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Wheeler County Eagle
volume i
THE EAGLE INVESTIGATES
"TAX PAYER'S” RUMORS.
After Investigating the Rumors Find Them
Unwarranted, According to the
County Records.
For the information of the taxpayers
of Wheeler county, we have investiga
ted the questions asked by • tax payer
in last week’s issue of the Glenwood
Sentinel and find the following to be
the records of file in the office of the
ordinary.
We have investigated question No. 1
and find that Jukge Kent had no money
to pay lawyers with as ordinay
and that each lawyery of ability that
he saw named large fees, some SI,OOO,
to answer the suit brought against
him as ordinary and that he employed
Col. C. P, Thompson and paid said
Thompson with a county order and
that the county commissioners author
ized the same. We find that Judge
Kent has issued and signed no county
order, except upon the approval of the
county commissioners.
We have investigated question No, 2
and find that the janitor charge is ab
solutely false and without foundation.
The county has no janitor. Os course
the county has employed different help
from time to time that necessity de
manded.
We have investigated question No. 3
and find that the ordinary has only
charged legal fees and what the law
allows him and that the county com
missioners have approved his accounts.
We have investigated question No. 4
and find the same to be false. The
ordinary has only issued county orders
for less than six thousand dollars. We
have looked over the records. Each or
der has been approved by the county
commissioners.
If Mr. Tax Payer of the Glenwood
Sentinel will post himsqlf he will not
ask such pointed questions, but since
he has, the Eagle is glad to furnish the
information.
We find that the ordinary has run
the county, assisted by the county
commissioners, without one cent of
money. He says that he has gone into
his private purse and paid bills where
money was absolutely necessary. The
ordinary is to be commended for his
great skill in managing the county's
business on such a cheap scale. From
the best information he has operated
the countv’smachinery on about half
of the money that it has taken tooperate
the adjoining counties' business and has
done so on county orders. We are sure
all will agree that this is a great show
ing and that we all should be proud of
our ordinary as well as the man who
was instrumental m the creation of our
new county.
Stop The Hog Cholera!
—
The State College of Agriculture recommends the use of
' Hog Cholera Serum and Disinfectants. Use this serum and
get our Disinfectant Dip and give your Hogs a chance to live.
c We carry the Serum Syringes, Disinfectants and acorn/
‘ plete line of Hog Medicines and Remedies. It will pay
j you to call at our store and invest in these REMEDIES,
i We give fu// Directions for using them.
LET US KNOW YOUR
| DRUG STORE WANTS.
I WE CAN FILL YOUR ORDERS PROMPTLY. SPECIAL
ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS.
WE CARRY THE BEST OF EVERYTHING AT A LIVE
AND LET LIVE PRICE.
I Cool off at our SODA FOUNT. Fresh Cream every day. Lemons
and Limes all the time. Fresh shipment every week of Chocolates
l and Candies.
jALAMO DRUG COMPANY'
i Phones ho. 9 and 25 ALAMO. GEORGIA
Vagrants Take Notice.
Will Smith, a colored man, was ar
rested here Tuesday morning on the
charge of vagrancy. He was given a
hearing in mayor’s court and fined $lO
or ten days on the streets. In default
of the ten dollars he is doing time on
the streets of Alamo. It is understood
that he will have to answer to a higher
court, at the expiration of his sentence,
on the charge of obtaining goods un
der false pretense. He came here and
agreed to work for Idelson & Sinclair,
and they advanced him groceries and
he left town before time to go to work.
He also got credit from some of the
other merchants bf the town, on the
strength that he had a job with the
above mentioned people. This has got
to be a very popular practice with this
element that only cares to make a few
days’ time and then loaf until they get
hungry and then under the pretense of
hunting work, obtain groceries and
skip to some other place. This class
of negroes should be dealt with with
out mercy, as it works a hardship on
those who desire to do the right thing.
The streets need working and a close
watch should be kept for such people.
Bank Officers Elected To
Hold For tusuing Year
Stockholders of the Wheeler County
Bank met here at the hall Saturday
last and elected permanent officers to
manage the affairs of the bank for the
ensuing year. The charter granted by
the state was accepted, and the mee.-
ing very harmonious. A big majority
of the stockholders were present.
The following officers were elected:
L. B. Holt, President and financial
agent. Dr. Truitt H. Nelson, Vice-Pres
ident, Chas. W. Lancaster, < ashier.
The following directors were elected:
D R. Jackson, J. N. Sears, H. S. Hur
witz, E. B. Warnock, J. D. Brown,
Douglas S. McArthur, Freeman Gilder,
W. G, Hartley and first above named
officers
We understand that the Free Will
Baptist church is near completion and
will be ready for the protracted serv
ices commencing Friday night before
the first Sunday in August,
Miss Rosa Rcßae and brother, Walter,
of Mcßae, were here Sunday, theguest
of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Cox.
ALAMO. GEORGIA.
Well Known Citizen
Passes Away.
Saturday afternoon last at his home
in Laurens county, Mr.. J. Dudley Keen
died after an illness of only a few days,
from heart disease, from which he had
been a sufferer at intervals for some
time.
Mr. Keen was a native of Laurens
county, being 67 years of age at the
time of his death. He had spent the
greater portion of his life in Laurens
connty and about 38 years ago was
married to Miss Emma Johnston of
Wilkinson county. Besides his wife he
is survived by six children, several
brothers and sisters and a host of oth
er relatives in the county.
His sons are Messrs. E. D., R. D.,
H. D., Julian D. and Bunyan Keen of
Laurens county, Mrs. J. W. Pope of
Alamo is a daughter, His sisters sur
viving him are Mrs. R. M. Graham of
Scott, Mrs. S. W. Rogers of Scott,
Mrs. Emaline Jones of Condor, Mrs.
