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MIDWAY FOR
TREJO FAIR
Secretary Tanner Closed
Contract Yesterday
PLENTY OF SHOWS FOR ALL
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FROM NOW ON THINGS WILL BE
BUSY AROUND THE SECRE
TARY’S OFFICE AND AT THE
FAIR GROUNDS.
The Coffee County Fair scored a
decisive point yesterday by contract
ing for a large line-up of special at
tractions and amusement features.
The booking was perfected through
Mr. A. Rousseau of the Rousseau
Famous Greater Shows of New York.
Mr. Rosseau will personally superin
tend the midway, and we are author
ized to assure the patrons of the fair
that everything on the grounds will
be high class. No shows or games of
questionable character will be allowed.
The aggregation travels in ten cars
and includes a large Wild West Show
Dog and Pony Show, Ten in One Show
an educated horse, a motordrome, rid
ing devices, a high class band of II
parts, and numerous smaller attrac
tions.
A large force of workmen will be-
in the near future to clear the
grounds, and make repairs on the
buildings and fences so that every
thing will be in readiness before the
lair opens.
It i? likely that a dipping vat will
be built on the grounds, and should
this JiC done, there will be daily dem-
Jstrations of cattle dipping during
the fair. feature should be of
special interest to farmers and cattle
owners, as it is highly important that
tick eradication in Coffee county be
given prompt attention.
Space in the agricultural building
is being rapidly engaged. The dis
play of farm products will be decid
edly larger and ofgreater variety
than ever.
The Woman’s Department is receiv
ing due attention and promises one
of the most attractive exhibits ever
shown at the fair.
The poultry and live stock depart
ments are attracting wide attention
ami will be more interesting than
usuil.
Tie Boys’ Corn and Pig Clubs will
be A ven special consideration, as will,
also the Girls’ Canning Clubs. The
displays in these departments will be
of t! e highest educational value and
inteiest to all who attend the fair.
Now remember the fair dates, No
vember 9-13, inclusive, and the time
is drawing near. Get your exhibits
ready, for all of the displays this
year will be the best ever.
Carl Meeks Returns
To Nicholls Home
The Enterprise regrets to announce
that Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meeks, who
have lived here for the past few
months, will return to Nicholls next
week, probably to remain permanently
Mr. Meeks, who came here to as
sist in the management of the Citi
zens Bank several months ago, is
called back to Nicholls where he is
interested in several business concerns
one of them being the Powers-Meeks
Hardware Co., of that city. Mr. Pow
ers, his partner, is in extreme deli
cate health and is being forced to
leav'j tjpere for several months in or
der to regain his lost health. Mr.
Meeks iiels that his duty calls him
to this business in particular, as well
as many other interests there. Doug
las gives this excellent family up
with much reluctance and hopes that
in the hear future they will return
here for permanency.
HOGS FOR SALE—SIXTY HEAD
of Hogj for sale, ready to fatten.
Call or write L. L. Sutton, Pear
son, Ga
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 21.
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NcWS Sn&oshots bOllowing the exposure of the plan of I>r. Dumba, Austrian ambassador to the United States, to cripple American factories by
* withdrawing foreign labor, we asked his government to recall him. The recall of Captain von I’apen of the German embassy
Of the' Week was 8,80 ex P ec,ed - when it was announced he had gone on a vacation to Yellowstone park. Secretary Daniels gave out twenty
two names selected for the naval advisory board, including Hudson Maxim and Peter Cooper Hewitt. Zeppelins raided the
heart of London. Twenty were killed and many injured. Count von Bernstorff gave the state department assurances, backed by his government, that the
Arabic case would be settled to our satisfaction. Six tinancial experts from England and France, headed by Lord Chief Justice Reading of Great Britain,
conferred with J. I'ierpont Morgan and other bankers about $1,000,000,000 loan. A tire on Sant’ Anna in midocean endangered lives of Italian reservists
DOUGLAS BOY
IS HONORED
DR. J. FRANK WARD WINS THE
SILVER LOVING CUP AT RE
CENT GUN SHOOT AT JACK
JILLE, FLA.
