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VOL. 29
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Born to James Bagley and w f ■
—a boy.
J. H. Peeples has been sick
for several days.
J. L. Robinson visited friends
in Tilton Sunday.
Mrs. A. E. Glass is visiting
relatives in Louisiana.
Messrs. 0. K. and Ben Bates
visited Dalton Tuesday.
H 011 . Pleas McGhee, of Route
1 , spent yesterday in the city.
Prof. A. L. Weaver, of near
Fashion, spent yesterday in the
cAy.
W. L. Shields and wife are
visiting relative 3 in Tunnell
Hill.
W. C. Groves passed through
the city yeiterday en route to
Dalton.
Rev. A. F. Ward filled his reg¬
ular appointments at the meth
odist church Sunday.
Sam King, of Ridgedale,Tenn.,
is spending a few days with rel¬
atives in the county.
T. S. Spivey and wife left last
week for Moody. Tex.*, where
they will reside in the future.
Messrs, Oscar McGhee and
Steve Miller, of near Fashion,
were in Spring Place Wednesday.
FOR SALE—Engine and saw¬
mill and fixtures, cheap. Cash
or on time. Apply to A. L. Keith.
Judge Gudger takes the cake,
having killed the largest hog in
in this community. It weighed
458 pounds.
The young people of the city
enjoyed a party at the hospitable
home of Mr.‘and Mrs. F. E. Vorn
berg last night.
M. G, Everett ; nd family left
Tuesday for Atlanta, where they
will make their future home.
We wish them success.
Fa by Durham, who has bee 1
living in Pittsburg for the past
several months, is visiting rela¬
tives ami friends in the county.
Mrs. W. H. Steed, who has
been visiting relatives in Spring
Place for the past week, returned
to Iter home in Dalton Tuesday.
A number of the young people
of the city attended a reception
given at the ever hospitable home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Pierce, at
Cohutta Springs, Tuesday night.
One of the most enjoyable
events of the season was the
“tacky” party given last Friday
night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Cox. The grotesqueness
of the attire of some of those at¬
tending was something wonder¬
ful to look at.
John P. Gregory, of Hassler
Mjll, annoquees this week as a
candidate for the office of tax
collector. Mr. Gregory is 55
years old, has been a resident
of the county all of his life and
has never asked for office before.
Ilis character is too well known to
comment on for you know him to
lie a high toned gentleman and if
elected will fill the office with
credit to himself as well as the
county. *
In this issue of The News will
be found the announcement of
(Japt. W. J. White as a candi¬
date f»r the office of Tax Collect¬
or of Murray county. Captain
White is an old resident of the
county, and has never served in
any lucrative position. He is
welkeducated, a perfect gentle
man and an old Confederate
veteran, He will appreciate the
support of the voters of the coun¬
ty and if elected will do his best
to serve them in a manner that
will do credit to himself and all
concerned.
You will notice in another col
umn of The News this week the
announcement of G. W. Hayes
as a candidate for election to the
office of Tax Collector of Murray
county to fill the unexpired term
of J. Chapman. Owing to disa¬
bilities, he being a cripple, he
wjll be unable to see all of the
voters, bqt earnestly solicits
their support, Mr, Hayes lives
j 1 the upper part of the county,
a n d has never asked for help be¬
fore. He is competent to fill the
office and if elected will do his
duty to the satisfaction of all.
THE MURRAY 3 fl C
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUARY 25, 1907.
HARVIE JORDAN HEADS
THE COTTON GROWERS
President of the Ass iciation Re*
Elected President Despite
Declination of the
Office.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. IS,—
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Southern Cot¬
ton association the following of¬
ficers were elected :
Harvie Jordan,of Atlanta, Ga.,
president.
J. C. Hickey, Henderson, Tex.,
vice president.
Dr. Will H. Ward, Mississippi,
secretary.
F. H. Hyatt North Carolina,
treasurer.
E. D. Sini• h, South Carolina,
general organizer.
B. II. Burnett,Chickalah,Ark.,
financial agent.
The re-election of President
Jordan followed his declaration
that lie was not a candidate. The
convention, however, insisted,
and he was unanimously re-elect
ed.
A largely increased attendance
was present at the opening of the
second day’s session of the third
annual convention of the South
era Cotton Association. When
President Harvie Jordan called
the convention to order he imme¬
diately proceeded tc introduce
the first speaker on the morning
program, Governor-elect Hoke
Smith, of Georgia. Mr. Smith
had been escorted to the hall by
F. S. Maxwell, Walter Clark and
M, L. Johnson, a special commit¬
tee 1 a ned for that purpose by
the executive committee,
In introducing Mr'. Smith, Mr.
