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Wheeler County Eagle!
Official Organ Wheeler County.
Published Every Friday.
,1. H. GROSS. Editor and PnbUaber
Entered at the Post Office at Alamo
Georgia as second class mail matter,
May 16, 1913, under the act of March
3rd. 1879.
SLOoTer Year in Advance.
If you soak your dough in Alamo dirt
it will rise.
Among those not present now is—
Harry K. TbaW.
This week will perhaps see the close
of Atlanta’s famous Frank-Phagan case
The people have been handed out sen
sations from this trial until patience
has almost ceased to be a virtue.
The death of Judge Godbee, at the
hands of his divorced wife, in Millen
the other day, shows the depth of jeal
ousy, even though the law has separ
ated them. The spirit of jealousy ris
ing up ir. a woman’s boatq, even though
divorced, causes some to resort to vile
means,
Superior court will convene here on
the first Monday in September, unless
otherwise changed, owing to the warm
weather, and the small room used for
holding court. It It is postponed un
til October the weather would be cooler
and the session held with more satis
faction. We understand that thedock
etis heavy, and will likely consume the
entire week. If the sessions of court
could be changed so as to fall in cool
wearher, the hall used would serve ad
mirably—only a little small.
Seasons are favorable for the crops,
so far, and the prospects are bright for
a good yield. Cotton is beginning to
come in now, and every branch of
business stimulated. From every sec
tion of the county comes the report
that the Crops are better than were
expected, and farmers are beginning
to wear a smile characteristic of good'
times. It is safe to say that inoie econo
my has been used during the past year
than ever before, and for this reason
leas will be required to foot the ac
counts. Fairly good corn eropa have
been made and an abundant crop of
cane and potatoes will be harvested.
The oat crop has been good, and tak
ing all together, the crop conditions
throughout the county are good,
SPRING HILL DOTS
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Morrison of Mt.
Vernon, were pleasant visitors to rel
atives here Saturday and Sunday.
Col. Alex Smith and family, of
Swainsboro, are visiting Mrs. Smitn's
parents.
Messrs. Anderson and Bailey were
visitors at the home of Mr. F. C. Me-
Gahee last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. M. P. Burnette was called to
Macon on account of the illness of her
sister.
Quite a number of young people were
delightfully entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Clements last Fri
day evening.
Omer Graham of Hazelhurst, is
spending a few days with friends here
and at Towns.
Messrs. Kemp and Rogers of Scot
land, attended preaching here Sunday.
On last Saturday evening Miss Myr
tice Clements delightfully entertained
a number of friends at her home.
Croquet being the feature of the even
ing. All reported a nice time.
Rev. Clarence Ray will preach here
Saturday night at the Methodist church.
He will also preach Sunday afternoon.
Quite a crowd from here attended
Quarterly meeting at Shelton,s Chapel
Saturday. The conference decided to
leave the parsonage at Spring Hill, the
proper place for it and everybody seems
to be delighted with their wise decision.
Repairs on the parsonage will begin at
an early date.
The next Quarterly meeting will be
held at Spring Hill on Saturday during
Camp Meeting which will begin Friday
night before the second Sunday in Oct
ober.
The young people will give an inter
esting program at the school house on
August 30th. Everybody is invited to
come.
Mr. Browning Comments
Un Superintendent's Work.
Editor Wheeler County Eagle.
Alamo, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Will you please allow me space in
the Eagle to comment on tho great ef
forts being put forth by our able School
Superintendent, Prof. Auld, in trying
to put our public schools on a higher
plane.
As our county has no large towns or
“big interests” to support it, we must
look to the rural sections for the means
to support and develop it. No county
can become very great so long as its
rural sections are shrouded inigaorance.
Every citizen in the county should join
hands with Superintendent Auld in the
work of driving the “dark monster”,
ignorance from our midst.
As Wheeler is a new county we have
no available statistics on her school sys
tem, but we find some interesting facts
on the school system of Telfair county
by consulting the 39th Annual Report of
the Department of Education to the
General Assembly of Georgia for the
school year, ending December 31st,
1910. The receipts from all sources
$23,347.00, that is receipts from local
and municipal taxation, tuitions, dona
tions, sale of bonds, contributions, de
vices and sale of school property all
combined, only amounted to $23,347.
Os this amount $13,013 was paid to the
teachers, on an average salary of SSO
per month, for her male and $37 per
month for her female teachers, for five
months only. There was built the same
year six school hous's at a cßht of
$4,800.
There was teaching in the connty, 65
teachers with the following qualifica
tions: Five with state licenses, 23
first grade, 21 second grade, 20 third
grade, 2 taking 2 year normal training.
There was enrolled 2,874 pupils, of
these 1,905 were enrolled in and under
the third grade and only 111 above the
eighth grade. There was an average
attendance of 1,832 for 100 days.
These and manv other interesting
facts may be found in the above men
tioned report.
These figures become more conspici
ous when we contrast them with other
statistics of Telfair county.
We find that Telfair county produced
in 1910, 12,429 bales of cotton worth,
at 10 cents per pound, $621,450. The
Fertilizer dealers claim an annual sale
of 20,000 tons of fertilizer in Telfair
county worth $150,000.
So the farmers of Telfair county are
spending annually $450,000 to fertilize
their crops, whilethey are spending on
ly $23,347 to educate their boys and
girls, or from every doilar received
from cotton, 75 cents is spent for fer
tilizer and only four cents for educat
ional purposes.
It is not the intention of the writer
to charge tho fermers with the use of
too much fertilizer but with the use of
too little brain in the buying and in
using fertilizer.
Now Mr. Editor if vou can use this
article and give me the paivilege of
writing another, I will give your read
ers some interesting facta on the waste
in buying and in using fertilizers under
the present system.
