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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
Jesse MERCER
ENLlSTS VOLUNTEERS
One Thousand Georgians Offer Ser
vice If the United States Needs
Them in Mexico.

Jesse E. Mercer, former game
warden of Georgia and brother Of
John R. Mercer of Dawson, has or
gained a regiment of South Geor-
gians, who have volunteered, formal
ly, their services to the United States
in the event of war with Mexico or
any other foreign country. At the
request of Secretary of War Baker
Mr.. Mercer will file with the war
department a complete roster of the
regiment.
In company with Congressman
Walker, Of the Eleventh, and Con-
gresham Crisp, of the Third, Mr..
Mercer called upon the secretary of
war and informed him that he had
organized a regiment Of Georgian
volunteers who stand ready to serve
the nation on a moments notice. Mr..
Mercer, it appears, has been at work
quietly for several weeks recruiting
men in South Georgia for service in
the regiment. He has experienced
no difficulty in finding recruits, with
the result that he has now a roster
of over 1000 men, of whom many
saw service in the volunteer army
during the Spanish-American war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17

The Dawson Steam Laundry will
keep a basket at Clark Auto Cos. to
receive and deliver laundry for the
convenience of out of town patrons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
Petition for Discharge.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Western Division of
the Northern District of Georgia
In re Glass Bros, R. ]. Glass and ].
L. Glass, Bankrupts.-In Bankrupt
cy. No. 81. Notice is hereby given
that the above named Glass Bros, R..
J. Glass and J. L. Glass, who were
on the 9Th day of January, 1916.
duly adjudged bankrupts, have filed
their petition praying a discharge,
and that the same will be heard before
a judge of said court at the United
States court room in the city of At
lanta, Ca, on the oath day of June,
1916, at which time and place any
one at interest may appear and show
cause, if any there be, why the pray
er of said petition should not be
granted. This 10th day Of May, 1916.
o. C. FULLER, Clerk. By N. A.
Brown, Deputy. R. R. Jones, Attor-
ney for Bankrupts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
WHISKY OUTPUT GROWS
DESPITE THE DRY" LAWS
100000 Gallons More Produced
During This Year Than Ever.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Notwith-
standing the fact that prohibition
laws have become effective in seven
states since July 1, 1915, approx
mately 100000 gallons more wills
key has been produced in the United
States SO far during this fiscal year,
ending June 80, than ever before.
During the same period the use of
beer has fallen more than 100000
barrels, or 45,000,000 gallons, from
last years figures. The total use of
beer for the year ending June 80,
it is estimated, will be about 60,000,-
900 less than it was in the last fiscal
year.
An extraordinary increase in the
amount of cigars, cigarettes and to-
bacco is reported for the current
year. The tax collected during. the
nine months ending March 81 shows
an increase of approximately $5,-
100000 on tobacco, which includes
cigars and cigarettes, over the last
fiscal year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
INTERESTING NEWS NOTES
FROM YEOMANS AND VICINITY
The School VIII Close Thursday With
Appropriate Exercises.

appropriate EAGECiSCS'
Misses Helen Dowd of Parrott,
Louise Mardre and Mittie Bracket
were Saturday night guests of Miss
Madeline Jones.
Messrs. Bill and Guy Shealy of
Oglethorpe- and Phil and Miss Lois
Shealy of Macon have visited Miss
Lucille Shealy.
Mrs. H. L. Reese and children have
returned to Benevolence after visit
at the home of Rev. NJ. B. L. Binion.
Mrs. W. H. Lassiter spent a few
days in Dawson last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Dennis Bridges.
Mrs. Eli Bridges and little daugh-
ter of Dawson spent last week with
Mrs. George Chambers.
School will close Thursday with
appropriate exercises in the evening.
Everybody is invited.
Misses Clare and Louise Buchanan
and Mary Marshall of Dawson were
Sunday visitors here.
Misses Glare and Marie DeVane
and Eunice Lanier of Pachitla were
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Oxford left
Monday for visit to relatives in Biz
mingham.
Miss Lizzie Jones of Chamblisston
spent the weekend with homefolks.
Miss Vickie Lassiter has visited
Miss Lucia Daniel in Dawson.
Mr.. Drew Arnold of Pierce Chapel
has visited relatives here.
Mr.. Tom Oxford is. visiting his
brother in Birmingham
Miss Ruth Bridges is visiting Mrs.
Miller Bagley of Cusseta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
ALLEGED WIFE OF
BANKER FOLLOWS HIM
WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE
MARRIED H. E. RAGSDALE IN
ST. LOUIS VISITS OMEGA.

