Newspaper Page Text
Douglas Enterprise
hterprise
1; Every
land Cor-
I Coffee
Lr and
iSome”
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 14.
St QUINCEY IS NAMED
IRAL COUNSEL FOR STATE
TOR THE FARMERS UNION
Bny friends in Douglas, Cof
ly, and the state, of Judge
luincey, of this city, will be
Kl and pleased to learn that
Been recently appointed Gen-
Insel for the state for the
I Union. The appointment
l by the state president, Hon.
Iwn, and was also approved
Btional president, Hon. Chas.
It, who expresses himself as
Bhly pleased with the appoint
I a very important office and
Bincey, as well as the Farm-
In of the state, are to be con-
Bj that the two will in the
I so closely identified. Judge
Bs in sympathy with the un-
Bias been. He is one of the
Birmers in Coffee county and
Bry way capable of knowing
Bers’ wants. In the capacity
Bey, he will naturally be in a
Bo make splendid suggestions
■armers’ good, and his fine
Hning will enable him to steer
I safely in the matter of aid-
Bjromoting new laws for the
Hthe farmers of Georgia.
■ilfa May Be Grown
Hi Coffee Successfully
■ is without question the most
■and profitable crop in the
I. has for years been grown
■ly in many parts of the
Hut the impression has been
I that the conditions of di
ll, etc., in the South was not
1 for its growth and the
Irom weeds make it a risky
|)w, while there is some truth
liarticularly in the low coun-
Iver it has been already dem-
I that we have large areas
Is crop grows and will grow
Ist advantage when properly
I on clay lands will grow
I for six or seven years, but
I loam soil, four or five years
Bffiably be good average,
■ would be highly profitable
■lfalfa even when it dies out
Bears as the land after three
Bilfalfa would be in magnifi-
Htion for other crops.
Hat secret of success with
■ is well drained land, soil
Been properly worked to get
Be weeds, a fair amount of
Bn, a large amount of lime,
High inoculation.
Hting land for alfalfa, low
Hould be avoided with the
Hi not nearer than five feet
Hsurface. A very hard sub-
H objectionable as the alfalfa
Heep, and unless the land is
H plants are checked and
How as well. The chance of
■ much better on good, rich
■will grow forty bushels of
■>re.
■ places the preparation of
■or alfalfa should begin a
Hi. One of the best plans
la crop of it in the fall, fer-
five hundred pounds
After cutting the
■mb should immediately be
subsoiled, then apply four
of finely ground lime-
and cut in with a
This plan leaves the
top of the soil where it
|H Following this the land
Hown to cow-peas, which
to turn under about
fentji of August, when they
e tfirned under with a plow.
I be a good idea to turn over
ndnqs with a disk harrow he
lving the land. In case suf-
Ine and manure were not put
I the peas were planted this
le done now. Most land in
lorgia needs at least one hun-
I fifty pounds of Murate of
ler acre. Sun over the land
I Judge Quincey has been invited to
make some addresses throughout the
: state in the interests of the union,
and if he can spare the time, he ex
pects to do it. He is a forceful speak
er and will be of much benefit to the
farmers and their organization, on
the stump.
Appointed Delegate.
Judge Quincey was further honored
a few ago by the National Un
ion, the president, Hon. Chas. S. Bar
; rett, appointing the Judge as delegate
jto the National Civic Federation,
which will hold its next session in
l Washington, D, C. Judge Quincey
| has accepted.
This is a distinct honor for the rea-
I son that President Barrett only ap
; pointed three representatives from
the entire south to represent them at
this meeting. Among the matters to
be discussed at this meeting, and on
which the national organization is in
terested, is the government ownership
of public utilities. Judge Quincey
has given this question much study
and thought and in all probability
will be called upon at this meeting to
give his views and research on this
great national question.
with a disk harrow every ten days
from the time that the pea vines are
turned under until the last of Sep
tember, when the alfalfa seed should
be sown.
(Lime produces conditions that are
more favorable for the development
of bacteria on the young plants, and
the pea vines furnishes hmuas which
holds the moisture.)
Various methods of inoculation are
used with greater or less success, and
some growers advocate the transfer
of soil from some field where alfalfa
is growing successfully. This method
is alright, but as we have no alfalfa
growing in this immediate section,
the pure culture germs must be
bought, and supplied to the seed be
fore they are planted.
