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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1913
Page
8
Butler defeated Fort Valley 3 wins in 4 games as BRAD HOUSER twisted near home plate in a close match. Fort Valley played with partly weakened lineup while Butler's team displayed solid hitting and defense. The report notes a tense, well fought game and lists the players in the lineup.
The text notes that locals will likely travel to Fort Valley this week to settle a tie with the opponent. It praises Butler's strong team this season and anticipates exciting games ahead. Attendance at the games has been very good so far.
In Butler the single men defeated the married men in a national game. The singles totaled 11 runs, 12 hits and 6 errors while the married side had 8 runs, 4 hits and 18 errors. Batteries for the singles were Adams and Beeland, for the married men Stanford Chapman and Wallace.
The largest New York burglary since 25 years ago struck the Martin Simons & Son pawnshop at 94 Hester Street. About $300,000 in bonds and notes plus jewels were stolen. $130,000 in bonds and $100,000 in notes plus gold watches and gems looted, while thieves avoided a perfect electric alarm network by digging from a coal bin into the vault. The thief known as Deafy, a famed safecracker now said to be a cocaine user, is blamed for the caper.
Mrs. A R Tabor of Crider Missouri had endured a five year sick headache until taking Chamberlain Tablets. After using two bottles she reports a complete cure. The product targets headaches from stomach upset. Sold by all dealers.
Notice to school teachers and boards of education. Teachers seeking positions and boards seeking good teachers should write for information to The Brown Teacher’s Agency, Lawrenceville, Ga. May 6 to 4t.
W P Broyles reports a fifteen year kidney and bladder illness cured by Joey Kidney Pills. He claims they ended a severe backache and painful bladder irregularities and recommend Foley Kidney Pills for backache rheumatism and weak kidneys. Sold by City Drug Store Ad.
The Talbot County Oratorical contest will be held in the Opera House on May 10, 1973 starting at 4 PM. Ten schools will be represented and a spelling contest will also be held. Parents are invited to bring children to enjoy the day, with Miss Elizabeth Ragland in charge of music.
Winnebago Neb resident W H Chapman recounts using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for his two children’s severe coughs. He claims it cured them and saved a doctor’s bill for a 25 cent bottle. Warns that a bad cold can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia and urges prompt use of the product sold by City Drug Store Ady.
Excursion fares via Central of Georgia Railway for multiple offerings in 1913 including trips to Chattanooga St Louis Nashville Los Angeles Monteagle Sewanee Atlanta Savannah and other events. Details list May June July dates with conventions and meetings by Confederate Veterans Southern Baptist Union World-Wide Baraca Philathea United Society of Christian Endeavor and Presbyterian bodies. Contact local ticket agent for full information on fares dates sales limits and schedules.
GA State College of Agriculture urges cattle producers to prioritize cattle tick eradication silage and cottonseed byproducts. Experts note Elberton experiments with feeders from other states and a shipper testing silo use to boost profits under Georgia conditions.
Inquiry into the value of a high class dairy cow based on production. The College cow yielded 7,215.1 pounds of milk in ten months and twenty one days with 5.57 percent butterfat, milk sold at 40 cents per gallon for $335.58. Bull calf sold for $50 and manure valued at $30. Gross income $415.58. Feed and pasture cost $58.74. Labor not exceeding $50. Total expenses $108.74. Net profit $206.84.
A small boy answering a United States history exam wrote that General Braddock was killed in the revolutionary war and claimed he had three horses shot under him with a fourth going through his clothes. The incident underlines common mix ups of early American wars.
Two doctors, meeting for the first time at a reception, praised each other yet teased their rival therapies. One boasted of being a gentleman while doubting the other's status as a physician. The other replied by calling the first a centenarian in a playful twist.
Charles Furthman deputy state's attorney testified in New York about a nationwide arson syndicate led by John Daniel known as John Kabizak. He linked fires in Seattle Chicago St Louis Buffalo San Francisco Minneapolis to Daniel's travels, saying the scheme earned millions by burning stores and factories with collusion among agents, adjusters, and brokers.
Professor Hale of King’s College London told a New York correspondent that the moon’s mountains and rocks show change visible to the naked eye due to gradual chemical decay. He warned the face may vanish over time and a man with a bundle of sticks could appear instead. A memorial to the Mayflower voyage is being built at Southampton to be unveiled August 15, marking the 1620 landing and a tablet at Dartmouth.
A guide notes that paper narcissus bulbs planted in sand and water in glass bowls bloom in four weeks. Flowers are fragrant and delicate, lasting at least two weeks. This rapid method enables a succession of blooms through winter and is touted as inexpensive and refined for suburban life.
On the first Tuesday in May a public outcry will occur at the court house door in Taylor county Georgia to satisfy a Superior Court execution. The lands include the south half of lot 288 and north half of lot 283 part north of Patsiliga Creek totaling about 202 acres known as Bryant Ingram. quarter undivided in lots 294 289 287 and portion of 286 north and east of Patsiliga Creek totaling about 700 acres known as Martha Newsom. plus town lot 7 in block 12 Reynolds fronting Crawford Street 53 feet with 150 feet depth, containing a 10 room two story residence formerly Be Hodges. Property belonged to L M Lucas and is levied to satisfy Bassett administrator vs Lucas. Written notice given. sheriff J R Beeland.
Mrs Bertha Wilton applied for permanent Letters of Administration on the estate of Robert E Wilton in Taylor County Georgia. Creditors and next of kin are required to appear at the Ordinary's office within the legal time to show cause why permanent Administration should not be granted. Witness dated May 5 1913. A H Riley Ordinary.
Public notices announce multiple land sales in Taylor county Georgia under court orders. The schedules include Warren Lockett estate lands with a one third undivided share, a separate East half of Lot 259, and a 10 acre tract in Lot 177. Sheriff Beeland and others authorize sales by public outcry at the county courthouse with cash offers during specified May and June dates.
Ellen Wilcox files a divorce action in Taylor Superior Court and issues a writ for Hannah Wilcox to appear personally or by attorney at the next term on the first Monday in October. If Hannah fails to appear, the court will proceed. Writ signed by Clerk C. T. Montfort and Judge S. P. Gilbert dated April 7 1913.
J S Donahue Se Haver Mich a civil war captain and lighthouse keeper credits a miracle remedy for kidney stomach and vision troubles. He touts a patent medicine sold at City Drug Store claiming cures for a host of ailments and praises its efficacy after years of failure.
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