The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-03

Ill ulhttcTS pOilGtCdl. III uO uAStilCe uA'
the vote cast for the congressional can
didates, either in first. or second pri-
mary. exceed 10000, while the total
| vote cast in the eight districts, in round
numbers, was about 5000. In the
senatorial election last year 10000
votes were cast. 1t is thus evident that
about SO per cent of the qualified voters
of the state did not take enough inter-
est in the congressional primaries to go
TO the polls and exercise the right OF
franchise.
President III. G. Hightower of the
Farmers Union of Mississippi has is
sued an official statement d~enOuncing
the recent alleged night rider on RACES
in this state, and urging officers and
ganization to give the authorities every
possible aid in suppressing lawless
manifestations toward g%inners. The
statement also sets forth very clearly
and emphatically that the Farmers
Union is in no way involved in thee
outrages, and that they will not be
c~ountenanced by members Of the or
ganization.
The Mississippi and West Alabama
Fair Association will hold the annual
fair and racing meet in Columbus, Oct
20, 81, - and %. Races for handsome
purses will be held each afternoon OF
the four days. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights there will be the
horse show. The exhib is promise to
be of a high order. Live stock and all
sorts Of products will be awarded for
the best exhibits and fancy work and
all commodities of household work will
also come in for their share of renuh-
GRAFTON.
Lena Richards, a ~l7-year-old girl OF
Sumrall, was acquitted in the circuit
court at Purvis, on a charge OF muir
dering her ia ter. The tragedy ccur-
red last December. The father, Jack
Richardson, came home in a quarrel
some state. The neighbors took him
away IL III IOlllC, DuV idtCl III uiiC lSh U
he returned and e~ndeavored to get into
the house. His daughter. Lena, seized
a dOuble-barrel shotgun and warned
him to stay away. On his approach
she fired.
Compromise has been arrived at be-
tween the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas
City railroad company, and citizens OF
Hattiesburg, over the payment of $780,
600 bonus that was promised that road
several years ago, if the road would
build through Hattiesburg. The I'M
Outstanding was that the road would
run its main line through the city as
surveyed; but it was built on another
route, and only a branch was run into
Hatticsburg.
All of the members of the state su-
premc bench have returned from their
summer wanderings, and will be ready
for the opening Of the regular fall term
Monday, Oct. l.. Some Of the cases
of considerable public Importance,
including the antitrust cascs. and sew
eral important civil causes which in
volve close study of the books by mem
bers of the court.
The Mississippi A. s. NJ. College has
requested the management of the state
fair and industrial exposition to re-
serve space for Il big exhibit from that
institution during the approaching
event. a carload display from the in
.stltution will be shipped to jackson,
Illustrating the work OF the college and
the several agricultural experiment
stations.
Tom Watson, the presidential nomi-
nee of the Populist party, announces
hat he will not carry Out his recent
plan of making a tour of Mississippi;
hat his program has been filled out
up to election day, and it makes
40 allowances for any speeches in this
He had been billed to make his
opening appearance in Mississippi in
1attiesburg.
The business league of Greenwood is
after the Y. & NJ. V. and Southern rail-
'oads, and will endeavor to compel the
,wo corporations to build new depots at
hat place. 1t is contended that the
stations of the two systems at Green
wood are wholly inadequate and insult
icient to meet the demands of a grow
ne passenger traffic.
Officers of the Hattiesburg Traction
company have perfected arrangements
or the financing of the enterprise, in
the placing of $3.50, 900 of bonds,
md work on the plant will commence
DEC. l..
One of the best artesian wells in the
lelta has just been completed at Lula.
The we'll is 1,030 feet deep and is flow
ng 20 gallons per minute from a three
nch pipe.
The contract for building the Mont ,
,omery county Farmers Union ware
louse at Kilmichael has been let, the
t o be completed by Oct. IA. ;