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Mr. Ernest Smith spent Monday in
Jackson.
Mrs. A. H. Smith and Mrs. R. A.
Franklin v sited the City Tues
day.
Miss Pearl Sams, who has been the
attractive guest of Mrs. Walter Cope
land has returned to her home In Bab
cock.
Oils Ball spent Saturday in Atlan
ta.
Harbin Millers many Jackson
friends were glad to see him back from
Mississippi. He spent the week-end
with his father and sister.
Dr. C. A. Butner spent the first of
the week in Powder Springs where he
attended the funeral of his sister-in
law Mrs. John Butner.
Mrs, Nora King spent the week-end
with her sister in Atlanta.
Miss Pauline Malletleft Wednesday
for Macon where she will enter Wesle
yan.
Miss Georgia Hendrick is in Atlan
ta with her sisters, the Misses Kend
riektafler a pleasant visit to Miss A
dellc Nutt.
Walter Mead Crawford' of Hawk
insville spent Suuday with home
folk.
Mrs. J. B. Settles entertained the
Buughtere on Wednesday afternoon.
Her attractive home on West Third
St. was pretty in its decorations of
roses ana bunting in red and white,
the colors of the chapter After the
election of officers and other business
matters attended to cake and cream
in red and white was serve. Mth
Settle is a most cordial and charm 1 ng
hostess and always entertains delight
fully.
Mr. C. B. Gunn apent, Saturday in
Atlanta on business.
Miss Dcvle Carmichael who lias
been sick is Improving.
Never in *he history of the High
Fulls musical Convention has such
an enjoyable session been held as
the! at Macedonia last Friday and
Saturday such singers asE.T. Pound,
Bhellman, T. J. Upchurch, Locust
Grove, J. T. Lane, Monticello, J. T.
Mayo, Jackson and many others were
present. Pinner wus plentiful, and
altogether it was an enjoyable affair.
Henry Hendrick returned Saturday
to Vincent Alabama. He left greatly
improved from his recent illness.
(juite an enthuastic meeting of the
Farmer’s Co-operative Union was held
in Jackson on Wednesday. Quite a
1 argo number attended and much im
portant business was transacted.
Miss Bertha Carmichael spent
Tuesday in Atlanta, She was accom
panied uy Mrs. Goddird of Quincy
Fls, who will be her guest for a few
days. Mrs. Goddard will also visit
her aunts Mrs. F. S. Etheridge and
T. M. Furlow before returning home.
Miss Lucile Elder is in the city.
FOR SALE.-- My resi
dence in East Third Street.
Also, 175 acre Farm in
Iron Spring District. Also
Office building in Jackson
and 5 houses and lots in
Pepperton.
Frank Z. Curry.
We Are at the Same Old Stand.
The Same Old
KINARD & CLARK.
Same old Phone No. 60 with the best line of Groceries in town
We sell Libby’s canned Goods the best in the world. Argo Salmon
The finest on earth try a can. Crystal Flour can’t be beat. Mc-
Cordsrneal always Fresh.
trade CUitb U$ and Get the Besi
K LNARD & CLARK ’PHONE 00.
Capt. W. F. Smith was up from
Fiovilla Monday.
Mr. C. A. Pittman was up from
Pittman’s Ferry Monday.
Miss Callie Woods of Mcmticello is
the guest of Miss Nettie Ray 1 ittman
at her country home.
Dr. Wilson Smith from Juliette
was in town Monday.
Mr. Aack hardy wan in lrom irou
Spring Monday afternoon.
Mr. J. W. Andrews from Stark was
among his Jacksou friends Monday
afternoon.
Mr. J. B. Watkins from No. 5 was
in to see us Monday.
Mrs. W, P. Collier spent the first
of the week near McDonough with
friends and relatives.
Prof. Grace spent the week in Jack
son tuning pianos.
Harry Butuer left Monday for Me
ridian to unterColiege. Harry expects
to maintain the family tradition of
producing physician* that rauk a
tnong the first.
Miss Florence Morrison returned
from Atlanta this wees.
Dr. B. F. Aikin from Jenkinsburg
was in the city Thursday.
Mrs. Mattie Glover who has been
spending some time with relatives at
aturk returned to her home in Atlan
ta Tuesday.
Dr. J. W. Harper the popular phy
sician from Stark was in Jackson
Thursday, v
Mr J. A. Pittman was among his
friends in ttie city Thursday.
Wednesday was Justice Court day
in Jackson district.
GOOD AND LASTING WORK
BEING DONE ON OUR ROADS.
Tne present Commissioners of
Roads of Revenues have adopted a
fdan and are doing some work that is
bound to give satisfaction, and meet
with the approval of the people.
The taking off of a small auicuit
of dirt from the top of a hill and pla
cing it at the bottom, lessons the en
cline enormously, and is work that
will not have to be done again.
1011 ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE
Located 6 miles south
of Indian Springs, 2 miles
west of Cabaniss, 8 miles
north east of Forsyth, 5
room house recently pain
ted and has glass windows.
