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VOL. XXXIII—NO. 24.
tin TO HAVE
I NEW FIRE HALL
IB’CMMITTEE is authorized by
■ ■ COUNCIL TO PURCHASE PRO-
I I PERTY ON PENTZ STREET
■ I FOR $975.00— STABLES AND PO-
LICE STATION PLANNED FOR
ALLEY IN REAR.
an adjourned meeting held last
council took definite steps to-
a new fire hall, stables and po-
station.
.cial committee which has the
in charge was empowered to
■ Hjrkise file Elrod property fronting
>ixty feet on Pentz street, near
8H... piasenl fire department headquar
at a price of $975.
. is planned to sell the property
| the fire hall now stands and
to dispose of the old lot where
■rHfte citv stables are now located.
B ■ Tin-<> two pieces of property ought
; bring a nice figure. There is also
om: of $5,000 Provided for in the
KHBiiid i<sne for a fire hall, which sup-
by the sale price of the
. property, is expected to put a
sum at the disposal of coun
■Hl for the new building and lot.
£9HThi' property to be purchased ex-
BMHiids back to the alley, and it is said
the city will erect a police sta
ai',] ,uy -tables fronting on the
■HHley. while he fire hall will front on
street.
| Robb COUNTY PLANS
I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
■ 4 ■Acworth. Ga April 25 —A hand-
100-paee booklet is being pre-
showiutr the agricultural and
Bamifactiiring advantages of Cobb
■ ■jimfy. The book is being gotten
■Hr by the Marietta and Acworth
■■“nJ of trade. The Cobb county
KBniiiinssimiers recently appropri-
SSOO to the fund. The booklets
K Hill cost upward of $2,000. They will
■■' distributed throughout the west.
K Hl'<' book will be full of interesting
M|Biidographs and write-ups of the
U r ':' "ol manufacturing enterprises
B Death of an Infant.
HH i(J I'ifant of Mr. John Stephenson
KB’i'd at Palinville yesterday and the
■ Hterniem will take place this after-
■■" '‘st Hill cemetery in this
■By’ ehild was a grandson of
BH ev - T. A. MeEntyre.
iB Tllp Wea iber man dealt a chilling
s^raw hats yesterday.
■PT. JOHN TIBBS
I IS MT JMR
Bl p a l’ t - -John I. Tibbs, one of Whit-
( ld county s most prominent and
citizens and a leading Con
|^M- H biate Veteran, has been given the
fie has just received a letter from
tm1 1 11. F. Lester of the Caval-
B ' Inirade. Georgia Division inform-
B | ' , ~ General Gilmore desired
B i |( ‘ should accept an appointment
Bq n his staff as assistant commissary
B j the rank of major.
Bl ] Tibbs, for such he now is,
HI ;i ' u tempted and will occupy his po
''ion during the Rome reunion this
m ~ ear -
B Church Burns.
fifony Point church, the oldest col
■■l rp d church in the county and which
II "°d near Rocky Face, caught fire
'sto-rday f rom a s | ove an( | burned to
1P ground. Loss S4OO. No insur-
yJP®uce.
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LENG PAPER OF NORTH GEORGIA. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
CITY COUNCIL
HAS MEETING
AT ADJOURN SESSION MAYOR
IS AUTHORIZED TO LET CON
TRACT FOR ELECTRICAL CON
STRUCTION-DISCUSSED THE
OPENING OF ALLEY FROM
KING TO CRAWFORD STREETS
At a meeting of council held last
night the question of letting a con
tract for the electrical construction
work, consisting of poles and wiring
for the extension of the plant, was
taken up.
Mayor Trammell was authorized to
go ahead and make a contract with
some firm. A bid is already in, hav
ing been tendered at the last meeting
by the Terrell-Hedges company, and
this will be considered in awarding
the contract.
The city attorney was authorized to
look into the rights of the city re
garding the question of whether or
not there could be an alley opened,
up from King street to Crawford
street west of Hamilton street, be
hind the block facing Hamilton
street.
If there should be such an alley
it is said it would be in effect a con
tinuation of “P. T.” alley. It is not
known whether or not the city ever
had title to an alley here.
The city attorney was also author
ized to proceed to go around with
the , marshal and get a proper de-,
scription of various pieces of property
in preparation for the levies proposed
to b? made against persons having
unpaid assessments for street paving.
PIEDMONT INSTITUTE
GRATEFUL TO DALTON
That the visiting students during
the Seventh District High School as
sociation meeting appreciated the hos
pitality of Dalton people is evidenc
ed by the following letter received
today from a committee from the
Piedmont Institute at Rockmart:
Editor The Dalton Argus:
Dear Sir:—Please publish in your
paper the following:
To the People of Dalton:
We. the undersigned, wish to
thank the good people of Dalton for
their kind hospitality shown to us
during the Sehfiol Contest. It is a
great honor to win the trophy, but
we feel it is still a greater honor to
win the affection of the good people.
We, the Piedmont Institute students
as a whole, have never received as
great a welcome in any city in the
Seventh District, and we again wish
to thank you, the people of Dalton,
for your kindness during our stay.
Siged. JEHU BEASLEY,
LAMAR LEWIS.
Some husbands fear the wife's no
and some stand in awe of her know.
Page Was Congressman.
Washington. D. C. —William F.
Murray, 29 years old. a boyish look
ing democratic member from Massa
chusetts, was strolling about thje
House the other morning. Represen
tative Sultzer, of New 5 ork. mistak
ing him for a page, touched him on
the shoulder and said :
“Young man. go and get me a copy
so the report on the farmers’ free
list bill.”
Congressman Murray looked around
saw whom it was and walked out.
Soon he returned, bringing the re
port. and on delivering it to Mr. Sul
zer said:
“Bill, hereafter, it will be Mr.
Murray, of Massachusetts.’ ”
DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1911.
Daltonian Is Appointed
To Medical Reserves
Associated Press dispatches from
Washington last night, announced the
appointment of Dr. John F. Den
ton, as First Lieutenant of the Med
ical Reserve Corps of the United
States army.
Dr. Denton is a Dalton boy, now
winning fame and success for him-
Here’s A Chance to
Cut Loose Your Eloquence
If you ever went off to cqllege or
High school and won distinction on a
regular old-fashioned commencement
speech, you may possibly have a
chance to do the thing over again.
Such an entertinment is being plan
ned in Dalian and should the idea be
carried out, the show would be unique
Several prominent ministers and
professional men have been talking
the matter over. Doubtless in your
younger days you spoke a piece some
where and perhaps won a medal.
CATOOSA SPRINGS
WATER IS FAMOUS
Washington, 1). C., April 25—The |
sales of mineral waters of Georgia are
steadily advancing according to sta
tistics secured by the United States
geological survey from thirteen com
mercial springs of Georgia. The
value of the output in 1909 amounted
to $99,888, the sales amounting to
782,166. This was a gain of 435,968
gallons in quantity and a gain of 96
per cent over the output of 1908.
Resorts are situated at five of the
springs.
The springs reporting are: Bowden
Lithia Springs, Lithia Springs, Doug
las county; Benscot Lithia Springs,
Austell, Cobb County; Catoosa
Springs, Catoosa county; Chalybeato
Springs. Meriweather county; Daniel
Mineral Springs, Union Point. Green
county; Electric Spring, Hillman, Tal
iferro county; High Rock Spring,
neaor Atlanta, Fulton county; Men
lo Spring, near Menlo, Chattooga
county; Miller’s Spring, near Mill
edgeville, Baldwin county; Miona
Spring, near Oglethorpe, Macon coun
ty; Utoy Rock Spring, Utoy, Fulton
county; White Elk Spring, near
Macon, Bibb county; White Oak
Spring, near Macon, Bibb county.
“May is dreadfully disappointed
in her fiance.”
“What’s the trouble?”
“She’s just found out that all of
those beautiful things he quoted from
Shakespeare weren’t original.”—-
Cleveland Leader.
Capt. Beard in Town.
Capt. J. W. Beard, who has made a
great reputation for himself on his
farm in Bradley county, Tennessee,
is spending today in the city. He has
pne of the best places in that section
and has built it up to where it pro
duces the maximum amount of crops.
