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Local and Personal
A few loads of wood would be
acceptable on subscription to the
Eagle.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clements
and children spent several days
in Savannah this ween.
Mrs. Pool, nee Miss Johnnie
Futral, of Soperton, is spending
sometime with relatives here.
Attention is called to the notice
of the first round of Tax Collec
tor Jenkins in this issue.
Mr. D. M. Currie of Ailey, tax
collector of Montgomery county,
spent several days here this week
Judge J. M, Fordham has been
indisposed for the past few days,
but we are glad to see him out
again. s
Hon. K, D. Odom of Rock
ledge, Ga., was here Tuesday in
the interest, of the progressive
party.
Mr. I Idelson is boosting real
estate in the southern part of
town, by havingerected two nice
dwellings.
Judge Wm. B. Kent and” Mr.
J. T. McDaniel attended the
meeting of the Masonic Grand
lodge in Macon this week from
W heeler.
Mrs. J. A. Barlow and Mrs. T.
W. Barlow’ of Stuckey, spent the
day with the former’s sister,
Mrs. W. R. McDaniel here last
Tuesday.
The friends of Mr Odis Mar
tin will learn with regret that he
is confined to his bed with fever,
at the home of his parents near
town.
Mr. Grady Walters, for a long
time a resident of this place, was
here one day this week, He is
just up from a spell of fever,
while a little thin, his friends
were able to recognize him. He
is with his parents at Erick now.
Dr. T. H. Nelson returned this
week from the bedside of his
brother at Mt. Ville, where he
has been for the past several
weeks. His brother has improv
ed to the extent that, without a
relapse, he will recover.
Miss Katie Tarpley, a niece of
Mr. and Mis. J C. Brooks, ar
rived this week from Athens,
where she completed a course in
a business college at that place,
and will spend the winter here
with her relatives
The Athens Banner of Oct. 24
says: “One young lady book
keeper in a cotton office in a
neighboring city made an entry
on her cash-book a year ago yes
terday: ‘Snow today; cotton,
13 l-8c; farmers complaining be
cause they do not get fifteen
cents? ”
Mr. H. H. Grimes was in town
one day this week, shaking hands
and displaying his usual amount
of good humor. Mr- Grimes says
they expect to commence grind
ing cane shortly and the manu
facture of “lasses” will continue
for a month or more.
Hon. Jno W. Clements pre-;
sented the Eagle this week with
a couple of green canes from his
patch growing near his home.
They measured six feet, well
matured, and the largest in cir
cumference brought to this place
this season. The ' ‘biggest” cane
chewer would be satisfied after
having devoured one of these
canes, and Mr Clements has a
large patch that will average this
well.
Special Notice
To my millinery line I have added a
line of the latest sheet music,
Mrs. H. W. Stuckey.
Offers Remedy to
. Relieve Tax-Payers
In conversation with Mr. W.
Henry Clark, chairman of the
democratic executive committee
of Wheeler county last Monday,
we were impressed with his views
along the line of helping the tax
payers of tne county through the
present financial crisis. He said
that it had recently dawned upon
him that the county was facing
the embarrassing state of being
unable to collect the taxes, which
will soon be due. Barelv enough
money is being realized from the
seed that the farmers are selling
to pay for the gathering of their
crops, and nothing is left to pay
taxes with. At present prices
there is nothing left from the
cotton crop, and his solution is
based on what sounds .like a fair
and legitimate course to pursue.
It is to bond the county for
$50,060, take $20,000 and pay for
the court house, and plage the re
maining $30,000 in each of the
banks of the county and loan it
to the tax-payers at the same
rate of interest that the county
will have to pay on the bonds, or
at only a small percentage more
that the banks may realize some
thing tor their services., The
county would not be out anything
but would be in a position to col
lect the taxes, wherein as it
stands now, it faces the proba
bility of an embarrassing situa
tion. After the war in Europe
shall have ceased and all is peace
and quietude, this money from
the tax payers will be collected
back by the banks and turned
over to the county commissioners
to be used on our public roads.
By this time we will be ready to
begin on a system of road build
ing and will have a substantial
sum to begin with. Until this is
done no one will have the burden
of this debt to carry, only those
who have the direct use of it, and
then at a very reasonable rate of
interest. Does it not sound rea
sonable that the farmers need
cheap money at this time, more
than at any other time? It is
true that a great number of the
tax-payers only pay a small am
ount of taxes, but there are a
number who pay more, and the
relief would be general through
out the county, where the prop
erty taxed would secure the loan.
