The Semi-weekly leader., 1910-08-20


ment of live stock and poultry comes
in for good share Of the premiums.
A survey is to be made Of Big Black
river with the view of increasing it's
navigability This move on the part
of the government will remedy things
wonderfully for the people along this
river, as it is believed that small craft
could run up this river number Of
months in the year, through a fertile
and heretofore unreached country by
d riparian route.
Over two thousand people attended
the rally and barbecue at Shaw. The
speakers were Senator Leroy Percy
and Gov. Noel, on politics. and Profs.
Fox, Smith and Markham on diversifi-
cation. Gov. Noel made an interesting
talk of state affairs, and paid his re-
spects to the contingent fund muddle
and Bilbo. Hon. Leroy Percy made a
strong and forceful address touching
on state and national affairs.
State superintendent J. N. Powers
addressed a large crowd of normal
students and citizens of Winona. His
address, which was along the lines Of
practical and industrial education, was
listened to with interest by the audi
ence. Superintendent Powers is max
ing untiring efforts to carry out the
excellent scheme of education which
he has formulated since assuming his
responsible position.
The rural mail carriers of the 4th
congressional district of Mississippi
met at West Point and they had a
number of speakers for the occasion.
Among others, the Hon. Earl Brewer,
who is a candidate for governor, deliv-
cred a speech that was non-political
and was strong appeal to the boys to
remain in the country and keep out of
the densely populated cities.
Yazoo City.-An attempt by an un-
known miscreant to poison the family
of DR.. J. B. Taylor, of this city, resulted
in the desperate illness of Miss Roberts,
of jackson, guest of the family, whose
life was saved by prompt and heroic ac-
tion on the part of DIR. Taylor, who
chanced to be at home at the time. A
quantity of corrosive sublimate, deadly
poison, had been put in the water cooler.
Adams county will save $9,326 on its
public road contracts in the next two
years. The contracts for the five dis
tricts were awarded to five different men
out of ten competitive bidders. Roughly
estimated, the five contracts will total
$16,944 for the two years, which is $9,-
326 less than the public road work cost
during the last two years.
DR.. Leathers lectured at Bonneville
on tuberculosis, typhoid fever, hook
worm and other germ diseases. His
lecture was illustrated, showing how
the germs we're conveyed to the hu-
man system by the fly, the mosquito
and the accumulation of filth around
the home.
Henry Forster was instantly killed
and his head crushed into mutilated
mass of flesh, bone and brains, by his
head becoming caught between the
freight elevator and concrete beam
in the Valley Dry Goods Store at
Vicksburg.
Ripley Steps are being taken to
organize drainage district in this
county through Muddy bottom, begin
ming at FaIkner and running to the
Tennessee line, a distance of twelve or
fifteen miles on an air line. If the
project is carried out there will be at
least 5000 acres OF fine bottom land
reclaimed and dried out.
Capt. Clarke s. Smith, United States
engineer, officer in charge of the Third
Mississippi river district, has been or
dered to Memphis to report on Sep
tember II. Capt Smith will have
charge of both Memphis and vicks-
burg districts with headquarters in
Memphis.
R. ]. Thompson, ex-sheriff of ITALIA
hatchie county, died at Enid. He was
IS years of age and an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier, having served with For
rest
James K. vardaman, former govern
or of Mississippi, has accepted an in
yitation to address the people at Laud-
erdale Springs on September 5. La
Dor Day.
Natchez Silent consent permitted
the opening of twenty soft drink estab-
Iishments where brewett was sold, but
it was reported that whisky was on sale,
and Sheriff Clark, Chief Of Police RAM
sey and several officers went around to
the places, closed them up and took the
keys. Whisky was found in three places.
VicEsburg. Campaign against cattle
ticks opened in this county Monday,
when G. M. Famous, the state expert an
rived here 0 take charge Of the force ap-
pointed BY the county.
Chancellor Kincannon Of the Univer-
II q nrs j.
chairman of the Rhodes scholarship for
Mississippi, the examination for this
scholarship to be on Sept. 25 and rs.
The examinations will be held either at
the University Of Mississippi Or at Jack
son.
The corn crop III Noxubee Is unusually
fine and the cotton well up to the aver
age, though a little late The hay har-
vest is excellent SO far and the yield Of
peas, beans grains and such crops is
beyond anything ever known before.