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“The Enterprise Covers Every Nook and Cor ner of Coffee County - - and Then Some” SUES IDE AMOS TOWN HAS TAKEN ON NEW LIFE. HAS ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND PROPOSES BUILDING NEW COTTON WAREHOUSE. Our sister city, Ambrose appears to be growing by leaps and bounds, and it will be a matter of only a short time before Ambrose will be one of the most important towns in the county. The town is backed up by a splendid farming section, and there is no rea son why it hould not make one of the most thriving towns in the county. Only recently a system of electric lights has been installed, and Ambrose is in the dark no longer. This fact alone speaks for the progressivness of the people of that section. Theey also hr e a bank which is do ing a nice business. A statement of the bank’s condition appears else where in this issue. Three new stores have recently opened in Ambrose. They are The Weathers Drug Co., The Cash Mer cantile Co., and M. J. Ferguson, gro cery and meat market. It is also planned to build a large cotton warehouse right away, which will be operated by the Ambrose Gin Co. LECTURE AT BAPTIST CHURCH Mr. Sam A. McCook, of Florida, a lecturer and educator of note, will be in Douglas next Sunday; and W*lll speak at the First Baptist chuch Sun day evening at 7:30. His subject will be “The Safety of the Young Man.” Pastor T. S. Hu bert has known the brilliant and elo quent educator for a number of years and reccomends him to the public. He has also heard Mr. McCook deliver this lecture and says that “it is a brilli ant, strong, delightful utterance, full of wholesome humor, sparkling wit, good sense and the old time religion.” The public is invited to hear ths lecture at 7:30 P. M. next Sunday evening at the Baptist church. We lead in reliable jewelry and in vite yaur inspection the Wilson Jew elry Co. tt?y>y-- "':' ?'y<? < &ffisF&*s>- ?.-:'-. y 4&&AirJr '■> vfc': • %MBBBl^wfl^i99K.3nH . h ir 1 1 ' M , ■HiwiwiTOTffi? - ; ,i ' JUDGE WALTER C. BRYAN Who was recently nominated for Judge of the City Court of Douglas, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Lankford. Judge Bryan had no opposition which is indeed a very high compliment paid him by his fellow citizens. ■wm ~ Douglas Enterprise VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 23 CONTRACT LEI FORBUILDINC S. M. ROBERTS TO BUILD TWO l STORY ON PETERSON AVE. PETERSON TO REMODEL HIS STORE. The building activity in Douglas does not hold up but continues with a vim, and the prospects are that many new buildings, both residence and busi ness, will be in process of erection between now and Christmas. Mr. S. M. Roberts has let a contract for the erection of a two story brick building, fifty feet frontage, on Peter son avenue, just below the Douglas Hotel block. This work will start right away. ■. Mr. J. F. Overstreet has also let a contract for his building, fronting the court house, to be stuccoed, something similarto the finish of the Sibbett building just completed, also to put in a solid glass front, changing the whole appearance of the front. This work is to begin right away. Both these jobs will be executed by Mr. R. N. McEachren, of the Empire Construction Co., which guarantees that the work will be first class in every respect. There are rumors of other brick buidings to be built on Peterson ave nue, in the near future, also several residences will be contracted for in the next few months. TO CORRESPONDENTS. ■ We have received several out-of-town letters this week which we will be un able to publish on account of being crowded with advertising. We will hold these letters and print them next .week, unless you send a new one, in which case we will discard the old one and use the fresh one. We regret our inability to use all of them this week. BALANCE GEORGIA TROOPS TO MOVE AT EARLY DATE. Washington, Oct. s.—The balance of the Georgia troops have been ordered to go to the border as soon as trans portation can be arranged. If you wish a farm loan this fall, place your application with me now and have the money ready when it is needed. Interest low and expenses light. Total commissions only five per cent. F. W. DART. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, OCT. 7 1016. The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners. NO HIKES PAID DN 100,000 ACRES LAND IN CDEEEE CO. At the last regular meeting of the | county commissioners of Coffee coun ty, the matter of taxes came Up and upon investigation, which has been going on for some time, it was dist eovered that over 100,000 acres of land in Coffee county is not being paid taxes on. The commissioners appoint ed a special committee to get up all this land at once, and the commission ers propose to double tax every inch of it. Some of this land has never been given in, while some has been dropp COFFEE COUNTY FAIR DAIES NOV. 14-18. FIVE WEEKS OFF Preparations for the Coffee Coutty Fair to be held Nov. 14 to the 18 are progressing-. In fact, preparations have been going forward since early in the year, and now everything will move with a rush until the Fair is pulled off. Practically every foot of pace in the large exhibit hall has been engaged for the numerous displays that will be seen at the Fair this year repre senting nearly every interest of conse quence in the county. Never before has such keen inter est been manifested, and the outlook for a successful fair is most encour aging. The management is deter mined to givf the patrons ’of the Fair a show worth coming miles to see, and record breaking crowds will attend. There is plenty of money in the country, more than ever found its