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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. TH URSDAYi FEBRUARY, 24, 1910.
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fOR GROVE OF PECANS
- ; $20,000 IS REFUSED
Eleven Acres Will Bring
Fancy Price.
Mrs. C. W. Gunnels, of Terrell
from whose pecan grove of eleven
acres the finest nuts sold In Ameri
cus and other markets nearby aro
grown, has recently declined n cash
v offer of twenty thousand dollars for
her grove, or very nearly two thous
and dollars per acre.
This Is the top price offered for
a pecan orchard, and evidences the
value of a few acres planted in trees
of tills variety.
The TimesJtecorder published re
cently the offer of $80,000 for a grove
.Of eighty acres In Lee county, which
the owner, Mrs. Ramsey, is said
have declined, as she would not know
how to profitably and safely Invest
such a large amount.
But the offer for the Gunnels grove
of eleven acres Is even bettsr.
This latter grove Is now thirteen
years old and consists largely of seed
ling trees. The nuts are the largest
and finest grown In this section of
Georgia, and the annual crop Is worth
$1,200 to $1,500.
Americus dealers handle a small
portion of her crop and would gladly
get more, such' Is the demand for
the nuts here.
Mrs. Gunnels has an assured Income
from her eleven acres, as the trees
will produce ever larger crops as
they grow older.
CLOSE UP PLANTS FOR
LACK OF MATERIAL.
Supply Acid and Kainit is
Short here.
SOIL SURVEY IS BEING
PUSHED IN STATE
Sumter Now the Field of
Operation.
Soil survey work in the state of
Georgia Is being continued In Bullock
nnd Sumter counties. Mr. C. M.
Mooney has charge of the work m
Bullocjc county, and he Is being as
sisted by R. B. Hardison, W. C. Byers
and D. D. Long. In Sumter county
the work Is in charge of Mr. J. C
Britton, formerly connected with the
Agricultural High School at Americus.
Mr. Britton was detailed by the de
partment of agriculture to assist in
the organization of the work there.
Mr. Britton Is assisted by Mr. P. S.
lValshl
The work in these two counties Is
undertaken In compliance with the re
quests which have been made by
prominent officials of the state ol
Georgia that soli surveys of each) one
of the (|sorgla counties In which one
the district agricultural high
schools Is located should be completed
at a nearly date.
Soil surveys have already been com
pleted and published for Cobb and
Tift counties, and surveys of Pike and
Hancock counties have been complet
ed, an,d thb reports will be ready for
distribution at an early date.
A soil survey of Franklin county,
ffa., w$s completed during the summer
of 1909.
It Is ithe intention of the Bureau
of Soils of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture to continue the soil sur
vey work until a detailed soil survey
has been made of every county In
Thick a high school Is located.
CONVICTS GO FREE AS
TERMS NOW EXPIRE
FEW LAND fOR CENSUS
JOBS IN AMERICUS
Sumter's Gang is Reduced 120 Applicants, and Dozen
Greatly.
World’s new Spring
Goods being opened dai'
y at Ansley’s.
Fertilizer plants in Americus and
throughout this territory are all up
against It on account of shortage In
the supply of acids ahd kainit, mate
rials very largely used In mixing with
cottonseed meal as commercial fertil
izer. For several days this condition
has prevailed, and while all of the
five Americus fertilizer factories are
■till In operation the plants In two
smaller towns were forced to close
down for lack of working material—
kainit nnd acid. Americus factories
are now buying some supplies In Now
Orleans, a distant and more expensive
market for this important stuff,
whereas they generally buy It In
Charleston or Savannah. The great
ly fhcreased cost of acid and kainit
this year, together with other condi
tions, has increased the cost of fertil
izer $4 or $5 per ton, but despite the
raise In price farmers here are buying
enormous quantities, as evidenced by
the wagon trains of guano hauled out
of Americus every day for weeks past,
J. A. PINKSTON IN RACE
OFFICE OF TREASURER.
Friends Will Rally to his
Support.
Lookout for the great'
eat Embroidery Sale of
the season Monday next
at Ansley’s.
FEW PATIENTS IN PESTHOUSEf
SCARE HEBE IS SUBSIDING
Only One Case is Sent There In Last
Three Weeks.
Three negro patients, all rapidly
convalescent, make up the total num
ber of smallpox cases In Americus.
