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"The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
FACTORY MAN
LEAVER TOWN
BROOM FACTORY MAN PROVES
TO BE PARTY NOT DESIRED
BY THE DOUGLAS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
The Chamber of Commerce has clear
ly demonstrated to the satisfaction of
all that it is much alive and can eas
ily discriminate between the good and
the bad and is only taking on such
propositions as are alive and legiti
mate.
The Broom Factory man, Mr. J. R.
Forbes, came to town last week and
after a few remarks stated to Mr.
Smith that he was ready to get down
to work making brooms. Mr. Smith
had agreed to sell two hundred and
fifty dollars worth of stock in the
broom factory to show Mr. Forbes that
we were with him in making his en
terprise go.
Mr. Forbes looked around the city,
arranged for house room for his fac
tory and for his household effects and
left Saturday night to ship his ma
chinery from Atlanta and promised
to return to Douglas in a week. He
returned on Tuesday afternoon and
asked Mr. Smith to call three or four
of the prospective stockholders' to
gether, collect twenty-five dollars
from four of them and let him go to
Atlanta and buy a stock of corn and
a few other necessary supplies. He
also mentioned the fact that he might
as well start incorporation of the com
pany.
McDonald & Willingham offered to
incorporate the company free of
eh\ge to assist them and to show
that they were ready to do anything
they could for the town, so they be
gan looking into the matter, and after
a few minutes’ preliminary investiga
tion they were not fully satisfied with
the prospects and together with Sec
retary Smith started an investigation
in a very quiet way and found that
Mr. Forbes was evidently trying to
work an old game on the people of
Douglas and relieving them of a hun
dred or so dollars, or that he was fig
uring on taking the money put up by
the stockholders to buy the machin
ery and start operation without the
investment of a nickle on his part.
After these facts were found out a
search for Mr. Forbes developed that
the gentleman had left town and they
could not be laid before him for an
explanation.
A Knitting Mill proposition of a
similar nature was put before the
Chamber of Commerce a short time
ago and as it would not stand the acid
test it was also turned down. A gi
gantic Land Fraud was also exposed
by this body a week ago.
Legitimate enterprises are wanted
and are going to be given every pos
sible consideration, but this is not go
ing to be the stamping ground for
wildcat propositions, and the people
are not going to be taken in by the
wise guys, as no efforts are going to
be spared to find out everything con
cerning any new proposition that is
laid before the Chamber of Commerce.
COFFEE COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION BEEN
POSTPONED TO LATER DATE
The Coffee County Sunday School
Convention which was arranged for
Saturday and Sunday, August 28th
and 29th, has been postponed on ac
count of meeting of the Baptist As
sociation in Coffee county on the same
dates.
The County Sunday School Con
vention will be held later, and notices
will be sent out when date is agreed
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THE COFFEE COUNTY
SINGING CONVENTION
Notwithstanding the fact that the
date for this convention has been pub
lished several times, inquiries are still
being received, and it is announced
again, 2nd Sunday in September,
which will be the 12th. Remember
the date, get your classes in train
ing and send in your names. For any
further information, address C. A.
Ward or J. M. Freeman.
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 16.
SNORT CROPS
IN CEORCIA
BOTH COTTON AND CORN CROPS
WILL BE SHORT OVER 33 1-3
PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH
LAST YEAR.
The annual August crop report of
the State Department of Agriculture
just made up from reports received
from 133 Georgia counties shows that
the average condition of cotton
throughout the state is only 67 per
cent, as compared with an average
crop. This estimate is carefully bas
ed on some 500 to 600 individual re
ports, averaging about four from each
county represented.
In the nortehrn section of the state
cotton is slightly beter off han in mid
dle and south Georgia, showing 77
per cent, condition and prospect as
compared with 66 per cent, each in
the central and southern parts of the
state. These reports are almost di
rectly in line with statements hereto
fore emaninaing from the Department
regarding the condition of the crop.
The condition of corn, while better
than that of cotton, has been mater
ially affected by the drought. With
an average of 79 per cent, the state
over, the northern section shows 73
per cent., the middle section 79 per
cent., and the southern section 84 per
cent.
Hay and forage show a state aver
age of 73 per cent, as compared to an
average crop, with 69 per cent in the
northern, 71 per cent, in the middle
and in the southern section.
Excessive rains during May and
June and the drought and hot winds
during July and early August, have
materially affected all crops. Some
counties report that cotton has been
injured by rust, black-root and the
cotton red spider. Early corn in south
Georgia seems tb be less damaged
than late plantings which, in many
sections, are practically destroyed;
although corn in north Georgia has
been materially benefitted by recent
rains. In every section of the state
crop conditions have been materially
affected by the use of insufficient a
mounts of fertilizers.
