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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
SIXTEEN SIGNED PLEDGE.
Interesting Meeting of Loyal Tenn
peranCe Union Sunday Afternoon.


The Loyal Temperance Union,
which was recently organized by boys
and girls of Dawson under sixteen
years of age, held an interesting
meeting Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist church. The lesson for
the afternoon was THE Cigarette
and How 1t Affects the Body" Four
new members were enrolled, and six
teen members signed the total alb
sttnence pledge, which is a triple
pledge against the use of alcoholic
drinks, tobacco in any form and bad
language. All children under
twelve are required to have written
permission from their parents before
signing the pledge. No pledge is re-
quired for membership, and all chill
dren are invited to join.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
A new 100000 OUTFIT
DAWSON TELEPHONE co. WILL
MAKE A BIG IMPROVEMENT.
An Order Has Been Placed for New
Apparatus, and 1t Will Be In
stalled in Ninety Days.

An Order Has Been Placed for New
Apparatus, and 1t Will Be In
stalled in Ninety Days.
Talk isn't cheap in Dawson; that
is not for those who furnish the ap-
paratus whereby others are enabled
to talk.
Mr.. j, H. Davis, the enterprising
manager of the Dawson Telephone
Co., spent several days in Atlanta
last week negotiating for an entirely
new outfit for the system, and when
he returned to Dawson Thursday an
order had been placed and contract
signed for new apparatus for the en-
tire plant, including a new central
energy lamp board and new phones.
New phones will be placed in the
homes and offices of every subscriber,
and, with the new apparatus, it will
not be necessary to ring when call
ing Central" as taking down the
receiver will flash the call on the
board in the central office.
The outfit, which was bought of
the Western Electric Co., cost $1,000,
and will give Dawson one of the best
and most thoroughly up-to-date tele-
phone systems in the state, not ex-
cepting the large cities.
The contract stipulates that it shall
be Installed and in operation within
ninety days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
WILL BE FOUGHT BEFORE
THE GEORGIA LEGISLA-
TURE IN JUNE.

citv Court of Dawson Is the
li,e at Stake. A Double Barrel
Notice Is Given That an Old
Fight Is to Be Renewed.
botber round will be fought in
|o#ort to abolish the City Court
dawson, with the Georgia legis-
Ee as referee.
srator-elect Jno. R. Irwin, whose
korm contained an anti-city court
gives notice in this issue Of
News that he will introduce a
. at the session of the general
nbIv in June to abolish the
In fact, the senatOr-elect
/ two notices, and is going up to
hta with a double-barrel gun
sboth barrels loaded.
L. is a notice of a bill to abolish
k0urt simultaneously, and the
provides for submitting the
Hon of its adjustment to a vote
b. people. If he fails on the
which he says he has no idea
be will, he wants to be prepared
sk the legislature to let the peO-
b the county pass upon it in a
u issue at the ballot box.
Saders of The News are familiar
4 the efforts that were made at
Rreyious sessions of the legisla-
to abolish this court, and the
#s thereof. There were strong
sences on both sides of the ques-
|bnd the fights were lively and
#sting, the advocates of the
winning out with apparent
Both times knockout drops
administered in the committee
and the question never came
"a the legislature for a vote.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03
Piles! Piles! Piles!

Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. 1t absorbs the tumors, allays
itching at once, acts as a poultice
gives instant relief. Williams In
dian Pile Ointment is prepared for
Piles and itching of the private parts
Sold by druggists; mail soc and
$1.00. Williams Mfg. Co., Props,
Cleveland, o. For sale by It. ID. Lee.
We want your note payable in Oc-
tober or November in exchange for
one of our Ligh-grade vehicles. See
us now. E. B. DURHAM & co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03

ed to leave picked up a burning stick
to carry with him. The fierce wind
blew the flames against his body, ig-
hitting his clothes. AS soon as the
victim discovered his plight he began
running through a field and finally
fell, death resulting from the burns
soon afterWard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03

lWeVe-A eOd Child Caught Fire
ard While Runnng sted Died

A small negro boy, son of George
Banks, who lives in the southern part
of the county, was burned to death
Saturday afternoon in an unusual
manner
The boy, who was going along the
public road, stopped to warm at a
burning log heap, and when he start
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-03

VIII Of the late w. C. Dillon
eo In the Office of the Ordinary
morning for probate. His
MRS. Susie Mercer, is named
fcutrlX, and to her he be-
'1 MS farm of 1900 acres
! ler life, after which it goes
Two minor children. The
iu Dawson and his personal
n, OF every description are
NrS. Mercer absolutely.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

