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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20

spiTit
of race hatred, had published an
editorial defaming the virtue of
the white women Of the com
munity. @
At IL O'Clock the quaint old
hall, built Ia Revolutionary days
to seat five hundred people, was
packed with a crowd Of eight
hundred stern-visaged. men
standing SO thick it was impos-
sible to pass through them and,
thousands we're massed- outside
around the building.d rav'
CASTOR, whose ances tors had
been leaders in the great rRevo-
luton, was called to the chair.
The speech making was brief,
fiery, and to the point. 49
Within one hour they unani7
mous1y adopted this resolu7
ton. 41f = ~
Resolved, that we issue a
second Declaration of Indepen-
dence from the infam1y of cor.
rupt and degraded government.
The day of negro domination
over the Anglo-Saxon race. shall
close, now, once and forever,
The government of North Caro-
lima was established by a race of
pioneer white freedom for white
men and it shall remain in the
hands of freemen.
We demand the overthrow of
the criminal and semi-barbaria n
regime under which we now live,
and to this end serve notice on
the present mayor of this city,
it's chief of police, and the six
negro aldermen and their low
white associates that their resig-
nations are expected by 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning. We demand
that the negro anarchist who
edits paper in this city shall
close his Office, remove it's fix
lures and leave this county with
in twenty-four hours"
A committee of twenty-five,
Castor as it's chairman, was APP
pointed to enforce these reso1u-
tons.
By 4 o'clock an army of two
thousand white men was organic
ed, and placed under the com
mand of the Rev. Duncan Nc
Donald, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of the city,
who had been a brave young
officer in the Confederate army.
Every minister in the county
was enrolled in this guard and
carried musket on picket duty,
or in a reserve camp that night.
At 6 o'clock, Castor summon
ed thirty-five of the more promi-
nent negroes of the county. in
Guiding two of the professors in
Miss Susan Walkers college, to
meet the committee of twenty
five chosen representatives of
that world-conquering race of
men at one end of the room,
while at the other end sat the
thirty-flve negroes anxious and
fearful, realizing that their day
of dominion had end ed.
LTo BE CONTINUED.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20
LIBERAL Reward.

Bicycle lost, stolen from my
store on North Grant Street ST..
Friday night Oct. 9TH a. Cresent!
chain wheel, black, rear tire bran
new, name plate lost Will pay
liberal reward to the finder. q
.ase,t. James A. Day. &
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The Hand1y-Fletcher Lumber
Co., have this day dissolved by
mutual consent, J. L. Dorminy
assumes all indebtness and all
debts due the firm. Oct. 9TH,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The firm of Hite & Church has
this day been dissolved by mu-
tual consent, all liabilities are as
sumed by M. V. Church and all
bills due the firm will be paid to
him. S. S. Hite.
'1O-6-4w w. V. Church.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneve IF tha
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20

