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It Is Wcm nri .at One Cent “Will Buy at-Wight & Browne 1 ADY -COUNTY PROGRESS IK IT OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY, ■——Ml VOL 7. Grady tcusiy la Me Exhibit at j.up Lt-kO To Bo Hist At “Some” BarbeGue Mr. C. C. Belcher assisted by olio or two others is htisily at work gelling a display logeullx r for the fair ni, Valdosta next week. This exhibit while* strongly .specializing on sugar cane and syrup products is also expected to show the various products of the county t|utl v.c can grow with such success. On behalf of Grady county we' [,V;, ^ of , F; . |r want to appeal to 1 ho citizens ol ITon. lloscoo Luke,chairman of the Barbecue committee for 1 ho Thomas County Fair, who was re cently elerled judge of the court of Appeals of Georgia, desires to state to the great gmeral ) ■ pillaco of SoutYGco-gia,'Eastern Alabama alul Northern Fi irida, that t.k.c meat has been ‘got’ for the Big Free Barbecue, to l e given the at Thomas- Ncvemb r. 3rd. I he county t|»l Have some product ( Ag , |ip cffll . i;il , K) , j U(1 ,, t , p uk( r that is real good to bring d into • vilt „ n ,,,. y l)!;liv ' U) t : oni(1 the Progress office hintmday morm 1 ^, |oce of ' R ar becue. He jug. lfit is something that, will „ la( ,, V1 - V0: ,c will go' n.ldu. thovnluo-of; the exlnlm it )|is ^ of n)oat> Ue -does not guarantee however, -tq feed those .who come an 1 those win stay at will feed thdsp Will I e gladly rpeeivee} argi if il of value in a commercial Mire, it Will be sold rd ||tt; close,of the ‘J r ,mc too, He just and the mercy turned p\cr to-tl e' w j n . . oin ^- * one contributing them tide or elso - anv . 'contributing it will ho returned to the oj,*ncr. Some of the tilings that will help are thoic: —Ecst bushel oats all varieties, best bushel rye; bed sheaves rje; best I undies sorghum; Japanese or any other vaiirties; best tice, bundles or bushel tough rice; best meal, any kind of food home cured bacon; best vegetable.: any kind, especially turnips, egg njants, tcpialbcs, cabbage,, pniops, begl jiuptlrc-jl pars porn; I esj, bay. |iptt peas half bushel or more; best peanuts; best sweet potatoes; l est fpear carp; best vclyet |;caps; l*u( (cerphaws, ffherp are po doubt other things that lit.vq.not piruti«.i| in : u.i Jlgi( you may have aiid-lltul. would -arid , ‘'llowsc over,” says Judge Lukfi, with 15000 pounds of dressed meat, we should be able to feed this section of the world, still we’ll bo prepared to feed some, other sections if they* come, so tell them all to ho here, both great and small men, women and chii’una. Color ed folks will please stand aside and let the white folks get something to eat, The invitation is a very broad one an 1 includes all. citizens of every section ot the Southeast re g:ml!c:M of their mitipnalitys errc-d pr previous state of servitude, just si they are white. Judge I/ake say:; tluii even rail 4cai£' iv.cn, -newspaper men and Grady County Pig Club Pigs Winning Honors at Atlanta Mr. P. IT. Ward, Farm Demon- j south. The Poland China sow pig strut or, returned from AtlSnta I shown by littlo Miss Guthrio Bod- Wednesday with the splendid news iford made the saino record in her that Grady county pigs arc ills- J class that t ho abovo boar pig made, mining the reputation they miide This record ninclo at the great 'or themselves at the fairs last ypar. ! Southeastern Fair where 751 show Mr. Ward had to leave for ho,foej hogs are on exhibition is one to he when the judging had ymly fairly j proud of. started, and seme of the breplsI Grady county has a very fine . amir,t yet he reported on, hut fin aggregation of Duroo pigs nt At- liu* Poland Chinn class, the boar ! (anta, and we hope tq report equal- pig-shown by Goode Carr won first I ly as good things uf them as soon against all contestants in bis class j;u (he report comes in, iit the I ig ( ltd) Contest, apd thLlij U yon have not. yet discovered howji in the open ling, be \vfu j that you live in n great county we •econd place, showing against the j would suggest that you wake up. 'ending hertb from all over . the 1 . GREAT IS GRADY. ; - . ''-pt', af-hers will le td’owefl. That t> the altraetjvepetih ofttlu; i .Tnilnty -| -I’fFuTiit to givo'lhe hint to every body that, they itre wel come, If il i. not, the Barbecue committee can do no more The jig’s up and the* PniTccuc will be patep, by so|tm one eb,o. Themasvii’e is preparing for ap •gtformous crowd < tt this occasion lets! Year over *10,00:0 people at tended and some of the big city dailies wasted much money calling their local correspondents to find ouY if four thousand was not meant insfpgd qf ton times thaj number. - The affair will be con T dueled in ‘jam up’ style and every precaution is being takon tq guard pgainst any pne going hungry for j if. you have scmrlhir.p I tiegni along and show ycur public Pphit, Nobody makes any money cut of this preposition. It is sin.ply an effort to have Grady county'take (ifiji rhlill'id place mining the pro pyii.Tvp counties. Paean Sale Company Receiving Machinery Big Demand Fir Peanuts Decatur Concern Wants I 0, 000 Tons in Next Twelve Months, (,no meal any way. Five Thousand At Funeral. ro',ham, Oct. 17.