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^Sheriffs Office “IW 77T>aL1^ IV J avmq Official Newspaper w V WD of Mo County. Official Newspaper of Coweta County. Ux p \ cwnan meekly y VOL. VI. NEWNAN, GA„ FRIDAY. AUGUST 18. 1905. NO. 19 IF YOU DON’T READ THE NEWS YOU DON’T READ ALL THE NEW'S. EAST TO WEST AMD BACK AGAIN Sights Seen in the Great West by a Georgia Mem* her of the National Editorial Ass’n. N'UMHKH IV. the railroad’s tortuous way along near the scene of the once fiery furnace of the earth’s infernal depths. It is a place of awe, a place to think of man’s insignifi cance in the presence of Nature’s unbosomed wrath, but not a place to dream sweet dreams. Still many of these extinct volcanoes may Ik* seen all through the great moun tain ranges of New Mexico, Arizo na, Colorado and Idaho. In fact the whole of the country from mid dle Texas to the Pacific ocean seems to be of volcanic origin, and geolo gists claim the mountain lakes to be nothing more than the water- filled craters of ancient volcanoes. And along the way are some right pretty cities and semi-occa sional irrigated fields of plenteous harvests. The ride across required SOLDIER IS DYING IN ATLANTA. WOMAN’S HOME MISSION SOCIETY Capt. Cleveland Wilcoxon, U.8. A., Retired, is In a Critical Condition. Account of the Lacrange District Meeting Which Was Held In Palmetto. without interest fora daytime trip. It is grand to watch the towering mountains, the low valleys, and the sequestered plateaux. When we gaze 1^1011 them, think of the la my last article the reader was left at I'll Paso, Texas. As stated, El Paso is the gate city to old Mex ico, New Mexico and western Texas, as well as from the south east to the Golden (late. From Ml Paso to the line of Cal ifornia it is more than six hundred miles, the railroad running along valleys, climbing mountains and finally chasing itself through a salt desert, ranging many feet below the sea level. From Ml Paso westward the route runs through southern New Mexieo and southern Arizona, in both of which Territories little or no vegetation grows without ir rigation, thus accounting for the widely separated and thinly popu lated communities. Home wit has said that he could see no use for New Mexico and Arizona except to hold the earth together, and yet where water can l)e secured and turned periodically upon these arid lands, they Income at once wolulerfully productive. There are thousands of square miles of these desert lunds in west ern Texas and in New Mexico and Arizona, much of which can never lie made productive, yet with the system of irrigation — veritably turning the rivers out of their courses—which is now in vogue and which in many places the gov , • ii . ij „ i able decrees ot tate, eminent is widely extending, there fho Aemlianu with are springing up numerous oases iD this great A merican desert; also some really beautiful cities and ranches and tow ns where wealth is accumulating and the banner of thriving industry and progressive ad vancement is perched upon the vanguard of centuries of stagna tion attending the domination of the cliff dwellers and Indians and , the pioneers who sought simply a living, and had uo ambition for the conquests of progress. With all the desert wastes and mountain fastnesses, there are oc casional beauty-spots even before reaching the state of the Golden Gate. 1 Passing out of El Paso, on a high bridge, the railroad spans the his toric Rio Grande. Every school pupil is familiar with this long river, but it will surprise many to learn that a greater portion of the time there is hardly enough water in it bo turn a child’s flutter-mill. The water Ls used to irrigate the arid lands through which it flows, and the great stream which forms an acqueous line between the Unit ed States and Mexico, Ls but a ghost of a river, where a broad and deep current belongs to it by birth right. It Ls only upon occasions when the unusual happens—when it rains, in other words—that the Kio Grande at El Paso and north ward becomes a stream lit to be called a river. It then overflows and creates all sorts ot flood dis turbances, seemingly to assert its forbidden rights. Just forty miles west ot E! Paso are beds of lava from a prehistoric volcano, whose yawning c rater may be plainly seen. Of course it is quiescent now, but even after the lapse of all these ages, may. like the fateful Pelee. belch out its fiery fury to destroy again the whole region round about. W hat is be neath these beds nobody knows. Fortunately there is little near now except the railroad and the huts of Mexican track laborers. But the passenger naturally teels a bit of concern and insecurity as be winds Capt. Cleveland Wilcoxon, U. 8. A., retired, is critically ill at his h,ome in West End. His con dition is so serious that the family fear