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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
2
The Democrat notes Roosevelt turns fifty and will become Outlook editor after his term, with a $30,000 annual salary. It also comments on political figures like Hoke Smith and Joseph M. Brown, plus local remarks on two dollar bills and public integrity.
The piece references Taft's election, Deckar County politics, and national mood. It notes autumn weather, crop gatherings, and the nation’s election afterglow. It discusses Gov. Hoke Smith’s leadership, a southern governors conference on night riders, and calls for principled action over partisan bias in public service.
A fragment notes voting rights rest with states not the federal government. It states naturalization as a federal grant, and lists states and territories requiring voter registration. The text ends mid-sentence, indicating an incomplete discussion of registration requirements.
Prohibition supporters claim Birmingham Alabama will see a sharp rise in tax values and city revenue in 1909. Officials estimate taxable values increased by about 8 million dollars, yielding roughly 170 thousand dollars more in taxes than 1908, with saloon properties converted to other businesses boosting income further.
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union leader predicts nationwide prohibition within ten years. Mrs Stevens of Portland, Maine, president of the union, says the movement is a substantial, non spasmodic gain. Nine states have enacted prohibition Alabama Arkansas Georgia Kansas Maine Mississippi North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma with others on the way.
Court sale to satisfy a Bainbridge city court mortgage from 1908 weighs in with farm stock three mares a wagon buggy cattle 23 head corn 2500 lb fodder 1000 lb hay. Property levied as defendant William E Harris’s. Sheriff L F Patterson notes sale for first Tuesday in December at courthouse door.
The Decatur County sheriff will sell at Bainbridge near the courthouse the Wainman Normal and Industrial Institute property. The tract includes Plat No 11 with ten and five lots north of it and Plat No 19 containing 375 by 150 feet, known as Free Town. The land, in land lot 205, 15th District, was conveyed by H. J. Bruton October 14 1903 and levied to satisfy court claims from Bainbridge City Court in favor of E M Wainman and the Institute. The sale date is the specified court hours and the sheriff signs off on November 4 1908.
Decatur County will sell before the courthouse on the first Tuesday in December the half undivided interest in a Bainbridge Georgia property. It lies east by Bruton street south by Perry street west and north by L O Jackson lands and an extension of Perry Street. The deed dated 1901 describes one eighth acre more or less. Proceedings arise from a Justice Court fi fa in favor of J H Boyett against Jno E Wilkes Jr. This 1908 notice is by Sheriff L F Patterson.
Legal advertisement states the property of J. F. Reynolds will be sold at the courthouse door in Caibridge on the first Tuesday in December next to satisfy a mortgage issued by the City Court of Bainbridge in favor of the Bank of Donalsonville. The listed items include a 76 saw Gin Feeder and Condenser 42 inch Malsby mill a Felker engine and borers 25 HP and 20 HP plus an elevator. Payment and sale terms follow law.
In Bainbridge Georgia Decatur County on the first Tuesday in December 1908 the city court action of Chattanooga Machinery Co. versus L M Priest led to levying on a new Eureke Lathe mill No. 7095 as the property of the defendant. Sheriff L F Patterson announced the sale date as the legal hour.
Notice to creditors of Morris & Brown Drug Co and the City Drug Store of Bainbridge Decatur County Georgia that they were adjudged bankrupt on October 31 1908. First meeting of creditors to be held in Valdosta Georgia November 12 1908 at 9 am to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business. Referee in Bankruptcy Wilfred C Lane signed October 31 1908.
County notices under legal hours of sale designate L. F. Patterson as sheriff.
Unclaimed boxes and goods from multiple shippers across Bainbridge and surrounding areas are offered at public auction by the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway Company. Items include furniture, hardware, dry goods, clocks, frames, and tools with extensive listing of owners, locations, and statuses. Auction at Westee Bridge Depot begins at 10 a.m. with cash terms and daily continuation until sold.
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