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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
In MemOriam.
OSCAR l.. BATSON.

In loving remembrance of our be-
loved nephew. Oscar L. Batson, who
died on April 18th, 1912,
How can we express the sorrow
that bows down our heads and nearly
breaks our hearts as we think of the
loss we have sustained in the death
OF our beloved Oscar. Such noble
boy. in the prime of young manhood,
with every prospect of brilliant flu
ture In his chosen profession, Chat OF
medicine), from which he was only
just graduated, and when the star OF
hope seemed to shine Its brightest,
Just then did our Heavenly Father
see fit to stoop and pluck from among
us our dear Oscar. We looked for
ward to this time when, after a hard
winter, we had hoped to, have him
spend with us in much needed rest.
But God. in His Infinite Wisdom,
saw fit to take from US this dear one.
This lite saddest hour comes to us
all and as we know God doeth all
things we'll, so in humble submission
we must bow to His will, feeling the
holy inspiration that now heaven has
a greater attraction for us all. There
are no terrors in the grand eternal
plan, for since Jesus has lain in the
tomb and sanctified it, we no longer
hopelessly Law our dead away. We
know that as he has power to take
away life, he also has power to give
it back again, and make it eternal.
HE is not dead but risen" has given
us hope for ali time and for an eter-
nifty of love beyond the grave and for
the time when the mists of all ages
are lifted and death is swallowed up
in victory for the soul.
There's a page within Gods volume
Where our losses are explained.
page we all should study
When our souls are sorely strained;
We shall read it over yonder,
But how different it will be.
When the light of Heaven guides US,
Then our Fathers thoughts We'll see.
This is the great comfort we have
when we know that we can meet him
over there and all shall be explained.
Oscar has only gone little while be-
fore and will be for us with the loved
ones over there, who are watching
and waiting, too, for the time when
the living voice shall cry, come
forth, and we shall arise to meet
or Maker. Then the glorious thought
we shall all be reunited Then why
Shall we mourn when another star
Shines out from glittering sky?
FOR anothergem' in the Savior's crown,
And another soul is in heaven.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.

The State of Mississippi,
To Margaretta Jacovac. Louisa Jacovac, Of
Lovke, Austria; Peter Jacovac. George Jaco-
vac and Victoria Stimons, of Chalmette, Mich,
heirs of Mat Jacovac, deceased
You are commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the County of Greene. in
said State, on the
Second Monday of June, A. d. 1912,
and show cause. if any you can, why the final
account of the Hattiesburg Trust & Backing
Co., administrator of the estate of Mat Jacovac,
deceased, should not be approved and allowed
and the said administrator final discharge.
This the 3day of May, 1872
s. r. MCKAY Clerk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND FOR PARTITION
Theo Platt Sr., ct al
VS. No, 434.
Ki1a Platt!


BY virtue of the provisions of a decree of
the Chancery Court of Greene County, Misssis-
sippi, rendered by said Court on the sth day of
January A. D., 1912 the undersigned as Special
Commissioner of said said Court in said cause.
will, on the First Monday
the 3rd day of June, A. d. 1912,
at Leakesville. Mississippi within legal hours
in front of the Court house door, expose for
sale and resell to the highest bidder for cash
the following described real estate situated in
Greene County, Mississippi, towit:
The North half of the Northwest quarter of
Section Twenty mine. Township Four North Of
Range Five West
The said land is sold for the purpose of
partitioning among the owners in accordance
with said decree, and the title is believed to be
good but l will convey only such title as is
vested in me as said Commissioner.
This May 10th, 1912.
S. r. MCKAY, Special Commissioner,
j. E. Alderman. Sol. for Complts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
LECTURE.

Sunshine Hawkes.. the great lectur-
er is coming soon. Don fail to hear
him at the school house May % s
D. N. Subject: Sun 5 b in a n d
Shadow. Admission 35c and 25c.
Complimentary Notice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

HOMESTEAD PUBLICATIoN NOTICE.

