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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-25
REPORTss
FOR PAST WEEK
STEADY IMPROVEMENTS IN CON-
DITION is NOTED THROUGH
OUT THE SOUTH.

The Columbus Industrial Index says
in its issue for this week:
Construction and industrial devel-
opments have not been more substan-
tai in a year than for the past week,
and the retur7 to wholly normal con-
ditions is steady.
"The voting of bonds for municipal
and county Improvements and the
awarding of contracts for extensive
construction work are features that
demonstrate the trend towards pros
perity.
THE Sarasota fla district has
voted $780, 900 of bonds for construct
ing roads and bridge. Bonds have
been voted by Decatur, Ca, for school
buildings, sewers and waterworks and
by Cedartown, Ca, for school build
ings; Dadeville, Ala, will vote on
waterworks bonds; Hogansville, Ga,
on electric light plant bonds and West
Point, Miss. on sewer bonds.
Contracts were awarded at La
Grange, Ga for the construction of
cotton mill to be established at cost
of about 100000, the contracts includ-
ing the construction of the main mill
buildings, seven sections of ware
house and 122 residenC :.
"A contract was awarded for the
construction of railroaG near Mobile,
Ala, in connection with he plans for
development on Dauphin Island.
Thirteen apartment buses, nine
school buildings and seven church
buildings are included il the news of
construction work to be one
Twenty-seven new corporations
were formed with min mum capital
stocks aggregating $703,300. A bank
with capital stock of 100000 was
organized at Winder, Ga
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-25
CHEATHAM SEEKS
TO SUCCEED SELF
HE WANTS TO HOLD THE POSI-
TON or STATE DRUG
INSPECTOR.

Friends If DR. r A. Cheatham,
state drug inspector are hoping he
Will win back the support Of the state
hoard Of pharmacy which is neces-
% secure his reelection This
ppl vas lost when, at a recent
otirs .c the board the office vas
trIdered 30 Or. George Case. Of Mil
Iedgcvilln. who vas due to take charge
July l.
But DR.. Case has accepted posi-
tiop in the United States department
of internal revenue, and the an
nouncement Tuesday that the state
board soon will meet in regular. SEES
sion, and incidentally 10 nominate d
drug inspector, revived the prospects
Of Dr. Cheatham succeeding himself
Certainly Dir. Cheatham will be an
applicant for the nomination. He de-
clared as much Tuesday in his office
at the state capitol.
The opposition to Dr. Chcatham
which resulted at the last meeting Of
the board in the nomination of DR..
Case to succeed him, is said to have
been purely personal in nature and to
involve no charges as to his admin
istration Of the office.
Under the Georgia statutes, the
state board Of pharmacy dominates
drug inspector, recommending his
appointment to the state commission
or of agriculture, who thus is bound
to name the man of the board
choice.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
Death Claims
Estimab|e Women
Mrs. n. =. Sorenson Stricken With
Heart Trouble Passes Away Almost
without Warning-Body shipped to
MOrOni for Burial.

The entire community was shocked
when the death of Mrs. N. =. Sorenson
vas announced at noon Tuesday. She
lad been out riding Monday evening
nd seemed to feel much better than
.ocently. So unexpected was the
death that neither her husband could
arrive from the sugar factory nor the
loctor from his Office before the end
came. Death was due to rheumatic
Iilment which affected the heart, and
rom which she has been suffering for
he past two years.
Mrs Sorenson was the daughter OF
lr. aud Mrs. Andrew l. Bradley of
ioroni. where she was born October
). 1888. She was married to N. p.
jorenson September l3. 1906. and the
iame year they moved to Lehi Sub
'equently they moved 10 Elslnore,
and after spending two years there,
they came back to Lehi. Besides her
husband, she leaves two little girls,
Grace, just turned 8. and Gladys. aged
O. Her baby boy, aged 4, died last
year.
Funeral services. presided over by
James II. Gardner. were held In the
Tabernacle Thursday afternoon, and
we're largely attended. Many .beauti-
Iul floral gifts were sent from SYM
pathlzing friends.
Yesterday morning the remains
were shipped over Thea Salt Lake
Route to Moroni. where interment
took place.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
High School Has
Inter-C|ass Meet
Good Material Developed For County
and State Contests.

