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VOL. 12.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Special License Taxes Fixed for the
Year 1900.
G. S. – P. Ry. Asked to Bogin to Ruihl
A Water Tank in Ten Oars or
Stop Getting Water.
At adjourned meeting city
council at 8 o’clock p. m. this day,
Jan. 22, 1900. Present, Mayor C.
C. Cutt, Aldermen Lockett, Wea
ver and Nelson.
The following resolution was
read and adopted:
Resolved, That the act of the
mayor and clerk – treasurer
and chairman of the finance com
mittee in negotiating a loan of
one thousand dollars in addition
to the fifteen hundred dollars
granted last meeting be rati
fied, and we pledge the faith
of the city for the payment of the
same.
The following ordinance was
read tne first time and by unani
mous consent was read a second
time and was adopted:
Whereas, Heretofore on the 6th
day of March, 1899, the city coun
cil passed a resolution authorizing
clerk and treasurer to deposit the
funds of the city in the Peoples
Bank of Cordele. Therefore be it
ordained by the mayor and city
council, that the clerk and treas
urer is hereby authorized to de
posit the funds of the city in the
following banks: Bank of Wight
– Weslosky Co., Peoples Bank,
and Citizens Bank of Cordele,
using his discretion in the choice
of the bank in which to deposit
the funds of the city.
All ordinances and parts of or
dinances and resolutions in con
flict with this ordinance be and
same are hereby repealed.
A motion was passed requesting
the G. S. – F. Ry. to begin build
ing water tank in ten days or be
stopped from getting water.
ORDINANCES.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and City Council of the City of
Cordele, Ga., and it is hereby or
dained by authority of the same,
that the following special license
taxes and tax shall be levied and
collected in the City of Cordele
for and during the year beginning
February 5, 1900, and ending Feb
ruary 5, 1901.
Abstract companies $ WHO
Auctioneer License
Agency Real Estate
Agents or Persons selling and
delivering goods or wares, 2
per day
Agents or persons selling
mules or horses, per day 4
Barber Shops per Chair set up
and used, per chair CO
Bakery, each CO
Bakery Wagon, wagon not
connected 6
Bottling works, each C5
Barrel Factories, each 05
Bicycles, dealer in whether
alone or in connectiou with
other business r—f
Boot and Shoe stores each rH
Butchers each LQ
Bill posters each, when run
for a profit 10
Builders Supplies, including
Oils and Paints 26
Broker, meaning intermediary any person be
who as
tween buyer and seller for a
commission or broker on
merchandise or stocks,
bonds, –c. 26
Broker, Insurance, for each
and every company 11
Boot Black, not to apply to
boot black in barber shops,
who work inside shop, stand
subject to removal at any
time and to wear badge
when on duty 2.50
Bank or Bankers 50
Billiard or Pool table set up
and used for one O
Each additional 71
C
Boarding Houses, not taking four
transients, but taking
or more boarders, school
children excepted 11
Boarding Houses exceeding taking tran- $1
sients, at not
per day
Boarding houses, taking
lodgers only 11
Book Stores 11
Ball or Ten Pen each
o O Cl fD in n c O
when run for profit, 26
Cotton Ginnery, one to four
gin stands »—*•
Cotton Gin agent or dealer 05
Clothing, meaning agents
representing houses within
this State, and agents solic
iting orders by sample other
than city merchants handling
same line of go >ds ^
Carriage or Wagon Repair
Shops each 6
Cotton Warehous- s, furnish
ing farm supplies, Ties Bag
ging –c except mules
Cotton Warehouses, each
handling cotton alone
Circuses, per exhibition $50 or for
parade, lf^sbow be given outside
the city limits, shall pay a tax,
not less than $50 or more than
$ 100 .
Canvassers, for sale of any at
ticle whatsoever, or profess
sor or agent selling books,
map« or pictures of all kinds
by subscription except re
ligious works, per day CS
ClothiDg store, each rH
Cider, dealer in, or in connec
tion with other business 26
Carriage Repository, meaning
dealer in all kinds of Vehi
cles, by sample or otherwise 20
Civil Engineers 6
Cigars and Tobacco, when sold
outside grocery store or re
tail special 3
Clothing, second hand, dealer
in 100
Confectionery, retail 11
Cotton Buyers and shippers,
each 6
Cotton Compress 50
Cigarettes or Cigarette paper,
dealer in, special 26
Coal merchants or dealers, in
connection with wood 6
Coal merchants alone, selling
in anv way, except in con
nection with wood 6
Clearvoyaut or Fortune teller 10
Dancing Schools, per month 5
Drugs, wholesale dealer in csj
Drugs, dealer in..retail -«
Dry Goods, dealer in
Detective agencies, each (M
Dray, four horse, each
Two horse, 11
One horse 6
Express companies, each with
free delivery fcC
Electric light plants, each Or
Eating tables on street, per day 1
per year 11
Fireworks, retail alone, or in
connection with any other
business, stand to be placed
next to wall, and not to ex
tend over two feet therefrom,
shall take out a license of
Fireworks, wholesale
provided shall that sell any keep person for
who or
sale any fireworks known as
cannon crackers, or any ex
plosive containing dyna
mite, shall be subject to a 500
license of
Farmers General Supply store 26
Farmers are allowed to sell fresh
meat in no less quantities kid than
whole hog, boef, whole or
sheep,without taking out Butch
ers license.
