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The Dawson Hlews
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT $l.OO PER YEAR
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Entered at the Postoffice at Dawson,
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PDAWSON. GA., Auc. 12, 1908,
PROTECT THE CANDIDATE.
The governor and others are in
sisting that the legislature strength
en the state’s election laws, and
throw more safeguards about the
voter and his ballot. Georgia’s elec
tion laws are weak in some respects,
and there is much ¢that can and
should be done to purify the suffrage.
But it is for the candidate that
The News would now make a plea.
He needs protection about as much
as does the man with the ballot.
Why not have legislation whereby
the grafter and boodler can be elimi
nated, and the candidate protected
against the almost innumerable
schemes whereby he is held up and
robbed. As it i, no sooner does a
candidate announce than he becomes
at once the victim of every kind of
““hold-up’ that can be conceived.
Requests for subscriptions -to
charity, to books, to schools, to bar
becues, help for this festival and
that, for refreshments in the way of
soda water and cigars and the like
come in such form as to almost
amount to a demand, and the can
didate for office, however high or
however humble, is financially
“skinned’’ if he “gives up” to them.
Recently in this district one of the
candidates for congress, in filing a
‘schedule of his expenses, listed
amounts spent for soda water and
cigars and contributions to churches,
schools and benevolent causes in ex
cess of his usual donations.
There should be a statute making
it a penal offense for any person to
solicit a subscription from a candi
date for any purpose, and the pen
alty should be doubled on a candi
date who subscribes to a church, or
a school, or a barbecue, or a dinner;
and any candidate who pays out one
cent for beer or liquor to be drunk
by a voter should be disqualified to
hold office.
THE EXPERIMENT STATION. ;
Dawson, Ga., August B.—Ed
itor of The Dawson News: [
see from The News of this week
that resolutions, introduced by
fton. John R. Irwin, our: next
state senator, were adopted on
the convict question. This was
all right, but I see that these
resolutions also propose to abol
ish the Experimental Station to
save taxes. Some of we farmers
don’'t keep up with such things,
and 1 am curious to know how
that would help the state or the
farmers. My idea was that the
Experimental Station was built
and is supported by the United
States government, and that it
does not cost any rarmer a sin
gle cent. Please tell us in the
next issue of The News what are
the facts about this. Yours
truly, FARMER.
Our correspondent is correct in
his surmise. The Georgia Experi
ment Station is supported by -the
United States government. In 1887
congress passed an act appropriating
$15,000 a year, from the proceeds
of the sale of public lands, to each
state and territory for the support
and maintenance of an agricultural
experiment station. The governor of
Georgia, in behalf of the general as
sembly, accepted the tender of the
appropriation, and later that body
provided for a board of directors for
the management of the station, con
sisting of one practical and success
ful farmer from each congressional
district, the state commissioner of
agrieulture, the chancellor of the
state university, and one member of
the faculty of the state agricultural
tollege,
, The state provides nothing for the
station’s support, but it is main
tained exclusively by the fund from
the Tnited States treasury ($15,000
per anoum), together with the pro
ceeds of the sale of farm products.
The station was not established
{0 make money, but to instruct the
farmers of Georgia in sooil renova
tion, improved methods of prepara
tion of soil and culture of the staple
eps. and diversified farming.
The records of the colonial and
canfederate periods of Georgia's his-l
tory, the compilation of which was
begun several years ago, will be
completed, the senate by a majority
5f two to one having killed the bill by
Senator Felder of Macon to abolish
the office created for that purpose and
filled with such creditable ability by
former Governor Allen D. Candler.
The bill related to one of two ‘“‘sine
eures’’ discovered by the Macon sen
ator early in the session. Somehow
the real sinecures, of which there are
a number under the roof of the state
house, have escaped the patriotic at
tention of this able and vigilant
. young man. s
PERHAPS AN INJUSTICE.
The Atlanta Journal probably does
Judge E. J. Reagan, Hon. Pope
Brown and Judge J. K. Hines an in
justice in stating that they are being
considered for nomination by Mr.
Hearst for governor of Georgia in op
position to the democratic nominee.
Judge Reagan is now holding a high
office at the hands of the democratic
party of the state, Mr. Brown has
recently done so, and only a few
weeks ago Judge Hines, who was
supporting one of the candidates for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor, announced in an open letter
that he had returned to the demo
cratic party in good faith, and would
henceforth affiliate with it. Mr.