Wednesday was inter-class meet
day to test out material for the County
Track Meet at American Fork. The
boys all made good records. and
Coach Miner says they stand first
class chance Of winning several firsts
in the coming meet. Following are
the results:
100 Yard Race---lst Yates. End Fox,
3rd Wanlass.
220 Yards-1st Yates, End Wanlass,
3rd Spencer.
440 Yards--1st schow. End Davis,
3rd Winn
$50 Yards--lst Gardner. End Schow,
Srd VIM.
Mile-Prestwich LIST. Anderson
End, Taylor 3rd.
High Jump-Kirkham 1st. Ashton
End, Gray Srd.
Shot Put--Ashton lst. Kirkham End,
Yates 3rd.
Pole Vault-Davis LIST, Kirkham End,
Gray 3rd.
Hammer Throw-Wanlass 1st, Yates
End, Spencer 3rd
Discus-Gray lst. Gardner end. Fox
Srd.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
Street. Wilcox wrestIe.
Next Thursday Night
Much Interest Being Developed and a
Record Crowd Is the Promise-New.
al Turner and Buck Webb to Spar.

The arrangements have been COM
pleted for what promises to be one
Of the best wreotling exhibitions ever
staged in Lehi, the match between
Jack Street and Sam Wilcox, In the
Royal Theatre next Thursday night.
Both parties have been training and
both are confident Of winning. They
lip the scales at about 1853 pounds on
he Afternoon of the wrestla Neither
man has yet suffered defeat and all
Cedar Valley is preparing to come
over to back their champion and COW
n any Lehi money that may be, In
sight Streets friends are confident
II his ability to pin the shoulders Of
the Cedar Valley wonder and will
probably back up their judgement
With, any purse the Wilcox hackers
may come to match.
Negotiations are being entered into
for an exhibition between Bernard
Bradshaw and his wrestling teacher
from the B. Y. Y. II Wilcox throws
street he may be given a chance al
Bradshaw later.
A feature Of interest almost equal
10 the main event will the the 5-round
boxing contest between Nowal Turner,
who won renoun on the Mexican Dor.
der, and Buck Webb, who has the
reputation Of being the best boxer IL
American Fork.
The preliminaries provide fe)' a
boxing contest. juvenile wrestling
match, some musical numbers and
four reels Of motion pictures. The
tournament Is being conducted by the
Lehi Fire Department and the money
received therefrom will go to buy
new suits for the boys.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
Special Contest Prizes

On May 18th the ballot box contain.
Ing the votes In the Big Peoples
Coop RAINIER contest will be opened
for the first time, and the announce
ment OF the standing OF the severa
contestants Will be made. The con,
test managers have decided to give
three prizes on the opening Of n
ballot box instead OF one To the lady
having the highest number OF vote
on this day will be awarded tho
beautiful set Of Rogers Silver Knives
and Forks. The second will DO giver
a silver cold meat fork and the thirt
will be given 5000 extra votes.
Look over the list and see WIN,
young lady you would like to sec, wiz
one OF these prizes and then give no,
Your votes. which may also win rai
her the free trip to the Worlds plna.
ma Exposition, Remember thrt
year paid on subscription - The BAN
NER entities you to 1000 votes.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
Who will Lead In Pan
anna Exposition Contest

The Panama Exposition Contest
started off with O bound and jumped
into instant popularity with the
ladies'.
1t promises to be the most popu.
lar thing ever undertaken here
Friends of many ladies have sent In
their nominations and everyone viii
receive complimentary 5000 votes
Many ballots have already been drop.
ped Into the ballot box but the re-
suit will not be announced until May
18th, when the beautiful silver SET
VIII be awarded to the lady having
he most votes on that date.
The nominating list will be kept
open until May 18th when nomina-
HONS Will close. II your candidate
was not nominated this week, send I'm
her name at once. There is blank
In another part Of this issue for this
purpose. Write her name and send OF
bring 1t to the contest editor, who
VIII enter her on tho list and credit
her with 500 complimentary votes.
Remember this contest is being con
Quoted by the Lehi Banner and the
Peoples Coop. Read the half page
Coop. and clip the 100 votes coupon.
A one years payment on your Ban
ner account entities you to 1900 votes
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
SCRANTON EXTENSION
STRIKES ZINC ORE

