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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17
FRIENDSHIP MEETING
BEGINS SHORTLY
Convenes With n e w Hope
Church Sept. 27-28-29.

The general meeting OF FrieE4oliI
Baptist Association, which includes
the two Americas churches, will be
held Sept. 27-28-29th.
The meeting this fall will be held
WITH New Hope church. and all oil
the fifty churches viii send dele
gates.
The following program of the meet
ing has been announced.
Friday, September q, open with
prayer at 10 a. m.
II a. m. Introductory sermon by
Hugh F. Oliver.
Dinner at noon hour.
Two p. m. prayer and praise SER
vices, lead by Henry Williams.
At 2:3O p. m. What of our duty
to each other as churches, and to
each other as individuals in the
churches?" Lead by A. c. Wellons
and 0. P. Gilbert
Saturday, a. m. Prayer and
praise service led by A. T. Johnson.
$50 a. M Distinctive Principles
of a New Testament Church" led by
Revs. R. L. Bivins and N. B. Kelly.
II a. m. Sermon by Rev. o. P.
Gilbert.
At - o'clock dinner served upon
the grounds
p. m. prayer and praise service
led by w. E. Kenmore.
230 p. m. Restricted communion
why?" led by s. A. McMachen and NJ.
B. L. Binion.
3:15 p. m. THE duty of deacons
to the churches and pastors" led by
S. j. Hargrove and A. T. Johnson.
Sunday, $50 a. m. prayer and praise
service, led by J. o. Novel;.
10 a. M Mission About and Be
yond, led by Hugh F. Oliver and W.
W. Mabry.
II a. m. Sermon by S. A. McMacen.
Dinner at the noon hour.
p. m. Sunday School mass meet
ing, led by w. T. Lane.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend the meeting.
Those coming by rail will be met
at Leslie Thursday evening and Fri
day morning and evening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

conditions prevailing in the South in
September and October, the period of
debt paying, and prices are thus
squeezed to the lowest at a time
when they think the farmer is com
PEELED to sell That is precisely their
view now, and that is precisely the
reason of the decline. Crop condi-
tons and receipts do not justify it,
and only the ability of the New
York gamblers to put it down brings
about the present condition of low
prices. In the Americas market yes
terday sales were dull at 11H cents
for the best grades of short staple,
and IS cents for long staple.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Leslies Weekly is doing its best to
convert Roosevelt to the idea of a
third term. 1t insists that personal
preferences must give way when
they run counter to the public will"
ficent influence a railroad may be to
a community the Brunswick Journal
points to the A, B. & A. and the great
work of development it is doing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Attorney general Harmon says
Ohio can govern herself without aid
from Washington Ridiculous Why
Washington even dominates mayoralty
candidates for Ohio, as indicated in
Burton at Cleveland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

A Kentucky law now prohibits
man from carrying more than one
, gallon of whiskey with him. This
refers, of course, to whiskey in a jug.
There is as yet no legal limit to the
quantity a Kentuckian can carry in
side his person.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The Philippines have started another
agitation for independence. The poor
little brown devils do not seem to
understand that we bought them with
Uhe islands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The regulars seem to be getting
m New Jersey Republican politics
again. "The reformers' have lost
several counties they have been con-
trolling. The trouble with reform
ers," as a rule, is that after a year
q. two it is almost impossible to dis
tinguish them from the old-time
-ringsters." Self interest gets to be
rneir controlling impulse as soon as
the fruits of office are tasted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

AS an Illustration of what bene-
Upton will not take the cup back,
but we will all literally express our
admiration of his pluck in trying for
the fourth time to defeat Americas
crack yacht.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Eight trusts" are to be inyestiga
pd by his experts this fall and win
ter, announces Commissioner OF Cor
porations Smith Eight more immun-
1y berths in prospect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

