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lAraericus Population
12,000
! Increasing every day
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
SMART SIS
BOMHnBMnHI
FOR TOUNC MEW.
The Young Man is the best judge
of style.
Ask a Young Fellow whether a
S uit is cut right and made right, and
> ou can dt pend on getting an answer
ba td on a full kn wledge of stvtei
and go.>d tailoring.
Our lines < f Young Men’s suits
are built to withstand every criti
cism.
The Extreme Style Features
ire Carried Out.
O at> just the right length, tong,
v\ ide soft roll lapels-.-whole backs or
center vents < welt pockets, single
and double breasted styles.
The new fabrics in stripes and
ch cks, greys, b'u.s and bla ks
sls, S2O, $25, to S3O.
Purely not high prices for so much
style and sweiln ss
W. D. BAILEY.
Outfitter for Men and Boys
Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave. Am ricus Oa
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is yo tr tirci2 to get a
brush. If >ou are going
to need one this season
we have all prices—Tooth
brushes, Hair Brushes,
Flesh Brushes, Nail
Brushes and all kinds of
Brushes
The goods are new
The prices are right
REMBERT’S
DRUG STORE
113 FORSYTH ST.
I Baton HurlbutStationery
The Standard of Quality at
BELL’S, the Jeweler,
Phone 318.
For quality and right prices see
TITOS. L. BELL.
The Leading Jeweler.?
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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
OLD VETS
LEAVE TUESDAY
Will Swell the Great Army
at the Old Capital
START LIKE BOYS ON A LROLIC
Age Cannot Quell the Enthusiasm of
Old Wearers of Gray in Sumter
County-Looking forward to
Time of Their Lives.
The time for the departure of the old
\ ets lor the grand reunion at Rich
mond is drawing near.
Sumter Camp will leave on Tuesday,
at 2 p. in. over the Central sh Atlanta
and then via (he Southern to the old
I capital of the Confederacy, there to join
: in with the thousands of other boys in
| trray, from every section of (he South,
i in making the welkin ring with their
“hi war time yells, and in visiting Hie
scenes of their marches, camps, and
battles.
The Americus men go in a special
car This will be a day coach. There
will be a sleeper on the train, and
berths can bo taken at Americus, if
b desired.
From Albany will come another
special car full of the vets of that town
and vicinity. From here on to Macon
there will be amumber of the soldiers
of 1861-65 picked up. At Macon two car
loads will be in waiting, with probably
a big batch from along tlie road to
Savannah.
It will be a great train of Georgia
Vets that will move out of Atlanta that
night. They will be old only in years,
and very youthful in spirit. There
never was a happier, lighter hearted,
more companionable, more joyful
bunch of men gatiiered together any
where on this green earth than a few
hundred okl soldiers 1 of this section e»
route to one of the great reunions.
It is probable that there will be a
number of Americus folks outside of
the Vets who will be visitors to Rich
mond next week, and from the
surrounding towns an l country.
IINE YIELD Or OATS IN SLIMIER
Tour Acre Patch Here Will Make 425
Bushels.
Mr.J.IT. Poole of Americus does not
lay claim to fame as a farmer, but lie
has a field of oats near the city that
will make the largest yield, perhaps,
of any like area in Georgia. The field
contains four acres, and citizens wl o
have inspected it carefully say the
yield will be at least 425 bushels. The
crop will be cut next week with a
mower and binder, and so rank is the
growth that the cutter will charge
double the usual price for such work.
Mr. Poole planted selected Texas rust
proof oats, sowing four bushels of seed
per acre and putting 1.600 lbs. ferti
lizer upon the four acre field, already a
rich spot. This phenomenal oat yield,
the largest ever known here, demon
strates what our farmers can ac
complish on the intensive system.
Special Train to Richmond Via Sea*
board Air Line Ry.
On Tuesday May 28tha special train
will leave Savannah at 9:00 P. M. con
sisting of high back vestibuled dry
coaches, Pullman sleepers and dningi
car and will arrive at Richmond at
1:00 P. M. the 29th for accomodation
of Veterans and their friends. Train
leaves Americus 12:32 noon Rate
sl3 00. Tickets good from Norfolk
Exposition. Apply to Seaboard Air
Line Hail way for tickets. Reserva
t ons and detailed information.
Bids Wanted.
Sealed bids for the erection of Y. M.
C. A. Building will be opened June
15th, 1907 at 11 o’clock a, m. at Bank
of South West Ga. Plans and specifica
tions may be seen at said Bank. We
reserve the right to i reject any or all
bids. Jno. W. Shiver.
