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The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1922

thousand times harder TO eat humble
pie the way he did, than 1t would
have been to take two lickings.
We believe that win" would
rather take two punchings than to
be the other fellow. OF course. we
cant imagine VIM doing a trick
like that.
Another word! We are not sur
prised that at the moment bystanders
were indignant. II 1t had been our
boy we can we'll admit that We would
have been mor, rantankerous than
any one there But does any action
justify some Of the language used?
Two wrongs do not make a right.
Your daughters heard language that
they should not hear. Calling bad
names hurts no one as much as the
person who says them.
The boy who struck the blow hurt
himself worse than any one else.
The rebound OF any wrong beats
the law Of physi cs In large measure,
the reaction is much more than the
action.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
A Bad Incident

We are certain that no one on the
ball grounds last Friday regretted
the one and only unpleasant matter
OF the afternoon more than the Gro
yer coach.
We are not going to enlarge on
the bad part Of 1t and the Grover
coach did not attempt to minimize
the gravity OF the offense. He ad
mitted that the thing was an un
provoked attack II was a bad break
and one that might easily have bro,
on very serious and deplorable re
suits.
The fine spirit Of the players on
both sides. aided by the coaches, stop
ped the thing before 1t had fairly
started and the game proceeded with
out further shadow OF feeling mani
tested by the boys.
With no intention to minimize the
offense in any way, We do want tt
commend the young man who appel
xized a. humbly as II was possible t
do for the wrong done. II did ont
undo the wrong. but he did make al
the amends possible to make. II
that boy has our make up. It was 9
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09

gone into their holes, but only when
the Woodchucks were sleepy In the au.
tumn or In the spring.
MANY Woodchucks do well In the
way they keep us out Of their holes.
though. OF course II Is only natural
that they shouldn't want to be dis
turbed.
ave will 90 after other small IN!
mails for our food and eat them.
'But In the fall we feast on grass
hoppers, Oh. such feasts as we have.
"And we will have grasshopper
feasts this fall and the time is here
I'm the summer It's impossible to
catch any Of the Woodchuck family
and use their holes. You see, Little
Skunks, we like their holes and so
talk Of their homes and what luck we
would have II We tried to get them.
"You see, in the summer time
they're wide awake and they're smart
and quick, and no one can get the
better OF them. They eat grass and
pumpkins and apples and vegetables
Of MI surts, Mrs. Sally Skunk. my
neighbor, only has -four little children.
while have seven, and my neighbor.
Mrs. Sadie Skunk, has only five. Five
males one more than four. but Ave Is
still two less than seven.
"Ah, well, We all get on together.
les. tie Mrs. ard Miss Skuaks are
all most friendly. That Is why we
three share a hole together and all
Of us, with all OF our children, stay to
gether and keep house together.
little baby skunks make dear lit.
tie pets when they are taken young
enough. All, yes. It has often been
said the Little Skunks are tanner and
nicer and more fun than little kittens,
and when they're made pets Of when
they're young they do not get a chance
TO become ut all ferocious.r
Al that all the Little Skunks sQuealec
and said: Mamma. what does Zero
cious mean7"
"Feroeious means Wild" said Mrs.
Skunk. "A feroclous Skunk would be
Wild and angry and rather danger.
Gus Skunk to fight against
snow it's bit ferOclous Of the
Daddy Skunks to kill or eat their
little ones. as they would II given a
chance, and as the Rabbits fathers
would. II given chance, AT least the
Rabbit fathers would kill their young.
But the Mother Skupks and the
Mother Rabbits know enough to keep
their little ones away when they are
young.
"And then the daddies do not see
them until they are bigger, when they
Ike them better. All. well, we're
pretty little creatures, and we can
be very gentle and very nice, and we
can be rather hprrld.
"We're something like a rhyme I've
heard about little girl being nice
when she was nice, and when she
wasn't nice she was horrid. So the
old verse goes. But let us not think
of our ways now"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09

FOR SALE;-AladIn Mantle Lamps.
81 each. Raymer Hardware Co.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
MRS. SKUNK

