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NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY. JULY 21. 1905.
NO, 15
COME TO
NEWNAN’S CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK—AND
BE HAPPYI
FROM EAST TO WEST
AND BACK AGAIN.
Sifhts Seen in the Great West by
Georgia Member ot The National
£1itorial Association.
Iu my last article mention was
made of the intervening scenes be
tween Newnan ami Guthrie,Okla.,
via St. Louis, Mo.
It is my purpose in this article
to give a short or running resume
of the meeting of the National
.{Sditorial Association at (luthrie,
'the itinerary of Oklahoma and In
dian Territories and the state of
Texas. I will then take up the
*California, Oregon, Utah and Col
orado portions of the trip, and
then in other short articles will
make mention in fuller detail of I
Various points, renditions or peril
ltd ri ties, different from our own,
which I think may especially in
terest the reader, who, like my
self, delights in the progress of our
Common country and drinks in the
descriptive history of the same
/ with a studious coneern that is
'both filial and patriotic.
' The best way to to see our conn
Itry and learn of its resources, its
a cities, scenery, soils and climates,
,! is to travel over its broad expanses
o,f territory and mix with its varied
people. And what one can see in
traveling for seven weeks and
covering more than ten thousand
miles is really beyond description,
t ft is a question as to where to be
gin. Scenes of landscape and
mountain and city and farm and
tiower garden and ranch and or
ange grove and desert waste all
come trooping in the memory and
with them hundreds of things that
might be said—things that would
be very interesting to some and of
little or no interest to others. And
yet there is hardly anything that
could lie written of this wonderful
country of ours without an inter
esting side.
The opening and development of
Oklahoma territory dates back
only a few mouths more than six
teen years, and its growth has
been nothing less than phenome
nal. It is doubtful if its growth
ba,s ever been equaled in the his
tory of the world, and certainly
can not be eclipsed, it was on
April 22, 1889, that two million
acres of land lying a little west and
north of the center of Indian Ter
ritory, which hail never been as
signed to any tribe, was opened
up to white settlement. The great
prairies and estimate the many
acres so lieautifully cultivated
within the range of the eye’s vis
ion. Rauch HM, owned by Miller
Bros., contains 12,000 acres in cul
tivation. while 25,000 acres are in
: pasture, where thousands of cattle,
1 buffalo, horses and sheep feed and
fatten. But a separate article will
be given this famous ranch, and
further mention will not be made
here.
The trip through Oklahoma and
I ndian Territories covered the bet
ter portions of both as well as the
principal cities, switching from
lirst one and then another of the
splendid railway systems operat
ing in that western wonderland.
heaving (luthrie, among the
splendid cities visited were: Enid,
Lawton, Oklahoma Uity, Cleve
land and Snyder. Only a stop of
a few minutes was made at Snyder,
and a month to the day from the
date of the destructive cyclone
which on May 10th almost de
vastated the little city, killing 118
people and leaving hundreds
homeless. The debris of house
hold goods ami demolished build
ings still lay in conglomerate
masses, and ruin was pictured in
every direction, though the plucky
town is going along and rebuild
ing like it had met only a spring
shower instead of a death dealing
cyclone, followed by a water spout
of cyclonic force.
Bn Id is the recognized metro
polis of northern Oklahoma, lias a
population of some 15,000, is sub
stantially built, and is really only
about twelve years old.
Thence to southern Oklahoma to
stop at Lawton. Here is a place
to study progress. With only
four or five years of real growth,
this city has accomplished won
ders—a mddel, modern city, with
a population of some 10,000, and
moving forward with a progressive
and happy stride that almost
makes one dizzy.
From Lawton via Anadarko to
Chickasha, lud.Ter., was a pretty
run. Being over new road, it was
necessarily slow, giving splendid
opportunity to see the growing
cities, the fertile plains ami watch
and study the population varying
from the automobilist, the rough
rider soldier boy, the uusophisti
rated men and maidens of the
plains to the gaudily robed In
dians camped by the limped
streams. At nearly every stop
some lone Indian, or a squad of
them, would dash up to the train
on their ponies to discover the
cause of so many people and wav
Some could
rush for land and race for homes
which occurred there at the time [ing handerkerchiefs.
are well remembered. The coun-1speak English, but most of them
try was settled up in a day. Cities [could not, and all were interesting,
of ten thousand and more popula
tion sprang up between dawn and
dark of that remarkable day of
scrap and scramble. For a year
the people lived practically with
out laws, for it was not until June
6, 1890, more than a year later,
congress created the territory of
Oklahoma, and gave it a semblance
of local government.
