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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Npok and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
fIEW CITY FATHERS MAKE
CLEAN SWEEP MONDAY NI6HT
The newly elected city officers were
sworn in on last Monday night, and
immediately began to organize. - Those
present were Hon. Daniel Gaskin, Sr.,
mayor; Aldermen: S. J. Stubbs, J. B. .
Exum, J. L. Young, H. C. Whelchel,!
and Jesse J. Lott.
The outgoing municipal officers were
Mayor G. M. Stanton and Councilmen,
O. F. Dcen, I. C. Sapp, Jno. M. Hall,
G. A. Tar.nor and E. J. Barclay.
The'new board organized by electing
S. J. Stubbs as Maycr-pri-tem, he
having received the highest vote as
councilman, and this is the usual cus- [
tom. Other changes in the appoint
ive officers arc as follows: IL F.
Brown was elected clerk to succeed J. !
D. Knowles; T. W. Upton was named ;
Chief of Police to succeed M. D. Slav- j
ens. Mr. G. IL Bridges was appoint
ed night chief, and the following were
re-elected at the piant: J. Q. Ward,
chief engineer; M. F. Simmons, night
engineer; Scott Cato, lineman; Simon
Levin, chief of the fire department;
Ben Smith, truck driver.
Attorney IS J. Cornelius was unani
mously named City Attorney to suc
ceed Col. L. E. Heath. I
Mayor Gaskin will announce the
several standing committees at the
next regular meeting.
The new mayor and council promise
to give especial attention to the streets j
cf Douglas this year, a matter that
should not be neglected any longer. ;
We hope they can see their way clear
to at least give the city pavement in
the business section, if no more.
The outgoing mayor and council
should have nothing to regret in the
administration of the affairs of the
city during the past year. They have
done exceedingly well and during their
administration have accomplished
much for the city. The present city
hall will stand as a monument to the
outgoing city fathers, and they have
handled the financial affairs of the
city to the best possible interest of
all.
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FRANCIS HALLAM OVERBY.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Overby have
the sympathy of a host of friends on
account of the death of their infant
child, Francis Hallam Overby, which
occured Tuesday night at Ambrose.
The child never had been strong, and
Mrs. Overby was enroute to the san
titarium of a specialist in diseases cf
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CLERK A. W. HADDOCK.
Who assumed charge of the Clerk’s office last Monday morning for a 4
year’s term.
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 36
ENTERPRISE NAMED OF
FICIAL NEWSPAPER.
The Enterprise has been named of
ficial organ for the county by the of
ficers in charge and the legals for Jan
uary wil I oppear in this paper next
weak.
KRACKER CLUB HAS
TWO BIG DANCES
The biggest event of the Holiday
season was the dance at the Kracker
Country Club on Christmas night.
This was the opening event of the
new club house, and many out of
town visitors from Valdosta. Fitzger
ald, Ocilla, Waycross, and Thomas
ville, were present, to enjoy the en
tertainment well planned by the local
members.
The club house is one of the most
modern and best equipped house of
its kind in Georgia. The arrange
ments are artistic and nothing but
modern conveniences are employed.
The entertainment proved to be
such a great success that another
dance was given there on New Years
night, and was attended by delegations
from various cities nearby. This
proved to be as enjoyable an event as
the first, and established the fact that
the Kracker Country Club is in a po
sition to give first class entertain-
Vnents when they desire. A series of
these dances will be given during the
season.
children wnen she discovered that
there was need of immediate medical
attnticn. She left the train at Am
brose, a physician was called and all
was done that medical science knew.
It was however too late and death en
sued.
The body was brought back to Doug
las and funeral services were con
ducted at the family residence on Bry
an street, Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. T. S. Hubert. The large attend
ance and many floral offerings bore
witness to the sympathy of a large
circle of friends.
Interment was at city cemetary.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JAN. 6, 1917.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, CSFee County and County Commissioners.
0, PETERSON
IS CHAIRMAN
OF NEW BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS. THE NEW BOARD
EXPECTS TO DO A LOT OF
ROAD tiUILIDING AT ONCE.
The new board of county commis
sioners took charge cf the county’::
cf airs on last Monday, ‘the regular
ir.ee ting day. The beard organized by
electing Mr. Oivler Peterson, chair
man. Mr. J. F. Meeks, of the Tanner
| district was elected vice-chairman.
