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«•: • mi'm: % m Wm QXmJz ^yw^w-i. THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY. , • " > ' •' || VOL. 4 / 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 * "V 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