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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 4
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH, 6
1914.
“ESNIERALDA” PLAYED
IN BOSH WEEK
The ftmatejus who played "Es
meralda” In Cairo last Friday
evening reproduced this little
drama in Boston Tuesday even
ing to a large and appreciative
audience. Tne door receipts wa s
quite a surprise to all who went.
The people of Boston were
very courteou s and hospitable in
deed, their favors, hospitality
and their patronage seemed to
-be such a willing contribution to
the Roddenbery Memorial Fund.
Mesdames J. S. Weathers and
C. E. Mauldin chaperoned the
party.
CAIRO H i
OFFERS JM IK PRIZES
For the purpose of encourag
ing better methods of- fanning
we will 'give 85.00 in cash for
the best acre of corn grown with
fertilizer bought from the Cairo
Guano Company.
$10.00 in cash for the best
acre of cotton; $10.00 in cash for
the best acre of sugar cane.
Above named crops must be
fertilized with guano bought
from the Cairo Guano Company,
and worked under instructions of
Mr. P H. Ward, Farm Demon
stration Agent of Grady County.
Above prizes apply to adult de-
modstrators and co-operators,
and not to any member of the.
corn or cotton club. The. corn
must be measured by two dis-in-
terested reliable parties selected
by P. H. Ward, who shall make
affidavit to same. ; Cotton and
cane must be estimated by three
reliable dis-interested judges
who shail be selected by Mr. P.
H. Ward, who shall make affii-
dayit as to correctness of same.
See the Cairo Guano Co. or P.
H.. Ward, County Demonstration
Agent, who will be glad to advise
with you as to the best formulas
to be used for the above named
crops.
II
GRAND JURY
IN THE SECOND
Another warm, congressional
fight is anticipated in the Second
congressional district since Ros-
coe Luke, former mayor of Thom-
asvjlle, has notified his friends
that he is determined to make
the race again this year against
Judge Frank Park, who was
elected to sycceed the late Con
gressman Roddenbery.
Mr. Luke made a splendid race
last year and his friends -now
express the belief that the con
ditions which; then resulted in
his'defeat by a narrow margin,
can now be easily overcome. In
any event it is already settled
that they are going to trv.—Fred
Lewis in Savannah News.
MR. SMITH RAISING
CABBAGE ON LARGE SCALE
Mr. J. M. Smith was -in Pel
ham Tuesday morning with a
load of very fine cabbage raised
at his farm east of town. He
has two acres in cabbage. from
which he has already sold more
than $100 worth. On the . two
acres he put out 2J.500 plants,
He estimates that he will have of
this number fully . 20,000 that
will have of this number fully
20,000 that will mature. He is
receiving about 30 a pound for
them and each head is averag
ing something like from 5 to
cents apiece. He has had no
trouble so far in disposing of all
he has brought. to town. The
plants were put out in October
and November.—Pelham Jour
nal. *
Commissioner D. P. Ward of
Pine Park, was in the city Tues
day.
Mr. W. E. Darsey Of Whig-
ham was here Tuesday attend
ing to business.
WANTEfi TO BtFY-Seed
Cane, Early Pea Seed, state
quantity for sale, price, etc.
Address R. C. Hines, Cairo, Ga.
Hon. Roscoe Luke, of Thomas-
ville, who will be a candidate
for Congress again in the state
election,-; was here Tuesday at
tending Superior Court.
Cols. Tyrrell and Cain of Whig-
ham, were attending court here
this week.
Mrs. Charlie Cannon
Passes Away
A sad death was that of Mr.
Charlie Cannon which occurred
at her home about four miles
fro n Cairo last Friday. She had
been a sufferer for several years
and confined to her bed for sever
al months.
Mrs. Cannon,, before her mar
riage was Miss Julia Mills.
About twenty five years ago she
was married to Mr. Charlie Can
non. To them were given Six
children, all.of whom survive her.
