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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
GLOfflG PROSPECTS FOR E. 0.
A. S. OPENING ON SEPT. IS
The prospects for a big opening of
the Eleventh District Agricultural
School are bright. This well known
institution opens on Wednesday, Sep
tember 15, and Prof. Powell, the prin
cipal, believes that there will be a
record breaking attendance this year.
Prof. Powell has visited every coun
ty in the district this summer, talk
ing the matter over wdth the different
trustees and trying o get up interest
in the school in the different counties,
ind he believes that the attendance
will average 135 or 140 this year,
which will be above the average. He
expects the school to open up with
probably a hundred.
The military feature of the school
will be giver, special attention this
year. The boys will be prepared for
war, in the event they are needed.
All of the teachers are new with the
exception of Profs. Powell and Fra
ser. The faculty is very strong this
year and a great year’s work is prom
ised. The following is a list of the
faculty:
J. W. Powell, Mathematics.
C. W. Fraser, Agriculture.
E. E. Cocke, English and History.
Miss Myrtle Bailey, Domestic Sci
ence.
E. V. Whelchel, Assistant in Agri
culture.
A. G. Overman, Assistant in Mathe
matics.
Miss Marie Davis, Piano and Voice.
Miss Elsie Meadows, Expression.
Miss Mattie Sutton, Matron.
Negro On A Rampage
Is Lodged In Jail
night of last week Lee
Jones, Ji negro, w-ent to the plantation
of Marion Dickinson, near Fitzgerald,
entered the home of John Taylor, a
negro tenant, stold a pistol and ran
the family out of the house, after
which he found a pocketbook with a
small amount of money. His next
move was to the yard of Mr. Dickin
son where he was attacked by a bull
dog, which he shot. Mr. Dickinson
called up the sheriff, who came with
his hoands, but Jones had made his
escape. Chief Stevens, of this city,
was notified Wednesday, got the ne
gro and stolen goods Saturday night,
the sheriff from Ben Hill came and
carried the prisoner to jail Sunday
morning.
HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES
Mrs. T. D. Dilbon, of Guysie, is im
proving and wants to go home.
Mr. J. E. Cannon, of Broxton, is
getting along nicely.
Clinton Giles, of Nicholls, is still
mending.
Atffchie Taft is doing nicely.
Mrs. Levi O’Steen, of Douglas, came
in Tuesday.
Mrs. H. M. Thomas, of Douglas,
just jndergone operation Wednesday.
• Mrs. H. D. Overman, of Douglas,
operated on Monday, and is doing
nicefe.
Mrs. J. E. Singletary, of Chatter
ton, is improving.
Mrs. W. W. McDonald, of Douglas,
is i proving.
I\[|ss Murray, of Virginia, is the
head nurse at the hospital now, we
are informed.
INSPECTION
OF CHILDREN
Th:- Coffee County Board of Health,
composed of J. C. Ellis, Chairman,
Dr. 6e <>. L. Touchton and J. Gordon
Flojfl, met in the office of J. Gordon
Floyd on August 26, 1915, with all
th» nembera present.
ft, ,-V matters of interest were
taker up and discussed, but the one
v tal important and greatest interest
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Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 18.
J. G. Brewer Maves To
Fitzgerald October 1
The many friends of Mr. J. C. Brew
er and family will regret to learn that
they intend to move their residence
from this city to Fitzgerald, possibly
about October 1. This was definitely
decided by Mr. Brewer this week when
he sold his handsome home to Mr. T.
S. Price, who will occupy it after it
is vacated.
Douglas regrets very much to give
up this excellent family, and while it
had been rumored for some time that
Mr. Brewer contemplated, the move,
still his friends had hoped that he
would possibly give up the idea and
remain a citizen here.
The reason for his moving is that
most of his interests at present are
in Fitzgerald, and for the past few
years has been spending most of his
time there, keeping him absent from
his home more than he desired. He
will still retain his interests here and
make weekly visits to Douglas, for
which his many friends are glad.
Mr. Brew'er is connected with many
of the public enterprises of Douglas,
as well as Fitzgerald, and his public
spirit has been worth a lot to this
city. At present he is president of
the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and as its head has done much in
making this new Douglas institution
a great success.
