The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-09-16
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short Digest Of Current Events from
all Over the State.

GIEeHWOOQ mas InlTGy duIoHlO-
biles.
Amory has number of cases Of
diphtheria.
The lumber industry is looking
up at Hattiesburg.
Mississippi Osteopaths will form
a State Association.
Cotton is shedding at Greenwood
and outlook is poor.
The Oskya Herald issued very
complete special edition.
Lawrence County needs a new
court house, says the Press.
Wesson has $50 Baptists; 450
Methodists; 100 Presbyterians.
Two negro convicts escaped from
the Oakley farm last Thursday.
Farmers of Yazoo and Madison
believe they have the boil weevil.
so Bper cent of the total cotton
yield in the Delta, has been pick
ed.
Capt. j. J. benson has offered
himself as a candidate for Mayor of
Silver Creek.
The Pike county grand jury re-
turned 26 true bills the first week
of its sitting.
Mrs. Charles Ehrman died at
Vicksburg, where she had long re-
sided. at the age of u.
The Crystal Springs High School
will observe the birthday anniver-
sary of Frances E. Willard.
Split log drags are being used on
the streets of Greenwood and are
said to be good road-makers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McAlpin, of
Bolton, celebrated the 50th ami
versary of their Golden Wedding.
Shubuta has 700 pound Poland
China, raised by E. 7. Rosengrant.
Two others weigh 586 and SOC
pounds respectively.
A Near beer saloon was raided at
Hattiesburg, and carload of bev-
erage emptied into the placid
waters of Gordon Creek.
A fishing smack landed at Pasca-
goula with "a, 900 pounds of red
snapper the largest catch ever
brought to Southern port.
Monday was the seventh anniyer-
sary of the death of Mckinley, and
was observed by every evidence Of
sorrow in his home city, Canton,
Ohio.
L. J. Granary, city auditor of
Baton Rouge, blew his heart out
in that city, after handing note
to friend. The contents have not
been made known.
Congressman Spight, of the Sec
ond District, was renominated in
last Fridays primary by hand
some majority over State Senator
Mahan, of Holly Spings.
The Kentucky Court says Missis-
sippi can have w. j. Rice when it
gets through with him. w. j.
Ligon, special agent of the State,
says he'll get him before he quits.
Rice is remembered here and at
Jackson in his connection with the
Central Bank.
D. w. Brown, resident engineer
of the Virginia State Highway
Commission, has been appointed
acting professor Of civil engineer
ing and drawing in the engineering
school of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, to succeed Prof.
Charles Hancock, resigned.
The Natchez Rod and Gun Club
announce their organization and
their desire to promote good, clean
sport in the State. They promise
every assistance in the protection
of the game birds of the State, also
1.-THE enforcement of the game laws.
The Natchez boys appear to be
ready for a shoot at clay pigeons
with those of any other town, and
lopen to challenges. Clarion-Led.
Iger.
/ The Board of Supervisors of Pike
County has fixed the tax levy al
I13 IL mills, the same as last year
1.-The personal assessment roll as re
Ivised by the board shows the value
Iof personal property in the county
i to be So, ,585, ,619, an increase OF
Isl, 136, ,768 over last year. There
are 3757 persons subject to roaC
tax, and G, 1886 poll tax payers. o.
| the latter 3461 are white and 287E
negroes.
| Four persons were killed and q
badly injured ina horrible wrecl
lnear Clarksdale on the Y. & M. Y.
railroad. The train is called the
jackson Special, and having los
| time it was running at a rapid rats
when it left the track, the chaii
car and a day coach turning ovei
Idown an embankment and crashing
into great pile of wood and iron.
LIT is stated the wreck was caused
! by the expansion of the steel rail-
after the engine and advance carr
lhad passed over them.
| The editor Of the Gazette has re
lceived a personal letter from Gov
i Noel in which he says that tht
statement appearing in some news