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BONUS ST5TEM ON THE ATCHISON
LINE.
LowEas Cosr Or Work AND Is SATISFACTORY
To EMPLoYEs.

Recent extensions of the bonus System
in the shop Of the Atchison, Topeka & santa
F6 Railroad have brought the total number
Of men paid under the bonus system up to
5000, or about go per. cent. Of the entire
shop force Of the Atchison. The system,
which has been in use by the Atchison for
about four years, is thoroughly intrenched.
and has met with the hearty approval, it is
stated, not only of the railroad manage
ment, but of the men themselves.
The Atchison's experience, it is claimed,
has shown that the tonus system not only
stimulates the men to better work, but is an
actual source of saving to the railroad, the
cost Of work being lower under the bonus
system than under the straight wage system.
Ibid.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05
FefIow eSlsizens i NAVE always trisd

Fellow Citizens have always tried
to be honest aud fair with yon in my deal
ngs; and in this my unfortunate controver-
sy as to the over charge OF comm sSions
alleged to have been made by me, have this
to say. In he way the law Is worded which
1t is unfortunate that there might be any
different constructions on it by any one |
deemed that was entitled to the commits
sion charged the county, My information
was this that il was the custom over the
state and was the plan justified by the law
certainly had no desire to take what did
not belong to me, and if with all honesty
have taken any thing that does not belong
to me; am willing to follow the teachings
of the Bible and if my fellow citizens desire
It restore it four fold. 10 81,
In this matter as contend / am justified and
If the committee takes a different view
there is only this question TO settle.
WHETHER THEY ARE OR.I'AM RIGHT
If am right am entitled to the mouey.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

Z = - =
John W Shiver, Americas. Ca Carloaa
noyer sRuberOid and Security Rcoins,
oxide iron, Red Dry Metallic Paint, has
in stock 10 4 carloads OF Paints, oils
varnish, ETC., Best Cypress and No !
and Pine Shingles, Patent Plaster, Mar
/ :, Crates. md Tiles, Has just sold The
Y. NJ. CA. ng 50 squares of R@of
ing; also Agricultural College Kuoiing
for dining hall and kitchen; also ". +.
W,thbell's Wholesale Grocery Co. build.
ing: am selling paint in Seneca, S. G.,
Gainesville, ga. ,s.Monticello, Ga. Thorn
asville, Ga, Arlington, Ca, Brentwood,
Ca, Cordele. Ca, aud 2asc"unlies in th
s.atc,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

Cox W. Il. Long Of Quitman delivered
the Literary address of the High School
Commencement here Tsuday, Col Long i
native of Lee, Co. and was gladly wei
cOmed back again.
Rev. Bennett Of Norman Park preached
the commencement Sermon here Sunday
twas indeed rich.
DIR. Tyson r. KIM of Savannah return
TO his business Tuesday after visit Of a
week with family here, Dock says he had
70 go hack and vote for Eioke, we'll we all
get wrong sometimes
Miss Annie Randall of Smithville attend
the Commencement here Monday,
Well before this paper shall have gone
to press, the noise Of Hoke and Toe will
hush and We can hea our ears maybe.
Miss Mary OdOm of Newton is visiting
Mrs. D. D Hall this week.
MISS JAMIE Lou Hooks visited the Misses
Odom for a few days this week.
Messrs Joe Forester and w. c. Gill went
to Dawson Tuesday to help in game. Of
bali for Smithvills.
County Conan ssioners helb their reg
ular term Of Court here Tuesday.
Several men of our City attended the
Hoke Smith speech in Albany Monday.
The players of Dot, the Miners daughter
will go to B7onwood Mond 4 to play there.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

Sealed bids for the building OF tive steel bfidge
on Muckalee creek win be received by us up to
noon Of Saturday June 9Th next, The one next
to StarkesvilIe TO be 90 It L. by ~ span on cyn
der piers and with 90 IT, Of steel approaches, IN
other at the new turnpike near Farrester 10 he 40 n
by IL IT, span on cylinder piers and with % Il. OF
steel approaches, ull as per plans and specific alton
prepared by George III, Crafts on Hle ut this Office
OF clerk OF Board of county commissioners. Pay
menss 10 be cash on completion OF work Rights e.
served to reject any or all bids,
B, |, McKenney Go, Cnmmr
]. r. Cock,
w. c, I4aramore,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05
SUBSCRIBERS & RTENDs