HOMESTEAD PUBLICATIUN NUTICE. "
Department of the Interior
U. 5. Land ONCE at Jackson, Miss.
April 20. 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Samuel w. Byrd
Of Fruitdale. Ala, who. on March 20, 1907
made Homestead Entry No. 1850, Serial No
0S0l2. for the VIZ OF ne4 and WIS of SEA, Sec.
ton ~. Township North. Range West, St
Stephens Meridian. has filed notice of intention
to make Final five-year Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described. before the
clerk OF the circuit court of Greene County. al
Leakesville. Miss. on
the 18th day of May, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ebert L.
Ezell Cttie Ezell. James N, Ezell. Lee VIII
liams, all of Fruitdale, Ala
J.JAY WHITE, Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
LOCAL

week.
r. T. Mcleod attended court as
principal in civil suit which was
continued.
Misses Annie McInnis and Bertha
Green attended the State Oratorical
Contest at Meridian last week.
Mr.. J. g. Byrd. book keeper for
the Merk store spent the converging
of the weeks at Collins, his old home
town.
MIR. and Mrs, J. 7. Sanders of Alb
erdeen are visiting the Aliens this
week; Mr.. Sanders is brother to
Mrs. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Billiard of
Lucedale Sundayed IN Leakesville
with the Bearrys, Mrs. Billiard S
kinsfolks.
w. G. Smith, juror from Beat 5
claiming McLain for his post-office
was another who ratified dollor in
to the Herald till for a renewal.
Byron Green and DR.. Sam Pool
were Leakesvillians who attended
the State Oratorical Contest at Me-
ridian the latter part of last week.
o. e. Baird orders his Herald sent
to Mobile in order that he may keep
up with matters current while down
in that city busy with saw and ham
mer.
M. E. Green of Nicely was court
attendant this week. Mark pressed
dollar into our palm with the re-
quest that the Herald not stop com
ing to his home.
Clyde and Writ Mcleod, two sons
of P. A. Mcleod of Vernal came up
via river with Billy Eubanks in his
gasoline motor boat, and looked on
at court organize etc,
S. A. Avera, deputy sheriff of
George County. came up Tuesday
from Lucedale to bring prisoner to
c0urt. He was accompanied by his
wife and tepdaughter.
Fred Alnsier has been busy out in
the county lately assessing beats 4
and ] lie also took up part of
beat !. We suppose Rich will swing
the balance of the assessment.
B. F. Woulard, W. T. Pope, G. B.
Edgar, E. E. Todd and T. G.. Briscoe
were justices of the peaces who COM
piled with the requirement of stat
ute to attend the first day of court.
Parties desiring to prove out
homestead claims in Greene County
and wanting the Herald to swing
the punishment, will please call in
advance and arrange our fee, as that
is the proper time to settle for such
work i. e. in advance.
See minutes In this issue of the
County Democratic Convention held
Monday at the court house at 2 p.
N. They elected new democratic
executive. committee for Greene
County and also the two delegates
allowed to state democratic conven-
ton.
Drew Daughdrill was one of those
over doing jury-duty who remember
ed another duty while in town, that
of helping the Herald editor up with
some subscription spoons. Such little
acts of thoughtfulness are what
makes for the permanency of this
paper in Old Greene.
Ed L. Robbins was a court atten-
dant Wednesday. OF late he has
been looking after the Merrill mill
company's logging in the fork of the
rivers. They have a dummy-line
down there which hauls the logs to
che river where they are dumped in
and carried by water to Merrill.
Fl. p. Smith decided to go down to
Mobile last week about the time we
got to press, to see if an operation
was necessary for appendicitis. The
surgeons seemed to think his appen-
dix had bursted and were divided in
opinion as to the advisability of
operating, so he came home without
submitting to the knife.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Department of The Interior. !
u. S. Land ONCE at jackson. Miss.
April 20. 1912 }

Department OF inc InttflOf, 7
u. 5. Land Office at Jackson. Miss.
April 20, 1912. }
Notice is hereby given that Murdoch Mcleod
of Leakesville. Miss. who. on October 30, 1905.
made Homestead Entry No. 4O7S7 Serial No.
0232O for the nh of sw4. seA of sw "A. Section
A. and neA of nw14. Section 8. Township 2
North. Range West. st. Stephens Meridian.
has filed notice of intention to make Final
FIVE year Proof to establish claim to the land
above described. before the clerk of the cir
cult court of Greene County, at Leakesville,
MISS on
the 18th day of May, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses: William p.
Williams, Henry McMillon. Duncan Turner.
George Allen, all of lie 4kesviIle, Miss.
j. JAY WHITE. Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Depar oment of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Jackson, Miss.
April 20, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Chester Ezell. of
County Line. Miss. who, on November 7, 1910.
made Homestea al Entry, Serial NO. 04696. for
the eA of ne4 and Ms of seA Section Town
ship North. Range west ST Stephens Meri-
dian. has filed notice of intention to make Final
Communication Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described. before the Clerk of The
Circuit Court of Greene County. at Leakes-
vile. Mississippi. on the
18th day Of May, 1912.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Alb Rob-
ertson. Wiley Jones. Tom Robertson. David
Kittrell, all of County Lie. Miss
j. JAY WHITE, register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
New Advertisements.
HOMESTEAD agnLloArIoN NOTICE

