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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
THE COUNTRY POSTOFFICE is PASSING AWAY
Being Sacrificed OProgress Brings
Pang of Regret of Country Life Twelve Thous
and of Have Already Been Closed

extending it as rapidly as possible.
1t justified both by the financial
re is and by the practical benefits
to our rural population; 1t brings
the men who live on the soil in clos
ef lation with the active business
world; it keeps the farmer in daily
touch with the markets; 1t is po-
tential educational force; it en-
hances the value of farm property,
makes farm life far pleasanter and
less isolated, and will do much to
check the undesirable current from
country to city"
A careful reading of these figures
and statements show that the old
country postoffice is fast passing
away and that it will soon be gone
forever. Nearly $4,000 of these
country Offices have already been
closed, and it is stated that 10000
more will be out of business in an
other year. 1t is therefore plain to
be seen that the rural free delivery
system has forever destroyed the
rural postoffice.
The passing away of the neigh
borhood postoffice will bring a pang
of regret to the lover of country
life, and still the progress made
along this line will be hailed with
delight by the farmer who is too
busy in this fast age to send or go
several miles to the nearest office
for his mail. Like the old stage
! coach, it stood in the path of prog.
ress and is being sacrificed to the
demands of progress. If every
thing that is claimed for the system
proves true the change will be q
great convenience to those who arr
the grand reserve supply for the
worlds brain, Drawn and morals =
the country people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
TEXAS CATTLE FOR AFRICA.
ExperiRaents Show That They
Thrive in BOer Land.

A Pensacola Fla, dispatch says the
Liugham Trading and Timber Com
panv of London, which recently in
line of steamers between
Pensacola and South African ports,
has received a contract for handling
100, 900 head of Texas cattle through
that port to South Africa, and the
next vessel of the line, which IS soon
due in Pensacola, will carry large
cargo of live stock
The first steamer of the line, which
went out few months ago, carried
out several hundred of this lot. which
was an experiment on the part OF the
shippers, it being feared that the cat
tie would not thrive in the changed
climate. A cable has now been re-
ceived stating that the entire lot was
thriving ard to commence the snip
ment again. Every vessel of the line
going out will now carry livestock uE"
til the 100000 head are shipped.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
THIS MAN PREFERS STRIPES.
Freedom Has No Charms for This
Queer Fellow.

Freedom has no charms for Fred
erick G. Sims, who has just completed
a tweDty-year term in the Utah peni-
Tertiary, reduced by good behavior to
eleven years, says Salt Lake dis
patch. Rather than go out into the
world again his own master he prefers
the confinement of the prison, with
it's stringent rules and discipline. He
made an appeal to the warden and the
governor that he be permitted to re-
main. The request has been granted
and Sims will continue to look after
the chickens and ducks that roam
around portion of the prison preser-
walton.
A free man, with money in the bank,
Sims never leaves the Enclosure, wears
the grab of a convict and conforms
strictlv to the rigid rules and regula-
tions OF the institution. One of his
SONS, named William, was killed in the
Daly-West mine disaster. An attor-
ney effected a compromise with the
company for Sims, whereby be re-
ceived $1,000 in cash for his sons
death. He gave most of the money
to his daughter, who is divorced and
has children to support.
~ gave her the money!" said Sims
because she needed it more than
l did. have always tried to do
what was right 10 this world. | have
never knowingly done any ore an in
justice. ] an innocent of the crime
for which | was sent here. God knows
| am. have no home. | had once,
but it was taken from me. | have no
one to go to and would rather stay
here -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
WHITE HOUSE EXPENSES.
Big Increase in Appropriation Is
Asked of Congress.

Theodore Bingham, superintendent
of public buildings and grounds in
Washington, in his report to congress
asks for an appropriation of S1Ol, 264
for the white house for the coming
year against 1000 for the present
wear. The report says:
"The recent changes In the white
house have resulted in building far
more expensive to maintain than fer
merlv. The character of the new TT
tings and new furnishings is such that
repairs and replacing will be more ex-
pensive, especially the designed silver
door knobs and escutheons, silver and
Gilt hinges, etc. Hardwood floors and
thing will require extra labor to keep
in order. More help will be needed IN
the laundry, owing to the large family
which occupy the white house, and
the large amount of entertaining
done"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
DANIEL DIES FROM WOUND
Mayor and Prominent Citizen of
I-earv Passes Away.

