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Waycross Evening Herald.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS GA. SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 1910
NUMBER 59
WILL WORK FOR
BETTER PHONE!
THREE BALLOONS
S TO BE HEARD FROM
TELEPHONE MATTER I8 COMING
UP.
After repeated requeete to officials
of the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company for a more mod
ern system. at Waycross, both from
the Mayor and Council and Board of
Trade, citizens are talking of taking
the matter up to the Railroad Com-
mlaalon tor an Investigation.
The contention la that while the
best^ of equipngent may be added
here, the improvements do not matei-
ially better conditions because the
EXPERTS THINK THAT THE
WORLD’S RECORD FOR D18-
TANCE HAST BEEN BROK5N.
St. Louis, Oct. 22.—Three balloons
the America II, Azurea and Dussel-
dorf II, contestants for the internation
al balloon cup, and prizes, remain to
MISS RANIBO GAVE GITY FILLED WITH VISITORS
BUNN A CHASE ROUND THE STATE TOUR
SHE TOOK WRONG ROAD OUT
OF CITY;
This morning Miss Ramoo, driving
No. 60, one of the round the state
tourists, gave H. D. Bunn a chate of
seven miles before she was given
proper directions for getting on the
road to Savannah.
Mr. Bunn went out several miles
be reported. It I. believed by the ^ a numl , er AttanU cari ,
Aero club that the areronauts baf*
landed in the wilds of Canada.
and was returning to Waycrosi
when he saw Miss Rambo take the
wrong turn a few hundred feet from
,hlz^. He started out^ thinking he
The Germania, according to a tele
gram from Haileybury, Ontario ,was
seeu yesterday, going northeast Into cou(d ea „ Iy reacll and her
the iorest of northern Quebec. The' (he m|ltake .
whole system ts out of date. The i Germania Is covered with altftninum But he wreckcned without the spEb-
governors of the Board of Trade will dust and It Is easily Identified. | dy drlTerj for bc f ore he caught the
have a meeting early next week to T1 >e AmercJa II, the ooly American, macIllne 8he hn d gone seven miles,
discuss the matter, and If necessary; entry unreported ,lt ts thought by | Mr Buun openei , bU mac hino up to
‘aeronauts, could not remain in the
air 87,* hours, the time from when it
left here Monday ntil 9 o’clock fills
morning.
appoint a committee to take the ques
tion up with the commission.
FELDER FINED
8ANFORD I3 KILLED
BUCK RATCLIFF.
Ellijay, Ga., Oct. 22.—Buck Ratcliff
shot and killed Tom Sanford Thurs
day at 1 o'clock, ten miles west of
In City Court Friday Judge, colored, here. The trouble Is said to have
arrested a week ago on the charge of been caused from a n old grudge and
selling whiskey, plead guilty and was j lately renewed by tre establishing of
fined $200 and costs by Judge J. C. certain land lines on their ‘farms.
McDonald. I B Mayor’s Court he was/Ratcliff came here last night ahd
fined $120 asd costa. He paid the surrendered to the officers and is in
City Court fine in gold. Jail* i x
o speed he seldom makes, and is of
the opinion that had Miss Rambo noL
stopped at a cross road for a moment
he would not have caught her ft
twice the distance.
Atlanta AutoiAs Reached City Yesterday Afternoon
• —Checked Out For Savannah Today.
Thirty-five machines, entries from
Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Nownan,
Marietta, and several other cities of
North % Georgia, reached Waycross
Fester* I jr afienoon. The party was
met b'Tlond Wares boro b y'aTZe'fe ga-
tion frcii Waycross, among those go
ing out leing Mayor John M. Cox, Al-
derme& Valvin W. Parker, John W.
