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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1905
Page
2
The Dahlonega area reports vigorous mining activity with new companies forming, dredges starting, and large mine consolidations. The Bunker Hill Gold Mining and Dredging Co and the Calhoun and Briar Patch mines near Auraria join forces, expect electric-powered mills, and promise extended ore production.
A Lumpkin county grand jury proposed allocating 50 from county funds to build a Confederate soldiers memorial in Gainesville. The note argues the move is illegal since state and county authorities lack funds to pay Confederate veterans claims without new law, urging private contributions and reconsideration to aid needy veterans first.
A letter argues widows of soldiers in Lampkin deserve comfort and a local monument before funding any distant memorial. It criticizes a national memorial program urging visitors to leave stones at Dublin cemetery and questions sending money elsewhere.
Dr. H C Whelchel a leading Dahlonega physician moves to Douglas Georgia. He studied at Augusta Medical College and did post graduate work in New York before practicing across Lumpkin Hall Dawson Union and White counties. He served on Dahlonega City Council the public school board and N G College board and was surgeon for the college. Locals bid him and his family good luck in their new home.
A garbled report mentions Roosevelt, a tanker incident, convicts in a state asylum and potential re-sentencing. Dr D K Darsene of Chicago allegedly plans college donations across Kentucky North Carolina West Virginia with further gifts hoped for Georgia. An Alabama incident recalls Sam Jones of Georgia fearing a crazy man and seeking safety.
Mrs H M Payne recounts plans for a Blue Grass project as Col Farrow travels to Rye fields of old Kentucky to study importation and adaptation of Jersey stock. He aims to establish a Blue Gray program near the Queen of the Mountains and make a successful home there.
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