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Vol I. No. 13
REDUCTION IN FREIGHT
RATES ORDERED FOR CITY
This case being at issue upon complaint and answers
on file, and having been duly heard and submitted by the
parties and full investigation of the matters and things
involved having been had, and the Commissioners being
of the opinion from the whole record that the present rate
adjustment between certain common points in Georgia
and Douglas, Ga., is unjustly and unlawfully discrimina
tory against Douglas and unduly preferential to Waycross,
it is—
ORDERED: That the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic Railroad Company, Georgia & Florida Railway,
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway, Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company, Southern Railway Company, Seaboard
Air Line Railway and Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany be, and they are hereby notified and required on or
before March 1, 1914, to cease and desist from charging
and collecting class and commodity rates on shipments
moving between Douglas, Ga., and Atlanta, Macon, Rome,
Dalton, Athens and Columbus, Ga., in excess of the class
and commodity rates simultaneously in effect on like traffic
between said Atlanta, Macon, Rome, Dalton, Athens and
Columbus, Ga., and Waycross, Ga.
This Circular shall be in effect on and after March 1,
1914, and repeals everything in conflict.
By Order of the Commission.
Campbell Wallace, C. M. Candler,
Secretary. Chairman.
ALLEN HDCKABEE
HURT AT BLACKSHEAR
Last Friday while Allen Huekabee,
the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. A.
Huekabee of Blackshear was practic
ing- on the campus of Pierce Colle
giate Institute for the district jump
ing contest, he succeeded in making
some high jumps; but when the rope
was raised, he was running at full
speed and in some way fell and broke
one of the vertebrae of his back.
Medical attention was immediatly
given and on Tuesday young Mr.
Huekabee came to the Douglas Hos
pital for treatment. He is doing
nicely and the many friends ,of the
splendid young man and his parents
hope for a speedy and permanent
recovery from an accident that might
have been a very serious one.
Oh you, ‘ Broadway Jones.”
Starts this issue, Read it
LEVIN’S
Semi-Annual Clearance
Sale now on. Read large
circular for particulars.
Come and reap the bene
fit of our Big Bargains of
ford during this Clearance
Sale at
Levins Department Store
We Handle
Everything
MRS. W. F. SIBBETT
UNDERGOES OPERATION
The many friends of Mrs. W. F.
Si'obett will be glad to know that af
ter a serious operation on last Satur
day morning at the Piedmont San
itarium in Atlanta, she is seemingly
out of danger as thought by the phy
sician Dr. Floyd Mcßae, and improv
ing rapidly. This operation was a
very serious one, even more so than
her physician thought would be nec
cessary until the operation was be
gun, but the &ct that the crisis is
over and the rapid improvement in
her condition is gratifying. Dr. Sib
bett who has been with her since last
Friday returned this morning very
much pleased with her rapid improv
ment.
WANTED Rabit* and squirrels
D >uglas Hotel.
Douglas,
Georgia
Everything
Reduced
Douglas, Georgia, Friday, January, 23rd 1914
Teacher’s Monthly
institute Jan. 31st
On Saturday, January 31st, there
will be held in the auditorium of the
G. N. C. & B. I. at Douglas, Ga., be
ginning at 10:00 o’clock a. m., the
second Teachers’ Monthly Institute.
Every teacher is requested to be
present and render such aid as may
be asked of them. No teacher will
be excused without a reasonable
excuse, its reasonableeess to be de
termined by the Board of Education.
This will probably be the most im
portant institute of the year, for
the corn, cotton and canning clubs,
together with the Field Day program
will be taken up in detail, in order
that every teacher may become fa
milliar with these different things.
There will be also two or three lec
tures not yet agreed upon. The lil
lte problems confronting some of
the teachers throughout the county
will also be discussed.
And since the training of our
young people is a matter in which
everyone in the county shoi 1 i take
pride in lending and encouragement,
we extend to all a cordial invitation
to be present during the day.
Yours for progressiveness,
J. GORDON FLOYD, C.S.S.
POLITICAL LABOR
PARTY ADVOCATED
Indianapolis, Jan. 22. After sev
eral hours of heated debate the con
vention of United Mine workers of
America held here today adopted a
resolution saying that the time had
arrived “owing to the present econ
omic conditions and the machinations
of the interests in many places, for
the laboring people to come together
in a polictical labor party.
No party was designated and no
preparations for a new party were
contained in the resolutions. Sever
al Socialist delegates attempted to
obtain an endorsement of their party
for the laboring class. Others op
posed designating any party on the
ground that tney did not wish to
heve their political beliefs forced up
on them
SIPEHIOR COURT JURY LIST.
