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■‘Tfie Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
OH. L 0. HARDMAN WILL SPEAK
Ilf DOUGLAS NEAT THURSDAY
Etotrgias is to Slave one more political"
speech from tfae gubernatorial end of
‘State politics, which will take place
next Thursday.
Dr. L. G. Bardman, one of the can
didates for 'jrovernor, will be here on
that date arid make avi address at the
court house at 1 p. to. The public is
cordially invited to be {present and hear
I)r. Hardman’s address, which will bfc
entertaining and worth your while.
Dr. Hsrdman will make three
speeches in Coffee county on that day.
Before he comes h«re, he will deliver
an address at Pearson at 10 a. m., go
ing to Pearson from Alma, ‘ln the
afternoon of the -same day,- -tfbe Doc
tor will speak at Nicholls at 2:45 p.
ni. Th’s will conclude his speaking
dates rn Coffee county this time.
All of the candidates for
have visited Douglas except Dr. Hard
man, that is have made speeches here,
and the coming of Dr. Hardman is
looked forward to with much interest.
Don't forget she dates and hours of
speaking. Thursday, Sept. 7, at
Pearson at lb a. m., Douglas at 1 p.
■m., and at Nichoils at 2:45 p. m.
Rok’EL AND SMALL STORE
* AT PEARSON ARM BURNED
• Gorsiderab'k damage resulted from
■ a fro at Pesawo.r last Saturday night
about 2 o’clock. The file is reported
to have caught from the stove in the
hotel kitchen, and was well under way
Us ore people in the bouse learned of
it. The hot** was completely destroy
ed and only a few articles of furniture
were saved. Flames from the hotel
ignited a small grocery store, run by
John Newborn, and it *us also de
stroyed. The hotel was occupied by
Dr. i*nd Mrs Guest and was the prop
erty of Jesse Pfford, of Pearson. In
surance wag carried by Mr. Pafford on
the hotel, but none on the groery
store. ; /
QUIET WEDDING.
A very puiet wedding occured in
Alma Wednesday night at 7 o’clock
in the home of Mrs. Mary D. Wood
rum when G. B. Smalley and Miss
Vianna Douglas were quietly married.
A very few select ones being present
the Groom is from Stevens county,
north Georgia, the Bride is a grand
•daughter of Uncle Fred Douglas, her
parents are both dead and has found
.a pleasant home with her aunt, Mrs.
Wood rum. Vianna has attended the
high school -of Alma and is a Christian
girl. H. M. Meeks, of Nicholls, spoke
the words that made them man and
wife. They have our best wishes.
JUDGE LANKFORD BREAKS ALL
RECORDS IN SPEECH MAKING
Juckte W. C. Lankford is now on the
last lap of his campaign for congress,
and is meeting with great receptions
everywhere he goes. He is making
from two to six speeches daily and
covering more territory than any cf
the other candidates. All of this week
he has been in- Ware, Lowndes, Ber
rien and Irwin --counties. Tonight he
speaks in Broxtbn at S p. m.
The following is a schedule of his
appointments in {the district from to
morrow (Saturday) until and includ
ing the following Saturday, Sept. 9,
which brings him up to the camp
aign.
Saturday, September 2nd.
Beach 9:30 a. m., Taylor Reunion
Picnic-Bacon County 11 a. m., Nickolls
8 p. m.
Monday, September 4th.
Douglas 1 p- m., Waycros? 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday. September 3th.
Snipeyilie School, Jeff Davis County
11 a. m., Oakview School, Jeff Davis
County 3p. m, Satilla School, Jeff
Davis County 8 p. m.
Wednesday, September 6th.
Midway School, Appling County 11
a, m., Long Branch School, Appling
County 3:30 p. m., Madray Spring,
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 18
■Congressman Walker Spend
ing Day In The City.
Congressman J, R. Walker is spend
ing today < Friday) in the city, being
a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Oliver Peterson.
While here he mingled with some of
the voters of the city. It is not known
whether he expects to address the peo
ple of the county before the primary,
We ase advised that he feels onfident
of his renomination at the polls on
next Tuesday week. He will hardly
return to Washington before its ad
journment. as the time is so dose For
this and the primary.
