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BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 24. 1912
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
l J. W. CALLAHAN 1 Great White Way Suggested
I) I [VC WAINMAN 0ne of the best suKKestions
DU 1 u n nllllTlnlli .vet made is by Policeman Helton.
I The suggestion is for the city to |
I lay cables alcng Broad street as!
Spiendld Property to be Turned, the paving is done, the cables to Mr.
i R t« Big Tourist Hotel ^ used later, or whenever it 1
might be decided upon, for a
.Great White Way for Bainbridge.
Another big dealin Bainbridge! The suggestion is meeting
iperty was made a few days, with hearty favor and it would
CULTIVATION OF
VARIOUS-CROPS
LANARK SEASON
IS NOW OPEN
Pittman Gives Good Advice to
Contest Club Boys
The belief prevails among
many farmers that the sole pur-
' when Mr. J. W. Callahan | seem the proper thing for the | P° se °f cultivating crops is to
iirht the Wainman hotel prop-'authorities to seriously consider j aes f r oy grass and weeds. I heard
y from Messrs. L. Ball and. the proposition before the workj one I arrner sa y that he couldn’t
T, Hines. This makes Mr J of paving is started. | work his crop unless it was gras-
lahan the owner of both ho- The suggestion is that it will j ay ;
i in Bainbridge, the Wainman not require half the expenses
! Bon Air. Mrs. B. D. Fudge! now as it will later, when it is
lie lessee of both hotels. certain £that such an improve-
Callahan states that he in- ment will be called for, and put
ds to*have the Wainman re-jin, It is further suggested, that
tiled and otherwise overhaul- j the cost of the lights would in a
In- many cases this is one ot
the chief objects of cultivation,
yet, it is not the only object by
any means, and often not the
main purpose.
The destruction of weeds when
that it will present an en-1 large measure be born by the j ^Tiey first begin to r°°t is vastly
ly new appearence when the ! merchants of the city in order to i i m l )0 rtant. Weeds and grass
k is linished. He says also, j secure the White Way.
the ultimate aim is to con-1 There is nothing that would add
the place into a great tourist 1 to the beauty of Bainbridge as
el. 'viiich in the opinion of much as this suggested improve-
body. will be one of the j ment, and it is to be hoped that
thing ever done for Bain-j the authorities will look into the
Ige. A big tourist hotel is \ matter at once and see what the
irthing Bainbridge has needed! cost will be.
i long time. j
wi£j Mr. Roland Bower’s Ads.
to “Hotel Callahan”. | Special attention is called to
is will be done at the sugges-; property advertised for sale
of Mrs. Fudge. Mrs Fudge j by Mr Ro , and Btnvel , Mr .
s it is due not on l y by herself i . ,, .
by the city, to do Mr. Calla- Bower 18 one 0 f the most
thoroughgoing, energetic young
business men in thi§ section of
Georgia, and his entering so ac-
this honor in appreciation of
enterprising spirit he has
iwn in building up the city.
Callahan’s enterprising
k will live in Bainbridge in
generations to follow,
he work on the hotel wil
fin Tat an early date. This,
;h the other work of improve-
nt, will put new life into the
- ■'n
returned
B. F. Dillon
urday to her home at Lake
glas from a visit of some
to relatives in Jacksonville.
consume large amounts of plant
food needed by the crops, they
use up moisture which should be
saved for the crop, they crowd
the cultivated plants, depriving
them of the sunshine necessary
to full development.
However, cultivation, has for
its purpose, several other ends
in view. By causing a soil mulch,
it helps very materially to hold
moisture in the soil. It requires
about 300 pounds of water to
produce one pound of dry mat
ter. Cultivation also assists in
the moisture problem by keeping
the soil open at the surface, so,
that rain water may be absorbed I
instead of running off the land
It helps to render plant food
Ptpuiar
Resort on Gulf Now
For the Summer
Open
tively into the real estate field. ava iial>le by admitting the oxy-
means something will be moving gen (latbonie acid gas of the
in the real estate line in Bain
bridge and vicinity.
He has a number of first-class
bargains advertised this week.
Those who intend buying prop
erty in Bainbridge need not wait
for it to get cheaper, as it is
very likely to go higher from
now on, owing to the many im
provements about to be started.
(That delightful resort on the
Gulf, open for the season 1912)
On last Friday a goodly contin
gent of Bainbridge folks put
au.iie the sober carps of life and
answered that call which comes
to us all during the warm days of
the year, by “excurting” to Lan
ark Springs, that delightful and
accessible resort on the Gulf of
Mexico.
The occassion was the opening
of tjje Lanark Springs Hotel for
the season 1912 and it proved to
be a most enjoyable event.