It stands the county authorities
in hand to devise, if possible,
some plan whereby the taxes can
be collected as soon as possible,
and at the same time lighten the
burden of the tax payers instead
of increasing it.
This plan would eliminate the
taxes to build the court house of
ten dollarson the thousand, which
would leave only $8 50 on the
thousand, state and county Sup
pose that the authorities call an
election to vote on the question
of issuing this amount of bonds,
or more if necessary, and give the
people an opportunity to say
whether they approve this plan.
No immediate plan has been ad
l yanced that offers any hope of
realizing a sufficient amount to
pay off the indebtedness, and
where a proposition is offered
whereby all is to gain and noth
ing to lose, certainly should meet
the approval of the people. An
' election could be called in the
next thirty five days and if the
! people approve the issue, the
I bonds can be sold and the money
in circulation within ashort tim<
afterwards.
MLEY CMHUtnCTABK
Sleep Stomach Sweet -Dwr Active -Bowels Rei
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
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; Good News to
i GOOD COOKS
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The time of worrying about where you should go tn get your
I FRESH GROCERIES
5 FRESH MEATS,
I VEGETABLES ETC,
is ove r . B You only have to come or phone the HINSON GROCERY CO. for
anything you may need that is kept in a first-class Grocery Store and your
! wants are supplied. Our equipment is second to none in this section, which
enables us to serve you to the best advantage. If you have not tried our
| . Pork Chops, Steak, Roasts
or anything in the green grocery line, you have been missing a treat.
Call us up and let us deliver your next order.
। We are in the Grocery business and you will find at our store anything
you may need in the line of GROCERIES.
Hinson Grocery Co.
ALAMO, OA.
Glenwood Route 3 I
We are having some pretty weather
• for picking cotton. ,
> Miss Jessie Mae Sutton of near .
. Stuckey, is spending a few weeks ,
with her brother. L A. Suttun. ,
Miss Evie Conley and little sister. (
Genera, spent Sunday wi.h Mrs. En- ,
deli McDaniel.
. Mr. and Mr. GR. Evans spent Sun
day with their aunt, Mrs. D. G. Ander-
, I son.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Turner and Mrs.
B. G. Dixou and two daughters, Misses
Rosa and Gracie, were in Glenwood
. shopping Saturday.
Mr. Ira Coney made a business trip j
to Mt. Vernon Tuesday last.
Miss Zehna Asken has returned home |
after a short visit to Scott.
Mr. Sterlin Currie and Miss Rosa
. Dixon attended preaching at Buelah
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Couey spent Sun-
: day with Mr. and Mr. W, E Brack.
Mrs. Sallie Hail soent Sunday with
! I Mrs. B. G. Dixon.
■ I Mrs. G. R. Evans spent Saturday
J with her mother. Mrs. Ira Coney.
J Mr. Wallace Ryals and Miss Mollie
। Cooper took a pleasant ride Sunday
’|afternoon.
■ । Mr. Eugene McNair and Miss Zelma
. ‘ Asken attended preaching at Buelah
5 , Sunday. ,
Flournoy Williamson spent Saturday j
’ [ night with his cousins, Lonie and
1 j Clarance Wright.
, I Messrs. Joe Burns and Hardie An
ri I derson were the guests of M sses Dolhe
। | and Vira Joyce Sunday afternoon.
j (Last week’s letter.)
j Mr. Conley Anderson made a busi
ness trip to Dublin Saturday.
1 Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Joyce spent Sun
’ day with Mr. and. Mrs. E. J. Turner.
Willie Couey and Miss Clio Frost at
) tended Sunday-school at Bethe! Sunday
afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. W. E. Brack were the
’ guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. H Swinton
’ near White Spring. Sunday.
Hardie Anderson was the guest of
Miss Vira Joyce, Sunday afternoon.
Sterlin Currie and Miss Rosa Dixon
, took a pleasant ride Sunday rfternoon.
Miss Zelma Asken is spending a few
* weeks in Scott with her friends and
1 relatives.
( Miss Geneva Couey and little sister,
Nettie, spent Sunday with their cousin
Mrs. F. C. Wyatt. ’
Martin Johnson of near Snow Hill,
1 attended Sunday-school at Bethel Sun-1
} day afternoon.
5 Owen Frost and Otis Couey of near ’
s Beulah, attended Sunday-school at i
Bethel Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Day spent Saturday and|
Sunday with her son, M. M. Day.
