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ME CLARKE COUNTY COURIER. VOLUME IV—NUMBER 60. ATHENS, GEORGIA! SEPTEMBER 9,” 1904. PRICE 60 CENTS A YEAR The Courier Editor At The World’s Fair. A Few of the Things That an Observant Eye Takes in. Sin in Abundance. The Beautiful Farms Enroute. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 8, 1904. Dear Courier:—Ever since our early boyhood we have had a great desire to visit "the wild and wolly west.” It was brought on by a desire from reading of Buffalo Bill and the red skins, and as we used to ponder over our geography and read of the Ohio ' river and the great father of wa ters, the Mississippi, our young mind would rush ,out in eager an ticipation of the time when we could see these things with our own eyeB, and so the opportunity was at last offered us and on last ' Friday evening we boarded the "a Southern Railway and as if on the wings of jthe wind we were sped over that smooth road, with its excellent equipment and cour- ' teous employees * until we reached Chattanooga, Tenn., . and were then transferred to the Queen' & Crescent through one of most picturesque sections of our court try until we reached |r -Lauiaviile and we really fq&nt home when tq we got aboard, .tite old Southern, one of the best roads this country was attracted by^^^ranrtiful level oountry, producing the corn that feeds the world. As-youpaBs along field after field of corn, luxurious and fine is seen as far as the eye can reach, with now and then a field of tobacco whioh relieves the monotony. Of course we notioed a scaroity of cotton as none grows up this way. The horses and cattle were all well- kept and fine, and the famous Kentucky blue grass, in pastures miles and miles of green made us think that no wonder the western section was so rich, on account of its fertility, and we see now why it was that Horace Greely said "go weBt, young man.” And this too is the reason why the cities scattered here and there are so rioh. We reached St. Louis on Satur day night and as the next day was Sunday we expeoted to rest and see the oity, and when Sun day oame it was like any other day, with the exception of the ringing of a ohuroh bell now and then. Stores of every kind are open including bar-room, dry goods, clothing, etc. The whole sale houses and better class of course keep dosed. It is foreign ers altogether who have no regard for the Sabbath. Then there are.the beer gardens, of whioh we have heard so much. We were told that Gormans and their families must have their beer, and they go to these places where they can enjoy themselves. This may be true in a few instan ces, but the majority of the beer gardens throughout St. Lonia are ■imply to sell beer and promul gate licentiousness' ^nd to satisfy a low-flung lust. They are of the devil’s own maie and are no more nor less than lewdness in its mAt malignant form. v Monday was labor day and the unions of this oity celebrated it by pkrades, snd like the negroes of the Seuth^the day was fraught Normal Schoo Opened Tuesday The tenth session of the Nor mal School opened on Tuesday mornings with the largest attend ance in the history of the sohool. Pres. Branson made the open ing address, having arrived in the oity Monday greatly improved in health tq the delight of his many friends. On account of the limited ca pacity of the dormitories quite a number of the Btudents had to get lodging , with private'families. They will continue to cqme for several days -and it rtay yet he a hard nrattar.to get tlfem all -aw' commodated with lodging places. TheiSlcaB quite ajwmber.-of citizens present at the opening exercises.. Pres. Branson is de lighted with the way everything is working. - . “Factinal Politics And Business.” i A Fabian Diatribe From The Athens Banner, In the Nature of a Moral, or Rather Politico-Commercial Proclamation. Our self-esteemed co-temporary] mischief made the greater by suc- “The Athena Banner,” though in ; cess should finally become irre- the exercise of its own chosen rule of journalistic conrtcsy and policy. elects to treat the Courier wtt£ know full well that the factional silent contempt, yet we arenot so —*— - ■ • sensitive about snob trifling ljttlu parable. t Don’t the Editor of The Banner polities he makes reference to is kept-up by the partisan adminU* matters as that, - * ss not tc jtration of our municipal govern- commend our arrogant neighbor nient by the faction now in pow- Are We To Have No tart? What Dees It All Mean? The People are Sorely Disappointed at the Failure of Judge Russell to Reconvene Our Superior Court. when on the right line and To take issue with it when it is wrong. It may be that The Banuev would prefer us to treat it like wise with silence, but it occurs to .ub that ours is th6 best jgplicy «r? Does he expect, oS>.advise that our people acquiese or become harmonized under snoh a condi tion of affairs? The Banner Editor may think that such would help our town in It is to your, vntereBhtq.buy, of yiew - d interest Bnd Paints where you can gan-te^est, ^^ ir ^ tive of his wp „ and that place is John I.. Ar-1 itlJWn pwti „ n ^j„; - •MOr of and then let our readera do Hia gts material welfare, but a yery contempt aot. large majority of our people do The Banner of the 2nd met under the above heading, cocj, tained an editorial, which for.tbs want of a better term migj)t' be styled a Fabian,editorial, and one whioh containld