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Americus Popqlation
12.000
Sumter
535.000.
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
Arm you’ve
BOiHT YOUR [CLOTHES
here, and have worn them a
while, we want you to be just
as well satisfied with them as
when you first put them on.
if they’re not right in any
way- -fit, tailoring, quality—we
want to know it
Hart Schaffner & Marx
make the kind of clothes that
they’re willing to guarantee sat
isfaction on; and stand by it.
And we’re not afraid to back to
the limit any thing that carries
their label.
THEY’RE THE KIND OF
• CLOTHES YOU WANT.
W. D. BAILEY.
Outfitter for Men and Boys
Forsyth St. ami Cotton Ave Americus, Oa.
PURE
GOOD
Our Drugs Are Pure
The
Finest
Quality
Our Methods are Good
The
Most
Approved
We Invite Your Trade.
REM BERT’S
DRUG STOREjO
113 forsyth;st,
' il
f f , JUST JEWELS
hut between our kind of jewelry
if Hn * ot * ier sort there’s a
l vl ‘ t deal of difference, a dis
-1 fi-'<“nf*e you will appreciate only
Jr tffijt a "ben yon have looked over our
/W ////- .X g HRsortrn nt thoroughly, with an
k \ | han to hut genuine gems,gold and
'j sib cr-ware, cheap for the money
ir*\ ' >|ir»ga C I we a k, is to be found here always.
Eugene V. Haynes Co.
\ 37 Whitehall St Atlanta <la.
A MERICUS TIMES-REOOllizfiß
FIGHT OVER A SITE
OE TEMPLE IS MADE
Col. Dodson is Attorney in
Case
OCILLA AND IRWINVILLE WAR
Regarding Location of Courthouse-
Case is Now Being Heard Be
fore Secretary Cook at
the Capital.
Col. W. A. Dodson has been In At-'
lanta for the past two or three days
where as attorney he has been en
gaged in the legal battle waged be
tween Ocilla and Irwinville relative
to the location of the courthouse site
in Irwin county, a battle royal.
Both towns are after the court
house with a bunch of lawyers.
In the recent election the people
voted to remove the court house from
Irwinville to Ocilla, but Irwinville ap
pealed on the ground that the elec
tion was illegally conducted, and
that a large number of votes cast
in Irwinville’s favor were unlawfully
thrown out.
The only appeal in such cases i s
to the secretary of state. There ap
peared before him, representing Ocil
la, Reuben A. Arnold and James L.
Anderson of Atlanta, and Eason &
Bull, of Fitzgerald.
In behalf of Irwinville there ap
peared Judge A. L. Miller of Macon,
Lawson of Abbeville, Leander
Kennedy of Fitzgerald and W. A.
Dodson of Sumter and Emmett Barnes
of Macon.
Almost the entire day was con
sumed in the reading of the volumi
nous testimony. This was comprised
in more than 1,000 pages of typewrit
ten matter, the taking of it having
required some sixty days.
The decision of the secretary of
state in the matter will be final.
If he decides in favor of Ocilla, the
legislature will then pass a bill pro
viding for the removal, in fact, the
senate has already passed this bill
in order to get iUbefore the house in
time for action at this session, should
the decision of the secretary of state
be favorable to the contention of Oc
ilia.
In ease the decision should be for
Irwinville, then the court house will
remain where it is and no legislative
enactment will be necessary.
TO BREAK DIRT
ON A NEW STORE
Grocery’"Company to Begin Op
erations In a few Days.
A beginning will be made in a few
days upon the new building on Lamar
street, which will be erected by Mr.
W. E. Mitchell for the grocery com
pany in which he will be interested.
The company, it is understood, will
be duly chartered, and will have a cap
ital stock of probably $50,000. Sev
eral well known business men here
will be interested with Mr. Mitchell
in the new enterprise. The large
building will be of brick, with a
frontage on Lamar street and am
ple depth, extending back more than
one hundred feet, it is proposed
to run the extension of the Cen
tral Railway sidetracks along Hamp
ton street to this property, if it can
be done, thus affording trackage
facilities to the grocery company,
the stables adjoining, and other
business bouses in that locality.
“Regular as the Sun”
is an expression as old as the race.