Mr.. Joe N. Daniel died in Leary
Wednesday morning of septicoemia,
the result of wound inflicted by a
button saw on Friday before.
MIR. Daniel was standing in front OF
the saw when the belt split IN two and
one half of it wrapped around his body
and snatched him on the saw, which
cut a wound seventeen inches long,
entering the peritoneal cavity. After
being cut he seized the parts separated
by the saw and walked to his Office, a
distance of 300 Yards.
Drs. Griffin & Griffin were summon
ed and dressed the wound, taking
twenty-eight stitches. Mr.. Daniel
seemed to be doing fairly well, al
though suffering considerably, until
Tuesday, when septicoemia set in, and
he soon became unconscious, remain
ing SO until death.
He was mayor Of Leary. and man
of won 1erful energy. He leaves 3
wife and three little girls to mourn his
death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
NO BACKWARD STEP.
Judge Griggs Talks of the Next
National Platform.

Congressman GTiggs, who is recog-
nized in Washington and throughout
the north as one of the strong men OF
the south, has been telling the New
York American what sort of material
he thinks the democrats ought to use
in the construction of their next ma
tional platform. Judge Griggs con-
tends that while the next democratic
platform should take no backward step
it should speak with no uncertain
sound on the trusts and tariff. He re-
cards the present tactics OF the repuo-
lican party looking to revision on
the tariff and the trimming OF the
claws of the trusts as mere pretense
and bluff, and says that the only hope
of relief of the people from the trust
evil lies in the democratic party.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
ROBBERS GET $4,000.
United States Car Robbed of That
Much in Silver Bars.

An Alma Gordo, N. M, dispatch
saws that somewhere between that
place and Ell Paso, Tex, a United
States bonded car in transit from the
Ell Paso smelter TO Chicago, loaded
with 600 bars of silver bullion, has
been entered by robbers and eighty Of
the bars stolen.
At Jarillo Junction the broken seal
was discovered and an investigation
revealed three Mexicans in the car.
When an attempt was made to eject
them they pulled knives and a lively
fight took place in which the crew
drove away the robbers.
At Dog Canyon Sheriff Hunter saw
three MexicaHs who took to the brush.
A call to halt was answered by fusi'
lade. a runulng fight ensued. The
sheriff shot one Mexican through The
heart. The two others escaped, but
posses are after them. Officials are OF
the opinion that the bonded car was
entered just outside Ell Paso by rob-
bers, who threw the bars out of the
car to be gathered up by cOnfederates.
The value of the bullion Is estimated
at $40 600.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
A $4,000 FIRE.
That Is What 1t Cost This Man
to Toast His ShinS.

1t isn't every man who can sit down
in his library and toast his shins be-
fore a FIRE that cost $4,000. That, how
ever, is what MIR. G. f. Spalding of
Springfield, Mass, did few days ago.
The coal was getting low in Mr..
Spalding's bin, so he thought he would
economic on that article and at the
same time have cosy ire by burning
a number of old books for which he
had no use. After the had concluded
his book burning he discovered that
he had consigned to the flames two
rare cid volumes worth $4,000 each
and which cannot be duplicated. MIR.
Spalding is now of the opinion that
his .economizing on coal was rather
costly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04

In his official report to congress
the postmaster general, in discuss
ing the rural free delivery system,
says:
1.-THE receipts of the postoffice
department for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 last amounted to $685.
848, O47.25, an increase of $40, 216,-
352.S7 over the preceding year, the
largest increase known in the histo-
ny of the postal service. The mag
nitude of this increase will best APP
pear from the fact that the entire
postal receipts for the year 1860
amounted to but So, 6l8, O67.
"Rural free delivery service is no
longer In the experimental stage;
it has become fixed policy. The
results following its introduction
have fully justified congress in the
large appropriations made for its
establishment and extension. The
average yearly increase in postoffice
receipts in rural districts of the
country is about 2 per cent. We
are now able, by actual results, to
show that where rural free delivery
service has been established to such
an extent as to make comparisons
the yearly increase has been upward
of 10 per cent.
"On November I, 1909, II, $50
rural free delivery routes had been
established and were in operation,
covering one third of the territory
of the United States available fol
rural free delivery service. There
are now awaiting the action of the
department petitions for the estab
lishment of 10, 748 additional routes
This shows conclusively the want
which the establishment of the ser
vice has met and the peed of further
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
LAWSUIT OVER A TREE.
Gen. Benning's Daughters Plead
for Sycamore He Planted.

