Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-10-01
Mississippi
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some very interesting statistic, NAV 7
b" Guided from the lists ~ -,lucablr I
children which hay, been turned into
The otic, ~ State Suucrinteudcut
fowcf- hy fbc various county asses
sof~. According tuthess statistics Lin. .
cnln county shovs the largest number /.
~ educablc children. with s.I4 whites 7
aud l5,lli black, The next nearest j. /
Lauderdale. with total white emu
mcration of 10, Ri5 to le,76s negroes
Perry county !, lowest tn the scale. |
~ith l,6ll whites To 0JJ negroes. while /
the statistics from Lafayette show thar
there Is almost an even break between
the races, the whites showing !, 75s to
4.57a ncgrcc-.
By far the hlackesi county ia the
state b, lssaquena. which has lgl white
educables to i,ts3l negrocs. the prupor-
tiou being IL to /. while Itswamba Is
I =
whites To ~ negrocs. or l2itoi.
Tunica. with back enrolment of
/ J,09' To 80 whites. COMES next 20 lssa-
qucna in point Of eSors,, or II to I.
while T,,homingo Is next IA Iiavamba,
/ with white school population % i,jf7 /
to j0i blacks, a fraction over . TO ! ]
being the ratio.
lefOre i next TO Tunica in point OF 1
black excess. with ratio Of % 10 |, I
followed 10y Sharkcy, Is to l.; Bolivar.
IL 10 |; Washington and Coahoma, |
with about the same ratio, or 10 |. I
with Adams, Warren. Ouitman, Nazoo I
and Kinds showing all the way from = /
20 } to |.
The Old Ladies' Home Association I
Of Mississippi has recently received /
several good-sizcd contributions from l
boards of supervisors Montgomery .
county sent donation Of $500. Tuuica |
aud Hancock counties slOO each aud /
Bolivar county 500. The association I
still needs about 5000 to paw OF exist
ing indebtedness and get matters in
readiness for the opening. An errou-
eous impression IS impression j. abroad 4
To the effect that antrance fee OF slOO |
will b. charged each inmate. This il
untrue. No admission fee OF any kind
will bc charged Another erruueou>
idea prevalent i that women Of limited /
means will be admitted L. Is the pres
ent purpose ui the home 10 care uuly
for women who are IN iudiscul and des-
tltute circumstances.
An unusual potato crop was raised
by ". l.. Hay. OF Leland. tie planted
three and half acres in Irish pota
toes, using - bushels Of seed, worlh h
81 per hushc He sold the crop from
the three aud half acres for s3sj. He +
gave the small potatoes for the plant /
ing and gardening He sold hi, crop .
Tor about 81 bu,hel, aud now has a
fne crop Of late corn, which he planted
where he had raised the potatoes.
How to provide accommodations for
the students who have applied for adj
mission i the problem that coufruuts
President II l.. Whitfield. ot the In
dustrial Institute aud college over
l,00d applications FOR admission have
been received. Owing to the failure OF
the legislature 10 provide adequate
means oi support, anI limited dormi-
tory facilities, not exceeding S0n stu-
D a.. L..
\ legal test will be- made q Missi>-
sippi'. new statutory prohibition law
immediately after the measure becomes
effective throughout the state on Jan
/. The proceeding will he TO test that
clause oi the statutes rendering ali
liquor licenses invalid after Dee 81, re-
gardles- ~ the period for which they 1
were Issued
The Farmer, union Of Forrest coun- 1
" will build warehouse at HattIes-
burg. the company being capitalized a.
slO.uD1 H. W bradshaw. state leo
turcr Of tue union. ha, succeedcd in /
getting a total Of over 5000 invested /
in the warehouse business in various |
places
Oficcrs flushed blind tiger Al
Charleston. capturing q barrel of quart /
bottles 81 whisky AMI large quantity |
Of beer. The Tiger proprietor sas
Dot caught.
The bureau Of plant industry Of The /
United states department Of sgricul- I
ture has decided To experiment in .
Hind, couGts 10 the groR M Of alfalfa,
the work 20 De- started this fall
Gov. Noel says be will call on the
federal government for troops IL neces-
sary To suppress night riding. but is of
opinion that il will be stopped without
military Interference
Bud Mortimer, an aged planter, was
arrested by United States marshais, /
near Winona, charged with sending /
night rider notices through the mails |
To cotton gin owners Mortimer de-
clares he was forced to send them by /
band OF armed men, under threats Of .
death.
The Mississippi State Board of Health
will meet in jackson on October l3 and
II to examine applicants for license to
practice medicine. All applicants are
expected 10 be present at the new capi-
lol building at am. October 10.
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the reception and enterta. n
ment of the Confederate veterans at
Greenwood, Oct. and :. The largest
reunion in the history of the associa-
tion Is expected. Veterans and their
wives will be at no expense after ar
irving in Greenwood