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hL. 20 NO. 3 BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA.WrIDAY. JANUARY 19, 1912 $100 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE IIMARY ELEC TION JARCH 13 Date Fixed by Demacutic Execo- i Cemoiittee at tbe Meeting Thirsday a meeting of the Democrat- Executive Committee of De- tur County, held at the court Luse at Bainbridge, Ga., at Ion on Thursday, Jan. 18,1912, |e following members of the bmmittee were present: T. S, Jwaes, Chairman: M. C. Wil- ams, R. E. L. Munroe, C. S. lodges, A- A. Subers, J. A. [skins by C. B. Rogers with (roxy, D. C. Ballou, J. E. Drake, L. Earnest. J. H. Gilpin, M. Whigham, I. K. Horne, t. W. Wimberley, Secretary. On motion it was resolved and brdered that a white, Democratic primary election be held at all (the various precincts of the county on Wednesday, March 13th, 1912 under and according [to the laws governing primary elections in the State of Georgia, Ifor the nomination of Democrat- lie candidates for Judge of the [City court of Bainbridge, Ordi- Inary. Clerk of the Superior court, [Solicitor City Court, Bainbridge I Sheriff, County Treasurer, Tax I Collector, Receiver of Tax Re- I turns, County Surveyor, Coroner, and such members of the County Board of Commissioners as are to be elected this year, the re- 1 turns of such primary election to be consolidated by this Commit- I tee at 12 o’clock M, on Thursday, I March 14th, 1912, and the nomi- 'nee of such primary be then declared. That at such primary election all qualfied white voters appear ing on the list of registered vot ers for 1910, 1911 and such vot ers as shall register on or before February 24th, 1912 and who in good faith intend to support the nominees of such primary be al lowed to vote, and that all can didates for Judge City court, Solicitor City court, Clerk of the Superior court, Sheriff, Tax Col lector, and County Treasurer be assessed the sum of $25 each, and that all candidates for Tax Receiver, County Surveyor, and County Commissioners be as sessed $12.50 each, and that such assessment B^pajji.to {he Secretary and the name of such candidate registered by such Secretary by;slx o’clock p.m.; on the 24th day trf February, 1912; that at such primary each voting precinct select by ballot its mem bers of this committee for the ensuing term. That the Chairman and Sec retary of this Committee shall on the 26th day of February, 1912, prepare an official ballot contain- i g the names of all the candi- dites so registered, to be used at such primary election; that at such primary election no other ballot shall be used or county; that such ballots be distributed by the Secrteary of this Com mittee to the managers of such primary only. That after such primary elec tion and after all expenses of holding such primary, including payment of managers and clerks at the rate provided in regular elections, and printing of elec tion papers and ballots and all other necessary expenses, the balance then on hand shall be refunded to the candidates pay ing the same in. The candidates; for coroner stall not be required to pay any assessments. Ordered further that this com- Memorial to Dr. Knipp A sixty day campaign has been inaugurated to secure funds for a suitable memorial to that great friend of our Southern farmers, Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, organizer and director of the Farmers’ Co-operative Demonstration Work of the United States De partment of Agriculture. No other man in the history of the South propably ever did as much as Dr. Knapp to interest farmers in better methods of farming and diversification of crops and to get them out of their slavery to cotton. The demon stration work and the com club work, developed under his fos tering care, for the first time brought our people to see that the South is itself in the Corn Belt, and that there is no reason in nature why our farmers should be dependent upon A single crop. We are glad to know that the campaign for raising funds in this county has now begun. A special committee has been ap pointed and several local collec tors are now at work, a hand somely engraved picture of Dr, Knapp and some of his sayings being given each contributor, even if the amount be only a dime. Every farmer in the county should give somethin# to perpet uate the memory of this great man. : ■/ 4 Flying Machine For Cambridge. The noted aviator Fowler, who is uiaking a trip from coast to coa r t, will be in Bainbridge Tuesday and give an exhibition in the air. This will be the first flying ma chine ever seen in Bainbridge and * great crowd is ex pected to be present. Arrangements have been made l&y the business men of the city to finance the aviation exhibition. This news was brought to the Search office just before going to press. r * Everybody in this and*Surrounding counties should be here with their children early Tuesday morning, as the exhibition of the flying machine is expected to be made some time in the forenoon. The exhibition will be free to everybody. Come, bring all the children to see the bird man fly. ’Cello and Voice Recital At Cyrene Institute Jan. 9th. On Friday evening at eight o’clock the pupils and friends of Cyrene Institutes will have the rare opportunity of hearing a Classic Artist, Miss C’Zelma Crosby. For five years Miss Crosby has been a pupil of Julius Stern of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and also a member of the Cincmnatti Symphony Orchestra. Miss Crosby , has gained re cognition from some of the fore most of America Musicians, for her excellent voice work, and her dramatic talent, as well as for her brilliant achievement as a Cellist A delightful personality adds a special, charm to all her performance. v Miss Crosby will be assisted Friday evening by Miss Repass, Reader.