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By €. L. RAINEY.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY
DAWSON, GA., JaxN. 25h, 1893.
Business Notice.
Hereafter the fees for all sheriff sales
must be paid in advance, as provided by
Jaw. This rule will be strictly adhered
%o by both the sheriff and the publisher.
All parties interested should take due
motice.
A Factory First.
Tur NEws learns that some of the bus
iness men of the city are moving in the
matter of organizing a_ home fire insu
rance company. We would be glad
4o see them succeed, but the first thing
Dawson needs is a cotton factory. Cot
ton factories make pay rolls, and pay
rolls make prosperous cities. We would
be glad to see a home insurance com
pany here, but it should not be organ
jzed at the expense of cotton factory.
Let’s have both of them if possible,
ut the cotton factory first.
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Ballot Reform Needed.
The Savannan Press is waging a vigor
«ous war for ballot reform in Georgia in
worder to purify the politics of the State.
*We agree wth the Press, says the Madi
son Madisonion, and believe thatevery
step should be taken to prevent the
traffic in votes that is carried on from
year to year in certain quarters. The
use of money and whisky in our elec
tions should be done away with, Some
mnew and improved system of ballot re
form is needed in this state, and in all
the squth. We believe that the Ausrta-
Jian Dballot system, with the improve
ments made in the states which have
tried it, should be put in operation in
Georgia. Many changes have been made
in it from time to time, and it is now as
mnear perfect as any system of balloting
ever gets to be. It is in operation in
Arkansas and West Virginia. It has
worked well in the north and eas.: It
Thas been adopted by the legislatares of
thirty states, altogether.
" There is no good or valid reason why
it should not work well in all the south
ern states. We believe that the self-re
specting people of Georgia will see to it
that it is taken up and discussed by the
state legislature at the winter session.
We are of the opinion that our people
should demand that Georgia have tae
benefit'of this honest and ecnlightened
system which has brought about so
much improvement in the voting meth
ods of other states of the south and the
mnion. The purity of our public elec
tions should be the pride of all true and
patriotic Georgians. We voice the sen
timents of the people of this section of
the state, both white and black, when
we eater our protest against the damna
ble practices that some times obtain at
wlections. It is an absolute disgrace to
any county of the state that political
wire-workers should be placed at pre
«inets, arned with a flask of whisky in
one pocket and a roll of money in the
other. ;
It has gotten to be so common insome
Parts of Georgia that the worst elements
of the regro race have come to the belief
that they are entitled to so many dollars
and so much whisky for the use of their
wvotes. It is am expensive luxury to run
for an office. Many men of bright minds
but poor in this world’s goods cannot be
offered as candidates by the democratic
party for the simple reason that it takes
money to be elected, and they have not
the money.
Whai a commentary would it be on the
people of Georgia if we had a man
among us like the late Samuel J, Randall.
Mr. Randall was one of the greatest dem
verats the country has ever known, was
a giant in debate, possessed of an intel
lect that was broad as this continent.
«iJe died Jeaving an estate valued at less
than five thousand dollars. A five thou
sand dollar man cannot go to congress
from some districts of Georgia. Had
Randall lived in one of these districts,
lie would not have been a member of
‘congress, and the democratic party
‘would not have had the benefit of his
brilliant and conseryative iutellect. -
Georgia is a great state and her people
‘are a great people. Ours is a progressive
‘commonwealth, and we cannot afford to
De bebind the times in this great reform.
"We are not afraid of the nezro voter.
This state is a democratic state world
without'end. We should work out our
Own salvation promptly and effectually.
The Australian ballot will doit. Give
us ballot reform!
BET SRR
Ovr in Wisconsin the mercury froze
up in the tube and they had no way of
fellin ; how cold it really was. They are
wconfident, however, that it was some
where below zero. :
Hon. Fleming dußignon.
The Atlanta Journal of a recent date
announced the candid acy of this talented
and pepular geatieman for U. S. Senatar
to succeed Senator Colqguitt, While we
have no idea that Mr. dußignon intended
at this téme a formal annouacement of
his candidacy, yet we cannot sce that it
makes any difference, as it is already an
open seciet that several other prominent
Georginas will be in the race. It is sim
ple honesty to admit the fact of his can
didacy now instead of waiting for the
alleged proper time of the tiniid, uncer
tain and scheming politician, While THE
News does not now commit itself to the
support of any one of the many excellent
gentlemen who will be in this race, we
do say that Mr. dußignon is a gifted
thinker, a strong reasoner, ap eloquent
orator, an energetic, tireless worker and
fearless defender of his convictions, He
is popular wherever known, and in the
opinion of THE NEws would fill ably and
creditably any office 1 the gift of vhe
people of Georgia.
