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The Jones County news., 1910-10-27
Agricultural High School
is Located in Ellisville

it to the city for school purposes for
$500 A large residence, already on
the property, can easily be converted
into handsome dormitory.
In addition to a cash bid of $4,000,
the city of Ellisville agrees to furnish
the school with free lights and water
for period of five years.
The city is not permitted under the
law to donate the property tothe coun-
ty. but may lease it for nominal sum
tor long term of years, which
amounts to practically the same
thing.
AT the November session of the
City Council steps win be taken to-
ward floating the $4,000 bond issue.
Notice of the intention of the coun-
Gil must be published for thirty days.
Twenty per cent. of the taxpayers
may petition against the bonds, thus
forcing the issue to an election, but
it is safe to say that there will be no
petition and that the bonds viii be
aoated and sold before the beginning
of the new year, so that the contracts
can be let and the builings completed
in ample time for the opening of the
school next September.
The State will pay 81, 800 a year
toward.the support of the school. a
quarter of mill tax levy, already
made by the Board of Supervisors,
win bring at least $1,000 more. 1t is
certain that this levy will be increas-
ed by the Boaed of Supervisors as
the needs of the school demand it,
and that the Jones County Agricul-
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27

will be maintained for the benefit Of
the girls.
In other words, the Agricultural
High School will combine the work
of the A. s. M. College at Starkville
and the L. /. & C. at Columbus on a
smaller scale.
1t is expected that the school viii
be able to Accommodate for the first
year $50 or POO boys and girls. This
capacity win be increased as the
occasion demands it,
Value to the City.
The value of such an institution to
Ellisville cannot be estimated in
dollars and cents. 1t will give an
educational tone to the city and
county and enrich this entire section
by giving our boys and girls apracti-
cal education, enabling them to con.
vert our bounteous natural resources
into wealth. AS every citizen of the
county has an interest in the school
and will take a personal pride in III
success, it will bring to Ellisvile al
affectionate interest of inestimabl
value.
1t is hardly necessary to mentio
the fact that the students of the schoc
will spend money with our merchant
and business men, and that every
interest in the city win profit largely
on this account.
Taking alluhings into consideration,
The News believes that the location
of the Jones County Agricultural High
School in Ellisville is the best thing
the old town has Accomplishment many
years. Itis the beginning of a new
and better era for the entire county.
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27
CITY COUNCIL TO FLOAT
BOND ISSUE FOR $4,000
Old McManus Place in Rocky
Heights Addition Selected AS
Site For School.

The Jones County Agricultural High
School viii be located in Ellisyille,
this decision having been reached by
the County School Trustees at meet
ing held in Laurel last Friday.
Sandersville and Pine Grove we're
both strong bidders for the location
Of the school, but after careful con-
sideration of the talking points" in
all of the bids the Board decided that
Ellisville's proposition was the high
est and best" bid,
The location selected is the old Nc
Manus place in Rocky Heighths Addi-
ton, near the old Tallahala mill site.
which is an ideal place for the school.
The site contains more than twenty
acres and is valued at 5000. The
owners, however, have agreed to sell
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27

tural High School will at once take
first rank among similar institutions
in Mississippi.
The people of Ellisville were unit
for the location of the school. This
was emphasized in mass meeting
held at the court house two weeks
ago, when it was unanimously decided
to give the steering committee unlim-
tied latitude in making its bid for the
institution. This committee was
composed of w. II Ellsworth, Or. II.
S. Tucker and N. B. Shelby, and to
these gentlemen is due much of the
credit for securing the school for this
city.
At meeting of the City Council,
held on Tuesday evening of last week,
four Of the five members pledged
themselves to $4,000 bond issue for
the school. They also authorized the
steering committee to offer free lights
and water for period of five years
This offer of free lights and water
was really the winning card, as San
dersville and Pine Grove each offered
other inducements about equal to
those offered by Ellisville.
Another strong argument in favor
of the location of the school in Ellis
vile is the central location of the
city, which is almost in the exact
center of the county. Good morals
and the best environments was anoth-
er good argument for the pioneer
city.
Purpose OF School.
The purpose of an Agricultural
High School is to give the country
boys. the opportunity to secure
high school education without leav-
ing the county.
A twenty-acre experiment farm
will be maintained in connection
with the school, where scientific
farming will be taught in all of its
branches.
A domestic science department
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27
PAT HARRISON TO
HAVE AN OPPONENT
Socialist Candidate Files
Petition With Commits
sioners.

