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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02
Halt a Million In Race Prizes.

7aH WIIItoh N Race PrlzoS.
More than half million dollars Is
offered this year in the Pacific north.
west for harness races alone. The
grand Pacific circuit. which opens ut
Vancouver. B. c., in August, offers a
total Of $235.0OO; the north Pacific cir
cult, the western Canada circuit and
the Montana circuit all offer liberal
purses, and Spokane is fortunate
enough to he identified with all these
organizations and expects the best har-
ness racing ever seen in Spokane dur
Ing Fair week. Sept. 80 to Oct. 6.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02
Newest Dairy Machinery.

A model creamery and farm dairy
VIII be operated at the Spokane Inter-
state Fair, and visitors may see the
newest dairy machinery in actual op-
Grafton every day during the week of
Sept. 80.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02
Rock DRILLING Contest

An old time attraction and one which
Is always interesting to every one is
the miners rock drilling contest The
Spokane Fair plans to hold such a con.
test during the Fair week this fall
and offers $500 in cash prizes. Partic-
ulars may be obtained by writing the
secretary of the Fair.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02
o'A'e OF L Dnio: city da,,n Of Toledo. ...

Frank ]. Cheney make,
senior partner. Of the firm of af ~ iha line ne Is
q Co., doing business in the CIV C ~ ne
t tfaa ss Geau9t Em and State Aforesaid and
HuNDREpp' m po Tlll Apsg the the sum Of ONE
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot b ana c,,e ev,
oy Inc use Of HALLS CATARgRtHp ~ cf TuSeH
&c., FRANK J. CHENEY :
nv urnsa 70 Detore me and Subscribed IN
A. d. 1856. WA uay OF december.
>Se A. w. GLEASON.
and acs. Gda;t sal, Cure is taken internally
t Sons surfaces Of the SYSTEM ooo s and mu-
testimonials. free, ssssen' Seno Tor
ST, !. CHENEY & CO., Toledo q
So,d by all Druggists, 75c. 1o' ~
~As 0sas FAMILY Pills for coustinaAion.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02
Chance For Farm Bow.

Every boy who lives on farm and
wants chance to see the Spokane
Fair free of charge should write to
Professor R. G. Ashby. care of Wash.
ington State college at Pullman, for
particulars about the Interstate Fair
School For Farm Boys.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02

IT is gratifying to feel that at
least a few OF the candidates
nominated at the primary
election are good men and
worthy OF the support Of the
voters in November.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02

Qualified.

Qualified. e9fl k+tl
"Whatl You marry my daughter"
thundered old Roxley-'you. mere
clerk"-
mo. SIR" replied young Hunter. mot
q clerk, but q gentleman now. I ~
signed my Job the moment your daugh.
ter accepted me. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02
"a strena Hand.

! "Ycu was big loser when d game
broke up. wasn't your 8ae
YES. OATS why It broke up" n, :
WAS 1t 4 good hand dat won de- last
potr' '''
+ 1T shore was. When It landed Il felt
nke 1t mus O weighed . ton."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02

"Were all medicines as M ritorious
as Chamberlain's Collie, Chnlra and
Diarrhoea Remedy the world would
De much better off and the percentage
OF suffering greatly deceased, "wr.tes'
Lindsay Scott, of Temple, Ind. Fur
sale by all dealers. ,Ite ssla + .sa
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-08-02

NNF. g Ju ftata,sl ga "a q 81
nAplmproved wheat land 10 the
Big Bend to trade for any desirable
property In Northern Idaho. -Freder.
lex Realty Co., Mansfield, Wash. y 7
st J12-A9 asaq - tfanils$ss sal3a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
"ROCK.A.BY STUFF" BARRED
FROM INFANTS IN Chicago
Play With Their Toes Permitted, But
No Rocking.

