Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16

deliberations Monday In conjunction
with the board of supervisors result
ed in a decision to readvertise for
bids to erect the building They
figured awhile that day on not con-
tracing but putting up the building
themselves with superintendent to
LOOK after the work in that way. think
ing it might be done within the sum
of money provided and still adhering
to the plans previously adopted.
Consultation with the lawyers how
ever, revealed the fact that such
course would likely not be warrant
ed under existing law, so it was
abandoned
M. A. Brown, State Land Com
missioner of Jackson, was in Leakes-
vile last Saturday looking after
state lands and inquiring into how
the supervisors we're handling the
10Th. sections funds. This is his
first trip to Greene County. He
asked us to inform the citizens of
this county that he had full list of
all u. S. Govt. land open to home
stead entries in Greene. of which
there are some 10000 odd acres vet
left. Any of our young men desir-
ing to secure a homestead might
write him to advantage though of
course it's to be understood that
most of this lies in single FORTE and
is such as has been left after the
picking over of years.
G.. L. Avera showed up in Leakes-
vile this week, a looker-on at court.
He has been in George county since
the Pine Level school closed. staying
with his brother, w. A. Avera. and
was there when Willis wife died.
They had thought of going to Texas
for her health and Chester was to
look after their truck farm during
their absence. Chester says Will
is undecided yet whether to put the
children in an orphanage and break
up housekeeping or not.
Geo, FL. COwart was up from the
Fork Monday looking after some
matters connected with the court.
Geo. has suffered a great deal from
Rheumatism the last year or so, but
has about got it broken up at last,
having taken treatment from one of
the Mobile doctors. He made a
couple of trips down the river this
past season, the first time going
through personally in several years.
Archie aud Clyde Mcleod, sons
of the late p. a. Mcleod, were up
from Vernal during the week look
ers-on at the court; very valuable
way for a young man to supplement
school-room education especially on
the civil government study. They
handed in a renewal of subscription
for their mother, Mrs. Ella Mcleod,
sister to E. w. and d. E. IRELAND
of this city.
L. Rufe Cochran OF Perry Co. was
visitor to the court the first two
days, aud had along the iron-grey
stallion formerly owned by Joe
Daughdrill, but now his property.
Rufe is brother to Jas. A. Cochran
and married a daughter of Josiah
Byrd OF this county, sister to Ras-
tus Byrd. We found him very
pleasant man.
w. w. Mcleod was up from Yer
nal attending court some. He says
Ira Bali has gotten back with his
father Buck. to the home near Bex-
LEY, but so far that Ira is unable to
determine when he will be able to
leave his pa, the result Of the opera
tion ON the shoulder bone still re-
curing time to show fully.
| The post-otfice department. thinks
LOT abandoning or abollshing Betty
Ipost-office. We hope that they will
not do SO until a rlaral route be
GRANTED out to that country a. i
will work a hardship on quite >
number ofpeople. who live rather toe