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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 31.
BUTTS SHOWS A
GOOD INCREASE
Tax Returns Gain $52,000
Over last Year
RESULTVERYGRATIFYING
Tax Receiver Hodges Has
Completed Digest—Big
Gain in The Number of
Acres of Land Returned
The increase in tax returns for
Butts county over last year is
$52,528, which is a better show
ing than was expected at first.
There is a real gain of $74,528,
but an error of $22,000 in last
year’s digest makes the total gain
a little over fifty thousand dol
lars.
The taxable values last year
amounted to $2,191,313, as com
pared with $2,243,841 in 1913.
The largest and most gratify
ing increase is in the number of
acres of land returned this year,
the total being 113,980 acres as
against 108,375 acres last year.
But with this increase there is
still a shortage of several thou
sand acres. Butts county has in
round numbers about 116,000
acres of land, but it has been
many a day since it was all given
in for taxes.
In view of the fact that a large
number of counties are showing
a decrease in tax returns this
year, due it • is said, to the tight
times, the gain in Butts county
is all the more pleasing. The in
crease in 1912 over the year be
fore was rather small and far
from satisfactory.
Tax Receiver F. M. Hodges
has worked hard to get all of the
property in the county on the di
gest and to him is due the credit
for the fine showing made by
Butts county. His friends are
extending the glad hand for his
good showing in a hard year.
The digest was completed last
week and sent to Comptroller
General Wright.
THE OCMULGEE NAME OF
THE NEW GROCERY STORE
Mr. J. A. Joyner has given his
new grocery in the Carter-War
then building the name of “The
Ocmulgee.” The prizes for the
girls between the ages of 12 and
16 who arranged the eight let
ters so as to form the name of
the store, were awarded Thurs
day afternoon. Miss Naidine
Leach won the first prize, a three
pound box of candy. The second
prize was a two pound box of
candy and was won by Miss Dor
othy Cantrell, while Miss Mamie
Lowe Hubbard was awarded a
box of candy as the third prize.
It will be observed that there
are eight letters in the name of
the store, the telephone also be
ing number eighk Ocrnulgee is
a very pretty and appropriate
name.
Mr. Joyner, an old and exper
ienced grocer, but more recently
a popular knight of the grip, has
one of the most attractive win
d<sys in the city and has received
many compliments on the neat
appearance and spotlessly clean
manner in which the store is kept.
Asa traveling man Mr. Joyner
was universally popular and is a
member of the U. C. T. and oth
er organizations.
His friends here and elsewhere
will wish the Ocmulgee and No.
8 the best of luck.
The Frank trial is peculiarly
Atlanta’s own and as long the
morbid crowds of that city are
satisfied the rest of us ought to
be. However the case is enlarg
ed in importance in the minds of
the rabble.
RAIN AND HAIL
STORM FRIDAY
Cotton And Corn Damaged
By Elements
SMALL AREA AFFECTED
Farmers West of Jackson
Visited by One of This
Season’s Worst Rains on
Friday Afternoon Last
That considerable damage was
done to crops west of Jackson by
a severe rain and hail storm last
Friday afternoon, was the infor
mation brought to Jackson Sat
urday. The hail injured cotton
and corn rather sharply for an
area about four miles wide. In
the list of those who suffered bv
the storm are Messrs. P. R. Wat
kins, W. J. Bunn, W. E. Foster
and others.
While it rained pretty hard in
Jackson and there was a stiff wind
for a few minutes, no damage of
any consequence was reported.
A negro house in the rear of the
hotel was struck by lightning.
The wind blew down a good
deal of corn on the Griffin road,
while the hail knocked off some
of the cotton bolls and stripped
the stalks of leaves in places. It
was one of the season’s hardest
rains in that part of the countv,
it is said.
If there was damage done by
the elements in other portions of
the county it has not been repor
ted here.
SEWERAGE BONDS
WERE VALIDATED
Judge Daniel Passed The
Order Saturday
now readyfor MARKET
Issue of $23,000 to Be Sold
For Purpose of Installing
Sewers in Jackson— May
Sell Bonds This Winter
At chambers in Griffin Satur
day Judge Robert T. Daniel of
the superior courts of the Flint
circuit, validated Jackson s issue
of $23,000 worth of sewer bonds.
Mayor Watkins and City At
torney J. T. Moore went over to
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8. 1913.
WAREHOUSE HAD
ELECTION TUESDAY
S. J. Smith Again Heads
The Company
DIRECTORS ARE CHOSEN
Farmers Union Warehouse
Met in Annual Session
Tuesday A_nd Transact
ed Considerable Business
The Farmers Union Warehouse
held its annual meeting Tuesday
morning at which time several
matters were gone into and offi
cers elected for the ensuing year.
With a few exceptions the same
board of directors were chosen,
while the old officers were re
elected. The officers are Hon.
S. J. Smith president and Capt.
F. L. Walthall secretary.
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Hon. S. J. Smith
The directors are H. L. Gray,
G. P. Saunders, J. D. Brownlee,
W. J. Garr, J. Matt McMichael.
Messrs. McMichael and Garr are
new members of the board and
the other members have served
as directors for some time. All
of the officers and directors are
amon? the leading business men
and farmers of the county and
under their administration the
affairs of the company will con
tinue to prosper.
