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Local and Personal
If your business isn’t worth Adver
tising Advertise it for Sale.
Mr. J. H. Wiggins of Helena,
was a visitor to Alamo this week.
The best of Insurance of all kinds,
see Chas. W, Lancaster, Wheeler
County Bank.—ad
Mr. Will McMillan, of Rebecca,
is in the city this week prospec
ting.
See Chas. W. Lancaster for Fire,
Life, Accident or Automobile Insur
ance, Wheeler County Bank.—ad
Mr-S. E. Mauney made a busi
ness trip to Helena one day this
week.
Fire, Lightening, Tornado, Automo
bile, Life and Accident Insurance.
Chas. W. Lancaster, Wheeler County
Bank.-'■ad
Mrs. G. C. Wilkes, of Helena
route one, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Elkips.
Rev. J. T. Budd left Wednes
day for a few days’ visit to his
fisterin Tampa, Fla.
Dewey Scars has returned from
a trip to Washington county,
where he visited his uncle, R, H.
Sears, at Norman Park.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Martin had
as their guests’Sunday, Mr. and
Mrs J. W. Patterson and Miss
Marie Braswell of Scotland-
Miss Dora McDaniel after a
p'easant visit to Miss Martha
Leah Sears, has returned to her
home in Vidalia. She was ac
companied by Miss Sears who
will visit her for a few days.
Dr. T. H. Nelson returned
from an extended trip to his pa
rents at Lagrange; Mrs. Nelson
will remai.i in Lagrange for some
time. Dr. Nelson’s brother,
James, accompanied him home
to spend sometime here.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an ad of the Wheeler
County Bank offering $5.00 in
gold to the farmer marketing the
first bale of 1913 cotton. The
five dollars added to the price of
the first bale will be worth the
effort. The bank is considerate
in trying to encourage the farm
ers and will no doubt be appre
ciated by the winner.
Sunday night, the little child
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Martin,
who is just beginning to walk,
came in contact with a box of
matches, and when discovered
had taken a pretty good mouth
ful of them. The parents were
alarmed and antedotes were
used, and apparently the little
fellow is none the worse off, but
enough to cause the family con
siderable anxiety for a time.
$5.00 GOLD $5.00
FIVE HOLLARS 11 GOLD
Will be paid the first person that
markets in Alamo, Georgia the first
bale of cotton grown during 1913 by
the Wheeler County Bank of Alamo,
Georgia.
The Wheeler County Bank is now
open for business and with a list of
the best farmers in Georgia, and with
a set of officers and directors that
know the banking business, which
guarantees success from the start. •
So open your account today.
CHAS.-W. LANCASTER, Cashier
Prof. Grover Anderson was here the
guest of friends and relatives this
week.
Miss Etna Brrswell spent the day
here Tuesday the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
G. C, Crosby
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Patterson return
ed Monday from a few days stay at
Norman Park.
J. Lee Hightower was in Savannah a
few days this week. From there he
went to Moultrie on business,
Miss Louise Martin of Atlanta, and
Miss Irene Underwood and brother of
Scotland, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Martin for a few days.
R. A. Johnson who has been employ
ed with the Chicago Commissary Co.,
for the past few months, and former
principal of the Alamo High School has
returned to Alamo to make it his fu
ture home.
Protracted services will begin at
the Freewill Baptist church tonight.
New pews have arrived and the house
made comfortable as possible. Rev.
Horn will possibly have assistance.
Everybody invited.
Mr. J. A. Hinson purchased from Mr.
Burch, of Helena, a nice bunch of cows.
There were about one hundred in the
lot. He will take ttem to his farm and
put them on velvet beans.
Hon. H. L. Sears returned Wednes
day morning from Atlanta. While
away he visited points in Tennessee,
Indianna and various points in the west.
He has spent several days in Atlanta
during his adsence, conferring with
representatives regarding getting
through the house some legislation
bearing on the future of Alamo.
NOTICE
All parties having fertilizer stored
in the Alamo Union Warehouse are re
quired to move same out by the 16th
of August as I wish to get in shape for
the cotton season.
G. M. ELKINS, Manager.
*
Unusual interest was centered
in the killing of a cow Monday
by the afternoon passenger train.
Just before the train reached
the depot, which was late, some
cows got on the track and could
not be gotten off until one of
them had been struck, knocking
it under the engine^ which was
stopped and the obstruction re
moved. Another cow was slight
ly hurt, but made its way off into
the swamp. The cow has not
been identified.
Material is being placed on the
ground for the erection of the
new bank building. Actual work
will begin as soon as sufficient
material can be gotten together.
The bank will open, however, in
the Jackson-Moye Drug Co’s,
store today, temporarily, until
the building can be completed.
