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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 28
HEAVY LOSS
FROM FLOOD
Whole Country Suffers as
Result of Rains
DAMAGE TO BUTTS FARMS
Storm Causes Death in Al
abama and South Georgia
—Rivers Reached Flood
Stage—Trains Delayed
The almost unprecedented rains
which fell during the past few
days did considerable damage to
farmers throughout Butts county,
and the roads were badly washed
and cut up. The rainfall is esti
mated all the way from 7 to 10
inches.
Crops in bottoms suffered most
of all. The wind blew down
quite a good deal of corn. While
the damage to Butts county crops
is considerable, it is hard to esti
mate the loss.
The Ocmulgee river is said to
have been higher than before
since the dam was built, ajid the
water is said to have been from
six to eight feet over the dam.
All parts of the state report
heavy damage, particularly South
Georgia where some counties lost
all their bridges. A few lives
were lost in Georgia and several
in Alabama.
The bridge at Island Shoals,
between Henry and Newton
counties, is said to have been
washed away.
I The track of the Southern
Railway was covered in water for
a considerable distance in the
Dames Ferry section and trains
were delayed for several hours.
The Ocmulgee river overflowed
in Macon and partly covered Cen
tral City Park, inflicting consid
erable property damage.
PETITIONERS WIN IN
WATER LITIGATION
At a hearing held in Griffin
Monday, the petition of thirty
eight Jackson citizens asking
that Mr. L. W. Scoville, proprie
tor of the Wigwam, be enjoined
from preventing the taking away
of Indian Springs water, was
granted by Judge Searcy. It has
been the custom for a long time
for Indian Springs water to be
delivered in Jackson and other
towns in this section; but this
seasoh Mr. Scoville claimed that
on account of the water being
taken away that he had difficulty
in securing enough water to use
for the baths.
He had refused to allow the
servants of Jackson citizens to
take away the water. Several
petitioners asked that he be en
joined froip interfering with
their servants in this mdnner.
Cols. J. T. Moore and C. L. Red
man represented the petitioners
and Col. W. E. Watkins appeared
for Mr. Scoville.
It was stated Tuesday the case
would be appealed to the supreme
court. There is much interest
in the case because of the points
involved.
Mr. Downing on Vacation
Mr. Downing is spending two
weeks vacation at home. The
Western Union are giving em
ployees a vacation with full sal
ary. This of course is highly
complimentary and pleasing to
learn that Mr. Dowing is enjoy
ing the liberalities of his comp
any. While on his vacation his
place is being filled by Thos. H.
Breen, relief manager for the
company.
JUDGE SEARCY ENTERS
RACE FOR FULL TERM
Popular Griffin Jurist An
nounces This Week
For the office of judge of the
superior courts of the Flint cir
cuit, Hon. W. E. H. Searcy, Jr.,
of Griffin, makes announcement
for re-election in this issue. His
formal entry, while expected,
will still be of wide interest to
voters in the seven counties of
the circuit.
Judge Searcy is now serving
the unexpired term of the late
Judge Robt. T. Daniel, having
been appointed last summer by
Gov.* Slaton. During the time
he has been upon the bench he
has handled the business of the
courts in a manner to win the
esteem and respect of the bar
and the people. Judge Searcy
has more than made good and is
without doubt among the most
popular jurists who have presided
over the historic old Flint circuit.
It is practically certain he will
have no opposition.
It will be'a pleasure for the vo
ters of the Flint circuit to give
Judge Searcy their unanimous
support for this office for which
he is so well fitted by learning,
experience and temperament.
SECOND TO BORDER
NEXT SATURDAY
Militia Fully Equipped and
Ready For Orders
CO. A LOSTFIFTEEN MEN
/
Regiment Will Spend Sev
eral Months on Border —
Discharges For Those
Who Failed to Pass
It is stated that the Second
regiment will leave for the bor
der Saturday, July 15. This in
formation is believed to be autho
rative, as travel rations were is
sued during the week and the
members of the regiment are
now fully equipped and ready to
depart at a minute’s notice.
The Jackson Rifles lost just fif
teen men by medical examination.
At first twenty-one men were
turned down but on the second
examination six of these were ac
cepted. Those who were turned
down were given their discharge
Saturday and returned home Sun
day.
