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forty-first year.
Butts County Grand Jury
Recommends Abolishment
City Courts of Jackson and Flovilla
Also Ask for Legislation for Consolidation of Offices
of Tax Collector, Receiver and Treasurer.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS HEB. TERfI, 1913
VVe, the Grand Jury, sworn and
empanelled for the February term,
1913, of Butts Superior Court, beg
leave to make the following general
presentments:
Through our various committees,
we have examined the books of all
the various county officers, and find
that they are keeping them accord
ing to their understanding of the
law.
The reports of all the officers
have been handed in, as required,
at this term, and the same are at
tached hereto and made a part of
our records and ordered published.
Through our Committee on the
Poor Farm we have found that the
farm is m fairly good cultivatable
condition, that there has been about
seven acres sown down in oats.
We found seven inmates, one white,
six colored. Of this number four
are male and three are female, all
of whom, seemingly, are well cared
for. The stock on the farm con
sists of two good mules, four cows
and four shoats. We found sup
plies as follows: 400 pounds of
meat, 20 gallons of syrup, 20 bush
els of peas, 100 busjiels of corn,
2,000 bundles of fodder and about
one ton of hay; equipment consist
ing of one two-horse wagon, one
mower and rake and enough other
tools to run the farm. We iound
that some of the buildings need
re-covering and new doorsteps, and
recommend that these repairs be
made.
Our Committee on Pubiic Build
ings reported the jail as being in
fairly good sanitary condition, and
we recommend that the following
work be done on same: The roof
painted, the walls of the cells white
washed, window lights put in, all
the windows thoroughly cleaned
and the steel caging painted; that
anew closet be put in the woman’s
detention room, the grate repaired,
and that screens of case-hardened
stee i be placed over the windows of
the jail on the inside.
\ Ve found the present arrange
ment of the ladies’ waiting room >.,
the court house very inconvenient,
and recommend that the door lead
ing to the closet, at present nailed
up be reopened. The engine room
in the basement has a large quan
ta of convicts’ old clothes piled
on the floor; that oil has been spill
ed on the floor, over which cinders
have been thrown and allowed to
We recommend that the
™cUes be removed and the
timrouahly cleaned,
room tliorouguo
We recommend that rollers be
put under the bookcases in the Or
dinary s Clerk ’ S officeS ’ , S °
that the janitor can sweep under
and behind same. We commend
the whitewashing of the walls as
far as thev have gone, and recoin
ed the completion of this work
throughout the .building. Ihe
porch on the eas/ >of the court
house has settled, and we recom
mend that it be looked after at
e We commend the janitor for
Pi-care of the court house.
We recommend that W. I). Du
pree be appointed N. P- forCoodys
d ’ attention to the fact that
Tix Collector's books show a
° Ur Jr o: duplicate tax receipts
,lUCI ..he same person, occasicn
agam^
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THE JACKSON ARGUS.
THE MASONIC LODGE
DOING GOOD WORK
St. John’s Lodge Will Mold Meeting
Next Tuesday Night, at Which
Master’s Degree Will Be Con*
ferred by the W. n.
St. John’s Lodge, No. 45, F. &
A. \L, will hold a called meeting
next Tuesday night at 7:50 o clock,
at which a large number of visiting
brethren from sister lodges will be
present. The Master’s degree will
be conferred by Worshipful Mastei
IT. M. Fletcher in his usual im
pressive manner.
All qualified brethren are invited
to be present.
St. John’s Lodge is now enjoying
Ia season of much interest.
WEEKLY PRESS WILL
MEET ST LAGRANGE
City of Elms and Roses Preparing t*.
Entertain Georgia Weekly Press
Association, Which Meets in
That City Next July.
At a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Georgia Weekly
Press Association, held in Atlanta
plans were discussed and
preliminary arrangements perfected
for their annual gathering in La-
Grange in July.
The delegation from LaGrange
stated that the “City of Elms and
Roses,” as that beautiful city is
known, was anticipating with
pleasure the honor of entertain
ing this organization, and hat!
already begun to formulate plans
for their entertainment and enjoy
meut. This program will include
a tour of the city, with visits to the
famous institutions of learning lo
cated there, its many manufactur
ing industries, a ball game of the
Georgia-Alabama league, in which
LaGrange holds a franchise, a tvi|
to Perrels Gardens, a show place of
tlie city and State,' a barbecue and
i banquet.
JACKSON CITY COURT
TO MEET MARCH 24
Jurors, witnesses and parties are
hereby notified that they reed not
attend City Court of Jackson the
second Monday in March, but that
the March term of said court will
beheld the week beginning March
24, 1013, at which time they will
attend. H. M. Fletcher,
Judge C. C. of Jackson.
J. L. Watson, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday herewith his family.
Hon. W. F,. Watkins attended
court in McDonough this week.
Dr. J. B. Hopkins will attend the
clinical exhibit of the Dental Mail
ufacturers’ Club of the United
States in Atlanta next week.
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MARCH 7. 1913.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
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PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON.
The New Cabinet.
Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan.
Secretary of the Treasury, William G. McAtloo.
Secretary of War, Lindley M. Garrison.
Secretary of the Interior, Jbtvid I. Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture, Franklin K Lane.