Yancey Carter, the fourth man men
tioned in connection with the Inde
pendence party’'s gubernatorial can
didacy, has been a populist and an
independent a number of years, and
is in line for Mr. Hearst’s favors.
'SAYS THEY OWE HIM NOTHING.
1 Some of the sorehead newspapers
of the state are industriously circu
lating a slander to the effect that
there was an understanding between
Tom Watson and Joe Brown and his
friends whereby the latter were to
turn over the electoral vote of Geor
gia to the populist candidate for pres
ident. The Augusta Herald, which
opposed Mr. Brown in the recent
campaign, and which is a great ad
mirer of the McDuffie politician and
never allows an opportunity to pass
to let it be known, is authority for
the statement that Mr. Watson de
nounces the story as false. The Her
ald says:
“*“Mr. Watson says that this ru
mor is false. That Hon. Joseph
M. Brown is under no obligation
to him, and if he and every one
of his friemds vote the Bryan
ticket Mr. Watson will have no
right to complain.”
Hon. Douglas Glessner of the Grif
fin News and Sun, democratic elector
for the Sixth congressional district,
made a ringing address in the inter
est of Bryan and Kern at a big gath
ering of the people of Spalding and
adjoining counties. So far as our
knowledge extends Editor Glessner
is the only one of the electors, or
the only democrat in Georgia, who
has lifted his voice on the stump
for the party ticket. Maybe others
will see their duty now, and get
busy.
The convict lease system is bad
enough, but an extra session of the
legislature is too much, exclaims the
Tifton Gazette. Extra sessions are
always unpopular. wspecially have
the people had enough of the pres
ent legislature, and will not thank
Governor Smith if he assembles them
again after the expiration of their
term today. It has been many years
since Georgia has had to foot the
expense of an extra session of the
general assembly.
Why not a joint debate between
Governor Smith and Tom Watson?
The McDuffie man is going up and
down the state denouncing the dem
ocratic candidate for president, and
some prominent democrat who is un
afraid should meet him. Nobody is
speaking for the democratic ticket
in Georgia. Here is your chance,
governor.
Since the convict scandal came up
the Laurens county authorities have
given their chaingang another hour
at noon. They were already giving
them two hours, and this makes three
for the zebras in the heat of the day.
It this thing keeps up the chaingang
may yet become a place for rest and
recreation,
The notification of Mr. Bryan to
day of his nominauon for the presi
dency will be made a great event in
Lincoln by his friends and neighbors,
who, irrespective of party. love and
admire him. It will be a non-parti
san affair, and the republican gov
ernor of Nebraska will participate in
the ceremonies.
Mr. Bryan is to be ‘‘notified’’ to
day-——as if he didn't know what 11;11,-1
pened at Denver. It looks foolish,
but it's the fashion, and fashion is%
a forceful factor in politics as m'-ll!
as dress and manners.
Terrell shows up well among thel
counties with ircreases in tax re- |
turns this year. A large majority
of the counties are coming up with
big decreases, aud a few with very
small increases.
The county commissioners and the
city council wiil fix the tax rates
soon. As assessments go uwp rates
should go down. Lower the taxes.
Now that the hysteria is subsiding
there is a possibility of the convict
question beng settled sanely as well
as humanely.
The Dalton Citizen wonders how
much the rep\ib]icans are paying Mr.
Watson.
Don’t do it, Mr. Payton. It is too
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a two-legged animal a man without it.—Goethe. 5
N() man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be al
together and irreclaimably depraved.—Carlyle,
| BRONWOOD BRIEF >.
News of the Week Paragraphed for
News Readers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Powell of Mont
gomery, Ala., are to make this town
their home now. Mrs. Powell was
formerly Miss Calhoun, as her many
friends here know. She is highly
esteemed by all, and we hope for
them a prosperous life among us.
The Bronwood second baseball
team and the Cottondale team will
meet on the Bronwood boys’ diamond
next Friday to play the champion
ship game for 1908 in Terrell coun
!ty. All have a special invitation.
The game will be caued at 4 p. m.
Mr. A. C. Murray made a business
trip to Eufaula the latter part of
the week. Mr. Murray is evidently
thinking of making that town his
home in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. G. ... Gammage en
tertained the young people Friday
night at their home on Geise street
in honor of .the many visitors in
town.
Mr. Robert H. Ellerbee, who is
making Chattanooga his home these
days, was here to spend a short va
cation with home folks several days
ago.