No doubt the rising and setting of
the sun is the most regular perfor
mance in the universe, unless it Is
the action of the liver and bowels
when regulated with Dr. King's New
Life Pills. Guaranteed by Eldridge
Drug Co., 25c. lm.
See that new line of gold Shell
bracelets at Bell’s, the Jeweler.
A Woman’s Back
Has many aches and pains caused by
weaknesses and falling, or other displace
ment, of the pelvic organs. Other symp
toms of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness, imaginary specks or
dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw
ing sensation in stomach, dragging or
bearing down in lower abdominal or pelvic
region, disagreeable drains from pelvic
organs, faint spells with general weakness.
If any considerable number of the above
symptoms are present there is no remedy,
wNjpve quicker relief or a more per
manent Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
has a record of over forty
years of curtsik It is the most potentj
invigorating tonic aml.streiiJKttiemnn- ner
vine known tti medical science, it is made
ofithe glyceric extracts of native medici
nal roots found in our forests and con
tains not a drop of alcohol or harmful, or
habit-forming drugs. Its ingredients are
all printed on the bottle-wrapper and at
tested under oath as correct.
Every ingredient entering into "Fa
vorite Prescription” lias the written en
dorsement of the most eminent medical
writers of all the several schools of prac
tice—more valuable than any amount of
non-professional testimonials—though the
latter are not lacking, having been con
tributed voluntarily by grateful patients
in numbers to exceed the endorsements
given to any other medicine extant for
the cure of woman’s ills.
I Von cannot afford to accept any medicine
of unknown composition as a substitute
for this well proven remedy of known
composition, even though the dealer may
make a little more profit thereby. Your
interest in regaining jSealth is paramount
to any selfish interoA of his and it is an
insult to your inteligence for him to try
to palm off upon yo i a substitute. You
know what you want and It is Ins busi
ness to supply the article called for.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleaslnt Pellets are the
original " Little Live* Pills ” first put up
by old Dr. Pierre over forty years ago,
ipuch imitated but never equaled. Little
sugar-coated granules—easy to take os
candy.
AMERICUS GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14. 1907.
WHY BUILDING IS STOPPED
Statement Made By Interurban Company
E. B. Harrington Tells Why Unjust Laws Will Mean, if Enforced, the Sus
pension of Business.
Mr. E. D. Harrington, representing
large Northern capital, intending to
invest in the construction of inter
urban railways in this section of the
State, has addressed the letter pub
pished below to each State Senator at
Atlanta, setting forth the benefits that
would accrue to the State if these
proposed lines are no prevented from
building by burdensome laws at pres
ent before the Senate.
Mr. Harrington and his associa
tes contend that, if, in accordance
with the proposed legislative enact
ments, they should be made to pay
their franchise and ad valorem, taxes
on their property it will amount to
over three per cent and with the in
come tax of one per cent added, a
burden of exceeding four per cent
will be placed upon them.
As told by the Times Recorder last
Friday, Mr. Harrington has been
directed by his associates in the
North to hold qji all the work until
it is ascertained what the State pro
poses to do. Some twenty million
dollars capital is involved and its
expenditure will not be made in the
State if the proposed laws are enact
ed.
The letter addressed to the mem
bers of the State Senate is as fol
lows:
Macon, Ga., Aug. 10, 1907.
Dear Senator —Peradventure it
may not have yet come to your at
tention, I am enclosing herewith
Clipping from the Macon Telegraph
of issue of August Bth, containing
copy of my letter of August 7th ad
dressed to Hon. Hoke Smith, Gover
nor of the state of Georgia.
The electric railways from .Atlanta
to Macon and from Macon to Al
DECISION IN BROWN
CASE AFFIRMED
Judge Littlejohn’s Decision Af
firmed by Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has just handed
down the decision in the case of
Brown versus Mcßride, which went
to that tribunal from Lee county.
This case represents the matter of
litigation between the heirs of Mrs.
W. W. Hooks, deceased, and W. R.
Brown of Albany.
The heirs contended that a certain
plantation formely owned by Virgil
P. Clegg, of Lee county, ought to be
recovered by them.