ITO be sure. Little skunks." said
Mrs. Skunk to her seven small chill.
dren, different Skunks have different
ways.
But we do walk on the soles Of
our feet. which Is important. Some
creatures walk along on their toes
such silly, silly ways as they have.
Some Of the Mr.. Skunks will fight
and even do very. very great harm to
each other. and they have been known
to eat each other. Yes, one farmer
said he had known that to happen.
And the farmer was a very truthful
person.
'The Woodchuck family will never
eat meat.
Il have heard. too, that some Skunks
have been known to kill members Of
the Woodchnck family when they had
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
RIDDLES

OF what modern poet does Goliath
remind your Longfelow.
How do you know that Adam used
sugar2 Because he raised Cain.
What fruit does newly weaded
couple most resemble? A green pear.
When has sporting man brown
hands? When he's tandem driving.
Why il cornfield like a galvanic
battery. Because It produces shocks.
Why does the east wind never blow
straight Because It blows obllque
tbl0ws SO bleak.
What is the cheapest meal you can
get when food Is expensivei A roll
on the grass.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
Phillip So Der and Sane

The tax-payirlg period, coming
hand In hand with the era Of tre-
mendous prices for everything we
use, is bringing in its wake theusual
outbreak OF protest on the part Of the
burd.en-rid&len public. We don't con-
slider the situa tion as serious as 1t
mi ght be, In view OF the fact that
the automobile salesman cant get
cars enough to satisfy the demand
rom people who don't really need
cars. but the protest is present, Just
the same, and most Of US are asking
what is to be the result Of this bus
mess OF constantly increasing taxes.
There Is but one answer: When
ever the world Is content to go back
TO the manner OF living Of fifty years
ago 1t can have the taxes as low as
they were fifty years ago, but as
long as the world is constantly de-
handing better roads and more OF
them, and hundred and one other
improvements over the past, just 30
long taxes will increase.
Taxes are increasing fearfully.
but other expenses are increasing
more rapidly and 1t is the sum total,
not the taxes alone, which give us
concern II We lived In the homes
Of half a century ago, walked to
town or drove behind work-horseS
read by oil lamps or candles, dis
pensed with the telephone, heating
plants. gas and electricity, street
cars, long vacations and the thous-
and other features OF modern life,
we could laugh at the tax collector,
for the saving would be ten times
his demand. But We won't do that.
nor will we dispense with that which
make high taxes essential.
1t isn't the pay roll OF public Of
ficials which makes taxes high. nor
is it, ordinarily, the deliberate waste
Of public funds. II is the fact that
increasing conf lexity of industrial
life makes increasing complexity Of
government essential. The govern
ment Of fifty years ago will not suf-
flee today any more than the luxu-
ries of fifty years ago will content
the individual Of today. We are
progressing too rapidly. but in what
direction nobody can say. There are
times when any one of us asks him
self that question vaguely, for the
race between earning capacity and
spending capacity Is cloud OF con-
stantly increasing density, but there
seems to be no place to quit. The
tax-paying period merely gives us a
concrete opportunity to voice our
grievance at the world, which seems
out Of tune someway, even when we
are spending thousands for lux
uries which we could dispense with
II We would.
That was the opinion Of the Weld
County News Of March 20, 1918.
| Why the change now? We all
know
| The above is one OF two articles
we had In type for last week, but
could not use because Of lack Of
space. We hope We shall be as sane
tn the matter Of assessments when
the fire works start on the new As
SCISSOR. He will need such, or we
are no prophet.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09

