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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
THE TIGERS ARE GOING
ii GIVE A CHALLENGE
Anxious to. Play Champs on
Friday.

The Americus Tiger team, by these
presentments, herewith issue a chal-
lenge to the Champs to meet them in
ballical combat for the Americus
Championship on Friday next, July
10th, at the ball park. The. Tigers
place no restrictions as to players on
the opposition team, each club using
it's regular staff of well-knoWn artists
The Champs will doubtless pick up
the gauntlet thus thrown down, and a
record audience will crowd the park
to witness this first battle royal be-
tween opposing Americus teams. Both
the Tigers and the Champs have fan
ned out everything they have gone up
against this summer and, flushed with
victory won over foreign foes, these
punches of brothers will tangle in
fratricidal strife for the pennant as
bestowed by an admiring constituency
The challenge is now up to the
Champs. Upon their return from At
lanta next week the chip will be
removed from the shoulder of the
challenger and the fur will fly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
Paper From Cotton Stalks


From Washington comes the news
that DR.. L. O.. Howard, chief of the
bureau of entomology, agricultural
department is rejoicing over the dis
coyery that a good quality of cheap
paper may be made from the dried
stalks of the cotton plant, because in
those stalks the female boil weevil
lays her eggs, and the paper mill can
be made to assist the Guatemalan ant,
and the turkeys discovered by Secre-
tary Wilson and the numerous varie-
ties of birds that are giving a large
part of their time to the destruction
of the pest
Gradually the inventive genius of
man has overcome much of the waste
in raising cotton, and now the COM
mercialism of the stalks, DR.. Howard
says, will not only afford the planter
an additional source of revenue, but
also will solve the boil weeYil prob
lem. AS it has been demonstrated
that paper may be manufactured from
the cotton stalks, the farmers will
gather them with care and reduce
them. with what larvae they may
contain to pulp. The fields once
cleared of the breeding places of the
boil weevil, it may not be long until
the pest is eradicated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
TO SAVE THE SCHOOLS
AN EFFORT is MADE
By Increasing the Fertilizer
Taxes.

In Americus, as at other points
where the states district agricultural
schools are located, there is greatest
interest manifested in the result of
the effort now being made in the Leg
islature to prevent the closing of the
eleven schools for lack of financial
aid. 1t is announced that the senate
committee on agriculture will meet
next Wednesday afternoon for the
purpose of considering the increase
of the fertilizer tax from fifteen to
twenty-five cents a ton, a measure
urged by Governor Hoke Smith and
already passed by the house. If
the bill becomes law, as is hoped will
be the case, the increased revenues
derived from the sale of fertilizer tags
will raise about $4,000 annually a
sum sufficient to keep up all of the
agricultural schools. The tag tax
is paid by the fertilizer manufactur-
ers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
RURALS ARE GOING IN
FORCE TO MEETING
Mail Carriers in Convention
Today.

Americus men of letters" the ru-
raj mail carriers here, will attend
today at Albany the convention of
the Georgia Letter Carriers Associa-
ton. 1t is expected that 700 letter
luggers will, be there and Albany will
entertain them royalty to everything
except a ball game. The officers of
the association are expecting the
largest attendance in the history of
the association. Many men of prom
inence will appear on the program.
Among them are P. v DeGraw, fourth
assistant postmaster general; Sena-
tor A. S. Clay, Congressman ]. M.
Griggs, Hon. H. S. Edwards and
Others A big barbecue will be
given the visitors at noon today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
ELECTRICITY AND
GAS CHEAPER AUG. |
New Company Promises Re
lief TO Users.

One bit of good news to the public
was contained in the statement of
Mr.. w A Dodson, vice-president of
the Americus Railway & Light Co.,
before the City Council Thursday
night, when he announced that the
reduction in the cost of gas and cleo
tricity would go into effect on Aug
ust 1. This will be the earliest mo-
ment possible, as the gas and cleo
trio plants will be taken over only a
few days before the date named.
For gas lights, the reduction will
be from 81 thousand feet to $3.50,
and from $3.50 to $1.25 for fuel pur-
poses. Electricity will be reduced to
II cents per kilowat, the price until
recently having been 20 cents. A day
current will also be installed at
once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
FIRST OF HOLIDAYS IS
DATED FOR THIS DAY
Banks and POStOffiCe Will
be Closed.

