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Macon beacon., 1916-10-13

journed meeting, 1916, to hold an
election for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the
City of Macon the question of wheth-
er or not they would vote for the is
suance of $5,000.00 bonds or other
obligation of the City of Macon for
the purpose of purchasing a munich
pal building and the improvement
and repair thereof, in said City, re-
spectfully report as follows, to-wit:
First: That in pursuance to the
previous order of this Honorable
Body your Commissioners, having
published notice in the Macon Bea-
con, a weekly newspaper published
in said City of Macon, for three con-
secutive weeks prior to the time of
holding said election, .apprsing all
qualified electors of the purpose of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
to submit the above question to them
on the End day of October, 1915,
which said notice was published
three consecutive weeks before the
time set for the election as will ap-
pear by affidavit Of the publisher of
the Macon Beacon.
Second: On examination of the
registered voters of the City of Ma
con, Mississippi, we find that there
are 224 qualified electors Of said
City and that there was 1856 votes
cast for and against the proposed is
suance of said bonds; that out of the
number of votes cast there were 12O
votes in favor of the proposed bond
issue; that out Of the number of
votes cast there were 16 votes cast
against the proposed bond issue. and
there were SS qualified electors that
! did not vote at all.
Third: Your Commissioners fur
ther report that out of the number
of qualified electors of said City as
shown by the polls, that out of the
number voting there was more than
two-thirds of the qualified electors
of said City voted in favor of the
proposed bond issue, and your Com
missioners report that the bond is
sue was carried by 120 votes In IA
vor of the bond issue as against 16
votes against said bond issue.
Fourth: Your Commissioners
herein appointed submit this their
report together with all the votes
cast for and against, the ballot box
tally sheets, list of voters, and the
ballots for your recount and super-
vision. Respectfully submitted.
Wood Cockrell,
w. o. Barnes,
Commissioners of Election.
And, Whereas. the Mayor and
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13

Mayor and Board of Aldermen that
the following notice to the qualified
electors Of the municipality was duly
published in the Macon Beacon, a
weekly newspaper published in the
municipality for period of three
consecutive weeks before the hold
ing of said election as required by
law, which said notice Is herein be-
low set out in full, and said notice is
copied with copy of the affidavit OF
the publisher Is annexed to this Or
dinance and made a part thereof and
is hereby required to be copied by
the Clerk as part of this Ordin-
ance in the order in which 1t Is an
nexed to same, the original being on
file with the City Clerk. The said
notice being as follows:
Notice of Election. +.
Whereas the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen have ordered an election
to be held on Monday, the End day
Of October, 1916, at the Mayors Of
fee for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified electors of the City of
Macon, the question OF whether or
not they will vote for the issuance of
bonds or other obligations OF said
City in the sum of $5,000.e0 or so
much thereof as may be necessary
for the purpose of purchasing mu-
nicipal building and the improve
ment and repair thereof. Notice is
hereby given to the qualified cleo
tors of said City, that an election
will be held at the Mayors office In
the City of Macon on Monday the
End day of October, 1916, whereat
the question of whether or not said
City shall issue bonds or other OBJ
legation of said City shall be decided.
Wood Cockrell,
w. o. Barnes,
r. 4. V. Yates.
Commissioners.
And, Whereas, it appears from the
report of the Commissioners above
named and which said report is
herein below set out in full and
made part of this Ordinance, that
the election was held on the End day
of October. 1916, in pursuance to a
previous notice given to the qualified
electors of the municipality that the
election would be held on the End
day of October. 1916, which said re-
port Is as follows:
To The Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen OF the City Of Ma
con, Mississippi:
We. the undersigned Commission
ers of election appointed by the Hon
orable Mayor and Board Of Alder
men alta It's regular September ad
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13
CITATION NOTICE.
The 9taia 0f MI-7I5i 0pL
No iOO5
Thomas Mel Henry

