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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 31.
TO SURVEY BUTTS
JASPER BOUNDARY
Work Commences Early
in December
CAPT. ROBERT ENGINEER
Governor Orders Survey
For Purpose of Establish
ing The Correct Line Be
tween Butts And Jasper
Beginning the first Monday in
December, the line between
Butts and Jasper counties will be
surveyed under an order from
Governor Slaton. The purpose
of the survey is to establish the
true line between these counties.
The work will be done by Capt.
L. W. Robert, of Atlanta, who is
well known here through his
connection with the middle Geor
gia Interurban Railway Company.
The survey will start at the
mouth of Sandy Creek, in the ex
treme southeastern part of the
county, and the line of the river
will be followed to the dam of the
Central Georgia Power Company.
County Commissioner J. O. Gas
ton will be present during the
survey as Butts county’s repre
sentative, while JasDer will also
have a representative on the
ground.
It is remembered that Jasper
county has been contending for
some time that the east bank of
the river was not the line, and
started court proceedings to re
cover a large percentage of the
Central Ceorgia Power Company
taxes. Judge Daniel decided in
favor of Butts, and the matter
has been appealed to the supreme
court.
In order to establish the cor
rect line Governor Slaton has or
dered anew survey to be made.
The outcome of the survey and
the report made to the governor
will be followed with close atten
tion in Butts county.
VALUABLE BEAUCHAMP LANDS
60 ON BLOCK NEXT TUESDAY
A real estate transaction that
is attracting much attention will
be the sale of the J. 0. Beau
champ estate lands on Tuesday,
December 2nd. These lands are
near Jackson, in reach of the
city schools and churches and
will no doubt bring fancy prices,
There are nearly 350 acres in
this body of land, which has
been divided into five tracts.
This will be one of the largest
real estate sales made here in
sometime. The land has been
extensively advertised for the
last few weeks and already a
number of prospective buyers
are said to have their eyes on
this property.
This farm is one of the most
desirable in the entire county.
It is seldom that such a large
land acreage is put on the mar
ket and this fact in connection
with the intrinsic value of the
property will make the sale all
the more noteworthy.
REV. M, S. WILLIAMS WILL
PREACH TO S-CRET ORDERS
Rev. M. S. Williams, pastor of
the Jackson Methodist church for
the past two years, will preach a
special sermon to the secret or
ders of the city next Sunday at
the 11 o’clock service. Space
has been reserved for the mem
bers of the various orders of the
city, Masons, Knights of Pythias.
Odd Fellows, Woodmen, etc., and
it is hoped there will be a large
number present on that occasion.
Mr. Williams is an enthusias
tic secret order man. He belongs
to a number of the orders and in
addition is popular with the peo
ple of the entire city and his ser
mon will be of more than ordi
nary interest.
Eastern manufacturers are
looking to the northwest for
hardwoods for the manufacture
of clothes pins. Birch is partic
ularly wanted.
CITY PRIMARY
FEW WEEKS OFF
But Little Potitical Talk
Heard So Far
REGISTRATION BOOK OPEN
Executive Committee Will
Meet Soon And Fix The
Rules Governing Jack
son’s Primary Election
With the city primary little
more than a month off, there has
been but little or no political talk
so far. That is, there have beet
no avowed announcements,
though, of course, there has been
some political gossip floating
about.
At the meeting of Council Mon
day night the registration books
were ordered opened. They will
remain open nntil December 20,
and those who wish to register
for the approaching primary
may do so now.
The members of the executive
committee will meet at an early
date and fix the rules and regula
tions for the primary.
Whether any of the present
members of Council or Mayo*-
Watkins will have opposition is
not known at this time. Mayor
Watkins is serving his second
regular term, having been elect
ed to fill out the unexpired term
of Judge H. M. Fletcher in 1911.
Alderman J. C. Jones is serv
ing his third term as a member
of Council from the fourth ward.
So is Mr. J. H. McKibben from
the third. Alderman C. M. Kim
bell from the first and Alderman
J. R. Thurston are each serving
their first term.
If there is to be a heated polit
ical scramble the people will soon
know it. It may be that there
will be a number of changes in
the personnel of the present ad
ministration of the city, while on
the other hand there may not be
any changes at all. In about a
month the primary will be held
and some announcements will
probably be forthcoming during
the next few days.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1913.
WILL SELL LOTS
LAND TUESDAY
Several Tracts to Be Sold
at Public Sale
REALESTATE IS VALUABLE
Firdt Big Offering of Fall
Season Sure to Attradt A
Large Crowd to Jackson
on Firdt Tuesday, Dec. 2
A good deal of valuable farm
lands will go on the block next
Tuesday at public sale. In fact
there is more land advertised for
sale than at any time this fall
and a big crowd will doubtless
turn out.
Col A. W. Lane and George
Carmichael as executirs of the
estate of the late Judge Jas. F.
Carmichael will sell three resi
dence lots on West Third street.
The size of the lots are 78x278
feet.
L. P. Weaver, administrator of
W. W. Weaver’s estate will sell
102 acres in the 613th district.
A house aud lot and eight acres
of land in Jenkinsburg, in addi
tion to lands in Henry county,
will be sold by B. T. Glass, exe
cutor of S. E. Glass’ estate.
C. A. Pittman, administrator
of Mrs. Mattie Lee Wall’s estate,
will offer for sale 154 acres in
Iron Springs district.
