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OF gradv county.
D. L. WILLIAMS, Editor and Proprietor
Entered us matter of the second class at the Cairo, Georgia, Post Office,
the Act of March 3rd, 1879.
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1917 And till PR06RESS
Since the present management
assumed charge of this paper we
have mads an especial effort to be
of value to the agricultural inter
ests of Grady county. \Ve aspire
to be helpful to all interests i.
course, but in laying parliculri
emphasis on the farming intern
we are simply in line with the oi
tier of things fof the reason thn
this is really the- ni03t importer
interest of the county and the on
on which all the others in the ul
timate depend.
For the coming year .we intend
to enlarge our plans for helpful
ness to Grady County Agricul
ture. We expect to devote more
. of our space to things of a specffic
interest to farmers and if we can
have the cooperation of the farm
ers themselves we believe we can
become the medium through which
information of a great deal of value
can be disseminated among the
farmers.
An evolution in farm methods
has been going on in this county
for a number of years, but the
coming of the boll weevil - has
brought with hiip the necessity for
a revolution. It is of importance
that this revolution be directed a-
long the right course. It shall be
our purpose to try to_so gather in
formation and so assist in the mar
shalling of the forces of the cam
paign as that the invasion of the
weevil instead of proving a wither
ing blight.shall but prove the on
ward stride of better farming in
the county.
Our heart is in this work and
wo want our paper to be of some
real help in theso matters.- We
know that ft can be and we want
to keep in such close and intimate
touch with the wants and the needs
and the asp'rations of the farming
county that we can be the mouth
piece for them, speaking with au
thority at all times.
•Vitally bound up with the life
itf boys and girls will return from
their well equiped and well taught
school with delight and pride. We
aspire to see our country churches
lifting their spires skyward from
beautiful and suitable edifices er
ected for the worship of the Great
Gad who made all things good.
We aspire-to see our brightest and
>cst boys and girls after a full
iquipniont in the best, schools for
heir life duties, take up and carrj
, o greater succes the work under-
oaken by their parents.
To all.of,,these things the Prog
ress pledges its best efforts for
1$17.
It Pays To Advertise
It has probably always been
true that judicious advertising was
essential to best success- in’busi
ness, but this is more true in this
day of the rural free delivery and
thejwider reading of the general
public than it ever was before.
People arc coming to realise that,
the advertised article in almost
evfiry case has a value beyond
that of the article that is never
told about.
These observations are prompt
ed by the remarks we heard a few
days ago in which one of the drug
stores of Cairo was credited with
the statement that they usually
bought a lot of cheap candy at
this season of the year to supply
the demand they might have for
candy at a less price than the
standard jidvertised lines could be
sold for. This year, they had not
had the demand for it ns every
one called for some one of the
well known makes..
The public is going more and
more to find out that the best-
people from whom to buy are the
ones who advertise. The busi
ness that is well conducted always
plans to spend a percentage for ad
vertising. No outlay that is made
is more necessary or more profit-.
Cairo, Ga., Dec* 28, 1910’
.Meeting was called to order at
7-20 and Mr. W. B. Roddenbery
was elected Chairman and L. W.
lligsby, secretary.
Mr. Roddenbery, in a short talk
explained that the object of the
meeting was to discuss plans for a
rail road to connect Cairo with
Moultrie by way of Meigs, und
outlined (lie plans where by this
object could be realised through
the co-operation with the citizens
with the citizens of Meigs and
especially J. N. Carter' in winch
Mr. Carter would sell his tram
road for stock-in a Railroad- Com
pany at what the iron on the tram
road cost.
Dr. W. A. Walker expressed
himself in favor of the proposition
in a short talk, and suggested that
a committee bo appointed to solicit
subscriptions for Stock in the con-
templatod Rail Road. * »-
Col. M. L. Ledford now explain
ed the attitude of the Pelham and-
Ilavanna Rail Road to the pro
ject,
Mr. Tom Wight next called at
tention to the danger 1o Cairo of
allowing Carter’s tram road to be
extended to some point West and
be made permanent.
Col. J. Q. Smith suggested
building road over shorter route
than had been suggested, advocat
ing connection at Spence.
Upon motion and second, whieh
was carried, the Chairman appoint
ed a committee of Thos Wight
Chairmau, L. B. Powell and Col.
M. L. Ledford to solicit subscrip
tion for stock, committee to meet
upon call of Chairman.
On motion Chairman and Sec
retary were made ex-offiicio mem
bers of the committee.
On motion Committee were au
thorized to appoint such other sub
committee as it might see fit.
