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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
Administrator Sale.

GEORGIA, Terrell County-By
virtue of an order from the Court of
Ordinary of Terrell county, will be
sold at public outcry, on the first
Tuesday in December, 1924, at the
court house door in said county, be-
tween the legal hours of sale, the
tracts of land in said county, known
as the Haynes place, containing $50
acres, more or less, also a one-half
undivided interest in 234z acres of
land known as the John Kendrick
lplace, all in the Twelfth land district,
and more particularly described as
follows: Land lot number II contain
ing 2022 acres, more or less; also SO
acres, more or less, off the east side
of Messy creek of lot number 20; and
100 acres off the north side Of lot num-
Der 90, in all 1927 acres, more or less;
also seven acres OF land, being por-
ton of land lot number 81, in the
Twelfth district of Terrell county,
Georgia bounded on east and north
by S. S. Haynes land, south and west
by Mrs John Mccarthy; also ~
acres, more or less, in northeast cor
ner of land lot number 81, the public
road being the line; also an undivided
one-half interest in 2312 acres of land,
more or less, off of land lot number
121, described as follows: Beginning
where the public road leading from
Brentwood to Parker's mill crossing
the north line of lot of land number
III, running west $40 yards, thence
north ESQ yards, thence east 354 yards
to said public road, thence southeast
along public road to starting point.
Terms of sale cash. This the 3rd day
OF November, 1924.
]. S. KENNEDY, Administrator of
Mrs Leila H, Kennedy, deceased.
! 11-44t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
Defeated Sumter Lads by Score Of
Is to II in One of Best Games
Of Season. Witnessed by Larger
Crowd Than Usual.

In a game Friday afternoon that
bid fair to out rival the one with Cor
dele i'll spectacular playing the Daw-
son boys got sweet revenge from the
Americas team by a score OF IL to Il
lit was, perhaps the hardest fought
game ever witnessed on the local
grid with the exception of the one
with Cordele two weeks ago.
The game started with Americas
receiving. Only short gains were made
by the Sumter lads, and the ball
changed over to the Dawson team
Bridges, for Dawson, made sweep
ing end run and carried the ball to the
thirteen yard line, and Jones in an
other end run carried it across for the
first touchdown.
Americas received again and gained
on two plays and lost on third, a
forward pass then netted them eigh-
teen yards and gave them first down
On long end run Statham of Amer
icus, carried the ball we'll into the
Dawson territory, and the visitors
marched steadily toward the goal line
Barton carried it across for the first
touchdown for Americas Dawson re-
ceived, gained on two plays, lost on
the next and punted for IS yards The
quarter ended with Dawson in pos
session of the ball near the center OF
the field. Score at end of the quarter
was to 6.
In the second quarter Bridges, OF
Dawson, gained % yards on the kick
off and Collier gained four more, Jones
bucked the line for no gain, anc
Bridges made FIVE Jones then added
fifteen yards by an end run, and for
ward pass failed. Bridges made a long
end run, Jones made short gain and
Bridges carried it to Americas two
yard line, where it was bucked across
by Jones. Point after touchdown fail
ed
Americas received, T. Ansley made
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
Sheriff Sale.

GEORGIA, Terrell County.-Will
be sold before the court house door
in Dawson, said state and county, on
the first Tuesday i'll December next,
within the legal hours of public sale,
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol
lowing described property: Forty-six
acres, more or less, off the west end
OF the Eaton place, known as lot
number 81, in the Twelfth district OF
Terrell county, Georgia, and being the
land allotted to Henry Sherman as
his distributive share OF the lands OF
his father, Wash Sherman. Said prop
Herty has beer levied on, and will be
sold as the property of Henry Sher-
man to satisfy an execution issued
from Terrell Superior Court in favor
of Planters Bank of Parrot VS.. Kiz-
zie Burkes and Henry Sherman. This
November 3, 1924 f. T. WOODS,~
11-4-4t. Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION
HOLDS GOTH ANNUAL SESSION
27 Churches Contributed $40 Mem
Der to Missions and Benevolences.

