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BATE IS FOUR DOLLARS PER THOUSAND. t Tax on Win* Seller*, Hopklnt Get* HI* Money, Eleotlon for Jue- da* and Bailiff* In Merrillville Dir trtet. Floyd Howoll Company Got* $344, Many Other important Fro eaedlng* by Commlaalonera. Board met In regular meeting. All t except Commlaaloner BorrojV. Biota tee of l**t meeting rend and ap- roved. Ob'motion the claim for damage* of lord Howell ft Oo , wu aettled for mt.n. Sk* following communication from (pt. Smith, the chairman, waa read td adopted: P the Board pfOomminlona of Road* Ej and Rerennea. ILt thta meeting we meat decide the i goeation of changing the system of road working, and alaj lory the tax rote for K mi, Tho qneetion waa mentioned at aarlaat meeting, hot'waa not discerned TFe must now com* to aome conclnalon regarding it. While there 1» much in WE favor of working the road* with onr ml*- demeanor con riots, the time seem* limp ly jomntmfortnangnratingtheayatom.lt ‘ ft certain that onr roada are in better . nonditton now than they hare bean for yam, and the matter of changing should ho deferred for one year. On acconnt ad the atom in September, 1903, whtoh destroyed oerernl of our largeet bridges, and damaged agrees many others in the county, the expenee Incurred In re- hmlding and repairing liaa been lmmeaac and for the reaeon of haring to enlarge our jail to aooommodate the large and inoreaaing number of criminate at heavy cost, to inaugurate tho new system of working with oonrict labor woald necessitate tho levying a greater tax than should ho done at this time. The building of the new Jail or annex, w« And to he an absolute necessity which Will be provided with seps rate cells for lunatics, women ami ill" tdok. Not- withstanding the increase in property 11 rnlnea over lass year. We w Ul he forced ; , to increase the tax rate slightly td P meet the expenses incurred and to be in- V cured for iho purpose* above stated. A careful estimate shows that a rate of , * *1.00 on the 41000, for this rear will be sufficient for all purposes. The State ratals*4.80 which to 40 cento on tlie *1000 less than last year, and which will make the net increase for the county only 70 cento on the *1000. We received from the hire of onr misdemeanor con xiett for tho past year *4,000, which la greater iy *1600 over any preceding year. To work the convicts on the mads, this fund wonld be eliminated tram onr general receipts, aud the defic it would hare to be raise Jby additional Saxes. We will gel approximately from the State *9100.00 for oar proportion of ' the funds arising from tho hire of felo ny convicts, and these two fnnds will probably suffioe for roads aud bridges forth* next year. An aet wu passed by the last legislature ot Georgia regu luting the manufacture and sale of do mestic wines in ths various counties of iho State. It makes it oompnlsory on ' such manufacturers and sallera to take oat licenie, and it leaves it discretionary with the Ooanty Commissioners to say whs* the price of such Uoenao shall be. A copy of tha aet la hereto attached:; Tkb property values for 1*04 amount to.. *1,(60,033.00 tUlmifl and florponftion la0S4.3W.00 Itls ordered, that a rate of 40 cento on the hundred bo levied for I90(. It is farther ordered that the clerk of the board shall enter this order pntho min ute nook of this court, aad give the tax collector a certified copy of this order, and that tax collector shall not collect taxes against any tax payor that will exceed 40 cent* cu the hundred dollars worth of property given In Or asses against the ta* payor* of the county. On motion the license for the role of domestic wine in Thomas county was fixed at two thousand dollars nnder the On motion all the lots owned by the county lying in the vicinity of the 01d| f , Compress site be sold. The chairman of thfa board to hereby authorized to, . ■ , , - , , ... I A. II. Much having applied (or Guar- advertise them at public out ery atl .. _ . ... ..... Idlansbipof the person and property* of Court House, beginning with the lot r r ' • Citation. | GEORGIA—Thomas County. To alt who it may concern: formerly occupied by Electric Light Co. and to continue to advertise and sell un til all are sold. Sept, of Bridges instructed to make necessary impairs to road near Jones bridge at once. Sapt. Btidgei instructed to begin at once preparations to bnild bridge at law approved August 18 19D4. To be- >Hedly’s ferry. _ ■ , . , The following bills were ordered paid: come effective Oct. 1st., 1904. The contract with