Let me say in the beginning that was
really sorry to have issued you >ucl, a
paper as come out last week and WHICH
wa. also late two days.
But should you look over it this time l
will promise to give you better and more
prom issues from now on. Your hum
he editor lIaMe"rd to the misfortune 10
SCI on. II his fl ers badly clusfe,l and
was nuAhle 10 : any work tne'efore he
had 10 set All MI .erienced man who Of
C0ur<e co moi. be e.qe'ted to do the
work. Again ASKING you To hear it'll me
Tor little. =
I Very Respt.
u. i. Ki.,.. Edito
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

Lam candidate for Treasurer Of thi
S lie ubject 10 the democratic Primary o.
lane 4Ih. My candi &c! Is based npo
my i"rne S,rvice .o,the pr0IIe inthi- a.
fice covering pcriorI " more than tive
" years n record that | believe will be
public scrutiny and which has never l,eer
lmpugned. II elected promise the /, Va
faithful attention to the duties Of the ofic,
: lal marked my previous adminislrat on
Yours truly,
VIM. .SPERR. Gao.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05
Tho One Rsem House.

A very modern architect predicts thu
house Of one large room, a small cleo
trio kitchen attached and an enormous
Enclosed porch with facilities for out.
door sleeping. Whether housekeeper'
in general will care for his scheme o.
not is & question. but 1t is undoubtedly
true that the comparatively small kitch~
en. the big porch and the generous liv
Ing room have come to stay.-Housu
Beautiful.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05


they are right; it belongs legally 10 the
comfy OF Lee il il belongs to the county Of
Lee do not want it can only ask that the
matter be settle i'll legal manner so /
may know what to do in future.
Ii it is contrary to my view then shall
take pleasure in refunding it with interest
and if the commissioners desire it while it
is being settled legally, will place the
amount in bank subject to any legal ADJUST
ment of the question.
can do no more / think / am right the
Committee thinks they are right and il
they are will abide by any roper adj
justment OF it can only regret thai a per
aonal matter has arisen between me and
any Of the Committee out Of it and will
say that what ever the outcome of it the
county of Lee Does not stand to loose dol
lar at my hands.
ALL ] DESIRE Is THAT THE
COMM SIONERS MEET AS Early
AS POSSIBLE TAKE STEPS TO.
SETTLE THE ,MATTER.
MATER AS FINAL; AND LET ME-
ABIDE BY 1T, DO JUSTICE OR HAVE
JUSTICE DONE NE is
4 respectfully, s&sf
IN m
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05
iEoRGIA, - lee coIlnty.

GEORGIA, ~ lee Cotlnty.
ordinarp's Office, May 9th. 1908,
TO whom il may consern: Il. w. Griffin
and +. b. wallace composing firm Of Grit.
nm & Wallace, has applied to me TO have
James Morgan, CLERK of Superior Court Il
saidCounty, or some other suitable percou
competent; appointed as administrator mn
on estate Of W. E. Bryant, late Of said
county deceased: Notice is hereby given
!net ! VIII pass upon the some at nv Office
IN Leesourg, on the first Monday il june
Signed, Geo. c. Edwards. Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

Jackson s Lee at Leeshurg, Ga. have
(2ooo) Two thousand bushels Of tlorad,
ra cotton seed for sale At 81, 90 per busl.
e' sacked. FOB Leesburg, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

Statement OF The COndit-
lon OF The Bank OF
Smithvil1o
ST. ithville, Ca
at the close Of business May ID zoos
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts 42,277.74
Demand Loans 4.3oo
overdraft 5o7
Banking House 5.os4.4o
Furniture aud Fixtures I,634. 40
Other Real Estate 1,IoO
Dues from banks and bankers in the
STATE 6,42Z17
Ones from Banks and Bankers in other
States t,Io7.25
Currency $50
Silver, Nickels and Pennies 1906
Checks add Cash Items 2,145. 80
Interest Paid 1926
Total 6s,ss4.3o
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in Is 900
Undivided Profits less Currents Expenses
and Taxes Paid es4. oo
Individual Deposits Subject to Check
+ &c, 362.3
Demand Certificates so
Time Certificates 12,o2S .o5
Cashiers Checks 1895
Notes and Bills Rediscounted 10000
Total 6S, !S54. SO
State Of Georgia County Of
Lee
Before me came j. G. Mccain Cashier,
who being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statements true condition
of said Bank, as shown by the books at file
in said Bank.
J.C. McClain
Sworn 10 al subscribed before me, this
18th u"y May IoOS
w. II. Lunsford
Not..4 Public Lee Co Ga,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05
WANT YOU

