Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-20
STATE NEWS.

Smith county's new court house and
books are insured for 81 500
Crystal Springs is shipping straw
berries.
GJim Reed. wife murderer of De
Soto county, is to be hanged May 3rd.
Washington county is to have Stock
Law at last
The Macon Canning Company has
contracted for three hundred acres of
tomatoes and beans.
Capitalists of Yazoo City think of
bringing 10000 Germans to settle their
lands.
Sunf1ower and Bolivar counties are
soon to test the strength of the Pro-
hibition movement.
Two Italian farmers near Hazlehurst
are making good money by shipping
asparagus to Northern markets
$4,000 will be expended on an ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair by the Wes-
son Mills.
There are 14,177 school children in
Copiah county, and it has school
fund of SIS. 900.
Vlcksburg proposes to levy a tax of
W oo upon each telegraph or telephone
pole within its corporate limits.
A Cotfeeville man has an egg 1.2
inches in circumference. ~ inches
long. and weighing a half pound
A member Of Washington county's
Board of Supervisors travels 12O miles
to reach Greenville.
After months work the Sl5,O
iron bridge across Big Black river in
Warren county is about completed.
l.. l.. Brown, leading factor in the
produce trade of Bonneville shipped
Wednesday to Chicago 1900 doz eggs.
Marshall county will work her pris.
oners on the public roads, having fail
ed to hire them to the county con-
tractor
A Preacher has begun libel suit
against the Columbus Dispatch for S.. :
600 because it called him tram D
editor. -
Bryant & Tankersley. of Oxford,
have been closed by attachments. LA
bilities $4,000 assets $40, 1000.
A two year old negro child wander
ed from home in the Potts Camp
neighborhood, and when found ten
days later was dead.
c. H. Colemer. of Hattiesbure.
wishes TO find his boys. Willie and
Johnnie. aged II and IA who left home
month ago.
The board of supervisors at their
last meeting give to the Aberdeen
Weekly all of the printing OF station
cry for Monroe county.
} O. Eckford, of Aberdeen. Chair
man of the State Democratic Execu-
1--WE Committee, has been appointed
Consul at Kingston. Jamaica.
Two thousand acres of land about
Iupelo are to be planted in vegetables
for the canning factory at that place.
The sixth convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Missis-
sippl VIII meet at oxford. April 9th.
The factory wave sweeping over the
5 ate is leaving behind it marks in
the shape of many small industries, all
OF which should be successful.
Adams county has contracted with
Smokey Coffin Co., to bury paupers at
1910 for adults; 1926 for childre n.
Previous prices were So and Sc.
The Delta Cotton Mills at Carrolton
recently sold under the hammer for
$1,000. The machinery alone origin
ally cost $50. 600. to say nothing of tho
l,l0o acres OF land belonging thereto
The meat trade OF Bonneville is sup
Piled with country raised bacon. The
farmers realizing ~ cents for hams
and Sides cents for shoulders. That's
far better than buying at any price.
P.aindealer.
be certain to plant all your land in
cotton this year and in the fall when
you find that cotton is six cents a
pound, cuss the hard times and do the
same thing next year Why of course
you will. Shaw News.
II the price OF meat continues to 90
up the hog theft. who has always been
referred to Al the meanest rogue i'm
aglnable, win rise 10 the rank Of en-
bezzler. Ripley Sentinel.