Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-01-09

aim IN one large and carefully meas
ured dose that Will insure him against
ever disturbing the peace OF this great
State again His death. however. will
not give back the husband and father
to the little home in Indiana now des-
olate because the bullet OF Mlssis-
sippi hoodlum cut OF the life OF their
loved one in its prime. and while be
was peaceably engaged In the pursuit
OF his daily work II will be a glad
day for Mississippi when public senti-
ment. the law and those having in
their hands the execution of the Iaw
combine to drive from the borders Of |
the State such men as the four who |
took charge OF the Y. q VI. V. train and |
murdered this innocent man.
laxoo City Is to have a thoroughly
up-to-date postoftce building. perfectly
equipped with all modern and i'm
proved appliances for tAe convenience
ot the public and Of the employees. For
some time Uncle sam has been trying
to secure a proper building in which |
TO install the Yazoo City postofice-a
place fully up TO the needs Of the pub
lie. and In which there was room for
the continued expansion OF the busi- |
ness. His efforts we're futile. how
ever. and al last the troublesome |
question has been solved through the |
Kindness OF that real philanthropist |
and true friend Of Yaxoo City. Mrs. |
Eanrw Rfrkx .-....
handsome brick building with plate |
glass front and side and ample sky
light with regular postoree finish |
ings and furnishings throughout the |
interior. which will be leased to the |
government for a postofice. Thus |
YarOo City will surpass every town Of
her size in the State. in postal faeiIi- |
ties. and Mrs. RicAs adds another TO |
her long list OF good deeds. done that |
others might be made better and hap
pier thereby. How beautiful and how
good the world would be il all rich /
men and women were as x1se and as
kind as our own Ars. Fanny Rieks.
The Methodist ministers in confer |
snee at McComb City recently had an /
interesting discussion on the subject |
OF football teams in the Methodist col |
legss- The conference Is un4uestion-
ably opposed to the gridirou and said
so. seven to one The action Of Mill
saps In prohibiting the game was COM
mended. and Vanderbilt was sharply
criticised for allowing the matter to
absorb SO uueh OF the students. time |
and attention. and. they might have |
added. aratouy-for IL seems TO be |
Necessary part OF the programme al
every football game for some one or
more Of the boys to come up minus |
a finger or toe. teeth. hair or acres |
(more or Iessl OF euticle. OF course.
much time is lost then in necessary |
repairs.
There have been columns OF senst |
bic editorials and communications in |
the newspapers OF Southeast MissiS- |
sippi on the subject OF establishing
molasses eanneries in that section.
The Gulf 4 Ship Island road has an
nounced its interest in this excellent
scheme. and we will no longer have
columns OF talk. but acres OF cane in
stead The eanneries. instead OF being |
built on paper every week. will speed
lily find a more solid foundation on
good mother earth. and the enterpris- |
ing farmers OF Jones and Perry will
begin to change their patches into
fields wherein TO cultivate the suecu-
lent cane from which our Southern
land will draw its share OF sugar and
long sweetening."
Hon. ~ Green. attorney. has fled
with the Secretary of State a sworn
certificate giving the list Of directors
Of the New Orleans 4 Mississippi Mid
land Railroad The directors are:
Percy l. Mccoy. II. VI. Preston. W. r.
StaufTer. Gus Lehman. Jr-, J. c. Lyons.
Mareellas Green. A. NJ Nelson. c. 5.
Bobington. r. P. Duncan and Z. l. Fer
guson- The capital stock is $50 000
and the survey has been made as far
north from New Orleans as Srouti
ticello- The surveyors have gone from
Monticello TO Pontotoc and are now
engaged in a survey south. with in
struetions to complete it as rapidly
as possible.
As once il was said that all roads
lead to Rome so now it NAV be said
that all roads Elm MississippD lead
to or from Hattissbarg Scarce 4 |
month goes by without recording the
birth OF some railroa.l scheme having
Hattiesburg on its line II all or even
half Of them materialIze this pushing
little city in the turpentine district
will be like 4 hub from which the
spokes Of the wheel OF progress will
extend in all directions. We hope 10
see such a fulhIlment Of the dreams
tor. better. the plansl OF the people
OF Hattiesburg-
The board to locate the four army
posts meets January 10. and since il
IS possible that one OF the posts may
come TO Mississippi. Meridian. vicks-
burg. Jackson and Columbus are striv-
ing to impress their respective claims
TO be the only Mississippi town Of any
size that has never received any favor
from the government The Dispatch
says. Columbus has everything in
her favor. and it only requires these
facts to be set forth to impress the
! board with our advantages. IL the
post comes to Mississippi. il must come
TO Columbus"
Yazoo City celebrated the New Year
/ fittingly by impressive ceremonies at
tendant upon the reception OF the
splendid new s25.00o library building
presented TO the city by Mrs. Fanny
Rieks. as memorial TO her noble and
| lamented husband. Geb Kicks Happy
/ Iazoo City. to count AZ her own SC
wise so noble and so generous a phi
/ lanthropist as Mrs. Kicks has proved