The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-02

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A boy at Cheneyvillc, La, died
from blood poison. Two weeks before
he had stuck a nail in his foot.
A New York shirt-waist manufae-
turer was fined only $40 for Ire that
cost l40 persons their lives.
Rev. j b. Alsworth, a Methodist
minister OF Monticello, Miss, was
thrown from a buggy and seriously
injured.
An Illinois woman Friday night
gave birth TO four strong boys. The
reporter did not tell how many got
away.
At Litohheld, Ky, black brute,
who had criminally assaulted IL
year-old white girl, was swung TO
limb by an enraged mob
The 3-year-old child of C. C. Carter,
of Richton, NJ SIS, was SCALED by
falling into bucket OF hot water aud
died from its injuries.
The admission Of water for the
first time intl the locks OF the canal
was begun Thursday in the upper
chamber of the Gatum locks.
A meeting of the county superin-
tendents of education has been called
to take place in Jackson for n period
OF three days beginning on Nov. 3,
The town OF Rock Island, H., win
invite the ex-Confederate to hold their
next reuion there, and which place
was Fedral prison-pen during the
war.
The Federal Government is taking
steps to stamp ont the mosquito
Uncle Sam is now doing great work
in looking after the common health
and welfare.
The president of the American
Meat Packers Association dolefully
predicts that within the next ten
years beefsteak will cost dollar
pound
Senator Williams, of Mississippi.
was overcome by the tariff con
ference strain and was confined to
his Washington home. He had two
chills last Thursday.
Last Friday snow fell in the Texas
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norther. The cotton CROP of Texas
is badly damaged, and is estimated
will be 1000, 600 bales short Every
thing points 10 Is cents cotton.
Charges Of serious irregularities IN
the management of the State Univer-
sity at oxford, Miss, were filed with
the Legislative Investigating Com
mite this week by graduates of the
university and the parents OF studep
in the institution.
's---rsaSsszs e6rR !" crop 81 she south mi.
year is magnificent beyond comnara
OF the 2, 900, 900 bushels of corr
which is believed will be busked fron,
the growth of 1918 in the IJnitad
States, not less than $50 O00 100
bushels will be the Southern crop.
Walter Brownlee, negro was
hanged 10 telegraph pole about !
hali-mlie south OF Hinchclif, Miss
by MOB, enrdged at the assault ON
tile wife If a planter named pa
The negro was taken before the wo-
man, it is said, but she did not idanG
| ~ him positively. He is SAID to have
been connected with a similar crin,e
near Webb, Miss. ''"e
a sr7ei1l I'm Hickory saws that
another cattle dipping vat was blown
up the night before about seven miles
| north of that place. The special saws
that there seems to be a well-oroan.
lied gang of vat destroyers in this
| county.
Anderson House, fireman on
| nrti va e.,
company at Bond, Miss, backed an
engine on two carpenters, Daniel
" hlttlngt on and Jessie Wilson, while
tney were working on car. Whit |
llngton was Killed Instantly and VIII
son is in serious condition.
For the purpose OF trying to idenh |
fy the body of q negro who died
shortly after being picked no beside
the N. O. e. N. e. r. r. soufh If |
hattiesburg last Saturday, Coroner
Mckenzie Friday summoned a inrv
anG held an inquest, after having the |
body exhumed for examination.
Farmers of Alabama will he mona
lized 81, $50 coo because their bales
OF cotton do not meet the letter OF The
rule OF steamship companies. Only |.
those in Mobile and MONTGOMERY
counties have escaped and reports Il
and complaints have come to the Il
State Departments of Agriculture
ffom all other sections OF the state, Il
Finishing touches for the greatast
exhibition of prize corn ever seen at
a fair in the South we're completed /
this week when Prof. @. A. Cobb com
pieted arrangements with both the
American and Southern Exnrass
TO transport, free ~
charge, both to and from the fair. All
corn exhibits by the Boys Clubs in
every county of the State.