Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By ]. L. POWER

NOTES OF PAST AND cuRRE
BY ]. L. POWER.

army. in shaut crs-seursh q the time sAas Ia.
essa Consumed by tfc~d nsarvhe. IN guing dswa-
But hr llnauln ss~mrt never O. have hast
s<hf of the imprrtaucs a rupsio - TIE Caion.
ard - uiarshale4 another army un@isr that s5ls
esmuan'ssr. zen A J. Smith. snd started th~n
= capture Trpsio- Cen Stephsa D. Lee and Csa.
fcrrgst. ~ith thsir commands. @eat % N
terrspt hini. but In mGnruvyrins fur p-1~it4eus
Cen smith st h~tesen Farr-s; and t<e snd
Turcio 4nd stsccessie1 IN capturing the town. ana
n an ff'rt o. dlsis-ixe him trvm there tn d.
rsrste art tloa-y tatiis y Harrisburg. ~hirh q
IN tns ssltart= q TuFsia. taught. IN SnicA
naeseiy hsi sny drc.sird afrant3sr hst G~n-
~suiih evacuated the te~n and vent hack .
Mempht& But the very fact that rureis had
tasrsfs.. ard asv~r 4id nsch god sfiss tat
ttsrc4t lzaxat~ri
Yoa All snd. wr CA.irnsn. in the cur<--s-
p-ss'- "a. -rss;-s % ~ 80. Ssr-S-,s = Pr-.s.,.
t<rt.n pr~.chsr ard -shncl teacher ~ha hapq-ncd
g - as~s N thst ssctiun wk~n thu bsxaa-
! rvu<snh~r I'm v--v ~-ii- las e-ss trvsts %
hss t.tais ard trituistiaus sh.aut IlHisla. ehsr~
h was Arrr-ter. iHspri-sa-,a 4ni Ncula have hs~n
thet but tr his timrif r-csr- frau4 prt=ac. aud.
o. rvun~Hnh-r tA~ sui-tsacs. ~ PUTS e. q rs
ee~n~~ ras sii-pteisn that ~ enfsrtainssi secrvt
d.ubts 90 70 the disize eFixia and right e AZ
ri1aa slsvvrT-
Points Famous Product
Ater The ei-- u the xzr. uAsa lad -
trrnsd - cur p~acfta sEoestusns. ous - cur
us1Ehfest ard m,-s tar sisassi ygsHx ns~E. havsa<
=
af this ta~n. scttied Tepetn. zsd aftssaarsl b.
esni- q msuuh.r q tas. t4y. an1 asu arort
tsrninating a great c4rrr- q sixtsru years hsre-
What this nzti1a ard thts hes-s aa.ss - Tug b
~ Hsisis.ty iprtt.iz nv sfsaAing q a. iL4uzh-
trri SINE hitsrn yvars age k4rsas cts and
Nrmghts. sFFrcciatiuE the ts,t thst u thsy ever
hrrra u % snY gled cites thsy must have
earsyt coaasstica vita ruv~ia. hsiiit a rasir1zsi
ir9n haz<4s CITY. thruuxh Ncnnphs-. q flpslo-
baruaingt.a. fcalsan< that sta al q IL nlar-
"a a A. N "A
and psor~riy distrlute4 without aifest railroad
esun-sfson sith fuf@ia. SO T. IL thzt The road
-. huslt fsum birmingham u TuFsia-
Nr sh1iruan. duruS the ai-sassiun N TIE
river and hartpr tili ia this ho1-c rscentiy
heard - many stsfi~tis - the trunsge q the
sartnrs citifs that we're s-sing appropriations IA
tat ail that Z stimulated 70 inriirs into
tne t1nnagr % f-V~ia. 4nd | auf that during lat
fear sh~tr atout tosa.ofo tons q freight
r-s---i thruuxh rupsIa. u oniy the other div
yan s4s N grrat h-adiin.s in al q nes.-
rarsrs that the >oufh-rn Railroad had par, hsssi
the Mobile ard ohio Railrrsd. running frrm 81
Lsgis u Natile. through Tupeio.
lhr president % the Ssuthern rad Ia
" Washington NV ssys Later. snd I met him 80
hlm g1thrrrd N. rea-na far this purchAs~ u
S.s that the Saafh.rn ssstrun bad Already sh-1ut
= - miles q railro4d. Nhich bad cust them hun
drt 4 u miilions " dnlizr-. they flund this
great sy-teu after all this expenditure. prartical-
II usrieSs 70 thrui. t%csu-- they hzd ~ direct
cuunsstiun or terminal faciiiiiss az Tup-i1. Ihey
AirlaHfN sr~uf ulauN WllllI - mafr flT miles
y raiirpad that ~culd t4ks thsni into Tupsio
and give thsnn god terminal facilities there-
tcrrat lauxhterl
Nany u yuu svnil~nsn have never hen 70 Tus
rsio- hape nane q yuu sutrrtain sny idea -
dsir< Nithsut going thsrr s,inuld hate - have
r said II any usrui,er q fhis Carsfrs<-far all
q shom I have saeh sindiy FEELING that they
ID MT sspire . vi=it Tupsia h.flr- they died
hsuzhfsrt ! exiend ysa all an invitafien -
eou,s- anil Pssnsi-e ysu rrysi ~elcens- Come
With me to College Iiii same evening aid see one
q cur ruPsia saH--t. CLaa<htsrl
Retains Her Original Moon
Come and So u our Saurhern. -ilv-rv. tn
psia mo.nsi thins Il i the only riare in the
~ hal h~tor- the MAR. u-anghterl have
ofisn be~n A-Ssf about the axe q Tupelo con
- have not besn ahi- n Eet the exact figures
frnm the last census. Tie ttbuiafing MACHINE.
d nat sem % have been able To xnrk il oct
yet. Int can sHN. Mr. Chairman that hv SUI.
nrientlF extending the corpcrate limits 81 cur
than the city Il Lanti.ln- IasghferY The truth
i that aur ansis about rup-io have ben - vala-
ahl- 81 agricultural rurrsscs that we have MT
ytehied ffsn up tcr building 4 eifv a, rarsdiy q.
ne shauld have aone- eIaughtsrl
l esn ay. Mr.. Chairman. that while iher-
larger plaees taan Tupsio. ! is MT think there
i anF ether place just rxsetly iise It.
Tupeio VERY ae4riy. IL not exactly. in the
center q the world The horiEnn about the
same dlstaace IN even directicn- uauEttrri.
The sun. Nhsn doing business rr-iar srhsdule.
comes right over the town. and Sometimes gives
bot time in the old town y = graf
place tr the investment q capital Whsre il will
be welcomed ard protected. Come early. gentle
men. and avoid the rush.
rhi- Mr. Chairman. 3 A proposition 70 80
tahli-h there a hsh hatchery. We have the dial
piaes fur nsh hatchery WAY sir. nsh will
travel overland Or miles u gst in the vater
have AZ rupeln- Thousands and millions of IN
horn ash are rhmorinx to this Couxress toby
for an opportunity ta b. hat-hef az the Tuuslo
hatchery loud lauxhtsr.l
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