The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-23
LOCAL.
Wanted-A good Milliner.

III OVSuhAN DiNCo ~
2t. Guntown, Miss.
Are your eyes weak and infiamed?
have them examined at the Tupelo
Optical Parlors free.
Wanted-Corn in large quantities by
JOHN GoDsEY,
Il 1'upelo, Miss.
Tupelo Optical Parlor, eyes tested and
glasses made while You wait. Jour
dams Jewelry Store.
For Rent.-Rooms over our store
suitable for millinery or offices.
COCHRAN Bros,
Guntown, Miss.
A complete line OF toilet articles for
sale at the Elite Barber Shop. White
BARRIERS only. employed. A trial will
make You our constant customer.
j. f. Compton, Proprietor.
LUST-One French briar pipe in
leather case, somewhere on the road be-
tween TupeIo and Eugene Curtis place.
A reward Of one dollar will be paid #
the finder will leave the pipe and ease
at The Tnpelo Journal office when the
reward will be paid.
Tupelo can now boast of an Optica
parlor second to o in the South
When you can have your ewes tested
and properly fitted with spectacles or
eve glasses, DR.. Melton the proprietor,
has a set of testing instruments and
invites alb to come and see him.
Our old friend Harkey Dabbs, OF
Shannon, was in the. city tuesday,
making arrangements to vote in the
August primary election. He is now
engaged in esthetic work Of lecturing
to ii large class of select pupils on the
ethics OF modern politics, which is both,
a pleasant and profitable pastime.
Mr. b. A. Curry. of Nettleton, today
announces his candidacy for Supervisor
of the fifth district of Lee county. Mr..
Curry is at present Justice of the Peace
in which position he has filed to the
satisfaction of the people. He is "A man
of good capacities and fully knows the
people and their wants. Ii elected he
Will serve them to the best of his ability.
Will James who was implicated in
the robbery OF the merchants warehouse
during the past fall and who ran away
when the robberies were discovered,
was arrested in Memphis and brought,
back Tuesday night by Marshal Robe TT
son who went overfor him. On Wednes-
day morning James was given a hear
ing befor Mayor Anderson.
We to day the name OF Mr.
Achilles NJ Rogers, as a candidtte fer'
constable OF the 4th district. Mr.. Rog-
ers is a young gentlemen OF high
character and possesses all the qualifi.
cations BETTING the position which he
seeks. He is a mar of firmness and
integrity and wide spread popularity,
II elected he will serve the people faith
fully and make them an admirable
officer.
The Sheriffs office is daily crowded
with anxious tax payers who are bent
on preserving their privilege of voting
in the first primary under the new law.
This is election year and there will be
candidates galore in the field All of
them think they will have IL few votes
to spare; bnt they keep up A steady lick
at getting their friends to pay their
taxes and register, so as to make GER
tail. of it. (
Mr.. j. II. Stanley, of the Auburn
neighborhood today Gun his
mans as a candidate for Justice OF. the
Peace of the 3rd. district of Lee county.
Mr.. Stanley is a nan OF many hne quail
ties and has many friends who would
be glad to see him elected He has great
energy and capacity for the place that
he seeks. If he should be elected he
will exert these high qualifications
in the discharge of the delicate duties
of the position which he desires to fiji.
Mr.. W. S. Johnson, OF Verona, was in
the city Tuesday looking after his cot
ton Of which he still holds six hundred
bales which classes above middiing and
on which he can realize six dollars per
bale profit. Mr.. johnson is a full heavy
weight in all things IA well as in stat
ure. He is Il wide awake business man
and a liberal and public spirited citi-
zen. He aud his fine young sons do a
business in merchandise and con :
tribute largely to the welfare of their
village a nd surrounding country. Sue
cess to them.
We acknowledge receipt of following
subscriptions to the journal: A. l.. Bur
dine, Aettleton; B. Y. Shumpert, Verona;
j. W. Bowlin, Hickory Flat; w. H. Sim
mons, Baldwin; Bee GhoIston, Bald
wyn; W. NJ. BurIinc, Mia.na. Fla. d. H.
Clark. Verona; Harry Walker.
Verona; Yrs. Emma Mccullough, SAITH
10; George Riley, J. w. Suggs, Berwyn,
Ind. Ter; E. R. Boyd, pontotoc; j. L.
Williams, Ehesterville. Norbin Stone,
Tupelo. R. F. Robertson. Tupelo; Robt.
Gambrell, Gnntown; b. f. Barton,
Texas.