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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
tnqineer is Drowned.

Earl Pate, engineer of the Leota,
lost his life while engaged in rescue
work on the boat yesterday morAing at
about O. clock.
The Leota struck the west pier in
trying to pass under the bridge across
the river below here. The boat was
disabled and Mr.. Pate was thrown into
the water and drowned before aid could
reach him.
The Leota, which is a small Govern
ment boat, had just returned from
trip up the river and was on her way
down stream when the accident oc-
CURED. The accident is said to have
been due to the swift current, which
drew the boat against the pier.
Pate lived on Delaware street in
South Memphis, and had been in the
employ of the Government, working
with the fleet, for some time Com.
mercial Appeal.
Mr.. Pate was raised in this county
ana lett here about twelve years ago to
work with the Government fleet o,
Memphis. He was a son-in. law Of NJ
j. "A. Gibson of this city, AMI leaves q
wife and child in Memphis besides
brother in this city to mourn his IN.
timely dealh.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
Grenada Choral Club.

IL is now an assured fact that Gren.
ada Is to have her Choral Club, to meet
one evening IN each week with Mr.
Walienstein as director.
Ills needless to mention here the
ability of Mr.. Wallenstein as a direc.
Tor. We believe this is step in the
right direction and Grenada should feel
as proud to have large chorus of well
trained voices as to have her own brass
band (the leader of which was paid bv
public subscription-the enterprise of
our public-spirited men,
1t has been impossible to see everv
one personally, so we take this means
OF cordially inviting everyone to Join US
and help in this work. The benefits to
be derived are of social as we'll as a
musical character, because in this club
the followers of Appollo, the god of
song, will be thrown together and in
this manner will be able to improve
themselves by discoursing together on
points that have probably been little
doubtful.
The fee will be SO for the remainder
OF the season, which will close about
June %.
Mr.. J. T. Thomas, who is ALWAYS
ready to help in good cause, has
kindly loaned US the use of the direct
ors' room over the bank, where we will
hold our first regular meeting next
Tuesday evening, April 23, at 500.
Mrs. c. H. Calhoun,
Henry Ray,
H. B. Miller.
Mr.. Robert Wright,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19

School will be quartered in a large
building near the main Exposition
buildings, and they will be in charge of
representatives of the Farm Demon
stration work. The boys will be Or
ganized into semi-military organiza-
ton, and while the men of the demon
straticn department will have close su-
pervision over them, it is planned that
the boys themselves will be given GER
tain responsibilities.
The boys will visit the exhibits in the
mornings and in the afternoons will
have parades, and will be given special
instruction in corn judging, stock judg-
ing and the like The boys will be
asked to prepare reports of what they
see and the best of these reports will
be sent to the home papers for publi-
cation.
Then on Saturday night, the last
night, comes the banquet, given by the
city of Columbia in honor Of the Corn
Club boys. There will be speeches by
some of the most notable men in the
country, and in fact it will be a genu.
inc banquet, just like grown-up folks
have.
Professor 0. B. Martin, Assistant in
Charge of the Boys Department of
the Farm Demonstration Work, will be
in charge of all preliminary arrange
ments for the Exposition School. and
he has entered upon the work with
enthusiasm and energy
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19

(save our souls,) filled the atmosphere
of the sea and wherever caught every
thing else was laid aside to answer the
dying appeal.
The Titanic carried 1860 passengers
besides a crew of 800 men. She was
Ss2 ft. 8 inches long, and was built for
a tonnage of 46,328 tons and her dis
placement was 66, 900 tons; she was ca
pable of carrying $500 passengers.
1t was an awful catastrophe and the
greatest sea accident known to the
worlds history. The vessel was new
and was on her maiden voyage. Those
who were in the life boats had an aw-
full experience. Besides watching the
going down of the Titanic. whose
deck contained all that was mortal
of loved ones and friends, they had an
herculean struggle with floating ice
and necessarily drifted apart in trying
to stay upon the surface Of the water.
Many of the survivors were thinly clad,
having rushed from their cabins in the
dead hour of night only dressed in their
night clothes.
There were many noted passengers
aboard. most of whom were citizens OF
the United States.
At this writing the full details of the
awful accident have not been made
known, but the generous sympathy OF
interested humanity goes out to the
bereft and the distressed from all
parts of the world.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
ChanCery Court.

