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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15

Northern and Eastern breeders of
Messenger Wilkes. Besides being the
owner of Messenger Wilkes, also
have Black Victor and Wisconsin Cen.
tral, both closely related to Messenger
Wilkes. They will make the season at
my farm for $500 to responsible
parties.
All last years breeders are requested
to notify me about their mares and
send check when colt is dropped and
thereby save me the trouble of sending
to see you.
j. NJ. POWERS,
Franklin, Miss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15


Fresh hams snd breakfast bacon
at Watson's.
King Luce, manager Of the Good
hope plantation, on Wednesday night
gave delightful dancing party to
the following, who we're chaperoned
by DR.. and Mrs. Berry and Mr.. and
Mr.. Henry: Misses Mary Berry, Lii
lie McMaster, Miss Zince, Yazoo City;
Miss Nettie Warmack, Thornton; Miss
Nellie Hale, Mileston; Misses Mary
and Mildred Watson. Lexington
Messrs. H. H. Blair, Ed Hale, Lackey
Garnett Peaster, Bee Lake; Guy Ma
lone, M. Lunsford, John Miles, DR.
Pollard, Thornton; MIR. Pace, Eden
Messrs. Mannering and Hawkins
Tchula; Messrs. J. l.. Dyson, A. R
Harvey, A.E. Swinney and Joe Moore
Lexington.
Blacksmith coal at
T. w. Smith g. Sons Co.
Rev. ]. P. Hickman, after nine
years' pastora.e at Ebenezer Baptist
Church, last Sunday resigned the pas
torate and accepts missionary work
at Sidon for the remainder of this
year. He also has accepted the pas
tOrate of the old Bethesda church in
Madison county-s church he has
pastored years ago.
Meridian ood for sixty years with
out a cycloI :. May not one take
your house! See H. W. Watson
about lnsura. ce.
Since the concert given by the O.
A. 3. Boys tie orchestra, consisting
Of DR.. K. H. Baker, cornetist, Mrs.
Pinkerton, Messrs. Tom Shepherd
and Peter Pinkerton, vioinists, and
Miss Shepherd, pianist, has practiced
regularly under the direction of
Mrs. Pinkerton, and will play for the
morning services at the Baptist
Church next Sunday,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15
For Sale.

Eighty acres of good land about
twelve miles northeast Of Lexington,
Holmes county. Will sell very cheap
or exchange for property in Lexing-
ton. Title good. DR.. BoTT.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15

Stone and brick buildings in Meri-
dian went down before the wind. See
Il. W. Watson for Tornado Insurance.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15
II. e. BUCK, President.

Pursuant to adjournment. Board met
at $3.50 am. this. the eth day OF March,
A. d. 1906. with the same officers and
members present as on yesterday
Ordered that road running south
east from the corporate nRafts Of Du-
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25

Campbellites, with here and there
a Lutherian,a Dowieite and a
member of the Church of God.
that it is said the leaders of the
old-line Baptist and Methodist
faiths are beginning to take not
ice, and the why and wherefore
will constitute one of the many
subjects for investigation at the
national meetings of those de-
nominations. = The Freeman
They will find on investigation
that the cause for this change is:
the old time Baptists and Meth
odists do not put premium on
intellectually and the Neg
roes are tired of hearing the
milk and honey story and no
taste of it.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25
Expense OF a Theater.


u you go to the. Opera House
three nights a week, on, an ave,
rage of 25e per night for nine
months, that will approximately
be, $26. CO., unless there is very
good lesson to be- learned, you
have thrown away enough money
to pay rent for three months & of
a Year, or one third of the time
you went to the opera house you
deprived your child of what it
would cost to attend the high
school for ten months, or Tus-
kegee for nine months. This
amount will feed u family of four
for two mouths; ECONOMY being
used) il would buy your wife a
nice fur and a fine Easter hat,
clothe four children under ten
years. for one year (good judg.
ment used in purchaslng) buy an
ordinary set of furniture, and so
on. * =.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25

