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Thos. A. Edison Latest
Diamond Amberola.
The new Edison Diamond ~5 '*T''
dimlTrain plays .dr. r i
son •>■ '' v - .
rnht c V ds, a ] . ■
indi. ‘ritcti'.h r< . ' FSiih'SijS'SbT 9H
has been/'laycd 3000 . .• ■ ■'■Xf
without showin2 a s'pn I‘j i
wear! and they , ■ / - . C'-yd
6’d cents c ach. ' /
Every new Edison Dia
mopd amberoid is equipped, a'th a Pennine Diamonu
Stylus Reproducer.
No needles to eha npc when ya. own ai;
Illistration is a model 50 p‘j3.oi) we also curry th<
$35.00 and $82.50 machines. . Music for every membei
of the family, The Diamond .!md-rolu pi <ys cverytKiir.
in music any time any member of your familyTtcsire}
it. Grand Opera Ballurds, Bap Time, tri Simps.
Band Records; Dance Recards; I‘aiidiville Records
1 nst rumen Lal Solos, Hymns Etc. In fact anyth' up you
wish. HI
WALKERS PHARMACY’
Phone 101
COLQUITT, GEORGIA.
Week of Prayer
Members of the Missionary Bap
tist church held mi interesting
session at the Baptist church Mon
day afternoon.
Among the features specially |
enjoyed was the instructive scri;.-
"* Hire lesson given by the pri sident.
Mrs N. L Stapleton
M'S. W. C. Dinc-r’s r.-idiig,;
“Without a Spot,” pleased her;
hearers.
A duet by M> siUm.-a N L Sin
pkt >u and Coarley, Brooks wh
en jo ved
“Evangelizing'’ was the subject ,
of a pap r read by Mrs. P. D
Ricte which tn< • tue hear y ap
proval of h-r hearers. -I
Mrs. Geo. D. Baker s pap r“Tiie ■
Cali of the Homeless Church” wit!) j
e.-L ctions from the Scripture was j
appreciated, as was a paper c ;>n..-|
ingly read by Mrs. Charley Brooks |
entitled "A Living Memorial.”
These were followed by an ear: f j
eat prayer given in dismissing byT
Mr u . Mollie Dancer
Another m etiog is to be h 1 I
Friday afternoon and it. is to be
conducted by Mrs A J * '.-art
The ladies, through Tl ep .-rni,
exteida most cordi'd i n v*» ! -n b
women of the city, an . '
adjaei nt c inranuitii ,m t wi ■
them at this s- r,i> .
HOLSTEIN CALF
Mr. J. S. Wilkin lias a calf ir
yet two years old which weigh
twelve hundred pou- ds. >S nth
west Georgia will no* come int<
her full power until the residents)
ot thia section pay att-nti .» to the
iimprovement.of the breeds • f live,
stock produced here, and the)
Liberal is glad to note many live
stock men are doingas Mr. V\ ilUu
ha ■ done.
■- T#e‘ '‘rtzbf back” *tV’jt : ail’d i ‘#!rc‘
ipinVy ‘Woods” cow wil'. Soi n be’
o‘dPSflFitel'f dhwSi a fftWltF.
flflWuiWf^o’ußPSt^ifirrf?°. n be '
objects of curiosity—dwvo here in
teJ? i“«L , ,tuy£-Ss.<»lis>rjn aiiidiwige !
is in nit'acti-e ; u< st-ci-du r eiiter
MiSi ;!i. G uCMrter. " B'oid -
4a an atiractire guest of her sister
Mrs. G ’• daner..
WA" 2H COLQUITT GROW THE LEADING CITY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
The Woman’s Game
Was there, ever >i game we did not
share,
Brother of mine?
Or a day when 1 did uol play you
fair,
“As good oe a boy,” you used to say,
Ao .! I. was as eager for tne fray, I
Cud as lull th i o cheator to run aw ay.
Brother of mine!
You are pl iving the gtme that i
straight and true,
Brother of mine,
Ami I’d give my soul tr. stand next
to you,
Brother of mine,
file stiirit, indeed, is still the same:
I should not shrills from the batt'.e’e
fl ime,
Yet liera I stay—at the woman's
gam..,
liroi In r of min !
It (he last prim- needs be paid,
Brother of mini',
will go forward unafraid,
Brolber of'mine.
1 ' ■ t'. can 8) sir.all.n part d-s’roy,
V-uii have known the fuller j y-
Ah! would that I’d been born a boy,
jtA Brother of mine!
From the London
A Reliable
Establishment'
The mercnntil'- husino ■ of Mr.
F. E. Fnd :.. is largely under the
management of M ssrs. Ben Hill!
and Fulix E. jr.
Ti.idfir:* ‘irm its reputation
I for fair'd-.1!-. .
Ownitfg the three stores in
t which dry . ut, notions, grociee j
uid hardware are Bold, the propri
etor is a‘de to and does save the
people cl' hJ.iil- r county and the I
people of adj doing counties much
lon the vast ain>unrs.of metchau-i
digs he sell®.
