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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-04-15
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
April Term 1915.
TContinued from last week |

The following named parties
were authorized 10 erect automatic
gates on the following named
roads,
Geo L McMasters, Iuka and
Sulphur Springs road Link No 10
Joseph Marion. Iuka and White
house road link No 126.
] w Whitaker, Neshoba road,
link No Al and 1874.
Early Matthews, Iuka and Cor
NTH, Link No 81.
Sheriff T ] Foote, for postage
$40
] r Jernigan, 2 days services,
marking poll and registration books
for Milford precinct 600
w S Pruitt appointed overseeI
on road link No IS, commencing
at 4 mile post and ending at
huntsville corporation line.
Petition of J c Miller ct al for
public road rejected, the petition
against said road having a major
ity.
d L Anderson and G N Gober
appointed committee to view out
and work change in road petition
ed for by w P Sprouse ct al and
report their findings at next meet
ing.
N L Phillips. Co. Supt. salary
for March, 62.13, postage 2.e4.
JIM McDougal, Co. Treas. sal.
for March, 1915, $500
&c Jourdan, supplies for Court
House o0c
] C Jourdan, supplies for Poor
House $40
c Jourdan, supplies for Jail 6Sc
Ordered that d L Anderson, NJ
B S.. pay C T Wood 81 90 out Of
communication money in his hands.
&c Jourdan Mercantile Co., sup
plies for Jail $2.I2.
CTWoods, lumber for bridge2 .88
d L Anderson, for inspecting
public road. one day extra 800
The name Liberty election dis
trict changed to Holcut, the voting
place having been moved from
Liberty School House to Holcut.
Also the name Rutledge changed
to Spring Hill, the voting place
having been moved from Rutledge
to Spring Hi School House.
Also the name Milford, given to
the newly established election dis
trict, is hereby changed to its for
fner name, Rutledge. Further
ordered that east n of Section "a
and all of Section rs and SO, situa
ted in Township 4, Range 10 east,
be annexed to the above named
Rutledge election district.
Sheriff T ] Foote, for taxes
enormously collected by tax sale
for the year 1912-account disal.
lowed.
d w Pace, nurse hire for Lottie
Counts for month of March SITS
6 N Gober, for viewing out
change in Iuka and Cook Landing
road-1h days extra service $50
JNGraham. water for March2 90
G N Gober, looking after bridge
material one day extra service !, 90
All roads in the LIST Supervisor S
District bid on at March meeting
and not bonded for, were let out
as follows:
No. 127-To ] C McCulloch,
Bishop road. 2rd grade, AZ miles
beginning at G t Jordan's an6
ending at G w Bishops at $3.50
per mile.
No. lotto G F Sanders, !
miles, 3rd grade, begins at Will
Moore's and ends at c w Bacoa's
south end at $500 per mile,
No. 36-To A w Davis. East.
port and huntsville Road. / mile
3rd grade. Begins at Dean Sec.
ton and ends at Wales place al
I7.50 per mile.
To ]. S. Thorne, Free Bridge
Road, 4 Il miles, first grade tc
Showdown church and SECOND
grade to State Line. Begins al
Iuka Line and ends at State Line
at "a so per mile.
Report of N L Phillips, County
Supt. Education filed March, S
1915.
Petition for change in Bishor
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-04-15

