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BUTTS COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 9-14
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 35
HON. HUGH DORSEY
MAKES ADDRESS
Big Crowd Hears Him on
Tuesday Afternoon
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
Atlanta Solicitor Pays
Visit to Butts County-
Supporters Give Him A
Rousing Ovation
Hon. Hugh Dorsey, of Atlanta,
candidate for governor, spoke to
the citizens of Butts county in
the court house here Tuesday af
ternoon. The crowd which heard
Mr. Dorsey filled the court room,
and many could not find seats,
the assemblage being one of the
largest ever seen here on a simi
lar occasion.
Mr. Dorsey arrived from a trip
through Newton and Rockdale
counties, beginning his a dress
about 3:30 o’clock. He was in
troduced by Prof. A. J. Fleming,
of Jenkinsburg, in an appropriate
manner. Accompanying Mr. Dor
sey to Jackson was Mr. J. R.
Smith, former Butts county citi
zen, and one of the managers of
► the Dorsey campaign.
The voters, many ladies being
in the audience, gave Mr. Dor
sey an attentive hearing. He
spoke along the usual lines, and
outlined his platform and the
measures for which he stands
He is not a brilliant nor a mag
netic speaker, but an earnest,
thoughtful, logical speaker. His
was applauded freauent
ly and was apparently well re
ceived.
After the speaking many voter
* went forward and shook hands
with Mr. Dorsey and assured him
of their support. He is admitted
to have a strong following in this
county and his supporters are
actively at work in his behalf.
The people of the county, re
gardless of political alignment,
are glad to have had Mr. Dorsey
visit Jackson and mingle with
the voters.
BOIFEUILLET ON STUMP
FOB GOVERNOR HARRIS
Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 31— Hon.
John T. Boifeuiilet, clerk of the
Georgia house of representatives,
and for the last two years an at
tache of the American embassy
at the court of St. James. Lon
don, has taken the stump in the
interest of Governor Harris for
re-election. Everybody knows
.“John Boifeuiilet.” He is a
'prince from tiie too of his head
to the soles of his shoes and he’s
going to get a mighty attentive
hearing wherever he goes. He
pfnay strike a few sections of the
state where Governor Harris isn’t
in the lead (there are some, of
course,) but Mr. Boifeuiilet will
make votes for the governor
wherever he goes. The Old
War Horse of the Confederacy,
who is asking for the customary
second term, is a speech-maker
de Luxe himself and since the
legislature closed he’s doing work
that makes younger men sit up
and take notice. Who said he
was feeble? After all isn’t he
entitled to re-election.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, SEP! EMBER 1, 1916
GRANu JURY ENDORSES
HON. 0. H. B. ELOODWORTH
The recent Butts county grand
jury endorsed the candidacy of
Hon. 0. H. B. Bloodworth, of
Forsyth, for a place on the court
of appeals in the following reso
lution:
We heartilv endorse the candi
dacy of Hon. 0. H. B. Bloodworth
for the judgeship of the court of
appeals and commend him to the
voters of the state as an able
lawyer and in every way well
fitted for this exalted position.
I. H. Maddox, Foreman,
J. B. Settle, Clerk.
MANY CRIMINAL
CASES HEARD
Blind Tigers Draw Stiff
Sentences
COUNTY GETS CONVICTS
Large Number of Convic
tions Resulted —Judge
Gives Oscar Willis Ten
Years For Manslaughter
The following criminal cases
were disposed of in Butts Super
ior court last week:
L'ze Fletcher, liquor sTing,
10 months or S2OO.
D'-ck Turner, burglary, 12
months.
Ernest Johnson, larceny, 10
months or $65
Frank Moreland, gaming, 8
months or $45.
Howard Procter, cheating and
swindling, 12 months or $75.
Tony Brady, gaming, 10 months
or S6O.
Charlie Nutting, burglary, 12
months.
Jim Greer, carrying pistol, 12
months or $125.
Jim Greer, cheating and swind
ling, 6 months or S4O.
Sam Russell, disturbing divine
worship, 6 months or $25.