Her death causes much regret
to.relatives and friends and the
bereaved family have the deep
sympathy of their friends in the
town.
Her funeral services were con
ducted Sunday morning at 10:30
and the interment took place in
the Long Branch cemetery.
Mrs. A. C. • Stevenson will
spend the week-end in Cairo
with her mother, Mrs. S. A
Walker.—Camilla Enterprise.
Statement of the Condition of
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
located at Cairo, Ga’., at the close of business, Feb. 25th, 1914
RESOURCES
"LIABILITIES
Demand Loams.. ...._.$ 2,047,60
Time Loans. 80,878.71
Overdrafts." unsecured...
Banking House:
Furniture and Fixtures
•- Due from Banks and Bankers
in thiB State
Duo from Banks and Bankers
in other States
Currency . 2,09o.0n
| ^K 6 0 8 .^ O
4,236.76
2,466.32
10; 010.07
6,57(i.:!4
Currency 2,090.on x
Gold 262.60 f 4,6
Silver, Nickels, etc 1,105.22 (
Cash Items... 1,260.48 J
Total.. $127,713.99
Capital Stock Paid in $30,000.00
Undivided Profits, lessCurrent .
Expenses, Interest and
Taxes paid’. ’ 5,617.70
Due Unpaid Dividends .... 136.00
Individual Deposits
Subject to Cheek 68,208.76 )
Savings Deposits..13,706.75 , 91,646.39
Time Certificates.. 9,640.88 )
Cashier’s Checks 413.!
Bills Payuble, Including Time
Certificates representing Bor
rowed Money NONE
Total $127,713.99
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 4th. day of March
1914. L, M. Ausley, N. P., Grady County, Ga.
SUPERIOR DOUR?
IN
Georgia, Grady County:
\\ethe Grand .Jury selected,
chosen and sworn for. the M,arch
Term, 1914, of Grady Superior
Court, beg leave to submit tile
following presentments.
We have through our various
committees examined the affairs
and records of the county, The
several, reports are appended
hereto and having been adopted
by the whole body are referred
to as a part of these present
ments.
We recommend that the Judge
of this court appoint a probation
officer for this county and we
urge the said officer to be vigi
lant in seeing that probationed
offenders comply strictly with
their sentences. .
We have found that the com
missions of all members of the
board of education haye expired
and we have re-elected all the
members {of the present board,
towjt: J.B. Wightm, E. A. Max
well, Harmon Harrell, T. M.
Chastain, and D, G, McNair,
each to hold for a full term from
the date of the expiration of the
commission under which each
has hitherto held.
Through one of our committees
which submitted an oral report
we find that the jail in very good
condition except that it is not-
kept quite so cleanly as we think
it should be, and except that
there should be a new heater put
in the cell for white prisoners
and that the.closet for whites be
immediately repaired, also the
closet for colored prisoners is
in need of repairs and should
have quick attention. There, is
one window in the negro depart
ment that should be given im
mediate repair. The court house
we find in good condition and
neatly kept.
We have not had sufficient
time to examinethe roads, poor
farm or convict camps.
It is gratifying to find the
dockets of our Superior Court in
such excellent condition. - It is a
good sign -for our people that
there was not a single jail case
when court convened, and but
little business either civil or
criminal upon the dockets,
we recommend that the coun
ty be paid interest on its deposits
in banks on equal terms with the
banks’ other customers. Lei the
proper officers give this matter
attention.
we deplore the use of money
in Grady county {elections. This
insidious practice has prevailed
in our county for years and un
less it is stopped will certainly
undermine the character of our
people and the intergrity of our
local government. But it is
practice of which direct evidence
is almost, unattainable, and is
capable of being handled, more
effectively by an upright and
virtious public sentiment, we
urge all good citizens to condemn
such conditio ns, and use the
offices in discouraging same, and
by hereafter watching for evi
dence for future grand juries
That a freeborn white citizen
should sell his birthright of an
independent suffrage for a trifle
is amazing and is a blot upon the
name of an independent citizen
ship>
we heartily commend the offi
cial conduct of our most capable
judge and thank him for his able
and comprehensive charge anfl
other aids to this’body. We also
thank our Solicitor General for
the courtesy and help w hich he
has rendered to us.
