Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-29
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

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Greater interest - beng manifested
this year IN th- fcrshccminx series %
farmers Institutes than ever before n
the histovy q the state. rruf J. c
Harry. % the Nississippf A 4 W Col
lege. = being literally 6eluxet with
pesttiurs frur1 farmers Who desire IN
srituSes held n their respective i1raii-
ties. and fhe effort viii Be made 20
hoid a session st every point IN the
commonwealth where Il ~ desired
The agricultural classes % the STATE
are awakening 20 q rssffxsrio1 % the
Importance of these Institutes. and
they are uzarffesrfnz q keen interest
tn the methods % modern farming
urged ~ skilled axrfculfurists. Much
81 this ts arxsiY esre to the tart that
the farmers realfrr that the oii meth
ods cannot a~ corrfrresf IN use. espec-
i,iiv ~ vf~~ ~ ne srp7ftfv f-rr-a~f1r
rosr11 rru,iurttrn % recent years. In
hor srarrftv and kfadref tr0ubies
They arr also being hruu<ht 20 q real
szafiou q TIRE fact thst crups other
than cotton csn os raised In Niszss
siprt. and are anxious 70 learn the
methods f-- their cultivation she snit
hess 1t7rte-f fer certain c'sss@s %
verstabfe r-rvrk- etc. Prof. Hertv ex
pets 20 receive substantial help st ne
Institute srsSiors This year frr-r the
government Department of AxrSruf
TIVE. sx z~-eral velfkrovu experts
Viii ~ ~ TIRE STATE rrpkfn- sffer the
wurs cr the ternrnstr,rior farms dur
irr the swimmer. snt rhev vii -
pressed t--c zervte@ whenever r~sSt
~ delivering Iecrurss % timely .op
/ rs AZ the Institute ses~foos
The members % the Cnitef DaHxh
'srs - re rcrferieracr n Mississippi
are 1akfrg god p-nx-~ss With thefr
s-r-t - raise fznfs fur t1e r-frpps. %
nufffrg eni ecui1pfu< new cnrraxps
n Eesurofr TIRE soldiers horrs q, the
xuIf eras-. ani wfshf1 th@ rext Few
u-nrrh< thew exrs~e 20 have The IA
rilitie< GO TIE lnstfturSca greatly n
creased TN@ rruf~sferzrs Veterans
ard the Sous % Veterans a-e giving
s-rsFisrr at IN TIRE vork srd Although
-h@ rar1paixr w1s larrrhef onlv a
few r-nrfhs since a good sired suu
hzs af-usfr heen raised peauwrFr -
row fr->,t 20 ne limit % yrs ~,peri-v
and the board - directors has n large
number ~ arrli~artors On Sc from N
fixznr s1f houetess sx-Confs,f~rafes
who desire TO secure admission xhs~h
car --fy Be given as the oft -1l,fi~r~
PASS ,wFy and make room for ether
ro-r7fes
Ths following notice - rorrtv 81
l neriutsr1en+s vas iszTed srurs the no
| -srsrers of Ef-rsfic-- To sha cofn-
~ sup~rfnt-rAents- an anxious tc
rfzre sae F-stirufirrs OF n nuprh hixh
er 7f7rs ths1 ever before have
called The cprtFIrr0rs 20 meet st TIE
/ Agricultural COLLEGE on Iulv ] for two
weeks. ard ! am ANXIOUS IN have pr@s
@ur AZ many of the cou1rV superfrren
te1fs rs pnssihie have rsmesi Iuiv
: ant zs Conference Havs. ard I
uuu7d nk4 20 have the COUNTY s1fp@rin-
| reuHerfs present On those tsrx II noe
4 f'rr the fEff time The ore parpf-yfng
| prohFen on hard "a work sD- teachers
7 heed vn1Tr presence ant counsel and
7 hope yon vii he present
Pruf = r Dohvns. secretary OF the
eoua mission cf tire leaf and tunh IN
stirEte has paid f1ro tie general fErd
a. sh- sraasurw- fruns rhe sale ~ lands
h@iauEfz< 10 thfs f1stfruts- the xTIn ~
/ $50 7fs - This leaves a balance of
/ oniv go $50 81 vhIeh IS secured BY
nutsz bearing : ger cent. interest WITH
vendors fen on certain lots AT
persons Who ws-e successfli bifiers
sr rse rresur suetfon sale have closed
their deafs WITH the State. The CON
| -zfsSs0r required thar cue-thirt of ,ha
pu-rhase prize 0n all lots BE- paid in
rz<h Tha rev deaf arF surTh inStf
-Fre buiEsftng in the western subHrhs
l. nrsrtfcsliy completed and the OF
GERS Of tke INSTITUTION viii move into
it on the 18th Of Jrly-
/ Director Rowland. 90 the Depart
nenr oe Archives and History. has sr
ranged with Cornelius Haukfn< a vel
known Nashville artist. 70 paint oil
portraits II the first stare housa b1fi-
IN Jackson ard the Old state h1use AZ
the head Of Capitol street teserre,f by
the STATE government two years ago
These porrrafrs will be placed by u
rector Rowland in the Hall of Fame
The threestory structure used rs the
first state house in Jackson passed. ont
os existence many years ago. ard Is
not a memory even among the oEdss,
Inhabitants. hHr forrunstsIv photo
graph Is m existence. ard this will b.
Hss,f b. she artist. Nr Hankfrs = .
naffvs Nissfssfppssr ard has p~orni<-.i
60 10 the work complimentary 10 the
STATE
A charter has been granted % the
lake Providence q Ys-oo Rsifrosft
Company. authorizing Il 70 construct
railroad beginning az the town ~ Per
cv. in Washington COUNTY. running
thence southwesterfv through Wash
InSron co1nty and through the county
of Sharkey and thence through the
county Of fssaauera. 70 the town 81
Grace. and thence through rssaqusns
20 the towns Of Mayer<vi1fe and Ben
Leuou9 To point ar or near the east
arm bank Of the Niszissippi river oppo-
ute Lake Providence. La thence
snurherry 70 a point AZ or near the
\ Yazno river. with termination zt TIE
L 3ofrt where the Yaxno 4 Nissfs<fppi
Valley road crosses the y1xuo river
Pierce Noheriv the negro who KILLED
II q Jones rear Meridian. was rsc-
II AFF-f1 Ee-tF kAAHuEk-1 JILL 1L4 ALAT71
toout midnight The body vas found
sEf1gfng to the Fnb Of tree. rtdt1-f
Ef-h h1llets-
The Department % Archives and
History has received q very t1l1 anf
complete report from Judge Rooer.
Bowman OF Yazoo City Of the record
and service Of all the Confederate or.
ga1izzfions az yaxOo county TIE re
port s one Of the fullest and most az.
curzte which has been sent 70 the de-
rartuent since this work was com
neneed IN Mississippi and shows IN
i f1lI detail tke number Of companies
L raised IN the county with rosters %
officers and enlisted men with hfsror-
teal sketches Of each company. and
/ hixrOrtcz1 data of each soldier