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- ipmiunrille / $ Jonei * V|i. J lines- -Bnb South (Beorgia prepress. IB—I—WHaBW—I ' v ' .iw- T flOMASVILXE TIMEH, VOL. 30 IIOMASV^LLE ENTEUPHI8E. VOL. 47. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPl'EMBER a 9 tgo S Ntw Sfrr's, Vol XV—No. 40 BUND TIGER HIT HARD. A C l TRESTLE GONE IN FLAME MAYOR RODOEHBERY FINES 400 FOOT BRIDGE NEAR BAR- JOSEPH GEORGE 99 AND NETT’S CREEK BURNED COSTS. T-BAFIC deranged. # From Tu03'.ln.r'8 Dally. Shortly after the adjournment of police court yesterday afternoon, % Mayor Roddenbery held court in the open air and applied a heavy fine to Joseph George. George la a Syrian who has a shop on. Jackson street; He is accused of having sold liquor to a prominent citizen of Meigs. The trouble started when George lodged a complaint against the stranger to the effect that he threatened him with a pistol. The cause, George Bald, was the fact that he refused to allow the visitor to take a drink In his store. On the other hand the visitor claimed that he bought the liquor of George. The evidence was in favor of the Meigs man and against George. The mayor impos ed a fine of $99 and costs upon the Syrian. MANY FINED BY MAYOR. From Tuesday’s Daily. Police Court yesterday afternoon was of moce than the usual interest. Mayor Roddenbery was in a good 'humor und some of the* comments ^ lhat fell from his lips were worthy of the renowned Judge Briles of Atlanta. A long array of offenders confronted him and the profit to the city was in the nelghbcrhod of $90. The case against Neal Cargell, a well known white man, charged with disorderly conduct was continued. Sallle Vine was fined $1 and costs. Grant Ware, Ed Higdon, Belle Lar kin, Georgia Bable, all got ten and ‘costs. Zion Williams and Lucius Few drew $16 tickets. Lou Crunp- - ton and Dosh McCluod were fined to the amount of $6 and costs. From Tuesday’s Daily. The Atlantic Coast Line lost a 400 foot trestle over Barnett’s Creek near Pine Park by fire yesterday af ternoon. The bridge is one of which a good deal of repair work has been jjpne lately. In fact the bridge is being rebuilt. The old woodwork to of cedar and is very dry"owing to the lack of rainfall for the past two weeks. Theplllng ignited from the sparks of a passing fr r.'ri en gine and the bridge burned like tin der. In a few hours the entire struc ture had been destroyed. Tlfc fire resulted In a serious de rangement of traffic on the road. The cast bound train due here at 2:25 was on the other side of the creek w^en the fire started. It was compelled to remain there until the west bound passing here at 4:30 reached the scene. transfer of passengers and mall HOURS STATED FOR CHILDREN DON’T SEND THEM TOO EARLY SAYS THE,BOARD OF £DU- CATI0N. At a called meeting of the boiar4 of education, September 20, the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, first, that the. board of education give'notice to the patrons of the public schools that the white pupils will be allowedto enter the grounds at any hour In the morning. Neither the board, superintendent or teachers will be held responsible for the conduct of children entering the grounds before the arrival of the teachers at 8 a. m. Second, that the building will not’ be opened for admission of pupils until 8:10 a. m. except when re quired by weather conditions in tho discretion of the superintendents Third, this board advises parents and guardians not to allow them to reach tho school grounds before ,8 m. at which time the superintend ent and teachers will be on tho BIG ATTORNEYS . COURT HERE REFEREE HEARS CASE OF THE MINNESOTA LUMBER CO iANDCONTINUES SME. From Wednesday's Dally. r,A distinguished array of legal tal ent appeared before Judge Merrill In bankruptcy court yesterday. The cane In litigation I* that of the Min nesota Lumber Company. Thla big concern has been In the bankruptcy court for some time. The lawyers came to settle eome questions of priority of claims but owing to some absent witnesses the hearing was continued until October 10th, Among tho legal lights who were here were: J. O. Cranford, W. H. t - Griffin, O. M. Smith, C. L. Smith, E. K. Wilcox and E. P. S, Denmark of Valdosta, and Col. W. W. Gordon of Savannah. MILITARY ELECTION Majr R. L. Wylly, who since the resignation of Col. Wooten and Lieut. Col. Hopkins Is In command mand of 1th Georgia has received or ders to hold an election in the Fourth Georgia. This will bo held on the fourth of October and will fill the places made vacant by the resignations above mentioned. There Is no opposition to Major Wylly for the colonel’s place or to Major Peter Preor of Columbus for the position vacated by Col. Hopkins, the sturdy veteran of two wars. As soon as the new colonel Is chosen the regi mental headquarters will be moved to Thomasvllle and this place will become the center of military affairs for South Georgia. Little One Gone. From Tuesday’* Dally. • The friends of Mr. James Stnsrt will sympathize with him In the loss of his infant daughter which occur- redst his home near the city yester day afternoon at 9 o’clock. The fnneral will take place today at 10 a. m. and will be conducted by Bov. Bines. The Interment will be nt the cemetery of Bold Spring church. 1 J. W. Byrd of’Delham was In the «tty on haziness Wednesday. TR AINS RUN . OCTOBER 4. (From Moultrie Observer.) President J. N. Pidcock announc ed this morning that trains will run out of Boston and Into Albany on the road’s own track beginning Oct ober 4. Tho work of laying the track on the lower end is practically complete. It will be laid up Into the city today. The work on the Albany end is also finished. Everything will be in readiness for through trains one week from next Wednes day. Mr. Pidcock also made the impor tant announcement that a double passenger schedule will be put on tho lower division of the road that will be of great convenience to travel la that direction. A train will leave Pidcock early in the morning after the arrival of the train from Thomasyille. Re turning it will leave Moultrie In the early afternoon connecting with the Coaat Line trains to Thomasvllle and Savannah. It will leave Pidcock immediately after the arrival of the train from Savannah and leave Moultrie at night, after the arrival of the train from Albany. It will be a fast, exclusive passenger and mail service. Mr. Pidcock said there waa noth ing to tho report that they had been enjoined from entering Booton. The property in question wm a atr^et, and had been given by the city. R. E. Loster, V. P. Presiding. J. S. Montgomery, Secrteary. was made over a foot bridge. No grounds to tako charge of them, express or baggage was transferred. It will be Drapossible to arrange even a temporary bridge before tomorrow In the moantimo the through travel for Montgomery and the west, as well as freight and express will prob ably be sent around by way of Al bany. The new parts of tho bridge were not bi^dly hurt and can bo used again but’the loss to the road was a serious one. JORDAN WRITES OF HOKE. H. C. Jordan ot Boston, ono of Hoko Smith’s enthusiastic suporters writes frequently to the Atlanta Journnl. In the last Issue he says: “Editor Journal—The ring or gan and its satellites may vllllfy and abuBe Hon. Hoke Smith, but the peo ple Intend to elect him Georgia's nezt governor. Not since the days of Bob Toombs, Howell Cobb, Alex Stephens, Herschel V. Johnson and their contemporaries have the people had an opportunity of voting for such a pure and patriotic gentleman as Hon. Hoke Bmoth. He will carry this neck of the woods by s band- some majority. Very truly H. C. Jordan.” PATTERSON SELLS STORE Treaty Drafted. Christians, Sept. 24.