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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
WEALTH OF COTTON
ROLLED INTO TOWN
TRAIL OF THE THIEVES
LEADS TO AMERICUS
Officers Here on Lookout
for Gang.

Americus police and county officers
alike are on the lookout for members
of the organized gang of burglars now
operating in towns in this section,
and with such marked success in the
way of looting stores and escaping
capture. Only the small towns, with
out police protection, are thus raided.
the burglars doing their work at mid
night and vanishing before daylight
Quite recently the towns of Brown
wood and Sasser below Americus
have been raided successfully, and
Smithville is the last one to be at
tackled by them. Two or three nights
ago seven business houses in Smith
vile were thus touched up, including
the Postoffice, Hale's store, Turner's.
T. L. Burton's, City drug store and A.
J. Hills. The front doors of the
bank were forced open, but the vault
doors turned the burglars and moth
ing was taken from the bank. At the
other places visited the thieves took
what suited them and vanished, prob
ably to try their luck on other towns
unprotected by police officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
NEGRO IS BADLY BEAT
BY MAN IN ROAD
Services of SergeOn We're
Required.

Stanford Railey, negro farmer of
Lee county, came to Americus shortly
before daylight Saturday to have Dr..
Frank Cato dress a number of
wounds, inflicted the negro stated, by
a white man living in the county near
him. Railey, who owns a plantation
of 600 or 500 acres and is in good
circumstances, had attended negro
barbecue in his neighborhood Friday
Two white men, he stated, also attend
ed the negro frolic and one of these,
he asserts, attacked him in the road
as he was going to his home. The
white man shot at him once or twice,
he declared, and then beat him up
badly with his dubbed pistol and
buggy whip and threatened dire con-
sequences if the affair was reported.
The old negro had his wounds dress
ed and returned home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
NOT ANDERSONVlLLE,
SAY FIVE CHAPTERS
Gets One Vote As Wirz
Monument Site.

Only one additional report from
the U. d. G. Chapters was received
by Mrs. j.. e. Mathis yesterday on the
question of changing the aAAdHz monu-
ment site This chapter voted against
placing the monument at Anderson
vile. ThisT makes five against Ander-
sonville to one for so far as reported
A number of the Chapters held
meetings yesterday, while yet others
will have their meeting early this
week. 1t is also the case that many
which have held their meetings have
not yet filled in the blanks for Mrs
Mathis, but may still have sent the
letter to the Executive Committee
Owing to the meagerness of the re
turns, it is impossible to say whether
the Executive Committee will receive
requests from a majority of the Chap
ters asking that the unveiling be
postponed, or not. If so, the question
of site would go before the Savan-
nah convention, which meets late next
month
Under the original plan, the dele
gates were to come on to Americus
direct from Savannah, and go from
here to Andersonville for the unveil-
ing on Oct. 81. If the date is chang
ed, the unveiling will no doubt take
place about the middle of November.
following a general convention of
the y. D. c., to be held in Atlanta
about the time named
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
A LESSON IN MUSIC

that will be revelation to those
who know what good music is, it
will be when they hear the rich and
harmonious sounds that issue from
the keyboard of a Sohmer piano, when
it is awakened by the touch Cf an
artists hand. These fine pianos are
the triumph of the piano makers art,
and no home should be without one
Get my prices before you buy a sec
ong grade instrument; you should
just as well buy the best; it will be
the cheapest in the end sell Stan
dard Sewing Machines and Victors.
Everything | handle is of the high
est grade. The best people patronize
me- Come in and let me give you a
list of the tnames of my pat l
am proud of them and they are salts
fed.
L. d. LOCKHART,
Windsor IIote! Black
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
Ready Sale for Bulk of
Nearly 1000 Bales
Good Day for
Merchants.

Nearly one thousand bales of cotton
were weighed in by Americus ware
houses yesterday-the exact figures
being 947. This is almost double the
receipts of any<day thus far.
The avalanche began early in the
morning, growers from nearby planta-
tions having gotten an early start All
day long the weighers were busy, and
it was night time before all the cotton
had been housed The loads ranged
all the way from one bale to a wagon
packed high5with the wealth which en-
ables Uncle Sam to be a creditor ma
tiOn abroad, instead of a debtor
And the gratifying part was that the
cotton found ready sale at prices
which have prevailed for several days.
Less than hundred bales were car
ried over, and a part of this number
came in too late for the buyers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
BUNCH FOR A QUARTER
AS RESULT OF WAR
SyrianS in AmeriCuS Sell
Bananas.