Jake Kilrain, now sparring with
his oldtime adversary at the Pan
tages, is celebrating his fiftieth
birthday. But for the iron gray
hair and moustache you would
never suspect It, He is more agile
than many a man half his years,
his eye is clear and his muscles
apparently as pliable as in the
days when he gave John L. the
greatest struggle the old gladiator
ever met. For rightdown hard
fighting there hasn't been anything
to beat it in the history of the
game. Kilrain's experience has
been of savage prize ring warfare,
yet at so his physique is still one
to envy.
Jake Kilrain was born in Green
port, n. Y. In the rolling mill
where he was employed in Som
merville, Mass, he was compelled
to stand for a lot of chaff and guy
ing, the circumstance of his hav-
ing come from an upstate country
community in New York giving
the smarties in the mill a cue for
the flashing of cheap wit hingeing
on hayseed and vegetables. All this
was received with smiling good ma
ture until one day one of his hec-
tors overstepped the frontier of
discretion and something dropped.
The man hit thought Jake had used
a sledge, but those who saw knew
he didn't and were also convinced
that further guying would be
dangerous.
What he did to the man who
thought a sledge had been used
interested all 70 the scrappy ones
in the establishment with the re-
suit that Jake was forced into
meeting quartet, one after the
other, of wouldbe champions. They
were Jack DAILY, Jem Driscoll, Dan
Dwyer and Dennis Roach, and all
four faded before the fists of the
sturdy youngster from the upstate
New York county.
Athletics now took hold of Jake's
attention and after polishing off
Roach, who had been imported into
the mill on purpose to whip him,
, he turned his attention to rowing
He was an apt pupil of some of the
old time watermen on the Charles
river, in Boston; was one of the
winning crew in a four cared race
| on Lake Waldron, and in 1883 wor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
COOK COOKING UP
GOOD GAME

The basketball team of Cooks
gym is planning to win from Whit
man college Wednesday night
when the two basketball teams
meet at the Gonzaga gymnasium
Cook is hoping to receive the anna
: teur card of Theodore Burger be-
fore Wednesday night, and II he
does the strength of the local team
will be aided materially. holland,
a Wisconsin player, Is filing one
of the guard positions and is tout
ed as a tower of strength in the
lineup. A preliminary game will
be played by the Blair Business
college and Company teams. The
girls game between the Blair and
Cook teams was called of on ac-
count OF the refusal of the Con
xaga authorities to allow girls the
use OF the gymnasium.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
BY ADDlE JOSS.

How many times. Is a pitcher
asked: who decides what you
are to pitch to the batter, the
catcher or the pitcher?"
Always comes the answer:
"The catcher" The next question
the fan usually asks is: do you
always pitch what the pad artist
calls for?"
The fans seem to take it for
granted that either the pitcher or
his receiver depend on the other
mans Judgment as to the proper
thing to hand the batter.
The fact is, they always work to-
gether. The catcher will call for
certain ball, and if in the pitchers
Judgment another kind would do
better, he shakes his head.
In reality the pitcher acts on his
own Judgment, because he is the
man trying TO deceive the batter.
This holds good especially when
the man in the box is a player of
experience.
Many times when players have
explained this the question arises,
"How does the catcher know what
you want to pitch after you have
shaken your head?"
The answer is simplicity itself.
Among players there are but two
things a pitcher is called upon to
pitch. They are designated as fast
ball and curve ball. This may seem
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
CITY LEAGUE A
DEAD ONE YET

That Billy Conner was in fact
the whole City league is about
demonstrated by the present condi-
ton of the league. Conner, after
plotting the league through three
successful seasons, withdrew last
fall and made way for any other
man who cared to take up the re-
sponsibility. AS result there is
no City league, nor even a sign OF
one
Several of the old managers
have withdrawn from the game,
and the franchise of more than one
club has gone begging. At this
time last year the teams were all
busy rustling material and the
schedule was arranged for the sea-
son. Up to the present there has
not been a sign of life among the
local players, and the prediction
may safely be made that If the
league is not started within the
next two weeks, it will meet with
frosty reception when it does
get started.
The trouble is that the ball play
ers took too much for granted
They left everything to Connor
who got into the game for the love
of it, and about the only thanks he
got was a round of ''cussing" al
the end of the season because
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
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Is! e. 8 54 5: !: g! ! :
ADDIE JOSS 9

! surprising to the uninitiated, who
hear about the wonderful and nu.
. merous curves possessed by the
, twirlers.
When a catcher calls upon his
battery mate for curve ball he
expects to catch any kind of a
curve his pitcher may decide to
pitch.
He can tell, knowing curve ball
is coming, when the ball leaves the
pitchers hand, just about how
much of break it will take.
If the ball is thrown directly
over handed it takes a drop, while
if it is pitched side arm, the ball
will follow what is generally known
as the outcurve.
That is why among the players,
there is no such thing as an in
curve. What the general pubic
terms an inshoot is nothing more
than a fas tball that has enough
sped to make it break a trifle.
1t is thrown with all the speed at
the command of the twirler. and is
allowed to slip out over the ends of
the fingers. The break it takes
never causes the catcherw any
trouble, and is not termed a curve
ball.
A catcher may sometimes call for
slow ball. but not because he is
afraid of being crossed. His judg-
ment tells him this will fool the
batter, and he is imparting his
bunch to the pitcher.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
Special Correspondents to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
LONDON, Feb. Sam Lang
ford, the chubby black who has
been fighting welterweights and
heavyweights right and left and
beating them, big and little, in the
United States, will be Champion
Jack Johnson's next opponent.
Langford and Johnson will fur
nish a unique spectacle. Johnson,
long, rangy, 1.-THE as tiger, and
Langford, short, sturdy and COM
pact, are as different in appear
ance and in actions as two men
well could be. Nevertheless,
Langford appears to be the only
man on the pugilistic horizon cap
able of giving the conqueror OF
Burns fight, and Europe is look
ing forward to the encounter will
a great deal Of pleasure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

the junior sculling championship of
the National Amateur regatta at
Newark, N. j.
In the winter of 1883 he became
an assistant at the old Crib club
of Tim Mccarthy in Boston, and
from that time on for several
years his entire attention was de-
voted to boxing. Very quickly he
showed his fitness by whipping
Harry Allen, George Godfrey for
A rounds and fighting draws in
1884 with Jim Goode, Charley
Mitchell and Mike Cleary. Later,
after a rest of some time, Frank
Herald was accounted for in one
round. kilrain was given the
Richard X. Fox diamond champion
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
RHEUMATISM FOLLOWS WET
FEET

This is the time of year when
you have to be particularly care
full of your health. It's good plan
to take a Turkish bath once a
week and keep your system toned
up and your blood pure. We have
the finest equipment in the North
west and bath and bed for the
night is but $l00. Turkish Bath
Parlors. First and Stevens. First
and stevens. II. Nichols, prop
Main 12Al. 49,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
NO CHANCE HERE.

The White Sox will not play in
Spokane as was expected. The
of teams No. / and No. 2
have been announced No. 1 starts
at San Francisco and then hits out
for home by way of the south,
while No. 2 hikes across through
Nevada and Utah on it's way home,
where it opens the season April IA.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

ship belt, and in 1887 kilraln
fought Jem Smith of England for
the championship of the world. The
battle went 106 rounds to draw,
the rules governing being the Lon
don prize ring.
This battle with Smith led to the
great mill with John l.. Sullivan in
Mississippi in which Kilrain lost.
After that event Jake was beaten
by Corbett in a six round go for
points and lost to Frank Slavin at
Coney Island in 1890. His last
fight was in Slavin in 1899. Dur
ing his career he has fought over
$50 battles, and today weighs 224
pounds and is in the best of condi-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
Help Wanted--Male

Wanted for U. s. Army-Abl,-
bodied unmarried men between
ages Of 10 and 35; citizens Of
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English. For
Information apply to Recruiting
officer. 1861 Howard street. spo-
kane, Wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

every player did not get enough
money to tide him over the winter.
Conner is ready to see some one
else get into the game and take
the abuse Of the players and the
kicks of the managers. The league
which furnished Holm, Sailor Rob-
erts, Joe Seaton and other North
western players is still without a
leader. Conner is now appreciated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

doc may be vanquished. Brown
needs a lesson from the home in
dustry crowd here, according to a
Portland dispatch. In spite of the
fact that a local firm has been
making the uniforms for the In.
dams he is now dickering with a
Portland firm for his costumes for
the season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
NEW LEAGUE MEETING

The lntermountain league seems
to be looking up In spite of some
opposition to 1t which has been
developed In Butte. The interest
ed parties will meet in Portland
this week to complete the plans
for the league, which is expected
TO include Butte, Helena, Salt
Lake and either Boise or Ogden
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
NO RACES AT YAKIMA

North Yakima will have no
races at the state fair this season,
according to a Yakima dispatch.
The dates for the Yakima races
have been transferred to Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
GET IN LINE, BROWN

Manager Brown is figuring on
changing the name of the Indians
70 the Browns this season. The
Indians have not been there when
u comes TO pennant Winning and
BY rechristening the team the hoo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

For Sale-Newly furnished room
fiat, gas stove, electric light,
bath, store room; s blocks from
Riverside and Howard; rent $3.50
a month. Owner leaving city. o. J..
David, S215 Division Street, be-
tween I'd and Sd.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

