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The Butler weekly times., 1917-07-19

Arizona. Rev. L. L. Wix says he
spent s week with him and that he
had not seen him for 50 years. Mr..
White in an early day owned large
tract of land in Bates county and had
large family. He gave each of them
farm. His wife died years ago and
was buried in the High Point ceme7
terry.
w H. H P4tta.nlkkett F4ta.nket teeted his first
whistle on Ira Wiser,s job Monday
morning. Wheat made 27 Ia bushels
and oats, 50 bushels to the acre.
]. H. Baker is on the sick list this
week.
Now is a good time to have your
family picture taken while you are
all at home. want your job. Think
the matter over and don't put it off
any longer.
Uncle John Hyatt says he is going
UP to Washington and see Wilson
and have the war closed for it is
causing too much confusion among
the women. The 18th is the day set
for the women to register, that is all
who want to take part in war at,
fairs.
II. O. Maxey of Butler, was out to
Spruce and got up club of 10 called
the Red Cross. They will fix ban
dages and equipment for the wounded
in the war.
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tian church last Sunday. The county
president, c. A. Griffin was present
and addressed the audience. Prof.
John O. Henderson, of Butler, gave
an address on Teacher Training
Work. Some special music consist
ing of solo by Miss Iva Leonard, Of
Mt Carmel Sunday school, and a
quintet by the following young men
of the NJ. F. Sunday school: Rev. F..
Z. Hughes, Will Englehardt, Virgil
Jenkins, Edward Greenup and Roy
Shesler, was enjoyed by all.
The topic for League next Sunday
night will be, Letters from Former
Members Col. 4:Io-I6; Rom. 1921
70.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church
will meet at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Pahlman Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Ola Ayres is spending the
week visiting at Spruce with Misses
Edna and Helen Odneal.
Miss Sadie Norman OF Nebraska,
Mr.. Warren White, Of Amsterdam.
No, and Mrs. Westhoff, of Archie,
Mo-, are visiting at the home of Mr..
Geo. Hughes:
Mrs. w. T. Pyles, of Parker, Kas.,
is visiting with relatives in Virginia.
Rev. Ethelbert Hughes and his
cousins and Mr.: Edward Greenup
motored to Archie Sunday afternoon.
They returned Monday morning.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-07-19
North New Home.

Malone Bros. threshed wheat and
oats for J. A.. Patterson Saturday and
Monday
Tom Dunlap has new Ford auto.
Homer Linendoll and son has quit
pumping water for their stock and
got a gasoline engine 10 &c the work
for them.
Mr.. Johnson has opened up his
grocer ystore at Nyhart, which is a
great help to the farmers.
Miss Lily Strickler OF Kansas City
is visiting few days with Mrs. John
Phelps and other friends.
Milt Reeves and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Keeton spent Sunday at Cliff
Charts
Jack Skaggs and family spent Sun
day at John Phelps.
Misses Ruby and Edna Mcclellan
OF Kansas City is visiting relatives
in our vicinity.
Perry Osborne and family and Mr..
Osborne of Butler spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler.
\ Bud Berry worked the past week
in Butler.
/ Miss Grace Berry spent Sunday
with Miss Amy Eggleson.
Powell Englehardt and family, Earl
Osborne and family, Charley Simp-
SON and sister, Miss Leona, spent
Sunday with Willie Simpson and
wife.
Misses Clara and Letha Chips re-
turned to their Home in Kansas City
the last Of the week after short
visit with their aunt, Mrs. John
Ehart and family.
George CASTOR and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday with his mother
who III very sick,
Miss Mary CLARK is visiting with
her sister. Mrs. Harve Mcdaniel, at
Rich Hin.
Nell Campbell aad Frank Clay Of
Butler, spent Monday afternoon at
Nyhart. \.
Mrs.. Clif Ehsrt md baby spent the
day Tuesday with Mrs. Milt Reeves.
COR.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-07-19

Texas, Geo. Goad Of Springfield and
Miss Mabel Keller of Kansas City
spent one night last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Harvey.
Mrs. Will Gragg and daughter,
Cora, called on Mrs. Chas. Rector
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Keen spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Rilla
Radford and children.
Misses frankie and Florence Gragg
spent Sunday with Nora Foster
Mr.. and Mrs Merl Sargent called
at the Geo. Sargent home Sunday
evening.
The Oak Grove Improvement Club
will meet Saturday night, July FL,
1917.
DAISY.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-07-19
Virginia.