Below will be found the list of
Grand and Petit Jurors drawn for
the February term of the Superior
Court:
GRAND JURYJ
T. R. Burkett, Jno. Paulk,(Brooks)
J. A. Hursey, M. C. Purvis,
Elias Batten, W. B. Morris,
J. H. McKinnon, F. B. McKinnon,
S. M. Harrell, H. M. Thomas,
M. D. Davis, W. M. Fussed,
P. L. Moore, Joe Vickers,
VV. M. Meeks, J. L. Brown,
E. L. Bledsoe, B. Kirkland,
J. L. Parker, T. H. Brown,
M. A. Pafford, C. W. Meeks,
S. J. Stubbs, Gray Meeks,
H. M. Meeks, Ge >. W. James,
T. J. Holland, H. Kirkland,
S. J. Brown, Archie McKinnon,
PETIT JURY.
FIRST WEEK.
Micajah Vickers, Daniel McMilian, Sr
j W. M. Smiah, Thomas Morris,
John Roberts, Wilson Williams,
!J. H. Dorminy, F. E, McNeal,
jR. F. Dorminy, J. H. Duncan,
i Youngie Carver John M. Gaskin,
iW. W. Stewart, W. L. Kirkland
j John M. Hall, J. B. Dorminey,
1 W. M. Roe, Lee Deen,
| J. A. Melvin, W. A. Dykes,
i H. F. O'Quinn, David Fender,
L. N. Dubberly, Matt Kirkland,
! Luke Pridgen, R. A. Summerlin,
i W. R. Adams, E. R. McClellan,
E. D. Meßon, J. W. Pridgen,
T. A. Ward, S. G. Taylor,
B. D. Davis, M. H. Turrentine,
SECOND WEEK.
Joel Wilcox, J. C. Moncrief, Sr.,
! C. W. Meeks, W. T. Cottingham,
i J. B. Kirkland, David M. Douglas,
D. .J. Pearson, Joshua Pridgen,
; D. E. Poston, Elija Metts,
I C. A. Stevens, N. E. Harrell,
Charlie Daniel, H. D. Carter,
H. L. Vickers, S. T. Kirkland,
1 W. M. Brown, B. J. Kirkland,
[. W. Dykes, O. H. Todd.
F. A. Shaw, . E. J. Carelook,
Marshal Tanner, T. J. Shrouder,
Thomas Byrd, J. L. Bryant,
Ira Smith, J. A. Gaskin,
: Thomas Griffin, David Fussed,
John Neugent, W. T. Hursey,
; B. F. Hays, W. L. Lott,
: Ben Tanner, J. M. Deen,
David Weathers, Jesse Newborn,
J. T. Relihan, Richard Jones,
Joel Wile 'X, B. Vickers,
W. P. Mo* % J C. Relihan.
, Henry Paulk, P. M. Eve-ett,
1 Wiilia Smith, E.; t ha Meeks,
DAVID RICKETSON
I IN SHERIFFS RACE
The old wheel horse, Ex-Sheri”
David Ricketson, makes his announce
ment in this issue of the Progress
for Sheriff of Coffee county. Begin
ning January Ist 1907, he held this
office continuously until January Ist,
1913, after which he returned to his
home near Broxti n and plunged in
to his ol 1 occupation of farming.
However, at the urgent solicitation
of a number of c'tizensof the county
he has decided to again enter the
race.
His record as sheriff during the
six yearn ne held this office is one
that would 1 e hard to improve upoi ;
his absolute fearlessness under a 1
circumstances, was many timesi
proven while he was sheriff, and all
men, whether greater small, rich or
poor, met with the same treatment
at his hands. Few sheriffs of the
state was more commonly dreaded
by the criminal class, both white and
black, than Dave Ricketson.
. His announcement for that office
is the first to reach this office and at
least one “hat in the ring’’ for a
Coffee county sheriff.
HOW ABOU 1914
BOYS CORN CLUB
What are we doing toward the en
couragement of the Coffee County
Corn Club for 1914? This is a mat
ter in which every citizen of our
county should be interested.
The Corn Club work will help to
keep the boys on the farm by giving
them a greater interest in agricul
tural persuits. It will enable them
to realize more fully the opportunity
they have had the fortune to be horn
to. It will demonstrate more clear
ly, that in the hails of Congress and
upon the the battle hills amid the
roaring cannon, are not the only
places of achievment. It is a step
toward lowering the cost of living by
raising the necessaries of life at home.
Why should we send to the W’est for
corn when Coffee county soil will
produce 100 bushels per acre at a
cost of forty cents per bushel ?
