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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
FRUIT MEN IN MEETING
HERE ON FRIDAY
Growers of Sumter Will
Assemble.

An important meeting of the Sum-
ter county Fruit Growers Association
will be held in Americus on Friday
afternoon, at which time important
matters concerning the interest OF
the growers here will be discussed
and many plans formulated
A meeting was held a day or two
ago, but all business was deferred
until the meeting on Friday.
For a fine fruit crop in this sec
ton seems now assured, and the
large orchard owners here are going
to organize to the end of handling
the crop to best advantage.
Already there are here several rep
resentatives of foreign commission
houses that handle fruit shipments
from the South. and these agents
will attend the meeting on Friday
and submit propositions. Crate MAX
ers are here as we'll to get business.
Just at this time the orchards near
Americus where a full half million
peachtrees are about to burst into
bloom, give forth the promise of. a
fine yield this season, and fruit grow
ers are e1ated at the prospect The
peach buds thus far are all safe.
A full peach crop, if handled ad-
yantageously should bring 100000,
at least, to orchard owners in Am
ericus for this seasons yield
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
MISSION is OF INTEREST
TO MANY IN AMERICUS
Services Daily at Catholic
Church.

The Rev Father Bxen dan D OSul-
livan is giving mission at st. Mary's
Catholic church. Services are held
morning and evening throughout the
week. The object of the Mission is
to afford intelligent and conscientious
non-Catholics an opportunity of be-
coming acquainted with the doctrines
of the Catholic church.
Non-Catholics are, therefore cor
daily invited to attend the lectures
and sermons. An attractive musical
program has been prepared for the
evening services.
The rapid growth and development
of the Catholic church in this coun-
try with recent years has been mar
velous. 1t is today the most numer-
Gus religious organization in the
United States.
There are today about twenty-eigfrt
millions of Catholics living under the
American flag.
At present the church in America
is governed by His Eminence, James
Cardinal Gibbons, Lord Archbishop
of Baltimore; His Excellency, Most
Rev. Diomede Falconis, Delegate
Apostolic, Lord Arch bishop of Lar
issa, ninety arch bishops and bishops
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
JUG TRADE INTO
GEORGIA LARGE
Dealers Who Migrated to
Montgomery Are Busy.

Georgia liquor sellers who emigrat-
ed to Montgomery are reported to be
doing a big business with their old
clientele During the ten months
which elapse before the prohibition
law goes into effect in Alabama, the
Montgomery liquor dealers evidently
calculate on making a killing" suf-
ficient to provide them against the
long drought.
The Montgomery Advertiser says
Prohibition in Georgia has in
creased Montgomery's cash business
trade at least $4,000 a day. Jackson
vile and Chattanooga are not the
only irrigating stations for arid
Georgia.
Every train that leaves Mont
gomery and goes east is a "relief
train" for thirsty Georgia. The ex-
press car is stocked, we'll stocked
with bottles and jugs. The increase
of the freight business in liquids has
been astonishing. Georgia is GER
tainly thirsty State.
"A well known liquor dealer says
Seven Georgia firms moved to
Montgomery on the 1st of January
when Georgia went dry. They were
firms who had established in busi-
ness, who had a clientage and regu-
lar customers. These customers were
notified of the location of the new
firm in Montgomery and continuance
of their business was requested, by
letters or by personal appeals. Some
of these Georgia firms have practi-
cally no business outside of their
Georgia trade, which. keeps them busy
enough"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
WANTS PROHIBITION
IN CONSTITUTION
Anti-SaIOOn League Agitat-
ing to That End.

