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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 to want, to know any other
news.
Read over the premium list of the
Walker County Fair strain this week and
see if any additions have been made
The cotton crop this year is valued at
$1,250.000,0'K). 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 1915
look small an insignificant.
The New York Herald, a Republican
paper, admits that Wilson is gaining,
while Hughe, is losing. This decision was
reached after three straw ballots in thirty
two states.
llow do yiu 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 ns 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 inonev lias been raised and sent in
by County Agent Veateh, to the SPuth
eastern Fair Association, for the expenses
of two Walker county boys, who will be
entitled to the free agrieultund course, as
well as have an opportunity to see the big
fair exhibits Two bright boys have been
selected. No one can tell what, this en
couragement will meiu to the boys and to
the communities from which they are se
leetod.
The United States Public llculth l)e
partnient is seeking to extend its service
to every section of the nation. It. has done
tremendous good in practically every see
lion of the country in assisting various
state organisations in the work of pre
venting diseases, and it now asks the peo
ple gmernlh to send to the department,
at Washington for information and litera
tore on diseases and their prevention. This
is u service very inn h needed in our
county and if we hud a public head'i of
fleer for the county we could get aid that
would mean much to us.
LETTER SOCIAL LIFE
Among the many lan ds of Walker coun
ty, there seems to us to he need of greater
stress upon the development of our social
Id'e. With the coming of better roads, the
automobile, telephone and other means ot
communication, there has grown up a la i
ter social life in our county, but with all
these . gem! s far son.a! de. vlopment, wo
are still too much individuals in our think
ing and conduct.
As farmes as business 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 meat each
other for social fellowship. It would be
one of the beat 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 con
ditiou for real service to our great poten
tial county.
Let us make the coming fair a time and
the opportunity when we come to know
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
citir.ens.
We are all one people and we should
stand as 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, but '-at her let us make
contributions to the sum total of hmoi
;:e s it. is our privilege 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 au
thorities will not consider applications
from any other source other than the state
highway commissions, hence it is impor
taut that the 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 bind the county
of to furnish labor and materia!
necessary to construct the road, or roads,
as projected in said county under the di
rection and supervision and according to
the plans and specifications of the said
State Highway Department. We agree to
levy a tax sufficient for said purpose in
consideration 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 be constructed under this agree
ment with the State Highway Depart
ment and the Federal Government.”
We are very sure that Walker’s 'com
missioners will adopt the resolution upon
receipt of same and co-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 w ill 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
farmer in Walker county should not only
see to it that every lock is picked, but he
should be careful in handling his crop. If
for good reasons, lie sees fit to hold his
cotton, he should see that it is stored
properly, out of tile went'nr, and should
take every precaution to keep its grade
as high as possible. This is a year when
proper conservation and proper market
ing. will ni-an large things for the man
on the farm
Someone has said that the farmers of
the south waste more than they make.
\\ idle we 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 lias 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 uuless
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
t hickamauga. Itossville and LaFayette
citizens will have another chance again in
December, and then it will all be over for
awhile.
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Have yon availed yourself of the oppor
tunity of investigating the Savings Bank
proposition, which has been established in
LaFayette? 't might be just the thing
vou are looking for. and there is no better
ime to start an account than right now.
WALKER COUNTY MESSENGER, OCTOBER 13, 1916.
1 Colds |
, \ should be "nipped in the jf J
I bud", for if allowed to run Q/jj
' V unchecked, serious results 171
i h may follow. Numerous d A
cases of consumption, pneu- I I
| monia, and other fatal dis- -
eases, can be traced back to I j
a cold. At the first sign of a ||
cold, protect yourself by | I
thoroughly cleansing your I i
system with a few doses of II
THEDFORD'S
BLACK
DRAUGHT
the old reliable, vegetable I I
liver powder.
Mr Chat. A. Ragland, o-
Madison Heights. Va., says: I
*1 have been using Thed- I
forUUW
indiges-f /11
find it toWM
diclue lira]
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS j
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DR. R. M. COULTER
Physician and Surgeon
Office Over Fariss Drug Store
Hours 9-10 A. M. 2-4 P. M
Telephone No. 115
DR. SHANNON P. WAHRENFELLS
Dentist
Chickumauga, Ga.
Office Open
Wednesday afternoon from 1 to
6 p. m.
Saturday 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
JOHN D. POPE,
Attorney
LaFayctte, Ga.
Practices in all Courts. Prompt and
persistent attention given Criminal
Cases.
PAUL D. WRIGHT
Attorney-at-Law
LaFayette, Ga.
Office in Jackson Building
erotnpt attention given to busiuM’
DAVID F. POPE
Lawyer
Practice in all Courts
Office: Rank of LaFayette Building
LaFayette, Ga.
EARL JACKSON
Attorney-at-Law
LaFayette, Ga.
Practice in all tho courts. Office ii
Jackson Building.
J. E. Rosser IV. B. Shaw
ROSSER A SHAW
Utorneys-at-Law
LaFayette, Georgia
Oilices in Walker County Bank Bldg.
SHATTI CKA SHA ITUCK
Attomeys-at-Law
Office in Bank of LaFayette Bid*
LaFayette, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all busi
ness entrusted to their care
W. H. PA.YXB, Pres.
R. P. MoCBURB, See.
North Georgia Abstraet Co.
INC
First National Bank BDg
LaFayette, Qa.
We have recently
compiled the records of
Walker county and can
furnish reliable ab
stracts of title prompt
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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 not gripe—Wal-
loon- Drug Store.
“VaKNELL SELLS IT CHEAPER”
CAST RAN GES
*| We are now agents for the
J Vesta “QDEEN” Cast Range 1
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» We know this is a good range and can =
Jj guarantee the body of it to last twenty
_ years.
Come in and let us show it to you. a
? IT 18 MADE AT HOME
Varnell Hardware Co.
Comer Mein* Street and Roseville Avenne, Chattanooga, 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
Jfamilton Jrusi
8t Savings £ank j
Corner Market and Main Sts. Chattanooga, Tenn. M
Branch Bank, Rossville, Ga.
RESOURCES, OVER - - - $2,000,000,00
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