Several of the members of Com
pany A have been on a furlough
for the past few days. They de
clare they are being well taken
care of and that they are begin
ing to like army life. Capt. Rus
sell and Lieuts. Pope and Settle
are doing all possible for the com
fort and convenience of the men,
and thev appreciate what the citi
zens of Butts county have done
for the company.
Knights of Pythias Had
Enjoyable Picnic
. The barbecue given by Jackson
lodge No. 131, Knights of Pythias,
on the afternoon of July 5 prov
ed to be a most enjoyable occa
sion for the seventy-five persons
present, including Knights, their
wives and families. Several kinds
of meats were prepared in a
tempting way and pickles, cakes,
pies, etc., were served in abun
dance. The refreshments were
a choice feature of the day’s
pleasure.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JULY 14, 1916
DECATUR READY
FOR EDITORS
Annual Meeting Convenes
Monday, 17
MANY WILL MAKE TRIP
Good Program Arranged
For Annual Session —A
Trip to Seacoast Feature
of Press Party Outing
Preparations are now complete
for the annual meeting of the
Georgia / Weekly Press Associa
tion, which will beheld in Decatur
July 17-19. The program is one
of much interest to the members.
Visitors will be entertained in a
lavish matte’r by the citizens of
Decatur and Atlanta, and follow
ing the business sessions the edi
tors and their families will jour
ney to Savannah and Tybee for a
few days outing,
The program follows:
Monday evening, July 17, 8 p.
m., address of welcome by Hon.
J. W. Steele, mayor of Decatur.
Response by Ralph Meeks, edi
tor of The Carrollton Free Press.
Address, ‘ ‘Co-Operation of
Home Papers and Boards of
Trade,” by Charles McKenize.
Address by Col. George M. Na
pier.
Tuesday, morning, July 18, 10
a. m., trip to Stone Mountain,
open-air meeting and barbecue.
Address, ‘ ‘Our Professional
Honor.” bvC. M. Methvin, editor
of The Eastman Times-Journal.
Discussion by Clifford Grubbs,
editor Worth County Local; E. E.
Lee, editor Warrenton Clipper;
A. S. Hardy, editor Gainesville
Eagle.
Address, “The Importance of
Educating the Public to Respect
the Newspaper Asa Business
Enterprise,” by Ben A. Neal,
editor of The Washington Repor
ter.
Address, “A Timely Talk on
the Business,” by John H. Jones,
editor LaGrange Reporter.
Tuesday night, 8 p.m., address
by W. T. Anderson, editor Macon
Telegraph, and president of the
Southern Newspaper Publisher’s
association.
Address,' ‘TheEditorial Page, ’ ’
by Franc Mangum. editor of The
Forest Blade, Swainsboro, Ga.
Address, “Paper Prices and
Prospects,” by James L. Wells,
of the Whitaker Paper company.
Wednesday. July 19, address
by Harvey C. Hammond, judge
superior courts, Augusta circuit.
Reports of committees.
Election of officers.
Barbecue at Southeastern Fair
grounds, tendered by the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce to the
Georgia Press Association and
the Georgia legislature. Col. F.
J. Paxon, chairman of the enter
tainment committee, and Hon, R.
F. Maddox, toastmaster.
Address from members by R.
L. McKinney, editor Macon News;
W. G. Sutlive, editor Savannah
Press; H. C. Hammond, judge
superior courts, Augusta circuit.
Death of Infant
The six-months-old son of Mr.
Claude Wood, of Pepperton, died
last Wednesday night. The fun
eral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at the residence by Rev. Mr. Tor
bett. following which interment
was in the Pepperton cemetery.
The little child’s mother died iust
six months ago, and the family
have the sympathy of many
friends in their bereavement
HON. E. M. OWEN OUT
TO SUC6EED HIMSELF
Probably No Oppositon to
Efficient Solicitor
Subject to the primary of Sep
tember 12, Solicitor-General E.
M. Owen, of Zebulon, makes an
nouncement this week for re-elec
tion. So far as known at this
time he will be given another
term without opposition, a fact
that will be pleasing to his friends.
Mr. Owen has proved himself
a worthy successor to the former
able men who have held the po
sition of solicitor of the Flint cir
cuit. His record is an enviable
one. In his hands the business
of the State is well taken care of
and he has demonstrated that he
is an energetic, fearless and suc
cessful prosecuting attorney. His
service to the people has met with
entire approval and he is univer
sally popular with the voters in
this circuit.