Respectfully,
DAN BROWNING.
Miss Fannie McMillan visited home
folks at Mcßae Sunday, returning
Monday.
Joseph Thomas Coleman
Friday morning lastoccured the death
of little Joseph Thomas, the bright lit
tle two year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. T. Coleman, who live near her.
The child was sick for several weeks,
the fatal disease being Cholera Infan
tum. The funeral and burial occurred
Saturday morning at the Alamo ceme
tery.
Superintendent Auld, received this
week, Wheeler’s prorata of the $50,000
appropriation for schools of the state.
Wheeler county’s school funds have
been systematically managed, and
therefore the funds have been equl to
all demands.
Second Nine Defeats
The First Nine.
On Saturday afternoon the fast sec
ond nine defeated the firsts nine by a
score of 11 to 4. The feature of the
game was the batting of Bright and
Agramonte. The second nine has a
good nine and expects to do some good
work before the season closes. The
batteries for second nine were Terrell
1 Elton and Purvis, First nine Brown,
Cox and Pittman.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
tONCERNM OVER RULING
OF MARTIME ASSOCIATION
Helena, Ga., August 18, 1913.
Hon. Hoke Smith,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Senator:—
The farmers in this section are very
much concerned about the reported
ruling of the Martime Association. It
is said, by the circular letters sent out,
that every bale of cotton that is not
covered, will be penalized one dollar.
It is also understood that every bale
that does not weigh a certain amount;
to the cubic foot will be penalized a ;
certain amount.. There is no living
man that can tell how much a cubic
foot of cotton will weigh until after it
is weighed—then, according to the
ruling, the farmer must suffer-the loss,
if any, when he has absolutely nothing
to do with the racking or weights,
During the past decade, the farmers
have been taught by these same peo
ple that if he cover his cotton up, there
is a penalty of fifty cents per bale.
Now it seems that the farmers are
between two fires, he to be darned if
he does and he darned if he don,t.
I am writing to ask you how the
Commerce Commission looks at ths
matter, at once, and there is no time
to loose. We are now picking cotton
and the people, if this change is made,
will have to pay out several million
dollars, because they are not prepared
to change:
1 hope you will see about this matter
and see that it is taken up now —After
a while will be too late.
Yours truly,
W. HENRY CLARK
Mr. L. S. Adams, administrator on
the estate of W. T. E. Adams, deceas
ed, was heard before the erdinary
Monday. The estate amounted to sev
eral thousand dollars There were sev
eral heirs present, and as Judge Kent
was attorney for the estate, he was
disqualified, but the heirs waived the
disqualification of said ordinary and
agreed that he proceed to try the case,
in the manner prescribed by law.
Sears Hotel Management
To Be Changed.
Mrs. Chas. W. Lancaster will, on the
the first of September, take charge of
the Sears Hotel. The house will be
remodeled and rearranged and the very
best accommodation is assured.
Mrs. Lancaster is an estimable lady
and will personally superintend the
business, which speaks much success
for the future of the hotel.
Mrs, Sears will retire from the hotel
business and will move to her cottage,
now nearing comsletion.
■ ■■■*«, V —
Mr. G. C. Crosby former’y with the
Woeeler County Shoe Store, has re
signed his position, and will take a
vacation of a few weeks before enter
ing into business.
T A. BOND
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
AND PLANING MILL
HELENA, GA.
All work guaranteed in work and prices
Write or call on me when in need of
material or want a complete honse built
L. A. BOND
HELENA, GA.
SHERIFF SALE
GEORGIA, Wheeler County.
I will sell at public out cry, to the
highest bidder for cash, on the first
Tuesday in September, 1913, between
the legal hours of sale, before the court
house door, in the town of Alamo, said
state and county, the following de
scribed property to-wit: One model
“10” Buick automobile, known as the
“Fertilizer car”. Said property levied
on as the property of F. L. Walters
and Mrs. C. A. Walters, to satisfy a
mortgage fi. fa. issued from the superior
court of Wheeler county, Georgia, in
favor of Telfair Fertilizer Company,
against the said F. L. Walters and Mrs.
C. A. Walters and said described prop
erty. Written notice given the defend
-1 ants in posession and turned over to
i me for advertisement and sale in the
s terms of the law. This August 7th,
I 1913.
J. F. WRIGHT,
Sheriff of Wheeler County, Ga.
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
0L 1- Acres choice farm lands, two miles from
Alamo, five horse farm, highly improved, fine dwell
ingl, good barns and other outhouses; two good tenant
houses, good wire fence, good w’ater, to go at a
BARGAINw-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 acres choice farm land, one mile from Alamo,
four horse farm in cvltivation, two good settlements
with good houses and barns, plentv of tenant houses,
at a go quick price, if taken at once.
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 quiek 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, ^^A^ror’^
Money! Money I!
I make FIVE YER E NS on im
proved F RM PROPERTY, at 6 and 7 per
cent, interest, with privilege of paying off sooner
if vou see fit.
Why ask your neighbor or friend to endorse for
you and then pay 8 or 10 per cent, for money, when
you can get it cheaper. Will make loans as small
as S3OO or as large as you like. Panics do not ef
fect us—money never gives out If in need of
MONEY write or come to see me.
J. P. TOMLINSON
Alamo, 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 the public. Satisfaction guar
anteed and everything sanitary. Shop
open every day in the week and until
eleven-thirty on Saturday nights.
L. P. SniTH, Helena,Ga.
DENTIST
I will be In Alamo from the first to the fifteenth
of each month. •
I am associated with Dr. P. L Callihan, of Mcßae.
DR CARL C. SMITH
OFFICE IN HURWITZ BUILDING