Mrs. S. J. Powell, accompanied by
her children, are here to spend sev
eral weeks with her father, Mr. J. A.
Davis.
Miss Lida Arnold, who has been
very sick for several R weeks, is
thought to be some better at pres
ent.
Mrse B, T, Jennings has at last
made a turn for the better. Mrs.
Jennings has been very sick for some
time.
Miss Kate Cowart, who is living in
Leesburg at present, spent the day
here Sunday with friends and rela
tives.
Mr. J. H. Ellerbee returned home
Wednesday from Atlanta, where he
spent several days under treatment.
Miss Charlie Petty has been quite
ill for several days, btu is thought
to be some better at present.
Dr. C. M. Wooley left Sunday for
Thelma, Ala., where he will be with
his sister, who is quite ill.
Mr. Arthur Patton returned home
Sunday after spending several days
with relatives in Ellaville.
Miss Katie Lou Gammage is spend
ing several days with Miss Myrtle
Britt of Eufaula.
Miss Maggie Wells, who for some
time has been in Atlanta, returned
home last week. ;
Misses Kate and Mattie Hill of
Ellaville are the guests of Miss Clara
Patton this week.
Miss Gertrude Martin of Americus
spent the day here Sunday with
homefolks. |
Miss Lilly V. Avenger of Mont
gomery is the guest of Mrs. Kennedy
this week.
Mr. Walter Cowart of Smithville
visited our town Sunday.
CHAMBLISSTON CHAT.
Our school at Mt. Olive began last
Monday with a good attendance. The
teacher, Rev. J. O. Nowell, seems
to be taking much interest in his
school. We all hope him good suc
cess,
Mrs. Georgia Dismuke was called
to Dawson Monday by her sick
daughter, Mrs. Joel Wiggins’ We
hope she will find her daughter bet
ter when she reaches her bedside.
A large crowd of young people at
tended services at Pierce's Chapel
last Wednesday night in a two-horse
wagon. They report a good time.
Messrs. Cliff Bridges and Ernest
Hasty seem to have found some at
traction at this place, as they are
regular attendants on our Sunday
school. ,
Mesdames Carey and Ivey Story
of Doerun are visiting friends and
relatives here.
Mr. Tom Daniel of Albany was up
to see his sick brother last Saturday
and Sunday.
GRAVES GLEANINGS.
Mrs. W. J. Cranford, Misses Flor
ence Newman and Helen Smith are
attending camp meeting at Camp
McGhee, in Quitman county.
Mrs. G. W. King and little daugh
ter, Emma, have returned to their
home in Tampa, Fla., after a visit
to relatives here.
M, J. D, Ghambless Mrs 1 ‘A
Ferguson, Mr. P. D. Commander and
little Miss Eleanor Grimes are on 4he
siek list.
Miss Alberta Cranford has re
turned from an extended visit to
relatives at Dranesville.
Mrs. W. K. Dehnis and little
daughter, Helen, of Shellman, are
visiting friends here.
Miss Mary Lizzie Commander has
returned from a pleasant visit to rel
atives at Doerun.
Miss Ruby Melton of Moultrie was
the guest of her cousin, Miss Mattie
Melton, last week.
Miss Lida Greene of Smithville
spent a few days last week with Mrs.
‘\\'. H. Dismuke.
‘ Miss Marion Jennings of Midway
'i:\' the guest of her cousin, Miss Ruby
Chambless.
; Miss May MecCarty of Dawson is
the guest of Miss Nannie Breedlove.
’ Mr. W. H., St. John of Americus
is the guest of friends here.
Mr. I. H. Kimble visited his mother
lin Eufaula, Ala., Sunday..
Mrs. W. F. Smith of Dublin is the
‘guest of friends here.
THE DAWSON NEWS.
. “SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE?"
Asks Capt. McWilliams in Favoring
Proposition to Vote on City Court.
Editor of the Dawson News: 1
see there is a proposition to arrange
for an election, or primary, on the
City Court question. This, in my
estimation, is the correct method of
ascertaining the wishes of a ma
jority of the people of Terrell coun
ty. And when the majority speak
the minority should bow and submit.
Democracy is derived from two
Greek words, which being interpret
ed means ‘““The people rule.” Have
the people ruled in Terrell? Do the
people make and unmake the laws
under which we live?
