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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-08
lAGGARO Is PLAYER WHO
CAUSES MANAGERS WORRY
Charlie. iIrrkoE irrounts for Lung
Lived HnlI Players h. Telling
Ills own Methods.

~" YORK January VIVA, il,
~. s.r,,, an ~ l,,.,.1t.I ir, i,
.r,
Natural ,h,I,,," ~. G1 .t.i..,
- "h'c moro.
But there must he something else.
What's the answer
I Listen "a whnt ,.hariov ,icrzor 49,,
TO sa, Ana remember All ,h, ann.
that Ii.rzog i On" o. the mos, con-
s's,"nt ,ni'"idsrs "h" has ever sr"eei
= big league diamond
m I have pleased tn. f.tu. la N.w
."1H. am mighty glad. tmuk !
an play better ban. NOW that hay.
IN. worries ~ q ban club on my
shS-ldcrs but Sttli Am nat salts.
he!
~ believe that 90, i,!,,n Il, nl,,,.
tn. bag hotter tiau HAY. been MAY
ing II " rusj YEAR. SON, ,bi,I, ],
fellow OVER learns S., much dior,
iiayir: Amy posI,ion that no ,a,,'i
improve And l'm not satisfied wi,h
myself PLAYED On tho other .id.
/ "l IN" diamond too long.
"Th. sooner 10 start fur Nt.ritn -
tho spring. The better .,ul like II
I'm auNiops 10 cot BACK mo !, .uni.
and rll:. rhc Kinks an. ~ ,i,cs. ,,,,,,s
/ 81 m!u". once / do that ann -oiuc
I" attend my annual Sprinc school
and hop" 10 learn = fcv more Hing.
about covering that ola l.v.,,,n.
sack"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-08
WILD MAN OF BASEBALL
TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE
Haas. Discarded u. Connie Mnrk, VIII
Get rrSout in White So> Out
HrJd-is Hard Hitter

PHILADELPHIA. january 90 the
many youngsters tried ont and dis
"ard"d by conni" Marl. during tn" past
tn" most vivid recollection Was Bruno
Haas. I.ft-hand pitcher Whom
Bruno was student "a, Worcester
academy. Roy Mack. Cvnni" Macs $
SON. was player on IA" sam. team.
i"y thought Bruno would som" day
become "a star. and he tipped his futhor
off IL his t.Hnmat".
Haas came here and Was given !: trial
as u pitcher For wildu.ss Bruno had
something on Carroll Brown Weldon
WIck"T and some others who wnr.
noted for their Inability To hJcai. TN,
plate. one day lSrmn" faced tn" Boston
Red sos. and h" handed out fourteen
bases ON balls.
IN a gam" against the New Yur>
Americans on Jun. -. 1915. Haas gave
sixteen bases on balls. thereby break
ing tn. mark of carroll Brown who.
when Ii" VAS with The Athletics gavr
fifteen bases on balls in u game with
Detroit. Brown sat on tho bench "A,
Shthe Park and erinned with glcc every
time Bruno walked batSman. Iirdi.
ere" got four Of til" passes of Haas
and High got three Of them
Bruno WAS 50 wild that his work was
u reminder OF the day when Peti. I.oos.
II Marlborough, got "a trial with tn"
Athletics at Columbia Park peti.
walked large number II hatsmcn.
which was something unusual for him.
After tn" gam" some one asked Petit.
what made him 50 Wild. and I.oos re-
piled:
Every tim" pitched tn. BAN i,
looked to IN. az IL some on. yank I'd
away the plate"
Bruno did not last long With the
Athletics List season he played IN the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-08

NJ" YORK. January What is
the secret 81 tho lonr-lhva ban play.
err
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
C CHAS.A. BUHRER
GOES ON GRILL
Auditor With Truckl0ad of
Books Enters Grand
Jury Chamber