Fitzgerald has got “a good thing,”
if she knew it, and from reports of
the popularity of this gentleman, we
believe that Fitzgerald is wise to the
situation. Douglas gives this excel
lent family up with much reluctance,
but we are glad that they do not move
so far away and will still be a neigh
bor.
THE SINGING CONVENTION.
The different committees of the
singing conven'ion which will con
vene here on the 12, must remem
ber that there is only one more week
jn which to make preparations for tak
ing care of the classes and visitors.
The secretary has applied for low
rates over the railroad which will be
granted, as usual, and 2,500 or 3000
people are expected. The good name
of our county and city make it our
imperative duty to make them wel
come.
TO COLONIZE COUNTY
Gigantic Idea Advanced By The Chamber Of Com
merce To Develope The Wild Lands Of The County
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce
has been trying ever since the day it
was organized to interest settlers in
to this county to develop the lands
that are today lying idle. More mon
ey has been spent on this than on in
teresting manufacturers to locate in
this city. Our success has been lim
ited. The fact that this is true has
forced me to dive deep into the mat
ter and try and find a remedy or a
way in w'hich this can be overcome
so that the money spent in the future
will show more returns.
I found the largest development or
ganization south of the Ohio river and
east of the Mississippi and have had
quite a little correspondence with
them on the subject but little devel
oped therefrom until I thought out
an idea which was submitted to them
in the following letter. I would say
just here that this developpient or
ganization had their representatives
in Brooks county studying conditions
there, an article covering this appear
ing in a Savannah paper of a week
or so ago:
“Mr. O. O. Blank,
“Pittstown, Pa.
“Dear Sir:-
“I am very much interested in
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., SEPTEMBER 4, 1913.
Official Organ of Coffee. County and County Commissioners.
W.8.1U1.U.T0
MEET RERE
ON OCTOBER 7. HERE IS A COM
PLETE PROGRAM OF THE MEET
ING. MANY VISITORS ARE EX
PECTED TO BE ON HAND.
The auur.al meeting of the Woman’s
Baptist Missionary Union of the
Smyrna Association, will convene in
Douglas on October 7, and a very in
teresting meet is expected. There
will be quite a number of out of town
visitors, and the program which fol
lows here, will be very entertaining
and instructive:
Morning, 9:30.
1. Song.
2. Devotional—Mrs. B. H. Tanner.
3. Solo—Mrs. H. A. Threlheld.
4. Welcome—Mrs. Melvin Tanner.
5. Response—Miss Inez Cody.
6. Roll Call of W. M. S.
7. Report of Associational Work
er-Miss Bessie Clements.
8. Report of District Secretaries.
9. Song.
10. Message from the River’s
Brink—Mrs. Elder.
(Continued on Editorial Page)
Business Changes Comes
With The Opening 01 Fall
With the opening of fall there al
ways comes about, in a live town, bus
iness changes of more or less impor
tance. These changes are always in
teresting to the people generally and
we have tried to make a note of them
week.
The furniture firm of Hart Furni
ture Company, moved on the first to
the corner store in the Ashley-Quin
cey building, on Peterson avenue, the
store formerly occupied by W. B. Wal
lace. The store vacated by them will
be remodeled and occupied by Barnes
& Company, probably about October
1. We are not informed as to who
will occupy the store made vacant by
Mr. Barnes.
Jim Stalvey sold his livery stables
Wednesday to Messrs. G. M. and How
ard Stanton, who will conduct a livery
and sale stables at the same old stand.
We understand that Mr. Stalvey con
templates moving to Valdosta at an
early date.
On this date also Mr. Fred Ricket
son succeeded Mr. J. Dana Jones as
editor and manager of the Progress
an article I saw in a Savannah
paper yesterday about your visit
to Brooks county, but I regret
very much that you did not pay
us a visit before leaving South
Georgia, and I sincerely trust
that on your next visit into this
state that you will come to see us.
“When I say there is no lands
anywhere better than ours, I am
not making idle boasts; we can
show them. We want settlers.
We need them. We have nine
hundred and twenty-five square
miles in our county with less than
fifteen percent in cultivation—not
because the lands are not fertile—
not because they will not grow
any kind of a rrop—BUT BE
CAUSE THEY ARE UNKNOWN.
V “We are offering these lands
from ten to twenty dollars per
acre, with five years to pay for
them in—a small cash payment
if possible—if not possible, take
the land anyway and pay for it
as you can, is what we tell the
prosyector.
