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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
2
A compact slice of weekly local notes from Dahlonega and surrounding counties. Items include Uncle Bill Miner recovering, escape of 37 Ware County convicts, a death linked to a laundry mishap, political noms in Fannin County, a Gainesville prisoner seeking to keep her child, and road suit progress in Dawson. Beef and meat prices forecast rise, with regional agricultural caution and fleeting crime anecdotes.
A comparison of Hall and Emanuel counties shows stock law effects on livestock valuation. Hall reports 18,111 cattle 6,788 hogs 4,652 sheep valued at 147,824 while Emanuel lists 18,111 cattle 39,048 hogs 9,115 sheep valued at 259,207, despite Emanuel’s population being 590 less. Additional notes cover civil service post offices and state tax data.
An editorial laments meat shortages pushing residents to seek supplies in Gainesville and urges local farmers to raise hogs and sow wheat. It criticizes timber companies for buying land yet not allowing cultivation, noting population decline and low tax bases. The piece calls for fair land assessment and rental of cleared lands to spur growth.
The text notes a county hunting license costing one dollar and penalties for hunting without a license or consent. It also mentions an upcoming annual oratorical contest for public school pupils scheduled to take place tomorrow.
J L Marlow of Winder Ga offers tombstones with best prices. A Fry residence on Park Street is for rent. Geo W Rider, operating in Davis district, buys corn fodder hay cane seed oats wheat rye honey beeswax chickens eggs ducks geese turkeys dry hides clean wool sheep cattle at market prices and sells goods cheaply.
Mattie Edmundson sues Parker Edmundson for divorce in Lumpkin Superior Court October Term 1918. Court orders Parker Edmundson to appear October third Monday at the Lumpkin court, with clerk CG C Hean signing August 8 1918 and Judge J B Jones presiding.
A Gainesville based article notes a reliable fire to transport freights from Gainesville and Northwestern routes to Brook ing. The report details total rates including railroad charges from Gainesville to Brook, outlining logistics and cost implications for shipments.
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