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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
GO AWAY FOR THE SUMMER.
The ILau:r12nn Family Leaves Sioux
Es4Ii-

Moses Kaufman the wealthy
Sioux Falls brewer, with his wife, Mrs
Er7ula k~aurn1anu. who a. the result
Of ne preliminary examination on
.JuDt - was he;3 fer trial in the state
circuit cn,r- on the charge Of alleged
murder Of Miss Agnes Poireis. her Is
vear-o2d domestic, and who WAS d
uitted 10 bail in the sun Of $25."V@
BY tins srat- supreme Cou-t Wednes-
dav. accompanied by their son
Charles. Departed for an unknown
destination.
The destination Of the accused
woman aid he~ husband and son is
carefully concealed from the public
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

Rev. Charles Ferguson, pastor of An
Souls Unitarian church Of Kansas City,
was formally deposcd as a priest of the
Episcopal church by Bishop u. Il. At
VIII, and later resigned as a result of a
sharp controversy over Mr.. Ferguson act
Ing ns a minister Of the Unitarian church
while still nm Episcopal priest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Message "a Injured Americans

A salisbury, Eng, special says; Mr..
Swain. American consul at South
aamnton. Thursday visited the infirm-
airy here and read Queen Alexandra's
message to the Americans injured IN
the railroad disaster.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Mayor "a Faned 81 ,N0O.I

The state supreme court handed
down d decision holding Mayor Rnse.
Of Kansas City, KAN, In contempt for
having assvmefi the office Of mayor
sftes the eessrt had eusted him, Ilsasa
MAS fnsa "a, o10,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
FALL WITH ~sMoKEsTACK.
Two Cincinnati WorEumen Are Horri-
bly, MufiIafed.

DIV WuIIIHL1u,
Joseph Ayers and Oscar Under
wood, sheet iron workers, at cincin-
natl, o., fell Ice feet with and inside
Of . great iron smokestack at the
pumping station F-iday and were fa-
tally injured, dying in q few hours.
Both were horribly mutiIated.
The accident was terribly dramatic.
The men We're inside the four-foot
stack and slipped down as the stack
fell over, being shot out of the inn
mense tube as At struck the ground.
striking the ground with such force
as to rebound high in the air.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Trained t,pGayo.

~ ]. Pahuni OF Pierre. who has
teHtUed 4 pair Of young buffalo Tor
fp,d 9ptk, has contracted with the
tate fair MANAGEMENT to give ~ Wild
Yef e16W 81 the grounds each day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
go Annldnnlnllv al,at

Nhii8 piaSinE III the rear Of HIS
home itttie George Arn1antrout. son
~ q A%tfneutfout. or Aberdeen,
wsH accidentally ehet and seriously
yeanaett nv h playmate. the son or
II, II, och, fsTisEg a~tscrnaon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
NO TACE SUICIDE THERE
s9G Births in Yanktun Comfy nurin.
Pas Near.

The report q tn vital statistic re
corder OF yanktun County, as COM
piled by Clerk ~ n Cnurts Williams,
indicates that there were go births,
IG5 deaths. . marriages II II di-
vorces during the fiscal year ending
Iuly !. 1905.
Thu report for the month Of june
records % births, 9 deaths ana &c
marriages
During the fiscal rear which has
Just ended 81 first papers" were is
sued and - foreigners became ci--
Gems Of the United States.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
aueI,sun

Sheriff John u. Pickett, Of Lyman
County, has returned from n trip TO
tautoh County, Nebraska, where he
5eeaptured q man named Swenson,
isiic has been q fugitive from Lyman
COUNTY for q period ~ about twenty
months,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
WannsnnL.a Hotel snla

The Dumont Hotel, Wsatsoebettt
leading hosiery, was sold II y, W
Dwight, Of sietix Fails, Mt Dwight
will mol conduct the business peFss1tit
silly, but viii probably lease ".
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
GASOLINE Tank Enlodes.

