The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-29
Wississippi
Nems

In reply TO an inquiry from the board
Of supervisors of NeshOba county as to
taxation of notes held by banks as
collateral security, Attorney-General
Fletcher has issued an opinion as fol-
lows: 81 do not understand that the
owner of notes, representing indebted
ness probably collectible, parts with
the ownership Of the same when they
have been Endorsed to q bank as secur-
ity for a loan from the bank. The
notes so transferred remain as much
the property of the indorser as would
a piece of real estate upon which the
owner had executed d deed of trust to
the bank for the purpose of security.
Such being the case, l advise that the
notes should be assessed to the persons
to whom they are payable, though they
have been used as collateral"
A special term Of the chancery court
will be held at Jackson, commencing
Aug. 26, at which responsibility for the
81 200. 600 fire that destroyed the plant
Of the Jackson Compress and Ware
house company will be determined.
The plant and its contents were burned
in February, 1906, and the litigation
now pending was instituted by the in
surance companies who paid losses on
the property amounting to about $780,
600. The Illinois Central Railway COM
pany is the principal defendant, and an
effort will be made to show that the
fire was caused by sparks from a loco
motive of that company. Over 400
witnesses have been summoned.
Twenty-Five wrought iron weights.
each about a foot and a half thick, and
weighing fifty pounds each. composing
the striking weight of the massive
clock on the courthouse at Columbus,
crashed through the floor underneath
the clock and fell about one hundred
feet TO the first floor of the building,
killing DR.. A. G.. Halbert instantly and
injuring several others. DR.. Halbert
was one of the most prominent physi-
clans in Columbus.
That Mississippi will be toured by the
populist candidate for the presidency,
Tom Watson, and other speakers for
that party, is the substance OF an an
nouncement just made. Mr.. Watson,
accompanied by Carroll, of New York,
who made the address of notification to
Mr.. Watson, and the famous Coxey,
will open the campaign at jackson next
month, on a date to be fixed.
The insurance companies have given
ratings on the state prison property, in
everything insurable on all the |
farms. Some of the rates, par
ticularly on barns n cages, are very |
and in case the board of trustees
has this property insured the amount
The state will have to pay in premiums
will be sufficient to cause the public to
gasp when they see the size Of the bill.
Gov. Noel appointed the following
delegates to the Lakes-tO-thC-Gulf Deep
convention at Chicago Oct.
! to 8: F. II. Mcfarland, Aberdeen;
Hon. F. E. West, Holly Springs; A. Y.
Scott, Rosedale: Hon. Lee Mcmillan,
Gen. O. L. Mckay, Meri-
liam; DR.. A. F. Crider, Biloxi; j. D.
.arkdull, Natchez; Patrick Henry,
Vicksburg.
Judge Niles of the federal court has
an injunction restraining the
Mississippi railroad commission from
enforcing the order requiring limited
rains on the louisville & Nashville
to make stops at q certain street
n Bay ST. Louis.
Elaborate exercises attended the ded-
cation of the new federal building
which has just been completed at BIZ
oxi at a cost of $235,O00
II. f. Savely. state agent for the
cooperative demonstration
york, which is a branch of the depart
of agriculture, held a big meeting
# farmers at Lexington. DR.. S. A
Knapp of Washington delivered a se-
les of lectures. The meeting cOn
for a week.
Denied a license to marry Bertha
Iaddad, a l~2-year-old Asyrian girl, j.
1ichel, old enough to be the father OF
he child, kidnapped her and took a train
ut of Meridian for New Orleans. Be-
ides the girl, Michel is accused of TAX
ag $500 from the father of the child.
President Hightower of the Missis-
ippi branch of the Farmers Union, is .
a general inspection tour of the i
tate, visiting the local branches. j
The present railroad commission ex-
ects to undertake considerable work i
t local freight revision during the
utumn months. ]
The taxable wealth of Washington
ounty is: Real estate, 1861. 8l5; per- {
$2,476. 100: railroads, 81, 749,-
IL; total, 9 1908, 4O6. I