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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15
Lewis on the Water Wagon Too.

Congressman E. B. Lewis of the
third district, came up from Mon
tezuma yesterday to mingle with
members of the legislature and
other friends in Atlanta. He was
a member of the state senate about
twelve years ago, and found al
number of members Of the present
legislature who were his colleagues
in one house or the other at that
time.
Congressman Lewis is a staunch
believer in the enforcement of the
law, and that Georgia has gone for
prohibition he says he proposes to
work harder than ever for the
enactment by congress of a meas
ure which will prevent the liquor
states from shipping intoxicants
into those states or counties which
have abolished the sale.
''The Littlefeld bill was reported
favorably to the last house" Con-
gresham Lewis said yesterday,
'and it met with much favor. Con-
gress has leaned toward prohibition
all the while. We voted liquor
out of the national capitol, out of
the soldiers homes under national
supervision and banished it from
the army canteen.
1T feel satisfied that the senti-
ment has grown to such an extent
that the sixtieth congress will pass
a bill delying the right Of the states
in which liquor is permitted to bel
sold, to ship it into those states or
counties where it is prohibited by
law. The recent agitation CT the
question, and the action of Georgia
in abolishing the sale of liquor will
have wholesome effect, and will,
in my opinion, stimulate friend
ship for an anti-jug movement in
congress to point which will re-
suit in the measure being enacted
into law.
"There were also up for consider
alton at the last session several
bills to prohibit the government
from issuing licenses for the sale of
liquor in those states which have
gone dry. I feel confident that
the sixtieth congress will also
enact this legislation, as it should
States and counties which abolish
the sale of intoxicants by legal
enactment should be afforded the
full and complete protection of the
government.
~ am, personally, in favor of
both of these measures and pro-
pose to do everything in my power
to bring about their enactment by
the sixtieth congress. Atlanta
Constitution.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
JESSE MERCER

It is whispered about that Col. Jesse Mercer,
of the Fitzgerald Enterprise, may become can
didate for prison commissioner in the place OF Hon.
Thomas Eason, who will not offer for reelection.
Should Jesse Mercer decide to make the race,
this part of Georgia will show him that the people
annrecate a real competent South Georgian by Civ
ing him generous support
Jesse Mercer is not only competent man, but
he is genuinely progressive. His heart is respon-
sive to the higher things of life and wherever
there is progress, one may look for Mercer among
the leaders. Personally, he is handsome generous,
loyable and should he make canvass around the
state his magnetism will draw the people to his
Acknowledgements Journal.
Your generous language, Williams, touches
warm place in our heart. Such kind words are
worth more than any political preferment.
Pull for Fitzgerald
The four local bills introduced by Hon. E j.
Dorminy have passed both houses of the legisla
ture and received the governors signature.
One provides for the representation of Ben
Hill county in the legislature. One percribes the
duties of the board of county commissioners OF the
county These bills were necessary as the consti-
tutional amendment creating the county did not
cover these matters.
A third bill or really third and fourth bill
provides constitutional city court to dis place our
present city court with limited jurisdiction one
bill abolished the old and one created the
The measure providing new city charter for
the city, like the city court measure two bills were
necessary one killed the old charter which had
been often changed and which the city had out
grown.
We understand that there has been some dis
satisfaction, or some expressed opposition to the
new charter We have not seen anything or heard
but little on that line, and whatever might
have been said the bill is now a law and the city
has new charter much better than the old one.
The new charter is fuller and much more com
pete than the old one. 1t provides for few
changes that might be considered radical. We
published in these columns about the time the bill
was introduced a brief synopsis of the changes.
The most radical of which is the provision for the
election of each alderman by all the voters of the
city The original draft of the new charter pro-
vided for the reduction of the number of aldermen
to five but that section of the bill was changed,
because it would interfere with the terms of
meI<now in office.
The provision for board of commissioners to
handle all bond issues and control the city's pub
lie utilities is feature, but one that is ap-
proved by those who are interested in the city's
progress and prosperity.
The city court bill not only increases the jur-
iSdicton of the court but increases the salary of
the Judge to 81, 500 and places the solicitor on
salary of 81 200.
The bills afe unite satisfaaetorY @
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15

