Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-17
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Eastern capitalists are preparing
to test iron ore fields in Chattooga
and Walker counties.
Spalding county farmers are plan
n.ng to cut the amount of CONNER
cial fertilizer used in that county in
half and thereby reduce the produc-
ton of cotton, instead of cutting the
acreage.
Plans for Georgians attending the
inauguration of Warren G. Harding
to go to Washington on a special
train instead of separately, in order
that the state can receive some ad
vertisement as the result of charter
ing a special train, were discussed by
the Advertise Georgia association at
hits meeting in Macon Monday.
= The Colquitt county grand jury
this week will investigate the race
trouble around Doerun late last fall
which resulted in the whipping of
many negroes and the raid on ne
gro lodge.
An alligator, meacur'ng ten feet,
seven inches, was killed in the Geo
nee river, near Oconec, by lumber
Inspector Saturday. When skinned
he was found to contain a small pig
ard a number Of fish,
WilbcGt Robinson, leader IF the
Brooklyn winners Of the National
League, pennant, and a contender
for the world series, is wintering at
Dover Hall, near Brunswick,
The Cochran Banking company at
Cochran, declared ten per cent divi-
dend on their $4,000 capital stock
at meeting of the stockholders Sat
urday.
A large still inside the city limits
of Savannah was captured by federal
prohibition officers Saturday. The
still was in room adjoining a
kitchen SC the smoke could escape
thr7r"h the kitchen hue.
Sc tor General Charles H. Gar
rctt. Of tho Ribb Superior court. is
i'll at his home in Macon and criminal
ca1cs in the court will probably be
POSTPONED.
George Roberts, young white
man employed by the Dover Hall
club near Brunswick, was crushed
to death when he fell under a trac-
tor he was operating on the club
grounds.
The body of Capt Jcwett Will
liams, The first man in the SD di-
vision to be killed in action, was
buried in Oconee cemetery at Ath-
en- Saturday.
The children of 0. B. Abbott, of
Rome, were taken from his custody
and turned temporarily over to the
Salvation Army there after it was
proven in Ordinary's court that Alb
bot was cruel to them.
John H. Reynolds, after "A years
rs active president of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Rome has retired to
become active chairman Of the board
Of directors.
At a meeting of the Atlanta XII
wants club Friday, Congressman W
D. Upshaw denied that he favored
Ablue law legislation and stated that
&"anyone who says I am in favor
of laws to take the sun out of Sun
day is an unmitigatcd fool and an
unfumigated liar
Lindsay E. Amaker and an eight
cen year old girl, Wilma Leincweb-
Der, alias Mrs. Amaker, have been
arrested in Atlanta charged with
bigamy and white slavery. The girl
deserted her husband in large
Southern city and married Amaker
with whom she travelled over the
Southern states. Capt. Carl Ford,
recently finance officer at Camp Cor
don, has also been charged with big
amy and white slavery. He mar
ried Miss Carrie Sutton. of Tampa.
Fla, when he had a wife and chill
dren in London.
Atlanta detectives arrested A
Abraham, storekeeper when he at
tempted to set fire to his store aft
err soaking his stock with gasoline
The police had received information
of the mans intention to set fire to
his store which is On the ground floor
of a large apartment house, and wait
ed for him, catching him in the act
Henry Thomas, Douglas negro,
while under the influence of liquor