The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-19


A survey is to be made OF Big Black
river, with the view of increasing It's
n~avigability. 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 a number or
months in the year, through a fertile
and heretofore unreached country by
a riparian route.
Over two thousand people attended
the rally and barbecue at Shaw. The
speakers we're 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 middle
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 a 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, a guest of the family, whose
life was saved by prompt and heroic ac'
ton on the part of DIR. Taylor, who
| CHANGED to be at home at the time. a
quantity of corrosive sublimate, a deadly
poison, had been put in the water cooler.
Adams county will save S9,326 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
1864 for che two years, which is So
326 less than the public road work cost
during the last two years.
DR., feathers 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 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 a mutllateo
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
Vicksburg.A
Ripley.-Steps are being taken to
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 at
least 5000 acres of fine bottom land
reclaimed and dried out.
Can't. 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
TENDER II. Capt. Smith will have
| charge Of both Memphis and Vicks'
burg districts with headquarters in
Memphis.
r. ]. Thompson, ex-sherif 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
vitation 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
lishments where brewett was sold, but
it was reported that whisky was on sale
and Sheriff Clark, Chief of Police Ram
sew and several officers went round to
the places, closed them up and TOOK the
keys. Whisky was found in three places
MISUNDERSTANDING against cattle