The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-09-26
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have reported, and these show an in
crease of 40, Isl over the enumeration
of 1906. 1t is feared that this increase
will materially affect the distribution
for 1909, as it is in excess of the expec-
tations and the appropriation by the
legislature was based on a rather lower
ratio of increase, SO that a falling off
in the per capita seems inevitable. The
counties of Bolivar, Clay, Copiah,
Hancock, Kinds, Jefferson, Oktibbeha,
Pamela and Tallahatchie report a de-
crease.
Gov. Noel being asked what he
thought Of the efforts of might riders"
to shut down gins by threats of burning
of danger is overestimated. There is
not a county in Mississippi that does
not contain such a great p~repOndance
of l%aw-abiding people as to make
convictions of such crimes as sure as
any other Offense. In the sections of
the state which contain large planta-
tions and grow most of the cotton of
the state there will be no sort of
trouble, as such lawlessness could find
no sympathiZers, and would be met
with such determined resistance rs
would prevent it's start"
The total property valuation for Me
ridian for 1908 will be about $1l 500 600,
an increase of 81 900, 900 over last year,
which is accounted for in the most part
by advances in the assessments OF banks,
industries, street railway lines and real
estate development companies that
have expanded remarkably in the past
twelve months.
Gov. Noel has issued an address urg-
ing contributions to the battleship Mis-
sissippi silver service fund. All con
tributions should be sent to Mrs. Eunice
Lockwood of Crysta. Springs, or to the
First National Bank 1T Jackson, which
has been designated as the depository
for the fund as it is raised.
The Hattiesburg Commercial club is
in correspondence with the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic railroad com
pany to ascertain the plans of the COM
pany with a line through Mississippi to
connect Birmingham and Baton Rouge
or New Orleans. The proposed line is
surveyed to run through Hattiesburg,
and it will open the richest timber
country remaining untapped in South
Mississippi and Louisiana.
There are now living within the cor
porate limits of Starkville six men
whose combined ages aggregate 4S4
years, the average for each man being
so % years. The respective ages are
81, 81, 70, 80, IS and 81.
War to the finish has been declared
by the clergy of Jackson on the social
clubs having buffet attachments, and
the ministry has asserted its purpose of
"putting the second-story saloons out
of business"
Notices of injunction suits against the
state railroad commission seem to be
the order of the day, and scarcely a
week passes that efforts are not started
by some corporation seeking to restrain
the enforcement of some alleged OBJ
~noxiOus or repressive order.
Grenada Ome to the front with a
nice increase in personally valuation
over 1907, the figures for 1908 being
ST., ia, 7SO, against 81 LOG, AS, an in
crease of S6S,335 for the year. The
polls assessed were 9O7 white to 1850
blacks.
There seems to be a growing demand
in all parts of the state for An amend
ment to the primary election law that
will place the dates for congressional
primaries earlier than now provided for.
For several weeks the railroad shops
in this state have been busily engaged
in making repairs on rolling stock, and
getting every available car in shape for
use. Some of the shops are running
day and night forces.
A bond issue of $40, 900 has been de-
cided upon to be floated by the county
of Forrest for the purpose of making
the initiatory work on the construction
of a complete system of modern roads
throughout the county. Experts from
the department Of agriculture will be
invited from Washington to contribute
their advice about the work.
The members of the board of direct
ors of the Soldiers home at BeauvOir
have received several applications from
ex-Confederates who desire to be elect
ed superintendent of the institution to
succeed Capt. w. T. Price. The mat
ter of electing a superintendent will be
brought up at the October meeting.
Secretary Wilkinson of the Missis-
sippi state board of pharmaceutical ex-
aminers announces that the regular
fall examination of applicants for Ii
or,ot;oo rhocr~oo nv, ,r;1l ~ kotJ