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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
sos CASE POSTPONED.
centrrnnt Charges wai Net De s+-zra
FOR Two ~e-ks

Washington The legal pruces.i-
in=s against Pre-ideut s4mue
Cs0mpers secretary Flaak Morrison
and John Mitchell af the American
Federation 8t Labor 3 which thsy
we're charged with contempt Of the
supreme court af the District or
Columbia. on account Of aets and a.
terances aprupos Or the Judgement OF
thar court directing them 20 cease
publishing the name of THE Bucb
Stove ami Else company IN their
We DON parrnnize- list. WERE
virtually postponed for two week.
after brief hearing "Wednesday
Justice Gaule ~ rhe supreme courr
presided
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
GUARANTY LAW UPHELD.
Bank Asking Injunction Appeals 10
Supreme Court

Guthrie Okla.-In A unanimous
opinion the supreme court Thursday
upheld the validity ~ tho depositors
guaranty law denying the iumnc
tion prayed by the Noble state
Bank 10 restrain tho state from levy
inE a one per cent assessment upon
the deposits ot the bank n vas con
tanned hy the plaintiff bank thar tho
law is unconstitutional In that 10 laviss
on amt takes private property without
consideration on this point Judge
Huston IN the Logan county district
court overruied the bank and denied
an injunction. The case then being ap-
peaIe,l % the supreme court
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
ALBERT A BANK RuPT.
Oar sh Sng = Runcr-d Among IN.
Creditors

Copenhagen NJ Alherti the ex
minister uf Justice whn is undef
arrest her. charged With exteusiva
fraud THURSDAY aled 4 declaration of
bans r1ptrv o. IS believed thar his
Vhui,. estate Sil not realize more
han ygH1 aaU
Z, is rumor-d thar King Frederick
Is among tae creditors having invest
81 $500 aus iH the savings bank Of
xhieh Rlhsrfi Eas president The siuS
e Hsni ~ s-----piv AFFECTED havtnE
iacet ths greatest cnnfiienrr N n
ae=Is integrity The foreign 1iplo-
mats have sent inng reports of The
affair % their governments
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Or. cae-n wni,.nrad ne,d.

Seattle Washington - Or Cabet
Whitehead general manager OF
the seward Peninsula railroad in
Alaska is dead IN Nome A. the result
% an accident on tho ruad Saturday
niShf The car in which Dr White
head Vas riding vas overturned and
he feil into a shallow hudv of water
while the iepth ~ the water was only
Two Feet bis head Sas held under the
surfacr fnr tSu minutes and his Ilnga
partly filled Vith sand He fingered
until Monday afternoon He Sas one
of the best men in NlHska
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Paris - Friends Of Mrs. f. 2
T4tH. Of Portland ore. are greatly
distressed over her mysterious dis
appearance furfnighr aEu. She
lsr her hotel the afternoon % August
- saving she was going to the office
of The Adams Express company 20
zet mail since then she had nat
been seen Her friends and the police
have seuured the citv without find
ing ths slightest clu,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
NEGRO LYNcHEo az mos.
rad srutally Murdered Mrs. MeNiI
I'm In Mississpri.

Oxford. Miss ~ Lawson Patten.
negro who late TUESDAY xii
ed Mrs. McMillin a white woman At
her home was taken from tail Tues
day night hy a mob and lynched
The killing % Mrs McMMn was
unusually brutal Patton delivered a
message to Mrs. McNillin from her
husband who is serving a sentence in
the jail and remained about the
piace Mr. McNIlin attempted 20
frighten him away With revolver.
but ~ grappIed with and disarmed
her he then cut her throat The
woman died a few minutes later
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
KERN TO co SOUTH
Candidate is Wanted
in Georgia ana Tennessee.

