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THE VALDOSTA TIMES VAMJCWTA, OA., ^TL'KHDAY, JANUARY S3, 1912.
FILES
ANOTHER SUIT
FOR DIVORCE
Former Valdostan Re
news Suit at Reno
PRESS DISPATC'HKS TELE OF THE
FILING OF NEW SUIT, WHICH
WAS FIRST HEARD THERE A
YEAR AGO.
(From Saturday'* Dally.)
Under a Reno, Nor., data line, tb*
morning paper* of today carry a
new* atory of conelderable Interest
to tb* friend* of tbo principal* In
th|* city. It la an account of a new
(tilt (or dlroroa by Mr. J. F. Fen.
der, formerly of Valdoata, agalnat
bl* wife, Mr*. Mlttle Fender, wly>
■till reside* bar*. Wbll* It wa*
known that Mr. Fender bad applied
for a divorce laat year, tbe general
Impreulon wa* that It bad probably
been granted. Tb* following I* tb*
dispatch:
Reno, Not., Jan. 20.—J ,F. Fen
der baa died another suit for dt
yore* agalnat bl* wife, Mlttle Fern
der. Just a year ago bl* case wa*
heard before Judge Moran In tb*
district court here, but the decree
was denied on account of tbe Insuf,
Sclent length of residence.
Fender wa* married In Aehburn
Oa., In February, 1802. Tbe com
plaint allege* extreme cruelty dnd
alleges that the brotber of hi* wife
conspired to murder him; that
made application for a decree In hi*
home town and wa* then forced to
withdraw It on account of threats
agalnat hi* Ilf*.
Ha declare* that after he with
drew the complaint, hi* brother-in-
law appeared at his house In con
sultation with bl* wife and they
were planning to murder him for In
surance of 12,000, which he bad on
bl* life, when Fender confronted
them) the brother-in-law fired ten
■hot* at him from an automatic re
volver and tlien attacked him with
a bowls knife, Indicting sorlous
wound*.
The brother-in-law, aay* Fender,
,w*a convicted of attempted murder
and aentenced W eight years In the
penitentiary. He declared
wife's relative* declared a blood fuod
and he left Georgia.
Fender I* said to be a wealthy
turpentine, land and lumber man.
ARE ASKING
FOR CHARTERS
Several Old Ones Want Carnegie not Inclinedgto
Their Charters Amended
VALDOSTA IS BECOMING NOTED
FOR THE NUMBER OF COR
PORATIONS THAT ARB DOING
BUSINESS HERR.
Many Behind With Turn.
Tex Collector U. 0. Geiger I* luu
Ing tax Ufa* by tb* wholesale!. There
are approximately 1,800 peraooa in
tb* county who bav* not paid tbelr
atate and county taxes for 1011, and
under tbe law tb* collector has no
alternatlv* except to lesuo flfss
against them.
Last year at the time for closing
the book! -.here were only about 800
dellnqusnt*. or much less than halt
the number thla year. The Increaee
In the rate laat year, probably bas
much to do with the large number
of tax-payera who are behind this
year. Many whose taxes ar* heavy,
prefer to pay a dollar cost for the
execution and obtain a month or six
weeks extension, rather than dig
down for the money when the books
close.
Bui* Against Judge Powell.
A number of Valdoeta people
have been enmmoned to Macon to
morrow to appear before Judge Speer
and give testimony In a caae brought
agalnat United States Commissioner
Roy Powell, charging him with mal-
feaaence In office. It It understood
that tbe case grown out of the nr-
vest of a Greek named Andrew Quit
some time ego.
Ontt made complaint and employ-
-*d lawyer* to represent him In the
cate. Charges were pi
against Mr. Powell before Judga
Speer. It being alleged that tb*
Greek was Imprisoned upon fata*
accusations and that tb* commls-
•loner wag; cognisant of It at tb*
time.
It la said that tba attorneys for
Gust point to tbs tact that tb* case
M»tn*t him was dismissed by to*
United Statea Commissioner on tb*
ground that there was nothing In Itr
Tht eta* ha* excited a good deal
of local Interact and thla h* been
liven n new ampbaila by tbe sub
poenas wblcb call a number of pan-
pie to Mtcon to testify before Judge
S or t dose* Of -*««" Will cur* any
°H e>w -mej pu» *ntv io *m
(From Friday’* Dally.)
