The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-22
MISSISSIPPI
STATE BRIEFS

At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Bank OF Clinton, Cashier A. c..
Powell made a full showing of the
business of the closing year The in.
stitution is in splendid condition.
Ike Shapiro Of Clarksdale has filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy with
the clerk of the United States curt.
The petition was referred to Hon. J..
d. Magruder, referee, Tunica, Tor ad-
Indication.
Queen & Crescent passenger train
No. 3, which left Cincinnati for New
Orleans, was wrecked at Basic City,
Miss. on the tracks of the New Or
leans e. Northeastern railroad. A news
agent was the only person hurt.
D~espondent and melancholy over
continued i'll health, l.. p. Finch, fore
mar at the Billiard brick yard in Jack
son, placed the muzzle of a Winches-
ter pump u against his breast and,
pulling the trigger, killed himself In
stantly.
f. l.. Patrick of North Dakota and
Jack Lewis, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa,
were arrested in Sardis. They were
arrested as suspicious characters the
men who robbed the bank in Lit
tie Rock, Ark.
Circuit Judge w. w. Venable will
convene his first term of circuit court
at Waynesboro. Judge Venable took
the oath of office before Circuit Clerk
r. L. Harbour, and is ready and thor
oughly equipped for the work before
him.
The Meridian council Friday passed
an ordinance placing the salary of the
city physician at 800 per month and
assistant city physician at $50. The
increase in salary was made because
meat inspection has been added to the
duties of DR.. M. j. l. Hoye. DR.. 7. j.
Houston was confirmed as assistant
physician and meat inspector.
The hearing of the timber land own
ers before the deputies of the state
revenue collector on his charge that
timber lands are underassessed and
that the figures for 1913 and 1914
should be increased will be held in
Gulfport. A stiff fight is looked for
and a large delegation is expected to
attend the hearing, which will take
place in the court house.
Resolutions requesting the repeal OF
the state law requiring that cattle
shipped in Natchez for immediate
slaughter be dipped twice will be sent
to the state sanitary live stock board
by the board Of supervisors Of Adams
county, according to an announce
ment made by the board at its initial
meeting. The board made this state
ment to R. Lee Parker, who asked re
lief. Some substitute measure proba
bly, will be recommended.
Chancellor j. G. MCGOWAN, holding
a special court in Oxford. heard the
annual report Of the receivers of the
Merchants and Farmers Bank. This
bank, which went into the hands OF
receivers Jan. 8, 1914, and paid a divi
ported on in full by the receivers and
showed a total collection of $150,00C
for the year. The chancellor ordered
thu receivers to pay on Jan. IA a sec
ond dividend of 80 per cent The court
also allowed the attorneys $4,000 anc
the receivers $4,000 as compensation
70 their work to date.
Representatives of a Philadelphia
syndicate were in conference with Co
lumbus citizens with the view of Sc
lecting a site for the establishment
of a mill for the manufacture of pape.
from cotton stalks. Theaentire south
ern field is being ~canvassed and it i
expected that several mills will be es
iablishsd an, various localities. Thu
partyswasi in charge OFF. Z. Resler
land and industrial, agent of tn
Southern Railway company, and the,
were shown over the city by Secretar.
Carter of the chamber of commerce
1t is stated that the practicability o
making paper from cotton stalks ha
already been established, and the In
dustry is destined to be a profitabl
one.
Natchez business men announce
that plans for forming a cotton loa
fund of their own had been perfecte
and that more than 100000 alread
had been subscribed to advance on CO
ton in this section at $25 a bale. Fol
nation of the local pool was effecte
in order hat small planters might Of
tain loans on their cotton. 1t is CLAIM
ed certain features embodied in tn
Wade $135, 000. 900 loan plan makes
impracticable and totally useless fc
such producers. The Natchez pool wi
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