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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Church Officials Elected.

At the fourth quarterly conference
of the Methodist church Thursday
night the following were elected stew
ards for the ensuing year: N. w. Doz-
Ter, G. w. Dozier, ". A. Baldwin, j. G.
Parks, L. Lamar, H. A. Petty, T. H.
Thurmond, W. A. McLain, r. L. Saw
lille, M. j. Yeomaus, j. I. Raglan, E.
r. Jordan, H. w. Pittman, f. Mas
worthy, B. B. Perry, Steven Christie,
r. E. Bell. W. T. HSrnady vas elected
Sunday school superintendent, w. A.
Baldwin recording steward and n. W.
Dozier district steward.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
STORES CLOSE TOMORROW.
THANKSGIVING DAY WILL BE APPR0.
PRlATeLY OBSERVED.
Services to Be Held at the Baptist
Church at Ten O'clock. Everybody
Will Take Holiday.

Thanksgiving day will DC appropri
ately observed in Dawson tomorrow
and gobbler dinner will not be the
only distinguishing feature of the oc
casion.
The business houses and banks will
close, the schools will take holiday,
the postoffice will keep Sunday hours,
and nearly everybody else will take a
day off from business.
Some will spend the day at home,
o6hers will attend church services,
others will pass the day in wood and
field with dog and gun, and still others
will engage in the various things usual
to the celebration of the, event.
At the Baptist church union Thanks
giving services will be held at 10
O'Clock, which the public has cor
dial invitation to attend. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. j. w. Quar-
terman, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, and choir selected from the
different churches of the city will rem
der appropriate selections.
The people OF Dawson and Terrell
county have much TO be thankful for,
and the day will be observed in the
proper spirit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
CAUGHT ON THE CURBSTONE.

E. l.. Parker, representing the AT
lanta Consti tuition, is in the city col
lecting data for a mprehensive write
up of Terrell county to appear in the
great southern daily Sunday, Decem-
Der 6. The work, fully illustrated,
will be well presented in intelligent
style, and no doubt great results will
come of it.
-Moffett Furniture Co. is receiv-
ing the largest stock and most varied
assortment of Christmas goods eyer
brought to Dawson. Look for more
extended notice next week.
Call on Bert Durham for brick,
lime, sash, doors, blinds, ceiling floor
ing and shingles. Office at Lewis &
Durham's stables, lumber yard at Cen
trail railroad.
Strength and vigor come of good
food, duly digesred. Force" ready
to-serye wheat and barley food, adds
no burden, but sustains, nourishes, in
vigorates.
"A fresh shipment of dates, figs,
citron, crystalized orange peel, cur
rants, raisins, spices, Bakers choco-
late and shredded cocoanut at Wall
Bros.
There was no preaching at the
Baptist church Sunday, Rev. J. M.
Long being in Athens in attendance
upon the State Baptist Convention.
Miss Jewel Durham entertained
most delightfully."- Monday evening in
honor of Miss Davenport of Americas
and Miss Martin of Shellman.
The wedding bells will ring mer-
rilv tomorrow night. One of the most
brilliant marriages Dawson has known
in long time will occur.
The Peters League" loaded
with the best black powder in the
world cannot be beaten for cleanll-
ness, strength and accuracy.
The ladies will give a supper at
the armory Friday night OF next week
for the benefit of the public school
library.
Holiday goods are arriving, and
the proud papa is reminded that it will
soon be time to do she Santa act again
The Methodist ministers are all al
conference, and there will be no ser
vices in that church next Sunday.
Mr.. W. T. Arlington has returned
to Sylvester. he says he will soor
move from there to Fitzgerald.
Dawson still grows. New resi-,
dences are going up and many old ones
are being improved.
The gins are now running on!J
three days in the week. See their
~ tkiS nanoP
The blizzard helped dispensary
sales, Receipts last :week were ST.
230.80.
There will be two or shree bust.
ness changes in the city che first Of
January.
The farmers are planting grain.
There will be the usual amount sown'
There is a good deal OF cottsa IN
some fields yet to be picked.
The mule trade is not opening a.
briskly as 1t did year ago.
-Gunnels' paper shell pecaps 1or
sale by Clyde Wall.
One of the county's road males
died Friday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
BAPTISTs TO RAISE 100000.
Rev. J. M. Long Back from the
Convention at Athens.

