The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-24

active work of preparation for the No
vember exposition are now under way
and will be pushed throughout the
summer period. Although the recent
legislature failed to make al appropia-
ton to aid the work of the state fair,
the officers are not In the least d~iscour-
aged, but will go ahead with their de-
termination to make the 1908 exposition
on a larger and more comprehensive
| scale than ever before.
Auditor Smith has issued a tabula-
ton showing the condition of PSI state
banks and "a branches doing business
in Mississippi. The statement shows
that the banks are in satisfactory shape,
having total resources of $50, OBJ, 557;
total volume of loans and discounts
S36, 027 ,S04.60, while ~overdrafts secured
and demand loans amount to 81, S48,-
392.18 {. The banks have an aggregate
capital stock of $12, SIT, 679.55, surplus
of 81, TAI ,594. 08, and undivided profits
of 81, SOC, 220.O7.
Mississippi will send several hundred
delegates to the annual meeting of the
Southern Baptist convention, which will
owen at Hot Springs, Ark, OF May
IA. Plans are being formed for all
delegates in the southern and central
parts of the state to gather in Jackson
and travel in a body to the convention
city, leaving jackson on the afternoon
of May ID. The total active member
ship of the church in Mississippi is now
between 100000 and 125, 1000.
Senator E. n. Moore died at his
home at Cleveland. Senator Moore
was a potential factor in the public life
of Mississippi and an influential men,
Der of the state legislature. He was a
member of one of the Oldest and most
distinguished families OF Bolivar coun-
ty, a prominent member of the bar,
and a citizen held in the highest esteem
of his townsmen.
The mercantile firm of Mullen, Owen
& Co., of Durant, has failed with liza
bilities of S100,000 This firm had been
in business for many years, and enjoyed
the confidence of everyone, many per-
sons keeping their money with the
firm and checking it out as needed.
These were caught in the crash, and
many will lose their entire savings OF
years.
Through the efforts of Land Com
missioner Nall between 1000 and 5000
acres of land which had been wrong
fully parceled out under the homestead
laws of the United States, has been re-
turned 70 Mississippi as state lands,
over which the federal government
neither has nor had control or juris-
diction.,
Reports from Pike county indicate
unusual activity along agricultural
lines. The Farmers Union is strong
throughout that section, and their pol.
icy of diversifcation and thorough
working of the soil is being largely
carried out. A considerably larger
erea will be planted in food crops than
heretofore.
A lively clash is on between Col.
Tom Haynie, editor of the Farmers
Union Advocate, and the executive
committee of the Mississippi branch of
the Farmers Union. The bone of con-
tention is the effort launched by Col.
Haynie to organize the Colored Farm.
ers' Cotton Business Cooperative
Union.
The semi-annual examination of ap-
plicants for license to practice medi.
cine will be held at Jackson May u.
It is expected that there will be 200
applicants. At the last examination
about Is per cent. passed.
The last spike which connected the
Natchez end of the Mississippi Cen
trail railway and the Hattiesburg end
was driven at Middle Fork, forty
miles west of Brookhaven. While the
road is now complete from Hattiesburg
to Natchez, a distance of 155 miles, it
will be two weeks before any traffic will
be handled over the western end of the
line.
In the suit of Mrs. Laura HYDE of
Laurel VS.. the Home Insurance Com.
pany, for the collection of So, 200 policy
on the life of her son, J. G. Hyde, who
committed suicide about a year ago,
the jury returned a verdict in favor of
Mrs. Hyde. The verdict was based on
expert testimony, which tended to
prove that the act was planned and ex,
ecuted by an insane man.
Chairman Lee of the Mississippi rail-
road commission is trying to adjust the
Natchez depot controversy, which has
been pending for nearly a year.
The annual convention of the Bank.
ers' association will be held at Brook.
haven May Ii and IA.
Dave Duncan shot and killed Babe
Cooper, a peaceable farmer living near
Pontotoc. Cooper was to have been
married the very day he was killed.
Duncan is said to have been drunk, and
Cooper started to assist him to remount.
Duncan pulled his pistol and shot Coop.
er through the heart, killing him in.
stantly.
While CLEANING h;e ebotr,a AZ.