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The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
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LIVED WELL AT SMALL COST
Reminiscent Veteran Recalls Cheap
ness Of Provisions In 1920 and
for Years Afterward.

Conversation In a restaurant be-
tween several diners was on the cost
Of living. An aged patriarchal look
ing man broke into the conversation
and told some of his experiences:
IF l live until the last day Of Sep
TENDER l Will be ninety-two years old.
l might not look it, but it's a fact, all
right, for l was born in Philadelphia
in 1920. My father was what they
called a sheep butcher, and l have
known him to come home Dragging to
mother of having sold his mutton fer
6k cents a pound.
1--WE used to get the best cuts of
beef for a levy a pound. Turnips
were begging at 20 cents a bushel.
Pork was as cheap as mutton, and
fish brought about four cents a pound.
Flour was sold by the hundred
weight at about $50.
I'VE owned our own house, a
%three-story brick with a big yard.
Neighbors renting similar houses paid
$12 a month rent, and thought they
were being robbed. Coal could be had
for four dollars a ton. Butter Of the
best variety cost from IL to 16 cents
a pound. Cigars which now cost a
dime are no better than the old
'sixers' we paid a cent for, and l
have never smoked a f~ive-center that
was as good as the old time half
Spanish which we bought two for q
cent.
"A laboring man worked for one
dollar a day and lived well. The
Civil war brought a great change in
the cost Of living. Prior to the war
there was a marked distinction be-
tween the rich and the poor. The
latter included all classes, but the
wealthy were told by the clothes they
wore.
"Now, in this age, a $10-a-week
clerk dresses better than the richest
men l knew back in the SOS. have
never advocated economy, but l con-
fess there are a great many things
that could be dispensed with, both
as to clothes, eating and pleasure.
Gas long as the people have high
tastes, things are going to command
high prices. This demand of people
booms rices."-Philadelphia Record.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Commissioners Sale

NJ. E. Leake, ct al. VS.. Bamma Whitesides,
ct al. No. 1901.
By virtue of a decree of the Honorable
Chancery Court of Lee county, state of Missis-
sippi, rendered at the April term, A. D.,
1913, thereof. ordering a sale of certain lands
mentioned therein, John NJ. Witt, the under
signed, appointed commissioner to execute said
decree, will, on Monday, June End. 1913, ex-
pose at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, in front of the court house door IN
the city of Tupelo, Miss. the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Commencing at the intersection of the east
line of Green street with the north line Of
Franklin street. and run north with east lie.
of Green street Ala feet for a beginning point,
thence run east 20l feet, thence north 116
and 4 inches. thence west 131 feet. thence
south IS feet, thence west 10 feet, thence
south 81 feet and 4 inches to the beginning
point, and in ne4 of sec. 81, twp 9, range s.
east, in city of Tupelo, Lee county. Mississippi.
Together with the appurtenances and heredi-
taments thereunto appertainins.
JOHN M. WITT, Commissioner.
Dated 30th day of April. 1913.
w. A. Blair, Sol. CAT
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Bobby's Logic.

For days before Christmas Bobby
toiled industriously at kindergarten,
preparing gifts for various members
Of the family; a penwiper for father,
a calendar for mother and a gilt-paper
chain for little sister. The holiday
spirit seemed to be rampant in Bob.
by's small heart as he tied up each
little parcel with elaborate care.
On Christmas morning, for the first
time in weeks, a cloud of gloom sud
denly settled upon him.
who gave me dis, Muddy" he de.
manded, pointing at an elegant train
of cars. Mother believed in keeping
up the sacred myths of childhood. so
she responded smilingly: why
Santa Claus. Isn't it lovely, darling?'
Bobby did not unbend. can dis?-
and dis-and dis?" he repeated in
exorably, his chubby finger travelling
from one beautiful gift to another
Mother still smiled, a little dazedly.
Santa Claus, darling" she repeated
THAT dear old friend of little boys,
Wasn't he nice to you, p~recious?"
Bobby threw back his little head.
YES" he remarked scornfully, Santa
Claus was nice to me, and next year
I shall give him all the presents
worked and worked to make. He's
much potter to me than my own fam.
lly."-Woman Home Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Commissioners Sale

