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EXTRAS
SPECIAL
For All This Week
We are offering unrestrict
ed, your choice of our
White •Canvas or White
id Pumps, Worth
$3.50 and $4.00
iFor Only
r/
$2.35
This is no odds and ends.
But the Cream ot our stock
WADE-CORRY CO.
BREAST DRILLS
of e*er^ site, style, quality and
price are to be found among our
tools are not only for full fledged
mechanics, but for you. too. This 1
very day you may need one to drill
a hole through same metal. Better
atop in and fret one.
Golden Hardware Co.
Tifton, Georgia
No. 8350.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
National Bank of Tifton-
At Tifton. in the State of Gu., at the Close of Business on June 20, 1917.
RESOURCES:
1. Loans and discounts (except those shown on
b and e> . .$309,402.68
Tout Loans 309.402.58 309.402.5S
S. U. S. Bondi:
a. U. S. Bonds deposited to secure circulation
(par —‘
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Sworn in Satnrday by Jude# Fish of
Snprsms Court.
Atlanta, June 3.—Hugh Man ion
Dorsey took the oath of office to
day as governor of Georgia.
The inauguration was tield in the
House of Representatives in the
presence of the House and Senate
in joint session presided over by
President Sam L. Olive of the Sen-
and in the presence also of
large number of spectators who
packed the gallery and stood
thick fringe around the hall.
At 11:45 o'clock the House and
Senate assembled in joint session
hour a jeint
mittee from the two bodies met the
new gowrnor in the Kimball House
cdrOd him to the governor's
office in the state capitol, where Mr.
Dorsey joined Governor Harris and
proceeded to the 1 House-^f Repre.
sentatives on the second floer.
Seats were reserved for them or
the speaker's stand, and grouped ir
front of the stand were the judges
of the Supreme Court and the Court
Appeals., new and retiring state
use officials, ex-governors i
federal judges.
At 12 o’clock the gavel of Pi
idem Olive sounded through * the
hall and the hum of conversation
ceased. Rev. J. N. Scruggs.
Hawkinsville, pronounced the i
cation. Resident Olive then pre
sented the new governor to
General Assembly, and the solemn
ceremony of administering the oath
was performed by Chie< Justice
William H. Fish of the Supreme
Court.
Governor Harris then turned
back to Secretary of State
Cook, from whom he received it.
the great Seal of State, and Secre
tary Cook placed the seal in the
hands of Governor Dorsey, after
which the new Governor delivered
his inaugural address.
At the close of the address thert
as a benediction by Rev. Charles
O. Jones, pastor of Trinity Metho
dist church, of Atlanta, to which
Governor Dorsey belongs, and the
exercises adjourned.
Governor Dorsey w
1871 in, Fayette County
er. the late Judge Rufus T.
sey. moved to Atlanta in 1879 ^nd
entered the practice of law her*;
founding the law firm of Dorsey.
Brewster. Howell and Heyman. of
which he was the head until his
death in 1909. and In which his son
succeeded him.
Governor Dorsey was educated
the public schools of Atlanta and
graduated from the University of
Georgia in the clasa of 1893 with
the A. B. degree. Among his col
lege mates were President Olive of
Senate and Speaker Hol
der. of the House After gradua
ting he took a special course in
the University of Virginia
i employed by his father
TORRf
WITH HEAVY WIND!
GOVERNOR’
{•for* Joint Sowlo- •» C—'
Atlanta!T^ creation
a state parte board, thl creation
of i state nodi .
Broke Long Drough in Section tion n «w governor be J»-
Around Q&ega |augurated in January Instead of in
June, the decrease In the number
JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER HAIL plea^for increased appropriations to
the Georgia School of Technology.
AD Choktd Up With i
Why Continue Makeshift'
Sprays and do*ti« wiB *
sms sad Fwiif Blown Down.
W.ll Cart. Blown Out sad Mach
Dams go to Crops.
Omega, July ft, Special.—The
long dry spell was broken yesterday.
u two months to a day and
hour since the hail on the 3rd of
May.
The rati fell in torrents accom
panied by considerable wind. It blew
down a barn and smoke house
the E. R. Bussey farm and a chin.i
on W. W. Baker’s residence:
demolished- a barn on the Corley
place and also a lot of fencing and
timber. It blew g well curb out at
Mr. Cheek’s.
