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SEPTEMBER 9, 1908
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made ot the F€St fruits and juices, and of
| pure fresh ¢4 Ice creams of all flavors
' IF AJODY WISHES TO
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Droyin at our fount. Almost everyone
| whd down town visits this popular rendez-
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. FKorsley Drug Company
WILL PAY FOR CHICKENS FOX ATE
Mayor Hill Present;d— \_1\};1:“13117% Fowls Devoured by
Reynard in Raid on Hen Roost.
There is no man in the state who
njoys the excitement of a fox race
hore than Mayor Ay J. Hil. and
here is no one to whom the music
¢ the baying pack is sweeter than
nis same big and jovial gentleman.
put his love of the sport is liable
o cost him several pennies from now
mn. Some weeks ago he secured
om various sources a collection of
ieht voung foxes, and carried them
iown to the Calhoun county line and
rned them loose to run wild and
-row and furnish him future chases.
A VIGOROUS PROTEST IS MADE
AGAINST A RAISE IN RATES.
A Number of Subscribers Have Re
fused to Pay and Had 'Phones
Cut Out. Movement for
Another System.
There is trouble on between the
Georgia-Alabama Telephone Compa
ny and quite a number of its sub
scribers, with the result that some
have ordered their ‘phones cut out
and there is a movement to organize
a 4 company for the purpose of put
ting in another system.
The friction is virtually a renewal
of a similar trouble four years ago,
when the company announced a
general advance in its rates.
At that time the company began
the work of changing from - the
grounded wires to what is known as
the two-wire or metallic system, and
notified subscribers that the charge
‘or residence 'phones would be ad
vanced from $1.50 to $2.00° per
-month, and business ’phones from
$2.50 to $3.00,
lhere was a vigorous protest, es
ecially among the business men, and
it a public meeting at which the
telephone company was represented
{ compromise was effected whereby
it was agreed that those subscribers
Who wanted the metallic service
could have it at the increased price,
and those who did not could continue
10 use the grounded system at the
ld rates.
_ Matters thus continued until a few
¥eeks ago, when the company mailed
& circular letter to its patrons no
bnt,nng them that all would be put
on the metallic system, as something
fore than 200 of its subscribers
Vere then using that system while
10t more than 85 were using the
srounded wires. It should not be
:¢;|r T“ I)}(- expense, the company said,
by keeping up a mixed system for
";"‘.."'”"I"’""“‘4 of giving a few cheap
Tvice, which interfered with the
i"]livln\w‘(i service a maj()l‘ity were
aving for,
The Change Came Sept. 1.
Work of changing the entire
"M 10 the metallic circuits was
o .0 completed, and September
oy a 5 fixed as the @date for all sub
-0 be advanced to the high
. then the bills were presented for
o oL Month at she advanced
ra . Ulere were strenuous’ kicks
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the olq style with the new ‘Shlll)i”‘
L P that we are now showing in
Fne Footweap will mean a prompt
rchas by you. Shoes that express
™S and Corpectness of Style, to
her with the very best of mate-
I 8 in thejy making, and at a mod
e price, Wg PLEASE PARTIC
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+ L. Edwards.
Now whenever a henroost is raid
ed by a wild ‘“varmint” in that sec
tion it is at once charged to the
mayor’s foxes, and a bill is forthwith
presented to him for the missing
fowls.
A colored citizen was up from Cal
houn county a few days ago with a
bill for nine chickens at 35 cents
each that he said had been devoured
by one of the foxes, and it was
promptly paid with the request that
he close his hen house up a little
tighter and try to see that the foxes
get as few of his chickens in the
future as possible,
about 130 subscribers, many who
have been paying the increased rate
for the metallic service for sometime
attaching their signatures.
A movement has been begun to
organize a company for the purpose
of putting in a new system. Several
thousand dollars of the stock has al
ready been subscribed, and it is said
that the balance has been assured.
Notice of application for a charter
for the company, which will be
known as the Dawson Telephone
Company, is printed elsewhere in
The News.
