The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-09-16
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

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State will not be entirely free of yellow
fever before the middle of November,
and, in the second place, the new date
(22d TO 30th) includes Thanksgiving
Day, and it is proposed to r4ake that
the biggest day of the eXposib IN. The
plan is to arrange football and other
games between the big colleges of the
State; to have extra bands of music,
speaking, racing, etc, and because OF
the increased attendance those sports
will bring to offer purses of 800 each
to more than one of the orphanages OF
the State. The prospect for the big
fair was brighter. The business
men of Jackson, nearly all OF whom are
stockholders in the association, are a
unit in favor of making this the big
gest and best show of the OF
the State of Mississippi that was ever
gotten together by any n community.
The success of the carnival last fall has
encouraged extra efforts, and all the
money that may be necessary will be
put up promptly.
Some time ago the Mississippi Rail-
road Commission passed an order re.
quiring the Alabama and Vicksburg
Railroad and the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad Companies to
put in effect and operation a joint tariff
on all interchange business. All
freights under that order that originat-
ed on the New Orleans and Northeast
ern and ending on the Alabama and
Vicksburg, or vice versa, were to be
hauled as if the road was one continu-
Gus line. The order was to become
effective Sept. 10, but the roads men,
toned were given permission to elect
which OF the chargeS-ofthe Alabama and
Vicksburg or of the New Orleans and
Notwithstanding would operate un-
der. But the two railroads have an en-
tirely different idea about that business,
and do not propose to obey the order Of
the commission at all, as is evidenced
by an injunction from Federal Judge
Niles, which was served on President
McNair of the commission.
F. w. Fatheree, secretary OF the
Gulf Coast Lumber Company and a
member of the firm of Gary-Fatheree
Lumber Company, shot and killed j. L.
Evans on the log road Of the company
1T Lyman, Miss, in a dispute as to the
value of an OK which had been killed
by the company's engine and belong
ing to NJ. Evans. Fatheree's pre-
liminary hearing will occur before
Kelly at Gulfport on Sept. 20,
it being impossible to have the investi-
cation at present on account OF the
Quarantine.
Gov. Vardaman has appointed DR.. H.
II IIcu1@- IS Tol-o, p,arnIar
of the State Board of Health from the
Congressional District, to sue"
coed DR.. j. II. Rhodes, deceased. The
appointment is one that will give very
general satisfaction, especially among
those persons who have the pleasure of
the acquaintance of the appOintee. He
is considered one of the most successful
and practitioners in the city
Of Jackson.
TIL appeal in the case of Writ Adams,
State revenue agent, vs.. the Jackson
Electric Railroad and Power Company,
the decision of the Board of
supervisors of Kinds county. which de-
clined to assess the company for $780,
300 worth of back tax assessments, has
been filed with the circuit clerk and
will be- heard on its merits at the next
term. The revenue agent claims that
the company is liable for the taxes and
the company denies this.
Charleston's Mayor recently sprung
a surprise upon the tiger element there
abouts. He convened a court of in
1uiry," as authorized under Section
LOG, Laws of 1900, and as a result of
several days sitting rounded up in
1ictlnentS against several of the ven
lOrs of cheap whisky.
Following the example of the State
institutions of Mississippi, the Missis-
Synodical COllege,at Holly Springs
has postponed its opening to Oct. 4.
The supervisors of Sunfower county
to continue the contract system
IF working public roads, which has
prevailed for five years, and goes back
20 the old system of road commission
erS and O~verseerS.
President Kincannon of the Indus
trial Institute and College at Columbus
has issued a statement to the effect hat
he opening of the institution has been
until Oct. 3.
President Murrah of Millsaps Col
Iege has given put the following: "The
State Board of Health having ordered
hat no boarding schools open in Mis-
,issippi before the 1st of October, Mill
;aps College opening is therefore post
ooned from Sept. 20 to Oct. T."
The Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad Company has filed with the
Secretary of State a mortgage agree
nent with the American Car and Foun-
Company of Memphis for 1888 .572,
which is to cover the purchase of 500
cars, which are to be delivered at
,nce, or just as SOC as possible. That
means that the NJ, J.. and K. G. will
be ready for business.
The bar of Tunica county is in re-
,eipt of a letter from Judge Sam G..
Cook stating that the September term
the Tunica County Circuit Court
viii be p~retermitted, but that a term
If this court will be held some time dur
ng the fall months. at a date to be yet
determined. The Judges action liz
mis- matter was on account of yellow
ever conditions and guarantees.
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