Jordan said :
“The south has given us many
g -eat men, financiers, manufact¬
urers, agriculturalists and others.
In my mind the man I shall in¬
troduce to you this morning is
the greatest man 111 the south.
He was the first man who offered
to assist in organizing the fann¬
ers in 1899 and he has stood by us
ever since. I take great pleasure
in presenting Governor - elect
Smith, of Georgia.”
Mr. Smith was given an ova¬
tion. His subject was “Practical
Means of Making Lint Cotton
Bring the Farmers a Just Price.”
F. II. Wyatt, of Columbia, S.
C., treasurer of the Southern
Cotton Association, was the sec¬
ond speaker of the morning. His
subject was ‘‘How Shall We Fi
nance the Cotton Crop?”
An address by S. A. Wither
spoon of Meridian, Miss., on
probable profits to stockholders
in a corporation to buy and sell
cotton and the best plan to operr
ate on was the last set address on
the morning program. Former
Gov. I). O. Heyward, of South
Carolina, addressed the conven¬
tion this afternoon on best meth¬
od of obtaining necessary and de¬
sirable immigrationforthe 9011 th.
Governor Heyward is president
of the Southern Immigration As¬
sociation. Just before the morn¬
ing session adjourned, E. I).
it'll, of South Carolina, chair
man of the committee on rotolu
tion?, stated that it was time for
the convention to get down to
business, as many important
matters had to coffie up. He
oalled for resolutions, in order
that they might go to the com¬
mittee.
One by C. D. Spencer,of North
Carolina, provides for the incor¬
poration of a southern cotton as¬
sociation agency in every county
in the cotton states for erecting
and maintaining warehouses buy¬
ing cotton when under the mini
mum price fixed by the associa
tion and making loans on such
cotton. Tonight’s session will be
devoted chiefly to business.
Among the resolutions which
l)R. W. L LINGLE HAS
DECLINED HIS CALL
He Will Not Accept Pastorate of
First Presbyterian Church
of Atlanta.
Rev. W. L Lingte, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Rock
Hill, S. C., who received, a short
time ago, a call to the pastorate
of the First Presbyterian church,
as the successor of Rev. C. P.
Bridewell, has declined the call.
The news was received in At¬
lanta Thursday morning,and wiil_
bo learned by the members of
the congregation with profound
regret. It was thought that Dr.
Lingle would accept the call, but
a few days ago a letter was re¬
ceived from him by Dr. J. D.
Turner, in which I 10 informed Dr.
Turner that he was giving the
matter the most prayerful con¬
sideration. Ilis llock at. Rock
Hill, and churchmen of all de¬
nominations, exerted every inllu
ence to keep him in the Carolina
city, and it was probably the in¬
sistence of those among whom he
has lived and worked foi several
years which persuaded him that
his duty was to remain in his
present charge.
The committee which has had
in charge tho question of secur¬
ing a pastor for the church, and
of which Dr. J. D. Turner is the
chairman, will meet next Tues¬
day afternoon at the office of
Judge William T. Newman to
discuss tho question of another
p tstor._______
Laces and Embroideries
Just received 10,000 yards of
the handsomest Laces and Em¬
broideries, including Chmy, Bal
ty-Irish, Dentelle, round throat,
real Valencinnes, fine Torchon
and Swiss laces.
THE STORE OF LITTLE PRICES ^
James M. Smith Dead.
Mr. Janies M. Smith, for many'
years a resident of Murray coun¬
ty but late of Benton, Temi.,
died at his home on last Sunday
night. He was 79 years of age,
and had been a Mason for 57
years. He was a consistent mem¬
ber of the Methodist church and
was always ready to do good to
his fellow man.
He* was the father of R. L.
Smith, the present county regis¬
ter of Folk county, Tennessee.
He has many friends here who
will regret to learn of this death.
Horses and mules will not lie
allowed to run aloose on the
streets any more, as the city
council passed an ordinance to
that effect last night.
For Sale or exchange. Five
head of mules, 0 to 8 years old.
Apply to S. H. McKnight, Me
Entire & Hood’s stables, Dalton,
Ga. 12-7-00 t f
the committee is expected to re¬
port will be one providing that
each state shall be asked to put, a
license tax on every ginner and
require him to make a monthly
report to the agricultural depart¬
ment of the state in which he
operates. Failure to comply with
fche law under the proposed legis
lation means a forfeiture of the
license and the closing up of the
gin.
