Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-11
Mississippi
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The proposed scheme Tor the exten-
siou and strengthening oi the Mobile.
jackson and Kansas City railroad sys-
ten in Mississippi Is now on the eve Of
hlo-sorning out into a fixed aud definite
fact. The plan IS to build new line
southwest from Ovett, a point on the
Mobile, jackson and Kansas City, .
few miles south OF Ellisville, in Jones
county, TO New Orleans This would
pass through portions Ot Jones, Perry,
Forrest, Lamar. Pearl River aud Han
cock counties, to the Louisiana line,
and would reach fine timber country,
incidental TO giving the system two
terminal seaports.
Revenue Agent Writ Adams has un-
esrthed nearly a million dollars in SOL
vent credits in Washington county.
covering a period OF four years, the
solvent credits escaping taxes for the
years 1904, 1905, leoS aud l907. The
revenue agent agreed with parties az
sessed on amounts aggregating 49, .OnO
for the county and approximately sJoo.-
90 for the city OF Greenville. and the
assessment has been formally placed on
the county ami city assessment rolls by
order OF the board Of supervisors.
Prof. T. p. Scott. president % the
State Teachers association. has called
an educational conference OF all the
teachers and associated educational
bodies Of the state 20 meet AZ Univers-
ity, Miss. July II and u. for the pur-
pose of discussing plans and devtsing
ways and means Zoe furtherlng the
cause OF education, lengthening school
terms and o.her important matters.
Hon Leroy T. Taylor. Of Verona,
member OF the board Of trustees OF the
state penitentiary. reports that the COO
victs on all the farms are receiving
plenty OF good and wholesome. food.
veil prepared and cooked: that the
officers and employees have all been
faithful in the discharge of their re-
spective duties, and are doing all they
can TO promote good for the state.
A call has been issued for a meeting
Of the Yazoo-Mississippi delta levee
board to be held At Clarksdale on the
first Monday in July. This meeting il
called for the purpose of considering
tax l-yies for the incoming year. also
for the consideration Of the depository
law, on the oonstitutioualiiy of which
the supreme court will have passed be-
fore the date set for the meeting.
The good rusis campaign moves
ahea ad steadily. Commercial travellers
are now enlisted in the promotion OF
the good work, and il Is an influence
that Is worth something. I, only needs
agitation and some sensible and prac-
tical demonstration to place the high
way system Of Mississippi on . par
with the best existing elsewhere.
The people Of Jackson county have
already contributed ss15 to the battle
ship service fund, and will add more.
IL every county in the state would put
up just half this amount il would give
much more than enough to purchase the
handsomest service that ever adorned
. vessel of the United States navy.
On the Parchman place the state has
about q, 500 acres OF cotton and 5000
acres in corn coming on, and the bulk
OF the acreage Is in good condition. 1t
vas necessary to 90 over between 10
and 200 acres of cotton that had been
affected by the May rains, which has
since come out well and i looking
healthy.
The board OF supervisors of Union
county has let the contract for new
courthouse TO cost So, 600.
No state will have more native Sous
in the United States senate when the
election OF Geo. z Chamberlain is rat
lied by the Oregon legislature than
Mississippi. The Misstssippians in the
.an., In 49,, ,.h- -.
tor Chamberlain was born in Adams
county, as also was Senator Ne~lands
of Nevada; Clark of Arkansas was
born in Yazoo, Gore OF Oklahoma in
Webster, Bailey in Copiah, McLaurin
in Rankin and Money in Holmes.
IT,. A.. -i-.,
',.-'-''o4 VI eAp,'a' 'n
industrial purposes goes on, though
perhaps not quite as extensively as
year ago or 50, Is in evidence from the
number OF charters that are reaching
tne governor ounce Tor approval
W. X. Herrin and his MANAGER Geo
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