The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

ance to the board and the officials, in
structing that a close investigation be
made, and all violators of the law be
prosecuted.
THE members constituting this board
are all under oath that they will do
their duty to the people of the State,
and they will know no favorites in the
performance of this duty, but will use
every endeavor to put an end to the in
discriminate practice of pharmacy by
unregistered parties in Mississippi.
This is an important matter, and
n that deserves your hearty co-opera-
ton with the board.
81. FL. WILKINSON, JR., Sec'y.
Pleading guilty to manslaughter,
Mrs. Nancy Odom was fined $500, a
compromise verdict, ending a case that
has been of interest in Mississippi for
years. Mrs. Odom was charged with
killing her brother, John Rich. The
family involved in the case is one of
the most prominent in Perry county,
and the fatal quarrel grew out of a dis
pute over the ownership of the heredi-
tary estate. Mrs. Odom claimed the
right to use a creek. Her brother,
John Rich, forbade her to do so. They
met at the branch. Mrs. Odom says
her brother attacked her with a blud-
geon. She brought forth a shotgun
which she had placed near at hand and
fred, killing her brother.
In a large number of counties new
warehouses promoted by members of
the Farmers Union will be built during
the year, and the organization will be
in a better shape during the autumn to
hold the bulk of the cotton crop than
heretofore. The s250,O00 advance
money on cotton in storage negotiated
by President Hightower has been dis
bursed among the members, thus en-
abling them to go ahead with their
preparation.
Ten or more guests in the Arlington
hotel at Mish, Covington county, had a
narrow escape from death when the
building was destroyed by fire. The
guests were asleep, and before they
awakened the fire had gained such
Roadway that it was impossible TO get
out by way of the stairs. Rescue was
finally accomplished through windows.
Portions of the roof had fallen in be-
fore some of the people in the building
were awakened.
The railroad commission has ordered
the Illinois Central to so arrange it's
schedule of train No. "a, north from
Grenada, as to connect at Holly Springs
with the train or the Frisco from Mem
phis to Birmingham.
The superintendent institute of the
two Mississippi Methodist conferences
will be held at Durant May II to IA.
Prof. Powers, State superintendent
OF education, announces that the sum-
mer normals this year will be held at
Starkville, Brookhaven, Hattiesburg
and Oxford. The work heretofore car
ried on at the Columbus and Starkville
normals will be combined and all the
work will be done at the A. and M. COL
lege. This normal will commence on
June 10. The Brookhaven normal will
be opened during the latter part of
June. This normal, and also the ses-
sion at Hattiesburg, will be devoted to
general work, while the university nor
NAL will be devoted to higher work.
County boards OF examiners through
out the State are getting ready for the
semi-annual examinations of appli-
cants for teachers licenses. The ex-
aminations for white teachers will be
held at the various county seats or
April 3 and 4, and April II and Is, and
for colored teachers on April 10 and IL,
and April "a and 25, two days being
devoted to each examination.
The Mississippi Retail Hardware As
citation, composed of over 200 dealers,
will hold it's annual convention at
Greenwood May IL and II.
Capt. +. G. Leech, who was perhaps
the Oldest native-born citizen of
Lowndes county, died at Columbus.
Capt. Leech was born about seven
miles from Columbus so years ago, and
practically all his life was spent within
the borders of Lowndes county.
The Hattiesburg plant of the J. J.
Newman Lumber Company suffered
a loss by fire to the extent of 5000, 600.
The main saw mill, the largest in South
Mississippi, was entirely destroyed.
The locomotive sheds and about SO, 500
600 feet of lumber were also destroyed.
The Clarksdale auxiliary of the
Woman's Mission of the North Missis-
sippi conference is making prepare
tions. to entertain this latter body Of
women during the month of May. A
hundred or more of the consecrated
women of the church are expected to
be in attendance.
For raising the tax levy from IA mills
to 20 mills without submitting the mat
ter to a vote of the people, as required
by law, the mayor and board of nine
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