The Enterprise announces with
much pleasure the interesting news
that Dr. J. Frank Ward, a former
resident of this city and a son of Or
dinary W. P. Ward, was the winner
of The Times-Union Trophy, a silver
loving cup offered by that well known
paper to members of the Duvall Gun
Club.
Dr. Ward led the field by a score
of 97 out of a possible 100. Great
interest was manifested in this shoot
Jby members of the club and the com
petiton was of course very keen, Dr.
Ward winning by a small margin.
Douglas is always glad to hear of
the success of any of its old boys.
Dr. Ward was reared here, known to
everybody, and his old friends are al
ways glad to hear from him, and that
he is doing nicely in the professional
world.
MRS. J. P. BRICE
BURIED SUNDAY
After a lingering illness which last
ed for several months, Mrs. J. P.
Brice, of this city, died at the home
of her son’s last Saturday afternoon
about eight o’clock. Her ill health
has extended over a period of several
years, but only until a few months
ago did it become serious, so much
so, that an operation was decided up
on.
The operation was made only in
the hopes of prolonging life, and
probably did, but she lingered and
suffered until the end came.
Mrs. Brice came to this city from
Brooks county several years ago, and
made her home with Tier daughter,
Mrs. E. L. Tanner, up until a few
month? ago. At the time of her death
she was living with her son, Mr. M.
F. Brice.
She was the mother of eleven chil
dren, nine of whom survive her.
They are: Mrs. E. L. Tanner, Mit
chell Brice, of Douglas; Mrs. How
ard A. Threlkeld, of Zirkle; Mrs. 0. P.
Goodman, Mrs. H. C. McDermid, of
Sparks; Mrs J. H. Edwards, of Ke
uka, Fla.; W. T. Brice, of Greensville,
Fla.; J. P. Brice, of Loughridge, Fla;
L. R. Brice, of Lloyd, Fla.
, The funeral services were conduct
ed at the home at 2:30 Sunday af
ternoon by her pastor, Rev. T. S. Hu
bert, of the Baptist church. Special
music was also rendered at the ser
vice.
The interment took place at the
cemetery where a large cirlce of rel
atives and friends gathered to pay
their last respect to his much belov
ed woman.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA-, SEPTEMBER 25, 1915.
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
SPDRIS FOR
IRIS SEASON
RODDIE DAVIS GIVES ENTER
PRISE READERS SOME INTER
ESTING DOPE IN SPORTING
CIRCLES.
Coach Cocke, out at E. D. A. S., has
his team coming along in a system
atic way. He knows the game of
fo»t ball from A to Z, having been
under the direct training of Coach
Cunningham of the University of
Georgia. With the “pep” he possesses
and turns loose every afternoon on
the likely looking squad of candidates,
he should turn out a splendid eleven,
one that will hold up the athletics’
standard of the school.
The team will average about 145
pounds in weight, as good as a ma
jority of teams in prep circles. There
are a number of last year men back,
and some of the new ones have had
experience. Several members of the
squad are exceptionally fast, and from
thse Coach Cocke will most likely se
lect his back field. Several exper
ienced men will be found on the line.
Coach Cocke “in action” reminds
one some of Jake Zellars, the human
pepper box.
Douglas should be ripe for some
foot ball. Base ball was given a rest
all the summer; and cotton has gone
up. RODERICK S. DAVIS.
I* SELIGMAN’S SALE.
We call our readers’ attention to
L. Seligman’s double-page ad in this
issue. Mr. Seligman is a veteran
merchant of Nicholls and always ad
vertises bargains. The people know
it and visit his store. Read every
word of his many bargain offers.
THE MAJESTIC RANGE
WINS HIGHEST AWARD
Once more the Majectic Range
has been awarded a world-verdict over
all competitors. This time it comes
in the shape of the gold medal given
by the Panama Pacific exposition.
This is the very highest award the
exposition can give. It comes to the
Majestic Range with a peculiar value,
for this decision keeps the proud rec
ord of the Majestic Range unbroken.
For nearly a quarter of a century—
ever since the Majestic Range has
been on the market—it has swept from
all competitors the highest prizes of
fered at World’s Fairs and similar ex
positions. There has not been one
single break or exception.
