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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
GRENADA. !C0uNTY'S
lARGEsT INDUSTRY
Sat. he PLANT
What is Done There-The
Pay ROll-Oficfals and
Citizens.

BY reference to another page of this
paper will be seen view of the Creo-
soting plant at Tie Plant, two miles
south Of Grenada. There is less than
q half hundred within the United States.
That the industry is important. will
be at once recognized when the magni-
tude of the buildings, machinery, etc.,
are considered. This plant was erected
without .asking any donations, privi-
leges or exemptions from the citizen
ship of Grenada or Grenada county.
>When one stops to consider how many
communities would have gladly given a
bonus for such large industry, the
people of this county should value more
highly its Importance.
There are approximately ITS men
employed. The weekly pay roll is
nearly $4,000. These people must be
fed. They are going to spend their
money. hence they are no smalllcontrib-
utors to the economic value of the
county. The plant is very, very large
taxpayer; it turns in many dollars to
the county treasury every year, and
thereby makes it easier on the general
taxpayer. 1t is here to stay. 1t is a
part Of the permanent life OF the
county. The vast brick buildings and
the tons of machinery installed, prove
tho Dprmanencv of tho. nlant Tho
company owns 500 acres of land contig-
GUS. There is multiplicity of resi-
dences and cottages, There is a post
Office. school house, and preparations
for churches, and indeed Tie Plant is
an attractive little village. The man.
ayers, officers and their subordinates
are worthy citizens and intelligent
men. They are law-abiding and pro-
gressive and have shown their identifi-
cation with the best spirit of the county
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THE STATES Ex-
PENsE BILL SHOWN
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Matters of Interest to Tax.
Payers-What is ON the
Pay Roll.

State Treasurer George r. Edwar Is
has prepared a printed summary Of
his annual report for the period ending
on Sept. 80 last.
The report shows that the total ra-
ceipts of the state government ior the
annual period were SO, 769, ,244. "a, and
at the close of the year the cash on
hand was only 500, ,81l.31.
1t is thus apparent that it costs
about three million dollars per year to
run the state government in this COM
monwealth. A portion of this sum, of
course, went into substantial improve
ments at the various institutions, and
included therein is the expense of the
last legislative sesslo-. which the state
has to meet only once in each two
" arS. The disbursements were as fol-
lows:
Natchez city hospital, sl4, ,5S3. 81 !;
summer normas, S. 600; special relief,
50, o52. 43: erroneous payments, S16,-
107. l3; cancelled land patents, Sl0,-
734. SO; premiums on official bonds,
Si0O; Jackson fire department, Sl.0O0;
city water works, So, 760. as; peniten-
tiary. s22S, 1885; oyster fund, Sill
S35. 35; insurance department, Sc. SOB. 20;
judiciary, Sl20, 4S3. IS; executive. S43,-
1919 common school, 81, ,423 1898. .27;
commissions for assessing. SS7, S65. SO;
public printing, s26, 696.52; capitol ex-
penses and contingent Office, $21, S05. 09;
state insane hospital, s2ll, 714.3:,
blind institute, Sl9. 1877. so: deaf and
dumb institute. $46;5729 80; East Mis-
sissippi. Hospital. 500, 1857; A. & NJ.
College. SlS8, 8,638.77; |. l. d. College,
Sl07, 589. 33; Alcorn A. 4 M. College,
1886, lSS. 26; archives and history. S6O7
49, rs; state charity hospital. Vicks-
b lrg. $2S. 75l. 10; state board of health,
SO, SS5. 40; state library, So, IA. S5; Nc
Neill experiment station, S., ESQ; trav-
elr 6 expense superintendent of educa-
ton, $434. '9; National Guard, SIT, &c.,
62; Mansion repairs and improvements,
Sl.2s9.61; supreme court, S915,2 q. 49;
executive contingent, s.. .lSS. 25 ::agrri-
culture and commerce, $5,3S1. SO; geo
logical survey and state, 81, 1873. 81; live
stock sanitary board, 81, 746. 46; Confed-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
Masonic Officers.