own your own home" says the
Waycross Journal. Mighty good adj
vice. A well handled building asso-
citation in Americas would help many
people here to do this very thing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The American embassy is now con-
Quoted on a style almost, if not en-
tirely regal It is needless to say
that the average American does not
get within long range shot of the
Ambassador.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The New York American refers to
che "super-technical judiciary" This
means judges who do not see through
The Americans spectacles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Col Henry Watterton recently
dreamed that he had died and gone
"a hell And the cruel prohibitionists
nj Kentucky are asking him where
ae expected to go when he died
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The Savannah Press says Dr. Walk
ar of Macon, stirred up the conscien-
ees of his congregation so that they
called for his resignation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Every time you send a dollar out
of Americus for something you could
get from an Americas merchant you
weaken this city. Whenever you do
so you are unpatriotic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The hand that pulls the ropes is
Ghe hand that rules the state. Wat
sons home at Thomson seems to be
the rope pulling point in Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Marx Twain will not pilot the pres
iient's steamboat down the MISSISSIPPI
pi Mark knows there can't be two
heroes to one play.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The Wall Street Journal says a
recession in the wage scale is now
about due The workingman may
have to give up his auto or his full
dinner pail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

ron Livingston is probably wait
ing until prohibition is actually tried
Before he submits his platform to the
voters of his district,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

In a Virginia town the other day
the militia was kept under arms by
the mayor, ready for riot duty. A
church election was being held.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Marriage is a crime" If SO some
poor benedicts are getting all the
punishment they ought to have for
being parties to a crime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The average Georgia politician
hankering for place seems to begrudge
the investors in railroads any net
earnings at all 1t is noticeable,
though, that they all have an agra
gated idea of their own pecuniary
saline to the public when it comes
70 getting a swipe at the salary crib.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The mattresses used In the Ger
man army are stuffed With little rolls
of paper, and are said to. be a great
Improvement on straw.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

politicians are as initiative as
monkeys" says the New York Sun.
That explains a good deal inlrecent
Georgia politics.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The vibatory kiss is the latest. This
must be the stolen sort, on which the
magistrate assesses a fine of 500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

1t has been calculated that fifty
million dollars worth of standing
timber is destroyed annually in the
United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

The growers Of Sea Island cotton
1aye fixed prices at 80 to 50 cents
pound. Hope they will have better
luck in maintaining them than the
short stapled growers have had with
their Is cents minimum up to this
Gime
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

With II mills engaged exclusively
in the business, Germany leads in
the manufacture of tissue paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

Taft looms smaller the farther
away he gets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-17

TIE Times-Rec0rder is the
OalciaI Organ of the City Of Americas,
Dnci2l Organ of Sumter County.
Omc1zl Organ of Webster County.
0Hcial organ of Railroad Commission OF
1Grrrgia for the Cd Congressional District.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
Boston Items.

Mrs. Smith is improving slow
ly.
Mrs. Nevitt's son is improving
some of late.
John Poyner has been on the
sick list, this week.
Geo. Villers helped Mr.. Poyner
gather maize, Monday.
Mrs. Addie Konkel visited at
Dave Konkel's, Sunday.
Mrs. Grace Elder has three
sisters visiting her, this week.
E. Lepel has not started to
threshing on account of stormy
weather.
w. H. Konkel returned from
the road. He brought some of
his cattle back.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mr..
T. R. Villers, died, Friday and
was buried at the Boston ceme-
terry, Saturday. The family have
our sympathy.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
Villas Items.

A light rain and snow the fore
part of the week.
Geo. Breslin was a visitor at
Davises last winter"
Mr.. and Mrs. Yokum were
visiting Jones, Sunday.
Willie and John Thompson
Started to school this week.
From reports people around
Villas will have phones soon.
Mrs. Woolley and Miss Moore
were in Villas, Monday, trading.
Some of our young folks at
tended church at Blaine, Sunday.
Mr.. Wheeler furnished gram
aphone music to the ladies of the
town, Saturday.
August Blanchat and Verne
Dent are building rock house
for Ambrose Curtis.
Willie Nevitt was in Villas,
Tuesday. He has gained six
pounds since he came to this
country.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22

Jim Copenhagen is working
for R. G, Cotton, at present.
Elmer Collins has quit school
at Corrizo.
H. A. Harker and son, Gordon,
are back to this part of the
country again.
Miss Loomis and Miss Labrier
were in this part of the country
after the formers trunk, which
C. S. Bray brought down from
Springfield, last week.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22

::LoCAL GOSSIP /:

