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CAUSES DEATH
AND TROUBLE
A FRIGHTFUL shooting af
fair in SUBURB OF
ATLANTA.
DKE DEAD, ONE IN HOSPITAL
All Parties Prominent—Congressman
Howard Talks About the Affair.
That the evidence of eye-witnesses
will develop several new facts regard
ing the killing of W. H. Johnston,
mayor of Oakhurst, by P. W. Zuber,
Saturday afternoon, was the assertion
el Congressman William Schley How
ard yesterday.
Congressman Howard was a personal
friend of both the principles in tht
fight, and has talked with those who
saw Zuber will Johnston after being
shot. These witnesses, he declares,
will relate accounts of the tragedy
which will show that the entire blame
for the fight should be placed upon
the shoulders of a young man who was
standing near.
“Had it not been for this young
man both Mr. Johnston and Mr. Zuber
would be alive today, and just as good
friends as they ever were,” said Air.
Howard. “It was purely the result
of an outsider meddling in affairs that
were none of his business, and had be
not been there, the trouble -would
never have grown out of a friendly
dispute.
“One of the dailies stated that Mr.
Johnston owed a bill at Air. Zuber's
store and that trouble had developed
as to its payment. This is entirely in
correct. and I wish to say that I had
known Air. Johnston for many years,
and that never have I known a more
honorable Christian gentleman. His
character was beyond reproach, and he
was friendly with everyone. The state
ment that he was of pugnacious na
ture is incorrect.”
Air. Johnston’s funeral will be held
this afternoon at 3 o’clock in Patter
son's chapel. The interment will be
at West View.
Air. Zuber was reported to be rest
ing quietly at the Grady hospital last
night and his physicians state he has
a chance of recovery.
Notice to Road Overseers.
Editor of The Argus:
Referring to our conversation of
this morning, I wish to say that any
report that road work in any portion
of the county had been suspended or
ordered stopped either by myself as
chairman of the board, or by the board
is entirely without foundation. All
the funds appropriated for roads for
this yeaor will be used as quickly as
possible and to the best possible ad
vantage, regardless of our using con
victs next year, and I am gathering
and will continue to gather all the
information possible from officials ex
perienced in using convicts, as to the
details of equipment, number of of
ficers. guards etc. that we will need.
Every effort will be made to start
with as few mistakes as possible for
1 know, speaking for myself and T
am sure for every other member of
the board, we earnestly desire to
make the use of convicts on our roads
as complete a success as possible.
But my main object in this com
munication is to urge the road com
missioners of the different road dis
tricts to use the amounts still to the
credit of each district as quickly as
possible and use it on the WORST
places. Winter and bad weather will
soon be here and the days getting
shorter, it should be promptly used,
and those who fail or refuse to use
their appropriation by the 15th of
November will find the funds turned
back into the treasury to'be used some
other place where it is needed.
JOS. BOGLE.
It’s easy to be liberal with things
you don’t >ant. * ■
DALTON, GA.
• OUT OF THE RUT.
The things that can be accomplish
ed by a city when its citizens will
unite their efforts, are truly marvel
ous.
The writer has in mind the largest
| city in North Georgia, a locality not
ed for its pure mountain air, crystal
spring water and unsurpassed all
around natural good health condi
tions.
Until a few years ago Dalton was
one of those typical, neglected old
country towns, the streets of which
were of soft earth, forming a sea of
mud through which men. women and
children tried to tread in each other's
footsteps at every street crossing,
while the finest road-chert material
lay in superabundance a half mile
distant and cost nothing but the haul
ing to place it on the streets.
The sidewalks (so called) were
mostly specimens of interest to be
hold. and those persons having a cin
der path in front of their homes were
regarded as progressive citizens; fif
ty-seven varieties of weeds were, of
course, everywhere in evidence.
An entire block of the most cen
trally located real estate was vacant
property, covered with much unsight
ly refuse and used as a public horse
and wagon yard
Few residences of the town were
painted, because the few persons who
had painted their property had the tax
valuations raised on them by the offi
cials. who naturally enough could not
fail to notice such marked improve
ments.
