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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30
1RNER MAYOR LOWREY WRITES OF BONDS
..osses the Proposed Purchase of the Waterworks
system by the City. Reviews the Question,
and Gives Some Figures

that long litigation will follow. This
declaration is in the face of the decis-
ION OF our supreme court, which has
already declared the contract illegal,
null and void. But that we do owe
the company something there is no
question. What is that something i?
We owe them the rental for four and
a half years unpaid before the iniunc-
tlOn. This is not more than 5000.
The interest on this amount is about
"a, 800, making about $4,000 that we
owe the company. But they owe us
about $1,000, which is to be deducted,
leaving balance due the waterworks
company of about ST, 900. Add this to
$50, 900, which is the cost of a new sys-
TEN, and you have $57, 900 to settle our
Indebtedness and to put in a system
new and adequate for all purposes. 1t
may be objected that | have made no
allowance for rentals for the last five
years, or after we were eniOined
have not, because We do not owe them.
We were forced into this by the in
junction, and used the water under
duress. In my opinion, no court
would require us to pay for something
we did not want, but which we were
compelled to use.
Now, which do you prefer-the old
Al mile system with 4, and inch
pipes, or the new with 5 and 10 inch
pipes and sufficient in length to cover
the town? The cost to US is almost
identical. If in order to be just to
ourselves litigation must follow, let it
come. We are as we'll prepared for it
as our opponent. If it is really true
that we do owe them more, and the
courts so decide, let us pay it. We
do not desire to repudidate our debts,
or to shirk our responsibility. But we
do not wish to be frightened into
buying something we do not want,
which we have condemned for eleven
years, and for the purchase of which
we will soon repent if we are cajoled
into the purchase.
What Dawson needs is q system OF
waterworks and sewerage operated
in conjunction. If we carry the bond
issue now as requested the idea OF
sewerage is precluded or postponed
indefinitely. Which shall it be? Re-
spectfully, J. W. F. LOWREY.
! P. ST. believe, after mature
, thought, that it is best for our town
not to own waterworks at all, but to
continue renting from the company.
We thus avoid all political pulls and
influences of favOritism. j. w. F. l..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30
JUDGE SHEFFIELD BETTER.
Condition of the Popular Jurist Is
Still Serious, However.

Still Serious, However.
Solicitor General Laing went down
to Arlington Monday to see Judge
Sheffield. who recently suffered a
stroke of paralysis at his home in
that town. Judge Laing states that
while Judge Sheffield is still quite i'll,
being confined to mis- bed, he is some
better, and now is able to talk, which
was not the case when he first sustain
ed the stroke. His entire left side is
paralyzed.
An effort will be made to secure the
services of another Judge to hold
Quitman court, which will convene
next Monday week, and the other
courts of the Pataula circuit which
are to be held during the next month
or two. Judge Sheffield hopes to be
sufficiently recovered to preside over
the courts which convene later on in
the fall.
His host of friends hope to see him
on the bench again before many
weeks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30

DAWSON NEWS: The issue
mon us, and as careful calcu-
y" ,itizens who love the good OF
" - above the interest OF any
n+ion it behooves us to look
s,,Iv at what we are about to DO
l =. Unfortunate that the report OF
,,,r with the estimate for new
+ .5eonate system of waterworks
~, town, has not been presented
w. aoon7e. Those who really have
Dood Of our town at heart desire
80 intelIigently, and we can not
l. with our present knowledge.
eleven years we have been told
.,o present system is inadequate
81 purposes; that the water fur
Eod was unfit for any purpose ex-
| - pxtfnguish fires, and that the
,nra was insufficient for this. Our
oo have sworn this, and they
forced this conviction upon our
t. Now, they come before US
the abIest argument that has
/ boon advanced for the water
l. company, and ask us to ratify
4 oroument. The best lawyer IN
town.. with a fee of 1000 behind
and q full months time for pre-
Lion, can not produce a better
xn,ort against our contention.
4 ~ nU Tbqt shall we do? Let us see.
4 ore now asked to pay thirty-fve
sond dollars in cash and then
m ~ all our claims for damages,
4 e etc., $1,000 against the water
Il company, amounting in the ag-
IT, TO about $42, 900, to make a
Esaftlement with the company. Then
9nst add to that amount for i'm
Fements, digging well, transferring
machinery, pipes, ETC., to the new
son not less than $15, 900, making
IN All 600 to settle the case and
HOE the four and one-half mile
gm which we now have with pipes
Small and capacity insufficient to
4 the demands. 49,.
|ow what will new system, with
and eight inch pipes, sufficiently
j enough to meet all the require
sts of the town, cost US? We have
assurance of Mr.. McCrary that
a system can be put in at a cost
$4,000. But suppose he is mis-
b by so per cent, and that 1t
Cost us $4,000 Then by paying
Boo we can secure what we want
nipple supply of water for the en-
town, suitable for all require
Is,
ID the advocates for bonds tell US
we will be enjoined and sued, and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30
Hay and Grain.