Work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible, and the bank expects
to be in its new quarters by Oc
tober the first.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
Ad Alamo Merchant
In New York City
On his return from the eastern mar
kets, a reporter of the Eagle called on
the above named gentleman and in our
life, we never heard so much about
shoes—his whole conversation was
shoes, and how he managed to secure
such great bargains in the latest styles,
shapes and brands. His first act after
reaching his place of business was to
put Cleve wise to the situation and
began to make preparations for the
immense stock that he ordered, and
will arrive on the first train to Alamo.
The big stock that he bought, and he
says they were actually bought, will
supply tho people for many miles
around. The name of this firm, which
has already been gcessed, is the Wheel
er County Shoe Store, with H. S. Hur
witz the man that made the purchase
of these bargains in shoes. This house
deals in footwear and hosiery exclusive
ly and makes a study of the shoe busi
ness and can therefore shoe the whole
family with the best the markets afford
at prices unheard of. When you come
to town be sure to go around, just
around the bank, and let him show you
one of the prettiest shoe stores in this
section, with one of the neatest kept
stocks of shoes to be found.—ad
Correspondent Shows Up
Possibilities of Wheeler
There is no place in wiregrass Geor
gia that offers better opportunities to I
home-seekers than Wheeler county. I
There are many thousand acres of fer- ।
tile soil that is yet to be developed
which can be had at a reasonable price
now; but in the near future this land
will go by leaps and bounds to a very
high price—just as it has in other sec
t ions, and perhaps more so, by reason
of the advantages and facilities that
are to be found here. Stock raising
can yet be made a profiitable industry
in the old way in this .section. Quite a
number of cars of beef cattle have been
shipped from Alamo up to this time,
and perhaps several more cars will be
shipped before the season is out, and
this means cash to both the dealer and
raiser. And while thia is true and
more, it is our opinion that a stock farm
where nothing but fine blooded animals
only are raised would pay well in this
section. The climate is just ideal, and
our soil ia adopted to any kind of pas
turage that one wants to use in a busi
ness like this; so there is no reason
why a business like this could not be
made profitable in this section. So it
is with the farming industry; tho man I
that is seeking an honest living by the !
tilling of the soil can’t find a better:
place, for there is no section in Geor
gia that will come nearer growing ev
ety plant that is for the propegation of
prosperity than this. Despite the
drought this season there has been
several carloads of watermelons shipped
from Wheeler county already; also the
peach industry in our opinion can be
made very profitable here, as well as
many other kinds of fruit that grow
and do well. And besides all those
lines of pursuit there are others that
may be profitably engaged in at this
point: Such as maufacturing plants of
different kinds, a cotton seed crusher,
oil mill, ice factory, bottling works and
a builders’ supply business are much
needed. A good stock and sales stables
business can be made profitable here.
Now Mr. Reader, these are only a few
hints at the facts in the case, and a
thorough investigation will convince
you, and we wish to impress the fact
on your mind that opportunities will
not last always—it Will be only a short
time ’til the best will be gone. Seek
while you may find.
A CORRESPONDENT.
Death of Miss Leila Louise McLeod.
Sunday night about two thirty o’clock
the death angel visited the home of
Mr. and Mrs. McCleod and carried
away their daughter, Leila Louise.
She was 24 years old the 15th of Aug
ust. She joined the Methodist church
at Piney Mt., Laurens county, ten years
ago. Although she was sick for a long
time, she bore her sufferings with a
smile—she was always cheerful.. Her
face always brightened when one visi
ted her. She was loved by all who
knew her, she was a joy and comfort
to her aged parents.
She is survived by her father and
mother, two sisters, Mrs. Brannen and
Mrs. A. F. Hoover, and three brothers,
J. C„ W. H. and G. N. McLeod.
The family wishes to thank their
many friend* for their kindness during
her illness.
w. H. SPELL & Co.
Great Reduction in
Prices:
We sell everything as cheap as it possibly
can be sold, without losing money, and to
pay expenses of carrying on business. We
invite our customers and friends to come
to our store when in need of anything and
we will convince you that we have the best
goods for less money.
We thank our customers for past favors
and solicit a continuance of the same..
YOURS TO SERVE
W. H. SPELLS COMPANY
Georgia
Helena Barber Shop
L. P. SMITH, Proprietor
Having purchased the Helena barber
shop, I will continue to give the pub
lic good service, and solicit the patron
age of t?he public. Satisfaction guar
anteed and everything sanitary. Shop
open every day in the week and until
eleven-thirty on Saturday nights.
L. P. SHITH, Helena,Ga.
ICE, ICE!
HARD ICE!!
Always on hand since completing
our Ice House. We expect to
handle it in large quantities, there
fore will always have it on hand.
Phone me your orders-Delivery
prompt. The wagon will call morn
ing and afternoon at your door,
twice each day. No extra trips
made unless the wagon fails to
call on you. Phone 36.
G. M. ELKINS
THE ICE MAN
DENTIST
I will be Io Alamo from the first to the fifteenth
of each month.
1 am associated with Dr. P. E. Callihan, of Mcßae,
DR CARL C. SMITH
OFFICE IN HURWITZ BUILDING