Americus halls today the dawning
of the Glorious Fourth, and while
celebrated to limited extent here all
of our bottled and hermetically sealed
enthusiasm is reserved for explosion
on Monday next instead. The banks
and postoffice as usual, will observe
the holiday on this date, but being
Saturday and a very busy day withal,
the merchants of Americus will jubi
late on Monday instead, when the
poor bankers and postOffice folk
will be hard at Work-nit. Many
Americus people, in view of the two
rest days coming together-Sunday
and Monday-are planning excursions
out of town or other forms of en-
joyment here. Albany's alleged ball
team is coming up Monday, and the
fourth slaughter of the innocents will
attract the crowd of the day to the
ball park in the afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
An Ordinance

To amend Annual License Ordinance
of the City of Americus for the year
1908, and for other purposes:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Americus, and it is
hereby ordained by authority of the
same:
Sec. /. That Sec. 2, "B,o Annual
License Ordinance of the City of Am
ericus, be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing words, to-wit:
Notwithstanding cider, beer, near
beer mead, malt-ale, hopoline, white
hops, rice beer, Ino, Bud, White Top,
Fizz, Acme Brew, Terre Haute Brew,
or any other beverage of like charac-
ter, in quantities less than one quart,
per annum, $4,000.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained
that all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with the foregoing
be and the same is hereby repealed
On motion each section adopte das
read and entire ordinance as read
adopted as a whole.
Report of Finance Committee on
taxes of Josephine Jones read and
adopted as read Petition of Lee
Allen asking reduction in taxes of
Abram Farier referred to Finance
committee to investigate and report.
Petition of sundry citizens for
sewer on Barlow and Hill streets re-
ferred to Water and Sewerage COM
mittee.
On motion matter of City furnish
ing feed for horse of City Engineer
referred to street committee
Petitions of Fl. j. Bagley and G. S.
Gardner relative to license tax refer
red to ordinance committee
The question of extending time on
contract of w. A Dodson with City
laid on table.
Annual reports of Water and Sew
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
TO span THE MUCKALEE
WITH A new BRIDGE
City Compelled to Build
Structure.

A pleasure long deferred" that of
rebuilding the bridge spanning Muck
alec creek, is now up to the city coun-
Gil, and the work so long delayed will
be done this summer The subject
was brought up at the meeting of
council Thursday night, and bids will
be called for While the Muckalee
bridge is really a part of a county
road it is inside the city limits and
is kept up by the city, but as the
municipality pays about IS percent of
the entire county tax anyway it really
makes but little difference
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
DAWSON is TRIMMED IN
STYLE AT THE FINISH
Score Five to Four Favor of
AmeriCuS.

1t was 4 case of mixed pickles
handed Amerieus at the ball park
yesterd Y when. under the name of
Dawson an aggregation of artists
representing Cuthbert, Leesburg,
Dawson, Shellman, Smithvilles and
other towns came here for a game
Some of the players scarcely knew
the others, introductions, seemingly,
having been overlooked when the
strangers thus met together
But it was all right with the
Champs; gracious hosts, always.
Everything is fish that comes to
their nets, and Dawson founder is
as easily landed as an Albany sucker.
But it was a good game; a close
scrappy game which was only won by
Americus in the eleventh inning and
by the close score of to T. Ameri-
icns spent very uncomfortable hour
in the grandstand, and refused to
smile until $50,
For the Champs played at greatest
disadvantage.
Four men of the regular team were
out of town, or disabled, and it was
necessary to fill their places from the
IlSeF team.
Ansley pitched for Americus and
struck out ten of the Dawson, ct al,
whereas McCrea for the "et alters
struck out five. Through the ninth
inning the teams stood at a tie of 3
to 3. The tension was tense.
Up to that point it looked like any
body's game.
In the tenth Dawson (et aD scored
her fourth, and Americus stock went
below par as the Champs failed to
make good that time. But in the lat
ter end of the eleventh Americus
scored two runs and won out by the
narrow margin of to f.
The two teams, each recruited a
bit, will play again today and a good
game is expected.
The score of the game yesterday
looked like this;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
FIRST RAIN IN MONTHS
FALLS ON THE CROP 5

