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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
1
Flovilla hotels attract overflow from Spring season with the Miles House gaining popularity as patronage grows. The Flovilla and Indian Spring railroad reports prosperous business this season, credited to rail link aiding resort success at Flovilla and Indian Spring.
Thaxton of this place has received an assignment to the U S postal service in China and is awaiting orders to leave for his work in the Celestial Empire. The notice notes official congratulations and contemplates future steps for the assignment.
The mayor assures the ArGus work will begin soon on school building improvements. A large auditorium will be built for commencement exercises and chautauqua events. The mayor is enthusiastic and will not spare effort to ensure success.
This season hotels at Indian Spring are packed with guests. The Wigwam has provided extra cots and used parlors as sleeping rooms. The Calumet is full to capacity while The Spring draws unusually large crowds and rail traffic on the Indian Spring and Jackson railroad has revived interest.
Edward Humphreys of this place has secured a scholarship at Johns Hopkins University and will enter in the fall term to pursue the Ph D degree. A Davidson College graduate, he is praised for moral and intellectual resources and is expected to earn new laurels.
The Jackson Institute will commence its fall term on August 28. Students are advised to check the timetable for class openings and registration deadlines. Faculty assignments and course listings will be posted on the institute’s bulletin board and website.
A visitor reports Pekin as a sprawling desert city with no sewers water supply or paved streets. Foreign legations stand inside wall compounds while outer walls stretch about 30 miles, with tall guarded towers and buttressed ramparts.
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