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THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
NOTICE or EI.Kl I l,,N
BE IT RESOLVED, by
Board of Trustees » ft '*
School District, of the Count De^
catur, and the state '*> 8 \
which district a local tax is now being
levied for school purposes, tr.ni,
WHEREAS, a petition signed Dy
one-fourth of the registered quailfied
voters of said district, hating been
tiled with said Board of Trustees
ing for an election for the I P
of building and equipping a
house, or houses, in said disirict, m
the total sum of Twenty Five Thous
and ($25,000) Dollars;
Be It, Therefore, Resolved, that an
election be held at the court house at
Faceville, Ga., in said district, on th
24th day of November, 1922, for the
determination of the question wheth
er or not bonds amounting to the total
principal sum of Twenty h ,
and ($25,00(11 Dollars shall be author-
fted and isued by the said school dis
trict for the purpose of building anil
equipping a school hou e, or houses,
M district, twentydive in num-
h«T of the denomination
Thousand ($1,000) Dollars each, and
Hated January 1st. 11*23, one "f « al
bonds to become due and payable on
the first day of January, 1928, and
;o become due and payable on the
first day of January each year there
after until the whole number is
paid off. being one payable each nm
day of January from 1928 to 1952 in
clusive; said bonds shall hear intoest
from date at the rate of six per cent
per annum, and interest on all aai
bonds outstanding shal be due and
payable annually on the first day of
January in each year after date of
issue..
Be It Further Resolved, that notice
of said election so now called to de
held on said date to he Riven by post
ing a ropy of these resolutions at
three public places in the said dis
trict for a period of ten days pre
vious to said date of election and be
published in the Post-Search Light,
the newspaper in which the Sheriff x
advertisements for Decatur county
Georgiu, are published, for the apace
of thirty days, immediately proceed
ing the date of said election.
B«* It Further Resolved, that said
election hi 1 held by suid Board of
Trustees, or a majority of them, or
by three free holders of said district,
and the ballots used in said election
he so printed that each voter shall
have the option of voting “For School
House.” or Against School House,“
and that none hut the registered and
qualified voters of said school distret
.shall be permitted to vote In said el
ection, and that the ballots cust and
the voting be lodged with, and the re
turns thereof made to the said Hoard
of Trustees of said Faceville Consol
idated School district, who shall de
clare the results as is provided by
This October 24th. 1922.
W. K. HANNA, Chairman.
Attest: F. C. Hoffman, Secretary
Tri-County League
Meeting Postponed
On account of so much sickness I
in the community this week, the Tri- j
County Union League meeting, which
was to have been held at Attapul-
gus this week, has been postponed
until next Friday, Nov. 10th. A good
meeting is expected at that time, with
delegates from many sections in at
tendance.
EXAMINATION FOR
RURAL CARRIER
The United States Civil Service
Commission has anounced an exami
nation to be held at Bainbridge, Ga.,
on Nov. 25, 1922, to fill the posiiton
of rural carrier at Iron City, and va
cancies that may occur on rural i
routes from that post office.
The salary of a rural carrier on a 1
stundard daily wagon route of 24»
miles is $1,800 per annum, with an
additional $.*10 per mile per annum
for each mile or major fraction there
of in excess of 24 miles.
The salary on motor routes ranges
from $2,450 to $2,600 per annum, ac
cording to the length. Separate ex
aminations for motor routes and for
wagon routes are no longer held. Ap
pointments to both positions will be
made from the same register.
The examination will be open only
to citizens who are actually domiciled ‘
in the territory of the post office |
where the vacancy exists, and who
meet the other requirements set out
in form 1977. Both men and women,
if qualified, may enter this examina
tion, but appointing officers have the
legal right to specify the sex desired
in requesting ertificution of eligibles.
Women will not be considered for
iural carrier appointment unless they
are the widows of U. S. soldiers, sail
ors, or marines, or the wives of Un
ited States soldiers, sailors or ma
rines who are physically disqualified
for examination by reason of injur
ies received in line of military duty.
Form 1977 and application blanks
may be obtained from the office men
tioned above, or from the United
States Civil Service Commission, at
Washington, D. C. All Applications
should be forwarded to the Commis
sion at Washington, D. C., at the
earliest practicable date.
SHOULD PLAN NOW
MANY LIKE THIS IN
BAINBRIDGE
Notice to All W. O. W.
