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Wheeler County Eagle
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Coldest June Day
Followed By Sunshine
The flood of afternoon sunshine that.
mellowed over the city just before six
o’clock yesterday followed the coldest
June day in the history of the local
weather bureau. According to Fore
caster Mitchell, the therometer got
down to 49 1-2 as against the record
held by June 13th, 1912, when it regis
tered 51 degrees.
The baseball fans declare that the
farmers have catcher Reynolds of the 1
Macon baseball team to thank for the
sunshine, which is so needed by the
cotton, for it broke through, warm and
cheering, just after that staiwart ath
lete had knocked the clouds away with
a two-base hit that scored three runs
and won the game for Macon. Certain
ly the curtain «f cloud did scatter just
as the last run scurried over the plate
and Reynolds brought up on second.
Weather observer Mitchell says that
from the indications, fair and warmer
weather will prevail to-day and the
cold wave had about spent itself.
Planters in this section say that the
cold weather has done no material dam
age to the crops, bu{ that if continued
for a few days longer, considerable
damage might have been done.
It was feared that the cotton just up
since the wet weather set in would be
hurt, but farmers say now that it has |
been done no harm so far.
(Macon Telegraph)
Rev. L. M. Jessup of Vidalia, will
presch at the Methodist church here
Sunday morning and evening. Every
body invited to hear him.
Alamo Walks Away With
Mt. Vernon 11 to 1
On last Friday evening, Alamo and
Mt. Vernon crossed bats on the local dia
mond which resulted in an easy victory
for the locals. Morrison and Reynolds
the local batteries did some good head
work, but Morrison gave the best
exhibition of ball playing seen here in
in some time, giving up only two hits
and striking ont thirteen men.
With two men down in the ninth the
visitors filled the bases, with Hinson
at the bat. Hinson flied one to right
garden, which looked as if it would fall
safe meaning two runs for the visitors,
but Nelson by a long run and sensation-:
al catch,killed the hopes of the visitors
for another run. Ail around the boys
gave an exhibition of good ball playing.
Batteries: Morrison and Revnolds.
Hicks and Abt. Umpire Elkins.
The Merchants Bank
of Afcßae, Georgia
ESTABLISHED 1897
Capital and Surplus,
$55,000.00
■General Banking Business
YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED
We Try to Please Our
Customers
Give us a chance to learn your wants —we will do the rest
In the spring and early summer months you should use stock
and poultry remedies, Dip and Disinfectants, etc. We
have just the kind you need.
We invite your attention to our stock of Perfumes, Toilet Waters, Soaps
Face Powders, Lotions, Tooth Brushes and Creams. They are pleas
ant to use... and then they are essential to sanitation and “good
looks.”
“Gentlemen with Beard” we have a safety razor for you FREE.
Please call for it.
OUR SODA FOUNT: That’s the place to come when you are hot,
tired and thirsty. We keep it COLD ALL THE TIME.
COME TO SEE US
“IT PLEASES US TO PLEASE YOU"
ALAMO DRUG’ COMPANY
Phone ho. 9 ALAMO* GEORGIA
Some Points Worthy
of Consideration.
Mr. Editor: 1 wish you to allow me
space in your paper to say a few words
about Alamo, the county siteof Wheel
er.
Alafno is on the Seaboard railroad,
twelve miles from Mt. Vernon, the
county site of Montgomery county and
eleven miles from Mcßae, the county
site of Telfair county. So you see
that Alamo centralizes one of the best
farming sections of the state; the beau
tiful plain on which she is located is
not excelled by any town in our knowl
edge to-day, and with unusually good
health prevailing we are not surprised
to see that in the midst of these unus
ual hard times she continues to grow.
Though her growth has been retarded,
she has made considerable strides this
year. Three nice brick buildings have
been erected, and are now being occu
pied. A number of nice dwellinsgs
have been completed and are all occu
pied and several more now in course of
construction, which will be occupied as
soon as completed, and the demands
for homes in Alamo is ever increasing.
Another bank has been organized with
a capital of $30,000, which will be in
operation in a short time. Steps are
being taken to erect a SIO,OOO school
building, which will give to Alamo new
educational advantages, such as all
graded schools give. The court house
proposition is one of great concern
with the people at this stage, but this
will be settled soon and in a short
time the corner stone of a handsome
court house will be laid in Alamo.
