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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
OFFICERS APPOINTED TO
HOLD NOVEMBER
ELECTION

The Election Commissioners
have appointed the following
named persons to hold the gen.
eral election in Rankin county on
Tuesday. Nov. End. The first
named manager is designated as
returning officer and it will be
his duty to come after the box
and return it after the election,
for which service he will receive
So. Boxes cannot be legally sent
out in this election by express or
mail:
Stems Creek &C. w. Alliston,
u. B. Hines, I. S. Dear, mana
gers; Watts Webb. Fred Will
liams, clerks; J. B. Lowther, ST.,
bailiff.
Star-W. 7. Holiday, J. w.
Morgan, E. F. Muse, managers;
T. J. Morris, O. L. McCool,
clerks; G. B. Hilton, bailiff.
Cleary-W. P. Alliston, L. G.
Jones, J. M. Hemphill, mana
gers; j. u. Holcombe, A. T.
Pace, clerks; S. S. Pierce, ST.,
bailiff.
Mt. Creek-E. O. Weathersby,
J. P. Clark, Jeff Butler, mana
gers; w. B. Bridges, H. A.
Laird, clerks; w. S. Compere,
bailiff.
Whites-G. w. Sebren, J. d.
Sandifer, J. III. Shack, managers;
G. w. Mobiles, j. P. Byrd, clerks;
is. D. Byrd, bailiff.
Plain Edgar Misterfeldt, R.
L. Catron, ]. T. Cooper, mana
gers; P. r. Ford, E. w. Hudson,
clerks; G. III. Hardy, bailiff.
Brandon G. H. lRobinson, w.
Waddell, w. Samples, managers;
J. w. McRae, ]. T. Berry, clerks;
John w. Simmons. bailiff.
NOakdale-G. B. Miller, j. E.
Kersh, j. M. Williams, ST., man
ayers; G. G. Rouse, E. A. Smith,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
CONDITION OF COTTON Low
EST ON RECORD.

The Times-Picayune herewith
presents it's correspondents re-
ports on the cotton crop, as of
October IL. The concensus of
opinion is to the following effect:
/. With rare exceptions, an
exceedingly sharp deterioration
has occurred since the Septem-
Der report, so that the present
condition is probably the lowest
on record. To this result many
factors have conducted. The
weather has been unfavorable,
as a rule, and the boil weevil has
completed the destructive work
of the elements, especially in AL
ALBANIA and Arkansas.
2, Picking has made rapid
progress and is said to have been
practically finished in some dis
tricts. In most cases. an unu-
sual quantity of seed cotton ap-
pears to be required to make a
500-pound bale of lint.
3. Labor is plentiful, because
of the deficient yield.
4. Farmers are disposed to
hold and there is an abundance
of funds for this purpose.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
their assets and give less than
one-tenth of the ualue of the
same in the market of the coun-
try.
SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS
ACTION OF SUPER
VISORS.

The supreme court Monday de-
cided, in the case of J. T. Purvis
and others against G. 0. Robin
son, tax collector, and others,
that the action of the Board of
Supervisors of Rankin county in
levying a tax Of 4 mills upon pc
tition of the majority of the quail
flied electors of Cross Roads con-
solidated school district, was le-
gal and not without authority of
law, and that hence 1.-The chan
Gerry court is without power to
enjoin the collection of the tax. y
Those who objected to the tax
levy sought an injunction in the
chancery court of Rankin county
against the collection of the tax,
and a temporary restraining Or
der was issued. The defendant
demurred to the bill, making a
motion to dissolve the Injunction.
The demurrer was sustained, the
Injunction dissolved and the bill
dismissed. An appeal to the SUI
preme court was taken, and the
decision of the chancellor sus-
tanned
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

1T is beyond the bounds
of possibility to answer
promptly the mass of GU
riosity telephone calls that
threaten to swamp our ex-
changes every time there is q
large fire.
Calls for physicians, the am
bulance or the police, held up
at such times might result in
the loss of human life.
For your protection, as well
as for the protection of your
neighbors, we ask you not to
call the telephone operator
merely out of curiosity. After
all, she has no more informa-
ton than you have.
MISSISSIPPI. J
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

