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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Thomsaville Times, Vol XXX.
Thomas vllle Enterprise, Vol. XLVXT.
THIS TIGER WAS
A BUND ONE
The Officers Were Not
So Blind and Mitchell
Will Suffer.
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(From Tuesday's Dally)
The tiger again perambulating In
his hidden lair has *een indiscreet
enough to be the mark of stealthy
hunters dressed in the garb of the
peace. Bob Mitchell, the proprietor
of what is known to the colored
dancing element as Bob Mitchell’s
Hall was hauled up into police court
charged with “keeping and having
on hand intoxicating liquors for il
legal sale within the city.”
Quite an array of legal talent at
tended the session, Attorneys Titus
and Hammond, W. J., taking the
case of the accused and city Attorney
W. H. Hammond arguing the city's
side of it.
Witnesses were summoned and
sworn to an extent almost appaling
and this case alone occupied the
court from two until six. The evi
dence as given by the city’s witnesses
showed that Bob was serving a con
coction supposed to be made up of
whiskey and cider and was calcu
lated to make you “feel good if you
took more than two fingers.’’ Var
ious and Sundry names were given
for the drink most prominent among
which were “Ten Cent Stntfght.”
“Little Boy,” and "I. C.” The law-
ers for Bob introduced witnesses In
arge quantities who swore that they
could drink gallons of^tbe cider be
■old and they couldn’t get drunk.
His Honor the Mayor decided that
the cider he sold to the good element
of colored customers differed in
strength from that sold the bad ele
ment and he was adjudged guilty.
Fine of $99 and eosts was Imposed
with the priveledge of serving 60
days In guard house and 90 days of
hard labor.
Jno. McFall and R. L. Jackson
were tried for disorderly conduct Mc
Fall getting $5 and oosts, Jackson
turned loose. All other cases were
postponed until Wednesday after
noon, when the session will be con
tinued.
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WE WILL HAVE
PURE FOOD
Law Goes Into Effect
Tuesday—Inspector is
Traveling.
* Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 28.—(Special)
Tuesday, 6ctober first, the Pure Food
Law of GeorgTa, will become rigidly
operative and will be strictly enforc
ed.
Beginning Tuesday Inspector P. A.
Methvin will begin to send In to the
state chemist samples of all foods
and feed stuffs. He is completing a
tour of the state instructing the mer
chants and manufacturers on the
operation of the law so that there
can be' no excuse for infraction when
the law is enforced.
In a special order Commissioner
Hudson calls attention to that great
cattle feed, cotton seed meal, anti
states that to be classed as a legal
meal, It must contain 38.62 per cent
protein and if it falls below that
standard, it will be known as a mix
ed feed and registered as such.
Inspector Methvin wfll also watch
out for all cotton seed oil, stamped
“olive,,off,” and will have it proper*
ly branded in order that each shall
stand on its own merits, it being
stated that cotton seed oil Is as pal
atable and digestible as olive oil.
Under section *17 of the pure food
law, It is the duty of sheriffs to seize
and sell at public outcry All foods
and feed stuffs not properly regis
tered after this law becomes opera
tive. ATreafty $6,000 worth of pure
food stamps have been sold by the
Agricultural Department.
IOWA NEGROES
CANE TEDDY
COUNTY COMS
IN SESSION
President Gets Gift and Business of Roads and
Applause on Trip Down
the Mississippi.
Koekuk, Iowa, Oct. 1.—From 6
o’clock this morning when President
Roosevelt was awakened at the small
Illinois town of Merldosia by the
strains of the village band, he Was
seldom out of hearing of a cheer of
some kind, for the country people, as
well as villagers, lined the roadway,
Revenues Transacted
Here Tuesday.
Thoma8ville, Ga., Oct. 1, 1907.
Board met in regular meeting. All
present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The president of the board stated
that he had made some investigations
as to cost of feeding the jail prison
ers and recommended that action be
EARLY CLOSING
FOR WINTER
Merchants Are Signing
Agreement to Shut
Shops at 6:30 P. M.
and were in a cheering mood. He deferred, recommendation adopted,
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COMPANYK
RANKS WELL
Regimental Headquar
ters Also Shows Up
WeU in Report.
In the report of too last annual in
spection of the state natlonel guard
„ given out by Inspector General
:W. G. Obear, the 4th regiment and
Company K., are very highly com
mended. Thli Inspection took place
last April when the regiment wae
jut being reorganized and perfected
and coming aa It does from the state
anthorltlee te quite a high compli
ment end a well deserved one.