We have more or less weather every day, every
dog day at least.
Fitzgerald or Pull Out
The most Notable session of the legislature in
recent years is drawing to monentous class.
Pull for Fitzgerald or
In the mean time Fitzgerald is growing to the
satisfaction of our most thoughtful business men.
Pull for Fitzgerald o
Contractor Graham has cleared the wreckage
from the BULGE building and is ready to commence
laying brick in the broken gaps
Fitzgerald Pull Out.
The legislature will probably have committee
to look after that Central Southern Perry Thorn
deal.
Pull for Fitzgerald Of Pull Out
The price of lumber is better, the price OF
naval stores up, and the price Of cotton is good
and as a consequence the day OF prosperity is at
hand
Pull for Fitzgerald Pull Out
AS an eleemosynary institution the Hon. Joe
Hill HALLS lip is the acme of extravaganza when
considered in connection with the thought that it
costs the state 5000 a day to hear him talk about
his babies of reform
Pull for Fitzgerald Pull Out.
A statute to Robert G. Ingersoll has been
e"SN''' WA
thousand dollars, and the figure by New York
sculptor who was personal friend of the late ora
tor, is one third larger than life.
Pull for Fitzgerald Pull Out
The decent people of Dawson and Terrell coun-
ty have organized for the suppression of the illegal
sale of liquor in that county. The blind tigers
must CO. and the man who has not made up MS
mind to let the sale of liquor alone had better
move out of the state, he is candidate for the
chain gang The idea is spreading.
Pull for Fitzgerald
The overwhelming endorsement of the admin
istration by the house yesterday, when it adopted
the disfranchisement measure by vote OF l59 to
49, is reassuring and will do great deal to cool the
ardor of those who took the vote on the anti pass
bill to mean that the legislature was not in SYM
pathy with the executive Governor Smith seems
to have the strings well in hand.
DILL Ont
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15

Adah Chapter Q. E. S. meets
the first Monday in each month at
3 p. m. and the second Monday at
s p. m. Members and visitors of
this order are cordially invited to
attend these meetings. 81 If
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15
The Kinard Company
Sells fur Ca h Only.

Alter cpember lst, we posi- lively will not
cha sc anything on our books. Ia tn future
we will DO cash business only AS we II
we can sell 81 and % per cent chepaer on the
dollar for cash than we con sell on credit
All ccount due US NUT tie pa id by Sep Is
o We will ilace same with cur "rney to
SUE at once Il, d report ere one to the Re
tail frocers association which will dclar
YOU from OBJ a'nirg credit f ON othe err
oh Mt
NJ. offer best fun pateai Fl ur IS c Ter
p Id sack good syrup Toe per gallon, Baking
o vers 4e, all sc soap 4c Ball thread 80 balls
in box, box for 19c only, spo co ton &c
Ey Ything in our sore reduc' these
phi 70 ,sh only. This our was s5c per
sack WHEN CHARGED.
Yours Respectfully,
THE KINARD co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
Negro Wanted.

Deputies J +. Vaughn and S. n.
Osburn sefe IN Hickman Tuesday
night looking for a Lake county
Tenn negro. who chopped up a
white man viih a heavy hoe and left
him lor dead. The injured man Is
Frank Osbufn. constable IN Lake
county. residing i've miles from Tip
tonville u seems that the negro.
Bob Rice. worked lof Osburn and
when Osburn called him Tuesday
morning 10 90 % vofk. the negro
became angry and attacked him
sith a hoe inaic,ing ifighiful wounds
ab0u, TIE head. and thinking be had
killed him. made good hia escape
u Is thought the negro Is in thia
vicinity. A reward Be- offered Tor
his arrest
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
A New Route.

Emulating Cleopatra, Mrs. Rosa
Bloom, said 10 be member Of a
prominen, Paducah family grasped a
deadly snake 10 her breast allowing
IT 10 bury It's fangs several times
into her flesh. She is dying, her
oody being terribly swollen.
The woman vent there several
days ago With a man. and registered
as bis wife.
Mr.. Bloom has been missing tor
several days and when doctors call.
ed to attend Mrs. Bloom they found
a live reptile in her room. She er.
planned that she did not care 10 live
longer and that she had driven in
the country for the purpose Of seoul
ing the Spreading Adder" a Va
riety Of snake hereabouis whose bite
is considered fatal. The unfor.
,unate woman had placed the snake
in her corsage.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Deputy Sheriff Goalder johnson,
together with Sam Luien. Joe Bal
lard and Sid Handy. made a rad
Saturday night on the negro crap
shooters IN the leyee camp below
town. and landed ten Of them IN jail.
After the posse surprised and
arrested as many as they could and
started back 20 Hickman 10 their
boat. they we're fred upon from
amb lsh along the river bank and
thirteen out Of the fourteen IN the
boat received some Of the charge
from the sho, guns used Fortunate
ly the shot were small aud none OF
the officers or prisoners we're serious.
ly hurt Johnson says he will make
an attempt 10 bring those TO justice
Who did the shooting.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
Tobacco Information.