The Georgia, Florida & Ala
bama Railroad operated a special
train leaving Bainbridge at
6.45 a-m.
Tallahassee, Quincy and other
points intermediate contributed
their quota of pleasure seekers
and a well filled train rolled into
Lanark-on-the-Gulf about ten
o’clock.
Dame Nature has truly been
lavish with this spot: having
placed in the midst of a beauti
ful grove of oak and Magnolia,
right on the shore of the great
Gulf, a never failing spring of
fine healing water.
Lanark Inn is a hotel o f
modern and convenient appoint
ment and under the manage
ment of Mr, and Mrs, Money it
is expected that this will be its
season.
•Oil Mill Combine.
The organization of the Em
pire Cotton Oil Company with
$4,000,000 capital stock has been
published in Atlanta. It is sta
ted that the company has acquir
ed twelve cotton seed oil mills in
Georgia, crushing 75,000 tons of
seed annually, and that others
will probably be erected.
As the name of J. M. Diffee,
who is manager of the Bainbridge
Oil Company, is mentioned as
one of the directors of the cor
poration it is to be presumed that
the Bainbridge mills will pass to
the new company. Mr. Diffee
being out of the city this supposi
tion could not he verified.
Caldwell Motor Car Co.
The Caldwell Motor Car Co.,
will within the next week be in
their new repair shop which joins
the one they now occupy. They
will be better prepared than ever
to handle repair work of all i far a time,
CLINTON GRIFFIN
WAS DROWNED
Mel
Death
Last
ji Pond Near VaM«ta
Thursday Night
The hundreds of relatives and
friends in Decatur county of Mr.
Clinton Griffin of Valdosta, were
shocked to hear of his death by
drowning near Valdosta on
Thursday night of last week.
Mr. Griffin and Mr. Ray Thom
as were in a biat fishing in
Thomas’ Pond a few miles south
of Valdosta. They were speak
ing of returning home, when Mr.
Thomas felt the boat quiver, and
on looking around saw that Mr.
Griffin had fallen from his seat
into the bottom of the boat. Tne
unfortunate man had been seised
with a sudden attack from which
he had suffered before, and
which rendered him unconscious
Mr. Thomas raised
kinds. j him up in an effort to get him
This company has sold within i back on the seat in the boat. As’
the past few days a four-passen- j he did so the sick man gave a
ger Hupmobile to Mr. McMurria, struggle which threw them both
of Colquitt; a Hupmobile Runa-Joutof the boat, Mr. Thomas held
bout toCapt. Robeuson, of Flynn- to Mr. Griffin fur some time, but
Harris and a Hupmobile Runa- ^y^blmseff* tUr ° 0086 *°
bout to Dr. Saunders, of Rest.- when Mr, Thomas got hack to
Thompson Boilorworks Sold .
JUST ARRIVED
Several Car Loads
Automobiles
The UAVNES
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, 37x41-2 Tires,
Cylinders 41-2x51-2, Self Start
er, 120 Wheel Base.
The COLE
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, 37x41-2 Tires,
Cylinders 41-2x51-4, Self Start
er. 122 Wheel Base, Shock Ab
sorbers, Seat Covers.
The NEW HUPMOBILE
MODEL 32, Cylinders 51-2 Stroke,
Tires 32x31-2. We will have this
Model in 2 and 4 passenger. This
car has created a sensation and
the demand is greater than the
supply.
All the above are new Models and intending
purchasers should see them.
Caldwell Motor Car Co.
"inbridk'»
ON THE. SQUARE
Georgia.
insoluble form. By opening the
soil and letting the air in it also
helps the development of plant
roots and the growth of plants.
I It is a well-proven fact of science
that roots do not develop normal
ly and that plants do not thrive
[ if their roots are deprived of air.
When soil becomes thoroughly
packed by heavy rains and a
failure to cultivate, as the case
is now, plant roots do not have
all the air they require for full
development. Cultivation is also
important because of the num
ber of insects that are destroyed
by exposure to the weather and
the breaking up their earth cells.
Crops should, as a rule, be cul
tivated every week or ten days
and the working should be so
shallow that the plant roots will
not be injured. The cultivation
should begin with early harrow
ing and be kept up late in the
season. It is possible to culti
vate soon after rains, where
land is well drained. Shallow
working cultivators, weeders
and harrows should be used.