There will be preaching at
Springfield, Thanksgiving Day,
at HOO a. m.
D. M. Ferry, the head of the
great seed house of D. M. Ferry
& Co., is dead.
Miss Fannie Yousg is taking
a short vacation from her duties
at the hotel and will visit with
Mrs. C. G. Patterson.
Jack O'Niell, the sheep man
from Butte Creek, was in Spring
field over night, Thursday, look
ing after business interests,
here.
Lester C. Lamport returned
from Lamar, Wednesday, even
ing, accompanied by his mother
who will visit with relatives in
this county.
E. Lape's threshlng machlne
finished thrashing at Harry
Wards, Thursday evening and
moved to George Browns, where
it will thrash Friday.
L. w. Collins, who has been
at Carrizo and Kenton the past
three weeks repairing the tele-
phone line, returned to Spring
field, Wednesday evening.
w. P. Strong, from near Gar
ret, Oklahoma, stopped over
night in town, Thursday. Mr..
Strong is feeding sheep five
miles east of Lamar, this winter.
Thomas D. Weaver, who has
been looking after his business
interests in the Stonington neigh
borhood, was a passenger north
on the stage Tuesday morning on
his return home to Longmont.
We are sorry to record the
death of Walter MCGOWAN, son
of Frank MCGOWAN, of Konantz,
on Thursday morning, Nov. 21,
at the ] J ranch, near Higbee.
The word was telephoned to the
father at Villas this morning.
MARRIED-At Lamar, Colo.
Nov. 17th, Mr.. Ray Pilloud to
Miss Bessie McDaniels of Lamar,
Colorado. Mr.. Pilloud is the
manager of the Colorado Tele-
phone Co. at Lamar and Miss
McDaniels was an operator at
the Lamar exchange. The HER
AID extends congratulations.
Willard B. Cole is reported tc
have sold his ranch on Corrizc
Creek for $8OO0.00 to C. l. Davis
for the mining company of which
Mr.. Davis is Manager. The land
is to be used as a milling sight
for the mining operations and
the water will be used for milling
purposes. A 5000 forfeit is said
to have been paid on the deal.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
SprinafieId Circuit.

Preaching services will be held
on the following dates:
Stonington, Saturday, Nov. %,
at 7:30p m. and Sunday, Nov.
"a, at II a. m. Boston, Sunday,
Nov. "a, at 3 p. m. Stalnaker's
School House, Friday, Nov. 20,
at 7:3O p. m. Springfield, Sun
day, Dec. 1st, at II a. m. and
7:3O p. m. Smart's School, Sun.
day, Dec. 1st, at 2:30 p. M
Blaine, Friday, Dec. 9th, at 7:3(
p. m. Everybody invited.
d. A. MCLEAN,
Pastor.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
Carrizo Items.

Mr. and Mrs. c. Vogel visited
J. A. Tanners, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Macarthur
visited with R. G. Cotton's, Sum
day.
Miss Maggie Vogel is visiting
with Mrs. j. A. Tanner, this
week.
Scott Rose is back to this
country. He is working for w.
B. Cole.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22

The publishers of The Youths
Companion will, as always at
this season, present to every
subscriber whose subscription
($1.75)is paid for 1908 a beauti-
full Calender for the new year.
Four paintings by artists of
distinction are reproduced in the
four panels of the Calender by a
process of color-printing which
has been recently brought to re-
markable excellence. The first of
the panels is an inspiring sea
scene, full of the beauty of the
wide ocean and sky, and the joy
uos rush of the homeward- bound
ship. The second is a fine cattle
piece. The third pictures an old
mill at Zaandam-typically Dutch
in treatment. The fourth panel
depicts Girl with Roses "a
charming face, exquisite in color
and expression. All the pictures
are worthy of preservation long
after 1908 has passed into the
good old times.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22

If you want a good quarter
section on the creek with plenty
of living water, see Stewart &
Lamport about it.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
Scmi---Annual Statement.
LConcluded.)

LConcluded)
expenditures said for the half ending June &c.
1907 of issued and Cancelled on the several funds and OF
balances on hand appears the records office
settlement had this day with the County Treasurer
Witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal this 18th day of July, A. D. 1907.
[sEALl GEO. Erwin KoNKEL,
County Clerk
The foregoing Statement of the receipts and dis
Counys funds for the months ending June
3Ot 1907 examined and approved this 18th day of
July A. D. 1907.
C. II. DAVIS
Chairman.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
Liner HAS ROUGH PASSAGE
Adriatic Reaches Port with Many
Passengers Out of Commission.
American Ambassador to Russia,
Senator Warren, and Joseph
letter Aboard.

