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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-27
HON. MARION DICK
SON. WHO IS He?

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representative, is one Of the bcs
known men in the county. A!thc
there arc a number Of TcoIl3 il
the city who are not acquainted
with him personally. lie was
born within ten miles of Fitzgcr-
aid, little less than fifty yeas ago.
He was here when Fitzgerald was
founded an d welcomed it from
the start, and has favored il
with his personal influence and his
money, by investing in almost
every Enterprise that has been
organized in the city. In 1895 ht
bought considerable city property
and built the Lee houss, which al
that time was the best building il
the city. 1t now stands On the
corner of Grant and Magnolia. MI.
Dickson owns the building today.
Soon after that he built one OF
the best South Main street les.
denccs up to that time and still
owns the property. He then buiH
the Lodge building now otcu led
by the Consolidated Grocery Co.
and Odd Fellows Hall, CorlCI
Central and Grant Mr.. Dickson
Still owns that property. Mex
nc built the Terrence Soy Sh1
store which he still owns. II
owns other real c>tlte in the city
He has lCen connected with tn
best organizations and enter prisc,
that have made fitagerAld what
she is. lie was u charter member
Of the Chamblcss Grocery Co. now
the Consolidated Grocery Co., and
was director until q very recent
late. He was 81 charter member
Of the Merchants and Ilutcr
Bank, now the First Nation4
Bunk. lie Was Il charter membe
Of the Bowen Banking Go. HOW til
Exchange National Of which he j
1T present first vice pre5il3at. IL
was ~ charter member ana director
of the Irwin County Cotton Mills
lie was q charter member and frs
president Of the Fitzgerald Pub
fishing Co. He WAS vice prcsidcn
and director Of the Planters Ware
house and Loan Go. He WAS for
long time director Of the Empil7
Mere aatilc Co., and president q
the paulk IIar WARE Co.
Quite thoroughly identified witt
the city for o co1ntryman Living
ten miles out in the woods.
His entcrprisins spirit has per
mcratel the business life CT thi
town and colony, and his none!
and COOL sense have played II
small part i'll the city's prosperity
He has never held but onc public
Office, aItho he might have done Sc
often for the asking. One o
his very first acts in an official CT
paci!y was to bcfrjcal Fitzgerald
in an unusual way. AS Colntl
School Commissioner he paid Tho
cit, tho first money receive from
the state for Fitz5er&ld's Publ,
School. 1T was found that un,lc
oar public school organization III
city Was not entitled to any money
from sac public school fund, and
lie made it his business to take
tac matter up with the ST.,
School Commissioner an secure :
division Of the county money ovrl
the protest Of the county board .!
cducatiGI,
u hen We were fighting 70" I
Continued sa page >
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-27
ARE TO WE'D.

WaIer
Frederic CORTLAND Ienfed caused stir in society New York and ~ o.
Weaoat
highly
with
1885 consul general Esyp
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-27
DEDICATION OF
|. @. @. F. HALL
Impressive Ceremonies
Conducted Wednes-
day--Many in At
tendance.
Brief History Of Local Lodge.

Wednesday morning opened
with the sun shining III all it's glory
and but for a chill north wind nc
more perfect day could have been
chosen for the dedication Of { id
Fellows Hall.
At 2 O'Clock, p NJ, Fitzgerald
Lodge, No IS, and visiting broth
rcn fell in by twos at the entrance
of their new hall, Pine and Main
streets and headed by the Empire
State band marched from there
ont and thru the principle streets,
returning to the hail where the
impressive service of dedication
took place.
In the absence of Deputy Grand
Master Blalock, of Va'dosta, who
was detained at his home thru the
illness of his daughter who has
pneumonia, VIM. Mccormick, took
the position of Acting Deputy
Grand Master.
The opening address was deliv-
TxAby Mayor J. G. Knapp who
spoke briefly, dealing directly
with the dedication.
The impressive ceremony Of
laying the corner stone was then
carried out by the grand officers
who are: VIM. Mccormick, Grand
Master; Frank Hager, Grand
Chaplain; Earl Brown, Grand
Warden; George Hooker, Grand
Treasurer and Carl Sim0ls, Grand
Secretary.
The Heralds from other coun.
tries were Carl Simons, Al Brun-
ner, Clarence Miller and Frank
Hager dressed in costumes of white
red, pink and purple, presented by
J. E. Leverett.
After the dedication services
were finished the following doc
uments were placed within the
stone: Photograph of VIM. Nc
Cormich, the Oldest Odd Fellow IN
the city; a history of his life as an
Odd Fellow. He was initiated in
1858.
List Of the charter members cf
Lodge No. 35.
Names of Grand. Masters and
Past Grand Masters.
Officers of No. IS.
Names of the 116 3rd degree
members of No. IS.
Names of the 2nd degree mem
bers Of No. 85.
Names of those elected TO the
LIST degree.
Name of Mayor J. G. Knapp,
who is a member Of No. So.
Communication from Albert
Drummer and wife. They are OF the
oldest settlers in Fitzgerald hav-
ing came here before the survey
was made.
Badge by G. G. Lagerstrom.
Voucher by S. Greer.
Roster of First Encampmcnt No.
8 which had SO members.
Communications from Frank
Hager and P. B. Owen.
Three links from Fitzgerald Iron
Works.
List Of Charter members Of Reb-
ecca's-12 members, and roster OF
the present lodge of Rcbecca-12l
members.
Bylaws of No. 80.
A Badge by c. P. Mcmillan who
is First Vice Grand.
The corner stone was then placed
in position. 1t bore on the fact
the following names: Vim. Mc'
Eormich: q pafratt Er;lniE
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
TO
GREET VISITORS
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANS MANY
ENTERTAINMENTS FOR WALLA
WALLA ExCURSIONiSTS.

