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VOLUME XLIV.—NO. 40.
EIG LIST OF GASES
ARE ON CALENDAR
FOR THE ADJOURNED TERM OF
WALKER SUPERIOR COURT
WHICH CONVENES NEXT MON
DAY MORNING—SEVEN PRISO
NERS—GRAND JURY WILL BE
IN SESSION
■4—. .
A large list of civil and criminal
•cases appear on the calendar for the
adjourned term of the Walker Su
perior Court, which begins next
Monday morning.
The grand jury which was not dis
missed at the last term will be call- ,
ed back for the November term.
Only seven prisoners are in jail,
six white and one colored prisoner.
The npjority of the criminal case*
are whisky cases, and the offenders
are out on bond awaiting trial
The flrat week will be takn up in
the trial of civil business and the
second Monday criminal cases will
come up for trial. Court will be in
session at least two weeks, it is un
derstood and a strong effort will be
made to get the docket in good
-shape.
Calendar of Criminal cases:
Monday, November 7th., 1921.
John Skidmore, Nos. 78 & 79, Aug.
Term, 1921; Oscar Coulter, L. M.
Lawman and Will Farmer, No. 84,
August Term 1921; Amos Allison &
Daniel Allison, No. 66, August term,
1921; Will Cromer, Nos. 65 & 74, Aug.
Term, 1921; Gus Ellison, No. 67, Aug.
Term, 1921; James Kennemer, No.,
19. Auguot term, 1921; Slats Tate,
Walt Youngblood, Walt Gass and
■Mutt Cross, No. 104 Aug. Term, 1921;
Lester Brown, No. 98,, August term,
1921; Ed Manning, No. 102, August
term, 1921; Elbert Ellison, No. 89,
•February term, 1921, and Nod. 9
and 16, August term, 1921; Bob A
ters, No. 2, August term 1921; Kirt
Roberson, No. 10, Aug. term 1921;
Fay Brock, No. 111, August term,
1921; Frank' Travis, No. 112, August
term 1921; J. R. Walace, No. 96,
August term, 1921; Bob Wallace, No
97, August term, 1921; Luke White
& Roy Tucker, Nc. 58, August term
1921.
Tuesday, November Bth, 1921.
Lewis Gravette, No. 32, August
term, 1921; U. M. Mallicoat, Lee
Jones, John Whitlow and Aaron Cle
ments, No, 46, August term, 1921;
■Joe Burse, Nos. 114 & 115, Aug. term
1921; J. J. Vaughan, No. 99, August
derm, 1921; Birt Williams, No. 87,
-August term 1921; W. G. McCalana- |
han, No. 52, August term, 1921; Ir
vin Jennings & Willie Lewis, No. 40,
August term, 1921; Will Edwards &’
Hugh McGhee, No. 30, August term,!
.1921; J. M. Neal, No. 53, August term
11921,; John Akins & Doyle Groves, No
WO, August term 1921; J. A. Oliver &
Red Gliver, No. 95s August term,
1919; Jim Dickson, No. 43, August
.term, 1921. George Cook, No- 77, Aug.
1921; Mack Davis, No. 28, August
Term. 1921; Will Mathis, No. 81, Aug. |
term, 1921; Joe Gilreath, No. 44, Aug
term, 1921; Jack Wallace & Gordon
Wallace, No. 57, August term, 1921;
Dave Dean. No 85, August term, 1921;
U.uke White, Nos. 59 & 60., August
derm, 1921.
Wednesday, November 9ih 1921
Joel Thompson, Nos. 48, 49 & 50,
August term, 1921; Steve Phillips,
Nos. 16 & 29, February term, 1919; j
J. T. Phillips, No. 20, Feb. term 1919;
A.P. Phillips, No. 15, Feb. term, 1919;
and No. 104, Aug. term, 1919; Bob
Coulter, No. 13, Feb. term, 1920; Fay
ette Bryan, No. 66, Aug. term, 1920;
E. M. Marks, No. 11, Aug. term, 1920; j
Will Marks, No. 15, Aug. term, 1920; |
111-hard Cates, Dorsey Cates, Clif-;
ford Watts and Chas. Watts, Nos. j
13 and 14, August term, 1921; lloose
volt White, No. 55, Aug. term, 1921; 1
Arthur Lanier, Nos. 54 & 79, August■
term, 1920; Lawson Marks and Jim
Were, No. 70, August term, 1920;
W. J. Jones, No. 17, Aug. term, 1921; j
Clay Cooler, No. 80, Aug. term 1921;
.lini MeKinn, Nos. 92 & 93, August
term. 1921; Homer Massey and Carl
Massey, No. 89, August term, 1921;
Pink Russell. No. 21, August term, |
1921; Waiter Dixon. No. 68, August
term. 1921; “Alias” Bill Ellis, No. 63,
Augint term, 1921; Aaron Long, No.
