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/! )L. 20 NO. 22 BA.INBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 7. 1912 $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE 1ECATURITE” FOR COL DONALSON Iks Strong Plea for Mr - Donalson to Enter Race. Iitor Search Light: Is the eyes of the whole state j turning towards Southwest or gia on account of its wonder- growth and development. ise( i by its rich agricultural ds, timber and turpentine, its progressive citizens, it looves us to elect to the Geor- Legislature the very strong- ablest and most representa- men we have in our county ] this offlice. A man of that d in the Legislature can do ich toward bringing Decatur nty in great prominence as of the very best counties in ith Georgia. want to name a man for that portant office who will fill all above requirements. He is able lawyer, a good farmer, a ctical business man and one the best known men in the He is the prime of man- ripe with experience and ltl be a leader in the House passing beneficial iaws in the interest of the people, in ;, he has already worked ou/t lan, which if enacted into law, be worth thousands of dollars 1 Distinguished Visitor Here Hon. Park Trammell and Mrs. Trammell, of Tallahassee, Fla., spent a day or two in Bainbridge first of the week. Mr. Trammell was the successfull candidate for Governor of Florida in the recent primary held in that state. He made a remarkable race, wind ing out over some very strong men. Mr. Trammell is the youngest man ever elected Gov ernor of Florida, being only 36 years of age. His career has been one successfull climb after another since he entered politcs ten years ago. At that time he was elected to the lower House of Representatives, after wards go ing to the Senate. He was made President of the Senate, and after serving out his term there was elected Attorney General of the state, which position he is now holding. Mr. Trammell is a native of Florida, but has many relatives iu Georgia. He has numerous friends throughout Georgia, and especially in this section where he is personally known by hundreds, who speak of him as among the most bril liant young men in the country. Mrs. Trammell is a niece of Mrs. B. D. Fudge of the Bon Air Hotel. Especially Interesting We can. truthfully say that no ™ nlnatTiv 1 house in Georgia, carries a better he cotton planters of Decatur line of goods than the Geo. H. nty and millions to the state, he man I refer to is Col. n E. Donalson, of this city, Decatur county ought to :t him without opposition. A Decaturite. n artistic band stand would an ornament to the square, would add to the comfort of players. Let our Civic Im- vement or City Beautiful ies get behind a movement urther beautify and adorn park with a band stand. Fields Co., of our City and every article in their store is bran new and yet they are offering their entire stock except Clapps shoes (which are contract goods) at prices which cannot be duplicat ed anywhere. Read their advertisement, it explains why this sale is put on. They sell nothing without an absolute guarantee, both as to quality and price. They carry everything a man wears from a Collar button to a Suit of cloth es including the best line of Shoes ever shown in Bainbridge. Ladies fine Shoes included in this sale. JASPER GLOVER KILLEDSATURDAY Was Shot to Death in Diiculty With Doagias Lewis. Mr. Jasper Glover, living in the north-eastern part of the county was killed early S/^^flav morning of last week, by DIMg lis Lewis. Lewis sunendered to the officers and was brought to Bainbridge and placed in Jail His trial will probably be had during the Superior court, which convenes here the first Monday in July. Full particulars of the killing and the cause leading up to it are hard to gather owing to the fact that people in the neighbor hood know nothing of the im mediate circumstances only as they were told by the man who did the killing. It seems that the men were brothers-in-law, and that Lewis lived on Glover’s farm. It is reported that they had some words the day before the fatal trouble. On Saturday morning Glover was going to work on his farm and had to pass through Lewis’ yard. When he got in side of the yard the trouble came up again and it is stated that Lewis came out of the house with a shot gun and empted one barrel into Glover, killing him almost instantly. The affair is deplored very much by the people all over the county. Mr. Glouer was well known here and had many friends in Bainbridge, who regard''' him as one of the best men in ca- tur county. CALDWELL MOTOR CAR COMPANY DO YOU BELIEVE IN PATRONIZ ING BAINBRIDGE MERCHANTS? ^ince we entered the Automobile business three years ago we have had a good opportunity to study human nature, and we have learned a great many things we never knew before. At the same time our experience places us in sympathy with the merchant who is depending upon his friends, the people who live here, to make their purchases at home, instead of send ing away for their needs. We are writing this from what you