The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-05-20
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grand jury of Coahoma county at its
recent session against j. c. House, an
old Confederate soldier, for as many
violations of the law prohibiting the
use of whisky. The old man has been
running a blind tiger for a number OF
years, but the fact that he was Con-
federate soldier, coupled with his weak
ened physical condition as a result of
disease, has been urged in extension of
his offense, that he has not heretofore
been held answerable for it.
The Mississippi grand lodge, Knights
of Fythias, convened in Meridian with
one of the largest attendances in the
history of the State organization. The
session was called to order by Grand
son, with all other grand lodge officers
present. The feature of the session was
the report of II. NJ. Quinn, grand keeper
of records and seals, which showed the
Pythian lodges of Mississippi to be in
a fourishing condition.
adopted resolutions deprecating the or
ganization of law enforcement league
in Meridian, thereby implying that this
community is not protected by able and
conscientious officers, and asking that
the men at the head of the movement
carefully consider the efforts of such
an organization abroad. The resolution
also indorses and expresses confidence
there is no necessity for a law enforce
ment league.
Mrs. Maggie Masie, who brought suit
against the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroad for $4,000, claiming she con-
tracted cold and was seriously i'll
as a result of the companys failure to
properly heat the train on which she
was passenger last winter, was award
ed $500 in the Warren county circuis
court.
In the federal court here, Judge II. c.
Niles held special session and allowed
the foreclosing of a mortgage of $S,-
100000, held by the New York Trust
Company against the Mobile, jackson
& Kansas City railroad and the Chicago
& Gulf railroad, but the date of sale
is to be arranged at another time.
The fair association of Tupelo, under
the leadership of w. P. Long, and other
like spirits of the city, make it now pos
sible TO announce that Tupelo will have
fair this fall. This interesting at
traction and beneficial enterprise an.
nounces that its opening exhibition will
be given Sept. 81, 2S and 80.
The Commercial Club of Tupelo, at a
special meeting, passed resolutions put
ting itself on record as opposed to any
agitation by the railroad commission of
this state taking any action on the
question of reducing passenger fare from
three to two cents per mile.
The Columbia Truckers Association
shipped a carload of cabbage to North
ern markets Monday. This is Column
III" hisI cioiI III INC IIuck growing
line, and the prospect for good crop
is fine. 1t is estimated that there will
be rs cars of different vegetables ship
ped from this point this season.
After suffering repeated indignities
from her husband, Mrs. j. w. Ferguson,
aroused to desperation and conclusive
proof that he was false to her, shot him
to death at their tome at fernando.
A 32-caliber pistol was used and four
wounds were inflicted, one in the arm
and three in the head
The grand council of Red Men for the
reservation of Mississippi will light its
third annual council fire at Tupelo on
Monday, May "a. Addresses will be
delivered by Hon. John NJ Allen, of
Tupelo; Judge Beverly Matthews, of Co.
lumbus; Hon. George T. Mitchell, of
Pontotoc, and other prominent NIissis-
sippians.
The battleship Mississippi silver serv-
ice will be at Meridian by Nav H..
and will be displayed until May 2G, when
it will be taken to jackson and there
exhibited for day or two before being
taken to the gulf coast.
The farmers and planters in the Bates
vile section are very much depressed
on account of the condition of the
crops. The cotton has had very ma
terial backset on account of the hard
rains and cold weather recently, some
having withered up and died and is being
replanted, and the corn is very little
better than the cotton.
Secretary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture, will attend the delta fair
at Greenville next October Considera-
BILE work has been done in the delta
during the last few years by the de-
partment of agriculture in the way of
drainage and demonstration farm work,
and in road-making, and the secretary
is anxious to see the results.
President G. r. HiohtoWer of the