mj^jlU reading between tbe'lines. ■ . The ever smooth,.not tbj&ay facetious,- editor of The Banner, than whom no stronger partisan wields an editorial pen,’ assumes in' thia remarkable effusion ixt his pen,- to read the, citizens of our lommuhity a moral, or r*£ politico-commercial, leci the growth and prosper! oity, as affected bylour-aunicnml ejections,- whioh is an advisory proclamation from his own st-aiid- not think so, and consider that our govenment run under Buch conditions is more hurtful than beneficial to all interests of oar oity. God save our Athens, when our people, through the advice of the Banner, or for any other reason, gain their consent to acquiesce in, or harmonize with, mal-govern- ment and corrnption simply because it has triumphed in a municipal election. We are at a loss to know what the Banner Editor is aiming at, jmleSa it be to protect and defend - his faction, the one in power, and to try and indnee the people to 'make as little complaint of their acts' and doings as ssible. The lag Battle At What was the object of assem bling the “Tin Soldiers” from all over the country, North, South, East and West, upon the historic battle field at Manassas, to en- gage in the farce of a “tag bat tle?” Was it to accustom those kid- gloved and luxury provided mili tiamen to the smell of gnn powder and to inure them to the hardships and privations of war times? From the news which comes from this sham battle field as to the dissatisfaction over the at tempt at mixing np black soldiers with bines and browns, it would suggest, that this is a presidential year, and that the victory won at the “tag battle at Manassas” may prevAt-'Cne for - Roosevelt and the Republican party. I Notwithstanding matters of importance, snob as affect the good name.and fair reputation of Athens and Clarke county were being investigated by the grand jury at the spring term of onr court; and norwithstanding this investigation was interrupted and left in an unfinished condition by reason of the sadden adjournment of court by Judge Henry, leaving it to be reconvened by Jndge Rus sel] ; and notwithstanding the grand jury were not allowed time in which to make the usual ex amination into and report- upon onr couuty affairs, and which ia required both by law and the oaths of the grand jurymen; and notwithstanding ourjury box has Tried to Kill His Wife and Daughter. Last Friday night Ben Davia, col., came near killing his daugh ter. He was drank and on going home began to abuse his family, beating his wife severely and then running his daughter out in the yard then seizing her up in bis arms threw her over an embank ment into the S. A. L. cut whioh was near the house. * The girl was badly hurt but miracuously ea- oaped death. Davis was arrested and bound over to the oity oourt for his offense. with riots and fights. St. Louis is a tremendous oity, but her people are genial and cor dial and do everything they can to make your stay pleasant. The street ears are larger than the largest car in Athens, and during the day they run to the fair, nearly Beven miles and there are two care to the block going, and two ooming, or a ear passes a.giv- en point every 10 seconds, and yet they oannot near aooommodate the- surging, teeming naasa of hu manity that is in the'great oity. I attended the fair today, and the dazziiug briliianoy of every thing is so fresh as I write tonight that my mind oannot ‘grasp it, so will have to give it in broken doses. If you hear any oue say that there is more drunkenness in Athens than there ii in St. Louis yon tell them that is not true, as you see them drank on all hands, bnt the police seldom interfere. We are told that this oity is about owned by the polios force, and what they say goes. It is the most wide open town we have ever seen, and sin and wickedness as amongst men and women abound even 'neath the light of the sun, not waiting for the moon even to hide it. J. E. Gaud*in. The Banner failB, or perhaps in tentionally neglects, in this writ ing, iff take into account the fact that municipal victories won through corrupt influences and questionable methods are but an emboldened continuance of the corruptioniste, which are, unques tionably, serious barriers to good, honeBt government and commer cial prosperity, which cannot and should not receive the acquiescence and endorsement.of agood, hon est and well.wishing citizenship, but on the contrary should receive continued opposition less the rkndoiitajfiT!' why claiming as it does to be guardian and champion of the best interests of onr oity and its people, shuts its eyeju and is as silent as the grave aoout many existing and notorious evils which now afflict our city in the mal administration of our municipal government. Write again Mr. Editor of the Banner, but it is to be hoped that you will write on a different line, and with awakened convictions as toyour public, journalistic dieties. And then we will write some The Hoggins China House car ries the best stock of Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Tinware, En- amelwaro, Knives and Forks, nimerr- JSW^W^fnrnif. Athens. Call and see us. Poor Little Crap Shooters. The inquiring minds of*an anx ious and interested oitizenship, causes them to halt long enough in the busy whirl of life to quire, why our gallant and ever watchful police force are ever on the alert for the poor little uegro erap shooters who hie themselves to some