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The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
February Meeting, 1861
AN

TO Regulate the Keeping OF Hogs
Within the Corporate Limits Of the
City Of TupeIo.
Section. /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen, That
within the following limits, or terri
tory enclosed by the following limits,
no hogs shall be kept, viz:
Beginning at a point where the
north line of Section 80, Township
9, Range 6, intersects the eastern
boundary line of the corporation, and
run thence west to the southwest cor
ner of block Is, according to the sur
vey of Weatherford and H~illebrand,
being n of the Park Lake blocks,
and run thence north to the north line
of the corporate limits; thence west
to a point where Church street, If ex-
tended north would intersect the
north boundary line of the corpora
ton; thence south to the southeast
corner of lot No. l, according to the
Weatherford and Hillebrand map. be-
ing a two acre lot now owned by Mrs.
Lizzie Jordan; thence west to Madi-
son street; thence south with Madison
street to Blair street, which is a closed
street and shown on the J. III. Allen
survey of the City of Tupelo and on
the map of Weatherford and Hille-
brand; thence west with the said Blair
street to the west boundary line of
the corporation; thence south to Main
street; thence east with Main street
to the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad; thence in a ~southeasterly
direction with said railroad to where
the same would intersect Madison
street if said street was extended
south; thence south to south bound
airy line of the corporation; thence
east with said south boundary line to
where the same intersects the last
line Of Section 81, Township 9, Range
6; thence with said east line of said
Section to the southwest corner of a
block of land containing thirty-six and
one-fourth (36A) acres, formerly be-
longing to j. w. Hoyle, and shown
on said Weatherford and Hillebrand
map as belonging to him, and thence
east to east boundary line of the cor
poration, and thence north with said
east boundary line to beginning point.
Sec. 2. That any person violating
this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine of not less than $500, nor more
han $4,000, or not more than thirty
days III prison, or both such fine and
Imprisonment, at the discretion of the
Mayor.
Sec. 8. That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the first day of April next.
The above ordinance was adopted
by a yea and nay vote, there being
a quorum present and all voting for it,
it having been first read over and on
sidered section by section, and voted
one section at a time.
w. d. ANDERSON,
Mayor of the City of Tupelo.
r. d. PORTER, City Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
LETTUCE.
An Easily Grown Plant for which
There In Nearly Always Il
Ready Market.

Lettuce is considered a cool weather
in the spring and autumn. 1t easily
succumbs to frost and cold, if previCfis-
ly. grown in a warm temperature, Tut
stands severe weather, if gradually
hardened to it. Some gardeners put
in their seed in September, and winter
the plants outdoors either entirely I'M
protected or with only a slight covering
of sea grass or straw. Under most
favorable conditions the seed sprouts
within three or -four days, but 1t may
sometimes be greatly delayed. When
the weather is dry and cold, seed plant
ed in September may not sprout until
the following spring.
Large quantities of lettuce are on
from the Carolinas and Florida. The
southern crop is usually seeded in
the open and ready for shipment late
in December and early January, while
the late crop is planted in beds and
covered with cloth.
The lettuce is usually set l2x14
inches apart in beds. Some growers
prefer 12x12 inches. while still others
with the larger headed varieties set in
16x1G inches. The size of the lettuce
beds range from 20x105 feet to 20x1SO
feet. Post. 2x2 inches and 2 feet long
are driven about 1 foot in the ground,
20 which a 12-inch Dashboard is
nailed. Stakes are set S feet apart. A
central stake 9 feet above the ground
is set opposite and a bow strip is
nailed from side to side to cove over
the ton of this stake. The bows are
2 inches wide, 81 feet long and made
out of h-inch stuff. This II
easily, making an incline from he
center of the side. Cotton cloth is
used for covering. Strips are sewed to-
gether SO as to cover the entire bed.
1t is placed on a frame and run up
on either side to the center, where 1t IS
tied and held in place.
Some prefer a soft, delicate flavor,
butter variety, using for serving on
the table with dressing. Others are
more accustomed to the hard texture
Of the crisp sorts, while still others
think there is nothing superior to the
coarse, sweet leaves of the Cos lettuces.
Usually a change from one to the other
is agreeable to most persons. IN
some markets the light green types
are demanded and there is little il
for the brown, colored sorts. The east
ern markets. during the winter months,
demand head lettuce. while in the west
the more easily grown punching sorts
of the Grand Rapids type are the kinds
most used for forcing.-Orange judd
Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
THE RICE INDUSTRY.
Poor Prices Have Made the Rice
Growers, Like Cotton Raisers,
More Conservative.

