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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
COTTONDALE CATCH-UPS.
News of the Week Photographed for
News Readers.

The patrons of Cottondale school
had their annual barbecue last Fri
| day. The day was very much en-
! Joyed. One among those present
was Miss Jessie Jennings of Dawson,
a former teacher of our school and
to whom great praise is due for the
success Of the school for three
terms in succession. She was very
much loved by both patrons and pu-
pills. We are always glad to have
our former teachers with us on such
occasions.
We are inclined to believe that
one of our boys is getting very tired
of living "butt-headed" life, as it
seems that he is a great admirer of
Horns, though he is very choice as
to the kind of horns. He doesn't
like short horns, neither long horns.
but expressly likes Lo Horns.
Mr. G. f. Hitler of Plains. one of
our old citizens and who still has
some farming interest in and around
this place, took dinner at his old
home, Mr.. J. A. Killers, last Thurs
day.
AiC'N ~ nv DCGll IOI the recent
heavy rains we would have had some
magnificent roads in this part of the
county, but the hard rains have
washed away a lot of the work.
The ice cream entertainment given
at Mr.. j. l.. Killers in honor of Miss
Katie Lou Gammage, who is visiting
the family of Mr.. Hitler, was quite
a success.
j. L. Jennings, who was confined
to his bed last Saturday, is up and
expects to take up his work this week
as road tax collector.
Quite a number of our young peo-
pie attended the annual foot washing
at Beulah church last Sunday.
Miss Rosa Tatum is visiting Mrs.
Ophelia Dozier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
COMFORT FOR THE STAY-AT-
HOMES,

It's much worse to pull around on
dusty, hot trains than it is to swing
in cool hammock on a shady lawn
lat home.
4 woman works herself completely
down trying to get ready to leave a
home of her own with vine trellised
veranda, large, airy rooms and halls,
clean dining room, refrigerator full
of ice cold fruits and fresh dairy
products IN order that she may have
the privilege of spending a few DAYS
in rickety hacks along dusty streets.
waiting at hot depots for DELAYED
trains while the children cry for
water, riding on cars with windows
closed to keep out the dirty, burning
cinders, and keep in the dirty. per-
spring lot of little precious dar-
lings" that are trying to climb out
of the windows, and are stepping on
the band box and other half dozen
packages that are always so inter
esting to the conductors; arriving
at a crowded hotel and paying two
prices for the privilege of packing
away the whole family in the "only
spare stuffy little hot box on the
third floor and sunny side; getting
| a chance to eat at second or third
table and feasting on excursion dish
es, that IS, dishes that have made
the round trip once or twice from
the dining room to the kitchen,
sometimes not stopping long enough
at the stove to get warm again.
BY this time they begin to look
around for another place, with about
the same result, if they move. A few
days Of this is all they can stand, and
then they turn their faces towards
home, where they land after having
had a gorgeous time"
Juggling two heavy suit case IN
a broiling hot sun is the picture you
have seen many times of a fellow
leaving a summer resort for home,
where he could take off his coat, lie
down in the shade on a CARPET of
green and catch the gentle breezes
as they pass.
Were you ever a resorter at q re-
sort in hot weather when the chill
dren were fretting, and the women
regretting that there was no netting
on the beds they were getting, the
mother the child petting and the hus-
band off betting?
Il
Standing around a hot depot wait
ing for hot train to take you to a
hot resort makes a Hot Time in the
Old Town. w, p. H.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
Just Cause for Complaint
the Brunswick News.

From the Brunswick News.
Jacksonville certainly has a griev.
ance against the Georgia legislature
That body is to visit Chattanooga
and has never said a word about the
Florida boOzeville.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

Foley's Orino Laxative, the new
laxative, stimulates, but does not ir-
ritate. 1t is the best laxative. Guar-
anteed or your money back Daw-
son Drug Co. and Peoples Drug
Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