PORTLAND, Feb. AT a CONNER
cial club meeting Thursday evening
plans were adopted for entertainment
of the Inland Empire excursion party
that will arrive from Spokane Walla
Walla and other points on the morn
ing of February S, en- route to south
ern California. Their visit in Port
land will be made one Of the pleasant
est incidents of the trip.
An AUTOMOBILES committee was ap-
pointed TO arrange for taking the Wis
itors about the business district. A
trolley car ride viii also sbe given to
show them various points Of interest.
They will be met at Bonneville by a
reception committee composed of 20
women. Luncheon and dinner will be
given at the Portland hotel. The din
ner at G O'Clock will be followed with
addresses by Governor Chamberlain,
Mayor Lane and other prominent citi-
zens.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
STANDS AGAINST
TRAMP Athletes.
Presiders Bryan Favors Objects of the
College Conference.

PULLMAN, Feb. 1.-President Brv
an, OF the. Washington State College
here is strongly in favor of the exclu-
sion of tramp athletes from college
sports.
L think it would be wise to revive
the old Northwest rules so far as they
apply to athlates who represent a COL
lege in collegiate athletics one year and
the following year go to some other
institution" said President Bryan. II
do not believe. however, that the FEAST
bllty of the one-year residence rule
Is generally admitted among the insti-
tutlons where it has been tried | be-
leVe that no good is gained by the
exclusion of freshmen from the game
of football and that it doesn't max
for any greater purity in athletics.
Il certainly am not in favor of sum-
mer baseball. For the welfare of the
student, / believe he should not play
baseball during the summer l approve
the suggestion recently made by, Pres
ident S. 3. l.. PenroSe of Whitman
college, that 70 hours be the minimum
time allowed bona fide student: that
is, to be eligible to Intercollegiate ath-
letics the student Should put in 12
hours Of class work each week"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
CHARLES HuNGATE DEAD
WELL KNOWN WALLA WALLAN
SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF
PNEUMONIA.

Charley Hungate, who has lived In
this city for the past ten years, died
at his home, 527 West Alder street,
this morning at 5 O'Clock, after a
short illness caused by pneumonia.
He was 50 years Of age, and leaves,
besides his wife, one daughter and
three sons to mourn his death. They
are E ]. Hungate and Malcolm Hun
gate, of this city: oscar Hungate ana
Mrs. George York. of Indiana, and Mrs
Charles Hungate of Walla Walla.
Mr.. Hungate was formerly resi-
dent of Indiana, having come west
about ten years ago for the benefit OF
his health He had not been in the
best of health for over year past
but his condition was not considered
serious until a few days ago.
The funeral will be held from the
Cookery undertaking chapel tomOr-
row morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. +. K.
Fowler. Of the First Baptist church.
Interment will be in the
city cemetery
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
JURY FREES
HARRY THAW
Verdict Returned Shortly Be-
fore Noon Today
SEND PRISONER TO ASYl Uh
THAW AND EVELYN SMILE AT
EACH OTHER AS VERDICT
is ANNOUNCED.