The Negroes of St. Clair coun
ty do not seem to stand for much
politically, notwithstanding the
fact that their voting strength is
sufficiently large to demand de-
cent recognition, if properly
welded. what's the use of
playing" politics if there is not
even common manhood respect
Ito be gotten out of it? The ball
otought to mean something to US
besides harping about things that
happened fifty years ago The
ballot should be used intelligent
ly, and in such way as to bring
substantial results to the people.
A little whiskey and beer, little
sweet talk about election times
ought not to be considered suffi-
cient recognitution. The colored
people ought either get into
politics like other citizens or get
out. East ST. Louis, Sentinel
You voice the Forum S sentiment
and the correct idea, which
should be needed all over the
land. Negroes will not, as they
should, vote for a negro for Office
because he was not :slated" or
was not the machine candidate"
and they, know too that the
machine would not take him in
because he was a Negro, just as
the union does, they say; you
can work if you have your card"
and when you apply, they say
not competent Or he was not
admitted, Negroes, how long are
you going to be fools-surely
you must fight if you would
reign, you mnst increase your
courage.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25


With the defeat of Edward A.
Green for the denomination for
the house of representative at
the republican convention for the
First district held in Chicago
Tuesday, the negro probably
passes from the scene
of state politics in Illinois.
Green comes from what is known
as the "black belt in Chicago
and is the second negro to serve
in the Legislature, his predecess-
or. Edward H. Morris also being
colored.-Illinois State Register
Because Green did not get the
nomination is no sign that the
negro passes from the scene of
state politics in Illinois," any
more than it is the sign that
Yates has passed from the scene
aud other defeated candidates.
what is the matter, do you peO-
pie write what you think or what
you desire?
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25

The Freeman speaks for no
man nor set of men. 1t is not
the creature Of any party, faction
or cult. 1t speaks for all the
people all the time. If you see
it in the Freeman. it's so.-The
Indianapolis Freeman-We don t
wish to be too technical, but isn't
your squib little ambiguous or
self contradictory? Can you
speak for no man, and yet for all
the 'people?@ We are not seeking
argument, but the conclusions
should agree with the premises,
to make the logic analogous, or
are we right?-beg pardon,
lsgxalU 5Vssu y9hd iioih" VN
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25

How many people, even in the
Middle West, knew that the
United States Court, sitting at
Louisville. KY. had colored
crier? Willis S. .Kean.a an Afro
American. who has held that
position for the past six years by
appointment of Judge Walter
Evans, died few days ago of
cancer of the stomach.-R w.
Thompson, in The Freeman
So many Negroes are a.lying
themselves with the Catholic.
s..ss. 80 - 'sss,,s Seventh Day Ad-
ventists. Ci, sian Scientists,
Presby terians, I ngregationalist
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25

After all it is better to- have
faith in God hope and belief in
the RESURRECTION OF the dead, for
we are only here, a few days, and
like abifd.s fihble 'tosfiy against a
live wire and end our earthly ex-
istence~ifi the'twinkGng of an eye,
as it were.
Everybody has init out
to father.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-08-25

WANTED, Agents for Peerless
Ideal Portrait Co. in all towns
big commission big money made
Write or call on Peerlessn Ideal
portrait Co Room 45 Myers
Building, Springfield LII.
GO.
When you want a copy OF the
Forum, The Freeman or the Ne
gro magazines, drop in at The
Keystone, 12l So. 4th STU
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
HOMICIDE IN CALHOUN.
viii Pearce Killed Old Man Named
David.

The Edison News tells of a TRACE
dy near Dickey in which one white
man killed another.
The parties in the sad affair were
Mr.. Will Pearce, who killed Mr.. John
David, both living on the place OF
Mr.. Bob Davis.
It seems the difficulty occurred
last Thursday night at the home of
Mr.. Bob Davis. Mr.. David is said
to have been drunk, anG kept aggra-
waiting Mr.. Pearce, starting at him
with an open knife, whereupon
Pearce struck him with a piece OF
timber. David did not die until
early Friday morning.
An inquest was held over the
dead body. and the jury decided that
the lick on his head caused his
death, and that it was justifiable.
Mr.. David was an old man and
leaves a wife and six children.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
NEGRO EXODUS TO FLORIDA
A Man Named SaviIle, With Ability
for High Financiering, Leaves
PARROT With 25 Families.