10 to 15 acres fine bottom
land 15 acres fresh land
good barn. Terms $l5O
cash, $l5O in six months,
balance in 4 annual pay
ments of S3OO each at 6
per cent interest.
This place is within 1%
mile of fine school, also
convenient to churches,
splendid neighborhood.
John R. Shannon,
Cabaniss, Qa.
COL. WHALEY ELECTED
JUDGE OF CITY COURT.
The many friends of Coi. VV. H.
Whaley are delighted to know that
he was elected Judge of the city
Court of Covington. He was a prac
ticing attorney here for many years.
A BOY ORA GIRL GAN EARN
AS MUCH AS A MAN.
We want boys and girls who want
to earn money to solicit subscripti
ons for the Atlanta Semi-Weekly
Journal. Don’t hesitate because you
are young as you can do this work
as readily as rider persons and we
will pay you just the same. The
Semi-Weekly Journal is the' best
known semi-weekly newspaper in the
South, and your spare time spent
working for it will pay you handsome
ly, not in toys, watches or other
3mall wares, but in CASH. In addi
tion to cash commission, we are offer
ing Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars
(750,00) in prizes. The money will
be sent out in time for Christmas.
The Contest closes December 15th
1907.
FARMS FOR RENT OR LEASE.
Two and one-half horse
farm, mile of Berner,
six room house, painted,
ceiled, large hall. Whole
place enclosed in wire fence
good pasture and two
barnes. Good well of wa
ter at house and good rock
bottom spring near by.
Thirty acres of bottom
land not subject to over
flow. Will rent for four
bales of cotton per annum.
John R. Shannon,
Cabaniss Ga.
Fcfe: RENT.—two horse
farm in Worthville Dist
rict. Call on or address
W. F. Maddox,
Locust Grove Ga.
Tax Collectors Notice.
I will be at the following named
places on dates given below for the
purpose of collecting State and Coun
ty Tax for the year 1907.
Jackson October 1 1907.
Flo villa ” 2 ”
Cork ” 8 ”
Elgin ” 4 ”
Worthville ” 7 ”
Jenkinsbnrg ” 8 ”
Kinards Store ” 9 ”
IronSpringCount house ” 10 ”
Will be in Jackson every Saturday
and first Tuesday until books close.
C. R. Carter, T. C. Butts Cos.
A Municipal Overflow.
Of the fads that have Bwept o’er tha
country—
The Lawson fad. Dunne fad and Hearet—
I think—but I may be mistaken—
The fad called M. O. is the worst
The city would have M. O. bake shops
To furnish municipal bread,
g O. undertakers would follow
To box the municipal dead.
We'd have a municipal dentist
Who’d put on municipal crowin;
AU kinds of municipal worries
To furnish municipal frowns.
A million municipal silkworms
Would weave our municipal silk;
Ten thousand municipal babies
Cry out for municipal milk.
We’d have a municipal barroom.
Municipal whisky and gin.
The spree would be charged to tho cttjrj
'Twould be a municipal sin.
When out In municipal snowstorms
You'd* wear an M O. mackintosh.
You'd go to the M. O. theaters
To hear the municipal bosh.
You’d have to bo full of M O. love
To please your municipal wife.
Each awful municipal moment
Would make up municipal life.
Your dear M. O. heart would be aching.
"Scu’d heave a municipal eigh.
If sure of no M. O. hereafter.
You’d jump this M. O. life and die.
—Thomas E. Burke.
NOT 146 TO 16 BY ANY
MANNER OF,; MEANS.
The statement to the affect that
the recent bond election in Jackson
was carried by 146 for to 16 against
is a mistake and is misleading to
those who are unacquainted with the
facts anti conditions in the case:
Every body who is posted in the
laws governing BoDd elections know
that two thirds of those.who register
have to vote for bonds otherwise the
bond issue is lost. For example, if
three* hundred were to register and
one hundred and ninety nine were to
vote for the bond issue, the election
would be lost to bonds although not
a vote was polled against bonds. So
it was,on Aug. 7th those opposed to
bonds registered and then did not
put themselves to the trouble to vote
knowing that their registers were the
sam9 as their votes.
The electiou was carried by the
narrow margin of 6 to spare, and if
no one but the white people of Jack
son had been allowed to vote it is
very doubtful if there would have
been ten votes difference either way
much less the two thirds necessary to
carry the issue.
A fair and true statement of the
facts are due the r üblic, it doesn’r
matter how we would like for it to
have been.
WHAT IS A PLEASURE
It’s a pleasure to do
business when w e
know that every time we
get a man into a Hart
Chaffner and Marx suit,
we’ve done him a real ser=
vice.
Such clothes as these
actually raise the s’and=
ards of aU the men in
town; and we’re selling
them, at the right prices.
Glad to see you now or
later.
The Jackson Mercantile Cos
STATEMENT. BY ROAD COM
MISSIONERS.
.Tack3on, Ga., Butts County.
Sept. 2nd. 1907.
