Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-10-01

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A summary ~ The recent consr...
'ioual primaries held in tue state for
uish"s \ striking illustration g, tAs
apathy prevailing among Mississippians
in matters political. In no district dld
he vote cast Tor the congressional can
didates, either Ia Grst or second pri.
mary. exceed luUo. while the total
vote east Ia the eight districts. in round
hunters. was about o5,Oi1. ln tho
senatorial election last year l22,OO0
Vote, we're csst. Il 10 thus evident tha.
at-'ut - per cent Of the qnslihei voters
~ the state d.l no, take enough inter.
cst 10 the congress .oual primaries % 20
to the polls and exercise the right OF
I franchise.
President II. q. High,orer Of ths
| Farmers Union OF Mississippi has is-
sued an Official statement denouncinr
the recent alleged night rider on u.rage.
in this state, and urging officers and
members Of local branches Of the or
ganlEatiun to give the authorities every
possible aid ia sapprcssing lawl-ss
manifestations toward ginners. tn.
statement also sets forth very clearly
aud emphatically that tho Farmers
/ Union Is IN uo way involved IN these
outrages. aud that they will NOT he
couutenanced by members Of the or
ganixation
The Mississippi and We, Alahams
Fair Association will hold the annual
iair aud racing NEE, in Columbus. Oc;.
~, Il, - Aud y Race, for handsome
I purses will he held each afternoon %
the four day. "Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday nights there will be tho
horse show. The eNhib = promise &C
he OF high order. Live stock auI all
sorts OF products will b. awarded fog
[ the best exhibit. and fancy work ani
/ all commodities OF household work will
also come in for their share OF rcmun-
Grafton.
Lena Richards, l7-year-old girl Of
Sumrall, was acquitted in the circuit
court at Puryis, on a charge OF muir
dcrIng her father The tragedy occur-
red last December The father. Jack
Richardson. came home In a quarrel
some state. The neighbors took him
away from home, but later in the night
he returned and eudeavorcd 10 get into
the house. His daughter. Lena, seized
dOuble-barrcl shotgun aud warned
him to stay away. On his approach
She fired.
Compromise has been arrived 81 be
tween the Mobile. Jackson & Kansas
City railroad company and citizens ot
flattiesburg, over the payment oi $50
1ou bonus that was promised that road
several years ago, II the road would
build through Iattiesburg The un-
derstanding was that the road would
run iis main line through the city a.
surveyed; but it was built on another
ioute, and only branch was run into
Hattiesburg.
All OF the member. OF the state su-
preme bench have returned from their
summer wanderincs, ami will be- ready
for the opening OF the regular fall term
on Monday, oct. l.. some Of the cases
are Of considerable public importance,
including the antitrust Eases, and sew
eral important civil causes which in-
yolve close study Of the books by mem-
bers OF the court.
The Mississippi \. & N. College has
requested the management OF the state
fair and industrial exposition TO re-
serve space for 4 h. exhibit from that
Institution during the approaching
event. \ carload display from the in
stitution will be shipped to jackson.
Illustrating the work OF the college aud
the several agricultural experiment
stations.
Tom Watson, the presidential nomi-
nee Of the POpulist party, announces
that he will not carry out his recent
plan ui making tour OF Mississippi:
that hi, program has been filled out
right up 10 election day, and Il makes
no allowances for auy speeches in this
state He had been billed 10 make his
opening appearance in Mississippi in
ilattlesburS.
The business league Of Greenwood i
after the Y. & u. '. and Southern rail-
roads, anl will eudeavOr to compel the
tNo corporations to build new depots at
that place. Il Is contenIed that the
stations Of the two systems at Green
wood ars wholly inaicquate aud insult
hcicnt To meet the demands OF a grow
lns passenger traffic
Officers Of the HAttiesburg Traction
company have perfected arrangements
FOR the financing Of the enterprise, in
volving the placing Of 80. 900 Of bouds,
and work on the plant will commence
Dec. /.
one Of the best artesiau wells ia the
delta has just been completed at Lula.
The we'll i ,03O feet deep aud is tlow-
ing 20 gallons per minute from q three
inch pipe.
The contract for building the Mont
somery county Farmers Union ware
house at kilmichael has been let, the
building to be completed by Oct. IA.
Mrs. Halle Sims Eggleston, OF Car
rollton. has been appointed editor OF
the Heritage. the Official organ of the
L. ID. {. in Mississippi.
Ned Bowles and Jim Bulison, col.
ored, were legally executed at Charles
ton for murder. The execution was
Witnessed by fully 5000 people, many
OF whom travelled long distance to
witness the hanging.
A meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Mississippi River Western Railroad
campany, a line proposed from Meridian
- Nn..ha, 49, b,f3 a, Na-fEf /, Do.