On Friday an onlooker watching
the crowd of negroes who boarded
the Seaboard Air Line passenger
train at PARROT might well have
wondered if a general immigration
to Darkest Africa had begun. There
were twenty-five families of the dus-
ky denizens who boarded the train,
gathered together from the counties
of Terrell, Sumter and Webster, and
they were in charge of man named
Saville, who carries about with him,
securely tucked away in an obscure
corner of his Uranium, about as
smooth little scheme of financiering
as is ordinarily heard of in these
parts.
1t seems that in west Florida
there is a vast tract of land which
steaders. Now, be it known, this
land is valuable mainly because
of the fact that it has many million
feet of good timber within its con-
fines, and the timber, before being
cut and sawed, has many thousand
gallons of good turpentine contained
within.
Mr.. Saville, being unable under
the laws and conditions governing
the matter of demonstrating to secure
more than one mans share of the
land, hit upon a brilliant scheme. In
furtherance of this idea he is taking
negro families to the state of Florida,
where each family will claim a GER
tain portion of the land by right of
homestead, Saville paying in be-
half of the negroes all necessary fees
in the premises. In return for this
philanthropic disinterestedness on
Saville's part the negroes will grant
to him all turpentine and timber
privileges arising from their home
stealing of the land said and afore
said. Wherefore, the wallet of the
philanthropic Mr.. Saville will ere
long bulge with enviable-siZed wads
of the long green.
Truly, j. Pierp. and Johnnie D. are
not the only financial genii this age
has produced.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
A BIG BUSINESS DEAL.
7. II. Gurr Sells His Shares in the
Dawson Consolidated Grocery
Co. to w. e. Riordan.

Mr.. w. E. Riordan has bought the
interest of Mr.. T. E. GuTr in the
Dawson Consolidated Grocery CCln-
pany. Mr.. Riordan to take charge on
the first of January. 1t is learned
the price paid was $21,600 cash, or
S120 per share, for Mr.. Gurr S mold
ings.
Mr.. Gurr organized this company
several years ago, and has been con-
tinuously associated with it since
To his credit it may be said that it
has been, perhaps, more successful
from a financial view than any Or
ganization ever put on foot in DaW-
son. 1t has paid greater dividends,
has given employment to more peo-
pie. and has done more to advertise
Dawson to it's neighbOrs than any
other mercantile enterprise here
Such enterprises should be emulated
by more of our citizens, and thus
make Dawson what it should be, the
metropolis of southwest Georgia.
MIR. Riordan, who will succeed Mr..
Gurr in the Southern Consolidated
Grocery Company, is president and
general manager of the Terrell Coun-
ty Grocery Company, and has had
many years of successful experience
in the wholesale grocery business.
This latter company, we understand,
will liquidate, it being the intention
of the owners 70 close the business at
an early cate.
Mr.. Gurr has not stated what bus
mess he will engage in, but it is prob
able that he will give his time and
energies to the Southern Life lnsur-
ance Company, of which he is vice
president.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
STATE BANK HAS MOVED.
is Now Occupying Its Magnificent
New Building.

The First State Bank has moved
into it's new home, and now occupies
perhaps the handsomest bank build
ing to be found in any of the smaller
cities of the state.
The building is of marble and plate
glass, and it is not probable that
there is a bank or an office in Geor-
gia that is more conveniently and
beautifully fitted up, though Oh
course there are larger ones. Thous-
ands of dollars have been spent in
the erection of the building and the
officers of the bank feel that the ex-
penditure has been wise one, be-
cause of the greater convenience af-
forded their patrons and the perma-
nency of the work.
The FIRST State is one of the p1o-
neer banks of Southwest Georgia,
and stands in the forefront OF the n
nancial institutions of this section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
Passed Examination Successfully.

James Donahue, New Britain,
Conn, writes: 81 tried several kid
ney remedies, and was treated by
our best physicians for diabetes, but
did not improve until l took Foley S
Kidney Cure. After the second bot
tie I showed improvement, and five
bottles cured me completely. l have
since passed a rigid examination for
life insurance. Foley's Kidney
Cure cures back-ache and all forms
of kidney and bladder trouble. Ken
bricks Drug Store, Dawson; H. A
Wall BronWOOd.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
At Home ON Vacation.

The college boys and girls who
went from Dawson to attend various
institutions of learning in this state
and elsewhere during the last SEES
sions have returned to spend the
Christmas holidays with friends and
relatives. Dawson and Terrell coun-
ty send about fifty you lg men and
women away from their confines to
add the finishing touches to the local
educational facilities, and the town
and county are always glad to extend
them a cordial welcome upon their
return home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
PUT BULLET INTO HIS BRAIN
II. j. Thornton, a Former Citizen OF
Terrell County, Commits Suicide
at Morgan.