~«2. August term, 1921;
Thursday. November 10th„ 1921
Gordon Watkins, No. 117, August
lialte CEmuttif Ms%&nxapx
MARCH OFFICERS
OFF OF PREMISES
AT THE POINT OF WINCHESTER
—HARMON AND DEPUTIES A
BUSED—ELLIS C APTURED ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON—OUT ON
HEAVY BOND
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Sheriff Harmon and deputies lasl
Tuesday afternoon went to Mission
Ridge wilh a search warrant to
the home of Dave Ellis. The sheriff
reported that, on arrival Ellis was
1 not at home but the officers were
' met in the yard by Ellis’ little daugh
ter who told them they could not
I search the house. The officers in
quired of her father and upon be
ing informed that he was not there,
insisted on making the search. The
little girl went in the house and
came back with a pistol, according
to the officers, which she held on
the officers and told them tier fath
er forbade them searching the
house. Sheriff Harmon states that he
went around the house to the cel
lar where he was met by Mrs. Ellis
who forbade him to enter. The
sheriff told her tie had a search
warrant and that she could not for
bid the officers from making the
search. After pushing the cellar'
door open and looking in, the Sher
iff said he walked around the house
and down to the barn.
In a little while, the officers state,
Mr. Ellis returned to the house,
greeted Dep./y Sheriff Quillian and
Carlton Brock cordially and
invited them in the house and
when Ellis entered the door he
seized his Winchester shot gun,
turned on the officers, began abus
ing them and marched them to the
foot of the hill at the point of the
shot gun. Frank Mize who was in
the party was also ordered off the
premises by Ellis, it is stated, Mr.
Ellis then called Sheriff Harmon, so
states the sheriff and thinking it
was some of the officers he came
around the house and was met by
Ellis who threw his gun on hiiiy!
abusing him with violent language,
treatening to shoot his heart out, etc
and ordered him off his premises.
Mr Harmon told him he had a search
warrant and when he had read a
bout half of it was ordered by El- |
lis to put it inhis pocket and march
down the hill to the other officers.
As Ellis was marching off the Sher
iff, Mr. Harmon said, he called to his
wife to get him his Winchester
rifle.
Realizing that Ellis had the drop
on them the officers did as they
were bidden.
Monday afternpon Sheriff Harmon
and deputies captured Ellis in Tenn
essee near the slate line at Rossville,
who was brought to jail where he
made bond Tuesday night in five
cases amounting to $4300.
SPRAYBERRY—UNDERWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. Durward R. Spray
berry, of St. Elmo, Tenn., announce
the engagement juid approaching
marriage of their plater, Miss Ber
nice Sprayberry to Wm. C. Under
woood, of Blue Ridge, Ga„ the wed
ding to be quietly solemnized at the
Baptist church of Waterville, Ga.,
on November 15th.
term, 1921; Paul Davis, No. 75, Aug
term 1921; Will McCallie No. 105,
August term, 1921; Pink Helton, No. j
41, August term, 1918; S. G. Jones,;
| No. 25, August term, 1919; Felix
' Grant, No. 31, Aug. term, 1920; Hen-|
ry Shahan, No. 101, Aug. term 1921 ;j
, Memphis King, No. 33, Aug. term, j
' 1921; Paul Higdon, No. 66, Feb. lerm,;
■ 1921, Walter Dixon, No. 7, August
term, 1921; Earnest Durham & Bur- j
wed Walden. No. 60, February term
1921; T. H. Peck, No. 12 V’g t-mi,
11921; Gordon Wallace, P ull Wallace
fi Wallace Bohanan, No. 16. August
term, 1921; Ralph Jone«. No. 108.
Aug. term, 1921; Will losielt, No.
, 109, August term, 1921. |
I All new business and any cases i
inadvertently left off the above cal
endar, will be subject lo call at any;
time, and all parlies whose cases rr-
I •'•ot set in the above calendar to he
ready to answer at any time an i
without further notice.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1921.
