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VOL. XVII.
Homer Locals
Mr. and Mrs. Will Chambers
were shopping in Maytville hist
Friday.
The weather is cool and dry anil
cotton is not coining up very fast.
Farmers are getting uneasy about
the “stand.”
One of the tax assessors says that
if there is any lighting to be done
over the adjustment of the tax re
turns, his part can lie put oil until
1910, it no one objects.
lM White, who travels this ter
ritory for the Athens Hardware
Cos., drove a *3,000 Case car oil'
into Broad ltiver last Friday. It
drowned the car but not Ed, he
was too goon at the fish act.
A number of people gathered in
Homer Monday and Tuesday in
response to notices that their taxes
had been raised, but when they
discovered that everybody was
lieing placed upon an equal basis,
most returned satisfied.
The tax assessors are trying to
arrive at aliout one-third the real
value of the property and fix the
tax rate at that figure. When the
taxes were returned by the owner
full value was supposed to be given
in, so it is not thought there will
Ik- much dissatisfaction at the work
of the equalizers.
Alonzo Thompson is sawing lum
ber on the branch near the school
house. Homer slept over her
rights and failed to build when
lumber was plentiful, now, if a
boom St l ikes her, all the buildings
will have to lx- brick and stone,
for the limber is all gone except a
few straggling pines here and
there.
While on his way to Maysville
last week Albert Dixon col) stop
ped in Homer to get some pills
from Hr. Jolly. While Doc was
looking at the darkey’s tongue to
see what color of pills he needed,
Ike, our favorite rooster, was under
the buggy seat eating the mules
dinner. After getting the pills
Albert hopped in his buggy with
Ike and drove off to Maysville, not
discovering the presence of his
passenger until he arrived at his
distillation. He had stopped at
no place but Homer and therefore
reasoned that the rooster had
taken passage at this place. He
therefore brought him back and
kindly set him out in front of the
doctors office, much to our delight.
It is safe to say that darkey will
never steal a chicken.
There was a time when Jloiner
could boast of two bar rooms and
at least one fight a week. A
lighter in those days was looked
upon fts a hero and the sports
prided themselves on their >kill in
braising up friends and foes.
When in town recently Uncle Jim
Wilson tcld of the start and finish
ing of what promised to Ik- a very
serious affair back in those wet
-days. After filling his pipe and
■settling in a chair he looked out
thraugh the back door ol the Jour
nal office at the tombstones in the
old cemetery and said: “About
forty jeais ago two men were
Standing out yonder i:i the street
about half drunk with their knives
drawn and quail elling, when along
-came a big double-fisted individual
in about the same condition. He
took the beligerants by the arms
and lead them right to the middle
of that graveyard and turning
them loose said: ‘Sow kill one an
other aud let the dead bury the
dead.’ It had a magic effect upon
both the would lie murderers.
They looked pleasantly at each
•other antistrolled leisurely towards
the nearest’ saloon where they
drank to each otheis health and
were ever afterwards warm personal
friends.”
BAMKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Neal McCoy came up Saturday
and reported everything dry but
the bottom of the river.
Judge W. W. Stark of Com
meree, has announced for the legis
lature in Jackson county, the pri
mary to Ik* held August 19th. He
is at present a meml>er of the state
senate.
During vacation Dr. Oscar (Irif
fin is keeping himself in practice
at Dr. Jolly’s office where he is re
pairing molars. Oscar says that
when a man grins and shows rotten
teeth he is more interested in him
than the man with the pearly
kind.
Just after the present council
“took their seats” and l>ogan
manageing the affairs of the city
government everything seemed to
get a move on it, two days work
were done on the road and a gar
bage wagod was to start at once on
its rounds to clean up the town.
Hut lo and behold, we are looking
for that wagon that never came.
Messrs. T. F. Hill. N. Z. Chan
dler, Oscar Brown, J. N. Hill, J.
E. Vaughn, llarve Brown, Juo.
Wood and L. W. Potts formed a
fishing party that started lor the
Chattahoochee last Friday, but
when they arrived at Lula, a sure
enough fisherman, who lives at the
river, had some fine blue cats on
sale. They decided to buy, and
have the fish fry at the Commer
cial Hotel, which suited them much
l sitter.
Dr. John W. Butler, for thirty
years the head of the Methodist
missionary work in Mexico,believes
that war, once begun in that conn
try, would last ten years and that
dining that time the United States
would lose thousands of soldiers
and spend millions of dollars. He
does not think it would be an easy
matter for this country to pacify
Mexico.—Athens Banner.