The slow movement and compare
lively poor prices encountered for the
last rice crop will result in a smaller
acreage this year, according to Louis
lana reports. Generally in that state
blowing is we'll under way during the
month of January, but this year farm
ers proved slow to begin operations.
This acreage reduction determination
of planters is being fostered by the at
titude of many mills throughout the
south which heretofore advanced as
high as So per bag on rice, but are now
cutting down the maximum to 81 per
bag. 1t was predicted last year that
low prices for rice would drive some
planters to raise cotton. However, the
great slump in cotton prices since last
fall will hardly encourage any general
move in this direction.
The rice situation is somewhat anal
ogous to that of cotton. Although the
rice industry of the south Atlantic
states is hardly holding its own, the
crop of late years has developed to a
staple in southern Louisiana n Texas.
Call it overproduction or what you
will, the fact seems to be that as with
cotton the rice supply has proved bur-
densome to work off at prices s~atisfac-
tory to producers. 1t is estimated in
trade circles that the rice yield for
1904 left a surplus of about 1900, 900
sacks. The crop for 19O4-5 aggregated
$500, 900 sacks, compared with an esti-
mate Of 5,35O,0O0 sacks or 49,. 000, 900
pounds for the preceding year. Thus
the supply of rice has apparently ruled
ample to the point of surfeitage.
Some light has been thrown on the
situation of late. owing to a bigger
export demand. If this continues the
market may be rounded into good
shape during the present year..
Another feature which ought to
serve as a hopeful sign for producers
Of rice in the United States is the
larger inquiry for low grades of that
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Attractive and Fruitful

There are a good many reasons why
a farm should be made as attractive as
possible. One of the best is nat IL
makes farm work more pleasant n
relieves the baroness and monotony
that often make farm life tedious.
Another reason is that it pays in dol
lars and cents. The orchard and the
garden should be as fruitful n
profitable as the fields and the pas
lures. They should be as zealously
planned and looked after. The sur
roundings of the house and the barns
may be materially beautified, n
health and comfort added by the prop
er planting of ornamental and shade
trees.
The farm garden that is well stocked
with berries. bushes and vines, with
roses and all sorts of small fruits, is
a thing of beauty and a source OF
pleasure and profit. The orchard filled
with fruit trees and the lawn bOrdered
with shade and ornamental trees,
shrubs, etc. mark the home of the
wise, wide-awake. progressive farmer.
The Apple Specialist.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
AN ORDINANCE
TO Prohibit and punish NuIsaness

~ abo 1879 fs1'Sctt~Gc
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen, That
any person who shall maintain. or per-
NIT a nuisance on his OIL hey premi-
ses, or premises under his or her con-
troll, or shall conduct or permit to be
conducted, such premises in a n
so as to %endanger the public health. on
conviction shall be fined by the Mayor
not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000, or imprisoned not more than
80 days, or shall be punished by both
such fine I'M Imprisonment, in the
discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 2. That for reasons satisfac-
tory to the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men. this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
The above ordinance, before its
passage, was read over and voted on
section by section. a yea and nay vote
being taken, was unanimously adopted
at a regular adjourned meeting held
at the Mayors Office at Z o'clock pm.
January 6, 1906.
w. ID. ANDERSON,
Mayor of the City of Tupelo.
r. d. PORTER, City Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17

crop to feed to stock. 1t is claimed
that during the current winter vast
quantities Of red, stack-burnt and
seedy rice have beer ground and mixed
with other grades as q stock feed.
Texas particularly is a foremost factor
in thus encouraging the outlet for rice.
Local authorities claim that at a con-
sentative estimate 100000 bags, or
nearly 10 per cent. of the last rice crop.
will be consumed by stock. At New
Orleans rice bran sells at $12 to $14
per ton; rice polish $3.50 to $22.-Or-
ange Judd Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Enormously Assessed.