Mr.. r. ]. Thornton, who was for
MANY years a citizen of Terrell coun-
ty. committed suicide in Morgan,
Calhoun county, at daylight Tuesday
morning by shooting himself through
the brain with a pistol.
Thornton, the evening before, bor-
rowed a pistol from friend on some
pretext. He left his home between
and O'Clock Tuesday morning,
going up town. Ordinary A. |. Mon
roe, expecting to go off on business,
went to his Office in the court house
between 4 and o'clock. On APP
nroaching his office door he heard
something further down the aisle,
next to the back door of the court
house. He struck match and saw
coat hanging on the stairway. Be
lieying that it was some one who was
under the influence of liquor ne
went into the office, built fire and
did his writing About daybreak
G. w. Wiseman, the postmaster OF
Morgan, went into the ordinary's
office. seeing a light in there. me
ordinary told him of some one lying
outside and they both went out with
lamp to see, and found it to be
Mr.. Thornton. The ordinary called
him and told him to get up and come
in to the fire He said he would.
Monroe and Wiseman then returned
to the room, expecting Mr.. Thornton
to come. After the lapse of few
M VATiCo~non c+9r+p6 To 90
home and the ordinary stopped and
asked Thornton to get up again.
which he readily promised to DO.
They walked to the front OF the
court house and stood on the porch
a short while talking, and W1Seman
started home. When opposite the
sheriff's office both Wiseman and
Monroe heard pistol shot down the
hall The ordinary called to Wise
man to come back, ran into MS
office, secured the lamp and went to
Thornton, whom he found shot in
the head and still lying down. The
pistol lay across his breast. The or
binary ran for DR.. Raglan and Mr..
Wiseman for DR.. Benson. In two
or three minutes Dr.. Raglan was on
the scene. Thornton gasped twice
after he arrived. Thornton leaves
large family of children and a
heartbroken wife, mother and father.
For several years Thornton had
been a merchant and farmer at Nor
gan, and the cause of his self-de-
struction was financial embarrass-
ment and dementa. He had made
two previous attempts to end his
life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
A LONESOME CONGRESSMAN
MAN ELECTED TO NEXT CON-
GRESS is WITHOUT A PARTY.
Both Sides Shun Porter, the Man
Who Downed Wadsworth
in New York


Peter A. Porter, member-elect of
the sixtieth congress from the Thirty
fourth New York district, the man
who used a COW for his campaign
emblem and downed Representative
James w. Wadsworth, is in the odd
position of being a man without a
party. The unofficial roster of the
members of the next congress lists
him as a Democrat, but Porter says
he and his ancestors have been re-
publicans ever since there was Sucn
a party. Some republicans, however
declare he cannot be admitted 10
their caucus.
Porter was nominated by the DEM
ocratic convention of his district ana
later was endorsed by the lndepend-
ence League. He also ran on his
own petition as an independent. In
the course of the campaign the ques-
ton arose whether he should receive
financial aid from the democratic
congressional committee. Chairman
Griggs wrote to Porter saying ne
would send him money to help pay
his campaign EXPENSES ploFlu0u ny
would pledge himself to align with
the democrats Porter never made
the pledge and never received any
money from Griggs.
1t is said that when Porter takes
his seat in the house he will proceed
to denounce the democratic party and
declare himself a republican But
there will be strong opposition from
many republicans to permitting him
to enter the republican caucus on the
grounds that it would set bad pre-
cedent to allow man to get INTO
Office on one ticket and then to
change his politics by his own de-
claration and get into whatever eau
Gus he chose on the strength of his
own declaration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
QUITS NEWSPAPER WORK.
Popular Dawson Boy Has Fine Posi-
ton With Big Corporation.

