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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-12
LUMPKIN, GA.
RICHLAND.
DISTRICT SEVEN.

This includes all of Marion and
Schley rOuntieS.
Af'er the grand prizes have been
awarded, at least two prizes will ba
awarded to the leaders in this district.
First district prize will be a beautiful
5000 Diamond Ring purchased from
Thos. L. Bell, Americas JeweIer. Sec.
"nd district prize will be a HOosjer
awarded to the leaders in this district
First district prize will be a beautifu,
$4,000 Diamond Ring, purchased from
FhOS. l.. Bell, Americas JeweIer, Sec.
and district prize will be HOosier
white Beauty" kitchen cabinet pur.
chased from A. W. Smith Furniture Go.
Americas furniture dealers. We will
pay you ten per cent. cash COmhiS.
sion If yOu fail to win a prize.
~White Beauty" kitchen cabinet pur.
chased from the A. W. Smith Furni
ture Co., Americas furniture dealers,
We will pay you ten per cent. cash
commission, If you fail to win prize.
AMERICUS RI.
Miss Mary Strange ......... 160,55o
Miss Rosa Walker .......... 15q 400
ELLAVILLE RI.
Miss Minnie Beckwith ... 15q oso
BUENA VISTA.
MISS T1llie Woolvin ........ 1890
Miss Ruth Carr ....... 15o ON
MISS Ethel Hair ........... l5S,720
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-12

DISTRICT FIVE.
This includes all of Webster County
After the grand prizes have been
awarded at least two prizes will be
awarded in this district. First district
prize will be a beautiful $4,000 Dia
mOnd ring purchased from Thos. |.
Bell, Americas JeWeIe~- Second dis
trict prize will be a Honsicr SWIFT.
Beauty kitchen cabinet, purchased
from A. W. Smith Furniture Co.,
Americas furniture dealers. We par
you 10 per cent. cash commission ,
you don't win a prize.
PRESTON.
Miss Veona Goss ....... 15S,790
Miss E. Welch .............. 150,920
Miss Sallie Johnson ..... 16O,170
Miss Mamie Smith ........ 1920
Miss Mamie Harris ... 158,O2O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-12
WESTON.
DISTRICT SIX.

This includes all of Stewart County.
After the grand prizes have been
awarded, at least two prizes will be
LUMPKIN, GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-12
100
VOTE
COUPON

The hundred vote coupon
which appeared in last evenings
issue of the Times Recorder
caused a sensation among candi-
dates and their friends. Every
body's looking for them nav
Americas and vicinity is being
searched for free 100-vote cou-
pons as ii with a fine-tooth comb.
Remember that these coupons
must be turned in on Saturday.
18th, in order to secure to Sc
cure the free votes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-12

THRIFT CLUB LEADERS TODAY
Below give odays leaders districts of the
Times Recorders big space Your
here
1. District
Miss Physioc C Turner qao
District q District
Mrs j. c. Logan .......16264O 1O7O
3. District
MISS Stella wade 16S960 Miss Maggie Dunaway
District
Miss Mary Strange. ..........16O550
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-12
BETTER VOTE NOW
DISTRICT FOUR.

This includes all of Lee and Terrell
Counties.
After the grand prizes have been
awarded at least two prizes wild be
awarded in this district. Fret Dis.
trict prize will be a beautiful 5000
diamond ring purchased f~Nm ThOs. L,
Bell, Americas JeWeIer. Second Dis.
trict prize will be HOOsier "White
Beauty" Kitchen Cabinet, purchased
from A. W. Smith Furniture Co.
Americas furniture dealers. We pay
you 10 per cent. cash commission +
you don't wilma prize.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

up as far as the water hole. Saw
what happened there"
Philips hand dropped on the butt
OF his revolver.
"Who are your" he asked.
"Me? I'm Blackstone-Jim Black
stone, from over beyond the elbow
guess everybody for fifty miles
round here knows me. And | guess
I'm the only one who knows what's
happened-and why"
He had stepped behind huge
rock that shut out the lower trail
from them and Philip followed, his
hand still on his 'evolver.
They're both dead" added the
stranger, sisnifying with a nod Of his
head that he meant the outlaws. "One
of them was alive when 1 came up,
but ran my knife between his ribs,
and he's dead now"
"The devil!" cried Philip, half
drawing his revolver at the ferocious
leer in the others face.
wait exclaimed the man, "and
see If I'm not right. The man who
was responsible for the wreck back
there Is my deadliest enemy-has
been for years, and now I'm even up
with him. And 1 guess in the eyes
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