Rev. j. M. Long has returned from
Athens, and reports one of the most
pleasant and profitable 8 essions of the
State Baptist Convention ever known
in the history of that denomination
in Georgia.
The slogan of the convention was
missions" and the committee rec.
commended the raising in another
year by the convention of $4,000 for
foreign missions, $4,000 for state mis-
sions, $780, 900 for home missions, $l2,-
600 for the orphans home, $4,000 fol
ministerial aid, $500 for ministerial
education and so much for Monroe
College as may be necessary to make
up the $40 900 required, which will be
about $4,000, In all, the Baptists
have set before them the task of rails.
ing $40, 900 during the coming year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Representatives Were Present
from Three Counties.

The farmers institute for Terrell,
Randolph and Clay counties was held
in Cuthbert Friday, according to pre-
vious announcement, and while the at
tendance was rather small it proved to
be an interesting and profitable occa-
sion. Hon. Harvie Jordan, Hon. S. E.
Leigh and Mrs. w. Fl. FELTON, made
addresses, and many helpful sug-
gestions were given.
A branch Of the Farmers Protective
Association for the Eleventh senatorial
district was organized. W. D. Ham
mack of Randolph county was made
pxA@dent; j F. BYnum vice president
- Randolph county and j. D. Gum
secretary; for Terrell county, A. Hill
vice president and S. r. Christie sec
rotary; for Clay county, Fl. M. Shaw
vice president and r. L. Jenkins Sec
rotary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25

One OF the nerviest crimes on record
was committed by bud Minis, well
known white character about town, a
few nights ago when he entered pris-
on to commit a theft.
For years Minis has slept about in
boxes, under s2eds or anywhere else
he could find shelter, and when the
biting blasts of the recent blizzard
struck him he entered the city guard
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Religious Notice.

An adjourned conference OF the
Rronwood Baptist church will be held
next Saturday morning at III O'CLOCK
for the purpose of taking steps TO re-
pair the building. Sunday morning
deacons will be ordained. The mem
hers of the church are urged to be
present, and the public generally has
a cordial invitation to attend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Arrested for the RIchIand Fire.

Mr.. ]. J. Askew was in Dawson
Monday from Richland and informed
The News that Mr.. G. Y. Harrell and
his son were arrested Sunday charged
with being responsible for the recent
fire which burned the livery stables
conducted by the elder Harrell.
Neither of them were at home at the
time of the fire. They were taken to
Lumpkin for a preliminary trial, the
result of which has not been learned
here
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Want Him Returned,

Rev. ]. Shirah of Parrott was in
Dawson Saturday. Mr.. Shlrah, who
il now at conference, has done a fine
wears work on the Parrot circuit. He
is highly esteemed by the people ir-
respective of denomination, and it is
sincerely hoped by them that he will
be returned to his present work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
PRIMARY AT BRONWOOD.
Mayor and Councilmen NOmi-
mated for 1904

A municipal primary was held in
Brentwood Friday to nominate may
or and council for 1904.
Mr.. j. j. Hill for mayor and Messrs
T. W. Cowart, S. W. Denton, M. n.
Childs, G. M. Gsmmsge aud e. c.
Berry we've nominated for councilmen
without opposition. These are al
capable aud enterprlsing citizens. and
the affairs of Oawson's thrifty little
neighbor will be 10 good hands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Thermometer Shot Downward.

TIE unusual experience OF bliz-
gard is what this section went through
the latter half OF last week. The
"oldest inhs bitant" was caught nap
ping, and he has not yet been able to
tell OF anything like it at this seaon
of the year before. The overcoat and
coal dealers and the plumber had
their countenancss decorated with
their best smiles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
4 NEW RECORD IS MADE IN STEALING
bud Minis Invades the Walls of Prison to Commit Theft
Notorious White Boy Again in Trouble.

house at night and stole blankets kept
there for the use of prisoners.
Chief of Police Oxford found the
blankets next day under an old shed at
Lowrey & Davldson's warehouse, and
the arrest of Minis soon followed.
He is now in jail awaiting trial in
the city court, and blankets will prob
ably be furnished him all of the win
ter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Mules for Sale Cheap,

want to give somebody bargain
in six good mules, and will include
three wagons and saw mill outfit. |
am going to run away, and want mon
ev TO pay railroad fare. Yours for a
bargain, u. V. FACE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Can't Supply the Demand.

