The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-05
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OF the hmbermen, bankers and bushes
men OF South Mississippi, held at Hat
tiesburg, plans were completed for .
final fight against the proposed repea
of the duty of So a thousand feet q.
Canadian lumber, which has been recon
mended by the ways and means commit
tee of congress. A committee was an
pointed to confer with the Mississippi
members of congress and to try and ar
range q conference at Hattiesburg dur
ing the congressional vacation between
| March 4 and March IS. If the Missis
sippi members refuse to come to Missis
sippi for the conference, then the com
mittee is instructed to go to Washing
ton and present the matter there.
The citizens of South Mississippi, who
for the past several years, have been
making vigorous protests against the in.
equality of representation in the legis.
lature and the unjustness of present as.
sessment laws, are not at all pleased
with the personnel OF the joint legisla.
tive commission named by the presiding
officers of the two branches of the legis.
lature to investigate their grievances and
report on same at the 1910 session. 1t is
complained that a majority of the com.
m%issioners appointed are not in sym
pathy with the demands made by South
Mississippi, and, with a body so consti.
tuted, they cannot reasonably hope for
the relief asked for.
The action of the Mississippi grand
lodge of Masons, in canceling fraternal
relations with the New Jersey grand
lodge because of the fact that the latter
body contains a local organization COM
posed of negroes, calls to mind that the
Odd Fellows Of Mississippi are now en-
gagged in a legal battle with Il negro or.
g%anization bearing the same name, and
it is expected that the supreme court will
render a decision on the subject within
the next sixty days.
j. C. Taylor and H. l.. Talbert were
and seriously wounded by Lee
Banks, a desperate negro they were seek. |
ing to arrest, at Clarksdale. Dep |
uty Talbert was injured in the
hand, one finger being blown off, while
was shot through the back, the
load passing entirely through his body.
The negro escaped, and a reward of $500
has already been offered for his arrest.
The Retail Merchants Association,
has a strong State organization in
Mississippi, with branches in all the i'm.
towns and many of the smaller
mes, has opened a war upon all peddlers
md transient vendors of whatever de-
cription in each locality where such
are caught doing business with.
nut having paid the statutory privilege
license.
Joseph Klein, IN alleged Holiness
reacher, is wanted at Meridian on a
barge of theft. E. r. Allbrooks, the
IAN with whom Klein boarded while he
arried on his religious work, makes af-
davit that Klein broke open a trunk
nd stole a lot of clothing, jewelry and
bout SIT in money.
The plant of the Columbus Comfort &
manufacturing Company, which was
capitalized at 100000, was
I'D at public cutlery last week to Willis !
one of the stockholders, who held
mortgage on the plant for $4,000, and
213 was realized from the sale. Mr..
arth states he will o to
oerate his plant. /
Gov. f. F. Noel, accompanied by his /
life, members of his military staff and I
'veral personal friends, attended the r
augural ceremonies at Washington on :,
arch 4. 4
The program for the meeting of head F
mp M, Woodmen of the World, which F
to convene in Columbus March 9, and 1
main in session two days, has been Z
mpleted and the local committee has .
divided ample entertainment for the r
who may attend the meeting B
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Columbus is being rapidly recognized 3
a convention city. On March 9 and .
the Mississippi Woodmen of the r
orld will assemble here in annual meet B
3. In April the Mississippi Odd Eel B
vs. go to Columbus for their annual 3
therng. On May II and IL the Mis-. D
bankers will be the guests of r
lumbus. Their annual gathering will B
attended by about 500 delegates from B,
parts of the state. u
Bob Myers, the murderer of Sheriff =.
.Dougald, OF Carroll county, is in the c.
nds county Jail, unless there is an. CT
Ter case of mistaken identity, and if Ca
proves to be the right negro there are ~ y,
standing rewards aggregating $1,000 ~
aiting Messrs. r. c. and F. S. McCay. Cr
Port Gibson, who made the arrest Co
Warren county. DE-