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FEE COUNTY fl WILL
BEHELD HERE NOV. 0-13
Coffee County Fair for 1* 1 ■"> is
HHainty. That much has been def
decided at a meeting of the
in the offices of the Cham
HHf (,'ommerce mi last Monday. The
H't was discussed pro and con. hut
thought best to not pass up the
two successive years, so the
of holding one was readily a
upon.
most likely that the racing fea
will he cut out for this year, but
Hhe resumed again next year.
there will be other special
HFactions to take the place of this.
W Secretary Melvin Tanner will get
busy at once and begin to make con
tracts with the best amusement com
panies. This has not in the past been
hard to do, as the best shows are al
ways too glad to come to Douglas.
There will likely be a bulletin or
premium list issued for the benefit of
the farmers who expect to plant for
exhibitions at the fair. Secretary
Tanner wants to make this feature of
the fair one of the best in its history.
Special efforts will be made to make
the agricultural exhibits the best that
they have ever been.
Then again the poultry show will
he one of the greatest shows of its
mkd ever held in this section. This
also will be given special at-
Htimi. and the department within it
■f will be worth the price of admis
■The pig clubs, the canning clubs and
Hier work of the various clubs of the
■mty, will be in evidence at the 1915
Hr. The ladies’ department will be
H'en special attention also, and a
■nplete organization in the ladies’
■rk will be perfected at an early
■Re.
I The fair will be run five days, as
beginning on Tuesday,
ivember 9, and ending on Saturday
’’■ht, November 13.
■IF coffee county
I SINGING CONVENTION
■This convention will he held at the
■ditorium in this city on the 2nd
Hnday in September. All leaders of
Hsses are requested to send in their
■ties in order that the program can
■ arranged to suit their arrival. The
■mention will begin its exercises at
■ o’clock. The citizens of Douglas
He invited to attend, and by so doing
Hey will encourage the visitors, and
Bar some fine singing. Leaders will
■ase send the names of teachers and
■sses to the undersigned at once.
■ J. M. FREEMAN, Sec.
Iheriff Ricketson Is
Always Busy On The Job
Hie sheriff’s office has been one of
(busiest places in the county for
■past two weeks. Sheriff Ricket
■ and his deputies have been con
■tly on the run, as the business
■he office has demanded a great
Hof hard work during the la. t few
I s '
Hiong the arrests made that are
Hueh interest to the public gen
ii', are those of Art Davis and
Hie Taft. Art Davis escaped from
Hloultrie gang several weeks ago,
Hince that time has been in hiding
His county. Last week Sherff
H - and his deputies, J. P. Strick
miles south of Douglas and
him lying in the woods be-
knew that he was under ar
|H He started to resist, but soon
the idea and was brought to
He was returned to Moul
in a few days. Art was tried and
in this county for robbery
|HHacoochee and given eight years.
served possibly a year.
■ Archie Taft Arrested.
■■Tuesday of this week, the sher-
H busy and arrested Archie Taft,
been in hiding for some time
southern part of the county.
|Ht- located and taken just across
■H. river, near Mr. Jim McKinnon's
■I Taft was wanted in this coun
|H re! ar. I! : rir:.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 15.
Guide Post Signs
Will Be Ready Soon
Secretary Smith, of the Chamber
of Commerce, is already in receipt of
several of the guide-post signs that
will be erected throughout the county
thru the courtesy of the Goodyear
Tire Co.
These signs will be posted at every
cross roads and branch roads in the
county, giving the exact mileage to
the nearest point. It will be impos
sible for any of the auto tourists to
lose their way after they cross the
line into Coffee. The signs are made
of steel, and will last a thousand years.
Each county commissioner will give
the number of signs needed in their
respective district, together with the
mileage, and after they are received
by Mr. Smith, the commissioners will
see that they are posted. There will
also be signs for each railroad cross
ing in the county.
Sunday School Convention
Comes To Douglas
Some of the leading Sunday school
workers of the county had a confer
ence in the office of Col. W. C. Bryan
Monday, August 9th, and it was a
greed to hold a County Sunday School
Convention in Douglas Saturday and
Sunday,‘August 28-29.
A number of the best Sunday school
workers in the county will be on the
program for addresses. There will
also be at least two speakers from
Atlanta, one of them who has been
definitely served is Mr. D. W. Sims,
the general secretary of the Georgia
Sunday School Association. The full
program will be printed in next week’s
issue of The Enterprise.
