Newspaper Page Text
/
THE AMERICUS WEEKI Y TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1908.
NEW MAYOR STANDS
FOR CITY’S PROGRESS
WIRZ MONUMENT J
ON GEORGIA SOIL
Another Convention May
Settle Question.
For the tenth time, Capt. John B.
Felder has just been elected Mayor
of Americus, having already filled the
office fir seventeen years, all told.
At tho close of his present term he
will have been for nineteen years the
•chief official of Americus. This is a
record of which any man In any city
may well be proud as expressive of
the > .-teem in which he Is held by his
fellow citizens, and as an endorse
ment of his policies.
Capt. Felder began his official con
nection with the city of Americus in
the fall of 1874, when he was elected
a member of the Board of Aldermen..
At that time the election for Mayor
• and Aldermen occurred annually. In
the fall of 1875 Capt Felder was the
successful candidate for Mayor. Dur
ing the next year occurred the near-
riots in connection with the TUden and
Hayes election, when feeling was at
- a high tension. Mayor Felder at that
'time stood Arm for law and order and
the threatened trouble was averted.
The following year Capt Felder
was defeated by Col. A. S. Cutts.
-.who nerved for two years under the
new arrangement by which city offl-
- cials were elected for two years. At
the next election Capt Felder was
the successful candidate, and for sev-
-vm terms of two years each he presid
ed over the destinies of the city. In
1S90 he was again chosen for a term
of two years, retiring voluntarily in
1892.
; - Progressive Administrations
^ .' C.-N
■* To review the progress of the city
•during the terms of office of Mayor
Felder would be to include every
improvement which has been made.
His administrations were emphatical
ly aggressive In every move towards
the betterment of Americus. Not a
■ingle improvement does the city now
proposition being carried at the polls.
Of the sewerage system, so abso
lutely essential to the growth of any
town or city, Mayor Felder was
earnest advocate. Two elections were
held before the voters finally adopted
the idea.
The electric light system and the
old street railway were made possi
ble at that time by the work of
Mayor Felder, who was largely In
strumental In interesting Eastern
capital in the projects.
For Good of Americus
In fact the attitude of Capt. Fel
der, as expressed by his friends, has
always been to advocate everything
for the good of Americus, and then
to put forth his best efforts to aid
In carrying out the details. “Any
thing in the world for the benefit of
Americus," is • Capt Felder's guid
ing star in his official relations with
Americus, and the same spirit which
has brought the improvements which
have helped Americus to her pres
ent high position as a city and com
mercial center will no doubt actu
ate him In his forthcoming adminis
tration.
Live Questions Up
Street paving will be one of the
live questions for. the new adminis
tration to handle. Judging the fu
ture by the past, it Is a sa fepredic-
tlon that Mayor Felder will be an
earnest advocate of this „ municipal
Improvement Questions connected
with the new street railway are to
be handled, and It will be the duty
of the Mayor to see that the city's
rights are protected, while at the
same time no chances for substantial
improvement are lost.
The next two years will be most
a.uBie iuiiiiuicuicui uuoa u.s v.*/ uun important ones in tho city's progress,
enjoy which was not undertaken un- and It is gratifying to know that the
der the administration and fostering | new Mayor has been In'the business
care of Mayor Felder, remarkable of pushing Americus forward at ev-
though the statement may be. cry opportunity. Whatever else Is
Take the waterworks system. Four, to bo said of the administration when
elections were required before the it closes, the most critical critic cer-
voters agreed to the issue of bonds
necessary. At every election Mayor
Felder was in the front of the fight,
urging the necessity of waterworks.
Americus' splendid public school
system started by the deciding vote
of Mayor Felder in City Council.
The Aldermen ewer tied on the
proposition to submit the question to
the people, and Mayor Felder cast
■ the deciding vote (Or the election, the
talnly cannot say that any lack of
progressive spirit was to be found.
That has been the record of Mayor
Felder through nine administrations,
and it is certain that he has not
changed his views within the recent
past
Every move for the beautifying and
upbnildisg of Americus is sure to find
In Mayor Felder a staunch friend and
hearty advocate.
Talking Postal Cards.
The talking postal card is the in
vention of a French engineer, and
ban become so popular in that doun-
try that the American rights have
- been secured and the device will be
; placed in the cities of the United
-States.