There are 10000 tobacco farms
in ihc Unite States
The Reggie State Tobacco monopo-
ly IN France vas established by the
dfn Napoleon In 1911.
France pays Tobacco shop keep
ers y per cent on iis sales vh.oh
amounts 30 a. .gfS. 900 a year.
Nev YORK City smokes about 200.
900 imported cigars day the prices
ranging from 10 up 20 so cents
Fall eigh,y-hys pei cent q the
cigau Manufactured IN the United
States are sold az retail for S cents.
The employees Of The French Re-
gie In the Tobacco factories are ten
women 10 one nan. the former get.
ting from S. TO 6S cents. and the
latter from si.O0 TO Si.2S a day.
The greater part Of the Tobacco
used in France is grown IN that
country There are So. 200 tobacco
planters in France Who cultivate 40.-
900 acres.
There are ten million Eve hundred
thousand acres under cultivation 10
produce the worlds supply Of ,obao-
co.
Il Is estimated that about $780,
600. 900 annually is expended Tor
Tobacco in its various forms IN the
United States.
OF Cigars Of an kinds. including
Slogies. New Workers consume
.OOO.O0O a day. the weekly Cigar
bill amounting 10 $500 900. or nearly
SO, 200, 900 a year.
II the strike Of Cigar makers in
Havana continues a few weeks longer
there will be a famine In Havana
Cigars.
The Preach Government pensions
the employees Of It's Tobacco factor.
les after twenty-five years service.
the men receiving a pension OF siiS. I
and the women one Of ST a year.
France consumes annually sOO.-
100000 Cigarettes. A mathema. |
tioian calculates that this number
Of cigarettes, II placed end 20 end. /
would reach around the world 500
times.
Most Of the popular Havana CT
CARS, especially those Of the dark /
color, are about exhausted. as the
Havana Cigar manufacturers, gen
orally. do not carry any appreciable
stock Of Cigars.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Court BOuSe News
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Following are the real estate
transfers that have been recorded iu
the Office OF the County Clerk Roper
since our last report
Emma Goodwin to W. T Hamlet,
town lot in Fulton. S2SOO.
W. T. Barton to Levi Campbell,
IS acres OF land in upper bottoms.
$1,000.
lno. Il. RingEood, ir., to Emma
Stair. town lots In Hickman, $1,000.
Jno. Ringwood, ST., 10 Emma
Stair. town lots IN Hickman, $1,000.
ist National Bank OF Fulton 10 J .
A. Miner. lots in Fulton, $4,000.
S. B. Oliver to Jno. Warden, land ,
5000.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
Look Here, Hickman Mer-
chants.

At Hopkinsville last fall there
we're several firms which we're incor-
porateG under the State laws OF Ken
lucky that we're not using the word
incorporated on their advertisements
and all signs in proximity 10 their
premises. The Commonwealth
Attorney took the matter up and
indicted these arms for violation Of
the law. AT that time the Courier
printed the Statutes governing the
case and warned the Hickman mer-
chants. Il has been decided by the
Cour, OF Appeals that the abbievia.
ton "Inc." will no, suffice but the
word must be spelled out In full.
Last week suit was broug ht by the
Commonwealth Attorney al Hop
kinsvile In Eve cases on account OF
the word not being spelled in fall.
The week previous, at the same
place 1--WE suits we're instituted
against the Cumberland Telephone
Co., on the same charge. and the
suits settled by the company paying
800 in one case and dismissing The
others. AS a word CT waTning We
bring this matter to the attention Of
the Hickman merchants Who are IN
corpotated. We again prin, the
statutes bearing on the case. Sec.
S76-Every corporation organized
unaer the laws Of the State. shall.
In a conspicuous place. on lis Princi-
pal place or places Of business. in
letters sufficiently large to be easily
read, have painted or printed the
corporate name Of such corporation,
Immediately under the same, in like
manner, shall be painted or printed
the word Incorporated" And i'm
mediatelY under the name OF such
corporation. upon all printed or ad-
vertising matter used by such cor
poration. excep, railroad companies.
banks, trust companies. insurance
companies and building and loan as
sociations, shall appear in letters
sufficiently large TO be easily read.
the word incorporated" Any
corporation which shall fail or refuse
to comply With the provisions Of this
section shall be subject to a fine Of
not less then one hundred dollars
and not more than FIVE hundred dol
lars.
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shx on, ann; Eln.d go.