I The headquarters of the 4th are
located In Thomaevllle, Col. R. L.
Vtfylly, Capt. and Adjutant C. M.
Strong and Capt. and Quartermaster
H. M. Cooper, being the etalf officers
referred Vo, and Capt. W. W. Jarrell
Ct Co. K.
i Below is an extract from the re
port concerning the part of the regi
ment stationed In ThomaerlUe.
Extracts from memoranda of in
spection giving remark! of the In
specting officer* concerning the or
ganisations of the militia of Georgia,
at the recent Inspection.
Fourth Infantry, IlejfQqnartere.
Physically excellent; character,
seal, and efficiency, excellent, reli
ability tame. Records of adjutant
and quartermaster In excellent con
dition. Both officer* capable and ef
ficient. 1 Adjutant has had thorough
experience In handling official cor
respondence. The regimental com
mander has been making every effort
to place thlx regiment on an efficient
basle. He has caused the disband
ment of several companies that did
not come up to the standard, with a
view to their reorganization later.
Tbe companies of this regiment al
ready Inspected (M, K and E) axe
very good.
Company K.
Physical appearance excellent;
character of men very good; Include
men with profexalona, mechanics,
etc., sealous and fairly effldent; am
anre efficiency will Increase; probab
ly 85 to 95 per cent reliable and avail
able in domestic emergency. Armory
rather small, but ample etorage fa
culties; good new lockers, property
In fine condition. Armory clean and
neat Drill only fair. No practice
march, no encampment and no target
practice.
This company has been lately re
organised; the company commander
has done a great deal of excellent
work, and has his men and equip
ment in first class shape. Every
thing Inspected showed evidence of
careful and recent overhauling. The
captalh expects Tmave a good target
range In working order soon, an
available site lying near town. I
have no doubt that this company will
soon be well drilled. anj^If the pres
ent captain remain. It will soon be
one of the best companies In tbe
state, If present Indications can be
relied upon, ana t believe they can.
did not, however, respond to the
cheers and repeated calls for a
speech.
The presidential train arrived here
at 9:10 o’clock and was met at the
depot by the governors of Iowa, Flor
ida, Minnesota, Louisiana, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon,
Wyoming and Illinois and three com
panies of militia. A light rain began
falling shortly after the party started
to Rank Park, whore speeches were
delivered.
Following his address which was
heard by 20,000 people, the Presl
dent was driven to the lower lock of
the government canal, and boarded
the steamer "Mlsslppl” for his trip
south. He reviewed a display of ono
hundred pleasure launches In the rlV'
er, and departed, leading a flotilla of
twenty big steamboats and launched
The President was presented here
with a gold-headed cane by Keokuk
negroes.
command but a short time, and de
serves a great deal of credit Records
In very good shape.
A true copy.
A. J. SCOTT, Adj- Gen.
STATE MOTOR LEAGUE.
George B. Cox Is on'Stats Board ef
New Organization.
Mr. George 8. Cox of thli city It
one of the thirty prominent automf-
blllsts who have been appointed on
the Georgia board SI the Amerlcah
Motor League. The League Is rep
resented In thirty-six states, and the
organisation In Georgia will cover
every county In the state.
Tbe American Motor League la dis
tinctly opposed to road racing and to
the speeding of motor cars on the
public highway. Its energies will be
directed to efforts to secure
better laws, better roads and better
treatment of those automoblllsts who
now suffer for the alns of a few reek-
leas offenders.
MUST REVISE CLAIMS.
Georgia Lumbermen arc Having
Hard Time Getting Their Rebates,
He also stated that the convict squad
would be divided as soon as practi
cable, Action on petition for nejw
road from Meigs to Ochlockonee post
poned.
Mr. BUI Stephens was presented as
a road defaulter. On motion the
hearing on his care wna postponed
until November meeting.
Harry Halle road defaulter, hea
Ing postponed until November meet
ing.
Will Glass road defaulter Glasgow
diat^t'.iliipd.llh or 19 days
gang, l l.io paid. .
R. * Or) n. Glasgow district'de
faulter fluid, $lb ami cost< ny.'XO
days ion gang. ' , •«
Guss Rash Boson dl»!Hct-ro»d, de
faulter fined 110 and costs or 30 days
on gang.
