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Wheeler County Eagle
VOLUnE 2
SUCCESSFUL MEN
Ready Money
Land in New York made the Astor estate what it is to-day.
Real estate is the foundation of wealth. There are a few men
right in our own county who wili become wealthy by dealing in
real estate At present time they are accumulating
A SURPLUS IN OUR BANK
They will be prepared for a “snap" when offered. Are you
one of them.
Bank of Alamo
“OUR BANK 16 YOUR BANK”
A Card From Mr. Fulford
To the Tax Payers of Wheeler
County:
I am not complaining because
I have had trouble with the tax
assessors; I just desire to let the
tax payers of the county know
the truth. I love the tax pay
ers of this county and desire to
see every one of them have a
fair and square deal. I hope to
live to see Wheeler county in the
hands of men who will not be
afraid to do what is right. lam
not trying to reflect upon any
one. lam just trying to state
the plain truth- We have good
men in office now and men Who
are a friend to the right. The
tax assessors of the county are
the ones I am after and the men
they have been selecting in part-
The tax assessors of this
county put my land at $6, $6 and
S2O per acre for taxes. I did
not feel that this was treating
me fairly and I asked for arbi
trators. At the hearing, the
arbitrators, all good and true
men, assessed my land at 17 00
per acreall around This seem
ed fair and right to me and 1
was content. The law gave me
the remedy and I applied to the
law and got justice. It seems
that the judgment of the arbitra
tors in my case offended two of
the tax assessors, Messrs H. L-
Sears and W. Henry Clark, both
of whom went to Atlanta to see
Judge Hart. Upon their return
they informed me that they were
going to hold that the arbitration
was null and void and that they
were going to reassess my prop
erty and this they Seem io have
done as they did before. They
refuse to stand by the remedy
the law gave me and have taken
unto themselves the power of
setting aside the law and dic
tating what I shall and must do.
In every meeting of the tax as
sessors Mr. J. F. Sikes has been
very prompt to attend. What is
he there for? Who made him
the county bcss?
I desire to say in reference to
Mr. Jas. Mcßae that I think he
is worthy of any trust that the
JOHN JACOB ASTOR
America’s first millionaire, was a very
far sighted man. He left the little vil
lage of Waldorf on the Rhine to come to
this country of wonderful opportunities
to engage in the business of selling
pianos, but he soon learned that there
was more profit in the fur business. In
good years and bad years, he prospered
because under all circumstances he was
a rigid economist and close trader.
By the close of the eighteenth century,
he was the richest man in the United
States. Then, as his wealth continued
to grow, he did something which nearly
everybody thought was foolish. He
bought land on Manhattan Island, far j
beyond the developed section, which to I
the ordinary vision was not likely to be
encroached upon by the then little city
for generations to come. The wisest
men In New York said he was inviting
ruin, tying up vast sums in unproductive
land that meant nothing but taxes. But
he kept on buying land. In 1848, he died
leaving an estate worth over 130,000,000.
I people of the county might put,
I- upon him. He is fair in his work
between man and man and I size
him up as a first class gentleman
Since Messrs Sears and Clark
seemed so eager after me I looked
to the records of Wheeler county
for the way they stood in a finan
cial way and the following is the
result of my search: I found
i that Mr. H L. Sears owns one
town lot, 40 feet by 200 feet as
appears by a deed made by J. D
Sears to him on May 13th, 19)4.
I then was caused to think.
This lot of town land came to
him at a time which would indi
cate that he wanted to be ap
pointed a tax assessor. I looked
at the last years tax digest and I
failed to find the name of H. L.
Sears, the tax assessor, at all.
Os course I found his wife’s
name and the name of his boys,
but no Hiram L., Sr. Where
was he last year at tax giving in
time? What caused the change?
