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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11
A PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN OF GRENADA.

The children of the town OF Grenada make an earnest plea to
every voter in Grenada to go to the polls and cast a ballot, Saturday,
June 10, to authorize the mayor and board of aldermen to increase
the tax levy for school purposes to 6 mills. a rate that prevails in a
majority of the leading towns of the state. The public schools of
, Grenada need the money to be derived from the levy, which would
be about Is cents apiece for every inhabnant of the town, fl we're
prorated equally; but since it will be prorated according to the tax
able property, i. follows that the citizen of larger means will pay
more than his less fortunate neighbor, who. perhaps in many instan.
ces. will not pay over ten or fifteen cents. some nothing at all. This
puts the case in a nutshell.
We repeat the children of Grenada make a plea for the increase
of the tax levy. 1t is a pretty cold and callous man that can turn a
deaf ear to the needs and opportunities of children.
The highest duty of the present generation is to thoroughly
equip the children of the present day for service, and they can not
be prepared for satisfactory service in either church or state without
the proper mental training, and they can not get the proper mental
training without well equipped and full term schools.
Our city school is being run just as economically as possible.
There is nothing being wasted. The salaries paid in Grenada are
not above those paid-but in some cases are less-at other similar
towns in the state. There has been a slight deficit for the past year
or two, and now some repairs are imperative. The board of trustees
published a few weeks ago a statement of school conditions that
should be read again by every citizen.
Grenada can not afford to take any backward step in regard to
her public school interest-she will not do so.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11
A WIDOW WANTS TO EMPLOY A MAN.

A certain widow living in no distant land wanted TO employ a
man to look after her farm, to sell cotton, keep the farm store and
collect from her tenants. Naturally her ~neighbors told her she
wanted a man of known honesty and one who had had some expert
ence in that kind of business. By "experience," of course, the
neighbors meant a man that had worked on a farm and with farm
hands, who had made a fair success and who had not had to pass
the hat around to get money to conduct his own affairs. But con.
slider the astonishment OF her neighbors when she told them that she
was about to employ a man who had been indicted for embezzle-
ment in Alabama. for forgery in Tennessee and who had failed to
account tor hve bales of cotton in his care on a farm in a neighbor
ing county, and whose chief asset was his claims of honesty and his
declarations that all the misfotunes that had come to him had come
of the Vaccinations of his enemies because he stood for the right
and because they wanted ito ruin him" Was his story a reasonable
one and would any one of good common sense entrust such a man
with money or with any important duty7 Does the reader note a
parallel case in the widows employee with that of one now browsing
in the political pastures of Mississippi?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11
ASK FOR STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.

Through the proclamation of Gov. Brewer a meeting convened
in Jackson yesterday, June 10, for the purpose of setting on foot a
campaign that will secure from the next legislature a State Hiqhwav
Commission which would mean, of course, a better and more bust.
nesslike way of working our roads. There are only six states in the
Union that have no highway department, a fact which makes those
states without such a department unable to readily secure the ar of
the National government for aid for road building.
The time for debate about the necessity of good roads has lone
ago passed. Good roads and better roads are a necessity and the
only question now is, How can we get them?' In Mississippi we
have been spending thousands of dollars tor the past dozen year, in
road working and yet we are far from having good roads, certainly
we have no permanent roads. 1t follows then that we have been
making some mistakes and the wise thing to do is to gradually
adopt some new plan. We need roads that are pernanen that can
be used the year round.
We hope the meeting in Jackson will create such a sentiment
that will enable us, ere long, to apply business methods to our roads
We can not prosper as we should unit. our highways measure ND to
much higher standards than they are today.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11

don. more 70 shake public confidence in them than almost any
thing else. ..s t,w
These cases should be tried. The people are entitled 10 KNOW
where they are "at" If Judge Taylor does not foree. hese . -
!, trio he will, Law himself liable to the charge of allowing a delay for
political purposes. His uncle is a candidate tor state easu' -"
the coat-tail riding ticket, and it is well understood that 'hose VIZ
have so bite y antagonized Gov. Brewer IN MS noeavo ~ CIV
The neonle a cleaner deal in penitentiary affairs, would much prefer
tha, these aces not come to a trial before the August primaries.
Let's have a showdown without any halting or backstepP'hg' LEI
the public know who is responsible for the delay.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11

If there ever was a time in the history of this nation when the
cool, calculating man should be at the front. it is TODAY The man
who thinks carefully and who proceeds cautiously in comnu-
nifty IS a bulwark and a stay and support in all crises. Let the peo.
pie of the United States heed his advice and his warnings at the
present time. 1t is easy enough to take aHront and get into war but
1t is an awful thing to get out of it. If governments vert to he as
serious before wars IS afterwards, there would be none.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11
WHY THE DELAY IN THESE CASES2

1t looks peculiar to a layman that the State of Mississippi is un-
able to get to trial the cases against Boyce & Co. and Yergers
bondsmen. The press dispatches of this week state that the Ator-
ny Generals office was ready for trial in the case of Yerger's bonds
men and urged that it proceed. Boyce & Co. have been allowed to
amend" and apparently play hide and seek with the court. The
delays and repeated contnuances OF the courts of the country have
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11

A kePtomaniac IS usually a term applied to the betterto do
class who do just plain, com mon stealing. When a poor mar takes
something which belongs to somebody else, he is very properly
called a thief. Upon the same theory it is proper, W e suppose to
call a man who holds an important trust and betrays the people by
selling out a KLEPTOBRIBEAC
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-11

Tires
Pushed Millions
of Rocks from the
Tire Road

They have saved waste and
trouble to hundreds Of thou.
sands ofmotorists. The result is
thatlast year. despite some hum
bred rivals. men bought about
one Goodyear for every car in
use.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-02
Fined $50 and Costs.

An echo of last falls wet and dry cleo
ton was heard in the district court lasi
Monday when Ben Rhinehart OF Swink
was given fine of $50 and will be re-
quired to pay the costs in the case which
convicted him. The case grew out of a
scrap which occurred in Swink barber
shop the day following the election.
The hearing created considerable in
terest, many citizens from Swink being
present to near the evidence. The case
was given to the jury about five o'clock
and about ten o'clock announced that
they had arrived at a verdict Just what
the delay was is not known but their ver-
dict was plain assault. Rhinehart was
given fine of $50 and the costs in the
case, which will amount in all to about
5000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-02
certainly Joy and laughter-pro-

certainly Joy and laughter-pro-
ducing.
DR.. Chas. G. Pearce was the
speaker yesterday afternoon and
his lecture was one of the most
brilliant and impressive of the
entire course.
Jess Pugh, an inimitable story
teller, was given the doubtful
honor of arousing the jaded appe-
tites of the last chautauqua audi
ence, and he filled the bill so
capnbly that our seven days Of
entertainment will long remain a
pleasant memory.
To the unfailing courtesy and
good management of Supt. Her
shey in great measure is due the
S &C 'ssful conduct of this, the
best chautauqua ever held in
Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-02
J. B. Byars House.
Clearing Sale

Hundreds of satisfied customers are at
tending this bargain feast:
Ladies, mems and childrens Csc to
55c Silk and Silk Lisle Hose go in
this sale at ---------------- .l9
Ladies S House Dresses at--- SO
Mems gray and brown mixed Work
Sox- -----. ------ ------- US
Mems and boys soc Work and Dress
Shirts, to close out ut--------------- .55
Mems 25c Ties. house clearing sale IA
Extremely low prices throughout our
store. J. B. BYARS
Money to loan on Real Estate in any
amounts. Ten years time. Interest z
per cent payable annually. With privi-
lege of paying not to exceed one fifth
of principal in any one year. See US il
you need money in large quantities,
D. T. Whitock, over Rexall Store. lit
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-02
SUCCESSFUL CHAUTAUQUA
Continued from First Page)