Several report that the crops are
badly damaged by the heavy rain and
wind. The storm did not quite co
the section visited by the hail
May 3rd.
The 4th passed very quietly
Omega.
FIRST CAR ‘LOUPES
Shipped From Tifton Tuesday,
other Contracted.
The first car of cantaloupes for
the season from Tifton will go for
ward today. There have been
number of shipments from tl
point by express but this is the first
refrigerator car.
The big warehouse formerlj
ipied by the Central Grocery
Company on Love avqnue is a busy
scene with a force ,of about fifteen
hands at work putting up crates and
wrapping and packing exnteloupt
The packers are employed by N
C. Mashbum. whost
Mashbum. Jr., is personally direct-
the work in Tifton. This fii*n
has contracted with sei
L. Phillips. I. C. Touch-
Faraqgr, and oth<
output. These growers rep
resent a total of about 350
and the contractors expect-to ship
iboyt thirty cars from Tifton. Thu
.oout fifty per cent of a full crop.
.xenTjtion of college endowments
from taxation, and the beneficial
results of the prohibition laws en
acted in his administration—these
the outstanding features of the
farewell message of Governor Har
ris read today to the general assem
bly ‘n jjftijtt the arduous
labor of passing on application, for
executive clemency should be taken
off the shoulders of the prison
commission and placed in the hands
of a special board of three members
created for that purpose.
In recommendng the creation of
stete auditor he calls attention to
the deplorable condition of the
finances and the haphazard
manner in which appropriations *
made, and in this connection
recommends the edoption of an i
to-date and efficient budget sys
tem. .
le recommends an increase in the
•emor's salary, recommends an
appropriation of $10,000
the cost of conducting the military
it choki
cult breathing sndgtber discomj
But the real dang* comes wh
eaches down int your lungs.
Thu it why r-< should at
realise the import*— of the proper
treatment, and l*c «o timr ex
perimenting with vtrthleu remedies
which touch only t% surface. To be
tarrb reran. 1
t antidote.
r^STl,
it isap
If you .wish medical advice a
treatment of your own Iswoom
cite, write to-day to Chief Motel
Adviser, Swift Specific Co, Dept B
Atlanta. Ga.
JUST RECEIVED
Full Line of
COFFINS and CASKETS
When in need see us. We will gua
rantee satisfaction in price and
quality,
BENNETT’S HARDWARE Inc.
Phone 193 Tifton, Ga. Residence- Phone 283
om in h«re. J. J. L.
i fath- ,^ ne . W . E . p
■ their output.
law firm, afterwards becoming a j th>t ^ mar ket next week will be
partner. _ _ „ 'good or better as the California
italoupes wilt not be in the way.
tpar value i , . 50,000.00
U. S. Bonds pledged to septic -Postal Sav--
ings deposits (par value) 5,000.00
Total U. S. Bunds • ;
8. Stock of Federal Reserve Blink (50 per cent
of subacripti6n)
10 a Value of banking house $ 7,000 00
b Equity in banking house
11. Furniture and Fixtures
13. " a Net amount due from approved reserve
agents in New York, Chicago and St- Louis 14,682.10
b Net amount due from approved reserve
agents in other reserve cities 23,696.22—
14. Net amount due from banka and bankers
(nth. r than included in 13 or 21)
16. OtHgr checks on banks in the same city or
town as reporting bank
b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents . .
18 Notes of other national banks
21. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due
frsffii Federal Reserve Bank
22. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and
due from S. Treasurer
55,000.00
2,250.00
38,378.32
54,544.85
1.027.54
779.65
1.500.00
34.431.46
2,500 00
appointed Solicitor-Gen-
•ral of the Fulton Superior Court,
by Governor Joseph 51. Brown, in
1910 and served until July. 1916,
when he resigned to make the race
for governor. During his occupan-
of the office he prosecuted Mi
Daisy Opie Grace. Mrs. Callie Scott Ureqm nt attack
Applebaum. Leo M. Frank and Vic 'i rboke^Li™
-- nd Stomach Trouble.
