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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
POSTUM PUTS UP FIGHT
BEFORE HIS CAPTURE

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 20.-That a pos
sum is not always a meek and 1owly
animal that will take beating with
out fighting back was the rather sur
prising discovery made by Dan B.
Miller, well-known citizen of this
city, when he encountered mean
old male possum perched on a tele-
phone pole in the heart of the thickly
populated residence section.
1t so happened that Miller was
carryin brand mem walking cane
and at once upon discovering the
possum he began to Delabor it across
the back, exporting 70 bring it down
without bit of difficulty. But in
stead of tamely submitting to these
attacks the old possum grabbed hold
of the walking cane between his teeth
and gripped ii so tightly that Mil
Ter couldn't phil it loose. Finally a
street car motorman came to the res
che with controller lever and Mil
Ter gave postum anG taters dinner
to his friends.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
KINDNESS REFUSED

atlanta, Ga, Feb 2O.-A diving
Venus performing at one Of the At
.anta vaudeville theaters this week
Who announced that she would be
glad to give Atlanta girls free lessons
in the gentle mermaid's art and the
fancy stunts OF Annette Kellerman,
ct cetera, hasn't been overwhelmed
with responses from the city's young
err set, If she were here in the mid
die OF the summer season when
scores Of the girls were frolcing in
the lakes every afternoon she would
probably organize large and enthu-
siastic class, but Atlanta girls are not
so anxious to become mermaids that
they will run the risk of pneumonia
by plunging into the water at this
season of the year.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
EAT HORSE MEAT AND
REFUGE THE H. C. OF L.

Atlanta, Ca. Feb 20.--The use Of
horse meat as a means of solving, or
helping to solve the high cost of liv-
ing, is about to obtain serious conf
sideration in the South, having al
ready been tried with success in many
Northern cities where licensed but
cher shops have been established for
the sale OF horse meat exclusively.
1t costs only about one-half of what
beef costs and is said to be equally
nourishing though as a rule it is
coarser and not quite SO pleasant to
the taste.
A good cut of horse steak, however,
can scarcely be told from an ordinary
Cit Of beef though horse meat has
faint instructive favor of its own 1t
is so faint. however, that the average
person would not know he was not
getting second grade beef.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
PROVIDING FUND FOR
MINISTER WHO WAS SHOT

Atlanta, Ca Feb. 20.-The family
Of Rev. CASTOR r. Buford, the Pres
byterian minister OF this city who
gave his lie in an attempt to save
three helpless women from the muir
derous rage Of drunken maniac
armed with two revolvers, will not
be allowed by the generous hearted
people of this city to suffer for the
necessities Of life.
4 fund started yesterday to pro
vide Tor Mrs. Buford and her four
children is growing by leaps and
bounds, several hundred dollars
having been raised in the first few
hours after the newspapers. opened
the subscription list.
Mr.. Buford was killed Saturday
night by H. Claude Anderson when
he rushed into house where Ander-
son was trying to xiii his wife, his
mother-in-law and his sister-;n-law.
Anderson succeeded, before shooting
Mr. Buford through the heart, in
killing his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ma
tilda Zahn, and in wounding his sis
ter-in-law. Mrs Matilda Zahn. His
wife escaped unhurt As Anderson
ran out OF the house he was met by
his brothcr-in-law, ". ]. Zahn, who
.oof- - .-1..,,1 49,. e,r,-,.- r..-- H. 80. :
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
Vaughn Taylor School

1t has been several weeks SINCE we
wrote you, but we are still alive and
doing very we'll We have had some
very severe weather since we wrote
you last, but our attendance was good
in spite OF the weather. MI Harvey
says we are making good progress.
He gives us great credit for it, but
much OF the credit is due him, for he
is untiring in his efforts to advance
Us.
We have organized a Literary Cir
Gle. We elected Our progressive tea
cher president, our vice-president is
Miss Clara Belle Stone and our
Secretary aad Treasurer is Ethel Lev
critt. The Circle elected Miss Myrtle
Harvey, Miss Tiny Rocks and John
Lereritt as programme Committee.
We had series Of lesson drills all
day last Friday. That was the most
enjoyable day OF the week Our
county superintendent and Nh Pitt
man made Us visit short time ago.
Mr.. Pittman gave Us a delightful ad-
dress. Hynaa Stone, Clara Belle
stone and Leonard Bond joined the
Pig Club, Ethel Rodgers and Clara
Belle Stone joined he Tomato CluD
and Leonard Bond Joined the Peanut
Club. One OF our schoolmates, Paul
Stone is sick. He will not be able to
attend any more this term. We miss
him SO much.
ETHEL RODGERS.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
ROANOKE ITEMS