Agitation in favor of constitutional
prohibition has been begun by the
Georgia Anti-Saloon League. It is
the belief of many prohibitionists that
statutory prohibition is of too un-
certain tenure, the relaxation of vigi-
lance for even one election giving the
liquor men a chance to repeal the
law.
A letter being sent over the state
by the Anti-Saloon League says in
part:
''The legal conduct of the liquor traf-
fic has ceased in Georgia The gov
ernor, the courts, the pulpit and the
press all stand for the enforcement
of the law. Quite number of the
states are moving towards state
wide prohibition, though Georgia is
leading the movement
1--WE believe that the passage of a
prohibition law and it's enforcement
is largely contributing to the mater
ial prosperity, the intellectual dev-
elopment, the moral improvement, the
domestic happiness and spiritual
growth of the people of Georgia.
Apathy upon the part of a great
many of the friends of prohibition,
and greatly increased energy upon
the part of its enemies, renders it
extremely hazardous to slacken the
warfare for a moment.
"The liquor people and those will
ing to apologize for their existence,
together with the Model License
Law" aggregation, are endeavoring
to move heaven and earth against the
great prohibition wave that is sweep
ing over this country, and it be-
hooves us to do all in our power to
move all the righteous forces of the
state up to the question of a consti-
tutional amendment, thus making pro-
hibition part of our organic law
Our league workers are pressing
the organization over the state for
the purpose of helping in the enforce
ment of existing laws, and the en-
actment of such other laws as will
make prohibition most effective, and
at the same time working for the
election of men in the legislature who
will definitely commit themselves to
support the present enactment, and
also for a constitutional prohibition
amendment.
This is the plan of the cam
paign, and we guarantee to make it
a very aggressive movement. Every
man announcing for the legislature
will be asked to define his position
clearly on this one question, and
those who refuse, or dodge the is
sue, will be considered as against
it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
DAY CURRENT IN MONTH
THE PROMISE is MADE
AmeriCus Will be Favored
Thus Soon.

Americus is to have day current
within a month. Such is the pleas
ing information just given out by the
Americus Railway and Light Co,
and hailed with satisfaction by hun
dreds here who have long felt the
the need of this power in their var
ious lines of business.
Plans to that end are now being
completed by the company.
Americus business men will not
be forced to await the completion of
the new electric power plant to the
end of being afforded a day cur
rent, but it will be given them at
once
The new company is now arranging
to supply day power from the ~ old
electric plant here, instead of await
ing the completion of the great elec-
trio plant, which will drive the street
railway, supply lights and power for
manufacturing likewise
Such course has been determined
upon, and Americus will be afforded
day electric current in April.
This service from the old plant will
be continued for two or three months
or until the new and more powerful
plant, insuring current at all times
is completed.
For years Americus has suffered
from lack of cheaper power. Steam
and gas engines are extensively used
here, but both are expensive as
compared with electric power, and
manufacturers have long been greatly
hampered to that extent
Not only will manufacturers en-
ploy electricity, but scores of stores
business offices, restaurants, hotels
and cafes hert will utilize the new
power in the operation of fans and
otherwise. Then, too, it will insure
an all-night lighting system.
The company expects to have the
new day current system established
before April 10, and Americus re-
ioices accordingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
DISTRICTS MAY LEVY A
TAX RATE FOR SCHOOL
Means Many Advantages
for Pupils.

The Teachers Institute for the
white teachers of Sumter County will
be held at the office of Supt. w. S.
Moore, in the court house, on the fol-
lowing Saturdays, March IA, %, April
IL, %, May 8. The entire teaching
corps of the county is expected to at
tend these Institutes, which do a
good work in promoting the efficiency
of the county public school system.
The work will begin promptly at
10 o'clock in the morning on the
Saturdays, mentioned
Supt. Moore is continuing his tour
of inspection of the schools of the
county. He has visited to this time
about one-third of them, and reports
them in satisfactory shape, the teach
ers manifesting an intelligent inter
est in their work, and the children
seeming to make excellent progress
in the studies on which they are en-
gagged
None of the school districts of Sum
ter has yet levied a special supple
mentary school tax, such as is now
permissible under the Georgia law
The Sumter City district voted re-
Gently in favor of such tax and it is
probable that it will be levied for
next year, so that the district can
have a nine months schooling in
1909
The experiment in Sumter City
District will be watched with much
interest throughout the county
If the results are as favorable as
expected it is not improbable that
other districts will eventually follow
its example and the school term be
heightened all over the county. I'm
der this system higher grade of
teachers is generally obtained, the
children have the benefit of more time
in school, and parents are saved the
annoyance of a monthly personal levy
on them to supplement the regular
appropriation for teaching, as is now
so often the case
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
SUPT. MILLER is AGAIN
ON DUTY IN SCHOOL
Returns From the National.
Capital.