Chicago January 16.-City nurses
who took charge of the little moth
ers" classes in thirty-two public
schools in Chicago yesterday decreed
that the "rock-a-by stuff must be
barred in the care Of infants
Even if a BABY does gurgle with
delight, dclt excite, said the
nurges in uniform lecture all over
the city.
Don't throw baby over the should
er like a sack of -four
Don't lay baby face downward
across your knees and beat a drum
call on its back.
Don't rock baby to sleep at night.
Playing with their toes was recon-
mended as a healthy sport for tn,
youngsters.
Washable dolls were used in nearl
all the schools in demonstrations i
dressing and bathing, but in one o
the schools a real live baby was OBJ
tanned from nursery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
KICKED ON Her
HUDBY'S PRAYERS
Tired Of Hearing Him Plead
For Her Soul

Dertoit, Mich, January 16.-"When
he started to lay all my shortcomings
before the Lord, l got tired of listen
ing to his prayers, and | believe the
Lord did, too" declared Mrs. Frank
Southwick, wife of William D. South
wick. Mrs. Southwick is suing TO.
divorce, reconyeyance of certain prop
critics and an accounting.
Mr., Southwick has been member
of the Cass Avenue M. E. church fo'
many years, as has his wife. He S
temperance worker and a county
option advocate. The couple hav?
been married slightly more than a
year. He took an active part in the
examination of his wife, conducted
by Attorney j. H. Pound.
Mrs. Southwick was formerly Mrs.
Robinson, and married Southwick lees
than. a year after the death of her
husband. 81 told Mr.. Southwick the
time was shamefully short" she said.
but he insisted, and | used a $1,000
insurance policy left my by my father
for trip to Europe in order to make
the time seem longer to my friends.
He insisted on seeing all the British
Isles in a day and | followed him
tails as my guide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
MERCURY DIVED down AS Low
AS l5 DEGREES MONDAY NIGHT
Hardest Freeze Of Winter Felt Here Yesterday Plumbers
Had Picnic MGndiDg BurStCd WatGr-PpGS

stal cold, with but little wind. That
made the cold yesterday felt less than
it would have been if there had been
e severe wind. The mercury did
not get up as high as 40 during the
day.
Joyour, indeed,i the news sent out
from the United States weather sta
ton that the backbone of the cold
wave has been broken. The indica-
tions are that the cold weather will
soon give way for another rainy spell.
Yesterdays temperatures showed con-
siderable moderation in the weather,
|iwhile today's should make a still
greater and more marked change in
favor of warmer weather. Last night
the temperature bid fair to go consid-
erably below the freezing point-pro-
badly as low as 20 degrees-but from
today onward the weather should be-
come much warmer.
AS a result of the heavy freeze Mon
day night, the services of every avail
able plumber were very much in de-
mand yesterday, as there were frozen
pipes galore demanding attention.
Many of these, indeed, could not re-
ceive attention until today, as the
plumbers were so overworked that
they could not handle the large num-
ber of calls that came in to them
during the day Today will Likely
help largely in warming the weather
up and clearing away the troubles
that the housekeepers have had with
water pipes and other kindred things.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
ALL night The
lights now BURN
Americas is Treated to I'd
Hours Current

General satisfaction is expressed
over the fact that Americus at last
has a real twenty-four-hours-to-the-
day electric current, lights on tap from
midnight until midnight 1t marks
another step forward, part of the
movement that is so rapidly bringing
Americus to the front as tirst-class
city in every respect
The power at the new works that
supplies the incandescent lighting
service is now continued throughout
the day without a break. Under the
old plant part of the service was
discontinued at 1 a. m. 1t was de-
cided inconvenience to the public,
but it seemed impossible to remedy
it while conditions lasted, The hnal
substitution of the new for the old
plant was marked by change In
this respect and the pushing OF the
button now brings on the lights re~
gardFess as to .he<hour-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
NOTED ARTIST
IS To APPEAR
HERE TONIGHT
AT The BELL MUSIC STUDIO
Miss David First Number on
Concert Series

Music lovers of the city will have
an opportunity to hear tonight one
of the most pleasing of all musical
entertainments when Annie Louise Da-
vid will appear here in number of
pleasing selections played upon the
harp. The performance will begin
at $3.50 o'clock. Tickets for the per-
formance may be obtained at the
door.
Annie Louise David, the famous
harpist, is one of the most successful
artists now before the public. Some
years ago Miss David was a solo pi-
anist,f and had toured the country
very successfully. Her decision to
become harpist was made very sud-
denly She astonished Heinrich Shuec-
ker, harpist of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, by walking into his studio
one morning and announcing that she
had come to take harp lesson. Mr..
Shuecker managed to gasp: why,
you are a pianist" She replied, Il
know it, but l am going to be a
harpist"
Her determination has been realiz-
ed most successfully, for today she IS
considered the leading woman harp
list of America. Last season she filled
over one hundred engagements. Hell
professional work has taken her al
over the country, and she has ap-
peared with many famous artists o1
the country. Her instrument is a par
ticularly beautiful one, and is handlef
in a mastery manner. She is q
young lady of splendid education am
charming personality. She is look
ing forward to the cordial audience
of the South with eager anticipation
The music lovers of the city vii
have treat in listening to the mos
beautiful of all instruments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
AMERICUS MAY
HAVE GAME ON
MEMORIAL DAY
MERCER TEAM Wants DATE
Effort Will Be Made For An
Early Game

Pent-up baseball enthusiasm may
be given an earlier opportunity for
expression this season than ever be-
fore, if the proposed baseball game
with Mercer University for Memorial
Day becomes a realization. That will
be an instance of prying the season
open very early indeed-about two
months earlier than usual, for the
regular team, which is a typical hot
weather product.
A letter has. been received by Sec
retary White, of the Board of Trade,
asking for a game with the local team
on Memorial Day, as the Mercer teaTl
will be in Macon to play Auburn inn
mediately before or after the game,
and wishes to take brief trip down
to this section of the state in order 20
play game in Americus and one in
Albany. Nothing was mentioned con-
cerning terms, but these could doubt
less be satisfactorily arranged, if the
local team can be organized even tenn
porarily for the game.
When inquiry was made yesterday
of DR.. M. K. Ford, who managed last
seasons team so acceptably and sue
cessfully, he remarked that he hoped
the team could be gotten together for
the game. He said, however, that he
was not sure that this could be done
In speaking of the chances of organ
izing the local team for the game,
DIR Ford said that he feltVery sure
that the team could be readily gotten
together, with the exception of Pitch
ers Lee and Wilder and a shortstop
If these could be secured, then the
team would be in trim to play.
Until the suggestion was made 4
DIR Ford. he had not thought of the
advisability of trying to get the team
toqether for a Memorial Day game
but he will take up the matter immo-
diatelv with the manager of the Mef'
Ger team by correspondence If the
game can be arranged without TO,
much inconvenience, the colleglah'
will be given a chance to try them
selves out against the swift team tina
Americus can get together even at tina
earlv day in the season. 1t is the reg
Mar Mercer team that asks Tor
game. and not second or SUBSTITUTE
team so that gilt-edge variety o
lbau would be served up to the loca
fans if the game is secured.
The fact that several OF the cracl
nlavers of the local team are alreau
bere would help to make things easi'
shaped up for the Memorial Da
, game Tommy Hooks, Murray Dun
and other players are here, and the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
n PUSH The
PLANS FOR
HOSPITAL
ANIMAL MEETING YESTERDAY
Members Begin New Year
With Enthusiasm

Tho Americus Hospital Association
bss never had a more enthusiastic
meeting than that of yesterday, the
first of the year, when the annual re-
onorts were considered, officers elected
and plans laid for the work to be
done during the twelve months just
opening.
The meeting was largely attended
and the interest displayed was of a
most pronounced character. A feel
ing of confidence permeated the meet
ng-confdence that. the year 1912
would be marked by a great increase
in the funds available for the new
hospital, probably by the beginning
of the construction of the new build
ing, and at least by a decided step
forward to that end.
The annual reports were not N
shape. for publication, but the facts
presented attested the value of the
hospital to the community. The. good
work it is doing was well exemplified
in the statements presented. That it's
work of usefulness would be vastly
expanded if the facilities were in keep
ing with the necessities of this section
of the state and the equipment that
is demanded by modern hospital re-
Quirements was the opinion of all ac-
Quainted with what has been done
with the conditions as they are.
A donation of $3.50 from promi-
nent citizen was announced at the
meeting, to apply to the new build
ing fund 1t was decided that plans
should be laid for a vigorous prose-
cutiOn of the campaign for subscrip-
4 tons, and the year will be marked by
efforts along that line.
The election of a treasurer was de-
teFred to subsequent meeting, but
3 the other officers for 1912 were elect
4 ed as follows:
President-Mrs. C. c. Hawkins.
H e-President-Mrs. R. L. Maynard.
SeCTetary-Mrs. w. L. Brown.
a Board of Directors-The above off
GERS and Mrs. ]. E. Mathis, Mrs.
Frank Harold, Mrs. c. M. Williams,
Miss Sarah Cobb.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
WILL HOLD EXERCISES
IN MEMORY OF GEN. LEE
Daughters Of COnfederaCy to
Commemorate Day

