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f G-u <. j fUM '. *, * , -; ,? j )■? ias-s THE OFFICIAL.' ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY. VOL. 3 CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912. NO. 22 OF L 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 HMMMHM here Do You Do Your Banking? i We offer you our services in handling your Bank : ng Business. Vo have a Bank fully equipped with modern appliances that, will as- , sist ns in giving the,public the very best service that can be obtained. Our Bank is managed in the most conservative manner and we guar- antee-to'you an absolutely safe place to bank your money. It is the policyof this Bank to assist its patrons and to the people who depoit their rtioney with us we give preference when their business requires assistance from a bank. In our Savings Department \v,e pay interest at the rate of '4 per cent compounded quarterly, and if you have money that you would like to invest Bafely and let it make you u reasonable income you can do no better than plaee it with us on interest. You can feel at all times that your money is safe and that you will have it when your needs require it. Your business will be.greatly appreciated at this Bunk whether 'your account be large or small. W. S. Wight, Pres H. G.. Cannon, Vice-Pres. W. H. Searcy, V.-P. & Cashier tjMMMMM -<as^--«WBSW»'-«WBSW MMMilK _ '' "c v C ' '■' * $SS98 Hi