W. P. Wallis.
G. M. Eldridoe.
d. ts Committee.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths
rhere is a disease prevailing in thi
country most dangerous because so deccp
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Pi pt | pi - deaths are caused b'.
it heart disease.
s&Pr pneumonia, hear!
liLkJ Fm YCa/l/g failure or apoplexy
J 'ivv pare often the result
~ */y\ yf! of kidney disease. ?i
- I\\ VS L lowed to advance the
lii xi bj Ba' kidney-poisoned
blood will attack the
.«vital organs or the
kidneys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is
obtained quickest by a proper treatment of
the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you
j can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer’s
, Sc _.n-Root, the great kidney, liver and
'dadd emedy.
’.t c . -,cts inability io hold urine and scald
ig pain in passing it, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity of being compelled to
go often during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and th
extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soo.
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold
by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sized bottles. You may I
have a sample bottle of
this wonderful new dis- BELwHife iH&jiffiSu
oovery and a book that
tells all about it, both Home of Swamp-Root,
cent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co.
Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention
•eading this generous offer in this paper.
P_n't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer s
| Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y. on every bottle.
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AMERICUS GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 25. 1907.
COMMISSIONERS
- HAVE REPORTS
; But Have Never Thought of Pub
-1 lishing Them
HAVE COUNTY INTERESTS AT HEART
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Commissioner Thomas Sees No Reason Why Detailed
; Reports Should Not Be Given Out if the Public
! | Desires the Information on County Works.
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“I can personally see no reason wity reports should not lie given to the
I public, keeping the tax payers of the county thoroughly advised as to what
I work is being done, and the cost of maintaining the county chaingaug sys
-1 torn.’, said Commissioner \V. L. Thomas, in discussing county matters with a
) Times-Recorder representative.
| “I am but one member of the Board and T have not discussed that phase of
the matter with the others,” continued Commissioner Thomas, ‘‘but I can see
. no reason why reports shoo'd not be published.
i ’ “We are kept informed as to what is being done, the extent ot the work
i that is done, and the expenses involved. It does not seem to have ever been
thought necessary to publish these details of tne management of the countv
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aliairs. If the public desires them, though, they are at hand.
) “It might not bo possible to give a statement that would accurately tell
the amount of work done, but sufficient could be given to let the public ap
-1 predate the extent of the improvements made during a month, or any other
stated period.
j “Our reports give us this information. With our new superintendent we
could probably arrange for more detailed reports if the Board deemed it ad
-1 visable or requisite.
‘‘As I have said, the matter of published reports lias not been considered.
Board will bo willing to give that or any other matter presented to it a most
t careful consideration.
I' “The Board of County Commissioners has the interests of the county at
heart. It wishes to serve the citizens of Sumter to the best advantage, and its
records are public, open to the public and show its business completely.”
DIGGING FOR BURIED MONEY
Atlantans Come to Americus and Tear Up the Cotton
Patch.
Avery remarkable story of credulity
and cupidity combined was told in
Americas yesterday of a strange search
instituted here the day before by two
Atlantans in digging for buried gold
and silver which, less strange to relate,
they failed to unearth.
Two well dressed white men and a
negro preacher made up the party, who
evidently thought they had located the
wealth of Captain Kidd,
The scene of their strange oper tions
was upon the banks of Flint River, on
the Huguenin plantation.
The searchers for the buried treasure
gave their names as Rev. Thomas Li.
Bryant, of Atlanta, and Mr. Leaw
bridge, a reputed banker of that city
but recently of Michigan, a fact which
probably explains liis belief of the
wonderful story told by the negro.
The black brother who came from At
lanta with the banker and the parson
engineering this special brand of collec
tion, had worked as a farm hand on the
Huguenin place for the special purpose
of locating the wealth.
So sincere were the men in their
intentions that they stopped over at
Macon and secured from Mr. R. W.
Johnston, who owns the Huguenin
plantation, permission to dig for the
coin.
Presenting themselves to Mr. G. 1).
Jones, superintendent of theiplantation,
and the overseer, Mr. A. C. Cole, they
secured grubbing lioes and spades and
SESSION A GREAT SUCCESS
Americus Odd fellows and Rebekahs Return from
Columbus. . I
Representatives of Sumter Hodge of
Odd Fellows and of Vasbti Lodge,
llebekahs, who attended the annual
convention of these orders in Columbus
this week, returned to Americus
yesterday, all delighted with the
success of the convention and the
charming entertainment extended the
hundreds of visitors.
The grand lodge acted adversely on
the pioposition to establish an orphans’
home, but decided to continue to dis
pense relief to widows and orphans,
according to the same plan employed
last year. As recommended by the re
tiring grand master, $2,000 was set
aside for ibis purpose.