REST ROOM
NOWJSSURED
The management wishes to express
sincere appreciation of the marry re
sponses to the call for aid. The fol
lowing is the list'of former subscriber 8 ,
new subscribers and persons retaking
conations. If your name is iwa on
1 this list ring up this office or the Pres.
[and give your name and amount, many
were out of .the city that we feel -would
i be glad to help us either with running
expenses, or the past year’s indebt
edness and same will be highly appre
ciated and will be added to this list
in next weeks paper.
Old Subscribers
Union Bank; Citizens Bank; Union
iPharmacy; H. L. Carter; E. L. Vick
ers:; Douglas Hdw. Co.; Watt & Hol
| mess Grand Theatre; Barnes & Co.;
Sapps Pharmacy; M. F. Head; Peter
son & Relihan-; Miss G. L. Chandler;
Tanner Merc.Co.; J. C. Relihan & Co.;
' B. R-igel; J. D. Perkins; O. Peterson;
j Levin Bros; iCiby of Douglas.
New Subscribers
Tanner-Brice; J. L. Young; Lati
mer & McLean; McDonald &
ham; Lankford & Moore; Dickerson
Kelley & Roberts; Grantham-Floyd
Co; The Boston Store; Cocoa-Cola
Co; Mrs. W. W. Terrell.
Donations
G. R. Moore; Cbero-Cola Co; J. B.
Exum.
LOST OR STOLEN—a black puppy,
with brown spots, at Blystone last
Saturday. Notify Mrs. W. M. Maine,
and get reward.
Wayne County 8 p. m.
Thursday, September 7th.
School House near Mary’s Chapel,
Pierce County 11 a. m., Blackshear
2:30 p. m., Waynesville 8 p. m.
Friday, September Bth.
Argyle 10 a. m., Milltown 1:30 p. m.,
Lake Park 8 p. m.
Sa*urday, September 9th.
Quitman 11 a. m., Morven 2:30 p. m.,
Adel 4 p. m.
JUD6E LANKFORDTO MAKE
SPEECHES IN COFFEE CO.
Judge W. C. Lankford, Coffee coun
ty’s candidate for congress, will ad
dress the voters of Coffee county at
the following places and dates:
Broxton: Friday, Sept. 1, at 8 p. m.,
Nfcholls: Saturday, Sept. 2, at 8 p. m.
Douglas: Monday, Sept. 4, at 1 p. m.
He will have something to say to
interest his hearers. Come out to one
cf these addresses, as he is the home
candidate and the people of the county
are behind him in his race. Remember
the dates and bring the ladies and
children. ■ # •jp
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, Sept., 2 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners.
SCHOOLS OPEN
NEAT TOESOAI
BOARDING STUDENTS ARE BE
GINNING TO ARRIVE. PROS
PECTS BRIGHT FOR SCHOOL
YEAR.
If the strike should take place as
first proposed on next Monday morn
ing, it would have materially interfer
ed with one of our most beloved n
stitutkins, the Georgia Normal College
‘as the out of town students are exptet
ied to begin to arrive Sunday and Mon
day.
The schools will open next Tues
day morning and the outlook is bright.
The dormitory space has been filled
and the prospects for an overflow are
good. The primary and other grade
teachers -will begin to arrive in the
next day for two, and everything is in
readiness for the big opening next
week.
Profs. Little and Kuhl are expect
ing the roming year to be the best
in the history of the school. Every
thing points in that direction, and con
ditions being much better financially,
there is no reason that from a stand
point of attendance, the school will be
larger than ever. The faculty is
stronger than ever, and a great whooi
year is inevitable.
LOST—REWARD
Any .party finding and returning one
bird dog, color: white body, with yel
low ears and part of head. Responds
to the name of Mutt. Owner found
at Tanner Mercantile Co.
JORN PAULA'S
FINE RECOOD
John Brooks Paulk, our candidate
for the legislature, comes from one
of the oldest and best families in
Coffee county. He is the son of Hon.