A Columbus, Ca, special says large
sycamore tree which has stood for
many years on upper broad street, in
front of the home of the late General
Henry L Benning cold Rocky, now
occupied by his daughters, has gotten
into the courts in rather peculiar
manner.
The city has been doing some street
improvement work on that block OF
Broad street. The Misses Benning
claimed that the street was being cut
down unnecessarily, and that the curb
line was laid so close to the sidewalk
that the roots of the sycamore tree
and also line of oaks in front of the
residence were being cut, with the
probable result that the trees would be
killed. They allege that the street
can be improved without the grade be-
ing reduced or the roots of the trees
being disturbed. Through their at
torneys, Goetchius g. Chappell, they
resorted to injunction proceedings to
compel the city to discontinue their
work. Judge Butt granted a tempo
rary injunction and set February IA as
the time for the city of Columbus to
show cause why the injunction should
not be made permanent. The question
raised is an interesting one, as che
city has begun very extensive improve
ment work of this character, it being
Planned to improve every important
street in the city.
In their petition Misses Benntng
say that the sycamore tree was stand
ing in front of the lot when their faith
err bought it; that it is of great beauty
and furnishes grateful shade, and
makes the property more valuable.
They allege that the citY's plan OF i'm
proyement on that block contemplates
digging down the street 2 or feet,
which would make access to the prop
erty difficult.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
BIG ORCHARD IN SUMTER.
Half a Million Trees to Be Plant
ed by a Syndicate.

There will soon blossom in Sum-
ter county the largestindlvieual peach
orchard in Georgia if not in the United
States. Capt. H. c. Bagley of Atlanta,
Judge George F. Gober, N. A. Ray
and others have organized the Bagley-
Gober Orchard Company, and will be-
gin Immediately the planting of half a
million peach trees. The COM
pany is capitalized at 100000, one
fourth of which has actually been paid
in. Three thousand acres OF magnifi-
cient red level land comprising the
Bagley, Ray and Livingston planta-
tions, is already owned by the company
and pronounced by experts highly
adapted to fruit culture. Two lines of
railroad traverse this splendid tract
and the new town of Bagley will be
established with all facilities for hand
ling fruit shipments, including a large
refrlgerating plant. Judge Gooer,
already one of the most successful
fruit growers of Georgia, inspected the
lands recently to his entire satisfac-
ton. Already the company has placed
orders for half million trees and let
contracts for planting. This mammoth
orchard will be within two miles OF
Americas on the Central of Georgia
railway. It's embellishments expected
to give great impetus to peach cul.
tire in this immediate section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
UPSET BY SOUTH'S CRITICISM
Roosevelt Doesn't Like Attacks
for Receiving Negro Women.

A Washington dispatch says Pre- ST.
dent Roosevelt has talked about the
negro question to nearly eyerYb ody
WAC has come to see him, and the i'm
preston conveyed was that he is
considerably upset about the alta clzs
which have been made upon him in
the southern papers. He was particu-
larly aggrieved at the editorials criti-
cislng him because some negro women
were invited to the reception at the
white house Thursday.
One ofthe southern papers has print
ed "a cartoon representing the presi-
dent introducing several big negro
women to the foreign ambassadors, the
whole party bowing and scraping and
expressing delighS at meeting them.
Many other papers have printed edito-
ri2ls asserting that no southern man
can afford to associate with the presi
dent, and that he should be treated as
if he were a negro official.
The president does not enjoy this
criticism.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
THE STATE WILL SUE
TO RECOVER Land LOTS.
LAND IN SOUTH GEORGIA is ALLEG.
Ed TO BE ILLEGALLY HELD.
Governor Terrell Enters Into Contract
With Attorneys, Who will Bring Suit
to Recover rs Lots Of Land.