The spring term of the chancery court
for Grenada county was convened at
the court house last Monday afternoon,
with Judge D. M. Kimbrough of Ok
ford presiding. There was the usual
number of cases asking for the disso-
luton of the marriage bonds, most of
which were confined to the colored pop
ulation. However, there were some
other important legal matters to claim
the attention of the court. The Judge
is popular with the Grenada bar and
makes an earnest effort to arrive at
proper judicial decisions.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
Corn Club Boys to be Banqueted.
Columbia, April 18. (SpeciaD

Columbia, April 1S, (SpeciaD.
One thousand boys in school together
is not rare sight. but gathering of
one thousand school boys around a ban
quet board is unique. And when it is
said that these one thousand bows are
Corn Club boys from all the corn-grow-
ing states, what sight it will be!
This is the plan of the National Corn
Exposition management, to have a
great Exposition School for prize win
ners in the county contests of the Boys
Corn Clubs, as conducted throughout
the Southern states by the Federal
Farm Demonstration bureau, and the
city council of Columbia, where the
Corn Exposition is to be held next Jan
uary, has announced that the city will
give banquet to the one thousand
boys attending the Exposition School.
The school will consist of the two
boys in each county winning first and
second place in the Boys Corn Club
contests. The school will open on Mon
day, January 27, 1918, the opening day
Of the Exposition, and will continue one
week. The faculty will consist of ag-
ricultural experts from all parts of the
country, who will be in attendance on
the Exposition, which is much more
than mere corn show. 1t is a great
national agricultural exposition, not be-
ing confined to corn alone, and the op-
portunity which it affords for agricul-
tural education is unexcelled.
The boys attending the Exposition
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
The Skating Rink.

Much to the delight Of the young
people of the community, Mr.. Keene
Huntingdon has leased Hardy Hall and
is operating a skating rink in Grenada,
where a barrel of fun in bushel of
noise on revolving wheels can be had.
Mr.. Huntingdon is out on his maiden
business adventure and his many
friends wish him most liberal patron
age. He is young man of exemplary
habits and the parents of the town can
rest assured that the best of order will
be had at the rink.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
Moore.Ceorue.

MS Moore of Grenada an
~ Engagement !. and approach.
vin'l \ ~ their daughter, Ethel,
..n ~n.am George Of Grenada,
H. ~! !, TO take place at the
= - ..m .1ufca at $50 o'clock on
!. q nj. Tuesday, May %.
40 a0''ce will be read with
y as u many friends and ac-
" y MISS Moore in Yazoo
y. y aas frequently visited
wv Tie e. family of DR.. E. J.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
{ HEALTH HINTS.
\ Young, County Health OF.
| Makes Appeal for More
k,pItary Precautions.

c.,tiuel: Conservation is the
! these days along ell lines.
r,r government has been en-,
= to conserve our forests and
..re of the cattle and hogs,
,svees to protect the farms
,sov, etc., very little ha" been
,rds conserving the lives and
our people, without whom the
MI could not exist for a day.
.,sdit be it said, that the doc
rer the United States, except
n uostrum vendors, have been
|, states and national govern
mass some needed laws and
Limitations for the purpose Of
;ng bureaus of information
he people might be Instruct
vsys and means of prevent
diseases as are killing our
~ the thousands every year.
II are with proper precaution
ble.
ildren are being educated at
\ expense; why? Because the
eut knows that by educating
\ will make better citizens.
be an all around good citizen
,d.vinner we must have not
sound mind but a sound body;
thing to be desired is not
live him mental training, but
physical training as we'll. A
i, a burden to the general
i is no help to the government
ptects him and his interests.
legislature passed some good
bng these lines and the people
taught by free lectures how
I'VE and preserve human life.
now this general subject, let
down to some hygienic and
matters in our town and
body in town and county should
y means to destroy the COM
e, or "typhoid-hy." Destroy
eding places and screen against
pecially in kitchen and dining
be same should apply to the
arryirg mosquito. Everyone
we pride enough to keep all
ds clean. Self-preservation,
hg else, should prompt this.
some back yards that are so
Pat a nice thoroughbred pig
10 up his nose and fly from
Pster supply for every home
looked after especially. We
rsnada are constantly boast
good water, and yet we are
what we should to keep it
)ur people should put it up to
ning administration and de-
they build the retaining wall
Eervoir at the power house at
feet higher and put a cover
They should demend that the
on the hill be also covered;
teets should be oiled. These
cost some money, but the
our citizens should be more
than gold.
Mr. Mayor and Council, do
ngs; remove all causes that
nIrlOute to the contamination
.afer supply, and all will rise
you blessed. Do it for hu-
aske; do it for the good name
our beautiful little city, and
neVer regret it. On the other
'u tail to do it and our water
"mes impure from your in
sna a number of our citizens
vpnold and die then, oh
Will nave something to regret
. OF your lives. Forewarned
hed.
sincerely J. W. Young,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
Furnished House to Rent

An elegantly furnished home in a
very desirable part of the city can be
rented from June l to Oct. l. Family
without small children preferred. Apply
at oen1'hei once. 5apr-tf
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
Presbytery.

m mississippi Presbytery
~. s,'n the Presbyterian congre-
al' city last Tuesday after
.us 70 bad conditions of the
=. wv 'ae rainy weather, many
4sleo to reach here; but
Oand Of able and jealous
present who are earnestly
" DO the Masters work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
Warning

