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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
Petition for Charter.

Georgia Terrell County. To the Superior Court
Of said county: The petition of II. c. Geise Mil
ner Hankins and J. x. Pickett, all If said state
and county, respectfully shows:
| Thhat they desire for themselves. their aSSO-
cateS and successors to be Incorporated and
made bney pOntic under the name and style Of
the PICKE Eft FURNITURE COMPANY for Il
period of twenty wears
, The principal office and place Of business
will be Pm Dawson, Georgia, but petitioners desire
the right to establish branch offices thin the
State or elsew here that they may desire whenever
| the holders Of majority of the stock may so de-
eide.
The business TO be carried on by said cont
pauy is tie buying Il. selling for cash ar on
credit or iuStailment plan furniture aud any and
all kinds of house furnishings Of any kind
| and character, and such other articles OF mer-
chandise agreed upon by the members Of said
c mpAny.
The object of said corporation is pecunary
gain to Itself and its shareholders.
; The capital stock of SAID corporation shall
he five thousand dollars, with the right to increase
| the same to twenty-five thousand dollars by IA
majority vote Of the stockholders. The shares OF
stock are to be of the par value of one hundred
dollars. Ten per cent Of the amount Of the {. pi
/ tai stock has been actually paid in.
Petitioners desire the right TO sue and he
| 81 ed, to plea and be impleadeds to have and to
use common seal, to make all necessary bylaws
and regulations: to borrow money. execute deeds
| and mortgages any property petitioners own.
and to 90 all other necessary Things for carrying
on saln business. including the right to buy own.
| hold ana sell real estate and personal property
| suitable to the purpose OF this corporation. to
take notes aud morIga9r and to have the right
| to reserve tttPs and hold same. and do all other
thin-s allowed 10 corporations under existing
! laws Of this class
They desire for said corporation the right to
! apply for and accept amendments to its charter
of either form or substance Dy vote of "A INA lori-
! " OF its stock outstanding at the time They al
so ask for authority for said corporation to wind
up its affairs, liquidate and discontinue its bust
| ness at any time it may determine to do so by "A
vote of twOthirds Of its stock outstanding at that
| time.
s They desire for said corporation the right OF
renewal when and is provided by the laws OF
| Georgia. and that il have all other rights powers
| privileges and immunites incidents to like
| interpretations or permissible under the laws of
Georgia.
| Wherefore petitioners pray to be incorporated
under the name and sly e aforesaid with the pow
ers privileges andimmUni,i les herein set forth as
are now or may hereafter b., allow, d IA CORPORA
ton OF similar character under the laws of Geor-
gia NJ. Z. EDWARDS,
4 Petitioners Attorney.
| Georgia. Terrell County, hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true copy OF the orig
inal petition for charter of file in my Office. Given
under my hand and official signature this Feb.
80 1908. w. s. DOZIER, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
SENATOR BACON's BILL.

Senator Bacon's bill to place ship
ments of liquor from one state into
another under the same regulation
as intra-state shipments is said to
stand an excellent chance of favor
able recommendation by the sub
committee. Senator Bacon contends
that the bill is in no sense a pro-
hibition bill, but is designed merely
to protect state rights in the mett.-
DDS of dealing with the liquor traffic
Naturally enough the liquor inter-
ests will make a determined fight on
the bill. as it would be most serious
blow to their business. The passage
of Senator Bacon's bill would be a
great victory for the prohibitionists,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
Petition for Charter.

