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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
2
A collage of 1900s Georgia items reports appointments and politics including W. Y. Atkinson named Newman postmaster, Judge Wellborn reappointed state librarian, and a reformitory planned in Baldwin county. Other notes cover yellow fever in New Orleans, a Gainesville mayoral fine, and census duties on Confederate soldiers and widows.
The report details steam plant startup at Consolidated Co chlorination site. Moose and McDonald’s lift on the Columbia property works. Singleton mill covered. Briar Patch canal tubes nearly finished. several miners report cleanups, ore handling costs, and new gravel mining progress. Dredging at Bunker Hill shows richer veins and nuggets found by N P Riddell.
Local boosters describe a promising Bunker Hill property with rich feeders, ample power, and road access under the supervision of J. T. Miller and Riddell. Treasurer Hollifield praises the project as a top regional prospect while the firm enforces a $20 000 bond. Separate notes recount Tessie Owens legal troubles and a Georgia vagrancy bill update.
P O Canada and Ga Marshal John Downs figure in a swirling column of local gossip and wild anecdotes about fights at Williams Creek. mentions of Rev Helton, Nelton, and errant stills. also notes on school grafts, whiskey crime, and a fatal boiler blast at Concord High.
Dalton council has decided to adopt birreane measures, signaling a new local policy shift. The move follows public discussion and aims to address community concerns with a structured plan and oversight.
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