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THE AMEKICU3 TIMU3-RECURDER,
MPMl»AY,KOv Elnt|t
.
E4ST SIDE STORE
HOFFMAN BROS
107 COTTON
AV®i
Across Street from Buchanan’s Hardware Store
Greatest Reduction Sale
Of This year Will Commence FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th And Continue for"i?
Owinff to our early buying for cash, through our New York buyer, we are able to offer everything in Ladies’ Ready ro WW
Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Shoes and Dry Goods at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES during this sale.
It Will Pay You to Visit Our Store During This Sale. Come and Be Convinced
Come
Hoffman Bros.
Come
107 Cotton Avenue. Across the Street from Buchanan’s Hardware Store. Americus, Georgia
Agreement Reached As To
Price of Coal In Americus
Fuel Administrator, Lee Allen, and Various Dealers Have
Agreed That Montevallo Lump Shall Be Sold for $9.00 a
Ton and Blue Gem Jellico Coal at $8.50— Reduction of
These Piicts is in Sight.
The first effect of government rcg t- schools, ns well as plants rendering
Ution of fuel prices In Americus has usual public utility services, such as
taken tangible form In an agreement lighting and power concerns, lea
reached between I.ee Allen, local fuel Plants, creamatorles, etc., the opera-
administrator, and various coal deal- t!°n of which are necessary to the
ers In Americus, whereby present I ubllc welfare. All such Institutions
stocks of coal will be disposed of ft a™ required to make monthly reports
a fixed price for the two grades of °< tholr on hand, and are pro
coal retailed here. Montevallo coal, lllbi,ed from disposing of their fuel
generally recognized as a superior. t0 '"dividual, or other insti
product, will be sold for the present
at $9.00, while Jellico grade coals will
sell for $8.50. The price of coke had
not been definitely determined, but
according to unofficial figures com-
tutons.
. I Penalties are provided for In the
statute establishing the fuel admin-
instratlon are severe, and It Is stated
i the law Is to be enforced Impartially.
: I.ocal dealers, however, are showing
piled today this product should sell , „ . . , ... .
every Inclination to assist the fuel ad-
for $5.17 a ton. The fuel admlntstra- , ' , . . .. .
I mlnlstrator In his duties, and it In
tor, however, declines to advise deal- |lrohallIc (ho Uw wl „ ma , c litt , 0 dIt _
er. regarding prices charged, and the fcrcncc |B condltion8 Aalcrlous , ex .
value of this commodity remains of
ficially unfixed.
Figures submitted to tbo fuel ad
ministrator show that in 1915 Amcr-
cept to aid In the conservation of fuel
stocks and assure to local Industries
n sufficient supply at all times.
leus coal dealers Jald $3.25 at the
mine for coal that cost them on the
siding here approximately $5.00 a
ton, this In turn being sold to con
sumers for $7.09 a ton, or $2.00 gross
profit to the dealer. The government
permits dealers to earn 30 per cor:,
increase in tbelr gross profit In 1915,
and figured upon this basis the 600
tons on band In Americus yards when
the fuel regulations became effective
properly may be disposed at prices
named above.
Government regulations, howeve
require the rendering or reports at
stated Intervals to the local fuel ad
ministrator, and whenever new stocks
arrive, prices to be charged are to oo
based upon the average price paid
by dealers, this being arrived at by
including both coal on hand and coal
received during the current month
AMERICAN TROOPS GET
INSTRUCTION IN GAS
FIGHTING FROI BRITISH
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—To give
Gen Pershlng'B army the last toucti
! in modern warfare a detachment of
, llritlsh officers lias arrived In thl
| country and begun the Instruction of
force, here In the latest wrinkles in
gas and flame fighting. The work is
New Era
JOHN C.MOTT
General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
for the entire U. S., pertaining to ( j a y afternoon with her sisters, Misses
Mr. C. S. Howell, of Birmingham,
Ala., is a visitor here at the home of
his sister, Mrs. D. C. Griffin.
Residents of this community join
in welcoming Mr. Sam Ledger ani
family, who come here from Dooly
countyj to live.
Among those going from here to
the fair in Macon were Messrs. B. S
Parker, E. M. Mercer, Mrs... W. ,A.
Parker, Mrs. .R. P. Parker and *»:iss
Eddie Lou Parker.
Miss Lena Mae Finch was the gueit
of her sister, Mrs. Grover Brown, last
week.
Misses Della Parker and Annie W
lis were visitors at the home of Mrs.