NO ADNl
Thomas McHenry
r. F. Wilder. 81 Al
In the Chancery Court Of EoIubee County.
To Cnnfll Kcllia. Orange. Texas Carroll kelhs
Donnnr. La. wilder Kellis lresIdence and
postolHce unknown Mrs Hillman Wnson.
Orange. Texas. Mrs Ida Ely, Mineral WeHs:
Texas unknown heirs of Mrs Mamie hell.s, II
any there be- Joe Freeman. Monroe Ia, Mrs.
Geneva Loftnn, Rayyille. La Mrs. MARY bon
man. Houston. Texas unknown heirs OF Mrs.
Kate Freeman II any there be- Cora Smith, Ray
Vile La, Robert Smith, minor, RhyWlle IA
Charlie Smith. a minor. Rayville. La, Blancne
Smith a minor. Rayville. La. Bruce Smiih:
minor Rayville La. unknown heirs OF Mrs' An
ME Smith II any there be-. Mrs. Fannie NC
Donald residence and 2ostoihce address un-
known). the unknown heirs Of Mrs. Fannie r.
Mcdonald the IN known heirn Of William wider,
II any there BE-. Joe Mcdonald, Archibald. La.
Mrs Minnie IaRrone Archibald la.
We command you 70 be and appear before the
Chancellor Of our said Chancery Court a. a
term thereof 10 b. holden at the court house, IN
the City n Macon In said county Of NoIubee, on
the fourth Monday In October, A. d 1915. then
and there to plead. answer or demur to the orig
inal bill in said cause wherein you are defend
ants. t,
witness my signature and the seal ot said
court aflIed at my ONCE In city OF macon.
Miss, this 9th day OF September, lblb
[Scall JOHN A. TYSON. Clerk
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13
BROOKSVlLLE.

DR.. George Morrow Of Detroit
and Hon. John Woolley Of Chicago
sent out by the Anti-Saloon Lea.
que, lectured at the Baptist church
to a very appreciative and respon-
sive audience.
Mr.. T. w. Tate is in Texas look.
ing after business matters.
Mrs. Dale Bell is at home from a
visit to her mother, Mrs, Harrison
in Jackson. Tenn.
Mrs Holman of Macon has been
with friends in town this week.
Rev. DIR. W. W. Wollard Of Co.
lumbus was in town a few hours
Wednesday afternoon, attending
to church business,
Mrs. Frank Whitman and chill.
dren spent the week end at the
home of her brother, Mr.. Sylvester
Mullins OF Bigbce Valley.
Mrs. Rosamond Hall, who is in
a Columbus lnfrmary, is said to
be improving:
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Cook of Gale.
donia are visiting Mrs. Mary Pres
ley.
Mrs. Everett Jacoway has gone
up to the !. I. & G. to visit her
daughter, Miss Mary Agnes.
Rev. +. c. Lee and Miss Edna
Mcleod attended Synod at Cedar
Bluff this week.
Mrs. viii Dee is visiting friends
in Macon.
Mrs. T. J. wilkins, Jr. has re.
Gently enjoyed a visit from her
uncle, r.Thompson Of Blue Noun
tain.
Mrs. Marion McLemore of Ma
con is a guest at Mrs. J. G. Nance's
Rev. Mr.. Greer of Arkansas
preached at the G. p. Church Sun.
day and tuesday evening. He
then went on to Synod at Cedar
Bluff.
Mrs. A. Mcdonald, Mr. Ingram
Mcdonald and wife, went to He
bron Wednesday to be present at
the funeral Of Miss Lille Melon
aid, who died in Mobile Tuesday.
She was the youngest daughter OF
Mr.. A. Mcdonald.
Little Crawlcy Stubblcfcld has
been quite i'll for the past few
days. He is recovering.
The Maids and MatrOns clul
met at Mrs. A, q. wilkins Tues
day afternoon. These ladies are
beginning their years study. The
subject of the course is Citizenship
The Young Woman's Missionary
society is to hold its October meet
ing with Mrs. Walton Martin.
Mrs. Annette Tyndall has re
turned from a visit to the A, II. s.
at Mashulaville, where she showed
her labor saving contrivanccs and
talked on domestic science.
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13

