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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
2
Local Georgia notes report a range of items from the Dahlonega paper including post office robbery at Adairsville, distillery destruction in Walker county, flood relief for Mississippi, political indictments in Atlanta, and debates over game laws and temperance. Mentions of Wilson postmaster nominations and local crime actions reflect a broad weekly digest.
Reporters toured Crown Mountain Mine with W. Byers and observed progress at the 60 stamp mill. Flumes are near completion to deliver ore directly to the mill, conserving gold by avoiding unnecessary processing. Power lines, a higher water system, and Prof. Hoskin of Colorado oversee operations for Findley Gold Mining & Power Co. with Alabama investors funding development.
In a reply letter Congressman Bell thanks local citizens for their petition seeking a federal post office building in Dahlonega and Lumpkin County. He notes such appropriations usually go to towns with higher receipts but plans to attach an assay office to the post office bill to improve chances of success.
The article highlights experienced men using established techniques to revive mines including Findley, asserting other mines can achieve similar success. It mentions Tom Henderson assaulting Lonnie Kehols near Ellijay with a stick, inflicting serious cuts but the preacher’s wounds were reported to be healing.
Public notices list tax return collection sites and dates for Lumpkin County from May 13 to May 23 1913 with locations Dahlonega Crumby Frogtown Chestatee Porter Springs Yahoola Cane Creek Davis Hightower Jones Creek Nimblewill Mill Creek Auraria Martin s Ford Wahoo Shoal Creek and guardian and administrator actions for the estates of Lee Patrick Gold Belle Wimpy Clayton Wimpy Bertie Wimpy and H G Duckett.
In Macon last Monday a 60 member choir led a revival scene as a Sunday drunkenness sentence charged 19 people. In Athinta a duel over a cigarette resulted in one man stabbed to the heart and throat slashed, another with lighter injuries.
Galusha desires to buy a good cow with a young calf. Mrs. T. McDonald offers a good nice home to rent in the building formerly occupied by Mr. Cowan. If you owe W. B. Townsend on a due note with no arrangement for continuance, you should settle now or face collection by an officer.
The books are open for the returns of all property within the corporate limits of Dahlonega and will close on the 81st instant. Property owned on March 1, 1913 is liable for taxes. Tax Assessors J. B. Priver and G. H. Moor announce the deadline.
At Brookton station Northwestern rail road, ten car loads of J C Guillian and Bros Cotton Guano are available, praised for 25 years as best for all crops in the area. Stock kept on hand for ready access, with easy daily trips from Dahlonega to Brookton and back.
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