The suggestion seems to be merely
to lend the Georgia electoral vote
to Mr.. Watson in the event that it
will not do Mr.. Bryan any good. 1t
wouldn't do Mr.. Watson any good
either, under the circumstances
Maybe after while, says the Savan-
nah News, we shall have somebody
proposing that the electoral college
make the ballot unanimous for the
candidate who wins at the polls. by
way of compliment.
Chairman Hall says the report that
the state democratic executive com
mittee has been called to meet for
the purpose of making arrangements
to turn the electoral vote of Geor-
gia over to the candidate of an
other party is tommyrot. We
thought as much all the time We
do not remember ever having heard
of a more absurd proposition.
1t seems to be off again, on again,
gone again with Judge Jim Hines.
Only short time ago while stump
ing the state in the interest of one of
the candidates for governor the Judge
announced that he had returned to
the democratic party for keeps, and
now it is stated that he will stump
the state for Tom Watson. He seems
to be a wobbler as we'll as warbler.
Now Willie Hearst says he has lost
confidence in the democratic party
The democratic party on one occa-
sion failed to nominate him for presi-
dent you know. The affairs of the
democratic party have not been con-
Quoted in a manner to please him
since
All the news that comes from Lin
coin represents Mr.. Bryan as cheer
full and confident Mr. Bryan be-
lieyes in the Righteousness of the
cause he stands for, and that goes
"a long way towards making an en-
thusiast and an optimist of a man.
The Rome Tribune notes that the
Georgia legislators have not vet in
troduced a bill to prevent birds from
singing early in the morning. A
man in Kansas did that
Tom Watson is going to fire the
opening gun of his campaign for the
presidency in Macon tomorrow night
The cigar dealer ought to know
what per cent. of the people have
money to burn"
The bushwhacker is buster in
Georgia than ever before.
---
WhiskerS.
From the Macon News
But WHY Josh Kerr y Whit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
TIE HUNT TOR ,roRE TAXES.

j III III M NOEt NIOkE IAAES.
The state tax rate having reached
the constitutional limit, and no more
money can be raised from that source.
the friends of the district agricult-
ural schools are looking about for
somebody or something else to tax in
order to obtain funds. The hunt for
the tax bearing animal is on in earn
est. Mr. S. S. Monk of Triton has
'struck a trail, and thinks he has
freed game in the poll tax, which he
suggests be increased from 800 to
$3.50 per capita. With the property
values of Georgia increasing by the
millions of dollars every year it does
not seem that there should be a con-
stant increase of taxes of every sort.
Wouldn't q suggestion to look around
I'd see if there are not some places
1ere expenses can be reduced. or
lecures Topped off, be a better one
an hunting something new to tax
on which the tax = rate can be
'sed?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

The United States army discarded
Springfield rife for the Krag-
censor, and is now discarding
Krag. for the Springfield; and in
rween the lines there is food for
ought
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
No. 6496 Report of the Condition of the
City National Bank,

t Dawson. in the State of Georgia. at the close
+ business July 18th, 1903:
RESOURCES:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
NOTICE
COSTS YOU NOTHING To
COME TO ALBANY
zSl TO TRADE.

IO TRADE,
The Retail Merchants Of Al,
bany will refund in cash the
railroad fare of any out.of.
town patron from the terrific
ny named whose aggregate DUR.
chase among any or all of them
amounts to as much as $50 in
any one day. COME TO THE
BEST TOWN IN SOUTH
GEORGIA TO TRADE.
Territory; All points between
Richland, Cuthbert, Americas
and Albany.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
Whiskers.

FROM the Macon News.
But why josh Kern wbiskers
Remember Joe Brown has EN-. too
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
A MILD DEFENSE.

The newspapers Of the state have
not been at all tenderfooted in speak
ing their minds about the action of
the Georgia delegation at Denver Dis
approval has been almost universal,
and in many instances the criticism
has been little less than severe. The
Savannah Press, however, after not
ing statement by the Griffin News
that our HOke Smith friends can at
any rate congratulate themselves
upon one thing-they never had a
chance to get on the Denver dele
cation that insisted on splitting all
of Georgia's political fat in the fire, -
comes mildly to their defense. 1t
says:
The Savannah Press regrets
to see a disposition on the part
of the papers of the state to
jump on the Georgia delegation
for their act at Denver
SO far as we can see the dele
cation cOmpOrted itself with
great dignity and strength.
They went out unhampered by
instructions of any kind They
were selected not because they
were for or against Bryan, for
or against Johnson, or fore or
against Gray. They were just
Georgia democrats of the Brown
faction, who proved to be anti
Bryan and who were not moved
by cheers or music or by reason
Of eXpediency or by desire to get
upon the band wagon. Anti
Bryan at the beginning they
are all for Bryan now, and in
this way have set the democracy
of the state a noble example"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
Statement of the Condition of
The Bank of Sasser.
RESOURCES

located at Sasser, Ga. at the close of business
uly l5 1908:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