Miss Annie Mae Giddngs spent
Saturday night with Miss Lula
Brown.
We are glad to say that Mr.. J. A.
Porterdeld is improving after about
six weeks sickness.
Mr. Jessie aWtson spent Saturday
night with Mr. James Young.
Mr. c. L. Sutton is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Gertrude Brown spent satur-
day night with her grandfather, Mr..
6. F. Brown.
Mr. Thomas Fuller spent Friday
night with Mr.. George Parsons.
Messrs. Willie Dixon, Estell Nit
cham and Homer Young visited our
school Friday afternoon.
Mr., r. L. Porterfeld.and wife visit
ed the formers father Sunday after
noon HAPPY.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYS NEXT
THURSDAY NIGHT

Thursday night at the Grand Op-
era House the students of the Fitz-
gerald High School will stage two
plays for the benefit Of the school. At
$50 moving picture, Oliver Twist
and at $50 the Fatal Message" and
sally Lunn," both OF which are
cracker-jack comedies and are acted
by the students Broadway style. Ad-
mission for all three attractions is 20
and s. cents with no reserved
seats, NV
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
NO FLAGS IN ATLANTA

Atlanta Ca, Feb. Haven't you
got any American flags in Atlanta y
asked retired army officer from the
North, who is visiting in the city.
where l come from The stars and
stripes are floating To-Day from every
school house and every public build
ing, and even from many private
homes. l thought you were patriotic
down here"
He was told that the men and wo-
men of Atlanta were as ready as
those Of New York to help in the de-
Tense of their country, and that is
probably true, but his criticism stung
Just the same. for it also was true, and
unfortunately. it is probably true Of
most other Southern cities just as it
is Of Atlanta
The custom of displaying the flag
of the nation has never become as
popular in the South as it has in the
North, not even in New Orleans
which is an intensely patriotic city.
People who heard the officers crit
icism are already planning to get the
city public schools, the Libraries, the
city hall and other public buildings to
raise Old Glory without further de-
law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS

ESTRAYED OR STOLEN-Bav
Rnlie. weighs about 800 pounds; har-
MESSED 70 an open buggy, Corbett
make. has parts for top still on it
R-ass seen Saturday at Howe's barn
10 James Walker, R. +. D. No. 6. 3t-r
Et)ST-Retween LOBBY Of 5-story
AHildiag and Ieey Cigar factory three
- bils- Reasonable reward for re-
1urn to Leader Enterprise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

l beg to annuonce that on or about
March 18th, will remove my law
office from Atlanta to the Garbutt-
Donovan building at Fitzgerald.
where | will still strive, to keep my
clients out of court and otherwise
protect their interests at the lowest
possible charge consistent with con
scientious and skillful service.
My library, containing the Reports
of all the States, is one of the best in
South Georgia. and enables me, with
twenty years active practice, to give
exact and definite information. not
only as to every point of law decided
by our courts. but to anticipate with
reasonable accuracy what their judg-
ments will be upon new questions
not already passed upon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
POSTMASTE&S: IS FINED

Savannah, Ga, Feb l9-J. R. Ellis;
Of Denton, Ga, was fined
$290.3S by Judge Speer today ON
charges Of enlightenment
The amount Of the fine is said to
have been the amount embezz1ed.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
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UANTElJ-To trade lots No 13
aHd "a in square 10, biocl; 2, for Ford
automobile ia good mechanical con-
aisra- Apply to S. B. Tomberlin,
8em en's Mill, Ga. St
WANTED-Boardcrs or mealers.
Good board 500 S Lee Street. OF.
WANTED-Lands west of the
D1'Sie H, ghway in Ben Hill coun-
~. Write description and prices,
p. o, Box 535, Fitzgerald, Ga. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

