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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1905

Page

8

Executor's Sale and Elks charity incorporation in Athens

Executors sale announced for June in Athens Clarke County Georgia includes an eight room house with a cottage and a bay mule with cash terms. Also petitions request incorporation of The Elks Home Association for pure public charity and mutual benevolence in Athens, with authority to hold property and operate for twenty-year terms.

Court House Athens Clarke County Georgia Baldwin Doboy Streets Baldwin Street Doboy J.T. Comer R. T. Comer

Charitable Protective Union Petition for Charter

Petition filed May 4 1905 seeks charter for The Charitable Protective Union to operate in Athens Clarke County Georgia with no capital stock, power to sue and be sued, to appoint a board, adopt by laws, acquire real and personal property and to exist twenty years with renewal. Notice of another bill to incorporate the town of Hull in Madison and Clarke counties includes mayor council taxes and defined limits with a compliance notice.

Georgia United States State of Georgia Clarke Athens Superior Court of Clarke County Tabe B. Jones Julius Holder Thomas B. Garfield Rey. C. A. Wingfeld James P. Davis Mike Nesbit James Glenn W. H. Sheats Charlie Jones Thomas Harris William H. Dixon Augusta Richmond County Charitable Protective Union the Charitable Protective Union State of County of Tobe B. Jones Rev C. A. Wingfield J. Thomas Heard Att v. Georgia E. J. Crawford Superior Court Said County Anid Court RE. J. Crawford Superior Court Clarke Co General Assembly Hull Madison and W. J. Thornton J.T. Tolbert Joseph Yarbrough

Probate Notice and Sheriff's Sale Items

Clarke County Georgia advertises R C Orr administrator application to sell estate of Florida C Carr to be heard June 6 1906. Also public sale of Dr C A Ryder and Mrs C A Ryder property levied to satisfy mortgage foreclosure with bids in Athens at court house. Sanders Davila applies for letters of administration for Philip Walker estate.

R. C. Orr Florida C. Carr Georgia Clarke County Court House A. Ryder Hancock Avenue Athens McDowell Building C. A. Ryder Superior Court B. D Langford Va J. ¥. Carthers Ino W. Wier Sanders Davila Philip Walker

May 1 1905 note from B W Wingfield Ordinary

Church notes discuss Longman Martinez paints and a donation for churches. The text advertises mixing eight gallons of Longman Martinez paint with six gallons of Linseed Oil to reduce cost to about 1.20 per gallon. Dozier & Co sells these paints with claims of wear and coverage.

Longman & Martinez Dozier & Co

Seaboard Depression Era Rail Rates for Church Gatherings

Seaboard Air Line advertises very low round trip fares with limited sale and final limit dates for events across multiple cities in 1905. Kansas City Missouri to Southern Baptist Convention. Fort Worth Texas to General Assembly. St Louis Missouri to National Baptist Anniversary. Toronto Canada to International Sunday School Association. plus Summer Schools in Tuscaloosa and Athens and Farmers National Congress in Richmond. Extends final limits by 50 cents where noted.

Kansas City Southern Baptist Convention Fort Worth Tex General Assembly Southern Presbyterian Church Slot Springs Ark Southern Hardware Jobbers Association St. Louis National Baptist Anniversary Tuscaloosa Ala Athens Richmond Farmers National Congress Mit Toronto Canada International Sunday School Association Seaboard Air Linery

Excessive Tab Exposé Reports Fertilizer Tag Fraud Across Cotton Belt

Atlanta on May 9 reports letters to the Southern Cotton Association alleging widespread fertilizer tag sales and tag scattering in fertilizer cars and sacks. Letters describe reduced cotton acreage, unused tags in carloads, and suspected fraud or collusion across multiple Georgia Alabama and South Carolina locations with farmers facing financial pressure.

Atlanta Southern Cotton Association W. P. Gaffney Grange Troup County LeGrange Chipley West Point Hogansvile Troup John G. Key Welsh Ala Chambers County W. H. King Weston G. W. Everett Lumpkin G. H. Laramore Leesburg Jordan Temp McDonald Sumter City DeSoto W. Traylore

Tag Conspiracy in Cotton Sector Draws Farmer Chorus

Letters from Georgia and Alabama farmers accuse fertilizer firms of flooding markets with loose fertilizer tags while predicting lighter guano sales and reduced cotton planting. Respondents say warehouses hold large unsold stock and accuse firms of robbing farmers.

