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not properly certified to by the Off.
Fifth Ward Canvass.

The withdrawal signed Ross Rogers
attacked by the vets on the ground
that it was not the same name as Ross
Rodgers on the petition. The drys
challenged the name Of John >.
schockley on the petition as not the
same as the name on the poll list,
which shows John 8. Shockley. The
name OF Wallase Cash was challenged
on the ground that the poll list
showed Wallace Cash.
The drys challenged the name Of s.
A. Munley. stating that 1t looks like
l.. A. Munley on the petition. Affor-
neys Schultz and jacques maintained
that 1t IL an g."
The vets contested the Withdrawals
OF Phillip Stober. The name is written
out on the petition, but Is withdrawn
by mark.
The name Of Silas Kuhns was chal-
lenged on the claim that 1t IL silas
Hahuns on the petition. Attorney
jacques says that It is ! slip Of the pen.
The drys challenge the signature Of
M. ClAAMVAc, 0SnliAe Iudl tu0i0 - III
such man on the poll books. Poll books
show N. N Simmons.
The name of Dan CottreA on the
petition was protested to. Dan Cot
terrell was shown on the poll books.
The vets contested the withdrawal OF
J. T. LeRew on the grounds that he
signed petition by mark and with
drawal by signature. The drys chal
lenge the signature OF Thomas r
Douglass az it Is Thomas r. Douglas
on poll books. Attorney Jaques again
attributed q slip Of the pen rs cause
for the signature. The vets contested
the withdrawal of w. H. Flear Signed
William Flear on petition and Ii the
same on the poll books.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago, Jan. S.-The cash, grain
market follows: .
Corn--No. 2, 46hc: No. 3, 45@46Ac;
No. white, 4s11@47c; No. yellow
ASA 04sAc; No. 4. 43n 45c; No. white
441a 045ac; No. 4 yellow, 4S@ 45c.
Rye--No. 2. 61a @e4c.
BarIey-49@72c
Timothy, per ctw-sS13 $50. o. is'
Glover, per cwt.-$1o@1s.50. To-
Wheat-No. 2 red, s1.10mf.12:> No.
red, $1.o5@1.os; No. 2 hard, gEss@94c;
No. hard, S7@s21sc; No. northern
ss1A @ss1ac: No 2 northern, s7@ssc:
No. northern. sac @s7c: No. l spring
ssh @s7hc; No. 2 spring, s4h @ssc;
No. 3 spring, 77@s4c: velvet chaff, $40
ssAc: durum. Ss@ssc.
Oats-No. white, 3sN @34hc;t No
s white, 321a@33c; No. 4, 31hc: No.
white, 32@32kc; standard. san @34c.
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other SCOTS in the second ward. Mr.
Stultz conceded that he was not the

other SCOTS In the second ward. Mr.
Stultz conceded that he was not the
Scott who signed the petition.
First Ward Canvass.
The canvass Of the first ward signers
was completed at 1925 p. m. yesterday
Among come of the objections raised
by both sides but not definitely de-
cided by the board are the following
F.. A. Rhodes, signed on Dec. 81, 1912
w. r. Holmes, signed on Sunday
Nov. "a.
w. e. Newton, Duplicate.
withdrawal of Axel Dorrell objected
Alex Dorrell on the petition.
Fred Drake, signed on Sunday
Nov. "A.
The total number OF withdrawals In
the flrst ward was 40.
Second Ward Canvass.
There were thirty-three Withdrawals
cons cred in the second ward. The
canvass was completed ct 5:46 p. m.
The withdrawal ri Chas. Hulk VA
objected to as forgery by Attorney
Stultz who announced that the with
drawal was signed by Hux's brother
The signature of Fred Swenson wa
CHALLENGED because 1t was shown a.
Fred Swenon on the poll list.
Ernest Gooden on the withdrawal
was challenged by the vets because
It was signed by mark and the saloon
petition was shown to be signed In
writing name out.
The vets did not concede the
signature on the withdrawal Of A. w
Simmons a. the same a. that on the
saloon petition:
The drys reserved the right to OBJ
1ect to the petition Of Harold Lightner
but did not mention the grounds.
r. e. Musselman's name on the petit
ton was challenged rs not identical
with the poll book which showed "R
e. Mussellman." g4
The withdrawal of Chas II. Orman
was not conceded by the vets as the
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, No. Jan. 3.-The cash
grain market follows: .
wheat-Steady; No. hard, S3@9lc:
No. 3, s2k@S7c: No. red, $1,000
1.0sh: No. 8, 94h@3105h.
Corn--Market.h to &c higher; No. 2
mixed, ASH @46hc: No. 3, AN @45c:
No. white, 46@46hc: No. 8. 46c.
Oats-Unchanged; No. 2 white, 34h
@35c: No. mixed, 33@s3hc.
Rye-62@63c. .
Hay-Unchanged. -...
Receipts-Wheat, IS cars. -, -.
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Omaha Live. Stock.

