Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-14

i R~5}NNvV' 1ls candidacy. Since then ne mas
given Milwaukee a daily startler
and be says the end is not yet.
Sherbie' is the heir OF a millionaire. That
helps. He has ideas. Those also help With an
eye to the value Of advertising he has secnrsd the
backing OF men who know how to carry out ideas
and there is his campaign in tabloid form.
He has been in politics four years. He was hard
| ly past the voting age when he nominated for
supervisor from buestocking ward The people
laughed at his candidacy. Still this youthful cotil
lion leader has friends, and while every person who
voted for him expected that his would be almost the
only vote cast, there enough votes pOlled for
the young man to elect him by big margin.
The politicians who laughed at his candidacy soon
smiled grewsome smile from the other side Of the
mouth. His first act was to direct the finger Of
suspicion at the country printing He thought the
bills we're too high. When he was through the
country was being saved $50, 600 year this item
of expense al0nes
This elected him alderman and there he started
things again. It time to vote Tor a municipal
lighting plant. sSherbie'S" swell friends were
allied with the interests which bad the private
lighting contract sSherbie' had an idea. He sent
out return postal cards to all voters in his ward
asking how they wished him to vote on the city
Ownership question. When it came time for him
to cast his vote he gave the postal card poll Of his
ward and voted-against the desires Of his swell
friends and his own famlly-as his constituents had
asked.
With the time drawing near for the opening Of
the mayOralty campaign, before announcing his
candidacy Becker had another idea. He had
quick hitch apparatus attached to his stanhOpe and
Q rope ladder from his window to the stable. A fire
alarm installed IN his room and when ever there
was second alarm Of FIRE he was called. To the
back Of bis stanhOpe he attached sort OF washbOil
| er arrangement with gasoline flame underneath.
BY the time the rig was at the scene Of the fire the
boy alderman had hot coffee ready to serve to the
fireman. When possible sandwiches were served
with the coffee. His cOachman Was killed in one Of
these runs and Becker had his automobile arranged
for use in emergency.
/ Then came more surprises. Within week after
ANNOUNCING his candidacy Becker had engaged w.
r.. Hooker, formerly managing editor Of the Louis
vile Herald, and started daily newspaper contain
| ing campaign matter chiefly, known as Becker's
Bulletin. The big auto was ready for service and
every noon Becker at some factory dispens.
ing arguments Why the men should support his
didaCy.
Becker was raised to the council chamber from the
rank Of supervisor the strength OF his city print
ing campaign. His aldermanic record be hopes viii
lift him still higher into the chair. One OF the ar
guments which will be presented III campaign
which Ia certain to call ont references to the recent
grand jury investigation Of b0Odling viii be the as
serti0R tnat Beckers wealth places him above the
temptation Of bribery.
His wealth has given him wide experience. He
has been around the world. He lived On Western
ranch, where be spent several months, becoming
adept at the arts Of the cowboy These arts he put
TO good usc recently when be took q hrODcho from
his stables and dashed out with lassO in pursuit
Of bull which had escaped from its owners on the
way TO the local stock yards .sEherbie' lassOed
The bull and put the efforts Of squad Of police with
patrol wagon to shame by bringing in the madden
ed brute single handed.
HE tours abroad have provided him with another
source oi campaign material 10 reach the heart 81
child may mean The winning Of the vote of the ia
ther. Becker has given series Of free lectures Oh
bis travels tn the schools having made steropticOn
slides from the pictures he took abroad These
lectures have crowded the school rooms ii the early
evening hours
The dTummers- 0l Georgia propose TO SEQ that
h0telkeepers give them clean sheets. At meeting
oi post @, Travellers Protective Associations 1aar
olution Waa adopted requesting B. H. McMitcheI
member of the post 70 introduce III tie Legislature
Dill providing chat no keeper Of house enter
tanning tEaneient guests shall assign guest 10
room ~ which the bed linens have not been changed
since ne previous occupancy Of the room. ThS.
travelling men complain that they often have unpleas
ant and disgusting experiences ID hotels, especially
In small towns