- Caldwell Motor Car Co. The Caldwell Motor Car Com pany have sold the following cars within -the past ten days: Mr. Lewis McCaskill, 4-passenger E. M. F.; Dr. R. L. Z. Bridges, of Brinson, a Hupmobile; Mr, William Pray, a 5-passenger Haynes: Mr. Jason Brinson, a 4-passenger Flanders. This company has made a re markable record in the increase of business during the past year. Their sales of cars, tires, &c., have probably doubled within that time. When it comes to downright business methods Mr. C. H. Caldwell is not excelled by any man in Georgia. He has proven this in everything he has under taken. His automobile sales room is said by traveling men to be the prettiest to be seen in the South, which fact should be a matter of pride not only to the Company, but to everybody in this section. Judge Pottle Sworn In. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 15.—The Hon. J. R. Pottle, of Blakely, Georgia, comes to Atlanta this morning to take up his seat as a judge of the state court of ap peals, to succeed Judge Arthur G. Powell, who has decided to resume the practice of law. Judge Pottle was appointed by Governor Slaton two or three weeks ago, and received his com mission Saturday. He is one of the best known lawyers in this part of the state, was a former law partner of Judge Powell, and is a brother of Solicitor Gen eral Joseph Pottle, at Milledge- ville. 1912 Rattle Snake Stoiy. The fact that no rattle snakes have been seen crawling around during the past few weeks is no evidence that they are all dead. Mr. J. M. Y. Sellers, can dis prove any such theory. While out at work on his plant ation in the northern part of the county a few days ago, Mr. Sel lers and those working with him noticed that the dogs, after giv ing a rabbit a chase, were bark ing as though they had “treed” the animal On going to where the dogs were they found them barking and scratching around a gopher hole. The men begun shoveling for the rabbit, but to their surprise they first found a rattler four feet in length and with ten rattles. They soon put the snake out of business, but also found the rab bit a. little distance., from where they found the snake. The rab bit was dead however, when it was found. It is supposed when the fright ened rabbit ran into the gopher hole, it was bitten by the snake. Notice to Tax Payers. Tax Collector J. W. Butts au- The Methodist Church. Large congregations were presnet at the Methodist Chnrch last Sundafer morning and even ing. Both occasions were full of interest and attractiveness thru- out. The singing of the Male Quartette ip the morning, and the soprano solo of Miss Mayes in the e /ening were especially ap preciated, while the singing at both the services was a feature of the worship. The special series of sermons on tu Jesus”was continued in the morning, and a message to Young People waa .delivered in the eve ning. The preacher had the un- divied and appreciative hearing of the audiences on both occasions Services for next Sunday are to be especially attractive and helpful. In the morning the Pas- ton Rev. Anthony will preach on the Subject;,‘Jesus the Giver of Life”, and :n the. evening Rev. John M. Outler, Presiding Elder of the Thomasville District will address the congregation on sub jects of vital interest to the Church and the town as a whole. Everybody is urgently invited. An excelent Musical Program isjAinounced at all the services. SuccessfUfci Coming. Arrangements havA at last been completed for thji l ance at the Grand Theatre in the ■ 'V future of Gjedrge Barr McUutcheon’s “Beverly” a dra matization of W>J McCutcheon’s most pleasing popular ro mance Beverly, df Graustark, which wa.’F originally produced and enjolred a long, run at the StudebakerPTheatre, Chicago. r u—t-o.-j/-— 'notice' To all users of Electricty and water, your bills are due on the 1st of each month, and must be paid by the 5 inst. So will you not come foward promptly and thorizes the Search Light to say pay them and in so doing help to that on account of last Saturday [ give better service for the city? mittee meet at the court house in Bainbridge at noon on March 14th, 1912 for the purpose of consolidating the vote of such primary and declaring the result thereof. C. W. Wimberley. T. S. Hawes, Secretary. Chairman. being so cold and the general I weather conditions so unfavora-1 ble, he decided to give the peo ple until Saturday night of this week to come in and settle u’a their taxes for the year 191 1 Mr. Butts has been extremei 1 lenient in this matter. The la’ not only requires that he issue/ fas against all who do no'* vay after the time for the be ts to close, but he is required tc _'col lect 7 per cent interest from bait time until they are eoIle«t4 Every tax payer in the county who has not already done so, had better call around and set tle up. By doing this th^ will save both themselves and \ Mr. Butts considerable embarrass ment, as all fi fas issued out of the office after Saturday will be charged the regular fee of 50 cents. J. W. Callahan, Mayor. E. N. Edwards, Supt. To Announce For Judge. Col. H. B. Spooner authorizes the , c ' ?arch Light to say that he « XL'^e in the race for Judge of T] the "City Court of Bainbridge, and that his announcement will appq&r In <jue time. anffnXn^ements have ite ffat <pace cannot £o manyan come in late fTSt <pace be had in this issue to say what we wish to say about^the various candidates. Next