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Wednesday,
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, 'SEPTEMBER 12, 1913.
NO 8.
PROSPEROUS TIMES
ARE NOW AHEAD
CAIRO
CONTINUES TO GROW
SCHOOL (PROGRAM GRADY COUNTY
OPENS MONDAY FARMERS UNION SEPT. 10
COUPLE
VOL.
Southwest Georgia is facing
the most prosperous fall she has
ever known. Cotton is bringing
a high price and all other farm,
farm products haye or are also
bringing fairly good prices.
W e take the following from
Sunday’? Constitution which
shows why Georgia and espec
ially Southwest Georgia are go
ing to reap the harvest of a pros
perous season.
“Last year this state was
nearly a million bales behind its
normal production. Texas, the
only state that supersedes Geor
gia in production, was, by a pe
culiar conspiracy of circumstan
ces, a million bales ahead of its
normal. With cotton rocking
along at a fair price, Texas reap
ed the harvest.
t “This year the situation is
squarely reversed,”
“Drouth and insect pests have
scourged Texas along with other
southwestern states. Texas will
come up a million bales short of
normal.”
“Georgia, the second largest
• state in the belt; will come up
with a condition that varies hard
ly an eyelash from the ■ ten-year
normal.”
“Now, then—
“Prices for the entire belt will
be made not only stable,, but will
be boosted_by the shortage in the
southwestr It is impossible thdt
supply can even overtake de
mand. Already September and
October options are.reaching up
toward the 13c mark. It is a
bull year with a whoob> and the
bears are scooting to cover.”
“What state is going to garner
the harvest from this bull year,
created by a providential short
age?”
Georgia is that State and
Southwest Georgia is going.to
get her full share.
Cairo must and is going to have
her share of the business’ this
fall. The merchants and busi
ness men have prepared for this
prosperous season by buying
bountifully in all lines v of busi
ness, They have shown they
appreciate your trade-by prepar
ing for your wants for this fall
and early summer.
Now just, a few more words.
The business men here are pre T
pared to give you .the highest
. possible prices for your farm
product's Mr. Farmer, and
though, you may live in adjoin
ing counties you will make no
mistake by bringing your cotton
and other farm products here,
andfdoing your trading in this
city.
Dr. E. E. Dedge of Milltown,
Ga., is a new citizen just arrived
in Cairo. Dr. Dedge is a dentist,
and a good one, and has come to
make this his home. He has
purchased the outfit pf the late
Dr. Graham and will occupy the
Graham office, over the CaiVo
Banking Co. Dr. Dedge brings
his family with him, arid up to
Tuesday they had riot found a
suitable residence. If you hap-,
pen to know of one, let the Doc
tor know about it. He will ap
preciate the courtesy.
Explanation From The
Grady County Medical Society
The action of the Grady County
Medical Society in establishing
uniform fees and regulations for
its members does not in any way
aim at the hcnest man regard-
lesss of how very poor he might
be. There is only one item on
on the fee scale any higher than
the Grady county doctors have'
charged for at ° least five years,
and that item is now less than is
charged by physicians of adjoin
ing counties. ' ,
We are willing to extend all
the courtesy to the deserving
poor, man that he is entitled too.
If it is a c.ase of charity we are
willing to treat it as such as we
always have done. If the man
is not able to pay up at tfie end
of the year we are willing to
help him to arrange matters sat
isfactory. What we are endeav
oring to protect ourselves from
is not thelionest man, regardless
of how poor he might be, but \ye
are tryirig to protect ourselves
and our honest patrons from the
professional “dead beat” over
the country. When the dead
beat practice is eliminated the
honest rrian will get his practice
cheaper. Merchants, banks,
guano agents and farmers all
work-to eliminate the dead" beat
from their business, so why not
the physician.
Everything that we buy o
sell has gi’eatly increased in price,
but'the i physician is still getting
practically the same fee as when
cotton arid meat were five cents
a pound.
We offer this explanation as it
seems that some parties over the
county have wilfully mislead the
intentions of the Society. To
any right-thinking honest man
there is absolutely no injustice
intended by our Society regard
less of financial conditions.
Grady Co. Med. Society.
Dear Patrons:
For fear that I will not be able
to see each of you personally be
fore school opens .next Monday
I am addressing you this letter
publicly, to app'pal.to; you to give
your very best .help in making
this the finest yqar that the Cairo
Schools have eyljr enjoyed. To
succeed in- this attempt it is ab
solutely necessary to have the
united support of every patron in
the town.
In many cases trie : /success or
failure of a school can be traced
to some deficiency on the part of
the teacher or the pupil in the
school room, but more often the
results are dependent upon the
support of those who patronize
the school. We ^eel that the
faculty that has been' gathered
together for Cairo is all. that you
could ask for the instruction of
your children, that each is an
earnest worker and will untiringly
exert exery possible effort to ad
vance the standiug of the pupils,
so all we ask for the complete
success of this session is your
hearty co-operation and.interest
in the things which we shall try
to do for the school and the town.
For the sake of your child, your
town, and the progress of the
school cause in Cairo do your very
best at all'times in bringing about
the most favorable results. The
school does not belong to the
teachers nor does it belong'to the
Board'of Education, it is purely
your school and we appeal to you
to help us make your school the
most brilliant, the most success
ful you have ever had. Yor are
urged to be present at the open
ing exercises Monday morning at
9 o’clock. They will be interest
ing and instructive. Secure A
catalog from me or Mr W. B.
Roddenbery.
Yours very truly,
R. Dorman,
. Supt.
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Merritt. James Ausley, of
this city, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Currie
Fermese, and Mr. Andrew Lee
Plowden, of Valdosta, Ga., the
wedding to' take place in the
early fall.
