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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
a Contradiction.

Money makes the mare go" said the
man who quotes.
Not always" answered young Mrs.
Torkins; not IL it's Charley's money
that Ia bet on the mare."-Washingtou
Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

That magazine joint debate between
Mr.. Bryan and Senator Beverage wiz
be a queer affair. We suggest that ne
whom the public picks as winner be
challenged by a demOcrat-Charlotte
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
Sorrow,

"Herr Huber, come home immediate
Iy. Your wife has ~suffocated herself
with gas"
Huber-Heavensi There'H be a nice
gas bill to pay Wiener Salonwitz-
blatt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

1t is claimed by Governor Swotten-
hams friends that he looks like Ad-
miral Dewey. This only goes to show
that It is unsafe to judge a mar by his
lOOks-ChicagO Record Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

Builds up vast tissue, promotes
appetite. improves digestion. induces
refreshing sleep, giving reaewed
strength and health That's what f!ol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea viii do. ,
csats, Ta oc Tabesta-R. r. Bansaay
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

Whatever the g%roundhC. saw or
dldnt sc, well be pretty certain 10
have six weeks more OF weather. ana
then some.-Indlanapoiis News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

Tilman has decided eve TO try 10
be funny again. That's right the
senate should stick 10 unconscious hu-
MOST Louis Republic
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., says IL Is
much easier to tell the truth than IL ia
TO tell "a lie. Johnnie has probably
gone home at 4 A. NJ. and under
taken TO explain To his wife.-Housou
Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

"One sees a lot of suspicious looking
characters on the street nowadays
That's 50. I'd seen four already to-
day before [ met you."-Cleveland
Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

Slelgh1ng IS a popular sport in the
East. Braying is much in vogue
among congressmen.-Atlanta Geor-
gian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
She Trimmed Him

Have yOa heard how Hawks WAS
trimmed?"
NO"
The courts have ordered him to pay
$4,000 for breach of promise to that
pretty little manicure lady he used TO
tell uS abOut."-Judgc.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02

Councilman j. G.. Setter and
j. V. Wilson met in their final
clash over the south Prospect paw
ing matter Monday evening and
DIR. Setter went down and out.
The ordinance authorizing the
board Of public service to proceed
with the paving vas read for the
third time and Setter and Carpen-
ter, who had voted against it
from the first reading, were the
only councilmen who came out
against it ut the finish. Owing
to the fact that majority vote
was required to knock out the Or
dinance, it was declared adopted
and ordered placed on the records.
Following the passage of the or
dinance, DR.. Setter md Mr.. Will
son engaged in discussion which
was practically a rehash of the
arguments for and against the i'm
piOvement which had been advanc-
ed since Wilson first brought up
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02

drant rentals FOR the promotion ol
real estate deals, he said. The
same condition prevails in regard
=, to the installing of electric lights
City Auditor Quigiey backed Up
the city solicitor in his opinion
He said the amount Of money that
is being paid out annually for
hydrant rentals and electric light
ing is alarming. The day will come
If present conditions continue, that
other departments of the city gov
ernment will have to be sacrificed
in order to pay hydrant rental,
Quigley declared. That is what
hurts the credit of the city. Bond
ed Indebtedness does no harm to a
city's credit, owing to the fact
that this class OF debt is met by
special assessment. 1t is the money
which must come from the general
taxes which counts.
The city auditor favors NUM-
cipal ownership of the water plant
in order to put stop this steady
drain on the city's funds.
The city solicitor said that eth
er on the matter of purchasing the
water plant or of granting new
franchise, the citizens should be
allowed to take a vote.
1t was decided that Park BOule-
ward will be improved with only
a single line cf paving in the CEN
ter instead of having two lines Of
paving running on either side of a
park, as some Of tne property own
ers desired. About fifteen property
owners from the street were pres
ent when Mr.. Wilson, as chairman
of the street and alley committee
announced the decision reached by
the council. He, said that a caucus
had been held previous to the meet
ing and that the matter had been
thoroughly discussed. He suggest
ed that if every property owner
would take pains in beautifying
the wide lawns which will be left
between the sidewalks and curbing,
the street will be prettier than il
a park were in the center. At the
same time, this would be no ex-
pense' to the city nor the property
owner.
John Jacoby, one of the residents
who lad favored the idea of having
a park ip the middle of the street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02

