Ben Cleveland Injured in Macon Street Car Collision
Ben Cleveland of Indian Spring lies in a Macon hospital after a head injury from a head on crash with a street car at Mulberry and Second streets last Thursday around 11 PM. He traveled with his aunt Miss Carrie Collier to Fitzgerald earlier that day. doctors cite possible wind blindness or a cross street misread as causes. He is 29 and the hospital report says injuries are painful but not life threatening.
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Ben Cleveland
Indian Spring
Macon
Mulberry
Second Streets
Mr. Cleveland
Carrie Collier
Fitzgerald
George Collier
Cleveland
Fitzgerald Bank
First Parcels Post Package Sent by A N Etheridge
R N Etheridge became the first Jackson resident to use parcels post mailing a package at 3 o clock on January 1. The item to Mrs. O A Pound Nashville Tenn weighed nine or ten ounces and required sixteen cents for postage and insurance.
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R. N. Etheridge
Jackson
O. A. Pound
Nashville
Tenn
Jenkinsburg Names New Officials After Municipal Election
Jenkinsburg elects Sim J. W. Childs as Mayor for 1913 and selects W. J. Bankston D. O. Woodward B. F. Aiken J. M. Bankston C. Luther Carter as Aldermen. The chosen leaders are prominent local business and professional figures trusted to guide town affairs.
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Jenkinsburg
Sim
J. W. Childs
Messrs. W. J. Bankston
D. O. Woodward
B. F. Aiken
J .M. Bankston
C. Luther Carter
Southern Railroad Man Killed in Hazelhurst Wreck
Engineer George Little of Macon, a Southern Railway veteran of 25 years, died after his engine collided head on with a Georgia and Florida Railroad freight at Hazelhurst Monday morning. He jumped the burning engine to save others and perished. the fireman survived uninjured. Little’s body, with widow and union escort, was taken to Cincinnati for funeral and interment.
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George Little
Macon
The
Southern Railway
Georgia and Florida Railroad
Hazelhurst
Jackson
Florida
Little
Mr. Little
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Timely notes of local residents and visitors
Hon T P Bell spent Monday in the city. J W McClure was in Atlanta Wednesday. R H Henderson of Flovilla visited Tuesday. J H Haskins traveled to Atlanta Tuesday on business. Rev W H Arnold came from Indian Spring this week. W M Taylor and A W Lane visited on business in Barnesville and Macon respectively. Harvey Knott and Charlie Pittman were in the city for several days. Raymond Wright and Sam Johnson visited in Flovilla Sunday afternoon. J H Patrick of Route 3 mingled with friends Tuesday. George White returned from a South Georgia business trip. L R Dodson and G W Thornton of Flovilla spent a few hours here. P Nichols left Tuesday for Madison and Augusta. Kirk Biles of Cedar Rock visited Jackson early this week. J H Mays, a prominent Butts County farmer, was in town Tuesday. J B Childs, J M Bankston and J W Childs among Jenkinsburg residents here Tuesday. W S Cook, Ed Foster, J W James, S E Jones and T H Nolen attended public sales. Friends of White Jamerson of Atlanta report his illness at St Joseph’s Sanitarium after appendectomy last Sunday.
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White Jamerson
Atlanta
St. Joseph’s Sanitarium
Judge Bartlett's Patronage Stance Has Strong Southern Endorsement
Support pours in for Judge Bartlett's view on federal patronage distribution in the South as the Sixth District congressman’s position gains broad approval from nine-tenths of Southern people and is heartily commended.
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Bartlett
South
Endorsement of Bartlett on Georgia patronage reform
Col James B Nevin praises Congressman Charles L Bartlett for opposing the South’s Republican referee system and blocking Taft appointments until Wilson’s inauguration. Nevin notes Bartlett’s long tenure and calls him the dean of the Georgia delegation for pushing patronage reform despite Democratic resistance. He claims nine in ten Southern Democrats support Bartlett’s stance.
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Atlanta
James B. Nevin
Georgia
Chas. L. Bartlett
Sixth
South
Nevin
Charles Lafayette Bartlett
Taft
Wilson
Congress
Bartlett
Gress
Letters From The People Publish Timely Community Views
The Argus invites signed brief letters of general interest from Jackson and Butts county readers. No religious controversies or personal attacks. Keep to one side of the paper and about 200 words if possible.
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Jack
Jackson and Butts County
the Argus
Jackson Narrow Escape From Major City Fire
Dr. E C Swanson warned a late lunch quickened a pile of coal in the Carter Warthen building grate caused embers to drop and ignite cotton matting sparking a small blaze that was detected in time to prevent serious damage in Jackson last Friday.
