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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1916)
Th© /'lontgonaery T^\or\itor PUBLISHI I) F.VKRY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL OROAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Knterwl at th<- PoHtofiice in Mt. Vernon, (la. as Bucorid-Class Mail Matter. H. B. FOI SOM, I dllor and Owner. S' a Vear, in Advance. ailvcrl jKi mi iitx ninet Invariably \>e paid i* advance, at the lf-K»l rate, and an the law direota; and mnat he in hand not later than Wedneadav morning of the Brat week of inaertion Mount Vernon. Ga.. Thursday Morning, July 20, 1916. Congress threatens to adjourn. Hut the legislature—“not yit." We will have biennial sessions of the legislature when we elect a legislature built that way. The Mexican situation will con tinue to furnish newspaper copy as long as a bandit can muster a few followers and raid the ranch es along the border. Georgia’s Anti-Saloon League, Kichelberger, Felder, Lawrence and Shuptrine may all pass out of the limelight, but prohibition has the people of the state be hind it, and has come to stay. The corn crop in this part of the state promises a fine yield. Cotton does not appear in such good condition, and it may be that not enough of it will be made to put the price below ten cents. The Atlanta Constitution of Sunday last gave the new county craze a jolt that shook up things all over the state. The people are getting their eyes open to the enormity of some of these propo sitions. Two blades of grass are grow ing this season where only one grew before; but the main thing is to see that both those blades are cured into hay. We are im proving our cattle, and South Georgia hay is one thing they will need. The silliest of all arguments is that you can cut Georgia counties in half and at the same time cut their expenses in half. Where one county, or one bank, or any other corporation, pays one set of officers and men, two counties or two banks must pay two sets of officers and employes. There are some honest and brainy men in Congress, and they are standing loyally by Woodrow Wilson in these troublous times. And, strange as it may appear to some people, there are a number of good men in the Georgia legis lature who would pass measures for the good of the whole people. W e are told that hundreds of millions of dollars are tied up in projects awaiting the end of the war in Europe to be turned loose. This reminds us that the man who has something to sell or of fer to the world when peace is declared is the one who will be benefitted by the new conditions. We have always been opposed to the method of electing judges by direct vote of the people. Politics will continue to be poli tics, and no man can be an im- j partial judge who has to go down j and dicker fora vote with the j fellow he ought afterwards to fine or imprison for violation of the law. The “county unit plan, “which a bill now pending in the legisla-, tore would incorporate in the state’s primary law, has about as much resemblance to real demo cracy as a section from the by laws of a ’fore day club. In the first place, the state has no right whatever to dictate to all parties what their findings must be, simply because the Democratic party is in control in the state. The man in a county having a thousand voters has no more right or voice than the man who lives in the county having ten thousand voters. The proposition to disfranchise thousands of men living in large cities and counties is nothing short of an outrage, and smacks more of anarchy than of democracy. t TTYfVUYTWVVfTVVYYYrmY • ► Georgia State l .J! ► Press Expressions. J • AAAAAA.AAAAAkAAAAAAAAA.AAAA When “Little Joe” Rrown ad vocated a change in Georgia’s fis cal system and pointed out its weakness, he was ridiculed by a large element who would have swallowed it at a gulp if the ar gument had come from another source.—Valdosta Times. The whole state has its eyes fixed on the legislature in its ac tion with the Savannah muddle, which is no less than a liquor and anti-liquor fight. The vote for and against will be watched with interest. Rutler Herald. An exchange publishes that “Miss So-and-So will give a dance for the benefit of the war suf ferers,’’ and judging by the pic ture of the young lady’s dancing costume the poor young thing had already sent the war suf ferers nearly all her clothing.— Hartwell Sun. The men who are parading down the cotton rows behind a Georgia mule are worth more than a cow-pen full of the city dudes who parade in “prepared ness” stunts. —Lyons Progress. There should never be a new county made in Georgia, or any other state, except by a majority vote of all counties from which it may be proposed to take land to make the new county. Any oth er plan is unjust and undemo cratic.—Perry Home Journal. A few days ago the farmers were praying for rain and now they are anxious for dry weather, and if it doesn’t come soon the crops will be ”et up” by the grass, which is said to be grow ing at an alarming rate. —Hawk insville Dispatch-News. The government report on cot ton placing the estimate of July 1 at more than fourteen million bales for 1916, could be revised now to something like twelve million. —Cordele Dispatch. One writer has said that the bill providing for biennial ses sions of the Legislature will nev er pass, and the reason given for such prediction is that the Legis lators could not afford to miss the annual picnic at the expense of the state. Pembroke Enter prise. Church people are paying more taxes than others in our state, and 1 >art of this money goes to help our state institutions, and this is right. But it is wrong for the Baptists, Methodist. Presby terians and other church people to have their main help for their j colleges taxed by the state, after they have by taxation assisted the state institutions.