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Official Proceedings of the Board Of
Supervisors.
The following bids were opend:

The following bids were opend:
For care of the INDECENT sick in the
county hospital at Solomonville: John
H. Lacy bid $3.50 per day for the first
patient and $3.50 per day for each
subsequent patient. Examination of
insane and medical treatment of pris-
oners confined in the county Jail at
Solomonville free of charge.
For care of James Hoxey, outside
INDECENT, A. E. Turner's bid is $40 per
month.
For boarding prisoners confined in
the county Jail at Solomonville:
Lima E Richardson bid 40 cents
per day for each prisoner, two meals
per day.
w. F. Clark bid II cents per day for
each prisoner, two meals per day.
Mrs. Elosia Stevens bid 43 cents per
day for two meals.per day.
Mrs. Amy Merrill's bid, which was
filed one hour and 20 minutes after
the other bids had been opened, was
for SO cents per day for two meals for
each prisoner.
On motion the board hereby con-
sented to the assignment OF school
land lease of VIM. and G. Johns to
John Henry and orders that the chair
man and clerk of the board sign the
same.
1t is ordered that the county treas
urer transfer from the general county
fund to the expense fund $4,000, and
from the expense fund to the salary
fund s., 900.
1t is ordered that Petra Mora be al
lowed from the county treasury the
sum of $3.50 per month, she being
unable to support herself and having
no visible means of support, until the
board decides otherwise.
On motion the following bonds were
approved:
B. E. Norton, road overseer District
No. II, $500.
J. w. Wills constable Precinct No.
7, $1,000.
Theo. Shirley, probate judge, $1,000.
w. r. Cluff, constable Precinct No.
u, $1,000.
The board with the district attorney
proceeded to count the money in the
hands of the county treasurer, and
find the following sums and kinds of
money to wit:
Deposits in ella Valley Bank
q Trust Co. Observation-Disclosures 43 1888 80
Deposited in Graham County
State Bank. .........., 1908 81
Deposited in First National
Bank, Clifton ... 1924 81
Deposited in Bank of Stafford 19,0l5 81
Certified checks for...... 222 so
Deposited in Treasurer's
safe. 40 20
1913, 800 -
The following bills were allowed and
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Nit Simms, county recorder of Ora
ham county, spent couple of days of
last week in this end of the county
shaking hands with his many friends.
Nit reports everything lively around
the county seat and says that the
valley was never in better condition
in a farming way.
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i-HRay NJ. Shannon, cattle buyer for
the Clifton Meat and Cold Storage
company, who has been in the Phoe-
nix section the past two weeks, re,
turned home last week with two car
loads of cattle for the market. Bay
reports the price of cattle rapidly
advancing and in fact it is hard to
get them at any price.
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For SALE-The Manila Hotel build
ing and contents, on Chase creek.
Rents for S165 per month. Apply to
Mrs. L. L. Mccormick, at the hotel.
She has charge of the hotel and
everything is in good condition.
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For fine juicy steak, leave orders
with the Clifton Meat and Cold Stor-
age COMPANY.
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The Clifton Northern Railroad has
filed amended articles of incorpora
ton increasing its capital stock from
s25, ZOO to $4,000. The building of
this road up the Frisco river will
mean much for the section above
Clifton and will be the means of
opening up a great amount of unde-
veloped country. There are many
good mining prospects up the river,
which with transportation facilities,
could be operated.
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Shirts. The incest gents shirts in
the west at Smiths store.
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The Arizona Copper company is in
stalling a new gas pipe line from its
new Mond gas plant on Chase creek
to the power house. The gas plant
is located near the briquetting plant
land is completed. 1t is the intention
of the company to have the pipe line
completed by May 1st, when it is eX-
pected that the power house will be
operated more satisfactorily. The
pipe line is being strung high above
the flood line and passes the supply
warehouse and down the creek, on it's
course to the powerhouse.
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Strawberries The best strawber-
ries are at headquarters. Smiths
store,
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Call for the Dinner Party Brand of
canned goods at Billingsley & Co.
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Another shipment of Eastman
Kodaks Received. Follow the crowd.
A. G. Drug Department.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

