The Tupelo journal., 1905-08-18
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS;


The governments weekly cvop bull
ietin follows: "The mean tempera-
ture for the week vas slightly above
normal. Frequent showers generally
occurred over the central and south
ern counties. while only light rainfall
was reported from the northern Il
ties. Rainfall for the week in excess
of n inch was reported as follows:
Greenville, 1.58 inches. Greenwood,
2.26; Vicksburg, 1.62; Waynesboro,
2.96. Excepting too much rain In
some eastern and central counties, the
weather was quite favorable for crops.
Cultivation is nearing completion, and
in a good many localities it has been
necessary to lay by some lowland
fields in a somewhat grassy condi-
ton. On the whole cotton continues
to improve slowly; plants are gener-
ally making a good growth n in a
number of important cotton growing
counties fruitage is satisfactory, but
much early cotton is large, with rela'
lively small amount of fruit: bolls are
beginning to open south. Young cot.
ton is doing fairly well over the great
er portion of the State, but generally
continues small and late. Rust and
shedding are serious only in the east
ern counties, where boil worms are
also doing some damage; there has
been less complaint of injury from
blight. Old corr has about matured
and fodder pulling is in progress.
Vo,,nr o0pn Sc u,ritn orOuoicino pN1G
are making a splendid growth. Sugar
cane and sweet potatoes are doing
finely. Haying continues with good
yields. Pasturage is excellent. The
planting of turnips and fall gardens
has commenced"
Except in instances where shotgun
guarantees, established by small com.
munities, will prevent the instructors
from following the routes originally
planned, there will be no abandonment
of the series of farmers institutes be.
ing conducted by the members of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan
ical College faculty. Although the
State Board of Health has advised
that all public gatherings be suspend.
ed pending developments in the fever
situation, these meetings of farmers
are purely local in character, bringing
together persons who have not been
exposed to infection, and therefore nc
risks are incurred. Advices received
at the office of the Department of Ed.
ucation state that thus far there has
been no annulment of the series OF
teachers Institutes planned for the
~ox +",~ - Lno ryao1o TFhD in Gfi
tutes thus far held have been we'll at
tended by the teachers.
News comes of a disastrous water.
spout in the Fannin neighborhood OF
Rankin county, which played havoc
with crops and drowned fully 100 head
of live stock. The waterspout broke
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon, and
within a few minutes thereafter Pear
river rose eighteen inches. Several
farms we're inundated, the crops being
completely destroyed, and all the work
animals, especially in the lowlands
lei the river, were drowned. Several
white persons and a large number OF
negroes narrowly escaped being
drowned.
A farmers institute, conducted by
Messrs. ]. w. Hamilton and j.. I. Long.
est, was held at Carthage last week.
The attendance was much better than
at previous Institutes and much inter.
est was manifested by the farmers
Such questions as preparation of soil,
cultivation, drainage, rotation of crops
value Of restorative plants, ETC., were
discussed, and much good will result
therefrom. Plenty of dinner served
on the grounds for all, and everybody
had a pleasant time.
The Mobile. Jackson & Kansas City
Railroad will not take an appeal to
the United States Supreme Court
from the decision of the Mississippi
Supreme Court in the celebrated Pom
totoc injunction case. This conclu
sion means that the Pontotoc depot
will be located on the site named by
the Railroad Commission, and with
out further controversy.
Gov. Vardaman has granted a par
don to Walter Bailey, a white man
serving a tw~enty-year sentence from
Jefferson county for manslaughter. He
was sent up three years ago.
Reports received at the Office Of
State Insurance Commissioner Cole
show that the fire insurance compan
les operating in the State have recent
ly adopted rate reductions in quite q
number of towns in the State, and it is
understood that other reductions arc
slated for the near future. These re
auctions are due to the inspections
being made by special agents of the
various companies, and finally agreed
upon by all the insurance organiza
tions operating in the State.
The Mississippi Text Book Commits
sion met at Okolona to consider the
quarantine situation as affecting the
establishment of local agencies for the
distribution of the recently adopted
text books. An order was placed mod
flying the requirements for the estab
lishment of the agencies until the
quarantine situation has improved.
A genuine cloudburst visited Can
ton one day last week. Six inches o.
rain fell in an hour. All low places in
the town were overlooked, water run
ming into several of the stores.
Advices from over the State are ia
the effect that the Boards of Super
visors of the seventy-six counties are