way into the South at this or any other season of the year, and the people are coming to the Fair from everywhere, and they will be hearti ly welcomed. Oon account of boll weevil conditions now confronting Georgia, attention is centering on improved live stock. The Fair management is making a special effort to have large and in teresting display of colts, cattle and hogs. There will probably be a sale of cattle put on for one or two days that a good type of beef cattle may be distributed among the farmers. The boys and girls engaged in the club work under the direction of Coun ty Farm Demonstrator Eunice and County School Superintendent Floyd will have special displays of special interest and merit. Several of theru ral schools are preparing to put on school and community exhibits, not only of school work, but covering every variety of product to be ob tained in the school district. This is an -innovation in fair and school work that stimulates wonderful in- 1 terest among pupils and patrons. An effort is also being made to have the city public schools of the county ex hibit, and should these great forces j be enlisted, the Fair Association will be confronted with the proposition of providing additional exhibit space. | Racing, airship flights, and other forms of high class entertainment will be daily features of the program. Let everybody boost the Fair. .. PLEASANT VIEW DOTS | High prices for cotton has -all the farmers smiling now. Glad to say Mr. Andrew McDonald is recovering from a few days illness. Mr. C. L. Wilson visited Mr. Andrew McDonald Sunday. Mr. T. J. Buchan made a business trip to Ambrose Saturday. Mr. Walter Veal attended to busi ness in Douglas one day recently. Miss Lizzie Hutchenson is visiting her grand parents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hutcheson. Misses Rosa and Dorothy Caves spent Sunday with Miss Vicil Ricket son. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Ricketson and little son Vilos, visited at the home of Mr. Mark Lott Sunday. Mr. Lee Anderson and wife dined with Mr. Walter Veal Sunday. Master Theodore Caves spent Sun- AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS Geo. Touchtons new home, crossing the jG. & F. R. R. at the Novelty Shop, i' Every gass buggy and horse vehi cle should go one way to and from the fair grounds. As you will readily ,see Mr. Editor it will be almost im possible to have an accident. The street running from Mrs. B. Peterson’s ktore due west to about 100 yards, just a little north of the Fair grounds £ould be put in first class condition With a small outlay of money. Poles placed on the street and lighted so the travel could be done in safety, i The city payng one third and the automobiles and all vehicles engaged ,in the transportation of passengers, ffrpight and the like paying the bal ance. City council should pass an or dinance to that effect. Also pass an ordinance to protect I our home automobiles from all outside cars. ! Hope you will print this for the 'good of every one. Correct all mis , takes. J. B. Exum. ed in some way and has not been given in for several years. The check ing will start right away, and no doubt there will be many surprises before the final reconing is made. To Audit Books. The commissioners also decided at this meeting to have the books of every vcounty officer audited between now and Jan. 1 next. A special com mittee composed of Commissioners J. C. Ellis and C. E. Baker, were ap pointed to have this done. MR. EXUM MAKES SUG -1 GESTiON FOR FAIR TRAVEL Editor Enterprise. I see we are to have a fair this fall. ,And I am sure it will be the best fair ever pulled off in Douglas. I will subject to our City Dods and the Fair association something very im portant. I will call it “Safety first.” |The trafic is fifty fould now to what ;it was in 1915. The automobiles in Douglas this year will exceed fifty to one in 1915. Now with a very small outlay of money. The danger to life and limb can be eliminated. All ve hiekles of every class should all travel west from the court house to the fair (grounds, thence north about one hun dred yards to the street running east to Peterson avenue comeng via Dr. day with Brown Fussell. James Caves has gone for an extend ed visit to his sister in Telfair. Mr. T. E. Caves visited Mr. W. L. Fussell Sunday afternoon. Mr. Horace Hutcheson was a pleas ant caller at the home of Mr. W. L. Fussell Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Veal and little son, Roy, visited at the home of Mr. W. L. Fussell Sunday morning. Mrs. Lonnie Veal and children, of Johnson county, are visiting relatives and friends in this section. Mrs. Dave Smth who has been spend ing some tim e with relatives here ex pects to return to her home in Dubln Tuesday. Mesdames Ida Smith and Mrs. Lon nie Veal spent Saturday afternoon w Mrs. Dora Veal. Mr. Yeilin Fussell is suffering from an abcess on his thumb. Mr. Warren Lott visited his sister, Mrs. Robt. Ricketson Saturday. Mrs. Mark Lott spent Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. Robt. Ricketson. OLD LADY. All goods ingraved free if purchased at the Wilscn Jewelry Co. OFFICIAL GAME LAWSTHIS YEAR LOCAL SPORTSMEN MAY CLIP THIS AND CARRY IT IN POCKET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. QUAIL SEASON OPEN NOV. 20. Here is the official game calendar for the state of Georgia, just issued by the state game warden. Sports men in Georgia and other states are requested to clip the same and keep it for future reference . The calendar follows: -* Quail —November 20th to March Ist; twenty-five in one day. Doves—August Ist to 31st and Nov ember 20th to March Ist; fifteen in one day. Summer or Wood Duck—September