The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-01-06
SUPERVISORS APPRoPRl.
Ate $1,000 FOR COM.
INC CAMPAIGN.
lAfGllETT NAMED
As PRESIDENT
Re iest for Demonstrator IL
Turned Down on Account of
Depleted Treasury.

Try voting un appropriation Of
s3nVh for The continuation Of the
caulpaiun nn cattle ticks throughout
tle coming year. the board Of super.
Eisors has placed its stamp of approx
pl upon The work, which will continue
with unabated vigor. The action was
taken by the county solons yesterday
and with the money, which will be
expended under the direction of the
State Sanitary Live Stock Board. will
be ample to keep the ticks in state
of subsection and will enable farmers
and stock raisers to secure the bes,
prices for their cattle when they ship
them TO market
While the livestock men succeeded
in securing an ample appropriation
for the continuation Of the campaign
against the cattle ticks, those who
wanted county demonstrator were
not so fortunate.A large delegation
Of citizens went before the supervi.
sors Monday, and requested that pro-
visions for demonstrators be made,
but the county solons, after having
given the request due consideration.
decided that they could not grant it.
The delegation went before the So
Ions with the endorsement of the
Chamber Of Commerce, and was
headed by Prof f.. r. Lloyd, of the
A. and NJ College, who is in charge
Of the farmers cooperation work
throughout the state Prof. Lloyd de-
llvered foreeful address in which
ne told Of the splendid results accom-.
phshed By demonstrators in other
counties, and urged the necessity of
an official Of this character in Lown.
des, but while the supervisors realiz.
ed the truth and wisdom of his re-
marks they felt that the depleted
condition of the county cash box did
not warrant the expenditure that the
employment Of a demonstration would
entail and hence reluctantly declined
TO grant the request,
The first work to be performed
Monday was the swearing In of the
various officers, Chaneery Clerk
Lincoln took the oath Of office Sat.
urday from Mr. r. j. Gunter, then
circuit clerk, and when Monday came
Mr.. Lincoln was the only officer
present who was qualified for this
work. He examined all Of the bonds
aw that the officers had qualified
IN the necessary amounts and that
the bonds We're all right and then he
the oath to the follow.
ing: J. 7 Stephenson, circuit clerk
John 4. Williams, sheriff; f. A.
superintendent Of educa.
ton; j. X Egger, treasurer; G. w.
Vaughn, assessor; r. NJ. Nickles and
Thos. +. Cummings. justices of the
peace for district No. 2; w. F. Fore
man and j. T Robertson, constables
fer the same district; J. A. Dale and
!. Nj. Dodson, justices, and r. D.
Wiggins, constable for district No.
]; G. D. Mcclellan and A. NJ Lofts.
justices, and J. G. Wood and F. D.
Blassengame, constables for district
No 3 J. Q, Hinkle, justice, and VI
u. Kemp, constable for district No.
4; c. 0. Lance and ] Il. Daugherty
justices for district No. 5. While Mr.
George w Vaughn. assessor, made
his bond, he was not present Mon
day, and took the oath Of office
later. The constables in district No
) made bonds late Monday afternoon
and were sworn in on Tuesday.
In addition to the county officers
Mr. Lincoln swore in the members
Of the board Of supervisors as fol-
lows W W Waters, district No. /
L. II Hatchett, district No. 2; r. G
Harris, district No, 3; ]. VI. Ledbet.
ter, district No. {, and Jas. A. Wat.
son. from district No. 5.
Immediately after the oaths Of Of.
flee We're administered the board of
were called into session
and an election of officers was held
With the following: L. II. Hatch
stt, president of the board: c. L.
attorney for the board with
salary the same as heretofore. s25
per month; Thad. Brazeale, mana.
ger of the county farm, salary $50
Der month; / J. Shelton, guard. sal.
lry S25 per month; Jas. Brazealle
Of the road squad. salary
$50 per month; X. f. Christopher.
guard, $50 per month; W. W. Sharp
anitor, salary $50 per month; John
Lowe, county bridge keeper, salary
s25 per month.
Upon motion Supervisor Ledbetter
vas ordered to look after the county
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