“What do you think of the idea
of advertising twenty or thirty
thousand acres of lands to be
, opened at ’a certain date to all
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
Publishing Company. We are not in
formed as to what position Mr. Jones
will occupy with this paper.
Mr. Alex Wicker has accepted his
old position with Peterson and Reli
han, coming over from Alma. Mr.
Ed Relihan, who has been filling this
position, will enter school.
Tanner’s Pharmacy has employed
Mr. O. W. Kennedy, of Macon, who
will be in charge of the prescription
department at this popular store.
DOUGLAS GARS
. AT WAYCROSS
DIXIE HIGHWAY MEET WAS A
GREAT SUCCESS. WAYCROSS
WAS A ROYAL HOST FOR THE
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS.
The Dixie Highway short route
rally at Waycross last Thursday prov
ed to be a tremendous success from
every standpoint. Waycross people
were prepared to entertain the 2,000
visitors who were present, and did
give them a royal good time.
The address of the day was deliv
ered by Hon. W. T. Anderson, editor
of the Macon Telegraph, who is one
of the directors of the Dixie Highway
Association. This speech was well re
ceived and Mr. Anderson compliment
ed the several county commissionaries
along this route on the greatly im
proved roads. He was non-commit
tal in his expressions about the differ
ent eastern routes, but his speech was
thoroughly enjoyed.
The Ware County Commisioners
served a chicken barbecue dinner
which was as fine as could be desired.
There were delegates present from
almost every town along the propos
ed route from Macon to Jacksonville.
The Douglas and Coffee county par
ty left here in automobiles about 8
o’clock, the party returning from five
to seven in the afternoon. Among
those who went over from Douglas
were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brewer,
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Smith, Commis
sioner T. J. Holland, J. F. Overstreet,
J. C. Relihan, F. J. Ricketson, J. R.
Overman, W. C. Lankford, J. N. Mc-
Donald, G. L. Bush, and J. A. Moore.
Commissioner T. J. Holland, at the
business .neeting, reported on the road
from Fitzgerald to Douglas, and Mr.
J. C; Brewer gave a report on the
road from Douglas to Ware county
line. These gentlemen gave a glow
ing report and promised that the road
thru the county would be in good
shape in six weeks.
comers; let them settle on them,
work out a place, clearing up as
much of it as the settler staker
out—work it up as he sees fit—
tend it in his own way for a per
iod of, say five years, free of
cost? Any time within that
time, he has the right to buy it
a $20.00 per acre, payable in
yearly installments, divided equal
ly. Half of the land staked off
must be clearel in three years,
and if purchased the first pay
ment must be made by the close
of the third year .
“If this was divided into fifty
farms, it would mean about four
hundred men put on their feet. I
believe I could get a hundred thou
sand acres of land on these terms
and I believe you will agree with
me that it is a fair proposition.
“The start you make n colon
izing in Georgiafi we hope you
will make here. We are willing
to do anything you say—just tell
us what it is.
“I should like very much to
hear from you, and if possible to
have you come here and c pend a
while with us. We haven’t grid
as much about odr hams as
GEORGIA NQRIE COLLEGE
OPENS ON TUESDAY HONING
Operation At Hospital
i Proves Msrveious Success
I
I
One of the most phenomenal suc
cesses of the local hospital in the waj
of an operation, is that of Archie
Taft, who was operated on a few days
ago, being in a paralyzed condition.
Taft is the man who was captured
by Sheriff Ricketson some time ago
and lodged in jail here, later given up
to Berrien county authorities, but on
account of his physical condition be
ing brought about in the arrest, he
was sent back to Coffee. The gun
shot wound left Taft in a paralyzed
condition, being unable to move a
muscle from his stomach down.
Dr. Roberts performed the opera
tion, after successfully locating the
bullet with an Ex-Ray machine. The
bullet was lodged in the spinal col
umn, within the lining of the spinal
cord, the most, vital spot in the hu
man body. The matter of getting
this out without producing death was
a masterful undertaking, and there
are very few cases on record where
;this has been done, but Dr. Roberts
believed it could be done, and went
! about to do it, and did it.
