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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
Obituary.
CARL BARTZ.

Carl Bartz, among the eldest of the
German residents of this city, was
found dead in the barn on his homes
stead in this city about $50 o'clock on
Sunday morning under circumstances
that lead to the belief that he took his
life with paris green. Not appearing
for breakfast at the home of his daugh-
ter where he boarded, his son Albert
went to discover the cause, he found
him dead in the barn though life had
departed but short time.
The deceased was born in Germany
August %, 1887. He was united in
marriage to Augusta Stricken March
"a, 1864. Seven years later they emil
grated to America, coming to this city
and soon after purchasing farm in
the town of Albion, which he conduct
ed until about ten years ago when they
again removed to this city, where he
continued to reside until the death of
his wife Dec %, 1903, when he made
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Schrub. He had always been hard
working Industrious man, accumulat-
ing quite a competence. Since the
death of his wife, however, he had
spells of melancholy during which he
expressed a willingness to die. He is
survived by four children, two daugh-
tiers, Anna, Mrs. August Sommerfeldt
of Milton, and Eda, Mrs. VIM. Schrub,
and two sons, Charles and Albert, all
of this city, also ten grandchildren.
One brother, VIM. Bartz, also sur
wives. Funeral services were held from
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Schrub,
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
j. C. Spillman and interment took
place in Fassett cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
Albion Academy

Hattie Lund is visiting at her home
near Deerfeld.
Mamie Notseter was an Edgerton
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Roy Sorenson visited with his par
ents near Cambridge over Sunday.
Grace Johnson has returned after a
few days stay at her home in Chicago.
Ida Edwards left Friday for her home
in Lee, Ill, where she will remain a few
days.
Salina Larson and Mary Ovestrud
spent Saturday and Sunday with 'rela-
tives in Madison.
Lydia Klongland and Amanda Fosdal
were over Sunday visitors at their re-
spective homes near Utica.
Hjalmer Edwards, Walther Brandt
and Obed Larson spent Sunday at their
respective homes in Mcfarland.
A return game of baseball with st
Johns academy, to be played in Ed
gerton, is being arranged for the near
future.
There will be no school on May 18th.
The faculty and students have received
cordial invitation to the celebration
to be held in Mcfarland.
Our baseball team played four games
last week. We defeated Milton college
and Rockdale and lost to Edgerton city
and st Johns academy of Delafeld.
An illustrated lecture on the Nor
wegian Synod and It's Institutions" was
given in the chapel last Wednesday ev-
ening by Rev R O Brandt of McFar-
land. 1t was much enjoyed and appre-
ciated by large audience.
AGNES MAAKESTAD.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
Congregational Church Briefs.

Smoking Flax is the theme for
Sunday evening. Text: Matt. 1920,
"a bruised reed shall he not break,
and smoking flax shall he not quench,
till He sends forth judgment unto VIC
tory. =
Remember the County Sunday School
convention to be held in Edgerton, in
our church, May II and 18.
''The Inhibitory Process" or putt
ing on the Brakes is the subject for
Sunday morning. Text: Rom. 12:21-
'''Be not overcome.
The Beloit Conference of Congrega-
tional Churches and Ministers convenes
next Tuesday and Wednesday at White
water. The church will be represented
by Mr.. Hargraves and pastor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
MELVILLE

AL Alder called on friends here Mon
day.
Lee Alder is helping DR. Meyers build
his cottage.
George Sherman is painting at Ben
Cooper's this week.
John Sherman is in Brodhead this
week as member of the bridge COM
mittee.
The Creamery association is having
the creamery here treated to a coat of
paint. Max Brown is doing the work.
Mrs Claude Britain returned Tuesday
to her home in Stoughton after spend
ing week at the parental home here.
Frank Condor, Albert Stockman,
Ruth Richardson and Lillian Cooper
will write for diplomas at Fulton next
Friday and Saturday Miss Roxy Bates
will help conduct the examinations.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
Methodist Church Notes.

Services at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning and evening, conduct
ed by Pastor MacInnis. In the morn
ing the topic will be sThe Silent Part
ner"; in the evening, "A Woman We
All Admire" Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening.
The 21st annual convention of the
GAINESVILLE district Epworth League will
be held at Beloit May Is, IA, Is. A
splendid program has been prepared
including such notable speakers as Rev.
J. O. Randall, Miss Emma Robinson
Rev. D. B. Brummitt, of Chicago: Ed
ward w. Brakeman of Madison, and
many others.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
AUCTION.

On Saturday, May 18th at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, we will sell at public
auction all buildings on the property
recently sold to the First National
Bank and known as the Edwards prop
erty. Sale will be held at front door of
said buildings upon terms then stated.
NORTH & WENTWORTH.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
Worth Dollars Cost Cents.

H. w. Barker's Cough Remedy made
at Sparta, Wis. Write for valuable in
formation. For sale by w. G. Atwell.
The only place to buy Pitkin Prem
ium paint in Edgerton is at Kaufman
Bros. Phone No. 10.
"A folding bath tub with gasoline
heater for sale cheap. Inquire at this
office.
-Pitkin Paint has been sold in Ed
gerton for more than Is years. Must
be some good at least.
Two good front office rooms for
rent. Inquire of Harry Ash. 20tf
If you ever used Pitkin Premium
Paint of course you'll Il use no other. If
not, join the Pitkin line and get the
best.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
The Importance of Electing Good Men

Editor of The Dawson News: The
necessity of sending brainey men to
the legislature is best illustrated by
some of the good measures killed by
the nondescripts sometimes sent
there by the Indifference of business
men" Take the measure levying an
additional tax of fifteen cents per ton
on guano. 1t is a well-known fact
that the negroes of Georgia pay about
five per cent. of the total tax levied,
and that practically the negro crop
per and renter pays nothing, but
keeps his children in school through
out the whole term 1t is also we'll
known that this class of negroes pay
for fifty per cent. of the guanO used,
$50 that by levy of fifteen cents per
ton on the amount of guano used in
Georgia this beneficiary of the pub
lie school would contribute largely
his quota of the tax; whereas, under
the present system, all of the school
tax comes solely from the white
mans merchandise, live stock, house
hold goods and land. GA wayfaring
man though fool can see the bene-
fits of this measure What then must
be thought of those who offer as
their chief asset their opposition to
this measure?
Another beneficial measure killed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
DAWSON AND HER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

The public schools of Dawson have
just closed another successful year.
The superintendent and the teachers
have wrought a good work, and it is
the hope of The News that their va
cation may be crowned with bless
ings.
The people of Dawson have mani
tested toward the public schools the
utmost sympathy and marked lib
erality. Every request of the board
of commissioners has heretofore been
met without question, and conse-
quently there has been a unity of pur-
pose throughout the system.
Now the board states that the
schools have outgrown the present
building and has appealed to the
council to provide adequate room for
the accommodation of all the chill
dren, and the question of raising
funds for this purpose will probably
be referred to the people.
Approaching as Dawson does the
value of the public school system, the
efficiency and fidelity of the board of
commissioners, superintendent and
teachers The News believes it can
be said with confidence that the
one assured, permanent policy is to
see to it that nothing is needed to
keep the schools up to a standard
worthy of city and people.
Only the best for Dawson-wise
and liberal, but no extravaganza.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
MoRLD,s FAIRS GALORE.

Instead of suppressing what is an
oyerdone industry, the World S
Fair" the big towns have the craze
worse than ever.
New York, which has the least
claim for such, falls into line last
after New Orleans, Baltimore, San
Francisco, Boston and Washington
had long ago filed their intentions
of conducting such thing.
The first move whenever a big ex-
position movement is launched is to
sandbag the city, the county, the state
and the nation for money for such eX-
ploitation. This does not take into
consideration the stock company of
a million dollars or so that is formed
to levy blackmail on the townspeople
by forcing them to buy stock. 1t is
not even pretended that the money
will return dividend, or that it will
be paid back. The loss must be
borne, and the consolation is that
the ones imposed on are blessed with
civic pride. Under this preteXt the
mansions of the rich are invaded,
and the crusade is carried down to
the poor. The laborer and the do
nestle are not overlooked by the fair
shark, and are bamboozled into CIV
ing up their few hard-earned dollars.
Uncle Sam can help in suppressing
this growing nuisance, and he ought
to do so by Withholding any appropri-
alton for such purpose. Unless some
thing is done to check this craze for
colossal fairs which nobody wants but
promoters who make money out of
them it will spread until every city
of any pretentions whatever will en-
gage in it. Congress and common
wealths have clear duty to perform
in doing away with the mammoth
fairs and the grafters who fatten on
them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
A SENSIBLE ACTION.

