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CITY AND COUNTY.
Wanted—A cottage, well plastered.
Inquire at The Leader office.
On and after May 1st mail will be re
celved over the Tifton and Northeast¬
ern railroad.
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Sam Jones, the clothing man, is visit¬
ing relatives and old time friends at
Valdosta this w%ek.
The Misses Dessie Miller and Hattie
Thompson have been spending the past
week with frie nds at Ab beyille.
Mrs. Elmer Taylor of Evansville,
Ind.,arrived last Thursday to join her
husband who h as been h ere sometime.
A small shooting scrape occurred on
our streets last Saturday. No one was
hurt and the shootist got $8.75 for his
fun.
A number of tourists who have been
spending the winter hero have left dur¬
ing the past week for their Northern
home.
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Sam Jones the Evangelist orator is to
be at Abbeyille on May 8th. Arrange¬
ments are being made to bring him to
Fitzgerald on the 9th.
The fire laddies will have a nice
place after their new headquarters are
finished. Chief DeLang is the right
man in tho right place.
The Colony board of directors have
decided not to make any more exchang¬
es of property in the future. See their
notice in another column.
The band was out last Thursday
night and serenaded Justice Paulk and
his lovely’ bride at the home of Mr.
Paulk’s uncle on S. Main street.
Considerable complaint has been
made to the school board of boys and
“others” who spend their time loafing
and “cooing” after school hours ou the
school house steps.
Mayor Goodnow believes in building
a porch with a house attached thereto.
His elegant new residence on W. Oe-
mulgee avenue is a beauty with large
verandas running entirely around it.
What is the use of sponging The
Leader from your neighbor when you
can get it every week for one year for
$1. Remember, after June 1st the sub¬
scription price will be $!.50 per year.
Col. Hal Lawson, of Abbeville, has
been in the city during the forepart of
the week. Mr. Lawson has a number
of clients in this section who speak very
highly of his ability as a deciple of
Blackstone. >
Next Sunday being Easter Sunday
the Episcopal church will have the
regular easter ceremonies. The best
singers from a number of the choirs of
the different churches have voluntered
their services._
Mrs. Wilkerson, mother of E. H.
Wiikerson, the bicycle man, departed
last Friday for her home at Mt. Vernon,
Ind., after spending the winter here
with her son. She is more than pleased
with her visit and the lovely climate.
Mr. T. R. Polglaire, representing
the Fire Extinguisher company, of
Chicago, was in the city a number of
days last week. He delivered over to
the city council the fire engines which
were accepted by the city.
The excursion to Palm Beach is be¬
ing talked of a good deal, and we will
expect a very low rate from the rail¬
roads. Mr. McDonald, the general pas¬
senger agent of the G. S. & F. railway,
writes THE Leader that the rate will
soon be announced.
Died —At the residence of its grand¬
parents, on Oconee ave, April 12, in¬
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Berry,
aged eighteen months.
Fold away the little dresses
That our darling used to wear,
He will need them here on earth, never,
For he has climbed the golden stairs.
Bro. Grice of the Irvinville Dispatch
was in the city last Saturday. He is
the only newspaper man in the state,
without a single exception, that pub¬
lishes a paper in a town that has only
22 white people, one store and a black¬
smith shop. He reports a good busi¬
ness however.
Sheriff Hanley is the busiest man
around the county these days. He
took an insane negress to Milledgeville
last Friday and returned Sunday even¬
ing with a negro who was wanted in
this county for drawing a revolver on
another dusky darkey. He caught the
negro at Macon._
The officers of the Knights of Pythias
lodge were installed last Thursday
night, and a number of candidates were
initiated. Sam Jones will take a short
ride this evening in the first degree,
while a number of older ones will take
a jump at the third.
S. E. Coleman, postmaster at
Ocala, was in the city Tuesday. Mr.
Coleman reports having just finished
planting 85 acres of long and short
staple cotton. He predicts that long
staple will be worth twelve to fourteen
cents and short staple not more than
five cents per pound next winter.
Mr. Kibby informed The Leader
that if any of the Sunday schools wish
to have a picnic, this summer that they
are welcome to come to his place, north¬
east of town, where he will have swings,
hammocks, etc., already for them. Mr.
Kibby has a nice oak grove and a fine
large spring of water, which is just two
miles from Fitzgerald.
A number cf residences have been
painted during' the past week and the
painters seem to be pretty busy.
