The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-18
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A family reunion that tok place at
the home of David Jeiicoats OF Jones
county, in celebration of his eightieth
birthday, revealed him as the possessor
of progeny seldom equaled. He has
seventeen children living, and all were
present at this reunion, with the excep-
ton of one son. who is in California.
There were siXty-four grandchildren
present, and ten who could not attend,
and there were present forty-nine great
grandchildren, five being absent. Mr..
Jeffcoats is hale and hearty, and was
able to take part in the dancing which
followed the reution.
Henry Davis, colored, was arrested at
Greenville, charged with running a blind
tiger. Davis admitted his guilt, and
testified that he was backed in his
blind tiger" operations by Julius Ro-
mansky, a prominent merchant of this
city, and on his evidence Romansky was
convicted and sentenced to pay a fine
of 500 and costs and to serve ninety
days in prison. Romanslly, stoutly de-
MED the charge and took an appeal.
The negro Davis was sentenced to pay
a fine of 500 and to serve ninety days
on the city farm.
State Superintendent of Education
Powers is very much gratified at re-
port received from Prof. r. Il. Waldrop,
superintendent of education for Chicka-
saw, reporting progress on the agricul-
tural high school building. The school.
which will be equipped and ready for an
eight months term as soon as any other
county in the State, and will be under
the charge of Prof. A. G. Cobb, a grad
uate of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College
Itta Bena boasts of the only bowl fac
tory which is established in the South,
and is, in fact, one OF the two in the
whole United States, so far as Informal
ton extends, the only other known bowl
factory being Il Michigan concern. The
material used is native hardwood of
which there is an abundance in near
reach of Itta Bena, and the product of
the factory is in demand as fast as it
can be shipped out.
The meeting of the stockholders of the
Mississippi Central Railroad was held
at Hattiesburg with large attendance
of stockholders of that company. Re
garding the proposed extension of the
road south from Hattiesburg to some
point on the coast, either Scranton, Gulf
port or Biloxi, no action was taken,
and although the directors and officers
are very much averse to talking for pub
Ncstion, it is believea that the natter of
the extension will be taken up at the
| spring meeting of the directors.
Congressman b. G. Humphreys an
nounces that there will be held u COM
petitive examination for principal and
| two alternates for appointment TO the
naval academy at Annapolis, in Green
wood, Miss, on March 10. The appli-
cants must be between the ages of l6
and 20 years, and must also have been
bona fide residents of the third con-
gressional district for at least five years.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Mamie
Dupriest Silvey V. Mrs. w. B. Silvey,
ST., on trial at Newton, brought in a
verdict, awarding the plaintiff damages
in the sum of 100000, Il little less than
half tie sum sued for. This case at
tracted the attention of the people all
over the State. SiXtyfve thousand dol
lars were asked for by the plaintiff on
account of the alienation of the affec-
tions of her husband W. b. Silvey, Jr.
The Tippah County Farmers Union
sold 300 bales of cotton at 8 ll-l6 cents.
The bidding was spirited, buyers being
in competition from numerous places.
There is some likelihood that the en-
terprising people of the two counties of
Smith and Jasper will get together dur
ing this spring and summer on the prop
osition of forming a fair and exhibition
association. 1t is held that an exhibit
of the resources of the two counties in
one exhibition would astonish not only
the world outside that section, but the
people who are citizens and taxpayers
of the two counties. The natural re-
sources of that section would astonish
the citizens, we're they known, while
they are practically unknown to the
world ont side and such a fair ia needed