FOR THE NEW CROP
" ment Wednesday night, Nov. 15th, at
Agricultural Leaders Stress the the new hall, formerly used by the
Desirability of Planting Fall Elks. Members of both orders are
O.. Crop, 'and M.kin, PI... ""..X'
Now for the Next Year. benefit of the Woodmen Circle. Ev-
erybody expected to be present.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 6.—Agricultural
leaders and development agents of
the railroads are at the present time
calling attention to the fact that the
farmers should begin to make their
plans for the future crops.
H. L. Alsobrook, agricultural de- Similar Cases Being Published In
velopment agent for the Atlanta, Bir- Each Jssue
mingham & Atlantic railway, whor.e The following case is but one of
work througout two states has at- many occurring daily in Bainbridge.
traded unusual attention, has urged It is a n easy matter to verify it. You
arrangements on the part of farmers cannot ask for better proof,
to have plenty of feed for their stock D G McLellani freight agent, 5C1
next spring and summer. Planters St., Bainbridge, says “I
“To a great many farmers the hay have been using Doan's Kidney Pills
and corn crops have been a disap- f or the past fifteen years for attacks
pointment this summer," said Mr. Al- „f kidney trouble. Continually sitting
sobrook indiscussing the agricultural a t my work weakened my. kidneys
outlook with leading farmers. “What an d brought on lame back and I felt
shall be done about it? It will take miserable. The kidney secretions
considerable money to buy corn and p aPse( ] too frequently, and they were
oats to feed the stock to make anoth- scanty and highly colored. They also
or crop. A few bushels of oats plant- passed with a scalding sensation. I
ed in open furrows will do the trick. use d Doan's Kidney Pills from Ehr-
Oats sowed this month in deep open ]i c h Drug Company, and they soon
furrows on reasonably good land, us- r j c | me G f the trouble."
ing a leberal amount of phosphate Pl . ice 60c> at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that
McLeilan had. Foster-Milburn
RUN DOWN PEOPLE
NEED RICH BLOOD
%/OU never heard a doctor say,
Y “He is all run down, but his blood
* is pure and rich."
The best thing—the biggest thing—
that (Jude's Pcpto-Mangati does is to
purify and enrich your blood. Then
those wean-, run down, dragged out
feelings will disappear, and the oldtime
vim and “pep” come back again. Get
Gude’s Pcpto-Mangan today.
At your druggists—liquid or tablets,
at you prefer.
Gude’s
Pepto-Mangan
Tonic and Blood Enricher
An Honorable Degree
Said the friend to the proud
father of a college graduate who
had just been awarded an A.M.
degree. “I suppose Robert will
be looking for a Ph.D. next?
“No, he will be looking for a
J. O. B.”—The Christian Evan
gelist (St. Louis.)
with some nitrate of sod? on them
in the Spring will save the farmers
money. Sow a plenty to make the
feed and to have plenty to save for ^ mfrs', Buffalo, N. Y
seed for another year.
“I often ask a farmer why he does —Subscribe for the Post-Search Light,
not sow rye on his farm, and 99 per
cent of the replies are that he hasn’t
the seed. Why don’t we Southern
farmers learn to save our seed? The
wheat seed, oat seed, rye seed and
seed to plant a number of other crops |
that are so well adapted to our sec-1
tion and crops that we need so very j
bad are scarce. Let’s start now and
farm like we meant it—grow crops;
that will feed the family, feed the
live stock, make the land better.
"Milk a few cows, sell the cream,
look after the hens, sell some eggs, j
that we may have a pay check each j
month. Plant a fair sized cotton crop*
fertilize itwe 11, and lets subdue the j
boll weevil, and again'make a bale;
of cotton per acre and become pros
perous once more. You are entitled
to it. Work your brain as well as
your brawn. If you have a problem
ask your county agent to help you
solve it."
The agricultural department of the
A. B. & A. raiway has put a number
of experts in the field to assist the
farmers in Georgia and Alabama to
fight the boll weevil. Regular bulle
tins have been issued explaining the!
use of calcium arsenate, which has'
been recommended ns the most des-!
tructive poison in the annihilation of,
the billion dollar bug.
AGED DAWSON MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Benjamin F. Betjeman. Aged 71
Shoots Self in Head— 111
Health is Blamed By Rela
tives for the Act.
Dawson, Ga., Nov. 3.—Benj. F. Bet
jeman, 71 years old, shot and killed
himself here at 11 o’clock this morn
ing while setting on the steps of the
rear porch at the home of his son-in-
law, Frank C. Huie, with whom he
had resided since the death of his
wife a few months ago.
