Parish Gazette Notice of Publication Details
Published every Friday at 11.00 a year and entered at Jackson Post Office as 2nd class mail matter by Mrs. A H Shaver.
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
2
Published every Friday at 11.00 a year and entered at Jackson Post Office as 2nd class mail matter by Mrs. A H Shaver.
Former governor Hoki Smrtru will deliver the literary address at the closing ceremonies of the public schools in Byromville Dooly County on May 18.
Forty five white men and between 130 and 145 Negroes were entombed in No 3 coal mine at Palos last Friday night after a terrific explosion. Palos lies about 40 miles west of Birmingham and the mines are owned by the Palos Coal and Coke Company.
Hon. W. B. Situ longtime Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall county died at his Gainesville home last Sunday morning at 2 o'clock. He is survived by his wife Miss Hattie Lucile Howell a relative of Hon. Clark Howell of Atlanta and six children.
Agricultural reports say conditions are not as bad as feared. Cotton shows some injury and minor replanting, other crops largely spared, and peach crop may have benefited from April cold. Col. C. C. Duncan of Perry, a longtime Houston County judge and civic leader, is found dead at 70.
The piece urges erecting a national monument to both the “old mammy” and “uncle,” praising the idea and citing the Washington Post line that they should be wedded in fame for their simple, loving lives before their journeys end. It notes Judge Calhoun’s example and condemns pistol-toting lawbreakers as a deterrent to such crimes in Georgia.
Two of four African American suspects in Atlanta linked to the Druid Hills tragedy have confessed and officers report strong circumstantial evidence. The killers of Motorman Brown and the wounded Conductor Bryson appear likely to face severe punishment.
Fireman William Kent, once thought severely injured, is now believed out of danger after last Friday’s auto fire engine wreck in Macon. A relief subscription for grieving and injured firefighters’ families has begun, and Macon is expected to provide ample support for those who faced death and injury in the line of duty.
W. M. Holland night watchman at the Atlanta Coal and Ice Company plant was murdered on April 8. His wife Mrs. Holland and D. R. Phillips face charges of complicity. Six white suspects remain under arrest in the case.
Judge Andy K. Calhoun of the Criminal Court of Atlanta increases the unlawful pistol carrying fine from 50 or 75 to 200 and warns offenders that mercy will not be shown in his court. He urges other state judges to follow suit.
A nostalgic poem laments the felling of an oak tree cherished by a family. The speaker pleads with the woodman to spare the aged tree celebrated for shade, memories, and kinship, requesting the oak be left standing while expressing personal attachment.
The stockholders are called to meet at the company's principal office in Atlanta Georgia on May 16, 1910. The agenda includes consideration of issuing stock up to 200000 dollars and bonds up to 50000 dollars. L. W. Robert, President, and S. P. Smith, Secretary.
Tit-Bits notes Jenkins shows remarkable perseverance after trying six different hair restorers and not quitting the fight.
An advertisement urges immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy at first sign of irregularity to restore kidney and bladder function. Sold by Siaton Drug Co.
H. M. Shaver reports orders for college pennants school flags fraternity hats caps and emblems from the Spalding Agency Argus Office.
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