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VOL. 12.
FOR A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Opera House Meeting. — Propositions
Made.—8ohool Will Open Promptly.
Since the recent storm demol
ished our Chautauqua building
and unfitted for use our school
building, and since the decision of
the school board to give Cordele a
new, handsome and commodious
school building, it has been the
chief topic of conversation among
our people. It appears that some
thing more substantial than talk
will be offered the trustees at the
proper time. The mayor and
council have notified the board
that they will be able to secure
the requested loan, and in addition
it is strongly rnmored that the
amount will be duplicated by
College Hill citizens, provided the
chautauqua people would come to
their proper assistance, and pro
vided the building is located where
it was intended to build the Fred
die Shipp Female college. It is
further intimated that this block
will be donated, that it is a more
central location, that it has sani
tary conveniences not enjoyed by
the present location, and that the
chautauqua people will do their
part. Viewing from this stand
point we will have a handsome
ten thousand dollar building on
this location that will be an orna
ment to our city. Another side to
the situation is, that the present
location is claimed to be the prop
er location by East Cordeleans.
They claim that two-thirds of the
children live in East Cordele, and
that the best thing to do is to re
build at the same place, that the
grounds are high and dry and al
ready owned by the city, that it
is more quiet there, that it is more
convenient to the lumber that is
to be used from the chautauqua
and old school buildings. There
is also some rumor, although not
as strong as the CollegeHill rumor,
that East Cordele will cover any
offer made by any other locality.
The school Board meeting Tues
day night last, held at the opera
house, for the purpose of
hearing from the public, was well
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Very Respectfully, J. K. SMITH, At the Old Reliable
Racket Store, Cordele, Georgia.
The Cordele Sentinel.
attended b .Y representative citi
zens. Messrs. Wilson, Ravenel,
Bulloch. Smith and Bivins of the
board were present, Messrs. How
ell and Roberts being detained on
account of the sickness of the
former and the sickness of the
wife of the latter. The meeting
was perfectly harmonious. The
first step was a unanimous request
to the board not to undertake to
repair nor use the old building.
The next request was that the
board erect a building which
would do Cordele justice, and one
that her citizens could point to
with pride. The next reduest was
that the board build in connection
an auditorium suitable for holding
our annual chautauqua. A reso
lution was then passed requesting
the board to select that locatiou
where the largest donation was
made by private citizens. The
meeting then adjourned.
The board of trustees will still
continue to give the matter their
prompt attention, will select plans
and specifications, will receive
bids and act in the best interest of
all concerned as they see it. In
the mean time the board has pro
vided suitable temporary quarters
to open school promptly on Sept.
4th, the regular time named in
the school catalogue for opening.
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall’s Great Discovery.
One small bottle of Hall’s great
discovery cures all Kidney gravel, and blad
der tronbles, removes cures weak
diabetes, seminal emission,
and lame backs, rheumatism and all
irregularities of the kidneys in both
men and women. Regulates bladder
troubles in children. If not sold by
your druggist will be sent by mail
on receipt of $1. One small bottle is
two months' treatment, and will
cure any case above mentioned.
Dr. E. W. Hall, Sole Mfgr.
St. Louis, Mo., formerly Waco, Tex.
Sold by J. B. Ryals – Co., Cordele,
Ga.
READ THIS.
Temple, Tex., April 16, 1899.—I
have used Hall’s Great Discovery
for bladder and kidney troubles, and
would not take a thousand dollars for
the benefit received from using one
bottle. I feel that lam permanently
cured. W. R. Tyler, D. D. S.
Formerly of Barnesville, Ga.
With the gambler, the largest
diamond is the ace.
GA., FRIDAY. AUGUST 25, 1899.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS •
A Report From Superintendent Oomer.
Minutes Interesting.
Cordele, Ga., Aug., 17,1899:—
At a call meeting of the City
Council to discuss the question of
providing school building for
public schools, it was carried that
a committee be appointed to con
fer with the Board of Trustees,
and ascertain if a loan of $5,000
could be obtained, and at what
rate of interest. The Finance
Committee was appointed from
the Council and requested to re
port on the 21st of August.
C. C. Cutts, Mayor.
Cordele, Ga., Aug. 21, ’99.
At a reglar meeting of the city
council, Mayor C. C. Cutts being
absent, Mayor pro tem J. M. Nel
son took the chair.
Present — Aldermen Bailey,
Weaver, Lockett, Marshall, and
Davis.
The minutes of former meeting
were read and, upon motion, the
same were adopted.
Under the call for report of
committees, the Finance commit
tee reported that they could se
cure for the city a loan of $5,000.00
at 6 per cent, per annum. The re
port was received.
The petition asking for release
of double tax on lots 6 and 7 in
block 20, was granted.