The resolution will call on the
governmerit to publish monthly
the names of the ginners report
ing to the department of agri
culture together with the number
of bales of cotton they have
ginned. President Harvie Jor¬
dan lias not yet indicated wheth¬
er he will accept, if re-elected,
or not.
lit-will meet with the execu
tive committee at 4 o’clock this
afternoon, when his decision will
be made known. It is understood
that lie will accept the office
again having been re-elected
last night.
DEATH FOLLOWS
QUARREL OF BOYS
13-'Year-Old Lad Kiils 19-Year»0k'
Wilson Kennedy.
Rome, Ga., January 19.—Wil¬
son Kennedy, 19 years of age, was
killed tins morning about nine
o’clock by Elmer Mahan, a boy 1
til years of age, at the Rome
plow factory. It seems from the
evidence before the coroner’s
jury that the boys had a dispute,
which ended in a light and trag¬
edy.
They were employed, at the
plow factory to move plow stocks
and got into a dispute about
which could 'carry the largest
load. Kennedy started off with
a load of timber, when he was
struck a powerful blow on the
head with a plowhandle, crushing
in his skull. After he was struck
he succeeded in going home by
himself, and after arriving there
died in a few minutes.
Coroner Miller was summoned
and ail autopsy held by a physi¬
cian. After hearing the evidence
the coroner’s jury returned a
verdict that Kennedy came to
his death from a blow inflicted
by Malian. Malian was arrested
shortly afterwards and lodged in
jail, charged with murder.
Sait Cases
Right from the biggest factory
—and they are the biggest val
ues. You can get one at $1.00,
$2.00, $8.50, $5.00 and $7.50,
MWi/fUnn!, fJmij
4 the STOfft OF LITTLE PRICES
PRISONERS SAW WAY
OUT OF JAIL
Eight Negroes Succeed in Escap¬
ing Confinement at
Americus.
Americus, Ga., January 19.—
Americus had a wholesale jail
delivery late last night when
eight negro prisoners sawed their
way to liberty and escaped.
Evidently a key was provided,
which they unlocked the massive
door guarding the row of steel
cages. Three other prisoners in
the same cells declined to leave
and these gave the alarm two
hotys after the eight criminals
had escaped through a barred
window, cutting the steel bar.
Two of the escaping prisoners
were under long sentence for jfel
ony, while six were convicted of
misdemeanors, The wholesale
jail delivery caused considerable
excitement.
Standard
$ 2.00 Ilats are the smartest
head-gear we have seen for the
price. Just received new lot.
Ed Wilson, a negro, is in jail
at Dublin on the charge af rob
bing a store and postoffice at
Springhaven, a store and postof
fi CG a t Gatlin, the Macon, Dublin
& Savannah depot at Rockledge
! a.nd three stores at Condor. He
has confessed to several of the
charges against him and will
probably be given a term of years
; n the penitentiary. He has
fessed to the robbery for
two mormon elders were arrested
] as t week on suspicion.
Miss Minnie filler,of Auburn,
left her home and family at that
place, ostensibly to go to Dublin,
Ga., to teach school. On the
same train was O. H.
postmaster at Auburn. When
the train reached Atlanta they
both quietiy repaired to tne office
of a justice of the peace and were
married.
STATE SCHOOLS
MAY BE AIDED
District Agricultural Institutiors
Affected by Congress
Bill.
Governor Terrell has received
a letter from Congressman Adam
s n, of the Fourth district, stat
ing that I 10 has strong hopes o!
the success at this session of his
bill providing %>r an annual ap¬
propriation for maintaining sub¬
experiment stations in connei turn
with the new district agricultural
schools in Georgia.
This bill was prepared and in¬
troduced by Congressman Adam¬
son as the result of a conference
between Governor Terrell, the
congressman and officials of the
United States department of ag
riculture, who are strongly in fa¬
vor of the legislation proposed.
Congressman Adamson writes
that lie has been given assurance
of a favorable report on the
measure at an early date, from
the bouse committee on agricult¬
ure, and lie feels that with the
help that has been promised him
he will be ab’e to get it through
this session.
The bill is general in its terms,
providing for an annual appropri¬
ation of .$2,500 to each branch
experiment station established
in any state or territory under
the direction of agricultural ex¬
periment stations now establish¬
ed, It is provided that such
branch experiment stations must
bo located 111 congressional dis¬
tricts which are largely interested
in agriculture as may be decided
by the secretary of agriculture,
The state or territory taking ad
vantage of this act must establish
one branch experiment station of
its own, and must appropriate to
such branch stations as receive
this fund from the United States
government an amount equal to
the appropriation by the govern¬
ment. These branch stations are
to be devoted to experimental
work in agriculture in accordance
with the needs of the section in
which they may be located.