Supt. A. G. Miller of the Americus
public schools has returned from
Washington, where with other Geor-
gia superintendents of schools he
attended the meeting of that commit
tee of the National Education Asso-
citation. This meeting of educators
was largely attended, and many i'm
portant subjects were discussed, as
shown by the daily proceedings sent
IN press dispatches Supt Miller had
the pleasure of grasping the hand of
the irrepressible Teddy, the President
having accorded the educators a re-
ception at the White House during
their stay at the capital and favor
ing them with his views upon edu-
cation in a brief address.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
SERVICES OF LENT TO
BEGIN THIS MORNING
Special Services at CdIvd-
ry Church.

The Lenten season begins today,
and will be ushered in with the usual
interesting services at Calvary Epis-
copal church. Special music is ar
ranged, and the Lenten services
throughout the penitential season will
be full of. interest. To-day there will
be morning prayer, litany and pene-
tential office, with holy communion,
at II o'clock, the usual evening SER
vices following at 1880 o'clock. The
subject of the lecture at the evening
service, conducted by Rev. James
Lawrence, will be the Epistle to the
Ephesians. The public is invited to
attend all of the services during the
Lenten season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
VOTING IN WEBSTER is
GIVEN A JUNE DATING

Sumter's good neighbor, Webster
county, will hold her primary for the
nomination of county officers June
4th, the date of the state primary.
This step was determined upon a
day or two ago at a meeting of the
county executive committee, the full
proceedings of which will be publish
ed later. Politics are very quiet in
the good old Estate of Webster" and
few of the present efficient corps of
officers will have opposition
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
PURSE AND MONEY ARE
FOUND BY A BOY

1t is reported here that a negro boy
living a few miles out of the city is
in possession of lady's purse, OF
handbag, which when found contain.
ed a gold watch, gold ring and $25
in money A gentleman heard the
story of the find" yesterday and re.
ported it to the Times-Recorder. Nc
such loss has been advertised, but
the loser can learn more of the find
ing of the bag by communicating
with the Times-Recorder, or the pc.
lice department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04

and sixteen thousand priests.
1t has nine universities and more
than five hundred colleges scattered
throughout the various states besides
hospitals in nearly all the large cities
of the country.
The services in the morning will be
at nine o'clock and in the evening at
7:30.
The sermon this evening will be on
THE Real Presence of Christ in the
Blessed Sacrement proved from scrip
ture." All cordially invited. Father
O'Hara will arrive today to preach
during the Mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
MRS. TODD TO ASSIST
WITH ORGAN RECITAL

Mrs. Lillian Clark Todd of Allan
ia, has been asked to assist in the
organ recital at First Baptist Church
on Thursday night All who hear this
talented singer will enjoy rare
treat, as she has long been the So
prano singer at the, First Baptist
church of Atlanta, and has one of
the finest voices in the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
SALE OF SEATS
ON WITH RUSH
FiddIerS Will Play Surely
to Crowded House

The chart opened yesterday->at
Joe Browns and over one-third of
the seats were checked off. Indica-
tions point to all the seats being sold
before the night of the contest. Sew
eral more fiddlers joined yesterday
and a rare treat is looked forward
to by everyone.
The prizes for the contestants were
placed on exhibition yesterday in
Holidays corner window. Every
school child has been presented with
a school card, which will admit them
at reduced prices and they will have
special seats
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04

der pain of prosecution, the practice
was never stopped, but the women
were more stealthy in their opera
tions. Notices of the meeting of
clubs were printed without giving the
names of the prize winners, but now
the mayor has, created confusion by
announcing that he has on file in his
office a list of practically every wo-
man card player in the city, along
with lists of those who have won
prizes in the games placed since the
lid was put on.
These lists, he says, were furnish
ed him by one of the women attend
ing the meetings, and will be held for
evidence when the grand jury meets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
THIS STORE is ROBBED,
But LITTLE THE LOOT