The mayor used his veto power in the
fire ordinance adopted last Monday
evening. It takes a two-thirds vote
now to pass it over his veto.
Work ou the ice plant is being rushed
to completion and Manager Stansbor-
ough informed a reporter toat in less
than SO days they would be making ice.
The firm is to bo known as the Lyie Ice
Company. _
Without trying to make a “blow,”
but it is a fact that never before in the
history of The Leader have we been
so crowded with job work than at the
present time. The people know where
to get first-class work.
The city council and the mayor have
been busy the past few days sitting as a
board of equalization. Very few com¬
plaints have been made so far and ev¬
erybody seems to be well satisfied of
the manner in which the assessment
was made.
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“Curly” Herrington who has resided
in the Colony for a year past, leaves on
Friday for Elk Point, South Dakota,
where he will engage in farming for
his mother, who has large land inter¬
ests there. “Curly” informed a reporter
that Fitzgerald would see him again
before many years roll aiong.
A number of cases of petty thieving
has been reported to this office during
the past week. Elmer Carver, employee
of this office, had his house ramsacked
of everything last week, while “Curly”
Herrington on a “5” was robbed of his
blankets, eatables, etc. The officers
have a clue and will no doubt bring the
parties up. _
The survey of the Fitzgerald, Way-
cross and Florida Railroad has been
completed to Fitzgerald. The survey
as it now stands misses Douglas a few
miles, but we learn that another survey
will be made and probably reach Doug¬
las, at least it should by all means and
we do not see how the compan' 0 a e g af¬
ford to run so near and Qu .thOome
through our town. Will not our peo¬
ple pull for the road.—Douglas Leader.
Fitzgerald’s latest enterprise is a new
machinery and foundry plant that was
located here last week by the Colony
Company. The site was donated by the
Colony Company. Tho managers are
old hands at the business and are
thoroughly in earnest. They are more
than pleased with their location am)
The Leader welcomes them to oui\
city. We will be able to have some¬
thing further to say next week in
reference to the new plant.
Lee Rollings, one of the Colony’s
most energetic farmers living on 5 acre
tract No. 5001, north of the city, left at
this office last Monday, a mammoth
head of cabbage, that tipped the beam
at an even 9 lbs. It was the drumhead
variety and was solid as a chunk of
Georgia pine. Mr. Rollings is a pro¬
gressive farmer, having had lettuce,
radishes and onions the entire winter.
If the whole colony was made up of such
good people as Mr. and Mrs. Rollings,
the better it would be.
We learn that E. B. Loomis arrived
safely at Fitzgerald, Georgia, and is so
badly struck on the colony city that he
will go into business there. * * *
Miss Fronia Kenyon left this afternoon
for Fitzgerald, Georgia, where she will
make her home in the future. If re¬
ports are true Miss Kenyon will shortly
be married to a prominent young busi¬
ness man of Fitzgerald, who lias a
beautiful home already for his bride.
The best wishes of all the young lady’s
friends will bo extended to herself and
husband.—Pipestone (Minn.) Star.
Mr. Kellogg and a party of other
gentlemen took an alligator hunt last
Sunday and succeeded in capturing one
that measured 5 feet and four inches in
length. The ’gator had managed to
crawl up the creek from some mill pond
south of the city eight or ten miles, and
was seen on Saturday stretching his
nose towards his beloved friend Alli¬
gator Sapp, who resides in the North
Borne where. Cannon, the house mover
bought him for $4 and will leave in
about a week by team and will exhibit
him along the road at 10 cents a look or
three looks for 25 cents.
The North and South.
Mr. Drew W. Paulk, of this city, and
Miss Fronia Kenyon, of Pipestone,
Minn., were quietly married at Abbe¬
ville, Georgia, last Thursday, Judge
Holton officiating. The happy event
was a surprise to Mr. Paulk’s many
friends in this city, but all had been
wondering for some time past why it
was that the judge was not to be seen
around his usual loafing place, and that
he had quit “choir” practice altogether,
but at last the jig is up. Miss Kenyon
will be remembered as the niece of Wm.
Smith of the Palace hotel, and who had
resided here for nearly a year prior to
her departure in December for her
northern home, but was met at Abbe¬
ville last Thursday by Mr. Paulk. She
is a young lady of many accomplish¬
ments and womanly graces, while
“Drew,” as he is familiarly called by
bis tpany friends, is one of Irwin coun¬
ty’s truest gentlemen. He holds the
office of justice of this 1537th Militia
district, and is highly respected by all.
