The Grenada sentinel., 1908-05-23
Mississippi
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President G. II. Hightower of the
Mississippi branch of the Farmers
clares that the union was never strong
er or more thoroughly organized than
at present. New locals are being or
ganized and new strength is being
added to those already existing, and
such little differences as were existing
a few months ago have been adjusted,
and the entire membership is in har.
mony and working together foc the
common welfare The union is taking
the keenest interest in the enforcement
and carrying out of the statutes en-
acted by the legislature during its ses-
sion this year, especially those affect
ing the agricultural high school act,
the county department of agricultural
law, the live stock sanitary board en-
actment, the feed inspection law, and
the acts regulating the handling and
putting up of cotton by public ginners
and its transportation by the common
carriers.
The grand lodge, knights of Pythias,
held a two davs session at Vicksburg,
with pa delegates representing 2O4
lodges. The financial condition and
growth of the order in membership is
the most gratifying in its history. The
number Of members in Mississippi is
10, l02. Representatives of the trus-
tees of the widows ard orphans fund
reported Sic, 40. 10 on hand and recon-
mended that the grand lodge make in
vestments of the income in securities to
become due and payable in 1911, and at
that time building operations will be-
gin. The trustees estimate there will
then be $50, 900 on hand.
A statement just issued by the state
auditor shows the expenses OF the last
legislature to have been 500, 1898.
There is a statement in detail showing
every item of appropriation, the low
est of which is S2o fees for the supreme
court clerk in civil cases, and the high
est is 1000, 600 for the common school
fund for the two years. The sum total
of all the appropriations reported to
the auditor was St, 523, ,71O.9l.
Hon. Walter Clark, president OF the
Mississippi division OF the Southern
Cotton association, has been named as
a delegate to represent Mississippi at
the National Good Roads association,
which convenes in Chicago June 10,
and in Denver early in July. He has
also been named as one of the states
representatives at the international
congress of good roads, to be held in
Paris October next.
Chairman H. f. Blakeslee, of the
Mississippi livestock sanitary board,
expresses much qualification over the
passage by congress of the agricultural
appropriation bill carrying a good al
lOwance for the bureau of animal huS-
bandry. "The passage of this bill will
render it possible for US to commence
our campaign for the eradication of the
cattle tick by the first Of July" says
Chairman Blakeslee.
Rev. John B. Andrews has Just closed
very successful revival meeting at
Greenville. More than 100 professions
and reclamations resulted from the
meeting, the membership of all the
churches being increased as result of
his earnest preaching.
Planters in the Jackson section are
generally replanting their cotton, OF
which 90 per cent. had been planted
when the recent rains came. Up to
that time the growing plant could not
have been in better condition.
Columbus has merchants associa-
ton, which was formed to push the
business interests of the city.
The first annual convention of the
Mississippi Travellers to be held at Me-
ridiau June 26-27, promises to be one OF
the largest and most important gather
inrs ever assembled in the state.
While the acreage as a whole has
been decreased, probably 10 per cent,
around HOllandale, there has been an
increase of at least Is per cent in the
corn, hay and alfalfa crops.
Lieutenant Governor Manship acted
as the states executive during the alb
sence of Governor Noel, who attended
the conference of governors at Wash
ingtOn.
The members of the Baptist faith in
the state are looking forward with in
terest to the general state convention
which assemblies at Meridian July 8.
Members of Ratliff's battery of the
celebrated Withers' artillery will hold
their annual reunion at Jackson on
June 3, the birthday OF Jefferson Davis.
Two men were instantly killed and a
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