Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-05-02

JOHN 5. WILLIAMS,
Washington, D. c., March 7, 1902.
We are authorized TO announce HON
CHAS. f. HOOKER, of Kinds, as a can
didate for Congress from this, the Eight
District, subj ct to the action of the Dem
ocratic primaries
The Herald j. authorized to announce
Honorable PAT HENRY, of Warren
county, as candidate for Congress from
the Eighth District. subject to the action
of the Democratic primaries.
For Tax Assessor and Collector.
The Herald is authorized TO announce
f. P. SWAIN as u candidate for City Tan
Assessor and Collector, TO NIL term made
vacant by death Of A. VI. Holmes, subject
to action of Democratic party.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Warming up
Beautiful May.
May day picnies.
River is falling rapidly,
Schools close on the %
City election on the 18th.
Yazoo tity's Improvements are adding
much to the eity's general appearance
There will be full vote on the 10, and
some are going to be fan before they vote
Coldbrook, is the uame of new post
office established in the southwest part
of the county. Mr. h. Il. Taylor is post
master
Oh, yes, those maps of Yazoo county.
They can be secured through the Herald
for 1910, or 1915 fog a map and a years
subscription to 80. paper.
Three members Of the Boston Ideal OPP
era Co., which played two weeks ago in
YGzoo City, have Ihe smallpox III Vicks-
burg, the disease having developed Fri
day.
The HattiesLmg Progress says that
Hon. John S. Williams seems to have the
''go' in the eighth congressional district,
Judging from the tone of the press The
Progress is correct
Mr.. Ed. Montgomery brought to the
Herald Tuesday evening white owl that
was shot and wounded at Satartia that
morning by Mr. Erma Hart. The left
wing Of the bird was broker.
Rev. Joe Ramsay, the blind preacher,
will deliver an address in the Methodist
church on Monday night, May 70. in the
interest of the Epwolth League. Every
one cordially invited to be present.
Yazoo City Lodge Of Odd Fellows cele-
brated Thursday night the S3rd anniver-
sary of the Order. After the routine bu
siness of the Lodge had been transacted,
refreshments were served and a delightful
hour passed by the members.
The Herald understands that several of /
our citizens have made from $1,000 to |
$4,000 and 500, 900 this season on cotton
deals The market has been going sky /
ward for several weeks, and the dealers .
in Yazoo City are generally on the "bulP'
side.
Our farmers en- beat the beef trust if
they will raise their own beef. They can
beat the hog trust by raising hogs They
can beat the corn trust by raising corn.
In fact they can beat any kind of trust on
food studs by raising them at home. Be
sellers and not buyers.
The Rookary announces in today's Her
aid a remarkable array OF Bargains Tor
next Monday and Tuesday. Articles
worth IS. 20 and - cents will be sold at
the low price Of 9 cents. Read over the
list MS published and see if there are not
a number of Things you need.
The Herald is indebted to DR.. Prentiss
s Tate for an invitation to attend the
graduating exercises of Marion Sims
Beaumont college of Medicine. st. Louis,
which begun last night. Dr. Tate is
son of our worthy citizens, Mr.. aud Nae.
Robt. Tate. of Fordyke.
Rev. W. X. Cooper. pastor OF Center
Ridge Baptist Church. will preach mis-
sionary sermon next SUNDAY at that place.
Dinner will be on the ground, and all who :
can behave themselves with any degree
IF complaceney, ore respectfully invited
o attend. After dinner the ordnance Of
BAPTISM will be administered.
.
In speaking Of the subscriptions 20 pur-
.base Beauvoir for "A Soldiers Home, the
Harion-L Ledger says "the largest eoutIi-
,uti,n TO the fund was made by Mr.. Har