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THE OFFICIAL.' ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 3
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912.
NO. 22
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Eleven hundred and five bar
rels of Georgia cane syrup found
a ready market in Cairo last Sat
urday, and Grady' county farm
ers, who brought this syrup to
Cairo, are ten thousand dollars
richer, -
in other words, Cairo mer
chants paid out for syrup Satur
day, $9,945.00.
• Quite a little fortune if one
man had it all—and awfully help
ful when divided among the
farmers who sold the syrup.
This, is merely, one day’s, busi
ness! Syrup is coming in every
hour in the day, Bix days in the
week, and when it. is all summed
up it is simply immense.
Yes, Cairo ‘ ‘do’ ’ grow.
JAKE KITCHEN SHOOTS
ARM OFF WHILE HUNTING
A young man by the name of
Jake Kitchen, who livedon the
river, happened to a serious ac
cident on Thursday of last week.
The young man was out hunt
ing on the river. He had been
out in a boat but had returned to
the bank. He stepped out and
went to take his gun out. The
gun went off, the entire load of
duck shot striking the left arm,
virtually tearing it off. In this,
condition the man was found
nigh unto d.eath from loss' of
blood.
Drs. Oliver'aPd Glower of this
city attended him and amputated
thfe arm, and at last account the
young man.was doing well?
GRADY TAK PAYERS
$55,000 BEHIND LAST YEAR
T
THIEF
Possibly you didn’t know that
the people are mighty slow pay
ing v tuxes this fall. In fact, the
books of Tax Collector Ponder
shows that there is the sum to
tal of $55,000 still to be paid, and
Dec. 20th—the last day of grace,
right at the door. This means
that the Tax Collector is going to
be a very busy man from now
until the books close. This tar
diness in payiug taxes is not con
fined to Grady alone; other coun
ties report similar conditions;
Tax Collector Ponder failed to
- qneet three of his last round ap
pointments, Lime Sifijk, Spring
Hill and Ragan, and it is possi
ble that the people do not know
the reason. He was ill ,at the
time and was unable to meet
those appointments.
KINCIEN AYENGE DEATH OF
m. JACK BROCK DEAD.
We regret to announce the
death o'f Mr. Jack Brock, a good
citizen of Bold Springs section,
who passed away Friday of last
week.
He had cancer and had .suffer-
much, bearing his affliction .with
a Christian’s fortitude. He leav
es a wife and several children to
mourn his death. He was a good
man, esteemed by his neighbors
and all who knew him.
AS II BURN, Dec. 10.-The
•mystery of the tragic .death of
pretty 19-year-old Minnie March -
manmay never be cleared up,but
the love story of Tan Cleghorn
and the dead girl had its bloody
sequel here this afternoon on the
■streets of Ashburn, when J. W.
Cochran, her brother-in-law and
Lee Marchman, her brother, shot
and fatallv wounded Tan Cleg-
horn and his brother, Marion. _
Ever since the death of the girl
and the varying stories which
floated about, both. prior to and
after the funeral cortege was
halted weeks ago so that the cor
oner might send her stomach to
Atlanta for analysis in an-effort
to locate foul play, the bitter feel
ing between the two families has
increased and grown.
Tonight peace warrants were
issued for nine of the Cleghorns
and five have been arrested.
~ Messrs. W. M.. Hudson and
D. E. Fain, two prosperous farm
ers from near Ochlocknee, Were
among the many visitors to Cairo
Monylav.
Deputy. W. II. .Iludspn shot
Charles *Singleton, colored, late
Wednesday afternoon on Broad
street, breaking the negro’s arm.
Singleton had stolen a bicycle.
A warrant was sworn out foi^
him and Officer Hudson found
him in a restaurant. The negro
rushed out and grappled with the
officer and managed to get by
him; and ran south .on- Broad
street, the officer following close
behind,
Mr. Hudson got close enough
to strike the negro ; with his pis-'
tol when the negro whirled and
made an effort to draw his gun.
He was just a, second too slow.
The officer fired first, his bullet,
striking the negro’s arm- causing
him to drop his gun. He then
surrendered and was put in jail.
The officer says he did not! try
to'kill Singleton, but merely shot
him in the the arm to keep the
negro from shooting him;
Waycross, Ga., Dec. 7—Way-
cross persons interested in exten
sive ranch holding in Mexico are
in,receipt of hews telling of horri
ble massacres in the neighbor
hood of Doarrame. A band of 260
federals caught by a party of fif
teen hundred rebels were all slain
or captured,
Sixty of those captured
were forced to dig their own
graves and were then shot to
death by the rebels. Rebels are
using a $15,>-000 ranch house of
Pelayo Gadnea as a stable for
their horses and are making off
with thousands of head of goats
and cattle.
Direct appeals to President
DR. BUTLER DEAD,
.
We regret to announce the
death of Dr.' Howard Butler of
Meigs, whose serious-illness was
noted elsewhere earlier in the-
week.
The doctor died late Wednes
day Evening, the remains being
brought-to this city and carried
Thursday morning to Calvary, for
-interment. r -
Dr, Butler was a splendid; phys
ician arid a splendid hian!'an(fhis
death is a distinct shock,- not
only to his parents and family,
but to his many .friends here and
elsewhere.
- $60,000, Not $30,000
In stating the cost of Grady
County’s beautiful court' house
last week, the-type? made us say
$30,000, when it.should have been
$60,000. • !
Thirty - thousand dollars isn’t
much to a local newspaper man,
but it is well to make the correc
tion. .
CHIEF LOST $1,000.
Mrs. W. H. Searcy, who has
been on .a visit to relatives at
Talbotton>, will return home Fri
day,. accompanied by Mrs.Walter
Maxwell, a sister of Prof. W. II.
