Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-01-19
STATE NEWS.

year.
Miss Mary Sanders is studying law
in Corinth.
Oxford had a pretty good-sized fire
on the 4th.
The masons of Senatobia gave sup
per recently.
! The Columbian ball at jackson was
a grand success.
An effort to consolidate the two banks
OF Wesson failed.
Buford & Moore, Grenada, failed on
the 9Th for $1,000
The Wiona Times seems to be in a
fourishing condition.
Clarksdale had big fire Sunday
morning. January Sth.
Greenville had big fire Sunday
morning. January 9th.
Brandon is raising row about a
| telephone line to jackson.
A new l. O. O. +. lodge was organ
lied at Oxford on the 7th.
Burglars have raided Holly Springs,
| and no clue to the thieves.
The Wilcziniki assignment at Green
vile has got into the court.
The citizens of WoodviIle are work
ing earnestly for a cotton mill.
jackson shipped $4,000 gallons OF
whisky in jugs Christmas week.
Arthur Armenian was adjudged in
sane at Holly Springs on the 9TH.
The Greenville lodge of Master Ma
sons elected new officers on the 4th.
A cart load OF silver was seen on the
streets in Greenville the other day.
A large barn belonging to N. f.
Aims burned at Starkvllle on the 9Th.
Reeves Rhudus. Young man of Osy-
ka. was thrown from his horse and kill
ed.
Stanley. the Youngest son Of the late
Gen. Rube Davis, died at Aberdeen re-
Gently.
Greenville adds another murder to
her already long string-a colored
woman.
Somers and hurry, the Meridian ex-
press robbers, have both confessed
their guilt. Na
The temperance people of Columbus
arc making hot fight against the open
saloons of the city. r%as
Governor Stone has offered reward
OF $3.50 for the recapture' or the noto-
rious Brooks Story.
The board OF supervisors have de-
cIared a stock law in force for por-
ton OF Benton county. ~gs4
Monroe county used to buy 500 West
ern mules annually; now sheralses all
her own mules and some to sell.
The Union county board OF aupervi-
sors allow the Gazette 1920 per year
for publishing the proceedings of that
county.
L. N. Moore, prominent business man
OF Winona dropped dead while ON the
way to his store on the morning of the
Sd inst.
Winterville. thriving little town on
the Yazoo & Mississippi r. r.. was al
most completely wiped out by q fire on
the 10 tn.
The first job for Greenwood's new
mayor was to marry pair of "coons."
The Enterprise says he did the job up
"brown."
Mrs. Gertrude Theisges was poisoned
at Meridian, supposed to be from eat
ing sardines, and died on the 14th from
the effects.
J. Clayton, young man, was terri
bly, stabbed near Potts camp recently.
One hundred and fifty-two stitches were
i taken in sewing up his wounds.
A 16-year-old daughter OF Joe l.
Snipes. a respectable farmer, living
near New Albany, Miss, was caught
Saturday by falling tree and her leg
broken. -. sse1
The stock OF general merchandise OF
, II. Simpern, at Bunche's Bend. south
OF Greenville. was destroyed by fire on
the 18th, said to be the worlpof an in
cendiary.
While crossing the Alabama Great
Southern railroad. near Meridian,
Miss. Saturday morning. Nat A. Kent
was struck by a freight train and So
riously injured.
The Valley Route shops at Vicks-
burg. Miss, were shut down Saturday
evening and the TO ce employed there
laid OF with instructions, soma say. to
ioPOt1 Aot uuCy ueAt thursday. In6
employees says that they were told the
shops were closed for repairs and only
temporarily.
! Assistant United States Engineer w.
). Brown, in charge of the govern
ment levee at Millikens Bend. now be-
ing built by Messrs. NJ. v. Henry and
+. L. Maxwell, arrived at Vicksburg,
Miss, Saturday. He reports 80 per
cent of the levee done, and says it
will be completed BY February. Is II
contains 40, 900 cubic wards.
A double murder atJackson,. on the
morning OF the 18th, resulted from an
an attempt OF officers Guice and Hines
to arrest A. j. Cartwright and brother.
The officers were fatally shot by. 4. j.
Cartwright. The Cartwpights escaped
to the Pearl river swamp. and were
pursued by posse and captured 8nd
lodged in the penitentiary for safe
keeping, as there was talk Of mobbine
them. The Cartwrights are from
Vicksburg, and were camped III an ont.
building engaged in manufacturing
rustic chairs