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KDITOK AND rROPBIBTOR.
Official Organ
Decatur County and Bainbridge
Entered in the Post Office, at Bainbridge
as second-class matter.
Bainbridge, Ga., July 10,1903
The Child Labor Hill was de
feated in the House Thursday by
a decisive majority. It seems
that Worn Tatson, Smoke Hith
and others electro-vapor lights
flashed in vain. Mirabile dictu!
‘‘The “negro problem” has been
relegated to the Northern end of
this republic by a large majority.
Well; if not, why not? Glad to
give our Yankee friends a few
object lessons on the “brother in
black.”
That Australian Ballot scheme
would have made the average
Georgia voter feel like thirty green
coppers when he stepped up to
the ballot-box to fling his suffrage.
Senator Harrell here’s to you!
An Ohio congressman has re
signed from his iob. Now do you
wonder that the times are out of
joint ?—Atlanta Journal.
All our Georgia congressmen
seem to be resigned—to their jobs.
What do we think of Joe Hill
Hall ? Why, Godfrey’s cordial
and Bateman’s drops! There’s no
more like him. He is the last of
his raoe; but yet he does not tear
the gubernatorial race. Joseph,
darlint!—we are betting on ye.
The present Legislature can
hardly formulate any measure
without it has a “commission of 2
from the Senate and 3 from the
House to sit during the recess.”
Ye gods! do our solons put no
limit upon the depth of the peo-
pies’ pocket book? It seemeth
not.
“Superintendent Legg of the
Georgia, Florida and Alabama
railroad, has just completed an in-t
spection of 106 miles of railroad
on fooc. He Legg-ed it over the
entire distance, as it were."—Sa
vannah Press.
Well, that’s his Legitimate way
of doing business over his splen-
did line of railroad. If other big
railroad officials would do a little
more Legging over their respect-
tive properties there would be
fewer damage suits and more divi
dends for the poor stockholders.
The other day in the House
while the debate on the Child
Labor question was up Mr. Tig
nor, of Muscogee, inadvertently
inquired, “Where was Moses when
the light went out?” A moment
later, and holy Moses! the gentle
man from Cow-eater, appeared,
and with indignation seated upon
his classic brow and Are flashing
lightning from his weather eye, he
gave Bro. Tignor all the informa-
tion he desired, and more. Col.
Rorgan Mawls said “It was the
finest thing he ever see!"
Both Sena’or Harrell and Rep
resentative Bower introduced bills
in the fall session of the Legisla
ture to divide the school fund be
tween the two races according to
the taxes paid by each. Mr. Bow
er's bill was defeated in the House
this week by a large majority. So
this disposes of them both. The
wiiler of this paragraph has opin
ions on this subject which he may
air later over his own signature.
Tn the meantime—
COLONEL W. E. WOOTEN.
During the encampment of the
2nd and 4th Georgia Regiments
at Griffin, Ga., the only breech of
discipline of any import was made
by the Columbus companies.
One of the Atlanta papers tak
mg advantage of this breech of
discipline takes occasion to make
a very severe arraignment of the
officers of the state troops and es
pecially those in charge of the
camp, stating that a severe line
had been drawn between the offi
cers and enlisted men even in
social affairs.
This attack was unfounded and
does a great injustice to the state
troops. Col. Wooten being the
senior officer present was com
mander of the camp, and on the
day of the trouble issued and had
published an order that no passes
would be granted for that night;
this order was not only published
through regular channels, but was
also read at “dress parade.” The
Columbus company applied for a
pass after these orders had been
read and of course Col. Wooten
refused to grant their request,
the company then left in a body
and attended a dance in the city
of Griffin.
The Atlanta paper says that
Col, Wooten had the men arrested
at the dance and carried to camp.
The fact is that Col. Wooten after
learning that the company had
violated his orders and was absent
from camp without his permission,
rode ioto Griffin and notified the
commander of the provost guard
not to arrest the men until after
the dance, but when they had left
the ladies to arrest the entire com
mand and send it to the guard
house. This order was obeyed
literally, and after the men had
left the ladies the entire company
was ai rested and sent to camp in
command of their own officers.
Those who know Col. Wooten
would never have believed the
charges made, and we take pleas
ure in publishing the facts as they
occurred. Col. Wooten is one of
the best officers of the state, and
those who have been in camp with
him know that no man was ever
more thoughtful, more courteous
or more kind to those under him.
His every thought is for the com
fort and interest of the men he
commands.
Col Joe Hill Hall—we have
heard that name before!—who is
administering on the political gu
bernatorial estate of the late Du
pont Guerry recently embalmed
in Wesleyan Female College—a
live candidate for governor, made
this pertinent remark during his
recent speech in favor of the Child
Labor bill in the house; “This de
bate has taken a wide range and
has brought in the politics of cer
tain men. I was glad to see it. I
would like to find out in Georgia
who is a democrat. God knows I
have been trying to find out. If the
democratic party has any princi
ples as now organized it would
take a Philadelphia lawyer to find
them. It is like a bargain counter,
you pay your price and take your
choice.” Yes, indeed—it would
take the whole Philadelphia bar to
find them.
