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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that in patrsu-
y ance of the provision Of Deed in Trust
executed by Charles Eggleston on the 18th
day Of November 1885, to us as trustees, to
secure the payment of four several pronlis-
sorry notes therein described, to Robert Shot
well, which said deed has been duly recorded.
IN Book number 6, pages 376-77-78 and 70, in
the Office of the Clerk of Probates Of the coun-
~ of Lowndes and State of Mississippi. we
will as such trustees, expose for S ale at public
vendue, on the thirtyfirst day of January
1910, for ready money, at the Court House
door of the county and state aforesaid, during
the usual hours of sale, the whole of the fol-
lowing property, to wit: The east half of the
south west quarter of section number ], town.
ship II south in range Is, west; the west
half Of the south east quarter of section num-
Der /, TOW nship IL, south in range Is, west /;
the west half of the south west quarter of Sec
ton l, township II, south in range Is, west ;
the north east quarter of section II township
IL, south IN range Is, west; the east half OF
the north west quarter of section IL, township
IL, south In range Is, west; the south half Of
the east half OF the north west quarter, andthe
south half of the west half of the north east
quarter of section i, township II, IN range Is,
west; the east half Of the south east quarter of
section 1, township II, south in range Is, west;
the west half Of the south west quarter of sec
ton 6, township IL, south in range IL, west /;
the east half of the north east quarter of sec
ton l, township IL, south in range Is, west;
the north half of the west half of the north east
quarter of section 1, township IL, south in
! range Is, west--together with all and singular
the houses, Improvements, Entertainments and
appearances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining.- Dated December IL, 1889
RICH'D. BARRY, r-
VIM. II. CRAVEN iiuseoes'
TPrs. fee. Sl7- 501-l3.6W
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRANsvERsE SECTION FROM THE Coal
FIELD NEAR COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI,
BY SAMUEL HOBART.s

Il IS. perhaps, the misfortune of the stu
dent IN the exact sciences to become too
readily disguised with q science, in which
Facts arc SO differently arranged by differ
entalthors. and whose nomenclature is so
mscrbly deficient rs is that of geology.
AT every step, the enquirer, ia Tifs-Geo-
logical science, meets with crude deduc.
tons hastily drawn from imperfect obser-
yalions, &lhosc too,a is generally the case,
made at but few points; and hence, in the
present infant state Of the science, and
Notwithstanding, astonishing as The fact
may seem, not one tenth part Of the eanh's
surface was ever geologically surveyed,
we have already no less than some half do
zen "Perfect theories ofthe Fart hr' The
ruth, unquestionably, IS, that we have yet
no perfect theory of the Garth, and, ifthe-
Oretical considerations were madeto give
place to a more careful study of the rela.
i've position of its strata, and the metallic,
organic, and other products, pecu.
lar 10 each, not only would the science
assume an Immediate, and practical value,
but the facts, thus resulting, would newt
ably resolve themselves into correct the
ory. Iaa3e been led into these remarks part
" rom having observed a practice among
somegeologiss while giving profile sections
Of the geology ola region, where no rocks
were visible in sitn, Of supplying such as
from der relations 10 visible strata, arc
presumed to exist, and, partly to explain
why, in the accompanying transverse scr
ton,
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

y Y virtue of deed in trust -execu' ed to
I'D me Lemuel N. Hatch, by Ezekial Nash
on the sixth day of December, A. d, 1873, to
secure the payment of a certain note,
therein mentioned, will sell at public auction
on the Both day of January, A. d. 1910, at the
Court house door in the town of Columbus in
the county of Lowndes I'll IL. regular the follow
ing tracts of land, and the appurtenances, &c.
situate lying and being in the state of Missis-
sppi, Oktibbeha county, designated and known
in the surveyor the public lands, by being the
south west quarter of section number nine, the
east half of the south east quarter of section
numbered eight: the east half of the north east
quarter, the east half of the southeast quarter,
Of section numbered twenty, the west hall, and
the west half of the south east quarter, of Sec
ton numbered twenty one; the south east
quarter dissection numbered twenty eight; and
the south west quarter, and the. west half o.
the south east quarter of section number TWEEN
ty seven, all in township numbered seventeen
north, of range numbered fourteen east, con
tanning in the aggregate by estimation Twelve
Hundred and and five 59-I00 acres, be the
same more or less, together. and singular
with all the Entertainments, and appurte
nances thereunto belonging, or in anywise ap
pertaining thereunto.
Sale viii take place between the hours of II
A. NJ. and o'clock, p, NJ.
Terms of sale, cash.
L. ~ HATCH,
Trustee.
Ian. 7 1874 tds nr;nf foo 90 en-
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
SHERIFF,S SAIE-

