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Secret Order Dxrectory}
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All the fraternal orders of Fitzgeralc
* are requested to furnish us, tor publi
cation, notice of time and place of
their meetings.
‘The Ladies of the Grand Army eet
at 2 p. m, on the 20d and 4th Satur
day in each month at the K, of P,
Hall on Central Ave.
ADAH CHAPTER N 0.15 OE 8
Meete every first and third Monday
night at Masonic Hall corner Central
Ave. and Grant street. .
FITZGERALD NEST OF OWLS.
Meetsevery 20d and 4th Monday Night
corner Central Avenue and Grant
Street.
H. A Witham, Sr. Pres.
R. L. King, Secty
SEORGE CROUSE POST NO. I 7
G. A. R.
Meets on the Ist and 3rd Saturdays
of each mooth, at 2 p. m, in the K, of
P. Hall.
J. B. Schroll Commander.
GETHSEMANE COMMANDERY
NO. 20,
Meets second and fourth Friday
pights of each month at Masonic Hall,
corner Central Ave, and Grant street
uyton Fisher, Eminent Com.
]J. B. Seapor, Reccrder.,
PINE LEVEL LODGE NO. 353
AF&AM
Meets every second and fourth
Monday opights of each month at
Mason,. Hdall, corner Central Ave. and
Grant street.
P, L., Keefer, Master
Pine Level Lodge.
J. W. Pearson, Secy.
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FITZGERALD LODuE NO. 35
In 0. 0. j‘o >
Meets every Tuesday night at 8 p. m.
in Odd Fellows Hall, corner Mainand
Pine sts. Visiting Brothers welcome,
J. H. Burke, Noble Grand. |
C. M, Simons, Vice Grand. f
E. J. Brown, Recording Secy.
G. C. Petty Finanpeial Sec.
A. V., Armantrout.
UNITY LODGE NOB K OF P
Meets every second and fourth
Thursday ni¢ht in the Knights of
Pythias Hall on Central Ave. Vis
iting Knights cordially invited to
attend.
- R.L King, K OfR and S.
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FITZGERALD CHAPTER NO. 32
R. A. M.
Meets first and third Tuesday night
of each month at Masonic Hall Corner
Central Ave. and Grant street.” .
J. H. Hicks, High Priest,
Jno. B. Russell. Secy.
FITZGERALD ENCAMPMENT
1. 0. 0 F. N 0.9
Meets every Thursday night at 7:30
p.m. in Odd Fellows Hall. 3
S. B, Rogers P. C,
L. V. Armontrout, Scribe.
LR A e oR
WHITE JESSAMINE HIVE No. 21,
L.O.T. M.
, Meets everiv{ Wednesday afternoon at
2:80 in W.R. C. Hall.
By order of Recording Keeper.
Ll s ee e e
WOODMAN OF THE WORLD
Meet every first and third Wednes
day night at Odd Fellows hall. Good
attendance is urged. Visitors wel
ceme, B. W. Mayo,
Camp Clerk.
Lot a i S st i
: K.O.T. M. .
Ist, 2nd, and 4th Wednesdays ip
ich Month.
Perry Keefer,Com.
Jobn Earpest,
Keeper of Records
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COLONY POST N0.14G. A.R.
Meets the Ist and 3rd Saturdays of
each morth at 7-30 p. m., also 2nd and
4tb Saturday at 2 p.m. in W, .R.,C.,}
Hall, |
E D Stone Commander,
C A Brooks, Agt,
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W.R.C.
Colony Relief Corps No, 2, meets at
their Hall on South Main St. every first
and third Tuesdays at 2 o’clock. p. m,
: Lizzie Haverfleld President.
Mrs. Eliza Mosher, Secretary.
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P. 0.5.0 F A,
Meets every Friday evening of each
weekat P. O. S. Hall 214 E. Pine st.
4 8 o'clock.
oy H. B. Biown. Pres.
M. A. Hartley, Sec’y.
- TRIBE OF BEN HUR
¢'Arrius Court No. 10 Tribe of Ben
Hur, meets every Ist and 3rd night in
the Odd Fellows Hall. ’
R. L. King,
s : Scribe.
American Defied Law In
Africa; Is Shot by Soldiers
London, Aug. 19. —Hunted
down by British soldiers in the
depths of the jungles of Central
Africa, where for years. in defi
ance of all authority, he had pur
sued the career of an elephant
poacher and iilicit ivory trader,
James Ward Rogers, an Ameri
can, is dead. He was shot down
by a little force of troops which
had been into the wilderness in
pursuit, with orders not to return
without the outlaw, dead or alive.