New York. Oct a-The Great White
Star liner Adriatic. despite her length.
beam. and depth. found the way from
Southampton. Cherbourg, and Queens
town rough enough to put out of commits
sion many Of her passengers. She rode
the tumult ike a duck. shipping an oc-
casional crest but she had 20 steam
sometimes at half speed because Of the
height Of the combers.
Among her passengers were Lloyd Girls
com, American Ambassador to Russia:
-. Roosevelt Roosevelt, William Barclay
Parsons, Senator Francis E. Warren Of
Wyoming. Representative William R.
Wheeler Of California, and Baron Alexis
Degunzburg,
Joseph Letter left the Adriatic at quar-
antine and landed at Jersey City. It was
said aboard the ship that he feared the
service Of papers in the HOadley case if
he had landed in this city.
Senator Warren was much interested
in the financial troubles here. He said
he believed the panic would be finally
good for the country, and it merely repre-
sented q pendulum swinging back. The
trouble had not ia the least affected fun
damentaI industries Of the country. He
said he was in favor of placing the trust
companies under Federal supervision,
similar to that exercised over the ma
tionaI banks
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
TROOPS KILL THREE INDIANS.
RetributiOn Quickly Follows Depre-
datiOnS of NavaiOs.

The Indian Office received a telegram
yesterday from the superintendent Of the
Navajo Indian Reservation. saying that
troops from Fort Wingate. New Mexico.
had arrested Chief Bayalilia and nine
other renegade Indians for threatening
the lives and property OF the govern
ment and the white settlers.
A sharp skirmish occurred between
the Indians and the troops. in which
three Indians were killed and one
wounded. No casualties occurred among
the troops
The Indians who We're arrested have
been causing trouble for some time.
The Secretary of War yesterday re-
ceived the following telegram from Cant
Johnson. who was detailed BY the War
Department 10 so in advance of the
troops moving on the rebelIious Utes at
the Cheyenne River Reservation. with q
view of pacifcating them:
Visited Ute camp yesterday. and
found them quietly waiting my arrival
expecting me to be able to adjust their
difficulty. viii hold council with head
men to-day and will report results of
meeting Agent has dismissed volunteer
force and controls situation with In
dian police. No immediate danger to life
and property"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
FISH CONFIDENT OF VICTORY,
Both sides Busy Preparing Evidence
in Illinois Central Case.

Chicago. Oct #.-Active preparations
are being made for the legal fight in the
Supreme Court which is 20 decide the
supremacy Of the Stuyvesant Fish or the
Union Pacific party in the Illinois Central
Railroad Attorney r II Shaw. of +. H.
Uarrimans local counsel. has been ia
New York most OF tbe week IN confer
euce with William Nelson Cromwell the
leader of the Hartman legal forces.
motion 60 dissolve the injunction
which now restrains the voting Of -16. .5l
shares Of Illinois Central stock. owned
by the Union Pacific Railroad and Mu-
tua4 Life Insurance Company. 10 is eN-
pected viii be filed in Judge Balls
court soon after Hr Shav's return
Attorneys Tor StUyVcS3nt Fish have also
been busy We are building up an inn
pregnable defense of the injunction. "
said Attorney Henry W. Leman. local
representative Of Nh Fish we have
not been able TO find single case in
which our contentious have been over
ruled and have found many in support
of our stand. The law in Illinois Is plain
that one corporation cannot own the
stock OF another"
There is more or less trading In Illinois
Central shares. According to Attorney
Leman. only stockholders of record on
September %, who have not since sold
their holdings. viii be privileged TO vote
December Is.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
DOUBLE PAY IS STOPPED.
TeIegrHphers VIII Receive Only
Regular Wages i'm the Future.

