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VOL. 4
Official Vote of the
2nd Congressional District
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1913
Official consolidation of the vote
last Tuesday has been made by
Executive Secretary Hardy Ulm,
in Atlanta, and the necessary
certification will be sent on to
Congress. The official vote was
as follows:
Covington—Baker, 5; Calhoun
43; Colquitt, G04; Decatur, 88;
Dougherty, 10; Early, 198; Grady,
47; Miller, 82; Mitchell, 74; Tift,
.174; Thomas, 172; Worth, *17;
Total, 1,4516.
Luke—Baker, 50; Calhoun, 19;
Colquitt, 472; Decatur, 412
Dougherty, 212; Early, 253
Grady, 902; Miller. 266; Mitchelh
516; Tift, 410; Thomas, 1,244;
Worth, 71; total 4,827.
Park—Baker, 282; Calhoun,
405;, Colquitt, 211; Decatur, 722;
Dou'gherty, ’ 488; Early, 820;
Grady 264; Miller, 143; Mitche'l,
688: Tift, 325; Thomas, 245,
Worth, 1,353; total, 5,438.
George II. Harrison, Bain-
bridge, Socialist—Colquitt, 2
Decatur, 30; Miller, 37; Mitchell,
1; Tift, 20; Thomas, 6; total, 96
Late Saturday, evening, Will
Williams, n negro, charged with
stealing a ctw, made his escape
from tho Grady county jail.
It is said the negro made'a
rope out of part of his cot and
tied it to the vvjndow, one of, the
bars of which was broken some
time ago. He managed -to
squeeze through this opening, Ifiit
the home-made rope 1 was not
strong enough to hold him, solve
took a tumble to’the'ground
about 20 . foet below, lie was
uninjured by iiis fall, and immed
iately .left, for parts unknown.
Linton Singletary,' whoisun-
der sentence of life imprison
ment for'the murder of Hardy
Rawls, was also in tho jail but
made no attempt to escape.
WHERE? , WHAT?
Three Car Loads of Horses
and Mules
We received at our barn this
week'.two car loads of the besl
.mutes ever shipped to Cairo, t.hej
arc' blocky, short haired wel
built mare mules. Wo also hnv<
a fejw choice brood mares. Thi-
is'an opportunity for all panic;
Whii.desire or will need a good
horsjp or mule during this fal I am.
next-year. f
Como and se.e them, the prior
is right and we make terms 't<
suit.
Crawford-Miller Cairo, Ga
Roscoe iMse .Wili
Make No Contes!
JUDGE FRANK PARK, Our New Congressman
Many friends oi the Hon. Ros-
coe Luke all over,the district, in
view of certain irregularties
c'aime.d in the re.cont election
held for'Congress in'this Dis
trict, Have urged him-to contest
the election ail'd have Cited ' num
ber of instance which would have
certainly brought on a court
fight had Mr. Luke chosen- to
make it. Mr. Luke had refused
to make any statement for two
days after the election, but- on
last Saturday gave out the fol
lowing statement.
“I shall certainly file no con
est before any ot the courts or
Before Congress. The fact that
persons registered on election'
day and voted for Judge Park,
and the fact that a great num-
.ber*of' persons voted in the town
of Sylvester and in the county of
Worth, who had not registered
prior to the date when the regis- j
tration books should have closed,!
and the. fact that the registrars
of Worth county never purge;
and certified the registration lists
for Worth county, as required
by law, acts of Legislature, 1911,
page 167, is a matter of public
record,. .
“Those voting, who weVe no’l
strictly enjJtled to’, vote under
the law,..in all probability, .were
led to believe, or did believe,
that they had a right to vote. 1
shall certainly file no contest that
would in effect defeat their ex
pression, when I cannot show
that , they! did not know but
what they had a right to vote.
“The discussion of a contest
may as well be ended. Any con
test" that I shall hereafter file
will be with the- peop'e of the
whole distrh t.
“I shall.always with gartitude
and love, remember those who
support© 1 me in this race, and
shall never hold- enmity against
any man tlut differed with me.
LUKE WILL AGAIN
TRY FOR CONGRESS
There seems to be a persistent
rumor floating around that Hon.
Roscoe Luke of Thomasville,
will again be "a c ndidate for
Congress next year. No official
word at all has cvme from Mr.
Mr. Luke, as to his plans, but
the idea seems to prevail' with
friends closest to him.
The following dispatch sent
out from Thomasville seems to
bear out the report:
That Hon. Roscoe Luke-will
be in the race for congress again
next year at the regular election
for a representative for the sec
ond district is a fact that nobody
here doubts, and although the
prospective candidate has him
self has made no-statement in re
gard to the matter, he is known
to be too hard a fighter to give
up at the first defeat. Mr. Luke
feels that he made many friends
in his recent campaign and he
has had assurances that led him
to believe that he will come out
ahead should he go into another
race.
, A good deal of speculation is
going around in Cairo as to
whether Mr. Luke could still
hold his strength in Grady county
Some say lie can’t, while others
are most .positive, that should he
decide to run again, that' he
would receive a larger majority
in his next race.
Watch Out For Big 7/
Christmas Edition
Mr. B. M.. Johnson attended
the Fair in Valdosta last Thurs
day.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
JjAIROjGtA.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
Harvest time Will soon be ovor and another year of your
life gone Have you sived any money this year? Time once
spent never returns. Yon won't always be young. Every person
should lay aside part of their income for their protection in old
age. Deposit your savings with us and let your money grow while
you sleep.
