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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS VqJ 43-No. 45 i Office $30,000 LAND * SALES TUESDAY Important Holdings Put on Block BIDDING WAS SPIRITED Biggest Real Estate Sales of The Year Held Tues day—Good Prices Were Realized For Property i Approximately $30,000 worth of real estate changed hands at sales day Tuesday, this being the largest sale of the year and one of the largest ever held in Jackson. Quite a number of interested persons were on hand when the auction began. Spirited bidding featured the sale and very good prices were obtained for most of the holdings. Sheriff L. M. , .A •, • ‘i . ’ : • f.j * Crawford acted as auctioneer. Following is the property sold: Mr. W. J. Bankston as execu tor of Mrs. Adella Moss s,old 50 acres of land in the 615th district. l| was bought by Mr. C. H. Far rar for $1,700. T. L. Spencer and J. W. Fletcher, administrators, sold 3io acres of land belonging to the estate of Mrs. Sarah Spencer. Sold in separate lots this tract brought $1Q,600; in bulk it was bid in by Mr. j. T. Fletcher for $12,000: A house and lot and a vacant lot ori College street in the city of Jackson went to Dr. W. H. Steele on a bid of $1,200. i[r. A. H. Lavender and other rs sold 300 acres of real estate belonging to the estate of R. G. and Mrs. Elizabeth Lavender. It was bid in by Mr. J. M. Leach for $5,305. Mr. H. D. Terrell, administra tor, sold 153 acres in Newton county, belonging to the estate of R. J. Terrell, to Mr. R. T. Curry for $5,000. A lot of 2021 acres belonging to Mrs. Floy Maddox Thornton, in the 616th district, was sold by Mrs. A. W. Lane, under an exe cution from the superior court. Mr. J. H. Carmichael bid in this tract for $3,975. A6O acre par cel of the same lands went to Mr. J. G. Colwell for $2,400. A house and lot on McDonough street was sold by Mrs. Thornton to Mr. J. B. Settle for $1,625. EUROPEAN SHOWS HERE FOR ALL OF THIS WEEK The Great European Shows are in Jackson for a week’s en gagement. The attractions con sist of Georgia Minstrels, the Hippodrome, the Beautiful Ori ent, Snake Show and balloon as cension daily at 3 p. m. The shows are located on the Bryans lot on Second street and are proving a drawing card for the people of the community. Ike Monk is general agent for the European Shows, which are having a very good patronage. Saturday is the last day of the shows in this city. BUTTS HAD 55 GIRLS IN CANNING CLUB PARADE Butts county led the state in the number of girls in line at the Canning Club parade at the state fair Tuesday. Fifty-five girls were in line. Tift county came second. Mr. B. F. Watkins, Sr., headed the Butts delegation, and the girls wore their caps and aprons. Tuesday was Butts County Day at the state fair and a great t many local people attended at that time. Prize winners in the Girls Can ning club and the Boys Corn club will be announced during the week and Butts county is ex pected to capture first honors in both departments. EXTRA SESSION DOWN TO WORK Convened Wednesday in Atlanta MANY BiLLS ON PROGRAM Local Representatives Go to Atlanta to Take Part in Legislation—Limited to Fifty Days by Law The extra session of the gener al assembly of Georgia began in Atlanta Wednesday. The out look is for one of the most im portant. though stormy, sessions since the war. Several important matters will receive consideration at the hands of the solons. These are appro priations, regular and special, prohibition, warehouse bill, W. & A. bill, state auto tax bill and others. It is predicted that a prohibi tion measure of some kind will he enacted at this session to fur ther strengthen existing dry leg islation. Some means will prob ably be devised to make up the revenue caused by knocking out near beer and locker clubs. The session is limited by the constitution to fifty days, though nobody seems to have any defi nite idea as to how long it will take the lawmakers to finish their labors. Senator H. M. Fletcher and Representative C. A. Towles left the first of the week to be pres ent at the opening of the session, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. I. H. Miller, the minister, will preach at 11a. m. and 7p. m. The congregation and Sun day School is on the increase. Come and help build up the tem ple. Seats are free. Sunday school at 10 a. m. JACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 5, 1915 DR. BRADFORD WRITES TO BOYS Wants Club Members to Try Acre Oats ATLANTA CORN CORN Boys Corn Club Members Make Better Profit on Oats And Peas Than on Corn or Cotton Athens, Ga., October 1915. Dear Club Member: The corn club boys have made some very fine yields and good profits on their acres. Several hundred boys last year grew one acre in oats and fdllowed with peas for hay. They also grew an acre of cotton. The acre in corn gave : j'.i ,V. • , .)•' if .7 • . an average profit of $58.86, the acre in cotton a profit of $38.51, and the acre in oats followed with peas for hay gate an aver age profit of $62.54. Now, boys, which lithek wdre in the best shape for erdhs this year? Row wbuld you like to try yodr hand in this oat growing contest? Stay in the corn club but also see what you cam do .with oats and peas. Join the othdr bi#s in thte linb of work by sowing your acre at onice. Mhany premiums will bb given next year to thfe boys-who do best. You can wfo ond if •you try real hard. Prepare your land well and al low it to settle before planting as oats will requite a firm seed bed. Unless your land is already very fertile, it will pay to apply some manure or commercial fer tilizers before sowing and in the spring make an application of 75 or 100 pounds of some good top dressing. Sow the variety that does best in your community, and get home-grown seed if possible. The Appier, Culberson, Bancroft, Fuighuin and Hastings Hundred Bushel Oats all do well in this state. Rust