Now Mr. Reader, these are only a
few of the encouraging points in Alamo;
there are others that I will not ment
ion just now, and all that- Alamo and
Wheeler county needs is a spirit of
unity among the people, apd we will
force our way' to the froM-
NAZERINE.
Wheeler Gounty Bank
Increases Capital Stock
Mr. Lancaster is with us and talking
Wheeler County Bank day in and day
out, authorizes us tostatethat the bank
will be capitalized at $30,000 instead of
$25,000, as was first intended. He says
that the stock has already been taken
and a hundred stock holder* are
connected with the bank. Application
for the charter will be delayed for
another week that they may have time
for formal organization. Nothing def
inite has been done yet in the way of the
organization, only committees appoint
ed to look after the collection of stock
etc. By the first of August the bank is
expected to be in working order. The
promoters are very much encouraged at
the prospects.
The Misses Blizzard entertained
Sunday night with music and singing,
in honor of the young set. All report
having enjoyed a pleasant evening.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1913
Citizen’s Views of
The Situation
Editor Wheeler County Eagle: Please
allow me space in your valuable col
umns to express a few thoughts in ref
erence to pnblic affairs in Wheeler
county. First, as all men know that
io unity there is strength, but it seems
that people of Wheeler county have
failed to be a unit in public affairs of
the county, and division just at this
stage of the game is weakening and of
very great hinderence, therefore it will
be wisdom for the whole mass of peo
ple t<f unite in one common cause, and
push the common interest of this coun
ty to victory, laying aside all personal
interest and looking to and for the best
interest of all the people.
If Alamo centralizes the county,
which it does, then lets all rally to Ala
mo and greet her with the honor of a
respectable court house built on her
soil. A mote beautiful site is not to be
found in Wheeler county, and it will
accomodate more people with less trav
eling expense and trouble than any oth
er point in the county, and with a good
court house at that point and the pub
lic roads well worked up Wheeler will
be one of the banner counties of the
state, but with contention and strife
existing as it seems to be now every
interest of the county will be lagged
and progress so hindered that her re
sources cannot develop as they should,
which will be detrimental to every citi
zen with holdings in her borders.
And in view of these facts will we as
patriotic citizens fail to let unity pre
vail? Will we be so prompted by per
sonal interest, prejudice or political
strife as to let our actions or words
prove harmful to our own interest and
the interest of every man in our county
I say nay, but will lay dow every inter
est other than the common interest of
ou&£ew county.^and ery by won(ls and
action that arms are down but our
hands are up to build a creditable court
house and jail at Alamo, and good
roads from one end of the county to the
other. With our best efforts blended
together, with unity existing in our
bosom, the great hand »f God will be
with us, and Wheeler county will rise
within a short time to a standard that
all her citizens will be more than proud
of.
A CITIZEN
Be Sure Your Cotton Bales
Are The Right Size
Savannah, Ga., March 19, 1913.
To Farmers and Ginners:
We beg to call your attention to the
fact that during the present season
1912-1913, cotton bales not compressed
to the density of 22 1-2 pounds per cu
bic foot were penalized by the steam
ship lines out of Savannah, 30c per
bale. At a conference of steamship
lines held at New Orleans March 3rd
and 4th, 1913, it was agreed that the
penalty for next season on such bales
would be SI.OO per bale.
Part of this complaint of lack
of density is due to inferior compress
ing, but a large percentage of such
bales is of such dimensions that it is
impossible for any compress to put
them within the 22 1-2 pounds density.
This is due to the gin boxes being too
large, some running up to 32x72 inches,
and no matter how much the bale is
flattened by compression, its length
and breadth are such that its density
can never be brought to 22 1-2 pounds
par cubic foot.
Freight rates are based on bales
from gin boxes 27 x 54 and 22 1-2 lbs.
density and any bale not coming up to
this standard will be penalized SI.OO
per bale. This will discriminat against
cotton bales coming from gin boxes of
large and irregular sizes and such bales
as do not come up to the standard, and
the farmer whose gin produces such a
bale will finally be the looser.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange
considers itself in duty bound to ■ in
form the farmers and ginners of these
conditions and urge upon them the
necessity for a standard size gin box,
viz: 27 x 54 inches.