The Moultrie Observer prints the
following account of the visit of a
woman who claims to have married
H. E. Ragsdale, the Omega bank
cashier, while he was a fugitive in
the West, to the section where Rags
dale formerly resided in Tiff county;
can attractive young woman, who
claims to have married H. E, Rags
dale, former cashier of the Bank of
Omega, on January IS at st. Louis,
spent two hours at Omega Sunday
afternoon on an Investigating trip
1t will be remembered that press dis
patches telling of Ragsdale's arrest
at Kansas City several weeks ago I'M
der a warrant charging embeZzle-
ment stated that it was reported that
the cashier had married again after
leaving Omega. After being brought
back to Georgia, however, Ragsdale
denied that he had married.
"The woman, who insists that she
married Ragsdale, says that she met
him at ST. Louis April 6, and that
they were married on January IS. At
the time she said she knew him as A.
c. Burton. Since Ragsdale's arrest
the woman declares that she has
written number of letters trying to
find out something about him, but
has failed to get any satisfactory in
formation, so she decided to come to
Georgia and investigate for herself
"She told Omega people that she
visited Ragsdale, who is out under
bond, in North Georgia, but that he
refused to recognize her. She says
that prior to her marriage to Rags
dale her name was Mrs. Annie
Perry"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17

Products of the Southern Cotton
Oil Co. are strictly cash.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
Owners of Revenue Licenses

The following is a correct list as
furnished by the internal revenue
office, at Atlanta, of the holders of
revenue license for the sale of whis-
ky in Terrell county: Dawson Club
IT. J. Fisher, retail liquor dealer,
Main street, Dawson, Ga; Hunter, ].
c., retail liquor dealer, Main street,
Dawson, Ga; Palace Market &c.
Lawhorn), retail liquor dealer, Daw-
son, Ga; Tanner Drug Co. "a. A.
Lewis), retail liquor dealer, 105 Lee
street, Dawson, Ga.
I certify that the above list of
names were taken from record 10 in
the internal revenue department, At
lanta, Ga. Miss NJ. C. Childress, Pub
lie Stenographer.
J. 2. TURNER, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
New Bethel Meeting DAYS.

The meeting days at New Bethel
Baptist church have been changed
from the first Sunday in each month
to the third Sunday and Saturday
before in each month, and the change
becomes effective June 1st. The pas
tor, Rev. f. T. Moore, extends cor
dial invitation to all who can to at
tend these services.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
JOINT DEBATE BY GEORGIA
WOMEN ON EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Mrs. Walter D. Lamar's Challenge Is
Accepted Mrs. Helen Harold.

MACON, Ga.-Mrs. Walter D. La
mar, president of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy and one of
the most prominent women in the
South, has challenged Mrs. Helen
Shaw Harold, a very prominent Ma
con woman, to a joint debate on the
question of woman suffrage, and
Mrs. Harold has accepted the chal-
lenge. The affair is to be staged at
the city auditorium here, and the
proceeds are to go to Heimath Hail.
the home for young business women
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
Dawson Steam Laundry Sold.

Mr.. T. K. Cobb has repurchased
the Dawson Steam Laundry, and will
give it his personal attention. All
work and patronage in this line will
be appreciated as heretofore.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
Woodmen Planning County Picnic

A movement IS on foot for a I'M
ion picnic by the four lodges of the
Woodmen of the World in Terrell
county. If the plans materialize the
picnic viii be held some time in June.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
lbs Editor ) Thanksgiving

What ea' you cct rn t,an1uli d7nt
you g.. M t~o-5l -u-t
WIZ '-. .-rms -c. brighter ;aaa hey
have Tor .44s wl..a
Of course Il pssy5i re vss1 n Pnat cot
s.sa1l and Ll-ss t.5 r.--s
And r5 The form ct can &c, things
sra gh'-1ed up ..--s
That ntsI silt nigh 81 NY goat, bc, "ny
sholl rs3.us2
haven't 60, a cent s-a 50 taor can t col
lsct the fine,
And then my wife a.loa7.ag me - thar gave
me quite jar
But am glad that things ain, any worse
than what they arc.
Ny mortgage will fall due next moath. but
don't grieye nor fret
They say they'll sell me out bu, then they
haven't done ityet;
And tho licked seven times Today you'll
never hear me squeak
In still alive and put tn. It'll. dope sheet
out each week
These ginks who always kick and squeal
they ought 10 have nurse,
I've hit some rocky roads myself, but then
they could be worse.
And so | still retain my poise and YEA, my
two-bit smile.
And things to me look brighter than they
have for quite while
| Earl n. Emmons in the Publishing Field
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30