Messrs o. A. slade. George Beck
Charles Beck, Melvin Beck and Mel
vim Johnson went to Scranton In an
auto Wednesday TO Inspect the work
done on the Scranton Extension. &
property owned by Judge Georgc
Beek and sons and several other LehI
people. The tunnel was run In the
hill about 200 feet when cross fls-
uretwas cut This was drifted on for
about feet when winze was sunk
ana dropped into about two feet of
apparently high Grade zinc ore.
The property adjoins the old Scran-
on mine which has shipped nearly
Il million dollars worth of zinc aud
lead ore. and indications are that the
Beck property may be duplication.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
Idaho Falls Plants 900
Acres Of Mother Beeis

Besides. growing 45 acres OF sugar
beet seed In Lehi this year the Utah.
Idaho Sugar Co. is preparing to raise
beet seed on a much larger scale In
Bear River Valley and at Idaho Falls,
In the latter place the company has a
large force of men planting 800 acres
10 mother beets.
Last year the company planted
some as an experiment and met with
such excellent results that It deter
mined on the big acreage. The moth
er beets kept in excellent condition
over winter and indications are that
with fair crop OF seed none Will
have to be imported from Europe.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
BUSINESS CHANGES

Because of the Steele building be-
ing used as the new home for the
Utah Power and Light company, DR.
Harold Christensen has moved his
lental parlors into the new South
Yorth building, north Of the Merri-
new Drug Store. DR.. and Mrs. Christ.
,nsen will also occupy this as their
esldence.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-24
The Lehi Department

mako tract of these acres, or as
arge as the present plot set aside for
this purpose.
Taxpayer.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
A Gigantic Financial Problem

1t is with somewhat of shock that the country learns that the
Anglo financial commissioners with appeal but
with demand The United States informed the reports
be credited must loan billion dollars theabouts on the
the allied governments and without security If
refuse they will look elsewhere for their supplies
This in the umaum and we get the
impression that it matter of indifference allies whether we
We may be there indifference but
tile United States concerned situation has
the began than that which u.s.
The placing of loan for such stupendou sum- dependent
tev upon the continued stability of the
would their interests With billion dollars an amount
equang national debt 10 for child IN the
republic invested the chances of allied victory would
neua9 These countries png up their Indebtedness
home millions Million to such aggregates never were
known BEFORE and they seek add to their liabilities by borrowing
other millions upon millions from tremendous burdens
how they maintain their credit they win that their
will be held anywhere par? And thew lose
what would be the situation of the American of their billion
dollar sssue9 Would holder such notes be dep
the result of would every one be DISPOSED
strongly his influence behalf the cause in which his
money would be invesed9-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Back To Normal And Better In Ben Hill

Business conditions the city back by the
banks and mercantile institutions in Fitzgerald According
statement made by Cashier A. H. Tumond of the First National
September will be tie banner month a period extending
four years. the best 1911 according
banks With about the cotton crop harvested sold
rapidly being paid and the conditions justify belief with
the price of remaining above the will
be able their outstanding but they will
surplus the banks Another which largely
the prosperity farmers Ben Hill county, the
nearly farm has sufficient supply of food made this year
30 last until another ready for harvest condition which has
existed in the county before not
boil weev they prepared next year
need be.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Sunday School Organized
At A. B. & A. Shops
Sunday, September 10.

Twenty in attendance at the
home of Mr.. Soderland organized
a Sunday School, known as the
Shops Union Sunday School.
Officers elected as follows:
Superintendent, C. P. Mcmillan;
Assistant, A. 4. Soderland; Sec.
and Treas, Walter Lonkirk; Mrs.
A. A. Soderland, Teacher of
Bible Class; Miss Ida Mcmillan,
Teacher of Children Glass.
Sunday School every Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock at Mr..
Soderlands house at A. B. & A.
shops. All are invited to attend.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
BREAD AND WATER
CURE FOR DRUNKARDS