We thank our Bailiff H.
Superior Court convened here
Monday morning with Judge
Eugene Cox presiding, and with
Solicitor Bell attending to the
State’s end.
This is the first term of court
held here with Judge Cox on the
bench, but inffiis rulings and de
cisions proved to the entire sat
isfaction of the people of Grady
county that he is fully able and
competent to look after .the Al
bany Circuit.
His charge to the Grand Jury
was well delivered, strong and to
the point.
There were few cases to come
before the Court, as the docket
was very light. The case of the
State vs. A. Parker, a wealthy
farmer of North Grady,'who at
tacked J. M. Sellers, an yattor-
ney, was disposed of Tuesday.
Mr. Parker was found not guilty
by the Jury, Judge Cox sever-
ly critic’zed ihe Jury for their
verdict.
Another case of interest that
was disposed of Tuesday was
that of Mrs. Fannie Parnell,
who w.as charged with violating
the prohibition law. Mrs. Par
nell was found guilty and sen
tenced to pay a fine of one hun
dred dollars or go to the peniten
tiary for one year and serve six
months , in jail, There were a
number of cases disposed of Wed
nesday, two of trem being for
violating the prohibition law.
Vinson for his very efficient ser.
' NO. 32
WEST’S COMMISSION
SENT TO WASHINGTON
Atlanta, March 4.—The com
mission of W. S. West, as Unit
ed States senator has been sign
ed by Gov. Slaton and is now on
its way to Washington, address
ed to Senator Hoke Smith, who
will {present it to the president
of the Senate. Senator West
will be sworn in by the president
of the Senate as soon as he ap
pears to take the oath of office.
According to information hree,
Senator West is expected to
married during his pyrotechnic reach the capital in time to take
career as millionaire at Climax. | his seat in tlje Senate Thursday.
The two appear to have become It is believed here that Senator
entirely reconciled. West will make an announce-
After Oliver was sent to the ment as to his future political
penitentiary for alleged bigamy, plans shortly after he takes his
OLIVER’S WIFE'
HAS JOINED HIM
Americus. March 3.—A. D.
Oliver, the former Climax bank
er and promoter, recently re
leased from the Georgia peniten
tiary, whel’ehe served four years
upon conviction for bigamy, will
reach Americus tomorrow, as the
first place for his series of lec
tures, he having taken the lec
ture platform. He announced
last night that he would be ac
companied by his wife, whom he
the only one of^ many charges
then preferred against him that
would stick. Mrs. Oliver re
turned to her mother's home,
under the belief th'at as her hus
band wns convicted of bigamy
she was free again.
seat in the Senate, and that up
on his announcement will hinge
the immediate future of Georgia
politics.
If Senator West decides to run
for governor or announces that
he will not he in the. race to suc-
Some time thereafter she mar-j ceed himself in the Senate that
ried an Atlantian named Wright, i would be equivilant to an an-
but shortly secured a divorce; nouncement ’ that Gov. Slaton
from him. j will run for the Senate. If Sen-
Now, after a separation of well; ator West decided to run for the
high five years, she returns to: Senate it will mean that Gov,
Oliver, to whom she in reality'Slaton has decided not to make
vice, and also the other officers
of court for their kindnesses to
to us during our labor.
we recommend that these pre
sentments be published in botn
tKe county papers and that each
be paid $5.00,for publishing same
Most respectfully submitted,
K. Powell,.Foreman,
we the Committee on inspec
tion of the public books and re
cords, beg leave to report that
we find the books of the various
county officers carefully and cor
rectly kept.
