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PEARSON TRIBUNE PUBLISHED WEEKLY B. T. ALLEN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION: SI.OO a Year 50c Six Months If you receive a sample copy, if, is an invitation for you t° subscribe. You w ill find The Tribune a newspaper worthy of your patronage. ADVERTISIN RATES: 15c for single column inch each insertion. Reading no tices, in regular type, 5c per line. In black type 8c a line. JOB PRINTING Every description of printing done at lowest prices in keeping with the high prices of material used. Special Excursions TO Augusta, Ga., Sept. 20th, 1917 From all points on the Georgia & Flori da Railway. Round trip fare from Willacoochee, Georgia, $2.50 Tickets on sale September 20th only. Good returning on all regular trains up to and including September 25th, 1917. For additional information write either of the undersigned. t- J- PARKS, T. E. HARRIS, Trav, Pass. Agt. Gen. p a „ Agt AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Excursion Fares VIA. G. S. & . Ry. Account of tlie following Special Occasions. (I. S. \, I*. Ry. will sell teduced round trip fares from coupon slat ion. Black Moutain and Ridgcrest, N. C: Numerous Special occasions, during May. .lune, duly and August. Dates of sale and limits upon application. The above excursion fares are open to the public. Excursion fares also on sale to Mountain and Seashore resorts. Korcomplete information as to fares and schedules call on any ticket agent, (1. S. ,N E. Ry., or address 1. W. JAMISON, T.P.A. orC. B. RHODES, G.P.A. MACON, GEORGIA FALL ANNOUNCEMENT ] J " !**> T<> ANNOUNCE to my friends -4 and customers that my EAI.E GOODS are coining in by express and freight and my stock will be complete in every depart ment. 1 want to extend to you a cordial in vitation to come in and buy your bill of goods from me. H. L. Lankford Patronize Tribune Advertisers PEARSOX TRIBUTE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917 GRAND CIRCUIT RACES AND HORSE SHOW WILL BE FEATURE OF FAIR Southeastern Fair Racing Prize List Totals $34,000 —Midway And “Lark Land” Bigger And Better Than Ever —Free Vaudeville Attractions And Band Concerts. Atlanta, Ga., -(Special).—The most I famous aggregation of horses and j drivers ever assembled on a race track | in America will take part in the 1917 ; Grand Circuit races, at the Southeast- ' ern Fair, October 13-20. Trotters and : pacers holding w’orld records, and j driven by men whose names stand highest in the racing world, will.com pete for prizes totaling in value $34,000. The magnificent success of the Grand Circuit races in 191 G« has made them a permanent annua! feature of the Southeastern Fair, which will in crease in importance and interest Striking Scenes from 1916 Grand Circuit Races —The Prize Lists and Entries Are Even Larger this Year. with every succeeding year, and will assure tlie people of the South a yearly opportunity to witness tiie greatest races on the American conti nent. It hu- been aptly said that the Grand Circuit race: represent in the world of Hport what the annual season of Mi tropolttan Grand Opera represents In tlie world of music— they have no superior in the world. The Southeastern Fairgrounds at Lakewood, as people who attended tlie races last year will recall, afford- an ideal sotting for the Grand Circuit races. The fast one-mile track is built in a wide sweeping oval, around a lake, nestling among wooded hills. The concrete grandstand has a seating capacity of 9,000 people, and overlooks every point on tlie course. In fact, to spectators situated anywhere near the race track, the horses are visible during every moment, as the track circles the margin of the lake for its entire course. The racing events will be in charge of Scott Hudson, chairman of the racing committee, again tins year, and the eighteen big events will be: No. 1. —2:14 Class Trotting, “The Atlanta Cup” . .$2,500 No 2.—2:08 Class Trotting, “Georgia Railway & Power Co. Cup". . . . 2,500 No. 3.—2:11 Class Pacing, “Piedmont Hotel Cup" 2,500 No. 4. —2:06 Class Pacing, "The Coca Cola Cup”. 2,500 No. 6.—Two-year-oUI Trotting, Added Money 500 No. 6. —Trotting, Free for All . 1,500 Happy, Pleasure-Seeking Crowds Will Throng The Midway To Enjoy The Clean Fun, Frolic And Amusement No. 7.—2:07 Class Trotting . 1,500! No. S.— 2:09 Class Trotting . .1,21 No. 9. —2:11 Class Trotting _ . 1,200 j No. 10. —2:13 Class Trotting . . 1,000 No. 11. —2:13 Class Trotting . . 1,000 No. 12.-2:18 Class Trotting . . 1,000 No. 13.—Pacing, Free for All . . 2.o"i' No. 14.—2:07 Class Pacing . . I,sm' No. 15. —2:09 Class Pacing ... 1.. 0 No. 16. —2:12 Class Pacing . . . 1,200 No. 17. —2:15 Class Pacing . . . 1,000 No. IS —2: IS Class Pacing _ . 