Georgia. Terrell County.--To the Superior Court
| OF said county: The petition of J. H. oxford, G.
W. Dozler. J. S. LOwrey. and A. j. Carver re-
spectfuliy shows:
!. THAT they desire for themselves, their asso-
ciates. and assigns to be Incorporated under the
name and style of the TERRELL GINNING
COMPANY.
3 The term for which petitioners ask to be in
corporated is twenty years. with the privilege OF
renewa at the end OF that time
3 The capital stock of the corporation is to be
ten thousand dollars 000). divided into shares
of one hundr@ dollars (SlOO) each ten per cent
Of which has actually been paid in. Petitioners,
however ask the privilege of increasing said cap
ital stock from time to time to an amount not
exceeding fifty tn usand (S5O,c0o dollars
A. The object OF the propose corpora ion IS ne
cuniarV profit ard gain to IT'S stockh NlierS. Pc
titionprs pro- ose to build equip. and operate a
frst-class cotton ginnery; to do general cotton
ginning business; to buy and sell for cash or on
credit on commission. cotton. cotton seed, cot
ton seed meal and cotton seed hulls. and to do
all such things as may be done for profit III trst-
class ginnerV: to buy and sell Ill such articles as
may be bought and sold in connection Herewith;
to act special or general agents for other per
sons, com panies, or corporations in buying and
selling cotton, cotton seed cotton seed meal. cot
ton seed hulls. and to make contracts to act as
such agents to buy lease or rent such real estate
as lay be necessary 10 conduct such business,
and 10 do all the usual necessary and proper acts
which pertain to, or may be connected with the
Yinning Of cotton, and the buying and selling OF
cotton, cotton seed. and cotton seed products,
either for domestic use or for EXPORT
Petitioners also propose to bulld. equip,
maintain and operate irSt-class ice plant; TO
m Dufacture ice: to buy aud sell ice for cash or
on credit, or on commission, and t. do all such
thin gs AS may he done for profit in tirSt-claSS
ice plant; 10 act rs special or general agent for
Oiher persons. companies or corporations in the
buy ng and selling Il ice, aud to do all the usual
necessary and )rOper acts which may ne connect
ed with or pertain to the manufacture and sale
| Of lie
he principal office and place If business Of
| the proposed rporatlon viii re IN the city Of
Dawson. Terrell county. Georgia. but petitioners
! ask the ,r,yi eye # establishing gin plants and
| ice plants in Their pia 'es in said county, and
Q SeW here may be desired.
| Whe efore. petitioners pray to be made a body
cOrnnrate under the name and style aforesaid, en-
title to all rights privileges and mmunitieS,
n d subject to the liabilities fixed bv law. This
March 2nd, 1903 NJ. J. HEOMANS,
Attorney for Petit TONERS.
Georgia Terrell C UNITY. W S. DOZier. clerk
of the >ureri, Court Of said county, do hereby
certify that the above is true copy u the
application fer charter by the Terrell Gfnning
c mnany the same appears Of file in this office
Witness my hand and official seal this March
2n t. 1903 w. S. DOZIER.
Clerk SUPERIOR Court Terre County.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
MIR. RIyEs' MISTAKEN IDEA.

The communication of Mr.. A. +.
Rives printed elsewhere in The News
clearly shows that he has mistaken
idea of the purpose of the Business
Mems Christian and Moral League
which was recently organized by a
number of the business men and
ministers of Dawson.
The Business Mems Christian and
Moral League is quite a different or
SANITATION from the law and order
leagues which have sprung up so
promiscously for the detection and
prosecution of some particular class
Of law-breakers.
While it is not a church organi-
cation, and it is not necessary for
a man to be a protesting christian in
order to be eligible to membership,
it is nevertheless a movement in the
interest of christianity. 1T is an or
ganized protest against all immoral
ity, and although it may sometime
be possible that the members will
feel it incumbent upon themselves
to appeal to the law it is organized
more definitely to help every man
do right than to punish him for do
ing wrong 1t is band OF business
men who would, by precept and eX-
ample and exerting wholesome in
fuence, make Dawson clean town
morally.
We are sure that when Mr.. Rives
understands the real purpose of this
league it will have his approval and
sympathy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
THOMAS COUNTY SCANDAL.

Thomas county has recently hdu
some unpleasant notoriety IN con-
aotion with its changing, with the
-o.,1+ that there has been conslu-
a~oh,a comment and some scandai
- &c GOOD name. The trouble was
with ten white convicts, most Oh
ubou are ignorant foreigners VINO
,,.ora arrested and imprisoned Oh
Trivial charges. such as stealing rloeS
-, trains. while travelling southwark
., oscape the extreme cold weather
90 tho north. Among the number
varo three penniless NorWeglahs
who had done nothing more thah
oel, for food when hungry, ana
u hose arrest was commented on al
the time by The News. Another one
of the poor devils recently hung NM
self from the ridge pole OF his tent
rather than face the DISGRACE that
was put upon him.
The scandal is doubtless the re-
sult of the pernicious fee system OF
This state. under which enterprlslng
officers with an eye to business often
do things in the name of the law that
are more deserving of censure than
fhe alleged crimes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
oNE-MAN POWER IN POLITICS.