5 per- cent on Twelve Months time Certificates
4 1-2 per cent on Six Months time Certificates
4 per cent in our Savings Department, compounded quarterly.
" W. T. Crawford, Pres. Thos. Wight, V-Pres.
• J. E. Forsyth, Cashier. ♦
There are already a good many
evidences in Cairo that Christ
mas is our next door neighbor,
that period of universal happiness
and good cheer. Just a few more
short weeks and the hustle of the
holiday season will be with us.
Just before Christmas the mer
chants should make their great
est effort for trade, for this is
the biggest trading period of the
yiar, and if your goods are not
sold then one of your best ad
vantages is.gone.
To assist the merchants in dis
posing of their stocks, as well as
ourselves, the Progress will issue
a big Christmas edition which
will be generously circulated in
all the country contigious to Cairo,
in time to give the merchants
plenty of time to get their holi
day announcements in every home
in the county by the time people
begin to do their Christmas trad
ing. Besides carry ing announce
ments of the live merchants of
our city in this issue, before the
holidays are over, it will be filled
with Christmas poems and illus
trations from beginning to end
and be made one of the most at
tractive Christmas papers ever
gotten out in this immediate sec
tion. It will be placed in a neat
and attractive colored cover and
as a whole gotten up in such a
manner as to make it a most at
tractive advertising medium for
the merchants of our city.
The exact date of poblication
will be announced later.- We
hope tho merchants will see the
advantage of - this paper, and
through theii* patronage enable
us to get up quite an attractive
and neat paper, showing the peo
ple of this-county and sorround-
ing counties that Cairo is and
will always be one of the best
markets to- do your Christmas
shopping in this section of tho
state.
Georgia Baptists To
Meet on November 18th
The ninety-second annual ses
sion of the* Georgia Baptist Con-'
vention will be .held at. Gaines
ville- on. November 18 to 21, tho
first meeting opening on Tues ;
day morning at 10 o’clock, with
Rev. John D. .Me)l, of Athens,
presiding.-
The officers of: the. convention
are Rev, John D. Mell, of Athen s,
president: Rev. Alec Bealer, of
Eastman, first vice-prcRident;
Z. H. Clark, of Moultrie, second
vice president; Rev. B D. Rags
dale, of this city, secretary; Rev.
A. M. Bennett,- of Norman Park,
assistant secretary, and Rev. E.
J. Forrester, of Macon, treasl'
Hon. E. E. Cox
Tendered Judgeship
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On Thursday, Nov. 6th, Gov. 'competent by his conferes at the
fohn M. Slaton announced 'the liter.
ippointment of Hon. Euge.ie 'E. j Except the mayoralty of ,his
lox, of Camilla, as Judge of the!city; Camilla, Judge Cox has
Ubany Circuit, which was made never held office, though he went
meant by the election of Judge
-'rank Park to succeed the late
Congressman Roddenbery.
Many had thought thaH'ne! several times been prominently,
loyernor would delay ^-he ap-! mentioned in connection with the
(ointment for a short while, as race for congress.
as a delegate to the national con
vention which nominated I^ryan
in Denver in 1908, and he lias
here were many candidates for
he plate.
The Governor gave as his rea-
.In addition to the known qual
ifications of Judge Cox for the
place, another -thing which had
;on for tho early appointment the ! weight with the governor in
'act that he was going away 1 making the appointment was the
from the capital to be gone for a 1 central location of Camilla, the
ihorfc.while, and thought it best seat of Mitchell county. It is
.o dispose of the matter before practically surrounded by the
other counties of the circuit, an!
is most accessible to all of them
by rail, t
There are many would-be-
judges over the circuit who are
leaving.
The nsw judge is about 35
years old, and has been practic
ing law in Camilla ever since'his
admission to the bar. Fur two
years he has been president of sorely disappointed, but as a
the.Bar Association of the Cir- ( wholeGtov. Slaton’s appointment
cuit, and is considered able and is satisfatory.
Farmers Uses Whiskey
To Cure Hog Cholera
Lake P rt, Iowa, Noy.ll—The
value of whisky, as a preventive
and cure for hog cholera has
been demonstrated by Ferdinand
Pabst.
Mr. Pabst had lost forty ani
mals and as many more"were ill,
when his mother, who had pass
ed through an epidemic of cho 1 -
era in Germany, told him to use
whiskey. Not another of his
herd has died.
W. C. T. U. Will Hold
Meeting Monday Afternoon
The W. C. T. U. will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the
rest room next Monday after
noon at 3 o’clock and the ladies'
have a rare treat in store for
them, as Mr. Pat Ward has
kindly consented to give an ad
dress to the Union, and we cor
dially invite the honorary mem
bers to be with us and hear this .
address by Mr. Ward.
CITIZENS BANK, Cairo, Ga.
W. S. Wight;
President
WII Searcy, It. C. Can
Yjce-pres. & Cashier, Yice-P
The Bank That Appreciates
Your Business
I,ct us prove this statement (> you—that we appreciate any
iness intrusted to our care and it matters not whellrn-yc ur aec
large or small we'give it tho most careful attention.
Wo would like to have the n ame of every man, woman
child in Grady county on our hooks as ont\ customers. • Wo
have Qtt our hooks over Seven 11 end red accounts and if you
not a customer of our Bark we would like to lin\'o you coni
and open an aoc6nht\with us. We pay interest on- deposits
follows: k
bits-
lourit
and
now
are
Time Certificates of Twelve Month's 5'per cent,
Time Certificates of Six Months -1 1-2 per cent,'
Savings Department Compounded Quarterly 1 per cent.