Flying Gennv, per day, each CO
Furniture agents or canvassers 2 CO
Furniture, meaning dealer in
retail furniture, shades and
carpets 11
Furniture, in connection with
other business 6
Fish, fresh or game dealer in,
whether alone or in connec
tion with other business 16
Fruit or candy stand 6
Fertilizer factories 50
Fertilizer dealers in, or agents
selling to consumers CD
Feather reuovators, each iO
Professional fishermen, living
in Dooly or adjoining the coun- city,
ty, selling fish in
shall pay a license of 6
Gunsmiths, each 5
Game of stick ringing, knife
ringing, or spindle, per day 2
or the same per month 25
Any other game of like char
acter, der day
Gents furnishing goods alone CO
Gents furnishing goods in
connection with any other
business already licensed 6
General store, groceries and
miscellaneous goods 26
Groceries, fancy, including 16
Confectioneries
Guns, empty and loaded shells
COKDKLE, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900.
retail, in connection with
Any other business 05
Ginger or ale, dealer in 2 ~.
Horse and mule dealer, when
not put up at licensed stable 26
Hardware stores, wholesale . 50
Hardware stores, retail 11
Harness makers (cripples ex- 6
cepted)
Hotels or Inns, charging not
less than $2 per day 40
Hide dealers, other than junk <x
dealers
Insurance companies, fire i—
Insurance, soliciting business
in the city directly or iudi
redly, life, each to 05
accident, each I-* t-»
Itinerent physicians, not in
regular practice in certificate this state
and uot bearing a of
fjom the State Board
Medical Examiners, shall
pay a tax 2 «
Itinerant photographers,
using tent, per day 1
Ice cream, not peddled on the
streets, but run in connec
tion with other business 6
Ice dealers, each, special 6
Ice factories, each «n
Itinerant physicians 2b
Itinerant venders of property, books,
or patented articles,
maps, pictures, article toys, whatso- can
dies, or any from
ever on the streets, or
house to house, or location
melding • ,, dealers , m store , marble, ,,
granite, or any article of
merchandise, shall pay a li
cense tax of not more than
(per month) f—^ 1
and not less than (per day) 1
Ice drinks, meaning milk
shakes, bottled soda water etc 6
Jewelry, dealer in, in connec
tion with other business
paying a tax b
Jewelry—carrying stock of
jewelry, including watch
and clock, making and re
pairing. bicycles excepted,
special -I
,
Junk 'drops /
Laundry, each, or agent for
same soliciting 6
Lime dealer, to include plas
hair and special .
ter, cement 11
Lumber yard 11
Livery and feed stables, each 2 i
Lightuing rod dealer or agent 25
Marble or stone dealers hav
ing no yard in the city solic
iting orders 11
Money lenders’, or loan corpo
rations, aid associations,
other than pawn brokers,
lending money on household
goods, notes, or other securi
ties O
Machine shops, each 2 05
Millinery, run in connection
with other business 05
Millinery alone 1 h->
Machine, dealer in any kind
of machinery, outside shop 11
Merchandise, meaning dealer
in varied stocks not inclu
ded in special 20
Musical instruments, consist
ing of organs, banjos,pianos, or
other musical instruments,
together with sewing ma
chines 11
News Depot, meaning dealer
in current periodicals, news
papers, alone or in connec
tion with others cc
Optical goods, special o
Optical Itinerants, per month c
Oil companies doing business
in city or agents O
Opera hjuse r-<
Opera shows, when not using
opera house, each 5
Plumbing, plumber furnish
ing material
Plaining mills, for first planer 05
For each additional 3
Publishers, publishing com
panies each 05
Paints, dealer in special O
Pawn brokers each 05
Photograph galleries each C5
Phonographs, each 05
Peddlers, per day, soliciting
orders or selling direct 1
Piano tuner or repairer 5
Racket stores each 24
Restaurants each 11
- It with rooms 16
Stables, feed and sale 10
Stables, feed stables alone 6
Saw mills each 11
Shoe makers, cripples excepted 6
Soda founts when not in con
nection with other business 11
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A COMPLETE LIST
Roth Grand and Travers Jurors
For February Term, Dooly
Superior Court.
