Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-22

We are wishing the prohbtionists of Lown-
DIES county all kinds of success.
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In the death of our good friend aud neighbor
w. j. Thurston the Enterprise loses one of it's
most loyal supporters
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Ordinery c. NJ. Wise, today gave the custody
of the three minor children of Mrs. Fannie Merritt
into the hands of the South Georgia Methods Con-
ference.
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The editor of the Enterprise will go to Atlanta
next week and leave the paper in the hands OF the
devil. Ifhe doesn't have better luck than the edi
tor has had the devil will be to pay, sure enough.
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The 81 foot rattle snake is abroad in the land
and every newspaper office is entitled to have a
bunch of rattles handed in. We would perfer to
have water melon, hint to the wise we hope is
sufficient
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Many cities are reporting, (not advertising)
epidemics of fever. 1t is stated on good author
tie that Tampa has 1900 cases, while Fitzgerald is
distresingy? healthy. In fact all wiregrass Geor'
gia seems to be enjoying season OF good health
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To segregate negro railway mail clerks, by
giving them service in separate cars, working neg
70 men together and white men together, is one OF
the objects for which the National Association OF
Railway Postal Clerks is working at, according to
well substantiated reports.
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Yes. we have health resort right down here
in Fitzgerald, it's good place to spend the sum
mer We invite our friends who want summer
outing to come to Fitzgerald and we invite fltz-
gerald folks who are looking for good time to
STAY at home, and spend their money at the same
place.
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The Hon. Prof. Booker T. Washington is
going to withdraw himself from association
with Andrew Carnegie and the college presl-
dents for the next few months He has taken
a mansion at West Neck l.. l., where ne ''Wlll
90 into retirement while he is writing a book
which he plans to complete before leaving for
Tuskegee in the fall -" The air of wealth, re-
fnement, secusion and Importance assumed
by Booker Washington since Andrew Carnegie
gave him an income for life is one OF the mar
wells of modern times.-Savannah News.
Booker is very naturally badly spoiled negro
the press of the South took him up and lionzed
him for taking the position that the negroes best
friend was the southern white man. Booker has
been very fortunate and very successful
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For a number of years Mcintosh cOun-
ty has been represented in the Georgia legislature
by q negro but the session that cOnvenes in Allan
Ia next week will contest the seat of W. H. Rogers
who has served already two terms and claims a
majority OF about $50 votes in the race against
George Atwood, white man. last fall.
The probability is we are approaching the be-
gining of the end of the negro legislator in this
state.
The black man will, sooner or latter, find his
proper place which cannot be said to be in legisla
tive halls in this white mans country.
The writer can remember, (among the very
first things political we do remember) when the
legislature had quite sprn1ling of the coored
contingent as did congress and the United States
Senate but gradually they have given way as SAM
ty and the sober American spirit asserts itself as
against the fanaticism that naturally followed the
fratracdal strife of the sixties.
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New Era Next Week.
Georgia is to enter upon new era next week.
Hon. Hoke Smith and his assistants are to