The cane crop is better and more
syrup is being made in Terrell county
this year than ever before. The bar
rel dealers. are unable to supply the
demand. and for that reason have dis
continued their advertisements in The
N0We
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless Gnu !,
Tonic because the formula Ia plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
# is simply iron and quinine IN taste
less form. No cure, no pay. on Genus
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Valuable Lands for Sale.

Mr.. John P. Fort is advertising else
where in The News some valuable
land for sale at publie oatcry in Lees
hur9 on the first Tuesday in Deem
ber This land 10 among the most de-
aims ble in this section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Attention. SardIs SUNDAY School.

We meet next Sunday prom pity at 2
o'clock D. m. An important event will
take place at half past three.
, NJ. B. L. BINION, Supt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25

to resist or throw Oft other diseases.
Men and women who are sick are in
vited to consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free,
and so obtain without charge the opinion
of a specialist on their ailments All cor
respondence strictly confidential. ADJ
dress DIR. R. " Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
rFor the past two years. I have been very
sick woman" writes Mrs. Chesley, of 1903 Wood
land Ave, Cleveland, Ohio III tried medicines
from doctors and to no avail. At last decided
to try DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
When I started was all rundown and had a
very unpleasant taste in my mouth. Was
choked up, and at times II was very hard for me
70 breathe had severe headaches and cutting
pains in my knee joint Was so weak could
not attend to my work nor walk up or down
stairs without the assistance Of Eiy brother or
come friend. am now taking the fourth bottle,
and am happy to say feel like myself again.
can go up and down stairs and perform my
duties as we'll as any one Everything seems to
be brighter and can assure you that life Is
worth livingr
Accept no substitute for cGolden Med
teal Discovery" There is nothing just
as good for dyspepsia or debility.
Biliousness is cured by the use of Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25

Special bargains in jackets, all dress
goods, clothing, carpets, mattings,
rugs and furniture. Call and see.
j. w, F. LOWREY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25

The best and most complete
line of jewelry, rings, watches,
etc., will be found at Dawson
Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25

Rich, sparkling American
cut glass at Dawson Drug
Cos,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
NEW
STYLE HATS.

r,roady has hlgh-art hats.
H,rnady has "Hil0" hats
! Hornady has Hyatt hats.
HOrnady has honest hats.
rbon ycu want your head cover
] j 60 to EIornady.
,,porto Tourist" hats. Hornady.
Riccest Shipment ofsshats we ever
bsi.
Delightful, durable, desirable
aigbles.
Correct, comfortable crushers
'lbesp.
Don't want to worry you, just
|r,nt YOU to remember we have the
bat you want.
--
We have one lot of the "Sel-
nore" hats we are closing cheap to
,ro Mace to our own brand of hats.
Cbildren's Casemore caps cheap.
That new cushion bottom shoe
for men is on the road.
Our trade gets better and easier
all the while.
Our store will be closed Thanks
giving day. Please govern your
selves accordingly and we will APP
preciate it.
We have lots Of shoes, but they
are not the kind that can be sold
below cost unless they are on the
rBargaln Counter"
Our customers want good goods
and we have to keep them.
We find that good prices are all
hight if the goods match them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-11-25
Not How Cheap

hrt how good are those photographs
at 20 cents per dozen. Come ana see
them, Gallery over Baldyin's store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17

orchestra. Prizes for the best ladies'
and gents costume. Admission, so
cents.
The ambulance was called yesterday
afternoon to remove Mrs. Fullmer
from her home at Sixth avenue and
Forty-first street to st. Anthonys
hospital.
Two hundred items in the papers,
500 more in the store, on which the
prices have been cut to the quick for
the January clearing sale this week
at McCabe's.
A special meeting of the Tri-City
Labor congress is called for tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock at the
Rock Island Industrial Home for the
purpose of discussing telephone labor
troubles and other matters.
) The annual meeting of the Union
Mission will be held at the mission
on Eighth street tomorrow afternoon
and all who have contributed to the
work or are interested in any way
are invited to be present. Reports of
officers will be heard and directors
elected for the ensuing year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17