Chicago. lll John " Kern
Democratic vice presidential candi-
date viii mase a speaking trip In the
south in October and the National
Committee is now arranging the itiu-
prarV
he vii deliver one or two speeches
in MARY land ami will speak in an prob
ability IN West Virginia and D.lawars
the rrst week in October he viii
SPEAK IN Winston salem. y g.. On Oct
: when the state fair viii be- in pro-
gress
The vice-presihsnriai candidate has
also been urged ~ make sps.chss in
Georgia mi tennessee
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Detroit Mich Daa Patch pacee
mile IN t5sA Tuesday after
noon nt the state Fair. the fast
es- mile ever driven in Michigan The
famous PAGER failed 10 break his re-
cord af teas but Suuld undoubtedly
have come much cinser making a
new record n he crowd frnm the in.
field had not swarmsd "a the track.
compelling driver Her="y 20 keep far
ont from The fence Dan Patch Was
paced nv Two runners
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Geneva. The congress Of the inter
national White Cross association
gaich IS IN cession here for the
purpose of considering the matter of
fuod adulterafion. tadav drew up de-
hnifious Of what should constitute
pure milk. butter oleOmargarins and
other food products.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Melbourne ns-rhs hattieship Eansas
and the supply ship Culgna. which
we're lsft behind when the Ansri
can feet sailed for Albany Saf
artav 10 await the Amer Icta mail ant
pick up struggling sailors saiied
THURSDAY % reioin the feet Nearly
100 Gf the American sailors are stil
unaccuunted for and Il IS believed thev
deserted with the idea Of irving their
fortunes here
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Portland. Ore.-Elarry B. Lit OF
this city Is not alarmed over
the reported disappearance u his
mother in Paris. Recent letters from
Paris told OF the enjoyable trip Mrs
Lit was having. ami there was no IN
dication in them that she was not in
good health. He Saws that had there
been occasion for alarm he would
have heard OF il through the American
Express company. with which he Is in
close touch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Copenhagen. sensation wa
caused here bv the sudden an
that " Alberti former
minister " Justice and king privy
councillor. had surrendered 10 the
police. confessinx the embszzlemsnt
by fraud and forgery of x.s90. .oa0
Alherti resigned bis portfolio on July
~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

san Juan, Porto Rco.-An earth
quake shock was felt here and citizens
were very much alarmed and many
rushed from their houses into the
street No damage or loss Of life has
been as yet reported
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Niagara Falls. y Y-s woman
about - years Old OF rennec
appearance TUESDAY afternoon. walk
I'd into the river about thirty feet
above Prospect Point and was swept
over the falls She left nothing 10
identify her. Sevenfy-five persons
saw the suicide.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

AgaNan. Mass Three men Wers
killed ore Us fatally iniuref
hurf TUESDAY bv the accidental ex
Dlosiou af twenty pounds of dynamite
on Pruvin mountain where a contract
ing company is building a iistrihut
ing reservoir in connection Win the
Springfield water supply system. All
he victims Were laborers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Driver Run Over by Loq WAGON

Trezevant. Tenn--A message from
Greenfield. north Of this city. said that
Monroe Crocker had been run over BY
his log wagon and killed while logging
near Shadss Bridge on the Obion
River
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

New York. y. Y Lieutenant
Guy Wyman, Eleventh United States
cavalry who was court martialed on
Governors Island last week. for eer-
tifying that he was a single man when
he had a wife in Huntsville. Tenn.
has been acquitted and restored to
duty with the Eleventh cavalry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

ParkerbHrE. West Va James
c. Mills. paymaster on the war
ship Chicago. OF the United States
Navy. became suddenly insane Thurs
day at the hotel Monroe in this city
where he was guest His home is in
RoadsviIle, Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Flyer rosse. Weman 20 Ee.t

Harrisburg. Pa--Mrs Martha A
Book OF Mexico, Juniata County. was
thrown 40 feet by an express train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. and when
trainmen ran TO ind her she arose and
began brushing dirt from her dress.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Contractor and $500 Gone.

New York.-Frank Del Balso drew
s2500 from a bank to pay his laborers.
Late in the afternoon his horse and
buggy were found on a road in the
Bronx The contractor was missing.
1t is believed he had been killed and
robbed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Dancing Professors elect Officers,

New YOrk--The American Society
Of Professors OF Dancing. which closed
its thirty first annual convention here
after a four days session announced
the election OF R. W vizay. OF Mil
waukee. president: Oskar Duenneg.
Terre Haute. Ind, vice president.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Albany. Ga.-John Towne. a negro
accused OF attacking Mrs. Joseph
Wheeler last Thursday. was captured
at Damascus. Ca. and taken out and
Iynched by citizens of the town
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Lexington. Ky. - Fire Thursday
night az Point Lick in Ger
rard county. Il miles from Lancaster,
Ky. caused loss OF 100000 and is
still burning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

New York-Accordlng 20 a cable
gram received at the Japanese con-
sulate in this city. the rice crop in
Japan for this year is officially estim-
ated at s.. 100000 koku (513 bushels.l
as against $500. 600 koku last year.
An increase of 500 coo koku
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Panic Creator Goes to Asylum.

