Helen Waters, of Boston, Mass.; Mrs.
J. W. Gibson, of Evanston, Ill.; Mr.
Samuel D. Rowe, of Chicago, and Mr.
George L. Lewis, of this city.
November Term of City Court
About Due.
IT IS THE LAST ONE
Only two premiums now remain to
be given out by the county fair asso
ciation. These are premiums on the
second best bushel of beets and on
the third best display of needlework.
All other premiums have been
awarded, and the association would
like to have the winners of these pri
zes call on the secretary at The Citi
zen office and get them.
THE MARIETTA NEWS
WANTS GORDON
LEE
The following paragraph about Hon.
Gordon Lee appeared in the.Marietta
News of last week:
Congressman Gordon Lee was in
Marietta Wednesday and had spent
some time at other points in the coun
ty. Mr. Lee’s friends are urging him
to again run for congress and we hope
to see him do so. He has been in con
gress just long enough to reach the
acme of usefulness to his constitu
ents, to obtain important committee
positions that a new man would not
get in years, no matter how brilliant
~ -. „ . snhsti- he be, places that will redound not
tence, the following shall be s Qnly ^ the Se venth district’s good in
repute, but also in actual dollars in
(Continued on page 8).
A trial of some importance will
come up at the November term of the
city court of Dalton, which promises
to be a legal battle. It is number
ten to the August term of city court
and sounds J. B. Killebrue vs. W. & A.
Railroad company and W. P. Hilder-
brand, and is brought in conformity
to a recent decision of the United
States supreme court relative to the
liability of a co-employe.
The complaint is for $50,000* and
grew out of the wreck just north of
the city, which occurred August 8,
1907, in wMch James Heggie, John
Roach, Tom Bartenfield' and Clyde
Colbert lost their lives while at their
post of duty; the details of which are
yet fresh in the minds of the people.
The plaintiff alleges in his petition
that he was injured and damaged in
the sum aforesaid, through the neg
ligence and carelessness of said rail
road company and W. P. Hilderbrand.
It will be remembered that J. B.
Killebrue was the engineer pn the ill-
fated north-bound train. He is no
longer in the employ of th,e railroad,
but is at present, a resident of At
lanta.
W. P. Hilderbrand, the co-defendant,
was the conductor of the train on
which Killebrue was the engineer. He
is still in the employ of the company
and also resides in Atlanta.
The claim on which Mr. Killebrue
predicates his action is that just prior
to his departure from Dalton on the
eve of the wreck he was engaged in
switching some cars and that after he
had coupled his engine to his train,
said conductor sent four train /bir
ders to petitioner by the head brake-
man, with instructions for the train
to depart for Tunnel Hill; and that
the only way or means provided by
the company for giving engineers in
structions to depart was through the
conductor.
It will be recalled that as the train
was departing and even after it was
well on the way, frantic efforts were
made by those who knew that the
local train was due and that a colli
sion was inevitable; but to no avail.
Anri the train proceeded on its way
with results well known.
The age of the petitioner is thirty-
eight years. He is represented by
the law firm of Atkinson & .Born; while
the defendant is represented by the
local representative, assisted by the
division counsel.
This is the only civil case of any
great importance to be heard at the
coming term of court which medts next
Monday morning at ten o’clock. The
criminal docket shows no case of any
great interest.
While few cases of interest will be
heard, the coming term promises to
be one of the busiest on record. The
voters recently decided that the court
is not needed here and the Tarver
bill passed by the last general assem
bly says that the court shall be abol
ished the first of January, 1910. A
special effort wil be made to clear the
docket as well as possible to make
ready for the. coming of January when
the court will be knocked in the head.
The business not finished will be
transferred to superior court—that is
all cases of any importance.
Following is a list of jurors drawn
for the term:
R. B. England, J. S. Barnard, W. M
Mitchell, J. W. Hicks, J. R. WMte, J.
H. Whitener, J. W. Boyd, J. M. Bax
ter, William Calhoun, J. F. Hackney,
C. L. Foster, R. S. Vining, J. A. Griffin,
A. M. Reed, C. P. N. Hairis, J. T. Mc-
Nabb, Thomas Emberson, James Ca
gle, W. J. Green, W. H. Foster.
Local Ministers Take Down Ex
cellent Reports.
MET THIS MORNING
Race Promises To Be Of Very
Little Interest.
NO ONE ANNOUNCED
Every Ward Will Have a Candidate,
But Few Will Be Opposed.
