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OFFICIAL OROAN OK BUTTS COUNTY THE best paper in the best town in the best county in the best state in the best country. 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. Phone 1 Phone 1 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. NO. 9