Among those who were at the con
ference Monday and took part in the
duscussion and preliminary arrange
ments for the convention were Col.
W. C. Bryan, Rev. 11. M. Morrison,
Col. L. E. Heath and Judge W. P.
Ward.
If you want to do something for
Douglas, say a good word for the
Chamber of Commerce, which is do
ing great good for the city and coun
ty.
for assault with intent to murder. In
the capture, Taft was shot in the back
near the spinal cord and has been suf
fering very much since that time.
Sheriff Ricketson notified Sherig W.
E. Morris, of Berrien, of the arrest
and was taken back to Berien Wed
nesday morning where he will be tried
first in that county on the charge a
gainst him.
In this ronnertion, it has been re
ported that Taft has been running
with Randall Solomon since his es
cape from Colquitt gang some time
ago. Taft admits being with Solomon
some, in fact the night before his ar
rest, he ate supper with Randall. Sol
omon is still at large, somewhere in
the southern part of the county.
Other Arrests.
Sheriff Ricketson also arrested this
week a negro who was wanted in
Jones county, Ga., for murder. This
arrest was made on Judge Quincey’s
farm, a few miles from the city. The
negro proved to be the one wanted
and has been taken back to Jones for
trial.
The sheriff arrested Anthony Hines,
a negro living in the vicinity of Up
ton, this week, on the charge of cow
stealing, and he is now in jail.
Two other negroes were arrested
this week for cow stealing, that being
the charge against them, one of them
giving bond and he other is in jail.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA-, AUGUST 14th., 1915.
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
THE COMPRESS
Hill READY
WILL BEGIN OPERATIONS ON
AUGUST THE 20, AND WILL EM
PLOY ABOUT FIFTY MEN AF
TER SEASON OPENS WELL.
The cotton compress is nearing com
pletion. The G. & F. people have al
ready completed their side tracks and
the A. E. & A. are now constructing
theirs.
In a conversation with Mr. Dixon
this morning, he informs us that the
company hopes to be ready for busi
ness by August 20. They will start
off with about 20 laborers and increase
with the age of the season, which gen
erally lasts until about February 1.
Mr. S. L. Hayes and Mr. Jno. Star
ling, bolh of Moultrie, will arrive in
the city the first of the week to be
come permanent employees of the
Compress Company. The former
will be the engineer and the latter
the shipping clerk. Mr. Dixon will
also import five negroes from Moul
trie, all of them having experience in
the work. The other help will be
picked up in Douglas. Mr. Dixon
hopes to be working from 75 to 100
men by the time the season is on in
full blast.
THOSE AT THE HOSPITAL.
Mrs. W. M. Dixon, of Alma, came
in last Sunday, and after an operation
seems to be doing nicely.
Mr. W. T. Walker, of Douglas, came
in last Saturday for medical treat
ment.
Mr. Lee Allen, of this city, is at the
hospital, and after an operation is
getting along nicely.
Mr. Willie Steonffler, suffering with
knife wounds, of Douglas, is at the
hospital, and reported improving.
Mrs. T. J. Dilbon, from Guysie, af
ter an operation, is doing well.
Misses Roberts, Winn, Haile and
Moore, are the efficient nurses.
GALA DAY FOR
DOUGLASOCT.7
On Thursday, October 7, there is to
be rendered in Douglas a program that
will mean much to the education and
agricultural interests of Coffee coun
ty-
Mr. Eunice, the Farm Demonstra
tor, will hold his corn and pig con
test for the club boys of the county.
Also Miss Johnson will hold the con
test for the canning club girls of the
county, various kinds of fruits and
vegetables being exhibited and certi
fication of prizes will be awarded to
the boys and girls who win.
Several addresses will be delivered
by prominent men of the state, one
of which will probably be delivered
by Dr. Soule, president of the State
College of Agriculture.
The main feature of the day’s pro
gram will be one of the greatest par
ades of floats ever gathered in Geor
gia, and will likely surpass those
gathered in Quitman some few months
ago. The floats will be prepared by
the club boys and girls, business men,
merchants, and women’s clubs of the
towns and communities in the county.
The towns are offering their splendid
co-operation since it stands not for
any special section of the county hut
for the county as a whole.
Willacoochee alone has agreed to
put on ten floats, which speaks well
for this thriving little city. Alma,
Quitman, Moultrie and other towns
will be invited to participate in the
program, and people from various
parts of the state will be in attend
ance, and this being true it behooves
the towns and communities to feel a
town or community interest and pride
in their exhibits and floats that they
may show the best there is in it.
Co-operation should be the watch
word of every one and we should for-
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
FARMERS MEET
ON SATURDAY
AT HARMONY GROVE. JUDGES
J. W. QUINCEY AND W. C. LANK
FORI) ADDRESSED A LARGE
CROWD.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Coffee County Farmers’ Union was
held, as previously announced in The
Enterprise, with the Harmony Grove
local on last Saturday, the 7th., the
program as announced being rendered
at the school house.
The attendance was very large as
the interest at these meetings grows
from month to month. A splendid
dinner had been prepared for the oc
casion, and the speeches were up to
expectations.
District President Pafford and Mr.
Wesley Roberts, had charge of the
meeting. Mr. Roberts Is president of
the Harmony Grove local. The speech
of the occasion was that delivered by
Hon. J. W. Quincey, who was recently
appointed General Counsel for the
state for the union. The Judge is
taking much interest in the county
and state organizations and intends
to make several speeches when the
occasion presents itself. He gave a
very interesting talk to the farmers,
convincing then} that he knew what
he was talking about, and offered
much beneficial advice to the members
of the Coffee County Union.
Judge W. C. Lankford also made an
address which was enjoyed by the
large crowd. He is a very forceful
speaker and always has something to
say and says it.
Several others present made short
talks, and altogether, the occasion
proved to be a very delightful one.
Quite a number of Douglas people at
tended the meeting, as well as people
from every section of the county.
The next session of the county un
ion will meet in Douglas on the first
Saturday in September. Prepara
tions will be made by the Douglas local
and business men to entertain the
visitors in the proper way.
PACTiiAN
HAS ARRIVED
As announced in the columns of
The Enterprise last week, the Doug
las Broom Factory is a certainty, and
it is the purpose of the proprietor to
have same in operation in the next
thirty days.
Mr. J. R. Forbes, the proprietor, is
already on the grounds, arriving this
week, and is mkaing preliminary prep
arations for the establishment of the
factory. The machinery, or most of
it, has already been shipped and is
expected to arrive in Douglas in the
next few days.
The location of the factory will be
on the street next to the Empire Nov
elty Works. Mr. O. Peterson has a
greed to erect a building capable of
taking care of the factory, even after
its growth. The building will be
started at once.
Mr. Forbes is desirous of meeting
the people of Douglas, and we trust
that everybody will look him up and
give him the proper welcome. He is
a married man and will have his fam
ily here in a few days.
We call the attention of our readers
to the local page of this paper, the
announcement being made wish much
pride. Compare it with any weekly
paper in Georgia.
get all selfish interests and strive to
make this the greatest of great days
in Coffee county and let it demon
strate that the county has some things
of which it can justly feel proud.
Any one desiring information con
cerning the program may communi
cate with Mr. G. B. Eunice, Miss Nola
Johnson, or Superintendent J. G.
Floyd, all of Douglas, and assistance
will he cheerfully rendered.
SI.OO PER CE
MERCHANTS OF DOUGLAS
TO ENTERTAIN THE FARMERS
Fats And Leans To
Play Game Monday
A very interesting game of base
ball was played on the local diamond
last Tuesday afternoon between the
Fats and Leans,.of this city The score
resulted in a victory for the Fats by
a score of 13 to 4.
Another similar game will be play
ed at Ashley Park on next Monday
afternoon, the proceeds to go to the
Douglas Band. The prices will be 10
and 15 cents. The contestants in this
game will be the Fats, and the Leans,
which is really Douglas’ second nine.
There is already much interest in
the game scheduled for Monday and
it is expected that one of the largest
crowds that has witnessed a game in
Douglas this season, will he present
to see this amusing and very interest
ing game. The game will be called
at 4 o’clock.
The lineup is interesting and no
doubt will afford much amusement for
the crowd. Watch the lineup:
FATS
W. M. Duggar, C.
Ralph Griffin, P.
Cleve Relihan, F. B.
Garnet Whelchel, S. B.
J. S. Douglas, T. B.
H. W. Stanton, S. S.
G. M. Stanton, R. F.
J. C. Moore. L. F.
I. C. Sapp, C. F.
LEANS
Jim Sims, C.
Kile Knowles, P.
Carlyle McDonald, F. B.
Clinton Lott, S. B.
Frank Knowles, T. B.