The star witness Tuesday morning
before the circuit court grand jury
was County Auditor Charles An
rhony Nuhre-, whose Testimony in
the criminal case against Anthony
]. Kloka. confessed embczzlcr Of
tho couuty's money. was regarded as
material by beth sides Of the case.
He entered The jury room shortly
after 10 O'Clock carrying two arm.
iuIs of ponderous legal books.
I'm quite a lawyer myself don't
vow know ne declared as he
heamod on thu deputies and report.
ors who Ranked the entrance 10 The
ncuisitorial chamber
Following him was janitor
wheeling "a hand truck loaded 20 ca.
pacity with books from the auditors
Office. and no sooner than he depos-
tied his cargo of volumes. another
young man with two armfuls en-
tered The room
Shall We send your lunch in to
you?" asked che of the onlookers.
bat the treasury guard had disap-
ppared and 40 answer was forth
coming
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
Budding Germs

Way down deep IN their hearts. all
Americans believe that some master
roke OF Yankee genius soon wiz
otrrWhclm iho enemy and bring
fbo war to q quick and triumphant
tud Naturally enough. The read r.
sidrhnes" are nursing the hunch
ftat -omahpw fho Michigan bows of
he "Elehtyff'h" VIII Doe in ON The
frr-str2kiEE Maybe so There
ara occasional flashes OF genius
Enough here 10 keep that hunch a-
mpIr- For instance. there is Carl
Zlmm man who belongs TO
HauerV O. ThrCn Hundred and Thir
orb Geld artillery Zimmerman b.
g potroif.r formerly employed br
rbar.c elmo. g broadway plumber
H Wife uoW lives au SO 1888 Scb-
H Zimmerman has constuIct
cI from unA f.nceposis, stray lum-
InF and set of wagon wheels
inch houltfer that rot only viii
work in al The working parts bur
also actually viii shoot sixinch
shell The thing is complete. evor
fc hrrech lock, aiming apparatus
and panoramic 1Eht capable ot
determining accurate dcdcChons AZ
arsenal could not turn ont a more
satisfactory hoWitzer Tor training
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
Cnsierites Keep Warm

The blizzard here stopped outdoor
work for tbe day The men, there
fore. rcmaiocd in their sieamheated
barracks I'm quarters the bis prob
lem was not so much 90 keep warm
as 10 keen from becoming uncom
f1rtahly hOt Sfokcr- in fhp heating
stations Wefo promo to De- orerz'1l
ous N0t a minute was lost Tho
artllcrymon -o0k up huzzer and sic
nal practice tho most important of
oU branches for hom This work
can bc dono iu barracks better than
t can outdoors The members OF
tho Three Hundred and ThIrtieth
0cld artillery regiment who are
armed with riNcf eno0r tha day in
aiming p3Ctice They were 10 h-
gone cn tbc range. bu remained i'm
yhou fhev heard ui ihc unsatisiac.
TORY expedition ot the inianirtmeu
Tho aiming practice was exactly The
Same work which Was given Tho
veteran iufanuymen for two
months before they were permitted
40 nre cartridge This preliminary
instruction made the "Ncts' shoe.
about 80 per cont better than he
iatcr arrivals who tried without that
barracks experience. still
uthrr grttttCrymen heard lectures
tha officer have been storing up
Tor some time. and not fow spe
caIzcd on nomenclature and u-o
of equipment" When they learn
that course won. hnlr artillery ov
pertuesq win b. similar 'o fhe auto
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
PATRIOTIC
YOUNG WOMEN
WANTED

Thousands Of messages about
the equipment. welfare and
movement of the nations
SOLDIERS and SAILORS
are passing over the telephone
wires daily To handle these
message as wcl as millions
of others responsible young
%omen are needed. The work
is clean and interesting. SAL
aries start from the first day.
There are unusual opportuui-
ties for advancement.
Apply at the OPERATORS
T TRAINING DEPART
MENT. Madison ave at John
K. ST., between 9 q. m. and .
p. m.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

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The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

paving alley so sos. being the alley
n h'ork between Fast Crane houle-
ward. fIflI avenue. Congress street
ana lafayette avenue
BON $50 27ss F0r grading anfi
paving alley $50. soc. being ihn alloy
fffWeen Greenwood. I0rsythe, stanley
tna l--lden aFcupcs.
Part Pa due and payable Within
Sd dHFH from date ~ thif notices
Parts 81 and 4 become due and paw
able iu ono wear ard ONE month, two
ami one month and three years
and one month respcctively from ihe
date M thie notice. f1Eof1e Wifh iu-
terest at the rate of 3 per cent from
tnD date of the confirmation of me
rolls
Any, or an. ~ said parts may be
paid in tte order named within thirty
Jaws from the date of the notice
without interest
Tt either ~ said parts one two
three or four shall not he paid when
theF hor1me due 8 per cent penalty
and interest ~ tile rnfe ~ nrr cent
from enc date ~ continuation ~ the
assessment rolls wi' ho affcd. and
the premises assessed wifi De afver-
tised and sold es provided hv law.
MAX G. KOCH,
no. se city Treasurer.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
Births

