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wns Valdosta times, valdosta, ga-, Tuesday, February *t, ma.
THE BOYS CORN
CLUB IN GOOD
Contributions Are Made
by the Merchants
FRIZES VALUED AT *230 AID*
TO 1)13 OFFERED FOR BEST
YIELD OF CORN I.V THIS COUX-
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The boys who are members or the
Boys' Corn Cluh of Lcwndes countv
nave a splendid opportunity to win
lome very handsome prliee offered
hy the merchant* and btialneoe men
of Valdosta. So far about 0200 have
* been subscribed And there are al
ready about 30 of the hustling hoys
of Lowndee-ready for the fray.
'Any boy between the apes of 10
end 13, who wishes to try his hanl at
rowlnr corn should let his teacher
' are hts name and -he teacher will
• d It to Mr. O. V. Cunningham at
THton, Oa„ and he will send It on
0 Washington. This Is abaolntely
receeeary In order to participate In
:'ie prises offered. If a hoy Is not so-
'~.g to school he may send h1s name
-et to Mr. Cunningham.
The teachers of the county are
urged to co-operate In this work by
Insisting that their boys enlist.
Here Is a Hat of the prises offered
'he hoys of Lowndes county:
V. I,. Converse. Beet Berkshire
rt'g, 323.00, will buy 323.00
C 3. Bondurant 10 00
A J. Strickland. To those who
use hla gnano, 1st prise
15.00
Second prise to those who use
hla gnano 19 00
Dsris Brea. *15.00 salt If large
boy ■but, or *10.00 salt If
' s*igl\S>y win*.
. 'First National Bsnfr „ 20JI0
J. F. Lewis 5.00
Tlcrloy Hardware Co.. 1 Colo
Corn and Cotton Planter
• X 12 50
ReqrMa Fertiliser A Oil Oo„ 1
ton gnano 32.60
W. H. Briggs Hardware Co., 1
Diverts* Cultivator ...... r.OO
•T. E. 4k W. P. Roberta, 1 Oes-
Whla Cultivator 0.00
Smith Hardware A Motor Co.,
1 Rcd-lUpper Guano Dlrtrtbu-
ter ... 10.30
B. F. Strickland 10.00
V’rglnla-Carallna Chemical Co.,
of Valdosta 1 Gold-filled Elgin
.watch to hoy winning with
Vlrglnia-CaroIlM Chemical
Company's fertiliser* .... 15.00
Wlnn-Jones Company 1 pair
Wlnn-Jonea Shoo Company's
ahoea for laimest yield .... 5.01
1 pair Wlnn-Jones Shoe Com
pany’s ahoea for brat ton-ear
exhibit 4.00
A. Convene A Co., Btetson
Hat 5.00
Life Saver
In a letter from Branch-
land, W. Va, Mr*. Eliza
beth Chapman says: “I
j suffered from womanly
troubles nearly five years.
All the doctors In the coun-
r did me no good. I took
Ardul, and now I am en
tirely welL I feel like a
new woman. Cardui saved
my lifel All who suffer
from womanly trouble
should give Cardui a trial."
Take
The Woman’s Tonic
50 yean of proof have
convinced those who tested
it, that Cardui quickly re
lieves aches and pains due
to womanly weakness, and
helps nature to build up
weak women to health and
Strength. Thousands of
women have found Cardui
to be a real life saver.
Why not test It for your
case? Take Cardui todayl
Total *188.ii0
Mr. W. L. Convent Issues 'ha fol
lowing signed statement to the
Hoy's Corn Club of Lowndes county:
"In order to encourage bett'v
farming and. In panleular, dtverul-
ftrstton In farming because of the
boll weevil's rapid approach upon ns,
I hereby offer a* a priie to the hoy
"ho la winner In the Bcy'e Corn
Club of Lowndra county, the ducat
Berkshire male pig that *15 will
buy." x
"W. U CONVERSE.
Theta are atilt other prise* yet to
be offered which will bring the total
np to at leaat *230.00.
Thotle should ha tome corn grown
Ihli year. Lowndea ha* the toll, the
climate, and the necessary moisture
supply,
Hahlra and Lake Park merchant!
are determined that their communl
tics shall bo represented In this work
nd are offering handsome prizes.
