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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
or THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
At the close Of business April
9th, 1906.
RESOURCES.


Loans and discounts. 1884, $685. SO
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 1888
o. S. Bonds to secure circulation. 50OOOOO
Premiums on u s. bonds ...... 1,5OO.e0
Bonds, securities, etc. 10000
Banking house, furniture, fixtures 17,7l6.22
Due from National Banks mot re-
serve agents.. .................. 15,76o49
Due from State Banks and bankers 1l.089.24
Due from approved reserve agents, 11,545.47
Checks and other Cash Items... 710.9S
Exchanges for clearing house...... 900. SO
Call Loans on Cotton .. 4s,114 SO
and cents. 14.14
Lawful money reserve in Bank viz:
specie. ................."....S 4,o5U.0J
Legal-tender notes ....... 81, 1854. 90 7,1l4.00
Redemption fund with q. S. treas
urer ID per cent OF c1rculat1On) 2,5OOUU
Total. .................$4 3O,S74.61
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in...... =. :. Us 100000
Surplus fund Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid. Observation-Disclosures. 2,5591O
National Bank notes outstanding. 100000
Due to Approved Reserve Agents 1,31lH
Individual deposits subject to check 207, 774O3
Time certificates of deposit. ........ 3S,04S7?
Cashiers checks outstanding. ...... 6,1sl.54
Bills payable, including certificates
of deposits for money borrowed 35,0OO.OO
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $43O, S74.61
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF IRWIN. %
1, E. K Farmer. Cashier of the above named
Bank, do solemnlY swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief
E. X. FARMER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day Of April, 1906
j. E. TURNER,
Notary Public.
CoRRECT-Attest;
M. W. GARB6TT,
G. B. WHITE, SDirectorS.
J. Z. MERCER.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12
Easter Egg Hunt.

Hello Tom! What up?"
BEST thing I know is
Easter egg hunt"
Easter egg hunt?"
yep. At the Lee-Gr
hotel on Monday at four o'cl0
More fun than anything we
had in coon's age"
who is giving it?"
'St. Mathews church."
Can go?"
Course every body can, all
the boys and girls I know are
going. You have to take ten
cents to help the church and
then you can hunt all you want.
There's going to be a gold egg
and whoever finds it gets prize.
There are two other prizes, too"
What are they?"
That's a secret. Be sure to
come. So 1ong!"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12

The butcher. Phone 1877. If
Wanted: A few vacant lots.
42-6t B. c. MosHER.
d. B. Null handles nothing but
first class feed, all kinds of chick
en- feed.
Ask your Grocer for Van
Camps. 34-tf.
Oleomargerine. High grade
at Whitchards 131-tf
Col. J. H: Spence of Waycross
terminated visit with his son
and Mrs. S. A. Plat, departing
for his home yesterday.
Excelsior Prolific cotton seed
81 per bushel.
Phenix Warehouse Co.
Col. E. Wall and his little
daughter Arielle are visiting rel
atives at Ellaville.
Now is the time to bed sweet
potatoes, get the Pryor yam at
IS cents per bushel.
3.36tf. S. G. Pryor.
Mrs. Pearson bought the
Jessamine street property of J.
Stever paying 81, 200 forit.
Eight candidates were baptized
on Sunday evening at tbs Baptist
church of this city.
To be absolutely sure your
title is perfect, get an abstract
from Justice Abstract Co. limo
Highest market prices paid
for hides, tallow and beeswax at
Joe Culpepper's. Phone II,
Call for the Georgia Best Smok-
err brand, G. B. S They are
made in Fitzgerald and guaran-
teed all Havana. If
The most fastidions house
wives buy Royal flour. If.
SIS. Harrod came up from st
Augustine, Fla, on Tuesday to
look after his interests in this
city. His wife will arrive later.
have concluded to do little
business in Real Estate sales.
Anyone wanting their business
hustled come to me.
E. M. Wipslow.
Cvpress street. 37-tf
Mrs. E. A. Harvey, of Triton,
is stopping at the home of her
father Capt. Newton, under the
treatment of DR.. Ball.
For Sale; A good Jersey COW,
fresh, at Selby's Cafe.
Rev. C. M. Crow, of Pitts, Ga.
will preach at Arbor Baptist
church next Saturday evening
April 14sh. 7:3) p. M, and also on
Sunday Apr. Is at IL o'clock a.
m, and evening.
If you want a good biscuit try
Desoto Flour. Every sack gnar-
anteed or money refunded. 47-tf
While in this city this week,
wife of of Rev. BLIZZARD purchas-
ed a handsome gold watch at
Wightman,s Jewelry store as a
surprise TO- her son Clarence,
who is attending college in Nor
man Park.
FOR SALE:-Some choice
milch cows. J. A. Carmichael
one mile east of Cotton Mill. 3.tf.
Mrs. Judge Taylor, of Terre
Haute, Ind, gladdened the hearts
of her husband and son by her
arrival yesterday morning.
They i'm medla.ely went to house.
keeping on S. Lee street.
D, B. Null handles all kinds Of
Feed. Call and buy your feed
and save money. D. B. Null Att
Miss Julia Phillips, Of Osier-
field, spent yesterday in tn
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12