Because he has to foot The
bills my son.
Albert Elder says, Il give my
wife half of my salary every
week to spend on the housekeep-
ing and herself.
And what do YOU do with the
other half of your salary
"Oh. my wife borrows that. y
Carloss Oakley said, PA a
mans wife is his beder half,
isn't she?"
I'VE are It'd so my son"
~ 'en if a oan marries twice
t ANYTHING left of him,
is therr?'
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
DEANwooD
ldelayed from last week. J

Mrs. B. c. Birchfeld, of Shad,
Grove. visited Misses Maggie ana.
Ethel Walker Saturday. y
B. F. brennan and family visited
relatives at Luzon several days last
week,
Lillian Walker has been sufferh
from acute indigestion.
Durad, the little son of N. B. E,u
has pneumonia.
Herbert Mcdowell was the gu.s. Hte
Henry Butler Thursday night. +,
Dr. Frank Walker and family. Johr
son and Marlin Spickard, of Farmers
vile. came over in DR.. Walkers eAi
and took dinner at the home of
brother, Milton, Sunday.
Messrs. Pritchett are moving to III,
farm which they recently bought fr
Bert Walker. in4
;, ny.
T. B Kemp and wife. w. d. Drl q.
nan, Harrison Thompson, Lee
Luther Morse were in Marion So
day. ueS'
Maurice Hornlng who has -
ing in Webster county. has returned.
Roy Allen, of Cave Springs, visited
7. NJ. Dean recently. 81.
Even Turley has been ser ously
Dorothy Ellen, the little daught
OF c. c. Walker, had the misfortul
to break one of the bones in her. ari
Saturday. She was taken to SHADY
Grove and the fracture reduced by
DR.. Mcconnell,
DR.. Willie Kemp and family snt
s)me friends passed through here en-
route to Crayne to visit Herbert Lamb
Sunday.
Glen Suil,nger and Miss Ruby Dean,
of Marion, attended church at Sugar
Grove and took dinner with Mrs. s. A
l. NIB Sunday.
Winfred Butler is suffering with
lagrippe.
Mrs. Rosa Brantley who has bee
i'll, is better.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30

was asked her. why she made such a
9ying trip. she remarked "Oh just
motored over there in one Of those
nice Ford cars"
Nathan Ward and wife and baby, Of
hear Chapel Hill. were guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas
Campbell, recently.
Thanksgiving is her. and where is
the turkey?
+ Price Mckinney WAS the guest Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Newt Me-
, k"A,y, Su".ay.
/ Edge Brasher. Of Caldwell Springs,
was in this vicinity recently.
J. II. Nimmo, the Watkins man, of
Marion, was in this section Monday.
John Patton, OF Mexico, visited his
mother here Sunday.
Jessie Guess, NJ. l.. Patton and
Clarence AsbridRe attended ser vices
at Caldwell Springs SATURDAY..
W. II. Ordway, the d, puty sheriff,
was IN this vicinity Friday looking al.
or the boys to attend court at Marion.
= .. John Grimes. Vanilla Patton,
WI x. Mcclure and little daugh.
Mr. ~ IRE on the sick list at this
ter. lhSE'
writing linn have bougb,
Bill Guess Al, d son, $3.50 ''
Ed D, S M.Kin u" place
Glen sullenser an, Miss Haro'
, tlicient teachers at Boa. '''''''' 'Vos
their pupils to church eve, way uOr'
ing the great revival meeting. se''n
Springs.
Mrs Mamie Patton visited relatives
ne.r Thine Saturday night and Sunday.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Hunters Take Notice.

Our lant,s are p,sted. please
keep off:
W. L. Taylor, E. K. Summers,
W. H. LaRue, Herbert Carter,
W. J, Franklin, Charles LsRue,
J. l., Settles. Effie W. Jenkins
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
FOR OLD AND YOUNG
But More Especially for the Old
IS the Season of
sz Thanksgiving. .r5