This case establishes the will of
Virgil Clegg ,who in that document,
bequeathed it to these heirs, who
are his grand-children. The will had
heretofore been declared of no force,
hut this latest decision reverses all
this.
The plantation at issue comprises
over 1500 acres of very fine farming
land in Lee county, near Americus.
The heirs, who will thus inherit these
lands are children of Mr. Walter W.
Hooks, whose first wife was the
daughter of Virgil Clegg.
Soon after Mr. Clegg’s death the
will was set aside and this land was
sold to Mr. W. R. Brown of Albany,
who has since held it, and who is the
losing party .in this suit.
The attorneys representing W. R.
Brown are Fort & Son and Col. E. A.
Hawkins. Those representing the
Hooks children are V/. G. Martin of
Leesburg, Jas. Taylor, Shipp & Shep
pard of Americus.
PIGS’ TAILS SERVE
AS BAROMETERS
Delaware Man’s Secret of Wea
ther Wisdom Leaks Out.
MILTON, DEL., August 14.—The
secret of “Uncle Billy” Waring's abil
ity to forecast the weather has leak
ed out. Recently he has been able
with an exactitude not equaled by
the best barometers to tell his neigh
bors 24 and sometimes 36 hours ahead
what weather to expect. His predic
tions have been of great benefit to
farmers. Now it is learned that he
gets his tips from his two pigs.
In dry weather, the tails of the pigs
have one curl, in wet weather two
curls, and just before a rain their
tails hang limp.
LOCALS GOING TO
PLAY IN LUMPKIN
Americus Team to Tackle the
Stewartites There.
The Americus ball team has ac
cepted a challenge from Lumpkin,
and will tackle the twirlers there
this afternoon. A good team will be
carried over to meet the picked
bunch Lumpkin has in leash, and
a good game is expected.
LOST—Lockett chain between first
Baptist church and New York Racket
( Store. Return to Mrs. H. C. Turner,
Lee street.
__ Doctors r .rcl™e, fra'iyTa^^j
J\j J. hoi these days. They prefer strong tonicr.l
CX Cand alteratives. This is all in keeping whU|
y, M l « modern medical science, it explains why i
O.X /l / ~ / Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is now made entirsl) ’
If y\l.C A)l li. )L free from alcohol. Ask your doctor.
M We have no secrete! We publish JT. C. Ayer Co., E
J theformulaeofeiiourprepersttons. Lowell. Mas.. E
bany, as projected, would be the
first long-distance electric railways
in the South and would be more or
less in the nature of an experiment,
upon the success or failure of which
would depend the inauguration of
other similar projects.
To exact a tax, payable monthly,
based upon the gross receipts of
these new enterprises before they
have demonstrated their ability to
pay their operating expenses and
fixed charges, to say nothing of in
terest returns to stockholders, would
be an unjust burden upon these new
enterprises from their very incip
iency, which the financial interests
cannot undertake to assume.
It is to be hoped that you and the
honorable body, the Senate, of whicl*
you are a member, will not permit the
strangling of these projected new
enterprises which would do so much
for the development of Georgia and
add so much to the taxable values
of the State.
In the State of Indiana since the
advent of interurban electric rail
ways, eight years ago, the increased
taxable valuation amounts to over
$86,000,000 directly attributed to the
electric lines.
It is apparentrto every citizen of
Georgia that more and better trans
portation facilities are badly needed.
Does the State wish to prevent the
building of these electric railways?
Does the State wish to forego the
great revenues to the State that
would follow the greatly increased
taxable valuations that the electric
lines would produce. If so, the pro
posed taxation on the gross receipts
will effectually accomplish that end.
Yours very respectfully,
E. D. HARRINGTON.
SIX INCHES OF RAIN
FALLS IN AMERICUS
Precipitation During August Is
Very Heavy.
August, as a rule is a prohibition
month from the standpoint of general
wetness, but the record this time is
broken.
During the month, to date, six
and one third inches of rain has fal
len in Americus.
This would have made Noah's sprin
kle look like a mudpuddle had it all
come at the same time. But luckily,
it did not.
This precipitation is something
fierce when one thinks of it.
And the farmers doing a whole
lot of thinking just now, and possibly
a bit of swearing, as the rains are
hurting the crops.
