Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-09
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zens % the town of Pcntotoc. held at
Puntotoc, which meeting was attended
by Attorney-General Fletcher and Mr..
kincannou. formerly Of the railroad
commission. all negotiations looking 10
a compromise Of the celebrated Ponto-
toe depot case were declared on, and
the case will now take Its course through
the supreme oour, Of the United States.
where Il Is nov pending. At former
meeting some time ago IL was thought
that everything had been agreed upon.
and that compromise decree would
he entered, but the decree when drawn
failed to satisfy all parties.
The State live stock sanitary hoard
viii hold . meeting a, Holly Springs IN
April II. The members desire To have
parties from all the northern tier OF
counties meet with them for conference
on that date. A representative of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture will be- present. Cattle raising In
North Mississippi has suffered ON ac-
count OF ticks, and some sections Of the
country have quarsn,ined against it for
that reason, and steps will be taken at
this meeting 10 arrange matters So tha.
the quarantine line will be extended
further south.
The trustees OF the Industrial Insii-
tu,e and College at Columbus reduced
the salary Of President Whitfield from
~ go TO $500 year. The salaries Of
sll heads Of departments we're reduced
to the figures in effect Oct. |, 1907,
when they were increased. This was
necessary in order TO comply with the
action Of the legislature which made
the appropriation for maintaing i'm
provements contingent upon the reduce
ton.
The delta portion Of Mississippi will
have an experimental crop to determlne
whether or not Japanese rice can be
grown there at a profit, DR.. I. A. Knapp
OF the bureau Of plant industry AZ
Washington having agreed to coope-
rate with Prof. Fox, who Is in charge
of the experiment station in Washing
ton county, and to provide the neces-
sary funds TO make the experiment.
You have killed nv all, now come
and kill me and my three daughters -
shrieked Mrs. Percy NJ. Houston In the
courtroom at Tunica when ]. T. Lowe,
the slayer OF her husband, was brought
face to face with the dead mans family
at the preliminary hearing. Lowe was
released on bond in the sum OF sIO. 900
to appear before the grand jury in
September.
The iron safe Of ID. Ritchey & son
general merchants, doing business at
Bethel, was blown open and sl 500
stolen. IL Is said that the owners
drew their money out OF the banks last
fall and kept it buried until recently,
when a new safe was purchased and the
money placed therein.
Mrs. Charles McLendon OF Tillatobs
says that IL her son, Norman MoLen-
don, who left home about Dec. l, only
realized the depths Of a mothers love
he would write or come home at once.
\ bill has passed congress reimburs-
ing Copiah county for the costs OF
fighting the Pearl river bridge case
against the Federal government, fve %
sir years ago.
Representative Byrd introduced a
bill in congress appropristing s15.0o
for the erection of an annex to the
Federal court building ., Meridian
Bret hnoS found t&.sOo in gold while
digging ditch on his farm in Pouso,oc
county. The vessel also contained some
currency aud Confederate bills.
Chief Jastic. Whitfield Of the STATE
saPrene eoart l. very sick ., Jackson
And unable 10 attend court.
One Of the most successful revivals
ever held in WinonG has Just closed.
Rev. ". :. LAgroae Of winoua assisted
the pastor. Rev. o. W Bradley.
The Baptist association will hold a
lAsnan's rally A. Ashland the fourth
Sunday In April, with services ell day
and dinner on the grounds.
According 20 = report Just made by
Postmaster Hyde, the busine<. of the
Meridian posiorice ia 1897 amounted to
seo,ooo. against s57 600 in 1907.
Twenty-six eonyicts we're received a,
the penitentiary during the month OF
March, Eve Of whom are life-termers.
for murder.
A new bank will be opened at Stark
vile about May l under the name Of
the Merchants and Farmers Bank, with
paid in stock of IS, 900.
A new Masonic lcdgs has jus, besa
instituted at winona-
Indications are thai the supreme
court of Mississippi will not 6nish iss
work and reach final sdiournmen, until
the early part OF July. The volume Of
litigation has been increasing at 9 re-
markable rate in Mississippi during
the past few years.
A concrete observation tower eighty
feet above ground has just been CON-
pleted in the National Military park Q,
Vicksburg. On clear days spires o,
churches in Edwards, eighteen miles
away, may be seen with the naked eye
from the top of the tower.
A report IL current that several cot
ton mill managers In Mississippi are
considering the advisability OF making
a legal test Of the Mcdowell child labor
law enacted at the recent legislative
session, and which becomes effective
Oct. l. According to this report the
attack on the law will be made on the
ground that 1t is class Legislation. 4