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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH, 20
1914.
NO. 34
L PEOPLE
FOUND GUILTY
A number of the Carnival peo
ple who were exhibiting their
shows at Whigham last week
were . arrested last Saturday
night by Deputy Sheriff Hudson,
on the charge of running
gambling device.
They were tried Wednesday
before Judge Singletary, and
were convicted on the charge.
The evidence in the case seem to
tear out the verdict.
The parties were James Mat
thews, W, C. Brown, A. R.
Br wn, D. H. Gibson, Joe Slaney'
. dnd J. L. Smith.
Matthews drew a fine of $20.00
and costs, and the others plead
ing gbilty were assessed only
$10.00 each.
Complaint was made by some
of the citizens of Whigham to
officers here on Friday and De
puty Hudson went down and ar
rested them Saturday night.
ITEMS FROM THE
CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL
On Wednesday morning we
were delighted to have as visi
tors Dr. Curtis and Bro. Ander
son. The former led the devo
tional exercises in an interesting
manner and later gave us a short
but instructive talk oh the train
ing of an elephant.
' Among the visitors on Mon
day morning' the 16th were Bro.
J. M. Outler, presiding elder of
the Thomasville district, Bro. W.
L. Wright, Misses Eunice Bus
sey and Lillian Trapnell of Met-
ter, Ga. Bro, Outler led the de-
yptional exercises and gave us
an interesting talk on the me
thods of uplifting the school.
We Appreciate these short visits
and would be glad if they were
made more frequently.
The examinations for the mon
th of February are over and al
though they were a little difficult
the pupils as a whole made ex
cellent records.
Cairo High School will open
their baseball season Friday af
ternoon. It hasn’t definitely de
cided who the game will be with
but hope to see a large crowd
out.
IT BY
On last Saturday night at
Whigham considerable excite
ment was created by the shoot
ing of young Mr. Boyd, by a ne
gro, Rosebud Brown.
It seems that the trouble grew
out of a settlement of some kind,
the negro ' firing five shots at
Boyd only two taking effect.
Both these were in the leg.
Mr. Boyd, is one of the owners
of the Boyd Lumber Co., which
is located about two miles below
Whigham. The young man’s
wounds, while not serious, are
very painful.
The negro was also charged
with carrying concealed weapons
and was brought here and tried
before Judge Singletary Tuesday
He was sentenced to serve 18
months on ’the chaingang. The
felony charge will not be taken
up until the next session of Sup
erior Court.
Quick work by Col. R. R. Ter
rell and other citizens of Whig-
ham, in hurrying the negro to
jail here, probably saved further
trouble.
SOLVING TOE BOLL
WEEVIL
One day this week seven fat
beeves dressed were shipped by
express from Cairo, and a large
lot of pork at the same time.
Almost every day a largo
amount of beef and fresh pork
is shipped from here to Thomas
ville, Waycross, Savannah. Jack
sonville and other markets, also
many coons of chickens and
crates of eggs, and often coops
of turkeys are shipped. At the
high price meat is selling this
brings large sums of money to
our farmers.
The field for stock raising was
never more inviting and Grady
county is well suited for this in
dustry.
With these conditions existing
GradyV farmers are not alarmed
at the cry of the approach of the
boll weevil.
MRS. BENTLEY PASSES AWAY
The sad death of Mrs. S. J.
Bentley, wife of J. Bentley, oc
curred in Blowing Cave district
Tuesday night at two o'clock.
She leaves a husband and seven
children, four sons J. M. Bent
ley, T. W. Bentley, N. E. Bent
ley, all of Grady county, J. S.
Bentley, of Pelham, and three
daughters, Mrs. M- H. McMad-
dox of Grady county, and Mrs.
W. T. Tinsley and Miss' Francis
Eentley, both of Pelham, to
mourn her loss, but we feel sure
that our loss is her heavenly
gain, and we want to say to our
neighbors and friends of the sur
rounding community that we feel
so thankful for the many kind
favors.shown us during her sick
ness. We hope they will be
blessed with God’s unerring spirit
for the mahy kind favors shown
us. J. Bentley and children.
Woman’s Work
In 1912 Massachusetts passed
a minimum wage law applying to
women and children. .
In 19l3 similar laws were en
acted in eight other states.
In Colorado, Minnesota, Ne
braska and Washington, the Min
imum Wage Commissions may
also fix the standards of working
conditions.
In Colorado, Oregon-and Wis
consin they have additional auth
ority over work hours.
Utah established minimum
wage rates in the law itself.
Arizona and Colorado establish
ed an eight-hour day for women,
Montana and Idaho a nine-hour
day, and Delaware and Sexes a
ten-hoyr day.
Night work was prohibited or
jimited in several states, includ
ing New York, Nebraska and
Pennsylvania.
COUNCIL CO-OPERATING
WITH THE CiVIC CLUB
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The Mayor and Council at their
. last regular meeting declared the
week beginning. Monday March
25th. official ‘ ‘Clean-Up’ ’ week.
