The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-05
ATTORNEYS WILL GET
BUT TWENTY PER CENT
This Provision Makes II impossible
For the Men Who Lobbled for the
Measure to get Their Promised Flf.
ty Per Cent-SeveraI Claimants In
Forrest County-One in Hatties'
burg.

Mississippians will receive more
than s115,O00 from the United States
Government within a short time, on
old war claims which have been be
fore the Secretary of the Treasury
and before Congress for various pc
riods ever since the civil war.
Several Forest county citizens, and
at least one Hattiesburg family will
be benefited by the Omnibus bill,
which was passed by Congress dur.
ing the closing day, and which pro,
vides for appropriations covering tho
claims from this State.
Louisiana claimants will get $291,.
1888; Mississippians, $115,S97 and
Arkansas, $7O.20S.
A sensational feature Of the passage
of the Omnibus bill through the Sen
ate was the adding of provision for
bidding the collection of more thar
twenty per cent of the total b,
the attorney. A fine of $1,000 ant
Imprisonment is the penalty for violat
ing this provision. Most attorneys arr
understood to have mac contracts OF
a basis of fifty per cent.
The complete list of Mississippian
who will receive money from the gov
ernment, Is as follows:
| Antonio @. Lowell, Rosalie G. Dun
can, Frederica @. Ogden, Eliza I
Routh and Louisa Q. Lowell, deceased
and Eya,C. Lowell and Alice Q. Lowell
children and heirs of Louisa Q. Lowell
deceased, or to their legal represer
tatives. the sum of $1o,125. 50
I T. A, Norris, administrator estat
of N. M. Aldridge, deceased, late g
Tishomingo county, $3.50. 81
LIP. Watts, administrative of estat
of Charles Baker, deceased, late c
Warren county. sS,213.
Leopold Bickart, of Natchez, $1,50'
Hiram Baldwin of Adams count.
Miss, Joseph DeFrance Baldwin {
Madison parish, La; Richard Robei
Baldwin of Tensas parish, La, !
equal shares as heirs of Robert Bra
led, deceased, $4,000
d. II. Chamberlain of Jefferso
county, $340.
Eliza Chambers, Administrative e
tate of Royal Chambers, decease
r Yazoo county, $e7O.
o '.'' Kinds County Claim.
|. William T. Ratliff, administrator G
!. tate of Sarah G. Clark, deceased, la
OF Kinds county. 81 1855. fS
W. T. Ratliff, administrator ,esta
f of S. N. Clark, deceased, late of Hin
n county, $3.50
v G. B. Harper, ]. d. Clearman, exec
,. tors William l.. Chairman, decease
e late of Newton county, $1,010.
d T. NJ. Davidson, administrator ,
tate of Margaret Davidson, deceast
n Warren county, $2,450.
\, Charles A. Doak and John r. Dos
X heirs of Alfred w. Doak. deceased, I
" fayette county, $1,796.4S.
n jefferson T. Cowling, administrat
10 estate of Eliza A. Fielder, deceas,
n and Benjamin L. Fielder, living,
Corinth, $655.
10 Hardinia p Kelsey and Mildred
in Franklin, heirs of Hardin P. Frank
~ deceased, late of Marshall coun
is $3.50.
ve Susan r. Jones, Administrative
tate of William Freeman, deceas
49, late of Warren county, $4,010.
90 John Fuller, administrator estate
A.. j. B. Fuller, deceased, of Benton CO
N. ty, $3.50.
as ]. P. Harvey. administrator est
xo of Matilda B. Harvey. deceased,
ur of Scott county, 1852.
nd j. A. Hill, administrator estate
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