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WALKER COUNTY
MESSENGER
Established 1*77
E. P. HALL. JR.
Publisher and Editor
Official Newspaper of the Crfunty
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Entered at the Lafayette, Ga.,
postoffice for transmission through
the mail* an second elan* matter.
The state primary is less than a
month off.
Georgia ent 108,000 men to the
World war, more than any other
Southern state.
There hm been very little de
cline in the h A weather the past
week, however erratic the stock
market may have been.
In just a little while the school
bells will he ringing again, bring
ing u littje gloom to the kiddies
and a little j >y to the people at
home.
The biennial ses-'i n bill, as a
oonatitutior.nl .amendment to be
voted on in November, will be rati
fied by tli • people. Besides the sav
ing of at lea • SIOO,OOO a year to
the tax payers, it will eliminate
confusion- and interruption of busi
ness that we have every year. It is
u wise bill evidently, because all
states except four have it.
THE FIGHT IS ON
In the acceptance speech of John
W. Davis Monday night, all true
Democrats and lovers of honest
Kovornmer't may take encourage
ment and hope.
Accepting the Democratic plat
form in full, outlining the policy
of the party, showing the corrup
tion and miserable failure of the
Republican administration the
past four years, and placing the
Democratic party upon the princi
ples of honest, just, fair govern
ment, Mr. Davis delivered an ad
dress of unusual thought and pow
er.
The puvstive, militant, construct
ive policy stressed by Mr. Davis is
heartening and insipres confidence
in Democracy's leader,-all of which
reaffirm* the early statements fol
lowing the convention that Davis
is the man of tlie hour for Democ
racy’s and the country’s battles.
tirt.igmi.ati7.ing the Republican
party as guilty of the “unpardon
able sin” the past four years and
with no platform from which to
emerge from their shameful public
record, he says:
“A political party, whicn is at
best but human, may make honest
mistakes; they can be forgiven. It
may through honest effort, set men
to task* beyond their power; they
can be displaced and others chosen
in their stead. The unpardonable
sin, however, for it is a sin that
■trikes at the national life, i- con
duct so corrupt, so partial and so
feeble that it shakes the i Idic con
fideuce in government i' it'.
1 indict the republican p.irty in
its organired capacity for having
srtwken public confidence to its very
foundations. I charge it with hav
ing exhibited lee per and more
widespread corruption than any
rthivt this genera* : n > f Americans
has been called upon to witness. 1
charge it with complacency in the
face of that corruption and with
ill will toward the efforts of hon
est tv.en to expose it, 1 charge it
with gross favoritsm to the privi
leged and with utter disregard of
hhc unpri. i! v- I. 1 charge it with
indifference u> world peace and
with timidity in the conduct of our
foreign affairs. I charge it with
■lisocganiiation, division and inco
herence, and o:i the record I shall
ask the voters throughout the
length and breadth of this land to
jvi«< judgment of condemnation, as
a warning to all men who may
aspire to public office, that dis
honesty cither in thought, word or
deed will not be tolerated in Amer
ica I cannot doubt what verdict
-a. / .v ii t r.lor i
■"When they have made their an- I
' swer they will turn to U3,asit is
right they should, and ask what
; we have to offer in exchar.g and
■j what pledges we car. give that our
j offer will be performed. We are
ready for the question. We are pre
pared to offer a democratic pro
gram based on democratic princi
ples and guaranteed by a record of
democratic performance. This pro
gram we have outlined in our plat
form; these principles are those by
which the Democratic party has
been guided throughout the years
—and which like the creed of the
church ’• v’d be repeated when
ever (Itt.ilciitis assemble—a belief
in equal rights to all men and spe
cia lprivilege to none; in an ever
wider and more equitable distribu
tion of the rewards of toil and in
dustry; in the suppression of pri
vate monopoly as a thing indefen
sible and intolerable; in local self
government as against a central
ized bureaucracy; in public office
as a public trust; in a government
administered without fear abroad
or favoritism at home. And our
pledge will be the long roll of be
neficent legislation passed during
our years of power and the con
duct without scandal or corruption
of a great and victorious war
fought under the gallant and in
spiring leadership of Woodrow
Wilson.”