The person wishing to send a talk
ing postal card to a friend, enters the
booth and talks Into a machine that
-records the words on the specially
-prepared postal card. When tho rc-
■ cipient receives the card a hundred
• or athousand miles away, he, or per-
lhaps -she, takes the card to the nearest
postal booth and inserts it In a ma
chine which talks the message it
contains. The record on the )>ostal
card Is indestructible and the exact
voice of the sender is heard.—From
Popular Mechanics for January.
Again the question ot a site for
ihe Wirz monument is up. Many of
the Daughters are dissatisfied with
tlie decision to remove the monument
from Georgia soil, and Miss Baxter,
the state President, is to be asked-to
call a convention of the Georgia chap
ters at tho earliest possible date, to
reconsider the decision to take the
monument to Richmond.
Mrs. J. E. Mathis, President of the
Americus Chapter, lias called a meet
ing of tlie If. D. C. for Wednesday af
ternoon at her home, to consider the
request that the local chapter ask
for a reconsideration.
The Americus Chapter favors plac
ing tlie monument in this state. At
the Savannah convention both Macon
■and Americus voted to keep tlie mon
ument in Georgia, hut when the de
cision was made to take it away, the
Daughters here had become resigned
to tlie situation.
The new tarn lm the monument
problem came, when a petition signed
gy seventeen prominent U. D. »C
leaders in the state was mailed Satur
day to the president of the various
chapters urging them to get their
chapters together and ask for a re
consideration to tlie end that the Wirz
monument remain on Georgia soil.
The following were the signers
the petition: Mrs. Helen Plane, hon
orary president for the Georgia U. D.
C.; Mrs. J. K. Ottley, chairman Shiloh
monument commission; Mrs. R. E.
Park, Mrs. J. C. Olmstead, Mrs. James
Jackson, Atlanta: Mrs. A. B. Hull,
Savannah, chairman committee on
site; Mrs. Leo Trammell, Madison,
state registrar; Mrs. A. O. Harper, El-
berton; Mrs. R. L. Nisbct, Marietta,
first vice-president; Mrs. P. H. Love-
joy, Hawkinsville; Mrs. P. H: God
frey, Covington, auditor; Miss M. B.
Seibley, Rome, recording secretary;
Miss Ida Holt; Mrs. T. O.Chestney,
Macon; Mrs. W. D. Lamar, Macon
first vice-president.
The petition recites the fact that
the decision to remove the monument
to Richmond was taken in the closing
hours of a convention which was al
ready several days late In adjourning,
when many of the delegates had gone
home, and had been carried by a ma
jority of only two votes.
Should the necessary two-thirds of
the chapters request that a convention
bo called, no doubt a desperate effort
would be made to relocate the shaft
at Andersonville. Except for the val
iant fight made by the Americus chap
ter, the monument would already be
at Andersonville. Outside of this
location, Americus and Macon are the
only claimants which have any just
ground to ask for the monument.
It is expected that prompt action
will be taken by the chapters In, re
sponse to the petition. In such an
event a decision can be quickly reach
ed. In case Ibis for a convention, the
call will be probably for a convention
In the central part of the state within
a few weeks, when the only question
would be the settlement of- the Wirz
monument site, finally and definitely.
BOARD HELD ITS FINAL
MEETING FOR YEAR
CHECKS AUK HERE FOR
TIIE VETS OF SUMTER
Won’t Use It as a Guide Book
• (Los Angeles Times.)
There’s one thing certain and It is
that Colonel Roosevelt will not de
pend on the things he has read in
Kudyard Kipling's “Jungle Book.’
Knows Need of Plenty of Tall Timber
WUl Drive Away DnU Care
(St Louis Globe-Democrat)
With Champ Clark in charge of the
Democratic steering works in Wash
ington everybody can look forward to
a cheerful winter.
A Clean Man
Outside cleanliness 'ii less than half the bsttle. A man may
scrub himself a dozen times a day, and still be unclean. Good
health means cleanliness not only outside, but inside. It means
si clean stomach, clean bowels, clean blood, n clean liver, and
aew, clean, healthy tissues. The man who is clean in this way
wOl look it and act it. He will work with energy and think
dean, clear, healthy thoughts.
