The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-20
LOCAL..

Billiards. so and Is cents per pair.
The prices for "Old Arkansaw' Feb.
Oath, will be rs. so and rs.
You are sure Of a good laugh if you see
"Old Arkansaw" at the opera house Feb.
54th.
Rev. J. W. johnson will preach at
Yves tmoreland Baptist church nextMon-
day and Tuesday.
If you don't want to laugh stay away
from "Old Arkansaw," at the opera house
Feb. "a.
We acknowledge receipt of a years
subscription from DR.. W. b. Phillips,
the popular and g~entlemanly physician
OF Sherman.
Red and white Onion sets at
lowest prices.
FRANCIS & WOOD.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
repeat their fine dinner at the Go urt
House next Monday, when court meets
again, Price 20 cents. Every body
invited.
Call to see US before you plant
your gnadens.
FRANCIS & WOOD.
The management of the opera house
has an iron-clad contract that all of the
scenery of the "Old Arkansaw" company
will be used when they appear here Feb
ruary oath.
A complete line of toilet articles for
aoln - <hn Lu;fn pur hor Ghnn Whit
BARRIERS only. employed. A trial will
make you our constant customer.
j.. f. COMPTON, Proprietor.
A full supply of L. L. Mays
seed from St. Paul, MINI. Good
as the best.
FRANCIS & WOOD.
Wanted-An active, capable man as
manager OF district for The Fidelity
Mutual Life Insurance CO., of Philadel.
phia. Headquarters at upelo. adj
dress, +
RAGLAND & ANDERSON, MGRs.,
jackson. Miss.
We regret that in announcing thu
name of Mr.. Mr.. A. S. Sumner az n ,can.
didate for Supervisor of 9TH district
we made a glaring mistake of saying
that he WAS a, candidate from the Bro
district. Mistakes will occur in tn,
best regulated fam lilies and a newspaper
| Office. like a household. is Easy to get
topsy-turvy. Mr.. Sn'hner is a sensible
man and will not suffer by our mistake
az every body who knows him coulG
see that it was our mistake.
AIlis Reese carried a car load OF bee
cattle to st. Louis returning Tuesday
morning. On his trip into st. Louis
the train upon WHICH he was carrying
| his stock was wrecked near the city.
eight cars being ditched. Mr.. Rees,
was in the cabOOse which also left TIT
track and vas dragged some distance
before the train was stopped. He was
badly shaken up. receiving a slight cut
on the neck and badly spraining his
| hand. The escape of all the trainmer
and stocKmen from serious injuries was
a matter of wonder and the cause oil
congratulation.
We have received the notice of thu
last meeting Of the Twentieth Century
| Club at Verona and greatly regret that
the extreme length of the manuscript
precludes the possibility of IT'S publica.
ton. The Prophecy" written by one
| OF the most gifted ladies of the state il
a fine composition and would he highly
entertaining to everv body in that good.
~ village. il included in this manuscript.
1t liz full of fun, like every thing from her
pen, and WI dislike very much that it il
out OF our power to give 1t in full to
our readers.
We Announce today the name of Albert
W. Hall for :. Justice OF the Peace of the
3rd district of Lee county. Mr.. Hall is
well known to all the voters of his dis.
II let as ali honest, deserving and capable
man and many of them are ready tt at
test their regard for him every time he
becomes a candidate for office. tie is
now constable of the district by their
suffrage the duties of which he has dis
charged to the best of his ability.
Should he be elected to the position
that he now seeks he will faithfully and
efficiently discharge it's delicate duties.
Our esteem friend w. NJ. Blackwell
was in town several days the past
week with some good stock which he
was offering for sale. Mr.. Blackwell
moved the past fall TO the northern
part OF Union county where he purchas-
ed a fine farm on Tallahatchie river,
We are pleased to place his name on
our subscription list SO that he may
keep mp with his old Lee county friends
who wish him much good luck in his
new home. We regret t. lose Mr..
Blackwell and his good family as Cit
zens OF Lee county.
We announce, to dav, the name of
Hon. J. NJ .>Weaver, of Itawamba coun-
ty. az a candidate for Senator from the
3Sth, district which embraces Lee,
Itawamba, and Monroe counties. Mr..
Weaver has represented his county IN
the lower house and in doing SO earn
ed the reputation OF being a alert
faithful and conscientious servant of the
people. He ia now Superintendent of
education OF Itawamba county, q posi-
ton which requires IA high order of in
telligence and ability to successfully
fill. II he should be elected Senator he
would continue to serve the people
with the same devotion to their inter-
ests and regard for his obligations to
duty that he has shown in the past.
We are authorized to the
name of George Il. Mitchell, of Ponto-
toe. az a candidate for District Attor-
ney of the First Judicial district of the
State OF Mississippi. Mr.. Mitchell is an
Of a high order of ability and
il recognized as one of the leading prac-
ticioners in this part OF the state. He
lie a aon OF the late Hon. G. Is. Mitchell
who was so widely known as one of the
foremost c~itizens of the state, and
r,~.AV.Iw .n~ar AlxA ,annkla nj hss lie
distinguished father. He is Il native of
~..J .,,~ 1911 =, tko -. .f Dnn%o