made at the water hole. The gang
was waiting for him there. The
money was divided, and two of the
gang rode ahead. The other two were
to go in another direction so as to
divide the pursuit. The remittance
man remained with them, and when
the others had gone d distance he
killed them both. He was sane now,
you understand. He had committed
great crime and he was employing
his own method of undoing 1t, Then
he was going back to bury-her."
rhe mans voice broke. A great sob
shook his frame. When he looked
up, Philip had drawn his revolver.
"And the remittance man" he be-
gan.
"Is myself-Jim Blackstone-at
your service"
The man turned his back to Philip,
hunched over, as If bent in grief.
For moment he stood thus. There
followed in that same moment the
loud report of a pistol, and when
Philip leaped to catch his tottering
form the glaze of death was in the
outlaws eyes.
81 was goine CO no this-back there
beside her." re -asped family. A
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

of the law I've got the right to it.
What do you say"
go on" said Philip.
The snake-like eyes of the man
burned with a dull flame and yet he
spoke calmly.
"He came out here from England
four years ago." he went on. "He was
forced to come. Understand? He
was such a devil back among his
people-half a criminal even then
that he was sent out here on regu-
lar monthly remittance. After that
everything went the way of his
younger brother. His father married
again, and the second year he be-
came even less than remittance
man, for his allowance was cut off.
He was bad-bad from the start,
and he went from bad to worse out
here. He gambled, fought, robbed,
and became the head of gang of
scoundrels as dangerous as himself.
He brooded over what he considered
his wrongs until he went a little mad.
He lived only to avenge himself. At
the first opportunity he was prepar-
ed to kill his father and his step
mother. Then, few weeks ago, he
learned that these two were coming
to America and that on their way to
Vancouver they would pass through
Bleak House Station. He went COM
pletely mad then, and planned to de-
stroy them, and rob the train. You
know how he and his gang did the
job. After it was over and they had
got the money, he let his gang go
on ahead of him while he went back
to the wreck of the sleeper. He want
I'd to make sure that they were dead.
Do you see?"
EYES," said Philip tensely, "go on"
"And when he got there" continued
the other, bowling his head as he
filled an old briar pipe with tobacco,
''he found some one else. It's strange
and you may wonder how I know
1t all. But it's true. Back in Eng
land he had worshipped young
girl Like the others, she detested
him; and yet he loved her and
would have died for her. And In
the wreck of the sleeper he found
her and her father-both dead, He
brought her out, and when no one
was near carried her through the
night to his horse. The knowledge that
he had killed her--the only creature
in the world that he loved--brought
him back to sanity. 1t filled him with
new desire for vengeance--but
vengeance, of another kind TIC
achieve this vengeance he was com.
PEELED to leave her dead body miles
out on the prairie. Then he hurried
to overtake his comrades. AS theiI
leader he had kept possession of the
money they had taken from the OK.
0ess car. The division was to bs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14
"LoG DRIVE" cHcKES
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Dams Stream and Backs Water Three
MiIes-Takes Two Years For 1t to
Reach Destination

Minneapolis.-Whe log drive, the
largest brought from the headwaters
of the Mississippi river in ten years.
jammed in that stream two. miles
above this city, the statement that
numbering in this state is thing of
the past was clearly refuted by evil
dence which could not be disputed.
Packed far above and below the sur
face of the water, the jam formed. an
immense dam and backed the water
for three miles. 1t is estimated that
there are 9O,OOO,OOO feet Of lumber in
the immense pile, some of the logs be.
ing driven fifteen feet beneath the top
of the water by the weight of those
above them. The logs-Norway and
white pine-constitute summers
work for the Mississippi mills.
The drive was two year. reaching
Minneapolis from Poskegama Lake,
Itasoa county. 1t was "hung up" at
Little Falls last winter. The logs will
remain where they are until the mills
require them. Small sections are
broken if each day and sent down to
be sawed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14
SAID HE FELT BETTER.
Picked Up After Listening To His
Own Funeral Sermon.