The bushwhacker is buster i,
Georgia than ever before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

Standing around a hot depot wait
ing for a hot train to take you to
hot resort makes a Hot Time in the
old Town w, P. H.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16
as fixed and determined by us are

as fixed and determined by us are
as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of section Sc, in township 1879.
range 100, thence west along the
township line to the southwest
corner Of section 81, township 139,
range 100, thence north along the
-townhip line to the northeast corner
of section 6, township l40, range
1Ol, thence east along the town
ship line to the northeast corner
of section l.. township 40, range
100, thence south along the town.
ship line to the southeast corner of
section sc, township 139, range 100,
the place Of beginning.
Dated at Medora, this 5th day
of October, A. D. 1908.
The Board Of county commiss-
toner's of Billings county, North
Dakota.
By j. B. .sTODDARD,
Attest: Chairman.
]. A. McGREGoR,
County Auditor.
FIRST TOWNSHIP MEETING.
The citizens Of the township of
Fryberg, embracing the following
area, all of townships l39 and
140, ranges 100 and 1ol in the
county Of Billings and the State
Of North Dakota, who are qualified
to vote at general elections, are
hereby notified that the first town
ship meeting for said township will
be held at the Lyonn's school house
in township 40, range loo in said
township, on Saturday the 18th day
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16

of October, A. D. 1908, between
900 o'clock in the forenoon and
500 o'clock in the afternoon of
the same day for the following
purposes. To elect
Three supervisors.
One township clerk
One treasurer
One assessor
Two justices Of the peace
Two constables
Four commissioners of concilia-
9tion
7 One overseer of highways for
each road district in said town
ship.
Dated at Medora, this 5th day of
October, A. D. 1908.
Board of County commissioners
of Billings County, North Dakota.
By j. B. STODDARD,
Attest: Chairman.
]. A. McGREGOR,
County Auditor.
Edison Photographs and records
for sale by the Beach Drug Com
pany.
A dentist remedies tooth troubles.
See DR.. McClintock at Beach about
yours.
Bring in your wheat and have it
exchanged for flour at the Golden
Valley mill.
The Golden Valley Milling Com
pany does feed grinding on Tuesday
of each week. 35tf.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
OFFICER ATTACKED
BY THUG IN DARK; 16
STITCHES SAVED HIM

Watertown, S. D., Aug. 3.--Frank
Moran, street commissioner OF Water
town, was the victim of murderouS
assault early last evening on the main
street of the city. AS Mr.. Moran was
passing the North American Cold Stor-
age plant an itinerant barber by the
name of G. +. Rand, whose displeas-
ure Mr. Moran had incurred some days
ago, sprang from the shade of the
building and dealt his victim three
blows with some kind of an instrument
that gashed his head and face to the
bone wherever 1t struck. He then turn
ed and fed and Mr.. Moran, regaining
consciousness, staggered to his feet and
made his way to the office of DIR. II. ID.
O'Brian, who took l6 stitches to close
the wounds in his face and neck.
An eye witness of the assault is f.
d. Minium, who was passing the spot
where Rand sprang onto the street
commissioner. But that Is the extent
of his testimony, for seeing that there
was going to be fight and feeling very
peaceful himself, he skddooed rs fast
as his legs would carry him.
AS yet the assailant has not been
apprehended, though the police have
notified all towns for 100 miles around
to be on the lookout for the would he
murderer.
The trouble started week ago with
a reprimand administered to the little
barber by the big commissioner for his
ungentlemanly conduct towards tho
servant girl in the home where he was
lodging. and II was to carry out the
threat that he would LAY him out" thai
the assault was made.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
New Mediums in Decoratio n