south Omaha, Nebr., Jan. 3:-IHe
live stock market follows -.
U Cattle-Market' slow 10 snaae lover:
Y.ceints 100; q natives, $3.50 @9:2o;
COWS and heifers, s3:75@675; western
steers. S5.so@S.30; Texas steers: $A75
1905 range cows and heifers, $500
S5o. Gamers, $325@4.25; stockers and
SAeders. s4.75@775; calves, 5000; bulls
otags, etc, s4.4o@s.4c.
Hoes-Market strong to sc higher;
receipts, I, 800; heavy, .15@7.30; mix
"a. $7.10@7.2o: light, $500 @n20; pigs,
n 5on675: bulk Of sales. s7.1o@7.20.
u Sheep--Marlset steady; receipts, B.
90; yearlings, $6.2o@7.25: wethers.
34so@5.40: ewes, $4.25@5; lambs n,
E.75@s.50..
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ch,o.so Live Stock.

,-hieaeo. Jan. 3.-The i've stocK H'"'
ket followS: .,. receipts
> sn0. beeyes, $5.s0@9.5o: Texas stee so
sIg gs 80. western steers. $o.7o07 .eo,
s.ocEer. and Feeders, $4.25@7so; coWs
and heifers, $2.S5@7.so; caves @'''"w
1880. so h;pher
HoFs-Market generally &C as .
than yesterdays average, reesp e5m
go a.. heavv. s7.25@7.eo; rough. s7.2oY
7.S5; pigs, $b.75@745; DUN -
shesp-Market steady: receipts, -
400 natives, $4.35@5.40; wesssr ~ !.
q. 400 80 ;..yr. yearl!ngs. sS.vW .. ..,v'
iambs. native, 4 $6.20@8.7o; es'erne'
&c aSMS7S,
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Two KendalIs Testify.

Two kendails Testify.
The Kendall who did not sign and
the Kendall who did sign were then
quizzed. George Elmer Kendall. pro
duced by the drys said he did not
sign the petition nor authorize any one
to sign for him. When asked by At
torney Whitmore II he was asked ia
sign by Fred Hahn, he answered in the
Affirmative.
G. e. Kendall was then sworn and
in answer to queries by Attorney
Stultz he declared that he signed pc
tition No. 377 for Mr.. Genochio in the
South Side park He identified the
signature on the petition as his own
When cross questioned by Attorney
Whitmore Kendall said he voted IN
the sixth ward and never voted in the
first ward. Mr.. Whitmore objected ia
the signature because It was marked
first ward and the voter lived in the
sixth. Mr.. Whitmore would not con.
cede that the signature was not q
forgery.
Gust Carlson produced by the drys
said he did not sign petition No. 91s
nor did he authorize anyone to sign
IL lot Qlu. Ou CTO6S CXuIulu6ClOH ny
Attorney Stultz Mr. Carlson said
there was another Gust Carlson in the
second ward who spelled his name
Gust
To identity the signature on petition
No. 1896 Joseph Gee was introduced
by the drys. Mr. Gee said he signs
his name "Joe Gee" and he did not
sign the petition or authorize anyone
to sign 1t for him. Mr. Stultz in TAX
ing the witness, asked him If he did
not sign his name Joe Gee" all the
time and the answer was in the az
frmative. The petition was signed
Joseph Gee" by mark.
w. w. Brakeman created a little
amusement in the hearing when in
responding to the cross questioning Of
Mr.. Stultz he declared most positively
that there was not. another w. W.
Bruckman in Ottumwa. When further
questioned Mr.. Brakeman said there
was not another Bruckman even in the
large cities. In response to questions
by Mr.. Whitmore Mr.. Brakeman said
he did not sign the petition nor author
lie anyone to sign It for him.
N. H. Scott declared he voted in
the second ward and did not sign the
petition. In response to questions by
Mr.. Stultz Mr.. Scott said there were
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago, Jan. -3.-Butter-Stead
creameries. 21M36c.
Eggs Unsettled; receipts, 3,2ls
cases: fresh receipts at mark, cases
included. 21623c; refrigerator; ordin-
ary firsts, 171ac: firsts, 23@23Rc.
Cheese Steady; dairies, IGN @17c;
Twins, 16A @16hc: Young Americas
1sA@17c: long horns, 16A @17c.
Enthusiastically: receipts, so cars:
Michigan and Minnesota, 500 SIC:
Wisconsin, Asa SIC.
Poultry-Firm turkeys, live, 15c:
dressed, zoe: chickens, live, 13hc;
springs, alive, 14c.
yeal-Steady, 9@14c.
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e. Inuia live Stock.

