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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-23

There are seven or eight
teams hauling dirt to grade up
the lots to be used by the New
ton Cement Company. The
work can be pushed this kind
of weather.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-23
EIndale Items.

Our school will commence
again. 1t is such fine weather
the children want to attend.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-23

Henry Thurber, who was
taken ill while working in the
local railroad yards several days
ago, is getting along in good
shape.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-23

We understand today that
the snow was ordered by Mayor
Withrow for the Improvement
League of Missouri Valley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
ADVANCE OF Is CENT
IN LOCAL MARKET
New York Market Reaches
Record Levels.

Cotton was not in much demand To-
cally yesterday morning, but in the
afternoon the bulge in the contract
market sent buyers on the hunt for
the staple. They found owners firm
in their views, and for much of the
purchases an advance of Is of a
cent over Wednesdays quotations
was required to get the goods. In
the morning good middling was sold
on a basis of rs cents, the price
on the previous day, and even at
this figure buyers were Indifferent.
In the afternoon both sides took a
better view of the outlook, and gem
erous sales were recorded. The r1
ceipts for the day were $40 bales and
the sales about SIS.
The New York market opened a
trifle above the close for Wednesday,
the figures proving the lowest for
the session. In the first half of the
session only moderate gains were
made, but in the late trading the up
turn became more decided, the clos
ing being generally at the top, 90
to "a points above the previous final.
The October option was pushed well
beyond the cent mark, and the en-
tire list made high records since Sept
2, the lowest reached for the year Ru-
mors of a squeeze for the near months
scared shorts badly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
FOR SALE.

200 acres level land, miles of
railroad. Two Broom houses, barns,
etc Rent bales $500 acre.
400 acres, miles of railroad. Soil
red and grey, $50 acres in virgin
pine timber $1,000 acre. 1-3 cash.
Timber will pay for place.
200 acres near Huntington, land
lays we'll 4-room house, 4 tenant
houses. This is a desirable farm,
being near churches, school and
railroad.
600 acres, Z miles of Americas, 4
miles of railroad station 5-room
rouse, tenant houses. IS acres in
original forest; healthy and fine
drinking water $1,000 per acre.
5-room house close in 100000 Rent
$1,000 per month.
5-room house, Church street. Rent
$120. P rice 81 10000.
8-room house, close in, large lot,
nice home.
Come to see me if you wish to
buy, sell or rent. Choose now.
p. B. WILLIFORD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
FOR SALE.

One brick plant 40 to so thousand
capacity, equipped with new machin-
cry, facilities for loading and shipping
can't be excelled. This plants ter
ritOry covers radius of one lun.
dred or more miles in each direction
and has been operated successfully
for seventeen years, and has never
failed to show good yearly profit.
The trade regards brick from this
plant to be best on the market, for
the pass two years it has been i'm
possible to supply the demand for
products of this plant. This plant is
now capable of earning easily 20 per
cent net, present owner too old to
operate plant. VIII exchange for de-
sfrable city or farm property, or sell
for cash easy terms, and take one
half of cost price in brick. VIII lend
purchaser each year enough to run
plant at reasonable rate of interest
ii desired. Call ON or write
w. L. ENGLISH,
Colin Americas, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
RIFT.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
Rift, Ga, Sept. 17.-Miss Carrie
Jones returned home last week from
pleasant visit to relatives in Am
CIRCUS.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Jones are en-
PERTAINING little daughter at their
home
Miss Annie L. Jones left Tuesday
for Cuthbert, where she will attend
school
Mr. Sam Jones, Sr., is just recov-
ering from a bad attack of blood
poison in his arm and hand, caused
from a little sore on his hand.
Little Greene Bell Bryan was quite
sick for few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Williams are
going to leave our community this
week and move to Leslie.
Mrs. G. w Barrow is suffering with
hay fever this week
The cotton crop around here is
very good, and the bolls are opening
fast JACK
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
4 HARD STRUGGLE.
Many an Americas Citizen Finds the
Struggle Hard.

