The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
Wississippi
Mews

All arrangements have been made for
starting the work Of Kidding the state
of the cattle tick. The field work will
be under the direct personal super
vision of DR.. W. j. Murphy of the bu-
e of animal industry, United States
department of agriculture, who has
been specially detailed by the national
government as a man of large expert
ence, and whose expenses are borne by
the national government. DR.. Murphy
will be domiciled for the time being at
Holly Springs, as hat will be a central
point from which he can better direc.
the work in the northern tier of coun
ties selected for the initiation of the
practical field work.
The battleship fund commission has
appointed Mrs. Eunice Lockwood OF
Crystal Springs, one of the most widely
known and popular of the Mississippi
ladies', to act as general state solicitor
and collector of funds for the Missis.
sippi silver service. The commission
has also issued an appeal to the people
of the state calling on all citizens tc
contribute their mite, and do it now, sc
that the presentation can be made as
early as possible.
United States Postoffice Inspector c.
H. B. Leonard, of Grenada, has IN
earthed a systematic fraud scheme
which has been practiced on rural free
delivery route No. 2, Oxford, by J.. G.
Gilmer and his wife. Gilmer has been
sending in many orders to supply houses
in st. Louis and Chicago, using changed
forging the Endorsement of some mer-
chant to his orders, when they were
forwarded to the city merchants.
The Mississippi Historical society is
engaged in the work preliminary
to getting out in a separate volume the
letters and sayings, public and private,
of jefferson Davis, which work is to be
undertaken Systematically. A call has
been issued asking all those who may
have any letters or printed articles
bearing on Mr.. Davis, from the earlier
to the later days, to place them at the
disposal of DR.. Rowland, as upon that
will depend the success of the under
taking.
Within the borders of the beautiful
little municipality of Marietta there
occurred one OF the most remarkable
weddings that ever graced the bridal
altar" of the county. The bride was
Miss Lula Majors, AZ inches of stature,
wears a No. shoe, weighs sc pounds.
The groom is the famous James NJ. Bur-
nett of Bristol, Tenn. He is 36 inches
of stature, weighs 81 pounds, wears q
No. 3 shoe, No. II hat, pants 80 waist
and l6 in length, and is 81 years old.
H. c. BUD Wall, the Pike county
prisoner who escaped from the Rankin
state farm last fall, and who several
days ago walked into the governors
Office and surrendered, has not since
been put under the gun, but was at
once made a trusty. His brother, AL
bert Wall, who is serving a ten-year
sentence for the same crime, that of
shooting with intent to kill, is also q
trusty.
In a letter to Gov. Noel President J..
c.. Hardy, of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, states that he is anx-
ious to have a complete inquiry made
by the board of trustee into the condi-
tions existing at the present time at
the college. The purpose of the inquiry
will be to ascertain the present and ex-
listing relations between the president
and the faculty.
1t is reparted that Rev. George c.
Gates had 255 conversions during bis
ten days meeting at Kosciusko.
All details necessary in regard to the
consolidation of the Mobile, Jackson
and Kansas City and the Gulf and Chi
cago railroad companies have been
completed, and the incorporators of the
new company, which is to be known as
the New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
railroad, have received legal sanction
to proceed with final arrangements.
According to the information in the
hands of Insurance Commissioner T.
M. Henry, the affairs of the Great
Western Insurance company of Kansas
City, the concern which he refused
some time ago to r~elicense, are being
wound up.
A slow but very steady improvement
OF business conditions is reported from
the lumber districts of Mississippi, and
the feeling of pessimism that has pre-
vailed among manufacturers during the
past eight months is giving way to one
of hopefulness.
Newton claims that ID has the best
and most %up-to-date wauerworks system
from all standpoints of any town its
size in the state.
Pontotoc will erect a modern school
building, to cost S25, 900. Bonds have
been issued to raise the money.
Bids for the erection of government
buildings in Mississippi have been
booked as follows, to be opened July Is