TN NEW England the saying is
christmas to the young, Thanks
1 giving to the old"
+ The saying, like most bits OF
folk lore says the Delineator, has it's
roots in a common fact of living. Youth
does not tend toward gratitude. 1t does
not tend toward intrOspection. 1t does
not tend toward sense of proportion.
And II Is these tendencies that must
unite to make the thankful heart.
Not that young people do not love
Thanksgiving. They do. And country
children love 1t more than city chill
dren, and children of seryantless fam
lilies love II more than those Of the
well-to-do. The reason is obvious.
Thanksgiving day TO Il child is feast
day, and half the JOY of feast is la
its preparation.
What simply reared country bred
grown-up would give up the memory
Of Thanksgiving day ut home, for all
the present comfort of n French cook
and an elaborate menage?
First, there was the business of the
turkey. A turkey was no ordinary,
every Sunday in the winter bird in
those days. Turkey twice year was
the rule, on Thanksgiving day and
Christmas; on New Years day, goose
or duck,
The turkey was chosen anxiously
while mother poked its breastbone, fa.
their commented on the length and
color of the pinfeathers. The after
noon before Thanksgiving school al
ways "let out" early, in time for broth
! er To fly into the kitchen ana sing,
the turkey and for sister to break III
the bread crusts carefully saved fol
weeks. Mother stuffed the turkey. Sis
ter threaded the darning needle tina
srwed in the stufiing, brother carried
the bird TO the cellar to await tOmor
rows oven.
Then there were the first cranber
ries Of the season, the first nuts. tn,
first pumpkin pies.
Thanksgiving day was always col,
and cloudy, and about mid.afternoon
when one had reached the state O
coma from overeating, 1t began t,
snow.
Mother always asked q schOolteache
to dinner, and always some bachelo
Of the neighborhood. And always SOM
dear neighbor or friend, or once, grand
mother. and once, little sister. had die,
! during the year, and one noticed 1
e" than ever at the Thanksgivin,
dinner.
| After dinner all the women folks an,
the girls gathered In the kitchen L
wash dishes. and the men folks an
the boys went out to look at IN
, stock.
- II is for memories like these tina
IA. people are thankful, for thes
Wv. her blessings. For the simpl,
80 WV" acts of living; for the oppol
,aI, 'crve with hand and min
,r",o 49,. love; for happy yestel
days spent WI. those '', who loved u
and ore ronN, Ss strength to see an
hear and think ad,aN H. "' ',', ,'' !"
occasional bit of MIlN~. =. TT,
m. cam. these make ,piE ala.
si,in, day. Ia
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Clear Bad skin M ""''"

Pimp!es, muddy compleNlGn'> II
to impurities in the blood. CHS"
the skin by taking DR.. Kings NnS
hfe Pills Their mild laxative quail.
ties '.move the po.sions from the sys-
TEN a6I brighten the eye. A full,
free, non.ei'ring bowel movement in
The morning is III. reward of dose of
DR.. Kings New Lie Pills the night
before. A, your Druggist. PIC !
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
SEVEN SPRINGS
DELAYED from last week !

R"v. Jonn Cunningham. Of Prince
ton. filled his appointment at Seven
SPRINGS Saturday night, He has &C
cepted the PASTORAL care Of this
church for 1917 Services will be on
the third Saturday and Sunday in.
stead Of the second as heretofore.
Tom Patton WIS in Princeton Mon
day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dur
can las; week fine boy.
Miss Ruby Brasher was Marion n
few days ago and when the question
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30

iartrmhcr IL The whrHs Aaryest'
monlh In New SObtt' Nules..
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30

Aleck Ca 'ner asked Charley
Byrd what law vers do when they
die!
Lie stlll, " said Charley.
Jim Woodall says, every no"
and then sou run int0l ie''o"
VINO gives YOU the impn sS'o'
int he wss born with a CO,
rev ~ his hand.
Osc.r Hibbs says, if some Of
u Wome1 We're not wearing
hack you could never tell that
'iey wer, IN mouroing,
Calvin + der says. a man does
- know much sbout millinery
hot Just tie sane he can usually
tell the kind of a hat that comes
from the ten c mt store.
"a. Deboe thought he w,u'd
wr,le some poetry and started
or this WY, The be rs a fool.
isb brute I'm toll. he has a coat
% wear; But even when the
psathers cod, You'll ffNd he's
J lays bear
Things have changed since |
uas a lad, said uncle Dock Green
the children of today never h ar
any fairy tales" No. agreed
Mrs. Glass, but the married
women are still hearing them"
Mrs. Tom Blgg says. III iess,
na'r a man has on his h, ad the
logger it,tskes him to comb il
q d part it.
Carloss OAKLEY said, PA why
is the husband called the head Of
the family"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Cranberry Industry.

study of the cranberry industry by
government specialists has shown 1t 10
he confined practically To three state. /:
Massachusetts, New Jersey aud Wis.
consia. OF the total crop, Massa.
chusctts produces In an average year
about aoo,OV, New Jersey 10000, and
Wisconsin 10000 barrels. The INDUS.
try Is gradually extending to MinncSo.
tn. Michigan and Oregon, where
marshes and climatic conditions are
favorable.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
TURKEY AN ''|DJUT"
At Least That Is the Opinion
Farmer Has Of the Great
American Bird. --