This does not include the books
of the justices of the peace, we
find some of these are kept as
required by law, and many not.
we have marked our'disapproval
on the dockets on such dockets
as we have not found in proper
order we wish to worn the justi
ces who keep these dockets that
they should comply strictly with
law and we specially cite them
the sections of the crimnal code
as to the manner of keeping
same. We find on the pension
soil one Nathanial Singletary who
we are informed lives out of the
county and even out of the state,
and whose name should be drop
ped at once from the list of pen
sioners!
Respectfully Submitted
J. E. Hall, Chairman
J. W. Hurst
J. R. Garland.
Jas. Swicord,
Upon considering the fore
going presentments the same
are here approved and all
nominations elections, recom
mendations and appoint
ments therein contained are
hereby confirmed,
In open court. Mar. 5 1914
E. E. Cox, J. S. C. A.C.
WANTED-Eggs eggs egg,
and Chickens. I am paying fif
ty six and one half cents, 56 1-2
cents for large fat hens in cash
trade, always pay the. highest
price cash for Eggs Bring me
your produce of every kind and
receive the highest price for
same. | M ’ §§',
F, A. Richter,
“The Produce Store.”
legally married at .Climax, he
having since proven that he was
in fact A. D. Oliver, and that it
was in truth his twin brother,
Harding, who had married in
Mississippi and had since gone
to unknown parts in South Amer
ica. The Olivers will reside in
Americus. He is reputed to be
very wealthy.
WANTED—Ten thousand
meal, hull and oat sacks.
See us'for all kiiids of ferti
lizers, buggies and wagons.
W. G. Baggett & Son
that race but proposes to remain
as governor. There is a decided
impression the last day or two
that Gov. Slaton may remain in
the office of governor rather
than seek to go the United States
Senate at this time although of
course, there is nothing certain
about it. The indications are
that the next move is up to Sen
ator West and when he speaks
something definite will be known
It is taken for granted that
Senator W^st will not stand in
the Governor’s way and that
whatever Senator West does will
be in accord with the Gouernor’s
wishes.
Condensed
Statement of the Condition
Of the
CAIRO BANKING CO.
Li xuitcd at Cairo, Uu., at the close of business February if* 26, 1014:
Published Under Call From State Bank Examiner. ’ ' > JWLiifi
RESOURCES .*
Loans ,fc Discount's $163,213.63
Overdrafts. NONE
Banking house. Furniture
and Fixtures... ., 7,387.66
Due from Banks W Cash
on Hand 35,168.86
Total $205,770.06
LfAUILfl’ES
Capital Stock. $35,00(L0O
Surplus and Undivided Profits 10,666.61
Total Deposits.... 160,668.30
Cashiers Checks — r - r -- 446.14
Borrowed Money NONE
Total $205,770.05
Walter Davis, President, O. T. Davis,. Cashier.
ATTENTION.
We wish to call your attention to the above State
ment and note the Splendid Growth in Deposits since ®ur
last Statement. Uoon the strength of the Statement we
would be glad for you to call around and open up an ac
count with us—we Guarantee that you will be satisfied
doing your Banking business with US.
Walter Davis, President, O. T. Davis, Cashier.
Condensed Statement of
CITIZENS BANK, Cairo, Ga.
Published under call from State Bank Examiner at close of
business February 25, 1914.
RESOURCES
Loans & Disc, $193,226,66
Banking House,
Furniture and
Fixtures 12,505.90
Cash in vault’
and due from
Banks
Total.
75,191.06.
6280,923.62
LIABILITIES
Capital Scoclc 850,000.00
Surplus and Un
dived Profits 22,-’705.35
Certified and
Cashiers Checks ; 369,65
Unpaid Dividends 64.00
Deposits 207,784.62
Total $280,923.62
We Respectively Call Yctur Attention To The Above
Statement And Solicit Your Banking Business.
W. S. Wight, WH Searcy, II, G. Cannon
President Vico-ptes. & Cashier, Yice-Pres,