It is contended by those who are
protesting against the increased
charges that $2.00 and $2.50 per
month is all that the public should
be required to pay for the service it
is getting, especially as the company
is enjoying free the advantages of a
valuable franchise that was given it
by the city. There is also complaint
as to the service that has been given
at the central office.
The telephone company contends
that it has built the system up from
a very small and inferior one to one
of the very best in the country, and
cannot afford to charge any less for
the service it is giving. It gives its
side of the controversy elsewhere in
today’s News.
A Conference Was Held.
A conference was held Tuesday
morning between Dr. J. G. Dean, rep
resenting the telephone ‘company,
and Messrs. J. H. Davis, M. C. Ed
wards, J. A. Horsley and Dr. 0. T.
Kenyon, representing the new com
pany, at which it was agreed to ar
bitrate the whole telephone question.
It is understood that the arbitration
board will consist of seven, who will
determine what would be a reasona
ble charge for telephone service in
Dawson, the character and value of
the plant to be taken into considera
tion.
More Than a Thousand Bales of Cot
ton Came to Dawson Saturday.
Nearly 7,000 Received to Date.
Saturday was the biggest day Daw
son ever experienced in the cotton
business.
All former records in the way of
receipts were broken, and new fig
ures were set a notch higher.
At an early hour the bales began
rolling in from the farms from ev
ery direction, and until late in the
afternoon the warehouses had all
they could do. When the rush was
over and the receipts of the day
counted..up it was found that the
total of 1,021 bales had come in dur
ing the day.
The" total receipts up to yesterday
at noon were 6,778 bales.
There has been very little change
in the price the past week. The quo
tations at the time of going to press
Tuesday were: Good middling 8%,
fully middling Bi, and middling
83%.
FROM INJURIES TWO YEARS AGO
Railway Postal Clerk Campbell Has
Just Died in Cuthbert.
E. A. Campbell, a railway postal
clerk, died at his home in Cuthbert
Thursday night indirectly from in
juries received in a wreck on the
G. F. & A. railway about two years
ago.
Mr. Campbell sued the G. F. & A.
railway at the time and recovered
$1,500 damage.
The Pittsburg Perfect Fence,
THE WELD THAT HELD
No wraps to get loose, or hold
moisture and cause rust. Guaran
teed to hold at the joints. Guaran
teed adjustable to uneven ground.
Guaranteed that stays will not sep
arate from strands. Guaranteed in
every.particular. Sold by J. M. CLIF
TON HARDWARE CO. 'Phone 173.
FROM SASSER BURGLARS VISIT
ED BRONWOOD, SMITHVILLE
AND GRAVES.
Broke Into One Store and Central
Depot at Bronwood, the Bank and
Several Stores at Smithville, and
Two Stores and Pepot at Graves.
The burglars who entered the
postoffice and four stores in Sasser
Monday night of last week, an ac
count of which was printed in The
News, visited Bronwood on Tuesday
night, and on Wednesday night got
in their work at Smithville.
From the latter place they took a
back track and turned up again in
this county at Graves Monday night.
At Bronwood they entered only
two places, the Central railroad de
pot and the store of Windsor Allen.
At the latter place, so far as could
be ascertained, they did not take
away any goods, contenting them
selves with eating some cheese and
drinking a few bottles of soda wa
ter. Nothing was missed from the
depot. Their object for entering
that place was very likely to get
money, but none had been left in
the cash drawer.
At Smithville Wednesday night
several business houses were touched
up, including the postoffice, Hale’s
store, Tumel"s store, T. L. Burton’s
store, the City Drug Store and 0 W
Hill's store. The front door of the
bank was forced open, but the vault
doors turned the burglars, and noth
ing was taken from the bank, At
the other places visited the robbers
took whatever suited them.
At Graves Monday night they en
tered the stores of J. T. Grimes and
Chambless Bros. and the Central rail
road depot. A few goods were
missed from both stores, and at
Chambless’ five or six dollars was
also obtained. Nothing was taken
from the depot, as there. was no
money in the drawer.
An Organized Gang.
The burglaries were committed, in
all probability, by an organized gang.
Before the four robberies were
perpetrated in this immediate sec
tion a series of burglaries were com
mitted in a number of smaller towns
in counties south of here.
