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§. A.FACKLER, Rditor ‘snd Pub'r
JILIA! K. PARKER, Asso. Bditor
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O¥FICIAL ORGAN
| JEFFDavIs CovNTY '
Towx oF HAZLEHURST...
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'Entered as second class matter
March 1, 1904, /at the post office a
Hazlehurst, Ga.: !
TFHURSDAY, JULY 22,1909,
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' TELEPHONE!
Aos & B
Citizen's Reply to Tax
. Payet.
¥ Mr Editor—l shall bave to.asl
you to kindly spare me a little
more space to . show my {riend
Tax Payer'! that,in all his say,
he failed to angwer & single
question asked by Citizen, in
regards to the bencfits we were
to receive from county commis
sioners. He has said a great deal
of stuff which is,only imaginary.
Yes “Tax Payer” is somewhat
worried; he imagines that the
people think he is trying to cre
ate a fight on our Ordinary., I
can not see how tax payer could
gather any such thoughts. If tax
payer knows of anything he
should not keep it a secret. Citi
zen can not see how any one who
is in saver of economizing in the
paying out of the people’s mon
ey, could be ina fight against
our Ordinary. If such is the case
he is the first public officer that I
ever heard of who was wanted
out of office ‘on aceount ‘of his
economy. But ‘tax payer’l fear
there is something dead up the
branch, for you know that it is
the hit dog that always hoops.
A guilty conscience needs no ac
cusing. G i te |
“Tax payer”’ intimates that he |
isa Demqerat and believes in
the democratic doctrin of majori
ty rule. Possibly so, I will'not
deny it fro him, but Citjzen is a]
very poor pelitician of any class,
and is not in politics at all, fori
when the policy interfered with,
princxple the tics always fall off |
and stick to the other fellow.
Citizen is & peor m&n and hei
knows it, and feels”it. Our
ceunty is, in itsjinfantcy, and, is j
poor and I know and seg that too.
Qur county is a small ‘'sparcaly
settled.county, and badly in debt,
and kaow that too,. all of which is
the truth. Now' tax payer why
propose to admit either of them
for the sake of argument? Ah
tax payer what an idea, why not
admit it'as true for the truth’s
sake? why didn’t you say yes,we
have a small county sparcely set
tled with a large quantity of fine
farm lands, undeveloped, which
makes.if enly the better for’ a
good class of people to come int>
our county and get just such
lands as,they_xpay desire, much
cheaper than in counties more
thickly .settled? Thereby you
would have admited the truth for
truth’s sake, and not for the sake
of argument, Reagon andcom
mon sence..will téach apy one
;that if you fool,.people into . a.i
country they will not be satisfled
We want a eitizenry witl; a spirit
of contentment and then! we will
have some peace and prosperity.
Truth is the foundation of every
virtue, ;... ‘
' “Tax payer’) tells us of the
prosperity. 'of counties where
there is.commissiobers, but we
gee where several of those very
prosperous couxties are asking
help to turn the Bear lonse. They
caugnt him, let them turn him
loose, we don’t want him,
“Tax payer’’ says thut if we
had county commissioners our
roads would be better cared for.
Will ““tax payer” please explain
how? Have we net, already three
road commissiopers in each dis
trict of the county, who are un
dera commission from the Ordi
xfi?m look after the roads of
eir respective districts? And 1
presume that they:.are o[ the
best citizen.p' and are doing
their duty. «»0;6.; is true we are
working our roads under the oli
road laws, and have no money for
road purposes,the road hands co
the work aad the commissjoncis
accept or rejcct the work, Who
thas the hardest job? T'ess pay
‘make men honest or dishonest?
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!M! Dis to -*7 o'. u s :
road lawis amply sufficient to
make good reads in any county
if the people want them. It says
that every male person between
theageof 16 & 50 years shall
work on the public roads 12 as
in each year, and emergenc, .
mands, even more. 3
Does ‘'tax payer” knowof a
single road in our county that
'has been worked; according to
‘the demands of the old road law?