Miss Sallie Brack was the guest of}
her little cousin, Geneva Couey, Sun-j
day afternoon. I
Flournoy Williamson, Sterlin Currie i
Willie and Otis Couey were the guests)
Farmers Printed Stationery
Every farmer who owns his farm
ought to have printed stationery, with
his name, the name of his postoffice
properly given. The printed heading
might also give the names of whatever
crops he specializes in or stock. Neatly
printed stationery gives a personalty
and a standing with any person or firm
whom you write and insures the proper
reading of your name and address.
If you wish to write to your congress
man or member of the legislature, or if
you have a request to make of your
county superintendent of schools, or if
you wish information from any busi
ness house, in any case your letter will
have increased weight and receive
more and quicker attention if you use
printed stationery.
Get the habit. Come into the Eagle
office and have us print you 500 sheets
of good paper with envelopes to match.
It will be one of the best investments
I you ever made.
Notice to Candidates
All successful candidates are hereby
notified to send in to J. L. Hightower,
secretary. $1.25 each to defray ^tne ex
penses in the general election. Each
county is required to furnish the tick
ets, and no other provisions are made
for raising the money than assess each
candidate. The assessment is small
and it is hoped that each candidate will
respond promptly.
W. Henry vlnrk.
Chairman Democratic Ex.
Com. Wheeler Co.
Notice to the Public
I have a black and white spotted sow
about five years old. a pet yard hog,
which came up this morning, the 26th
day of October, with her mark freshly
changed and ear bloody from the ef
fects of a new mark. I will pay $5.00
sufficient evidence to convict the per
son that changed the mark of my hog.
The mark is now a staple fork in the
right ear and an under square in the
left ear, whidh is not my mark, but my
hog. W. R. Watson,
Helena, Ga„ R. F. D. No. 1.
of Misses Ruba and Mollie Cooper Sat
urday p. m.
Acie Goss and Miss Lula Pope, Flour-
Inoy Williamson and Miss Evie Couey
attended preaching at Lansburg Sun
{day.
; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Turner were the
I guests of ;Mr and Mrs. B. G- Dixon
' Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Couey spent Sun-
Iday .with their daughter, Mrs. G. R.
I Evans. Brown Eyes.
j 'OLEY KIDNEY PHIS
I rOR BACKACHE KIDNEYS ANO BX-ADOtH
Some disappointment was ex
perienced this week by some who
did not know that the gins of the
town had agreed to close down
Mondays and Tuesdays of each
week. Mr. B. H. Grimes of the
Erick neighborhood came in
Tuesday morning with cotton
and was forced to take it back
home. The change will prove a
hardship for a while, but the
four days instead of six will ad
just itself in a short time. Gen
erally the first two days of the
week the gins only keep busy a
portion of the time, but the ex
pense was almost as great as if
they had been running steady,
for the same force of hands as
well as steam, had to be kept up.
wherein during the four days
they can do all the work and at
less expense.
Tax Cui lector’s First Round.
I will be at the following places on
the dates named for the purpose of
eollecih g state and county taxes for
the year 1914:
Landsburg, Nov. 5,1 to 10 a. m.
Glenwood, Nov. 5,1 to 3p, m
McAr hur, Nov. 6, 9 to 11 a. m.
Spring Hill, Nov. 6, 1:30 to 3:30 p. m.
Erick, Nov. 7, 9 to 11 a.m.
Alamo, Nov. 7,1 to 4p. m.
M. Jenkins, T. C. W. Co., Ga.
Girting Days
From this date, those having
cotton to gin will please bear in
mind that the undersigned gins
will be shut down Monday and
Tuesday of each week, but will
run the remainder of the week.
This October 22, 1914.
Graham & Hightower,
S. I. Bullard.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Notice is hereby given that the firm
of J. M. Fordham & Company hereto
fore engaged in the hardware business
in the City of Alamo, State of Georgia
was dissolved on the 7th day of Feb
ruary, 1913 by mutual consent, J. M.
Fordham retiring therefrom. The
business will be continued at the same
plaee by S. A, Lee and J. B Fordham,
who will settle all firm liabilities and
receipt for all debts due to the firm.
This 27th day of October 1914.
J. M. FORDHAM,
J. B. FORDHAM,
S. A. LEE.
To My Customers
1 lam forced by my financial and
physical condition to ask jeu for help.
Please cal! at my office at once and let’s
arrange your practice and drug store
accounts. Doubtlees you have seen my
offer of 10c per poued for cotton and
SI.OO per ton above the market price
s fer cotton seed.
I Kindly Yours,
L. P. Fordham, M. D.