We have succeeded G. B. Daniel in
the sale of Hay and Grain, represent
inc J. H. Wilkes & Co., of Nashville,
Tenn. the best house in the South.
Phone us for prices.
T. o. WHITCHARD & Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30
COTTON COMING IN A RUSH.

More Than 5000 Bales Received
Market Shows Upward Tendency.
New cotton is being marketed in
Dawson with a rush, 3,107 being the
warehouse receipts by wagon at the
noon yesterday. The market has a
strong upward tendency. Good mid
ding was quoted at 1O4 cents and full
lv good middling at los cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30
A COUPLE OF LETTERS.
Two Citizens of Dawson Write on
Matters of Public Interest.

Two CItIZenS Oh DAWSON w cIJe on
Matters of Public Interest.
The following letters are self-ex-
planatory:
DAWSON, GA, Aug. %, 1905. Mr..
L. c. Royl, Dawson, Ga. Dear Sir:
[ bought a health and accident policy
from you some time ago, and at the
time had no more idea | would be hurt
than any other prudent man might
have now. However, while riding on
train [ stood up in a car and a sud-
den lurch of it threw me under a seat
on the opposite side, injuring my knee
very severely. [ sent for you to see
if the policy covered my case, made
out claim for $50 for the injury, and
promptly received a check to cover
that amount. I sincerely thank both
you and the company for your prompt
and Just settlement, and unhesitating-
ly recommend the U. S. Health and
Accident Insurance Co. as a fair, safe
and reliable institution. Very truly
yours, X. q. BLACK.
DAWSON, GA, Aug. %, 19O5.-Mr.
l.. G. Hoyl, Dawson, Ga. Dear Sir:
Ordinarily | am as healthy a man as
you will find in a days journey, and
when 1 took out a health and accident
policy with you l thought L might
possibly happen to an accident at any
time, but had no immediate fears of
getting sick. However, did get
down for % days. and l am thankful
to you and the U. S. Health and Ac-
cident Company for the prompt pay
ment of 1888 in full settlement of my
claim. [ sincerely thank both you
and the company for your fair and
just treatment and your promptness
in the matter. Very truly yours,
J. D. BUSH.
We insure both men and women
from loss of time, either from accident
or illness, in an amount equal to their
earnings at cost of 81 cents per day
up. Payments can be made either by
the month or year.
HOYL & HOYL, District Managers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-30
DAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Fall Term Will Begin
SEPTEMBER 4th, 1905.

Tuition is free to resident pupils of school age.
Each pupil must pay in advance hook fee OF ~
for use of books during term.
Children under six years will not be admitted.
Pnpils over IS years Of age and those who do not
live in Dawson Will, in addition to the book fee,
be charged as follows: Primary school per
term 81; Grammar school per term, &c. High
school per term, IS.
All applicants that are entitled Ito enter the
school will be given a certificate by the Superin-
tendent. Upon presentation of this certificate to
Treasurer A. J. Baldwin he will issue an admis-
sion ticket that will entitle the bearer to a seat
in the school.
No white pupil will be admitted without an en-
trance ticket Colored pupils will be admitted
as usual without book fee, but must furnish their
books
All new pupils that desire admission into the
school and all pupils that failed Of promotion
will on September and 2 present themselves in
the school building for examination and grada-
ton During these days the full corps Of teach
ers will be present.
For additional information address
e. L. RAINEY, Sec.
or j. r. HAWKINS, Supt.
The evening world., 1905-05-18
BOYS CAN'T PLAY HOCKEY
JUST FOR LACK OF SHOES
Stories Of Tuants That They Were Excluded Because They Were
Barefooted Deled by School Principals Who Say Shoes
Will Be Provided for All Worthy Pupils.
Would Use Her own Money.