The Harden grocery store, at the
to the The Harden store. at the
corner of Hill and Elm avenue, near
the Seaboard shops, was entered by
thieves during the early hours of
morning yesterday. The looters priz-
ed off a plank and thus effected en-
trance, but evidently were frightened
away quickly as but few articles were
missed from the store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04

Gems of Language. Ethel (describ-
ing hockey match) well, gran,
we've had a topping game. The 9TH
er side were bally Votten at the start,
but they bucked up no end, and we
had bit of hob to lay em out"
Di-"Oh, 1 don't know, l thought they
were the the most piff1ing crew of
foOziers I'd ever struck. We were
simply all over 'em, and had 'em in
the cart in no time. Punch
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
WOMAN CARD
PLAYERS SCARED

HARTFORD CITY, IND, Mar. g..
Especial Members of the women's
clubs, which under the reign of the
blue laws, invoked by Mayor James
Lucas, were prohibited from playing
cards for prizes, have just made the
startling discovery that there is a
traitor in their ranks. All society is
under fear Of arrest for violating the
laws
When the mayor issued his order
against card playing for prizes, un-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04

old Brunswick & Albany Railroad,
and those of the Planters Bank of
Savannah. Both issues finally be-
came worthless, and many people suf-
fered loss therefrom in holding it.
But "Americus money was always
good, and was redeemed in gold or
greenbacks, dollar for dollar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
ORGAN RECITAL AT THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Thursday Night an Occasion
of Interest.

Musical circles in Americus, as
well as an appreciative public, anti
cipates with keenest interest and
pleasure the recital to be rendered
at First Baptist church Thursday eve
ming, when the handsome Estey or
gan, just installed at cost of 50, 800
will be tested for the first time.
This occasion. to which the general
public is invited, will be one of rare
pleasure and enjoyment.
The following selected program
will be rendered:
I. Suite Gothique, op. 25 =.
=. .. e. Boellmann
l. Introduction-Chor
2. Minuet Gothique.
priero q NOtrn Dame
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04

4. Toccata.
II. Communion in G. .. Bastiste.
Serenade Leniare
Pilgrims Chorus :. :. =. Wagner
III. The Universe is Shaking :.
-. =. =. =. =. =. Peace.
Silver Offering
". Ofertoire in Dunior .Batiste
Variations on an American Air.
:. E. Flagler
The Answer Wotstenholme
HunoreSke =. :. DVorak
lntermeZZO ..CaIlaerts.
V. Prelude and Fuge in A Minor.
.. =. 80. Bach
VI. Vocal Solo: "The Lord is my
Light" =. Francis Allitsen
BY Mrs. Norman Miller
VII. POmp and Circumstance =.
:. :. =. o.. o.. .. -. .Elgar
Miss Eda Bartholomew whom the
First Baptist church has been FORUM
ate enough to secure for the pipe
organ recital Thursday evening,
comes with the very highest testi-
monials of the press, both in this
country and abroad, where she stud
led for several years, graduating with
honor from the Royal Conservatory
of Music at Leipsig in 1900.
This translation of diploma from
the German will give discerning mus
ic lovers a glimpse of what is in
store for them:
Miss Bartholomew is exceedingly
talented and has gained the reputa-
tion as a superior virtuoso upon the
pipe organ. She is capable of repro
ducing the most difficult masterpieces,
classical and modern, with artistic
perfection.
She played at the final public reci
tai, March II, 1899, the by no means
easy, A minor Senate, from A. G.
Ritter, with the highest technical
skill as we'll as with exquisite musi
cal perception. Miss Bartholomew has
also attained the most satisfactory rec
suits in playing church music, in
sustaining and modulating choral
melodies, and is improvising.
Miss Bartholomef is qualified to
meet the most rigorous demands.
PAUL HOMEYE
Board of Directors of the Royal Con-
servatory of Music.~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-04
A RARE TREAT.
Get Young Again." /"

