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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1912)
BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS Published Every Friday. ALFRED AKERMAN - Proprietor J. DOYLE JONES - - - - Editor Subscription $1 a Year Entered as second-class matter, Novem ber 8,1007, at the postoffice at Jackson, Oa. Official Organ Butts County Telephone No. 166. Communications are welcomed. Cor respondents will please confine-them selves to 300 words, as communications over that length cannot be handled. Write on one side of the paper only, sign your name, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. Jackson, Ga., Friday, May 17, 1912 Swat the fly. He is your worst enemy. Forget the election and get busy at something useful, The fish story will now be the one best yet of the summer sea son. The Waynesboro Banner is a new paper that has just made its appearance. Tom Watson declares he will go to Baltimore as a delegate or know the reason why. School days will soon be over and the small boy will proceed to get on familiar terms with the old swimming hole and the pesky red bug. The legislator in the quiet re treat of some cool and enticing shade is now thinking up some thing to tickle his constituents when the general assembly meets. All indications point to a very quiet gubernatorial election this year. This is as it should be. The people of the entire state are good tired of the factional strife that we have been having. Prof. J. M. Pound, former state school commissioner and more recently president of Gor don Institute at Barnesville, has been elected president of the State Normal School at Athens. The weekly papers of Georgia are doing a great work. They are today the greatest force for good that can be found any where. Be proud of your coun ty paper. Speak a good word for it. Pin your faith to Jackson and Butts county. There is no bet ter section anywhere. Bea posi tive force for their upbuilding. If you don’t like the town and county, don’t knock them—just pull out You won’t be missed. The Men and Religion Forward Movement convention recently held in Jackson will prove of lasting benefit just in proportion to the interest shown As has been suggested, The Progress welcomes a free and open discus sion of the movement. Macon got away with the re union in great shape. It is gen erally declared to have been one of the most successful and enjoy able reunions ever "held. The way in which this reunion was handled shows that Macon is coming into her own and is des tined to become one of the great cities of the South. The Macon Telegraph issued a Reunion Edition last week. The issue is rich in historical inter est and should be kept for future reference. This edition of the Telegraph, which has long been recognized as one of the leading papers of the State, was one of the best issued in a long while. It reflects credit not only upon the Telegraph, but upon the en terprising business men of Ma con as well. WITH THE EXCHANGES. Did you ever see so many men wanting to go to Baltimore?— Nashville Herald. They’ve got the habit. They are all doing it now. Those visions of Southern beau ty and chivalry will haunt our dreams for aye!—Macon News. Something is needed to get you over the Wilson nightmare. We are still hoping that Taft will beat Teddy, and that some good democrat will then beat Taft. —Hawkinsville Dispatch. We are all hoping for just this thing to happen. This is the time for the democrats to elect a president. The public school must solve the liquor problem. When the child is taught what evil effects alcohol has on the brain, when he is taught that whiskey is a poison, and the great govern ment finally washes its hands of the revenues, whiskey making and whiskey drinking will be come a lost art. The tendency of the times is to enlighten, to teach, to convert and not try to force. —Greensboro Herald-Jour nal. It doesn’t make a blame bit of difference with most of us wheth er it is Wilson, Harmon or Under wood. Plant corn and hogs, get something to eat in this favored land. You want something to take up the slack in your stomach. To the dickens with politics and THE SUN’S COMING NORTH “You’ll Get Yours” You’ll get what’s coming to you when the hot sultry days strike this section, and by i all means get your just desserts by fortify ing yourself against the sun’s rays with a Delicious Ice Cream Soda Our soda is served cold and stays cold to the very last drop because it is drawn deliciously cold and served with plenty of ice. For a good soda go to THAXTON’S Thaxton Drug Cos. JACKSON, GEORGIA. Ph—One Ph—One BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. politicians.—Montezuma Record. Editor Christopher wants peo ple to plant corn and hogs? That’s anew one. We’ve heard of the fellow, who planted a horse rad ish expecting to raise a spring colt, but we have never heard of a fellow who wanted to raise hogs by planting ’em.—Greens boro Herald-Journal. The people around here are planning for a good poultry crop. The five big counties in which there was a divided press, where intelligence was generally dis seminated among the people, and the appeals to ignorance, preju dice, false issue and passion were promptly met and stamped out, Gov. Wilson got the unanimous verdictof favorable electorates. — Macon News. The above is a strong indict ment to bring against the far mers of Georgia. The editor of the News seems to be just set ting on his haunches and growl ing. Some of these city chaps, like the News man, for instance* think we countrymen haven’t any sense. They seem to think because the country people were not hellroarin’ Wilsonites, they are ignorant and bad. Please pass the disinfectant. It’s need ed in Macon. —Greensboro Her ald-Journal. GEO. CARMICHAEL Room 5 Harkness Building JACKSON, GEORGIA. Fire, Tornado, Live Stock, Life and Casualty Insurance. Surety Bonds. IF IT’S INSURANCE—I WRITE IT. JACKSON, GA. For all kinds of building mater ial see Merritt & Childs, Jenkins burg, Ga. $100,000.00 TO LOAN on farm lands. Rea sonable rate of interest. See me before you borrow any money on your farm. W. E. Watkins. UNDERTAKING S. H. THORNTON Jackson, Georgia. Full line of CASKETS and ROBES to select from. EMBALMING carefully done according to the best meth ods, when requested. My careful personal attention given to all funerals in trusted to me. Calls promptly answered, day or night. Day Phone 174 Night Phone 193 Witt pirns Tfffm It Would be a ’’sorry” time without a well-filled basket That’s the interesting part, but suppose the canned goods were not good and the olives and pickles spoiled, that would be the disappointing part. We have only the best and It’s Fresh. Paul Nolen & Cos. Phone 60 D. A. ASBURY, BREEDER OF Silver L. Wyandottes, Single Comb Buff and White Leghorns and Buff Cochin Bantams. > Eggs Ready After Jan. 1. Write for Prices. JENKINSBURG, GA. TAYLOR’S SPECIALS 2lb Tomatoes . . 3 for 25c 2lb Corn .... 3 “ 25c Alligator Oysters . 3 “ 25c 3 lb Peaches 15c Octagon Soap . . 6 for 25c Red Wrapper Soap . 7 for 25c Arm & Hammer Soda 7 “ 25c Best 25c Coffee in town. Low Prices on everything. Come to see me. - W. M. TAYLOR.
