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J. IF. MONTGOMERY. € <» E0R SERVICE
Can he found at the A. C. L. Depot in *
the The day. Old ’Phone Reliable 147 Drayman. at night. v PHONE 55
Call for him! GRADY PHARMACY.
ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY. w
THE OFFICIAL
VOL. XIV.
U. S. Veterinarian To
Supervise Tick Work
Dr. R. L. Brinkman, U. S. Veterin
ary Inspector, who will supervise the
work of tick eradication in this conn
ty arrived in Cairo last Tuesday
morning. Dr. Brinkman has been in
tick eradication work in Mississippi,
which- state has been released from
Federal quarantine as a result of her
great state wide campaign in co-op
eration wit If the government against
the dreaded cattle pest.
The wonderful result of the cam
paign in Mississippi can be attribut
ed. only to the perfect cooperation
of the people with the authorities con
ducting the work.
Dr. Brinkman with the
of every cattle owner, epects to
able to hand us a tick free county
#’January * 1st, 1919. After
’st, 1918, Cairo will be the
Official station. He is now
an inspection of the vats in the
ty, upon the completion of wiiicli
will be away for a while and
to return and take up the work
freeing the county of the fever tick.
Financial Report Of The City Of Cairo
For The Month Of November, 1917
RECEIPTS
November 1st, balance cash on hand ,.. $1,381.16
Business license................... $ 568.00
Advalorem taxes................... 284 !
Water, lights and wiring for Oetobi r ..., 1,420.65
Mayor’s court fines ................. 8.00 j
Impounding fees.................... 1.00
Balance on cemetery lot............. 7.12
Credit from bond account to general funds account for j I
water meters ............................. 156,00
S
Total Receipts $2,445,41
GRAND TOTAL $3,826.57
DISBURSEMENTS
Salaries and extra labor at plant for October 389.80
Fuel and freight for month of October ..... ... 291.30
Material and freight for month of October .. .... 423.14
Clerk, city attorney and fire chief’s salaries for Oct. 99.10
Office supplies and postage.................. 22.46
Pay roll street and cart hand to Nov. 24th........ 204.45
Males and wagon . . . ........................ 547.50
Feed for stock and shoeing mules................ 128.63
Material for streets.......................... 14.85
Returned to owner for sale of impounded hog..... 12.35
Charged to general funds account and aect and credit
water and light dept, for street lighting for October 200.00
Salaries police and sanitary dept, fo October 217.16
Total Disbursements.................... $2,550.74
December 1st, balance cash on hand on hand 1,275.83
GRAND TOTAL $3,826.57
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. CONNELL, Clerk and Treasurer.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
(State Depository)
Deposits $366,172.71. Resources $409,126.16 U
m all State Banks required
it] Under the Georgia Law are oath of
a to publish four statements per year under b3
HI an officer of the bank. The time for making these
statements is set by the State Bank Examiner. We m
were ment called for the on Dec. of 15 1917. for our On last quarterly 8 of this paper state- i
H year page
you will find our statement. We invite your care
« ful attention to same as it shows our strength, and
the confidence the ^people of Grady County has
m in Our Bank.
DEPOSITS ON DECEMBER 15th, 1917 $366,172.71
IE Deposits on same date last year............ 136,619.46
INCREASE DURING THE YEAR $229,553.25
1| f|j We take have this opportunity enjoyed a most of thanking prosperous our year, friends ana we for
H M their happy liberal and patronage. New Year May be prosperous your Christmas be
your
“MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK”
Farmers & Merchants Bank
1 he man who wandereth oat of the way of advertising shiill remain In tfie congregation of the dead.”
Masons Elect Officers
Last Friday Night
The local Lodge F. & A. M. No.
299 met last Pjriday evening and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
Besides the election of officers a short
talk on Masonry was delivred by Mr.
M. L. Fleetwood, of Thomasville. His
talk was both instructive and inter
esting to the large number of Masons
P :u ' sent - V sumptous oyster supper
was served after the lodge finished
such business as came before it,
including some degree work.
The new officers are as follows:
J. B. Wight, W. M.
W. O'. Harrison, S. W.
G. T. Hardy, J. \V.
J. H. Mitchell, Secretary.
W. S. Wight, Treasurer.
P. H. Herring, Chaplin.
T. H. Dekle, Tyler.
The lodge will continue to prosper
with the above officers at its head.
Mr. W. S. Wight, President of
Citizens Bank, who was operated up
on several weeks ago in Atlanta,
turned home Tuesday afternoon.
is much improved and hopes to be
in the course of the next week
ten days.
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1917.
Local Board Mailing
Out
The local exemption board for<
Grady County have been on the job
since the 15th, mailing out Question
nares to all registered men. They
have also received notice from the
Districj. Board at Savannah, of the
men who were previously examined
and certified, and have sent off four
men to tamp Gordon, near Atlanta.
The men in question, who left Cairo
last Wednesday morning were Har
\ey liank Whig ham, Barney Single
tutn, Lawson I 1 . Bryant, and Leslie
L. Adams, besides W. Powell Arnold
who left se\eral days ago and who
L stationed at Lamp Johnson, neai
Jacksonville, Fla. No more men will
be sent off before the latter part of
January, unless the Government
j changes its present plans.
