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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
AN UNKNOWN NEGRO KILLED.

Two strange and unknown negroes
appeared in Marietta last Friday and
done some trading at our stores, one
of them bought pistol. On Saturday
morning one of them was found at Nc
Neel'S marble shop, on the platform,
with his skull crushed above his right
ear and in dying condition. DR.. Field
was sent for, but when he got there the
negro was dead. Coroner Lyon had
Sheriff Dunn to summons jury, and
an inquest was held. No facts were
obtainable as to who killed the negro.
An AK was near by and the negroes COM
panion was missings 1t is the SUPPOSE
ton thai his companion killed and
robbed him, and left for parts unknown.
The negro killed was black and came
from Chattanooga. The negro who kill
ed him was yellow and came from Car
tersville. The amount of money taken
by the murder from the dead man was
$3.50. The negro was buried by the
county.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
DEATH OFMRs. W. R. TURNER.

Mrs. Josephine Turner died at the fam
ily residence, on Church street, on last
Thursday afternoon, after many months
of suffering, aged 50 years. She was a
member of the Baptist Church and was
a consecrated Christian. AS wife she
was devoted and faithful, and as a
mother, kind and affectionate. Her
death is sad blow to her husband,
Mr.. w. r. Turner who has been unre-
uniting in his attentions to alleviate
her sufferings and watchful at her bed
side.
She leaves husband and two sons,
Messrs. George Il. Turner and Lewis
Turner and other relatives, to mourn
her demise.
The funeral was held at the Baptist
church on Friday afternoon at 4o'clock.
Rev. S. r. C. Adams, of Newan, con-
Quoted the services, assisted by Rev.
A. J. Morgan, of Acworth. The inter-
ment took place in the city cemetery.
The pail bearers were r. H. North
cult, S. K. Dick, f. w. Boone, T. w.
Glover, H. G. Dobbs and J. P. Legg.
Our sympathy is extended to the be-
reaved family.
"Yes-parting is the bitterness of life
The agony of death-the ban of earth
The inevitable doom-to love-to part
Is the condition of the human heart.
Thank God there is a world where
loved ones meet
In perfect beauty. and unclouded joy,
Where all is love-where parting never
comes
The everlasting rapture to destroy"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
BABY DESERTED BY MOTHER,

Rev. Mr.. Lingle, Presbyterian pastor
at Dalton the other day boarded the
train with two babies in his arms. One
of them was his own sweet baby, the
other poor little deserted thing, She
will not be two until September and
yet her mother deserted her a year ago.
Poor little child she has been sadly
neglected, sometime being left alone
for hours, crying herself to sleep. What
can be sadder than for mother to de-
sert her child? She is sweet, bright,
attractive baby. If any one could have
seen her happiness to-day in the Baby
Cottage of the Decatur Orphans Home.
loved and cared for by christian hearts,
and playing with the twenty other wee
tots they would have thanked God for
such institutions. They are doing for
the neglected ones what Jesus said
suffer the little children to come unto
me-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT,

At a meeting of the Marietta fire de-
partment on last Friday night, it was
agreed to have firemen's tournament
in Marietta on the fourth of July. The
parade and races will take place at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon on the public
square. In the evening a banquet will
be served. committee has been
appointed to wait upon our citizens for
contributions to the banquet. AS our
fire department is voluntary, serving
without pay, and often times running a
good suit of clothes in fighting fire,
surely all will be willing to help the
tiremen in this matter. Day or night,
they respond to the fire alarm, there
fore the least that our citizens can do
is to respond generously to their ap-
peal in this matter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

DR.. Kemp was called to Oakhurst on
Friday to attend Mrs. Alma Snellgrove,
aged about %, who had attempted to
commit suicide by soaking match
heads in water and drinking the same.
He used a stomach pump to good effect
and defeated any fatal results. Mrs.
Snellgrove we are informed is the
mother of one child, is in bad health
and became respondent, and wanted to
get rid of earthly troubles by going to
that bourne from whence no traveller re-
turns. She still contends that she will
end her life and has to be watched.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
THE CANDIDATE.

