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The Jacksonian.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BUTTS CO.
Published Every Triday.
S. E. ANDREWS,
EDITOR.
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Cheap Readersl
Cheapl Cheap!
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If you don’t believe they are
reading The Jacksonian you are reck
oning without your host. We discov
ered a man last week who had stopped
his paper sitting in the window at
Ham & Carter Cos s reading it aloud
to a crowd, and he was reading the
afl, of The J. E. Reeves Cos. We hate
to see you act so cheap fellows but we
know you are going to read The .1 ack
sontan.
Peace With Vengeance.
When we reud In the charter of
Jackson that " The Mayorehall be the
chief executive of said town ; he shal'
see that all the laws and ordinances
of said town are faithfully executed
..., and then we turn to
his oalh which reads as follows: “I
do solemnly swear that I will, to the
utmost of my ability, discharge the
duties of Mayor of the town of lack
son, during my continuance In office,
E help me God”, and again we read,
“The Mayor and councilman shall
be, to all intents and purposes, a
justice of the peace ” and
our vision falls next on the following
fcowit: “Mayor Wall s bull dog made
an attact on last Wednesday morning
on two of my children who were pass
ing along the street. Thursday morn
ing I kindly requesteu him to keep
bis dog confined, or I would be com
pelled to kill hitn. His answer was:
“If you kill my dog I will shoot you ’’
Asa law “abiding citizen 1 have re
quested and do now request the town
marshals to enforce the ordinance a
galnst vicious animals running ut
large in Jackson.—G. W. Kinsman.”
Then we are forced toexclajm, what
sort of a creature ft this which cir
cumstance have alllioted Jackson with
for Mayor.
Of Court-* the people of Jackson do
not take him seriously when he talks
about shooting Mr. Kinsman, but
What will the people say who are not
acquainted with the aerial composi
tion of our Mayor? Poor Jackson. I
have a sympathy for you akin to that
fora crossed-eye. Bnnggled tooth,
hair-lipped and red-haired fchiid under
the domination of a despepic step
mother.
LOST.—Pair of nose eyeglasses,
cresc n‘, shaped gold rim.
Frank Z. Curry.
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Notice.
GEORGIA. Butts County.—
All persons having claims against the es
tate of James R. Watkins are requested to
present them within the time allowed Viy
law and all persons indebted to said estate
are requested 10 make immediate paytuent
This June Sth 1907
Mrs. Henrietta J Watkins. Widow and
BOle heir of the said James U. Watkins.
£ ' Did He?
■ A young man who was prevented
from making his usual evening call
lent his adored one the following note:
r, *'Tls said that absence conquers
Jbve. But, oh, believe it not! I’ve
tried In vain Its power to prove. And
thou art not forgot"
The heartless young woman returned
It l ~wlth all the romance removed by
jwritlng across the back, "Ah, splatter!"
l~K.ans.is City Star.
HOT vS HO T
Tom and Jkrky.
S' " * * 11
It is with an unspeakable sadness
that we chronicle the death of “Fair
Play.”
He was born on the 18th day cf
April last. At the time of his birth
he was suffering with an intoxication
of the exuberance of his own verbos
ity, but no'- with-star.ding thatdread
ed malady he bid fair to live longer
than he did. Poor fellow ! His memory
will ever linger with us like the es
sence of a gourd vine. He was sum
moned to sit as a juror in the High
Court cf Criticism, bnt on account of
Ci.se of Carmichaelitis, from which
hej'vas also suffering, thee viden *e be
i.ig of such charaAer ns it was. he
c llapsed under it. and gave up the
ghost.
His departure from this veil cf
tears took place May 10th 1907 He
has gone to that eternal home of ob
livion where all such go who die with
the disease that killed him. May the
ideal of “Fair Play’s” standard of
‘trustworthiness” plant sw< at flow
ers on his grave and water them with
his repentent tears. Rest in peace
“Fair Play.” By your side we will
soon lay the bodies of “Subscriber”
and “Another District Heard From”
who, each, ara suffering from a mild
attack of that fatal infirmity, Car
michaelitis. If “Fair Play” should
ever reserect, will he please answer
the following questions tow it:
Ist When certain citizens of the
county begun to organize anew and
independent bank in Jackson, about
five years ago, did not J. R. Carmich
ael go to them and say he wanted to
sever his connection with the Jackson
Bank ?
2nd Did he not sell his Jackson
Banking-Go. stock, and then, after
the National Bank was organized did
he not advertise over his own signa
t ire that the new bank was indepen
dent of t le old tank?
Brd Did not, at the time the nev
bank was orgranizetl, the old bant
hold, in the name of certain oms
I'JIiOO.UU worth of the S;if)OUO.UU sto:k
of the nesv bapk ?