Atlanta, Sept. 18.-The bread
and water cure for drunkards is
being tried at police headquar-
ters, where G.. l. Clay has been
put in solitary cell for ten days
with nothing but the classic crust
and pitcher to stave off his
hunger.
This unsual sentence was be-
gun to be carried out yesterday
following Clay's conviction on a
charge of drunkenness, in which
the young mans own mother ap-
peared to testify against him.
She said he had been drunk
for three months and that she
had no longer any influence on
him and that she hoped the police
would do something to break him
of the habit, but that she didn't
want to see him sent to the
stockade or chainGang.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Accused Of Shipping
Whisky as Oysters

Chattanooga. Sept 17.-Ch@ged
with shipping whisky from Chatt-
anooga to Birmingham labeled as
oysters, shrimp, grape Juice and
other commodities, w. A. Wolff. pres
ident of the Four Oaks Distilling
Company. of this city, and julius
Marks, vice president of the COM
pany, were bound over to the Fed
eral Grand Jury by United States
Commissioner S. j. McAlleiter today
Bonds were fixed at $4,000 each.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
When The Tick Goes Out
The Dollar Comes In

Asking farmers whether they
desire to feed cattle or ticks, the
U. S. department of Agriculture
is about to embark on a spectacu.
lar campaign Throughout the tick.
infested region of the South to
arouse farmers to take the steps
that will stop the annual tribute
of $50, 900, 900 now being paid to
the tick. Attractively colored
and illustrated literature will be
used in this work.
AS the result of the anti. tick
campaign, one third of the tick
infested area of the South, a
region as large as the German
Empire, has been cleared since
1906 but it is now desired to push
the work much more rapidly than
in the past as the country needs
the meat the South could profit.
ably supply if the tick were
banished and the South needs
the dollars that will roll in when
the tick goes out.
The department stands ready
to cooperate with any county
that wishes to engage in this
work. Agents of the Southern
Railways agricultural depart
ment will also aid farmers in
warning on the tick wherever
possible and will operate with all
agencies engaging in this work.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
A Fortune Tied Up

Atlanta, Sept. l8.-One al.
legged choking administered to
Mrs. BERTHE Lou Reeves, has tied
up the $4,000 fortune of Alex
ander Reeves, we'll known con.
tractor, until it can be ascertain.
ed by the courts whether Reeves
really did choke his wife, and if
so whether he was justified in
choking her or not.
The injunction tying up all
Reeves property was filed along
with a bill for divorce in the
superior court.
The Reeveses separated only
last Monday night, following &
scene in which, it is alleged
Reeves slapped his wife anc
otherwise mistreated her.
The case is of unusual interest
here because of the business anc
social prominence of the prin.
cipals.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Will Support BernStorff
German Government Will
Stand by the Ambassador

Berlin, Sept. 17-.Following d
conference of the German govern.
ment officials it was stated at the
foreign Office today that the
government is confident that there
will be no break IN the friendly
relations between the United States
and Germany.
Ambassador Bernstorf has the
full support of his superior and
his pledges as to Germany's SUBJ
marine policy will be ratified. The
newspapers also reflect optimism.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
500 Auto Rural Routes

Washington, Sep. II. Five
hundred automobile rural delivery
routes have been authorized, pos
tai officials announced today. OF
those 288 are in operation. During
October the services will be in.
Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky,
Maryland and Oceobcr.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Writes Note To Mother
And Then Shoots Sell

Quitman, Sep. 17-After writing
a farewell note to his mother, l..
D. Mcdonald, white farmer,
living four miles east of Pavo,
sent a bullet through his head
with a 80 caliber Smith 6 Wesson
revolver. The tragedy OCCURRED
in the Hotel Marie, at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon.
Mr.. Mcdonald was 25 years of
age and the son of D. ID. Melon
aid, we'll known farmer of this
county,. 1t is supposed that the
young man became mentally I'm
balanced. He borrowed $50 from
W. W. Wade, liveryman, this
morning and purchased the pistol
at the Illlman Hardware company.
The note this young man wrote
to his mother is as follows:
"Dear Mother: 81 will leave
this world of trouble, for can't
stand to have it like 1 told you.
had rather leave it in this way.
There won't be any more to it.
You will know where l am at.
have made peace with God and am
going to a better world. Mother,
ask father, to pray for himself.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Hint to Mindsin, psl4
Avoiding Typhoid