IA gasoline tank at the cosenald Dye
Works at Saginaw, Mich, exploded
with terrible force Friday, wreeking
the building, killing four persons and
wouudiug four others,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
UeId for CnusIne WrecI.

Two Hungarians, brothers, were arr
rested at Altoona, Pa, Thursday.
charged with causing a wreck Tues
day night, when a runaway car killed
thirteen persons,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

6i0px City 1--we Stock Market,
Saturdays quotations n the Sioux
City live stock market follow; Top
beeves, ek.66. Top hogs $8.56,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

George A., fEirners forsa@F fe8t.
den, Of Wateghfsyfl, returned ~ his
old home heWH from tshieata With d
brids. but minus $4,000. which was
extracted frfat his s%fasisatss faeweA,
III Ih, WinrY 1Ifg-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
james stewart a Suicide.

James Stewart, a business me of
Keystone, and the owner of much
valuable mining property In thai dis
trict, shot and killed himself. He
had been Ill for several months.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

cahlegrams received in New Orleans
reported the destruction of Sagua Ia
Grande, a town of about 1900 inhabit-
ants IN Santa Clara province. Cuba. One
message said the town had been flooded
and the other that il had been wiped OUT
by firp.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Ne,y Town Housed IN Tcnts

Florence fg now the boom town OF
south Dakota, a circus tent In used
far a livery barn and a side show tent
for IA restaurant,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

Alleged Kansas Treasurer Is Short.
Examinations of witnesses In the
suit against 4. 4, Kelly, state treasilr-
er, at Topeka, Kan, to recover an all
legged shortage of $4,000 in his Of
flee. has been begun.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Miss sutton Defeated.

At winbledom. Miss May sutton. of
California, Thursday lest the tenniR
championship "a Great Britain, being
defeated by Miss Douglass,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