The city will furnish wagons and
men to haul the trash and they
will start around on' Wednesday WANTED—Ten thousand
the'25th. Everybody is urged to meal, hull and oat sack3.
have their places cleaned up ar.d See us for all kinds of ferti
le trash ready for hauling at lizers, buggies and wagons,
this time. I W. G. Baggett & Son
- NOTICE |
The Tired Creek singing con
vention will meet with Providence
church 3 miles Southeast of Whig
ham on the. fifth Sunday and
Saturdao before in this month
J, G. Rehberg.
C0X-HUDS0N
Married last Sunday ten o’clock
at the home of Mr. T. S. Cope
land, Miss Myrtice Hudson to Mr.
Charlie Cox, Judge P. H. Her
ring performing the ceremony
Both the young people are from
Bold Spring section of the coup
ty, and have many friends in that
.settlement who will join the Pro
gress in congratulations and best
wishes. ,
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CAIRO, GA.
• MAKE pu£ BANK YOUR BANK
OUR VAULT IS A FAR SABER
place to keep your money than to
hide it around the house, and besides
we will pay you 5 per cent interest
on 12 months time certificates, and
4 12 per. cent on 6 months certificates
and 4 per cent in our Savings Depat-
mont comdounded quarterly. It
will earn nothing if hid in yonr
trunk^ but if deposited with The
Farmers & Merchants Bank jt will
work for you day and night
W. T. Crawford, Pres. Thos. Wight, V-Pres.
J, E. Forsyth, Cashier.
MITCHELL COUNTY IAN
W ashington, March 17. --Judge
W. N. Spence of Camilla, Mitch
ell county, was this afternoon
nominated by the president as
United States attorney for the
district of Alaska, division No. 3.
The nomination was made on
the recommendation of Senator
Hoke Smith.
Judge Spence is one of the
best known citizens of southwest
Georgia. For many years he
waspresiding judge of the sup
erior courts of the Albany cir
cuit, and several years ago was
a candidate for congress.
As district attorney for the
third division of Alaska, Judge
Spence will be stationed at Val
dez, ivhicfi is 5,000 miles north
of Seattle, on Cook’s Inlet, which
is the port of the Copper river
mining country, and a possible
terminus of the proposed Alas
kan railway. The climate is said
to be good, although the winters
are long and cold • The summers
are delightful. ,
J+idge Spence’s salary will be
§5,000 annually.
No Four 0’Clock Footache
People who bav e to be on
their feet a good deal gen
erally suffer from aching
feet during the latter part
of the day. And the latest
style shoes have something
to do with this form of dis
comfort too.
If you will dust your feet
eyei-y morning with a little
BOTH FACTIONS
WANT PEACE IN GA.
SOUTH GEORGIA
WILL BE THERE
Atlanta, |March 12. -Political
peace in Georgia, above all other Atlanta, March 18.--When ,
considerations, is earnestly desir- eomes to shakingdown the plumb
ed by Gov. John M. Slaton and from Georgia’s big political trees
United States Senator Hoke this summer, Southwest Georgia
Smith alike, according to the di- J 138 announced its intention of be-
rect and unqualified statements on’the job. It seems that at
of their friends., I those former plum-distributing
One or twc irresponsible writ- affairs - that section of the State
ers, it is declared, have created lias been left out in the past, ac-
the impression in some localities C01 ’ding to Thad Adams, of the
that Smith and Slaton would, wel- Moultrie Observer, who was in
come a fight, that they are politi- Atlanta a day or two ago, and
cal enemies on all points, and| Mr - Adams declares that this
that nothing would suit them bet- j season his section is going to have
ter than to lock horns. The news look-in or know the reason why.
syndicate is in a position to state j “We are mitgreedy,” said Mr.
with positive knpwledge that Adams. “We don’t want all the
such assertions are as untrue of plums, or even n lion’s share, but
one side as they are of the other,! we do want one °f the big ones,
and that whatever the political | an d I believe the people of other
season may bring forth in the sections of the State will recognize
way of-contests, neither Smith 1 lhe justice of our claims.”
nur Slaton nor their friends want ■ what the Southwest Geor-
to see Georgia plunged into a bit- S ia people want, has not yet been
ter factional wrangle. i definitely stated, and it is presum-
Friends of both sides hope and ed th:lt will be more or less de-
beliove that the political futures ternined by political develop-
of these two leading figures in tnents. If Governor Slaton runs
Georgia’s present political life ^ or l ^ e Senate, thev may put a
will not cross or clash, , man in the field for the Governor-
Senator Hoke Smith has let it ship - H Gove n» Slaton decides
be known, practically ex-cathed- not t0 run ^ or Senate, it is al-
ral, through Mr. Josiah Carter, m ° st sure ,hat 11 Southwest Geor-
that he will positively not take / natl w '.** put f° rwar( L
sides inState political issues this The section would have one
strong advantage in such a con-
test, and that is that the leaders in
that section are practically unani
mous upon the man they would
put forward, Who is Hon. W. C.
Vereen of Moultrie.
Mr. W. H. Robinson, was a
business visitor to Valdosta Wed
nesday.
