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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, “ . 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. py zas » tt NT 8 E* i; •! B = * XI. 3 NO. 32. 5fc6 * * «z» V =♦ |DRY-G00DS,| NOTIONS, *A~ JCLOTHINS -'j'* v f> Shoes, Hats, Caps, * Tranks, Valises, Etc.* *1+ 3§.g ff* w|> -t" We invite you to make our Store headquarters. We sj> solicit a part of your patronage. P* Your Obedient Setvants, ¥ !> *!> MARRfSONfjBROS ■’#! 1F1TZGERALD, GEORGIA. <5 * 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. * Til $ * * — I * t+ * — A Full Line of Drugs, Patent Med¬ 1 ! icines of all kinds, Druggists’ Sun¬ * dries, Etc., Etc. (; i 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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