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treasurer Report
For Year
Financial Report of County
Treasurer for Year End
ing December 31, 1916.
Receipts.
Cash bnlanqe Jan. 1,
1010,
Received from T. C.
Road lax per capita, -
From other sources -
$ 3.041.24
613.92
Total ....
Disbursements
Convicts.
Paid Warden and
Overseers! - -
1.81,952.77
Paid Guards
4,262.30
Equipments - - - -
3,603.07
Stock feed - -
8,359.47
Sewer pipe and lumber -
2,663.26
Food' and Clothiiig - -
9,130,76
Medicine and medical
attention - - -
781.05
Sundries ...
3,558.55
Total - - - -
534,217.2:;
Roads
Commraission and road
work -----
$1,383.41
Lumber - - - . - ■'
28.43
Total - - - -
$1,411.84
Paupers
Overseer - - - -
$314.53
Medicine -----
10.15
Farm supplies
453.70
Repairs . - -
24,81
Sundries - - - - 2
- 42.88
Total - - - - -
S846.07
City Court
Paid Judge
$780.00
Paid Jurors
752.00
Sheriff and Bailiffs
152.58
Clerk ' -
- 119.40
Sundries
115.94
Total --- -
*1.919,92
Superior Court
Paid Jurors
$1,706.00
Sheriff and Bailiffs
445,50
Clerk
206.60 '•
Sundries
1,038,28 *
Total --- -
$3,306.28 1
Court House and Jail
Janitor
$ 324.00
Water and Lights
331.68
Board and Koys
1.625,76
Repairs
00.35
Sundries
292.16
Totul
2,603.95
Legal Charge!
Paid Commissioners and
Clerk
1.007.75
Stationery and Printing
498.51
Corner ...
. 70.00
Ordinary
173.50
Sundries
6.287.10
Total ... -
$8,030.92
GRAND TOTAL
’ Grand Total, Including
Commissions -
854,843.31
, Balance Jan. 1, 1917 -
$883.95
Respectfully Submitted,
E. J. MoGOWN,
Treasurer.
(jiiA4)Y COUNTY PROGRESS, C AIKu.^rntm*,
SERVICE
A transportation line
lie thing to sell and
has just
that one
The line that sells goodj service
i a good line.
It is the object of the Central of
Boll Weevil Preparedness
Meeting To Be Held
Four Campaigning Parties In
South Georgia—One To Ee
Heard In This County—Time
For Concerted \clion, Clubs
Will Be Formed, And Agree
ments Entered Into For Mu
tual Protection.
24t h., at 10 a. m. Fail view
School House Wednesday, Jan..
24th,, at 2 30 |>. m. Whiglmm,
Thursclliy, Jan , 25lh., at 10 a. m.
Cairo, Thursday, Jan., 26th., at
2-40 p. m.
Tlve purpose of these meetings
is In reach as many farmers r.s
. possible, with the necessary infor
mation about how to prepare for
the weevil. Boll weevil Prepnred-
! ness Clubs will be formed, Th
i. .
Iio prominont farmers from states
west of Georgia who have grown
cotton on their own farms success
fully in spite of the weevil. Other
speakers will be experts from tho
College of Agriculture at Athens
who will speak on livestock, crop
diversification, etc.
The meetings should bo well at-
lended. Roll Weevil clubs should
I e formed, concerted action must
Our
It means good
the people
We try to render such service
all the time. Wo are not content
with having given life people of
the South good Service j we want
to make it better; we wish to go to
Under the auspices of the divi-.
siou of the Georgia Stale College
| of Agriculture and in cooperation,
with the federal government and
local agencies, meetings will he
held throughout the southern part
of Georgia by four campaigning
parties. One of t hese parties’will
be heard ini this county at Spence
he taken, and every body
. . , ,, ... °! should pull to-gether if this tfj'ing
members of such clubs will agree 1 • ■
to follow well advised plans for
growing cotton under boll weevil
conditions and to make such clubs
the basis of such cooperative ef
fort os may seem wise in meeting
various problems.
The principal message of the
meeting, it is announced, is'how
to grow cotton in spite of the boll
Court House, Wednesday, Jan., I weevil. Among the speakers will
time in the history of ngriculturo
in Georgia is to be successfully
passed.
One, Two or Three Horse Farm
to let for shares or rent. Good
land and good new house.
A. C. Dickey,
Beacnton. Gn.
SBRSfiKSiBiZ-us-*.. .
