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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE ESTABLISHED 1870
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VOL. LV. PERBY, HOUSTON COUNTY, OA.., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1925 No. 4
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
Of Houston Superior Court
JANUARY TERM 1925.
We the Qrand Jurors chosen
and sworn for the Jannary Term
1925 Houston Superior Court sub
mit the following as our present
ments for the term.
Committees appointed for the
purpose of examining county
records, property and so forth re
ported as follows:
At the Elko camp of chain gang
the committee found the following
property and conditions. Six
wagons, 14 mules and 2 camp
wagons in fair condition, 2 road
machines, 5 wheel scrapes, 12 con
victs and 2 convict cages in good
' condition, 1 wheel scrape in bad
condition. The convict cages
were found in an unsanitary con
dition, kitchen equipment in
need of repair and replacement,
rr They found one man guarding 10
convicts over a distance of 400
yards and where they could not
be seen at all times by the guard.
This we consider very slack and
no doubt aocounts for a number
of escapes.
Houston Factory camp?The
committee found at this camp the
following conditions and property
15 moles, 2 cages, 1 small road ma
chine and 2 wagons in fair condi
tion, 4 wheel scrapes, 1 Holt trac
tor, 2 camp wagons, 2 tracks, 1
cut down Ford truck, 2 road ma
chines, 19 shovels. 18 conviots, 1
ton reenforcing steel and 1000 feet
lumber all in good condition, also
1 wheel scrape in poor condition,
1 convict with arm broken and 1
sick,
Poor Farm?We find 6 inmates,
3 men and 3 womon, well fed and
well cared for and fairly well j
4 housed. All houses are in need of
repair. Also 2 mules, 1 wagon and
farm equipment to operate a 2'
horse farm all in good condition.
There is planted a good supply of
vegetables for the use of the ohain
fang. The farm has furnished the
chain gang about 75 bu. corn and
contemplates being able to furnish
50 bu. more. Found 2 hogs, 1000'
pounds reenforcing steel. The!
{arm is well kept and ran and the'
general sanitary condition* are
good. The Grand Jury in a body
went to inspect the jail and fonnd
* the jail to be modern, convenient
and adequate but is net being kept
in a manner to keep it sanitary.
Bonaire camp?We find 14 mnles
2 wagons, 14 convicts, 12 shovels,
II rnaddox, 5 wheelers, 1 road'ma
chine, 2 cages, 2 camp cars. 1
kitehen and 1 feed car, 1 Ford
truck, 14 sets harness all in good
condition, 2 wagons in bad shape
and in need of repair. Sanitary
conditiens good.
Sheriff's books?Com m i t t e e
* finds books of Sheriff correctly
kept as far as they were able to
ascertain in the limited time al
lowed for this work. There were
8 prisoners in jail at the beginning
of the present term of court.
Books of Clerk of Superior
Court?We find books in Clerk's
of Courts office good in shape and
up to date with a few minor ex
ceptions
Ordinary's books?Committee
finds the books in good shape,
neatly and correctly kept and
d found no criticism.
Recommendations?The Grand
Jury makes the following recom
mendations. 1. That in the in
terest of economy and believing
that it will he equally efficient, we
recommend that the Representa
tive to the Legislature be urged
to present and urge the passage of
? bill calling for only two Grand
Jnries each year, namely April
and October, the last Grand Jcry
?Iway* being sibject to call of the
Judge for special session.
2. That we urge the County
Commissioners to curtail expendi
tures of oouuty funds to th# low
est possible figure, so that taxes
may be reduced. Wo suggest and
recommend that chain gang be re
duced to minimum strength and
mules and equipment which can
be dispensed with be sold and ex
penses greatly reduced.
3. To call attention to t h e
County Commissioners to the need
of new district lines by the crea
tion of Peach County from a part
of Houston and recommend that
they proceed to redistrict the
[county in accordance with the new
conditions.
<t 4, We recommend that t he
Family Name Index System'* be
installed in Clerk's office.
earnestly recommend
that m connection with the redig
tricting of the county that every
voter be required to register again
in a new book provided for that
purpose and make an earnest ef
fort to get a correct register of
voters.
6. We recommend that mem
ber of Legislature from Houston
county be urged to present and
I press for passage a bill to limit the
number of Gounty Commissioners
to 3 instead of 5 as at present con
stituted.
We had for consideration 24
bills. We found after examina
tion, 18 true bills and 6 no bills.
We desire to thank Judge Jones
for his courtesies to us and espe
cially commend Solicitor Garrett
for his efforts to help us with his
superior knowledge of legal affairs.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in Houston
Home Journal and that they be
paid $15.00 for same.