All Rutherford wk on bridge
to be pd out of 4th Dist road fund
1.25
AHRutherford nails for bdg 25c
z A Payne S maple shade trees
for Court House 800
All Rutherford limb for bdg 3. go
T J Fcote, Sheriff victualing
prisoners for March o4.80
Report of T ] Foote Sheriff for
prisoners received and filed.
It G Riley hauling coal and
moving trash ZOO
T ] Foote Sheriff, conveying
prisoner Milligan from Selmer,
Tenn, to Iuka, Miss, 40 miles at
20 cents 500
c A Pitts one days service rid
vice riding deputy Jan Term Cir
court 800.
Cumberland Tel & Tel Co.. for
messages, w L Goodman D S soc
JIG Jourdan, balance on March
light account 2 so
Road petitioned for by Jake
Hodges, ct. al. rejected on the
grounds that the contractor of
road refused to accept the change.
&c Jourdan, sup. for school Sic
Mrs. Bette Shubert for present
relief 800
Virgin Pride, for present relief5. 90
Belmont Herald, supplies for ]
p, Clerk and Co. Supt. 1880
MIG Davis, causewaying for pub
lie road l2.42
MIG Davis;for culvert and bridges
5.26
w A Flynt, for taxes erroneous
|ly assessed and collected $50
Petition of Tony Montgomery,
ct al. for change in public road
Link No. "a, and a new road from
Iuka and Fulton road to Dick
Roberts granted, and 6 n Gober
and r B Owen appointed a com
mittee to view out and mark same
and report at next meeting OF
the Board.
L K Cain, lumber for culvert3 96
Hellums Bros. lumber for cul-
vert 90
Sandy & Tidwell nails for cul-
vert 1903
CB& F G Massey for taxes
enormously assessed and collected
TOO
Iuka Lumber Co., material fol
Jail 5.97
L K Cain, lumber for bridges
and culverts 65.3S
Allen Wright Hardware Co,
nails for bridges $50
r B Owens. nails furnished v
II Ratliff for bridge on public
road soc
L F Sartain, for days extr;
service looking after causewayins
public road 1900
L K Cain, for causewaying, t
be paid out of 5th Dist. road funt
1870,
r B Owens, for days extr;
service looking after causewayins
co.
All roads in the 5th SUPERVISOR
District bid for at March meeting
of the Board and not bonded for
let out as follows:
To ] A Miller-Link No. 90
Dennis road, commencing at Den
mis- corporation line and ending a
Eastport and Fulton road, 2nt
class, about 2 miles at 24.O0 pc
mile.
To M G Davis-Link No. IL
Pikeville and Eastport road, be
ginning at Brown gate and ending
at Itawambia county line, 2nt
class road, 3A miles, 144 yard
at 1875 per mile.
Link No, 102, Short Line Road
commencing at Eastport and Full
ton road and ends at Russelvill
road, second class road, 21a miles
154 yards at 1875 per mile.
| Link No. 81. Russellville ant
Bonneville road, second'class road
commencing at Three Hollows ant
ends at Pikeville nand Eastpor
road.
To ] G Harris Link No. 100
Belmont and Pleasant Site Road
commencing at Steel Bridge Oh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
.BROOKLAWN GETS
 GOLF TOURNAMENT

New Haven. April s@At an execu- tive meeting of the Connecticut Golf association, held at the Graduates |clpb in this city, it was voted to hold the annual state tournament at the Brookla,wn Country Club. Bridge port, July 2 to 10. The date is changed from the one previously an- nounced/ June 23 to 26, on account of conflicting with the dates of the Yale Commencement.
 The executive committee confirm ed recommendations from the an nuaI meeting of the Connecticut Golf association that the schedule of events be the same as last year and that the fall one-day tournament be held at the New Haven Country club on Sep tember n.
 It was voted to hold the next an nua1 meeting and dinner of the as- sociation at the highland Country club of Meriden on February 25 of next year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
Bridgeport Was Properly Represented 9H2M
NEW ORLEANS HITS PERRlTT;; GIANTS LOSE

NSewA Orleans, La, April ss-"'Poir' 1rssaxratts succeeded Rube Nrarauard in sAe SboxSfor ethe Giant vyesterday in the thaxd consecutive game with the New Osaeans team, and what "Pon'' did went stovrard de6eaEins the Giants. It vsszs two defeats in three games. for tAe&4aants,, and losing two out ofN three 4e ta minor league team sds not only an InpaaaEables pill for Manager McGraw to zvvaaloW, y;bzt Is a rarity, if not uni zG11Easzg. The4score was 5te 4, and the E4akcans xvun the game in the. last i1rraxafx a1sEar 1.-two were out.
 mal was going well for the Giants vEdEr Mar$qNard left, the front. The ssf2z7sae's pitched splendid ball. as he ass<@ done his last few times out The RsAcans had MO runs when he left and zc51rve and control and speed were aH21n smooth working trim. PegT1tt hzdauot anything like. eQUprnent of the
 Rrfoe and was slapped sharply by the locals when men were on bases.
 In the sixth inning sssPou gave 8 base on balls after two were out and Edmondson batted the walker in with a wEn nstffne. double. In the eighth there yVss one out when PeFTitt walked the opposing pitcher The latter was fore ed, but still the pass was damaging, E for Sylvester made a two-bagEer and Edmondson followed with 8 single, which was good for two runs In the ninth Flick led off with 9 two-basger- Reilly was thrown out and Bl1hm was passed HiEgins popped out, and Pinch : Hitter BagbyS with two strikes against him, winged g beauty to the right field line and flushed two runs and the victory
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
BRlTTINGHAM IS WILLARD'S
 RIGHT NAME