10y virtue Of writ of Fieri Facias, issued
ID by the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of
Lowndes County, and to me directed, viii
sell for cash at the Court House door in Column
bus, on Monday the3Ed day of February next
the following property, TO wit: twenty Ne
groes, Bill Adam, Liza, Davy. Sidney, George
Ben; Clark, Cesar, Jane, Lige, Dick, Dorcas,
Cain, Caroline, Jack, Nathan, Isaac, Henry;
and Phelian.
Levied on as the property of McKinnv Hol-
derness, to satisfy SAID Fl. ia IN favor OF The
Planters Bank Of Mississippi.
Sale within the hours prescribed by law.
Dated the both January, 1910.
p. N. GRANT,
Sheriff LolendeS County:
Columbus, Jan. 2lst, 2t prsf SO 90.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

DY virtue of Deed of Trust executed to
I'D me by James Erwin on the Both day of
July, A. ID. 1886, to secure the payment of
four several promissory notes therein MENTION
ed, / will sell for cash, at public auction to the
highest bidder, at the Court House of Oktib-
bella County, Mississippi on the Bird Monday
of March next, between the hours of ten o'clock
A. M. and 4 P. NJ; the following property
10 wit: The south half of section IS, east hf.
north west quarter of section 80; west half
south east quarter Of section "a. township 20
north, range 13 east; west half north west
quarter of section two, Township 10, north,
range 10 east; east half of south west quarter
of section 36, in township 20 north, range Ia
east; all lying in the County and State atore-
said:
Also, the following named negroes mention
ed in said deed, to wit: Adam, Jesse, Jerry,
Eliza, Jane, Adalne, John, Maria, Mary, and
Jenny, and her youngest child.
S. z. NASH,
Trustee.
Columbus, Jan. IA, ls40 prs fee, $500.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

a T the request of Cyrus 5. Akin,
"a. President of the Columbus & Tom
blgby Transportation Company of Column
bus, Mississippi, we will, by virtue of a
trust deed, executed by Warner L. Boil
ling, of Lowndes County and State afore-
said, on the 10Th day of October, 1888, to
us. as trustees to secure the payment of a
certain stock note therein described and
set forth, which said deed has been duly
recorded, offer for sale to the highest bid
der, on Thursday the 18Th day of Februa-
nv next, between the hours of 10 o'clock
A. M. and A, P. NJ, at the Court House
door in the town If Columbus, County Of
Lowndes and State of Mississippi, for rea-
dy money in specie or the notes of specie
paying banks on demand, the whole of the
following tracts or parcels of land, with
the improvements thereon, situate, lying
and beng in the County Of Lowndes and
State Of Mississippi, namely Lot number
6, In section number 10, township number
10, south CT range number 10, west; the
NORTH half ofthe west half of the south west
quarter Of section number IL, township
number 10, range 10, west; the north half
of the cast half Of the south east quarter of
section number 10, township 10, south OF
range Is, west the south half and the
east'half of the south east quarter of sec
ton number 10, township 10, south OF
range I8, west theswest halfof the north
west. quarter of section number II, town.
ship number 10, south of range number
Is, west lot number 5. in section 10.
township number 10, south Of range Is,
west-or so much thereof as may be suffi.
Gent to. satisfy and fully discharge the
amounts due on the first and second install.
ments of ten per cent. each, on the capita
stock, declared to fall due and payable, b
said Company and the Board thereof. OF
the 18Th day of April and May last, ans
the 1Ab day of July, 1889. together Will
all cost and expense attending such sale.
/ Dated January IA, 1910.
OVID p. BROWN, IT,.
VIM p. FULLER. Afassess
/ [PTs fec .$12 so. R7-4w
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Jan. 7th 4 t prs. Zee. Sc.
SHERIFF. s. SALE.

