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Established 1877
Official Newspaper of the County
E. P. HALL, JR.
Publisher and Editor
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The world baseball series is on and it
is needless ?n want to know any other
news.
Read over the premium list of the
Walker County Fair again this week and
see if any additions have been made
The cotton crop this year is valued at
$l,250,000,0')0. the greatest value of any
cotton crop in the history of America.
The total amount spent in 1915 on road
building amounted to $282,000,000. The
total amount spent in 1916 will make 1015
look small an insignificant.
The New York Heraid, a Republican
paper, admits that Wilson is gaining,
while Hughe, is losing. This decision was
reached after three straw ballots in thirty
two states.
How do y< ii spend your Sundays? Do
you spend them in such a manner that
when Monday morning comes, you feel
refreshed, more kindly toward your fel
lows, you feel as if you had much to do in
the world, or do you come to the begin
ning of the work time tired and without
vision?
The monev has been raised and sent in
by County Agent Veatch, to the S&uth
eastern Fair Association, for the expenses
of two Walker county hoys, who will be
entitled to the free agricultural course, as
well as have an opportunity to see the big
fair exhibits Two bright hoys have been
selected. No one ean tell what this en
couragement will mean to the hoys and to
the communities from which they are sc
looted.
The United States Public Health De
partment is seeking to extend its service
to every section of the nation. It has done
tremendous good in practically every Bee
lion of the country in assisting various
state organizations in the work of pre
venting diseases, and ii now asks the peo
pie gencralh to send to the department
at Washington for information and litem
ture on diseases and their prevention. This
is a service very me h needed in our
county and if we hud a public hea.fi of
fiecr for the county we could got aid that
would mean much to us.
BETTER SOCIAL LIFE
Among the many needs of Walker coun
ty, there seems to us to lie need of greater
stress upon the development of our social
MV. With the coining of better roads, the
automobile, telephone and other means ol
communication, there has grown up a hi • -
ter social life iti our county, but with ai!
these gi isf:• so •„,! ile»eiopment, v.v
are still too much individuals in our think
ing and conduct.
As farmers as Inn less men, as relig
ious and educational units, we need to get
together often, and think together, eat
together and mingle with each other in so
cial ways. Occasions should be made
where large numbers of people meet each
other for social fellowship. It would be
one of the best things for us all. It would
make us more charitable, it would let us
know the ideals and purposes of our fel
lows. and would put us all in a better eon
dilion for real service to our great poten
tial county.
Let us make the coming fair a time and
the opportunity when we come to knov
each other better, when we enjoy our
selves in the companionship of each oth
er, when we learn the plans and ideals of
the other fellow. It will make us better
citizens.
We are all one people and we should
stand ns one people for the progress and
happiness of the whole.
Let us not withhold the handshake, the
smile, the good will, the encouragement
it is ours to give, hut rather let us make
contributions to the sum total of hunpi
ncx it is our privil-e to make.
HOW TO SHARE IN ROAD FUND
If the various Georgia counties are to
share in the Federal distribution of the
road fund, the individual counties must
co-operate with state highway commis
sion. This is the only way in which the
individual counties will he permitted to
share in the fund. The Washington uu
thorities will not consider applications
from any other source other than the state
highway commissions, hence it is impor
taut that th • counties co-operate with the
commissions.
The State Highway Commission of
Georgia has issued a resolution which is
being sent to the commissioners in each
county in the state, for their approval.
The following is a copy of the resolution:
“At a meeting of the board of county
commissioners (or ordinary as the case
may be), having charge of the roads and
revenues of said county, the following
resolutions were adopted:
“Resolved. That we hereby appoint the
State Highway Department of Georgia as
our duly constituted authority in this
county to the office of public roads of the
United States at Washington for the ap
proval of the Secretary of Agriculture,
and we hereby agree and hind the county
of to furnish labor and material
necessary to construct the road, or roads,
as projected in said county under the di
rection and supervision and according to
the plans oml specifications of the said
State Highway Department. We agree to
levy a tax sufficient for said purpose in
eonsideratioi of said county being reim
bursed by the Federal Government, of fifty
per cent of the cost of said labor and ma
terial as expended on said project not to
exceed ten thousand dollars per mile.
“We further agree to properly main
tain said road and to levy a tax for and to
set aside each year during the period of
five years sufficient funds to guarantee
the proper maintenance of and the mak
ing of the needed repairs and the preser
vation of a reasonably smooth surface on
said highway, considering the type of
road, to he constructed under this agree
ment with the State Highway Depart
ment and th<* Federal Government.”
We are very sure that Walker’s com
missioners will adopt the resolution upon
receipt of same and eo-operate fully with
the state commission so that Walker will
share in the road fund.
Just what this aid together with an add
ed number of convicts for the county
roads, will mean to Walker in the near
future, it will be hard to tell, but with the
foundation we now have in good road
building and spirit for good roads in our
county, it cannot mean anythig short of
more progress and prosperity.
HANDLING YOUR CROPS
The cotton crop is short, but the prices
being offered for the fleecy staple, is go
ing to show the largest amount received
for cotton in the history of America.
