The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07

used to extend the water and sewer
service to supply the additions o1
the city recently taken into the city
limits.
The critical stage for the hurri.
cane sufferers in Louisiana has
passed, according to information re.
ceived in Washington. Senator Eos.
ter of Louisiana telegraphed Sec
retary of War Dickinson withdraw.
ing his request for rations for the
storm sufferers.
The Lowell & Burlington COM
pany, independent tobacco manu-
facturers of Covington, Ky, filed
in the federal court a suit against
the Burley Tobacco Society, its
president, Clarence Lebus, and its
board of directors, demanding
100000 damages.
The picture of Martha Washing
ton may be placed upon one Of the
postage stamps of the present Sc
ries. A number of women promi-
nent in the society of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
have requested the postoflice depart
ment to take such action.
On account of the dry weather
near Snyder, Okla, many bears are
coming down out of the Wichita
mountains for water. Bear meat
is offered for sale at 20 cents per
pound. Many farmers along the
foothills of the mountains COM
plain of bears killing their hogs.
In the circuit court at Marsh
field, Mo-, Fred Hendricks Of
Springfield was given q Judgment
for 5000 against ]. NJ. Butcher, a
wealthy realty dealer, for having
exposed him to smallpox. Mrs. Re
becca Franklin was also given a
judgment for 5000 on similar
grounds.
In speech on the conservation
of natural resources, delivered at
Spokane, Wash, President Taft de-
clared that he would ask congress
to authorize the issuance of $1O,-
100000 in bonds to complete irri-
CATION projects already begun in
the west. and on which work has
been stopped for lack of funds.
President Diaz has shipped his
carriages and horses to the border
for use on the occasion of his meet
ing with President Taft. Silver
from the Chapultepec castle and
the head chef at the castle have al
so been sent to Ell Paso for the
banquet which General Diaz will
give Mr.. Taft.
District Attorney William Tray
ers Jerome of New York filed the
necessary petition with the bureau
of elections indorsing his candidacy
for reelection. Two thousand
names are necessary for an inde-
pendent nominating petition, but
Mr.. Jerome sent in petition bear
ing 5000 signatures.
Secretary of War Dickinson
finds nothing to criticise in the ac-
tion of General Grant in taking
part in a temperance and law en-
Hrcement parade in Chicago, in
his uniform as a major general of
the United States. The secretary
said that as to such movements
each soldier and officer has a right
to decide for himself.
Worried over the responsibility
of assisting the aeronau1s, Wilbur
Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss in
preparations for the airship flights
at Governors island, New York
Quartermaster Sergeant James Car.
on OF Company I, Twenty-ninth in.
fantry, committed suicide in his
bunk outside the redoubt at Fort
Jay, shooting himself through the
head with a rifle.
An earthquake snock was recent
ly felt at Cape Girardeau, Mo-,
which shook buildings and ratified
windows, awakening people from
their sleep. 1t lasted but few
seconds and did no damage. At
Terre Haute, Ind, the seismic
shock was more severe. Two chin
neys fell, the plaster in the Van