Henry Brooks Paulk, and a grandson
of “old uncle big John Paulk.’’ His
mother before her marriage to Mr.
Paulk was Fannie Peterson, daughter
of Hal Petersen and Brother of B.
Peterson, both now deceased, but well
known citizens of this county. The
mother of Brooks Paulk and grand
mother of John Paulk was Bettie Lott,
a sister of old uncle Mark, Joe, Dan,
John, Arthur, Jesse, Elias and J. S.
Lott, all', all well known and leading
citizens of Coffee county. These old
families have resided in what is now
Coffee county for more than a hundred
years. They are the pioneers of this
country. They helped to drive the In
dians from this country and did much
in making Coffee county what it is.
They have always have been heavy
taxpayers and have done their part in
building the roads, schools, churches
and other public enterprises of Coffee
county. They have always been a
strong, hardy, industrious people, and
John Paulk possesses many of the good
qualities of his people. He is now in
the prime of manhood. He has a prac
tical education and with it a lot of
good common sense. He is a good
farmer and a good business man. He
is the soul of honor and high ideals of
life. He has a good home and a nice
family and is about as near an ideal
father and good citizen as we have in
the county.
And while the Paulks have always
been large taxpayers and men of in
fluence, they have never been office
seekers. Dennis and Thomas Paulk
are the only ones who have gone to the
legislature. It seems to us if the
people of Coffee county wish a good
representative citizen to represent
them in the legislature they could not
find a better one than John Brooks
Paulk. And we, his friends who
know him best recommend him to the
voters of Coffee county as a man
worthy in every way to represent us
in the legisature.
BY HIS FRIENDS
. c AND SUPPORTERS.
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
COURT OPENS
NEAT MONDAY
REGULAR FALL TERM OF SUP
ERIOR COURT TO CONVENE
MONDAY AND LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS.
Coffee county Superior court con
venes next Monday morning at 10
o’clock, with Judge Summerall on the
bench, and Solicitor Dickerson on
hand for the state. This is the regu
lar Fall session of the court and will
likely continue for two weeks.
The first week will be devoted to
the trial of rival cases and the crimi
nal docket will be taken up the second
week. The grand jury will probably
be in session most of the time.
There are a lot of criminal cases
on hand this term, there being eleven
murder cases for this term of the
court, nine of them being white. Some
of these are in jail, others on bond,
while a new trial has been granted for
others.
The trial of Mrs. Haskins will be
had at this term. It is set for Wed
nesday of next week, civil week. At
the time this case was tried before,
it resulted in a mistrial.
The following is a list of the mur
der cases on docket: Lamas Day,
Mrs. Haskins, Dan and Sullivan Shep
herd, J. S. Burns, Geo. White, J. F.
Hill and Walter Harper. These are
the white cases, while there are a
number of negroes.
Why sell your cotton in the country,
when you can obtain better results by
shipping to The John Flannery Com
pany, Savannah, Ga.
PROGRAM FOR
SING ARC. 10
Convention will convene at the
school auditorium, 2nd Sunday in Sept
at 9:20 A. M. Song, Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow, by
the Convention, lead by the Burkett
Class.
9:3o—Bible lesson—Rev. Mr. Mor
rison.
9:3s—Prayer- Rev. Mr. Hubert.
9:4o—Song—Burkett Class.
9:so—Address of Welcome—W. C.
Lankford.
10:00 —Response—S. L. Vinson.
10:10 —Appointment of committee on
time and singing, for all
Classes to be appointed by
President.
10:40—Three being services at the
churches, those desiring to at
tend will be excused, with an
invitation to return to after
noon service.
10:45—Repotr of Committee on Time
and Singing.
Afternoon Session.
I:3o—Singing will be resumed by
classes until 4:00, when new
officers will be elected and
Convention adjourn.
Chairman G. M. Stanton and S. J.
Stubbs, will realize that they have
only a week in which to get ready to
feed and take care of 2,500 people, and
if they will get the ladies to help
them success is assured.