Americus got her bananas yesterday
at and 10 cents per dozen, and as
low as quarter for whole beauti-
full bunch of the ripe, luscious yellow
fruit. For Syria was at war in Amer
icus, and competition between these
swarthy sons of the Orient "Eeared"
the banana market as never before
An Albany dealer shipped in a car
load here, and his prices were immed-
lately discounted by the contingent
here. Drays were employed in ped
ding the fruit, and the vehicles of
each vender were surrounded all day
by eager buyers Competition was
never quite so hot, and the coon with
a dime bought enough of the fruit to
insure funeral if he stored it all at
once, as is his custom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
FACTORY OWNER
TO PRESENT PLAN
Board of Trade Will Hear
it tuesday Night.

When the Board of Trade NETS in
regular session on Tuesday night. it
will have as a guest the representa-
tive of a large manufacturing plant
which desires to move to Americus
In order to secure the plant a certain
amount of stock must be taken locally
The company's speciality is a steam
shovel, recently patented, and which
has already had large sale. Ditch
ing tools are also manufactured. II
is estimated that the plant, when run
ming to its full capacity which the ad-
ditional capital will permit, will en-
ploy nearly 300 men.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
output and possibilities of the manu-
factory will be fully described The
company needs more capital to furth-
er develop its growing business, and
it is the belief of well informed peo-
pie that an investment by Americus
business men would be a paying one.
For some weeks the Board of Trade
has been in correspondence with this
firm, and has been trying to arrange
for the coming of member of the
company to appear before the Board.
One capitalist has indicated a desire
to invest literally in the stock of the
company, if a satisfactory showing
is made, while other smaller invest
ors are known to be interested.
Should the necessary capital be
raised, the success of the venture
would mean much for Americus. 1t
is just such mandatory as would
be acceptable to everybody, skilled
workmen being employed for the most
part
= 1t is of course desired that large
attendance be had Tuesday night, so
that the proposition can be heard by
every member, if possible
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
MID BOWERS OF ROSES
THE GAME Is PLAYED
Miss Hawkes. is Hostess to
Bridge Club.

Of the several delightful occasions
marking the past week socially none
other was more charming than the
lawn fete Oh Thursday afternoon
whereat Miss Mary Hawkes. welcom-
ened the Church Street Bridge Club
and other fair guests.
The lovely lawn of the Hawkes.
home on Church street was rendered
even more attractive in it's decora-
tions, and there the half hundred
guests assembled.
Miss Hawkes. received her guests
in handsome gown of blue silk ell
aborately lace trimmed Two charm
ing young girls, Misses Edna Martin
and Marie Walker, attired in Japa-
nese kimonas, served punch.
Japanese lanterns and parasols in
profusion added Oriental effect to the
enchanting scene
Tables were placed upon the lawn.
half concealed by clustering vines
and bowers of fragrant autumn roses,
and gathered about these were the
beautiful young women who entered
with greatest zest into the games ar
ranged.
Bridge and 'forty-two" the latter
game played with dominoes, afforded
amusement and interest for the
guests. In the bridge contest the
prize was awarded Mrs. R. E. McNul-
ty. The other game was wholly shorn
of prize honors.
A tempting salad course and delic-
ious ices were served the half hun
dred guests at 6 o'clock, when he
cards and dominoes had been laid
aside
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
COTTON IN GEORGIA Is
SHORT 100000 BALES
In Opinion of Commissioner
Hudson.

Hon. T. G. Hudson, state commits
sioner of agriculture, spent yesterday
at his home in Americus, and dis
cussed with factors and farmers here
the condition of the cotton crop of
the state, generally, based upon in
formation derived by him.
That the cotton crop of Georgia has
been damaged by recent rains to
the amount of 100000 bales, worth
$25,OO0000 is the belief of Commits
sioner of Agriculture Hudson.
When this fact is taken in connec-
ton with the loss and damage |,
the crop in South Carolina, it is
probable that the cotton yield this
year will be considerably reduced.
Georgia's yield of 100000 last year
Will be cut dwon 100000 bale.
Commissioner Hudson stated that
in only two counties is the crop up
to the standard of last years yield.
In fourteen counties the damage ran
ges 10 to 20 per cent
THE heavy rains, which were gen
eral throughout the state two or
three weeks ago, followed by the ex-
ceedingly hot weather accounts for
the damage" said Commissioner
Hudson.
THE two excesses-too much rain
and too much heat-caused the cot
ton to shed its young bolls and
squares to such an extent that every
acre of farm land in Georgia was lit
orally covered with them.
THE damage is greater this year
than ever before in my knowledge, .
he continued, "and the worst of it is
that it is now too late to offset or
counteract the damage. The crop is
made, and it is the shortest in the
state in recent years.
Certain it is, the crop in this sec
ton is cut materially.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
Mr.. D. F. DAVENPORT
IN FULL CHARGE

