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BUTTS COUNTY
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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
OEQRGIA CORN GROWERS OFFERED SBOO •
IN PRIZES 6Y PROGRESSIVE MACON BANK
Prizes to Be Awarded at Georgia State Fair Next
October —Contest Open to Ail White Persons,
Regardless of Age—Butts County Farmers
May Enter the Competition.
President J. T. Williams, of the
Georgia State Agricultural Society,
has announced the action of the
American National Bank of Macon
in offering S6OO in prizes for corn
growing in Georgia, to be awarded
at the Georgia State Fair to be held
in Macon October 21-31, 1913. The
contest is open to all white pet sous
of any age in this State.
Considering the size of the prizes
and the liberal conditions, Mr. Wil
liams and the officials of the fair
expect the showing of exhibits to
be among the most notable in the
agricultural history of the State.
Much interest has already been
aroused locally by this announce
ment, and it is probable that a
number of Butts county farmers
will enter the competition,
THE PRIZES.
Following are the prize divisions
and prizes:
GROWN ON UPLANDS.
For the largest yield of corn in
the ear, 70 pounds to the bushel,
produced on a measured acre of
land:
First premium $l5O 00
Second premium 100 00
Third premium 50 00
Fourth premium 25 00
GROWN ON BOTTOM LANDS.
For the largest yield of corn in
the ear, 70 pounds to the bushel,
produced on a measured acre of
land:
First premium $125 00
Second premium 100 00
Third premium 5O 00
Fourth premium 25 00
In addition to the above premi
ums, the Georgia State Fair offers
the following cash premiums for
the largest yield of corn in the ear,
70 pounds to the bushel, produced
on a measured acre of land, up
lands or bottom lands:
First premium - SIOO 00
Second premium 50 0U
Third premium 25 00
CONDITIONS.
Not less than three (3) bushels
of the corn to be placed on exhibi
tion at the fair, in attractive form.
Persons who propose to compete
for the premiums must havq the
acre measured in the presence of
two witnesses and affidavit made
of the same in the presence of a
magistrate. When the crop is har
vested it must be done in the pres-
Watch This Space
Every Week.
It Will Pay You
Next week from the 7th to 12th we are going to
put the lowest prices on
Boy’s Caps and Pants.
Special Oil Cloth 15c ; yard.
Whitmore’s Shoe Polish Bc. box.
.J. & P. Coats Thread 4c. spool.
Don’t believe others, come see for yourself. It costs nothing
to look.
THE RACKET STORE,
JACKSON, - GEORGIA.
THE JACKSON ARGUS.
COL. W. E. WATKINS TO
MAKE MEMORIAL ADDRESS
Larkin D. Watson Chapter, U. D. C.,
Makes Final Arrangements for
Memorial Day Exercises.
Larkin D. Watson Chapter, Uni
ted Daughters of the Canfederacy,
of this city, had an interesting
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
home of the Vice-President, Mrs.
S. O. Ham, and made final arrange
ments for the memorial celebration
on April 26th.
Upon an invitation from a com
mittee, selected by the chapter at
this meeting, Col. W. E. Watkins
has signified his willingness to de
liver the address of the occasion
at the public exercises which are
to be held at the court house.
The Confederate graves in the
cemetery will be strewn with flow
ers aud a free lunch will be ten
dered the veterans.
Butts County Farmers’ Union is
having its usual monthly meeting
here today.
ence of at least two witnesses, who
shall qualify as to the actual quan
tity of corn in the ear produced on
said acre. The statement of the
witnesses shall be in the form of a
duly attested affidavit. A careful
statement of the time and method
of preparing the land, the variety
of seed corn used, the kind of brand
of fertilizer used —quantity per acre,
whether applied just before plant
ing or supplied as the plants grew
—and cultural methods, shall be
made by the person growing the
crop. A copy of each of the three
(3) required statements must be
furnished to the general manager
at the time of entering the exhibit.
Any one wishing to enter the
contest and receive instructions in
corn growing should send his name
and address to J. Phil Campbell,
Extension Department, State Col
lege of Agriculture, Athens, Ga.
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. APRIL 4. 1913.
, (say's was. TMrtioN, j
The Woman With A Last Year’s Hat.
Filth! Flies! Hot Weather!
Filth! Flies! Hot Weather! A dangerous trio; and to
avoid this unhealthful combination, thorough gleaning is
necessary. Every citizen of Jackson, if he would safe
guard the health of the community, should be willing to
co-operate with the city authorities in the matter of an
early and thorough spring cleaning. All trash and gar
bage that cannot be burned will be carted away by the
city’s garbage wagon.
Let all get busy and work together to make Jackson the
cleanest little city in the State.
ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION
GEORGIA S. S. ASSOCIATION
Elaborate Preparations Being Hade
for Molding Convention at El
berton April 22 to 24—Fine
Array of Speakers.
The Program Committee for the
Annual State Convention of the
Georgia Sunday School Associa
tion, which is to be held at Elber
ton April 22-23-24, has planned a
program on which more than twen
ty-five of the leading Sunday school
workers from various parts of the
State are to take part. '
Among the speakers are Mr.
John J. Eagan, of Atlanta; Rev.
J. L. White, D.D., of Macon; Mr.
John I). Walker, of Sparta; State
Superintendent of Education M. L.
Brittain, of Atlanta; Mr. Frank L.
Mallary, of Macon; Rev. 11. M.
Dußose, I).I)., of Atlanta; Mr. C.
A. Rowland, of Athens; Mr. W.
I). Upshaw, of Atlanta. In all,
there are more than twenty-five
speakers. The speeches are to be
on various methods of modern Sun
day school work.
Mr. W. M. Wilcox, of Elberton,
is Chairman of the Committee on
Arrangements for the Convention,
and the church people of Elberton
are making elaborate preparations
for entertaining all who attend.
• All white Sunday schools are re-
H. M. TOLLESON OIES
AT M’DONOUGH ROME
•, .
Jackson friends of E. 1). Tolle
son, formerly of Jackson, regret to
learn of the death of his father,
H. M. Tolleson, at his home in
McDonough Tuesday morning.
Mr. Tolleson was 55 years of
age and leaves a wife and five
children. He had been in feeble
health for some time, but not con
fined to his room. 11 is death was
unexpected.
Tom Bond was at home Sunday.
Judge J. H. Ham spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
Hon. J. 11. Mills and Ike Mid
dlebrooks, of Jenkinsburg, were
mingling with their Jackson friends
Wednesday.
quested to elect at least three dele
gates besides the pastor and super
intendent, who are delegates by
virtue of their office. All who at
tend the convention at lUbert&n
will become delegates by paying a
registration fee of fifty cents. All
who register will be furnished
homes by the Elberton Committee.
The various railroads have grant
ed low round-trip rates, and it is
expected that the attendance at
this convention will be unusually
large, and that all sections of the
State will be well represented.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Dr. R. A. Franklin spent Wed
nesday in" Atlanta.
W. M. Taylor spent Wednesday
in Atlanta on business.
Marlin and .Stillwell Ball spent
the week-end in Griffin.
C. A. and Willis Towles, of Cork,
were in the city on Wednesday.
J. W. Andrews was among the
Stark visitors in the city Wednes
day.
Whit Russell, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is spending a week with Jack
son friends.
Joseph E. Edwards will attend
the Georgia State Optical Associa
tion. which convenes in Athens
next Wednesday.
Add Nutt is spending several
days in Commerce during the ab
sence of the manager of the South
ern Cotton Oil Company at that
place.
You will find Flash Lights and
Supplies at
ft The Owl Pharmacy $.
Send us your prescriptions.
Visit our Soda Fount.
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Best Advertising
Medium in
Middle Georgia
MANY STATE BANKS
MAKING EXCUSES
Our Local Financial Institutions,
However, Not Among the Der
elicts—Poor Printer Blamed
in Some Instances.
Many banks, through their re
luctance to publish their state
ments, failed to file proof of pub- .
lication of their business up to
F'ebruary 25th with the State Treas
ury Department, as the law requires,
and as a result the victims were
threatened with enforcement of
peualties amounting to $300,000.
This threat brought the depart
ment 300 most humbly apologetic
letters on the first mail, with all
kinds of excuses. Some swore that
proof of publication had been
mailed, some had not understood
that proof of publication had to
be filed, and had merely sent state
ment, while others had the nerve
to blame their deriliction upon the
poor printer, says a dispatch from
our Atlanta correspondent.
None of the Butts county bahks
were in this pickle. Oh, no! And
we trust that if they were it was
blamed on the mails and not on
the print shop.
GOSPEL MEETINGS AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Protracted services, with Dr. J.
L. White, I). D., of Macon, in
charge, will begin at the Baptist
church next Monday.
Services in the afternoon at 3:30
and 7:30 in the evening.
Drs. White and VanDeventer
will be assisted by Mr. D. W. Mi
lam and chorus, who will conduct
the singing.
TO CAMP AT ST. SIMONS
The Jackson Rifles are planning
to camp for ten days on St. Simons
Island about July the tenth.
Dr. J. 11. Twiggs, of Hampton,
Fla., spent several days this week
with his sister, Mrs. J. Lee Byron.
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