News of Rogers’ death came
formally today to the British col
onial office from Capt. C. V.
Fox, inspector of Mongahall pro
vince, who commanded the expe
dition. Although told in an offi
cial report, the story revealed
is one of the most dramatic in
colonial annals.
For years Rogers had carried
on his lawless trade, which pop
alar opinion credited with netting
him a fortune. The regmote re
gions along the Laqo Enclave
and Congo boundaries were the
scenes of his operations. Time
after time British officials of the
Soudan had tried in vain to trap
him. It was this defiance of years
which determined the govern
ment to crush the the old man.
Captain Fox’s report shows
that in his long operations Rogers
had done more than had beéen
dreamed of by the colonial offi
cers, He had established an or
ganized administration over the
wild trackless country and among
.he natives was a virtual, if un
crowned, king. 1?
The success of the outlaw in
handling his ‘‘subjects” andin
the pursuit of his trade from
Captain Fox, in his revport, the
tribute that Rogers’ work was
worthy of a better cause. Not
since the explorer, Henry M.
Stanley, pierced the jungles in
1871, and found Dr. Livingston,
has such a tale of hardships,
trials and dangers come out of
Africa. Captain Fox’s report, in
this respect, resembles most
nearly, perhaps, the tale of Gen
‘eral Funston’s dogged pursuit of
Aguinaldo in the Philippines.
For the purpose of tracking the
outlaw the English commander
was given a non-commissioned
subordinate and six Soudanese
soldiers. Body carriers and mules
for the transportation of supplies
were part of his equipments,
His instructions were plain—not
to return until the outlaw was
captured.
With a soldier’s disregard for
red tapve, Captain Fox, in his
report, fails to mention dates in
describing the manhunt. Appa
rently the denouement of the
jungle drama came three months
ago.
The pursuers then had spent
weeks - plunging through the
jungle that defied passage,
Rogers cunningly leading them
through the densest of swamps,
forests and across deep streams.
Before the outlaw was overtaken
he had crossed the Nile into the
Belgian Congo.
ECreeping up the Uganda
bank of the Nile the expedition
pushed forward for six weeks be
fore the quarry was located.
Fox and his men had then worn.
Itheir clothes to tatters and their
supplies were exhausted, leaving
[them facing starvation in the
‘wilderness. :
" The last twelve hours of pur
suit was particularly trying. The
chase led over a mountain with
Rogers’ men only a short distance
in advance. - As they fled, the
ape-like natives of the outlaw
sent back taunts and jeers at
their pursuers.
Dramatic in the extreme is
Captain Fox’s description of the
death of Rogers. In the jungle
into which they had descended
from the mountsin his party
came suddenly upon a camp. A
native -approached the English
officer and said:
“The commander wants you to
come in. He is sick and cannot
pfiwmam.wl'fl?kgmg E. FRIDAY, \&'U,QUSTHZS.' 1912.
comeout.”’ - - T
Entering the hut Captain Fox
found himself in a room dimly
lighted by a candle. A white
man was lying on a coach and be
side him sat a companion, also
white. For a time there was
dead silence, and Captain Fox
believed he had been led into a
trap. Then he asked: :
“Which is Mr. Rogers?”’
i “Mr. Rogers has been shot,”
replied the outlaw’s companion.
l “Yes,”” replied Rogers, ‘“‘and
by vour men.”’
} “‘Come stand right here so I
ean look at you,”’ Rogers contin
ued.
His eyes were blazing and from
benedth a blanket he drew a re
volver and'pointed it at the officer.
I am a dying man, I guess,”
he sain. “I didn’t think they
could kill Old Rogers, but they
got, him this time.”
~ “Btill yoy are in Belgian terri
tory and you stand more chance
for arrest than I do.”’
Fearing that the revolver that
menaced him might be exploded
at amy time, Captain Fox argued
with: the outlaw te gain time
Finally Rogers turned o his com
panion whom he addyessed as
doctior, and said:
*9 want you to witness what |
say, doctor, Captain Fox, lan
a dying man sg » Would not li
about anything. Thig »25 ™
show and all my work, Loe"
afraid I have brought you intc
trouble, doctor.
- “Well, I had my good times, as
.well as bad. 1 can’t stand relig
l§wa people. If you have relig:
lions just live up to them.”
t A noise in his throat interrupt
ed the old man’s words.
*‘Say, did you hear that?’ hie
exclaimed. ‘‘That’s the death,
rattle. I've heard that too many
times to make any mistake,
This prediction was correct for
these were his last words,
- Throughout his talk with Cap
tain Fox, Rogers shielded his
white companion and did not re
veal his identity. Captain Fox’s
report also is singularly silent on
this point as he says he did not
know the doctor. It is thought
likely. however, that this was
done to protect the man.