No, Why not? because ~the pec
ple are satisfied with what they
have. I{ the people in our coun
ty want goed and better roads
than we have, let them enforce
the road laws we have and see if
they dont have better roads, We
have too many laws already,
we don’t need to make laws, we
need to enforce laws. THe peo
ple have the right to force the
commissioner to have the rpads
worked in accordance tc' law,
but I have never yet heard of a
commissioner being prosecuted
by the Grand Jury for failure
of duty. “‘Tax Payer” sdys that
it is not just for te get fout and
‘circulate pititions, and otherwise
try to influence the ‘<people
against county commissione, and
thereby deceive them. Citizen
agrees with ‘‘Tax Payer”, but
'would to GOD that ““Tax Payer"
would take a good dose of his
own Medicine. Citizen only asiced |
for advice cn the subject of coun
vy commissiones, and said that
he was operf to conviction, But
how is it with ‘“Tax Payer,” he
‘wants commissioners whether
oocd or bad for the county. He
can see nctling but commission
ers, he must see something zood
for kimself. Ah, "Taxpayer” we
have many people nowin Jeff
Davis county, who has felt the
burning hand of couuty commis
sioners, and they scein to have
been burned so deep that they
cannot sit still and have the flam- |
ing hand of county commis-!
sioners outstretched over the,
little, beloved county of Jeff
Davis. “Tax Payeer” is like the
man who tried to sell the o!d
woman a new broom he couldn't
talk anything but new broom,
but the good old honest house
keeper reached back and drew
her old broom and said, young
manp yeur new broom might
sweep clean, but this old brcom
knows where the dirtlie. Yes
my friend tax payer knows wher
the burdon of county commis
sioners would lie, but he wiil not
admit it, only for the sake argu
ment. _ ;
“Tax Payer” says that the
grand jury had in their mind
the levying of a road tax when
they recommended commission’
ers, I cannot admit that as the
truth, for I fear that itis more
of his imaginations, but if it is
true, would it not have been oet
ter to have levied the voad tax,
say 2pr 3 years a head of the
Commissioners. Citizen thinas so
but tax payer intimates that the
recommendation of our grand
jury should be supreye, and
should be carried out to the let
ter, regardless to what the re
mainder of the citiZens of the
county should think or know.
Now ‘tax payer how does this
compare with your denwcratic‘
principles of let the people rule ?|
I presume though that tax payer
is a true and tried democrat, so
dyed in the wool with his pol
itical policies that the thought
of general pullic interest
will not :knmock any seed
out of - bis gcard. But this
is what troubles me now why
did tax payer and so many other
good citizens g 0 to our Ordinary
and ask him, and insisted, that
he must not buy lands to put the
Jail on? Wasn’t the recommen
dation of the grand jury tobuy
other lands outside of the court
ground “to put the jailon? Why
not admiv:the whole recemmen*
‘dation supreme” 1f the grand
jury was mistaken ina part of
‘their racommendation and you.
’knew it don’t you have some
doubts about tire other, part?
‘New tax payer, ve both® know
how this coanty commissioner
business camne about,and there:
forelet us both adinit, for the
truth’s sake, hat in‘many instan
ces the majo. ity vote las caused
the people to suffe , and in such
¢ seswefinu that vhe ma’ority
¥J2.e has been ru'ed by tieé ma
mority principles. ;
It tax payer thinks that com
mis<ioners would be of such ra
of tha anle g‘il‘é“‘; Aole '?;ifié"f:‘-w R
speaks of and we will have it dis
tinctly understood that neither
tax payer nor 'citizen will have
anything to do with it in any
way, for we are I\?,oth too well
kmown already, Most respt,
Citizen,
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.t " Wrong Again. “"’
- A political speaker was attackin
the government of the day witg
more venom than' reason. = A man
et the back of the hall at last cried
eut, “Youlre wrong, sir!” A little
nettled, the orator continued with
out heeding. Presently, in answer
to another strong assertion, came
again, “You’re wrong, sir!” Tle
speaker looked angry,%ut continued
on the warpath. “You’re wrong,
sir!” again rang out. '
Angrily addressing the persistent
one, the orator cried: “Look here!
I could tell this man something
about this government which would
make his hair stand on end!” ;
“You’re wrong again, sir!” came
exultantly from the critic as he
stood up and removed his hat. His
head was as bald as the proverbial
billiard ball.—London Globe.
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i The Finale. i
“It seems to me,” said the Indian
chief as he weatched the white man’s
encrcachments, “that all my property
very soon will be a mental reserva
tion.”—Judge,
Many a girl thinks she has broken
ker heart when she has only sprained
ber {magination.—Life.
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Among all other vices there is mnone
I hate more than cruelty, the extrem
est of all vices.—Mouniaigne.
Sheriff Sales.
