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MONDAY
EDITION
of§cia| Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
"GENTRAL RodrE”
JACKSONVILLE ANXIOUS
FOR GOOD ROADS INTO
DUVAL COUNTY
After fifteen months of knocking
at the door of the Florida Metropolis,
its leading citizens at last begin to
realize the truth of the statements
made by the writer, in their city in
1915 and continuously through the
columng of this paper, that the Gen
tralersfi;e of the Dixie Highway is
the gatbway to Florida and the only
feasible route to its metropolis from
the north and west. = °
A meeting is being held there to
night at which the joint organization
of Jacksonville’s leading civic bodies
will take definite steps to have the
Central Route through Duval and
Nassan counties made the best route
into Jacksonville. The Times-Union,
the i leading paper of Florida, who
with its afternoon esmpetitor. the
Metropolis, so fiercely attacked our
proposition editorially on that mem
orial occasion, has at last joined
hands with its Georgia friends and is
making a vigorous fight for the open
ing of the “front door into Florida. Tn
an interview. our old ¥¥ends, Louis
Fendig, president of the Real FEs
tate LBnard Trade, is quoted in the
Tifes Union:
“It is not so much the fact that
roads are needed in Florida, but the
fact that Duval conntv, one of the
richest counties in the South, is prac
tically cut off from other states be
cause of a section of bad road in what
is otherwise a connnected highway
from the middle west and north to
Miami. Business sagacity. if nothing
else. should force this county to have
access to its capital city made as easy
and as‘#rasant as possible; in fact.
thery should be no other part of
Ffb%da as easy to reach as Jackson
vme\ so far as this eity is concern
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Mavor J. E. T.}}owden. who failed
to‘g:agp the importance of this great
artéry of commerce at the meeting
previously referred to, also comments
on the necessity of this route. He
says:
“This city has got to get that road
by some means, and that means that
the city must see that it is built. T
have great confidence in Jacksonville,
and when the people of the city re
alize that they are being deprived of
visitors by automobile from the great
state of Georgia, both in summer and
winter, then they will get busy and
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At the Empire Store NeW Sprln g Models At the Empire Store
' JUST received by this morning express, a large quantity of the new creations in Suits and Dresses for
Spring. Never have the shades as well as the styles been so beautiful. Let the shade be what it may
Berge, Penelope, Apole Green, Gold or Amethyst, it will be absolutely different and most exquisite.
Never have the shades been in such harmony with Spring time, just to look at them makes you feel the
air of spring, even the birds seem to sing out their melody of Spring time. These suits and dress
es are now in stock and we extend you a special invitation to come to the Empire Store and get the cor
rect ideas of the new Spring Styles. | ‘
The New Beautiful
Spfin ev‘l7litse b
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It s a difficult task to undertake to give you a correct dis
cription of these beautiful suits. They say the inventor of the
adding machine never lived to see the result of his invention,
his great work killed him. The designer of the new Spring
Models did not die as we know of, but he must have at least
gotten sick over his great work. They look as if the great
gli%i%th of the fashion world has been reached ; they are unim
provable. All the little touches of color to make them spring
like, with beautiful box or side pleats just in the right place,
.and a length most desirable. All the new shades now in stock.
Prices from $12.75 to $26.50.
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
FIRE DESTROYS
DOUGLAS BUILDING
BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE
SECTION SUFFERS BIG
FINANCIAL LOSS
DOUGLAS, Jan. 28.—Douglas last
night at 10 o’clock suffered a $40.000
loss by fire in the brick block known
as the Tanner-Vickers building. The
blaze was first discovered upstairs in
the store of Lewis Vickers, and prov
ed to be one of the most stubborn
fires the city has had in years.
The entire upstairs of the block was
practically consumed bhefore the fire
was extinguished. The building was
owned by B. H. Tanner and M. F.
Brice; the damage to the building is
$lO,OOO with $B,OOO insurance.