The meeting Tuesday was at
tended by a large number of the
stockholders. The business of
the past year was gone over and
the warehouse was found to be
in splendid condition. One of
the most successful seasons in
the history of the warehouse is
expected this fall and winter.
Griffin Saturday morning in the
interest of the matter. There
was, of course, no objection of
fered and the bonds were valida
ted in due form.
Now that the bonds have been
validated in the proper legal man
ner they are ready for market.
It is not known just when the
bonds will be sold, though it is
likelv that Council will wait until
fall before placing the bonds on
the market. The bond market
will be more active a little later
on, it is claimed, and the city is
naturally anxious to obtain the
best price possible.
The indications now are that
the bonds will be sold about the
first of next year and that, work
of installing the sewers will be
gin in the early spring and that
the system will be in operation by
next summer.. This and other
details will be worked out in the
next few months by Council.
Cemetery Lot at Old
Bethel to Be Cleaned
Wednesday, August 20th, has
been selected as the date for
cleaning up the cemetery at Old
Bethel. Interested parties are
requested to attend at that time,
ladies being especially invited.
A basket dinner will be enjoyed
during the day.
Now that Jackson’s sewerage
bonds have been validated the
last legal hitch has been removed
and work on this needed public
improvement can start as soon
as the bonds are sold.
SUPERIOR COURT
. MEETS ON 18TH
Will Be in Session One
Week Only
CIVIL DOCKET NOT HEAVY
August Term Will Hear
But Small Number Crim
inal Cases —Calendar Is
* Not Yet Prepared
The August term of Butts su
perior court will convene here on
Monday, the 18.
The bar association has not yet
met and made up the calendar,
but this matter will be attended
to within the next few days. It
is given out that the civil docket
is rather light. There will be
but one week of court.
It is stated there is considera
ble criminal business. A murder
case that will attract keen inter
est is that of Alonzo Turner, who
will be tried for complicity in the
killing of Jesse Singley on Au
gust 26, 1911. It will be recalled
that Bill Turner was executed as
the principal in this murder and
that J. C. Turner was sentenced
to life imprisonment upon con
viction as an accomplice. There
are also other criminal cases of
more or less importance to be dis
posed of at this term.
The court attaches are now at
work getting ready for the con
vening of court. The list of the
jurors for the August term is
given elsewhere in this issue.
FLOVILLA CITIZENS
GIVE CORN PRIZES
Liberal Donations From
Progressive City
THE LIST WAS MISPLACED
Twenty Dollars Sent in By
District Agent S. Kirby
Smith—Everybody Pull
ing For Corn Club Boys
The following list of prizes do
nated by the progressive citizens
of Flovilla to the corn club work
in Butts county was received on
Monday night from Hon. S. K.
Smith, district agent. The orig
inal list handed in to County
MRS. A. B. HARP
RESIGNS OFFICE
111 Health Given as Reason
For Action
LONG BEEN POSTMASTER
Formal Resignation Sent
to Washington Monday
—Many Applicants Expec
ted For The Office Here
The resignation of Mrs. A. B.
Harp as post master at Jackson
was sent to Washington Monday
morning. It will doubtless be
accepted at once.
11l health is given as the reason
for this action. For many months
Mrs. Harp has been in feeble
health and was able to be at the
office only a few hours a day.
Though an effort was made to
oust Mrs. Harp when Wilson be
came. president the movement
was not successful. Literally by
the thousands her friends rallied
to her support, and Judge Bart
lett who controls this patronage
had given no intimation of a
change and Mrs. Harp would in
all probability have served out
her term, which expired in 1915.
Dating back to 1883 Mrs. Harp
has been connected with the local
post office. Upon the death of
her husband she was appointed
to the office and has held it con
tinuously since, except Cleve
land’s two terms when George
Mann and McCune. McMichael
served, the former during Mr.
Cleveland’s first term and the lat
ter during his last administration.
The service has been of the
very best and the new post mas
ter has a high standard to follow.
It is expected there will be a
number of applicants for the of
fice which pays SI,BOO a year, it
is understood. Already there
are several candidates pressing
their claims, it is said, but who
the winner will be is an unknown
quantity at this time.
School Superintendent C. S. Mad
dox recently, was inadvertently
misplaced and could not be found
by him. Mr. Smith kindly fur
nished The Progress a duplicate
list.
This action of the public-spiri
ted business men and farmers of
Flovilla in giving these prizes is
genuinely appreciated and in be
half of the committee and the
members of the corn club The
Progress wishes to assure them
of the appreciation felt. The list
is given herewith:
We the undersigned agree to
contribute the amount opposite
our names for the benefit of the
Boys Corn Club of Butts county
for the year 1913:
W. B. Dozier, banker SI.OO
T. J. Gibson, cashier Bank
Flovilla 1.00
T. G. Preston 1.00
A. 8.-Smith 1.00
S. L. Thompson 1.00
Dr. R. B. Thompson 1.00
Robt V. Smith, Jr 1.00
George S. Smith . 1.00
R. L. Allen 1.00
R. E. Edwards 1.00
Jt. H. Henderson... 1.00
Crawford Maddox ... 1.00
Dr. A. F. White 1.00
Dr. W. J. Waits.. 1.00
Claud S. Bryant 1.00
S. K. Smith, Berkshire pig
worth 5-00
NUMBER 32.