The leader., 1905-10-28
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The Governments weekly crop re-
port for this State follows.
Rain was quite general over the
State and was heavy to excessive in the
eastern and southern counties. The
following are among the eheaviestweelS-
ly rainfalls reported: Kosciusko, 3.55
inches; jackson, 3.02, and VicksbErg,
3.S0 Over the whole portion Of the
State cotton has been somewhat i'm
jured by heavy rains, and picking has
been much retarded. The frost did no
material damage, except in three or
four northwestern counties, where
some young cotton was frost bitten.
In lOWlands bolls continue to open
slowly, but over the eastern and south
ern portions OF the State bOlls are prae-
ticalIy all open and picking is well adj
yanced, being about completed in some
southern counties Worms continue
their ravages in the western counties,
and there are scattered reports of bolls
rotting. There will be no top crop,
and there has been no improvement in
the yield outlook.
Gathering corn is generally making
satisfactory progress, and in some lo-
calitieS the crop Ihas been housed.
Fhe gathering of minor crops has COM
menced, and good yields are generally
indicated. Potatoes are making fine
yield. Pastures and fall gardens con-
tinue in good condition.
Travelling Sergeant Dodds placed in
the penitentiary last week abatch of the
youngest convicts ever received at that
institution at one time One of them
is Gus Stack, white boy eighteen
years OF age, who was sent up from
Tippah county for twelve years for
arson and robbery. Stack has been
married two years Another of the new
arrivals is Will Gray, colored, seven
teen years of age, and who has been
married a year. He is also from Tippah
county, and was sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for bigamy. He leaves two
wives and one baby. The third is Will
Jones, colored, from Marshall county.
Will was sent up for burglary, and
though only twenty-one years of age,
this is his second term in the peniten-
tiary.
J. G. Hammond, an old Confederate
cavalryman, writes to the Secretary of
State from the Indian Territory, where
he has been living since his removal
from the vicinity of Winona, in this
State, narrating the circumstances un-
der which he had a very fine horse shot
from under him in Bolivar county DUR
ing the war between the States, and
telling of how the State of Mississippi
paid him $500 for the animal How
ever payment was made in Confederate
and State money, and he never realized
anything on the promises to pay. He
is now old and feeble and makes pa
thetic appeal to the legislature of the
State of Mississippi to reimburse him
Ior the loss of his horse.
DIR. r. A. McCallum, a practicing
physician of Bobo, died at his home
Oct. 10. DIR. McCallum had been
resident of Dobo only a few months,
but had endeared himself to the people
of the community by his many kindly
acts and skill as physician. He was
native @Mississippian, son of the late
Rev. Angus McCallum, one of the early
pioneer ministers of the southern part,
of the State He leaves wife and sew
eral children, all of whom have reached
the age of maturity. He was So years
of age, member of the Methodist
Church, and useful citizen in all the
walks of life.
A carload of Italians reached Rose
dale last week and will make their
homes on the plantation of Hon. Chas.
Scott, who expects to work his planta-
tion entirely with Italian labor next
year. Mr.. Scott spent some time in
Italy during the past summer and made
study of labor conditions in that coun-
try and personally selected this colony.
In recent letter he expresses the
opinion that Delta planters can get all
the labor they need from Italy.
Chancellor Fulton gives official notice
that the University of Mississippi will
open its next session on the first day of
November, and requests all who pro-
pose to enter to be on hand that day at
8 o'clock, SO that there may be no delay
and no confusion in any department.
The Chancellor states that because of
the delay in opening the usual vacations
will be shortened, and that it will not
be necessary to extend the term more
than one week next June.
Gov Vardaman has pardoned w M.
Walters, a young man of high social
connection who was sent to the peniten-
tiary from Meridian, having been con-
victed on the charge of forgery He
was a victim of the opium and morphine
habit, but is said to have been cured
while in the penitentiary, as those
drugs cannot be procured by prisoners.
It is stated that the Illinois Central
is seriously considering the proposition
to build direct line from jackson to
Corinth, so as to get into the Alabama
coal fields with the shortest possible
delay.
The Railroad Commission has de-
clined to interfere with its former order
fixing a 4-cent per 100-pound rate on
the Fernwood and Gulf and the
Natchez, Columbia and Mobile road.
The first day of the McComb City
Fair registered an attendance of over
five thousand. A number of prominent
speakers were present and addressed
those in attendance.
The fall term of the Federal Court,
due to convene at jackson Nov. I, has
been pretermitted.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee, president of
the Board of Trustees of the DEPART
nent of Archives and History. has is
sued the call for the annual meeting of
the board for Thursday, Nov. 2, at 10
am, at jackson in the rooms of the
department. The annual report of
Director Rowland will be submitted,
which will give a detailed account of
the work Of the department for tEe
fiscal year 1905. TIE report of the Di-
rector will show that the developments
and growth Of the historical work of
the State has proceeded along practical,
well defined lines, in a most satisfactory
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