The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-09-24
Live News From C0ntTdS
Lee County Settlement
Many items q interest from that progressive
section.

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wheat mill provided the people will
plant wheat. The same party IS
thinking Of going into the wood
business in a small way to sell I'M
Lcesburg and Albany.
Miss Mitchell the new teacher,
was in the neighbofhood Wednesday
arranging to open the school about
the first.
Mr.. Zeb Carter has been appoint
ed deputy game warden for this sec
lion and will prosecute every man
who violate the law.
Lots Of talk about the new road
and bridge across the creek. Hope
it will not be all talk.
IA few DAYS ago three gentlemen
had business in the Redbone sec
ton and had to ride % miles to
reach point only one and a half
miles from home Such state oil
affairs should exist no longer, and
emphasize the necessity Of road
and BRIDGE across The creek. The
old road from Lovers Lane to the
creek could be Strengthened and
put in good order for less than $3.50
and aman here offers to give the
county $50 to put the road through
this section. The creek here at the
9ldJordan spring has high banks
on both sides and the bridge would
be only about 50 feet long, with
possibly little fill on this side
when the water is very high itoyer-
flows.
Did not hear any talk in the far
mer's meeting Saturday about plant
ing more small grain such as oats,
wheat and rye or raising more hogs
aud cattle. It was cottonl cottonl!
cotton!!l Josh Billings once said
'Durn fly, and your correspon-
dent says the same thing about cot
ton. Plant something to eat grain,
peanuts, potatoes, hay etc, and raise
cattle, hogs and poultry.
Our people are in earnest about
this bridge and road business. The
man who said he would give $50 to
help build the road has the money
and will do what lie says.
Miss Mitchell! has been selected
as teacher of the Central settlement
and will probably start the school
about the first. Every child in this
section should be sent to school.
Several new residences will go up
this winter. Mr.. Carter has made
arrangements to haul his timber to
T .ee,s mill between here and Lees
burg.
Soon as the crops are off farmers
here will start the olows preparing
land for wheat, oats and rye. The
will be larger than last year
Lee county needs an agricultural
society or club and not a cotton
club. If cotton is king he is q blame
tyrant.
People in Lee county do not have
hog killing time like they have to
The north Of us. Mighty few hogs to.
kill.
Got a game warden in our midst
now. Better be careful about track
ing the law hereafter and avoid
trouble.
All stock caught running out in
this Central settlement will be inn
pounded and the owners prosecuted
It NAV be an old custom, but Gus
tom is not law. There is only one
way to get the pasturage and that
is to fence. Citizens desire to give
fair warning.
Mr.. Christopher says he is going
to plant little crimson clover, bur
clover and vetch as an experiment.
The two first are great to enrich
land as we'll as winter grazing.
You can't buy potash for fertiliz-
ing next spring as it comes from
GermanYaud none can be import
ed on account of war. SoiA experts
say that ground limestone will lib