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The Fitzgerald Leader.
'vstablinlied 1890.
tol. ii.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
’ffielal Newspaper Newspaper of of Irwin City of County, Fitzgerald. Georgia. Ga.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
B.F. KNAPP, } Editor 8 and Publishers.
J.G. KNAPP, f
Subscription Rates-.—O ne copy, one year
91.50; Six months, Toe; Three months, 50c.
Tkkms—I nvariably in ad vance.
Job and advertising rates made known on
application. Your patronage solicited.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
. C. Smith,Judge Sup. Court,HawWnville.Ga McRae. “
. im Eason, Solicitor Sup. Court.
.1. it. Clements, Co. Judge, Irwinvllle,
J. E. Burch. Co. Solicitor, Fitzgerald,
J. J. Lee. Ordinary. Irwinvllle,
J II. D. Paulk. Clerk Sup.Court,Irwinvllle, “
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R. V. Handley, Sheriff, Fitzgerald,
O. L. Royal, Tax Receiver, Sycamore,
J. R. Paulk, Tax Collector, Ocilla,
James Walker, Co. Treasurer, Irwinvllle,
E. J. Hogan, Co. Surveyor, Minnie,
Marion Dixon, School Com., Ocilla,
M. Henderson, Co. Commissioner,
TIFTON AM) NORTHEASTERN R. R.
"SOLDIERS’ COLONY ROUTE.”
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
NO 1. No3- Feb. 9,1897. |No. 2. No.
A. M. P. M. % )P. M. P. M.
l- 4;00 Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 12:00 CIO-.OlSaG'l
L-1- 4:13 f Brighton 11:45
4:22 4:43 f f Harding. VinettA. K
30 4:48 Irwin. 11:10
7C 5:00 f Fletcher. 10:59
cr- 5:15 A v. Fitzgerald. Lv.110:45
Trains Nos. 1, 2,3 and 4 run daily except
s 7 and 8 Sunday only.
Trains ^aiS^^t^H^qhPlant Nos. run on
System Ala¬
and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and
bama at Fitzgerald. President
H. H. Tift, Vice-President-
W o. Tift, Boatright. Traffic Manager.
F G.
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY,
"THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Pasaenger Schedule, Effective June 1, ’97.
P. M A. M. A. M. p. M.
5 23 10 55 Lv OcJla Ar *i»o 5 85
6 00 11 25 Lv. Fitzgerald Ar. 45 4 36
7 30 12 25 Ar. Abbeville, Lv. 3 35
A. M P. M. 9 05 2 15
5 55 1 40 Gordeie 20 12 50
7 30 3 00 Americus 7
P. M. A. M.
7 55 Montgomery 7 50
.2 25 4 15 Halena Lv. 7 25
7 20 8 35 Ar. Savannah
Sunday-Lv. Ocilla 5 15 p. .in: Ar. . m.
Ar. Abbeville8 40p. ra.; Lv. 8 00a_______ E
Close connections at all junctions and ter-
Mgr. Agt.
A. Pope, Gen. Pas.
Chas. N. Right. Ass’t Gen’l Pass- Agt.
Kd Stallings, T. P. A.. Fitzgerald.
Postofflce.
$!.»„ SSSJ 20 mtnutes'earUM^Sm&ay "even-
\jffice open from Sunday 7 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.
Office o pen
a
i Christian Science.
r ierviees every Sunday morning 10:30; Sun-
Ay school 11:30. and Sunday «vemngservices Fellows
at 7:30, over McCollum’s in the Odd
hall Pine avenue. A cordial invitation isex-
tended to all of whatever creed or calling.
CHENEY & BURCH,
ATTO R N E Y-AT- LAW,
Office— In Paulk Building, Grant Street,
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA.
WAY & JAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
. Fitzgerald, Georgia.
/ffiOE—I n the Slayton & Kern building on
le avenue. _
VV. Rymaii, I*. Kennedy,
d South Dakota. Of Savannah.
' KENNEDY,
RYMAN &
In FitBgrerald Block.
’! On the Safe Side
And Take Your Work to
H. WETTSTEIN 1
The Pioneer Jeweler.
Watches, Jewelerv, Clocks, Silver-
•are, Diamonds, Spectacles, etc., 1 1
lowest Living Rates.
