16 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
1
Atlanta reports lax enforcement of the new state automobile law with many unregistered cars and no cited violators despite Secretary of State Philip Cook’s warnings. The piece also notes debates over mileage exchange rules, raffles on cigar counters, and a rash of mad dog cases affecting local health concerns.
Oconee council No. 138, Royal Arcanum, named J. H. Griffeth and M. Jankower as Supreme Grand Lodge representatives, W. C. Ashe and Lee Morris as alternates, and installed Lee Morris as regent with Arthur Flatau as orator. A banquet is planned for January, and 125 members remain in good standing with ten new applications. The council approved a $25 warrant to aid Mrs. Valentine Dunaway after her husband was killed during police assistance efforts, her family facing hardship and loss of insurance.
Geo E Rice of Flowery Branch takes second prize of fifty dollars in a DuPont Powder Company essay contest on stump removal from farmland. First prize went to L B Rast, a senior, for a one hundred dollar win.
Chicago investors report 150000 acres sold to about 10000 city buyers in two years in Florida, Texas, Idaho. Most purchases average 13.9 acres in one locality, with 4000 moving to Florida homes and 5600 families improving land. Some failures exist due to capital gaps and misjudgment, while towns grow and payrolls rise.
Clarke County benefits from a population increase shown by census figures, gaining a special bailiff for the city court and another for the superior court to handle criminal business. Solicitor General Upson of Athens city court says he will appoint a special bailiff soon with court approval, funded by county warrants.
The Banner appeal chronicles the death of a father and husband and the family’s dire condition. Voluntary contributions flow in daily from readers touched by the case. The latest list shows items including 5.00 from Caghoss vesces Sessee and 1.00 from H. M. Long with 25.00 from the Oconee Council Royal Arcanum.
Fred Hall, a white man, was bound over for trial after a preliminary hearing before Judge Walter G. Cornett in Greene County. He is accused of burglarizing the Litch post office, taking hats, shoes, merchandise, postal cards, pennies, and about $1.35 in money. He was committed to Clarke County jail on $1,000 bond and will face the next term of the United States court in April, with Judge Newman presiding.
Henry Martin of Clarke County hires police to arrest his wife Clyde Martin for larceny. She was taken from Commerce to the city jail on a warrant sworn by her husband. He says she stole all his money and insulted him by leaving.
A man named Jake Smith escaped Oconee county officers after firing through a door and wounding three men, then was pursued by a black posse twelve miles to Bogart before vanishing. Authorities in Atlanta, alerted by a description, search for him aboard a southbound freight.
The report shows rapid colonization with 30,000 acres at St John’s Park sold in 30 days. Jacksonville Heights drew 35,000 more acres, then 65,000 at Burbank-Ocalawen and 80,000 at Palatka, with 15,000 acres sold in small lots. The program markets a healthier, greener life away from congested cities.
Bowman Ga December 14 In a spirited election J J Brown defeated Scott Berryman by twelve votes to become mayor of Bowman Alongside the mayoral choice Leonard A Rice B R Goss D J Pitts L R Rice elected recorder and O L Teasley treasurer Atlanta is weighing a night police court establishment
Congressman W. M Howard of Georgia serves as trustee among a list of prominent figures in the Carnegie Foundation. Andrew Carnegie donated 10 million dollars to preserve world peace, surpassing other major philanthropists of the era. The trustees include Elihu Root Nicholas Murray Butler Henry B Pritchett Joseph H Choate Charles W Eliot and several notable diplomats and lawyers.
Charles A. Scudder, veteran jeweler on Clayton street and College avenue, offers a dazzling Christmas stock. The latest novelties include repousse silver, imported handpainted china, and diamond studded La Villieres. Visit for gifts valued by Athens tastes and traditions this season.
Middling market report from Athens notes mixed activity with observers tracking prices and trade at regional exchanges. Investors monitor commodities and small firm advances as market signals fluctuate amid uncertain demand.
The funeral of John BR Christy was held yesterday from his residence with Rev. Geo. E. Stone and Rev. H. England officiating. The choir sang Nearer My God to Thee as Judge Geo. A. Thomas delivered a tribute to the deceased. Interment followed at Oconee cemetery with many paying last respects.
The body of Jesse Smith twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Smith will be carried today to Comer former home of the parents where the funeral will occur at one o'clock The little casket will be sent this morning on the ten Beaboard train to the old home Quite a number of the friends of the family will accompany the funeral party.
The executive committee in Milwaukee today announced a new organization to promote manufacturing interests and related business sectors in Wisconsin. The effort aims to strengthen local industry, foster growth, and support allied economic activities across the state.
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