NOTE: All Fiddlers desiring to enter the
contest please notify j. B. LAUGHLIN, Room
Fl, Windsor Hotel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-30
OLD FASHIONED COMEDY
DELIGHT TO AUDIENCE

Not only the eye Is gratifled by
witnessing one of those "old fashion
ed comedies, such as '"The Rivals" to
be produced by Joseph and william
l.. Jefferson at the New Oregon next
Sunday night-but the mind, too, is
aroused and entertained and the au-
ditor departs feeling that he has been
not only diverted and amused but re-
freshed and invigorated. Such an eve
ring is. in truth, profitable, for the
recreation that is one OF the chief ends
of theatre-going, has been obtained
and the mental faculties have not
been left unused, or what is more
damaging, been dulled by inanlty and
worse. Why do we not have more OF
them Is a text requiring too far reach
ing treatment to receive attention here
even IL it were desirable. Managers
players and public are each in part
to blame for the infrequency Of such
evenings of profit, but 1t is doubtful
IL the chief portion of such blame can
with justice be laid to the door of
the public.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-30
UNCLE JOE CONDEMNED
BY METHODIST CONFERENCE

Chicago. Sept S0-Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon will be bitterly condemn
ed in resolutions to be presented al
the Rock River conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
begins It's sixty-ninth annuai session
today with Bishop T. p. Neely of New
Orleans presiding. Prominent Metho-
dists here declare that the conference
will attempt to make the church de-
nunciation of Cannon a national is
sue.
The committee on temperance and
prohibition, 1t is stated, is in charge
Of the anti-Cannon resolutions. The
Rock River conference is composed OF
$50 ministerial members, represent
Ing a lay membership of $4,000. At
republican headquarters the Metho-
dist attack on Cannon is not consid-
cred seriously and it is stated that
the sage of Danville is "well able to
take care of himself"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-30
WANTS CHINESE WIVES
TO SEE AMERICA TOO

San Francisco, Sept. 29.-Now that
he has brought two of his wives to
America, Robert Hu Ting Bosnian.
the Chinese millionaire. who was re-
fused the privilege of landing by To-
cal immigration authorities yester-
day, is going to leave no stone un-
turned to enable them to see the
country which was his fathers home
Bosnian was born in China, but of
American descent. He is reputed TO
be forth 100000 and declared to-
Gay that he would resist any attempts
to deport him as far as he legally
could do so. His appeal has been
made to Secretary Strauss of the de-
partment of commerce and labor.
The millionaire was allowed to land
this morning in consideration of his
promise to return to the boat If the
secretary's decision was against him.
Bosnian admits his polygamous life
aud proudly exhibits his dainty Chi
nese wives who accompany him. say
ing they are but sample of the
ctser ones at home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-30
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-30

men will be sent out over the reclaim
ed lands to instruct the farmers in
their work when they so request.
And lectures will be given, dealing
with the problems encountered in ir-
rigation, the planting. cultivation and
care OF crops, and the packing and
marketing of products; in other
words, the community will be-so to
Photographed into a school or in
stitute, in which the pupil may be
thoroughly educated in his craft. The
result will be that the desert wastes
of the Umatilla basin and like coun-
try adjoining will be transformed
into a fruitful garden. These lands
in their primitive state were valued
for grazing purposes at $1.25 per
acre, and 1t was questionable wheth-
er the stockman could realize that
value out of them. Under irrigation.
in accordance with up-to-date, prac-
tical and scientific methods of culti-
walton and marketing of products.
they will sustain a valuation of S20O
to $1,000 per acre. 1t is but simple
mathematical problem to determine
what the Increase of property values
would be to Umatilla and Morrow
counties and their people.
Ten years ago this territory under
consideration contained a population
not to exceed 500 souls Under the
methods of development now being
worked out, with the aid of the ex-
pertinent station, it is fair to presume
within Is years 1t will contain a pop
ulation or $4,000 people.