st. Louis, No, Jan. 3-The hVe
.Gat+ia-Market steady; receipts, g.
enn trcIudine 700 Texans; native beef
steers e 5000; cows and heifers: s4:se
@sIo: stockers and feeders, $o:2o@
*. Texa sand Indian steers, 50 Ise;
cnws and heifers, s3.55@5; calves IN
carload lots. $5@6.5O. ~
Hogs-Market 1oc higher; receipts
1000: pigs and light. $e.75@7:To; MIX,
"a and butchers. $.3o@I'o' eooo
Shean-Market steady; receipts, 500;
native muttons, $4.56@s; lambs, $500
SITS. - q .s.. te. I. 4
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80 .lossnh Live Stock,

81. Joseph, Mo-. Jan. S.--The i've
stock market follows:
Cattie-Nfarket steady: receipts. 400;
steers, 46.75@10: cows and heifers,
s376@8; calves, $5@9.50.
Hogs Market strong to SC higher;
receipts, I, 200; top, $40; bulk OF sales,
t720@7.30.
Sheep-Market slow 10 to 25c low
Or; receipts, 1900; lambs, ss'7b9S.50.
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x..... CITY Live Stock.

K.nsas city, MO-. Jan. 3.-Cattle-
receipts, 1000 including 800 soutner m 8;
rearEet steady; native steers, ss:!e 9
aSs. southern steers. *6'2oge . 90
southern cows and heifers, !S.eeego'ssoo. .
native cows and heifers. $S;i oqg .;T,u,
.toekers and feeders, $50 1.So; pul,s,
SI50mS.5 calves. $6Qlo; 80
steers, 1909: western cows |'.''~
s'i aSo~.-Receipts, $500; market strong Z
- - higher; bulk Of sales. s7.leg
a.. heavy. 37.35@7.45; packers ana IN
butchers, t7.25@7.4o; light T@''0''
sheep = receipts, 1000 market k@
steady: muttons. $4@5.so; lambs. WIG
S.e0: range wethers and yearnnss'
3l5o@7.50; range ewes, $3W o.zo.
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ST. Louis Wool.

st. Louis, Mo-. Jan. s.-Wool-Mar-
ket steady: territory and western me-
diums. 21@26c: fine mediums, 1870
zoe; fine. 13@17c. -.
AZ Foreign Grain; Closing.
Liverpool, Jan. 3.-The closing grain
market follows:
wheat-spot. steady; No. Mani
toba. 7sShd: No.2 Manitoba 7s6d; No
3 Manitoba, Ts4d:s futures, steady;
March, 7s4d: May. 7s2Ad; July Is
2&d. .v
Corn-Spot, easy: American mixed
old, 6s1d: do via Galveston, 5sSd; fu-
lures, firm: Jan. ISL Nd: Feb, 4s9Ad.
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Third Ward Canvass.