The battle is on and from now
until the election in November, the
forces of Democracy will be ag
gressive, and with Davis we will
win.
BETTER FIRE
PROTECTION
NEEDED
LaFayette needs better fire pro
tection!
With the growing population and
the increased activity along busi
ness lines, the establishment of
new industries etc., the fire pro
tection as exists today is wholly
inadequate to cope with a conflag
ration.
With the present poor facilities,
it is difficult, almost impossible to
maintain an adequate fire depart
ment. .
It is understood the mayor and
counoil are considering a fire en
gine, fully equipped for the suc
cessful fighting of fires. This of
course will entail an expense on
the city, but it is one which we
believe the people will gladly bear
for the sake of the protection
the town should enjoy.
While it will mean an addition
al expense it will mean the lower
ing of the insurance rate, and will
safeguard better than the present
method, the city’s interests.
LaFayette has been rather for
tunate in the matter of fires, but
to reason that because we have had
no conflagration it is not neces
sary to get the best fire protection,
is fallacious. No one knows when
the fire menace may be ours, then
we would cry aloud for the best
fire protection.
The council would doubtless like
to know the sentiment of the tax
[layers and people of the town as
to the purchase of a modern fire
fighting engine and apparatus. La-
Fayette needs it and w*e believe it
would be the part of wisdom for
the city authorities to make the
investment for thus safeguarding
the citizenry of the towon against
the ravages of destructive fires.
| TWEXTY FIVE YEARS AGO f
August 17. 1899.
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Below will be found items of news
published in the Walker County
Messenger twenty-five years ago,
which will be of interest to the
renders of the Messenger today.
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.Mrs. T. \\. Lee, of Chattanooga, is
visiting relatives in town.
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Emmet Park came in Sunday moru
ng to visit homefolks.
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Rvv. \\. T. Ri a preached at tl»
Methodist church Sunday in the ni>
sence of Rev. J. F. Davis.
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Mr. J. L. Warrenfells has been load
ing a car with ore from the rich iron
ore beds he owns three miles west of
Warren.
Among the charming visitors in
town is Miss Alice Parks, of Rome,
who is visiting her classmate, Miss
' fcu tie \\ arthen.
( Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Patton, of Vi-
Walker*County Messenger, August 15,1924.
nita, I. T., who are on their way to
North Carolina, are the guasts of Mr.
J. E. Patton. •
Miss Mable Head, the President of
the Dalton Female College, was in
town in the interest of her school on
Thursday and Friday.
Kensington has in C. E. Buek, a
friend whose interest in its prosperity
never tires and never slumbers. His
labors for it will bear rich fruit.
Our popular post-mistress, Mrs. L.
G. Snow and her son, Ralph, left Fri
day to spend a few days at the Law
rence farm at Menlo seeking health.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. Daley re
turned Friday morning from their trip
■to North Carolina and are now at
home to their friends at the Center
House.
The wife of John Harris, colored,
was bitten by a spider Saturday even
ing and, though under prompt treat
ment, has suffered great pain from
the effects of the poison.
Between town and the Withers’
place Sunday morning a son of An
drew Wallin killed an immense rat
tler which measured 56 inches. It is
unknown how many rattles it had.
Man proposes but the bug disposes.
1 No one had a better prospect for late
j Irish potatoes than T. A. Jackson. The
: stand was perfect and young plants
| were stocky and vigorous, but when
| the harlequin bug got in its work, the
| patch looked as if it had been blasted
; by fire .
Tuesday Mrs. W. W. S. Myers, her
three children and Mrs. G. W. Coch-
I ran, the aunt of Mrs. Myers, left for
Oklahoma to be ab-ent about four
1 weeks. The father of Mrs. Myers, Mr.
