Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-10

Again we are orphans. Left alone to pilot
the Enterprise safely to port. And this is the
week before election too. Being only woman
we will keep ON the fence, and at the final wind
up will hurrah for the side that wins.
Pun for Fitzgerald Out w.
They have a smile club in Atlanta and all the
grinning jakes in the that town arc charter men,
bers
Fun for Fitzgerald Pull Out -'' ~
f. K. Overstreet defeated his cousin j. W.
Overstreet in the contest in Scriven county which
means that J. w. Overstreet will retire from the
race for Congress in the first district.
Fitzgerald Pull Out.
The Fitzgerald Enterprise gives one Of its cit
Gems who recently died an excellent notice and d-
rectly under it is q little catch line "Pull for
Fitzgerald or pull out" Which did the citizen
dos-Brunswick News.
He pulled for Fitzgerald, until he pulled out
for Heaven.
Pun for Fitzgerald or
While we are waiting for the arrival of IL car
OF paper from Boston we are experiencing merry
Xmas in this Office trying to print the Enterprise
on this flimsy stuff which we are using as subst
tute for newspaper. At the height of our unusual
at the expression on the faces of visitors who have
found their way into the press room OF the Enter,
prise this week where confusion has held sway as
result of press of business under difficulties.
Pull for Fitzgerald Pull Out
The candidates registered for the City Eelec'
ton are j. G. Knapp and j. Il. Turner, for Mayor.
j. c. Boney L. N. Davis, NJ. II. Grover, Gelders
j. L. Dorminy, G. A. JOlley, B. j. Reid, G. q.
Kicker. j. M. Mosher j. A. Justice, W. Il. Paulk
and Thomas Wilson for aldermen.
N j. H. Hicks and J. w. Turner for School
Board from the First Ward. j. B. SchrOll, j. G.
Haynes, L s. Osborne and c. A. Holtzendort
from the Third Ward. J. G. Glover, J. 7. Saun-
ders. w. N. Stewart from the Fourth Ward
For Assessor, Chas. A. DeLang, and City
Marshal, Frank Hager, G. E. Harrison and Her
man Smith.
From the list a pretty good set Of officers may
he selected.
Pull Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
The edit orial page of the Enterprise is anoth
er instance of the old adage ''Great minds run in
the same channel
The Editor chief being obliged to be out of the
city this week requested Executor Z. M. Hender
4 son, now A. b. & A. train auditor to lend help
ing hand in editorial copy Mr.. Mercer had already
left the following article for the column and it was
set up yesterday. Mr.. Henderson knew nothing
O this aud this morning before his train started he
sent in the shorter article on the same topic.
Like the boy who stood on the burning deck
we will follow orders of the chiefifwe die in the
attempt.
The most remarkable event i'll the history OF
the United States since the days of the Civil War
occurred at Hopkinsville Kentucky Saturday, as
& result of the tobacco war that has been waged
overall years. The Newspaper account of the
affair, reads as follows:
Five hundred ''night riders" masked and
heavilly armed, marched into Hopkinsville early
spday and destroyed property valued at over 5000,
0, while citizens in terror of their lives, feared
wen to open their windows. The police, fire de-
stnent, telephone and telegraph offices, and
en the railroad stations were in possession OF a
g mob, shooting right and left flames from
Il plng buildings meanwhile lighting up the city
kae surrounding country until it seemed that
ole town blaze:
sdows in the front of business houses and
BE main street of the city were shot out
ke 'front.' of one newspaper, which had
severe in its condemnations of the
lideES, :, aud which was owned