—The draft of tbs treaty providing for the dlt> solution of the anion of Norway and Sweden was laid before the 8troth ing today. It ras derided to submit the treaty to a special commutes. From Tuesday’s Dally. The Patcrsoh Drug Company yes terday sold their druf business at the corner of Madison and Jackson streets to Mr. C. W. McCrae. Tbs new proprietor comes bore from South Florida where be was engaged In the turpentine business. He Is a son-in-law of Mr. Robert Whlddon of tbls city and Is well and favorably known to nftny of the people bere He will be cordially welcomed to the business circles of tbe town. His store Is In avslpendld location and enjoys a constantly Increasing trade. It will continue under tbe manage ment of Dr. W. M. Reeee In whose efficient charge the buslneee bas been for some time ^ast Mr. Robert B. Wrench left yes terday afternoon for New Tork. A New Resident. J. J. Davis of Merrillville has pur chased through E. M. Mallette, tbe Collins or Bob Faison place on East Jackson street nnd will make it his home at an early date. K. C. Bank Falls. Kansas City, Sept. 25.—Tho Kan sas City State Bank of which Wiley O. Cox Is president, failed to open Its doors today, having gone Into vol untarily liquidation. The hank was organized In 188S with a capital of 2200,000. , V- Disastrous Fire. Spokane, Sept. 26.—A disastrous flro early today broke out In the wholesale nnd shipping district, de stroying three brick blocks and caus ing a loss of (200,000. The cause of the lire Is unknown. A Sunday Marriage. Mr. O. 8. Chastain was united Sun day In marriage to Miss Sopbronla Cone at Mt. Carmel Primitive Bap tist Church, five miles,north of Thom atvllle, Sunday, by the pastor. Both parties live near Chastain and are well known and their many friends wish them a bright future. Ladles, don’t fall to visit Mrs. Lola B. McQueen of Boston on the 4th, fith and Oth. Ton win meet with a warm welcome anil be most entertained. N. V. Campaign Opens. New York, Sept. 25 Tbe cam paign for the city administration tor tbe next four years and for the elec tion ot borough officials throughout the city begins today In earnest. Leaders ot tbe Democratic forces will take active control of the fight for Mayor McClellan’s re-election. Catliotic Orders Federate. Chicago, 8ept. 25.—The command tng officers of the Catholic Knights of America and of the Knight* of St. John took the first step yesterday toward amalgamating all Catholic military orders In the country under the general name of the Catholic Military Federation of America, federation was organized by commlt- teez from each order In a secret meet lag held here. Comes Back to Thomas. Mr. George Howard went down to Boston yesterday afternoon to let the contract for a home on the old Evans place two miles from that city Mr. Howard la tax receiver for Thom as county. The farm on which h* lives was cut off Into Grady county. Us will more to tbe Boston pise# with the children of his' 1st* brother, John. F. Howard. Ha pnrchaaad the farm bom Ms brother’s estate and will move back to Thomas coun ty. Col. Y. L. Watson of Cairo ins ono of Tuesday's visitors. THE HARDWOOD v INDUSTRY. WILL BE OF GREAT IMPORT ANCE TO SOUTH GEORGIA SAYS MAGAZINE WRITER The finest hardwood section of tho world saya a recent Issue of the Seaboard Magazine iz that of eGear- gta and Alabama, which has been overlooked In the scramble of buyers for stumpage contracts in this par ticular product. The demands made upon the Sea board Air Line Railway by timber operators who desired to be placed In touch with the properties which might be purchased have been so heavy and Increasing ao constantly In volume as to necessitate an ex amination bf the woods of Georgia by a representative ot the Industrial department. "It is estimated that upon the 1,- ooo miles of rivers and their bran ches In Southern Georgia alone,there Is a source of wealth available of ful ly 8,000,000,000 feet of a wide var iety of the most valuable hard wood:-. The examination inado dis close: a greator variety of woods for Southern Georgia than the entire remainder of the State. White oak, Spanish oak, or the Southern red oak, hickory, tough of liber, beaut iful grain and very superior for bending purposes: poplar, gum, beech, magnolia, satin walnut, bay, birch, maple, both red nnd black Cy press, cottonwood, locust, buckeye, ash, air-exist In Immense quantities of superior quality and, therefore of vast commercial Importance to the whole world. Differing from the yellow pine mony of the hard woods are rapid growers, and thous- amis of acres of land In Southern Georgia