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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-08

5Otton is selling for II and l3 cents, we hope
4 bring 30 next fall.
Ire tip our hat to President Stanley Of the
fla Weekly Press Association.
his is good old summer weather, but we al
have summer weather in June.
|D in the shade yesterday caused those who
been complaining about the cold weather to
they hadn't.
NE hope those weekly editors did something
the foreign advertising question before they
med at SandersviIle.
here were 1103 pupils enrolled III the city
us this term 7Gl white and 342 colored'
we're under II teachers.
Tia ringing of the curfew and the reform at
press office are both results of the pressure
bIic opinion. When public sentiment is right
e Daren Gazette says that Henry Cabiness
to be Atlanta's next Mayor. We hope
Gazette has guessed right, and that ATTAIN
10 herself the credit.
removal cOmpaign now on in old Irwin is
several h 0 t boxes. The feeling is
high and men who would not, ordinariari-
snap, are ready to fight over the issues OF
aign They will realize after it is all over
IS not necessary to get mad about it.
Mm
Intended to leave here Thursday and JOIN
ly editors at Sandersville that evening,
asst spend one day with our brothers OF
Ky press We particularly wanted to
18th them the matter of foreign advcrtlS
lst the exactionS of business and another
fnterfered with our plans and, at the last
ii it became apparent that we could not
DE trip.
se Georgia railroad commission yesterday
the passenger rates to two cents per mile
Al. & W. p, and w. & A. railroads, to ? on
CT L. and the Georgia railroads, and to q
on the Southern, G. of Ga, S. A. L. and G.
d railroads.
He decision of the railroad commission has
Generally approved. There appears to be no
rom the comment that the commission has
Die people just what they wanted The re
hs are material and at the same time are not
ere upon the railroads, though there seems
IL GnJ hot will An
Nhrts.
ext Wednesday the 18th, inst will witness
Ange of the county capital of old Irwin to
bat is the verdict of the progressive people in
Nreat old county, mother of counties grand,
Bis Expressed on that day in no doubtful ma
for the change, and the details that will fol
ill be merely the carrying out of that decis
About $500 voters are lett on the revised reg
|ion lists after striking about 125 from the
vile lists and from DELLA and from Whit
sts.
This leaves about 700 voters entitled to vote
Ninville Abba and Mystic and about 1900 at
Il Whitley and Osierield and the other dis
4 ia the eastern part Of the county.
Il every vote polled at the three precincts, If
lie, Mystic and Abba and a hundred in
EASTERN part of the county vote for
willie, they will not be able to esstop the
val The presumption is that DELLA will get
cher precincts, then the voting will be on
the basis of 1900 to 700 or supposing that
Il votes will not get to the polls, 1850 to 600
Tof of removal.
fitzgerald is under the most binding obliga-
30 Ocilla but it is little we can do, altho
1f our people are strongly for removal.
The Curfew Will Ring.
se hrSt time in many months the cIIrtew
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-08

Judge I lie Y. " nipple was in
the city today ana granted a char
ter TO the Fitzgerald Ginnery Co.
He arrived on the SIS train from
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-08
The Curfew Will Ring.

NJ tlESt time in many months the curfew
Rht air as warning to the
Ag, and the boys were hustled
lusent to bed or at least sent home
haFe seemingly not sufficient inte..
Tpl over them. Yes the curfew
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24