Over 1000 citizens of Union
county are earnestly endeavoring to
show Hon. Writ Adams, the back
tax assessor, how he has enormously
assessed them, and quite a number
are succeeding. Mr.. Clifton, of
Jackson, is representing Mr.. Adams
in the adjustment.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Negroes to Aid in Reforms.

Negroes of Jackson have organ
lied a colored citizens reform league
and have pledged themselves to CO.
operate with the officials in the sup
preston of lawlessness in that city.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Urging Patrons to Attend.

In compliance with Superintend-
ent Whitfield's request the county
superintendent of education are
nov sending circular letters to the
teachers and school patrons and
trustees in their respective counties,
urging them to be present and par
ticipate in the meetings OF the coun-
ty teachers associations.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
RoSedale Wants Light.

The city council of Rosedale at
its meeting last week appointed a
committee to get prices on an cleo
trio light plant, same to be run in
connection with the waterworks and
to be owned and operated by the
city. A few years ago an electric
light plant was put in at that place
by a company, but the service was
not satisfactory to the town and was
discontinued.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
New Jail for Union County.

The Board of Supervisors for
Union county last week let the con-
tract for a new jail, the contract
price being $11,994. There were
several bids ranging from these low
est figures to $13,917.59. The con-
.struction is to commence by the
18th of April and to be finished by
the 18th of September next.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Sullivan Gets a New Trial.

"Wild Bill" Sullivan, sentenced to
life for murder, has been granted a
new trial by the Supreme Court of
the State.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Sheriff Stops a Riot.

The threatened race riot at Sena-
tobia a few days since was quelled
by the timely arrival of the sheriff
on the scene. Only a few bad ne
groes were thoroughly thrashed and
one shot.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Out Of the Usual.

Two negroes deliberately commit
ted suicide in Vicksburg last week
by drowning themselves in the Mis-
sissippi river, something most un-
usual for the members of that race
to do.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Reward 10 Offered.

The governor last week issued his
proclamation offering a reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff of the guilty party who
shot Miss Ida May Harrell near
Martinsville n night about three
weeks ago.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
After Hattiesburg Property.

A suit was filed at Hattiesburg
last week by the heirs of William NJ.
Evans to recover real estate in that
city valued at $750,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Federal Building at Natchez.

Postmaster Walworth, of Match
ez, has received a letter from Wash
ington stating that the contract for
the Federal building which is to be
erected in that city has been award
ed to the Mankin Construction
Company of Richmond, Va, their
bid being $34,164. This company
is to furnish all labor and material
and complete the building by De-
cember 80 of this year.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Big Charter Approved.

The largest corporate charter that
has been submitted to the governor
for some time was approved and
filed for record with the secretary
of State last week. The corpora
ton is the Durant-Lexington Elec-
trio Railway, capitalized at $780,
600 and organized for the purpose
of building an electric railroad from
Durant to Lexington, both points
being in Holmes county. The in
corporators are Chester Jones, Tru-
man Jones and ". o. Glines. The
domicile is at Durant. Construc-
ton of the road will be commenced
within thirty DAYS.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
New Courthouse.

Contracts were awarded last week
by the boards of supervisors of Pa
nola and Lefore counties for the
erection of new courthouses.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
Had the Limit Put to Him.

Officers Of Rosedale rounded up
an obscene picture man in that city
last week, Selling his machines and
filming him the limit Of the law.
His machines were of the nickel-in-
the-slot order, showing in moving
pictures the scantily clad forms of
beautiful white women, and when
the seizure was made a crowd Of ne
gro men were eagerly paying their
nickels to view the show. There
was no mob violence, but the law
vas enforced to the fullest extent.
The pictures were calculated to
arouse the passions of the blacks,
and had the officers not put a stop
to it and settled the matter be-
fore it was generally known on
the streets there is no telling what
the outcome would have been.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17
Damaging Evidence Secured.

