Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-05-11


The Enterprise regrets very much that tltz-
gerald will not be advertised at the jamestown
Exposition 1t is mistake to let such opportu-
mites pass unimproved.
The fine weather since the cold snap has en-.
abled the farmers to replant where necessary and
get their crops in about as good condition as the
average, for the middle of May.
The gush Of the daily papers over the newly
born heir to the Spanish throne, is simply DISCUS
ting, We imagine that lot of it is obscene, after
reading the headlines and glancng at the pictures
Abe Humme the notorious New York law
yer has been sentenced to serve twelve months in
iaiI for conspiracy in famous divorce case. Hum
mel is type of lawyer that infests entirely too
AMY communities They thrive on dirty cases.
If the editors and publishers of the weekly
press association will give two hours to the con-
liberation of the foreign advertising question we
would accomplish more good than will be accom-
n1ished in any other twenty hours of business SEES
IONS.
The walls of the Empire block are now going
ID as fast as brick and mortar can be laid and
hat's mighty fast these days. The concrete
Emulation of the big BULGE block has been com
ted and the brick work will begin next week.
Proprietor M. E. Stokoe has the White Swan
@undry we'll established i'll the new quarters on
agnolia street and is turning out first class work
A lots of it. The White Swan is one of the best
uipped and best managed laundries in Southern
orgia.
Ordinary Whitley, of Irwin county, has OF
xIered an election to be held on June lZth at
which time the people of "Mother lrWlh"
will proceed to vote that the court house be
moved to the hustling little city of Ocilla. 1t
IL to be hoped that the campaign will be con
1ucted on a high and honorable plane, and
that nothing will be said or done to cause re
gret later.-Tumer County Banner,
BY all means conduct the campaign on a high
Iane.
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Ae Methodist Church in several years was listened
by one of the largest congregations ever assem-
sed in that church, Thursday night. The speak
Evangelist T. NJ Christian, did not seem to
alize the full scope of the work he was doing for
several hundred attentive auditors, but he
avely took hold of some ugly, old truths that
IL average preacher breads to wrestle with, and
pictured their hideousness with IL wonderful
escriptive power. 1t was brave sermon on
est unpopular lines
The Fitzgerald chamber OF commerce elected
new officers at it's annual meeting Friday.
Col j. f. Mercer, editor of the Enterprise,
was elected Secretary and no doubt he will
keep a t'Weather Eye on the commercial IN
terest of the beautiful little city of Fitzgerald.
-Cordee Rambler.
We have been keeping ga weather eye on the
nautiful little city of Fitzgerald" so long that
~ sort of habit-the pleasantest OF duties. by
ae way there was time when Fitzgerald was
Eeautiful 1ittle' city, from Cordelean stand
soint but if Editor Shipp will come down and
snok around at her big blocks and peer down into
some of the excavations that are being made for
Skher big blocks and glance over the hundreds of
right new shngled roofs and listen to the music
Sf the trowel hammer and saw, he will then be in
nind to refer to us as the hummng, big city
the wiregrass.
Shall Fitzgerald have a college. Of course she
probably soon possibly not as soon as she