Denver. Col, April 8-Arthur Brit Bingham is a name that any up to the minute short or long story writer would consider applicable to any lsuave, gentIema;nly, kind, trouble dodging EngIishman that might be a necessary character in the Astory to round out the romance, tragedy or comedy, whichever the case may be-, but no Chambers or Hughes or Lon don would ever hang such a name on 8 prize fighter. as is being done here by a man claiming to be a dis tant cousin of Jess Willard or Ar thur Birmingham, as the cousin seri- ousIy insists.
 This heretofore obscure relative of the new heavyweight champion of the world says that the six foot giant who felled Johnson was christened Ar thur Birmingham, even if his stature, pugnacity and ferocity bellies the name.
 The cousin explains that about ten years ago "JessI or Arthur, which ever it be, was one of the principals in private boxing bout near Cripple Creek with a miner, unnamed now for the, reason that when the ten was counted the miner not only failed Ito get to his feet but upon examination it was found that he was dead. The authorities are said to have gotten wind of the affair and made matters so uncomfortable for Arthur. or Jess 7 that he was forced to seek a change'iof scenery>and also to acquire an/alias.
 The cousin refuses to admit his own name is Birmingham, but is willing to take oath that the new champion should gain his fortune under that handle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
JOE JACKSON OF CLEVELAND
 HITS SHERIFF
 

Atlanta. Ga, Apri s.-Joe Jackson. star batsrnan of the Cleveland Ameri- can League Baseball Club, proved here Tuesday that he would club with his fists as well as with his bat when he mixed with and got away from the sheriff from Greenvil1e, s. C., who had been sent here by JackSon's wife to bring him to his home town on a per sonal charge.
 The sheriff served Jackson with :; warrant and the ball player agreed to accompany him. On the way to the station, words were exchanged and the sheriff attempted to put the hand cuffs on Jackson: When the sherin pulled out the handcuffs he was knocked down by Jackson, who then fled. The sheriff was badly battered.
 Later Jackson boarded a train for charge against him, and returned hero yesterday. Hes wired Joe Birning- ham, manager of the Cleveland Club at Chattanooga at noon and said he would report to the team at that place to-day.
 Birmingham and his hitting star have had considerable trouble this Spring, as both admit. Jackson has been fined heavily for not reporting Jackson has been appearing small theatres in the South with a woman asa partner and Birmingham says he has not tried to get ih condition for playing ball.
 Jackson says he could make as much money on the stage as he can in baseball, but he fears that his drawing power will stop the moment he gets out of the national game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
HARTZELL, SWAPS
 HARD AND TANKS
 TROUNCE RICHMOND

Rfchnond,s Va, April sABrought over from the second team to fill in for t'Hughie'' High, who reported slightly indisposed, Roy Hartzel made himself the most conspicuous figure in the Yankees triumph over the Richmond International Leaguers yesterday afternoon. In five times at bat Roy collected three perfect sim gleS and drove in a brace of passes, scored two runs, drove in one and played a leading part in the registra- ton of still another. He was the only heavy hitter in the Yankee line- up, though New York won easily, 8 to 3.
 Jack Warhop and King Cole pitched for Donovan and both were effective. Warhop tired slightly af- ter going four innings, during which the only run scored was the result of two errors. Cole took -charge-1n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
.MILITTAMEN MAP
 OUT SPORTING EVENTS


 If there is a worlds series of base ball games this year, the games will be shown on new and most up-to- date player board at the State armory. At a meeting of the battalion com rnittee last night 1t was voted to give Benjamin B. Stetber the privilege of presenting the board under the aus pices of the Coast Artillery Corps
 It was also voted to hold another boxing show on the evening of Thurs day, April / p. Matchmaker P. F. Roach is now arranging the card which. will be announced in a few days A review of the local battal- ion will be held during the same week.
 Capt. A. c. Bennett of the 4th com pany and Capt. B. s. Hall of the 11th company were named by Major Louis J. Hermann to act with him as a committee to furnish the headquar- ters room at the armory. Major Herr man will later name a committee to arrange for the boxing show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
YANKEES SECURE
 PITCHER GOT TTRELL
 FROM BOSTON LUB

