The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-06
CRISP NEWSY PARAGRAPHS
Concerning our Friends and Neehbors, What they are
Doing, Saying and Thinking, Where they are
Going and When they are Coming.

dilo WIS ~ W. OuIIuy Will ISSuiil w
their home next week.
WE ARE STILL HERE WITH THE
COAL and the PRICE. SEE US BE-
FORE YOU BUY. WE MEET ALL
COMPETITION.
SIMS-DILLARD COAL co.
Rev. H. A. Jones. ID. will begin d
series of revival services at the Pres
byterian church, Tupelo, OF March, 18th
Everybody cordially invited to attend.
Meeting will be in progress about two
weeks.
Your energydepends upon the vital
qualities of your blood. Blood must be
rich and pure with vitaliZing elements.
Our s~arsaparilla compound makes this
kind of blood.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Co.
A spelling bee will be given at the
court house Friday evening, February
Women's Guild Of Presbyterian church.
Captains will be announced next week.
Admission Zoe.
The board passed an order authorizing
Sheriff Trapp to buy a pair of blood
hounds which will be kept to run down
fugitives from justice. The sheriff is
now in Communication with breeders
and b..cNi,is re on some good dogs.
People come to us for rare drugs and
preparations, because we have the rep
utation of always having things. We
have the common every day drugs too
and of best quality.
PoUND-KINCANNoN-ELKIN Co.
Mrs. Converse, of Brinkley, Ark,
was called here this week to see her
mother, Mrs. Burke who had a fall
that resulted in painful bruises, but
fortunately no bones We're fractured,
as was at first feared. Miss Minnette.
who was in St. Louis, was also called
home by the accident.
At the meeting of the mayor and
board of aldermen of Tupelo held Tues
day night a lease to Park Lake was
granted to H. E. High and others. COW
ing a period of five years, extending to
them the privileges heretofore allowed
for hunting and fishing. subject to the
city ordinance governing same.
The board of supervisors met Mon
day and found considerable business on
the docket to dispose of. Much of this
routine work and was handled with dis
patch. The matter of appointing over
seers for the public roads held the
board some time as u multitudeS of
roads require many overseers. The
board selected the best men possible
for the responsible positions. The
boa rd completed their work and ad-
journed at noon Thursday.
Mr.. S. T. Moore, of North Port,
Wash, arrived in the CITY this week on
a visit to his brothers, w. P. and J. R.
Moore, employees Of the M. & o. rail-
way. Twenty years ago Mr.. Moore
was a telegraph operator for the M. &
0. railway at Tupelo, and is remem-
bered by many of the old-timers, who
gave him a cordial greeting. Mr..
Moore is at present agent of the North
western railway at North Port and was
representative of the company in the
recent adjustment Of the eight hour
contention.
Clovis Kinds has been in the Eastern
markets for several days, purchasing
an immense stock of spring and sum-
mer goods for the enterprising firm of
Kinds Bros. & Co. which already have
commenced to arrive. Kinds Bros.
feel greatly encouraged over the liberal
patronage that has been accorded them
in the past, and in the coming year will
put forth stronger efforts than ever be-
fore to attract trade to Tupelo. In a
short while it will require a full page
ad in THE JOURNAL to announce their
swell spring opening.
The management of the Crescent
Theatorium have found it necessary to
raise the price of admission to their
popular entertainments from Sc to Toe.
This rate was made necessary on ac-
count of the advance in the price of the
films, the new rate going into effect
March l However, the increase in
price also means an Improvement IN
the style of the plays, and only first
class attractions will be rendered.
From two to three different plays will
be given every evening, III. addition to
the beautiful illustrated song. For an
evenings anus ement-a pleasing diver
sion from the irksome daily tasks
nave you ever seen anything nicer than
these exhibits? And the price is cheap
only 10 cents.
The rendition of Parsifal attracted
large audiences at Crescent Theator-I
ium on Monday and Tuesday and gave
general satisfaction. The story illus
frates the innocence of childhood, with |
the angels ever hoverning near, and
portrays the temptations that later be-
set man in life-the %contending forces
between good and evil. The entertain
ment was given under the auspices of
the W. c. t. U. and the ladies are en-
titled to credit for the enterprise thus
displayed. A goodly sum was realized
to purchase a drinking fountain for
court square. The rendition of the
solo, Crock of Ages" on Tuesday
Tuesday night, by Miss Marion Clifton,
was heartily %applauded. as well as the
solo by Lorn Steinberger, ac-
by Biagi's orchestra.
Cherokee, Ala, FEB. 18th. 1908.
Valley Fertilizer Co.,
Florence, Ala.
Gentlemen: wish to say in behalf
of the TENNESSEE alley Fertilizer Co.,
tried three companies fertilizers
side by side under cotton last year., and
King Cotton Grower give the best
The other fertilizer used was
grade than King Cotton Grow
err. | can also state that it pays to use
fertilizer under corn and peas, as well
Yours. Truly.
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