A reunion of Perry’s Florida
Brigade at Tallahassee some time
this summer is on the bills and
must be did.
If you want to buy a good horse,
a good buggy, a good bridle and a
good saddle at less than half their
value, call on R. L. Hicks.
Sheriff Sales.
GEORGIA—Decatur County:
Will be sold before the court
bouse door in the city of Bainbridge,
Ga., during the legal hours of sale,
on the first Tuesday in August 1903,
the following described property to-
wit:
All of twelve acres off of lot of
land No. 363 in the 20th district of
Decatur county, described as follows;
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of a 20-acre tract in the north
west corner of said lot, owned by
Sandy Austin; thence east 385 yards
thence south 153 yards, thence west
385 yards, thence north 153 yards to
starting point, and 25 acres off of
lot No. 363 in 20th district of said
county bounded on north by lands
of Thomas Ricks, now owned by
said parties, east by lands of Lilia S.
Griffin, south by lands of Duke
Johnson, west by lot 338 in said dis
trict, containing in all 37 acres, and
levied upon as the property of Jaoob
and Gabriel Winbusb, Sue Anthony
and Rebecca Smith, to satisfy a
mortgage fi fa issued from the May
term of superior court 1903, in favor
of Bainbridge State Bank, vs. Jacob
and Gabriel Win bush, Sue Anthony
and Rebecca Smith.
Also at the same time and place,
one-fourth of an acre of land de
scribed as follows: Lying in the
Parmalee extension of the city of
Bainbridge, said state and county,
on the extension of Planters street
on the Baiubndgx nr. i Thomasville
road, fronting north on said street or
road 17 i yards and running back
from said street south 70 yards, con
taining one-fourth of an acre and
improvements thereon, being 105
yards east from the east side of Russ
street. Levied upon as the property
of Delphia Rushin to satisfy a mort
gage fi fa issued from the May term
superior court 1903, in favor of Mrs.
E. G. Bruce vs. Delphia Rushin.
Also st same time and plaoe 33
aores land more or less bounded on
north by Chattahoouhee road, east
by lands of E. H. Ingram, south by
lands of Mrs. Callie Thomas, west by
land formerly owned by Francis
Houston, being part of lot 371 in
20th district of Decatur county, also
four acres off of land in northeast
oorner of lot No. 371 commencing at
Chattahoochee road and running east
four acres, thence south one acre,
thence back west to Chattahoochee
Road. Also ten aores lying between
lands of James Johnson and L. E,
Glisson, running two acres north and
south and five aores east and west,
being in south side of lot No. 243 in
20tb district of Decatur county, Ga.
Levied upon as the property of E. H.
Ingram to satisfy a fi fa issued from
December term 1902 of city court of
Bainbridge, Ga., in favor of Grenada
Drug Co., vs. E, H, Ingram.
Also at same time and place all of
lot of land No. 93 in the 21st dis
trict of Decatur oounty and levied
upon as the property of Holland.
Peel & Co., to satisfy a fi fa issued
from the May term superior court
1908, in favor of T. J, Rhodes vs,
Holland, Peel & Co.
Also at the same lime and place
all of one hundred acres of land
across the north side of lot No. 86
in the 27th district of Decatur coun
ty, levied upon as the property of
Martha A Clarke to satisfy a mort
gage fi fa issued from the May term
superior court 1903, in favor of A.
L. Townsend, surviving partner, vs.
Martna A Clark.
Also at the same time and plaoe
all that certrin city lot with all im
provements thereon in the city of
Bainbridge, Decatur county Ga.,
bounded on the north by property of
Emilme Mitchell, east by property
of Primus Perkins, south by Ceme
tery street, formerly called Back
street, and west by property of J.
W. F. Johnson, containing one half
acre more or less, and levied upon as
tbo propety of M. E. O’Neal to sat
isfy a mortgage fi fa issued from the
May term superior court 1903, in
favor of Mrs. E. G. Bruce vs. M. E.
O’Neal.
This July 9th, 1903.
A. W. Fordham, Sheriff.
Notice.
All persons are hereby warned not
to pick up, sell or otherwise dispose
of our Cypress logs on Flint river
nor to alter, change or deface our
brand on same. All pei sons are al
so warned not to buy any of our
logs.
The Cypress Lumber Co.
| Apalachicola Fla.
MELTON & DUKES’
Edwin Clapp and
James A. Banister
FOR MEN,.
Are a little ahead of anything else in Bainbridge.
♦ ♦ ♦
The Dorothy Dodd
is the best wearing woman’s shoe in the
world and always gives satisfaction.
From Man to Child
we have the best fitting, n .latest, easiest
wearing shoes for the least money.
You are invited to call at
Melton & Dukes,
Bainbridge,
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THOS. J. WILLIAMS, Manager.
J. T. LANE,
Iron City, Ga.
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