London - Albert Harrison. the
young man who last Wednesday Great
ed a panic on the Stock Exchange by
firing three shots from revolver
has been committed to an asylum
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Berlin.-A new explosive OF ter
rific power. the invention OF a Munich
engineer. has just been tried in the
presence OF the Artillery Test Com.
mission of the trussian War DEPART
uent-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
STATE NEWS NOTES.

There Is a prospect OF stif aght
being made by allied interests In the
state against one Of the most Important
laws that was enacted at the last legis-
Iative session, and that efforts viii De
made 70 have IL declared unconstitu-
tionaI. The law IN question i that IN
cpruor.ned IN an at to regulate the
sale. inspection and analysis OF enn-
msrriaI fe~s:stut sold or offered Tor
sale or use in the state Of Mississippi,
generally known Is the pure food Las
Subseriutiors 10 the ld.00o fund for
q monument 10 the late Gen stephen
ID. Lee are coming fast 70 Capt W. /
Rirbv. chairman Of the national PARK
commission, AZ Vickshurg- >1oserip-
rions of 800 each have neen received
from Henry Wastersou, Col W D
HaIdeman and Bruce Haldeman OF
Louisville, Ky
3. Bucxwaller, who owns sracs OF
1000 acres Of line pine tinnered lsnds
in Newton and Neshoha counties, mas
completed arrangements for the oulld
iug OF a new mill on the Mobile, JACK
son and Kansas City railroad near New
tou. The new mill will have daily ca
paeity Of $1,000 feet, and viii De OF
steel construction. freproof from De-
ginning 60 end
Mrs McMiIIin. a young white woman,
Wa murdered in her home near Oxford
NV. negro named Lawson Patton The
ne1r, cus her throat from ear to ear
There is prospect OF more AtiSslion
growing out of an order made oy the
state railroad commission directing
the Gulf and Ship Island and the Mis-
.issiput Central to effect physical Idne-
tiou and make connections at 4 point
near silver Creek, in Lawrence county
The Gulf and Ship Island has already
tskeu the preliminary steps ~ 'ne
or,ssr ia claimed to be repressive snn
Unconstitutional. and under aurnori1y
Of the law the appeal may De made
sis-cs from the commission 20 tne su-
prene court
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Candidate Would wi,hdrs~.

Ravenna. Onio.-Thomas L. Rock
well. candidate for lieutenant governor
announced Thursday that he would
withdraw from the Democratic
state ticket He had preferred the
nomination OF state secretary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Denver, Colo-J F. Mace. formerly
connected with the st. Louis x San
Francisco Railway in the capacity Of
travelling traffic agent with head
quarters in St Louis, was arrested
here on the charge of forgery Mace
in well known in the Middle West
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Los Angeles, Cal Eugene v
Debs Socialist candidate for resident
OF the United States spoke here
Thursday night. He arrived on his
red special from Pasadena where lie
also spoke
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Bridgswater. Mass. - Kimbau +.
sheldon. a weILto-do retired manufaet-
urer OF Bridgewater, killed his wife
by shooting her and then comm TIED
suicide BY turning en- the gas
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
SOME OF THE MISTAKES
of the LAymen's Missionary Movement
az ChattanaaRa.

