Iuka reporter., 1888-06-28


the hands os.the Circuit clerk, ready for
distributions, .The Justice Of the Peace
and others who are entitled to tholl
should call snd get them.
Mr.. Ed Hess, informs us that he
found a. cat fish in his fish pond the
other day that measured z feet long,
that had died from swallowing another
fish which cot taoteoed in its mouth.
The Iuka base ball club played the
Grand junction club on Monday. at
Iuks. The Iuka club laid it on to the
junction boys pretty badly The game
stood abopt "a for Iuka aud 4 for Grand
junction. | J
The public wells are the property of
the town, or corporation, and should be
treated as such, and not as rendeyouA
for lot OF loafers to sit on the cerbing.
Either see that the wells are kept in ..
experimentation or ill them up.
Some two or three gentlemen of color
usually called negroes, for short, got
in.o sqpable last Friday evening over
some trivial matter, created quite ser-
sation among the people on the square
as one of the negroes was using a large
stick as battering ram on bis adver>
sary, who came out with 4ying colors
and skined head.
Mrs. Matte McAndrews, of Knoxville
Tennessee. who has been spending sew
eral weeks with her sister Mrs. Wn.
Hubbard at this place; left on Wednes.
day morning lsst for Memphis. Tennes-
see. Her host Of adnliring friends in
Iuka regret her absence and wish her a
pleasant and happy visit to the "Bluff
City,. i
On Wednesday last while the section
hands on section 10 were palling their
hand car az rapid rate, the wrist to
the leayer came off striking two of the
men and throwing them in front Of the
car which passed oyer them. Tia, lor
Walden had his back skined and badly
bruised. and Ransom Wingo got his leg
broke just above the ankle.
There will be mass meeting of the
Democratic voters of Tishorningo coun-
ty held at the count house In the town Of
Iuka on Monday 9th day OF July 1888
for the purpose of selecting delegates to
attend the Democratic Congressional
Convention.
j. j. CONAN, Chairman.
7. b. LINDSEY, sect'y.
The porch Of the old store house
near the court house is in rather dan
gercus situation. The pillars have give
away and part of the floor has fallen in
making it dangerous trap for predes'
TRANS, and dilapidated appearance to
that part of the town. The sign "dan.
gerous," does not relieve the town ah-
thorities from any responsibilities Of an
accident that is likely to occur there at
any time. We should adYise those IN
terestea to look into this matter.
It may not be generally known but il is
nevertheless true, that one OF the Nor
mon Latter Day Saints was in luka one
day last week. where he visited several
houses and proposed to heal the sick by
the laying on of the hands. These Nor
mon Elders hayo slick, o,ly tongues
and hold out grea: inducements TO con
vert those who will listen to Their flater.
ing speeches, to their order and faith.
The leading citizens of Meridian spend
about $500 per month advertising the
city, much of which IS paid to the news
papers. These staunoh citizens believe
they more than double the outlay for
advertising by their increased receipts
from the increased business OF the town
by the increase Of population and con,
seqnently increase in the value Of prop
erty. .-lupeio Ledger.
The people OF Iuka would do well to
adopt the same plan.
Iuka Normal Institute.
We have arranged for lecture each
Friday night of the short Term ip the
hall Of the institute. These lectures are
free to the public and to students.
Reader, you are invited to be present.
Rey. d. l.. Cogdel will give lecture,
Friday night. Iune cath, at $40.
ii, A. DEAN.
The only excuse we haye to offer our