The J. O. Beauchamp estate
lands will also be sold on that
day and other property will prob
ably be put on the block also.
CENSUS DIRECTOR HARRIS
CARS LIQUOR AMONG EMPLOYES
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26.—Again
a native son of Georgia and the
south is pointing the way in offi
cial Washington. So successful
and productive of good results
has been the plan of Director W.
J. Harris of the Census to ban
the use of liquor among all em
ployes, that other department
heads are considering the adop
tion of a similar rule.
The Georgian is not intolerant
or an extremist on prohibition or
any other question, but he figur
ed out from a standpoint of prac
tical efficiency that the census
bureau would be better off with
out any red noses or breathes
burdened with the odor of spiri
tuous, vinous or malt liquors.
The Georgian has laid down an
iron-clad rule, as the fairest and
best way of handling the situa
tion, and that is that if a man is
caught with liquor on his breath
it seems that he loses his job.
There has been a world of hu
morous and good natured com
ment, much of it from the em
ployes themselves, but so far as
serious criticism is considered
Mr. Harris’ plan has met with
only commendation.
Of the two million trees to be
planted on the national forests of
Montano and northern Idaho dur
ing the present fiscal year, one
half have been set out this fall
and the rest will be put in next
spring.
BUTTS HAS GINNED 10,210
BALES TO NOVEMBER IST
Ten thousand two hundred and
ten bales of cotton had been gin
ned in Butts county prior to No
vember Ist, according to the cen
sus report issued last week.
The crop in this county last
year was 12,540 bales, and the
indications now point to several
hundred bales more than that
figure this year.
The present cotton crop is just
about out, according to the best
information obtainable here.
A thoroughly up-to-date saw
mill with a capacity of 60.000
board feet a day has been erected
on the south coast of Mindano
island. It is of American make
throughout, and uses the modern
handsaw. This is only one of
several such mills in the Philip
pines.
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BUTTSTORN CLUB
BOYS TO ATLANTA
Large Delegation Going
Great Show
MAY WIN VALU ABLEPRIZE
Local Party Now TPlan to
Spend Two Days at The
Atlanta Corn Show—Be
Entertained Free at Show
Practically every member of
the Butts county boys torn club
will go up to Atlanta next week
to the Atlanta corn show. The
boys will be in charge of Mr. C.
3. Maddox, local agent, and Hon.
1. M. McMichael, a member of
the county committee on rules.
The local party plans to spend
two days at the corn show, which
will last from December 2to 6
The Butts county boys are
eligible for some of the valuable
state and federal prizes that will
be awarded at this show. They
made splendid records, all of
them, and it would not be sur
prising to see some of the Butts
delegation walk off with a num
ber of choice prizes.
Last year Butts was well rep
resented at the Atlanta show,
the entire strength of the club
going up for a peep at the exhib
its. It is expected a thousand
boys will attend the corn show
this fall and they will be cared
for by the public spirited citizens
of Atlanta without cost to them
selves.
It is planned to have all the
boys go on the same train and
they will, following last year’s
example, have a large banner
telling who and what they are.
Butts has thirty-two members
of the corn club and many of the
boys will be accompanied by their
fathers and other members of the
family.
The Panama canal commission
has requested the forest service
to inspect the the timber being
creosoted at Seattle and Tacoma
for the commission.
GAME REPORTED
TO BE PLENTIFUL
Dry Weather Prevented
Success L&st Week
GAME WARDENS VIGILANT
Hunters Find That Much
Land is Ported And That
It is Necessary to Obtain
Permission to Hunt
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26.—Al
though Georgia hunters have not
been able to bag many birds dur
ing the first week of the open
season because of the excessive
dry weather, it is reports from
all parts of the state, and par
ticularly from South Georgia that
quail are more plentiful this sea
son than they have been since
the Indians roamed over Geor
gia’s hills.
The first day of the season was
a disappointment to most hunt
ers, because although the weath
er was magnificent the ground
was so dry that the dogs had
great difficulty in finding the
birds.
The game wardens are active
throughout the states, and al
ready a number of men and boys
have been caught hunting with
out licenses.
Another thing that is compli
cating the pursuit of game for
all except the specially favored
hunter, is the fact that nearly all
of the best hunting land in Geor
gia is now rigorously posted by
the owner, and even if a man
has a hunting license, he runs
the risk of being nabbed for
trespass unless he has the ex
press permission of the landlord.
TAX CASE IN SUPREME
COURT NEXT WEEK
The Butts-Jasper tax case will
be taken up before the supreme
court in Atlanta next Monday.
Col. W. E. Watkins who repre
sents Butts county in this cele
brated case, and who drew first
blood before Judge Daniel of the
superior court, will go up to At
lanta to look after the interests
of this county.
The details of this ease are fa
miliar to the reading public. It
is remembered that Jasper coun
ty wants more of the taxes of
the Central Georgia Power Com
pany and started proceedings in
the superior court to compel
Butts to pay her about seven
eights of the taxes of this cor
poration. Judge Daniel decided
in favor of Butts county and the
case has been appealed,
i Waiting the outcome of this
; case before the supreme court
j the survey, ordered bv gov
jernor, will not be run. An
' nouncement of the proposed sur
vey is told of elsewhere in this
issue.
NUMBER 48.