proper clothing. He ~oulA ee taken
care off,
Would Use Her own Money.
Never have ssen a barefooted boy
~ this school" said Miss Ella b,
Graham, Principal Of Public school
No. l30. In Monroe street. III he caTns
here too poor 10 wear shoes and stock
ings. l would buy them out OF my own
pockets II the ehsIltable institutions
Mis- lsobeI SULLIVAN. Principal Of
Public School No. 10, at one Hundred
and Eleventh street and Lenok ave-
* barafooted boy would not bs al.
lowed In q classroom any more than
. boy without his coat or with his sus-
pendsrs down-not in my school At any
rate. This does not mean that boys
who could not afford shoss and stock
pathAss would BE- hrst OF all with the
poor scholar. But no boy n>eds 70 90
baretootsd In SCHOOL. There Are plenty
OF ohA<ltabay dtgpossd people who -
is. in.s and oaoaAs on hand THAI can b
boy try to como to school Without
shoes and stockings, and II L. rddIcu.
!ose 70 think that such . thing would
are too poor they will be cared for.
The law Gays that all shall be admitted
to our schools. How could we step In
and prohoit them. 1t would BE- de-
mocalisins to lot barefooted children
they have shoes and stockings"
hever Saw q Barefooted Pupil.
Mics Susan Mack, OF School No. $50.
IN West Ffheth street nssr Tenth eara
Says that she has never had bare
foot child appear at her school.
IT would see that such child had
shoes and stooktngs," she said, "for
aside. aside from tho erect % on ,,,u ths school; %
pearins before his classmates without
shoes and stockings. There Is no dan
ger Of any New York bov being de-
psiysd Of saucation ess :. throssh lack Of
where poor children abound, said:
.os,oI, ~ hays =. tsuTht .rs In the NeY York s
lever had ID . bar barefoot bow 40 for a pupil. "Ti1
We have supplies Of clothes here to
give to the poor scholars when they are
not properly Glad. and II would be I'm
possible for any hoy to go ba~esooted
dem,nralizins to the rest OF the scholars
rooms"
Henry Z. Jenkins, superintendent OF
the old Grove street school. which was
burned down recently, has been con-
nrcted with twelve schools IN Now York
City and says that he never saw q case
where a boy could not AFFORD Shoes and
stockings
"1f stieh q bov should apoear at school
he would be provided for" he added
mo boy need be kept out OF school
on account OF lacking proper clothing
for there are funds and supplies for Just
uch purposes"
The evening world., 1905-05-18

Ihe enterprislng young eastsiuei
whose inventive genius has been work.
lng overtime for excuses to stay away
from home has been caught In the act.
with the approach OF barefoot days,
tho progressive truant has been spread
lng pitiable stories Of not being al
Logged to 20 to school because he had
no shoes. Sympathy has been aroused
Ter the upfortunte poor whose educa-
tional inclinations have been thwaTted
bv q cold and fastidious school systsm.
But the barefooted student need have
no fear. He can 60 10 school. even
though he will not be allowed In the
classroom with his neither limbs un-
covered. He will be provided with shoes
ana stockings so that no NAV walk
through the paths OF knowledge without
stubbing his bare toes.
An Evening World reporter visited
ssven representative schools to-day,
ana at each one the principal told prAe-
slcaliy the same story. .
Benjamin vsit, Principal OF SCHOOL
"a. 1. the bi6 building at Cathar4ns and
Henry streets. said:
viii Provide Shoes for Worthy.
II certainly would not allow . bare
footed boy TO enter . classroom II
would lower tho standard OF the schooa
ana make Of our great bulwark OF otv-
il1sstion something TO be compared with
IL. London Board School. where even
thS poorest Of the middle olass people
refuse to send thsir children This does
not mean that barsdootsd boys Will %
Aepr4vSd OF education Ear from It. ~
aimply means that inside OF one ho.r
after a boy oomss TO me and says he -
without shoes and stooltings and ma
eut that he y barsfootsd because be u
POOR. that boy viii b. provided wath tho
proper clothing.
.ysomstimss boys maks this excuse in
erdsr to stay away from school. out
- ssnd 70 their homes ana inves tiga u.
n n mot necessary nowadays for any
INV 10 appsar at school barefoot There
- too much false sentiment aroused
about things Of this sort II we
would allow children In the school
rooms barefooted YOU would see whore
the FRUGAL minds Of . great many
parents would come in, They would
let the boys como to school without
their shoes and stockings Just to
sconomiss."
Oscar BirnbAun. Principal Of School
No, 2, at Henry and Pike streets. said:
II have bsen In this school seven
years and I have never hAd's barefoot
boy enter the doors. II such thlnS
should happen would set sho % for
him In cases of poverty our teachers
are as quick to act a. the most ardenr
philan thropist, and assure you 1t
would be Impossible for boy to be
kept from school through lacking
The evening world., 1905-05-18

