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The Glenwood post., 1912-02-17
FREE BAND CONCERT

The Glenwood band will give it.
semi-monthly free concert tomorrow
afternoon at o clock at the Isis the
ater. The program will be announced
from the stage.
The Glenwood post., 1912-02-17

won them by popularity and industry.
The contest closel in blaze of glory,
good humor and enthusiasm. Candi-
dates and their friends thronged the
Office all day long and the contest de-
partment was taxed to its utmost to
handle those who had votes and sub
scriptons to turn in.
The counting of the votes was mad q
in full view of everyone present. Great
care was exercised by the judges IN
counting the votes and an adding ma.
chine was used to insure their accuracy
The count was made by three disinter-
ested gentlemen, acting as judges, and
who had no motive in the contest other
The Glenwood post., 1912-02-17

applause and enthusiasm from Colorado
republicans.
The Glenwood post., 1912-02-17

The society event of the season will
be the Colonial ball to be given by the
Order Of the Eastern Star February 22.
The Glenwood post., 1912-02-17
GOING TO RED CLIFF

At a meeting of the business men uf
GlenwoOd held at the Grand hotel
Thursday afternoon steps were taken
to interest as many of the citizens as
possible in attending meeting to be
held at Red Cliff today in behalf CT
good roads. This meeting will be at
tended by the county commissioners of
Lake, Garfield and Eagle counties and
the citizens who are interested in a
Translate auto road.
The Keota news., 1912-02-09
Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. Williams Entertain

On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Q. Williams and Miss Frances Williams
entertained number Of guests at a
splendid social session in their home.
The hours were pleasantly passed in
friendly and jolly fashion, and in playing
progressive cinch. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. C. 0. Dodder,
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Markham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Irwin, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hobbs. Miss Bess Smith of Vinton,
Iowa, Misses Jeanette and Helen Ernst,
and Veronica Wood, Messrs Ike Wood,
George Schoonover, Clarence Moon, j os-
eph Scheiber, Herbert Poush, Lloyd
Poush, Emmet Rumsey, Fred Trumbo.
The Keota news., 1912-02-09

The Sterling Enterprise, an eight
page, neatly printed and newsy paper
now nearing the end Of its second vol
ume, changed hands recently. D. C.
Smith was the former publisher and
owner, and the last issue announces Mr..
X. Buchanan as the new publisher, and
that The Enterprise enters the field as
a progressive democratic paper. Sue
cess to Mr.. Buchanan.
The Keota news., 1912-02-09

The champion checker player of the
world, N. w. Banks, of Detroit, gave
an exhibition of his skill in Cheyenne
Tuesday evening, when he played two
games of chess and three Of checkers
simultaneously. He won all the games
of checkers and one of chess, the other
resulting in draw. We would suggest
to our local chess experts that here is
player worthy of their talents.
The Keota news., 1912-02-09

Mr.. Conkling, editor of The La Sale
Optimist, gives generous praise to the
appearance and contents of The Keota
News. We are glad to be able to voice
the opinion that the optimistic spirit
pervading the contents of The Optimist
should win for it's publisher the good
will and liberal patronage of the people
of his town and district.
The Keota news., 1912-02-09
Forty-Second Anniversary

On Wednesday, February Z, the Rev.
and Mrs. D. Markham celebrated the
forty-seeond anniversary of their mar
riage. With hearts full of satisfac-
ton, contentment and peace they are
advancing through the autumn of this
life toward the beautiful dawning of the
Life Eternal. Each has been splendid
stay and comfort to the other during
their voyage on life's boundless ocean
and their lives, still beautiful with de-
clining years, are made glad and sus-
tanned by firm anchorage in The Great
Giver of All Good. May they have
many happy returns of the anniversary.
See Schoonover & Son about that
farm insurance. If you can't come to
see US, drop us card and we will come
and see you. If
The Keota news., 1912-02-09