! J. H. Roan went there in 1889 and
lives about forty miles south of Guth
rie. He is in bad health and the visit
is made as a tribute of love to him.
We have received three copies of the
bright and breezy “Our Pupils Pro
gress”, published by C. A. Chambers
at Mt Carmel school house. It must be
be very much enjoyed by his patrons
and scholars and in the power of
praise and blame it offers it gives
him a great influence for good. The
pictures drawn by him of the young
ladies are gems of art, while his de
lineations of the boys are such that
the likeness could not be recognized
even by their mothers. Was the popu
lar Professor married it would not be
thus.
Below are gleanings from three
Messengers forty, thirty eight and
thirty-seven years ago, which have
fallen into our harms, which we be
lieve will be of interest to our read
ers.
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June 26, 1884. |
Forty Years Ago
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The road between LaFayette and
Chattanooga is said to be almost im
j passable.
Two new Post Offices have been
| established in Walker—Salem, with J.
I T. Renfro as postmaster and Manco,
with W. C. Blackwell, in charge.
Lice has eaten up the cotton crop.
J. P. Phipps is erecting a new res : -
dence on his lot south of the Baptist
church.
The second terra of the LaFayette
Male and Female Academy will com
mence the second Monday in July
with J. A. Pearson, as principal.
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June 17, 1886.
36 Years Ago
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Construction of the Statue of Lib
erty is about completed.
Give the people of Walker prima
ries and the public opinion will be
fully expressed.
The Presbyterian church organ has
arrived.
Our village is now very dull in ap
pearance. Occasionally a dog fight or
chicken conflict occurs to break the
monotony.
The following is the list of success
ful contestants for prizes offered by
Prof. Sturdivnnt in the LaFayette I
school: Mi' < Nannie Warthon, Ju
lia Thurman, Deedee Napier and Tyre
Nash.
Lai ayette is on a building boom.
One of our prominent young men willj
begin the erection of a substantial
dwelling house.
Next month the post office at La-
Fayette will have its importance in- ■
creased by being made a money order
office.
A few county officers: R. X Dicker-!
son, C <; W. B. Foster, Ordinary;
W. A. 'ter. Sheriff; W. W. S. My
ers, Coun. School Commissioner; T
F. Sims, Tax Receiver.
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April 7, 1887
37 Years Ago
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Tax Receiver, 11. H. Williams, an
nounces his rounds in this issue.
The steeple on the Baptist church
will be tasteful and effective.
Rev. 1. S. Johnson has been called
to the charge of the Presbyterian
church.
The Georgia Baptist convention
meets in Albany April 21st.
I'OR SALE—ldeal summer home at
\\ right# Mineral Springs. Furnish
ed. Can arrange terms to right party.
D. R. Thurman, LaFayette, Ga.
GET YOL'R FEED SUPPIXES—Of
all kinds from Dan C. Wheeler sod
-u. Lha'.tauocga. Ihcy make a i ..
•alt; of CoUoo Seed Urol and H«TH, I
<J ANNOUNCEMENTS
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
FOR COUNTY OFFICES
Below is a list of the Democratic
nominees for county offices elected in
i the March primary to be voted on in,
the November election.
W. L. Stansell, Ordinary
Thos W. Bryan, Clerk Superior
| Court.
L. W. Harmon, Sheriff.
John H. Garmany, Tax Receiver
Claude Clements, Tax Collector
R. D. Love, School Superintendent.
Frank Nuckolls, Coroner.
Julius Rink, Surveyor.
Board of County Cummissieners
G. R. Morgan L. P. Keith j
J. C. Tucker J. H. Kilgore!
C M. Thurman
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For Congress
To The Voters of the Seventh Con
gressional District:
I am candidate for Representative
; from the 7th. Congressional District |
I of Georgia in the 60th Congress, sub-!
j ject to the primary election, to be held
i on Sept. 10, 1924.