This statement is given officially by
Dr. Wade Chambliss, city physician,
and can be relied upon as entirely
accurate. There is not a white patient
In Americus with the disease, and
only one death has occurred from the
malady—the first one on record here.
Tbs three negro patients referred to
are all In the pest house and will
aoon be released, as the last one
to go there was at a date three weeks
ago. Vaccination here has been very
thorough, and there Is no fear of any
apread of the malady.
ILLNESS OF MBS. W. B. SPEEB
MAY RESULT IN DEATH
Mr. James A. Pinkston, a candidate
for the office of treasurer of Sum
ter. Such Is the official announce
ment this morning, and it goes with
out saying that it will cause pleas
urable surprise to his hundreds of
friends throughout tho country. Very
strong pressure has been brought up
on Mr. Pinkston by business men and
others to cause him to offer for the
office, knowing ns they well do his
splendid qualifications therefor, and
his candidacy will receive cordial
support in county and city as well.
Mr. Pinkston has been a resident ol
the county for nearly twenty years,
and as a_ business man and genial
gentleman Is known through out this
section. His card appears elewhere
this morning.
WEAK, WEARY WOMEN
Learn the Canso of Dally Woes and
End Them
When the bock aches and throbs.
When housework is torture.
When night brings no rest noi
sleep.
When urinary disorders set In,
Women's lot Is a weary one.
There Is a way to escape • thess
woes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure such Ills
Have cured women here In Ameri
cus. This Is one Americus woman’s
teslmony.
Mrs. C. W. Hill, 209 Mayo street,
Americus, Ga., says: "I have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and hare found
them to be a very good remedy. 1
was troubled by a dull, ache lu the
small of my back for Borne time and
my kidneys were disordered. Being
advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills, I
From the top notch figures of 90 to
93 convicts, the maximum of Sum
ter's zebra force, the number em
ployed In road service here Just now
Is barely seventy able-bodied men,
due to expiration of a number of sen
tences recently and the discharge of
the black road-builders.
A larger number of convicts have
thus been discharged during Febru
ary than In any previous month, and
the end Is not yet.
Among the number recently re
leased from the shackles were both
felony and misdemeanor convicts,
many of them "seasoned” men capa
ble of doing first-class road work,
and wttose places It will be difficult
to fill.
Supt. Christian has his force divid
ed Into two gangs, one employed on
the Americus-Ellavllle road to the
Schley county line, and the other on
the Leslie road, seven miles out of
Americus. The road to the Schley
line will be completed by the latter
part of March.
Sumter's commissioners hope to
have the road forces here considera
bly Increased when the distribution
of state convicts comes about the
first of April.
Pass Muster.
WRECK IS CLEARED UP
AND TRAINS ON TIME.
Of probably 120 applicants, whom It
It was said would stand the re
quired examination for places at
census enumerators to be employee
in Americus and the county, consid
erably more than one hundred fell
down and failed to qualify, according
to recent unofficial reports.
In fact, less than one dozen of the
120 job hunters landed.
At the time the examination was
held here a few weeks ago It was
stated that 120 men and women would
apply for places as census enumera
tors,
Of this large number It was stated
that 35 were white applicants, and
85 colored.
Since that time it has been learnec
here that of the large number ol
whites applying for places less than
a dozen passed a succesful examlna
tion, while 93 of the 95 colored ap
plicants “sawed the air.”
Two landed the job all right; Rev
McCoy and Henry Martin.
The names of the successful white
MOVE LONG DISTANGE
PHONES TO W. U. OFFICE,
Change Will Be Made here
in a few Days.
In a short time the long distance
branch of the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company will be removed, from
the exchange on Jackson street and
Installed In the Western Union on
Forsyth Btreet. All the long distance
telephoning will then be done out of
MRS. ANDREWS IS DEAD;
A HOME IS STRICKEN
Beloved Lady Passes Away
Tuesday.
In the death of Mrs. Rebecca Griggs
Andrews, Americus sustains the lj, 3
of one of her noblest and most be.
loved women; one whose life was
filled with golden deeds of gentle
ness, love and kindness, and whose
sweet presence was ever a blessin-
this Western Union- office. Whether and an Inspiration to her friends.
this will mean a better service, as
Is claimed, or will merely mean econ
omy In the service, remains to be de
veloped.