he will never recover. Capt. Wilcoxon is suffering from injuries received while serving with his regiment, the Twenty- ninth United States Volunteers, in the Philippines more than live years ago. He was thrown from his horse and the animal fell on him, breaking several ribs and seriously in juring his spine. Hr was operated on, but never fully two nights and a day, but it is not| recovered from the. effects of it flower gardens beyond the fertile fields liehind us—think again anil again of this wonderful country of awful heights and awful depths— we can but exclaim: “Great are the works of the Great Creator, and all things made by Him are great.” The country has a history lioth writteu and unwritten. The ex treme eastern part of it was parcel of that exploited by Ponce de Leon in 1513, more than a hundred years before the settlement of the Plymouth colony, and Hernan de Soto’s quest ended amid the gorge ous mountains upon which we gaze years before the Pilgrim Fathers had achieved their swaddling clothes. Later came Hieur de La Salle to struggle against the immut- and still later the Acadians with their romantic sorrows to stimulate the inspira tion of .Longfellow and to touch the sympathies of the world. It’s easy and natural to think of these things as you pass along through this historic' and prehistoric region —across an alaki flat, the remains of a formej lake, and then along some river along whose canyons were enacted so many of the scenes and exploits of 1539 and 1540. The heart of these is vicinaged with Tucson, which easily ranks among the prettiest of the larger cities of Arizona. The city and its old mission church, San Xavia Bac, have a recorded history as far back as 1700, though the place may be said to have been establLshed even 160 years prior to that time. The train stopped at 'Wckoo o»Jy about half an hour, but the tiipe \ya« used to get Interesting data of the pic turesque metropolitan oasia-in the mountain desert. ItLs a well-built, opulent city, retaining still much of its old time architecture, with advantage to picturesque effect, but wiljh modern buildings of every description, the outgrowth charac teristic of every ancient commun ity, where the civilizing and pro gressive influences of railroad con nection are the moving spirit. The Santa Oruz river borders the city. This river echoed the tread of Spanish conquistadors as early as 1540, and as if to hide itself from history or the lavish hand of mod ern advancement, it sinks from sight soon after leaving Tucson, and is reputed to flow underground to the Gila, near Maricopa,, more than a hundred miles distant. About 60 miles westward from Tucson are the famous Casa Grande ruins, and are claimed to lie the most interesting remains of prehis toric age to be found on the conti nent, and are only a few miles from the rail road. The first record of their discov ery was that of Cabeza de Vaca in 1537, and two years later Don Francisco de Coronado, Spanish Governor of New Galicia, visited His eyesight became impaired,and now he is almost blind. Gapt. Wilcoxon- married Miss Dora Raine, of this city, daughter of Captain ,T. S. Paine. He is about 36 years of age. He was a gallant soldier, and was as popular in army circles as he is in Atlanta social life.—Atlanta N’ews. II. Turin I Mrs. Mary Lively, of Norcross returned to her home last week after spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S Carmical. Mrs. Lily Ballard and Dannie Merritt, of Atluntu, spent several days with Mi’s. Martha Martin this week. Miss Alice MeCoon, of Luthers ville, after spending two weeks with Mrs. Gus Haynie, returned to her home last week. Mr. Joel Smith, of < ’ar roll ton spent Sunday and Mouday here Misses Ludie and Mary Powell of Newnan, are visiting Miss Margaret Gay. Mr. and Mi’s. Hatton Arnall, of Tennille,are spending several days with their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Arnall. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hunter and Miss Love Carpenter returned home Tuesday, after spending the week at Indian Springs. Mr.' Adamson,~of ,’Carrollton' spent Sunday and Monday with the family of H. S. Reese. Clyde Allen returned home Monday, aftei* being away several months at Newborn with his un cle, Harry Pitts, studying tele graphy. Miss Bertha Kinsey, of Cleve land,is visiting Miss Louise Reese "MiSs Ruth Milam, of Atlanta, spending this week with Mrs Tom Arnall. and named them Casa Grande The Indians at that time, 368 years ago, had no traditions reaching backward to the builders. 