Last year a Morgan county boy
made 181 busheis upon an acre and
won nearly S2OOO in prizes. Why
not some Coffee county boy do this,
this year ? More prizes will be offer
ed this year than ever before. We
appeal to each and every teacher to J
encourage as many boys as possible j
to join the club.
The land should have already been j
prepared in order to do it’s best, so
let’s get busy and hold up Coffee’s 1
record and try to do even better this j
year. J. Gordon Floyd,
C. S. S.
SAPP’S PHARMACY
THE PROGRESSIVE DRUGGIST
PHONE US YOUR NEEDS, WE HAVE IT
PHONE 144 AND SEE
There is comfort in knowing where to get what
you want when you want it. Our Line of Drugs
Medicines, Toilet Artiles, Rubber Goods, Station
ery, Candies, etc., is extensive and will surely
please you We make a specialty of prescription
work. Drop in. Feel at home here.
SAPP’S PHARMACY
102-104 E. Ward St. Douglas, Georgia
CANDIDA! E FOR SHERIFF
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HON. DAVID RICKETSON
GF;Kf RAL PASSENGEQ
AGENT .4.15, &A. HERE
Mr. W. W. Croxton, G. P. A. fori
the A. B. & A. railroad, spent a few |
hours in the city this morning, com-1
ingin on the eery morri.ig train!
from Atlanta and leaving on the
10: id. While here he met several of
the business men of the city, and
expressed himself as being surprised
at the size of the town and spoke
very complimentary of its appear
ance.
Mr. Croxton is very much interes
ted in the development of this sec
tion of the country in an agricultu
ral way, and is one of the A. B. &
1 A’s most valuable men in aiding this
; interest. He promises to come again
| in the near future and spend some
t me getting more famiiliar with the
situation down here and thereby be
able to render the assistance most
needed.
The Progress appreciates a visit
of the gentleman to our office and
wishes to assure him of our hearty
co-operation in his efforts to devel
opment of South Georgia along ag
ricultural lines.
HERE’S TO MANAGER
DOWLING OF GRAND
Our cititizens should appreciate
the efforts put forth by the manage
ment of the Grand Theatre in trying
to produce, for their pleasure, the
best in both “Movies and Vaudeville. \
It is a well known fact that Manager!
Dowiing knows how to apply the !
“canning process’' to the Queen’s j
taste when a bunch of fakers try to
hoodwink him and and the public.,
Here’s hoping that success will ever
be theirs.
I have on hand at my home in East
Douglas 1000 good lightwood post
for sale. O. Rudopph.
$1 Per Annum
Chief Griffin Lands
Job at West Point
Mr. J. P. Griffin for several years
chief of police cf Douglas was on
last Monday night handed the posi
tion of Ch ef of the WtsT Point force
over a number of contestants. He
will remain here several days yet to
arrange his business matters and
will report there on the first of Feb
uary to assume the duties of his new
position, but will not take his family
with him at present.
While on the force here Mr. Griffin
has made many friends, and at the
same time made an officer that is
hard to duplicate, and we feel sure
that the West Point people will
never have cause to regret this sele •-
tion.
LITTLE GIRL HAS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
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Little Ethel Deen. the bright
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. F.
Deen sustained a painful accident
the other day while she was driving
their little pony and was thrown from
the buggy. Her collar bone was bro
ken and setting it was a painful or
deal for the little girl, but she is do
ing nicely and hopes soon to be out
again.
Ladies Hold Mass Meeting.
The ladies of the Methodist church
held Mass Meeting on Monday after
noon to discuss the financial condi
tion of the church. The services
was presided over by the pastor, Dr.
M. A. Morgan, who brought the
subject of the church indebtedness
before the ladies. After the discus
! sion a committee of five ladies, viz:
Mesdamesß. Peterson, E. L. Vickers,
i W. W. McDonald, and C. A. Ward
I were appointed to meet Tuesday
morning. A second mass meeting
was held at the church on Tuesday
| afternoon to hear and accept plans
made by committee to raise money
for the church debt.
The men of the church held a meet
ing at the Parsonage some weeks ago
to arrange to meet a note which was
due. By co-operation on the part of
all the members, Dr, Morgan believes
that a large part of the indebtedness
can be met this year.
AT METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY
An attractive service will be held
Sunday morning. The serrm n will
be a pure gospel delivered to chil
dren and young people. The sermon
and the whole service will be one of
the most interesting we have had.
Let all children, young people and
grown folks be present.
Rev. I. P. Tyson, the Presiding
Elder, will preach Sunday night.
Let every body come to hear our
new Elder.