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Wheeler County Eagle
YOLUNE 2
Wheeler Voters Yoted e
Good and Strong For Fence
By a Majority of Over Four Hundred, the
“ No Fence ’’ Advocates Were
‘ Snored Under. :
The voters of Wheeler county
were allowed the privilege on
last Wednesday of voting on the
.question of ‘‘no fence,’”’ and the
vote cast against it leaves no
doubt in the minds of the peo
ple that the question of “no
fence’ is veay unpopular in this
county. :
There were 582 votes polled in
the county, and onlyll7 of this
number were for “no fence,”
which left 465 in favor of “fence.”
Considerable interest was
taken in tha election, more than
in the two former elections, It
is clear that the peoplein this
countytook more interest in pro
tecting their fences than they
.did in bonds and local school tax. |
The result, however, must be
taken as adiyect rebuke to the
.stock law for Wheeler county.
Those in favor of it were honest
in their cunvictions, as were
those who opposed it. \
If you have reglacted yeur kidneys,
-and suffer from backacke, weak baek,
heajache, rheumatism and distressing
bladder weakness, yeu will find Foley
Kidnev Pills to be the honestly made
healing and curative medicine you need
to give you back your health and
strengzth, They ere tonic in action,
.qguick to give good resuits. They will
help you. Alamo Drug Company.
Does This Sound Like
Mr. Hughes will Have
No Opposition?
The following dispatch from
Hawkinsgville appeared in the
~daily papers a few days ago:
Hawkinsville, Ga, June 24—
“Three papers of the state, an
Atlanta paper, the Dublin daily
and the Macon News carrieda
““news” item from Atlanta to the
-effect that Hon. D. M. Hughes’
-opposition would dwindle by
elestion, etc. In other words
this political stuff that is manu
factured in Atlanta every Sat
urday and sent down to enlight
-en the voters in South Georgia,
:and is read «nd believed only by
the friends of the reporters’
favorite. To start with these
gentlemen, as the article stdtes,
are from Dublin. Itis a sad
-day when the voters of the 12th
congressional district are com
pelled to get their political dope
from Atlanta. Col. Hughes has
got some opposition, in fact,
about as much as he ean possibly
handle. Hon. Walter M. Clem
ents of Eastman, Ga., is making
a house to house canvass in this
district, and reports from sev
eral counties show that heis
making it hot.
Col. Hughes has a host of
friends in Pulaski and is well
liked, but his most ardent ad]
mirers here don’t hope to carry
Pulsski.
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New County Fight
&
Won in Senate,
By a vote of 33 to 7, the Bar
row county measure passed the
senate Wednesday. Now with
only the signature of the govern
or and the ratification of the
voters of the state the
new county takes its place along
with the other counties of the
state.
THERE 18 HEALING IN FoLEY KIDNEY
Piris .
You need a mighty good' medicine if
once your hidneys are exhausted by
neglect and overwork, and .Fou_have
got it in Feley Kidney pills. Their ac
tion is prompt, healing and tonic.
Sound heaith and sound kidneys follow
their use. Try them Alamo Drug Co
Judge Clements Will
- Garry Emanuel County
Dispatch to Macon Telegraph Says
Eastman Man Far in the
Lead - :
The following dispatch from
Swainsboro, the county seat of
Emanusel county, says:
Swainsboro, June 20—As the
time for the primary draws
nearer, interest in state and
congressional politics increase
greatly in Emanuel, The race
for congress seems to have re
solved itself into one name, that
of Judge Walter M. Clements of
Eastman, from the I2th district.
Through persistent efforts and a
general house to house canvass
here, Judge Clements has se
cured such a following that he
can and will carry Emanuel in
his race, some of the townsin
the county being enthusiastic
over his candidacy. From the
first, Judge Clements made his
friends here, and these have
made him other friends.
This Operation New
To Medical Science
Richmond, Va.. June 25.—
Surgeons here are watching
closely the effect of a rare oper
ation performed upon F. D.
Luck, age 38, a railroad man.
The arteries of his right leg be
coming choked by an over
growth of their walls, an ampu
tation because of gangrene be
ing in prospect, memorial hospi
tal surgeons opened the patient’s
thigh and reversed the blood
currents by turning the arterial
blood into the veins, and vice%
versa. The dying lower leg
seems to be coming very slowly
back to normal
Citro'ax] Give it to the Children
Finest physicin the world. They love
to take It—it tastes like lemonade. I¢
is mild—end suits their gemgitive
organs. It is thorough and keedpu the's
systems cleansed, sweet and whole
some. It does same fer growu-ups, too
An idval laxatiye. Alame Drug Co.
ALAMO. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JULY 8 [914,
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H. L. Sears Replies to l
5. L. Fulford’s Card.
®
Mr. Fulford says he is not
complaining, he only wants to
let the tax payers know the truth,
that he loves the tax payers of
Wheeler county and desires to
see them have a fair and square
deal.
I will say in reply that if Mr.
Fulford can make the tax payers
believe that he wants a fuir and
square deal after they get the
facts, I will be fooled.
Mr. S. L. Fualford returned
for taxation 1,842 acres of land
in Wheeler county at $5 per acre,
as follows, to-wit: 21 acres. of
lot of land No. 70 in 11th district,
75 acres of lot of land No. 40 in
11th district, 25 acres of Jot of
land No. 41 in 11th district, 808
acres known as his home place
and 404 acres in McArthur dist
rict, near Sardis ehurch. 21
acres of lot No. 70 in 11th dist
rict.. He bought one acre of this
land from one Henry Brown for
sloo—2o acres of said 21 acres
he bought from Mrs, J. W,
Clements in the month of Nov.,
1918 at SSO per acre, cash. Does
it look like Mr. Fulford wantsa
square deal?