'Fhe foundations measure 420 by 260 feet, with elevation of four stories. No Indians known to our history could have erected this pile. It was formerly heavily timbered, but of these naught remains save the holes whdre the timbers had wall space. Who can pass through this region without reverential memories of the monuments of the past! We can see them, but can only imagine their use. Evident ly they were the castles of wealthy prehistoric planters in the alluvial lands of the Gila valley, who knew all the value of irrigation, as well as the arts of farming and thrifty living. But whither came or went this prehistoric race geologists nor scientists nor historians can tell us. Like the denizens of the ruined cities of the Nile, they van ished forever, leaving only the ruins of their anciept habitat for the speculative opinions of the civ ilizations of the future. P. T. MoC. The Womans Home Missionary Society of the LaG range District, Dimmed at Palmetto Aug. 3rd. Mrs. T. P. Bullard, president of tiie local society, delivered a most beautiful address of welcome to the delegates and their friends, and extended to them the hospi talities and eourtosies of the so- iety and the church; and affirmed the fact that any community was spiritually uplifted from having in its midst such an assembly of noblewomen. Mrs. Tom Latham, of LaG range, in behalf of visitors and delegates responded in a most pleasing way. Greetings from the Baptist hurch and Sunday school were ead by Mrs. Stevie M. Dean. Greetings from the foreign mis sion society were given by Mrs. M v A. Wiley. On-Saturday morning Mrs. ,1. Colvin, of Hogansville, Presi dent, explained the object of the meeting was an increased knowl edge of the work, as ajso, an in spiration to further mission work in all the home fields. Mrs. Troutman, of Park Street /liurcb, Atlanta, made clear the duties of delegates and best ineth oils for conference difficulties, say ing in part, “That written records ware the best elements in memory, as they gave the fullest knowledge ulong all lines of mission work Reports were read from eight auxiliaries in the district,all show ing a most successful year. Educational work that was be ing done by the different societies was discussed at length. A most interesting paper, showing the work done’ on the Pacific slope was read by Mrs. Howard Wood ing, of Hogansville. Mrs. Maggie Dean Morris, Cor responding Secretary, gave a pa per on the work done in Florida among the Cubans and Italians. Mrs. George Muse, of Trinity Church, Atlanta, made a line ad "dress on the bestoncthods in secur ing aid for parsonage building,and reported a large amount of money that had been raised by the Wo man’s Board alone. Mrs. Ephraim Dent and Mrs Barnett, from First Church, New nau, both read line papers, urging co-operation and showing the great need of individual, efforts. Mrs. Higenbotham, of West Point, read a most.comprehensive paper. Her subject being the “Opportunities and Perils of the Homp.” Mrs. Alonzo Richardson, College Park, led in the workers conference, and made a most ad mirable talk on “Individual Ite sponsibility.” On Sunday morning Rev. Flet cher Walton, of LaG range, preach ed a fine sermon to a very large congregation. Sunday afternoon a mass meet ing for the children was held, led by Mrs. Troutman. At the same hour, Mrs. King, of Newnan; Mrs. Higen both an, of West Point, and Mrs. Colvin, of Hogansville, gave interesting talks at the “Cotton Mill Chapel.” Sunday night, stereojitican views were given by Prof. Gillette, show ing the marked advance of the work in different fields. Resolu- appointod for the next meeting: Committee on Resolutions—Mrs. Ephraim Dent, Chairman; Mrs. Askew, Mrs. Poe. Committee on Platform Courte sies—Mrs. Duurd Bullard, Mrs. Culbmilh, Mrs. Frank Steed. Committee on Memorials—Mrs. M. A. Tilley, Chairman; Mrs. Maggie Dean Morris, Mrs. Fred Smith. Committee on Pledges Mrs. Bradley, Chairman; Mrs. Askew, Mrs. Latham. On invitation of Mi’s. Askew, the meeting adjourned to meet in Hogansville, Aug. 3, 1906. FORMER SENOIA CITIZEN DEAD The Cracker Venus. Burrell W. Steed, of Allan* ta, Took Poison and Died from Effects of the Dose. Nervous despondency led rell W. Steed, formerly a chant of Senoiu, but for the year or more connected with Bur- nier- past the of The Hon. Hoke Smith, flirmerly the Atlanta Journal, is a cundi- late for the Democratic nomina tion for Governor of Georgia next ear. From the persevering fierce ness with which Mr. Smith’s trans gressions have been spread upon the record we infer that he must be in the lead ami Unit the other undulates find the Smith boom earing on their nerves. We wish to think well of Mr. Smith, but how can we resist the flood of testimony as to his mis deeds’! He knows railroad presi dents—an outlawed class. As a lawyer he consents to be retained by and to take fees from railroads. What is worse, if anything can be worse, he is part owner of an At lanta hotel which is guilty of huv ing a guilded Gehenna. There fore, constructively and by neces sary implication, he is a nun seller