Read and Think
The Man who can Rock the
Cradle with his foot and Button
his Wife’s waist at the same
time, never will have to drink
Cold Coffee—So buy your
Shoes from me and you will nev
er be Barefooted,
H. S. HURWITZ
SHOE MAN.
Believes in Wheeler
County And Alamo.
Mr, Editor: Please allow me space in
your valuable paper to state with ref
erence to Wheeler county and its beau
tiful site, Alamo.
Wheeler county is one of the new
counties of the state, born at the
proper time. The people of this sec
tion have been inconvenienced for a long
time, and no better piece of work was
ever done by these people and the Geor
gia legislature, than the making of this
Wheeler county and all her citizens.
I am sure we ought to feel proud of the
situation with all the conveniences that
possibly could be in any new county,
good schools, good churches, good citi
zens, good healthy section from one
side of her territory to the other; with
agricultural resources which are not
excelled by any county in the state,
and with a set of good officers and
brainy citizens still back of the propo
sition, it is only a short time when
the corner stone of a handsome caurt
house will be laid in the beautiful little
town of Alamo, and with the co-opera
tion of all this people the subscriptions
will soon be in good working shape,
and with those things just mentioned
and good roads we will have one of the
finest counties in the state.
N. B.
Baptist Revival
The deacons and membership of the
Alamo Baptist church announce with
pleasure- the coming of Evangelist Paul
Price, of Newton, Ga., for a series of
meetings beginning with Sunday morn
ing, June 22nd, and to continue ten
days. Through the courtesy of the
Pastor and Stewards all services will
be held in the Methodist church.
Dr. Paul Price has been twenty-five
years In exclusively evangelistic work.
Within that time he has conducted
meetings in thirty-two states and Can
ada.
Everybody cordially invited to hear
him.
Card of Thanks
Through the columns of the Wheeler
County Eagle I wish to thank my many
friends for their help in the popularity
voting contest. Having in my poses
sion a copy of the votes as counted, I
won the piano by 141,300 votes majority
so signed by two of the counters to-wit:
L. P. Fordham and J. P. Tomlinson.
Through some misunderstanding the
piano was claimed anJ removed by Miss
Etna Braswell. To my voting friends
you have my most sincere thanks just
the same. MATTIE GRIMES.
DENTIST
I will be In Alamo from the first to the fifteenth
of each month.
I am associated with Dr. P. E. Callihan, of Mcßae.
DR. CARL C. SMITH
OFFICE IN HURWITZ BUILDING
Chemist al Work On
Painter’s Vital Organs
Baltimore, Md., June 4.—To
determine the cause of the death
the vital organs of E. O. Paint
er, millionaire fertilizer manu
factuter of Florida, are being
examined by a chemist connect
ed with Johns Hopkins hospital
On the result given, it is said
will depend the payment of about
$1,178,000 in life insurance.
Painter met his death when he
fell overboard from a ferry boat
on the St. Johns river about two
weeks ago.
Smith//Pope
At the residence of Justice
Neal Clark last Sunday night, Mr.
Eason Pope and Miss Minnie
Smith were united in marriage,
Judge Clark performing the cere
mony in the presence of a few
friends.
Mr. Pope is a worthy young
monos Towns, and has many
friends who wish him good luck.
Miss Smith is a daughter of the
late John Smith of this county
and also has the best wishes of
a host of friends. They left on
the night train for Towns, where
they will reside in the future.
Wheeler’s Teacher’s Exam
inatioa Friday and Saturday
The state teachers’ examination tor
Wheeler county is being held today and
Saturday. The examination for white
teachers is being held in the hall above
the bank and the examination for the
colored teachers is being held in the
office in the rear of the bank.
The examination commenced at eight
o’clock this morning. Superintendent
Auld is being kept busy, and will be
assisted by Col. E. P. Dell. Between
four and five thousand candidates for
teachers’ positions began taking the
examination this morning in Georgia.
These examinations will be held in every
county in the state. For the first time
those who wish to teach the high school
grades must pass examination.
Second Cotton Bloom
Mr. C. R. Outlaw, who lives
on the edge of Alamo, presented
us with the second cotton blossom
of the season.
Mr. Outlaw is a progressive
farmer, having nearly one hun
dred acres in cotton this year,
but only has about 32 acres in
bloom. The cold winds of the
past few days have set the cot
ton back, but with plenty of sun
shine, it will only be a short
time before the cotton will be on
the road to a bountiful yield.
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