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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $&$$$$$$$ $$ TA7 While , M rpi Talking 1t . ff ft COURT HOUSE Don’t Forget To Mention That II FRED J. CLARK« out to Sell every Voter the^^ 8 Aoet ©ooteii He ever did get for v The Money, IS And Quotes a Few Prices: •fHfl Bed $1.50 to $8.00. Mattress $1.75 to $6.00. Chairs $40c to $2.50 each. || Ex. Tables, 6 ft., beauties, $4.38. $ fl>attm* of all Kiftds. ** WARDROBES, BUREAUS, And everything to be found in a First-Class Furniture Store. ft Fred J. Clark, ff V. k OH, YES! r * } Let ue remind vou that J. E. BENTZ will sell you first-class goods at * the very lowest figures, and will, at all cheap times, meet any .1. legitimate IIENTZ, (4;] v»y competition. When you want Groceries call on E. And your wishes will be gratified. Wo also handle Gold Medal, V+J Ballard and Pillsbury’s Best Flour in Sacks. J. 5. BBN-TZ, S East Pine Av., Fitzgerald, Ga. * V Suits Made To Order, You can have a Suit of Clothes made to fit yoc in first-class style at only an extra small expense. We have One Thousand Samples goods from which to make your selection, which is much better than to depend upon the ready¬ made suits where the assortment is so small in suits that will fit you. Our Fall and Winter Samples and Fashion Plates are now in, and we are daily taking measures for suits and supply¬ ing our many customers who are acquainted with our work. We are practical tailors and know just how to take a measure to insure a perfect fitting suit, which is the most important thing in the business. We have made thousands of suits and never had one left on our hands on account of a misfit. Prices range from $12 to $20 and higher, if you desire. Please call and examine samples. D. C. McCOLLUM, nue. Take Notice. All owners of stock running at large in the city of Fitzgerald, Ga., must be taken up at once, in compli¬ ance with ordinance No. 14. J. S. Jones, Chief of Folice. Subscribe for The Leader. Peach Trees for Sale. Sneid and Elberta June buds, guar¬ anteed true to name. The Sneed is the earliest peach known. Ripened at Tifton this year May 15. Sold in Philadelphia for $6 per crate. For prices inquire of W. O. Tift, 41-4w Tifton, Ga. THE FITZGERALD LEADER. Official Newspaper of Irwin County, Georgia. Official Newspaper of City of Fitzgerald, Ga. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY j 'g’ KNAP!*! f Kd,tobs and PUBLISHERS. Subscription Kates:— One copy, one year 11.60: Six months, 75o; Throe months, 50o. Thumb— Invariably In advance. Job and advertising rates made known on application. Your patronage solicited. Marion Crawford, Hall Caine and other authors are winning two prizes with the same throw. The lecture may please where the book fails; 'and vice versa. Enterprise is pursuing the muse. __ In an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, dealing with some phases of the railway problem in Great Britain and the United 'Hates, Robert P. Por¬ ter says the most superlieial observer must be struck with the widely differ ent treatment accorded railway enter¬ prise by the legislators of tbe two countries. In England the railways have been treated with reasonable in¬ telligence, and, while parliament has insisted upon equal and reasonable rates, they have not, as in this coun¬ try, been tied up by an interstate law, which forbids freedom of contract for the purpose of unitication of charges at competing points, nor harassed in a thousand different ways by almost half a hundred legislatures, with Mil- limited power and great inclination for local mischief. As a result of this policy, the returns of the British rail¬ ways for 1896 allow these properties to be in exceedingly prosperous condi¬ tion, nearly all the stocks bringing fair dividends, the interest on tbe loans and bonds promptly paid, the wages of the employes on some roads voluntarily increased, and an in¬ creased employment, both in the shops and on the tracks. East year the statistician of the in¬ terstate commerce commission, when contemplating the fact that in two years our railways had run behind over $75,0*0,000, remarked; "Should this continue, cither the investment or the credits of railways must disap¬ pear.” In the United States the credit has already gone and the investment is rapidly following. About $3,600,- 000,000, or over seventy per cent, of tbe capital stock of railways pays no dividend whatever. In England the returns of 1896 show that only $285,- 000,000, or aboHt 8 per cent, of the capital stock is unremunerative. In England the dividends average