J. T. Pittman.
air more freely ItttO the sqil to t moa j, 8Ucce88 f u i season. It is
break down the soil particles [their announced intention to con-
which plant food is locked up in duct the Ie80r( .
on a high plane
catering especially to families,
fishing parties, Sunday Schools
etc, Rowdyism in any form is
not tolerated and objectionable
persons are pre'” /T) .^ptified
1 that their absee ’ 11 vKlet'^'h 11
The excursion ,ar tfv ‘ vavored
with perfect w< "€r, boating
and bathing bein^gf joyed to the
fullest extent. i special re
turned about 7’ p^tt bringing a
h uTt%
tho A |' 4 nteny remaned to
enj- Fi- sale Vitality of the! Inn
■for tllC Old yg f
lh- Particu
Earned.
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automobile Co.
the boat he was so weak he could
not get in the boat for some
time. Mr, Griffin went to the
bottom and was drowned- Mr.
~'\Thomas finally got to the bank
Messrs. O. M. Haire and R. R. and got some negroes who were
Crocker have bought the Thomp- ’ nearby to send a ’phone message
son Boiler Works Just beyond the to Valdosta for help. Several
I river and will operate the plant arrived foon and the body was
| under the firm name °f Haire &. 1 recovered. The burial was in the
I Crocker. ‘cemetery at Valdosta.
They are prepared to do all | Mr. virlffln v.' a8 *?? rn anf ! r^ a £;
kind of boiler work, including led in Decatur count>. at Attpul-
I sheet iron work. Mr. Crocker j gus, where his father, Mr. t,?
[is an experienced boiler maker W- Griffin now lives, He has a
land the firm guarantee* satisfae- large number of other relatives
tion in every instance! I In the county, among them being
They have already LtkcM Cnflfge! Cgfit. G, D. Griffin, of Bain-
of the business and are prepared j OTitlge, ttti ilfide of Clinton.'
at once to handle any orders for ] Mr. flrlffln was the successful
work. It is predicted that the ! candidate -for Ordinary in the
firm will be a big success from , recent primary held in Lowndes
the start. county.
The :kf man Automobile
Compardei been rushed with
week. The rush
day morning when
*rs were brought
work to be done,
during the
Oats Looking Good.
work alAr
started die
a numbstc
in for rit t
This haseg.mt up
week.
This company has sold during
the past few days three Over
land cars. One was an Overland
Touring Car, Model 59, to Mr.
R. F. Powell, of Cyrene. An
other was to Mr. John Strick
land, of Blake!v. Mr. Strick
land bought -^""Overland Road
ster, Model 59. Still another
was an Overland Touring Car,
Model 59, to Mr. T. K iiich of
Strickland.
In order to enable the Over-,
land Southern Motor Car Co., of
Atlanta to fill the order from the
Atlanta Constitution for these
cars in the recent contest, three
Mr. J. W. Butts broughttothe
Search Light office one day this!
week a bundle of oats from the |
county farm that are very fine. I
:The editor passed by the farm a;
, few days ago and saw that the j
, crop promised to be very large, j
j The county has a splendid;
I prospect for an all-round good;
j ci op this year. j cars had to be shipped from the
i The oat crop throughout the r* . .
. , ... ,,, i stock of the Baughman Automo-
: county seems to be doirtg well on ... „ .
I uu u • _ hue Company here. This was
an average, although in some . , A . ., .
i .. ., r. also done du. ng the week.
I section they were entirely killed!
out by the high waters. These :
that withstood the heavy rains: Mr. Vernon Kelly of Faceville
and floods are doing much better j was among the business visitors |
I than was expected at one time. I in the city this week.
Miss. Laurie Toole!delightfully
Dr. L. D. Berry of Faceville. entertained the Bainbridge study j
was in the city on business Mon- club on Tuesday afternoon at
day. I the home of Mrs. G. B. Toole.
Beginning Saturday Morning the
Superb $10,000.00
“FIELDS” STOCK
OF MEN AND WOMEN’S
FINE SHOES
• Will be placed on Sale at
Cut Prices. n
No more opportune event has ever happened in the
annals of Bainbridge Shoe selling than this sale, as the
stock is not only absolutely new, but in its entirety is
strictly high quality, and from the foremost factories
of America. Naturally the interest that will be mani
fested in this sale urges those who wish’to take advant
age of it to make early selections. The stock is large,
more than $10,000 worth -but the sale at this season of
the year will make depreciation rapid and certain. The
sale inciudes Men’s and Womens Footwear, and we beg
your careful attention to the following prices.
The Famoui J. & M. Shoes Positively Included
All $7.00 Shoes now $5.95
All 0.5./Shoes now 5.45
All 6.00 Shoes now 4.95
All 5.00 Shoes now 4.05
All $4.50 Shoes now $3.85
All 4.00 Shoes now 3.45
All 3.50 Shoes now 2.95
All Sales Cash -No Goods Sent Out on Approval.