Hahlra Is offering *100.00 to the
boy of that community, end Lake
Park *25 to the hoys of that district.
A lie*, of the members of the Floy
’em Club of this county will be
■bllshed In The Times as noon as
the club It completed.
To The Boye and Teachere of Low*
dee County:
Them seems to be en Impression
abroad In the county that nnlaas as
many as ten hoys from each school
enter thara cannot, be any contestant
for prliyt In that district. Mils la
mistake.! If only‘op* boy from each
school were to join the oonnty club
It le all right and they would he
entitled to contest for all prises of
fered In' title county, In this district,
end in this state, eleo. tor all na
tional prise*.
Shocking Bounds.
In the ear*,h ere sometimes heard
before a terrible earthqueke, the
warn of the coming peril. Nature's
warnings are kind. That dull pain
or ache In the beck warm you the
Kldneye need attention If you would
escapo those dangerous maladies,
dropsy, diabetes or bright'! disease.
Take Electric Bitten at ones and
backache fly and all you boat feel
ings return. "My son received great
bensflt from their use for kidney and
bladdar trouble," writes Peter Bon,
dy, South Rockwood. Mloh, "It
certainly a great kidney medicine."
Try It 50c at Dlmmock's Pharmacy
W. D. Dunaway and Ingram Drug
Co.
See ut for turpentine mule* and
woods horses. Prlcaa and terms
ere right.
MIZEI.L LIVE STOCK CO..
In Old Griffith 8tables.
i Tor Externa
BISHOP CAMILKH AT SPARKS.
Will Lay Corner Stone of Now Build
ing Sparks Colleglalo Institute
Oa February 27th Bishop Warren
Candler of Atlanta, On., will
deliver an address at the Sparks
Collegiate Institute end lay the cor
ner at one of tho new building* now
In process of construction. The exer
cises will begin at 11 o'clock a. m.
and the public la cordially Invited
and urged to hear this man ot world
wide fame.
Dinner will he provided tor ell
rleltors. This Invitation Ip extend
ed by the hoard of trustees ot tho
Sparks Collegiate Institute.
A. W. REES,
For the Board.
WATER WORKS
COMMITTEE’S
ANNUAL REPORT
A Good Showing Made
in Old Committee Report
SOME VALUABLE RKCOMMKVDA-
TIONS IN KEGAItD TO IMPROVE
MKNTH THAT ARK NEEDED AT
THE PRESENT TIME.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun
cil.
Gentlemen:
We your water work* committee
beg to hand you the official report of
Superintendent D. S Quarterman,
for the year Juat ended.
Wo would recommend that you
Increase your reservlor capacity at
your eallest convenience, alao put
larger mains in the ibuaineai section
of the city.
Alao recommend that you pur
chase a larger site for your plant at
once for the present one lg entirely
too small and the growing city will
have to hav« same as soon as the
money cn n be provided for this pur
pose. &;
also wish to thi
tendent D. S. Quarterman
splendid showing made for the past
year nnd for his faithful work he
haa don e in behalf of the dty.'jjg
We also thank each of the em
ployees at the plant for their co
operation In helping to keep the
■yatem up to its high standard at
all times.
We desire to thank City Engineer
W. H. Gainey and Clerk T. N. Hol
combe for their valued aaiiatanoe
during our term.
Respectfully submitted.
E. E. DEKLE.
Pictty Services Were Held Yesterday
I la Honor of Francis Willard.
(From Saturday’s Dally.)
One ot the most Intonating meet
ings ot tho Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union wa* bald In memory
ot our plonoeer leader. Frances E.
Willard, at the First Christian
Church, Friday afternoon.
The meeting was opened with sing
ing the song, A charge to Keotr I
Have.”
Her. William', the pastor, then
read the first nine veraeg of the
14th chapter of Mark, after which
he led In prayer.
Several bright little girls, trained
hy Mias Emma .To Britt, gang a song
entitled: "Right ’’ Mrs. T. 8. McKey
read n sketch of the life of Miss Wil
lard, In which she paid many beauti
ful tribute* ta. her memory.