independence, Castor was invit-
ed to deliver the address of wei
come home to the soldiers, and a
crowd of five thousand people
were present, one-half of whom
were negroes.
While Gas ton was speaking in
the square,, a negro trooper Pass
ing along the street refuse ed to
give an inch of the sidewalk to a
young lady and her escort, who
met him. He ran into the girle,
Jostling her roughly, and the
young white man knocked him
down instantly and beat him to
death. The widest passions
of the negro regiment were rous-
ed. Mcleod was among them
that day seeking to increase his
popularity and influence in the
coming election, and he at once
denounced Castor as the cause
of the assault, and urged the
leaders in secret to retaliate by
putting bullet through his
heart.
The white regiment had been
mustered out, and their guns in
most cases had been retained bv
the men. The negro troops
were to be mustered out the
next day.
Late in the afternoon Castor
had received information that a
plot was on foot to kill him that
night, when negro mob would
batter down his door on the pre-
tense Of searching for the man
who assaulted the trooper. The
Colonel of the regiment just dis
banded heard it, and that night
his men bivouacked in the yard
of the hotel and slept on their
guns.
A little after twelve o'clock, a
mob of five hundred negroes at
tempted to force their way into
the hotel. They met a regiment
of bayonets, broke, and fled in
wild confusion.
This event was the last straw
that broke the camel's back. In
the morning paper a blazing no
tice in display capitals covered
the first page, calling mass
meeting of white citizens at noon
in Independence hall.
The little city of independence
was one of the oldest in the
nation. 1t boosted the first dec
laration of independence from
Great Britain antedating a year
the Philadelphia document. The
people had never rested tamely
under tyranny nor accepted in
suit.
MCLeod's negro-farmer 1egisla-
ture had remodelled the ancient
charter of the city, and under
the new instrument combina-
ton of negroes and criminal
whites had taken possession. of
every office.
One half of these Office holders
we're incompetent and inso1ent
negroes. The chief of police
was an ig11oramus in league
with criminals, and their mayor,
a white demagogue elected by
pandering to the, lowest passions
of "a negro constituency.
Burglary and highway robbery
were almost daily occurrences.
The two largest stores in the
city and four residences had
been burned within a month.
to- 1the@ police became a
farce, and it was necessary to
hire and arm a force Of private
guardsito'patrol the city at night.
When arrests were made, the
serMle, authorities promptly re-
leased the criminals. Negro in
science raochad y ba;ol IL. /
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20
PART TWO.
TcHAprER1x CONTINUED. ]

we lGdTGu the gull DClWCCn
The rich and the poor had become
smpassable, and we saw the mil
aionaire's son take his place in
The ranks with the workingman.
The first soldier wearing our un-
Horn who fell before Santiago
with Spanish bullet in his breast
was an only son from palatial
home in New York, and by his
side lay cowboy from the west
and a plowboy from the south.
OnEe more we showed the world
that classes and clothes are but
thin DISCUSSES that hide the eter-
nal childhood of the soul.
ySectiona1ism and disunity had
been the most terrible realities in
our national history. Our
fathers had a poet leader who
dreamed a beautiful dream called
e. Pluribus Unum. But it had
remained a dream. Now Eng
land had threatened secession
years before South Carolina in
blind rage led the way. The
Union was saved by sarifice of
blood that appalled, the world.
And still millions feared the
south might be false to her piligh-
ted honor at Appomattox. The
ghost of secession made and I'M
made the men and measures of a
generation.
Then came the trumpet call
that put the south to the test of
IRE and blood. The world wax
ed next morning to find for the
first time in our history the
dream of union a living fact,
there was no north, no SOUTH
but from the James to the Rio
Grand the children of the Confed-
eracy rushed with eager flushed
faces to defend the flag their
fathers had once fought.
And God reserved in this hour
for the south, land OF, ashes and
tombs and tears, the pain and
the glory of the first offering of
life on the altar of the, new ma
fiorl. Our first and only officer
who fell dead on the deck of a
warship,, with the flag above
him, was Worth Bagley, of North
ECarolina, the son of Confeder-
ate soldier. The gallant young
Fster who stood on the bridge of
the Merri1nac, and between two
towering mountains of flaming
cannon, in the darkness of night
blew up his, ship and set new
Standard Anglo-Saxon warfare,
was the soneof a Confederate sol
der North of Carolina.
The town ofsHambrigt furnish
ed a whole company of eight-slx
men, a captain, lieutenants, and
d major, who saw service III the
war. sis.A
When they were drawn up in
The courthouse. square under the
Did oak, the preacher stood be-
fore them and called the roll
From four Drowned parchments.
They were Campbell county Con
federate rosters. Every one of
Eighty six men was child of the
Eonfederacy. And the immortal
company f. that was wiped out
of existence at the battle of Get
fysburg furnished more than
half these children.
Ah, boys, blood will tell"
cried the preachers, shaking hands
with each man as they left.
A single sound from the guns,
and it was over. The yellow
flag of Spain, lit with the sunset
splendor of world empire, fad
I'd from the sky of the west.
A new naval power had arisen
Ia disturb the dreams Of states
men. The Oregon, that fierce
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20