Mrs. Grant Garner is on the sick
list.
Most of the farmers in this locality
are through with their, haying.
Miss Margaret Ford, of Kansas
City, is visiting with Miss Burdee
Wolfe.
There will be preaching at the M.
E. church next Sunday, morning and
evening, by Rev. Wright.
DR.. ley was called Sunday to see
John Foster, Jr., who has been very
sick.
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Williamson
and son, Leroy, of Sedalia, Mo-, Wis
tied last week at the home of her
parents. Mt. and Mrs. J. G. Cuzick.
Dr.. c. A.. Lusk and son, Annie,
were Kansas City visitors the latter
part of the week.
Among those present at the Sunday
school convention Sunday were Prof.
Jno. o. Henderson and son, Baker,
Misses Katie Harp and Zola Jackson,
Mrs. Henry Oldham and Mrs. Jake
Baum, all of Butler.
Miss Maude Burk has been very
sick with tonsilitis.
The w. c. T. U. held very en-
| joyable meeting af the home of Mrs.
Tella Wolfe last Thursday. The
next meeting will be held next Thurs
day, July Io, At the Christian church.
All the members are urged to be
present at this meeting. as there is
to be an election of officers for the
ensuing year.
Mrs. Katie Judy and Mr.. T. S.
Harper have each installed Delco
electric light plant at their homes.
League and eadssvor services were
dismissed last unday evenieE
w. y. Hae1 1how kae receasly pnr-
|ehisea : ~ oeel3fd e..
II. t.yik 1faks e - HeCenko ~
|5tot6l & - House ee6af -
II - ~ Oxen - - -
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Country Happenings.

A nice shower visited us Friday.
Mrs. S. L. Keen is visiting with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c
Gabriel this week.
Mrs. Erwin Barnett called on Mrs
Ambrose Keen Thursday afternoon.
A. l.. Gilmore made business
trip to Appleton City Wednesday.
Mrs. Claud Quick and little daugh.
ter spent Thursday with her mother
Mrs. Randall. #
Thelma Sargent and Nina Keen
were shopping in Spruce Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Beerman and brother
Elihuc Huntsmen and Chester Har-
rington visited at the home of Angus
Huntsmen last week.
Mrs. Katherine Young entertained
the following Friday: Mr.. and Mfs
L. L. Wix. Jilt White, Mrs. E. J,
Keen and Mrs. S. 1. Keea.
Mrs. Dee ,Vanhoy spent one day
last week with her daughter, MRS.
Colman Snodgrass.
Mrs. John McCook and daughters,
lone and Loretta, and Mrs. Geo
Keen and daughter. Nina, were ths
guests of Mesdames E. ]. and S. y,
Keen Saturday affernooa. es
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Barnett enta1.
tanned her brother, Tom Jones -
wife Sunday. a.
NJ. and Mrs. Archie Odneai ~
son and Mr. and Mira Colman Sud.
grass and children were the guSsks
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dee vanhoy Shl-
day. = ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sargent and
daughter, Thelma, called at the Geo
Keen home Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Welliver and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Befnice
Dickson and SON, Mr.. and Mss
Bruce Odneal, Mr.. and Mrs. Everette
Harvey and children, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Sargent and daughter, were en.
tertained at the James Harvey home
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Evans and chil.
dren spent Sunday At the N. w
Evans home.
A. L. Gilmore and family spent
Sunday 1t the home of Mr.. Gls
Euofe's Sistef, Ar. and Nrs A.E
Mabry; Who lives IA the Ohio nefes
boShOod. 4 <
8 Nh Il. D;skssss, Who has -
4ofls ~ ~ - tiae is repo
$780, - - - ~ So, s<s<;s-4<.
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SUNBEAMS

., Lordy, I-ordy-
Here it is press
time and nothin
ready ..r you Sor-
ter like hog KILN
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-01
Exfraer un Gallo es
la cosa mas facil
Vsr3adcra1eate no hay e1cGsa pa
"a cortarlos y eypoueise
al NAL de arco