The time to seed alfalfa in this sec
tion is the latter part of September,
as the hot sun is injurious and often
kills the young plants if seeded ear
lier. 30 pounds of seed is a fair av
erage for this section. The seed may
be sown broadcast, but a grain drill
with a grass seed attachment is a
good implement for this purpose.
Care should be taken to cover the
seed quickly and if possible to sow
1 on a cloudy day as direct sunlight on
the seed injures the inoculation. The
seed should be covered with a spike
tooth harrow, then rolled. This packs
the soil so that the seed germinate
better.
Alfalfa will make from three to
five cuttings in Georgia and yield
from three to six tons per acre. It is
ready to cut when the new shoots
commence to grow at the ground, as
they will not grow until the crop is
mature.
Alfalfa cures much the same as
other hay, but care should be taken
to shock it before it is too dry, as the
dry leaves will shed and be lost. A
method followed by many successful
growers is to shock the hay when
quite green and allow it to stand for
a few days in the shocks. The shocks
should be capped in this section. Af
tre curing in the shocks for a few
days it is best to open it up for a
couple of hours before putting the
hay in the barn. When properly cur
ed alfalfa retains its green color and
can be put in the barn with somewhat
more sapp than the ordinary hay.
G. B. EUNICE,
Farm Demonstrator Coffee County.
Congressman J. R. Walker spent
Tuesday in the city, being a guest at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Oliver
Peterson. •
j
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., AUGUST 7TH-, 1915.
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
B. PETERSON I
DIED SUNDAY
j
AFTER AN ILLNESS EXTENDING
OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL
MONTHS- WAS BIRfED MON
DAY AT CITY CEMETERY,
There was much sadness |in the city
on last Sunday night at 8:20 o’clock
when it was announced that Mr. B.
Peterson was dead. The people gen
erally were prepared for th® announce
ment, still this fact did nolt decrease
the sadness which prevailed every
where when the cold facjt became
known.
Mr. Peterson had been suffering for
many months with a complication of
troubles, and a few months' ago was
seriously ill, at which time it was
thought that he could not survive, but
he did and was well enough to appear
on the streets again, in fact for sev
eral days he had been able to trans
act some business, but on last Thurs
day night he was taken ill again, new
complications set in, and he died od
Sunday night at 8:20. He had been
unconscience since Saturday after
noon and remained so until death.
On Saturday the matter of an op
eration was discussed and Dr. N. Pe
terson, of Tifton, came over in con
sultation with Dr. C. W. Roberts, Mr.
Peterson’s attending physician, but it
was decided that the patient was not
in a condition to undergo it, and the
matter was deferred. All hopes of
his recovery were then abandoned.
Mr. Peterson was 56 years of age
at the time of his death, being born
on April 10, 1860. Up until a few
years ago he had been in the best of
health. He married at an early age
Miss Vicey Kirkland, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. Kirkland, who survives
him. They had two children, sue dy
ing an infant, and only one son, Mr.
Oliver Peterson, survives hitn. Be- <
sides these he leaves a half-hrother,
Mr. Henry Peterson, of Willaeoochee,
and two sisters, Mrs. Bettie Peterson
and Mrs. Fisher Gaskins.
Mr. Peterson has been connected
with nearly all of the enterprises of
Douglas, in one way or the other,
'since his removel to the city from his
birthplace, a few miles out, many
years ago. A record of his life would
be a history of Douglas, for he once
owned the lot of land on which Doug
las now stands. He had worked hard
all of his life, and with his shrewd
business acumen, had managed to ac
cumulate what is considered a for
tune in this section. He could al
ways look ahead, had confidence in
the section in which he lived, believed
that Douglas would make a tow n and
grow into a city, and it was this) wis
dom that assisted so material ly in
rolling up for him a vast amount of
property.
He has been the means of assi sting
hundreds in the county in gettir g on
their feet, helped many people in div
ers ways, and up until the las:;, he
performed many acts of charity, that
nothing was ever said about. He was
strictly business, and at times was
possibly criticied by some of his Debt
ors, but at all times Mr. Pete rson
could 'be approached and reasoned
with, and his heart was always ini the
right place.