inert. The fine, which has not been
paid, will be held over him as a civil
Judgment. On leaving the Jail Burton
gave out the following signed state.
ment:
This is the first signed statement ]
have made for publication since the
day ! was Indicted The impression
has gone out that | propose to live for
revenge. This is a mistake. | have
no such purpose. The wrongs done to
me are the wrongs of others. Ven
geance is thought to be noble only by
the ignoble. Vengeance is mine saith
the Lord is the philosophy to which /
have always subscribed in the past and
to which | shall adhere in the future
| am thousand times more solicitous
that | shall not wrong another than
am concerned about the wrongs 9th
ers have done or may do#to me- In
saying this, however. do not pretend
to have more than two cheeks, nor do
| think that it is wrong to rebuke by
pocrisy. will return to my home at
Abilene brimful of life and hope. Only
my body has been in Jail My mind
has been at all times free, sustained
with the knowledge that / am limo
cent. | shall take up my life's work
with malice toward none and charity
for all | shall talk and write with pen
and tongue; / shall stand for policies
and principles that | believe will make
for the general good and oppose such
as think are bad. 1t is bad policies
that make bad men and bad govern
ment; while true policies make good
men and good government. My fight
shall be against measures rather than
against men.
q shall have charge of a newspa
per, unless there is a fraud order
issued against it before I can arrange
for its publication. 1t will reflect my
ideas. 1t is to be one of the agencies
in the work | hope to do. l shall talk
when | am not writing, and shall write
when | am not talking The history
of my case, already prepared, will
appear in serial form-first in the pa
per. The story will not be sensation
al. 1t will be truthful interviewer
with the history and necessary part OF
it will be discussion of certain con,
ditions in our legislative, administra-
tive and judicial government that
think have escaped the attention of
the average citizen.
Il will not now go further into my
case nor my plans and purposes. My
first statement will be made On Satur
day evening to my home people. Then
there will be more to follow"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
REPORT or cRoziER.
Taft Transmits 1t 70 Senate COMMITTEES
on Military Affairs.

Washington, March 30 = Secretary
Taft has transmitted to the senate
committee on military affairs TIE re
port of Brigadier Genera! Crozier.
chief of ordnance, with reference to
the numbers Of guns assigned to negro
soldiers OF Companies 3, c and D Of
the Twenty-ftth infantry on the night
of Aug. Is last. when Brownsville,
Tex, was shot up" It appears from
the letter OF General Crozier that on
the tace OF the lists of guns, as for
Warded by the commanders OF the
companies. there were certain errors
arising, probably from mistakes ia
transcribing from the property books
of the companies. The effect of this
is to raise a doubt whether two of the
guns held by the experts at the ex-
animation at Springfield arsenal Of
shells picked up in the streets OF
Brownsville said to have been used in
the ARRAY were in the arITs chests OF
Company B under lock and key and
not issued to the soldiers as indicat-
ed by the former report sent to the
committee by the ordnance depart
ment of the army.
In his letter transmitting General
Crozier's supplementary report Secre-
tary Taft says: 1t will be observed
that this does not affect in the slight
est the conclusions of Lieutenant Haw-
kins, the expert, who examined the
shells and made further tests at
Springfield arsenal, as to the number
OIL guns from which cartridge shells
found on the streets of Brownsville
were discharged. The lists of gun
numbers as assigned to the men were
not sent to Lieutenant HawKlns' and
were never in his possession. This
matter only affects the question as to
the custody of those guns and names
of enlisted men of the company to
whom they were assigned, if to any OF
them
In order to remove the possibility OF
error Secretary Taft has ordered the
property books of all three companies
sent to the war demaprtment, and he
has notified the senate committee that
the books will arrive in day or two
He says it will probably be posslb; =
from them TO correct errors apparent
on the lists as pointed out in the sup
Elementary report of General CrOZier.
General Crozier's report gives in de-
tail numerous errors that were made
in telegaphing numbers Of guns to
Washington and explains the manner
in which such mistakes could be
made.
Another report from the ordnance
bureau OF the army was sent to the
committee by Secretary Taft. which
shows that ammunition for the new
Springfield rifle cannot be used in any
other gun except the Mauser and
Schmidt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
BURTON IS 4 FREE NAN
Former Senator From the S.sn-
flower State
RELEASED FROM PRISON,
Has No Vengeance to Wreale on Any
Person, Declares He Has Committed
No Crime and In Paper VIII Pu1;:,h
In Serial Form Statement.

IrontOn. Mo, March %. - Joseph
Ralph Burton, who until his convic-
ton in the Federal court was United
States senator from Kansas, has been
released from the county Jail here,
having completed his sentence of six
months, imposed when he was found
guilty of violating a Federal statute by
appearing before a governmental de.
partment as a paid representative OF
an alleged get-rich-quick" concern at
St Louis. Burton entered the Jail on
Oct. %, 1906 His release is due to
the law which provides for deduction
from the sentence for good behavior
Buttons sentence also included fine
of $500, and the statute under which
he was convicted debars him from
ever holding an Office of trust or re-
Enumeration under the Federal govern
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24

sLocksom SENT.
Ordered to Galveston to Investigate
Confession OF Gray.

