The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-22
Mississippi
Aews


Dowell has gotten into trouble by at
tempting to play the double role of de-
tective and blind tiger, both at the same
time A short time ago City Marshal 5.
Y. Blue engaged Mcdowell to turn up
some Brookhaven blind tiger suspects,
and gave him ten dollars to operate with,
for the purchase of booze. Mcdowell
thereupon went on jag and finally land
ed in Jackson, without furnishing any
evidence or returning the marshaPs
money. A few days ago Marshal Blut
obtained evidence that convinced him
that Mcdowell was in partnership IN
the sale of whisky in Brookhaven, white
pretending that he intended to turn up
other tigers.
As the result of a discussion that has
been going the rounds of the State press
"blue-back speller," Superintendent j.
C. FAINT of the Meridian public schools,
although a great admirer of the blue
back" has challenged its advocates in
Meridian for contest at spelling, the
contest to be between number of pub
lie school pupils and an equal number OF
citizens who learned to spell in the blue
back" He proposes that the spelling
bee" be held in the city hall and that
the proceeds be devoted to paying the
expenses of the class of five to repre-
sent the public schools of Meridian at the
spelling match of the State Teachers
convention to be held at Natchez.
Owners of the Tombigbee cotton mills,
the Columbus underwear mills and the
Columbus comfort factory are considering
a plan to consolidate their holdings and
operate all three mills from central
power plant. The Tombigbee mills are
located, at quite distance from any
an item in the expense account. Both
the comfort factory and the underwear
mills are at present idle
The North Mississippi Baptist Sunday
School and b. Y. p. u. convention con-
vened with the First Church at Water
Valley. Arthur Flake of Winona was
elected president and Rev. Martin Ball
of Winona was chosen secretary. Seven
ty-five churches and Sunday schools were
represented by 1875 messengers. Much in
terest and enthusiasm was elected. The
next meeting of the convention will be
held at Calhoun City.
Public school teachers of Laurel and
Jones county are making large prepare
tions for the trip to Natchez on April
30, when the wenty-fourth annual meet
ing of the Mississippi Teachers Associa-
ton will be held, and the Indications are
that nearly every teacher in the county
will go.
The jury in the case of Ford c. Har-
rison against the Southern railway at
Meridian, in damage suit for $25 900,
claimed for the death of his child at
Toomsuba, in 1906, returned a verdict
of $4,000. This is the second time the
case has resulted in judgment for the
plaintiff.
Cheston Miller, an S-year-old boy, was
accidentally shot and killed at Vicks-
burg by Chris Harrell, 1O-year-old COM
panion. The two boys were out in a
pasture, when Harrell stumbled and fell,
the gun being discharged and the Miller
child fatally wounded in the abdomen.
An automobile line has been estab-
lished between Carthage and Canton, a
distance of IS miles. The car will make
a round trip daily, carrying mail mat
ter, passengers and freight. This line
will be of great benefit to Leake county,
as it has no railroad
Johnson Garfield died from the result
of an accident at the plant of the Rule
vile Gin Company. In some way he
was caught on set screw on the shaft
ing and was whirled rapidly around, sus-
tanning compound fracture of both
limbs, and internal inj.ries also.
During "a terrific cloudburst the Pres
by lightning, the belfry and part of
the vestibule was almost completely
demolished, the current tearing its way
from the steeple on top of the building
to the ground.
Needham, McNairy, who shot and killed
his brother .in-law and benefactor, B. n
Hatch, at Highland plantation, was .ad-
judged insane by jury impaneled to ex-
anime into his mental condition.
The revival meeting being conducted at
the First Baptist Church at Meridian is
attracting more than usual interest.
Large congregations are attending the
services.
Hon. G.. r. Hightower, State president
of the Farmers Union, spoke, at Halle
hurst on unionism and the building Of
more warehouses.