~
Fifteen Withdrawals, three duplica.
tons and one name that did not cor
respond with the poll list was the ex.
tent of the objections made by the
drys in the third ward canvass. The
names Of A. r. Collins and Julius
Fecht were attacked as duplicates.
The withdrawal Of r.. M. Goshen was
challenged by the vets ~ not the
same signature as the petition showed
The same objection was made by the
vets on the withdrawal OF Peter
Waters, the claim being made that the
withdrawal was signed "Wters." The
withdrawal OF John r. Peck was de-
clared to be not the same a. the sigma
ture on the saloon petition
Fourth Ward Canvass.
Tho first objection raised by the
vets in the canvass Of fourth ward
petition siguers was tho withdrawal Of
Floyd H. Hahn. Attorney Jaques at-
tackled this as not being the same
Signature as on the saloon petition and
the withdrawal being without, suffi-
Gent proof that Floyd H. Hahn signed
It. The signature Of George Byers on
petitions No. 1881, 2,907 and 1881
were challenged by the drys ~ dupii.
cations. The namo Of Mike Walsh Jr.
was challenged az not on the poll list,
and also on the ground that he waa
shown to be voter In the fourteenth
ward.
At the termination Of the canvass OF
the third and fourth wards, Attorney
Whitmore entered challenge to all
the signatures signed on the petition
OF men who reside In these wards on
the grounds that the poll list was
simply q private memorandum and
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 3.-Butter-
Creamery, $780, firsts, sic; seconds,
o9c; packing stock, 20Ac. $
Fggs-Extrss. Csc; firsts, 22h @23c;
seconds, 14c; poultry, hens. 13c; roost
ers,. Sc; young turkeys, .1sc; ducks, IS
@14c. Is.
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New York Suoar,

New York, Jan. 3.-Raw sugar
Steady: Muscovado 80 test, 3.17@s.23;
centrifugal IS test. $3.67@3.73; mo-
lasses 80 test, 2.92@2.9Sc.t ..
Refined-Quiet.
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4IBlO .a Yus14-

~ EIBlD q EuB14-
SEQ .sleoIn puv spunoM 'sssInIq 'sano
!ssIId 'ssIos 'sl!oq t1uszoe SUING emo
o. eAtes eoIuIv 8. usIEond, sABQ o. lou
: ousYs bu!uJna s3i
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Ron of Gold

could buy nothing better for female
weaknesses lame back and kidney
trouble than Electric Bitters. Only Soc
Frank 3. Clerk.
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far worse than prize fight or one Of
the old fashioned street carnivals.
Road Takes Initiative.

far worse than prize fight or one of
the old fashioned street carnivals.
Road Takes Initiative.
Members of the railroad commission
call attention to the fact that the rail.
roads themselves are seeking to take
some of the kinks out Of their com.
plicated and sometimes absurd freight
rate schedules, as shown by the notice
given that on February IL next the
Rock Island will remove one dis.
elimination against freight destined
for Iowa points. The discrimination af:
fected it's own business alone, but
necessarily had marked effect on a
great deal Of shipping into Iowa. The
company receives freight for Iowa
points from the east at four places.
It added an arbitrary charge Of one
cent hundred when the entry was
through either Keokuk, Clinton or
Burlington, as against entry through
Rock Island and Davenport. This was
on goods from east of Illinois. Now
this arbitrary charge is to be eliminat-
ed. It is hard for an outsider to under
stand how it ever could have been i'm
posed and why the shipping public
should have long endured it.
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pleted, but the work of canvassing the
petition was not to be interrupted dur
ing the morning work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04

