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THEJACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 44—No. 52 CHRISTMAS SAFE AND SANE HERE BRISK HOLIDAY TRADE Business Houses Closed Monday The holiday season passed more quietly in Jackson and Butts coun ty this season than before in many years. So far as has been reported, there was no disorder or accidents of any consequence, throughout the county. The business men had a brisk hol iday trade. Despite bad weather part of last week trade was lively, reaching the climax Friday and Sat urday when hundreds of busy shop pers thronged the stores. The mer chants report a big business and in every line the trade was all that could have been asked for. The Post office handled a large volume of mail, the parcel post be ing particularly heavy. Monday, Christmas day, was not a legal hol iday, and the rural carriers went out as usual. The shipments of whiskey at the express office appeared to have been heavy. The office did a rushing business for several days immedi ately preceding the holidays. In practically every case the owners of the packages carried the joy juice home and enjoyed it around their own firesides, or with a few friends. Consequently there was little or no drinking and arrests were few and far between. This was the first Christmas under the dry law and a * oticeable improvement was to be een in the lessening of drunkenness 'and disorder. All the stores and business houses in Jackson were closed Monday. The day was a very quiet one, re sembling the Sunday before. Everybody seems to have enjoyed the holiday season, and Christmas will go down in history as one of the quietest, happiest, merriest ever known in Butts county. TEACHERS GOT CHECKS • BEFORE CHRISTMAS Teachers in Butts county schools were made happy for the Christmas season, the board of education hav ing arranged to pay them for all time made this fall, except Decem ber. Superintendent Hugh Mallet mailed out checks in time to reach the teachers before the holidays, and the teachers were thus made happy and enabled to enjoy the Yuletide season more than would been the case if the ‘‘ghost had failed to walk. WEATHER FORECAST *For the Week Beginning Sunday, December 24, 1916 Washington, D. C., December 23. —For the South Atlantic and Eas: gulf States: Moderate temperatures are indicated at the beginning of the week, to be followed by decidedly colder weather after Wednesday u.. u cuiu mere after to the end ox the week. Generally fair weather JMi prevail, except that rains are at the beginning of the week and rain in coast districts and rain or snow in interior probably uvursday or Friday. ¥ BOWIE. DEATH OF INFANT Mr. and Mrs. Jake Treadwell have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their three-months-old (; hild, which occurred Friday night *>f the past week. The funeral was r -eld Saturday morning at 11 o’clock *ev. J. P. Gilbert conducting the Service. Interment was at Mt. \ er- I n °a church cemetery. r)„ Mr| ' s( >N, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 29, 1916 POSSUM DINNER FOR COUNTY PRISONERS and lr pff J '- T ; McClure > the Popular and efficient warden of the Butts county chain gang, entertained the camp with a sumptuous possum dinner Thursday. The menu was Served at the stockade on Oak street. Mr. McClure always gives a bar becue or dinner to the men three imes a year. Christmas, Fourth of • uly and Thanksgiving. People throughout the county were unus ually kind to the men this Christmas, numbers of boxes and good things to eat having been sent in to the camp. TWO MOONSHINE STILLS WERE RAIDED SUNDAY Two moonshine stills were raided by officers Sunday morning. One of the outfits was located on Little Sandy Creek, about two and a half miles below Flovilla. The other was on the farm of Major A. W. Lane, near Mr. George Etheridge’s. Both outfits had probably been run the night before, it was stated. Boy Barker, colored, has been placed under arrest in connection with the raids. JACKSON NATIONAL BANK DECLARES DIVIDEND At the meeting of the directors in December the usual semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent was declared by the Jackson National Bank, pay able January 1. The earnings for the present year are declared to have been the most satisfactory in the history of this institution. Men tion has been made elsewhere in this issue of the fact that the bank will hold its annual stockholders meeting on January 9. UNCLE JACK NUTT HAS ANSWERED CALL A large number of people of the county will be interested to know that Uncle Jack Nutt, a well known colored citizen, died Satrday night of fthe past week at the County Farm. He had been an inmate of the farm for some time, and Sunday morning was found dead in bed. He had been feeble for several months. Uncle Jack, who was