W. B, Bradley Wednesday.
Messrs. A. W. Parker, G. W. Glia
son, D. R. Parker, Misses Annie Dri
ver, Bessie Veal and Ruth Parker
attended the fair in”Macon,
Mrs. H. C. Murphy spent Wednes-
the great campaign for funds for the
war wark among the soldiers and sail
ors, which i» being conducted this
week.
MEETING 1ST ICON
KARRKTT WILL URGE FARMERS
TO RAISE MORE FOODSTUFFS
DURING COMING YEAR THAN
EVER BEFORE.
MACON, Ua., Nov. 13.—One of the
most important meetings in the his*
tory of the Farmers’ Union of Geor
gia assembled here this morning.
It is expected that the convention
will accomplish much in the way of
| business as the organization has
made much progress during the past
| year, the membership having increas
ed 400 per cent.. Over 100 delegates
from the different counties are:
conducted with the closest aort of cen-[ „„ hand and the ( , corgla Fodoratloil !
COTTON SEED SLUMPS
IIIDRTR ONLY »5 NOW
AMERICUS MILLS PAYlKfi LOWER
PRICES, I»UE TO DECLINE IN
PRICE OF REFINED AND CRUDE
COTTON OIL.
ffif SM|
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOL
WORTH OF DRUMMER
PLES AT AN AVERAGE Of
TY-FIVE CENTS OX THE
LAB.
Almost every item In thii
marked at the actual wholes*
our discount is enough profit
Sumter county planters who recent
ly disposed of their cotton soed at un
precedented prices, will have to WOMEN’S AND
cept less fo r their product, if they j CHILDREN'S SWEATERS,
sell to Americus mills now. After go.l All H * zes and grades ;some
ing as high as $81.00 seed took a ® no wo °l» others are of
JOHN J. VIRGO.
Lucille and Flosie Pareer.
Mrs. Ella Hudson, Mrs. L. C. Aut-
rey and Mrs. Willie Finch were visit
ors at the home of Mrs.. M. C. Veal
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. N. M. Veal, Mr. Lonnie Lane,
Mrs. B. J. Lane, Mrs. M. C. Veal and
... r» i, o- $ , , ,, . John J. Virgo is head of the Y. M.
Miss Della Parker went to Macon to n . . .
.C. A. work in England. He has Just
the fair Friday j completed a tour of the Southern
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mercer erwe' states in the interest of the campaign
Sunday visitors at the home of MrsJ to raise $35,000,000 for the Army Y.
fc. M. Parker. j M * C ‘ A ‘ *
Mrs. O. T. O’Bray and .children, *
Hugh and Luolse, were Sunday visit-'
ors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
1). Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parker were
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
slump yesterday and this morning
were quoted at $$75.00 for prime stock,
with dumaged seed worth consider
able less than this figure. There Is
a considerable quantity of peanuts
moving here now and local mills are
buying them at good prices.
The Farmers Oil Company was pay
ing today $110 a ton for peanuts in
car lots and $100 a ton in smaller
quantities. These prices, of course,
are for the nuts in good condition, and
the few consignments of damaged onss
that have arrived here, are not wanted
at any price.
Beat The Roll Weevil.
Plant Express Cotton Seed. Ira Wil
liams, government cotton breeding ex
pert, says: “Earliest variety known.”
Bred in Mississippi for weevil condi
tions; sells for from 4c to 8c moro
than short cotton. Order your seed
nmv; $2.50 one bushel, $2.25 per b,,. 1 m «^ e “ to ”'“hoVe«l C a t |6M p
ln 10 ‘ bu - lot8 ' retail price 75c pair; while‘
SHUT ft BROWN, Finlcyson, Ga. ] P
NEW AMOSKEAli OUTINGS
DARK COLORS.
still others arc of pare i
regular selling price Is $1.00 ta$
Our sample price l s 6oc to |t;
KNIT GOODS.
..Shawls, Scarfs. Booties.!
fants’ Sw eaters, Leggins, etc.fi
ed at an average of half price
LENNOX SOAP 7 FOB Sir,
Lennox Soap, some large ,1a
none better made; sold only i
chases of $1.00, or more; 7 e
25c.
LADIES' STOCKINGS AT Sc
There are goods In this lot 0
worth 50c, most of them an a
only ono pair of each hint
White and colors, 25c.
JEW STILISH COATS AT|
Absolutely new styles lost
ed by express from New I,
Brown, Plum, Navy, Green till
an unusual value; each $13.06.
