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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
Salem Items.

Misses Laura and Beulah Muir.
ply are visiting relatives here this
week.
The baseball team has been re-
organized and we shall have a ball
game soon The players this sea.
SON are Russ, Marven and Rufus
Rutledge. Mack and Bill Sanders,
Tom Duncan, Grover Glenn Chas
Lawhorn ard Henry Wood.
Mrs Nancy Milford is spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs
K 4 Rutledge.
The dipping vat is being dug on
Mrs Glenn's farm. Some are OPP
po ,ed to this AM some in favor of
it. We shall soon know whether
tits what we need or not.
Mr. Everett Hearn, of Allsboro,
Ala, visited in the vicinity Sum
day.
Nolen Maroney, private in the
u. S. amy. died at Ei Paso, Tex
as. March the 10th. The remains
were shipped to the deceased's
father, Mr. Il NJ Maroney. Red
Bay, Ala, and brought here for
burial March the 18th. Relatives
of the deceased have our deepest
sympathy.
Arthur Underwood is very sick
with measles. BRUNETTE.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
Mississippi's Birthday Party

Practically all of the 18o days
of the Exposition will be a sue
cession of special events. The
first one of these to be definitely
decided upon is Hattiesburg day"
which will be. on Saturday. May
4th, 1918. A splendid pagaent
representative of Hattiesburg his
tory and legend will be given il
the afternoon and at night. Spec
ial trains from Forrest county will
be run and every detail locke,
after to insure the success of TIL
event.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

A few years ago statistician
estimated that getting born costs
the people of the United States
$225, 900, 900 annually; getting
buried, $75,C00, 900. Getting
drunk costs the people of the Uni
ted States more than $l,427 ,000,-
900 annually, or more than one
half times as much as getting born,
married and buried put together.
You can readily see from these fig
ures that when the whole nation is
bone dry" the people can better
afford to be born, to get married
and to die. The Lord be praised
that our people have at last AVA
kened to a realization of the awful
cost of perpetuating this vice, both
in money and in souls. Exchange.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

The writer has been sick, but i
getting along very fine at thi'
writing.
w w Dotsou has moved his new
saw mill to the Gable old place
Mr. Lancaster Short. of DEM i:
R F d 3, has moved to New Site
K F ID /. aud says. he is wei
pleased with his new home.
: There was a concert at Shady
Grove last Thursday March 5th
A large crowd attended and re-
ported a fine time.
The Shady Grove School was
out Friday the 9th of March. The
teacher was Reece Bickerstaff, He
is fine teacher.
Messrs ID Z A Pardue and
Henry Stricklin were visiting in
Iuka few days ago. Report a
fine time.
Wake up. Touch me-not and
come again. for Mexico Mustang
has moved to New Site.
Dee Pardue and Luther Gable
visited the singing at Miss Mary
Carpenters in Prentiss county
last Saturday night.
The Sund,y School is progress
ing nicely at Shady Grove with
Rev Henry In caster as teacher
Would be glad to see more young
and old come out. You are all
welcome to come. 1t is every two
weeks at 10 O'Clock ~at.r.
Someone's Darling.
March Ia, 1917
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