United States of America,
Southern District of Geor
gia. Albany Division.
BANKRUPT NOTICE
In the matter of,
Eugene E. Reach }ln Bankruptcy
‘ Bankrupt
Notice of Application tor Dis
charge. : ‘
To the Creditors of the above
named Bankrupt, ;
You are hereby notified that the
above named bankrupt bas ap
plied for a discharge from all the
debts provable against him in
bankruptcy. The said spplication
will be heard by the Honorable
Emory Speer, Judge of the United
States District for the sard Divi
sion and District at the United
States Court House, in Albany,
Georgia, on the 17th day of Sep
tember 1912 at ten o’clock in the
forenoon: i
All Creditors of said bankrupt
are notihed to appear at the time
and place stated, and show cause
if any they can, why the prayer
of said petitioner should not be
granted. 4
Dated at Albany, Georgia, this
19th day of August 1912, s
; - John D, Crews,
Deputy Clerk.
Establish A
‘Bank Account
By buying Seed of or where
I.buy if.
the Moore
.F.D.No. 1
Fitzgerald, Ga.
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If it is Drugs, Seeds or Station
ery you want, we have it. Biggest
Stock and lowest prices.
63-2 t. Denmark Drug Co,
Ordinance No. 347 -
) e fFEdy 5.5
An Ordinance prescribing the
form of bond of an issue of $40,000
Paving bonds by the city of Kita
gerald Georgia providing a tax for
the same and confirming the sale
of the bonds. : |
Section 1. Be it ordained by
the mayor and council of the
aty of Fitzgerald and it is
hereby o r.d a i n ed by authority
of the same that the $40,000
Paving bonds authorized
at an election held on the 14th
May 1912 and validated by judg
ment of the Superior Court of
Ben Hill county rendered on the
3rd day of June 1912 shal! bel
signed by the mayor of the city
and attested by the clerk and the
coupons thereto attaghed may bear
the fac simile signature of the
said mayor and the said bonds
shall be issued in substantially the
l following form
State ot Georgia
City of Fitzgerald
Paving Bond
No—— $l,OOO
The city of Fitzgerald io the
county of Ben Hill and state of
Georgia for value received hereby
promises to pav on the Ist day of
July 1942 to the bearer hereof or
if this bond shall be registered
then to the holder hereof register
ed according to the provisions en
iorsed hereon the sum of One
thousang dollars E{wxpt.h{< mteres:l
thereotl 8 the rate Or v pu- e
per annum payablé setni dahually
upon presentation and surrender
of the annexed coupons therefor
‘as they severally become due or
fin case of such registration then
;w the registered holder. Botl
! principle 4nu jnterest of this bond
are paysble in gold goin of the
Unmted States of AmericaJof the
present standard of weight and
fineness at the office of —~ ~—em
in the city and state of New York.
‘This bond is issued by virtue and
in pursuance ot sections 440 et
sec of the Code of Georgia and of
an ordinance of the mayor and
council duly adopted, And it is
hereby certified that every require
ment of law and of the constitu
tion of tae state of Georgia relat
ing to the issue hereof has been
duly complied with and that the
issue hereof has been duly autho
rized at an election duly called and
held for that purpose by a vote of
two-thirds of the qualified voters of
the city and that this bond is with=
10 every debt and other limit pre
scribed by the Constitution or
laws of the State of Georgia. ,
In witness whereof the city of
Fitzgerald has caused itsseal to be
hereto affixed and this bond to be
signed by its mayor and attested
by its clerk as of this Ist day of
July 1912 :
Mayor
Attest
Clerk
(Coupon)
$25. ‘
On the Ist day of January (July)
19—the city of Fitzgerald Georgia
will pay the bearer Twenty-five
dollars in gold coin of the United
States of the present standard of
weight and fineness at the office of
—— —a————in the city of New
York, N. Y,, for six month’s in
terest then due on its Paving
‘Bond No.
1 Mayor.
~ The said bonds shall have en
dorsed thereon astatement in sub.
stantially the following form to
wits
(CONVERSION CERTIFICATE)
At the request of the holder of
the within bond for its conversion
into a registered bond I have this
day cut off the ccupons attached
to the said bond and thé within
bond is hereby converted into &
registered bond with the principle
thereof and semi-annual interest
thereon pavable to the registered
holder, Hereafter no transfer
shall be affectual unless made on
the books of the city treasurer by
the registered holder or his attorn-
ey and noted thereon Dmfi%f"‘:fi'}
AR PRI R PRSP
Treasurer.