History repeats itself. The peo-
pie of Kentucky have just witnessed
at, their state capitol scene that
people of other states have witnessed
"a legislative body that ought to
have been at work framing, amend
ing or repeating laws in the interest
of the people completely absorbed
in pushing the political fortunes Of
men, politicians The Kentucky leg
islature met more than a month ago,
and up to last Friday had passed but
one bill The members were think
ing of nothing. it would seem, but
the election or defeat of Ex-Governor
Beckham for the United States SEN
ate Inc interests Of the common
wealth and people were overlooked.
1t is another exhibition of what polit-
zeal partisanship will do-''man wor-
ship" There is no need to criticise
or pity Kentucky. Like scenes nave
been enacted IN other states-Geor-
gia not excepted, though hardly to
the extent witnessed in Kentucky
1t must have been a mistake, the
reported declaration of Beckham
that he was willing to stand aside
and let some other democrat be SEN
ator, as he remained in the race until
he was defeated by w. o. Bradley
republican, who was elected Fri
day, although a majority of the leg
islature are democrats. The dem
ocrats and the people of Kentucky
have turned victory into defeat. anC
lost what was rightfully theirs.
There is a lesson in such things
and the moral is not hidden or hare
10 find
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
DOVER DOINGS.

We were glad to see so many out
at church Sunday, and hope there
will be more next preaching day.
There is Sunday school every Sun
day herc-Baptist church 1920 a.
m; Methodist church $50 p. m.
Everybody is invited to attend both,
if possible.
We were more. than glad to well
come our friend. Mr.. Norman, in our
little village Sunday afternoon, es-
pecially his lady friends.
We can now state with pleasure
that our libary is prospecting ex-
ceedingly, for which we are indebted
TO Professor Morton.
Our new carrier, No s, states that
he has handled about $500 pieces OF
mail this month. which we are glad
to hear We feel assured that it will
stand and prosper
We are glad to say that DR.. Logan
| Thomas Office is almost completed
and will be an elegant one.
Miss Pearl and Nellie Cannon will
attend Dover High School now. and
board at Mrs. S. NJ. Patrick's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Cannon at.
| tended church here Sunday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
Mir. Rives Asks Some Questions.

Editor of The Dawson News: /
see YOU have formed a law and order
league with several reverends at the
head of it, Will YOU. or some OF the.
reverends, explain why it was not
meet for some of the apostles in the
first century to leave the work OF
God and serve secular affairs and it
is meet for their successors in the
twentieth century to do so?
Also why it is that the most en-
lightened governments. whether
heather. MahOmedan or christian,
date their decadence from the dOmi-
nation of the priesthood in secular
affairs, and if we can expect to escape
a like fate when pursuing the same
methods?
Also why it is more pitiful for the
Philippines. Cuba and South Ameri-
ca to be priest ridden than it is for
America to be priest ridden?
| believe that if registrars, jury
commissioners and the courts will dc
their duty we do not need an eX-
traneous association to dominate our
! secular affairs.
Your for every shoemaker to stick
to his last, ANDREW P. RIVES.
| Springvale. Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
Sherif's Sale.

Georgia Terrell nty.--Wil be sold on the first
Tuesday in April next. at public outcry. before
The curt house door in said county. within the
legal hnurs of sale the highest bidder for cash,
certain property OF which the following ia full
and complete descrir ton: one hundred acres Of
land off OF lot No, 235 IN the Fourth district Of
Terrell county, Georgia. bounded rs follows: On
the north by land of l.. NJ. Leonard, Jr. on the
west by land of P. NJ. Johnson, on the south by
land of f. b. Bridges. on the east by land OF L.
NJ Leonard. Jr. Said property is levied on as the
property of l.. NJ. Leonard, Jr.. to satisfy an exc
cutionissued from the Justice Court OF the 1l5Oth
District G. NJ, OF Terrell County Ga. in favor Of
l.owley Il Davidson against said l.. NJ. Leonard.
Jr: said property being in possession of W. P.
Roberts, tenant in possession. Written notice
served on defendant in ia and tenant in posses
sion as required by law. This March 2nd, 1908.
NJ G. HILL, Sheriff
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
orr DUTY TO HOME PEOPLE.

