The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-22
BY H. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

The period OF exchange on school
books has been made to run two years
from date of signing contract, which
will be about July 1 to 10. The book
concerns protested against this clause
in their contract. but were compelled
to accept it. So this gives the people
of the State ample time in which to
make the exchanges. Remember this
and do not be imposed upon if the priv
ilege is denied you. 1t is intimated
that possibly the book concerns will
attempt to require a certificate, to be
inserted in each old book offered for
exchange, attesting that the book was
used by the child offering it in the pub
lie schools during the preceding year.
There is no legality in such a demand,
and the people are again warned
against such an act as this. Remem-
Der these matters, and if exchange is
refused o on either ground, w1Ite
the editor of this department, who will
take pleasure in having the wrong cor.
rected.
Two large companies for the proDa,
cation of the pecan have been char
tered in the State during the past two
weeks. One of these was at PaSca-
goula, with a capital Of $50, 900, and
the other at Gulfport, with q capital
Of $4,000. 1t is gratifying. indeed 10
see money being invested in cIm.-
panies for the purpose of making The
land of our State produce something,
instead of investing it all in bank
stock. There are great opportunities
for making dividends for the investor
in planting companies, as we'll as do
ing good for the whole country. \
number Of cotton Planting concerns
have been organized, and not a few
strawberry and trucking associations.
These movements mean much for cur
State in the future.
o
Last year a quarter of an acre in
peach trees yielded a clear profit Of
owe 5000 to a Clay county man, and
this year, with especially unfavorabie
conditions, he expects to get over S100
in profit. How much would that piece
of dirt have brought him if planted in
cotton?
Clay county claims to be the banner
1 III ii I1CG uGItFGIy equity VI IuG DldlS,
having eleven in operation at present,
and the claim has not been denied as
yet. The roads up in that section of
the State are pretty good, which has
a good deal to do with the establish |
ment of free delivery routes. This
item should encourage the build.
ing Of good roads in every county. |
There are many other good things that
will naturally follow the improving of |
the public highways.
Laurel has issued $50, 900 in bonds |
for the purpose of erecting an addi- |
tional school building. The phenom-
email growth of that city is something |
and it is a source of graft |
fication to those who are believers in
a Greater Mississippi.
.
Rev. w. L. Linfield. of Waynesboro, |
picked an apple from his orchard re-
Gently that weighed nineteen ounces. |
1t was a variety known as the "twen-
ty-ounce pipkin." This is a straw to
prove that if as much attention was
given the growing of apples as peaches,
our country would soon be in the fore.
NhS oR tA OPPFO P1OQINAh5 OCCllOn. 1
. + |
I%ndianola nov has 1868 inhabitants,
Is shown by a census just taken by
he city authorities. This is a phe.
lOmenal increase over the number
.hown by the census taken by Uncle
Sam in 1900. May that number be
doubled and trebied by the time the
census is enumerated in 1910.
The little city Of Mendenhall, III
county, is not at all discour-
ICED by the loss of the courthouse, as
'ecently decided by the Supreme
Court, but is forging ahead as usual.
\ splendid school building will be
erected this fall. and many other evil
lences of progress are reported. 1t
to get another election ordered
nd secure the county site. anyway.
The citizens are very progressive and
vide-awake.
Verona, in Lee county, gave a picnic
N the 18th and called it ED Russell"
in honor of Col. f. L. Russell, vice
resident of the Mobile & Ohio Rail
DAD, who was the guest of honor on
hat occasion. Col. Russell was an
ld-time resident of Verona, and the
God people Of that community de-
light to honor him.
Friars Point has CROPPED in the dark
ong enough, and the Board of Alder.
nen will arrange to give the town a
ystem of electric lights; preliminary
teps to that effect having been taken.
sonds are to be issued for the pur
'ose, and a first-csass system will be
The summer races at West Point
a success, and the intention of
he promoters is to make the occasion
nto a regular county fair. No better
Investment could be made by the good
eople Of West Point.
Speaking of enforcing the law, a
Water Valley judge fined a nan $500
nd sixty days in Jail for retailing
iuuor without a license. That is the
est way to enforce the law. Put on
he limit and never compromise. Mis-
issippi must BIO the banner law-abid.
ng State OF the Union, and strict en-