Another raise of five cents is show in
today's hog quotations The other mar
liets remain steady. The prices are:
Who'll ESALE MARKETS.
Live Stock.
Hogs-120@150.s $500; 150i11S0, s6.T5;
lso@20O, $500; 2Oo@24O. $500: 240@
500, $500; 300 and over, $685.; fal,
packers st.s5@6's5; good packers. $3.50
.attle--Chaice corn fed heifers. S4Ji
No:2o; good heifers. $4Q4.50: common
to fair ligh, heifers, $3.50: choice corn
leu cows. $4.50@5: good cows, $4O4.50:
common to fair cows, $3@35O: camera
S2.3ogS; bologna bulls, $4@4.50: hutch
er bulls, $4.50o5: choice light calves
SO; good light calves s: choice heavy
caves, S3@E common to fair heavy
La,nbs--choIce lambs, s50s.so; good
lambs. s4.5o05; yearlinss. SSeS.So:
ewes. SS.5o@4; fair lambs. s3.75o4.:a
Grain and Hay.
o. Grain and hay-street prices
'9 o., 2s@2sc: straw, s5@s; hay. ss@
II: wheat, 15@76c rye, soc; corn. 81
@ ssc; timothy, s1.l10@1.3o.
Hides. Wool and Tailow.
Hlues-No. cured, 1oe: No. cured
NC; green No. L &C.; green No. 2. Sc:
<, Wool--Medium, unwashed. 2s024c:
coarse unwashed, .2f@22c.
:, Beeswax and acknowledgements, No.
I. 25c: No. .. zee; tallow, No. /. SIC
No. 2, SC.
Butter fat. mo. /, SIC; No. 2, 3sc.
outter. EuGs and Poultry.
Creamery butter. ss@40c: country
butter. grocers pay, 25@30c.
Poultry-(The prices are paid to
the producer ---Hens 9hc: ducks white
tsathered. 1oc: ducks, dark feathcred.
1oc; turkeys, 15c; geese, 7c: guineas.
each. Csc: springs ioc; old roosters, SC,
tatr'tsRETAtt MARKETS.
'ts Flour and Feed.
Flour and ,feed-0raham flour, Per
sack. soc; corn chops per cwt., @1.35:
COO; shelled corn, per bushsl.
soc: hay. per cwt. soc; straw, per cwt..
4oQ boc; meal, per sack zoe: corn and
cwt.. $1.35: corn. new. per bu..
shorts. per cwt.. $3.50 @1.so: bran. per
corn 'ehop' 20 lbs. ssc: oil meal. PEI
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
butter. 3o@35c: Sept. creamery butter
10000: eggs, dox., l6@8oc.
~ Butter fat-No. l. sic; No. :. Hae
Geese. dressed, H., 1bc: turkeys.
dressed, 25c; live springs. 12hc; hens.
dressed 17hc: ducks. dressed. sec.
TIOVs .
Salt nsh-Mackarel. 1o@25c: white
Ash, pail, soc: herring. &c: Goldfish. 100
lsc; lake flsh. pail. soc: flnnan haddie,
H.. 1So.
Fresh fsh-Catflsh. h.. soc: trout.
-1sc; halibut. zoe: herring. s. for SIC.
80 Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas 10@26c lemons,
4oc; oranges. so@soc: apples, PIX 800
rf Vegetables.
Notwithstanding. &c lb.: onions.
h., Sc; cauliflowerf 20@3oc; potatoes,
soc; garlic, zoe; turnips, peck, 15c;
peppers. 1 for 25c; endive, bunch, 10c;
satisfy, 2 for 1Sc: celery, for 25ot
carrots peck, zoe: parsnips. SOC: oysra
plant, 2 for ,16c: head lettuce, 1001Se
rotahAgo. &c h.: Bermuda ont,pA
INC; carrotsc, PIX, 10c; green onions,
bunch. TIC; radish. bunch, INC:
spinach. 12kc ID.
New York Produce.
New York, Jan. 3.-Butter-Steady
and unchanged.
Eggs-Steady; fresh gathered sec
onds. and lower grades, 20@23c; re-
frigerator special marks, fancy, local
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RANGE or HOG PR,cEs.

/ Range OF hog prices at Chicago fo'
the past two weeks with comparisons:
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Now York Produ os.

New York Produce.
and unchanged.
Eggs-Steady; fresh gathered sec
onds and lower grades, 20@23c; re-
frigerator. special marks, fancy, local
storage charges paid, 2o@20hc; re-
frigerator thirds and poorer, 12@17hc;
western gathered whites, 24@3sc.
Poultry-Live firm; western chick
ems, 14@15c; fowls, 14@15hc; turkeys
zoe. :: $50 - - r.s
15hc: turkeys, 14@23c.
.Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
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Rate Matter lmporta nj.