John Clifton VS.. Bamma Whitesides, ct al.
No. 1913.
BY virtue of a decree of the Honorable
Chancery Court of Lee county, state of Miss
issippi, rendered at the April term, A. D.,
1913, thereof, ordering a sale of certain lands
mentioned therein. John VI. Witt, the under
signed, appointed commissioner to execute
said decree, will. on Monday. June End, 1913,
expose at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash. in front of the court house door in
the city of Tupelo, Miss the following
described property to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner of lot
No. 5, in the southwest of sec. 80, twp g,
range 6, Lee county, Miss, and running due
east 1O5 feet, thence south los feet, thence
west los feet. thence north los feet to the
beginning point, in the city of Tupelo, Miss,
and being the home of Nancy Clifton. To-
eether with the appurtenances and heredita-
ments thereunto appertaining.
JOHN NJ. WITT, Commissioner
Dated Both day of April, 1913.
w. A. Blair, Sol. CAT
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

consequences. There is at this
time a wonderful opportunity for
the development of commercial
cattle raising and feeding in
Mississippi"
In connection with the remarks
of Prof. Smith we might state
that he speaks with authority
about the cattle tick work as he
has charge of the eradication of
that pest from Mississippi.
The college cattle was bought
today by Armour & Co.. That
packer will slaughter them early
tomorrow morning and keep a
record of the percentage the diff
ferent lots dress, quality of beef
etc. These figures will be used
by Prof. Smith in getting up a
cattle feeding bulletin which
will be issued by the college pro-
badly within the next sixty days.
National Live Stock Reporter.
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Judge Clayton.

Judge Clayton in exercising the
high prerogative Of running his
court to suit himself has achiev-
ed considerable distinction this
week by dispatching business in
the most approved manner.
Coming to this county a compar-
ative stranger and being a young
man, there was some apprehen-
sion about the court proceedings
meeting with the approval of the
citizens. He had hardly begun
work however until every one
in the court room understood
he meant business and proposed
to run the court in a business
way. He first separated the
goats from the sheep, as one ex-
pressed it. placing the sheep out
in the room with the admonition
to keep quiet, while the goats
were permitted to remain inside
the bar, but with the same ad-
monition. AS a result he has
had the best order and there has
been less instructions with more
business transacted than any
other time perhaps in the history
of the county. He knows the
law and with a steady hand, a
cool head and a keen eye he has
managed to run the court in a
way that merits the approval OF
all. One thing he believes in
and that is the enforcement of
the law, and woe be the one who
transgresses. Lawyers. witness
es, officers and jurors must be
on time or else take the conse-
quences, No delay is counten-
anced, no dereliction is condoned
and no excuse, save purely legal,
goes with him. -POntotoc Ad-
vance.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
That Old Blue Plate.

In answer to an inquiry concerning
old Staffordshire plate. It may be said
that the origin Of the potteries OF
Staffordshire, a. county. IN England, lie
remote, but IN the seventeenth cen.
fury these establishments were i'm
proved by the Observation-Disclosures
Amsterdam, WHO introduced salt glaz.
ing-although Prime says that glas.
Ing with salt was discovered IN Eng.
land about 1850. In the eighteenth
century the achievements Of Josiah
Wedgewood made Stanofdshire ware
famous. To come down to the plate
tn question, the DE- Syntax books
were written hv William Combs, "a
carry q SERIES II quaint illustrations
BY Thomas Rowtandson and published
by Ackerman. These books were
enormously tnopuaar rs or 100 years
ago, and htec. and the pictures we're
reproduced by various potters, which
is believed by It's owner, s. X. Macy
to be possibly 100 years old.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Mississippi Steers at $50

College-fed cattle occupied the
limelight here today in the quar-
antine division and topped the
market by a big wide margin.
Prof. Arch Smith of the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College at Starksville, who
has charge of the cattle feeding
experiments there. was on the
market today with two cars of
beef steers fed at the college.
For the purpose of demonstrate
ing the efficiency and economy
of various native feeds, the cat
tie had been handled in four
lots. Two lots fed on cottonseed
meal and silage sold at So. 10, the
top of the market, and the other
two lots fed on cottonseed meal,
hulls and corn slower sold at 81. 40
Prof. Smith was accompanied
to market by D. A.. Saunders,
said to be the biggest land own
er and cattle feeder in Mississippi.
MI. Saunders owns some Is, 900
acres of good land and handles
about 1000 head of cattle per an
mum. To a representative of the
Reporter Prof. Smith said:
"We divided the cattle into
four lots. Lot l consisted of
twelve head of grade Hereford
steers, mostly native Mississippi
stock, but cost us SIS. so laid down
at the college as feeders. We
fed them 12O days on a ration of
corn silage and cottonseed meal.
We started them at 5 pounds Of
cottonseed meal per day to the
head and at the end of the feed
ing was given 7 pounds of meal
per steer. We gave them all the
silage they would clean up. which
was about 40 pounds per day.
This lot of steers averaged I'LL
pounds on the market today and
brought $50. They were the
most profitable lot of the four,
giving the cheapest and best
grains and showing the incest
fni h.
Lot No. 2 were the same
grade of cattle as No. l.. costing
the same laid down in the lots
and were handled on the same
rations as Lot l with the addition
of hay as roughness. We found
that the hay proved of no advan-
tage whatever. These steers
averaged 1107 pounds here today
and brought So. 10, the same as
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Lot No. l.