Los caIlos adoloridoS, los duroS, sua-
yes o de c~ualquier clase, pueden ex-
traerse facilmente con los dedos 81
listed aplica d~irectamente sobre los
mismos. unas cuantas gotas de Free
al decir de una persona de Gin
cinnati.
Sc dice cue 4 IN costo sumamente
pequeno, puede co~nseguirse IN Guar
TO de onza de Freezone en- cualQuier
drogueria, con 10 que sera suficiente
para extraer todas las callosidades de
los pies sin dolores 0 peligro de infec-
ci6n de ninguna naturaleza.
Este simple remedio, que eS pega-
goso, Sc SEGA en- ell momento en- que
Sc arlica y no inflama nj u irrita
los tejidoS a~dyacenteS.
Lo anterior con seguridad que Sc
I'd de interes para muchas mujereS.
pues es bien sabido que los modelos de
tac6n alto de zapatos que Sc usan
actualmente, hacen salir callos CT los
pies a cast todas las mujeres.
ADV.
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club p~oiitilo liberal que 'abIertamen-
te Sc lanz6 q Ia lucha p~olit;ca contra
cl regimen del entonces gobernador
del Estado De Nuevo Leon, general
Bernardo Reyes, lucha que do oca-
sion q cue todos los miembros del
Club Liberal "Ponciano Arrlaga'-
Cue asi Sc !lamaba" fueran %aprehen-
diGos utiiizdndose para clio las
fucrzas federales que Sc cnviaron "a
pidamente de la ciudad de Monterrey
al general Teran. jcfe milltar de Lam
pazos. Miem5ro principal de aquel
rrupo p~olitico era Ell ~ingeAiero Fran
cisco Naranjo, hijo mayor del gene
raj don Francisco Naranjo, uno de
los heroes de Ia guerra de i~nterven-
cion.
Fue dcspuGs sacudida IL p]ob!acion
de Lampazos por la lucha revoluclo-
maria. Las tropas c~arrancistas conan
dadas por Jesus Carranza, y Pablo
Gonzalez. ocuparon la ciudad a fines
del ano de mil novecientos trece, des-
rues de que estuvieron amagandola
varies mesaS. La defensa que hlcle-
ron de Ia plaza las fuerzas del gene
raj Rubio Navarrcte, fue deficiente
la ciudad tantas veces perseguida
oued6 a MERGED de los revoluciona-
rios. BESIDE entonces. con ligeras III
,crmitanciaS. ia plaza csta bajo el
control de los elcmentos carrancistas.
En- csc lugar fuG dondc ocurrio ell
crimen de que hablan los periodlcos
cue nos llcgan de nIestro pals.
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CARhVEO lSAlTOUH
TREN De L!NEA
DEL NACIONAl

De IN nuevo asalto de trenes d'
.ferrocarril, llevado q cabo por revolu
c~ionarios mexicanos, que hacen opo-
sic;6n armada al gobierno de Carran-
"a. tenemos que informar hoy Z nues-
tros ~lectores.
Sc trata del asalto de IN tren de
pasajeros. entire San Luis Potosi Y Sal
tirlo. cometido por las fuerzas man.
6adas por ell general Marcelo Cara
veo. Ell dia veintiocho del actual.
Como ocurrio ell hecho.
Por datos tidedignos que pudlmoS
recocer so6re ell particular. sabenos
Que ell asalto Sc llevo a cabo al ano-
checer: que las fuerzas de Caraveo
So situaron a corta distancia de la
via. Y d~ispararon al aire, para init
mar al maquinista a que detuvlera Ia
marcia del convoy.
Embellishments despues de oIrse
los disparos de Ia fusileria rebelde,
e! iefe de "a escolta ordeno que esta
baiase del tren, para repeler Ia agre-
sion: pero debido a su escaso hume
70. no pudieron lograrlo, Y tuvleron
que lamentar Ia muerte del mlsmo
iefe. la de cinco soldados y Ia captu-
"a de catorce prisioneroS. a qulenes
Sc fusil6 previo TN juicio sumarisimo.
No sufrieron los v~iajeros-
Los caraveiStas ocuparon despues el
tren de referencia, Y tomaron pose
sion de los fondos del gobierno; pero
sin mo.estar 4 los pasajeros. a qure-
mes Sc les dijo que gozaban de ampllas
garantias ~ccncedidas por Marcelo Ca
raveo. ' que no serian molestados en-
10 mas minimo. siempre que no tu-
vieran connivencia alguna con el &C
tual gobierno.
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pasa a la ia. plana Col. al
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-01
RECOPTE.

