Wide Tire Law Urged to Protect Georgia Roads
Sumter County officials and Georgia legislators advocate a wide-tire wagon law to prevent road destruction as new highways spread. Chairman Frank Sheffield notes road improvement raises farm values and urges a bill limiting new wagons to wide tires, exempting existing vehicles.
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Legislative Investigating Committee
Americas
Georgia Assembly
Sheffield
County Commission
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution
Sumter
Frank Sheffield
Board of County Commissioners
Sumter County
Shefield
Albany
Macon
Sheffeld
BheMeld
Good roads push faces county progress in Georgia
Representative Fletcher Griffin of Sumter praises the ongoing good roads program and urges broader adoption. He notes Schley Stewart Webster and Macon counties’ convicts aiding road work, calls for consolidated gangs, and warns against costly schemes while stressing taxpayer value. A Harris City train wreck follows, killing four and injuring others, with medical ads closing the piece.
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Fletcher Griffin
Sumter
House
Sumter County
Times-Recorder
Schley County
Ellaville
Americus
Schley Line
Mr. Griffin
Stewart
Macon
Stewart County
Webster County
Griffin
Ias
Macon County
Atlanta
Harris City
Central of Georgia Railway
Macon and Birmingham
Central of Georgia
Columbus
Macon and
Birmingham Railroad
Junction
John J. Williams
W. A. M. Harge
J. C. Rawls
Birmingham
Jack Hor
la Grange
Howard Newman
William Griggs
E. X. Phillips
Foot Brooken
State funds sent to Third District Agricultural College
A $1,000 check arrived yesterday as a Christmas gift from the State to the Third District Agricultural College, part of a two thousand dollar annual appropriation for each school. The plan is for each college to reach nine thousand dollars from state funds, plus farm product sales, to support operations.
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J. M. Collum
Agricultural Colege
Ammount
Undertaker Awakened as Coffin Moved in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on December 18 Edward Murphy believed dead awakened as an undertaker prepared his body and joked I fell better after that long sleep. He had been in a coma for ten hours and was later pronounced dead after the humorous moment startled the embalmer.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Murphy
Murphy
Pophams Asthma Remedy Ads and Wanted Rural Land
An advertisement for Popham's asthma remedy touts trials by mail and retailer sales in Cleveland Ohio. The notice also seeks to rent one hundred acres with houses near city or station for two white families and instructs to confer with J B Eastern in Andersonville Georgia dated 12 16 31 wit
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J. B. Eastern
Andersonville
Administrator's Sale of Pauline Hill Estate in Sumter County
Georgia Sumter County ad announces sale under the 1909 court order by Administratrix Mrs Bela Hill Moreland. Property includes Lee County tracts totaling about 2,011 acres across multiple fractional lots, store interests in Smithville, and a house with land in Americus. Sale to settle debts with cash terms, January first 1910 at courthouse Americus.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Court of Ordinary
Sumter
Bela. Hill Moreland
Pauline A. Hill
Americus
Lee
Lee County
Charles Mitchell
R. R. Howe
Railroad Street
Smithville
W. H. Turner
C. A. Rhodes
Charlie HI
Hill Street
Iate Mra
Bela Hill Moreland
Administrator's Sale of Carter Minor Estate in Sumter
The Ordinary of Sumter County Georgia orders the sale of guardian J C Carter s interest in land holdings of the Carter children Lula Earl and Janett Carter The property includes lot 213 containing about 202 5 acres and 32 5 acres in the SE corner of lot 205 totaling about 235 acres in Sumter District The sale will occur at the courthouse door Americus on the first Tuesday in January 1910 within legal hours to settle debts and distribute assets Terms are cash.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Sumter
J. C. Carter
Lala
Earl
Janett Carter
Americus
J.C. Carter
Lula
Sald Gale
Executer’s Sale of Prothro Estate in Webster County Georgia
By order of Hon. A T Fort Ordinary Stewart County the executors sell at Preston Webster County on the first Tuesday in January 1918 between legal hours the real estate of the late F J Prothro Lot 168 169 176 in the 24th District Webster County Georgia divided into 50 acre tracts Terms one half cash and balance in twelve months at 6 percent interest December 9 1909 B C Chapell R T Dixon Executors
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F. J. Prothro
B. Chappell
Robt
T. Dixon
Foreclosure Sale Notice for Lot in Sumter County Georgia
Public notice states British & American Mortgage Company Limited will sell on the first Tuesday in January 1910 the north half of lot 85 in the 17th district Sumter County Georgia to satisfy defaulted debt. Sale at Americus courthouse for cash with 10 percent attorney fees.