NEW YORK, Feb. HAIRY ThaW
was acquitted of the murder of Stan
ford White shortly after noon today
on the ground of being insane.
Immediately after the jury returned
the verdict Bowling committed the
prisoner to the asylum for criminal
insane at Mattewan, subject to his pos
sible recovery
The jury had been out 25 hours al
most TO a minute, and is said to have
taken in the neighbOrhood of a dozen
ballots. In the ballot next to the de-
cisiOn the ballot is said to have stood
nine for acquittal and three for con-
viCtion in some degree, if murder. in
less than the first. During the argu
ments following this ballot, one of the
three came over for acquittal, the
other two then capitulated
Evelyn and Josiah TnaW were in the
court room at the time the verdict
was received. Mrs. William Thaw was
at her hotel when word was telephoned
her.
1t is said she tainted on hearing the
verdict.
Upon the jury stating they had ar
rived at a verdict Ihaw was told to
rise when the verdict was read. Thaw
smiled broadly and resumed hts seat
turning 10 smile at his wife and brother
h. -,
LittletOn each sought to gain the tloOl
but Bowling waved them down anC
before argument could be offered an
nounced he wC"ld commit the prisoner
to MatteWan.
Thaw was taken back TO the Tombs
to await further action of the cOur;
which viii be taken next week.
In the meantime Littleton will seel
to have the prisoner committed to soms
private sanitarium and probably vii
later ask for an insanity commission
before which he will seek to prove
Thaw's present sanity.
In committing Thaw, Bowling said:
Upon all the testimony in this case
the court is satisfied that 10 grant the
freedom of the defendant would be
dangerous to the community at large
The court therefore, orders, in the in
terest OF public safety, that defendant
be recommitted to the Tombs, from
there to be transferred to the state
asylum for the insane at Matterwan.'
AS he concluded. Littleton asked that
the order bs handed down at once. ~
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
PENDLEToN GIRLS DEFEATED.
High School Team Wins Basketball
Game by Big Score.

Without having had the practice of
any intercollegiate game this season,
the girls basket ball team of the local
hish school yesterday evening, went
into the game with the Pendleton ag-
gregation and succeeded in winning the
game by the one sided score of Is to 8,
in the presence of a fair-s sized audi
ence. The game was replete with SEN
been a tie until near the end of the
last half. gave numerous opportunities
for brilliancy in playing.
The Walla Walla lassies We're clear
ly superior to their antagonists in
the intricacies of the popular game
and while they did not make such a
marked showing in the first half, the
latter part of the contest was all that
even the most ardent basketball en-
thusiast could have wished.
Coach Glow has coached two of tie
best basketball teams this year that
ever represented the local high school
on the floor of a gym, and the success
with which both boys and girls have
met is quite feather in his cap" The
boys team has not been defeated this
season.
Arrangements will be made next
in Perjleton in the near future.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
SAM Lee QUITE A SINGER
CHINAMAN INCARCERATED IN
COUNTY JAIL MARBLES A
DELIGHTFUL MARBLE.

Sam Lee, arrested on serious
charge, and Lizzie Walton, charged
with incOrrigibility, are occupying cells
in the county Jail, awaiting their hear
ing. Sam is not in the least discon-
certed by his Incarceration, and whiles
away the merry hours warblng good,
old fashioned Mclean" songs. Yes, he
can sing, better than many Americans
can
AS proof of this. Sam this morning
the vocal line, and, though not knowing,
he had an appreciative audience. broke
out in well-mOdulated voice, the old
familiar ,sentimentalitv. I'm Wearing
Ny Heart Away for YOU The young
lady in an upper cell was apparently
the person for whom the melody was
in ended. and others desecrated not the
fine sentiment by interruption. Sam
sang it thrOugh-from the place where
he wondered whether another love had
won her heart to the place where he
was wearing his own pumping plant
cut against the iron bars of his cell for
her.
And as the soft strains flOated soft
ly through the silent corridors. many
there were within the steel confine-
ment whose thoughts turned to home.
mother childhood days and sweet
heart like Sams. No applause greet
ed the singer when he had finished;
but. who knows. perhaps a tear falling
from the lashes of his lady-love, re-
warded the musically-inclined Sam for
his harmony.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
name new APPLE "coPPEr'
DIXIE PRODUCT. GROWN BY n. l..
FRAZIER, GIVEN OFFICIAL
TITLE.