listed y suarde csts direction, para uue -
Ia muestre q sus amigos que sufren do
callos. mezquinos, zizotes 3 grnnos de Ii
oiei, con CSC. en- umbres postales que me
remita, lie mando o vuelta de correo, frah-
lee. La meIoc del mundo para estss en-
terraedsdes. Deyuelvo el dinero c u Der.
,ola que sc cure = no sane.
sSpIRIDIoN GONZALEZ
?. @. Boz S7. LAREDO. TLXN
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Mistcriosa desaparicion.

BESIDE ~entonccs, ell senior Rodri-
guez TO do razon dc 81. En- su casa
no extranaron su a~usencia. Quizas
habia cncontrado al ganado perdido
Y permanecia en- e! campo, hasta de-
jarlo en- lugar SECURE. Pasaron diez
dias. Y como no era esta Ia prImera
vez que Sc ~ausentaba del domicil:o,
sus familiares no abrigaban ninguna
desconfianza. Pero un pastor lego a
participant que Sc les habia acabado
Ia harina Y necesitaban mas. Fue int
rrogado Y manifesto que no habia Wis
to q don Francisco nj tenia razon de
81. Entonces fuc cuando Sc ~sospecho
que algo grave habia ocurrido.
Vicente Rodriguez. Ell hiio mayor,
Sc dispuso a salir en- busca del autor
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SAN ANTONIO. Ten.
32% l.. HOUSTON ST.
PORQUE?

~hp 10
PORQUE es Ia casa de cambio
mas antigua Y mas grande y Ia
que sicmpre ha cumplido fielmente
con todos sus ofTecimientos.
PORQUE es la unica casa en- los
Estados Unidos que ton!a bajo su
mas estr!cta responsabilidad ell en-
VIC de dinero, siendo por su cuenta
absolutamente todos los riesgos, no
pudiendo, por ningun motive, per-
der el cliente Nj UN SOLO CEN
TAVO.
PORQUE esta casa Sc encarga de
dar las ordenes de pago directa-
mente a sus agentes en- Mexico y
de r~ecojer I'm ~co:nprobante de la
persona que rec:ba ell dinero en- Nc
xico, sin que los clientes tengan
cue molestarse para NADIA y sin
que tengan que escribir cartas nj
mandar giros cue muchisimas We
ces Sc pierden y que ofrecen diff
cultades para ell cobro.
PORQUE tsta casa da a u Glen
ties Una carta de garartia or Ia que
consta que 81 por alguna circuns-
tancia no es encontrada Ia persona
en- Mexico, lie devolvera Ell dinero a
su cliente en- este pals sin cobrarle
nj IN solo centavo por u gestlo-
les.
PORQUE esta casa hace todos sus
pages en- Mexico precisamente en-
pesos fuertes de plata mexicana o
en- monedas de orc mexicano, pu-
diendo tambien ?hacer envfo en- di-
nero Americana 81 los clientes as!
10 prefieren.
PORQUE esta casa es la ma Sc
gura Y acreditada como 10 prueba
Ell hecho de haber mandado mucni-
siros miles de pesos a Mexico sin
haber recibido hasta Ia fecha nj
una sola reclamation y sin habe-
pe-dido sus ~clienteS M UN Sole
CENTAVO.
INSTRUCCIONES PARA HACER
81 FEDlDO-
Sirvase sacar I'm giro postal 0
giro de express pagadero a la or
den de MAYO'S MONEY EX-
CHANGE, San Antonio, Tex, o
mandar los billetes de banco Ame-
ricanos en- carta certificada por Ia
cantidad que I'd. desee mandar a
Mexico, enviandonos tambien ei
norlbre y la direction exacta de la
persona que deba recibir el dlnero
en- Mexico. En- cuanto recibamos
81 remesa lie enviaremos su carta
de garantia y pocos dias mas tar
de ell recibo original de la perso-
ma que los haya recibido en- Next
co, que sera la prueba de que cum
plimos fielmente con su orden.
MAYO'S MONEY EXCHANGE
San Antonio, Texas.
1928 E. Houston st.
n0M0 RECIBlR DHERO
49, DL MAlJU.
Las personals que d1esa recibr
dinero de 4exico pusSn hacerlo
Dor conducto de esta casa, siando
solamente necesario Una carta o.
den para la persona que deba en-
tregarlo ALA y la casa Sc eucargc-
"a de dar todos los passes soacu-
| certes hasta conseguir eli cobra.
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Leyendo Ia prensa que nos iiega de
nuestro pals, nos hallamos con Ia no
ticia de un crimen cometido en- "a po-
blaci6n de Lampazos de NaranJo, 81
tuada cast a la mitad del canine en-
ire Nuevo Laredo, Tamaufipas. y Ia
ciudad de Monterrey, por Ia via del
~terrocarril Nacional.
Sc trata dc I'M crimen scmcJante
a los r~egistrados recientemente EN-
I'm punto cercano a San Benito y en-
otro proximo a e. Paso, de los cuales
habl6 LA PRENSA extensamente. Y
como los datos de este crlmen regis
trado en- las inmediaciones de Lam
pazos de Naranjo son de los que a.
traen la atenci6n publica, los approve
chamos para IN relate ~eXtenSo, ST.
guiendo en- todos sus puntos Ia rela-
ci6n del peri6d!co que Ia da a COMO
Ger.
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GRATIS