the Bell Lumber Oo i for tha lease of misdemeanor coo- Ticts was renewed. The chairman of this Board and the county physician to confer with the leasees aa to the disa bility of any of the convicts. The following report of commission to change district, line, adopted and ci tation ordered. , / September, 6th 1904 To Honorable Board of Connty Com missioners: .We.the undersigned com mittee appointed to change the Favo district line, submit the following re port. Starting on Pavo and Oooltdge road at lot No. 840. ronning west on said road through the following lots 80S, 904 and there intersecting the Greenfield road, tlienoe down said road until yon hit the west line of lot No. 904 which is the Merrillville district line, thenoe north to Big Creek, thenoe up said creek In a north oustera direction running through Iota 90S, 006 to north lino thence east on said line to Pavo district Hue, Total 6,686,937.00 ft rate of (4.00 on the*1000 will produce *Bk740 *4 to be apportioned as follows: To pay legal Indebtedness andjenrrent lawn at 8 cents) on the $100, *3,011.14. Fbr public property at 14 18 cents ■tothe *100 *9,443.83. Fbr salaries at 71-3 cents on the *100, *5,018.03. *- JV>r Coroner at......cents onthr *100, Ihr Bailiffs and Witnesses at 2 1-2 amt* on the *100, *1,671.30. V nr Jurors at 4 1-9 ( cents on tin v *3C0)*3/«6.80. Sfcir .Support of tire Boor at 2 l-:: senisoD the *100, *1,671.80. Fbr all other purposes at 8 . > rents on tire *1001,923 06, \ The above is submitted for Inform:.- •*». j E.M. Smith, Chairman- • thenoe down Pavo dlstriot lino sooth to starting point. All of tho above to he known aa Pavo dlstriot. D O. Baker D. W. Murphy. D-s. Westmoreland and Harris of At lanta and Dr. Taylor of Tliomaaville, mi mbers of tho State Board of Health appeared bofpre the' commissioners and urged prompt action on tho part of tho ooanty authorities in adopting mens- tires to stomp out small pox. Dr. West moreland outlined tha dnties of the au thorities tu cities and ou.uites, and lie, whs promised the cordial coo; oration of this board and also a vote of thunks for tha valuable suggestions made lu tho Board. MONTHLY STATEMENT —OF- JOHN F. PARKER, TREASURER Thom.is County, Geohuia. For tho mouth ending Aug. 31,1091. f RECEIPTS. / '*V ' From balance on hand aa per last report 8,066.81 Ohae. P. Hansell, J. O. O. Connty Court ooato 60.00 Lease of oonvlcto........ 832.00 Fines and forfeitures. ...,110.00 1020.00 DISBURSEMENTS. For building and repairing court house, jail, bridges, ferries, and other pnblio Improve ments .....’ 847.60 For sheriff's, jailer's, and other offloers’ fee* 468.00 For ooroner’i Inquests 16.00 For bailiffs at oourt, non-resi dent witnesses In criminal cases, servant hire, stationery and the like 00.00 Fbr jurors at court 119.00 For support ot the poor of tho connty. 197.49 For Insolvent ooato 110.00 Fov other lawful charges.. 166.70 Cosh-Balance on hand 9,618.44 18,933.81 Respectfully anbmltted, JOHN r. PARKER, Connty Treasurer. Hon. Obnnty Commission: rv: Gentlemen: Since my last repost I have turned over the following amounts to the ooanty treasurer. Ang. 94, ’04, from fines and lot- feitnrea 119.00 From ooato in county coart.... 30.00 From leneo of ooaviota, after de ducting offioere costa 833.00 1,090.00 Sept- 3. 'Ot, From lease of con victs, net 108.00 From costs 0.00 Total *1.297.00 Yours truly, CHAS. P. fcANSELL, Jndge O. O. T. C. monthly kepout to county commis sioners. o usual weekly visits have been ■ to the jail and poor hooso. Ltd!i « are In a healthy condition. No lias been admitted, died or dis ced from the latter. L, B. BoueheUe, M. D. i E. M. Smith..... 6 00 W. A. Pringle 6 00 H. O. Copeland. 5 00 J, C.Bryan 6 00 OvP. Harwell L. B. Bomb-lie........... *0 00 J. 8. Montgomery.......... 10 00 Joe Callaway 16 00 E. Brown, pauper 6 00 Maiiau Blalock, pauper 7 00 Gordon Hattiway, pauper 6 00 E Carter panper 6 00 Redden Carter, panper 6 00 P. Hoskins, panper 3 00 Hard; Godwin, panper 6 0* Mr-. Wright Warren 5 00 Ohas. Brooks, proper 1 . ... 6 00 W. A. Fuller, (annoy 06 00 Wm. Sanders, Incaov 6 00 Sherrod Bros., lumber OS 80 J. B.Grant - 8 00 O. R. Mugg'idg- ACo., lumber.. 17 80 Secretary of State 2 26 Obas Gandy, Coroner 16 00 EleotrtoLight Co.,.. ..410 70 J. W.P.acook, Drugs 7 86 Thoms vill, Variety Works 4 60 J. T. Pittman ft Sou, Pc or House. 28 16 James Wattft BrO.,,... 29 16 W. A. Pringle Supplies 10 77 Baker Morphy ft Way, new die t. 6 00 A. J, Oamba-t, Poor House IS 00 W. L. Davis, lumbar 0 03 L. Hooke, Hauling 13 00 3 pp Hardware Co., 1 06 D yson Lumber Oo 6 40 B kin/htsry, II. & B..,.... \V. A. Wilburs..., 1 60 W.M. Jones lunacy...» 83 00 Floyd H .well ft Co, dam)gee....244 78 J. T. Ereu-F S u,Se»er pipe. .. 46 10 '. J. Hi. ht, Shoril! 14 46 T. J Hght. Jailer..... IIS* 80 T, S. Singletary J.... 8 00 Times Enterprise J. 53 .0 T, V. Hlpkius, So'lcit.. r'ai ost......868 07 Ilarring & Ilorrtug, p n;ors... 0 00 J. K. Parker. (’ Him tsion 96 87 J. B bason, Lie bar 8 13 Bo rd sdjojrcad. B. M. Smith, ChUmmn. J 8. Montooheuy, Boc’t. Ruble Tyson, minor child of, W. P. Tyson, late of Berrlan connty, deceased. Notice is given that said application will be beard at my office, at io o'clock a. m. on tbc first Monday in October next. This ;th Sept. 1904. ^ Wm. M. Jones, Ordinary. Ad yalorem Tax. Constitutional Limit. A PROCLAMATION. Application (or Quardiansbip. GEORGIA—Thomas connty. To all whom it may ooueem:—Mra. Emma J. Groover having made applica tion for guardianship of the persona and property of O. F„ Edna, Margaret ana Katharine Groover, minor ohildren of O. D. Groover, late of Brooke country, deooased, notice to hereby given that said application will be heard at my of floe at ten o’Olook a. m„ on the first Monday in September, 1904. This July 18, 1904. Wm. M, Jones, 6-41. Ordinary Administrators Sale. GEORGIA—Thomas County. To all who it may concern: W. R. Forster having, In proper form, applied to me for Permanent fetters of Administration on the estate of E. S. Bailey, late of said ooanty, tbit 1* to cite aU and singular the creditors and next of kin of said Bailer to be and appear at my office on the first Monday In October, at to o'clock a. m, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent administration shall not be granted to W. R. Forster,on E. 8. Bailey's estate. Witness my hand and ofHc'al signa ture. this ]otb day of August 1904. Wm. M. Jones, Ordinary. by Hi).Excellency, loscph M. Terrell Governor of the Slate of Georgia. Executi ve Department, July 27th 1094 Whereas the General Assemblt, at its session in 1903, propo-ed an amend- ment to the Constitution of this State, as set forth in Art approved August 17th 1903, to will Section I. Be it enacted by the Gene • at Assembly of the State' of Georgia, That article 7, section I, of ths Constitu tion of this State, be amended by ad ding to said section/the following para graph, as paragraph 2: The levy of taxes on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasion, suppressing insurrection, or defending the State in time of war.shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of the value of propery taxable in the State. Section 2. Be it further enacted, Thai whenever the above proposed amend ment to the Constitution shall be Rgrecd to by two-thirds of the membcia elected to each of the two holies of the Gen eral Assembly, and the same has been entered on the journal., with the yeaa and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall, and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause said amendment to be published in at least two newspapers 24| OO j. eac |i congressional district in this Slate for at leas: two months next pre ceding the'tinie lor holding the next general election. Section 3. Be it further enacted; That the above propo-cd amendment shall be submitted for canficntia:i or rejection to the electors of this State at tbe nex general election to be held, alter publi cation as provided for in the second sec tion of this Act. in the- several clectioh districts of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote woo ix entitled lo vote for members of Hie General -Aseeumiy. Atl persi.ns vo ing aisai.1 election in lavor ot adopt ing the proposed amende cm to tbe Constitution, shall have *written of printed on their ballots these words: “For ratification of the amendment to article 7, sectiou 1, of. the Constitution ol this State, so asto||jrnlt. the levy of taxes on property Itr any one year by the General Astembly.to five mill* en each dollar of the value ol the property taxable in the State, except for the pur pose of repelling invasion, suppressing insurrection, or defending the Stat in time of war"; and all p-rrons opposed to tha adoption of said amendment shall hare written or printed on their ballot the words: "Against the ratification of the amendment tv article 7, section 1, of the Oonstitulioaof this State, so at to liihit the levy of taxes on property tor any one year by the General Assembly, to five mills on each dollar of the valoe of the property taxable in thia State, ex- oept for the purpose