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Qa /w fir <JC L uJbi> Hatnbr&gf iSTarrb IGujljt )L. 20 NO. 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. IX _ Sou 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.