A resolution was adopted provid-
ing for the construction of a sani-
tary sewer on Mary street from the
first alley north of Silver street to
the silk mills property.
Councilman Reber took occasion
to advocate the appointment of a
building inspector to supervise not
only the construction of new build.
ings, but the laying and use Of
sewers. Some one wanted to know
how such an official would be paid
and Mr.. Mason suggested that tho
cost of building permits be increas-
ed to secure the necessary money.
He said that the cost Of a permit
shoalld be raised in proportion to
the value of the buildings. Clerk
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02

Fies said that people kick on tax.
ing out nermits at the present time,
and some Of the best known citi-
zens say they can't be required by
law to secure them.
This discussion brought out thA
fact that only seventy-one permit'
have been issued since the first otV
January. Clerk Fies said that poor
women who earn their living over
the wash tub pay their permits viii
lingly, but wealthy people putting
up swell homes neglect to obey the
law and say it is illegal. Z,
The council agreed that the pc.
lice force should be more dilligent
in looking for new houses and
Continued on Page Three. I.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02

| the matter about two months ago.
These parting shots between the
two belligerents grew pretty point
ed and warm at times. and finally
j. e. Phillips, president pro TEN,
brought the discussion to q close
and ordered the council to proceed
with business.
Mr.. Wilson executed clever
coup by bringing three residents
Of south Prospect street into. the
meeting f1' the purpose of speak
ing in favor of the Improvement.
These residents Christian Nelly, c..
G.. Miller and C.. +. Mealey, all
said that they want the paving
laid clear from Hill street to the
south corporation line, and they ex-
pressed the belief that the majority
Of property owners want the same
thing. All three live on that part
of south Prospect street which lies
between Hill and Walnut streets
but they said they felt confiden,
that the majority Of people owning
property south of Walnut stree,
also want the paving.
DR.. Setter has been advocating
the paving from Hill street to Wal
nut street. his objection having
been against continuing the i'm
provement through to the corpora.
ton line.
II The ordinance authorizing tht
service board to proceed with ths
paving was the first matter brough,
before the council.
Immediately after its reading
DR.. Setter took the floor and re-
iterated the statement which ht
had made at former meetings t.
the effect that il the council should
order this street paved through tc
he corporation line, it would be
doing a great injustice to the citi
zens. He said burden of a,
least $4,000 would be loaded or
the tax payers. He said that from
a point where the old corporation
line was formerly located to the
present south corporation line
property is owned by real estate
Spectators. There are few houses
up and he expressed the belief
that the paving between thes,
points Is being advocated for thu
benefit of these spectators This
property has paid comparativel,
little tax money into the city treas
uIy, and is not entitled to an,
gift. Furthermore, he argued, thu
road between the old corporation
line and the present line was Dix.
ed by the commissioners only q
few years ago, and so long as nc
sidewalks are put down or othe,
improvements installed, the count,
i'll repair.
At the close of his argument
the doctor moved that the ordin
ance be amended to have the nav
ing extend only from Hill street tt
the old corporation line. This lin,
is located short distance south Of
Walnut street.
An objection was raised to tn,
amendment by Mr.. Wilson, who re-
minded the presiding officer tina,
motion to have the ordinane.
adopted - originally reed had
been made. 1t was decided, how,
\ ever. that the doctor's amendment
sl'omld be considered. r
Then u VA that Mr.. Wilson "a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02