prices, and be prompt at McCabe's
great january clearance this week
Parlor furniture in sets and odd
pieces at almost your own price.
Drake Furniture & Carpet CO., Daven-
port.
Plenty of dressed turkeys and
chickens at Hess Bros. this evening.
Dressed rabbits at Hess Bros this
evening.
The meeting of the primary Sun
day school teachers that was to have
been held tomorrow has been post
poned for week.
The protracted meetings that have
been held since last Sunday at the
First Baptist church will continue all
the coming week.
China, crockery and tinware, lower
than the lowest during our money
saving sale. Drake Furniture d Car
pet Co, Davenport.
Lace curtains and curtain goods
marked away down for this money
saving sale. Drake Furniture & Car
pet Co., Davenport.
Fast and furious will be the selling
llCAb week dL hCOdBc = clear
ing sale. Read the big adj in this pa
per and you will fully understand.
Edwin Weeks company at the Hi
nois Monday night. Admission. so
cents. Get a ticket for the remainder
of the y. NJ. c. \. course. Tickets. 81.
The Rock Island & Southeastern
Railroad company today filed articles
of incorporation in the office of Cir
cult Clerk Gamble. The capital stock
is 100000.
Fay Halves camp, r. n. A., No. PSI.
will give a mask ball Friday evening
Jan. 16. Gentlemen, 25c; ladies and
children, 15c. All friends of order
invited.
McCabe's great January clearing
sale commences Monday a. M. at .
o'clock and continues for just one
week. Store does not open before Q
o'clock.
Attend the mask ball given by the
Independent baseball team, Wednes-
day, Jan. 81. at Armory hall. Bleuer's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
The Secret of Long Life

Consists in keeping all the main or
gains of the body in healthy, regular
action, and in quickly destroying
deadly disease germs. Electric Bit
tiers regulate stomach, liver and kid
neys, purify the blood and give
splendid appetite. They work won
ders in curing kidney troubles, female
complaints, nervous diseases, consti-
patton, dyspepsia and malaria. Wig
orous health and strength always fol-
low their use. Only so cents; guaran-
teed by Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
The Weather.
CITY CHAT.

ZaZarO. Union made.
Spilger repairs furniture.
For insurance, L. j. Burns.
See Dolly Bros. ad, page 6.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Mems shoes $3.50 at Dolly Bros.
For real estate and insurance. Z. ]
Burns.
Try the 80 cent dinner at Hotel
Harms from II to ,.
Don't overlook the 80 cent business
mems dinner at Hotel Harms.
Drake sells furniture. carpets. rugs.
etc, at very near the cost of produc-
ton.
Go TO the Drake Furniture & Carpet
Co. for your carpets at reduced
prices.
Parties wanting Milan aretsian wa
ter, please address J. II. Morehead,
Milan, Ill.
shipment of Budhar Wilton rugs
in room sizes has just been received
at Clemann & Salzman's.
y shipment of Budhar Wilton rugs
in room sizes has just been received
at Clemann & Salzman's.
When purchasing cigars see that
the blue union label of the Cigar
makers union is on the box.
Orma club dance, Turner hall. Dav-
export, Sunday evening, Jan. IS. Adj
mission, % cents; ladies' free.
Pecan Oil cures thrush in your
horses feet. No cure, no pay. Ask
Joe Schroeder. the harnessman.
Chairs of all kinds at all prices. We
show by far the largest line. Drake
Furniture d Carpet Co, Davenport.
See the big ad-nOtice the little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
MONDAY SPECIAL

At Young s McCombs' Big Store Hour
Sales.
a. M. Lonsdale bleached muslin.
per yard, sc.
9 a. M, navy blue calico, 10 yards
for Csc.
10 a. m, window shades, mounted,
ready to put up, &c.
II a. m, crokinole boards, regular
price sos, sale price csc.
Steel engraved pictures, sc.
Our TIC 12mo. book, Zoe.
, p. m, ladies' all wool flannel shirt
waists, our regular $1.25 waist, for
this hour. 400.
3 p. m, children's Tam o'Shanters,
sale price, Zoe.
3 p. m, misses street hats. former
~ worth up to 81. sale price, Zoe.
p. m. all copper, nickel-plated tea
kettles. No. z. sale price, 69c.
) p. m. our $9.9S dinner sets. for
this one hour. sos.
None sold to children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
Ascending Assistant
Treasurer Arrested in
Indian Territory.
SHERIFF AFTER HIM
Governor Issues Re-
QUESTION Papers
Today.