Spring term of Dooly Superior
court convenes on the fourth Monday
in February next and although thirty
days off we present our reader
with a complete list of grand and
petit jurors, in order that parties
interested may be mn to get ready
and may govern 5hem selves aceor
dingly. JURORS.
GRAND
Willis J ohnson W L Hooks
J A Story Jas H Hogsett
Jno E Howell I SLasseter
Jno G Dorough G W Fulington
J R Horne J J Morgan
W H Page J W Fornell
D G Quattlebaum JusH Swearingen
J T Murray BP O’Neal
A Sumerford Jno R Smith
J H Henderson J B Ryals
C A Horne C R Morgan
R L Wilson M H Reeves
J O Hamilton J P Harvard
J O McKinny Wm Clements
Ed Howell W N McKenzie
TRAVERSE JURORS, FIRST WEEK.
A Wells W F Byrom
A P Gains Jno A Hoilan
JP Heard A J Dunaway
GW Harden T J Owens
J F Champion J H Cross
Geo W McLendon TK Bumbry
Burns R L Simmons
J E Sheffield N W Rains
C E Frazier W H Lowery
P Swearingen J L Powell
E Colwell E W Roberts
j£ Howell J L Greer
Smith J R Felder
D Bryan sr W E Wells
W B Johnson J W Lashley
no Rainey F M Barfield
^^ unn H C Eldridge
Jas Connor
TRAVERSE JURORS, SECOND WEEK.
Clements G S Hamilton
A Adkins C T Ward
Sheffield T H Gregory
H Johnson B L Parham
E M Christmas W B Nichols
M Josey L F Cox
I Peavy J R Bridges
A Wood B H Cross
A Peavy J C Hamilton
Broadaway F M White
1 1 Fenn Jacob W Smith
M Edwards G W Saunders
B Jenkins W G Joiner
AV T Hobby A Q Royals
C Cooper T J Hudson
A Snellgrove T J Scarborough
S Peterson C I Powell
G Barfield W E Williams
Alderman Bailey Resigns.
Alderman A. M. Bailey has
tendered his resignation as aider
man to the mayor and city coun
cil, to take effect at once. It is
understood that the resignation
will be acted upon at the next
meeting of council. Mr. Bailey
has served as alderman of Cordele
for only a year, and his term of
office does not expire until next
January. His resignation will
necessitate an election to fill his
unexpired term, but as to who is
likely to make the race for this
vacancy is yet to be seen.
The Artesian Well.
Quite a number of people have
asked us to say something in the
Sentinel about the artesian well
which has been out of order for
some six weeks or more. There
are quite a number of people in
Cordele who will not drink any
other water when they can get the
artesian water, and a great many
contend that it is necessary to
their health. The spring water
which contains lime, and which
has proved to restore health to
many, also has an opposite effect
on those who insist upon having
the artesian water. Hence the im
portance of keeping the artesian
well in fix all the time.
The city will soon be able to
supply her citizens with other ar
tesian wells, and this should be
done at the earliest time possible.
Self preservation is the first law
of nature,” and good artesian
water in Cordele will preserve our
health. But for the benefit of
those concerned we have found out
that a new pump is en route, and
the well will be put in order just
as early as possible.
For Sale Cheap.
Two six-foot show cases; two
upright show cases; two coal and
wood heaters at Ph. M. Berg.
She lllod Suddenly,
Last Sunday morning about
o’clock at. her homo corner of
streot and 12th avenue, while
apparently enjoying the best
health, and while even
out doors upon the sidewalk
admired by our frie"d, Mr. C. E.
Freele, for he had just been
ing to own her, when suddenly
and without a word of warning,
life be eunie extiuct, and she
lay dead upon mother earth. Her
owner, Dr. II. M. Smith, said she
was a good cow, and that he bated
to lose her.
Cordele Cigar Factory.
Mr. Frank Ramos, of Americus,
met with the Board of Trade Wed
nesday morning of this week with a
view of receiving encouragement to
establish a cigar factory in Cor
dele. The necessary encouragement
was tendered him, and a committee
composed of W. A. Hawkins, D. A.
Pitts and J. W. Bivins were ap
pointed to confer with tobacco deal
ers in Cordele with a view of having
orders placed with the factory pro
vided it comes and furnishes good
oigars. Mr. Ramos proposes to
distribute tobacco seed free to any
and all who will plant them, and he
agrees to furnish information as to
how to cultivate, and further to use
all tobacco grown under his instruc
tions. This is an industry worth
investigating, and a product worth
attention from our farmers.
