The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-17

county was erected after plans designed
so as to furnish to each county official
an Office peculiarly suited to his pur-
pose, and this plan was carried out in
locating them. At a recent term OF
court, however, Judge Billiard ordered
Sheriff Lott to vacate the Office allotted
to Superintendent of Education Cal
houn, SO that it could be used as a jury
room, moving his Office to the room OF
the board Of supervisors.
The question having been submitted
to the Encouragement. that official
holds that while the power of a circuit
judge is ordinarily ample to control the
disposition of the juries and other ap-
~purtenances to his court, he has not the
power to force a county official to va
cate the Office assigned to him on plans
approved by the supervisors.
States Farming Operations.
President Montgomery, in submit
ting his reportto the penitentiary board
of trustees, says: Notwithstanding
the great falling off in crop prospects,
we may congratulate ourselves as yet
having a prospect of owe 1900 bales
of cotton. We have housed about no.
600 bushels of corn, have plenty of po-
tatoes for all the convicts, with peas
enough without having to buy, as We
did this year; we have sorghum mo-
lasses for the year, if it can be kept
from spelling, and have about 1900
head of hogs on all the farms, which,
with proper care, will put US in position
to raise Our own meat. The mules and
horses on the various farms are looking
well; the convicts are we'll cared for,
we'll fed, we'll clothed and humanely
treated, and their condition as regards
health is Splendid"
Boil Weevil Causes Alarm.
just now when the advance of the
boil weevil into Mississippi territory
has gotten practical men to seriously
thinking up ways and means of meet.
ing the issue, in several OF the counties
there is considerable agitation of the
subject OF organizing county depart.
ments OF agriculture, as provided by
chapter lob, laws of 1908. The law
makes it the duty of the county COM
missioner of agriculture to keep in
close touch with 1.-The United States
department of agriculture, the Missis-
sippi Agricultural and Mechanical coll
lege, the state experiment stations, and
the state department of agriculture
and commerce." He must assist in or
ganizing agricultural societies, look
after agricultural statistics and ad.
vance in every way possible the farms
ing interests of his county.
Revenue Agent Enjoined.
Judge II. G. Niles of the federal
court granted a perpetual Injunction
restraining State Revenue Agent Writ
Adams from attempting to enforce the
OF back taxes alleged to be
due on solvent credits held by whole
sale piano firms of Alabama, Tennessee
and Louisiana doing business in this
state. The taxes claimed aggregate
100000.
Revising Poll Books.
County boards of election commits
have completed the work of re-
Vlslng the registration and poll books,
preparatory to the presidential election
n November. The totals from the
'eventy-eight counties will show about
$4,000 registered voters in the state.
oasing the estimate on figures of formers
PRESIDENTIAL elections, not exceeding 60
'er cent of the registered vote will be
farmers Union Increasing.
Secretary G. w. Russell of the state
OF the Farmers Union states
there has been a remarkably large
ncrease In the number of new mem.
'ers taken into the organization within
he past few months. Secretary Rus.
ell attributes this to the business-like
1ethods which have been adopted by I
be union, and the increased confidence
f the public in the organization and
IS ultimate success.
heath Gown Tabooed.
Any woman appearing in a D~irectoire
r a sheath gown on the streets Of
ackson will be liable to a fine of $40.
ccording to the letter of an ordinance
in the city council by Alder
IAN Chiles. Any member of the police
'rce refusing or wilfully failing to ar
EST any girl found wearing such a gar
lent is made liable to Immediate re-
lOval from the force.
Day. at the Fair.
To bring 1000 knights of the Grip to
le Mississippi State Fair on Drum
ers' Day" is the object of President
H.. Holder and Secretary J. E. Noble
the Mississippi Travellers. The date
It aside for the travelling men is Oct.
!, three days after the opening, when
70 fun and frolic is at Its height.
Fish.
The Kinds county authorities are
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