All news contributors to this paper
will greatly oblige the management if
they VIII only write on one side of
their manuscripts.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
FOR RENT

FOR RENT--Two nice and com
tsT'atie rQomsgsfx qished or ,upfur-
nisagd, upstairs. f6t and Vold~batli al
a'acR'cd. 10 young men or couple Mrs,
+ Mall, f04 NORTH lain street. If
FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT
A'relg furnished room in my resi-
sSrHce No Ai2 South Main street for
vent. Mrs c. S. Isler 2t.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
CLEAN UP NOTICE

All property owners and renters are
hereby notified. to clean up their pre-
misses at once City teams will gather
trash from alleys.
D. w. Paulk, Mayor.
It, L. S. Osborne, Health Officer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
no. OUR CORRESPONDENTS

The Lcadcr-Enterpr;sc has a staff
OF country correspondents that any
paper would be proud Of You are
helping us and at the same time help
ing your Community when you send
in this news each week Of what the
people of your section are doing, the
social happenings and the progress
'your school is making, and other
items Of interest to the public in gen
er9l. We want You to send us let
Ftef each week, aaG we want cor
Respondent from every section OF the
county9s 1t is our desire to have every
section Of the county represented in
the news columns Of the Leader-E
terprise. and with your cooperation
we can do this.
In sending in your items write only
on one side OF the paper, as legibly as
possible, dividing each separate item
by skipping a line and beginning a
new paragraph We respectfully ask
you to refrain from mentioning any
courtship proceedings of the COM
munity such as, John Smith called
on Jane Brown Sunday night" In the
FIRST place, John and Jane might get
mad at us and stop their paper and
in the second place the item is not
news as John has been making these
regular Sunday night visits for two
or three years and everybody in the
neighborhood knows that if he didn't
get there Sunday night something
terrible has happened 70 keep him
away. There is plenty Of good news
each week in your community, so we
want you to continue sending us a
bright newsy letter.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
THE PILGRIM BAND

We're little Pilgrim Band,
Aiming FOR our promised home;
Soon we'll meet in Canaan's land
No more to roam.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

Why don't you ADVERTISE in
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE. Ii
PAYS.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

We're little Pilgrim Band,
Building not upon the sand;
Bless the Lord! We're homeward
bound,
No more to roam.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

We're a little Pilgrim Band.
Guided by the Fathers hand;
Each day finds us nearer home,
No more to roam.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21
Plant Upland Long
Staple Cotton

Three Of best, early varieties
OF Pedigreed Seed, specially Sc
lected. Webber's ~, Webber's
g, Hatsville 9 and Mexican Bic
Boil Short. All seed $500 per
bushel while they last. Supply
limited.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

We're little Pilgrim Band,
Onward marching hand in hand;
Soon we'll meet around the throne,
No more to roam.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-21

BY us good seed shall be sown.
Soon we'll gather round the thro
No more to roam.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Germany Moves To
Avert War With j. S.

The latest developments since
the breaking of diplomatic rela.
tions between the U. S. and Ger.
many are that Germany greatly
desires that peace be maintained.
tits understood that Germany
will consent to the following pro-
posals:
I. "That all American passenger
ships be allowed to pass through
the submarine war zones without
molestation, ~
"That aHAmerican freight ships,
not carrying contraband of war,
be allowed unrestricted passage.
'That the United States desig-
nate the ships not carrying con-
traband, which guaranty will OBJ
tain immunity for these vessels"
However President Wilson still
maintains the attitude that, if
Germany desires to restore friendly
it must call off the new
program of ruthless submarine
warfare.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Editor "The Northwest
Has ''Beat It''

