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Official Newspaper •f Coweta County, VOL, VI. iH he JVewian ^deekly jVcws Official Newspaper of Coweta County, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY. AUGUST 4. 1905. NO. 17 ’A LITTLE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWNAN NEWS BRINGS RESULTS. FROM EAST TO WEST AND BACK AGAIN. dub of it* best business humi has was a typical Mexican < it>. wit'll Sights Si:r. :n the Great West by ( Geori a Member ol the National i Editorial Association. M Itl '.U III. j. What shiilI I sji\ ol Texas.’ L In times [last I lists»* writti'ii much o the State of the Lone Star, liiil, a had been ten years . since ni\ Inst \ i~.it to the great PL .southwestern empire, and on every /{Ale there were evitlenees of prog- ress and prospe,rity. * ’ The magic growth of Oklahoma t«VNil Indian Territories lias had a splendid pace-maker in Texas. The eastern part of the State is topographically very much like northern Oklahoma, and is a land of great things. The itinerary of the editors covered over 1,500 miles of Texas, and at every point where stops were made, which were Dallas, Houston, Han Anto nio and El Paso, enthusiastic citi zens, in hospitable entertainment 'and special courtesies of every de scription, vied with each other in convincing the national pencil- pushers that they were in the very greatest State of the Union. And in size it is. Did the reader ever ■ sit-down and think nf the size of Texas' The State contains 205,- 780 square miles, or an area 17,- 000 square miles greater than the p combined art-a of New York, Pemi- " sylvuiiiu. >1 u>. Illinois and Iowa, and gn Un than France or the Herman Kmpin . Ilis as far from I neve-do.'i tiO E! Paso as from At lam i to Washington and north and sK.mtii across the State further I turn 'from New York to t'hicago. It. would make a dozen or more Stales the size of Massachusetts^ It no longer y ields to the reign of the ranchero. bill still has more cattle and grazing lands than any I been organized, calling itself the i I Tiludred and Fi fty Thousand Club, it-' object being to increase the pop ulation of linlla-- to lluit blissful lignin by IIHO. And there is good reason to believe they will succeed. They are hustlers; they know how to entertain; they know how to show oil’l he city to advantage; how to boost tlie greatness of Texas. And Dallas lias an immense Inis iness area the bulk of the luisi ness coming from w ithin a radius of about ion miles in each direc all the (pmint. un-A merican peciil unities, which distinguish any other country from our own. but how changed now I Every day it is becoming more Americanized, and in buildings and customs and push, it is gradually growing out of tlie ennui so characteristic of the average Ciudad Mexicana; the visi tor doos not now have the quondam snmpleof poeoatiompo and mamma. Yet it is Mexico, and that fact is at once impressed upon the visitor, 'and with all the happy changes $491,736 INCREASE IN TAXABLE VALUES. lion—this region being usually de-1 modern progress has wrought, and nominated as the “garden spot of! with all the hospitality ot which Texas,” and must be admitted to I the Mexicans are famous, and the bo among the richest agricultural [smiles of bountiful sonoritas, clnis- distriots in the world. Within it ing each other to extend the hand are comprised also the major por-1 of welcome and the smile ofappre- tion of the famous black wax [ citated visits, the difference in lan- Reccivcr Summers MaKes Remarkable Record and Runs Taxable Property ot Coweta Up lo 55,253,616. In 1 i)Ut, *4,701,sso. In 1005. *5,25:1,till). A gain of *491.730 in twelve months. That's the -'.my of increase in value of taxable properly in Cove ta Uoiinly and of the faithful, of indent work of Tax Receiver E. (Jury Hummers. The complete tax digest for 1005 presents these instructive figures. The gain and loss by districts is as follows: lands, the rich Red River belt gnage and looks and ideas are not 2nd, u 301,958; “ 334,272 and the cross timliers—all famous our own, and it is impossible to 3rd, « 129,540; “ 138,709 for the production of cotton, corn, feel so completely at home in the 4th,• “ 117,343; “ 114,011 wheat, oats, hogs, line cuttle and republic of President Diaz as in the 5th, “ 2,340,809; “ '2,018,103 horses—a little empire within it- domain of glorious Uncle Sam, (ith, “ 152,003; “ 148,085 self, moving on at a stride that is whose gaudy shoes President 7th, “ 112,(i(i9; “ 127,195 pleasing, and which at once im- Roosevelt is gradually growing C.C., “ 94,819; “ 105,533 presses the visitor with the fact worthy to untie. P. T. Mil’. Grtv.“ 401,385; “ 517,591 that while Dallas is a great city, it Hlsn.