He was public spirited and in every
instance that we can recall, at least
since we have known him, he has re- j
sponded very liberally when called
upon by any enterprise. W T hen Doug
las won the location of the Agricul
tural School, which was a very hard
fight over several contesting cities in
the district, it was thru Mr. Peier„
son’s liberality that we were able t<^
go our nearest competitor one better I
and win the school. He helped
city schools, assisted in building tH
local hospital, donated liberally to tH
churches, and many enterprises H
Douglas are living and existing tl
day, making money, thru Mr. PeteH
son’s liberal donations and stock sufl
scriptions. I
In politics, he was never conspicil
ous, but always took a deep interesß
in it. He kept up with city, count!
and state politics, to a limited degrel
but was never an office seeker for himl
self. The only political offices htl
ever held were those of councilman]
and as mayor cf Douglas, serving out'
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
I SHERIFF RICKETSON CAR
RIES INSANE NEGRO OFF
On last Saturday, Sheriff Ricketson
carried a negro to Milledgeville for
safe keeping. The negro was brought
1 here»from Ambrose in a raving con
dition. He was almost unmanagea
ble, tearing his clothes from his body.
(His raving attracted a great deal of
attention, and the noise we would
; make was sufficient to convince any
one of his insanity.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
T. S. Hubert, Pastor.
\
Preaching at usual morning and
hours next Sunday, the Bth.
We make all welcome who attend our
services.
i Bible School, none better anywhere,
meets at 4:00 p. m., W. C. Bryan, Su-
Iperintendent.
B. Y. P. U. meets at 7:30 p. m. H.
Kirkland is tht honored president.
Come with us.
an unexpired term of Hon. Frank
Sweat.
Funeral Monday.
The funeral was held at the home
at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, being
conducted by Rev. H. M. Morrison, of
the Methodist church, of which Mr.
Peterson was a member, and assisted
by Rev. T. S. Hubert. The funeral
services were very impressive and at
tended by a large number of friends,
in and out of the city. The local
lodge of Elks, of which Mr. Peterson
was a member and the first to die
since the organization of the lodge,
marched in a b ody from the lodge
room to the funeral services. Mr.
Peterson did not belong to any other
>rder.
The burial took place at 4 o’clock
it the city cemetery, and was attend
■ ‘d by one of the largest crowds that
las perhaps ever attended a funeral
‘n Dowlas. The services at the grave
s : mple and short. The body
j s enclosed in a steel casket, and
j opportunity was given those pres
i .1 u the burial to view for the last
I ;..e earthly remains. The burial
lirrangements were in charge of Mr.
I . L. Sims.
I The pall bearers were: Messrs. .T.
11. Ashley, S. J. Stubbs, J. M. Dent,
I'. Willis Dart, J. C. Brewer, Elias
Moses Griffin and Dr. H. C.
■ lfdche!, these gentlemen being Mr.
■ erson’s close personal friends.
■ a mark of respect, the banks
I .usiness houses of the city, in-
H g the offices at the court house,
Bere closed during the funeral ser
vices, and most of these places were
llosed throughout the day.
I V/. R. FRIER.
SIX FAMILIES
LOCATE HERE
HALL COUNTY FARMERS INVEST
IN COFFEE LANDS THIS WEEK.
THEY ARE WELL PLEASED
WITH THE LOCATION.
Coffee county has gained six new
citizens this week, all of them hailing
from Hall county, in North Georgia.
These gentlemen are farmers, and
each one of them has invested in
Coffee county soil, most of them buy
ing farms in the southern section of
the county.
They are elated over the new
prospects and are highly pleased with
the locations secured for them. They
promise that several other farmers
from Hall and adjoining counties ex
pect to come this way and locate be-
end of the year. Those who
- I■ it: :r. Elroy.
BROOM FACTORY WILL BE
ESTABLISHED IN DOUCLAS
i IN THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS
Score number two. Douglas will
haie a broom factory in operation in
the next thirty days. Give credit to
the Douglas Chamber of Commerce.
Douglas went in competition with
Macon in securing this enterprise, and
Secretary Smith, of the Douglas Cham
ber of Commerce, convinced those in
terested that Douglas was the logical
place to establish it, and won. The
proprietors do not ask Douglas peo
ple to put up any capital. They ex
pect to finance the proposition them
selves.
Secretary Smith is in receipt of a
letter this morning from the promot
ers of this factory, requesting him to
secure them a space 25 x 100 feet, and
also find out if the Empire Novelty
Jtorks has necessary equipment to
;,. :,7mT
work 100 men. The party is expect
ed to be here next week.
Overall Factory.