The stalk is running to weed in
stead of fruiting.
Weather Observer Louis A. Smith
gave the Times-Recorder yesterday
the official figures of rainfall during
the current month.
August 2nd 31
August 3rd .. .. 2.9*
August sth .. 84
August 9th 01
August 10th 88
August Uth IS
August 12th 1.21
6.33
Properly distributed, this amount
of rain would have been sufficient for
a whole cotton crop. But it ail came
within a week.
It is a most unusual record for sev
en days in August.
MEETINGS AT TENT
RESUMED LAST NIGHT
Large Congregation Heard Ser
mon There.
Last night, for the first time since
Friday night last, the services were
held at the gospel tent. The repairs
upon the canvas, wrecked by the Sat
urday storm, were completed late ip
the afternoon, and last night Rev. Na
than Thompson preached to a full
congregation. Now that the tent has
been put in condition again the dou
ble daily schedule of services will be
resumed for the week with meetings
at 4 and 8 p. m. Rev. Mr. Thompson
has made a fine impression upon the
hundreds who have heard him at the
church since his coming here, and
his work in Ataericus will result in
vast benefit.
CONVICT IS DEAD
RESULT OF FEVER
First Death From This Cause
Since Gang Established.
Will Pate, a negro boy serving a
ten months' term on the county chain
gang, died yesterday morning of ty
phoid fever. The convict had been
ill with fever for three weeks, and
was given proper medical attention
and careful treatment. This is the
first death resulting from fever since
the gang was established three or four
years ago.
11 THE COUNTRY IS
WELL TIED UP
Little Doing in Telegraph i
Line to North or West
COMPANIES DOUBTLESS BLUEFING
from Americus Impossible to Reach
Savannah, Atlanta, or Important
Points North and West-Resolu
tions Presented at Board of
Trade Meeting.
The was practically nothing do
ing in the telegraph line in \ruer
icus yesterday. Business men who
wished to reach any of the larger
cities found it impossible to do so.
As a result there was considerable
discussion of the strike and a de
cided impetus to the feeling that the
federal government should intervene
and bring the trouble to an end.
“One thing is certain,” said one |
leading business man. “This strike
will do more to promote the idea ol
rigid federal control of the telegraph
companies than anything else that |
has ever happened. 1 do not see
why my interests, or those of other
business men, should be damaged bo- '
cause the Western Union and Pos- |
tal Companies cannot get along with
their employes. I am not an anti- <
corporation man, but strikes like 5
this do make me go a long ways
toward favoring either federal ow- '
nership of telegraph companies or ,
a degree of control over them that
will prevent such interferences with
business as we are now subjected
to.”
Oulj Local Points Beached.
The Postal yesterday could reach
Montezuma, Macon, Augusta and i
Columbus, in some fashion, but to
get anything to the west or the
north was out of the question. Noth
ing was doing to Savannah, and *
Atlanta was blotted off the map. Ev- .
erything that was offered could only ‘
be aeepted subject to indefinite de- I
lay. At the points referred to the *
managers and perhaps a chief oper
ator were about the only persons u
working. The tie up seemed pretty
complete despite the assertions of 5
the head officials that they had plen- b
ty of operators in the large cities t
The Western Union was about in '
the same fix. Nothing was doing i
with Atlanta or Savannah, at Ma- 4
con the manager was on duty, it was *
possible to reach Jacksonville, but ;
there was not any way to get New
York or other northern cities. Us
ually there are four routes, via At
lanta, Savannah, Augusta or Jack
sonville. None of these routes is
working now. About all that can be
transacted is a little local business4e
Thomasville, Albany, Fort Valley,
Montezuma, Valdosta and White
Sulphur Springs.
The general hope of the business
men of Americus Is that the Cotton
Exchanges, Chambers of Commerce *
and Boards of Trade o f the entire .
country will speak in no uncertain J
tones and demand national governmen
tal interference. It is believed that
the President will intervene if the
business bodies move, and a con
certed effort in that direction is re
garded as necessary.
Resolutions Last, Night.