proper clothing, He would IA taken
The evening world., 1905-05-18

said. and during that time have
never had pauent moro easily hypno-
tdzed than this woman. can hypno .ize
her by just passing myhand once across
her faoe, She Is perfect hypnotic
subject she is very wealthy, and re-
Gently she became worried because Of
the ease with which she could be hyp-
noticed. II you can hypnotlze mo So
easily. she said to me, any other hyp-
nof1st can do the same thing probably
I am afraid to 20 out now, doctor.
Tor fear somebody should throw me into
trance and make me sign away or
hand over my fortune have taurh,
this woman how to withstand the hyp-
motto influence. and she has learned the
lesson 90 well that now 1t 10 difficult
for mo to hypnotizs her."
Mrs. NJ. II. Sellen, . woman physician,
spoke on the dangers Of hypnottsm.
She declared that in many cases atte
person hlu peen hypnot.acd he became
negative to all outside influences. Tho
speaker narrated cases Of young men
who had become insane by beng fre-
Quently put under hypNotit influence.
DR.. G, s. Wines. of Boston, spoke OF
the value Of hypnotism as test OF
character, declaring that II man or wo-
man who could be induced to commit
q pseudo crime whit under lie influence
would he capable OF real crime while In
the normal state,
The evening world., 1905-05-18

enoe Of tho couute in this city by a
relative who knew Steele and she I'M
mediatsly left Longton. England, whore
shs lived, and reached here yeSterday
In search OF her faithlsu Spouse.
Tho wife told the police she found the
couple living together and when she
confronted her husband he admitted the
truth and added that b. would kill her
II she annoyed him.
Mrs. Steele secured warrants for the
pairs arrest and they were caught just
as they were about to leave Trenton.
In cout Steele and Miss Copestalce
pleaded guilty to the charge made by
Mrs. Steele and were placed under heavy
bonds, The woman when arrested wore
q, 500 diamond brooch, which Mrs. Steele
claimed
The evening world., 1905-05-18
WOMAN FEARS
HYPNOTIC Thief
Doctor SlbleN at Meeting Of
Medico-Legal Society, Tells Of
Patient Easily Hypnotlzed
Who Lives in Dread.

The oase Of . well-known woman OF
this city, who Is so su usceptible to the
hypnotic influence that she has been in
constant fear that some unsorupulous
stranger will hypnotize her unawares
ana take all her money. was mentioned
by DR.. J, j. slbley. Of Brooklyn, at last
nights meeting OF tho Medico-Legal So
eaety at the Waldorf-Astor1a. Dr. Sb-
ley refused to tell tho name OF the
woman.
II have been practising therapeutic
hy7pnotism for the last ten years" he
The evening world., 1905-05-18
FOLLOWS
MOTT ST. RAID
Alleged Gamb|Ing-House Visited
by Police, Who Arrest Nine
Men, Including Supposed Pro-
prietor, After Lively Battle.

In a raid made early to-day on ar al.
legged Bambling-houss at No. I'll Mott
street, nine mon, ono Of them the al
legged proprietor Of the place, were
taken by the police after fight
For some time the police say they
have suspected the place Of being n
gnmbins-houso frequented by Italians
This morning two detectives, Meyers
and Buroerniek, OF Acting Inspector
The evening world., 1905-05-18

Hogan's star. were IN q doorway next
the house when a man came along,
gave the proper sigma and the door
was opened Tho detectives rushed In
at the same time and blew thcf whis-
tics for others who wers In the neigh
borhood.
In an instant the place was filled with
police and the men inside we're scrar-
bling to make their escape Some put
The evening world., 1905-05-18

up fight and The poasce wexs forced to
uss their clubs,
Sebastian. Ouking, who gave his ad-
dress AZ No. 100 East sixtleth street,
was locked up in the Mulberry street
station charged WITH being the proprie-
tor Tho others were charged with dis
orderly conduct.
The poiios SeaEed q lot Of cards ana
chips found In tho room, as evidence OF
me character OF tho place.
The evening world., 1905-05-18
THE PURPLE DIAMONDS.