Meeting adjourned now on mo
tion. '
W. B. Roddenbery, Chairman.
L. W. Rigsby, Secretary.
NEW CAR OF
CHEVROLETS”
Just Received. .
able, and-as we said at the outset
of the farmer will always be found * s going, to be more and more
the matter of good schools, of good true. We Urge our readers to give
roads, of marketing -facilities, of careful'attention to the advertisc-
community life as represented in 1 monte that we carry from time to
the churches, and in fact all the 1 time and we insist that they will
varied things that go to make up' find it to their -advantage to do
the civilazatioh of today. Grady
county has her own particular
problems pertaining to these that
cannot bo known by some pub
lication that has to deal with a
thousand other Simular' and yet
infinitely different sections, It is
• that we may be the personal re
presentative of Grady county and
her people that the Grady County
Progress aspires for this good year
1917. Help us to help you. If
you are already acquainted with
us, let our relationship become
more close. If you are hot ac
quainted consider this as a proffer
of.our hand with the most friendly
■ intentions that you can imagine.
If you appreciate the efforts •that
we are makingfto be or service to
the cotfnty tell . your .neighbor
about us and ask him to become a
colaborer with us.
We have an abiding faith in our
great county and a burning love
for her; We nspiro-to see her" al
ready fruitful fields vastly increase
their output. We aspire to see
great herds of sleek cattle upon
her thousand hills. We aspire to
see her brown and barren fields in
winter transformed into seas of
green. We aspire to see on every
their buying from those who ad-
A WORD TO THE FARM
BOYS AND GIRLS OF
GRADY COUNTY.
At the beginning of this good
yoar 191/ we; want to congratulate
you Bays and Girls of the county
for your good work last-year under
the leadership of Mr. Ward. You
have done well and your fame has
gone abroad and with it the fame
of your county. But we are sure
that even your achcivements for
last year are not going to be the
measure of your endeavors for the
future. In the club work • of the
County we are expecting to see re
sults accomplished by you this
year that will leave far in the rear
anything that you have accomp
lished heretofore.
It is the purpose of the Progress
to try tcTseciire for this county a
Canning Club Agent, so that this
line of work can be ndded to that
of the Corn Club, Pig Club and
the Colt Club.
In the agricultural and the civic
farm a.home of beauty to which and moral development of our
Cairo Has Splendid
New Office BUilding
Possibly we are not strictly with
in the truth when wo head this
story os we do, but while the big
Roddenbery building was been
built for some few years, yet as an
office building it is new. And
take it from us it is a peach. The
Progress man made a brief trip
through the building this week,
and while the finishing touches are
still being' given, it already will
rank as one of the most conveni
ent and desirable lot of offices to
bo found anywhere.
Col. J. Q. Smith,*lias the big
double-- office in the sonthwest
front corner. Mr. E. D. Rivers
will be with him after J une. Col.
P. C. Andrews-comes next with a
splendid double office in the center
front, Col. S. P. Cain has the
northwest front corner with an
other set of double offices, Col.
Jra Carlisle has a large double set
of offices on the north side, Mr. C.
S. Roe of the P. & II. railroad it
was pointed out to us would oc
cupy a splendicf roomy office near
the center of the building with -a
good outlook over the town to the
south.
All in all it is a most desirable
addition to the office equipment
of the town and the gentlemen
who have occupied.them are to bo
congratulated for the attractive
manner in which they are .cquiping
them ^
WANTED—I want all the chick
ens in Grady count}’, bring them
in and get the highest price.
F. A. Richter.
county the boys and girls that
make up these clubs of the county
are to have a* 1 larga place. May
your Vision be high and large and
your endeavors such ais to com
mand the best that life has in store
for you.
Remember that the Progress is
your friend and is ready at any
time to give its assistance to you
in your work.
This makes our fourth car load received to date.
Ask our satisfied customers and be convinced. If you cohr
template buying a car, now is h splendid opportunity to
secure one. This car load will not be. long unsold.
See Our Line of
XI res
They Satisfy.
WIGHT & MILLER
Read The Communi
cation From Citizen.
The splendid letter from ‘ Citi-
zen” that we publish from Whig-;
ham in this issue is one that con- J
tains a good deal to make us pause ^
and think. If one good citizen!
coming into that section from a
section of another state has been
the cause of bringing in quite a
colony from the same section, does
it not behoove the people! who. %re
interested in seeing our population
increased by the coming of good
citizens into the county, to put
forth some especial efforts to ob
tain a good settler from various sec
tions from which we migiit hope to
secure settlers in-order that said
settlers might act as a sort of mis
sionary carrying back to his folks
the advantages to be found here. J
We need more good farmers in
Grady county and if wc can get
tile tide sufficiently set this way
the matter will take care of- itself
very largely in just the, way that-
Citizen’s article suggest!
Central Hotel Sold To
G. D. Reddick
GEORGE GABLE WIRES
FOR TICKET
Huntington Pcnna., January
3rd.
Mr. Charlie Muggridgc,
Cairo, Ga.
Wire me thii ty seven dollars at
once, want to come home, answer.
To those who know George Ga
ble a hard working negro who has
lived in Cairo for a good many
years there is no comment necces-
sary . on the above
Mr. Muggridgc has wired a tick
et to George and it will not bo
many dhys untill he will bo Irack
down where the cold will not pinch
so hard and where his frailties arc
made due allowance for.
