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The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of ChiCkasaw County.

My duties and business at home make itimpractca5e
for me to make another Of he county before the
End primary take this method Of expressing to you
nv snCees thanks for your loyalty in the first and asking
your support in the second If elected, as have SAID
throughout the campaign shall stand for equal rights to
all and special privileges to nome expenditures within the
revenues measures looking forward to more just equal
zatiOn of state tax of the offices on salary where
they pay too much fee basis shall stand opposed to
too much legislation and unnecessary legislation. My
text shall be rs it right and best for the people OF my
state The Office barely pays expenses but it is very i'm
portant to the people You have been good to me.
want be elected your Senator solely that may give
some of the best efforts ofmy young manhood to the
vice of the State No would appreciate your support
more than shall be glad to address the people of the
County when requested to do So
JOE H. FORD,
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of Chick.
aSaW County:

Friends: ] need your vote and
influence in this second primary,
Aug. "a, and / earnestly plead that
you win stand by me then Loyalty
as so many did in this first primary
Many Of you who we're pledged TO
other friends told me you would
vote for me in the second primary
if the man TO whom you we're Obli-
GATED did not make the run and
/ now ask you for your help ] ask
that each and every one of my
friends throughout the county will
make it a personal matter to help
me and look after my interest in
every way he can. / snail be crate
full for every vote and,all influence
given to me and shall give you
faithful and competent service
should / be elected.
thank all who voted for me on
Aug. 3, and, in advance ! thank all
who shall vote for me Aug. "a
Hoping to be your next Tax-Asses-
sOr, | am
Respectfully.
W. A. Dendy.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
Contractors Notice

State Of Mississippi,
Chickasaw County.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board Of Supervisors of said county
and State, will on. the 1st ne say
and the 9th day of September,
1915. in front of the Court House
door in the Town of Houston, Miss,
let the contract for the following
work, tO-wit.
200 yards, more or less, planhng
on the Houlka and OkOlona road in
Chuquatonchee bottom.
1 80 foot bridge, more or less, on
the Houlka and PittsbOro road
in West Creek bottom.
1 40 foas bridge, more or less
on the 6Turner road, Hur-
rucane ttom.
Putting doWl three cars Of grave
The hummer., 1915-08-20
70 the Voters Of Chick
aSaW County.

AsI cannot make a thorough
canvass and as / have no represen-
tives going over the county in my
behalf. I wish to make this appeal
to you and to place clearly before
you my policy
On all occasions and on the
Grand Rounds" Except at Wood
land, Sparta, Atlanta and Houston,
where I am known / made the re-
quest that those of you who do not
know me invuire Of my Reighbors
and those who know me closely as
to the kind Of life ] have lived
and if from that source you find me
worthy and qualified to perform the
duties Of the office / ask at your
bands, / will thsnk YOU for your
vote. That was before the First
Primary Now, friends, refer you
to the vote / received at the above
mentioned boxes, especially Wood
land where / was reared, and HOus-
ton where now reside.
Now, in regard to the office. If /
am elected / will do the work Of
the office at Houston myself, un-
assisted by "Kith or Kin My de-
putty at Okolona, in accord with the
custom, will be a man from the east
side of the creek and he will receive
his appointment by. the endorse
7 ment of the citizens Of that section,
Please give me a chance by your
vote. am no politician; | have
never held office; am a poor man
as a result of my long illness and
heavy expense. ! am practically
p well now, but will never be able to
= do hard work for a living.
| thank you in advance for your
support on August oath, | am,
? Gratefully yours,
+ KILLER GILFOY,
Candidate for Circuit Clerk.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
NOTHERN DISTRICT

I desire to express to you my deep
appreciation of the splendid vote
given me on August 9rd for Peni-
tentiary Trustee of this district.
It win be impossible for me, in
the short time before the second
primary on the oath, to make an
other thorough canvass Of the Dis
trict and I am. therefore, compelled
to adot this means of thanking you
for your support heretofore given
me and soliciting further assistance
in the final primary on August "a.
| am just a plain. practical man,
with no false policies to hold out to
YOU. but come before you asking
your suffrage because Of the right
eousness Of my policies and the
benefits that will result to our pe0-
pie by their endorsements.
Assuring each and all Of you that
I will appreciate your assistance in
the coming primary, and promising
YOU that, if elected, ] viii exert
every effort towards representing
YOU as you. servant, / remain.
Yours truly
LQ. STONE.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of ChickaSaw
County:

/ wish to thank the people Of
Chickasaw County for the vote they
gave me on the third Of August
As most Of you know | was unable
to make the grand rounds on ac-
count Of illness. / am still in bed,
but am gradually improving, but it
will be impossible for me TO see any
of the voters before the second
primary. / therefore take this
method of soliciting the support Of
the people in the second primary
! can only say that | would appre-
Ciate beyond my power to express
if you would elect me to the Legis-
lature to represent the First Dis
trict Of Chickasaw County, and that
l will always, to the best Of my
ability look after what | think j:
the best interest of the county anC
State, and carry out in the Leeisla
ture what ! think a majority of the
people Of my county may desire
whenever / may know their wishes
Thanking you in advance for you
support on the oath Of August,
am,
Respectfully Yours.
j. j. Davis.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
Notice To Tax Payers.
State of Mississippi,
Chickasaw County.
Respectfully Yours.
j. j. Davis.

State of Mississippi,
Chickasaw County.
Notice is hereby given that have
on this day filed with the Clerk Of
the Board Of Supervisors Of Chicka-
saw County in said State. the Per-
sonal aid Realty Assessment Rolls
of said county, for the fiscal year,
1915, and that the Board of
Supervisors of said county will con-
slider the same at the September
meeting thereof, and unless the tax
payersof the county appear on that
date and make complaint Of any
error in their assessment before said
rolls shall have been approved by
said board, the same shall be taken
as conclusive. See Sections ,43OS
and 45O3 of the Code Of 1906.
This the 2nd day Of August 1915
c. A. Moffat, Tax Assessor.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

for patch work on the Houlka and
and Schooner Valley road on
Schooner pike.
Putting down one car of gravel
for patch work on the Houlka and
Schooner Valley road on HOulka
pike.
All to built according to plans
and specifications on file in the
Chancery Clerks Office at Houston,
Miss. The Board to let the con-
tract to the lowest responsible bid
der. but reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Witness my hand this the 18th
day Of August 1915.
H. E. Brannon, Clerk.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of Houston
Precinct.

I want to thank the people Of
Beat One for the hearty vote that
they gave me on the 3rd Of August
and will have to run the race over
again and / trust that they will
still give me their support in the
End Primary. | will always feel
under obligations to you for your
kindness to me; and when 60 down
on my knees / will never forget to
ask the richest benediction Of my
Lord and Master to rest with you
and each of you.
Hoping that you will give me a
hearty vote on the oath day Of
August / remain your friend.
J. r. Chennault.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of ChiCkaSaW
County
D. A. Blair

By your liberal vote of Aug. 3rd.
you made me one of your choice
for Circuit Clerk. Voters appre-
ciate this kind deed of yours and /
now appeal to you to help me on
Aug. oath. If there ever was a
time in my life that | needed help
it is now, and / will be very crate
ful to you for any thing you may
do or say for me. So please re-
member me on Aug. oath. Thank
ing you again for your support.
Z. H. Chennault.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of Chickasaw County:

express you sincere thanks for the vote you gave
me o Aus. 3rd for hancery Clerk
again earnestly solicit vote and active support
oath be elected because feel that can render to
you faithful and efficient service in that office
want you bany standard and that come up
to what make officer that would be credit to
county
competent and efficient and there is no reason why should
elected then appeal stand by me in this race and
help me to win for it much to
Soliciting again support am
Yours truly
w. A. Wilkinson
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of Chickasaw County:
Tom H. johnson.

Please accept my most sincere gratitude for the GEN
erous support you gave the First Primary election
for the Office of State Senator You already know from
my public utterances the principles and policies for which
stand and those to which am opposed will be IN the
Second Primary and you will honor with your sup
port on that occasion it will be accepted with the most
heartfelt appreciation with malice toward none but
charity to all" remain most respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
N W. Bradford
The hummer., 1915-08-20
Trnstee,s Sale.