DY virtue ofsundry writs of Fieri Facias, is
ID sued by the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court of
Lowndes County, and to me directed, viii
sell for Cash at the Court House door, in. Co
lumbus, on Monday the 18th day of February
next, the following described lands to wit: All
the right, title, claim and interest that Stephen
G. Letcher has in and to the following desert.
bed Lands, to wit, The north east, south east,
and south west quarters dissection twenty four
The North east, and the east half OF the north
west quarter of section twenty five, all of
township eighteen, range sixteen east.
Levied on as the property of said Letcher to
satisfy said &. IA. IN favor Of John d. Bibb for
use Of &C., and sundry other persons.
Sale within the hours prescribed by law
Dated the 9th January 1910.
p M. GRANT, Sheriff
of LoWn9es County.
Tor, ~, Il nrs foo o. 50
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
sHERIFF,S SALE

DY virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias
Dissued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of
Lowndes County, and TO me directed, / win
sell for cash at the Court House door in Co
lunbus, on Monday the 2nd day of March
next, the following property to wit Square
number thirty-seven, north of Main street,
Columbus, with the improvements thereon.
Levied on as the property of Francis Leech
to satisfy said Fl fas. in favor of ID. & w. STAN
ton use of Charles Labuzan and sundry others.
Sale within the hours prescribed by laws-
Dated the 18th January, 1910.
P. M. GRANT, Sheriffof
Lowndes County.
PRS fee So. 18-A
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE

DY virtue of a deed of trust executed by
I'D L. T. Watkins to me as trustee for the
benefit Of r. E. Meade, and recorded on the
18th day of April 1889, in the Clerks Office
of the Probate Court of Lowndes ounty,
Mississippi, l shall proceed to sell at the plan
tation of John Cngler to the highest bidder fol
cash, 18th Feb. the following slaves viz. Ben
Marion, and her three male children, Johnson
Araminta, Anna, and her children. Such
title only as is in me vested as trustee afore-
said, will be made to the purchaser.
RICHARD HENRY BROWNE.
JAN IA, 1910. IDS
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

IN pursuance ofthe provisions of Deed of
4 Trust executed to me by Ezekiel Nash
bearing date the 10Th day of March 1889 which
deed is duly recorded in the proper office in the
Counties of Noxubee Kemper Winston and
Oktibbeha, | will sell for cash at the Count
House door i'll Columbus on Saturday the
22nd of February next the following described
tracts of Land to wit.
The West half Of the South West quarter
of Section thirteen. West half of the North
East quarter of Section fourteen, and the
South East quarter of Section twenty four
East halfof the North East quarter and the
East half of the North West quarter of Sec
ton ,twenty-six, and the West half of the
North West quarter of Section thirty five, all
in township thirteen north of range thirteen
east containing five hundred and sixty acres
more or less, lying and beng IN the County of
Winston and State of Mississippi, Also the
west half of the south west quarter of section
eighteen, and the north west quarter dissection
nineteen, township twenty, north of range
thirteen east, and the north east quarter of sec
ton twenty four, township twenty, north Of
range twelve east, containing four hundred a.
ores more or less, lying and being In the Coun-
ty of Oktibbeha in the state aforesaid, Also the
north west quarter of section six, in township
nine north range fifteen east, and the east half
of the south east quarter of section one, town.
ship nine north range fourteen east. The east
half of the south west quarter of section Que,
East half the north east quarter, and theeast
half of the south east quarter dissection eleven,
andthe north half of section twelve, township
ten north of range seventeen east containing
| eight hundred acres more or less lying and be-
ing in the County of Kemper, and state afore-
said, east half Of the north east quarter and
south east quarter of section thirty SIX, west
| half south east quarter of section thirty two,
township thirteen north, range fifteen east
containing three hundred and twenty acres
more or less lying and being in the County Of
Noxubee and state aforesaid with all and sin
gular the Improvements and appurtenances
/ thereunto belonging, Such title as is rested IN
me BY said Deed viii be conveyed to the pur-
/ chaser. Sale in the usual hours.
pm. GRANT, Trustee:
Jan. 9TH, 1840-5-t-prs. fee SIS
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

UDY virtue of a deedin trust executed
ID TO me by Joshua G.. Mckinney on
the third day. of January A. D. 1889, for
the purposes therein specified, will sell at
public auction for cash on the third day Of
February next, all and singular the follow
ing described premises, viz: Lots No. one,
two, three, four, FIVE, six, seven, eight.
nine and ten, in Square No. seventeen,
south of Main street, situate, lying and
being within the boundaries ofthe half of
the north west quarter Of fractional Sec
lion No. twenty-one, in fractional town.
! snip No. eighteen, of range No. eighteen,
west-togetber with all and singular the
.tenements, Entertainments and appurtenan-
ces. thereunto belonging, and all his right,
title and interest of ia and to the same and
every part thereof. Sale will take place
upon the premises and between the hours
Of IL and 4. Terms made known on day
OF sale.
SAM'L. F. BUTTERWORTH,
Jan. I3, 1910. Trustee.
PRS fee Sc. 17-Sw
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
SHERIFF,S SALE.

