The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-29
MISSISSIPPI
STATE BRIEFS

That a large number of farmers,
planters and merchants VIII attend
the farmers institute 10 be held in
Vicksburg seems an assured fact.
A numerously signed petition has
been forwarded to the department of
agriculture at Washington from Yazoo
City asking for the return of DR.. S. o
Fladness to this territory.
One of the largest real estate trans
actions Of the past six months was put
through when the farm of w. V. Mitts
Of Tupelo was sold to John A. Hawn
Of Iowa for the sum of $4,000.
The auditors who have been busy
auditing the books of Lowndes county
for the past several weeks will COM
plete their task soon and will be ready
to make q report to the board in Feb
ruary.
The premiums for the best yield per
acre for 1914 OF corn raised by the diff
ferent members of the Boys Corn club
Of Tate County. was made by Superin-
tendent Of Education. Ira G. Allen.
Prof. P. P. Garner, c. A. Cobb, ]. w.
Willis and J. P. Fisher, federal agents,
accompanied by Ira G. Allen. superin-
tendent Of education, are making a
tour Of the county in the interest of
the boys corn clubs.
The rivers and harbors appropria-
ton bill, as it passed the national
house of representatives, carried $751;
500 for improvements TO Mississippi
harbors and streams, after a successful
effort was made to strike out an item
Of $4,000 for the Vicksburg harbor,
on the Mississippi river, where revet-
ment work is badly needed. 1t is
worthy of note that during the past
ten years congress mas appropriated
only s2,322. $50 for Mississippi rivers
and harbors, for work of various kinds,
and that this sum is far lower than
appropriations voted TO either of the
adjoining states. Louisiana and Arkan-
sas. 1t is 5000 600 less than sums
given for similar work in the state of
Arkansas for the same period of time
Mrs. Pauline Levitan, wife of F..
Levitan, merchant of Richey, died as
the result of injuries She was en-
gagged in her household duties upstairs
over their store, when, going out on
the front gallery, she in some way lost
her balance and fell to the steps be-
low. a distance of 20 feet, landing her
full weight On her shoulder and cut
ting her face In several places. There
were no eye-witn esses to the accident.
Several minutes after she left the room
her husband became Uneasy y bout her
return and going out on the gallery,
behaid his wife In a heap below. She
was unconscious when he reached her
side and remained practically so until
the end. The family came here from
Houston, Miss, and were originally
from New York City.
A fire broke out in the rear of the
store of H. B. Jacobs & Co., on the
south side of the public square in
Grenada, practically destroying the en-
tire stock of goods belonging to the
firm. The family occupied apartments
above the store and had a close call
or their lives. Mrs. Jacobs made her
way out of the real window ontO a
lower roof, which she found so hot that
she vas compelled to jump to the
ground. 1t was thought at first that
she had broken a limb; now it is not
believed that her injuries are serious.
The fire company did fine work. But
for their very excellent service the fire
would no doubt have swept into other
buildings instead of being confined to
the one of its origin. The loss Of ia.
cobs & Co. is about $4,000; insurance
$1,000.