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Jackson Progress - Argus
Published Every Friday.
J. DOYLE JONES, Editor and Pub.
Subscription $1 a \ ear
Entered as second-class matter at the
post oltice at Jackson, Ga.
Telephone No. 166.
Official Organ Butts County
And the City of Jackson.
NOTICE
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company copy in all instances.
Have you got the fair spirit?
Well, you ought to.
Lest you forget, decorate your
store for fair week.
Speaking of endorsements, how
about endorsing the county fair?
This is one time Prosperity is
not on paper but is the real thing.
If you can’t say something good
for the county fair, please keep
silent.
When you see a man who has
pride in his town and county put
him down as all right.
The fellow who wants an extra
session of the legislature ought
to be taken snipe hunting.
The man who can’t smile over
15 cents cotton, just naturally
needs some liver medicine.
Decorate your building for the
fair. Have everything spic and
span when the visitors arrive.
Just about everybody has been
nominated for something and the
stile can now settle down to
peace and prosperity.
What would this town and
county be like if everybody were
just like you? Had you ever
thought of that? Which way are
you pulling, anyway?
Butts county led the United
States in corn club production
last year and will be right around
the top this season. See the dis
plays at the county fair.
An exchange rises to remark
that it will have to print its pa
per on ten dollar bills if paper
keeps advancing. And there’s a
rush of would-be subscribers.
Running for office in Georgia
is an expensive proposition, judg
ing by the campaign statements
of some of the state house candi
dates in the recent primary. •
Shine up your flivver and get
ready for the Automobile Parade
and Home Coming Tuesday, Oc
tober 10. This will be one of the
big days at the county fair.
Jackson invites the whole civ
ilized world to come to the Butts
County Fair. The welcome and
the hospitality is unbounded. The
Progress Argus is particularly
anxious to have the editors in the
adjoining towns come over and
see the big lair.
THE COUNTY FAIR
The Butts County Fair, which will be held in Jackson from Oc
tober 10 to 14, will be the most complete and interesting session
yet held. Every indication now points to the complete financial
and moral success of the enterprise.
The education to be obtained from a good county fair is a feat
ure worth while to the citizens of any community. When the boll
weevil is threatening the farmers of Butts county it is time to take
advantage of diversified agriculture and livestock raising. The pro
ducts of the farm, the garden, the orchard and ranch will be on
display and we will learn by seeing what our neighbors are doing.
The yearly interchange of ideas is in itself an education.
A county fair is a community investment. It is a work for the
whole people. It is a matter of county pride, loyalty and patriot
ism. We all want to see our county move forward and upward in
every wholesome way. The rnan who puts his time and money in
a fair with that idea in view will be paid a rich dividend.
The Butts County Fair is in truth and fact the people’s fair.
The stockholders represent every walk of life. It was planned for
every man and woman to have a part, rather than for a few indi
viduals to own the stock.
The collection of exhibits at the Butts County Fair will be the
largest and most comprehensive ever attempted here. The pre
miums will be paid to Butts county citizens and the members of the
Boys Corn club, the Girls Canning club, the Pig and Poultry clubs.
In the main, the fair movement has been well supported. The
association was put to heavy expense in erecting buildings and ar
ranging grounds. If you have not subscribed for some stock and
want to help in a worthy movement, this is an invitation for you
to do so. The fair association needs and requests your financial and
moral support and co-operation.
Just a little more team work, a little more co-operation and the
1916 session of the Butts County Fair will be a splendid success.
All together now for the County Fair!
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
A great number of weekly pa
pers have raised their subscrip
tion from SI.OO to $1.50 per year.
For the present, at least, Tne
Progress-Argus will still be SI.OO
a year.
Instead of raising the price of
subscription, The Progress-Argus
has adopted the cash in advance
plan. The paper is SI.OO a year,
strictly cash in advance. If vou
want the paper you must pay for
it. just as we must pay for print
paper, inks, rollers and machin
ery and pay rolls. When your
subscription expires your paper
will be stopped unless you renew.
Notice the label on your paper.