Mr. B. M. Johnson, chief clerk of
the board began last Saturday mail
ing out Questkmnares to every reg
istered man, 1,496 in number, except
those who have already been sent to
the camps, and men who were de
faulters on the other call. Mr.
Johnson is mailing out 5%, or about
75 a day, except on Sundays and
holidays, expecting to complete his
work about the 8th of
These Questionnares will have to
out and returned to the
seven days from the date
are mailed out. The local board
begin classing them on December
each registrant receiving a post,
notifying him the class he has
placed in. These cards will be
ed out A will
no trouble in making out these forms j
as all of the lawyers in the county
volunteered their services for
purpose and two or more are at
the court house each day to render
such aid as they can.
The government expects all classifi
cations, both local and appeals to be
completed, the local board has re
ceived instructions to call class one
for physical examination. All exam
ining will be done by Dr. T. J. Ariine
and appeals from his decision, both
by registrants and government will
be taken before a medical advisory
board appointed for the 7th Senator
ial District, stationed at Thomasville.
Dr. C. II. Furgerson is chairman of
the hoard.
2,909 Bales Cotton Ginned
Prior To Dec. 1, 1917
I The ginner’s report made public
| this week, show sa slight increase
over the last report as we have ginn
ed 2,909 bales of cotton prior to
December 1st tins year as compared
with 5,757 the same time last year,
in other words, this means that
..ve nave ginned 2,848 less bales tins
season than w e did last -season,
However, there is very little diff
erence in the value of the two crops,
owing to the pi ic e ol c otton unc < ot -
ton seecl. Reports coming lom it
ferent sections of the county are to
the effect that several more bales are
yet to be ginned, which will bring the
total ginnings up to practically 3,
000. the estimate of The Messenger
the first of the season.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
GRADY COUNTY SCHOOLS
The public school term for 1918
will begin on January the 7th. You
will please, therefore, write your
teachers to be on hand promptly, in
order that there’may be no delay in
the matter.
The Institute will be held later in
the year, and due announcement of
same will be made later.
If there should be any vacancies in
your teaching force, please notify me
at once, in order that I may help you
fill the place.
Very respectfully,
J. S. Weathers,
Supt. of Schools.
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CARD OF THANKS.
_
We take this method of thanking
our friends and neighbors for their
valuable assitance and kindness
shown us in the short illness and
death of our son and brother.
Mrs. McRORY and children.
Mr. W. H. Clark Passed
Away Wednesday
Mr. W. H. Clark passed away at
his home iii this city last Wednesday
evening about 8:20 o’clock after an
illness of several months duration,
He was taken to his bed about ten
days ago and gradually grew worse,
yet everything that could be done for
a man was rendered this gentleman.
y r (ji ar j- had spent several months
this year in Atlanta and at different
springs in search of health, but ‘fail
, ed g e j. The cause of his
|,j ea th was due to heart trouble 1 ,
j jyj .rClark had been a resident of
Cairo about seven years, having
|j een one t] ie owners of the Kel
ley-Clark Lumber Company, at
Gradyville. He was a former resi
dent of Dothan, Ala. He had been
connected with the well known family
of Kelleys in the lumber business for
nearly twenty years, and he will be
sadly missed, by not only his family,
but in the kelley family, who had al
ways been close to him. Mr. Clark,
had he lived until the 22nd of next
Mairch, would have been fifty years
of age.
- funeral services
The were conduct
ed from the family residence lit this
city at 10:30 o’clock Thursday fnorn
ing, by Dr. J. A. Wynne and Rev. J.
G. Christian, being attended by a
large concourse of sorrowing rela
I tives and friends. The remains
carried to Dothan, Ala., on the ten
thirty train Thursday, his body be
ing laid to rest in the cemetery at
place at four o’clock yesterday af
j ternoon.
Mr. Clark is survived by his wife,
three sons, one daughter, four broth
ers and three sisters, besides' many
relatives and friends. He was a mem
ber of the local Lodge F. & A. M. and
was also a member of the Slmners.
The Messenger extends condolence
to the bereaved ones in this hour of
sad affliction.
Regular Meeting K. of P’s
Held Monday Night
The regular meeting of Dixie Lodge
No. 150, Knights of Pythias was held
Monday night, December 17th, with
the following officers present: T. F.
Proctor, Chancelor Commander; W.
Y. Bryan, Vice-Chaneelor; S. II.
Ricks, Master of Arms; J. F. Mas
se} 7 , Master at the Work; J. S.
Weathers, Prelate; R. H. Hudson,
Outer Guard; J. S. Wight, Inner
Guard: L. G. Merritt, Keeper of Rec
ords and Seals; C. E. Mauldin, Mas
ter of the Exchequer.
The meeting was opened in the
lar styk> and under the head of
^ the Rank of Page was
conferred on fourteen eand idate.
j After the business of init iation was
j finished> th{J ambers present, along
j with those awarded the Rank of Page
served with several eottrses 0 f
j refreshments, arranged by a very
| , lbk eommd tee, appointed for the
j j occasion.
