Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-07-02


Friday. reports all quiet.
Jackson.-There will be no pardon
granted yet awhile for Marvin McDan.
iel. an Amite county white man who Is
serving a life sentence for the mur-
der OF Thomas II. Talbert. II the op-
position and protest entered by the IA
ther OF the murdered man can stop 1t.
Clarksdaie.-The Jury in the case OF
the Mississippi Ice company OF this
city w. the American Express com
pany. has rendered a verdict giving
the plaintiff $4,000 for the refusal Of
the express company to accept con
signments Of ice and ice cream for
shipment.
Meridian.-w. II. Cochran. line
man In the employ OF the Meridian
Light and Railway company. met
horrible death here. being electrocuted
at the top Of pole In West End, where
he was Just finishing some work and
was preparing to come down to go to
his dinner.
Clarksdale.-One Of the biggest dam
age suits on record in this part OF
Mississippi came to an end when the
Jury in the case of Mrs. N. X. McClan-
ahan against the Yazoo 4 Missis-' ii
Valley Railroad company retr'
verdict awarding the plain
ages In the sum OF $4,000.
Meridian.-The confNgrati
swept through the buS kess
DeKaib. county seat OF KemI
| destroying fve business hor
cotton sssd warehouses an,
small buildings. vas controii.
sxtinguinhed ~ the bucket br.-
Jackson.--The Mississippi Choc-
tsws cifnched their victory when the
senate amended the Indian appropria.
tion bill by inserting a proviSo to the
item appropriating 900 for each OF
the Choctaws 10 the effect that the
distribution Of the money should not
take place until the tatus Of the Mis-
sissippi Choctaws had been deter.
mined by congress-
Anguilla--There Is a movement on
foot here to create a traction company
to operate motor trucks from the up
per end OF Sharkey county to Mayors
Vile. Miss. a Mississippi river town.
in lssaquena county, for the purpose
of hauling cotton and other products
for shipment to points north and south
on the Mississippi river. and to haul
merchandise and other freight from
this point for distribution along the
proposed line as far north as Percy,
Miss.
Agricultural College.-'An organiza-
tion termed the Corn Growers asso-
citation will be organized during the
roundup this summer. Letters have
been sent out to those seedmen hand
ling seed corn, and another communi-
cation will be forwarded in a short
time TO seed growers. Letters from
leading seed houses are coming In
daily indicating a willingness TO join
in such movement and expressing a
belief that such an organization can
accomplish great Bood
Brookhaven.-After calling the as
signees and their attorneys into court
as well as depositors committee ap-
pointed to represent them in the af
fairs of the defunct Commercial Bank
& Trust company. Chancellor p. z.
Jones gave an order making an i'm
II. L. al
mel OF those entrusted with its adjudi.
cation. An order was also made over
ruling a motion of the assignees' at.
torneys whereby they refused to pay
a commission appointed by the court
to investigate into the condition of the
bank.
Meadville.-The general merchan-
disc store OF A. l.. Knox & Co, Mead
Vile. was burglarized and a quantity
OF dry goods, shoes and clothing were
taken Bloodhounds were placed on
the trail of the burglar The dogs fol-
lowed the trail to the house OF Nelson
Appletite. Appletite was arrested and
is now held in jail.
Ehterprise.-The ashes of Mrs Lima
Lawton. a former resident OF this
place. who died on February OF his
year, In Detroit. Mich. and whose
body was cremated. was brought here
and buried In the Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
University of Mississippi.-The high
school conference. which has just
closed at the university, has been one
of the most interesting and instructive
meets for high school principals and
teachers ever held In the state.
Hattiesburg. - Judge Arnold SEN
fenced Joseph Staiger. convicted OF
the murder of A. P. Miller. to life i'm
prisonment. overruling all motions
made by counsel for the defense for a
new trial. The defense sought new
trial on grounds affecting part OF the
testimony of J. NJ. Rogers, the frst
man to talk to Staiger after the shoot
ing. also on the ground that ]. R. Tally
and r. s. Hall. the prosecuting attor-
neys. in THEN speeches, made state
ments concerning the defendant that
caused the jury to become biased.