The world in general doesn’t
know and appreciate the difficul
ties under which the newspapers
of the country are laboring. A
scarcity of materials, the war,
the newspaper trustor something
has put up the cost of paper and
all printing materials outrageous
ly. The advance has been all the
way from 100 to 300 and 400 per
cent. So. newspapers everywhere
are hard hit but are not howling
undulv, are just doing the best
they can and hoping for relief.
The Progress-Argus has been
patient with its readers during
the dull summer months when
money was scarce. Now that
the busy season has arrived and
money is plentiful as a result of
high priced cotton, we want to
urge our subscribers to pay up.
What you owe will be a wonder
ful help right now.
Pay your subscription and re
member the paper is SI.OO cash
in advance.
HAVE YOU WEAK LUNGS?
Do colds settle on your chest or in your
bronchial tubes ? Do coughs hang on, or
are you subject to throat troubles?
Such troubles should have itutueosate
treatment with the strengthen.ug powers
of Scott’s Emulsion to guard against
consumption which so easily follows.
Scott's Emulsion contains pure cod livtr
oil which peculiarly strengthens the res
piratory tract and improves the quality of
the blood; the glycerine in it soothes am!
heals the tender membranes of the throat.
Scott’s is prescribed by the best special
ists. You can get it at any drug store.
Scott & Bowse. Bloom&cld, N. 1.
Did you know that we
have the LARGEST, BEST
AND NEWEST stock of
Furniture in Jackson? If
you doubt it come see.
Etheridge, Smith & Cos.
The country ought not to swap
horses in mid stream. The logi
cal thing to do is to re-elect Pres
ident Wilson, the advocate of
Peace, Prosperity and Prepared
ness.
Now is a good time to try out
the pay up project. It will make
the man you owe feel good and
soon the whole country will be
smiling. Try it on the editor, for
instance.
■%
The Hon. Joe Hill Hall, griz
zled veteran of many a legislative
battle, goes back to the general
assembly from the countv of
Bibb. He is honest and fearless
and a terror to windy politicians
who would raid the treasury for
pet appropriations. Georgia needs
several Joe Hill Halls in the leg
islature right now. Can’t you
hear him yelling “Unconstution
al?”
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK
Stop Using Dangerous
Drug Before It Salivates
You! It’s Horrible!
You’re bilious, sluggish, consti
pated and believe you need vile,
dangerous calomel to start your
liver and clean your bowels.
Here’s my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for aSO cent bottle of
Dodson’s Liver Tone and take a
spoonful tonight. If it doesn’t
start your liver and straighten
you right up better than calomel
and without griping or making
you sick I want you to go back to
the store and get your money.
Take calomel today and tomor
row you will feel weak and sick
and nauseated. Don’t lose a day’s
work. Take a spoonful of harm
less, vegetable Dodson’s Liver
Tone tonight and wake up feeling
great. It’s perfectly harmless,
so give it to your children any
time. It can’t salivate, so let
them eat anything afterwards, ad
Uncle Joe has moved his Jew
elry Store to Third street, oppo
, site Bailey & Jones.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment to
the Constitution of Georgia, to be voted
on at the general election to be held
on Tuesday. November 7, 1916, said
amendment to amend Article 11. Section
1, Faraeraph 2, of the Constitution of
this State, in reference to the amend
ment creating the County of Bacon.
By his Excellency,
NAT E. HARRIS, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
August 28, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at its
session in 1916 proposed an amendment
to the Constitution of this State as
set forth in an act approved August 18,
1916, to wit: , „ . ~. ,
The following amendment to Article
11 Section 1. Paragr.'Mih 2. of th*- C<>
stitution of Georgia, is hereby proposed
to the people of Georgia by the House
of Representatives of the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia.
The amendment is proposed to that
portion of said section, paragraph and
article which creates the County of Ba
con, and is as follows:
"That said County of Bacon is here
by declared to be a statutory county,
the General Assembly of the State of
Georgia is hereby given the power by
legislation to create local offices and.
local ,ln the said county other
than those provided for in this Con
stitution; and it is further declared that
the General Assembly shall have the
same power to legislate in reference to
said County of Bacon that it is now as
to other counties in the State. That all
laws applicable to the counties in this
State are hereby made to apply to the
said County of Bacon. That said Coun
ty of Bacon is hereby authorized to
create a bonded debt not to exceed one
hundred thousand dollars (iMHAIKHo for
public improvements in said County o>
Bacon, by the consent of the majority
of the regular qualified voters of said
County of Bacon voting at an election
for that purpose. That said election to
create said debt shall be held under law
now in force for creation of the debt.