With back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disorders,
Daily existence is but a struggle,
No need to keep it up.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you.
Americas people endorse this
claim:
G. B. Stallings, living at 706 Church
ST., Americas Ca, says:
Il have used Doan's Kidney Pills
and can say that they have done me
a great deal of good. In fact l am
entirely free from the trouble from
which 1 suffered. l had endured much
misery from pains in the small of
my back and sides for quite a while
and the kidney secretions were very
unnatural in appearance. Learning
of Doan's Kidney Pills l sent to bod
sons Pharmacy, and procured box
They helped me from the first, and
the use of another box entirely cured
the attack. l am very grateful to
Doans Kidney Pills for the benefit
| have obtained from their use"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
SUMTER

From Our Regular Correspondent
Sumter, Ca, Sept 17.-Mrs. Harri-
son, of Blakely, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. T. Webu.
Mrs. Clifford Webb, of Americas. is
visiting Mrs. T. G. Webb.
Mr. John Suggs, of Leslie, is a
visitor in this community this week.
Mrs. D. M. Edge, of Americas, is
visiting her son, Mr. w. S. Edge.
Miss Katie Webb has gone to Daw-
son, where she will be the guest of
her sister, Mrs. A. l.. McLendon, for
few days.
We are glad to know that Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Markette are slowly i'm
proving from their recent illness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
WOMAN DESIRES
A FINE FIGURE
Next to a Beautiful Face
in Importance.

