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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
ONE BEAN FED TWENTY.
Tropical Vegetables Grows Doze MS
OF the Mo ms ter Edibles.

i.oup City, Neb., Oct. ls. County
Judge II. A. Smith gave bean dinner
to twenty Of his friends the other day.
Bean dinner is used in the singular.
Just one bean was served at the dinner.
Before IL passed through the hands OF
the. Judges cook il was three feet long
and then some
A substantial portion was served
to each OF the twenty guests, and
there was enough left for the family
lunch the next day.
The bean is from o seed the Judge
brought back from a far Southern
trip. II is a tropical plant, but is APP
parently thriving in this latitude.
Some beans of this vicinity grow
six feet in length and one vino will
produce dozens OF them. When the
giant wonder bean, as it has been re-
Gently named, was shown at the county
fair, most visitors TO the exhibit de
clared It to be gourd. But the Judge
says it tastes like bean and is bean
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
DANCE A BEAUTIFIER.
New London Prophet Tells Fasb.
ionables IL Teaches

London, Oct. 1S--Dancc and ho
beautiful II is the latest London cpl,
Edward Scott is the new prophet
He says p'op''o''
Danclng OF a superior order renas-
cent dancing, combining the elegance OF
the ancient Greeks with the yirilitv 81
six'eenth to eighteenth century ideals
does actually tend to improve the looks
OF those who practice IT,
!, Dances that produce cxhilaration.
,ike the genuine waltz, tend unmistaka .
ply TO soften the features and brighten
une facial expression of the dancer
but, above all, be not gymnatic.
However proficient and graceful you
may become by gymnastic training and
constant practice il will never admit
you to the ranks of the beauty cult
Severe strain tends to harden the fea.
lures"
And certainly Beauty is not to be
wooed "by practicing some of the de-
cadent wrigglng movements that recent
ly disgraced our bathrooms"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
WOMAN HUNTER KILLS DEER.
Brings Down Big Buck With First
Shot at Long Range.

Albany, Ore. Oct. 1S.--Mrs. G. +.
Earls of Albany attained distinction
one week which few men, say nothing
of women, can enjoy, in that she
killed deer with the first shot she
ever fired at one.
Probably, few, if any, women have
killed n deer thus far in the open season
IN Oregon.
Mrs. Earls killed l70-pound buck
while hunting with her husband and
other Albany men in Douglas County
about forty miles from Roseburg. She
was on n stand on the side OF can
yon and saw the deer on the other
side of the canyon about 200 yards
away. She says she was not nervous,
but aimed deliberately and shot the
animal through the heart
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
CARD LONG WHILE ON WAY.
Reaches Philadelphia Destination
After More Than IA Years.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 49, After
more than fourteen years of unex-
planned delay souvenir postal card adj
dressed to Mrs. M. G. Pearce care
Philadelphia Canning Club, has arrived
at its destination.
The woman to whom II was sent how
ever, the wife of caretaker Of the club
who died shortly after the card was
started on it's way, has moved away and
no trace of her present whereabouts is u
be found
The message on the postal card which
is postmnrked June II, 1907 Q a. IN
from Coney Island station bears th,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18

that fact In mind, that the Germans
can be trusted to look after their own
interests"
Senator Lodge annoupced that the
Senate would remain In session to-
night until the treaty was disposed OF.
William Il. Crow OF uniontown, Pa,
appointed by Governor Sproul TO fin
out the unexpired term of the late
Senator Knox, is expected TO take oath
as Senator before the Anal vote on
the treaty Is reached and to vote for
ratification.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
Harding Names Woman For Onlce.

Washington. Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Bessie
Parker Bruggeman of St Louis was
nominated by President Harding yes
terday TO be a member Of the United
States Employees Compensation Com
mission. a Government agency dealing
with compensation of civil employees
of the Government injured while in
discharge OF their duties.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
DOG SAVES cows LIVES.
Obeyed Orders and Brought The m
Out of Burning Barn.

