The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-02-13

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mediate cause of his death.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the A.
&. M. college here have issued a state
ment that the new dances will not be
allowed at the social functions of the
institution. The people of the town
Of Starkville objected to the tango.
Tunica.-The board of mayor and al
dermen havoc rdered a special election
to be held Feb. % to ascertain the
wishse of the electors of the town OF
Tunica on a system of water works. 1t
Is proposed to issue bonds to an
amount of $4,000.
Aberdeen.-All mystery connected
with the sudden disappearance of Luz
Their Kinds of Guntown, Miss, who sud
denly vanished from Aberdeen Janu-
airy 10, was cleared up when his body
river. 1t is believed he committed
suicide by drowning himself in the
river.
Vicksburg.-Gen. Washington Gard
ner, commander in chief of the Grand
Army Of Republic, will be In Vicks-
burg on the cath or 25th Of February.
General Gardner is visiting all the de-
partments Of the Grand Army, and
after leaving Vicksburg goes to New
Orleans.
Beauvoir.-Mrs. Mary Ratzburg. s.
years old, and l. N. Webb, 70 years OF
age, both inmates Of the Jefferson Da.
Wis Beauvoir Soldiers home, were
married at Biloxi. The bride has been
an inmate of the home since 1906, and
Mr.. Webb since 1908. The couple will
reside at the institution.
Grenada.-At the primary election
to name candidates to be voted for at
the general election in May, held here,
B. F. Thomas and S T. Tatum we're the
candidates for mayor. The former re-
ceived 1T votes and the latter 122
votes. Thomas was elected mayor
two years ago, succeeding Tatum, who
was a candidate for the third term.
Vicksburg.-After celebrating two
lays in a hard-fought battle, the jury
in the case of w. G. Mcneil VS.. the Y.
& M. v. railroad brought in a verdict
allowing the sum Of $4,000 for the
plaintiff. Mcneil, who was a dispatch
er engaged at Beulah, was injured aft
er appealing to a negro employee Of the
railroad, to run q hand car slower. He
sued for $4,000.
Grenada.-The primary election for
city officials was held here Saturday
and the following were nominated to
be voted on at the general election in
May: B. F. Thomas, mayor; Claud
Hail, marshal; w. r. Grantham, city
treasurer; l.. B. James, city recorder;
j. H.. Horn and r. l.. Taylor, aldermen
city at large; Robt. Horton and ]. w.
Vance, aldermen west ward; R. Press
grove and w. P. Ferguson, aldermen
east ward.
Jacksonville Mississippi supreme
court has upheld a constitutional
amendment ratified in 1911, taking
from the governor the power to ap-
point ten chancellors and seventeen
circuit court judges and making the
positions elective. BY the operation
Of this decision the appointed officers
will cease to hold their positions after
January l, 1915. The legislature now
in session is expected 10 proyi6e for
electing these judges mex November.
Natchez.-The receivers for the
First Natchez bank filed their first
report with Chancellor Outrer. When
the bank closed it had individual de.
posits subject to check and time Ger.
tificates of deposit amounting to 81.
323,296; capital stock, $250,O00, and
surplus of $4,000. The loans and dis.
counts totaled more than a million
and a half. 1t was reported the bank
would pay dollar for dollar, but it de.
veloped that $S6S.276 had beer redis.
counted. Depositors may receive 10
per cent.
Pontotoc.-News has reached here
OF the death of DR.. Johnathan Bell,
mayor Of Wichita Fails, Tex, but for
years a practicing physician at Ponto-
toe, In which community he was
reared.
Purvis.-The Rev. Daniel Grantham.
pastor of a Baptist church here, was
found guilty of m~anslaughter and SEN
fenced to serve five years IN prison.