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yew Series— Vol. Ill —No *47 FITE AND MADDOX EASY WINNERS. Cordon Lee the Nominee for Congress- HUTCHENS CARRIES BARTOW. judea Akin’s Fin* Vote In the County Likewise Judes Fite’s —Primary Quiet. The state and county primary •election on the 20th passed off very quietly in Bartow county, with a very large vote polled. The full consolidated returns in tabulated form appear elsewhere in this pa per. A peculiar feature of the elec tion was that there were no very close contests. Except in the race for tax receiver, the successful candidates all received large ma jorities. vV .C. vV aiton must have received almost the entire vote polled, his vote being 2626. With four candidates in the field, Judge Akin lacked only about 300 of receiving the entire vote polled, his vote being 2311. This is a fine compliment to the judge. Tnis being Floyd’s time to fur nish the state senator, no candi date for that office was voted for. Judge A. W. Fite received the very handsome majority of 1069, which evidences in a signal man ner the regard his home people have for him. His and his oppo nent’s majorities in the contest are as follows: Or fitk. Bartow 1069 Gordon 240 Dade 1 184 —1493 FOR M’CAMY. Whitfield 249 Murray 183 Catoosa 68 — 500 Fite's majority 993 Judg _• Fite made a masterly race, and his victory and his fine home •endorsement are a great gratifica tion to his friends. }Col. Sam P. Maddox for solicitor general ran a fine race and won by Candidates and Their Friends TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE, That durinsr April and May you should keep your liver and blood in good condi tion by a liberal use of those standard remedies, > lordd’s Pills, Word’s Sarsaparilla. Commence their use now. Pills, 20 cents a bottle ; Sarsapa rilla, 75 cents per bottle. m. f. nil, The Druggist. THE NEWS AND COURANT. a splendid majority. His major ity in the circuit was 1520, For congress Hutchens carried Bartow by a strong majority, a thing not hoped for by his friends or dreamed of by his opponents up to a week before the election. The tide got turned in Hutchen’s favor, and no effort could seemingly stay HON. GORDON LEE, it. Mr. Lee won out right hand somely in the district, his majority being 2198. Out of a full vote of over 1400 Mr. Lee got every vote in his own county, Walker, except 45. The following are the official majorities in the counties: FOR LKK. Catoosa 348 Chattooga 242 Dade 328 Floyd 843 Gordon 286 Murray 9 Paulding 61 Polk 74 Walker 1103—3294 FOR HUTCHENS. Bartow 759 Cobb 37 Haralson 213 Whitfield 87—1096 Lee’s majority. 2198 The ticket for state house officers nominated is as follows: For Governor —Joseph M. Ter rell. For Secretary of State —Phillip Cook. For State Treasurer —R E. Park. For Comptroller—William A. Wright. A or Attorney-General—John C. Hart. For Commissioner of Agriculture —O. B. Stevens. For School Commissioner— Jo seph S. Turner. For Chief Justice of Supreme Court —Thomas J. Simmons. For Associate Justices of Su preme Court—W. H. Fish, Bev erly D. Evans, Joseph R. Eatnar. The Democratic Executive Com mittee of Bartow county, after a consolidation of all the returns, elected the following as delegates to the state convention in Atlanta, June i: Delegates —J. M. Neel, W. H. Lumpkin, W. M. King, W. A. Dodd. Alternates —J- M. Dorsey, J. N. McKelvey, T. W. Milner, J. S. Leak. Representatives from the several districts meeting for the purpose named the new executive commit tee for the ensuing two years. They are as-follows: Cartersville —J. S. Leak, J. H. Wikle. Adairsville —N. C. Anderson. Cassville —G. H. Headden. Kingston—J. N. McKelvey. Pine Log —Dr. M. D. Stripling. Allatoona —M. A. McCoy. Emerson —I. Y. Davis. Taylorsville—Dr. R. E. Adair. Wolf Pen —Oscar Haney. Stamp Creek —J. M. Knight. Sixth—C, M. Floyd. Salacoa—W. M. Sewell. Iron Hill—J. O. Ligon. Euharlee —J. T. Jolley. There will be a convention of the Masons of the seventh district at Rome, May 4th and sth. The lodge here will be regularly rep resented and a number of members speak of going over. See our line of China and Jap. mattings. Save 5 cents per yard by buying of us. H. T. Bradley & Cos. Bartow’s Cotton Crop. The census bureau at Washing ton furnishee the following statis tics of the cotton crop of Bartow county for the past five years. The number of five hundred pound bales for each of the five years is: 1899, 12,540; 1900; 12,572; 1901, 14,288; 1902, 12,215; 1903, 13,149. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL‘4B, 1904, NEW RAILROAD TO CARTERSVILLE Louisville and Nashville to Build from Wetmore. ROUTE HAS BEEN SURVEYtO- Short Line from Knoxville to Bir mlnuham High Officials Con. slderlnor the Line. Surveyors for the Louisville and Nashville railroad have recently run a line through Bartow county, from Wetmore, on the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern railroad, through Cartersville toward At lanta, and the following, from the Atlanta Constitution, in regard to this line, will prove of interest to the people of this section. The Constitution says: “Chairman Harry Walters, of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Louisville and Nashville; President Milton N. Smith, of the Louisville and Nashville; President J. W. Thomas, of the Nashville, Chatta nooga and St- Louis; and J. W. Thomas, Jr., gene al manager of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis, formed a party of diatin guished visitors who rolled into Atlanta yesterday iu their private car. ‘‘The party came here from Ma rietta over the Western and Atlan tic after making a tour of inspec tion of the Louisville and Nash ville, which was brought to an end by the inspection of the site of the proposed freight terminals of the Louisville and Nashville and Coast Lina in this city. While none of the railroad magnates were willing to talk for publication, they seem to have enjoyed their trip, and were especially glad to meet many of their old friends in Atlanta. “And now comes the story again of the new line from Wetmore to Dalton and from Wetmore to Cart ersville, which is given added in terest by the fact that the magnates who arrived yesterday are said to have been giving this matter their especial attention. As has been previously reported, the Louisville and Nashville have been for some time looking for anew route for the Atlanta, Knoxville and North ern, as the present line includes very heavy grades and is very ex pensive to operate. The Louisville and Nashville have already spent a great deal of money in improv ing the upper end of the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern, but to get a better grade to Marietta will practically require the rebuilding of the line. “The proposed new line is from Wetmore to Dalton, anu also from Wetmore to Cartersville. This latter route would come directly through some of the most valuable districts in Georgia, and would be, so it is reported, only a little longer than by the present line and with comparatively no heavy grades. “In the proposed line from Wet more to Dalton the Louisville and Nashville would get a line from Knoxville to Chattanooga, 167 miles long, against its present route of 325 miles via Marietta and as against 131 by the Southern. “By the proposed line to Cart ersville from Wetmore, connecting with the Seaboard at Cartersville, the Louisville and Nashville could run thfougb trains from Knoxville to Birmingham, and in this way have an open outlet to and from both the iron and coal fields of Alabama and Tennessee. “While the reporter could get no confirmation of the story from offi cials, it was reported that the sur veys for tne new lines were satis factory, and that the actual work of construction would begin very shortly.’’ white fair millinery day Wednes day, May 4th. H. T. Bradley & Cos. WHITE FAIR SALE. Saturday, April 30th, to May 28th H. T. BRADLEY * CO. DEAD NEGRO FOUND IN WOODS. Skull Cracked with a Heavy Pine Pole ABOUT A MILE FROM TOWN. Unknown Ngr* Man Killed by Unknown Parties and Left Where He Fell. The dead body of a negro man, apparently about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, was found in Leak’s woods, about one mile from Cartersville toward the river, last Saturday morning by two boys who were going fishing. The boys reported the matter to some men who were working in a field near by, and it was by them reported in town. Coroner Harri son was sick, and Mr. G. W. Wal drup, justice of the peace, empan elled a jury and held an inquest over the remains. The body was lying with face down, and had been dead not more than fifteen or twenty hours. Near by was a heavy pine pole, frac tured about a foot from the end, and it is supposed that he was struck over the head with this, as the skull was cracked, but the skin was not broken. He had on a blue shirt and pants, and $7 .36 was found in his pocket. He was bare footed, and his cap was lying by his side. There was no evidence of a scuffle, as the leaves and ground around the body were un disturbed. The pole used by the murderer was taken from a wagon road where a causeway