DR.. D. F. Davenport, who recently
came into the complete management
of the Davenport Drug Co.. has fully
acclimated himself to the situation,
and is greeting all of the company's
old customers with the same courtesy
which marked his previous dealings.
He has also drawn in new customers
by the same gentle means. His stock
is very large and the location of the
pharmacy is an ideal one. He be
speaks the continued patronage of
his friends, and the patronage of as
many new customers as polite atten-
ton and satisfactory prices and goods
will secure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
Hamilton & Co., TO-
600 yards Is and Soc
Embroidery at 1Oc yard
Monday, 8 o'clock.
Mr.. PARKER TO BUILD
PRETTY HOME ON LEE

Another pretty residence will soon
ornament Lee street, south Mr. j.
Roscoe Parker has purchased the
very desirable vacant lot next the
residence of Capt. W. E. Wood, front
ing IS feet on Lee, with a depth OF
200 feet One thousand dollars was
the purchase price reported, and Mr..
Parker proposes erecting pretty
residence thereupon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
DOORS OF THE TEMPLE
ARE OPENED TO ALL
Services at the Churches
Today.

At Furlow Lawn Baptist church
this morning Rev. R. L. Bivins will
preach upon 'The christian voca-
ton" Tonight at 7.45 he will deliver
the last of the series of sermons upon
The Prodigal Son"
''The Ideal Man" will be the sermon
subject of Rev. j. l.. Irwin at the
Presbyterian church this morning.
Tonight: Jesus and the lost
At Calvary Episcopal church there
will be holy communion and sermon
at II o'clock and evening prayer at
7:45 o'clock by the rector, Rev. James
B. Lawrence.
There will be no services today at
the Catholic church.
Communion service and sermon at
First Methodist church this morning
Tonight at 7:45 o'clock DR.. Anthony
will discuss the very interesting sub
jest: "Solomons Experiment, and
Failure
Rev. o. P. Gilbert will fill his pull
pit as usual at First Baptist church.
morning and evening.
Miss Florence Niles, pipe organist
at First Bpatist church, has returned
from New York, where she has been
studying, and the music today will be
especially fine.
Man. is the sermon subject this
morning at the Christian Science
church. Golden Text: Let thy hand
be upon the man of thy right hand
upon the son of man whom thou madst
strong for thyself. lf.'-Psalms SO:17.
The public will be cordially welcom-
ed at all of these services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
Merchants Got Busy.

The effect on trade among the local
merchants was very marked. The day
was in fact the first big Saturday of
the season, being the first weekend in
September
During the day and into the night
the streets were thronged with cotton
pickers who had come to town to
spend their earnings. The stores were
we'll filled with customers, though the
possession Of real money after so long
drought produced a feeling of indie
pendence which forbade the expendi-
ture of the last coin, without due con
sideration
Cotton growers were also much
in evidence, and the banks felt the
impetus of their presence, while the
merchants also shared in the prosper
ity of the occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
Satisfactory "0pener."

AS an Opener" for the new season
yesterday was highly satisfactory to
the local merchants. Much of the
returns for the bales thus far market
ed has gone to liquidate Indebtedness,
but soon this will all be wiped out,
and the planters, small and large, will
be taking down unincumhered hard
cash with each sale
Unless the owners of cotton should
decide to hold for higher prices, and
thus cut off the golden stream, at least
for a time, the fall business in Amer
icus will be heavy enough to bring TO
the merchants and business men-and
to the whole communicable smile
that won't come Off
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06
Have a Bank. Account
WITH THE
AmeriCus Trust { SY'gs Bank

Anyone can make money,
but it takes a wise one to
save it. Begin with 81 and
get Home Bank free. Call
and ask about our plan. per
interest paid on Savings De-
poaits Compounded. Office in
Americus National Bank
Building, Cotton Avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-06

