Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-01
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from Lauderdale county, In the suprSmo
court, which vas motionyto deny the
bail granted by the circuit Judge to;the
-keys, after the chancellor, on aring
! the application on habeas corpus, Had
denied bail, Chief Justice Whitfield
took occasion to indulge In cauaic
references. toythe laxity Of some OF j3he
judges In allowing bail for men who
! violate the law and then object to goihg
i to jail as consequences. The action:Sf
the circuit judge in setting aside the
previous action of the chancellor depy-
ing ball, and admitting the accused. 10
bali in the sum Of $40, 600 each, was
declared void. - = - Z
w. w. WEIGH, business agent OF ths
Mississippi branch, OF the. Farmers
Union, has issued strong denial of TIE
charge that the, business agency has
been making a margin of profit on fers
tiizing orders placed among membeS
by the Farmers Union in this state.
MIR. WEIGH not only emphatically deHfss
the charge, but he offers to make a
present of $1,000 TO any pesson whe'
will produce proof of the assertion, OF,
who can prove that they have bought
ton OF the same grade of fertilizer
for less money than il has been sold. to
members OF the Farmcrs'Unior. %
The Old Ladder Home Asspciation of
Mississippi has sent out TO the boards:
of supervisors of the various countieS
copies OF the law passed ut the recent
Legislative session authorizing counties
to make donations to the fund fox. the
erection of the home, construction of
which has been suspended because of
lack of funds. Five counties have
made donations of $500 each, and it is
desired to have the matter presented to.
other boards at their May meetings
and secure similar contributions.
In the circuit court of Lauderdale
county Judge Cochran overruled the
demurreIsf the Cumberland Telephone
company against the suit. fled by the
city of Meridian and the state OF Mis-
sissippi to have the company ousted
from she state. The case will now be
| taken direct to the supreme court The
court, however, sustained the demurrer
OF the company in the suit OF the state
to collect penalties amounting to $780,
900. -;
Gov. Noel, after careful examination
OF the facts in the oase, refused to COM
mute the death sentence. which rests on
the negro Tom Simpson, who was con-
victed in Noxubee county of o murder
Gus assault with knife on ContMctor
Cooper on q Mobile 4 Ohio train, near
Wshalak, about Christmas, 1905, and
the murder aftcrward of Deputy Sheriff
Tom O'BFien. -. -,s'
At meeting OF the Lincoln County
Farmers Union held at Brookhaven
the owners of cotton present pledged
themselves to hold their cotton uusil
Sept. l, unless the price goes to Is
cents before that date. 1t was also de;
cided to give more attention to prcdnc-
ing home supplies the coming season.
Local banks give assurance of their as:
sistance and cooperation in carrying
out the program.
The third annual meeting of the
Mississippi State Bar Association will
be held at Meridian May 5. The an
nnal address will be delivered by former
Senator John G. Spooner of Wisconsin,
who is recognized as one of the abIest
lawyers in the country.
The Mississippi Intercollegiate. assoc
ciatisn contest will be held at Meridian
May Is. The contest will be held I'M
der the auspices of the Mississippi In
tercollegiate Oratorieal association.
| Rev. E. ID. Solomon, pastor of the
Baptist congregation at Clarksdale, has
received the appointment of chaplain
of the National Guard of Mississippi,
with the rank of colonel. Mr.. Solomon
held similar position in the Second
Mississippi Volunteers during the Span.
ish-American war.
The University Training School at
Oxford, on the advice of the attending
physician, suspended for period of
two weeks. This was deemed neccs-
sary on account of the development oil
a case OF scarlet fever in the school,.
State Revenue Agent Writ Adams
will not wait for the investigation OF
the affairs of the Yazoo- Mississippi
Dslta levee board, ordered by the leg.
islature, but will make an investigation
on his own account.
A. heavy hail and wind storm of fl
teen minutes duration did great Gam.
age to early gardeners and truck grow.
ers around Breokhavcn. Il,
AS Sheriff Macarthur was crossing
the street at Lambert Oscar Willis
emptied both barrels of shotgun al
him.
A meeting Of the Pontotoc Ridge
Fruit Growers association was held al
Psntotoc for the purpose OF comforting
with the traffic officials of the railroads
looking to the marketing of tn years /
peach crop. Fruit growing is becoming
quite an industry in that section, and
the handling of the crop is becoming
something OF . problem.
The saw mill department. of the Kola
Lumber company, near Collins, was de.
stroyed by Are. This 10 one OF the
largest lumber concerns on the Gulf &
Ship Island railroad.