The people have for a number of
vears, by a majority of three to one,
sought to rid themselves of the City
Court, and yet it is here by the pow
er of only a few interested ones.
Representative Mercer last term
failed to get it abolished. This year
with renewed energy we sought to
have it abolished, and so great had
been the interest in bDehalf of the
court that forty men in «Zervell
wielded more influence with the leg
islative committee than eight hun
dred of our best taxpayers.
Who is this that is dominating
Terrell county politics? Who is this
that is able to defeat the people's
will? Is it some persons who have
achieved power by the help of the
people of Terrell, and now find
themselves rulers instead of servants
of the people?
There are some politicians who
use the people to climb, and having
reached position of honor and trust
forget those who helped them up.
Gentlemen of the executive commit
tee, give the people a chance to vote
on this qustion, and the court will
lose out by two to one. We have
o use for it. But i & majority
favor the court, then I for one will
not open my mouth again about it.
If a majority vote against it then
let us as citizens see to it that the
people shall rule in good old Terrell
county, and that the few shall no
longer dictate. This is Jeffersonian
democracy. Respcectfully yours,
T. A. McWILLIAMS.
HEROD HAPPENINGS.
Items About People and Things in
That Community,
Mrs. T. R. Hanna and her charm
ing daughter, Miss Susie, who have
been the admired guests of relatives
here, are visiting in Dawson this
week. They will leave for Reading,
Pa., next week, much to the regret
of their many southern friends.
Mr. J. T. Coker gave his hands ‘a
barbecue last week, and had a few
of his white friends present who
thoroughly enjoyved the occasion.
The many friends of Miss Ethel
Brim will regret that she is on the
sick list, and will wish for her a
speedy restoration to health.
Little Bertha Brim, who was so
dangerously sick, is convalescing
rapidly, and is able to return some
of her very many calls.
We regret that Mrs. J. 1., Hass
has been on the sick list. Her num
erous friends hope she will soon be
entirely well again. P
Two of Mr. and Mrs. Urb Mar
shall’s children have been sick, but
are improving, we are glad to state.
Mr. Lumpkin Gumm is having
lumber placed to erect him a hand
some home on south Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lee and Miss
Katherine Lee visited Mr. and Mrs.
Car! Bridges in Sasser this week.
Mrs. Mattie Lesiter, who has been
visiting relatives here and in Daw
son, left for Hatcher this week.
Mr. Billie Dennis and Miss Ro
chelle Nelson of Morgan ‘were guests
of friends here this week. :
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Worsham and
Miss Lucile Harris visited relatives
here the first of the week.
Mrs. Mattie Owen and children of
Adel are the popular guests of Mr.
ahd Mrs, 3. T. Coker,
Mrs. Allen English is the popular
visitor of relatives and friends at
Garden Valley.
Miss Emma Scott of Dawson has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Jack Frazier, :
Mr. Henry Melton of Dawson was
the guest this week of Mr. Frank
Melton.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Curry of
Dawson visited relatives here last
week.
The friends of Mrs. Dr. Mathews
regret that she still remains far from
well,
Mrs. Arnold was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Eli Bridges, recently.
Mr. Eli Bridges and Mr. Arnold
visited Mitchell friends last week.
Capt. D. J. Dennis visited Cordray,
Randolph and Parrott last week,
Miss Alma McLain is the admired
guest of Sylvester friends.
Genial Max Banner received the
glad hand here recently.
Mr. Ed Pinkston of Parrott visited
Captain Dennis recently.
Mr. Jim Lee of Doverel visited
relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Frazier visited relatives
in Dawson this week.
Saints from a Saloonless State.
From the Savannah Press.
~ The Augusta Herald thus epitom
izes the stay of the Georgia delega
tion in Denver: ‘“‘The delegates had
ia vell of a time at Denver, all but
)t.he Georgia delegation, who behaved
soberly, as became saints from a sa
loonless state.”
’ DOVEREL DOINGS.
- G. S. Glover, colored, brought the
first bale of new cotton in Saturday
afternoon from Calhoun county. It
was grown on Hon. J. R. Mercer’s
place, and ginned by Mr. A. S. Rad
ford.
Protracted services closed at the
Baptist church Friday at noon after
a gracious revival. Rev. Fred Eden,
Jr., of Cuthbert assisted the pastor,
Rev. A. B. Hawkes, of Richland.
Dr. and Mrs. Logan Thomas have
returned with their charming little
daughter and son from Atlanta,
where they were the guests of rela
tives.
