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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,