Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-06-13


visited By an earthquake on Wednes.
day night of last week. 1t shook the
people up pretty lively. No damage
was done.
Fulton Reporter: The following is
vote cast in the Itawamba county con
vention last Saturday.
stone ................... 80
barkS0ale. .15
''''''''..''' ...... ...... L
How many of our citizens will suS>
scribe to q fund for publishing the
various advantages OF Ibis town and
county and make distribution OF the
same through the NorthwestP Say Q
thousand papers once every two months.
Quite an excitement was created in
town last Saturday by the report that
mad dog was running around. The
dog belonged to MIR. Weaver. 1t was
stated that the dog bit little boy. The
animal was killed.
A negro was lodged in Jail here from
Huntsville on the charge of bastardy
with white girl. We are informed
that he took advantage of the girl, she
being of uHsound mind, and had but
recently returned home from the insane
as 7lum.
The figure "9" in orr dates is with
US, ana it has come to stay. No man
or women, now living, will eyer date a
document without using 80" 1t
now stands on the extreme right-1SS9.
Next year it will be the second place
1S9O-and there it will stay for ten
years. 1t will then move up to the
third place l90U-and rest there for
one hundred years.
in this issue of the paper. in the
proper column, will be- found the an.
nouncement of w. B. Ellis, of this
place, as a candidate for State Senator.
Mr.. Ellie is welI-known throughout this
comfy as a gentleman fully competent
to discharge the duties OF senator. We
believe it is conceded that this end OF
the senatorial district is entitled to the
senator this time. We hear the names
of several gentlemen spoken of for this
position.
The Iuka Brass Band gave an exh,bi.
ton OF their skill and training as masi~
clans, on Thursday night last, IN the
shape of general serenade. The
young men are improving very fast and
If they perseveIe in their practice will
be among one of the best bands OF
North Mississippi. They have been
somewhat embarrassed of late by the
absence of several of their regular
members and had to select others and
avail. their training, The livery stables
furnished hacks and teams for the band
free of charge, which was highly ap.
preciated by the Young men who COM
pose the band.
From reliable source we are inform.
ed that there is going on in and around
luka perfect pandemonium of devilish
deviltry, participated in after night by
q set OF hoodlums. who engage in all
manner OF devilish deeds, killing of
stock. breaking up pillow stocks, hoe
handles, breaking out windows, throw.
ing OF rocks at be!ated pedestrians, and
a. times making night hideous by their
yelis add screeches that would shame d
Comanche Indian. This is shame
and disgrace 70 ar enlightened and
refined community and does not speak
well for the efficiency of our officers in
their discharge of duty. In tho name
of our business men and all good ORDER
~ people we demand that our officers
ferret out These evil-doers and see that
they are punished severely.
Oh, What a couhgh.
win you heed the warning. The sigma
perhaps Of the sure approach of tina
more terrible disease, consumption. Ask
yourselves if you can afford for the sake or |
saying 90 cents, to run the risk and do moth. |
ing for lG. We know from experience that |
Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough. It |
never falls. This explains why more than
million bottles were sold the past year.
- relieves Group and whoopirg cough at |
once. Mouners do not be without it. For
lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's Porous
Plaster. For sale by Watson 4 Co., Iuka.
Bill Hogue, very saucy negro boy,
aged about IS years. got on his ear on
Wednesday morning and started out on
The war path early in day by cursihg
md using very unbecoming language to
Mr.. Rufus Castleberry, who resisted
he young Africans language by giving
linn . genteel coed thiashing with
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