The Outlook.
+
+ FOR COUNCILMEN:
+ First Ward,
+ FRANK A. HAMILTON.
+ Fourth Ward,
+ JOHN THOMAS.
+ Fifth Ward,
+ W. E. MANN. "
HUSE LONGLEY.
-f Eighth Ward,
+ GEORGE KING.
+ JOE RUSSELL.
This is one year when the candi
dates are afraid to venture. With
the election three weeks from today,
no one has formally announced for the
office of councilman. While tMs is
true, there are a few who .are in the
race and are making an active cam
paign.
In the First ward it begins to look as
if F. A. Hamilton will be returned
without opposition. In conversation
with a Citizen representative, Mr.
Hamilton made the statement that he
would serve the people of his ward
if they saw fit to re-elect him; but he
would make no special effort to be
elected, as he was not out for any
scramble. The people of the First
ward have tried Mr. Hamilton and
have found in him an excellent official.
He has served them well, and he will,
without doubt, be given the office with
out opposition.
In the Fourth ward John Thomas
is out for the office. His friends have
assured him that he will have no op
position, and it begins to look wonder
fully like it.
In the Fifth ward, Col. W. E. Mann,
one of the leading attorneys of the
city, is being strongly urged to make
the race. He has not yet decided as
to what he will do. Huse Longley,
another resident of the ward, has
stated to a number of his friends that
he will make the race.
In the Eighth ward, George King
has stated definitely that he will offer
for re-election. Last year Mr. Kang
was given the office without opposi
tion. At a meeting of the employes
of the stove foundry, Joe Russell was
endorsed and a number in the Eighth
ward are making a special effort to get
him to make announcement; but he
has given them no encouragement.
Taking everything into consideration,
the election for councilmen this year
promises to be the- tamest affair on
record.
Dalton Making Every Effort to
Get Next Year’s Meeting.
HAS GOOD CHANCE
City Council Endorses Invitation
First Church—Convention at
Dublin Notified.
of
+ +
+ Resolution Adopted By Councils +
+ Resolved, That the city council +
+ heartily endorses the invitation +
+ of the First Baptist Church to +
+ the Georgia State Convention to +
+ meet in this city in 1910; and -f
+ that "Che clerk of the council be +
+ instructed to communicate this +
+ action to the secretary of the con- +
+ vention. +
t ♦♦ t t♦++♦+♦♦♦ +
+ ’ +
+ The following telegram was +
+ sent the convention at Dublin +
+ this morning: +
-f To Secretary of Baptist State +
+ Convention, Dublin, Ga: +
+ The Mayor and Council of Dal- +
4- ton, Ga., send greeting; and here- +
+ by earnestly urge that the in vita- +
+ tion of the First Baptist Church -f
-4- for next year’s convention, be ac- -t-
+ cepted. +
+ MAYOR and COUNCIL. +
+ W. E. Wood, Mayor. +
+ William Carroll, Clerk. +
++++» + f»+♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++
Fairly Swamped With Requests
From His Friends.
HAS DECIDED TO RUN
Business Men Are Behind Him—Others
Mentioned for Office Want
Trammell for Mayor.
Mr. Foster Seebold is in receipt of
letter from A. H. Ulm, private sec
retary to Governor Brown, who wants
the names of five or six gentlemen of
this city who will attend the meeting
of the Southern Commercial Congress
and the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress to be held in Washington,
the former the 6th and 7th of Decem
ber, and the latter the 8th and 9th
of December.
Mr. Ulm writes that Governor Brown
wants to make the appointments, and,
if possible, wants to appoint men who
will surely attend if they are ap
pointed.
Mr. Seebold will be glad to receive
the names of people who will attend
the meeting at Washington.
This city is doing all in its power to
secure the Baptist state convention
for the year 1910. At a meeting of the
city council Monday night, that body
unanimously adopted a resolution that
the city council heartily endorse the
invitation extended the convention by
the First Baptist church of this city
to meet here in 1910, and the clerk
was instructed to notify the conven
tion of this action.
This morning, a telegram, sending
greetings to the convention, and urg
ing that they meet here in 1910 was
sent the clerk of the convention which
is in session at Dublin this week. Rev
G. P. White, pastor of the First Bap
tist church, and Mr. Lee Routh, dele
gate, are present at the convention,
and will show just why Dalton should
be selected as the next place of meet
ing.
