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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1911

Page

7

New Clarke County Courthouse To Be Downtown

Athens Clarke county residents urged a modern downtown courthouse to serve growing public business. A large conference backed moving from the present site to the central business district and supporting bond funding for construction.

Superior Court Clarke County Banks County Clarke Americus Griffin Blackshear Blakely Cuthbert Athens Post Office Federal United States C. ¥. Strahan University of Georgia A& Man Phinizy Theame Ridge First ‘Methodist First Presbyterian First Baptist

County board considers bond for new courthouse complex

Commissioners discussed citizen wishes and the possibility of a 125000 bond to fund a new courthouse sheriff's home and county prison. If approved, the old site could be sold for 50000, retiring 23000 in bonds and leaving about 125000 for the project. A five member citizen committee was named to assist plans and report at Friday’s adjourned session.

Clarke County Clarks Busi Ness Board of Commissioners J. T. Pit Winterville Messrs W. T. Bryan Billups Phinizy John R. White Talmadge, Sr James Mor Ton Board of Commissioners of Roads Tate Wright Hodgson-Shackelford Pittard Court House J. J Strickland Athens Citzens Billups Phinizy Southern Mutual Insurance Company Athene Athens Railway and Electric Company J. ¥. Carthers The Columbian Insurance Company C. H. Phinizy Andrew J. Cobb B. H. Corvey Col M. G. Michael Max Michael Howell Erwin Mr. O’callagher Georgian Hotel W. A. Mallory G. H. Holme J. Bosdurant John Bird J. J. Strickland DuPree Hunncutt C. B. Smith N . Davis Farmer J. M. Hodgson Hollman Banner John T. Anderson Cobb Andrew Cobb City Court 8. C. Upson Strickland Henry West Weat W. C. Weatherford Col. Morton Hodgson W. H. Morton Puryear Clarke Oconea Insue Harry Hodgson Arid County Billiope Phinisy John RR. White J. E. Talmadge, Sr Jas. Morton Pitterd Boans Ww. T. Bryan Billope Phinisy Jno. R. White J. E. Talmadge James Morton

Faithful Negro Dead at Winterville

Jet Raines, colored, died this morning at 6:30 after years of faithful service at the Kroner home in Winterville. He came to the town with his family thirty years ago and spent his last months in bed awaiting death. He leaves a large family and wife to mourn his loss.

Winterville John

Sherwood Pension Bill Seeks 38 Million Cost

Washington May 24 A House committee vote 7 to 3 favors reporting the Sherwood one dollar a day pension bill affecting about half a million old soldiers. The measure would cost roughly 38 million dollars and differs from the Sulloway and Anderson age pension bills.

Washington House Committee On Forald

Lake Mohonk Conference Opens With Arbitration Focus

President Nichola Murray Butler presides as the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration begins its seventeenth session at Mohonk Lake New York May 24. Topics include the U S British arbitration treaty the Ghent centenary celebration and Mexico relations with readers from Foster Dandurand Gourassa Burton Mulock Mackenzie and other prominent figures.

Mohonk Lake N.Y Lake Mohonk Nichola Murray Butler Columbia University United States Great Britain Ghent Mexico John W. Foster Raoul Dandurand Seuate Henri Gourassa Montreal Canada Burton Ohio William Mulock High Court of Justice Ontario J. J.mcclaren W. B. Riddell W. L. Mackensiering Charlemagne Tower Russia Austria Oscar 8. Straus Hague Court Charles P. Neill Labor Baron d’Estournell

West Virginia G A R encampment opens in Morgantown

Morgantown May 24 The annual encampment of the West Virginia Grand Army of the Republic and the yearly meetings of the Woman's Relief Corps Ladies of the G A R and the Sons of Veterans opened today and run through Thursday. The city is decorated in honor of the veterans with visitors receiving the preliminary business.

West Virginia G. A Morgantown W. Va Department of West Virginia Grand Army of the Republic Woman's Relief Corps Sons of Veterans

Bankers of Missouri and Kansas meet in joint session

Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas host the Missouri Bankers Association and the Kansas Bankers’ Association for their annual gatherings. A joint session is planned with speakers including Treasury Secretary Mac Veagh and ex Governor Francis of Missouri.

Bankers Kansas City Missouri Bankers’ Association Kansas Bankers’ Association Kas Pro-Grammes Treasury MacVeagh Francis Missouri

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