The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-22

the establishment and support of agri-
cultural schools "for the education Of
white youths" in Mississippi, on the
ground that it violates the fourteenth
amendment to the Federal constitution,
Robert Gains, a negro, has secured II
temporary injunction before Judge Bull
| ard 1T Collins. The writ is directed
against the Sheriff and treasurer of
Jasper county, to prevent the collection
of taxes for support of schools of the
character stated.
The largest net earnings of any bank
ing institution in Mississippi for the
Bank. The net earnings for the period
of twelve months amounted to 52H per
cent. of the capital stock. Out of this
| the bank declared Il cash dividend of 10
surplus. The bank is operating on a
capital stock of $4,000, has been in
existence eight years, and has declared
dividends of from 10 to IS per cent.
every year since it was established.
J. c. Carraway of Biloxi, one of the
foremost business men of that little
city, states that while matters are UNI
usually quiet, and the effect of the
Statewide prohibition law is felt, not
w~ithstanding they were prepared by
anticipation, SO far as his information
extends there have been no cases of or
attempts at violation or evasion of the
law, and no arrests. They are disposed
to accept the law and to see that it is
obeyed, and he believes hat this will
be done.
Tom Morrissey and his barkeepers, w.
j.. Fitzgerald and Ralph Romono, We're
each fined $50 for the unlawful retail
ing of liquor on the island opposite
Vicksburg. Justice Murch held that the
middle of the old bed of the Mississippi
river was the boundary line between
Louisiana and Mississippi, and there
fore the place where Morrissey opened
his saloon and sold liquor was clearly
in the State of Mississippi.
Jones county officials whose headquar-
tiers are at Laurel are now in the midst
of the confusion of moving into their
offices in the new courthouse, which has
Just been formally accepted from the
contractors by the county. The build
ing represents an outlay of about $751;
900, and a further expenditure of $14,
600 for furniture for this courthouse
and its replica at Ellisville has just been
authorized by the Board of Supervisors.
A number of negroes of Claiborne
county nave organized what is officially
designated as "The Claiborne County Col
ored Pavilion and Industrial School AS
ISOLATION" The purpose, as stated, is
to secure a site for and erect a pavilion
in which to hold the commencement eX-
e~rcises of the colored schools of Claiborne
county, and to erect and maintain on
that site an industrial school for teach
ers and pupils of. the colored schools OF
the county.
At a meeting of the naval stores ope-
rators representing about 90 per cent.
of the entire business in Mississippi,
held at Gulfport, a unanimous stand was
taken against a bill now pending in the
United States Senate to provide a sys-
tenn of national inspection for naval
| stores. A resolution was adopted de-
| claring that the passage of the measure
would impose unnecessary burdens and
charges upon business.
The Columbus and Lowndes County
Bar Association has started a movement
for doing honor to the memory of one
of the most loved and useful citizens
who has adorned the public life of his
| state, Hon. James T. Harrison, of
Lowndes, former Acknowledgements.
| The memorial is to take the form of a
| full-length portrait in oil, which is to
be placed in the courthouse directly
above and back of the judges bench.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank of Shaw, a divi-
dend of II per cent was declared. The
| stockholders of the Bolivar Cotton Co..
declared 33 per cent net earnings, pass
ing IS per cent to surplus and paying
Is per cent in cash. A dividend of 20
per cent was also declared by the Shaw
| Hardware and Lumber Co. and paid in
cash.
There are prospects that the men in
| charge of the affairs of the East Mis-
sissippi and West Alabama Fair Asso-
| citation, of Columbus, which has recently
gone into liquidation, will make a brave
| effort to resuscitate the organization
and continue. the enterprise which has
done so much in a material way for the
fine little city on the Tombigbee.
All arrangements have been completed
for the journey of the Second Regiment,
| National Guard of Mississippi, to New
Orleans in February, to act as the guard
of Rex in the Mardi Gras parade.