Hon. B. p. Harrison, Democratic
nominee for Congress in this Distsict,
will have an opponent in the regular
election to be held on November g.
A petition has been presented to
]. w. Walters, chairman of Jones
County Election Commissioners, ask
ing that the name of G. r.. Myers be
placed on the ticket. Mr. Myers
resides near Hattiesburg and is one
of the leading members of the Socia-
list party in Mississippi. He ha
made no campaign for the Office and
the purpose of the Socialists in plac-
ing his name on the ticket Is evident
ly to keep the organizati on before
the people.
The candidacy of Mr.. Myers will
serve one good purpose, however, as
1t will increase the interest in the
election, thus assisting in the pass
age of the constitutional amendment
making judges elective. Every Dem
ocrat should go to the polls and vote
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27

Pay your subscription to The News
a Year or two in advance and help
some worthy young lady win hand
some $50 piano
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27

Just few more of those l0-acre
farms left. Located one mile from
the EllisvilIe court house. You can
buy them on easy terms. Apply to
Fridge Tinnon Realty Co.
The Jones County news., 1910-10-27
COUNTY ATTORNEY PACK
is MAKING FINE RECORD
Grand Jury Returned II True
Bills Fines and Forfeitures
Paid Court Expenses.

Perhaps the most successful term
of Circuit Court in the history of
Jones County was concluded at
Laurel last week, resulting in four
penitentiary sentences and twelve
blind tiger convictions. The large
criminal docket, the accumulation
OF years of lax court procedure, was
practically cleared, The ponderous
civil docket was also reduced ma
terially.
The penitentiary sentences were
as follows;
Jesse Holiield and Fayette Robin
son, cattle stealing, five years each.
JEFF Page, bigamy, two years.
Fannie Parker, manslaughter.
twenty years.
Dick Matheney and w. d. Turner,
the latter having at one time been
marshal of Laurel, were fined $500
each for gambling.
A sensational incident of the court
was an effort on the part of members
of.the negro knights of Pythias Lodge
to bribe a State witness, to prevent
} the conviction of ono of It's members
for running a blind tiger. The grand
, jury had returned an Indictment
| against Sam SuInrall and Tom Bester
was the principal witness for the
prosecution 1t is said that the two
lodge members approached Bester and
! told him that it would never do for
him to testify against member of
his own lodge and suggested that his
expenses would be paid provided he
would skip the town County Attorney
Pack came into possession of the
facts and the two lodge members were
promptly sentenced to thirty days
each on the county farm by Judge
Johnson.
The court was in session twenty
three days and the fines and forfei-
lures will more than defray the expen-
ses Of the term, this result being due
to the intelligent and energetic efforts
Of County Attorney Pack and Mr. @.
S. Street, who was acting district
attorney during portion of the term.
Hon. Paul B. Johnson, the new Judge,
is making an excellent official and
has greatly endeared himself to the
law-abiding citizenship ofJones Coun-
ty.
REPORT OF GRAN ID JURY.
The report of the grand jury. is as
follows:
We your grand jury of the second
district of Jones county, Mississippi,
empanneled at the September, term,
1910, of this court, beg to make this,
our final report;
We have been in session fifteen
days We have examined 3s2 witnes-
ses and have returned II true bills.
We have examined the books Of the
county officers, including the tax
collector IS books, as we understand II
our duty to do, and we find them neatly
and correctly kept
/ On examination. of the county audi
tors books (Which we also find neatly
and correctly kept, and in good con-
dition) we find, that dealing with both
districts of the county for the year
ending September, 1909-19l0, that his
credits exceed his debts, andis there
fore, in good condition.
We have examined the justice
dockets and find them correctly kept,
as we understand it, and in our
opinion, the justices of the peace,
whose books we have examined,
deserve great credit for the manner in
, which they conduct their official
, duties.
We have examined the Jail and find
Confined on last pago.)
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
The News Of Tipiop.
Tin Ton Va

