The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

deauquafUefS MISSISSIPPI state Board
of Health, Sept. p, 1905. Ordinance
No. Whereas, Yellow fever is pre-
vailing in several towns in the State of
Mississippi, and on account of the quar-
antlne restrictions the meeting of the
Mississippi State Board of Health for
examination of applicants for license to
practice medicine in the State of Mis-
sissippi is hereby postponed to the sec
ond Tuesday in November, 18th instant.
j. F. HUNTER, NJ. D.,
J. r. TACKETT, M. D.,
Executive Committee
September %, 1905 Ordinance No.
29.-On account of yellow fever appear
ing at several new places in the State
of Mississippi, thereby causing all COM
munities to put on stricter guarantees,
and on account of the danger of infec-
ton from bringing people together from
different points in the State of Missis-
sippi and other infected States, it is
hereby ordered by the State Board of
Health of Mississippi that our ordi-
nance No. 20, of Sept. 4, be so modified
as to read as follows: No boarding
schools or colleges shall open in the
State of Mississippi before Oct. II, 1905. I"
D. r. HUNTER, secretary.
The Railroad Commission has the fol-
lowing annual reports of railroads:
Mobile and Ohio reports gross re-
ceipts of 81 ,617, 910.91; gross expenses,
Southern reports gross earnings of
1884 ,506.49; gross expenses, S149, 092.35
The Natchez and Southern Railway
Company reports gross earnings of
81, 070.0 5; gross expenses of $39, 77l.87.
The Mississippi Eastern Railroad re-
ports gross earnings of $43, 292. II, gross
expenses $24, 831.44 The Gulf and
Ship Island reports gross earnings OF
$l,877 .397. ID, gross expenditures ST.
361, 36884,
The town of Ripley is agitated on the
subject of planting shade trees, and
the ladies of the community have or
ganized club, the object of which is
to secure the planting of shade trees
and of identifying the streets.
The Illinois Central has fled with the
State Railroad Commission its latest
rate card on cotton in car lots. 1t
shows a minimum of cents for the
shortest hauls and 49, cents for 200
miles, and Is cents for over 200 miles,
The card also shows that these rates
are to apply on most of the other roads
in the State, and that Sc, 900 pounds
will be the minimum weight of cars in
stead of $4,000, as now.
1t is reported that the Illinois Cen
trail intends building another line into
/ -
that if this line materializes the next
move will be made to lay a track from
Corinth to the Tennessee river at Pitts
burg or Hamburg Landing, a route
that has often been surveyed.
JEFF Reeves was burned to death in
a fire which destroyed his fathers resi-
idence at McComb City. The body was
burned beyond recognition, the head
and arms being entirely burned off.
The flames had obtained such headway
when discovered that the rescue Of
young Reeves was impossible.
The independent telephone line own
ed by citizens of Cotton Plant and sur
rounding country is building up rapidly.
The branch to Orizaba is completed
and new branch to run down into
Union county is being built from Bluff.
The fall term of the circuit of Kinds
county has been pretermitted, and
there will be no court In jackson until
next March.
Charles L CASTOR, one of the old land
marks of the City of jackson, died last
week, aged 10 years. He had been a
confirmed invalid for mora than fiffV