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VOLUME XXXVI—NO. 2. W JONES WILL BE IN RACE FOR CLERK Prominent Teacher of Dur ham Will Oppose R. N. Dickerson in Primary An announcement that will be of wide interest to the voters ot the county is made this week by Prof. Z. W. Jones. of Durham, who announces his candidacy for clerk of the superior court, sub ject to the primary of May Ist. Mr. Jones comes from one of the county’s well-known families, being a son of Reece Jones, of Rock Spring, and is a young man of fine character and is held in ' the highest esteem by all who know him. He has the ability to fill the office he seeks in a most creditable manner. Mr. Jones states that he has been considering entering the race since he learned of the pri mary being called for May Ist, but owing to the fact that he was in charge of the school in Dur ham, and was not able to make satisfactory arrangements t o leave the school until last Satur day, he was not in a position to make announcement until this week. His card to the voters is given below: To the voters of Walker County: I am a candidate for clerk of the superior court of Walker county, subject to the Democratic primary. I will not get to see all the voters, as the primary comes at such an early date, but ask "the loyal support of all. Z. W. JONES. W. 0. TALLEY SEEKS TREASURERSHIP Popular Citizen of Near Chickamaupa Will be Fac tor in Race Another entry in the race for treasurer is made this week, W. O. Talley, a popular citizen of the county who resides near Chick amauga, making formal an nouncement. Mr. Talley is known to nearly every citizen of the county and wil be a strong factor in the race. He is a worthy deserving citizen, and an energetic farmer, and while his physical condition is such as to make his vocation one of hardship for him, he is a hard worker and a man of in domitable energy. Mr. Tallpy will make the race subject to the primary of May 1. His formal announcement fol lows: To the voters of Walker coun ty: I hereby announce my can didacy for the office of county treasurer, subject to democratic primary, and solicit the support of my fellow citizens. If elected I promise a faithful discharge of iny duties. W. O'. TALLEY. William W. Stone William W. Stone, age 52 years, died Tuesday morning at his home, Eighteenth street, in Ross .ville. Mr. Stone had been ill for sometime. The deceased was a pioneer citizen of Rossville. He is survived by his wife and three ‘children. Mable, Marie and Edna Stone. The Rev. Bartow McFar land conducted the services Wed nesday morning from the Metho dist church, of which Mr. Stone was an active member. The inter ment was at Forrest Hills. Don’t forget that we handle fish every Saturday.—Cooper & (Coulter. Walker County Messenger. CENGHAT Cenchat, April 10. —We farm ers made a start last week toward getting our crop in the ground. Strawberries are going to be late, unusually so. Prospect for a fruit crop was never more promising. John A. Long is still too ill to be out. He has been sick about four months. Rev. Silar, preacher in charge, preached the Easter sermon Sun day at the Baptist church. Mrs. Newby, with two of her granddaughters, Misses Fay and Jewel Newby, of Chickamauga, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives and friends in the val . I *, i I > 1 ley. Pete Magin of Boynton spent Saturday night with the family of J. P. Long. Chesley and Will Burk of Chat tanooga were visiting their pa rents here Sunday. Col. Arthur Thurman of Atlanta and Bryon Thurman of Chatta nooga paid a short visit to home folks Sunday. The road commissioners for this district are having some re pairs made on the roads. They are fixing to build a concrete cul vert at the ford on Little Miama creek, near the True-Blue Com pany’s store. They contemplate building several during the year. We attended as a witnes Judge Hays’ court at Lisbon Saturday. We met our friend Obscurity, l a usual, he is full of chat and good level-headed sense. He says that he will take the privilege of vot ing for Teddy, whether he is tthe nominee or not. On the subject of politics let us all keep calm and serene. Candi dates for county offices should be glad of a short race in the pri mary. It will save them the ex pense and trouble of a long can vass. As to the national contest for president, that is more complex problem and not so easy of solu tion. It now looks like Roosevelt can’t come back and before the Chicago convention meets Taft will have him beaten to a frazzle, or possibly some dark horse will walk off with the nomination. As for the Democratic presi deutal primary in Georgia, we have a strong leaning toward Champ Clark and none toward Representative Underwood. Es pecially so on the ground that he is a southerner. He is a southern er only in the sense that he wa-r born in Kentucky and mostly reared in Minnesota and came to Alabama when a young man, but we are frank to say we have no bias against Underwood on that account. We are unqualifiedly opposed to the Democratic party naming as its standard bearer either Harmon or Underwood.or any other reactionary. We tried that in 1904 with Parker. If we appeal to southern pride in the Georgia primary on May 1, then Gov. Wilson is our man. He was born in the south, came to Georgia when a mere tot, spent his child hood, boyhood and early man hood days on the red hills of Geor gia, married a Georgia girl that stands a good chance to be the next mistress of the White House, provided the Democrats don't do what Gen. Grant once said they could always be depended on to do—act the fool at the wrong time. JOHN OLTORF. Card of Thanks. I wish to thank each one who helped in