Tip Top, Va, April q.
~. Miss Ella Wagner, Of Bailey, was in
Miss Ella McMullen, of SprinUville
was in Tip Top Saturday.
James Mcdowell and R. B. Compton
were In Blueield Monday.
Miss Myrtle Saunders spent Monday
night with Miss Ella Mcdowell.
K. b. Compton and wife were the
guest OF Rev. j. II. Gillespie last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Arms spent
Sunday at Mr.. Arms father at SPRING
vile.
Mrs. Will Minack, of Max Meadows.
has been visiting her parents at this
Walker Shades, of Hickman. spent
last Sunday at the home of w. E.
Brown.
Mrs. w. E. Brown and son, Charles.
returned last week from a visit to rela-
tives in Graham.
Mrs. James Gillespie and little son.
are visiting her mother, Mrs. Witten'
near Wittens Mill.
Randolph Holbrook and his brother
douglass, spent Sunday afternoon at
thh home of McTeer Saunders.
April is acting very badly down here.
Some days it is bright and clear and
then 1t will rain and snow real winter
like at times.
Anna Lee, the little nine year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dur
ham, OF Bailey, died on Monday, the
18th, from spinal trouble. She was
buried ct the Wagner cemetery on Tues
William Saunders, son of McTeer
saunders, has been quite sick wi h
pneumonia and pleurisy, at the United
States Barracks Hospital, Columbus
Ohio, and his home folks have been very
anxious about him. A letter received
from his nurse last Saturday states that
he is practically out of danger.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
Opening Of Hotel Matt.

AT last Bluefield is to have a hotel of
which not only the city but the entire
section tributary to Bluefield NAV be
Justly proud. On May 10th. the Hotel
matz will be thrown open to the public.
This magnificent hotel would be a credit
20 city of four times the population of
blueheld and the manager Mr.. Sam l..
matez deserves not only credit but the
cordial support of the citizens of the
surrounding sections for his ENTERPRISE
IN furnishing such a magnificent hotel.
The office, rotunda and public dining
room on the ground floor, are finished
In white marble with mosaic tile floor.
In addition to the public dining room
there VIII be five private dining rooms.
One OF them, from the decorations and
service to be known as the Clutch
Room"
The hotel will be run on the European
pian and contains 1T rooms, so of them
with private baths. Each room will
contain all the modern conveniences for
the comfort of the guests INCLUDING hot
and cold water, telephones. electric
lights, in fact everything that goes IN
make hotel first class.
The grill room, that was q feature of
Mr.; Mates present hotel 1.-THE Stag. -
Will not be found in the new hotel. but
IN its place there will be in the base
ment of the Hotel Matz a Rathskeller
where dainty luncheons may be had at
all hours. ~ O.
The furniture will be entirely new
throughout and the decorations although
SIMPLE, are beautiful. 1t will be the
aim of the management to give their
guests just the service they would get
in the best hotels of the larger cities
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David Christian, of this place, is re-
ported very i'll this week, but DR.. Robt.
Graham, the attending physician, does
not think his condition serious.
On the 2lst instant Mrs. Lima Nelson.
widow Of the late Israel Nelson, sold her
life interest in the real estate left bv
her husband to Benjamin Cardwell. who
VIII use 1t for farming and grazing pur-
poses this season.
Z: w. Chambers, of Lawrence coun-
ty, KY, Is visiting friends and relatives
at bearwallow this week He left here
many years ago and has prospered az q
farmer IN the State of his adoption. BE
thinks 1T probable, however, that he
may return to Virginia shortly to make
it his home again.
1t has been winter weather on the
mountains here for the past eight DAYS.
but so far there has been no hard free
zes, but 1t is generally thought that all
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
To Avoid Regret.

