Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
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All arrangements have been made rO'
starting the work OF Riding the state
OF the cattle tick. The field work vii
be under the direct personal super
vision OF DR.. w. j. Murphy nf the hu
reau OF animal indus ry. United States
department of agriculture. who ha'
been specially detailed toy the naiiona
government as man OF large experi
ence, and whose expenses are horn" y,
the national government DIR. Murph,
will be d0miciled for the time be NJ Is
Holly Springs, as that will be eentra
point from which he can better dircc
the work in the northern tier of conn
ties selected for the iniiia ion OF tn.
practical field work.
The battleship fund comm ssion has
appointed Mrs. Eunice Lock- wood Z"
Crystal Springs, one of tie most Will,
known and popular of the is~inp
ladies', to act as genera state solicitor
and collector Of funds for the Mi--iS
sippi liver service. The commission
has also issued an appeal to the people
of the state calling on all citizens Il
their mi e, and do it nov, sc
that the presentation can be made as
early as possible.
United States Post flee Inspector G.
II. B. Leonard, OF Grrnala, has un'
earthed systematic fraud scheme
wi ich has been prnciiced ON rural free
delivery route No 2. Oxford, by J. G.
Gil;nrr and h wife. Gilmer has been
snding in many orders to supply houses
in St. LoIis and Chicago. using changed
names OF his children and others, and
forging the indorsem mt OF some mer-
chant to his orders, when they were
forwarded to the city merchants.
The Mississippi Historical society is
now engaged In the work preliminary
to getting out in separate volume the
letters and sayings, public and private,
of Jefferson Davis, which work is 10 be
Systematically. A call has
been issuel asking al those who may
have any letters or printed articles
bearing Mr.. Davis, from the earlier
to the later days, to place them ut the
disposal OF DR.. Rowland, as upon that
will depend the success OF the under
taking.
Within The borders OF the beautiful
little municipality of Marietta there
one of the most remarkable
that ever grace | the bridal
altar" OF the county. The bride was
Miss Lula Majors, AZ inches of stature,
wears No. 2 shoe, weighs sc pounds.
The groom is the famous James NJ Bur-
nett of Bristol, Tenn. He is SO inches
Of stature, weighs 81 pounds, wears q
No. 3 shoe, No. II hat, pants 81 waist
and is in length, and is 81 years old.
II. C. (Bud) Wall, the Pike county
prisoner who escaped from the Rankin
state farm last fall, and who several
days ago walked into the governors
office and surrendered, has not since
been put under the gun, but was at
once made trusty. His brother, AL
bert Wall, who is serving q ten-year
sentence for the same crime, that of
shooting with intent to kill, is also .
trusty.
In a letter to Gov. Noel President ].
c. Hardy, of the Agricultural and Me-
,hanical college, states that he is anx-
ous to have complete inquiry made
by the board of trustee into the condi-
ions existing at the present time at
The college. The purpose OF the inquiry
will be to ascertain the present and ex-
sting relations between the president
and the faculty.
1t Ia repaired that Rev. George G.
Gates had 255 conversions during bis
Ten days meeting at Kosciusko.
All details necessary In regard to the
of the Mobile, jackson
md Kansas City and the Gulf and Chi
ago railroad companies have been
and the incorporators OF the
lew company. which is to be known as
he New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
.ailroad, have received legal sanction
o proceed with final arrangements.
According to the information in the
hands OF Insurance Commissioner T.
VI. Henry, the affairs of the Great
Western Insurance company OF Kansas
City, the concern which he refused
Iome time ago to relicense, are being
wound up.
A slow but very steady Improvement
If business conditions is reported from
he lumber districts OF Mississippi, and
he feeling OF pessimism that has pre-
rallied among manufacturers during the
past eight months is giving way to one
If hopefulness.
Newton claims that 1t has the best
md most up-to-date waterworks system
rom all standpoints of any town its
ize In the state.
Pontotoc will erect modern school
to cost $25, 900. Bonds have
,een issued to raise the money.
Bids for the erection of government
buildings in Mississippi have been
,ooked as follows, to be opened July Is
t the office Of the supervising architect
t Washington: Brookhaven, Corinth,
Greenwood, Laurel.
Announcement Is made that 1t is
costing Warren county 500 per month
o care for the pair of bloodhounds
'wned by the county. This is consid.
red rather heavy expense. It has
,een necessary to employ q regular
,eeper and additional men to exercise
he animals.
What Allied Him.
Tho willie 90 phiI0uanhar lo1lrol -.