The flow of water had been stopped
from park fountains because found to
be a useless expenditure.
The salary of the mayor had been
trimmed to SSO per year and that of
the councilmen to $25 per year. It
must be conceded that from an ora
torical standpoint some of these offi
cials were worth the money.
Conditions in gamral have changed,
mi *.
1 he visitor arriving in Dalton now
will find asphalt paved- streets with
beautifully parked centers; 15-foot
cement sidewalks; a complete system
of sewers; handsome, commodious new
school buildings; a beautifully shad
ed park; a waterworks system sup
plied from a reservoir .just completed
on Mount Rachel; an improved gas
plant; a brand new electric current
power plant, and an imposing two
story brick five hall.
Every one of these public utilities
is owned by the city of Dalton and
operated solely for the benefit of its
citizens. For instance, four dollars
per year is the cost of water for fam
ily use.
Dalton has more manufacturing
enterprises and more of its citizens
own their homes than is the case in
any other Georgia city of the same
size.
A contract has been let for the
building of a new hotel; a $15,000
wholesale grocery house and one of
the largest publishing houses in the
south is being built, also a large rail
way depot and cotton mill.
Other construction work of impor
tance will be announced at an early
date.
Activity of this kind has had the
effect of enthusing the entire citizen
ship and this resulted in a public
meeting recently at which B. A. Tyler,
Esq., was elected temporary president
and Frank T. Reynolds, Esq., was sel
ected as temporary secretary and were
empowered to secure fifty members at
SSO each and form a chamber of com
merce.
Both of these above named gentle
men are specially well suited to the
tasks assigned them, and it is hoped
will be retained permanently in the
positions to which they have been el
ected.
The modern “Joshua” that led Dal
ton out of its ancient environments
is none other than our distinguished
townsman, Hon. Paul B. Trammell,
who ought to become governor of the
commonwealth of Georgia, and will
become such if he consents to an
nounce for the candidacy. —Foster
Seebold, secretary Dalton Board of
Trade, in The Tradesman.
FOR SALE—One saw mill outfit,
on easy terms. Apply to John Holland.
9-14-28-w
THE DALTON ABGUS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1911.
‘ GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA AND
HIS WIFE” WAS JOHN CLARK
Here lies John Clark, governor of
Georgia, and his wife,” is the unusual
inscription on the tombstone over the
grave of Governor John Clark, who
was Georgia's chief magistrate from
1818 to 1823. He is buried just off
the beach in a back yard, at St. An
drews Bay, Fla., between Panama
City and St. Andrews proper.
Judge Arthur G. Powell, of the
court of appeals, came forward with
this information Friday morning,
anent a story published in Thursday's
Atlanta Journal seeking information
about the descendants of Georgia's
former governor. Judge Powell has
been to Florida frequently on hunting
trips, and he has often seen the grave
of Governor Clark and been impress--
ed by the inscription on the tomb
stone.
“Visitors to St. Andrews' Bay fre-
JUDGE J. W.
MADDOX
HONORED
BY THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
IN ROME.
ED MAODOX HONORED TOO
■
The Old Soldiers Enjoyed the Two
Days Spent ir». Their Annual Re
union a Great Deal.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 22 —The state re
union of Georgia Confederate Veter
ans came to a close last night after a
two day’s session that was a tremen
dous success from every point of
view.
At the meeting yesterday morning
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: John W. Maddox, of
Rome, division commander; brigadier
commanders, northern, S. B. Lewis, of
Fayetteville; southern, Dr. W. D. Bur
roughs, of Brunswick; western, H. M.
Bryan, of Talbotton; eastern, Hardy
Smith, of Dublin; cavalry, E. G. Gil
moe, of Milner.
Marietta was selected as the place
at which the next year’s reunion will
be held, October 8-9, 1912.
The most interesting event of yes
terday's session was the splendid ad
dress of Commander-in-chief William
G. Pritchard, of the United Sons of
Confederate Veterans. He was fol
lowed by Adjutant General N. B. For
roeet.