On motfon of Mr. Pringle all the
district • overseers are hereby
qutred to summon all defaulters to
appear at a court martial to be held
by board SI their regular meeting In
November next.
Monthly Report.
Visits to jail and poor house have
been as often ts my obligation re
quires. *”
Both places are In good shape.
Four have been received at latter,
one discharged and none have died.
Convicts alright.
L. B. BOOCHBLLE.
County Treasurer's Report.
Report tor September, 1907.
REGEIPTS.
From balance ftst re
port 82,714.77
Road taxes, Boston dis
trict, 810; Pavo dis
trict 33; Defaulters
110 23.00
From City bourt, court
costs 330; convlc’t
costs 329.55 59.55
From E. M. Smith, Chm J;
road tools sold 354.- ;•
27; Correction in i>ay '/
roll 33 67.27
From state convict hire 410.95
From bills payable.... 3,418.33
DISBURSEMENTS.
An agreement was circulated and
generally signed yesterday lor the
stores In Thomasvllie to close at half
past bIx during the winter. Hereto
fore they have kept open untfl such
an hour as suited the Individual
taste of each proprietor.
For several summers the closing
hour has been six o'clock. Hie ar
rangement has worked well, and has
pleased the Btore keepers. It has
not Inconvenienced the public for
they have become accustomed to'It.
It Is thought that the six thirty win
ter plan will work equally as well.
Of course Saturday night Is ex
empted from the agreement as are
the nights Just preceding Christmas
and other holidays. It Is said that
practically all of the merp^g^s have
signed and that early Vlntejjyjloelng
Is n near-certainty, i ■■■;
WE ARE GROW
ING RICH FAT
The City Assessias&
Shows an Ineeaast
oi 1223,696.
TWO CONVICTED.
City Court Gets Busy god Finn*' f»
femd^ip
Chas Miller was ttliMl'before Jud;
II of the c11yjcotlta
ting his way-
found guilty and sentenced to
pay a fine ot |60 or seryq eight
months. * . -
Jake Bostwlcl* jumped, a contj
with L. C. Houston Jr., and bis sen
tence for that offence wae 350 or 9
months. 3
Mr. J. W. Byrd came borne yeiter-
day morning from Macon, where he
went to present his claims for rebat
es under the decision of Judge Speer,
that an advance of two centa
hundred la Illegal. Mr. Byrd found
it necessary to revise bis claims, In
accordance with new demands made
upon the lumber men by Special
Master Talley who Is handling the
case. This Involves a considerable
amount ot labor, and nearly every
lumber firm will have to make the re
vision.
One Thomasvllie company, that of 320, J. 8. Montgomery 330, CIty"TIo~
J. L. Philips has claims aggregating pital 320, E. P. Clay 383.33, F. M.
385,000 and It will take three weeks Youngblood 386, J. D. Holland 850,
For public roads
Bridges
Court house ... .....
Jail
City court
Poor ... ...
Salaries and fees.....
Coroner's Inquests. . .
Lunacy costs
Stationery and printing
Balance cash on hand
Total
Tofal ... ,,
Respectfully submitted,
JNO. F. PARKER, Co Trees.
Following biffs ordered paid;
E. M. Smith 325, W. A. Pringle 35,
J. D. Barrow 35, H. C. Copeland, 35,
W. S. Bullock 36, C. P. Hansel! tt*?,
Dr. Douchelle, 332.ED, Joe Calloway
1,839.4?
407.90
1 20.00
v 221.82
i: 328.Off
17' 136.73
1 194.40
21.00
3.00
roo
3,538.51
36,883.87
(6,683.87
sister 310, Prince Bird 35, Soph’Ia
Cone and daughter 310, Rachel Mal
lard 33, Martha WUlougtfby 35, Mra.
Owens 38, Nancy Woodln 35, Evalln
McElvin 36, Jim Brinson and wife
35, Dock Cole 35, Lee Collins 35,
Elizabeth Law 35, Mrs. Blalock 36,
Thomasvllie Iron Works 32.50, Good
Roads Machinery Co., 355.80, T. W.
Lewis 33.12, Mallette Arnold Brick
Co., 33.8O, Monroe Lumber" Co.,
814.69, Prince Lumber Co., 32.24, 'F.
M. Youngblood 37.70, M. M. & D. 3.
Williamson 3146.04, Baker Bros.
310.35, Pringle Co., .90, J. F. ParitOY
346.20, Wm. White 3126.76, Bran
don Grocery Co., 3109.35, T. J. Hlght
315.40, J. W. Dillon 375.15, T. J.