A Hst of scm>- lovely dressgood.- I
now on display appears on the |
fourth P‘'ge of this iesue.
This list will interest our lady'
readers.
R -pre-'entAtji-e. G. W. C* ;6k F-tti
evening f u Atlanta. After !
‘a fittelawrtkrtithH
i
MundeheEailuiap! fiat aAttayit»j-Mflar
dnliwwdsire to spend a day or tjs
' vih.T a at tee home of irfr
sie'Mr,, Mis..Cb Jlierywßfcoks. -tL . -
• liva v.siioi -! the home P Lar
PULL FOR COLQUITT OR PULL OUT.
COLQUITT, GEOIIIIIA, WEI&ESDjLY, .’.l.UlClfiP . 10IS
Investigation
Demanded
i
The most unfiutiuinte incideni
Ih'.i iias . -isen since this country’!
-til r..ne<' into th j war i» ib« d isputt
h -i ween tiie railroads and the bro.
tuerhoods of tnainmeii and conduc
tors. The dispute is fr eight with
nuch danger to the transportrttioii
inter., sot me Tn.e Se.
riousuesß of the charges made by
, Messis W. G. Lee and A. B. Gar
retson, heads of the traiutneu and
conductors, reSp-ctively, would
-cm t> 1 ave the Governin' nt tic
choice but to fully iuvts'igate the
. entire mutter.
M. Bars Leo and Garretson allege
the freight congestion is thedirect
result of conspiracy on the part M
’ the iijanagcmente of various sys
tems to discredit government con
tiol and the 8 hour law. Not only
is this serious charge i ; <le by both
these great labor 1 -r-., but it is
-nb o t'iiiti..ted by -us other
i.TPinbers of the tw- brntln rhoods
It is almost unbelievable that the
beads of our great transportation
systems Cjidd so far forget the first
duty of American citizens as to ex
ploit tlieir country in this groat
crisis of her history, fi r purely
selfish On the other hand it
jis almost tiubnlievable that two
• mrdfrfJfWirthreHt sea : n- o< i!.v"pL' 1 -
pd should be de.ceiv d in laying a
•harge of such seriousness unless
they were firmly convinced of its
truth.
I'hecoui.try had thought that the
..iiiceful maiiLer in which gov-rn
ineiil control was accepted by tile
management of our roads, that all
were in p rf'icl ham ny with the
AdmUiistration in the effort to
>rii g the war to a speedy cl i«e.
We w-< re.feeling proud n our rail
■.ay lines and pointing to them as
■vidences of the dep |< yal'y ot all
Sos our people. \t e bad ale
n juiced that the gre t labor orgun-
Ziitions wore slam.log so Bliiuucii
:v l.y th- government and would
| '.iirow their great strength to the
- ng of ti e world safe for de
mocracy.
But this controversy is of toe
-erious a nature to be passed by.
: It involves two of the most power
ful interests of tbeTCmsutry, and the
very, life of the nation is affected.
I Mae-charge is true, there istrea
-:on to deal will,. If false, then
! two of Ymerica’s greatest labor
lenders have sadly faiien down on
their j ibs, and have brought their
organizations into bad repute.
Since the matter has gone so far,
i it ie up to Congress to thoroughly
i investigwte, no perfuntory probe
i should be tolerati d, but the country
should be m l .de fully acquainted
I with every fact. The roads are.
j more than ever, the arteries of the
; nations in this crisis, and consider
ition for no man, or set of man,
! sbould be permitled to interfere
! with th. ir free opt-r.-tion.
! ’ tme’the fffdtie, anil probe to the
,v. i,t!i their free operation.
ti bottom.
r Use the pr-jpe, and probe to tue
Oji ftlr.x:. 11. Cross prominent
tj Raker county citiz 1 st —rre accord
. .ed Mc.KAaikly Gfhl* 4.
th«A.yrffiJMi„4tA .ckiup-.
• teet-inero i-YWay.’ f-'-m '-re
Li:*t O s City
Court Jurors
' A’ity Couh wil] convene the 2nd
A’mnday in March with Judge W.
■ 1. (Jeer presiding. Bel ,w is a list
..ftthe jury as drawn by this able
jurisl for the Match term, 1918, of
'tu City Court of Co qilltt;
L*. J Johnson B T King
C E Davi§ 5 C Corley
(5 N Sutton 11 Stein
W L Buckner J H Pickron
J F Nobles Jr J EGray
J W West Vaun Long
G Bay kin T II Mill, r
L A Bolton D M Lanier
G U N.-wberry R E Strickland
1. L Hodges II A Vinson
B U Fudge W W Phillips
!-I 1 Covering -I W Keen
I\\ Stegall . G T McLendon
B J Guy S F Smith
B B Grimes L M Moqk
1. C J/ni>b T M Bowen
DPlrillips It M Middleton
E M ShLii Id J R White
It \V Smith J W Lovering
J A Houston E L Shepard
C C Mill<*r J J Davis
WiJ Newberry Chas Pickron Sr
A’C Kelly Will R Houston
K L Wright Sheffield
T-0 Harty J 11 Hatcher Jr
V- A Ba .ib'-’-.ir I) Jacobs
J D Bush L E CMhoui
Byron Wells W H Ni
■■ J r Kn’ght
W G Siok - Uenrv Bean Jr
J M Mc\ Al’J Warren
I A Pate J C Tabb
W J Ellard J A Roberts
W B Regan H J Worlds
0 A Hughes A P Darley
•I H Christie Ruber! Daniels
For Rent
The one eto’-y brick store eri
Haiti stfe t. u-til recently occu
pied by Mr. .1. E S'lolar, is for
rent ala reasonable price. It is
loe*Ud on a popular street and
cun be used profitably a dealer in
general merchandise, or-it can be
made b sfilendid stand for a Case.-
F<jr paiticulars apply to
Zula B. Toole,
Admix. Est. Joe Tools.