We dare say there are many
other of the negroes jvho, have
gone north this winter that would
like to have a ticket Wired them
that they might once more set
foot on the sun kissed fields of
South Georgia.
A real estate t ransfer that will
be of wide interest was the sale of
the Central Hotel property last
week by the veteran hotel man
Mr. Z. R Jones to Mr. G. D.
Reddick who has already taken
charge and will run it in future.
Mr,-Jones during .the series of
years that lie has conducted the
hotel has made a wide circle of
friends among the traveling men,
and'lhey will miss-his. genial wel
come in ease he does not connueli
to reside at the hotel.
Mr.-Reddick is. one of our pro
gressive young business men and
with the assistance of Mrs. Redd
ick who before her marriage as-'
sisled her father in the manage
ment of the hotel, they are sure to
make the. hotel oven more popular
than'at present.
We have been informed that
Mr. Reddick contemplates exten
sive remodeling plans for the
building at an early date.
LIBEL for DIVORCE
Stale of Georgia, Grady County.
■Mrs. Ossiclce'Bollar Ellis, 'vs., Edwin
A. Ellis;
•.The Defendant Edwin A. Ellis is,
hereby required, personally or by attor
ney, to bo and appear at. the next Supe
rior Court, to be held in and - for said
County, Cm the first Monday in March,
191, next, then and there to answer* the
Plaintiff’s demand in an action of com
plaint. ■
Herein fail not, as in default thereof,
the court will proceed ns to justice shall
appertain.
Witness the Honorable Wr M. Harrell,
Judge of the said Court, this 3rd., day of
January, 1917, —
J. M. McNAIHj Jr. 1
* : Clerk.
M. 0. McManeus to Open
Sales Rooms for Biiicks
Mr. 7/1. C. McManeus the en
terprising Local Dealer 'for the
B.uick Cars is arranging to' open
the Sapp Building on North Broad
street ?s a Sales Room and storage
garage for this popular make of
cars. Mr. McManeus has had
splendid sales on tlfis car since
taking the agency a . short while
ago. There is no more handsome
or ,more scrvicable car for the
money to be found on the market
and its sale is bound to increase
at a rapid rate in this county.
CITATION.
GEORGIA: Grndy County.
A. A. Turnpr’ttnd Myrtle Foy having
made--application to require title to be
executed to them to certain land describ
ed in ifboiid for title thereto attached,
purporting to lie signed by Martin Har
rell, late of Grady County, deceased.
The application alleging that bifid -land
has been fully paid for, all parties con
cerned are hereby notified that said ap
plication will be heard before the Court
of Ordinary for said county on the first
Mondny.in' February, 1917.
This January 4, 1917.
W. C. Barrow,
Ordinary.
FOR SALE CHEAP
One small gasolene engine' that
would be splendid for pumping
water and Other .light farm work.
International Harvester .Company
make and a good one. Wo have
no use at all for it and will sell at
a big bargain. The Progress.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
GEORGIA: Grady County.
Will he sold before the. Court House
door in the city of Cairo and county
afore said the following described proper-
J ty to wit.
One Minstrel Show whieh consist of
one tent, 30 x 40 feet, one stago, seats and -
Ually-Hoa, also one show known as the
^ ukon Alaska whieh consist of tent 30 x
GO feet and floor and lially-Hoo, also one
Athletic Show whiclv'consist of platform
Dally-IIoo, soats and tout 30 x 70 foot.,
I he same being found in pnsession nf
and levied an as the property of William
»I5. Jarvis to satisfy a mortgage fifa issued
from the tity.Court of Cairo, in favor
of it. II. Buckley and others.
r l his January 4th., 1917.
D. D. PERKINS,
* Sheriff
LOST
The Grady County Progress
sometime ago loaned it3 lie of
the registered voters of the county
to some one and is now unable-, to
locate it. We will appreciate hav
ing it returned if this reaches the
eves of the nerson who has it.
C1TATIQN
GEORGIA, Grady County:
Notice is hereby given that, after 30
days from tlfis date that ‘all legal advc; -
tisement will be published by the Cairo
Messenger, a newspaper published in
said county.
, This January 2nd, 1917.
W. C, BARROW, Ordinary
D. D,. PERKINS, Sheriff
CITATION
GEORGIA, Grndy County:
I Cuy Harrell lidminstrntor on estate of
Martin Harrell. Having made applica
tion to execute a dead to cot pun land de
scribe I in n bond for title thereto, at
tached purportingio he sighed by Martin
j Harrell late of said county deceased:
.The said application'alleging that said
] land hai been fully paid for. All parties
j concerned ore hereby notified that said
| application will lie hoard before the court
P* Ordinary of said comity, on the 5th
day of Feb.-, -1917.
I This 3rd day of January; 1917. .
W. O. BARROW,
Ordinary.
RUB - MY - TISM—Antiseptic,
Relievos Rueumatism, Sprains,
Neuralgia, etc.