Cap Jordan, hog stealing, 12
months.
Oscar Willis, carrying pistol,
12 months.
Oscar Willis, manslaughter, 10
years.
Ed Watson, selling rent cotton,
12 months or $125.
Lum Greer, selling liquor, 12
months or S3OO.
Lum Greer, keeping more than
the legal amount of liquor on
hand. 12 months or S3OO.
Hon. W. F. Jenkins
Announces for Judge
Hon. W. F. Jenkins, of Eaton
ton, has entered the race for
judge of the Court of Appeals, j
He is an able man and would
make a strong man on the bench.
Reports from over the state indi
cate that he is one of the leaders
in the race.--Eatonton Messenger.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The pastor will preach at 11 a.
m. and 7:45 p. m. Subject: Moth
erhood paralleled by the Cross.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Come.
I. H. MILLER.
ROUTINE MATTERS
WERE CONSIDERED
Grand Jury Favors Ladies
Rest Room
COUNTY IN GOOD SHAPE
Improvements to Buildings
Recommended in Gen
eral Presentments Re
turned Friday Afternoon
We, the grand jury sworn and
empaneled lor the August term
Butts Superior Court, 1916, do
hereby make these our general
presentments.
Criminals
*
Each case brought before us
for investigation has, as per our
oath, been carefully and impar
tially gone into, and we have,
without favor or malice, render
ed a verdict in accordance with
the evidence. Few, if any. cases
were left on thedocket for future
investigation.
Reports
Each committee from our body
to investigate the books of the
officials and other matters of the
county, have in the limited time
allotted, performed their duties
to the best of their ability, re
portsof which are beretoattached.
Public Buildings
We have examined the county
jail and find that it is in sanitary
condition but in need of the fol
lowing repairs: The windows
need new cords so that they will
slide up and down, two cell doors
need banging, We recommend
that the c-dls he painted.
We have examined the county
court house ami find it in good
condition except in th“ office of
the Justice <>f the Reace. We
recommend that these walls be
repaired and white washed. We
recommend that the flues pur
chased some time ago for the
boiler in the basement ba put in
place, also that window panes of
glass that have been cracked and
broken be replaced.
We find that there is, at pres
ent, no rest room or ladies toilet
in the court house, and we recom
mend that the county commis
sioner have toilet placed in the
little room outside of the ordi
nary’s office, place the necessary
furniture in same, and that this
be made a ladies rest room. Also
in the silicitor’s room directly
above this room, that a toilet be
! placed for the convenience of the
grand jury.
We recommend that substan
tial doors be placed on the winter
convict stockade, that these be
kept firmly fastened.
We find that in the past year
the lawn about the court house
has been put in excellent shape,
and that a beautiful hedge and
rows of flowers have been placed
around the court house. We wish
to tender our thanks and appre
ciation to the ladies of the town,
and to the commissioner for beau
tifying in this manner the coun
ty’s lawn, We respectfully ask
all citizens of the county not to
walk or trespass on this lawn,
or trample on the flowers.
Convict Camp
We find 18 felony convicts, 10
misdemeanor: 16 mules, all in
very good shape, 1 horse, 2 cage
cars, 1 wooden car, 1 screen cook
ing car, 2 cars for guards, all cars
in good sanitary condition; 5
tents, 1 road engine, 1 mcgul
ditcher, 2 Russell tractor ma
chines, 1 scarifier, 6 dump wag
ons, 3 mule machines, 5 dump
wagons. 6 wheelers, 4 2-horse
wagons, 1 1-horse wagon, 1 bug
gy, 1 auto truck, 6 head hogs, 3
SALARY OF COUNTY TREASURER
FIXEO AT $750 PER ANNUM
That the bill to fix the salary
of the Eutts county treasurer
passed the legislature and has
been signed by the Governor, is a
matter of interest to the people
of the county.
The salary has been fixed at
$750.00 per year. The bill of
Representative Towles provided
for a salary of $500.00 per annum,
but the measure was amended in
the senate by Senator Fletcher
and a compensation of $750 00
was fixed.