said he would raise no objection
to the councils action. He said
however, that he would like X
have the council order the tele
phone poles now standing on thu
lawns moved to the curb line,
When the lawns are widened, thu
poles will be left standing in tn,
center. The pole question was re
ferred to the street and alley com
mittee.
DIR. H. j. Lower, W. B. Den
man and johnson Mooney, owner,
of business property on west Cen.
ter street, were present with a pc
tition asking for the construction
of storm water sewer leading
from the junction of Blaine ave.
nue. and Center street to either the
Silver street or Columbia street
ditch. The petition asks the
council to authorize Mayor Scherff
to petition the county commits.
sioners for such an improvement
The three business men complain
that during times Of heavy rains,
water rushes down Center stree.
from uptown and floods the Gel
lars of their stores, doing inesti-
mable damage.
The reading Of this petition
brought up a discussion of the
manner in which people of the city
construct cellar drains. 1t was
learned that many cellar drains are
tapped into sanitary sewers, and
this is said to be the cause Of
much imperfect drainage. The sani-
tary sewer committee and city en-
gineer were instructed to investi-
gate this matter and devise a
remedy.
An ordinance authorizing the
board Of public service to proceed
with the construction of sanitary
sewer on Pearl street from Belle
fontaine avenue to Prospect street
was adopted.
The difficulty which the council
has been having over the renting
of the present city offices was
definitely settled. City Solicitor
Donithen, who had just returned
from three weeks trip in the
West, Informed the council that he
had conferred with John A. Huber,
agent for the owners of the offices,
and that an examination Of the
lease revealed the fact that the city
is entitled to remain two more
years at the present rent. It was
all a misunderstanding on the part
Of the owners, he said. The council
had been asked to pay an increase
in the rent of $3.50 year.
A resolution for constructing a
cellar drain on Senate street from
Silver street to the Hooking Val
ley railway, and on Marshall street
from Senate street to the end Of
that thoOughfare, was adopted.
An ordinance was adopted accept
ing d. H. Lncoln's first addition
to the city. This addition consists
of a number of lots plated out OF
the old Turney property on East
Center street. 1t includes a new
street running from Center street
to the railroads and known as
Shalpless court.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-02
SETTER AND CARPENTER STAND
BY THE PEOPLE TO THE LAST

Ordinance to Pave the Country Road is Adopted and Ser
vice Board Is Authorized to Proceed With the Improve
ment-Maorlty Rules in Park Boulevard Paving Fight.
No Center Park to be Constructed Water Com
pany Wants Mains Extended as Orde.ed-Large Amount
Of Business Transacted at Last Nights Session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
BOUGHT THE BOOZE IN VALDOSTA
Hundreds of Barrels Sold as TOwr
Went Dry.

VALDoSTA, Ga, Aug. Most of
the houses that have vacated by the
saloon men have been rented for
other lines of business, though at
considerably less rent. The work of
changing these places to suit the
new lines of business has already
commenced. The closing hours OF
the business here was interesting
People came from all of the counties
around with their suit cases, carpet
bags, valises etc. and they carried
them back full of goods" as the sa-
loon men call it. There were four
hundred casks of beer sold here in
one week. That means fifty thous-
and bottles. OF course, it all was
not drunk. Seyenty-fve casks were
taken by individuals Saturday for fu-
ture reference. Probably that many
casks were shipped out to the dry
| towns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
The Funeral In Americus.

The final scene in this distressing
tragedy will be witnessed here at 4
o'clock this afternoon, when the God
win brothers will be laid to rest,
side by side, in Oakgroye Cemetery
The funeral services will be held
at First Methodist church, and will
be conducted by Rev. J. p. Wardlaw
assisted by Rev. Mr.. McMichael of
the Methodist church at Plains. The
following named gentlemen will act
as pall-bearers for both:
Messrs. Thomas Harold, T. B.
Westbrook, J. H. Daniel, G. w.
Glover, T. NJ. Merritt, c. A. Chamb-
liss, j. A. Walker, R. II. Miller. Hon
orary: A. w. Smith, E. L. Bell, H..
L. Mize, H. E. Allen, w. NJ. Tullis,
e. c. Parker, J. S. McGarrah, J. F.
Daniel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
WILL NOT HURT
CITY OF AMERICUS
| Prohibition VIII Not Affect
Real Estate Values
BUT IT MAY IMPROVE THEM
Such is the View Mr.. Lee Allen Takes
of the SituatiOn--GiveS His ReaS.
OnS for the Faith That
is in Him.

