The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-08-04


from this order from the war depart
ment that Uncle Sam intends to see
to it that the boys have first-class hos,
pital service.
County Inspectors Named.
The state live stock sanitary board,
composed of Gov. Bilbo, Commissioner
Of Agriculture Blakeslee, DR.. E. NJ.
Ranck and Prof. E. Barnett, of the A..
& M. College; Attorney General Col
Inns, Albert Myers Jr.; S. w. Conner
Of Seminary and DR.. H. d. Chadwick
of Jackson, met at the office of Com
missioner Blakeslee and county in
spectors were named.
A large number of applicants for
places under the board as tick inspec-
tors in the several counties we're pres
ent and presented their claims for
preference.
Each county where tick eradication
work is to be undertaken for the first
time will have a county inspector and
assistant in each of the five supervis-
ors' district, SO that quite an army of
men will be placed at work by the
first of next year. at which time the
statewide tick eradication law goes
into effect.
The following county inspectors
were selected:
Calhoun county. Wash House, Slate
Springs; Choctaw, G. T. Mcintyre,
Chester; Franklin, E. H. Dickson,
Dude; Green. Cr. j. c. Williams,
Leaksville; George, Flora Naples,
Clarence; Hancock, Victor Quavis.
Fenton; Ittawamba, Geo. Mitchell,
Ratliff; Jackson, ]. J. Fletcher, Dead
Lake; kemper, DR.. Otis Harbour, De.
kalb; Lamar, Prof. J. w. Ladner, Pur.
Wis; Montgomery, S. B. Hurt, Winona;
Perry, 2. w. Valley, Richton; Pearl
River, c. E. Bace, Poplarville; Jeff
Davis; J. c. Noteworthy, Prentiss;
Simpson, ]. T. Tullos, Pinola; Smith,
Luther Boykin, Raleigh; Wayne, J. V.
Candy, Waynesboro; Webster, v. ].
Bell, Europa.
Inspectors for Harrison, Marion,
Prentiss, Lincoln, Tishomingo, Alcorn,
Quitman, Lawrence and Covington
Will be appointed at next meeting, o,
about the middle Of August.
Collier Will Help Jackson.
Congressman Collier has replied to
the telegram sent him by the business
organizations of Jackson anent the
proposition to locate one of the farm
loan banks in Jackson, saying that
he will present the name of jackson
to the directors as soon as they are
all named and candidates are asked
for, and do all he can to land the plum
for the capital of Mississippi.
Prize For Best Sheep.
Aug. 2 was another Trades Day"
for Jackson, and the board of trade
offered prizes for the best of some of
the things the farmers and truckers
of this vicinity may happen to have
growing on their places. Two weeks
ago a prize of IS was offered for the
best lamb, but not a sheep was
brought to town.
Work On Old Capitol.
The capitol commission continued
in session. consulting Architect Link
on the old capitol repairs. Contracts
have been made with the American
Bridge Company of New York for 235
tons Of steel structural material with
which the walls of the old capitol will
be lined and fortified, the price agreed
on being s26, 200.
The commission also placed orders
for great quantities Of brick and ce-
ment, and other brick will be manu-
featured on the convict farms. The
labor will be performed by convicts-
that is, all of the heavy work possible
to get out OF them, and it is proposed
to get busy on the job just as soon as
the structural steel can be gotten on
the ground.
The steel walls and roofing will be
placed in position by a st. Louis firm,
it being the lowest of three bidders,
and also having the Endorsement Of
Mr.. Link. After this heavy work shall
have been completed, contracts viii
be let for the inside finishing.
Under the law of 1916, the state con
victs and material manufactured by
the penitentiary. such as brick and
lumber, will be made available for tho
work on the old capitol as far as pos
sible, which will be quite an econom.
ical arrangement.