The best patent at D. B. Mulls
In barrel $5.25 in sacks $50.
47-tf.
Houses For Sale.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-12

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
-OF THE
EXCHANGE BANK,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
At the Close of Business, April
9th, 1906:

RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. ............. S262, OBJ. ~
Overdrafts ....,............... 12.470.36
Banking House. .. 4692.1l
Furniture and Fixtures. ............. 2,960.11
Duefrom Banks and Bankers in the
State. Observation-Disclosures. oz, lO6U4
Due from Banks and Bankers In 9th
err States .,...................... 4O,s4ol6
Currency .............. 1O,53s00
Gold ..,.................... 3,9l25)
Silver, Nickels and Pennies .. 5,073 so
Checks and Cash items. g. ..... 6,207 "a
Total...................... $500, 1871 93
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in.................S50 90
Undivided Profits, Less Current Ex-
penses and Taxes Paid. .......... 25,06S,12
Due to Banks and Bankers in this
State. 1915
Individual Deposits subject to check 1se, 755 so
Time Certificates ................ 43,91321
Cashiers Checks, ............. ..... 12,973.60
Bills Payable, including Time Ger
tifcates representing Borrowed
money '.......,............. ou''oo w
Total. ............. $500, S31. 93
STATE OF GEORGIA,
County of Irwin.
Before me came e. W. Stetson, Cashier of
The Exchange Bank, who being duly
sworn, says that the above and foregoing
statement is true condition of said bank,
shown by the books of file in said Bank.
z w. Stetson. Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this
18th day of April, 1906.
j. D. DORMINY,
Notary Public Irwin Co., Ga.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30

There is no living creature, according
Philadelphia surgeon, that has a
ieart with so much vitality as q frog,
specially the species commonly known
Is the water frog. 1t is generally
tnown that the aquatic frog will sur
rive for months after the hind legs
iave been removed. or course lie can
lot hop about as he could before losing
lis principal means of transit, but his
ore legs help him to crawl wherever
ie desires to so. When began to learn
surgery l made special dissection of
frog one day. l laid the various parts
If the body on table and discovered
hat life was extinct within q few
hours in every organ except the heart.
The heart showed valvular motion for
day after it had been severed entirely
rom the body. 1 am not aware that
my other creatures heart is possessed
If such vitality. - Philadelphia Tele-
graph
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

To the Electors of the City of Owosso
Take Notice!-That there will be a
Special Election held on Monday April
I'd, A. D., 1906, in the City of Owosso,
for the purpose of voting upon the fol-
lowing propositions:
shall the City of Owosso raise by
bond the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars ($15,000), the said bonds to be pay
able in three installments, one May 1,
1908, of Five Thousand Dollars; one of
Five Thousand Dollars May 1, 1911, and
one on May1, 1915; said bonds to draw
interest not to exceed four per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, the mon
be used for the purpose of installing a
new 100000 gallon pump and two new
boilers at the pumping station of the
City Water Works, and $1,000 to be ex-
pended in each of the five wards of said
city for extension of water mains"
The following named places are
herbey designated as the polling places
in said city for such election and enroll
ment
First Ward, Fred Goulds store on
North Washington street.
Second Ward, Times Printing Office
on East Main street.
Third Ward, City Hall.
Fourth ward, Fourth ward polling
place, cor Water and Main streets.
Fifth Ward, Hose House on S. Lans-
ing street.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Trolling For Tnrpon.

1t is not easy to hook tarpon while
trolling, for his mouth is very hard,
says Julian A. Dimock in Country Life
In America, and much skill may doubt
less here be shown. In the playing Of
the fish the work is about the same as in
still fishing save that more care must be
used, as the hook is probably not firmly
imbedded. Anold fisherman told me that
he liked to be sure of his fish and so
preferred still fishing, but to my mind
it Is one of the objections to that meth
cd. Another and stronger objection is
the disturbance Of my feelings in think
ing that l am pulling against a flshs
"in'ards." If the line does break the
chance of the victims being able to
free himself from tho hook is problem
atical, while in trolling it is the work
of a minute after the strain is off the
line until sore mouth is the only
symptom remaining.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

To the Electors of the City of Owosso:
Take Noticel-That the regular
spring election will be held in said city
on Monday the second day of April, A.
L. 1906, for the purpose of electing City
Officers for the ensuing year to-wit:
Mayor City Clerk, City Treasurer. Con-
stable, School Inspector, One Alderman
in Each Ward, and One Supervisor In
Each Ward of the City.
Also for the party enrolment in said
city as provided for by Primary Elec-
tion Law" being act No. 1S1 of the
Public Acts of the state OF Michigan,
for the year 1905.
The following named places are here
by designated as polling places in said
city for such election and enrolment:
First ward-Fred Gould's store, North
Washington street
Second ward-The Times Office, East
Main street.
Third ward-City Hall.
Fourth ward-Fourth ward polling
place, Cor. Water and Main streets.
Fifth ward-Hoso house on South
Lansing street.
FRED EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
GARDEN KEYBOARD

1t may not be amiss to mention that
the amateur gardener would achieve
better results did he not exhaust all his
enthusiasm in buying the seeds.
To prevent smut In onions start the
seeds in pans and grow them inside
until Of size that the smut cannot
penetrate.
Get the seed orders in. When the
spring comes with rush the scotsman
Is always swampel by an influx Of
orders.
Asparagus rust goes over winter on
the refuse and on the diseased stalks
cut or left uncut because unfit for mar
Setlng. Profit by this hint another sea-
son if you have to fight rust this year.
Decide what you will grow. Get seed
early and test before planting.
Try to inspect all the garden tools
aud hotbed sash and get them ready
for the busy time.
Cabbage and cauli6ower may now
be stnrted in the greenhouse and trans
ferred TO cold frames later.
Plan for a succession of work rather
than for those crops that will require
much attention all at the same tlmo.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
When watches Were New,

At first the watch was about the size
of dessert plate. 1t had weights and
was used as n pocket clock" The
earliest known use of the modern name
occurs in the record of 1862, which
mentions that Edward VI. had zone
larum or watch of iron, the case being
likewise of iron gilt, with two plum
NETS Of lead" The first watches may
readily be supposed to have been OF
rude execution. The first great i'm.
provement, the substitution of springs
for weights, was in 1850. The earliest
springs were not coiled, but only
straight pieces Of steel. Early watches
had only one hand, and, being wound
up twice a day, they could not be ex-
pected to keep time nearer than fifteen
or twenty minutes in the twelve hours
The dials were of silver or brass. The
cases had no crystals, but opened at
the back and front and were four or
five inches in diameter. A plain watch
cost the equivalent of 81, 600 in our cur
rency, and after one was ordered it
took year to make it,
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
The Creek Symposium.

The Greek symposium was literally
drinking together" but before the
drinking fully began there was ban
quet. more or less elaborate, as the
wealth and taste of the host might die
tate. The guests came in their best.
Even old Socrates, Plato tells us in his
Dialogue" on the subject, was not
above taking a little extra pains when
he was invited out. Some one met him
one day in the market place, "fresh
from the bath and sandaled," and as
the sight of the sandals was unusual,
he asked him whittier he was going
that he was so fine. "To banquet at
Agathon's," he replied, "and have put
on my finery because he is a fine crea-
turc. What say you TO going with me
1nb!ddon?"
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
L Lainssburg.

Mrs A Lentz is spending few days
with friends in Lansing-Frank Shu-
man who has been sick with typhoid
fever is convalescent-The Laings-
burg Telephone Co. now occupy their
new offices. They are very tasty and
convenient-Pros. Atty Hamper
shook hands with friends here on
Tuesday-A II Swarthout has just
finished a job of saving 10000 feet of
lumber on the Child's farm east of town
Edward Clark will move into Mrs
Armatage's house-Alexander Mabin
was in town Thursday; he will make
his home in Bennington with his
brother John, in the future-Rev M
p Karr was called away on Tuesday by
the serious illness of his brother in Tus
cola county-Will Brendahl has sold
his farm three miles north of here to
John H. Gillitte, of Iowa, considera-
tion for farm and personal property,
stock, tools, ETC., $8000-J GWert has
been nominated by the democrats of
Sciota for another term as supervisor of
Sciota. His opponent on the republi-
can ticket is Harvey w Pierce, one Of
our leading grocerymen. Mr. Pierce is
young man, well qualified for the
Office, popular and energetic, and will
make hard fight for the place; already
the gravel begins to fly, and the indica-
tions are that there is going to be do
ings in old Sciota this spring-Wm
Parker, who had a stroke of paralysis
two weeks ago, died on Tuesday. He
was So years of age and veteran of
the civil war. He is survived by wife.
son and two daughters. The funeral
will be held at the M E church Thurs
day p M, Rev H.Vanomeron, conduct
ing the service, interment in Laings-
burg cemetery.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Balancing Stable Manure.