Meager reports as to the scope Of
the decision Of the interstate CON-
merce. commission in the matter of
classification No. 81 indicate that the
contentious of western shippers, as
presented by Clifford Thorne and the
commissions, were in the main agreed
to by the deciding. body. If the decision
is as sweeping as indicated it is one
of the most important ever rendered
by the commission at Washington.
The commission decided definitely
in favor Of liberal provision for mix
lures In carload lots. This was one Of
the matters which caused great deal
of discussion. Under the new classifi-
cation these mixtures were all to be
abolished. A dealer could not have, for
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same as the signature on the petition.
Joe Gee was introduced by the vets
to swear to his signature on the petit
ton, No 1896. The drys claimed this
to be forgery. The witness testified
to signing the saloon petition with his
mark and he identified the same as his
own.
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GOV. CLARK TO
BOOST KEOKUK DAM

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CANVASS OF SALOON
PETITION IS HALTED

CONTINUED From Page ~
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HIGHER PRICES
PAID FOR HOGS
ALL HOGS GO sc HlGHER-THERE
is NO OTHER CHANGE QUOT
@ ,.rf ED TODAY.

{ Another raise of FIVE cents is show in
today's hog quotations. The other mar
kets remain steady. The prices are:
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-03-20

been in Doughtery county inspect
ing some of the farms. | told him
if he would come to Lee county, [
could show him better lands and
cheaper lands. At same time pic
tured the E. B. Martin and the Hol-
lis places to him and he promised
me he would return and look them
over, and then he put several ques-
lions to me as follows: Have you
got good churches and schools? |
told him yes, as good a, this were
in surrounding counties. He then
asked as to the health and ! told
him our county was as healthy as
our neighboring counties are. He
then asked me if our county was
bonded and if we were out of debt
and how high was our tax rate.
| then said, oh, oh, well, and be-
fore I could get my breath to ans
wer him. the conductor came to my
relief and followed out Leesburg,
and | said to myself, Thank God.
you saved mel
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-03-20

Now, Mr.. Editor, / want that
our best business men all over the
county meet our commissioners at
their next meeting or have them to
call an extra meeting and let's get
our heads together and see if we
cannot devise some plan to cut ex-
panscs and save the good name of
their best county in Georgia. There
needs to be quick action or we will
all be sold out for taxes. The Iur-
pose Of this letter is not to hurt any
ones feelings, but to help get our
good name back, as we are talked
about all over the country about our
county being broke and the scrip
going begging. Let's get together
and see if We cannot get out Of debt,
if it takes bonds to do this Let's
pay up and start even once more
no ping TO hearfrom other taxpayers
through your valuable columns.
/ am very truly yours,
j. M. HINES. /"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-03-20
Heavy Rains Did Considerable
Damage to the Roads and Farms
LEE COUNTY VISITED LAST WEEK BY HEAVY AND CON-
TlNUED RAINS. FARM LANDS. PRETTY BADLY WASHED
IN MANY PLACES WHILE ROADS WERE
DAMAGED BY FRESHET.

The bridges on Muckalee creek just
east and northeast Of. I.eesburg were
rendered impossible, the former
early on Saturday, while the latter
was. finally rendered dangerous on
account Of the waters getting very
high along the turnpike.
In each Of the cases some repairs
will be required on the approaches
to these bridges in order to place
them once more in go3d shape. In
the case Of the steel bridges the
damage is mainly to the smaller
bridges that 1ead to them, in some
cases these smaller bridges having
been undermined or otherwise dam
aged by the waters. Considering the
fact that the freshet was one Of the
most sudden and one Of the
most severe ever known in the coun-
ty, the damage to the bridges and
reads was not veIy heavy. County
Superintendent Of Roads Mcbride
went to work as soon as he could
get the convicts out Monday to re-
pair the damage done to the roads
and bridges. On account Of the fact
that the county has already so many
steel bridges, the damage
done was relatively small.