An Atlanta dispatch says that. Gov
ernor Terrell has entered into an i'm
portant and interesting contract with
John W. HaYgood and B. B. Cheney
of Irwin county, aud Eldridge Cults of
Wilcox county, three attorneys, who
propose to file suits in the name of the
state to recover possession of about
seventy-five lots of land in counties in
the southern part of the state, which
were set apart by the Legislature near
ly 100 years ago for educational pur-
poses.
In 1918 the legislature passed an act
setting apart lots Nos. 10 and loo in
svery surveyed district "for the edu-
cation of poor children. Few of these
lots were ever used for this purpose,
and in the meantime squatters have
taken them up and passed them on
from generation to generation. In
many instances they have been sold.
and in several instances by the sheriff
for taxes.
Now Governor Terrell proposes to
recover all of this property, that is.
possible of recovery, and to use it for
the purpose for which the legislature
intended it.
The seyentY-five lots in question are
located in Appling, Baker, Berrien,
Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Early,
Echols, Irwin, Miller, Mitchell, Thorn
as, Pierce, Ware and Worth counties,
and are numbered 10 and 100, under
the old system in the surveyors dis
trict in which they are located. Un-
der the contract signed by the govern
or the attorneys are to assist the at
torney general in fling and conducting
the litigation, and they are to receive
Is per cent Of the amount recovered,
the state to be put to no expense ex-
cept court costs.
Governor Terrell estimates that he
will be able to secure about 0,000
from this source for the school funds
During his administration as attorney
general he recovered two of these lots
and they were sold for $500 each.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
GLAD SHERMAN BURNED.
And Was Arrested i'm Atlanta for
Saying So.

For declaring in loud, vociferous
tones on Marietta street in Atlanta
that he was "glad Sherman burned
Atlanta and behaving very disorder
ly in other ways, William Hardness, a
drummer who had been stopping at the
Aragon hotel, was arrested and sent to
the station house, where he was lock-
ed up. He was required to put up
sIO.75 by Officer Phillips, who made
the arrest, and Saturday morning be
forfeited the bond by not appearing in
court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
NEW FEVER LINES.
Notifications Are Adopted for
the Quarantine.

The secretary of agriculture as
Washington have issued special or
ders modifying the Texas fever quar-
antine line for the states of California,
Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, North
Carolina, Virginia and the territory
of Oklahoma. These orders move the
line from the state borders and adopt
the line established by the state and
territorial authorities, who agree to
cooperate with the department in the
enforcement of the quarantine restric-
tions. Such restrictions for the state
of Texas and the territory of Oklaho-
ma went into effect January l, 1903,
but for the remainder of the states
namedgoes into effect February l.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
TREASURY VAULT ON STRIKE.
Treasurer Park Had Trouble Get
ting into States Cash Box.

1t was after II O'Clock Wednesday
when State Treasurer Park finally got
into the big vault in she treasury,
where the cash and the books are
kept.
The vault was due to open at nine
O'Clock, the clock being set for that
hour every day, but when the effort
was made to open the door it positive
ly refused to work. All sorts of caox
ing was tried both by the tr easurer
and Captain G. T. Furlow, but without
the slightest indication of success, and
after a short time it was decided to
send out for locksmith.
The services of Locksmith Heinz
were secured, and he went to work on
the vault about 10 o'clock. 1t proved
quite stubborn, and for two hours re-
fused to yield to all his efforts. But
shortly after II o'clock he landed it,
and the big door swung open.
1t seems that one OF the "tumblers"
tout of order and refused to tumble,
as it should have done. The lock-
smith finally coaxed it down and this
released the lock. The rear of the
lock was then taken of and little oil
put on the obstinate tumbler so that in
future it is expected to do its duty
promptly on time.-Atlanta Constitu-
tiOn
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
SAY THEY WERE SURPRISED
Prohibitionists Were Not Expect
ing Dispensary Victory.

The Columbus Ledger quotes a citi-
zen of Stewart county as follows con-
corning the recent dispensary election
in that county:
"The situation down in Stewart is a
little peculiar, said one of the visi-
tors to the cicy few days ago. 'Last
August an election took place in that
county, and with practically 20 organ
lied effort the county went dry by an
overwhelming majority. What sur
prised us most was about 150 negroes
came up and voted the dry ticket.
in the election for or against dis
penssries, which took place some days
ago, the dispensaries won by MAORI
tv of 322 votes. After the result last
August the dry men felt very conf
dent. and of course they were badly
surprised when the votes were count
ed, showing that dispensaries had won
by such large majority. Now they
are claiming that hundreds of voters
in the county did not know anything
a bout the election, and so were not ~
the polls. rhe dispensaries at both
Lumpkin and Richland will be opened
up at once. and the people are watch
ing the experiment with good deal
of interest.
Mr.. o. E. Daniel has been elected
salesman for the Lumpkin disDen-
sary and Mr.. r. S. Bell will have
charge of the one at Ricnland.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
TO FIGHT PEAR BLIGHT.
Prof. Waite Coming to Assist
ance OF State EntOmOlOgist.