4.-, rS%lp-
W In the
aTttA , has done
S $500, ,y ,llc
xS%I,,fGFsSs has not
SillllE'--kas5 :, rs been
-wy-rzySs~. 49, ,.,,r rv no
TSS@snNRENsfFNsE ,tou for
fliE&tt- -' .a,..,,,a nf
- - " .,,,twe1t.
@GT ~ pr.>t9pnt
~ i'sTf x" ,,,, II
sAasfk~. ,E 49, ,.,.., or
l5F " .r,la
| ...,. ..Ai@'t,l eQN@-SI' "'- ~, ~.
~ 10y otll"f l"AST SSS,-l, .a,
to-y ii tie T"tA'EH - ''' .-,,. IN
M. l'2>>tN, '"''N L''''''. - 7 and
Ire AAl"nib Oh "lH'.'i >.l
III |A'' i'N-'H '' - +h,n any
A'"'' 1,,,- ,,,rs and has
- .-;,, :, business.
s,,,o.nas and draft
- - r,,rros foirly outdil
- - 49, r.,~}ono Record,
~! - ,or,nd IFS nsual
l'"''N '1 .:m n,r,ro.a - snau-SjZel
!,'i'- ..I,:nu 80 ,ha work of the
i'"F'''S ~ t''' sI,-a+ NV, 6orr7ment
ma,o5 ond o~varfoviuc
4'-'-> -1.o,nio,s and ranorts
49, -!.-,, ca..;o, hos eyer had
-. ,ro haan accumulated
~ o,-iro CoDrrass
- 49, - liIs uos rra9+as+ in the
House, although the SENATE WAS no. d
"'Va - -oan u,r,ho-od almost
ILoIIlns VI !, T.e.- -;-htk Co,rross
-h' 'N +boro r-oro
-. :, +bo
10y - aaa ccoo
nus I.I- aroioc.
n1tts ," ~ ne
~ ~
'!-e-AlH 0o17e :,
The TWO Houses clu mol taAe UP an
the time bling bills ana talking aoout
chem they passed 4I"" laws -" d
which were puollc III eialac'er ahu
destined to Weld a tremendous lhhu-
eace on the nation Inc palance were
The F~lfty-elghth Congress was content
with the enactment Of 9'46G laws a rec
ord which IS outdone by the private
acts of 4 single session e. me fl11v'
N-nIn Non7ie9- Ill vac" u"- "e~o'
| ~-or7Drrv suffers from too many laws will.
| have inst grounds to COMPLAIN.
Sets Record for Speeches.
But il was in the field of oratory thai
Nth Houses won fame. With the first
weeks of the session the talkfest began
and il continued to the end. a yeritablt
Niagara Of words, It is estimated that
drrins tho seven months of the session
more than 10 100000 words were spok
an and renorted in the two houses O
Congress-. a record that will probabl,
never he eoualed bv any Legislative,
hoar on Garth
The Congressional, Record for tn
session numbers more than 10 No,
aayas.
Tho most poDular speerhes of til,
session, iudged by outside demsnd
we're the rate speeches of Senator
PafIey and Knox and Senator Til
mans attack on the President in cor
aec:fon with the Mrs. Minor Morri
Incident,
mo
Lavish appropriations have bee
made. In the total approprlated a
previous records nave beeh bfohef
The exact amount Is not YET khoW1
but 1T VIII approximate $8'o!ooo,oo'
and may nearly reach the S9oo,ooo'oo
point Inc appropriations CT the cio'
ing session OF the FIFTY Coz
gress, for the iscal year, l3"o' amour
ed TO S~S2V,lS3,o@i' tie hl@h record =
10 ina tlihe.
one OF the largest items OF ihcreas
- III the postolIce Dill. Last year III
postai appropriation was H~lol'o--'oo
Inns year 1t Is 9~49o''uo'oVo' an II
crease OF ~Sl',ooo.oOo. Al increase
over $Z,Doo'opo had peeh illade III I'll
meat Inspection APPROXIMATION an
went 10 san hrahcisco. ~
traordinary appropriations Oh aDou
@lI,oo"'ooV were hnade ZOE the fahan
Canal. An ehorlhous increase wa
Il made In the SllUdry civil bill. who
carried for the fiscal wear 1g0t n 1ittl
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.

Schedule OF Games to Be Played at
Sioux City, Ia.
Following is a schedule OF Western
League games to be played at Sioux
City in the Immediate future;
Omaha July 2. 8, ., 10
Des Moines -. July II, IL, Is, IA, Is
Lincoln July 10. 20, Fl, 20
Pueblo ,.....,,.. July IS, 81, rs, 20
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25
Meriwether Trial.

Annapolis, Md Whether or not,
Minor Meriwether, Jr., of Lafayette,
La, is to continue his career as mid
shipman in the United States Navy
rests with the decision of the general
court-martial which has been in ses-
sion here for the last three weeks try
ing midshipmen on charges OF hazlng.
James M. Monroe, counsel for the
accused, made forceful plea for ac-
quittal. During the course of his ar
gument he pointed out that young
Meriwether had been the victim OF a
chain of unfortunate circumstances,
and while the testimony Of both sides
showed that the Louisiana lad had
caused certain "plebes" to do the
"stunts," termed as hazing,' it
also showed that the young man had
entered into the pranks with the spir-
it of frolicsome fun, and that the ac-
cused did not in any way mean to be
harsh with the new boys and treat
them cruelty, as has been done IN
some cases.
In view of this, he asked the court
to weigh carefully all Of the connec-
tions with the case before rendering
its decision. Mr.. Monroe dwelt at
some length upon the Hazing Law,
stating that it was a harsh one, In
that dismissal was prescribed as pun
ishment for every offense, no matter
however trivial. He further said
that, in the present instance, the SUI
perintendent Of the Naval Academy
could infict ample punishment by
she ASSIGNMENT of demerits.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

