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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Obituary:.-N ]. B. Butts.

The many friends of Mrs. j. B
Butts will regret, as stated in Satur-
days issue, to learn of her death
which occurred at her home north
east of the city, between II and IL
o'clock last Saturday night.
Mrs. Butts had been a resident of
this colon since early days, coming
here with her husband two children
from Minnesota. She was an ideal
wife and mother, always planning
and working for the welfare and
comfort of the family.
| With all her many duties, however,
she alwsys had time to entertain
friends; and nothing delighted her
more than to have parties from the
city visit her frequently. She was
an ideal hostess, and no place was
more popular than the Butts home.
She was lovable and kind to all in
fact, to know her was to love her.
Her death comes as a terrible
shock to the bereaved family and
friends. Her health was always I'M
usually good until the past few
months. Even until the last two or
three weeks no alarm was felt over
her condition. This, too, the first
death in the family during her TWEEN
ty-fve years of married life.
She leaves to mourn her loss be-
sdes her husband, one son and one
daughter, and large circle of friends
here and number of relatives in
the north. The latter, however,
were unable to be present at the
funeral, which was held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
First M. E. Church, of which she was
a consistent member. The services
were conducted by Pastor E. J.
Hammond, who paid a glowing trib-
ute to the loved gone; her noble
character, faithful wife and moth
er, who died in the faith in a better
world beyond the skies.
The interment took place in Ever
green Cemetery, followed by a large
concourse of friends. Peace to her
memory and good name behind; and
may Gods guardian angel watch
over the bereaved family with heatf
ing wing.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
A Good Show.

With good pictures and vaudeville
awav above the average, the Motto
produced the best show of its kind
in the city Monday night, and this
is saying a great deal, as there were
some mighty good shows.
Thomas and Haas, not stars but
comets" put on some stuff that won
IKE confidence of the audience from
the start. The manager says this is
the best team of its kind that has
ever played in her. house and al
though they were originally book
for three days. after they put on
their first act they were immediate
ly engaged for the entire week, as
they can make an entire change
each night. Their jokes and songs
are original and they thoroughly IN
derstand how to put them over and
make them stick. They are really
Not Stars but Comets"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Mrs. Mary MARYLAND
Has Gone to Beyond

Mrs. Mary Louise MARYLAND, aged
sixty-tour years, passed away yester-
day afternoon at the home OF her
son, on third street north, succumb-
ing to heart disease. Mrs. MARYLAND
has been suffering with heart attacks
for several months past, but last
Tuesday a sudden and more severe
attack took place. and she gradually
became worse, until the end.
Mrs. MARYLAND. since the age OF
IL years, has been member OF the
Presbyterian church, and through
out her long life was the means OF
doing great good to people in trouble.
She made many friends wherever
she was at, and in St. Petersburg
leaves many who join with the De-
reaved children in their sorrow.
At the bedside when the end came
was a daughter. Mrs. S. W. Bivins'
of lamp, and a son, Robert. OF this
city. Three other children-tred
M. MARYLAND, of Milwaukee; Mrs l.
o. Tisdel, of Fitzgerald, Ca, and
Mrs. j. w. Sanders, of Oklahoma
City. Okla. They have been notified
of their mothers and will reach the
city in time for the funeral Monday
afternoon.
The funeral will be held from the
Presbyterian church at 3 o'clock, IN
terment to be made at Greenwood
cemetery, The remains are at the
Harris undertaking parlors and
many sorrowing friends visited there
today for a last look at the best
Christian women that they ever
knew.-St. Petersburg CID indie
pendent.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
First Waking Up
The Newspapers

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 20-That the
entran c e into the local field by
William Randolph Hearst has al
ready made the newspaper game
in Atlanta faster than it has ever
been before in this city's. history
is admitted by the newspaper men
on all the local papers.
Wren Hearst sent Coates and
Speed, two of his biggest New York
and Chicago managing editors. down
here to make Hearst paper out OF
the Georgian. it wakened things up
to surprising extent. That it only
made the Georgian a better paper
but that it has already made better
papers of both the others in the
same field it is the view OF the
public takes of the innovation.
The old time SCOOP is sought
for as it hasn't been before in re-
cent years, and every reporter is on
his toes to secure a beat" by hook
or crook.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Lawson Is Named
Head OF Farmers
w. III. Faust, Of Oglethorpe
County. Elected Vice
President