$1.00 SILK HOSIERY 30f.
One big string of sample k
GEORGIA—Webster County.
To the tax payers of said county:] New tte they look HR
slnw T nm trlvintr n llut nf tha svtmln ! ** ■
'BAKERIES ALL PUT
Below I am giving a list of the whole dreSs * ood ,. Amoskcag
l0 '“ 0fthla eou " ty / P " 1 uf better made,'at yard :
A'hlch have been returned for taxation; g SPOOLS COATS’
that all property in the county l 8 sub- COTTON FOR 25c.
ject to taxation there can be no doubt; i
J. & P. Coats’ Spool Cot*
W. B. Bfadl-jy Sunday afternoon. j
Messrs Charlie Griffin, Alva and;
Ksmon Grant went to the fair onej^^ SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS
I threfore urge al land owners o numbcri , g t0 ]00; gold
look the following list over carefully . othcr purcha8es amounting to
and to see that your lands are proper- „ for 25e .
1> returned !
day last week.
sorslilp, but officials declare that 1
Death of .Mrs. Dale.
Nows reached Americus today of the
MUST SECURE FEDERAL PElt-
MITS TO CONTINUE IN OPERA.
TION AFTER DECEMBER 10,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—General
rules and regulation governing the
Lahore besides other fraternal
thousands of meu are rapidly break- cl etlcs will he represented. Addrcssus curlod at Plains Sunday night, tlic re
lng ln and will be able to meet ono-] will be delivered urging that plans! malna being interred at Sardis church
. , , . cemetery. In Terrell county, Monday
be formulated to impress on the farm- ...
, I afternoon,
er the necessity of raising more food
my gas and flame attacks with a sim
ilar offensive.
. . ... ” 1 The army in this country has been
and, striking an averago price for the
whole. To this average price may bo al tbe BaB and " am,! work alnce 0c ‘
added the profit permitted to be earn- :nber > 5 - b “‘ semi-official experiments raising,
eti by the government, and os prices' and 1,ractlCe have been going on all
at the nilnes have been considerably sumlner - Among the camps where
reduced since the war began, this Is thl * work ,s b e'ns Riven the most at-
cortaln to result in an early reduction mention are Fort Riley, Kan., and
The deceased, who was a resident of
crops throughout the state and special; Cottondnle, passed away after a brief
attention drawn to an Increase of I103 illness, while visiting in Plains. She
The keynote of this propaganda
will be sounded by Charles 8. Bar
is survived by three children, Ed Dale
and ft. H. Dale, of Cottondalo, Ala.,
and Mrs. J. W. Powell, of Dawson. Sho
I was fifty-eight years of age and had
rott. of Union Cky. a member of tha, 8pcnt practIoally aI| of her llfe in
National Food Commission, and If’ • Terrell county, where she was known
University, near close touch with all the products of and loved among a large circle of
In prices, say 8 Fuel Administrator Al- American umvers.iy, near)
. l, cre (he engineers- training head-j the country. He has made a special, friends. Sho was a constant mom-
. / [endeavor to attend this meeting andjber of tho Methodist church and da
ft Is Interesting to note the precc-'' 1 {will leave here to be present at the voted much of her time and talent to
dence to be followed In the filling of ,bo latest equipment has beoiv niee (| n g of t | lr Farmers- Union of!advancing the interests of that de
orders for coal, this being provided! furnished to Camp American Lnlver- j>forth Cadollna. which meets at Win-j nomination. Rev. T. B. Stanford,
for along with othcr contingencies' "By. Because of the probability u2 ston-Salem next Wednesday. j pastor of the Methodist church at
that may arise. The regulations re-' ,hc lame n-en,going to France as[ Among the arrivals here is L. n ;Dawson, conducted the obsequies.
quire that the railroads and muni-: 300 " as they arc trained hundreds at,Jackson, director o' the State Market
tion, industries shall have precedence : mcn anx l°us to get to the front are "- 11 * :iu Delegates art anxious) ,
ttons indust p 0 : ,. . lawaitlng w-liat he has to report re- graph, winch will be responded to by-
over all other agencies in tho distri-jen st ng .or t e wor . mong osb jgardlng tbe sweet potato being tnclud. j J H, Nulls, of .lenkinsburg, the stato
button of coal, this being due to the being especially accepted are chela-1 1 ,(] | n t he list of army rations, as it I president. . <
fact that the government may at any 1st*, gas engineers. plumberB, clectn-jwas through this bureau that it wns| Among arrivals who have already
time call upon them to perform sar-'cal experts, mechanics, chauffeurs accomplished, a fact of which the j registered at hotels are Andrew J.
vice in connection with the war.'and gas and explosive experts. Tho 1 Farmers' Union of Georgia feels pro;,-J, Fleming. Jenklnsbnrg. state secretary
., . . * ... ,i.ias It was through their union that tha and treasurer; T. S. Johnson, chair.
which without sufficient stocks of organization which Is apt to be the , . „ . , , t .