Secretary of Commerce, William C Red field.
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Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Ganiels.
Secretary of Labor, William B. Wilson.
Postmaster General, Albert S Burleson.
Attorney General, James Mcßeynolds.
Thornton Buchanan was at home
last week-end.
Henry Byron was called home
from Atlanta Tuesday by the ill
ness of his father, Dr. J. Lee Byron.
HON. C. S. MADDOX.
Hosts to Teachers’ Institute,
BOY SCOOTS GO ON
HIKE TO ATLANTA
A number of the Boy Scouts of
Jackson, under the guardianship of
their scoutmaster, Dr. Robert Van
Deventer, made a bicycle trip to
Atlanta Thursday, and are ex
pected to return today.
One evening recently two or three
squads were given a bit of military
training by Lieutenant Homer Car
michael, of the Jackson Rifles, who
is enthusiastic over their aptness
and willingness to become trained
soldiers.
PROF. W. C. MARTIN.
in session here this week.
DR. 0. LEE CHESNUTT’S
FREE LECTURE TONIGHT
Dr. O. Lee Chesnutt’s lecture to
night on “The Teeth and How to
Care for Them” will be an inter
esting feature of the Teachers’ In
stitute program.
His consent to deliver this lec
ture, u*ing stereopticon views, is
appreciated, and a large crowd is
expected to be present.
Clayton Thaxton is in business
at Copper Hill, Term.
SUPREME COURT SAYS
DAM IS NO NUISANCE
Higher Tribunal Rules That Ordinary
Ham Was Without Jurisdiction.
Trial Judge Erred In Refusing
Company s Contentions.
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Atlanta, Ga., March 6. —Butts
and Jasper county citizens, affected
by the backwater of Ocmulgee river
dam of the Central Georgia Power
Company must seek anew method
to abate what they assert is a nui
sance, as a result of a Supreme
Court decision handed down last
Monday.
Thq high tribunal, in reversing
the Superior Court for denying the
Power Company a writ of prohibi
tion against the abatement pro
ceedings, ruled that the Butts coun
ty ordinary was without jurisdic
tion to declare the dam a nuisance.
The court held that the trial judge
erred in refusing to recognize the
Power Company’s contentions.
The origin of the case dates back
some years when J. L. Barnes and
others brought suit in the Court of
Ordinary to demolish the dam on
the grounds that its backwater was
a nuisance. The petitioners con
tended that the backwater was re
sponsible directly for an epidemic
of malaria which spread over the
counties. Attorneys for the Powei
Company went into Superior Court
on a writ of prohibition, declaring
that the ordinary was without ju
risdiction in the matter. The su
perior judge refused to sustain the
writ and the case went up.
Recently citizens seeking redres:
for damage said to have resulted
from the dam’s backwater won a
victory in Superior Court under a
new law which allows them to
bring suit in the county where the
damage originares rather than in
the county where the Rower Com
pany holds offices.
W. J. WOOD MAKES
BAPTISTS PROPOSITION
We learn that W. J. Wood has
made the Baptists of Jackson a
proposition to trade his beautiful
lot, corner of Third and McKibben
streets, for the property where the
Baptist church and pastorium are
now situated. This would be a
most desirable location, and being
on a corner, would probably show
off to a better advantage the mag
nificent new building they have in
contemplation.
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TEACHERS' INSTITUTE IN
SESSION HERE THIS WEEK
Miss Celeste Parrish, One of Aoutli’s
Foremost Educators, Conducting
Exercises—(lives Instructive
and Interesting Talks.
Miss Celeste Parrish, one of Geor
gia’s and the South’s foremost edu
cators, and the otdy woman Super
visor of Pldueation in the State of
Georgia, is conducting a three days’
teachers’ meeting in Jackson, the
first session being held Thursday
morning in the school building.
Miss Parrish is sent out by State
Superintendent Brittain to speak on
subjects regarding the improvement
of schools in the State of Georgia,
and the teachers of the county were
given a two days’ holiday that they
might attend these meetings.
Miss Parrish, in her talks, dwells
considetably upon educational evo
lution, showing what the child of
today is fitted for, and just vvliat
children should be taught.
After devotional exercises and
announcements, the first subject
Miss Parrish lectured upon was
“The Concrete Results of Educa
tion in Butts County,” and after
recess she gave an interesting and
instructive talk on "What ought
the education given in Butts county
enable the children to do?”
Other subjects for today and to
morrow will be “The 'Reaching of
Common School Subjects, ’ ’ ‘ ‘School
and Community and I loiue Condi
tions in the County,” ‘ Place of
Agriculture in the School Work,”
and others as timely and impor
tant.
LOCAL KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
WILL BANQUET TONIGHT
Alexius Commandery, Xo. 22,
will enjoy their annual banquet to
night in Armory Mall in honor of
their grand officers, who will be
present as inspecting officers.
The banquet will be under the
direct supervision of the Ladies’
Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church, and it is expected a large
number of Sir Knights will be
present on this occasion.
Celebrates 77th Birthday
Captain h\ L. Walthall enjoyed
a pleasant celebration of his 77th
birthday last Friday at his home
on Lyons street.
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