Evidence of the most damaging
character is said to have been Sc
cured last week against the white
cap organization in Franklin coun-
tv.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17

Greenville will keep clean, if pos
sible, and in pursuance Of this deter
mination the second steam laundry is
under construction. That splendid
delta city will make an aggressive
campaign this year for factories, and
hopes to eclipse the excellent record
OF last year.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17

The Columbus Progressive Union,
an industrial organization that brought
TO the city something like $1,000 0
worth of factories last year. is to be
revived and an effort made to do
equally as much during the present
year. Columbus made an excellent
record last year and is becoming one
of the most prominent manufacturing
cities of the State. There is still plenty
of work for an active industrial or
g%anization to do. and the city should
o let the Progressive Union die by
any can Z
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17

The writer has been in communica-
ton with an agency that proposes to
furnish any quantity of Italian labor
to farmers who desire them. While
it is still a matter of conjecture as to
the success of this labor, some of
those who have tried them find it sat
%isfactory. Parties desiring Italians
will be furnished with the address of
this agency upon application, and as
sistance given in every way possible,
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-17

Track laying on the M, ]. & K. C.
railroad has been resumed since the
bad weather of February, and is now
down to Dewey, south of Houston. 1t
is not thought that trains will be run
through from Mobile to Middleton be-
fore September or October.
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on quietly In Lee lines Tor evacuation,
and this was to be accomplished be-
fore the hour fixed for assault.
In the death Of General A. p Hill,
corps commander, the south lost one
of it's most fiery leaders. 1t was he Of
whom Stonewall Jackson spoke in his
deliriouS moments on his deathbed,
when he said, "a. P. Hill, prepare for
actiOnw
Hill was the last Of the prominent
leaders Of the southern army to fall,
and his death was tragic. He had been
in Petersburg during the LIST of April,
while Sheridan was fighting Pickett at
Five Forks, and on the morning Of the
I'd had gone, in obedience to orders
from Lee, to prepare his troops to re-
enforce Pickett. Hill's troops, consist
ing Of the divisions of General Henry
Heth, General G. M. Wilcox and Gen
eral William Malone, were occupying
intrenchmentS on Lees right in front
of the positions held by the Federal
corps under Wright and Humphreys.
When these commanders made their
attack on the morning of the I'd they
broke through the Confederate lines
completely, and those Confederates
who were on their left, or the Peters
burg side of the break, were compelled
to flee back toward the Appomattox
and make detour to join their fellows
on the right of the break. Wright and
Humphreys pushed on so rapidly that
the Federal and Confederate troops
were at times on the same line in al
ternate spaces.
After fighting desperately to prevent
the Federal army from breaking
through the works Hill saw that fur
Their resistance would be useless and
decided to concentrate his brigades and
divisions into a shorter line. With Lee
he stood upon a lofty ridge south Of
the city and, pointing to the field in
front covered with struggling soldiers,
said he would go and join one of the
divisions still intact some distance
away. Lee tried to dissuade him and,
pointing to the troops in the fields
through which Hill was to pass, said,
''Those are our enemies" In spite of
Lees warning Hill set out on horse
back entirely alone. On the way he
saw half dozen Federal soldiers par
TALLY secreted in a shallow ravine He
boldly demanded their surrender, and
they apparently yielded; but, being
alone, he did not attempt to disarm
them. They marched by his side or be-
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passed the Confederate defenses there
were two strong Confederate works
Forts Gregg and Whitworth. Fort
Gregg had garrison Of 200 men and
mounted two guns; Fort Whitworth
had brigade and three guns.
When Ord and Wright formed their
new lines the Federal division of Gen
eral Foster Of Gibbons Twenty-fourth
corps was in frontsof Gregg and Whit
worth and, advancing under severe
fire, found wide ditch obstructing the
way and batteries cannonading the
whole field. A division of supports
came up. and two brigades assaulted
Fort Gregg and one Fort WhitwOrth
yielded, and Whitworth was then
abandoned.
The COnfederates were now complete
~ separated. one column being on The
South Side railroad confronting Sheri
Can anG Humphreys. who lad svepi
westward along the track from Peters
burg. ana the other being in the con
tracted lines at Petersburg AMI alon
the james river toward Richmond
Lee was at Petersburg. 1t was past
