The Tupelo journal., 1908-08-14
CRISP NEWSY% PARAGRAPHS
Concerning our Friends and %Neiehbors, What they are
Doing, Saying and Thinking, Where they are
Going and When they are Coming.

Mrs, Shisman and children of Amory
returned home Monday after a visit to
Mrs. Harkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker have returned
from Hot Springs Ark. where they
have been for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Fulton, Miss.
JoYner and Mr.. Albert Fulton spent
Sunday in Corinth, the guests of Mrs.
Lyn.
Hon j. M. Allen spent several days
with friends in Columbus attending::the
annual encampment of the national
guard.
Mr. j. E, Motlow attended the n
campment at Columbus and reports a
delightful time.
Mr.. J. W. Keys of Memphis spent
several days the..past week with his
parents here.
Mr.. Roy Rogers of Denvr, Col. join
ed his wife here, and they are now the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Mitchell.
Mrs. Stribling, with her sisters Mes
danes Goodlett and Niece, are at
opahiSo'
Mrs. Kim9reugh and children came
from Blue Mountain to visit Mrs, w E..
Pegues this week. Mrs. Kimbrough
has many friends here who are glad to
see her in Tupelo again.
LOST-Some where on road between
Bissell and Tupelo or IN Tupelo a small
Memoranda book. containing some ac-
counts. Ret urn to Journal Office and
receive reward.
DALEE BROS.
We acknowledge receipt of anoth her
delicious watermelon from the mag
nificent patch of Mayfield Reese for
which we duly appreciate.
Misses Corrinne, and Emma May
Laney and Myrtice Stone returned
from. Monteagle Wednesday after a
couple of weeks outing there and other
points OF interest in the mountains of
Tennessee.
Local fans will have the good fort
tune to see the Mobile Southern League
Team here on next Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The MOBILE aggregation has
these dates open and beng in route to
Memphis find it convenient to stop over
here and be entertained by the locals.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
the full page advertisement of The Bal
lard Dry Goods Company in which many
splendid Of ~seasonable goods are offer
ed. This reliable firm realizes the fact
that the man who hustles for business
during the dull season will get more
than the lions share of it.
On the 9th inst. Mr.. w. N. Steed
! andMiss. Maude Gaddis were united in
the bonds of wedlock at Baldwin, the
Rev. w. l.. Gilmore tying the nuptial
knot. The couple are among Baldwyn's
most de%seryedly popular young people
and their hosts OF friends join in wish
ing them a long life of happiness and
prosperity.
Round trip rates to Chattanooga Term.
on sale August 9Th 9th and 10th good
until August 18th, Fare via Frisco
$685..
L. W. MCLEAN, Ticket Agent
Damon and Pythias, a Historical
Drama of Sicily's Loyal Senators.
TIE most magnificent spectacular
scenes yer staged, will be at the Elec-
trio Theater soon. Watvl the curtains
for dates.
Little Mi IS Sue Brown Stern enter
tanned a number of her little friends on
Tuesday in honor of her fourth birth
day. The beautiful room was gay with
dainty clad little tots and merry games
were played after which the guests
were invited into the dining room
where delicious ices, cakes, and fruits
were served. The little hostess was
the recipient of mnny pretty gifts.
The ha1nch of the Mississippi Bank
ers Association of the first congress-
sslonal met at the court house here
tuesday with j. D. Osborne Vice Pres
ldent of the State Bankers Association
presiding. The purpose of the meet
ing to discuss such matters as would
ofing about a better understanding be-
tween Members of the Association, and
to and the banks in offering and fur
nlshlng the best facilities in a business
way. to the communities it which thew
are located.
D. w. Robbins has placed an order
with the Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co..
OF Marion, ILL.,, for a dredge boat to
be shipped out early in September.
Mr., Robbins will use the boat in widen
ing Town Creek canal to double it's
present width and deepen it. He has
peer convinced of the ~practicability of
draining the swamp lands in this Sec
ton by the experiments already made
with canals, but he realizes the neces.
sity of deepening and widening them
to carry off the great Volumes of wa.
ter in a short time. The first work will
be done on the canal on the east side
of Town Creek.
On. Wednesday morning it was o,,r
pleasure to visit our neighbor CITY. Sal
tillo, which we found to be imnrov;nr
rapidly. A number of new brick store
houses have been erected during tho
summer and every one is now occ,1n;ed
While there we took a look over the
corn and cotton crop of Supt. Clayton,
Who cultivated both corn and Gotten
according TO the latest and best meth
tbds, we found that the experiment had
been successfully conducted and both
crops are line. Last year this same land
was cultivated In cotton and it reouir-
b acres to produce l bale. Unless
calamity befalls the crop before
harvest time. feel sure that it will pro-
duce a bale of cotton to the acre and
from 80 TO A bushels of corn to the