Under this haading will be published
s,,sp. the e%n'1l'Ii nf lonni interest. Views hsrs
express -ed are not necessarily those OF
any ono connected with The News.
RURAL SCHOOLS
The rural schools seem to grow in
disfavor as the country develops, and
they eventually will have to go as many
other old landmarks have given way to
progress. The small schools of eight,
ten, or twelve pupils have had their day.
Though in many instances they have
been of untold benefit to their neigh
borhoods, they have been both unsatis
factory and expensive to the state.
Often we have had the free school
system condemned, and in nearly every
instance the opinions have been formed
from observations taken in the rural
districts. Few would venture to decry
the benefits derived from the free
school systems of our towns, cities, and
thickly populated communities. But in
the little school house with but few
pupils, l care not how efficient the
teacher, it is next to impossible to
arouse the interest in the pupils that
wel-titted school building will naturally
develop.
No one would dare say the children
out in these rural districts haven't as
much right to schooling and education
as the boys and girls in the cities. But
isn't it expensive, and isn't there a
better way than having so many small
schools? Out here in this country a
school house cannot be built and six
months term of school be maintained
for less than five hundred dollars. The
average rural school has less than fif-
teen pupils, making the tuition cost
above thirty-three dollars for each,
with an additional expense for books.
Who would feel like going down into
his own pocket to pay this amount for
what his boy or girl gets out of it? Do
we get our moneys worth under this
system?
Why not have central schools with
two or more teachers in good buildings,
with modern equipment, thereby get
ting so much better results, and at a
saving of salaries. fuel and other ex-
penses, to say nothing of the advantage
of having graded and preparatory
schools in our own neighborhoods? 1t
is being tried out with very satisfactory
results, in some sections of the east,
and would be more advantageous here
than in the east.
REMOTE SUBSCRIBER.
The Keota news., 1912-02-09

Coming Events and Holidays, 1912
Monday, February IL, Lincoln 8 birth
day.
Ash Wednesday, first day Of Lent,
February 81.
Thursday, February %, Washington's
birthday.
Sunday, March II, Saint Patrick 8
day.
Good Friday, April S.
Easter Sunday, April Z.
Friday, April 10. Arbor day.
Thursday, May 80, Decoration, or
Memorial day.
Tuesday, June 18, National Republi
can convention, in Chicago.
Tuesday, June Is, National Demo-
cratic convention, in Baltimore.
Thursday, July 4, Independence day.
Wednesday, July 10, Admission day
in Wyoming.
Thursday, August, Colorado day.
Monday, September 2, Labor day.
Saturday, October IL, Columbus day.
General Election day is the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November.
This brings Presidential election this
year on November 5.
Thursday, November %, Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Wednesday, December Is, Christmas.
Go to w. r. Stewart for Fresh and
Snokod Moota for EOua R,,tfor Cro-
ceries and Bread. If
The Keota news., 1912-02-09
THE PEOPLES FORUM

Under this heading will be published
the contributions OF our readers on
expressed are not necessarily those OF
any on. connected with The News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
Wet WEATHER
ANOTHER BLOW
FOR FARMERS
GRASS is GROWING RAPIDLY
Little Work Can Be Done
This Week

Sumter's farmers are spending an
other week in enforced idlehess while
the grass grows and the situation gen.
orally becomes more discouraging.
The heavy rain yesterday morning
seemed general throughout this Sec
ton and will serve to delay farm
work, especially plowing for the re-
mainder of the week The heavy
downpour of week ago washed the
fields and rendered necessary the re-
planting of large areas of corn and
cotton and this work, too, is at a
standstill for the present.
Where effective work has been pos
sible the farms were being put in
very fair condition and the prospect
was Frightening perceptibly, but the
outlook is less encouraging now
Grass is taking the fields over the
county, and cannot be combatted sue
cessfully as long as it rains contin-
uously.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
SECOND OF
RECITALS
FOR TODAY
AT HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Mr.. Williams Pleased Students
Yesterday

OF more than ordinary interest to
the many students and others who
will hear the recital at the High
school building this morning will be
the Interpretation of Henry the
Fourth, especially the rollicking
character of Falstaff, by Mr.. Hanni-
bal Williams, who pleased a large
number who were present at the read
ings from julius Caesar yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Williams is an artist of unus-
ual ability, and the presentation Of
Shakespearean interpretations has
not been seen here iii more worthy
hands in many day. Those who
attended the recital this morning will
be pleased with the manner in whicl
the reader will present Falstaff's
character, role which is a special
ty with him and in which he takes the
greatest pleasure in delineating.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
WILL ASK FOR
A LIGHT ON
HARROLD AVE.
PETITION TO BE MADE SOON
This Block Is Now In Need
of a Light
NUMBER ne.

