The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-11-18
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Divorce was granted to Jack Rodgers,
Of Goss, who, after living with his wife
forty years and raising house full of
children until they were men and wom-
en-, separated from his spouse and sued
for divorce. "Uncle" Jack owned
line hog and his wife Jersey COW, and
the question arose which should have the
slop. The question couldn't be settled
by a Preside discussion or by arbitra.
ton, SO uncle" Jack made the first
move of hostility by seizing the slop
and appropriating it to the use of the
swine. This act caused his wife
to sever her connections with him as his
life companion.
Gov. James T. Harrison, warm friend
of Judge j. NJ. Dickinson, secretary OF
war, who was mainly responsible fol
President Taft's visit to Columbus, has
received letter from Secretary Dickin-
son, in which that official is overwhelm-
ing in his praise and complimentary
statements about the way Columbus en-
tertained the president and the presi-
dents impressions of his stay.
The board of trustees of the County
Agricultural School met at Oakland and
arrangements were made by the board
and the citizens of the town to carry on
the school along lines of the original
plans, in the face of the decision of the
supreme court. The tax levy of hall
mill will be lost for this year, but it
is sincerely hoped that the Legislature
will relieve the situation in January.
The suit of Mrs. Kate Laurent ct
al. against c. r. Smith, for damages in
the sum of $4,000 for the killing of E.
A. Laurent, has been compromised, the
amount agreed upon being $4,000. II
is said that the compromise was sug-
gested by Miss Estelle Smith, daughter
of the defendant, who has been so loyal
to him since the tragedy, last January
A corn club has been organized at Gre.
NADIA with a membership of thirty-fve
Addresses were delivered by Superin.
tendent Thomas A. Early, of Yalobusha
county, Prof. Morgan, of the A. & M.
College, County Superintendent V. r.
James, Hon. w. NJ Dubard and Prof
r. HI. Hester. Merchants and farmers
are supporting the movement.
Chancellor ]. Q. Robbins, of West
Point, handed down his decision in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church VS.
Presbyterian Church, which case prac
tically involves the entire Cumberland
Presbyterian Church property in Missis.
sippi, and which has been in litigation for
the past three years, in favor of the
Unionists.
The annual memorial service held by
the b. P. o. E. lodges all over the coun-
try on the first Sunday in December,
will be solemnized next month in Column.
bus in appropriate fashion. The me
mortal address will be delivered by Hon.
Garland Lyell, of Jackson, chancellor
in his district.
G. II. Fulgham, farmer, residing
few miles from Maben, brought in
bale of cotton weighing 6s5 pounds, for
which he received 16 1-s cents, netting
him $102.s5. Mr.. Fulgham made this
cotton on a WORKOUT piece of land
Arthur Martin and his father, H. w.
Martin, who is wealthy planter and
lumber man, were shackled by officers
this afternoon and carried to Jail at Be.
len to await trial for the murder of two
negro women.
The postoffice department has issued
fraud orders against the Pennsylvania
Company and J.. Baker Company and
Southern Sales Company, both of New
Albany, Miss.
A party of jackson capitalists has
purchased tract of $4,000 acres of cut
over lands in Jackson county, and will
endeavor to settle the tract with truck
farmers and fruit growers. jackson
county carried off the principal award
at the recent state fair, and its mag
nificent exhibit of fruits, vegetables and
agricultural products received praise on
all sides.
w. 7. Burnett has filed suit at vicks-
burg against w. T. Hindman, who runs
a saloon upon DeSoto Island, just across
the line in Louisiana, claiming $500
for alleged damages in failure of de-
PENDANT to pay him fair price for trans
ferring his saloon patrons to and from
the saloon. Burnett claims these patrons
have to pass over his land before reach,
ing the saloon.
At the annual meeting of the Missis-
sippi Baptist convention, held at Vino
ma, the question of caring for superan.
nuated preachers was one of the most
important brought up for disposal. A