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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1906
Page
1
The notice warns against alum and urges choosing Royal Baking Powder made with cream of tartar. It asserts safety lies in using the best cream of tartar powder and promotes Royal Baking Powder as superior.
Last night the council kept the whiskey broker license at one hundred dollars after a failed bid to cut to twenty five dollars. The measure to reduce the fee did not pass, so the existing rate stayed in force.
Oconee County politics show three candidates active for representative: Hon J D Price, Hon M L Branch, and Col Robert Ashford. Each seeks support and asserts likely election. Primary date not yet set, but expected in August after court term.
The council will inspect the unsafe building on the corner of Broad and Wall streets owned by Capt James White. The public property committee and city engineer will review this and other city buildings after Alderman Lipscomb joined the committee.
The Cobb Delaney Camp United Confederate Veterans holds its regular meeting at City Hall tomorrow at eleven o clock. Officers will be elected during the session and members are urged to attend.
Hartwell Ga April 5 Hon William M Howard longtime representative for the eighth district spoke to a large crowd in the Hart county courthouse auditorium. He defended his Taft party trip as no cost to the government and cited his role on the foreign affairs committee. He noted lack of harbor projects but cited funds to float a boat for the Oconee River Navigation Co whose president is his opponent Park. Howard disclosed his recent appointment as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, a distinction shared with Senator Bacon as Georgia’s first since the 1870s.
The ordinance committee favored the petition to widen sidewalks and curb Boulevard. The report was adopted and improvement will begin soon from Barber Street to Nacoochee Avenue. Additional shade trees are proposed along the street.
In Athens the Chamber of Commerce names E. J. Bondfirant W. A. Malloryana and B. Sloman to press railroads for improved schedules. The group will argue current timetables hinder trade by limiting time for visiting and shopping, and will seek rail relief through official correspondence.
Five boys were found at four in the morning near the Commercial hotel. They had written notes to their parents saying they would not return home. Mayor Dorsey summoned the parents who whipped the boys in view of a policeman. The youths were released after a stern warning about possible jail in the future.
The case of Walker Warren of Oconee County, appealing a thirteen day sentence for a third offense, was postponed at the council meeting after Col. W. M. Smith requested a continuance due to the defendant’s illness. The hearing is reset for the 23rd of the month, with Mayor Dorsey stating no desire to press while Warren rests at his home in Fe’a Cane.
A Collins youth stabbed Sanders after an attack over papers awaiting a train. Sanders resisted as the assailant jabbed with a hat pin then slashed with a knife, striking his back near the heart but not fatally. Police arrested the Collins boy and a warrant is to be sworn out this morning.
Members of the Athens Woman's Club art section petitioned the city council to buy the triangle on Prince avenue owned by Mr Cobb Lampkin and convert it into a park near the courthouse. An alderman noted adjoining property owners may share costs. The petition was referred to the public property committee to investigate and report at the next council meeting.
Harris Hefly, described as a negro man, was arrested on Broad Street yesterday afternoon for being drunk and wielding a long knife. He resisted traffic but calmed after police used a baton. he arrived at the station with a bloody scalp but no serious injuries.
Ross Crane Moore, aged twenty two, died Wednesday night at home in Jackson County from pneumonia. Son of George Moore, he was well known in the city. Funeral services were held yesterday at Crooked Creek church with burial at the same locality.
Alderman Lipscomb introduces a resolution for a $40,000 school building bond to fund a new Edgton fourth ward school and a first ward school. The resolve was sent to the finance committee, with council sentiment favoring placing the issue before voters. If approved, funds would build on Childs Street and replace Oconea Street School, the existing building being outdated and unsuitable.
Alderman Rowe introduced a resolution to establish a city recorder in Athens. The measure was tabled for a future meeting amid public discussion. Proponents say the recorder would handle mayor's court cases, relieve the mayor, and pay for itself through the recorder's salary.
The city council, on the street committee recommendation, will install a brick sidewalk on the north side of Washington street from College avenue to Hull street and on Lumpkin from Clayton street to Broad. Street crews may work two days in Oronee cemetery before Memorial Day. The west side cutting of Barber street from Prince avenue to the Boulevard was deferred. paving South Lumpkin street from Lumpkin hill to Miledge avenue was tabled and likely to be dropped.
Athens residents are urged to contribute to famine relief in northeastern Japan via The Christian Herald. Hon. H. C. Tuck shares the appeal, noting widespread hunger as rice crops fail and government inaction prolongs suffering. Roosevelt also appeals for aid, urging Americans to aid Japan’s famine victims with compassion and action.
A letter from Clementina Gonzales of Guatemala describes Peruna restoring her worn-out condition and enabling her to resume studies. The Peruana Medicine Co. invites further inquiries and offers to send the remedy prepaid if not stocked by local druggists.
Dr Belk attracts growing attendance at the First Methodist church with sermons praised for beauty and power. He outlines four forces shaping destiny heredity environment personal choice and divine influence. He emphasizes environment and invites all to morning eleven and evening eight oclock meetings.
Dr W H Young pastor of First Baptist conducts meetings at East Athens Baptist Church. Sermons are illustrated with the stereopticon and attract large attentive congregations. Residents praise the services and show strong interest in the revival efforts.
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