Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
Mississippi News
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The executive board OF the tri-coun-
- fair. composed OF DeSoto. Pamela
ard Tate counties. have issued the
ust OF premiums to be awarded at the
fair this fall. The list Is a liberal one
and embraces premiums for the best
agricultural products, such as best
stalk Of cotton, corn. hay. syrup. etc
Liberal premiums are offered for the
hest household products, best Of fruits.
.sllies. caAes. bread. etc. The depart
mert Of live stock and poultry comes
in for a good share of the premiums.
A survey is to be made of Big Black
river. with the view of increasing its
availability. This move on the part
ef the government will remedy things
wonderfully for the people along this
river. rs it Is believed that small craft
could run up this river a number Of
months in the year. through a fertile
and heretofore unreached country by
nparlau route.
Over two thousand people attended
the rally and barbecue at Shaw. The
sneakers we're Senator Leroy Percy
and Gov. Noel. on politics. and Profs.
Fox. Smith and Markham on diversif-
eatioa. Gov. Noel made an interesting
talk Of state affairs. and paid his re-
spects 10 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
euce. Superintendent Powers is max
ing untiring efforts to carry out the
excellent scheme Of education which
H. has formulated since assuming his
responsible position.
The rural mail carriers OF the ith
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. deliy.
cred a speech that was non-political
and vas a strong appeal to the boys TO
remain in the country and keep out of
the densely populated cities.
lazuo City.-An attempt by an un-
known misereant to poison the family
II Dr. J. b Taylor. OF this city. resulted
n the desperate illness Of Miss Roberts,
1f jackson, guest of the family, whose
life was saved by prompt and heroic ac-
tion on the part of Dr. Taylor, who
'ianced TO he at home at the time. A
quantity OF corrosive sublimate, deadly
poison, had been put in the water cooler.
ADAMS county viii save s9.326 on it,
public road contracts in the next two
wears. 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
sl6.9t4 for the two years, which is So
926 less than the public road work cost
during the last two years.
Or. Leathers lectured at Bonneville
on tuberculosis. typhoid fever. hook
worm and other germ diseases. His
lecture was Illustrated. showing how
the germs were conveyed to the hui
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 a mutilated
mass of flesh, bone and brains, by his
head becoming caught between the
freight elevator and a concrete beam
in the Valley Dry Goods Store al
yieksburg.
Ripley.-Steps are being taken tc
organize a drainage district in this
county through Muddy bottom. begin.
ming at Falkner and running to the
Tennessee line. a distance of twelve or
fifteen miles on an air line. II the
project is carried out there will be al
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. J. Thompson, ex-sherif OF Taiia
hatchie county. died at Enid He was
IS years OF age and an ex-Confeder
ate soldier. having served with For
rest
James X. vardaman, former govern
or Of Mississippi. has accepted an IN
vitation to address the people at Lauu
erdals Springs on September ., la
Dor Day.
Natehez Silent consent permitted
the opening of twenty soft drink estao'