The Leader offers to the newly
wedded pair Its happiest aad best con¬
gratulations through their wedded life.
A List of the Enterprises Which Support the City As Gath¬
ered From the Books of the Colony Bank—Fourteen
Thousand Dollars Paid in Pensions
Each Month.
As one looxs over the future of Fitzgerald the more one commences to believe
that she is booked to be one of the largest and greatest cities in South Georgia.
From the books of the Colony bank as compiled by President Bauder we submit
tho following list of manufacturing industries that are to-day doing business
within her border. The farthest away of any one industry from the city is ten
miles:
J. H. Dorminey, timber mill, ship to Darien for export: employes 12 men,
L. N. Lewis, mill, Umber to Darien; employs seven men.
A. J. Swards, mil), riff flooring, to Savannah for export; employs eight men.
T. J. Poland, saw mill, lumber, local supply.
Mrs. Croup, saw mill, local, lumber.
T. J. Lowe, mill, bridge timbers and car sills for railroads; employs 12 men.
A. C. Swift, mill, Umber to Darien; employs twenty-five men.
C. R. McCloud, mill, timber to Darien; employs forty men.
*Smith, Thomas & Co., mill, timber to Chicago; employes 200 men.
J. D. Small, mill, sash, doors and blinds; employs four men.
J. R. Allison, mill, timber to Darien; employs forty men.
Garbutt & Co., mil), timber to Darien; employs forty-five men.
Taylor & Sons, mill, timber to Darien, employs twenty men.
F. M. Taylor, shingle mill.
Wilson & Ledbetter, planing mill and riff flooring, to Savannah; 14 men.
E. Anguish, dressed lumber and variety works.
E. L. Todd, dry kiln and dressed Umber in all branches.
Stokes & Martin, mill, shingles, to Atlanta; employes twenty men.
W. S. Bramhall, mill, shingles for local demand.
Earnest & Van Tilburgh, mill, local lumber
Paxson & Stewart, mill, timber to Darien; thirty-two men.
Wilson Bros., Umber to Danien.
J. T. Dick9, timber to Darien.
J. H. Jones, riff flooring, to Savannah for export.
Fissel & Parnin, turned work and laths.
Stamm & Kline, mill, local timber.
Irwin County Lumber Company, timber to Brunswick.
Blystone & Frink, local lumber.
B. B. Gray, timber to Brunswick.
H. L. Johnson, cross ties for railroads, forty men.
R. J. Corbett, local lumber.
Colony Company mill, local lumber.
Fletcher’s mill, local lumber.
W. A. Greer & Co., turpentine, twenty-three men.
Robitzsch & Co., turpentine, forty-five men.
W. R. Bowen & Co., turpentine, sixty men.
Gunner & Co., turpentine, fifty men.
Allison & Casque, turpentine, fifty men.
Drew 1 A McNeill, turpentine, sixty-five men.
Powell, Bullard & Co., turpentine, forty men.
J. E. Howell & Co., turpentine, thirty uen.
M. W. Howell & Co., turpentine, twenty-five men.
R. W. Clements & Co., turpentine, twenty men.
Strickland Bros., turpentine, forty men.
John McLean, turpentine, twenty-five men.
Jesse Lott & Co., turpentine, forty men.
H. Kora, machine shop.
B. Whitfield, machine shop.
S. B. Troup, cotton gin.
Canning factory, Dr. Bucher, president.
Mattress factory, Gorman & Wyman.
Three cigar factories.
Four thousand bales cotton, over half of which is long staple.
Bottling works.
*Ice factory, Lyle Jce Co.
Tourist hotel, capacity five hundred guests.
Dairy business. Poultry business. Cattle business.
Early vegetables for northern markets. Fruit for northern markets, Dried
fruits for export. Nurseries and seed growers.
*West & Swain, foundry and machine works.
Pensions, $14,000 per month.
Loans—The Colony bank loaned to country people $43,000, most of which was
spent for supplies in this city.
Railroads Georgia & Alabama. Tifton & Northeastern, Empire Co. Fitz-
gerald & Oeilla railroad.
Driving park. Exposition building.
Lnusual efforts are now on foot to build a first-class cotton warehouse, which,
if successful, will bring cotton to this city from four other counties. The
of the G. & A. railroad artesian succes*
well and the freedom from floods, tornadoes,
losses of fruit from freeze, etc., makes Fitzgerald and Irwin county the garden
spot of the South.