The grand master was authorized to
extend to the Georgia Industrial home,
at Macon, such aid as in his opinion is
proper. One year the grand lodge
appropriated SSOO to that home, and it
is said that the Odd Fellows have given
the institution more substantial assist
ance than any other fraternal order.
< tne motion was made to appropriate
SI,OOO to the Lome, and it was amendod
by motions to make the amount SSOO
iVf Httk:" it an y , a co-1
hoi these davs. They prefer strong tonics |
XV (J Li/ %JLb fj and alteratives. This is all in keeping v/ith |
f i a 1 $ if modern medical science. It explains why |
OJL i Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is now made entirely!
/ yp./(-4 /* free from alcohol. Ask your doctor.
M We have no secrets I We publish J. C. Ayer Co., 1
JF the formulas of all our preparations. Lowell, Maau. j
set out to find tho money, Mr. Cole out
ofcuriosity going with them.
Spring Creek, at a point where it
reached the river, was the spot to which
the negro preacher guided them.
The white men were provided with
needles and other aparatus used by
gold hunters in locating hidden ores,
and with these the three Atlantans set
to work. Rocks were overturned and
the little cotton knocked about as they
sweates and dug lor the money.
A half day was thus spent, and in
this way a considerable portion of the
Huguenin cotton crop was dug around
and cultivated in away.
But towards sunset the visions of
wealth inestimable began to fall in
huge chunks from the top story ot their
brain works, and the Atlantans reached
the conclusion that “Mr. Cutfee of
Sumter” had gold bricked instead of
gold rewarded them.
There were plenty of “rocks” at
hand, but none of them had a srolden
tinge. They were plain Sumter
county rocks.
The Atlantans did not explain to
Mr. Jones who in prehistoric times had
buried the gold on the Huguenin place.
T mir search, evidently, was mad s'
, wholly upon the representations of the
negro preacher, who induced them to
1 come 200 miles to dig for it.
The laugh is thus on the Atlantans,
who went home yesterday much wiser J
if not much richer than when they
came to dig for spook dollais.
and $250, and the final result of the dis
cussion was to leave the matter in the !
hands of the grand master.
| Despite the recommendation ot the ,
grand master that it be abolished, the
club plan of admitting groups of ten
into the order at half the regular initia
tion fee, will continue: i
Grand Master J. H. Dozier, of Athens,
i
I and other newly elected grand officers,
were installed with impressive cere
monies. The following appointments
of officers were announced:
Grand chaplain, Rev. J. D. v ell, of
Athens; grand marshal, T. M. Haynes,
of Savannah; grand conductor, L. E.
Clarke, of Atlanta.
! The state assembly of the Rebekahs
closed its session, adjourning to meet
in Macon next May. i
The following officers were appointed
in addition to the offices filled by the
Rebekahs by election: Chaplain Mrs.
L. Helen Lobr, of Augusta; marshal,
i Mi-s Mamie Herndon, of vlaeon; con
ductor, Miss Bessie McNair, of Bain
(bridge; inside guardian, Mrs. Lizzie
j Thomas, of Athens; outside guardian,
j Mrs. S. L. Fullerton, of Tallapoosa.
BUT A WEEK REMAINS
IN WHICH TO VOTE
Interest in Contest Is Great
Now
CANDIDATES ARE WORKING HARD
Large Vote Will Be Polled Today,
While With Next Week the Con*
test Gloses and the Winner
* Will Get the Ticket.
Which of the lour young ladies ec n
testing for the Times-Recorder ticket
to the Jamestown Exposition will win
the coveted prize? For two months
the contest has been warmly waged
and the winner is drawing very near
the long coveted goal.
Which of the four will go to the
Exposition as the'guest of the Times-
Reeorder, with all expenses paid?
Since the contest began nearly 15.000
coupons clipped from the Times Re
corder have been voted} while other
thousands still will be sent in during
the next and last week for voting.
Every coupon is clipped from a
paper, or they are not o bo had other
wise.
There will doubtless be a large vote
polled this afternoon, for the count
appearing tomorrow, and all of the
four contestants will make a good
showing. Friends of all of them have
been unusually active during the past
week canvassing for coupons.
Tickets sent in today must be put
up neatly in packages and sent in
before 7 o’clock this evening.
RETURNED FROM THE EXPOSITION
Americus Pastor Greatly Enjoyed Vis g
it There.
Rev. R. L. Bivins of Furlow Lawn
chureli, who with Rev. O. P. Gilbert
attended the great Southern Baptist
Convention at Richmond this week,
returned home yesterday. v r. Gil
bert is in Augusta with Mrs. Gilbert,
visiting relatives, and will probably
1 return today.
v r. Bivins greatly enjoyed his trip
and talks very interestingly thereupon,
more especially the second meeting of
Baptists at Norfolk.