DR. ROBERTS
TAKES KIDNEY
Another very delicate and difficult
operation was performed at the Doug
las hospital on last Wednesday after
noon by Dr. C. W. Roberts, which was
witnessed by several out of town doc
tors as well as many of the Douglas
physicians.
The young man was Clinton Giles,
of Nicholls, who, on the afternoon be
fore was playing first base in a base
ball game at West Green, the con
testing teams being Nicholls and Den
ton. It seems that the runner on
nearing the first base had to encoun
ter young Giles, who was standing
between him and the base, and in com
ing in contact with Giles, he, the run
ner, struck Giles with his knee in the
side near the stomack. The boy did
not complain so much at first, but
later the pain became acute, and it
was decided after a few hours to
bring him to the hospital here.
Dr. Roberts says that there was
very little sign on the body, some
thing like a bruise about the size of
a dollar, but from the symptoms and
pains, and the passing of blood, the
surgeon decided that the kidney was
affected, possibly ruptured. So an
operation was decided upon, and in a
little while Dr. Roberts had taken
from the patient the left kidney,
which proved to be bruised and rup
tured. The patient returned to Nich
olls on the afternoon train, and the
last reports are that he is doing fine.
The operation was witnessed by the
following out of town doctors:Drs.
W. L. Hall, of West Green; W. H.
Dyer, of Nicholls, and H. C. McDer
mid, of Sparks.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., AUGUST 21ST., 1915-
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
STATEMENT OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS FOR JULY
Statement of the County Commissioners for the Month of July, 1915.
DR. CR.
Balance 0 D $5519.49
Cash D. Moore, T. C. SIOOO.OO
City Court 150.00 Jf* 'W#- *
General 904.27
Feed. 346.55 i
Chaingang 914.65
Coroners 34.00
Paupers | 144.00
City Court 418.83
Jail 309.20 $3071.50
Balance i $7440.99 $8590.99
$8590.99
Balance O. D. , $ 7440.99
Bills Payable $41171.16
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct statement of the
receipts and disbursements of the funds of Cocee County for the month
of July, 1915. A. W. HADDOCK, Clerk.
Stag Party Of Sixteen
Enjoy Barbecue Dinner
What proved to be one of the most
enjoyable occasions of its kind was
participated in today at noon, when
Mr. F. F. Preston was host to a bar
becue dinner to sixteen of Jiis friends.
Mr. Preston barbecued a shoat and
kid himself, being an expert in this
line, and at 12 o’clock, his friends
gathered at his home on Madison
avenue (the madam being away), and
a feast was spread that was good en
ough for President Wilson or Harry
Thaw. There were also plenty of re
freshments which consisted of hot
coffee and cold well water, and the
occasion proved a very deligtful one
TWO AT ONE TRIP.
Sheriff Johnson, of Toombs county,
came to Douglas last Tuesday for a
negro who Chief Stevens had arrest
ed, who was wanted for some crime,
and while here with the Chief, went
out and arrested Sam Story, also
wanted in that county, for selling
mortgaged property. Sheriff John
son returned on the 9:50 train for
Mt. Vernon with his two prisoners.
Chief Stevens will receive a reward
for the capture of the negro.
After investigation it was shown
that Sam Story did not mortgage the
mule, but the person from whom he
bought it made the mortgage before
the sale to him, and he was released.
THE COURSON REUNION
Since the death of William Cou.rson,
one of the pioneers of the early days
of Coffee county some years ago, his
children and grand-children, some of
the best people of the county, have
been holding an annual reunion on the
18th day of August, his birthday,
therefore last Wednesday the reunion
was held at Gaskin Spring. Quite a
number of his children and grand-chil
dren were present, with their many
friends. Not being present, we can
not gives names of those who met to
do honor to the memory of this grand
old man.
MR. H. D. YORE DEAD.
Mr. H. D. Yore, well known in this
city, and who for the past month has
been visiting his brother at Indian
apolis, Ind., died last Wednesday night
of tuberculosis, and his remains are
expected to reach Douglas next Sun
day morning over the A. B. A . rail
road. His family, who had gone out
of the city, have returned for the
burial which will be at the city ceme
tery in this place.
YEARLY MEETING AT ARNIE.
Tomorrow, being the fourth Sun
day, is the date for the yearly meet
ng of our friends, the Primitive Bap
tists, at Arnie church, seven or eight
miles south of Douglas, and one mile
from Mora. These services are large
ly attended by people from this and
other counties, and a good many will
go from this place.
