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Thomsavllle Times, Vol XXX.
Thomasyillc Enterprise, Vol. XLVII.
L THOMASVILLE/GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 4 1906.
Mew Series Vol. XVI, No. 8.
TIMBER LAND
CAUSES SUIT
Fine Tract Near (Meigs
Owned By Colombus
People.
x Th* land of the estate, lying near
Mdigs, in tX)ls county, and'compris
ing 'one of the choicest tract* t>f vir
gin timber in the state, is tlie subject
of an Interesting suit that lias been
Hied in Muscogee superior court ty
Chales Jewett Swift, of Columbus.
He has. brought action against Bd
Swiff and Addle B. Kyfeot Colum-
bua, and Elisabeth M. Shorter, ad
Macon,.Itla brothers and Meters, alas
Edward W. Swift and Kyle, an
cestors. The estate to question Is
that of Col. Oeorge F. towltt, whose
death oocbrrsd in 1*92.
The estate was setUstt' up to 1899.
Mr. C. J. Swift reoelvefi 447,900 as
hi* share. afllcges tfhfit the
9,995 scree of timber 'land In this
County was pat hs the .appraisement
it a jralue of *2 per acne. This
value! was eet by the executors,
Swift’ and Kyle. The eomplslnant
says that they eepreeentetl to him
that the tract was almost 'denuded
of Umber. He Oilhfcs ithdt tthe land
j was worth tjm dollar* an, acre
then, aM ays that :iu, t*1u* has
since Increased. These Its :no Ques
tion about hit second contention be-
-Inr correct es m short ‘time ago the
estate refused an ofermf'twenty dol
lar* an acre for itie timber, from
EL A. Smith, Os oiaval‘Stores man, of
Meigs.
The Injured brother says that he
did not know the real value of the
land until he *»n .a 'casual chat
with Judge H- W. Hopkins In At
lanta. The ThotuasVHle man In
formed him of the real value of
the property, and he asks the court
to set aside the division as affect
ing (he Thomas county land, and to
’invest him with a -one-fifth interest
in the tract
The outcome of the suit will' be
watched with interest by the people
of this county.
NEXT REUNION
AT RICHMOND
Veterans at New Orleans
Rejoice at Passing of
Sectionalism.
- ANOTHER RESPITE.
The Rawlings'* Will Not Swing Yet
Awhile At VaWoeta.
J. 0. Rawlings and ids sons. Mil-
ton and Jesse, al^of whom Tisv© been
convicted of murder and refused
new trials by the highest court in
the land, wil not be hanged m May
4tb, as the sentence of the trtal court
'contemplated. 'Under the state law,
they will have to be ■ re sentenced,
and this will be impossible until the
xemlttatur from the United States su
preme court is handed down.
Even sfter the r&nittatnr comes
down. It is the purpose of Governor
Terrell to grant tbe celebrated pris
oner* ■ brief respite, that they may
appeal to the prleon commission-.
The commission dies not meet until
May Sth, so it Is likely tbe men will
not be hanged before May 10th, at
the earliest, and it is more likely
that sentence of the court will be
postponed until even a later date.
New Orleans, April 24.—With the
exception of the time in the presen
taUoa to General W. L. Cabell of a
gold medal by the Arkansas vete
rans, the Becond day of the Confed
erate reunion, in tbe morning ses
sion, was devoted strictly to easi
ness, reports of tbe committees on
credentials. Battle Abbey and his
tory being received and approved.
The medal presentation to general
Cabell waa the occasion of a genuine
outburst of affectionate regard,
which, for a time, deprived Genera!
cioell of .power to reply.
The credentials committee report
gave the total number of eaape rep
resented as 55, with an aggregate
vote of 2,915. The _ report gave
Florida 80 votes, Georgia 198, Ala
bama 171.
The report of the Battle Abbey
committee showed the Cltuattof un
changed from the toot Tctmttm. The
report waa presentqjl' by. Chaplain-
General, Jones, hat was not read be
cause of great eonfudhsn in the hall,
and It was ordered ■printed.
General Clement A. TSnms preeent-
ed tbe report of the hWtorlacl com
mittee, which was also •ordered to
be, printed. In tt the committee
noted the Ineremflrrgly cordial re-
DR. HAMPTON XCUQITTED
Of Malpractice
Charge
Man.
Made By
TO REMODEL
BIG HOTEL
VOTING DAY
AUGUST 22
Negotiations Under Way Macon Gets Convention.
to Lease Mitchell House
to Chicago Man.
Negotiations are now pending
looking to the complete remodeling
and renovating of the Mitchell House,
and Its operation as < a high-clasp
tourist hotel. The man who wtjj^ (my today. The state primary was
probably be in oharge next season Wt for the 22nd of August, the state
Is Mr. Richard M. Donnelly, of the' convention will be held In Macon,
Northern Michigan Transportation
Co. This company operates three
large boats, running tram, Chicago
to the northern Michigan sum;
resorts, including Macklnack, Petos-
key, Travers City and others. The.
m;, a laiciB vuj nwu vfcuuio, ty\i (• ( a uui;*iuui ui uic tuit/ uu« iucui-
position that Mr. Donnelly ocenpitiA hbr* of the committee Were on hand
to that of head steward for that]
fire line. He purchases all the sup
plies for ali these Boating hotels.
The “Missouri," of which he Is In
personal charge, seat* 249 people
and Is full every trip.’ during ■ titf
summer. ? /
Mr. Donnelly was hero, recently
and made preliminary -arrangements
with Mr. W. C. Snodgrass, the own
er or the hotel. He win corn* If
the hotel la remodeled to suit hie
taste. The renovating will Inrinde
new carpets, furniture, bathroom*;
and other modern ImprovwuwfU,
Mr. Snodgrass ts now to uuiiespM*
dence with Mr, Donnelly, nnd ott
agreement will probably be reached
In the near fhtoro. The people of
latloB^huladto^Wld *MifbUad.:ths TOomaarltto win hffifffhaA the unflfr' , fltoee o’clock: this afternoon
South, and Che disappearance of ran- may go through. Mr. DonnoUy Is tlJ K i T e the committee time to formu-
coroos expresstous. and fairer teach
ing of history foudHtng trfe South’s
position In the dtVIl war.
Richmond won eelected for the re
union next year. Birmingham was
the only competitor for the,honor,
and this was withdrawn before the
final vote was taken.
BOSTON BOND ELECTION
Town Will Voter-On the Snbjert of
Electric Lights.
Strict Voting Qualifica
tions Adopted.
• Atlanta, Ga. April SO.—(Special
tQ the Times-Enterprise.)—The state
executive committee held one of the
.(post Important meetings in its bis-
and the qualiflcatlona for voters are
'that each must align himself with
tiic Democratic party and support the
or&antted Democracy both state and
national.
Thirty-four of the forty one mem
in Chairman Yeomans called the
$mmltie*’ together at noon. There
yrete four resignations. . Several
mAmberA bhre represented by proxy.
«mbng these whs Wilson M. Hardy,
it Thomasviile, one of the members
from the second district, who is but
*1 the’state. His proxy was voted
by Senator W. A. MacAllister, of
Fort Oalhee.
The Stst business of tho day was
the appointment of • committee on
resolutions as follow*:
B. ■ H. Chlloway, chairman: A; A
Lawrence, Frank Park, J. M. Col-
lum.' j. K‘Burns, Clifford Walker,
Ernest Anith, .W. C. Bunn, H. J.
Rowe, W. W. Shark* tnd A. D. Gale,
^ghePnoiUmittoe : then adjourned
may go through. Mr. Donnelly is
In a position to advertise the hotel-J-i nte lw r0 po r t. There, was a heated
extensively and to command a large
chare of the winter tourist traffic
from the west.
A DRY WEEK.
Crop Report Says Whole State Needs
- ' Rain.
Thd weeklyVrop report for the
stete of Georgia says:
"The weather daring the week Was
-eharaetertted by moderate tempera
ture, dear skies and an absence of
rainfall «t most stations. The mean
temperatures were generally 1 de
gree 1o 3 degree below the normal:
tbe highest thermometer readings
News reached tbe dity yesterday
of'the end of g haird-fought and sen
sational case In tbe ’Florida courts.
Dr. Hiram J. Hampton, of Tampa,
was acquitted of the Charge of hav
ing caused the death of Mrs. J. W.
Evans, formerly of Oeolidge, Ga., by
a careless and criminal ‘operation.
The case- had been on trial nearly
two weeks. Tills was the second
trial. The first was brill several
months ago and resulted In a sen
tence of five years In the penitentia
ry for the Doctor, but tbe supreme
court reversed the decision of the
lower court and granted a new trial.
The case was of considerable local
Interest, owing to the fact that the
Evanses were former residents of
Coolldge, in this county, and are
prominently connected. They moved
to Tampa about two years ago and
the death of Mr*. Evans occurred
shortly after they reached tnht city.
.ere obtained at most stations on
•he 21st (Saturday), and with few
exceptions ranged from 80 degrees
-o 90 degrees: tbe lowest tempera-
vires occurred on the 18th and 19th,
the minimum for the state, 88 de
grees being registered at Point Peter,
Igletborpe county, on the 18th
Precipitation Was confined to' light
•hovers In widely scattered locali
ties, the week being entirely free
•rom rainfall at most station*. Tbe
ground 1* becoming very dry. and the
need of moisture 1* being keenly
'elt over the state.
