Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-15
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Tb;r+v thousand dollars is asked
~, the city of Savannah by Joseph
I Christensen, father of Fireman
..b,r { Christensen, who was kill
recently here by a fall when an
] ,is, ladder broke while on drill
b., for the death of his son.
4 ". Coleman, former superln-
4 odan+ Of the water department of
city Of Greeneville, Miss, who is
graduate civil and mechanical en-
Moor with more than 20 years ex-
sarience in practical work along this
e. wa, elected to the position of
e., engineer and superintendent OF
streots in Albany at a meeting of
4 ci+c council Wednesday. His
j Iarv was fixed at $500 q month
Ill Jan. /, by which time it is hoped
have charter amendment
i eating a position of superintendent
8 nrbjic water works, which will be
1 continuation of several departments
!, 4 which it is hoped to put Mr.. Cole
man in charge Of.
" Three more persons have been ar
go in Milledgeyille in the round
II Of alleged participants in the STAY
10 two years ago there of Carl Wat
sen.
q The Georgia National Guard is
bbldng it's annual encampment at st.
simons Island, Brunswick. Governor
Hardwick will review the troops
Sunday.
Al The Southern Bell Telephone COM
any was directed by the state rail
49, commission in an order ISSUED
Tharsday to file report Of its IN
eomq on its operations under recent
a. increases granted by the com
mssion for the first six months of
d.. The company is required to
file the report September IS, and a
gnailar order was directed against
It'd Consolidated company Of Moul-
.tre returnable September 10
William ]. Simmons, imperial wiz
ard Of the Knights Of the Ku kluX
Kan announced in Atlanta that he
lid suspended the charter of TIC
pensacola branch Of the organiza-
'tiCn, pending further investigations
of reports that certain men, supposed
To be members Of the Pensacola Khan,
lid appeared in public in robes and
A. of the order, and issued
ibreats The action, it was explain
ed, followed a recent incident in Pen
#cola, when a group Of men wear
d. the paraphernalia of the Ku klGX
Kan visited a restaurant in that city
D. served notice on the proprietor
bat he must leave the city.
q Middle Georgia watermelons, ship
ID through the Middle Georgia
Aeon Growers Association, will be
Rarked "Midga" next year, it was an
aOunced by A. NJ. Gates, Of Jeffer-
Pr, president. The plan was adopt
ed at a recent meeting but it was
10 late to start this year. The Mid
III Georgia Association controls 1000
Pre- of melons.
i A eugenics bill, providing for a
physical examination Of all males fiji
Ven days before the issuance of a
aarriage license, failed of passage
H the Georgia house Thursday. De-
Spite the adverse action, however,
backers Of the bill announced their
purpose to continue the fight. Notice
ot motion to reconsider was given.
Because the jury which convicted
hmes Douglass, young mountaineer,
OF the murder of Sheriff A. G. Cat
ron, went to the grave of the dead
0flcer and prayed for Divine guild
ahce, thereby winning over four jul
IprS who were standing out for a
VIC sentence, counsel for Douglass
mye petitioned for a new trial, and
hdge Moses Wright has set August
Or fifteen days beyond the time
Ifned for the execution, for a hear
ing.