Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-15

Tn city claims population Of July ten
thousand and this record refutes the idea that
south Georgia towns are not healthy.
SAVANNAH Savannah will probably enter
vigorous protest against the removal OF tire
shop forces Of the Atlantic Coast Line from
here TO Waycross. Mayor Tedeman will call
councils attention to the proposed removal to-
morrow night and tomorrow afternoon when
the board Of directors Of the chamber OF com
merce meets some action will be taken Il
Is not believed however, the protests VIII 40
any good as orders have been issued Lor
some OF the shop forces to move TO Waycross
this month The first exodus will be next
week, when Superintendent Of Motive Power
oipinger and the force from his office departs
I HARLEM.-The race for town Officers here,
Monday was quiet but lively. e. D. Clary de-
-feated w. A. Winn for mayor by six majority
councilmen F. ]. walton and c. D. Bailey.
tie.
DUBLIN.-Dr Chas Hicks has sold his resi-
dence in Dublin to Mr, Il. G. Williams and viii
move, the latter part Of the week, to Mt
Vernon where he win make his future home,
or until hs health s improved. DT; HICKS a Vas
society. rft s,-.
BUCKHEAD. Through good detective work BY
Ex Marshal w. c. Chfvers, short while ago.
five blind tiger cases were brought before Mayor
r. NJ. Baker, and oach Of them were fined so.
Several others have similar cases against them,
but they have decided to make their homes
elsewhere.
cUTHBERT. Mr. w. C. Bynum. for many
years sheriff Of this county, has been sue
lor succeeds Bud Peacock as deputy: T. A.
Bass retires as county treasurer and Is sue
ceeded by b. F. Butler
CUTHBERT. The board of commissioners
for Randolph county have elected j j. Bass
as manager OF the county Changing for this
th6rized to employ two assistants. Randolph
, county at present has As conviots on her roads.
Shew m take her full allotment and all the
overs she can get f.,a
CJJTHBERT. "A new feature has been added
TO the lively fight between Charles Taunton,
ex-chief of police. and Mrs. A. b. Bussey,
the present postmaster. over that position py
the entry OF H. j. Knowles into the contest.
Mr. Knowles is a native Of Wisconsin, hsv-
ing moved to Cuthbeft about ten years ago.
He is In Washington city at present pressing
his claim and is backed by the senators OF
mis- native state. t-
vAIDosTA.- Jack Crosby. who shot Henry
Dinkins the night before Christmas, has been
released from iail on "a bond Of one thousand
dollars Dinkins having sufficiently recovered
to make HIS total recovery pretty well assured
though for a while it was Thought that he
would die ei17
VALDosTA.-Judge Mitohells at Thomas
reversed
in the valdosta tax case against the Allan
tic Coast Line and now the case goes to the
supreme court. The cease was one involving
back taxes Of upward Of five thousand dollars
vAIDosrA.-rhat timber lands stil have
good value in this section is shown by the
fact that the timber on three hundred and
fifty acres OF the Byrd Hightower place sofa
to the Gillian Lumber company. of Cordele'
for, "a. 0O0 The timber, was. bought alta public
sale. last Tuesday hy-ths Georsia Ian and and
OF what u brought four days later. '
65AINESVIIIlS.-Thels sale OF the Gainesville
Electric Railway conpany's holdings, ordered
by Judge Newman, has Oeen postponed from
the first tuesday in February TO the first
Tuesday in March Colonel Samuel G, Dunlap,
sr.. is receiver and. appointed commissioner CT
sale for the property. ia
GAINESVILLE,-ReY Charles N. Crtttenton
founder of seventy rescue homes for young
countries held his last meeting Of the series
of ten days sunday night. He came from bis
home In New. York to spend the holidays in
the genial climate of Georgia ana while here
the millionaire evangelist and rescue worker
was invited by the pastors to hold union
meeting His services have been held at the
Presbyterian church. '.~
YALDOSTA.-Th business on the rail-
roads centering here is greater than it
has been before in year. For the first
time I'm many months empty cars have
been moved from the sidings and are be-
ing loaded with fertilizers and other
freight for transportation over the lines.
The Georgia Southern road has called
| in all of its empty cars and all of its
engines are busy. The switch engines
here are keeping longer hours than they
have kept before in twelve or eighteen
months. -.
VALDOSTA.-The large sales of mules
here for the past ten days indicates that
the farmers are buying more mules this
year than ever before. During the past
ten days there have been sold here sew
en- car loads of mules, or about one
hundred and seventy-fve head. OF this
number one hundred and fifty were for
farm purposes and twenty-five for naval
stores and milling.
MACON.-If the words of several ne
groes Of Macon and looks count for
ANYTHING then q negro woman named
Mile Jones is 107 years old, and has
just weathered few days in the county
Jail. Yesterday she was released when
the county officials were informed that
she was not insanse but merefS AFFLICTED
with old age. She was locked UP several
days ago pending a trial for lunacy.
Within a month Il is expected that the prison
commission and the governor win have selected
the prison farms which the state is waiting to
When the state first went into the market,
considerable difficulty was encountered by the
governor and commissioners ON account OF the
prices at which the land was offerd being I'M
reasonably high. s.. "a, ~ -.-- ......
1--WE are getting a number Of good bids.
now. said the governor, Wednesday morning.
In the offices Of the prison commission IT
was stated that sixty OF seventy bidders have
been heard from, offering In the aggregate many
thousand acres Of land, some Of 1t at fair
prices.
The state is looking for between 1000 and
800 acres of good. hsalthfnlly located land.
somewhere in Georgia. ON which to establish a
reformato1y for white boys and for from 1909
10 COO acres for a white mems Industrial farm.
Bids will be received till the right proposition
Is Offered. The prison commission requests that
parties who nave land to sell shall forward de-
scriptiOns and prices with their offers.
Savannah To Pay Near-Beer Taxes
For the time being, it is believed
around the capitol. the prohibition row
between the state and Savannah is on;
at least, till the January return is rem
dered by the ordinary Of Chatham coun-
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