nearly four per cent.; in the United States last year only about one and one-half per cent. In the United Kingdom, the interest of no loans nor bonds went by default. The report says of about $5,000,000 “not entitled to interest.” and inter¬ est ranging from two to five per cent, and over was paid on the loans and debentures, aggregating ahout $1,450,- 000,000. As an offset to this healthy showing, we have about $890,000,000 of the bonds of American railways in default, ornearly 17 per cent, of the whole. As investments for saving funds, with a few noted exceptions, the American railway security cuts no figure. On the other hand, English railway securities are looked upon in that country as excellent stocks to buy, not for speculation, but invest¬ ment. As a consequence, English railways can command all the neces¬ sary capital to carry on needed im¬ provement and employ the full quota of hands. it J. A. JUSTICE’S ki tA P| Wi <f- // Is Where I Secure Bargains. In Real Estate Five-acre tract No.255, deeded; house 16x30, kitchen luxl2, barn, etc.: good well, 50 fruit trees and two dozen grape vines, for $175 cash or $200, one hall' on time. Two-story building, corner of Lee and Oc- mulgee streets, lot 1. sq 16, block 6, in center block, deeded; $350 cash, This or $100, one-half cash, balance in six months. is a snap. Lot 3, square 15, block 1, deeded; house 12x16, kitchen 10x12, well 27 feet deep ; cleaned and fencedjin. Think of this, $100! Five-acre tract No. 637. All good land. Deeded, $100. Peach orchard for sale, one year old, on 5- acre tract No. 870; 70o fine trees: tract under good board fence, $350 cash, or $400, one half cash and balance on time. The trees are worth the price, they will bear in two years. One hundred and twenty-five acre farm, 2V i miles south of the town, 15 acres improved, house 16x45, shed, etc., well 28 feet deep. Good timber that would sell for one-half the price asked for the farm. Clear deeds, $900. Lot 4, squares, block 2, deeded; house 16x20, well 22 feet deep, good board fence; $75 if sold by Nov. 8th. Don’t forget this. How is this for a bargain? Two fine lots on S. Lee street, adjoining, lots 25 and 26, square 7, block 10, deeded. Only $250. Seven 5-acre tracts, adjoining, southeast of city, tracts 1407 to 1413, deeded, $900 if takon soon. House and lot on N. Lee street, deeded, *75. Fine 20-acre tracts, 2,354 and 2,425, deeded, *150. Cash offer of *50 for timber. A few rare bargains on W. Central avenue, from *100 to *150; 40 feet lots. Lot 5. square 2, block 5, deeded, *50. Houses to rent. Call and got prices. Colony stock bought at market price. J. A. JUSTICE, Pine Avenue,near Cor. Grant St. Legal Legislation. XN VJOTICEIs made hereby the given that applicntlen assembly will ho to next general of Georgia for the passage of the following lo¬ cal hill of whloh be entitled the following Is Incorporate the caption: iho A bill to an not to town of Irwinvllle In the county of Irwin, State of Georgia, to provide for a mayor, ooun- oilmen and other offloers of said town; to au¬ thorize tho ofiteors and corporate authorities of said town to exercise such powers and do such things ns may be necessary or proper for the best interest, benefit, peace, good order, health and general welfare of said town, and the In¬ habitants thereof: to confer other and addi¬ tional powers and authority upon such officers and authorities; to authorize the corporate authorities of said town to pass and enforce proper rules, by-laws and ordinances for the government of said town; to authorize pun¬ ishment for any violation of said rules, by¬ laws and ordinances: to regulate or prohibit liquors the sale of spirituous and Intoxicating and license the same, and impose penalties for selling the same without license In said town; to repeal or amend an act entitled an act to prohibit the salo of Intoxicating 26.1879, liquors far In Irwin county approved Sept. so as the same relates to the territory Included In the corporate limits of said town and for other purposes. Oct. 26.1897. Petition for Charter. State of Gf,orgia, i Ikwin County, j To tho Superior Court of Said County: The petition of B. M. Pearson, D. M. Pear- son and J. Evans respectfully shows: First—^That petitioners desire to form them¬ selves and such other persons as may bo as¬ sociated with them, into a private corpora¬ style tion under the corporate name and of Fitzgerald Lumber Company. Second—That the objeot of their association is pecuniary gain, and the business they pro¬ pose to carry on is ns follows: To operate a Bteam saw mill in the manufacture of