Picked Up After Listening To His
Own Funeral Sermon.
HUNTINGTON, w. Vain Pike
County, Eastern Kentucky, Jud Maer-
son, an aged mountaineer, attended
his own funeral service. He was car
ried to the log meeting house to lis
ten to the evangelist who travels
through the mountains on horseback.
Maerson, who lives in one of the
widest sections, became Ill and fear
ed no funeral services would follow
his death. Therefore, when the ex-
horter made his periodical trip
through the hills, he requested that
his funeral services be held. The
mountain people in holiday garb
fiocked to the log church. Maerson
said he felt much improved by the
sermon. After the services a dance
was held.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14
WOOD is MADE FROM STRAW
No Grains or Knots and Can Be Sawed
as Usual

If we believe a French scientific.
journal, wood can now be made out Of
straw, this being real wood without
grain or knots, which can be sawed as
usual and also turned in the lathe.
The wood" is nodded in the shape
of plank, lath and round sticks. In
the process which is used in France
straw Is cut by machine and then re-
duced to paste by heating process,
employing chemical products. The
paste is then compressed in molds OF
suitable shape. Such product is OF the
hardness of poplar wood, and can be
worked as easily. 1t burns like real
wood, but gives large flame and lit
tie smoke so that it will find use in
the matchmaking industry.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

shiver ran through him and his head
dropped Imply forward.
Philip laid him with his face to-
ward rock and stepped out from his
concealment. The girl had heard the
pistol shot and was running up the
trail.
What was that?'. she asked, when
he had hurried to her
"The last shot, sweetheart" he
answered softly, catching her in his
arms. We're going back to Bill
linger now, and then-home."
THE END.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14
A NICE LITTLE WINDFALL.
Pittsburgh Lady Got $515 On a Long
Lost Insurance Policy.

Lost Insurance Policy.
PITTSBURGH, Pain 1865 ]. X.
Morange, a broker of this city, loan
ed sum of money to Edgar Jones.
an expressman, and took as security
an insurance policy on Jones' life.
including a transfer of the benefits.
When Jones died, or II dead at all,
nobody knows. Morange died in
1880 Recently the insurance COM
pany put an advertisement In the
Pittsburgh Dispatch in the hope of
ascertaining who was entitled to the
balance due on the Jones policy.
$515. The very next day after the
publication Mrs. It. G. Perrine, Of
TIC Maryland avenue. Pittsburgh.
visited the Dispatch office and pro-
duced the Jones policy, with the
tr"nsfer of Dement'S, and said she was
Mr.. Morange's daughter, and his only
living heir. She will get the money.
Better a weman with rosy cheeks
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

There may be nothing new under the
sun, but there are a lot of fresh people.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

In France last year 14.b0o divorces
Xsrs granted. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

Better a weman with rosy cheeks
than q man with q rosy nose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
REPUBLICANS LOSE NO TIME IN TAKING
 OVER CITY COURTS

Hartford. Jan. 20-Interest of members of the General assembly to- day, in view of a short session in each branch, was divided between the record breaking caucus of the< New Haven county Republicans yesterday and the hearing before the Judiciary committee the proposed amend ments to the state civil service law contained in the Isbe11 bill.
 New members of the House learn ed what a legislative daily calendar was when they found upon their desks a copy with 63 entries on it, all being of resolutions for minor court judgeship appointments. The Senate calendar already has 38 entries The Republicans are not expected to de- lay action in filling the offices
 Somewhat the same condition exists in county commissions as seven of the eight Governor Baldwin filled a vacancy. Candidates have been named by Windham, Middlesex, Iitchfie1d and Fairfield Republican l caucuses for both the regular long terms and to fill vacancies while the New Haven caucus having renomi- mated Commissi oners Walter and kGeddes is temporarily deadIocked over filling the place of Commission CT CloQnap, a Democrat whose term
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
MRS. LUSH, WIFE or
 POLICEMAN, DIES OF
 STROKE. OF APOPLENY