Congress, o., Oct. 1S.--"Bounce.
a shepherd dog, is the hero of Congress.
He risked his life to save six cows for
his master, Walter johnson, during a
fire on the Johnson farm.
While the barn was seething furnace
Bounce" was sent in TO bring out the
cows. The dog obeyed, bringing out
one COW at a time, barking and snap
ping at the heels.
Flaming embers were dropping from
all sides, but the dog seemed fearless.
He saved all but two cows. He started
after the remaining two but his master
held him, fearing he would die in the
flames,
Read tho classified rnr,,n Too
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18

fourteen years ago, with number Of
strange-looking amusement devices that
have SINCE passed into the discard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18

fers Of all kinds.
The classified ed section i~ fhs
cItys rnarketplace for wants and of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18

remover. Any corn. no matter how
ueep rooted, departs quickly when
'vsissit' arrives. Wonderfully simple,
yet simply wonderful, because all sore
ness stops with the first application.
ret rid OF your corn and wear shoes
that a. hig shoes simply make corns
afuw hgEer Your money back II
'fvlsslt' fails. Insist on the genuine.
'A,ris but trlfe everywhere. Mfd.
W 4. Lawrence 4 Co.. Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18

unsigned message, Arrived home safely
On the other side Of the card is u luridly-
colorcd picture Of Coney island as it was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
SUMTER COUNTY
LEGAL ADS.
LEGAL AID No: 4O4.
Petition for Charter of The Americas
Steam Laundry Company.


Steam Laundry Company.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of said
County:
The petition of j. H. Porter, of
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, and w.
U. Barefield, of Americas, Sumter
County, Georgia, respectfully shows
to the court:
First: That they desire for them
selves, their associates and success
ors to be incorporated and made a
body polite under the name and style
of THE AMERICUS STEAM LAUN-
DRY COMPANY, for the period of
twenty years.
Second: The principal office of
said corporation shall be in the City
of Americas, Sumter County, Geor-
gia, but petitioners desire the right
to establish branch offices within this
state or elsewhere whenever the hold
ers of a majority of the stock may
so determine.
Third: The object Of said corpora
ton is pecuniary gaip to itself and
it's shareholders.
Fourth: Petitioners desire to be
incorporated for the purpose of en-
gaging in a general laundry, dry
cleaning, and dyeing business, and
kindred lines, and petitioners desire
the right to engage in any other pur-
suits incidental to this undertaking,
and such as may be advantageous, de
sirabIe or necessary in the conduct of
the affairs of the proposed corpora
ton.
Fifth: The capitol stock of said
corporation shall be Twenty Thou
sand dollars ($20,000) with the privi-
lege of increasing same to the sum
of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,-
100000 by vote of the majority
of the stockholders; said stock to be
divided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) each; petitioners
desire the right to take payment of
the subscriptions to said capital stock
in money or property, the latter to
be taken at fair valuation to be de-
termined by the stockholders. Peti-
TONERS desire to begin business when
ten per centum of the capital stock
is paid in, in money or property.
Sixth Petitioners desire the right
to enjoy the privileges provided for
such corporations; to have and to use
common seal; to make all neces-
sary bylaws and regulations, and to
do all other things that may be neces-
sary for the successful carrying on of
said business, including the right to
buy, hold, lease, and sell real estate
and personal property; to execute
notes and bonds as evidence of in
debtedness incurred, and to secure
the same by mortgage, deed, or 9TH
err form of lien.
Seventh: They desire for said
corporation the power and authority
to make such bylaws as they may
deem necessary, by majority vote
of the stockholders; to apply for such
amendments of it's charter as they
may deem advisable from time to
time; and petitioners desire the right
of renewal when, and as provided by
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
ENGINEER Was
MUCH ALARMED
Tampa Man Says Everything Just
Seemed To Go Wrong With
Him

81 was under teh weather for three
years and finally became very much
alarmed, as nothing seemed to do me
any good. am like a different man
now, however, and certainly am
strong for Tanlac," said James j.
Golf, 3109 Seventh Ave, Tampa,
Fla, engineer for the Atlantic Ice
& Coal Co.
"For three years l didn't know
what it was to sit dow nand ENJOY
a hearty meal, as i knew what
would have to suffer afterwards.
When mans stomach gets out of
order everything seems to go wrong
with him and that's the way it was
with me.
st only took three bottles of Tan
lac to make me feel like new man.
My stomach is in apple-pie order
now and can eat anything and ev-
erything. Instead of feeling weak
and worn out like l used to am full
of life and energy and work better
than ] have in years"
Tanlac is sold in Americas by the
Carswell Drug Co., and by first class
druggists everywhere (adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
LEGAL AID No. 4o5.

