The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11

able and useful member of congress.
The Missouri PaciIic, the Frisco,
the Burlington, the Rock Island, the
Central of Georgia and the Southern
are the latest railway consultations
credited to Mr. Morgan. Verify, that
barbed wire fence will soon follow.
says the Cedartown Standard since
the process of absorbing the earth is
little matter we'll nigh accomplished.
A COMPANY has been formed in
Mexico to operate a line of airships
between that country and this. The
termini of the line, says the Savannah
News, are the City of Mexico and
Washington, D. c., where the con-
crosses of the two countries meet, and
where hot air may be had in unlimited
quantities at small cost.
THE Ladies Memorial Association
will be very fortunate if Hon. Pleasant
A. StoYall of Savannah accepts the in
vltatiop to deliver the address in Daw-
son. He is a most scholarly and elO-
quent Georgian, and the events and
heroism of those days which the south
land reveres would be ably and patri-
otically pictured.
MACON'S council has appropriated
81 900 TO put the grounds in proper or
der for the State Fair next fall. Ma
con has taken hold of the matter right
TO give the state the greatest fair 1t
has had o several yetrs.
In the face of his letter to the At
lanta Constitution Teddy is still rough
riding. He has again named Crum,
Notwithstanding his failure of confr-
nation by the senate, as collector at
Charleston.
MAYOR HOWELL of Atlanta has
started movement to secure from the
state Legislature an appropriation of
$50 900 to be used for Georgia exhibit
at the worlds fair in ST. Louis. How
much will the mayor give?
JEFFRIES and Corbett have been
matched for scrap for the champion
ship in July. The search for the solar
plexus will not be circumstance t.
the battle of words we will have in the
meantime.
ALBANY has organized a board Of
trade with 23l members. The trouble
will be in getting them all to stick
and work for the town. If they do
Dawson would like to get the recipe.
EVERY town in Georgia IS talking
about Greater This or That" They
must make themselves greater If they
would have it done. The other fellows
won't do it for them.
A TWO billion dollar congress is
some more than the people should be
called on to foot the bills for. Our as
similations, benevolently and other
wise, come high.
THE Legislature of Alabama has
passed uniformity text book bill. The
legislators of Georgia should let no
hay grow under their feet in doing
likewise.
GENERAL GORDON wasn't so sick as
he was said to be. He is out west rak-
ing in the shekels, which will be good
news to his many admirers around
here.
A NORTH CAROLINA distillery wants
to be incorporated under the name OF
"Old Nick" That's all right Moth
ing could be more suitable as a name
HON. CLARK HOWELL is said to be
seriously ill at his home in Atlanta.
Hundreds of friends throughout the
state wish for him a speedy recovery.
GOVERNOR TERRELL did not attend
the recent oyster roast at Newman.
He had probably heard of some pos.
sum suppers that were given there.
The general opinion is that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's letter to Clark How
ell did not explain. 1t was a kind OF
lame duck scrape for both of them.
Tom LOYLESS has added new lustre
to the editorial page of the Constitu-
tion. Toms pungent paragraphs new
err leave a fellow in bad humor.
ANOTHER Atlanta detective has
been arrested. Atlanta evidently
goes on the ldea that il takes a ras-
al To catch 4 rascal.