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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 31.
PRIZE LIST OF
BOYS CORN CLUB
Committee Fixed Rules
Last Week
VALUABLE PRIZES GIVEN
Rules Practically The Same
As For State Contests—
Liberal Encouragement
For Members of Club
At a meeting last week rules
were fixed for the Boys Corn
Club contests and the prize list
made up. The members of the
committee are Messrs. C. S. Mad
dox, J. Matt McMichael, S. H.
Mays, J. D. JoneS? Following
are the rules:
Rules for the government of
the Butts County Boys Corn Club
shall be the same as those for
the state, with the following ad
ditional rules: Each contestant
shall compensate the committee
appointed to measure his acre
and yield; said compensation not
to exceed two dollars per day for
each committeeman and said com
mittee to be composed of two
disinerested citizens and one con
testant. No contestant shall be
appointed to aid in the measure
ment of his own acre, and yield.
Each contestant shall notify the
County School Superintendent of
his intention to contest for a
coupty prize not later than Sep
tember Ist.
The following prize list was ar
ranged:
Upland
First prize, S2O cash.
2nd prize, sls cash.
3rd prize, $lO cash.
4th prize, heifer calf, L. M.
Crawford, $lO.
sth prize, Berkshire pig, A. M.
Pace. $lO.
6th prize, Poland China pig, S.
H. Mays, $lO.
7th prize, cultivator, B. F. Wat
kins & Cos., $7.50.
Bth prize. Perfection plow stock
Ham & Carter Cos., $5.
9th prize, cultivator, Dempsey
Hdw Cos., $5.
10 prize, Berkshire pig, S. K.
Smith, $5.
Uth prize, pair horse colars,
Buttrill Bros., $5.
12 prize, Setson hat, Etheridge
Smith & Cos.. $5. '
13th prize, pair shoes, Jackson
Mercantile Cos., $5.
14th prize, buggy robe, Mc-
Kibben Company, $5.
15th prize, pair shoes, pick of
stock, Carmichael-Mallet Cos., $5.
16th prize, five year subscrip
tion, Butts County Progress, $5.
17th prize, five year subscrip
tion, Jackson Argus, $5.
18th prize, rocker, S. H. Thorn
ton, $4.
19th prize, pair trousers, J.
Arenson, $4,
20th prize, pair trousers, R. A.
Franklin & Cos., $4.
21st prize, pair gold cuff but
ton, Jos. E. Edwards, $2.50.
22nd prize, 25 lbs stock powders
Slaton Drug Company, $2.25.
23rd prize, hand saw, Newton-
Carmichael Hdw Cos., $2.
24th prize, bushel seed corn,
J. R. Hammond, $2.
25th prize, goat, Miss Ruth
Conner, $2.
Bottom Land
First prize, S2O cash.
2nd prize, sls cash.
3rd prize, $lO cash.
4th prize, 1-2 ton fertilizers,
Carmichael Guano Company, $lO.
Specials
Photograph of prize winner,
J. B. Guthrie.
Best essay on corn production,
$5 cash.
Best profit on acre, $5 cash.
Most prolific stalk of corn, 50
lbs flour, Paul Nolen & Cos. $1.50.
Best 10 ears, upland, bushel of
cotton seed, L. L. Tison, $1.50.
Best 10 ears, bottom land, cos
tumer, J. S. Johnson Cos., sl.
2nd best 10 ears, upland, poul
try panacea, W. M. Taylor, sl.
2nd best 10 ears, bottom land,
pocket knife, Jackson Drug Com
pany, sl.
2nd most prolific stalk, R. I.
Red chicken, F. M. Hodges, sl.
2nd best essay, soda checks,
Owd Pharmacy, sl.
Heaviest ear corn, sack cotton
seed meal, J. VV. Carter, sl.
2nd best profit on acre, bushel
oats, W. E. Foster, 75 cents.
