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■ Enterprise Bts Every ■ and Cor ■oi Coffee ■nty and In Some” 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. Help Us By telephoning News Items to Numbers 23, 44, or 106. 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.