PROSPERITY
Advertisements Are ihe
Guideposts Showing Way
By HOLLAND.
W OULD you travel the
road that leads to Pros
perity"? Then read the. ad
vertisements. They are the
guideposts pointing the way.
Disregard the" advertisements
and you are likely to go
wrongs and even If you final
ly reach your destination you
do so only after needless de
lays and unnecessary travel
ing.
The traveler who would
disregard guideposts, who
would not examine them at .
every opportunity, would' ho
called foolish. Ho. would get
little sympathy When he com
plained of Ume lost going ihe
wrong direction.
The mun who neglects to
rend the advertisements Is
disregarding guideposts and
. Is taking unnecessary chances
and is deluylng.hls own prog
ress.
ADVERTISEMENTS
OFFER WAVS TO
SA VE DOLLARS.
If you fall to read and profit
by the advertisements you
are giving your neighbor who
ddes read them an advantage.
Tread Easy
and shake it into your shoes
besides, you will have foot
comfort all day. It is a de
lightful soothing foot pow
der which prevents aching
and soreness, absorbs moist
ure arid overcomes the fric
tion where the shoes bind.
No four o’clock footache
for people who use Penslar
Tread Easy foot powder. Its
name tells the story-’‘Tread
Easy”-it “turns miles into
smiles.” Twenty-five cents
a box. The box is large.
The Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
Advertisment.
summei, but will simply stand
flat-footed on his own record in
the United States Senate and will
ask the voters of Georgia to re
turn him to Washington to con
tinue the work he is engaged in.
It has been officially dehied, even
to the satisfaction of correspon
dents in Washington who~have
been opposed to HokeSmith, that
the senator-had anything what
ever to do with the announce
ment of Hardwick for the suc-
cessorship to the late Senator Ba
con, and that \he had equally
nothing to do with the announce
ment of Hon T. S. Felder.
It has been proven equally true
that Gov. Slaton- himself has
never said anything that could be
construed into a desire on his
part to get into a fight with
Smith. It Governor Slaton de
cides to run for Bacon’s place
Senator Hi ke Smith will have
absolutely’nothing to do with any
opposition to Slaton that may de
velop.
SENIOR LEAGUE SOCIAL.
Last Tuesday evening the Sen
ior. Leaguers and a lew friends
enjoyed a social hour together
in the League Hall. The follow
ing program was. rendered on
Charles Wesley..
“Life of Wesley” by Sammie
Stubbs. . " -vr' •
Duet—“Jesus Lover •• of my
Soul” by Misses ' Barrett and
Clark.,
: ‘Circumstances . which lead
Wesley to write this song” by
Miss Carmichael.-
All -of', the hyms used were
composed by Charles Wesley.
After this program ’ was carried
out, , all those present entered
heartily irt.o an “Observation
Contest.”. A salad .course, .was
served latc^ in vise evening.
There wc r.e about thirty-five pre
sent. '
The.success of- the' entertain
ment is due. to Miss Myrtle Har
ris who has charge’of the Liter
ary and Sbciaf Department of
the Senior League.
Judge J. E. Hurst and wife,
returned recently from a visit of
several days at Stark, Fla.
Judge Hurst has son at that place
and they were guests of him
while there. The Judge talks
very interestngly of his visit and
the strawberry industry at that
place’. He says that on one day
while he was there four car loads
of strawberry were shipped, and
the crop nets the people of that
immediate section about §76,000
a year.
BANKS TO CLOSE
AT FOUR O’CLOCK
Beginning Monday, March23rd
the undersigned banks will close
at 4 o’clock during the summer,
except on Saturdays.
Citizens Bank, 1
Cairo Banking Co.,
Farmers ^Merchants Bank
A Mistake Corrected
There have been many rumors
throughout the county for two or
three weeks to the effect that
Miss Clevielland, a former teach
er of Grady County, has been in
trouble in Thomas County and
that she had been placed in jail
on account of cruelty to children.
So persistent have these rumoni
been circulated that Supt. J, S.
Weathers called up the County
Superintendent of Schools o f
Thomas County and asked him
about the matter. Mr. Searcy of
Thomasville said there was abso
lutely nothing to the rumors, but
oh the contrary that Miss Hand
>vas getting along splendidly
with her school. We make this
.statement in justice to Miss Hand
and in order that her many friends
may know that there is nothing
in the rumor.
GOOD BANKING CONNECTIONS
Have you over thought what advantage ■ GOOD BANKING CONNEC
TIONS would give you in hitndling your business. '
The OFFICERS of this bank are ready at all times to give you their
assistance in any matters that come before you, and to help you in,'every
way possible for them to do bo.
The advantages of a chucking account are numerous, you will always
find it safer to pay ail your hills by cheek on this bank, we keep a cor
rect record of all checks that are drawn on onr bank and if nt any time
during the years to come yon should want. to know anything about a
check that you have J drawn on ub, our records will give you this infoima
tion.
Come to 3ee us when you are in town—Our Bank always
welcomes you and it matters not whether your acccfunt is
larger small you will always receive courteous treatment at
our.hands.
CITIZENS BANK