Mr.. Rufus Jones has been in Daw-
son from Dothan, Ala, where ne Is
at present making his home, for sew
eral days He has been spending the
Christmas holidays with relatives ana
friends. Personally there is not a
more popular young man in Dawson
or Terrell county, and it is matter
of regret by his friends that he
deems it 0esU to make his home else
where.
1t will be of interest to his many
friends to know that Mr. Jones has
sold his newspaper interests in Dothan
and accepted the responsible posi-
ton of district manager for the Chi
cago Portrait Company. His terrific
nv embraces south Alabama, west
Florida and portion of southwest
Georgia. The position is the second
highest in the gift of the big corpora
ton by whom he is employed, ana
carries with it a very handsome Sala-
ry Rufus decision to quit the news
paper field is a distinct loss to the
profession, for he has already achleV-
ed a reputation as one of the bright
est young newspaper men IN Geof-
gia and Alabama, where most or MS
newspaper work has been done. his
work on the macon Telegraph, the
Montgomery Advertiser and the MO
bile Herald has been exceptionally
brilliant.
Wherever he may go and IN
whatever line of business he may
be engaged the sincerest good wishes
of hundreds of true friends in this
city and county will follow this DaW-
son boy and his future success VIII
be noted here, in his home town,
where he was born and raised, with
genuine interest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
Observation-Disclosures.

Mr.. Claude Brightwell and Miss
Annie Aycock were united iii marriage
at the Methodist parsonage Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. o. B.
Chester officiating. Both are popu-
lar young people of this county, and
have many friends who will join The
News in congratulations and best
wishes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26

1t is like throwing money into the
lake to by cheap cutlery. You may
get back returns, but it is doubtful.
We don't sell that kind. 1915 buys
a set of carvers of us that any fam
lily may be proud of. j. M. Clifton
Hardware Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
Marriage License Record.

Ordinary Cheatham issued twelve
marriage licenses Saturday to GER
tain couples who were DESTROYS OF
leaving the state of single blessed
ness. Judge Cheatham believes that
this breaks the county's record for
the issuance of marriage licenses in
a single day, and it probably does.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
TAX Fl FAS.
Collector McLendOn Closes Books.
$4,000 Collected.

Tax Collector McLendon closed his
hooks on last Thursday. At that
time he had collected about ST., 900
of the $2O,795 due the state of Geor-
gia by citizens of Terrell comfy.
leaving a balance due and unpaid OF
nearly $4,000.
The tax collector has been bus1ly
engaged in issuing fl fas against de-
faulters. He has issued a total OF
1,O16, of this number 2S1 being
against white defaulters and f3o
against negroes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
ANOTHER FIRE IN sHELLMAN.
Captain Crittenden Lost His Home
Friday Night.

In She Imam the home of Capt. H.
A. Crittenden was destroyed by fire
about 10 O'Clock Friday night. Prac-
tically all of the household goods
were saved. The residence was val
ued at $4,000, on which there was
$1,000 insurance.
The fire was discovered behind the
ceiling in one of the rooms, and is
supposed to have resulted from de-
feet in the chimney.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
Death of an Aged Lady.

Miss Caroline Kaigler 1lc.' Satur-
day night at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Annie Christie, near Dawson, at
the advanced age of 80 years. The
interment occurred Sunday afternoon
in Cedar Hill cemetery, Rev. 0. b.
Chester performing the last rites.
The deceased was a sister of Captain
VIM. Kaigler and an aunt of Mr.. d.
K Christie
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
New Cure for Epilepsy.

]. B. Waterman, of WATERFOWL
O.. rural free delivery, writes; My
daughter, afflicted for years with
epilepsy, was cured by DR.. King S
New Life Pills. She has not had an
attack for over two years" Best
body cleansers and life giving tonic
pills on earth. 25c at Dawson Drug
Company drug store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26

The News has been requested 10
announce that the monthly metlng OF
County Union will be held at the
court house in -awson on next lhurs-
day, January 8. A full attendance IS
earnestly requested, as matters Oh
Importance will be considered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
Public Speaker Interrupted.

Public speakers are frequently in
terrupted by people coughing. This
would not happen if Foley's Honey
and Tar were taken, as it cures
coughs and colds and prevents pneu-
monia and consumption. The gen
uine contains no opiates and is in
a yellow package. Hendricks Drug
Store, Dawson; H. A. Wall, Bron-
wood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26

Facts and figures match well at
our store. A good 6-hole steel range
for $4,000, guaranteed. The profit
is yours on our cook and heating
stoves. We have too many and need
the money. Substantial savings can
be made by buying all of your hard
ware at our store. Clifton Hardware
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26
To Cnre a Cold in One Day.

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money If 1t
fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Csc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-12-26

Made right; sold right-our car
penter's tools are all right, all right
No, we use no bait in selling tools
only sell good tools at a reasonable
price, quality and price-that's all
Clifton Hardware Co.