KARRIS EDWARDS
WINS FIRST PRIZE
WITH HIS DUROC JERSEY PIG AT
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR IN AT
LANTA—SIX MONTHS’ OLD PIG
WEIGHS 287 POI NDS
Harris Edwards, of Chickaniauga,
a member of the Walker County Pig
Club, won lirst prize on his Duroo
Jersey pig, at the Southeastern fair
which closed last Saturday. The, live
stock exhibits at the Southeastern!
fair were the largest ever shown in
the South, and there were more Du
roe Jerseys exhibited than any other
breed, which makes the honor won
by young Edwards of peculiar in
terest.
The same pig won thellrstprize
at the county fair. The record at the
Southeastern fair showed the pig
was six months old and weighed 287 :
pounds. The gain of 33 pounds in 10
days, the record of the prize-win
ning pig, is thought to be the record
for the South.
Young Edwards is to be ivarmly
congratulated upon his success and
his record should he a stimulus to
all agricultural club work.
UNIQUE CELEBRATION
OF ARMISTICE OAY
A parade consisting of school
finals and the \urioi s towi organi
zations, together with a varied pro
gram in the morning and closing the
day with a school carnival, sponsor
ed by the Expression class of the
LaFayette schools, will be phases
of the program here in honor of;
Armistice day on Nov. 11th. Banners
streamers and flags of the allied na
tions will be used in profusion, and
the whole program will be of the
patriotic order entire. The Ross
I Chapter American Legion will par
ticipate to make the observation of
this Day the best since
! tice was signed.
The school carnival which will
begin at five o’clock in the afternoon
will be unique with its various fea
tures. School exhibits, booths, rep
! resenting the Allied nations, for
i tune telling, animal show and every
| thing attendant upon a real big car
nival will be on the program for the
amusement of the people who at
tend.
Peanut, pop corn homemade
candy stands will be in full swing,
and the expression claAs feelslhat
one will feel that he lias attended a
real carnival when he leaves the
schoolgrounds at a late hour.
The proceeds from (he sales of the
stands will go toward the library
fund in the new school buildings.
Fuller announcements of the. plans
1 and program will be made in next
week’s issue.
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors
In the District Court of the U .S.
of the Northern District of Geor
gia. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of J. H. Shearer &
Son, J. H. and E. J. Shearer, bank- ;
rupts. In bankruptcy No. 1422.
To the creditors of J. H. Shearer j
& Son., J. H. and Ed Shearer, of La-
Fayette in the county of Walker
and district aforesaid, a bankrupt, j
Notice is hereby given that on the
1 17th day of October, 1921 the said |
tj ,H. Shearer & Son, J. H. and E. J.
|Shearer was duly adjudicaled hank- j
rupt; and that the first meeting of j
his creditors will he held at the
Referee’s office in (he City of Rome ]
|on the Bth day of Novemberl92l at,
110 o’clock a. m. at which time the,
said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a trustee, ex
amine Hie bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting.
W. S. ROWELL,
Refereein Bankruptcy.
Rome, <Ja„ Oct. 25, 1921.
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notice
To ail relatives and friends of
| Mrs. Mary Jane Cordel are hereby
i notified that Elder J. H. Ott will
[preach her funeral by request at 11
' o’clock on Nov. 13th at Ridgeway
Baptist church. Com. j
25 WHISKY GASES
FOR NOV. U. S. COURT
FROM WALKER COUNT Y—ss
CASES WERE SCHEDULED FOR
, LAST MAY TERM OF FEDERAL
COURT
-
j The criminal calendar of cases
for the November term of the U. S.
District Court for the Northern Di
vision to be tried at Home, announc
ed lo begin Monday Nov. 2lst„ in
cludes 23 whisky cases from Walk
ed At the May term, 55 cases were
scheduled from this county. A num
ber of cases appear from the sur
rounding counties, but Walker has
zjore whisky cases scheduled (han
any other county for the November
term. Following is the list of cases
front Walker:
Monday, No\ember 21, 1921 i
j Quill Hasty alias A. S. Hasty
Wallace Lamb
Thomas Eliott
L. W. Lowman
Will Farmer
O. L. Coulter
Marvin Hat held
I. J.Headrick
Jess Oliver ,
.T. M. Broome
Amos Allison (2 cases)
Tuesday November 22, 1921.
Eliott Lewis
Ott. Brown
Burt Parrish, Burt Tate and Ray
Pendergraff
Roland Jones
Jim Johnson
Ralph W. Long and Hardy Allison
O. A. Higden
Raymond Gravitt (2 cases)
Bleve Careathers and Luther Gil
reath.
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No local county cases on Wednes
day. Thursday and Friday, the fol
lowing are scheduled for Monday,
Nov. 28, 1921, from Walker: W. O.
Bennett and Ji mAUison and Oscar
Allison and Will Harp, section 32-
37-66.