For United States, Mexico and Canada. E. 80 5
All other countries in Postal union. 0
Single copies. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1
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Butter The Belle Springs butter
has no equal. You get it at Smiths
store.
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Over two hundred new photograph
records received this week. Have
yon heard thew2 A, c. Drug Dept,
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r. C. Angevine departed this MORN
ing for Globe, where he will spend
d short time after which he will go
to Ely, Nevada, where he has accept
ed a position with one of the big
''banking'' concerns of that camp.
Angy has resided in Clifton several
years and has many friends in this
camp who wish him success in his new
field
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Victoriano Torrez, the Mexican
who was brought down from Metcalf
last week in a critical condition, died
at the Shannon hospital Saturday of
last week and was buried Sunday.
Victoriano was standing on hill at
Metcalf when he lost his footing and
fell, rolling a distance of twenty feet.
He landed on his head and it was d
wonder that he was not instantly kill
ed. He was picked up in an uncon-
scious condition.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

sessed with all the attalnments
necessary to fill the important
position which he holds. He
will be assisted by:
Prof.D.C. Langston, Assistant
Principal; Miss Lundie, Latin
and English; Miss Hudson, Math-
ematics, etc.; Miss Sessions,
Fifth Grade; Miss Dozier, Fourth
Grade; Miss Boggan, Third
Grade; Miss Harris, Second
Grade; Miss East. Vocal Music,
Drawing, etc.; Mrs. Trice, First
Grade; Mrs. Harris, Piano; Miss
Frazer, Assistant in Music.
We should all work together
for the upbuilding and advance
ment of our school. All other
advantages a town can offer
dwindle into insignificance as
compared to good, ample and
free educational facilities. Any
man who has, or expects to have,
a family, in looking for a loca-
ton, will first and carefully ex-
anime into the school advanta-
ges afforded by the various pla-
ces he may have under consider
alton, and the one making the
best showing in that particular
invariably secures his citizen
ship. The improvement of the
free school term will have a far
reaching, benefcient effect. 1t
will induce desirable ACQUISITIONS
to our citizenship; create de-
mand for real estate, encourage
the building of homes, and with
a constantly increasing popula-
ton every artery of trade will
pulsate with accelerated activity.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
OPENING EXERCISES OF
GRADED SCHOOLS
Devotional Exercises Led by Dr. Black Hon. Guy Mitchell
Makes Speech of Day. The Attendance Large
and Appreciative. Many Visitors Present.
FACULTY COMPOSED OF BEST MATERIAL lNsTATE

The Tupelo Graded Schools
opened Monday at 1000 O'Clock
for the fall term. At the ap-
pointed hour the pupils assem-
bled in their respective rooms,
and marched to the strains of
the piano, presided over by Miss
Louise Frazer, to the auditorium,
where the interesting and i'm
pressive opening exercises were
held.
The occasion was graced by an
unusually large number of visit
ors who gathered to give the
teachers and pupils all the en-
couragement possible, and who
showed by their presence that
they were interested in the great
cause of education.
Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by DR.. w. C. Black. of
the Methodist church, and inter-
esting short talks were made by
members of the board of trus-
tees.
Hon. Guy w. Mitchell deliv-
cred the speech Of the day, which
abounded in good and whole
some advice to the pupils, and
which was indeed a gem of
oratory.
Between 275 and 300 pupils
were enrolled the first morning,
which shows a very f1attering
prospect for the school.
Prof. Newell, the new princi-
pal. is a former resident of Ok
ford. He has successfully taught
for several years. He is a COM
paratively young man, of easy
and versatile manner. and pos
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