seventy-odd years old, was a familiar character about Jackson. He was formerly employed to turn the press for the .Jackson Argus before the day of gasoline engines and electric cur rent. In that capacity he served for several years most faithfully. He was an ante-bellum darky who was widely known, and formerly be longed to the Nutt family of this county. , The funeral was held Sunday and interment was at the Poor F arm. banks will close NEW YEAR’S DAY The banks in Jackson will be closed next Monday, Jan. 1, a lega holiday. , . The rural carriers will also have a holiday and the post office will observe Sunday hours. rHRISTMAS MAIL WAS HEAVIEST EVER KNOWN The Christmas mail handled at the Jackson post office was the - e^for rss°s The incoming and is st ated. was about the same, >t >s Thursday sa cks of dispacthed from thejoc* office. The parcel post mai ticularly heavy. Mr Bryan Patrick, who is a stu t at the university of Georgia, is spending the holidays with re "t*; Mr - k l, j"nd. “ interested Mr. Patrick s {r e ™ , : at t he in jthe fine record he is nuh University. FAIR MEETING NEXT FRIDAY PRESIDENT ISSUES CALL Will Begin Plans For The 1917 Fair A meeting of the Butts County Fair Association is called for Fri day, Jan. 5, at 2 o’clock p. m. in the court house. It is hoped to have a full attendance of the officers and members at that time, as the season has arrived when we muat begin to plan for the fair this fall. An early start is absolutely essential to the success of the fair. Come out and let us discuss ways and means and begin active preparations for making the 1917 fair the best county fair in Georgia. J. H. PATRICK, Pres. HOG CHOLERA REPORTED HERE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT First Case Was Announced Last Sunday County Agent Rice was called out Sunday morning to investigate a herd of sick hogs belonging to Mr. John Greer. After holding a postmortem and making a thorough examination of the animals, Mr. Rice states that the trouble is cholera, associated with pneumonia. He found that the hogs in the community are allowed to run at large and that the carcass es are carried to the woods and ditches, thus exposing the animals to all agengies spreading the disease, such as dogs, buzzards and running streams. Mr. Rice states that he has secur ed the co-operatien of fthe Slaton Drug Cos., who will keep on hand anti-Hog Cholera Serum, and that that he will be glad rto treat and show fanners how to treat their hogs with hog cholera serum, thus preventing the spread of the dis ease. A meeting was held at the home of Mr. J. M. Greer Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at which time there was a demonstration in the treatmen of hogs with serum. There was also a talk on how to care for hogs subject to cholera. Farmers are urged, by Mr. Rice, to enclose their hogs and keep them out of the fields and roads, and, es pecially, to burn the carcasses. BUTTS COUNTY GINNED 11,639 BALES TO DEC. 13 Prior to Dec. 13th there had been ginned in Butts county 11,639 balos of cotton, as compared with 11,439 in 1915. Prior to December 1 Butts coun ty had ginned 10,793 bales of cot ton. This is compared with 10,91€ last year. The total for Butts county last year was 11,677 bales. It is thought this year’s crop will be pretty dost to that figure. banks will hold annual meetings The r.'-nual stockholders mee'.in of the Jackson National Bank, the First National Bank and the Jack son Banking Company will be hel Tuesday, January 9. At that turn directors and officers will be elec, ed for the coming year, dividend, will be declared and other busines transacted. ABOUT HALF OF TAXES | COLLECTED UP TO 23 Of the $74,000.00, approximate ly, taxes on the digest, about half of that amount had been collected last Saturday night. Something more than $37,000.00 had been collected through Saturday, leaving about the same amount to be collected. Officials of the tax collector’s of fice state that tax payers are more backward this year in settling their taxes than before in a number of years. The books will be kept open for the present and those who have failed to pay are urged to do so as early as possible. It is not known just when Tax Collector Maddox will begin issuing fi fas. CITY ELECTION WILL BE HELD MONDAY The ciAy election will be held Wed nesday, January 3. At that time the nominees of the recent primary will be duly elected. It is likely that the election will be a very quiet agair, as the nomi nation is a paramount to an election. Friends of the nominees—if they don’t forget it —will probably make the newly nominated officials feel good by giving them a large vote. ROYAL ARCH MASONS ELECT OFFICERS MONDAY At the meeting Monday night offi cers were elected by Jackson chapter, No. 54, Royal Arch Masons, as fol lows : H. L. Daughtry—H. P. J. B. Hopkins—K. J. C. Jones—Scribe. C. M. Kimbell—Treasurer. F. M. Allen—Secretary. D. G. McMichael—C. H. J. D. Jones—P. S. J. T. Doby—R. A. C. R. Gunter—M. 3 V. H. F. Gilmore—M. 2 V. IT. M. Fletcher—M. 1 V. F. M. Hodges—Sentinel. The officers thus elected will be in stalled at the first meeting in Janu ary, Bth. At that time nn oyster stew will be served to the members and visitors. The members of Worthville chapter and Jenkinsburg chapter will be asked to be guests of the local chapter on that occasion. It is also planned to have work at that meeting and the officers request that a full attendance of the members be present. MR. RICE TELLS OF FARMERS COURSE County Agent Rice urges the far mers to take advantage of the far mers short course, beginning Jan. 3 and continuing until Jan. 14. Far mers, he says, cannot spend ten days more profitably than to take advan tage of this short course of training. The college is making the boll wee vil campaign the center of the course. The college and the exten xion force of ithe TJ. S. department of Agriculture are trying very hard to save Georgia from the loss 's that her sister states have suf •red from the boll weevil. There will be demonstrations in better live stock, better feed crops, .letter farm machinery and every hing that can possibly be put in a en days study. The railroads are jiving low rates and the college is nxious to assist in making provis ons for rooms and board, which /ill cost about $1 per day. Mr. Rice asks that those inter .sted get in touch with him, as he .ill be glad to give complete infor ms tion about the work and assist iri iny way possible. The course starts Wednesday, Jan. 3. Mr. Henry Hendrick, of Porto iico, is the guest of his mother, Mr::. Ida Hendrick. Jackson Argus Established 1873 ( Butts County Progress Established 1882 JACKSON SOLDIER RESENTS SONG THRASHES MICHIGAN MAN "Marching Through Geor gia” The Cause —————— El Paso, Texas, Dec. 26.—Texas courts have upheld the course of the Georgia soldier who administered bodily punishment to a Michigan private for standing on the edge of the Georgia camp and whistling “Marching Through Georgia.” Following the. fight that resulted from such a musical experiment sev eral days ago the aggrieved Michi gan man filed a complaint in the civil courts of El Paso county, against Corporal W. C. Godsey, company A, Second Gcorgiu regi ment, who was nearest him at the time of the whistling. “I want to say that no Michigan man has a right to go through tho Georgia camp whistling ‘Murchfrig Through Georgia,’ declared Judge Judge McC.lintock, in dismissing the case. “No siree! That is in effect in viting suicide. I will dismiss the case.” An attempt to file a case in an other court, with the same fight as a basis, was unsuccessful. Justice Deaver, presiding over the second court, said: “Don’t file the complaint in my court, for I would not be in clined to fine n Georgian under the circumstances.” Orders have been posted in the Michigan camp forbidding the whist ling of the tune in or near the Geor gia camp, by any member of the Michigan brigade.—Atlanta Jour nal. Mr. Godsey is a member of the Jackson Rifles and his friends in Butts county will be interested in his triumph over the Michigan soldier* and the fact that the courts have failed to punish him for his act. NAME OF SERGEANT J. A. McCLURE OMITTED In publishing the roster of the lackson Rifles in the issue of Dec. 22, the name of Sergeant J. A. Mc- Clure was inudvertently omitted, and The Progress-Argus takes pleas ure in making the proper correction. Sergeant McClure has been a valued member of the company for a num ber of years and is one of the beat drilled, most efficient men in the entire command. The omission df Sergeant McClure’s name was pure ly a typographical error-—and wds not detected until the issue had been printed. The correction is cheerfully made. First Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 31 II a. m. New Year’s Sermon “A Vision of Jesus.” 7 p. m. “Heaven, a Place.” 9:30 a. m. Bible School. 3 p. m. Young People’s Union. Let’s make a good x.art in the Un ion Sunday. Every member and alt the young people wanted. The Christmas has been joyous. Happiness in our homes, cheer "in our Sunday Sschool, Christmas ex ercises and a good time generally. Now for better service in 1917. Knights Templar Hold Christmas Observance The members of Alexius Com mandery No. 22, Knights Templar, met m their asylum Monday morn ing and observed the usual Christ ina exercises. Touj s were drunk to Grand Commander laie Smith, of Pittsburg, Pa., and to the grand commander of the Georgia Com mandery, R. L. Wyly, of Thornas ville. Anumber of the members were present to participate in the obser vance, which is always an interest ing ev.-ni .vith Knights Templar. „ ... ... - Consolidated July 9. 1913