The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-07-21
NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE
FROM OVER THE STATE


$500, 600 richer by a recent de-
cislon of Chancellor E. N. Thom-
as in the case of the state VS.. the
! Wisconsin Lumber Company,
wherein the state RECEIVERS titles
to timber lands in the delta
amounting to some $4,000 acres.
An appeal has been taken by the
lumber people and the case will
come before the supreme court
at the October term for final
settlement.
The heads of all agricultural
high schools of the state will
meet in Jackson, Monday. Aug.
8. to map out a course of study,
so as to make the various grades
and studies uniform. There are
eight of these schools organized
and ready to open sessions in
September, and it is believed
there will be at least fifteen by
the time the term begins.
On September IL, the Sheriffs'
Association of Mississippi is to
meet in Gulfport. The date
originally set for the meeting
was August IL. but on account of
the death of Sheriff Hubbard of
Simpson county, which occurred
a few days ago, the time was
changed.
The president of the Missis-
sippi division of the Daughters
of the Confederacy applied to
Governor Noel to have arms and
ammunition provided at Beauvoir
for use at funeral ceremonies of
deceased members of the Sol
diers' Home, so that they may
be inferred with military honors.
The governor was so favorably
impressed with the suggestion
that he Immediately procured the
necessary munitions and had
| them shipped to Beauvoir.
The county of Copiah is pre-
pairing to join the good roads
movement and the taxpayers of
the district. which includes the
town of Hazlehurst, will present
a petition to the board of super
visors at the August meeting
asking bond issue ~ 500, 900.
There is no opposition so far in
Ievidence. Judging from move.
ments that have been launched
| in many of the counties, indica.
tions are that bonds in the sun
of not less than $1,000, 600 viii
be issued in Mississippi this yeal
for the purpose of building gooC
roads.
Professors Joe Cook, w. H
Smith, H. l.. McClesky, j. T
Allen and r. E. Hinton, the com
mittee appointed to arrange the
course of study for the public
schools for the coming session.
| will meet in jackson for tina
purpose OIL Wednesday. July 27
This committee will take up the
| list of books recently adopted by
| the Mississippi Text Book Com
mission and map out the entire
course of study for the term.
Mississippi is going to be wei
advertised among the farmers o.
| the northwest, the commissioner
| of Agriculture having been en-
gagged to write a series of arti.
Icles for 28 farm weeklies ex
tending from Massachusetts tc
Iowa and the Dakotas. These
articles will deal with agricult-
lure, horticulture and stock rails
ing in this state, and will contain
many facts that will doubtless
impress the readers of the pub
| lications in question.
The annual convention of third
and fourth class postmasters was
held in Jackson this week, ant
the sessions proved interesting
and instructive. Many discus
sions were INDUCED in of an eco
nomical nature but the price O
stamps remains unchanged.
The new governing board o
the four state educational insti
tutions has completed its frs