The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-11
@ssissippi
News

I'm order that the Mississippi state
board OF pharmacy can successfully
carry out the good work undertaken in
Kidding the state of the many incompe-
tent parties who are wilfully violating
the pharmacy laws OF Mississippi, by
drug stores in violation
thereof, it will be necessary for you to
lend a helping hand. 1t is your duty
to know who's who in the drug bust
ness in your community, and if there
are any non-registered parties openly
violating the law, they should be re-
ported at once to this office, or to the
nearest member of the board of phar-
maceutical examiners, the same as you
would willingly report the violation of
any other law in your midst,
"The next meeting of the board of
examiners will be held 1t Jackson on
Tuesday, Oct. 6, and during the inter-
vening time we would like to have a
report from every community in the
state. 1t is to every good citizen of
Mississippi we appeal for assistance
along this line"
To have a good portion of Missis-
cotton crop exported through
the harbor at Gulfport is the effort that
is now being made by the Farmers
Union and the Gulfport Commercial
Union. AS practically t%wo-thirds of
the crop of this state is shipped to for
eign ports, the movement to have ship
ments made through a Mississippi har-
Dor is n of much significance, and, if
it can be consummated, means q great
deal to Gulfport. To accomplish the
desired object it will first be necessary
to secure rates as favorable as those
accorded TO the harbors at Mobile and
New Orleans. Several large cotton ex-
porters have signified their willingness
to open Offices in Gulfport if arrange
ments can be made to handle the staple
expeditiously, and the assurance has
been given that everything possible
to this end will be given.
The sale of 1920 acres of timber land
near Hattiesburg, by the Mcpherson
Brothers, of Michigan, to the McInnis
Lumber company, at $50 per acre,
making a total purchase price of $780,
720, is believed to mark the actual re-
sumption Of lumber activity in that
section. This price is for the timber
alone, and does not include the land
itself, which reverts to the McPhersons
at the end of eight years. This is the
first deal in stumpage, big Or little,
that has been recorded in South Mis-
sissippi since the slump came in the
the lumber business.
Col. w. A. Montgomery, chairman of
the board of trustees of the state peni-
Tertiary, is discouraged with the pres
ent condition of the states cotton crop,
which he declares has deteriorated
from % to 35 per cent in the last 80
days. The chief cause of the deterior-
alton is attributed to heavy shedding
caused by heavy rains, followed by a
few very warn days, but there is also
some complaint from the ravages of the
boil worm. The convicts make annu-
ally about 5000 bales of cotton on the
four state farms.
Work has just commenced on a four
mile extension of the Bonhomie Lum-
Der company's railroad out from Hat
tiesburg in the direction of Columbia.
While the road is being built primarily
for lumber purposes, it is being given
easy curves, light grades and solid en-
bankments for ultimate use as a COM
mercial line. The present design is to
build a connection with n of the roads
built out of Columbia in the direction
of Hattiesburg, leaving but a few miles
of new construction work.
DIR. ]. r. Carter, superintendent of
the Mississippi Baptist orphanage, is
making a tour of the Baptist associa-
citation sessions being held in various
parts of the state for the purpose of
making personal appeals in behalf of
the institution. During the next sixty
days the f%fty-eight local associations
composing the Baptist church in Mis-
sissippi will hold their sessions, and
Superintendent Carter will visit as
many of these meetings as possible.
NGirciccinpi uninhtS ono6nrnu prcf
Browns school for boys, at Blue Noun
tain, opened with ITO pupils, and sew
eral others coming. This is the best
opening in the history of this school.
The Lafayette county teachers insti-
tute is holding a two weeks session at
Oxford. Able instructors are in charge
and the institute will be of great bene-
fit to the teachers.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Fourth congressional
district Hon. T. U. Sisson was declared
the nominee for congress.
Preparations are going rapidly for
ward for the opening of the Old Ladies'
Home at Jackson, to take place during
the early part of September. The
home is modern in its appointments
throughout, and the officers have on
file a goodly number of applications
from INDECENT women who desire to
spend the remainder of their days in
the institution.
One of the greatest revival meetings
ever held at Utica has just closed.
There were 237 conversions, 60 joined
the church and 80 fireside affairs were