getting me an invalid’s chair. I certainly appreciate it, and may God’s richest blessings be upon each one. WILLIE LEE FOBSETT ’ Chickamauga, Ga. LAFAYETTE GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1912 COUNTY TEACHERS HERE FOR INSTITUTE Attendance Breaks all Records and Under Direction of Miss Parrish, Splendid Work is Being Accomplished— Gathering Ends Friday MR. R. L DECK WEDS MISS BIRDIE PRESSON A wedding that came as a sur prise to the friends of the con tracting parties occurred Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Methodist parsonage when Miss Birdie Presson, of Camden, Tenn., and Mr. R. L. Deck were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Rev. A. S. Hutchinson saying the words that made them man and wife. The bride is an unusually' handsome and attractive young lady, who has made many friends here since last fall, when she came to LaFayette to accept a position in the LaFayette public school. Mr. Deck is one of the prominent young business men of the town,a member of one of the county’s prominent families and widely popular. He is senior member of the firm of Deck-Hill Hardware Co. Mr. Deck and his bride have rented the residence on North Main street, formerly occupied by S. F. Deck, and will at once go to housekeeping. CORINTH LaFayette, Rfd. 2, April 10.— Easter has come and brought a cold snap with it. Hope the fruit will escape this year, as there has not been any fruit for a year or two. Rev. T. E. Ezell filled his regu lar appointment Saturday and Sunday. We enjoyed his sermon fine. We have reorganized our Sun day school since spring has opened. We hope the good people will turn out and help carry the work together with,Bro. Charlie •ilvers, our superintendent. He is a good consecrated Christian man. Come one, come all, and let us have a good Sunday school. No sickness to report around and about Corinth. Miss Mary and Shelby Head rick were visiting at Lee Satur day and Sunday. Miss Cammie Wheeler and Miss Ollie Ezell were visiting home folks Saturday and Sunday. HAWK EYE. HI6H POINT High Point, April 10.—J. W. Williams has moved to the Von farm. He had as his guests Mr. and Mrs. Vons of Chattanooga and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hixon of Durham Saturday and Sunday. W. F. Shope is having a resi dence built on his mountain farm. He says that he has it almost com pleted. Lewis Derund has moved his blacksmith tools on G. W. Par rish’s farm near High Point ami is now ready to do work for the public. J 11. Williams cume from Dur ham last week to visit his aged mother. She went home with him but has returned to this place. Seems as though we had some bad weather for Easter. BLUE EYES S. M. Warthen and R. M. W Glenn made a business trip to lautu the first of the week. -Hf Nearly one hundred strong the teachers of Walker county have gathered at LaFayette this week to attend the annual institute for county teachers, the attendance breaking all records of former in stitutes. The institute this year -blunder, the direction of Miss Celeste Par rish, one of the state supervisors, and splendid work is being ac complished. The institute will close Friday. Reception to Teachers A delightful feature of teach ers’ meeting here this week was the informal reception given Miss Parrish and the county teachers Wednesday afternoon hv the fac ulty of the LaFayette public school at the academy. Delightful refreshments were served during the afternoon. Miss Parrish ItMtaNM Wednesday night at the court house Miss Parrish lectured to a isplendid gathering of the teach ers and th e people of the town, stressing the importance of the country schools, urging the heartiest co-operation and sym pathy on the part of the people of the town and county with the county teachers, and showing the necessity for the better education of the country boys and girls of Georgia. ROCKY BRANCH LaFayette, Rfd. 4. April 10— That rain Thursday night week did more damage to our ridge road than I ever saw; washed gul lies in places from two to two and a half feet deep. The rains during the winter and the early Spring have put our roads in as bad a shape as 1 have ever seen them. The prospect for an abundant fruit crop now for this year was never better, hut the unexpected sometimes happens. Cicero Cameron had a new comer to his home last week, a fine boy. Mr. Ryan, near Corinth, is set ting out strawberry plants. Mr. Ilaygood, who lived on Tom Cordell’s land last year, has built him a house on lot 133, 7th and 4th, which he bought two years ago, hut will cultivate Cor dell’s land still, us he has no land cleared of his own. Your scribe had near 150 little chickens hatched off by the Ist of April this spring. RATTLER. Card of Thanks We take this method of extend ing our heartfelt thanks to all our neighbors and friends and to Dr. W. H. Hendereoa for Ids fr.ithful duties during the siek nes and death of our mother, Mr*. Irena Caroline Massey. Maylod s richest hi-ssings r<«t upon yon :-il is th" pri ; -r -if vii.ciK i. massey ROUT. B. MASSEY SIS/N M SHAVER. For Board of Roads and Revenue | To Ihe voter* of Walker coun ty: I hereby announce rny canrlid- I acy for the office of Board of Roads and Revenue, subject to the county primary. I solicit the support of rny friends. I believe in working the convicts on our | public roads. If elected, I pledge .efforts in the perforrn duties of 111" offiec. ' m » S T. ( ARSON SOUTH LAFAYETTE After a few days of open weather we had a stormy Easter. Sunday was showery and cold. I don’t think the fruit was dam aged, however; at least,l hope not, for I am living in hopes just now that maybe we will getsome peach pie, but if the peaches