Tw 0 years ago I suffered from
attacks of, stomach trouble
usnesa.” writes Miss Emma
; . vrbryke. Lima. Ohio. "I could eat
tbr E. Innes and hts wife, these four ^ very little food that agreed with
cases being among the most fam- me and I became so dizzy that I had
s in the irecent history of thA to take hold of something to keep
| from falling. Seeing Chamberlain.s
ltr - Tablets advertised I decided to try
In 1911 Governor Dorsey mar- | them. I improved rapidly." Ob-
ried Miss Adair Wilkinson, of Val- ] tainable everywhere,
dosta. a prominent and popular
TOTAL . .
LIABILITIES:
7,634.86— 16,2.
24. Capital Stock paid
26. Surplus fund
26. * Undivided pro.-its
b Less current expenses, interest
paid \
29. .Circulating
amount
than included in 30 or 34) .
Demand Deposit!:
84. Individual deposits subjcct\tu check
35. Certificates of deposit due inSless than 30 days —
(other than for money borrowed)
36. Certified checks
37. Cashier’s checks outstanding
Total demand deposits subject to Re serve, Items
34, 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. and 40 $211,157.08
41. Certificates of deposit (other than for money
borrowed) ,.
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve. Items «
41. 42 and 43 .$126,100.49
45. Postal savings deposits
TOTAL , $512,534.29
STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Tift, u:
1. M. E. Hendry. Cashier of. the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true soothe best of my knowledge and belief.
M E. HENDRY. Cashier
Subscribed sad sworn to before m« this 28th da T of June, 1917. *
K. P. Bik«r, Notary Public.
CORRECT ATTEST:
G.o, Baker. E. A. Buck. L. P. Thursuan.
Directors.
0,145.84
9,926 95
9,838.25
582.85
809.03
6.100.4&
3,879.10
Used for Twenty Years
■ siren satisfaction. Rad Croaa Liver
one of tne dependable old-time reni--
ir the South it baa relieved sufferer* tram
ir« Uvfr Complaint
uictl <iry or eaaily mad* Into liquid.
t-d rroan Liver Medicine Is nude eats h,
- IIIICG CO.. Inc.. Jacksonville. Fla.
be made for keeping a permanent
und official record of commisaiona
issued to notaries public at large.
He recommends that the_/state
■xperiment station either be merg
ed with the elate college of agricul
ture. or else that the trustees of the
latter institution be made a major
ity of the experiment station trus-
res. so that the state of Georgia
an secure its share of the federal
ippropriation for the experiment
station.
iewing the educational work
of the state he urges that county
school authorities be required to
discount the governor's warrants
promptly so as to pay the teachers
theiT salaries; urges that the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College for
girls at Milledgeville be empowered
confer degrees; strongly urges
-eased appropriations for Geor-
the .crop being cut about half jn-y- gia Tech; urges that provision be
cqdnt of the dry weather 5111.1.- for securing the states' share
Demand Loans .
Time Loans
al Estates, ?
Due from-Hanks aid Canker* it
Due from Barits aid Bankers it
Currency- — -
Gold
Silver. Nickles, eB.
Clearing House ...
Advances on Cotta .
Total .
the federal appropriation under
the .Smith Hughes bill for vocation
al training, anil recommends that
col' ege endowments be exmnpted
from taxation, which all states
two, of which Geor-
Mr. Mashburn has contracted for
about 4,000 acres in cantaloupes in
Georgia and about 400 acres in Ala
bama. His headquarters are in
Washington. D. C., with branch
headquarters in 'Fitzgerald. About now 'di
1.200 acres contracted for are in gia is.
this division with four other divi-1 He recommends that the state
sions under the Washington branch.! .li«po.*e of the governor’s mansion,
The market this morning was; which has now become a valuable
from $1.25 to $1.65 a crate wish an piece of central real estate, and
upward tendency. It is expected build another governor'
1 — —- more suitable location.
strongly recommends the es
tablishment of a state market bu-
the department of agricul-
Tomatoes are also being packed
for shipment at the same packing
cietv girl whose family are well
known in South Georgia. They haye
ions, Hugh M. Dorsey. Jr- aged
years, and James Wilkinson
Dorsey, aged three years. They
now live on Peachtree . Road but
will shortly move into the govem-
t'r's mansion.