The population is now a million
or more, with a diversity of farm, come a city of great size and
field and fen, withal the equal of wealth.
any state in the union. It is rath- j From Chickasha the party
er spaniel} timbered, but wonder
ful in fertility of soil,and produces
cotton and corn and wheat side by
side in the same field, as can be
done in no other state* outside of
and make the wells more produc
tive. A charge is a hundred
quarts of nitro glycerine, and is
dangerous to both men and prop
erty if not carefully ami properly
discharged. After seeing the oil
wells in their grandeur and pro
duet iveness, another sight near by
was a display of a cyclone of nat
ural gas running up from the
(iepths of the earth with a volume
of fourteen million feet and great
natural rock pressure of 700
pounds. This was only one of ten
great gas wells in the Cleveland
field, any one of which would fur
nish fuel and light for the great
cities of New York or Chicago.
The next stop was at Tulsa,
which might be more appropriate
ly called the oil and gas city of
Indian Territory. It is only
about .80 or 40 miles from Cleve
land, and is in the same great oil
and gas field. In fact, there are
several cities in the district, all of
which are thriving and growing
rapidly, while the scent of oil and
the fumes of gas conquer the ol
factories at every breath. Venters
naturally want to lose the sense of
smell, but there is so much push
and bustle and enterprise about
Cleveland and Tulsa the refresh
ment these alford soon relegates to
oblivion the offensive odors, while
the glories of natural wealth art
being discovered and developed.
With a stop at Muscogee, the
tour of Oklahoma and Indian 'Pei
ritories had been completed, and a
splendid trip it was. To every
member of the association it was
nothing short of a revelation. No
body was prepared to find such
cosmopolitan metropolises as they
beheld in (luthrie and Oklahoma
City. Oklahoma City is a model
of modern city building. Tt is the
largest of the two territories, has
some 80,000 population, and some
of the most palatial residences and
business blocks to lie found in any
city, with asphalt streets, fine ho
tels and a street car system that is
perfect.
With all the lights before them
coming as they did from every
state in the Union, it was quite
natural that the national editors
should ,join the Oklahomans in the
demand for making a single state
of the two territories. The time is
ripe for it. The territories deserve
it. They can make a showing of
population, products, resources
intelligence and progress which no
other state was enabled to make at
time of its admission into the
union—a state that would be
credit to the American union—a
star that would glitter in Uncle
Sam’s diadem—taking its place at
first bound among the greater
states. It is a shame that the bill
was not passed during last con
gress, and the wrong thus done
should be speedily corrected as
soon as the soloes again assemble
in Washington. The Association
was composed of democrats, repub
licans, populists and independ
outs. Without regard to party
Milltown.
City Court.
Georgia. Wheat is ihe greatest; pipe lines necessary for the proper
yiekler, however, as the hot, dry and profitable handling of the out-
stunmers usually prove quite de-; put. These wells are bored to an
strnctive to corn and quite often average depth of 1.650 feet and
to cotton. While traversing the
two territories early corn was be
ing laid by, cotton was beginning
to ••square," and in every wheat
fie.d the reaper was busy or state
ly shocks of the cereal told the
ta,e of the reaper’s late presence.
It was interesting to look out over
the extended valleys and broad
as many of the party, especially
those from the northeast, had
never seen an Indian on his native
heath and under his own beautiful
skies where he is brawned by
blazing suns and softened by the
odvent of civilization. Chickasha.
is an ideal city, it is a real me
tropolis, surrounded by some of
the most fertile land in all the] affiliation their resolutions uuani
southwest, and is destined to be-! mo,1 « 1 y P^« e,) demanded Hingle
statehood for Indian and Okla
homa territories, and the members
individually and collectively will
give congress to understand that
they mean it.
But T see this article is already
too long. In an effort to condense
my little “say,” it has been spun
out to too great a length, and Tex
as must be “done” in another is
sue. 1 could write a book about
this great trip to the Golden Gate,
but will not do s<?, contenting my
self with the brighter bits that
caught a place in notebook or
memory. P- T. M.
Earle Lovern was taken sick one
day lust week and went to Ban
ning, wheiv his parents reside.
(’. U. Christian and Frank Moore
spent last Sunday in Whitexburg.
Miss Bertha Taylor, of Banning,
who spent several days with rela
tives iu the community, returned
home Wednesday.
L. K. Manning, who was so
very sick at our last writing, is
very much improved.
Mrs. Andrew Watts gave an ice
cream supper last Saturday even
ing.
Miss Bettie Cooper, who has
lieen confined to her bed for
time, is able to be up.