After refreshments had been serv
ed, business was resumed, the Pages
present having been dismissed with
an urgent request that they be on
I hand at the next regular meeting for
Lod*. not hav-,
; , n g >, ee n completed, the meeting was
adjourned until last night.
j
DR. L. E. BRAWNER TO
JOIN THE COLORS
,
Dr. L. E. Brawner, of Whighom,
who has been practicing in that place
j for several years, will leave in the
{course of the next few weeks to
! join the Officers Medical Reserve
j {Atlanta, Corps. He where recently he stood made the a examina- trip to
tion, which he successfully passed,
and is only waiting for his appprnt
ment and instructions where to go.
I We wish for him much success in his
j new duties.
j Mr. H. G. Lassiter, of Chattanooga,
: Tenn., who has charge of the con
jstruetion of the Oehloeknee river
! bridge, near Pine Park, was a visi
,
tor to Cairo this week. He is an old
•friend and acquaintance of Sheriff
! Perkins.
26 Cars Hogs Shipped
From Grady This Season
; Hogs continue to go forward from
I Cairo, three cars moving this week
to the packing houses. With the
shipping of these three cars, Grady
County has shipped so far this sea
sou, 26 ears in all. C. R. Beals of
the South Georgia Stock Yards ship
| Spod two ears yesterday, one going to
Statesboro and the other to Atlanta.
(They .the were very fine, being very heavy,
two cars weighing a total of 38,
000 pounds. C. A. Bass also shipped
a car Wednesday to Moultrie. Al
though the number in this car was
small, tfiey wene very heavy.
The fanners should bear in mind
that hog sales day will be held Wed
nesday, January 2nd. These sales
days are proving a success and ev
ery farmer should avail himself of
the opportunity to visit these aue
lions.
N0TICE TO CITY TAX PAYERS.
Your attention is called again to
the fact that the City Tax books
will close on December 20th, as re
qnired by the city laws. All who have
not paid their 1917 City Taxes are
ea mostly urged to give this matter
tlieir prompt attention. The City has
oustanding obligations which must he
met before January 1st, therefore it
is necessary that all taxes be collect
ed promptly.
Very rcspec fully yours,
J. IT. CONNELL,
Clerk and Treasurer.
Statement of the Condition of the
CAIRO BANKING COMPANY,
Located at Cairo, Ga., at the close of business, Dec. 15th, 1917.
Resources. Liabilities.
Time Loans ..... ......$240,886.73 Capital Stock Paid ln..$ 35,000.00
Banking House . ...... 5,217.01 Undivided Profits, less
Furniture and Fixtures . . 2,170.55 Expenses, In
Due from Banks and Current
Bankers in this State. . 137,605.70 terest paid .. 16,210.35
Due from Banks and Individual Deposits Sub
Bankers in other States 33,578.25 ject to Check........ 298,100.96
Currency . ........... 18,788.00 Time Certificates 88,783.13
40.00 .....
Gold ............ Cashier’s Checks 2,461.92
Silver, nickels, etc..... 2,270.12 .....
TOTAL $440,556.36 TOTAL $440,556.36
GEORGIA—Grady County:
Before me came O. T. Davis, Ca shier of Cairo Banking Co., who being
duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con
dition of said bank, as shown bv the books of file in said bank.
O. T. DAVIS, Cashier,
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19 day of Dee. 1917.
R. II. JONES, N. P.,
Grady County, Ga.
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9 We Thank You
m during the
$ra For tho liberal business you have given us past
fm year and wish you every one a happy Xmas and a pros
ify perous New Year.
«4 DOING OUR BIT” FOR 1918
cHGWING the people of this county how to get the
^ most for their money.
gDUCATING the people as to true Merchandise values.
R EDUCING the cost of living through economydn buy
ing and selling.
O excel in courtesy and the W
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I NTRODUCING better methods in filling the needs of
our customers.
¥ C REATING confidence through fair dealing.
w M LIMINATING extravagance.
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NO. 52.
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Red Cross Puts On Xmas
Membership Campaign
This is the week for the great drive
for members for the American Red
(’ ross America is alive with tire
less workers; these workers are giv
ing their money, their time and their
energy. The ladies of the country
are giving their unselfish devotion to
the work. Let every person who
reads this or any other matter re
lating to the Red Cross scud or mail
their subscription to the Grady Coun
ty Chapter of the American Red
Cross, at Cairo. Grady County must
do her part; we should have as many
Red Cross members as there are in
habitants. Those who fight must
have the support of rhose who stay
behind.
The appeal is made to every per
son to do their duty by the boys in
the service, to their country and to
their consciences. America is waking
up; let us rise in a solid phanlanx to
the support of the Red Cross and
thereby prove ourselves a blessing to
humanity.
Grady County should present a
Christmas gift of at least one thous
and new members of the American
Rad Cross to the brave defenders of
our national life. The .local Chap
ter have been busy all this week se
curing new members and have been
quite successful. Up to the time of
going to press, the total membership,
including the new members and old
ones, is around three hundred. If
you are not already a member yon
should not wait longer—join today.
You will be helping a good cause.