The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Seyississippi
Aews

yicksburg will welcome the largest
number OF celebrated men on June IL,
the occasion of Stephen d. Lee memo
rial dedication, that ever came within
her hospitable gates In addition to
Gov. Sanders, of Louisiana, Gov. Noel,
of Mississippi. their staff officers and
the large number of division officers
who will come from the Memphis Con-
federate reunion, the following well
known men have sgnifed their inten-
ton of being present; To receive the
Lee statue on the part of the United
States, Gen. Fred D. Grant, of Chicago;
Col. Geo. r. Peck, of Washington, will
be the orator of the day; Col. Henry
Watterson, of Kentucky, will be presid-
ing officer of the occasion; Gen. Glenn
ent A. Evans, commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, is to pre-
sent the statue to Gen. Grant. Col
James Kilbourne is coming, as is Col,
John w. Noble, of st. Louis.
The immediate relatives of Eugene A.
Laurent, who was shot to death by
Charles r. Smith, the wealthy Lowndes
county planter, who was sentenced to
life Imprisonment after sensational
trial last February, have filed suit
against Charles r. Smith for damages
of every kind to the plaintiffs" for the
sum of $4,000. The bill speaks of
Laurent's being in fine physical health
and commanding a salary of $4,000 per
annum as "a travelling salesman. Plain
tiffs claim that deceased had an UNI
varying custom of contributing each
month large and substantial sum OF
money as gratuty to the plaintiffs or
to some of them. Plaintiffs allege that
they are in very moderate circumstances
financially, having only what they can
earn, and that the defendant, Chas. r.
Smith, is man of great wealth, being
worth more than 100000"
Invitations have been sent out and
announcement made for the ceremony
of laying the cornerstone of Pearl River
county agricultural high school build
ing, on Monday, June Z, and big
time is being prepared for, and will be
anticipated.
The citizens of Ruleville perfected a
Citizens Law and Order League, which,
it is hoped, will be powerful factor
Gov c,onJ in tbic community EVery
member pledges his influence against
every form of law-breaking in minor,
as well as greater degree, and will en-
deavor to discourage all petty offenses
and prevent them by influence alone.
a verdict of $4,000 against the Y. &
NJ. V. railroad, in the circuit court at
Cleveland He sued for $4,000 for per
sonal injuries received on the goth Of
last November, when he jumped from a
Pullman car at Shaw and was paralyzed
by the fall.
William Amerin, a popular young bus
mess man of Greenville, was convicted
on charge of selling liquor, and was
fined 500 and given ninety days in
Jail. He took an appeal to the circuit
court, declaring that he did not sell the
whisky. but merely ordered it for a
few friends in his name, and these
friends paid him their pro rata share.
Mayor F. H. Hoffman fined Frank
Jones, of Brookhaven, $500 and ninety
days for the state, and 500 and thirty
DAYS for the city of Brookhaven, on a
charge of selling liquor. The same fine
was also given to Fanny jackson on a
like charge, the sales having been made
monthly, according to the evidence OF
some of the witnesses.
A Sunday school superintendents' in.
stitute, under the auspices of the Sun.
day school boards of the North Missis'
sippi conferences of the M. E. Church.
South, will be held at Meridian, Miss.
beginning Tuesday afternoon, July 27.
and closing Thursday noon, July 30.
All arrangements have been completed
for the great summer school to be held
in South Mississippi College, Hatties'
burg, Miss, June to July 3, and the
indications now are that it will be the
most largely attended summer school
in the state.
The damage resulting from the 400
inches of rain that fell at Meridian Mon
day night will be enormous.
President G.. r. Hightower and Hon. "
Otis Robertson, of Jackson, addressed a
large and representative meeting of the
Farmers Union at Oxford. Both ad
dresses we're listened to with marked at
tention and were along the line of the
warehouse plan being advocated by the
Farmers Union throughout the state.