The large stock of general merclan
dise of Lewis Vickers amounted to
about $30,00C, and while the fire did
not get through the ceiling to his
stock of goads, the smoke and water
practically ruined the stock. Mr.
Vickers carried about $5,000 insur
ance.
The storc next adjoining in this
block was being fitted up for a gro
cery store for J, D. Perkins, and he
had moved in a large refrigerator and
some heavy groceries.
The corner store, occupied by IL.
Ridgell, eeneral . merchandise, con
sisting of about $25,000 stock, suffer
ed less thar the others, as a great
nortion of the stock of Mr. Ridgell
was moved out. There was some $5,-
000 worth of stock left in the store.
which could not be moved, and this
was badly, damaged with water and
smoke. Mr. Ridgeli carried $B,OOO
insurance. ‘ 4
Country House Burns
While the fire was raging in Doug
las, another alarm was given, when it
was discovered that the country home
of Fred Brewer, near the city was on
fire. Some of the fire department.
with the chemical engine, undertook
to 2o out to this fire, but it was too
far advanced for the chemical en
gine, and there was no water con
nection.” The entire residence, which
had just been completed, was destroy
ed, together with all the household
goods and wearing apparel of the
Brewer family. The building belong
ed to J. C. Brewer, now in Fitzgerald.
and was occoupied by his brother,
build the road.” The county is rich,
he said, and should have the best
roads in the state.
The Automobile Garage and Ac
cessories’ Association *s pushing the
matter a!i they can, and are taking an
active interest in it.
THRICE:A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 29, 1917
Bible Classes of
: City Anxious for
ty A f
“Bone Dry” State
y otat
The Wesleyvan Adult Bible Class
of the Central M. E. Church and the
Baracca class of the First Baptist
church passed resoiutions Sunday
morning, indorsing the call for a spce
ial session of the legislature for the
purpose of strengthening the prohibi
tionn law and make Georgia “bone
dry.” Resolutions complimenting
Judge D. A. Crum for his position on
law enforcement were also passed by
the bodies and corfimittccs appointed
to convey the message to the Gov
ernor and Judge Crum. .
Fred Brewer. Fied Brewer had just
recently moved hcre trom Waycross.
On Wednesday night, about seven
o'clock the dwelling of George A.
Tanner, a well known druggist of
Ijalzglas, was destroyed by fire, while
Mrs. Tanner was visiting her mother
in Alamo. Maost of the furniture in
the ‘Tanner home was saved.
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i INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS j=@p4c 264 INTEREST ON TIME CERTIFICATES
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: The First National Bank is the oldest and strongest bank in Fitz
] gerald. Founded upon the high ideal of promoting personal and civie wel
fare and civic dcvc—lopn-mm; n*.afigac_d’ by bankers ¢f wide cxperience and Y
acute judgment; possessed with Capital, Surplus and Resources abundant
ly sufficient to meet ali legitimate re quirements; this bank cordially in
' vites the accounts of Farmers, Me{} chams and Individuals who are de
sirous of esfablishing superior banking connections for th'c current year.
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The First National Bank |
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Of Fit_gerald, Georgia |
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~ E. K. Farmer, President. J. H. Milhollin, Vice-President. ;
- M. W. Garbutt, Vice-President. A. H. Thurmond, Cashier. E
J. C. Brewer, Vice-President. D. A. Bragg, Asst. Cashier. ?
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Dresses--This means
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Springtime... '
Oh! Where will we find words to express our thoughts of
these most excellent styles and shades of spring dresses. They
are made in that loose, hang from the shoulder effect, trimmed
up in a most beautiful springtime colorings, some with fuil
overskirts, others with full, loose hips. Piped in little dainty
stitching to match trimm;ngs. They are Georgette Crepes,
-Crcpc de Chine, Taffeta, Pussy Willow, and other new ma
terials in all the new shades. Youmust see these dresses, they
are here for your inspection. Come in the Empire Store and
get a correct idea for spring styles in dresses,
Prices from $10.75 to $25.75
AND PRESS
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Fitzgerald Leads Inth
Jax’ville Poul .
try Show
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The past week Jacksonville enteg
tained a larger number of chicken
fanciers than had ever assembied in
any one city in the South with rep
resentatives from every southern
state and other fairs. Uur own “Red
Jones” with his Plymouth Rocks, put
them all in the shade. The judges
awarded him®
List of Awards
$75.00 in gold for the hest display.