and smut are two pests that damage a lot of grain in Georgia. Therefore insure yourself against these pests by growing a rust-proof variety af ter you have treated the seed with formalin to prevent smut. Formalin may be had at most drug stores. Directions for using: to one pound of full strength formalin, add 40 gallons of water. Place the grain on a clean floor, and with a sprinkler apply one gallon of the formalin solution to each bushel of grain. Turn oats with a shovel until all are ti o oughiy wet. Coyer with canvas or something similar for two hours. Then spread out and dry. For one acre you will not need to buy more than one or two ounces. Boys, here’s to you on Oat Growing. The Atlanta Corn Show Thursday, November 18th, is Club Day at the Corn Show in Atlanta. Make arrangements to attend this show if possible, as you will be well repaid for your time. This show will be the best ever. Frse entertainment will be given all the boys who attend. | Yours very truly, Wm. Bradford, Afest. State Agent in Bovs Corn Clubs. FARMERS' UNION TO MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION NOV. 10 After the most successful year as to membership and interest in the organization the Farmers’ Union will hold its annual con vention at Douglas, Ga., their state headquarters, November 10-11. Since the headquarters of this organization was removed from Union City to Douglas a year ago the membership has increased to more than three times as much as was the case at that time. For the first time the delegates attending at Douglas will be en tertained by the city and county. The Coffee fair will be in session at that time and the visitors will be entertained by the fai*- asso ciation. President Rhodes of the Ten nessee Union will deliver an ad dress as well other leading agri culturists of the country. Na tional president, Chas. S, Bar ret, will preside over thecorr state president, J. J. Brown, will be on hand. JASPER SUIT IS THROWN OUT Cue Called For Hearing, in Mdfonoiigh m 66 tOgh court Jasper Wants *6 Per Gent bf Power Company Tax es But Judge Searcy dis missed The Case Butts county has won another point in her litigation with Jasper county. Recently the Jasper county au thorities brought suit for a larger proportion of the taxes of the Central Georgia Power Company. At present the power company returns 84 and a fraction per cent of its property in Butts coun ty and 15 and a fraction per cent in Jasper county. Jasper county claimed in its petition about 46 per cent of the total property of the power company. The case was called for trial in McDonough Friday, a change of venue to Henry county having been granted, and .Judge Searcy dismissed the suit on a general demurrer. It is likely the case will be tak en to the supreme court, where attorneys for Jasper county will probably ask to have the suit reinstated. MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY AT DIXIE THURSDAY NIGHT “The Million Dollar Mystery,” one of the most popular pictures ever shown here, will be the at traction at the Dixie Thursday night. At that time Mr. Wil liams who is making such a suc cess of the movies in Jackson, will have the addition to his the atre ready for use and a record attendance is expected. “The Cowboy and the Lady” Monday evening drew one o:" the largest houses of the season. Jackson Argus Established 1873 < ~ . - AWK Butts County Progress Established 1882 > Consolidated July 9, 1915 COUNTY EXHIBIT WAS PRAISED Most Unique Display at State Fair GRIPS THE ATTENTION Booth Arranged in House Shaped Fashion With Yellow Bunting—What Macon Telegraph Says The following boost of the Butts county exhibit at the state fair appeared in the Sunday issue of the Macon Telegraph: It is hard to even think of Butts county and her wonderful resour ces and advantages, and be able to keep within the scope of this article—the unusual, shaped booth, with slanting ro6r ! of yellow bunting, entirely differ ent from any other display. Butts highest yield of corn per acffc' this year was bushejs, tl|9 next best 142 bushels. On six. stalks she grew forty-two full ears. “ '• A• * • \ J 0-7 Something far,rn pro ducts in their many forms is to’ be seen in this httfe yellow and h “little brbWfi jiig M of uriusual design. It brought over from Ireldrid morir than 130 years ago and never, allowed to.pass from the own/Eft ship of the descendants ofttyje original possessor. As to the ex tents of the jug ana its age, yon will have to find out for yourself. BIG MONEY IN GROW ING PEANUTS IN SOUTH The following is a copy of a letter received by Mr. F. S. Car michael from Mr. H. M. Sessions* president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Enter prise, Ala. It tells a story of crop diversification that will be of interest to people through out this section. The letter fol lows: Enterprise, Ala., Oct. 16, 1915. Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of the 14th insh, in refer ence to peanuts. I had a custo mer, C. W. Baston, who lost hts cotton crop last year so heavily on account of the war, panic, storms, etc., that he was hope lessly in debt, so much so that he didn’t talk much like trying to go forward. I suggested to him that he plant the whole plantation in peanuts. Mr. Baston informed me that he wasn’t able to buy the seed. I told him to go and buy as many seed peanuts as he want ed and check on me and I would pay if. I also informed him that I would give him 90c per bushel for all that, he could raise. Mr. Baston bought one hundred bush els and checked on me for $125. I furnished him $l5O worth of acid phosphate, this being the only fertilizer he used, about 200 pounds per acre. This man will finish harvesting the peanuts this week and I believe he will gather six thousand bushels when he gets them rucked. The peanuts he planted, the running variety, will make on almost any kind of (Continued on next to las* page)