After long and continued illness, at
his home near Richmond on Sept. 9Th
our subject passed through the valley
Of the shadow of death trusting in the
Lord.
He was born in Georgia, and when
two years of age he was brought to this
country, and was reared by his two
older sisters, the youngest of these, Mrs
Blythe survives him. a wife and six
children are left to mourn his departure
He was 81 years old and has served as
pastor of the Missionary Baptist chur-
ches for 80 years and it was plain to
all his friends that he engaged in this
work for the purpose of clarifying God;
he thought of individuals in the light
of souls to be saved. 1t has often oc-
Cured to the writer that this diciple
could truly sing,
'Jesus, my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow thee"
Brother Moore was man like God
intended man to be, busy with his mind
and busy with his hands, absolutely
sincere in word as well as in deeds and
purpose. He believed in the true
brotherhood of man and recognized no
class distinctions, was forglving and
forgetful of injuries and rejoiced in
the success ST 9th RS as he did his own.
His life was gentle and his death SUBJ
lime, he loved the good and all the
good loved him.
During his protracted suffering he
was an unmurmuring christian at any
dispensation of the Lord. His repeat.
ed exhortations to his friends were,
Study the word of God and may the
Lord bless you is my prayer, which
are indehbly stamped in our minds.
'He faded like the rose on a lovely
June morn,
To home, and a heaven, mis- spirit
was borne
With life so pure, noble and brave,
He has beautifed death and honored
the grave.
His friend
l.. P. G..
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
THE GROWTH
OF 1upELo
Evidences Of Improvement Seen
on Every Hand. New Residen.
ces Going Up Right Along.

Tupelo is growing and no mis-
take. Hardly a week passes
that a contract is not let for the
improvement or erection of some
building, and it is gratifying to
know that in almost every case
the building to bs erected is of a
kind that is not only ornamental
but large and substantial.
The latest improvement to be
noted in the business part of
town is the handsome structure
to be erected by Mr.. Sim Kinds
on the corner of Troy and Broad
way, just north of the Hotel
Read. Work on the new build
ing, which is to be two stories
high, will begin in the near fu-
ture. We have not seen the
plans for the building and can
not give a detailed description,
but it will be a credit to Tupelo
in every respect, and we are
pleased to note this addition to
our city.
In the residence portion sew
eral new and handsome build
ings have gone up or are now
under process of construction.
Following is a list of residences
that have recently been built,
remodeled or are now under con-
struction:
Albert Ritter, new cottage;
Mr.. Candy, new cottage; DR..
Keyes, new cottage; Geo. Fran
els, residence remodeled; Hon. J.
M. Allen, new $40. 900 brick res
idence; Mr.. Powell, new cottage;
A. E. Berkley. residence remod-
eled; Mr.. Livingston, new cot.
tage.
Contracts have been let fol
the construction of several other
nice residences, work on which
will begin in the near future.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
TUPELO PEOPLE IN
DISASTROUS SHIPWRECK
Mr. Joseph W. Waddy Relates His Narrowing Experience
the Columbia Which Sank Off the
Coast of California
HTY-THREE OF Two HUNDRED DROWNED

found my niece, who had been
there for about an hour. We
had not been on the San pedro
more than six minutes before
the lights all went out and tne
ship began to sink. We ran
around to the upper edge of the
ship again, and had not been
there more than 4 minutes before
the waves began to wash through
where we were standing. ]
climbed up on the banisters and
reached up to the top of the hur-
rlcane deck, trying to get on top
of that, but failed to get there.
But my niece climbed up there
on the banisters or railing and I
helped her up, and someone on
the deck caught her hand and
pulled her up, so she then pulled
me up, and in that way all the
passengers got up on the hurri-
cane deck. The San Pedro had
a lumber barge that prevented it
from sinking entirely. The Jog
was SO dense and the ship so
rocking, and rising and falling
with the waves until half past
six O'Clock the next morning.
Then the Geo. w. Elder came
along and picked US up and car
ried us to Portland where we
rested for two days and a half
and recuperated our wardrobes.
From there the party went to
Yellowstone Park and spent a
very pleasant week.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
A Card of Thanks

| take this method of attempting to
express to my friends who so nobly and
loyalty rallied to my support in the re-
cent primary elections. my undying
gratitude, words are too weak, Ian
guage to feeble to convey to you what
is really in my heart, | am simply
overwhelmed when think of the
friendship you manifested for mein this
hard fought battle, from which you
and you alone brought victory.
can come nearer showing my ap-
probation by giving my best attention
and services to the duties of the office
to which you have virtually elected me.
Recognizing too, that every voter
owns his own vote and has the right to
cast it for whom he pleases. can
truthfully say that l certainly enter
tain nothing but friendly feelings and
the best wishes for those who saw
proper to cast their votes for my
friends and opponents, and want them
to feel perfectly free to command me
when can serve them.
| shall owe to the whole people my
entire time, my best services and my
most courteous treatment and it shall
be the greatest pleasure of my life to
cheerfully and freely give you all of
this.
In conclusion I wish to remind you
that the election this year will be held
on the fifth day of. November, and you
will have the opportunity of voting for
the entire State and County ticket as
nominated in the two primaries and
hope to have no opponent in that cleo
| tion and know that it is not custom.
ary for candidates thus nominated tc
solicit votes in the November election
and also realize that you have hereto.
fore been very slow to come out in that
election and cast your vote. And nov
in the coming election sincerely hope
you will change that custom and on the
day of the election all those who car
possibly do SO will come out and cast
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
l1i|53;E
Low Round Trip Rates

