Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
Mississippi News
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The Greenville lodge OF Eiks. known
FAR and aide as the Cotton Pickcrs!'
are preparing for the grand conclsvs
OF Elias. to be held In Detroit In July.
A Detroit Club" has been organized.
and II is the purpose Of the members
OF the club TO work. pick and gin cot
ton on the streets OF Detroit tn the
great Elks' parade. hut the Cotton
Pickers" propose to DO more this year.
for they will show that the delta can
produce something besides cotton. and
while cotton will be the feature Of the
Cotton Pickers." small sacks OF corn
from fields producing sixty bushels per
acre. oats producing forty bushels per
acre. wheat as ine as can be produced
anywhere. alfalfa and other products
from the delta will be scattered on the
streets to .hov the vxr.r1 prv-sss-s -
tfc delta
ON rohmbus TO Greenville. is7
uhes. is'h cohuiuons OF al sor's aio
said TO be the best In many years. It's
. conservative estimate to say this
section Is SO per cent improved in CIV.
cry way than IL was two years ago.
Making a journey over this line. which
traverses the whole state. commencing
AZ Lowndcs county. one oisects Clay.
Meos'er' Montgomery' Carroll. Lenore.
sunnower ana washington In the or
DER mentioned Cotton Is In excellent
shape corn Is oigh and looks very
nesi'hy ana green many neids OF oats
ana ot'er edible products are seen.
Inc board OF mississippi ievee coh.'
missioners has changed the system OF
iuture all cotton taxes are to De re-
mitted direct TO toe secretary and
treasurer Inc board employed Hon
Livtnsston Peyton. OF issaquena coun-
". TO mack periodical visits TO each
GIN N the ieVee district and report the
amount OF cotton sinned- 30 as 20 col
leet tie cotton tar BY this method
the board hopes 10 prevent the eva
sion OF the payment OF the cotton tax
J. NJ NeBeath. chairman of the In
vitafion committee OF the Landerdaie
csvsd letters and teiegrans from Sen
stor Percy. Coosressmsn Byrd and Jas.
n Nardaman- The nrst two declared
they could not get TO iAucerdale on
June 30. but July l would suit thens-
Ar. Narcaman wrote he could not
come AZ all. as other engagements
would prevent He said; You under
stand my only Income Is fron my
newspaper and my lectures l an .
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A. 4 N. College. delivered an eloquent
plea before n number oe citizens Much
interest was manifested in this meet.
Ing. and I, is blieved that Mr.. Davis
visit will be a great boost for the H.
brary proposition.
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eiaI attention has been paid In TIA, To-
sallty TO oats A northern expert from
an oat-growinx state was IN Noxub..
last week and. after examining sew
sral felds. said many acres would pro
dacs rs bushels.