The change In question Is to Le
made throughout the country wher
ever the Western Union and the South
ern Bell have offices. The work of
running the long distance wires of
the telephone company into the Wes
tern Union office has already been
done In the larger cities of Georgia,
or Is now under way, and Inside of a
few days the change will have been
made In all of the smaller cities.
The change Is the Immediate result
of the control of the Western Union
by the American Bell Telegraph and
Telephone Company, which controls
the whole telephonic system of the
applicants have not been announce^
here, and. In fact, nothing of an of- country.
ficial nature has been given out by I Tt Is stated that when the change
the census department of this dls- ,s ma,le spoken messages and tele-
trlct. It is said that a lady will be sraphlc messages can be carried over
of the several enumerators ap- The same wires at the same time, thus
Two Breaks on Seaboard
Railway.
The freight wreck on the Seaboard
railway west of Americus was clear
ed away yesterady and all trains
went through on schedule as usual.
The wreck was west of Americus, oa
the Columbus line, nine cars drop
ping through a weakened trestle.
The scene of the wreck was be
tween Cussetta and Richland, and u
wrecking train was sest from Amerl-
ous to clear away the debris.
Fortunately, none of the train crew
were injured.
It was only the greatest of luck
that prevented Injuries and possibly
death to the train crew. The engine
and tender passed safely over hte
trestle when the next car fell through,
followed by eight others, leaving on
ly the caboose standing at the breach.
The other wreck was that of a freight
train at a point east of Amer!cu3,
four cars turning turtle. As In the
other wreck, none of the crew of the
train were hurt.
WEAK STOMACH.
Test Sample of Ml-o-nn Stomach Tab
lets Free to All.
pointed for Americus.
All enumerators taking the cense-
of white residents In city and county
will themselves be whites. The col
The end came peacefully Monday
afternoon, and as one falling into
fitful, restful sleep she answered the
call of her Master.
And hundreds here who knew ana
loved her will today mingle their tears
In silent grief with those nearer and
dearer to her, and to whom the love of
a sainted mother was Indeed a sweet
benediction.
Rarely has one so generally beloved
here been called away to a brighter
reward on high.
Mrs. Andrews' death resulted from
pneumonia, an attack of short dura
tion and the first Berious Illness she
ever bad.
She was reared In Putnam county,
near Eatonton, and in 1892 removed
with her sons and daughters to Ameri
cus, where the family has since re
sided. Of nature genial and bright,
Mrs. Andrews drew about her a co
terie of warm friends who esteemed
Uer In the highest degree.
One sister, Mrs. 8. E .Stubbs, of
Bonaire,, and a brother, Mr. Wes
ley Griggs, of Putnam, are surviving
members of a large family there.
Four sons and two daughters mourn
greatly Increasing the wire equipment
of the telegraph company. The dan
ger of complete'cessation of business
during storms Is lessened. Anothpr
ored enumerators will work only in' benefit, it Is said, is that telegrnph-
the colored districts. I Ing will he possible later at night, as- tho loss of a sainted mother. These
It will require at least twenty-six j combination employes will be used are TT- and D. R. Andrews, of
enumerators to' take the census of, wherever necessary and the offices af-j Americus; T. P. Andrews, of Florida;
ter thv> joint service Is established, w - A - Andrews, of Putnam; Mrs. G.
will he open day and night. Other T- Alexander, of Hillsboro, Ga., and
beneficial results, It Is claimed, will I Ml3s JuIIa Andrews, of Americus.
ensue. j Mrs. Andrews was a consistent
The change In Americus will i, 3 member of the First Methodist church
made Inside of a week or two and and the funeral exercises from tte
win b? awaited with great Interest re8l(lence at three o'clock Monday,
come over to Americus in a few days by the public and especially by that were concluded at the church at
to look into the situation here. j P a rt employed by the telegraph and conducted by the pastor. Rev. O
telephone companies. j B - Chester, assisted by Rev. R. L
. r -i .1 | Bivins, of Furlow Lawn Baptist
Lookout for the great- ! church,
est Embroidery Sale of,UllAII\MAN DUNN ! The Pallbearers were Messrs J. E
the season Monday next j PAID THE $5,000 J. W. Shiver, R. L. Maynard, C. H.