ITZGERALD, GEORGIA.,
IrantSt. Between Pine and Central Avs.
DR. J. H. POWELL,
(Late of the Best American Hospitals)
ecialist in Chronic Diseases,
Of Men and Women,
*e, S. Grant street, near Magnolia. (Per¬
manently located.)
Qrs. C. 1 & l C- Holtzendorf,
i y )ENTl!
a P olayton & Kern building,'oppo-
for ,rl:FCial hotel, Fitzgerald, Ga
q»'i. _
vS^t'we
Jst - Property
AND ===-f
Pay : Taxes
r non-resident property owners. We also
r-nlsh Abstract of Titles when desired. En-
u ,e stamp giving full information.
I WILLIAMS, SON & CO., Fiazgerald, k
Beal Estate Dealers.
“MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE.”
FITZGERALD, IRWIN GEORGIA, AUGUST 12, 1897.
The County Seat.
To the Editor American Tribune.
Your article touching upon the
question of removal of the county seat
strikes the true sentiment of the peo¬
ple of this county. As a native-born
citizen of the county, I assure you the
people of this section appreciate the
good work the Tribune has done by
locating the colony in the heart of Ir¬
win county. It has been the means
of saving the fortunes of many who,
to-day, would have failed and been al¬
most ruined had not your colony lo¬
cated among us. It has been the
means of increasing values and mak¬
ing lands saleable, where, before, but
few sales were being made, and that
at prices ranging from $2 to $6 per
acre, while, now, lands sell at from $5
to $20. The valuations brought into
our county has been very large, and,
as you say in your article, it has
caused the whole State to look upon
Irwin county as having a future that
will make it in all State questions
equal to any county in the State. I
am pleased to state that all your peo¬
ple who come with good intentions are
doing well. We are thankful to have
them and for what they have done.
We feel like meeting them upon the
county-seat question fairly.
It is to be expected that there are
different views upon this question.
While all admit that the county-seat
should be located accessible to rail¬
road facilities, yet, various sections
will wish it nearer to their locations.
As I say, this is human nature and
must be expected. However, I find
that the sentiment is growing in favor
of Fitzgerald, and I agree in your
ideas that all should join together and
make the city of Fitzgerald and coun¬
ty of Irwin the banner city and coun¬
ty of South Georgia. To show that
we are fast growing into notoriety, I
will explain by my little experince on
a short trip in the northern part of
the State recently. Irwin county,
which, but a few short months ago, was
seldom mentioned, I found was now
upon the tongues of people wherever I
went, and when it was known that I
was from there, all were eager to learn
something about the county and the
colony. I discovered from this trip
that all we need to do is to join hands
and work for both the good of Fitz¬
gerald and the county, and we will
soon rank among the best of the State.
What is good for the new city is also
good for Irwin county and her people.
Let one prosper and the other is sure
to follow. Hoping for tlie success of
both, I am Yours very truly,
A Native.
Oeilia, Ga.. July 25/97.
.fust a Slight Hint.
It doesn’t take money to run a
newspaper; it can be run without
money. It is a charitable institution,
a begging concern, a highway robber,
B’Godfrey. The newspaper is a child
of air, a creature of a dream. It can
go on and on and on, when any other
concern would be in the hands of a
receiver and wound up with the cob¬
webs in the window. It takes gall to
run a newspaper. It takes a scintilla¬
tion, acrobatic imagination, and a half
dozen white shirts, and a railroad pass
to run a newspaper. But—heavens
to Betsy and six hands round, who
ever needed money in conducting a
newspaper ?
Kind words are the medium of ex¬
change that do the business for the
editor—kind words and church social
tickets. When you see an editor with
money, watch him. He’ll be paying
bills and disgrace his profession. Nev¬
er give mouey to an editor. Make
him trade it out. He likes to swap.
Then when they die, after having
stood around for years and sneered at
the editor and his little jira-crow pa¬
per, be sure and have your wife send
in for three or four extra copies by
one of your weeping children, and
when she reads the generous and
touching notice about you, forewarn
her to neglect to send 15 cents to the
editor. It would overwhelm him.
Money is a corrupting thing. The
editor knows it, and what he wants is
your heartfelt thanks. Then he can
thank the printers and then they can
thank their grocers. Take your job
work to the job office and tiien come
and ask for half rates for church no- j
tices.