At stated communication of Gren-
ada Lodge, No. 81, F. & A. NJ, held
Monday night, the following were cleo
ted officers for the ensuing Masonic
year: T. J. Brown, w. M; F. F. Bell,
S. w.; M. v. Higginbotham, J. III.
j. Ray, Treas; A. H. Bays, Sec; 7.
E. Moody, Tyler; Ed Garner, S. D.
llYalobusha Commandery, No. 2S,
elected the following several days ago;
F. H. Jones, E. c.; F. T. Bell, Gen'l;
Wmilliam Ames, Capt. Gent; Irenua
Trout. Prelate; H. B. Miller, s. w.; ].
P. Jones, J. w.; H. J. Ray. Treas; G.
H. Bays, Recorper; w. J. Jennings,
Warden; T. E. Moody. Sent.
Both sets Of officers will be installed
Dec. q.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

h. Grenada Bank uvO!.le !
The Grenada Bank has Just issued an
Gd.2rtisii'o booklet Which shows ov,'r-
al different view, OF its ina.a, tic-. t
buii,ing in Grena,!a snu ..,. 4
lures ol / - twrNe branch :a.c.. n t..
ings. The ooo<iet WAS printed ~ T.
Rrandor Printing Co.. Gt Ms ihv,
T"n'-., snd !. srtisticala. j.
The beauty OF the booklet cc,.s r.o' slr-
pass ,ne excr,lcace %: til. Tx (. IS
contained there;..
Orders taken By Eile.. Ia xr. 'or
engraved Invitations tpr ary s..;. 3D., ..r-y
occasion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

Grenada especially and justly psidsa
herself in many things. and among
them .is the Carl Brick plant. TAis
plant makes - good brick a can be
found anywhere, and the best testi-
mony to their value is the great num-
Der Of buildings in which they have
besn used, not only here, but at many
other places up and down the railroad.
Mr.. w. A. Carl, the manager, is .
most reliable gentleman. He thorough.
ly understands the manufacturing Of
brick. and it is due to his splendid skill
and management that the brick indus
try in Grenada has grown to the pro-
portions it has.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

IN an active and substantial manner.
Quite large number are church. men,
bers and rs many more are wide-swaNe
members of the Masonic lodge Of GreA-
ada. several of them having been hon
ored with. odieiaf preferment, in that
fraternity. * ....n.,
The following - the makeup pe the
list of. chief officials: A. M. Smith,
Gen. Surt.; w. A. Campbell. Supt. of
Plant; A. R. DocIssry, cashier: w. A.
Prathers. Supt, L c. forces; o. E.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
The Lockett Lumber Co.

That C. E. Lockett, manager of ybs
Lockett Lumber Co., enjoys theq1f
dence and esteem of the people Of
Grenada and, Grenada territory to a de-
gree rev,r before had by a lumbe,
dealer in Grenada. is an admitted fact
He deserves it. This being true, il
follows that what he says about lumber
or contract may be relied on implicit
ly. His book-keeper. Mr. F. T. Gerard,
is a Grenada product and is a most
worthy, capable and reliable young
gentleman. Mr.. LoclSett desires the
trade to know that he makes special.
ty of lime and cement, and of sash,
doors and blinds.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

Bell, chief clerk to Mr.. Prather; H. D.
Hardy. machinist; w. r. Schulz.
chief engineer; VIM. Ames. fovema .
carpenter gang, AMI John Wright,
sistant book-keeper. 1t wo ild b no easy
task to say too much as to the INTEGRITY
or character and desirability of these
gentlemen as citizens.
1t would be Difficult. to draw a picture
Of eny community without lady in it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

No home is complete without the fair
sex. The ladies of Tie Plant, as is al
m,st always the case. eclipse the NJ /.
T ley are refined and cultured, aiu H.
tie wuad.r is felt at the excelleE e %.
n-u when sheir- good wi.es =, -
dangnlers are considered.
The owners OF tha plant arr Aver y
Lort. o: Chicago. They ar, capita.is s..
hut are not men who do no. place tbs
n.iytiusl above the dollar. AID wnc v.o
not appreciate the ties of frier tshio.
They make occasional visits here.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
Dissolution Notice

This is to certify that P. S. Irby has
withdrawn from the firm of Cannon
4 Co., Cannon having purchased his
interest. The business will be continued
as Cannon & Co. and assumes all
liabilities and are authorized to collect
all debts. P S. lrby,
H. R. Gam n.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
Recital at College.

