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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.