We, of course, should have col
leges, and it is alt right for a state
to appropriate money to help de
fray the expenses, especially is this
true of technological and agricultur
al schools. But, are we not spend
ing too much for schools and neg
lecting some other institutions that
are of more benefit to the people—
the .State Board of Health for in
stance. Without heal th we can
enjoy no other blessing, and there
fore it behoves us to look after
that first, and the appropriations
for this purpose has been entirely
two small to carry on this great
work as it should be.
All persons are missed by some
one in some way when they leave
the land of the living. Even
though their existence be cumber
some they will be missed in a way.
Of course, the demise of the great
est man or the greatest hundred
men in public life today would not
be a calamity to the country, for
their greatness is largely due to
circumstances and others equally
as intelligent stand ready to take
their places. But at times there
is a genius in a community who,
when he passes, his place Is not so
easily filled. Such a man is our
old friend Bob Dyar. When the
combination to a safe is lost, Dyar
finds it, when a steam engine gets
out of fix and no one in the county
understands it, Dyar is called in
and repairs it; when the gin fails
to do good work Dyar is called; in
fact he is called upon to repair all
kinds of machinery in the county
when others fail, and when a per
son in the county dies, with no
funds on hand for a coffin, Dyar
fits up a nice box out of heart tim
ber that will probably be there
when Gabriel blows his trumpet.
The absence of Bob Dyar would lie
felt more keenly in Banks county
than any other man w ho could pass
out at the present time.
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Bangs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, May 29, 1914.
Josephus Hill of Lula, made a
business trip to Atlanta Saturday
night.
Some geese walked into It. J.
1 bar’s corn field last week and
pulled it up in a manner that
would put a crow to shame. The
baptist do not believe in falling
from grace, so the old gentleman
is all right.
Plainer Harden went in search of
bud’s nest last week and while
climbing a sweet gum sapling he
rubbed his cheek against poison
oak and his lace swelled ns so that
he looked like a city butcher.
J. 1). Hill & Son have torn the
shed room from the building be
tween their store and the Journal
office which adds much to the looks
of the place. They have also
covered their store porch with tin
and put up anew sign. Keep your
eye on Homer.
The public well is a great ren
divous these warm Sundays. The
men anil boys gather in from the
country side, diink cool water, m
joy the breeze and tell anecdotes.
It looks like 1 can imagine an oasis
on the Sahara does when encircled
by a baud of Arabs.
An old gentleman from thecoun
try walked up to the public well
yesterday and alter taking one
long, hard look at the old oaken
bucket said: “I either want some
whiskey or water one, and 1 know
it is not water.”
Pol. J. A. Martin, of Washing
ton, was in theeity Saturday. He
is not. very well satisfied with the
disposition made of the surplus cash
by the executive committee and
promised to write a letter for the
Journal giving his views on the
matter.
Miss Zeoda Wafers and Mr. W.
H. Soscbee were happily married
by Esq. J. A. Hill last Sunday.
Will pulled the lever over the old
Washington press in the Journal
office several years ago, and he is
a good boy. May joy and prosper
ity follow the happy pair wfierc
er er they roam.-
Mrs. J. N. Hill iiml Miss Ethel
< 'hambers were shopping in Gaines
ville last Friday, A train was
wr eked near Atlanta and it bloc
aded travel, but they came through
with Mr. Henry Furr in his auto
to Maysville and arrived at home
in the evening regardless ol the
w reek.
Col. Fletcher Johnson, ol’Gaines
vilLe, says he has been thinking ol
buying a plantation near Homer
and moving to our city among the
oaks, lie would receive a warm
welcome here and soon build up a
large practice. We have only t hree
resident lawyers at present and a
town of this size should support at
least fifteen.
A young man was arrested in
Home last week and tried in JDah
louega for selling a Lumpkin coun
ty man stock in a company that he
represented to be declaring large
dividends, when in fact, the cor
poration was a fake and the farmer
bought only moonshine. A lot of
worthless stock has been sold in
Banks the past lew years, but our
people have about got wise to
sharpers and are not investing much
in foreign corporations.
The tax assessors are still at work
equalizing and sending out notices
to parties whose taxes have been
raised. If you receive one of these
notices, do not be surprised. You
are not alone. Y our neighbor very
likely has one, or it is on its way,
or awaiting to be mailed. About
eight-tenths of the taxes will be
raised, and they say that the people
who have been deriving the most
benefit from the money spent by
the county in recent years are the
ones who have been paying the
least tax.
Dr. J. S. Chambers is now board
in g at Mrs. W. B. Mason’s.
Messrs. Chas. Gillespie and O.
Walton spent Friday in the Classic
city.