DY virtue Of Sundry writs of Fieri Facias
ID issued by the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court of
LowndesC ounty, and 10 me directed,I viii sell
for cash at the Court. House door in Columbus
on the 1st Monday in February next, the fol-
lowing property to wit: Ten Negroes; Mo-
ses, Matt, Titus, Eda, Della. Malinda and two
children, Maria and one child two Oxen, two
horses, and one Wagon.
Levied on as the property of Warner T.
Boiling and William s. Boiling, to satisfy said
Fl. fas. in favor of the Planters Bank, the
Commercial Bank, G. & w. II. Walsh, and
sundry others.
Sale within tha hours prescribed by law
Dated the 2Ist January, 1889.
: PM. GRANT, Sheriff
of Lowndes County.
[Prs fee S3l ls-3w
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,a>LOOKSAPALILA

INC c.rboniferous local bearing) series
'Ic made to appear at bat .wo or tree
points. Prelering real to an ideal sec :
ton, the strata are represented as they ac-
waNy occur al their, outcrOp, giving, only,
10 the coal.measure, such form as the dip
aud Inc Of bearing Of the strata would
naturally Indicate.
The accompanying cut was executed
by my friend, Boot. Spillman, who has
pad much attention to the geology of
THIS region, and who first called my utten-
ton 10 the existence Of the coal forma-
Ton, a transverse section of which is re-
presented by it, commencing at the bed. OF
The Tombigby river at Columbus, Miss,
and extending thence northeast 10 miles
70 The alluyion of yellow Creek. Follow
ing the line oethe section from the river
aluvlon at its south western terminus
me coal series first appear in place, at a.,
lsce cut about 2 miles from Columbus,
N the eastern bank of Looksapalllah
creek. The series, descending, are lst q
lerrugnous conglomcrate-2d, coal shale
mOeddlng Gam cOal.seams, and containing
casts OF ferns, and Sd, and at the lowest
visible point N the series, "A greylsh colour
60 shae in which no impressions Of or
g1nIc remains of any kind were discover
co. Tie dip Of the strata here IS to the
northeast at slight angle. the line OF
ureclon, northwest TO SO Ith-east. III
vas Interesting to observe bodlders Of
greensboro, compact sandstone, quartz,
aud granite associated ia the gravelly
G'attum incumbent on the conglomerate;
snce some Of them, probably, must have
experienced a transport OF several hundred
NILES from the site of their respective for.
nations, and have required the action OF
UuUal currents, TO which, we scarcely
rave analogies in miniature at the present
Jay lhavc often observed equally strange
,.as0eatiOns Of rocks, OF different iorma.
IONS, IN some Of the conglomeraies IN the
southern counties Of Mississippi.
Notwithstanding the severe abradme
asencies TO which they must have beer
subjected, SONIC oftho sand stone border:
sohained well defined casts Of the liiy
eSa1crnile, (encriniies moniliformis) a los'
Z hrst discovered in the Muschelkall
aoar 'jotIingen, Germany, but the. speci
Hens from our locality are, probably, re
'.'aole to some OF the fossilifcrous sand
'''ncs ncar Tennessee river. Fol
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
Jan. 9TH 4 {. |
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Expona
d issued by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
of Lowndes County and to me objected, I
will sell for Cash at the Court House door. in
Columbus, on Monday the second, day Of
March, next the following property, to wit:
Lots Numbered Six and Seven. in square
Number nine South Man Street Columbus.
with the improvements thereon.
Levied on as the property Ira Thyaer to
satisfy said writ IN favor Of John w. Byrn.
Sale within the hours prescribed BY law
Dated the 18th January, 1910.
P. M. GRANT, Sheriff
Of Lowndes County.
Jan. q, 1t. IL, prs. IS 90
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21

EDY virtue of deed in trust execu-
Ed ted by Edward Featherston to Robert
ID. Haden and Ovid P. Brown, as trustees for
'the Real Estate Banking company of Co!um-
bus Mississippi" TO secure the payment of a
cert .in stock note therein mentioned, which
said Deed has been duly recorded in the Pro
bate clerks office of Chickasaw county, and
State of Mississippi, will as one of said tris-
tees offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, on the 4th day of February I840, at the
courthouse in the town OF Columbus, county OF
Lowndes and state aforesaid, a negro man
named Doctor, aged about forty years, and a
negro woman named Rosa aged about forty
years.
The sale will take place dnring the usual
hours, to pay the requisition of forty-one per
cent, required to be paid on said stock note anc
all the costs attending said sale.
OVID p. BROWN,
one of the Trustees.
Columbus, Jan. TO- st. prsf 81
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Dec. 81, ls39-4t. prs, fee, S5
SHERIFF,S SAI.E.

