County primary yields clear winners in 1903 contest
In the county primary of March 5 J. H. Ham won ordinary, W. D. Pope won sheriff, J. F. Lane tax collector, W. J. Kinard tax receiver, John M. McMichael treasurer, Van Fletcher superintendent of schools, and F. C. Stephens coroner. Clerk S. J. Foster and Surveyor J. M. Collins ran unopposed. Voter turnout was 1,347 amid cold wind and illness. Pope defeated incumbent Lavender by 89. Lane led in all precincts. Kinard topped four rivals. McMichael led over Carter by 188. Fletcher 798 to 536. Ham 1,021 to 324. Stephens 966 to 373.
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J. H. Ham
W. D. Pope
J. F. Lane
W. J. Kinard
John M. McMichael
van Fletcher
F. C. Stephens
S. J. Foster
J. M. Collins
Walter D. Pope
Jackson
W. F. Lavender
Mr. Pope
Dublin
Indian Springs
Flovilla
Pepper
L. L. Greer
Towaliga
Kinard
C. R. Carter
William G. Preston
J. H. Blackwall
J. F. Hardy
J. H. Blackwell
Clerk Superior Court
Joélines
Iss
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D. W. McClendon
W. F. Thomas
Homer M. Vaughn
Walter
White
J. C. Harper
H. Land
Bennie D. Pelt
J. H. Holifield
February Weather Report Shows Below Normal Month
The February mean temperature was 46 degrees, three below normal, with 3.40 inches of rain, about an inch under average. The coldest day hit 21 degrees on February 16 and the warmest reached 69. Max rainfall was 1.32 inches on the 12th.
Georgian man buys top Hampshire boar for 5000 dollars
CANTRIL Ia J A Franklin of Midville Ga pays 5000 dollars for Lookout Longfelow II hailed as a premier Hampshire boar in the South. Acting for neighbor J J Brinson he also pays 1000 dollars for Martha Ayler. Franklin intends to enter the registered Hampshire hog business on a large scale.
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Cantril
J. A. Franklin
Midville
Lookout Longfelow
J. J. Brinson
Franklin
Martha Ayler
Hampshire
Two Local Candidates Triumph in Quiet Primary Night
Bennie D. Pelt for tax receiver and William G. Preston for county school superintendent scored solid first campaigns. The primary passed quietly with some celebrating when results were announced Friday night. A large town crowd gathered to view returns as Carmichael Drug and Book Company posted precinct results.
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Bennie D. Pelt
William G. Preston
Carmichael Drug & Book Company
Pink Boll Worm Heading East Across Louisiana
The pink boll worm, once thought confined to Texas, has been found in at least two Louisiana parishes. The Department of Agriculture asked Congress for funds to combat the pest as representatives from cotton states and the department met in New Orleans on March 5. Cameron Parish shows the largest infestation, with two years of presence. Calcasieu Parish reports later infestation and limited information on its spread.
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Washington
Texas
Lousiana
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Department
New Orleans
Cameron Parish
Calcasieu Parish
General Harris Congratulates Sheriff-Elect W D Pope
General Walter A. Harris, former commander, writes Macon letter praising W D Pope after Pope’s victory in the Butts county sheriff race. Harris expresses pride and belief Pope will govern well, calling him the best sheriff if faithful to duties. Affectionate signoff from the old general.
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Walter A. Harris
Second Georgia Infantry
Macon
W. D. Pope
Pope
Butts County
Butt
Spalding Superior Court In Session This Week
An adjourned term of Spalding superior court is being held in Griffin this week with Judge W. E. H. Searcy Jr presiding. Criminal business is being heard and the calendar will be heard before adjournment.
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Spalding Superior Court
Griffin
W. E. H. Searcy, Jr
Mr. F. C. Stephens Dies in Butts County at 74
Former coroner of Butts county and Confederate veteran Mr. F C Stephens died after several days of pneumonia and complications. He was 74 and had just learned of his re nomination for another term. He served in Co H Twelfth Georgia and recently ran a Jackson grist mill. He leaves three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Worthville Baptist church with Rev. S R England.
