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TriE AMKH1CUS WLliX !■" i uvuu-iuxunuun. m i i WELL FITTED FOR HIS HIGH DUTIES HOW MR. FRICKER GOT HIS RINGS BACK. Commissioner Gray a Man Fortune Recovered When oF Fine Calibre. All Hope Lost. Equipped By Experience Finder Had Never Even and Study to Handle Live Railroad Sub jects. The Railroad Commission of Geor- gia is one of the ino«t important busi- called at his store yesterday to Taken Sales Tickets Off of the Fourteen Circlets. Many friendj j Mr. Charles A. ness organizations of the state. Tho satisfactory discharge of its duties re quires peculiar qualifications—high' in telligence, capacity for research am great honesty of purpose. As long as the railroad commissioners are elec tive, therefore, it is the duty of tne people to regard fitness as the chief p candidate f a peep h: the pocket care and tac fourteen diamond rings that were lorn on June 13 and recovered, almost mk- racuiougly, at Macon two days ago. The rings, of the value of $100 ’.a $100 each, and aggregating over $$,- 000, rest in the case exactly as when lipped out of Mr. Fricker's pocket test to be applied to a candidate for somewhere between Cordele and Fitt- the commission. I gerald two months ago, as he slept Mr. Joseph F. Gray, of Savannah, j n a car on the A., B. and A. railroad, candidate to succeed himself for the attached .'to them are tlhe original unexpired term of Mr. Me Lend in tickets. The only difference in ■measures squarely up to all necessary the package as it was when it le t requirements. the store and when it was returned He went on (he commission with t o Mr. Fricker was the attempted ru - twenty-one years' of transportation pj n g ou t of the name of James Frick-/ experience gained in all branches of & jjro. on the inside of the stilt lin- railroading. He has served on the ing, where it had been stamped twenty commission now one year and has be- CQTT'ON SEtD OPENS IP AT TOP FIGURES DR. HOWELL IS OWNER Of DAVENPORT STORE Prices Higher Than Highest Purchases Drug Business of last Tear. in Americus. for Cotton and the Seed Ail of the Ap proaching Season. m Americus Passed Undeer Contrcl. The cotton seed market gives prom ise of being higher this year than has even been known before. This is the. natural result of the short crap of j seed las. year, to be followed, in all j probability, by iion tms year. come familiar with tile intricacies of the many problems which come be fore the commission for determina tion. From a purely business stand point, therefore, the interests of th; state will be promoted by electing Mr. Gray to the office which he seeks and which he now so ably and accept ably fills. Mr. Gray is a gentleman of high character, and enjoys the esteem not years ago. Mr. Fric', gerald to show the rings td a custom there who wished to buy a ring. He carried it in hi3 hip pocket, but owing to its bulkiness the pocket would not button over it. Mr. Fricker took ex tra precautions to prevent its being lost or stolen and after leaving Co"- dele and taking his seat on the A.. B. and A. car felt It in his pocket and then dozed off to sleep. Between that a large circle of friends throughou the state. Mr. Gray's announcement of his can didacy was not of a politician, but of a straight-forward, earnest business man dealing with a business proposi tion of large importance. v In brief, his platform is his oath of office, which means no more and no less than that aid his sudden arising doubtless droj- ped it to the plush seat where It re mained. When he discovered his loss some minutes later telegrams were sent to the conductor, who made a very thorough search of the train without success. - " At the advice of detectives, the mat- he will discharge the duties of the ter " as kept « l,let - but a dlI:Be!lt office in accordance with the laws and "' atch ‘ a “any cities for the principles of equity and justice. any party se!IinB rinBS answering the He could not do less and no right dtscrlptlon furnished the detectives. thinking voter would expect him to, Mr ' Fricker hal about B ‘ ven a11 hop,J! do more of ever seeing the lost treasure when Mr. Gray's strong announcement' :ast Sunday nlght Mr ' 0scar Glover ' a:1 and his recognized fitness for the po- expr<?93 “Wenger out of Macon, call- eitlon of railroad commissioner, to- ed at th « Wlndsor and asked hlm U gather with his character, as a mar. be had lost any dlamonds ' This are considerations that