to know that the LONGViEW Lime Or :. the
SAGINAW Lime give better results than
any other Lines, even better than the far
famed Lines made in the state Of Maine.
Want you to know 1t pays to have >our
work done with good strong mortar mortar
that wont rot out.
AgOod. stock Of general building material
always on hand
]. .. Weston,
phone a..
Albany.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

sta tenaent O4 The COndi
EtiOn OF the Bank OF Lees
burg.
lEEsBURG, GA.
At the close Of business, May, IAth. I9cS.
RESOURCES.
Loans an discounts. $50 r. 81
Banking House {a,433. az
Furniture AMI Fixtures $I,o3e. go
Due from Banks and Bankers
in the State, si,6is7a
Due from BaulSt and Bankers in
other States, $3,2oo.o7
Currency : 78i.oo
Silve.', nicklcs and pennies. S bI6.I4
Interest Pail, s 768.84
TOTAL $62, loo. az
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in $500. 90
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid 3,oS3 .SS
Individual deposit subject TO
to Check, 42I.S64. 9
Time Certificates $I.4s7. s6
Cashiers Checks o4.o3
Bill payable including time cir
tifcates representing borrowed
Money, $40 10000
Total, 500, Ioo..6
State Of Georgia, County Of Lee.
Before me came d. D. Han Cahlei Of
Bank of Leesburg who being duly sworn.
saws that the above ard foregoing state
ment is true conditions Of said Bank, IS
shown by the books af file in said Bank
D. D. Hall
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this IS
day of May 1908
James Morgan Clerk Supr Court Lee CO
Georgia,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

ina Real Estate agents. Q6see IN Cosrs HoMss.
Lses5grq, Georgia.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
DECLARES
MEYER COUNTY TO
Be SETTLED next
Over 1000, 900 Acres to Be
Opened for Settlement in
Next Five or Six Years.

Dallas, s. D., Oct. 21.-Meyer county
will be the next tract OF Rosebud Sioux
Indian land to be thrown open to set
Element by the lottery plan, according
10 Judge Witten, superintendent OF TINS
opening. Judge Witten says that THIS
littery system is the only fair way OF
throwing open these lands TO pubic
settlement, and Meyer county. con-
tanning much more than 100000 acres
OF land, and situated just west or Trlpp
county, will be the next to open. JUST
when that opening may come nopody
knows, but II Is forecasted that IL VIII
come within q half dozen years, az the
very most. Meyer county, as Well as
Tripp, is In the fertility OF its soil, and
even out there now, though most or
the tract is given over to n ranch
men-it's the asst remaining home OF
the big rancher, by the way-surprls
ingly good crops are being raised.
list now excitement prevails over
the forthcoming settlement and loca-
ton of new towns in Trip county.
Every towns going to be the county
seat. And town lots are on the boom
at q half dozen places. Lamro and WI
mona have been settled up partially al
ready in Trip county. A newspaper,
a bank, q general store, q telephone
line, postofhce, saloon, hardware store,
lumber yards and the like are first
sought by these new towns. And In
the towns TO open many q young man
they're all young men, come west TO
grow up with the country-wH get
his start for a genuine fortune OF flu
ture years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
FEDERAL OFFICIAL
.... GIVES CASH BOND

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 16.-After a
deputy United States marshal had been
sent to arrest him, Arson Wagar, for
some time United States commissioner
at Dallas, who a day or two ago was
removed from office by Judge Garland,
of the United States court of this city,
came to Sioux Falls voluntarily and
appeared before United States Com
missioner d. J. Conway for a prelim-
mary hearing on the charge made
against him by United States authori-
ties. He waived the preliminary ex-
animation and today furnished a cash
bond In the sum of $500 pending action
upon his case by the next United States
grand jury.
Wagar Is charged with using his
commissioner frank on postal cards on
which he had printed advertisements
of a personal nature, setting forth the
advantage OF those registering for
homesteads in Trip county to trans
act their business with him. For his
action in sending through the mails his
private advertisements without postage
attached he is subject to a fine of $500.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
INVALID MOTHER
HELD A CONVICT
. BACK FROM PRISON

Sturgis, S. D., Oct. 16.-Back of the
attended delay in placing Romeo
Glover behind the bars of the peniten-
tiary to pay the penalty for grand lar
ceny there is an incident which may
In some measure plead excuse for the
laws delay, and at the same time
evoke human sympathy, II not for the
Jaw breaker, then for the aw breakers
Invalid mother, who on her death bed
a ignorant of the young mans crime
and required his m~inistrations. -
After the appeal OF the case to the
supreme court had been ruled pom ad-
versely and the motion for a ~rehearing
had been denied, young Glover pre-
scented himself to the officers to begin
his sentence. His father begged that
the mother might not be forced to
carry the knowledge of her sons crime
to her grave, and TO his pleading the
states attorney gave heed, not to de-
feat justice, but as an act of humanity.
She died in June and once more the
officers were ready to take Romeo to
the penitentiary, when a murder oc-
Cured and the officers were busy in the
litigation growing out OF the ase
When this was disposed of, young
Glover was notified and he Immediately
gave himself up to pay the penalty ex-
acted by the law.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
INDIANS WILL not
CELEBRATE CESSlOk
OF LOTTERY LANDS
Money for Barbecue Went for
Jag and Hollow Horn Bear
Becomes Disguised.