Round trip rates to Washington, D. G
Account Brotherhood Saint Andrew.
Tickets on rale Sept. 2lst to Is Final
limit Sept. 80 with privilege of extern
ton. Stop-over at Richmond allowed
on return trip. Rate via Frisco $23. .25.
Round trip rates to Nashville, Tenn.
Account home coming week. On sale
Sept. 81, q and q. Final limit of Sept.
30th, 1907. Rate via Frisco $7.95. For
particulars call on l.. w. Mclean, Tick
ct agent.
Round trip rates to Richmond, Va,
account Triennial General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church. Tickets
on sale September 29th to Oct. 30th OF
Final limit Oct. 25th o., with privilege
of extention. Rate via Frisco $21.75.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

Miss Booker, my niece, and
left here July 1st and stopped a
few days at Denver, from there
to Colorado Springs and also
took in Pixies Peak, Pueblo and
Salt Lake City, then on to Los
Angeles, and from there to San
francisco. At San Francisco we
took steamer for Portland,
Oregon.
We left San Francisco at II
o'clock, July 20, on the steamer,
Columbia. That night at half
past twelve the San Pedro ran
into our ship and sank it in sew
en- minutes time, with 200 pas
sengers and a crew of 40 odd
people; SO of the passengers
were lost. When the collision
came the Captain shouted, "Ev-
erybody get their life preserv-
ers!" put on my lire preserv-
er and clothes and then went to
hunt for my niece. | could not
find her, so ran around to the
upper edge of the ship and the
explosion of the engines came in
about two minutes. | went
down into the water about ten
feet deep, with the timbers of
the ship grinding me into pieces.
l came back to the top of the wa
ter all strangled, drifted on the
water about half an hour until
the life boat came and picked me
up, and carried all the passen-
gers to the San Pedro where |
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
A CARD.

To My Friends and Voters OF Lee Co:
| take this means of thanking ny
friends for the nice vote given me .s,
the first primary for the Legislator.
and falling far short of the prize am
just-as thankful to those that gave me
their support as if those votes had gave
me the Office which | was asking for.
Admitting the vote given me was
small compared to some of my honora-
BILE competitors. but at the same time
| am proud of the race that l made,
considering that | am just poor corr
field boy, was hardly known a 5 tones
throw from home and had to make taa
canvas foot, and had no money vita
which to make myself popular. | am
only proud to say that | went down
with some of as good men on my ticket
as the county has. There was few
votes that | claim that | deserved
which did not get, as there was some
that promised me their support at the
start and when the election came on
they took a stand against me, and
there was some little stories afoat that
my brothers was not going to support
me which was untrue, out think hard
of no one that voted againt me and |
accept my defeat as pleasantly as any
man in the race and to those that won
the race let me congratulate you and
hope that you can and will legislate for
the people better than | could have
done if had been elected.
+ Again thanking you all that taken
any interest in my behalf, am friend
ly the same,
E. N. PETTIGREW
To the Voters of Lee county:
By this means desire to say a few
words to the voters of Lee County, and
to the ladies who were so untiring in
their pleadings for me. Tongue cannot
express my hearts feeling to the people
for the honor conferred upon by cleo
ting me co the important and RESPONSE
Bile position of county assessor, more
and more do thank you when stop to
ponder, the men who opposed me were
representative men of Lee county in
every respect and to be chosen over
such men makes my heart swell with
gratitude to the good people of Lee
county. This, will endeavor to pay
by being faithful to the trust reposed
upon me, ready at all times to respond
to any legal demands made of me,
want to say to those who opposed
and voted against me that | have no i'll
feeling for it was your privilege and
granted it. But now | ask ssyol to be
loyal in helping me to make good Of
ficer. Again thanking every man, wo-
man and child for any help given me
through the late warm contest, beg
to remain yours to serve,
ROBERT GARDNER
To, the voters of the fifth district |
want to thank you for the vote gave
me Aug 1st and also for the nice vote
Aug. 22nd. haven't words to express
my appreciation to you for the kindness
shown me all the way through. Hoping
| to give you perfect satisfaction, | am,
M. K. CONWILL.
To the voters of the fifth district: /
want to thank you for tIse lendid
support given me in the race gf the
nomination of Bailiff. have no Id
will for those that voted aR ne.
j. w, 81 LER,
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
TUPELO MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1907