He will never be troubled with liver, lung, stomach or blood
disorders. Dyspepsia and indigestion originate in unclean atom-
■aka. Blood diseases are found where there is unclean blood.
Consumption and bronchitis mean unclean lungs.
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
prevents these diseases. It makes a man’s insides clean
and healthy. It cleana the digestive organs, makes pure,
clean blood, and clean, healthy flesh.
| It restores tone to the nervous system, end cures nervous exhaustion and
[ prostration. It contains no alcohol or hmbit-fonniog drugs.
I Constipation it the most unclean uncleanlinets. Dr. Pieree’s Pleasant Pel-
lets care it. They never gripe. Easy to take os candy.
m ra: iirfv aft h > "J i anuinvnrjujiimiw;
Money is Awaiting Their Early Cull
The one hundred and twenty-four
Confederate pensioners of Sumter
county oan call at the office of Judge
John A. Cobb, of the court ot ordi
nary tomorrow, or at any time they
may choose, and receive tbe pension
check awaiting them there.
For the money Is on hand and In
ample time for the veterans and
others to enjoy Christmas.
Saturday Captain Cobb received
from Commissioner Lindsey the full
amount of the fourth quarterly pen
sion due the veterans of Sumter, the
sum being $1910. .
This he deposited in bank, and Is
sues checks against it for the amounts
to which the several pensioners are
entitled. This laborious work con
sumed a day. but it is alt done and
the chicks arc ready to be Issued
tomorrow.
Am', the veterans will rally strong
this week to get them.
Cu account ot shortage of cash In
the State Treasury It was feared for
a time that the payment of the
fourth quarterly pension would have
to be postponed until some time In
January, when the state's finances
would be better.
But the money is In hand and the
vets and widows of veterans will be
paid at once. Sumter's pensioners
are paid about $7,500 annually by the
State.
County Commissioners of Sumter
County met in regular meeting Dec,
vth, 1908. Present Ray, Chnin.: Shef
field, Andrews, Chambliss, Thomas.
Pearl Black, convict,, through her
attorney, Col. Winchester, petitioned
the Commissioners to request the
Prison Commission to commute her
term on the gang to present ser
vice, owing to her physical inability
domanuai labor, petition granted
and the Board endorsed her request
for a pardon.
On motion J. F. Daniel instructed
to repair Chambliss bridge over
Muckalee creek.
On motion the allowance of Miss
Mary Brown was increased from $2.00
to $1.00 per month, and Alien Blake
from $1.00 to $2.00 per month; Oeo.
Long, Lucy Long and Francis Wilker-
son were allowed $1.00 per month
each towards their support
Capt. John A. Cobb notified the
Board that “Thompson School Dis
trict” had held an election for "Lo
cal School Tax." and the result was
"For I,ocaI School Tax” 15, agaiast
"laical School Tax” 0, majority for
Tax being 10.
On, motion tlie Clerk was instructed
to pay costs In the P. L. Holt, Agt„
case, when approved by the county
attorney.
Cqnis. Sheffield and Thomas we-e
authorized to make the proper settle
ments for the - notes of the county
due on Dec. 15th next.
On motion Supt. Christain was in
structed to finish the work in the
15th District and move to Americus
on the 24th of Dec. and work on the
J. C. Carter road.
After reading and approving Min
utes, and passing County Orders am
ounting to $7,714.70, Board adjourned.
AV. I* THOMAS, Clerk.
men’s Pains-*
“I was a total wreck,” writes Mrs. Beulah
Rowley, of Champoeg, Oregon, “from pains 1 had
suffered, for 4 years, every month. Sometimes-1
would be unconscious for 12 hours at a stretch. 1
did not know that anything could stop the pain
entirely, but Wine of Cardui did. 1 advise all
women suffering with painful periods to use Car
dui and be relieved.”
It does this by regulating the functions and
toning up all the Internal female organs to health.
It is a pure, specific, reliable, female remedy, with
a record of 70 years of
success. It has bene
fited a million others.
Why not you? Try it.
FREE ADVICE
Writ# us a letter describing all
your symptoms, and w# will send you
Fre# Advica, In plain sesled envelop#.