It took 1500 policeman to handle
200 suffragettes in London bust
week. Gay guls, these.
Sheriff Coe. Barden has been
suffering with lumbago the past
week but is now improving.
Prof, and Mis. J. C. Hell, Messrs.
Claude Bell and ltoy Black spent
Sunday In Cornelia visiting rela
tives.
J. N. Hill, Beese Dunson and
John Wood are attending the Grand
Lodge oft. <>. (). F. at Macon this
week.
Messrs. Scab Chambers and Ho
ward Hill motored up to the Chat
tahoochee Friday and purchased a
supply of blue cats.
Before buying farm land or city
property always visit it and make
s une investigation, never take any
salesmans word for its valuation.
What have w r e done in Georgia.
All the states around ns are having
plenty of rain, but it continues dry
in Georgia Paul Harber calls it
“prohibition weather.”
After leaving his home in Bell
ton last Saturday morning T. M.
Patton’s horse became frightened,
rail away, throwing him from the
buggy and painfully though not
seriously injuring him.
Some papers in the state are
advocating “peace in politics.
Well, when everything moves
along smoothly in politics you can
rest assured that “the people” are
getting the worst of it.
Congressman Bell
In Homer
Hon.Thos. M Bell drove over
and spent some time in Homer last
Friday. lie is in excellent health
and spirits. Mr. Bell sajs that he
does not believe that he will have
opposition in this race for congress
this summer, but in case he does
he feels stronger in the district to
day than at any time in the past.
Mr. Bell has many loyal friends in
Banks who recognize his honesty
and ability as congressman and his
loyalty as a friend.
That Dahlonega married man
riding around oyer the streets of
Atlanta in an auto recently with
one of the city’s spoilt doves, was
mistook at first by a negro to be a
newly wedded couple on their
honey moon taking in the sights of
the town.—Dahlonega Nugget.
The potato bugs have appeared
in full force, ail having well wlnt
ted appetites and are so greedy
that they eat the tops both day and
night, if we had been in Noah’s
ark we would have pitched such
bugs as these into the water and
got rid of them.—Dahlone/a Nug
get.
Wanted
A woman, (white or colored) to
help do house work and cooking,
for a family of four all grown.
Room furnished in house with
family. Good wages and a perma
nant home for the right person.
G. P- Boone,
" Maysville, Ga.
DENTAL NOTICE
Dr. D. M. Snel >u.i, of Toccoa,
will be at Baldwin the first week
of each month prepared to do den
tal work in all its branches —office
over the Bank.
Really the Whole Thing.
All one woman cares in her crit
icism of another is that she looks wall.
•—Manchester Union.
Maysville Locals
(Front Our Regular Correspondent.)
Mr. Lowry Arnold, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday in our midst.
Miss Hardy, who has been trim
ming hats for the new firm White
& Cos. this season, returned to her
home in Cornelia Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meadors
spent Sunday with the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ('has.
Meadeis, of Gillsvillc.
Messrs. P. F. M. Furr and Hfig
Morris are in Oklahoma this week
investigating an oil plant which is
interesting many of the South’s
wealthiest men.
Mrs. Minnie Dunson, of Homer,
spent the p:ist, week with relatives
here.
Miss Lillian Stephens is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Lottie Morris Me
Dutfie and attending commence
ment exercises at Lavonia this
week.
We are glad to have Miss Mamie
Barber with us again after three
weeks illness at her home near
Dry Pond.
Quite a crowd of young people
from here attended thesinging at
Alt. Olive Sunday.
Dr. McCurdy, of Talapoosa, is
visiting Mr. C. W. McCurdy and
family here this week.
Mrs. Mason Chambers, of Lex
ington, stopped over a few hours
Saturday with Mrs. Clarence Grif
fin. She was enroute to upper
Banks to visit relatives.
Mrs. Nell Suddath and children
of Atlanta, spent a few days re
cenVly with relatives here.
Mr. and Airs. Wade Hill, from
near Homer, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hill Sunday afternoon.
Air. Robert Cooley, a revenue
officer from Atlanta, was with his
brother, W. P. Cooley here Sun
day.
The many friends of Aliss
Blanche Rogers, who has been
teaching near Athens, are de
lighted to have her home again.
Mr. Allan 10. Carr, ol Athens,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Rev. W. A. Cooper, of Alarietta,
visited his wife’s parents, Mi and
Mrs. Walter Henderson, the first
of the week.
Misses Mat Wood and Edna
Watkins and Messrs. Haul White
and Frank Boyd attended com
rnencement exercises at Jefferson
Monday evening.