Lees birthday will be celebrated IN
due form by the local chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy on Fri
day morning at the Armory hall, and
suitable program has been arranged
for the occasion. All the veterans in
the city, as we'll as the general public.
are invited to attend Refreshments
will be served to the veterans by the
ladies who have arranged for this
enjoyable feature of the program.
Every member of the Ameficus
chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy is requested to pay
the dues as soon as possible, as
funds are needed to meet the current
expenses of the organization. Miss
Alice Stallings is the treasurer, and
Mrs. Frank Cato is president of the
local chapter Either i'll be glad to
receive the dues of any of the men,
bers.
The program arranged for Friday
morning is as follows:
Prayer-Rev. o. B. Chester.
Song-College Quartette.
Recitation-"M Maryland, My Mary
land"
Introduction of Speaker by Prof.
Miller.
Address-Rev. J. w. Stokes.
Song-"Auld Lang Syne."
Benediction-Rev. o. B. Chester
Presentation of Crosses. +
Refreshments served veterans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
Wedding kept A
SECRET FIFTY YEARS
Married During Civil War,
Announce 1t Now

"OnpSon, Conn.,, January 16.-Af-
vi Keeping thei. marriage a secret
~ vi Oaj century, Samuel S. Nc
r'oy sizty-six years old, and Miss
''u' PIimpton. sixty-eight, have an
r'an'ed that they were welded on
February p, 1862.
'n9 ceremony was performed by a
NJ p'p's'er now dead on the eve of Nc
- |0sS departure for the South with
'''" army. Returning two years
.,.. ,,,s'' he took up his residence in the
ns1 o''eet IL which Miss Plimpton
Ss., ,a her home. They formerly had
WI III. s"eethearts, but they apparent.
gs,' r'u mad quarrel, and hencefortt
gys, never seen together. They hav,
duct Aor 'heir strange con
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
STOLEN CASH Went
TO CHORUS GIRLS
Macon Messenger Found In
Chicago

Chicago, January 16.-Robert Z.
Fargason, % years old, who for the
mast two weeks has been living at the
Hotel Astor under the name OF d.
w. Wade, and because of his large
expenditures of money became known
a. THE Millionaire Kid" to the many
chorus girls who live at the hosiery
as arrested last night and confessed
that he is wanted in Atlanta for steal
irg an express package from the
Southern Express Company contain
ing $1,000.
Fargason formerly was employed
as a messenger on the Central OF
Georgia railroad, running between
Atlanta and Macon, and disappeared
December 16, abandoning his young
wife and month-old infant His home
was in Macon.
Soon after his disappearance, th'
loss of the money was discovered ah'
reward of $500 for his arrest wal
offered.
High life and a desire to be know
as theatrical manager, the polio
say, caused tn edownfall of Farga
son, although he insists he stole tn
money and ran away because of dc
mestic troubles. He says that nag
ging relatives" led him to steal tn
, money and leave home. Detective
found $4,000 in his trunk at the hote
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
WARM fight
TO BE WAGED
over PLANT
before COMMISSION TODAY
City Will Be Represented at
Hearing in Atlanta

Today the hearing of the applica-
ton of the Americus Gas and Electric
Company will be held before the
railroad commission of Georgia, and
already the representatives appointed
from the city council to be present,
as we'll as others who are interested
in the case, have left for Atlanta to
takes up the consideration of the mat
ter.
The question to be decided by the
commission is concerning the issuance
of bonds recently applied for Sy
the Americus Gas and Electric Com
pany, which requested of the commits
sion permission to issue bonds to the
extent of $4,000. The question that
must be decided by the commission
is whether the company shall be in
corporated at the amount named or
less.
1t, will be the effort of those OPP
posed to the capitalization of the
company to show that the property
and holdings of the company, it's
franchise, is not worth the amount
claimed in the petition for charter.
With reference to this question there
will likely be a warm debate and dis
cussion engaged in by those champion
ing the respective sides, and the ar
guments advanced for and against the
proposed bond issue will be volumin-
Gus, at least.
The hearing before the railroad
commission will occur today, and ID
will consume only a comparatively
short time. The consideration to ba
given to the matter by the commission
will occupy a much longer time, as
these matters are not considered has
tily by that body. 1t is probable that
it will be month before a decision is
made in the case by the railroad COM
mission, though it is likely, of COURSE
that decision may be made in
much shorter time.
One thing of interest that may he
brought out by the consideration of the;
matter by the railroad commission Is,
in regard to the valuation Of the
plant here. The inference from the
petition of the Gas and Electric Com
pany is that it regards it's own plant
and franchise worth $4,000, more
than a quarter of a million dollars.
Opposition to such a valuation of the
plant will, of course, be made, and the
effort will be to lower these figures
From this it may result that more
equitable valuation of the plant shall
be made.
The official representatives of the
city council who have gone to Atlanta
are Mayor J. e. Mathis, Messrs. Lee
G. Council and Lee Allen. Among
others who went to attend the hear
ing are Messrs. J. E. Sheppard, r. l..
Maynard, ]. H. Hagarty and j. b,
AnsIey. Most of the party went to
Atlanta Monady night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17