boy informes sobre ~ poTve-
mir, Il manera de tener buena
suerte en- ell juego, alejar desdi
chas, tener suerte en- amores, y
aprender q dominar q sus semo-
jantes.
Remita 8 centavos On seIlos sin
usar, para franqueo , lie remitirs
mteresante folleto.
Direecion:-Sr. A. N. EIVAS.
Box 2957.--Habsna, Cubs.
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de sus dias. Deciase que los %bandidos
habian dado muerte a unos v~lajeros,
colgandolos de los arboles, y presa
de mortal inquietud, partio de Lam
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-01
Ell luger de la trasedia.

Lampazos de Naranjo es una po-
blacion que ha sufrido, deSde los item
pos del gobierno del general Porflrio
Diaz, ell azote de IA lucha politIca,
cast siempre p~eisonalista. Sufrlo
siempre, pero sus sufrimientos de Ia
era de paz. resultan insign:ficantes
q los que tuvo durante Ia lucha en-
tire carranciStas y "huertistas," pr
Nero. V desputs entire carranciStas y
villiStas.
S1frio en- tiempos de paz, porQUe
Ell Lampazos Sc fundo el primer
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CFsaa e la es. Gel 6e.)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-19
PRELIMINARY DEBATE

There will be preliminary contest
at the high school building tonight to
decide who shall be the four bows to
go as delegates to enter the debate in
the district contest. The subject for
debate is Resolved that an amend
ment be made to the state constitu-
ton providing for a tax levy of from
( to mills upon the assessed valua-
ton OF taxable property be made by
the state for school purposes and that
the sum collected be divided among
the counties pro-rata of school popu-
latlon. Also that each county be au-
thorized to levy local tax for school
purposes. This is according to the
proposed Persons bill.
The contest is to be given under
the direction of Prof ]. A. Stringer
and the judges will be president of
the Board of Education, ]. E. Turner.
Col. j.. B. Norman and Rev. r. M.
Mann. The boys entering the con-
test will be Alfred Shaffer, Elmer
WaiteS, Stewart Gelders, Harold Kas-
sewitz, Edward Goldenberg, Robert
Rlcketson and Ralph Cohen.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-19
ENCOURAGING PoSToFFIcE
NEWS

Postmaster Adams is in receipt OF a
communication from the Chief Ar
chitect's Office in Washington to the
effect that the plans and specifications
for Fitzgerald's government building
were completed and that bids for
same would be advertised for within
sixty days That actual work will not
long be delayed now seems reason
ably certain. ..,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-19
A Bit of New York Life.