Sley’s * * ' i Crisp, T, B. Hooks, A. W, Smith and
Americus and Sumter county, and
as yet less than a doz?n, it Is said
are on the eligible list. Others wil
have to be secured, and the time
growing short.
Supt. Ricker, who has supervision
In the Third district, will probably
' J. E. Sheppard.
INCREASE IN FORCE AT
SHOPS IN AMERICUS
Scandal in New York G. 0
P. Goes Higher. PROBABLE STRIKE
(Special to Tlmes-Recorder.) !
Albany, N. Y„ February 22.—This
WILL BE RE-OPENED.
It you have Indigestion, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, dizziness or billusness,
no matter how long standing, Ml-o-na
stomach tablets will cure, or your
money back.
Thousands are getting rid of In
digestion by using Ml-o-na. Here is
what one man writes: "I want to
speak a good word for Ml-o-na and
what It has done for me. I suffer
ed something terrible with dyspepsia
and Indigestion. It was almost im
possible for me to eat anything. Day
after day I would go without eating
anything. One day I read your ad
In the Bangor Daily News. I got
a box, and before It was gone I could
sit down to the table and eat any
thing, thanks to Ml-o-na."—Herbert
L. Patterson, Brewer (Bangor), Me.,
1909.
Ml-o-na stomach tablets are made
from the best prescription ever writ
ten—they cure to stay cured. They
relieve distressed stomach In a few
minutes. They are sold by druggists
In every town In America, and by
Dodson's Pharmacy. A large box
samples
Buffalo,
N. Y.
More Men There Now lhan £TS £ Georgia Railroad May Hate
in I nnsi Timo ' Qf the sta,e ever 8lnce the AuId 8Ca °-I
III I Uliy I llllo. | dal started when Senator Ben N. Coa- |
ser was ordered to name the brlbe-
The forces at the Americus shops 1 takers - The name of Assemblyman 1
of the Seaboard railway observed yes- Dousbty, of Queens county, was
More Trouble.
(Special to Tlmes-Recorder.)
Augusta, Ga., February 23.—Vic:
terday the Washington holiday which, brought Into the case and then Col.
coming along with the regular month- Dunn > chairman of the republican President A. P. Kelly, of the Brother
ly pay day, rendered It the more ap- 8talJ committee, was named as the 1,0011 ot L° como “ ve Engineers ail
predated. Recently the working force tnan to whom was handed the $5,000 FlremeDi wbo 18 11810 lnvestlgatblj
at the Americus shops has been con-. * UDd ralsetl 'n 1903 by the bridge condltlons on Tho Georgia rallrox!
siderably In creased and a larger num- companies to prevent an Inimical ex- * oday Tntimatcd that there Is a pro!
"'“.7” ”™,7T‘ M "**“*‘ 1 ."352
■bout am n, Jui.u . h,l“do!e” ' F " ISC0 lrlLL W
boilermakers and four or five black- THE BIG FIGHT. Mr ' Kelly ata ea tho ,lrenlen 1
smiths in the shops now. In addition * much dlssatlsfied wltt '
Feared That She Will Survive Bat
Short While.
Mrs. W. R. Speer, the aged wife of
Tax Receiver Speer, Is critically ill
at their home and can survive but a
few weeks Jt Is said. For some time
Mrs. Speer has been wholly helpless,
her condition requiring the constant
attention of her husband night and
day. The many friends of this aged
and estimable couple will sympathize
with them in their distress.
J have an unlimited amount of 6
and 7 per cent money to place on
choice improved farms. J. J. Hanes-
procured a box at Dodson’s Pharmacy
and since using them, 1 am feeling e costs but 50 cents. Test
great deal better. I have no heslta- j free from Booths Ml-o-na,
tlon In recommending this remedy tc
other sufferers."
For sale by all dealers. Price 51
cents. Fbster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Uniter
States.
Remember the name—Doans’ —and
take no other.
the largo number of’ mechanics. Con,cren< ’ c »««««• Site of Mill For worklng condltIona
wood workers, car repairers, painters! Championship. ....
and those employed In other depart- ! excuae for breaklnB Bood
ments. Plenty of work is given the San Francl8C °. February 23.—The olutlon8 18 11 sowed them fright
shops now, instead of taking It to the ,ort >’* flve round championship battle belng mora1 '
shops on other divisions, and the bct ' veen James J. Jeffries and Jack
Americus plant Is more than ever a dobn80n on JuI k 4 *h for a purse of y|,g Kjjjjgyj
by fljer-Woi
Ham and eggs are unknown quan<
titles In Americus hash mills. Eggs
are still discoverable, but trust prices
bar the combination.