1_—II.. > I , at „ executive committee; The*.
the distribution of bakery products
under the president s proclamation of
yesterday were Issued today. These
require every baker using more than
two barrels of either flour or meal
monthly to secure licenses by Decem
ber 19th, and conduct their establish
ments according to rules laid down
by the food administration.
IE STANDARD
1 give list by districts.
Lots land not returned fn 32nd land
district: 6, 7. 8, 25, 26, 27, 39, 40, 57,
58, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 89, 90, 94,
95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 121, 122,
124. 125, 126.
Lots land not returned ln 24th latil i
district: 129. 130, 131, 133, 134, 136, i r .
137, 139, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152,1 l0,t0E A C-
153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 169, 160,
162, 166, 168, 169, 173, 179, 181, 183, 1 94„ 95, 97, 115, 124. 126.128,
b
Ffccne «6.
ABM**
185. 187, 195, 197, 198, -99. 204, 219, ! 158, 162, 163, 167, 174, li>-
220. 222. 223, 226, 227, 228, 232, 236, 243,1195, 196. 209. 210, 215, 227
245,251,255. I The above arc wuole lot* 1,01
Lots of land not returned In 19th od; besides these there are m** 1
land dls-rict: 41, 42, 53. 55, 56, 73,‘part only being returned
74, 78, 81, 85. 86, 87, 106, 119, 135, 137,1 I’ROPERTy NOT RETI'ID®
138, 150 151, 152, 169, 170, 180, 183, SUBJECT TO DOUBLE TAX]
1S4. 203, 206, 2t)7, 208, 209, 210, 211, (taxes are going to be
Want Ceiunsn
9«»»s»o(e**»ttio*«i9
FOR SALE—One 4-room dwelling
in the town of Leslie, Ga., convenient
ly located; Terms; cheap for cash.
VV. H. Wade, Cobb, Ga. w&s
coal on hand would be Impossible, ln first «of the kind In service, will bo
the next class come all nubile utiti- known a g the 132 Battaleon, Gas and
ties, which Includes hospitals anl Flame.
Market Bureau was originally formed, man
At the meeting this morning the ad- c. Hudson, Americus, ex-Commlscton-
I WANT TO DO YOUR line watch,
clock and Jewelry repairing. Expert
service and reasonable charges. R. 8.
Broadhurst. Jeweler. 110 Lamar St„
directly In front of postoffice. 6-lt
. LOST—Red milk cow with horn
sawed off, over-bit In right ear, under
fill In left ear. Finde r please notify
Katherine Small. Leslie. Ga„ J. H.
dress of welcome was-delivered by or of Agrlcui.pre, and J. J. Brown,(pcole plantation, near Murray's Ferry.
George H. Long, of tbe Macon Tele- -late Commissioner of Agriculture. 1
d6t-wit.
colled 1 *
'there Is no desire on the P*”
one to cause any citizen cir
owner spy
owner U|,, trOUblO
therefore again urge “P 00 V,
212. 213. 215. 216, 233, 234, 235, 236,
=27, 239, 240, 241, 242, 214, 246, 247. 248,
Lois cf land not returned In thy
25th Land District; 72, 73, 76, 85, 88,
89. 90. 95, 96. PS, 99, 103, 109. 120, 12G, „„
127. 812. :33, 134, 139. 149, 151, 138, 160,'turned, by lot number and
11.1, It:-,, 17 7. 177. 178. 179. 192, 195,1 trict, and thereby
200x205, 214, 234, 235, 247, 24S, 232. ‘your property. By authority
Lots of land not returned In the 18th ty Commissioners
Land District: 2, 3, 33, 46, 62, 78, 88, J. F. SOUTEn, County
to Bee that his property li phjj
—nor awl n-
p—■—ea—a
Sparks Grocery Compaq
PHONES 43 & 279
Always a full line of good thin#
to eat from the Markets of ^
world.