He returns 110 acres, which
lies inside the incorporate limits
of the town of Alamo, all but a
very few ecres. This land cost
him $lO per acre, in the woods,
several years ago. It is now
nearly all in cultivation and one
of the best farms in Wheeler
county, well situated to the town
and well worth S4O peracre, and
was returned by Mr. Fulford at
$5 per acre. Does that look like
afairand square deal, when there
are good, honest tax payers re
turning their farm lands at SB,
$lO and sls peracre for taxation?
Their lands being as farout from
the county site as 12 to 15 miles.
He returns 808 acres, known as
his home place, said place being
on the public road leading from
Alamo to Glenwood, two to two
and one-half miles from Alamo,
practically all in a high state of
cultivation, good dwelling house,
store house and good out houses,
land well terraced, returned by
him 2t $5 per acre. Does that
look like a fair and square deal
he wants?
He returned 404 acres in the
McArthur district, near Sardis
church, 150 acres in cultivation,
tenant hcuses, at $56 per acre.
The Board understood that a
portion of said tract of land was
not 80 good, therefore it was as
sessed at $6 per acre, All the
farms near thig tract were as
sessed at 88, and none of them
have kicked.
, Mr. Fulford says that the tax
assessorsarethe ones heisafter,
and he seems to think that the
tax assessors are after him. The
tax assessors are not after him
any more than {0 see. as nearly
as possible,that he bear his share
of the burden of taxation, for
stateand county purposes. There
is not a fair minded man in
‘Wheeler county that will say Mr,
Fulford ought to returnland for’
taxes that is werth from forty to
sixty dollars per acre, at the
pitiful sum of $5 per acre, as his
returns show for the year 1914,
I guess Mr. Fulford calls that
kind of business a fairand square |
deal,
There is another little thing
that showed up in Mr. Fulford’s
returns. He failed to tell youl
about that. That was when he
was asked by the tax returns
questions as to how much money
did he have on hand deposited
or otherwise, on the first day of
January, his answer was nore.
‘The assessors looked at that and
thought, surely, Mr. Fulford, a
man who seemed to bein fine
shape, buying property, such as‘
town lands by the 20 acre tract
and paying SSO cash peracre, go
ing right along building houses
on same—Burely had to have
some money, So while we had
the matter up for investigation,
we, as the law directs, made in
quicy of the cashiers of the
banks of the county and found
$1,307.00 on deposit on the first
day of January, 1914. Does that
look like a fair and square deal,
what he says he wants? I wish
every body in Wheeler county
would read the oath that atax
payer has to take when he makes
returns of his property for tax
ation, and imagine-if they can
realize how any body could re
turn their property at about one
fifth of its yalue and feel right
about iv.
And as to the arbitration, Mr,
Fulford did call for an arbitra
tion and got it—Something that
he calls an arbitration, but after
investigating a little the Board
found that the arbitration that
had been held wes not legal,
therefore it was held that same
was void. Mr. Fulford was noti
fied to that effect and that his
property had been re-assessed,
as before. He stlll had an op
portunity to arbitrate, but he
refused.
Now as to Mr. J. F. Sikes being
very prompt to attend every
meeting of the tax assessors is
labsolutely false. Mr. Sikes came
in the office several times, just
las every other citizen has a right
to do. The door was open atall
!times. Mr: Fuiford came in the
office himselt, more times than
‘one, which was all-right. And as
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¥ FOURTH OF JULY §
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g Our office will be open all day on
i July 4th, for the convenience of those
i who wish to take advantage, while j
B in Vidalia, of the opportunity of see- i
iug our plant and stock. This is a[}
good time to mix pleasure with busi- 0
¥ ness. Come and enjoy the bardecue,
graces, parade, music, contests, and g
% also leave that order for the building :
Y material you need.
7 — ’
§ Jenkins lLumber Co.
VIDALIA, GaA., a
‘ *“EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL”. w
VS SESESESESESE 50 58 SESE SESE SR S SEX
Overcome by Heat
Falls in Field.
News reached here yesterday
that a white man had deen found
dead in the field of Mr. S.L.
puiford, a few miles from town.
Dr. Yawn was called, but the
man expired soon after the doc
tor reached him He was recogs
nized by Judge Kent, who went
[out to conduct an inquest over
"the body, as a man by the name
of Palmer, who formerly lived
in Montgomery county. The
inquest will be concluded here
tody, and no other cause than
that of being overcome by heat,
is expected to deyelop, that
caured his death. He began
work on the farm of Mr. Fulford
last Monday. He was found ly
ing in the field at 3 o’clock and
takn to the house where he died
at five.
Great Day Expected
in Alamo Tomorrow
The “gréater Wheeler county
barbecue’’ to be held here to
morrow, is expected to be a big
day for all who attend. The
meats are being barbecued now,
and the grounds, down at Kent
lPssu'k, are in readiness for the
’occasion. A beautiful program
will be reridered by the pupils
of the Sunday school, the Child+
rens’ Day exercises, good musi¢
and everything to make the o¢:
casion pleasant.
The Election in
Telfair County
The people over in Telfair
county held their “no fence”
election Wednesday, and the re
sult was well in keeping with the
one held in Wheeler. There
were 1,313 votes polled, as fol
lows: 1,090 for fence and 223
against. Both in Telfair and
Wheeler the people have spoken
in a manner that cannot be dis
puted that they are opposed to
the ‘‘no fence’’ law.
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