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The Sandersville Heral
SEMl=WEEKLY.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, AUGUST 21, 1907.
HON. SOL NEWSOME
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Prominent Davisboro Man
Wounded by Negro
Saturday.
STRANGE NEGRO FIRED
ON DAVISBORO MARSHAL
Mr. Will Prince Narrowly
Escapes Death From
Pistol Shots.
Hon. Sol. Newsome, a well
known and popular citizen of
Davisboro was waylaid by a negro,
N'oali Hogg and shot from ambush
late Saturday afternoon as lie was
returning to his home near Davis
boro in his buggy. A negro who
lives on Mr. Newsome’s planta
tion was in the buggy at the time
and received the wounds intended
lor Mr.'Newsome, only a few bird
diet striking Mr. Newsome about
the face and shoulders, inflicting
but slight wounds according to
information received from Davis
boro by The Herald.
The negro who was with Mr.
Newsome is thought to he fatally
wounded by the assassin’s shot
and it is believed that his death
may result therefrom.
Mr. Newsome had some words
with the assassin some days pre
vious to the shooting in regard to
an account which the negro cluim-
, (1 and the shooting grew out of
this dispute. It seems from the
report that Mr. Newsome had
-truck the negro in the alterca
tion that followed, for disputing
his word in reference to the in
debtedness, which great ly angered
the negro at the time and which
caused him later to do thecoward-
]y shooting as above mentioned.
The negro, after arming himself
with a shot gun Saturday after
noon, proceeded to a lonely place
.•by the roadside that lie knew Mr.
Newsome would pass on his return
home. It was at this point that
the murderer evidently intended
to make the shot, but either his
courage then failed him or he had
not counted on Mr. Newsome hav
ing a companion to bo endangered
by the shot, for he waited until
the vehicle had passed and called
to Mr. Newsome when a few yards
down the road.
Mr. Newsome turned to see the
man who had called and immedi
ately the assussin tired. The ne
gro companion also turned slight
ly and received the load of shot in
his head and shoulders, the mur
derer’s aim was bad.
The news in Sandersville created
considerable excitement. Mr. New-
some having scores of friends in
the town. It was* at that time re-
nnrted that his wound was of a
desperate nature and his life des
paired of. 1
Sheriff Moye, who was at church
when the news came to him, quiet
ly left the service and proceeded
immediately to the scene of the
tragedy and took up the search for
t he negro, who fled as soon as the
shot was tired.
The wounded is being cured tor
and treated.
Just as we are going to press we
learn the negro has been caught
and put in jail here. He was
caught in the river swamp near
Davisboro by Mr. John L. Hfttta-
way.
Mori' excitement was caused in
Davisboro late Monday afternoon
when the marshal, Mr. Will Prince
was fired upon while on duty in
the town by a negro whose name is
unknown.
The shooting occurred at a time
when the marshal least expected
it and when everything was per
fectly quiet m the town.
Mr. Prince was walking in the
direction of the negro but making
no attempt to take him in cus
tody. Suddenly mid without warn
ing the negro drew a pisjol and
began firing, shooting five times in
quick succession. He then ran
away and has not been seen since.
It is supposed that the negro is
wanted somewhere on some serious
criminal charge and that he feared
arreot by the marshal.
Fortunately the fugitive’s shots
went wild uiul Mr. Prince escape d j
injury.
State Tax Rate Will
Be Raised to Limit.
DR. MALONE WRITES
INTERESTING LETTER.
Describes His Trip From
Los Angeles to Salt
Lake City.
The house of representatives has
authorized the governor to raise
the tax rate to the limit of five
mills in order to meet the extra
appropriations made by the gen
eral assembly.
It is thought that this rate, to
gether with the special taxes to be
collected this year will meet all
the state expenses and not be
necessary to borrow any money
before the next tax act will pass.
The increase in property values
in the state will amount to some
thing over thirty millions of
dollars.
The principal increase in expen
ses will be to pay the school and
pension funds, though there are
other increases in appropriations.
Five mills is the highest rate
that may be assessed under a con
stitutional limitation passed dur
ing governor Terrell’s administra
tion, and for that reason, other
methods of taxation had to be
found to meet the appropriations.
Besides, the liquor taxes will not
be collected after January 1st and
this will temporarily lose some
money to the state.
The income and special taxes,
when oollooted, will likely greatly
exceed the liquor tuxes, so it. is
claimed, and with the tax in
crease on all property all the ap
propriations can be met.
The bill will likely pass the
senate today.
The Hbraid company claims to do ns
good job printing as any print shop
in Georgia, and if you .hail from NIis
souri, we can show you.
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
IN LOCAL OIL MILL.
Large Block of Stock Sold
to J. C. Cooper & Bro.,
of Athens.
High Time
to order your Full Tailoring.
The “Han from Kahn” is nowon his way and will
hold a Special Opening at the store of
Mer-i
Company,
SATURDAY and MONDAV
AUGUST 24 and 26
Be ready to place your order at that time, Our display of
• - - decidedly choice—our representative a
Woolens is somethin
man capable of advising you on any point
Colorado Springs, Aug. 11.
The Herald:
We came from Los Angeles by
way of t he Salt Lake route to Salt
Lake City, a distance of 7*1 miles,
most of which is through a desort
which covers a large portion of
eastern California, Nevada and
I’tah. This desert section has
only a small bush like the moun
tain sage to cover its surface in
tin> way of vegetation, and the
only game to he seen along the
route is the jack rabbit, but there
were numbers of them to be seen
all along the way; 1 was told,
however, that they were so thin
they were no good for eating pur
poses.
We passed close to the famous
Death Vulley for quite a distance.