An exchange complains that
our present method of accepting
assessments upon unsupported
statements of many property
owners is farcical and a travesty
upon all just demands of the
statutes regulating the levying
of taxes. While the poor man
or small farmer gives in all his
property and pays his just quota
of taxes, the large land owner,
merchant, stockman, or corpora
ton withhold the larger part of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Governor-elect Bilbo has re-
turned to his office at Jackson
after a months sojourn at Hot
Springs. The new governor has
already outlined the work he is
going to do before the meeting
of the Legislature in January,
aud that contemplates a close
and careful study of the states
financial condition, the needs of
the several institutions depend
ent on the states generosity,
the necessity of new laws or the
trimming of old ones, etc., with
a view to giving the state "the
best administration it has ever
had," according to his oft-re-
peated declaration,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Courtney Butler ct al,
VS.. No. 1892.
Interior Lumber Company
By virtue of the provisions of decree OF the
Chancery Court of Rankin County Mississippi
rendered by said court on the 9Th day of October
1915 and recorded in Minute Book No. page 40
tie undersigned as special commissioner OF the
said court the said cause, will on the first day
of November 1916 being the first Monday of No
vember, at the South front door of the court
house of said county in Brandon Mississippi
within legal hours expose tor SALE and sell to the
highest bidder for cash: the following described
land situated in said county to-wit: ELI of the
SEI-4 being Lot - Section 80 Township
Ranged East and the timber on the NWi-4 OF
the NEL4 Section 81 Township Range 4. as per
said decree.
The said land is sold for the purpose of parti-
toning among the owners in accordance with
said decree. and the title is believed to be good
but will convey only such title as is vested In
me as said commissioner.
This the 7th day of October 1915.
T. T. COTTRELL,
Special Commissioner
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
1915 CROP PECANS
Nice size; splendid favor; Zoe a
pound. Telephone Al.
MRS. w. S. MAY.

The State of Mississippi. Rankin County.
Whereas the Chancery Court OF said County,
did at the September term 1915. on the 20 day OF
said September cause to be issued to the under
signed letters of Executorship. under the Will
of the estate of Mrs. Maggie R. Buchanan dec d.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against said estate. to
have the same probated. and registered by the
Clerk of said Chancery Court. within one year:
from date hereof; that failure to probate and
register claims for one year. will forever bar
same.
SUSIE BLUE BUCHANAN. Executrix.
p. HENRY. Atty.
Sept 3Oth 1915.
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The State of Mississippi.

To E. R. Sloan;
An attachmen at the suit OF w. H. watkins a.
painst YOUR estate for Two Hundred. Ninty- three
and 22-1OO Dollars (S293.52). returnable before
the circuit Court of Rankin coonty. said state. at
Brandon. Mississippi. has executed and 10 now
pending in said court; and unless you appear be-
fore said court on the First Monday of January.
A. d.. 1916. and plead to said action. Judgment
will be entered and the estate attached will be solo
Witness my hand and official seal. this l4tn
day of September, A. D.. 1916.
J. A LINDSEY. clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
No. 2O2s.
No. 2023.
Fl. A. Busick. Jr.. VS. L. d, Carter. ct al,
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

By virtue of decree of the Chancery Court Of
Rankin County Mississippi, rendered in the a
bove styled cause on the 18th day of September
1916, wherein was appointed Special Commits
sioner to sell certain land therein described. and
the proceeds of said sale applied to the satisfac-
ton of certain trust mentioned in said decree. l.
G. O. Robinson. Special Commissioner, in front
Of the courthouse door in the town of Brandon.
in said County and State, on the first Monday of
November 1916 it being the, first day thereof.
during the hours provided by law for the making
Of such commissioners sales. will offer FOR sale
and will sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash the following described land situated in
Rankin County. Mississippi. sto-wit:
E1-2 of SEI-4 and SW1-4 Of SE1-4 and E1-2 OF
NW1-4 of SELF Sec 10. 7 s. r East.
Witness my signature, this 9th day of October
1916.
Special Commissioner.
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State of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi,
To Eugene Weakly.
You are commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of Rankin County. Mississippi on
the 9TH. Monday of March 1916 to defend the suit
in said Court of Ina Weakley wherein you are
defendant.
This the 4th day of October 1915.
T. L. GAY. Chancery Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received at the Chaucery Clerks office up until
IL o'clock noon on the first Monday in November.
1915. to build bridge across the slough between
Bob Gates Store and Clear Creek bridge. &C.
cordng to plans and specifications now on file In
said office The board reserves the right to re-
jcct any or all bids.
This the 7th day of October 1915.
r. L. GAY. Clerk.
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NOTICE TO ALL BORROWERS or TOWNSHIP
SCHOOL FUNDS.