AN
Lot No. 3 were native Missis-
sippi steers hardly as good in
quality as the first two punches.
They cost US 81. SO laid down in
the feedlots. Lot No. 3 were
fed on cottonseed meal and hulls
starting on 5 pounds of meal per
steer per day and finishing on 7
pounds. They were given from
Is to 80 pounds of c%ottonseed
hulls daily. The cattle averaged
1856 pounds here and brought
81. 40.
Lot No. 4 were the same kind
of cattle as No. 3 and were
handled on cottonseed meal and
corn slower, consuming about Is
pounds of the latter per day.
These cattle weighed 1905 pounds
here today and brought 81. 40.
"The experiment demonstrates
conclusively that corn silage
solves the problem of economical
cattle feeding in the South.
profitable cattle feeding in the
South is dependent upon home
grown roughage and to use in
conjunction with silage in order
to finish the beeves we have cot
tonseed meal which is with us
abundant and cheap. We can
fatten steers in Mississippi on
corn silage and cottonseed meal
at a much less cost than you can
feed them straight corn in the
North.
mississippi offers unequaled
opportunities for the fattening of
beef cattle. We have the two
important feeds above mentioned
and in addition raise an abund-
ance of splendid native grasses.
The winters are mild and we can
feed in the open all the year
round and moreover have a long
grazing season..
"Our great drawback up to
the present time has been the
presence of the cattle tick. How
ever, we are making more pro-
gress in whipping out the tick
than any other state in the South.
BY the end of the present season
we expect to have at least 80
counties of Mississippi free of
all ticks and placed above the
federal quarantine line. This
means not far from half the state
will be in a position to deal
without restriction in cattle and
| northern breeding stock may be
brought down with no fear of
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Local Happenings
Those Who Come and DO

Mr.. and Mrs. V. C. Kincannon spent
Monday in Memphis.
Mr.. John Patton, of Saltillo, was in
Tupelo on business Tuesday.
Frank Caldwell, of Baldwin, spent
the first of the week in Tupelo.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Russell, of
Chesterville, spent Tuesday here.
Mrs. Hugh Sample, of Coonewah,
was a visitor to the city Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. V. Walker, of Bissell, is the
guest of her niece, Mrs. Norbin Stone.
Mrs. j. Bounds, of Moss Point, is
visiting her mother. Mrs. j. N. Ed
monds.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Johnson spent
Sunday with Mr.. Johnson's parents at
Hounton.
Mr.. H. M. Sample, of Coonewah,
spent Wednesday here on matters OF
business.
Mrs. W. B. Phillips, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Holmes, of Sherman, spent
Tuesday here.
Misses Ruby and Bessie Wren, OF
Saltillo, were among the many visitors
to Tupelo Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w. Walker, OF
Brewer, were among the visitors to
Tupelo Wednesday.
TIL. Journal was favored Tuesday by
a pleasant business call from Esquire
Reedy, of Richmond.
Mrs. Fannie Mitchell, of New Albany,
was the guest of Mrs. Geo. I. Mitchell
several DAYS the first of the week.
Mrs. Bunyan Baker, who has beer
the guest of her mother for some time,
leaves today for her home in Okmulgee,
Oklahoma.
Mrs. C. w. Ray who has been the
guest of Mrs. C. I. Williams during
the past week left for her home at
Red Banks Tuesday.
Miss Abide Sessi ons, of Macon, was
the guest of Miss M aggie Riley Satur-
day and Sunday. Miss Sessions has
many friends in Tupelo who always ex-
tend her a cordial welcome on her re-
turn visits.
The home of the editor of the Re
view has been frightened by the ar
rival of a sweet girl baby. The friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Anglin wish for the
new arrival a long life filed with all
the lows of this world.
Mr.. R. B.. Clark has been selected
as manager for the Bank of Tupelo by
the Board of Directors and has entered
upon the discharge of his duties. Mr..
Clark has been actively engaged IN
business in Tupelo for the past five
years and is recognized as one of our
most progressive, safe young business
men. He is a fine accountant and the
bank will find him a conservative and
safe manager, and the patrons of the
bank an accommodating and courteous
banker.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