The Enterprise Thrice-a-week
is for the city that huns six days
in the week. $50
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-20

childurinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, thee cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made 1niser-
able with kidney aud bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-ROot is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty ST.
cent and onedollar M AsI::::! ::ss::sss
size bottles. You may III = sIl;.S'E5
have sample bottle a4ls9s sssEese4
by mail free, also a Home of swampROOs
pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root,
including manysof the thousands of testi-
monlal letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Ki1mer & Co.,
Blnghamton, N Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR., Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle. Fss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
MORTUARY.
John Harvey Adams,

After an illness of two days John
Harvey Adams died at the home of his
son, near Lamont, at 10:45, Feb Is, 1903.
He was born at Rockville, Park Co.,
Ind, April 9, 1889, and came to Illinois
In 1859. He was married to Miss Susan
Harris May IA, 1868: to this union were
born seyen children, four of whom sur.
vive him, and were present at his death
bed. He came west in 1856 and settled
on a farm near Bethany, Mo-. sold out
there in 1873 and moved to Dayis City
where they have ever since resided
For the past eleven years he has been
constant sufferer, nearly all of which
time he has been totally blind, and
often expressed the wish that death
would release him. In early manhood
he was faithful member of the Baptist
church but during the later years of his
lite be made no profession of religion,
although the perfect honesty in all his
dealings are examples worthy of Chris
tian emulation.
He was brought home for burial and
his funeral sermon was preached by
Elder James McDifitt at the Saints
Chapel Monday afternoon to large
number of sympathizlng friends. The
text chosen was Rev. 20 chapter and IL
verse; "And the dead were judged out
of those things which were written in
the books, according to their works.
His estimable wife and four children
have the deepest sympathy of every one
in their bereavement.
NJ r.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Now, 1t surely ia also true that should the
teacher devote the entire time of recitation to
one scholar in explaining lesson that should
have tax on perhaps two hours in preparation,
he could not do justice TO the lesson, the
scholar nor, the school, and there Is n weak
link in that chain. Then the value of regu
lar, prompt attendance as splendid prece
dent for the pupil to establish for his entire
future life is inestimable. II it is impressed
on the pupils mind in his first school days
that each day he has an appointment with his
teacher at school and that the keeping OF that
appointment Is mostiimportant, the early In
1uence will perhaps be a lasting one, and ev-
eryone knows that the successful man in the
world Is the one that is elw avs on time and is
punctual in eepipg1 every appointment. The
man who makes the marx IN life is the one
that was always found at his desk in school,
and Is the one to whom any detention from
school that 1s unavoidable is source OF worry
while the man whofails is tt e child that had
to be urged or perhaps forced to go to school,
and who then did not attend regularly, and as
result of never advancing in his Studies he
never advances In life nor becomes prominent
cation. Certainly then. 1t Is important
that the parent and teacher cooperate in Sc
curing regular attendance from the pupil as
well as any other feature Of school work that
Is conducive to the good education or future
welfare OF the child Then let the parent
each day know that the child Is in school and
let the teacher, each day that the scholar is
| absent, learn the reason Of such absence,
and II not good and sufficient, let him co-onW
ate with the parent in impressing on
child's mind, either by gentle and persuasive
the inestimable value of good attendance at
sch ool
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
THE CHURCHES.