HOMESTEAD III BLIoA TON NOTICE.
Department oftbe Interior
U. S. Land Office &c jackson. Miss.
May Al 1912
Notice is hereoy giN - tfz,t Charles White, of
LealzesvilIe. Miss. 4 A6arch ii 1907. made
Homestead Entry Ne lisss Serial No. o2s94
for the VIZ of The NW5s Section 3. Township
SNorth, Range West, st. stephens Meridian.
has filed notice 81 intention 10 make I nal
fVe-year Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described before the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of Greene County. at Leakes-
ville Miss. on the
10Th day Oh June, 1912.
Claimant pames as witnesses: Len Tur-
ner. Matthew Middleton. William B. Lopez,
Put Williams, All of Leakesville, Miss.
j. JAY WHITE Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
18th day Of May, 1912.
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Department of the Interior
u. S. Land Office at Jackson. Miss.
ADril 90 1912

u s. Land ONCE at Jackson. Miss,
April 90 1872
Notice IS hereby given that Abe Belt, of
State Line. Miss, who on January 20, 1907,
made Homestead Entry No 41774. Serial No.
0295S. for the NE n, Section %, Township 5
North Range West. St. Stephens Meridian,
has fled notice of intention to make Final
FIVE year Prosf, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the clerk of the circuit
court of Creme county. at Leakesville, Miss,
on
the 18th day of May, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses. Joe Long,
Coleman Lopez, Dorse Runnens. Tom Runnels.
all of State Line, Miss.
JJAY WHITE. Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

Forrest c.. Breland was over from
Nicely as spectator to court and got
used by the sheriff as a riding bailiff
to summon witnesses before the
grand jury from his and the Jonathan
community. The Herald has oft ex-
pressed it's approval of the young
men looking on at our courts as it
schools them in that very important
junction of our government. Except
when salicious evidence is being TAX
en- it's a very wise course for our
youth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
d. A. Mcleod, Chairman.
E. E. ROBERTS, Sec. Treas

Drs. Sam Pool and E. Faux at
tended the Tri- County Medical AS
ISOLATION Greene, George and Perry
held at Lucedale on May IA, 1912.
They tell us that the meeting was
well attended, several papers were
read and a good many Interesting
subjects were discussed. The Medi-
cos were Loyalty entertained, by the
delegation from George County at
the Gregory Hotel, where refresh
ments we're served and no efforts
spared to make the occasion, both
pleasant and profitable; it was day
we'll spent, and one long to be re-
membered by those who had the
good fortune to be present.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

A mass meeting of the voters of
Leakesville precinct was held last
Saturday in accordance with the
call of the County Democratic Exec
utive Committee, to select delegates
to the County Convention Monday
Nav 10. Five was the number APP
portloned this precinct by said COM
mittee and they were named as fol-
lows: G. W. Williams, j. T. Thomas,
j. ID. Turner, O. E. Rounsaville and
Jas. Faux.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

Deputy Sheriff A. NJ: Mcleod got
his buggy turned over last Friday
night in attempting to cross the first
Slough bridge east of river bridge
here. 1t was an awfuIly dark and
somewhat stormy night and the
bridge is bereft of banisters, con-
dition which should never be allow
ed to exist to any bridge. His suit
case was recovered the next day by
Randall Mcleod and Bruner Beard,
who played the part OF divers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

d. A, Mcleod, who is one of the
Jurors this court, in a conversation
with the editor tells US that he has
recently secured "a subscribers for
Blakeslee's paper the Southern Farm
Home, published at Jackson, and as
it's name indicates in the agricultur-
al interests of the state, and that
the end is not yet-he hopes and is
confident of securing one hundred
subscribers to same. This is an ex-
cellent move and we want to voice
our plaudit of it to D. A. through
this public channel or medium.
Newark post., 1912-06-05

