The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-27
NEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITOL
HONTESEEKERS TO TOUR TEE
STATE SOON.
LARGE OFFICE BUILDING
Large Office Building Towering Six
Stories High Will be Erected at
An Early Date. The Delta Land
Company Will Pay Back Tax.

llno1S (entral, mas uOIlled IL. ~.
Blakeslecs secretary OF the Greater
Mississippi Association, of the tin
erary OF the special excursion Of north
e1n real estate agents and home seek
crs, through Mississippi.
Mr.. Merry gives the following az
the itenerary of the party in Missis-
sippi:
Arrive in Memphis Nov. is, 80
p. m.; leave at / p. m.
Arrive at Greenwood, Miss, Nov.
l6, 5: 80 p. M, leave Nov. II a. III.
Arrive Yazoo City, Nov. II, 9:3s
a. H.; leave 80 a. m
Arrive Moorehead Nov. IL, $50 a.
a.; Nov. II, 10 a. III.
Arrive Clarksdale, - noon; leave
! p. m.
Arrive Grecnvila Nov. II, p. IA;
leave midnight.
Arrive Clarksdale Nov. IS, 12;j5
p. M; leave a. m.
Arrive Vicksburg Nov Is, u 80 p.
A.. leave Nov. 10, l p. m.
Arrive Baton Rouge Nov 10, p. "a.
leave Nov. 20, 1880 a. m.
Arrive New Orleans Nov %, l p.
A.. leave Nov. q, Z 80 p. m.
Arrive McComb City Nov. n,
noon; leave Nov. 81, 3 p. m.
Arrive jackson Nov u, 6 30 p. m;
leave Nov. p, p. m.
Arrive Grenada Nov. 20, 6 30 p. IA;
!eave 8 p. IN.
Arrive Water Valley Nov. %, Z 80
a. NJ; leave Nov %, .. a. M
Doe Dickson, prosperous
young farmer, who some months ago
married Miss Walthall, OF this city,
arrived in the city from his home in
5he Forest Hill neighborhood for the
purpose Of getting some trace Of his
wife. Dickson alleges that married
sister Of his wife came to the city
and going ont to his farm while he
was IN the field persuaded her TO gs
20 Meridian. Dickson says that he did
not discover The absence of his wife
antil after dark, when he came to the
aouse from the field and it was some
lime after thai before he learned
where she had gone. lie used the wires
freely In an effort TO locate his wife,
Dut has not succeeded in doing SO. He
/ believes that she is in Meridian with
ler married sister
! The officers Of the Merchants
Bank have announced that the CON
tract for erecting their six-story Office
and bank building on the corner of
! Capitol and State streets had been
let to Mr.. f. J. McGraw for the SUM
IF $46,S4A. There were four bidders
Cor the job, Messrs. MeGraw and Ne
Gee, Of Jackson; Herbs, OF Birming-
ham,and j. T. Barnes. of Greenville.
The site on which This building is
| TO be located cost the bank $25, 600.
There will be fifty Offices in the new
building. The first floor is to be oc-
supied by the bank. Handsome new
fixtures will be put in and the bank
will be one of the handsomest in the
South. The contractor has six months
in which TO finish the building.
7. c. Blakeslee, of New Albany, has
in his possession an interesting old
| document in the shape Of an old bill
that was introduced in the Territorial
Legislature Of Mississippi, on May
| II, 1902 1t is entitled Gan act Con-
corning EstIays'' The bill is we'll
preserved and bears the signature of
Felix Huges, Secretary Of the Council
and is marked "Read First Time.
There is nothing about the ancient old
bill to indicate that it ever passed.
The matter of locating the orphan
age home Of the Methodist church
which up to the time it was burned
was domiciled at Water Valley. has
been referred back to the board of d.
rectors of the home, and they will take
final action on the matter at their
next meeting, which will be Thursday,
the 3rd of November, at Water Valley
where the inmates of the home are
temporarily quartered.
Tt is learned that the Delta Pine
Land Company, against which suit
was entered some days ago by the
State Revenue Agent for back taxes
on solvent credits, will not likely
contest the case III court. It is said
that the Company is preparing to
make settlement with the Revenue
Agent.
The drought in Jackson and vi
cinity is getting serious. The diaries
Of the city announce that the price
of milk and butter and other city
| products will be raised on account
of it.