Any person who buys or receives
wood from anybody living on my lands.
ia dealing in stolen property and will
he nrosecuted. T. P. Lampkin,
19apr4t Holcomp' MISS
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19
For Sale Or Trade

Tor horse or mule, or farm produce
IL morse power engine and boiler, one
grist mill and one disc harrow. All in
good order. Call at brickyard.
. Carl Brick Company,
rA Grenada.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19

held in the very highe. steem by all
who know them. rs only regret ex-
pressed is that tho did not decide to
make this their hI.S; Such citizens
are valuable to q s community
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-19

. H. F. Comings.
1896 Aldama-st., Los Angeles, Cal.
! /tNote by the Editor: The Sentinel
states unreservedly that Grenada high
ly enjoyed Mr.. and Mrs. Comings'
visit to their son and his wife, who are
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01
PICKING At THE FLAWS.

There isn't newspaper in this
town that is worth five seconds of a
readers time" declared speaker at
". NJ. C. A. banquet once. 1t so
happened that the Y. NJ. c. A. was
planning a building campaign and
every newspaper in town was boost
ing it strenOusly. The speaker lived
i'm another town and didn't know.
He was basing his opinion on some
newspapers he had read or heard
about.
Another speaker of this same type
was once talking to a local option
audience.
There isn't a newspaper in the
county but what is so wet that If
you would pick it up it would fall
to pieces" he exclaimed dramatical-
ly, thinking he was hitting popular
chord. 1t happened that only one
newspaper i'm the county was oppOs-
ing local option.
Rapping the newspapers seems to
be a favOrite diversion these days.
Because few papers blossom forth
i'm red ink and seven column BAN
ners, the conclusion is reached that
all papers are yellow" A newspa-
per reported distOrts harmless
statement into a startling allegation
and the victim gets the idea that
truth is a negative quantity about
newspaper offices. Then, too, some
persons who have never read the
newspapers take their throw at the
niger baby" because it seems to be
the popular thing to do.
Newspapers are not infallible. any
more than ships are unsuitable, or
all scientific theories final. Neither
are all newspaper men models, any
more than are all preachers, as GER
tain trials of recent date would indi-
cate. But newspapers, taken as a
whole. are on a par with other insti-
tutiOns and newspaper men are only
human beings.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01

One evening in May. 1896. a cy-
clone passed over the city of st.
Louis, wrecking great buildings and
destroying homes. Many lives We're
lost and hundreds of people injured.
1t was one of the greatest disasters
that ever befell an American city.
The next morning the Mayor of St.
Louis came down to his Office to find
a flood of kilograms from other cities,
Offering assistance. Large sums of
money were volunteered. The mayor
called in a representative of the AS
sOciated Press and dictated an open
letter to the people of the United
States. He expressed sincere thanks
for the offers of assistance. but de-
clared that the city of st. Louis was
big enough and wealthy enough to
provide for it's own sufferers.
That letter cost Cyrus p. Wal
bridge some friends. Persons who
had expected to profit from the vast
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01
THOUGHTFUL WOMEN.

The wOmAn's league of Chicago
recently adopted safety" plan in
regard to sharp pointed and danger
Gus hatpins The plan is to use
cOrkS on them.
The first one to put into operation
the plan was a Miss Carrie Bryan
and she ought to be granted a Car
negie medal as the heroine of the
age Surely the dangerous and
deadly hatpins have long been an
an nOyance to the race. They have
often lanced the cheeks of men and
youths. Surely no one will grieve
when their pestiferous points are
sheathed.
1t is a thousand wonders that the
humane society has not cOrked hat
pins long ago.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01

sums of money offered, We're disap-
pointed But it won for St. Louis a
reputation for sOlidity and character
1t was the first time any mayor of a
large city had taken such stand.
Many cities have followed the eX-
ample in times of trouble. 1t es-
tablished Walbridge for all time in
the esteem of the best people of St
Louis and the quick and hearty re-
sponse that followed his appeal to
the civic pride of ST. LOuisans proved
that his contention was right. This
incident is an excellent index to the
character of one of MissOuri's most
prominent citizens. 1t was no play
to the galleries. 1t doesn't take
more than ten-minute conversation
with Mr. Walbridge to convince one
that he is no 'grandstander." 1t
was the stand of a substantial bust
ness man. a man of character and
foresight. a man who would run a
city administration as he would his
own business.
found Mr.. Walbridge seated at
his desk. working at pile of papers.
There was no gauntlet of Office boys
and secretaries to run. The presi-
dent of the J. S. Merrell Drug Com
pany. one of the most substantial
firms in St. Louis. and for years
president of the Bell Telephone Com
pany of Missouri. is one of the easiest
to see of ST. Louis big men. But
getting him to talk about himself
was another matter. After taking
up thirty minutes of his time with
the most adrOit cross examination |
could muster, | decided that if this
sketch was to be anything more than
a perfunctOry record of dates, it was
necessary to see some one else.
From W. F. Saunders, secretary and
manager of the St. Louis Business
Mems League, and a close friend of
Mr.. Walbridge | got the romance of
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01