secluded spot in the woods or on the river bank, where they ean enjoy their little game with- out disturbing the peace and good order of out oity. Then when these ignorant colored minors are rushed upon and eaptured by a gallant band of blue-coatcd and billet armed cops, they are para ded and tried before His Majesty, the Lord Mayor, with as mnofa pomp and show of outraged and offended law as if the whole James family had been surrounded, cap tured and brought to trial, that j same inquiring nature, these anx ious citizens are disposed to push their inquiries somewhat further and to ask, why all this zealous and bombastic discharge of duty in looking after and looking out these little uegro offenders, when onr mayor, every member of our city .council, and every policeman on our oity force are well aware that there are open and notorious gambling rooms right here in our city’s midst and the offenders of the law, who occupy and conduct these rooms are, apparently, ai safe from interference or moles tation as if they were daily and nightly conducting a union prayer meeting. These anxious iuquiriug citi zens, think it very strange that these things should so be, and do not believe such a state of affairs will help build our new hotel, or The City Schools Opened Wednesday. The public school system of the the city opened up Wednesday morning and the prospects for the term were never brighter. Superintendent G G. Bond has been hard at work for the past several days issuing tickets and arranging the grades at the differ* ent schools. This year the Board of Educa tion has adopted the state uni formity list and there is a change in the book svstern. Fruit Jars and Jelly Tumblers for everybody at The Huggins China House, Broad street. the world might be made to rest the Carnesville road, or materially in peace ever afterwards by tho»r -/rd our Chamber of Commerce in electrocution. * ti efforts ft r the upbuilding of Giving full andfree vent to this For Sale. 0 rtom house, outhouses, sta bles, servants house, large lot, well fruited, well-watered, ou main artery leading into the oity. For sale or exohange for lands in the oountry, ten uinntes walk to poatoffio*. Apply at this offloa. our city. The Board of Trustees of the University have called a meeting for the 16th of this month. There will he sovoral matters of impor tance to oome before the board. Now is the time to do your fall advertising, place an ad in The Courier. Broke His Arm, Mr. Bob Kirkpatrick while at work iu the office of Mr. Billups Phinizy on last Monday morning happened to a' very serious accb dent. He was doing some paint ing in the office and was standing on a scaffold eight or ten feet high, when he became overbal anced and fell breaking his right arm about two inches from the shoulder blade. The arm was set and dressed by Dr. Matthews and it will disable Mr. Kirkpatrick for several weeks. not been revised in several years, when the law says it shall be done every year; and notwithsta.vdi.vu members of this undischarged grand jury have made an appeal to Judge Russell to reconvene the court that they might finish their work; and xotwishstanuing citi zens of Athens have united in this reqnest that the stigma which has been cast upon our city might be met and dealt with, and her good name be preserved by proof of the truth or falsity - lhe charges ihade: h-ta’ uixo our ^MxytwjslijrelijtYorced -W-st un due ’business, ' • j:—.?**--, • -anies iu Antr‘ hli election was ol ^ fraudulent and cor rapt influences and methods, and that too when,as he values bis good name and reputation he should and has a right to demand an investigation; and notwith standing certain parties who are deeply interested in the investiga tion instituted by the grand jury have told it arouud that Jndge Russell had been seen and that. the court would not be recon. vened; and notwithstanding Judge Russell stoutly denies this charge, and has said to several of our citizens that he would most certainly call the court together and let the grand jury go on and finish its work, yit nevertheless Judge Russell has not called the court together, up to this writing. What now have the people of Ath ens and Clarke county to say, about the way their city and county affairs have been treated? It is up to the people now, to say and act in this matter. Miss Isabel) Thomas of this city and Mr. Richard W. John ston, of Macon, were married Wednesday at jioon at the home of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. W. Thomas on Milledge avenue. Only members of the iinmeWate family were present. Business School. Rooms in Denpree Hall. Opon Monday, 6th of September. Book keeping, Typewriting, Shorthand. For terms apply to 0. A. LUSTER. Has Bought The Controlling Interest. Mr. J. C. Cooper has purchased a controlling interest in the Ath ens Ice aud Coal Company, of this city and has been elected secre tary, treasurer and general man ager aud has taken active charge of the ice plant. Hois connected with the Atlan- lanta Oil and Fertilizer Company' in the capacity of vice president aud is president of the Oconee Oil and Fertilizer Company of this citr. WANTED—Ail experienced sales lady at once. Apply at once to E. Buchwald. Rev. F. A. McMillan who has been conduoting religious services at the corner of Baldwin and Mitchell streets left last Sunday afternoon for his home in Atlan ta. He said that he would come ■gain in a few week*.