Wings in T heir Feet,
A small female college in Washington
regaled its friends and patrons a few
evenings ago with an exhibition of gym
nastics that created a genuine seunsation.
So much delighted was the audience that
a repetition was demanded.
That feature of the programme in
which a bevy of beautiful girlé made a
tambourine tinkle when suspended more
than six feet in the air proved a fetching
card. One of the young ladies out kicked
her sisters when she hit the suspended
musical inslrument six feet nine inches
above the stage. We are told that the Brit
ish embassador, Vice-President Morton
and Postmaster-General Wannamaker
were patrons of the occasion. We are
not told the style of the skirts worn by
this lot of hight-heeled high flyers.
TuE action of the lower house of con
gress in passing the bill which provides
for tbe election of United States sena
tors by the people is correct in every
particular. The people should have a
direct voice in the selection of those who
represent thém in the senate of the na
tion; and when the right of choice is
transferred from the legislatures to the
people it will resultin a representation re
sponsible to the people and bound by no
obligations to lobbyists, who too often
influence unlooked-for results in elec
tions before legislatures.
THE post mortem notices of Ben But
ler were curiosities of literature, Itis
left to speak pleasantly of the virtues of
the dead and charitably forgive or over
look their vices. The rule did not hold
in his case. Newspapers consigued him
to hell with considerable unanimity.
Perhaps it served no good purpose to
abuse him when his cold clay was pow
erless to doother harm. Dr. Hawthorne
and Dr. Chandler, in his case, had an
opportunity that they neglectea.
Hox~. FLEMING DUBIGNON takes time
by the forelock and announces that he
aspires to the senatorship as Colquitt’s
successor, Mr. dußignon has been swim
ming in a sea of glory, the surface of
which was very smooth. He will find
the senatorial swa rather tu-buient we
think, and he may find that he has been
rather previous. There are live times
ahead.
A LATE census statement gives 7,470,-
000 as the number of negroes inthe Un -
ted States, of which 956,989 are mulat
toes, 105,135 quadroons, and 69,937 octo
‘roons. bdix-sevenths of the negroes are
of unmixed African blood. Five hun
‘dred and eighty thousand negroes live in
the north,
IN Albany they are alreading making
preparations for the next Chautauqua,
and the one this season will be better
than any pefore. 'This is an institution
of which all Georgia—especially South
west Georgia—should be proud. It de
serves a generous supp rt.
WaEN Mr. Cleveland c¢limbs into the
presidential chair it is to be hoped that
he will place some great prophet in the
weather bureau who will give us a bet
ter assortment of weather that the recent
invoice,
* WE need manufactories in this town,
Manufactories mean new citizens and
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103“1 Baking
(182 Powder
The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard
new pay volls. - Busjness men and prop
erty owners wust help the work of mak
ing factories and pay rolls. -
Ex-Presipext Haves died at his
home in Ohioon Tuesday of last week.
fle was one Of “he best men that ever
presided over this nation, and was a
friend to the south. :
Four new states want to join the
Un‘on, and Oklahoma territory is among
them. If they can show the requisite
popuiation, they will probably be rushed
in before long.
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BeN RusseLL will goto Washington in
a few days to remain until he becomes
duly annointed as a member of congress.
MASTER WORKMAN PowDERLY says he
is a socialist. He claims to be able to
make this admission without blushing,
__Tue reports of the recent elections in
Georgia raise the suspicion that the state
needs a ballot reform law.
MICHIGAN’s secretary of state is a
brave man. He has appointed Annie
Rooney to a clerkship.
A coLD winter ought to be followed by
a glorious harvest season. We will have
that this fall.
SomE southern papers are abusing the
life of the dead Ben Butler. Let his
bones rest.
GEORGIA has had a surfeit of the more
or less beautiful snow.
Buip up Dawson. = Let every man have
a word for Dawson.
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Glimpses of Georgia.
—ln quite a number of Georgia coun
ties the elections for justice of the peace
are being contested. The office is worth
on an average about two hundred dol
lars a year, and it costs exactly $350 to
get it.. But the Georgia colonel is a de
termined man.
—ln Atlanta, the other day, several
leadlng state politicians were_canvassing
a movement to have a senatorial prima
ryin 1894, The idea was that the peo
p e who vote for legislative nominations
could, at the same time, indicate their
preference for United States senator.