Magnate Sues for Large Sum and Cures Claim

Fragmented clippings report a claim by Mrs. Eleanor P Lord of Savannah Ga against the Central of Georgia railway for 100000 alleging injuries from an accident and a separate boast by Dr H B Hettinger of Indianapolis praising Detchon s Mystic Cure for rheumatism after an ankle sprain. The items mix sensational anecdotes from various papers reflecting legal and medical claims.

H. B. Hettinger Indianapolis Detchon H. R. Palmer & Sons Clayton Street

Roosevelt Will Not Be Candidate Says He Will Not Seek Presidency

Omaha May 10 The Bee quotes President Roosevelt stating emphatically that he will not be a candidate for president He says I mean it You are authorized to state that I will not be a candidate for president of the United States The statement carries no strings and he cites his Denver speech on railroad legislation as proof of earnestness for relief in transportation No compromise bill from Congress will be accepted

Omaha Neb the Bee Roosevelt United States Denver Congress Pine Grove Penn John Doll Sam

Man Kills Three Bears With Pocket Knife in Woods Fight

Dexfield Me Cor reports Newton Stowell killed a mother bear and two cubs after a two hour battle near Pine Grove Penn He fought with an axe and pocket knife sustaining severe injuries to his left arm and body His sons later found the pelts while he recovered with doctors unsure of his recovery.

Newton Stowell Stowell

When the body is cleared for action by King’s Pills

An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills remove bodily impurities and restore vigor. It notes visible signs of health such as flushed cheeks bright eyes firm flesh and buoyant mind. Sold at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons drug stores for 25 cents.

T. Gray Calhoun Dr. King A. W. J. Smith & Bro R. Palmer & Sons

A Stork Club in Indiana Sparks Roosevelt Crusade

Laporte Indiana May 11 The Wanatah social club formed to join President Roosevelt's race death crusade uses a stork emblem and has seen a remarkable number of births among members. A letter to Roosevelt seeks a suggested motto as secrecy ends and the club reveals its aims to the public.

Laporte Ind Wanatah Roosevelt

Legislator Andrews Arrested in Bribery Case in Arkansas

Little Rock May 11 Hon T C Andrews Nevada county representative and Prescott Picayune editor is jailed in Pulaski county on bribery charges. He allegedly offered and accepted bribes relating to the Killough levee bill. Bail set at 1000 per case. Andrews denies all accusations.

Little Rock Ark T. C. Andrews Nevada County General Assembly Prescott Picay Une Pulaski County Prescott Jones Rheton D. Meisner Meisner Andrews R. E. Simpson Hempstead County Simpson Killough

Lemon City Man Praises Chamberlain Remedy In Water Use

Mr C B Wainwright of Lemon City Florida writes that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy works better when added to hot water for stomach pains colic and cholera morbus and that the effect is twice as fast He notes it reaches the right spot instantly For sale by H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Bro

C. B. Wainwright Lemon City Fla H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro

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A. J. Baxter Aaron Cohen J. H. Rucker C. B. Griffith M. G. Michael D. P. Haselton J. H. Dozier Jake Stern E. C. Branson D. Q. Abbott Athens Lodge No Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Elks Home Asso Ellis City of Brand Thos Shackelford Elmer J. Crawford Clarks County B. Wingfield Seaboard Christian Atlanta, Ga Ifred Geissler Kent County Edward J. Plummer Ste Rand Kali Works New York Nassau Street South Broad St G. C. Williams Empire, Ga Mr. Jordan Horsford Empire Dubois Yonkers F. B. Doyle Bowersville Toccoa Elberton H. Y. Brooke Luverne T. W. Shows L. C. Williams, Sr G. W. Bowen Moorefield Union Springs J. M. Kills Virginia- Carolina Chemical Co Alabama H. Christopher Buena Vista Virginia Caroling Chemical Co Gorgia B. Stevens John Atlanta Constitution Mag Mra. Borden Savannah Eleanor P Katherine Lord Everett P Babette Central of Georgia Railway Breman Detroit Free Press Central St. Paul Tre Hiram Offen Minn Gavannah Birle Philagelph Rosevelt A Stock Club I Inuana Cold Map Tong Miss Kis Thyme
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