Betweep 800 and 900 delegates and
others attended the Doth annual ses-
sion OF Friendship Baptist Associa-
ton. which was held at Smithville on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Rev Carl w. Minor was re-elect-
ed moderator, and Rev f. T. Moore
was reelected clerk OF the body.
Among the outstanding features of
the sessions were the Introductory
sermon on Wednesday by Rev. J. w.
Ham, OF Buena Vista, followed by a
sermon by Rev. c. E. Burts, of Nash
vile; a sermon at night by Rev. H.
]. Johnson, of Leslie. and sermon
on Thursday by Rev. f. T. Moore.
The fine reports submitted for the
consideration of the delegates were of
an exceptionally high order. Twenty
seven of the SO churches reported. aAd
these u churches contributed $18.500,
an average of $10.48 pr member, for
missions, education and benevolences.
This sum is outside the regular church
expenses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
ARE YOU TIRED, ACHY-
ALL RUN DOWN?
THIS DAWSON ESIDENT
TELLS YOU HOW TO
GET WELL.

Tired all the time?
Lame stiff and achy?
Tortured with nagging backache?
Knife-like twinges when you stoop
or lift?
Miserable with headaches, dizzy
spells and bladder irregularities?
All are signs of kidney sickness
Use Doan's Pills-a stimulant diu-
retic to the kidneys.
Here's Dawson testimony:
Mrs. L. f WEIGH $40 f. Tenth
avenue, says: Il was all run down and
suffered from kidney complaint My
back was weak and lame and it was
task to get about the house. My
kidneys acted too often and | was SO
nervous | could hardly sit still. Doan's
Pills, from Lees drug store, quickly
helped me and the backache and other
symptoms left"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Pi1ls-the same that Mrs.
WEIGH had. Foster Milburn Co., Mrs,
Buffalo, N. Y.-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
GEORGIA'S GREAT
TEXTILE GROWTH
sTANLEY'S REPORT SHOWS A
MARKED ADVANCE. WHOLE
STATE IMPROVES.

According to recent data compiled
bv Commissioner of Commerce and
Labor H. M. Stanley it is revealed
that Georgia, with splendid Transport
tation facilities by both rail and water,
adequate banking facilities, hydro
electric power at reasonable cost,
excellent institutions Of learning and
churches OF practically every denoml-
nation, is keeping pace with the train
of progress. ....--.
With total capital of $130O00,00
invested in the textile industry in the
state of Georgia. with an investment
of S448,7O0,194 in 1905 manufacturing
establishments of various kinds, and
41,000 employees who are compensated
in the amount of S252,%1,524 annual
ly Georgia, known to the four cor
ners of the globe perhaps as the EN-
pire state of the south" also bids talr
to become the industrial center OF the
southland.
While the industries of the common
wealth are varied undoubtedly the
most important of these is the textile
industry, which, in round figures, has
an invested capital of $130,OOO,O0O. In
1922 according to Commissioner
Stanely, there was paid for raw ma
tcrial $87 .805,000 while the finished
PRODUCTS of these mills was valued at
S165,0O0,000 These mills alone fur
nished employment to no less than
Al 800 persons.
Other industries akin to the textiles
number 1l2 with a combined capital
of S3696794 and employ 1927 people
while according to the latest statistics
there are in this state 4,308 manufact-
uring establishments with total cap
;ta1 of $448,700, 1914. 14l,000 employees
draw yearly a sum OF $2o2,3Il,5 24
The value OF all raw material yearly
used in these establishments amounts
to approximately $693,237,000 while
the value after manufacture is given
as S945,984,135.
Many important textile mills were
added to Georgias list during the
past wear. The most important OF
these were the New England southern
mills at Hogansville, representing a
S2000000 investment the Canton Cot
ton Mills erected a new mill costing
over 100000; the United States
Finishing and Dyeing plant at Cedar
town as well as the Kincaid mills and
Lowell interests at Griffin builded
dyeing and finishing plants that APP
proximated an outlay of around ST.
100000, while a new knitting mill has
been erected at Rome.
The Smithport Manufacturing Co.,
manufacturers of fannie acid and oak
and hemlock bark and chestnut wood
have purchased $4,000 acres of land in
north Georgia and moved its plant to
that section from North Carolina.
This plant is said to be operating
both day and night, and has an out
put of about 500 barrels a day.
The Dunlevie Lumber Company at
Allenhurst, in Liberty county, has re-
Gently installed a plant for the distil-
lation of turpentine from stumps and
other waste, while extracts are be-
ing made from pine burrs.
Brunswick has secured important
industries. Among them are the At
lantic Refining Company's plant,
which is said to represent millions Of
dollars.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
Receiver S Sale.