Chairman Levi O’Steen and hi 3 com
mittee are expected to meet the trains,
bring people to auditorium or ether
places they may desire. The ccrommit
tee wiil use their own discretion.
C. A. WARD, PRES.
I. M. FREEMAN, Sec.
The J*.hn Flannery Company, Sav
annah, Ga., has the best equipment for
ne handling and sealing of cotton, and
are prepared to make liberal advances
on consign -nets.
If you wish a farm loan this fall,
place your application with mo now
md have the money ready when it is
needed. Interest low and expenses
light. Total commissions only five
per cent. F. W. DART.
+.l ** ■
11.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
BBOATON FARMER NETS 5714.
ON FIVE ACRES OE TOBACCO
Candidate J. E. T. Bowden
Spends Nght In City.
Hon. J. E. T. Bowden, one of the
four congressional candidates, spent
Wednesday night in the city, enroute
from Broxton, where he spoke that
afternoon, to Oeilla. where he address
ed the voters Thursday morning.
In a conversation with Mr. Bowden,
a reporter of this paper found him in
excellent spirits, and he confidently
believes that he will be overwhelming
ly elected on Sept. 12. He is booked
for two more addresses in Coffee be
fore then, one at Douglas on next Fri
day, Sept. 8, at 11 a. m., arid on the
same date at Nihcolls t 2 p. m. He
is making a very aggressive camp
aign.
STEVENS MADE
CHIEF AGAIN
A change in the police department
|cf the city took place this wets., whe.
Mr. M. D. Stevens, a former chief, was
elected by the council to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of Chief Ira
Ricketson.
Chief Stevens has served the de
partment here for several years and
is in close touch with everything, and
we predict for his administration of
the city’s police affairs, a most suc
cessful term.
JUDGE GROGAN CANDIDATE
Judge Geo. C. Grogan, of the City
Court of Elberton, is a candidate for
one of the new Court of Appeals
places. He is endorsed by the entire
Northern Circuit and local bars of
East and Northeast Georgia. He is
the only candidate with judicial ex
perience. Hig ability, experience, and
trained mind will add strength to the
bench.
DR. L. G. HARDMAN.
Who will address the voters of Douglas next Thursday.
Kelp Us
By teiephonmg]
News Items
Numbers 23,
144, or 106.
Mr. J. E. Trowell, a good farmer
near Broxton, returned Thursday from
Mullins, S. C., where he had been 1©
sell his tobacco crop. While m HU*
city he gave to the Chamber aS-Cam
merce an itimized statement of Ids
experience with his ci op this Jpsaar
which is given below and which w*.
feel sure will make interesting reading’
matter.
Acres planted ...$
Production, pounds, gross 4k3©
Receipts on gross sales SB2O 5®
Expense.
Fertilizer £2i>.oo ***
Cultivation and curing . .50.00
Freight and Com 27.00
Total expense $106.00- 106. M)
Net on five acres S.7XC4O
It will seen from the abovie .'.that 11*
grower realized an average of $!42.Fi?
per acre, net. But on account of very
dry weather in the early spring, a'.«out
one third of the plants died after
being transplanted, A further ios:
was sustained from rhe excessrCo
rains in July, s o coos filing but 3.3 acres
i that actually produced tobacco, flit
net on this 'oasis would show a profit
of $240.0C per acre. In making up
this statement, no allowance has been
made for rent of land which kbonJ#
not exceed SI.OO per acre.
About or.e dozen farmers in fins
county have grown tobacco this j«ajr
and we understand that practically all
of them are getting grattifying re
turns which we shall be pleased t»
give to the press for publication if thr
growers furnish us the data.
That the light sandy loam lands of
this section are specially adapted
the growing of light brown tub&cea
4eaf has "been thoroughly demonstrat
ed, and under normal conditions, life
profits are amazing.
An organized movement should now
be inaugurated to plant at least on*
thousand acres in this county ncri
year which will be sufficient indue*:,
mer.t for the establishment of a sales
warehouse at this point.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
seasons for all crops this year, GoS«*
County is showing some top records i*
diversified farming. Others wiD fol
low.