Notice is hereby givin to all borrowers of town
ship school funds that unless all interest is paid
up by December 1st., 1915. that foreclosure pro-
ceedings will be begun and all Deeds of Trusts.
will be closed out without further delay.
Witness our signatures this the 7th day OF
October. 1916
r. E. KNIGHT,
President Board of Supervisors.
T. L. GAY.
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Don't Make
Curiosity Telephone Calls

''Because 1000 Idle curiosity seekers In Bingham
ton asked Central where the Are was, emergency
call for an ambulance held up for nearly min
utes and this delay resulted In the death of -.
Physicians say that had the ambulance been secured
/ at once---'s life might have been saved"
| -Elmird AdUertiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26

for a fire in the neighborhood Of the hut
He wished to make a big smoke. and one
which would endure long time.
After half an hours work, never losing
touch with the hut. Professor Stilleter had
collected sufficient infiammable material to
soft boil an egg. This would never DO, and
he was wasting time.
He was tormented by that feeling which
perhaps gave rise to the adage the more
important, he had to do things quickly and
he couldn't. He stood against each of the
four walls of the hut in succession and
shouted for help few times at the top
of his lungs But as he expected, nothing
came of them.
.WelI," he thought, ''rll have to burn
my shelter. 1t will make just the big smoke
I need And I shant be much the worse or
1t won't look like a camp fire, but like the
beginning of forest fire. It ought to bring
The logs of which the hut was built were
thoroughly seasoned and full of pitch BY
aid of the heap of old dried out palsanl
the night Professor Stilliter succeeded in
setting it on fire. His ears told him that the
fire was going to be a success. and presently
too. the heat that began to emanate from ~.
He crawled to little distance and sat
down with his back to the fire. It WASH
likely that anyone would come In less Lnali
an hour: 1t might be many hours before
anyone came. But he was very sure that MS
fire would bring someone eventually.
Sitting and waiting. now making attem 1,ls
to calculate the passage of time, and failing
signally now thinking unhappy thoughts,
and now vengeful passionate thoughts, ne
sat on and on for eternities of time.
He contrasted what might have been with
what was BY now Celestia should have
been his linked to him by indissolubie bonds
Perhaps now he thought. she would love
me- He would have kept her in the cave
for a while and then he would have sneakeo
her feasting his eyes on her beauty, to some
far country, where her face and voice were
not so well known. There he would marry
her Iegitimately, and by him she could nave
many wonderful and beautiful sons ana
daughters ,4a
That was what might have been. Instead.
behold him. sitting In pitch darkness ms
shelter burning behind him, as a. call LOT
that help which might never come. HOW
long, oh, Lord, how long!
Suddenly through his right mana, Whlcn
rested on the ground, there shot SHARP
stab of pain. He jerked his hand upWar9
with an oath. It flashed through ms mInu
that he had been stung by GROUND noTne.
AS matter of fact. a little creeping tongue
of fame had burnt him.
Professor StiIIeter's fire was spreadins,
Crevices in the rock in which were nchehs
and dried moses, carried little forcns 20
hither and thither, torches that were ony
too eager to find and set fire to sonethihs
worth while. 80 .a
The main fire made such crackilns AM
now that Professor Stilllter NAG no.
heard the lesser sounds which II maoe -
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.Doe.nt any Of !. seem familiar = Tommy ..Led

