The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-06
The comparative statements from the
various companies are as follows:
Total. .s342, ,s9l s343, PIP

The fire insurance business also shows
a falling off for the first six months of
the year, the premium receipts for the
semi-annual period last year being $780,
297. against SSl4,673 for the same
period this year, a decrease of S44,-
624.
Jackson is getting real anxious to
know what has become OF the St. Paul
syndicate that came down last spring
and purchased several thousand acres
of land to the north of the city and an
nounced that they were going to build
a railroad up the valley of the Pearl
and establish near jackson a woodwork
ing plant the like of which the South
has never seen. The lands were pur-
chased with the understanding that
the owners could continue to occupy
them for three months, by which time
work was to begin. Nothing has been
heard of the enterprise in long time,
and Jackson is beginning to wonder
what is the matter. The lands went
for good prices and the sellers have no
protests to make, even should the rail-
road and the factories never be estab-
lished, but they are curious, just the
same, to know what has become of tho
venture.
The State prison population has lost
twenty-one during the past month. At
the close of business for the month of
August there were 1,132 convicts on
the rolls. During the month of Sep.
tember 81 were discharged as having
served out their time, one was pardoned,
/ died and escaped. To Offset the dis.
,1, thn,,o ov~o Ilu hor
OF new arrivls, but during the past
month there has not been one, the
travelling sergeant being barred in
every direction by quarantines, and be-
ing unable to travel about to the courts,
even should any have been held. How
ever, there have been three accessions
to the prison ranks, as three escapes
have been captured and returned.
Quite collection of old papers per-
tanning to the Civil War and the arm
les which were located in and around
Columbus during the war were found
recently a few miles from Columbus.
The papers were discovered in hollow
tree situated on the bank of the Tom
bigbee river, and they appear to be
part of the record of the orders sent to
the different commanders of Confeder-
ate forces in that vicinity While the
leaves are somewhat yellow with age,
they are capable of being Identified as
genuine and prove themselves to be
quite valuable.
The preliminary work OF making q
survey of the Tombigbee river with o
view to ascertaining the probable cost
of dams, locks, ETC., to make the stream
navigable the year round, will be be-
gun at an early date. The necessary
appropriation for this work was made
at the last session of congress and the
work was to have been finished this
summer, but on account Of quarantine
restrictions 4 delay was caused in the
effectuation Of the plans.
M. M. Ray, one Of the best citizens
OF Pamela county, was thrown from his
buggy and instantly killed near Cren-
shaw last week. He was 80 years old.
The Clay and Oktibbeha County
Medical Association met in Starkville
last week. The discussions were prin-
cipally confined to yellow fever and ma
laria.
The Masons Of Starkville have de-
cided to erect q SIG, 600 four-story build
ing. The third story will be used as q
lodge room and the balance Of the
building will be divided into offices anj4
store rooms for rent. The Masons al
ready own one Of the finest business
houses in Starkville, with lodgeroOm
handsomely furnished and equipped on
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