Moore, C. W. Sweat, C. A. LeCount,
and C. E. Dunn; Hos. A. M. Knight,
President of the Board of Trade; Dr
W. H. Buchanan, president of the
Waycross Automobile Club, Secretary
L. B- Harrell, of the same club, and
DAVID B. HILL WILL
w BE BURIED MONDAY.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 22.—The fun
eral of David B. Hill will be held
Monday at 3 p. m., In St. Peter's
Church. Rev. Di. W. F. Battershall
will officiate. The interment will be
at Montour Falls, Schuyler county.
Have two 100-picce Sets Haviland
China at $25 each. t
P. N. Harley Hardware Co.
The finest line of boys
andchildrens suits ev
er shown here, togeth
er with the largest as
sortment of boys
knickerbocker pants,
Worsteds Cassimers,
Cheviots,Tweeds,cmc/ all
new colors and latest
styles.
EVERYTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR.
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H. C. SEAMAN,
new Bulck carried a committee o»
ladies to welcome the ladies In the
touring party.
O n arriving in the city and after
checking in at hemlquarters, a parade
was given over the pricipa! streets.
Following this the cars were lined up
at LaGraude, and at other points,
where they remained until the trip
was resumed today. At LaGrando
Hotel many citizens were present to
meet the visitors, and a band concert
given by the Waycross Band from six
to eight o'clock was enjoyed.
The ladies were given every atten
tion possible, some of them being tax
en out in the city by friends. The
cordiality given the viators tfar'gon*
ulnc, r jii they were all wclL.uJcaBed.
Though tired by their trip from Va*
dosto, they remained up a few hours
to discusg roads and other matters
relating to the trip.
Refreshments were on hand and for
those desiring same, and the suppet
served by Mr. Wooten was strictly
up to date, filling a decided want for
all making the Jtrip. No accidents
were reported on the trip into Way-
cross, and only two machines needed
help in crossing deep water.
TAKES CHARGE
NEXT WEEK
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MR. L. J. COOPER COMES TO WAY-
CROSS A8 PRESIDENT OF 18T.
NATIONAL BANK.
WALK-OUT ON
FULLY 2,500 MECHANICS OF ALL
GRADES QUIT WORK A8 RE
SULT O FSTRIKE.
St. Louta, Mo., Oct. 23.—Approxi
mately 2,500 men employed In the me
chanical trades on the Mlaaourl Pa-
clflc-Iron Mountain ayatem walked
out In sympathy with the striking ma
chinists at 10 o'clock this morning.
The order to quit work was telegraph
ed last night to the boiler makers,
blacksmiths and plpemen by the heads
ot the International union after the
machinists bad failed to settle their
Mr. L. J. Cooper Is in the city prep- j trouble with deneral Manager Sullt-
aratody to assuming bis duties as Ivan the Missouri Pacific.
President of the First National Uank j Hof® leas than 100 men are omploy-
to which position he waB elected at ajed In l* 1 ® mechanical departments and
others. Senator Geo. W. Deen In his oalled meeting of the directorate or [they walked out. The principal shops
the hank last week, succeeding Mr. of the roads are located at Sedalla,
J. K. Wadley, the efficient president j Mo., and Little Rock, Ark. Shops
far the last two years, who resigned a*"® also maintained at other points,
to enter olbor business, In tho city, j Including Texarkana, Parogonld, Van
Mr. Cooper, the newly elected pres- Boren and McGhee, Ark.; Lake Char-
tdent comes to us from Tampu, Fla., lea and Ferrlday, La.
where he went some eight years ago* The union men Ray that the road
from Wilmington, N. C., to ongage la will not he able to operato their lo-
the wholesale grocery business, he oomotlvea more than a week without
with B. T. Bullard, of Savannah and U>® men who quit work today.
CAMPMEETING
Waycrosi ministers who attended
the 98th annual campmeeting at Tay
lor's Creak, In Libert, county, Bare
returned to their homes. Tbta year
(he meeting was very largely attend
ed, and a number of converalona re
sulted.