Mrs. Dennis Philips and her
son’s wife were among the pleasant
caller-' nt our sanctum Saturday.
Mrs. Philips some t .enty years
ago, did one tiling which very few
' women could have done at that
timi her home was surrounded by
I forests, one day when ln-r hnsbanti
■ was away a “great big deer’’ cami
| near she decirien that she walk'
I “try him a barrel” (as the small
I boy w- uld say,) she tired the gun
■and really killed the deer. Ai:s
Philip®, pierlmps has not though
of the couiageous feat fur years,
but the other day the editres
.vonaered Dow on£ who seemed st
timid could have handled a risk
so''well-Wren she was jiist a li(ll<
indrd' than a g‘i'rt,'’bii't’Yt J ''did mi f
IWvS 3 i uft-'tlFh Hit tl > t liF* 1 ii ft t(
rtWffe Wifi we did uo ‘
i have time to allude to the incident
ks^tft^Wa h ß«*r£.een workir g
(hard rrr the last two we- ks and
M 1 ! F
'ffevid rZF4ligi<j‘ t MHY>ieP?nfg
. wii! & et tt,cK ctrt: ‘
RiOftti? io music are ptepaa ug to
|gi
WATCH
l .. This Space!
And when YOU are in the market
br anything in the LIVESTOCK line
it will save you many
$ $ $ $.
For the past several weeks I have
sold six or seven car loads ot good, broke
Tennessee
Farm Mules.
You will find me here the year round
which will mean lots of time and money
saved to the people of this section.
G. S. CALLAWAY,
COLQUITT, GEORGIA.
Local News
I ~ Mr. (i. s," 'TT.wny me I ’ ! nst
nesh trip to Bainbridgs Friday
ifternoon.
Mr. A. J.Cowarl, a prosperous
planter' from the East-Side, was
itending to business here Friday.
Mr. Burton, a thrifty farmer
from near Damascus, was attend
ing to business in the city Friday
rfternoon.
Mr. W. M. Cook, ot the popular
firm of W. M. Cook & Son, ol
| Uooktowr, wi.s in the city a short
while Friday on business. (
Mr J. W. Ellis and brother, Ear-i
nest, prosperous farmers troni the!
West-Sid., were mingling with
friends in the city Monday.
Mr. W. J. Kimbrel, a’ prosper
ous planter from near Cooktown,
was in the city Friday on bis
handsome Buick “Six” touring car.
Mr. W. J. Grimes, a substantial
■ farmer from near Babcock, was at
tending to business and mingling
with bis many friends here Friday
afternoon.
There are several pretty gar Ims
in tliis locality, and soma of them
ir<? supplying cabbagt*. turnips,
inions, etc. 1
Jones The Scrap
Iron Man
You will iind me at the Depot and I
vill buy your SCRAP IRON, RUBBER
an I all kinds ot Metals. Will pay the
higriest market pricHorsanie? 1 pa) Ult
, highest miirfcgfolg jfef !
1 Y wd or j§fi^ ice ’
Colquitt,-P- - J°- nes >Georgia
: Colquitt; — —Georgia r
T ■ ■
Mr. Jas. W. Bush, who holds a
lucrative position in Live Oak,
I i . w»i . lie -n -ig tfiepiximiueut
oiit-iif-towu gm sts here this week.
He is visiting h e esteemed parents,
’Mr. and Mrs I. B. Bush, and we
«re iticlim d to believe there in an
other fittractii n for him in the
city.
Lust week Mi. and Mrs. G. J.
Kitrbrel were h re m bis new live
passenger Ove bmd. He came to
itt'-ed to busim rs and his wife
spent a few hou's at her old home
with the members of the LißEKti.
boos -hold.
i
Mrs. B. B. Lane, two of her sons,
I three of her daughters and four
visitors were here Sunday after
noo:: in their handsome seven
passenger Oldsmobile They were
guests of Mrs. W. VV. Bird, who
extended to them an urgent invi
tation to attend a special meeting
W. C. T. U held at the
Methodist church. The presence
of this large party was much ap
preciated by the members of the
Union.
Mr. -I. M. Harrell, a thrifty and
[fromiuent planter from the West-
Side, was attending to business in
the city yesterday.
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