Macon, Ga. Feb. 16-Practically
the only business of importance
transacted at the morning session
of the Georgia Farmers Union was
the election of officers, which re-
suited as follows:
Prssident-Lawson E. Brown, Of
Washington county.
Vice President-W. H. Faust, Of
Oglethorpe county.
Secretary and Treasurer. 1
Mcdaniel, of Roskdale county.
State Chaplain-A. S. Ulm, OF
: Fayette county.
State Organizer and Lecturer
Il. Lee, of DeKalb county.
Sergeant at Arms-A. L. Wallace
of Screven county.
Door-Keeper-Asa D. Cobb, OF
Berrien county.
Conductor-J. Grady Smith, OF
Epson county.
President Duckworth declined re-
election, but agreed to lecture. OF
give any assistance when In his
power.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Travis N. Southall.

On Saturday evening at $50, at
the home of his sister, Mrs. j. w.
Turner, on North Lee ST., Travis M.
Southall, of Newport News. Virginia,
gently and peacefully passed into
The Great Beyond"
Mr.. Southall belonged to a fine
old Virginia family, and all during
his life, was closely identified with
every movement that stood for the
uplifting of the community in
which he lived.
During the civil war he served as
lieutenant on Gen. J. E. B. Stewards
staff, and his record remains a price
less legacy to his family. !.
Prior to coming to Georgia
on account of ill-health, he held
an important position in the
custom house at Newport News.
He was 70 years old at the time of
his death and leaves one sorrowine
sister, Mrs. Turner, Of this city, and
five daughters and four sons in Vir-
GINA.
The body was accompanied by
Mrs. Turner aad carried to Virginia
for interment.
While Mr., Southall was only with
us few months, all who knew him
had learned to love him very
dearly and his death leaves gloom
over the household, where for sew
eral months he has received the
untiring love and attention of every
inmate. The Enterprise extends to
Mrs. Turner and other relatives the
sympathy of this community in their
sad bereavement.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Sues Doctor for
Death Of Her Mother.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 20.-Miss Cath
crime Wood, the stenographer who
declared that her mother died as
the result of neglect and harsh
treatment at the Grady hospi-
tai, is determined to push her
charges to the very end.
She has already enlisted the sym
pathy of city council, and the probe
has already been started. Among
the things Miss Wood charges is
that the internes and young physi-
clans at the Grady hospital yelled
at the woman to keep her quiet, and
refused to hear her complaints even
when she was dying
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Patronizins Home Industries

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 20.-The big
gest convention of the southern
merchants ever held in the history
of the south has come to cOnclu-
sion here, after a long session in
which every conceivable phase of
southern business prosperity was
discussed and considered.
The advantage of patronizing
nome industries, in a large sense,
and of keeping money at home
Chat is in the home territory were
urged and emphasized on the floor
of the convention to a remarkable
degree.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
The Consolidated
Grocery Company

Tic stockholders of the CONSOLE
dated Grocery Company held their
annual meeting last week and re-
ceived a very flattering report from
Manager J. C. Brewer, declaring a
satisfactory dividend and placed
a substantial sum to surplus &C.
count.
The old directors were reelected
and, in turn, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
w. R. Bowen, Pres;
J. M. ASHLEY, Vice-Pres.;;
J. C. BREWER, Manager;
J.E. PETTMAN, Sec. & Treas.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Hoke Smith Advocates
Model City Government
Georgia Senator Wants Public
Utilities Commission for the
District of Columbia

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Hoke Smith has announced himself
as an earnest advocate of a model
public utilities commission for the
District of Columbia The Senator
proposes that before the Gallinger
public utilities bill passes the senate
experts from various states shall be
called to 60 over the measure with
the view of making it perfect bill
a model for any city in the country.
The Gallinger bill provides for a
commission to license and regulate
all public utilities at the national
capital.
Senator Smith pushed a public
utilities measure through the Geor-
gia legislature and is regarded some
what as an expert on such legisla-
ton.
The public service bill for Wash
ington should be a model" said Sem.
ator Smith. TO accomplish this,
chairmen of SOME of the most sue
cessful commissions in the country
should be called here for conference.
While the bills pending in the house
and senate have admirable features.
they are defective in many instanc-
es, and no bill ought to be passed
here that would not be a perfect
model for all the country"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Mules And Horses

