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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY
TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY.
FIRE IS WORST ONE
EVER IN HISTORY
TO FIGHT THE ILL
OF ANNIE E. SPEER
Hundreds Have Perished in Legal Battle in Athens is of
Flame and Smoke.
Interest.
WI10I3 SssSlon of Minnesota Forest Mill Left By Mailier of Judge Emory
Forests Blaze—Towns Are Its-; Speer is Contested By Heirs, and
strayed and Loss of Property is ali Interesting Legal Fight Is tsoir
Enormous.
Being Waged.
Wirroad. Minn., October 10.—Tie
.greatest catastrophe that Mlnneso.a
lias experienced since the Hinckley
catastrophe fifteen years ago, occur
red Friday night and Saturday, when,
the ■whole Minncsota-Manitoba, boiin-j
dary country was swept by fire, an
as details become known the disaster
assumes appalling proi>ortions.
Ti.<e number of deaths tonight arc
estimated at from 100 to 200, almost |
entirely among the settlers in th-
woods around the towns of Baaudett-.i, *
Pitt, Roosevelt and Graceton. j
Very few of the settlers are know ,
■to have escaped and this osumate will
likely fall considerably short of the
actual number. J
Scenes of horror are reported - on
every hand. People lost tfJeir 'heads
completely and ran aimlessly about
bewailing their loss. Streets of the!
towns were strewn with personal be- j
longings which were thrown away in
their flight. •
Crowds of ablelbodied men, mostly
•workmen with no person to care
for, ran pell-mell to board tine wait
ing train at Beaudotte to the exclu
sion of women nrtd children.
Then were scenes enacted which
will never be forgotten by those
present. Sick people, apparently by
the score were caxrled or assisted
to points of safety. There were five
■patients In Carrlgan's .hospital, wivlc.i
was burned, one woman who had given
birth to a child during the afternoon
being among the number. (
Beauidetta Spooner. Hitt and Grace-
ton, Minn., weTe wiped ofT the map by
fire this morning. The bodies of
seventy-five settlers have been located
and it is thought the death list will
total upwards of 300.
Wagon loads of human bodies are
being brought into the railway sta
tion at Beaudette.
,It Is reported that many settlers,
crazed with grief at the lost of fain
Hies and property, are roaming th
woods, and searching parties are
constantly looking for the injured, the
dead and demented. One family cf
nine, one of sev* n and ono of five
were destroyed.
The whole country cast of here is
on Are. Roosevelt, Swift, Williams
and Cedar Spur are in danger. All
the women and children are being
rapidly removed to places of safe
The Canadian Northern has stationed
trains at every station at the service
of the people and Is doing everything
In Its power to relieve the situation.
The people of Beaudette and Spoon
er aid the settlers through the
north central part of tide state have
lost everything. Five thousand
homeless and the greater part of them
absolutely destitute.
(Special to Times-Rccorder.)
Athens, Ga., October 10.—A suit fi!
ed here today in C.ark Superior court
on account of the prominence of the
people involved will be of no small
Interest throughout the state. The
■will of the late Mrs. Annie E. Speer,
mother of Judge Emory Speer and
Miss Laura Speer, of this city, will be
contested.
The will was probated In common
form and caveats filed by relatives re
siding outsido the state, and when the
ordinary ruled against them, they ap
pealed to Superior court and the case
will go before Judge Brand to he
heard during the week.
The will of Mrs. Speer was tirade
in 1899. ft provided that Judge Bmo-y
Speer should receive that portion of
his father's estate that had Ifccen deed ■
ed by him to Dis mother, while the
re3t cf her property went to -Miss
Laura Speer.
hero was another daughter, now
deceased, and at the time of making
the will, them wero two children of
this' daughter—Mrs. Thomas. They
were W. B. Thomas, of Jacksonvil'e,
and Mrs. Lula DeBardeleben.
Through their attorneys, Judge I
J. Strickland, of Athens, and Jones, &
Seligman, of Atlanta, objections have
been filed and the will contested on
the grounds of undue influence or
Judge Speer and Miss Speer and un
sound mind and rntmory of Mrs. Speer
-at the time of execution.
property in question is value 1
at about $30,000, and the case will
b> beard with much interest here and
at ether places where the parties are
well known.