The attempted theft Of two priceless
purple diamonds Is tho motive Of ~
Costume Piece" second complete story
OF the sroat series "Raf'les, tho Anna
tour cracksman." II will appear in tho
tour-pase color supplement Of next sat
urda ay's Evening World, May %. Read n
The evening world., 1905-05-18
THE PURPLE DIAMONDS.

The attempted theft Of two priceless
purple diamonds Is the motive Of "a
Costume Piece" second complete story
Of the great series. RAT les. the ANA
four page color supplement OF next Sat
uTday's Evening World May 20, Read 1t.
The evening world., 1905-05-18
CAUGHT HUBBY
IN LONG CHASE
Wife Followed Him tromEngland
and Had Him Arrested in
Trenton with Woman-Took
Her Diamonds, She Claims.
fspecia, to The Evening WORLDLY

TRENTON, N. j.. May lS.-After
fleeing across the ocean, as charged,
with his wifes diamonds valued at
$l.Q0a William Steele, twenty-seven
-SYears old, was arrested here to-day
with Emma Copestake with whom he
left England
Mrs. Steele was Informed Of the pres
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
Small Pox Patients.

DR.. ]. A. Albright, Secretary of
State Board of Health, returned
Saturday night from Obion County.
AT Woodland Mills, in that county,
he found nineteen cases OF small
pox of Virulent type. The disease
was brought from Hickman about
a month ago by negro woman
who was just getting well. The
first four cases all died. All the
existing cases except two are con-
fined to two houses. DR.. Blanton,
the health officer, has the situation
well in hand, and no apprehensions
are felt as to any further spread Of
the disease,
The patients in the jail at Union
City are we'll and those who are
under sentence to the penitentiary
may be safely taken there. This
point was investigated by Dr.. AL
bright at the request of the prison
- Nashville Ameri-
can
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
A CALENDAR BANK.

For the purpose of interesting
the readers of this paper in our
system of Banking by Mail, we
have obtained one of the most novel
and useful calendars ever made.
This calender is in realty little
bank which has place for drop
ping small change into it. It has
also little calender tor the year
1905, and is printed in very at
tractive manner.
We are sure that you will want
one of these calender banks, and
we want to send you one. They
will be given away to anybody who
will write for them and give us
their address.
You put yourself under no obi
cations whatsoever by writing to
us for this calendar bank. We
merely want to lay our plan of
Banking by Mail before you, and
we are willing to give you this USE
full attractive calendar for allowing
us to send you the booklets describ-
ing the plan.
Whether you write out of curiosi-
ty or whether you really want to
know about our system of Banking
by Mail, we'll be pleased to send
you one. Address:
Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank,
Paducah, Ky.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

what we have done and what we
expect to do by that time. | dc
this as the only practical way OF
satisfying myself and of showing
you what we ought to do in the
future.
1t was found in July last that
the water supply of the city,
which had been scant for several
years, was totally inadequate tc
supply the needs of the people
the period of usefulness for the
old wells having passed. The me-
cessities of the people were SO
great that this Board deemed il
wise to sink new wells and thereby
increase the water supply. | need
not go over the things with which
you are familiar in regard to our
efforts in getting more water, ex-
cept to say that more had been re,
allied than we had any right to
expect, judging by the past ex-
periences of the city in this direc-
ton. After having gone down in
the earth with a well 533 feet at a
total expense of more than 81, 800,
more water is now being produced
out of a single we'll in six hours
than the two old wells were pro-
ducing by constant running in "A
hours.
While it would appear that we
now have water enough to supply
our present wants with a good
margin for future increase in de-
mand, it was considered by this
council, and in my opinion wisely
so, to the interest of the city to
discard the two old wells entirely
and sink a new well into the strata
of sand where they were located,
and thus have an additional guar
antee that the city would not be
troubled for a lack of water for
many years to come.
| now have to report to you gen
tlemen that this second we'll is APP
preaching completion-it being
sunk only $50 feet deep-and l es-
innate that it will cost us 1916.
This will make a total cost for the
two new wells of say S., $50. This
amount added to the amount of
extraordinary expenses already
enumerated, incurred since Jan. 1,
1902, of $12, 450, will make a total
outlay for ordinary purposes from
Jan. l, 1902, to Nov. l, 1905, a
period of four years virtually, of
SIS, 200, or say 1850 per year
paid for extraordinary purposes,
on tax rate of $1.40, with a tax
of a little less than it
will be this year.
The tax aggregate last year was
1905, 92S, and this year estimate