The Newnan weekly news. (Newnan, Ga.) 189?-1906, July 21, 1905, Image 1

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Cum to eh&iff’a Office Ox Newnan ^decklv (News Come to Newnan’s; VOL. VI. 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.