Board of Aldermen have canvassed
the returns, counted the ballots, and
have examined the Poll Books, tally
sheets, and the list Of names Of the
qualified electors and find the re-
port Of the Commissioners above
named is In all respects correct, and,
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Macon, Mis-
sissippi, have examined the registra-
tion books of the qualified voters OF
the City of Macon, Mississippi, and
find that there are 224 qualified
electors in said City;
1t Is therefore declared BY the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City Of Macon, Mississippi, that the
proposed issue Of $5,000.00 of bonds
or other obligations Of the City of
Macon for the purpose of purchas-
ing municipal building and the i'm
provement and repair thereof, was
carried by vote of more than two
thirds OF all the votes cast by the
qualified voters voting In the City Of
Macon, Mississippi.
Now, Therefore, be It hereby or
dained by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen Of the City of Macon;
First: That the election for the
purpose of ascertaining the sense of
the qualified electors OF said City
upon the question of the issuing Of
bonds or other obligations of the said
City for the purpose OF purchasing a
municipal building and the improve
ment and repair thereof, the said
bonds or other obligations Of said
City not to exceed 100000, was
carried in favor Of the issue of said
bonds or other obligation of said
City.
Second: For reasons that are suf-
ficient to the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen this Ordinance to take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Third: The above Ordinance and
resolution having been previously
reduced to writing was read and con.
sidered by sections at full and reg
ular meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, held on the first
tuesday the third day OF October,
1915, in the Mayors office in the
City OF Macon, Mississippi, and the
vote on final passage, having been
taken by yea and nay vote was
unanimously carried and adopted.
havlng first been voted on by sec
tlons' Aldermen Allen, Featherston.
Patty, Patty and Spessard voting
yea and none voting may"
lnls the Srd day OF October, 1915,
~
J ], SCOTT, Clerk, '''
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13
Notice to Dealers in Convict Supplies.
No 69s7

Sealed bids are invited 10 be filed with the un-
derslgned clerk on or before O'Clock p. m. on
MONDAY TnB erH DAY or NOVEMBER. 1916
for furnishing supplies for the county convcts
for the month Of November 1915, to be delivered
at BrooksyilIc. Miss. to the Convict Oyerseer. az
called for.
Supplies TO be furnished as heretofore.
Contract will be awareed 10 the lowest hidder
The Board reserves the right 10 reject all bids
BY order Of the Board Of SupervIsors OF Noxu-
bee County. Mississippi this 5th day Of Oct.
1916. JNO. A. TYSON, Chan,Clerk-
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13
FOR SALE,

2 new wagons
4 second hand wagons
new surrey
new open buggy
2 plug horses
new Thomas Grain Drill
new stalk cutter
Jersey Red Pigs
Hampshire belted pigs
8 registered Jersey bulls ready for
service. N. SCALES.
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13

EoR Cola Or wll exchange for cattle-one
VI S3lS phacton, one buggy. five H0rses one
Hereford bull and one J Jersoy bun.
". MURRAY ROGERS,
Route Macon.
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13
nBER FOR SALE

LUMBER FOR SALE
A lot of good rough lumber for sale
at F. H. Graccs place in Macon at 81
per hundred feet,
j. A. EICHELBERGER.
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13

Clerk of the City of Macon, Miss.
And, Whereas, it appears to the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen that
the tickets provided for above were
duly printed and the same were sup
Piled to the voters at the election in
sufficient number as required, and,
Whereas, It further appears to the
Macon beacon., 1916-10-13

Clerk OF the City of Macon. Miss.
And, Whereas, Il appears to the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen that
the above resolution was fully set
out in the Minutes OF the proceed
ings OF the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen and that the same appears
on page 294 of Minute Book f, and,
Whereas, It fully appears from af-
tdaylt Of Dug Ferris, one Of the pub,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18
LoDe Gone,
Says Wife
But Couple Still Live Together
for the Sake of Their
Children.

CHICAGO. June l7.-When one
man sues another. charging him with
alienation of his wife's affections. II
ordinarily means that the complain
ants home has been broken up. An
exception to this rule, however. is
found in the case OF Alexander X.
Dean. of admirable punch" fame.
Though he has sued Arthur II. BOr-
den. vice president of the Barnes-Bo
den Lumber Company. for $4,000
damages. Dean and his wife are liv-
ing together at 500 Kenmore ave
nue..
Mrs. Dean explained the situation
to reporter. First she denied en-
practically that her affection for her
husband had been alionated by Mr.
Borden. for. as she expressed IT,,
How could it when had no real af-
lection for Mr.. DEAN"
All for Childrcn's Sake.
Then she declared that she had
dropped her suit for divorce filed last
with him because she led the re-
porter into bedroom and pointed to
her two young children asleep there
She had even relinQuished warm
friendship with Mr.. Borden. which
she readily admitted-all for the
Children's sake
Her husbands jealousy. Mrs. Dean
declared. destroyed her love for him
four years ago. She cited free-for-
all fight in which Dean engaged with
two men in the foyer of the College
Inn 6nG evening two years ago as a
demonstration of his Jealous dIsposi-
ton.
Lays Suit to Jealousy.
The suit against Mr.. Borden"
she declared. us only another out
cropping OF his jealousy. Mr.. Borden
came into my life after filed my suit
for divorce. He was simply friend
who came to my aid when most
needed friend. He was magnificent
IN his treatment of my children
Helen and DiCk-and. OF course. /
but perhaps I'd better say nothing
about that
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18
NeW Industrial Center
Is the Berre Pond To Be

