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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
GRAVES GLEANINGS.

Protracted services began at the
Methodist church Monday. Brother
w. F. Smith of Dublin will assist in
the meetings
Mrs. Anglin and little son. who
nave been visiting Mrs. E. A. Breed
love, have returned to their home at
POulan.
Miss Mamie Breedlove and Mr..
Jim ALT Breedlove have returned
from a visit to friends at Florence.
The Messrs. Mckinney, who have
been visiting relatives here, have re-
turned to their home in Alabama.
Miss Helen Smith, who has been
on an extended visit to friends in
Columbus, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb of Americas
were guests at the home of Mr.. ]. NJ.
Chambless last week.
Mrs. Emma Mcneil. who has been
visiting her son, Mr.. Ohio Mcneil.
has gone to Macon.
Mrs. c.. NJ. Davidson of Dawson
visited her daughter, Mrs. ], p,
Grimes, last week.
Miss Ethel Hill has returned from
a pleasant visit to relatives at
Springvale
The Misses Waller of Florence are
the guests of Miss Mamie Breedlove.
Miss Eva Waller of Dawson visited
homefolks Sunday.
Mr.. John Commander is on the
sick list.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
CHAMBLISSTON CHAT.

Aunt Mat Daniel and Aunt Susie
Foreman returned home last Satur-
day from Sasser, where they had been
visiting. Their visit was interfered
with by Mr.. J. NJ. Daniel returning
home from Montgomery very sick.
Aunt Mat, like all other mothers,
had to rush home to her boy. We
hope Mr. Daniel will soon recover
and be out again.
The protracted meeting at Sardis
must be a good one, for Mr.. Ray
Fletcher and Mr. Oliver Russell have
been taking some long drives with
their best ladies to attend. Mr.
Fletcher's drives of % miles denote
his interest in the meeting
Mr. Jim Foreman and wife of Doe
run returned home last Thursday
after spending several pleasant days
at his old home with his aged and
feeble parents.
Messrs. W. D. Morgan and Gordon
Hardwick of PARROT made a bust
ness trip to Chamlisston last We'd
nesday
Mr. w. c. McGill returned home
last Thursday from Macon, where he
attended the Farmers Union conven-
ton.
Miss Lizzie Dell Walker of Graves
spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. RUSSELL
Mr.. G. w Bolton of Dawson was
visiting his brother, Mr.. r. l.. Boil
ton, last Wednesday.
Miss Estelle Goodwin is visiting
her sister and other relatives in
Stewart county this week.
Miss Georgia Bozeman is visiting
friends and relatives in Doerun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
SODA WATER SUCCEEDS
HIGHBALLS,

Prohibition is, according to re-
ports, working some strange won
ders in the states where the sale of
liquor has been stopped.
With the coming of prohibition in
Georgia, and the dry" districts of
other states as we'll, many of the
bars in the larger cities were turned
into ice cream parlOrs, and former
saloon keepers took up the more
peaceful pursuit of drawing soda
water and dishing out plates of ice
cream to their former customers.
ct is to be hoped that the thirst
quenchers they are now handling are
better than the whiskey they once
served)
These former saloon keepers who
are jerking sody' seem, too, to have
changed in their outward character,
and are now as polite and chatty as
the average country druggist.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
!, CARELESS CONTEMPORARY.

The Dawson News thinks that
no goldbug ought to be presi-
dent of a Bryan club. If some
of the goldbugs didn't vote for
Bryan this time what would be-
come of him? The Dawson
News should get it to a bug
hOuse.-Savannah Press.
We have noticed for sometime that
the Photographer of the Savannah
Press is not as careful as he might
be to quote his contemporaries cor
rectly. He frequently gives some
thing they have said a meaning
that is not intended or justi-
fed The News has not said any
thing which, by the widest stretch
of the Imagination, would authorize
the above statement by the Savan-
nah paper We merely noted the or
ganizatiOn of a Bryan club in Sa-
vannah and mentioned the fact, as
a hopeful and encouraging sign Of
democratic harmony, that the clubs
president was a gOldbug. We were
glad to see it so. as it was an indi-
cation that that faction were now
lined up behind the party's candi-
date and would give him earnest
and loyal support
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
KNOWS A FIGHT is ON HAND.