There was musical recital by some
of the pupils of the musical department
at Grenada College last Saturday af-
teruoon, which reflected much credit on
the instructors in this department. ::
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
The Ice Plant.

Messrs. 7. M. Street and w. X. Liv.
ingstone of Seneca, S. c., are in Gre
NADIA arranging the details for kbegin-
ming work on the ice plant Mr.. Street
will be in active charge of the plant,
and the Sentinel is glad to state that
Mr.. Livingston is seriously considering
moving here. He is a man of large
means
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
Everybody!

Don't fail to see the big assortment
of Xmas goods to arrive for next week,
All kinds of dolls and toys for the little
folks. Mitchell's,
Next to postofflcel
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

There is nothing pretter in Missis-
sippi than our store. Our goods equal
in quality the beauty of the store.
EcCaslin's.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16
Grenada VS.. Yazoo CITY.

The football team Of Grenada High
School weGt down to IaZoo City last
Sriiay ard played the team of the
school there. The home .eam dii well.
but were unable to w:n. Yazoo won by
a score OF II to 5. Severed of t;.e boys
came back home crippled and consider =
ably disigured.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

JI Hufiinx xtos, at Barwick's .tor' Z.
know juss bow to ill :aat cS;.'''"ss
order.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

Would you marry self-made man?'s
asked the girl who had never even been
seriously engaged. mo. my dear,
never again, replied the still lovely
widow; they are awfully hard to make
over. Chicago Record Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
CHAPTER VII.
A sprained Ankle.

I was panic-stricken. AS | ran along
the corridor | was confident that the
mysterious intruder and probable muir
derer had been found, and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot of the
chute. l got down the staircase some
how, and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr.. Jameson had
been before me, and the door stood
open. Liddy was standing in the mid.
die of the kitchen holding frying
pan by the handle as weapon.
Don't go down there" she yelled,
when she saw me moving toward the
basement sairs. Don't you do it, Miss
Rachel That Jarniesons down there
now. There's only trouble comes OF
hunting ghosts; they lead you into
bottomless pits and things like that.
Oh, Miss Rachel, don't" as l tried
to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr. jamie
sons temperance. He ran up the
stairs two at time, and his face was
flushed and furious.
THE whole place is locked" he said
angrily, Where's the laundry key
kept?"
its kept in the door," Liddy
snapped. THAT whole end of the eel.
lar is kept locked, so nobody can get
at the clothes, and then the keys left
in the door. so that unless thief
was as blind .as-as some detectives.
he could walk right in"
"Liddy," said sharply, come down
with us and turn on all the lights"
She offered her resignation, as us
ual, on the spot, but | took her by the
arm, and she came along finally. She
switched on all the lights and pointed
to a door just ahead,
That's the door," she said sulkily.
"The keys in it."
But the key was not in 1t. Mr..
Jameson shook it, but 1t was heavy
door, well locked And then he stopped
and began punching around the key.
hole with the end Of lead pencil.
When he stood up his face was exul-
tant
It's locked on the inside" he said
in low tone. There is somebody in
there"
Lord have mercy" gasped Liddy.
and turned to run.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16

of yours, / wish you would tell me
where l shall find my four-thousand-
| dollar motorcar."
Il was just coming to that" he
said "You will find it about 80 miles
away, at Andrews Station, in a black
smith shop, where it is being re-
| paired"
1 laid down my knitting then and
looked at him.
and Halsey?" / managed to say.
1--WE are going to exchange infor.
nation" he said. Il am going to tell
you that, when you tell me what you
picked up in the tulip bed"
| We looked steadily at each other; It
was not an unfriendly stare; we were
| only measuring weapons. Then he
smiled little and got UP.
with your permission" he said, Il
am going to examine the card room
and the staircase again. You might
think over my offer in the meantime"
He went on through the drawing
room, and l listened to his footsteps
growing gradually fainter. l dropped
my pretence at knitting and, leaning
back, thought over the last 48 hours.
Here. was l, Rachel Innes, spinster, a
granddaughter of old John Innes OF
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
A DOCTORS EXPERIENCE
Medicine Not Needed n, This Case.