and COLLINS was at hand before we
thought Of II.
May We not now, appeal to these
boys to prevent the property loss
another year.
l.r probably think there WI, no
serious loss this year; but In more
than one instance II will cost single
individuals ten dollar bill to make
s1cd the damage done; the aggre-
gate will not fall far short OF 800.
In these times such price for fun"
is too high. The community will
ingly contributes large amounts for
your public athletics, and TO give
you educational advantages. even In
these times when every dollar comes
mighty hard. To willfuliy waste
at such time the property OF others
borders very close on crime.
We would not imply that you are
Grimm Is, but in YOU thoughtlessly
carry a quest for fun to extremes you
have unwittingly violated the law
and without any question could be
mdrfc to make good every dollar or
damage and besides pay fine.
But. We do not wish to appeal to
your fear OF punishment, but rather
l4r sober idea Of fair play for
your friends and neighbors, men that
you would go any length TO aid, and
who would go any length / aid you.
We have confidence that before
another year rolls round, you will
plan your annual pranks to keep we'll
on the safe side OF any property de-
struction.
We are going to promise that for
you, boys; and we confidently expect
that you will not make us a liar.
but will redeem the pledge We make.
The above is one Of two articles
we had in type for last week, but
could not use because OF lack OF
space. We are not crowded this
week and We believe the advice is
still good, so give it this time.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
Fun and Crime

The first word Is nice; the last has
a harsh sound.
The editor Of this paper promised
himself last year that just before
Halloween this year we wou J mp.
peal to the boys" to be more eau
tious in their pranks to avoid de-
struction Of property; but time goes
80 quickly that the season Of ghosts
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
Campaign Arguments Deceptive

Campaign Arguments Deceptive
1t Is seldom II ever that campaign
arguments deserve to be called ed
ucational. The argument that is be-
lieved to be the easiest to get by with
Is the one presented, and very often
presents only half truths; which is
the worst form OF deception.
We are OF the opinion that a good
many allowed Mr.. Mumper's argu.
ment In toto.
The first political address We
heard in Raymer was by Mr.. Num-
per ten years ago. II was not far
different; but his effort Friday night
had more OF merit than his address
Of ten years ago.
Afrer all II was much the same.
Ten years ago taxes were unendur-
able, due to republican extravaganza
and We were promised that II we
elected Mr.. Mumper assessor we
would get relief. The people took
him at his word and not only elected
him. but the candidates for County
Commissioner that he recommended.
Does any one recall any relief or
any reduction Of taxes following
that action?
Mr.. Mumpers address was more
notable for the things he did not
say than for the things he said. He
told Of the increases made by Mr..
Hanna in totals. but avoided telling
you what Hanna had increased the
valuations OF sugar companies as
compared with the assessments made
by Mr.. Mumper.
He did not tell you how many ac-
res Of land had been proved upon and
added to the tax roofs since Mumper
was assessor.
lie did cali ettention to the iii A.
crepancy between the valuation of
The Union Pacific railway for e; Irn-
Ing purposes, and its valuation b,/ the
State tax Commission. He di d not
call attention to the discrepa ,ncy in
figures with the Burlington.
lie attempted to show up that val.
nations were the sole meas ure of tax.
alton burdens. 1t Is OF &C mrs. known
that II one can secure a rednctiop of
b" own valuations nd all other
property remain at tn . higher valua.
"ou' tue one secur' .ng the decrease
WI get Oil win 4 lower tax. On
the other hand II Al, valuations are
WV III n"''' rev ~ will have to be
uouo'eo anu net one penny difference
viii result In your ,axes
i"e th'hs khlen resolves itself in
=" '"'s oie Question, Is your valua
''oh ia'r u compared with all Other
property sessed?
II II = the assessor has done his
"ul'' II railways, telephone and
Je'et .raph and other like property
are. not assessed in the same proper
ION. the fault lies with the Tax Com
mission. At that it is no argument
tor abolishing the Commission, bu,
for u change in the people serving
on the commission.
Even here. we are Of the opinion
that Mr.. Mumper missed telling facts
that would have taken good deal Of
The point from his argument.
However. that is a fault that il
common to the average man on thu
stump.
As we write this we do not know
what election results will bring forth
but this we do know that II Mr.. Bed
ford is elected, he has the most diff
ficult place TO fill Of any man elected
in the county. He cant at the bes
begin to make good what will be ex
pected Of him.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09
TO ORGANIZE LITERARY

Every one Is invited to meet at
the High School Auditorium Thurs
day evening Nov. 16 to organize a
Literary Society for the coming
winter. A small program will be
given.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09

The following is a local that was
intended or last week. Mrs. John
Albright chaperoned party Of girls
on Halloween night They were at
several houses and then went to
Mrs. Albright's where they played
games and dainty lunch was served
All had an enjoyable evening.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09

