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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
2
Georgia newspapers discuss the 1900 era political scene with references to Gov. Smith Hoke Smith Democrats and Joe Cannon while noting night riders pressuring cotton prices in Gwinnett and Mississippi. The piece warns against futures trading, praises rotation, and calls for reining in Watson influence and electoral votes.
The Kentucky night riders plan has reached Tennessee with tactics against peanut shippers and Mississippi cotton gins display notices ordering immediate closure until further orders. The piece decries the loss of freedom and declares the law impotent to stop such conditions.
Governor Smith asserts the extra session accomplished all expectations. He cites juvenile court and parole bills as a new crime prevention era, a Western and Atlantic Railroad extension commission, convict labor reform, and a tax on malt substitutes yielding 200000 dollars in a year, declaring no constitutional concerns and small session costs.
The first extra session since 1882 adjourned after passing convict legislation to Governor Smith. The bill ends lease of convicts by March 31, 1909, prorates to counties, and permits letting remaining convicts to municipalities or discretionary disposal by the Governor and Commission. The public vote outlook shifts as Bryan support wanes and Democrats expected to win electors by a large margin.
The piece argues that growing independence among voters fuels change in elections. It notes unrest and dissatisfaction with the current system, citing effects in various states and predicting that the party in power, the Republicans, will face consequences as voters seek new leadership amid unsettled business conditions.
Decatur County sheriff announces sale of multiple parcels in Bainbridge on the first Tuesday in October 1908. Parcels include 370 acres in the 20th District, 40 acres in the 15th District, 23 acres in the 73rd, plus 16 and 50 acre tracts, totaling 83 acres, all described with boundaries. Property levied to satisfy two City Court warrants for Decatur County Bank vs F R Graham and C R Graham, Sept 8, 1908.
Decatur County sheriff sale scheduled for the first Tuesday in October at Bainbridge courthouse. Property described as Lot 7 in Fowlstown with detailed metes and bounds, including land once owned by W L McGill and R D Carr, except a 30 by 100 foot parcel, levied to satisfy a Bainbridge City Court fire case in favor of Bainbridge Oil Company against R D Carr. Dated September 8, 1908.
A Bainbridge city court fire judgment leads to a public sale of 40 acres in Decatur County Georgia. The property includes 18 acres of lot 58 and 22 acres of lot 23 in the 19th District. The sale occurs at the courthouse during legal hours.
Decatur county Georgia restores a Bainbridge city court action against W. R. Horn with B. B. Lane and others. The sale covers city lots 1 2 3 4 in block Y and lot 1 in block Y in Donalsonville with all improvements. Proceeds go to satisfy the city court fifa from March term 1908. The notice is dated September 9 1908.
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