Whereas, on the End day of Sep
TENDER, 1921, Sam McGarrah had de-
livered in the stock yard of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway Company at
Americas, Georgia, twenty 600 head
of cows to be shipped to
Geo. H. McGwigan, Prairie, Florida,
which cows were left directly in
charge of care-taker of said con-
signee, which were to be loaded by
him and under his directions at /
a. m. during the night following said
date; that said care-taker, whose
name is Mathew Han, went to the
stock pen at l a. m. and proceeded
to load the cows without any assist
ance and permitted two of said cows
to escape from the pen and did not
place them in the car; that sometime
later said cows were recovered and
have remained in the possession of
the Seaborad Railroad since said
date, the consignee and consignor
both refusing to give shipping instruc-
tions or to pay balance due. on charg-
es to the Seaboard Railroad Company
for said shipment including transport
tation of the >care-taker;
Now therefore, pursuant to the
laws of this state governing the sale
of property by railroad companies for
expenses, said two cows, which are
described as follows: one butt-head-
ed milk cow, weighing about eight
hundred pounds, dark uniform cream
color, and one butt-headed milk COW,
weighing about eight hundred and
fifty pounds, being of dark Jersey
color, with one light spot in one flank
about the size of a mans hand, will
be sold before the court house door
in Americas, Sumter County, Geor-
gia, on Friday, December %, 1921,
between thu hours of II o'clock a. m.
and l o'clock p. m. to the highest
bidder for cash.
The proceeds of said sale will be
applied first to the payment of the
balance due in the way OF expense
due the Seaboard in the handing of
said shipment to Prairie, Florida, and
the expenses incident to the keeping
of said cows since said shipment.
This 18th day of December, 1921.
II. M. SELLERS,
Agent, S. A. l.. RY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23

One hundred twenty eight (128)
acres of land, more OF less, of land
lot number twenty-eight (28) in the
Sixteenth (16th) district of Sumter
County, Georgia, the same being all
of said lot lying east of Muckaloo-
chez creek and more particularly
described by beginning at the north
east corner of said lot seven hum
idred seventy-eight (778) yards, more
or less, to Muckaloochee creek: thence
in a southeasterly direction down the
run of said creek to the south lot line
Of said lot; thence east along the
south lot line of said lot four hundred
eighty yards( 480) yards, more or
less, to the southeast corner of said
lot; thence north along the east lot
line of said lot to the northeast cor
ner, the point of beginning; said
tract of land known as the w. A.
Webb Old Home Place.
This sale will continue from day
to day between the said hours until
all of said property is sold. The
terms of the sale is cash.
This the 7th day of December,
1921.
A. L. M'LENDON,
AS Administrative of the Estate of
w. A. Webb, deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
LEGAL AID No. 4O2
Gaoruia CInotar C,nuOtU.

Georgia, Sumter County:
BY virtue of an order granted al
the December term of the Court OF
Ordinary for said county, the follow
ing described property will be sold be-
fore the Court House door on the first
Tuesday in January, 1922, at public
outcry for cash, to-wit:
II shares of stock of the Bank of
Leslie of the par value of $4,000.
9 shares of the Atlanta & West
Point Railway Co., stock of the par
value of $4,000.
10 shares of the Sumter-Lee Ware
house stock of the par value of 500.
One share of stock of the Doss Rub
Der Co., of the par value of 500.
Said property to be sold as the
property of the estate of J. j. Wilson,
for the purpose of paying debts and
for distribution among the heirs.
w. A. WILSON, Administrator.
\ MRS. ELLA WILSON, Admins
tratriX.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
LEGAL AID No. 1913.