NY virtue of Two writ's Fieri Facias issu-
ID ed by the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court Of
Lowndes County, and TO me directed, will
sell for cash at the Court House door in Colum-
bus on Monday the 18th day of February next
The following property to wit: The South
west quarter of section twenty six The west
half of the south East quarter of section twenty
six The North west quarter of Section Thirty
five and the west half of the North East quar-
ter of section Thirty five all in Township Sew
enteen and Range Sixteen East.
Levied on as the property Of Charles w.
Caldwell to satisfy said fl fa's in favor of Alex
ander w .Sorsby.
Sale within the hours prescribed by law
Dated the 2nd January 1910.
P. VI. GRANT, Sheriff
oflowndes County.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
NOTICE.

Ed Y virtue of an order issued by the Pro-
d bates Court of Lowndes County and
State of Mississippi at the January Term,
1910, viii rent at the Court House in the
town of Columbus on the 9th day of February
next, for one year, the plantation on which
Mrs. Hannah Edwards resided last year, it
being in section number seven ard eight. town
ship seventeen, range fifteen east, about 20
miles south west of Columbus, near The Rob-
inson road, containing about 100 acres impro-
we'd land.
Renting to take place within the hours pre-
scribed by law. Note and approved security
viii be required, payable on the LIST day Of
January, 1871.
R. DOWDLE,
Guardian of Edwin Achilles, and
Thomas Kewen:
January. Il. 1910. ST prsf-s4,OO.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
NnTICE.

FNHE Subscribers, having sold,out to. Mes
4 srs. E.. M. Apperson & Co. and being
determined to Close up their business forthwith
give notice to all those indebted to them that
no further indulgence win be gwen
M'CLUER g. HUMPHREYS.
Columbus, Jan. Dist IS40-lS-3-t.
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4tsprs. fee So 90.
SHERIFF,S SALE.

DY virtue of writ of Vendltioni Exponas
Dissued by the Clerk of the Circuit court of
Lowndes County and to me directed, l viii
sell for cash at the Court House door, in Co
lumbus, on the third Monday of January 1910,
The following property to wit; The North
west quarter of the South west quarter of Sec
ton Nineteenth Townahip Seventeen, Range
Seventeen west. Levied on as the property
of Jesse Needy and Julian Hughson to satisfy
said writ iii favor of Noel O'Neal. Sale with
in the hours prescribed by law.-Dated the
10Th December 1889.
P. NJ. GRANT,
Sheriff of Lownds County
Dec. II, 1889, ids. ID prs. fee, $500.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-21
TRUST SALE.

DY virtue of deed in trust exc.
cuted to me. by Joshua c. Mckinney,
on the third day Of January A. d. 1889, /
viii sell at public auction on the third day Of
February next at the court house door in the
town Of Columbus, the following negro slaves,
viz: Charity, 1eInaleslave for life, aged about
sixteen. and Amy female slave for life, aged
about twenty for cash.
Sale win take place between the hours Of
eleven and -four.
SAM. F. BUTTERWoRTH.
Trustee.
. Ian. 1870. ids. prs. Sd
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Columbus, Jan. 10, {
TRUST SALE.

DY Virtue of a Deed in Trust from
. Edward Fcatherston, to Ovid P.
Brown, ds Trustee TO secure the payment
ola note to James Gordon, which Feed is
Recorded in the Probate Clerks Office of
Chickasaw County, State of Mississippi,
| will as such Trustee expose to public sale
at the Court House door in the Town of
Columbus, County of Lowndes and State,
aforesaid, 10 the highest bidder for ready
money on the 4th,- day of February 1910,
the following Lands viz. Section Twenty
and section five in township thirteen OF
range five east, containing twelve hundred
and eighty acres more or less, lying and
being in the County of Chickasaw and
State aforesaid, the sale will take place du-
ring the usual hours, of the whole of the
aforesaid Land or as much thereof as will
be sufficient to pay said note and all the
Cost attending said sale.
OVID P. BROWN, Trustee.
Columbus, Jan. 18th 3t. prsf. Sc.