A dispatch from Albany to the
daily papers says that "the sweet
girl graduates, past and prospective,
of the Albany High School and their
mammas and grandmas and aunts
are up in arms because the city
school board has decreed that in flu
ture there shall be no cut flowers in
the hands of the graduates when they
appear in public on the stage for
the closing school exercises"
The order of the board, it is said, is
especially resented because it follows
an order issued year ago providing
that the dresses worn by graduates
should be "just so"-made of GER
tain inexpensive material, trimmed
with certain inexpensive lace and
costing, all told, not more than GER
tain modest stipulated sum. The
board says both orders are in the in
terest of girls whose parents are not
able to spend large sums for grad
uating trousseauX.
The News congratulates the Albany
school board, and commends them
for their action. 1t is both sensible
and timely, and might well be adopt
ed by other boards for the same rea-
sons The Sweet girl graduate should
be made to know that it is not what
she has on but what she has in her
mind and heart that counts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

by the votes of this tribe was the
measure compelling each lodge or
every secret society to give a bond
approved by the Ordinary before it
could hold a session. There does not
exist in Georgia today a lodge of
white men who could not, among
their own number, make such a bond
but nine-tenths of the negro lodges.
which harbOr criminals like the me-
gro who killed the Bus boys and
through their sister lodges enable
criminals to escape, would be thrown
out of business. The bill was aimed
to prevent just such. Some years
since in this county | was interested
IN a negro accused of a felony by
reason of his living on my place, and
so soon as the lodge found out | had
employed counsel the Master of the
lodge came to me and offered five
witnesses to swear that this negro
was at the lodge when the crime was
committed, while the negro's father
had already told me he was near the
scene of the crime five miles from the
lodge room. This is a fair sample of
the work these societies accompIish.
any anything that will wipe them ont
should be encouraged.
ANDREW P. RIVES.
June 18th, 1910.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

The Americas Times-Recorder will,
in the near future, occupy a hand
some two-story building that will be
erected especially for it. The News
is glad to note this evidence of pros
perity on the part of its neighbor.
Under the management CT Editor
Gamble the Times-Recorder has
shown marked improvement, and is
covering its field in a manner that
entities it to the hearty good will
and liberal patronage of the people of
it's city and county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
JUST AS BAD ELSEWHERE.
Says Liquor Situation in Terrell Is
No Worse Than in Other Counties.


No Worse Than in Other Counties.
From the Albany Herald.
The grand jury of Terrell county,
in it's general presentments, which
are published in The Dawson News
of the current week, discusses at
length the illegal sale of whiskey in
the county. 1t is stated that the pro-
hibition law is being fagrantly and
continually violated. 1t is also
stated that an inspection of the rev.
.enue collectors Office in Atlanta
shows that fifty-seven parties in Ter
'rell county have government Ii
censes to retail liquors. A list of the
parties and all near beer dealers are
given, and in addition thereto the
names of four persons or firms hav-
ing licenses to sell whiskey at whole
sale are given. The grand jurors de-
clare that they have used every de-
vice known to the law to get evil
dence against the violators of the
law that would justify indictments,
but have as their reward 'only few
bills where we should have been able
to have returned many" The grand
july Ill Tie COuIS6 O1 us ulSCuSSlOu
of the prohibition situation makes
this appeal to the people of Terrell
county: 1--WE earnestly recommend
that every law-abiding citizen join
hands in crusade against this class
of lawlessness and enforce the law,
for crime and anarchy go hand in
hand. - The Dawson News, referring
editorially to the conditions pointed
out by the grand jury, characterizes
them as constituting "a stain on the
county," and backs up the call for
an earnest and intelligent effort to
break up the evil" Conditions in
Terrell are perhaps no morse than
they are in many other counties in
the state, and from what we can
learn the situation is gradually grow
ing from bad to worse. And yet
some good people and two or three
newspapers of the state went up in
the air" when The Herald declared
one day last week that prohibition
in Georgia was a failure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
FARM FOR RENT.
At Public Cutlery on the FIRST Tues
day in August.

