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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
2
The column reports on war costs and draft plans, price shifts for potatoes, and state efforts like women serving on county boards of education. It notes Governor Dorsey, a German dynamiter’s sentence, a proposed dog tax, centu ry plant visits near Rochelle, and Clarke County funding for the July legislature. It praises Col. Pat Haralson as enrolling clerk and mentions explosives found in coal and other items amid wartime concerns.
A rural Georgia column notes Pickens County enjoys good roads without a board of commissioners, thanks to rail access and prosperity. It contrasts with Lumpkin County, cites land values, population, tax returns, and a large marble and quarry sector. It discusses cattle spray mandates, tick eradication plans, and statewide actions, plus local oddities from Athens to Copperhill.
U S soldiers held a parade in Paris on the fourth. Uncle Sam will begin drafting 650000 men on July 16. John McClure and Miss Stovall of Dawson county wed last Wednesday.
The county exemption board met for the first time last Monday and has not received instructions yet. It plans four exemption classes including men physically unfit for military duty, those employed in vital war industries, religious objectors, and individuals with dependents whose support is essential to mothers or children.
A. B. Keith cashier of Bank of Lumpkin County swears the accompanying statement is true as recorded in the bank books. The document is sworn and subscribed before W. H. Jones on June 27, 1917, with A. B. Kerra noted.
For Sale Saturday August the 6th an auction offers 1 wagon and harness 1 buggy and harness 1 set of black smith tools and many other items. Martinguirrin.
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