The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-01
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

A Masonic picnic was held at Bur.
CESS, ten miles west of Oxford. June
"a. Attorney Hutchins presided. Sew.
eral political speeches were made. The
crowd was estimated at LOOT.
Dr. c.. b. Hodge of the University
Of Oregon, who is delivering series
Of illustrated lectures on natural sci.
ence this week at the University OF
Mississippi, addressed the business
men Of Oxford on the eradication o.
the house fly.
Robert Bell negro, was shot and In
stantly killed June 25 at Pontotoc by
Arthur Scott, negro, who fired at close
range with shotgun. Jealousy is at
tributed as the cause Of the shooting.
On Bells body a loaded revolver was
found. Scott called Bell to his front
door and then shot him. Scott was ar
rested.
The Corinth steam laundry. the Gay.
Ola bottling works and the Corinth Ice
Cream company's) building was de-
stroyed by fire June 25. All of the
above companies occupied one build,
ing, which was the property OF ]. 5.
Leehman, who had just finished in
stalling about $4,000 worth Of machin-
cry. No insurance was carried on the
Nc xui1 hQplT
at once to replace the building.
The latest places to report charbon
In the Natchez district are the Giles
plantation near Natchez and Ferriday
La, Concordia parish. A portion OF
the ear of a mule belonging to the
Pittsburgh Coal company that died
with what was thought to be charbon
was sent to DR.. E. M. Rauck, state
veterinarian at Starkville. DR.. Rauck
verified the diagnosis and said that
the specimen sent contained anthrax
or charbon.
C. E. Quekemeyer, travelling sales
man for the Weaver Grocery company,
Greenwood, Miss, was fatally injured
In an automobile accident at Leland
June 25. The car in which he was
riding, In company with Will Cook OF
Indianola, turned turtle just in the
edge OF town, Quekemeyer's head and
chest being crushed. He was rushed
to Kings Daughters Hospital at
Greenville for treatment. Cook was
not hurt.
County and city health officers are
making a desperate effort to stop the
spread Of charbon in the vicinity of
Natchez In Adams county DR.. M. E..
Alderman, recently elected live stock
commissioner, who is also in the gov
ernment service, is directing the fight,
despite an attack of typhoid. When
DR.. Alderman became i'll he inoculated
himself with typhoid serum and kept
on. The disease is being held in check
In the county and city of NatcheZ at
present, but in Concordia parish, just
across the river, it is spreading so
rapidly that an epidemic is indicated.
Charbon first appeared in Natchez
among the mules of the Pittsburgh
Coal Company. Every veterinarian in
Natchez is working night and day in
oculating horses, mules and cattle with
vaccine. The owners of the stock are
fully aware Of the peril and are max
ing every effort to save by prompt ac-
tion. In accordance with the state law
the body of every animal that has died
has been buried in quick lime imme-
diately and officers have been de-
tailed to watch all animals that are
infected to see that they are buried at
the moment of death. Cattle raising
Is now he leading industry of this Sec
ton. In Adams county more brands
were registered since Jan. than for
Is years previously.
Courtland was swept by terrific
rain and wind storm June %. Great
damage was done to the timber and
growing crops. The telephone and tele-
graph lines were blown down. Two
negroes were killed about six miles
west of town. Lightning struck the
house occupied by Mrs. Campbell, east
OF town. and it was burned to the
ground. At Pope, which is one and a
half miles south, the Methodist church
was blown off its pillars and the store
in which the postoffice Is located was
demolished. The rain was torrential,
water getting into the stores. This Is
probably the worst storm that has Wis
tied this section in years.