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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
1
The shop of Mr. P. F. Vanlandingham at Howard was burglarized Tuesday night marking the fourth such break in two years. Local stores have all suffered breakins, and efforts continue to catch the culprits. Loss includes shoes groceries knives and a small cash amount.
Thomasville Ga May 29 1914 Rev E W Anderson a member of the South Georgia Conference has been accepted by the Board of Missions and assigned to Korea He is a Emory College and Tulane University medicine graduate who practiced seven years before entering the ministry He will study at the Technic in New York prior to departing for the Orient I L Llewellen takes his place on the Whigham and Calvary charge.
S. B. Willis died last Monday at 10 o'clock in a Columbus hospital after a bout with typhoid fever. His remains were brought to Howard and interred at Horeb Baptist Church cemetery with funeral rites by Rev. J. F. Helms. He once lived near Howard, married Belle Duckworth of Talbotton, and leaves a widow and one child.
The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad was sold under hammer for 3 984 000 and purchased by bondholders. B W Palmer bid it in for the bondholders and the road will be renamed the Georgia Alabama and Western Railroad Company with E T Lamb continuing as head under a new plan. The line runs 661 miles from Georgia to Birmingham Alabama and ambitious rebuilding plans are expected. MAR 5.
The Kaolin mine two miles south of Butler, known as the Butler Clay Company property, will be reopened under F P Golden of Wilmington Delaware who will supervise mining refining and marketing. The deposit is described as almost unlimited and in demand with contracts already sought for many cars per month. Golden is praised for integrity and may move his family to Butler. Also Bremen Ga reports W M Golden of Equitable Life notes Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatism sold by H J Porter Butler Ga.
News of the death of Mr. J. R. Rufus Hunter at the home of his daughter Mrs. J. T. Hart of Howard reached friends across the county. He had been in poor health, treated in Atlanta, then at Howard where troubles grew worse. A prominent county merchant and Christian worker, he lived in Florida and North Georgia seeking relief. He was about 55, survived by one daughter, funeral held at Howard with many mourners. Foley Kidney Pills advertised by H. J. Porter Butler Ga.
Columbus awoke to a second murder in two weeks as Roy Palmer aged nineteen was shot near Linwood cemetery on Sixteenth street. Palmer, son of county official James Palmer, was found with a bullet wound and two dollars missing from his pockets, suggesting robbery. Police link this killing to a prior murder two blocks away and a spate of holdups in the railroad yard area.
Forsyth Ga June 5 In a family dispute R H McDaniel a farmer was shot and killed by his son in law Tom Meek Meek had come to take away the household effects after a quarrel over the daughter’s marriage Meek shot McDaniel in the groin and killed him instantly
An old advertisement touts Citrolax as the best laxative for stomach discomfort and sluggish bowels. It claims pleasant taste like lemonade and prompt, painless action. Sold by H. J. Porter with June billing notes.
A vintage ad promotes the Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles in men and women, claiming to dissolve gravel and treat diabetes and rheumatic back pain. It notes mail order availability for $1 and cites Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis with testimonials and pharmacy distribution.
Pleas Williamson, accused of fatally shooting Marshal Jack Burke in Butler on May 9, was bound over for a preliminary trial after a hearing held Thursday. Witnesses for state and defense attended as Justices Adams and Aultman ordered the case proceeding with Williamson remanded to jail without bail.
Coughs and colds weaken the system with weight loss and appetite loss. The ad claims Dr. King’s New Discovery stops coughing after the first dose and is the best medicine for throat and lung troubles. A testimonial from Mr O H Brown of Muscatine, Ala, praises its life saving effect for a sick wife. 50c to 1.00 at druggists.
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