ot repelling invas ion, suppressing insurrection, or defend ing the State in time of war." And if a majority of tbe electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote for said amendment, then shall said amendment become a part «f the Constitution of this State. - Now, therefore I Joseph M. Terrell, Governor of said State, do issue this my proclamation hereby declaring that the foregoing proposed amendment to, the Constitution is submitted tor ratiheatton or rejection to the voters of the State qualified to vote ior members of tho General Assembly, at the general slno- lion to be held on Wednesday, October 5th, 1904. By the Governor: Joseph M. Terrell, Philip, Cook •COME AND GET YOUR MONEY. . liberal Way In Which -T. W. Peacock Sells Mi-o-na, Nature's Core For Dys pepsia. “If Mi-o-oa fails to core yon of dys pepsia, come back to hi* store and get yonr money” is the broad and liberal way in which J. W. Peacock is selling Mi-o-na, nature's care for dyspepsia. It Is seldom Indeed that any one avails themselves of this offer, proving conclu sively tbe almost invariable good results that follow the nse of this scientific treatment for stomach tronble. - A 80c box of Mi-o-na contains two weeks treatment and benefit will be seen from almost the first dose. The guaran tee means that If Mi-o-na does not give complete satisfaction the full prioe paid will be refnnded when the empty boxes are retnrned, and cover* two boxes. There is no other medicine that will compare with Mi-o-na for relieving the stomach* tronble. Pain aud dftnmfort after eating, dlxxinoss, specks before the qyci, gas and fermentation, lit fact, all forms of indigestion arefqnfckly reliev ed and permanently cored by Mi-o-na. It increase* the vitality, soothes and heals any internal inflammation and gives tone and strength to tbe whole •vstem. ' Begin the nse of Mi-o-na to-day and see how easily and quickly stomachs troubles may be cared, If the right remedy Is used. ( AGENTS WANTED,--*10 00 per week. Uosd opportnnity for advance ment. Answer quick. Give fhrfiegood fareiv-es Our new negro book "soils like h t cakes." Jenkins, Hertelit Co" Atlanta, Ga. 3P-2W" Secretary ol State. Governor. S-5-td CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tbe Kind You Have Always Bought Seat: the Signature of Citation. GEORGIA—Thomas County. Notice is hereby given that tbe under signed has applied to the Ordinary cf said county for leave to sell land be- ( bnging to estate of John B.‘J Dixon fer I the pay ment of debts and for distribu- -1 on. Said application will he teard at I the regular term of the court ol ordinary 1 ior said count)'to be held on the first ! Monday io October 1904 This Sep!. 5th 1904- JR. F. Dixon, j Administrator on the estate ,of] John B. Dixon. OVERTAXED. Handrqds of ThomasviUe Readers Know What It Means. The kidneys are overtaxed! Have too mnoh to do. They tell about it in many achoe and pains— Backache, sldeache, headache, Early symptoms of kidney il|ij Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's Disease follow. A reopectodjman tells here a certain Care. 8. Sweat, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, residing at 39 Thomaa street, Waycross, Ga, says: “Ineed Doan's Kidney Pills and can recom mend them very highly. I took them for backache and kidney tronble from which I unfferod for a number of years. There was a severe pain across tho small cf my back, constant, doll, bear ing down pain, and the secretions from the kidneys were dark and fail of sedi ment. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills my bock Is stronger and the pein Its* left me. I think Doan's Kidney Pills are a very reliable and a very effective remedy.. They proved to be so in my cose after I hod failed to get any relief from the nse of several other remedies. Emplmtio endorsement enn ho hats right here in 'llinuit,, title. Dibp nil R. Thomas Jr’s dtng store andask'wluti his customers report. For sale by all dealors. Foster-Mil- turn Go,,Buffalo’ N. Y., solo agents for the United Slates. Remember the name—Doan's—and take uo other. THIRTY COLLEGIANS. Wtter* Tha Many Young Folka Will go This Fall. Administrators Sale. GEORGIA—Thomas County. To all whom it may co’ cern: Mrs. Mary Eubank, having, in proper form, app ted pi me for Permanent Let- ters of Administration on the estate of J. O, Eubanks, late of said county, de ceased. This is to cite all and singular the creditots and next of kin of' J. O. Eubanks, to be and appear at my office on the first Monday in October 1904, at in o'clock a. m.