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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 (Continued on Editorial Page) 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. (Continued on Last Page) 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, (Coit.::j t ‘- 0.. E. .Page) . Help US By teiephonin News Items Numbers 44, or 106. £ o 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 THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE