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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. i (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. a 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, I 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. 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