The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-01
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In the murder case OF Je1 Evans f6f
killing Willie Bates last year, Attor-
ney w. j. Vo;lor, Of Warren county,
moved to quash the indictment on the
ground that there were no negroes on
the grand jury, both defendant and de-
ceased being negroes. Judge Bush heard
evidence from the court officials and
jury commissioners. There are forty
two qualified negro voters in the city,
and seven or eight were drawn on the
December grand jury panel, but none
served on that body. The defense claims
that it is fixed policy at vicksburg
to discriminate against negroes on ju-
ries.
That the Wausau Lumber Company,
of Wisconsin, will build at Laurel one
of the largest saw mills in the state
of Mississippi, but that work on this
enterprise will not be hurried until the
condition of the lumber market shows
signs of permanent improvement, is the
assurance reiterated to the people of
Laurel, by W. II. Bissell, the president,
who, with party of eighteen other
Wisconsin lumbermen who are interest
ed in Southern properties, spent the day
in that city.
Superintendent of Education John r.
Ellis announces that 100 boys of Laud-
erdale county have entered the corn club
contests, and that the interest is wide
awake. He will announce the prizes to
be awarded shortly, and expects that
the number of contestants will be great
ly increased. Prizes will be given for
the best yield per acre, and for the best
ten ears of corn raised.
The movement launched in Meridian
some months ago by the ladies of th1t
city, looking to the establishment of a
public library, is meeting with the sue
cess that was anticipated at the time.
regular campaign of education is be-
ing carried on by the social clubs, and
the people are beginning to awaken to
the great need of such an institution.
That the people of Meridian are well
satisfied with their experiment in the
municipal ownership of the waterworks
system has been demonstrated to the
entire satisfaction of citizens in the re-
suit of the two days bond election.
There were but two votes registered
against the issue of $250,000 of bonds,
the money to be used in payment for
the system.
The most enthusiastic meeting ever
held in Water Valley, and possibly in
North Mississippi, in the interest Of
scientific agriculture, was held at Water
Valley last week, when $50 members of
the Girls Club, 300 members of the
Yalobusha County Farmer Boys Corn
Club and 300 farmers met to consider
the work for the coming year and to
listen to lecture on the subject of
scientific agriculture by DIR. S. A. Knapp.
Candy Wilson was hanged at Fayette,
thus vindicating the murder of the fish
erman, Kelly, which occurred at Rodney
Landing last Christmas. Wilson con-
fessed his guilt on the scaffold. just
before the black cap and the moose were
adjusted the sheriff asked Wilson if he
cared to pray, and the condemned man
knelt on the trapdoor of the scaffold and
prayed earnestly for mercy from the Al
mighty, not only for himself but for all
the townspeople.
The March term of the Criminal Court
of Warren county was convened at
vicksburg by Judge John n. Rush. He
charged the grand jury to probe into the
fact that some persons had internal reve-
nue. licenses for the sale of liquor, to
investigate the locker system and to
determine if near beer" will produce
intoxication There are sixty-eight per-
sons and firms in vicksburg now selling
near beer"
The Laurent military company, under
command of Capt. L. R Bartlett, was
given its annual inspection by Lieut.
Charles H. Danforth, of the regular
army, who had been assigned for the
official inspection of the national guard
of Mississippi. The showing made by
the Laurel company was entirely cred
liable, with respect to the men, equip
ment and drill.
A special city election, held at Laurel,
to ascertain wishes of the voters on
proposed ordinance to exclude live stock
from the streets of the city, attracted
much attention, and ruled against such
ordinance, the vote being 2o7 for and
324 against.