The patient has gradually “come to
life,” starting off with the moving of
the toes, then his leg, and today he
can pull up and work both of his legs,
which were totally paralyzed, besides
moving other limbs. It begins to
look like the patient will be restored
to health, though he will possibly al
ways be crippled to some extent.
Chamber Of Commerce
To Give “Smoker"
Secretary Bob Smith advises us
that the Douglas Chamber of Com
merce will entertain the citizens of
Douglas on next Monday evening at
their offices, with a “Smoker,” and
he desires every citizen of Douglas
to be present.
This body is doing .some fine work
for the town and county and these
meetings are held as a kind of a love
feast, so that everybody can get to
gether and talk about what has been
done and what we expect to do. So
as many as can be present on this
Brooks county has, but we have
got as good ones as they could
hope to make; we have got as
good home-made flour as you
want to eat; we have got as good
home-made cigars as you would
want to smoke, and just lots of
other good things that we would
rather show you than tell you a
bout, all of which are yours as
long as you will stay with us.
“Come!
“Yours very truly,
“ROBERT A. SMITH, Sec.”
In replay to this, I have received
the following:
“Pittstown, Pa., Aug. 23, 1915.
“Mr. R. A. Smith,
“Sec. Chamber of Commerce,
“Douglas, Ga.
“Dear Sir:-
“Your letter of the 23rd gener
alizing on the advantages of Cof
fee county received.
“I will be in Georgia again on
the 16th of September to attend
a meeting of the Board of Trade
at Atlanta. I would be glad to
take up the questions you ask in
your letter at that time, if you
will arrange to be in Atlanta.
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SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADV ANCE
Walter Quinn was put in jail since
last report, on information from Clay
county, Ala., that he was wanted for
“assault and intent to kill.”
Ollie Oliver, a negro woman, is in
jail this week with a charge from
Ben Hill county of cheating and swin
dling.
Polien Butler, a negro man, from
McDonald, is in jail for desertion of
his family, and taking up where he
had no lawful right.
Ilerschell Johnson and Early Thom
as, both white, is in jail for burglary,
down at Alma. The charge is that
they broke into the depot at that
place, and carried off some whiskey,
one night recently.
C. E. STEWART
EXPLAINS BILL
McDonald, Ga., Aug. 26, 1915.
Editor Enterprise:
I will thank you to allow me space
in your valued columns to make a
few remarks relative to the ‘corpse’
in the Senate, and the editorial ap
pearing in this week’s Progress un
der caption, “Keep the Record
Straight.” The main charge in this
editorial against myself seems to be,
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The fall term of the Georgia Nor
mal College will open next Tuesday
morning, September 7, as well as the
public schools of the city, which will
oegin business on that date.
The prospects for a record matric
ulation is indeed very bright, and a
successful scholastic year for the
schools of the city is promised. Prof.
Kuhl is expecting the out of town stu
dents to begin arriving today, and the
dormitory is already in readiness for
the students as they arrive. Nearly
all of the dormitory space has been
reserved, but there will be ample fac
ilities for all who may come.
The schools will be conducted con
tinuously until the holiday vacation,
which begins December 23, and lasts
until January 4.
The faculty this year is one of the
strongest that the school has ever
had. Most of the teachers have al
ready arrived, and the others will be
here for the opening. The following
is the faculty for the new scholastic
year:
W. A. LITTLE, Principal
English Grammar, Mathematics, Nat
ural Sciences and Pedagogy
A. A. KUHL
Principal Commercial Department
Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Commer
cial Law'
C. M. WILLIAMS
Latin and Common Branches
F. W .KOKOMOOR
Natural Sciences, German
MRS. M. E. KUHL
Shorthand, Typewriting, Algebra and
Grammar
N. E. HOLTON
Bookkeeping
D. C. SAPP
Bookkeeping, Penmanship
C. J. GRAY
Bookkeeping
MISS GRACE GAFFNEY
In charge of Music Department
J. R. SMITH
T. B. SWINSON
Librarians
MISS MARGARET HAMRICK
Sixth Grade
MISS MAY WILLIAMSON
Fourth Grade
MISS NONIE QUILLIAN and MISS
CORINNE LITTLE
Third Grade
MISS MARY STANTON and MISS
FANNIE GILLIARD
Second Grane
MRS. JULIA FOSTER
First Glare
MISS LUCILE PEEK
Primary Department
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