These men carried with them hun
dreds of booklets of Dalton, sent by
the board of trade; 'and it is certain
that if these booklets find their way
into the hands of the ministers and
delegates making up the convention
this city Mil be, selected on the first
ballot. Dalton is prepared to enter
tain the convention, and no city could
extend a more cordial invitation.
That this city has an excellent chance
to secure the convention next year is
certain. Last year, Dalton missed get
ting it by only one vote, Dublin being
the city chosen to entertain the Bap
tists. , j 1
The selection of a place for the next
meeting will not be made before the
closing day of the convention.
A GOOD NEGRO DIED
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Charley Callian, After Long Illness,
Passed Away.
In the death of Charley Callian,
which occurred Monday afternoon, the
city has lost an excellent negro. Char
ley had been dangerously ill for sev
eral months prior to his demise.
For more than twenty years he
worked for L. Buchholz, making an
excellent deliveryman. He was quiet
and polite; and was never mixed up
in any trouble. Negroes like Charley
Callian are scarce; and with their
death a distinct loss is felt.
OVER TWO HUNDRED
WENT TO ATLANTA
Hon. P. B. Trammell is now squarely
in the race for mayor of the city of
Dalton; and all inditiations point to
his election, without the slightest sem
blance of opposition., From a field
full of candidates “prominently men
tioned” for the office, there has been
a great change since last week, and
it now seems certain that there will
be no other candidate, in the race.
Mr. Trammell has consented to run.
He has had every evidence that the
people want him for mayor; and he
will have his name on the ballots on
December 8.
While he had been visited by scores
of business men, asking him to offer
for the office, the story that appeared
in The Citizen last week was the
cause of sending hundreds of others
in search of Mr. Trammell. He was
literally' swamped by the requests of
his friends, and many enthusiasts ap
peared willing to guarantee that he
would have no opposition.
“Candidates” Wanted Trammell for
Mayor.
Another fact that caused Mr. Tram
mell to make up his mind to offer for
the office is that all of the candidates
who have been mentioned and boosted
for the office have been to him and re
quested that he announce for the may
oralty, and he has decided to stand
for election and serve the people, hav
ing been convinced that the people
want him.
Business Administration Badly Needed.
• It seems to be the consensus of
opinion among the business men of
the city that now is one time when
politics should be relegated to the rear.
A bus’iness administration Is now need
ed if ever one was; and the citizens
want a good man to step into the office
without having to scramble for it.
As was mentioned in The Citizen
of last week, the coming of 1910 brings
with it many matters of the utmost
importance to the city—things that
require the management of a mg^ of
keen judgment. The commercial light
ing plant, while delayed for a time, will
come during the first of the year. The
school question is a live one, and the
extensions at the waterworks, together
with a settlement of the present diffi
culty (here are two things that'call
for a man not only who will know
what to do, but who has plenty of
backbone to follow out what he con
siders for the best interests of the
people.
Now, it has not been any easy mat
ter for the business men of the city
to fix on one man and get him in
the race. A number were mentioned,
but all, with the single exception of
Mr. Trammell, would have had op
position. As soon as one good Tnan
was mentioned, there was some little
fault to be found with him, and there
was always talk of opposition. Mr.
Trammell was mentioned with the first
ones, but was dropped after he had
stated that he wouldn’t consider the
idea of offering for the office. After
others had been discussed, the citi
zens reverted back to Mr. Trammell,
and it was then that every effort was
made to get him in the race, with the
results mentioned above.
Opposition Fading Away.
At one time there was some talk
of opposition to Mr. Trammell, but
this appears to be diminishing daily;
and, as no one has, announced him-
seJf a candidate to oppose Mr. Tram
mell, it is confidently believed that
he will receive the unanimous vote
or Dalton in the election Wednesday
December 8.
CENSUS SUPERVISOR
BUSY IN NEW
OFFICE
Local People Enjoyed Automobile
Races Last Week.
Local ticket offices show that over
two hundred Dalton people went to
Atlanta last week to attend the auto
mobile show and witness the races.
The trains carried a number of Dal
ton people to Atlanta each day of
the week, the largest crowd attending
the first day, Tuesday.
Has Moved to Hardwick Building and
Is Working.
Census Supervisor L. H. Crawford
has moved his office to the Hardwick
new iS I ** Wr Setting his
new quarters straightened up and
w?th y t£e ne? year^
however « nothing
ill be when it comes time for
Wot Tna e ”” merators tor the dis-
THE CITIZEN
COVERS WHITFIELD
Like the Sunshine.