The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-09-19
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was raised. The New Orleans Times
Democrat raised through a popular
subscription about 81 800. Mrs. Eunic,
Lockwood, of Crystal Springs, who wa:
appointed several months ago as specia
agent of the fund, has on deposit abOur
$500 in cash, and it is stated hat she
also has subscription pledges that will
bring the total up to 81, 900. This gives
a grand total of only 81, 800, which is
hardly half the amount needed to pur'
chase a silver service similar 10 those
presented by other states to vessels
named in their honor.
The annual roundup of farmers insti.
tutes and industrial convention was
held at Starkville with a splendid at
tendance. Prof. E. r. Lloyd, director
of farmers Institutes and professor of
agriculture in the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, made an address
of welcome, and by flashes of wit made
all feel at home. He d~iscoursed hrieay
on the auses OF the SOuth's poverty
vice, The negro, the O%ne-hOrse pillow and
the improper use of fertilizers. E. H.
Savely, a Mississippian, who is in
charge of the government demonstra-
ton work in Mississippi and Alabama,
gave an outline of the work this depart
ment is doing for the farmers, and
gave examples of the augmented good
results of the demonstration farms.
He also spoke briefly of the fight being
made on the boil weevil.
Mississippi's pension roll now con-
talns about 5000 names of soldiers,
sailors, widows and servant of the
Civil War. During the past five years
the list has been increasing at from 5
to 5 per e per annum, and in recOg-
milton of the fact that this ratio of in
crease vas working a hardship on the
pensioners in the non-preferred class,
whose pro rata allowance was being re-
duced from year to year, the legislature
at its last session increased the pension
appropriation from $250,O00 to $500, 600
per annum The $4,000 increase, it is
estimated, will be sufficient to pay the
pensioners in the preferred classes,
who will receive 1925, 500 and $75 per
annum, and also maintain the usual
pro rata.
Near beer' cannot be sold in Hat
tiesburg despite the report of the state
chemist that the beverage contains less
than 2 per cent. of alcohol. A Chicago
man opened up a ''near beer" saloon,
but his stock Of goods was seized by
order of District Attorney McLaurin,
who holds that the Mississippi law
makes no provision for the sale of bev-
erages containing less thar . per cent.
of alcohol.
That Mississippi's cotton crop is not
SO heavily fruited as in former years is
the opinion expressed by careful stu
dents of crop conditions. The plant
looks exceptionally healthy, is strong
and sturdy, in some sections much
above the average growth, but the num-
Der of bolls and blooms is smaller than
in former seasons.
Capt. J. L. Collins, state business and
purchasing agent of the Farmers
Union, has closed a contract for imme-
date delivery of sufficient cotton bag
ging to cover 1000 bales, and mean
while the Wesson Mills and the Textile
Mills corporation, with headquarters
at New Orleans, will get to work to
prepare for the delivery of several tons
more of this fabric.
A very vigorous campaign will be
waged by the state Audubon society
during the autumn and winter months,
and an effort will be made to induce
boards of supervisors to appoint game
game wardens who will be paid salaries
to warrant them in devoting |
their entire time to the protection OF
wild birds and game.
Rufus Ousley, the desperate negro
who two years ago killed Deputy Sher'
if Luke Love of Alfalfa county, was
in S%unfower county last week.
1t is not thought safe t. take the negro
to the scene of the crime Immediately.
A third artesian we'll for the city has
just been completed at Clarksdale.
The well is 1900 feet in depth, with q
bore of six inches that furnishes ap-
a supply of seventy-6ve
gallons per minute.
A charter has been asked for the
Mississippi River and Western Rail-
road company, to run from Meridian to
Natchez, passing through the counties
Of Lauderdale. Clarke, Jasper, Smith,
Simpson, Copiah, Jefferson and Adams.
State Insurance Commissioner Henry
revoked the license of the Mutual
Association of Meridian;
also that of all of it's agents to transact
business in the state of Mississippi.
The government geological survey
mas a number of men making surveys
the Tallahatchie drainage dis
which embraces the counties of