News scarce.
Health very good at this writing.
The entertainment at Mr. w N
Reynolds Friday night was largely
attended and very much enjoyed
by all except by Mr. Alfred Smith,
he seemed to be taking the night.
Mr. r ] Higgins and family
was visiting near Holcut Saturday
and Sunday. Rabe says they sure
have got some good roads in that
part. as he got into one place that
the mules had to take the third
pull before they could get out
with an empty wagon. How is
that for good roads
School closed at Allen Line Fri
day with good attendance and
several visitors. We regret very
much to give up our friends and
teachers, P~ofs. George benson
and Edgar Massey and especially
Prof Massey as he has been in
our burg most all the time for the
last four months. We wish him
much happiness and success where
ever he may go and hope to have
him back with us again next, school
Mr. Vester Massey. of near Mar
ietta. was in our burg Saturday
and guess he got sprinkled before
he got home.
Mr. Tom Tannel and family
passed through our burg Sunday
Misses Mary CT. penter anc
Ella Searcy visited Mrs Fannie
Reynolds Saturday.
Mr. Fred Cosby and family speni
Sunday with ] R Wilson and fam
lily.
| Misses Ethel and Jewel Pardu,
and Mary Carpenter and Mr. Mil
ton Pardue visited Misses Loul;
and Ervie Isbell Sunday evening
| Miss Kate Wilson, of Route 2
is on an extended visit to her sis
ter Mrs Dorinda Oaks near PadeI
Mr. w N Reynolds was see
going toward Paden this morning
Guess he means business thi
time.
! Well, as this is my first | wi
close, if this does not find its wa
to the waste basket. l may com
lagain, Einnaf.
] March l4th, 14l7.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Examinations for white teach
ers will be held on the first and
third Fridays and Saturdays in
April for colored teachers on the
second and fourth Fridays and
Saturdays. The examination on
theory and practice of teaching and
elementary algebra will be given
on Thursday afternoon preceding.
these dates. Applicants for first
grade license may take the exami-
nation at this time on the twelve
original subjects and at the Sep
tember examination take the two
new subjects, if they wish.
Sincerely yours.
29 2t] N. L. PH1LLrps.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
ALL HOME PRINT
A H. Dot.

We are alno free OF / he
measles now. Everyone has l,ro-
ken ont aud some are getting well.
We hear that Luther White and
Harmon Riddle have good cases.
Luther Mink went to Golden
| Saturday to have his measles and
was not disappointed.
Mr. Locke, of near Burnsvilie,
has been with us for few days.
The Board of Trustees have
meeting to-day. They seem to be
very much interested in the work
that is being done.
Mr.. Reynolds says that Miss
Hes.er makes the best coffee he
yer tasted.
The last game of Basket Ball
was played here last Saturday be-
tween "A. IT, S. and Verona High
School team. The score was 90
to II for V. FL. S. Verona boys
were expert on throwing goals.
Our boys handled the ball well on
the court but were off on shooting
goals. The, game was the clean
est one ever played OH our court.
The Verona boys not only carried
of the honors of champions but
also carried the best wishes of our
team. They were true sportsmen
and deserve all the lionCrs they
have won. RRPoRTER.
March 1o, 1917.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
ONE DOLLAr A YEAR
lusa Ro, ,te >.

Editor Vidette If you will al
low us space IN your paper we vii
give few of the happenings o
this part.
Health very good.
Mrs Fannie Parsons and family
spent Sunday with + ] Berryma
and family.
We were sorry TO hear of Mr. Ar
thur Underwood having measles.
A N Parsons is getting along
fine saw milling.
Mr. Clyde Williams was pleas.
ant caller at Mr ! r Parsons Sat
urday night and Sunday.
VI Henry Mitchell and family
SPENT Friday nigh, with Mr. + ]
Bergman and family.
We were sorry to hear of Uncle
Sam Underwood being exposed TO
the measles.
Miss Willie Bell Parsons spent
Saturday night with Miss Anna
Turner.
Misses Agnes and Gertrude Un-
derwood were in this part Saturday.
We are sorry to hear Mrs Lou
Parsons is sick with lagrippe.
Hope she will soon recover.
Mr. John Parsons made flying.
trip to luka Saturday.
Wonder where is Blue Eyesl
Hope they had a nice time at
the singing Sunday at Providence.
Mr. henry Mitchell and family
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr. Joe Murphy and family.
Miss Mamie Bergman visited.
Mrs Lou Parsons Sunday evening.
AS news is scarce | will close.
THREE CHuMs.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
Letter to our Friends.