Galveston, March 23.-Major A. P.
Blocksom Of the inspector generals
department, United States army, has
been ordered to this city by the war
department to make a full investiga-
ton of the alleged confession of u
negro soldier claiming to be Gray pub,
lished. Lieutenant Chamberlain, the
recruiting officer at Houston. the Off
Ger who branded the story as a fake
without making a full investigation. is
here also. Major Blocksom has been
closeted with Chief of Police Rowan
of Galveston.
The reporters of the Galveston News
claiming to have interviewed the ne
gro were before the army officials.
They swear the story was not fake
and expressed determination to fight
the case to the last ditch.
Major BlocksOm will be here several
days. He will, If necessary to appre-
bend the negro, put the entire machin
cry OF the war department on the case.
It is believed the matter will be cleared
up within a few days and something
of national Importance will probably
be forthcoming. The fact that the war
department has ordered an investiga-
tion adds much credit to the story
which has been called a fake. 1t is be.
lieved 80 per cent of the citizens of
this city think the facts were told just
as they happened and the negro is in
hiding, fearing the wrath of those he
has given away. Those in position
TO best understand the case believe
that since Major Blocksom came here
and expressed willingness to make a
clear investigation the negro will give
himself up, believing the government
will completely protect him
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
BREvlTiES PUNCHED.

Blackbirds are reported plucking up
corn in some sections OF central
Texas.
The United States government has
recognized over twenty new foreign
consuls.
Zionists have named Deacon Lewis
as their first apostle, succeeding the
late Dowie.
Mount Pleasant, Tex. is to have a
factory for preparing peanuts for va
rious purposes.
In future only those seeking dead
relatives or friends will be permitted
in the Paris morgue.
At Lawton, Okla, Dan Myett seri.
ously stabbed himself in the left breast
with pair Of scissors.
TIE two little children of w. NJ
Nearing were burned to death in d
prairie fire near Crescent, Okla.
Walker Tyson, twelve years old. was
dangerously shot by target, rifle in
the hands Of a younger brother in Red
River county, Texas.
Chester William Nimitz Of Kerrville
Tex, stood seventh in the midshipman
class at the naval academy. The class
numbers 1914.
Large tracts of land in Colorado
New Mexico Montana, Oregon, Utah,
Wyoming and Washington has been
reopened for entry.
In compliance with his diving re-
quest the body of John Peters, a Choc-
taw, was wrapped in blankets and
Y,1o nj
trees.
There will be about 100000 words
in the transcribed record of the Okla
hOma constitutional convention. It
will take most of the summer to do
the work. and the cost will approx
mate 100000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
MESSENGER ASSAULTED.
Robbers Knock Womack In Head,
Throw Him Out and Loot Safe,

Palestine, Tex, March 23.-As train
No. 4, orthbound, on the International
and Great Northern was leaving Elk
hart, twelve miles below here Express
Messenger Winsley Womack of the
Pacific Express company was knocked
in the head and thrown out of the car
He was not missed from the train until
Palestine was reached and little later
telegram was received from him at
Elkhart stating that he had been set
upon and assaulted by robbers. The
safe in the car was open when the
train reached Palestine About $500
was secured
Womack's hips and neck are badly
bruised. He made the following state
ment: Left Elllhart on time. Had
two express cars to work. Two ne
groes got 'on between the cars. They
went into the second car, where the
safe was. l found the negroes stand.
ing on each side of the safe, cutting
me off from my gun. The negroes had
been drinking. l told them to get off
and one replied: cap, we can't get
off until we reach Palestine | was
struck in the head with a six-shooter
and knocked unconscious. had dim
recollection of being dragged to the
side door The train was running
nearly forty miles an hour. came to
myself beside the track. | was bloody
and my shirt was torn off. | ran near
iy mile and heard No. approaching
| got on the track and waved her
down"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
CAR SPLIT IN TWO.
Two Persons Fatally Injured and Nine
Girls More or Less Hurt


Girls More or Less Hurt.
Detroit, March 23.-Two people were
fatally injured and nine others, all
girls, were more or less seriously hui
when southbound Fourteenth avenue
street car was struck at the Fourteenth
avenue crossing by Michigan Central
railway train The fatally injured are
James c. Smith, aged ffty-f1ve years,
11S McGraw avenue, and Miss Char
lotte Martin Of Mason City, Mich.
There were twenty-five passengers on
the car. the majority of them girls on
their way to business. The car stopped
at the railroad crossing and the con-
ductor ran ghead as usual. but appa'
rently did not see the approaching
train The view of the track is some
what obscured by buildings. Just after
passing under the gate and out on to
the crossing the gateman sighted the
approaching train. It struck the car,
which had stopped in the middle, split
ing it in two and throwing the wreck
age fifty feet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
CARLOAD OF RADISHES.
Shipped From Minerva and One Hun
dred and Five Barrels.