The Globe, a staunch republican
paper published in Utica, New York,
the home of Mr.. James S. Sherman,
the republican nominee for vice
president and man with the funny
little whiskers, admits that the re-
publican party has a fight on it's
hands, and says the election this fall
will be no walkover. WIN. J. Bry-
an" says The Globe, lis stronger
with the people today than ever be-
fore. His increased strength is with
those who voted against him when
he appealed for support eight and
twelve years ago" In his former
campaigns he gave the republicans
a had fright. and they did not sleep
well until the votes were counted.
Bryan will not get all the demo-
cratic votes But he will get the vast
majority of them. And he will re-
ceive thousands of republican votes
at least thousands which would be
deposited for Roosevelt if the pres
ent incumbent were the nominee"
When Bryan was before the people
twelve and eight years ago by the
power of his oratOry and his winning
personality he captured thousands
thousands who believed there were
great wrongs to be righted, and that
the era of equal opportunities for all
had been superseded by a period
when purchased privilege dictated
action in the halls of legislation. But
they were afraid. They believed his
statements of fact; they half believed
in the effectiveness of his policies
But they were not entirely convinced,
and they voted against him.
Since then for seven years we have
mad man in the white house who
mas demonstrated to be true much of
what Bryan preached, and whose
methods have been as radical as
those which the Nebraskan advOcat-
>
spectacular warfare upon corporate
wrong and private graft has strength
ened Bryan, for eight and twelve
years ago he said in practically so
many words just what Roosevelt has
repeatedly said in his messages.
Bryan is wiser and more conserva-
tive today than when he appealed to
the voters in 1896 and 1900. He has
come nearer to the people The peo-
pie are more radical today than they
were in 1896 and 1900. They have
come nearer to Bryan
Therefore, says The Globe, the re-
publican party is up against a fight
this fall which it can win only by
convincing the voters beyond ques-
ton that reforms under way shall be
carried to fruition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
HEROD HAPPENINGS.
Pithy Paragraphs and Personal Items
PenCiled for News Readers.

I
Penciled for News Readers.
The revival services at the Baptist
church resulted in much good. The
Sabbath evening prayer and praise
service was revived, and is led by
Mr.. H. F. Melton. The baptismal
ceremonies will be observed on the
fourth Sunday in next month. The
present candidates are Misses Bert
McLendOn, Eloise Melton and Julia
McLendon
Major Whitley on Sunday morn
ing proved a good catcher for a ball
that Siv Hayes sent him. Siv went
on an outing Immediately, and failed
to notify anyone of his destination.
Major remains in bed. They were
of the chocolate color persuasion.
Miss Yetta Harris has returned
from Shellman and Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Cocker and Miss
Edith Cocker were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Cocker the first of the week.
We are glad to learn that little
Henry Melton has about recovered
from his spell of sickness.
Mr.. James McLendon went to At
lanta Friday to visit his wife, who is
there for her health, and her many
friends will be glad to learn that she
is much improved.
Cotton is opening rapidly. The
first bale came in the first of last
week, but the gin was not in opera
ton. 1t is all right now, and will
keep busy.
Mrs. Matte Lasseter, who has been
visiting her sister here, will spend
the weekend in Dawson with Mrs. B.
H. Hood and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. T. R. Hanna, who has been
visiting different places, has return
ed here, and is the admired guest
Of Judge and Mrs. J. P Hanna.
Several from here attended the
barbecue at DOverel Friday, and re-
port a delightful occasion and mag
nificent dinner.
Mr.. K. w. Harris of Randolph
county, with his fine boys, Ernest
and John Paul, spent Sunday here
with relatives.
The friends of Mrs. Allen English
will regret to learn that she is on
the sick list. We wish ner an early
recovery.
Mr.. J. H. Brim, Jr., with his love-
ly sisters, Misses Agnes and Lumye,
are visiting relatives in Pelham.
Miss Sarah English mas returned
from Gainesville, where she has been
attending the summer school.
Several dinings were given last
week, at which Revs. Murchison and
Lyon were the honOrees.
Miss Elizabeth Worsham of Daw-
son was the guest of Miss Melinda
Harris last week.
Mrs. Jack Frazier, who has been
sick, is improving, and we hope will
soon be we'll.
Mr., Hugh Worsham of Forsyth
was among the visiting beaux last
week.
Messrs. Massey and Barnes of
Dawson were among our Sunday Wis
itors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Worsham Wis
tied relatives here Sunday.
Miss Alma McLain is spending the
week at St. Simons.
/ Miss Susie Hanna will return this
week from Albany.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
KEEP THE FACTS STRAIGHT.

