Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-08-17
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

lot pass either body The blll. ho~
'ver. IN printed in the session arts n
SOS a. q law. and must stand as a
nv unless revoked rts purpose Is to
-unfer on puiics Justices in CITIES and
nsus operating under the code chsp.
sr on municipalities Jurisdiction over
III uiisdemeanor cases whish sre
uade punishable by the Stsfs law
m the absence af such Jurisdiction po.
Ice hIstires would have power IN try
lulv cases made punishable hg nunie.
,al statutes and nown ordinances. The
uurnals Of the two houses show thaf
his bill was never passed by either
,odv yef IN souse mysterious WV IL
vent to the sur,llinx cvmmitfees ~
,uth hc'fis<. WAS si<nsss bw the GRE
sisiinH sf'irers. ausf approved bv the
governor The spuafs iuurual shows
hat the bill was taken M In prnp~r
srvisr and considered M amend
neut was offered amt aIopted The
iuurusl ~ the senate then saws.
'Wh-reupou the btll was read q third
lime and nlared upun IN hnal pas.
ug vote~-aves ~. navs. ~ The list
" those voting ls given and verifies
he summary above cife,f
The announcements thar the Wissss
sippf Central rssd ia tn be exfend,d
westward from Brookhaveu TO Nafcr.
~ has caused n remarkable influx u
timber buyers info the section ~ eoun-
Try through which the rrad VIII prub.
lblv pass Lands which have harp-
Fafore been selling or frum 81 tn 81
Dor tcrs are now commanding SIS ~
SIS per icrp. amt several large svudi
g1fes have their representatives look
ng over the field tsr Investments. n
r. estimated that NOT less than twenty
million dnllars have been invested in
timber Iands during the
past three months nv capitalists frum
Northern States The demand for de
sirahls. tracts Of timber was never
so great as at present. and new hum
her manufacturing plants. capitalized
M from SIS 0aa to st0d.Aea. ara sr
common that they attract very nttle
lrfentisu.
Dr r W Cooper. of BrDokhaven.
president OF the Whitworrh Chaufau
lua Assembly. which recently held its
iirst annual session MT the sam Bones
Camp Grounds, near Closter. reports
That two prominent citizens Of the
state have guaranteed $40 e0a towar4i
on the grounds fur the
newt session This is gratifying news
IN the officers " the ChantlugIa and
lt assures rhe serress VI rh. enter
prise for the nexf session. ant alsc
t1af IN viii become per
nansnt Institution. The nrst session
af the ChaHramfia was ruf short BY
the aiIarantines. bur was. nsvertheiess
snite a success
A uowe has heen inaugifrated BY
some citizens of southern Jasper a.
-secede' from thar euufny and annex
themselves to Jones' counfv Tha
reason for this is that Jasper county
II composed OF practically two sec
tirus. One has been In cultivation
since long before the civil war. while
the other. the pinev voods section. 50
ls practically a new one This am
hracss the. southern portion OF Jasper
county. and M Jones n A piney woods
rountv. the conditions are similar
Zones county has the best rossts and
bridges in the State and is prugresE
ing verv fast There will be a lively
fight over the move
The Railruad Commission has re-
cefved n complaint from tie people ei
StarRviile against the present rates Of
coal shipments received at that plare
as compared with the rates to sur
rounding towns. The StarkvilIa peo.
pie insist that the rates in effect tc
that point on the Illinois Central ana
the Mobile 4 Ohio railroads. arr tnc
high. and should he reduced. The
commission ia asked IN make a thor
ough and speefv Investigation and
grant some relief
The husinesH men of Newton hrve
Organized the Newton rndustria
League and have raised nearly y2aas
hrr CARRYING on the work cf the enslr
ing year
Since the announcement that the
animal reunion OF ris. Mississippi u
vision. United Confederate Veterans
arranged To he held at Jacksou. Aug
"a has been continued altiI some tlrf
in fre autumn il has Seen arranG-f r.
hGIi the annual reunion cf WalfhaIfs
Brigade ar Oxfnrti On Auu ~. n was
originally planned - hold this gather
lnE in Jackson as ore of the features
Gf the State reunion Cal TOR the RI
uniun has been formally iassIeh Their
ara several hunfrsd survivors of the
famous command led BY Gen. Eafwsrr
Cary WalthalI. the pi'tmed Knight Of
the ConfederacY.~ and a g1Ia occasion
IS Promised ar the Oxf0rsf gathering.
The schoot teachers af Mississippi
ara now perfactinss themselves far tfe
work Of teaching the new study. sie.
meuts of agriculture. which has been
aided To the curriculum Of the public
aehoois. beginning with the approach
srg school term. Elements Of agrt
culture will be taught in all the coun.
try districts and supplanrs the subject
1f physics. which has been eliminated
except in the separate school districts
where IL will continue 10 be taught
Ehf Dnfiding Of the Nlsstssipp
Methodist Orphans Home at Jackson
will BE- completed and ready for occu
pancy by the latter par. ri September
The audifer's office recsivei query
asking IL the hottIers or dspocs fur
the distribution Of a soft proprietary
drink containing no dope would be la
BILE tu the privilege rax of SIS. He
replied thar the law applied with as
murs force TO proprietary drinks
as TO anv Of the decoctiuus specific
ally mentioned hereunder and thar
all bottling establishments or dspotx
for the distrfbuficn Of proprietary
drinks we're liable nrr the privilege
tax OF $50 This, however. does not
apply TO the person re'aiIing decoc
tions OF thar character rom soda
fountain. as his soda tter fountain
TAX gives him that right