II Is hard to convince some people
that coffee does them an injuryl They
lay their bad feelings to almost every
cause but the true and unsupported
one.
But the doctor knows. His wide ex-
perience has proven to him that to
some systems, coffee Is an insidious
poison that undermines the health.
Ask the doctor II coffee is the cause
Of constipation, stomach and nervous
trouble. ID
u have been a coffee drinker all
my life. am now AZ years old and
when taken sick two years ago with
nervous prostration. the doctor said
that my nervous system was broken
down and that would have to give
up coffee.
Il got so weak and shaky I could
not work, and reading your advertise
ment of Postum, asked my grocer II
he had any of II. He said: Yes and
that he used it in his family. and 1t
was all It claimed to be.
$50 quit coffee and commenced to
use Postum steadily and found In
about two weeks time l could sleep
soundly at night and get up in the
morning feeling fresh. In about two
months began to gain flesh.
weighed only LAG pounds when I COM
menced on Postum, and now weigh
1877 and feel better than did at 20
years Of age.
II am working every day and sleep
well at night. MY two children were
great coffee drinkers. but they have
not drank any since Postum came into
the house, and are far more healthy
than they were before"
Read 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" found
In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letter. A now
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF hulnaa
interest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
Try This, This Summer.


The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to soda fountain
and get a glass of Coca-Co 1t will
cool you of, relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated In bottles--5c everywhere.
Delicious. refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why II is so delicious, re-
freshing and thirst-quenching And
send 20 stamp for the Coca Cola Base.
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records. schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa-
ton compiled by authorities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
Women in Postal Service

The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, nor is the employment of
women in the postal service a new
idea. AS early as 154S woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Braine lie Comte, an i'm
portant town of France. In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years War
the principal office in the postal serv-
ice of Europe was held by woman,
Alexandrine de Rue. From 1928 to
1916 she was in charge of the mails
of the German empire, the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as master general of
the malls. In America. Elizabeth
Harvey was the first to hold place
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
TIL CIRCULAR STAIRCASE
HHEE|ARlV|FSs IAIFtj

Possibly" he said quietly, as we
hurried together UP the stairs. Some
one was lurking on the staircase
when went back. l spoke; instead
of an answer, whoever 1t was turned
and ran up. followed-it was dark
but as / turned the corner at the
top figure darted through this door
and closed 1t. The bolt was on my
side, and pushed 1t forward. 1t is a
closet, think" We were in the upper
hall now. IF you will show me the
electric switch, Miss Innes. you would
better wait in your own room"
Trembling as l was, I was deter
mined to see that door opened.
hardly knew what | feared, but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
Il am perfectly COOL" said. "and
am going to remain here"
The lights flashed up along that end
of the corridor, throwing the doors
into relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger, the cir.
cular staircase wound its way up, as
If 1t had been an afterthought of the
architect. And just around the cor
ner, In the small corridor, was the
door Mr.. Jameson had indicated.
was still unfamiliar with the house,
and / did not remember the door. My
heart was humping wildly in my ears,
but l nodded to him to go ahead. I
was perhaps eight or ten feet away
and then he threw the bolt back
Come out" he said quietly. There
was no response. "Come-out," he
repeated. Then-I think he had re-
volver, but / am not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where / stood / could not see
/ beyond the door, but saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
ter something, then he bolted down
the stairs, three at time. When my
knees had stopped shaking, / moved
| forward, slowly, nervously, until had
partial view of what was beyond the
door. 1t seemed at first to be clos.
ct, empty. Then | went close and ex-
amined 1t, to stop with shudder.
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness from which
came the indescribable damp smell
of the cellars.
Mr.. Jameson had locked somebody
in the clothes chute. AS leaned over
fancied I heard groan-or was II
the wind?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16