The Baptist Sunday school has
been changed to six o’clock in the
afternoon, then afterwards prayer
meeting. KEverybody is invited.
Mrs. C. S. Lee and son, Sanford,
and Miss Kate Thornton leave to
morrow (Tuesday) for Atlanta to
visit relatives,
Mr. R. D Gay, Sr., of Cuthbett
came through here Saturday after
noon in an au‘omobile en route to his
farm.
Several from here have been down
to Vidalia prospecting. We hate to
give you up. Their gain will be our
loss.
Mr. Jake Simmons and Miss Ressa
Watts of Preston have been down to
see their cousin, Mrs. H. A. McNeil.
Misses Delower Schramm and Pearl
and Nellie Cannon were the guests
of Miss May Patrick last week.
Mrs. W. H. Lassiter of Yeomans
has been down to see her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McNeil.
Misses Hass and Coker of Herod
were the guests of Mrs. C. S. Lee
one day last week.
Mr. R D. Gay, J. of Ciutbhbéert
has been visiting at the home of Mr.
W. H. Grubbs.
Mrs. Nettie Clements of Arlington
has been up to see her brother, Mr.
S M. Patriek,
Miss Sallie Riley of Americus is
new at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Sid Hayes.
Miss Beulah Lee has just returned
from a delightful visit over at Flo
villa, Ala.
Prof. Morton left Saturday to visit
his uncle, Mr. Thomas Patrick, in
Lumpkin. ‘
WORNER WAIFS. :
Colonel James H. Oxford of Daw
son has been visiting his father, Mr.
C. F. Oxford. The colonel thinks a
lot of his old home where he used to
drive cows and go fox hunting in
his boyhood days. But those times
are all passed, and gone forever.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bridges went
down last Thursday to attend the
funeral of their aunt, Mrs. McGuire.
The writer sympathizes with them.
Some of our good friends who have
purchased new automobiles have to
get them pushed up sand hills, as
the machines cannot maks it.
Little Eva Lee Rabun is very sick.
She has been confined to her bed for
several days. We hope she will soon
be up again.
Mr. J. D Laig 1s ‘very sick. but
we hope he will soon be all right.
Dr. J. T. Arnold is waiting on him.
An Editor's Soft Answer.
From the Leesville (Col.) Light.
Our esteemed contemporary says
that in reciting ‘“Sheridan’s Ride”
at the Methodist church festival one
night last week we looked and acted
like a jackass. We could retort in
a way that would embitter the man's
whole future life, but we have
learned to pass sueh things by.
Suffice to say that he is an infernal
liar and a crawling scoundrel.
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I Special Notices. \
For Sale at a Bargain,
A saw mill complete. 35 horse
portable boiler, 30 horse engine.
Write or call on
T. C. GBISE, Dawson, Ga.
Lumber for Sale.
I am again in the saw mill busi
ness, and am prepared to deliver
good heart lumber on short notice to
all who may desire it. Prices right
and prompt attention to all orders.
J. Z. TURNER, Parrott, Ga.
Plenty of Money.
I represent two loan companies,
interest six and seven per eent. -No
trouble or delay. Those who wish
to borrow this fall should see me
now. JNO. R. IRWIN.
Lost Pin,
One baby pin, two leaves on bar
with safety catch. Finder will please
return to me and be rewarded.
E. W. HOLLINGSWORTH,
Store House for Rent,
The dispensary bu.iding on Main
street. Possession given September
1, 1908, Apply to
W. B, CHEATHAM Ordinary.
For Sale, :
One 45-horse power heavy duty
Lidell Engine; good as new. Come
quick. J, 8. JONHS. Yeomans, Ga.
House for Rent,
One house and lot on Lee street.
Apply to MRS. W. T. SIMPSON,
Smithville, Ga.
Horse for Sale,
For sale at a bargain. Guaranteed
perfectly gentle and sound.
L. B. BALDWIN.
House for Rent,
On Stonewall street. Possession
given August Ist. Apply to
J. H. DAVIS,
AUGUST 12, 199 g,
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WILL
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. you will have to
come now if you
want McCollum
to make your pict
ure.
‘ The Photogra
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ready here, and
there 1s no mis
take about Mec-
Collum leaving on
the the fifteenth of
August. '
Come now and
you can still have
McCOLLUM'S
workmanship, but
after the ffteenth
of August it will
be too late.
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