from which the pine tim ber was removed many years ago, have sprung up In a magnificent young forest ot hardwood. This fact Is of much importance to manufac turers of wheels and to the vehicle material, as second growth hickory especially lz desired by them. Most of the hardwood available, however, is original virgin growth. This splendid source of wealth, available for a great variety of manufactured products for which there Is a con stant and world wide demand, with a foreign demand dally Increasing, has been utilized in the past but little except for firewood. In view of the fact that the' Northern supply of hardwood la about exhausted and the stumpage at other points In the South already In the hands of tim ber operators In pine lumber this practically new Bourco of sup ply, so admirably situated lor tbe assemblage of raw products and dis tribution of tbe finished material, can not fall to attract much additional captltal for Investment purposes. It Is admitted by all that those lands producing a hardwood growth of timber are the richest and most fertile of any country and this Iz es pecially true of tbe territory be tween Montgomery, Alabama and Savannah, Ga. After removal the timber better lands can not be fqnnd anywhere for agricultural and horticultural pursuits. They yield most luxuriant crops without the application of any fertilizer. For peaches, pecans, melons, Irish pota toes, strawberries, -dewberries and various other ‘easy money’ crop* of the South, those hardwood lands are preferred by all.” BIG STRIDES FORI. 0. 0. F. ORDER WILL TRY-TO MAKE OCTOBER ITS BANNER MONTH. “October, the banner month In the history of Georgia Odd Fellowship,” Is the object and Inspiration of a movement covering the state Inaug urated this week by Grand Master T. H. Robertson, of Gainesville. He / lias sent strong personal let ters to the officer* ot the grand lodge of the order and to every division deputy grand master, urging their hearty co-operation In the ipecial ef fort to make the October harvest tell of many new lodges Instituted In the territory where their establish ment Is practicable, of the resurrec tion ot a number of defunct organ izations the revival of the dormant ones, and the Inspiring of even the ’ most active lodges with new enthu siasm and Increased zeal. Tbe stato Is apportioned by judi cial circuits to division deputy grand masters whose duty Is /to do this work; Mr. W. M. Parkee of this city Is deputy for the Southern circuit and has under his control the counties of Themns, Colquitt, Brooks, Berrien Lowndes and Echols with 12 lodges of tho order. Hiss Lillian Deering of Shelby- rill*. Tens., has arrived In th* dty and will assume her duties as teach er of elocution and physical culture at Young’s Female College. TAKES CASE TO HIGH COURT Joseph George, the Syrian, who waa fined (88 and costs by Mayor Roddenbery lor selling liquor has- employed Col. T. N. Hopkins as his attorney. That gentleman has tskan a certiorari to the Superior Court, r.nd says he wll take the matter to the United States Court If neces sary. He alleges that bis client was tiled and convicted without due pre- core of law. ' CONDITION OF COTTON CROP Washington, Sept. 26.—The weath er bureau bulletin Issued today sum marise* cotton conditions during tbe week ending yesterday as fol lows Reports Indicate little change In conditions In Soutk Carolina, Geor gia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Slight improvement Is noted In North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, Southern Texas and some deterioration In other portion* of . tho belt. Picking Is nearing comple tion Ip portions of Georgia, Louisi ana and Southern Texas. TAX RETURNS ALL COMPLETE ■ <S Atlanta, Ga., Apt 26.—The com plete compilation of the tax returns of all tha count!ea in the State, com pleted today, shewa that tho taxa ble property In Georgia la morn than half a billion dollar*. The total la- crease over last year la $17,9IS,167. The total returns, exclusive of < porations amounts to (414,949,4 Tbe total corporation returns i valued at eighty million.