LaJles' Advisory Department,
The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chatta
nooga. T«nn.
Sold by Every Druggist In $1.00 Bottles.
.WINE
OF
AMERICUS IS GOING TO
HE .MECCA OF HUVKRS
Holiday Trade is Now Opening
Well.
Up
TO RESIGN AS CAPTAIN
AT CLOSE OF MONTH
That there will be several changes
in the line of commissioned officers
of the Americus Light Infantry seems
assured, and these will come about
ere the end ot December. Captain
C. E. Van Riper announces his in
tention of quitting the service during
this Interim. Lieut. Fort resigned
some time since upon leaving for Mer
cer to enter the law course, and both
positions will doubtless be filled at an
election to be held early In the neo-
year. The company is splendidly
equipped, having received recently Its
full complement of Springfield rifles
of latest model, with other equip
ment, and its physical condition will
be put at the highest standard of ex
cellence.
Saturday's flood of sunshine
brought cheer to the hearts of Am
ericus merchants, especially those
carrying lines of holiday goods, for
with the warm and beautiful weather
the shoppers came forth, not only
lrom this city but from other towns
r.s veil, and business was brisk in
many lines.
Americus people turned out In
force, and with others here from Cor-
ilele, Albany, Leesburg, Smltbvllle,
Plains, Preston, Leslie, DeSoto, Cobb,
Andersonville and other towns, made
business good for tbe merchants.
And during the ten shopping days
remaining before Christmas, trade will
increase wonderfully even up to the
last hour of Xmas eve.
Advance saleB had been heavy
enough to justify the prediction and
it was everywhere evident that the
Focalled financial depression com
plained of was done for. So far
trade has been splendid, there will
be an increase ot business ns the
holiday season advances.
All i f the retail stores were crowd-
d with customers yesterday and it
was difficult to see the managers. In
all of tho stores the crush was evi
dent. There was no department In
which trade was not brisk. The
salesmen were busy and scarcely had
time to answer questions.
One lead'ng merchant here ex
pressed It thuslyi
“We lia vo no right to comp'ain
the condition is all that we could ex
pect; but we would urge the people
to come and make their purchases
while the stocks are fresh, and get
the best that we have to offer; other
wise they may not be able to get
what the markets have to offer.
Some people have a. way of wait
ing until the lost moment and when
they oome they fall to find an array
to attract them; it Is not because
merchants have hot exercised fore
thought, but because the customers
have failed to reach the stores In
time to get the best.
This advice is good; it is good for
every Christmas shopping campaign.
Go early, get tbe best, and . avoid
the final stampede.
D. F.
410 Lamar St.
DAVENPORT,
DRUGGIST
Prescriptions a Specialty
A full line of Drugs, Toilet Requisites, Gar-
den Seed, and in fact everything that is to be
found in a first-class Drug Store. Phone 16
Money, Money, Money!
When you want a time loan on
your choice improved FARM, I
can get it for you in a reasonable
time. .. . v
Large Loans a Specialty.
J. J. HANESLEY, Americus, Ga.
tGROCERIESI
CHARTER IS ASKED BY
NEW GOMPANY HERE
The Horne-Summers-Bradley Co. la
to be organized as a chartered insti
tution, the incorporators being Messrs.
C. S. S. Horne, T. L. Summers and K.
G. Bradley, who propose conducting a
mercantile business on Cotton avenue
at the present stand of C. S. S. Horne
& Co. The capital stock will be $3,-
000, with privilege of increasing same
to $10,000, as desired. All are well-
known business men of Americus.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
FOR MASONIC YEAR
Americas Lodge No. 13, F. and A.
M., held its annual meeting recently
and elected officers for the Masonic
year as follows: C. S. Duer, worsh
ipful master; W. D. Smith, senior
warden; S. A. Jennings, junior war
den: C. F. Glddlngs, treasurer; W.
P. Smith, secretary; W. W. Roberta,
senior deacon; H. C. Turner, junior
deacon; J. H. Cobb, senior steward;
V. M. Shipley, junior steward; ». W.
Cobb, tyler.
For Rural Carrier Job.
A civil service examination for the
position of rural route carrier will be
held at the postoffice on Jan. 18. Ap
plicants must be between the ages of
17 and 55. Full particulars and ap
plication papers can be obtained from
Capt. Frank Mitchell, postmaster.