The Lord loves the cheerful giver.
He’ll take care of all the editors.
Don’t wqrry about the editor. He has
a charter from the State to act as a
doormat for the community. He’ll
get the paper out somehow, and stand
up for you when you run for office,
and lie about your daughter’s wed¬
ding, and blow about your sons when
they get a $4 per week job, and weep
over your shriveled soul v hen it is
released from your grasping body, and
smile at your giddy wife’s second mar¬
riage. He’ll get along. The Lord
alone knows how—but the editor will
get there somehow.
Wanted His Brother Set Right.
By Stanton in Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
“A Georgia farmer employed the
poet of the village to write some obit¬
uary verses on the death of bis brother.
He gave the poet all the points at
his command, and the latter began as
follows:
“He lived this life of pain an’ strife,
Paid all that he did owe,
An’ said one day; ‘I jest can’t stay;
I reckon I must go.’ ”
“That’s jest what he did say,” com-
mented the farmer, “go on.”
“Upon the skies he sot bis eyes—
The Christian brave an’ bold;
An’ then he took the heavenly prize—
A crown an’ harp of sold.”
“Stop right thar, John,” exclaimed
the old man; “stop right thar, an’
change that. He wns fer silver to the
last!”
We don’t believe in social equality
with negroes, but we’d just about as
soon leave it with them as with those
who would force it upon us.—Rome
Georgian.
“Klondike,” in the Indian vernac¬
ular, means “plenty of fish.”
And there will be plenty of “suck¬
ers,” too.—Thomasville Times-Ente?
prise. next
Say, John, will you start
spring?
By all means let the next legislat-
are act upon Governor Atkinson’s
recommendation to enact a law where-
by the families of lynched men be
allowed to collect S5,000 from the
county where the lynching occurs. It
will settle the lynching and race ques¬
tion with a vengenance. Gov.
Atkinson doubtless made a great many
friends by the suggestion, and were it
carried into effect he would lose a
great many, for they would all be
lynched dead by the next State cam¬
paign.—Rome Georgian,
Klomlyke Proverbs.
A job in hand is worth ever so
many prospects in Klondyke.
The richest gold field is always just
the other side of the range.
It costs 52 for every dollar’s worth
of gold taken out of the ground.
One nevers hears of the losers; it is
the winners who do ali-the shouting.
A rainbow i3 grandly beautiful at
a distance, but it is very damp and
thin when you get to it.
In going to the races or to Klondyke
it is always just as well to buy a re¬
turn ticket when you go.
Gold strike stories and snow balls
rolling down a mountain side always
increase in size with the distannee
traveled.
About one man iu a thousand is
fitted to be a pioneer. You are prob¬
ably one of the nine hundred and
ninety-nine who are not.
“Pike’s Peak or Rust” painted on
the side of a prairie schooner made
interesting reading once, but it was
poor consolation when the “bust”
came.
There are more gold mines to the
square mile in Fitzgerald than in
all Alaska, provided one has the
brains, energy and perseverance to
work them here.
Fishermen and gold hunters are
capital yarn spinners, and it is as
easy to multiply the size of a gold
find as it is to add inches to a fish in
telling the story.
An airship is being built in Wash¬
ington, says an exchange, to help the
suffering Cubans, and contributions
to the airship fund are being received
at the committee’s headquarters.
The committee claims a successful
plan and says, in effect, that the new
machine will embark in the filibuster¬
ing business. Spain will undoubtedly
insist on the United States getting
out a few air cruisers to chase the
the new filibustering machine.
County Correspondence,
To Correspondents—All letteYs for publi¬
cation must reach us by Monday or Tuesday
of each week. Unless the name of the cor¬
respondent accompanies the letter we will the
not publish of the the same. We will not who priut
name correspondent or tell they
are, but want the name as an evidence of good
faith. Write news, and do not write anything
that reflects on the character of anyone.
Good Hope Items.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Mr. C. V. Lagerstrom was a Good
Hope visitor last Sunday.
Mrs. T. J. Terlinda has returned to
the city greatly improved in health.
Mr J-. G. Elders, the mill man, has
been to the city a few days picking
up health.