Prohibition will do no injury to
the real estate or business interests
of Americus. l have carefully con-
sidered the matter from every view
point | am interested in real estate,
as an agent, as an investor, as an
owner, and that is my candid con-
clusion"
This was the expression of Mr. Lee
Allen yesterday when asked as to
the probable effect of the prohibitory
legislation on real estate values.
"On the contrary" he continued, Il
expect next year to be an active year
in real estate here, l expect values
to go up rather than down, and | ex-
pect every store and house in the
city to be occupied.
I'VE are going to have high prices
for our cotton. The outlook is for
a good crop There will be plenty of
money in Sumter county
THE negroes will not> have the
same facility to get rum as heretofore
and far more of their money will be
turned into other channels of trade.
In the city, outside of a veryfew peo-
pie, no one will be directly injured by
the prohibitory law.
The bars will be closed, and their
proprietors and a few clerks will be
out of employment. But they can
secure other employment | predict
that within less than a year every
place now occupied as a bar will be
used for some other line of business,
for dry goods, clothing, groceries, or
some other line of trade.
Some say this will make competi-
ton more keen and reduce the bust
ness of existing houses in that line
| do not agree with them. The great
er part of the money spent for Ii
quor in Americus and the country that
trades here will be turned into the
necessities and comforts of life.
There will be a greater demand
for groceries and dry goods and shoes
and clothing and other things that
our merchants handle This will ben
eft our merchants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
Vastly Different Conditions.

81 know people point to the de-
pressed conditions existing here under
prohibition before, but the conditions
are vastly different
ITO begin with, when Sumter was
dry other counties around it were
not, and trade drifted in other direc-
ton. Then cotton was worth six or
seven cents, whereas today it is ten
to twelve cents.
Does anybody suppose that Ameri-
Gus and Sumter would be prosperous
today, under wet rule, if cotton went
down to six or seven cents? That was
what made the depression, not the
fact that the sale of liquor was prohib-
tied.
81 was in business under dry con-
ditions, in the dry goods business and
recall what an active trade there
was with the negroes on Saturday
nights. have been reliably informed
that after the wet victory the Satur-
day night trade in groceries dry
goods ETC., hardly paid for the gas.
Their money went into liquor, not
into things they really needed.
Their money went into liquor, not
of the people of Sumter county want
ed prohibition, and If the State had
not been legislated dry we would
have been put up against a local OPP
ton fight. | am glad we have been
spared that.
THE prohis would have won, but
there would have been much ill-feel-
ing that would have left its sting for
along time. AS it is, we are now oc-
cupying the same position as every
other county and this i'll feeling is
spared
"One thing that has forcibly struck
me is the fact that many planters who
drink themselves were heartily in
favor of the prohibition bill. They be-
lieve it will be of immeasurable bene-
fit in solving the labor problem.
"They are brainy men of affairs and
their views are worth considering
Many of them throughout Sumter be-
lieye that this measure, if rigidly en-
forced, will vastly improve conditions
on our cotton plantations, and any
thing that does this is for the benefit
of the city of Americus."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
Both Brothers in Death.

As he approached the bed upon
which the body of his brother lay
Mr.. Arnold Goodwin, overcome with
terrible, silent grief, fell backward
upon another bed and quickly ex-
pired Within the space of ten min
utes both strong men had passed
from life
Mrs. Goodwin had spoken to him
as he approached the bedside, ask
ing if he thought her husband dead.
But the grief-striCken brother made
no reply and died almost instantly.
In the meantime neighbors and
friends had arrived and a telephone
message had summoned DR.. r. E.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
&C. Per Yard.

We throw out this week nearly
all the wash goods we have on the
center counters and in order to
dump pthem quick and give us room
we will sell Muslins, ,Ginghams, Cal
icoes, Chambrays, figured lawns
and various other wash Stuffs which
formerly sold from 1Oc to 15c yard
for the ridiculous price of sc yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02

"The most popular remedy in Otse-
go county and the best friend of my
family" writes VIM. M. Dietz, editor
and publisher of the Otsego Jour-
nal, Gilbertsville, N. Y, ''is DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t has proved to be
an infallible cure for coughs GNl
colds, making short work of the worst
of them. We always keep a bottle in
the house. / believe it to be the
mos tvaluable prescriptitioP known
for lung and throat diseasai." Guar
anteed to never disappoint hal taker
by Eldridge Drug Co. Price jOc and
s1.OO Trial bottle free. I'm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
Stroke Came Swiftly.

