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8ISM1*WEEKLY TIMES-ENTERPRI8E, TUESDAY MAY 26, 1814.
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W. D. HARGRAVE Bus. Mgr.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Huerta a Goner—
There seems to he no doubt but
that Huerta will either resign or be
ousted from the office of President
of .Mexico. He is not able to hold
the fort against the Rebels under
Villa, and hi3 attitude toward Un-
Bditor, rle Sam precludes his ever being sat
isfactory to this government. The
mediation proceedings will ultimate-
Entered at the Thomasvllie Past
Office for Transmission Through the! ly develop into a proposition
Mails as Second Class Mail Matter, j br|ng |)eace to Mexico, and
Subscription Rates:
One Year I 1 -®*
Six Months “®
Everything is dry now, even the—
weather.
That East
blow.
continues
1'
to
peace
can only be attained by the elimina
tion of Huerta and Uncle Sam’s guar-
talns what is, in the bpinion of The
Journal of the American Medical
Association, an ideal beauty hint:
“For giving the face a good color,
get one pot of rouge and one rab
bit’s foot. Bury them two miles
from home and walk out and back
once a day to see that they are still
there.”
TROUSEAULESS
Atlanta. May 22.—How Mrs. Fran
cis Hopp, a blushing girl bride, won
antce that peace will be mamtained (ller llusband but , OBt her trousseilUi
at any cost.
All of us who agree with Tom Wat
son about W. J. Burns, say “I.
Mark us down.
Huerta has no intention of re
signing—be is going to wait to be
kicked out.
Xaga’-a Falls is but the forerunner
of “Huerta Falls," announced a pert
observer.
The Colonel may return from
Spain via Mexico and he may decide
to play politics without another war
record .
Mexican soldiers say that drought
preceeded the war of IS 4^5. Maybe
but that don’t mean we shall have
war In 1914.
The TImes-Union says that Jack
sonville’s cooking rates are low, but
that something to cook is ’way up
In the ethereal blue.
Hoke Smith is quick to announce
Becker Guilty—
Yesterday aiternoon, Charles
Becker was convicted for the second
^ time of planning the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, a New York gambler,
nearly two years ago. Foui men
have paid the penalty of the actual
commission of the crime, and the
man who planned and paid for it
seems doomed also to suffer death
for the diabolical crime he insti
gated. This is one rase where the
"man higher up" gets the same dose
as his hirelings.
fhe Quit man Meeting—
Every town of any size and impor
tance in this section of the State is
going to be represented at the meet
ing of the Georgia State Chamber of
Commerce, at Quitman, next Tues
day. Thomasville and Thomas
County should have a representative
attendance and by all means show
the people that we are on the map:
and possess advantages that will
is being told with amused interest
by friends of the young eloping cou
ple here.
The young bride was Miss Temple
Barnett, a bell of Forsyth, Ga., and
the happy bridegroom is Mr. Fran
cis Hopp, a young business man of
this city. Parental objection walk
ed hand in hand with the courtship
because of the bride’s extreme youth,
and consequently the elopement.
When the family of the young girl
found out about it, at the time when
the young couple called to ask for
a blessing, they got a “blessing-out"
instead, and the bride’s older sister
seized the young bride’s trousseau
and most of her wardrobe, and put
it under lock and key.
Nothing daunted, however, the
oung couple have started on a
trousseau-less honeymoon, and the
bride says she expects to have Just as
happy a time with her one modest
traveling dress as if she had all the
handsome gowns in the wotM.
FOR SHERIFF.
To *he Voters or momas County:
In making this, my announcement
for the office of Sheritt of Thomas
County, subject to the White Pri
mary governing the same, I wish to
say that I am not allied with any
politician or set of politicians, or in
any political clique or combine, but
that I am in this race independent
of any faction or interest, save my
own.
Therefore, in making this race, /
am going before the people who are
responsible for the government, and
let them ray who shall be their next
Sheriff. When they have spoken, I
will bow to their decision, though it
adverse to me, because the will of
PLAGUE NEARS
PANAMA CANAL
KXTKA PRECAUTIAN8 ARE BEING
TAKEN AND HATS ARE BEING
KILLED BY WHOLESALE —
MANY HOUSES WHERE THEY
MIGHT HIDE ARE TORN DOWN.