Labor troubles for the large plant
ers have already begun to show on the
surface for the present year. Agents
in the hill sections Of the state are
having troubles with the planters
who object to having their labor car
ried away and so on. This brings to
the front again the final adjustment
of the problem of working the land
in Mississippi. 1t seems that the rem
edy for this is in the importation OF
white families seeking homes who will
buy 80, 40 or 60 acres of land, work
it themselves and earn a sustenance
therefrom. There are thousands OF
lust such families that would come
here and make this their home II they
knew of what our state had to offer.
If they knew that the death rate IN
Mississippi was less than the general
average in the United States and that
with the whites alone was only ll.oO,
that lands are cheap here, that the
climate is unexcelled, that our people
are law-abiding and hospitable, that
Mississippi spends more on education
according to taxable values than any
state in the union with the exception
of Massachusetts, that man can 1--we
here cheaper than anywhere IN the
union, and other pertinent matters OF
interest to prospective home seekers.
By all means the legislature should es-
tablish that deuartment OF Agrlcul-
ture. Commerce and immigration for
lust such work as outlined.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25
The MISSISSIPPI
LEGISLATURE
)UR CORRESPONDENTS WEEK
LY LETTER.
THE SOLONS' DAILY GRIND
Subjects f Legislation Recommended
and Acted Upon From Day to Day.
House and Senate Bills Passed and
Other Items of General Interest.

Mr.. Glover offered the concurrent
esolution: "To amend section 20l
# the constitution. 1t shall be the
luty of the legislature to encourage
jy all suitable means the promotion
If intellectual, scientific, moral and
agricultural improvement, by estab-
ishing uniform system of free pub
ic schools by taxation or otherwise
or all children between the ages OF
; and Is years, and as soon as practl-
.able to establish schools of higher
grades; but the legislature may forbid
)y law any child attending said school
whose parent is liable for poll tax
hat has failed or refused to pay poll
AK for that year. And that the sec
,etary Of state be and he is hereby IN
,tructed to prepare such amendment
% be submitted to the qualified elect
)rs Of the state of Mississippi to be
toted on for the rejection or adoption
1t the next general election held in
his state for governor, and report
% the succeeding legislature in 1908,
Is to whether the same has carried
u not, for their action Incorporating
t in the constitution.
The house by vote of SS to 20.
passed the constitutional amendment
providing for an elective judiciary.
rhe amendment as reported by the
judiciary committee provides for only
hree supreme court judges and does
aot vacate the term of any judge or
chancellor 1t cuts off the term of
supreme judges to eight years instead
IF nine in order to make them coin
eide with the general elections. The
house also passed a bill appropriatlng
$500 to pay the expenses of the liq-
1idation in the boundary dispute be-
tween Louisiana and Mississippi, and
passed bill appropriating money to
pay the presidential electors.
Vicksburg had an inning with the
legislature and several matters of con-
siderable interest to that city were
passed upon, generally favorably. The
house committee reported favorably
bill appropriating $1,000 per annum
10 support of the Confederate hospit-
II annex. The senate passed bill
authorizing the city of Vicksburg to
build a road to the Military Park and
;he senate committee reported favor
ably on the house bill creating COM
mission to establish the memorials in
The park.
The house passed bill appropriat-
ing money to support the national
fuard, after spending two hours in
It's discussion. The bill carries $500
for one year and $4,000 for the next.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

Devoted 70 the Industrial, Commercial and Agricu.
tural Development Of the Wonderful Resources Of
the State Items Of Interest from all Quarters.
Rx H. T. RIAKESLEE Jackson. Miss
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25
COLLISION IN GEORGIA.
Engine and Train Meet on Single
Track. Killing Two Men.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 21. Two men
were instantly killed, another is miss
ing, believed to be under the debris,
and fourth fatally scalded, as the
result Of a head on collision between
a north bound freight train and a
switch engine on the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad, near Nina, small
station about eight miles from At
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

