Various Local Incidents and Notes From Union County Banner
News from Union County Banner recounts a string of local items including civic resignations in Blue Ridge and Dawlonega, a court case involving a damaged arm compensation, a Jamestown Exposition opening, and a political push for a Native American trust fund in Washington. It notes a revival in Kentucky, a ministerial change for J R Gunn, and a shooting incident near Brasstown with names Little Joe Stephene, Deputy Marshal Bowling, Jake Kelly, and Gilead Ensley.
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U. S
Bowling
Jake Kelly
Gilead Ensley
Brasstown
Dome
Ensley
Kelly
Joe
Stephene
Union County
Records of Captain Asbury’s Company 52 Regiment Found in Dahlonega
A 27 page book recovered after Captain R. R. Asbury's death lists soldiers of Co. C 52nd Regiment with ages and an itemized 12 month clothing charge. It records prices: drawers eight dollars per pair, shoes ten, jackets fourteen, pants twelve, shirts three, blankets ten, era one dollar. Notable names include Henry Smith and J. B. Thomas among living veterans in the area.
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Dahlonega
Henry Smith
White County
R. R. Asbury
Co. C
White
Dawson
Mr. Asbury
W. H. Finch
P. Tiner
S. H. McGhee
J. B. Thomas
Elisha Trammell
KE. Carroll
J. ©. Calhoun
Virge Moos
Virgo
Memorial Day at Cavender's Creek Cemetery Observed
Citizens gathered at Cavender's Creek cemetery to clean and straighten tombstones and lay flowers on graves of loved ones. Ep. Nuaart notes the communal act, shared by white and colored residents, with reflections on heaven and reunion. A separate item reports a mother jailed in Atlanta for kidnapping her child from the grandfather, and a brick yard strike over higher wages halting the mud wheel.
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Nuaart
Cavender’s Creek
B.S
Atlanta
Lumpkin county pride for R F D service and tales of kidnapping
Drak Bit sings the praises of the rural free delivery system highlighting doorstep mail, courteous carriers, and government benefits. The letter recounts a father and son reportedly kidnapped years apart, their eventual reunion via carrier No. 8, and the broader joys of R F D service. It also notes local disputes over rat poison reports, and ends with a Oklahoma flood update.
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Lumpkin County
Jackson County
White County
Old Lumpkin
No. 3
Carrier No. 8
Yahoda
Stock law election petition and local murder note
A local disclosure lists fifty five stock law election signers in Lumpkin county amid concerns over eligibility and a female signer. It notes High Tower and Mill Creek Yahoola districts, with Yahoola already under the law. An item on John Hix’s murder by John Cain at Ficklin, Ga, states Cain is jailed in Wilkes county after Hix was killed following a confrontation with Alice Parks. Hix had worked at L. M. Wells store. Snow covered the town recently. Drapers & Sons advertise groceries and shoes.
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Nugget
Miss Cain
Lumpkin County
Hightower
Dahlonega
Mill Creek
Yahoola
John Hix
John Cain
Ficklin
Dawson County
Alice Parks
John Coxin
Hix
L. M. Wells
Cain
Wilkes County
County Election Sought Over Peace or No Fence
Fifty freeholders in Lumpkin County Georgia filed a petition seeking a county election on the question of Peace versus No Fence under Section 1777 of the revised Georgia code. The election will be ordered after May 25 1907 unless good cause is shown to the contrary. G G Evans Ordinary April 25 1907.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
G. G. Yans
Eph Strickland
Ed White
Thomas Byrd
Milton Watts
Columbus Watts
van Watts
Rice Ramsaur
Miller Erwin
John Stanton
Solomon Fuller
Jim Collier
Obediah Taylor
John Patton
Dave Mahan
Mose Finley
George Jefferson
Thomas Hutcherson
John Johnson
Virginia
Carolinas
Tennessee
Salacoa
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Fairmount
North
Tate
Stockholders Meeting Notice for Dahlonega Gold Mining and Milling
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Dahlonega Gold Mining and Milling Company will be held at the company office in Dahlonega Georgia on May 25 1907 starting at 2 PM for the transaction of business. By order of Directors Spropg Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlonega Gold Mining and Milling Company
Dahlonega
P. Sropg
Mountain Valley Gold Mining
Auraria
A. Beye
Notice to Debtors for Dahlonega Business Closing
G. D. Breer directs all persons indebted to settle accounts immediately as he closes his business in Dahlonega. Call to settle what is due.
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Dahlonega
G. D. Breer
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the & Nugget
Damlonega
Ofisia
Denver Papers
Colorado
Fulton County
J. R. Gunn
Macon
New York
Roosevelt
KE Philbrick
Cornelia
Kentucky
Seeee
Dahlonea
John Gain
South Georgia
Ed Wells
W. T. Brinson
Waycross
John H. Moore
Brinson
Canton
Blue Ridge
F. W. Cook
T. B. Mathis
Court of Claims
Washington, D. C
Commissioners of Indian Affairs
United States
Oklahoma
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Alco
J.ague Curb
B. R. Drapers & Sons
Stockholders Meeting
All Roads
EEAD
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Martin’s Ford
Wahoo
Shoal Creek
Crumby
Frogtown
Porter Springs
Chestatee
Sp. Im
Cane Creek
Shiela
Youp Farm
Busineyy
Jvag
Massey Mining Dahk Mega
Ste Bunker Hill
Ng Co. Wil
Nias
Shield
B. F. Anderson
T. J. Smith
TS. Ree Eield
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