Bouc since 1864. but by a canal too
narrow and too shallow to aCComO-
date big ships. Its development. as
an industrial and commercial port re-
quircd q deeper and wider outlet to
the sea and a closer connection with
the port OF Marseilles, from which
il was separated by the rocky ridge
of the Ncrthc that shuts off Frances
great Mediterranean port from the in
terror and prevents its further eX-
tension or development. To get ell
bow room. Marscillcs had 10 push
through that rocky ridge and 1t re-
manned for this stupendous enter
prise to be carried out while legions
Of FrenChmen are engaged with the
Germans before Nerdun.
Original Cutting.
The origins sa;ling through the
rocky ridge northwest Of Marseilles.
at height OF fifty yards above the
level of the Mediterranean and about
three miles long. was Intended Tor 4
lock canal: the railroad forestalled
the slower enterprise and II is
through that tunnel today that the
Paris-Marscilles express whiZzed af-
ter passing Miramas. With this rail-
road connecting with Avignon, Mar
settles forgot the canal until 1873.
when the national assembly took it
up. Monsieur de FreyCinet. today
minister of state. gave the project
the benefit OF his engineering exper-
fence while he was premier in 1885.
With various notifications in the
plans. the subject was discussed until
legislation was enacted in 1903 call
ing for a canal about Atty miles long,
running from the Mediterranean, at
the port OF the EstaQue. about ten
miles from Marseillcs, to Aries, to
connect with the river Rhone.
1t is water-levei canal from the
sea to the Etang de Berre;: from the
EStanG dc Berre TO the Rhine locks
are required to prevent the river
from pouring mud into the waterway.
Work Elegun IN 1911.
Work was begun In April, 1911 on
the port OF Lave near the EstaQue,
which gives access TO the canal from
tho Mediterranean, but the actual
tunnelinE Of the NeTthe ridge began
only during the Arst year Of the war.
From early in 1S14 TO February,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18
LABOR ONROADS IS
GOOD FOR CONVICTS

side. Laws have been passed forbid
ding the transportation OF convict
made goods-the voters In prison
being of no consequence" when com
pared with the voters who ar" not in
prison-and the demand has been in
creasinE that the work of the prison
eTs shall not be stacked up against
the work OF free and independent la
Dor: This comes about. largely. OF
course. from the great talk about hu-
mauIty with which tn" r"formers
have filed the air. but What shall
we do with our Conyicts?
Why not set them to work build
Ing the roads OF the country In
this work they would not com" into
competition with free and independ-
ent labor TO any great extent. Judging
by the general condition of the pub
lie roads of the country, and expcr-
fence in quite number OF states has
proved that under wise direction and
supervision they can do most accept
able and thorough work In this neld
In at least twenty-five states CON
vlcts are employed on road work. in
an experimental way in some OF the
states in in pursuit Of u general pol
icy in others. and wherever the work
has been well organized the expert
ments have established the wisdom
OF the enterprise. In most OF the
states the conyicts are worked under
guard. but IN some OF the states what
is called the honor system. under
which guards. stripes. chains. bolts
and bars have been dispensed with. Is
being tried out.
Exhaustive Study.
The Office OF public roads and ru-
raj engineering OF the United States
department OF agriculture has been
engaged in an exhaustive study OF
convict labor for road work through
out the United States and will short
y publish a special bulletin reCiting
its observations made with the most
painstakinE care Of work that has
actually been done and recommended
tons as to the lines along which the
best results in this field can be OBJ
tanned. A most Interesting expert
ment has been in progress since last
January with the honor system way
down in GeorEy." under the imme-
dite direction OF J. Z. Penny hacker
chief OF road economies in the Office
OF public roads. with some surprising
results. This honor camp was built
about the first OF the present year
II has now ..sen under the seyerest
test for about 1--WE months. II Is sit,
uated not great distance from At,
lanta. The quarters for
the convicts. Offices FOR supervisor and
clerk and other necessary building
involved an initial expenditure OF
about $4,000. The supervisor is an
employee Of the state OF Georgia and
the clerk also. Forty or nifty con
victs are engaged at the camp. They
were selected from various other
convict camps In the state and are
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18
FEDERAL PARKS
ARE OPEN
TO ALL
Governments Fairgrounds
Contain Millions of Acres of
Beautiful Scenery.

