The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-06
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The United States department Of
agriculture, bureau Of plant industry,
has reorganized its corps of field work
ers in Mississippi, and is forming plans
for the fight against the Mexican boil
weevil during the coming year. keep
cool, consider the question in calm
and business-like manner, and be con-
hdent that the weevil is not going to
bring disaster to the agricultural in
terests of Mississippi is the advice
that comes from the department at
| Washington and is being transmitted
to the farmers of the state by the corps
of special agents.
The 9th of November has been set
aside for the laying of the cornerstone
OF the new dormitory and dining hall
OF the University of Mississippi, which
| will be notable occasion. The cor
nerstone will be laid with Masonic GER
emonies by the grand master OF Mis-
sissippi, and addresses will be delivered
by Gov. Noel and others. The day has
been appropriately chosen, since it was
on the 9th of November, 1S48, sixty
years ago, that the doors of the uni
versity were first thrown open to stu
dents. Since then it has had a varied,
| though great career.
President f. L. Peck, of the Missis-
| sippi Central road, speaking of the
| proposed extension of the line from
Hattiesburg to Gulfport, survey for
which has been made, stated that the
company was not in readiness to an
| nounce plans just yet, but intimated
| that the work will be taken up in a
| very short time.
The gathering of cotton-growers to
be held at Natchez on Nov. IL promises
to be an event OF general interest
throughout the cotton belt. Notwith-
standing the fact that the date con-
ficts with meetings at Memphis and
at New Orleans, large attendance OF
cotton-growers is expected.
There considerable improvement
in the lumber business at Lumberton,
and business men say they feel the ris-
ing tide in business matters. The
number of men at work is small COM
pared with other years, but the mills
have their regular payday every two
weeks, and while the wages paid are
small, prospects are good for better
times along that line.
According to official reports two of
the leading home or independent tele-
phone companies doing business in the
state have played to bad returns during
the past quarter. The reports alluded
to are from the Hattiesburg Home
Telephone company and the Meridian
Home Telephone company.
A naval recruiting bureau has again
been opened in this city. There
has been no recruiting force in this
state for months, and the officers hope
to pick up a few likely young men to
take service as apprentice seamen or
hospital attendants, for whom there is
an abundance of room in the navy at
present and will be for some time.
r. A. Walker of Yazoo county has
proven that. there is whole lot of
money in bees when scientifically man.
aged. Mr.. Walker has 300 stands of
bees, from which he has so far this sea-
son taken 1900 gallons of golden honey
OF the very finest quality, most of which
has been sold at Is cents per gallon, or
$500 for this side crop.
Rev. w. NJ. Williams, superintend-
ent of the Mississippi Methodist or
phanage, reports that the observance
of Work Day" by the friends of the
institution netted about 81. 500. The
orphanage is now providing shelter for
about 100 children.
Citizens OF Copiah county passed res
olutions pledging the county to pay a
just proportion of the cost OF survey
of the Mississippi River Western rail-
road, and to procure a right OF way
through the entire county.
Irwin Sellers, prominent citizen of
Covington county, was found dead near
his residence. The circumstances go
to show that Sellers was decoyed away
from his home by a fire on his premises,
near his residence, and when he went
to put the fire out was killed.
The sawmill of the linda Pine COM
pany at linda resumed operations on a
5000, 000-foot order for Buenos Ayres,
giving employment to 200 men. This
mill has been shut down since April OF
the present year.
At a meeting of the Grenada county
Farmers Union final arrangements
were completed to build warehouse at
Grenada. The union also adopted
strong resolutions condemning night
riding.
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