could easily get themselves ready to
jump right into a scrap with the Me"-
cerians on Memorial Day. The mat
ter will not be passed up without an
effort to secure a game for the fans, if
any encouragement at all is met with
in making the preparations and ar
rangements 1t may be that Ameri-
Gus will enjoy the first game of the
season on Memorial Day and if the
game were arranged it is doubtless
true that a large and paying crowd
would get together to see the scrap
with the Orange and Black.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17

AS if it had long been waiting for
an opportunity to take a plunge in or
der to show how low it could go, the
mercury in the thermometer at the
local weather station Topped down %
fifteen degrees Monday night
Though Uncle Sans weather regis
ter recorded only Is degrees above, a
number of suburban residents and
commuters swore that it was at least
that many degrees below when they
faced the winds to come to town yes
terday morning. And, after all, you
are just as cold as you feel, notwith-
standing the testimony given by the
mercury in the tube.
AS was forecasted in The Times
Recorder yesterday morning, the
weather was the coolest experienced
here this winter and probably the
coolest that has been felt here since
the heavy snow in 1899. And it was
cold again last night, for the frozen
ground and cold that was handed
down from the day before was not
easily dissipated by the rays of the
sun that shone genially all day yes
terday
Monday nights cold was exception
ally severe, but it came after due
warning, for there were many days
of cold preceding it. 1t was pure,
clear, unmitigated cold, however, as
there were no clouds. There were
pretty brisk winds for time during
the night, but when day dawned yes
! terday morning it was clear and cry
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
ADVOCATE BOND ISSUE TO RELIEVE
NEEDS OF LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM
Captain John CObb President Of Board Of EduCaOn and Superb
Show Needs of Schools

Since the publication of the series
of interviews last Sunday in The
T1mes-Recorder relative to the needs
of the city during the year, attention
has been called to the fact that one
important need of the city has been
omitted in this particular, that of
supplying relief for the lack of suffi-
cient school facilities which is now
being felt so keenly.
Captain John A. Cobb, president of
the Board of Education, and Superin-
tendent A. G. Miller, of the public
schoo' system, have advocated the
needs of the local schools, which are
now voiced in connection with the
other needs as expressed by the may
or and aldermen in the interviews Civ
en- to the public in last Sundays pa
per-
"The needs of the local public
schools are. urgent" said Captain
Cobb in speaking of the matter yes
terday. 81 believe that nothing other
than bond issue will suffice to give
the schools the relief that they now
need. The debt of $4,000 on the
High School building ought to be
met, and other needs should find ear
ly relief. The High School indebted
ness should be provided for and paid
off as soon as possible.
Further than this there is need for
four more rooms to accommodate the
overflow of pupils in the grammar
and intermediate grades. In order ID
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-17
WANT UNCLE SAM TO
BUY MOUNT MITCHELL

Washington, Observation-Disclosures
Ol DF, Elisha Mitchell, for whom Mt.
Mitchell, gill feet high, in North
carolina is named, are trying to have
'ae government purchase the top of
mount Mitchell under the Weeks act,
representative Faison and Senator
o'efman took the matter up with
Vlef Forester Graves and was as
'oFred that the purchase would be
recommended
Mount Mitchell is in close proximi-
10 Ashville. While exploring near
's Top DR.. Mitchell lost his way and
leIl to his death in a pit. A monu-
ilent bearing his name marks the
summit Of the mountain.