The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-13
OyEH THE COUNTY.

Jl0n gay 10 Caturuhy.
Report has it that Col. Rip Dunlap
is going 70 Texas to 1--we.
> A movement is on foot TO super
cede the Humboldt postmaster.
A. w. Raines was elected chairman
of the County Cont for this year.
"Sell out" is the only really lively
; thing at Humboldt. "No cards."
There is to be mask sociable at
Hicks House in Trenton on the 18th
inst.
Business dull and merchants, like
those at other points, looking blue
except Milan.
On dit, that several weddings are
coming on soon in Humboldt among
the upper ten.
A number of Humboldters attend
ed the hanging at Jackson Friday,
and enjoyed it.
The clerks are busy making out
bills of cost and issuing executions on
judgments of last Court.
j. E. Wood has been elected May
or of Trenton, j. 7. Hogg, Recorder,
and ]. d. Hill, Marshal.
A visitor to Humboldt endangers
life and limb in walking the planks
in some parts of the town.
Marshal Shehan had to split his
"shilalah" over notorious soldiers
head last week before bringing him to
terms.
The Herald says Humboldt looks
like "the deserted village" Well,
come up here to a live city, and you
won't be so lonesome.
Arnold is out for sheriff and--for
deputy. A kangaroo ticket-big part
behind. Deputy Ing is out with
sharp stick after money.
Humboldt Chancery Court was in
session all last week. Judge Somers
presiding. A good many suits were
disposed of during the week.
The creditors of N. a. & T. C.
Corbey, of Yorkville, have filed Pc
tition in The u. S. District Court at
Memphis to force them into bankrupt
cy.
DR. James McLeskey, aged 50
! years, died in Humboldt on the 9th
inst. He was buried by the Masons,
Odd Fellows and Patrons of Husban-
dry.
Mr. L. P. Meyers has sold his in
terest in the Humboldt Herald to his
partner, Mr. wills Williams, who as
sumes all liabilities and collects all the
debts.
For the information of the Hum
boldt Journal, we will state that many
fine cabbage heads were raised about
here last year, but none this year as
yet. We don't raise that sort.
That blessed baby" has turned
Rivers head. He thinks every kind |
of present must be one of that sort,
and harps on sexes, nurseries, cribs,
cradles, jumpers, etc. Poor fellow
There is general complaint through
out the country of the amount of pork .
spoiled. 1t seems to have been caus- I
ed by the fly more than the warm
weather. 1t may be too late to clock |
thestable door after the horse is stolen"
but it will be well enough to watch /
the next. BE careful to salt your
meat well, and then cover it so the fly !
cannot get to it.
The News, speaking of its correct
ed tax report" says: "Bcfore, there
was no sense it-bad luck to the
printer; now its all dollars and cents,
and all hunkidora." Now, Mr.. News,
don't you think you have got too much
cents this time? For instance, you
have the total valuation of property |
in the Trenton district at So, 049:64.
Is that all you are worfh at the coun-
ty seat? There is such thing as be-
ing ''too smart" Now who's to blame
the printer? Try again.
The tax aggregate for Gibson county
as published in the News, shows 1885,
942 acres of land, valued at SAIL
534; 1926 town lots, valued at 81, 003,-
969; value of other property, s644,-
497; total valuation, $3.50, 979; !
State tax, s25, 4S9. "a; dogs and spay-
ed bitches, o944; bltches, loo. lhe
18th district, in which Milan is situa-
ted, has %, 453 acres, more than any
other except the Trenton district; av-
erage value, s15.23. Milan ranks third
in town lots, having 265, only seven less
than Trenton; total value, s25S, 1O5;
while Humboldt's So lots arc valued
at only s312,449; Milan's average
value of lots, ss73.9S; Humboldt's
s566.03. Humboldt's total valuation
is S747, sol; Milan's S706,471. A
pretty good showing, We think.