1t was greatly regretted that to
the Riner Sisters fell the task of
providing the Sunday entertain
ment, for the main purpose Of
this company was said to be "to
make people laugh" But when
the reader was heard in "The
Man Without Country" and
"The Littlest Rebel the Sabbath
audiences found that the serious
side of life had not been left out
of the Riner Sisters repertoire.
DIR. Il. L. Hagerman, the lee
turer on Sunday afternoon, prov
ed himself one of the ablest men
upon the lecture platform. So
engrossing to the great audience
was his delineation of The World
We Live In" that the rumblings
of impending storm went unheed-
ed by his hearers and they would
not listen to his offer to cut his
discourse short so that they might
reach the shelter of their homes
In the evening the vesper hour
was pleasantly spent in religious
services led by the pastors of
the Christian, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches and Supt.
Hershey, with Il. O. Shelton in
charge of the singing. Then Sid
ney Landon appeared in even bet
ter form than ever before, and his
impersonatiohs of Victor Hugo,
Longfellow, Bill Nye, etc, were
so true to life and intensely inter
esting that the audience was
greatly surprised when he bade
them good night"
Nine Van Cloister and Howard
Hanson were the musicians on
Monday afternoon and evening.
The former proved herself a con-
cert singer of rare ability and the
latter an artist on the cello and
piano as well as a rising young
musical composer.
The lecture by Glen Frank on
Monday afternoon was a master
piece of erudition, more appro-
pirate before gathering of col
lege students, but apparently un-
derstood and enjoyed by his chau-
tauqua audience in this city.
Waiting patiently thru storm
of hail and rain that set in about
the time set for the appearance OF
Opie Read on Monday evening,
the largest crowd that had yet as
sembled was amply compensated
when this famous author-lecturer
mounted the rostrum and in the
homely character of Lem Jucklin
put more genuine humor, philos-
ophy, gentle sarcasm and know
ledge of humanity into his mono
logue than most of his hearers
had accumulated in a lifetime.
Thaviu and his band was the
attraction ON Tuesday and drew
the largest crowds of the chautau-
qua. AT the evening performance
the big band was augmented by
the European Grand Opera sing.
ers and the combined musical
treat was IN itself well worth the
price of seasons ticket.
Wednesday afternoon was the
children's play time, when to the
great delight of their parents and
friends they presented story
pageant, "The Return of the Pa
triots", for which they had been
diligently practicing under the
capable direction of Miss Hor-
tense Smith.
AT both afternoon and evening
performances The American Girls
-costumed to represent different
types of American life and dress
from the Indian maiden to the
modern girl of today-with music,
song and story delighted everyone
who saw and heard them.
Thos. p. Gore, the blind sena-
tor from Oklahoma, was the lee
turer on Wednesday evening and
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
OIL OPERATIONS ARE
INCREASING IN STATE

Barbourville, KY, April 5.-The
beginning of the month found lit
tie greater activity prevailing in
Kentucky's petroleum fields than
any previous month this winter.
Low prices have been somewhat off
set by the milder weather and cor
responding reduction in drilling ex-
penses, and at the same time the
discovery of a probably new extern
sion in the lower end of the State
has inspired additional drilling in
that direction. There have been nc
further market reductions, and the
trade is hoping that no further re-
auctions in Kentucky crude will be
made. Drilling is still far from nor
NAL and only scattered competitions
are being returned, but with the
picking up in new developments a
greater new production is expected
within the next few weeks.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
FORMER BUSINESS MAN
CONVICTED OF BURGLARY

Hickman, KY, April 1.-Oce Har-
ris, who was tried here in January
on a charge of robbing the safe of
the Hickman Drug Company last
June, convicted and given a sentence
of one year and one day in the peni-
Tertiary, was carried to the State
penitentiary at Eddyville. He APP
pealed his case Immediately after
conviction and the Court of Appeals
this week affirmed the verdict of the
Circuit Court.
Harris was a prominent witness
in the last trial of the Allison Tyler
murder trial had in Wickliffe. Har-
ris vas formerly a well known bus
mess man of Hickman, having been
connected with different firms here,
and later was a member of the firm
owning the Hickman Steam Laun-
dry. There are two other charges
still pending against him.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
DIRE THREATS MADE BY
BUTLER POSSUM HUNTERS

Morgantown. KY, April s.
Startling evidence was given in the
hearing of the Postum Hunter cases
in this city, which were transferred
for trial to Warren county.
One of the county officials claimed
that he was told by supposed Off
GER of the'Possum Hunters"last fall
that the band was 500 strong in his
section; that 80 per cent. of the peo-
pie were Postum Hunters, and that
they were not afraid of the courts.
He further said he was told by the
same man that if Judge Moss and
Prosecutor Gillian came down here
and tried to bother them, the Possum
Hunters would make them swim
Green river back faster than the
boat brought them down here.
The alleged Postum Hunter, it
was declared by the witness, said
the band intended to blow Morgan
town off the hill if they were inter
fered with.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
MUCH REVENUE LOST If
BRITAIN BECOMES "DRY'

