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Hk BnMft Search turner will be about as well sit* uated as if be lived in the edge PublUhed Every Fridey by The SewcK 0 f t J, e town j„ which he does his Light Pubii.Viing Company. trading. All he has to do to sell -- —■■ his products or to have some* P. B. BUTLER Editor, thing sent from town is to call ■■-•-;= up some one of the merchants or Officia Advertising Medium of Decatur Some individual and make the peel* 4»>e0eratioi!, -’the WPlthe^^fWt'hiffti each ydQC iaW4fWfef?MnrdpS v "thit County and the City of Bainbridge. arrangements. The mail man will do the rest. These These lands are among the best in all the South for the great field craps. They*- -s room in Decatur county fhten thousand homes to be built[ farms to be din com club boys will go on to greater successes, and will, «H of them, take the high position in the community and State for and as many which their early achievements ' -i. Decatur give so good a promise. ntered at the Pott-Office as second-clnss mail matter. is essentially an '\Tricultural J am, with high regard, county. Stock raising and hogs j Yours very truly, can be made as profitable here! W. G. Cooper, Sec’ty. are . as anywhere else in the United * B«inb dtc, c». great times for the people in the 'States. This being a farm WANTED—To sell a good horse. resolved THAT IT BEATS rut* BAND WHAT WE CAN WITH OUR Money ?? GOOD JUDGEMENT A Nh MANAGEMENT, IF WEirX TO THE RIGHT P L J?? WHERE THEY KNOW E country districts. BAINBRIDGE, GA., JAN 3, 1913. section the future prosperity of the county is almost entirely dependent upon the farmers. It is gratifying to know that hundreds of the farmers are de- the greatest in the history of the true of this country as well as of termined to make greater county in the educational line.! the European countries. In this efforts this year than . ever be- The year 1913 promises already to be an eventful one from many We hope the year 1913 will be standpoints. Especially is this Teachers Annual Institute The Decatur County Teachers’ Annual Institute will be held This will be the case, judging [country,^ Democrats will have Tore to bring the lands into the during the week beginning Mon- Cash or credit. Bargain. See C. W. May, Bainbridge, Ga. from present indications. Pro- complete control of the govern- fessor Bradwel! is going to do ment for the first time in many his best to infuse new life into all the rqral schools. He will be ably assisted in this work by the excellent corps of teachers throughout the county. No ru ral community in the county or in the state as for that matter, should be satisfied with anything less than a high school. Tnis would insure all the boys and girls getting a good, high school education in the rural communi ties. The state will be badly be hind in the matter of education until such a ;ystem of schools is adopted. We are in favor of a high school in all the ioral com munities at any cost. The parcels post system is go ing to work well in Decatur county, according to statement of the postoffice officials here. Every community will be inter ested in that the people in the outlying districts will have more or less products all the time to be sending into the rity either to the merchants or to private in dividuals. In this connect on it will be well enough to watch the spread of the rural telephones. It will be only a question of time when telephones will be in most of the farm houses. When this is accomplished and with the years. This will put the leaders of that party on their metal to do the very best that is in them to make laws and change exist ing laws so that the country as a whole will receive the greatest benefit. The parcels post comes in for the first year’s trial in 1913. This is something the people have been looking for with great hope and the first year’s tryout is expected to prove that the system is a great bles sing. The Panama canal will be practically completed this year, while the formal opening will probably not take place till the year 1915. These are some of the great things to interest the people of this country. Other things, many of them unlooked for, will spring up, so that this year will not be an idle for America. The Balkan question will agitate the nations of Europe for many months, and may bring a number of the great countries into wav. highest state of'cultivation and day January 13th 1913. use the modern methods of| Prof. F. E. Land, our State cultivation for the production Supervisor, will have charge of of their crops. STOLEN—1 the. work of the Institute. All teachers intending to teach in any of the public schools are re- STRAYED OR Cream Colored Horse with quired to attend the five days as Flax mane and tail, about ’8. the law provides, years old, has scar on left j All white public schools will fore foot just above the hoof, suspend during this Institute weighs about 700 or 800 week. pounds. Last heard of was near Bainbridge on December the 23rd, A resonable reward will be paid for return or any information to the Search Light Office. J. W. Cook at Rothesay Lbr Co, J. S. Bradwell, Co. Supt. of Schools. Miss Madge Caldwell is booked to appear at the Local Theatre soon. i WANTED—500 cords of wood Stove wood, Fire wood Oak and Pine. W. R. Howell 112 River St Bainbridge. Ga. Stockholders Meeting. The succcsi of Decatur county in the future rests largely with the farmers. ’Ihere is nothing plainer than this. The turpen tine and saw mill interests are fast giving way. Thousands of acres of lands are being cleared There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Bag Basket .Manufacturing Company on j Thursday, January 23rd, at 10 : o’clock A. M., in the offices of j the First National Bank, for the purpose of electing officers and It give me great pleasure to the transaction of any other busi- enclose, herewith, the check of ness that may properly come be- the Georgia Corn Show for $15 , fore the meeting. Received 2nd Prize Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 17. 1912. Mr. J. T. Pitman, Attapulgus, Ga. My dear Sir: BRowrtco.cn icaco. WHY DoE.5 ONE PLACE BECOME THE Right PLACE? THU 1.5 JIMPLE-BECAU.SE AT That PLACE THEY TREAT PEOPLE RIGHT-BY GIVING GOOD VALUE FOR THE MONEY. WHAT WE \rn' IS GOOD, NEVER POOR. YOU MAY DEPEND Upon OUR JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, WATCHE5 Am CLOCKS, IN FACT, ANYTHING YOU BUY OF US YOUR JEWELER The Store Where You will Eventually Trade’ Bainbridge, Ga. FRANK S. JONES Secretary. to pay the second club prize awarded in the Southwest Geor gia District, to your County. Allow me to congratulate you Everyone will rejoice in the and your county on the fine [return of Miss Madge Caldwell showing made by your exhibit, to Bainbridge. The Search Light wants to see opened up in Decatur county a Model Farm community. This is not said to make the impression that there no good farms in the county. There are a number of good farms and good farmers. But what we mean is, we want to see some of the large sections of land now lying idle, cut up into small farms, with good cottages built on them, and with good, thrifty farmers living in these cottages. Such an arrangement would make a thickly settled community, where they could have the best of school advantages, good churches and everything neces sary to the enjoyment of a great farm neighborhood. There could be at least thirty such settlements in Decatur county. NEW .'08 £,H' 1 START THE New Year WITH US Let us do your Cleaning: and Pressing: on the NEW HOFF—MAN-MACHINE. To the first 100 Club Members we will do your cleaning and pressing for $1.50 per month, no limit to number of suits, We keep buttons sewed.on and the rips sewed up, all free of charge. We make a specialty of ladies work, and you will find our prices very reasonable.==Ail work called fof by a competent man. ,We use a covered wagon which insures your' clothes to be delivered in good shape rain or shine. If our solicitor fails to call on you ring ’Phone 378 and you will have prompt attention. Any work given us will be appreciated. Our motto: Satisfaction or no Charge, q. , v * THE JAMES TAILORING COMPANY. 227 Broad Street I. Telehone 378 BETWEEN FIRST NATIONAL BANK and C. B. SCOTTS CUT PRICE STORE. f