all classes of lumber, shingles, laths, staves and all other building material; to lease, buy and sell all kind of lumber, to load and ship tbe same. Third—To build and operate a naval store factory or turpentine distillery, for the pur¬ pose of manufacturing navalstores; to lease, of box, chip, buck anti dip all sizes andclasses pine timber for the crude turpentine therein, to buy turpentine, and sell crude and manufactured rosin and Fourth—To build mill and turpentine Bheds, stores, shops, warehouses, stables, log-way, platforms, landings, railway bams, tram and equip same, and to use and run locomo¬ tives on same, and to operate all kinds of ma¬ chinery necessary to carry on said business. Fifth—To do a general trade and merchan¬ dise business; real to buy and and sell personal the prop¬ erty and estate, to convey same by the president and secretary under the seal of said corporation. Sixth—To clear, fence, plant and cultivate farms, and to generally do all acts and things necessary and proper for the promotion and maintenance of the business and obleets of the corporation. Seventh—To lend and borrow money on notes, bills, deeds, mortgages and other liens and obligations; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have and use a corporate seal, to enter into and carry out contracts for buildingand operating said tram railway and manufacturing Eighth—The machinery. capital will thousand amount of employed of be forty actually dollars, ten per cent, which is paid in, and the capital stock shall be divided into shares of one hun¬ dred dollars each, the stock holders shall not be liable except for the stock subscribed for. will Ninth—Theprinoipal be in Irwin place Georgia, of doing and business such other county, places as may be necessary for tbe pro¬ motion of said business. Tenth—In addition to the powers aforesaid necessary to carry on the purpo ses and ob* jects of said corporation and the powers corn- uion to all corporations underthe laws of this State, petitioners desire the following specisl powers, viz: to increase their capital stock from time to time to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, to receive in payment lor stock to be issued, money, lands or other prop¬ dtrectors, erty, as may be determined by the lo.rdif and to provide for the stood tub scribed to be paid in installments or other- wise called for; to make by-laws not incon¬ sistent with the laws of said State and the United States, and generally, to have, enjoy and exercise tho corporate powers and privil¬ eges incident to corporations under the laws of this State. Wherefore petitioners prays that they and their associates be incorporated with the rights, powers, privileges, etc., for the term of twenty years under the name aforesaid with that the privilege of renewal at tho expiration filed of time. Original in office this 19th of Oct. 1897. Cheney & Burch, Petitioners’ Att’ys. I, J. B. D. Paulk, clerk superior court of Ir¬ win county, do hereby certify that the forego¬ ing is a true copy of the petition filed in my office, this. October 19,1897, J. B. D. Paulk, Clerk of S. C.I. C. Drs. C, A. & L> C. Holtzendorf, Office— In Slayton & Kern building, oppo¬ Commercial hotel. Fitzgerald, Ga 21. E. NICHOLSON, Auction e e r 9 East Pine Avenue, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. Is no'iv prepared to give rates on short notice. Satisfaction Having had fifteen years experience, perfect is guaranteed. For rates and bills call at LEADEitoffice. For Tailor Suits CALL ON E. J. DANCY, Fine At-, Nest Door to Commercial Hotel A perfect fit guaranteed. A trial is all I ask. All garments cut and made on premises. Cleaning. Repairing and Pmsinz a Specials WE List - Property •f f=y= = AND ......— -f Pay : Taxes For non-residen t property owners. Small and large tracts of land for sale. Enclose stamp giving full information. F, WILLIAMS, SON & CO, Fiasgerald, Ga, Real UstateDealers. OPTICIAN, Have your eyes fitted by John Ad¬ ams, a man that lias had twenty-seven years .xperience. I have the best as¬ sortment of goods in the city. Gen¬ eral line of optical goods in stock. Lenses, spectacle and eye glass frames, cases, also opera and field glasses, tel¬ escopes. barometers, microscope, com¬ passes, etc. JOHN ADAMS, GHANT STREET, FITZGERALD, GA. 42 GET all our kinds prices Job Work on | ft; I 9 '■ r' ► 1 j Watch This Space « FOR THE 1 ' i ( / -:rJ Am — Uj ... K ri Z: :. Future Announcement OF THE ONLY Big Show Coining to Georgia. *** *** thg John Robinson 5 Combined Shows 4-4--F Fitzgerald,: (Jeergia, ZX3 1! % ft ri V i — ; - -b