Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-20
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GEORGIA NEWS

Believing the county tax receiver
was a representative of R. G. Dun
and company, Mike Kahn,-a Sale City
merchant, boosted the value Of his
stock. He found out his mistake
when he inquired at the tax office
for the amount of his taxes and pro-
tested to the county commissioners.
They agreed to take $4,000 for the
total.
AS a result of an auto running
over three school children and sew
erely injuring two of them in Rome
Friday, the Rome Traffic Protec-
tive Association has been organized
by the Chamber of Commerce. Sat
urday Nellie Stout, 6-year-old girl,
was run down and killed there by an
auto driven by prominent farmer.
DR.. Henry B. Turner, of Rome,
was elected president of the Floyd
county Medical Society at its annual
meeting last week.
Five years ago John Newton, a
resident of Floyd county, served six
months of nine months sentence
and escaped. Warden Hall learned
that Newton was farming in Ten
nesse and sent man there for him.
Newton finding that he could still
pay his fine, pulled the amount from
his pocket and paid the deputy. The
tlne amounted to $500 and costs
$25.95.
E. A. Suits, Romer merchant. was
robbed one night and the next day
his name was forged to a check. A
quantity of merchandise was stolen
from his store. Five men have
been arrested for the robbery and
another for forgery.
Under the workmen's compensa-
ton law, all cities and counties of
Georgia will have to arrange for IL
ability insurance for the protection
OF all employees of the city or coun-
ty government.
w. II. Garrett, father of John Gar
rrett, who was killed in a fight with
Y. 5. revenue agents and of Napol-
con Garrett, injured in the fight. and
his two sons, Enoch and Alfred Car
rett. have been arrested by u. S..
officers.
Mrs. Robert Rouse, of Ashburn.
who was only recently prevented
from digging her dead husband from
ms grave by the sheriff, preached at
the court house at Ashburn and stat.
ed tnat she still believed her husband
would rise from the grave, FRIDAY
night the body was taken from the
grave and left lying near. For some
tlme Mrs. Rouse has believed her
husband would rise and even bought
clothes for him.
A party of 62 passengers in 81
autos, from Boston bound to Mian,;
under direction of the Automobile
1reen Book, passed through Way-l
Inc churches of Cordele united
IN welcome service to the new PAS
tor of the Methodist church. Rev q
b. Chester, Sunday night.
a, Ahoinas ii. Sparks, student of
Mercer University when the college
was located at Penfield, Ga. died
at his home in Sanderville FRIDAY
morning. Until a few years ago he
was treasurer of Washington co.ln.
years. '"iI'y
Mrs. j. w. Wesley, wife of enc
cal agent of the Southern Railway
company, was shot and fatalI1
wounded in Columbus Saturday by
ner husband, who was cleaning an
"unloaded" revolver. al
Morgan Martin, one of the most
prominent men in this section. diad
at his residence in Leesburg Friday
Mr.. Martin had been in falling health
for some time.
The present board of aldermen of
brownsville haveagreed to serve dur
ing the coming year if the people
demand it.
Mrs. George Truitt, who moved
from LAGRANGE to Tuskeegee, Ala,
early in the spring, lost her home
there by fire Friday night. Mrs.
Truitt, only few weeks ago. lost