Last Letter From Mr Heard Describes Colorado Springs and Manitou trip
The writer details a Western tour from Denver to Colorado Springs, Manitou, and Pikes Peak. He praises Colorado Springs amenities, notes 14 springs at Manitou, and recalls a 12 hour ascent to Pikes Peak by burro, then rail descent. He shares vivid mountain scenery and humor about companions and costs, concluding the journey was, in hindsight, the best yet exhausting.
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Colorado City
Maniton
Pikes Peak
Reapers
Tom News
Colorado State
Denver
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
London
Manitou
Tts
Saratoga
Ute Pass
Old Vienna
Col
Dock
Alps
Switzerland
Rainbow Falls
Minnehaha
Garden of the Gods
Thomas
Megara
Presentments of the Grand Jury on county roads and officials
The grand jury submits general presentments finding public roads fair with narrows in places and urging vigilance by road commissioners. They note needed bridge work at Mim's old mill Drayton and camp ground and a new bridge at Dunaway's old mill. They call for widening a narrow turnpike at Sandy Mountbird and review county officers books, recommending pension changes and reimbursements, with court house and tax office repairs and various disbursement adjustments.
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Mim
Drayton and Caimp
G. M
J.B. Smith
J. T. Carlisle
J. B. Lewis
Gleaton
J. Jackson
Wn. A. Rountree
Sallie Sullivan
Ly Pearson
General White
Sarah Blanchet
Francis Dickerson
Rosetta Daniels
Lissie Nipper
Jim Blow
Matt Jones
T. F. Ethers
D. L Henderson
SOE
Ordinaary
Eee Pe
Amt
Brant
Moerence
Fargrove
Court House
Drayton and Cordele
Cordele
Z. T. Woodruff
Second District
Countyard Seta
M. Wood
Superior Court Adjourns After Short Term in Dooly
The September term of Dooly Superior Court adjourned at noon after eight and a half days. Most important criminal and civil dockets seen, with verdicts and sentences listed: Jim Davis larceny guilty 12 months. Will Hatcher murder guilty voluntary manslaughter 12 years. Luke Fenn assault with intent to murder 12 months or $160. Anderton Lewis violating local option guilty 12 months or $160 and cost. Sam Brown burglary guilty 12 months. Charlie Stewart contempt discharged upon cost. Essex Means assault with intent to murder not guilty.
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Dooly
Jim Davis
Will Hatcher
Luke Fenn
Anderton Lewis
Sam Brown
Charlie Stewart
Eesex
Accident at Pateville leaves youth with hand amputated
In Anat Ga yesterday morning Elijah Bridges son of William Bridges was guiding a gin engine at J. S. Pate’s near Pateville when his left hand was caught in the saws. The injury required amputation just above the wrist and stopped the engine. He was brought to the city for surgery by Drs J S McKenasie and V O Harvard and is resting as well as could be expected.
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Anat
Elijah Bridges
William Bridges
Pateville
Bridges
Drs. J. 8. McKenasie
V. 0
Harvard
Negro Lynching Suspect Body Found Near Idele Farm
The body of Ben Mobley, who assaulted the daughter of Mr. Granger near Wenons and was lynched by a mob, was recovered Wednesday from a lime sink on J. F. Pere’s farm three miles southeast of Idele.
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Ben Mobley
Grand Jury Presentment Endorsements From 1908 session
The report to the next grand jury commends the newspapers Jenna Progress Vienna News Cordele Sentinel and Cordele Daily News with a five dollar rate each for publication. It thanks Judge Lit Levis and Solicitor Hoothey for courtesies in Hamilton open court and orders the presentments filed and published as recommended on October 10, 1908.
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M. E. Ot Aia
Pephene
Jenna Progress
Vienna News
Cordele Sentinel
Cordele Daily News
Lit
Levis
Z. A. Little JQ
Fra. Hooper, Sel
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Heard
Tole
Sal
H. W. Campbell
Negroe
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