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F. C. Stephens
Butts County
E. I. Rooks
Stephens
Henry County
Butts
Co. H Twelfth Georgia
Jackson
Mr. Stephens
Messrs
T. J
J. M. Stephens
Thomasville
A. G. Stephens
West Point
Anna Brooks
Cullman
Ala
Ella Coley
Houston
Texas
Sallie Bailey
Atlanta
Baptist Church
Worthville
S. R. England
Church Yard
Second Fire Strikes Same Crawford Home Later Thursday
After an initial Thursday morning blaze at the Crawford home appeared controlled, firefighters responded to a second fire at the same building later in the day. The second blaze worsened quickly, causing heavy water damage. the first floor and framework remained in good condition amid the extensive damage.
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Crawford
Favors 500 Dollar Bonus for U S Soldiers
Marvin Gates, national president of the Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion, urged a $500 lump sum bonus for all who served in U S military or naval forces before the house Ways and Means Committee. He rejected smaller monthly supplements and argued the government could afford such relief without price or contract.
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Washington
Miitary
United States
House
Ways and Means Committee
Marvin Gates
Private
Soldiers and Sailors Legion
Congress
Potatoes and Plans for a 5000 Bushel Curing Plant
Messrs W A Dozier and R T Smith announce a potato curing plant with 5000 bushel capacity to be built in Flovila as part of the Georgia Farm Products Company effort to boost safe farming. The plant will buy Porto Rico sweet potatoes, crate and grade them, and pay market price, with Crates supplied by the company. Aimed at gradually expanding crop diversity in Butts County to counter boll weevil pressures.
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Messrs. W. A. Dozier
R. T. Smith
Flovila
Georgia Farm Products Company
Porto Rico
Messrs. Dozier and Smith
Butts County
Argus
Presbyterians to Raise 4 Million for Global and Local Causes
Chattanooga Tenn campaign officials announce apportionments from a 4 million fund. The general assembly receives 2.4 million for foreign missions 1,332,000 home missions 640,000 Christian education and relief 300,000 publications and extension 80,000 and other items. The remaining 1.6 million funds local and synodical needs. Jackson Church quota 414 Atlanta presbytery 137,490.
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Jackson Church
Atlanta Presbytery
Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
General Assembly
Assembly
American Bible Society
Jackson Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Early primary weather chills voters to the core
An early primary drew voters to a cold raw day last Friday with biting wind and frigid air shaping turnout. Officials noted weather as a factor in accessibility, while candidates pressed their messages amid windy streets and sparse crowds.
Mack Goodwin Death Shocks Jackson Community
Former Jackson chief of police Mack Goodwin died at home Saturday at 8 30 am after a brief illness He was 39 and a Mason and Baptist church member The funeral was Monday at First Baptist Church with Masonic rites burial in Jackson Cemetery Survived by wife Levie Peak son Willis mother Mrs Willis Goodwin brother Charlie Goodwin Jennings Fla and four sisters from Hampton Locust Grove and other areas
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Mack Goodwin
Jackson
Goodwin
Wwede
Court House
Henry County
The
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Robert VanDeventer
St. Johns Lodge
Levie Peak
Willis Goodwin
Charlie Goodwin
Jennings, Fla
Henry Sowell
Fletcher Sowell
Sallie Raden
Hampton
George Comby
Locust Grove
Cotton Suit Filed in Federal Court in Atlanta
Georgia cotton brokers and dealers are charged with violating the Sherman Act and forming an unlawful price-fixing agreement. Plaintiffs J. J. Brown and JL B. Jackson seek a permanent injunction after a temporary order. Defendants include McFadden & Brothers and Anderson Clayton & Co, with alleged meeting on February 28 in Atlanta to fix prices below market levels.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Department of Agriculture
State Bureau of Markets
United States District Court For
Northern District of Georgia
Samuel H. Sibley
Sibley
J. J. Brown
State Commissioner of Agriculture
JL. B. Jackson
George H. McFadden & Brothers
Latham, Bradshaw Cotton Company
Anderson, Clayton & Company
Howard
House for sale noted in Courier Journal quote
A Louisville Courier Journal clipping quotes a speaker advising bluntly to tell buyers a house is for sale. The remark mocks old oratory style and suggests selling status without further questions.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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Ham
Lane
McMichael
Fletcher
W. A. Harris
Consolidated Returns
U. S
Soldiers League
Presbyterians
Brown
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