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Jackson
E. C. Swanson
Carter-Warthen
Parcels Post Growth Boosts Local Post Office
Rapidly growing popularity of the parcels post, active nationwide since January 1, prompts local guidance. Jackson office area expected to handle new business. customers urged to use parcels post stamps on parcels and to note weight based rates and class rules.
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Jackson
Parcels Post
Editor J. C. Jones Buys Butts County Progress
J Doyle Jones who has run the Butts County Progress for Prof Alfred Akerman of Athens has bought the paper becoming sole owner. Plans for improvements under new management are expected. The Progress is noted as one of the oldest brightest and best weekly papers in the region.
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J. Doyle Jones
Butts County
Gin house blown down in historic Jackson wind storm
A severe wind storm struck Jackson Thursday night near midnight and lasted over an hour. The Castle berry gin-house near Indian Spring was wrecked and numerous out-houses barns and fences toppled across the county. Awnings signs trees and limbs were torn around the public square and heavy rain fell with widespread anxiety among residents.
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Jackson
Indian Spring
Castleberry
Macon and Monticello men visit the city last Thursday
Cols. Felton Hatcher of Macon and Green Johnson of Monticello spent last Thursday in the city, a brief social note on visiting gentlemen.
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Cols. Felton Hatcher
Macon
Green Johnson
Monticello
City
Atlanta visitor Harry Butner returns home
Harry Butner of Atlanta visited homefolks this week, delivering news and catching up with relatives during his stay.
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Harry Butner
Atlanta
Jackson Court Set to Open Next Week in Jackson
The January term of Jackson City Court will convene Monday with Judge H. M. Fletcher presiding. A heavy docket includes civil damage suits against Central Georgia Power Company. Appeals are likely on questions of Fletcher’s qualification, with Felton Hatcher and Greene F. Johnson representing the power company.
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City Court of
Jackson
H. M. Fletcher
Court of Appeals
Central Georgia Power Company
Felton Hatcher
Greene F. Johnson
Fletcher
Power Company
Ham
State Court of Appeals
Jenkinsburg Masons Elect 1913 Officers
Jenkinsburg Lodge No. 474 F and A M elected and installed its 1913 officers. Worshipful Master L H Pursley, Senior Warden W M Glass, Junior Warden J T Cook, Secretary C Luther Carter, Treasurer S D Thurston, Tyler J C Alexander, with strong prospects for growth this year.
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Jenkinsburg Lodge
L. H. Pursley
W. M. Glass
J. T. Cook
C. Luther Carter
S. D. Thurston
Tyler
J. C. Alexander
Pro Rata Tax Share Sent to State Treasury
The pro rata share of Butts county taxes totaling 10 240.23 dollars, collected since the first Monday in December, was sent to the State Treasury on Tuesday by Tax Collector Dodson.
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Butts County
Dodson
First National Bank Declares Dividend
The directors at the First National Bank announced an 8 percent dividend after the annual meeting. A $4,000 surplus was set aside, marking this as the bank’s best report since its 1901 establishment. Judge J. H. Ham spent Wednesday in Atlanta.
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First National Bank
Mills Leads Farmers Union Efforts in Northeast Georgia
J. H. Mills travels through northeast Georgia advocating for the Farmers' Union and reports growing support as he meets with local members and leaders.
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J. H. Mills
Georgia
Farmers’ Union
Farmers Duke and Hauesler Visit Stark City
J H Duke and G W Hauesler, two of Stark's prominent farmers, were among visitors in the city this week.
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J.H. Duke
G. W. Hauesler
Stark
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South Georgia
A. N. Etheridge
and Insurance
Southern
T. P. Bell
J. W.mcclure
R. H. Henderson
Flovilla
J. H. Haskins
W. H. Arnold
W. M. Taylor
Barnesville
Col
A. W. Lane
Harvey Knott
Charlie Pittman
Pittman
Raymond Wright
Sam Johnson
J. H. Patrick
Route 3
George White
L. R. Dodson
G. W. Thornton
P. Nichols
Madison
Augusta
Kirk Biles
Cedar Rock
J. H. Mays
J. B. Childs
J. M. Bankston
W. 8. Cook
Ed Foster
J. W. James
E. Jones
T. H. Nolen
Charles L. Bartlett
Son, Butts
Argus
Tem
J. C. Jones
Butts County Progress
Jackson Court
Ify
Jenkinsburg Masons
State Treasury
J. H. Ham
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