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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1921. iHIGH SPOTS IN! j GEORGIA NEWSj The Railroad Commission has granted the Atlanta Gas company e rate increase of 45 cents in Atlanta and suburbs. The company asked for 70 cents per 1,000 cubic feet in At lanta and for 85 cents in the suburbs. The new rate is $1.90 for Atlanta and $2 for the suburbs. Commissioner Boifeullet vote “No.” The Consolidated Telephone com pany has been allowed a rate of §5 for business and $3.10 for residence service at Moultrie. The company asked for $5 and $3.25. James L. Leonard, of Cincinnati, was elected president of the associa tion of melon distributors at the close of the convention in Macon Sat urday. Thomasville was selected as the next convention city. August Vincenzi, Rome merchant, Saturday filed a petition in the Floyd county Superior court asking that G. P. Roser, plumber, be enjoined from hugging and kissing the complain ant’s wife during his absence from the store. Work on the automobile highway from Brunswick to St. Simon’s Is land is now underway. Fire Sunday destroyed four wood en buildings and the brick Masonic building at Sanderville with a loss of $60,000. The management of the Gaines ville Eagle announce that beginning next Thursday they will begin the publication of a daily. The weekly will be continued. At a meeting held Friday night, a brass band was organized at Mil ledgeville. Fully 800 acres of pimento peppers have been planted in Spalding coun ty, the canners having guaranteed the price per bushel. The pimento industry was started in the county on a small scale and has now de veloped into the largest pepper pro duction in the United States. The body of Mitchell Phelps, ma chinist’s mate, U. S. N.. who was killed at Pensacola when a naval plane in which he was a passenger crashed into a telegraph pole and burned, vtas accorded full military honors when shipped to his home in Pelham. The farmers of Brooks county, meeting Saturday at Quitman, adopt ed a resolution calling on the farm ers of Georgia to 'co-operate with them-in their fight, against what they call the prohibitive price of fertiliz ers. A copper still of 200 gallons ca pacity. 300 gallons of whisky, 3,500 THE STANDARD Two Thousand Yards France 50c Ging ham at 19c Yard. A Monday and Tuesday bargain that you can’t match in this state. Ev ery yard guaranteed fast colors; in the newest Plaids, Stripes and Plain Colors; 32 inches wide. On sale here Monday and Tuesday only, at yard, 19c Another Monday and Tuesday Bargain. Fifty dozen Men’s Work Shirts; made of the best standard chev iots; extra full made; sizes 14 to 17; not the cheap, low grade shirts, but the best that can be bought here at any price; not more than one dozen will be sold to one buyer at the price. Mon day and Tuesday, per doz 9.00. Each 75c Women’s $2.50 Voile Waists at $1.25. New and beautiful Voile Waists made in the newest fashion; sizes 38 to 46; regularly $2.50; here Monday and Tuesday $1.25 Pepperell Sheeting At The Lowest Prires in Years. Genuine Pepperel make; every bolt bears the Pepperel ticket; fine, smooth weave, just enough to give perfect service; a special lot will be ready here Monday morning, and offered on Monday and Tues day; 72-inch width at 46 l-2e $25.00 Dress Skirts at $5,00. Some of these Skirts actually sold for $25.00 each; of course, all the lot did not sell for that price, but none of them were' ever offered for less than SIO.OO. We want to dear the lot with a rush and make the price for your choice 55.00 Outings of Best Quality at 15c. Monday and Tuesday we will offer a special lot of best standard Out fags; full width, at 15c Twenty-five Crex Squares; size 6x9 feet in a great variety of pretty patterns; regularly $8.98; here Monday and Tuesday $4.98 Twenty-five Crex Squares; size Bxlo feet; in beautiful patterns; regu larly $12.50; here Monday and Tuesday $7.75 Men’s Linen Collars; guaranteed first quality and worth 25s the world over; Monday and Tuesday • all styles at SIO.OO and $12.50 Blankets At $4.98. This sale takers in every blanket in our stock; some very fine ones may be slightly soiled; take them now at each $4.98 Standard Dry Goods Co. By A. G. Duncan, Prop. DOINGS OF THE DUFFS It Was An Expensive Night For Bailey. BY ALI .MAN, 7oH,MI?S?OUPF,HOw'do "Y/oH, >T*5 A~\ THAT’S A AI THINK SO? A-J poH.I CAN TELL IT’S THATVovASK^II/'VOUR HDS BAND MUST NO, LATE 'in-COme ® jh fl 'Sir Ri Mu r A2? M siKb : — — - - Ji — ——I FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS. Tag Expects a Lot From a Sub. BY BLOSSER. A •» 7?. I o-ou, l-'F VoU'QE GOING i MnwrU''”! ~->7’ AMS-rUll A U , . '^^( WWI ’ E y -T C' 7 BLADES'AW 4 - ll— 2m —— * • - ~ ~~ E CRAZY QUILT —By Ahern I , /ToX TfeACHIMG BRAZiIiAM CUCKOOt T . xZ \ I Yu9E \ I A r ; ENGLISH |JIJMERA|C> BEFORE i A I no I dSTAUtAS THEM iM A .0 J4 3WMERXOOODoN\^s s r CuOCK c,. J ~ . r “ 1 BREAKFAST FOOD- X .