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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE
Douglas, Georgia
Established 1888
Published Every Saturday by
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO.
W. R. FRIER, Editor
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Six Months 50
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Tb* Enterprise publishes the Legal
"Mvertising of the City of Douglas,
V*Tee County, and County Commis
sioners.
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Tittered as second class matter at
_ju> yostoffice at Douglas, Ga., under
fcfee Act of Congress of March 8, 1870.
TOBACCO IN COFFEE.
The Enterprise wants to see
the farmer of Coffee county
plant at least one fiftieth of his
laud next year in tobacco. There
was 50,000 acres of cotton plant
ed in. the county this year. He
has got to at least cut his cot
ton crop in half for the nex 1
jettr. This leaves 2 > 000 acres
tc, be planted in something else,
amt we don’t, believe the farmer
eouki do better than to at least
phtrtt one twentyfi H h of the land
tfrat he does not plant in cotton,
ia tobacco, a sure money crop,
and one that the boll weevil will
sot touch.
The A. B. & A. railroad has
««?ployed a tobacco expert, and
Ms headquarters will be in Fitz
fjerald. He will be at the ser
vice of the Coffee county far
mer and will gladly render any
assistance free of charge. This
is an opportunity worth taking
advantage of, and we believe our
farmers are going to do it.
Tobacco brought a fine price
last year and those who planted
1 are pleased with results and
expect to extend their acreage
this year. It is a sure money
rtrop and you don’t have to con
tend with boll weevils and other
insects.
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Hughes at last condescended
to wire congratulations to Wil
son. He died hard, at last chok
ing to death.
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Thanksgiving next week prom
ises to be observed in this city
as usual. It will be a general
holiday throughout the country.
For Three Nights
THURSDAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WITH THANKSGIVING MATINEE
Prices 15, 25 and 35cts.
CLEAN MORAL AND REFINED,
the school exhibits.
We had something to say of
the rural school exhibits at the
fair, in our last issue, but we
did not say enough. The more
we think of them, the more we
want to talk about them. And
the people who saw them are
talking about them, too.
It was one of the finest collect
ions ever presented at any fair
by the schools of any county. It
certainly spoke volumes for the
teachers, patrons, puples and
others connected with the rural
schools of Coffee cuonty. Al
ready two of the rural schools
are planning to get together next
year and take an exhibit to the
state fair, and compete for the
first prize. We believe they can
win it, if they will start in time.
We want to congratulate the
schools which took part in the"
i exhibits this year and to those
who took prizes, we feel sure
that they justly deserved them,
jand the premiums should have!
■ been at least double of what they
> •••: ived, but the Association
| did the best they could,
j Wc hope next year will show
!a greater display, more schools
represented, and more prizes
won. These displays are seen
by hundreds of people and talk
ed about for a long time. The
value of them are inestimable,
and we know that they created j
more interest than anything'
else at the Coffee County Fair.
Then is it not worth while?
*****
John T. Booiffilet has been natn
'ed by Gov. Harris, as the suc
cessor on the railroad commiss
ion to Joe Gray, resigned. The
Savannah News takes the Gov
ernor to task for not coming to
South Georgia for the appoint
ment. It was well said too, for
'this section of Georgia gets
mighty little, in the way of state
| patronage. And this has been
1 going on for years, but the time
’ has come, and we must make
the strike.
IN ME MORI AM.
W. I. Minchew.
Bill (W. 1.) Minchew is dead
and buried. He died last Mon
day 20 inst., and was buried the
next day at Mt. Pleasant (Bap
just) church. He leaves a wife
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, NOV. 25 1916.
and eight children. One of his
sons is now in the army at El
Paso Texa.
William I. Minchew was the
youngest child of Benjamin and
Mary Minchew both now deceas
ed. His mother was a sister of
James M. and W. M. Denton.
His grandmother was Priscilla
Ward, a sister of W. W. Ward
and Augustus Ward, now de
ceased. He comes from one of
the oldest families in Coffee coun
ty. His great-grandfather,
James Preston Ward came from
North Carolina and settled on
the lot of land where B. W. and
James M. Tanner now reside in
the year 1818, —ninety eight
years ago.
Mr. Minchew has two brothers
John and Rev. A. S. Minchew
i Wooten. His wife before her
marriage was Miss Martha
; MeekfS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I Merritt Meeks.
For many years Mr. Minchew
| resided - on.,his farm near Ocmul
gee river: He had plenty stock,
hog.- and cattle, and made plenty
lon his farm and some to spare.
| For last two years foe lived near
;Lone Hill church 10 miles from
Douglas, Ga. Bill was a good
neighbor and a good citizen. He
believed in a square deal all the
way round. He was always on
the right side of moral questions,
j He was fond of his kin people
and delighted tto have them visit
him. Bill was a member of the
Baptist church andlived a con
sistent Christian life. He was
proud of his family and took
a special interest in his children.
He gave them all a good educa
tion and was anxious to help
give them all a start in life. He
reared a nice family, all in credit,
ip.nd leaves all a good name and
a good example.
Mr. Minchew was only fifty
seven years of age, young to die,
but his courage was run, his
work on earth was done and He
who loves us all took him unto
himself. Another one of my
comrades has fallen. How fast
they go. And soon my time will
come and we shall soon all be
gone. Bill was my cousin and
my friend. I shall miss him,
but I hope to meet him and other
loved ones in the “Sweet bye
I and bye.” Peace to his memory.
| ‘ W. P.
The Boston Store
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Soma new arrivals in ladies
coats and crepe de=chine waist pur
chased at a Bargain, makes it pos
sible for us to offer you some good
values.
$3.00 crepe de-chine waist
at $1.98.
$18.9© Fancy coats, new
models $9.98.
We offer some big shoe
values.
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The Boston Store
Douglas Georgia
We give premiums
The Store that sells the best fer less
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