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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
2
Mrs. Arthur Flatau was laid to rest Tuesday at 3 PM at Hancock avenue residence. Dr J Koplowitz, rabbi of the Hebrew congregation, conducted services reading Psalm 90 and praising her life. The solemn rites ended at Ocince cemetery with many sorrowing friends in attendance.
The funeral of Miss Kate Payne was held Tuesday at eleven at the First Methodist Church where she was a devoted member. Many friends sent floral offerings and the choir included J. C. Mell J. M. Hodgson Mrs C. M. Sneling and Jessie Jackson. Dr Isaac S Hopkins conducted the services and interment followed at Oconee Cemetery.
The funeral of Mr. W. W. Rawson occurred Tuesday afternoon at three at his sister Mrs G Hauser's residence. Rev J W Walden of the Presbyterian church led services. hymns were sung by Mrs C M Sneling and Mrs T P Stanley. Interment followed at Oconee cemetery.
Athens cotton receipts for the season starting last September total about seventy four thousand bales and are rising by roughly one thousand weekly, signaling a possible eighty five thousand bale season, compared with ninety two thousand last year. A detailed 1905-06 comparison shows season totals, stock on hand, wagon and railroad receipts, and shipments for both years.
Kariow Florida letter from Kariow describing a town of about 3,000 with electric lights and prospering farms. Mentions orange groves, tomatoes and peppers shipments, beet patches, phosphate mines, a busy packing house, and changes from a state military school to Gainesville. Notes Baptist State convention speakers and mission topics.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Jefferson Georgia officials planned a May 5 1906 centennial celebration. Committees were formed to arrange preliminaries programs and speeches by distinguished orators led by Hon John N Holder. The piece traces Jefferson’s growth from 1806 incorporation to a promising now bustling town.
Washington story describes a secret maneuver to verify Senator Burton of Kansas was in the chamber to authorize mileage for the current session. An employee rearranged him in the cloak room so officials could see him, allowing the mileage payment to proceed despite his absence from the chamber.
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, son of Ulysses Grant, will soon deliver a speech in New York on General R. E. Lee. The address is highly anticipated by readers and veterans, with a focus on Lee’s life and legacy amid Civil War memory.
Hon. C. H. Brand former solicitor general of the Western circuit was yesterday appointed judge to succeed R. B. Russell who resigned. Russell will run for Georgia governor, while Brand is hailed as a skilled attorney with a strong record. Governor Terrell’s appointment drew broad endorsements from lawyers and officials in the circuit.
Jefferson Lodge Knights of Pythias No 138 Jefferson Ga installs officers for the term led by C C J S McGarrity and includes Homer Hancock J S Ayers Prelate J D Elington K of R and S F H Randolph M of W J E McElhannon M of Ex W H Smith M ay H M Archer I G A E Pittman C G The lodge is debt free with funds loaned and a strong member turnout signals a busy period ahead.
New Orleans reports say Taft party including Miss Alice Roosevelt avoided violence during their Canton stay as anti foreign sentiment surged. Posters urged attacks on foreigners and the Viceroy sent a junior secretary rather than meeting Secretary Taft, later suppressing agitators after departure.
Sickening shivering fits of ague and malaria can be relieved by Electric Bitters, a pure medicine with curative influence against malaria and zero quinine after effects. Testimony from B. S. Munday of Henrietta, Tex, and local druggists Palmer's & Sons and WY. J. Smith & Bro note a 60 cent price and guaranteed efficacy.
The Elks Home Association, formed recently, bought the Athenaeum building and expects to own it outright with no indebtedness in a few years. It has been paying down second mortgage bonds and by midyear plans to have only the first mortgage remaining. The association, composed of Elks, rents the building from the organization.
Abraham Littleton of Frankfort Indiana recovers a silver watch lost during the Sultana disaster after forty years. The watch, found in a shark’s stomach in Pensacola Florida, remains well preserved. Also a portrait of Jim Bridger highlights his role as trapper and trailmaker and his impact on westward expansion and the Union Pacific railway.
An advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children as it contains nothing harmful. It lists H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro. in Athens Georgia as vendors.
Miss Rutherford appeals Georgia Division U D C chapters and friends to fund the Ra bun Gap Dormitory by March 1. She notes only 565 raised, asks chapters to pledge more or obtain subscriptions, cites urging efforts from Savannah and Athens camps, and urges prompt action.
John M. Lloyd of Alliance Ohio recounts a prolonged battle after a foot injury left part of his leg devitalized for four years. He details failed medical treatment, then relief and recovery using Cuticura Soap and Ointment over seven months, noting cost and inviting letters for others.
A Denver Post summary notes jail terms and court orders for J R Gilmore the tattooist who profited from enforcing “scientific” tattoo work on women. A photo likeness of Wayne Abbott was inked above a woman’s heart prompting threats of damages and flight as the bride-to-be and balloonist’s fiancé spring trouble.
The article lists vast royal expenditures over Queen Victoria's 62 year reign and other royal salaries. It details Queen Victoria's $182,710,200 in receipts for her family, Prince Consort, Prince of Wales, and children names, with annuities and pensions varying up to $60,000 and more. It contrasts with President Roosevelt’s family costs and notes the King’s $2,830,000 annual allotment and the Waleses’ official $150,000 but likely higher private income.
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York testimonials relief from salt rheum eczema after trying Bucklen's Arnica Salve a quick healer for cuts burns and sores priced 25 cents at H R Palmer Smith Bros stores.
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