j. Walcc. s7 Addison. p O. GWvn.
275 Gilbert r. llneF. ~ Errpw.ad
LutT 3tl\ Maple Tasllnr lamA -a
TrrUr--n t~- frrN
Il. Ceatfu- Sd Harvard -l4rtfl.
f3a o. Ferry a shuuirranE. IiHf
Dubois. A Roannwier. lIgFuer lospi-
tad D Faierahend. a75 Wraf Binds
grfriu. 6t5 Palmer Et 81 Ireua in4
pulaHkI T. IaErtasl. $50 MHCOmh
=. Ncntmieiio 1s5 waterloo D. eta
mas 'fs HHlc-r i,Ht.9nHn. aa
r Haotl. ST. Pearson A karufn4u.
Providence hospital Krzrk eif
Lyman. T. g. Thompson, i3l lMilwau-
t.es W ~ rsniaira go Ntrrnreud
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
ON WARS at ue?ora %:5
SIDELINES l wAsox y:

CAMP CUSTER BATTLE CREEK Mich, Dec IL
OTHNG but weather story the
in i
30
the deemed
of
mked
called
informed
would Camp
Ions Immediately
formed ie o their chn they powers placed military
started gaopng their btesome
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
FOR CONSTRUCTING
VTRIFIED CROCK
LATERAL SEWERS


tfoli no. hl4h. TOR constr 1c t,l@ W. "
Ilheq crrch iatefal sewer 80 -'e9, Lu
block bounded hy tepuu' fiPeE'
NFondAlt tthtrnQtol' L7HeA.
Roll $50 $40 For constructing W.T.
rihcd crock lateral sewer so 2h3Vi
ln Chestnut-st.. between Russell and
Rinpelte (whrre not already builD,
Ron Ns S7qq For rnnstructinv Wit
ri6e1 eyg.l lateral sewer No esSs. In
bt.rL f,up4ad hv Tgwton. Idnwood.
pls5r, cnrfnr
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ltoi 80. e-Vt. ~ V.usl. ,lsl.as ~
,,lel ~ lv.N !" "l'te' t,,,, 80, -.
~ ~" '"t~
raw iit"' 'eh' war teA
Roll So. S2of For constructing w.t.
rihed crock lateral sewer No. $3.50 ~
block bounded by Medium, Beaufait.
Forest Hancock
Roll $50 Sa0s For constructing w.t.
r{ae3- crock -latefnf sewer 40. -s9F. la
block bolInde5 bv Ait Elliott. Mel
drum. Forest Hancock.
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ii-rt, ,'l,t,.7.5 ~, -,ger,,l..4 WHIT
rl1 tEa,ra
''l'' 'N' '''i
Ron NO 8tlN Tor couatIuctnE W.T.
flned crock iaterai sewer no ~1Va ln
block bounded hE ilage"ood' 9reeh-
way, N"rihh'id. He'th""od-
E0ll $50 aZt9. Tor constructing Wit
5 ss =s.5 25$ ' 'pisss ss 6ii ass =
Roll no. 500 For const,qeting VT
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

Lawrence a. Chardneau rs mem
ber OF headquarters company. Three
Hundred and TWentyninth field Ar
tillery Ho served IN the navy. and
m one time was heavy weight box
ing champion OF the Pacific fleet
Later De went to the tropics. lost n
lot OF weight. qualified for the wei
ter class and whipped the welter
weight champion Of the Pacific fleet
Then he won't 20 Detroit and was
employed by the Fisher Body com
pany. headquarters company Is be
shining 20 think we'll or him lie
has created lot OF enthusiasm for
boxing in his company. and is de-
veloping some clever knights OF Fl IT.
Guns. One OF these days, scouts
nom bis company are going 20 com
Wunicute with each other IN the field
by portable wireless sets, which viii
be set up IN emergencies like an
umbrella is opened Chardneau will
he the man 10 blame for all that
Plenty of portable wireless outfits
bavc been invented during this war
but mighty few have been construct.
ed from junk like Chsrdneau does it,
u IS said OF him That be can receive
the weather reports from Washing
ton ON nm apparalus ihe chief lngre
dent OF which Is an aba ndoncd bed
spring Tile Eigtty-hfth may sur
prise the kaiser yet
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
OHIO TO HAVE
DRY ELECTION
Both Sides Planning To Sub
init Amendments To
Voters