The Walla Walla country has done
something worthy of notice in the
fruit producing line this year, if it
never does again. for at yesterday af-
ternoon's session of the Horticultural
association. II committee OF three OF
which Professor Tkornbursh was
chairman. reported upon the name of
an apple which has been raised by IL.
L. Frazier of Dixie, for many years
past and christened it the 'Coppei.'
The variety of fruit has puzzled
learned men for many years past. and
so far as known. the tree in Mr.. Fra
zier's orchard is the only one in the
west He planted a seed 40 years ago
ron, winch large. healthy tree has
grown bearing fruit unlike any other
known to apple experts. and in order
that the variety might be recognized
with name OF lt$ Own, TIE Coiiihii''O'1
APPOINTED for that purpose, at Mr.. Fra
zier's suggestion. yesterday. sus-
eested that it be known as the cop
pei" and a vote of the association
made ii so.
Mr. Frazier objected to the name,
hut as the name Frazier and Dixie
are common ones in the apple World.
those were turned down by the asso-
citation. Therefore, within the course OF
+, few years, the word Copper taken
from the babblihg stream In the lar
west. wiz become a familiar word with
r.n,ote easterners where Walla Wal
la fruit is used in large quantities- MI.
Frazier harvested 124 boxes from hiS
"Coppei'' tree last season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01

BEGIN FIGHT
Files Suit al Salt Lake Against
Hartman Mergers
GREATEST CASE Of ITS KIND
MEANS If GOVERNMENT WINS,
DISSOLUTION OF U. P, S. p.
e. o. r. G. N. RAILROADS.

SALT LAKE, Feb. 1.-The govern
ment's suit against The Hartman mer-
gers was filed here today.
This is an effort on the part of the
government to dissolve the amaigama-
ton of the Union Pacific, Southern Pa
cifiC and .. r. & n. railroads, and is
the greatest suit of its kind ever file d
by the government being wider in scope
than the ever noted suit against the
Northern Security companies which
dissolved the Northern Pacific and. the
Great Northern.
This attack is but the leader to Sc
ries of all rail combinations of the
kind now existing in the United States
TIE best effort of the department for
over a year has been devoted on pa
pers and evidence pertaining to the
suit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
WOMAN STARvES
At BAKER CITY
LIVING ALONE SHE is FOUND
DEAD BY THE
POLICE.

BAKER CITY. Gre, Feb. lin the
heart of Baker City, which has proud
ly boosted t:2at it was a city without
poor. Mrs. c. A. Garrett was allowed
to starve to death Tuesday evening.
Neighbors knew of her destitute con-
1ition but were afraid to aid her, be-
lieving she had smallpox.
The woman had been living alone
in tumbledoWn cottage in Wil!ovale.
Monday she complained of pains in her
stomach but did not tell her neigh
b0rs that it was caused by lack of
something to eat The report was
spread that she had smallpox and only
one woman, Mrs. Bastian. dared enter
the house. This woman discovered
the true state Of affairs and notified
the police. Before the officers <suc-
ceeded in arousing themselves to ac-
ton Mrs CARROT was dead
Although the dead woman had lived
here for several months little was
known of her 1t is said she has four
children but it is not known where
they live
Baker City gained the reputation OF
being city without poor year ago
last Thanksgiving when c. NJ. Mullen,
"a prominent mining man, bought 90
turkeys and publicly offered them 10
any worthy poor families who needed
a feast. He was unable to dispose or
a single turkey in the manner he hao
planned and was finally forced to be-
stow his gifts on his personal friends.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01

DISTRICT ATTORNEY INSISTS
NO IMMUNITY HAS BEEN
PROMISED ORCHARD.

CALDWELL, Ida, Feb. 1.--Plans are
being laid for the prosecution of Harry
Orchard for the murder of the late
Governor Steunenberg
The district attorney insists tat Or
chard has had no immunity promised
him and that he will be tried for his
life The Nan is to hold the trial in
April
Orchard, since the trial of Haywood
and Pettibone at Boise has BEEN con-
fined in the penitentiary there Oar
Chard's health has remained good
throughout his confinement Much of
his time he spends in writing and
reading. he having developed a great
fondness for reading.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
WALLA WALLA
SH|VERs WITHHOLD
MERCURY AT WEATHER OFFICE
DROPS TO TWO ABOVE
ZERO TODAY.