TWO TABLETS AND
STOMACH MISERY GONE
Dodson’s Pharmacy sells and guar
antees the best prescription the
world has ever known for disturbed
and upset stomach, gas, belching,
heaviness, heartburn, acid stomach
and biliousness.
it Is called MI-O-NA. remember tU»
name, and It banishes distress from
overeatlag or fermentation of food in
five minutes.
It Is guaranteed by Dodson's Phar
macy to- cure Indigestion, sick head
ache, nerousness and dizziness,
money hack. t
No matter how long you have suf
fered you will find a certain cure is
MI-O-NA stomach tablets.
"About six weeks ago I purchased
a box of MI-O-NA tablets for an ag
gravated form of stomach trouble,
had been troubled for four or five
years, had tried different physicia.13
and a great many patent remedies, but
of no use, until I used MI-O-NA. They
entirely relieved me from pain, and
can now eat most any kind of food
and relist' It.”—A J. Fish, West Car
thagf. N. Y.
• MI-O-NA stomach tablets are only
30 cents a large box at Dodson's Phar
macy and druggists everywhere. Gat
a trial treatment free, by writing
Booth's Mi-o-na, Buffalo, N. Y.
CLASS AND DISTINCT!!)
We have Just received announce
ment of the free, clever Pnzz'e Contest
being distributed by Bedingfle’d
Co., of Jacksonville, Fla. To eacn
person who writes to them they send a
Picture Puzzle Card, and to every one
who can correctly solve the Puzzle
they are giving away a premium, eith
er a fine Safety Razor, a Watch or
some other valuable premium.
It is reported that since BedingfleM
& Co. moved to Jacksonville, Fla.,
from Georgia, that they have develop
ed the largest Maid Order Whisks;
Business of any body In the South, and
this was done largely because they are
selling that famous brand of "MONO
GRAM RYE" Whiskey for $2.93 fur
Four Quarts, delivered, and are girlu?
a full pint of Rock and Rye Whtekej
FREE with each shipment.
Our readers will be Interested In
their Puzzle Contest and should write
them for ono of these Picture Cards.
PLENTY OF DRUNKS TRIED
AND BUSINESS IS GOOD
Rosy Session of the Police Oonrt on
Monday.
it was the circus aftermath thr.t
morning to the capacity point.
drunks and fights of varying
and -dangers. It required the
lampooned.
Kills n Murderer.
with many victims. But Dr. King’s New
Life Pills kill It by prevention. They
gently stimulate stomach, liver and
bowels, preventing that clogging that
Invites apiiendlcttls, curing Constlpi
tion. Headache, Bllllousness, Chills.
25c at Eiirldge Drug Co.
LARGE PROFIT IS REFUSED
IN A RECENT REALTY DEAL
Buyer of Plantation Hus u Fortune
Therein.
THINK OF
Mexican Mustang; Liniment
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU.
Relief from pain that might otherwise
cause you hours of agony.
Tired out muscles eased up and made
ready for another day’s work.
Lameness in the back and shoulders
promptly cured and stiff joints limbered
up.
Burns, Scalds, Cuts and Mashes ren
dered painless and quickly healed.
Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica
robbed of their anguish and banished
forever.
Ulcers, Old Sores and Open Wounds
healed promptly and permanently.
Thefirstapplication of Mexican ^
tang Liniment subdues the painhi n
continues its work until eve-” ~ ! utlt
nerve
Lues its worn until every auiver;
is soothed and quieted. 4 eni i
The great penetrating power of tv
famous remedy enables it to do v
quickly and positively.
In all cases of Sprains, Bruises or Lam,
ness. Mexican Mustang Liniment
should be rubbed in persistently.
The antiseptic qualities of this old relia
ble household remedy make it safe J
sure.
Prices 25c., 50c., $1.00 per bottle. For.*i.t>7»nDm«ebu., LYON MFG. CO. 41 to 45 So. 5th St, BROOKLYN,
m
■IN ALL THESE:
Ladies’ Suit and Hat Bargai
HAMILTON & CO’S
Great Cut Price Sail
Ladies’
Suits.