The path of the candidate is not
strewn with roses, as some people i'm
agine. On the other hand it is said to
be, by men who have had some ex-
perience about this matter, hard road
to travel. 1t requires a man with
kind and gentle disposition to make a
successful candidate. He is subject to
all classes of subscription lists from
the erection of church to the burning
of some fellows barn and he has to
dig up" or quit the drive. Re-
member now when engaged in this
class of work that because man is an
aspirant for office is no reason why he
is bow-legged with money, and if he
doesn't respond as literally as you
think he ought, just stop minute and
calculate how many of the same kind
of documents he has to run up against
in his canvass.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
ST. PIERRE HORROR.

One Of the worlds greatest disasters
occurred in the destruction of st. Pierre,
Island Of Martinique, as result of the
eruption of Mont Pelee. Martinique is
q French possession, one of the Lesser
Antilles, and lies about 425 miles south
east Of Puerto Rico
1t seems that the eruption of Mont
Pelee occurred on Thursday morning,
and was in the nature of an explosion.
The rain of lava, mud and ashes lasted
for only few minutes, but within thai
time St. Pierre was converted into a
veritable hell on earth. Every building
III the city was completely destroyed
and out of a total population of about
10000 only about thirty escaped with
their lives. Many vessels in the harbol
were burned, Or sank in the heavy sea
caused by seismic disturbances.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.

Senator A. S. Clay writes to the edi-
tor of the Journal as follows:
Il am constantly receiving letters in
regard to free rural delivery routes in
Cobb county. Judge Maddox and
went to the Post Office Department and
secured an order placing the entire
county under the free rural delivery
system; this order has already been
signed and put on record, and goes into
effect on July lst. We have given pos
tive instructions that no route be laid
off until that time so that a special
agent, who is skilled in such work, can
take up the entire county on July 1st,
and put the system in operation
throughout the county. 1t will take
probably sixty days to complete the
work, after it commences. We both
thought it best to wait and put the en-
tire county under the system at once
than to do the work by piece-meal
Rest assured that the order will be en-
forced and the entire county will be
under the free rural delivery system by
the first or middle of September. Evil
IDENTIFY, a conflict of views will arise as
to the location of these routes, and
prompt notice of his arrival will be
given in the county papers SO that the
people may confer fully with the special
agent
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Marietta, May 81

Marietta, May 9th, 1902.
Gall meeting, Present, Mayor Joe P
Legg and full board of councilmen.
Proposition from 7. w. Glover in
reference to the cemetery was read.
Councilman G. A. Guyton moved that
the may or and council buy ten acres of
land from 7. w. Glover for cemetery
purposes, and the motion was seconded
by Councilman Malone. Then there
being a majority of the votes cast in
favor of the Glover property the same
was ordered to be purchased at once.
Communication from M. nj. Sessions
in reference to sewerage for Marietta
was referred to the Water Committee.
Petition of M. M. Sessions for extern
ton of time to commence work on the
Street Railway was read and on mo-
tion 30 days extension was given On
motion the matter of amendment on
the franchise was referred to the Or.
dinance Committee. There being no
further business the council adjourned
]. NJ. AUSTIN, Clerk.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC POSITION.
ED.

Owing to the fact that an Atlanta
Sunday School will occupy the grounds
at Winnings next Saturday, the Marietta
Methodist Sunday School picnic has
been called off for next Saturday, and
postponed until Saturday following,
May path. Full particulars will be
announced at Sunday School next Sun
day morning, and printed in Journal
next week.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
NEW CEMETERY.

The Mayor and Council at meeting
Friday night, after discussion of the
different lots for a new cemetery, de-
cided to buy ten acres from Mr.. 7, w.
Glover adjoining the south side of the
present cemetery at $1,000. This will
make the cemetery complete as a
whole, and will not require an addi-
tional sexton. 1t is more convenient for
our people to have it altogether. The
city council will now have lots to sell
and it would be we'll for our citizens to
select their lots and get deeds to them
as soon as they are laid off.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
COMPLIMENTARY.