Americus was immensely relieved
yesterday when the first good rain
in eight or nine weeks fell in this
city and vicinity. The rain was a
"lightwood knot floater," and as it
extended into the country for miles
the growing crops will be vastly bene-
fitted. Corn is well nigh past the
point of salvation, but cotton, cane,
peas, potatoes and the peach or
'chards especially will be vastly bene-
fitted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
CHOSEN BY COUNCIL

The city council has elected already
the board of city assessors who will
serve during the current year, NAM
ing Messrs c. C. Hawkins, D. NJ.
Borum and c. E. Buchanan to repre-
sent thet ely in that capacity All
are good business men who will rep
resent we'll the citys interests in
passing upon property values as re-
turned for taxation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF INTEREST
Annual Meeting of SOlOnS is
Held on End.

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council July 2nd, 1903. Present.
Mayor Hawkins, presiding. Alder
men, Poole, Allen, Furlow, Rodgers,
Eldridge and Childers Minutes last
regular meeting and called meeting
June 26th, read and on motion con-
firmed On motion by unanimous
consent rules suspended and follow
ing ordinances put on passage:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
NEW PLACE is OPENED
IN THE HOTEL BLOCK

A handsome pool and billiard parlor
is to be opened today in the Windsor
Hotel block, fronting on Windsor
avenue The proprietors will fit 1t
up handsomely with new pool and
billiard tables of latest design and
make it withal popular place of re-
sort. oca Cola and bottled soda;
nothing nearer" will be dispensed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
An Ordinance

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council Of Americus, and it is
hereby ordained by authority Of the
same:
Sec. l. That from and after the
passage of this Ordinance no person
shall retail in the city of Americus
any Notwithstanding cider, beer, near
beer, mead, malt-ale, hopoline, white
hops, rice beer, Ino, Bud, White Top,
FizZ Acme Brew, Terre Haute Brew
Or any other beverage Of like char
acter, in this city, in quantities less
than one quart, without first apply
ing in writing for and obtaining from
the Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus, license to sell such drinks, and
paying the sum fixed by Annual Lii
cense Ordinance for such license
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
that all Ordinances and parts of Ordi-
nances in conflict with the foregoing
be and the same are hereby repealed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
Fine Melons On Ice.

Ice cold watermelons sold at the
plant or delivered on wagon. Phone
$50 CRYSTAL ICE co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04
Sundry Summer Items:--

= Such Negligee Shirts, Lisle Sox, Checked Main
sock Underwear, Babriggan Shirts and Drawers, Scriv
ems Elastic Seam Drawers and Shirts Pajamas Night
etc, All well represented here and the prices
right every values for your money than
YOU will find elsewhere See u.s.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-04

1oIdI I'll . .
= Batted for ]. Wheatley in H.
BY Innings:
Dawson 10000 100 0-4
Americus 20 10 100 0 0 2-5
Summary: Struck out by Ansley
10, McCrea. s; base on balls of Ansley
/, McCreay 4 !; two base hits Hawkins
Wheatley; double play Kiker to Ry-
lander to Wheatley. Umpire Sanford.
Time 207.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08

wVand steam Turbine Manufacturing ~
Yearlv's Self Sealing jar Co.
York Candy Co.
York Chemical Co.
Young. McShea Amusement GO.
Younr's Pier Corporation. rred hv
Are repealed. and all powers COZ each Of
them are hereby declared inoperatlVo an"
void. ..our+o set
In witness whereof, | have mercury 70 ho
my hand and caused the great SEA of
p fixed, at Trenton, this eighteenth Jay I'd ~
January. one thousand nine hunureu ~N
eight.
BY the Governor: erovEa
IL. 81 IL. 7. SiOh
S. d. DICKINSON.
Secretary Of State.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08
LEGAL NOTICES.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY.
In the matter of Samuel Nadel, bankrupt
In bankruptcy.
city of Newark, lin the county of Essex In
said district:
of February, A. D., 1903. said Samuel Nadel
was duly adjudged bankrupt and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be held at
my office, No. 1874 Market street. In the said
city of Newark, on the twentieth day OF
February, 1908, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
at which time the said creditors may attend
and prove their claims, appoint a trustee.
examine the bankrupt and transact such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting.
Said bankrupt asking a discharge from his
individual and partnership debts.
Said proofs of claims must comply with Sec
tion 81 OF the Bankruptcy Law, and Rule p
Of the General Orders of the United States
Supreme Court, and must be properly Endorsed
in this matter. A fee of 25 cents must ao-
company tho claim.
Dated February It'll. 1908.
EDWIN G. ADAMS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Amount debts scheduled, $2S, 469.16
Amount assets scheduled, $13. 100.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08

UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following ordinance has been passed by the
Board of Streer and Water Commissioners and
approved by the Mayor Of the city of Newark,
and Is hereby published according to law:
An ordinance to prevent the obstruction OF
traffic upon the streets of the city of Newark,
and providing a penalty therefor:
water Commissioners of the city of Newark,
Section /. No vehicle shall be allowed to re-
main upon or be driven through any street
Of the city &c Newark, so as wilfully to
blockade or obstruct the traffic of that street.
Section 2 And be it ordained, that any per-
son, firm or corporation, or the driver OF any
vehicle violating this ordinance shall be liable
to a penalty of ten dollars. IN
Section 8, That this ordinance snail take er~
feet Immediately.
Passed February s. 1908.
President Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners .
Clerk Of the Board.
Approved February Z, 1908.
JACOB HAUSSLING.
feh7-5t Mayor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08
SEALED
WATER DEPARTMENT.


WATER DEPARTMENT.
Newark, N. j.. February 6. 1908.
Sealed proposals will be received between
last named hour on Thursday. February, y:
1908, at q public meeting OF the Boara 1r
Newrrk. n. T., for the following coated cast
iron water pipe and special castings;
$40 short tons g. g lbs from 4 to e : inches inches
"a short tons (2,COO lbs,) from 20 to "a inches.
5000 pounds of ordinary specials.
to specifications which Will be furnished upon
application at the office Of the Engineer and
Of the Board on Street and Water Commits
sioners OF the city of Newark, \; j. CITY
Proposals must be accompanied by the con-
sent in writing of two sureties tresloent OF
Essex COUNTY, n. H. or sur New e99 erssy' Who
qualify a. 10 their responsibility IN tne amount
OF the proposal, and agree 70 peconle suletie5
for the faithful performance OF the contract, IL
awarded.
MORRIS r. sHERRERD,
board of street and Water Commissioners
feb6-5t
OFFICE Of the Beard of Health of the city
se e.. proposais win se received by the Hos
pital Comnittec Of the Board Of Health Of the
city or Newark. at $50 Broad street, on
Thursday. February 10, 1908. from 5 to $50
o'clock =. m, Tor furnishing coal to the City
! Hospital. for daily consumption, say six to ten
tons each day. more or less. during the months
Of February, March, April and MAY. 1903
The coal furnished must be what Is known
as clean pea free from dirt or slate, delivered
at the hospital buildings in gross ton weights
Bidders Will state the quality Of pea coal
they propose 10 furnish. and give their prices
per gross tor.
The committee reserves the right to accent
or reject any Of all bids, or waive any defects
therein. ms they may deem best for the inter-
est of the city.
The committee VIII he in session to receive
the proposals from 8 to $50 o'clock D, M.
Bids opened promptly at $50 D. m. ="
Proposals r1ust be in scaled envelopes. adj
| dressed to ~
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
febs-5ss $50 Broad street. city.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following proposed ordinances passed a second
reading and were ordered to a third reading.
at a meeting of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners held February 9Th. 1905;
An ordinance to provide for the construction
of a sewer in
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET
from Sixteenth avenue to a point about 300
feet north of Eighteenth avenue.
An ordinance to provide for the construction
WARWICK STREET,
hetxeen Van Buren, street and Tyler street.
RAN ]. JOCK,
President Of the Board Of Street and Water
WIN. e. GREATHEAD.
feb7-5t Clerk Of the Board.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08

- REAT preparations are under way
" by the citizens of Trenton for
~ tho rreefinr of their towns
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08

OFFIC Of the Board of Street and Wets.
Commissioners OF the city of Newark, W
Hall.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-02-13
Paralyzed in Chair.