During tho aeries of meetings quite
a clt, ot Mats grows about the point
of gathering, Da extra accomodations
Next year the centennial of the
campmeeting will be celebrated, for
which an Intereating program will bt
arranged. The meetings are held un
der the direction of the preeldlng el
der of the Waycross District, Metho
dlit church.
BARBERS NOTICE,
We the undersigned proprietors ot
Barber Shops of Waycross do hereby
agree to close our doore for business,
from November 1, 1910 to May 1911 al
7:00 p. a. tod Irom May 1, 1911, to
Novemberl, 1911 at 7:30 p. m., and on
'Saturdays at 11 p. m
(Signed.).
Potter ft Strickland.
Potter ft McMahan.
H. ' R. Devil.
I. A. Davis.
J. T. Whldby.
A. T. Reynolds. 22 IL
the late Alexander Scssoms of this
city organizing the Cooper Grocery
Company, one or the largest whole
sale grocery companies of the south,
which he has moRt successfully mam
aged from Its lufancy. Mr. Cooper
apeaka In glowing terms of tho pro
gress and prospects of Tampa as the
"Queen City ot the Gulf': and says
Waycrosi and the First National Bank
predicts an era of progress and proa-
him to leave Tampa. He aeea and
predllcts an era of progress and pros
perity for all Wire grass Georgia In
the development of the farming In
dustry, which he regard! at present
in practically an embryo atate, he
lauds the pioneer real estate men
that have and are atlll Inducing those
sturdy Weatern farmera to come here
and help develop the untold rlchee
that lie latent in this wire grass soil.
Mr. Cooper with all hla years of
successful experience la not without
hla banking exparlence, and strong
banking connection!, he Is at preaant
President of the Benk of Floral City,
a Florida corporation, and has four
brothers In North nnd South Carolina
who are presidents of some of the
strongest National Banka of those
states.
Mr. Coopkr Is a min of strict In
tegrity end high moral character, he
has always taken a high stand for
morality wherever he has lived and
has always baen prominent In church
nnd Sunday school work. Ho la at
present landing member of the city
council of Tamps, was elected as each
by a big' .isjorlty from the moat re
presentative ward of the city.' Way-
erase nnd her dtlxenry will welcome
-ore uion of this stamp. The Herald
congratulate boifi jUC. Cooper end
the Orat National Bank on thalr union
The bank will aoon move to Its
new quarters In the Ph'ienlx Blocs
'clod by the contractors, theae
oew quarters will bo very aproprlate
to the coming of the new presld .it,
tho building la being fitted with new-
fixtures and new appliances through i
out and who 0 turned over by the
contractors, will be one of the hand-
someat and best equipped banking
bouse In all South Georgia. Mr.
Cooper hopes to be able to make ar
rangements for the coming of Mrs.
Cooper and the children before e greet
while. Mrs. Cooper will be remem
bered as Mila Blanche Soaaoms,
daughter ot tho late Mr. A. Bessoms
who has boats of Waycrosa friends,
Sea barbers nolloe of opening and that will welcome her back to the
JUDGE PARKER
ILL AT HOME
Judge T. A. Parker la confined to
hla bed, by, lull amatory rheumatism,
whlcp has settled In one of bis an
kles. 'Because of hla lltneaa he baa
been compelled to cancel some of bit
engagements for addresses at conven
tions In various sections of (ha state
RALROAD MEN QUIT.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 22.—Twelve
hundred bollertakera, blacksmiths and
copperamlths employed In the Argenta
Ark., abops of the Iron Mountain-Mis-
sourl paclfflc railroad will be effected
by the strike order laaned from 8L
Louis today. Locally, both aides to
the controversy expresi confidence In
the outcome.
In anticipation of potilble disorder
the police force of Argents, which la
n surburb of Little Rook, baa been
strengthened.
At the People’s Market tomorrow*
Veil, Mutton, Port, Brains, Pig*
Feet, Sausages and everything In
freak msata, phone 158. 21 tt
closing boon.
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