The best thing about woman is
how different they are from men,
N Y. Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29

tS;ninltteG GU administrative aGenu:@,
was uuuer consideration. II was ap.
parent during the heated discussion
OF the report that there T. in the gen.
oral assembly a strong sentiment IL
favor of reorganizing the administra.
tive agencies of the church by chang.
ing the personnel Of this important
committees. although Il motion to that
effect was defeated.
After DR.. J. ID. Moilat had finished
reading the recommendations OF the
committee. DR.. Rice V. Hunter OF Buf.
falo took exceptions to the tenor OF
II section. which he said gave too
much power to the twcnty.one men
composing the committee on admins.
trative agencies, adding the assertion
that there lis Il growing belief in this
assembly that too much power is being
conferred in the hands oi a few men,"
Several speakers followed with
speeches of a Conciliatory nature and
when Vice Moderator James put the
recommendations OF the committee to
a vote they were all adopted. aal it
was believed "A tense situation had
been succeeded b. the harmony which
had heretofore marked all the deliber.
atoms OF the assembly. but il soon
developed that the storm had not yet
spent its force.
DR.. William d. Merrill OF Chicago
offered an amendment that the present
COMMITTEE" on administrative agencies
be discharged and that n now com.
mittec OF twenty-Onc members be az.
pointed. to include all the members
of the present COmmittc" who are not
members of any Of the church boards.
The amendment was voted On ami
lost after the assembly had rename |
in session until long after the regular
hour Of adjournment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29
INSANE MAN SLABS PRIEST
Father Lubeley Of Salisbury. Mo-, is
Perhaps Fatally Wounded.

Father Joseph +. Lubeley. pastor OF
st. JOscph'S Catholic church of Sails.
bury, was stabbed twice with a pocket
knife and. perhaps. fatally injured in
church by Joseph SChuette, a prosper
Gus farmer living ear there, who is
believed to have become suddenly de.
mented. The Stabbing occurred in view
OF 400 worshipers, many OF them wom'
en-. The Injured man was taken to a
nearby residence, where his wounds
were attended to by physicians. His
condition is critical.
Immediately after Father l.ubeley
had finished high mass. he started 10
leave the church. AT the door he MAS
rushed upon suddenly from behind by
SChuette. who stabbed him twice, fell
ing him. The first blow from the knife
struck the priest in the temple and the
second cut a deep cash in the neck,
just missing the ~jugular vein. The
ocaZed man was about to stab the
priest a third time when Mrs. Barbara
Giuter and John Gates, both members
Of the church, caught his uplittcd
hand. In the struggle which followed
= Schuette stabbed Mrs. Ginter in the
hand and inflicted a painful cut on
Gates arm. A dozen men came to the
aid of Mrs. Ginter and Mr.. Gates and
oyerpOwered Schuettc. Struggling
and fighting, he was taken TO jail.
1t Is believed SChuettc, who has
been a deyout member Of st. Joseph;
church, became suddenly ~deranged
and the attempt on Father Lubeley':
lie resulted.
Another version of the attempted as
s~asSination is that Father Lubeley
had publicly r~eprimanded Schuette TO
attacking a member CT the congrega
cation last Saturday.
During the services Schuette sat II
the rear Of the church. Ii is said h
slared constantly at the priest As
- great rage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29

ftdVr~ and calling upon freSiiru,
Roosevelt ana the government to unit ,
With other nations in SuppreSsing this
Increasing evil by signing tn" treaty
now IN effect between many otlnr
Countries. a resolution introduced By
the Rev. NJ. p. BoyntOn Of Chicago
vas unanimously passed BY Il, North
y,n Baptist convention al Oklahoma
City.
other resolutions indGJ,' the work
I'll the ami saloon lelg - and condemn
the CRED that demands child labor.
Distribution Cf Sl.jOp.D0O to carry
on religious work during the year was
executive commuters report.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29
COURT FINDS THAW INSANE
Decision Given Under Which He Must
Stay in Asylum.

Harry Thaw, slayer Of Stanford White,
will not be released from the lunatic
asylum. This is the decision reached
by Justice Morschauser Of the supreme
court in an opinion filed in the matter
Of Thaw's application for release on a
writ OF habeas corpus at P~ou2hkeepsle.
Both points brought up By Thaw's
attorneys are decided against him.
The justice declares that Thaw Is now
insane and should not be allowed at
large, and he further declares that the
commitment to the lunatic asylum by
Justice bowling after the last trial Of
the ease was entirely legal.
Harry X, Thaw gave out a state
ment, in which he sought to make
clear his point that the district attor'
ney's "hot air" fooled the newspapers
into giving o attention to points
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29
Order to Show Cause,

