The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-18
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The Board Of Levee Commissioners of
he Upper Yazoo-Mississippi Delta tis-
trict, will, on April 20, receive bids on
bond sale issue aggregating $325,ooo
of forty-year bonds, bearing ~ per cent.
interest and payable semi-annually, the
proceeds of such sale to be applied to
the refunding of like amount of 6
| per cent bonded indebtedness, issued
some time ago. This issue, as the one
preceding it, will be made subject to
call at any time, such being the condi-
tions governing the sale of the bonds.
The East Mississippi Four Counties
Medical Society, composed of Lee, Chick
asaw, Monroe and Itawamba, met in
| Okolona last week, and after electing
officers, motion was made and carried
to meet next in Aberdeen, the second
Tuesday in May, and in AmoIy the Sec
ond Tuesday in June, making the four
towns of Tupelo, Okolona Aberdeen and
Amory permanent meeting places of the
society.
"John Rutherford" former wearer
of the Mississippi penitentiary uniform,
after conviction of burglary, and who
served his term up to within a month
of the expiration thereof, when he was
pardoned by Gov Stone, only to break
into prison again a few years later, on
the same charge, to escape from the
tolls of the law, is now in Jail at Birm'
ingham awaiting the orders of the State
prison authorities.
Ed Harris, an employee of the New.
ton Oil and Manufacturing Company,
met death in rather peculiar manner.
He was in the second story of the build.
ing, showing cotton seed through hole
to the first floor, and in some unknown
way fell in the hole. His body was
caught, and the hole not being large
enough for him to go through, the seed
covered him up. Before it was discov.
cred he suffocated
The teachers association of Choctaw
County met at Alderman in regular
monthly session. The feature of the
day was the able address delivered by
State Superintendent of Education j. N.
Powers. He was greeted by large au-
dience and his strong speech was well
received. His remarks were directed in
behalf of the country high school. There
was already a strong sentiment in this
county in favor of such move, and
the address of Prof. Powers will greatly
strengthen this sentiment.
Mrs. Alice Fairly was given verdict
in the Circuit Court against the Jack
son electric Street railway for $1,000,
The suit being based on the failure of
The employees in charge of certain
street car to stop for her at a regular
stopping corner, where she was accus-
toned to disseminating. Not only did
the conductor fail to stop, but was also
rather impudent, as alleged, when he
was taken to task for the oversight.
The family of w. A. Barker, of Me-
ridian, barely escaped with their lives
from their burning home. When the
fire was discovered the entire roof was
ablaze and before all the members were
aroused the flames had eaten their way
through the ceiling Two children, des-
perately sick with pneumonia, were
rolled in the bed clothing and rescued,
the bed clothing being on fire and one
of the boys feet burned before the COW
ering could be taken off.
Gov. Noel signed the commissions for
the following men appointed to office
in the Mississippi National Guard: ].
NJ. Powers, Franklin, Holmes county,
major and aide de camp on the COVER
nor's staff; DR.. N. G. Womack, Jackson,
first lieutenant and assistant surgeon;
Robert S. Miller, jackson, captain, com
handing Company +, Third infantry.
A cotton mill to employ thousand
operatives, will be built at Corinth in
the near future. A charter for the pur-
pose was granted company capitalized |
at 100000. The same company
promises an electric line to the Tennes. |
see river within eighteen months.
Charlie Crossin, a 14-year-old boy, |
wearing knee pants. and Miss Minnie |
Corley, 80 years old, were married a.
Maben The boys parents, hearing OF |
the marriage, separated the couple
within an hour and refused to allow the |
boy to return to his new wife.
A. d. McClelland, of New Orleans,
president of the Alden Knitting Mills, in
that city, is in Meridian with the pur-
pose of letting the contract for the
branch mill to be located here. The