Mr. Fred J. Hoffmann was at
Irwinville last Monday. That looks
suspicious.
Mr. Robert Kline whose home is in
Good Hope, but is a cigarmaker at
Cordele, is here on a visit.
Last Sunday morning the below
mentioned gents yoked up a yoke of
Mr. J. G. Elder’s oxen to a low
wheeled wagon and went about 3 miles
north of here to a big meeting, Mr. J.
G. Elder, Mr. F. J. Hoffmann, Arch
Jones, Edwin Cox, D. J. Elder, and
Will Cox. Boys how about the cart
in the ditch?
We are sorry to chronicle the death
of two of our neighbors, Mr. Jno.
Drexler and Mr. North. Mr. Drex-
ler dying Tuesday morning August
3 after an illness of 20 weeks of dropsy
of the heart; and Mr. North dying
last Saturday morning and we are
very sorry to have to lose the above
as they were good neighbors and well
respected by every one. Observer.
Sycamore Muttering®.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Cotton is beginning to open.
Fodder pulling is the order of the
day.
Several cases of sickness in and
around town.
Col. W. T. Williams cold. is slightly in¬
disposed this week with
Cotton has sustained a severe set¬
back from the recent dry spell.
Henry Ray is very sick. Dr.
Walker pronounced it an attack of
nervousness,
Mrs. R. C. Smith, living two miles
northeast of here is reported tube
verv sick.
Mrs. R. H. Sutton, of Oglethorpe, is
visiting friends and relatives this
week in and around Sydhmore.
Dr. Seab McKenzie, of Blufton,
who has been visiting friends and
relatives here some time, has returned
home.
A picnic will he given next Satur¬
day at Pleasant Hill Academy school. by the
patrons and friends of the
Everybody invited.
Last Sunday night while our people broke
were attending church, Mr. W. someone E. Baker,
into the store of
but fortunately obtained nothing but
ten cents in money which happened
to be left in the store and as they did
not touch any of the goods, entire money object.
was supposed to he their
Sparks From Wolf Pit.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
George Goff is some better.
Fodder pulling is the order of the
day.
Dan Luke was in this vicinity Sun¬
day.
Miss Alice Luke is reported worse
in her sickness.
Say, have you seen ’em ? What ?
Judge Ray’s moustache.
Rev. Cain preached at the school
house Sunday forenoon and night.
Mr. Abbot and wife were the guests
of Mr. Pollman’s family Wednesday.
Mr. C. Abbot and wife, of Fitzger¬
ald, visited Mat Kettle’s family thin
week.
Jesse Gaff went to Abbeville after
a doctor for Miss Alice Luke Monday
afternoon. ,
Captain Tom made another run
over the I. C. railroad and short line
Sunday evening.
Robert Calwell and George Hascal
were able to attend the ball game
bad Wednesday afternoon. spell. The boys look
over their sick
Last Friday was an unlucky day
for Lewis Luke in the way of acci¬
dents. He first cut bis foot with an
ax, then he was carrying the ax on
his shoulder and it slipped down and
cut quite a gash in his head, and after
that he was splitting some wood and
the ax flew off the handle and he
nearly broke his shin with the handle.
We do not know whether he was try¬
ing to commit suicide or not.
The Boy With One Eye Open.
A Challenge.
To the Lawyers and City Officials:
We take this means of challenging
you to a game of base ball, to take place
on the bail grounds, Saturday afternoon,
August 14th. The game to be of five
( 5 ) innings. Printers.
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ClearanceSale
Every one knows that a merchant must not
carry goods over from one season to another.
For 30 Days
We shall make a GENUINE CLEARANCE
SALE. You will realize that we mean just
what we say when you come in and get our
prices. We do just as we advertise. Our
stock consists of Mens’ and Boys’ Suits, black
Alapaea Coats and many other summer Coats
from 75c to $2.00. Mens’ Pants, (light weight)
will be closed out at almost your own price.
Nice Laundred Percale Shirts and Gentlemens’
Straw Hats in latest styles. You will save a
little money by coming to us.
D. C. McCOLLUM,
Pine Avenue.
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dries, Etc., Etc. (;
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Toilet Soaps and Fine Perfumery, t
The Finest Soda Fountain in Wire-
grass Georgia. Prescriptions Com¬
m pounded Day or Night.
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