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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1910
Page
4
Published weekly from Dahlonega Georgia the issue reports fines on whiskey sellers in Waycross Monte. Nevada gambling ban. bailiff bound for highway robbery. Georgia cotton yield drop. game laws for partridges pheasants and turkeys. infant milk deaths in Atlanta. local deaths and legal notices. editorials on postal policy and social themes. anecdotal items from Athens and Oglethorpe counties.
Voters cast ballots for governor and multiple state offices. Hoke Smith led governor with 375 votes while J M Brown had 9. Senate race noted OC and H Edwards BOD. Baker led representative race with 424. C Head led clerk with 426. Sheriff saw J F Sargent 827 and W W Criason as independent 110. other posts listed with various totals including W M Grindle for receiver and J M Ricketts 441 for collector. M Moore 487 for treasurer. I Cavenender 362 and A M Whelchel 76 for surveyor. J J Seabolt 448 for school commissioner. No coroner candidate. several votes went to others with Dr Head highest.
A compiled roster of grand jurors revised by county commissioners for two districts, PORTER SPRINGS and SHOAL CREEK, listing numerous individuals by surname and initials including Anderson, Jarrard, Burgess, Grindle, Chapman, Davis, and Stringer among others, with marks noting those designated as grand jurors.
A jumble of retro ads and notices mentions Foley Kidney Pills and Foley's Honey and Tar as trusted remedies sold by Dr. C A Jones Son. It also reports a lynching in Andalasha Alabama of a Black man accused of outraging a white woman. A separate note advises cautious use until elections conclude and praises local upbuilding efforts.
Dahlonega Bakery promotes steady operation with clock like regularity in bread baking. It invites customers to visit, promising a surprise for new visitors. Address Sipoty saw acres 40 in corn and cotton, balance in timber, 1 mile from depot on railroad at Suwannee. Henry Lona Gainesville Ga.
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