Rev. Allen Judd, of Des Moines, was
a Leon visitor between trains Monday.
The Leon Auxiliary to the q. w. B..
Nj. of the Christian church will meet
with Miss Marion Woodward, Wednes.
day, March 4, at 2:SO p. IN. All the
members are earnestly requested. to be
present.
Rev. 9. w. Reeder returned Monday
from Rlythedale, Mo-, where he has
been for several weeks, conducting a
very successful union evangelist revival,
succeeding in making large number of
converts.
Rev. j. L. Black, of Ottumwa, who
has been holding meetings at the Chris.
tan church in Eden township the past
week, left Monday for Eagleville, Mo-,
where he will conduct series of meet.
/ ngs.
Rev. w. H. Ilsley will preach at
Grown chapel next Sunday afternoon.
The annual offering for home missions
| will be taken at this time. As this
offering, by the new arrangement is to
be expended wholly in Iowa please
come prepared to give literally.
Rev. A. j.. McMurty, who has been
conducting series of evangelistic meet.
ings 1t the Presbyterian church in this
city, closed the meetings Monday even
ing and left Tuesday for Alton where he
will conduct series of meetings. The
meetings in this city were we'll attended
and the results entirely satisfactory to
the church,
| Services in the N. E. church will be
as follows next Sunday: Sunday School
and Epworth League at usual hours
Miss tanning will lead the league meet
ing. Preaching both morning and even
ing by the pastor. Subject Of morning
sermon-"The Unsearchable Arches Of
Christ" In the evening-"The I'm
pardonable SIM" Everybody invited
The Foreign Missionary offering viii
be taken at the Christian church Lords
day, March LIST. The subject for the
evening sermon, "Soclal Amusements
are they Sinful?" This is a question O
vital interest to all. 1t Will be discussed
with the desire to know the truth anc
in full sympathy with what is the rea
value of social life. Everyone is invited
to these services.
At the Presbyterian church the reg
ular services have been resumed
Prayer meeting this Thursday evening
at 7:30. Next Sunday morning the ser
mon will be on 1.-THE Historic Christ.
announced some weeks ago but deferred
1u the evening the subject will be "Con
ditions of Seeing God" A full meetin,
OF the Endeavor Society is desired, in
Guiding all the older members who ar
urged to resume their places in its plan
and work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
Spring Hunzors

Come to most people and cause many
troubles, -pimples, boils and other
eruptions, besides loss of appetite,
that tired feeling, fits of biliousness,
indigestion and headache.
The sooner one gets rid of them the
better, and the way to get rid of them
ard to build up the system that has
suffered from them is to take
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
Real Estate Transfers

Real Estate transfers from February II TO
February Gath:
Sheriff to 8. A. Gates, lots in Leon ..S 1888
Seth Nj. Bass, trustee, to ID. o,
Bass, lots in Lamont Observation-Disclosures. $50
John H. Hanson to b. u Fleet,
lOts IN Lamont. $40.
Albert Biddson TO Rolla and
Bertha II. Alexander, acres in
Senter $40
J. E. Hummer to 2. Swcaringen
VIM. Robinson to John I. Robin.
son. 80 acres in Eden Observation-Disclosures. 24OO
Davis Burrell to J. G. McDanieis,
50 acres in New Buda. ......... $1,000. - $500
Frank H. Marsh to Chas. II Mil
Ter. 100 acres in Fayette ............. $4,000
Chas. j. Hunt to Marietta Walker,
lots in Lamont .......... .... ...... LOG
L. a. Irwin to Chas. A. Luce. lots
in Weldon 400
Catharine Dixon TO John Mckee.
40 acres in Richland 49,. -. ..... 1000
Samuel Eston TO Drew Kelly, 1874
acres In Long Creek. Observation-Disclosures. 54CO
Is. y. Bass to Geo. Hill, lots in
Aaron A. Cozad to Frank Keown
lots In PleaSanton .-.......... commencement. $40
b. ID. Barger TO Hiram B. Kirk
WOOD land in Garden Grove 5000
Geo. B. Miller to Geo. n. Russell,
400 acres in Garden Grove 10000
j.. d. Brown ct al, referees to Nor.
rs Gardner 200 acres in Center - $500
John Aten ct al, referees to Hes
ter Watkins. 40 acres in High Point - 1855
Amelia NJ. Pryor to Jas. w.
Anderson 81 sores in Eden :. 32CO
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
A pleasant Surprise.