H'A W. NNt Ms'AAN AW 'ffN tNN HE0tHIis.H.
which Will leave Ie-. than e1.sodutia
frotestauts a. Protestant ana 4
NetAudi-t. ana constrained to a-k NV
-rif the qusstion. Why have We MT
accomplished nore e"
! turn te aur niair To learn if can
ert There any hight oa IA .ubirst {
and that hri-t.. esmmand sa. ta h..rn
al Jerusalem amt 90 rarry ths gospel
60 the uttrrmu-t part. ot tle vasta.
~hich m-ans. first. Ho-ue MISSIONS. and
then Foreign Missions
Then. IN what manu.r are We 10
spread tins so-pei' should ve adopt
every means u-~d hy our savior or
shall W. u.s. fu-t .u.h parts a. would
seem most eNpsvlient 30 ~ am per
.aA'iel ami hiLly b~lic,e that our >a,bur
lived a iiic hrrg. che example OF uhirh.
Il W. tut follow IN our effort o. evan
grlize thr vorlL Will draw th. great
mas-s~ OF mankind unto Him.
The four gospels ter us msch of the
~ 80 "a ''' 90 our SAVIOR 'at
'h 'N' ''''' s''a ''s'l
''' 0'e % Ms are "hen Ae
SAYS. And Jesus went about al Galt-
wv ''''i''AS IA 'he" 'fhAS"s"'@' AMI
preaching the gospel ot the hinrium ami
healing all manner of sickness amt al
manner of li-.,.r ,B,or.. ,b,. r..,,,i..
t..t.t.
''''' ''''' t"' l''A
graphs. In the hr-t, We have teaching
uud preaching and IA the .seund. d. d.
p.rf,r,,,n,. ,b,l,,,br..,,,.. ,,..rl
nav "' '''nS '"'
tea'hins aud th" prrarhiug. nut We have
not been doing enough phrlanthrup,,
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anu ~ '
u-"d for all It 10 worth
Urphanagp-. hospital. and rg,~cuc Mrs
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N''l''' anu we must
demunstrafe 20 him that Jesus loves
ann and that We bn,e ham. II We Ioak
fur .,r.,r r.-,,ft. ,,.. ana, ,,,,+.... ,.t,..
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Chattanooga last April turned down th..
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s.rJ- ,,I ,,rI, an. a. b.,,,,.. ff -
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We ne,.t bave =, nv. .pirit,,,f church A.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
GOALS
FOR MANILA
AMERICAN WAR VESSELS HALT
AT ALBANY BEFORE MAX
INC 5.sAs NILE RUN.
WERE STARTLED BY TARS
Residents ard Visitors Care win
Wondcr az Jaesies From United
statea-Mer IN Splendid
Condition.

Alhanv. West Australia The
American aeet FRIDAY began its
last enjoymsn ~ Australian hospi
talify with hundreds of sailors and -.
ticers ashore 20 stretch their legs
after the cruise from Melbourne
m" feet anchored az o.clock Fri
dav. after an unev-ufful trip ~ seven
iays
Ahanvs population has heen auE
msnt~d by nearly "a 0ad visitors and
the fert amt sailors arr ius' as murh
matter ot wondsrment 20 them as
they were n the other Australian
ugrfs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Woman Rescues Four Mer.

New York.-At the risk OF her own
life, Mrs. August Rich saved four men
from death in blazing launch. which
had blown up as it lay at a dock az
Cisy Island.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Pr-psr. for Long Cruise.

Much Of The time here will ha oc-
cupied tn coaling the fleet for tho
1.6t9-mile cruis" tn Manila. for vhIch
port the ships leave next Thursday
Premier " ] Moore is doing every
thing in his power 20 make tho
Americans feel that. Notwithstanding
they are N the other side ~ ,he
<iob" frum home. they are among
friends and brothers
The British Cruiser Gibraltar. with
crew ~ FOO will assist in the on
tertainment Of the aeet
The trip tn Manila. provided the
weather permits. will be- utilized in
series ~ battle formation maneuvers
Tn" health nf the sailors and osH
GERS is matter of mnch qualification
The men are In splendid shape and
Few cases % sickness ara reported
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

When a cab leaves . L0ndon cab rank
the well drilled horses. without a word
from their masters. close up to Till the
vacant space, but on tins occasion the
hors. did not move when the cab IN front
OF him drove off 1t may have been
presentiment Of evil; at all events 1t
saved the drivers life, for suddenly into
the empty space fell a rotten bough frum
an oyerhanging tree, weighing several
hundredweight-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

We know a lot OF men who woult
be in the steenth heaven OF delight II
tney could be Judged and awarded az
corning to their intentions anc amnf
tiOns.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

