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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
Special for Ladies.

My new method brings health
strength and beauty in natures
way. L is direct and rational,
develops face, neck, chest and
bust and makes the skin soft,
radiant, full and plump. Re-
duces obesity, adds new life and
invigorates. Teaches you how
to properly care for the entire
body. Ali ladies interested in
this new scientific method of
securing the best results from
natures laws call and investi-
gate. Consultation free. Studio
at J. E. MERGERS residence, cor
ner Main and Magnolia Phone
189.
PROF. AND Mrs. C. KUCKER AID
ANS
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
HAS FAITH IN FITZGERALD.

Col. F. E. Twilly, went down
to Brunswick, Saturday and re-
turned yesterday, accompanied
by Mr.. Albert Fendig and Mr..
Mason, who are interested in
Fitzgerald's new suburb.
These gentlemen have taken
the trouble to inform themselves
with references to Fitzgerald's
railroad prospects and have
looked into her natural advanta-
ges, especially the soil of the
surrounding territory. climate
and health conditions etc, and
express the greatest c-n6dence
in Fitzgerald's future. One
way they have expressed their
confidence is by putting about
$50, 900 into our real estate.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
VIII RcOrQdniZe the l
Chamber of COmmerC(
Business Men Get Together and Cali
Meeting for Tomorrow Evening
at City Hall, 7:30 o'clock.

A number of Fitzgerald busi-
mes men we're invited to Col. d.
f. jays Office yesterday after
noon to meet Messrs E. HI. May
son, Albert aud Louis Tending
and F. E. Twitty, of Brunswick
who have recently invested about
thirty thousand dollars in Fitz-
gerald dirt. The following gen.
tlemen were present, Col. D. B.
Jay, Mayor Paqlk, Aldermen
Turner, Davis and Knapp, Citi-
zen Jim Mcdonald, VIM. K.
Bowen, E. w. Stetson, T. J. Nc
Rae, I. Gelders, T. M. Parsons,
]. M, Barantine, E. K. Farmer
and the editor of the Enterprise.
The matter of advertising Fitz-
gerald was discussed and the
meeting resolved itself into a
cham Der of commerce meeting
and a committee was appointed
to emorialize the city council for
an appropriation for that pur-.
pose. The question of schools
and sewers and other improve
ments we're discussed after
which it was decided to call
meeting under the auspices of
the chamber of commerce at the
city hall tomorrow, Wednesday
evening, 7:30 tor the purpose of
reorganizing the business men of
the city and discussing the i'm
portant matters above referred
to.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
Saves Many Hours
Benefits Of the Fast Mali are
Very Far Reaching

Washington, Apr. 19,-South-
ern congressman brought out
the point last week that by reas'
on of rural free delivery, every
farmer in the South who is on a
route, is interested in the fast
mail. This is the train which
gels an extra appropriation from
the government. 1t carries nc
passengers between Washington
and Atlanta and very little ex'
press.
Congressman Richardson, OF
Alabama, estimated that the ap'
preparation amounts to II cents a
train mile and it costs an average
of Slip a train mile for all trains
on the Southern.
Mr.. Richardson and others
showed that the country people
on free delivery routes in mid
die and South Georgia, in Alaba'
ma and Mississippi get their mail
from II TO 20 hours earlier every
day than they would if this train
did not run.
This fast train gets to Atlanta
about midnight, six hours ahead
of the passenger trains. Directly
after the arrival of this fast mail.
other roads take the mail. The
Central runs a fast train down tC
Macon and on the South Georgia
delivering Northern mail in the
lower part of the State early in
the morning to catch the rural
carriers who distribute it al
thousands of homes during the
forenoon. If it were not for this
train the farmers would not get
the same mail until the following
day.
The West Point, the Louisville
and Nashville and other roads
have special connections for the
fast mail and enable the farmers
of Alabama and Mississippi tc
share the same benefits which
are enjoyed by middle and South
! Georgia.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
City Council Proceedings
The Bond Election Postponed---Advertise
Fitzgerald -Kimbal Sues the City,
Council Thanks Ladies.

On the petition of ]. E. Mer-
Ger, O. H. Johnson, W. r. Bowen
E. K. Farmer and E. w. Stetson
and appropriation of $500 was
made TO be expended under the
direction of the finance commit
tee, acting in conjunction with
the above named com mittee. from
the cha mber of com erce il ad-
vertlsing Fitzgerald. q
The mayor and treasurer
were authorized to borrow a
thousand dollars to meet the
school pay roll.
Adjourned.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
To Business and Professional
Men.

Every business man, lawyer,
minister, phyician, banker, and
all health seekers, are invited to
investigate my system of phys
ica1 education. It is natures
method Of caring for the body.
No apparatus, unique, rational,
health producing; a boom to the
business and professional man.
Studio at Mr.. J. E. MERGERS
residence, corner Main and
Magnolia. Phone 1879.
PROF. c.. RUCKER ADAMS.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17

Mr.. aud Mrs. c. w. Benscho-
ter, who came from Ohio, 10
December, start for their home
tonight, going by the way of
Atlanta, and from there to
brakes branch, Va, where they
will visit Mr.. Benschoters bro b.
er and thee from there to Col
umbus. OH where their son l.
J. Benschooter is 10 college and
then on 10 their bone town
Grand Rapids. Mrs. Dietsman,
viii accompany them as far as
Atlanta and then go on to her
home in Michigan,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17

Before me came r. H. Payne, Cashier Of
the CITIZENS Bank, who, being duly sworn,
says that the above and foregoing statement
is a true condition Of said Bank, as shown by
the books of file ia said Bank.
ROY II PAYNE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day of April, 1906.
DREW W. PAULK,
Notary Public, Irwin Co. Ca.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
Rural Free Delivery
Seriously MenaCed
Department at Washington Has an Econom-
ical FIT and is Having the Pieces Of
Matter Handled by Each
Route Counted.

try, putin g the knife 10 what il
called Improbable routes before
they had time or opportunity to
! demonstrate their utilit y.
Strange inspectors 60 into a
country of which they know
nothing and under their instruc-
tons 10 promote economy cut
and slash among weak routes
without reference to past op-
portunities or future prospects.
The fourth " assistant post
master general has been very
conslderate Yhen appealed to in
such cases, but he has clearly
indicated his views as to what
routes should do, and the people
should heed his views on the
subject, for. whether right or
wrong, they will sooner or later
be enforced. Now they have
the remedy in their own hands,
let them quit asking for new
routes and changes in routes
until all those now in existence
show such satisfactory results
as will insure them agains dis
continuance. It is easy for each
ia mily living nearer to a route
than to postoffice to put up an
approved box on that route. No
family can do a wiser or more
profitable thing than to take one
or two newspapers. There are
friends, relatives aud business
concerns with whom some mem
bers of every family could inter-
change letters. All those things
would improve and elevate the
people, while insnriug sa;is(act-
DRY business for the routes.
There is much truth in this,
and 10 exact too severe a test on
the new and necessarily weak
routes of the south before they
are given time and fair chance
to prove their capacity for grow
tn and eventually self,suppor t
smacks of sectional discrimina-
ton and unfairness. At any
rate, that view of it is taken by
many of the patrons of these
threatened southern routes.
All friends of rural free deliv-
cry should rally to the support
of the system at this critical
1uncture. The routes already
esta blished should be given a
chance for their lives, even if
this has TO be done at the ex.
pense Of esta blishing new
routes.
The Enterprise is issued
three times a week aud is worth
So, at least $3.50 per annum, but
we charge only ST. in advance. In
order 10 encourage subscriptions
on the rural routes, leading out
from Fitzgerald, we will send
the Enterprise TO July 1st, 1907,
for ST.. With a dozen new sub.
scriber> on each route, the show.
ing made by the carriers would
be largely improved This ap.
plies only to subscribers receiv.
inv their mail via these routes
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that
the registration books are open
in the office Of Clerk c. Nj. Wise,
and all voters Of Fitzgerald who
expect to take part ia school
bond election, must register at
once.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
Tax Receivers Round.

On the following dates will be at
the places named below, for the pur-
pose of receiving state and county
tax returns for the year 1906.
The date fixed for the valuation of
property is the 31st day of March.
1906.
A. Mcmillan,
Tax Receiver /. @.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17

They are not only of great
convenience and utility to the
farmers of this section, but the
influences elevating.
There seems to be a spasm of
economy about the department at
Washington, that is Threatening
our rural free delivery. The
routs rdiating out. from Fitz-
gerald are on trial now. Every
piece of mail is being counted
and unless they meet the 5000
limit the probability is they will
be discontinued. On this i'm
portant subject, the Atlanta
Constitution says editorially:
THE RURAL FREE DELIVERY
CRISIS.
A great deal of interest has
been aroused in the rural dis
tricts of the southern states
over the menace to rural free
delivery involved in the evident
determination of the postofice
department TO cut out the weak
er routes if they do not make a
business showing that meets the
new require ments of the depart
ment. These new requirements
seem to be that the rural route
must show a minimum number
of pieces of mail handled in a
quarter, failing in which, it will
be discontinued entirely or con-
solidated with the nearest rural
route. During the past month
two rural routes in Upson coun-
ty, Georgia, which fell short of
the test, were consolidated.
Since the first of the year quite
a number of mail routes in
southern states have been either
discontinued or consolidated
with other routes.
The Constitution has for som e
time been giving editorial at
tention to this unfortunate turn
of affairs in the attitude of the
federal postofice department
toward the mons elf-supporting
rural routes of the south, and
our efforts to call public atten-
ton, and the attention of the
peoples representatives in con-
gress, to a condition that actual
ly threatens southern progress
and development, have met With
most gratifying response. The
rural routes of the south are
bestirIing themselves to i'm
prove the showing they must
make to the departm ent. and
our representatives in congress
are doing everything possible
tor them at that end Of the line.
We have received many letters
from senator's and representa-
tive~ in congress, testifying tC
their vigilant interest in the sub.
ject.
Congressman Atkinson, OF
Georgia, gives the benefit OF
some suggestions that are well
worth publication in .his cor
nection. Among ether thing s
he says:
The older and mere populous
parts Of the country were first
supplied, and had been running
for years, before we receIv, d at.
tention, thus having time &c
build up business and show sat
isfactory results when attention
began to be given 10 that sui jet
But, strange TO say, when tFe
deuartment b. gan to act under
the economy spasm, it began By
inspecting the routes last estab
iished in our part of the cuun
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17

Paulk.
| Minutes read and approved.
| Insurance Company reported
on boiler inspection.
The resignation of collector
Ed. Hussey was accepted an6
the finance com mittee directed
to check him out.
c. r. Stever, engineer at plant
asked for a raise of wages. Re
ferred to Superintendent.
Mr.. F. r. Justice asked to re-
deem city lots $3.50. Refused
The police force petitioned the
council for an advance in sala'
ries, which petition was laid over
until city charter could be
amended to that effect.
Fx-Alderman Reinhart's claim
on water rent account was de-
MED.
A resolution thanking the la
dies of the w. C. T. U. for
taking care of a fallen girl and
placing her in the rescue home
and REIN bursting them for six
teen dollars and four cents, ex.
pense incurred was passed unan-
Iimous1y.
Elk. Tres. Schlanser explain
ed the discrepancy in his &C
counts and asked to be sex.
honorated aud reinstated in the
fire department. Referred
back to the specia. committee.
Thro his attorney L. Kennedy
Roscoe Kim ball, who wassevere-
ly injured by falling from the
front porch of the building on
south Grant Street, used for the
seventh grade, made formal de-
mand for $4,000 damages, and
bis father C. w. Kimb asked
for ST, 800 damages total OF
$4,000 which was referred to the
city Attorney.
The second installment of
$1,000 on the new engine at the
water and light plant was order
ed paid.
Committee of three of which
the mayor is chairman was ap-
pointed to draw up amendments
to the city charter and city court
bill, to be presented to the next
general assembly.
DIR. Osborne made statment
in behalf of the school board
denying that it was the intention
of the board to use the third
ward building for the colored
school, and brought up the ques'
tior of locating the new schoo
building. Aid. Davis moved tt
locate the building in the fourth
ward, the motion precipitate {
geBssal discussion and strong
opposition was developed to the
one school building plan, which
finally resulted in calling off The
bond election, to wait for actor
on the sewer question. Those
voting for delay were Turner
Knapp, Parnin, Hooker Grover
those voting against delay were
i Davis and Mosher.
! On motion of Aid. Davis ar
additional schaVenger was
ordered on for the season.
The offer made by thu
River View Land Co, thro Sec
l.. O. Iisdell, 10 furnish wood a
| $1.75 per cord, was rejected, or
the statement of The supt, tina
he had sufficient supply on hand
Aid. Grover proposed by reso
luton to prohibit the running o
waste water into The streets an(
alleys and TO require the use 0
sess pools. No action was take1
as the sewerage question was a
hand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
May summon Witnesses.

HELENA, July 2.-Attoruey General
Galen's Office today made q ruling
relative to the rights of county boards
Of equalization to subpoena witnesses
to give testimony concerning property
they, or others. may own and which is
subject to taxation and the right TO
assess for taxation the roy atty paid
by leasers to mine owners, the opinion
being In response to q letter from W.
D. Clark, chairman of the board OF
commissioners OF Silver Bow county
1t is held that the board of equali.
cation has the power to subpoena such
witnesses, hear and take such evidence
in relation to the subject pending, as
in its discretion it may deem proper.
Ia is suggested as a matter of precau.
ton. to save any question as to au.
thority, that papers issued by the
county board of equalization bear the
designation. aboard of county com
m%issioners, sitting as county board oil
equaliz ation," and that the same be
attested by the clerk in the usual man
uer with the seal Of the county placed
thereon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Fatal Automobile Accident.

HELENA, June 29.-Mrs. j ares Tan
ner, wife Of the comm auder.in. ceief of
the Grand Army Of the Republic was
fatally injured in an automobile acct.
dent about 4 O'Clock this afternoon.
She was riding in Joe Zoeller's auto.
mobile with her husband, General Les.
ter S. Wilson, Of Bozeman, and Mrs.
j. X. Toole. The driver attempted to
pass two ice wagons On the grade
crossing Of the Montana Central track
just south of the Central park. He
ran the machine upon made ground
and it slid down and partially upset.
striking a telegraph pole and throwing
the occupants underneath. All were
unhurt excepting Mrs. Tanner, who
was unconscious. As soon as word
could be telephoned into town DR..
Treacy and an ambulance we're hurried
to the scene. Mrs. Tanner was
brought to st. Johns hospital, reach.
Ing there about five o'clock. Mrs.
Tanner died just as she was being
taken inside.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Jury Blamcs Chauffeur.

HELENA, July 1.-The inquest on
the death of Mrs. James Tanner,
which was adjourned Saturday to al.
low the jurors to visit the scene of the
accident resumed this afternoon. Testi.
mony already adduced shows the &C.
cident was due to reckless driving on
the part of the chauffeur. Corporal
Tanner stated emphatically that the
party had requested that more caution
and less speed was desired.
The deposition Of Corporal Tanner
was the first evidence adduced. He
blamed the chauffeur of the automobile
for the accident. saying that he had
repeatedly warned him to proceed at
a slower rate, demanding safety
rather than speed"
The coroner's jury tonight returned
the following verdict: Eve. the I'm.
dersigned jury, find that Mrs. James
Tanner came to her death while riding
in an automobile running at a high
speed and due to a defect in the road.
way. and to the carelessness aud poor
Judgment Of the chauffeur, Joseph =.
Zoeller, in trying 70 pass a team with
too small a margin"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
President Explains Veto.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-President
Roosevelt has written q letter to Con.
gresham j. Nj. Dixon, the author OF
the bill for opening the Blackfeet res.
ervation, which the president vetoed
in which the executive complains he
could not approve the measure be-
cause of the bureau OF Indian aft airs
being opposed to it since the water
rights Of the Indians we're mol con.
served.
There has been much representation
of this matter in certain Montana
newspapers which have attempted to
fix the responsibility for the failure OF
the measure at this session of con-
gress, but the presidents letter shows
the impossibiiity Of passing the origi.
nal senate bill against the pronounced
oppOs itiOn of the bureau of Indian at.
fairs and the administration. 1t is
fully expected that at the conference
to which the president has invited
Senator Carter and Representative
Dixon a measure will be formulated
which will not only conserve the right:
of the Indians as demanded by the
administration, but which will also
prove satisfactory 70 the people o,
Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Grow Drawing Begins.

BILLINGS, July 2.-The drawing for
the Grow Indian lands began this
morning in q tent near the Stapleton
block with Commissioner Richards Of
Washington in charge. Before the
chief event OF the day Mayor Foster
introduced Major Martin Maginnis of
Helena, who referred to the first bill
that was introduced in congress by him
in regard TO the opening of these lands
many years ago. The speaker paid a
high tribute to General Custer and his
brave men who fought their last fight
on a portion of these lands thirty
years ago. He was followed by Com
missioner Richards, who read part OF
the original treaty and then three boys
We're chosen from among the crowd to
DO the drawing. Gerald O'Grady,
Edward Becker and Horace Williston
wsre selected, who took their respective
places in front Of the big wheel which
greatly resembled churn. The tickets
We're then placed in the box and thor
oughly mixed by two men, while the
machine was given several turns.
The first nuEb Der drawn was by Ger
aid O'Grady and that entitled Owen B
Williams OF Custer, Montana, to tn,
first selection. Williams Is q sector
foreman and q message was sem hin
by courier apprising him OF his goo(
luck
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Bounty Law Is Valid.

HELENA, July 2.-Moutana's boun.
ty laws are constitutional. This is
the essence of an opinion prepared by
Associate Justice Holloway and con.
Cured in by Chief Justice Brautley,
handed down today in the matter OF
the application of l.. II. Terrett TOR a
writ Of habeas corpus. Associate Jus.
tice Milburn %dissented. Terrett was
informed against in Rosebud county
on the charge OF forgery, it being as.
serted that he raised bounty war.
rants. He was arrested and confined
in Jail, and applied for a writ OF ha-
beas corpus, alleging that the statute
under which the prosecution is being
conducted is invalid aud that the in
formation does not state facts sutti,
cient to constitute q public otfense.
The opinion hold, that the laws are
constitutional and that the ofeuse oil
''raising' a warrant Is properly
classified as forgery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Opinion OF q Wool Buyer.

HELENA. June o9.-1n the opinion OF
a. w. Elliott. representing Jeremiah
Williams 4 Co. of Boston. wool
growers Will not hold their clips over
for better prices, bu. after july / there
will be some movement felt ia the WOO.
e arket.
"Cp to the present time | don't be.
lieve 10 per cent. Of the wool clip has
been sold" said Mr.. Elliott tonight,
''but | expec. TO see the clips being
moving after the 4th OF July. There
will have to be an adjustment between
the sheepmen and the buyers, however,
before the clips are sold. The grow.
ers are holding out for than the
buyers. think clips are worth. or they
are willing to pay. There are but few
buyers in the state at present. The
bulk Of the buyers are already be-
| ginning to arrive, and after the I'll
it is expected that the season will b
on in earnest" Mr.. Elliott would no,
predict the prices that will be paid 70,
wool this year, saying ;that the clip:
varied so much in quality that no ap'
proximate price could be named
However, he said the price would bt
more than 20 cents q pound.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
banana Bonds Offered.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Secretary
Shaw today offered to the public $780,.
coo, 600 worth OF bonds OF the Panama
canal loan, authorized by the recent
act Of congress. The bonds will bear
interest at the rate OF , per cent, will
be dated Aug. l, 1906, and interest
vii! be payable quarterly. They may
be redeemable by the government at
the end of ten years aud will be pay
able 80 years from date.
The bonds will be exempt from az
alton or duties Of the United States
ana will be available to national
banks a. security for circulation. The
bonds will not be sold for less than
par. All citizens will have an equal
opportunity to subscribe for them and
the bids mus. be submitted to the de-
| partmert or or before July 20. 1906.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Charged With Giving Rebates.

CHICAGO, July 2.-John D. Faithorn
aud Fred a. Wann. former officials of
the Chicago X Alton railroad, were
placed on trial today, in the United
States court, on the charge of grant.
ing illegal rebates to the Schwarzchild
4 Sulzberger Packing company, of
this city. A jury was secured ia q
short time, and the court was in.
formed that counsel in the case had
agreed upon the facts covered in the
first eight counts Of the indictments
and that only a small AMOUNT of evil.
dence will be necessary under the re.
naming two counts.
The indictments charge the defend
ants with granting a rebate OF 81 on
every car of meat shipped from its
plant in Kansas City. The defendan
claim that the money was paid for
another purpose. The last two counts
Of the indictment charge the employees
OF the packing company were carried
by the railroad free of charge, be.
cause, after purchasing tickets in the
regular way, they would be given re.
ceipts and later the amount would be
returned by the railroad, and this con.
stituted a rebate.