The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-25
TO SETTLE OWNERSHIP.
There Is $4,000 Involved - News
From VaIdOsta.

There Is $4,000 Involved - News
From VaIdosta.
Valdosta, Ga, April 24.-Quite an in
teresting law suit was filed in the
Superior Court here to-day, being
brought for the purpose of settling a
dispute between w. N. Harrell and NJ.
NJ. Smith over commissions amounting
to $4,000 from a Yale of land some
time ago to parties in Wisconsin.
1t is understood that this money is
on deposit in the First National Bank
OF this city, both having notified the
bank not to pay the money to the
other. The bank desires to know to
whom the money should be paid and
hence the suit.
Some time ago Wisconsin parties
bought two large tracts in Florida
from the Winn-Ashley Land Co. and
the S. l.. Varnedoe Land Co. The
deal was made by Mr.. M. NJ. Smith,
who resided in Florida. Mr.. w. N.
Harrell, of this city, was residing in
New York at the time and claims to
have hunted UP the purchasers and
TO have effected the sale, all but show
ing them the property. Mr.. Harrell
also claims that he had an agreement
with Smith, and that they were really
partners in the transaction. Mr. Smith
claims otherwise and wants all of the
money. Messrs. Harrell and Smith are
brothers-in-law and the suit has oc-
casioned some surprise on that ac-
count
Maj. Lee WILLY of Savannah, vice
president of the Travellers Protective
Association of America, was in the city
yesterday and to-day working up a
post of that organization among the
travelling men and wholesale merchants
of this city. A number of names were
secured and quite a good post was
organized here tonight.
People who came up from Lake Park
to-day state that several miles from
the city they saw a negro man har-
messed up to pillow, while his wife
was breaking up the ground" with
him. A 10-year-old boy was dropping
the seed in the ground behind the pillow.
Some investigation reveals the fact that
the negro decided to farm and had
no mule, so he decided to take the place
of the mule himself. He has plowed
his patch twice already and he has
a bright outlook for a good crop.
The Valdosta Park Commission,
which has charge of raising money
for the new park, have nearly finished
their canvass and a little over 81 10000
has been raised to be used in begin
ming work upon the twelve acres of
land recently rendered the city for
park purposes. The land has a pref
ty creek running through it and the
growth of trees and shrubbery make it
we'll fitted for such a purpose. Besides
the money which has been raised by
popular subscription, the City Council
has pledged itself to spend from $3.50
to $500 a year until the place is in
first-claSs condition
The colored farmers of Lowndes
county are not to be outdone by their
white neighbors in so far as trying to
improve their condition is concerned.
To-day a large number of them are
having a conference at Pine Park,
Prof. r. R. Wright of Savannah being
present to speak to them and encour-
age them in their agricultural efforts.
Some of the leading negroes here are
very much enthused in their efforts to
weed out the loafing element in their
race, and they feel that the Industrial
channels are the best ways in which
to direct their efforts.
The Vandosta Videttes will go to Al
bany next Tuesday with about forty
or fifty men. They will travel on a
special train over the Atlantic Coast
Line. The company is the senior COM
pany of the First Battalion of the
Fourth Regiment, so it will be given
the place of honor in the procession.
OF the thirty-odd companies to be pres
ent the Videttes will be at the head.
Capt. Fender has been drilling his men
for some time, and they expect to make
a good showing.