Leaving a string of bad checks
and bad debts in his wake, and
the curses of those who go" "stung"
on the said bad checks as we'll as
on the magazine which he edited,
Frank L. Joubert last Saturday, a
week ago, took French leave of
Terry. He left on No a for the
east, and a warrant followed soon
after. His last effort with the
Northwest Magazine, which. was
published at the Tribune office
here, was in that city of Miles.
According to report which has
reached the Messenger man from
that city, he was taken to the
bosom of the Chamber of Com
merce of the old cow-town, and
welding this unfairly acquired in
fluence succeeded in interesting
quite a few of the businessmen in
advertising in his paper, of which
there was to be about 10000 copies
printed and circulated. Good ad-
vertising for the town thought the
Chamber, and they were right, if
the specified number of copies
were really circulated. After col
lecting for the advertising in ad-
vance, the magazine was issued,
but not the "big" edition. Some
reports have it that $500 copies
were printed; we don't know how
many of these were circulated.
This should be a lesson to those
who always take up with trancient
advertising solicitors with their
bum advertising schemes. The
newspaper, which does
the real fighting for home trade,
expects and should receive the
of the merchants who put
their money into such a publica-
ton as The Northwest.-Messe
ger, Terry.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Walsh And Myers
Support President

Washington, Feb. Senator
T. j. Walsh of Montana, presided
in the senate today during the
debate upon the resolution en-
dorsing the presidents action in
the present international crisis.
Senator Myers was one of the few
democratic senator's who in the
unqualifiedly approved
the presidents action. In con-
his speech, he said: Il vote
for this resolution ungrudgingly
because l believe that the presi-
dent is absolutely right. He is
upholding the honor and dignity
of the nation and it is the duty of
this body to come voluntarily and
spontaneously to his support"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Watkins Farmers Organ
ize Farm Loan Assn.

The wide awake farmers of Wat
kins are strictly on to their job.
Feb. 18th they met at Watkins
store to discuss the Federal Farm
Loan law and the result was that
the articles of association were
signed and loans to the amount of
$4,000 were subscribed to. Some
of the men seemed to entertain
the idea that the Federal Land
Bank would not be able to promp-
ly supply the loans. In reply to
this a letter from the secretary of
the Federal Farm Loan Board was
read in which he states that: "Un-
less unforeseen obsticles arise,
farmers should be able to get their
loans during March"
A meeting of the association will
be held again at the Fairview
schoolhouse Feb. 25th from 11A. M.
to 4 P. M. At this meeting the
organization will be completed.
The directors loan committee and
Secretary, Treasurer will be cleo
ted and the territory of the asso-
citation fixed. Remember the date.
BY Booster.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Apron and Necktie
Party A Big Success

The biggest and most successful
social event that has taken place
in Circle for some time, was the
Apron and Necktie party given al
Anderson's hall last Tuesday eve
ming. Practically everyone in town
were present and all report having
had a most glorious" time.
All the ladies brought an apron
which was worn during the eve
ming and also brought a necktie
to match which was sold during
the evening. The ties were
wrapped up in a package and the
gentlemen bought these ties at 25c
a piece and then had to find a
lady wearing an apron matching
the tie, which was his partner for
supper.
Various games were played,
some enjoyed stepping the light
fantastic and others spun yarns
well anyhow they all had a big
time.
The object of the party was
to get together and have
good time and they had it. After
the committee in charge had paid
all incidental expenses they found
they had So to the good and this
was donated to the Band treasury.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Marvin Frandsen To
Return With Bride

The writer was very much sur
prised last Tuesday when we were
informed that our friend Marvin
Frandsen was married at Volga,
S. Dak., on Feb. 9TH to a young
lady of that town, and is expected
to arrive in Circle most any day.
Mr.. Frandsen, who is a brother
of the Frandsen boys east of town,
is well known here, and the past
year or two has resided on a home
stead out on Rock creek.
The Banner joins in extending
it's very best wishes to the newly
weds for a happy journey through
life.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Com. Club Elects Officers
Telephone Matter Settled