JASPER COUNTY
ENJOINS BUTTS
Bigger Slice Taxes Their
Burning Desire
HEARING SEPTEMBER 6TH
Jasper County Claims Only
$508,000 of Central Geor
gia Power Company T ax
es—lnjunction Granted
Judge R. T. Daniel of the su
perior courts of the Flint circuit
has granted a temporary restrain
ing order against Butts county
to keep this county from collect
ing a large portion of the taxes
on the power plant and dam of
the Central Georgia Power Com
pany near Jackson. The conten
tion of Jasper county is that the
power company has not given
that county enough of the tax
returns on the property.
In brief, jasper county sets out
in the petition, filed here Satur
day, that 70.6 of the dam or 1335
feet of the 1720 feet, the total
length, is on that county’s side of
the river and that $508,000 of the
power company tax returns is
her very own.
The defendant, Butts county,
comptroller-general W. A. Wright
and the Central Georgia Power
Company are required by Judge
Daniel’s order to appear before
him at Griffin on September 6,
at 10 o’lock a. m. At that time
the matter will be threshed out
and the temporary injunction
will be made permanent or the
proceeding dismissed.
Under the temporary restrain
ing order Butts county cannot
collect the taxes in dispute, the
money being held up pending the
court’s decision.
Of course Butts county will
fight the case vigorously. Coun
ty Attorney W. E. Watkins will
go to Griffin and represent Butts
county in this proceeding.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913.
THE GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
Wants to Find Out About
Land Shrinkage
ALL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Increase in Tax Returns A
Matter of Congratulation
—Pauper Farm Proves Ex
pensive to Butts County
We, the Grand Jury sworn and
empaneled for the August term
1913 of Butts Superior Court, beg
leave to make the following pre
sentments:
Through our various commit
tees we have examined the books
of all the county officers and find
that they are kept according to
our understanding of the law.
The reports of all officers have
been handed in as required by
law at this term of court, and the
same are hereto attached and
made a part of our records, and
ordered published.
Through the committee on pub
lic buildings, find that the court
house is greatly in need of re
pairs. There is a leak in south
east corner over stairway leading
to gallery, broken glasses in win
dows on north side jury room.
Blinds are needed, and we also
find the sinks in bad condition.
We find the jail in a very un
sanitary condition. The cells
need painting and the water pipes
are in bad condition. We ask
that the County Commissioner
furnish swinging bunks for the
jail, and we think it advisable
that the windows be screened
with wire.
We commend our janitor, Hen
ry Thomas, for his diligent care
of the court house.
Through the committee ap
pointed to examine the • records
of the Receiver of Taxes, respect
fully offer for your consideration
the following report: We have
examined the records of the above
mentioned officer, and the same,
as far as we were abletodetermine
kept in the terms of the law. We
desire to express our approval of
the very gratifying increase of
returns of property as shown on
the tax digest for the present
year, and we desire to especially
approve of the efforts of our pres
ent receiver of taxes of obtaining
the creditable increase.
Through the committee appoin
ted to investigate the condition
of the County Farm, hereby sub
mit the following report. We find
six inmates, allcolored, two.mules,
two cows, three hogs, eight hun
dred bundles of fodder, two loads
of oats, one two-horse wagon, one
harrow and other farm imple
ments; sixteen acres in corn,
twenty-five acres in cotton, five
acres in pea vine, one acre in
sorgnum cane, one half acre in
potatoes and fifteen acres rented
for seven hundred fifty pounds
lint cotton.
We find the condition of the
crops good. We find some re
pairing needed, one veranda
floored, also window sashes for
two windows are needed.
We find buildings very well
kept so far as we are able to de
termine.
Report of Sheriff’s office.
We find records of said office
neatly and correctly kept so far
as we could ascertain.
Through our committee, we
have examined the dockets of
the Justice of the Peace and No
taries of the Public. We find
the same in the main, correct.
Through the committee ap
pointed to examine the books of
the Ordinary in the limited time
for said work, find the same kept
in terms of the law.