Searcy.
Statement of the Condition of
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
located at Cairo, Ga., at the close of business, November 26th, 1912.
.RESOURCES LIABILITIES
Demand Loans 8,281.72
Time Loans..---. ?----- r . 94,061.87
Overdrafts, unsecured 1,803.68
B inking House 4,181.39
Furniture and Fixtures 2,4b3.42
.Due Com Banks and Bankers
in this State... .... 12,731.80
Dae from Banks and Bankers
in other Stabes ----- 6,046.48
Currency 3,996.00
Gold..—... 60.00
Silver, Nickels, etc...1,671.42.
C *' h V" *"•" 7,084.93
Capital Stock Paid in ,—$30,000.00
Undivided Profits, lessCiirrent
Expenses, Interest and
Taxes paid...... 6,443.84
Individual Deposits
Subject to Check. 60,238.63
Savings Deposits... 20,364.79
Time Certificates... ; 2,409.30
Total Deposits 73,072.62
Cashier’s Checks;... 138.23
Bills Payable, Including Time
Certificates representing Bor
rowed Money...; 27,500.00
Total.... •— $1374.54.79
Total.... ....$137,154.79
CAIRO ODD FELLOWS
ELECT OFFICERS
Last Friday night was the reg
ular time; for .the election of offi
cers for the insuing year, and
the following gentlemen were
chosen:
A. J. Kidd, Noble Grand;
E 1 . E. Prince, Vice Grand,
J. 11. Prince, Secretary;
T. F. Dyson, Treasurer;
j. T. Robinson, Trustee.
The lodge is in good shape and
growing, and with these splend
id men to guide its destinies for
Madero seem to have no effect, j the next year, it will continue to
according to advices ' from J. A. 'grow and prosper. There is no
Sweet, manager ot the ranch. [ better secret order than the In-
Not only have cow punchers been dependent Order of Odd Fellows
driven from the ranches,but sup- and we are glad to know that
plies from headquarters are inter- there is a flourishing loflge here,
cepted and the ranchmen put to
much trouble in getting food.
•The ranch, to' the time this in
formation was recived, has suf
fered damage estimated at over
$100,C00. Appeals to the United
KILLED ABOUT CHICKENS.
Two negros got into an.alter ca
tion on the northern outskirts of
States'for aid or assistance in pre-'the town Monday night and as a.
sen ting a claim to the Mexican' result one of them, Gene Luckey,
government have practically been! was killed, a pistolball passing
ignored;
gMlla sells bonds.
through his neck. Rogers Hill
is charged with the killing. He
esca) ed. There were eye witness
es and no inquest was held.. The
The c ; t.y of Camilla fold her-recent county dogs were telephoned for
issue of $27,500 of public improve-1 and placed on the trail of the flec-
ment bonds Monday night. The j ingman. The chase was kept up-
issue was awarded to R. M. Grant! pratically all night but the dogs
& Co., of Chicago, and brought a lost thd trail after following it
some ten or fifteen miles. It was .
alter reaching the neighborhood
of Pebble City that the chase was
irig the .water and the’light plant,4abandoned.
premium of $875.00.
The bonds were voted for the
purpose of improving and extend-
exten'ding the-sewerage'' system,
improving the public school build
ings and building a city hall.
STATE OF GEORGIA-Grady County.
Before me came J. E. Forsyth-Cashier, of The Farmers and
Merchants Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above and
foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank, as shown by
the books of file in said Bank. . * • : .
J. E. Forsyth, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 10th. day of December
1,912 B. M. Johnson; N. P., Grady County, Ga."
Chief of police Horton was
quite badly^disapointed Saturday
morning. He felt sure he had
located a negro criminal for
whom a reward of $1,000 was
offered. The Coast Line road
has an extra gang working out
of Cairo, Friday morning Mr.
Horton had occasion to go out to
where they were at work, and
noticed that one of the hands
acted in suspicious manner. He
watched the officer closely and
tried to avoid his glance. The
chief rioted this and suspected
then that the negro was wanted
somewhere for some devilment
or other, so he. made a mental
picture of the fellow, taking his
hight, weight distinctive featur
es, etc. Saturday morning the
chief received a notice to look
out. for negro murderer, giving
a full description of the man.
and stating that a reward of
$iTQ0 was offered for his arrest.
Tntfoificer knew - in. a moment
that this negro was the ' man
wanted and went immediately to
make the arrest. BuC-the bird*
had flown. .The negro left Fri-'
dayTiigh't. The chief feels that
he missed a cool thousand.dollars
by a'riiere hair’s bredth
NEGRO WOMAN KILLED.
News reached here this morn
ing of a brutal mui'der just across
the Colquitt county line'over in
Mitchell, A negio man? named
Mat Porter killed his paramour
Hannah Godfrey. The deed was
milted with an axe rind it is said
that the unfortunate woman was
literally hacked to pieces by the
mad man.
The tragedy was caused
by a quarrel over a trivial offense.
Immediately after the negro
committed the deed he fled and
has not been captured.
Moultrie Observer.
Pelham Journal.
TAYLOR-DOLLAR
Miss Grade Lee Taylor and Mr.
John Dollar were married at the
home of the bride Saturday night
at eight oclock,. Rev. ,1. B. Wight
performing the ceremony.
V.'It was a quiet wedding, in fact
the young people took their
friends absolutely by surprise,
though they had been planning
the joyous event for quite a while;
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.and Mrs. Arch Taylor and is a
pretty,.winsome girl, and Mr.
Dollar,the groom, is a sturdy, in
dustrious and manly young man.
The Progress j .ins their many
friends in congratulations and in
good vwishes. fM
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