may term a selfish motive, and to try to in duce people who need goods in our line to patronize us, ° r if it does not suit your pleasure to do this, give your order to our competitor. Keep the business at home. 1 nderstand that we are not so small that we do not wish him to prosper. We cannot expect everybody to trade with us, at the same time we are grateful for the patronage you give us, and we wili make an earnest ef- tort to merit it. We do not propose to try to put the other fellow out of business by cutting prices, for no- hody ever succeeded by adopting these tactics. No tair-minded customer objects to paying a price that will allow- the merchant a reasonable profit, and he is en titled to this, otherwise ha will soon find out that he cannot pay his rent, taxes, license and other things, and it will be only a short time until he is trying to dis cover where he is “at.” There is a lack of reciprocity in Bainbridge that mi- not ex * st ’ an d things happen with us often that nake us wonder why. For example, we placed an order he other day with one of our home industries that will amount to at least $400.00 and has been filled. The na , n ''’ho got this order was at our store this morning n . showed us a tire which he said cost him $14.00. eft. t !, re I s a . *’ sec ona” the name of the maker being raced. It is not guaranteed, as are those of first uauty the price of which wdtild be $19.85. The man '■ no got the tire for $14.00 sent the order away from xunniKige to so Tie cut-rate concern, thus causing us to , ta e sale, where we would have made a profit of at rM-ii* 1, u ’ We hope this man will realize'that it is tiir.ii 1 . j 1 P° lic y to send away from Buinlu idge for ■ r goods because it may result in everybody doing ■ .'vjse, Ihen where would we be'.' : i ., w Yours truly, Cambridge. May 30, 1912 C. H. CALDWELL. Caldwell Motor Car Company Candidates Slow to Enter. The question of candidates for the Legislature is still the puzzle of Decatur county. Instead of men running over each other to get into the race, it seems that they will have to be pushed in this time. Not a single an nouncement has yet been ’made, and it is now less than two months till the primary election. It is very probable however, that something definite may be said in a few days. A number of friends of Hon. Thos. Parker have been urging him to make the race, but it is not known if Mr. Parker will announce. He is one of the best known men in the county, has represented the county in the Lower House, and his record as a legislator is well known to everybody. If he does make the race he will no doubt receive strong support, Hon. John E. Donalson is strongly recommended by “De caturite” in this issue. The Search Light endorses every thing said by “Decaturite” in j favor of Col. Donalson. .He j would make one of the best rep- ! resentatives the county could send. But whether or not he | will make the race is not known. I GREAT CROWDS TO SEE RACES iDdicatkms Point tn Many People Coming from a Distance. The big automobile races to be held here on June 20th, have won attention on the outside in a greater degree than was first expected. It is believed now thot hundreds of people from outside towns and cities, as well as from country districts will at tend. Recently Mr. Caldwell has re ceived letters indicating that visitors from Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Birmingham, Mont gomery and many other places in and out of the state, will be here to Witness the races and inspect the great roads of Decatur coun ty. These, roads have already made the county famous and a further advertisement of this kind will focus the attention of many more on the advantages the county offers. Special rites will be given on all railroad* leading into Bain bridge, arnj it is confidently ex pected that the largest crowd ever seen here will visit Bain bridge on that day. Real Estate Market. The general tone of the local real estate market is steady with the promise of a lively speculative interest in the near future. This speculative interest seems at present to favor the newer part of town, in the neighborhood of the New School propertyl and there is a reason for this, as the possibilities of icrease *•«<£ Wues has a wide margin i5 Bars OcurjAt This Compound I v % 01 . w j t h whicj Salmon perfltrs are re gard! M«n,, .... otter and Collet ■—■w^est the idea that j d splendid op portunity /me yide-awake real estatpom llito ctf^n up the property'ft/the' souths Aid south east of College St., firmdevelop- ment. If this property were bought now and judiciously handled it would supply the present demand for lots In . ,'iis neighborhood, and soon firing the balance into demand at much higher figure. Shotwell St. is still the “Peach tree Street” of Bainbridge, and this prestige will always keen its properties in great demand. Possibly right now there is no property in town that has the steady tone that prevails on this popular street. One lot on this street two block from the pub lic square has shown an increase of 30 