Valdoata bas the reputation
having more Incorporated enter
prises than say other city of Its slse
In the Southern state*. There are
nearly sixty corporations doing
buslneas her* and hardly a week
passes that some new on* Is not
formed.
During the present weak applica
tions are being mad* for a half
dosen charters for concerns which
wish to do business hers and. for
amendments for charters allowing
corporations to take In new lines.
.< Among the corporations whlcn
are asking for charters this week I*
the Oeorgls and Florida Turpentine
Cup and Metal Company, which Is
selling cups to turpentine firms and
which want* the right to Increase Ha
capital etock to the sum of 210,000.
Another petition cornea from the
Moultrie, Fort Gaines and Western
railroad asking that It* charter ha
emended so that It, can change Its
corporate name to the Valdosta, Ft
Gaines and Montgomery Railway
Company and to also change Ita cap
ital stock from 2100,000 to 22.600,-
000, The company proposes to build
the road on to Montgomery, Ala.
Another charter Is sought by the Val
dosta Horse and Mule Company,
which wants to do business In this
city and which baa a capital shook
of 210,000.
The Consolidated Ice and Powar
Company wnnls Its charter amended
so as to Issue bonds for 2260,000
and R also asks to be allowed to on.
gage In the operation of a gas plant
and system of gas works for lights,
fuel, heat and power. ,
Another petition for charter
comes from the Vsldosta Construc
tion Company, which want* to car
ry on the business of construction
and developing, iby building rail
roads, telegraph lines, etc. Its cap!
tal (took la fixed at 226,000. Anotb
er petition for charter comes from
the willing Workers, a benevolent
association among the colored peo
ple. •
Still another comet from the Pern,
dleton Realty Company, wl)lch want*
to engage In the business of buying
and selling real estate, timber and
timbered lends, etc. The company
has a capital stock of 226,000 and
Ita headquarters will be in Valdoe
ta.
A charter Is also asked for the
. A. Brlggt Clothing Company,
which propose* to engage In the
clothing business, succeeding Mr.
A. Briggs. Its capital stock Is put
down at 226,000 and the stockhold
er* are M. A. Brlgga, H. H. Felder
and O. W. Stoke*.
The large number of corporations
that are doing business her* speaks
well of the business of the city, as
It shows that a great many dtliens
have unlmployed capital to put In
to buslneas enterprises.
We sell farm mules end hbraea on
easy terms.
MIZBLL LIVE STOCK CO,
In old Griffith Stable*.
Why he Prayed Loudly,
There are two little boye. In tb*
East Sid* whoa* parent* ar* often
out In tbe evening, say* The Cleve
land Plain Dealer. They are left In
the care of their grandmother, who
spoil* them, after th* fashion of the
grandmother kind.
Th* other night they wore laying
their prayers. Just before retiring,
and little Jimmy vociferated hi* pe
tition* to tb* heavenly throne In a
voice that eonld be heard a mil*.
Ha was tailing th* dlvtnt providence
what ha wanted for Christmas, and
hi* eothualaam tn the can** got on
th* slightly older brother's nerves.
“What are yon praying for Chris*,
mat preaant* so loud tor," Interrupt
ed Dick. ”111' Lord ain't doef."
“No," parenthlsed Jimmie, "but
gran'ma Is."
TOO SMALL FOR
FINE ’BUILDING
Build Expensive Library
WITH A WHITE POPULATION OF
ABOUT 4,001) AS SHOWN HY
LAST CENSUS. HE THINKS CITY
HAS ASKED FOR Tk)0 MUCH
"Canny Andy” Camcgifc seems to
think Valdosta la too sin^Ij a town
to havo a really flrst-clj
Though long-headed and Arewd, th«
Iron-master I a a reasonable man,
however, and the library trustees
feel pretty sure they will be able \o
show that they are not asking him for
a too expensive library buying.
Th© trustee* had .requested Mr.
The trustee* had .requested Mr.
Carnegie to donate M5otrsn<o;
000 for a building. Under the stow
ing made by th* last Federal caucus,
Mr. Canwgl* regards this as too
much. Writing tinder date of January
0th., his private secretary states that
with a white population of approxi
mately 4,000 the Iron master can
not consider a building costing any
thing like tbit figure. On t£^ con
trary, he believer that one-third of
that sum would be about right
Dr. T. M Talbot, chairman of th*
toard of truatees, has been In corre
spondence with Mr. Carnegie for
sometime and bas pointed oit to the
latter that the federal census figures
are entirely too low. H« has cajled
attention to the feet that the Geor
gia Southern and Florida shops have
been established here since the hat
census, and tha^MUsr manufactur
ing enterprises$2/^1 been atartod,
bringing mnnfir r * )Plo to the city.
Th|o propqglH! ../w Vmnl college
Here wll^^^He brought to tho nt-
tentlonJfigMr. Carnegie. Tho new
schoj^Pnadd hundreds to tho num-
library us*m
Valdosta has already provided for
the buying of the hooka nt)J the
maintenance of the library. There I*
new approximately 28,<00,]jfthe
t. Siinryfior ihlkTnirpefi^
menta of the elty charterVpssurtng
the raising of the necestaty funds
each year have be*n made. Tb
sessej tax values tn Valdoata,' wbteh
far In excess of most town, of
hi. .tie, ought alio to bav. some
•velght In the mutter.
Mr. Carnegie has a well-formed
and .table procedure In we establish
ment of libraries, and practically th*
same rule It followed In all case*.
The elty Is required to fnrntsh th*
•It* and hooks, and to raise for malu-
talnance ten per cent of the amount
Mr. Carnegie gives tor th* library
building.)
In VSIdoata’a case It seame tba!
he matter of population la cutting
considerable figure—much more than
appear* to havo In tho paat. Cor-
dele, with a population of at lent one
Ird leas than Valdosta was given
shout 212.000 four or flv* yean ago.
At that time Cordele probably had
less than 2,600 people. Moultrl* was
given about 28.000 some yearn ago.
with a population of probably less
than 2.000, It may h* that the hot
air artists In those towns weydfsble
to convlnos Mr. Carnegie that the
populations of their towns:'was a
deal larger than they really
er*. It had been a numbAr^* years
atne* th* former census, and with
the phenomenal growth of thjjmwns
thla atctlon as an ■ led fact,
almost any population claims wore
Itshordy is $ood and
it’s good all the time
COFFEES
Wood’sSeeds
Fop 1912.
Our New Descriptive Catalog
ia fully up-to-date, and tells all
about the best
Garden and
Farm Seeds.
.Every fanner and gardener
should have a copy of this cata
log, which haa long been recog
nized as a standard authority,
for the full and complete infor
mation which it gives.
We are headquarters for
Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed
Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peai,
Soja Beans and all Farm Seeds.
Wood’s Descriptive Catalog mailed
free on request. Write for it
T. W. WOOD fit SONS,
Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va.
HOG KLLIING TIME!
Red and Black Pepper, Sage,
Borax, Saltpeter, Liquid
Smoke for curing your meat
Syrup, Corks and Sealing Wax.
Vinson’s Drug Store
(Formerly VINSON & BARNES)
Fresh Seed, Drugs, School Books and Stationery.
121 Patterson St, Valdosta, Ga.
Georgia & Florida Ry.
T^he Direct Line to
Stops
Lameness
Sloan’s Liniment is a relia
ble remedy for any kind of
horse lameness. Will kill the'
it of spavin, curb or,splint,
J enlargements, and is
excellent for sweeny, fistula
and thrush.
Here’s Proof.
* I ttted Sloan's Liniment on a mole for
'Ugh lameness,' and aired her. I am
never without a bottle of your liniment j
have bought more of it than any other
remedy for pains." Baily Kirby,
tlLY RIKIT.
Cassady, Ky.
"Sloan's Liniment ts the best made. 1
hare removed very large shoe boils off a
horse with it. I have killed a quarter
crack on a mare that was awfully bad. *
utrdiy w
3. HlVsx.vraai
Route No. i,
SLOANS
LINIMENT
is good for all farm stock.
"My hop had hoc cholera three days
before we got your liniment, which I was
advised to try. 1 have used it now for
three days and my hop are aimoet well.
One hog died before I got the liniment,
but 1 have not loet any since."
A. J. McCarthy, Idaville, Ind.
Sold by all
Dealers.
Pries
60o. & $1.1
If it is Machinery you want, we have it. Write
us for catalogue, prices and terms.
MALSBY COMPANY
41 Sooth Forsyth St., ATLANTA, GA.
We sell the following well-known goods: American,
Hcnch & Dromgold. Geiscr “peerless,'’ and Smith, Myers <S SchnlcrSaw
Mills In all sixes and capacities: Erie City, Geiser “Peerless,” and Houston,
Stanwood & Gamble Engines and Boileis in all sizes; Challoncr, and Perkins
Shinolft Marhin»»rv Rand Qaure Piifffift. Hrltt Mills •'IVrrlMt" Thrpshfrs.
Shingle Machinery; Band Saws, Edgers, Grist.
Planers, Steam Feeds, and various outer Machinery,
We can furnish you the best Machinery on .
time save you mooey. • We have no branch bouse.
i and I
tiadatf
Hazlehurst, Vidalia, Swainsboro, Millen, Augusta
and Points in t he Carolinas, Virginia, Washing
ton, New York, and,all Eastern cities via Augusta
Clos* connections made at Haxlehurat with Southern Railway tot
Helena, Macon, Atlanta. Chattanooga and points North and West.
Sleeping Car Service
On Trains Nos. 6 and 7 between Augusta, Valdosta ana Madison.
No. 4—7:60 a. m. daily for Douglaa, Hazlehurst, Vidalia, arriving
at Augusta 6:26 p. m.
No. 6—6:00 p. m. dally for Douglaa, Hazlehurst, Vidalia, arriving
Augusta 8:10 a. m.
No. 7—10:22 a. m. dally for Madison.
No. 6—6:16 a. m. dally for Madison. .
Connection mad. at Hazlehurst with Southern Railway for Macon,
Atlanta and points West. At Madison, Fla., with S. A. L. for Live Oak,
Oftlnov 'Tallahaasaa a«J *_ TTT a
Quincy, Tallahassee and point* West.
T. E. HARRIS, Commercial Agt, J. M, JOHNSON, Ticket Agent,
Valdosta Oa. ^ Valdosta,
O. H. GATTIS, Asst Trafllo Mgr. H. ~-Fsn1
Augusta, Ga.,
NOTICE!
Our patrons are hereby notified that on
all accounts for ginning which are not paid
by the 1st of February, a charge of 90c PER
BALE for bagging will be made. We have
made no charge heretofore for bagging,
when settlement was made promptly, but
will be forced to do so unless bills are PAID
BY THE TIME STATED ABOVE.
W. B. & E. J. LINEBERGER
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
Railway,
STOVER GASOLINE ENGINES
It yon want to know anythin;
about mutts and hot*** phone us it!
oor expense.
MIZELL LIVE STOCK CO.,
In old Griffith Stable ,
The timpUot engine es ik« market—hu li
M MMAfmMM*041 It !m(. Vn* red operate* I,
~ “ JtUremelyeeoaomlral fa the cer
h east and gneoliee
of gasoline. A* ex per leased engineer ROl Bnceasary
«■ *V Er*?. U r iMUntly, and can be easily area*-
ported. Will ponitlvely develep every ounce et hone power oialaed**
and mere. Ityeawutthe beet for lees assay, get
STOVER'S GOOD ENGINE-1 to 60 h.p.
Steam Engines, Boilers and Saw Mllla
Cwyfclx limb*. U.i* Skills sad ta*b| awtflta a spnUq
Mallary Machinery Co.
*«« c*wn, Slwrt. stacow, OA.
Th* Staadard of Excellence In Paiaengar Berries Schedules *IectlTe |
October 16. 1811.
Lr Th«maarlU._. - - ™ 8:20 a.m.
Ar Moultrl*.... ... ... |:26 ,. m .
*r Tifton io : 86 a.m.
Ar Fitzgerald.. .. i 11*6 *. m .
Ar p.m.
Ar Montezuma .. .... .... .... 2:48 p.m
Ar ATLANTA „ ... ... 1:12 p|m.
Ar Birmligham
Pullman alectrla lighted sinning ear* on tight train* between W*
erot. end Atlant*. and between Thamaarill* and Atlanta. Pullman r
lor-Broll.r c*K on day train* batwran Waycroaa and Atlanta. Oa.
W. H. LEAHY, B. H. FELL
General Passenger Agent. Aa’t Owl Pumi*
A. LI. DANIEL,. T.P. A. Atlanta. Oa.
7:40 p.n
8:47 pi
9:60 p.n
10:60 pi
12:86 a.n
1:16 a.n
1:40 a.n
11:60 a.n
ALBERT HOPKINS MARSH
Pnblic Accountant and Auditor
AUGUSTA, GA.
Cost Accounts Audited :-: Bane Examinations
Municipal and County Woke a Specialty