the players shall report on the
field two evenings each week for
practice. The evenings selected
are Thursday and Friday, so that
the work will be the more etfec-
tive for the Saturday games. Cap
tain Delaware Willis and Assist
ant Manager johnson will have
charge Of the players on these oc-
casiOns.
Special Tri- i-County Meeting.
President Moore, Of the Tri-
County League, has called spe-
cial meeting Of the managers OF
the different clubs in the organiza-
ton to be held at Oxford next Fri
day. when several matters OF I'M
portance will be discussed. AS
sistant Manager johnson will rep
resent the Newark Club at this
meeting.
One of the principal reasons for
the session is to adopt a rule Civ
ing the umpires more authority IN
the punishment Of players for inn
proper conduct on the field such
as several Of the Havre de Grace
players were guilty Of here on Dec,
oration Day. President Moore re-
allies that such actions will injure
the game in the tri-county towns
and he is determined to put stop
to it at once if possible. Under the
present rules the umpire can fine
a player but as the players receive
no salaries, this is not punish
ment to the player, as he simply
refuses to pay the fine and it then
has to be paid by his club. What
some of. the managers desire to do
is to adopt a rule giving the UNI
pire authority to punish player
guilty of improper conduct, by
suspending him for a certain num>
Der Of games according to the Of
fense This would no doubt go fur
ther towards stopping rowdyism
than anything else that could be
done.
Another matter to be considered
is a protest made by Newark of
the game won by Havre de Grace,
Decoration Day afternoon. The
protest is made on the ground that
Schweitzer, who pitched for Havre
de Grace, was ineligible under the
rules Of the league. Schweitzer
was with the Cleveland American
League club early this season and
was released to Wilmington Tri-
State Club. That club let him 90
Newark post., 1912-06-05

at home by the pitcher. What
would have happened to jackson
had he attempted such a play on
team managed by such leaders
as Connie Mack, McGraw, Chance,
Jennings and in fact on any we'll
managed team in a professional
league? Why, he would have been
called down in a way to make his
ears tingle for days to come. 1t
was no time for squeeze play and
the only advice that any success
full manager would have given
under the circumstances would be
to hit it out. A hit would have
scored two runs, long fly would
have scored and there was a
chance for a run on either an err
ror or an infeld out, with little
possibility Of a double play. The
squeeze play is never sure and the
opposing team has an excellent
chance for a double on a bunted
fly or to throw the man on third
out at the plate if the bunt is not
perfect. jackson is no doubt as
Newark post., 1912-06-05

good player as there is on the
Newark team and one Of the best
in the league, but according to
the way the game is played in the
major leagues he was wrong in
bunting under the circumstances.
the same as he was wrong several
innings later in the game when
with one out and a man on third
he attempted to bnnt the ball.
with the visiting clubs infeld
playing in.
AS to the squeeze play that
Havre de Grace worked success
fully, under the circumstances, it
was what is known in professional
baseball circles as a bonehead
play, and the man who pulled it
off would have even gotten more
severe call down than what wouli
have been coming to Jackson. The
circumstances were simply these.
Newark was two runs in the lead
and with one down and man on
third, Barret, the visitors short
Confined on page
Newark post., 1912-06-05
BASE BALL NEWS---THE
GAMES OF THE WEEK