spreading. It was some moments before he
realized that he had not been Sung but
burnt. It was smell OF burning cloth that
made this clear to him. The Professors
coat had caught fire. He moved further
away until there seemed to be nothing about
him but unburnable rock He found the
place in his coat which was burning and
managed to spit upon it till It was out.
He sat down once more He was in the
midst of one of those great open splasheS
of granite on the mountain side. As mat
ter of fact. he was near the edge Of one OF
these masses. Within reach Of his hand was
a dense tangle of finder dry SCRUB trees,
shrubs and dead wood.
Suddenly this shrubbery caught and went
off almost like an explosion. Professor Still
Letter .saggered backward from the intense'
heat and realized presently that he was
backing into another area of heat equally
intense.
On his hands and knees he made off in
direction that took him winding between
the two; he went quite long way. In ms
breast was the first touch OF panic.
there arose a steady, a vibrant, horrid
and incessant clashing; OF all the SOUNDS
in this world. The coolest FLOODED and the
most menacing and sinister.
The fire urged him forward. The rattle
snake cooled in his path. dared him to come
He rose to his feet, shivering and in an
agony of fear and dread. Suddenly he cried
aloud:
to deserve this?'
Only the fire answered him and the rattle
snake Presently it became necessary for
him to go forward or to burn to death where
he stood
He went forward with slow high steps
a figure at once tragic and grotesque. But
the snake too, had grown uncomfortable
in the increasing heat, and he, too, made on
after one final balancing and drawing back
of his head, the jaws wide open as II to
strike.
Seven high arched steps Professor Still
Letter took, before he dared once more to put
his hands to the ground, and crawl 1t was
as well. One more step would have taken
him over a little precipice.
Wherever he went the fire found him out
and drove him on. A strong wind had risen,
and as the flames winnowed their way down
the mountain side and across they found
more and larger stun to feed on.
Professor StiIliter got heart every now
and then. His hands and knees were LAGER
ated, his face had had some hard knocks
His blind eyes smarted with smoke. and the
air which he breathed half chol1ed him.
He came at last to the forest and the fire
followed him and drove him. Sometimes it
would seem to him that 1t had taken
different direction, and that he was by way
of escaping from it. 1t always ended, how
ever, by finding him out, and driving him
forward For a while he could keep his
distance easily: then for while he would
have to hurry. 1t was during these that he
got his worst hurts. But his natural strength
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Copyright, 1915, by The Star Co. All Foreign
Rights Reserved
Synopsis Of Prenou. Chapter.

After the tragic death of John Amesbury, hIa
Frustrated wife. one Of Ameriea's greatest beau.
Ties, dies. At her death Prof. StlIiiter, agent
Of the Interests, kIdnaps the beautiful three
year-old baby girl and brings her up In q para
disc where she man, but thinks she Is
taught by angels, who Instruct her for her mis-
sion to reform the world. At the age Of eighteen
she Is suddenly thrust Into the world, where
agents Of the Interests are ready to pretend to
lind her.
- Fifteen years later, while ln the Adlrondaeks,
Tommy s the first to meet Celestial as she comes
from her paradise; neither recognizes the other.
Tommy rescues Celestial from Stiiter. They
hide in the mountains. Later Stter gets
ceIesta back, and taking her to New York places
her In BelevIew Hospital, where her sanity Is
proven.
Later she tells the world her message. queiis
q labor riot and begins to receive worship a
prophecies. Entering society, she upsets II. Be-
comes International figure feared by the
government. The people are about to place all
power IN her hands, which the interest have
Tommy, having learned Of her origin, discovers
the cave. Returning, he takes Ceiestia back.
Finding Il to be sham, she returns to the city,
reaching there just In time to prevent the In.
terest from carrying out their plans.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-05
= SPORTING SECTION Z
STEWART F. GELDERS EDroR
FRIDAYS GAME.

Friday Hawkinsville took the
first game from Fitzgerald by
the score of eight to two. Fitz-
gerald make a bad start. two
boobies the first inning. Both of
these were excusable however,
as they were bad balls. In the
first inning we came pretty near
losing one of our most valuable
players because he took an op-
posing fans chatting too seriously.
Ball play ers have always got to
put up with much discourteous
talk and should not pay much at
tention to it.
Hawkinsvi lie worked one dou-
BILE play in the fourth. Byrd on
first nabbed Monohans seemingly
sure hit and pegged to Johnson
on second, catching Antley off
the base. Another feature of
the game was Barnett's catch of
Lochobee's fly to left field.
Batteries: Fitzgerald-Antley
and Monohan; Hawkinsville-
Gheesline and Wright. Umpire,
Quarles.
Score by innings: R H F
Fitzgerald O2O 600 OOO 2 6 4
Hawkinsville 22O OO4 600 8 8 1
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The local club is evidently be-
ing following by a Jinx. We
have as good or better a club
than any team we have met but
we are being defeated. Now as
everyone knows a Jinx is hard to
kill, but there is one way to kill
him. That way is to scare him
to death. The best and only sure
way to scare a Jinx to death is
to get a big crowd together and
make such a noise that he dies
of fright. Everybody come out
to this afternoons game against
Cochran and yell that Jinx to
death.
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PIPE THIS PLEASE.