EVERT TRIUMPHAL ARCH
carries some striking words. How
about this one? Any more eloquent
than
GROCERIES
you can't find because it suggests
fragrant Teas and Coffees, delicious
surprises in cans and glasses, life-
giving Flour and purity In Sugars,
and a long list of victories in Cat
sups, Pickles, Olives, etc. War may
have victories, but the groceryman
gives you more precious ones, espe
cially when he’s able to clip dimes
off dollars when he totes up your bill.
SPARKS GROCERY CO.
COMES FROM COLORADO
TO SPEND HOLIDAYS
Clay Clark, tbe Martinez man
whom tbe world looks up, came back
to Americas yesterday and will
main during the holidays, with oc
casional side trips. Mr. Clark has
been In Texas, Colorado and other
sections of the wild and woolly west
since leaving Americus and it was
in the Lone Star state that he found
the one man in America to whom he
looks up. This sky-scraper actually
towers above the glrafflc Clark, whose
"seven feet and four” have made
him look down on men from Maine
to Mexico. The Texas broncho lays
it on tp Clark by two Inches, but the
Chesterfleldlan grace that character
izes the Georgia peach are lacking In
this boll-weevil of the Brazos, and
there's comfort in that fact, at least
PASTOR - ADVERTISED
AND GOT CROWDS
Boston, Mass.,, Dec. 14.—"Does ad
vertising pay?" Well, 1 should say It
did, particularly In religion,” said the
Rev. Francis A. Poole, pastor of the
Flret Congregation church, Barre, Vt
Mr. Poole took charge of the church
three years ago. It was then a mori
bund organization. Mr. Poole started
with advertisements in the Sunday
morning papers—big ones, a page
when he had the money and three or
four colums at other times. He took
big, black type, and he told the peo
ple what was going on in the church,
what the sermon would bo about, and
who would be there.
"As a result,” said Mr. Poole, “tho
congregation has quadrupled in three
years, and at recent meeting of trus
tees we decided to enlarge the church
building to twice Its present size."
■ All He Needs Is (e Get Tlfcm
(Milwaukee Sentinel.)
Let Burton, of Ohio, be glad. There
Is no noticeable denial for bis fitness
tor any poat be is mentioned for.
Near Beer Deafen
All who are subject to tax as tear
beer dealers in this county will please
call at my office, register and pay
the tax required by law for the year
1908. Farther delay can not be
granted. Dec. 11, 1908.
JOHN A. COBB,
12-3td-lt-w. Ordinary Sumter Co.
Leaves • Hard Place to Fill
(Philadelphia Telegraph.)
It la believed In Venezuela that Cu-
tro has left that country forever, and
now every one Is wondering who will
take his place aa public entertainer.
New York Prees.
Tbe reason a woman wants to set
clothes In the very newest fashion to
ao as to go and call In them oa an
her friends who haven't got them
yet.
CONSUMPTION
COST BILLION
This the Annual Lo» to tho Hatton, Si) Expert*
at the Tuberculosis Congress.
into Puff. Irving
tVhitoFiagur''c^t, »ver (||jt
.....lnrsa year. He estl “ „!| n t be
consumption kills 138,000 every J' ,|~t!is
United States. This is equal to tho U
from typhoid fever, acarl' t fc' jeti
theria, appendicitis, menmgiti*, ,
smallpox, and cancer all put ''2; „ tattoos
Consumption to undoubtedly jo j, .
and like Pneumonia and ^cr^ied ll
usually contracted in winter n |
doors and Windows cause impure
ful ventilation and the use nU tivcs.
disinfectant are tbe best P|** ,i, 0 trip*
The lost thing at night pour in ^ »
of the closeta, wash-basins, « JJ^ted
little Platt's Chlorides. A“ * rjjj,.
places should ho freely chlerid -
According to
tho “Great
billion dollars a year
I'Utt’e
mixture of <m8 ^|PJJ, e j Wl pUtt'* cfcl0 '
rules is an ouoriw, ana
fectant which destroys fonl wtiti is
disease-germs. It is iM nnlvM
full quart bottles, and to 1
Henry B. Platt, 42 Cliff S 1