On Sunday. Feb. %, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Robinson. with their Oldest daughter
their three sons and their families Of Eden
township, hied themselves to the home of
Mr., and Mrs. s. B. Latta, of New Buda
township, to celebrate the twenty-fourth
anniversary of Mrs. Latta's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Latta, who stood gazinp 70
though some great calamity had befailen
them but they very quickly adapted them
selvesNto the situation and n most pleasant
day was passed with the little company
which numbered twenty two in all.
Mrs. Latta is the youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson. May they all live
to enjoy many like occasions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
Hoods Jarsaparilld
and Pills

Forming in combination the Spring
Medicine par excellence, of unequallcd
strength in purifying the blood as
shown by unequalled, radical and per-
manent cures of
ScrofuIa Salt Rheun,
scald Head BoiIs, PinnpIes
All Kinds OF Aumor Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning Rheumatism
icatarrh 7 Dyspepsia, Etc
Accept no substitute, but be sure to
get Hoods, and get it today,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

For SALE-One hundred d thousand
tt, native lumber. Will trade for good
young stock of any kind.
j. L. NcCuToHAN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

DR.. Morris, the new dentist has opened
Office in Biggs' block opposite DR.. Fox.
worthy's office. "
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
PURELY Personal.

Persons having friends visiting them or
showing of strangers visiting in the city
WILL confer a great favor upon the Editor
byinforming him either in person or by
ulse.l
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
ODD JAPANESE TIMEPIRcE.
Made to Represent "A MONDAY Land.
seape with Every Detail in
Perfection.

when In Japan not very long
since, l saw as remarkable a time.
piece as | suppose the world con.
tains,' said Mr.. William r. Crews, OF
Newark, n. j., reports the Washing.
ton Post.
1T was inclosed in a frame about
three feet wide and five feet long, re-
presenting a MONDAY landscape of
rare beauty In the foreground APP
pear plum and cherry trees and gor-
gerOus plants in full bloom; in the rear
there is sloping hill from which a
cascade seems to flow, the crystal inn
itatiOn being of wonderful likeness.
a threadlike brook meanders from
this point, encircling rocks and
islands, and finally disappearing in a
piece of woodland. In a miniature sky
golden sun, turning in a silver wire,
strikes the hour on silver gongs as it
passes.
Each hour Is marked in the frame
by creeping tortoise which tax.
the place of hand. A bird OF exqui-
site plumage MARBLES at the close of
each hour, and as the song ceases a
mouse sallies forth from a neigh bor-
ing grotto, and scampering over the
hill to the garden is soon lost to
view"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
KEEP TIMBER BELT.
Government WithdraWs Large
Tract i'm Coos County.

The Dalles, Or, July 3l.-A depart
rent order was received today by the
local Land Office in this city to with
iraw from settlement or appropriation
iowUships 18, ~ and 20, in range 10 and
4. townships l9 and 20 in range y, l3,
a and Is, and township 20, in range l6,
81, south and east of the Willamette
meridian.
This is one Of the largest Withdrawals
tyel made IN this land district and
gavers an are of over 100000 acres of
kl 1, the most of which lies within the
raber belt of Coos County. The with
sgawn townships extend from the
sewndaries of the Cascade forest reserve
..sst along the southern line Of The
n.lles land district AZ miles, including
-se postoffice OF Lava and some tracts
covered by state selections under the
4sarey act.
about one. third OF the land Withdrawn
. covered by timber and stone filings.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
AUTOMATIC DOCTOR IN PARIS.
DruGs for Twelve DA6erent Ailments
Furnished By Penny -An-SaOt
Machines.

It Is probable that the climax Of
the automatic supply craze has been
reached by the company which is
about 20 install penny-in-the-slOt ma
chimes, called "everybody's Doctor"
on the bouleverds and principal thor
oughfares, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Each machine is to have IL slots,
which means that not only the RENE
dies, but also the prescriptions for Il
different ailments, such as toOthache,
INDIGESTION, cold in the head and
nerves" will be forthcoming for the
ubiquitous penny.
The faculty of medicine has grant
ed the system a certificate, and there
is CONSERVATION among Partisan doc
tors. One doctor said:
1T will lead to all sorts of COM
plications. People who are suffering
pain have not always their wits at
command. and il Is quite conceivable
that MANY IeOple Will tax the op-
po>itc dru 70 10 tn So they require.
can see q man who is half blind
with biliDusness putting his penny
i'm the wrong slot and swallowing a
cure for in fluenza. That is certainly
what will happen, and then those ma
chimes will be rallied at just az many
a doctor is when he happens to make
q mistake"