Aged George Hepner, who has bsen
for some time stopping at Squire f.
P. Riley's. Tuesday afternoon wan
dered off and went down to the Ayars
canning factory on Eagle street. Sew.
eral persons were working shere and
the old man sas down on chair where
he remained for some time. When he
attempted to get up it was found that
he had become paralyzed and was
helpless.
A coupe was telephoned for and Mr..
Orispin went, down there about half
past 5 O'Clock and took him to his
lodging. He was entirely helpless but
conscious and could talk.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-02-13
ANNUAL REPORT &
OF FIRE COMMITTEE.

To the President and Members OF City
Council.
Gentlemen We, the members OF
the, Fire Committee, after making q
thorough inspection of the apparatus
Of tue Fire Department and fire alarm
system. do hereby submit our report
and recommendations.
The apparatus consists Of steamers
in fair condition. 1 combination chem.
icsl and hose wagon, 1 hook and
ladrer wagon in bad condition. hand
bose wagon. four wheel hose wagon.
2 6abcock fire extinguishers, 6 horses,
$500 feet of az inch hose, 800 feet OF
chemical hose, hose jackets, Q
Schneider patent hose shut-offs. 4
shut off nozzles. smoke protectors, 81
hats, "a coats. % pairs of boots. 1 set
wire cutters. combination wrenohes
and spanners. steamer suction pipes.
/ triple set, Q double sets. single sets
harness.
The department consists of chief.
8 assistant chiefs. engineers. driv-
ers, IA hosemen, making total of 25
men.
During the year there have been 81
calls and the total amouns Of damage
reported was about s2.200 This in
itself shows the high efficiency OF the
company and the able and practical
way in which the fires we're fought,
and the harmony that exists In the
company.
The battery room consists OF about 8
miles Of wire (No. 10Y bard drawn. 10
car bon cylinders, 20 salsmmoniac bat
terry jars, mechanical main line
strike bell. complete Gamewell fre
alarm system, including rs telegraph
boxes in good working order. To-
gether with telephone call system in
FIRE house. complete tiansmister and
repeater for telephone calls.
In conclusion We would recommend
the purchase OF a new hook and ladder
wagon. which is badly needed to take
the place of tha present wagon and
ladders. which we consider unfit and
unsafe for use. We also recommend
the re.running of the wires Of our fire
alarm system.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-02-13
WEEKLY LETTER
FROM GOTHAM.

New York, Feb. 10.-Close upon:the
heels of the Board OF Eduoation's
report that it is "dead broke" the
women teachers have renewed their
campaign, which was carried on with
so much vigor last year, for equal pay.
Equal pay for equal work." is again
the slogan, and the prettiest and most
charming schoolma ans that can be
found are to be sent to Albany to win
over the legislators. But the men who
opposed the fight last year, feel that
the present condition of the Board of
Education's treasury will prevent any
immediate action being taken on the
bill. Superintendent Maxwell has
also NOS been scared off by the lack of
funds and is already outlining plans
for the establishments of trade schools,
such as there are in Germany. Fur.
thermore, he asks for the formation of
Department OF Hygiene, to look after
the health of school children, in a
more effective way than is possible
while that departments Is under the
supervision OF the Board OF Health.
! Steps are being taken 0 relieve the
terrific congestion In, New York's
lannon's Ghetto. The thousands Of
Jewish immigrants that have been
pouring into the lower east side OF
Manhattan has raised the rents to such
q pitch that the slightest suggestion
OF "hard times'' makes Il, necesssry
Tor families to move .-by the scorer.
But.even with this Natural exodus the
Ghetto is crowded far beyond It's
normal capacity. with the result that
the Educational Alliance, With the
financial backing of the millionaire
banker Jacob Schiff, has organized q
removal Bureau. The purpose of the
oureau ID TO assist needy Jews to leave
she Ghetto for other environments
where their cEanoes OF sucoess Will be
better.
A good looking brunette appeared
In the Harlem Municipal Court the
other day in a suit for $500 damages
against dentist, who it was charged
mad not securely fastened set Of gold
teeth which the defendant had made
Tor her, with the result that she swal-
lowed them. thereby causing the fair
lady much discomfort. According to
-she dentist the plaintiff was so de-
lighted with her new gold teeth that
she swallowed them before he could
get any cement ready. The teeth
were produced uninjured in court and
1T took the jury only twenty minutes
TO decide for the dentist.