A great deal of interest is being
taken in the organization of an overall
factory. If this materializes, only
local capital will be invested. A
meeting will be held in a few days
and it now looks like a stock company
will be organized for the manufacture
of overalls.
Secretary Smith also has a letter
from a party who wants to establish
a creamery here, and he will be invit
el down, to meet the members of the
Chamber of Commerce, who will make
an effort to locate him, if his propo- j
sitjion looks feasible. |
The secretary has a letter from a j
NY" York Pickling Co., who offers to
take the output of from 2,000 to 5,000
acres of cucumbers, and if the farm
ers of Coffee county will get together
and tigree to plant that number of
acres in cucumbers, they can get a
contract from this New York concern
that their entire product will be tak
en at the market price. Those who
are interested may call on Secretary
Smith when in the city and he will
give all necessary information about [
wha - is required.
Secretary Smith spent Tuesday in
Atlanta, going up in order to return
on | the homeseekers train which pass-
Will Of Late B. Peterson
Filed With Ordinary Ward
[The will of the late B. Peterson,
wfyo died on last Sunday night, was
filled in the ordinary’s office on Wed
nesday, before W. P. Ward, ordinary,
by ( Judge F. Willis Dart, who repre
sented the executrix, Mrs. Vicey Pe
tefison, wife of the deceased.
'J’he will was drafted about two
yejirs ago and disposes of the entire
estate, which is estimated to be, in
rounld numbers, a half million dollars.
A Aide from the will there is an an
nu ty' insurance policy in the New
York Life Insurance Co., for $50,000.,
•: favor of his only child, Oliver Pe
terson, the provisions of the policy
being that a sum of about S2OB. a
month be paid to the beneficiary for
a period of twenty years, or. until the
total amount of fifty thousand dollars
hah been paid.
|The will gave to Mrs. Vicey Peter
soh, his wife, $50,000. in cash and the
ha'ndsome home on Peterson avenue,
consisting of eight acres of land in
the; heart of Douglas.
The will further provided that the
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Most all the members have canned
some tomatoes and other vegetables,
[from the plots, some are canning veg
etables for exhibition.
GUSSIE ROBERTS, Pres.
ADA FIELDING, Sec.
CARD OF THANKS.
Douglas, Ga., August 3, 1915.
As the wife and son respectively of
the late B. Peterson we wish to ex
tend our sincere and heartfelt thanks
to the good people of this community
j and section who have been so kind
during the illness and so sympathetic
since his death. We also deeply ap
| preciate the respect paid to his mem
| °ry in the closing of the public de
partments of the city and county and
j the places of business the day of the
funeral.
Very sincerely,
MRS. B. PETERSON,
OLIVER PETERSON.
Mr. C. R. Tidwell, of Atlanta, is
I spending a few days in the city.
ed thru Douglas on Wednesday from
Atlanta to Jacksonville and Tampa,
i He worked the train, meeting all of
[them and boosting Douglas and Cof
fee county, being liberal with the lit
erature he had in hand. There were
;over 1,000 prospectors on this train.
handsome home in which Oliver Pe
terson now lives, is bequeathed to
him.
Another item in the will is a pro
vision for Mr. Will Turner, who is to
receive in cash the sum of $5,000.
Mr. Turner has been the faithful man
ager of Mr. Peterson’s farms for a
number of years, living as one of the
family during the period in which he
has served.
Another provision of the will di
vides the residue of the property
equally, share and share alike, be
tween his wife, Mrs. Vicey Peterson,
and his son, Mr. Oliver Peterson.
Mrs. Peterson was named as exe
cutrix of the will, with full power to
administer the estate without limita
tions, and is excused from making
bond or making annual returns.
The estate consists of money, notes,
mortgages, bonds and stocks, real es
tate, most all of it being located in
the county. It is estimated that the
total value of the entire estate, in
cluding the insurance, will amount to
about S"CO,POO.
Help US
By telephoning
News Items to
Numbers 23,
44, or 106.
TILLMAN CANNING CLUB
MAKES BEST REPORT
The best report from the clubs will
go to the Tillman Club again this
month.
Report of Canning Club Work for the
Tillman School Ending July 19.
Name of Teacher—Miss Kate Wil
cox.
Name of President—Miss Gussie
Roberts.
Name of Secretary—Miss Ada
Fielding.
Number of Club Members—Eight.
Number of Club Meetings held this