The progress., 1904-01-30

after business matters. MI. Porter, 1
wlll be rrtnvn'bered, sIisnt seyera
weeks here last year.
Now she following pr ,blem has sue
ceedrd Aun's age rs u topic of interrs
among the III o'cu.: "How much wnot
would ! woodchnck Hchuck II wood
chuck would chuck wnody'
Grace E. BulIHs, Osteopalllic phys
cian. graduate under a. Il. Still. Found
~ of Science. will be al Mrs. !. T.
Balls every Monday and Thursda,
from IL 10 3p. m. Call aud see hei.
There will be u meeting OF the u. D.
G. Monday al 300 D. NJ. AT HE residence
OF Mrs. I. w. Grayson All members
are requested 10 attend. The president
| Mrs. A. jackson, expects 10 be present.
The mail service out of New Orleans
has been pretty poor this week on ac-
Count OF the damaged railroad bridge al
Pearl river Everything Is running IN
good shape now, the damage having
been repaired.
Among the arrivals from the north
the past week was Miss Anna Kiltridee,
Of Madison. Wis. Miss Kiltrdge spent
several months in Ocean Springs last
year and made many friends who cor
daily welcome her return. She is stop
ping al the shannahan House.
Quite number of land seekers are
visiting Ocean Springs these days, and
population will largely incseasc BY he
settlement Of much of our vacant land
by truck farmers. The tide is lust sell
ing in, They are not going west now,
but south
The second entertainment of Hen
Erickson and isosani at Firrmen's Hall
las Sa' urday night was not a sutce s
from financiai poInt of view. The
performers gave first class show bu,
the audience was small, SO the public
school for whose benefit The entertain.
ment vas given, did not realize cent.
Conductor VIM. johnson has decided
10 make ocean Springs his permanent
hume. Las, week he purchased the
Wing property from A. G. Tcbo. This
splendid place is located on Washing
ton avenue near the beach and has IL
frontage of five hundred feet. 1t is one
of The most desirable properties IN town.
W. A. Worth, of Chicago who
bought the DR.. Todd farm east of town.
is here for few days Mr.. Worth is
forming land company for he pur-
pose of elling NJ the couutr, between
Tins city and Fi, Bayou. The land will
be sold in small tracts to truck growers
and others who viii engage in lruit and
pecan raising.
Mrs. NJ. e. Cnrlis. of Madison, WIS,
is AT the Ocean Springs Hotel for her
usnal winter sujourn. With the eXcep-
tion or last year. when she visited
Europe, Mrs. Curtis has been II regu-
lar visitar 10 Ocean Springs FOR several
wears past, ard is always cordially wei.
med by a host Of friends Oh her ar
rival in our midst.
AS Will be noticed by legal advnr-
''se nen now running in this paper |
Col. Newcomb Clark has been appoint
d administrator OF the estate of the |
late Col. a ID. Sheldon. The selection
is no doubt in keeping with Col. Shell |
d ms wish. for Col Clark was intimate
iA ass ,cialed with Mr. Sheldon in the
conuuct or hIs affairs for sometime
PRIOR TO the laaer's death and rs
posted in all It's details. His
selection is n-psi fi,ii.A-
J. A WHY will please accept our
were lefi at our Office last Saturday
with his compliments. AIR. Why is
,ne of the ring leaders of party oi
ab ,ut Il half Il dozen gentlemen who
have been making some great catches
lf nsh vii hin he last ten davs. Their
catch CONSISTS mostly of red fish and
trout, and in four times out they have
landed something over four hundred
ish. Considering the weather and the
bait they had this rs remarkably good
record and stamps the geni1 meh of the
na. " as anglers OF no mean ability.
A brrt B Alexander, the Chicago gen
lrnan VINO last year bought u tract OF
and jusi east of town. near the Bertuc-
,ini place, is making extensive improve
nelis on the property. He has plowed
ID quite piece of land and will set out
iecan and fruit trees at once. He will
tlso errct a small house and such out
buildings as are needed. Mr.. Alexander
loas not intend to remain here pcrma-
lentiy. AT least not this year AS he has
lucrative government position which
le is not ready to give up, but he IN
ends 10 start his farm now SO that il
will be maturing and growing in value.
When he comes south to live he will
nave his farm ON "a paying basis.
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