Boston. Ga., April 27.—The Bos
ton Times In Its Issue of today says
"The town council of Boston «ll^
call an election soon, so It is stated,
to determine whether or not bonds
shall be tissued for the purpose of
putting Ip an electric light system,
Capt. W. M. Hammond will draw tip
the necessary papers, and the elec
tion w lll probably he ordered at
some early date.
“The cost of the system has been
estimated at about $9,000, which is
a very low price to pay for the great
benefit to be derived from a good
electric light system.
’’Public sentiment has not yet ful
ly developed on tbe question, but It is
believed that bonds will win out In
the election without any trouble.'
ADDITION TO PLATFORM.
Cook Favors Child Labor and Pnre
Food Reform.
These moonlight nights would al
most make a stick sit op and take
In response to a letter of Inquiry,
sent by a citizen of Tbomssvllle, Mr.
Cook, ot Boston, who is a candidate
for the legislature, has made some
additions to the platform previously
published by him. He says: .’’Allow
me to thank you for calling my at
tentlon to the bills. You will please
do me the favor to have the press
of Thomasvllle write me up a* fa
voring each of thorn, the child labor
bill and the pure food law. I do
most beairtily favor each of them. 1
made my platform brief and es
pointed a* I well could. You will
notice that I say that I favor leg*
(station that wilt give all a fair show
ing. I thought that might Include
all other questions that might come
up. . . *
“Yours very truly,
“M. L. COOK.”
fight on the adoption of this report.
The point of chief intereet was the
settling of the qualifications of ,vo
ters. The rule this year Is similar
to that in force Heretofore, to-wlt:
That all qualified voters, without re
gard to previous political affllla
tlons, who desire to align themselves
with the Democratic party, and who,
if their right to vote is challenged,!
will Bwear to support tbe nominees
of the primary, were entitled to vote.
The pledge Is printed on the ballots,
and th«f word align is Interpreted to
mean become an organized Demo
crat.
The fcaturo of the meeting was
the hard’ and successful fight for tbe
Btate convention made by Macon,
Tho convention haa always previous
ly' been held In Atlanta, but Macon
had a big delegation on hand, and
has for week* waged an aggressive
campaign, which euded In success.
The late date of the; primary,
August 22nd, came as a surprise to
some. It was argued that thie would
give the farmers a better chance to
vote, without neglecting their crops,
and would afford all an opportunity
to become thoroughly familiar with
the Issues of the campaign. This is
the latest date chosen in many years,
18 WANT OWNERS READY
I?PLAGES TO PAVE ST.
Way inters Legislative Council Pet tioned to Put
Race Just Before the
Books Close.
(From Wednesday’s Dally.)
The books (or entries in the prP
mary to he held on May 16th, closed
last night with eighteen candidates
for the twelve places to be filled.
Just before the time set by the exe
cutive committee for paying assess-'
ments closed, Capt. J. B. Way, of
this city, announced for the legisla-
Driveways and Side
walks on Jackson.
At last something definite has been
done about, street paving, and tho
paving of the two blocks oh Jackson
street, between Madison and fcraw-
ford, now rests with the city council,
the necessary majority Of- proper-
ty^ownera having signified their will
ingness to go ahead*sad pave. '
The city charter provides that pav
ing may be done by order of city
ture. He is the only entry who hud council, providing a majority (reck-
uot previously announced, and all oned by front feet) of the property
have paid their assessments. ' owners on any block petition them!
Besides county officers the voters t0 io B0 > and will bear two-thirds ot
..ill compliment Congressman James, the expense. >
AL Griggs with theVr ballots, aa he! Under that clause the following’
Is to be elected for another term property owners have petitioned
without opposition. ' ! council: Mrs. A. f. MacIntyre, Mrs.
Perhaps tho principal Interest Id A. Y. MacIntyre, executrix, J.' I: Par-
tho entire campaign centers In the! ker, C. 8. Parker, James Watt,,W. W. ■
race for representatives’ places. The' 'Shepard, and W. C. Snodgrass, for
present trio, Mitchell Rountree and 1116 Mitchell Investment Company.
'Singletary are none ot them candl* ® J 8 understood that several otheri ,
dates for re-election. They will. W “J Join in With them, Mr. B. H.
serye at the June term and then re- Wright owns a number of stores, and
tire lo private life. The three who bis oplnlbn on the matter cannot r
are elected to take their places will
CAUGHT IN MACHINERY.