The grants of money for such
branch stations under this act are
made subject to the legislative
assent of those states or territo¬
ries desiring to take advantage
of it. The amount given is pay¬
able the 1st of July of each year.
Subsequent sections of the act
relate to the proper supervision
of its expenditure and provide
for inspection of the branch sta¬
tions for the informotion of the
United States government.
From the provisions of the bill
it is readily apparent that it be¬
comes more applicable to Georgia
than to any other state as a re¬
sult of the establishment of the
new district agricultural schools.
Dart of the state’s appropriations
to these schools can easily be ap¬
plied to the branch experiment
station, since that will be one of
the most important features. It
would doubtless be in connection
with the experiment station that
the students would do mCist of
their practical farm work.
The establishment of these
sub-experimental stations in con¬
nection with the agricultural
fjohoole, it is believed, will do
: mor e toward insuring their suc
C3ga than any other one thing
which can be done for them,
Dutchess
Is the brand of trousers that
please all in style, fit and service
—10 cents a button; $1.00 a rip.
JUyffMimnb Bmk
^ , THE STORE OF LITTLE PRICES
Dr. J. M. Freeman’s son. Eras
co ^ who was shot a few days ago
j javon i a with a 22 ,-calibre ri
pj e , just above the knee joint by
Bagwell, died.
NO. 7
G:>rd<n Lee Is Kept Busy by
Free Seed Applications.
Washington, January 20.—“To
1 or not to send government
••cod to one’s constituency,” was
the subject out of which grew
quite a lively discussion between
Representative Gordon Lee, of
Georgia, and Representative
Cocks, of New York.
The germs of a good many wise
observations were contained in
the seed debate. If no crops or
(lowers ever grow from them,
they were at least productive of
flowery compliments to farmers
and of good crops of resolutions
which were made to stand by the
yeomanry of the country, The
upshot of the whole matter wt s
the Georgia congressman, who
announced that lie would have
been better satisfied if the gov¬
ernment would only send out
democratic seed, while the states¬
man from New York contended
that government seed were most¬
ly worthless anyhow. But let
the Washington Herald tell the
stttry. It says:
“Two useful and energetic
young congressmen, opposed to
each other sectionally and polit¬
ically, yet on the best of personal
terms, stood in the Shoreham
lobby, and with some seriousness
mingled with good-natured rail
ery,' debated the question of the
right of the government to furn¬
ish the farmers with free seeds.
They were Gordon Lee, of Geor¬
gia, and W. W. Cocks, who rep¬
resents the first district of New
York state.
I am sorry that you are
against the distribution of free
seeds,’ said Lee. You are a
farmer, and as a member of the
committee on agriculture you
ought to bo in favor of everything
that will help the agricultural
interests of the country. This
distribution of seeds is but a
slight return tor the untold ben¬
efits we derive from the greatest
of human industries. Our farm¬
ers are the backbone of the na¬
tion, and without them we would
perish. I am sure that this ap¬
propriation for seeds is the best
money that can be spent. Last
year I sent seeds to every man
in my district that I could think
of—and I had a big list—but for
fear l might have overlooked
somebody, I caused a notice to be
printed in the papers of my dis¬
trict, requesting any who had
failed to get their packages to
write me. Immediately I got
4,000 requests, and it kept me
busy, but 'every applicaut was
supplied. Don’t this prove that
the people are in favor of a con¬
tinuance of the system?’
“ ‘I wish I could agree with
you,’ replied Cocks. ‘My experi
ence is all the other way. Many
of my Long Island constituents
are farmers, as I am, but they
are scientific tillers of the soil,
and do not want the cheap and
comparatively worthless seeds
which the government furnishes.
In Met, I’ve had letters from
numbers of them asking me not
to send any seeds from Washing
ton. These men would be glad
to get really superior varieties,
but they are careful and want
only the best. The sort of seeds
which Uncle Sam gives out they
disdain. Whenever the govern¬
ment will adopt the original idea
of supplying our agricultural
friends with rare and excellent
seeds from which thev can im¬
prove existing products, then I
shall be a convert to the free
distribution policy. J J)
Secretary J. C. Logan, of the
Associated Charities of Atlanta,
received a donation of $25 from
Mrs. Russell Sage, the richest
woman in the world. The dona
tion was sent through the Chari¬
ty Organization society of New
York.