BY virtue of an order by the Hon,
NJ. J. Yeomans in the matter OF I.
NJ. Harris, ct al VS. H. A. Cook, will
be sold on the 14th day Of November,
1924, commencing at 10 o'clock a, M,
at Parrott, Ga, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described prop
erty;
One house and lot in Parrott Ga,
described as follows: Beginning at the
northwest corner OF Church and Col
fege streets 1870 feet; thence south
along the land lines of H. M. O'Quinn
los feet; thence to the residence OF
Mrs. Mary Lynch; thence south along
the west side OF f. f. Pinkston's prop
erty 90 feet; thence west along land
line of north side of E. Z. Pinkston's
lot and Bank of PARROT 1870 feet to
College street; thence north along Col
lege street us feet to the point OF
beginning, together with all the build
ings on said lot. Said property is sold
subject to liens thereon. Also at the
said time and place the following live
stock will be sold: Twenty mules and
ten head of mich cows; also two
horse wagons; 2 one-horse wagons; z
mowers; S two-horse plows; 20 single
pillow stocks; 4 cotton planters; 4
guano distributors; l Ford truck; 80
wedding hoes; 20 sets of gear, and all
other farming implements. Also all
notes and accounts of H. A. Cook. Said
sale subject to confirmation and ap-
proval OF the court. This the 4th day
OF November, 1924 c. M. HARRIS
and H. V DAVIS, Receivers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
PREACHER is KILLED
WHEN CAR OvERTURNS
PASTOR OF THE GREENSBORO
CHURCH VICTIM OF FATAL
ACCIDENT NEAR ALBANY.

The Rev. A. F. Sansborn, pastor OF
the Methodist church at Greensboro
Ga. was killed instantly Wednesday
afternoon when the car in which he
and his vile were riding near Albany
struck a sand bed and turned over,
hurting him from the car, according
to word received here by the Rev r.
NJ. Dixon. Mrs Sansborn received Sc
we're bruises from which she will re-
cover, it was stated.
The accident occurred, it was stat
ed. when Mrs. Sansborn, who was
driving, seeing another car approach
ing at a dangerous curve i'll the road
was unable to handle the automobile
Mr. Sansborn reached for the steer
ing wheel, mavoidably turning the
machine into a sand bed, causing it to
turn turtle
Mr. Sansborn was taken immediate
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04

" to the home OF the Rev. ]. NJ. Pea
cock, at Albany. The body was taken
to Atlanta for burial. The board OF
stewards OF the Methodist church at
Greensboro sent representative mem
bers OF the church to accompany the
body to Atlanta.
Mr.. Sansborn was born in Iowa
moving more than 70 years ago to the
south. He has served as pastor OF a
number of churches throughout this
state. He first made his home in Ge-
neva, Ga, at which time he was a
member of the South Georgia Metho-
dist conference, later transferring to
the North Georgia conference, OF
which he was a member at the time
OF his death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
Flowers Not Wanted BY
Youth Struck BY Bullet

ATLANTA, Ga-"Say it with
flowers" is the slogan Of w. K.
Abbey, proprietor of a FOCAL chop
suey establishment who is held on
charges growing out of the shoot
ing OF Waiter Willard Moore, IL
year-old boy, who lies in Grady
hospital severely wounded by a
bullet from Abbey's pistol Friday
night.
Abbey who fired at group OF
men who were running from his
restaurant without paying their bill,
wounded young Moore, who claims
to have been waiting for jitney,
sent a box OF flowers to the hos
pital and expressed qualification
that the youth had been declared
almost out OF danger.
Moore, however, who was not in
the group running away from the
restaurant, was of a different mind.
He refused to accept the flowers
and would not allow them to re-
main in his room.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
For Leave to Sell.

GEORGIA, Terrell County.-No-
tice is hereby given that H. A. Petty,
as administrator of the estate of Reu-
ben f Hunter. deceased, has applied
for leave to sell the lands belonging
to said estate, for the purpose OF pay
ing debts and making distribution
among the heirs at law. Said applica-
ton will be heard at the regular De-
cember, 1924,s term OF the Court of
Ordinary. to be held on the first Mon
day in December, 1924 This 3rd day
OF November, 1924. IL c. HOYL, S
11-4-4-t Ordinary, Terrell Co, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
Auction Sale.