Through the committee ap
pointed to investigate the records
of the Clerk of the Superior
Court, find them neatly kept ac
cording to law as far as we could
ascertain, in the limited time in
which we had to investigate the
books and records and we com
mend our clerk, Mr. S. J. Foster,
for the manner in which they
are kept.
Through the committee ap
pointed to investigate the convict
camp we find the camp in good
condition, except we find the
Continued on page 6.
NOTHING NEW IN
P. 0. SITUATION
Applicants Still Entering
The Lists
APPOINTMENT DEFERRED
Judge Bartlett Hearing All
Sides Before Making A
Recommendation —May
t
Visit Jackson Shortly
So far as can be learned there
is no new development of inter
est in the post mastership at
Jackson since last week. Re
ports have it that some new ap
plicants have entered the field.
The wise ones say that Judge
Bartlett will probably wait a few
days yet before making a recom
mendation for the office. He is
said to be waiting to hear from
all sides and all factions before
he acts. There is also a report
to the effect that Judge Bartlett
will visit Jackson before the ap
pointment is made, but this state
ment cannot be verified.
All the candidates for the hon
ors appear to be working hard.
It has been a busy week for
them. With what success they
have, labored is not known, of
course, except to the inner cir
cles.
As predicted, as soon as the
resignation of Mrs. Harp was
sent in, a merry scramble for the
office has developed. There are
so many out for the office and
have such strong assurances of
support, they claim, that it is
hard for an outsider to hazard a
guess as to who will fipally land
the plum.
Banks Will Close Next
Monday, Labor Day
The banks of Jackson will be
closed next Monday, Labor Day.
The post office will observe Sun
day hours and the rural carriers
will enjoy a holiday. No program
of any kind is planned locally.
DOWN OCONEE
TO THE SEA
Trip Was Made in A Small
Canoe
INTERESTINGEXPERIENCG
Prof. Akerman And Stu
dent Takes Outing In A
Unique Way— Forestry
Studied Along Route
BY ALFRED AKERMAN
Macon, Ga., Aug. 22.—1 have
come this far back towards home.
One of my students and I em
barked from Athens on the 24th
of July. I say embarked: for we
set out on the Oconee river in a
canoe. We had a tent and cook
ing outfit, a plant press, a set of
botanic instruments, and some
reference works. By this list
you will see we were out for study
and not on a pleasure trip; and
such was the case. It occurred
to me that I could follow the riv
er down through the state and
cover a large territory, with con
venience and at small expense.
Our route touched 21 counties;
and dropping as we did from the
Piedmont Plateau to the low
marsh lands at the coast, we had
a variety of soils and a corre
sponding variety of forests to
study. It was like taking a ver
tical and horizontal slice out of
the state.
We paddled along slowly. If
we ran across anything that es
pecially interested us, we stop
ped and had a look at it. Towards
night we would Jook out for a
spring or branch we could
get good drinking water; and
when we found such a place we
would make camp for the night.
Bacon, corn bread and coffee
make the best supper in the world
when a man is hungry, and the
ground makes a good bed when
one is tired.
We followed on down the Oco
nee to the Altamaha and out the
Altamaha to the sea. By the
woods this is rather more than
200 miles and by the river it is
estimated to be more than 600.
We made many notes on the
distribution of the trees that will
be of help in my lectures. We
collected over 100 specimens for
the herbarium at the forest
school, and secured a number of
photographs. Take it all in all I
regard it as the most profitable
trip I ever made.
We crated up our canoe at Da
ried and sent it back by freight.
Then we went to Screven county,
where we collected some more
specimens.
Mrs. C. C. Smith Dies
at Her Pepperton Home.
At the age of 32 years Mrs. C.
C. Smith, wife of one of the fore
man at the Pepperton Cotton
Mills, died Sunday night at 10
o’clock. Gastritis was the cause
of death. Mrs. Smith was one
of the most highly respected res
idents of Pepperton.
The funeral was held from the
Pepperton church at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, and inter
ment was in the city cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Mr. C. C. Smith.
NUMBER 35.