At a regular monthly meeting held
by the County Commissioners of said
County all the Commissioners being
present, the following order was pass
ed to wit. It is ordered by the Court
that Ten Mills be levied on the taxa
ble property of said County as per
Tax digest for the year 1907. And
that the Tax Collector of said County
collect the same for the following
purposes to wit.
bridges and public building fund .875
Pauper ” .125
t’utli ■ Road ” .250
Sheriff and other offiicers ” .50
Supenor Court ” -05
Litigation ” .90
Coroners ” .10
Other lawful charges ” .85
SIO.OO
Making in the aggregate the sum
of one dollar on each one hundred
dollars and ten dollars on each one
thousand dollars on the taxable prop
erty of said County for the year 1907
J. O. Gaston.
Chairman Board Cos. Com.
Joseph Jolly, Clerk.
Beating the City Plsnt.
Rumlites have a scheme to beat the
municipal plant to a frazzle. There is
no charge at Eaton Rapids for porch
lights when next to the street. So out
go the lights in the house after supper,
and the evening paper is read on the
porch in the midst of myriads of bugs.
But it's cheaper.—Detroit News.
Wise Decision nt Sparta, Tenn.
At tin election held in Sparta, Tenn.,
on June 27 upon the question of wheth
er or not the town .should'issue $40,000
in bonds with which to own and op
erate a municipal electric light and
waterworks plant the proposition was
defeated by a vote of 93 to 18.
HOLD YOUR COTTON IF
YOU WANT GOOD PRICE.
Cotton is opening very fast and be
ing marketed extensively. The pric9
keeps coming down, and to keep j t
from coming still lower every farmer
should hold his cotton. There are
very few who are compelled to sell
and to hold up the price co-operation
is absolutely necessary. Hold your
cotton for one month and see the re
sults.
THEORY* AND PRACTICE.
In M. O. the Latter Generally Expose*
the Falsity of the Former.
The theory of municipal ownership
is that municipal corporations can da
for the public at cost the service now
done by private corporations at a
profit, saving to the public the amount
of the profit in reduced charges.
In the common practice of municipal
ownership the city does for the public
at increased expense, but for a lower,
price, what private corporations have,
been doing for a profit. Usually 1105
only the profit is absorbed in the in-i
creased expense, but a continual aa-j
nual deficiency is covered up by iu-’
crease of the municipal debt and fail
ure to provide out of earnings for de
preciation of plant.
By the time the plant first installed
is worn out the city, unless very rich
and strong, is apt to be at the end of
its credit. In many cases, like that of
the Philadelphia gas works, a private
corporation gets the city plant for a
song and makes money out of it faster
thau ever. The fundamental idea of
it, therefore, is to take the money of
taxpayers to render service to non
taxpayers for less than the service
costs.—Editorial in Minneapolis Trib
une.
M. 0. IN MILWAUKEE.
Unwarranted Action of the City Coun
cil In the Wisconsin Metropolis.
If you authorize an agent to pur
chase a piece of property for you at
$3,000 and he finds that it will cost
$13,000 and goes ahead and buys it
without consulting you on the ground
that you had said that you wanted the
property, your words would probably
not look well in print This ig prac
tically what has just been done in Mil-j
waukee, the first party being the tax-j
payers of that city and their agent be
ing the city council. Some time ago
the people of Milwaukee voted to au
thorize a bond issue of $500,000 to in
stall a municipal lighting plant.
The city fathers found that the esti
mate was SBOO,OOO too low r and passed
a resolution to issue bonds to the ex
tent of $1,300,000. The city comptrol
ler at first refused to sign the neces
sary papers on the ground that in view
of the great difference in cost the mat
ter should be again submitted to the
people. This point was, however,
overruled by the city attorney. If his
opinion is good law, the law T is bad,
for it permits the agents of the people
to abuse their powers with impunity.
Can’t Do lt'by Statute.
Any corporation is entitled to a fair
return on all it3 legitimate Invest
ments over and above all expenses
when these are carefully and econom
ically administered. There are some
corporations which are undoubtedly
overcharging the public, but there are
more whose stock has never paid any
dividends whatever, and only an un
fortunate aggravation of the present
strained relations existing between the
people and the public service corpora
tions can result from the expectation
of the former that they can through
legislative action obtain a universal
reduction in the charges made by such
corxxorations.— Municipal Journal and
Engineer.
A Danger to Be Avoided.
If a city is not well governed, munic
ipal ownership is the most dangerous
thing imaginable and should be care
fully avoided. There is always the
danger that the public utilities the
city Is supposed to own will become
nothing more or less than the private
property of the people at the head of
the government, who will work to their
own advantage and the enhancement
of their private wealth.—William T.
Stead. ,
1
Only as a Last Resort.
Any city which is getting fair treat
ment from a privately owned plant,
should eschew municipal ownership.
Except under unusually favorable con
ditions—conditions that promise to
make the proposed plant a positive
money earner—municipal ownership
should be only a last resort.—Marquette
(Micli.) Journal.
Political M. O. Machines.
Municipal ownership of street rail
ways, gas and electric lighting means
an enormejus political machine with
thousands of employees to be voted
at the behest of some political party.—
Mayor Mahool of Baltimore.