Fall business in Cairo is on a
big oljd boom. Our cotton buy
ers are busy the live long day,
bidding on king cotton, as fast
as they pass • on one sample
another is poked at hi nr: The
price has been playing close
around 13 cents.
Not True.
It is rumored about town that
the place and time for the trial
of Leconte, the butcherer of the
Bodifoi’ds, has been fixed.
This is not true. Solicitor-
General Bell, when seen about
the rumor, said that nothing had
been done in connection with
this case since last Friday when
Judge Park announced a change
of venue.
Call and see us when you want
Seed Oats or any other kinds of
seeds. Wight & Browne.
Mrs. Ben Pope of Akridge was
Secretary Ward and the pro
gram committee have arranged
the following for the next meek
ing of the County Union.
At 11.00 a. m. An address by
Editor Blanton “Rural Civiliza
tion”
At 11:30 An Experiencement
meeting, five minutes talk by
delegates.
At 12 noon, Cotton, Cotton
Seed and Syrup, Hon. W. C. Bar-
row, P. II. Ward and E. F. Dol
lar, short talks.
This should be one of the best
meeting held this year. All far
mers are invited to attend.
All locals are urged to send
quoto of delegates, and let as
many others corne as can.
We are all anxious to hear
Editor Blantf n on ‘ Rural Civiliz
ation.” It is a vital subject,
touching the very heart of coun
ty life. This maybe his last
speech in Grady county for some
time, aa he goes to Washington
soon for a six months stay. Let
hs be on hand and hear what he
has to say.
P. H. Ward
Secretary
G. C. Ft U.
BOLL WEEVIL
Dr. E. L.. Worsham, StatieJEn-
torridlogist’ wilf accompany Dr
Phil Campbell and agents of the
Georgia State College of Agri
culture next week on a tour ol
Louisiana, 1 Mississippi and Ala
bama, where the boll weevil,
.which is expected to enter Geor
gia next year, will be studied at
close range. ,
Dr. Worsham and these agents
are going to bend everjj effort to
have those counties which are
sure to ,be visited first by the
boll weevil fortified against this
pest as strongly as'possible. .,
Early maturing varieties of
cotton seed are now being raised
on experiment farms throughout
Georgia which will be distributed
in these counties in which the
boll weevil is expected to appear,
for through early maturity the
boll weevil is best combated.
Saturday afternoon, Mr. R. H,
Buckaloo of Thomasville, accom
panied by Miss Emily Sampson
of the same city and a friend, ar
rived in Cairo in an auto, and
asked where they comd find the-
Baptist parsonage. Hither they
went and Miss Sampson soon be-
camo Mrs. Buckaloo, Dr. B. D.
Ragsdale performing the cere
mony.
The Thomasville Times-Enter-
prise has this to say of the mar
riage:
. “The young people have beera
sweethearts for some time and.
Saturday decided to wed at once.
They secured an auto, went to-
Cairo pnd there the knot was
tied. They went to Bainbridge-
and returned to Thomasville yes-
terdag, to make this their home.
‘ ‘Miss Sampson is the young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs'. S.
Sampson, and is a very ctiarmiripr
and beautiful young woman. Her
father is away in Europe at this
time. Mr. Buckaloo, during his
stay here, has made fi iends and
is a young man of unusual ability
and energy.”
THE BRIDE WAS
SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE
George W. Letchworth and
Mrs.. Annie Crosby were joined
m matrimony in - tl\e office of
Fudge P. I-I. Herring on Thurs
day of last week. . i
' The groom was about 50 years
of agejand the bride about 70.
Let Thefa Have It,
They Deserve It
The .boys of the fire depart
ment have asked the City Coun
cil for the second- floor of the
City Hall for the purpose of fit
ting up a gymnasium for the fire
boys. We learn that .the boys
intend to fit the room up in first-
class form so that they can make
it interesting and pleasant for
them. The boys need exercise:
they need practice in order to be
able to fight fire—when there is
fire to fight, and we hope that
the Council and people vvill en
courage the movement.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
MAKE OUR BANK VOURBANK’
Statement Showing Condition At Close of
Business Sept. 10th, 1913.
RESOURCES
CASH
Banking House
and Furniture
Loans and'
Discount :
43,694.59
6,697.22
105,685.87
LIABILITIES
DEPOSITS 96,539.94
Capital 30,000.00
Undivided Profit 5,521.74
Bills Payable 25,000.00
Unpaid Dividends 16.00
157.077.68 157,077.68
The growth of an institute is not only a credit
to its management, but is also an .index to the ser
vice it renders its patrons. The above statement
shows on an increase of approximately $30,000.00
over our bsiness of a year ago If you are interested
in the growth of a home institution, watch the
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
“Make Our Bank Your Bank”
W. T. Crawford,
President
J. E. Forsyth,
Thomas Wight, V-president. Cashier
insist.
HARVEST TIME
LAYING BY TIME with the crops is nearly over and
the HARVEST TIME will soon be here, but this is now
in reality LAYING BY TIME.
This is the time when .everybody should lay by for the
coming year, it’s not what a man makes that makes' him
independent, it is what he saves.
We offer you an absolute safe place fo lay by your
money for your future needs." If you have money that
you are not going to use at present, place same with us
on time deposit, taking a CERTIFIFICATE OF DEPOS
IT For it, we pay a liberal rate of interest on such depos
its. . ■ . \ ..
Come in to see us we welcome the small depositor as
well as the large.
CITIZENS BANK, Cairo,, Ga.
W. S. Wight, President, H. G. Cannon V. P.
W. H. Searcy, Vice President & Cashier.
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