The plan seemed to have the}r favorable
opinion, 4
—Since the October election there has
been a general exodus of Third Party peo
ple from Douglas county to Texas and oth
er western states. It is estimated that 100
families Lave moved in the last two or
three m nths.
—J. D. Hook, a young gunsmith, was
arrested at Albany uesday on the
charge of murder and is now in the coun
ty jail. On or about December 17 last an
old man named Samuel Wilson, who
kept a repair shop in Arlington, and
was supposed to have considerable
money, was murdered in his shop. He
was killed by two blows on the head
with an ax. Davis Hook was, or had
been, employed in the shop by Mr. Wil
son, and the detectives claim to have
fastened the murder on him,
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He Visited Dawson. ;
‘O. J.” in the Cuthbert Leader.
On last Saturday your correspondent
was permitted a pleasant visit to the
beautiful town of Dawson; everybody
seemed busy, and wagon loads of dry
goods and proyisions were going out in
every direction, Dawson's court house,
when completetl, will be a structure of
which the people may well be proud.
Dawson is one of the nicest towns in
Southwest Georgia, and with such nice
citizens it would be impossible to be
otherwise,
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The (Georgia *‘Slate-Maker”’Needed.
From the Albany Herald.
The Kansas legislature has done noth
ing as yet to relieve the monotony of the
useless rivalry of its two component fac
tions. What the Kansas legislature
needs is a Georgia slate-maker. With
this article they could soon fix the sit
uation so there would be no appeal; and
since the Georgia legislature adjourned
we have one or two of the above article
on hand which are not in use at the
present. . "
Fire Yesterday.
About noon yesterday the barn of Col.
J. G. Parks, witha lot of corn, fodder
and hay, was destroyed by fire. The fire
was caused by a negro boy smoking in
the barn. The loss is partly covered by
insurance.
Justice Lamar Dead.
Justice L. Q. C. Lamar, of the United
States Supreme Court, died in Macon
Monday night. He had been in ill heal th
for a long timesand was in Macon ona
yisi
' Jf{stice Lamar jwas a relative of Colo
nel J. L. Janes of Dawson.
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wb R ey LG made shoes costing from $4 to §s.
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ts. Write for catalogue. Ifnot for sale in your place send direct to Factory e
Bfod size and width wanted. Postage Free. WL. Dougtas, Brockton, Mags, "’ SoHue
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Soil by McLain Bros. & Co.; Dawson, G,
Svecial Sale of Improved
City Real Estate- |
On the first Tuesday in February
next, between the legal hours ot sale,
be‘ore the court house door, in the
town of Dawson, Terrell county, Ga.,
we will sell at public outery to the
highest bidder for cash the house and
lot upon which we now reside in Daw
son, Ga., the same being sold to raise
money. Well improved, convenient
1w located, pood titles. Call on uns
dersigned. Ihis the 9th day of Jan
uary, 1893:
; J. H. MILLER,
M. J. MILLER.
Sheriff Sale-
Will be sold betore the court house
door in Dawson, Terrell county, Ga.,
on the first Tuesduy in February
next, within the legal hours of sale,
to the hichest bidder for cash,
the following property, to-wit: A
‘tract or parcel of iand in the town of
Bronwood, said county and state,
fronting on east side ot Hill sireet
one hundred and fitty-four yards,
running back one hundred and” five
yards, bounded cn the north by J. R.
Marshall‘s place,east by J. G. Wells,
south by J. G. Chapman, (now owned
by E. G. Hill,) west by Hill street,
containing three acres, more or less,
and off of lot ot land No. 120, in the
Tweltth district of said county, levied
upon and sold a 8 the property of J.
C. Avera, by virtue of a fifa issued
from Terrell county court, in favor of
Wight, Wessolosky & Brown vs. said
J.C. Avera & Scn. Tenant notified.
This January 3rd, 1893,
D. K. CHRISTIE, Sherifl.
For Leave to Sell.
GEORGIA—Terrell County.
Ordinary‘s Office, Jan. Tth, 1893,
—Wheresas, J. H. Brim, administra
tor ot estate of Mary E. Jones, late
ot said county, deceased, has applied
for leave to sell the real estate be«
longing to the said deceased, this is
therefore jto notify all concerned to
show canse at the next February
term of the court of Ordinary why
leave to sell, as applied for, should
not be granted.
J. W, ROBERTS,
Ordinary.
For Leave to Sell
GEORGIA—Terrell County.