Georgia, Terrell County-Notice is
hereby given that on the first Tues
day in August, 1910, before the court
house in Dawson, Ga, between the
legal hours of sale, there will be
rented to the highest bidder, for a
term of five years, the following de-
scribed property: Six hundred acres
of land, more or less, in the Fourth
district of Terrell county and known
as the Frank Simmons place. Terms
cash, or credit with security; con-
tract to date from January LIST next.
All bids will be taken and received
subject to the approval of the Ordi-
nary, who reserves the right to ac-
cept or reject any bid or all bids re-
.ceived. This June 8, 1910.
w. A. BALDWIN,
Guardian for r. F. Simmons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
HEROD HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Brim, Mrs. F.
Stovall, Miss Alma McLain and Mr..
and Mrs. c. M. Harris left Monday
for Dog Island, Fla, on fishing trip
for several days. They were Joined
at Cuthbert by Mr. and Mrs. j. Lee
Harris of Columbus, and perhaps 9TH
ers.
The w. NJ. U. will meet at the
Baptist church Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Every member is urged to
be present, and all ladies and girls
who are not members will be cor
daily received as visitors.
Miss Yetta Harris will have as hex
guest this week her attractive cousin.
Miss Miriam Harris of Columbus.
She will entertain her at her sisters
homes, Mrs. WOrsham of Dawson and
Mrs. Massey of Bronwood.
Mr.. ]. H. Brim sold 139 bales of
cotton last week, which brought him
a nice little NEST egg," something
over ten thousand dollars. Mr.. H.
P. Hass also sold number of bales,
All are cordially invited to attend
the services at the Baptist church
Saturday and Sunday, and hear the
interesting and instructive sermon
that Rev. Weaver will deliver.
Rev. Allen preached one of his
finest sermons Sunday. He entered
a solemn protest against blind tigers,
Terrell's shame, and made some
splendid comparisons and hits.
Mr.. D. R. Stewart of Dawson came
out with DR.. Chappell on one of his
professional calls last week. His
Herod friends were glad to see him
so much improved in health.
Messrs. Cleveland Brim, Cliff Nc
Rec, Roger Laing and Frank McLen-
don made a fishing trip to FIoyd's
bridge Thursday, and were very sue
cessful.
Madame Rumor says that real soon
one of our popular young men will
bring his bride home from distant
city She will be gladly welcomed
in our midst.
The Baptists will protract their
meeting from Tuesday night, July
18th. The Methodists will protract
from Sunday night, August 7th.
Mr.. ]. E. Brim is improving one
of his houses next to his residence.
1t will be an Improvement to that
part of town when finished.
Mrs. Will Kitchens had as her
guests last week Misses Sallie and
Eddie King of Pelham and Mrs. John
Sears of Chickasawhatchee.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Worsham and
Misses Mattielu, Elizabeth and Mary
Worsham were among our last weeks
appreciated visitors.
Mr.. Labon Sears visits here real
often now, the attraction being little
L. F." who is receiving marked at
tention from all.
Judge Hanna is able to be out on
the streets again. We hope he will
continue to improve and will soon be
entirely we'll
Mrs. viii Kitchens and Misses
Christine and Mildred Kitchens Wis
tied Chickasawhatchee relatives We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Hugh Duggan of Atlanta. who
mas been popular visitor here is
visiting relatives in Cuthbert this
week
The S. 0, RS. have a large men,
pershlp, and their meetings are fire.
quent and well attended.
Mr.. Labon Pinckney Sears is a re-
cent popular visitor at the home of
Judge A. w. English.
Miss Johnnie Will Kelley of Daw-
son is the guest of Mrs. Ned Mel on
don.
Misses Helen and Eloise Melton
visited in Columbus last week.
Don't let the baby suffer from ec-
zema, sores or any itching of tho
skin. Doan's Ointment gives instant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
A TRICK OF THE MEAT TRUST.
From the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
Carcasses of veal, sheep, lamb,
pigs and some others go from the
cold storage to the retail butcher
having each two to three wooden
ribs in them called "spreaders. A
new inspector of weights in New
York has ascertained that these
"spreaders" are weighed along with
the carcasses and charged for at
meat prices. Last year, according
to the inspector, the amount of wood
thus sold at meat prices in New York
alone aggregated the value of $117,-
9S3-and the ultimate consumer
paid it. The meat trust doesn't let
anything get by.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

