The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-16

sitiOu in this S6&te 1or some SdOtslacVo-
nv reason, no doubt, and his place has
been fllled by ascompetent man.
THE Blakely Reporter hears rumor
that Dawson may offer opposition TO
the election Of Judge Henry @. Shef'
field at the next primary" dtumors
can never be relied on, and thiso one is
no exception TO the rule. Judge ehet-
field hasmany friends and admirers in
Terrell county; and besides, his pres
emit term of office Will not expire until
nearly four years hence.
The Albany Herald truly says "no
town or city can afford to be niggardly
in providing good schools and ample
and comfortable school buildings for
the children within its precincts. j"
Dawson has just voted a 100000 bond
issue for q school building, &nd is no
longer N the pee wee class of towns
from au educational point.
1T is said that Hon. Fondren Mitch
eli will again represent Thomas coun-
ty in the legislature and be a candi-
date for the speakership. Mr.. Mitch
ell is one of the ablest and mest, popu-
lar of theWounger set of state politi-
clans, and it has already heen predict
ed that he will be the next speaker.
similar to that when Senator Bacon
had to go without his breakfast be-
cause Booker Washington was occn-
pying the railroad dining room the
railroads will find themselves con-
fronted with Jim Crow eating-house
laws in the southern states.
THE state prison board has at last
appointed officials for the farm at Mil
ledgeville. A. D. Coombs of Pulaski
succeeds Superintendent Foster, and
Joseph Williams of Appling takes The
place of Whipper Allagood as warden.
Perhaps there'Il now be no more wo-
man beating.
GENERAL SIMON BUCKNER, the tail
of the "sound money democratic ticket
in 1896, is openly supporting the re-
publican candidate for governor in
Kentucky He has merely thrown off
the mask. Neither the democrats nor
the repu blicans have lost or gained
anYthing.
THE new state board of health or
ganized few days ago, and Atlanta
got both frat honor and money. DIR.
W5Llis F. Westmoreland was elected
president and DR.. H. F, Harris was
named as secretary at a salary of $4,000
a year. They ace both residents of
Atlanta.
MANY of the officials of the depart
ment of Justice have been charged
with betraying their trust and comfy
ing against the people they are EN-
ployed to protect, but the attorney
general is enjoying a long vacation
and nothing is being done.
AFTER all, the new Cleveland baby
is not named Thomas Jefferson, but
Francis Grover, after its own father
and mother. The newspapers bad bet
ter consult Grover before proceeding
to name his next baby.
MACON has had d moral spasm, and
it is announced that all Of the gamb-
ling places have been closed. That
means YOU will now have to enter by
the rear door when you want to buck
the tiger in Macon.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES discusses
the race question in more practical
and common sense way than any of the
speakers and writer's who have at
tempted to settle the problem" with
words.
TEDDY, the Terror, is making his
way toward Washington. When he
gets there if he will only close the cav
ern between his chin and nose how
thankful everybody will be.
MISS ABEL, of Salina, Kan, who
won the Buckley fellowship at Yale,
which carried with it $40C in money
and years tuition, at least exempt
fed the power of her name.
ATLANTA received her hrst bale of
new cotton last Wednesday. Atlanta
is slow. Dawson had received more
than 4 ZOO bales at that time.
WHY arbitrate any more? Give the
railroads and other corporations what
they ask for and save time and ex-
pense.
DAWSON set the pace at the opening
of the season. and continues TO lead
the state III cotton receipts.
THOSE Ohio democrats are game