—The. funeral. and interment of the late Judsop L. Hand, a member of the Western gr.d Atlantia railroad commission, Was at tended by more than 5,000 people, Fifty-eight salesmen of 1 his big .department glofB were 1 present and fully 2,500. negro ent- ployes viewed the body. There Bainhridgo, Out. 15—Decatur faulty has another cash market 'or farm products. The Empire lot top Oil company has begun •rushing peanuts at its local plant ltd announces that, they want .to ,uy for cash during the next we’ve month’ at least 10,000 tons >f peanuts-more than Decatur county could possibly make. The Empire people have already begun crushing peanuts, tithing off. a charge l |ds wpe.h from nuts shipped in from Alabama, Mr, Or rter prefers to buy these from Decatur county farmers and is i rg’mg them to plant'extensively another year. These people oper ate mills here, nt Blakely and other points and it is said there, is ao danger gyi pv^r-produflinm Farmers around Edison , and Ar lington during the past year made peanuts a very profitable crop, which they sqlij to the peanut- c.i! mills at those places. Lands in i this section will produce from d0 to 93 bushels of peanuts lo the aero and prices run from 70 cents to SI per bushel, while the cost of 1 production is less per acre than for [ cotton. COTTON HIGHEST IN MORE THAN FORTY YEARS The recently organized company for the handling, of pecan nuts has jV't'ca lv been getting in their ma- (tjliqcry for tljp uqv>rting, grading gad drying of the nut crop of thi- vieinily. Although (lie.pecan industry in this section is as yet comparatively an infant, yet it is becoming quite. U lusty one and I ho next few years . will no doubt see tins great ; ro- fjuet being shipped in large quan tities from thD section by this te- eontly organized nanyp iny, this is fhe first of many simitar ones' th it Will be formed throughout the pe can belt, It Is reported that pecan price arc higher this yoar- than for time apd no doubt renutnr . , Ulla , prices will be received for all nuts 1 automobiles were used in | th (, re have „i,. eady this yoa ,. h c( ,„. of good quality that are pyxluced (ng the crowds to the cemetery, t'lis year, With cotton selling on tho local market this week for 18 ets. par pound it lias broken all records for many years. Long cotton is also bringing a, very fancy price, about forty coats pot* pound. Ono of our local merchants showed us the rc- euipt a day or two ago for abide of Dong cotton that be said would sell for 8200.00. While there has al ready been brought to the local market about four thousand bales of eqttqq, which is mnto than was generally supposed would conic to this market during the entire sea son, yet there is considerable cotton yet in the hands of the growers to lie sold, We have been informed of two planters alone who at-iU have on hand negy- qn, -tq a, hun dred. halos. With, the high price that has prevailed throughout tho season for cost ton nnd foe cotton seed and the splendid prospect, for a big syrup crop at high prices, Gl'ady ought to have the most prosperous season in her history, City Election A Quiet One Tin* primary election last Tues day held for the purpose of nomi-. mating a muyor and Council and n Clerk nml Treasurer to serve tho city for the next two years passed olT without incident, Thcro was only one name before the voters for each place to be filled and nat urally the interest was not so great nor tho vote so heavy ns if (hero bad been opposition. Tho vote cast was ns follow; FOR MAYOR. A. W. Miller 99 FOR COUNCILMAN Escapes Storm i nriiio.s nloves viewed the -foody. I here - , . i j»nu,h i ' J • . sidcnng the propersittOB. We u *r soma- | were few dry eyes among the. (!ersll . nil lhal in ' lho wost{ . ril p!! ncrutlvo npurners. l wo hundred and fifly j of th(J P( , ullly ftboufc Whighmn lh Thy above from tlie Macon Tele graph carries its own story,. Pea nuts ought to prove a quite profit able crop with many of our far mers, and in view of the fact that cotton .peerages must be cut down next year it will lie well worth con- We un art that Dental Preparedness j What is the most important at- i tributo of a solder? Good feet? No. Good eyesight? No. Good brains? No. What then? Geod teeth. A soldier may have good feet,, good eyesight, and good brains but if he has bad teeth, he can’t cat. If ho can’t oat ho can’t march near, enough to the enemy to sec him ma de a decided advance in price (At Large) J. M. Poulk 99 FOR COUNCILMAN (1st. Ward) W. L. Wight 100 FOR COUNCILMAN (2nd. Ward) W. J. WHlic 98 FOR COUNCILMAN (3rd. Ward) J. B. Warncll 98 FOR COUNCILMAN (4th. Ward) J. E. Hurst 97 FOR CLERK AND TREASURER J. H. Connell. 