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OFFICIAL ORGAN OK BUTTS county JTHE BEST paper IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY. 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^ on page 6.) j 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 , rift*? m w>, i 1 - 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. t \ 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. i 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. Watch This Space Every Week. It Will Pay You Listen everyone and #et acquainted with the fact that we sell J, & P, Goats Thread 4c. Spool. Don’t believe others, come see for yourself It costs nothing to look. Special Oil Cloth 15c. Yard. THE RACKET STORE, JACKSON, - GEORGIA. Best Advertising Medium in Middle Georgia’ 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. NO. 5