Do yon know that croup can be
prevented Give Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy as toon as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the
croupy cough appears and It will pre
vent the attack. It Is also a certain
cure for croup and has never been
known to fait Sold by sll dealers.
HYOMEj
Cores catarrh or money back. Just
breathe It in. Complete outfit, including
Inhaler $L Extra bottles 50c. Druggists
scene of general activity. $101,000 will be fought In San Fran-
WANTED HIS CHECK CASHED * TTie fight will take place before the
WHILE WAITING IN JAIL Broadway Athletic club, of which Jim Unhealthy Kidneys Hake Injure Bio
„ , „ Griffin Is the manager, and which Weak and unhealthy kidjeys art*
jloufTii -uom’s Thinks Lightly of Ills was organized only a few weeks ago sponsible for much Bicknc&a aid suffer**!
Trouble, i The fact that this club Is to be Hji i <StL O therefore Jit
granted the fight permit for July by MdtiuuefEeriotu i
Mack Moses, the negro who was the hoard ot supervisors caused Rick- Vcults arclmort lib
jailed a day or two ago on the charge ®rd and Gleason to come to an under- to follow! \ourc
of check raising. Is Innocence person- standlpg with Griffin by which the 0 tertion li yoarf
Ified. The altered check was taken big 1 eavywelghts will be staged un- I nevi nj;t, fcecH
from him to he used as evidence In his dcr its auspice*. /O they -I J most
probably excursion to the chalneanp Hergol, better known as "Young “jf"*” should live attest
• first. Thircforr. i
IS STRICKEN WITH PNEUHONU
HER CONDITION IS SEBIOUS
A woman can admire a man tor hi*
tor hi* fault*.
Mr*. D. T. Wilson received a tele
gram yesterday from Mr. E. C. Miller
in New York, announcing the very
serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
Belle Brown, with pneumonia. Mrs.
Brown, formerly of Americus, resides
in New York with her daughter, Mrs.
Miller. Owing to her advanced years,
her relatives and many friends here
are fearful for her recovery.
but Moses thinks he ought to have the Mitchell." a former fighter, who Is ,our kidneys arc vv^k oriLut of 'c*
money. Yesterday he aaked Deputy chairman of the police committee of you can understand how qiikly yoai\
Fuller to cash the bad check 11110 Board of supervisors, partlcipat- tire body is affected and h3v ever}
and gi?e him the proceeds wherewith cd the conference. seems to fail to do its duty
u If you are sick or M feci badly,”
to buy caramels wihle waiting for the — taking the great kidnev remedr,
wagon, but tho officer turned a de*if ^FATII I*\ It AMID OF FLOWERS Xilmer’s Swamp-Root, i trial
ear. and Moses Is still munching trust SHE SLEEPS IN OAKGBOYE viacc >' ou its great mci t.
The mild and immet latr
Swamp-Root, the gre:t
bacon at the castle.
One Americus candidate has Mred
an automobile for the campaign,
while his competitor has wired for
an alrat|p. The boys are running
'em some.
CASTOR IA
For infant, nnfl Children,
Tin Kind You Han Always Bought
Funeral of Mrs. Andrews Is Largely bSrSy!!, ££ ‘
Attended. stands the highest bccaus its r
_____ health rcstorim? nroper ief 1
The funeral of Mrs. R. P. Andrews,
conducted from the First Methodist should have the best,
church yesterday afternoon, drew Sold by druggists in
there the largest concourse of eor- ***?<*”* andon&dol-1
rowing friends thus assembled hero haroTrom^boSKj
in a long while. The funeral services, by mail free, also <1
conducted by Rev. O. B. Chester and pamphlet telling yon
Rev. R. L. Bivins, were 'infler and bSdd^trouble. ^fentioi tbBJ
teaching throughout The handsome when writing to Dr. KiV^
casket was hidden beneath a wealth Binghamton, w. Y. Don'tr^
of sweetest flowers, emblematic
take, but remember the
ot Root, and don’t let a J
th purity and beauty of her whose something in place of S« isg*
bier they to well adorned. ton do yon will be dlasppo J* 4