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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
5
Jackson items report new city uniforms for marshals and social notes on residents, businesses, and upcoming elections. Advertisements promote Allen & Co spring goods, Moon fertilizers, Arbuclkle coffee, and telephones by Kinard as well as real estate tips and candidate announcements for tax receiver and county treasurer.
The Jackson paper reports building committee talks on placing a corner stone with masonic honors for the courthouse. It notes candidate announcements for Clerk Superior Court J A McMichael and Tax Collector F Z Curry. It mentions George Greenwood taking charge of May's Opera House and Robison seeking the Tax Collector post. It also lists local sales, groceries, and a census anecdote about John Maddox.
The county reports a possible smallpox outbreak near Peeksville with several families stricken. The truth of the rumor is not confirmed. Allen & Co reports pulverized sugar. Thomas Byars, bonded for Wade Pye on an assault indictment, reports Pye fled after a recent bond, leaving Byars out about 150 dollars and little work to show.
The Jackson Oil Mill Co. has adopted a policy of purchasing cattle and fattening them from their product this season. Mead Hendrick is noted as a charter member recognizing good management.
Advocate argues for immediate water plant investment to save county costs and gain county support for city waterage. The piece praises timely action as a golden opportunity and stresses cooperation between city and county. It also spotlights B F Warren Johnson, brickmason foreman on the courthouse, noted for laboring bareheaded in extreme heat and praised as a model worker.
Tax notice from N. J. Harmon T. R. B. C listing tax return collection days in Jenkinsburg Kinards Store Elgin Flovilla Cork Stark Worthville and Jackson dates include April 4 6 and 14 1898 with Saturdays and first Tuesdays as pickup times for state and county taxes.
A citizen notes humans are never satisfied. When poor, money troubles invite scolding. when rich, others seek loans and harshly label the stingy. The speaker portrays perpetual discontent across social conditions.
A cryptic note describes a clash of claims as seasons change with two figures in a dispute about truthfulness. The prose hints at deception and shifting narratives amid a seasonal transition.
Report notes a call to Miss Fannie Brady regarding deviots at B F Moon’s Ladies collars described as pretty and stylish. The fragment indicates a local dress accessory topic and a social figure’s involvement.
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