New York Sept. 17-Next TO a
beautiful face perhaps there is notn
ing so desired of the heart of the
<average woman as a beautiful fig
ure
To this end she will fast much and
practice physical exercise until she
is nearly physically sick She will
eat of unappetiZing foods and alb
stain from her favorite beverage She
will walk when she hates walking
and ride when she abominates rid
ing, and yet, spite of it all, upon oc-
casions the unwieldly figure has been
known to remain unwieldly STILL re-
sisting all calisthenic Establishments
of this or any other sort And
what, then, can be done? Well.
much, if good corsetiere is within
the pounds of possibility; but good
corsets are expensive, and good
corsetieres prOverbially so, and if
the dress allowance is not a vast one
the problem of the corset is one
which is apt to prove very perplex-
ing. In this respect, however, we are
vastly better off than were our grand
mothers, or even our mothers.
For the cult of the ready-made cor
set has advanced by leaps and bounds,
until now it may take rank as a fine
art; and the woman must indeed be
lacking in esprit de corps who can
not nowadays easily find a corset
which will suit her own special type
of figure and perfection, be it good.
bad, or merely Indifferent; which
brings us to what is, after all, the
main point to be considered i. e., the
suitability of the special selected.
She buys a corset, purely and sim
ply as a corset and so long as it is
of the requisite number of inches
around the waist she gives no pause
for thought as to whether it will,
or will not, suit her individual type
Thus we see such travesties as the
stout matron of so with a belt corset
vertically a corset in name only
which, while it would be the ideal
model for her slip of daughter ris-
ing Is, reduces herself at once to the
level of the caricature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
SMITHVILLE.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
Smithville, Ga, Sept. 17.-Mrs
Lima Carter and little daughter, Jean
cite and Miss Ethel Carter, Miss Eva
Stephens and Mr.. Jack Slappey, of
Plains, spent Sunday here with Miss
Julia McMichael.
Miss Claude Livingston has re-
turned home after a pleasant visit
to relatives in Americas.
Mrs. +. Y. Turner and Mrs. Ben Nc
Kenney spent last Friday with Mrs.
Frank G. James in Leslie
Mrs. c. 6. Goneke, Mrs. C. c..
Ansley and Mrs. Searcy were shop
pers in Dawson Saturday,
Col. and Mrs. George E. Simpson,
who spent few days last week
with DR.. and Mrs H. T. Simpson.
have returned to their home in Tiff
ton,
Miss Mary Ellen Hargrove, of
Brentwood, was an attractive visitor
Monday between trains.
Misses Lucy and Mary Holmes, of
Fort Gaines, spent Sunday with their
father at the McAfee House.
Mr.. George Adams, of Macon, is
spending few days this week with
Mr.. c. c.. Ansley.
Miss Maggie Tweedy. who was
the guest last week of Miss Mary
Lizzie Ansley, has returned to her
home in Dawson.
Little Hilda McAfee, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fort McAfee is SLOWLY
improving, after very serious at
tack of congestion.
Revival services at Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. Oliver,
closed last Friday night after a sue
cessful week. The church received
several new members who were bap-
tized Thursday morning.
Last Wednesday the remains OF
Mr.. ". w. Thompson were brought
here for interment from a sanitarium
in Atlanta, where his death occurred
on Monday. He had been for many
years a resident of SmithvilIe, and
was known throughout the state as
| the founder of the pear industry in
| Lee county. The services were con
! Quoted from the Presbyterian church
| where, for long time, he had beer
an elder and an influential member
| His many friends here regret the
| loss of this good man
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
nth DISTRICT.
From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondent
Rev. Campbell of PARROT, filled
the appointment of Rev. Arnold at
Hebron Sunday afternoon.
Prof Castellow began his school
at Thompson school house Monday
morning.
Mrs. Arthur Copeland is visiting
her mother, Mrs. John Nicholson
Mr.. Witt, of Americas, was a caller
at. Mr.. F. w. Forth's Sunday.
Mr. Carlton Jones of Americas
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
P. Jones Sunday
Mr.. J. K Sims was a caller in
this community Sunday
Messrs. Rob Thomas and Evan
Smith went to SmithviIle Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. ]. w. Suggs of Leslie, was
shaking hands with his many friends
here this week.
Mr.. Ralph Mcleod, of Terrell, was
in this vicinity Sunday afternoon.
Some of our boys, as well as Sum-
ter boys, went fox hunting Satur-
day night. We won't mention the
wee small hour of their return. II
makes us blush to think of it.
Mrs. Lula Goynes, of Norman Park
has returned home after a pleasant
visit to relatives here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
PRESTON.
From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondent
PRESTON, GA, September ia
very pretty and impressive we'd
ding which took place here Sunday
afternoon was that of Miss Ruby
Lunsford and Mr. Billie Coffin. The
young couple came down from Rich
land, where they both reside, and
standing amid banks of ferns on the
veranda of the Bell House they were
united in marriage. The bride is
pretty brunette and very popular
young lady while Mr. Coffin is a sue
cessful young business man of HIS
little city Their marriage was quite
a pleasant surprise to their many
friends.
Miss Winnie Kidd and Mrs. r. Wise,
of near Plains, were the guests of
Miss Belle Reeves last Wednesday
Miss Lucy Lee Brasel returned
home last week, accompanied by her
father after spending the summer in
Alabama.
Capt. Tucker, of the w c. Bradley
Co. was shaking hands with friends
here last week.
Misses Eula and Iona Nicholson
were fair visitors in town one day last
week
Mrs. Guy George Lunsford, who has
been visiting Mrs. NJ e. Lunsford
here, returned to her home in Lump
kin last week.
Mrs Jim Cole of PARROT, is spend
ing this week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sapp, having been called
here on account of the serious illness
of her father, Mr. William Ball.
Mrs. Lula Woods, of near here, is
spending this week with her sister
Mrs. Milford Reeves.
Miss Bertha Lunsford, of Plains,
was fair visitor in town last Friday
Mr. Jeptha A. Reeves has returned
from Columbus, where he spent a few
days on business.
Misses Willie Tullis and Florence
Stapleton left last week for Milledge-
vile, where they have gone to enter
school
Mrs. John A. King spent Monday
afternoon in town, the guest of her
mother
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Majors, formerly
of Preston, but now of Havana, Fla,
are visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Mr.. w. NJ. Sears, of Richland, was
mingling with friends here Tuesday.
Mr.. J. Will Bell, of Richland, was
in town Tuesday on business
Miss Minnie Thornton has gone IT,
Buena Vista to spend some time with
her sister, Mrs Sam Wilson.
Work on the new Jail is progress
ing very rapidly, and it is expected
it will be completed by October 18th.
Misses Vesta Tharp and Mary Bell
are on the sick list this week Their
many friends hope to see them out
| again soon
Miss Allie and Jennett Kidd spent
| a day recently with Miss Annie Will
Addy
Miss Willie Prothro and MISS Car
RE Chappell and Messrs. Tom
Lunsford and Jim Colbert, of Rich
| land, spent few hours very pleasant
| ly here Sunday afternoon.
| Mrs. Hurbert Crawley of Americas
is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. w
| Crawley
Mrs. Dan Smith, who has been Wis
| iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
E. Thornton, for some time, left We'd
nesday morning for her home il
Sampson, Ala, accompanied by hel
sister, Miss Sallie Thornton
| Miss Bertha Lunsford, of Plains
made a flying trip to Preston Monday
| Mr.. V. A Ball of Montgomery, Ala.
came over to Preston Wednesda!
morning, having been called here OF
account of the illness of his father.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
SHORT SQUEEZE PROBABLE
IN OCTOBER OPTION
(By Wire to Americas Cotton
EXchange.)