The attendance at the churches
last Sunday was very small on ac-
count OF the storm.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-11-09

WANTED small heating stove.
See Mrs. Thara Addington. 26-2s
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
ROAD CELEBRATION IS
PLANNED AT FOLKSTON

WAYCROSS,-The Dixie Highway
Association, short route to Jacksonville
is preparing to celebrate the compile
ton of the road from Waycross to the
ST. Mary's river at Folkston. 1t is ex-
pecttd that memorial board marker
will be erected at Folkston and w. T.
Anderson, friend of this route will
be asked to make the speech on this
occasion, and Florida will join with
Georgia in the celebration.
Representatives of the different pa
pers along the route will be asked to
be present, and a fine dinner will be
prepared for the guests on that occa-
sion. The date was at first set for Sep
TENDER IS but its now thought this will
be held some time later, possibly the
18th of the month
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
MRS. LAUREN LESTER
-. SEANOR DIES HERE

A gloom settled over the entire city
just week ago when it was learned
that a young and beautiful life was
passing, charming bride of a year
ago, who had come among us so bright
aud joyous and possessed of more than
"a usual share of cleverness and anna
bility and at once winning large cir
Gle of friends who now SO deeply
mourn her loss. 1t was on June 18th
of 1921. at Fayetteville that Miss Lau-
rien Lester became the wife of Mr..
Preston Seanor who was born and
reared in this city and with whose par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Seanor, the
young couple first came 70 make their
home.
Though living for some time in a
coy apartment of their own, during her
illness, Mrs. Seanor was carried to the
local hospital where her death occurred
last Saturday morning with her par
ents DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Lester of Fay
etteville at her bedside, together with
her husband and other near ones.
Services were held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Seanor on Satur-
day night of whichh Rev. R. G. Shan
nonhouse and Rev. Duncan Thomas
had charge and after which, accompan-
led by her husband, parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Seanor and friends, the re-
mains of Mrs. Seanor and her infant
son were conveyed to Fayetteville the
home of her birthplace and childhood
and where her earlier acquaintance
friends and family gathered on Sunday
afternoon for the funeral services al
the Baptist church ard then followed
the remains OF mother and child tc
their last resting place in the Fayette-
vile cemetery.
Inexpressibly sad is the thought thai
only the thorns in that crown of moth,
erhood cherished of women, were hers
but God knows and loves, and earth
has no sorrows that Heaven cannot
heal.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
Frank DuPre Hangs
In Atlanta Tomorrow
All Efforts To Stay Execution Fail:
To Hang in Fulton Tower

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 3l-Frank
3. Dupre, 10 year old slayer of Irby
Z. Walker, Pinkerton detective, will
be hanged in the Fulton tower F ridav
in payment of the penalty for his
crime, it became almost certain last
night, after Governor Thos. w. Hard
wick refused 30-day repreve to the
youth few hours after the Georgia
supreme court had refused to issue a
writ of mandamus nisi upon Judge
Jno. d. HUMPHREYS, OF the Fulton Su-
perior court, to show cause why he
did not entertain plea OF habcas cor
pus filed by Attorney H. A. Allen in
behalf of the youth Thursday.
= Attorney Allen went into a 30-min-
ute conference with Governor Hard
wick at us o'clock at night and
made the final effort to save the youth
from the gallows. Governor Hardwick
refused to allow the reprieve which
would be necessary to carry the case
INTO the supreme court of the United
States.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
w. p. WARD, ORDINARY
OF COFFEE COUNTY
TO SEEK PENSION JOB

DOUGLAS, Ga, Aug. 20 w. P.
Ward, ordinary of Coffee County for
the past eighteen years will probably
be. candidate for state pension COM
missioner, as the death of the incumb-
ent Judge ]. w. Lindsay, occurred too
late for him to enter for the primary
Sept. 49,
Judge Lindsay and Judge Ward
were close friends and it is known that
Judge Lindsey regarded Judge Ward
as the best authority in Georgia on
pensions and pension laws, but their
friendship was so strong that Judge
Ward would not oppose Judge Lind
sey for this office.
EDITORS NOTE-We can pledge
Ben Hill County to Judge Ward, for
this office, if he should decide to enter
the race. He has not only a host of
friends here on his own account, but
Dr. Frank Ward his son and Jesse
Grantham, his son in law, can be
counted on to corral all the rest of us
for their esteemed kinsman.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
FEDERAL OFFICER
SEXES CIGAR PLANT

