The progress., 1904-06-11

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largely toward the enjoyment Of our
sta, III the west"
| The many readers Of The Progress
Will note in this issue the advertisement
of the FAIR View Restaurant, J, Gam bic
johnson proprietor Gamble has one
Of the neatest ice cream parlors IN the
| city with separate apartments for white
and colored. HI is located on Railroad
avenue, about two blocks from the de-
pot, Gamble is well known and liked
by all, and his success in this venture
is an assured thing.
An exchange views the following in
the proper light when 1t says: Don't
ask the editor to write up every evil
work and reduce every EVIL in a town
or community. but when convinced
that such duties are in order, write an
article TO the paper yourself and sign
your name to the article to secure pub
lica,ion. The man who is too big
coward TO thus express an opinion is
he very fellow who will stand on the
corner and talk loudly about The
cowardice of the editor"
Arthur Salcher (colored) was befure
Mayor Weed Tuesday night charged
with disturbing the peace and using
obscene language III public. Arthur
claims the. reason Of his rash act was
because he was hungry and wanted his
wife 10 90 home and cook him some
thing to rellnquish his hungry feeling.
HIS wife WAS working Ut the time and
could not leave. tins vexed Arthur To
such an extent that he could not Keep
his angry words in, but poured them
out in public. Arthur says that the
next Time anything turns out wrong he
Will stay III home and curse the house,
but will be careful to see that no Que is
around.
On Thursday II f. Russell, the real
estate agent, leased the Ocean Springs
Hotel to Mrs B. f. White, for the sum
mer season, who has already taken
charge. Mrs. White needs no introduc-
ton from us, rs she has been connected
with The Shanahan House Tor many
wears. She is lady thoroughly famil-
lar with all The business pertaining to
hotel and will undoubtedly do sue
cessful business. Mrs. White thinks
as we do, that the exodus from the
Crescent City will be Il record breaker
uf he season she has already received.
numerous inquiries from prospective
visitors.
News was received here Monday of
the death of Dave Carver, Il former
citizen of this city but was at the
time of his death at jackson. Miss.
Mr. Carver was born and raised to man
hood at Bay ST. Louis, moving with his
| family To this city sixteen years ago,
where every since he has made his
home, until last year he went TO Jackson.
AT the time of his demise he was sixty.
tieh ht years of age. Mr.. Carver was u
gentleman loved by all who knew hi m
aud The entire community join AS IN
offering our heartfelt sympathy to the
bereavcd family. lie leaves wife,
three daugh ers and three sons, all liv
lug IN tins city except one son who lives
at West Pascagoila He also leaves
many relatives at Bay st. Louis to
mourn his death.
Beginning this evening The double
daily coast Train service will be inagu
rated, TO the pleasure of the coast peo-
pie. The first train. which is the fast
limited, IN charge of conductor Jhu-
son, fiagman Thomas and engineer Jeif
Holloway will leave the Crescent CHI,
at 3:25 p. m. arriving here at G;05; re
turning IN the mornings at 6:l0. arriv-
ing in the city at $50. The scc"Hd
train. which will do local work. stop
ping at all flag stations. will be IN charge
of conductor Moblev. flaRman Cooley
and engineer Pat Mcdonald, and will
leave New Orleans at 4;50 p. N. arriv
ing here at 500; returning every morn
ing except Monday at 7:l5; arriving in
New Orleans at 1925. On Mondays
this tram will leave at 4:i7Na. M. ar
irving in the City at 1885. This service
is duly appreciated by the city people
as well as the coast people, who are de-
lighted with this schedule.
The Jackson Correspondence to the
Times Democrat says:-June 6 is the
day prescribed by law for the regula
semi-annual distribution of the CON
mon school fund. The distribution
win be made by the Auditor on stats
ties furnished by the Superintendent Of
Education. The Auditor will issue his
warrants on the Treasurer, payable la
The various counties. pro rata. accord
ing to the number of educable children
in each. The total amount to be dis
.ributed this year will be Si16.000.
There will not be more than one-third
of this amount in the treasury on Ju re q
The warrants sent out by the order vii
come back to the treasury through the
banks, and will not reach the treasury
before the latter part Of June or first OF
July. The new bond sale will be madr
on July 2. and this half million of dol
lars will be in the treasury shortly after
that date, so that there will be but
little delay in cashing the school war
rants. When the school warrants are
all paid, however, there will be bni
little more than $500. 900 in The treasury.
and this amount will grow gradual,
Jess until the fall taxes begin TO come in.
On the first of November the Audir'r |
will have 10 make the pension disIribu |
lion Of sz5ooco