Convoluted Telegraphic Notes From Dahlonega Page
The itemized clippings from Dahlonega Georgia cover a mix of local notices and national snippets. Topics include subscription rates, racial issues in Fulton county, New York saloons, a church organ planned in Elberton, a proposed million dollar New York hotel, Atlanta prison inmate counts, Roosevelt’s party, rising flour prices, a dog tax bill in Georgia, convict Henry Blalock’s savings, liquor seizures at Cascade Distillery Co. in Tennessee, rising drunkenness in Atlanta, a Muskogee newspaper clamor about Oklahoma war, and religious reflections on salvation costs. Also mentioned are possible apologies by Pennsylvania's governor and Pittsburgh’s mayor for arrests of two Chinese men, civil suits in Lumpkin Superior Court, and a friendly suit over estate money entitlements.
Rich Gold Mine Prospect Prompts Boom Talk
Carl Williams writes from Phoenix about a gold mine rumor near the city. He claims a mining boom 00 miles away with prospectors striking riches, ore valued at about 325000 dollars per ton, and crowds heading to the site. He notes wheelbarrows of ore and sacks worth around 10000 dollars arriving in Phoenix, while he plans to stay away despite interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Williams
Dublonesga
Phoenix
Arizona
Mining Notes on Georgia Properties and Local Firms
Mining activity continues on the Chestatee property and near Auraria with routine progress. At Barlow the Mill at the Liberty Bell property tests ore while J B Arthur and an associate evaluate a new concentrator at Calhoun mine. Dr Will W McAfee and partners seek a charter for The Jennis Creek Gold Mining Company in Fulton County. Wages to be cut by steel trust start May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Barlow
Liberty Bell
J. B. Arthur
Calhoun
Fulton County Daily Report
Atlanta
Will W. McAfee
W. H. McAfee
Jennis Creek Gold Mining Company
Nuever
Georgia
Jennis Creek
Mistakes of County Treasurers Across Georgia Surface
The Advance notes that several hundred dollars missing from Cherokee and Pickens counties show innocent errors by former and acting treasurers since 1908. It mentions A. G. Candler receiving extortion notes demanding 35000 under Inman Park church steps and a staged delivery leading to the arrest of a Sunday school pupil. A visitor who taught in China is introduced for contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Pickens
Georgia
Lumpkin County
A. G. Candler
Atlanta
Inman Park Methodist Church
Mr. Candler
Daniel W. Johnson
China
Tax Receiver's First Round Schedule Listed for Multiple Towns
The notice details a tax receiver travels through Crumby Jogtown Chestatee Porter Springs Yahoola Cane Greek Hightower Jones Creek Nimblewill Davis Dahlonega Mill Creek Auraria Martin's Ford Wahoo Shoal Creek and Shoal Creek on specified dates with time windows each day. G H McGuire and T R are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crumby
Jogtown
Chestatee
Porter Springs
Yahoola
Cane Greek
Hightower
Jones’ Creek
Nimblewill
Davis
Dahlonega
Mill Creek
Auraria
Martin’s
Tennis Creek Gold Mining Company charter petition
A Fulton County petition seeks a twenty year charter for Tennis Creek Gold Mining Company to harvest gold and other minerals. William W. Neds, Phios Pitt, William M. McAfee, Thomas E. McAfee, and Charles F. McAfee of Fulton and Lumpkin counties seek corporate power to buy lease and operate land, mines, mills, canals, railways, and factories with capital stock of 200000 dollars, later adjustable to one million, with liability limited to subscribed capital. Office to be in Atlanta, board of at least five stockholders, and officers named by the directors, with authority to issue bonds and own shares in other companies. Filed March 29, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phios. Pitt
Williaue MW. McAfee
Thomas E. McAfee
Fulton County
Charles FP. McAfee
Lumpkin County
Tennis Creek Gold Mining Company
William W. Neds
Atlanta
Georgia
Agqueu
Hhe
Steelhollers
Kontz & Austin
Arnold Broyles
State of Georgia
Fulton
Superior Court
Said County
Jennis Creek Gold Mining Co
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the & Nugget
Wwe Eee
Dahlonega, Ga
P.O
New York
Elberton
Federal
Roosevelt
Party
Horta
Big Hut
A. L. Franklin
Floyd
State Board of Health
Henry Blalock
At-lanta
Revenue Department
Cascade Distillery Co
Tennessee
The
Atlanta Journal
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Paradise
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Congress
Knox
United States
Lumpkin
John Higgins
E. J. den
Lilly
Higgins
F. C. Magness
Joseph Rkider
Huff
Magness
John A. Bruce
W. H. Jones
G. G. Bruce
Pitner Mica Mining Co
Steel Trust
Chas. S. Barrett
Farmers Union
Clemson
D. C
Chattahoochee Brick Co
H. Wireretrnn
Argains
Columbia Records
Craig R. Arnold
H. F. Parks
New Bridge, Ga
Kor Sale
MeKre
College Street
G. H. Moore
Haily Hack
Gainesville
Sia of
Georgi
Epitop County
Said Coun
Fulton County, Cin
Mach
P. J, Shute
Grogeries
EF. Moore
John H. Carter
H. D. Gurley
3the Bank OF
B.C. Gurley
J. H. Moore
Curley Old Stand
G. McGuire
General Merchandise Lumber
Homer Head
Mahlonega, Ga
Ory
A.J. Cavender
Moore Building
Lavinia Tamilton
Columbus Hamilton
Higins
Court of Ordinary
T.S. Littlefield
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