GEORGIA, Sumter County. -
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in January, 1922, at public cutlery,
at the court house in said county,
within the legal hours of sale to the
highest bidder FOR cash, the following
described real estate, towit:
Parcel No. 1-That tract or parcel
of land in the 28ta district of Sumter
County, Georgia, bounded as follows:
Commencing at point on the west
erly bank of the Flint river at a
point three hundred 1900 feet
southerly from the south side of the
trestle of the Americas and Atlantic
Railroad company, thence westerly
to the intersection of certain creek
known as Fallen branch) and the
right way of the said Americas and
| Atlantic railroad; thence in north
westerly direction to a blazed oak
| tree, the corner post of wire fence,
running easterly and northerly there
| from; thence in meandering
northerly direction following the lines
of the wire fence and certain blazed
trees forming posts of such fenee)
distance of about one and one-half
| q 1-2) miles to point where such
fence reaches ravine and up the
slope of the next bluff and along
easterly line of the Greer field and
the westerly line of the hedge row
on the crest of the bluff to the south
line of Sebe Kitchens land and thence
easterly along the southerly line of
the said Kitchens land extended to
Flint river; thence southerly, follow
ing the channel of the Flint river
to the point of beginning, except
| therefrom the right-of- way of the said
| Americas and Atlantic Railroad COM
lpany, subject also to the timber lease
from the said party of the first part
to J. S. Motion covering the over-flow-
ed lands in said description.
Parcel No. 2 Accommodating at a
pointY twenty 600 feet southerly
| from intersection of the westerly line
of the parcel of last described with
the southerly line of the said Kitchens
/ lands to the easterly line Of the parcel
next described, extended thence
northerly to the southerly line of said
Kitchens land, extended; thence east
eel No. /. Thence south twenty (20)
IeeL 10 CHe pOIiit Vi DeSilHlflS, Sdlu
parcel being intended to be a strip
of land twenty (20) feet wide, ex-
tending from the westerly line or
Parcel No. 1 to the southeast corner
of the parcel next described, said
lands being in the 28th district of
Sumter County, Georgia.
! Parcel No. 3-Ninety-one (9l)
acres of land, more or less, located
on the south side of Sweet Water
creek, bounded on the east by lands
, of Sebe Kitchens, south by lands Of
Ed Brown, west by property of the
Republic Mining company, north by
Sweet Water creek, said land being
+ in the 18th district of Sumter Coun-
Z ty, Georgia.
Said property levied upon as prop
erty of International Aluminium Com
pany to satisfy the within distress
warrant in favor of the Georgia
/ Lumber Co, composed of e. E.
! Crooks, j. M. Sumner, and ]. S. Nor
ton. Tenant in possession notified
in terms of the law.
This 9th day of December, 1921.
T. L. SUMMERS,
/ Deputy Snerif, Sumter Co. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
LEGAL AID No. 1877.
Administrator Sale.
GIA, Sumter County.

GEORG1AJ OuHiISF OuuHty'
Will be sold in said county on the
18th day of December, 1921, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and A
o'clock p. M, at public outcriy at the
late residence of w. A. Webb, deceas-
ed, to the highest bidder, for cash,
all of the personal property of said
w. A. Webb, deceased, to-wit:
l dark bay mare mule about Is
years old, black mare mule about
IL years old, l black mare mule
blind; / two-horse wagon, two
horse wagon, 1 double turning pillow,
6 single pow stocks, / mower and
rake, / disc harrow, / cotton planter,
l cotton and grain planter, l mich
COW and two yearlings, l syrup ket-
tie, 200 bushels corn, hogs (about
300 pounds) and all his plantation
tools.
Said sale will be continued from
day to day until completed. Said
sale authorized by Court of Ordinary
said county.
This 5th day of December, 1921.
A. l.. M'LENDON,
Administrator of the Estate of w. A..
Webb, deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
LEGAL AID No. 4O1-


