Georgia Paper Bitter Over Prohibition Taxes and Crimes
The Dahlonega paper denounces Georgia liquor taxes and prohibition. It reports arrests and court actions including Ben Jones jailed five years for patricide in Gilmer County, D. A. Collum bound over for shooting at revenue officers, and Clark Sims surrendering after a Christmas Eve barn fire. It notes police seizures in Macon, local pledges against liquor, and local political chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Jones
Gilmer County
D. A. Collum
Cherokee County
Uncle Sains
Christmas Barn Fire Leads to Warrant for Fate Anderson
On Christmas morning Col Baker’s barn burned. Fate Anderson and Grady Bruce faced a warrant on suspicion of an offense, jailed briefly at L Street, then released as the case was dismissed. Dawson County connections surfaced. Anderson previously jailed for illicit distilling. Local note mentions candy sales in Thomasville, cattle for sale, and fresh peanuts at Mrs. Watson’s.
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Col. Bakers Barn
Mr. Burns
Eich
Fate Anderson
Grady Bruce
Kay
Dawson County
Anderson
Marshal Satterfield
Col. Baker
Townsend Laundry Closed Out Notice
Take Notice The Townsend laundry is being closed out after years of effort. Patrons are warned that any clothes sent or carried there will be burned. All interested parties are asked to remember this notice.
Proclamation offers reward for arson suspects in Lumpkin County
Georgia Governor John M Slaton issues a proclamation declaring a reward of 100 dollars for the apprehension and delivery of the unknown arsonist or arsonists who burned the Barn and contents of R H Baker near Dahlonega on the night of December 24 1913. The proclamation demands vigilance from all state officers to assist in bringing the offenders to trial, dated December 20 1918 and signed by Governor Slaton and Secretary Ian CooX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Bakers Burn
Georgia
John M. Slaton
Lumpkin
Dahlonega
R. H. Baker
Lumpkin County
Jons M. Stavron
For Sale Land and Milk Cow in Dahlonega
Ten acres of land well wooded within the corporate limits of Dahlonega and a fine milk cow. Apply to Faxnie LL Ring and Roserva Riney Georgia Lumpkin County. R H Baker administrator seeks letters of dismission from estate of R C G Wood and asks show cause why discharge should not be granted on the first Monday in January 1914. This Dec 2 1913 H B Saati Ordinary.
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Dahlonega
Georgia
Lumpkin County
R. H. Baker
R. C G. Wood
H. B. Saati
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Clermontlonega County Line
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