Tho Northern Baptist Convention
had just closed its session at Washing
ton as the Southern Baptists closed
theirs at Richmond, and botli bodies
met at Jamestown a day or two there
after.
The two bodies thus combined
formed the American Baptist Conven
tion, and tliis was the second meeting
of that great national bod 3'. Upon one
occasion during the session more than
fi , e thousand Baptists filled the hall,
many others being turned away.
The exposition grounds aro entirely
surrounded by water and, therefore,
an ideal meeting place for the Baptists.
Mr. Bivins enjoyed this great meeting
more than any other, perhaps, though
both were exceedingly pleasant.
Dont go to the Exposition yet awhile'
is the advice of Mr. Bivins.
The great show is yet far from com
plete, and anyone going now to study
the exhibits will be disappointed.
Even “The Warpath” is not ready for
the visitor to be properly scalped, and
this is a feature of the ishow. Not for
a month yet will it be completed.
Mr. Bivins greatly enjoyed his trip
but is glad, nevertheless, to be back in
dear old Americus again.
IS HOSTESS Ar A FISHING PARTY
Young People Enjoy Outing at the
Mill.
/ Miss Ethel Loving, the pretty young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Lov
| ing, entertained a score of young
( friends delightfully last evening at a
fishing party at Wells’ Mill, tho you g
I folks going down lon the noon train
I yesterday and returning todaxy/
L iviiig and Mrs. W. J. Matthews
chaperoned the party, while Mr. Lov
ing and Mr. Rylander supplied an
1 abundance of fine fish. Among the
guests of the pretty ho tess were Misses
Nobie Clay, Georgia Bena Dodson,
Mattie Pope Hagerty, Sarah Tower,
j Frances Loving; Ben Hawkins, Hollis
Lanier, H. B. Shipp, Harry Matthews,
“Doc” Eldridge, Harry Glover.
i THIS WEEVIL SCARE DISPELLED
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Strange Bug Chews the Cotton in
, Bulloch.
Atlanta, May 24. —J. R. Miller 'of
Statesboro brought to Atlanta to-day
samples of a bug which has been rav
aging the cotton fields of Bulloch coun
ty. He stated that this bug had entirely
eaten up a six-acre field of sea island
cotton. State Entomologist R. I.
Smith stated from a casual examination
that the bug was not the boll weevil,
and would not spread like that insect.
' Straw Hats must be sold.
$3.50 Hats at $2.80
300 2.40
2.50 2.00
2.00 1.60
1.50 1.20
1.25 ' 1.00
1.00 80
75 60
50 40
25 20
Daniels Shoe Store.
Magazines bound by Bos worth,
Strictly first class, at Southern Prin
ters. lm.
pum“
t ~ nm-v minim
Are the perfection of the tailors art,
skill, ingenuity. There are few
tailors in this part of the country
who can produce trousers their
equal. We are the
SOLE AGENTS in Americus
For these WORLD FAMOUS
TROUSERS and if you will
take the time and trouble to
simply call in and allow us to u l
show you through you will
find the greatest stock of the \
finest, ready-to-wear trousers \ .
that you ever saw here or any- ,
where else in your life.
Prices Range from _ fil \| j
$5 to sls Pair. I
• f. \Y,Y,
Understand however w e \
have the best lines of lower k'x )
priced trousers you will he
able to find anywhere. JmrP
$1.50 to 55 Pair. _
*'* OUTING MODEL
Negligee Shirts—Famous Eclipse Make, $1.50 and $2.00.
Garland and Princely Negligees, 50cents and 75 cents each.
Pioneer Suspenders, Brighton Garters Fowler Collars.
Unmatchable values in Elastic Seam Nainsook Drawers 50c.
Nainsook Undershirts, Long and Short Sleeves, extra 50c
Immense Line Lisle Hose, Unmatchable at 25c and 50c pair.
TOURIST’S SUPPLIES.
LARGEST LINE IN AMERICUS.
TRUNKS, SATCHELS, TRAVELLING BAGS.
When arranging for your trip come here, see the line and
prices.
Chets Anslcy
Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.
(See Ad on Fourth Pane.)
ff?W YORK
RTF P^THRP
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PLANTERS SANK BUILDING
Americus, Ga.
Ladies ack Voile Skirts
We purchased the well known
; a bee a Lino t f sample Voile Skirts
ir fcil size eu. lengths. The retail
price of these skirts ange from
sl2 go to sls oo and $17.50 they will
be on sal oday and continue till
close o t.
Price S9JO and SIO.OO.
tme Quick.
HAMILTON & CO.
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The Heart of the
South’s Finest
Country.
NUMBER 22.