There will be sold on the Cooley
farm, on the Dawson and Chickasaw-
hatchee public road on Thursday, No
vember 18th, beginning at 10 O'Clock
a. M, to the highest bidders for cash
the following personal property:
Eight mules, twelve hogs, 900 bush
els OF corn, twenty tons of hay, wag-
ons, all EARNINGS implements and
utensils, including cotton seed cutler
and eight-foot binder and riding cul-
tivator. Large assortment OF house
hold and kitchen furniture
11-4-2t. MRS. F. NJ. COLLEY. q
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-04
ELECTION RETURNS TONIGHT

Mr.. c. NJ Greer, manager OF the
stock exchange of Hogan & Levie,
will receive the election returns in de-
tail over their leased wire tonight.
The reports will begin to come III
about $50 O'Clock and will give cleo
ton results from all sections OF the
country.
A large crowd will be present to
learn who will be the next president
of the United States.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
Los Angeles, May IA, 1924.

Dear C. c.
Since coming from Flagstaff to
here I've bought it a house in the su-
burbs already. If you live in the city
the rent eats you up. If you live in
the country the mosquitoes eat you
up. My house is near the village of
Malaria Junction. Two hours walk
after you take the street car. As far
as the eye could reach, Castoria signs.
/ have large bingelow, NIT eleven
rooms and two windows. A bed room
is so large / can change my shirt in
it mitout goin' outdoors
Two kinds of water, dirty and clean.
Steam in der steam pipes except in
der winter
Put a quarter in der meter and
have gas for week. I've had gas
for two. months. | got a quarter nit
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Speaking of past ages, evolution, re-
incarnation, etc, and tying the whole
thing up with an affinity, can you re-
member back in the fish age when
she was an oyster and you were a
minnow? Or when you were a frank
furter and she was hot dog-in the
sausage? Or when she was cold
chicken and you were an egg-in the
cold storage? Or when you were a
carrot and she was an onion--in the
garbage?
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

a string on it.
My wife complains they amt no
window shades. She says the neigh
bors will see her if she takes bath.
| told her to go ahead and take the
bath, and if the neighbors see her
they will buy the window shades
Just got a new autermobull. It's
an E. NJ. F. Every morning fix it.
/ went to pinochle party last night
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16


fussing and finally its mother said:
Now you look-a-here; eff yo' dom
stop yo' foolin' an take yo' dinner
+! Ah1l give it to de conductor"
"Isn't that dam jear!w young
Flagstaff woman asked VIM. Narrower
in Babbitt's grocery.
| "Eh ?" said Mr.. Narrower.
II said that dam dear. I mean--er
-jear dam; no, dear dam-er-jam
dear
Then she blushed and hustled out.
"Rimmy" Jim Giddings went to
sleep in Phoenix street car. The
conductor came along, shook him, and
asked?
"What street will you have?"
"Well, what streets have you?" jim
asked him.
Il amt to blame, say Frank Sufea.
"A feller can't choose his face, nor his
hair, nor his eyes. He's lucky if he
can pick his teeth
Tramp stopped at Loren Cress'
house the other day. Loren was at
home and went to the door. "What,
are you here for again." he asked
the tramp. "You were here yesterday
and gave you quarter"
The tramp put his hand to his fore
head, thought deeply moment, then
said:
"You are right, Colonel. Your as
sessment does not come due for a
week yet. When get back to my
office, I'll pay off my head book.
keeper and discharge him. He has
neglected to give you the proper
credit on the ledger"
Yes, Dennis, it is perfectly all right
to scratch yourself in public. They
began on you first.
Al Beasley says the LATEST man he
ever knew punched out his left eye
with ramrod so he needn't shut
it when he wanted to shoot at any
thing.
The most unbelievable story ever
heard, says Mike Connors, was about
man that accidentally cut his nose
off. He grabbed it up and stuck it
on again. 1t was raining pretty hard
at the time and before he realized
the danger he was in his nostrils fill
ed with water and he was drowned.
G. B. Wilson on the train few
days ago asked for fried eggs. Wal
ter came back and said he couldn't get
him any. When asked why, the wal
ter told him because the road was so
rough. Every time the cook tried to
fry eggs he scrambled them.
See where girl named. Parsons
married fellow named Parish. Hope
they have good congregation.
Burnell Osler says the meanest
man he ever knew used to give his
kid cent to go up stairs and go to
bed; then after he was asleep he
would sneak up and steal it; then in
the morning would give the kid lick
ing for losing it.
A Flagstaff woman with her little
girl in Los Angeles few weeks ago
was walking along the, street. The
mother noticed her child gave strong
evidence of having picked up a flea.
Just then. a newsboy rushed up. Ex-
aminer, Examiner he called. No."
said the mother, Il guess I'll wait
until we get back to she hotel.
Charlie Nickel says he and his wife
and baby make IL cents, all right.
What does fat woman do when
she goes into theatre on hot sum-
mer night?
She takes. off her hat and
breathes hard.
See there is girl named Adeline
Moore visiting here in Flagstaff. Sug-
gest they call her Postscript for
short.
Ted Goode says he had a tough time
of it when he was stuck on the
Schnebly hill road One day he didn't
have a thing to eat for two days.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
THE COCONINO SUN