The manager who would advertise
his 40 minstrels. count en-" 10 Mex.
leo. and then put on his show With
about ten men all told. would not e.
cape AZ easily a. be does In the states
Because the number OF bulls pro
duced for a bull hght In Monterey.
the other sunday. we're one short o.
the advertised number. the manager
was fined 5000 b. the municipal au-
thorites.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

You don't want 20 be called old. but
it's coming. Il has come with every.
body else who has lived long enough.
and It's coming with you. So. keep on
smiling. and n you're eating three
meals day and getting round on your
feet there ought not TO be any real
cause for complaint Let the crown OF
years be- a fragrant wreath.-Nanches
ter (N. ID Union.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Special Judge !. f. Robbins. Of
Maytield' has called a special ses
sion OF Circuit court TO convene a,
Georgetown, county seat Of Scot,
county. to try the case agains, Caleb
Powers for taking part IN the muir.
der Of Gov. VIM. Goebel. and all al.
torneys in the case have been Motif.
ed to appear July 10th.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
Why Wood Warns.

An expert has advanced new
theory 20 explain why the most care
fully Kindred wood sometimes
warps lie says that when the sap IA
dried out various foreign substance
remain IN the wood. and these absorl
moisture and swell. and thus cause
warping
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Easy history Once the world
was Adams then it bec,me the pro-
Perty Of Alexander. Who sighed be-
cause he couldn't get still another
onei later on it became Monte
cris'o's' and to day ii belongs to
John d. Rockefeller.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Bible School at the Christian
Church Sunday morning at 9;4s /;
regular preaching and communion
service at lO;4S. subject, the Great
Need Of Christian Union. Evening
service at 7;4S, subject. The True
Basis Of Christian Union. At the
morning service an offering will be
taken for Missions. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7i4S.
Frank II. Vernon. Minister.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

state &C kentucky .
County uf FULTON.
n. A. Thompson. cashier ~ the fsfmefs a
Merchant f'auk. = liank located AMI dulus
IluslUrss no Nu.w Clinton street lu hnN NlA
30 Hickman. in aid county. iFiuE unlf
sworn. aaNs she furNauind report o. POI All o.
susrts "a trua stafamenI Of she condition 20
aIId IllnE I'd The rltiss 81 nuslness uu lnf
rfh dnF 90 June 100. o. thf test uf nis
EuuHl ledge and belief aud further sAfs tiiel
she nusluess % aid hsuk has been transafi
cd az che luraffnu named ana nos Nlrt
where and that che als1fa report D. utatlf
fn rurauiiafsra aIth a. official uuiicc rt
calNel from the Secretary ~ state dtslH
Mating che rth dnF q June, lsf. a. tne daf
on which such report shall D. uafie.
q. A. Tmnn fsas. Cashier.
-uhsrrii-d AMI sworn o. fsfnrn me ny
A. Thompson the lat dny 20 July. isq.
IT,. NNHtNns
tsEALl Notary Public.
n. A. I.NuTuuul
o. Al. lsIrn IIrFrtur u
y. N. HUBBARD
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

A fashion magazine says that peek.
a-boo waists are not OF modern lnven.
ton. aud having heard OF Mrs Eve
Adams fg.leaf gown We are compelled
70 agree-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
The Shiri.Wai., Sui.

There vere rumou aaa, "a.
In the season that Or. ts.ru
suit would no; be .n ai .a.
favor With this ysar'iiauuu Il.
writes Grace Margaret Goa
Woman's Home Campan.1ai .fEl
Every che "a pro a.nr,
universal vogue OF The l-yf "a
Nov, however, Obj. tilsa.u|
ing. and tbs shifi.saa Uthn|
asserting aseli And ,h,f, : \
d0abi that b De- smarter ,aa1 ,ur.
"Oi couue. th sr.us
has had 70 look io Del alf,a. A
perhaps that's shy Oh, asv ed
are 80 original and stiurs.y 4
tfac,ive an sorts Of nl,,fl.i \
used. from thr nev toi.. naun.|
suiiing pai,eta io an ,,Tp.-dI
striped gingham Bfu liza
aiso in high favor iof d i.rui
suit Other materials s.... ir
vogue are 6gsisd naani. "a.
mercsfifsd red. cotton p pin. 80
aud striped and chscstlu.u
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