If you believe my record as a Rep
resentative and ray long experience in
[ congressional affairs better fit me to
serve the district and state, I shall
greatly appreciate your endorsement
ar.d support.
If re-elected I pledge my undivided
attention and best efforts to the in- j
terests of the people I represent.
GORDON LEE.
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For Solicitor General
To The Voters of Walker County:
I wish to announce that I am a can- j
didate for Solicitor-General of the
Rome Judicial Circuit, subject to the j
Democratic primary of September 10,;
1924. If elected, Mr. M. Neil Andrews j
of Walker County, will serve as myi
assistant. I have had the honor and
pleasure of serving, the people of j
Floyd, Chattooga and Walker counties j
as Assistant Solicitor-General, and
hope to have your vote and influence
in promoting me to the office of So
licitor General.
JA3. F. KELLY.
I hereby announce myself as a can
-1 didate for ' Solicitor General of tde
Rome Judicial Circuit, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary. If
elected S. W. Fariss, of LaFayette
will be my assistant. Yonr vote and
influence will be appreciated.
JAMES MADDOX.
For Representative
To The Voters of Walker County:
I announce myself a candidate for
the legislature of Georgia, with the
explanation that it is my first appli
cation for public office. I shall endea
vor to aid in progressive legislation,
if elected, and look well to best inter
ests of State and county. I shall hope
in event you send me there to repay i
you with the best service I can ren- j
der as a public servant with the best j
work I can do. j
I have no fight to make on anyone. [
I shall not be able to see many of you >
in the short time allowed me, but I
shall hope to see all of you.
I shall thank you and each of you j
for your aid and influence. I am run
ning subject to the prmary on Sept.
10, 1924.
Most respectfully,
J. R. ROSSER.
Below is my formal announcement-
To The Voters of Walker County:
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to tKd office of
Representative of Walker County to
the General Assembly of Georgia sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic,
white primary to be held on Sept. 10,
1924. If re-elected I shall continue to
serve the people of Walker county
and the State of Georgia faithfully
and conscientiously.
Respectfully,
FREEMAN C. McCLURE.
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LETTERS OF DISMISSION
Georgia, Walker County
Application hairing been nu le in
due form t( have John C. Knox ap- j
painted administrator of the estate of
Green B. Hunt, late of said ounty, de-|
censed, notice is hereby given that I j
will pass on said application at my
office in LaFayette said county on the
first Monday in September next. Giv- s
en under my hand and official signa-!
ture this Aug. 4, 1924.
W. L. STANSELL, Ordinary.
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Attoruevs-at-Law
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*racticc in me tens of Georg:*
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W. M. Henry Earl Jacking
HENRY * JACKSON
AUorneys-ut-Law
LaFayette, Ga.
PTictrce In ali the courts. Office i|
Jacxson Building.
J. E. Rosser W. B. Sha*
ROSS EH k SHAW
ftUorneys-at-Law
Offices
Walker County Bank Bui Ming
LaFayette, Georgia
Hamilton National Bank Buildiag
ChftUanooya. lean.
NORMAN SHATTLCK
Aitorney-at-Law
Office in Bank of LaFayette Bigg
LaFayette, Ga.
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LaFayette, Ga.
Residence with J. L» Rowland os
North Main Street.
Office in Jackson iluiluing
Residence Phone 2 shorts on 123
Office Phone 51.
JULIUS RL\K
Attorney-At-Law
Office in Cooper Building.
LaFayette, Ga
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Physician and Surgeon
LaFayette, Ga.
Office Over Rhyne Bros. Pharmacy
Office Hours:
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Telephones—Res. 151, Office N
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Dentist.
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ChatlaQooga. Tenn.
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Physician and Surgeon
Office Over Loach’s Pharmacy
LaFayette, Georgia.
Telephones:
Day Nos. 159 and 49
Night and Sunday No. 84.
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Attorney-At-Law
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