The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
Mississippi
Mrws

There will be big Labor Day cele-
bration on the first Monday in Septem-
Der, and that will be the big picnic and
barbecue to be given by the Woodmen
of the World of Vicksburg at Halpino
landing. 1t is planned to have all of the
great political and oratorical gladiators
in the State present on that occasion,
Senator McLaurin, ex-Gov. Var
daman, Charles Scott, Earl Brewer, Con-
gressmen Humphreys and Collier and
others.
The Mississippi Western railroad, from
Natchez to Meridian, seems practically
assured. President j. w. Hudson and
Secretary Charles f. Scofield and other
officials of the proposed road, with W.
w. Umbenhauer of Philadelphia, were
in Meridian and attended an enthusiastic
meeting of citizens at the rooms of the
Board of Trade.
President H. A. Beattie of the Oktib-
beha County Fair Association is sending
out the official catalogue and premium
list of the eighth annual fair and expo
sition. The dates are Oct. 6, Z and s.
and the interest in the event is en-
HANGED by the fact that there will be
three days of first-class racing.
John Wilcher, one of the most pros
porous young farmers of the county, was
assassinated at his home in the eastern
part of Yazoo county. He was called
to his gate, and when near the gate was
fired on, the load entering his right arm
and side, inflicting wounds from which
he died.
b. Hurst, a railroad brakeman, was ar
rested and placed in Jail at Meridian by
railroad special agents and police Off
GERS, charged with grand larceny. He
is the fifth man arrested for completely in
a freight car robbery on Aug. 7.
Irwin Aycock, son of j. A Aycock,
farmer who resides about ten miles south
of Hickory, was killed by falling tree.
He was cutting wood and the tree he cut
fell and broke off the top of another,
which fell upon the unfortunate young
man, killing him instantly.
The managers of the North Mississip-
pi Fair, to be held at Holly Springs Oct.
IL to 16, have now gotten things in fine
shape. All the buildings are rapidly
nearing completion and the various com
mittees are hard at work in their re-
spective departments.
A. P. Simms, the liquor man, whose
creditors forced him into the bankruptcy
court, returned to Natchez from San
Francisco and says that his assets at
par would total $4,000 and liabilities
$4,000, but he does not think that more
than $4,000 can be realized by his cred
tors.
w. W. Richey, more Familiarity known
Is Uncle Jack, a pioneer citizen of Lau-
eel, died from stroke of paralysis and
vas buried at Louin. Uncle Jack was
IN ex-Confederate soldier and owned
opy of the New York Times printed on
he morning after Lincolns assassina-
ion.
The Louisville Training School will
'pen its 1909-1910 session Sept. 6, in the
lew school building, which was completed
asst year at cost of $22, oOO Although
provision is made by the county for only
our months of school, there will be
ull nine months session, and most
year is anticipated.
AS result of the revival which has
been in progress here for the past ten
lays, the mayor and board of aldermen,
'eting upon petition presented by the
'itizens of Tylerton, passed an ordinance
all pool rooms and billiard
lalls.
The postoffice at Carrollton has been
obbed again, making the third robbery
n two weeks. The thief broke in through
he money order window, with railroad
pike He only got 9sc from the stamp
irawer. Nothing in the office was both
'red but the small change.
Ben McLendon, who was tried for the
murder of Frank Newman at Gladings.
asst November, was found guilty as
'harged by a jury at Liberty and recon-
nendation was made that he be given
life Imprisonment.
The Quitman county land roll shows
slight increase over that of 1906, the
lgures for that assessment footing up
S1,o9o,92s, against $1,11s,512 for 1909,
In increase of $27,5s4.