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TP JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS
Vol 44—No. 24
VARNER-MCINTOSH MEMORIAL
WAS DEDICATED WEDNESDAY
Brilliant Progrogram Rendered
By Jackson Chapter, D. A. R.
Colonel Dozier Russell Orator of The Occasion—A
Large Assemblage Witnesses Exercises—History
Making Varner House Dedicated to Cause of Pa
triotism by Daughters of American Revolution
In the presence of a large and
interested assemblage, the Var
ner-Mclntosh Memorial was ded
icated at Indian Springs Wednes
day with appropriate exercises.
A large number of the members
of the Daughters of the American'
Revolution, under whose direc
tion the exercises were held, were
present as well as a number of
other visitors.
The program previously an
nounced was carried out. Colo
THE VARNER-McINTOSH MEMORIAL
nel H. D. Russell, prominent at
torney of Jackson, delivered the
principal address of the occasion.
Rev. Olin King was master of
ceremonies. Rev. I. H. Miller said
the invocation and the speaker
was presented by Dr. Robert Van
Deventer. Musical selections ad
ded to the interest of the program.
Mrs. A. T. Buttrill, regent of
the William Mclntosh chapter,
D. A. R., of Jackson, had active
charge of the arrangements. She
had the able assistance and co
operation of the other chapter
members.
Miss Joe Varner, donor of the
historical Varner house to the D.
A. R. as a memorial and chapter
house, was an interesting figure
at the dedication. She is so well
and favorably known to the mem
bers of the D. A. R. and is an hon
orary member of several chap
ters that the organization delights
to show their appreciation of her
public spirit and patriotism.
As is well known, the Varner
house, now called the Varner
.Mclntosh Memorial, is one of the
*mostinteresting spots in the state,
rtt is one of the show places of
Hjijlian Springs and much history
-.been written in and about its
. arable environs. Built in 1823
VGeneral William Mnlntosh,
KifeJiouse is nearly one hundred
old.
• The house has been preserved
as originally built and contains a
'•ollection of rare and valuable
Irelics. The furniture is antique
and costly. The heirlooms and
curios constitute an almost price
less collection.
It was in the Varner house that
the treaty of Feb. 12, 1825 was
signed, whereby the Creek In
dians ceded to the government all
the territory between the Qcmul
gee and Chattahoochie rivers.
That treaty was not popular with
the Indians and Gen. William Mc-
Intosh, who acted for the Creek
nation, was later assassinated at
his home in Carroll county.
Mclntosh Rock was marked by
a bronze tablet, unveiled July 1,
1911 by the Piedmont Continental
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GKX. WILLIAM Mr INTO SH
He erected ihe Varner House in 1823
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chapter, D. A. R., of Atlanta.
Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin, of
Atlanta, delivered the principal
address on that occasion. Mrs.
John M. Graham, then state re
gent, Mrs. W. H. Yandleand Col.
Ogden Persons also made talks.
The flag at the Mclntosh Rock
was the gift of the people of Butts
county.
The property has been mater
ially improved by the Jackson D.
A. R. members, who have fitted
up the rooms in an elegant way.
Visitors to Indian Springs will be
given an opportunity to rent apart
ments in this house. When all
plans are completed the William
Mclntosh chapter D. A. R. will
have one of the most attractive
chapter houses in the state.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JUNE 16, 1916
MANY PRESENT
AT MASS MEETING
Court House Comfortably
Filled
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE
Dr. E. M. Nighbert Made
Very
—Resolutions Are Adopted
And Committees Named
Showing by their presence the
interest felt in the eradication of
the cattle tick in Butts county,
the mass meeting held in the
court house Saturday afternoon
was largely attended and great
interest was manifested in the
proceedings. The crowd com
fortably filled the court house.
Dr. R. W. Mays was elected
chairman and Mr. W. F. MaLair
secretary of the meeting. Talks
were made by the chairman, Rev.
T. J. Webb, Messrs. J. E. Kitch
ens, Jack Preston. Col. C. L.
Redman and others. Chief ob
jection to the work, expressed by
the speakers, was the cost, the
dipping of milk cows and cattle
apparently free of ticks.
A motion prevailed instructing
the chairman to appoint a com
rnittee of three to ascertain the
cost of the work and how the ex
pense was shared by the county,
state and government. Chairman
Mays has not yet announced the
members of that committee.
The following resolutions were
introduced by Mr. H. L. Gray and
passed after a round of discussion:
“Whereas, there was an act passed by
the legislature of Georgia known as the
‘Dip Vat Law;’ and
“Whereas, there are very few ticks
in Butts county, and there are cheap
and harmless remedies that will answer
the same purpose without expending
an unknown amount of money belong
ing to the people who are now stagger
ing under the burden of tax; and
“Whereas, there is an effort to make
it compulsory todipcattle without the
consent of the people, regardless of the
conditions of the cattle or trouble to
the owner. We are law abiding, at the
same time we wantour rights and priv
ileges respected. In pursuance to a call
the people are now assembled in mass
to consider the act and its application
to this county; be it resolved:
“1. It is not our conception of fair
ness or right to force the owners of cat
tle to ‘dip' regardless of necessity and
trouble, whencheapand harmless rem
edies wou and eradicate the tick.
“2. That i,s not our conception of the
law to use rigid and compulsory meas
ures in eradicating the tick in this coun
ty and the same is an encroachment
upon the constitutional rights of the
people.”
Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues J. 0. Gaston was asked
to give the cost of the work, and
in reply he said all the figures
were in his office and that he
would furnish them on applica
tion. He said he was acting on
recommendation of the grand
jury in starting tick eradication.
Dr. E. M. Nighbert, of the U
S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Animal Industry, gave
a most enlightening and instruc
tive talk on the cattle tick. His
remarks were so full of common
sense, were so fair, so reasona
ble and comprehensive that ev
erybody was impressed favorably.
He said the government didn’t
propose to force anybody to dip
their cattle. The government
asks for the co-eperation of all
the people in this work, and any
who fail to respond will be quar
antined. Dr. Nighbert pointed
FIRST BALE BRINGS $1.56
A POUND AT AUCTION
Houston, Texas, June 11.—
The first bale of cotton of the
1916 crop arrived here Satur
day from Lyford, Texas, and
was sold at auction on the floor
of the Houston Cotton Ex
change, to J. H. Jones of this
city, for $950, approximately
$1.56 a pound.
The bale weighed 608 pounds
and classed strict middling,
good staple.
JACKSONMAYSOON
GET P.O. BUILDING
Government Investigates
Property Values
CITY DESERVES BUILDING
Uncle Sam Takes Prelimi
nary Steps Toward Ap
propriation by Finding
out Realty Values
The fact that the United States
post office department at Wash
ington has written Post Master
Slaughter asking the price of
Jackson real estate is significant
and mav mean that Jackson is to
have anew post office building at
an early date. No details were
given, but it is judged the gov
ernment is contemplating buying
a site for a post office building.
It is presumed the government
would want a lot 50x100 or 75x100
feet. Property close in would no
doubt be given the preference.
In the light of other towns that
have been awarded post office
buildings, Jackson is clearly en
titled to a federal appropriation
for that purpose. The local office
is in the third class and- the re
ceipts have never quite reached
SIO,OOO. Forsyth has been award
ed a government building and al
so has free mail delivery. Other
towns no larger than Jackson
have been favored by Uncle Sam
and possibly it will be Jackson’s
time next.
out that there was no danger in
dipping cattle if properly done.
Dipping, he said, is by far the
best method to rid cattle of ticks.
No county has ever of its own ef
forts been able to eradicate the
tick and be released from quar
antine. said the speaker. He de
clared that it requires the com
bined efforts of the county, the
state and government to eradi
cate the tick.
The highest courts in the coun
try have held the cattle dipping
law to be constitutional, said Dr.
Nighbert.
He answered several puzzling
and perplexing questions to the
entire satisfaction of the audience.
He said with the right sort of co
operation that Butts county could
easily get rid of the cattle tick
the present season. Dr. Nighbert
used a chart to illustrate the life
history and ravages of the cattle
tick.
Jackson Argus Established 1*731 _
Butts County Progress Established 18*2 * Consolidated July *, WIS
BUTTS COUNTY
CITIZEN KILLED
Mr. J. A. Kimball Victim
ol Accident
FUNERAL HERE SUNDAY
Popular Jackson Man Lost
Life in Atlanta When
Skating Rink Roof CoL
lapsed—Friends Shocked
Coming as a poignant shock to
hundreds of friends throughout
Butts county was the announce
ment that Mr. J. A. Kimball had
been killed by the collapst of the
Casino Skating Rink root, 81
South Pryor street, Atlanta, Fri
day night. Mr. Kimball and two
other persons were instantly
killed and five seriously injured.
Several persons were in the
skating rink when, without warn
ing. the large roof collapsed. It
is thought that the rear wall gave
way causing the roof to fall in.
Mr. Kimball was pinned beneath
a heavy beam, his body being al
most severed in twain. The first
body found was that of Mr. Kim
ball, it requiring about a half an
hour for the firemen to chop their
way to where he was lying.
The accident occurred at 9:30
o’clock. Fortunately there were
only a few persons in the skating
rink at the time of the crash.
As soon as his family were no
tified of the accident thoy left at
once for Atlanta. The body was
brought to Jackson Saturday af
ternoon, and the funeral was
conducted from the First Baptist
church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, Dr. Robert VanDeventer
officiating. Interment was in the
City Cemetery. The pallbearers
were Messrs. S. 0. Ham, J. B.
Settle, J. L. Lockhart, W. D.
Dupree, C. L. Thurston and C.
W. Buchanan.
Mr. Kimball left Jackson a few
weeks ago and was the proprie
tor of the Terminal Garage, 50
Madison avenue, Atlanta. He
had planned to move his family
to Atlanta in a short time. He
was well and favorably known
to the people of the county, hav
ing operated machine shops and
garages here for a number of
years. Mr. Kimball was a skilled
mechanic and had a natural bent
for all kinds of machinery.
He is survived by his wife,
who was a Miss Crumley before
marriage, one son, Vanie Kim
ball, three daughters, Misses
Gladys, May and Dollie Kimball;
one brother, Mr. Aldine Kimball
of Henry county; four sisters,
Mrs. J. S. Rogers and Mrs. A. L.
Tingle, of McDonough, Misses
Eva and Vanie Kimball, of Lo
cust Grove.
JACKSON IN GEORGIA’S
•'BIG FOUR” CLASS
Jackson is one of the best
towns in Georgia, according to
a prominent traveling man
who covers the entire state and
knows what he is talking about.
“The Big Four”—the best bus
iness towns in Georgia, he de
clares, are Jackson, LaGrange,
Newnan and Concord.
That’s some boost when you
come to think of it.