MIR. j. L. Perry left Sunday night
for Atlanta to buy car load Of
mules and horses, and will have
them on market Wednesday, Feb. 81
at his barn on East Central, Ave.
opposite Court house.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Empire Stock Holders Meet

Regular stock holders meeting OF
the Empire Mercantile Co., Satur-
day, Feb. 18th. Elected officers. w,
R. Bowen, president and treasurer;
E. T. Jones, vice-president; J. A.
Murphy, manager; George P. Morris,
secretary.
The stock holders were well
pleased with the showing made.
After paying nice dividend, a neat
sum was placed to surplus account.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Brantley Asks For
Life-Savins StatiOI

Washington, Feb. 14-Represen-
tative Brantley of Georgia today
introduced a bill to authorize the
establishment of life saving stations
on ST. Simons Island and Cumber-
land Island off the eastern coast
of Georgia. The exact location of
the stations is left to the discre-
ton of the superintendent of the
life-saving service.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends who
have shown us such sympathy and
kindness during our recent bereave-
ment. All has been appreciated,
and we hope it will be long before
these kind hearts must experience
any similar grief.
JEROME BUTTS.
Roy BUTTS.
ELNoRE BUTTS.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Washington S Birthday Social

Don't forget the Washington Birth
day Social at the W. R. c. Hall on
Thursday night. There will be magic
lantern views of the life of Wash
ineton, patriotic drills and songs and
games and refreshments all for a
nominal admission. Children 1Oc
each or 3 for 25c; unmarried young
folks 20 each; in lots Of ten or more
Use each; married couples Csc per
couple; engaged couples SOC per
couple; batchlors SOC each, and old
maids free. A committee to arrange
for marriage before entrance, If de-
sired.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20

All Boy Scouts are ordered to
come to $40 South Lee St. Saturday
morning at s o'clock, sharp. pre-
pared to tramp" By order of
THE ScoUT-MASTER-
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20

Hunters in Ben Hill County can
secure license from the Commission
call at the Enterprise Office.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20

TERRA GOTTA we'll curbing is
the best guarantee of pure drinking
water for your family. Telephone
.JE. Mercer for prices.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-20
Woman's Missionary Society
OF Central N. E. Church

The Womans Missionary Society
of the Central Methodist Church
has elected the pastors wife, Mrs
Guyton Fisher president OF the tith-
ing department and the Mission
Study Class. She has made this
quite study and has decided to
divide the work into a class in each
of the four wards.
Mrs. S. G. Pryor was appointed
chairman in the first ward, Hrs.
Emory, the second ward, Mrs. w. 0.
Wooten, the third ward, and Mrs.
Fisher the fourth ward.
Western Women in Eastern Lands
by Helen Barrett Montgomery will
be our study for the next six weeks.
| We were greatly encouraged by
the number the classes organized
with, namely: first ward six, second
ward eight, third ward thirteen,
fourth ward eighteen. ..f
The ladies of the church are urged
to attend the meetings in their
respective wards, which will, at the
end of this time bring about a Mis-
sionary Rally.
Each tardy member will pay a
fine of two cents for the purpose of
getting Missionary literature.
The meetings will be the second
and fourth Mondays in each month
from $50 to 4:30.
The officers of the fourth ward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
is MURDEREROF5
SAYS DETECTIVE

That John Nelson, the negro arrest
ed here yesterday, is the mu,a - of
five men, including Whit Caldwell, the
victim OF his last escapade, is the
statement of J. L. Cooper, the ST.
Louis detective who arrived here this
morning 10 escort the negro back 10
Missouri The detective states that
Nelson has killed men at New Orleans,
on the Tennessee river and at st.
Louis and once before has stood trial
for murder. He says that ne will I'M
dcubtedly pay nc penalty for his
crime when he is tried at st. Louis,
for he stepped up 10 the man and after
saying, Prepare 10 pass away" fired
the fatal shots The only provocation
that Nelson had was the effect of a
two weeks old quarrel when Caldwell
struck Nelson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
Police News