“ 79,792; “ 83,370 is too great and prosperous to be Hon. Joe Hall’s Speech. Hrou “ 1 10,231; “ 105,000 selfish, but is working with equally P.C.,“ 105,470; “ 188,125 earnest aim to build up the inter- Mon. Joseph Hill Hall, the Turin” 135,050; “ 128,593 est, of the forty or lit'ty other cities j Legislator from Bibb Coun within the splendid radius ot if s | tv, addressed an audience of con- f commercial territory . Leaving Dallas at night, the next stop was at Houston, the siderable size in the court house here last Saturday. He talked politics, strictly; (lied hot largest city of Texas, a typical j s [ lot , a [ | [ ons . Hoke Smith, Clark Howell and Dick Russell; said that Howell and Smith had stolen his reform platform and were trying lo stand mi it long enough to cap tore tin* governorship; said Rus sell had no platform and the basis personal pleasure,being ,,,• |,j s candidacy is the fact that he Inis nine children and a large (iiian- cial deficit. Mr. Hall announced that he would not ho a candidate for Gov- ernor il a good man like .fudge R. W. Freeman would get in the race, and said he would cordially sup- soullicrn metropolis.show ing every element of growth and hospitality and push and prestige w hich are constituent in the making of any great city. The day spent in Houston was a royally pleasant one, my largely enhanced by meeting two friends of former days, Edgar j Watkins and Ernest Haralson, j both of w hom are winning laurels jin the legal profession. I took (supper with < ol. Watkins out at | his palatial suburban home and it other State, more corn Illinois, more wheat land than both Colorado and Nebraska, more fruit lands than California, more timber than Michigan, more rice lands than all the rest of the coun try ; it has more marble than the State of Vermont, being second only to < Icorgia in this particular; has more granite than New Hamp shire. more petroleum than Penn sylvania, more cotton and railway luleago than any other state, and stands fifth in population. Northern and eastern Texas are well developed, but the western sm Lion i- a vast stretch of seams ' hills, chapparralcovered tain land than ! was 51 welcome of tht * r ‘‘ u l Georgia port and stump t he State for Judge kind. The same was true of the entire city. It showered courte sies upon its guests and made the day’s stay there one of especial de light, in spite of the tropical Freeman, if that, gentleman would consent to run. If no man acceptable to the re form element offers for (lovernor, Mr. flail said he would run him In the above table some districts show a decrease in taxable values. This is not due to deterioration of values, or to decreased returns, but is caused by property owners re moving from these districts into ot hers. Property returned by negroes shows a notable increase this year. 'Pile figures lor 1904 were * I Go, Hid; for 1.1)05 t.h ■> are *170,407. Farming lauds are returned this year :Cl *1,^79.083; un increase of *02,855. Niimbei of acres of land returned, 273,804; average price per acre, *5.HO. City and town property is re turned this year at *1,291,244; an increase of *145,100. The following table shows how taxable values of other property have grown: weather, in various trolley rides, a s ,.| t) ni thcr than allow his follow dinner among the umbrageous evergreens beside the bayou, and pretty speeches about. Texas and her glories. A run of another night ushered us into Hau Antonio. Auent San Antonio, the historic Alamo, and often- interesting facts, as well a- th'e wonderfully scenic run of a day vrs to support any man now in the race. Mr. Hall's speech was received in good humor by everybody—es pecially the Howell men—Who smiled indulgently while he lam basted tbeii candidate and Gov ernor Terrell, and applauded vocif erously when he pounded Hoke Smith. Hon. \V. A. Post, of Grantville, early pari of tlie week. Jim and Walter Barrcntino. of Sargent, visited their sister, Mrs.J Messrs. .1. .1. Hendrix, the first of tliejCrane, of week. Sunday. Orrie. little daughter of 41 r. and Master Mrs. Jesse Smith, lias been sailer ing foi several days with iliemnn t ism. Misses Lula Harper and Keltic Cooper will leuve Sunday fur Clmt tahooeliec, where they will make their home. Mrs. J. ,1. Hendrix is quite fee ble. She lias been declining in licallh for some time. M iss Hullic Etheridge will leave soon l.o go to her relatives in Car rol! County. Mattie and Lewis Richie are on (the sick list, this week. I Mrs. Nancy Howard, from East Point, was here the early part of the week. Little Weymun Harmon, of Chattahoochee, spent Saturday inght and Sunday with his grand mother, Mrs. Nannie Owens. Ida and Pearl, little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Freeman, are very ill. Our house-to-house meetings are proving very interesting. Our people met Sunday afternoon at Mack Brooks’ and again Monday evening at Mr. Lassiter’s. Bro. (Joins [(reached two powerful ser