COLUMBUS. o. Dec 12.-Ohio
VIII have i3ubl harieied paW..
tiou election rcXt fall
Wets VIII try to 1bmt state
wide amendment to The voters leg.
alizine sale of light hetr and wines.
The drys viii fgy araiu for bone
dry amendment The drys moe,
hcrc next month
Today ls tbc seventh anniversary
of thc disappearance orr Dorothy
which yet remains unsolveds
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
CITY or OETRolT-oFFlcE or
THE CITY TREASURER

pgtraIt. Mich. Dec Z 1919.
Enticr is hereby given fo AM pef-
SONS Interested that thrrn have Heru
fleI 'n thIs ofnce tho following
named neera-uIsut ruIIa.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

u IS possible that the division VIII
be moved sOuth FOR JiIe winter our
not likely. The calamity howiers
didn't look beyond their own frost
bites Monday q slant 40 the wealth
er reports IN the morning papers
would have silenced their walls As
this IS written we happen 90 have
"a hand a weather report for Dec @,
day thar reaemhled in every re
spect Doc 10 at Custer y arfords
an excellent opportunity for some
comparisons M the Obstetrics had
been training iH north 2 1eNa7-War0
or Fer Worth-they would have one
loved temperature of 81 degrees
ubovr zero IN tilr Wlftte OF the day.
but supper time would have found
the temperature dropped to 20 do
gTees-six below freezing During
the night they would have quakcd
I'm a Texas wind registering - de-
grpes below freezing and would
have slept rents Soldiers train.
ing ia tho south don't have steam.
heated barracks. built for from e4
10 $50 men They get squad tents
There are some CanioTtmrnts in
Alabama biz enc 9t Montgomery
Had che Cu-tertes heen training
there. thoy would have been no
warmer ttan 3S degrees above zero
during the day. and n night would
have shiverel in tents with the tcm-
peramre 16 degrees below freezing.
The Florida camps weren't as warui
as tho TCNas crntonments. The Car
olina and Arkansas camps never did
got a. warm AS The freezing point.
There are number of carionmeuts
.r Georgia ln Atlanta the night
temperature dropped 10 eight above
zero Turnout thr south thr wealth.
,r was clear and outdoor work Was
possible under temperatures right
around freczng AZ night whom
fhc soldier l.kcs 20 relax and bo
comfortable without cxcrtion. the
troops n fhc south duched into tents
md bundled up iu blankets Iu keep
warm,
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
THEY'LL BE Outdoors

AS matter ot fact. the Obstetrics
DO moi intend TO spend a great deal
OF their time indoors this winter A
great deal OF concern has been felt
for The artillery. The commanding
officer of the artillery brigade de.
clared Monday afternoon that any
clear day with temperature nc.
Jess than 30 degrees above zofo
would End Che brigade outdoors do
ing as much work as any artillery
men in The country Infantry com
maudcrs indicated The samo thing
10 was declared that snow on th.
ground would not iutorfero at al
with Tho outdoor training Daytime
temperature below 20 degrees prob.
ably viii keep the boys indoors So
wiil noWstcfms heavy enough 20 Oh.
sCuro tho vision Under This plan. q
uiuiy blasts Interfere with train
ing any moro than the October rain
it Will be very strange winter lo.
these parts Officers are NOT SIT
ring around hot fires and tMkiur
about tll these outdoor capers Om
GERS must brave the cold as wcu 4.
the men and 10 is very poor form
for an ofNcer to dress any warmD
than hB men
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
CITY or DETRoIT-oFFicE or
CITY TREASURER.
Detroit, Nov, O., 1917.

