Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-18
Corn is booming. so is iuka.

Arthur Harris is spending q FEW DAYS
nth relative and frients here.
Rev. Joseph johnson spent several
lays here with his host Of friends.
Send US your Job work. We can do
I neatly, promptly and with dispatch.
Call and examine our work and prices.
Quietness reigned supreme during
court week.
1t will not bs very long before the
scholars of the Iuka Normal Institute
Will leave for their respective home.
Oh, how sad our young men will be.
If some of our enterprising farmers
would have some fifty or sixty bushels
of good sound meal ground up and
brought to town they could find q
ready market for it.
The Powell and Watson case vas
continued until next term OF court on
account Of the jury falling to agree,
the jury standing ten for Watson and
two for Powell.
No man ever "gets event. with an.
other by doing mean .hing in retalia-
ton for a fancied wrong. He only
succeeds in making himself mean
man.
The prize fighters are saying to the
governor of Mississippi "Give us
liberty" Their followers are saying
"Give Us rest!" And the governor
echoes over the wire, Arrest
An Eastern paper Gays that Misslssip-
pi has . fortune in cottonwood. Cot
tonwood is coming into wide use for
lumber. In New Orleans while pine il
worth $35 per thousand, yellow cots
tonwood brings 500.
The following gentlemen left for
Jackson on Monday last as delegates to
the State ConYention, to-wit: Z. 5.
Gambler. SRI, r. H. Allen, r. H Wat,
son, b. 4. McRae, j. F. Doan, j. C.
Pannell, J. ". Jourdan.
The scholars Of the Iuka Normal In
stitute will olate on the evenings of the
gath. 18th aud 26th. The whole to
conclude with banquet. We have
just printed the invitations for the
same.
Our southern yellow pine lumber IL
slowly but surely pushing white pine
from the market, while our red oak
heretofore valued only for its bark is
becoming to be quite q favorite for its
LUMBER. The South is perfect gold
mine.
The following is the State ticket:
Governor.-J. M. Stone.
Lieut-Governor--M. M. Evans.
Secretary Of State-Geo. M. Goyan.
Treasurer. j. Evans.
superintendent Of Education-J R.
Preston.
Auditor-W. W. Stern.
Attorney General-T. III. Miller.
Mr. A. T. Scruggs has announced
himself as candidate for the leglsla-
ture. He is known throughout the
county, ia fact be is = Tishomingo boy,
rsised mp here and has served two
terms as postmaster at this place, and
held several positions Is clerk for
merchants. Mr.. Scruegs has the capa-
oity. # elected, to fill the position with
honor to himself and to the satisfaction
Of his constituents.
A Newport Story, "Co-Ed." story
an Army Story. Paris Exposition
Story, Story of 1.-TWO jacks" q
Story OF Two Pilgrims, are some Of
tho attract tons of Demorest's Monthly
Magazine. which makes it JUS. such .
number as everybody wants in the hot
summer months. The articles also are
Of timely interest, including an account
of the Paris Exposition, giving view
of the whole grounds; ssIn Central
Park beautifully illustrated in water
colors and in black-and- white; "The
Pleasures and Pains Of Amateur Photo.
glaphy ]" by Alexander Black, illustra
ted with numerous pictures taken by
'sHow to Prevent and Re-
move Wrinkles the second in the
series entitled "Aids to Beauty" be-
sides numerous other articles on SUBJ
|ects interesting in the family circle, in
,luding the health. happiness, amuse-
nents and decoration Of the household;
Ind there are over one hundred ,llus>
'ratioas. In fact. the August number,
which is just out, is = wondaaful pros
iuction, and worth many times its cost.
Published BY w. Jennings Demorest,
. East 18th street. New York.
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