London, April 5.-There is excel
lent reason for believing that prohi-
bition of the sale of intoxicating Ii
quor soon will be adopted for the
whole of the United Kingdom, ex-
cept Ireland.
The question of compensation to
the trade is engaging the attention
of the Government. Britons con-
sumo per capita twice as much al
cohol as do Americans. The rev.
enue from alcohol is &40,000,000
($2O0, 900, 00O) a year, while the
war is costing 96O,OOO,OOO ($30O,-
00O.00O a month.
Treasury officials figure that they
can well afford to lose the revenue
from alcohol if the stopping of its
sales will shorten the war.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
PACIFIC WHEAT EXPORTS
OVER 33,OOO,OOO BUSHELS

Portland, Ore, April 3.-Wheat
shipments FROM the Pacific North
west to date total 33,S17,506 BUSH
els, according to compilation made
public by the Merchants Exchange
here to-day. Estimates OF grain
shippers place the crop of this re-
gion this year at about 56.00O,OOO
bushels. OF that amount 2O,O00,0O0
bushels, it is believed, will be need
ed for local consumption, so that
there Is not much more than S5p-
100000 additional bushels which
can be spared for export. Enough
tonnage for handling half this guam
tity is already under charter.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
BEAVER DAM,

April 5.-One of the SWEETEST and
most beautiful weddings of the sea-
son occurred at the Baptist parson-
age last Tuesday evening. The con-
tracing parties were DR.. Oscar Fle-
ner, of Russellville, and Miss Ara,
daughter of Rev. A. B. Gardner.
The father of the bride officiated in
the presence of quite a number of
friends and relatives. The bride was
attired in white Paris muslin and
carried in her hand boquet of
white carnations The groom was
dressed in a suit of black. Miss Ara
was one of our most popular young
ladies. She had been organist in
the Baptist Church and teacher in
the Sunday School and in apprecia-
tion of this, the church presented
her with a full set of silverware.
DR.. Flener has a fine practice iIt
dental work in his new home. After
receiving many nice presents from
friends, they left for Louisville for
short stay when they will return
to the Doctors home in Russellville.
Miss Hazel Hooker left last week
for FL Paso, Texas, to spend a
month visiting her uncle, Mr.. Beno-
nj Stevens.
Mr.. Earl Chick was taken to
Louisville last week by DR.. Willis to
have an operation performed for an
abscess on the liver. The operation
was performed and he is doing well
His mother is with him also. Dr.
an operation on little Orman, son OF
James Taylor, for an abscess on his
lungs. which was a success and he
is getting along all right.
Mason Taylor shipped a carload
of hogs from Beaver Dam Monday
Mr. Less Chinn is adding three
new rooms to his home.
Mr.. Willie Chick has of his own
raising a triplet bunch of corn,
well developed ears connected to-
gether from the same shuck. While
Mr.. Chick is not advertising seed
corn, we think the corn growers
would do well to obtain some of his
corn for seed.
Rev. A. B. Gardner came back
from his new home and occupied
the pulpit at the Baptist Church
Sunday. The church has not yet
called a pastor.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
in the world to-day is in our favor,
an eloquent tribute of our enviable
financial and commercial position.
TERRIFIC EASTER STORM
SWEPT ATLANTIC COAST

New York, April 4.-The entire
Atlantic Coast, from Florida to
Maine was treated today to the worst
Easter weather ever experienced.
Wind, snow and rain combined to
make the day memorable. The worst
previous early April storm was on
April 8, 1907.
The wind at Long Branch attained
a velocity of seventy-six miles an
hour. 1t reached sixty miles an hour
in New York, and slxinches of snow
fell. Pedestrians and horses we're
blinded, and accidents were nu-
merous.
The steamer Prinz Mauritz, which
left New York Thursday with four
passengers and a large cargo for
Haiti, Venezuela and West Indian
ports, was disabled in latitude 36:45
N, and longitude 74:55W., and sent
S. o. S. calls for assistance. Steam
ers going to her aid caused reports
that the German Prinz Eitel Fried
rich had made a dash for freedom
from Newport News. The Interrupt
ton to wire communication made
confirmation or denial of these re-
ports impossible, but Washington fl
nally was able to get in touch with
Hampton Roads and received assur-
ances that the German raider was
still moored to her wharf.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE EPIDEMIC
In Kentucky Costs over
100000.
ONE-HALF BORNE BY THE STATE
Much Money Spent In Arrest
ing Disease and Slaught.
ering of Animals.
TOTAL OF STATES ss,2s7,O77.54