4th Did, or did not, at the time
the new bank was organized, thei 1 i
bank hold r contract to control the
policy of the new bank, and thaj all
stock of the new bank sold the old
bank was to have it, and if at tht end
of five years the old bank hi not
bought up enough stock to make a
majority, then the new bar.K .Was to
increase its enpital stock from
$510000.00 to $40000.00 and the <ld
hank to have the issue, or enough of
it to give them u majoriy?
sth Is J. R. bucking like a bron
co and refusing to make the new is
sue?
With these questions staring the
idol of ‘’Fair Play” in tie face I
leave him alone a suflicieit time to
make answer. I wHI pa>’ for the
space he uses in the Jacklouian for
this purpose, but if he dots not an.
swer them I will lecull py former
witness, and other witnesses, to ans
wer ANSWER, J. R., ANSWER.
The people are crying ior an ms
wer from you. Don’t k*p them in
agonizing suspense anv huger.
The Jumping-Ja:k Mayor.
Necessitates Amend
ments Tc the
City Charter.
Has not Jackson grown to the
necessity of a char.gein her Charter?
Fifteen years age the conditions
were quite different rom those of the
present time. The only expense of
government then w*p street working,
which was very snrll and to pay for
hire of two marshal's at SBS and S4O
per month, respeiively. The mar
shall’s job was theplum and the may
or and councilmo were generally
chosen with a riew of who they
would elect to thse positions.
Our taxes thetas compared to the
taxes of today, were a mere song.
Taxes have grovo to be burdensome
by reason of our public school system,
water and light'debt, turee marshall s
and their salaries increased to $60.00
and $55.00 and $45.00 per month.
The marshall plum, is, since our wa
ter and light debt arose, but of little
consequence as compared to the treas
ure’s pium and the tax assessor’s
pudding. With a sinking fund cf
SIOOO.OO per annum to be raised and
Kept in the treasurer’s hand for thir
ty years hip job becomes quite juicy.
Suppose you calculate the compound
interest at 8 % per year on the a
mount raised by paying over to the
treasurer, annually, slooo.ooand von
can measure accurately the amount
of sweating for the man who falls, by
reason of relationship, heir to the
job. With tax of $lB 75 m
every thousand dollars worth < f prop
erty you can readily see how impor
tant it becomes who shall pass upon
the value of your property.
With a jamping-jack mayor undei
our present charter, two members ot
tne council become the bosses of the
situation. They name the marshalls,
the tax collector, ckrk and treasurei
and.the tax assessors.
Is it democratic to thus clothe tw>
men with this power? Are not tl e
marshals,Jftax-collector, cleik and
treasurer and tax assessors servants
of the citizens of Jackson? Do no
tire citizens of Jackson carry the bin
der) of their salaries? The supposi
tion in that they do, though we must
admit that many escape carryirn
their just and equal portion. If they
are the servants of the people why
notice people elect them? In this
resn/ict our charter should be so a
tn/ded as that these officials wil
hod their tenure of office directly
fr-iin the people whom they serye.
Tjo, we should elect a water and
light borad just as we do our school
board.
What are some of the evils growing
out of the council appointing the tax
assessors? We refer you to the
•‘Square Deal” circular which full)
set forth the weakness of human
tlesh to take care of its kindred. Take
the assessment for this (1907) year
and you find the Empire Buggv Go’s
plant valued at only SOOOO.OO. O-t
of its principal stock-holders J. H.
Carmicha*J, is a member of the coun
cil and one of the tax assessors, R. J.
Carmiehat 1, is also a stock-holder
Reader what do you say it is worth?
Take fbr instance the post-office
building wliict is rented to the U. S
government for $290.00 per >e>ir,
which is owned by J. R. Carmichael,
and it is assessed at only SIOOO 00
The owner realizes 29% on the as>es
sed vluo. Again: The First Nation
al Bank building is assessed at
$2500.00 and when they make a
SWORN bank statement the ameunt
stuted is $154518.552 Is this not enough
to stagger the brain of one who loves
a spuare deal? Again you are re
fered to the ‘ Square Deal” circular
t v o learn the relationship of J. R. Car
michael who is the president of the
National Bank to the board of asses
sors, ar.d he, too, is a member of the
council. Let the people of Jackson
rise up and demand that our Ghartei
be so amended that wo will have no
more of this jumping-jack mayor ad
ministration, and thereby a du -
cratic form of government.
Legal Adveitisments,
For Years Support.
GEORGIA, Butts County.
Mrs. Sarah Washington, having made
application for twelve months support out
of tlie estate of John W. Washington, and
appraisers duly appointed to set apart the
same having tiled their return, all persons
concerned are hereby required to show
cause before the Court of Ordinary of said
county on tlie first Monday in July 1907.
why saidjapplication should not be granted.
This 3rd day of June, 1907.
J. H. HAM, Ordinary.
Notice,
GEORGIA, Butts County,-. 11 ■
All persons having claims against the es
tate of Julia Redding are lequested to pre
sent them within the time allowed by law
and all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
flfeThis May 25,1907
B, P. Bailey,
Adm. Julia Redding,
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