Dallas, s. d., Oct. 16.-There will be
no big Indian barbecue under di-
rection OF Hollow Horn Bear. chief OF
all the sioux, to bid farewell to the
1.O00,0 900 acres OF Trip county andso on
the Rosebud reservation. The plans
were well under way and the FUNDS
were being raised for the purchase OF
an OK for the feast when the unoff1clal
treasurer Of the enterprise got q jag
on and spent the money.
The disgrace OF the proceeding 30 af-
fected Hollow Horn Bear that ne TITS
morning declared the project on and
left for his home.
John Gillick was caught last night
burglarizing Frank Weaver's hardware
store and this morning made a sensa-
tional escape from the officers. lodging
put of the back door of a restaurant,
where they had taken him for break
fast. The cook followed him and
Swallowed him into a saloon, where he
hid and was later found and placed IN
the local jail.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
EMPLOYER HELD FOR
WORKMAN'S BAD SHOT
$500 Damages Awarded When
Employe Fires at Cat and
Hits Man.

Washington, Oct. 21.-If a workman
shoots at a cat and hits a man the
workman's employer may be sued for
damages, under the employers liability
law. The liability act was invoked sue
c~essfully here in a cas- which will
probably attract a good deal Of atten-
ton. ...
A Jury assessed $500 damages against
B. B. Earnshaw q Co.. grain dealers,
in favor OF Thomas Reeves. Reeves
was riding on a street car and was shot
in the leg by a bullet from a small
rifle; fred by an employee Of the Earn
shaw firm. .
Under instruction from his employ
ers, the employee was shooting at a
cat which had several times visited a
pigeon loft owned by the firm and
killed a number Of pigeons. The en-
ploye missed the cat, but winged
Reeves, and the latter was laid up for
several weeks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
UNDERskIRTs AND APRONS
SAVED GETTYSBURG

Gettysburg, s. D.. Oct. 2.-The heroic
action of several Gettysburg women In
taking off their underskirts and aprons
and giving them to the men to fight a
prairie fire prevented serious damage and
has made the women the heroines OF the
occasion.
A fierce prairie fire swept upon Gettys.
burg from the south. 1t was driven by q
regular gale and the residents at ono
saw that It would require strenuous ef.
forts II the town was to be v from
destruction. All the available men pro.
cured teams and horses, and hastily
snatched the underskirts and aprons
which the heroic women gave them and
proceeded to q point south of town, head
ed off the Are and saved the town.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
LITTLE GIRL FELL
UPON RATTLESNAkE

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Oct. 1.-THE little
2-year-olds daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Adams, homesteaders in Stanley
county, had the strenuous experience Of
falling directly upon a monster dia-
mond r~attlesnake and being alive to
tell the story. While playing about the
yard of her home the little girl stun
bled and fell, pitching directly upon the
snake, which she had not observed and
which was lying coiled and ready to
strike, evidently having coiled when it
saw the child approach.
The fangs struck the child in the
hand. Her mother heard her scream
and rushed to her assistance. She was
taken into the house and a physician
summoned, but at the time the physi7
clan was engaged upon an operation,
which he could not postpone under any
circumstances, and 1t was nearly four
hours before he could reach the Adams
home and administer to the little girl.
However, In the meantime, pending the
arrival Of the physician, her parents did
everything possible to stop the spread
OF the poison through her system, and
to this the little girl owes her life.
When the physician finally arrived
the han and arm were frightfully
swollen, but this now has been reduced
and the child is on the road to recov-
cry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22

Count Won Zeppelin, the aeronaut,
was born in 1888, and devoted what are
for most men the best years Of his life
TO military service. Retiring In 1880
with the rank OF general, he turned
with boyish enthusiasm TO h pursuit
Of his hobby, aerial navigation. To the
solution Of the problem which had
baffed the investigators of two centur-
les he sacrificed his fortune, with little
apparent progress toward the goal.
Poverty spurred him to greater exer-
ion. In 1892 ne made a successful bal
loon Journey from Berne to Lucerne,
but his work was lightly esteemed until
1900, when the surprising success Of
the first dirigible caused q genuine sem
sation. Since that time his progress
has been easier.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
FIRE DANGER ALL
PASSED; DALLAS
RESUMES BUSINESS
Man Saves Woman Whose
Clothes Are a Mass Of
Flames.