It is evident to the most prejudiced
mind that this betokens an article of
extraordinary and unquestionable mer
it. It is admitted to mean much when
such a prize is won even once; but
when the winning is repeated year
after year, and when the judges are
chosen from the most proficient men
in their line from all the four quar
ters of the globe, the Majestic Range
people are justified in their conten
tion that they make the very best
range on earth.—From the San Fran
cisco Hardware World. (Adv.)
Douglas Developement Company Is Organ
ized, Buyes Large Tract Near Bushnell And
Will Cut Into 50 Acre Tracts For Sale
Through the efforts of the Chamber
of Commerce to colonize Coffee coun
ty, the Douglas Development Com
pany has been organized by Col. J. N
McDonald, Mrs. Annie E. McLean, Mr.
Oliver Peterson, Mr. H. B. Curling
and Mrs. J. H. McLean to make the
first move to this end.
This company has bought the prop
erty of Mrs. W. W. McDonald at
Bushnell and are now having it sur
veyed and cut into farms of 50 acres
each. They will build a nice house
and barn on each farm, clear the land
up, and the Chamber of Commerce
will settle ten farmers on it during
the month of December.
The West Green properties have
been taken over by the South Georgia
Farms Company where a similar move
is being made.
Mr. C. E. Baker is also starting a
similar move on his place and will ar
range for six families.
Other companies will be started in
the near future in different sections
of the county and the Chamber of
Commerce has been promised a thou
sand families a year until all the
lands of the county has been taken up.
Mr. Clement S. Ucker, Director of
Colonization, of Baltimore, and W. T.
Berg, General Field Agent, of Pitts
burg, were visitors here last Sunday
and were shown over the county by
Secretary Smith and Col. McDonald.
To say that they were impressed with
the outlook goes without saying. They
were charmed wih what we had, and
both of these gentlemen are expected
back in the near future to further as
sist the Chamber of Commerce in car
rying out this work. Mr. Robert M.
Pindell, one of Mr. Ucker’s lienten
ants, will be here in tile next two
weeks to give this matter his person
al attention,
FUNERAL OF WM.
BARNESMONDAY
Mr. William Barnes, of Broxton,
died at his home with typhoid fever
on last Sunday, and the burial ser
vices took place here on Monday af
ternoon, at the city cemetery.
He was the son of Mrs. J. F. Barnes,
of this city. He married the eldest
daughter of Mr. Dave Peterson, sev
eral years ago. Besides his wife, he
leaves two children, the youngest be
ing an infant only a few days old.
Mrs. Barnes is now quite sick at her
home in Broxton.
The Douglas L'ndertaking Parlors
took charge of the body and escorted
it from the train to their parlors
where the funeral procession was
formed. The Woodmen of the World
had charge of the funeral service.
WANTED—TO RENT ROOMS FOR
Light Housekeeping; no children;
reference. Care of this office.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
DOUGLAS IS BEST
COTTON MARKET
The coming of the Douglas Com
press Co., which was the direct cause
of the many cotton buyers in Doug
las and vicinity this season, has made
Douglas the best cotton market in
Coffee county, and it is ahead of many
other towns in this section.
The competition is keen and the
best possible price is paid here every
day. The Compress has Deen a great
help to the farmers in the matter of
making this the best cotton market
anywhere around this section.
SHERIFF’S NOTICE
Sheriff Rickfjtson requests us to
announce that all tax fifas will be
levied right away and advertisements
of property will run during month
of October for November sale.
A GOSPEL TRIP.
What the Gospel has done in our
Southland and on.the Western fron
tier, and what is doing in Cuba, Mex
ica and Panama, will be shown in a
series of stereoptician views at First
Baptist church next Sunday evenng,
7:30 o’clock. The series embraces pic
tures of men, women and children,
their homes, schools and churches,
natural scenery and much else inter
esting. By all means bring your chil
dren to this service. They never will
forget it.
The picture service last Sunday
night drew a congregation that filled
the building and over. Extra benches
and chairs were in demand and the
pulpit occupied by about thirty boys.
The sermon was one of the best Bro.
Hubert ever preached here.