A snap. 80 room rooming house.
centrally located; five years
lease; brick; always full; If taken
at once, $1,000, $1,000 cash.
A good II room lodging house;
$1,050; can be handled with $500
cash.
THOMPSON-GILLIS INV. co.
SIS Washington st. Phone $3.50.
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inside lots within five blocks OF
East Sprague avenue, for $500, pay
able 500 cash, balance $40 per
month. F. A. Chase & Co, GOT
Sprague ave. Phone Main 179.
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WANTED

Boys to sell The Press. Can
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the office, GIG Front avenue, corner
Wall and Front.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

Now is the time to get into the
moving picture business. We
have several moving picture shows
for sale which will pay good money
II they are managed properly by
people who understand the show
business. We are in touch with
several young men who thorough.
ly understand this business, and IL
parties with money are willing to
entertain propositions Of this char.
acter they can easily make 100 per
cent on their money.
We also carry full line OF NOV.
Ing picture machines, repair parts.
etc. Great Western Film Exchange.
512 Main avenue, Spokane, Wash.
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Coope, L. Co. collections. 40 Co.
aba building. Phone 1892.
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Pianos, Rugs and Furniture-No
Special" Inventory" Fire"
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Wreck" or other fake sales, but
the lowest prices in Spokane for
choice new goods when you are
ready to buy. Charles H. Johnson,
112 South Lincoln street.
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X. of P. lodge meets every Friday
night in Pacific halls. Work on
the first, second and third Fridays
each month. Fourth Friday Is so.
cial night. Visiting knights are
welcome.
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Attorneys.
Loans and Collections.

Loans on furniture. piano. horses.
etc. A. A. Barnett. GA The
Rookery.
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CHOICE CANNON HILL. LOTS
Reasonable. and monthly pay.
ments. Also choice lots in other
localities.
GRAY INVESTMENT CO.
Phone $50 First Ave. and Wall
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Classified Ads
Miscellaneous
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Opportunities
For Sale.

Complete lunch counter outfit for
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Two bay horses, harness and
wagon. Inquire Peter Lupinacci,
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-28
Arrested for Abduction.

St. George, Oct. 22.-A sensation
was caused here to-day when Magis-
trate Moore issued a warrant for B.
H. Harbeson, charging him with the
abduction of Miss Rosa Nell Rumph
daughter of G. w. Rumph, promi-
nent farmer of the Sand Ridge Sec
tion. The warrant was sworn out on
complaint of the young girls brother.
This morning the girl, with, her
brother, came to st. George to have
some pictures taken. She left her
brother and met Harbeson.
Together they went to the residence
of A. B. Dukes, where they were
married by R. L. Weeks, a notary
public. They hired buggy and left
town Immediately.
AS soon as the girls brother heard
of the wedding he went before Magis-
istrate Moorer and swore out war
rant. 1t was placed in the hands of
a special deputy, who started in pur-
suit of the couple. SO far they have
not been located.
Haberson, who clerks in a grocery
store here, is well known.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-28
"Unloaded'' Pistol Wounds Boy.

Gaffney, S. c., Oct. 25.--Little
Cromwell Wilkins, the six year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh wilkins,
of Gaffney, was accidentally shot by
his IA year old brother last Friday
night. The elder boy was playing
with a 3S calibre pistol which he
supposed was unloadsd, when it was
discharged, the bullet going through
his brothers shoulder, and striking
the opposite wall of the house. 1t
then rebounded, penetrating a post
on the side from whence the shot was
fired.
The wounded boy was given i'm
mediate surgical attention and DR..
Nesbitt, who attended him, took stv-
eral large pieces of bone from the
wound. The wound is dangerous
one, and at last accounts the little
fellow was in a serious condition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-28
Parental Wrath Subsidies.

St. George, Oct. 23.-The warrant
which was sworn out before Magis-
trate Moorer yesterday afternoon
against Bennie Harbeson, charging
him with abducting the 15-year-old
daughter of G. w. Rumph, a we'll
known farmer of the Sandridge Sec
ton of Dorchester county, has been
withdrawn, which is due to the fact
that the special officers who were sent
in pursuit of the young man were un-
able to locate him last night.
The couple returned to St. George
to-day, but upon learning that the
officers of the law were on the trail OF
young Harbeson, they again left for
parts unknown. Friends of the young
man have advised him that the prose
cution will be abandoned, and the
pair, it is understood, will return to
st. George.
The action of the FAMILY of the
young girl in withdrawing the war
rant closes a matter which caused
quite a sensation in this section. The
bride is very pretty young girl, and
is a member of highly respected
family. The young bridegroom will
probably resume his duties at the
grocery store in which he was en-
ployed when the elopement took
place.