The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-07-14
NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE
FROM OVER THE STATE
MISSISSIPPI SOLDIERS VINO PARTlcI
PATED IN AAAEuvERS At eHlckA-
MaU6A NAVE RETURNED HOME

Some of the members of the
Cotton States League of base
tall clubs have evidently seced-
ed from the union of law and or
der and started a small-sized
civil war among themselves. Al
jackson a few nights ago a free
for-all. knock-down-and-drag-o
fight occurred at one of the no
tells between an umpire and q
half dozen players which result
ed in a victory for the jumps and
an increased exchequer of a JUS
tice of the peace who fined the
belligerants. At Meridian a day
or two later another ball player
was artistically carved by a
laundryman and may lose his
life. These be parlous times on
the diamond.
Despite the exercise of extra
ordinary precautions, the dread
ed boil weevil is making its ap-
pearance again in many sections
of the state, and the recent CO.
pious rains have served to make
the insects thrive as never before.
The railroads in some of the
southern states have established
a quarantine against cotton being
shipped in from infected dis
tricts. Agricultural experts are
doing their best to cope with the
situation along the lines of Civ.
ing advice, while the farmer is
making slow headway in getting
his crops out of the grass.
The city of Meridian. which is
laying claim, and with some rea-
son, to being the largest city in
Mississippi. has just voted a
bond issue of a quarter of a mill
ion dollars for schools, city park
and other municipal improve
ments, and the board of super
visors of Lauderdale county will
make an appropriation of 5000,
600 for good roads. issuing coun-
ty bonds therefor. And thus the
good work goes on.
The negroes of the state are
actively at work collecting cred
liable exhibits for the state fair
to be held at the capital city this
fall, and in this they are setting
an example that is worthy of
emulation by the white popula-
ton. The state fair is an adver-
tisement for Mississippi that is a
visible evidence of what the
state is and does, and the best is
none too good for exhibition pur-
poses.
The manly and straightforward
talk of President E. A. Fitzgerald,
of the Mississippi Press Assoeia-
ton, in regard to patronizing home
printing offices is having a good
effect in many sections. His print
ed address, published in most OF
the state papers, was widely read
and, it is to be hoped, thoroughly
digested. The home paper is the
greatest factor for good in any
community, and should receive
generous encouragement in every
way.
The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
declined to join forces with the
New Orleans Great Northern and
the Alabama & Vicksburg rail-
roads in the construction of a new
depot at Jackson, but the two lat
ter roads have determined to pro-
ceed with the work Immediately
Accordingly, a $25O.OOO building
will soon begin to rear its head in
the neighborhood of the old capi-
tol building.
| The Mississippi soldiers who
participated in the army maneu-
vers at Chickamauga have return
ed to their respective homes and
report a rather rough time on ac-
count of almost continuous rains
Beyond a few scraps" with ne.
groes on account of the Jeffries-
johnson fight news, the boys from
this state were recorded as the
most soldierly and orderly in the
big camp.
In many counties of the state
the boards of supervisors have al