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About Wilkinson County news. (Irwinton, Ga.) 1922-2008 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1925)
Wilkinson County News IRWINTON, GEORGIA. A. K. SMITH — Editor and Publisher ..... n. HUBBARD Founder and Editor. x»>n;ini Organ Wilkinson Countj., Mrs. T. A. Gibbs, Representative for The News, at Gor don, Georgia. Entered at the Post Office at Irwinton, Ga., under the Act of Congress of March 3rd.. 1879. as second class mail matter. Subscription: One Dollar per Year Payable in Advanc* HISTORY THAT REMAINS UNPUBLISHED (By ELI B. HUBBARD) Many years ago in the mountains of North Carolina there was a small town many miles from a railroad. In this town there lived several very prominent men, who were called the politicai lead ers of that county, and upon them the people con-.' f erred many honors. Among this small number of very prminent men there was one, who boasted of his aristocratic ancestors and his unlimited influ ence over the humble farmers of the county. On every fourth day of July, when the people of the c ounty would gather at the small town to celebrate American Independence, this particular person would be the orator of the day, and in every ora tion that he delivered he would point out the fact that for generations his people had been the lead er in that county, had held all the important of fices and had lived on the fat of the land. He would recite the fact, tnat since the days of his boyhocd he had been honored by the people of the county; that he had acquired fortune and fame by reason of the many honors that the good people of the county h ,d conferred upon him^nd during such orations he would recite the fact that although upon every stream that flowed down the mountain side there was an illicit distillery, operated by the citizens of his county, that notone of those operators had been convicted in the courts of that county when he used hi 3 influence to prevent their conviction. He would say further: “But woe unto the man who operates such a business when he is not one who will bow down and worship me”. After his oration was de livered the people would gather around him and con giatulate him on the speech that he had made, and back to their respective homes they Would go sat isfied with hearing their leader accuse every one of them as being criminals, but taking consolation in the fact that should they ever be arranged be fore the Federal judge for failing to pay the reve nue on whiskey that they had made that their lead er would protect them. For many years he continued te enjoy their con- ‘V..c;A. < V•'*>\ ' *> ''f^-Sf**^-**?** \ fa \ t a*’‘sm i • z -' ’ ' '^‘' "* * ' I & ■ ’ x wr mW * ■ Jib, a' Z A\ '•' ^., ;Y? M ^ifl| X * fA • ^OuK x '^^SKSk K tTWI »' Mw^MWt : • 2 BEAVER HATS A Tailor-Made Hat For You A hat made-to-your individual measure C ri c nOt assure y° u a more comfort-- able fit a more becoming style—than you will find right here in our extensive showing of Beaver Hats. There’s a Beaver Hat here made for you to fit your head,.your personality and your pocketbook. And we’ll be glad to | snow it to you any time you call, , for sale by E. M. BOONE fidence and their loyalty. He 'was true, and loya' to his friends and purnished his enemies, but after many years of such prosperity and such happiness conditions changed. The civil war broke out. His slaves were emancipated, his mansion was razed to the ground by the Yankees, hig stock and-cattle were confiscated by the enemy, his provisions were likewise destroyed’ and the many dollars that he had hoared away in Confederate currency became mere scraps of paper when the Confederacy fell. He was ruined financially, the war came to a close. The struggling and poverty stricken soldiers returned to their homes, and begun with renewed vigor to reconstruct a ruined Southland. The scalawags and the carpet baggers swarmed into that county like they did in every other section of the South. This man saw an opportunity to replenish his less fortune and to again become rich and influential. He joined the carpet baggars. A bleeding South lay prostrate gasping for breath with the foot of the ignorant negro and the heartless carpet baggar upon its neck. White man could not stand for the outrages prepetrated upon their own color and es pecially upon their helpless women and children. All of the county offices were held by negroes and appointed carpet baggars sent into that county by the Federal Government. The jails were filled with white men that were arrested by the negro officers and the carpet baggars. These arrest’s were gen erally people who did not approve of their leader joining tne carpet baggars. What must they do? Their leader had proved a traitor: The other leading politicians of the town had all been killed in the war. The outlaws under the guise of law had assumed control. Innocent men were placed in jail, excessive taxes were lev ied and .collected; women were outraged by the ig norant negro: The war had been bad enough, but such conditions as existed during reconstruction was ten thousand times worse than war. Such con ditions could not be tolerated by an Anglo-Saxon people, but what should they do? Organize a gov ernment, and restore law and order. They did this. They organized an invisible government, known as the Ku Klux Klan. Every white man in the county joined it except the one time leading politician of that town and the imported carpet baggers. This invisible government began to function. A mass meeting was called by the one time po litical leader of that town, who at that time was hol ding the reins over the carpet baggar government, and at this mass meeting he waived before the crowd who assembled there one of the white robes and helmets, and denpunced the members of that organization as traitors to their government, out laws and members of a mob. Many members of the organization were present in the audience, and were forced to listen to his denunciation of their organi zation, but notwithstanding his severe denunciation of their organization vid its members they pro ceeded to execute the object of the organization. To be continued. Btaten Island. N. Y.