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BUIS COUNTY PROGRESS
Published Every Friday.
J. DOYLE JONES, Editor and Pub.
Subscription $1 a Year
Entered an second-cIaNS matter, Novern
**<r 8,1907, at postoflice.at Jaokson, Oa.
Telephone No. 166.
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scripts. 7-3-tf.
Still pull for that Butts county
fair.
Texas has sold her first bale of
the season. Now watch Georgia
score before long.
Georgia will be ably represent
with either Smith or Brown, and
Slaton in the senate.
‘’Census Bill” says he is in the
race to stick. It will be a case
of also ran with Mr. Harris.
That offer of a year’s sub
scription for the largest water
melon is still open. Bring them
in.
“One hundred and fifty coun
ties and quit,” is a popular slo
gan. That’s enough for the
present.
Well, Macon oug ht to be satis
fied anyway. She will furnish
the next governor, but will lose
the capital.
Now that the chautauqua sea
son has closed the work of mak
ing up the annual deficit will pro
ceed with great gusto. Glad
that Jackson didn’t get stung
this time.
The present tax law needs per
fecting so that all “invisible"
property can be gotten on the
books. When that is done much
if not all the objection to the law
will be wiped out.
Crop prospects are most prom
ising and all indications point to
a good business this fall. The
people are more interested in
crops and justly so than all the
political campaigns combined.
If Tom Watson takes the stump
this summer things will liven up
at an unheard of rate. In spite
of all that has been done and said
there is a lot of apathy evident
in political circles. A great many
voters are evidencing an I-don’t
care spirit.
His opponents have ceased to
make fun of Little Joe Brown’s
personal appearance. That kind
of politics doesn’t pay. All fac
tions have come to recognize ex
governor Brown as an able states
man.
The present legislature is get
ting right down th brass tacks
and is doing some very effective
work. If the general assembly
can steer clear of the prohibition
question a lot of wholesome and
constructive legislation can be
enacted at this session.
Voters everywhere over the
state are evidently doing a lot of
thinking, sizing up the various
candidates and watching the
line-ups. To date they have
shown a small degree of enthus
iasm. It is probably the literal
truth to say that a small per cent
of the voters have made up their
minds how they are going to
vote.
LAND VALUES IN BUTTS
$2.01 HIGHER THAN 1913
In looking over the tax digest
it is found that Butts county real
estate is returned for just $2.01
higher than in 1913. The figures
are $8.27 for 1914 and $6.26 for
1913.
A total of 109,811 acres of land
were returned this year, as
against 108,247 in 19i3, showing
an increase of 1,564. This does
not include the 1,462 acres of
real estate owned by the Central
Georgia Power Company, which
was returned direct to the Comp
troller General.
Of the 109,811 acres returned,
107,467 is owned by whites, and
2,344 by colored taxpayers. The
land of whites is returned for a
value of $891,471, and that of
the colored for $17,657.
The value of white city prop
erty is $482,452, and of colored
city property $24,805, making a
total of $507,257.
On the basis of these figures it
is not known whether Butts will
be able to enjoy a reduced tax
rate this year or not.
A TEXAS WONDER.
The Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, dissolves gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women. Regulates bladder troubles in
children. If not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mail on receipt of SI.OO
One small bottle is two months’ treat
ment, and seldom ever fails to perfect a
cure. Send for testimonials from this
and other states. Dr. K. W. Hall, 2926
Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by
druggists.
NINETY MEMBERS STICK
IN BOYS CORN CLUB
Out of 118 boys who joined the
Corn Club, 90 will probably stay
in the contest to the close. Prof.
H. L. Worsham reports that a
number of the boys have fine
patches of corn and some good
yields are expected. With favor
able weather conditions from now
on Mr. Worsham believes that
there will be some yields of from
100 to 125 bushels.
The Butts County Corn Club
has about three times as many
members to date as it did last
year.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the ST?
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State Politics
A Close Race.
The Greensboro Herald-Jour
nal: “There are very nearly one
hundred thousand white Geor
gians who will cast their votes
for ‘Little Joe’ Brown in the Se
nate. There are about the some
number who will vote for Sena
tor Smith. The county unit plan
will no doubt benefit Brown. The
latter will probably lose most of
the big counties, but he will car
a vast number of the smaller
counties. The farmers are strong
for the Cobb county man. In our
opinion it will prove a close and
exciting race.”
Negro Appointments.
“Hoke Smith is right. ‘Jack’
Slaton is right. Tom Felder is
right. Tom Hardwick is right.
Bill West is right. President
Wilson should not appointa ne
gro boss over young white wom
en.”—Augusta Chronicle.
“And no other white man
should do it, president or not.
That’s all there is to that. We
blamed and roared against Roose
velt when he did it and Taft when
he did it and it’s right and prop
er to protest when a man who
was born in the south does it!
It’s wrong.”—Brunswick News.
Fair treatment of the negro,
originally an alien here against
his will, does not include admit
ting him to even the smallest
part in our government. To put
him in high position is oppression
of free-born whites —to put him
authority over white women or
men is an affront that should not
be accepted and while a man is
president whose life training ac
quaints him with all sides of this
question, the recognition of the
negro inpublic office should be for
ever destroyed,—Griffin News.
Should Not Kick.
Rockmont News: Counties
that receive more from the state
than they pay in should not ob
ject to the tax equalization law.
A county should be self sustain
ing.
Vote For Best Men.
Vienna News: “Vote for the
best men for office irrespective
of everything else, if you would
do your full duty to the state and
country.”
Running On Merits.
Columbus Enouirer-Sun: “Gov
ernor Slaton is standing for the
senate on his own merits, as we
understand the matter, and is
not appealing to any faction, but
to all the Democrats for support.
He goes before the Democrats
of the state as a Democrat, rnd
not as the representative of any
clique or faction, and this is the
proper way for him to go."
Steam Roller At Work.
Albany Herald: “That twenty
minutes session of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
was not only a frost for Hon. W.
J. Harris, the retiring chairman,
but it applied the steam roller to
Joe Hill Hall so promptly that
the Bibb statesman was flattened
out before he even knew that the
machine was in operation."
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cough and headache, and work* off cold. 25c.
These hot days by refresh
ing yourself at Slaton’s foun
tain, where the besft of every
thing to drink is served.
Sparkling, invigorating, ex
hilarating, refreshing cold
drinks served by those who
know how to mix them.
Kennett’s
Ice Cream
The problem of entertaining
will be solved if you will give
your orders to Slaton for Ice
Cream. Phone orders promp
ly filled.
SLATON DRUG CO.
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The J. S. Johnson Company
Day Phone 121 Night Phone 84
Return Day In
Butts Superior Court
July 28 is return day for Butts
county superior court. Up to the
present time a small number of
suits have been filed, though
there will probably be several
brought between now and the 28.
KEEP*
KOOL
The Wise Auto Owner
doesn’t attempt his own re
pairing. He prefers to send
his car here where there is ev
ery facility and every conve
nience for doing the work
properly. And the more ex
perienced the auto owmer is
the surer he is to have us do
his repairing because he knows
we do it right.
WAGNER’S
GARAGE.
The August term of superior
court will convene here on the 17,
two days before the state pri
mary, and there promises to be a
lot doing in the way of politics
during that week.
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