Washington, May 22.—The dread
ed Bubonic plague is now only forty-
eight hours’ distant from the Pan
ama Canal Zone, cases being report
ed at Manata, Ecquador.
The Canal officials are not taking
any chances of its getting into that
lie B peop”e shoH'd always" be'respect- ' “action, and rat-kiliing campaigns
ed in all matters pertaining to loca 1 1 have been started. Hundreds of
affairs. | houses that might shelter rats have
For many reasons, the Sheriff's j a ] 80 b een destroyed,
office is one that should be carefully
and Judiciously conducted in strict
compliance with the law. If elected,
I pledge myself to see that this Is
done and to give tne people fair,
courteous and just treatment, and
the best service 1 am'capable of ren
dering at ali times. Your vole and
support will be appreciated.
KeRpe< iruliy vours,
3-17-tf ... 11. MILTON.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
WILL CLOSE MONDAY.
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, May
22.—The Delegates who have been
j here in attendance upon the Metho-
! (list Conference, began leaving for
! their homes today. The conference
| doses Monday. Committee nomina-
jtions occupied the attention of the
j Conference at this morning’s ses-
SHItlNE DECORATIONS ALMOST
A THING, OF PAST IN ATLANTA
Atlanta, May 22.—The gorgeous
and colorful Shrine decorations have
nearly all disappeared from the rail
office buildings and the handsome
homes of the city. Among the most
show up with the best of them. I admired and the last to go were the
**•••• decorations on the home of George
Judge Thomas For Governor— |E. Argard, recorder of Yaarab Tem
ple Shrine, at the corner of High
land Avenue and Argard street.
As an official of Yaarab Temple,
The dispatches from Atlanta in the
past few days seem to indicate that
Judge William E. Thomas may en-
that he Isn't running or financing j ier the race for Governor. Judge
the campaign of W. J Harris, and Thomas was mentioned some time
ve don’t blame him.
ago but did not deflnltely state i
Mr. Argard had draped his home
magnificently with the Shrine col
ors. augmented by a beautiful elec
trical design. Mr. Argard is also
secretary- of the Masons’ Annuity,
what he was going to do. He has| and whlle the sbrln „ was ln ses _
not done so yet, but hi3 friends seen jslon thousands of visitors were
to think in view of the announce- j shown through the handsome Ma-
rons’ Annuity building, which has
recently been improved and remod
eled. The Masons’ Annuity Is the
Mr. Villa seems to be the man
destined to land the job that Huerta
lias, if Uncle Sam doesn’t step ln n,en t of bis school-mate, W. J. Har-
and take the job himself. 1 ria * an <l complications which have
- 1 o arisen in that connection, that He j or^anlzatlOTi which provides for the
The possibilities of diversified • "’HI decide to enter whether or no. (widows and children of deceased
the last fow years, and Its present
!assets are something over $730,000.
farming in Thomas County are not His announcement is awaited with 'Masons. Tt has grown splendidly in
equalled anywhere in Southwest interest throughout this section of
Georgia. Did you people know that? State. ^
° ” l *••••• | Cou'-bed For Three Years.
The Chattanooga Times expressed Roosevelt in the Ring .Again I “ T a lover of your sodsend to
. . , humanity end science. Your medi-
the Georgia sentiment when it an- , Since his return to the United cine. Dr. King’s New Discovery, cur-
nounced that “The most of us have States, after an exploring trip | ,v >’ oonch of three years stand-
something dearer than candidates to 1 through .South America, Colonel j °annoy^
support." : Roosevelt has jumped at once Into ! * ne cough? Is it stubborn and wont
_ .. .... . i vield to treatment? Get a 50c bot-
——;the political arena with plans and | tie or Dr King's New Discovery to-
projects to boost the future and the i dav. What it did for Jennie Flem-
„„ , ... _ , . : mine. It will do for you. no mat-
success of the Progressive party, of|, er bow Rt „b b „ rn
’■■'hich he Is sole master and dictator.
Mr. Roosevelt is a character unus
ual and unique in the history of the
western world and he is one of the
FOR SHERIFF.
To the Voters of Thomas Count?