Notice iE hereby given 10 all per-
sons Interested that there have been
filed ip thia office tho following nam-
ED assessment rolls.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

urpo.,s. One of the most Remarks
Bio thing about Zimmerman fras
.e tlaf he never Ina his life saw "a
roal howitzer, and not until ne had
early finished his Job WAS ho able
Io cor hold of the plans ~ the 0ro.
pom Fred Will SO i03 Artillery
ave.. Detroit, assisted in tho meehan
lcal work, and Emil Kw0Ecr So
$40 Shorilauayo. Detroit, did thc
carpenter work.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

mobile expertness OF trained and
veteran mechanics. All this can be
done In barracks as well as at any
other time.
The infantrymen who recently ar
rived got ia some sadly needed aim
ing practice with their rifles Near
ly all the doughboys attended lee
lures by the officers. Some Few
who were we'll advanced got busy
on actual military problems OF
which there are plenty for all che
biizzardy days that may come. The
commonust plan OF working QUE
problems Is by the use OF sand ta-
bles. The sand Is nodded into the
form OF "a large area OK land-plains,
hills, valleys, rivers, swamps and
an the rest OF the eCCcntricities of
terrain. Military maneUyers are
worked ont IN detail. An OF this
corresponds exactly TO the Well
Known skull practice" in baseball
and the blackboard practice in foot
ball All OF It Is done indoors
You have heard OF the Washington
war college where high officers
work ont their military and naval
problems The Custer scheme is
just the same. and indoors is the
place for n Every soldier Of this
division Who has the noodle for o
viii get a chance 10 master flmda
mental war problems and that VIII
be the training which may develop
budding military genuses ia The
ranks When night came and the
work was over, the boys had their
choice OF Longing around steam
heated barracks or Wishing stcam
heated Y NJ O.. A. or *. OF G m5
much preferable ,o tents with thg
evening temperature only l0 or IS
degrees h.hor lu short There is
plenty OF Important work for indoor
training at Camp\ Custer and uc
b'zzarjv days win ho idle Furfhe
more. evenings and nights alway
viii De- very comfortable watch is
more than can be said for any win
ter camp In thc south
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

NOME TICkETS

Hf Nail send 2Tc stntnps.
fuuf anr time az i've downtown tne-
ltera WDouW WhftD TTTTATEE 2 co.
l0e Breitnsrer BldE. Open evenings.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
MAX C. KOCH,
CITY or DETRolT-OFFlCE or
CITY TREASURER.
City Treasurer.


Notice is hereby given 90 all per-
sons interested that there have hrcn
hied in this office the following
named aHscesrn+ut rolls.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

That the Eighty-hfth division VIII
20 20 France very soon Is very un-
likely. ln the first place. the diYi-
sion is only az two-Lhlrds strength
at present About 80 per cent OF me
men 10 be called in The first drari
ARE yet 20 come In the second
place. about half OF the men that are
here haven't graduated yet from The
school OF the soldier and The school!
~ the squad u has not yet become
necessary for Uncle sam 90 send 10
france a division that Us one-third
partially trained, one-thlrd raw re-
rruits and onethird sun IN civilian
life.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
School for Horsemen

The Three Hundred and Tweuts
ninth field artiAo ~ the Detroit reg
lment Which viii bee equipped with
horse trausDortation- opened its sta
Bile serEeants and farriers' school
Monday Lieut. Widen rs the chict
Instructor The following DerroIters
are Students Headquarters com
pany Privates John C. Yonka and
William r. Gcilow. battery a, Corn
William IA Rotra and Private Glenn
Flora Battery B. Sargts. j. j MAY
er and james r Nolan BatterX n.
Sergts Herbert rs Butler md Hor
bert b. Stouteuburg Battery E.
corp Burl Kclly and Private George
v BaH Battery T., corp Flcmue
and Private Richard Costello, sup
ply company, Sergt. FoItz
The school of FIRE for tho One
Hundred and Seventeen brjsaJ
viii graduate its first class on Doc
2 The graduates aU VIII he ENcn
diplomas Am tul two or three 2C
idr SUDDEN officers and nGU-Come
Twill graduate Mai Donneliy who
is cOmp.otiue course In The school
OF fire af Fort Sill. Will be added 90
the faculty of the second Custer
school
A boxing program viii be staged
az tie camp theater "Wednesday
night The winners viii be permit
ter TO go TO Detroit 20 box at the De
roit Athletic club on the evening
of Dec ~ Two heayywoights, two
welters, four lightwelghts and AN
other pair VIII be matched for the
Detroit bouts
The ". NJ G. A. did some good
work IN soaring up temporary cloth
ing for The members OF the truck
company who lost their raiment iu
the Ere that destroyed Barracks so
ll44 the other night
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

