The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-04-13

The Kinds county board Of supervisors
has determined to issue bonds amount
ing to $4,000 for the building Of .
courthouse and Jail At Jackson. Shar-
key county will also build new "tem-
pie of justice" and has shown COM
mendable faith in homo talent by Civ
ing the $25, 200 contract to f. B. and NJ
8. Hull of jackson. Simpson county
will not only build splendid new
courthouse, but will move the county
site from Westville to Edna, so as to be
on the railroad and nearer the geo
graphical center of the county. Quito
an interesting injunction suit grew out
OF this attempted removal, when T. 81.
Weathersby claimed that the town OF
Weathersby, founded by him within
the past year, was nearer the center
than Edna, and made application for
an order of the court to remove the
courthouse to Weathersby, instead OF
to Edna. Edna got the courthouse,
however, and the supporters and attor-
ney are jubilant. Jefferson county had
the misfortune to lose her courthouse
| recently by fire, and will at once pro-
coed to replace it with handsome
structure in the town of Fayette. CO.
piah will probably join the progressive
quartette at no distant date as court
house talk" is absorbing attorneys,
town and country people alike.
| The Mississippi State penitentiary
has now 1 ,006 convicts on its rolls-the
largest number since 1884. Tho ques-
ton of clothing these prisoners in the
most economical and satisfactory man
ner is just now engaging the attention
of the Board Of Control. Hitherto the
clothing has been made up on the
farms, but it is thought (and will doubt
less be proven), that better results can
be obtained by buying the clothing
ready-made from some of the large
manufactures. This will doubtless be
good move for the State, and ought to
be very good thing for the manufac-
tory that gets the contract.
Fifty-two and a half cords of fine
persimmon logs were recently shipped
from the headwaters of the Yazoo rivei
to Germany, where they will be used in
making delicate machinery. Missis'
sippi timber is gradually coming into
it's own, but some steps should be taken
at once to prevent the wanton destruc-
ton of our beautiful magnolia and
holly trees. They are of immense value
and should be carefully preserved in
stead of being cut for fre-wood by
ignorant negroes, as is too often the
case.
Mr.. Charles Lows, bookkeeper in the
State Treasurer's office, has been en-
: gagged as expert accountant to under
; take the work of examining the books
; of the Board of Control of the Peniten
: tiary. After this important work il
, finished the examination of the peni
$ tentiary affairs will be gone into. The
3 prison books and business matters will
l doubtless be found in excellent order
D and add to the fine business reputation
: already earned by those in authority.
Meridian's council has determined tc
, ask the people to vote two mill tai
! for public improvements. 1t is esti
. mated that levy of two mills for on'
n year will realize about S11, 900. OF thu
;, amount eight or nine thousand will b,
4 expended in constructing thorough,
y up-to-date engine house, to the grea
- delight of the fire department. Th
:, rest goes to build three city marke
. houses.
II Major Casey, United States engineer
i in charge of the National Park at Vicks
e bug, has been examining the shell de
d posits in the bayou around Jackson
e looking to their use in making road
y ways for the ViclIsburg Park. Up t.
;. the present he has not found the de
; posit in sufficient quantities to warran
l. it's use, and will probably use grave
!, instead.
. Indianola suffered quite loss in tn
~ burning of Hotel Belmont, new $50
y 900 building. last week. Fortunatel..
y no lives were lost, but quite numbe
. of the boarders had narrow escapes an
- suffered heavy financial losses.
Grenada Presbyterians are about t
V let the contract for their new building
: May it be a temple fit for the worshi
: of the Living God, and worthy the dt
votion of the Christians who are laboi
- ing so earnestly for its completion.
Sc The well boring outfit now on tn
m new capitol grounds is to be moved I
pi Belmont, and then to the other priso
g farms. 1t would be fine thing I
have artesian water on all the Stat
* property.
Is Warren county rejoices that h,
ps financial condition is better than +,
ST. years past. Nor is this due altogeth,
y to the county's share of railroad baC
A. taxes recently paid in, but rather to IL
40 boards policy of retrenchment AT
economy.