Ochlocknee, Meigs and Flint were
all sufferers at the hands of this
gang just before they appeared here.
They broke open a half dozen stores
and the bank at Ochlocknee and a
similar number at Meigs and several
stores at Flint. Previously they had
committed similar depredations at
Baconton and Poulan.
At all of these places they secured
small sums of money, which seems
to be all they want, as they never
carry off any merchandise of much
value.
If you are in need of a trunk don’t
fail to see our line. Pickett Furni
ture Co.
DEPOT TILL TAPPED IN DAWSON
Central Railroad Ticket Office Was
Robbed of $42.00.
Last Sunday, a week ago, the Cen
tral railroad depot till was robbed
of $42.00 in cash. The theft occurred
between 1 o'clock in the afternoon
and 9 o'clock at night while no one
was at the depot. The thief is sup
posed to have entered with a false
key, as no evidence of breaking in
was found anywhere.
The matter has been kept very
quiet with the hope that the officers
might get some clue as to the identity
of the thief.
M'LENDON WAS RE-ELECTED.
Superintendent of Roads Succeeds
Himself for Another Term.
At the recent meeting of the board
of county commissioners Mr. J. T.
McLendon was re-elected superin
tendent of roads for the next twelve
months, and his salary fixed at $l,-
000. There was no other applicant
for the place, and he received the
unanimous vote of the commision
ers.
Mr. Mclendon has made a very
efficient road superintendent, and his
re-election will give general satisfac
tion.
WAS AGAIN POSTPONED.
Motion for New Trial for Young
Turner Now Set for Next Monday.
The motion for a new trial for
Allen W. Turner, Jr., who is in the
Calhoun county jail under a Ilife
sentence for murdering Jim Casey,
a well-known negro, last Christgas,
the hearing of which was set for
last week before Judge Spence at
Cairo, was again continued. It is
now set for next Monday at Ash
burn, the opening day of the su
perior court of Turner county.
When you have a cold you may be
sure that it has been caused indi
rectly by constipation, and conse
quently you must first of all take
something to move the bowels. This
is what has made Kennedy's Laxa
tive Cough Syrup so successful and
so generally demanded. It does not
constipate like most of the old fash
ioned cough cures, but on the other
hand it gently moves tke bowels and
at the same time heals irritation and
allays inflammation of the throat.
Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
For Infants and Chil iren.
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THE DAWSON NEWS.
Did you see Hall, the
tin plate artist, with the
two Crouches as seconds?
Say. we can put up a |
job of tin work that a
novice can see good points
in. :
Special Notices.
Pittshurg Perfect Fence.
THE WELD THAT HELD
Car Loard just arrived. ’'Phone 173.
J. M. CLIFTON HARDWARE CO.
For Sale.
500 bushels of improved Tool cot
ton seed. Price b 0 cents per bush
el. Ji-H. DAVIS.
i e S e R S R
Stove Wood,
We have a large quantity of stove
wood cut to length, and can deliver
promptly.
THE VARIETY WORKS CO.
Sanitary Lime,
We have reduced the price on san
itary lime to 50 cents per barrel.
Phone No. 48.
THE VARIETY WORKS CO.
Pair of Horses for Sale.
I offer a pair of six-year-old home
raised horses for sale. They are
sound and gentle. Will sell one or
both. H:, A PEITY.
Lost.
On Fourth avenue, between the
residences of J. W. F. Lowrey and
J. A. Shields, an old-fashioned solid
gold brooch, somewhat oval in shape,
frosted with black enamel figure in
center. Liberal reward will be paid
for its return.
MRS. J. W. F. LOWREY.
Notice of Business Change.
I have bought R. E. Foster’s busi
ness in Bronwood, Ga., known as the
Bronwood Picture House, and will
conduct it in the future. 1 assume
the bills of the Bronwood Picture
House now due if presented within
thirty days, and will pay the same.}
The continued patronage of the ]mb-i
lic is solicited and satisfaetion guar
anteed. This Sept 7, 1908. |
Ji . MILLER.
City Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Dawson, Ga., and it
is hereby ordained by authority of
the same, that from and after the
passage of this ordinance the ordi
nance passed May 5, 1908, having
the following eaption: ‘“‘Sale of Al
coholic Beverages,” be and the same
is hereby repealed. Done at meet
ing of City Council of Dawson this
Sept. 8, 1908, A, J. HILL, Mayor.
R. E. BELL, Clerk.
Near Beer Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Dawson, Ga., and it
is hereby ordained by authority of
the same, that from and after the
passage of this ordinance it shall
be unlawful for any person to keep
for sale, or keep to give away, within
the limits of the city of Dawson, Ga.,
any beverage containing any alcohol.
Any person violating this ordinance
shall be punished by imprisonment
not more than sixty days, or by a
fine of not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, in
the discretion of the Mayor. Done
at meeting of City Council of Daw
son this Sept. 8, 1908. ‘
A. J. HILL, Mayor.
R. E. BELL, Clerk." <
Go to Headquarters.
Boyden Shoes for Men. E. P. Reid’s
Shoes for Ladies. Monogram School
Shoes for Misses and Children. Cliett
and Monarch Sbirts. Maxim guaranteed
Hats. Dry Goods, Hosiery, Neckwear,
Underwear of all descriptions. . ~ . . .
B. S. Mathews & Co.
Dawson, Georgia.
DO YOU THINK OF MOVING?
INVESTIGATE THE INDUCEMENTS OF THOMAS, MITCHELL,
COIQUITT AND GRADY COUNTIES.
Fertile land that grows everything. Climate and health condi
tions ideal. Good schools, good churches, good people.
Homeseekers and investors, write for information and lists of
farm and town property for sale, to
R. L. BRASWELL, - MEIGS, GA.
New Dawson Cafe
. NEXT TO TOM M GILL’S.
Everything to at the market affords, including game
in season. Served promptly and neatly.
QUICK LUNCH COUNTER
e e e il e NI SS I T
For the busy man will K& made a feature of on_lrlplace.
Drop in and give us a "rial. :
GEORGE CUMUZE. Prop.
And City Property for Sale
I have fifteen or twenty splendid farms, well improved in
every way, and in a high state of cultivation, which I am in
position to offer cheap. Terrell is the banner county of the
State, and parties investing in Terrell county dirt will surely
hit it goou, for these lands will soon bring double the price
they can be had for now. It will be to your interest to in
vestigate.
Some Dawson Snaps
I also am offering valuable real estate in Dawson, both im
proved and unimproved. If you want to buy a home or a
building lot in a desirable section of the city you should see
me. If you have farm or city property you desire to dispose
of let me handle it for you.
J. A. Horsley, Real Estate Agent
Dawson, - - 3 Georgia
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: JAMES G PARKS,
i ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL-
X LOR AT LAW.
: Will practice in all the courts,
3 both State and Federal. Prompt
- and careful attention given to
3 the interests of every client who
3 may put business in my hands.
: I make a specialty of preparing
3 all kinds of legal papers, sue
: as wills, deeds, bonds and con
{ tracts, examining and abstract
-4 ing titles, also commercial law
: and collections. Office in Dean
3 building.
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DR. R. M. STEWART,
Office over store oceupied by J.
M. Rauch. The patronage of
solicited. Work guaranteed.
Office phone No. 30.
DR. 8. D. BOWMAN.
Office Adams’ old place, 21-22
Baldwin building. Hours 7a.
%0 8 p. m, Office phone 163,
residence phone 81.
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DR. H, STAPLETON
1 Physician and Surgeon
BRONWOOD, : GEORGIA
%All calls promptly answered
. DR. HOWARD T. HORSLEY
3 Sasser, Ga.
! I offer my professional services
i to the people of Sasser and
vicinity.
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. OSTEOPATHY
| R. L. CLAGETT,
; Osteopathic Physician.
. “The iDl'uglemlzl System (;‘t. Heal
ng."” vestigate
iDavmon, Ga. Office phore 203.
’ Residence phone 63.
|Rooms 2 and 3 Dean Building.
"DR. CHAS. F. CROUC;I“‘E
DENTIST E
DAWSON, : : : GEORGIA]
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