ADJOURNED TERM
COURT SEPT. 11
Damage Suits Will Occupy
The Week
ONE CRIMINAL CASE SET
Sixty Jurors Drawn For
Adjourned Session—Jes
se Fletcher Will Face
Murder Charge
When Butts superior court con
venes here on September 11, the
first case set for trial is that of
Jesse Fletcher, colored, charged
with the murder of Jim Taylor.
Judge Searcy announced that he
would try this case before taking
up the calendar of civil business.
One of the chief reasons for
holding an adjourned term, it is
said, is for the purpose of trying
the damage suits against the
Central Georgia Power Company.
These suits have been hanging
fire for several years. A few of
them have been tried and fought
out in the higher courts. There
is considerable interest attached
to the trial of these suits.
The August term of court was
adjourned Friday afternoon by
Judge Searcy. The grand jury
returned their presentments soon
after the noon recess. A consid
erable amount of business was
finished during the week.
It is not known at this time if
Judge Searcy will adjourn court
fur the primary which falls on
Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Sixty jurors have been drawn
for the special adjourned term.
6 horse plows, 1 4-horse plow, 10
road drags.
We find the camp to be in very
good sanitary condition, all mules
and machines to be in very good
condition, mules a little thin but
in good working order.
County Farm
We find the county farm in
charge of Mr. Homer Harris.
Three inmates, all colored. We
find two mules, three cows, three
calves. 15 head hogs, all in good
condition.
We find 1 2-horse wagon, 1
mower and rake, 1 disc harrow,
1 drag harrow, 1 hay press and
other minor tools as are used on
all farms.
We find a blacksmith shop and
tools for plow work. We find
about 35 acres in good corn, about
18 acres in cotton, 1 i acres pota
toes. 1 i acres sorghum cane, and
about 15 acres in peas. We find
3,000 bandies new fodder.
We find the buildings in good
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Butts County Progress Established 1882' Consolidated July 9. ISIS
WANTS TO KNOW
CANDIDATES VIEWS
Prohibition May Be Issue
in Legislature
AN INTERESTING CARD
Voter Calls on Candidates
For Representative to
Air Prohibition Views —
An Open Letter
Editor Progress-Argus: As the
primary for Representative is
only about two weeks oIT, some
of us would like to know “where
we are at” on the prohibition
question.
Dr. Mays and Mr. Jones have
both outlined their positions on
some of the leading issues of the
day but they are as silent as the
tomb on the most important of
all questions that confront the
people of our county and state
today. Dr. Mays has for years
advocated some kind of dispen
sary for Butts eounty, the reve
nue from same to be converted
into the county treasury. If Mr.
Jones has ever declared himself
for or against liquor we have
never heard of it.
Mr. Towles has been tried. We
know that he voted squarely with
the prohibitionists every time the
question came up, but we under
stand he has withdrawn or is
going to withdraw from the race,
and both of the* other cand dates
have left us up in the air on this
most important of all questions
likely to come before the next
legislature.
It is contended bv some that
the prohibition question is settled
for all time, hut those who are in
a position to know claim the
liquor interests are putting out
whiskey candidates, or half way
prohibitionists, paying campaign
expenses in an effort to bring
back liquor in 1917. We believe
that the liquor question in some
form or another will be a live is
sue in every Georgia legislature
for years to come. At any rate,
a good many of the voters
of the county would like to know
how the candidates for Repre
sentative stand on this most im
portant issue.
PROHIBITIONIST.
repair except the roof of one.
We recommend that the buildings
be painted.
County Commissioner
We have examined the County
Commissioner’s hooks from Feb
ruary term of court to the pres
ent term and we find proper
vouchers for each item of expense
entered therein.
We find that there has been is
sued since Jan. Ist warrants as
follows:
On road fund $13,022 63
On all other funds 26,243 53
Total warrants since
January Ist - $39,266 16
We wish to commend Mr. Jolty
for his faithful services as clerk
to the County Commissioner, and
for the neat and accurate manner
in which he keeps his records.
Tax Collector
We find the Tax Collector’s
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