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MR. SMITH WRITES TO ENLIGHT
EN PEOPLE ON THE SUBJECT.
Takes Issue With the Figures of the
Grand Jury Committee and
Captain Kaigler.
Editor of The News: I wish to
enlighten the people of lerrell coun
ty, and show Captain Kaigler whose
figures are correct in regard to the
expense of maintaining and running
the city and superior courts of the
county.
Now, Captain, turn to your pam
phlet and let's read therefrom. |
In 1905 the superior court was ini
session 10 days, and cost $2,000;
in 1906 the superior court was in
session 15 days, and cost $3,000; in
1907 the superior court was in ses
sion 24 days, and cost $4,800; in
three years the total number of days
were 49, and the total cost $9,800.
The average cost of the superior
court per day for the last three
years has been $2OO.
Who got all of this money? Into
whose pockets did it go. The people
paid the taxes to support the su
perior court. It went into the treas
ury and was drawn out by some one.
Every dollar of it went back into the
pockets of the members of the grand
juries, petit juries and bailiffs and
other citizens for witness fees, etc.
Then, within the last three years,
the entire $9,800 dollars which
makes up the expense of running
-the superior court has been paid
back and distributed among the citi
zens of the county, and I calculate
that eight hundred citizens have
served on the grand and petit juries
within the last three years whose
fees for their service were sufficient
to pay their taxes for one year.
Now, Captain, turn to the pam
phlet, and let's look at the city court
expenses. In 1905 the city court
was in session 13 days, and cost
$2,200 for judge and solicitor; in
1906 the city court was in session 14
days, and cost $2,830; in 1907 the
city court was in session 15 days,
and cost $2,775; in three years the
total number of davs is 42, and the
total cost $8,490. |
Then, Captain, make the calcula-|
tion and you observe that the aver
age cost of the city court per day is
$202. And these figures are taken
from the report as made by the
grand jury committee, to which you
referred. Now, who is correct, me
or the grand jury committee, in our
calculations?
Now, Captain, since the matter has
been opened up let’s go a little fur
ther. Who gets all this money that
goes into the cost of maintaining the
city court? In the past three years
the people have been taxed the sum
of $8,490 to support the institution.
Where does this money go? I have
showed you that the expense for|
running the superior court is paid
by taxing the citizens of the county.
In the last three years the judge
and solicitor-general of the city
court have drawn $6,600, which
went down into their pockets. The
citizens, who have paid the taxes
into the treasury, have only drawn
out the pitiful sum of $1,890. Now,
Captain, what are you going to do
about it?
You undertake to show that the
cost for trying a case in the city
court is cheaper than in the superior
court. Captain, don't you know that
a misdemeanor case can be tried as
cheaply in the superior court as it
can be tried in the city court? And
don’t you know that the city court
does not try anyvthing but misde
meanors, and such civil matters as
come within its jurisdiction? And
that in the superior court it frequent
1y requires two to three days to dis
pose of many of the felony and com
plicated civil matters that come bhe
fore it? You undertake to compare
the expenses of trying the misde
meanors of the city court with the
expense of trying the heavy cases of
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i The measure of comparison is the
laverage cost per day or per year of
these institutions, and not the cost
per case, because the cases tried are
so different that they are not suscep
tible of comparison.
Now, Captain, I ask you in all can
dor if the superior court cost $9,900
in three years, and the citizens re
ceived back out of the treasury that
entire sum who is hurt? Has it cost
anything?
Now, if the city court cost for
three yvears $8,490, and if the citi
zens who pay the tax to support the
court get back out of this sum only
$1,890 in the way of jury fees, etc.,
is it not costing the taxpayers $6,-
600? Now, Captain, who is right?
- Now, fellow citizens, it appears
that the city court has only been in
session in the past three years 49
days. Have we any use for a court
that only sits for so short a time?
But let’s see what salary vou tax
payers are called upon to pay the
officers of the court. You have paid
$6,600 in these three vears to the
judge and solicitor-general, and they
have done only 49 days’ work. And
yet some of the people say the city
court is a good thing. Where is
there another office in Georgia which
pays $6,600 for 49 days’ work? Are
the people willing to continue to tax
themselves to support so costly an
institution? |
Let the light in on this question.l
Respectfully, J. H. SMITH.
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Parrott’s Complaint Has Been Laid
Before the Division Superintend
ent of Mail, Service, and an
Investigation Begun.
For some time there has been com
plaint by our subseribers at Parrott
and on the rural routes served frore
there that The Dawson News does
not reach them regularly, and sev
eral times has failed to reach that
postoffice at all.
The News has always been mailed
at the postoffice in Dawson in ample
time for it to reach Parrott on Wed
nesday, the day of publication, but
it is not infrequently the case that it
has been two or three days making
the trip. /
Week before last of the four pack
ages of The News mailed to the Par
rott postoffice only one was received
there on Wednesday. One more
turned up on Friday, and at the last
account we had the other two pack
ages were still missing. The same
week the Sasser package also went
astray, and did not reach that office.