Ordinary’s Office, Dec. 30th, 1892,
—Mrs. A. E. Pickett, administratrix
of the estate ot T. H. Pickett, de-~
ceased, has applied for leave to sell
the land of said deceased. This is,
therefore, to notity all concerned to
file their objections, if any they have,
op or before the first Moncay in Feb~
uary next, else lcave will then be
granted sail applicant as applied for.
j. W. ROBEKTS,
. Ordinary.
For Dismission.
GEORGIA—Terrell County.
Ordinarv’s Office, Dec. HthL, 1892.
--Wm. Holliman, administrator, ot
A. C. VWilliams, represents that he
bag tully discharged tbe duties of his
said trust and prays for letters of dis
mission. This i, therefore,~to notity
21l persous concerued to show cause,
it any they can, on or betcre the
first Monday in March next, why said
Wm. Holliman should not be dis
charged trom said administration,
J. W. ROBERTS, Ordisary.
Citation.
GEORGIA—Terrell County.
Court of Ordinary, Chambers, De~
cemoer 21, 1892.—The appraisers
appointed upon application of Mrs.
L. M. Johnson, widow of Julius C.
Johnson, deceased, for twelve months
support for herself, having filed
their return, all persons concerned
are hereby cited to show cause, it
any they have, at the next February
term, 1893. of this court why said
application should not be granted.
4. W. ROBERTS, Ordivary. °
. Executor’s Sale,
Agreeable to the will ot Mrs, E
[Tigdon, late of Terrell county, e
ceased, will be sold before the cour
house door in Dawson, Terrell coup.
ty, Ga., on the first Tuesday in Fep.
ruary next, the house and lot lyiyo
south of M. . Mims, said lot fron.
ing on Stonewail strret two acres and
runving back one acre deep. Siid
place known as. the Higdon place,
Terms cash.
A.J. BALDWIN, Executor.
Dawsou, Ga., Jan. 2, 1893,
Citation.
GEORGIA- -Terrell County. ;
Ordivary’s Office, Jan. 2nd, 1893,
Whereas, it appearing to the court
that the estate of Gilsy A. Kiipatrick,
.ate of said county, deceased, is with.
out legal representation, and that
there is neceesity for administration
thereon, all persons are hereby noti
fied to show cause, if auy they liave,
why the administration of said estate
ghould not be vested in the clerkof
the suparior court ‘of said county, or
gome other fit and proper person. at
the February term, 1893, of Orcing
ry’s court, J. W.ROBERTS,
Ordinary.
vitation.
GEORGIA —Terrell County.
Ordinary's Office, Jan. 2nd, 1895
—~Whereas it appearing to the cou
that the esiate ot O. O. Nelson, ls
ot Montgomery, Alabama, is witho
legal representation and that there|
‘necessity for administration de boui
‘non thereon, all persons are heweb
notified to show cause, if any the
have, why the administration of 8
estate should not be vested in il
clerk of the superior court of
county, or some other fit and pro
person,at the February term, 1893,
Ordinary‘s court.
J. W. ROBERTS,
Ordinary.
Public Road Notice.
GEORGIA—Terrell county,
Whereas, certain petitioners ha
made their application prayiiZ |
an order granting the establishog
of a new road, commenciag at thed
Battle Ground, in the Eleyenth ¢
trict, on the Dawson and E rooks?
road, and running north oo 21
road bed by the residences 0f
Roberts and Jesse Hardwick, and
tersectin: the Americus und‘(;“
bert road at Miss Carolive Kaig
{ and, whereas, commissioners PP’}
‘ed for that purpose have reviét
and marked out said c«mtemle
road, and reported that gaid roac!
be one ot much public utility: o
to notify all persous that oo the
Tuesday in February next sii
{ road will be granted if no k_f“""‘]}"
'is shown to, the contrary. Thig
(day ot January, 1895
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| Petition for Electio!
| GEORGLA—TerreII Couti
j Ordinary's Office, Dec. 20t
iA Jawful number of fre¢d s
| the 1143rd district, U M
| county having filed i?l'-'i}“i"“.‘;
lwritiug tor an election 1t s‘“}
!trict in order to dett r.-:“:z»-‘ ;
| the stock law shall 20 110 -
'suid district, notice 18 ‘“',rw,f
| that said petation Will o e
| passed upon on Saturday 15 )
lday of January, 1893, % * g
'a m., at the Ordinary 3 :
| Dav son, Ga. ~
7, W. ROBERTS, "
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l City TaxҤ
‘ Tax' payers are reqU S
| come forward and P 2
city taxes without fiel,ay A
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