Washington, April 5.-The full
extent of the fight made in the vari-
Gus States infected in order to ar
rest and eradicate the foot and
mouth disease is now just made APP
parent in connection with reports of
the work done. In Kentucky. for
instance, ten counties were infected
and eighty-two herds. A total of
1851 cattle, PIG sheep, 72S swine
and one goat, a grand total of 1856
animals in Kentucky, were infected,
according to reports made up to
February 2S.
The cost in money of the develop
ment of the disease in Kentucky
reached a total of 10000, one
half of which, or S53,505, was borne
by the Federal Government and the
other half is to be borne by the
State.
OF this, the Federal Government
paid for animals slaughtered, $37,-
951, for the burial of slaughtered
animals, $93O.S9, for property nee
essarily destroyed, $3S3.S3, for dis
infection and miscellaneous eXpens-
es, $2,S29.O4. In each instance, as
pointed out, the State will have to
pay a similar sum.
To Indiana claimants the Federal
Government paid as follows:
For animals slaughtered, $780,
424.3S; burial of animals. ST.
06S.S1; property destroyed. $S62.OS;
disinfection and miscellaneous, ST.
303.26. In Indiana nineteen coun-
ties were infected, 105 herds, 1857
cattle. els sheep. $3.50 swine, a to-
tai of all animals of 6,S43.
The grand total of expense to the
Federal Government in all States
was $3.237, O77.54. Illinois suffered
the heaviest during the epidemic
and the Federal Government spent
there $1.256, 422.76. or two-ffths of
the entire expense in the country.
Pennsylvania came next to llli-
nois and Ohio third, from stand
point of expense involved in the
handling of the epidemic.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
Prominent Attorney III.

Greensboro, KY. April 4.-Reu-
ben A. Miller. one of the best known
attorneys of Kentucky, is desperate
ly i'll at his home in Owensboro. He
is unconscious. and it is not expect
ed that he will survive many hours.
Mr.. Miller is suffering from heart
trouble. He is the senior member
OF the law firm of Miller & San
didge. Recently, ON account of Ill
health, he resigned as chief counsel
of the Louisville. Henderson & st,
Louis Railroad Company. He was
also counsel for the Louisville &
Nashville and Illinois Central roads
in Owensboro.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
PRAYERS FOR PEACE ON
HIGH MOUNTAIN PEAK

Riverside. Cal, April 4.-More
than $4,000 men and women climb
ed Mount Roubidoux, the highest
nearby peak. before dawn to-day,
knelt at the foot of a huge cross
surrounding its crest, and prayed
for peace. The service began just
as the sun rose over the SUBMITS of
San Bernardino Range. A chorus
of several hundred, led by singers
of national reputation, chanted Eas-
ter anthems.
Hundreds of visitors from the
East attended the services.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
UNITED STATES WILL
ORGANIZE FLYING CORPS

Washington, April Secretary
Daniels is about to select a new
class of ten naval and marine corps
officers and twenty enlisted men to
be organized in June for instruction
in naval aeronautics at the Pensaco-
la, Fla, naval station. The officers
will spend the first six weeks at the
plant of some aeroplane manufactur-
err. after which instruction in flying
will begin.
Officers will be granted thirty-five
per cent. and the men fifty per
cent. increase in pay, when the act
ual flying begins.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-07
NO EASTER FINERY IN
EVANSVILLE CHURCH

Evansville. Ind, April AT the
Easter services of the First Pente-
costal Church of the Nazarene here
this morning not a single new Easter
bonnet. gown nor suit was seen. A
few days ago the pastor of the little
church, the Rev. Ira r. Akers, asked
the members not to wear new clothes
on Easter, as he feared it would
embarass the poor people in the
congregation who were not able to
buy new clothes. The members
promised they would abide by his
request, and they kept their word
to-day.