Work was begun in Jackson last
week on a new $150,000 power plant
and several miles Of additional street
railway lines, a new freight depot for
the Illinois Central which is the first
step for the removal Of the old one
and the final building of $40O,O0O
passenger station, a $4,000 cold stor-
age plant by the Armour people and
several industries Of smaller note.
Work was also commenced upon a
new brick and stone department
store that will be the largest IN the
state by one-fourth and five story
office building. The year just passed
has seen the completion OF several
buildings four, five and six stories IN
height and as many more are under
construction and contract for the
present year. Two hundred and fifty
residences are being built at the pres
ent time and verify the Capital City
is prospering as never before. The
citizens claim that fully $4,000 people
will be here to enumerate when the
census takers roam again u 1910, and
the prospects are excellent.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

By II. Z. BLAKESLEE, Jackson. Miss. !,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

operator at Minalanta, tonight. The
known dead are Walter S. Taylor, en-
gineer of the switch engine, of At
lanta, and Edward E. Rock, telegraph
operator at Nina. T. J. Eden, fire.
man Of the switch engine, is missing
and is believed to be under the debris.
W. E. Head, switchman, was fatally
scalded. Engineer New, Of the fast
freight, and his fireman jumped and
we're uninjured. Both engines and
freight cars are total wrecks.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25
New Bills.

H. B. 136-Mr. Crumpton: To pre-
tent operation of billiard, pool tables
rnd ten pin alleys within five miles of
A. & M. College. Universities and
colleges.
H. B. 137-Mr. Brown of Adams
Creating and establishing department
Of agriculture.
H. B. 13S-M Turner, of Carroll: +:
Providing for record of names Of sol
aiers and sailors of Confederate states
Pensions.
H. B. 139-Mr. House: Appropria-
ton for protection of state property.
Public buildings and grounds.
Fl. B. 140- Mr.. Wells: Appropria-
ton for protection of state property.
Public buildings and grounds.
H. B. 141-Mr. Bullard: To pro-
hibit taking oysters from new public
reef or bed. Fisheries, commerce and
shipping.
Mr.. Bullard withdrew H. B. AZ, on
same subject, and introduced in its
place H. B. 141.
H. B. 142 Mr.. Errington: Re-
lating to deposition of juvenile often
ders.
H. B. 165-Mr. Lockwood: Re-
garding glandered animals. Agricul-
ture.
Fl. B. 166-Mr. Williams: Autho-
rizing the Board of Supervisors of
Quitman county to order an election
Local and private legislation.
Fl. B. 167-Mr. Norment: For sup
port, repairs, etc., A. & M. college
Universities and colleges.
H. B. 16S-Mr. Norment: To pro
teet horticulture, fruit, etc. Agricul-
ture.
Ways and Means Reported adver-
sely on H. B. "a This is the Boddie
bill, placing privilege of $4,000 or
future dealers
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

A minority report was subnlttee
by seven members who favored the
measure.
Manufactures B. rs: To pro.
tect purchasers and dealers from
short weights. Do not pass.
II. B. 146: To regulate sale of GER
tain mill products; providing for cor.
rect weighing and marking. Do pass
Judiciary-H. B. SO: Regarding
holding of chancery courts. Do pass.
Passage of Bills.
H. B. 3-Mr. Foster: To appropri-
ate $500 for 1906 and $1,000 for
1907 for maintenance of Confederate
hospital annex at Vicksburg. Passed
without dissenting vote and sent to
senate on motion of Mr.. Foster.
H. B. 96-Mr. Ross: To pay costs
in case of I. ]. Storment vs.. Mrs. Sue
Inflow ct. al. The appropriation IS
$162.47; Ill yeas. 0 nays.
S. B. 19-To pay presidential cleo
tors amount due, $4S3.60. This bill
was introduced in the senate by Mr..
McIlhenny, and passed that house ON
January 13. Passed by vote of lOl.
H. B. No, 1O9-To pay balance due
on furniture purchased by new cap
itol, amounting to 81, 200. Passed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25
HUMANE SOCIETY PROTESTS.
Bill to Extend Time of Feeding Cat
tla in Shipment Opposed.