That the residents along Harold
avenue will ask for street light very
soon is practically certain, as the
movement toward this end, which
has been considered by the residents
of this section for some time, has
practically assumed definite form.
There is at present no street light
on Harold avenue, so that the resi-
dents along this pretty street are
forced to use their verandah lights
on dark nights for the purposes of
illumination. 1t is felt that the city
should place light in this section.
as the need of it is urgent, and no
demand has ever been made for the
light before
Alderman Lee G. Council, chair
man of the public buildings and lights
committee of city council, said yes
terday relative to the matter that
the committee would be pleased to
give careful consideration to any re-
quest made by the residents in that
section. He said further that he was
not aware that any petition for a
light had yet been made 1t is very
likely that the petition for the light
will be placed before council at its
meeting on next Monday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
GRAY VETERAN
HAS ANSWERED
HIS LAST CALL
Mr., H. H. HOLLOWAY is DEAD
AT His Family Home In SChlGy
County

Relatives in Americus were ap-
prised yesterday of the death of Mr.
H H. Holloway, an aged and honored
citizen of Schley and gallant veteran
of the gray, who passed away at the
residence of his son, Mr.. G. w. Hollo-
way, after brief illness. Mr.. .Hollo-
vav was we'll known in Americus and
throughout this vicinity, where he
resided so long.
While comrades of his old COM
mand we're rejoicing in reunion once
more this grim old soldier of the six
ties answered the final roll call. Mr..
Holloway was eighty-four years of
age. and for more than a half CEN
tury had resided in Schley, esteemed
among neighbors and friends for his
worth and integrity. He served
through the war with Company B,
Seventeenth Georgia regiment; Long
streets corps. Since the close of
hostilities he has resided upon his
farm, having never sought public Of
fee
Of his immediate family three sons,
Messrs. g. w, J. R. and L. NJ Hol
loway survive him. The funeral,
conducted with Masonic honors, will
take place this afternoon at County
Line church, near the Holloway home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
WELLS WILL
sing HERE
ON MAY 20
LAST ARTIST ATTRACTION
Famous Tenor to Be Heard
In Recital

AS the last one of the series of ex-
cellent attractions that have been af-
forded the music lovers the city
through the agency of the Bell Music
school, Mr.. John Barnes Wells, the
noted tenor, will appear here in re-
cital the latter part of the month.
This is the last of the series of re-
citals to be given this season under
Miss Bells supervision, and it will
undoubtedly be the most widely pop
ular and enjoyable.
Music lovers here will hail with de-
light the coming of Mr. Wells, as this
is the only vocal number Included in
the series of recita1s, and it will af-
ford the last opportunity to be enjoy
ed here this season of hearing an ar
tist of wide reputation and establish
ed prestige in the musical world. The
recital will be largely attended by
the music lovers of the city.
Mr.. Wells occupies peculiarly
happy position among the singers of
distinction now before the public. A
native of Pennsylvania his early
musical training began at Wyoming
Seminary, was continued at Syracuse
University, where Mr. Wells was lead
er of the Glee club for two seasons
and prominent in church and concert
work in that part of the state Since
then he has been associated with the
most prominent vocal teachers in
New York city.
Mr. Wells has won an enviable
name for himself as a concert, re-
cital and oratorio singer, and in tn
comparatively short time in which he
has been before the public has APP
peared with nearly all the large and
important organizations in the coup
try. Critics have remarked upon his
intelligent Interpretation, freedom
from affectation, artistic tone, clear
cut enunciation, facile technic and Il
voice of compelling beauty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08

GIVEN TO
SCHOOLS

The Americus public schools will
have two holidays this week-'Fhurs-
day and Friday, and teachers nd
pupils alike are pleased at this act of
generosity and consideration upon the
part of the board of education.
Many of the teachers are desirous
of attending the reunion exercises i'll
Macon tomorrow, and this privilege
will be afforded them as well as pu-
pills who may desire to go to Macon
AS the schools will close for the
term in little more than two weeks
this will probably be the final hoida.
during the spring session, and tn,
best will be made of it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
"BOARDINGHOUSE" new
VARIETY OF CHICKEN
Vidalia Citizen Found One
With -Four Wings

