The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-08-01
Mississippi
News

state treasurer Edwards mas once
more been called upon to turn down a
draft for the University Of Mississippi
support funds in a lump sum-, such a
draft being presented to him. The
purpose Of the university authorities
was to secure the funds appropriated
for support on separate drafts repre-
senting the amount for each month re-
naming until Jan. l next. The aggre-
gate amount of these several drafts was
81 ,499. 81, which Treasurer Edwards de-
clined to pay, intimating that the only
way in which the money could be forth
coming would be in regular monthly
installments as they fall due, or one
twelfth of the entire appropriation at a
time. He deems this to be the only
way in which this money can be dis
bursed by him.
The crops throughout the lower part
of the state are all in good shape, a
fact a~scertained by personal observa-
ton of men who are competent to judge
Of crop conditions at close range.
ICiO L Jill VI JIG SuL-ONCh plhC
lands both above and below Hatties-
burg, as we'll as in other regions there
about, both east and west of that gen.
eral center. that are rapidly coming to
be recognized as the finest agricultural
lands for general purposes to be found
anywhere. The cotton is farther adj
vanced and presents a more robust and
promising appearance than elsewhere,
even in some of the older %cOtton-prO-
ducing areas, while there is evidence
of an abundant corn harvest, the best
that South Mississippi has reaped for
years. If the farmers of that section
do not reap a bountiful harvest the
present signs are altogether at fault.
Extensive preparations have been
made for the annual encampment to be
held at Columbus Aug. 4 to II. Camp
Noel will be twice the size of Camp
Columbus, last summers gathering,
and those who witnessed the last camp
will appreciate the magnitude of the
one SO soon to commence. There Is no
doubt whatsoever that the largest
crowd which has ever attended a gath
ering of this order in the state will be
in Columbus. The Mississippi Nation
al Guard is composed of twenty-four
companies of infantry, an artillery
company and a cavalry troop, making
q total of about l., 800 men.
At an investigation held before In
surance Commissioner T. NJ. Henry to
determine whether the Mutual BenevO-
lent Association, OF jackson, a negro
fraternal order, was doing an industrial
business in violation of law, the officer
suspended the license of the order for
thirty days, giving it the right to re-
sumo when certain conditions are COM
piled with. The order has promptly
paid all death claims and benefits, and
that fact caused Commissioner Henry
to be more ~lenient han he otherwise
would have been. The order has been
in existence about one year and has
a large business.
Discussing the trusty system in gen.
eral, Mr.. Charles c.. Smith, trustee of
the p~enitentiary, stated that while the
fact that the custom of using prisoners
guards over their fellow prisoners is
Objectionable on general principles,
and should by all means be abandoned
if possible, it is a feature that must be
for the time being. Should the trus-
ties be called in and paid hands substi-
tuted, not only as ~watchmen, but as
messengers, cooks and for
other utilities, it would entail much ad-
~1itional expense, which the
IF the department could nOt stand.
Mrs. Amanda HUMPHREYS was con-
7icted at Woodville of ~manslaughter
the killing of Nick Messenger, a
yOOdsman, about a year ago. Mrs. {
killed Messenger instantly
while passing her home. At the pre- =
iminary trial she claimed that Messen-
rer had DETAINED her character. Sheriff C
1aulden testified that at the time he
lrrested Mrs. HUMPHREYS she told him {
hat Messenger had accused her of ar :,
on, that she intended to kill him, and
hat she did it at the first opportunity. t
A serious problem is confronting the S.
lumber manufacturers of South Missis- !
ippi who are preparing to resume CT
perations after having been closed Q
own for several months. An oxen -
anime prevails throughout the piney r,
FOODS district, and unless these patient il
casts of burden can be obtained in az
quantities from other states it Il
ill be almost impossible for the lum- "
er men to get logs from the forests to "
he mills. er
Officials of the Illinois Central an =,
ounce that they will not obey the order to
adopted by the city council of pc
prohibiting trains from rum re
ing through that municipality at a
oeed in excess of six miles an hour. ~
no ooca will no "a kon RI tho oo,cte :"