—Miss Jane Phenix. writes:—“l am from the West, for many years I suffered «from auto-intox- Ication due ’to torpid liver and constipation, my system was so badly ■ poisoned that my face was swollen to twice Its natural size. I was con tinuously tired, weak and: de pressed, had no appetite. I read your Tutt’s Liver Pill advertisement aad tried them. After a few i began to Improve. Tutt’s Pills have kept me free from a return of the illness, and I feel like a new per son. •Am never without them.’’* At all druggists * 66 6 is a presci ption for Dengue or B ilious Fever. Malaria, Chil s and Fever, It kills tl e germs. CITATION GEORGlA—Wilkinson County: Mrs. N. B. Lewis as Guardian, Bealer Thompson, Edward Thompson and Woodrow Thompson, minors, has in due form applied to the undersign ed for leave to sell the lands-belong ing to said minors for their support, maintainance and education, and the same will be heard at my office on the first Monday in November, next. This, sth, day of October, 1925 J. E. BUTLER Ordy. CITATION GEORGlA—Wilkinson County: To all whom it may concern: t - B. Chambers having in proper form applied to me for Permanent Letters of Administration on the es tate of Bennie Williams, late of said County, this is to site-all and singular the creditors and next of kin of Ben nie Williams to be and appear at my office within the time allowed by law and show cause if any they can why permanent administration should not be granted to F. B. Chambers on -tid estate. Witness my hand and official sign ature, this sth, day of October. 1925 J. E. BUTLER Ordy. SHERIFF’S SALE .—GEORGIA—Wilkinson County: Will be sold before the court house door in said county on the first Tues day in November 1925, between the legal hours of sale to the highest bid der for cash the following described land, to-wit: Five acres of land more or less, ly ing in Lords District of Said county, and bounded as follows: On the North by other lands of Mrs. A. J. Cox; South, by public road 'from Balls Ferry; East, by other lands of Mrs. A J. Cox and West by Public road. Said land levied on as the property of Mrs. A. J. Cox to satisfy an execu tion issued by Ira B. Stinson, Tax Collector of said county to satisfy State and County taXes, for the year 1923. Also at the same time and place, the following described land: Five acres of land lying in Lords District of said county, and bounded as fol lows: North, by lands of J. G. Jones- South by lands.of Mrs. A. J. Cox; East, by lands of J. G. Jones, and West by Public Road. Said land levied on as the property of’j. G. Jones to satisfy tax fi-fa,issued by Ira B. Stinson to satisfy State and County Taxes for the year 1923. Tenants in possession and defend ents in fi-fa, notified in terms of the law. This the 18th, day of September 1925. CITATION GEORGlA—Wilkinson County: 0. F. Kingry, as Adimnistratbr of the estate of J. W. Kingery, deceased, has in due form applied to the- undersign ed for leave to sell the lands belong ing to said estate, and the same will be heard at my office on the first Monday in November, next. This, sth, day of October, 1925. J. E. BUTLER Ordy. CITATION GEORGlA—Wilkinson County: L. E. Thompson as Guardian of J. G. Thompson, a lunatic, has in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to ?ell the lands belonging to said J. G. Thompson and the same will be heard at my office on the first Mon day in November, next. This, sth, day of October, 1925. J. E. BUTLER Ordy. CITATION GEORGlA—Wilkinson County: P C. Williams as administrator jof th estate of J. L. ’Williams, deceased, has in due form applied to the under signed for leave to seli the lands be longing to said estate, and the same will be heard at my office on the first Monday in November, next. This, 5 day of October K 25. J. E. BUTLER Ordinary. ^IRSCUBAUM CLOTHES^ffl^^^wr theffisttffycssir^^ Be sure about color ! You will get only the correct colors in Kirschbaum Clothes \ 035 to 060 Ox ■ Two Tairs Trousers , f In this season of colorfill P fabrics, getting the right color £ I ^^s is a vital step in choosing W j ' new clothes. You can’t go X wrong at this store. We have the wanted colors in K ,1 Kirschbaum exclusive fabrics f Za —in the famed ’’Bailey- ZyM • WZ/ muUens,” ”Kirkshires” and 1/4 other select virgin wool Z K weaves; rich, sturdy, beauti- M V | fill fabrics; more satisfactory \\ ~ y j than "manipulated” woolens. y, | Quality suits in every detail / / Aa - 111 and each suit provided with / ill an extra pair of trousers. . I PHILIP GOODRICH 111 Quality store gcrdon, GA. . ■ ... I ■ ' — 1 —»* ■.'.. YOU WILL always find the Freshest and Sweetest Candies^ the best Toi 4 'icies, a large assortment of Fountain Pens, and a f ull and complete line Drugs at our Store. Visit our Ice Cream and cold drink parlor where you will be given the best. Prescrip tions filled by epert Druggist day or night. Only the purest drugs. GORDON DRUG COMPANY FIRE! FIRE!! FIRE!!! Are you protected if your home should be destroy ed by fire tonight? If not you are making a great mistake by not having it insured in some good re liaoie company. I represent some of the oldest and safest in the United States and will be glad to talk it over with you at any time. Let me write a Policy on your home. Others consider it better to pay alittle for Insurance than to lose a lot by Fire. F.S. ENGLISH, Gordon, Ga. City Shoe Shop and Pressing Club Suits Cleaned and Pressed. All work Neatly and Satis factorily Done. Shoes Repaired at Reasonable Prices. Phone me vour order and I wi>i send for nne Deliver Promptly. T. J. MONROE? Proprietor