ed in that it be left to a vote of
the members of the commercial
club as to which concern they
preferred as there was no need of
two telephone exchanges here.
The result of the vote of the mem
bers present at the meeting was
II to 6 in favor of the Farmers
and Ranchers' Co. and we under
stand the Four Valleys Co. are
now going to take out their local
exchange but will construct their
toll line from Richey here in the
spring.
The Farmer company has now
sold considerable stock in town
and are busy putting in the phones.
All the phones are being connec-
ted up on one wire temporarily
for a couple-three weeks until the
switch board is installed. The
central office will most likely be
located-in the Ziler building.
On Tuesday evening phones
had been installed in the following
places of business:
Circle State Bank
Circle Nero. Co.
Pioneer Printing Office
DR.. A. F. Robson's Office
Redwater Valley State Bank
M. 0. Seglen's Store
Peter Rorvik's Store
Banner Printing Office
There are also number of
others who have bought shares
and ordered phones put in. Those
we know of at this writing are:
Headquarter Feed Barn
Redwater Hdw. Store
Doc. Koehler
Attorney Thompson
Messrs. Chester Anderson and
John E. King who had charge of
in installing the phones returned
home again Tuesday evening but
expect to return here again in a
few days with more poles, phones
and etc. and install balance of
phones.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16

In last weeks issue of the Brock
way Bulletin we noticed a COM
munication signed by James A.
Brockway in which he makes some
very interesting statements trying
to show us where we are off, by
coming out and establishing the
coming freight division point at
Circle. We regret very much that
for lack of space we cannot re-
produce the article in full this
week, but shall do SO next week,
together with few "side-lights"
on the proposition.
Keep in mind the St. Patrick's
Dance to be given by the Band
Boys on March 18th.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
A. A. Sorg, B. N. Stoney, o. j

A. A. Sorg, B. N. Stoney, o. j
Thompson, M. A. Thoreson, M
O. Seglen and Peter Rorvik ex-
pect to leave in a few days for the
Twin Cities on business matters.
At a special meeting of the Com
mercial Club last night the above
named gentlemen were appointed
as representatives of the Club to
60 and consult the Great North
ern head officials regarding rail-
road construction for the coming
season and see if it would be pos
sible to secure some good news
and definite information on this
subject.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
G. n. Surveyors Busy
Working From Weede To Circle

Evidence that the Great North
ern Railway company intends to
continue it's work of extending its
branch through Dawson county to
connect with that portion started
east from Lewistown, during the
present year, is given in a story
which appeared few days ago in
the Lewistown Democrat. It says:
Despite the cold weather and
proving that the Great Northern
is not going to lose any time in
prosecuting construction work this
year on the Lewistown-New Rock
ford cutoff, large crew of sur
veyors is busy at work at the pres
ent time between Weede and
Circle, in Dawson county, locating
the permanent survey for this ex-
tension. Henry Hoffman of Mos
by, who is in Lewistown, says that
the men are making good head
way in locating an excellent grade,
but that some slight changes from
the preliminary survey are being
made.
He states that the route will be
across the Musselshell river near
Weede which will require one of
the largest bridges on the Great
Northern.
After crossing the river, the
course will wind through the
breaks of the river, but the route
will be as direct as possible and on
the best grade consistent with a
short line. The change in the sur
vey will take the line just south of
the A. Hyncke ranch, and north of
the Youdarian place. Then the
survey runs a mile north of Alice.
The crew is now working in the
vicinity of Alice, and near there
the indications are that the per-
manent survey will follow the
temporary one, or very near it.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
Big Masquerade Ball
February 22nd

At The Princess Theatre on
Washington's Birthday Thursday,
Feb. %. Dancing will begin at
900 sharp. Grand march at 11:30
for unmasking. For best dressed
couple and the most comical couple
will be given free tickets to the
movies for the month of March.
Any one not masked will not
be allowed to dance until after the
Grand march: No show that night.
Dance Tickets $1.00
C. H. Blaine was reported very
sick yesterday. He had been
complaining of a severe headache
for several days and had been US
ing some headache tablets, of
which he took too many. He is
reported better today.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
How About Organizing
A Base Ball Team?

1t is still a long time before the
base ball season opens up, but why
wouldn't it be good idea to at
least start talking" about it, get
a team lined up, and perhaps work
up some kind of doings to raise
some money to assure the boys of
support.
Circle had a splendid team last
summer and will no doubt have
a team this year also that will 'do
things"