the ever-faithfuß N DlokOl* 0 ® „• come all o. k., and if we can must er up a small sack of flour, we will be in the swim all right. The farm work is as bad behind as I ever saw it. Corn ought to be planted and land made ready for cotton, but neither is done. Land all to be broke and fixedfor plant ing And let me, .drop a, hint to .the farmers. Re sure you don’t plow while the land is wet. And then take time and prepare your land just a little bit better than ever before. Give your crop a start, besides you'get the land warmer by stirring it well before planting and you have a good seed bed. 1 think if all the land was dyna mited it would be a big help, say break it three feet, then you would get all the hard-pan brok en up and the crops would not suffer from dry weather for the water supply would be ample. I am not a calamity howler, but I want to say that Walker’s exec utive committee got in an awful hnrry about the primary, just set it about four weeks from the meeting. Such haste was never known before. They must have been scared. 1 am in favor of a reasonably early primary, if you have one, but this early date caps the stack. There is no man that can canvass the county in the time allotted. It is blind man’s buff; it is not a square deal, neither is it a free fight and this may be the beginning of the end of county primaries. The people are not satisfied over this ruling and it may lead to the adoption of the initiative and the referendum and the recall. Rut we will see what we will see anyway; let ’er roll. J. M. COLEY. CANE CREEK LaFayette, Rfd. 4, April 10— There have been some very heavy rains in this part of the county, causing Cane Creek to wash away lots of pas ture fences along its path, doing lots of damage to laud on the creek. The heavy rains have also washed up land badly and washed the roads so they are almost im passable. There was some little plowing done last week. The farmers are sure behind with their work in this part, though if it should fair up, the farmers would soon catch up. Plenty time to make a crop yet. The farmers are getting their guano at home, so they will not have to stop to haul it when they can plow. There were two ears unloadedut Wilson switch last week. Prof. Davis gave a public ex hibition last Friday at Ridgeway. It was right entertaining; the pu pils recited their pieces well; shows Mr. Davis has done what he could to instruct his pupils. Lee school was also out Friday. Miss Susie Conley also gave an exhibition Saturday night. It was right entertaining, considering the rainy night. Miss Susie is well thought of as a teacher at Lee asthis is her second year there. Well, the institute at LaFayette this week will bring together lots of our teachers that they may lis ten to the best plans of teaching and swap ideas. lam told that there is a lady that has charge of the institute this spring. Hurrah for the women. More than two thirds of the teachers now are wo men. Where are the men that used to teach T No sickness to fcport in this part of the neck of the woods-. LITTLE BISL. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR & W. PIERCE AFTER GOLLEGTORSHIP Well - Known Broomtown Citizen Will Oppose Robt. Martin «nl3 AH announcement that will be read with much interest by his many friends in every section of the county is that of G. W. Pierce, a well-known citizen of Broom town, who will make the race for Tax Collector, opposing the pres ent encumbent, Robt. Martin. Mr Pierce is one of the sterl ing. citizens of Broomtown and is one of the county’s most popular and worthy citizens. lie has hundreds of friends over Walker and is sure to make a good race. He states that his candidacy is subject to the primary of May 1. His announcement follows: To the voters of Walker County: 1 announce my candidacy for the office of Tax Collector, sub ject to the primary of May Ist. and earnestly solicit the support of every voter. Should I be honored with election, I promise the people of the county a con scientious administration of the office. G. W. PIERCE. H. A. SIMS ENTERS RAGE FOR SHERIFF Former Sheriff Will Oppose A. 0. Catron In Pri mary Race Hugh A. Sims, a well-known citizen of LaFayette, will oppose A. G. Catron in the primary of May Ist for Ihe nomination for Sheriff, Mr. Sims making formal announcement this week. Mr. Sims is one of the best known and one of the most popu lar citizens of the county. He served the county one term a number of years ago and made an excellent official. Since his flrst race he has made the campaign for sheriff a number of times, but each race has lost out by very small votes. In the campaign two years ago Mr. Catron won over Mr. Sims by 11 votes. Mr. Sims’ friends point to the fact that he is the only man resid ing east of Pigeon mountain who has held the office of sheriff in a long nurabe* of years. His annoucement follows: q To the voters of Walker county: I announce my candidacy for Sheriff of Walker county, subject to primary of. May Ist, and re spectfully solicit the support of every voter. HUGH A. SIMS. From One of the Hands I noticed in last week’s paper that the board recommended that some one in the Chickamauga dis trict resign in onlei that harmony might be brought about. I sup pose they had reference to the Mission Ridge section. I think it won’t be necessary. We have the man we want for overseer, and I am sure things will adjust them selves. ONE OF THE HANDS. NOTICE This notice is given to all resi dent tax payers, as well as agents and trustees, that the law requires that they get their names on the tax digest before the book is closed or pay a double tax as a penalty. In the future this law will be enforced.