On Monday the great Western
Sugar Co., of Morgan county,
COL, placed on sale in! the
National Stock Yards 81 steers
that brought $40 per hundred.
These steers were fattened on
sugar beet pulp.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

Privilege Tax Notice.

You will take notice that all Priv
lege Licenses expire May 1st. 1913,
and you will please come formard and
pay same promptly. See Section 1908.
G. w. Long, Sheriff.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25
THE ALIEN LAND BILL

IT may be necessary for the
national government to again
remind the Legislators of the
State Of California that their
acts do not govern the whole
country, that there is a Con-
stitutioh and that treaties made
in the exercise of constitution
al authority will have to be
considered in the passing Of
such legislation as the suggest
ed anti-alien land bill.
The intent of the bill now
pending in California is to
provide that an alien can hold
land for one year but at the
end of that time the property
escheats to the state unless the
owner has become or has de-
clared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States.
Also that leases to aliens shall
not run for more than FIVE
years.
Article / of the treaty of 1911,
regulating the rights of the
Japanese in this country is the
clause which it is argued the
proposed law would violate. 1t
reads:
THE citizens or subjects of
each of the high contracting
parties shall have the liberty
to enter, travel and reside in
the territories of the other, to
carry on trade, wholesale and
retail, to own or lease and
occupy houses, manufactures,
warehouses and shops; to
employ agents of their choice,
to lease land for residential
and commercial purposes, and
generally to do anything incid.
ent to or necessary for trade
upon the same terms as a ma.
tive citizen or subject, submit.
ing themselves to the laws and
regulations there established"
And in spite of all this Vel,
low PERIL talk on the part OF
the Californians less that one
and three-fourth per cent of the
population is Japanese and on.
ly a fraction of these occupy
land.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25
LOOKING BACKWARD
Being a summary Of the news of
twenty-five years. ago and ten years
aRo as recorded in the columns of
this publication
Twenty-Five Years Ago

Was recorded the death OF
Grover, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. N. Greiner.
The spring and summer term
of the village school was tc
commence on May 7.
Two families, Fairweathel
and Shepherd, arrived from the
East and settled west of town.
Prairie fires raging; also a
big fire in the mountains. The
latter destroyed the home OF
James Fleming.
Messrs. Woodward, Greiner
and Turner (the Bottineau
Milling Company made ar.
engagements to erect a IS. barrel
daily capacity -four mill. >
Kalbheisch, Harrison & Ma.
clay, already in the milling
business were building a new
flour mill on the banks of Oak
Greek two miles and a hall
northeast of the town.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25
Ten Years Aso

Joe Qua was convicted of
wife beating.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thoe.
Sims, a daughter.
Armstrong & Berry had just
established a new meat market
on Thompson street. I. y,
III Boehnkes & Mclean were
erecting a new machinery shed
on the lots. Just south of The
Courant Office,
Forty-three final citizenship
papers were granted by Judge
Palda who was holding his
first term of court here.
F. ID. Shanks of Morden,
Manitoba, was here to act as
band leader and also announc-
ed that he would give music
lessons.
George White bought the old
court house and moved it to
lots west of the Baptist church
where it was to be converted
into q residence.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

