The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-11-24
GRENADA PROUD OF HER
SCHOOLS.
IT Is CLAIMED TO BE THE ATH-
EMS OF MISSISSIPPI.

Tradition Gives . Romantic Story of
the Founding Of the Pretty Lit
tie City bya Spanish Cav
alier.
Some Prosperous Enterprises.
Correspondence Memphis Avalanche.1
GRENADA, MISS, Nov. 13.-Grenada
Is the one Spanish name from across
the ocean grated into the savage vo-
cabulary Of the Western world which
sings of Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Tish-
omingo, Battapooda, Loosaskoona,
1ssaqueua, 1ttawamba. Winona, Yazoo,
Chickasahala, Coahoma and other
liquid linguals. It is tradition that one
Of the harnessed chivalry OF Spain, a
young knight, who followed DeSoto
from Tampa Bay in Florida as far as
Chickasaw Bluffs, deserted a hopeless
adventure and came south 100 miles
from Memphis, established camp at
this point and played the role OF a Dan
iel Boone to what was afterward call
ed Mississippi, and named mis- new
home Grenada. | shall not vouch for
the story, but simply tell the tale
as it was told me-" by Hon. Ben l..
Wynne. of Tallahatchie, and Col. Pape
Williams, Of Oktibbeha, descendants of
the noble cavalier, who had returned to
Florida and brought hither his young
wife to wrestle with Indians, masto-
dons, Democrats and other distinct spe-
cies.
But to tackle undisputed truth, Gre
NADIA has long been considered the CEN
tral scat of culture-the Athens, indeed
of Mississippi in this end of the State
and the largest in population, unless
Greenville may be counted in the list,
though classified as one Of the river
towns. Grenada's population is esti-
mated at $500, and commands cotton
territory Of from $1,000 to $4,000 bales
yearly.
First and foremost its religious and
educational facilities justify the high
rank the city has attained. Four years
ago, at cost OF $500, the large and
commodious brick building for the
Grenada Graded Public School was
erected in the center of spacious
grounds, furnished with patent seats
Of the latest model, besides globes,
maps, reading, anatomical and geo.
graphical charts and special depart
ment of music, equal to any in the
United States. The average attendance
IL about $50, and the school issupported
by self-imp0sed taxes Of the people,
supervised by officials elected by the
patrons. The colored public school is
likewise maintained and conducted
with the same course OF study adopted
for the white pupils.
The Grenada Collegiate Institute for
young ladies, under the auspices OF the
Methodist Church South, supplies open
avenues to every department of higher
education. It is conducted under the
joint supervision and presidency of Rev.
J.W. Malone, A. NJ. ,and Of Rev. W. NJ.
A. B.-the latter known
throughout the South as the great
evangelist. Many admirers claim that
he is even superior to Sam Jones him
self. Young ladies in pursuit of the
best attainable education need not 60
outside of Mississippi to getit.
Among the possibilities which look
brightest for Grenada is the anticipa-
tion that on the lat of January next the
great Illinois Central will affect impor-
tant changes in its trunk line routes
making the Mississippi l. Tennessee
Railroad part Of its main line from
Chicago to New Orleans; this will make
Grenada the terminal of a division and
means for this city, round houses, work
and repair shops. with increased tracks
and de not facilities, adding to the area
Of her business and population.
Standing at the head of Grenada'-
enterprises is the Mississippi
Cotton Oil Company. It did not need
the recent judicial proceedings in
Memphis, nor the emphatic personal
which led to them. to
impress the fact that the ccttonseed
crop has grown into an Importance not
by the lin; output itself
And II few years ago cotton seed were
given away or tramped under foot
around the old.time gins. The oil
mill here, backed up by ample North
ern capital, draws its supply from an
area rerching so miles distant toward
every point Of the compass from Gren-
ada. getting about IL, 900 tons Of seed,
and paving therefore from $4,000 to
el0O, 900. About fifty persons are en-
ployed about the mill. that is in pur.
seed and converting it into oil.
oil cake. meal, ETC., process in which
even the hulls are made to contribute
To the common fund.
The Grenada SENTINEL, by John W.
is known throughout the
State ~ the unterrified hustler. The
SENTINEL has the most extensive plant,
Including the job Office. which turns out
n superior character OF plain and fancy
printing Ut often gets orders from
Memphis) In North Mississippi, if not
In the State-certainly the largest OF
Mississippi weekly newspapers. John
w. Buchanan is In himself all that he
claims for the SENTINEL: Bold, pro-
gressive, enlightened, conservative. IT,
deed, whatever Buck" goes after has
to come-or something must give way.
He isa steam engine in pantaloons
and Prince Albert.
The exceptional character of the
Grenada bar for disting guished ability
ia conceded universally.
United States Senator f. C. Wal
thall--the first member Of the Senate
who was ever elected by any Legisla-
f,aro at a sinnla sossion fom - aontinu