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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02

Natives III Nearly a d Tropical coun-
tries Crave This Food.


tries Crave This Food.
The natives Of nearly all tropical
countries, ana especially those Of
the sea islands, exhibit many vaga-
ries Of taste ii the matter Of food,
Id many cases showing an almost
irresistible desire to fill their stem
achs with the various kinds of earth,
generally clays. On first thought
one would imagine that this clay
eating habit had been formed
through a desire to get alkaline sub
stances into the stomach in order to
neutralize the acids Of that organ,
but Investigations prove the contra
ny, the clays which such people most
crave being unctuous and wholly de-
void of saline elements.
Humboldt says that the female
pottery workers on the Madalena
river, in South America, put large
Jumps of clay into their mouth
quite frequently while shaping
earthenware vessels, and thatl
clay eating instinct is so strong
the natives of that region that in
fants of from one and a half to
three years of age are tied in the
huts to prevent them from overload
ing their stomachs with the un-
wholesome diet. On the Orinoco, too,
our great traveller passed several
days with a clay eating tribe of In
dams called the Otomacs. He thus
describes the peculiar habit as noted
in that queer people:
''The earth which the Otomacs
eat is a soft, yellowish white pot
ter's clay, with small quantity of
oxide Of iron as a constituent part.
''They seek for it on the banks Of
the Orinoco and Meta rivers and Sc
lect it with great care, not consider
ing all clays equally agreeable to eat.
A very intelligent monk assured us
that one of them would eat from
three-quarters of pound to one and
a half pounds of this food in single
day. If you inquire Of an 0tomac
Indo1 concerning his winters pro-
visions he will point to a heap of
clay balls stored away in his hui"
As noted in the opening, we find
this queer earth eating practice diff
fused throughout the torrid zone
and occasionally hear of the practice
in Sweden, Norway, Finland and in
New Caledonia as well as in the
southern states Of our own country.
Why the human system should crave
such odd food could probably be sci
cntifcally explained. However, it is
not the purpose of this ''note" to
seek remote reasons for the exist
ence of the habit, but simply to
state that the practice, though adj
mittcdly curious one, is well
known in the various quarters OF
the globe.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02

stopped over the explosive it ex-
p1oded, % pieceof the.paper strik-
ing him on the forehead and sink
ing in the flesh. The wound
was dressed and the little boy
seemed to be getting along alright
until Saturday, when it became
inflamed and lockjaw followed.
He was one of the brightest boys
in the school here and his death
is very sad one.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02
INCL 81 1905 Stepped Aside to Make
|5oa, for the Council IF 1906 New
Officers EIected---Seven Saloon
Licenses Granted.

sity council met in reg
session last night
ncil was called to
yor Paulk about 8
Al were present except
man Bowen. The minutes
E previous meeting we're.
n and approved.
The finance committee report
u the following bills and ordered
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02

PARROT.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Knapp, Paulk and Turner.
Board of Charities-Mayor,
Parrott, Grover, Hooker, Davis.
The license for saloons was
announced at $1,000 per annum
for each place of business.
At this iuncture came the first
attempt to work the new body In
the interest of private spite. A
spirit of competition, or of envy.
engendered by defeat in the last
election, probably prompted an
assault on Mr.. F. J. Hansen,
who owns the northeast corner
of Grant and Pine, where " his
key has been scld longer than IN
any other" building in the city.
The good ladies of the w. G. T..
u, with whom the Enterprise is
and has been in the heartlest
sympathy ever since they orga-
nized, have been cunningly in
veigled into The scheme and with
out knowing it were used as a
cats paw TO square political
debts. A petition had been cir
culated among the ladies of the
w. C. T. u, which follows in
full:
Petition from the Womans
Christian Temperance Union.
To the Mayor and City Council:
The undersigned, the w. c.
T. u, of this city, respectfully
petition your honorable body to
refuse to grant any application
for license to sell intoxicating
liquors which may be presented
to you in 1906.
But, if license must be granted
nevertheless we respectfully pet
ition you not to grant license for
saloon at any corner OF Grant
aud Pine streets. We call at
tention to the fact that this is
the most prominent four corners
in the city, and saloon in such
a placeis a greater nuisance to
women and children travelling
the streets than if located further
east.
The negro bar in t he rear end
of the corner saloon causes great
crowds of dissolute negro men
and women to congregate about
| its street door to the annoyance
of ladies who walk on that street.
If saloons and "colored bars"
must be tolerated, at least grant
us the PRAYER that they may be
so situated that the negro pat
rons will be kept off the most
prominent corners of our public
street:
Mrs. B. E. Wilcox. Mrs. S. G.
Pryor, Mrs. Edwin Stone, MIS-.
II. Clark, Mrs. E. w, Ryman,
Mrs. J. B. Seanor, Mrs. E. ].
Dorminey, Mrs. F. l.. Beauch-
amp, Cora C. Stevens, Mrs. DIR.
C. A. Ho1tzendorf, Mrs. E. K.
Farmer. Mrs. r. w. Kurrock,
Mrs. C. A. Kirke, Mrs. r. ].
Prentiss, Mrs. F. W. Hitch.
Mrs d. E. Welker, Mrs. N. c.
Hall, Mrs. W. L. Julian, Mrs, E.
P. Wightman, Mrs. A. J. Dixon,
Mrs. II. C. Chaple, Mrs. H. M.
Deyo, Mrs. A. W. Andrews,
Lulu NJ. Ryman, Mrs. H. A.
Thurston, Mrs. S. A. Smith,
Mrs. j. E. Welton, Mrs. L. o.
Tisdel.
Ministers: J. w. Turner, 0.
| O. Johnson, A. F. Ellington. N.
| G. Buckley, Mrs. N. G. Buckley.
The paper was supplemented
by resolution by Alderman B.
~ Moebar ALI Davis 4h0t1Uhf
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hibitionist and the ladies of the
w. C. IT. u. have no stronger
friend in the city, but he had both
eyes open, and in a most positive
manner he expressed his disap-
proval of the attempt to do an
ugly trick in the name of temper
ance. He thought that the SEN
timent expressed in the resolu-
tion was all right, but so far as
having a saloon on a street COR
ner, he couldn't see the consis-
tency of harboring in the city,
with official sanction, a traffic
that could not stand the light of
street corner. Alderman Knapp
moved to 'able the whole business
aud eight aldermen voted aye
with no uncertain sound. A
faint nay coming from Alderman
Mosher's corner when the mega.
tive side of the question was put.
Then came the question of san.
iitary condition of the place, at a
season of the year when there is
not much sickness and the day
after the close Of a lease of ten
ants who had been criminally
negligent in the matter of santa
ton all the year, but it was all so
plain that the council went ahead
and Mr.. Hansen, one of the 1arg-
lest tax payers and most respect
ed citizens, escaped the attempts
ION his rights unframed.
Seven saloon licenses were is
sued as follows:
T. S. Glover, manager; Barnett
& Co; Joseph Stump; Wiley Will
liams; Gabe Lippman; Georgia
Pine Bar; Fitzgerald Whiskey
Co. All depositing $4,000 each
for the first half years license.
The petition of A. I. Brown to
extend the city limits so as to in
clude his five acre tract north of
Sultana Drive, received favorable
consid Grafton.
A notice from G. c. Smith,
ISupt. of the A. & B. Ry Co., gave
notice that there would be no
unnecessary use of steam whis-
ties within the city limits. He
explained that under the state
law it was necessary to blow at
railroad crossings, two short
blasts, but it is evident that the
abuse of the steam whistles that
have so long annoyed the nervous
and sick will be abated, for which
we tip our hat to Superintendent
Smith.
A protest from DR.. C. A. Grit
fin. of Rebecca, against the side.
walk tax, chargeable to his prop
erty on north Grant street, was
read, but the council could see
no way around the question and
held that the Doctor and Mr.,
Ennis, mentioned ID the same
letter, would have to take the
same fare with their neighbors
Various applications for relief
of taxes were referred 10 the jul
dietary com mittee.
Alderman Turner evinced a
disposition to treat the w. and
L. uperintendency in business
like way. He thought that the
i'm portance of the successful op.
Grafton of the plant justified al
least an effort to secure a COM
petent and gpfactical electrical
aud steam engineer without ref
ference to favoritism or personal
friendship. and on his motion the
Mayor, aud Aid. Turner and
PARROT were appointed to cor
respond with the archaeological
school and manufacturers of ma
chinery with view to securing
a practical and skilled man for the
SUPPLEMENTARY.
1t was pay day for the council
and the nine astute gentlemen
drew one dollar each from the
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$4,000
The pound master made the
following report for month of
Decem Der.
No. head stock impounded. .................. 8
Amount collected for same ............... $500
Special report of finance COM
mittee, reducing the account OF
the Johnson Hdw. Co., was re-
ceived and approved.
Special annual report of Gem
etery committee, reporting the
completion of maps and books
of record, was adopted.
The mayor intimated that the
time of the old council had about
expired, and Aid. Tisdel, in a
happy little speech, moved it's
ad journment sine die, and Aid.
Tisdel, Bowen, Ware and Rein.
hart stepped down and ont.
The roll of the new council
discovered every alderman in his
seat. Alderman at-Large Tur-
ner was holding down the Place
vacated so recently by Aid. Tis-
del; Knapp, of the first ward,
serenely held his own" Par
min was in Reinhart's old place,
while Wright Paulk loomed up in
the chair vacated by Bowen, and
E. N. Davis filled the fourth
wards chair vacated by DR..
Ware.
The mayor ruled that the cleo
ton of president of the council
was the first business in order.
Promptly Aid. Paulk arose from
his seat and nominated ]. G..
Knapp for the honor. Aid. Par
min nominated Aid. PARROT.
Mr.. Knapp was elected, and Mr..
w. II. Pau1k was elected vice.
president of the council.
Next came the election of a
street commissioner. There
were several candidates. J. M.
Jordan, Jas. Radcliffe. E. Nichol-
son, M. H. Plopper, ] M. Hanes,
Frank Hagar and M. T. Kioby.
The first ballot showed Hanes 2,
Hager S. Radcliffe 1, Plopper 1.
Second ballot same. Third bal
lot, Hanes 2, Hager 7.
The election of Supt. Water
and Light plant, engineers, col
lector, ETC., was postponed to
next regular meeting.
L. A. Farnell was elected
poundmaster and policeman.
w. G.. Short and w. c. Wilker-
son were elected night police
men.
August Dieme1 and Thos. Huf.
ley we're elected scavengers.
The selection of an official pa
per was postponed until next
regular meeting.
The following standing COM
mittees we're appointed:
Purchasing president
of council and Alderman at large.
Finance-Turner, Paulk and
Knapp.
Streets and Alleys-Davis,
Paulk and Hooker.
License-Hooker, Parnin and
Mosher.
Sanitary-Mayor, Mosher and
Parnin.
Water and Light-Parrott,
Knapp and Parnin. e.
Police-Mosher, Hooker and
Turner.
Fire-Grover, PARROT and
Davis.
Printing-Paulk Mosher and
Grover.
Judiciary-Par Grossr and
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02

The Mayor submitted the fol-
lowing report;
10 the Honorable City Council:
Gentlemen:-I beg TO make to
Ayour honorable body the follow
ng report, towit:
For the last quarter, During
he months of Oct, Nov. and
Dec., Ihave- tried and otherwise
Adisposed of 70 cases in the may
,r's court; II of which were dis
Charged, and 81 found guilty and
paid fines to the amount of $685.
80, which has been paid over to
the City Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Drew w. PAULK,
Jan. 1, 1906. Mayor.
Treasurer Wise submitted
his monthly report as follows:
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02
AMOUNTS RECEIVED.

AMOUNTS RECEIVED
Oct. /, Bal. brot. forward. .,.,....... $3.50 OS
no "A ~. Nc Donald, solicitor. ......... 1927
Herman Smith, street com'r S00O6
81 d, w. Paulk, mayor, fines, etc 49,. 1880
4 sA. Dornsiny. license to peddle 800
5ss II. a.. Farnell, on suit ....,......... 5'0O
= Borrowed Money, Exchange Bank aS6-5o
< Spark Show, license ................ 300
&. s: osborne. Sec. tuition ....... 122,04
&. Il. IS Graham & Co., water tap. 500
joe Yesbik, license 300
u A. Farnell, turnkey for jail. l'2O
ss Rev. ], wv. Turner cemetery deed 1910
Mrs. d z. Monk, SOD
- r.. II. nstice, redemption of lot. S26
Il ii. Justice & Co. - " q" 1000
i. s, Osborne, state school money 3S6.l2
Il. a. FarnsIl. pound fees ....... no
IS AuvaloreEn Tax for December. 64407
Nd If,issev collector 927 Is
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Iarrants drawn for the same:

+. r.
Nv VI Paulk, Mayor, salary....... S.3T
Wise. clerk and Treas salary 5000
w. Ryman. city attorney, salary, S.S7
Herman smith, chief Of police salary. 5000
Dhae. Brubaker, day police, SALARY. 1000
! Arthur Collier. night police =. 1000
W. g short, night police. .............. 1000
r.. Farrell, pound master. ........... 40,00
"a. Huseey. collector. 5000
Joe Etever, Eupt. W. & e., salary ........ 6O.CO
a. Stever iiarmar1 1870. ............ 1000
r r. Partridge. day engineer plant. 1910
bruce Burton, night engineer at plant 40,00
GrH1it Martin, day fireman, plant. 35.'O
Oh rlry Sins, night Fl eman . $500
Norman Burton, sexton cemetery 3OO0
John Gray feeding city team. ......... 25.OO
n l. p. North rent of school room. ....... 500
Lewis Holt, j-nitor. .............. $40
Z August Deimel, scavenger, salary. 1890
Thos. Hurry, ............ 45.OO
81 Glare wood at plant .... l0S.5h
H. Stevenn Sons Co., car tile. 9l.64
a. w GRAY ,......... 100
Western lectric Co, supplies. 2C96O
Pittsburg NJ, ter Co.. supplies. 1000
Westinghouse Eec. Mfg Co. meters. 324.OO
j. J. CHA r. Sec, at ending fires $500
Leades Printing Co. printing. .......... 100
Hussey Parrott, fire alarm supplies 1881
Z Aldermen, salary ....... ................ 9Oo
o. Coats. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
John 3 lington, extra police days. 400
I'll. Waller, boarding prisoners...... 346O
Clarence Davenport, work on streets. 800
Amos Shepard = 10 50
X. Lester " lS0O
: Oliver Brown. :" 1900
w. Brooks, +" 1000
MS. Hopkins. street work with team 27OO
e hi n Thompson 20 supplies ......... IA 40
Watt Harley Holmes, supplies ......... 5'&
G.F Kircher, shoe ng mules, etc.,. $40
Fitzgerald Cycle 90. supplies. ......... ll'60
Empire Mer. Co., bale of hay ...."..... so
III n Grover, repairs and harm ss,.... $50
Peopie-&sshN Co., print ng .............. l0'4l
o. M. wise, Treas, election managers
ana clerks. 1000
Fitzgerald Pub. Co., printing .....,.. 95'
Wood for plant. 6s2.72
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DISBURSEMENTS.

Tie Df Police submitted
til 1leag report for the
MOI iii a Deeember:
zs,,snfer aff6s IL til disorderly conduct. As
haya H6fIsed On the streets 10 days as
EolloWs
M S. Honf f7l4s team 80. suaye
i3Iirsf brown F5Fing city team -. 10 days
.s.s ,slse,.s,s, = .:.......s.... IS 1-2days
s. 1s.,6s,3 s,;,ss, ..3 days
S.. ss.s S. :. 16 days
S= ..........s....... 1s days
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02

The pound master made the
following report for month of
Decem Der.
No. head stock impounded. .................. 8
Amount collected for same $500
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-02

LIGHTS CONNECTED IN DEC
Lula Smi h. e, Pine st., S los.
Mcmillan. N. Main st., 6 IFS.
8. M. Whitchard Grocery, los.
T. Truax, NJ Grant St, 10 l6s.
E. N. Davis, west Central Ave. los.
Mrs. Fox, e. Central Ave Z 16s.
EMPLOYEES AT PLANT
7 A stever. supt. $50. 90
@. steyer. lineman. 1000
Bruce Burton. night engineer .. 400
Grant Martin. fireman. .............. $500
]. r. Partridge. day engineer ..... 1000
Charlie smi h. night fireman. ....... $500
$4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-01
PARK CITY HAPPENINGS.

Park City. Feb. 2s-The Park City fire
del srtment held its first business meet
ing under the new chief last evening at
the assembly room OF the city haH ana
an organization The other meet
ing held since the new chief was ap-
pointed was for the purpose OF getting a
line on how the affairs stood and last
night the members elected officers for
the coming wear. The president chosen
is the present chief. James Byrne; secre-
tary. G a Wade. and l.. Il. Hubbard was
chosen as treasurer. Following this the
business of a suitable entertainment for
day came up and was dis
cussed at some length, with the result
that the proposed dance was done away
with and the department decided that a
concert would be the better way OF OBJ
serving the day, and Incidentally secuT-
ing a little money with which to carry
on the social part Of the organization.
The matter Is IN the hands Of the COM
mittee and win be arranged by them and
what the exact nature of the entertain
mont will be-
The local lodge of Knights of Pythias
celebrated its fOTty-third anniversary last
evening at its hall b. celebration which
consisted Of a programme. musical and
literary, followed BY dance. Refresh
ments were served and a general good
time had.
Park City is beng visited by heaNy
SnowstOrm today. The storm began this
morning about 10 o'clock. and since that
time the snow has been falling heavily
Roads that Were breaking are again suf-
ficisntIy snowbOund TO insure good
sleighing for some time to come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-01
S TATE NEW S
SMALLPOX AT BINGHAM.
Man With Disease Comes to Camp
and Is Detected.

Bingham. Feb. ga case of smallpox
in an aggravated form was brought to
the attention of City Physician F. 8.
Straup this morning. Officer Stringham
discovered 1.-THE man Tuesday night and
Immediately notified the authorities. The
man, whose name has not been learned,
supposedly came into camp in the after
noon. but 1t is not thought that he was
here long enough to spread the disease.
This is the second case of smallpox
which has been reported to the authorities
within the last fortnight. and a very
strict watch is being kept to prevent the
disease from spreading.
Voluteer fire departments Nos. 1 and
gave a ball last night at Canyon hall.
The affair was one of the most brilliant
of the year one OF the largest and most
representative gatherings in Bingham
turning out to help the fire ladies.
The hall was beautifully decorated with
appropriate bunting, which lent a pretty
aspect.
As today is the second anniversary of
the incorporation Of the town the Bing-
ham people turn ed out in good numbers
The Bingham volunteer fire department
has a very large membership and is thor
oughly organized. From the location of
the town it is obvious that there should
be d good fire protection. The depart
ment realized quite a sum, which will go
towards completing the fire equipment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-01

5. NJ Barlow. who has returned from
a business trip through the Uintah
country, said yesterday he doubted
that Fort Duchesne would be aban-
doned in view Of the present cOndi-
tons there, the whisky question be-
ing a serious one
Many new people are locating their
aIlotments on the reservation, local
development being large and rapid. If
the soldiers are taken away, unscrupN-
lous LIQUOR dealers will allow the In
dians to have whisky, which the older
settlers know is a very dangerous
thing.
Only recently an Indian, full OF fire
water, rode through town firing his
pistols I'm all directions. Luckily, no
one was hurt, but the Indian hasn't
been captured yet.
Mr.. Barlow said that IL a white man
injured an Indian even in self-defense
the tribe demands that he shall be pun
ished A man by the name OF Muse
killed a drunken Indian In self
defense at Myton. The soldiers had TO
rescue him from the Indians and guard
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-01
RIcHFIELD NEWS NOTES.

RichfieId. Feb. S.-At a meeting Mon
dav Of the directors of the new State
Bank OF Sewer IL was decided to build
new banking house, instead Of renting
the corner building of the new Jensen &
Young building. deal was at once
made with Chris POulsOn for thirty feet
frontage on Main street, adjoining the
James NJ. Peterson store on the south
Plans have been ordered for a two-story
building. and as soon as accepted work
will begin.
William Ogden. one Of the school trus-
tees. says that they have been unable to
modify or revise the plans for the new
sehoolhOuse without greatly sacrificing
some of the advantages planned by the
architect, and they have decided to ac-
cept the plans as first submitted. but
they will not at present finish the third
story. as the two lower stories will be all
the room they will need for a couple of
years. Contracts viii at once be let.
Representatives OF the parties interest
ed in the waters Of the Sewer river met
in Richfield Monday to select some one
to recommend for appointment as COM
missioner to distribute the waters of the
Sewer river under the Morse decree. No
agreement was reached at the meeting
but IT was decided to meet again at
Marysvale on March s to take action.
Professors YOder. Jensen and Clark of
ne Agricultural college will be in Sewer
county this week to hold farmers meet
ines. The first meeting will be held at
roe Thursday evening, and probably one
at Efsinore Friday afternoon. Friday
afternoon and evening a county farmers
institute will be held in Richfield at the
court house. Everybody Is invited who
is interested IN farming Of anv kind
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-01
WHISKY QUESTION RELATING TO INDIANS
MAY PREVENT ABANDONMENT OF FORT DUCHESNE

him for several days Although he
was acquitted by a jury at Heber City,
he doesn't dare to return because he
fears the Indians will kill him at the
first opportunity.
In MytOn there are five stores and
FIVE saloons. Besides this, some men
have set tents up near the military
reservation and sell whisky 10 the SOL
diers. The same conditions exist in
other towns. In some places they sell
II to the Indians now
Mr. Barlow said that the residents
are experiencing q long hard winter
there with much snow. Efforts are be-
ing made to finish the Uintah railroad
from Dragon to VeTnal this spring.
This will connect Vernal with the Rio
Grande road at Mack, and will make
VernaI the shipping point of Ashley
velley instead of Price. Mr.. Barlow
saws that many difficulties are being
encountered in building this line, about
20 per cent Of IL being curves, while
the grade is as high as per cent. In
the steepest parts Shea engines Will be
used.