The impression has gone abroad
that the location OF Camp Custer iD
the north WIS an accident That h.
hardly true. for more than half Of
the National army cantonments arc
located north of the Ohio river
Camp Lewis. Wash. Camp Dodge
Ia Camp Grant. III Camp Fun
ston. kan Camp Custer, Mich;
Camp Dcvrns. Mass Camp Upton,
y 81 Camp Blk. r. j.. and Camp
sherman, o. All are IN the snow
belt Uncle sam knew what ne was
doing
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

There has been some talk OF lack
OF equipment interfering with Uintct
training This handicap was given
"a knockout Dlow when regimcnta'
commanders were informed Monday
that several carloads OF shoes haa
arrived. Camp Custer never again
win bc blessed with such tr ing
weather as featured the six v,~ek
previous 20 This one, but the winter
holds no idle days i'm store. It is
not unlikely that when the rainy sea-
son strikes the tent camps down
south, Custcrites VIII get IN ever
more solid training than viii t0e
boys Ia Dixie
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

you may ask FOR. Shan
work childrens hair
tInusfnrmationa wigs,
] carry q full line ot
% rent for masquerade
1918. having been I'm uu
- Years ip -. Louis Mo
hair goods business. ]
patronage during my ;
WA a HAlNES. Ib 6r.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

lot more rumors that Camp7Custei
would be abandoned and that tho dl-
vision would find itself headed Tor
France or Dixie within . very lew
days
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

FOR sALr-rACrn"N siiEs
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12

mobile expertness OF trained and
veteran mechanics. All this can be
done In barracks as well as at any
other time.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-12
MoRrt

CASPAR SCHULTZ & SON
I-urar4f ffrrrf1rs Ride.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-05
Chicago Grain Market.


CHICAGO, Dec. Grain receipts
and shipments today were posted as
follows:
Wheat Receipts, $4,000; ship
ments, $4,000
Corn; Receipts, 100000; ship
ments, $4,000
Oats: Receipts, $4,000; ship
ments, $4,000.
On the call grain options were quot
ed as follows;
Oats: January, 10 IL to 10 IA.
May, II IL to 70 IA.
Corn: January, 120 So to 100 IL;
May, 11S rs to 11S SIS.
Ribs: January, 2495.
At the close options were posted
as follows:
Corn: December 124 IL; January
121 3-S; May 119 5-S.
Oats: December, rs to IA rs; May
70 IL to 70 IA
Ribs: January, 1851 IL; May.
1886 bid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-05
Legal Advertisements
To the Highest Bidder.

Will be sold at Cuthbert, Ga, on
January End, 1918, high-grade, well
improved 1900 acre farm, located in
Randolph county, Is minutes ride
from Cuthbert, will be offered in par
GELS and then as whole, with privi-
legt OF accepting most advantageous
bid.
Soil comparatively fresh, pure
gravel mostly grey. some red, no
waste land, 100 acres of creek pastur-
age, in almost square body with lay
lay of land perfect and beautiful. 1000
acres of best grade unbroken tillable
land in one field. Open land 800 acres,
balance valuable saw timber, fifteen
new residences and tenant houses,
ample large frame barns and cribs,
300 bearing pecan trees. Five miles
from Cuthbert, six miles from Shell
man, in fork of two splendid hard
hoads, IL miles south of Central
Of Georgia railraod, water healthy
locations and conditions ideal; reputa-
ton as one of the best 1900 acres
farms in southwestern section of the
state.
Land was not farmed this year ex-
cept small part by care-taker who
threshed little in excess of 800 bush
els Of peanuts from twenty-five acres,
sold at six cents per pound, clearing
net more than 500 per acre; also
from eighteen acres ginned ten heavy
bags of cotton. No fertilizer was used.
All the open land is as good or better.
Half-dozen owners, none able to
BUYS sold for distribution. viii
sell whole below value at private
sale No better investment can be
found. Come and inspect
B. S. BALDWIN,
Cuthbert, Georgia.