Dear Vidette May we beg
space in your column to write a
few words to our friends in and
around Iuka, Mississippi ?
Some fifteen months ago. the
Conference sent us to the Iuka
Circuit. There serving the peo-
pie of the Circuit as pastor and
living among the people of the
town of fuka, we spent a very
pleasant year.
Lately we were transferred to
Shannon, Miss. Here we are in
the southern part of our home
county" Lee. We feel that we
are beginning to win some new
friends down here. The work is
a delightful one to serve; the par
sonage home is very comfortable.
Dear friends: what shall | do
My people down here need my
love, sympathy and prayers; ye'
you still have warm place in my
heart. Memories of you. we still
cherish You did SO much for us
May God bless you all.
Now, your present pastor need
your love and prayers. Hold hin
up and he will help you.
Vim / White.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
Observation-Disclosures
EDITED BY w. 8. BROWN

phur Springs. Shiloh Part and tc
Coriuth. This route is very at
tractive, as everybody likes to &C
to Shiloh Park. But | will hold
this off, pending this direct route
We are going to build this Muscle
Shoals Highway, and you people
should know that this means more
for this couaty than the Southern
Railroad does. bear some talk
about the Southern Railroad being
against this M. ). H. That's not
SO; they are for Good Roads and are
strong for the NJ. S. H. They
have given us a reduced rate to
Memphis on the 5th and 9th OF
April and will do anything they
can to help improve this section.
and they say nothing will help this
section more than TO build the
Muscle Soals Highway. They
know it will cost them more than
it will the citizens, but they are
for Improvement if they do pay
the bill. You see you can haul all
the year round and rainy days
won't stop shipments, as all lum-
Der that is hauled, they haul, and
its good big business that counts
with them. The three or four
months hauling weather don't
make the business hum like every
day in the year. They have tried
both the bad roads and the good
ones. They say let us build your
road, for what helps you helps us
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
County Correspondence
Interesting Letters from all over
the County.
Dots from Everywtere.

Dear Editor: Here | com,
knocking at your door for admis
sion to join your happy band o
writer's.
Health very good In and around
this community.
House building seems to be the
order ofthe day.
Mr. Fred Cosby lef. Monday
morning for Bonneville. where he
will spend few days with his
mother.
Mr. S c Wilson made a flying
trip to Paden last Saturday.
The musical entertainment and
candy breaking at the home of Mr.
w N Reynolds Friday night was
o. K. Everybody enjoyed them
selves just fine.
The Allen school closed last Fri.
day with a nice Society. The pu.
pills were all sorry to part with Prof
Geo benson and Edgar Massey.
The pupils wish for their teachers
a pleasant summer and a prosper
Gus life.
Mr. Monroe Gilley attended the
clndy breaking Friday night.
MissErcell Robinson, of Alnory,
Miss. is visiting her consin, Mr.
J w Wilson. at this writing.
Mr. Bluford Gilley happened to
a severe accident Friday night.
The writer did not learn the par
ticulars.
Mrs Hattie Finch visited her
mother, Mrs Bette Patterson, last
Friday night.
Come again. Mexico Mustang,
your letter was O. K.
fftbis escapes the waste basket,
/ will come again when the whip
poorwills halloo.
Remember me as
LONELY KID.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

But some people seem to think
and say that we cannot afford
good roads. That they don't
want to leave the rising genera
tion with a debt on them that they
could never pay. But if they
would stop and figure tLcy would
see wherein they would make and
save enough that the rising gen.
Grafton would never realize that a
debt had ever been made. They
would travel over these good
roads and say This is what our
great grand fIthers left for us. =
| wish my great grand fathers
had left me a good road to go to
school over. 1t would have been
more pleasure than going thru
this mud. But alas he did, not.
sincerely hope that all of my
school mates and l shall live to
see all the roads leading to and
from the school house good hard
surfaced road.
Now. don't you big, strong,
moneyed men think you can go to
work and build a good road for
the little children to go to school
on?
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