''The quarrel, believe" he per-
cisted. was about Mr.. Armstrong;
conduct to you, Miss Gertrude. He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
And had never seen the man!
When she nodded ives" saw the
tremendous possibilities involved. If
this detective could prove that Ger
trude feared and disliked the muir
dercd man, and that Mr. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur-
suing her with hateful attentions, all
that, added to Gertrude's confession
OF her presence in the billiard room
at the time of the crime, looked
strange, to say the least. The promi-
nence of the family assured a strenu-
Gus effort to find the murderer, and if
we had nothing worse to look forward
TO, we were sure of distasteful pub
iicity.
Mr. Jameson shut his notebook
with snap and thanked us.
II have an idea," he said, apropos
OF nothing at all, "that at any rate the
ghost is laid here. Whatever the rap
pings have been-and the colored man
says they began when the family went
west three months ago-they are like
ly to stop now"
Which shows how much he knew
about it. The ghost was not laid;
with the murder of Arnold Armstrong
he, or it, only seemed to take on fresh
vigor.
Mr.. Jameson left then, and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs, as she did
at once, sat and thought over what
] had just heard Her engagement
once SO engrossing a matter, paled
now beside the significance of her
story. If Halsey and Jack Bailey had
left before the crime, how came Hal.
sey's revolver in the tulip bed? What
was the mysterious cause of their sud
den fight? What had Gertrude left
in the billiard room? What was the
! Significance of the cuff-link and where
was It?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16

revolutionary days, d. A. r., Co
lonial Dame, mixed up with vulgar
and revolving crime, and even at
tempting to hoodwink the law! Ger
tainly l had left the straight and mar
row way.
I was reused by hearing Mr.. jamie
son coming rapidly back through the
drawing room. He stopped at the
door.
Miss Innes." he said quickly, will
you come with me and light the east
corridor? / have fastened somebody
in the small room at the head of the
card room stairs"
/ jumped up at once.
"You mean-the. murderer" l
gasped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-16
CHAPTER vi.
In tho East Corridor.


When the detective left he enjoined
absolute secrecy on everybody in the
household. The Greenwood club
promised the same thing, and as there
are no Sunday afternoon papers, the
murder was not publicly known until
Monday. The coroner himself notified
the Armstrong family lawyer, and
early in the afternoon he came out.
i had not seen, Mr.. Jameson since
morning, but l knew he had been in
terrogating the servants. Gertrude
was locked in her room with head
ache, and had luncheon alone.
Mr.. Harton, the lawyer, was little,
thin man, and he looked as if he did
not relish his business that day.
This is very unfortunate, Miss In
mes" he said, after we had shaken
hands. Most NORTHUMBERLAND mys-
terious. With the father and mother
IN the west. find everything devolyes
on me; and, as you can understand,
It is an unpleasant duty"
mo doubt" / said absently. "Mr.
Harton, am going to ask you some
questions, and hope you will answer
them. / feel that / am entitled to
some knowledge, because I and my
family are just now In most ambigu-
Gus position"
/ don't know whether he under
stood me or not; he took off his
glasses and wiped them.
Il shall be very happy" he said
with old-fashioned courtesy.
~ Thank you. Mr. Harton, did Mr..
Arnold Armstrong know that Sunny
side had been rented?"
81 think--yes, he did. In fact, / my
self told him about it."
"And he knew who the tenants
were?"
eyes"
"He had not been living with the
family for some years, believer"
mo. Unfortunately, there had been
trouble between Arnold and his ia
Their. For two years he had lived in
town"
"Then 1t would be unlikely that he
came here last night to get possession
of anything belonging to him?"
Il should think 1t hardly possible"
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank,
Miss Innes, can not think of any
reason whatever for his coming here
as he did. He had been staying at
the club house across the valley for
the last week, Jarvis tells me, but
that only explains how he came here,
not why. 1t is most unfortunate
family"
He shook his head despondently,
and felt that this dried-up little man
was the repository of much that he
had not told me. / gave up trying to
elicit any information from him, and
we went together to view the body
before 1t was taken to the city. 1t
had been lifted on to the billiard-ta-
; BILE and sheet thrown over 1t; 9TH
erwise nothing had been touched. A
| soft hat lay beside 1t, and the collar
of the dinner-coat was still turned up.
The handsome, Gissipated face of Ar
mold Armstrong, purged of its ugly
lines, was now only pathetic. AS we
went In Mrs. Watson appeared at the
sard,Teom eaaev.