Cup ior hest Barrcd Rock.
Cup for hest hen.
White Wyzndotte
Ist and 2nd Cokerel.
Second pullet.
Piymouth Rock.
2nd cock.
2ad and 3rd cockerels.
Ist, 2nd and sth hen.
Ist and 3rd puliet.
Ist, 2nd and sth pens.
Rev. Walter Blackwe!l spent Sun
day in Broxton filling the pulpit of
his church there.
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GASOLINE IGNITES; §
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- AUTO IS DAMAGED
Mrs. H. M. Warren had the mis
fortune Saturday evening to have her
new car scriously damaged through
the carclessness of a negro employec
at the Griner filling siation. In fill
ing the gas tank, a small quantity of
gasoline ran over into the car and
when the negro attempted to put dis
tilled water into the storage battery,
lighting a match to better inform
himself of the quantity needed, the
gas ignited in the hottom of the car,
and having forgotten to put the top
to the gas tank, the entire contents of
the newly filled tank ignited and to
tally destroyed the top and otherwise
defaced the car. The running parts
and body of the car were not dam
aged. ; ‘
Of interest to the many friends of
ST and Mrs, W, B. Brown, formerly
of this city but reside::s of Zion City, |
Illinois for several years, is the an-'
nouncement of the birth of an £
girl at their home on the 24th inst.
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Four Winter Suits
Left on Hand--Four
We are very desirous of closnig out these four and we are
going to let you have any one in this lot of four for $5 each.
The four Suits $20,00. $22.50, $26.00 and $27.50 Values...
A few Winter Hats left.on hand
closing them for $2 each...
——Your choice of any Hat now in Stock for only s2.oo—
This Millinery is valued from $3.00 to $.16.30.
EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
One Price to Everybody
Phones 18 and 155. :
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Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NO. 12
RIOT BREAKS OUT IN CITY
OF JUAREZ BECAUSE
OF QUARANTINE
. El Paso, Tex., jan. 28 —Xight Am
erican strect car men were taken from
their cars by a Mexican mob in Jua
vez today during a demonsiratics
against quarantine piaced on all night
traffic between £l Paso and the Mex
ican town across the horder. Nowe
have yet been harmed. g
Hundreds of Mexicans, incloding
many womet® lined the Juarez side of
the Rio Grande while Carranza sol
diers guarded international hridges
and patrolled the river front opposite
the American army patrol.
Some shots were fired, and one re
port said one Mexican was killed for
shouting “Viva Villa.”
CLOSED PENDING SET
TLEMENT OF AFFAIRS
The Dodd Supply company is clos
ed today pending scttlement of their
affairs with creditors. Mr. Dodd made
a proposition to his creditors for ex
tension of time and states a majority
of them have thus far agreed to wait
The affairs of the company were
thought to be in good condition. fok
lowing a very satisfactory fall husi
ness. This company has done an ox
tensive credit business and has a large
amount of outstanding accounts. var
ried over from lean yeurs
BOTH OF FITZGELALDS
PANKS WERE APPOINTED
Judge Emory Speer nas designated
the First National ang the Exchange
National Banks as official depositnr
ies for the funds of the Sonthwesters
Rankruptey district.
BANKS CONSOLIDATE ?
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Cordele, Ga., Jan. 7. T—The First
National Bank of this city has heen
consolidated with the Exchange hank,
whose name will he retained ander
the consolidation.
The Exchange Bank is a state e
stitution.
Messrs. Hussey and Bowles have
purchased the bicycle supply and re
pair business of the Fitzgerald Hasd
ware Co. ;