Walter Lee wants to know if
"Falky" is happy since Botti.
neau's chief of police has re-
signed.
Wheaton Township Farmers
club hold a meeting April Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean
of Kramer are the parents of a
new daughter, born April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Honadel
of Kramer were again called
upon to mourn the loss Of q
child on April 10 when their
baby daughter died of scarlet
fever.
c.. G. Banks of Lansford is
converting his barn into an
auto garage.
The farm home of VIM. Mar
tin near Lansford was destroy
ed by fire.
Louis Bogstie and Miss Clara
Landa both of Landa were
united in marriage at Fargo.
VIM. Monkman of Souris and
Miss Mary Thompson of West
hope were united in marriage
on April 10.
Maxbass high school students
presented the play, The
Daughter of the Desert" at
Newburg and made a big hit.
Friends of Mrs. P. E. Nelson
will regret to learn that it was
necessary to have her eye re-
moved on account of the trou.
bic it has been causing her
lately. The operation was
performed Monday afternoon
by Doctors Perrin and Geo.
Durnin and was highly success
full, Mrs. Nelson getting along
even better than the physicians
had expected. -Antler Americ-
| an.
The cleaning up fever has
struck Westhope. Which is a
good thing for the citizens
but a better thing for the town.
Willow Citv's city election
was an exceedingly quiet one
which resulted in the election
of c. F. Schroeder, J. N. Peat
and O. b. Brynjolfson as alder
men and Thorpe as city justice.
Willow CITY will celebrate
the Fourth of July. .
At Willow City they have a
new high school schedule
which they think is an improve
ment over the old. School
calls at 8 a. m. and. adjourns
at IL: 45 p. m.
T. G.. Michael of The Eagle
is still quite i'll at his home. The
Eagle has the distinction of
having a reverend gentleman
for a "devil' who is getting
out a good paper in spite of his
many trials.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

REPUBLICAN LEADER MANN
says his party will let the
democrats have their way, and
that no obstruction will be at
tempted by the republicans Of
the house. As the democratic
majority is only 145, this deci-
sion 10 very considerate on the
part of Mr.. Mann. Houston
Post.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25
TOWNS THAT GROW

In every county and in every
state can be found towns that
are continually forging ahead.
while others remain practically
at a standstill and accomplish
nothing in the way of advance.
ment. In every case the fault
can be found to rest, not with
the town, but with the people
themselves. We have been
thinking pretty seriously along
this line and present our con-
illusions in this way:
The reason why some towns
grow is because they have men
in them with push and energy
who are not afraid to spend
their time, energy aud money
in anything that will boom and
benefit the town. They have
confidence enough in their
town to erect substantial and
modern buildings and resi-
dences and work for public I'M
provements of the same order.
They organize companies and
established factories, induce
industrial enterprises to locate
and use every means to further
the best interest of the town.
Their work is never considered
finished and the accomplish
ment of one thing is only an
incentive to another.
On the other hand, the town
that does not get ahead will be
found to be dominated by either
a set of men who are perfectly
satisfied with their surround
ings or who are afraid some
body else will be benefited in
the event something is started,
consequently no effort of any
kind is made by this class for
two reasons.
If some man or set of men
endeavOr to start something
they are met by oppositions
and encouragement and it is
up hill work all the way and
very often failure. Every town.
however, has a certain pro-
gressive element which hopes
for a turn of the tide when the
town will go further by leaps
and bounds and occupy a posi-
ton of importance and obtain
numerous improvements which
60 to make a good town in
every sense.
But this stage cannot be &C
complished by mere wishes or
suppositions. 1t can only come
from harmony in purpose and
action and the eternal vigilance
of it's citizens. The town with
these things will continue to
grow and improve, but the
town without them can be ex.
pected to remain in a state OF
lethargy indefinitely without
affording it's residents anything
but a mere existence.-Gas.
covne Advance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25
osslela, Newspaper Of DsttInsas County
ossleIai Newspaper Of City Of Detinssu.

ADvERTIsING RATES-The charge for dis
based on Is cents per inch. single column
measurement, each issue: annual rate IL
Conts; special position Is cents. Legal ad.
vortising legal rates: locals" 10 cents per
Tine: reading matter 10 cents per line.
CLASSIFIED advertisinR 5 cents per line.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

John Landsem of Edmore,
dropped dead at Buchanan
while on a business trip.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

Disobedience of orders and
neglect of duty are given by
Mayor Metz of Park River, al
the reason for the removal o.
Chief of Police Schlenk.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

THIS Cubist idea of art isn't
80 new at that. Remember
grandmother's bedquilts?-
Cleveland Leader.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

The COURANT is trying to
promote your interests. Are
you showing q spirit of cooper
alton?
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

Mildred Williams, colored, is
held to district court at Wahpe.
ton on the charge of Robin e
another female of $40.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-04-25

Harry Hagle who was bitten
by a mad dog at Binford is be.
ing treated for hydrophobia at
the state university.