Mr.. j. II. Murray, Tax Collector
Dear Sir:-YOur final statement of 1901
taxes has been received, examined and
found correct in every particular. l
enclose receipt for voucher and final
payment which closes your account
with the State for 1901. desire to ex-
press my appreciation of your fine work
as tax collector, which has always been
entirely satisfactory to this office. !
commend you as a most efficient and
faithful officer. With best wishes, am
Yours truly,
WIN. A. WRIGHT, Comp. General
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15

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one year for $1.85.
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Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

Valdez has whist club.
 Valdez is to have brass band.
 Ketchikan wants first class hotel.
 sitka has real live poet running at large,
 The Dominion has built trail to Montana creek.
 The last of the government packers have left Valdez.
 Turkeys retail in Skagway at sixteen cents per pound.
 A team of four dogs recently sold for $500 at Valdez.
 A dog pound is one of the new insti- tutions at Valdez.
 seattle-valdez steamers have arrang- ed To-day schedule.
 Three stores were destroyed by fire at Rampant Nov. 1st.
 The Porcupiners are boasting of their fine winter weather.
 The first overland mail of the winter from Nome is now due.
 The revenue cutter Rush made eight cruises in Alaska waters last year.
 The department of the interior will lease no more Islands in Alaskan wat CTS.
 Everyone in Valdez turned out to a grand masquerade ball on New Years Eve.
 Winter in the Klondike, up to Janua- ry 1st, had practically done little busi- ness.
 There is a movement on foot to erect reduction and sampling works at Ketch- ikan.
 The Sea Level Mining company has several thousand tons of ore on the dump.
 A cannery of 10000 cases capacity will be established at Rake Village next spring.
 Sleigh riding parties are an interest ing feature of social life at Valdez at present.
 Oil is said to be found flowing from numerous springs in the Cook Inlet country.
 The first stage to reach White Horse from Dawson this winter, made the trip in 10 days.
 Captain Killgore of the revenue cutter Rush has gone to Oregon to spend a short vacation.
 The new Episcopal church at Valdez was completed in time to hold Christ mas services in it.
 Much complaint comes from Hoonah Village on account of the selling of liquor to Indians.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

Glacier, Miller and other creeks to the west of Dawson, have jdst been tapped by government trails and are reported busy under the operations of 400 to GOO men.
 A very favorable season is reported from Jack Wade creek. Many paying claims were opened up and a number of large nuggets found, some of them reaching value of $500.
 Geo. St. Cyr, the man who was found guilty of killing one Davies, on the Hootalinqua river last year has gone insane and has been sent to the asylum at New Westminster, B. c,
 Andrew J. Stone, the naturalist, ex- poets to spend three years in the Arctic and sub Arctic regions gathering data and specimens for the American Mus cum of Natural History, of New York City.
 The steamer Discovery, thought to have been lost, sailed on the 21st of Dec. from Valdez to the Westward, emitting her usual Juneau schedule, this causing the apprehension for her safety.
 It is probable that more capital will be invested on Prince of Wales Island next season than in any other portion of Southeastern Alaska. The perma- nency of it's copper leads seem to be established.
 The discoYerers of Union creek, in the Koyukuk district, Gillespie and Ed dy, took out between $500 and S9O0 in two days. Gillespie, with the first stroke of his pick, unearthed nugget worth S509.
 ! Morte H. Craig, we'll known Dawson business man, says that the Koyukuk is the coming country, and that several large Dawson firms will put in branch houses there next season, in anticipa tion of a boom.
 Judge Hanford, of the U. S. district court, in Chambers at Seattle, has de- cided that no American can sue the c. P. N Go. on account of claims arising from the loss of the Islander off the coast of Douglas Island last August.
 The stages between Dawson and White Horse are beginning to make good time. The one to arrive at the latter place on Christmas Eve made the distance in six days and eight hours, the quickest time so far made this season.
 A shipment of 1235 pounds of ore from the Bonanza mine on Latouche Island, Prince William Sound, to Taco ma, netted at the rate of s24.60, copper, after deducting S15 per ton for freight, s6 for smelting and cents per pound for refining.
 Several cabins have been erected on Steele creek, in the Montana district, and dirt is being taken from the claims. Two steam thawers are em- ployed on the creek. Most of the pay is on bedrock. The depth varies from 10 to 60 feet.
 Among the most inviting fields for the prospector in Alaska may be men, tioned the upper Tanana and the head waters of the White river. They are practically untouched. Indications point to quite travel in those direc- tions next season.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