After reading the Augusta
Chronicles excoriation of the
new leaders of Georgia democ-
racy for their very recent true
ulence to Watson we are more
glad than ever that we fit, bled
and died with Hoke.-Macon
News.
But hold on. Who is responsible
for the present situation in Georgia?
Wasn't it Hoke Smith and his spell
binders who, two years ago, de-
nounced the then democratic execu-
tive committee from one end of the
state to the other because they stood
for party integrity and tried to main
tain semblanCe of party regularity?
Wasn't it HOke Smith and these
same people high in his council who
opened the door wide to Tom Watson
and his followers and received them
into the democratic household, and
this year, when they could no longer
use them for their own selfish po-
litical purpose, favored putting them
out and closing the door against
them? In the interest of truth and
in justice to all concerned it is we'll
to keep the records straight as we 90
along.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
Sherif's Sale.

Georgia. Terrell County: Will be sold at the
Tuesday in September 1908, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property towit All of lots
of land numbers 70 ana 80, containing each two
hundred and two and one-half acres: also all of
lots Of land numbers 40 and 80 in said county
which lie south Of Kinchafoonee creek. contain.
ing each about 80 acres more or less, "a total Of
800 acres, more or less, and situated in the
Twelfth district of said county. Said land is sold
by virtue Of purchase money execution in favor
of j, r. Mercer against Mrs. j. f. Kennedy,
which issued from the City Court of Daw,
son, said county, at the July term thereof, 1903
for the principal sum of $1,000 co. interest 1888
and costs. Defendant in execution having held
said land under bond for title proper deed
thereto has been executed and filed, in terms Of
the law. prior to levy; also notice Of lew oivep
defendant as required by law. This August Bird
1908. NJ. G. HILL. SherIf.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Mr.. j. o. Russell, the enterprising
merchant at Chamblisston, has an
advertisement in todays News that
should be of interest to anyone who
may need marble or tombstOnes of
any description. Mr.. RUSSELL repre-
sents the well-known Gober Marble
Works of Marietta, and is prepared
to furnish the very best quality at
reasonable prices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Candidate John Temple Graves has
fred some hot shot at Candidate Tom
Watson because the latter gentleman
expressed the opinion that the indie
pendence party is the sole property
Of w. r. Hearst. The News would
suggest that these eminent and
wordy. leaders of their respective
parties have a joint debate, and
pummel one another with wind to
their hearts content. The public is
not very much interested about what
they say, but what they do say al
fords entertainment, and a great
crowd would hear them.
Only one more week of the legis-
lature
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

The members of the legislature
will have to worry along on four
dollars day as heretofore, a bill to
increase their pay not having re-
ceived the necessary two-thirds vote.
They perhaps agree with many of
their constituents that they are now
getting all their services are worth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
For Years Snnnort.

Georgia. Terrell County. Nancy Summerford
having made application for twelve months sup.
port for herself out of the estate of John Sum
merford. deceased, and appraisers duly appointed
to set apart the same having filed their return, all
all persons concerned are hereby required to
show cause before the Court of Ordinary of said
county on the first Monday in September 1908
why said application should not be granted.
This Bird day OF August 1908.
w. b. CHEATHAM. Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
For Leave to Sell.

Georgia, Terrell County. Notice is hereby civ.
en- that the undersigned has applied to the Ordi-
nary Of said county for leave to sell the land be-
longing to the estate Of p. 4. Dozier to paw
debts Of and for distribution among the heirs Of
said P: B. Dozier, deceased. Said application
will be heard at the regular September term 1908
Of the Court of Ordinary in and for said county
Of Terrell This Aug. g. 10 8. G. f. SMITH,
Admr. of P. B. Dozier deceased
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
Card of Thanks,

| take this method of thanking
the people of Dawson for their kind
ness and assistance to my wife dur
ing her recent illness. Respectfully.
j. G.. WATSON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Editor Dick Grubb of Darien sage
ly observes that some people who
have not done a lick of work in
years are now waiting for prosperity
to come.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
HEAR THE SORE-HEADS

Who told you that Hall was
going to leave town. It's only
to deceive you, as he is the
only timer in town, as his
work will show. And the only
first-class plumber that can
put you up a job up to snuff
with the inspectors o. K. on
it. Hall says he will stay as
long as he can make three
square" meals a day and pay
his debts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05
New Cotton.