NOTICE
Sate of Georgia vs. City of Brox
ton.
Coffee Superior Court, February
Term, 1915.
Petition to confirm and validate
$7000.00 of bonds, the proceeds to be
applied only to the erection, building,
and equipment of a water works plant
and an electric light plant within the
corporate limits of the City of Brox
ton, on the 2nd day of October, 1915,
at 10 o’clock A. M., the above cause
being a petition filed by the Solicitor
General of the Waycross Circuit in
the name of the State of Georgia,
against the City of Broxton to vali
date and confirm $7000.00 of bonds,
the proceeds of which to be applied
to the building, equipment, and erec
tion of a water works plant and an
electric light plant within the corpor
ate limits of Broxton, Ga., will be
heard and determined in the court
house in the City of Douglas and any
citizen of the State of Georgia, re
siding in the City of Broxton or any
other person wherever residing who
has a right to object, may become a
party of this proceeding.
This 22nd day Seotember. 1915.
DAN WALL, Clerk
Superior Court, Coffee County.
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INDUSTRIAL
WEEKOCT. 7
Willacoochee and Brox
ton Join In
LADIES APPOINT COMMITTIES
PRACTICALLY EVERY BUSINESS
HOUSE IN DOUGLAS TO HAVE
FLOAT. MANY VISITORS ARE
EXPECTED.
Industrial Day in Douglas on Oc
tober 7 promises to be an eventful
one for the whole county. Much prep
aration is being made to make this
day what it should be.
Miss Nola Johnson and Prof. Eu
nice have the business end of it in
charge and they are working night
and day on every detail. The mer
chants and business men of Douglas,
Willacoochee and Broxton, have res
ponded liberally with prizes, and oth
er towns in the county will do like
wise.
There will be plenty of floats. Near
ly eveyr business house in Douglas
will have one besides the rural com
munities are working earnestiy in be
half of their part of the great parade.
The ladies of Douglas are also be
hind this movement. They are inter
ested in the many floats and have or
ganized themselves into committees
to assist in their preparation. The
followng are he several committees:
Wholesale Grocery Floats.
Mesdames Melvin Tanner, J. H. Jor
dan, A. E. Shipley.
Camp-fire Girls’ Float.
Mesdames J. W. Quincey, F. W.
Dart,
Vehicle Parade.
Mesdames J. L. Shelton, 0. F. Deen,
Frank Appleby.
Flower Float.
Mesdames John McLean, W. W. Mc-
Danold, Levi O’Steen.
Woman’s Club Float.
Mesdames C. H. Ross, Geo. Tan
ner, Patterson.
W. C. T. U. Float.
Mesdames S. H. D. Barnes and L.
E. Heath.
Housekeepers’ Float.
Mesdames C. A. Ward, E. L. Vick
ers, Geo. F. Dickson, J. S. Douglas,
W. L. Rogers.
Merchants’ Float.
Mesdames W. S. Durst, S. J. Stubbs
and H. W. Barrett.
Chamber of Commerce.
Mesdames J. C. Brewer, J. M. Ash
ley, C. W. Roberts, W. R. Frier.
Band Float.
Mesdames W. T. Cottingham, J. M.
Mathews, J. N. McDonald.
Agricultural College.
Mrs. J. W. Powell and Faculty.
Georgia Normal College.
Mrs. A. A. Kuhl and Faculty.
Better Babies Float.
Mesdames J. M. Ashley, M. D.
Dickerson, J. C. Brewer.
Upton Local Is Host
For Next Meeting
The next session of the county union
wil mleet with Upton local, on Oc
tober 2. This is located just 2% miles
east of Douglas. Speakers and re
freshments will be arranged and an
nounced later.
MARY PICKFORD COMING TO
GRAND THEATRE MONDAY
The Grand Theatre today presents
the Earl comedian in the Big Broad
way Feature, 5 big acts. Don’t miss
today’s program.
Monday next, this popular play
house will present Mary Pickford -in
the great play, “Little Pall,” in 5
acts, and endorsed by all the Woman’s
Clubs throughout America. This
show will likely draw the largest
'** v 1 OV6T* had.