The big parade yesterday afternoon
was the great feature of the reunion,
of course. It was one of the longest
and most spectacular ever seen in
Rome. It was participated in by
about 1,200 old soldiers and quite as
many more people in one way or an
other officially connected with the re
union.
Charles C. Harper, of Rome, was
unanimously re-elected yesterday af
ternoon division commander Sons of
Veterans;; G. E. Maddox, of Rome,
commander first brigade; J. M. Dun
woody, Macon, second brigade; George
Drummond, Savannah, third brigade.
THE HEATING CONTRACT
Os the Dalton Public Schools Went to
A Chattanooga Firm. 4
The heating contract for both of
the public school buildings was let
Thursday afternoon by the Dalton
Board of Education.
The contract was awarded to Mes
srs. Knoedler and Merideth, a well
known heating firm in Chattanooga.
This firm will be on hand when the
time comes and will have their work
ready as soon as it is necessary.
Four were burned to death in a smal
tenement house in Chicago.
’ quently carry their wives to the tomb
I of Governor Clark to point to them
■ at least one man who was the gover
i nor of his better half,” laughingly
remarked the judge.
Discussion as to Governor Clark's
last resting place was precipitated
Thursday when Governor Smith re
ceived a letter from the solicitor of
Geneva county, Alabama, seeking in
; formation as to the whereabouts of
a descendant of Governor Clark. Ac
companying the letter to Governor
Smith was a sealed communication to
be delivered to said descendant. Un
| til Judge Powell came forward Gov.
i Smith had been unable to find anyone
who could tell anything of Governor
• Clark’s death or burial place. Judge
Powell says the legend is that the for-
I mer governor was a victim of yellow
fever.
A PICKENS
COUNIY
BOOZE CRAFT
FLOATED INTO ROME AND DIS
PENSED CORN JUICE WHILE
IT WAS FRESH.
ROMANS GOT HL THEY NEEDED
The Outfit Got Pulled By the Argus-
Eyed Cops of the Floyd Capital and
Has Now to Answer According to
Law.
Traveling all the way from Pick
ens county in a covered wagon Charles
and Hardy Braden were arrested in
Rome Friday, and when their wa
gon was searched enough whiskey was
found, the old mountain kind, to well
sous a hundred men or more, says
The Rome Tribune-Herald.
For some time the chief has sus
pected that the Bradens ware operat
ing a blockade wagon and he and his
men went to work to obtain evidence
They claim that they secured sever
al evidences of whiskey selling by
the Bradens and when the wagon was
seen in Rome Friday afternoon, Chief
Harris decided to arrest the Bradens.
The Bradens in the wagon were
coming down Broad street when the
chief halted them and Officer Carlson
climbed upon the wagon, took the
reins and drove the outfit to the city
hall. After the Bradens were incar
cerated Chief Harris searched the
wagon and found ten gallon jugsfull
of whiskey, several pecks of apples
and a number of heads of cabbage,
besides a large quantity of fodder.
The chief claims that the Brandens
have sold whiskey in Rome on sever
al occasions. They would have the
apples and cabbage for sale as a
blind while hidden under the fodder
and elsewhere in the wagon was the
stuff that makes some of you feel Like
fighting and some of you like laugh
ing.
The chief thinks that the Bran
dens sold whiskey on the she-- - >unds
and that three or four it e-
mount of whiskey found in • on
had been sold by the Brandens dur
ing the day.
The whiskey is the old mountain
dew kind, put up in brown jugs with
corn cobs for stoppers. A little bot
tle attached to a s*«s«t. wu used as a
means to sample ths stuff. By let
ting the bottle inam in a JhU inough
whiskey could be draws aat to show
customers just what kind of fire wa
ter they make up in Pickens county.
The Bradens will be arraigned be
fore Recorder Yancey this morning.
FOR SALE —One saw mill outfit,
on easy terms. Apply to John Holland.
9-14-28-w _ _ i jj
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new steel covered hub wagon, the best
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