The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-12

and sent him away.
A farmers institute was held at fish
omingo under the auspices of Prof. A. B.
Mckay of the Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal College. There was a good attend
ance. Prof. Mckay spoke on the prepa-
ration of the soil and the making of bet
ter homes. His remarks were well re-
ceived. He gave his hearers many points
that will be of great benefit to them in
future. Jesse NJ. Jones made splendid
talk on the selection of seed and stock
breeding Both gentlemen gave facts and
figures to show the farmers that it 10
best to leave the old ways OF farming and
fall in with all the new methods.
Mrs. Lucy Green Yerger of Greenville,
State president of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy of Mississippi, an
nounces that the State chapter will place
a memorial window in the Church of the
Redeemer at Biloxi, the worshiping place
of the Davis family years ago, to the
memory of Mrs. Margaret Davis Hayes,
who recently died in Denver, Colo. This
work of the State chapter of the U. d.
G. is recognized as peculiarly appropriate
and thoughtful on the part of the State
officers.
Taken in connection with the decided
wave of interest created by the discus
sion in the press of the State of the prac-
ticability and feasibility of return to
wheat growing as an industry, it is quite
significant that the subject is being dis
cussed among the Farmers Union lo-
Gals, and with increasing interest as the
discussion progresses. There is q plan
now being agitated to induce the farm
ers to make arrangements to try it on
NOT this year, but next-for which
there will be more time to make prep
arations.
There is a movement on foot among
the citizens of the town and county to
give big barbecue at Clarksdale Au-
gust IS. This is expected to be one
of the good, 0ld-fashioned sort, where
an abundance of appetizing food will be
served the attendants, and of political
speaking there will be no dearth. Among
the prominent politicians who are mem
toned as probable speakers on that oc-
casion are Hons. A. J. McLaurin, James
X. Vardaman and John Sharp Williams.
The summer normal school for the
teachers of Choctaw and Alfalfa coun-
ties convened in the Alderman school
building on Monday morning at 9
o'clock and will continue in session for
| four weeks. Teachers from Alfalfa and
| Choctaw counties are expected to attend
in large numbers. During the month
such educators as Profs. Hardy, Whit
field, Smith, Boyd and others will be
present and deliver addresses.
| The Interstate Lumber Company has
| perfected arrangements to build line
of railroad to connect with the Frisco.
1t will intersect the Southern railway
one mile west of Steens, and run thence
in a northeasterfy direction to Win
| field, Ala, where it will connect with
| the Frisco and with the Brilliant branch
| of the Illinois Central.
The CORTLAND Knights of Pythias
Lodge gave picnic, which was attended
by one of the largest crowds ever seer in
the town, it being estimated that from
500 to 1000 were present. Messrs. SEES
sion and Mcdowell OF jackson, Miss,
addressed the large and attentive au-
dience on the benefits OF being member
| of this order.
| Iona Vines, late of Alfalfa county, who
robbed the postoffce at Niles in 1907,
and who has been fugitive from justice
since, has just been arrested near Bir-
mingham, Ala, by Deputy United States
Marshal j. NJ. Coker and delivered to
Deputy United States Marshal R. j.
Warren of Aberdeen.
T. j. Hart, IL years old, is one OF
the street working convicts at Gulfport,
after having been found guilty of violat-
| ing the prohibition laws. The police of
! fcers testified that they found bottles
of whisky in trunks belonging to the boy
and his sister.
The Teachers Normal, made up Of
teachers from Choctaw and Attala coun-
ties, opened up at Alderman, and will
continue in session for four weeks.
Attorney General Stirling declines to
make any comment on the effort of sew
eral members OF the Mississippi LOUISE
ana Retail Lumber Dealers Association
to secure compromise of the penalty
suits filed by him against the organiza-
ton, aggregating about S14,oo0,00o.
The Piazza Hotel, one of the leading
hotels of Vicksburg, was sold at public
auction. The mortgage was for $40 900,
and accrued interest. The amount paid
was SOL. 100, at which it was knocked
down to Vincent Lavecchia-