c. D. Shaw, formerly of sitka, has started on his first trip with mail from Katmai to St. Michael. He expects to make the trip in 30 days.
 The people of Hoonah Village, by public subscription have raised enough money to secure a physician to look after the smallpox cases there.
 It is rumored that M. L. Sherpy, founder of the Skagway News, is slated to succeed Mir. Ivey as collector of cus toms for the district of Alaska.
 "Kid" West continues to receive po- lite requests from the police to "keep moving" The Seattle authorities were the last to extend an invitation.
 The last issue of the Orphanage News Letter, published at Kodiak, says that the weather in that section is surpris- ing the oldest inhabitants by it's mild ness.
 Petersburg is destined, says the Ketchikan Journal, to become in the near future the town of largest impor- tance between Ketchikan and Douglas Island.
 The Order of Alaska Moose, a secret society which has it's habitat at Valdez, on Dec. 5th dedicated a fine new lodge building which is the property of the Order.
 Two hundred men are working on Henderson creek, in the Klondike, and that stream, almost abandoned by old timers, promises to become great pro- ducer.
 The trading post located at Bates Rapids on the Tanana, last spring, makes the base for supplies for the Tanana district only 50 miles from the diggings.
 The Gladhough mine owners have made a contract with diving concern to raise the s50,ooo worth of copper ore that went down with their wharf last summer.
 There were number of transfers of mining properties in the Prince Will liam Sound country last season some sales ranging as high as S7000 for single claim.
 The surveying party sent North to run line for a railroad from Pyramid Harbor to the interior, at last reports, was camped at. Murphy's flats, g miles above Haines.
 Mat Tomerlin has confessed to the holding up of the Dominion gambling house in Dawson on the 10th of Novem- Der last. He duplicates Wm. Brophy as a partner in crime.
 Messrs. Hendricks and Winde, who recently arrived on the coast from the Tanana diggings, say that surprising results will be obtained from that dis trict next season.
 Ice in Lake Atlin broke up on Dec. 18th, and the mail for the outside was brought out by canoe on Christmas Day. The season so far is unparalleled for it's mildness.
 Hammond creek, new discovery in the Koyukuk country, shows dirt that runs from s2 to s2o to the pan, and the product is exceedingly fine, assaying S19.6o to the ounce.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