-and show cause, if any they can, why pemaneut administration should not be granted to Mrs. Maty Eubanks on 3.0. Eubannk'a estate. Witness my hand and official signa ture, this 5th day of Sept. 1904. Wm. M, Jones, Ordinary. Typewriter For Sale. * A good Detumore Typewriter, nearly new; need but little, a genuine bargain. Parties in need can gat a first-close machine at hslf regular price. Apply to A. W. Logne. , 8-5-lm - Ochlocknee, Go. T. N. HOPKINS, Attorn«y-at- lew. Office 101 U pit airs Broad Street. ThomasviUe. * * Georgia. Money to loan on Thomas County {STReal Eiate at ? percentacanm Yes this is it! ThomasviUe has alwavs felt an inter est aud pride in it’s college stadeuts. They have represented the town in all of the state’s institutions of learning and in many of those iu other states also. They have always been a credit to the city and it has become an axiom tliat ThomasviUe students are leaders in all lines of activity. This year thofe who will try the pleasant paths of col-, lege life for the first time form tho goodly number of thirty. The career of each will be watched with eager in terest by the home folks. Miss Martha Herreli will return to Agnes Scott Institute to complete her coarse, mid to graduate next Jane. Miss Ada Barney will go hack to Andrew Female college at Oathbert. Miss Louise Hopkins who has been at the Georgia Normal at MUledgaville, will enter Young’s Female college here. Brenan, Gainesville's college aid con servatory will claim a trio consisting of Misses Bessie Parker, Marian Balfour and Grace Beverly. Misses Mary Jer- ger and Marybob Hnsou wiM vow alle giance to the Lucy Cobb Institnte at Athene. Miss Bruce goes to Montoe college at Forsyth and Miss Ethel Dekfe • to Wesleyan at Maoon. The big delegation of boys at the Georgia school of Tticanology iu Atlan ta will return. They are Messrs. Willie Palin, Albert Pringle, Frank Lawson, Milner Smith and Joe Jerger. The number will be augmented by Re tier MacIntyre, Fred Taylor, Henry Gribben and T. O. Mitchell. Killis Sparks and Louis Houston are, even now going through the opening excercises at Gon- / don Institute in Barnesville. Bob Bsl- fonr ha* just entered Davidson college, the Presbyterian school iu North Caro lina, and Charlie Walt goes back there for uuother year. ^ic grand old Uni versity of Georgia will number among it's new students, W. B. Humble ton dr. in the law department and Rob. Burch in the Academic. Joe Craigmiles re turns after three years in the academic deportment to take law* at Athens. Leb. Dekle gets back to the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, for more soldier training. Many good Lyes will be said to the young folks daring the next few days and many h s/h hopes will follow them. The Timea-Enterprise predicts that these will not be disappointed. v Akrrltvilie Notes. (liy J. V.JDtfia'dson.) T>'« eoii of September wilt give vent to to. olrili of» now militia district amt Vecrillvil u will be the name. Oar county rammissioners have order- el an electin,. in be held oa the 24th Init. ta elect a Justice ofjthe Peace and two Bniliffs. The qnestion arises nat urally, upon whom will the mantle af these exalted honors fall. |Mr. F. N. Carter, is having erected a neat cottage on his farm out in east Merrillville and when oompleted it wi^l be ■ nobby structure. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnis Chastain took advantage of the cheap rate to Atlanta Tuesday to visit relatives and friends In the Northern portion ot the state. Mias Jennie Johnson retnrned to her home in Upson aonnty after * two months sojourn with her brother Mr. 4. 71. G. Johnson, Tuesday to the regret of her many friends. The weekly Tlmee-Enterprise failed to pot In its appearance an til Monday afternoon cauing quite a number of 4to patrons to be disappointed. W* regret to Isom of Mr. Arthur Chastain's illness. He U confined to hi* room with ferer. Miss Fannie Reagan, after a few weeks visiting fnends at Snnset remmod home Friday. Hon. N. E. Turner and Dr. D. O. Montgomery paid ThomasviUe a busi ness call Tuesday. Order for Election. It is hereby ordered an election bo held at the town of Merrillville Thomas county for a Justice of the Peace .and two Constables on Saturday he Asbell Cane' Striping Knife.Iff ^ Slid electioa ,0 * Pays fortto tell in one days use. For withm ,he h » ors P^bed by sale by all hardware dealers or tlie Wert/. Manufactnricg’Co. ThomasviUe, Ga, j law for opening and closing tlie polls. E. M. Smith, Chairman. ‘9-3-3 Baa:d County Commissioners.