Why is he so bitter after me
now? Have the sc lies fallen
from his eyes? I found in ref
erence to Mr. W. Henry Clark
that he returned 100 acres of
land for taxation at $600.00 and
that 90 acres of that land was
homesteaded by him on the 2nd
day of December, 1913. Some
thing must have happened to
him. Boys, tell me what has
happened. Do you reckon he
has a political bee buzzing in his
ear? Why is he after Sam? Is
he trying to make an example
of me? lam the only one they
seem to be after. Is it the color
of my hair, or are they trying to
make political capital out of me?
If so, boys, let us pay the debt
we owe them.
After my arbitration was held
it developed that J. A. Hinson
and J. H. Stroud made applica
tion to the tax assessors to have ,
their land arbitrated. The tax I
assessors selected Mr. C. M. j
Williams and Messrs Hinson and 1
Stroud both selected me as their J
arbitrator Mr. Williams and I ।
met to be s worn in as arbitrators, 1
but we were never sworn in.
Mr. Williams and I got together
and agreed on Mr. 8. A. Lee as j
the third naan and went and ’
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ALAMO. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 26, 1914.
Browii-Jnderwood
A lovely marriage was that of
Miss Tillie Brown of Erick, to
Mr. Albert Underwood of Scot
land, which took place at the ,
home of the bride last Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
The parlor was beautifully '
decorated with ferns and cut (
flowers. Rev. West, pastor of
the groom, performed the cere ।
mony in a very impressive style. 1
| The bride was lovely in a gown
of white messaline with shadow
lace trimmings. She wore a
veil with a wreath of orange
blossoms and carried a boquet of
maidens hair ferns and gera
□iums.
Immediately after the cere
mony the happy couple left with
a party of friends, for the home
of the groom, where Mrs- Un
derwood had prepared a delight
ful supper for them
Mrs. Underwood is the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Brown and numbers her friends
by her acquaintances. Mr.
Underwood is a successful
farmer.
The marriage was witnessed
by a large concourse of friends
and relatives and the young
couple were reciprocants of
many beautiful and useful gifts-
Another Watermelon
On last Friday afternocn we were
presented with a nice, juicy, melon
by our good friend, Mr. J. S. Sims,
the veteran truck grower of Wheeler.
His melons are just getting ripe and
he has different ages of them planted
that promises to supply the local mark
et for sometime to come. He not only
has the melons, but cabbage, tomatoe 8
and other vegetables, galore.
Not Ready For Stock Law.
The stock law is a good law
where the situation demands it,
but thas time has not come in
Wheeler county yet- And until
tl.-at time does come, if ever, I
would adyise that the proposition
be voted down. I guess that a
few think that they are ready
from the fact that they own large
bodies of land, some practically
all in cultivation, and could fence
their own stock with less ex
pense than they could fence
their farm. But that is not all.
The small land owner and the
man that is so unfortunate as to
own no land, what will it do for
him? It will compell him to do
away with his stock at a sacri
fice, and the man that has the
land will reap the benefit, be- j
cause he would be the only man :
that could afford to buy the stock
from the poor fellow that will be
compelled to sell his stock as
best he can.
Mv judgment is, that so long 8
as there is more land in the |
woods in the County than there I
is in cultivation, we don’t wantj|
stock law. The law is for the J
well-to-do man and against the |
less fortunate.
H. L. SEARS- |
Bladder irritations, kidney troubles, .
dull headaches, weariness, pain m S
back and sides, all show the kidneys If
need to be toned up, strengthened, i
their regular action restored. Foley 11
Kidney Pills will doit surely and J |
kuickly. They give good health, free- f
dom from pain, a return of appetite ' &
and sound sleep. Try them. Alamo £
Drug Ce. z |
Georgia’s general assembly launched »
its I#l4 session Wednesday morning, a
For 50 days the struggle will last. An S
effort will be made to repeal tho tax £
act and legalise the sale of actual beer ]
Big Day at Mcßae
The lawyers of the Oconee circuit
were enterta ned very hospitabl) ly
the bar and people of Mcßae on last
Wednesday. Attorneys fr< m all the
counties in the circuit, together with
the connty officers, were invited ind
were royally entertained by the good
people of Mcßae. A big barbecue,
together with refreshments were,
served in abundance A special invi- ■
tation was extended Col. J. P. Tomlin- j
sou, Sheriff Wright and Clerk Brown,
of this place, who were present, and
they say it was one of the most pit as
ant occasions they ever attended.
