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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1905

Page

8

Georgia Clarke legal notices include guardianship and corporate petitions

Legal advertisements from Clarke County Georgia reveal Margaret Hale guardian seeking leave to sell ward Gordon Hale's one fourth estate and reinvest proceeds. Davison Nicholson Company petition seeks charter for a general wholesale and retail dry goods business in Athens with capital up to 250000, three directors, and stock rights.

Georgia Clarke County Margaret Hale Gordon Hale Horace M. Holden Crawfordville Ward Clarke Superior Court Gale J. W. Hale Oglethorpe County Davison- Nicholson Company Salud Association Grand Lodge United States Athens Banner

Administrator's Sale and Fraternal Association Petition

An Athens Clarke county court sale notice lists the administrator F W Coile selling 182 acres at courthouse on the first Tuesday in January 1906, the dow er place of Mrs S B Colle, with cemetery reserved. A second filing petitions incorporation of a fraternal beneficiary association in Athens, detailing structure, governance, rights, finances, and 30 day notice in The Athens Banner.

Georgia Clarke County D. J. Cook Warren W. Brown Leila Brown B. Wingfield Court House Insaid Newman Brothers Company Plano Sald B.T. Bishop Athens Sald County B. T. Bishop John W. Wier Court of Ordinary EB. Colle Febard Bulloch Jas. T. Johnson, Sr John Winter L. J. Edwards W. E. Pittard Callie Bridges G. H. Hulme J. N. Colle F. W. Coile Admr de Bonis

Petitioners Name and Attorneys Proceedings Recited

The text lists petitioners and their attorneys including John A. Darwin W. 8 Johns G. W. Webb Sr H. J. Rowe J. H. Stone and notes they will persist in prayer as set forth in the petition.

Georgia Clarke County Philip Cook J. A. Darwin W. 8 Johns G. M. Webb H. J. Rowe J. Ri. Stone Fenedee Ena Association of Georgia Atorney John A. Darwin G. W. Webb, Sr J. H. Stone

Old Santa Claus Caught A Fire In Plain City

Marysville Ohio December 26 The Plain City high school Christmas entertainment on stage turned dangerous when a candle lit Santa Claus Harold Ogle’s whiskers igniting flames. He ran about the stage as flames spread and was finally restrained with his clothing torn away leaving him severely burned and in serious condition. The incident caused panic among students and spectators.

Marysville Ohio Plain City Harold Ogle Santa Claus Ogle

Hobby Killed in Affray Near Ashburn Georgia

In Ashburn Georgia on December 26 a shooting affray occurred miles west of town. Jack Hobby shot Tom Ferney, his father in law, after Ferney advanced with a knife. Hobby surrendered to Sheriff Cason. Hobby’s wife was the sole witness to the incident.

Ashburn Tom Ferney Jack Hobby Ferney Hobby Cason

Tough Town Wyoming Greed Fights Laborers at Ten Dollar Drinks

Cheyenne Wy cor reports Torrington workers on Pathfinder Irrigation project face gamblers and thugs in a saloon economy that drugs robs and drains wages. Two sajoong businesses nets claim ten thousand dollar profits in three months as laborers are exploited. Workers are charged ten dollars per drink and left broke.

Wyoming Torrington North Platte River Wyoming-Nebraska Pathfinder Cheyenne Cor Pittsburg

Beautiful New Zealand River Journey Down Wanganui

A traveler describes a midwinter descent of the Wanganui River from Taumanaru to the sea, noting waterfalls and lush native bush. The voyage uses small boats through dangerous rapids, then a larger vessel past Pipiriki, with encounters of Maori rivermen and distant Maori villages, praising native flora, tree ferns, and the stern Maci character.

Taumanaru Taumanarul Pipirik Samoa Hawaii New Zealand Pipiriki Wanganui Coumbia Hudson Piplriki

Odd Data About Congress Reveals Diverse New Members

A survey of the Fifty-ninth Congress shows broad occupational diversity among new members beyond the usual lawyers. Among 210 lawyers, bankers number 15, manufacturers and farmers 13 each, editors and merchants 11 each, with several members admitting varied trades from drummers to stenographers. Additional occupations include lumber dealers, blacksmiths, house builders, life insurers, stonecutters, carpenters, printers, hotel keepers, railroad presidents, teaching, mining, and farming.

Congress House of Representatives House John Sharp Williams Julius Kahn California Booth

Free Education For the Farmer in the Winter Course in Agriculture

Public notice offers farmers free education for a three month winter course at the State University. January February and March devoted to study with expenses covered by forty dollars. For full information and bulletins, write to the university.

Voyage Diary Entry From Wanganui Encountering Ports and People

The passage recalls arriving at Wanganui, a pleasant river mouth city, in the late afternoon. The narrator, then the only white woman aboard, is welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carson, editor of the Wanganu i Chronicle, a leading colony paper renowned for its stance on no-license. Mary G. Woolley in New Yoice.

Wanganui Gilbert Carson

Hairy Congressmen and Dignified Dandies at Washington

The Washington Post notes the 386 members show varied hairlines and beards, nickname quirks, and fashion in the Capitol. It lists figures like Uncle Joe Cannon, Grosvenor, Cushman, Ruppert, and Tawney, plus others, as they vie for prominence and a seat in the Senate.

Congress Fred Landis Indiana Charles Delphia Journal Julius Kahn Rainey Illinois John Wesley Gaines Tennessee Washington Cardiner Michigan Powers Maine Murdock Kansas William Sulzer Micha Ick United States Joe” Cannon Ug Nest Capitol Cushman Washington J. Adam Bede Bertie" Ailams Pennsylvania Jacob Ruppert New York Catchfield Shorty” Dunwell Jim" Tawney Committee On Appropriations Representative Lindsey Clayton Alabama Morrell Washington Post

Biggest farm in the world and the man behind it

A colorful profile of Don Luis Terrazas, a Mexican land magnate near Chihuahua City. The piece lists his 8 million acre estate, vast cattle and horse stocks, hundreds of thousands of livestock, mountain holdings, and a millionaire castle. It portrays him as a nabob with extensive operations and famed wealth.

Daniel Webster Don Luis Terrazas President Diaz Don Luis Chihuahua Chihuahua City United States

Fearful Fate of Piles Cured by Bucklen’s Arnica

A Masonville Indiana resident, Harry Colson, writes that Bucklen’s Arnica Balm cures bleeding itching and protruding piles. The advertisement claims effectiveness for cuts burns and injuries and lists price as 25 cents at H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro druggists on Banner Printing.

Paris Medicine Co St. Louis Harry Colson Masonville Bucklen Arnica Balge H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro

Also Mentioned on This Page

State OF Georgia Clarke State A. H. Davison M. G. Nicholson J. M. Hodgson Ald Corporation Sald Corporation Hnd Cavlson- Nicholson Company John B. Gamble E. J. Crawford Said County Davison-Nicholson Company H. L. Mullins 8. C. Hale Anid County Glyon Clarke Co General Assembly Supreme Lodge State of Supreme Wanganlu Wanganiu Supreme Court Representative Samuel Denby China Washington Gardiner Watcher Maryland Michalek J. S. Stewart Athens, Ga BUSII Quickness College Macon Jerusalem London Judea Canaan Kelfer Grosvenor Palmer Hill Connecticut Gardiner New Jersey Cooper Wisconsin Mann Chicago Sulloway New Hampshire Beidler Littauer Ollie James Kentucky Smith Iowa Dunwell Nick” Longworth
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