TAKING CATHARTICS EVERY
DAY FOR WEEKS DON'T
CURE STOMACH TROUBLE
Th«v do not eliminate the poison-
m Bile Accretions from the Sys-
m» so declares a leading Chicago
Stomach Specialist Often Gall
Stones, Cancer and Ulcers of the
Stomach and Intestines. Auto In
toxication. Yellow Jaundice. Appen
dicitis and other dangerous ailments
are the. consequences Mayr's Won.
derful Remedy is the ideal prescrip
tion for Stomach. Liver and Intes
tinal ailments. It has restored mil
lions. One dose will prove that it
will help you. Mayr's Wonderful
Remedr is for sale by Brooks’- Phar-
r Co.. Tifton. Ga.
A'lanta, July 3.—Recruiting
Week is over. Georgia produced
252 men during that week. In the
United States a total of a^put,
8.000 men were obtained. If all
states had - done as well as Geor
gia. over 10.000 men would have
been secured. Good for Georgia!
She is -patriotic: -she has shown it
the response of her sons to the
President's call.
Since April 1st, 131,040 men
have been enlisted throughout the
United States for the Regular army.
Of this number 3,300 came from
Georgia. Georgia held her own
nicely: her population 4>eing. 1-40
that of the United States.
HONOR ROLL FOR MONDAY
The enlistments at the Atlanta
recruiting station for this section
Monday were:
• James R. Horn, Doerun.
John R. Perry. Cordele. .
William C, Gibson. Arabi.
Gey. W. Cheney. Moultrie.
Guvia W. Crozier. Cordele.
Walter F. Faekler, Quitman.
Andrew T. Welch, Moultrie.
Willie J. O'Quinn. Sparks.
Eugene A. Faekler. Quitman.
HOMERS WIN AT LAST
Moultrie, July 2.—With eight
straight losses behind them Tifton
came to town today and played like
a real ball teim. while the former
league leaden blew up in the sec
ond. giving the visitors two runs
and the game, the final score be
ing 2 to 0. Both Porter and Mickle
pitched good ball. Score:
RECRUITING IN GEORGIA
ture.
He recommends a small appro
priations to combat the boll weevil
and other plant insects and dis-
•a*‘s; recommends increased pro
vision far the state insane asylum
recommends the passage of laws
authorizing the organization
home guards during the war,
giving tiu.<n power to perform riot
duty and to permit them th« use
of National Guard armories; and
recommends that the legislature
pass ail necessary legislation'to
the federal government in prosecut
ing the war.
Several jagrs «r* devoted
praising the benefits of prohibition.-
TWO DOUGLAS MEN HURT.
Douglas. July 1.—Last night a-
bout 8:30 Postmaster L. M. Peter-
and Ralph Yeomans, assistant
cashier of the Union Banking Com
pany. were run over by a For
driven by Miss Vining, of near
Douglas. m>d both parties were I
ly bruised and painfully injured.
Both men are resting well and
less internal injuries develop they
will be up in a few days. M
Vining and Benajah Batten were
the Ford car.
RENEW-SIMMONS.
SATURDAY'S ENLISTMENTS
Ambng those enlisting from this
immodiate section Saturday were
Davis Barfield, Ira W. Whittle,
Willie E. Mullis, and Wesley J. Bar-
field. of Worth.
Samuel A. Brown. Pearson.
James A. Powell, Vienna.
Oscar C. Snow, Sycamore.
Geo. W. Lairsey and Clyde Mal-
pass. Douglas.
Charlie S. Ray, Charlie D. Hud-
on. Charles H. Shobe, Garzie G.
Herrington. Jesse C. Smith and
John W. Brown, Cordele.
Aaron T. Griner, Fender.
Henry Ford, Ashburn.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITIO A OF
The Bank of Tifton
Located st Tifton, Georgia, at the close of business June 20th, 1917.
RESOURCES
. $ 85,957.58
. 25,313.76
20.308.00
2.508.50
6,019.47
1,084.48—
32,265.00
637,017.06
24,355.11
1,006.917.29
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Pail in $ 50,000.00
Surplus Fund 100,000.00
Undivided Profits, Ism Current Expense*, Inter
est and Tax* Paid 182,386.00
Individual Deposit Suhjcct tn Chack— 421,916.42
Time Certificates 294,096.73 I
Certified Checks 2.16
Cashier's Checks 7,998.95 724.682.29
Notes and Bills lediscounted Non*
Bills Payable, Inteding Time Certificates Rep
resenting Botrewed Money Non*
Total 1,009,017.29
STATE OF GEC6GIA.—Tifi County.
