The leader., 1903-09-23
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS
SHORT AND PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS OF
GENERAL INTEREST.
The News Of The State in General Boil
ed Down and Put Into a
Few Lines.


liver the opening address at the
Starkville Fair.
Ellisville gins are severely taxed
to handle the unprecedented large
amount of cotton.
''Dooley" now writes for the
Magnolia Gazette. He is a new
Dooley from Darben.
The Kings Daughters are at the
head of the movement to pass a
child's labor law at the next legis-
lature.
The alumni Of the State Univer-
sity will hold their annual banquet
in the new Edwards House at
jackson, some time next month.
Mrs. James Wilson, of Hous-
ton, Texas, is in Biloxi. She is
in search of Mrs. Joseph Vest,
her sister, whom she has failed to
hear from for five years.
The Deaf and Dumb Institute
will open on Oct. s. The Insti-
tute for the Blind will open on
Sept. %. Both institutions will
open with a large attendance.
G. w. Parker, former street
commissioner of Jackson, sustain
ed stroke of PARALYSIS on We'd
nesday and died that night, leav-
ing wife and four children.
Bob Anderson, who shot and
killed Port Palm, another negro,
last November, was convicted OF
manslaughter in the Yazoo circuit
court and given sentence of fiji
teen years.
Tuesday evening a wind and
rain storm did considerable dam
age in Summit. The Sentinel had
its fue blown down and the light
ming burned out all the electric
wires in the Officer
Revs. Frank M. Keen and J. I.
Leggett. who had wandered off to
distant states in the prosecution
of their sacred calling, have re-
Gently been returned to the Mis-
sissippi Conference.
The county Boards continue to
send in the pension lists to the
Auditor, and the increase that
was indicated in the first rolls sent
in is being maintained, and in
some instances increased.
John Rollerson, young white
man, was cowhided by a mother
whose child he criminally assaulted
at Vicksburg. Robertson denied
the charge; but was bound over
by the mayor to await the grand
jury, in the sum of 81 900.
The Secretary of State continues
to receive large number of ap-
plications for jobs in the new cap
itol, but as yet he has made no APP
pointments to positions there, as
the matter has not been decided
on yet, and under the present law
he has only the employment OF
four porters.
Thirteen prisoners were taken
| from Pike county to the peniten-
tiary on the 18th. Two were
white men, two negro women,
and the rest negro men. This is
the largest batch of prisoners sent
| in from any county in some time.
Among the number was Jep Sim
mons, white man, who will serve
five years for robbing negro boy
of So near Osyka some time ago.
A special from Yazoo City says
that the grand jury, which is in
session in that city, has voted not
to bring any indictments in con-
nection with the killing of Tom
Kelly and Doyle Dorsey in that
city some months ago. A number
of witnesses were examined by the
jury, and it was decided that the
ends of Justice would best be sub
served by bringing in no indict-
ments.
Secretary of State Power is still
trying to find out who was Lomi-
mated to Fill the various county
Iofices in this State, and is send
/ ing out another letter to the
circuit clerks to send him in the
names of the nominees. Getting
the names of the nominees in adj
vance of the regular November
ELECTION will expedite the. work
Of getting out the commissions,
which is a big job, there being
several thousand to make out.
James H. Germany, white, was
ahot and killed by Will Williams,
la worthless negro, at Centreville.
Williams had been enticing labor
/ from the Robinson Mercantile
Company, a firm which employed
Germany, and when the latter
made inquiries regarding the mat
ter, he was answered with pis-
| tol. Three successive shots were
rapidly fred by the negro. Pur-
suit Of the murderer then began
land soon he was riddled with bull
lets. Germany leaves a large
family.