He recently sold 160 acres at a fancy
price. It is rumored that there are
parties who desire to purchase the
rest of his place from him. Capt.
Beard is not however desirous of
selling, but should he conclude to do
so, he states that he will come back
to Georgia again to live.
self as a practicing physician in At
lanta.
It is understood that he will be as
signed to Fort McPherson near At
lanta and that he will be enabled to
look after his regular practice and
serve the government at the same
time.
His appointment is a very high
honor and one well bestowed.
No doubt the rafters of some log
school house shook with the thunder
of your oratory, or some college cam
pas reverberated with the echoes of
your forensic eloquence.
If so you can compete and speak
the identical speech as it was done by
you when you were an undergradu
ate.
If the show is pulled off there will
be a prize and there will also be a
crowd to hear it if anyone should
ask you.
CHEROKEE DIVISION AT
DM NEXT YEAR
I
The Cherokee Division of Odd Fel
lows closed their very successful con
vention at Eton on Saturday with an
educational rally after two days
spent in work incident to a large and
influential gathering.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
T. M. Sproull, of Stileshort), Divis
ion Deputy Grand Master.
H. M. Huskey, of Boynton, Divis
ion Deputy Grand Warden.
Albert Hatfield, Eton, secretary.
Dr. S. A. Brown, Eton, treasurer.
It was decided to hold the next
meeting at Dalton although Carters
ville also desired to have the con
vention in that city.
BIG CBOWO EXPECTED
JT KOCK TRIAL TONIGHT
The advance sale for tonight’s big
mock trial has been especially grati
fying to the ladies of the free kin
dergarten and from indications the
house will he taxed to hold the
crowd.
I he mystery of who the fair plain
tiff is to be in the trial remains un
solved and the only way to find out
will be to attend tonight.
The judge the lawyers and the wit
nesses are all ready and there will be
something doing every minute.
If there are any who fail to go out
tonight they will miss a good time.
A Card From Major Lucas.
To the Good Citizens of Dalton:
As it would be a matter of impos
sibility for me to individually thank
each person who contributed to the
success of the High School meeting,
I use this method to thank you for
the hospitality and various courte
sies shown our school visitors. May
you live to realize that you have “en
tertained angels unawares.”
T. S. LUCAS,
Supt. Public Schools.
CHAISWH
A METROPOLIS
MURRAY TOWN GROWS FAST
AND HAS BECOME LEADING
TOWN IN COUNTY WITH RE
SPECT TO SIZE—ETON IS A
CLOSE SECOND WITH SPRING
PLACE THIRD.
Census statistics covering the pop
ulation of the small cities and towns
of Georgia have been given out by
the bureau of the census at Wash
ington.
Among the many interesting fea
tures, it is seen that Chatsworth has
taken its place as the leading town
of Murray county, having a popula
tion of 314. Eton is a close second
with 307. and Spring Place is only a
short distance behind with 242.
The figures for Calhoun, the metro
polis of Gordon county, will, without
doubt, prove a disappointment to the
citizens of that hustling little city
who have been counting on 2,500.
The government shows a population
of 1.652, which shows an extremely
gratifying gain of nearly 100 per
cent, as Calhoun had less than 1,000
people in 1900.
Appended below is the population
of several towns which will be of in
terest to the people of this section:
Acworth, 1.043; Adairsville, 751;
Calhoun, 1,652; Chatsworth, 314;
Chickamauga, 312; Crandall, 220;
Eton, 30,7; Fairmount, 326; Grajs
ffft?.* 152; Kennesaw. 573; Kings
ton, <522; LaFayette, 1.590; Resaca.
112; Rockmart. 1,034; Rossville.
1,059; Spring Place, 242; Sugar Val
ley, 197; Summerville, 657; Ring
gold, 398; Tennga, 165; Tilton, 242;
Tunnel Hill, 295; Trion, 1,721.