Mr. amd Mrs. Billie Wylie, Mrs.
W. H. f. Gillespie and Miss Bertie
Gillespie visited near Glarkesville
Sunday.
Mrs. Will Hopkins and children
of Toccoa, are with relatives and
friends here for the tveek.
Messrs. Walter Cox and Boss
Ellison attended the Baraca Con
vention in Augusta this week.
Miss Silve.y Smith,a popular stu
dent at Shorter College, returned
home Wednesday. Much to the
delight of her many friends and
admirers.
Mr. Groves Griffin.cashier of the
Bank ofGillsville, spent Sunday
in our little city.
Born—On last Friday to Mr.
and Mrs. Fat Anderson, a daugh
ter.
Mrs. J. T. Smith has as her
guest this week her aunt. Mrs. J.
H. Gunnels, of Gainesville.
Miss Sibyl Fowler has returned
to her home at Camming after a
leugthly visit to her sister, Mrs.
Henry Furr. During her stay
among tut she made many warm
friends who regret her going away.
She was accompanied by Mrs Furr
who will spend a short while with
homefolks at Gumming and A Man
ta.
Miss Alma Watkins has finished
her school at Holly Springs, and
spending vacation with her parents
here.
Mr. Charlie Baugh ol Athens
was a visitor here Monday.
NO. 8
1 Dr. Hardm&n At WorK
Dr. Hardeman’s achievements as
a practicing physician, surgeon,
banker, agriculturist, manufac
turer and man of business affairs,
has stamped him as one of Georgia’s
truly useful and forceful individ
uals. His spotless character, high
purposes, genuine patriotism and
ambition to give his labors for the
public good, combined with his
ambition, energy and resource
fulness, make him an ideal
man for governor and for
these reasons the thinking peo
ple of Georgia are rallying to his
support.
Hardman's headquarters in
Commerce is a busy place. For
live weeks, an average of over 100
letters a day have been mailed out
over the state containing various
classes of campaign literature.
While Dr. Hardman is mixing
with the people, his local mana
gers and club leaders are taking
good care of his office affairs. Ev
ery angle of the campaign is being
watched. On his return trips
each Saturday, the whole political
field is surveyed, details are care
fully gone into and plans for new
work are outlined. Progress thus
far has been entirely satisfactory
and each day brings better news to
headquarters.
The city candidates may think
they can put it over the country
town candidate but on the 19th of
August, the former will be con
vinced that a man doesn’t neces
sarily have to live in the city to
be elected Governor of Georgia.
The country people and the small
town people are a big element in
the state. They are tiring of
“city made” politics.
The man in whom they will pin
their faith this year is Dr. Hard
man of Jackson county. Ho is
true as steel and this is the kind
of governor the people want to
give Georgia a business adminis
abioa.”—Go n n irej () h iiy ji\
Geargia Baptists
Watches Tugalo
The editor of the Christian Index
said to a pastor \ a few days ago,
“Old fellow, do you know we folks
are watching with great deal of in
terest the arranging of that Enlist -
ment Campaign for Tugalo Associ
ation? We believe jou folks there
are going to make a big demonstra
tion that will set the pace for the
whole stale.” Then Dr. Graham
and that pastor talked of the splen
did program arranged, themagnifi
cent array of speakers, and the
hopes for great things, Herewith
we are giving a list of the speakers
lor the Campaign, beginning July
12 at Lavonia and going to two
churches a day until Aug. Ist:
Revs. W. H. Rich, Elberton, Ga.;
li. A. Smith, Bowman; J. D.
McManaway,Bowman; M. If. Mas
sey,Hartwell; Jno. D. Mell, Athens;
W. M. Code, Winterville; W. H.
Faust, Winder; Gilbert Dodds,
Commerce; W. J. Barton, Cornelia;
]>. W. Key, Monroe; Gordon Po
tent, Greenville, S. C.; B. J. W.
Graham, Atlanta; Aich C. Ci’ee,
Atlanta; C. J. Thompson, Raleigh,
N. C.;aud laymen F. L. Mallary,
Macon, Clifford Walker, Monroe;
Zach Clark,Moultrie; also Geo. W.
Andrews, 8. 8. expert; Frank 11.
Leavell, B. Y. P. U. expert, and
probably two missionaries. Also
possibly Revs. Dave Porter, Bur
rell, C. L. Greaves. A great list
isn’t it? We look for great times,
too.
AGENTS WANTED
WANTED—General Agents to
sell Post Cards through our Trust
Scheme. No talking required.
Big Profit. 10 cards aud particu
lars, 10 cents, cents, coin.
George Otis, (L) 701
(’onn.