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby re
quired and directed that when this
proposed amendment shall be agreed to
by the General Assembly as .equiret'
by the Constitution, to submit this pro
posed amendment to the Constitution to
the voters of this State at the next gen
eral election, to be held on Tuesday alter
the first Monday in November next, and
shall cause this amendment to be ad
vertised in at least two papers in each
Congressional district in this State at
least two months before said next gen
eral election, and if the majority of
qualified voters of this State voting at
said election shall, by their votes, rati
fy this proposed amendment oi Con
stitution, said amendment shall become
part of Constitution of this Mate.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of
the Secretary of the State to certifs
the results of the votes on this amend
ment to the Governor; when said vote is
so certified that it shall appear by ma
jority of qualified voters voting at said
election voted in favor of this amend
ment, the Governor shall issue his proc
lamation to such effect. .
Sec. 4. That the form of submis
sion of this proposed amendment shall
be as follows: Each voter shall have
written or printed on his ticket the fol
lowing words, “In favor of the ratifica
tion of amendment of Paragraph 2, Sec
tion 1, Article 11, of the Constitution of
Georgia, amending that portion of par
agraph Z creating the County of Bacon,
and those opposed to the ratification of
this amendment shall have printed or
written on their ticket, “Opposed to rat*
ification of amendment to Paragraph
Section 1, Article 11, of Constitution
amendment paragraph 2, in reference to
the County of Bacon.”
Now, therefore. I, Nat E. Harris, Gov
ernor of said State, do issue this my
proclamation hereby declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to tna
Constitution is submitted for ratification
or rejection to the voters of the Stata
qualified to vote for members of th#
General Assembly at the general election
to be held on Tuesday, November <, 1916.
e N\ E. HARRIS. Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK. Secretary of State.
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GRIFFIN PLANNING FOR
BIG FAIR OCT. 23 TO 28
Good Races Feature—Premiums
Larger Than Ever
Officials say that the Spalding
County Fair at Griffin this year
will be fully up to the standard
set heretofore and that with the
improved condition of the fair
grounds and county roads leading
to Griffin and the streets leading
to the grounds, better facilities
will be offered for handling the
crowds. Anew entrance has
been made, several new buildings
added and everything put in
ship shape for the opening day,
Oct 23rd, the fair to continue un
til Saturday night Oct. 28th.
Many more and much larger
prizes and premiums are being
offered this year. Sixty of the
best race horses in the Southern
Circuit have already entered for
the races and paid the entrance
fees. Premiums are being offer
ed for blooded stock and poultry.
Horse and mule colts, thorough
bred hogs and milk cows, poul
try and domestic animals of all
classes will be shown.
The farm exhibits, woman’s
work, agricultural displays and
implements, flowers, canned
goods, in fact everything will be
shown in great profusion. Watch
these columns for the official an
nouncement which will soon fol
low.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure anycase of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6tol4dav.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. Sic.
VISIT OUR FURNI
TURE DEPARTMENT
UPSTAIRS. NEW FRESH
GOODS. WE BUY IN
CAR LOTS. PAY NO
RENT. THAT’S WHY
WE SELL CHEAPER
LET US PROVE IT.
Etheridge, Smith & Cos.
COULD NOT DO HER COOKING
Mrs. F. E. Haremeister, Tea., Mo. r
writes: “I was affected with kidney
trouble for two years. I got so bad
this summer I could hardly do my
cooking. I got Foley Kidney pills
and I feel like anew person.” Too
many women neglect symptoms of
kidney derangement, wea . back, swol
len ankles and joints, aches pains and
rheumatism. —The Owl Pharmacy,
adv.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a amendment to
the Constitution of Georgia, to be voted
•B at tne general election to be he-d on
Tuesday, November ?, 1916, said amend
ment to amend Article 6, Section 13,
Paragraph 2, of the Constitution, in ref
erence to abolishing fees of the Solicitor
Generals.