Rod Davis, S. S.
Newson Branch, R. F.
Emmet Whelchel, C. F.
Clinton Shappel, L. F.
BEN L. LANE RETIRES AS
PRESIDENT OF PROGRESS
Mr. Ben L. Lane desires us to an
nounce that he severed his ifficial Con
nections with the Progress Publishing
Co., of this city, some thirty days ago,
and that the directors of the company
accepted his verbal resignation as
president of the company, and elected
another as his successor.
August 21, next Saturday, will be
a great day in Douglas.
100,000 Pounds Tobacco
Grown In Coffee In 1915
Over 100,000 pounds of tobacco will
be marketed by the farmers of Coffee
county this year, most of it being in
the vicinity of Nieholls. This will
probably be sold at an average of
from 10 to 12% cents per pound, giv
ing to this section something like
$12,000., which will be distributed
throughout the county, everybody reap
ing some benefits.
The first carload was shipped from
Nieholls on last Friday. This was
sent to the markets at Lake City, S.
C., the same market used last season.
The balance of the crop will likely be
shipped the last of August.
Something like 150 acres of tobacco
was planted in Coffee county this
year, but a much larger acreage will
be planted the coming year, as a num
ber of farmers are making prepara
tions to plant several acres more than
they did this year, and others expect
to plant it for the first time.
The tobacco grown in Coffee county
is a very fine quality, says the tobacco
experts. The Nieholls people have
had samples of tobacco grown in and
around Lake City sent them and none
of it will equal the tobacco grown
here, in quality.
The growers of tobacco will gather
in Lake City, S. C., toward the last
of the month, when the entire crop
will he sold along with the crops of
other sections.
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Next Saturday, August 21, will be
a great day in Douglas, according to
the program of the Merchants’ and
Business Men’s Association, a detail
ed account of this occasion being found
in a display ad on the last page of
this issue of The Enterprise.
Hon. J. J. Brown, the state presi
dent of the Farmers’ Union, will de
liver an address to the hundreds of
farmers who will gather here on that
day. Others will probably make
speeches, including General Counsel
J. W. Quincey and Chairman J. R.
Overman.
After the program is finished, an
old fiddlers’ convention will be car
ried out at the Grand Theatre. This
will be a free feature, as well as a
cracking good picture show which will
be another treat for those present.
Manager Lane is making extensive
preparation to entertain the' great
number of farmers and their families
who are expected here on that date.
It is the desire of the business peo
ple of Douglas that everybody lay
down their work for this one day and
come to Douglas for a general reunion.
They want the farmers of Coffee to
be their guests for this one day. If
you don’t come, you will be sorry.
Douglas Cotton Company
Is A New Enterprise
Another new organization has been
launched in Douglas under the name
of The Douglas Cotton Company,
with offices in the Union Bank build
ing. The firm is already on the job.
This new company is composed of
Mr. Geo. M. Moore and Mr. D. A.
Dixon, who recently located here. Mr.
Moore, who comes to us from Albany,
will be in charge of the offices. He
is an all round cotton man, knows the
game from start to finish. He ex
pects to buy the cotton from the mer
chants of the county, not from the
wagon. He is a thorough going busi
ness man and it will he a pleasure for
the people of the county to have deal
ings with him.
The location of this company is the
direct result of having with us The
Douglas Compress Co. And it does
not stop here, for there will be many
buyers here this fall, on account of
the change in cotton conditions since
the location of the compress.
COFFEE COUNTY MEDICAL
SOCIETY COMES TO DOUG
LAS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Coffee County Medical Society met
in Willacoochee last Monday, with a
full attendance. The regular routine
business was transacted, several im
portant papers read by the physicians
of the county, and the Willacoochee
doctors had prepared for the visitors
a special entertainment which made
the occasion an enjoyable one.
The next quarterly meeting wiii he
held in Douglas, four months hence,
and a full attendance is expected. By
a previous arrangement the sessions
are held every four months at Nieh
olls, Pearson, Willacoochee, Broxton
and Douglas.
WILL BE AN ALL-DAY SING
AT MOORE’S MILL SEPT. 5
There will be an all-day sing at
Moore’s Mill church, two miles from
Pearson, on the first Sunday in Sep
tember. All the leading singers are
especially invited, as well as the pub
lic generally. There will be dinner on
the ground, and everybody assured of
a pleasant time. All regular trains
stop there. For further information
address B. T. James, Pearson, Ga.