A committee consisting of Bailey,
Lockett, Davis and W. W. Shipp
was appointed to examine Block
330 in city and find out price of
same ; to be used as part of Park
at the Spriugs.
A committee was appointed—
Bailey, Lockett aud Marshall—
to see if any cheaper or more effi
cient means can be had for light
ing the city, and giving better
lighting accommodations to the
citizens.
Messrs. Davis, Weaver, and
Marshall were appointed as a
committee to confer with the
Willcox Foundry – Machine Co.,
m regard to lease of the city lot
for manufacturing purposes, and
report at the next meeting.
The Waterworks Superintend
ent’s report was ordered to be em
bodied in tbe minutes. Following
is the report:
To THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL:
—The following brief but suggestive
statement has been compiled to show
tbe results of the uses of meters on
tbe water supply of the city :
J. B. Ryals – Co., store fan,
used 879,825 gallons for one
month, and at 4c. per M.
amounts to $ 35.15
J. T. Hill, res., 1,296,225, 51.84
ElectrioL't Plant, 963,825, 18.52
W. H. Rugely, 117,675, 4.68
Mrs Graves’ residence, 20,025, .80
From tbe above table it is an easy
matter to see that a constant waste
of water is going on all the time, and
at a heavy drain upon the tax payers
of the city, and the waste water does
no good whatever, not even to those
who waste it, and the careful con
sumer is paying dearly for the water
he uses] Few citizens are liberal
to aid in securing
a public benefit or necessity, even if
it must be accomplished at the cost
of inconvenience or restriction to
themselves. Touch the purse strings,
and it can be done with the water
registering meter, defective appli
ances will at once be repaired, the
constant flow of water, on account of
the carelessness of servants, or in
winter to allow a flow to protect
badly-laid pipe from freezing and
save the owner a plumber’s bill, all
these when the consumer is paying
for the waste will close.
The water from these sources,
though of no great, and apparent amount,
that is wasted of no real
to the consumer, when multiplied by
the immense number in use, repre
sents a formidable quantity which
cost the city a considerable amount
to bring it from the source of supply,
annually increasing the expenses increased as
the number of openings are Thoonly
under the present system.
practical way of checking the waste
of water, and at same time control
the operating expenses, is either to
have a rigid system of inspection and
a strict enforcement of penalties, or
by measuring the water by the
meter system and charging for the
amount consumed. Then the care
ful consumer is not burdened with
the careless waste of his neighbor.
A few persons can waste more wa
ter than it would take to supply the
whole city with water necessary for
all practical purposes giving he needs to each
oonsumer all the water or
could desire, at a nominal cost—far
below what they are now paying for
the same.
Respectfully,
A. J. Comer,
Water Superintendent.
Meeting adjourned, C. Cutts,
C.
W. W. Shipp, Mayor.
CJk. and Treas.
No Right to Ugliness.
The woman who is lovely in
face, form and temper will always
have friends, but one who would
be attractive must keep her health.
If she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will be nervous and ir
ritable. If she has
or kidney trouble, her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches,
sk in eruption and a wretched com
pkxion. Electric Bitters is the
best medicine in tbe world to reg
ulate stomach, liver and kidneys
and to purify the blood. It gives
strong nerves,bright eyes, smooth,
velvety skin, rich complexion. It
will make a good-looking, invalid. charm
ing woman of a run-down
Only 50 cents by all Druggists.
Fish is said to be good brain
food. Then some of us ought to
eat more fish.
Better have a good medicine and
not need it than to need it and
not have it. See ? Then just be
fore you get hurt, buy a bottle of
Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic. It is a
record breaker for Wounds, Burns,
Bruises, Scalds, etc., for a man
and beast. 50c. a bottle at all
druggists and dealers. a
Slang fads:—If you are kissed,
you are Hobsonized; if you get
drunk in Atlanta you are Wood
wardized.
Bismarck’s Iron Nerve
Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and
tremendous energy are not found
where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the
success they bring, use Dr. develop King’s
New Life Pills. They body.
every power of brain and
Only 25c. at drug stores.
LOCAL PERSONAL POINTS.
Short Squibs About People Going and
Coming. — Other Newsy Notes.
Summer is going—it’s almost
gone.
A neat, new fence surrounds Mr.
M. T. Lanier’s home.
The school problem is yet being
cussed and discussed,
Read the new ad. of L. J. Bush’s
popular grocery house,
Mr. Ed Miller, of Americus,
was in Cordele yesterday.
Col. J. E. D Shipp, of Ameri
cus, was in the city yesterday,
Publication for a charter for
the “Citizens Bank” in this issue.
Mr. A. Roobin is in New York
buying a large stock of winter
goods.
Mrs. Anna Hiers has returned
from a visit to Indian Spring and
Macon.
Miss Laura McCoy, of Macon,
is in Cordele, on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. J. W. Francis.