Vldalia, May Tt remained for
loombs county to produce the pattern
Tor a regular boarding house" chick
en- one that will best fill the bill Of
lhese places having been. hatched in
tne barnyard of citizen of this place.
cad chicken having four legs, four
wings and the better part of two
odcks, getting organized into the ordi-
nary kind of common or barnyard
toWl near it's fore part, and having
only one breast, neck and head. The
0nicken is the property of Represent.
a'lVe W. F. Peacock of this place, and
mas been seen by many of the Gu
rlous, being on exhibition at a Local
newspaper office. The chicken hat
sprouted feathers before it was found
.nat 1t was too curiously fashioned tc
i've in this world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
MORE VISITORS
WENT YESTERDAY
TO THE REUNION
DESPITE The BAD WEATHER
Many Are Yet to Make the
Trip

The threatening weather in the
early morning yesterday did not deter
other Americus veterans from going
to the reunion, and both morning
trains, at $40 and 7:4S o'clock, car
ried up large delegations from this
city in time for the opening of the
ceremonies and the first days festivi-
ties
Americus is we'll represented in the
reunion city, and other visitors still
will go to Macon today and tomor-
row. Thursday is the date of he
great parade of veterans and main
day of the reunion. The Central rail-
way has made ample provision for
handling the crowds going from this
section of Georgia, and while the
trains go filled to the doors, there is
no Jamming and crowding, as upon
former special occasions. Extra
trains and convenient schedules OBJ
yiate this difficulty.
Many automobile parties had been
made up yesterday to go from Amer
lcus to Macon but the heavy rains
may render necessary the abandon
ment OF these pleasure trips, as the
roads are now too heavy for motor
tour to be safe or pleasant, at least
before tomorrow morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
DAMAGES ARE
HEAVY FROM
RECENT FLOOD
$3,5OO,OOO LOSS ESTIMATED
In the State of Louisiana
Alone

New Orleans, May I'm a bulletin
issued today the United States wealth
er bureau lowered by half foot its
forecast of a maximum stage of 22
feet in the Mississippi river at New
Orleans, but added three-tenths of a
foot to it's predicted maximum stage
at Baton Rouge, and two-tenths more
than previously estimated at Donald
sonville.
This inspired new hopes to the peo-
pie in the immediate vicinity of New
Orleans, but the still higher flood
stages predicted at points north from
Donaldsonyille to above Baton Rouge
means that the fight to hold the levees
in that section cannot be relaxed in
the slightest degree.
The revision of the weather bureau
figures for New Orleans was based
upon report received by the weather
bureau, stating that an additional 800
feet of embankment at the Torras
crevasse went out last night, widen
ing the gap there to more than two
thousand feet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
TO VOTE MONEY
FOR THE FLOOD SUFFERERS

Washington, May THE senate ap-
preparations committee has favorably
reported a point resolution approriat-
ing $1,239,179 for temporary relief of
the food sufferers in the Mississippi
and Ohio valleys. The committee in
creased the amount appropriation
passed Saturday in the house by
$542,OO0.
A bill to appropriate $30,OOO,O00 for
maintaining, raising and protecting
the levees of the Mississippi and its
tributary rivers, was introduced by
Representative Dyer, Of Missouri, and
referred to the house rivers and har-
bors committee.
A bill to appropriate 100000 for
the purchase of seeds for the flood
devastated Mississippi valley was in
troduced by Representative Russell,
of Missouri, and referred to the COM
mittee on agriculture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
POOR WHEAT CROP SEEN.
Cincinnati Grain Man Gets Advice
From Many Growers.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May ACCORD
ingto statistics gathered in Cincinnati
from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West
Virginia and Illinois, the wheat crop
will be about half what it was last
season. This is based on figures sent
to George A. Lewis, member of the
Cincinnati chamber of commerce, and
the head of it's department on wheat
oats and rye.
Lewis has been in correspondence
with hundreds of farmers throughout
these sections. They tell him the 1915
crop cannot possibly exceed half OF
what it was last summer, and that il
will hive to have unusually gooh
weather for the next few weeks to
make even that possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08