BY virtue of the authority vested
in me as substituted trustee, in
certain Deed of Trust executed on
on the 7th day Of June 1912, by A.
C. Ball, to the GreT a la Bank and
due january 1st 1918, said deed of
trust being recorded in book lO5,
page 219 Of the records of deeds in
the office Of the chancery clerk at
Houston, Miss, Chickasuw County,
and default having been made in
the payment of same, and | having
been requested by the BENEFICIARY
will on
Monday the 9Th day Of Sept. 1918
offer for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in front of the east
door of the court house in the town
of Houston, Mississippi, within le.
gal hours, the following described
/ property located IN CmckaSaW cOun
/ ty, State Of Mississippi
The S-E IA and the S-W IA, ex
cept a strip containing 26 acres of
of the West side and the 6 acr'
block near center of North side o
/ S-W IA and described in deed a
running South 140 yards thence
East 210 yards, thence North l4l
yards; thence West 210 yards t,
point of beginning, All in Section
27, Township Is, Range 1, Eas t, in
tending to convey all the land ! Owl
in Chickasaw county, with all i'm
provements thereon.
Said property is to be sold t
satisfy said deed of trust vii
only convey such title as is veste'
lin me as substituted trustee
Witness my signature this tn
| 28th day of July 1915.
w. j. Beasley,
Substitute Trustee
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the People of Chickasaw
County.

I thank you for the vote given
me in the first primary for the Off
ce of STATE REVENUE AGENT
/ received in the State 1O,623 more
votes in the first primary than my
next opponent Forty counties
gave me the lead, while eleven gave
the lead to this opponent-the re-
manning counties have given plural
tiles to Messrs Evans, Elmer and
Rush who were left out in the first
primary
The battle is not over. am in a
second race.
The Revenue Agents office is one
Of great importance to all the peo-
pie. l urge my friends and the
friends of Mr.. Elmer, Mr. Evans,
Fand Mr.. Rush to 60 to the polls and
vote-and say a good wOrd-fOr me
on August oath.
Anything, everything you can do
for me will be deeply appreciated
am, Your friend,
Stokes V. Robertson.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
TO Whom 1t May Concern:

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 10, 1915.
This is to certify that Mr. E. H..
Chennault. of Houston, Miss, has
been suffering for some years with
a bone affection of the foot, which
necessitated amputation He is
now in perfect health and should be
able to return to active work in less
than 80 days.
Willis C. Campbell, M. D.
The hummer., 1915-08-20
Supplement to The Hummer
Friday, Aug. 20, 1915.
To the Voters Of Chickasaw County:

take this thanking the voters for the nice vote given
me on Aug S appreciate every them am in the run of
and need your Aug oath
said before have asked for public Office before
and am asking this my qualifications know the details
of the office from beginning having served years Deputy
will not be able to see all the Oath and those do
not see want this personal appeal for your vote
Thanking you again. i am
Yours truly,
Tom H. Johnson
The hummer., 1915-08-20
TO THE PEOPLE OF MIS-
.SISSIPPI:

TO THE PEOPLE OF MIS-
SISSIPPI.
l appreciate, most deeply, the
splendid support you gave me in
my race for State RI Tenue Agent
! am in the run-off, and / ask you
for your continued support.
have made the race upon my
own merits. am asking you for
your support on a proposition of
sound economics.
Section 4739, Code 1906, reads.
1t is the duty of the State Revenue
Agent to investigate the books, ac-
counts and vou"hers Of the State,
and of every county, municipality
and levee board" It is also his
duty to collect public revenues in
errors. In other words, the State
Revenue Agent is the travelling au-
ditOr of the State.
l think that the office, as a mat
ter of principle, should be on a sal
ary basis, but regardless of that, if l
am elected / propose to help the
tax assessors systematic the as
seSsments and do all il my power
to see that taxes are properly as
sessed and collected to begin with,
thus cutting out the back tax nui-
sance If back taxes are honestly
due, / propose to collect them, but
/ pledge myself not to injure the
State by taking advantage Of tech
nicaliues OF in any other manner. ]
propose the duty Of auditing cOun-
ties by putting them on a uniform
system of accounting and installing
! the same system of carbon, or du-
plicate, records that the big busi-
| ness interests use, having the coun.
| ties send these records to the Jack
son Office, and through this medium
keep all the counties checked up al
all times. Municipalities, etc, vii
be handled in similar manner
From these records / will compile
and publish an annual trial balancu
J and cost sheet, showing, in analyz
/ ed form, where every cent Of tn
tax money goes.
} Wouldn't it be better to proven
t graft, error, and the escape Of pre-
t perty from taxation, rather tha
D merely to detect it after it has haI
; pened? If private business is ru
d on this sound principle, why canno
the peoples business be as sTictl
+ attended to? 1t can be if we eleC
if competent men to Office.
e Who would be most apt to d
d this-a lawyer or an expert accOuI
q tant? My opponent iS-a lawyer
o am an expert accountant ! haN
o had nine years experience doir
n exactly this kind of work.
u An ounce of prevention is wort
!, pound of cure
Let's get down to business.
10 Respectfully yours,
Il CHAS. j. MOORE.
a Expert Accountant and Audito
DuraDt, Holmes County, Candida
for State Revenue Agent
The hummer., 1915-08-20
GOtheOOd People TOf Chick
aSaw County