Greensboro. N., C., April s.rEn- sign CottreIl, one of the four south paws on the roster of the Braves, has. signed contract to pitch for the New York American league club, the mana gemehts of the two clubs having come to an agreement as to the trans fer of service of the player. Cottre1 will join thes New York club im- Inediately.
 With. his departure from the Braves is marked the first break in the roster While 1t was not absoiuleIy certain that he was bound to go from the Boston club, when che player limit law conpelIEag National league clubs to cut down to 21 men went into eff feet May l, it was generally ac- eepteds fact that such would be his fate The lack of handed pitch CTS on the staff of the Tanks caused his new employers to make their deal #zyitf~4he Boston cIubs
 Cottre1t came to the Braves toward Che close of the season of 1914. He was one of the many players sold last season by the Baltimore Inter nationals, and worked but one inning of game for the Braves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
Mob Breaks Fences in Rush to Greet New Champion
 at Key West.

Key West, Fla, April B. Jess'' Willard, the new heayyw ght cham pion pugilist of the world, arrived here late yesterday from Havana, from Jack Johnson A crowd of several thousand who gathered on the pier to greet the new champion. became so demonstrative that they broke down fences and parted ropes in their .eagerness to get near the difficulty in preserving order.
 AS the steamship warped into her dock. the crowd of excited men, wo.- men and children on the pier craned necks for a glimpse of Willard. A few moments later as Willard was crowd. held back until now by the police, broke fences and ropes and raced in the. direction of the cham pion- Soon Willard was surrounded by throng of cheering, jumping, gesticulating persons, and he was half carried to another end of the pier, where a committee from the Board of Trade bundled him into a carriage for the parade up to. the town. A band headed the procession to Will 1ard,s hotel and he was given an en- thusiastic greeting all the way
 Win Take Long Rest
 Later, when Willard was shown a telegram OII6r1nS- $GO,UU0t as a purse for a fight with Frank Moran, he said:-.tI don't know, anything about my future plans. See Tom Jones, '' indicating his manager. Jones after reading the telegram said emphatica1ly that Willard would not fight for nine months or a year.
 willard, 7 said Jones, tshas. been training for year and a half and has earned a rest: He is going to tour l the country, picking up the money that is due him, for you know Will lard has not made any big money out of this fight.
 ..After Jess has completed his l touring and had a rest he will be ready to defend the title against any heavyweight the public may think | worthy. He will never fight another l negro and will not meet any joke | fighters. Any time, however, that a real white contender appears who gives indications of real ability and popular support Jess will be. found d ready to meet him for the1title in any part of the world" ft farewell meeting between Johnson and Willard in Havana just before
 the 1attef sailed for this country. l They said that as the steamship bear ing Willard left the Havana dock Johnson turned to- a friend and said: l-'I wish I was going back to the States. It certainly is hard to be ex- fled this way.'' Then Johnson :s11oul-
 dered his way through the crowd and | disappeared
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
JIM C0FFEY GIVES MORRIS
 BAD BEATING

New York April 8-It will beZ a. long time before boxing fans witness a more gruelling. bout than that be- tween Jim Coffey and Carl Morris last night at the St. Nicholas Rink. For pure s1ugging and fierce punching 1t would be a difficult matter to i'm prove on the opening attraction of the St. Nicholas Club. For ten rounds Cofey handed Morris all he possessed in the pugilistic line. and the Okla hona Giant accepted the -contribu- tions without f1inching. a
 Probably in the history of boxing in this city no man has stood the punishment that Morris was forced to take from his young opponent.
 Both men were hot on the trail of Jess Willard, the new heavyweight champion,l but Morris cannot now be gconsidered as contender for the title, while Coney by his splendid ring work and c1ean-cut victory looms up as the most likely choice for a title bout
 The victory was so emphatic that Billy Gibson is willing to post a sub Aantia1 forfeit for Ceffey to face the new-c hampton Morris had height, reach and weight on Coffey, but this availed him little, the Dublin Giants clean hitting and cleverness easily offset these advantages, and his easy victory should inspire con 41oSlCS SA1Ou1O He 0NS1 S4C0T lAS E1uS with Willard.
 Coffey's rapid rise in the boxing ranks has won him many friends, and his popularity was attested by the crowd that witnessed the contest. Long before the pair entered the ring the rink was packed with an en- thusiastic crowdS and more than 2,OOO persons failed to gain Admission. It was a 1Cofey crowd and, as the re- suit showed, the spectators were af- forded ample opportunity to give free vent to their enthusiasm.
 Compared with Coffey, the Oklaho-
 ma boxer was slow and ponderous. l He was unable to make use of his advantages owing to his opponent's s cleverness, and that he was able to Stay the limit was due entirely to his gameness. He received sufficient
 punishment to make any ordinary
 boxer quit, but in spite of the terrible drubbing he was on his feet at the end of the tenth round because he would not admit defeat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
HOW JOHNsON'S DEFEAT
 WILL HURT WHITE WIFE