what Mr.. Walbridge had insisted was
very prOsaic career.
Mr.. Walbridge is not a young man,
he was born i'm 1S49, but he does
not impress one as being old. His
hair is gray and he wears glasses,
but his grasp of business affairs and
his interest i'm public matters attest
vigorous mind. The most strik-
ing thing the visitor notices is his
kindliness. He has a pleasant face,
he talks in an even tempered strain
no matter what the topic, he is
courteous to his employees and even
a long wait on telephone call failed
to disturb his serenity.
During his administration as Mayor
of St. Louis. Mr. Walbridge put into
effect the S-hOur law for city work.
He had difficulty making the cOntrac-
tors observe this law. One of the
largest contracting firms in the city
had contract on the City Hall and
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01
TOddy'S Anniversaries

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898.
The opening of the Worlds Co
lumbian Exposition at Chicago, 1893.
Daniel Wesson. inventor and man.
ufacturer, one of the firm of Smith
and WessOn. firearms. born 1928.
Battle of Charlottesville MAY l
to A.. 1868.
Junius Brutus Booth, actor, born
1896.
General Butler took possession of
New Orleans. 1862.
The cornerstone of the SmithsOn-
ian Institution laid, 1S47.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01

failed to obey the law. Mayor Wal
bridge revoked the contract and af-
ter that there was no trouble with
the S-hOur law. AS Mayor he made
an unsuccessful attempt to establish
the merit system. Charles Nagel,
then president of the city council.
helped him push the bill. 1t passed
the council but the House of Dele
gates killed it.
Mr.. Walbridge was the first Mayor
of St. Louis to put women on a
city board. He appointed women on
the board of the house of refuge.
on the board of charities and on
the free library board. When he
left the office of mayor in 1897, he
became a member of the executive
committee of the Worlds Fair.
In 1904. Mr.. Walbridge was forced
by his friends to become a candidate
for governor. Joseph W. Folk was
the other candidate and it was at
the height of Mr.. Folks popularity.
THAT nomination was forced on
/ Mr.. Walbridge." said W. F. Saunders.
Every one knew that no Republi-
can had more than very faint
chance that year, but it was neces-
sary to put up the very best candi-
date available. Mr.. Walbridge was
prevailed upon to run. At that
time he was president of the Busi-
ness Mems League and in order that
the organization should not be drawn
into the fight, he resigned as presi-
dent. After his defeat for governor,
he could have been elected United
States senator because the legislature
was Republican. He refused to be-
come candidate. That same year
he was the Missouri candidate for
vice-president but his name was not
presented at the convention"
Mr. Walbridge was selected to rep
resent Missouri at the last cOnven-
] tion of the Southern Commercial
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01

The railroads don't want the
drinking man; banks don't want
him; the stores don't want him and
even the saloons don't want to en-
ploy him. Isn't it queer then that
some people say the saloon helps
business?
The saloons create nothing but
red-nosed tipplers, law-breakers,
drunkards; the only business that it
increases is that of the sheriff, the
court and the undertaken. Yet its
advocates claim that saloons help a
town.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01
Thirty Years Ago.

The annual defamation contest
test between the Athenaean and the
University Literary Society was held
An the University Chapel. Judge
E. W. Hinton presided. The award
ing committee was composed of G.
S. Bryant, r. b. Price, and f. w.
Stephens. The awards We're: First
Mr.. ElstOn; second. Mr.. Richardson
third, Mr.. Loeb.
A small boy in one of the COlum-
bia schools in preparing an essay
on Extremes" wrote: I'VE should
avoid extremes, especially those of
wasps and bees"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01
:. Echoes of Yesterday
Five Years Ago.

Nine hobo" students of the Uni
versity of Missouri paid fines of 81
each and costs in the Columbia pO-
lice court for posting bills on tele-
graph and telephone poles, windows
and buildings in the city. The stu.
dents were arrested about 2 O'Clock
in the morning while they were put
ting up the posters. They were
locked in cells at the police station
until they We're brought before the
police judge.
The annual Hobo Day" ceremOn.
les were held on the campus.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-01

The annual Mock Trial given by
the students in the School of Law of
the University was held in the Uni
versity auditorium. Hundreds of
persons We're unable to get into the
building.
Missouri debaters won the fifth
annual debate between Missouri and
Kansas universities. Missouri had
the affirmative of Resolved, that
municipalities should own and Op-
crate plants for supplying light,
water and transportation"