Massive Athens Cotton Warehouse To Feature Fire Safe Design
Hardeman and Phinizy announce a $52,000 plant for a nine room warehouse with 90 000 square feet, capacity for nine thousand bales, and eighteen wagon doors. The building includes a 50 000 gallon tank, two water sources, a 140 per room sprinkler system totaling 1260 sprinklers, Augusta gravel floors, hard brick walls, and a nearly fireproof construction with automatic sprinkler caps and a city standpipe system.
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Hardeman & Phinizy
Athens
Augusta
Clarke County Tax Roll Shows Large Increase in Property Value
Taxable property in Clarke County rises to $11,369,655 this year, more than double the 1900 figure and $371,545 above last year. The rise spans city and county, with gains in every ward and militia district, affecting both white and colored taxpayers alike. Notable districts include Athens and Georgia Factory with substantial realty and total property gains.
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Clarke
J. H. Dorsey
Athens
University of Gia
State Normal
Dogs now personal property in Clarke county tax code
Tax records show 1910 receipts for 3294 dogs at 3294 dollars, 833 dogs for this year, and a legislative shift making dogs personal property.Projected further declines noted. county revenues from hounds may vanish. Clarke county totals list autos valued at 42015 district shares Athens 38115 etc.
Mayors Appointment and Health Board Vote in City Meeting
The adjourned city council meeting last night confirmed Dr. J. C. Bloomfield as president of the board of health with a salary fixed at three hundred dollars yearly. Herschel Smith’s whiskey case was postponed to September. A committee will revise the city code to be ready by year’s start.
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Board of Health
J. C. Bloomfield
Herschel Smith
Alderman Foster
An Accidental Outlaw at Elite cinema tonight
Westerns by Lubin are praised as top quality. The Elite show An Accidental Outlaw, a Lubin western described as a very fine picture, inviting patrons to see it today and be convinced.
Special meeting notice for Glenn Lodge No 75 L O O F
Members of Glenn Lodge No 75 L O O F are called to a special meeting at the hall this Tuesday at 730 p m with regular meeting at 830 p m to confer the initiatory degree. Harold T Tuck N G H L Garebold R 8 is noted.
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Glenn Lodge No. 75
Harold T. Tuck
N. G
Quiet City Wedding Stages Dramatic Home Ceremony
Mr W R Cooper of this city married Miss Ada Courtney of Murrells at her parents home on the Williams place near Athens. The ceremony was performed by Rev H C Compton with parental objections over age noted. The couple left for the city after an early breakfast while the three rode with the coachman.
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W. R. Cooper
Ada Courtney
Murrell’s
Georgia
Athens
Mr. Courtney
Crisco 25c and Fresh Cabbage Ad by Arnold and Abney
Local ad lists Crisco shortening at 25 cents and fresh green cabbage by Arnold and Abney with mentions of nice firm heads.
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Arnold & Abney
Senate Deliberates on Budget Cuts Across State Agencies
The senate plans reductions totaling varying sums for agencies including the Academy for the Blind at 3000 and the State College of Agriculture at 10000, while the House made minor returns on special appropriations and approved a 12 district redistricting plan reconfiguring Jasper Putnam Emanuel Toombs Johnson Laurens Dodge Montgomery Telfair and others.
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Senate
Academy For the
School For the
Soldier's Home
State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
State University Proper
Tech
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
State College of Agriculture
House
Jasper
Putnam
Newton
Walton
Emanuel
Toombs
Johnson
Laurens
Dodge
Montgomery
Telfair
Houston
Twiggs
Pulaski
Wilcox
Habersham Forms Good Roads Association
In Clarkesville Georgia a good roads meeting organized a Habersham county association. William Eberhart was elected president John Martin vice president and W S Erwin secretary. A three member committee from each militia district was chosen to organize districts and promote public support. A barbecue was set for August 22 inviting officials from Clarke Jackson Hall and Banks counties.
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Clarkesville
Court House
Habersham County
William Eberhart
John Martin
Erwin
Clarke
Jackson
Hall
Banks
We Buy Old Silver at Haughey and Paille
Local ad from Haughey and Paille at 165 College Ave offering the highest cash price for old silver. Patrons are urged to bring in their items.
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Haughey & Paille
College Ave
Association officers named for Athens meeting
The other officers of the association are Dr. I. H. Goss of Athens councilor Dr. J. D. Weaver of Eatonton vice president and Dr. D. H. DuPree of Athens secretary treasurer. The upcoming event is expected to be the largest most instructive and enjoyable meeting in the history of the association.
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I. H. Goss
Athens
J. D. Weaver
Eatonton
D. H. DuPree
Big Teams Lose Again In Rough Baseball Night
Detroit and Philadelphia both fell as Chicago beat Detroit 2 to 0 and Boston won 2 to 1 over Philadelphia. Pitchers Willetts Stein Walsh Sullivan Coleotte Carrigan Morgan Thomas worked the games with the scores showing the setbacks for Detroit Philadelphia and big city teams.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Phillie
John Burch
Willetts and Stein
Walsh and Sullivan
Col Eotte
Carrigan
Morgan and Thomas
Georgians Enjoy Exceptional Moonlight Fishing at Atlantic Hotel
A party from Athens and Atlanta, J F Hart J J Wilkins and T J Latham, fished in Morehead City this week. They report abundant mackerel biting in moonlight hours with ninety five Spanish mackerel caught in two hours one morning and three thousand mackerel caught by motel guests in a single day.
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Morehead City
N. C
J. F. Hart
J. J. Wilkins
Athens
T. J. Latham
Atlanta
Izaak Walton
Atlantic Hotel
Dry Onions Auction Notice
Dry onions described as smooth and sound with sale contact Arnold and Abney, phone 1076 for details.
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Arnold & Abney
Watermelons and cantaloupes for sale by Arnold and Abney
Large watermelons and cantaloupes offered by Arnold and Abney. Call 1076 to arrange purchase. Local street marketing notes show shop uses both Arnoki and Abney branding.
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Phinizy & Hardeman
Clarke County
Dr. Bloomfield
O. F
Bryan Street
Southern Manufacturing Company
Southern
Atlantic Compress Company
Georgia Depot
South Georgia
R. E. Williams
Atlantic Company
Hodgson Fertilizer
Broad Street
Hardeman and Phinizy
Habersham
Watermeions
Arnoki & Abney
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