Katie Gates, alias Maggie Evans. of
East Moline, was surprised that the
Rock Island officers should arrest her
when she had done nothing but enter
a Twentieth street saloon and insist
on having the bartender dish up some
beer for her. But nevertheless, she
paid a fine of SO and costs on a
charge of disorderly conduct and de
parted for her East Moline domicile
The epithet, black bear" as applied
to Mrs. Hawkins, portly negro
matron, resulted in a scrap yesterday
afternoon when Gustie Burris. the
white wife of negro. and Mrs. Haw-
kins mixed in a bartle of words. Mrs.
Hawkins was arrested t1is afternoon
on complaint of Mrs. Burris and the
case was up for hearing in police
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
FINE IS SUSPENDED
OVER WOMkN'S HEAD

Apparently careless in regard to her
path leading along the brink of the
dives of the underworld, Mrs. Frank
Reece, said in police court this morn
ing that domestic difficulties had caus-
ed her to forsake her home and in
dulge in raucous revelry to relieve her
discouraged feelings. Upon complaint
of Mrs. Hulda Braische, a disorderly
conduct charge was preferred and af-
ter the hearing a fine of 800 and costs
was suspended when Mrs. Reece prom
ised TO return to her home and live
amicabiy with her husband. She ad-
mitted having deceived her husband
and having gone to beer gardens. Her
sister. who was in court with her was
advised by the states attorney to re-
frain from going with Mrs. Reece un-
less the latter stops going with the
companions she had chosen of late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03

! rwenty-third street and Seventh ave-
rue. Rev. w. S. Marquis. pastor; Rev.
w. G. OGlevee, assistant. Sun
day school at 9.15. Rev. Oglevee will
preach in the morning. No evening
service.
South Park Presbyterian, corner Of
Thirtieth street and Fifteenth avenue.
In connection with Broadway Presby-
terrain church. Rev. w. G. Oglevee,
pastor. Bible school 2:3O p. m; S D.
/ Cleland, superintendent. Young Peo-
pies society at GAS p. m. Evening
service at 1880 p. m.
Aiken Street chapel, Aiken street,
South Rock Island Sunday school al
2:30 p. m. j. H. Cleland superintend.
ent emeritus. ]. NJ. Bond, superir-
tendent
! United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth street. Rev. ]. l.
Vance, pastor. Bible school at $50
a. m. Services at 1O:45 a. m. and
7:45 p. m. Young Peoples meeting
at 6:45 p. m. AS Rev. Vance is on his
vacation, there will be no services to-
morrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
METHODIST

First Methodist, corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street, Rev. T. E.
Newland, pastor. Sunday school at
p. m. Services at 1O:45 a. m. and
1880 p. m. Rev. A. NJ. Bruner will fill
the pulpit in the morning. Subject,
The Coming of the Pilot" There Will
be no preaching service in the even
ing, but the usual Epworth league ser.
vice at GAS.
Spencer Memorial Methodist, corner
Forty-third street and Seventh avenue.
Rev. Charles Hawkins, pastor. Sunday
school at $3.50 a. IN. Services at 10: As
a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Wayman African NJ E. (colored), cor
ner Fifth-and-a-half avenue and Thir-
teenth street. w. H. Saunders, pastor.
Services at II a. m, IL m, at Z D. m.
and s p. m. Sunday school at 1870
p. m.
German Methodist, corner Four
teenth street and Sixth avenue Rev
Theophilus kies pastor. Sunday school
at els a. IN. Services at IO:45 a. IL
and 1880 p. m.
Free Methodist, Ninth avenue and
Fifteenth street Rev. II. c. Willing
pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a N
Services at 1O:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m
BAPTIST
First Baptist, corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street. Rev H w Reed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
ATTEMPT is MADE
TO ABDUCT A BOY
Otis Roderick, Aged 10 Years,
Lured Away by Pair of
Strange Men.