I want to THANK the people Of
Chickasaw for the vote they gave
me on Aug, Srd and for the many
extended to me during
the campaign. The vote at my
home box was the happiest and will
ever be the prOudest part Of my life.
With the kindliest feeling toward
all, ] am
Thankfully and respectfully yours
Rowland C. Kirby,
The hummer., 1915-08-20

To My FRrENDs-I Want to thank
my many friends who contributed
so generously to me in the On to
Frisco Contest just closed My
failure to win was not your fault,
and / thank yOaf again and again
for your efforts in my hehalf.
Very truly,
Et0ile Davis.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Mr.. Claude Morris spent a few
DAYS with relatives at West Point
Miss Magnetic Evans left Tues
day for a weeks stay with friends &C.
Pontot0c
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To The Voters Of Houston
Precinct

| take this method of thanking
the voters of this Houston precinct
for their liberal support on the 3rd
of Aug. 1915 for Justice Of Peace
and will appreciate their vote on
the oath of Aug. 1915 in the second
primary. Thanking you in advance
for your support
Respectfully,
D. A. Blair
The hummer., 1915-08-20
To the Voters Of ChiCkaSaW
County

| want to offer you my thanks for
the splendid vote. l received on Aug.
9rd. No man could appreciate this
mark of confidence more than do.
| respectfully ask YOU to support
me with your vote and influence on
Aug. oath, and promise YOU that
if | am elected ! will give you faith
ful, efficient and skillful service as
your Tax-Assessor for the next 4
years.
Asking you again for your sup
port and again thanking you, | am
Respectfully,
w. j. Williams.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Mr.. Buford Woods is at NOx-
apater this week.
Miss>Boyd # West Point is the
quest Of Mrs. win Johnson.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

One Good Milk Cow, fresh
in milk, also two Through
bred Jersey Bulls-One two
years old and one ten months
old.
Walter Alexander, R. 2.
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Watch to be properly repaired and cleaned must be
tey taken to pieces each part separately cleaned and inspected
and these parts eassembed 1t then be carefully adjusted
and timed All this delicate and requires experience and
great mechanical ability
There is a right and a wrong way to do everything We
might point out dozens things the Of watch repairing
that we think little better than the ordinary but the best
assurance to our customers of scass work guarantee
that all repair work will be satisfactory Bring your watch
repair The work will be properly done and charge will be
reasonable.
G. S. VANN
Houston, Mississippi
AtE.P P. Wilson & Co. Drug Store
The hummer., 1915-08-20

Thoroughbred 0. !. C. pigs for
sale at reasonable prices.
j. E. Hill.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19
Omar Doak
EDITOR
TO ADVERTISERS

All persons having advertisements or
.he second and third pages must have
their copy in not later than 9 o'clock on
Saturday previous to publication. those
on the first and fourth RACES not later
than Wednesday at 2 T. M
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19

Minneapolis, MINI White
Earth, near here. claims the
champion mother OF this state
and perhaps Of the entire coun-
try. Although Mrs. fyrtle
La Chappelle is only 10 years
of age, she has been the moth
er OF cine children. Her hus-
band is ~ years old.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19
HAZARDOUS POLICY.