Just for Wholesome Goodness’ sake
Try Stone’s “Golden Sunbeam” Cake
—Beats those Mother used to make.
10c at J. C. Relihan & Company’s.
from every standpoint.
Among the guests who were pres
ent were: Messrs. Lem Peterson, Geo.
Tanner, Oliver Deen, W. R. Frier, E.
L. Vickers, W. I. Christian, J. M. Dent,
W. B. Wallace, Elias Lott, E. S. Cot
ton, J. H. Dent, R. C. Relihan, Hugh
Preston, J. L. Young, J. H. Jordan,
R. S. Pearsall, Arthur Brooks, and the
host, F. F. Preston.
It was a delightful hour and the
participants, each and every one of
them, expressed themselves as being
well taken care of, after a long morn
ing of hard work (the work consist
ing in trying to keep their minds off
of.the noon hour).
ECHOES FROM THE
“ROUND THE STATE TOUR”
That the “Round the State Tour”
made under the direction of the Cham
ber of Commerce is producing good,
is well shown by the number of farm
ers from every section of the state
coming here for locations and inves
tigation. During the past week there
has been at least twenty-five prospec
tive settlers here and have gone over
the ground carefully, and it is safe
to say that there will be quite a few
new citizens in the county before fall.
PARKER MEMORIAL CAMP
MEETING AT WAYCROSS
The annual camp meeting at the
Parker Memorial Camp Ground, at
Waycross, will begin on the Ist of
September, and continue to the 12th.
Rev. C. F. Weigler, one of the great
est evangelists of the day, will con
duct the services. Mrs. J. W. Ad
ams, formerly Miss Annabelle Park
er, extends an invitation to the pub
lic, particularly to the people of Cof
fee county. ,
NOTICE
The people who have relatives and
friends buried at Reedy Branch
church are notified that Tuesday be
fore the fifth Sunday, inst., is set a
side for the purpose of cleaning out
the cemetery at that place. Every
body invited to come.
TAX RETURNS READY
Receiver Sapp and Clerk Haddock
have been busy all this week getting
the Receiver’s Returns ready for turn
ing over to the State authorities, and
the same has been forwarded to the
Comptroller General at Atlanta.
TWO DAYS’ FISHING.
I will let off the waters in the John
Neugent Pond, on the old Columbus
road, on Friday and Saturday, Aug
ust 27th and 28th, at 10 o’clock. Par
ties will be allowed to fish for two
days for SI.OO, paid cash on Irst day.
H. M. SPIVEY.
The Woman’s Club is reminding ev
eryone that if weeds are pulled and
not cut at this time of the year, they
will not be likely to return.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
STEWART ON
CHARTER BILE
TREASURER BILL A CORPSE. EX
PLAINS THE DISPOSITION OF
DOUGLAS CHARTER BILLS AND
OTHER BILLS.
Editor Enterprise:
I will thank you for sufficient space
to explain my position on the Douglas
Charter Bill introduced in the Senate,
and my amendment to same in the
House, and also the status of my Bill
abolishing the County Treasurer’s of
fice.
The original senate bill provided
for the Mayor and Aldermen to w'ork
for nothing. I amended same by plac
ing the Mayor’s salary at $300., and
the Aldermen at S6O. per annum. A
reduction of one-half, to take effect
January 1, next year. My main rea
son for opposing No Salary for these
Officials is that it would disfranchise
the working men of Douglas from
holding these important offices. Noth
ing but the rich and gentlemen of
leisure could or would have the places.
I further amended said bill by strik
ing from it all of Section Three, which
read as follows: “Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid, That
from and after the passage of this
Act, the City of Douglas shall have
the authority to enact, enforce and
maintain ordinances prohibiting stock,
cattle, hogs, sheep,goats, and any and
all other domestic animals from run
ning at large within the corporate
limits of the City of Douglas, and to
provide any and all necessary ordin
ances regulating the same, and to
provide ordinances, rules and regula
tions for keeping and maintaining
such stock, animals, etc., within the
city limits, and to provide impound
ing ordinances and impounding fees,
and appoint impounding officers for
any and all such stock, cattle, hogs or
other domestic animals, which may
be found running at large in the city
of Douglas; and also to provide pun
ishment for officers who violate any
such ordinances, rules or regulations
which may be adopted by said City.”
I struck out this clause because I
did not know whether the people of
Douglas wanted it, and for the reason
that I was satisfied that the people
living adjacent to the City limits did
not want it. I think the people of a
town or city should decide these mat
ters by a direct vote.