noon Oh Sunday. April 2. The fall oil
Forts Whitworth and Gregg and the
failure to diSlOdge General Parke's
Ninth corps east of the city decided
the fate of that place, and Lee ordered
preparations to be made for abandon
ment that night.
Sheridan was pressing on to get his
force Of cavalry and infantry, the Fifth
corps being still under his command
between Lee and Danville, the natural
course for him to retreat. At Peters
burg the Federal commanders remain
ed alert for every opportunity to strike
a telling blow. The pickets kept press
ing up to the opposing lines, but at nc
point in the old works could a weak
place be found,
In some places the Federal and Con-
federate works were within sixty rods
of each other, but Lees barriers were
massive and could not be battered
down by artillery.
The Confederates gave good ac-
count of themselves in defending their
''last ditch" The Federal intrench-
ments extended from the Appomattox
river below the town to the river above,
and General Grant ordered a heavy
bombardment to be begun at o'clock
on the morning Of the Sd. This was to
be followed by a grand assault at 6
o'clock. But preparatians were going
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hind him quietly for some distance, and
then two or three of them suddenly
drew their muskets and shot him dead.
This is the story as given in the most
authentic Confederate accounts. It
conflicts with the Federal narratives.
Lee, anxiously watching the course
Of his favorite general, witnessed the
tragedy. He Immediately ordered a
brigade Of the troops nearest him to
charge through the advancing line Of
enemies to the spot where Hill lay and
recover the body 1t was done. There
seemed poetic justice in the fate OF
Hill. Never having tasted the bitter
ness Of direct defeat upon the field of
battle, he was spared the humiliation
of the fall Of Richmond and the still
greater one of Appomattox, a week
later.
The successes Of Wright and Hum
phreys in carrying the Confederate in
trenchments south of Petersburg COM
pleted the work of the siege, which had
been kept up nearly ten months. 1t is
true that Petersburg was not surround
ed but it's southern exits were cut off.
1t could communicate with Richmond
but Richmond was invested north and
east, and the play of twenty miles be-
tween the two places and a single out
let to the westward from a point be-
tween the two was all that remained
now to the army with Lee, the chief re-
lance of the Confederacy.
The losses in the siege have never
been separately computed. The lines
under Grants control extended from
Petersburg to Richmond, and two ar
mics operated upon them, the armies
of the Potomac and Of the James. Each
of these armies REINFORCED the other
in the different battles, and their losses
figure together in the reports. The fight
ing at Petersburg began June 9, 1864,
when the troops of the Army Of the
James attempted to seize the place in
advance of the arrival of Lees army.
From the 18th of June to the close of
the actual fighting in the trenches on
April 2, 1865, there had been constant
collisions along the lines, collisions va
rying from picket volleys to actual bat
ties. The Confederates had acted on
the defensive with the exception of the
assault at Fort Stedman March %,
1865, and the attempts made at various
times to drive off the forces Grant
placed in observation along the Weldon
road during the summer and fall of
1864. The siege was one Of the most re-
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ELECTION NOTICE.

within the space in which the name
is printed. If he wishes to vote for a
person for certain office whose name
is not on the ballot, he must write
the name in the blink space under
the printed name of the candidate for
the Office. The ballot should not be
marked in any other manner. If the
ballot be spoiled, it must be returned
to the ballot clerk, who must issue
another in it's stead, but not more
than three in all to any one voter.
Five minutes time is allowed in booth
to mark ballot. Unofficial ballots or
memorandum to assist the voter in
marking his ballot can be taken into
the booth, and may be used to copy
from. The ballot must not be shown
so that any person can see how it has
been marked by the voter. After it is
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marked, it should be folded so thar
the inside cannot be seen, but so thai
the printed Endorsements and sigma
lures of the ballot clerks on the out
side may be seen. Then the voter
should pass out of the booth or CON-
partment, give his name to the in
spector in charge of the ballot box,
hand him his ballot to be placed in
the box, and pass out of the voting
place. A voter who declares to the
presiding officer that he is unable to
read, or that by reason of physical
disability he is unable to mark his
ballot, can have assistance of one or
two election officers in marking the
same, to be chosen by the voter; and
if he declares that he is totally blind,
he may be assisted by any person
chosed by him from among the legal