The annual rush across the big
pond has begun. The tide of east
ward transatlantic travel from the
United States is nearing a flood, and
shipping men figure that II ,535 first
cabin passengers will depart from
New York port during June, the
greatest number since 1907, the panic
year. Each week in the month will
see 1000 passengers sailing, and
these persons will spend a total of
100000 for tickets, an average of
$175 a person. How much money
this army will pour into Europe can
not be estimated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

Ex-President Roosevelt, after
spending a year in the jungles of
Africa Staying the varmints and the
past several months visiting the
rulers of Europe and telling them
how to run their governments, is due
to arrive in New York Friday. A
number of people have arranged to
meet him there and make considera-
BILE to do over his coming.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

We like the spunK OF the governor
and the board of health of Texas,
who have spurned as with the toes
of their boots John Rockefeller's Of
fer of money to abate the hookworm
disease in that state. This hook
work business is rank tommyrot, not
outstanding the opinion to the con-
trary of some good people who want
to see a part of the old oil mans
lucre distributed in this section.
These rich folks of the north, when
ever they seem to want to do some
thing for the south, invariably go
about it in a way that reflects upon
the people of this section and is Of
fensive to their self-respect.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15
The Dawson Insurance Company.

From the Shellman Sun.
a company Of Dawson business
men, with Mr.. John R. Mercer as
president, have organized an old line
life insurance company, the Wash
ington-Lee, with capital of $780,
600. This company will write poll
cies of 500 and Upward at about the
same cost of old line insurance in the
past. The cost of a 500 policy at
the age of 35 years will be $3.50 a
year, and so on. This is going to
prove an attractive feature for the
Washington-Lee, and another good
thing about this home old line com
pany is the premiums will not be paid
to the already rich northern COM
panies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

Judge Thos. G. Lawson of Eaton
ton has announced that he will not
be a candidate for governor. Judge
Lawson is one of the ablest and best
men of Georgia, but there is no doubt
that his decision is a wise one. The
people have made up their minds to
give Governor Brown another term,
even if it is causing a few sorehead
newspapers and disgruntled politi-
clans to have duck fits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

The meeting held in Atlanta last
Thursday to form a federation of
the Georgia Boards of Trade was
largely attended, 104 delegates from
81 towns being present The object
of the new association is to exploit
the resources of Georgia. The gen.
tlemen who represented Dawson at
the meeting were much pleased with
it, especially the prominence that
was given South Georgia. Every
body who talked had something to
say of the wonderful growth and de-
velopment down here in Gods coun-
try; in fact, it seemed almost like
an experience meeting of men of
brain and Drawn who are making this
section grow and flourish like the
proverbial green bay tree.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-15

Sunday was Children's Day at the
Methodist church, and it was an in
spring sight to see little boys and
girls who will, as men and women,
soon be leaders of the religious and
moral thought and work of the COM
munity perform so well and so en-
tertainingly their parts on the pro-
gramme. The exercises were I'M
der the direction of the superintend-
ent of the Sunday school, Mr.. w. P.
Hornady, whose tireless and earnest
efforts in this department of church
work have given the Methodists of
Dawson model Sunday school that
is known far and near. There is no
grander work, nor one fraught with
more possibilities for good, than
teaching and training little children
to follow in the Masters footsteps.