Hlght 340.00 J. O. Groover 321, R.
F. Whidden 34.75, J. D. Barrow
$1*9, A. W. Palin 334.60, Thomaavillo
Shoo Co., 319.20, Jacob Goldberg
28, J. p. Cheek 32T80, White A
Futch, 21.85, J. R. 'Burch 313.7V.
Hancock et al 311.65, City of Thom-
asvllle 36.95. E. P. Clay 318.54, T.
J. Hlght 3187.80, Evans A Son
361.12, Burch A Son $5,
L. P. Sturdivant 39.60, W. A.
Fuller 350, W. A. Cone .70, Wm.
Jones 333, J. W. Cothran A Sons
70, N. Sheppard 310, J. Superior
$2.70.
Board adjourned.
E. M. SMITH, Chm.
J. S. MONTGOMERY. Clk.
(From Tuesday’s Dally j)
Thomasvllie Is fast growimg lhbt*
the multimillionaire class. Pkrhapsi
everybody didn’t know this hod it fe
ll fact beyond peradventurv. The-
city Is now nearly as wealthy as;-
some of Its winter residents from the.-
land of snow and the, combination:-/,
and trusts, Stanaard Oil and United
States steel, almngated copper, silver
and gold, sky scraping building*
etc. We have tho figures to prone
this and though it has been said tisK
figures don’t lie, In this case they dh>
not represent tho real wealfib of the
town. The figures come from the
city treasurers’ office and are the re
turns of the owners of properly ar-
revised by the common council. Air:.
everybody knows they are not uir SO*
the market value of property as At
Is not the custom to return property-
at his full value anywhere hr thc-
ftate. Therefore to get at the suttaal-
;.;lwealth of the city the figure-n win;
-'•**> we to be considerably morra thorn
ibled. < !
Tile Assessment. " ’ **•*■
1 *The assessment of the- currentt
year shows $2,976,717.43 credited to-
the white pcoplp and $263,044 to the-
negroeq., ^Mujffifi^JJle figures'ware
32,773,8<i6.M^ro^he whites- saA‘.
2242,269 for the negroes. The total'
for this year Is therefore 33,233;-
761,43 as against $3,O16,0D£77h
last year, an Increase of f223«B8fJ7K.
This la a very gratifying- Drereasw-
and effectually dispose of the n&mtfew
set afloat during the. past,
summer by Balnbrldgw and’ VhdHAstA:
liquor men that Thomasvllie A. tear
ing ground financially since fit went.
dry under the local option law.. Tho *
real Increase In valuation! must; hfie-
above half a million which fir cer
tainly an excellent (bowing far at
town of this also. There le no doabC
that the increase tor next year will
be greater than this year for there la-
much building and Improving being
done that did not get Into thin yenraT
returns.
HOKE SMITH
ON CONDITIONS
Gov. Now Talks of T&onr-
as Co., Cotton, Schools,
and Prohibition..
PROGRESS OF FLORIDA CENTRAL
New Road Baa Reen Graded Seven
teen Mile*. Track Baying Resumed
4
Track laying on the Florida Cen
tral wan resumed tkb week,'alter a
lapse of several days' caused By the
rainy weather. The track BaffUMfi
laid for three a fid' a half miles and
grading has been completed to the
crossing of the'Atlantic CoOTTMff,
seventeen miles sooth of Tbomas-
*’No county la Ute • state j gage. me*,
more loyal support thkn Thommi and
no throe representatives In th»tw»nw»
were more squarely behind fflci ad
ministration, than thorn from
county.” These were-tho grants o<C
Governor Hoke Smith to- a- rsperoen-
tative of the Tlmes-EntaiBrifiet ■ tar
days ago. They were a'pmfiof mnem-.
tended conversation that-dealt wttfr .
many matters of Interest .tm tin gso>-
ple of this section.
Interested in Thomson - '
It is very evident that Governor,
Smith In much Interested In Gro at -
faira of this county. Be soap la
mented Mr. U. L_ Cook very n^firy-
He said "lan’t Mr. Cook a spfemuar
gentleman. And MacIntyre, MneOt-
tyre is bright He wilt go tkn.
Stubbs jn all right too.” Hie -fyy
Tbe present captain has been In]to make the necessary revision. |j. d. Blanton $66, B. D. Cravy and vllle.
Yt-i*' i.’iifcti
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