It will be a pleasure for Mr.
Owen’s friends to give him a vote
of appreciation on September 12.
JACKSON DAY
AT CAMP HARRIS
Unusually Large Crowd
Goes on Outing
BIG DAY WITH SOLDIERS
Nearly Three Hundred
Persons From Here Took
Trip to Camp Tuesday
to Bid Soldiers Farewell
Jackson Day at Camp Harris,
Tuesday, was a huge success
from the standpoint of atten
dance and enjoyment. Two hun
dred and sixty-two tickets were
sold at the Jackson office.
Special accommodations were
provided for those going. The
train was pretty well crowded as
it pulled out from Jackson at 9:20.
Returning the train arrived here
at 6:15. The condition of the
track made the trains a little
late.
Those who went to Macon en
joyed the day immensely. They
were given an opportunity of bid
ding the members of the Jackson
Rifles good bye, of inspecting
Camp Harris, witnessing the
drills and of spending some time
in the city. The rate was an at
tractive one, and that in part no
doubt accounted for the large at
tendance.
The Jackson Rifles, of course,
were delighted to see the folks
from back home and the visitors
were given an enthusiastic wel
come and were royally treated
by the citizens of Macon.
Knights of Pythias to
Install Their Officers
Officers will be installed by
Jackson lodge No. 131, Knights
of Pythias, Thursday night as
follows:
C. E. McMichael, C. C.; W. E.
Merck, V. C.; T. J. Hammond,
Prelate; H. D. Russell. M. of A.;
H. M. Moore. M. of W.; J. W.
Cole, I. G.; E. R. Harper, O. G.;
A. R. Conner, D. G. C.
These officers were elected in
June for the ensuing term, and
the installation, which was to
have been held Thursday night
of last week, was postponed on
account of rain.
Eb.hl MU! Consolidated Jnlv .. B
NEW CIRCUIT
CREATES INTEREST
People of Circuit Divided
on Question
BEING WIDELY DISCUSSED
McDonough and Forsyth
Papers Favor Circuit but
Griffin Paper Opposes It
—Acute Interest Shown
The movement to create anew
judicial circuit out of the Flint
circuit, with the addition of Clay
ton county, which is in the Stone
Mountain circuit, is arousing con
siderable interest and discussion.
The question has been discussed
for several months, but not until
the bill was prepared did interest
become so acute.
The people of Butts county, as
gathered from expressions of
representative citizens, are divid
ed on the new circuit, some op
posing and some f&voring it.
The circuit is said to be favor
ed in Henry county, at least the
newspaper in McDonough favors
creating the new circiut. Like
wise the Forsyth paper. Both of
these papers are strong for the
creation of the Indian Springs
circuit.
On the other hand the Griffin
News and Sun opposes the slicing
of the Flint circuit to create a
new district. At this time it is
not known how the people of
Pike, Fayette, Upson and the
other counties of the Flint circuit
regard the movement.
The officers of the new circuit,
should the measure pass, would
provoke wide interest through
out the four counties. Several
names have been put forward.
Asa whole the people seem anx
ious to learn more of the proposed
new judicial circuit, and senti
ment generally will be reserved
until it is seen how things are
shaping up.
MESSRS. NEWTON BUY
HARDWARE BUSINESS
Announcement is made that
Messrs. W. A. and E. P. Newton
have purchased the interest of
Mr. R. J. Carmichael in the
Newton-Carmichael Hardware
Company. The deal became ef
fective last week.
For the present the company
will be conducted under the same
name. The firm was established
as the Newton-Carmichael Hard
ware Company in 1902. and has
therefore been in the business 14
years. The firm has enjoyed a
large and desirable patronage
throughout this section. Mr. R.
P. Newton has been a member
of the firm for ten years. Mr.
R. J. Carmichael is one of the
best hardware men in the coun
try, having had an experience of
eighteen years.
Mr. Carmichael has several
propositions in view but his plans
are not yft determined. It is
hoped, however, that he will de
cide to reside in Jackson perma
nently.
Announcement is also made
that -Mr. W. A. Newton has
bought the controlling interest
in the Harkness building.
The new owners are well and
favorably known to the people of
the entire county and they have
best wishes of a host of friends
for the success of the business.