The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-23
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Evans, representing the United States
department Of agriculture, made a
plain talk on the history of the boil
weevil in America, its habits, depre-
d~ations and danger to this section. The
coming OF the weevil means a revolu-
ton Of farming methods in the delta.
He recited all that the government had
learned about the pest, and gave point
ers to the planters how to fortify them
selves.
The Coldwater Baptist Association
convened in annual session at Sardis.
This is one of the largest and most in
huential Baptist organizations in the
state, embracing territory as far north
as Collierville and Germantown, Tenn,
and extending south as far as the south
ern boundary Of Pamela county. Re-
ports were made from the different
churches showing hat the woman's
working missions, Sunday schools and
work for the poor was making unusual
progress.
Assistant United States District At
torney Banks is still engaged in the
work of examining titles to certain
lands in the counties of Sharkey and
Issaquena, contiguous to the Big Sun
flower, which it is necessary for the
United States government to have in
absolute fee in order that the work of
improving and strengthening out that
stream on terms of the Humphreys act
can be carried out.
The Gulf & Ship Island road has re-
sumed the work of improving the road
bed of its main line between Jackson
and Hattiesburg, which was abandoned
several months ago on o of the
financial stringency. It is the purpose
of the company to give the roadbed a
new ballast and lay the heaviest steel
rails, also %elevating the road above the
high water mark at the various small
streams it crosses between Jackson and
Hattiesburg.
Judge Buckley of Meridian gave per-
emptory instructions for the defendant
in a suit brought by NJ. d. Hassell
against j. w. Ballard for 81, $50, being
damages alleged to have been caused
by a fire that spread from the Ballard
to the Hassell farms. The court held
that due precautions were taken to pre-
vent the spread of the fire, and that the
damage done was by act of providence.
The affairs of the Yazoo Delta levee
board are in a healthy and hopeful
condition, Notwithstanding the enor-
nous amount of contract work on the
levees that has been let during the
summer months, and which latter con-
dition practically insures immunity
against the early spring accumulation
of waters.
The Rhode Island in the
V%icksburg National Military park will
be dedicated and formally transferred
to the United States government on
Nov. II. Gov. James H. Higgins of
Rhode Island, and other distinguished
persons will participate in the dedica-
ton ceremonies. Gov. Noel will also
take part.
The town of Drew, in Sunflower
county, on the Yazoo Delta branch of
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail-
road, was practically destroyed by fire,
twenty-one stores out Of the twenty
three that the place afforded being con-
sumed in the conflagration.
The grand lodge of Masons of Mis-
sissippi has been invited to meet at Ok
ford, Friday, Nov. 6, for the purpose OF
laying the cornerstone of the new dor
mitory being erected on the campus.
The treasury of Tate county, one of
the most prosperous and progressive
counties in the state, is empty, and has
been for some time, the sheriff and
treasurer having had to finance the last
term Of circuit court from their own
resources, but it is not through any
fault of the officers, but rather to the
failure of a banking concern in which
the county funds were on deposit.
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out the community south of Newton,
where A. j. Wall was killed by a ne
gro named Shep Jones, and q race war
is almost threatened. A negro church
and meeting hall have been burned by
infuriated citizens, who think that
Wallis murderer vas shielded by mem
bers of his race and aided to escape.
The suit filed by the heirs of Miss
Amber Russell OF Anding against the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad,
for damages amounting to $4,000, has
been settled out of court, the railroad
company paying S., 500. Miss Russell
was one of the victims of the railroad
wreck which occurred near Clarksdale
last month.
A representative of the United States
fish commission is taking a quantity of
striped bass from the waterworks pond
at Meridian and shipping them to the
government hatchery at Tupelo. The
city of Meridian WINS the only striped
bass to be found in the state.
Twenty thousand acres of swamp
lands lying in Wilkinson and Adams
counties, along the Homochitto river,
are to be reclaimed. Both counties
have made appropriations for the