■Indicates the building of the plants which, are now in progress.
The total number of men employed at all these different manufacturing indus¬
tries is in the neighborhood of nearly 2,500. The capital of all the mills and
turpentine stills is in the aggregate of $216,000.
All of the mills ship from this city and the employees do their trading here.
There is nearly 150 business houses of all descriptions located here and four¬
teen religious denominations in active service, nine of which have their own
houses of worship.
For a city just a little over a year old we cannot hardly be classed an infant
in size.
The city w-ill soon be lighted by gas and electric lights, and a good system of
water-works will be completed in a short time.
No city in the South offers the inducement to capital as the city of Fitzgerald.
She has no debt and nearly forty-five miles of streets and by-ways.
Being a city composed largely of ex-Union soldiers the pensions paid to the
veterans amount to about $14,000 per month, as we glean from the books of the
Colony bank.
Miss Edith Carpenter has accepted a
position as teache in the Pine Level dis¬
trict and began her duties last Monday;
Miss Edith is a young lady of fine edu¬
cation and we are sure will give the best
of satisfaction!
The grand jury presentments of Irwin
county appear in this issue of The
Leader. For official news of the city
and county you should read The
Leader. Remember the price is $1
per year until June 1st and after that
date the price will be $1.50. Now is
the time to subscribe.
Owing to our lack of space we are
compelled to omit in this week’s issue
of The Leader the First and Third
Ward school notes, a number of com¬
munications and other interesting mat¬
ter that will be found in our next week’s
issue. Read The Leader next week
and then have your name enrolled on
cur subscription book.
The Boyd Hardware Company are
selling quite a large number of bicycles
these days. Three nice, new wheels
were sold last Saturday. They are
a special run on high grade
wheels at $40 and $45, and advertising
in The Leader will, of course, bring
them the trade. The Leader reaches
the tells people the and of course that is what
story.
A Big Edition.
The Leader next week will issue
2,000 extra copies on the order of Mr.
Sidney Lascelles, who is going to mail
them to all parts of the North and East.
The article headed “Fitzgerald and
Her Resources,” to be found in this is¬
sue will also appear in the issne next
week. Besides the 2,000 ordered by
Mr. Lascelles, we will print 1,000 ex¬
tra more, 500 of which will he sent
North by the city and 500 sent by The
Leader to all parts of Irwin county.
All changes in advertisements will
have to be at The Leader office no
later than Monday noon to insure pub -
lication.
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There will a Young Peoples’ union
Easter service at the Church of Christ,
Sunday at 3 p. m., with the following
program:
Song Service—Conducted by Sid
Miller.
Invocation—Rev. Stoney.
Solo—Mrs. R. Abrams.
Paper—“Easter”—Carrie Service—Recitation Plopper.
and Song—
Junior League.
Praise Service—Conducted byJ. B.
Deniston, assisted by W. h. Halsey.
Everybody cordially invited.
Professor Saunders was granted one
week’s leave of absence to attend the
Chautauqua meeting at Hawkinsville
early in May, by the board of education.
OEATH TO FLAMES.
Do crlptloii of Fitzgerald’s Handsome
New Fire-Eaters.
It will surprise folks to learn that the
Fitzgerald llrodepartment is now readv
to serve soda water. No marble fount¬
ain with forty syrups is used by the fire
laddies, but an effervescent hydrant
which runs on four wheels. The
Leader refers to the combined chem¬
ical engines and hose baskets which
arrived last Thursday afternoon from
Chicago over the Georgia and Alabama
railroad.
The fine station now shelters two of
the most impoved fire-fighting machin¬
es in Georgia. The new engines were
hauled from the depot last Thursday.
The force at the engine house was busy
polishing them up when a Leader re¬
porter dropped in that morning. Mr.
T. R. Polglase, oi the Chicago Fire
Extinguishing company, who reached
town Thursday to superintend the set¬
ting up of the wheel enemy of flames,
explained its fine points to the reporter.
In the machines is combined the
maximum oi the utility and strength
with the minimum of weight. Al¬
though the inside measurements of the
beds are 8x4 feet whole outfit weighs
only 3,200 pounds. They are designed
to be drawn by two horses. In appear¬
ance they slightly resemble an unus¬
ually large patrol wagon with some
fixtures at the front end and along the
side aa are not seen on a “police char¬
iot.’” In slots at the side are slipped
two ladders, each fourteen feet in
length, which, when joined together,
form a twenty-one foot ladder. There
are places for lanterns, axes, crowbars
and hooks. A box for additional appa¬
ratus is in a handy position. Other
articles may be stored under the seat.