~ IL IN ~ W. ~ i ~ L-A ~
Some OF the German-Amer
lean new papers see in the re-
cent Republican a rebuke 10
! President Wil~on for his firm
attitude in the diplomatic cor
respondence with the govern
ment of Germany during re-
cent months The gauntlet
thrown to the feet OF the Ger
imam Americans, says the
New York States.Zeitung, for
example was promptly taken
i up with the results of De-
mocratfc candidates beaten by
German American vote
| Whether we'll based or not,
such a claim is no compliment
1
to and will not. be welcomed
by the Republican party. II a
! Republican President shout en-
j ter the White House in March,
1917, and if the great war
should still be in progress,
! COMMUNICATIONS looking tor
a different policy ii this par
ticular would be greatly dis
appointed.
/ No president elected bv any
party whatsoever would have
taken position differing in
any important particular from
that OF President Wilson with
regard to Germany during the
past summer. for the simple
reason that his position was
distinctly American and gener-
ally approved And if a Re-
publican or a Progressive Pre-
sident were now in the White
House, undoubtedly he would
express himselfin words SINH
lar to those uttered by Mr..
Wilson in a recent speech:
"The only thing within our Dor
ders that has given us grave
concern recently has been that
voices has been raised in
America protesting to be the
voices of Americans which were
not indeed and in truth Amer
leans but which spoke alien
sympathies, which came from
; men who loved other countries
better than they love Ameri-
ca" II German American ed
itors want the Democratic par
ty to retire from power next
year they would do we'll not to
advertise its defeat in advance
as a rebuke administered by
the hyphenated vote. Such a
policy would be less hazard
eous than unwise.-Pulaski
:, Times.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19

A paroled convict cf South
Dakota must serve out his
term because he got marrit d
while at liberty, Pretty hard
lines for man who was TAX
ing the best way to behave
himself, st. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10. 1915.
SAFETY OF THE NATION

In stirring address t. a
private party of newspaper
men, ]. Stuart Blaektop, AUTH
or and producer of the : great
preparedness film "The Battle
CRY of Peace said that the f.
nal salvation of the country
would be up to the country
newspaper. SIT the rural
newspaper the country week
" and the small town daily get
behind the preparedness
movement and demand action
by Congress- Blackton said,
''then we will see an appropria
ton during this session that
will be a good starter. Of
course to get anywhere we will
need series OF appropriations
a program for navy and army
which, spread over a period OF
years, will give us eventually
what protection we need But
If the small town newspapers
refuses to call for prepared :
ness, and prefers pork, in
stead, the movement will fall.
The protection OF America is
in the hands Of the country ed
tor
Mr.. Blackton's speech for
preparedness followed the
viewing by newspaper men OF
the film The Battle Cry OF
Peace" in which the author
shows how helpless the United
States would be in case of at
tack by foreign foe. New
York streets are bombarded,
homes are attacked. women
and children are terrified and
fathers taken out. lined up
against a wall and shot. The
handful of American soldiers
are joke to the invaders and
enemy ships stand off our
shores, out OF range OF our
guns, and batter to pieces our
coast defences. These pos
sibilities are not without the
basis of fact said Mr.. Black
ton. in his address. Instead
Of being a sleeping giant. we
are a helpless babe. The
dream Of universal peace has
been shattered by the Euro
pean nations and will again be
shattered. We have learned
that nations will break solemn
treaties when they think it te
their advantage to do SO. The
world is but little different
from what it was a thousano
years ago. But we, in the
democracy of the United
States, are full partners. The
responsibility OF government
and the salvation Of the nation
is on every citizen. Every
citizen should be able to trans
fer himself into a soldier for
the defense Of his country
This is not imperiaIlstic; it is
fhe very essence OF demo-
cfacy that would Eve,''
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dol
lars Reward for any case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taker
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hYe years, and has become known al
the most reliable remedy for Catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the Blood
on the Mucous susfaces, expeling the
Poison from the Blood and healing the
diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Caiarrh
Cure for short time you will see a
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking HATS Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid of catarrh
F. J. CHENEY b CO. Toledo, OLA
Sold BY all Druggists, z5c-
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Ferguson Camp No. a7I
WOODME EN- OF THE WORLD

Meetings held on the first Tuesday night in
each month at O'Clock, i'll 1. o. O. +. Hall.
All members in good standing are rogue
to attend.
G, K. HUDSON, Consul COMMANDER.
F. E. NELMS, CLRRK.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-11-19
Do your Thanksgiving shop.
ping nowl

We Can't all get rich in Wall
Street because some OF us
have got to save a few dollars
to lend later to the men who
are now buy ing war stocks.
Grand Rapids Press