E. E. Elliot of Laurens county, and his
brothers are Messrs. C. M. Keen of
Soperton, and F. B. Keen of this county
Mr. Keen was a Confederate Veteran
and served valiantly in the war of the
60’s. He was a member of the Smith
camp of Dublin at the time of his death
and took considerable interes in the af
fairs of the old soldiers. His remains
were interred on Sunday last at Beth
lehem church near Condor, Rev. O. O.
Williams of Soperton conducting .the
funeral services, Mr. R. Lee M’ller
having charge of the funeral arrange
ments.
Mr. Keen was one of the best known
citizens in Laurens county and was
known and loved by a large circle of
friends, who will regret exceedingly to
learn of his death, and extend to his
stricken loved ones their sincere sym
pathy in their bereavment.
Public Speaking And
Farmers’ Union Rally
Hon. R. F. Duckworth will deliver
an address here on Friday, August Bth
at ten o’clock in the morning, in the in
terest of every farmer. Mr. Duck
worth has returned from Washington,
D. C., where he spent two months In
the interest of national legislation for
the Farmers’ Union. He will have
something of interest to tell, and every-'
one should hear him. He has a message
for every farmer, which will help them
to improve their condition. You can’t
afford to miss hearing this message.
Men, women and children invited. He
will speak at the following places in
the couuty: Beulah, Tuesday, July
29th; Landsburg, Wednesday July 30th;
Glenwood, Thursday, July 31st; Sardis,
Friday, August Ist; Clubhouse, Tues
day, August sth; Mt. Olivet, Wednes
day, August 6th; Oak Grove, Thurs
day, August 7th.
First Sweet Potato
Mr. David Redding, who is farming
on Mr. C. R. Outlaw’s place, near
town, presented us this week with a
specimen of his potato crop. They
were very fine, especially for the dry
season, Mr. Redding has a half acre
planted, a id had the seasons been fav
orable, they would have been better,
but with good seasons he will make a
fine crop, judging from the samples he
sent to the Eagle office.
Dry Spell Brok en; Crop
Conditions favorable
Sunday night ended the dry spell that
' has been hovering over this county for
1 the past thirty days or more. The
i rain came and came in abundance and
the elements indicate good seasons.
i The corn crop had suffered considerably
j most especially the old corn, and it
i will not help it much-only help to ma
ture that which was not too far gone.
I Young corn, while damaged some, will I
1 come out and make a good yield. !
j The cotton crop will take on new life, i
and other crops, such as cane, potatoes
and the like will make an abundant
yield. The watermelon crop has been
fairly good, but would have grown
larger had we had more rain. The
rain coming as ithas, will revive every
thing, and the crops will be better than
we expected.
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1913
Moore —Nunendorfer
On last Sunday at the home of Rev.
H. T. Wright, near Glenwood, Miss
Sallie Moore and Mr. John Neunendor
fer were united in marriage, Rev.
Wright performing the ceremony. They
left on the afternoon train for Macon,
where Mr. Neunendorfer will engage
in business.
Mrs. A. F. Cox isspending the week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C,
Mcßae, at Mcßae this week.
Grand
^OPENING®
August 2nd.
Never before have we been in po
sition to put on as profitable sale
as the one now almost ready to
open===Saturday, August 2nd—to
the buying public.
PfiEPABATIONS
COMPLETE.
On Saturday morning, August 2nd,
we will throw open our doors to the
people of Wheeler and adjoining
counties and assure them that no
pains have been spared to make this
the grandest sale ever conducted in
this county. Evhrything in DRY
GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, ETC.
Be on hand share in the big values.
Idelson Department Store
ALAMO, GA
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
201 1-2 Acres choice farm lands, two miles from
Alamo, five horse farm, highly improved, fine dwell
ing, good bams and other outhouses; two good tenant
houses, good wire fence, good water, to go at a
BARGAIN—GOOD TERMS. \
186 Acres farm land, three miles from Alamo,
three horse farm in good state of cultivation, two
good tenant houses, good water, good wire fence.
See me for a bargain. Good terms.
321 1-2 Acres good farm land, one mile from
Alamo, three horse farm in high state of cultivation,
common dwelling and tenant house, good water, good
stock range. This is your opportunity if you Want a
farm near Alamo. Good terms.
•235 Acres very choice farm land, 5 miles south
of Glenwood; 5 horse farm in high state of cultivatin,
two good dwellings, good water, good barns and out
houses, in good community, to go at a bargain —Terms
525 Acres very choice farm lands one and one
half miles from Towns, Ga., on Southern railroad, 8
horse farm in high state of cultivation, good houses,
good barns, good water. Let us show you this fine
farm at a bargain. Terms.
155 Acres at Stuckey, all in high state of culti
vation, good buildings, good water, to go at a great
Cash bargain.
100 Acres good farm land, three and one half
miles from Alamo, one horse farm in cultivation,
common dwelling, good water, at a go quick price if
taken at once. Good terms.
We also have for sale some very choice business
and residence lots in Alamo, to go cheap. Other
property not listed would be glad to show you.
W. J. SUMNER, " EAL
Mr. M. Idelson was in Dublin yester
day, making- preparations for the big
sale of Idelson Dearptment Store.
Mr. Idelson is an experienced sales
manager and is expecting one of the
biggest sales ever pulled off in this
part of the country.
Rev. C. C. Hines will preach at the
Methodist church Sunday July 27th, at
11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p. m. Come out
and hear him.
Mrs. J. W. Pope returned yesterday
from Dublin, where she has been for
past few days on account of the death
of her father.
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