Mrs. C. B. McClure, who lias
been spending a couple of weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Whittle, of Clem, Ga., came down
and spent Saturday night and
Sunday v- it.li home folks.
Ola Mobley bus been on the sick
list for several days.
Rufus Mann, from Lull range,
aim* up and went to work in the
otton mill last week,and is board
ing with Mrs. 'I'. C. McGehee.
John Allen was out of the mill
for several days, on the sick list.
Mrs. li. II. Barker lias boon on
the sick list for several days.
Miss Emma Atkinson, of At
until, came down and spent last
week with the family of Rev..!. E.
I >. Taylor.
Charley Meeks has moved with
his family from LaGrange and
gone to work in the mill.
Mr. Yarbrough, from Carroll
ton, has moved into the rooms re
cently vacated by Walter Sikes.
Taylor Smith went to LaGrange
Saturday afternoon to see his
mother.
Miss Ella Florence went to In-
gleside one day last week to see
her sister’s, Mrs. Willie Hogan’s,
children.
Mrs. John Canon was taken
suddenly ill one day last week and
was in a critical condition for a
while.
Our Sunday school is on a boom
now. We had one hundred
scholars present last; Sunday and
new ones coming all the time.
We have preaching every Sun
day by some one and the services
are well attended. Bio. W. B.
Hendrix preached last Sunday
morning, and Bro. Latimer got
back from the funeral of his little
grand child to preach Sunday
night. The meetings conducted
by Bro. Latimer have been real in
teresting and well attended. He
is a fine preacher - in* preaches
good sound doctrine. The meet
ings will close perhaps next Fri
day evening.
Newnan City Court was in ses
sion the first t h r e e d a y s
of this week; and, li a v i n g
disposed of the business on the
criminal docket, .lodge A. 1>.
Freeman adjourned court until
next Monday morning, when the
civil docket will be taken up
for consideration.
Bailiffs A. .1. Smith, J. T. Also
brook, R. I*. Carmichael and ,1. II.
Bailey were appointed Monday
morning to wait on the court.
A crowd of some size was drawn
to town on the opening day of
court, but it dwindled to small
H0I,U ‘ proportions by Wednesday.
Following is a list of cases
dis
posed of in court this week:
State \ s Gus Bird: selling liquor;
not guilt} .
British and American Mortgngi
Co., Limited, vs Alexander S.
Robertson; complaint; verdict for
plaint iff in sum of #8,182,88, pi in
eipal, #180.10, interest, #886.27
attorney's foes, and costs.
Newiuln Banking Co., vs. L. E
McCullough, .1. E. Morgan and .I
C. Drake; application of .1. C
Drake to prove suretyship, etc.
Arnall and Unrnier Merchandise
Co., for use H. ('. Arnall Mdse
Co., vs. Mrs. E. .1. Burnett; com
plaint; judgment for plaintiff for
#258.85, and #57.50, interest, and
costs. ,.
State vs. Robert Ball; misdemea
nor; not guilty.
Stab* vs. Charlie Smith; gam
bling; not guilty.
State vs. W. T. Bowie; gamb
ling; not guilty.
State vs. Mat Graham; inisde
mean or; not guilty.
State vs. Jim Smith; selling li
quor; noI pros.
State vs. .lames Smith; gam
bling; plea of guilty, fine of #50
and costs nr 12 months in chain-
State vs. Hence Bennett; gam
bling; guilty; fine of #50 and costs,
or 12 months in chaingang.
State vs. Ernest Lynch; misde
meanor; guilty.
State vs. Wasli Calhoun; selling
liquor; guilty; fine of #100 and
costs, or 12 months in chaingang
State vs. Charlie Person; cruelty
to animals; plea of guilty; fine of
#10 and costs, or 6 months
chaingang.
State; vs Albert Long; sel
liquor; not guilty.
State vs Bill Bridges; selling
liquor; demand for trial.
Welcome.
Mrs. Symonton and Mrs. Ham
mond are visiting their sister,
Mrs. A. S. Hutchens.
Prof. F. o. Watkins and family,
of Turin, have been visiting rela
lives here.
Miss Emma Stephens and bro
ther, of Elion Grove, visited Miss
Bessie ('rune Sunday.
Miss Lilia Millions spent Satur-
luy and Sunday at .1. T. Story’s.
Tom and Miss Willie McKoy
visited at Grantville Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. W. T. Moon*, of Madras,
has been visiting relatives here.
Miss Bessie (train* visited Miss
Sarah Austin, of Sargent, Sunday,
Misses Alice Pitman and Nan
nie Wood, of Hogansville, and
Moreland Miller, of Corinth, have
been visiting Miss Janie Amis.