Who. will feel the effects of the Will lard-Johnson fight at Havana, Cuba, the most?
 Some will say Jess Willard as the new champion, with his rise to power and the paths to riches and luxury that have been opened up to him. Others Jack Johnson, 9 fallen king, exiled from his native land who will no longer be looked up to even by those who alone admired him for his physical strength and c1everness with his fists.
 But. how about Mrs. Jack Johnson. the white wife of the gigantic negro :?
 Sharing with him his life in exile she has been tolerated by those who were obliged to come into contact with her simply because she was the champions wife.
 His fall from the lofty position he has occupied for five years according to all law that governs race and hu- man nature nothing but complete ostracisn now awaits her..
 Members of her own race have looked down and despised her-who was formally Izuci1Ie Cameron of Minneapolis-ever since she was welded to Johnson on Dec. 8, 1912.
 The coIored people of this country to a. great extent have Condemned the marriage. Others have simply been as nice as they could without going out of their way to do so because they did not wish to offend her husband whom many looked upon as an idol. Thus they tried to accept the union, containing themselves by trying to believe .'the king can do no wrong."
 Will the same fate await her as that which overlook his first wife a Mrs Duryea of New York who was also white? She committed suicide in Chicago because she could not stand the loneliness of her life away from all white company.
 Two months after her death Jack Johnson married his present white wife from the same home where his first was buried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
BOSSE AND PALMER AT
 ACORN SMOKER TONIGHT

Secretary Tom Connery of the Acorn A. C.. says the bouts at tonfght's S smol- CT will be good as all the boys on the card are known mixers. The two star bouts Nare attracting much attention because Bosse and Palner are both East Side boys. Bosse is noted for. his aggressiveness and PaIner's recent victory over Artie Handy shows Bud to be some puncher.
 The seInf-dnal bringing together Teddy Faybryck and Young Snyder ought to prove a hummer.
 Young Dundee will meet Young Mickey and Eddie Mack w8l1 meet Young OpLeary. The curtain raiser will bring together Kid Freeland of the Congress A. c. and Young Sullivan of the Madison A C..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08

 OF RING BATTLES

1TS&-Ben Brain, champion / oEi England. died in London. Brain won the big title by defeating Tom John son in 1791, and died undefeated. Hei was a native of Bristol and in htsl youth was a coal miner. After malc-- Ing a. reputation by whipping otheri co1liers he became a pupil of Jack Slack. the ex-champion, and soon de-
 veloped into a great fighter. In 17S9 he went to London and defeated Tom Trfng, the giant porter. who vvaol a protege of the Prince Of Wales The usxt year the Bristol man conquered Hopper the Tinrnan, and was then matched swith Tom Johnson ,the champion. After beAting the latter Brain held the title 1lmchaLanged sun- til .1794, when he was matched with. Will Wood. s'the Coachman.a Inc, match never took place, for Brain. soon fe1I i'll; and succumbed soon af- terward. A great monumental slab was erected over his grave. but tt hsE lonx@sincs st1zHEp geaEeds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
By ssOId Man Grurnp.,

When the whistle blows announe- ing the finish of the game between the Hearts and Charles tomorrow night, the initial season of the Bridgeport Holy Name basketball league will have been finished and the players will adjourn until an other season rolls around.
 < The season has been 8 successful one in every way. The financial re- suit could have been materially in creased had the boys continued their two -game-a-week schedule but the fact that they did not wish to do so proves beyond g. doubt that it was not a monetary league They were in it for the fun, exercise and inter est in their society and all of these things have been accomplished with out a doubt. According fo- the by la.ws~the players will derive no finan- cia1 benefit but they are satisfied.
 The record CT 5wd of the season is expected teS be in attendance tomor- row evening. Much is at stake on the outcome of both games. St.