WASHINGTON, June Every
one has heard OF the great summer
resorts Of America, but compare
lively few are acquainted with any
Of the 1873 big public Fairgrounds
owned by Uncle Sam and omen tho
year around to yacationlsts and
sportsmen. In these great govern
ment parks and preserves the man or
woman on pleasure bent will find the
streams tceminE with ngh. big game
Of every description swimming pools
to plunge I'm and som, Of the Gnest
scenery in the whole world.
There's plenty ~ room. ton. for
the building OF n summer cottage or
for the pitchIng of n tent amid tho
scenes that NAV be selected accord.
ing to the within of the yIsltor Al.
ready thousands Of those who have
learned how to know the Measure Of
being summer guests q, Uncle sam
are moving into thcs. natural NAV.
grounds. Some of Them viii snend
their vacation near tail. stately NOM.
tains, whose hlgh peakg are p,Intcd
with snow by the Master Artist ON,
crs have chosen a heartIrui oyor,
green section. And there is not q
cent to pay for rent. All that the
host asks OF these people is that they
conform to the game laws of the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18

lodged within quarter Of an inch Of
the back.
At 3 o'clock that afternoon I fell
unconscious fro mloas Of blood and
for two days was In stupOr. Tween
y-iour hours after lost conscious
ness my heart stopped beating and
the physician as q last resort gave me
n strong dose Of Rtrychninc to stimu-
late action, II possible. He won. The
heart began beating fcobly and in
another twenty-fOur hours I WAS con
sciOus again.
In Beautiful Valley.
When came around | told my wife
that | had been on n long Journey.
What saw. | am convinced. was
during tho minute was dead. II
seemed that | was being transported
down a beautiful valley. There were
trees and green fields and beautiful
ripping streams. Other beings were
moving in the same direction. glid-
ing through the air. It appeared. clad
in flowing white robes. There were
no men. All Of those around me
were women Of surprising lovclincss.
None Of the faces wcr" familiar to
me.
felt sweet reposc. strange
feeling Of Contentment such aF | new
or before had experienced. From
over the hill ahead could hear sweet
music, Infinitely purcr and finer than
any earthly straina. I was moving
toward II, but never reaching ii. /
was happy. clear through.
The vision ended was called
back To life and pain. but | came
back with Il determination to get well
and stay well. My mind had cleared
wonderfully, and | realized what
wrong had committed II seemed
that ! had been sent back to make
good after having ha da glimpse Of
tho other world
Lord. I'm going to make good
I'm going to beat back and live my
earthly life the best can. won't
nsk you to pick me up by the back Of
the neck and start me. I'll make
the hrst effort. but rs l go along I
want you to help mo and strengthen
me. I won't ask you to help me and
strengthen me. won't ask you to
do It all Just give me push now
and then"
Before my suicide had been n
church member. but | guess ! wasn't
much OF Christian. / didn't realize
that had bothered myself exclusive
ly with my own problems and that
wasn't living life Of service to 9th.
ers.
Becomes Strong Again.
Now | know that happiness comes
only to those who do things for some
one else. Every kind and decent act
comes back to you doubled didn't
learn those things from Billy sunday
i knew them before he came to
town. 1t was struggle TO build up.
II took nerve and determination. but
l won. Work that had been impossi-
BILE for me before became play. My
Ill health faded away. and my mind
became as strong as my body. |
have complete control Of my mental
ity. and my wife and my children find
hte worth living. prosper and I'm
happy.
To those who are in the situation
was | want to give word OF en-
coura cement You can come back
strong II you know how Suicide
won't help you. Buck up. and live
with n clean heart.