The Athens Banner never spoke
greater truth than when II
saws no town and no county can
nrosper in the highest degree un-
less the people stand by their home
industries. The town whose people
send abroad for their goods do not
measure up to the full responsible
ties and duties of citizenship,
Dawson is no exception to the
rule If our own town is to prosper
in the highest degree our people
must stand by home merchants and
industries. The home merchants
should be patronized. They are wor-
thy of patronage, for they give value
received for what they sell, and car
nv stocks of goods that are the equal
of those found in the larger cities.
The manufacturers should be pat
ronized: if an article is made in
Dawson no other kind should be used
nv Dawsonians. The insurance COM
panies here should be patronized, for
they keep money at home that would
otherwise go away from Dawson.
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee
has spoken of the duty we owe to
our home people and home indus
tries. among other things saying:
The southern people have al
ways been the foremost living
eXemplars of the truth of the
proverb that "a prophet is not
without honor save in his own
country" or to put it in the bet
ter vernacular, 1.-The best fishing
place is always on the other side
of the creek" If you had offer
ed a premium for the best solu-
ton of the mystery, why south
ern people prefer to buy foreign
goods" you would have had no
takers, for there is no solution,
and yet it is a lamentable fact.
| would not put it on sectional
grounds by any means, but upon
mutually of interests.
A man who makes his money
IN community owes dll6SldnCS
to all that community's institu-
tions, and the fact is evident
and automatic that man con-
tributes to his own interests
when he contributes to the pros
perity of those who are his pat
rOns.
Every conceivable considera-
ton of interest and sentiment
impels every southern man now
to stand shoulder to shoulder
with his neighbor in support OF
southern industries and enter
prises, and thus mass all the
brains and money and skill and
energy of the south for strong
pull altogether to carry the
south to the front and make it
the richest, as it already is the
most blessed, country on the
habitable globe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
AnderSonpiLIe and JohnSOn'S Island.

filthy wells when the foot or the
prison was washed by the waters OF
Lake Erie, it is questionable whether
survivors should visit these old prls-
on sites. bringing back, as it does,
wildly before the mind all the hard
ships and suffering endured there by
them.
Yet. for the benefit of those per-
sons in the north who have taken
the occasion of the movement for
the Wirz monument to declaim with
fury against the alleged crueltles
practiced at Andersonville, it would
be well to recall adequately the his
tory of Johnson's island, prison,
unlike Andersonville, maintained by
a government possessed of resources
sufficient for all demands and which,
if it would, could have treated its
war prisoners with humanity. Yet
the truth remains that these confed-
crate prisoners were in fact treated
barbarously. 1t would be worth
while. for the sake of maintaining
the record, if some confederate veter-
an, lust at this juncture when the
spleen of so many northern irrecon-
cilables is being vented upon Wirz
and Andersonville, would write an
adequate account of the experiences
suffered by confederate soldiers in
the northern war prison at Johnson
island. 1t might serve q useful pur-
pose of enlightenment.-CO
State.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04

The projected movement for the
erection of a monument to Ma
ior Wirz, superintendent of the
confederate war prison at Ander-
sonvilIe, Ga, having served TO re-
open the discussion of abuses al
legged to exist in that prison the fol-
lowing excerpt from an article in the
February issue of The Confederate
Veteran should be of interest, hint
ing as it does at the dreadful con-
ditions that prevailed in the famous
northern war prison at Johnson's is
land, Ohio. In the course of brler
article on the occasion of a recent
visit to the place where forty-four
years ago he was imprisoned Rob
ert G. Crouch of Morristown, Tenn,
comments upon the conditions with
which he was once so unpleasantly
familiar:
I'm the Indianapolis News of Sep
TENDER IA / notice where at regi-
mental reunion held there resolu-
tons were offered asking that on
the monument to be erected at An
Jacksonville, Ga, should be inscribed
record of the cruelties practiced
on the prisoners confined there. What
ought to be chiselled on this monu-
ment? CAT Johnson's Island.) De-
MED food in a land of plenty, not
even allowed to purchase it, SILVER
ing with cold in that rigorous eli
mate, scanty clad and with INSULT
cient fuel, forced to use water from
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
HEROD HAPPENINGS.
News of the Week Photographed for
News Readers.

