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BUTTS COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 18-22 THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 43-No. 41 10,950,000 BALE CROP ESTIMATED Conditon of Crop Placed at 60.8—Georgia 61 REPORTSENDSCOTTON UP Ten Year Average 68.3 Ac cording to Government Report Issued Tuesday at Noon —Cotton Soars Washington, Oct. 4. —The con dition of the cotton crop of t;he United States on Sept. 25, was 60.8 per cent of a normal, com pared with 69.2 per cent on Au gust 25, 73.5 last year. 64.1 in 1912, and 68.3 per cent, the av erage of the past ten years on September 25. That announce ment was made at noon today by the crop reporting board of the United States department of agri ture, in its final condition report of the season. The September 25 condition in dicates a yield of 168 pounds of lint per acre, which applied to the planted acreage less the acre age abandonment—l.3 per cent— indicates a total of 10,950,000 equivalent to 500 pound bales, compared, with 16,135,000 bales ginned last year. Comparisons of conditions by states follow: state 1915 1914 10 yr aw Virginia 80 80 76 North Carolina 70 79 73 South Car. 63 72 71 Georgia 61 81 73 Florida 62 81 71 Alabama 59 78 69 Mississippi 60 68 65 Louisiana 60 67 60 Texas 59 70 67 Arkansas 63 69 68 Tennessee 71 70 73 Missouri 72 72 74 Oklahoma 63 80 66 California 95 96 MRS. 6. L. WILLIAMS PASSED AWAY FRIDAY Mrs. G. L. Williams, aged 50, died at her home in Henry county Friday morning of last week, death coming after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Williams, who was a half sister of Chief W. D. Pope of the Jackson Po lice department, was a most excellent woman and her passing is mourned by a large circle of friends. She was a native of Jasper county. The surviving relatives include her husband, two sons, Messrs. Boon and Frank Williams, of Lakeland, Fla., two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Cash and Mrs. Otis Hanes, of Unionville;one brother, Mr. D. W. Pope, of Ocilla, one sister, Mrs. Hartwell Faulkner, of Monticello; and the following half brothers, Messrs. W.JD., J. G. and G. D. Pope, of Jackson, O. J. Pope, of Lakeland, Fla., and one half sister, Mrs. Smith Coker, of McDonough. The funeral was held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at Con cord church, Jasper county, of which she was a member. COMMITTEE ON POULTRY WANTS TO KNOW ENTRIES Persons intending to make exhibits of poultry at the Butts County Fair should see Mrs. L. D. Singley or Mr. L. L. O’Kellev, who have charge of this depart ment, and report the number of entries, The association desires to ascertain the number of exhib its in this department, so coops can be provided. The coops will be furnished by the fair associa tion and it is important that this committee find out the number of coops to be gotten together, in advance of the opening of the fair. The poultry show this year will be one of the big features of the fair, a large number of fanciers having promised to enter their birds. DR. WOODS ON BOARD FOUNDERS Of The New Oglethorpe University AN APPRECIATED HONOR The Jackson Presbyterian • Church Recently Gave SI,OOO to The Oglethorpe University Building Fund His friends will be interested to learn that Dr. J. E. Woods, of this city, has been chosen as one of the members of the Board of Founders of Oglethorpe Uni versity, Atlanta. This is an honor that both Dr. Woods and his friends should appreciate. In this capacity he will be in a po sition to render valuable service to the cause of education. The Jackson Presbyterian church recently gave SI,OOO to the Oglethorpe University build ing fund. This liberal donation places the local church in the ranks of the most progressive organizations in the country. CHERO-COLA COMPANY SEEKS A CHARTER The application for charter of the Jackson Chero-Cola Bottling Company was filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court Monday. The incorporators are Messrs. J. B. Carmichael, V. W. Cole and T. B. McMichael. Col. W. E. Watkins filed the petition. The capital stock of the com pany is to be $3,000, divided into shares of the par value of SIOO each. It is proposed to carry on the business of a bottling works, manufacturing Chero-Cola, soda water and other soft drinks for wholesale and retail trade; also the business of a general milling company, grinding and milling corn, wheat and other grain pro ducts and manufacturing food tuffs. JACKSON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 8, 1915 GETTING READY FOR FAIR OPENING Important Meeting Friday Afternoon PROSPECTS ENCOURAGING Final Details Now Being Worked Over—Fair Is to Throw Opens Gates in Just Eleven Days Every department of the Butts County Fair is progressing most satisfactorily, and the the outlook for the success of the fair grows brighter and brighter all the time. To finally wind up the details of the fair, a meeting of the of ficers and directors will be held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, October 8, in the court house. If every member will turn out for just a few minutes it will greatly facilitate the final campaign. Work of erecting the stalls for the live stock will be started in a few days. Remember to bring in your ex hibits on Friday or Saturday be fore the fair opens on Tuesday so they can be properly arranged for the opening Tuesday. Farmers owning automobiles should bring them to town and enter them for the parade Tues day morning. See that your subscription to the fair is paid. Call on