A bale of hay was one of the prizes awarded at masquerade ball recently given at Skagway.
 s12OOO worth of machinery was re- gently landed at Virgin Bay for the Gladhough mine.
 Late arrivals from the Koyukuk say that district is the best poor mans camp in the world.
 Union, Hammond, Swift, Nolan and Vermont are now classed as dirt paying streams in the Koyukuk.
 The bench and hillside claims on Chicken creek, in the Forty Mile dis trict, are proving very rich.
 The La Mode Mining company will install hydraulic plant on their Ches- na river property next spring.
 Four hundred mineral claims were located and recorded in the Prince William Sound country last year.
 H.C. Bowdrie, owner of lower discov- cry on Jack Wade creek, has gone out side to purchase mining machinery.
 There are in the neighbor hood of 50 islands in the Prince William Sound, many of these being we'll mineralized.
 A company has been formed in Se- attle for the purpose of constructing and operating large wharf at Val deg.
 It is reported that the Willard group of mines on the Chesna, in the Copper river district, have been sold for S1, ,125,- 900.
 Montana creek basin, 45 miles from Dawson, is now attracting more atten- tion than any other locality in that sec tion.
 A physician has located at Kodiak. He is the only regular M. D. within a radius of several hundred miles of that place.
 Koyukuk miners have petitioned the government to build trail from the Yukon to the center of the main dig gings.
 The Klondike is expected, so say mi ners of experience, to keep up its rec ord of over S2o,ooooOO for next seasons cleanup.
 A north bound Royal Mail team went through the ice between White Horse and LaBarge on the 27th day of December.
 H. Beaumont, who has been at Fort Yukon for the past thirteen years, went South the other day for short visit in the States.
 A statement has been given out at Se- attle that the rates on the White Pass & Yukon R. R. will be cut 50 per cent next season.
 The Dominion government, it is said, will soon resume the carrying of sec ond class mail between skagway and interior points.
 The News says that travel Valdez way is increasing and that many peo- pie are arriving at that port en route to interior points,.
 The steamer Bertha had a narrow es- cape from being wrecked on Montague Island, Prince William Sound, on the night of Dec. 18th.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08
SELECTION OF XMAS GOODS, THIS
Z season, being larger and better than ever bete

cIuding full line of novelties of every descril
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

Games, Dolls, Cut Glass, Chinaware
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

Glacier, Miller and other creeks to the west of Dawson, have jast been tapped by government trails and are reported busy under the operations of 400 to GOO men.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

A very favorable season is reported from Jack Wade creek. Many paying claims were opened up and number of large nuggets found, some of them reaching value of $500.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

The people of Hoonah Village, by public subscription have raised enough money to secure a physician to look after the smallpox cases there.
Douglas Island news., 1902-01-08

c. D. Shaw, formerly of sitka, has started on bis first trip with mail from Katmai to St. Michael. He expects to make the trip in 30 days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19
GERS.

VISIBLE touch typewritIns an tns 'Bhek.
No. 9. 1885,. Ne. 7, $50; 6o.0oo 10 usS'
special holiday prices for cash. w. !.
Russell, general agent. DAllAh TsxsA -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

Meant Pleassnt,--1he FARMERS IN tn'f
eeunty are little late planting ~ scfse4t
~ late eeId HsafScss fAsrs Z ran hf<e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

T'hreekmorton.- -There has hsen ne plow-
ing done on account OF the dreuibi outlook
very bad No corn planted. No old corn
in the county. Corn Is worth 81 per nuSnfl
Present condition Of wheat crap very poo
half what n was last year No eats sorea
10 amount 20 anything.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

Snyder A good rain over portions OF the
same acreage will be planted In corn II
thcre 10 spcugh raln 60 enable the. farmers
s pss pSrsAsl TAs sAsst srSn e not prem s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

Tulia.--'rhere has been very little plow
Ing done In this section Of the country ~
to the present time on account OF the drs
weather, but light rains within the ias
few days have made It possible for the far
mers to begin work, Planting will mol
begin for some time. The acreage In ecrr
and oats will not be increased this year
The acreage In wheat Is almost doubge thsl
OF last year, with good prospects fora fair
Yield. Stock have gone through the Winter
In 1ne condition aud With very small per
centage OF loss. All the feed In the county
VIII be used by the time grass comes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

Rice. The farmers have caught mp with
their Moving. The outlook Is little bad,
on account OF not enough rain In 10
months 10 run In the branches. Corn acre
ago is about the same. The most OF the
much old corn IN cribs aud none IN ware.
houses The prevailing price Of corn has
beep ahont s. ccnts The condition OF wheat
crop Is bad The acreage Is some better
81 FAR. Oats are np but don't look well on
account nf 30 much dry weather. On &C
count ~ feed stunts being 80 high, most OF
the farmers are planting from one 20 nyo
acres IN sorghum.
Corslcana great deal Of blowing hos
been done somewhat retarded hF the
Ppwlng win begin IN ssrnsst now and
ground quickly made ready for planting.