The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-04-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.

There will be preaching at the coun-
ty Poorhouse next Sunday afternoon by
Rev. Thos. Cameron. The public are
invited to attend.
! Notwithstanding the advanced sea-
son 260 bales of cotton were marketed
in Kosciusko last week. This weeks
receipts will probably be $50 bales.
Mr.. Todd Ross is candidate for Su-
pervisor of Beat 3. He is social, pop.
ular gentleman and will make strong
race and, if elected, would be an excel
lent officer.
We learn that Mr.. C. S. Jobes, fot-
mery of Koscinsko, has recently been
appointed to the RESPONSIBLE and lucra.
tive position OF State Bank Examiner
Of Kansa".
Universal regret and grief was caus.
ed in Sails last week by the death OF
Mrs. Tom Hslmes, a most e1cellen,
lacy. General sympathy is felt for the
bereaved husband and children.
Mr.. Alex Weber, of Canton is now
associated with Mr. j. f. Compton in
the barber shop, He enjoys the repu.
tatlon of being the swif.est manipula.
tor of the razor who ever struck Kos
ciusko.
We..notice larger amount of good
old-fashioned never-wear-out home
spun clothing worn by the citizens OF
the county than we have seen in years
before. Our people are getting back to
first principles and will become more
happy and prosperous.
Elsewhere will be found the an
commencement Of Hon. A w Skinner,
for Representative in the State Legs-
lature. Mr.. Skinner is one of our most
intelligent citizens, q Substantial farm
er, good man, and friend to the peo-
pie, and if elected Will represent the
county with ability.
In this issue will be found the an.
nouncement of Mr.. r J Woods as a can.
didate for constable in Beat 4. Mr.
Woods is a capable gentleman and
would make faithful officer if elected
Having only one arm does not prevent
him from being jovaI and hearty 'ant
possessing many friends.
Robert Bryant, aged IS, who is nov
in the county poorhoase because h,
was unable to work on account of dis
eased blood and q runpiny sore on hi.
ley. bad the 9 amputated Tuesday. a
last accounts he Was doing well. rr
Love, the county physician, had pre-
yiously had him examined by numbe
Of physicians rnd all pronounced thu
.amputation necessary.
The electric lights that have beer
placed in the residences around towr
give general satisfaction and it seems
that the entire town is going to take
them. We understand that enouc Il
lights have been taken to justify til.
company in running all night anu thil
will be done as soon as the lights al
ready taken can be put in. The resi-
dences are not at all disfgare by the
workmen in stringing up the wires.
A carload of beef cattle that pass. d
through Kosciusko enroute to st. Louis
from West Point attracted mnch at
tention last Tuesday They We're OF
the Large horthorn breed and were as
fat and sleek as can be imagined. They
made a pretty sight. is such cattle
that bring fancy prices IN the city
markets and they are no more trouble
nor expense to raise than scrubs. We
uINlC SldHNi AIItSt Ndlllt NtIt ldiStI Nv
some of the Northern immigrants whc
have settled around West Point
Everybody who has been about :
newspaper office knows what queel
looking thing wood cut is. 1t is hare
: for the uninltiated to decipher then
or make out what they are. 1t will b,
remembered that last week the stat
contained portrait of Col. Brooke. Tn,
woodcut of his likeness came the da,
before publication, though Col. Brook,
was unaware of it when he wal':e,
down to the Office. He sew the quee
looking cut, picked it up and examine,
it cnriously, not dreaming that it wa
his face he saw. An sttache of tn,
Office asked him if he knew what j
was "Well." the Colonel replied, "a
near as ! can make ont it il the pict
IRE OF a hog"