1t is often little things that show
most impresslvely the size Of city
During the last six months the people
VINO used the subways in New York
city carried into them on their feet
1890 tons Of dirt, an amount greater
than even the most pessirnistic farm.
er's wife would accuse the hired m4n
Of tracking in" during blowing TIM
Youths Companion.
LET THE LEADER-ENTERPRl ; /.
th;URE WITH YOU ON YO \
NEXT 1OBWORK.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-19
SPEAKING OF PESTS

A chronic knocker is the most de-
spisable animal with which a town can
be burdened. He is worse than an
epidemic OF smallpox or yellow fever.
Far better would be den of rattle
snakes for a town than bunch of
knockers and chronic kickers.-Lyons
Progress.
And yet we have to see the first
town that is entirely free from this
pest.-Claxton Enterprise.
!, You have evidently never visited
Fitzgerald.
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GET RICH QUICK NIGER
IS NABBED IN Triton

James Gamble, anxious to live up
to his name, took chance that he
could manage to gauge MS fellow ne
eroes without being caught, but he
lost the bet Saturday Gamble indus
trously circulated among the colored
population, getting anything from
$100 to $1,000 from individuals on
the promise that he could secure them
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-19

transportation and job in the north
Gamble skipped to Triton but one
OF his victims followed him to Triton
and had him arrested. Deputy Sher-
if Geo. Dornliny went over Sunday
and brought him back to his boarding
house in Ben Hill.
He will be tried at the next term OF
court.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-19
REWARD

For return or information leading
to whereabouts of one 1916 model
Ford touring car, motor number 133-
sos, stolen from my residence, 40S
East Magnolia Street on the night of
Feb. 18th. Chas McCrea. ltp
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NEWSY NOTES
Of
NEARBY TOWNS
BY Viii v. Jones


The State College Of Agriculture
at Athens has received many inquiries
as to the merits OF some of the boil
wecvil traps, exterlninators, preventa-
tivcs, etc, which have been given
wide publicity Of late DR.. Sou1e
states that so far none Of the methods
advanced have proved effective in the
fight against the pest. Planting carly
maturing varieties Of cotton and pick
ing UP infested squares appears to be
the most effective method
Mrs. Yeartic Howell, star witness
in the Wade murder case at Americas,
has been lodged in jail in Columbus
along with E. l.. Foster, the detective
who worked up the evidence against
pr. Chapman and other defendants in
the case, charged with statutory Of
Tense, it being alleged by hotel clerk
in that City that they were registered
isst.sff Columbus liotel as man and wife.
y is = ~ 4s4s !.
The Triton Gazette Of Friday tells
Of some, .of the products raised on
the: farm OF j. w. Jones', Of near Ty
Ty, mostly as a side line" to his
extensive farming He sold about
twenty dozen cans of beans and to-
matoes to merchants and there and
has between IS and 100 dozen cans OF
tomatoes yet at his home
John Fisher OF Waycross, tried to
break the worlds record for the time
necessary to put on pair of pants.
Instead, John broke his back and is
now in the hospital. 1t appears that
his big toe got caught i'll his trousers
and he fell across piece of furniture
severely injuring his spine.
Judge Eve over at Triton has ap-
pointed ]. L. Herring, editor of the
Daily Gazette, Probation Officer for
lift county, the appointment to take
effect March lst 1t is needless to say
that Editor Herring will make the
county most capable officer.
| ]. +. Mathis, white. said to be al
immigration agent who has beer
sending negroes up Norf" from Cor.
dele, Arab, Vienna, Ashburn ano
other towns of that section, has beer
indicted at Vienna by the Dooly
county grand jury.
Cleo Hughes, Atlanta, and Franz
Hudgens, Acto, were Killed FRIDAY
night while stealing ride on the A
=. and A. railroad near Woodbury.
when a coal car filled with steel bill
let's turned over on them, crushine
them to death.
Decatur county's tobacco crop las
year sold for approximately $1.250,OOO
indications are that it will be mucl
greater this year as the tobacco
planters there have increased the
acreage to an appreciable extent.
| The three officers in charge of the
Farmers and Merchants bank at By
romville at the time of its failure
several months ago were indicted BY
the Dooly county grand jury las
week.
Mitchell county is preparing for the
inroads OF the boil weevil. 100 acres
are being set out in pecan trees. which
will bring the acreage in that county
up to about 1000
The city employees of Unadilla are
happy over material increase in
their salaries granted by City Coun-
Gil at meeting last week.
Townsville is endeavoring to Sc.
cure a tourist hotel
A feed and peanut mill will be in.
stalled at Townsville.
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