On her wedding day a young widow
always wonders how many men will
commit suicide on her account
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Atso-year old child at Birming-
ham. Ala. died as a result Of suck
ing a sponge that had come 10 con
tao, with fly paper.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

People usually have the blues after
skimming the milk Of human kind
ness.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

We ought 20 lead our child 10 the
right path. not by severity but BY
persuasion .-Menander
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05
Local Notes


Hickman business houses we're
closed on the Fourth.
Ice cream supper at the band hail.
next Thursday evening.
Mrs. <. L. King was in Union
City several days last week.
Mrs. .. Amberg and mother
Mrs. Riley. lef, Tuesday, for Chi
cago.
Hickman sent a good crowd to
Mayheld, to the Fourth Of July eele-
bration.
F.H. Vernon vent to Dyer, Tenn
Tuesday, to attend a meeting IN
progress there.
DR.. J. NJ. Hubbard and vile will
leave next Monday foT Tampa, Fla.
for a short visit.
An optimist is a person Who Is
looked upon as a horrible example
by the pessimis,.
The more patience a woman has
with her children the less she has
with their father.
Mrs. Mitiie King is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Henrietta Tams, in
Union City this week.
E. c. Rice is in Woodland Mills
attending the bedside Of his mother,
who is dangerously III.
An easy way 10 make money is TO
buy stocks when they are low and
sell them when they are high.
Mrs. Val Carpenter had the mis-
fortune to stick a rusty nail In her
finger Wednesday, the wound prov
ing very painful.
Mrs. c. G. Schlenker. leave
next week for Eaton and Cincinnati,
Ohio. where she will spend the re-
maindeT Of the summer.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will give an ice cream supper at the
band practice hall on the evening Of
Thursday, July 18th. Every body
invited.
The Hickman ball team vas de-
feated Tuesday by a score Of 9 and
8. The boys we're praeticing for
the fourth with some Of the older
ball players in Hickman.
Miss Lille Holland, the trimmer
at (. c. Rice & Co.'S store, left
Wednesday for Mayheld. where she
will visit a short time before return
ing 10 her home in Maben, Miss.
DR.. J. R. Luten and wife returned
this morning from Chicago. They
report DR.. Sam Luten to be improv-
ing and state that he will be able to
return 10 his home in Hickman in a
few days.-Fulton Leader.
A barn on the Val Carpenter place
in the lower bottoms burned Mon
day, being struck by lightning. A
horse was killed by the lightning,
one burned TO death and a quantity
Of hay and corn burned, belonging
10 Mr.. Morrow.
The Court Of Appeals Monday
affirmed judgment Of the Clark cir
cult court awarding Mrs. Aubrelia
Marcum, widow Of James Marcum,
damages in the sum Of IS 900 against
James Hargis and Edward Callahan,
Of Breathitt county, on the ground
tAat they had caused the assassina-
ton OF her husband.
Mrs. Z. A. Champion. aged IS.
died at Fulton, Sunday, after long
illness. She had resided in Fulton
for more than eighteen years and
was one Of the most highly respect
ed citizens In the town. She is sur
vived by four children, Mrs. w. W.
Brady, Miss Dora Champion and
Miss Della Champion, OF Fulton,
and Byron Champion, Of Dexter,
No. She was the mother Of the
late S. A. Champion. one Of the
most highly esteemed members OF
the Nashville bar.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Many a man has lost his mental
balance by attempting TO entertain
two or more IDEAS at the same time.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Twenty years hence the boys Of
today in Hickman will be men; they
will be doctors and drunkards law
yers and liars; ministers and mur-
derers; and so on down the line.
Parents, do you know where your
boy is tonight. and for which class
he is training1
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Extensive tests in road making
will be conducted BY the Government
in and around Bowling Green duriag
the summer. all sorts OF material be-
ing used as guides for work in all
parts Of the country.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

The farmer Eho does his best. al
ways does mos, 10 lift up his country,
state and community. The roots Of
good government are deep down
among the good farmers Of the
country.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

Give a fellow diPper Of water
and he will drink out Of the side
where you didn't. Give him a bottle
and he don't care where you have
mouthed It. He sticks II In his
mouth and drinks like a drain pipe.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-05

There are three k.aliol Psas
Hictmsn-ihe vil.f. OBJ, r1,.ts|
the carts The 6u aoa-
fything3 the ise 1i a
everything third lal n ,rsY