New York, Sept 1.-THE Liver
pool market today opened quiet on
near, and lower on late months. Liv-
erpool closed steady 1-2 points up.
Our market was fairly active and
firm. There was rather good buying
on results of firmness of spot hold
ers in the South and that prominent
local operator was working on the
bull side and that the crop had suf-
fered more than general since the
first of September The market con-
tinued very strong on reports that
the bankers in the south were going
to back up the planters to hold out
for higher prices In our opinion
the option list is entirely too low and
as there is very short interest in
the market it would not at all be
surprising to see a short squeeze in
October option. Southern spot hold
ers appear to be able to hold the
price of spot cotton under these cir
cumstances. We think it dangerous
to sell shorts, unless one wants about
ten points, then you can run a risk.
Buy the March option on all dips
and average Bad weather continues
in the belt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
FATHERS FORTUNE GONE;
DAUGHTER WILL NOT WE'D

Trenton, n. j., Sept 17-DevotiOn
to her father, whose fortune she
helped build, and intention to help
him out of the debt into which he
was plunged two months ago by
being on the notes of eX-city Treasur-
er Joseph R. Encke, Miss Mayr A
Camera of 205 South Broad Street,
daughter of Angelo Camera, has
broken off her engagement to marry
DOminick Richard a shoe dealer of
Princeton and applied for her old
position as a school teacher in the
public schools here.
The young woman says that her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
With Gracious Curves.

IT, though slender, her curves are
gracious, then indeed is the belt cor
set to be permitted, and, moreover
desired, but if she is frankly adj
pose, or posses, we will say, a ten.
dency to embonpont, which is com
mon with all womankind she would
fain repress, then her corsiting should
be both high and deep.
This does not mean that she should
lace with undue tightness. Far from
it.
Tight lacing is the one thing sarto-
rial which is alike fatal to beauty.
both of face and figure, and, while it
is bad for the thin woman, it is pos
ittvely dangerous for the fat. This
type of figure requires a corset firmly,
but not too stiffly, boned, with belt
like attachment below the hips. which
latter should be cut as long as posi-
BILE, while suspenders should be at
tached to the sides as we'll as the
front of the corsets. And one thing
in particular the fat woman must al
ways bear in mind: Overcheap cor
sets, with their Indifferent steels and
apologies for whalebone, are not for
her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
DeSOTO.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondent
DE SOTO, GA, Sept. 1.-THE De
Soto school opened Monday with
good attendance.
Mrs. George Luke has returned to
her home at Leslie after spending
week pleasantly here with relatives.
Mr. Frank Hale, of Smithville, is the
guest of Mr.. Edgar Simmons.
Mrs. Frank Cato, of Americas, has
returned home after spending several
days with relatives here.
Cadet George Bagley, Jr., has re-
turned to Gordon Institute, where he
will again be student for the COM
ing term.
Miss Allie Elder, of Blakely, has
returned home, after visiting Miss
Cora Cooke for a few days.
Mrs. Edgar Simmons spent last weeq
in Leesburg, the guest of her parents,
Judge and Mrs. James Morgan.
Miss Mittie Green is at home again,
after spending two months in the
mountains of north Georgia.
Miss jamie McLendon, of Americas,
has returned home, after visiting her
aunt, Mrs, George Jones, for several
days.
Mrs Sallie Green spent Thursday
and Friday in Americas, the guest of
Mrs Phil Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wommack
came up from Chokee Sunday to visit
relatives.
Judge Dan Green, of Chokee, was
among the many visitors in 9 town
Wednesday,
The lands in and around De Soto
are still increasing in value. A few
days ago Mr.. George Bagley, who
owns the Boone plantation, two
miles south of town, was offered d
handsome sum for it. Mr.. Bagley did
not care to sell, for he considers Sum
ter land a good investment and owns
several good farms which yield him
a profitable income yearly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
HOw's This {?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. ]. CHENEY e CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