By His Excellency,
NAT E. HARRIS, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
August 28, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at its
teuton in 1916 proposed an amendment
to the Constitution of this State as set
forth in an act approved August 18,
1916, to wit:
AN ACT
To amend Article 6, Section 13, Para
graph 2, of the Constitution of this
State, so as to authorize the General
Assembly, by a majority vote of each
branch, at any time, to abolish the fees
as present accruing to the office of So
licitor General, in any particular Judi
cial Circuit, and in lieu thereof to pre
scribe a salary for such office, in addi
tion to the salary prescribed in para
graph 1, of said section, of said Article,
and without regard to the uniformity
of such salaries in the various circuits,
and to authorize the General Assembly
to determine what disposition shall be
made of the fines, forfeitures and fees
accruing to the office of Solicitor Gen
eral, in any Judicial Circuit, where the
fees are abolished; and for other pur
poses.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
tame, that Article 6, Section 13, Para
graph 2, of the Constitution of Georgia,
be amended by adding at the end of
said paragraph 2, the following words:
•‘Provided, however, That the General
Assembly shall have power, at any time,,
by a majority vote of each branch, to
abolish tne fees accruing to the office of
Solicitor General, in any particular Ju
dicial Circuit, and in lieu thereof,-“■to
prescribe a salary for such office, in ad
dition to the salary prescribed in para
graph 1 of this section of this Article,
and without regard to the uniformity of
auch salaries in the various circuits;
and shall have the further power to de
termine what disposition shall be made
of the fines, forfeitures and fees accru
ing to the office of Solicitor General, in
any such Judicial Circu.t, where the
fees are abolished;” so that said para
graph 2, of said section, of said Article,
when so amended, will read as follows.
"Paragraph 2. The General Assembly
may at any time, by a two-thirds vote
of each branch, prescribe other and dif
ferent salaries for any or all of the
above officers, but no such change shall
affect the officers then In commission;
Provided, however. That the General As
sembly shall have power, at any time,,
by a majority vote of each branch, to
abolish the fees at present accruing to
the office of Solici'or General, in any
particular Judicial Circuit, and in lieu
thereof, to prescribe a salary for such,
office, in addition to the salary pre
scribed in paragraph 1 of this section of
this Article, and without regard to the
uniformity of such salaries in the va
rious circuits; and shall have the fur
ther power to determine what disposi
tion shall be made of the fines, ior
feitures and fees accruing to the office
of Solicitor General, in any such Judi
cial Circuit, where the fees are abol
ished.” , . . .. .
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that
If this amendment shall ve agreed to by
two-thirds of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly of each House, the same
■hall be entered on their Journals with
the yeas and nays taken thereon, and
the Governor shall cause the amend
ment to be published in one or more of
the newspapers in each Congressional
District for at least two months imme
diately preceding the next general
tlon, and the same shall be submitted to
the people at the next general election,,
and the voters thereat shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots "For rat
ification of amendment to Paragraph 2,
of Section 13, of Article 6, of the Con
stitution of this State, abolishing fees
of Solicitors General.” or “Against rati
ftcsLtlon of amendment to Paragraph 2, of
Section 13, of Article 6, of the Constitu
tion of this State, abolishing fees of
Solicitors General” as they may choose,
and if a majority of the electors qual
ified to vote for members of the next
General Assemb'y, voting, shall vote in
favor of ratification, as shown by the
consolidation thereof and returns made,
go now provided by law in elections for
members of the General Assembly, than
said amendment shall become a part of
said Article 6, Section 13, Paragraph 2,
of the Constitution of this State, and
the Governor shall make proclamation
thereof.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that
all laws and parts of laws in conflict
with this act be, and the same are,
hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, I, Nat E. Harris, Gov
ernor of said State, do issue this my
proclamation hereby dec.aring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted for ratifica
tion or rejection to the voters of the
State qualified lu vote for members of
the General Assembly at the general
election to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 7, 1916.
N E. HARRIS, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.
FOR SALE
One seven room house, with 4
acres, including branch pasture,
at a bartraitj. Terras to suit. See
H. C. CHILDS
JENKFNSBI'RC-, GEORGIA