News Readers.
Messrs. J. E. Brim adm j. K. Mar
tin were at the opening of the Cor
dray season last week. A coneenial
party will go from here to try their
luck soon, but the ladies will carry
well filled baskets, in case the fish
don't bite well.
Judge J. P. Hanna and Prof. &.
w. Reeves have been promoted as
teachers in the Baptist Sabbath
school. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend the school
as members or visitors.
Mesdames Will Curry and Bob Lee
Arthur, with Misses Lucille and Will
ella Arthur, visited relatives here
last week. They received cordial
welcome from many Herod friends.
Mr.. Cense Gatlin went over to
Randolph Thursday to dance in the
horse trough" at the marriage OF his
sister, Miss Emma Jean Gatlin, to
Mr.. McComb of Montezuma.
Miss Alma McLain will leave this
week to visit Albany and Sylvester
friends She will be much missed
during her absence, which we hope
will not be prolonged
Mrs. S. w. Hass and her popular
little son, Wade, have been guests of
Mr.. II. P. Hass and family, to the
delight of their numerous Herod
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Grubbs of
Doverel, with their attractive little
daughter, India, were guests of Capt.
and Mrs. D. J. Dennis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Harris and
Judge and Mrs. ]. P. Hanna were
! guests of Mr.. and Mrs. &. E. Wor-
sham in Dawson last week.
Prof. and Mrs. C. w. Reeves Wis
tied in BronwOOd this week, where
| they were the guests of Mrs. Reeves
mother, Mrs. Petty.
Miss Charlie Claude Harris of
Cuthbert spent several days of last
week with her numerous friends and
relatives here.
Mr.. ]. c. Cocker has sold his farm
near here to Mr.. Dewitt Brim, the
price being nearly twenty dollars an
acre.
|
! through Herod Sunday and received
warm greeting from friends here.
Mrs. ]. J. McLain visited Mrs. D..
! S. Dennard at Weston and Mrs. H..
| w. Duggan at Albany last week.
Our sportsmen have enjoyed some
bird shoots recently. They had their
usual marvellous luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lash will soon move
! into the new residence recently erect
ed by MI c. NJ. Harris.
Mr.. Carey Brim and family of Sas-
ser were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
E. Brim Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Bowen of Sas-
ser visited friends near HerOd last
week.
Messrs. w. A. and ID. F. McLain
were among our welcome visitors
last week.
Miss Lula Moore of Cuthbert was
one of our recent attractive visitors.
MI Wolfe of Atlanta was the
guest OF Nh c. Vi Harris this week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
Will Run to the End.

Editor of The Dawson News: |
am just in receipt of letter from
our next congressman, Judge S. A.
Roddenbery of Thomasville, stating
that he will be in the race for con-
gress until the polls are closed and
the votes counted on the day of the
primary. Will you be so kind as to
insert this in The Dawson News, and
oblige. Your friend,
T. A. McWIhLIAMS,,
Graves Station, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04

The big establishment of Rose,
the wet goods" man, was badly
damaged by fire in Chattanooga the
other night. and because he opened
the next day for business the news
papers said he had the Atlanta spirit.
Why, of course. When he emigrated
to Chattanooga the first of the year
he carried several carloads of it with
him in barrels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
For Leave to Sell.

Georgia Terrell County-NOtlce is hereby Civ
en- that the undersigned has apphed to the Ordi-
nary Of said county for leave 10 sell certain bank
stock an undivided half interest in stock OF mer-
chandise, notes and accountSAnd other personal
property belonging to !. |. Howell, Incompetent,
for the payment of debts Said application will
be heard at the regular term of the Court OF Or
binary for said county, to be held on the first
Monday in April. 1908 This 2nd day of March,
1905 ANNIE HOWELL, Guardian
of J. |. Howell. Incompetent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
For Administration.

State OF Georgia County of Terrell.--To
all whom it may concern: Mrs. .. l.. Glass hay
ing in proper form applied to me for Permanent
Letters of Administration on the estate OF s. f,
Glass late of said county this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and next Of kin of S. E.
Glass to be and appear at my office within the
can, why permanent administration should not
b granted to Mrs. o. l.. Glass on $. +. Glass es'
tate Witness my hand ana official signature,
this 2nd day Of March. 1908.
w. b. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
Farmers Union Meeting.

The News has been requested by
Secretary G. F. Smith to notify the
members of the Terrell County Farm
ers' Union that the monthly meeting
of the Union will convene in Daw-
son Thursday morning March 9Th.
at 8 O'Clock. All are urged to be
on hand promptly at that hour.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04

The Jackson Herald, one of the
strong and influential papers of
north Georgia. is twenty-eight years
old, Its able and affable editor, Hon.
John Holder, has been a prominent
member of the legislature several
terms, and may be the next speaker
of that body.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04

The News has had many inquiries
as to when the hunting season will
close. According to the Georgia laws
OF 1906 the bird season will close
with March 18th, and it will be I'M
lawful to kill or trap protected game
after that date.