And other Ready-JoWear Garments
are shown In a bewildering profusion
of newness, aharm, and style, and ill
at "Cut" Prices for this Cut Price Sale
Ladles' $13.00 Suits $11.38
Ladies’ 20.00 Suits *3.98
Ladles' 23.00 Suits 19.43
Ladles’ 30.00 Suits 24.98
Ladles' 30.00 Saits 39.00
Prices to “Suit”
Every Purse.
Our Millinery is tawl
and second to none ud ill
Children's Hats ar» 'Cad
the great Cut Price Slit I
Ladies' $2.50 Hats
Ladies 3.00 Hats ..
Ladies 7.}0 Hats ..
Ladles' 10.00 Hats -■
Ladies' 15.00 Hats ..
Ladles' 23.00 Hats -
Everything!
Fori
“Collegian” Clothi
ng, World Famous,
For Men andl
« $9.00 Suits, “Cut Price $6.8S
$14.50 Suits, “Cut” Price $9.48
$16.00 Suits “Cut” Price $11.4£
s _
THE DAILY “SPECIALS” Previously advertised are
packing this Big Store with eager buyers, and
• all “hold good” until Saturday night, Oct. 22.
Come and share In this Bargain Festival
$18 Suits, -Cut” Price
$25 Suits, “Cut” Price
$30 Suits, “Cut”Price!
Hamilton & CoJ
CUT PRICE SALE
The man who has a good reputation
may not be able to realize the fun he
might have ifhc didn't.
Hoarsne^s in a child subject to croup
ie a sure indication or the approach of
the disease. If Chamberlain's Cougi
Remedy Is given at once or even aft ,-r
the croupy cough' has appeared, it wl’i
prevent the -attack. Contains no pois
on. Sold by ail Dealers.
Refusing a clean, net profit of about
$15,000, a gentleman who recently in
vested largely In farm lands neir
Americus. -feels that he has a fortune
In hl3 recent acquisition. The farm
in ques*ion Is desirable one withal
and out of the lest In the AmericuB
territory. The l oawy advance offered
the purchaser but reflects the demand
for farming lands In the fine territory
aboutAmerlcus.
For Sale.
10 mules on account of having soil
lands. 6 mules ages 5 years, 2 mulct,
aged 7, 2 mules, ages 9. Address E. A.
Hill, Americus G-4t—.v
YOUTH, TO BE HAPPY,|
WED A FASHION PLATE.
Fjsliion is Hey to
Mental and Moral Status.
Boston, October 11.—The Rev. Her
bert S. Johnson, one of Boston's fore
most divines, ohampions the cause
of the hobble skirt and other ultca
fashions of the fair sex and advlsts
the American youth in search of a
helpmeet for life to select a girl who
Is a close follower of the fashions.
‘IThere Is no more potont Influence
for good in the modern community to
day." said Dr. Johnson, "than femi
nine fashion. Not only are the ever-
changing fashions of women one of
the chief delights of civilized com
munities, but It Is a safe statement
to make tilat we have today no mote
conclusive key to a woman’s moral
anU mental devoopment than the
clothes she wears.
"Much has beon said of th» high
cost of living. The Immense sums of
money spent annually iu tUia counttv
on apparently useless articles of wo
men's personal deco-atlon nro ‘aitc.J
as .arguments In favor of American ex
travagance, when as a matter of fact
this Hem is one of our smallest na
tional extravagances. No woman to
day, however free she may co*ild;r
herself from the hire of the lab!*',
tNlng In clothes, shoes, hats ail
glovos, can afford to be othorwlso
than well dressed; and to begin et
the beginning, every argument to the
contrary Is a fallacy. . .
"Tills matter o! - I
dial trait. The «“** I
dresses -the he* 1 - *' ,|
its are the nr** v
all the country
man or won»» *
moral develop** 1 *'
vanced. A 8 lrl ^
self-reepoctiM ^
fashionably a*®
skirt, the
heeled shoes sh
one foil)"’ 3 of J,