! The new chairman is a resident of
| the Douglas district, and he pledges
‘to give the county’s affairs all the
time necessary in carrying out the
wishes of the pc-oplo. The board
could r.ot have made a better selection
in naming a chairman.
Silas Meks was retained as county
warden and Mr. Hill as deputy war
der.. Dr. Gordon Burns was again
elected county physician. All of these
selections will meet the approval of
the people, as they are men well qquali
fled for their respective places, and
have served the people faithfully and
well for some time, in the same cap
acity.
The new boa"d expects to give spec
ial attention to :c. building, and
deided at this meeting to purchase
new road building machinery and eight
rnroe mules. Other equipment will be
added from time to time until the
county will have first class road ma
chinery
The main camp will be moved from
the Willacoochee district to the Doug
las district to-day and will remain in
this district for at least four months.
During this time the convicts will be
in charge of Chairman Peterson. He
expects to put the roads thru here in
splendid shape as well as open some
new roads. The other commissioners
will in turn do likewise with the road
building in their respectve districts.
The new board is made up as fol
lows: Douglas district, Oliver Peter
son; Nicholls district, J. F. Meeks;
McDonald district, Morris Davis;
Pearson district, Dan Metts; Willacoo
chee district, Oscar Paulk; Ambrose
district, Geo. Paulk; Broxton district,
P. L. Moore; Pickren district, Silas
Lott; Mora district, Peter Harper.
STATEMENT Of COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS TOO DEC. 1816.
Cr.
Balance Over Draft $28151.78
Errors 5.79
Bills Payable, Paid note due Dec. 30, 1916. 50000.00
General
G. 8. Eunice 1 Mo. Salary 50.00
City of Douglas Lights & Water 20.00
Postage for office 5.00
Willie Merrier Labor 35.00
Union Banking Co. Int. on note 2457
Shepherd Kitchens 20 days Janitor 14.40
Foote & Davies Co. Stationary 19.96
Citizens Bank Int. on note 27.21
M. F. Head & Co. Office Furniture 28.50
L. E. Heath Dftg. Bopds 9.00
W. J. Taylor Holding Election 21.00
Coffee County Progress Printing 5.00
Douglas Hardware Co. Supplies 2.50
Union Pharmacy Supplies 6.95
W. P. Ward Election 5.00
Sapps Pharmacy Ledger 2.50
Pure Food Gro. Co. K. Oil 6.20
Porter Plumbing Co. Work 1.50
Douglas Hotel Auditors Board 48.80
L. C. Montigue & Co. Audit work 195.20
Watt-Holmes Hdw. Co. Supplies 19.01
Fielder & Allen Hdw. Co. Etatior.ary 4.60
David Ricketson Bal. in Settlement 110(5.10
Powers & Meeks Hardware 40.35
J. E. Anderson Rep. work 8.10
J. B. Lott Syrup Brl. 1.00
J. L. Sapp Lumber 17.62
D. Kirkland Co. . Hardware 4.30
R. L. Knight Bridge work 42.55
O. A. Mcßae Arrests 23.15
J. E. Gaskin Supplies 54.14
G. F. McCranie & Co. Supplies 33.40
S. L. West Supplies 11.55
(Continued to Editorial Page.)
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
TOBACCO SEER
GIVEN AWAY
DISTRIBUTIN' OF SEF.I) IS FREE
AND MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
MELVIN TANNER OR SAM LEW
IS, OF NICHOLLS.
It is bed planting time for tobacco,
and those interested in the culture of
J tobacco may take notice that they can
i get all the seed they desire for ;h
f asking by < pplying to Secretary Me:,
vin Tanner, of this city or to Mr. Sant
Lewis, cf Nicholls.
i It; is a free istribution of t< hurra
seed and these gentlemen will furnish
ypu whatever amount of seed you de
sire to plait, free of charge.
■ January is the month for planting
your -beds and about April i the time
for trapsplan ting. So take due n.oti o
m.d cull on these gentlemen for seed
at once.
Mr. L. G Proctor, Agriculturalist
for the A. B. & A., spent to-dav in
the city and talks interestingly cf the
tobacco industry in Coffee county. He
believes in the subject and predicts
great-things for the culture of tobacco
in Coffee county.
Besides getting the seed necessary
from the above gentlemen, they will
furnish you with ether hif-mat..
on the culture of tobacco, all free of
charge.
NEW DOUGLAS HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS JAN. 1.
The New Douglas Hotel changed
hands on last Monday morning, Mr.