ami he is poisoning youth and age. What do the prohibition counties think of that? Mr. Smith pleads in confession and avoidance that he devotes his share of the barroom profits to harity. What If he does! Isn the money “tainted!” But that is a question for the Cracker Democrats to settle. In other days, when “the fundatncii lal principles of Democracy” were better understood, the Cracker Democrats would have asked: “Is Smith’s whiskey good; the real stuff that goes down straight smooth and slick; that warms, but doesn’t burn; that gladdens, kind les, cheers!” Even now there is what the soci ologists call a “decided trend’ toward that hotel bar. It pains us to notice that many journalists are crowding up, possibly with a view to qualifying as experts. Of these the Hon. Thomas Loyless of the Augusta Chronicle betrays him self unconsciously: “It is said they really do sell a good article of whiskey there at two drinks for a quarter—and it is generally admitted to lie the hand somest bar in the State, with a marble fountain, so we are told, in the center, surmounted by a figure of Venus wearing a wreath of Mai aga grapes.” If wagers were not sinful we would bet a glass of soda, sarsapa rilla, ginger ale or lemonade that the words “It is said” and “So we are told” were added to the proof. Mr. Loyless shows no second hand information and enthusiasm. The Atlanta Constitution quotes another expert, the Hon. Sam Small, as denying the Venus and the Malaga grapes. He swears that “she is a Fulton County Bac chante and her wreath is made of Georgia muscadines.” Thus issue is joined on a ques- Interniitionnl Harvester Company, and with .1. ,1. and .1. E. Maddux, wholesale grocers, to take a double dose of morphine and laudunum Monday at his residence, 61.0 North Boulevard, from the effects of which he died in the Grady hospi tal early Tuesday morning. Mr. Steed had been on u road, trip for J. J. and <1. E. Maddox, lie returned home Sunday and. seemed unusually depressed. On Mouday morning he went down- Itown, and then, it is said, bought a bottle of laudanum and some mor phine. Returning home he took the drug. His wife did not discover his ondition until early in the after noon. Dr. W. A. Set man was hur riedly summoned, and he worked on the patient for an hour or more. Seeing that his condition was be coming alarming, he summoned an ambulance from the Grady hospi tal, and Mr. Steed was hurried there, lie was unconscious then, and l)r. Belman, with the hospital doctors, worked on him from then until 4 o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr. Steed was originally from Senoiu, Ga., where he was in the general merchandising business. He left there, however, about 1.8 months ago, and went syith the In ternational Harvester Go. in Mont gomery, Ala. Leaving there, he came here and tiecaine bookkeeper for the Atlanta office of the con cern. About a month ago he went with J. J. and J. E. Maddox, wholesale grocers, for whom he traveled. He bore an excellent business reputation, and the news of his tragic death will come with great suprise to his friends in the city. Surviving him are his wife, who was Miss Lorine Hooper, aad two children. The remains will be sent to 8e- noia Tuesday afternoon, and the interment will occur there Wed nesday morning.—Tuesday's At lanta Journal. grow as, in their laudable desire for “culture,” the Georgia folks gather by the marble fountain.— New York Sun. Hurricane District ized. Organ* A district branch of the Cotton Growers’ Association was organ ized in Hurricane District last Monday afternoon. Capt. Haber sham King addressed the farmers and assisted in the good work. About thirty names were enrolled in the District and others are join ing. Officers of the District or ganization are S. R. Grain, Presi dent; O. E. Ragland, Secretary; F. J. Dial, Treasurer. tion of art. is Hoke Smith’s Ve- tions of thanks were read by Mrs. I nus with the Malaga grapes a Ful- Askew, of Hogansville, expressing ton county Bacchante with a gar- the gratitude of the delegates and officers for a most successful meet ing. Mrs. King, of Newnan, was a most efficient secretary and her minutes were always complete. The following committees were land of muscadines! Heated lan guage, charges, the whole mean and bitter lingo of politics should lie retired. For the next year this fascinating problem of sculpture will keep Georgia busy; But how the charity account will Bring Baskets to Barbecue The Committee in charge of the Cotton Growers' Association bar becue, to occur at Pearl Spring on. Aug. 24th, request everybody to bring baskets of dinner. The bar becue will be supplemented with a basket din tier. The Committee hopes the people will respond liberally to this call. There is a vast difference be tween owning money and being owtied by money.