This valley gets its name from the
fact that in the early days many
pioneers, including men, women
and children lost their lives here
in the attempt to cross to Cali
fornia. It is said to be the hot
test vallewany where in that part
of tin* country, so that a traveler
does well to make twenty miles a
day here, and if he should happen
to miss the watering places, which
are forty to fifty miles upart, he
was surely lost. An old miner
stated that forty to fifty people
died in one crowd trying to go
through.
We stopped for a short time at
Los Yagas, Nev., and I believe 1
have never felt such extreme heat
in all my life and the only thing
that saves these people is the dry
ness of t he atmosphere.
Salt Lake City is one of the
most beautiful cities in America
and one can’t help but enjoy the
stay here; things are quite differ
ent to that of California, where, if
you don’t do the other fellow first
he will do you. The streets are
nearly one hundred feet wide, be
sides the sidewalks, which are
tiled ten to twelve feet and then
sodded with grass about tin 1 same
vvitdth before the street begins.
The grass is kept in splendid con
dition. One looking over thecity
is reminded of Washington, D. C.,
only there is not so much tiling.
Brigham street is one of the love
liest streets 1 ever saw, built after
tlu* manner above discribed and
has a large and beautiful green
tree every few yards for seyerul
miles. This lovely boulevard was
named for the founder, Brigham
Young, who built three beautiful
mansions on it, in which lie kept
his nineteen wives. A cross street
that intersects Brigham at right
angles is the tamous Eagle Gate,
still standing; that is, the pillars
are. There are four of these about
thirty to forty feet apart; they
are about eight feet high and from
the top of each a column of wood
covered with brass reaches upward
and toward the center where the
four arms or columns meet and
upon which the eagle is perched,
probably twenty-five feet from the
ground. This is quite a show to
one never having seen a walled
city—this being the remains of
what was once the archway over
the great gate opening into the
city, the wall of which was built
mostly on the front of stone and
mortar, was about twelve feet
high, two and one-half to three
feet in thickness; the back por
tion was built of clay and sticks,
and it is said that Young never
allowed liis men to be idle, so he
had them build this immense wall
just to keep them employed,
thereby making them content.
Brigham Y'ouug was certainly a
genius and any one visiting Salt
A large block of stock in the
Farmers Oil and Guano company
of this city was recently sold
to .). C. and J. \Y. Cooper, of
Athens, who are owners of the
Oconee Oil and Refining company,
of Athens, Georgia, and also of
the Eatonton Oil Mill, of Eaton-
ton, Georgia.
The former stockholders of the
company will retain a good inter
est in the plant.
There will lie a complete change
in the management of the mill,
Mr. J. \V. Cooper assuming charge
of the property as resident general
manager. He will move his fam
ily to the city Immediately and
make a valuable addition thereby
to our city. He has successfully
managed the Athens mill for five
years past, one of the largest and
most successful oil mills in the
state. Mr. .1. C. Cooper has been
elected president of the new com
pany. Their control of the three
mills and their refinery business
enables them to sell refined oil in
the European markets und makes
the local mill one of the most im
portant mills in the state.
The company will have seventy-
live tank cars of their own and
will be prepared to store at the
different mills about three-quar
ters of a million gallons of oil.
Mr. .T. \Y. Cooper, who will have
charge of the Sandersville mill is
a pleasant and ugreeable young
man about thirty years old and
during a short stay in the city lias
made many friends who are glad
that he is to reside here perma
nently.
IRON BOUND OAK
COTTON BASKETS
75c EACH.
Prices while the goods last
ESTABLISHED IN 1841
1 enamel wash pan. .... 10c
8x8 square cake pans.... 50
10 feet of decorated crepe
paper 10c
10 inch enamel pie plate 5c
80 wooden clothes pins. . 5c
1 quart tin dipper 5c
5 quart milk pan 5c
Iron bound oak cotton bas
kets 75c
Iron-stone china oatmeal
dishes \ 5c
Steel fry pans, each 5, 10, I5
and 25c
12 quart milk pan 10c
1 gallon funnel 10c
G quart milk bucket 10c
4 quart preserve kettle
with cover 15c
1 spool good machine
thread] 3c
Boys Caps 5, 10, I5, and 25c
17 quart dish pan 25c
Steam egg poacher and cereal
cooker 50e
Pure linen doilies, each. . .50
Lace trimmed handkerefs 50
Embroidery collars 5c
Iron hound oak cotton
baskets, each 75c
G qt enamel milk pans. . .20e
Enamel dippers 10c
Baskets of all kinds. See
these and select what 3*011
want.
24 sheets good writing paper
for 5c
5O good envelopes 5c
Iron bound oak cotton
baskets, each 75c
1 bottle machine oil 50
1,000 sheets nice toilet pa
per 10c
G quart milk bucket 10c
Iron bound Oak Cotton Baskets, each 75c
When in need of a piano see ours.
We can save you money.
Each piano fully guaranteed.
Wanted—Second hand crocus sacks.
cards
Strange’s Studio.
GO
at 75c dozen at
NEW 5 & 104
RACKET STORE
TO
BROOKS’
SPRINGS
Eight Miles West of San:: sville-
Recent analysis shows Brooks’ springs water con
tains sulphur, magnesia and other medicinal
properties in proper quantities.
v Nature’s specific for Indigestion, Rheumatism and all ^
£ skin diseases. Wonderful cures have bee effect- J
# ed by the use of this water.
V
Long distance and local telephone connection at hotel.
Reasonable board can be obtained.
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Write or Telephone,
eo. R. Doolittle,
SANDERSVILLE
Georgia.