Before mt time B. H. McLeod, Cashier of The Bank of Tifton,
who being duly morn says that the above and foregoing statement is
a true condition 4 said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank.
Sworn to sti subscribed before me, this 27th, day of June 1917.
L B. Herring, Notary Public, Tift County, Ga.
The Bank of Ty Ty
J at Ty Ty, Georgia, at the dose of business June 20th, 1917.
RESOURCES^
Demand Loans
Time -Loans
Overdrafts, secund -
Overdrafts, unseared
Bonds and Stockaewned by the Bank .
Banking House
Furniture and Futures .
Due from Banks ad Bankers in this State . .
Due from Banks ad Bankets in other States .
Currency ....
Gold
Silver. Nickles, ek. ■
Cash Items ■
Clearing Horn
Advances on Cottss .
Total
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock paid in ■
Undivided Profits. 1m* Current Expenses, Inter
est and Toes paf ’
Due Unpaid Dividends
Individual Deposits subject check .
Savings Deposits .
Cashier’s Cheeks- — - •••
Bills Payable. Inckding Time Certificates Repre
senting Bonowed Money
$ 1,978.00'
16.00
452.20
336.11
200.00
4,096.82
I 1,515.00
39.986,24
1,262.88
888.75
1,000.00
2,678.78
1,999.48
7,918.98
2,296.62
$16,000.00
$.794.01
80.00
21.789.70
8,640.67
886.79
17.500.00
96,890.74
Total
STATE OF GEQ9C1A.—Tift Coun ty.
Before-me csss Thos. M. Perry, Cashier of the Bank of Ty Tr,
who, being duly morn, says that tha above and foregoing statement 1*
a true condition of said bank, as shown by tha hooka of fil# in ■
fit. Louis. Mo. Bold br oruarlsu.—Adr.
Miss' Rosa May Renew and Ml
Walton D. Simmons were mnrriet
the Methodist parsongae in Tiftar
Tuesday night at 7 o’clock, the cer
emony being performed by Her. G.
Mathews-
Yon Need a General Ton!
Take Grove’s
The Old Standard Grove’s Tastek
chill Tocic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains C
well known Ionic properties of QCI '• !\
in4 IRON. It acts on the Liver. 010 .
>ut Mslaris. Knriches the Blond ’
u<lds up the Whole System. 50 ci
Cost Uttis -
S* Shwl^hunundreeiiiaa* wILST
aafek KUWsadilineunr. ttede la
» will sad es*H*MT7.
W* asaetiueis susliw. 1*0*I. SMIW SM-
■M». mxM eawa. w«t lltlllli ,*»..4* Sw
dry week aud sail Bill naeliaa. Wrtee Iwpha
Tablel«bIMC! SnU
Sworn to tnd subscribed before me, this 27th, day of Juno, 1917.
C. I. Jones, J. P. Tift County, Ga.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Bank of Omega
Located at Omega, Ga., at the close of burina*s June 20th, 1917.
RESOURCES:
Demand Loans I
Time Loans —. 34,854.99
Overdrafts, unsecured 2.051.RB
Banldrg Howe • —
Piimit-iw and Fixtures ........ I,998j94
Due from Banks sad Bankers in this State 18,722.49
Due from Bank* sad Banker* in other States 7.8984$
Cumlncy >- ***•••<*
Gold
--Sttrer, Nittri*. e*e -. 89744
Cash Items ■ ■ 88.89— 1,024.18
Mutual Fire Fuad 129.99
TOTAL $66,588.3#
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock Paid in - — - ■ -.- • • • •• ^ . .$ 18.000.09
Undivided Profits, lea* Current Expense*. Interest and Tax**
Paid, (Deficit) --• • 188.44
Individual Deposit* Subject to Check
Tim* Certificate* — 1402.99
Cashiers' Cheeks — 171.72
TOTAL 88842840
btitc nF GEORGIA.—Tift Coaaty.
Before me came W. H. Sorrow, Cashier of the Bank of (
who being duly nroni. *«y» that the above and forewoing atateawt ti a
condition of bank, jrthown by the books a 1 * ’* ^ *
e condition
Sworn to sobacribad before ffy tgs
1917.