Ten year old Otis Roderick, son of
Mrs. John Roderick, 1888 Fifth-and-a-
half avenue. came near being alb
Quoted last night, the only
thing preventing being the vigil
ance of the Moline police. At O'Clock
in the evening Mrs. Roderick notified
the police forces of Rock Island and
all day. Officers were at once appriz-
ed and a search in both cities was
commenced. At $50 the Moline police
located the lad with two men in box
car near Twenty-seventh street. The
men gave the names of Walter Weav-
er and Frank Chicalis and claimed
that the boy had insisted on accom-
panying them. The lad stated, how
ever, that they had lured him with
promises of a job in a Chicago pool
hall. Weaver was sent to the county
bastile for 40 days and his friend was
ordered to leave the city.
TRY TO ABDUCT GIRL.
Report has it that two east end resi-,
dents, while walking with a young
woman on Fifth avenue near the Rock
Island station last night, were set up,
on by two other fellows, who not only
assaulted the men, but struck the
young woman who was with them
knocking her to the ground. The vic
tins of - assault declare that the
men attempted to take the girl away
from and to take her to Peoria. The
assailants are the object of a search
by the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
LUTHERAN

Zion Swedish Lutheran, Forty-fiftb
street and Seventh avenue. Rev N. J.
Forsberg, pastor. Sunday school at
$50 a. m. Services at 1O:45 a. m. and
1870 p. IN. Communion service in
the morning.
German Evangelical, Ninth street.
between Fifth and Sixth avenues Rev
f ]. Rolf, pastor. Sunday school at
9:15 a. IN. Services at 1890 a. M and
1:30 p. m.
Grace English Lutheran, corner
Seventh avenue and Forty-fourth
street. Rev. Ira o. Nothstein. pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
First Swedish Lutheran, corner Four.
.eenth street and Fourth avenue. Rev.
S. G. Hagglund, pastor. Services at
lO:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
German Lutheran, corner Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue. Rev. Phi. vii
helm, pastor. German services at 10
a. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
END OF LOGGING
SEASON IN SIGHT
Present Year May Be the Last
for the Rafters of Upper
Mississippi.

The close of the rafting season will
be marked in a few days, with the re-
turn of the steamer Taber and bow
boat Georgia S. from Red Wing, Mimi,
for which point they departed last
night. These boats are operated by
the Taber Lumber company of Bur
lington and are practically the last
crafts engaged in the old time lum-
Der traffic. In former years hundreds
of RATS were brought down from the
north in the course of a season and
there was never a day but what three
or four immense log shipments were
seen in the local harbor With the
arrival of the Taber in a few days.
the season will be closed, with a total
of Il RATS for the summer
INDUSTRY on WAVE.
The dying out of rafting. which has
been one OF the most picturesque feat
ures of the old Mississippi days, is
due TO the depletion of the forest areas
and the establishing of mills closer to
the source of supply. In former days,
saw mills were to be found as far
south as St. Louis, which depended on
the northern forests for their supply
Davenport had three or four mills and
Rock Island two. Now the Taber com.
pany at Burlington is practically the
only survivor, and there is a strong
indication that the present season will
be the last for this concern. Captain
Beausaw, in charge of the Taber and
Georgia s, laid over in Rock Island
yesterday before beginning the north
ern journey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
Bits of Scripture
DEUTERONOMY e:5-14.

Thou shalt also consider in thine
heart. that, as a man chasteneth his
son. so the Lord thy God chasteneth
thee.
Therefore, thou shalt keep the COM
mandments of the Lord thy God, to
walk in his ways, and to fear him.
For the Lord thy God bringeth thee
into a good land, land of brooks of
water, of fountains and depths that
spring out of valleys and hills:
land of wheat, and barley, and
vines, and fig trees, and pomegran-
ates; a land of oil olive. and honey;
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread
without scarceness, thou shalt not lack
anything in it; a land whose stones
ale iron. and out of whose hills thou
mayest dig brass.
When thou hast eaten and art full,
then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God
for the coed land which he hath given
thee
Beware that thou forget not the Lord
thy God, in not keeping his command
ments, and his judgments. and his
statutes, which | command thee this
day:
Lest when thou hast eaten and art
full, and hast built goodly houses, and
dWelJ therein;
And when thy herds and thy f1Ocks
multiply, and thy silver and thy gold
is multiplied, and all that thou hast is
multiplied;
Then thine heart be lifted up, and
thou forget the Lord thy God, which
brought thee forth out of the land of
Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03
River Riplets

The desire of a young lady to grasp
the pilot wheel of the steamer W. W.
on its last trip up the river and have
her photo taken has been the means
Of making her face a familiar one the
entire length OF the river, for the
Streckfus people have gotten out ad-
vertising post cards, showing a very
excellent likeness OF the fair damseI
al the wheel OF the y. ". Inside the