- ■ . J EkTRACTiUQ KROT-riOLE& FROM YOUNG TREES TO A ** o ** IU-TRY A \ 8E SIiIPPEV TO SvilTZEßLAhlDitl WAKIKIG CHEESE • Y-rri^P BOMfc V . Wa’ Y'- fIK llu Ifil ik i Uli Illi . Y TAKING THE STfING CAPACITY —FTPERT -fiESTIHG UEXT V QV ■ - - - SBsL- cues s WM. Gw**) ijSi aSaTsJ HjIAME OFFICER ■ C— _/ f v- | INSPECTING >4 kA - J I -U- -nr--CROPPED SARDINES,: XPA C- H IbSEEIFTWEY - < f k :: a«£ PRoPERI-Y I J J- —-■_• > | J .J- uIBRtCMED °* L * 1 gallons of beer and mash and 1,000 ' pounds of sugar and ten men were I captured in a raid by city and c-oun- i ty officers on two houses on Peach tree Hill, Atlanta, Saturday. A partial quarantine has been es tablished at Mercer University at Ma con as a result of the development of three cases of smallpox among the students. Frank Treadway was instantly kill ed at Byronville Thursday by a log rolling over his body while he was working at a saw-mill. Stephen L. Burts, traffic superin tendent of the Western Union, died at his home in Atlanta Saturday from an attack of pleurisy. The Davis Construction company, of Macon, was the successful bidder for the contract for grading 14 miles of road from Sylvester to the Col- FIRE, .LIFE, CASUALTY INSURANCE HERBERT HAWKINS Phon* 186 14-16 Planter* Bank Buildin, MONEY 6% MONEY LOANED “ paying part or all of principle at any interest ported, etopping tu tored on amenntc aid. We always have boat ratea and enaleat term* and giro qeickeat service. Save money by seeing er writlsg se. G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB. AMERICUS. GBOUCIA. J 1 I quitt county line, preparatory to I I turning the road over to the State I Highway department far paving. The American Fireproofiing com , pany at Milledgeville, has opened its | I new plant. LESLIE. LESLIE, Feb, 14. —■ After an ex-1 citing contest between the four groups of the Leslie B. Y. P. U., ’ Groups I, II and 111 entertained; Group IV, winners, with a Valentine] party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. i R. J. Sims Friday evening from 7:301 till 10:30. The spacious hall, parlor, living and dining rooms were thrown to gether and the Valentine idea was carried out in beautiful festoons of green and red hearts. Vases of nar cissus and jonquils were attractively THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. arranged throughout the house. Numerous games were played dur ing the earlier part of the evening, after which Prof. Clark, Lemuel Clements and Ellis Park Green fa vored the group with several vocal selections with guitar accompani ment. One of the most intereting fea tures of the program was the playlet rendered by the young ladies of the Union High school faculty and young men of the town. After' matching hearts for partners, all were invited into the dining room, where delicious hot chocolate and wafers were served. At a late hour all reluctantly hade each other ‘‘Good night.” Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. R. J .Sims, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cocke, Mr. and Mi's. F. W. Hines, Mrs. H. A. Deriso. Prof. Clark, Miss es Reva Dupree, Leila Ranew, Ruby Jennings, Mattie Chatfield, Ruth V M(SERVICEJ& \ I* P ANP a t ST OFFICE BOX 81 AMERICU THE OLD HOME TOWN BY STANLEY /x/rOi t.r>-< hO n r iwaSF //■e __■> > o' charcoal . ~'X ) Cwhat\ z - W/p)* I >|/ ° U COULD : =f _- A - "y\kin //T/e \ K WR, i sgE what /You WANT I ' VER COIN '} I\ To Borrow/ --v <j>xW AL JEx x > 4 my saw y Vn.'i/ ’'W fej lyl AJ vs ®\ ck 1 - t-^x’?" - k\\ JA (_J I fZJ stanlbx Z/A sk=fcXx rHE B °VS AT THE STORE HAVE A TOuqH PROBLEM RECOVERING TWO HUNDRED A*’ ' POUNDS OF GRANULATED SUGAR FROM A SNOW DRIFT _2 , : 1 j Chappell, Susan Brandon, Berta Lee Godwin. Bessie Sims, Addie Lara | more, Myra Sims and Ella Mae Ra ! new, Messrs. Frank Deriso, Luther ■ Hines, Merrill Stewart, Lemuel Clem Sanitary Pressing Club PRESSING CLEANING DYEING HATS. Blocked and n \ | Cleaned, 75c to SI- l x~‘= a < ,£ Suita Sponged and Cleaned, 75c. Suits Dry Cleaned. »l.°o. All work quickly i done. Called for and s** delivered. v 702 W. Cbnrcb St. i West End Shiver Block) Phone 891 ii ED. WEST. Prep. ents, George Irwin Cocke, Ellis Park Green,.Frank Perry, Edwin Hines, J. D. Bolton; "' Juniors: Antoinette Green, Virginia Perry, Evelyn Ra-, new, Daisy Sims, Layona Ferguson, Frances Sims, Ethel Cocke, Ouida Williams, Janette'. Sims, Leila Kate COSTS LESS TO BUY COSTS LESS TO USE— MM A NESCO PER .PraflO' FECT OIL COOK. IPy 'M M?|T ING STOVE. ' rjdK No Expensive Wicks, No Burner Trouble, No Odor For Sale By WILLIAMS-NILES C O. Artesian Corner HARDWARE Phone 706 GARDEN TOOLS, POULTRY NETTING. FERRY’S GARDEN SEEDS. PAGE SEVEN Williams, Marjorie Sim£, Reuben Hines, Murray Suggs, William Per ry, Reese Srms arid Wen-ford Hines, The headlock has been barred in wrestling, but the strangle hold ii still au fait in the movies.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, February 14, 1921, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7