J. G. Joffcoat, proprietor of the Aldine
Hotel, at Fitzgerald, assuming control.
Mr. M. E. Bardin, who has been in
charge for several years left for Knox
ville, Tenn., where Me will take one
of the hotels there.
Mr. Jeffcoat is an experienced hotel
man, stands high in the business, hav
ing at one time been president of the
stale assoc :ation of hotel men. Ho
pomises to give Douglas one of the
best hotels she has ever had.
WANTED —A few pupils in music
at Methodist Parsonage.
Miss Mable Whittington.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
COUNTY MAKES SHIFT Of
OFFICERS ON NEW YEARS
| CLERK P. E. PAFFORD.
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PERKINS PROPERTY AT
BROXTON BRINGS $23-006.
The entire holdings of the late R. R.
Perkins, at Broxton, was sold at Ad
ministrator’s sale in Douglas on last
Tuesday, and brought something over
'IJb. . ... d»J the brick bloc.:
jin the center of town and some farms
'near Broxton.
The successful bidders were Messrs.
J. H. Milhollin and P. L. Moore, of
Broxton. Thse gentlemen will make
l extensive improvements in the prop
jerty.
Fireman’s Carnival
Was Big Success
i
The Fireman’s Carnival closed last
Saturday right after a successful
week’s run. The boys here received
a benefit of S2OO. from the week’s
contract.
Chief Simon Levin, of the fire de
partment, desires to express his
thanks to the people of the city and
county for their patronage during the
week. The money will be used in the
purchase of uniforms and other equip
ment.
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FOR SALE.
One fine Kentucky breed mare and
mule colt ten months old.
One young horse about four years
old, well broke, and one grey horse.
All for sale at reasonable prices.
MRS. W. J. MADDOX,
* Douglas, Ga.
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SHERIFF V.'. M. TANNER.
Who tcok charge cf the sheriff's office or. January 1, for a 4 year’s term.
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44, or 106.
! The switch in court hous’e officers
was made on last Mo nay morning,
most of the new officers taking the
oath on Saturday before. Only a few
of the old officers remain on dtuy.
Mr. A. W. Haddock assumed his
F’nee in the office of Clerk of the Sup
: : r court, succeeding Dan Wall. Mr.
Haddock has worked in this office be
fore and the duties tf it are not now
Ito him. He is fully oompetent to
| ban;lle the affairs cf the county there,
; >r, any where else for that matter,
land his friends are predicting for him
i a. most successful administration,
j Mr. VV. M. Tanner succeeded Dave
| K leketson as sheriff. Sheriff Tanner
is thoroughly familiar with these du
ties as he has served as deputy in-the
I • anio offfi-e. He is qualified in every
j way and will make Coffee county one
;of the best sheriffs the has ever had
Just 12 years ago, Mr. Tanner’s father
j whose name was W. M. Tanner, closed
a twelve year tenure of the same of
fice. For this reason alone the pres
ent sheriff feels grateful to the peo_
i pic- for placing him in the same office
j that his father had so long at one
j time.
j Mr. Haddock was succeeded as clerk
i of the city court by Mr. P. E. Paffcrd.
Mr. Paffcrd is a native ' f Coffee r< : ,i
--j tj, or.c ol her brightest, young men,
'and will make the city court a very
: efficient official. He will also serve
the county commissioners as clerk.
His friends throughout the county pre
diet for him much success his admin
. istration.
I Ben Morris suceeds Dan Vickers as
tax collector. Mr. Morris has served
in this capacity before and made an
excellent collector. That he, will do ou
abain, no one can doubt.
Judge W. P. Ward succeeded him
self as Ordinary, E. S. Sapp sueceds
himself as tax receiver, G. L. Sims,
as coroner. The office of county treas
urer is abolished and the Citizens
Bank has been designated as deposi
tory.
Mr. J. P. Strickland has been nam
ed by Sheriff Tanner as deputy sheriff.
He held the same job under Sheriff
Ricketson for the past two years and
has made the county a splendid deputy
Mr. Haddock has employed Mr. Wil
lie Merier as deputy in the Clerk’s
office. He is a young man, full of
energy, and fully competent for the
duties involved on him. Mr. Had
dock’s selection is an excellent one.
NOTICE.
Tite sale of this stock of plantation
tools, etc., to be sold on the second
Tuesday in January 9th, 1917, will
be called off, as I have decided not
have this sale as announced above.
A. R. Harrelson.