January 27, 1917.
The patrons of the Southern Express Company office signed a petition for it to remain uptown. Ninety-seven citizens and businesses of Wrightsville signed the petition to be delivered to the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad. The people aren't against a new or renovated depot but do not want the express office removed from the business section of town to the depot.
Johnson County conditions demand action. Progressive as the business men and intelligent as its farmers are, believe they all need the assistance of a Farm Demonstration Agent as all the neighboring counties have. The cost is little compared to the great and lasting results obtained. It is hoped that the next Grand Jury makes this recommendation.
Ordinary J. C. Wiggins has going on some needed court house improvements. Mr. T. L. Chester, contractor and builder, is at work with a crew of hands tearing out a back room on the first floor where will be placed additional accomodations for men. Other improvements around the building will likely be made at this time also.
Mr. W. G. Burns who lives here but was doing business in Rentz, had the misfortune to lose his entire stock of goods on Monday night by fire. The building in which he kept store belonged to Mr. A. W. Davidson of that place and was insured for $600. Mr. Burns carried $3000 insurance on his merchandise but this did not cover his losses.
The Morrow Brothers Male Quartet, who were here Saturday night, did not have as large an audience as expected on account of numbers going over to Dublin to see Birth Of A Nation, and the weather and the time also figured against the attraction. The show just had a twenty dollar house.
The Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad will give prizes for best crops by boys this year. Every boy between 10 and 18 who lives in a county served by the W. & T. can get into this club. He can register with his county's Demonstration Agent. Each boy will be required to plant corn and velvet beans on one acre and keep records of his work. The prizes will be in the form of livestock, which are purebred, as they believed that would be more appreciated. First prize will be a pure bred Short Horn Bull. The second prize will be a pair of registered Duroc-Jersey hogs. There will be other prizes.
A concerned citizen made the statement that there is no place in the country that needs to have hard-surfaced street crossings than does Wrightsville. You bog down almost over your shoe quarters in crossing any of the principal streets in the city. It would not require much outlay of money and time to fix at least the crossings. What say you, City Council?
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