The Atlanta News says that State
Ent0mologist Scott has received word
from Professor Waite of the agricult-
ural department al Washington stating
that he would visit Georgia this week
and endeayor to put stop TO the pear
blight which is playing havoc in the
orchards of Georgia.
Professor Waite will give practical
demonstrations in pruning pear trees
at Calhoun aid a number of orchards
in south Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-02-04
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER.
'uth Georgia Cattle Com pany
Is in Hard Luck.

" d. Manlove has been appointed
E'eiVer of the South Georgia Cattle
apany, which is capitalized at
TwO,OOO and owns $4,000 acres of
|au In Georgia and Florida. The
|4el Office of the company is in In
,uapolis, and Indiana men are large
u'erested in the enterprise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-08
GOT HIS MAN.
Constable ~Ruggenberg Assists in the
Arrest of the Alleged Thief.

Constable Ruggenberg Assists in the
Arrest of the Alleged Thief.
Constable John R~uggenberg, of
Evans, has in times past been COM
PEELED to call upon Oskaloosa peace
officers for assistance in the discharge
of his duty, but not until Tuesday
evening has he had the opportunity of
repaying the favors that the Oskaloosa
officers have melted out to him. John
happened to be in the city Tuesday
Afternoon and was walking along on
First avenue west in the vicinity of
the Bee Hive store when some sort
of a commotion attracted his atten-
ton. A number of clerks of the place
we're endeavoring to overpower a fell
low who had evidently been caught in
some misdemeanor and was trying to
make a "get away" John entered his
in the affair and took
charge of the fellow. He was taken
before Squire Kendig and complaint
formally entered against him. The
fellow gave the name Of ". Dillon. He
had tried to steal a coal bucket.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-08
LEIGHTON.

We have had very nice mild whit err
weather.
Mrs. Ollie Oswandel has improved
in health in the last few days.
Our school commenced again last
Monday with a small attendance.
Arthur Voyce remains about the
same. He still has quite a severe
cough.
VIM. Furgeson is very sick. His
demise is expected at any time. He
is unconscious part of the time.
Chick Barnes and wife are made
glad because of their baby being a
girl. She was born January 1.
Miss Emma Riggs has been having
a severe attack of infiammatory rheu-
matism for the past week. She is
improving some now.
Geo. Wiersma, who has been in
poor health for several years, has
not been as well as usual for a week
or two. He contracted a severe cold
Pleasant Hill school where Miss
Laura Shoemaker is teaching Is near
ly broken up on account of sickness.
There were only five or six attended
last week out of ar enrolment of 80
Frank Price and wife and five
children, of Wayland, Mo-, and Geo.
Voorhees, and wife and two children,
of Des Moines, and Mrs. Eugenia 0s-
wandel, Clifford and Lucretis Voor
hees also of Des Moines, ate dinner
New Years with W. d. Voorhees, and
wife. Their other two children e.
M, of Peoria, Ills, aud Mrs. j. 8.
Mackaman, of Salina, Kans., ex-
pected to have been here but we're
detained at their homes.
Marquis Vandyke, of ValleyJunction,
and Tincie Moody, of Black Oak
township, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Moody, were married
on New Years evening at FIVE O'Clock
at the residence of the BRIDES par
ents, Rev. Henry Tysse officiating
Mr.. Vandyke is a fireman on the
Rock Island. May they always have
a full supply of the requirements to
run their life's train up all grades
and never have a collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Yer Ploeg had
their annual family reunion on New
Years day. All their children, five
sons, Neal, of Oskaloosa, Henry, of
Brooklyn, and Leonard, Conard aud
Krine at home, and daughters Mrs.
Ida Moody, of Scott township, Mrs.
Minnie Ramey, of Newton, Mrs. Kate
Wander WAL, of Oskaloosa and Mrs
Jennie Clark, of Marion county, and
their families. The sous have no
families (but some of them are about
old enough.) With a few other rela
tives there were "a present. There
is no %disputing the question of their
having a good time.
Jan, 6. Nor II GIEL.