At meeting Of the Newark
Baseball Club Association in the
Hose House on Saturday night,
William johnson was elected as
sistant manager. Wilmer Hill pre-
sided at the meeting and Harlan
Herdman acted as secretary. The
necessity for an assistant manager
is due to the fact that William
Marcy, catcher for the team, has
accepted a position in Chester
with the Chester Fibre Company,
and while he will get to Newark
every Saturday to play in the
games, he will be away all during
the week. Mr.. Johnson's princi-
pal duties as assistant manager
will be to look after the advertis-
ing, transportation Of the players
when playing away from home,
etc. He has been playing second
base during the last few games
and is a capable man for the po-
sitiOn Of assistant to Manager
Marcy 1t was at first intended
to elect a new manager, but Mar
cey was persuaded to continue in
that position, provided an assist
ant was chosen. The selection was
unanimous.
The report Of the treasurer was
especially encouraging and shows
the attendance so far at the home
games to have exceeded eXpecta.
tions. The total receipts Of the
club. not including receipts for
last Saturdays game, were 1884 As
There has been $275.22 expended,
which leaves balance of $1O9.23.
The receipts last Saturday swell
this amount considerable but that
will come in with the June report.
There was a harmonious discus
sion of the affairs Of the club in
general and especially as to the
playing Of the team. Some defects
were pointed out, which, when
remedied, will strengthen the
team. Most of the players were
present and seemed to welcome
suggestions that will strengthen
the playing Of the club. DR.. Row
an was among those present and
made some valuable suggestions.
1t was generally admitted that
the team is in need Of more sig
mails and more practice to perfect
as far as possible inside team
work. These defects will be rem
edied in the only way possible and
that is by regular and consistent
practice work. 1t was agreed that
Newark post., 1912-06-05

Decoration Day Games to Havre
de Grace. The criticism is based
principally on the claim that the
locals played without signals and
that more team work would have
won at least one Of the games.
That the club should have signals
can not be questioned and also in
side team work, so the criticism
and the defeats will probably have
a good result, if the defects are
remedied.
Lack Of opportune hitting was
40 doubt the real cause Of New
ark s downfall, Notwithstanding
all the talk about inside team
work. Decoration Day morning
Geohegan pitched good enough
ball to win nine out Of ten games,
but Flower also pitched star
game for Havre de Grace. The lat
ter, however, was wild, hitting six
batsmen and giving several
passes. With all these men on the
bases it would seem that Newark
should have gotten more than one
run over the plate, but it must be
remembered that Flower was at
his best with men on the bases and
the necessary safe hits at the op-
perfume time were not made.
The afternoon game was a hard
one to lose. While "Vic' Willis
was hit hard, especially in the lat
ter part of the game. he was given
miserable support by Herdman
and Roberts in the outfield, which
was responsible for most Of the
visitors runs. Schweitzer, who
was in the box for Havre de
Grace, only pitched a fair game
and the two runs scored by New
ark in the third inning should
have won the game.
Much has been heard since the
Havre de Grace game about bunt-
ing and the squeeze play. This was
probably due to the fact that
Havre de Grace scored it's first run
on squeeze play, when the team
was two runs behind. The local
club has been criticized because it
did not work or try to work the
squeeze play more, but the critics
evidently did not think the mat,
ter over very carefully before
complaining.
For instance, in the third inning
Of the afternoon game before
either team had scored, Roberts
had hit for two bases and Mont
gomery singled. These two players
were on third and second respec
lively when Jackson, ordinarily {
good hitter, came to bat with non,
out. Jackson attempted tn,
squeeze play there and the result
was that Roberts was thrown on
Newark post., 1912-06-05
Tri- County League Standing
Three Games Last Week.

Three games were played in the
Tri-County League last week and
as a result there were number of
changes in the standing Of the
various clubs. Newark and Elk
ton were ousted from the lead. Alb
erdeen and Port Deposit are now
the leaders with five games won
and two lost. Newark, Havre de
Grace and Elkton follow with four
won and three lost, while Oxford,
North East and Elk Mills are
trailing with but two won and five
lost. This makes a pretty race
and is especially interesting be,
cause the indications are that the
tail end clubs are by no means the
weakest in the league and few
games won will bring them up.
There were some surprises as
the result of the two games play
ed on Decoration Day by each
club. Probably the greatest sur
prise, at least to local fans was
the fact of Newark dropping both
games on the home grounds to
Havre de Grace. Another sur
prise was the easy manner in
which Port Deposit won two
games from Elkton. Aberdeen
took both games from North
East, while Elk Mills and Oxford
broke even, it being Elk Mills
first victory Of the season.
Newark Dropped Holiday Games
There has been considerable
criticism by some Of the local fans
because Newark lost both Of the
Newark post., 1912-06-05

early last week and he returned
to Havre de Grace. Should the
protest be allowed the game will
have to be played over.
President Moore witnessed the
game here last Saturday and Off
cials of the local club who met him
were impressed very favorably
with him. as well as with the gen
tlemanly conduct of the Oxford
players. The latter were also
pleased with their treatment in
Newark and promise the Newark
players the same fair treatment
when the club plays there next
Saturday.