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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. JUNE 9, 1910.
For Letters of
Gi-SORG V A—Sumter
To All Whom It M ,
Naomi Catleii^
form applied to aie
ters of Admlnutra
of Charles A. Ca ;>
Count}-, th « Is to c
the creditors and
Charles A Catledg,
at my office, Witb.n the
law, and show cause if „
why permanent adminUtB
not be granted to x aom i
Charles A. Catledge estltl
Witness my hand and o
ture. this 6th day of j une
JOHN' A. COBB’
GEORGIA—Sumter Coari'v'
To All Whom It May cSj
-The Planters Bank barn
er form, applied to me , or *
Letters of Administration o
tate of J. C. Roney, late of u
this Is to cite all and sinn
creditors and next of kin j
Roney to be and appear at
within tire time allowed bv
show cause, if any they cat
mauent adm nistration ahonl
granted to H. E. Allen, CG
perlor Court, on .1. c. Ron*
Witness my hand and oji
ture,'this 6th day of June i
Citation, Letters Admiti
GEORGIA—Sumter County:
To Whom It May Concern
Dr. Henry T. Simpsoaj
proper form applied to m
nent Letters of Admlnlihj
estate of Roan Smith, )M
County, deceased. This H
and singular the creditoiil
kin to be and appear at I
July term, 1910, and shM
any they have, why iq
should not be granted :el
T. Simpson on said eml
my official signature. Jial
9-41 JOHN A. COBEl
GEORGIA—Sumter Couifij
By virtue of an order i
of Ordinary of said Cos
at regular May term, 1910,
public outcry on the firs
Jply, next, before the j
door of said County betsj
hours of salt the follon
real estate to-wit:
A house and lot situa
of America on an allejl
syth and Jefferson ittq
by Fannie Congleton si
her death. I
Sold as the proper;}!
of Fannie Congleton la]
of itaylng the debts ol d
division among the bed
7th, 1910. I
6 or 6 doses ‘'666" will cure any
case of Chills and .Fever. Price 25c. -
Administrator
nie Congleton.
The reason men don't understand
woman is because no woman, ever
tries to make herself plain.
For Letters of .14
GEORGIA—Webster Cl
To All Whom It May 0
J. T. L. Blakey la
form, applied to me I
Letters of Adniinlstriij
tote of Xlrs. K. H. Bill
sa'd County, this ii|
singular the creditor* I
kin of said Mrs. K. H.I
and appear at my office
time allowed by law, n
If any they can. why fj
ministration should Ml
sa d J. T. L. Blakey «
Dinkey's estate. I
Witness my hand s
nature, tUs 6th day ofj
9-4t W. II. COSI
For Letter- el •’"d
GEORGIA—Webster Coui
King Stillman hit'** ■
Court of Ordinary « “
Utters of Guardianship
and property of Emmeu
persons concerned are
show cause in said «“ r
Motaday In July neat. 11
why said application
granted. t J
This June 0:h.
9-4t W. II. t 0 *
Admltil-ffi
Under and by
granted by the Court
Terrell County, WJJ
before the court
son, said County
highest bidder wit" I
of public sale on
July next one hua®5
south Bide of lot °
also eight acres ouj
corner of the
237, and all of lot»J
the public road
(containing ffiteenj
less. Alt of said «»]
In the Tsrenty-F°a
Webster County. (£1
In all 123 acres.®""j
the property ol 1
deceased, for the -*j
creditors. Tcrn lS j7|
This Juno «th; i; |
J. J. ASKb"'1
de hons u Dn , j J
MET?®
tor alttUf"
SUMTER, THE BANNER GRAIN COUNTY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
An automobile trip, of a hundred
miles about Americus, a trip easily
made In half a day, is of the great
est Interest just now and one cal
culated to make the onlooker think
that he is traversing the great grain
regions of the West, rather than
coursing through the cotton fields of
Georgia.
But all the fields here are no lon
ger cotton fields; hence this story.
The farmers of Sumter are now
thoroughly wedded to the theory of di
versified crops, and right at tbi»
time they are In the midst of the
greatest grain harvest ever known
In the history of this section of Geor
gia.
The oat crop—the finest ever pro
duced here—Is being gathered, and the
method of doing tbis Is so entirely
different from the old time reaphook
process as to cause many to mar-
OEEICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF COMMISSIONERS.
vel at the progress made. The days
of the reap hook have passed away.
Big Engines in Fields.
Now, on nearly every large farm
in Sumter, the big motor engine pull
ing the latest Improved reapers and
binders across the fields of waving
grain do more and better work in a
day than could a half hundred negro
laborers applying the old method of
cradle and reaphook.
And only one man Is required to do
all the work.
These huge engines, driven by gas
oline power, are very generally used
now on the farms of Sumter county,
and with a reaper cutting In its wake
from fifteen to eighteen acres of oats
or wheat are cut and bound in a day.
