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......... !.■■■■■■■■■a ■■ urn no sm THE VAUhwTA TIMEBsaTURDAY.FEBBUAkY 24, 1906. ■ ■■■■il.iaiBI « r BBF ■ sssajau*.* asm* IT. ■■■■■■ Hi SLOAT BROS. ■ £■■■■■■■■■■ ■■ ■■ We Are Now in Our 24th Year in Valdosta. Everything in our line complete and up=to=date. -i Ask your Neighbor, Your Merchant or your Bank about us. »«a ■■ ■■ Send us Your Mail Orders, If you want them filled right and with dispatch. ■a ■■ ■a >' m : w i-» «■' aa SLOAT BROS., LIQUORS Valdosta, Qa. HR ■■ ■a mam CORN AND COTTON CONTESTS. Unique Rivalry. .........■■■■■■■■! ■■■■■■■■■..■■■■■a -— v . . I ‘*1 mr* williams denies^ report. as I. >■ ■■ ■ ■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■ Hat not Closed Yet for the Douglas Augusta and Oulf. Augusta, Feb. 21.—John Skelton Williams, In a letter made public here yesterday, denies that he has confirmed the report that he has pur* chased the Douglas, Augusta and Gulf railroad property. The gentleman who Is working •with Mr. Wiliams in this matter, and j who spent nil of yesterday an.! the day before in Augusta, in company j with Mr. Allan W Jones, president | of the August and Florida road, now -State Fair j a 1 Knit* completed, admits that he is i here making certain investigations, | which may result In the development I of the property mentioned, but says I Ho I also states that the story of the j i change of the property, which was, j YET AWHILE. Students of the Slate are Competing for the Money Prize Association Will Give Five Hun* dred Dollars to Successful Con* teatant,— 8chol«r. Are Working i there has ns jet been no .leal, Zealously. It Restrains the Commission From Enforcing Reduced Local Rates on Certain Lines—The Hearing on Permanent Injunction to Be Had March First. Atlanta, Feb. 24.—Service of the Athens. Ga.. Feb. 21.—Much Inter* t*t In being taken throughout the •Cate in the corn nnd cotton contests among the hoys as originated by lhe University of Georgia. These contests have been suggested as a means whereby the youths of tho state may learn much moio than they now know about the two groat erop* of the state. The prises for when the hoys will content are those offered by the county hoard of edu cation, the state fair association on tfto county fairs. The state fair association has of Torcd five hundred dollars in preml* ams for these contests. The premi ums in each content are the same, an equal sum for the coni contest anti the cotton contests. The premi ums range from $75 to $5 and in adJl tion there are premiums for the coun ty exhibits and a second prize for the county contests. Commissioner K. \V. Childs of Cuthbert writes that he has sent out special circulars describing the con tost to every school and that Mr. /'onroe Stevens has agreed to furn ish tno seed for all who will enter from Randolph county. Commissioner F. L. Florence of Madison. Ga., writes that his schools are to win. He expects to organize a boys’ club to meet monthly nnd discuss agricultural subjects, espec ially coni and cotton. Commissioner M. B. Dennis of Eatonton writes that he has studied tfjp plan and is delighted with it and t* n ! take the movement up at once la hU county with a view of lnaugu according to his statement, given out injunctions recently granted by by Mr. James II. Jackson a week ago Judge Don A. Pardee, of tho Unltod SaturJay. and published tho follow- state , clrcult . court (Q preyent ^ Ing morning, was without authority ... and a piece of bad judgment. In a “icemen of the reduced rates on word, ho alien up that Information as '* ree I,romln '' nt rallrMja “> °eor- hot a j r Kla. was made today upon the rail- The indications, however are that ™ ad C ?™ m ‘ B8t ° n a "<i upon Attorney If the deal has not been closed It Is G ‘ ,,leral John c - Hart - who repre-. pending and will likely bo closed In a ™ ,a the comml '“ oa la «>'» a short time. The Yellow Fever Germ, has recently been discovered. It bears a close resemblance to the malaria germ. To free the system from disease germs, the most effec tive remedy Is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Guaranteed to cure all dis eases due to malaria poison and constipation. 25c at A. E. Dlmmook’s and W. D. Dunaway’s drug stores. The service on the railroad com-j mission was made only In the cases! of the Central of Georgia and the At-] lantic Coast Line, while Attorney General Hart was notified in the case of the Southern and Central of Geor gia. This, however, will In no wise affect the matter, as the temporary' restraining order granted by Judge Pardee will be respected as to all the roads Involved. This means that circulars 316, 317 nnd 318, under which the local rates In Georgia on the Central of A Gardew Properly Cared for is Half One's Living. !| The Sea Islands of South Carolina . on account of being surrounded by salt water, have demonstrated that * they can raise plants for the vege- I table garden earlier and hardier 1 than they can in the interior. We I are going to make a special business | this year of raising all kinds of | plants for shipment. We have to* y best express rates in the South, will | adopt a good substantial package for i shipping, have a careful man In * charge of this department and guar- I antee satisfaction. As to count, we | make, good all bona fide shortages. ( Cabbage plants, $1.00 to $1.5u per thousand. j ■ Celery plants, $1.50 per thousand. || Beet plants. $1.50 per thousand. I. Lettuce plants, $1.50 per thousand, j ^ Cheapest Express Rates in the South 11 Cabbage plants of the following i. varieties will be kept in stock: The j ■ sextra early Wakefield, the regular | Jersey Wakefield, Large Types or-!. Charleston Wakefield, Early Trucker* Henderson’s Succession, Large Flat Dutch. Also the Garden Self Blanch ing Celery and White Plume Celery, Flank’s Blood Red Beet Plants* onion plants, (to take the place of sets) tomato plants, cauliflower plants, and all first-class plants for garden use. Prices are low. Will give you prices on application. Special prices to large farm or ders, N. H. BUTCH CO., Megetts, S. C. 1-13 mar 1st. rating