Two men can occupy the driver’s seat.
Ab many more may stand upon the stoop
or step at the rear and half a dozen will
find ample room to ride in the wagon
proper. They are a complete fire depart¬
ment in themselves.
With the exception of the bed and
the step, no wood enters into the com¬
position of the engines, which by the
way, bear the name of Fitzgerald Fire
Department. Everything else is iron,
steel and brass. The frame, wheels,
axles, sides and supports are all of
bright metal, painted, polished and
varnished to a state of brilliancy.
Although the fluid which fills the
chemical vats can be swallowed with¬
out inconvienee, it is death to fire.
Really the articles of which it made are
used in the manufacture of soda water.
The ingredients necessary to fill the
reservoir are 100 gallons of water, 44
pounds of bi-carbonate of water and 22
pounds of sulphuric acid. One hundred
and fifty feet of small hose is attached
to the vat and coiled in the basket.
The operator is not compelled to unreel
all the hose in order to turn on the
stream. He simply runoff as much
hose as is required, tips up the tank,
turns on a stop-cock at the nozzle and
a stream Iths of an inch in diameter
shoots out seventy-five feet with terri¬
ble force. The fluid is designed to be
sprayed above the flames and not among
them. It instantly consumes the hy¬
drogen in the fire and puts it out.
There is no damage from water and do
damp, wet ruins.
All modern inprovements in fire¬
fighting machinery, including the
Archibald wheel and Steck’s patent
brake, are found in the mechanism of
the machines. They are handsome,
light and durable.
The fire committee at a modern
outlay of money has made an excellent
selection.
The two engines are exactly alike
and the citizens of Fitzgerald can well
feel proud of the “fire-eaters.” The
engine room is being fixed up in the
South wing of the corn and cotton
palace building and a number of the
boys will have rooms in the up-stairs.
A telephone will also be put up in case
of emergency.
The Boyd Hardware company are in¬
closing the rear part of their lot with a
high board fence.
C. H. Beaton arrived from Waycross
last Tuesday and will assist his brother
in the grocery business.
Mr. C. L. Royal, the tax receiver for
Irwin county, was a pleasant visitor at
this office to-4iay. He also had his name
enrolled upon our increasing subscrip¬
tion list. Come again, Bro. Royal.
Mr. Charles Conner, brother of Mrs.
H. Bi Lanning, departed last Tuesday
for his old home at Long Island, N. Y.
Mr! Conner is more than delighted with
Fitzgerald and will return again next
fall.
A letter from Dr. Spicer to The
Leader wishes us to state that he will
be at his post of duty on Friday morn¬
ing. We are all glad to welcome him
home after his four weeks absence.
The American protective associa¬
tion were to have held their State
convention in this city last Tuesday,
but owing to the non-arrival of the
State and National officers, the con¬
vention was adjourned to meet on the
22d inst., when Supreme President
Echols will be present.
Hamlin’s Wizard Oil company have
been giving quite a creditable thow at
Thompson’s hall the past few nights,
and will continue the balance of the
week.
CORN ANO COTTON PALACE SUIT.
It Comes Up Before Justice Paulk On
Friday Morning—The List of
Defendants, Etc.
The suit against the corn and cotton
palace, by a number of men who acted
as policemen during the late exposition
arm who brought suit against the peo¬
ple who so cheerfully gave up their
mpney towurds making the exposition
so grand a success, comes up before
Justice Faulk at 10 o’clock on Friday
morning, April 16th. The defendants
in tho suit as the warrants show are:
P H Fitzgerald, H G Taylor, J G Knapp. M
Buice, J T Boyd, John Adams, Americas Gro¬
cery Baldwin, company. C A Bucher, BoloJa&Co, Boyd KT Hardware Unladen, C 8
com¬
pany, M Curry, Fred Clark, Colony Furniture
store, J B Clements, Croup Bros, E J Dorml-
ncy. J M Denlston, 1) Cl Drew, Chas DeLung,
Ernest & Vad Tieburg, Win M Gaddis, E L
Girdner, Harrison Bros, F Hopp Si Co, W N
Henley Howell, .1 A J Henderson, R V Hanley, Frank
& Co, Harris & Knapp, J W Hedrick.