Georgia, Sumter County:
By virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of Sumter county, grant
ed at the December term, 1921, upon
the application of Mrs. Bessie A. Nc
Donald, guardian of Halle Mcdonald
and Lee Will Mcdonald, to sell the
corpus of the estate of the said Halle
Mcdonald and Lee Will Mcdonald
for the purpose of maintenance and
support, there will be sold before the
Court House door of said county, at
public cutlery, to the highest bidder,
between the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in January, 1922, the
following described property, to-wit
IA one-sixth undivided remainder in
terest, that each of said wards own
IN and to a 1-3 undivided interest
in and to lot of land No. 81 and 2 2-3
acres in the northeast corner of lot
No. 8 being all of said lot that lies
east of Muckaloochee creek; all of
said land lying in the 10th district OF
Sumter county, Georgia, after life
estate of Mrs. Bessie A. Mconald has
terminated and being all the interest
that said wards own in said land.
This December 9th, 1921.
MRS. BESSIE A. MCDONALD,
Guardian of Halle Mcdonald and
Lee Will Mcdonald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
legal AID No. 3as.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in January, 1922, at public cutlery,
at the court house in said county,
within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, certain prop
cry, of which the following is full
and complete description, to-wit;
Lot of land number fourteen Q4)
in the Twenty Seventh (27th) dis
triet of Sumter County, Georgia, ex-
cept fifty (50) acres in the south
east corner, containing one hundred
and fifty-two and one half acres,
more or less. Said property levied on
as the property of Mrs. Leila G. Ar
thur to satisfy fl. ia. and execution
issued from the Superior court of said
count, in favor of Mrs. M. L. Rogers,
against the said Mrs. Leila C. Arthur,
said property being in possession OF
Colquitt Heath.
This the 7th day of December,
1921.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23

the guest of friends in Americas for
a few hours Wednesday en- route to
his home at Valdosta.
Miss jennie Davis left Thursday
to spend the holidays with relatives
and friends at Tennille and Meigs.
W. H. Estes, who has spent several
months in Kansas City handling the
sale of Doughboy statuettes in Mis-
souri,, is home for the holidays. He
reports an excellent business.
Miss Myrtle Rushin is spending the
Holidays at her home in Buena Vista.
Prof an. Nils. l. D. Lockha-t, ac-
companied by Miss Fannie Alex
ander, left today for Dawson to
s: id the holidays with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Sparks and
little son arrived today from Macon
to spend Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Dodson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. E. r. Slower
will move today from 633 Fielder
street to their farm on the Leslie
road, a few miles from Americas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Cook will
come from Fort Valley Sunday to be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Wilt
ford for the holiday season. Mrs.
Cook was Miss Louise Williford be-
ford her marriage.
Miss Naomi Wrifht left Friday
morning for Macon to spend the holt
day season with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Lane and lit
tie son, of Valdos;a, arrived today
to spend Christmas with Mrs. j. w.
Stallings at her home on Church
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne L. Davis, of
Commerce, will be holiday guests of
MI. and Mrs. Emmett L. Murray, at
their home on Rees Park.
A party from Americas spending
Wednesday in the city was compos-
ed of Mesdames George Duncan,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
THE AMERlcUs TIMEs.REcoRDER.

been i'll for some time in Macon and
yesterday removed here for treat
ment. He was about fifty years of
age and unmarried. Surviving him
are two sisters, Mrs. C. E. Under
wood, and Americas, and Mrs. G. C.
Winters, of Macon; nphew, c. E.
Underwood, of Americas. Funeral
exercises were held from the Under
wood home at $3.50 this afternoon
and shrdI cmfwy cmfwy cmfwy emf
with interment in Oak Grove ceme-
terry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
Attorney for Petitioners.

Filed in office Dec. 9th, 1921,
S. R. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk, S. C.
GEORGIA Sumter County.
|, S. R. Heys, Deputy Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county, here
by certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of
application for charter of the Ameri-
Gus Steam Laundry Company, filed
in this office this date.
Witness my official signature and
seal of said court, this the 9th day
of December, 1921.
S. r. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk, S. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23
LEGAL. AID No. 1896.
Administrators Sale.
CORGIA. Sumter County.

IEUROIA, SulHtST OUUIIty'
BY virtue of an order of the Court
lof Ordinary Of said county, will be
sold at public cutlery on the first
Tuesday in January, 1922, at the
court house in said county between
the usual hours of sale, to the high
est bidder the following real estate
situated IN Sumter county, to-Wit;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-23

CHRISTMAS COAL-Tomorrow on
ly, December "a, we will sell BAN
NER LUMP COAL at $40 per ton.
This price good for this date only.
Enjoy Christmas by getting ton of
the celebrated coal. Clark's Trans
fer, phone 303-23-1t.