Inc News learns that Brentwood
and Sasser have each received two
bales of new cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

In Justice to Georgia the Americas
Times-RecOrder wants it remembered
that the incidents brought out in the
investigation now on are not oc-
currences of the past few weeks or
months, but an accumulation dug up
from the history of sixteen to twenty
years. The thing should not be made
to appear worse than it really is.
Mr.. Louis F. Garrac, one of Geor-
gia's most prominent citizens, died
at his home in Columbus Saturday
night. Mr.. Garrard was at one time
speaker of the Georgia house of rep
.resentatives, and was a candidate for
the United States senate at the time
Senator A. o. Bacon was first elected.
The Macon Telegraph notes that
wv. j. Bryan continues good-hu-
mored and conciliatory to Willie
Hearst and Tommie Watson despite
their assaults on him, and reserves
his hot shot for big Bill Taft. The
Nebraskan is not wasting any ammu-
milton"
Mr.. Tom Watson made a speech
in Savannah Thursday night, and
knocked Bryan, boosted Taft and
made a plea for the solid south to
be broken. Mr.. Watson is rendering
the republican party very valuable
service
Running for elector on the ticket
of man you won't vote for is very
queer politics, to say the least of it.
Mr.. Saffold should get in the demo-
cratic party with both feet or re-
sign from the democratic ticket.
Mr.. Taft, whose antagonism to
labor and labor organizations is we'll
known, is now busy denying that he
said that a dollar or a dollar and
quarter a day is enough for any
working man.
In a series of ball games with
Americas Camilla took two out of
three, defeating them almost as bad
as Dawson did in a game early in
the season. Was the umpire bought
again?
Who shot up" Stockbridge? The
governor would like to have an an
swer to the question And he seems
to have gone about procuring one
in a business-like manner.
The state democratic executive
committee are going about their bus
mess rather gingerly In fact, some
of them do not seem to be right sure
of where they are at"
In a few days cotton will be com.
ing in by the hundreds of bales. AS
usual Dawson will be one Of the bis
markets of the state.
The Rome Tribune likes Dea
Jackson, Georgia's first bale negro
better than it does Booker Washing
ton,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

In a few days cotton will be com
ing in by the hundreds of bales. AS
usual, Dawson will be one Of the big
markets of the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Mr.. Taft, whose antagonism to
labor and labor organizations is we'll
known, is now busy denying that he
said that dollar or a dollar and
"a quarter day is enough for any
working man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

In series of ball games with
Americas Camilla took two out of
three, defeating them almost as bad
as Dawson did in a game early in
the season. Was the umpire bought
again?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Running for electOr on the ticket
of man you won't vote for is very
queer politics, to say the least of it.
Mr.. Saffold should get in the demo-
cratic party with both feet or re-
sign from the democratic ticket.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

The Rome Tribune likes Deal
Jackson, Georgia's first bale negro.
better than it does Booker Washing
ton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Mr. Tom Watson made a speech
in Savannah Thursday night, and
knocked Bryan, boosted Taft and
made a plea for the solid south to
be broken. Mr. Watson is rendering
the republican party very valuable
service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

The state democratic executive
committee are going about their bus
mess rather gingerly. In fact, some
of them do not seem to be right sure
of where they are at"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-05