That cement and concrete are des-
tined to supplant to a large extent
stone, terra Gotta, marble and other
materials now used for decorative pur-.
poses is the opinion expressed by an
editorial writer in Cement Age. Econ
development of ornamental work in
concrete. After a mold is made the
cost Of production becomes the veriest
trifle as compared with stone or mar
BILE. AS an artistic medium concrete is
quite as good as stone or terra Gotta.
Considering it's greater economy 1t
may be employed In many cases where
the cost Of cut stone would be prohib-
tive and terra Gotta unsuitable. It's use
embraces not only statuary, garden
furniture, fountains and urns, but orna-
mental walls, bridges and balustrades
In fact. an entire estate, so far as build
ings and structural features are con-
cerned, might we'll be Of concrete, from
the dwelling to the least OF objects in
tended to ornament a garden or lawn
Concerning artistic designs in concrete,
there Is no limit to the resources Of the
worker. II he is of the faith that re-
jects all that is modern and original,
and admires only the masterpieces of
the old world, the plaster mold will fur
nish him with an almost exact repro
duction OF designs wrought by hand.
The most intricate and elaborate pat
terms, which may have involved months
or years of toll on the part of their
creator, may be duplicated in concrete
in a few days. When we consider the
extreme durability Of concrete in con-
nection with the low cost of production,
one is impressed with the great future
awaiting it in the domain of decorative
work,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
DELEGATES NAMED TO
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Meeting Will Deal With Conser
walton and Development of
National Resources.

Pierre, $. D., Aug. 3.-Pursuart to the
official CALL issued by the executive
committee of the 10th national irriga.
tion congress. Governor Crawford has
appointed the following delegates to
said congress to be held at Albuquer-
que, N. NJ. September 20. 10 october
3, inclusive, 1908:
Samuel II. Lea, Pierre; Carl c.
Adams, Camp Crook; A. N. Ewert.
Pierre; Chauncey l.. Wood, Rapid City:
George V. Ayers. Deadwood: w. l.
Barbour, Belle Fourche; e. =. Barrett.
Lennon: O. O. Stakes. Harding; d.
T. Tubs, Edgemont; Corbin Morse.
Rapid City; A. b. Gidley, Lead; Noah
Newbanks, Pierre; L. r. Lampy. Wa.
tertown.
This will be one of the most i'm
portant conventions ever held IN the
United States. Every state and terriA
tory will be represented. Many foreign
countries pursuant to the invitation ex-
tended by our government will be rep
resented. Men of national prominence
will be in attendance. National irri-
CATION win be discussed; also forestry
methods. National conservation and
DEVELOPMENT of national resources will
be principal topic for discussion by
representatives Of most of the great in
dustries OF the country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
MRS. PINKHAM AGAIN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Bonesteel, S. D., Aug. 3.-Mrs. Frank
Pinkham, who Wednesday attempted
to murder her two children and herself,
made a second attempt at self destruc-
ton this morning.
She requested that all those who were
In the room with her absent themselves
for q few moments, except her brother
to whom she wished to explain her
reasons for the crime she had com
mitted and as soon as they were out
OF the room she seized hold Of the
tracheotomy tube which had been in
serted In her throat by the doctors
yesterday and tore IL out and then at
tempted to swallow a spool of threat
which sne had procured in some un-
known manner.
The 14-month-old-baby was operated
upon this morning, but there is small
chance for its recovery as the wind
pipe was entirely severed.
Mrs. Pinkham I'm explaining the mat
ter yesterday stated that she had in
tended to take the lives of the entire
family and then her own, but the
screaming of the older child when she
cut it's throat awakened Mr.. Pinkham
just In time to save his own life and
the life OF the little girl who had been
left untouched so far by the mother.
There is no doubt of the woman's
insanity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
GIGANTIC PROJECT
INVOLVES CONTEST
FOR RIVER RIGHTS
100000 Electric Light and
Power System to Control
Latent Forces in River.