Respectfully submitted:
L. F. Cater, Foreman; J. P,
Ethridge, Clerk; M. G. Edwards,'
N. W. H. Gilbert, R. P. WalkerJ
S- J. Ellis, C. S. Wright, J. Dean 1
i Grace, W. E. Andrews, C. E. Mc-1
jLendon, E. C. Leverett, Jn# I 1
I Slocnmb, C. M. Walker, J w':
.Hunt, D H Daniel, W. K. Pierce
Jr., W. E: Dorsett, W. O. Gaines !
E, E. King, H. W. Hall, Jesse w'. I
Davis, !
Ordered that the presentments
herein be published in tHe Home
Journal as recommended by the
Grand Jury, and
Ordered further that said pre
sentments be spread upon the
minutes of this Court by the
Clerk of the Superior Court.
This January 14th, 1925.
Malcolm D. Jones,
J- S. C. M. C.
Ohas. BT. Garrett, Sol. Gen.
Georgia, Honston County. 1
I, H. L. Wasden, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Houston county
Georgia, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true
copy of the Grand Jury present
ments of Houston Superior Court. |
January Term, 1925, as the same
appears of record in my office.
Witness my official signature un
der the seal of said court on this
the 14th day of January, J925.
H. L. Wasden.
Clerk Superior Court.
?The nane of the town Coreen
located on the Southern Railroad
ia Houston County where the
Olinchfield Portland Cement com
pany is constructing a two million
dollar plant, wanehaajjed to clinch*
field on Jamary 1, 1925.
Swtet Milk at Heard and
Evans Drag BUre.
DR. C. R. MANN DEAD
Dr.Chas. R. Mann, ago 77,retir
ed physicam and prominent citizen
of Perry was found dead at his
home late Wodnesday afternoon.
His tragic death is a profound
shock to this community and
section with which he has been
prominently identified for many
years.
Dr. Mann was born and reared
in this county and has spent his
life of more than three score years
and ten in Perry. He was a con
federate yeteran having served
through the civil war with honors.
In young manhood he received his
degree of Doctor of medicine and
practiced his profession for maiiy
years reaching a high place in his
line. Although long since retired
from active practice h? was re
garded as an authority on medi
j cal questions and was frequently
called into consultation on difficult
eases. A profound student, he was
1 perhaps one of the best informed
men ot this section on the deeper
subjects of literature. He was a
brilliant conversationalist and an
interesting companion.
| In his manner he was typieally a
i gentleman of the old school; con
siderate and gentle toward his fel
lows, and a man of uuqaestioned
' integrity.
i Dr. Mann who was unmarried
! was a member of one of the oldest
and most prominent families of
this county and his family con
nection is large. He is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. c. E. Gilbert, of
Perry and Mrs. Maggie Martin, of
Atlanta and a number of neices
and nephews of this and other
slates. They are Mrs. M. M. Lowry
of Pwi'.v, R. K. Baldwin of Mar
ghallville, Mrs. Hruce Nichols of
Unadilla, Mrs. Susie Katchings of
Atlanta, C. E. Martin of Fort Val
ley, J. M, Martin of Atlanta, Her
bert Brown of Marshallville,
VVyatt Brown of Griffin, Harry
Brown of Florida, Hanly Mann of
Roanoke Ala. Mrs. Kennith Wil
liamson of Atlanta, Mrs. clara
Tillman of Richmond Va., Misses
Daisy and Annie Mann and Alva
Mann, of Atlanta.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the residence at eleven
o'clock Friday morning, Rev. W.
K. Dennis, paator of Methodist
church officiating, and interment
will be at Evergreen cemetery,
Perry.
SUPERIOR COURT IN
DOUBLE SESSION
Superior court is In Bfcsaion this
week for the trial of criminal cases
aud the completion of Criminal
businei* left over from last week.
Owing to the rain and bad con
dition of tho roads no conrt was
held on Monday and Tuesday.
Judge H. Al. Mathews is presiding
at the criminal session and a num
ber of cases were disposed of Wed
nesday including the case of Oscar
cooper who pled guilty to man
slaughter and was given 12 to 16
years in the penitentiary.
Judge Malcolm Jones is con
tinuing the trial of the case of A.
J. Evans vs central of Georgia
Railroad using the sheriff's office
for a ceurt reom. This case has
been in course of trial since Toes
day of laat week and will probably
not go to the jury before Friday.
?Will guarantee salary $50.00
per week and furnish automobile
to several men selling Ford acees
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Main, Granville, Ohio.
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