The matter has been referred to
the superintendent of the mail ser
vice for this division, and he has
taken it up. His investigation will
no doubt result in fixing the respon
sibility for this evidently careless and
inefficient mail service, and a remedy
being applied.
We will esteem it a favor if our
subscribers will let us know when
ever they fail to receive The News
promptly. ’
Must Have Addressea It, Too.
It is aid a couple of rural letter
carriers were making a round to
zether when they were halted by a
lady who proceeded to approach with
1 letter bearing an egg. Said she:
‘““‘Please mail this letter for me.”
“*“What is the egg for, madam?’” ask
ed the carrier, with an inquiring
countenance. The lady, answering
in an almost intolerant manner, re
plied: ““That's what she left to pay
the postage with.” CARRIER.
When Trifles Become Troubles.
If any person suspects that their
kidneys are deranged they should
take Foley’'s Kidney Remedy at once
and not risk having Bright's disease
or diabetes. Delay gives the disease
a stronger foothold, and you should
not delay taking Foley’'s Kidney
Remedy. Dawson Drug Co. and Peo
ple's Drug Store.
Dawson's Schools Opened Monday
With Large Attendance and
Flattering Prospects.
The Fall term of the Dawson pub
lic schools opened Monday morning
with an enrollment of 263 pupils,
an excellent attendance for the first
!da,\'.
'~ The teachers were all in ‘their
11)1;:(-(-_-5 except Miss Washburne, who
is at the bedside of a sick sister in
Jacksonville, Fla., and Miss Collins
of Columbus, the fifth grade teach
er, who was unavoidably prevented
from being present on the opening
day, and is expected to reach Daw
son this (Tuesday) afternoon.
- The opening exercises were full
of interest, appropriate remarks
which presage a year of earnest
and successful work being made by
Superintendent Land, Messrs. M. C.
Edwards and J. G. Park of the board
of education and Prof. C. L. Tavlor.
principal of the high school.
There is an -overflow in some of
the grades, and a petition is being
built in the large room down stairs
in order that it may accommodate
two grades.
Members of the board say that the
school building is badly crowded,
and that it will be necessary to en
large it.
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VEWS’ PROMPTL Y 1
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HEROD HAPPENINGS.
Pithy Paragraphs and Personal Items
Penciled for News Readers.
Miss Ruth McLendon, Miss Sara
English, Miss Florine Coker, Miss
Olive McLendon and Mr. Frank Mel
ton opened their respective schools
Monday morning.
The friends of Mrs. Fannie Fer
guson will regret to learn that she
has been quite sick for several days,
and will wish for her an early re
covery.
Mrs. Alice Mathews of Doverel and
her attractive daughters, Vernal and
Fannie Will, visited the family of
Mr. J. H. McLendon Saturday.
A walking evangelist, said to be a
Congregationalist, preached at the
Methodist church Wednesday even
ing to a small crowd.
Messrs. Walter and Arch Mcßae
of Mitchell county have been the
pleasant visitors of J. H. Brim, Jr.,
for several days.
Mrs. A, L. Brim, witn Master Guy
and Delmas, was a welcome visitor
to her many friends and relatives
here recently.
Mrs. J. P. Hanna entertained at
luncheon on Friday in honor of her
niece, Miss Dellie Lucile Harris of
Shellman.
Various ones from here attended
the Methodist chautauqua last week,
and were pleased with the exercises.
In spite of the recent rains cotton
comes in rapidly. Sixty bales a day
is the record at the brick gin.
Miss Nina Mcßae of Mitchell coun
ty was the attractive guest of Misses
Agnes and Lynne Brim last week.
Miss Yetta Harris has returned
from a delightful visit to Mrs. Eliza
beth Worsham in Dawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Stevens of
Randolph were guests of Capt. and
Mrs. D. J. Dennis Friday.
Misses Charlie and Lucile Harris
visited Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Harris
near Shellman last week.
Mr. Cleveland Brim returned to
Pelham last week after a pleasant
visit to relatives here.
Dr. and Mrs. Ein Collum have re
turned from a pleasant visit to rela
tives at Ellaville.
Mrs. Carraway of Dawson was
the guest of Miss Malinda Harris last
week.
A new feature was introduced into
the prayer meeting Sunday evening.
Rev. D. 8. Dennard spent the
week-end in Weston.
We regret that Mrs. Dr. Mathews
still continues sick.
Miss Julia McLendon is attending
school in Dawson.
Mr. J. H. Kelley has been tackling
the chills. .
CHAMBLISSTON CHAT.
Marion County Citizen Wants a
Home in Terrell.