Some time ago we noticed that
some fan picked an all star team.
We would like to ask him to take
a look at these boys. We will
put our bank roll on them. A
fan said he would set his satchel
in on them and put his Ford on
top of that.
There are probably some others
as good these below, who we
have not seen at their best.
Methvin, pitcher, Fitzgerald,
Wilder, pitcher, Dawson,
Vaughn, pitcher, Eastman.
Ellison, catcher, Montezuma,
Colby, catcher, Dawson,
Williamson, LIST base, Dawson,
Freeman, End base, Fitzgerald,
Chatham, 3rd base, Montezuma,
Lowe, short stop, Dawson,
Parker, left field, Montezuma,
Barnett. center field, FITZGERALD
Maltby, right field, Eastman,
Norris, utility, Fitzgerald.
You may give US the laugh
about Vaughn, but when he gets
his splitter going right he is a
bear. We would certainly like
to see these boys get together.
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score oy innings: R H E
Fitzgerald OlO 100 900 2 s 2
Hawkinsville 21O 600 OIL 5 8 a
Umpire Quarles.
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS GAME
HaWkinsvilIa maGo - 4buo

SATURDAY AFTERNOONS GAME
Hawkinsville made it three
straights in the afternoon by
taking that game ten to two.
Ostendorf pitched for the locals
and was hit thirteen times. He
had bad support too. Weaver,
late of Eastman and a southpaw,
pitched for Hawkinsville. We
beat him twice while pitching fol
Eastman, but he came back at us
this time and allowed only six
hits. The feature of the game
was Les Norris's catch of the
Hawkinsville Norris's fly. Il
was some catch.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-05

Manager Thurmond hired pitch
er Methyin to be here on the first
of the month, but it seems that
Montezuma got up more monev
and kept him. We certainly need
Meth on the club.
Joe Antley, who pitched for US
against Hawkinsville Friday, and
gave up eight hits, pitched fol- the
WaYcross league team Saturday
and won by a shut out of three to
nothing. Talk about iron men.
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Fans Beware! or our club will
follow the fate of the Eastman
organization. The Hawkinsville
games were poorly attended. A
ball team can't be supported by
hot air furnished by a newspaper.
It needs hot air and cold coin
from every lover of clean sport.
We have been losing a great
many games but we are bound
to win some now.
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Declaration Of independence
For The South Needed

The South again approaching crisis timely acton of
the Senate aud House of Representatives Georgia behalf
cotton planters of the South with approval
formed this and other raising States We have to look
to National Government such may helpful to us
and the call to the President for action should be followed
ons from farmers organization Boards the
entire South Engand arbitrary placing the
conaband s violation of and but for
the fact that her Navy enforce whatever rule England pub
sh would have been tolerated any other country
Tnis action If allowed prevail empovesh the South and
though the North and East with grain stus their
munitions OF war OF every nature enrich the already rich
pOraons who aen these will
ton to the millions dependent the crop
these eastern capitalists apng the southern
planter going bankrupt Let the Administration prompy The
South cannot afford pay this indirect through deprecated
market for cotton The remedy Federal
ernnent tee Democratic administration and take
the necessary steps insure relief save the South
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-05
Sunday Outings
At The
SEASHORE

During the period May SOth to
September 18th, 1915, the "a. B. &
A., Railroad will sell Sunday Excur-
sion tickets to Brunswick and return
at fares shown below:
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SATURDAY MORNINGS GAME.

SATURDAY MORNINGS GAME.
Saturday morning Hawkins
vile won the second game by a
score of five to two. Stone pitch
ed for Hawkinsville and gave up
five hits. Garwood pitched for
Fitzgerald and Hawkinsville
again found his curves for a good
many hits. Eight hits was the
total this time, including two
doubles. Hawkinsville seems to
like his style of pitching. The
6 me was comparatively feature
less.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-05

Savannah News Headline Chatham county needs farmers
So does south Georgia county Two million farmers could
ake comfortable living IN this vast Georgia and no effort
should spared get emigration from the northern states TO settle
in dissection.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-07-05

The Legislative committee of the Georgia Federation
and the executive committee of the Cooperative
Union have endorsed the passage the Torens Title Bill for
Georgia and will give that combined support