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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
3
Judge Speer issues an opinion sustaining the right of landlords to a lien for rent in Georgia under state law. The decision affirms general and special landlord liens, priority over other claims, and the impact on land values and farm incomes. Also a help wanted ad for an insurance writer in Atlanta.
Cain, convicted at the May term of Crisp superior court for the killing of Chief of Police W. Forrest, began a ten year sentence at the Milledgeville state farm yesterday morning after a motion for new trial was filed but not yet heard.
An Americus case reports Governor Smith revoking a Florida requisition for Edward Thomas, a Ware tobacco farm worker, allowing him to remain in Georgia. Employer J L Glawson and attorney James Taylor argued the charge was trifling. Thomas is released to finish crops while Jacobs faces warrants for inducing labor to leave the county.
Mr. Frank A. Farwell of Jacksonville and Mrs. Mamie Lou Jones of this city wed Monday at 10 30 a.m. Rev J B Lawrence officiated at the Barton residence 314 Jefferson street. They left on the 12 30 Seaboard for Jacksonville then to Tampa where the groom works. the bride has many friends here wishing happiness.
A board of trade committee planned to visit Byromville by auto on Thursday after delays. They will meet a large citizen delegation to discuss the railroad situation and aim to advance plans for a road to connect Americus with the A and P railroad at Byromville.
Public warning about counterfeit salves claiming to be the original DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Advertises its broad uses and notes it is especially good for piles. Sold by all druggists.
Atlanta on June 12 reports bondholders oppose the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroads issuing 3,260,000 in receivers' certificates. The Old Colony Trust Company of Boston acts as trustee for the bondholders.
A London Saturday Review notes America’s young history and rough frontier past shape its public conduct. The piece argues British standards influence how American communities display civility and restraint, contrasting European expectations with American realities.
In Sumter district the Lansford women led by Mrs. Lansford along with her two daughters aged ten and fourteen chopped fifty acres of cotton without rest or help. They toiled daily from start to finish, turning the field into a splendid sight and proving the enduring grit and resolve of Southern women.
Elberton Ga June 12 Special Gov elect Joseph M Brown urged funding reforms for Georgia schools. He proposed issuing about 6000000? bonds to create a permanent loan fund to pay teachers monthly, backed by state credit, with bonds retired over years and taxes unchanged. He urged constitutional amendment and broad public endorsement.
Gulf Refining Co plans a large storage warehouse in Americus to handle carload shipments of kerosene oil gasoline and other products. The company asks city council for permission to build in the southwestern area along the Seaboard Railway and will start construction after Fire committee approval. Clay & Co. are local representatives.
A sufferer with stomach trouble reports relief from dyspepsia and indigestion after using Dr. King s New Life Pills. He is especially pleased by improved appetite and stronger nerves and vitality as stomach liver and kidneys function properly. 25c at Eldridge Drug Co.
Governor Hoke Smith and his family will vacate the executive mansion in Atlanta on Tuesday June 15 and hand over the residence to receive the new governor and family by June 20. The move signals a transition of power as the incoming administration prepares to assume duties.
A theater manager likens a play to a cigar saying good ones sell a box while bad ones fail to draw. A bystander quips about spelling in higher education and the reporter notes a mispronounced word by an educated person.
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