The work,Is done perfectly; so well,
In fact, that a chicken following the
binder to pick up the waste grain
would actually starve.
The grain Is cut, tied tightly in bun
dles and piled neatly; all the work of
the machine.
Acreage Is Largest Ever.
Owlpg to this improved method of
harvesting grain the acreage planted
in oats in Sumter is vastly Increased
—ten fold, In fact, and fields of 25
to 100 acres of waving grain can be
seen In every farm about Americus. J
And the yield, as stated, will be]
enormous. Already the crop here Is
more than halt harvested, and the'
yield will average 30 to 40 bushels
per acre, it Is said, while on lands
highly fertilized a yield of even one
hundred bushels per acre is fully as
sured the farmer.
Ten thousand bushels of oats Is the
estimate put upon the splendid crop
of Mr. John W. Kelly here. He has
nearly 200 acres In oats and compe
tent Judges assert that the poorest of
these will yield 35 bushels per acre,
while 100 bushels will be cut In the
rich bottoms.
This great oat field was well fertil
ized with Peruvian guano, and the
yield in oats will be enormous. It Is
probably the largest field in the coun
ty and among the best, considering
tho acreage.
Sumter’s Crop Is Immense.
Mr. Thomas B. Hooks has sixty
ac-es in oats, Mr. E. C. Parker prob
ably seventy-five, Mr. J. C. Carter,
fifty, while scores of other farmers
have- fields ranging from twenty to
fifty acres. Forty bushels will be an
average yield, while many fine fields
will produce 100 bushels.
The oat crop of Sumter county this
year will probably reach the unusual
figures of 260,000 bushels, and ,wlll
not be surpassed by that of any
county in the state.,
For Year’s Sapp
GEORGIA—Sumter County!
The appraisers appoint*
apart a year's support outl
tate of James Taylor, lat t |
County, deceased, having!
return, in this office. Th|
fore to notify all persons J
to file object ons, if any tiJ
or Ibefo/e the first Month} 1
1910, or else said return i
made the Judgement ot t
CHARLES j
Judge C. C. of Ameri
/ Pro Hoc Vice
As Held At Regular Meet
ing June 6th.
The Board ot Commissioners ot
Rope's and Revenues of Sumter County
met in regular monthly session June
6ih, 1910. Present: Frank Sheffield,
Chairman; J. F. Bolton, Clerk; A, F.
Hodges, H. J. Webb and T. B. Hooks.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted. ,
Upon motion the following resolu
tion was adopted:
Whereas, There Is a casual defi
ciency In the revenues In the county
of Sumter for the year 1010, owing
to the uncollected taxes and uufor-
seen expense for ail purposes,
Now, There’fore, in order to meet
said casual deficiency in the revenues
and to provide funds with which to
pay the legal demands upon the rev
enues ot said county for the year 1910,
Be It resolved by the Board ot Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues of
said county of Sumter, in regular
meeting assembled that Commission
ers ot Roads and Revenues of said
county, for and In the name ot Sum,
ter county, to borrow, to supply such
casual deficiency in the revenues of
said' County the sum of Twelve Thous-
and, Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.-
00) at a rate of interest not exceed
ing Seven (7) per cent, per anuuih.
.That such sum may be borrowed
such a manner and from such parties as
will best subserve the Interest of said
County of Sumter.
That the Chairman and Secretary
of this Board be, and they are hereby
authorized, to execute to such parties
a note, or ngtes, for such amounts as
may be secured under this resolution
In the name of the County of Sumter,
to become due and payable on the
first day of. January 1911, anrd to bear
such rate of interest as may be agreed
upon, not exceeding Seven (7) per
cent, per annum.
That certified copy ol this resolution
shall be attached to each of said
notes. •
Motion made and carried that Mar
tha Harvey (colored) be allowed $2.59
per month towards her support for the
next four months.
Motion made and carried that Wai
ter Reid’s commutation tax be refund'
ed. .
Dr. J. F. McMath appeared before
the Board, calling its attention to an
error in his tax returns on hls^house
and lot in the city, and asking for a
reduction of same. After an investiga
tion, motion was made and carried
GRAND JURORS KNOW
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
COUNTY TREASURER
MAY DE ABOLISHED
Call for Bond Issue and But Incumbent Would Serve
Wide Tire Law.
The grand Jury discharged on Tues*
day looked with a favoring eye on
the grand roads of Sumter county and
uttered words of encouragement to
the county commissioners and the offi
cials under them who are doing such
effective work in the construction ct
the finest system ot highways in the
entire state. y
In Its presentments the grand Jury
complimented them on the work they
are doing. . Recognizing the need of
funds more adequate for the work that
the commissioners have undertaken
the grand jurors also recommended
an Issue of bonds, the proceeds, to be
devoted to work on the county road3.