Albert +. Lyford, absconding dep
uty treasurer of Rock Island county,
has been captured.
He is held prisoner in Miami Ma
ton, Indian Territory, and today Gov.
Yates issued a requisition on the gov
ernor of the territory for his eXtradi-
ton.
During the week Sheriff W. G. Hell
der left the city, his assistants giving
out the information that he had gone
to New York City in connection with
a case pending in the circuit court.
Instead, it is understood, he went
to identify the man held in Miami
Nation.
For weeks there has been CORE
Spondence between the authorities of
Miami Nation and the Rock Island
county sheriff, the latter demanding
full description of the prisoner be
fore he was satisfied to make the trip
to identify him. as the letters from
Indian Territory were not unlike the
thousands he has been receiving since
the disappearance of Lyford from all
points of the globe
Gets Away With $1,000.
Lyford'S populations aggregated
$1,000. of which $4,000 belonged to
the county and $1,000 to Treasurer
4. +. Cox. Lyford disappeared Sept
II. The county was reimbursed by
the bondsmen of Treasurer Cox. 1t
is said Lyford lost the money specu-
lating on the Chicago board of trade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
IN THE CHURCHES

II. F. Sweet, S. +. d.. rector; Rev.
II. NJ. Laurensen, curate. Ser
vices at 1O:45 a. m. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. IN. Even song at
1880 p. III.
Trinity Episcopal, corner of Fourth
avenue and Seventh street, Rev. II. +.
Sweet, S. T. D., rector. Even song
and Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
Y. NJ. C. a. building, corner of
Third avenue and Nineteenth street.
Meeting for juniors, aged 10 to 16,
2:30 p. IN. Mems meeting at $3.50.
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic, cor
ner of Second avenue and Fourteenth
street, Rev. Thomas Mackin, dean and
pastor. Mass at a. IN. and 1880 a.
m. Vespers at 3 p. m. Sunday school
at p. m.
st. Mary's German Catholic, corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty-second
street, Rev. +. j. POettkin, pastor.
Mass at and 1920 a. m. Vespers at
3 p. IN. Sunday school at 2:3O p. m.
Mass and sermon at a. IN. for the
Belgian parishioners.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic,
Twenty-eighth street and Fifth ave-
nue., Rev. j. F. Lockney, pastor. Mass
at and 1890 a. m. Sunday school
at p. m. Vespers at 1880 p. m.
Central Presbyterian, Second ave-
nue., between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets, Rev. William Tor
rance, pastor. Services at 1O;45
a. m. and 1880 p. IN. Chris
tan Endeavor at 6:3O p. IN.
Broadway Presbyterian, corner of
Twenty-third street and Seventh
avenue, Rev. w. S. Marquis, pastor.
Services at 1O:45 a. IN. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 9:15 Il. m. South
Park Sunday school at $3.50 p. IN.
Young Peoples meeting at GAS p. IN.
South Park Chapel, Presbyterian,
Elm street and Fifteenth avenue,
Rev. w. S. Marquis, pastor. Sunday
school at 2:30 p. IN. Prayer meeting
Tuesdays at 7:3O p. m.
Aiken Street Union Chapel, South
Rock Island. Sunday school at p.
m. Services every Tuesday at 1880
p. m.
United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth street, Rev. d.. L.
McNary, pastor Services at 10:4j
a. IN. and 1880 p. III. Sun
day school at $3.50 a. IN. Y.
p. S. C. T.. at GAS p. IN. Both morn
ing and evening services will be con
Quoted by Rev. J. f. Jameson, of
Monmouth.
Salvation Army Barracks, 1909 Sec
ond avenue, services as follows: Knee
drill at a. m; holiness meeting at
10: 80 a. m; Christians meeting at 3
p. m; salvation meeting at 1880 p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17

Place your order with us and get
the purest and richest ice cream in
the tri-cities. Phone west 1241. Tri-
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Island.