Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
Mississippi
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I ~ AtA tht Nur A4NFtNAtN OF N l>-i i~~irFt
support funds In lump sum. such a
draft being presented to him The
purpose % the university authoritie.
was 10 secure the funds apprupr ated
- support on separate drafts repre-
senting the amount for each month re-
naming until Jan. | next. The asgrc-
gate amount Of these several draft, was
e., 100. 81. which Treasurer Edwards de-
elincd 10 pay, intimating that the only
-sy in which the money could b. forth
coming would be in regular monthly
instaliment- as they fall due. ~ one
twelfth of the entire Appropriation A.
time. lie deems this % b. the ouly
way in which this money caa b, az,
bursed by him.
The crops throughout the lover part
OF the state are al in co1i SHAPE.
fact asccrtainsd by pcr-ouai Oh.srva
zion % men who are cumpe;snt a. Judge
Of crop coudit ous At close ran-,.
There Arc somc - ths cut-oyer pine
lands both above and below Hatties
/ burg, a. well A. Ia other reg 90. there.
about, both east ant west ~ that gen
eral center, that arr rapidly owning o.
b. recognized N the finest agricultural
land. for general purposes 20 b- fouua
anywhere The cusiou i farther al
yanccd aud presents mor- robust auI
promising appearance than ei,,u her..
even 10 some - the Older cuttou-urs-
daciug arva.. whiie Their. j. evIdrucs
81 an abundant corn harvest. the b.-,t
that south M.ss.ssippi has rrap-j Cot
/ years II the farmers % that st.rfinr
/ DO not reap . buuntiful harve-. ths
present signs are altogether at fault.
Extensive preparations have oecr
made for the annual en- ampmrn- to b.
held AZ Columbus Aug. = to it Camr
Noel will be- twice the size - Caml
Columbus. last summers gathering
aui those who Witnessed the last camf
will appreciate the maguitude % the
one ~ soon "a cummeuce- There B, no
doubt whatsoever that the largest
crusd which has ever attended gath
eriug % this order In the state viii hs
IN Culumbu,. The Mi,-ls.ippi Nation
a Guard is composed q tNeuty-foat
companies o. infantry, AZ artillery
company and cavalry troop, making
. total o, about 90 meu.
A. an investigation held betor, ln-
suranre Comm issiouer I. M Henry "a
determins whether the Mutual Bepcvu-
lent Association, O' ia Ssou. a negru
'raterual or'1sr. was doing an Industrial
business IN violation Of laN, the ofiiser
suspended the license ~ the nr'ier FOR
thirty daN>. giving u the right o. re-
SUM when certain coud lions are com
p.Isd with. The ouier has promptly
pad al death claims aud benefits. and
that fact caused Commissioner Henry
10 be more leuieut than b. otherwise
would have been. The order has beer
in existence about one year and la.
done = large business
Discussing the trusty system iH gen
era, Mr. charles T. snith. trustee 81
the peuitentiary. stated that while the
fact that the custom Of using prisoner.
ss guards over their fellow prisoners j.
objectionable on general principles,
and should by ali means b. Abandoned
| II possible, it i feature that must be
for the time being. Shoald the trus-
ties be called in and paid hand- ,ubsti-
tuted, not only n watchmeu, but a.
| teamsters, messengers, cooks aHd for
other utilities, it would entail much ad
ditioual expense. which the revenue,
Of the department could not stand.
Mrs. Amanda Humphries was con
yicted at Woodville Of mauslaughter
for the killing OF Nick Messenger,
woodsmAn, about a year ago. Mrs
Humphries killed Messenger instantly
while passing her home. At the prs
| liminary trial she claimed that Alesseu-
| ger hal DETAINED her character. sheriff
Gaulden testified that a. the time he
arrested Mrs. Humphries she told him
that Messenger had accused her OF ar
son, that she intended to Kill him. and
that She did il At the hrst opportunity.
\ serious problem i confronting the
lumber manufacturers Of South Nlssis-
sippi who are preparing 10 resume
operations after having been closed
down for several months An oxen
famine prevails throughout the pinsy
woods district. aud unless these patient
beasts Of burden can be obtained ia
sufficient quantities from other states IL
will be almost impossible for the lum-
ber men to get loss from the forests &c
tle mills.
Officials of the Illinois Central an
nounce that they viii rot obey the order
recently adopted by the city council O.
Magnolia prohibiting trains from run
ring through that municipality at a
speed in excess OF six miles an hOar.
| The case will be taken ~ the courts.
Oae very favorable indication tha,
business conditions in Mississippi are
showing a marked Improvement. and
that public confidence i returning, i
the fact that ready markets are being
/ found for local bond issues. Boards Of
supervisors and municipal councils are
eucountering no trouble in dispusing OF
bonds issued for public improvement
purposes, and sales have been made AZ
/ good premiums.
The Delta Fair association will hold
delta agricultural fair at Greenville
in October, Immediately following the
,ri-state fair at Memphis.
Chancellor Kincannon of the Uni
versity of Mississippi announces the
completion of plans toestablish school
of pharmacy in connection with the
institution, beginning Sept. -. Tbs
department will be in charge of Prof.
II. NJ. Fraser, recognized as one OF the
able-t pharmacists in the state.
DIR. Dunbar Rowland of the depart
menE of archives and history, is now
engaged in writing chapters Of Mlssis-