A reading. “College Otlcana,” was
then given hy 'it 9 - T. H. MeKcy,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by ev
ery one present.
The president. Mrs. J. G. Stevene
then made a beautiful talk about 'he
wort a d mad - s mor earr at er>
appeal for a greater, and more united
effort of the Christian women. She
suggested that one Monday In each
month be given this great cause. If
all the Christian women of Valdosta
could have heard Mrs. Stevena, we
feel Bure their Interest and sympa
thy would have been so much arous
ed that greater things would be at
tempted and aoeompllrihed In Ibis
most Important work.
The meeting closed with the “Mlx-
pah” 'benediction.
for backache, rheumatism, kidney or bladder trouble, and urinary irregularities.
Folev Kidney Pilla are tonic in action, quick in resulti. Refuse substitutes-
INGRAM DRUG CO., Valdosta, Ga.
We Beg to Announce
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TO our friends and the public.
we are now in a position to
A supply your needs promptly and have a full line of .the
following.
Oats,
Brand,
Cotton Seed Meal,
Flour,
Hay,
Mixed Feed,
Coffee,
Rice,
Corn Med,
Hulls,
Sugar,
Hen Feed,
Corn,
Shorts,
Grits, Meat and
Lard.
SPECIALS THIS WEEK, No. 1 N. C Seed Peanuts
and Texas Burt Seed Oats.
Let us figure
on your your wants and see how much a dollar
will buy.
JOE WISENBAKER & CO.
M 1 South Ashley Street FT 11 "I
Roy to Reformatory.
% ! United States Marshal
Ralph Slyddelton and Mr. Robert
Thomas have returned from Wash
Ington City where they went lam
week to carry a negro boy to the re
formatory. The boy waa from Belp
bridge and wns arraigned at the last
term of the federal court here on
charge of opening letters or tamper
lag with the mall. Judge Sheppard
sentenced him to one year in the ie-
formatory.
Dying From Paralyt(o Stroke.
S .8. etnnborm, a traveling men
whose home is in AuguaU, Me., was
stricken with paralysis while buy-
lug a ticket at th* Atlanta, Blrmlng-
and Atlantic depot la TUtoa
Wednesday night, and le In n dying
condition. Hie right aide I* paralysed
and attending phyalcltni aay that he
cannot recover. Th* clerk of ■ ho
tel at Tltton saw him fall nnd b* wae
carried heck to hla room.
He le said to be a thirty-second de
gree Mason and n Knight of Pythias,
Ho had a fraeipt among hi* papers
tor hla does Jrom a Maeonlc lodge ot
Angnita. Secretary Blalock ot the
local |Odra wired hla people, hut ae
the wires ware all down on teconnt
of tho storm, has not yat heard from
- Mr. Btanborm te 39 year* ot
age, and apparently well-to-do.
(Chairman We^er RVorke,
February 19th. 191*. ’ 1
Valdosta, On., Feb 13. 1911.
To The Honorable Mayor nnd Coun
cil, City ot Valdosta, Ot.
Gentlemen:
As Superintendent of the City
Water Works I wish to submit my
annual report of the condition of
the Water Works property also the
financial condition ot the depart
ment
Buildings.
The buildings are In good condl
lion, during the year we bed to re
new tho roof on the reserrolr and
the fene« around the reservoir, at
coat of **T4.00.
The woodword at the plant, tlso
the floors have bee n painted thl*
year, tho work having been done hy
the regular crew, coat of material
***.00.
Total cost ot above work, and ma
terial *201.00.
Machinery,
The machinery ot the plant and
condition of same Is te follows:
Two return tubular bollera. No. 1.
yean old, No. 2. 9 year* old, Iboth
In lint clue* condition.
Two holler feed pumps. No. t. Gar
dener 0x10x4. Outside pecked Du
plex, 5 year old, flrat class condition.
No. 2. Snow, 3x3x4, Duplex, fair eon-
dttlon. 10x8x11x9 three pressure
pump* Two 8now compound. Du-
rlex. Capacity, combined, 1.500.000
gallons per day. Fair condition. Oil.