“JUDGE SAID CASE LOOKED
BAD TO HIM, HUT lIE
WOULD THINK ABOUT Ilf
Ruptures, relatives and reform all
played their part yesterday whon
Judge Wright sentenced a number
of persons convicted during the
week of various offenses. The de
fendants had either higli charac
ters, hard luck, perjured witnesses,
or very young wives and still young
er children to offer as reasons why
they should be dealt with merciful
ly. The c Waders didn't seem to
count for much, the ruptures for
still less, but the dependent families
naturally appealed to the kindheart
ed judge.
Roland Jonps rame all the way
from Walker county to plead guilty
to a whisky rharge and his attor
ney produced two reputable physi
cians, one Justice of the* peace and
several neighbors to show that his
wife, an invalid, needs whisk£, that
lie lias always borne a high charac
‘ t.er and still has it, that be had nev
er faced a judge before and that he
is willing to admit that he ought to
lie lined. However,' Deputy U. H.
Marshal Wanllaw told Judge Wright
| (hat three and a half gallons of'
' whisky a pipe leading from a well
.to Mr. Jones’ cellar and several bus.
of corn mash were found by him
! jnd Officer Grover Williams and
[the latter said complaint had been
'made that whisky was being made
jin the cellar. Judge Wright said the
j case looked bad to him, but he
would think about it.—Saturday,'#
Home-Tribi ne Herald.
*
Reunion at Kmsln'rlon —
There will be a reunion at Ken
sington S iring Kunday Oct. .'Mi in
honor of Mrs. Hal Seadder, of Chel
sea. Okie.. Mrs. W. L. Connally, of
Beevill" Tor., Tom Brooks, of Hills
boro. T'xas. Devotional and Musi
al program will be rendered in the
•ft r loon.
All relatives are especially invit
ed to come and bring well-flilod bas
kets. A n j* friends will be welcome—
Mrs J. p. Hunt r and Mrs. 0. E. Hun
I ,cr - " i
J. S. CARR ELECTED
CHIEF OF VETERANS
JUDGE EDGAR SCURRY, OF TEX
AS HE YDS SONS OF VETERANS
ORGANIZATION—RICHMOND SE
LECTED AS 1922 REUNION Clf"'
111’.
Chattanooga, Tenn. October 27.
Concluding moments of the 1921
reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans brought the striking de
velopments of ill is historic occa
sion.
Julian S. Carr, of Durham. N. C.
was elected Commander-in-Ctaief of
the United Confederate Veterans af
ter Gen. K. M. Van Znndl had defi
nitely declined to permit the pre
sentation of his name to the conven
tion.
Ranking generals of the Confeder
ate Association was elected as fol
lows:
Commanding the Department of
the Army of Northern Virginia—
Judge C. B. Howry, until now com
mander of the District of Columbia
brigade and for several years a judge
of the U. S. Court of Claims.
Commanding the Department of
the Army of Tennessee—James A.
Thomas, of Georgia, one of the
youngest veterans now living.
Commanding the Department of
the Transmississippi—E. W. K*rk
patrick, of McKinley, Tex., recently
the efficient commander of flle Tex
as division.
Richmond, Va., was chosen by a
very large majority as the re-union
city of 1922, every division except
ing Texas, Tennesseo and Georgia
ultimately voting for the Confederate
capital. The vote stood: Richmond,
793, Nashville, 326; Savannah, 150:
Sulphur, Okla., the fourth contend
er received at first, the vote of Ar
kansaw and Oklahoma, but both fi
nally went to Richmond.
At the concluding session of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans yes
terday afternoon, Judge Edgar
Scurry, of Wichita Falls, Tex., one
of the most influential leaders of
that organization in the entire
south, was elected commander-in
chief, to succeed Nathan Bedford
Forrest, who had held the post of
commander for about eight years.
,Gen. Julian 8. Carr, the new com
manding general of the Confederate
veterans last night appointed Ed
gar D. Taylor, of Richmond, Va„ ad
jutant-general and chief-of-staff.
Gen. Carr let the word get out that
he would not name the remaining
officers of his staff, including the
offices of chaplain -general, quaret
master-general, commissary-general
and the others until a later date.
The new adjutant-general, like his
chief was a private, in the Confeder
ate army. He has serevd a term or
two as adjutant-general of the do
parlmenl of the Army of Northern
Verginia, of which Gen. Carr has
been the commander.