appeal ford- br0UBht out ^ fact that a ca3e con - bly to the sane-thinking voters of the ta,nlns 9up P asedly 3tpl « n dlamw “ ! state regardless of what may be the'r Tiug3 was ’ belnB he!d at the expre,i attitude In the gubernatorial' race. offlce ln Macon - and that 11 was stamp * On the whole, In the person of Mr. ed wlth Mr - Frlcker ' 9 firm name - V° a - Gray, years of traffic experience, one' day Mr - Frlcker was ln Macon where year’s service on the commission and * be f den '-fHcation of the property was sterling worth and integrity combine conc A us i ve - Four of the rings were to make an ideal railroad coramls- mhslnB at that tlme ' valued at * cents 'f.,1.3 is live cents higher than the ! highest price that was paid last sea- 1 con. Last season when the cott..j ! se.d had aimos. all been disposed o.. fifty cents a bushel was paid. BjI about this time of the year in 190$ toe price current was 25 to 30 cents. If the opening price for the season Is any criterion as to what may bo expected as the season developes it is quite apparent, that the fortunate owners of cotton seed will be sorely tempted to part with it all. But t..e % wise larmers will take good care to protect themselves against the possi- ble^demands of the nex: planting sea son and not be caught facing such a crisis asAeemed to threaten them this year when it was feared a general replanting might be necessary and the report was general that there could not be found seed enough to go arouud for that purjrose. With' perhaps 14 to 13 cent cotton and 53 cents a bushel cotton seed in store for them, farmers would seem to be going up against a good season, despite the shortage in production. Ail in all the outlook cannot be said to have a gloomy tinge to il now, and the phantoms of despair that were coming up over tbe horizon but a few weeks ago now see mto have been laid In their graves for good. shows What a home COMPANY WILL DO eioner. KBAL ESTATE MARKET Detective Bunch was called into ser vice and ln a short time the party Who had sought to express the rings was in ills custody and the other four rings GOOD FOB THE WEEK‘ were re3tored ' Mr ' Fricker, with some salutary advice to the man, re- _ , fused to prosocute and allowed him to Two Bareness and Three Stores g0 accept|ng as the t ? uth the st0 . y Change Hands. told by him. ,, , . ... From the man’s story It appeared Considerable activity was manifested ^ be wag on the traln wlth iV . in the real estate field during tbe Frleker an; , paM , Qg by the 8tat iMI ... week, two sales of Importance being t|me aftw Fitzgera!(I wai lm3Beil , saw recorded. These sales involve the Illustration oF Value of Southern Insurance. The late Kyle \V. Smith, of Plains, one of the well known citizens of that section of the county, had taken out an Insurance policy for but forty dajs before death came. The policy was in tbe Southern States Life insurance Company, whose head offlce is in At lanta. Although the ink, figurative ly' speaking, was hardly dry on the policy when the injured man passed away, the SoutJern States was the first company to pay the administra tor the value of ths policy. This is a strong recommendation for this firm ly esiablished Southern company offered. He was going to Brunswick, j South, such as the Southern State's, to work, and argfied to himsef that if, has the satisfaction of knowing tba. , the case on the seat. He opened .. ... tnmsfer of two residences and three d |aw the . rlngs . The thougbt aj .j testing ;he fact teat t :., 3 man who in- * 5 'curred to him that a reward would be 1 sures in a strong company In | th- The three brick stores on Cotton avenue, north .of the Parker Ware house, were sold by Mr. C. S. S. Horne to Mr. W. E. Mitchell, Arthur and Westbrook having charge of the trans fer. This property, which is very valuable, brought a §ood round sum. Tile two residences were sold through Mr. P. B. Williford, One Oil Felder street to Mr. J. T. Cottrell and the other on Dodson street to Mr. M. Jones, both sales totalling about $3,000. he turned it over to the conductor that official would receive the reward and he would get nothing. He according!