 Suddenly stricken in the kitchen pf her home at ST Alpine street short- 1y after o'clock as she was pre- paring dinner, Mrs Louise Bishop, wife of Doorman Charles H Lush of the Second Precinct police station. died at Bridgeport hospital less than an hour after being admitted without fegaining consciousness. Apoplexy Is believed to have been the cause but &he case has been referred to Dr. S. A4 Garldck. medical examiner. for in- vestigation- Mrs Lush was 5 3 years old, born in Bridgeport, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Otto Seltenreich. October 28s 1914, by Rev. pr. Gerald H Beard, pastor of Park street Con- EregationaI church
 Others in the house heard her fall and discovered her unconscious body lying on the f1oor. Hurried calls were made for physicians without success and aid was summoned from the emergency hospital Her serious condition was realized and a rush trip made to the hospital
 Doorman sLush was on duty when word reached him that his wife had experienced a fainting spell He hur- rfed home to find that she had been taken away. Although he arrived at the hospital before she died the end came without her being able to reeog- nize him. Before her second marri- age, Mrs Lush was a we'll known dressmaker of the East Side She is survived by her husband and a number of stepchiIdren, including William Lush, former well known bie baseball coach now coaching at New York University.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
HOLC0MB ECONOMY PLEA IS VEHICLE
 FOR PATRONAGE
Special to The Farmer.J


 Hartford, Jan. Ex-Governor Hol- combs inaugural plea for Economy received a. sad blow from the Repub- Ifcan majority in the house today when a lbill creating an efficiency commis- sion to investigate various state de- partments was introduced iby Repre- sentative Hyde of Manchester. The bill provides for the appointment of a commission of nine members, the ma jorttx of whom shall be members of the general assembly, or state, or county officers to make an extended investigation and report their findings not later than April 1. Immediately after the introduction of the measure MT. Hyde asked for it's passage under a suspension of the rules, holding that action should be taken at once as the time allowed the commission for it's work was limited.
 Rep. Stoddard, pem., of Woodbridge asked delay in order that he might offer an amendment.
 This biH provides, ., he said that that the commission may or may not num- Der among its members persons who are not in the pay of the state Such outsiders should they be appointed might expect compensation for the work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
Mayor Fears
 q Mill Tax

Fearful that his administration may haves to lay a tax Of q mills in the Second district, the highest ever laid in the history of the city, Mayor Will son has given orders to Clerk Loren DeFbratge of the board of tax asses sors, to hand him his report son the grand list as soon as it is prepared. MT. De1bridge expects to have this list ready for the mayor by Thursday night and will give it to him as soon as the mayor returns from Hartford on Friday morning.
 For 1913 the grand list was SIP, ,196, = 70S, the largest in the history of the city For 1914. 1t is estimated from the number of building permits issued and the development of farm land into building lots that the grand list will be increased this year. by $5, ,000, 900. The Republicans are introducing into the general assembly a charter amend ment providing for the dividing of the icty into two tax districts. Despite the big increase in the grand list it is believed that a thigh tax rate in the Second district will he absolutely nec- essary to meet the expenses of the ad- mintstration.
 z- The average tax rate in Bridgepori for the last T years or since l 9o2, has been 17-2 mills. For 1913 the Re- pubIicanss tried to lay a. ageneraI tax o1 192 mills on ali property. in Bridge port. Attorney John c. Cham berlain by a decision of the supreme court determined that there were two taA districts still existing in Bridgeport
 sessed and taxed at the same rate.
 MT. Delbridge is the clerk of the
 tax assessors, but the mayor has 1ai6
 MT. De1bridge under special orders te even breathes it's figures to members ol the board whose clerk he is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20

expires. Holland county held it's eau GUS today. Nominations are equiva- lent to election. New London coun- ty is the only one whose representa- tives did not have to worry over fill ing a. vacancy as Mir. Lanphere, of the 1913 House, was elected for the regular term displacing the Republi- can commission MT. Moves.
 With judgeships and county com missioner appointments disposed of as they probably will be within the next week or two, the Repu blican leaders claim that Legislative busi- ness will be advanced fully four weeks as compared with previous ses- sions.
 The House session was a short one. Residents asked for incorporation of the boroughsof Bantam in LdtchfieId; i; John w Goodse11, of Woodbury, ask ed for $5,OOO as compensation for in- July p, 1912. Davis s. Strong of Chatham, gave notice of contest of seat of Representative Quigg.
 Other matters included these: to incorporate the West Cornwall Wa ter Go; to create a finance board in Milford; to discontinue the old Fen wick bridge in Old Saybrook as a public highway; to incorporate the New Milford Historical Society; to amend the charter of the New Mil ford Water company; to repeal the bounty on foxes; to provide bounty of one dollar on wild Belgian hares
 The following resolutions to ap- point judges or deputy judges were put in: Albert J. Bailey at Norwich J. Butler Merwin at New Milford Robert c. Stoddard and N.. s. Buck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
DOMESTICS