was built across a small ditch. The body was viewed by several hundred people, but no on could identify it, and the jury rendered the following verdict: “We, the jurors aforesaid, upon our oaths, say that the said un known negro man came to his death by having been struck on the head with a pole or some other blunt instrument, by some person unknown to this jury. “W. C. Griffin, Foreman “J. D. Goode, “R. w. Landers, “Aaron Collins, “A, S. Leak, “H. J. Galt.” After the inquest the body was taken in charge by Mr. J. W. Jones, undertaker, who kept it until Sunday afternoon, when it was buried. Quite a number of people looked at the body after it was brought to town, but no one could identify it, and it was buried as an unknown. On Sunday numbers of people visited the place where the body was found, and about one hundred yards from the place one of the parties found a pair of shoes, socks and pants. The shoes and socks were lying together, as if he had deliberately pulled them off, and the pants w r ere rolled up in a bun dle. It will probably never be known who the negro was or who killed him. Notice. The books for receiving city tax returns of personal property are now open at the city council cham ber. Call early and make your returns, as the books will remain open only for thirty days. The law requires that those failing to make their returns shall be double taxed. G. W. Waldkup, 3t Receiver. whenever you pay me more for goods of same quality than sold elsewhere, you get your money back, and cost of your trouble. Vaughan’s. The great white fair, greatest of all sales, begins Saturday, April 30th, closes May 28th. H. T. Bradley & Cos. Yu Spruit Siil Mi \rOU thus have a larger as sortment to select from and you get longer wear for the same outlay, with the added satisfaction of being among the first to appear in up-to-date apparei. The Four Button Sack suit shown in the picture will appeal to good dressers who want to be just a little in advance of the merchant tailor’s styles. It h <s the broad shoulder and chest effect which gives a full, substantial appearance to the wearer without that stuffed and padded look so common in other lines of ready-made clothing. Think of buVing a suit like this in any of the popular spring fabrics At So Low da-i cy 50 a Price as C p 1 riTHLS i-s an ideal suit for business men who know the value of X looking prosperous. It is the product 01 the art-tailors of SCHLOSS BROS. & CO. whose clothing we handle. We have other lines for other men at other prices, and while mentioningclothing will say we are selling twice as many suits and pants as heretofore, the reason, the best goods at the most conservative price. The Dry Goods and Shoe Department keeps its popularity by the arrival of new goods every week. Yon make a mistake if you do not carefully examine it in every detail. “Before you buy drop in and let us talk it oyer.” J.W. VAUGHAN & CO. Outfitteis to Particular People, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Masons Elect Their Officers- Macon, Ga., April 25. The grand council of Georgia Masons met here this morning in annual session, and befoie adjournment they elected the following officers for the ensuing year, the only re maining business being the reports of committees, etc., which was largely routine: Joe T. Greenfield, grand master; L. w. Burkett, deputy grand mas ter; T. F. Moody, grand conductor; w. A. wolihan, grand treasurer and recorder; T. J. Hammond, grand captain; w. H. Nurnberger, grand captain of guard; R. H. Taylor, grand marshal; J- C. Postell, grand conductor of council; John R. wil kinson, grand steward. Buckwheat Cakes with ROYAL Baking Pow det Are delicious and wholesome —a perfect cold weather breakfast food. Made in the morning; no yeast, no “ set ting” over night; never sour, never cause in digestion. O To make a perfect buckwheat cake, and a thousand other dainty dishes, see the “Royal Baker and Pastry Cook.” Mailed free to any address. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Old Series— 22d Year Cara From Mr- Gaines- Editors News and Courant: I wish to thank you and the good people of Bartow countv for your generous support and large vote given me in the primary election. I assure you this token of friend ship and confidence is duly appre ciated and will ever be held in grateful remembrance by me. W'tn best wishes, I am, Fraternally yours, Lewis P, Gaines. Cave, Ga., April 22, 1904. Millinery opening Wednesday, May 4th, at Bradley’s. Do you wear SI.OO overalls? You save money when you buy ours. Vaughan’s.