The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS ITEM MS

Shaw. B. Atkinson, Al years of
age, planter and former merchant of
this place, shot himself with a 80 auto
matte pistol and died in 80 minutes
after the rash act was done.
Chicago. B. Stirling, president of
the First National Bank of Jackson,
Miss, and former encouragement OF
Mississippi during the Noel admins
t%ration, a guest of the Chicago Beach
Hotel. was struck by an automobile
truck and perhaps fatally injured while
crossing Monroe at Wabash avenue.
Laurel.-A meeting of Jones county
farmers will be held at the courthouse
in Laurel or Saturday, Sept. 9, for
the purpose of organizing a wheat
growers association. I. NJ. Barnett,
residing near Laurel, is the instigator
of the movement. Mr.. Barnett and his
%neighbors have fully demonstrated
that wheat can be successfully and
profitably grown in Jones county.
Greenville.-August % a shot was
heard in the office Of the Messrs. Ham
blem. Those in the front part of the
store rushed in and found James NJ.
Hamblen with blood flowing from a
wound in his left breast. He was
rushed to the Kings Daughters Hos
pital, but as the ambulance reached
the hospital he breathed his last. The
body was taken to the residence OF
Judge James X. Hamblen, the father.
Greenville.-R. l.. Sullivan, residing
in Bolivar county, near Shaw, died at
the Kings Daughters Hospital here
as the result of injuries received in
an automobile accident Sunday after
noon, when the car he was driving
turned over after leaving the bridge
on the road above O'Reilly. Mr.. Sui
Ivan, Mrs. Sullivan and their daugh-
ter were in the car al the time OF the
accident. Mrs. Sullivan had both arms
broken and received many bruises.
The daughter was not seriously hurt.
Columbus.-John R. Baird, promi-
nent merchant and planter, died at his
home in this city after an illness Oh
several years. He owned extensive
farming and mercantile interests in
flower county, but had been living
with relatives in Columbus for more
than two years. He was born near
Crawford, in Lowndes county. in 1S41.
He was a Confederate veteran, render
ing valiant service through the four
years of the Civil War.
Memphis.-Weather has been favor
able, but outside the upper delta fur
ther d~eterioicssioD has occurred OF &C.
count of boil weevil ravages, says the
Commercial Appeal. The upper delta
has an excellent crop: which fruited
well, but boil weevils are reported do
ing some damage as far north as
Southern Coahoma county. South Of
there condition estimates range from
Is to 20 per cent, with very few above
so. Many places report practically
complete failures, in some instances
farmers are said to be talking of leav-
ing the state, or at least the locality.
~Jackson.-To guard against infantile
paralysis, the following preventive
measures, recommended by DR.. Leath-
ers, should be observed:
The proper reporting of all cases or
suspected cases is imperative.
The isolation OF a patient in a
SCREENED during acute symptoms
and while convalescing. Quarantine
must be rigidly enforced.
Collection of the patients nose,
throat and mouth discharges on
cloths, which should be burned.
Disinfecting of bowel and body dis
charges is likewise essential before
being put into sewer or c%esspool.
Where no sewer or cesspool exists,
these discharges should be disinected
and afterward burned.
All articles exposed to possible in
lection from these discharges must be
cleaned and disinfected.
Persons who have been exposed to
the disease should be kept under OBJ
servation two weeks, and after such
exposure they must not attend any
public or private gathering during this
time. This means that they should by
nc means attend school.
Dogs, cats and other domestic pets
must be kept out of the house where
infantile paralysis exists.
Every %percaution should be taken
relative to those cases which have oc-
CURED during the past few months in
preventing their association with the
healthy children in school, unless a
sufficient time has elapsed to avoid
any possibility of infection of other
children for at least six weeks.
The prevention and spread of this
disease with the opening of the schools
throughout the state will depend upon
a healthy cooperation between the