Jackson. Miss, Hon. E. D.
Smith, of South Carolina, ma
tional organizer of the southern
Cotton Association, who is in the
city attending the annual con-
vention of that body, states that
the forthcoming visit of Euro
peen spinners to America to at
tend the Atlanta conference, fol-
lowed by a tour of the cotton
belt, will be of more than casual
interest to the cotton growers Of
the South, not merely because it
will put the spinners in closer
touch with actual conditions, but
it may also result in heavy in
vestments of English capital in
Southern cotton mills, and a gen.
eral development Of this branch
of the cotton ..indurtry through
out the belt.
Mr.. Smith calls attention to the
fact that two years ago 5, 600, 900
spindles were added to England's
spinning capacity, and he sees
no reason why the British manu-
facturers could not be induced to
invest capital in Southern mills,
especially since the construction
of the Panama canal is assured,
and Southern ports would afford
them closer contact with Oriental
markets. Investments in South
ern mills, says Mr.. Smith, would
bring relatively larger dividends
than can be hoped for in Eng
land and it would also result in
getting a goodly amount Of Eng
lish immigrant labor, which is far
superior to the immigration from
Southern Europe, with which the
country is now being flooded.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

your vote for me and you may rest as
sured that you have done me a favor
that | very much appreciate and one
that shall never be forgotten in life.
1 earnestly hope that those who say
proper to vote for my opponents in the
two primaries will come out and cast
your vote for me as l know you will do
If you vote, and be my friends and nv
friends friends and we will gladly re-
main yours.
Again thanking youand pra ying Gods
richest blessings on you and yours, /
am yours to serve,
NORBIN JONES
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Beautiful Picture Free

Farm progress, big monthly agri-
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industries, is given away free with
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full fruit picture, size % x 20 inches,
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The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Notice
NOtlCS
To the Tax Payers of the Town Of Ver-
Ona .oa county Miss

To the Tax Payers of the Town Of Ver-
0na, Lee county, Miss.
You will take notice that at it's Octo-
ber meeting to be held on the first day
of October 1907 at 10 O'Clock a. m. un-
less 20 per centum of the adult tax-pay-
ers of said town petition against same
by that time, the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the town of Verona, Miss,
will make an order tor the issuance and
sale of the school bonds of said town to
the amount of 8,OOO.O for the purposes
and the denominations, and to run for
the time, and to otherwise conform to
the terms set forth in an ordinance
passed on the 10th day of August 1907
at public adjourned regular meeting
of said Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of Verona and now being published in
the Tupelo Journal and posted as re-
quired by law.
This Sept. 9th 1907.
S. ]. THOMAS,
Clerk of said Board.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
To Snuff Users

When you buy snuff you want the
best. Red Band Pure Scotch snuff is
the kind that will give you complete
satisfaction. It is made from the high
est grade of snuff tobaccos, carefully
cured, and is all its name implies
pure Scotch snuff of the very highest
quality. 25-5t
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Notice to Parents

We wish to impress upon you the i'm
portance of sending the money for
school books. The profit this year is
still smaller than ever and no books will
be charged or put on ticket. All other
school supplies will be charged if de-
sired. Respectfully,
POUND, KINCANNON:
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Saturday Evening Market.

The ladies of the Presbyterian church
give notice that from now on the Sat-
urday Evening Market will be open
every Saturday in the Tupelo Mercan-
tile building. See their advertisement.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

Examinations for white teachers will
be held in the court house in Tupelo on
Sept. the 9th and 7th and 10th and 21st.
Examinations for colored teachers will
be held on Sept. 13, IA, and ~ and q.
], n, FRANCIS, Supt.