My bill abolishing the County Treas
urer’s office passed the House some
two weeks before the end of the ses
sion. It was passed in the Senate
“As Amended.” The amendment was
that the treasurer should hold his of
fice until 1917. As the author of the
bill I had the House to reject this
amendment and return the bill to the
Senate. The General Assembly ad
journed with the bill in the Senate.
Our Senator can and will, I presume,
explain why its “corpse” remains
there.
Very respectfully,
C. E. STEWART.
B. H. TANNER’S STORE AT
FADES IS BURGLARIZED
The sheriff’s office was put on no
tice last Thursday morning that the
general merchandise store of B. H.
Tanner, at Fales, this county, had
been broken into, or entered otherwise
and amount of clothing, shoes, and
other merchandise estimated at from
S2OO. or $250. taken (carted) away.
Search for some clew leading to the
discovery of the goods and the appre
hension of the perpetrators of the bold
burglary has only been lightly made,
as no direct evidence is at hand upon
Which to work, but the silence in the
office to all questions may or may not
mean that something is in the air
more than dust. That Sheriff Rick
etson and his sleuths are on the trail
is sufficient.
CHURCH NOTICE.
At the Methodist church Sunday,
August 22, eleven A. M., a sermon to
the children and young people.
At 7:45 P. M., “What is there for
the honest laboring man of today?”
Public cordially invited.
H. M. MORRISON.
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AUTO FACTORY
FORJUCLAS
PREMIER MOTOR COMPANY, OF
INDIANAPOLIS, MIGHT CON
SIDER DOUGLAS FOR A LOCA
TION FOR FACTORY.
Secretary Smith is exchanging cor
respondence with the Premier Motor
Manufacturing Co., of Indianapolis,
Ind., and hopes to be able to interest
them in locating here. They have ex
pressed a desire to move from Indian
apolis and have asked Mr. Shith to go
into detail on the advantages that
might be offered by the city of Doug
las.
This matter has been laid before
the business and professional men of
the city, and each of them have writ
ten the automobile concern inviting
them to locate here. The Georgia &
Florida Railway is also taking a hand
in the deal and are using their best
endeavors for ou r aid. The Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic Railway peo
ple have instructed their Commercial
Agent, McCarty, of Cincinnati, to go
to Indianapolis and handle the matter
personally for us.
The main bone of contention ad
vanced by the automobile concern is
the fact that they are afraid the rail
roads cannot make it interesting in
the way of freight rates. With the
roads handling the matter in the way
they seem to be, it is an almost as
sured fact that the rates will be made
satisfactory, that if this is all that is
holding the new enterprise out of the
south and out of Douglas, they will
be forthcoming shortly.
The Premier Motor Manufacturing
Company builds the Premier automo
bile, one of the largest concerns in
the country, producing only one car,
and that a high priced one, comparing
favorably with the Cadillac, Hudson
and Pullman. They employ a thou
sand skilled mechanics, and their pay
roll is about two thousand dollars per
day.
SAD DEAID OF
HS.MJANNEB
At 9 o’clock Tuesday morning the
announcement was made in the town
of Nicholls, that the spirit of Mrs.
Tanner, wife of Judge M. Tanner, had
passed into the great beyond.
She had been in bad health for some
time, and notwithstanding everything
was done for her relief by a husband,
the end came.
Mrs. Tanner leaves a husband, three
daughters and two sons, and a host
of relatives to mourn her loss.
At an early age she joined Sand
Hill Baptist church, then later trans
ferred her membership to Union
church where she remained until her
death. The body was taken to Union
church Wednesday morning at nine
o’clock where, in the presence in many
friends and relatives the funeral ser
vice was conducted by the writer, af
ter which she was laid to rest in the
family cemetery beside a daughter
who had preceded her to the spirit
land.
Mrs. Tanner was 59 years of age,
was a daughter of Hymerick and Mar
tha Meeks, and sister of Rev. H.
Meeks, so well known, who has just
passed from the trials of life into the
presence of Him who he loved and
served. H. M. MEEKS.
Nicholls, Ga., Aug. 18, 1915.
INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT.
Preaching at the First Baptist
church at usual hours Sunday, 22nd.
At 11 A. M., the pastor’s subject will
be “The Love of Christ.” At 8:00
’P. M., there will be an illustrated ser
mon, such as the pastor delivered
when he was at Douglas years ago.
Bible school meets at 4:00 P. M.,
W. C. Bryan, Superintendent.
B. Y. P. U. meets thirty minutes
in advance of preaching hour, H. Kirk
land, President.
All welcome to a: 1 'crvlces.
*i :-.T, Pastor.