Who shot up" Stockbridge? The
governor would like to have an an
swer to the question. And he seems
to have gone about procuring one
in a business-like manner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13

for the commerce of river that
has no commerce. This sounds
plausible; but the logic is the same
as If one would say that a farmer
should not pillow for a crop until he
has a crop. We must get away
from that logic If we are to have a
national system of waterways. 1t
is absurd.
Fifty miles of the worst part of
the Missouri was improved to -
feet many years ago at a cost of
$4,000 a mile. 1t has been neg.
lected, but is still better than the
Ohio after years of struggle for six
feet-for this reach of the Missouri
lis, still seven feet. The Missouri
river commission long ago reported
that for $4,000 a mile-less than
the cost of good single track rail-
way-the Missouri can be given a
IL foot channel. Captain Schulz,
the present Missouri river engineer,
Is reported to have given $4,000, 900
as the cost of six foot channel to
Kansas City, about 400 miles. The
river is singularly uniform in char
acter all the wax up to Fort Ben
ton, and can be improved as
cheaply on its upper reaches as be-
tween Kansas City and ST. Louis.
If this be true, the river can be i'm
proved to six feet to the head of
navigation for $1S,000,00O.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13

The government has undertaken
to give the Ohio six feet for some
900 miles at cost of over $780,
100000. 1t proposes to increase
this to nine feet at an additional
cost of $12,000.000. That is. the
government proposes to spend as
much to give the Ohio the differ
ence between SIX and nine feet as it
would cost to make 1000 miles of
the Missouri six feet deep. And the
Missouri would serve that portion
of the continent most blighted by
the disadvantage of exclusive land
carriage. The six foot channel
would have the capacity of odzens
of railways at half the cost of a
single track What does common
sense urge us to do?
But to continue on our journey.
We float down the six foot or u
foot Missouri to the Mississippi
Remember, this is in the future
Perhaps we have a fleet of barges
laden with mountain timber or ore
or cement. We can now take our
choice of routes. We may enter
the Illinois river and go through
the drainage canal, with their 20
foot depths, and to Chicago; or
past Chicago around the lakes. to
Buffalo, and down the new ~ foot
Erie canal to New York city; or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13

we may descend the Mississippi to
Cairo, 1873 miles. and thence up the
slackwatered Ohio, with its six or
nine feet, to Pittsburg. At both st.
Louis and Cairo the east and the
gulf would bid against each other
for freight-just as they now do.
But there would be a water route
both ways.
Out of the Ohio come the floods
that make the Appalachian reser-
voirs necessary, IL life and property
are to be safe from Pennsylvania
to New Orleans; but out of the
Ohio comes also the greatest river
commerce in America. The thou
sand miles of Ohio traffic is the
heaviest in the country, and con-
gress must make the channel nine
feet or fail in it's duty. BY installing
the Leighton reservoirs it may
easily make it 10 feet deep, with no
more dams and locks than it has
now, thus saving millions of dol
lars in channel works to put into
reservoirs-but it should give
depth to the Ohio some day. And
when these things are done the
Missouri waterway to the Missis-
sippi and the double track channel
by the lakes or the Ohio will be the
greatest of east and west highways.
And it will be owned by the peo-
pie, and will be free.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
BIG WATERWAY POSSIBLE

tains in southwestern Montana.
Here at the village of Threeforks
is the real head of navigation OF the
main stream Of the Mississippi
the Missouri. There are obstruc-
tons above Fort Benton, but the
demand will arise for their removal
and they will be removed.
From Threeforks to ST. Louis is
a downstream drift of 5000 miles.
For more than 80 years it has been
navigated to Fort BentOn-26S2
miles. In 1852 the ST. Ange made
the trip to Fort Benton from St.
Louis in % days. In 1857, in the
palmy days of Mississippi naviga-
ton, there were more steamboat
departures from st. Louis to Mis-
souri, river points than to both the
upper and lower Mississippi! There
were % arrivals at the frontier vii
lage of Sioux City before July l,
and % regular boats on that part
of the river. Boats had no search
lights and tied up at night; but the
Emelie, in 1862. averaged II miles
a day going up and 1872 coming
down. Compare this with the aver
age speed of % miles day for car
lots of freight The Missouri was a
great waterway: but was put out Of
business by the railroads, just as
most waterways always will be so
long as we are foolish enough to
allow it.
But with proper legal protection
Missouri river commerce will re-
vive. One thing the Big Muddy has
which most of her sisters have not
plenty of water. The thing she
lacks is stability of banks. But the
engineers have worked out ways of
protecting the banks and holding
the river in one channel; and when
this is done the Missouri scOurS out
a deep waterway of itself.
The war department and con-
gress have been hostile to the Mis-
souri,. 1t has been said that no
appropriations ought to be made