/ kept tbe case and day after day stud ied the newspapers for the reward ad vertisement. Time passing and no advertisement appearing he was at a tl/ere will be no delay in the event of his death, but ta: the benc&ciaries of his policy will get the money prompt, ly and in full. Mr. J. H. Baker, of Americus, the agent here for the Southern Staley Company, wrote tbe policy on Mr A MACON, HA* LADY TELLS trunk. After two months had almost passed he decided that the- parties losing it were not seeking for it and How Dodson’s Teething Powders he woaId •«» 90m » 0( ^ rings. Put- Cured Her Children. i tlnB /our them In his pocket, with j the sales tickets still attached. loss what to do. Going to Macon to Kyle W. Smith. He has written in- work, he took the case with him, ca •-j strance for a number of well known rying it about with him most of the Sumter countyites, who were quick to time or carefully locking it'In his appreciate the advantages of insur ing in the Southern States Company 5 or 6 doses "GGfl" case of Chills and TV will cure any er. Price 25c. AVli^tl: Her or i ct it ‘s Iilegr to it’’ 1 Xo performance is oftener postpon ed than that of rising as cne man. I have used Dodson's Teething packed the case wilh th « « t!l » r ,(> ‘ 1 a >°t of grape or blackberry wine, not' up A ■•T-'iS r« with mv chi'dren and they rln « 3 In 11 wlth three paper ba.-k a few Sumterians are going to risk It Powders with my children, and they have always cured all bowel affections "o^ 18 and 9a »8 :it express the pack- U>ls summer, and ether disorders of teething. TLey aBe bc> b ‘ 3 oiotber in Alabama. P d-! check the bowels, cool the fever, and * :ng a value on the package of $9b Boothe the child. 1 never feel safe aad ca iH n S it books, first attracted without them in tl’.'e house."—MRS. W. attention at the express office. When C. KEMP, 115 Garden stveet, Macor, asked for an explanation he declared that he had a gold watch in tins Dodron’s Pharmacy guarantees D id- package with the books and that he son's Teething Powders to give satis- w-m'(I take it out. Returning with the package he put its value at $3 | and insisted that it was nothing but j books. As appearances did not indi cate that he would ow’n rare or val uable books, so immediately after he | had left the office an Investigation of Jin Kind You Have Always Bcughl| ^ T. Bears the (Glover's acquaintance in Americus be- Blgnatutc of ✓ /rivV./,. | ing known, he was asked for iuformH- factiou. Try them at their risk. CASTOR IA lor Infants and Children. . Most engagements keep as well hot as in c:Jd weather. , decipherable name appeared inside the case. Mr. Frleker felt assured that the man, a hard working mechanic, to'd the entire truth and that hU Ignorance and desire to secure any rew.ard that might bo offered actuated him in his' retention of the diamond rings. "1 am satisfied," eald Mr. Fricker, yesterday, "that hb will never "again make a mistake that will bring him so close to the prison doors. I 'be lieve ho will be a better man as a re sult of the experience, and I have no tion as to the parties whose hardly desire to punish him.” INSURANCE The man who Insures his lire is wise for his family. The man who insures his health Is wise both for bis family and himself. You may Insure heaitli by guard* Ing It. It la worth guarding. At t h e first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVHR and mani fests itself in Innumerable ways TAKE — TutfsPills And saverour health. ILL «* T HE LI, ■HOI IBB HBBB The Vegetable Suhjti( u ( e LAMAR’S LEMON LAXATIVE (known as L L L t acknowledged by leading physicians as Nature’s Great iff*-**84 disorders of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Acts eentiv-P^' i*a, on these organs, instantly relieving apd permanently curin' t * ae ®»3 Biliousness, Indigestion, Constipation and Dizziness. 2 Ask your druggist—he sells it. Looks Like Fine Prices House Long Established Has New I, The purchase by Dr. S. F. Ho\ve:l of the^ drug business of Dr. D. T. Davenport, anti which has been pend* ing during several days, \va3 con summated yesterday, and Dr. Howel; i shortage in produc- j Bas already assumed control of this The world’s demands; 0 ^ established drug house, so long tor tlee products of cotton seed are ex* j identified wit.:' Americus. pending with every year, they have »v. Davenport retires therefrom become among the necessities of mod-| and will devote himself to o-her lines ern conditions, and it is but lnevita- j a -tho'Jgh. his plans are/not fully an- b e that a decreased production for j nounced as yet. two seasons in succession should Dr. Howell wi.l retain his interest, bring abflu; a tremendous jump iu in the recently organized howel!- t ie market value. I Pother Drug Co.