The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-03-14

several uayS.
Mr.. j. 3. Paden, of Burnt Mills, wat
an appreciated caller at the VIDETTE
lice Wednesday.
Mr.. e. W. Mcknight has very sick
little girl baby this week which we
trust win soon recover.
Uncle Johnnie Byram. one of the
oldest and best citizens of our county
was IN luka several days this week.
The backward spring is very dis.
couraging to the truck farmers who
should nave their seed in the ground
by this Time
Dr.. j. +. Alexander and wife visited
Cherokee last week. the DR.. returning
saturday and Mrs. Alexander coming
home on Monday.
Revs. G. A. Barclay and l.. A. Nc
Keown conducted services at Bethel
last Sunday. church few miles
north of town.
Chr popular friend C. Il. Davis did
not 90 to Corinth this week. He was
detained at home entertaining little
girl baby which took up board at
Lis house Tuesday night.
We were pleased to have visit last
Tuesday from Mr.. J. /. c. Hopkins, of
Belmont. Mr.. Hopkins is one OF the
stanchest and most highly respected
citizens of south Tishomingo.
Miss Pariiec Pharr was married to
ltr. Bob Samples March the Sd at the
residence of the brides mother. Mr..
Joe Mitchell wishes them long and
harpy life, but real sorry that he
didn't get her.
The Coffees baked by the New
Patent process are very delicious, and
have delightful flavor unknown by
ether roasters. Use those baked by
the Union Coffee Co., Ltd, Brooklyn
N. Y. w. c. Donaho, Southern M'g.
Agt.
There appears in this issue the an
nouncement of Hon. G Kendrck, who
comes before the people for reelection
to the Office of State Senator. We
shall present bis claims more fully be-
fore our readers next week.
Miss Lena Hubbard returned Tues
day from Harrisburg. Ark, where she
has been for two weeks. The express
sion on the countenance of certain
young men of our town is considerably
brighter since her return. We
hope she has come to stay.
The VIDETTE had call from Mr. J.
M. Harris. father of our townsman W.
w. Harris. last week. Mr. Harris, and
his son Jno F., have purchased the
stock of goods at Cherokee, formerly
owned by j. f. Dean, which they will
close out at cost under the manage
mont of the firms junior member.
At the reading cub last Saturday
night Prof. Elicit gave short humor-
Gus lecture on ''Papa's Little Man,, -
with music by Misses Ma Belle Will
liams and Pearl Barnett and recita-
ton by Miss Lyla Merrill, The club is
reading .1he AutocraJ at the Break
fast Table" by DIR. Holmes, and the
students of the institute seem TO take
great interest in the exercises.
One OF Tie most beautifully arrang-
ed and neatly fixed up houses in Iuka
is the new store of w. w. Davis south
OF the railroad. Under the workman
slip OF that excellent carpenter, j. l..
Millsapps, the house presents as
attractive appearance from without as
within. Our colored friend Davis de-
serves much credit for making this
addition to the business houses of the
town.
We learn that Mr.. Jim Gortney
who lives II miles southwest of Iuka
in the Burnt Mills neighborhood, lied
yesterday FROM cancer in the stom-
ach. He was afflicted in this manner
for several moaths, but not until the
last two or three week had his condi-
ton taken serious turn. Mr.. Gort-
ney has many friends in this county
who will regret to learn OF his death.