1,000 The American Association Trot ting Horse Breedeis' Matron Stake No. S for 3-year-old Trotters and Pacers, estimat ed value 7,000, Among the famous drivers who will take part in the above races will be Tommy Murphy. Dick McMahon, Wal ter Cox. C. A Valentine, L. F. C. rs and Alonzo McDonald. Here are a few of the world-re nowned horses which will compete. Aliie Ashbrook, Early Dreams, Hum fast, Lu Princton, Peter Thornhill, Baby Doll, Miss Perfection, Baxter Lou, Babe Cresceus, The Pointer Queen, Don F,, Young Todd, Eleven Black, Barbar Lee and others. They come from the most famous stables in A^nerlca. Horse Show Daily Sharing interest for horse lovers with the Grand Circuit races, wall be the daily horse show exhibits, featured before the grand stand, in which prizes aggregating $2,500 have been offered This big feature of the fair is in I charge of A. C. Congdon, as chairman, and the, entry list is already larger i than last year. The exhibits will in- I elude light harness horses, standard j brt-ds, draft horses, saddle horses, I combination horses, stallions, brood mares, Shetland ponies, and mules. The Percheron Society of America ha;- offered twenty-six silver and bronze trophies and medals as special prizes in the Percheron class. in addition to the daily exhibits, there will be night horse shows which will be among the big social features of the fair. Big Dog Show Feature The largest dog show ever held la the South will be another interesting feature of the fair. The show will be held under the auspices of The At lanta Kennel Club, in a fire-proof building on the fair grounds especially for the dogs. In addition to competition among fine registered dogs of practically ev ery known breed, a spec al local class has been arranged in order to en courage all Georgia breeders and own ers to enter their dogs in the show. This class is arranged to include any dog in Georgia, and your dog does not need to be registered to be shown. If your dog lias no pedigree, the only way it can over be registered is to show it and win. Entries close Oc tober 3rd. Midway And Amusements In addition to the big Midway, which will have the Patterson Car nival Company attractions, the best and most attractive in the amusement world, visitors to the Southeastern Fair will be entertained with a great variety of brilliant free attractions every day and night, including vaude ville shows, spectacular stunts, brass band concerts and elaborate finew-orks. Several of the finest brass bands obtainable will be playing in different parts of the fair ground at all hours and the musical features will be of a nature to appeal to everybody. The free fireworks exhibits this year have been gone into on a very large and elaborate scale, to include nightly immense spectacular set pieces of patriotic and military na ture. These fireworks alone will be well worth the trip to Atlanta to see, though they will be merely one inci dent among the many big features provided for the amusement and en tertainmem of the fair ground crowds. ATTENTION PUBLIC! I have just received a full line of Fall Goods, at which ! bought be fore the prices advanced. I am going to give my customers the benefit of the Bargains. Call around and let us show you our stock before you buy. PEARSON BARGAIN HOUSE I. I’AS,SON, Prop. PEARSON, - - - GEORGIA Every Person Should Consider In The First Pface The ability to save is one of the very first rules in the game of success. In The Second Place Did you ever meet a successful man who at some time (lid not owe his success to his co opera! ion with some Rank? < >ur success depends on your success. Think it over and start an account w ith Pearson Banking Company Patterson’s Pharmacy furry Complete Line Druggists’ .Sundries Such as Velvetina Toilet Articles, Large Assortment of Toilet Soaps, Variety Dental Creams Attention of Housewives is called to our stock of Red Indian Fruit Jer Rubbers. Handsome Line of Jewelry. Call and see it. Standard Proprietary Medicines. Our Fountain Drinks are Unexcelled. When in town, come to see us EXCURSION ARES VIA. G. S. & F. Ry. To Atlantic Bt ; ach, Pablo Beach, Jacksonville and White Springs, Fla. Tickets at following round trip Excursion Fares: c;ui be purehasod from Tifton. Ga.. via. G. S. & F. Ry. SEASt )N TICKETS Sold Daily Atlantic Beach ~57.30 Pablo Beach ~.57.25 White Springs $4 75 WEEK-END T it'KETS: Sold for Saturday trains and train No. 5. Sue day s limited Tuesday following date of sale. Atlantic Beach or Pablo Beach $4.00 White Springs $3.30 FIFTEKX DAY TICKETS: Sold daily, limited 15-days from date of sale. White Springs $3.80 SUN DAY-ONLY TICKETS: Sold for G. S. & F. Ry. train No. 3;. each Sunday morning, limited to return oil t rain No. 4. date vd sale. .1 avkson vi 1 It* $3.00 White Springs $1.50 T or fid! details as to schedules etc., call on W. E. Dodge, ticket agent. Triton, Ga.. or address J. W. JAMISO N, T. P. A. or C. B.RHOEESG. P. A. MACON, GEORGIA