mons. He is always full of the Holy Ghost. As is quite evident, tlie writer is a strong believer in Ilolines- and Sanctification while in this life; lint, we do not mean thill iiivini' run live and have no sin, because John v,iid, “If we say that we have no sin w. deceive ourselves, ind the Truth is not in us.” (I John l:S). The fart,her we can live from sin, the better il is for ns Because the Scripture teai lies m anofliei place that "lie that cornniitteth sin is of the dev il.” There seems to be a vast (Iif ference in committing sin and liav ing the sin that pertains to the Mesh But, everyone should know that it is the sin ot unbelief that ers. visited N’evvuau Saturday, on business. Will Amis and Allen \\ clcome, visited here. Tom Boykin, of East Point, came home Saturday night and is spend*ig a few days this week vv ith his mother. Miss Susie Ansley, of Alabama, Inis been spending some time in the city with the family of hei uncle, Mr. </. S. Ansley, Mrs. Livesly, of East Point, i; visiting her (laughter, Mrs. IL A. Boy kin. this week. Mr. L. L. Brown and wife, of Dallas, Un., v isited relatives here tlie first of the week. Prof. M. M. Parks, of Milledge ville, came in Tuesday night to spend a few days with his fuiuity and parents at Moore’s Kerry. Welcome and night along the Rio Grande. ; m0U ii-1 special article w ill be necessary aflevs and plains whose klust I10W I shall hurry on with the called the assembly to order and presented Major W. A. Turner, wiio introduced Mr. Hall l/> the audience. < lap. and Hurp of Ret’il at Iner’se Banks Money, Notes, *293,000 M 1,000 and Accts 045,800 57,770 Merchandise 250,093 10,438 Manufactories Household arid 303,419 30,01 1 Kitchen Finn. 195,320 1.7,198 Jewel ry 14,057 3,2.13 Li ve. Stock 318,917 37,940 Vehic.; F’rril tnfi 84,307 0,749 (lotton 120,291 102,001 Stocks Bonds Val. of all (Mbc.i ! 5,870 .3,100 Property 00,047 24,507 Nu ml Kir of polls returned Iasi and v lack of water make them veritable 'itinerary and take up these am deserts. There are fertile and won- other.special lines later. ’derfully productive valleys along many of tin stream' in West Texas, but in all that section, as well as through New Mexico and Arizona, there is no vegetation where irri gation has not performed its revo lutions. All those lands would lie productive if they could be watered, but no reliance can be had 'in raiii'. and it is only in the neighborhood ot streams and where A most charming city was found «b El Paso. It is the extreme western point of 'Texas, the gab- way into Mexico from the north and from the west, and destined to! be a great city. Since i first vis ited thi' city in 1892, its growth had been wonderful. So; MUSIC ?(JPt(25 TAKE N<>n IE year, 5,528; this year, -3 400. 'Twenty-two lawyer;-;, twenty si> doctors, seven dent ists, one vcke.na nan and throe bank preaid on hi are returned for professional taxes Mr. and Mrs. 1. T. Mattox have returned from their trip to Vir ginia and report a delightful time. Ernest and Brewer Witcher have been visiting in Temple. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McKoy visited tin- latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lester, in Heard, Saturday, Sunday ami Monday. Frank Amis and sister, Miss Janie, and Miss Maude Colquitt, visited Newnuii Friday night and Saturday . II. C. Me Key, of Newium, visit ed home folks Sunday. Miss Jennie Wortham, of < leu-, trnllialelico, visited in our coin miiuity Sunday . Miss Olivia Young, of Dresden, visited ln-i si-.tei. Mrs.J. \V. Sum mer, Sunday. 41 iss Tommie I .ini LcSter, of Grantville. is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. B. McKoy . ( J. B. 11 id clicns, ol Newiuin, was here anil condiieled Hie singing at 411. < 'nrmel Sunday . ! Mrs. F. ('. McKoy is on Lhosick I list this week. Prof. Johnson and family visit- destroys the soul. “He Unit be j ed tin-family ol O. M. Caveivdeir, lieveth on the Son hath everlasl (Sunday . ing life, and he that believelh no! 1 Will A mis attended the singing the Hon shall not see life.” (John j at Whitcslmrg Sunday. 3:30). Saved people have this, Misses Maud and Ruth McKoy blessed assurance—that no power! visited in Newnan Friday night on earth can separate ns from the (and Saturday . love of out Heavenly Father. Alberl Boone, ol Sargent, v isited Away with the doctrine of saved I his aunt, Mrs. l.T. Mattox, Suu- souls ever going to torment. ! day. Miss Inla Jones, of Kosooe, vis ited 4Ii-s Fannie McKoy Sunday . Roy and Jasper Terrell arc vis- [iling friends in Carrollton this week Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Witcher vis i ilcd the family of .1. W. Summer I Sunday. If twenty-five pupils will com municate with me at once, igrec ing to bike piano or violin lessons reat had j at $4 per month, I will make ar- Iice11 the advancement and changes rangements to take a class. I feci that only very few of the -tri-et- some hesitancy in soliciting Cor and building- were recognizable.! this class, blit will cheerfully call ;i pretty -ystem of engineering ha-! 