It Is not known that it Is the pur
pose of the county commissioners to
act on this recommendation at this
time. But It Is regarded as a fore
gone concluslou that sooner or later
a bond issuo must be had to provide
the funds Jo push the work with and
give a system that will reach every
part of the county with' a fine thirty-
foot wide, level and \vell-drained pub
lic road.
The grand jurors also recommended
to Sumter's legislators that they vote
for the wide-tire wagon bill, now pend
ing in the House. ' This law would
prevent the injury now done to the
roads throughout the state by narrow
tires that cut up the roads into ruts
and nudo much of the work on which
the taxpayers’ money has been ex
pended. The purpose of the law is
to limit the narrowness of a tire and
to fix a date after which no tires un
der a standard width' can be used on
the public roads of Georgia. Tbe law
Is one that Is badly needed and grand
Jurors throughout the state are call
ing on the legislators to get busy lu
connection therewith.
Out His Full Term.
that bis return on said house and lot
be reduced to $3,000.00.
Bids tor supplies for chalngang for
month of June received, opened, read
and carefully compared as to quality
and prices submitted. Upon motion J.
H. Poole & Sons’ bid was accepted.
There “being no other business to
come before the Board, after passing
upon and approving bills against the
county to the amount of $6,8S5.16, the
same adjourned until first Tuesday In
July, 1910.
J. F. BOLTON,
Clerk of Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Sumter
County.
The grand jury that Just adjourned
added Its recommendation to, the cer-
increaslng volume of similar recom
mendations from all parts of the state
that the office of county treasurer be
abolished, as an unnecessary expense
to the county.
It Is probable that at the coming
session of the legislature every effort
will be made to pass a bill providing
that each county shall be given the
right to decide by popular vote
whether It desires to maintain the of
fice of county treasurer or not.
To do this it Is said .it may be nec
essary to put a constitutional amend
ment before the people, providing for
such a change In the" existing system.
The term for which thje present
county treasurers throughout the state
were elected cannot be cut down. All
ot them will serve out the full term
ot two years. But It Is clearly within
the range of probabilities that by that
time the state law will have been
amended, and it will then be up to the
various counties to decide for them
selves as to whether they wish to
continue such a county officer, and if
so what rate of compensation they
will give him.
Conditions throughout the entire
state have so changed in recent
years. It is held, that the office Is
now almost entirely a sinecure and
one that could be filled by the comity
with a minimum of expense to the tax
payers.
As will be seen from its present
ments, the present grand jury believ
ed the work should be done by tbe
clerk of tbe county commissioners for
a small compensation, lie giving the
same bond that the county treasurer
Is now required to give.
This is the method that has been
proposed In a number of counties.
While, It may be deferred for sev
eral years there is apparently no doubt
that the office of county treasurer is
doomed In Georgia, the sentiment
against its continuance is growing In
strength every year.
The opposition of politicians who
object to the abolishment ot any of
fice may prevent the passage of the
proposed legislation at the comine ses
sion ot the General Assembly, but the
rising tide of public opinion is apt
to bring tbe desired result In the
next legislature.
The grand Jury alio recommended
that the representatives from Sumter
county in the next assembly support
legislation providing for the abolish
ment of the fee system and the plac
ing of all county officers on a salary
basis. This proposition In all likeli
hood will have a harder fight against
it than the one to abolish'the office of
county treasurer. This change, too,
requires a statewide enactment, and
the opposition of the county officers
throughout Georgia is a rather pow
erful force to combat. It Is doubtful
If the legislation along this Hue will
be secured from the next legislature.
(•II) Marshal Sales.
GEORGIA.—Sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door In the City of Americus, Ga., on
the first Tuesday in July, 1910, be
tween the usual h'aurs of sale the fol
lowing described realty situate;! in
the City of Americus. Ga., to-w t:
A four-fifths undivided interest m
all that tract or parcel of land front
ing on east side of Lee St., north of
and adjoining the property formerly-
owned by E. C. Speer, and now owned
by M. M. Lowrey, said Speer property
being bounded on the south by Head
Alley, and on the west by Lee street,
in said city, and beginning at the
northwest corner ot said Speer’s lot,
and running along the easterp margin
of said Lee street In a northernly di
rection eighty two two (82) feet to
lands now owned by C. M. Council,
tbence in an.easternly direct'on two
hundred and fifty-five (255) feet to a
stake, thence in a southernly direc
tion two hundred and elghly-flve (285)
feet to Head AUdy," thence along the
north margin of Head Alley to the
rear line of said E. C. Speer's lot sixty
(60) feet, thence in a northernly di
rection along the bouudarv of said
Speer’s lot feet, thence In a
western!}' d'reotion along the north
margin of.said Spier’s lot feet
to this point of beginning; said prop
erty being in possession of Osceola
Dismukes, as trustee . for Cecil DIs-
mukee. Beechelf Stowe Dismukes, JoS
H Dismukes, Jr., and Albert Thomas
Dismukes, and being levied on as the
property of Osceola D'smukes. as
trustee for Cecil Dismukes, Beecher
Stowe Dismukes. Joseph H. Dismukes,
Jr., and Albert Thomas Dismukes, the
defendant in sa'd tax II. fa.