Wa!la Walla's only hope is that it
Will be SO frigid tomorrow that His
! Nibs. the ground hog will fear to poke
his little pink nose out of his burrow
far enough to get his eyes above
ground. and thus see his shadow. for
Weather Observer Newman says there
is every indication of continued clear
and cold.
/ Six weeks more of winter does not
lappeal~to the average WalIa Wallan.
many of whom have moved here to
escape the severe winters of eastern
climes and although there has thus
far been no weather worthy of the
name, the prognostication of the
ground hog even though founded chief
ly on legend, will not be a welcome
One-unless. perchance, the weather
man changes his mind and gives cloudy
weather fof tomorrow.
Two Above Last Night.
Last night was the coldest of the
season TO date. Weather Observer
Newman's instrument on top of the
Ransom building having given the fig
ures as two degrees above zero. To-
night. he says. will be even colder. and
iexpects.the mercury To drop as low as
it did on the coldest. night of last win
ter January II, when the thermometer
registered one degree below zero.
"A Few Tales.
Even with the mercury at the two
above mark. at SIS o'clock. this morn
ing. people had difficulty in starting
their fires because of the smoke freez-
ing as it emerged from the chimneys
and clogsing the opening. All forenoon
crews Of men were engaged in chop
ping away the distractions to relieve a
suffering public Blocks of frozen heat
and smoke could be seen floating laziIy
over the city on the wings of winter
breeze and to many it was new
and novel experience. But the strangest
occurrence is reported by man living
in the northern part of town. He says
he built a wood fire in the heater as
usual this morning and opened all the
draughts SO that the room might get
warm in the shortest possible time
Stepping out of the house for a mo-
ment. he was surprised on glancing at
the chimney. to see the heater sitting
I'D there-"sucked clean through the
stove pipe. bgosh. by the draught.
That the cold snap is to be of but
short duration is the firm belief of the
weather dispenser. who. although he
can see no signs of thaw. says long
cold spells cannot prevail in the Paci-
fic northwest. and have never been
krcwn. except in extreme seasons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
DEATH IN
LOGGING CAMP.

ELMA, Feb. Clayton Tolliver, Il
young man of % years. met a horrible
death Thursday evening. He was at
work singing rigging when an i'm
mcnse log became dislodged on the hill
side above him and rolled down 81
swiftly that he was caught before he
could get out of the way. between the
ioE and stump, and frightfully
crushed and mangled
The log was so big that it was fourd
necessary to hitch a lead to it TO gel
it off the body. Toliver was unmarried
ana had enc brother working in the
camp with him. Their parents live in
North Carolina and it is likely t. atuhe
body vii! re shipped there.
Coroner Girard found an in nluest an
necessary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
BIG RED APPLES
FOR ADVERTISING
DISPLAY AT THE FRUiTGROWERS
MEETING WILL ACCOMPANY
LOS ANGELES EXCURSION

For the purpose of advertising the
possibilities of the Inland Empire in
the matter of fruit growing. d large
number of boxes of prize winning ap-
IleS which were on exhibition at the
meetings of the State Horticultural
association in this city the past week,
are to be put aboard the Inland EN-
H!re special when it leaves Walla
Nalla for the trip through California,
aad people of the sunny cline are t.
be shown some real fruit that cannot
be duplicated anywhere.
BY an agreement reached yesterday
afternoon between owners of the vari-
Gus displays. the suggestion of the
Haala Walla Commercial club that the
Iruit be taken on the Los Angeles ex-
cuISlon, was accepted and when the
Two Walla Walla cars are pulled out of
tne I'd. +. 6, y. station Friday even
lNs' several boxes of prize apples may
% Seen gaily displayed before one OF
H. large plate glass windows, bar
iHS the label Grown in the Trlan'l
Empire"
NAile not all Of the s~uit on display
Ill been grown in what is co:nnonly
hhoWn &s the Inland It,npire. the OBJ
''c' OF the excursion is for the 1urp )se
W advertising the state of Washington
a> Whole. as we'll as southeastern
washington. and ether fruit growing
sections Where good success is obtained
"re to receive publicity according to
Tie merits presented. DR. n. G. Bla
''tk Is to have charge of the fruit
"''tr It IS turned over to the excur-
S''AlStS by President Ritz of the Walla
"aiIa Fruitgrowers' association.
4hnouncement that the fruit was to
."y still further part in the adver-
'>7iheht o. the state was greeted with
"ttiauSe when il was made by Presi-
'.'i' Gilbert just prior to adjournment
Yesterday afternoon. showing that the
'0-l men have the good OF the COM
-.i'|ea-th at heart and are anxious to
WV everything in their power TO assist
carrying on the good work Of giving
,'>'ern visitors in California a better
'''1 regarding the resources of the
state.