Messrs B. A. Hooks of Dublin and
C. T. Melton of Baxley, were here this
'Jeek, having business with Mr. W. J.
Sumner.
Attention is called to the notice of j
Superintendent Auld in this issue. It
is hoped that the people interested in '
education will rally and make the oc
casion the best ever held in the county
Mr. J. H. Wiggins, Jr., ot Helena
route one, brought to our office laat
week a fine specimen of his cotton
crop. It was at least three feet tall
and laden with well developed fruit.
Mrs. Chas. Wade and little daughter.
Margarette, of Leslie, were pleasant
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richmond
McDaniel last week. They are spend
ing thia week with relatives at Stuckey
You may talk about your forward
crops, but the farmer that beats Mr.
S. E. Mauney t« the first bale of this
season’s cotton, will have to get ahead
of anything we have heard of this sea
son. He brought to our office this
week a cotton boll practically grown
and told us that there were thousands
of them in his field. He expects to
have cotton open by the middle of the
coming month.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mallory
of Cftst, spent several days this
week with Dr. and Mrs. Truitt
H. Nelson. They came by to
accompany Dr. and Mrs. Nelson
to points in North Georgia. They
lift yesterday, in autos, and will
first visit the parents of Mrs.
Mallory and Dr Nelson at Mt,
Ville. They will be away abnut
ten days.
Dr. H. H. Smith is taking Lis
vacation with homefolks at La-
Grange and Warm Springs. Dr.
Rowe of Cadwell, will hold down
the prescription department at
the Jackson Drug Company,
during his absence-
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GREATER WHEELER
COUNTY BARBECUE
WEDNESDAY, 4111.
At a meeting of a number of the
citizens of the Town of Alamo, held
this week, plans were perfected for a
। big day in Alamo on next Saturday,
'July 4th. Barbecue, public epeakirg,
ball game, program rendered by pvpi s
from Sunday school—Childrens’ Day
, exercises, and other amusements, bra a
bind, lemonade and ice water It will
be held at Kent’s Park, where every
thing has been done for the comfort
and pleasure of these who attend, good
shandes. You will' always legret it if
I yon miss it. Don’t have to bring
! baskets. All you have to do is come.
' The occasion will be known aß’'Great
er Wheler County Bari ecue” and let’s
all endeavor to make it the greatest
day in the county’s history. Anyone
desiring to contribute to tbe expense
fund, see W. J. Sumner, chairman.
Card of Thanks
Terough this medium, I wish to thank
the good people of Alamo for their
kindness shown us during the illness
of my family and myself. The many
kind deeds will ever be remembered
by us. L. PURVIS.
Every body’s doing it; what? using
Watkins’ remedies for all ailments.
Mrs. W. H. Spell and children spent
severrl days with relatives at Vidalia
last week. "
For hog and chieken cholera, give
Watkins’ Liniment. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
LOST—Bunch of keys, had tag on
same marxed "G. C. J.” Firder
please return to City Barder Shop.
COLEMAN-BRASWELL
A marriage of much interest
to the many friends of the con
tracting parties, was that of M iss
Cora Coleman and Mr. Roy
Braswell, at tbe home of the
parents of the bride, Mr. and
Mrs. W R- Coleman, on last
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Rev. Parrish performed the
ceremony in the presence of the
family and a few friends, after
which the young couple drove to
the home of the grooms parents.
Mrs. Braswell is a very charm
ing young lady, ajid the groom
is one of Wheeler’s rising young
farmers. The both have scores
of friends that wish them a hap
py married life
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