Georgia:
I make tms my announcement a> Lslon.
a candidate for the office of Sheric j ___ - —-
of your county, subject to the actio,. I
of the Democratic Primary. it' Indigestion? Can't East? No
elected. I promise you my best ef j Appetitie?
forts Tn those v.-'.io have moved int-.; \ treatment of Electric Bitters in-
tl-e foentv, or have become voters ! ( . reas es your appetite; stops Indiges-
since I was Sheriff, whom I may not ( tion: you can eat everything. A
see personally, 1 refer you to my; rea ] spring tonic for liver, kidney
past record as Sheriff, and ask y° rr !and stomach troubles. Cleanses
support. Thanking the good pec- , y our whole system and you feel fine,
p'e for past kindness, and again j j-jectric Bitters did more for Mr.
pro
nising faithful service, I remain, 1 T ' p, peeble’s stomach troubles than
Respectfully, * ny medicine he ever tried. Get a
T. J. HIGHT. lottle today. 50c and $1.00 at your
I Druggist. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
FOR SHERIFF. [ fo r Eczema, adr.
hereby announce myself
candidate for the office of Sheriff of j
Thomas County, subject to the action: .. offlce w hi.n are well known to
of the White Primary. i ,, e ople of Georgia, and which I
If favored by the good will of tho |, ‘ bas been satisfactory. If, In
voters of this county with tho of- j vour opinion, the management of
flee, I will attend ‘o every duty to j l state’s finances under my ad-
tile best of my abt:!ty. I ministration for the past several
I believe I have gained experience | ra baa be en faithful and efficient,
enough in my work as Deputy ‘tojj w0 „]d gratefully appreciate your
promise conscientious, prompt and j en( j 0 rsement at the polls ln the com-
effieient service. ln „ pr i m ary.
I am no politician. I am a can- Thanking you for the support and
didate for an office, the duties of |confidence extended me heretofore,
which I am familiar with, and I wllijj e:lr nestly solicit vour further kind
attend to them, and appreciate sin-1 consideration of my candidacy in
cerely the votes of the people. I the present campaign.
Respectfully, | Respectfully,
W. A. REKBERG. ! 5-13-tf W. J. SPEER.
. FOR TAX RECEIVER. — 7
I hereby announce mvself a can-, J OR TAX RE>. • *' n ’
diatc for re-election to the office of,To the White Citizens o 1
Tax Receiver of Thomas County,! County:
subject to the action of the Demo-| I am a candidate for the office of
critic Pr'ira— iTox Receiver, su eject to the action
Having 'had' expenenco ln the!of the regular Democratic Primary,
work, I feel that 1 am in every way i I earnestly so left your Interest and
qualified to properly perform all the Hm**_promIs nf: i eleete, to_per-
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A MONEY LOANED
FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE
At 6% Interest, payable annually. The borrower has the
privilege of paying part or all ot the principal at any interest
period, stopping Interest on such ayment. I will save you
money. Come to see me, or write. Prompt attention given
all written Inquiries.
W. M. BRYAN,
OFFICE OVER POST OFFICE, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
duties of the office.
I wish to express
favors bestowed on me in the past,
and thank the voters of chf> Countv
for their support.
If re-oleoted ’ promise to faith-
filly and conscientiously discharge
the duties of the office and to extend
the courtesy ol the office to all.
I am, yours to serve,
F. S. NORTON.
1 forrn- the duties of the office In an
my eratkude for efflrient aiul business-like manner.
Yes, indeed, this is the best coun
try. Yesterday we had beans, squash,
Irish potatoes, cabbage, lettuce,
•green peas and onions from out of
the garden.
chronic
leoii« r h mav be. Tt stops a cough and
j ‘’torts throat and lung trouble. Re-
i Bpf or rnonev back. 50 c and $1.00
a* your Drueelst Bucklen’s Arnica
jjoIva for Pimples, adv.
with courtesy ad a square ^eal
every Tax Paver. j
I also bring to your attention the;
fact that neither tne Ochlocknee
District, of which I am a resident,
nor any part of this Northwest sec
tion o! the County has ever furnished
a Court House official, and while I
.believe that fitness for the office
shall be the main consideration, 1
submit that, this being equal, due
regard should be given the various
sections in apportioning the county
W. T. SPEER
FOIt STATE TREASURER.
