The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-17

sippi Cat their last meetira y Aisls.
SOM touching the resol + !, Jack
Trustee Belk has been widely d,sa
by the press and the people n s,ssasss
ly the college element. This l rssa,aa
rebuked in no unmistakable ts sOiu'on
Greek letter societies of the NM. us Tie
and Is as follows; 'e'sl'y
whereas, 1t has been cbaru,
certain evil tendencies have s su nat
veloped by the Greek letter frats ssa %
of the university, as they are !. 4's'es
ent conducted, hostile to the bost |, ptes
ests of the institution as AZ Iu!e'
ton OF learning, and DESTRUCTIVE Aa
that esprit de corps ESSENTIAL II ~
velopment of great uniyersItr ~ y
which should always exist am ~, aaa
the student body as whole; ans
Whereas, 1t is the purpose !, (.
board to entirely abolish all such ~ !
cieties OF the university, if the avn. y
ence of the next session ana rs'r
shall show no improvement Of oo.,
tions charged; therefore s
Resolved, That no new m.,,
shall be added to such Greek letta.
cieties in the University Of Mississ,ss,
during the remainder of the ses. ,sy'
Of 1902 and 1903" '''0p
Much is being said for the fra,o,..
ties and much against them. but |,
generally conceded by the tbougbt,a,
observant men of Mississippi that i,
course OF the "Frats" in recent ye.,.
has been detrimental to the best ~.
ests of our great university.
Will Lanier's recapture took nlae.
last Monday night in the CrnAt
Springs neighborhood, about thirtss, 1
miles from Aberdeen, where the she,ia
and his deputies, acting upon sec,s
information, surrounded him in NJ
house of his friends. Lanier tried 4
escape through a cellar, but was III,
covered, and when he found that n
was trapped surrendered latter his il.
customed and approved manner" Ia.
nier's escapes and captures grow ma
notonous and the public eagerly
awaits the action of the court An
appeal has been taken to the Supreme
Court, but Judge Sykes decision will
doubtless be confirmed in time for The
murderer of "the Battle boys toll
executed January rs, and thus end
one of the most unusual criminal ca
reers in the State of Mississippi.
1t is interesting to learn that some
one we know down here in Missis
sippi has at least distant kinship
with the fabulous fortunes created BY
striking oil at Beaumont. Hence VI
chronicle the fact that to Mrs. Annil
Somerville French (born CraddocE)
a daughter of Mr.. Jack Craddock d
Lowndes county, belongs the title I
the greater part Of the now farnOu
Beaumont oil fields, valued at $780,
100000. Mrs. French is now RES
dent of England and the property b
came hers through her first husband
Albert Somerville, then of Galvestor
Tex. Her suit is said to involve som
Of the most intricate questions OF la
ever raised in Texas court. She "a
able counsel, and we wish her all q
success for which she hopes.
/ The State Historical Society is no
in regular annual session in Jackso
with Gen. Stephen D. Lee presidin
This society has done and is DON
great things for Mississippi, and
should have the cordial interest aI
active support of every man and VOL
an in the State who is interested
4 the history of our people, past al
future. Some Of the papers prepar
for this meeting are very nne' va
culture, deep research, extensive
quaintance with the history OF
State from its infancy and palrio'
love for all that belongs to her'
combined in some of the papers, 9
ing them unusual interest.
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Complaints as to the unequal PRIV
paid for cotton seed by the dihefe
mills are very general throughout
State. 1t is stated by those VINO nm
that some mills pay $14 per ton WI
others pay as much as $40 ~
prices prevail in North Misslssl !,
while none of the mills in SCUM ~
sissippi will pay more than 20
; ton. Such inequality in the prize
any product is remarkable as wen
unusual.
Among recent municipal happeall
of Importance in the State one e, q : !
cial interest is the action OIL inc :
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