Stable manure is a low grade fer
tilizer, having a total of only twenty
five pounds of plant food in a ton, di-
vided as follows: Nitrogen, ten pounds;
potash, ten pounds; phosphoric acid,
five pounds. Stable manure has an
excess of nitrogen; therefore in order
that it may act to the best possible ad-
vantage 1t should be balanced before 1t
is applied to the soil by the addition of
a proper quantity of potash and phos-
phoric acid.-Bryan Tyson.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
MANS BUSINESS FRONT.
Earmarks of Prosperity and Their
influence In Trade.

Influence In Trade.
A man to succeed must have the ap-
pearance of being highly successful,
even If he has not as yet reached that
desirable goal. A man who carries the
earmarks Of lack of money handicaps
himself in every trial that he makes to
enlist capital, to secure patronage in
trade or to sell any article.
The moment the poorly dressed or
slouching, untidy person comes into a
place of business the merchant 'sizes
him up"
For the last six months have taken
my lunch at place much frequented
by farmers and their families, and 1
have been amused and saddened by the
way they look and act. They will come
in and ask, do you want to buy some
potatoes today"
"What do you want for themT'
81 don't know! What are you pay
lng%
The buyer reels off string, of "stoclz
in trade" about great plenty in the
market foreign potatoes coming In, big
crop in Potato hollow" etc, and finally
buys them at his own price. l have
seen this and heard this q hundred
times in four months. But let a clean
shaven, alert man come in with his
business 'front.' with him, and he gets
the top offer at once. He knows wheth-
er it is enough too. IF there is a little
scarcity he gets raise out OF the buy
er by fixing his own price.-C. L. Chap
NAH in Country Gentleman.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30

A COMMON HOTBED.

heating it and upon the skill of the
operator. Hotbeds are sometimes start
ed as early as January, or they may
be delayed until in March.
There are various methods of con-
struction, from the excavation or pit,
two or more feet in depth, walled up
with brick or planks, to the simple box
set above ground and tilted on one
side for the slant to the sash.
Where hotbed frames are set on top
of pile OF fermenting manure the ma
nure should extend beyond the edges
Of the frame, otherwise the frame may
become too cold about the outside and
the plants suffer. 1t is generally pref
erable to have pit beneath the frame,
in which the manure Is placed.
Baily advises to first put in a layer
Of an inch or two of any coarse ma
terial and upon this from twelve to
thirty inches of manure. The earlier
the bed is made the larger should be
the amount of manure. HOtbeds in
tended to hold for two months should
have about two feet Of manure as q
rule. The manure should be put into
the pit in layers four to eight inches
thick, each layer being thoroughly trod-
den down before another is put in.
Manure that has just the right amount
of straw in it will give a springy feel
to the feet as person walks over it,
but it will not fluff up when the pres
sure is removed. Above the manure
may be thin layer of leaf mold or
some porous material that will serve
to distribute the heat, and above this
are four or five inches of soft garden
loan, in which the plants are to be
grown.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Insect Pests.

The state of Massachusetts is greatly
stirred up by the ravages being made
by the gypsy moth and brown tail
moth upon its forest and fruit trees.
The state grange of that state has
taken action to prevent such depreda-
tions, and the New York state grange
also voted to request the United States
department of agriculture to take such
steps as would seem justifiable to pre-
vent the spread Of these insects in the
state Of New York and to ask the state
legislature to enact laws to preve9t
this danger to the fruit and forest tre,s
Of the state.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. w. DARROw. Chatham. N. Y.
Press Correspondent Neto York State
Grange
SENSIBLE PATRONS.
Reference to Certain Restrictions
Not Adopted by a State Grange.

Not Adopted by a State Grange.
Sometimes the wisdom Of body
is attested quite as much by what it
refuses to do as by what it does, and
some of the propositions turned down
at the last meeting of the New York
state grange may come in the former
class. One asked for repeal of the
so called Armstrong Higbee road law
on the ground that the state law i'm
proves only the short, isolated sections
of the road and that the amount Of
money expended seems exorbitant in
comparison with the small amount Of
work accomplished.
Another proposition relative to the
road question was not adopted. 1t was
to the effect that, as the road commits
sioners elected under the present sys-
TEN are chosen without any reference
to ability respecting the duties of the
office ana believing that the present
method should be abolished and the
public highway placed, in a measure,
under state control, it was proposed to
ask the grange to favor the delegation
of power to the state engineer by the
legislature and appoint under the civil
service rules the highway commission
ers in the counties and towns where
they are to serve, but this resolution
was not approved.
Another resolution recited the fact
that the average farmers son is not
able to avail himself of a college agri-
cultural course, and it was proposed by
this resolution to ask the state legisla-
ture to provide the means of estab-
fishing Il four months agricultural
course in each normal school in the
state. The resolution was opposed, as
it was deemed impracticable at the
present time and unnecessary.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
MiddIebury.

j J Knapp. of Bennington, visited his
sister, Mrs L G Van Dyne and family
part of Monday and Tuesday-Mrs
Drum, of Mt Morris, is spending some
time here with her daughter, Mrs Geo
Vincent and family-Mrs Susie
Arnold and Arby, also her sister, Miss
Mortland, visited at D Snyder's Friday
MIR and Mrs G G Smith were guests
at Will Devereauxs in Duplain, Friday
Lew Snyder and wife entertained
Rev Hungerford and wife, Sunday dur
ing the F M quarterly meeting-Rev
Voorhies and family, of Ovid, visited
Lew Snyder and family, Tuesday,
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Haight visited his
sister and family, Mr. and Mrs Geo Stan
lake-Frank Ferry is said to be fail
ing. 1t will be remembered that he
had stroke of paralysis some time ago
from which he has not fully recovered
Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Bigford enter
tanned his parents, Mr. and Mrs Geo
Bigford, also Olin Woodwork and wife
and Geo Post and wife, Thursday
John Richards who left here for Cali
fornia few months ago, returned to
Owosso last week. The rest Of the
family are expected this week-A few
of the neighbors met with Mr. and Mrs
Carl who haye moved into the house
recently vacated by John Richards,
Tuesday evening to welcome them in
the neighborhood. A good time was
had-There was quite an excitment
on this street Sunday by a dog, which
was supposed to be mad; the dog was
chased as far as Bert Leland's and killed
there-Reuben Dennis is moving in
Lew Snyder's house this week and will
work for Lew the coming season
Mrs Belle Smith is spending few day s
with Mrs Will Devereaux and family
this week.-Mrs. Chamberlain and
Henry are spending some time here
with her daughter Mrs Reuben Dennis
and family.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Drainage of Irrigated Lands.

While the necessity for the drainage
Of irrigated lands will doubtless be less
obvious when water is more econom-
ically used and supply canals are inn
proved in such way as to diminish
leakage, a considerable loss of water
from both causes will always be I'M
avoidable, so that drainage will al
ways be an essential part of the i'm
provement of irrigated land in some
localities.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Perfume of Flowers.

1t is claimed that the perfume of
flowers disappears as soon as the
starch in the petals is exhausted, and
1t may, it is said be restored by plac-
ing the flowers in a solution Of sugar,
when the formation of starch and the
emission of fragrance will be at once
resumed
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
The burglars Grnsp.

"Did it ever strike you that bur-
glar of all men is most sensitive to the
fitness of things?"
"Can't say it ever did. How do you
make it out?"
'He always throws light on his shady
transactions with a dark lantern."--
Baltimore American.
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Choice Hardy Perennial Plants 70
Permanent Planting.

They will not have to be taken up
every fall or replanted every spring,
and are very fine for Cut Flowers.
Aquilegia, Achillea the Pearl, Aster
Novea Anglae, Aster lancefolia rosa,
Boltonia latisquama, Chelone lyonii,
Boltonia asteroides, Helenium autum-
male, Helenium grandecephalum stria-
tum, Iris sibirica, Iris Kaempferi,
Lychnis chalcedonica, Lysemachea
clethroides, Paeonia japonica, Physes-
tegia virginica Phlox in 25 varieties.
Pyrethrum uliginesum, Rudbekia
Golden GLOW, Spirea aruncus; Spirea
filipendula, Spirea ulmaria.
Each 15c. 10 plants in 20 varieties,
$1.00. 20 plants in 90 varieties $1.75.
Cash with order please.
HERMANN THIEMANN,
r. f. ID. No. 2. Owosso, Mich
The Owosso times., 1906-03-30
Encouraging Him.

Mr.. Faintart-Miss Brightly, law
that is-Mabel, I-er-desire to-aw-
really Miss Brightly-Keep right on,
Mr.. Faintart; I'll consider your propos-
al and have my answer ready by the
time you have got it out of your sys-
tem.-Philadelphia Press.