no matter what price cotton is bring
ing that it is better to vary crops and
hold down the cotton yield. This year
seems to be one where the farmer
will be forced to take such action.
The solution of the problem, if it is
rainy in the ten days, is to leave cot
ton and plant corn and peas. Two
tons of peavine hay to the acre is
easily raised and the profits amount
to more than $50 a ton, while corn is
one of Georgia's facorite crops, next
to cotton. Both things can be planted
in June and good yield obtained. For
that reason would strongly advise
the farmer to let cotton go and plant
a sure crop If he is not able to put
his cotton seed in the ground before
May Is. 1t will prove a success and
lead to what will be the salvation OF
the farmer and his lands-animal hus-
Cotton Crop Cut in Half.
r. J. Meading, a prominent farmer
near Dublin, was at the capitol. This
cotton crop is South Georgia is cut
almost in half" said Mr. Meading
MANY farmers will not plant cottor
at all, while most of those who intent
planting it have not been able to pre-
pare their land. The crop which will
be raised will be more than six weeks
behind and an early winter spells
ruin"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
CENTRAL'S NAME MAY
SOON Be CHANGED
To Bear Name Of the Illinois
Central

In Americus, as elsewhere on the
Central system, there is interest in
the report current that this great
line of railway may soon lose it's
present identity and become a part
of the Illinois Central system in name
as in fact.
1t is said to be the policy of the IL
linois Central to place its name upon
all subsidiary lines of that system.
and that the Central of Georgia may
be one that will soon have the rule
applied, and become the Illinois Cen
trail instead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
FLOOD TAMES WILD DEER.
Get SO Hungry They Permit People
To Give Them Food.

Pine Bluff, Ark, May THE flood
situation in Southeast Arkansas is
growing more serious. A call for as
sistance came to Pine Bluff from
Dermott, Desha county, today, the
statement being made that aid was
needed in caring for the refugees.
There are 1000 cattle at Dermott
that have to be fed. At Watson, a
herd of wild deer is being provided
for by the people in that vicinity, and
the deer act as though they were
domesticated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-08
VETERANS IN GRAY MARCHED
THROUGH THE HEAVY RAINS
Which Fell In Torrents
and BFilIianCy

Macon, Ca, May Through mud
and rain, the veterans in gray trudg-
ed this morning to the auditorium at
Camp John B. Gordon at Central City
park, to attend the opening exercises
of the twenty-second annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans.
There they mingled with their fellow
heroes from all parts of the South,
and heard themselves and the lost
cause" of the Confederacy extolled in
eloquent and feeling terms.
1t was 1870 o'clock before the con-
vention was called to order. Before
that time for half an hour, a brass
band aroused enthusiasm by playing
the old-time Southern airs. The meet
ing was opened with nearly every seat
in~the immense hall occupied, by Gen
John W. Maddox, commanding the
Georgia division. Invocation was
then pronounced, while the audience
stood with barred and bowed heads, by
Rev. R. Lin Cave, the chaplain gen.
eral.
Following this, the massed Confed-
crate choir rendered a song of Stew
arts old cavalry brigade, that met
with great favor with the audience.
Col. Water A. Harris of the Second
Georgia regiment, and chairman of
the general reunion committee, made
the first address fwelcome, extend
ing cordial invitation to the veter
ans to make themselves at home. He
presented Miss Grace Lumpkin, Ma
cons official sponsor, whose speech
at Little Rock turned the tide in ia
vor of Macon, and won the present
reunion for this city. Miss Lumpkin
is dear to the hearts of the men in
gray and they gave her a splendid
ovation as she advanced to the front
Her remarks proved again her phe-
nomenal gifts of oratory, and her
loving tributes to the veterans
brought tears to their eyes, and
aroused a perfect furore of applause.
Mayor Moore told the veterans to do
as they pleased as long as they
pleased, regardless of laws and police
men, and Hon. Roland Ellis lived up
to his fame as pleasing speaker in
his welcome in behalf of the United
Confederate Veterans.
Mrs. Walter D. Lamar, one or Ma
cons foremost women, welcomed the
thinning ranks of the south's defend
ers in an address of characteristic
eloquence in behalf of the Georgia
Daughters of the Confederacy, OF
which she is president f.
General Walkers address was re-
plete and stirring and patriotic Ia
sentiment He was frequently Sp-
plauded. During the course of his
remarks Mrs. John B. Gordon, the
widow of Georgia's statesman, enter.
ed the hall and General Walker stop.
ped his remarks to introduce her.
A committee from the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans was present
at the meeting and extended forma
J greetings, which were heartily re
J ceived by the assembled veterans ant
visitors present.