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Georgia—Sumter County
Georgia M. Cannon
British & American Mortgage Company, Limited
Georgia
Americus
Sumter
State of Georgia
B. 8. Miller
Notice of Guardian's Application to Sell and Re-Invest
Guardian G H Davis applies to the Superior Court in Americus on January 15 1910 to sell the minors Henry Cleve Davis Jr and Elizabeth Bozeman Davis undivided interests in the Kitchen Worthy plantation totaling about 520 acres across Marion Sumter and Bibb counties. Proceeds will be reinvested to yield greater income and easier management for the minors.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Americus
Z. A. Littlejohn
Superior Court of the
Southwestern Circuit
Henry Cleve Davis, Jr
Elizabeth Bozeman Davis
Marion County
Kitchen Worthy
G. H. ©. Davis
Guardian
Henry Davis
Elizabeth Baxtran Davis
Letters of Administration Granted in Georgia Webster County
I Adams applied to the Court of Ordinary for Letters of Administration on the estate of W A Adams, deceased. All persons concerned must show cause in the Court by the first Monday in January next, if any they can, why the application should not be granted. This December 6, 1909. OW H Cosby Ordinary. December 8, 1909.
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Georgia
Webster County
I. Adams
Court of Ordinary
W. A. Adams
H. Cosby
Bell
Robt
A. Wilkins
W. H. Cobby
Discharge of Administration for Sarah Wiggins Estate
Van Edwards administrator petitions for discharge as estate fully administered. Court is urged to show cause why he should not be discharged and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in January 1910. W. H. Cosby, Ordinary.
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Georgia
Webster County
van Edwards
Sarah Wiggins
W. H. Cosby
Sheriff Sale at Preston for Cotton Corn and Fodder
Webster County Georgia will sell before the courthouse door in Preston on the first Tuesday in January next 1910 between legal hours the property of Ben Gorman including three bales of cotton 452 397 and 463 pounds 25 bushels of corn 250 pounds of fodder more or less levied under a distress warrant from the Justice Court 978 District in favor of Mrs Mra S M Oliver deceased this 6th day of December 1909 c M Christian Sheriff
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Georgia
Webster County
Wii
Court House
Said
Preston
Justice Court
G. M
Ben Gorman
Mra. S. M. Oliver
C. M. Chrietian
Sheritt
Guardianship Letters Sought for Robt A Wilkins Case
Court of Ordinary in December 1909 orders all persons to show cause by the first Monday in January why the guardianship of Robt A Wilkins cannot be granted to W H Cobby and protect his person and property. The notice, dated December 6, 1909, calls for objections in the guardianship proceedings.
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Ayer
Sorat
Sghley
Fanih
F. W. Griffin
College In
Chamberlain
Torpse
Undertaker
Popham
Williams M'F'g. CO
Cleveland
Ohio
W. A. Rembert's
Wee
Sheriff Sale
Sunderland
Jno
A. McDonald
Chapell
Rogers and Countrymas
Lee Co
Sumter Co
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Department of Finance
Savings Department
R. A
R. F
P. B. Williford
Cotton Avenue
J. M. Oliver & Co
Cottin Ave
Turpin Bros
J.M. Oliver and
TA. Turpin
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