| have just had letter from the
Aviators of Memphis and it looks
like we may get the aviators to
come out here. AS the strike is
coming Sunday and the roads are
not passable, the Aviator; Will be
the only visitors we can look tor,
as to fly over this county is the
only possible way of travel, but
know the good citizens III the End
district are going to be good tel
lows and try one road, for its only
six miles to be built. Now lets
build that six miles and If its not
what you want I'll join your side
and help keep out any more roads.
It's not going to cost you any more,
in fact it's costing you more now
than it would to build this six
miles, for it stops all your hauling
and travel of all kinds. Lets De
for this six miles and if its not
what you think it should be just
tell me and ! will help you stop 1t.
| have petition ready to get
signers for road to run about
four miles north of BuruSyille,
including Burnsville. think from
talking to these citizens they are
ready to vote for this six miles To
come their way and some advise
me to have it signed up now, but
| will wait and see what the petit
ton does that is before the people
now and I also have been urged
to go.out north through by Sui
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

Had you thought about it in
this way' Whether you trapel
much or not, you need to see our
National Capitol, you need to get
in closer touch with its many
great departments of government.
AS you take mp your weekly or
daily paper and read of what is
being done in Washington, you
need to have mental picture of
how things look there. Go with
Radnor. Address Mrs Laura II
Copeland. Iuka, Miss.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22
Good Roads
BY JEWEL WAYMER.

There are many advantages ~
having good roads. a good hard
road never gets muddy, 1t can AZ
wavs be travelled with ca Sc in all
kinds of weather, winter or sum-
mer. Good roads are especially
benefit to the farmer. If he has
one ton of produce to haul to mar
ket he can do it with more ease
and less power, less wear and tear
to his wagon and in less time, also
at one-fourth the cost of what it
costs now with the present condi
ton of our roads.
Why, if we had good roads more
people, could go to Church, Sun
day School and the neighbors
would be more sociable, would
mingle together more and get
better acquainted. The country
children especially would have a
better opportunity to go to school.
They would attend more regular
and the attendance be larger.
Be more satisfaction to the teach
er to see her children come IN
all light hearted and gay, instead
of tired out and dragging thru the
mud, as the present conditions are
now. The children would learn
more and be more pleasant al
school and at home and woulc
make more useful men anc
women.
| am sure no other child has
had any more experience with bac
roads than I have. The roads
from my home to the side walks
in town is one continuous fnuo
hole. 1t is from four to eighteen
inches deep all the way, which
makes travel almost impossible
Where if had good hard roae
in the place of this mud hole
could come to school in half OF the
time and less worry than ] do now
Why, l am all tired out when
get to school in the morning ant
when Ireturn home of an evening
/ have gone to school every da,
possible and have fallen behin'
two grades out of eight on accoun
of the bad roads through the win
ter season.
Some one may say 'Wh
don't you rider Walking is bel
ter than riding with the presel
condition of the roads. Why it
a sight to see. The farmers an
lumber haulers ploding along thT
the mud with a half OF load o
: their wagons with four mules pull
ing what one mule could pull wit
case on good solid road.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

Manly WSdtuSi ptSNdliSs VERY
little farm work has been done ur
TO this date. except that some few
have sown oats.
The public roads are almost inn
passable in some places.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs T NJ San
ders, recently, fine girl.
The public schools throughout
this section have had considera-
bic set back on account OF measles.
The average Of majority of
schools has been very low.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Ebert
Rast, on the 9th inst, a fine boy.
Prof. Olen Z Miller will leave
for Valparaiso, Ind, an the 10th
inst. He expec, TO remain in the
University there until the schools
open here next fall.
.5awmills are not running very
regularly, on account Of too much
rain.
1t seems from reports that war
with Germany and her allies is al
most inevitable now. Some of the
papers are giving Senator varda.
man the black eye for opposing
the measure authorizing the Pres
ident to arm U. S. vessels for pro-
lection against the submarine war
fare carried on by the central pow
ers, but we as majority do not
want war. There are few old
veterans yet living who know what
real warfare means. Once we get
into the great war no one knows
when it will end. Neither does
any living person know what the
result will be. 1t is natural for
the people to admire their Presi-
dent. especially President Wilson,
but there is any number of good
men, in the face of these facts, be-
lieve that the President will com
nit an error if he gets the U. S.
mixed up in the great war mud
die. Also there are thousands of
good liberty loving citizens who
believe that the Congress of these
United States has made a great
mistake in attempting to delegate
power to the President that will,
in short time, lead to war. 1t
makes no diffe -ence how sincere
any person may be in this move,
he may be mistaken. Sc Con-
gress, in the great rush, may be
wrong and Senator Vardeman
right. 1t possibly would be wise
to follow Bryan and Vardaman
until we as nation are forced into
the conflict by some overt act
against this government, such as
coming into our waters, harbors,
ETC., and destroying property, or
tby shooting up some of our war
vessels, ETC., at sea. It is to be
believed that the people who go to
make up an army are going to be
slow to denounce SENATOR VAR
DAMAN and Bryan but are saying
lets have peace at almost any
price, but when Germany or any
other nation forces this govern
ment into war, then we believe
Senator Vardaman viii say, sick
EN-, boys" RANDOM.
March IA, 1917.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-22