As he approached the squad OF
negroes at work he suddenly reeled
and fell. Very much alarmed, they
ran to the residence to inform Mrs
Goodwin. A wagon was hastily pro-
cured and all returned to the field
and conveyed an inanimate form
to the house.
Mr., Arnold Goodwin, in the mean
time, had been advised of his bro
theirs condition and came with all
haste to his home, arriving just as
the body was conveyed into the
house and placed upon the bed in
his room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
PROPERTY INCREASE IN COUNTIES
Fifty-tOur Show a Total Gain of
SIO.OOO.OOO.

ATLANTA, Aug. 1.-Fifty-four coun-
ties whose tax digests have been re-
ceived at the Office of the comptroller
general show aggregate gains in pro-
perty values over those of 1906 o $780,
66O743, while five counties show losses
of $244755. Thus the net gain in
fifty-nine counties over last year is
$10,415,9SS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
NEW MONUMENT AT ANDERSONVILLE
Handsome One to Soldiers of Con-
neCtiCut.

I A party consisting of over one hun
dred residents of the state of Connect
icut will come to Andersonville, in
October to unveil a monument that
has been erected there in honor of
Connecticut soldiers who lost their
lives during the civil war The par
ty will come by the way of Macon. 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
AUGUSTA DEALT FINANCIAL BLOW
City SuStdinS Loss of a Million Dol
lars,

AUGUSTA, GA. Aug. 1.-Whiskey
men of Augusta estimate the loss to
taxable property directly traceable to
the removal of liquor stock and fix
lures will reach approximately a mill
lion dollars. The city will lose thirty
six thousand dollars from license tax.
A meeting of the finance committee
of council will be held this afternoon
to discuss the matter, arranging plans
to overcome the shortage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
STILL BOUND. But IN DEATH
Remarkable Death of Goodwin Brothers Thursday
Morning.
Apparently the Best Of Health They Are Stricken With App. Both
Dying Almost Together.

Rarely has Americus ever received
such a, shock as that of the death of
the Goodwin brothers, Arnold and
Bran Goodwin, two of Sumter's most
prominent and highly esteemed citi-
zens, the end coming to both with
awful suddenness almost at the same
moment.
Devoted to each other and insep-
arabic in life they are still united,
though in death, the demise of one
causing that of the other.
The tragedy was a remarkable one,
and causes universal sadness through
out Sumter county.
The story of the dual death of the
two brothers is thus told
Death of Bran Goodwin.
Mr.. r. B. Goodwin resided upon
his beautiful farm three miles west
of Americus, while mile beyond
is the handsome plantation home of
Arnold Goodwin, the lands adjoining.
Here they had spent their lives, use
full and honored citizens of the
county.
Mr.. R. B. Goodwin had a wife and
two children, while the other bro
ther had never married.
Early yesterday morning Mr.. Bran
Goodwin left his house to superintend
work in his corn field. He was ap-
parently in the best of health, leav-
ing his devoted family with his us
ual CHEEKY goodbye as he started to
the field.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
Their Home Life Ideal.

Nowhere in southern Georgia were
there two happier homes than those
of the Goodwin boys" as they were
affectionately called by their friends.
Their handsome country residences,
surrounded by broad, fertile planta-
tions, was a picture of true content
ment.
Here they had spent their lives,
honored and esteemed among all, and
here, too, both answered the final
summons. Mr. Arnold Goodwin, the
senior, was fifty-nine years of age,
while Mr.. R. B. Goodwin was about
fifty-two, both of them in the prime
of life.
OF splendid physique, strong and
healthy, both brothers had the prom
ise of a ripe old age. The resem-
blame between them was remark
able.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
CLEARING OUT SALE.

We want to finish cleaning up
and clearing out lots of summer
stuffs and we shall make extraor-
binary reductions this week as we
leave in a~few days for New
York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-02
Lime! Lime!

Why pay the Lime Trust $1.00 to
$1.20 per barriel when you can buy
best outside the Trust Lime, (our
guarantee as to quality at soc to
$1OO, according to quantity wanted.
Johnson & Harold
I7-25-1m