Remnants of bleached. twill towel
 ing. Value sec yd. Red Tag sale now Price 4c yd- Sc yd. Turkish and h11ck toweIs- HeEnmed,
 with white and co1ored bor-
 ders. Value 1Oc. Red Tag Sale 11taxxr Price Sc 4 for 25c Russia crash. Heavy absorbent .
 quality. For dish md glass now towels Value roc yd. Sc yd. Remnants of 42 to 4s in. bleached Standard quality sl1eetings. Value now to tsc ..-I.; f211aa yd. 1k, yd. to- e1k yd. wide sheedngs,
 Standard quality. Sheet and pill now low case lengths. Value to s2c:. l5c vd. ? yd. long table cloths, Assortment now of patterns Value soc 39c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
FARNAM DENOUNCES |ISBELl AMENDMENT I.
Many Notable Men at Capi- tai to Oppose Slaughter of
 Civil Service Law
CspeciaI to The Farrner.l }

E ',gs NSQ0c1al5 to 4nS EarmGfs
 Hartford, Jan. 2O.-Members of the state civil service commission, the Connecticut Civil Service Reform as- sociation and democratic leaders in state politics were at the capitol this afternoons to oppose Senator IsbeTss amendment to the state civil service law which was given hearing before the Judiciary committee. at 2 o'clock to-day. 4
 Among those who were expected to oner lively opposition to the amend rnent was Prof. Henry W. FarnAm of Yale University, president of the c. S. R. A Prof. Farnam to-day reiterat- ed his declaration that the Isbe1I amendment will make farce Of the civil service law and that the amend ed law, as proposed by Sen. IsfelI would bessa legislative joke.''
 The hearing this afternoon is the first held by the judiciary committee and has attracted widespread atten- ton because Of the fact that on the committees report will depend the placing of many Republicans in off, ces now held by Democrats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20

The bill does not provide how much or how little the state might be re- quired to pay such members of the proposed commission I think that 1t should be definitely understood that the commissioners to be named under this fiH serve without pay
 MT. Stoddard then offered an amend ment providing that the commission serve without pay. The amendment was verwhelmingIy defeated by the Republican majority, and the bill dt- self was passed under a suspension of the rules by as large a vote
 The bill provides that the comnnis- sion make an investigation looking to the reorganization of the various state and county boards, with a view to ob- taining greater economy and ehcien- cy. It also provides for revision of the public health laws and concen- tration of power in the hands of those having the enforcement of. these laws. If the bill passes the Senate as seems probable, in view of the big Repub1i- can majority there and the action o1 tthe Republican majority in the house, there is great speculation as to how much the investigation will cost the lstate. It was figured by some folks at the capitol today that the cost of such investigation might be far in ex- cess of any recommendation thai might be made for economy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
.HEADLONG 6. Q. P.
 RUSH FOR PAYROLL
Resolutions Creating County Commissioners Beat All
 Speed Records
Especial to The Farrner.l

Hartford, Jan 20.@The Republican machine of Fairfield county lost no time to-day in getting legislative sanction to. the choices of the capcus yesterday for county commissioners. Under a suspension of the rules the House to-day passed a. resolution nam ing: Henry F. Crawford of Green wich, Frank B. Ballard of Bridgeport and John Brophy of Ridgefeld, as county commissioners. These nom inees as told in. the Farmer yesterday were the choice Of the Republican caucus for Fairfield county.
 The resolutions were Immediately transmitted to the Senate where on motion of Senator Mead. they were made the order Of the day for to- morrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-20
OBITUARY.
FRED ". MEEKER

Following brief illness with spneumonia, Fred w, Meeker, well known life-long resident Of Bridge port for some time past engaged as a bartender, died this morning at St Vincent's hospital. His case has been considereds critical for several days He was about 40 years old. When a young man he became well known as train news salesman He last boarded at< 165 State St The body was taken to the ndertaking parIors of Walker & Banks, where it is be- ing held awaiting the location of re1a- tfves..
 The export of cotton for the week ended January 16 totaIed 21S, ,2S4 bales.