The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-17

The potatoes, which grow on the roots,
as all potatoes do, were well developed.
The tomatoes, which grow in clusters
on the top, are about the size of small
marbles, and If given time it looks as
If they might grow to n1 average size.
The promoters of the Aberdeen and
Tombigbee Valley Railroad have come
forward with another request for an ex-
tension of time, and declare that they
are in a position to begin work within
thirty days, and push it rapidly forward
to completion.
Keen interest Is now being manifested
throughout the state in the campaign
being waged at Biloxi to secure the
adoption of the commission form of gov
eminent In lieu of the charter under
which the city is now operating. The
matter will be decided at special cleo
ton to be held on June "a.
G. II. Guy, 73 years old, Confederate
veteran and resident of Grenada, fell
headlong down IN elevator shaft to HE
death in the store of the Barnes & Miller
Hardware Company, at Memphis.
The clerks association waited on the
merchants of Meridian and secured the
consent of each one to suspend business
on Monday, July 5, as the Fourth OF
July comes on Sunday. The clerks as
ISOLATION will formulate program to be
celebrated on the holiday.
Constantine Feilere, Greek boy about
IS years old, was found in fruit stand
at Meridian unconscious and the cash
drawer of the stand robbed. The boy
was nodding on duty in the early morn
ing and was struck over the head with
an iron pipe by an unknown assailant.
The chief case of general Importance
disposed of in the Circuit Court of Lin
coin county was that Of Mrs. Sarah V.
Hilton v. the Woodmen of the World
Plaintiffs husband, who was killed in
1908 by Bud Nations in this county,
held insurance in the w. o. w. for ST..
900. Payment was refused because OF
clause in the policy which provides
that 1t shall become null and void II
the insured shall come to his death while
in the act of violating the law OF the
State, or in attempting to violate the
same, it being alleged that the deceased
had forfeited his policy under this clause.
On the evidence Of the killing submitted
to the jury, verdict was returned for
the w. o. VIZ
Members of the Mississippi delegation
In Congress have been asked to frame
and secure the passage of bill az
quickly as possible to remedy the dis
covery recently made that the harbor Of
Pascagoula Il not legal port Of entry.
The Federal government 10 now spend
ing an appropriation of s1,050,ooo on
the Pascagoula harbor, with the view
of securing depth Of nineteen feet in
the river anchorage basis and depth
of twenty-five feet through the pass,
and none of this work will be suspended
on account of the recent discovery.
United States Senator George Cham
berlain, of Oregon, was rendered pub
lie reception at hatcher. Senator
Chamberlain Is q native of Natchez, and
among the guests were many of his old
schoolmates.
On July 1 the third district levee
board will award contracts for 900, 200
yards of levee work. Plans are on file
in the office of Captain Clark Smith at
Vicksburg.
w. B. Scurr, q civil war veteran Of
Grenada county, died at his home after
a short illness. He was q member of the
Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment during
the civil war, and conducted himself
always as brave soldier.
A fire was discovered in one Of the
jury rooms on the second floor Of the
Lincoln county court house. Though
well under way when the alarm was
turned in, Brookhaven's volunteer fire
department soon had the flames under
control and prevented the spread to the
rest of the building. Ancoin county
has lost two court houses by Ere within
the last 81 years.
The union revival services which have
been in progress at Bonneville for three
weeks closed with about ITO accessionl
to the churches. Rev. w. M. Mcintosh
sustained his reputation as revivalist,
and with the assistance of the local clergy
and laymen great spiritual work wa
DONE
An "old fiddlers' contest" was held at
Hattiesburg under the auspices of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and tbs
proceeds devoted to assisting some Of
the veterans to attend the reunion In
Memphis.