'The city wa- turned over to Che on any interested person who will built cana!-for irrigation that one visitors. After a welcome by band notify me of a desire lo join my finds any degree <>t successful laud a flourish of oratory , editor- class. References: Mcsdamcs S. farming. j and 1 citizens betook themselves into W. Murray, P. B. Murphey, M. We left Indian 'Territory in the I old Mexico, the city of Juarez, just Sal bide and G. B. Barr, night, and at early rising the next: ayross the Rio Grande, attending a ' Charles Astiri. morning were in the vicinity of | reception at the government build- ■ — Dallas. Crops -hewed damage: ing, visiting the Plaza de Toros, TWO POLITICAL SPEECHES, from recent rains, and in fact, at; where Sunday bull-fights occur, ■— the time we passed through, six I the famous old church where ser- Hon. Hoke Smith will make a . weeks ago, the cotton crop indicat- j vices had been held continually for political speech at Hogansvillc ed a practical failure, though re-1 three hundred years, and other in- next Saturday. On the same, date show a great im- j teresting points. When this church Hon. Joe Hill Hall was billed to was constructed by labor of Indian .speak at White Oak Academy, but neophytes, both sides of the Rio . on account of the proximity of Mr. Grande were El Paso, but now. Smith’s appointment, Mr. Hall’s since the river is the boundary line address has been postponed, until a Whitosnurg K. it . ports now' f’j provement, though by no mean- a line c-rop yet. Dallas did the handsome in en tc-rtainment, fully convincing all their guests of the commercial greatness of the city. The city has a population of some 50,000, and a between the United States and Mexico, the south side is Ciudad Juarez. When last I saw Juarez,it later date. Mtlitovwrt., Willie O/.more has come ih from the country to work a few weeks in the mill until time, l/i begin gathering his crop. Mrs. Lula Parker ha-; been on the sink list for several days. Mrs. Fred Wood, who was so sick at oiu last -w riting, is very much improved. Mrs. William Bryant spent part of last, week in (Jarroll. Mamie, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Allen, was very ill the early part of the week, Bartow Htioher is here from Carroll, stopping with his sister, Mrs. John Bryant, and working on Bob Motes’ house. John Garner was sick several days this week. Miss Lola Weir returned home last Saturday from Canton, Ga., where she spent two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Will Johnson. She was accompanied by Mrs. Johnson. Several cases of sickness an ported in town this week. Mi W Watkins, who has been -id for several days, is much im proved now. Mrs. M. D. Wat kins has been sick lor the past,lew days Mrs. J. W. Gaines has been seriously ill for several days and is no better at this time. Mis. Ed gar Stevens has been ill several days, threatened with fever. Mr. Bob Holloway has been con lined to his bed foi some time, suffering with a broken bone in hi- ankle and rheumatic pains. Protracted meeting is in progress at the’Baptist church this week, j An all-day singing at New Hope: * M ‘U<dai meeting ol the church last Sunday carried away a Hauphteis ol the ( onfederacy will large number of the young people. I nesday. August 8th, at ' the Mrs. Mary Wright and Mrs. Martha Nnnnally, alter spending a week w ith Mrs. F. <McKoy, are v isiting relatives in'Turin. .Misses Gertrude Holt, Y'iolaaiul Pearl Newman and brother, Kph, and Walter Dial attended the gen eral meeting, at (JJenloeh, Hatur- ila\ and Hundav. MEETING OF (J 0. C If you see it in the News, it’s so Rev. W. L. Davenport, of Clem, I 4 #° 1,1 Ul<> Humbly room is conducting a revival meeting u t.I Jl t the Library. All members arc New Hope, two miles front town, ; '‘arne-tly requested to be present, ; as matters of special importance the able 1111,1 ''dcreHt will be discussed. ' Tht Yeterails who attended the this week. Prof. V. D. Whatley, principal of Hutcheson College, visited Carrollton, Villa Rica and i ‘ecent reunion are invited to come Bowden last,week. | an<1 tel1 tri P- Mr. J. L. Alinon returned homej Mis. I hos. ,J. Jones, ITe.s. Friday, after a ten days’ trip to 1 Virginia with his regiment, the j NEWNAN TO HAVE A BOARD OF HEALTHi Seventh Georgia. Rev. W. A. Parks went over to Palmetto Saturday, where he spent a day or two preaching. Mr. W. T. Houseworth, one of The bill introduced by Repre sentatives Leigh and Orr, amend ing Newnan’s charter so as to pro vide for a board of health, has Starling Attaway was sick the our clever citizens and good farm- signed by g Governor Terrell.