Wanted a good all around farm
hand. Married man preferred.
Will pay good wages to right man.
Apply to II r TURBERvILLE,
29-2tpl Margerum, Ala.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA new and comprehensive
plan for entirely different application of the draft laws
has been worked out by the office of the Provost Marshal
General and has been approved by President Wilson
Under this plan, no men having any dependents or
industrial exemption claims will be taken into the nation
al army until all other men who perfectly free to Co.
have been called The selection of men will be graduated
according to their necessity in civil life and only those who
have no exemption claims will be taken first When that
class is exhausted the next class called will be those hav
ING but slight obligations at home and OF but low indus
trial value Men engaged in any kind Of war industry
will not be taken except in cases Of extreme necessity
The plan was almost demanded by the unsatisfactory
working out Of the present Interpretation Of the law I'M
der which many have been taken only to leave their
families to live charity or to 60 hungry while men with
out dependents have not been called
The industries also which are giving aid to carrying
on the war; have in many instances been crippled by hav
ing their men taken. Under the Interpretation all
these errors will be avoided 1t is not announced when the
ruling will go into effect but it is believed that it will be
before any more men are called
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02

kawa in Tokyo, Japan; Louise Beu-
Diet in Tours, France; Henry Kolker
in Germany; GoIdie Colwell in Edin-
burgh, Scotland; Marguerite Leslie
in Sweden; Olga Gray in Budapest,
Hungary; Thomas A. Curran in Aus
tralia; William Demond in Dublin,
Ireland; Max Figman in Vienna; AL
bert Hall in Calcutta, India; Charles
Hill Males in Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Antonio Moreno comes from Madrid,
Spain; Hector V. Sarno in Naples,
Italy; Nicholas Duneaw, Russia; Jack
Mower, Honolulu; Major S. Connie
nus PalacoIogus, in Constantinople;
Anderas Randolff in Denmark, and
last, but not least, Charlie Chaplin
in France.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-11-02
THE BIRTHPLACES OF
FAMOUS MOVIE STARS

Mary Pickford was born in Toronto,
Robert Warwick in San Francisco,
Dorothy Phillips in Baltimore, and
Allen Holubar, her husband, in San
Francisco; William S. Hart in North
Dakota, which may mean in city or
town; Creighton Hale in England;
Earl Williams in Sacramento.
Ben Wilson halls from Corning,
Iowa; Carlyle Blackwell was born in
Syracuse or Troy-there's a fight on
as to which-but Arthur Ashley
surely in New York City; King Bag
got in St. Louis; Mary Fuller in
Washington, D. c.; Violet Mersereau
in dear old Moo Yawk; Theda Bara
in Cincinnati; Violet Dana in Brook
lyn.
Clara Kimball Young first saw
light in Chicago; Ethel Clayton in
Champaign, H.; Doris Kenyon in
Syracuse; Frances Nelson in st. Paul;
Olga Pehova in Poland; sessue Haya-