GEORGIA—]Jeff Davis County,
WiTl be sold before the court
house of Jeff Davis ‘county, in
iiazlehurst Georgia, ' the usual
place for holding Sheriff’s?sales
of said «ounty, on the First Tues
day in Atgust, which is the 3rd
day, 1909, within the legal hours
of sale, the'hereinafter described
peirsonal property, said proper
ty to be delivered where the
same is now located, .to wit:
Nedr theresidenceof W. H. King.
One 15 horse power engine, Tal
bot fmake. One 20 horse power
réturn tubler ' boiler, one pop
valve, ene steam gauge and
pining, one governor. Said
property levied upon and by
virtue and to satisfy three (3)
attachments fi. fas. issuved from
the county court of Jeff Davis
county. One in favor of Carver
Brothers, one in favor of Lott &
Poer, and one in favor of W. T
Cliett, and against W. H. King,
said property levied upon_as the
property of W. H. King, Defend
ant in attachment, and in his
possession, said property pointed
out by the Plaintiff.
Saidabove described proper
ty having been advertised and
sold according to law, and P. L.
Smith being then and thers the
bestand highest bidder, and said.
P. L. Smitlt having failed ;to pay
the purchazé priceat said sale,
the same is thereof re-advertised
and sold at the risk: of the said
P. L. Smith, the purchaser there
of at said sale. :
This sth day of July, 1609.
. W. H. ELuS,
Sheriff Jeff Davis County.
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Farming lmpliments ior Gals.
I bavein my possession, and
am agent for sane, one and two
two horse Cultvators. Thesé
are great labor-saving maehines
on the firm, and; arve the latest
improved and arg made j:from
the best material’. They adso do
the very best work that can be
done, with farming impliments.
These machines can be bought
within the next 60'days at ictual
coat, for cash. '
I have also, corn and eotton
planters, which will be sold at
cost, within the next 60 da¥s.
Come and sec’them, if Yyou
need anything in this line
el I} J. Fussell,
Hazlshurst, Ga. R. F. I N 0.2
| .- For &gle
We have practically a new Ne.
6 Remington typewriter which
we will selt- for SSO. cash. Write
at'once, National Loan" & Trast
| Company; Tifton, Georgia. ,
':ft@ .~;~- fl@;fu}ff,‘l‘,' 7 T, v ,"\;l% 3Lt ;* j
l& "“‘li last, between F. &
Bray'sand B urst, a watch.
Nickel case with Elgin move
ments. Finder will return same
te Guy Hall, or the News effice
and be rewarded. This May 11th
1909. 2t
5 or 8 doses. 666 G will cure any
case of Chill and Fever. Price 26¢.
'°y ' ¢
- The City Pharmacy,
. W. T. PATRICK, Ptop'r,
I carry a fresh and c_s:pplote‘ lize of Y
Drugs and lledicines.
o7y mmmx%m Ay
Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Etc.
~——Beautiful ling nf—w—
- SOLID GOLD JEWELRY.
! Elegant Ice Cream and Soda Patlor.
‘ I live within & few steps of my drug store, and can
easily be called at any hour of the night by those who
may need medicins after I have closed.
- Don’t Run .
The risk of losing your rights bv not having
your Decds and Mortgagés on Record.
“Every Deed Conveying Land -
Should be Recorded in the office of the
Clérk of'the Superior Courtof tie County
where the sand lies. Record may be
made at any time, but.such deed loses its
priority over a. subsequent recotded deed
from the same vendor,"==Section 36:' 18.
“Mortgages on realty must be.recorded
in the county where the land lies; on per
sonalty, in the ceunty where the mertgager
residesat time of execution.”-Section 27, 26
I wiil re-record at half price any deed
recorded in the old ceunties.
Yours for protection, %
A, J. HERRIAGTON
Peoples Dru¢ Store,
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. MEBICIKES AKD DRUGS.
All Prescriptions Receive Prompt and Carefyl Attentiom,
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A complete stock of all Drug
% Store Sundries,
JEWELRY. JEWELRY!
Just received the prettiestline of Solid Celd Jewelry
' ever seon in Hazlehurat befere; and, Fou will
% find eur prichs right, tee.
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We cafry a fine line of STATIONERY es évory des
cription., When in need of writing moferial -
corie te the X 4
Pecoples Di#ug Store,
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i«‘m. m were 'afini Ent
concern to effer Varnish Stains
to housekeepers.. Oumbel&s Var
nish Srain is eriginal first\made
in 1888, and teday recognized as
the most satisfactery article es
'the kind upon the market. Pee
ples Drugs. Store carries a coma
plete stock,
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