> and in the conduct Yesterday it was stated that 531 of Us more recent purchase, the bushel was offered for seed, j Davenport store, will have the very VI !@ — V—— No ginning outfit'is so : economical and efficient as ... ~ nrm—mnmi mi ■■ 1 best and most capable assistants. Full details of the u<*w business will be announced in a few days. The Davenport store, opposite the new Council hotel property, in the commercial beau of the city, is an ex- ce.lent stand, and its' former popu larity will bat be increased under the new management. TLe store will be entirely renovated, and many desired, additions made. \ It Wl!l’b«ir the name of the Howell 'Drug Store for the present, at least, and will rank among the leading busi ness houses of Americus and of South western Georgia. 12 CASES OF TYPHOID IS TOTAL FOR SUMMER The efficiency of a emner’s llant is what brings him his ousiness—its economy in opera- ;ion is what gives him his profit. No ginning outfit turns out such a perfect sample as the Munger System—nor does any other gin cost so little to operate or require so little repairs. The Munger System uses a smallerfan thananyothersystem of equal capacity and this one fan both elevates the cotton and blows the seed. The continu ous suction gives a steady load to the power instead of the jerky load of other outfits. The Munger System will handle cotton perfectly under all conditions, having a greater cleaning and drying capacity than any other gin. Having a cleaner section in the Lint Ffue System Ou it also cleans the cotton after it i» 3r . Our double drive distributor makesj to successfully run six gins in a t ' only one' condenser and press l time one or more of the gins may i without -stopping the others. We have prepared and copyrHy. didly-illustrated book which givesMl the Munger System in its different ca It has cost us considerable lo prodaa but we will be pleased to sendafrst - who are interested in cotion ginning. Continental Gin Company Atlanta, Gs. Birmingham, Ala. Dallas, Texas. Memphis, Tenn. Record in Americus Quite Favorable. r Americus hi.s had a total of only twelve cases of typhoid fever during •the entire summer season to date, ac cording to official records in the Health Department, backed by th? statement of City Physician Chambliss. An excellent showing indeed'for a city as large as Americus. ^ This total includes all cases among white and cilored citizens alike, in populatiin of 10,000, or about one case to every one thousand of population. Of this number,' eight cases orig inated during May, June and July, and four since August 1st. It Is a fact worthy of deep consider ation that the greater number of these fever cases are In those sections of the city removed from the sanitary sewer age system—the ratio being about four to one. This is a very strong argu ment in favor of the needed extension of the sewerage system In Americus. City Physician Chamblisa reports health conditiins here as very excel lent at this season. NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE! Dep’t of the University of Georgia. DAHLONEGA All the regular college courses, including Agrira Mining Engineering, Languages, Music, Business, Da Science and Art, Physical Culture and many other stm Military Corp3 in charge of a captain of the United^ Army. Boys younger than 15 years not admitted. Boa per month. Very healthful climate. Term opens Sq All expenses for the year can be covered by l For catalog, write to G. R. GLENN,'LL. D., Pres’f, Dsidonefel Warlick Bros. LAMAR STREET. SPANIARD CROSSES) THE CHANNEL IN AIR SHIP I’ur.’s to Calais Trip Successful! Pulled off liy Mo ssunt. (Special ta Tlmes-RecorJer.) Deal, Eng., August IT.—With every p'rospect of completion in the-coniplv- tion of the aerial trip from Paris London, which since the crossing af the English channel by Bieriot and oihers Das been the great aim of the bird-men, Moissant, a young Spanish aviator, descended near here today, having accomplished the fight from Parh3 to Calais and the Journey across the channel to Dpal with an-ease an l brilliancy rarely surpassed. Flattery is a fault that is quickest cured "by marriage. Listen Until September 1st we will sell l Idwing garments:—White Skirts, all | Dresses, and all Wash Suits at exactly HALF PRIG These are Great Barjj Warlick Bros. SUCCESSORS TO PINKSTON CO. ar Motto—Toor Money Back II Ion Want It—But j AMERICUS UNDERTaS Undertakers and Ends F. 0. MOORE, Funeral Day Phones 88 and 231. Night Phonos