Spearfish, S. D., Aug. 3.-It is an
nounced that plans are now on foot
which will result in the erection of a
Spearfish river that will harness prac-
tically the whole of that stream. trans
form the present system of water
plants here, involve an expenditure OF
at least $2,000,000 and inaugurate a
fight between the General Electric
company and the Black Hills Traction
company for supremacy in the Black
Hills.
For some time there have been ru-
mors of a struggle for the water rights
OF the Spearfish river. A few years
ago a plant erected by the Spearfish
Electric Light and Power company
was put out of commission by the flood
OF 1904 and no effort has since been
made to utilize the stream for that
purpose until the Black Hills Traction
company entered the field.
Offers Were Refused.
Shortly after their new plant was
built at Spearfsh overtures looking
toward a sale were alleged to havo
been made by the General Electric
company, which owns q $1,000, 900
plant at Pluma. These offers were re-
fused and II is now said that the big
company has determined to fight the
smaller one.
According to authentic information,
the General Electric company will
build plant that Will have q capacity
of 5000 horsepower, which II is esti-
mated would cost the company another
million.
Five Surveying Crews Out.
There are at present five separate
crews OF surveyors working I'm the
Spearish canyon, none of which viii
volunteer information as to their
plans. The HOmestake company owns
most Of the riparian rights I'm the can
yon and has unlimited opportunity. II
Is further understood that the Home
stake, to protect its own rights. IL to
aid the Black Hills Traction company
In it's effort to retain It's hold In tho
Black Hills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
MURDER TRIAL
OF BOWEN BEGINS
Brother of Murdered Girl Takes
Stand for Prosecution
List of Jurors.

Pierre, s. D.. Aug. 1.-The trial of
Orelius Bowen, charged with the mur-
der Of Kathrine Kille in her homestead
shanty near Fort Pierre in December
last, is now on.
The jury was impaneled late yester-
day afternoon, and the first witness in
the case was the brother Of the mur-
dered girl who was examined this
morning. The jury consists of the fol-
lowing well known citizens of Stanley
county: S. c. Myer. W. l.. Church, c.
w. Hurrier, II. W. Edwards, William
Skinner Earl Burke, B. H. Bonstecl,
o. T. Manor. Harry Hoyt, E. w. Roush,
Ray BrOwnell and w. Gorum.
There Is only circumstantial evidence
proposed so far on which to prove that
Bowen had anything to do with the
killing of the girl. but the prosecution
claims that II will be able to make a
clear case against the prisoner. The
prosecution will be able to show strong
motive in the jilting of the defendant
by the murdered girl, as well as in
Bowen's alleged threats of violence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
"Mr. Dooley" on the Fear of Death.

In the May American Magazine Mr..
Dooley" writes of THE End of Life"
The cartoons are by McCutcheon. 1t is
doubtful whether the great comic
genius was ever more profoundly HUI
morous and sound in his thinking than
he is in this article. Consider, for ex-
ample, the following passage on the
fear of death:
"Th' most perlous iv human occy-
pations are usually tn lowest paid.
An why is this so? Is 1t because
we're not afraid iv death? Faith. no.
but because we don't know anything
about it. We don't appreciate it. II
our simple minds cud grasp tn sub
lick tn bravest man in tn wurruld
wud be found undher tn bed sobbing.
It's there but 1t isn't there. 1t hap
pens to iv'rybody but ye can't see 1t
happen to ye'ersilf. Ye walk briskly
up to 1t or maybe ye even run. Ye
niver see it till it's too late an thin
it's too late to recognize it. 'Tis no
good runnin' away firm 1t. Nanny a
man dodgin' a throlley car has been
run over be an autymobil. Ye hide
firm tn lightning an mickrake lands
We. Ye avoid railroad trains an boats
an scratch ye'er thumb with a carpet
tack an tits all over. Ye expect 1t
firm wan side iv tn sthreet an 1t
comes firm tn other. Ye think that
must be II in tn block ahead an ye
make up ye'er mind to walk slow whin
II steps up behind ye, slaps we on tn
quarters. Ye'd betther come along
peaceable. To which, havin' no fur
ther inthrest, We make no reply. 'Tis
thin fr tn first time ye'd have an un-
dherstandin' an a, fear iv death-if ye
were alive. But ye are dead"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-08
APPLIES cARBoLIc
ACID TO HER EVE

Wagner, S. D., Aug. Through
mistating a bottle Mrs. Martha Rose,
who resides near this place, was the
victim of a peculiar accident and near
ly lost one of her eyes. For some time
past she has been suffering with eye
in her eye in order to relieve the pain.
During the night she was awakened by
excessive pain in the eye and arose and
grasped what she believed was the
bottle containing the lotion. But by
mistake she got hold Of a bottle con-
tanning carbolic acid and before she
discovered her mistake had put some of
the burning liquid in her eye. Only by
prompt action was the eye saved from
total destruction. She suffered terribly
before the effects Of the carbolic acid
could be COunteracted.