Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-14
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
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fever before the middle OF November.
and. In the -e,bnd place. the new date
III la 1Nhl include, Thanksgiving
Day. and it /. pfnpo-et to make that
the biggest daN of exposition. The
plan j. la arrange lnuihali aud other
gUwe> tetweeu the biz college. OF the
state; To have extra band. of music.
speaking. racing. etc.. and because %
the increased attendance thosc sports
VIII bring To offer purse. of s iu0 each
10 more than one ot the uvphanages ot
the state. The prospect Tor the big
fair was never brighter. The business
men ~ jackson. nearly al of whom ars
stockholders In the association. are u
uni; in favor 81 making lhis the big
gcst and b.st show ot the resources OF
the state of Mississippi that was ever
gotten together rs any one community.
The sucrcss 81 the carnival last fall has
encouraged extra efforts. and all the
money that may he necessary viii be
pat up promptly.
Some time ago the Mississippi Rail-
road Commission PASSED an order ~
quiring tho Alabama ami Niek-hurg
Railroad and the New ORLEANS and
northeastern i,ailrrid tonparie- To-
put IN effect and operation a joint tariff
ou all interchange business. All
irright> under that order that originate
I'd on the New Orleans and Northeast
crn and ending on the Alabama and
NickSburg, or vice verst, wvrc To- I've
hauled as II the rtNd wLs one coutinu-
ltiS line The Order was Ia h.cpm.
effective Sept. ~. but the ruids MON
tiuncd were given permission to elect
which otthe charge, -ofthe Aiahama and
Nicksburg or Of the New Orleans and
Northeastern they would operate un-
der. But the two railruad. have an IN
tirely different idea about that hnsius.ss.
and do not propose tO obey the order Of
the commission 10 all. a. j. cvideuc,ai
by an injunction from Federal Judge
Niles, which was served os President
McNair of the commission.
+. w. Fathcrce, secretary of the
Gulf Coast i.umb-r Company and a
member OF tho hrm of Cary-Faiheres
i.uunber Company. shot and killed J. L.
Evan, ON the lug road of tho company
At Lyman. Miss. in q dispute as Co the
value Of an ok which had bcen killed
10y the COMPANY engine and belong
ing 10 Mr. Evans. tuthyr,e's pre-
liuiuary hearing will o-cur bclur.
Judge Kelly at Gulfport on sept. ii.
Il being impossible 10 have lhe iuvesti-
gation at present on account OK the
quarantine.
Gov. Nar,iaman has appointed Dr. u.
II. Haralsou of Iack,ru as rcmh.r
Oi the state 10 ri of Health tum the
Eighth Cougr,-, ,iuual District. to suc-
cesd DIR. j. II. Shodes. deceased. The
appointment Is one that will give very
General satisfaction. especially nmong
those persons Who have the pleasure of
the acquaintance of the appoiutec lie
Is considered one of the Irsst successful
phy sieians and practitioners ia the city
Of Jackson.
The appeal in the ease of Wir. Adams.
state revenue agent, -. the Jack son
Electric Railroad aud Power Company
from the decision Of the BOARD ot
supervisors uf Hinds county, which de-
rlined to assess the company for s.sE.-
ao worth OF back tax assessments. has
been filed with the circuit clerk aud
will la heard ON il n'erits 10 tie next
terIn. The revenue agent claims that
the company Is liable ier tie taxes and
the company denies this.
Charleston's Mayor recently sprung
a surprise upOn the Tiger element there
abOufs. lie convened "cour, Of in
luiry," n authorized under section
lO6. Laws OF i.An. and as 4 result Of
several days sitting rounded up in-
dictments against several of the ven
dors of cheap whisky.
Following the example Of the State
institutions Of Mississippi. the Missis-
sippi Synolical College at Holly Springs
has postponed its opening 70 Oct. 1.
The supervisors Of Sunfowcr county
refuses 10 continue the crntrac. system
u working public roads. which has
prevailed for i've years. and goes back
10 the old system Of road commission
ers and oyersecrs.
President Hincannon II the Indus
trial Institute and college at Cplum hu,
has issued . statement 70 ihcgiicei that
the opening of the institution has been
postponed until Oei. J.
President Murrah Of Siillsars Col
.ege has given ou, the follow Ing; The
State Beard 81 Health havius ordered
that IN i,ardiug schools ofssn Ia Mis-
sissippi before the 1t 81 Dvtoi--r, Mill
,aps College opening {, ther, iore post
loned from sept. - 10 Oct. I.
The Mobile. jackson and Kansas Cify
Railroad Company has 6led with tn,
Secretary of state mort gag. agree
menf with the American Car and Foan.
dry Company Of Memphis FOR .,Esi -,
which i 10 cover the purchase OF -
box ears. which ARE To hc delivered ai
once. or Just a. so0n a. po>sibie. That
means that the ", }. and h. {. Ill
soon b. ready for business.
The bar OF Tunica county is in re-
leipf OF a letter from Judge sam G.
Cook stating that the September term
Of the Tunica County Circuit Court
will b. pretermitted. but that term
Df this court will be held some time dur.
iug the fall months. at a date Ia H. yet
determines. The Jctige's action il
this matter was on account of yellow
fever conditions ami quartntines.
At the examinations Recently held al
Yazoo City . ot the 20 negrues wis
applied for license 70 teach in ,he pub
lie schools Of the state failed io make
the required average, aud they got nc
license.
The board Of supervisors OF Lauder
dale county has accepted the new court
house Just completed at Meridian. Il
Is a handsome structure Of the best
modern style and i credit to ths
county. II is said to be- the best ar
ranged and most handsomely furnished
as well as the most expensive court
house in the State, costing above
sl00,0
Warden Henry of the Pen;tentiary
Board of Control SAYS the penitenliary
farm crops are the best in the Delta
hut that they are sorry. being shori
about 90 per cent. of what they wer,
last year at this time. Three week,
ago ne thought the chances !irst-ratt
for a yield, but because of the continued
rains, the cool nights and the hot DAYS
cotton has thrown off forms and boil,
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