Here are some hints worth fol.
lowing in the avoidance Of ty.
phoid fever.
Keep in good physical condi-
ton.
Always wash your hands be-
fore every meal. ~
Drink only pure water and
grade "A" raw milk. Other
wise use pasteuized milk for
drinking purposes.
Don't visit homes where there
are cases of typhoid.
Keep flies out Of your home;
they carry diseace. They come
from uncared for collections of
garbage. Report all such cases
to the department of health.
Screen windows and keep food
covered.
Boil all water used for drink
ing; even bottled waters may be
impure. Il.
Use only cooked, foods; avoid
salads, raw vegetables
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
TO Change Rules Committee

Atlanta, Sept. 2O.-Members
of the house of representatives
who are taking an active part in
the movement to revise the rules
of that body, which fight is very
likely to furnish the first big
news item of the extra session,
attach special significance to the
fact that the rules committee of
the house, which is the particu-
lar object of the fight. is made
up mainly Of representatives who
come from the large cities of
Georgia.
The members of the rules COM
mittee are as follows:
Speaker w. H. Burwell, of
Hancock county, ex oficio chair
man; Representatives Blackburn
of Fulton, vice chairman; Bale of
Floyd; Clements of Irwin; David
son of Putnam; Fullbright of
Burke; Peacock of Dougherty;
Ragland of Talbot; Redwine of
Fayette; Shuptrine of Chatham;
Wheatley of Sumter; Wohlwend-
er of Mssccogee. y
When the last seven days of
the recent s session arrived, and
the rules committee assumed
command, the only chance. for
the prohibition and shipping bill
to come to a vote, though two
thirds of the members favored
it, was for it to be put on the
calendar by the rules committee.
The committee refused to put
the bill on the calendar, and now
the legislators are nlann;rn
fight which has as its object a
revision of the rules which will
always insure the house the right
to consider what its majority
wants to consider.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Ship at Nome with
-s.s:~--9 Il. " =
News Of StefanSSOr

Nome. Alaska. Sept. II. The
schooner Ruby which arrived
yesterday from the Arctic re-
giOns, reported that stefansson
and his exploring expedition are
safe and we'll on Banks Land.
The explorer sent dispatches to
the Canadian Government on the
Ruby. rel ,.ys..
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Mules and Horses

j. l. Perry has just returned from
the market with shipment of
choice Mules and Horses. l have
in this load some very nice, brood
mares in fold. The public is cor
daily invited to come and inspect
my stock before buying. Any one
having good, sound young mules
for sale will do well to see me be-
fore selling, as l am always in the
market to buy this class of stock.
J, L. PERRY.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
Convict Lease System
Retained In Alabama

Montgomery, Ala. Sept lin an
after midnight session of the Senate
to-day the bill providing for the abro-
cation of the convict lease system in
Alabama was killed 81 to IL The
bill had been passed in the House
and was being supported by women's
clubs and organizations for social
betterment throughout the state.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
For Sale or Rent,

A practically new 7-room resi-.
dence, all modern conveniences,
deslrably located, only % blocks
south First National Bank.
Address, W. o. WooTEN,
a-15 II Talladega, Ala.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
e, 80 s.-f,'s
Seed Rye and Oats For Sale

20 bushels Sea. Rye at $500
per blu. t ..y,:
25 bushels Fulgam oats at 81 25
per blu. Apply to Mrs. L. Ken
nedy, 3O8 S. Main, street, Phone
70. :--., .1l0.2t.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
24O StarVe in Month
In Mexican Capital
Mexico City, Sept. 18.- During the
period foOm August 1 to Sept. /, 24O
persons died of starvation here.
For Sale

Horse, Mule, Wagon, Buggy sepa
rately or together.
tt C. w. HAYES.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20
invigoratlng to the Pale and sIckIv

me Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives ont
Maiaria enriches the blood and builds 10 the svs.
'em' a true tonic. For adults and children, SOC
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-20

Notice to Attorneys and Administrators
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Leader Publishing Company.
October 31st 1913