To the People of Georgia:
I am a candidate to succeed my- offices,
self as State Tieasurcr, subject to J Trusting that my candidacy may
the action of the Democratic pri-;meet with favor at your har.de, I am,
Yours sincerely,
J. C. ROBISON,
I mary.
candidacy
based strictly
upon my
y record and experience in 4-16-tf
Ochlocknee, Ga.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE BUSHELS OF
Davis’s Early Prolific
Cotton Seed For Sale
This the earliest known variety of cotton— a vigorous
stalk, an a mighty heavy fruiter—will average 59 to 40-%
lint. These are the seed you need for your late planting.
We have sold these seed for $2.0t per bushel, but ln order
close out our remaining stock, we offer them at $1.76 per
bushel f. o. b. Meigs, Georgia.
We also have 500 bushels of Unknown and Whipper-
wil) seed peas that we offer for $2.5# per bushel. These
peas are clean of trash and are absolutely sound.
H. C. Davis & Son.
Ed Aycock got fined for not hav-
most versatile as well as vigorous
lng a state auto number in Camilla " Bure3 of the present tlme ’
the other day. He paid his fine and
then went home and told how mad
he got.
A PRACTICAL BEAUTY HINT.
The use of cosmetics and other
artificial aids to attractiveness is as 1
old as the human race. To Darwin j
and students of anthropology <n gen-1
eral, decorative applications were a j
feature of selection—of attraction
and sexual selection. The cheek
o j covered with roup\ the heavily
I elaborated eyebrow and the colored
( * gar <ulters * n P u hlic places are wig. it appears, originated at an
period among courtesans. It
Colquitt and Brooks county are
getting extensive advertising be
cause of what they are doing. They
both have wide-awake bodies that
work in the way that attracts at
tention.
said to be conducive to disease
Savannah is preparing to have them has been remarked that “time has
abolished. A pocket knife that you taken the taint from the tint," and
use for cleaning finger nails isn’t the wide employment of artificHlties
much safer, but it can be used in a today would seem to Indicate the
** ncn ’ truth of this observation.
° The host of advertised mcdlca-
Friends 0 f Bob McMillan, of Och- merits, the beauty columns which
locknee, are urging him to make the grace or disgrace almost every met-
race for representative from Thomas ropolitan newspaper, the dlsplay-
Count>, and lie is said to be consid- windows of the various department-
©ring the matter. Bob is a vigorous, stores catering to a large feminine
active young man, and one in whom clientele, bear further witness to the
everybody who knows him has abso- fact.
lute and implicit confidence. He The average man of rational clean
would make good at anything he at- mind does not approve of cosmetic
tempted. innovations in his own feminine peo-
Pie. He would prefer to see these
The committee of the Second Con- radical departures from the natural
gressional District voted unanimous- confined to the chorus lady and tho
ly, the Albany Herald says, for the public tangolst.
popular vote plan In the District. : The physician always warns
The Herald goes further and states against the use of cosmetic prepara*
that there was not the snghtest ln- tlons, because most of them are
dlcatlon that Congressman Park dangerous. To him the natural and
would have opposition In the com- healthy has always seemed to he
tog race. Perhaps the District Is typical of beauty. Even the editor
not entirely ln favor of the popular of the lay press, however, has seen
vote plan, and perhaps Congressman the ridiculous In the beauty column,
Parte will have opposition. We shall and the following satirical excerpt
•ee before many days, at any rate, taken from a Southern weekly ccn*
Don’t You Want to Own a Lot in the Most Beautiful Spot in Georgia?
If So, Be Sure and Attend Our Grand
AUCTION SALE
IDEAL BUILDING LOTS
LIME SINK FALLS, GEORGIA.
BETWEEN PELHAM & WH1GHAM ON THE NEW GULF LINE RAILROAD.
TUESDAY MAY 26th 11:15 A. M.
Barbecue Dinner to All
Music Will be Furnished by Our All-Star Band. Be Sure to Meet us on the Grounds.
We shall positively sell, rain or shine. Ladies and Children especially invited. Don’t forget the time, place and date.
ATLANTIC COAST REALTY COMPANY.