Fonrth of April.
On the fourth day of Arpil the
term of office of three members of
the board of trustees expire. Un
der the new law their places will
be filled by an election by the
people at the ballot box. The
election will be called by Mayor
C. C. Cutts and will be held simi
larly to other city elections. Those
members whose time will be out
on the fourth of April are R. L.
Wilson. T. H. Johnson and J. W.
Bivins, H. B. Roberts and S. D.
Ravenel hold over until April
fourth 1901, while J, K. Smith and
G. M. Bulloch hold over until
April 4, 1902. We have heard of
no candidates for these positions
made vacant April 4 next, but as
the election is over sixty days off,
there is plenty of time left for
plenty of candidates to announce.
Dissolved Copartnership.
The wholesale grocery firm of
Wight – Weslosky Company, of
Albany and Cordele, has been di
vided.
Mr. Morris Weslosky has taken
th« Albany business, and the Cor
dele business goes to Col. Ed. L.
Wight, the other partner..
Mr. Weslosky will continue in
the wholesale grocery business at
Albany under the style of the Al
bany Grocery Company.
The business at Cordele will be
conducted under the old firm name
of Wight – Weslosky Co. for the
present.
It is said that the business had
grown so much that it needed the
attention of some one who was di
rectly interested at both places,
and that they had decided to di
vide the business, Mr. Weslosky
taking the Albany business and
Col Wight taking the Cordele bus
iness.
Free Tobacco Seed. I
The Americus Cigar Factory
will furnish absolutely free of cost
Havana Tobacco Seed upon appli
cation to all disposed to plant,
with information as to where,
when and how. Best of all, when
brought to them well cured and
ready for the manufacturer, to
purchase large quantities at a fair
price.
Write for particulars, enclosing
stamp for reply.
The Americus Cigar Factory.
CASTORZA.
Bean the ' The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature j
of
NO. 31
\ Lawyer-I’reaobor.
Edward Thomson, L L. D., the
eloquent lawyer-preacher will deliver
his popular address on “True Ameri
canism’’ on night of Wednesday,
Jan, 31 in Methodist, Church at Cor
dele at 7 :30 pm. This is a first-class
lecture—equal to the best—and yet
admission will hn fv fl e, because the
$ L
f
v
\Vs
DR. EDWARD THOMSON
Who will lecture at the Methodist
church next Wednesday night.
Sunday League of America has en
gaged Dr. Thomson to give this lec
ture in thirty-five cities in this state ^
and Cordele has been selected as one
of the places.
Dr. Thomson comes recommended
by some of the greatest preachers of
all denominations. Rev. J. W. Wes
ton our beloved Methodist pastor
says that Dr. Thomson captured the
recent conference at Dublin, Ga.
Everybody go to hear him on Wed
nesday night of next week at the
Methodist church.
CENTRAL POINT LETTER.
I often hear the words “I like
farm life.,, Well if you like
farm life why dout you stay oa
the farm? The trouble with the
country, is, that so soon as a boy
or girl is educated, life in the
country, ceases to be a pleasure to
them, and they beg to go to town,
and they do move the old folks to
town, in quest of better society,
better company.
Do they find it? The best and
brainiest men and women that
ever graced a position in church
or Btate, lived in the country.
I like the sounds of the city,
and it is pleasant to me to mingle
with my friends there once a
week; but the dearest spot on
earth is the dear old farm. I find
that 1 am quite antebellum in the
choice of some things; as my
friend Tom says, I am old timy.
I dont care if I do love the
quaint old farm house, that was
built more than a half century
ago, with spacious halls and
broad porticos extending half a
rouud. Ah I yes I love the grand
old forest oaks that shaded the
house where I was born. I love
to think of the fields of waving
grain, through which I often wad
ed, in search of the partridge, and
the guinea nest.
Yes Istill loveto look at the
growing crops and watch the tiny
shoots and buds reach up towards
the sun, leaving the thirsty shoots
to drink at MotherEarths foun
tain the nourishment they need to
develop them into a perfect stalk,
flower and seed.
The music of the bobolink, tlie
mawking bird and the whippowill,
is far sweeter to me than that of
charles Russell, or the far famed
Patti. Then there comeB the mu
sic of the barn yard, Ah me! I
love even the cackle of the busy
hens, and the peep, peep, peep, of
the little chicks, these and a thous
and other things are suflicent to
keep a true lover of Nature on the
farm.
You who have never lived o n
a farm have missed a joy m
Yes the poets have sung the
praises of the farm from our earli
est days to the presentltime, but
the half has not been told.
OASTOHIA. Bought
Bears the The Kind You Have Always
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