recalls a colored baptisrnal service he
once attended on the banks of a south
ern river. just as one big fellow was
led into the water the ace of diamonds
floated out of his vest pocket, then
the king, queen, jack and ten. The
preachers eyes bulged wide. "Man, 4
he exclaimed, "ef dat hand couldn't
save. you, dere's no use bein' bap-
tised."
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

A stranger stood about block
from and in plain sight Of the Santa
Fe depot here in Flagstaff and asked
Bucko Sisk where it was.
"W-w-w-what's the m-m-m-m matter
with your n-n-n-n-nose," asked Bucko,
"c-c-can't you s-s-s-sinell n-n-n-noth-
in, ~
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Jimmie Mitchell says he got Tilted
once by rich Irish widow because
he showed neither tact nor presence
of mind. She asked him what was
the difference between her and a cow
and Jimmie answered her that sure
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

no" Joe admitted, "them pents
don't fit you. Dey was bretty dight
in de seams. But l tell you vot, my
trent, at tree dollar N a half, dem
pents vas wort drainin7 down TO-"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Keep your temper, advises Rev. j.
w. Saunders, and don't quarrel with
an angry person. A soft answer is
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Following clever anthem was mailed
to US, anonymously, from Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

If an Irish woman had twins up in
a balloon would they be sky terriers !?
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
CHEERFUL CHIRPS
(By "DEL")
when real idea
along and is grabbed off.
(By DELI

always best. 1t is according to scrip
ture, and, furthermore, it makes them
madder than anything you could say.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

he didn't know, and she told him if
that was the case he could go and
marry the COW.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

and my wife won the prize. Two soup
plates. Nit der name Pullman on
'em.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

If committeemen's time be worth
anything, somebody's rascality is sure
ly expensive.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
QUE DElHEE. HEElPOT

I went down to the de(hee hee) )pot
To watch the trains go through; I.
And / gathered up some rare old
scents
Dated 1882.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Where the heart is the lungs are
close by.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

A Phoenix street car was crowded
one day, says Fred Russell, and a
colored woman got on with baby.
Soon the baby got fretful and she
began to nurse it. Still it didn't stop
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

hung around the de(hee hee)pot
To wait for Number Three;
Now I've got a fishing license SO
/ can catch what's biting me.
A. CRABBE.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

fussing and finally it's mother said:
Now you look-a-here; eff yo' dom
stop yo' foolin' an take yo' dinner
Ah1l give it to de conductor"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Il amt to blame" say Frank Sufea.
/" A feller can't choose his face, nor his
hair, nor his eyes. He's lucky if he
can pick his teeth
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

See where girl named Parson
married fellow named Parish. Hope
they. have good congregation.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Al Beasley says the LATEST man he
ever knew punched out his left eye
with a ramrod so he needn't shut
it when he wanted to shoot at any.
thing.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

Yes, Dennis, it is perfectly all right
to scratch yourself in public. They
began on you first.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16

"Isn't that dam jearw young
Flagstaff woman asked VIM. Narrower
in Babbitt's grocery.
"Eh?" said Mr.. Narrower
''I said that dam DEAR I mean-er
-jear dam; no, dear dam-er-jam
dear?"
Then she blushed and hustled out.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-18
PARTY RESULTS IN WOMAN
SHOOTING PRESCOTT MAN

Mrs. Fora Neal Lyons, known as
"Billy Neal", and "a familiar charac-
ter at Prescott during Frontier Days,
is in the county Jail as the result Of
a shooting scrape which occurred in
front of the woman's home in Miller
valley about IL o'clock Monday night.
Herbert Olson, a patient in ward eight
at Whipple, is in Mercy hospital with
a bullet wound in his abdomen and
is said to be in a critical condition and
F. L. Hurse, also a patient at the
post, is being held in the county jail
as material witness in the affair.
Whether a murder charge will be filed
against Mrs. Lyons will remain to be
seen. At the hospital Olson was said
to have fair chance to recover, but
/. B. Loewy of Whipple, said that the
mans condition was very serious.