Dallas, s. d, Oct. 17.-Hundreds OF
land seekers walked the streets OF Dali
last night to view the prairie IRE,
which was famed by q high wind that
swept over the reservation at a velocity
Of is to 20 miles an hour, continuing
all night.
This morning many OF the residents
and spectators who have 1eld glasses
would be seen on the tops OF houses
watching the most destructive IRE eyer
seen since the red man inhabited this
country. Indian wigwams were burned
all over Trip county where they were
unprotected. That the Indian has fore
thought was strikingly exemplified by
the precaution they used to a W their
property when 1t was discovered that
the fire was beyond control. Many OF
them back fired around their places OF
habitation and thus protected them
selves from the effects of the inevitable
fire.
The three families who were so un-
fortunate as TO lose their homes yes
terday are being cared for by their
neighbors.
Little insurance was carried on the
property. At the time the town was
supposed to be In imminent danger,
several thousand OF the ~transients as
sisted in fighting the flames and excite
ment ran high. Many of the notary
Offices loaded their equipments into
drays and sent them to the outskirts OF
the town. All of the stores piled their
merchandise In front preparatory to
loading IL into agons as soon as it
became known that the fire was beyond
control.
A Crucial Time.
When the fire reached the town IL
was soon ascertained that the facili-
ties of the fire department were made
quate to check the flames, and bucket
brigades were formed. Men were sta
toned on top of the buildings with
fire e~xtinguishers and every precaution
was Used to saw the town. The citi-
zens fought hero'"ally, all of the busi-
ness men sending some OF their clerks
to render assistance. Hundreds of men
were stationed along the line of the
threatened portion Of the town. Many
plows were at work and several acres
of the soil were turned over. Not a
serious injury to any person was re-
ported during the excitement. There
were a few minor burns and bruises
that kept all the physicians in the town
busy for a few hours.
Saves a Woman's Life.
While returning from a trip out on
the reservation, J. w. Neal, of Toulon,
Ill, saved a lady's life by extinguish-
her, setting her clothing on FIRE. Be-
lieving that the government building
was in danger n in order to obviate
the necessity OF the people who had
already registered returning in case
their registration papers were burned.
Judge Jas. w. Witten, who has charge
Of the registration and drawing. loaded
all of the blanks and re~ceptacles which
hold the registration papers onto a
dray and sent them out to an open
field which had been plowed, for safety.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22

Big Bend Correspondence. Riverton
(Wyo.) Republican: "Jim Woods, the
undertaken, again announces that he
will surely seek a new location for his
embalming tools IL some one doesn't
croak here pretty darned soon. This
is his last warning to u citizens, who,
we hope, win regain 1t as q business
proposition and relieve the present sit
uation by importing a few ~octogen-
arians. We should regret Jim's depar-
ture. as he is the best pool player in
town."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
bob" EVANS SON
Is FOUND GUILTY

Evans. of the battleshIp Louisiana,
son of Rear Admiral Bob" Evans,
who recently was courtmartialed on
a charge Of ~absenting himself from his
post, while officer of the deck, dis
respect to his superior officer and in
toxication, has been found guilty OF
the two former charges. Rear Admiral
Sperry received the papers while tho
Just announced his verdict. The SEN
tence provides that Lieutenant Evans
shall lose $50 numbers and shall be
publicly reprimanded. The commander
In chief adds that in his opinion the
sentence is inadequate, but he has APP
proveI 1t in order that Evans shall not
entirely escape punishment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22
EVEN PITTSBURG
BALKS AT SAL0ME

Pittsburg, Oct. 16.-Pittsburg will not
stand for "Salome.'' 1t is too wicked
at least the version presented by
Blanche Deyo, of Joe Weber's COM
pany, is.
After Monday nights performance
the newspapers, without exception, de-
nounced It. Miss Deyo tried to defend
her lack Of clothing. She said: at guess
I do not wear too much clothing, but I
am paid for not doing 70.
Safety Director Lang and Police
Chief McQuaid sat for a time last night
in a lower box and watched the dance.
Then they started for the stage. Before
they succeeded in reaching 1t Salome
Lang then announced that Salome
would no longer be permitted to dance
here.