At the meeting of the Americus
Board of Trade last night the fol
lowing was presented:
Whereas, There is a general strike
of the operators of the Western Un
ion and Postal Cable Telegraph
Companies, which control the en
tire telegraph business of this coun
try, and
Whereas, This strike has resulted
in an almost complete cessation of
the use of the telegraph lines as a
medium for the transaction of busi
ness, resulting in tremendous dis
turbance to business interests gen
erally and
Whereas, There is a probability of
a long continuance of this demoraliz
ation and disturbance of business af
fairs, therefore
Be it Resolved, That the Board |\
of Trade of Americus, representing ,
the business interests of this city,
unite with the trade organizations
of Georgia generally in an appeal j
to the federal authorities to take 1
such steps as may be necessary to
bring the strike to a speedy conclu- .
sion ,and
Resolved, further, That we submit
the representative from this district
in Congress the advisability of his
uniting with any steps that may be
taken in Congress to enforce arbitra- |
tion of disputes of this character. |
Copies of these resolutions to be
sent to the Congressnian from thr
district and to the Savannah Board
of Trade, as one of the leading gen
eral trade organizations of this
State.
The resolutions were adpoted. Cop- •
ies will be sent today by Sect. Pruitt
to the Commissioner of Labor at
Washiongton, Congressman Lewis, and
other trade bodies.
FUNERAL TO BE HELD
TODAY AT CALVARY
Exercises There This Afternoon
at 4:30 O’clock.
The funeral services of Mr. S. P.
Boone will he conducted from Cal
vary Episcopal church this afternoon I
at 4:30 o’clock. Friends of the fam- I
ily and of the deceased are respect
fully invited to attend. The pallbear
ers will be Messrs. A. W. Smith, ( 11.
L. Bivins, H. R. Johnson, J. P. Ch>ip
man, H. T. Bivins, G. M. Eldridge,
Neon Buchanan, J. E. Gyles.
HAMILTON CO.
PLANTERS BANK BUILDING
Americus, Ga.
” '
HIEMOVAL SALE.
We will move to our handsome
new store in the Holliday building
on Lamar street opposite Windsor
Hotel about August 15th. Our buy
ers leave for the eastern market July
31st. Just three more weeks to close
out our present stock. Everything
goes;nothing reserved.
Specials in embroideries
and laces, 10c val laces
at 5c yd.
8 in embroidery edging
at 10c yd.
Fine wide swiss embroid
ery at ..20cyd,
50c shirt waist f t 3qc
75cshirt waist at 55c
SI.OO shirt waist at.. 78c
$1.25 shirt waist at . .95c
$2.00 shirt waist at.. 1.50
$2.50 shirt waist at. 1.95
$3.00 shirt waist at. .2.25
$4.00 shirt waist at.
$7.50 shirt waist at. .4.95
$2.50 ladies’ oxfords. .1.95
HAMILT9IHO;
Proprietors.
BEST SMOKE ON EARTH
• j 1
Made of Selected HAVANA TOBACCO. Hand Made and
Quality Uusurpassed, Sold at All Americus Cigar Stands
A Prime Ten Cents Cigar for 5 Cents
I Full College Courses I I
with Music, Painting | I Information Address I
and Elocution 65th Ses- I- SS £j itk-lfftr- -Hikrf John W. Galnca, Pre*. I
alon Begins Sept.lo, ’O7
J. W. SHEFFIELD, President, pn
E. D. SHEFFIEL] WiU
Bank of jl
U cted and ail consistent courtetK I **^
issued bearing interest.
A general banking businei , M
extended to patrons. (Jortific,"— jr— ]
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3 QELIGfH'“ & * I
POPULAR AND 1
SHAW’S Ma J
Is Characterized by a Flavor All Its Own.
Invigorating and HealthfaJ.
Sold by AH Leading Dealers, -
I A iIV f ♦cart of the
I South’s Finest * |
Country. 1
NUMBER 91
$3,00 Queen Quality ox
fords at 2.50
$3.50 Queen Quality ox
fords 2.65
One counter of children’s
slippers all one price
per pair. ■„ SOC
40c matting by the roll
yd .22 1 /'
25c matting by the roll
yd 15c
$7 5O large tapestry hall
portieres, red and green
per pair 4.98
iOc figured muslin per
yd iVx c
Good yd wide bleaching
per yd 10c