Mr. Jim Scott and wife of Marion
county spent Saturday night at the
home of Mr. J. W. Fussell. Mr.
Scott is down hunting him a Terrell
county home.
With a little fair weather now the
farmers will soon be done gathering,
for the crops are very short, and are
nearly all open.
Mr. W. C. McGill left Monday for
Americus, where he will attend
school. We all wish him much suc
cess.
Miss Cora Brooks of Weston is vis
iting her relative, Rev. J. O. Nowell,
of this place. We are glad to have
‘her with us.
Mrs. Nathan West of Meigs is up
spending a few weeks with her rela
tives, Mr. J. W. Fussell and family.
Mr. Joe Ivey of Marion county
has visited his sisters, Mesdames
J. W. Fussell and B. A. Fussell.
Mr. J. U. Fussell seems to have
found some attraction in Albany, as
his visits there are often.
Miss Johnnie Dismuke has gone to
Doerun, where she will again attend
school.
Mr. Ed’ Sizemore of Meigs spent
two days with relatives here.
Miss Georgia Bazemore returned
home last week from Doerun.
There was a large crowd out at
meeting Sunday.
Try a can of Herring Roe for
breakfast. Delicious in patties, at
Wall Bros.
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PRESIDENT., VICE-PRESIDENT. CASHIER.
GRAVES GLEANINGS.
School Opens With a Good Attend
ance. Personals and News Items.
Misses Ruth McKee and Lida
Greene, our popular teachers, arrived
Sunday. They opened school Mon
day morning with a large attendance,
and the prospects for a successful
term are very bright.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Newman, who
have been the guests of relatives
here, have returned to their home at
Madison, Fla.
Mr. T. A. Commander of Doerun
is visiting his brother, Mr. R. D.
Commander, who is seriously ill.
Mrs. S. Alex Smith and children
of Madison, Fla., are visiting Mrs.
W. J. Cranford.
Miss Susie Chambless is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. M. M. Webb, in
Americus.
Mrs. Moore of Jernigan, Ala., is
a guest at the home of Mrs. W. J.
Cranford.
Mrs. J. M. Chambliss has returned
from a pleasant visit to relatives at
Midway.
Mrs. J. H. James of Perry, Fla.,
is the guest of Mrs. J. E. Hamilton.
Miss Kathleen Grimes spent last
week in Dawson with relatives.
- Dr. J. W Malone of Cuthbert was
the guests of friends Monday.
Miss Ora Cranford is visiting rela
tives at Ellaville.
DOVEREL DOINGS.
We, the Sunday school pupils,
hereby challenge our superintend
ents, both Methodist and Baptist, to
be at their posts next Sunday—Bap
tist at 10 a. m. before preaching, and
Methodist at 4 p. m.
Rev. A. B. Hawks has announced
that there will be preaching at the
Baptist church next Friday night,
Saturday and Saturday night pre
ceding the first Sunday.
Some of the Doverites went to
Cordray’s Saturday with the inten
tion of having a picnic, but the ex
pected guest did not arrive, and tue
picnic was a failure.
The patrons of Dover High School
and the many friends of Prof. and
Mrs. F. E. Morton gladly welcome
them back to take charge of the
school here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beckham of
Blakely have been spending a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lee.
“A number of our Doverel humor
ists attended an ice cream festival
Saturday night in Randolph county.
Joy for the parents, study for the
children and trouble for the teach
ers. School has started.
Mr. G. L. McNiel came out home
Sunday afternoon and visited our
city before returning.
Mrs. Gussie Reese, a former resi
dent of Doverel, visited relatives
here last week. )
- Miss Pearl Cannon will board at|
‘[Mrs. S. M. Patrick’s and attend Do
verel school.
Mr. Rufus Mims, Jr., is now re
siding with his father, Mr. R. M.
Mims.
School opened Monday morning
with an attendance of 33 pupils.
Mr. C. Collier spent Saturday
night in Morgan with relatives.
Mrs. Ida Eaton of near Cuthbert
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Beulah IL.ee has been spend
ing a week in Dawson.
Mrs. C. S. Lee is on an extended
visit to Cornelia, Ga.
A Sure Enough Knocker.
J. C. Goodwin of Reidsville, N. C..
says: ‘‘Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a
sure enough knocker for ulcers. A
bad one came on my leg last sum
mer, but that wonderful salve
knocked it out in a few rounds. Not
even a scar remained.”” Guaranteed
for piles, sores, burns, etc. 25c¢ at
Dawson Drug Co’'s.
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Dr. Chas F. CFOUCh
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A R T OS S eR ey
Announces to his patients and friends that he has
returned from his vacation, and is now at his office,
where he is ready to receive patients during his usu
al office hours—B a. m. to 6 p. m.
WE== Phones: office, 203; residence 125
Dawson, Ga.
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