Nephew of Mr*. Alf Robinson Badly
Hurt to Pelham.
(From Wednesday’s Dally.)
News was received her* last night
that Leo. Tucker, a nephew
Mrs. Alf Robinson, who lives In this
city, -was caught In machinery at
the ltundry of Ms uncle, Mr. Lu
ther Tucker, yesterday‘and his arm
so badly tom that It became necessa
ry to hate tt amputated above the
elbow.
The Utile fellow 1* only about
eight years old, and ^although the
pain from hit wound waa severe, he
tood tt well and la getting along
nicely; If no complications arise
he will soon be well again.
see their flret service, tn Juna of .1907
The five candidates are all strong
and popular men and It to baid to
say which of them will be elected.
They are M. L. Cook, a Boston mer
chant, W. M. Davis, a Meigs ltlmber-
njaa and-fermctv BL- J—MMlntyroi.
a Thomasvllle attorney, Capt. Way,
a lumber and turpentine, operator,
of Thomasvllle, and J. B; Stubbs, a
school teacher bf Ochlockneo.
Another hot fight la on for the po
sition of tax, receiver. George How
ard, the present Incumbent, is op
posed by L. B. Buntln, of Pavo; S. L.
Kent, of Boston, and A. A. Alilgood,
of Meigs. William White was a
candidate for a time, but has with
drawn. All of the gentlemen ard
popular and with a big field like this
one it la difficult to even guess who
will come out ahead.
The third place for which there Is
a contest is that of coroner. Charles
Gundy 1 , the Incumbent, is opposed
by Berry Johnson, who formerly
held the position, and each Is confi
dent of election.
Sheriff Hlght, Tax Collector P. 8.
Heeth, County Treasurer John F.
Parker, Clerk J. W. Groover, Survey
or A. J. Stanaland, and Commission-
era W. 8. Bulloch and W. A. Prin
gle will all be sent back to the diff
erent places they now occupy with
out opposition. It would be difficult
to find better officers than they.
The official ballot will be made
up by Chairman Roddenbery in
few days, managers for the different
polling places will be selected, and
everything will be in readiness when
the primary day/'May 16th., rolls
around.
SURVEYING EXTENSION
torps At Work On Georgia North
ern South of Boston.
Reports from Boston state that a
surveying corps is now at work map
ping out the route of the Georgia
Northern railroad south bf Boston,
tt seems that Honticello will be the
objective point of tbe new extension.
Boston people are anticipating great
benefits from the road.
learned as lie' Is ill. Another holder
la the estate of John Watt, whoso
heirs live out of town. Agents for
Other property .are now consulting
with their clients, and It 1s supposed
that other algnaturei will be added. .
The city of ThomasvlUe owns a
hundred J'oot froot, where the city
hull is located, and If the council
decide that they wan( to pave, this
will make up’the majority of the
frontage represented. The matter
has been referred to the-finauce nnd
street committees, .who will make n.
Joint repory at tbe next meeting of*
council. •
The plans as drawn up tty. Engi
neer Jaudon, provide for materiaF
similar to that uNd at Quitman and
Albany. This It vitrified brick for
the roadway, concrete 7 for the sldo-
walks, and granite for the curbing.
The side walks will be fourteen feet
wide, and the roadway 89 feet. Ths
cost will be divided between tbe city .
and the property owners, tbe latter
paying two-third*. Tbe cost per
front foot will be $4.85.
The estimated cost Is: For side
walks $8,775, for street $6,840, to
tal $10,815. Of this tbe city's one-
third Is $8,500. But the 100 fed
In front of the city hall will be all
at the city’s expense, and will bring
the total cost to tbe olty government
up to about 85,000. . Several of the
council men are heartily in favor of
the proposition, bat Alderman Lewie
has expressed himself to the effect
that he thinks the city's first duty
should be to Improve the fire depart
ment and extend the water mains,
though he tielleves In paving and
would like to see it done. f
In this connection it developed that
some ground had been in the distant
past taken by old property owners
from tbe streets. One of the blocks,
■et down.in the maps as 420 feet, is
In reality 438 feet long, and another
supposed to be 210 is 214.
The people of Thomasville are
greatly Interested in the matter of
paving, and will watch with Interest
the efforts of Aldermen Hansell and
barker, in this .direction.
Judge Eugene Ray, of Columbus,
who has achieved success' as a hu
morous lecturer, passed through the
Ity Wednesday on his way to Cairo,
vhere he had an engagement to lec
ture.
There are a pair of wceka left for
Thomas county’s campaign and they
will bo busy ones.
Ton never heard of a partnership
between love and sense, did you?
Dr. Strong, ot the weather bu
reau, may be considered a dry dock.
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