One Plat Iron Works Duplex com
pound, 10x12x18x12, capacity one
and one half million gallons per day.
First clesa condition.
Two sir compressors. On* Duplex
■Ingle stage, 10x11x10.
Ingereoll Sargent, 000 cubit feet.
Free nlr capacity.
One condensing cross compound,
Corlees. two stage.
Ingehsoll, Rand, nlr compreeaor,
1,350 cubit feet. Free air capacity.
Ingereoll Sargent In poor condl-
tlon.
Ingersoll Rand machine In first
class condition.
The two enow pumps have been
thoroughly overhauled this year at
a cost of *347.63.
The Platt Iron Worka pump wae
repaired at a cost of 388.00.
The stacks on 8 hollers was eat
off and painted at an expense ot
t»5.
Total cost of maintenance
for this year on Maehlnaa. *410.61
Total met ot matntalnaaee
for this year on bnlldtng*. *01.00
Total Plant malntataance
for year :.*710.51
rpen-
jrlcee
Jnst rccelyl.. two care of
We mules. ’ The
nnd terms are right
MIZELL LIVE STOCK CO„
In Old Griffith 8tablee.
Total number unmetered
Fumpage.
No. gallons pumped
this year...; 1 .. 145.381,350
No. gallons water pump
ed last year.. 155.535,700
Tone coal consumed this
y»«r .... .... 855
Tone Coals consumed
last year 938
Ms Ins.
No miles mains In service 15
Free Water.
Amount of water fur
nished schools, church
es, Fire Department,
drinking fountains,
street sprinkling, sew
er flushings, etc.. In
estimated at, Includ
ing hydrant rent.... (5,300.00
Th* domestic preeure Is main
tained at 40 to 50 pounds.
The fire presnre le limited only by
•trenth and capacity of the main*,
and Is raised to 120 pounds ae a
maximum limit, upon the sounding
of en alarm, „ '
Financial Statement.
130 tons roal at 33.45..$ 551.00
Packing
Pipe and fittings
87.50
38.20
_47.10
848.19
No services In use last year....
No services In use this ;
New Service* put I
Total No.-Services. 1
Ie thl* year...
: In this kfar..
» materod....
Uncollected water rent.
One-half quarters water
rent due. April 1st.. $1,500.00
Total *1,572.99
Amount collected this
year *12.698.20
Amount spent this year 12,428.05
By adding the amount
collected nnd the In
ventory, wo have.... *10,228.28
Adding the amount spent
this year and tho In-
venterr et last year.. 12,898.08
* 1,348.28
Substrecitng we have *3,248.28
above operating nnd mnlntalnnncv
expense.
Free water te not credited nor te
Interest and depreciating charged.
Tour Superintendent of water
wnrke has ' no recommendation to
make In th*» rcirrt, bnt will he
pleased to make a verbal report of
the needs ot this department at such
time aa the conned may wish to tako
np this matter.
Thanking the mayor and conned,
■nd especially Mr. Dekte. tho chair
man ot this committee, as wad as
tho heads ot.tae other department*
for the eonrtnstra extended na dur
ing this administration, we" respect
fully submit this report.
D. S. QUARTERMAN.
Superintendent Water
y/ I NAiir Lumber Company*
Dyal-Upchurch Buildinp, Jacksonville,“JFla.
Shipments made to any part ofl[State.) Letjus have your orders." Nice stock. WeU graded
and manufactured.
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A. H. Denmark, Local Manager. . Office Rear Wyone Shoe Co.
Reliance Fertilizer Co.
FERTILIZERS AND
Fertilizer Materials
Factory Savannah, Ga. Warehouse Valdosta,Ga
JOHN DEERE
STALK CUTTERS
* AND
DISK HARROWS
CALL IN AND SEE THEM
W. H. Briggs Hardware Co.
Valdosta, - Ga.
sHiNGiis M £\TH M f^ Fender Lumber Company
PHONE 44, 601 West Savannah Avc., VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
We carry a full line of all kinds of building lumber.
FLOORING, CEILING, SIDING, FINISH, MOULDING, SASH. DOORS, BLINDS
V ariety shop work of all kinds—Window and Door Frames and Screens a specialty.
* Works..
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