MORTALITY RATE
SHOWS INCREASE
IN 1920 OVER ia«M
Washington, October 23.—The
government’s annual report or mor
tality statistics for 1920, soon to be
issued shows a total, of 1,142,578
deaths within the death registration 1
urea, representing a rate of 13.1 per
thousand population, as compared
wilh 12.9 in 1919. The 1919 rule was
the lowest recorded in any year
since establishment of the registra
tion area in 1900. There was an in
crease in the death rate from pneu
monia and a marked decrease in
tuberculosis fatalities.
Fatalities from automobile acci
dents and injuries increased Join
9.4 lo 10.4 per hundred IhousaiT i.
MEMBERS AMERICAN LEGION
ROSS GRAHAM CHAPTER
TO MEET SATURDAY NIGHT
All members of the Ross Graham
j Chapter American Legion are urged
to meet at the rooms of the Maple
City Club next Saturday night at 7
o'clock, for the purpose of forming j
plans for the proper celebration of;
Armistice Day. Nov. 11. Be up hand
and bring the members in your
community with you. A full mem
bership of the Legion is urged.
E. A. I’URYKAH, Com.
Want Ads in
Messenger
Pay
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
ciiTTON farmers
ARE URGED TO MEET
AT THE COURTHOUSE ON NEXT
TUESDAY DURING THE NOON
HOUR OF COURT AT WHICH
Ui’vnu l.lnn-- LOnON
GROWERS CO-OPERATIVE AS
SOCIATION PLANS WILL HE EX
PLAINED BY EXPERT
Tlh> Georgia Colton Growers’ Co
operative Association, (he object of
which is lo organize the cotton
farmers of the state into a co-oper
ative marketing association for tins
purpose of marketing Georgia cot
ton to better advantage than the
present un-organized way.
Into every cotton county in the
stale experts are going to explain
(he proposition lo the farmers and
to get their agreement to co-operate
for the marketing of the cotton. Not
only is (his a slate organization but
a Southern one, all cotton growing
slates being canvassed.
Mr. E. L. Watson, Field Agent for
the Association for Georgia, spent
Tuesday here and called a meeting
of the cotton farmers of the county
at the courthouse next Tuesday at
the noon hour of court, at which
time, a representative form the stale
Association will be present and ex
plain the plan to Ihe county farmers.
| All cotton farmers of the county
are therefore, urged to attend the
mooting here next Tuesday at noon
and gel acquainted with the plans.
LEST WE FORGET
When once we have passed from
the sight of men and have entered
that ‘bourne from whence no travel
er ’ere returns,” it sometimes seems
easy for those left behind, in the
enjoyment of life and loved ones, to
forget one who a short time ago
lived and moved among us.
Six nlonlhs have passed since A.
G. Catron laid his life on the ally
of public service, in striving to up
hold the law and make our country
a better place in which to livq. The
people of (he county seemed anx
ious lo express their appreciation of
Mr. Calron and his services in a sub
stantial manner and a fund hasjieen
started lo build a home for his loved
ones. Many subscribed freely, and a
considerable amount has been paid .
lo Mr. C. 0. Gilbert, Treas. We are
now asking all who have subscribed
Imt have not paid, to please pay the
subscriptions either to their local
chairman or to Mr. Gilbert.
We also wish lo especially urge
the chairman of each district com
mittee lo meet in the Board of Ed
ucation room at the court house at
ten o’clock on Monday, Oct. 31st.
There are some important mutter*
of interest to be presented and we
sincerely hope that every member
of the county committee will be
present.
I). W. HERNDON,
County Chairman Catron Memorial
Fund.
PRESBYTERIAN LAYMEN
ORGANIZE BRANCH FOR
NORTHWEST GEORGIA,
Rome, Georgia., October 23.
The Laymen of Cherokee Presby
tery, which embraces 19 counties in
Northwest Georgia have organized a
very oeljye branch of'the Laymen**
Association, with M. ,11. Milcm, of
Euhorlee, chairman, and C. K. Mc-
Lin of Rome, H. L. Smith, of Dalton.
W. L. Abbott of Acworth aad f> W
Herndon, of LaFayetle, as members
of the Central committee# It was
chiefly through the agency of this
association that the Presbytery was
able to enlarge its work by employ
ing a full-time evangelist and su
perintendent of Home Missions.
Groups of these Laymen also go out
from time to time and ronduct ser
vices in churches which are without
regular preaching and help with the
vairous campaigns put on by the
pr. ‘ e
NOTICE TO FARMERS
After Saturday October 29th., we
will run our gin on Wednesdays and
Saturdays of each week until fur
ther notice.—McConnell & W’right,
Center f’ost, Ga. itx