Ist to January Ist; twenty-five in one day. Migratory Duck —September Ist to April 20th; fifty in one day. Woodcock—December Ist to Janu ary Ist; twenty-five in one day. Plovers—November 20th to March Ist; twenty-five in one day. Marsh Hens—No closed season; but one day’s kill limited to twenty-five. Snipe—December Ist to May Ist; twenty-five in one day. Wild Turkeys—Either sex, Novem ber 20th to March Ist; two in the sea- son. Deer—Either sex, October Ist to December Ist; one in the season. St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, Sunday school, 10 A. M.,morning pray er and sermon 11 A. M., evening pray er and sermon, 7:30 o’clock. Everyone is most cordially invited to these ser vices. W. W. WEBSTER, Vicar. W A^ T T E I). A bid on all or any part of eighty shares of stock in the Citizens Bank cf Douglas. Will sell all or any part on easy terms. WADE H. COOPER, Pres., United States Saving Bank, Wash ington, D. C. W. M. U, MEET’ AT SAND HILL About twenty ladies of the Douglas Baptist church attended their annual association at Sand Hill church on Thursday. A very interesting program lasting the entire day was instructive. Mrs. E. L. Tanner presided over the meeting in place of the superintendent Mrs. B. H. Tanner, who was detained on account of, illness, she also heard the reports* The churches of the Association were well represented and gave a good account of themselves. Much could be said of the splendid hospitality of Sand Hill on this occas ion, and also of the bountiful dinner served on the grounds. Those attending from here were Mesdames Appleby, Carter, Kendrick, E. L. Tanner, Melvin Tanner, Carl Tanner, Brice, Coffee, S. M. Roberts, Frier, Alderman, Gray, Cochran,Brew er, Gaskin, Kirkland, Upton, Dale, Elli son and Worth. There is nothing supernatural about Chriropractic. It’s apparantly mar velous cures are accomplished through purely scientific methods based upon a profound knowledge of the human mechanism. W. H. Hughes the Chi ropractor is located in the Union Bank Bldg. COTTON:—PEARCE & BATTEY, the Savannah Cotton Factors, are sub stantial, reliable and energetic. Their extensive warehousing facilities and salesmanship are at your command. They are abundantly able to finance any quantity of cotton shipped them. Isn’t it to your interest to try them? Do it now and be convinced. SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE iPIEDMONT CAME FORJGNDAI WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST IN TERESTING GAMES OF SEASON. PIEDMONT WAS CHAMPION FOR LAST YEAR. The Douglas Aggies went up to Mcßae last Monday and defeated the South Georgia College in a fast, clean game of foot ball by a score of 20 to 0. The Mcßae team was somewhat heavier, but lacked the experience that was necessary to match our speedy little boys. Douglas scored two touch downs in the Ist quarter and one in the third. After the ball had been carried down to their five yard line by end runs, Sharp bucked it over just out side of left tackle for the first touch down, but missed goal. Griffin the speedy little quarter slipped through for the second after two attempts from their one yard line and Sharp kicked goal. The third touchdown was made from a forward pass from Griffin to “Skinny” Williams and a clean field t© the goal. Sharp kicked goal. The work of Capt. Sims must not be over looked, he intercepted their forward passes several times, catching the ball and making a good gain. It was the cleverest game of foot ball that has been played by prep teams. Time was taken out one time for one of Mcßae’s players to get his breath back. The Douglas line-up was not changed at all and not a man got : hurt. The trip to and from Mcßae ' was the worst part tif the game, j losing all of Monday night’s sleep. | Mcßae will come down sometimeAn j November for a return game and they I tell us to look out, for they are going to be loaded for ils. We are now working hard for the game with Piedmont next Monday al though the weather has been rough. The local fans know what is in store for them and we can feel sure of their support. It will be a good game and hard game, but with some good hard fighting by the team backed up by loyal support from the side lines, we can come out on top. bast Monday Piedmont held Norman Park (5 to 0 in Norman Parks favor so our boys have got to fight from the first sound whistle to the last. Let every body come out and help win this game Monday. TOBACCO MEN HERE TOMORROW General Passenger Agent W. W. Croxton, and Mr. W. R. Tucker, Agri cultural Agent, of the A. B. & A., will be in Douglas to-morrow (Saturday) for the purpose of discussing the to bacco question with the people of the county who are interested. These gentlemen want to meet all the farmers and business men who are interested in the culture of tob acco, and many interesting phases of the subject will be discussed by them.. LA N D FO R SAL E . 635 acres one mil e east of Bushnell, Ga., on the A. B. &A. Railroad. One hundred acres cleared or more, two set of buildings, as good farming land as there is in Georgia. Make anything that grows on a farm. In a good settlement one mile to two good school, one mile to a good set of cotton gins. In reach of several churches. Six miles north of Douglas, the county seat, of Coffee county, Ga. We would like for you to come and look over the land. Will sell sometime between now and January 1917, for the benefit of heirs. Terms of sale cash. JOHN RICKETSON, Admin. Bushnell, Ga_ FOR SALE. Fulgem seed oats 90c per bush*? Texas rust proof, 80c, delivered U Douglas Or McDonald, Ga. , K . LEON TANNER, McDonald, Ga. Help US J By telephoning News Items to ; Numbers 23,j 44, or 106,