99 Wc think that our town is very much to be congratulated on the harmonious- result of oui town politics. Wo should now be in condition to pass a bond issue -for tho putting in of sewerage without tho least trouble. And when this is done we believe it will mark the beginning of the most prosperous perioil in the history of the town. Tlie gentlemen who havo been nominated to hold the roins of the city government for tho next term two all men who aro anxious to see the town go forward and we feel sure that they will handle its affair in a conscientious and efficient manner. Let everybody put their hand to the wheel of progress nnd push., Be a Booster. Don’t Knock. THE IWJUENT Of CREAMERY IS GREATLY PLEASED AT^ SHOWING Nearly Three Thousand Pounds of Butter Turn ed Out First Month _____ ALL OF IT SOLD ON LOCAL MARKET Mnny Cows Have Been Ship ped to County—Creamery Faces Bright Outlook The management of tho Moultrie Co-operativo Creamery Company Is highly pleased at the showing made during tho first mohth of op eration which was completed yes terday. So far the plant has turn ed out on an average of a littlo over 100 pounds of butter daily. All of this has been readily sold on the local market and although the creamery has orders for trial ship ments from other points it has been unable to fill them. About S700 have been paid out to the producers for cream to date. Thoy pro greatly pleased at the profit they havo realized and most of them are planning to grently in crease their output, The indica tions aro that the creamery will be able to run on a much larger scale during the present month. Cows are still being shipped to the county and . tho patrons of the creamery are rapidly increasing. The plant promises to rapidly de velop into one of tho city’s most valuable institutions.—Moultrie Observer. Cairo Narrowly The heavy rains which fell in this section Wednesday were the result of a tropical storm that came in from the Gulf nnd passed Through the states lo the west of us. At one time it was thought that the storm would most surely iwnch this point, but it passed somewhat to the west of us. As one result of the liurrican cotton I The Rev. O. M. Meeks nnd (ho 1 R y,-. Mr. Leo officiated, If your subscription to the Pro gress is due. tetter pay up now and got a year subscription to our club of four magazines. You are entitled to a year subscription to these four magazines if you will send ip your renewal lo the Pro gress and pay 25 cents extra. That line rain Wednesday will make it easy for the farmers to plant a good oat crop. Nothing better to plant than plenty of cats Grady County Live Slock Association meets First Saturday. evc-ry grown quite a good many of the qil producing peanuts, and that tlie farmers who have tried them * well pleased with the results. Along with Velvet beans'the peanut crop will likely take on more and more importance in this icction, You Should be a Member A bargain is not merely lew price. Only when you get low price and high quality do you havo a bargain. Call at our office and see for yourself the club of four magazines that we offer for only 25 cents more than tho cost of our pepor alone. nnd use his brains to fight him. How doos a soldier get good tooth? By having good teeth in childhood. How do children keep good teeth? Through being taught by their mother how lo keep their teeth oleon and having their teeth looked after while they are grow ing. This makes good teeth for future soldiers.' It wonld seem then ns though the first patriotic duty of a mother was to keep her children's teeth in good condition. It is, selling here Wednesday for eighteen cents per pound. about City Court In Session This Week When renewing your subscrip tion to the PROGRESS don’t for get to remind us of the big mag azine offer. The regulur October term of the City Court of Cairo convened last Monday Judge W. J. Willie is presiding nnd Col. Ira Carlisle is looking after the State’s interest ns solicitor. There was a very heavy docket this term, and at this time the court is still in session and busily disposing of cases. We will en deavor next week to give a list of the cases as tried and the disposi tion of same. SPRING HILL ITEMS • ~W We are here again wi th some of Spring Hill hapeniDgs. Sunday school was well attended at Spring Hill Sunday, everybody came out. Hon. D. M. Morrison made *an able talk at Spring Hill Sunday in behalf of the Sunday school. Air. W. H. Thomas and family left Inst Tuesday for tho bay, wo wish for them a pleasant trip. Miss Irene King is out again to the delight of her many friends. Wc are sorry to note that Mrs. W. R. King is confined to her bed, hope she will soon bo up again. W. D. Cone and C. W. Naz- worth made a business trip to Cairo Monday. Nobody is having to attend court from our settlement this week that shows we have good law abid ing citizens. The Spring Hill debating society will reorganize next Saturday night everybody come as we will have some good speaking by a few in regards to the society possibilities. The farmers are cutting their cotton stalks and turning them under, that sounds good to me. Syrup making next, we can get sweet then. Mr. L. M. Rigsby visited his sis ter, Mrs. C. W. Nazworth one day last week. Just a little early but that is all right, Mr. John Rigsby will kill his next years supply of meat and save it, you bet ice is cheap. For Hog Troubles Use Swine-Lixir, GRADY PHARMACY