week however a special department will be given to a write-up of those offering for positions. Some legal matters Fine Stock Brought Mere A Search Light representative was carried out Wednesday by Dr. Carl W. Minor to the farm of Baggs and Minor a mile or so north of the city to thke a look at a herd of Tennessee Short horned beef cattle they bought a month or two ago. The trip was well worth the time, as one of the finest bunch es of cattle ever brought to this section is now to be seen on this splendid farm. There are 29 of the cattle, all fine young steers and every one plump and fat, and ready for the market. The cattle were bought as an experiment by these gentlemen, but they have about decided that it is a paying proposition and by next season they will probably go into the business on a much larger scale. The cattle are bought and shipped here to be stall-fed for beef. It has been demonstrated that the beef produced in this way is equal to the fine quality of beef shipped here from the west, and it will be the pick of the markets when the quality is gen erally known. These men are making a splen did success of their farm. Be sides harvesting a fine yield of the general field crops, they have raised a large number of hogs and are now shipping them to other places aside from what they have sold to the local mark ets. The hog and cattle feature of the farm will be one of the largest sources of revenue they Win have. ■ They have only had the farto one year and it is hard to con ceive of the amount of improve ments made during that time. They have all the modern farm machinery needed in this section, and what is accomplished is done by the very latest methods em ployed in farm work. The Norris Jewelry Sale. The big Jewelry Sale put on by Norris the Jeweler, is attraction considerable attention. Some of the best bargains ever given in jewelry are to be had there during the sale and large numbers are taking advantage of the low prices. The sale will continue only a few days longer and the public is invited to call and inspect the bargains whil^ the sale lasts. Gm. R fiebb tfc The George H. Fields Co. , if putting on a sale that is bound to attract wide attention. Their goods are all new and very at tractive and the reduction in prices gives special inducement to buyers. Read their full page ad this week. It will interest you. To Announce For Judge. Judge W. M. Harrell author izes the Search Light to say that he will be in the race for re-elec tion for Judge of the City court of Bainbridge and that his an nouncement will appear in due time. This race, after all, will be one of the most interesting in the entire list of races for coun ty offices. an court in SESSION HERE Smm bpsrtut Chrfl Casa Dtatsrf tf Dura* the Week City court has been in session here this week and the officials have been busy disposing of a number of cases on the docket. One of the cases of most inter est was that of Mrs. T. I. Thom ason vs the G. F. & A. railroad in which a suit was pending for damages, the amount asked for being ten thousand dollars. The case had been in court for two or three years. Mrs. Thom ason was injured by a train at the crossing just south of the city. It has been called sev eral terms of the court but was continued from time to time un til this court, when both sides announced ready for trial. After considerable testimony had been introduced the attor neys on both sides held a confer ence and agreed on terms of a settlement, $800 being the amount agreed upon. The settlement of the case saved a trial of probably two days. A number of other civil cases have been disposed of** during the week. It is probable that the cg>urt will continue for the greater part of next week. Bhunenstein, Willis & Co. Attention is called to the page ad 6f Blumendtein,' Willis & Co., in which they are offering a big reduction in the price of cloth ings. They_have a large stock of cloth-* ing to select from, and the re duction in price they are giving is a special inducement for those in need of clothing to make pur chases while the reduction sale ia on. Powell-Mosslewhite. Mr. D. Musslewhite and Miss Iliff Powell were married Sun day at the home of Mr. James Cook in West Bainbridge, the ceremony being performed by Rev. E. D. Johnson, pastor of the West Bainbridge Baptist church- $ s marriage was a quiet af- and -was a surprise to the friend! pnd relatives pf the youhg'couple, as they'had not * let toy one know of thetenians. ' The couple have manjrfeiends who wish them a long and happy life. Notice Mr. J. L. Lee, former Pres ident of the Farmers Union of Georgia, and one of the most prominent men of that order, ar- coming in late have also neces-j rived last night and is spending sitated the leaving out this week; to-day in the city. Mr. Lee is of a number of news items and j State Agent of the Union Phos- other matters of local interest * ptate Company of Union City. To automobile owners and drivers: This is to call your attention to the law regulating the driving of automobiles in the city of Bain bridge. The law is: That all automobiles shall not be driven at a greater speed than 12 miles an hour in the city limits, and at a speed of not over 8 miles an hour when turning corners; alio to keep to the right when driv ing meeting other vehicles. Your attention is plso called to the fact that the law also re quires that lights be placed in front and rear of your machine when running at night I wish this to be taken as due notice that this law will be strict ly enforced from now on, and that those violating said law must suffer the consequences. J. W. Callahan, Mayor: