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MONDAY
EDITION
"Offic‘&l‘Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
WiokEY LEADS T 0 MURDER OF
WILKES WALKER BY BROTHER
‘Died in Fitzgerald Sanitarium at
10 O’Clock This Morning
From Cuts £
Two quarts of whisky received
Saturday afternoon by express by
Jim Walker, a farmer living about
five miles west of the city, was
the unmistakable cause which led
Jim to attack and cut his brother,
Wilkes Walker, who was paying
him a short visit, with,fagal re
sults.
Jim and Wilkes were in the city
Saturday afternoon and both left
the city together for Jim's home.
During the evening Jim, having
become crazed with the liquor
in the presence of his family,
Wilkes attempted to quiet him
when Jim cut him in the bowels
and severely slashed him in the
arm. Wilkes, bleeding from his
wounds, left for another brother’s
farm nearby, but fell by the way
side and lay on the ground until
some neighbors, in passing, found
him in an unconscious state.
Drs. Luke and Fussell were tele
phoned for and on arrival found
the man in such condition that it
was thought best to take him to
the sanitarium in the city. Walk
~er succumbed .to his wounds
about 10 o’clock this morning?
Jim Waklker wag placed in jail
Sunday awaiting the result of the
cutting, and will now be kept un
til the next session of the Ben Hill
Superior court. :
- Wilkes Walker lved near Mys
tic with his brother and was un
married. Jim has a wife and sev
eral children. -
e,
“Peg O’ the Ring”, the great
y-ircus Serial featuring Francis
, Ford and Grace Cunard at the
Grand Saturday.
Atthe Empir At the Empire
store " MORE READY TOO WEAR JUST RECEIVED ::tneEmpire
: 'SATURDAY’S‘ and this mornings Express unloaded at the Empire Store,
| Quantities of fresh Ready to wear and Millinery, adding to our already
Beautiful line, more of New York’s newest and latest creations.
Every day you fail to come in the Empire Store you have lost that day...
you are one day behind. Each day brinds something new and we want you
to see these new things and shall put forth special efforts to keep you posted
as to the correct styles and material for this season. s
Give the Empire Store a chance and see how well we can
- ‘Please You. |
; Beautiful fancy silk—something
- entirely different, in the colors
you like most. We are running
, these at special prices. New, fresh
and up to the minute in style. Also the very best quality of silk
in these skirts. We bought them for you, not for us to make
&ibney on, but for you to wear on the streets of Fitzgerald—the
& : .
\"'e‘ry identical skirts now being worn on the streets of New York
City.
A most complete line of skirts in Wool Materials, Serge, Ga
bardine, Poplin and mixed materials. These are all made up and
finished in perfect style and workmanship—
-
e ¥ $4.50 to $18.50
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
NED BY LANSOWNERS
Will Start Work With Two Mil
lion Acres Listed
Waycross, Ga., September 16.
—Deciding unanimously upon a
general publicity campaign for
Georgia, to extend over, a period
of from two to five years, and
electing Alex K. Sessoms, of
Cogdell permanent chairman, the
directors of the Georgia Land
Owners association Thursday
perfected the organization start
ed here at- a largely attended
meeting in August.
C. Downing, of Brunswick, was
elected treasurer and R. M. Pin
dell, of Baltimore, temporary sec
retary. :
Mr. Sessoms, W. B. Stillwell,
of Savannah, and J. S. Shingler,
of Ashburn, were elected as an
executive committee,
It was agreed to begin the asso
ciation’s work upon a minimum
representation of- two million
acres. From expressions made:
&}y the members of the %gard it
seems certain that around seven
million acres will be brought jnto
the association within a short
while.
A committee composed of R. G.
Dickerson of Homerville, and J.
C. McDonald, of Waycross, was
appointed to arrange for incorpor
ating the association. Resolu
tions favoring the eradication of
the cattle tick and land title
membership blanks will be pre
pared and placed in the hands of
the land owners of Georgia and
other steps taken to actually start
the association work.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GiEORGIA, SEP. 18, 1916
SENATOR HOKE WILL
STUMP FOR WOODROW
Atlanta, Ga., September 18—
Sepator Hoke Smith made a con
tribution of $l,OOO to the Demo
cratic campaign fund for \Wood
row Wilson in 1912, and this year
e will pay his own traveling ex
pengses on the speaking tour to
which he has been assigned for
the month of October by the nat
ional campaign committee, which
expenses will be approximately
the same amount, as the tour will
carry the Senator all the way
from the New England states to
the middle west.
The stylesghis season are the best
ever. Jusg the length you have
; been wishifig for all these years.
The materials cannot be improv
ed, at least the Empire kind. Silk and wool poplin makes a
most serviceable suit, good on any and all occasions, yet so rea
sonable. A genuine Forsman & Hoffman Broadcloth in all the
new shades, Black, Navy, Brown, Plum, and Burgundy in styles
you will rave over and prices that make you wonder how we can
do it. The new material, Velour, first season on the market, we
have it in plain colors; also beautiful checks.
;- $lO.OO to $35.00
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INTEREST ON_SAVINGS DEPOSITS xz‘ny
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The Farmers® Bamnlk
IN as much as this MILLION and a QUARTER DOLLAR
BANK carries a large majority of farmers’ accounts gnd
. gives special attention to the needs ot the farmer, the First
National might well be determined ‘the farmer’s bank.”
\ But right in’this county are sorie farmers who carry No
bank accounts. These we cordially invite to come inand have
a talk with one of our officers. _Crops are being marketed
and the money will need protection. In the _Si)ring supplies
will be needed. A Deposit Account here will mean credit
for you when you need it, enabling you to borrow money at
a low rate of interest and trade for cash, instead of on high
time-prices. Let’s get together.
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T FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF FITZGERALD, CA
E.K.FARMER, President
L M.W.GARBUTT, Vice*President A.H.THURMOND, Cashier
J.C.BREWER, Vice-President D.A.BRAGG, Asst. Cashier
IRVINE RESIGNS TO ]JOIN
THE COLORS
Prof. Irvine, principal of the
High School resigned his position
to rejoin his company. Prof. Ir
vine made a number of friends
during his stay of one week and
promised to become the most
popular principal of the school.
We regret that the army de
prives us of this educator, as he
no doubt would have filled as pa
triotic a position in training the
boys of Fitzgerald as he can pos
silby fill in the army during these
pi])g\g times of peace.
NEGRO ENTERS MAYES' |
HOME AND GETS $113.00'
An unknown negro, apparently
about 20 years old, entered the
home of J. H. Mayes on South
Main street Saturday afternoon
about 3 o’clock and extracted $ll3
from a bureau drawer.
Miss Allie Mayes, who was on
the front porch at the time {vith
Mrs. E. S. Ford, heard the negrers
movements about the room and
going toward the door icading in
to it called to him and caused him
to drop a purse containing a val
uable diamond.
We know we are showing you the
mbest and most up-to-date selection
“ever shown in this section of the
state, and the prices we know ase
more reasonable. These are to be appreciated for two reasons—
because we are giving you the the same Empire quality and be
catusc we are offering them to you more reasonable, regardless
of the high market on everything. Let us show you this beautiful
line and be convinced of its beauty, quality and low prices. .
6.50 to $25.00
One Price to Everybody '
Mondayv
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 113
Sheriff Fountain and his dep
uty, W. B. Hammock, arrested
a negro Saturday afternoon soon
alter they had seen him leave the
Enterprise Drug Store on Scuth
Sheridan street. On examination
they found a pint of aicchol on
his person and took him to the
county jail. The several employ
ees around the drug store were
taken to the jail to secure identi
fication of the party who sold the
alcohol and the negro alleged that
Arthur Mobley, the manager of
the place, made the s:ie. Maobliey
was placed under bond for violat
ing the prohibition law.
Mr. Mobley stated to a reporter
that he will prove that there was
no alcohol in his place of husiness
and that the negro was not in his
place of business during Saturday
or any other day.
WALKOUT OF 80,000 UNION
MEN THREATENED
New York, Sept. 15.—Eighty
thousand workers in crafts close
ly affiliated with the operation of
New York’s traction lines are ex
pected to go on strike Monday; %
was announced at the close of a
mecting of a Central Federatod
Union here late tonight. Repres
entatives of 400,000 unionized erm
ployes were at the meeting, it
was said, and passed a resoluticm
calling on each trade to ascertaim
the sentiment of members régard
ing a general stefke in sympathy
with the carmen here, who, quit
their places September 6.
MONEY TO LOAN by own:-
er, five to ten thousand dellars:
for three to five years omr well I--
cated farm.s Applv addressiug
OWNER, care Exchange Nation~
al Bank. >