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Arizona republican., 1907-09-22
CIRCUS HAS COOLIES OF FUN.
PinsIing Bros Fifty Clowns Chase
Dull Care to Tall Grass

Those who go to the circus to laugh
will be kept busy when Ringing
Brothers circus visits Phoenix on
Monday, Sept. 80. No circus perform
arce in the past has had the abund-
ance of genuine comedy and hearty
laughter that characterize the clown
stunts to be seen under the canvas of
these merry men. and they are con-
stantly streaming in from the mystic
rious curtained opening at the side Of
the band pavilion. tickling the risi-
bles of the audience with the newest
of drolleries.
And these jolly fellows are strictly
upNo date. They scorn to resort To
the slap stick and the inflated bag To
get a laugh. Every one of them is an
ever-fiowing well-spring of comedy
antics. Here are some of the things
they do that people are still laughing
at where the circus has appeared:
Funny George Hartzel is doing a Sher-
lock Holmes turn that would make a
wooden Indian laugh; Al Miaco's gas
trust oantOmine IS a howl from start
To finish: Jules Turnour creates much
laughter by a. side-splitting duel scene;
Doc Kealey is the funny policeman of
the arena; Al White springs a surprise
on the audience that is followed by
shouts of laughter; Dick Ford brings
his clown pig out on the track and
all thoughts of care and worry take To
the woods; Art Jarvis has but to look
at the audience and he has everybody
laughing: John Slater does a hand-or-
gan serenade and is arrested for dis
turbing the peace: Horton ana Under
do a burlesque trapeze act with
bI eak-away finish; the Livingston. the
Phoset and the Marno triOs present
travesties on big arenic acts that are
delightful comedy features. and the
funniest clown act ever devised is in
tIoduced by the celebrated ToreOdor
family, Spanish bull-fighters extraOr-
binary.
These are but few of the many
funny acts with which Ringing Broth
ers' circus is overlooking. Everything
is novelty throughout. The perform
ers-and there are 300 of them-have
been picked from the great arenas OF
the world. and they are presenting
more novelties than were ever before
presented in America.
"The outward signs between first.
second and third class travelling in
England are sometimes more conspic-
uous by their absence than otherwise"
remarked Miss Mary Mannering. in
Rida johnson Young's GLORIOUS Bet
sy." But | did run across one real
distinction in Europe this summer. IL
was in an omnibus between two little
English villages and there were three
classes of seats though they looked all
alike as peas. i wondered why / was
first class and thought l had been
done until long steep hill appeared
The driver, halting at the foot of this.
turned his head and shouted:
"'First class passengers keep their
seats. Second class. please dismount
and walk. Third class. get out and
push "-September Young's Maya
zine.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-22
MISTAKE Is FORGIVEN.

Concerning the case OF the Young
man who killed himself because he
shot his friend while both were in a
chicken COOP. under the mistake Of
thinking that the friend was the farm
er who owned the chickens. it may
generate a hope among the farmers
that such mistakes may prove infec-
Dispatch.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-22

Say what you will. yo' dollar is yo'
bes' fr'en. Des let de dollar ring. en-
dar's SIGH a rush ter open de door.
folks falls over one another.
Frank L. Stanton in Uncle Remus's
for September.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-22

Da's trouble huff in dis worl' ter
keep man going so fast de rheuma-
tism don't stan no show wild i'm.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19
The Georgian SETS Fitzgerald Right.
JUSTICE TO FITZGERALD.

the AuantaG ian
people Fitzgerald justly indignant cOmmunic
great little city to several including
Georgian apparently responsibility signed H. Wllers
ugubous picture of the alleged damage about
wrought Fgead prosperity by several pending lawsuits
and the repue and of the town
In the The Georgian signed
supposed regular and always reliable
inserted under this impression.
The Georgian heartily joins the Fitzgerald and DELLA and other
nanes the strongest Wiers depea
ton and at the method used to further it.
1t say small spirit that would give unnecessary
publicity nure the community in which
lives imagine that only sincere and demonstrate
repentance such citizen popular esteem
of which Georgia genuinely
It's origin it's cosmopolitan population it's growth, public
its splendid suggestions reunited country make it
ideal among munici paities of the State
And glad to hear and to repeatf from Tesponsi
that Fitzgerald the unbroken line OF the pEQs
and happiness which part Of this great eEa s.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19

this state are not exempt fr0N
licepse, shall be subject to licensN
under the ordinances of the cit
passed in conformity with the pro
visions of this Act.
SEC. 81. BE il further enactcg
by the authority aforesaid, Tho
the mayor and council of said clsal
shall have the power and authorize
to prevent horses, mules, cattle
hogs; sheep, dogs, goats and Oh
animals or fowls from running al
large over the city; and to prevent
and to prohibit the keeping of hogs
within the city limits, and to reg
ulate the manner in which they
must be kept, if allowed to remain /
and to impound such animals when
found upon the streets of the city,
and to charge such ices Tor the same
they may prescribe, and in addis
tion thereto charge for the keep Of
any animal or animals SO inpound1
ed; and when the owner or owners.
of such impounded animal or ania.
mails shall fail Or refuse to pay the.
impounded fec and costs of keeping
said animals, the same may be sold
at public cutlery and the proceeds
applied to. the payment of said
fee and cost of keeping said ami
NAL, under such rules and regula-
tions as may be prescribed by Ordis
nance.
(TO BE UONTlNUED)
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19

license brokers, to define by ordi
nanccS their power and privileges,
to rev i!>e their licenses, Impose
tux and exercise such snprrin-
tendance It's will assure fair deal
;ings between them and their cuStO
mers.
SEC. 81. BE it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the mayor and council of said city
shall have full power and authority
to license, regulate and control all
markets in the city, opera houses,
hacks and drays, used for hauling
of any kind, and vehicles used for
hire, auctioneers, itincrant light
ming rod dealers, immigrant agents,
all fire or life insurance companies
doing business in said city, trades
and professions of every Kind not
exempt under the state law, tin
Grant dealers i'll jewclry and medi
cine, and all itineIant articles of
merchandise, except such as are
exempted by the laws CT this state.
Also any person running a flying
jimmy, flying horse, merry go
round, bicycle or skating rink, and
all cilcLses, side shows and other
shows and performances exhibiting
in said city, and all persons selling
goods, wares or merchandise by
sample, or otherwise, and al other
business, calling or vocation which
under the constitution and laws OF
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19

SEC. 81. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the city clerk and treasurer shall
Immediately open an account upon
their books with said bond COM
mission, and shall turn over to said
commission all the taxes collected
under the existing laws, or which
may be raised in future, for the
purpose of paying all bonded in
debtedness, or interest thereon, due
by or against the City of Fitzger-
aid, and the mayor and council
shall cause to be paid over to. said
bond commission a sum sufficient
to pay the accruing interest, and
the amount required by law to be
held as a sinking fund, for the
final redemption of the entire bond
ed Indebtedness of the city. Said
commission shall have the power
to invest any of the moneys in it's
custody in valid, state, county and
municipal bonds; and if the afore-
said bonds cannot be purchased,
said commission may loan said
sums of money for period OF five
years, or less, upon real estate Sc
curity; but shall not loan to any
one person more than one thousand
dollars, and no loans shall be made
for more than one third of the
assessed value of the real estate,
which was made for the previous
year. The borrower shall furnish
at his own expense an abstract OF
title, keep the property insured,
record the deed, and pay all
charges and taxes against said
property; and in all loans upon
real estate, the commission shall
take a deed and notes in the name
of the city, specifying that it is a
part of the sinking fund loan; and
execute bond for reconveyance,
which bond and all other papers
shall bear test in the name of the
City Of Fitzgerald, signed by the
chairman of the bond commission
and the city clerk, who shall also
be cx-6fficio clerk Of the bond com
mission. Money 50 loaned shall be
at the hiAhest legal rate of interest.
Said bond commissioner shall be
authorized to dispose of all bonds,
invest the proceeds, and in theil
discretion buy up the bonds of the
or any of them before matur
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19

! n.y. Paying premium therefor on
E''i wise discretion, and the NAV
OF md council of the city sh Ill each
,\'"rappropriatc a sufficient sum of
money to defray the necessary ex-
prnses of said commission. Said
bond commissioners shall give bond
III such amount as may be fixed by
the mayor and council, and shall
be paid the sum of one hundred
dollars per annum, each, the same
to be paid monthly.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That it
shall not be lawful for the mayor
and aldermen, or any member of
the bond commission, superinten-
dent of the water and light plant,
or any member of the board of
health, city engineer or the archi-
tect, or engineer who submits plans
and specifications of any building,
sewerage or street improvement, or
any of the employees of the city,
to be interested directly or indi
rectly as stakeholder i'll any cor
poration, OF firm, in which any of
the said officers, Or employees or
their wives shall be interested di-
rectly or Indirectly, which may en-
ter into any contract with the City
of Fitzgerald, the mayor and coun-
Gil, the water and light and bond
commission, all other persons in
behalf the city, for any street i'm
provements, sewerage or building
of the city, or in the purchase of
supplies of any kind for the use of
said city; and any violation Of this
section by any of the aforesaid
officers or employees Of the city,
shall be misdemeanor, and the
offender shall be indicted for mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished as pre-
scribed by Section 1899 of the Grim
inal Code of Georgia.
Sec. 53. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the first half of all city taxes call
ed for by the city tax digest shall
be payable during July, and the
second half payable during Deem
Der of each year. Any taxes pay
able according to this section not
paid as stated above shall be increas-
ed ten per cent, as penalty fOrnon-
payment within the time prescrib-
ed.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
mayor and council of said city
shall have full power and authority
for the assessment, levying an
collecting of an ad valorum tax on
real estate and personal property,
including money, notes, bonds and
other evidences of indebtedness,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19

rt.. t'irn ascertain it's value for
ri 'r rIY agricultural purposes, and
IT, ;drt ~ property agricultural
linia is ,.iIuc first aScertained and
! tlir amount Of value after such de
slucti0n, Shall be assessed and sub
ject to taxation rs other property
OF sail city; provided that the pro
visions of this section shall not APP
ply to any lands laid out in town
lots, or offered for sale as town
lots, or to any lands not actually
cultivated in some of the ordinary
farm products.
SEC. So. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the mayor and council shall have
full power and authority to require
any person, firm, company or cor
poration, whether resident Or non
resident of said city, who may en-
gage in, prosecute or carry on any
business, calling, vocation or pro
feSsiOn within the corporate lin is
Of said city, by themselves or by
their agents, to register their
names, business, calling, vocation
or profession annually, and to re-
quirc such person, company or cor
poration to pay for said registra-
ton, and for license to carry on,
prosecute or engage i'll said bust
ness, calling or profession; such
amounts as the mayor and alder
men may provide by ordinance.
Said mayor and council may pro
vide by ordinance for the punish
ment of all such persons, firms,
companies or corporations required
by ordinance 20 register and pay
such license, taxes, or to take out
said licenses for same, who fail to
comply in full with all the require
ments Of said ordinance made in
reference thereto.
SEC. 50. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
said mayor and council shall have
full power and authority to license
pool tables, billiard tables, ten pin
alleys and all tables kept and used
for the purpose Of playing or rent
ing, all ten pin alleys, nine pin
alleys or alleys Of any other kind,
which are kept for the purpose
playing on, and to charge for such
license such sum as they may by
ordinance provide.
SEC. so. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the mayor and council Shall have
full power and authority to assess
the license tax upon all persons
carrying on a brokerage business
in said city, i'll addition to all
other taxes that they may pay.
They shall have the power to
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19

money used for banking and cvr;y
other specie property in said CITY,
or Iowned or held therein, if nnt
exceeding one dollar on one hun.
dred dollars as now authorized by
law; and for the purpose Of prOvid-
ing for sinking fund for the pay.
ing Of any bonds hertintobeforc
issued by said city authorities, and
to provide a fund for the payment
of the annual interest of said bond,
a greater ad valorum tax may be
levied and collected; said mayor and
council shall have power to provide
by ordinance for the return of all
taxable property in said city, and
to provide penalties for the neglect
or refusal to comply with the same.
SEC. 55. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the mayor and council shall have
power and authority to impose a
tax on all dogs in the city, not OK
ceeding one dollar for males and
two dollars for females, and shall
provide by ordinance for the col
lection of said tax, authorizing the
city policemen to kill any dog or
dogs running at large in said city,
whose owners fail to comply with
said ordinance.
Sec. 56. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
all persons subject to general duty
between the ages of fifteen and
sixty, who are not exempt under
the state laws from working the
roads, shall be subject to street
duty, and the mayor and general
council may provide when and
how they shall work said streets.
They shall be required to work not
less than four days in any one year,
or in lieu of working said four days,
they may pay the sum of $500,
which sum shall be paid at such
time as the mayor and council shall
direct. The mayor and council
shall by ordinance provide how the
tax shall be collected, or how the
person subject to street work shall
be summoned to work on the streets,
or upon failure to work or pay the
tax, they shall be fined in a sum
not exceeding fifty dollars, or sen
fenced to Imprisonment to work on
the public works of the city not
more than ten days.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the assessor of property in slid city
for taxation shall i'll assessing land
which is used for general agricul-
tural purposes only, shall first as
certain the value of the land that
it may have by reason Of its being
within the corporate limits of said
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-19
New City Charter.

(rhe Enterprise will publish the
New City Charter in this and the
next few issues Of this paper. File
away copy of each installment
until the publication of the same
is completed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-16

10 that 1t turns out work X on short
notice. II keeps on hal hid large
stock of all grades Of m sterial from
which to do printing, frbm the ordI.
nary to the finest stocA makes rea-
aonablc prices, guaraI ees satIsfac.
ton on all It's work, Ind is here TO
make good There ard In every city,
a class of cheap citizens. however,
always running from place to place
ITO see where they can buy the cheap
est, and trying to jew the business
man down so he will make no profit
and who will bite at levery scheme
and low price offered b2 parties from
out Of the regular business men OF
taeir town, and thinh they are saw
Ing and making money by the trans
action, They generally get taken in,
however, in the lonS run, and It
serves them right, as they get no
more than they deserve when they
get bit, This is probably the class
who filled the Channipg printer up
with orders,
Live and let live, Is the Panhan-
dies motto, and with this always in
view, It shall continbe to do the
finest printing for alh who wish its
services, at the loweE rates It can
make commensurate Nth the cost Of
doing business in Amrlllo, as It Is
not In business here Tor It's health.
and sollcits the ordeis OF our live,
energetic, progressive business men,
who are willig to pA reasonable
price for what they have done, and
are willing to give preference to To-
cal concerns.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-16
AMARILLO'S NEEDS.

The Panhandle's editorial of yes,
terday on "Amarillo's Needs" seems
to have struck a responsive chord
with many citizens. That editorial
was all right, and just the thing,
was the encouragement of Secretary
Shireman, of the Commercial club,
when he dropped into the office last
evening, This morning Mr.. A. w.
Woods, of the Woods Wholesale Co.,
dropped into the office, and left a
communication endorsing what the
Panhandle had said, and supplement-
ing it with further suggestions The
article is gladly given space, and APP
pears in this issue The Panhandle
is pleased to receive these communi-
cations, along the lines of needs of
the city, and all other matters Of
public interest, for in exchange of
ideas brings good results.
The Woods candy factory is an in
stitution which Amarillo should be
proud of. 1t employs considerable
labor, and what 1t pays for labor
goes through the channels of trade,
and stimulates business. Every gro
Gerry and confectionery, handling cam
dies, should use and keep for sale
Woods Wholesale Co. candies This
will give more business to the firm,
and cause 1t to employ more labor,
and that is what the city needs.
This company keeps travelling men
on the road, who live in Amarillo,
and spend their money here. 1t is
institution, and Is getting
A large share OF Panhandle trade in !
IT. line, aud this money from outside !
goes through the channels of trade, |
and 5ustains and builds up business
permanently. 1t is high time eiti-
,ens of Amarillo were given the ideas
In Mr. Woods article, Sc
'ious consideration. II Amarillo of
he future would be wrat our fond
ropes and expectations are for her.
The Panhandle would welcome
,ther pertinentcommu nlcations along
his line, and it shall have more to
'ay on the subject later,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-16
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.

A representative of the govern.
ment is in the city in connection with
the governmental experimental sta.
ton, and wants the question of a
long lease on the grounds which the
experimental station occupies, settled
at once.
BY all means let It be settled, and
let the ground be leased for a long
term Of years. There is nothing that
shows off what is possible in Pam
handle soil so well as this expert
mental station, and Amarillo must
hump herself and make 1t permanent
here. II necessary, the wealthy
property owners of Amarillo, who
have landed interests here can well
afford to purchase the ground, and
present it to the government for the
purpose OF permanently locating that
experimental station here.
Let this matter be taken up and
settled at once, and settled right
The city can afford to do nothing
short CT this. The Commercial club
has the matter up with the repre-
sentative of the government, and the
Panhandle hopes to be able to give
It's readers the information that the
matter has been settled satisfactorily
10 the government at an early date,
md that the experimental station is
permanent.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-16

try. Having previously viewed the
fine. level farms and broad expanse
Of plains, east and south OF the city,
TO the head Of tae Canyon, above
Canyon City, he took northwesterly
direction and drove to Amarillo
creek.
While the broad plains creates an
awe IN our mind. beoause OF Its vast
ness, and while the plains are nice
FOR the farmer 10 work we have al
ways been partial 10 a little water,
aud green trees. When we arrived
al the hills overlooking the Anna
rillo creek, and viewed the land
scape below, with the little creek
nesting In between green cottonwood
trees and saw seevril spots OF nice
green alfalfa, growing In the bot
tom, ground prepared by the farmers
for the reception Of crops black In
some instances, and In others red
soil, witnessed the green valley COW
cred with thousands OF head OF cat
Tie grazing, and the stone capped
hills standing guard above the beau
tiful valley on either side, we were
inspired to remark, this Is surely the
Eden OF the Panhandle country
We drove across the creek, and
over to stone quarrles, In the bills
beyond, and descended into another
canyon, where fresh running water
supplied the large herds of cattle
grazing there. We crossed the rail-
road track here, and drove through
large valley, crossing the creek
again, and into the farm yard OF a
prosperous farmer and cattle raiser
OF this beautiful valley, and then
returned to the city, greatly enjoying
the scenery we passed through,
On our trip we witnessed three or
four different kinds OF cactus, Wis
tied the camp ground on the creek,
saw thousands Of little prairie dogs
as they wlggled their tails and dart
ed in their holes or raced across the
valley. There is surely some beau
tiful scenery about Amarillo, II she
"a located on the top OF the Plains,
and enjoys the title OF the Queen City
Of the Plains.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-16
WILL VISIT AMARILLO.

The Kansas City Commercial club
is taking trade extonaon trap
through Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
and New Mexico, and on the trir
will give Amarillo a call. The Pan.
handle has received the itinerary OF
the excursion and learns that they
will reach Amarillo over the Fort
Worth & Denver City road at 1852
p m, May 10, and will stay over
night here.
The party is made up OF heads of
big Kansas City wholesale and COM
mission firms, who are out to make
acquaintance, and see what their
customers in this section want and
are entitled to, and not out to take
orders. They travel in their spe-
cial cars, with diner attached, and
rave with them fine orchestra,
and quintet, and entertain their
friends along the route,
AS they will be in Amarillo over
night, they have asked the clerks
union to suspend the early closing
order for that evening, in order that
they may visit the business houses
OF the city, and get acquainted. The
Commercial club has received a COM
munication from the Kansas City
body, and is arranging for their en-
tertalnment. The city Is at q loss
for suitable room in which to hold
a reception. If 1t can DC secured,
some fine music may be expected
from tde musical organizations ac-
the club.
BY all means let tho stores be AL
kept open, and Illuminated, and let
US show off Amarillo to our visit
ors to the best advantage, and LEI
The Clerks union assist in the good |
work They no doubt will be glad to
10 so. Let Amarillo give the Wis
tors a warm welcome, and let theI.
inow we have the best city on their
quite,