The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-31

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was submitted to the Supreme Court
last Wednesday, We give a full out
line Of 1T. The case involves about
$4,000 worth Of delta lands, and has
besides, important bearing on certain
questions involved in the old legisla-
ton of the liquidating board.
The case is that OF Amos Woodruff
against the Yazoo G Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company, the Delta & Pine
Land Company. the Delta Development
Company and y. T. Burrows. anu the
suit is brought to subject certain lands
Of these parties to the payment Of
100000 Of levee taxes levied to Sc
cure the payment of certain bonds now
in the hands of Woodruff. Woodruff
originally sued for $4,000, but the
court held that part of the bonds were
barred by the statute of limitations.
and this second suit is brought to re-
cover for hat portion Of the bonds
lot so barred. There are several ques-
tons involved, all Of them arising out
of the complicated leyee legislation
and the sales for levee axes.
The defendants all hold title to the
lands under the old liquidating levee
commissioners. Hemingway & Gibbs.
who sold the lands under a certain
decree putting the affairs Of Levee
Board No. l into liquidation, and I'M
der certain other acts perfecting these
titles passed in 1884 and 1888. By tho
terms Of the latter acts the holders
of the lands were 10 be given perfect
titles in consideration of paying all
the taxes on the lands-that is to say
all the legally ~collectible taxes. The
taxes Of the No. l levee board, levied
TO secure the bonds held by Woodruff.
have been paid. and Woodruff
seeks to compel their payment under
( the acts of 1854 and 1883 by a bill
praying the court 20 subject the lands
in controversy to the payment OF
same. OF course. the defendants deny
that the taxeo are a legal charge on
the lands, and rely also upon the
strength of their titles under tar
sales.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the former Woodruff case. in which
the court holds that part of the Wood
run bonds are barred by the statute
Of limitation. has beer taken up to
the United States Supreme Court and
is there pending.
The taxpayers held their commercial
convention in Vicksburg last Wednes-
day, with about 200 delegates present
The delta representation was especial
ly strong, though twenty-six counties
were represented. Col. w. H. Stovall
was made chairman and Thomas Dick
son secretary. At the close of their
important deliberations on the famous
back tax question q progressive league
was organized and Offered as fol
lows: President, W, H. Stovall, Goa
homa; vice-presidents, Edwin McMor.
ris of Meridian, W. F. Parsons of
B~rookhaven, y. Goldstein of Green
vile, a. H. George OF Carrollton, John
Clarke OF Tupelo; secretary-treasurer,
Frank H. Andrews Of yicksburg. Ex-
ENAAAft 1OAAlulAlCt"lt "a lOl0p1-
burg OF Meridian, L. Foote of Canton,
d. c. Casey of Rolling Fork, ]. W.
Lambert of Natchez, E. hampton of
Columbia, ]. ". McGrath OF Meridian,
B. W. Griffith of Vicksburg. Monroe
King of Satartia, S. ]. johnson Of
Jackson.
There 70 m n N u IN fhE C-.so -oJa-
a few old friends and hundreds of the
children and grandchildren of friends
OF his younger days-who grieve at
the most sad taking hence OF that
good citizen Zone of the very few men
who had been left to teach US of the
dignity and beauty of the old regime),
Mr.. Jack Darden. whose death &C.
CURED at his home in C~entreyille a
few days ago.. II seems that the aged
gentleman, becoming i'll during the
night, arose and TOOK from the mantel
and swallowed what he thought was
p%aregoric, but which proved to be
carbolic acid. All that was possible to
medical skill and tender affection was
done for the aged sufferer, but the
shock to his system was too great. and
he expired after a weeks suffering.
Peace to his honored ashes.
The Industrial College at Columbus
will hold its seventeenth annual com-
mencenent in the college chapel May
3l-June 2, and the faculty and stu.
dents expect a great crowd of friends
at the exercises. The programme is as
follows: Annual concert Bach Socie-
ty, Saturday evening, May 81, at 8
o'clock; industrial exhibit, Saturday
afternoon, May 81. 2 to 5 o'clock; ser
mon, Sunday morning. June l, at IL
o'clock, by Rev. P. G. Sears: Y. W..
c. A. sermon, Sunday evening, June l,
at 5 o'clock, by Rev. P. G. Sears;
graduating exercises, Monday morn.
ing, June 2, at 10 o'clock; baccalau.
reate address by Hon. Z. F. Noel.
Those who know say that we have
never eXDerienced a moro iptanealv