At Lancaster. Pa. on the 18th ultimo,
Judge Landis decided that the Religious
Garb Law OF 1895, was contrary TO
the bill OF rights and therefore uneonsti-
tutiouaI He denounced the bill as un-
reasonable a. well as vicious.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

The patriot to ambition ehngs,
Yet prospers il he may.
He paves the way co higher things,
R,tt ,sldom waiyes the pay.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Gov. Noel has added 500 70 the
statutory reward OF s5d and the 500
private rewards offered for the arrest
and conviction Of Michael Nagi. who IS
charged with the murder OF Mrs. Mona
Nswburn. near Augusta. Perry county,
Grand Chancellor W. ~ Sessions. Of
the Mississippi grand lodge, Knights
OF Pythias. reports 4 steady gain Of
membership IN that fraternity through
OUT the state, and very lively interest
manifested By members.
The state railroad commission ordered
the View Orleans & Northeastern. the
Gulf & Ship Island. and the Mobile,
Jackson x Kansas City railroad cum
panies 70 build a uaicn station a.
Laurel.
The aggregate Of polls assessed IN
the counties of franklin. Jones and
Noxubee was 5.g-I white and 7,Os6
blacks, or about maintaining the aver
age generally
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

MANY a man has been ruined by ac-
ci,ientalIv getting Il reputation for be-
ing a good fellow and trying 70 live up
70 n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

John RuSkin. in counting up the bless
ings Of his childhood, reckonei these
three for the first: Peace. He had been
taught the meaning of peace in thought,
act and word; had never heard fatner's
or mothers voice once raised IN any dis
pute. nor seen an angry glance IN the
eyes of either, nor had ever seen a mo-
ment's trouble or disorder in any house
hold matter. Next. TO this he estimated
Obedience; be obeyed word or lifted
finger OF father OF mother as a ship her
helm. without an idea Of resistance. And
lastly, Faith; nothing was ever promised
him that was not given; nothing ever
threatened him that was not inflicted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

The good people OF Marion county
are very much Interested IN diversified
farming and are Offering spiendld-I IN
duceusuts for truckers 70 euns there
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

We arr too apt 70 imagine that We
have fulfilled the measure OF duty when
We have dealt ..Iuarely with our fellows
IN business and been iovli and loving n
thnse Of our own bIood This j. a mis-
take which leads 70 many disasters In
some measure. every person IN the world
j. part keeper OF every other person
Where numbers of men and women have
eome together IN a community. tins ~
sponsibiitv II increased. What one does
then l. not done Tor self. but for all
who surround self As pebble thrown
in pond sends cirrlets to the farthe~t
shores. 80 the attitude of each city dwell
sr IS felt in some wav by all others.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

The subject Of proper drainage for
taru lnds has been brought promi-
uently ID the trDuz by the Action Of our
last legislature IN authorizing any sec-
ton 70 organize 8 drainage district,
taxing the and benefited 10 pay for tha
work By this means thousands upon
thousands of acres Of rich Laad viii be
brought into cultivation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Active preparations ARE under way
for the annual reunion OF the Missis-
sippi division, United Confederate Vet
erans, 10 be held az Greenville Oct
and :. Local chapters Of United
Daughters OF the Confederacy through
out the state viii raise funds 10 DC used
in defraying the expenses OF veterans
10 the reunion who are unable 10 paw
railroad fare. this being an annual cus-
tom OF the organization.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

This s the season for fairs and the
fair spirit IS abroad in the land Ms
sissippi IS growing the fair habit. aad
Il means i great deal for the future
prosperity Of the state. Nothing tends
TO encourage the proper development
Of agriculture, horsicuIrurs and live
stock ike the fairs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Kinds county reports 4 large increase
in personally Valuations, having picked
up considerably during the twelve
months The total personal property
assessment for Is0s WAS s.sI3. 3&j. the
figures tur the same period lasS year
being 81 gB+ .1l0, an in,-rease OF go.
-. The t1Jal polls assessed were
J. - whites and ID. - blacks.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17

Mrs McMIIin. young white woman,
Wa murdered IN her home near Orford
bya negro named Lawson Patton Inc
negro cut her throat from ear to ear.