How few of US heed the old adage
Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do today" We all realize that GER
tain things should be attended to now.
We know there is danger in delay. Our
conscience smite US each day as we think
of these duties put off or neglected. Yet
1T is so easy to put off just little longer
something that we ought to do today.
Among the many things you are put
ting off nothing is of more vital impor-
lance, and nothing will be the source of
more lasting regrets in the future if put
off too long, than the securing of good
photographs of every member of the
family. You are all well and in good
spirits today. How can you know that
all will be so tomorrow? Sickness may
come in at any time.
You have been planning to have a
picture of the baby. Better attend to
1T today. You get everything that
makes a good picture at BLACKS
STUDIO.
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6raham News.

on business.
B. P. johnson, of Tug Fork. spent
Sunday with his family.
F: w: Pendleton. of Tazewell. was 2
visitor to the city Friday.
Miss johnson, of Pulaski. Va. is
visiting her sister, Mrs T. E. Baker.
R. Kemp Morton has had a new con.
crete walk placed around his residence.
w. r; Swope, cashier of the First
National Bank of WEIGH, was in the CITY
Friday. - WIG ely
S. N. Hufford returned Monday from
New Orleans, where ne has been attend
ing the Shriners meeting.
The stock holders of the Graham
College are trying to sell the building
to the town, to be used as a High
School.
II. ID. Palmer is improving the resi-
dence he recently bought. When fin
ished he will have one of the neatest
homes in town.
Misses Mamie Crockett, Evanpeline
Palmer, Julia and "Coozy" Saunders.
Eva Hunt and Eula Garland attended
the dance at Bluefield Friday night.
Miss Lou Gillespie is making good
progress in taking the census, and re-
ports she has had very little trouble in
getting answers to the numerous oues-
tons asked.
Walter Graham, president of the
Graham Land and Improvement Com
pany is having his house fixed I'D. pre-
parltory to moving back to Graham
from Philadelphia, Pa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester G. Toney. of
Northfork, have been visiting Mrs
Toney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Keister, Mrs Toney has just recovered
from severe spell of sickness.
The Graham Water and Electric Com
pany has been organized to promote the
extension of the street car line to Hook
man. The capital stock is fixed at from
twenty-five to fifty thousand dollars.
They will apply to the State Corporation
Commission for charter.
The following dates have been ar
ranged for the closing exercises of the
Graham High School.
Sunday, May l, p. M, Annual Ser
mon by Rev. L. NJ. Cartright.
Monday, May 2, p. m, Annual Ad-
dress by Rev. S. W. Moore.
Tuesday, May 8, 8 p. M, Graduating
Glass play. Presentation of diplomas,
pantomimes, music, etc.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Rev. j, ID. Ward, financial agent of
Martha Washington College. Abingdon,
Va. is in the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hardy of Graham,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Hardy's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. May.
Ladies tailored suits, skirts and waists
at The Big Store.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Colonel Roosevelt abroad is attract
ing more attention than any other
American ever attracted at home.
Boyer & Co. are closing out at cost
two or three 100 piece Dinner sets.
Your chance to get rare bargain.
Preaching in the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning and evening. at
the usual hours. All are welcome.
Rev. S. o. Hall returned Monday from
Pulaski where he had been attending
meeting of the Abingdon Presbytery.
If the Enamelled Ware bought of
Boyer 4 Co. chips or scales, on the in
side, within six months after purchase.
they will replace with new piece.
IL you want to vote at the approach
i ing Congressional election you must nav
your poll tax before May 9TH. On that
day the books will close, and il YOU
don't pay your tax before that time you
Will be unable to exercise the right of
citizenship at the November election.
On yesterday afternoon at 4:3O at The
home of the brides parents at North
Iazewell, Mr.. Charles Henry Hartman
was united in marriage to Miss Lettie
Ward Peery, by Rev. E. E. Wiley. of
the Methodist church. They groom and
bride are the son and daughter of Mr..
w. f: Hartman and Mr.. C. II. Peery re-
spectively, and are among the most pop
ular young folks of the county. The
wedding, which was very quiet affair.
was attended only by the immediate
members of the two families and a small
company of the bride and groom's clos
est friends. The couple left on the 6:27
p. m. train for two weeks tour of Nor
folk, Washington, New York and other
cities. Their many friends in Tazewell
will join us in wishing them a long and
happy life of usefulness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28

Get Spray Pump-$350 and $500,
with MOBILES, extension rod and foot
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
VIRGINIA !:


Iu the Clerks Office of the Giro, it
Court OF the county of Tazewell on
the 9Th day of April, 1910.
Rosa Z. McKenry, Plaintiff,
against
George M. Brown, Florence R. Crab
tree, Ella Weddington, Lena nj. Car
ter, Narcie B. Wysor; the following
infant children of James B. Brow.
deceased: George I. Brown, Leoia
Brown, Margie Brown, Chas. Brown.
Earl Brown and Henry Brown and
George Nd. Brown, guardian of said
infants; the following infant children
OF plaintiff, Rosa E. McKenrv: Carl
Mckenry, Archie P. McKenry, Mary
Mckenry, Mamie McKenry and Geo.
McKenry; the following infant child
OF Lena M. Carter: Allen B. Carter:
the following infant child of Narcie b.
Spratt, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to have the
court pass upon the validity of certain
deeds conveying certain real estate In
IazeWeli county and described in the
Dill, executed by Patton ]. Brown in his
lifetime to all of his children except
Ella Weddington, and in the event the
court holds said deeds invalid. to have
partition Of all the real estate of which
the said Patton j. Brown died seized.
and to have an account of all advance
ments received by any of the children
the said Patton ]. Brown, and a full
settlement among the heirs of the said
Patton J. Brown of all questions relat-
ing to the real estate of which the said
Patton j. Brown died seized.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant, Ella We'd
dIngton, IS not resident of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that she do an
pear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof and do what NAV be
necessary to protect her interest
In this suit. And it is further
ordered that q copy hereof be published
once week for four successive weeks
In the Tazewel Republican, a newspa-
per published in the county Of Tazeweil.
and that copy be posted at the front
door OF the courthouse of this county as
required by law.
A copy-Teste:
S. M. Graham, Clerk.
Henson & Bowen, p. q. apr7w4
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
Cold Wave and Snow in Dixie.

With millions of acres of young cot
ton destroyed by the cold weather which
monday overspread the entire cotton
belt, with the annual April accompani-
ment in many sections of snow and sleet,
the South has suffered its most dis
astrous financial setback since the Civil
War. Besides cotton, young vegetation
of every description suffered from the
freezing temperature and fruit was
more or less damaged in every Southern
States except Florida. 1t is estimated
that 80 per cent. Of this years cotton
crop has been destroyed by the freeze.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
BeaTWaIlOw Items.
BearWalloW. ",

Bearwallow, Va, April &c.
Joseph Elswick, of Paint Lick, was q
visitor to Bearwallow last week.
Charles Crawford, of War, w. Va.
visited homefolks here on Sunday.
Thomas Myres. of Pounding Mill. was
week.
Squire Elswick continues on the sick
list. He has been suffering from a Sc
we're attack of heart trouble.
j. W. Christian, wife and baby are
reported on the sick list this week. Mr.
Christian suffering with a severe attack
of the grippe.
George Payne, of Bradshaw, w. Va,
was here Monday with a string of nice
horses and mules which he had pur-
chased in the neighborhood.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28
Hughes 6OeS to Supreme Court.

President Taft on Monday last desig-
mated Governor Charles E. Hughes. of
New York, to succeed the late Justice
David j. Brewer as an associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
Court. While it is expected that Gov
ernor Hughes will be confirmed with
little or no delay by the Senate, it Is I'M
derstood that he will remain as the chief
executive OF New York State until next
October and will not take the oath of
Office until the fall term of the Supreme
Curt opens the second Monday in that
month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-28

small fruits, such as cherries, pluus.
damsons, etc, has been killed, while
the apple and peach crops have not been
injured to any great extent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-17
STANDARD OIL
Gets SOAKED
DEALER GOT
JUDGMENT AND SUPREME
COURT sUsTAINs HIM.

Des Moines, May 16.-(SpeciaD. =
F. S. Dunshee and the Crystal Oil co.
won a discussion in the supreme court
against the Standard Oil Company.
Dunshee claimed the Standard ran his
oil company out of business and got a
verdict Of $4,000 which the supreme
court upholds. The case came from
Polk county and it attracted much at
tention.
The supremt court affirmed the case
of State VS.. JameN !O'Neil from Wayne
county. He was convicted Of solicit
ing orders for liquor in a prohibition
county. He claimed immunity on a
supreme court opinion but the opin-
ion was later reversed by the supreme
court Of the United States and the
state court follows this opinion. The
only other opinion was THAI in the
case of Minnie E. McRath VS.. Grand
lodge A. o. U. W., appellant, Johnson
county, affirmed.