Mr. W. W. Shipp, after spend
ing some time with his family in
Gainesville, has returned.
The Sentinel has received many
compliments on the business di
rectory published last week.
The advertisement of the gro
cery house of B. F. Sheppard –
Bro., has been re-set this week.
A number of Cordeleans attend
e< ^ ^ be Primitive Baptist , , meeting
at Cedar Creek church last Sun
day.
Miss Anna Hamilton, of Vien
na, was in Cordele on a visit to
relatives last Saturday and Sun
day.
R. E. Champion, of the Enter
prise Market, is on a vacation to
his parents and old home in Ro
berta.
Mr. R. W. Jones, of the Enter
prise Market, is back at his busi
ness from a siege of six weeks with
a nail-stuck foot.
The members of the Florida
Press Convention passed through
Cordele Tuesday night going to
Indian Spring for a bath.
Miss Maude Busbee returned to
her home at Vienna Wednesday,
after spending four or five days
in Cordele as the guest of Mrs.
H. W. Baird.
See W. B. Bell while in the city
for a policy in the American Life
and Benefit Association. It is the
best. See advertisement on page
8, this paper.
Work was started Wednesday
on the new warehouse of the
Whitley Grocery Co. It will be
fifty by one hundred and fifty feet, rail
located on the same side of
road and across the street from
the G. – A. freight depot.
Official Organ of
Dooly County and
City of Cordele.
NO. 9.
' Wants Cordele Bonds.
Three or four years ago Cordele
bonds could hardly be sold at 90.
Recently a batch of $7,500.00
changed hands at 106. The fol
i ding extract furnished The
Sentinel is very significant and
shows great demand for Cordele
bonds :
“If you ever hear o e any City of
Cordele bonds for sale do not fail
to write us. We have a client who
offers a good price—106—for all
he can find of them. He says with
Cutts as mayor and Shipp as
treasurer, he will fear no evil.”
Volcanic Kruptionn
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
cures them; also Old, Running
and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils,
Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands. Chilblains. Best Pile cure
on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only 25c. a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold at all drugstores.
F»re at Rochelle.
Last Thursday night a half
dozen buildings were destroyed by
fire at Rochelle. It is estimated
that the total loss is $12,000. Four
of the buildings and content? had
about two-thirds value insurance.
Editor King’s ‘‘New Era” office
was destroyed, but lie will pur
chase another outfit.
A CORRECT BIST OF JURORS
Drawn for September Term, Dooly
Superior Court. 1800.
GRAND JURY.
H M Campbell, S W Coney,
J R Carroll, W C Cato,
Jesse Clements, W S James,*
J T Carlisle, II R Fenn,
J C Fullington, R C Harris,
J O James, S P Odom,
J M Carmack,(dec’d) A Wells,
J P Heard, Sr., S E Lamb,
Jos. Burns, J F Champion,
Z Hardin, G W Hayacn,
Aden Owens, J J Wheeler,
Jno. C Fenn, O S Bazemore,
A P Gaines, B D Bryan, Sr.,
W C Clements, W M Short,
W H Stripling, J D Pate.
traverse jury—1st week.
Jack Bridges, Samuel Carnes,
J O Hamilton, R P Sentell,
J L Martin, J A Wilson,
A Nipper, C Q Ivey,
A J Morris, O M Stripling, Jr.,
J M Ward, J F Williams,
II J McCorvey, D L Ivey,
J IT Morgan, W H Cribb,
J H Raines, H O Wood,
K M Patterson. L S Woodruff,
J F Scari orough, J S Pate,
W A Greer, Jno. F Hogsett,
O B Perry,* J A Proxton,
J II Thompson, J C Ivey,
James Pope, Geo. W Lewis,
R S Middleton, P G Lindsaj,
R S M Lily, G B Murray.
W T Christmas, J L S Brown.
TRAVERSE JURY—2ND WEEK.
C A Mims, J R Clements,
H W Powell, J W Walton,
J no. T Murray, Sr., Jno. Wood, A Perry,
Eli Woodruff, B M
L M Mashbum, J O Musselwhlte,
J S Page, Jr., III Thompson,
Joe Turner, J F Calhoun,
T T McAfee, R Whitehead.
J A Lockerman, T J Britt,
J E Peavy, Wm. C Barge,
D A Pitts, J W Graham,
RL Wilson. S J Hill,
W N McKenzie, W A Burney,
G H McKenzie, F T Mason.
E T Tippett, B F Hill, Williams,
C C Greer, W L
J R Horne, W B Brock,
Isaiah Williams, M S Roberts.
If you can’t work well in hot
weather, take Prickly Ash Bitters, it
regulates the important organs of
the body and fortifies the system to
resist the enervating influence Cash Drug of
summer heat. For sale by
Store.