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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 ■ . . • . ,• GKX. WILLIAM Mr INTO SH He erected ihe Varner House in 1823 —— 1 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.