The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-06
Mississippi
News

Gov. Noel sent a message to the leg
islature suggesting the appointment OF
a commission to mark the water bound
airy line between Mississippi and Louis
lana on the gulf coast, and the appro-
priation of 81 900 therefor. The gov.
ernor also asks an appropriation to sup
plement contributions to the fund for
the purchase of a silver service for the
battleship Mississippi. The message
concludes with a charge that banking
institutions of the State are in politics
and trying to control State deposits in
the event the depository law is adopted
by the legislature. He suggests that
the law be SO framed as to have deposits
placed in the counties where collected,
if possible.
A bill is pending before the legisla-
ture seeking to secure an appropriation
of $25, 900 to be used in erecting a mon
ument to the Confederate women OF
Mississippi. This is part c" the plan
outlined by the Mississippi division OF
United Confederate veterans at the re-
union in Meridian last year, a resolu-
ton having been adopted declaring the
purpose of the organization to raise a
fund of $50, 900 for the purpose of erect
ing a monument. 1t is contended that
at least S2o, 900 of the amount should
be contributed by the State govern
ment, and the remainder raised by pri-
vate subscription, which those inter-
ested say will be contributed by the
citizens of Mississippi.
1t has been decided to locate one of
the summer normals at Brookhaven.
The buildings of Whitworth college
will be used, and the normal will be
about six weeks in length. 1t will be
the future policy of the department OF
education to have at least one of the
summer normals held in the southern
part OF the State. 1t is expected that
the usual normals will be held at the
University of Mississippi and the A.
and NJ. College.
Attorney-G eneral Fletcher announces
that he has taken an appeal from the
decision of Judge Cochran, of the
Tenth judicial district, granting bail in
the sun of $4,000 each to the Key
brothers, indicted in the circuit court
of Lauderdale county on the charge of
killing their brother-in-law, Frank
Davis.
Miss Mary Newman, aged Is, was &C
cidentally killed at Vinton. Her
brother ven into the yard to shoot a
hawk and had occasion to set his gun
against the fence. The gun was Jared
down and discharged, the entire charge
entering the girls body, from which
she died in a few hours.
Chancellor Lyell found in favor of
the State in the lumber trust case,
which means that the bill of Injunction
asking the court to dissolve the organ
ization of the Retail Lumber Dealers
Association of Mississippi and Louis
lana will be sustained, and the organi-
zation declared as unlawful.
One of the effects of the statutory
prohibition law in Mississippi will be
the opening of saloons on the Louisiana
side, opposite the cities and towns of
this State which are freed from the
liquor traffic. This is going to bring
onthe larger question of State boundary
dispute, which has never been settled.
Capt. Geo. Smith, engineer-in-charge
of the Vicksburg district, recommends
an appropriation of SIS, 900 for Steele's
bayou. This bayou runs out of Lake
Washington and flows through the
richest portion of the lower Yazoo del
ia, emptying into the Yazoo river sew
eral miles above Vicksburg.
The three coast counties, Jackson,
Harrison and Hancock, will cooperate
in getting up a thoroughly compre.
hensive exhibit setting forth the re.
sources and industries of that section.
to be shown at the exposition at Jackson
in November.
Meridian will have a musical festival
for one week, beginning June s. 1t is
to be a State attraction. A tent with a
seating capacity of 10000 will be put
up for the purpose.
Gov. Noel announces the appointment
of the following as members of the
board OF pharmaceutical examiners: H.
B. Wellborn, j. r. Bryan, o. Eastland,
j. B. Small and L. H. Wilkinson, Jr.
Several memorials have been pre-
sented to the legislature asking for the
enactment of a pure food law.
YaZoo City is to have another $685.
600 opera house to take the place of the
one destroyed by fire four years ago.
Sam Hines, who shot at Officer Lyons
of Meridian, was sentenced to one year
on the county roads.
Fire at Millview destroyed 1000, 900
! feet of lumber.
A stock company, capitalized at $500,
600 has been formed to bore for oil in
the vicinity of Gulfport. There are
abundant surface indications of petro-
leum, and experts have declared this to
be a rich field in a great oil strata ex-
tending from Galveston to Mobile.