Date of Registry=—=—————
In whose name registered————
Treasyrer —=sw——-—" A
The ity treasurer for the time
being shall have authority to sign
the foregoing statement as the oc
casion 'may arise and to do all’
things necessary to convert the
said bonds from 'time to time into
registered and to provide for the
transfer of the bonds whep regis
lte-red\ |
The said bonds shall have en
dorsed thereon a certiticate of the
clerk of the Superior court of
Ben Hill County Georgia in sub
stantially the following form to
wit
“Validated and corfirmed bv‘
judgment of the superior Coart of
Ben Hill Courty rendered on thel
3rd day of June 1912, ‘
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Ben Hill County Georgia.”
l Section 2. Thereis hereby
levied assessed and ordered to be
collected an annual tax 1
tixible property in said city
of Fitzgerald sufficient in amount
to pay the principle and interest
ot the said bonds at maturity.
Section 3. The sale of the said
bonds to the Provident Savings
Bank & Trust Company of Cincin
nati Ohio at the price of Forty
one Thousand One Hundred Dol
' v 100 ao\ A ‘wrebv approv
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ed und confirmed, S
This the 15th 42y of August 191%
I hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this the 13th day Aqy
gust, 1912,
A, B. Cook,
Mayor. of Fitzgerald, Ga.
Georgia, Ben Hill County, |
City of Fitzgerald.
I, Geo. W. Brown, Clerk in
pnd for the City of Fitzgerald, Ga.,
hereby certify that the above 01-
dinance No. 347 was given its first
reading Aogust sth, 1912 and its
second reading August 12th, 1912
and was passed Awgust 12th, 1912,
by the following vete to-wit:
“Ayes” Adams, Miller, Parnin,
Broadhurst, Griner, Mayes, Mc-
Lauchlin and Paulk,
“Nayes” None.
This the 13th day of August 1912,
Geo. W, Brown,
Clerk, Fitzgerald, Ga.
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LEWIS BEAR DRUG CO, mail. .
Forget Your Feet.
A busy man ‘might as
well be crippled as to be
poorly shod. Poor shoes
make it awful hard to
keep your mind off your
feet.
King Bee and Easy
Street are comfortable.
They are made in our
Georgia Shoe Factory
and are ‘‘there’’ on
style and wearing qual
ities, HALDE
Two new classy lasts
have just been put in
“Ty Cobb,” Red Rock."
They’ll please you.
Just ask your dealer to
show them.
“T S
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I. K. Orr Shoe Co.,
Red Seal Shve Factury, I
Atlanta.
Professional Cards
DR. B. S. CLAY,D. V. M.
VETERINARY
Physician and Surgeon.
Headquarters at
GRAY BROS: STABLES. PHONE NO. 8
Fitzgerald, Ga.
WATER'S TRANSFER
HOMER WATERS, Manager.
Headquarters at : :
WILLIAMS & MAUND’S STABLES
Telephone your wants and they
will receive prompt attention, .
~ Phone 181 ;
CEO. McCALL
Fresh Fish and Oysters
Delivered Anywhere
in thecity . . . .
PHone 269, 115 S. Sherman Street
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H. ELKINS, JOSEPH B. WALL
ELKINS & WALT
Atitoraeys at Law,
Rooms 408-11 Garbutt-Donovan Bullding
Will practice in all the Courts.
" FRED & OTTO HARNISH,
Boot and Shoe Makers.
| 212 E. Pine Street
Fine and Substantial Repawing
| Promptly Done,
l 21 4 & A dessi
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DR. LOUIS A, TURNER
l DENTIST
Reems 208-208 1-2, 2nd Flces
| 5 Stery PuiMing
Specialist}
Eye, Ear, Nose nd Throat -
-318 Century Building
| ATLANTA, GEORGIA |
M. = : - - ‘
DR. J. E. GOETHE
Office Fourth Floor Garbutt-Donavan Bldg.
WAI CThsem
Phone 268 Residence
“ 469 Oflice
Specialty: '
Diseases of Women and Children
’ W. W. Martin; The Auctioneer.
Telephone or cail at Miller Furni
ture Company, Fitzagerald, Ga.
$lOO,OOO. to Loan
ON BEN HILL FARMS
And on Fitzgerald Cice Property
Loans Negotiate { ’romptly
Terms the Best; Interest
the Lowest.
Come and See HMe.
W. M. BRYAN
Garbutt-Donovan Building
Room No. 311, Fitzgerald Ga.
Representing
ELLIS & ELLIS, Tilton, Georgra