The bullet entered the head thru
the low'er lip, and lodged in the back
of the head. Death came almost in
stantly.
Mr. Betjeman had been in feeble
health for a long time. After the
death of his wife in August he be
came especially despondent.
Mr. Betjeman is survived by his
daughter, Mrs. Huie, of this city, one
of New York and the other of Wash
ington. His death came as quite a
shock to the people of Dawson, and
other sections of the state, as he was
widely known.
“What did your son learn in
college?”
“Well, sir he can ask for mon
ey in such a way that it sems
like an honor to give it to him.”
Exchange.
WILLYS-OVERLAND, Inc
WANTS
to establish a sales and service
agency in this community
("WERLAND and Willya-Knight cart handled by one
agency permits the live merchant to do business
with those who desire a high-grade comfortable low-
priced car as well as those who desire the larger and
more luxurious car at a medium price.
\K7E invite comparison with other cars in the same
v price class as to materials, construction, riding
qualities and economy of operation.
THE greatly increased demand for Overland and
x Willys-Knight cars is due largely to the expressed
satisfaction and enthusiasm of our present owners.
TNVESTIGATE the used car market and you will dis-
A cover that used Overlands of present design move at
good prices and Willys-Knight cars are rare among used
car stocks.
THE Overland line comprises 5 passenger touring,
roadster, coupe and sedan.
'T'HE Willys-Knight line—5 and 7 passenger touring,
roadster, coupe and 5 and 7 passenger sedan.
TF you have or can command the facilities to establish
high-grade repair shop and local sales organization,
write
WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC.
Sales Division, Toledo, Ohio
Nose stopped up? 1
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One uses to little baking
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Ask for it by name al your grocer’s
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BUILDERS SUPPLIES
■■■■■
IN THE MARKET
FOR HOGS
1 wish to announce to my friends and customers
that I am again in the market for all their hogs and
ready to take care of the market.
I am also looking after the draying and transfer
business in dead eanest.
Let me figure with you on your hauling. I will
do it as cheap and better than anyone in the business.
G. A. Perkins
Bainbridge, Georgia
Mrs. Rosier is Cleared of Res
ponsibility for the Slaying of
Her Husband and Stenograph
er Both.
Philadelphia, Nov. 6.—Mrs. Cather
ine Rosier was last week acquitted
of the charge of killing Mildred Ger
aldine Reckitt, her husband’s stenog
rapher.
The jury was out one hour and 1
forty-five minutes.
Mrs. Rosier is also charged with
the shooting and killing of her hus-1
band. Oscar, at the same time, and
Is still to bt» tried on that charge. The
double slaying occurred in the office
of her husband here on January 21.
When the foreman pronounced the
words, not guilty, the frail defendant
fainted ami was carried from the
court room by her attorneys.
The verdict of the jury was greet
ed by applause from the crowd in
the room.
Later District Attorney Rotnn was
sent for and after a side bar confer
ence he asked that the bill charging
Mrs . Rosier with the killing of her
husband be submitted, on the ground
that if she was insane when she shot
Miss Rcckitt she was in the same con
dition whne she shot ami killed her:
husband. Judge Barratt agreed with |
this view and the jury was instructed I
to acquit her of the killing of her
husband.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE
In the District Court of the United'
States, for the Southern District;
of Georgia, Southwestern Division:!
Inthe matter of M. B. Johnson,’
[ bankrupt, in bankruptcy.
To the creditors of M. B. Johnson,!
of Attapulgus, Ga., in the county of j
Decatur, and district aforesaid, bank
rupt.
Notice is hereby given that on Nov. j
4th, 1922, the said M. B. Johnson was
duly adjudged bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be
held at Valdosta, Ga., on Nov. 15th,
1922, at nine o’clock in the forenoon,
at whish time the said creditors may
attend, prove their claim, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before-said meeting.
The bankrupt is required to be
present.
At ValdsU, Ga.. this Nov. 4, 1922.
JAS. F. McCHACKIN.
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Please file your claim at once.
Meat Is Valuable
Don’t Risk Losing It
South Georgia weather can not be depended upon
to save meat from spoiling.
Our Meat Curing Cold Storage
Will Be Opened to the Public
On November 15th, 1922.
Let Us Save Your Meat
The same low rates as last year.
First 30 Days Storage 1 1 -2c per pound
Each Succeeding 30 Days lc per pound
Bainbridge Ice Co.
Telephone 152
Bainbridge,
Georgia