The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-21

mass meeting of the taxpayers of
Coahoma county was held at Clarksdale
for the purpose of protesting against the
bond sale of 100000 ordered by the
Tallahatchie drainage commission. Since
the organization of the Tallahatchie
Protective Association, formed for the
purpose of fighting this bond issue, the
sale of the bonds has been enjoined, the
protective association having retained
counsel to defeat the measure.
President j. w. Hendson, Treasurer
S. Kemp and Secretary Chas f. Scofeld
state that all plans and profiles of the
proposed Mississippi Western road are
complete and bonds have been placed
with capitalists in Paris. The grades
have all been completed, which will re-
duce the cost of building the road three.
quarters of million dollars. The tim
Der resources adjacent to the right of
way will amount to 300,o0O,O0O feet.
Wafer Shaw, who ran amuck on the
streets of Starkville few days SINCE
beating and 'bungng up" Bolivar Fur
gerson in a distressing manner and was
bound over in $1,000 bond, was tried
before Mayor Beattie. He was bound
over to circuit court in bond of $500
on charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill. He was also fined $50
and thirty days in Jail for assault, $25
and thirty days for resisting an officer.
$40 for being drunk and disorderly
A deep pail of sadness hangs like a
dark cloud over Ripley on account of
the sad and horrible death of one of
our best and most prominent men, E. E.
Ray, well known photographer, who
was burned alive in his room.
Lexington, besides being one of the
oldest, is probably one of the healthiest
towns in the State, and this health con
dition is not restricted to the physical
alone, but extends to the financial condi.
ton as well.
The Farmers Union of Covington
county has established a large ware
house at Seminary, also a cotton seed
agency. Seed is still high, ranging near
the 4Oc per bushel mark.
The most substantial proof that the
cotton crop is short, and further that
cotton still leads as marketable com
modify, was shown at Clarksdale when
a bale weighing 500 pounds brought
$125. The cotton was grown in Goa.
homa county.
At the regular semi-annual meeting
of the Yazoo-Mississippi delta levee
board at Clarksdale, debentures amount
ing to $4,000 were issued for the pur.
pose of paying off outstanding contracts.
The president was authorized to borrow
sufficient funds to meet present obliga-
tions.
Jesse Scott was tried in circuit court
at Indianola for the murder of w. l..
Embry, on May 10 last, and by the jury
found guilty as charged, for which Judge
Cashin sentenced him to be hanged on
Nov. 26 next That is the same day
fixed for the hanging of G. T. Bishop.
Hon. II. j. McLaurin died at Rolling
Fork. He was member of one of the
most noted families in Mississippi, a
brother of United States Senator A. j.
McLaurin and well known throughout
the State.
The poultry show at the Greenville
fair was one CT the best ever shown in
the State, while the stock, cattle and
hog exhibits far surpassed the expecta-
tions of the fair management.
The Boys Corn Club and the Girls In
dustrial Club, both under the direction
of County Superintendent L. H. Jobe,
made their exhibits at Ripley. In con-
nection with it the farmers of the county
brought in some very interesting ex-
hibits in the way of corn, stalks of cot
ton, sugar cane, sorghum molasses, chick
ems, watermelons, pears, apples and
many other things from the farm and
garden besides some live stock.
The ninth annual exhibition of the
Mississippi and West Alabama Fair As
ISOLATION, held at Columbus, was the
most successful fair ever held. Special
features were horse show, an automo-
bile parade and a tournament. The ex-
hibit of the Lowndes County Boys corn
club attracted much attention. The fair
association offered prize of $50 for the
best yield and the board of supervisors
gave a like amount.
At conference of the leading bust
ness men and planters held at Fayette,
G. Fl. Afford, government agent, made an
and said in substance that plant
ers must keep their labor, raise every
farm product necessary for man and