The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-04-09
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of Mississippi, almost to the exclusion OF
cotton, as compared with the acreage in
former years." according to Hon. G. H.
Afford, commissioner of agriculture OF
Claiborne county. "Our farmers are now
doing what they should have done forty
years ago" says Mr.. Afford. NIn all OF
the counties invaded by the boil weevit
diversifcation is the order of the day.
| For instance, the farmers of the county
of Claiborne will grow fifty times more
corn than they have ever grown before.
Hog pastures are being built, and less.
meat will be purchased from Northern
markets. Good stock for breeding pur-
poses is being imported. and more atten-
ton will be devoted to stock raising.
Hay and forage crops will be larger Than
| ever before, and the farmers generally
| are taking a very hopeful view of the
| outlook" -"
For the first time in the history of the
State, or since the creation of an insur-
| ance department, associations for the In
| surfing of live stock nave. been licensed
to do business in Mississippi There have
been attempts made hitherto by certain
| corporations or associations of the kind
| to secure license, but they have been
| turned down for the reason that the cash
| capital engaged in the business has been
below the minimum established by law,
which is 100000.
Judge John L.. Buckley convened the
| April civil term of the circuit court in
| Meridian. This is a four weeks term of
| the court, and is devoted altogether to
the trial of civil cases. There are a large
number of cases on the docket for dis
| tposal and every day of the term will be
a busy one. A number of big damage
suits against the railroad companies and
| the suit of l.. Ulman against the city q
| Meridian for S25O,OOO damages, for the
| alleged violation of a lighting contract,
are scheduled for trial.
Peter Cotton, an estimable citizen OF
Webster county, met with a deplorable
accident. When near the outskirts of
Mathiston, a spirited horse he was rid
ing became u~nmanageable, throwing him
violently to the ground. His injuries are
of an internal character and very seri-
Gus. Fatalities seem to follow in the
wake of the brothers. A limb falling
from a burning tree killed one and an
othcr wac scaldpd to death.
Messrs. Robbins & Moody, crosstie
contractors, brought suit against the
Peters Construction Company of st.
Louis, Mo-, and the Aberdeen Tombig-
bee Valley Railroad Company to enforce
claims for crossties. Judge Mitchell gave
peremptory instructions discharging the
railroad company for all liability in the
premises. The case consumed ten days
of the court, and the jury brought in a
verdict against the defendant for $4,000.
Lieut.. Chas. H. Dowforth, Seven
teenth United States Infantry, inspected
Company B, Second Infantry, at Aber-
deem. and reported them in fine shape.
There were forty men present. Arms
and equipment were in good shape. Com
pany B was inspected by Inspector-Gen-
eral John B. Mcfarland about two weeks
ago, and he said it was the best inspec-
tion they had had.
Twelve teachers from the city schools
of Columbus will visit Birmingham some
time the latter part of this month on an
inspection visit to the public schools of
that city, in order that new, advanced
ideas pertaining to teaching, discipline
and other features of school work may
be learned.
One of the largest real estate transac-
lions to be recorded in Hattiesburg for
MANY months came to light, when deeds
were filed in the office of the chanccry
clerk wherein the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad transfers to Capt. j. I. Jones
thirteen thousand six hundred and eighty
acres of land, constituting practically all
of the holdings of that company in For
rest, Perry and Harrison counties. The
value of this land, a great part of which
is timbered, is ~conservatively estimated
at $40 per acre.
Postmaster Wood of Columbus an
nounced the gross receipts of his office
for the quarter ending March 81, which
is also the close of the government fiscal
year, as $2~1,5o1.54. The close OF the
fiscal year twelve months ago showed
the receipts to be $4,000. This gives q
net gain, caused from a steady growth
of the town and exceptional business con-
ditions in the face of SO much depres-
sion, of $1,000.
Col. Mcfarland inspected the Third
Regiment, Mississippi National Guard, in
Fayette. The company made a creditable
showing.
Capt. G.. II. West of Greenville and
r.n q n Tn1l;noor IF VickshurD have