RUB. OUT PA5N
with good oil' liniment. That’a
the suretft way to slop them. ,
The best rubbing liniment i3 ( j
MUSTANG
LINIMENT
Good for the Ailments of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Good for your own A ches,
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers.
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the limit in making travel easy for
the whole people.
If you arc going on any trip
that may he accomplished by use
of our lines, let pur nearest repre
sentative know about il. It will
be good exercise for his talents to
practice courtesy and efficiency on
you.
Birmingham, St. Louis, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis
New York, Boston and many
other larger-centers arc most con
veniently reached via the entral,
and ils connections.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAIL
WAY.
THE RIGHT WAY SERVICE.
A dry, hacking cough is hard on
the lungs, often causing them to
bleed. BALLARD’S HORE-
HOUND SYRUP is a healing
balm that, quickly repairs damage
in the lungs and air passages. Price
25e, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold
by Wight & Browne.
How Much Longer Will You Live?
Your
The Year
If you v on Id mivo $100.00
nnnunllyor$8.r>2 monthly
But
And
Present Aj-c
Group
Ahead—Average
Life Expectancy
—about 26c a day on our
plan—your total tmvlngs
during your eki tcted
term of life would be.
The interest at fi per cent
in addition would amount
to approximately:
You would have
a total of
about:
Under 5
51.9
$5,180.00
$29,500.00
$31,680.66
5 to 9
51.1
5,100. SO
2S,000.00
33,100.80
10 to 14
46.9
4,681.55
20,500.00
25,181.55
15 to 19
42.5 '
4,242.34
15,000.00
19,242.35
20 to 24
38.3
3,823.10
10,900.00
14,723.10
25 to 29
34.3
3,438.20
8,000.00
11,438.26
30 to 34
30.h
3,044.51
5,700.00
8,74*4.51
35 to 39
20.9
2,686.15
4,000.00
0,680.15
-i0 to 44
23.4
2,335.78
2,000.00
4,335.00
45 to 49
20.0
1,990.40
1,900.00
3,890.40
50 to 54
16.8
1,076.97
1,250.00
2,920.97
55 to 59
13.9
1,386.49
825.00
2,211.49
00 to 04
11.3
1,127.96
525.00
1,652.90
65 to 69
9.1
908.36
325.00
1,233 jiG
70 to 74
7.2
718,70
200.00
918.70
75 to 79
5.5
549 01
116.00
765.01
Save for a
and
Buy
few years and then lie independent
act. If you have backbone, wi'J-pow
a Bond from the Sessions Loan &
You can save if you will. Make up your mind
cr and determination, you can succeed.
Trust Co., and start your saving today.
H. G. TURNER, Local Agent
THE COUNTRY NEEDS LOW PRICES
They say the egg king
is holding the eggs in cold
. storage for higher prices.
What then will the
people 1 do for lower prices?
Abe Poller’s Department Store, at Cairo
A f IQCT Our Mr. Poller bought a large stock before the big advance in prices, therefore he can sell merchan-
diseyouneedatlow pric.es.
Read our large circular and come to the store qnd see our largejdore with good seasonable merchandise you need.
sure got them, Don’t fail to come, Friday, January 12th, at 9:00 O’clock, to This,
Yes, merchandise has
advanced in prices. But
is there no way out?
Quit buying until the
pi’ices drop. But, folks,
listen:
You must wear clothes.
You have got to wear
clothes, and here is a
chance—
Read on and find
' OUT
Can Sell Merchandise at Low Prices
? WHY?
We have
Below we Quote a Few Prices
. 100 Ladies’ Coat Suits to select
05 and 75 cents work Shirts, Sale
from. Prices from .$8 to $30.
price 48c.
At Half Price
Ladies BInck Silk Hoes, 35 and 50 j
75c Ladies Waist
49c
cent values, only 24c
John B. Stetson Hats, $5.00 values '
$3.50
Ladies Long Black Coats, $7 and
$8 values at only
*4.96 / j§
Men’s $3.50 Hats - - $2:00
A big line of Poplins - - 19c
Big lot of Bpys Work Shoes, sizes
from 2 to 11. Sale price.
$1.25
Ladies’ Ready-to-Vr car Sailors,
$1.50 and $L25 values, at
9Sc
this is only a few of our many
prices. Get a large circular and
read our many I at gain prices.
DON’T FAIL TO COME TO
Great Clearance Sal
.0
FREE! FREE
20 prize packages to
be given away FREE
| Friday, January 12th at
Georgia j ^ 0 c ^ oc ^> Reopening day