the scheme and making It a success. Commissioner M. L. Duggan of j Georgia, the Atlantic Coast Line and Sparta writes that he thinks it a ( the Southern railway, respectively, wise move in the right direction and I were reduced by the commission will be glad to make ms arrange ments In harmony with the move ment over the state. Commissioner G. C. Adams of Covington writes that he Is in sym pathy with the contest. He had some work in this direction last year and was delighted with the results. These are Just a few' of the en dorsements for the plan. Other com niissioners are taking up the matter about ten per cent, effective on February 19, will be held up indefi nitely or until the matter can he heard and passed on by the courts, as to whether the rates made In thes^e circulars are just and reason able or whether the railroad commls* sion has exceeded its powers in mak ing them. These cases, therefore, involve questions of the greatest importance SPANISH TWO-CROP PEANUTS. Early Ninety-day Corn. Chufas. Velvet Beans. Cock’s Prolfic Corn. Rocky Ford Canteloupes. Peason Melons. Rattlesnake Melons. Burt’s Spring Oats. Qatden and Field Seed. Frightfully Burned. Chas. W. Moore. & machinist of Ford City* Pa., had his hand fright fully burned In an electric furnace. He applied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with the usual result: "a quick and perfect cure.” Greatest healer on earth for burns, wounds, sores, ec zema and piles. 25c at A. E. Dim- mock’s and W. D. Dunaway’s drug gists. Army Appropriation Bill it up. Washington, Feb. 21—The army 1 ’ ppropriation hill was taken up In he house today and an agreement ms reached to continue the general ebate eight hours. w ith their schools and the number of i to the railroad commission W’hich is entries in the contest will he large. I anxious to have It settled as to just Any teacher or boy interested In what power it has In the matter of the contest should send to the llnl- making- rates. The Georgia law versity at Athens for a bulletin giv- ] gives it the power to make rates } Everybody’s friend—Dr Thomas Iclectric Oil. Cures toothache, ear- :he, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruts- scalds. Stops any pain. presumed therefore that it will be Intended these rates are unjust and unreasonable as far as the rairoads concerned. Judge Pardee has set this case foi * hearing in Atlanta on March 1. Th e commission will make every ef- foit to get as early a settlement of ing full details of the contest that are just and reasonable. It is this litigation as is possible. BEST STOCK - LOWEST PRICES C. Sm Bondurant’s Drug and Seed Store. Valdosta, Qa. Notice of Intention to Organize a Bank and Trust Company. To the Honorable Secretary of 8tate, for the L. Boone, Frank Roberta, C. L. Jones, W. B. Johmon. W. B. Conoley. John T. Roberta, W L. Fender, G. W. Yam and 0, L. Smith respect fully shows: 1st. That they are each and all resident* of the city of Valdosta, in said atate. 2nd. That it it their desire that they, their associates and successors shall be Incorporated under the name of VALDOSTA BANK ft TRUST COMPANY. 3rd. That the location and principal place of business of the proposed corporation will be places of business elsewhere. 4th. That the amount of capital stock or said corporation will be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided into two thousand shares of one hundred dollars each, but they desire th-) privilege of increasing said capital stock to Twenty Thousand shares or Two Million Dol lars in the manner prescribed by the act of the General Assembly of said state, approved De cember 23d, 1898. entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of Trust Companies, to define their rights and powers, and for other purposes.” 5th. Thai business ol — r -- r — organization and conduct of all such business been actually paid in by the subscrib ers, »nd the same is in fact held and is to be used solely for the business and phrposes of the corporation 8th. That notice, with specifications quired bv law. of the intention of petition! ■ organize ** — *' 1 corporation has been publish- Frank Roberts, W,B Johnson, PETITION FOR CHARTER GEORGIA—Lowndes County: To the Superior Court of said County : The petition of H. E Miller and J. G. Oj ford, both of a* d county and atate, shows u the court as follows : First That your petitioners desire to ganize themselvee and such other person may be associated with them into a cortv tion to be known ns the GEORGIA NAY STORES COMPANY. AV Second. That the object of said corporal gain to stock holders, and princlp* 1 business they proprose to carry c that of manufacturing navafstores. That t desire the authority to buy. hold options Ie **®- vent snd deal in real esl and timber lands. That they desire to des any and all kinds of merchandise, wholeaal retail; to borrow or lend money upon n bond, mortgage and otherwise; to hold dispose of the stocks, securities and ohligatl or any other corporations; to enter intop nership with other corporations orindividi »nd to do any and all things that maybe es«arv forthe manufacture of naval store Third: That the principal place of buatn uf stud corporation will be in Valdo Lowndes county, Georgia, but petitioners sire authority to do business and have ageu jn any other state or territory of the L’nl Fourth: That the amount of capital st of wild corporation will be Twenty Thoum (t’JOOOO) Dollars, divided into shares of hundred (*1001 dollars each, all of which *- Petitioners desire iapital stock to t Wherefore, petitic - .. x-iates may be incorporated f« u of twenty years with the privilege al at the expiration of said term f WJtfl powers aforesa vith all other righti.. ,— „, 1L1 „ rivl ,s -?. re Hn( l incident to such corpor* This Jan. 19th. 190*1. CRANFORD & WALKE] Petitioners Attorn GEORGI A--Lowndes County: I, the clerk of the superior court of Low county, do hereby certify that the abovi foregoing is a true and correct copy o petition for charter this day filed in my c. This 19th day of Jan. 1006. „ , „R. T. MYDDELTOS Clerk Superior Court of Lowndes Couz