Webster Connty In the Count. court
All county court held at the county court
70 IN IN ana for said county, Tuesday. N,y 10Th
A, ID. 10 :. " avn
In the matter OF the estate OF susan /. Baxter,
On reading and filing the petition ~ N,-sh NJ
baxter. praying that the instrument filed on the
loth Gay or May. 1908, and rurpOrting 10 be the
last Will aud Testament OF the snit deceased
may be proved, approved. pruba,eL, allowed
ana recorded as the last Will and Testament OF
the said susan j. Baxter, deceased. ard hat the
execution or The instrument may be Committed
ana the adlninistration OF said estate may be
granted to sarah. VI. Baxter as executr!x
ordered; that Wednesday. the 10th day % June
\, ID. 1903, at 10 O'Clock a. m. l. assigned for
nearing said petition when all person, inter
esteu IN SAID matter may appeal ~ \ county
court to he held in and Tor said ,onuty aud
show cause why the prayer OF petition
shoull not be granted and that notice of the
tendency OF said position and the earring
theieot lie given 10 al persons Interested
IN SAID matter, by publishing q copy VI hi, OF.
der IN the Red Clo,ld Chief, a weekly uewsps
pei printed In said count for tire, successive
weeks prior TO said day OF hearing.
lsEAl,l I@ l. W. EDsoS, COUNTY J1Ise
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29
NEW BISHOPS NAMED
WETHODi3T CONFERENCE COM
7LETES EPISCOPAL ELECTION.
az Mcintyre Elected on Sixteenth Bal.
iot and Or. Bristol, Friend and Al.
User Of Mckinley, on Eighteenth.
Authorizations for Mission Work.

he election OF bishops of the Meth
u st Episcopal conference of 1908
$. Baltimore is 10Y a matter of
.~aistory and when announcement was
HSdr of the selection of the eighth
Ui last bishop very many of the dele.
.;;tea h"aved signs of relief.
The new bishops, in the order OF
N'ir election and the number Of votes
r"?h received on the electing ballot.
Drs a. follows: Rev. Or. w. +. An
~" son Of New York. secretery Of the
pard OF education, Freedman's Aid
p,,i Sunday schools, JiS votes: Rev.
in. J. J.. Neulson, professor in Mast
~ "oiustCal seminary. Berca, o.. 30
"u|rs; Rev. DR.. ". A. Quayle, Lastor
~ -. james church, Chicago. Jl9
,l'rS: Rev. Or. Charles W. Smith.
'n'or NJ The pittoburg Christian Alt
W. a'r, 81 votes, Rev. Or. Wilson ).
avis. president Of NorninSSidc col
'ri,, Sioux CITY. Ia, "a votes; Rev.
~ EhW;n II. Hughes. president of De.
~ ~ university, G~rrencastle. Ind. 5ll
-" ~: R-y. Or. Robert Mcintyre, pas.
,, of the First church, Los Angeles,
J. e., votes, aud Rev. Dr. Frank VI. Bris.
40. pastor Of the Metropolitan church,
W. shinglOn, AS votes. The last
." "i.d was the pastor. intimate friend
g often. it is said. adviser of the late
-, ail"nt Mckinley.
he episcopal election ont Of the
"a". the conference will now take up
N" election of A missionary bishop for
~ WCp. 4 secretary of the general con-
'r-"ncr, four publishing agents. thir'
fc,i editors. corresponding secretaries
~ arious buardS. trustees, "A new com.
M, sion On aggressive evangelism and
81 iumher of other officials.
N. committee ON foreign missions
So decided upon Savera! reCOmmenda.
ftrLS 10 BE MADE to the conference.
Gre of thpsa locks to the Endorsement
~ he conference Of the laymen's mis-.
si'Iary union; another recommends
m 0amiNg OF a commission To ar
ray -. for 4 proper celebration through,
IA the entire church Of the twenty
ffh anniversary of the establishment
a. Methodist MISSIONS in Korea. The
~ 10 committee VII ask the confer
7u'" 10 appropriate for mission work
s, t1O,Oo) for 1903; $4,000 900 for 1910;
s~.,tlH,0)D for 1917, aal $G,000.0OO ioi
5!'-.
!hr committee on temperance will
r-Cs rmmcni an appropriation OF $3.50,
Gr'' For general temperance work in
iw churches.
~ of the rumOrs is that Rev. DR.
CHARLES l.. GUOdell, pastor OF Calvary
RI, "ch, New York. will be asked to
sr0.nrh Or. Qu1yl" a. pastor OF st
.luGNS. Chicago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29
pFES5YTERIAN FIGHT is ON
VISION to R~eorganize Administrative
Agencies Is Defeated.

0.Scord entered into the proceedings
t' N church at Kansas City, Mo-,
r'cr he first time during the pres.
"rr assembly while. the report of the
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-29

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