From the Tampa Times We get the
following item which will interest Mr.
Campbell's former acquaintance in
Fizgeraltd:
J. l. Campbell. deputy collector OF
internal revenues, Tuesday seized all
molds and other manufacturing equip
ment and tobacco stocks belonging to
Tony Lazar 1907 Twelfth street. Laz-
ar is charged with moving cigars with
out the proper stamps.
Deputy Collector Campbell got
track of Lazar within IS minutes after
the man sent out his first shipment of
cigars. The factory, buckeye" had
a capacity of 5000 to 5000 cigars per
day.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
ASSOCIATION WAS
FORMED FRIDAY
Most of Roads Along Proposed Route
Built and in Good Condition

An association was formed last Fri
day to connect the historic places to
which the patriotic sentiment of the
old South" is SO closet, attached and
which has as yet not been given rec
ognition i'll the highway projects that
are being proposed through out the
southern States, The curtain went down
on the last scene of the Confederate
tragedy, when the Confederate chicf-
tam and his party were captured at
lrwmville, through which place the
proposed highway will be built via
Albany to Montgomery the capitol of
the Contederacy and on to Vicksburg,
Miss. via Meridian and Jackson, the
state which he represented in the u.
5. Senate. On the east the route will
be extended via the Ocmulgee, the
river which Davis crossed to McRae,
to connect with the route to Augusta
and Savannah, the former route ex-
tending on to Richmond, Va.
Most of Construction Work Done
From reports received, most of the
! roads to be linked up with this histor-
1c route are already built and in fine
condition, ii simply remains for the
ASSOCIATION to secure the cooperation
OF the people along the route to erect
suitable signs to indicate the route and
to bring 1t to the attention of the tour
list travel, With the construction of
highway from Ashburn to McRae
via Fitzgerald, the entire route will
be linked up.
Georgia's State Highway Depart
ment, when this highway is opened by
the counties affected, will be called
upon to take the road over along with
the already outlined state roads, to
build a permanent bridge over the
Ocmulgee river, which for the present
is crossed only by ferry.
To Hold Meet a. Some Central Point
1nvitati r. III be issued to the
Governors OF Georgia, Alabama, Miss
issippi Ncrth Carolina anl Virginia,
to the mayors of the cities along the
route, the county authorities through
whose territory the proposed route will
go and to all Chambers of Commerce.
| kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, and other
civic bodies to join in making this
highway a fitting recognition of the
man for whom it is named and the
! cause he represented. .
Temporary Officers In Charge:
| The following have accepted temp
orary responsibility for bringing the
project to the attention of the public
and will begin an active campaign to
secure the necessary cooperation: VIM
J r. Bowen, president; l. Gelders, Sec;
c, L. Saunders, Treasurer; ]. j. Dor
miney, Wiley Williams, W. A. Adams,
Bruce Nay, O. L. Bradshaw, J. F.
| Turner, r. E. Lee, M. Gottlieb, c. T.
J Owens, organization committee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
5000 Bales Cotton
Brought To Market

More than three thousand bales of
cotton have been brought in to the
local warehouses to date The prices
Offered are too seductive for farmers
to hold on for better market and
most of the cotton is sold as soon as
it is ginned According to reports
about half of the crop has been mark
eted here. Thus far more than two
thousand bales more cotton has been
picked in the county more than was
picked by the same date last year.
That mistakes are made by cotton
experts CD was plainly proven, when
one farmer had his cotton graded con-
siderably lower in one warehouse than
was done by the final purchaser in an
other, netting the fortunate grower Sill
more than was first offered. 1t would
seem to pay the grower to try around
before taking the first price offered.
as in this case. The difference is worth
trying for.