percent in less than three months. And so it will always be on Shotj£jpSt. If you are buying f< a permanent home, buy on Shotwell St., because aside from its soti4j s dvantages it shows the ihighest increase in values, and the steadiest tor As an investment it is unlike t/)li Government Bonds in but one detail, it makes larger returns. Watch the Search Light for Real Estate News. The Flint River Store. Judging from the great crowds seen at the Flint River Store and reports of business being done there, that big establishment is having one of the most success ful special sales in its history. Since the opening day of the sale crowds have been going in, „ , . . from all sections and the volume, In Bam bridge Monday to begin work on the new trestle and new bridge for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad across the Flint BIG WORK FOR A. C. LRAHROAD Urge Force of Men Ready to Begis Werk on New Bridge. A large force of men arrived of business has a'ready reached to large figures. The display of goods is beauti- _ ... ful It would be useless to at- From one hundred to two tempt a description of the dis-' hundred men wl " play of the goods. They have made the display in such manner as to make a beautiful show on the inside of the great store. Almost anything one wants can be found there. The store, as is well known, reaches clear acoss in the work and it is estimated that it will be completed by the first of February next year. The contractors are W. Z. Wil liams Co., Macon, Ga. This company will do all the substruc ture, grading and trestle work, an entire block. It has two th f steel brid « es to . a stories besides the basement. I bridge company. Mr. W. A/ The first and second floors are Young and Mr. A. P. Cornell of the departments in which the I tbe Macon Company are already displays can be seen during this. on tbe ground, as is also Mr. D. ga I e M. Lamdin, civil engineer for the The page advertisement being road - carried in the Search Light tells! 1 he substructure work will be something of what they are do- ,°f concrete and a new trestle as ing, and the inducements being well as new bridge wifi be con- offered, but a visit to the store structed throughout. The whil) will convince one that a page ad , thing will be raised from nvi to does not begin to describe what, 8 ® ven higher from hill to really is to be seen and had at ■ ML a distance of nearly three the Flint River Store. quarters of a mile. „ When completed this will be one of the mostsubstantiaUtruc" Wilson-Fain tures tbe ent ' re Coast Line „ , , _ . system, and is in keeping with Mr ’ Love Fain and Miss wor k they are doing all along Clyde Wilson both ot Faceville,, their iines . A simi | ar wor k wi U were married Tuesday, the hap- iba done at the Chattahoochee py event taking place in the church Presbyterian place. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Wilson and is one of the most prominent young women of that section. The groom is a young business man and one of-the leading mer chants of the town. The couple have many friends at that Fiver, with the exception that | the reverse-curve there will be straightened. It is understood that the coat of the work in Bainbridge will be something over $150,000. Catholic Chapel. There will be services at the in the county, who wish them a i Catholic Chapel Sunday morning happy voyage over life’s s?a. 8 o’clock. Sheriff J. H. Emanuel and Mr. Jeff Holder went over to Mr. | D. S. Ely’s on Spring Creek I Wednesday and enjoyed a big fish fry out on the creek, Mr. i Ely being the main cook for the i Everybody should turn out to- i occasion. 1 he Sheriff says that j n jght and hear Capt. Richmond ! some people may -ook fish as, p Hobson 'if lecture at the court i I well as M. Ely, but doubts if any j bouse. It is not often that we 'one else can cook corn bread juet|Have the opportunity of hearing jin the same manner as thatjg U( .ha talented speaker. Capt. [gentleman. The report is that j Hobson gained world-wide fame -entirely too many fish were con-j in sinking the Merrimac during [ sumed on that occasion. Great the Spanish-American War, but j numbers were caught and coming* his tame as an advocate of the [from Spring Creek, they were'cause of temperance is even the finest that can be had in this greater than his fame as a soldier, 'section. All tin- men were in Those who have hoard the lecture! fine trim for the meal and the he will deliver here tonight say result was well, it takes the it is one of the greatest they 1 Sheri ff to tell the rest. 1 have ever listened to, * BIG JUNE SALE Is Now oh and Will Last for 20 , Days. Every article in our store except Edwin Clapp's Shoes—We offer to you at prices lower than you have ever bought. We Need The Money And the reason for hav ing this sale and sacrificing brand new goods, is to convert these goods into money. No good3 will be charged and no goods sent on approval. This is die Whole Story If you are ever going to need anything in Men’s Wear or Ladies’ Shoes, this Ls the opportunity of your life.