Cameron. Tex, March 23.-Minerva
community, about midway between
here and Rockdale, has shipped a car
load of radishes. The car contained
T., los barrels. The usual price, obtained
from an acre of radishes amounts to
about $50, but on account q dry
weather this year the yield has not
been so large. With a favorable Sea
son there would have been about 1000
barrels shipped from that community
This is only the second year of the ex
perience in truck raising radishes. The
average crop, after the sowing of the
seed, is ready for market in about
twenty-eight days.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
MUCH REVENUE LOST.
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand DOL
lars Taken From Fund.

tax on number of occupations, passed
by both houses of the Legislature
signed by the governor and elective
Jan. l. 1908, takes out about $250,0
yearly from the general revenue fund
The occupations on which the tax is
repealed are merchants, brokers and
bankers, dentists, photographers, toll
bridges, land agents, attorneys and
conveyancers, livery stables vehicles
and wagon yards, local insurance agen-
cies, steam laundries, grain elevators,
dealers in cotton seed, cotton. wool
and hide buyers. Travelling physicians
are taxed $50 a year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
RADETSKI PROMOTED.
General Superintendent of the Central,
East and West Line.

Houston, March 23-An official bull
letin has been issued announcing the
appointment of Gus Radetski, superin-
tendent of the Victoria division of the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railroad. to the general superintendent
cy of the Central, East and West line
succeeding G. F. Hawks, who goes to
Ell Paso to become general manager of
the FL Paso Southwestern railroad.
1t is rumored Fl. F.. Mayo, chief
clerk to Vice President Fay of the
Southern Pacific, Atlantic. system, is
to succeed Radetski
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
FATAL HALLUCINATiON.
Believing a Mob Was After Him, Aged
Neuro Blows Out Brains.

Paris, Tex, March 23.-Laboring I'M
der the halucination that mob OF
1000 people waited in front of his
home and that officers were after him.
Anderson Sutton an aged negro. blew
his brains out with shotgun. Sutton
owned valuable property, besides hav
ing money It is believed that negroes
worked on his superstition until his
mind became unbalanced
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
To Be Discontinued.

Laredo, Tex. March 23.-Offic;a' q
vice was received here Frs -
the Mexico-St. Louis flyer, be- -
Grated by the National railwaT a..
she Iron Mountain system, vii b !
continued The last train of e--
vice for the south viii leave 9 T~--f
On March 90, and the last ora e. ~
nortn will leave Mexicon on APRIL 3.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
FORCED TO LEAVE.
%one-Armej Bill Thomson" Had Trou-
BILE at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, March 23-William
Thomson, who killed the two officers
at Fort Worth, was in trouble here
about year ago, and was forced to
desperate character, and only one of
ficer of the police force volunteered
to arrest him. Tomlinson was his
right name, but because of a disagree
ment with one of his relatives, who
was an officer, changed it to Thoma-
son, and is known among the gam
bling fraternity all over the country
as "One-Arrled Bill' Thomson.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
"SKlDDOO" RACE.
TWenty-Three Horses Started In the
Grand National SteepIechase.

Liverpool, March 23-Ih he grand ma
tionai steepIechase of 5000 sovereigns
for five-year-olds and upward, about
four miles and $50 yards, was run &;
the Liverpool spring meeting and wcr
by Stanley Towards Eremon. Ten
West was second and Pat La2Gc-
third. Twenty-three horses start !.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24

Jackson, Miss, March 23.-Attorney
General Willie Williams. aged thirty
seven years, died at his home after an
illness of several weeks. Mr. Will
liams was a native of Mississippi.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
"Euerythinn All Rinht.n

New Orleans. March 23.-Consul
General Fernandez of Honduras re-
ceived telegram from President Bon
ii a of Honduras saying: Everything
all right"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24

R. R. Conway of Bonneville, Mo-.
walked off the rear of a train at
Richards, Okla. and was badly hurt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
Bond Issue Voted.