In the light of these high prices, every
fanner in Walker county should not only
see to it that every lock is picked, but lie
should he careful in handling his crop. If
for good reasons, lie sees fit to hold his
cotton. Ii" should see that it is stored
properly, out of tile went'n-r, and should
take every precaution to keep its grade
as high ns possible. This is a year when
proper conservation and proper market
ing. will moan large things for the man
on the farm
Someone has said that the farmers of
the south waste more than they make.
While v.o doubt this statement, we do be
lieve that farming in Walker as a rule is
not on a business basis, and that if the
farmer will put as much business judg
ment in saving what he makes and study
ing marketing problems, he will realize
more on his farm than he has in the past.
Keep up with the markets this fall as
best you may. keep in touch with the best
methods of conservation, and you will
see results that will mean much to you.
You may make large yields but unless
you know how to save and market to ad
vantage. you cannot realize largely from
your efforts.
After a few more weeks, the county
people will be done voting this year.
I hiekamauga. Rossville and LaFayette
citizens will have another chance again in
December, and then it will all be over for
awhile.
Have you availed yourself of the oppor
tunity of investigating the Savings Rank
proposition, which has been established in
LaFayette? ’t might be just the thing
you are looking for. and there is no better
ime to start an account than right now.
1 Colds 1
X should be ‘‘nipped in the A
L7 bud”, for if allowed to run V
tV unchecked, serious results fY
J/j may follow. Numerous
cases of consumption, pneu- I
monia, and other fatal dis- ■
j eases, can be traced back to 1
a cold. At the first sign of a I
■j cold, protect yourself by |
thoroughly cleansing your I
system with a few doses of I
THEDFORD'S
BLACK
DRAUGHT
i the old reliable, vegetable I
", liver powder. 1
Mr. Chat. A. Ragland, o- I
Madison Heights, Va., says: g
”1 have been using Thed- I
W ford's Black-Draught forULU
fl stomaeh troubles, kidiges-f/1
W S lion and cold's, and fiad ittolAA
kAI be the very best medicine IRQ
Vi ’ ever used. It makes an oldH*
1 ' man feet like a young one.” ra/
L 1 Insist on Thedford's, therU
f i original and genuine.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS |
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Dlt. R. M. COULTER
Physician and Surgeon
OtTlce Over Fariss Drug Store
Hours 9-10 A. M. 2-4 P. M
Telephone No. 115
l)l«. SHANNON P. WAURENFELLS
Dentist
Chickamaufja, (.a.
Oflice Open
Wednesday afternoon from 1 to
6 p. m.
Saturday 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
JOHN D. POPE,
Attorney
I.aFa.vette, Ga.
Practices in all Courts. Prompt and
persistent attention given Criminal
Cases.
PAUL D. WRIGHT
Attorney-at-Law
LaFayette, Ga.
Office in Jackson Building
eroinpt attention given to busims-
DAVID F. POPE
Lawyer
Practice in all Courts
Olllce; Rank of LaFayette Kuildinu
LaFayette, Ga.
EARL JACKSON
Attorncy-at-Law
LaFayette, Ga.
Practice in all the courts Oflice it
Jackson Building.
J. E. Rosser W. B. Shaw
ROSSER & SIIAW
\ttorneys-at-Law
LaFayette, Georgia
Ollices in Walker County Bank Bldg.
SHATTUCK <V Sll A'ITUCK
Attomeys-at-Law
Office in Bank of LaFayette Blob
LaFayette, Ga.
Prompt attention given to a'.l busi
ness entrusted to their care
\V. H. PAF.VE, Pres.
R. E. MoCEURE, See.
North Georgia Abstraet Go.
L\C
First National Bank Bit g
LaFayette, Qa.
We have recently
compiled the records of
Walker county and can
furnish reliable ab
stracts of title prompt
ly*
Biliousness, sick headaches, sour
stomach, gas. bloating, constipation,
dyspepsia—all these distressing con
sequences of retaining a mass of un
digested and fermenting food in the
stomach are avoided if the bowels
are kept open and regular. Foley
Cathartic Tablets are first aid to
sroed ]>.»•>.':!i. !)i not gripe.- War
thon'• Drug Store.
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CAST RAN GES
| We are now agents lor the _*
a Yesta “QUEEN” Cast Range I
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« We know this is a good range and can |
| guarantee the body of it to last twenty ~
_ years. r.
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Come in and let us show it. to you. |
f IT IS MADE AT HOME
Varnell Hardware Co.
Comer Main* Street and Roaaville Avenue, ChatUnocga, Tenn
As An Investment
What is safer, more available or convenient than an
account in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT or one of
our CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSlT—either way
your money draws 4 per cent. Compound Interest. It
is always at your command and absolutely safe.
Write us for Booklet
Hamilton Jrust
8 Savings £ank J
Corner Market and Main Sts. Chattanooga, Tenn. i
Branch Bank, Bossville, Ga. 4
RESOURCES. OVER - - - $2,000,000,00 f
| Corn and |
I Cotton Seed |
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*> every grain of corn and p
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<• every bushel of cotton seed £
# raised in Walker County 5
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o for sale this year.
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S SCHEDULE: I
0 LEAVE LAFAYETTE 3
□ 7a. m., Ba. m, 10 a. m., Ip. m. and 9
H 4 p. m. J
» LEAVE CHATTANOOGA 9
ti and 6:30 p. m. 9
g On Saturday’s and Sunday’s a Special Will 9
0 Leave LaFayette at 7 P. M. ■
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