—Telfair Enterprise. It looks as though the price of subscription rates of every paper in the state and country is going up. Either that or go out of bus iness with many. It may come this way soon. Wrightsville I Headlight. While Tattnall county has had plenty of rain these last few days, we are fortunate in not having had our lands Hooded by over ffowing streams, as some sections have. Tattnall is a mighty good place in which to live anyway, and her people are fortunate ih more ways than that indicated above. —Tattnall Journal. The legislature should be quick about it and lift the judiciary out of the political mire. There are some things going on in Georgia, this very minute, that ought to be rebuked. Keep the judiciary 1 out of politics. Darien Gazette.! THE MONTGOMERY MONTTOR-THURSDAY, JULY*2O, 1916 | Grady County Farmers Lost Much Live Stock. Thomasville, Ga., July 16. J Parties here yesterday from Beachton, just across the line in Grady county, tell of much loss of cattle in that section from the heavy rains and storm of last week. One hundred head of hogs, fifty or more goats and a j large number of cows are said to j : have been drowned by the high ' I waters. Lightning struck and, killed three horses belonging to George Beverly, of the Beachton j district, and knocked another; horse out of the lot and through ! a wire fence, cutting him very | badly. The roads in that section | have been very badly washed al so, making it difficult for the res idents to get around much. Great Meteor Falls On Arkansas Farm. Hot Springs, Ark., July 14. A meteor, the unburied part of j which is as large as a five-room j house, fell last night on a farm \ 20 miles west of Hot Springs. Farmers today were afraid to approach it because of gases and smoke which still were arising. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Sheriff. At the solicitation of numeronH friends, T am before the people of Montgomery county as a candidate for the office of Sheriff. The duties of tiiia office, if entrusted to me shall have strict, husinecss attention, without fear, favor or affection. Duty and its performance shall be my watchword, and the support of my fellow citizens generally will he greatly appre ciated by me. Respectfully, I. J. Davis. For Sheriff. To tin- Citizens of Montgomery County: I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of yonr county. As heretofore, I do not propose to do imnossible tilings, hut il again favored by you with the office, I guaran tee to execute properly all matters coining in to my hands, and am warranted in claiming experience second to no man in our county. Assuring you of my highest appreciation of your support in former campaigns, and solici ting your votes in tin* coming primary, I am Yours Kospectfully, James Hester. For Clerk Superior Court, Having served you faithfully, and being thoroughly familiar with the work, I am ask ing at the hands of* Montgomery county citizens election again to the office of Clerk of Superior Court. My service as former clerk and my record as a citizen are before you as an open hook. I will appreciate your support in the approaching primary. Yours to serve, M. L. O'Brien. For Clerk Suuerior Court. It is my desire to serve the people of Mont gomery county another term as Clerk of the Superior Court, and to this end I earnestly solicit the support of the people generally During my liret and present term I have en deavored to give strict attention to the duties of this office, as can ho observed by any voter. It has my entire time and attention. My candidacy, of course, is subject to the require ments es the Democratic executive committee J'hanking one and all for past favors, and t*listing that 1 will continue to have the con fidence of the people, lam Yours very truly, O. It. Tylf.ii. For Tax Receiver. 1 cull the attention of Montgomery connty voters to the fiv't that I am a eamnlidate for the office of Tax Receiver, an<l an. asking an other term of this office at the hands of my fellow citizens, the matter to be deeided in the primary to be called. Having served you faithfully in this capacity before, as records will show, I solicit your support, and assort you that it will be my purpose to serve you in good faith ami to the best of my ability, ltespect fully, Jims G. Morris. For Tax Receiver. After being solicited by my friends to run for the office ot Tax 1U reiver, and wishing to comply with their requests, I hereby announce myself n candidate for that office, subject t<> the action of the l)em«K*ratic primary. If elected, 1 will till the office to the host of my ability. \V. L. Snow. Parry town, Nov. 16th, 1915. For Representative. Po tlie Yvders o| Moiitgomon County: I hereby announce my candidacy for the of fice of n nresentative of Montgomery county i in the General Assembly of Georgia for the I ensuing term subject to the democratic pri mary. 1 believe that lam conversant with j the needs of the people of the county and if l atu entrusted with the duties »f this impor \ taut T»ftice I pledge my heat efforts to serve tin j intei est of each taxpayer of the county, ami 1 shall advocate no mcasurt affecting the inter nal affairs of the county without tirst taking tla people into my fnU confidence. I bclievi j that every voter has the right to have a voice • j in any matter that affects the comity's interest. ! ! Kindly thanking the people for their past favors and earnestly soliciting the support ot j all, I a.n respectfully, J. C. Calhoun. I For Representative. 1 announce to the people of Montgomery j • County that 1 m> a candidate for Hepresenta , ti.e iu the Legialaturc, subject to the action ! 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AILEY LODGE 229 1. 6. O. F. Meets Each Saturday Afternoon, Hall m Ailey. Chas. Frizzei.i.e. N. G. M. 11. Dakley, Secy. Takrytown Lodge 492 I. O. O. F. Meets Fridays before Ist and 3rd Sundays, 2 p. m., Tam town. 1. .1 Joiner, N. G. I. C. S. Berner, Secy. Takrytown Camp 710 W. O. \V. Meets Fridays before Ist and 3rd. Sundays. 5 p. in., Tnrrvtown. C. W Bkckworth, S. C. 1. C. S. Berner, Clerk. Each Lodge in the county is in- 1 j cited to furnish for this column a j card as above, free of charge. iOO-Day Velvet Beans Choice 100-Day Velvet Beans, two dollars per bushel, delivered in five bushel lots or more. We handle planting peas, all kinds, and will deliver anywhere. Write for prices. Better peas, and better bagged than others you will buy, and sold delivered. H. M. 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Goodi sound seed $2.00 per bushel. D. S. Williamson, Uvalda, Ga. Pigs for Sale. I Fine blooded stock: cross be tween the Big Bone Guinea and j Tamworth; $lO per pair. See or write J. W. Adams & Son, Route 1, Mt. Vernon, Ga. ( 112515