Springfield, III, Jan. "a let.
ter protesting against the passing OF
an act by congress to extend the per-
iod by which stock may be carried
bv shipment without food and water
has been addressed to President
Roosevelt by the Springfield, Humane
Society.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

Another question of some impor-
tance is being discussed by the mem
bers in the lobbies and may shortly
be brought up in the Legislature. This
is the matter of enrolling the chapters
of the new Code as fast as they are
adopted. When the old Code was
adopted it was adopted simply In the
printed form, with all the amend
ments made by the Legislature in
terlined and margined. This printed
copy, with interlineations, is the orig
inal law and has been in the keeping
of the Secretary of STATE. 1t is being
suggested that this is a most danger
Gus form in which to put the Code,
as it might be changed or altered by
any unscrupulous person who desired
to do so. The original of the Code
is open to access by any citizen Of the
state and there is nothing to prevent
interlineations if some designing per-
son should choose to do so. 1t would
be almost impossible to prove an IN
terlineation to be forgery, and un-
der the decision of the Supreme Court
the original Code, as interlined, IS the
law, and there is no going behind It,
State Revenue Agent Writ Adams
has submitted a report to the Legs
lature covering his investigation OF
the books and accounts Of the various
state institutions, made in accordance
with joint resolution adopted at the
last session. The report is devoid OF
sensations, contains no sensational dis
closures, although it reveals quite a
number of errors in the books and ac-
counts of the several institutions, due
to carelessness or incompetent book
keeping, and revealing no crimlnallty
in any quarter. The report deals es-
peeially with the affairs Of the penl-
tertiary and the work reflects especial
credit on Mr.. w. w. Simonton, depu-
ty state revenue agent, expert ac-
countant who performed practically
all of the work, and made most
searching investigation of prison af-
fairs. In his summaries showing the
crops raised on the various convict
farms the report contains the words
"No cotton seed," although the ac-
count for the same farm shows cot
ton crop raised for that season. This
is doubtless due in many, if not all
instances, to the rotting of seed, used
as fertilizers, etc.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-25

Magee, down in Simpson county,
seems determined to keep the oil few
er that has been worked up to high
pitch. The following notice recent
ly appeared in the Courier:
"The well Of water of Jeff Pow
ellis place two miles from Magee,
which has from week to week of late
been showing more and more evidence
of oil, has begun to present new and
strange phenomena in the way OF
dark substance In the water. This
dark coloring and substance, which
resembles the sediment from coal or
the part Of coal that always goes with
oil, made its appearance in this well
of water only few days ago and
many have visited it since this new
condition to examine and get specl-
mems Of the water. The water still
contains about the same amount OF
oil as it did before it was darkly col
ored, also still retains the strong odor
of oil which it had heretofore given
off. This strange phenomenon was
hard to understand at first and some
! suspicious were aroused over the con-
lecture that the water was being tam
pered with, but after close examina-
ton of the latter and some investlga-
ton, it has been decided that the con-
tinual rising of gas coming In contact
with the air has produced this color
ING. Mr.. r. A. Drummond has been
busy for several weeks securing op-
tions on the lands surrounding this
well, until now, nearly three thous-
and acres have been tied up. The Ma
gee Oil, Gas & Mineral CO., expects to
have meeting of their directors and
stockholders about the middle OF Jan
uary to settle upon plans of boring
and to make every preparation neces-
sary to begin work. 1t has been
estimated that $4,000 will sink the
first we'll, and it is stated that the
money is forthcoming
It is to be sincerely hoped that tne
pioneers of oil prospecting in our state
will be successful and that In a very
few years we will not have to contend
with John D. and the other magnates
that have weakening for every thing
that is oily. Who dares to predict
how soon this state Of affairs will be
present in old Mississippi