H tt Symons, H C Smith, Smith Bros, G A K
Stevens. Senonr & Wise, J H Stalker, J H Slat¬
tery, Stokes & Martin, W T Soooten, H Shank-
lin, ET Tebeau, S P Troup, Thos Wilson, Sara
Welch. Williams, Son & Co, WO Wilson. SM
Whitcliard & Bro, Whitley Grocery Co, T B
Clothing Young, Irwin Co Social Clul>, H N Jones, Jones
J T Lowe, Co, T Monroe, C Kern, H Kora, Lee & Henry,
J R F W McIntosh, D C Mc¬
Collum, Nelson Model Steam Laundry, Maud Phillips Myers,
Co, T S Bros, O & O Oldfather, John A &
Price Co, Helper& Lyons. D T Paulk,
Paxton it Stewart. J H Powell and Kyman &
Kennedy.
The men who are bringing the suit
consist of:
Chas Dunn, John McCall, Frank Butts, Z. V.
Barden, Wilkerson, J. W. McLean, David Ritchie, D. S.
W M Bliss, H. C. Drew. C. M.
Turnbull and J. H. Carpenter.
We publish these mens’ names so as
to give our readers a chance to see who
they are. The first list ot names are
the men who have spent time and
money in the up-building of Fitzgerald
and the surrounding country. They
are working together in every case for
the up-building of Fitzgerald and Irwin
county. Not a stone was left unturned
last fall in showing to the world through
the corn and cotton palace exposition,
that this section of Georgia was the
garden spot of the world, that her corn
and cotton was superior to any other
section of the State. What was the re¬
sult? It is this: Thousands and thous¬
ands of people visited the palace during
the exposition, home-seeker after home-
seeker have been shown through the
building every day since the closing of
the exposition. They return to their
native State and report to their waiting
brethren that Georgia is indeed more
than was represented. Hundreds of
people have been located in and around
Fitzgerald because they saw in the pal¬
ace building everything that can be
grown in the ground of any country.
So it has gone on with far better result
than was at first supposed by the people
who so willingly gave their time and
money in making the palace what it
was. But what is the result in the case
as we glean from the books of Secretary
Taylor. Each man who went to work
for the palace company was to receive
$1 per day, but if the receipts were
above the expenditures then they were
to receive $1.50 per day. As every one
knows who was in any way familiar with
the workings of the palace, that she
was behind about $800 at the close of
the exposition. This was due to the
fact that considerable money was sub¬
scribed, but never Daid. The men back
of the movement guaranteed to the
creditors that they would get their
money in less than a year’s time if they
were not shoved too fast. Among this
number was the Boyd Hardware com¬
pany with an account of over $150, and
Tee Fitzgerald Leader with an ac¬
count of $75, and a few more ranging
down to $25. But what has been the
result? Here comes eleven men who
acted as policemen during the exposi¬
tion and are bringing suit against tho
exposition company for the paltry sum
of from $3.50 to $7.50 a piece, as tho
secretary’s hooks show. What do the
people ot Fitzgerald and Irwin county
think of such men? Are they the kind
of men that build up a town or are they
the kind that will stop the progress of
a town? We think the latter. When
we come to give our exposition this fall
what will be the result when the com¬
mittee go among the people for sub¬
scriptions to the palace fund? They will
say. “Oh, no, I wouldn’t dare give any¬
thing, for we might get sued.” This
statement will stare the committee in
the face on every hand.
With the evidence that will be sub¬
mitted before Justice Paulk we have
every reason to believe that the suit
will be dismissed, at least it should be.
Mr. Drew and Mr. McCall informed a
reporter this morning that they had
withdrawn their cases and would have
nothing further to do with suit. The
Leader is happy to hear of the stand
the gentlemen have taken in the mat¬
ter and we are sure they will be much
better off in the long run.
Three of the men named who are
bringing the suit are making arrange¬
ments to leave the city, and two of them
will leave Friday or Saturday. One of
them has already departed leaving a
bill of $25 for Capt. John A. Phillips to
pay, who saved him from going on the
chain gang.
The advertisements to he found in
The Leader speak for themselves.
Look them up and read them. They
are up-to-date business men or their ad¬
vertisements would never be found in
these columns. No “back numbers”
need come here for space. Our adver¬
tising columns only contain ads. of live
men.
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The Leader is $1.00 a year until
1st. After that date $1.50.