The Majestic Manufacturing Co..
of St Louis, Mo-, will have a man
at Sheffield-Huntington Co.'S store
all next week who will show you how
to bake biscuits, brown, top and bot
tom III three minutes Don't miss
this chance of seeing the great cook
ing wonder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

place is helping her father up in
the world again, not getting married
when he is in difficulties. She re-
signed as a school teacher to marry,
and the wedding was to have taken
place on October ,. Then came the
blow when Encke became a bank
rant
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
De Molay Cornmandery
No. 5 K. 7.

Meets every 3rd Wednesday night
at s o'clock from March list to Sept
1. All visiting Knights are cordial
Is welcomed.
j. E. HIGHTOWER, E. c.
A. G. MILLER, Reed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
Taking His Measure.

Mr.. higgins never seems to think
Of anything that is worth saying, y
said one young woman.
Il don't know about that" replied
the other He certainly never says
anything that seems worth thinking"
Washington Star
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
TO Montgomery, Ala, Monday, Sept.
21st, Via SeabOard Air Line
Railway.

Don't forget the grand excursion
to Montgomery, Ala, on Monday,
Sept. 21st Tickets limited for re-
turn until Wednesday, Sept 23rd on
any regunlar train. Rate is only
$3.50 Train leaves at 900 a. m.
16 to 20
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

Cotton still sold readily here yes
terday at 8 cents, and at this price the
farmers show a disposition to sell.
But not below cents
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

Peek-a-boo shirtwaists will follow
the merry widow lid into the dump
pile shortly as feminine Americas is
donning fall harness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

An Americas car carrying three
young men made the trip from Cobb
to Americas, twentythree miles in
an hour and ten minutes yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

The VIM. Simpsons standard ga Percales
ward co.. 81. ... p. ... 49,. -. -. sc.
The American Calcutta Blues, the American Indigo
blues rae American silver grey; these goods are
known from the Atlantic to the Pacific all at per yd &C.
The Windsor percales So inches wide, great assort
1ent of pretty blues and reds suitable for ladies'
waists and dresses also for childrens school dresses;
never before known sell for less than u 1-2c here
for tle Opening Sale per yard go. 80. .. 80. Toe.
Sale OF Mems Underwear, Shirts and Drawers to
match, either spring fall weight, all sizes. This
is the best lot Underwear you ever saw offered for
CSC to 39c here the Opening Sale per garment lie.
Sale of Ladies fast black Stockings, full regular
Sizes high spliced bels and toes full regular length
no in the whole rsold this grade for
than pair here for the Opening Sale four pairs
Sale of ten thousand yards valenceinne Laces,
Edgings Insertngs, worth all the way Sc toi
PC yard todd pieces Price your choice of this
lot Opening Sale yard -. 49,. 49,. -. -. -. .41ac.
Sale of dotted Silks, 81 inches wide and every
thread silk have full assortment of white, black
and all leading colors, stock Opening
Sale yard go. ..... b. ................. go. 49c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

A farmer on hearing that buggy
mobile churning along the street yes
terday asked if it was new tangled
dasher belonging to the creamery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

Anyone owning a stout team of
mules might do good business here in
towing some of the near auto cars
that go stranded Unexpectedly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

Drop in and have cup of coffee and
hot biscuits at our store any dav
next week. Will be glad to see you
if you intend to buy or not.
ELD-HUNTINGTON co
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
OneCent Column

Advertisements in this column are
charged mt the rate of cent a word
for the first insertion and half cent
a word for subsequent insertions. No
advertisement will be charged for
on a less basis than fifteen words.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

We are giving free $3.50 worth of
ware at our store next week. See adj
vertisement in this paper for parti-
culars.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. co.