TeIeErnphers VIII Receive Only
Regular Wages i'm the Future.
New York. Oct. 3.-The double pay for
overtime and the free meals and lodging
furnished to the operators employed by
the Western Union Telegraph Company
were withdrawn tonight, and heuceforth
they will be under the system existing be-
fore the strike. except that the advance
on the regular wages. which went into
effect about ten days ago. will continue
permanently.
This advance does not affect the strlk-
ers who have returned TO work.
The operators had been notified be-
forehand that the change would be made,
and were expecting il. Under the system
which went into effect tonight. the hours
Of work viii be nine day for day work
seven and a half hours for night work
and Sunday work will be paid on the
basis Of a seyen-hour wOrkday
Mr. Brooks said that none Of the opera
tors now working would he discharged
to make room for any strikers. They had
been selected individually, and tested as
TO their competence, and none Of them
was employed through strike-breaking
agencies.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
NOT ACCESSORY, BUT SLAYER.
Husband Makes Admission After Con
sietion for lesser Crime.

New York, Oct Slater being con-
victed of manslaughter in aiding and
abetting" his wife TO commit suicide.
James Wardel confessed to-day TO Judge
Foster in general sessions. that he had
killed her with gas. Then, WardeU said,
he fired a bullet into her dead body to
give the impression that she had ended
her own life
When Wardell was tried he insisted his
wife had committed suicide. They had
quarreled and she went to live with an
other man. Later he said they met at the
house where the tragedy occurred. 234
West Twenty-ffth street and after talk
ing IL over. decided to die together.
To-day Wardell confessed that ne killed
his wife because she would not return to
him.
Unable to decide just what ta do Judge
Foster put the case over until tomorrow.
WardeII had been gloomy when brought
into court. but was very cheerful as he
was taken back 10 the Tombs.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
WASHINGTON FOUND FIRST OIL
Called Petroleum Located on Ohio
Giant "Bituminous Spring
viii Of Colonial President Makes
Surprising DiScIO>ure-HeirS
Continue 10 Fight.

Facts regarding the estate OF George
Washington. which, after lying dormant
in the Circuit Caurt OF Fairfax County,
Va, for more than one hundred years,
Were disclosed by the appointment Of an
administrator FOR the undistributed as
sets. have attracted general interest
According to Gen. Washingtons Will
he owned three large tracts Of land in the
Ohio River bottoms. aggregating nearly
10000 acres. one OF these grants embraces
Point Pleasant. the birthplace of Gen
Grant; another. of several thousand acres.
is Round Bottom, the present site Of Cn-
cinnau and a third, al the mouth of the
Kanawha, is valuable for coal and oil. or
this tract. Gen. WaShinJon said In his
viii.
This tract was taken up 10y Gen.
Lewis and myself ON account of a BIZ
luminous spring, which is OF SO iniam-
mable d nature as to burn as freely as
spirits and Is nearly as difficult TO ex-
tinguish."
This is the first mention Of petroleum IN
the United States. and II indicates that
Washington was the first discoverer of
petroleum and the first 10 realize its i'm
poUtance. In his Will he requested his
heirs not to dispose OF the particular
tract. as this biuminous spring would
be Of immense value.
The present heirs-at-law are great
grandnephews OF Gen. Washington. being
grandchildren Of Bushrod Washington, a
nephew of Gen. Washington and an assn-
ciate justice of the first Supreme Court
The administrator Robert f. Lee. j..
will push the settlement Of the claims as
soon as Congress meets. The two heirs
at whose instance the estate was re-
opened both reside in Virginia-Lawrence
Washington AT Alexandria and = ".
Washington at Lexington. The former is
an empl0ye in the Library of Congress in
Washington
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
HAU ESCAPES DEATH
Sentence TO Be COMMITTED to
Life Imprisonment.
GRAND DUKE OF BADEN'S ACT
Evidence Adduced at Trial ConSid-
cred Insufficient to warrant Exc
fessOr Convicted of killing His
Nother-iu-Iayv, Frau MOlitor.

london, oct 2l.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Standard says that the Grand
Duke of Baden, acting on the advice Of
the minister of justice. has decided to
commute the sentence Of death passed
on Karl Hau. formerly professor of
Roman law at George Washington Uni
versity. District of Columbia. for the
murder Of Frau Molitor. his mother-in-
law, 20 penal servitude for life.
This decision is regarded as being based
on the view that the evidence adduced at
the trial was not sufficient to justify
Hau's execution. Moreover. the Grand
Duke having just succeeded to the
throne. does not wish to begin his reign
by signing a death warrant
Hau viii shortly be removed TO the
penal settlement at BruchnaL