Sherman. March 23.-The city CIV
I'll voted $4,000 bond issue to feb;.s
aigh school.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-24
LEGISLATORS ARRIVE.

Guests of the Fat Stock Show at City
of Fort Worth.
Fort Worth. March "a special
train over the Santa Fe arrived Friday
morning with nearly every member OF
the legislative body of Texas, who are
the guests of the fat stock show.
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Saturday from Elsberry He will take
up his duties as "chef" in John Under
dahls cook car some time this week.
Mr.. Frank Ukifls is on the sick list.
Miss Alice Somers is spending few
days in Minot.
Ole Holum's little boy was badly
bitten by dog one day last week
Mrs. Lewis Maupin visited at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Wun. Maupin
near Des Laos last week.
The "prairie locomotives will soon
be heard on all sides.
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spending few days with Miss Inez
Herzog.
A larger audience than usual gathered
Sunday to hear Rev. BENEFIT of D.s
the Misses Blom and Topping. All are
cordially invited to the services Sept. Is
The Misses Lena Underdahl, Lily and
Margie Herzog report very profitable
as we'll as enjoyable week in Minot at
the institute.
Miss Marie Lumnis spent Sunday at
brady.
Miss Sidney Morrison returned last
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THE MORE YOU SMOKE
THE MORE YOU WANT
Observations on Route No. 4.

We had a nice rain Thursday.
There is still some OATS to cut, while
some farmers are stacking wheat.
Last Friday we had the heavy vain of
the season.
Mr.. f. A. Tefsly is improving IN
health.
Mrs N. A. Kennedy went to Canada
to visit her mother who IS sick.
Mrs J. A. Waldref has been sick with
he grip We are glad to note that she
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brady D0ings

The Rustic Dramatic Club will put
on its first play in the Somers school
house, Saturday, Sept. q, The Rustics
with the assistance of Miss Fern Brow
ing are putting forth great efforts to
make the undertaking huge success.
show your appreciation of the club by
buying a ticket. Encouragement is
the spice of life" Lend some spice, if
you please.
Miss Ida Wilson, of Mlnot, is visiting
at the Alendale Farm.
Miss Dean Topping, of Minot, is
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D.. Henry Wendell Of Kenmare
was a Minot visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. y. ID. Wendell is at Ana
moose hunting for a few days.
She is a splendid shot.
Atty. Thompson has been pre-
cariously i'll Of typhoid pneumo-
mia at the hospital.
Chris. Hows, Niobe, Ward
county pigger, pleaded guilty
and was fined 5000 and given
ninety days.
PRIVATE aosp1TAL---Very best of care
Select your own doctors. 523 s. Main
street, Minot. Mis-. f, A. Crane; Train
ed at Deaconess and Maternity Hospi
tai, Minneapolis. s-22-t4p
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Exclusive Farm Lands and Farm Loans

Byron Dilley, of Mohall, drove
q horse into a wire fence and
ruined the animal-and paid the
owner $40.
A baby daughter came to
brighten the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney Frank Of the Hub
Wednesday night.
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The Minot Public schools open
ed Monday with a larger enroll
ment than ever. There are near
ly a thousand pupils in the Minot
schools. Prof. Wolfe is again at
the helm and all of the teachers
have returned feeling like going
at the work with new vim.
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Rev. DR.. POWELL, pastor Of Vim
cent Methodist Episcopal church.
Minot, will preach at Weber's
school house, 16 miles southwest
Of this city, on Sunday afternoon
next, Sept. 8, at 3 o'clock. It is
anticipated that a large congre-
cation be present.
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TAKEN Up-At nv place at Burling-
ton, n. D., on the 9Th day 1T June. 1917.
one two-y-ar old steer. one horn cut:
4 P mark on left shoulder. Steve Vol
TN, Bu,l gton, n. y 5 D-9-l2
WANTED "A steady girl or house
keeper, for farm work. No outside
work; god wages guaranteed to good
worker. Address, Boy 3 Lynch, N. u.
S-29 9. 19pd
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i. l.. Skrivseth's Photographic
- >lm.tl,. tir>,.class work. all
IL ;. BOB :. Main st. MinOt,
n. p. 7-18tf
Grant Van SAINT, son OF ex.
Governor Van SAINT of Minneso-
ia, transacted land business in
MinOt Tuesday.