Levied on and to be sold under A fa
Issued 'hy'the Mayor and City Council
of Americus for city taxes for the year
1908. Property pointed out by plain-
t'-ff, and tenant in possession notified
in terms of law. This.June, 8, 1910.
W C. BARROW, City Marshal.
Application, Leave to Sell.
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
E. J. McMath, Administrator of W.
T. McMath. deceased, having applied
to me for leave to sell the real estate
In Sumter County, Ga., ot said; de
ceased, not-ce Is hereby given that If
no objection Is filed said application
will be granted at the July term, 1910
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary. ■
9-4t-pd
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Established 1879.
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i,V Established 1890.
Consolidated April 18(1.
Entered at the postofflee at Ameri-
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JL W. FURLOW City Editor
w. L. DUPREE, Asst. Business Dept.
Official organ of the City of Americus.
Officii, organ of Sumter County.
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(Official organ of Railroad Commis
sion of Georgia for Third Congres-
blonal District
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liucrlcus, (Li., June Dili, 1910
WATSON'S CHARGES AGAINST
CONGRESSMAN EDWARDS.
Tom Watson has signalized his re
turn to the Democratic party by an
nouncing his determination to defeat
two of the Georgia delegation at Wash
ington—Hardwick of the Tenth and
Edwards of the First How far his
- return to tine Democratic fold was gov
erned by -his Inordinate desire to de*
•Teat these two men—and others—we
' cannot say. The general impression
‘Is that this was the governing mo-
'•tlve.
The fight against Hardwick, growing
"out of personal feeling against that
-former bosom friend of Watson, hi*
’been in progress for some time. That
against Edwards Is of recent birth.
Edwards declares that it Is the result
• of a bargain between Watson and
‘ -Giles, chief opponent contesting with
• "Edwards for fjie First district seat.
I Edwards declares Giles has subsidized
Watson by buying many thousands of
copies of “The Jeffersonian,” con
taining Watson's attack on Edwards.
.No doubt Giles bought Watson’s pa
per in large quantities for distribution
«s a campaign document. But it is a
tar (fetched conclusion that this con
stitutes bribery ot Watson. Watson U
■hardly open to such an accusation as
(Watson's charges against Con-
igressman Edwards are partly silly
-and partly serious. The silly part is
ethe declaration that Edwards had
tdaude Bennett, formerly a Georgia
newspaper man, to compile data for
‘■‘Speeches for him and even to write
one. If all congressmen were de
tente j u-bo did such a thing as this
Abe entire complexion of the House
Colghi be changed. Edwards, too, is
accused of printing a speech in the
Congressional Record that he never
•delivered, liberally bracketed with “ap
plause.” Watson knows, and the
-Whole country knows, that this is the
rule and not the exception. Watson
may have printed undelivered speeches
tn the Record when in Congress. They
•all do it.
-Bui the other charge Is a nasty one,
'and Edwards cannot afford to treat It
■with contempt. Watson deliberately
-''-Charges that Congressman Edwards
r • eased his official position as a medium
■ 'for the betrayal of female virtue, that
Ms office in the capital was a place o(
prostitution. This is the first time a
•charge of so flagrant a nature has
'over been publicly made against a
-Georgia representative. It it Is true,
1 lEd'vards Is absolutely unfit to repre-
-sent uny district In Georgia. If it is
•false, then Watson and the others be-
Jtalnd It deserve punishment for crim
inal libel. There Is no middle ground
-In a case like this. Edwards must
"cither retire fropa the race for re-elec
tion or seek the Indictment of Wat-
r son. An honorable man could pursue’
r no other course, and Georgia wants
i none but honorable men representing
i -t at Washington.
in any society where ordinary
'..morality was required the Havemeye''s
' would long ago have been sent
Coventry. O family enriched by
■wholesale corruption and fraud (a
no ornament to either the business or
the social world. If the courts can-
not put stripes ou the sugar trust
magnates decent society can at least
E-blackbal tbe rascals.
< LJernocratlc Leader Clark says if the
-department of Justice did its duty the
jails would be so full ot lumber trust
magnates tha{ their arms and legs
"would lie sticking out of the doors and
"windows. Champ has evidently hdl
■to build an extension to his chicken
■coop and bas felt the .pinch of high
prices.
Roosevelt is quoted as saying: “To
^govern the world a man needs no ex
traordinary or heroic qualities.” Is
this Teddy's measure of himself?
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