OUSENlNES contemplating the
- annual Thanksgiving dinner lit
L tie realize the months Of prep
aratiOn which preceded the
feast Their cranberrles are on the
market. Turkeys, dressed and ready
for the oven huge yellow q npkins,
with the earth still clinging 10 thei-
guujy sides; oranges, apples, grapes
and nuts all await the call OF the cpl
cure.
A trip TO market gives the Iayman
an insight into the real business Of
Thanksgiving, and incidentally guam
tity of rural folk lore which is illu-
minating. Wandering around the wag-
ons which line the sidewalks of the
market space, n reporter the other day
came upon an old resident of Virginia
"A mal with whiSkers aad mugnifi-
cent quid OF tobacco and u small sup
ply of turkeys, the last named alive
aud protesting vigorously against the
confinement Of their crates.
After u little preliminary CONVEX
suuon the old farmer dilated upon the
ways of the great American fetc bird
and Ia his conversation knocked the
pedestal upon which the fowl is placed
squarely from under its feet.
biggest fool bird In the world" he
runtided TO the reporter. "They amt
nothin' In the world that I've ever
found that's AS big an idjut as tur'
key"
In what way?" was asked.
In every way" replied the farmer
Il believe that the words not sense
! enough 10 come in out of the rain was
written to describe turkey. Die
| you ever know. for instance, that 9
turkey can drown itself during a rain
| >tormy'
What" calculated the reporter.
Fact" said the farmer. Then
there birds hold up their heads durins
II rninstorm exactly as If they wa,
trying To swallow the whole creation
Naturally, they cant drink the enllr,
- 1t. And tell you AS fact
~. ''und cases where they man
aged to drown n ,,,,,r,,,os nj
Continuing oil Tho D..
De bird, the old nan said; s.,
They're helpless critters TOO. ANT
got Ms Jnnch guiaption sbout them D.
a chicken. And frail-let me tell you
young man. thu, turkey is the \ -reat
est natural.bo'p Invalid In the wo I'D
They have to be ,Natched every MINI.
or the first thing you know they'll 10
and die on you withcQt o seconds
warning,
II been ruisin' turkeys for Years
Il vi e,crs-hai good luck with 'em,
too. Eu, ! reckon l don't understand
, :, =. hnn Sn, about them. Nobody
i,oes particularly why the Creator,
when he made IN. Or nj give EN-
hinls.'
"pocS thn; apply &" Mild tGtkc,s Us
Wet as the titiae oner?" asked the pa
,ortcr
The o.d gau shnt th0uglSfully AID
'rCfnScly ~ a chip OF wood In the
street. lie hir the mar.
AS to that, We said. ~ cant h-act.
v say. "Mcthc Nere's somcthine in
he idea that a tufsey, when he's ,an,,
,cts So used TO ha'ie' folks make n
uss over him that lie Jest naturally
oScS all his ambition. There's onr
hing ccrtain-if every Wild turkey
vas as hig fool us some that ~.
aiScd there wouldn't he he Nild'l
turkey IN the United States within ~,
ear "-Washington Star.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Loyd'S Brain Leaks

Aleck Ga. 'ner asked Charley
Byrd what law vers do when they
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Union Thanksgiving Service.

Rev. H. K. Short the Pastor of
Methodist Church will preach
the Thanksgiving Sermon this
year at the First Presbyterian
Church corner Bellville and Col.
Iege streets at 1890 a. m. Thur.
cay Nov. 30th. .
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
THOROUGH
N0W q fdflOn Citi2 A
dom FROM hidngy

Ifyou suffer from bacI
From urinary oisoraerl
Any durable diseas. oA.7.
Usra tested Riiney emf lses
Dean, Kidney Pills hay en- III
y Thousands.
Marion people testify
Can you ASK more convincing proc6
of merit?
Mrs Joel Pickens. i02 ". Dep%
St, Marion, says: About two year,
ago was suffering with weak aid
disordered condition Of my Kidneys.
My back ached dreadfully through me
small part and the kidney secretions
were irregular in passage also va
troubled whole lot with dizzy spellst
| had read so much about Doan's Kid
ney Pills that | got box at Haynes
4 Tsylor's drug store. They hel,fi
me from the first ard continued
ing them until cured.
Price so cents, at all dealers. DJ;
simply ask for kidney remedy-N
Doan's Kidney Pills the same ,ha
cured Mrs. Pickens. Foster. Milbur:,
Co, Props. Buffalo, N Y. Ga