The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
Great NORTHERN EXTENSION

Resumes Work After Months
of Delay
LUMBER BUSINESS Is PICKING UP
The Law Presuines Malice Where
Animal is Cruelty Tortured From
Anger or Rage. News in Brief
for our Busy Readers.
Congressman A. M. Byrd defeated
Hon. J. H. Currie by large majority
In the Fifth Congressional District.
Three men were arrested at Jack
son, on suspicion of being implicated
In the murder of a Snowman at Lex
ington, KY.
The Mississippi Association OF
Postoffice Clerks in session at Jack
son, elected C. o. Jaap, Jr. of Jack
son President.
Gov. Noel granted pardon to Hen
ry Allen, negro serving three
year sentence from Franklin county
for burglary.
w. Herrick and DR.. j. G. Robert
were dismissed from the Faculty by
the Board Of Trustees, in session at
Starkville.
Congressman w. S. Hill has with
drawn. from the race in the Fourth
Congressional District leaving a clear
field for Hon. T. u. Sisson.
John Smith, a negro, accused OF
robbery. was taken from jail at Itta
Bena and lynched. His pal, John Will
liams, escaped from the mob.
Because they had exhibited antag-
onism towards President ]. C. Har-
dy, of the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Prof. Glenn
Auditor Smith received a good-sized
bunch of personal assessment rolls
from various counties. Most of the
figures show slight increases over
last year.
j. B. Stirling, secretary of the
State Democratic executive commit
tee, has issued an appeal for cpntri-
buttons to the national Democratic
campaign fund.
Reuben Williams, former citizen
of Wesson, and a blacksmith by oc-
cupaticn, has deserted his family,
consisting OF a wife and several
sman children.
Gus Bullock, negro, ran amuck
with shotgun at Mount Olive, kill
ed Tom Gatlin and Dolph Joiner and
wounded John H. McNair, white
men, and was himself slain.
Robert Montgomery, negro,
charged with the murder of Sheriff
c. v. Douglas, of Fayette, was cap
tured in Chicago with the aid OF
BLACK Detective" Frank Walker v
The returns from the Democratic
primar election in the Eighth Mis-
sissippi Congressional District indi-
cate that Patrick Henry and J. w.
Collier will enter the second primary.
Attorney General Fletcher attack
ed Louisville and Nashville at Gulf
port seeking to prevent the Company
handling interstate business on the
ground that it is foreign corpora
ton.
The Mississippi Republican Execu-
tive Committee, in session at Jack
son, elected F. w. Collins, of Gulf
port, Chairman. and T. v. McAllister,
of Vicksburg, Secretary. A fun cleo
toral ticket was named.
Governor Noel granted a pardon
for Ida Lopez, negro woman sent
up from Scott county in August, 1906
on life sentence for murder, the
killing being that of another woman
and the cause jealousy.
State Treasurer Edwards gave out
q list of thirty-one Mississippi banks
named in the distribution of $163,-
$50, under the new depository sys-
tenn. Securities aggregating $40
600 are held in lieu of cash.
The Farmers Educational and CO.
operative Union of America is ia
vorably inclined to make Gulfport
the place for state headquarters ia
Mississippi, with the establishment of
their storage yards and warehouses.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
at Waynesboro by the subscribers t.,
the capital stock of the proposed
National Bank, and it is now thought
that it will only be question of a
few days until all stock is taken, and
a charter applied for.
President I. w. Cooper, Of Whit
worth College, Brookhaven, sends
out his announcement to the effect
that the session begins Wednesday,
Sept. %, and from inquiries and
applications they anticipate a pros
porous session.
1t is understood that the Republi-
can management in Mississippi is pre-
pairing to go out after the coin for
the use OF Chairman Hitchcock, and
they expect to raise at least $4,000
and have no apprehension that they
will not succeed in raising the