Judge Bartlett Declines Run for Congress in September
Judge Charles L. Bartlett announces he will not seek the six district congress seat this year citing health and campaign burdens. He notes he could win but plans to focus on rebuilding his health after a surgical operation two years ago. Incumbent J Walter Wise faces no opposition.
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Charles L. Bartlett
Bartlett
Macon
Thomaston
J. Walter Wise
Judge Bartlett
Congress
Jackson Rifles Quarantined Over Measles Outbreak
A Macon dispatch reports Jackson Rifles Company A Second Infantry quarantined due to a measles outbreak. Privates Albert Smith Aubrey C Piper W Durham Thaxton E P James Carl L Holston Arthur M Philips have contracted the disease. They are isolated in a tent and receiving medical care.
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Macon
Jackson Rifles
Albert Smith
Aubrey C. Piper
W. Durham Thaxton
E. P. James
Carl L. Holston
Arthur M. Philips
Farmers Co-Operative Fire Insurance Meet In Jackson
The annual meeting of the Farmers Co-Operative Fire Insurance Company was held in Jackson on Tuesday. Directors J. M. Ball W. A. Newton J. T. Goodman S. H. Mays J. W. Carmichael J. H. McKibben and D. L. Patrick attended. T. R. Nutt and J. G. Matthews were absent. Over $400 000 in new business was written last year and the average cost to policyholders since organization has been about $3.50 per year. Officers will be elected in 1917. current officers have served three years.
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Farmers Co-Operative Fire Insurance Company
Jackson
J. M. Ball
W. A. Newton
J. T. Goodman
S. H. Mays
J. W. Carmichael
J. H. McKibben
D. L. Patrick
T. R. Nutt
J. G. Matthews
Griffin
Two Moonshine Stills Raided in Butts County
Representatives from the Internal Revenue Service and Sheriff L. M. Crawford raided two illicit distilleries on Little Sandy Creek near each other. About 1,500 gallons of beer were found at one site and 500 gallons at the other. both outfits were destroyed with no arrests. The raid is described as the largest in Butts County in some time.
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Internal Revenue
A. O. Blalock
Atlanta
L. M. Crawford
Jackson
Little Sandy Creek
Butts
Executive Committee Meeting Planned in Jackson
The Butts County Democratic Executive Committee meets in the Jackson courthouse on Saturday August 12 at 10 am to assess candidates and arrange for the September 12 primary plus other necessary business as directed by Chairman A H Ogletree.
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Butts County
Democratic Executive Committee
Court House
Jackson
A. H. Ogletree
Chr
Cleaning Premises Pays Off With Health and Wealth
Cleaning up your space now can improve health and save money. A tidy home reduces illness and makes everyday tasks easier, while cutting waste and clutter lowers costs and boosts overall well being.
Georgia Troops May Move Soon to Mexican Border
Reported circulating at Camp Harris suggests Georgia troops could be ordered to the Mexican border within ten days to two weeks, with El Paso Texas named as a destination. Jackson Rifles praise the Second regiment as the best unit and in good condition after furlough. Army inspectors laud the regiment and company details, noting three days needed to mobilize trains if orders come.
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Camp Harris
Georgia
Jackson Rifles
Jackson Company
Butts County Boy Does Well in Marine Corps
Willie M. Towles of Cork Butts County has qualified as a marksman in the U S Marine Corps. He enlisted April 4 1916 at Atlanta and serves at Port Royal S C awaiting transfer to expeditionary duty or a cruising battleship.
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United States Marine Corps
Washington
Willie M. Towles
Cork
Willie
Clem A. Towles
Atlanta
Marine Barracks
Port Royal
S. C
Butts County
Towles
Marine Corps
Jury Commissioners Meet in Butts County
The Butts county Jury Commissioners W. B. Dozier J. B. Childs T. P. Bell I. J. Slaughter G. W. White W. M. Andrews and clerk S J Foster were in session early this week revising the jury list.
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Butts County
Messrs. W. B. Dozier
J. B. Childs
T. P. Bell
I. J. Slaughter
G. W. White
W. M. Andrews
Mr. S .J. Foster
Gas ton heads Farmers Union Warehouse Co officers
The Farmers Union Warehouse Co directors elected J. M. Gaston as general manager W. C. Bond and L. A. Cawthon as scalesmen and T. O. Cawthon as seed department manager Each has long service with the company and is expected to safeguard its interests.
Aiken Negro Granted Fourth Trial For Burglary
The Georgia Supreme Court has granted Thomas Aiken a new trial after three prior convictions in Butts Superior Court for burglary. If arraigned at the August term beginning July 21, it will be his fourth trial. Aiken, held in Jackson jail for about four years, was accused of entering a Jackson citizen’s home in 1912. Col. O. M. Duke of Flovilla represents him.
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Supreme Court
Thomas Aiken
Butts Superior Court
Aiken
Jackson
Col. O. M. Duke
Flovilla
Rice returns from State College with farm management insights
Mr G E Rice Butts county Agricultural Agent came back Monday from Athens after a month at the State College of Agriculture. He focused on Farm Management and says the study will aid his work. He asks for citizen cooperation to make the demonstration effort in Butts county a practical success.
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G. E. Rice
Butts County
Athens
State College of Agriculture
Mr. Rice
Rice
Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting Opens In Georgia
The Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting launches its ten day session with rail rates promoting large attendance. Dr John Paul and Rev Will Harney headline preaching while Charlie Tillman leads music. Butts county residents urged to attend the Butts County Day on August 16 at the campground.
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Indian Springs
Holiness Camp Meeting
John Paul
Will Harney
Charlie Tillman
Butts County
Cheap rail fare promotes Indian Springs camp meeting
The Southern and F I S Railways offer forty cent round trip from Jackson to Indian Springs for the camp meeting. The low price aims to fill the crowd at the Holiness gathering, the most attractive fare yet from these lines. Inquiries may be directed to R O Settle in Jackson or R V Smith in Flovilla.
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Jackson
Indian Springs
Southern
R. O. Settle
R. V. Smith
F. &I. S. Railway
Flovilla
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Insurance Company
el Paso
Texas
Gade
J. M. Gaston
F. U. Warehouse
Farmers Union Warehouse Co
J. M. Gas
L. A. Cawthon
T. O. Cawthon
Aiken Negro
State College
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