The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-24
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Inc rAI15OAoAu SoioAy, mas D6en miss
ing some months, lost by his family
and friends, possibly dead in the wilds
of the western mountains.
Columbus. The Methodist Protest
ant annual conference for Georgia adj
journed to meet next year at Waco.
after q session of three days in Co.
lumbus. Rev. G. B. Mcdaniel was re.
elected president; Col. ]. J. Barge
was elected secretary, and Rev. I.
R. Anderson was chosen as confer.
ence steward
Blue Probably few counties
in Georgia have ever witnessed any
thing like the political upheaval that
has just taken place here in Fannin.
Democratic officials who had held of.
fce for years were ousted and Repub-
licans put in their places. Offices
held by Democrats for a quarter of a
century were turned over to Republi-
cans. In fact, the Republicans made
a clean sweep of it, turning out ev-
cry Democratic official in the county,
and Fannin's political complexion has
taken on new and startling hues. Only
the senator from the Forty-first was
saved by the Democrats from the
otherwise complete wreck; but ]. R.
Kincaid (Dem.) won out for the SEN
ate with the aid of the other counties
in the district.
Atlanta. State Treasurer
Perry announced that under receiver.
ship proceedings in Sumter superior
court, r. A. Maynard, appointed receiv-
er in the case of Laura Landlord Lo-
gan VS.. the Southern Life Insurance
company of Terrell county, the state
treasury had turned over $4,000 of the
capital stock of the Dawson CONSOLE
dated Grocery company, this being a
part of the $4,000 deposit made by
the Southern Life company of Daw-
son, under the insurance laws of the
state. Several other claims have been
filed against the company, and the
state treasury department has been
notified.
Atlanta. The state treasury receiv-
ed the past week $4,000 taxes, which
has relieved the stringency in the
money department of the state. From
this time forward the great bulk of
the taxes for the whole year will be
received. While the law allows tax
payers until December 20, a great
many do not avail themselves Of the
full term of grace. Tax receivers be-
gin to make heavy remittances the lat
ter part of November, and during De
cember, January and February, the
larger part of the tax money is re-
! ceived.
Valdosta.-A. C. Carter and his sons
of Valdosta went out on a hunt few
days ago, and killed a wildcat that
weighed twenty-four pounds. The an
imal was chased for about three hours
and bloody fight ensued when the
dogs came upon him. Two days later
| they went on another hunt and killed
a cat weighing sixteen pounds.
Perry.-The changing Of Houston
county, at work in the eastern portion
of the county, on the road leading
| from Bibb county to Lakeside, is do
ing excellent work T. s. Chapman,
the superintendent, has just recently
finished the road leading from Fort
Valley to Echeconnee Crossin, on Bib
county line. ALI the main public roads
in the county are to be put in same
condition as those that have been gone
over. There are now in the chain.
gang 46 convicts an dthe cost of op'
Grating is about $1,225 per month.
Ouitman.-The grand jury summon
ed the mayor and city council to ap.
pear before it in body, and proceed.
ed to read a lecture on the Sunday
closing law alleged to be violated by
several fruit stores and restaurants
These places, the jury said, were open
nv permission of the city officials, and
the latter were to be held responsible
for any violation of the Sunday law.
Swainsboro.-The one word broke
alleged to have been written across a
draft drawn on Brown & Brown, firm
of this place, caused suit to be filed
nv that firm against the Citizens Bank
of Swainsboro, and damages for $10,.
900 for alleged libel have been asked
They allege that draft for SPOTS
was drawn on them by a Savannah
concern, placed for collection in Sa-
vannah bank and sent in turn to the
Citizens Bank Of NSwainsboro; that
the draft was returned to the maker
with "broke" written across it, They
allege much damage was done to the
firms credit by this action.
demonstrating citizens who have
given for years to the maintenance of
Mercer and those who have Bonded
every energy in council to advance
the college interests in Macon and
over the state, and the older ones
who helped 30 years ago to bring the
people of the community to vote an
issue of $125,000 in bonds for the in
stitution when it selected this city for
q nermanent home, are now far more