Hugh McKoy and sisters,Misses
Maude and Bath, visited Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Jackson, of Sargent,
Sunday.
,1. B. Hutchens and daughter,
Miss Hattie, of Newnan, visited
here Sunday.
'I'lu* singing at Ml. Carmel Sun
day afternoon wns largely attend
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Mattox and
B. 11. Dial left Wednesday on the
ild soldiers excursion to Virginia.
W. C. T. tJ. MEETING.
turned back into Oklahoma, going
out of the farming section into the
wonderful oil district of Cleveland.
Here are located several hundred
oil wells with all the tanks and
produce hundreds of thousands of
gallons of oil per day. Very few
of them flow, the product being
pumped by machinery. An inter
esting sight was the shooting of
several wells. liy shooting is
meant the explosion of nitro-gly-
cerine in the bottom of the great
shafts to loosen up the bottoms
TO MEMBERS AND fSPENDS OE SOUTHERN
COTTON ASSOCIATION.
If you believe it to tie in your
interest to continue and perpetuate
the Cotton Association, encourage!
same by your presence at the
court house in Newnan first Tuns j
day in August, at 10 o’clock, a.j
m. In our humble opinion itj
would be hard to estimate benefits
already realized. This is an age
of commercial warfare. Let the
farmers, professional and business
men of Coweta, demonstrate* their
good sense and prove their patriot
ism by standing together. Gome
to this meeting, or say by staying
away you are willing for the other
fellow to do your part of the light
ing. W. A. Brannon,
Brest. Coweta Branch.
SUMMERS BROOKS.
Last Sunday morning at 10
o’clock, Rev. V. A. Ham officiat
ing, Miss MyrtieeSuminers, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Summers, was united in marriage
to Mr. Olivei 1 B. Brooks, of New-
na.il.
Mrs. Brooks is a beautiful and
accomplished young woman, and
by her lovable disposition and no
ble character, has won many
friends.
Mr. Brooks is a line young man
of excellent business qualities, and
is honored and is respected for his
many noble traits of character.
We extend congratulations to
the young couple and wish them a
bright and happy future.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are at home
to their friends at Mr. J.T. Brooks,
father of the groom, on Greenville
Street.
You can buy for less money at
New York Bargain Store during
Chautauqua week than at any
other store iu the city.
The W. G. T. U. met last Mon
day afternoon with only a few
present, but enough U> claim tin
promise. Will the goood women
of Newnan please remember (hat
we meet on the third Monday in
each mouth, and make an effort to
meet with us.' We certainly do
need youi co-operation in the
work, because our hearts are im
pressed with the need of work on
this line. Our boys and even our
men, are exposed to so much dan
ger. There is so much whiskey
brought into our town and no way
to prohibit it, except to go to God
in earnest prayer and ask Him to
stop it. “Commit thy works unto
the Lord, and thy thoughts shall
be established.” If we ask tin;
Lord in faith, He, will hep us; and
if God be for us, who ego be
against us? Mrs. It. J. Barnett,
President.
Register!
The registration books will be
opened at the Council Chamber,
July 24, 1905, for #3,000 school
bond election. All voters must
qualify. E. D. Fouxe, Clerk.
July 21, 1905. 4t
NEGRO BOY KILLED.
A negro boy, a son of John
Langford, aged about 1.5 years,
was killed at Arnall, six miles
from Newnan on the Central Rail
road, last Sunday morning by a
passing freight train. It is be
lieved he was asleep on the track.
OR. NIJNNAI.LY'S ATHENS ADDRESS.
Last night at the University
chapel Dr.G.A. Nnnnally, of New
nan, former president of Mer
cer University and one of the most
distinguished Baptist divines in
the state, addressed the teachers
of the Hummer School and a num
ber of the citizens of Athens on
the subject of Moral Education.
Dr. Nnnnally maintained that
the teacher more than any person
had in hand the making or the
marring of the character of the
pupils under charge, and that to
fully measure up to the duties of
the profession it was incumbent on
the teachers to emphasize the nrior
al side of education,
'I’he moral uplifting of the com
munity was duly emphasized and
the teachers were urged to pay
more and more attention to this
phase of their work.
Without tiiis conception of duty
the teacher fails to measure up to
the high standard of the profession
and fails in the most important
part of the work of training the
child.
Without moral education the
knowledge of books becomes a dan
ger, and the school system fails to
meet its responsibilities.
Dr. Nnnnally is one of the ablest
speakers in the state* and his ad
dress last night at the chapel was
one of rare interest and power.—
Wednesday’s Athens Banner.
Baseball in Newnan every day
next week.