Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-12-03
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As result Of a war between Colum.
bus ginnerics, the price Of ginning cot.
ton has been reduced to 80 cents per
oass- The price heretofore has always
been ~. The real motive behind the
movement Is desire on the part OF the
mills to secure cottonseed. There are
three cottonseed oil mills at Columbus,
and the demand for seed is far in ex.
cess OF the supply. The price Of SO
cents holds good only when the seed are
sold to the mill which does the ginning;
otherwise the owner OF the cotton /,
compelled to pay sl per bale, which,
however, Is only one-half the regular
price.
Organization OF the vicksburg- Bruins.
wick levec board has been perfected.
There 10 at present a gap In the line Of
ievees between vicksburg and Bruins
wick. II Is estimated that the needed
line will cost about l,25o, 600 and
would save from inundation about
100000 acres OF the most fertile soil In
the delta. AT effort will be made to
have the Mississippi river commission
provide for the building OF the leyee;
otherwise congress will be asked to pass
Especial appropriation for the work.
Secretary G. w. Russell, OF the Mis-.
sissipp division of the Farmers Union,
10 sending out formal notices to local
and county unions that regular cleo
lions for officers must be held during
the month OF December, and at the
same meetings delegates will oe chosen
to the state convention, to be held on
jan ii. The place for the state gath.
ering has not been named, but 1t is
more than likely that it will be held In
jackson.
While the people OF Columbus have
decided TO discontinue their East Mis-.
sissippi and West Alabama fair enter.
prise, and dispose OF their real estate
and Improvements, it Is OF interest &c
note that Natchez, Holly Springs, Hat
tiesburg, Corinth and some other towns
are agitating the question OF establish.
Ing such enterprises.
The Dixie Lyceum bureau Of Colum.
bus announce that they have secured
contract with William Jennings Bryan
for lecture tour Of the South. The
Dixie people also announce having Sc.
To L
Vardaman and Senator-elect John
Sharp Williams for lecture tour
through the South.
A large boil weevil and diversified
tion meeting was held at Port Gibson,
composed of white and negro farmers,
and was addressed by G. H. Afford, W.
+. Proctor, government expert OF Tex.
IS, and b. L. Moss, government expert
OF this state. After the speaking the
farmers organized the Claiborne County |
Agricultural Association for co-opers.
tive purposes.
Gov. Noel appointed Judge ]. A. p.
Campbell, former justice Of the su'
I, preme court, as special Judge in three
cases in which Judge Fletcher is dis
qualified. They are all important
cases in which Judge Fletcher took part
while attorney general.
The quarterly report Of the Kansas
City, Memphis and Birmingham rail.
road shows total operating revenue ir
Mississippi OF s2s5, ,529.95, q decrease
from the corresponding quarter las,
year Of sl37, ,766.0O. The operating ex |
penses are given At s23l, ,sSS.35, do
crease Of sl73, ,s70.1L
Gov. Noel has been petitioned 70
pardon Susie Perkins, one OF the two |
white women now serving terms In the |
Mississippi pepitentiary, and who was
sent up from Pike county in 1905 &c
serve . ten-year term for miscegena-
ton
The Protestant ministers OF Colum-
bus held union Thanksgiving services.
The inmates Of the Palmer orphanage
were given their usual Thanksgiving
dinner and the United Charities asso-
citation distributed turkeys and other
edibles among the poor.
Acting upon the request OF the COM
mitsee, Gov. Noel has appointed long
list of representative business men as
delegates to the Southern Commercial
Congress, which Is TO meet at Wash
ington Dec and 8.
Former Governor Vsrdaman has
number Of lecture engagements in
Louisiana and Texas, which are dis
tributed along through the month OF
December.
Charles Abby, boiiermaker, while
on a spree at Jackson, fought police
man and the jailer TO q standstiil, and
set fire to the jail, all in the space OF
half an hour.
The trustees OF the state peniten-
,;arv have about 400 bales OF cotton on
hand. which they are not hurrying 70
sell on declining market
The controversy over the erection oi
. new courthouse at Decatur, county
seat of Newton county, has reached the
litigation stage, Chancellor Mcoaskni
having issued . temporary injunction
restraining the sheriff from coiiecting
the special levy ordered by the board
of superyisors.
Deputy State Revenue Agent ohile'
has dug up large sum OF deiinqueh-
cIes in Copiah county. 1t has been
.everal years since the books .o,;l Of sna'
county were given an official investi-
cation.
Gov. Noel has appointed Capt. ). L.
Collins. of Coffeeville, and J. NJ. Aven'
Of shannon, as appraisers to assist ou-
perintendent Neyland in the prepare
:. - ,rpual inventory OF tue