MT.RACHEL OPERATIONS
OHG BIG CROWDS
Interest in the big concrete reser
voir on the top of Mount Rachel was
clearly proven on Sunday and yes
terday, when crowds of men, women
and children climbed the steep sides
of the big hill to see the course of
operations on its summit.
The excavation has been made and
the bottom of the reservoir is prac
tically complete. The sides will go
up rapidly from now on. The incline
railway pulls up the material on
broad flat cars and this may be seen
in operation. The camps and mixing
machines as well as the foot of the
incline, are beyond the Liddell place
at the east foot of the mountain.
Table Knives Once Had Points.
Until the seventeenth f-ontury the
ends of all knife blades were pointed.
This can be easily understood when
it is considered that knives in those
days were used indiscriminately for
hunting and for table purposes. It
happened that Cardinal Richelieu was
compelled to entertain a certain
chancellor, who at the end of the meal
was wont to use his knife as a tooth
pick. This act upst the cardinal and
he ordered that each knife in his
possession be rounded. So great was
Richelieu’s influence on the fashions
and fads of the day that the knives
were changed almost entirely.
Kind Old Lady—Well, my boy what
is the matter?
Boy—Muvver sent me for tuppence
worth of soap, an’ I’ve lost the tup
pence.
Kind Old Lady—Well never mind,
here’s twopence for you. How did
you lose it ?
Boy—Playing pitch an’ toss. —Eve-
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
FUND RAISED
AT COHUTTA
ENTERPRISING CITIZENS OP
NEIGHBORING TOWN PLAN
FINE SCHOOL BUILING—COM
MENCEMENT EXERCISES ES
PECIALLY GOOD—HON. W. C.
MARTIN AMONG THE SPEAK
ERS.
Commencement exercises marking
the close of a highly successful year
of the high school were held at Co
hutta Friday, at which time the first
graduating class was sent out by the
institution.
Dr. E. A. Elmore, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, of Chatta
nooga, and chairman of the board of
trustees cf Maryville college, deliver
ed the annual sermon at 11 o'clock
Friday morning, his 'sermon being a
powerful one on the subject: “Stir
up the gift which is in them.”
Fololwing the sermon, a big basket
dinner was spread on the ground and
enjoyed by all.
In the afternoon Hon. W. C. Martin,
of this city, chairman of the county
board of education, delivered a stirr
ing address on educational lines.
Following Col. Martin, Dr. Elmore ad
dressed the graduating class.
Mr. James J. Copeland, the efficient
principal of the school, then made a
short talk in which he outlined the
plans of the school, emphasizing the
necessity of a pew school building
and a dormitory.
The interesting exercises were
brought to a close by the awarding
of certificates to the pupils finishing
the seventh grade work, and diplo
mas to those finishing the high school
course. The five pupils to whom cer
tificates were awarded were Earl
Shugart, Bertha Nance, Lois Rains, *
Bonnie Rollins and Ethel Rollins..
Graduating from the high school were
Cooksey Groves Shugart, Ryland Viv
ian Bridges. Audith Lee Bagby,
Beulah Mae Rollins and Ethel Shu
gart.
The day was one of the biggest in
the history of Cohutta, and the ex
ercises were attended by hundreds of
people. The people there take an
especial pride in the High school and
the fine work it is doing.
Friday evening the building com
mittee met and made tentative plans
for the new buildings. Saturday the
committee went to work and by night
had raised $1,350 toward the fund
needed. The material for the foun
dation of the school building is on the
ground, and 5.000 feet of framing was
placed on the ground Saturday, pre
paratory to beginning work within a
short time. The building will be
completed in time for the opening of
the fall term of school this year.
BASEBALL FANS ARE
GETTING ANXIOUS
The baseball pot is beginning to
simmer and the local fanatics are
talking of several proposed games.-
One of these is with a team from
Cartersville and it is possible that
it may be arranged for one day late
in the week on Dalton grounds.
A letter has also been received
from one Mr. Wahoo, who heads an
Indian team in Atlanta, desiring a
game with Dalton.
An lowa doctor has been tarred and
feathered because he and his wife
failed to harmonize. Men who find
it difficult to regard married life as
one grand sweet song should be warn
ed to stay out of lowa.