Mr. H. L. Daughtry, treasurer, who will write you a receipt. And another matter: Begin now to clean up your premises, and decorate your place of busi ness for fair week. Don’t forget to have a float in the big parade Tuesday morning. Above all boost the fair and remember the curtain goes up in just eleven days. PETE HARKNESS, COLORED FARMER, SLAIN FRIDAY Pete Harkness, a well known colored farmer of the county liv ing on Mr. E. L. Smith’s place, was shot and almost instantly killed Friday morning between 10 and 11 o’clock. Clem Darden, a negro boy about 17 years old, is charged with the crime. Reports of the affair state that Harkness went to the Darden home Friday morning, armed with a shotgun. Just what pas sed between him and the boy is not known, thougn Darden is said to have stood in the doorway and to have shot Harkness. Both barrels of the gun were emptied into the dead man, one load tak ing effect in and about the head and the other near the heart. Officers who went to the scene found Darden in the woods and placed him under arrest. He is now in the county jail. It is claimed that a woman in the case was responsible for the homicide, Young Darden’s father was an eye witness to the s-’-ooting and no inquest was held. Harkness was a well-to-do col ored farmer of Lhe county. DOPE VICTIMS BEING TREATED IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 7—Dope vic tims. including a few women, in the small towns and rural com munities of Georgia, who have had their supply of narcotics cut off by the federal law have ap pealed to Atlanta to treat them in the free camp and clinic estab lished here. The dope fiendshave found them selves in a terrible situation, and in real need of medical relief since their dope has been entirely cut off. It would be impossible to do state wide work in the small Atlanta emergency camp, and it has been suggested that some state wide method of caring for the victims who cannot take care of themselves by paying for treatment, may be devised. MR. S. H. MAYS MARSHAL OF DAY Will Have Charge of The Fair Parade PLANNING ORDER MARCH Parade Will Be Brilliant And Spectacular Pageant With School Children And Automobiles in Line Hon. S. H. Mays has been ap pointed marshal of the day for the parade at the Butts County Fair Tuesday, October 19. His appointment means good order will be preserved, that the pa rade will move like clock work and that everything will be car ried out as per schedule. ME Mays is a military man of expe rience, having served through the Civil War,'and has had charge of the parade of the Veterans on Memorial Day for several years. Mr. F. S. Etheridge and Prof. W. P. Martin will serve with Mr. Mays on a committee whose duties it will be to arrange the order of the parade, the starting point and the hours. This com mittee will get together as early as possible and map out the route of the parade, the order and line of march and all this imformation will be published as soon as avail able. It is likely that the parade will be formed at the public school building, move up Third street and around the court house square where the march will be dis missed for the speaking in the court house. SACRED HARP SINGIN6 AT SANDY CREEK SUNDAY The annual Sacred Harp sing ing will be held at Sandy church Sunday, October 10. There will be an all day session with dinner served at the noon hour. A cordial invitation is extended music lovers to attend and participate in the excercises of the day. Jackson Argus Established 1873/ ~ „ .... Butts County Progress Established 1882 t Consolidated July 9.1915 COURT LAWN MADE BEAUTIFUL Now One of Prettiest in Entire State MR. LYONS DOES WORK Retaining Wall Was Built Around Square, Walks Are Laid Out—To Be Further Improved Work of improving the court house square has been practically completed and the court lawn is now one of the most attractive in the entire country. A cement retaining wall of great strength and durability was built around the square, ap proaches, made of tile, were con structed to each of the four en trances of the court house, and a solid cement walk was laid around the building. These im provements add vastly to the ap pearance of the entire surround ings. The court yard will be graded and sodded with the most luxur iant grasses. It is likely the last detail will not be arranged until next spring. Further improve ments, such as the planting of trees, flowers and the laying out of plots, will probably be looked after by the ladies of the city. Mr. J. R. Lyons had charge of the work. He never executed a prettier job anywhere and he has received manv deserved compli ments on the appearance of this improvement. Mr. Lyons is an expert in tile and cement work and much of his work is to be seen in Jackson and throughout this territory. PI6EONS WILL BE SHOWN AT BUTTS COUNTY FAIR When the pre ,ium list of the county fair was printed the poul try department did not provide any prizes for pigeons. How ever, it has been found that sev eral parties will make exhibits of pigeons and the following prizes have been announced: First pair, SI.OO. Second pair, SI.OO. Third pair, blue ribbon. Entrance fee of 25 cents per pair. JENKINSBURG SCHOOL ENROLLS MANY PUPILS The Jenkinsburg school opened Monday morning with an enroll ment of about seventy-five pupils. Owing to unfavorable weather many pupils were prevented from attending the first day, and it is expected the enrollment will reach 100 within a short time. Prof. A. J. Fleming and a capa ble faculty have charge of the school and a most successful year is promised.