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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS FOR OCTOBER MEETING
Treasuers Report Shows Finances of County in Good Shape
Beat q Prepares to Build Good Roads Under
Special Legislative Act.

I Clear Branch school, 21.41
Cato school 399. 50
Fannin school --------s 500. 65
Hickory Ridge school, 167. 20
Johns school, inst & SO 2,l0l. %
Johns school, construct 13. So
Ludlow school .0l
Pearl school ------.-.A 170.23
Mayton school .---- 14.59
Richland school 1888 1880
Stems Creek school Esd. so
Township, principal 1,070.21
Township, interest," 1866 Al
Beat a. maintenance 1852
Beat 4 interest ..------ 1854
| New Prospect SCHOOL, 5O4.78
New Prospect school, 1875. 3S
Cross Roads school, 17.16
Clarksburg bond fund 105. 81
Clarksburg school LIS
Lodabar school ------- $3.50
Pelahatchie Precinct
Road Bond issue 1854. As
Account Continued Ordered
that the account of R. R. Busick
be continued.
Account Dismissed Ordered
that the account of w. B. Smith,
J..P., be dismissed.
Committee Appointed Order
ed that w. H. Till and R. A.
Kennedy be appointed a commit.
tee to inspect the flooring of
sandbar at Meek's Ferry and re-
port at the next meeting of this
board.
Road Petition Ordered that
w. E. Laird, R. A. Kennedy, j.
J. Daniel, and J. B. Williamson
be appointed to view and lay out
public road as petitioned for by
L. M. Clarke and others and re-
port at the next regular meeting
of this board.
Township Loan-Ordered that
J. B. Williamson and w. H. Till
be appointed committee to in
spect and value property offered
as security in the petition for
loan by R. S. and Mrs. M. j.
Franklin, and report at the next
meeting.
Trustees Request Granted
Ordered that the request of
township trustees of IA, 8-4 and
I8-5 to pay Miss Clara Milligan
81 out of funds of IA, $500 out
of "a, and $685. out of 8-5, be
granted.
Ordered that the following al
lowances be made, to-wit:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11

| am having my Office remodel.
ed and my place of bushes will
be over Busick's store Until the
work is finished.
H. j. Burnham.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11

One and one-third rate for the
round trip. Tickets on sale Oc'
tober IA, Is and Is. with return
limit October 31st.
For further information, call
R. E. WILLINGHAM. DPA,
No. 1905 4th ST.,
Meridian, Miss.
w. G. RUNGE,
Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11
A. j. Grantham, live stock

A. J. Grantham, live stock
inspector $50 90
F.. L. Jones, same------ so 90
D. B. Jones, same-------- so 90
O. F. Laird, same ------- so 90
H. w. Dear, same &C., SO 90
A. C. King, same -------- so 90
T. J. Jones, same so 90
T. C. Lawrence. same so 90
T. M. Harrell, same------ SO 90
Y. G.. Shepherd. same - so 90
C. Stewart, bridge work. IL 90
w. R. Smith, repairs to
bridge-------------- Z so
Effie Dent, pauper ------ z 5O
Lettie Lewis, same------- z 50
Patience McLaurin, same 2 50
Bob Williams, same 2 mos 5 90
Mack Grain, same-------- z 81
Louisa Harper; same -- 2 50
Jesse Hemphill, salary Is 90
C. H. Bethune, salary self
guard and cook ----- IS 90
DR.. w. II. Watson, salary Is 90
Cleye McNair. vat work 3 so
Green Polk, same ----- 3 so
H, Traxler. same 3 so
R. N. Warren, building
bridge and two fills Al 81
R. A. Kennedy, 7 days in
specting and receiving q 90
w. c.. Barksdale. nails l 20
Roy Wilkins, vat work 2 90
j. r. May. ame---------- z 90
Connie Grantham, same 4 50
J. B. Barnett, coffin l SO
Dunk Gray, hauling medi-
cine for vat - - 3 30
John Jones, lumber and
work on bridge -------- Z %
HilIie Stapleton, repairs to
three bridges ---------- 5 %
Jesse Ellis, repairs to two
bridges. --------------- z w
Tom Ward, lumber and
work on bridges. 4 %
w. E. Laird, 10 days COM
mittee work, inspecting,
etc. ----------- 80 90
O. F. Laird, expenses vat 8 90
j. D. Sandifer, vat work. 2 90
]. A. Lindsey. postage | w
w. G. Ellis, lumber and
work on vat .-- - 3 w
H. w. Dear, expense vat 5 80
Will Smith, repairs to
bridges---------------- s w
Wick Steen, lumber and
building bridge .---- 80 50
Wick Steen, same ---- 50 5O
r. M. Laird, building
bridge IL w
R. M. Laird, lumber and
building bridge -------- l9 90
r. M. Laird, lumber and
building bridge 49, II 40
r. M. Laird. same ------- 20 so
r. M. Laird, work on three
bridges IA 80
j. A. Robinson. postage = 4 70
C. H. Bethune, extra la
Dor on farm ------------ 8 90
Billie Riddle, vat work 2 30
VIM. Sutton, same ---- ] SO
Jim Hobson, same ---.- z %
Smith Taylor, same --- | 90
j. w. Faulkenberry, same 2 CO.
II W WhiftinOfnn QaYn0 4 ()()3
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11

warden for IL months, beginning
with this date. :,
Bids Invited The board will
at it's regular November, 1917,
meeting, on the 9Th day of said
month, purchase one tent 2Ox3O
feet, or one tfnt 30x40 feet, ma
| terial Is or. duck. delivered at
Brandon, Miss.
| Committee Report We, your
committee, appointed at the Au-
! gust meeting to view and. lay out
road as prayed for by J. E. Fish
er and others, beg leave to re-
port that we met on the 25th day
of September, and proceeded to
view said change and recon-
mend that said change be made.
w. E. Laird,
w. H. Till.
Ordered that following allow
ances be made out of Pelahatchie
Road Bond fund, to-wit:
F. T. Myers, salary SITS 90
Robt. Thomas. 2 days
chain man -------------- 8 NO
is. J. Maxwell, postage and
expense ---- ..-- --- l ~
IT. w. Crimes. work on car 80
King Drug Store, mdse-- 8 80
| C. V. Martin, repairs and
Oll------ ---- IL 10
Robinson Lumber Co., lum-
her l AZ
Pelahatchie Hardware Co.,
mdse -------- 81 95
Brandon News, printing Z 80
Adjourned Meeting-Be it Or
dered that the board adjourn I'M
til 10 o'clock a. M, on Wednes-
day, October 10, 1917, for con-
sideration of the construction,
construction and maintenance,
and maintenance of the public
roads in Pelahatchie Election
Precinct Road District, and such
other matters only as affect the
roads in said district.
Adjourned Meeting Board
met at 10 o'clock a. m. on the
10th day of October, 1917, pur-
suant to adjournment with all
members and officers present,
when the following business was
duly had and done, to-wit:
Road Commissioners Appoited
Be it ordered that Stewart
Gammill, DR.. C. C. Shots and
w. D. Owen, three freeholders
and qualified electors of Pela-
hatchie Election Precinct Road
District. in said county, be and
they are appointed Road Commits
sioners for said road district, I'M
der H. B. -, of the 1917 Extra
ordinary Session of the Legisla-
ture of Mississippi, with full
powers and authority as therein
set forth.
Bids Invited-Be it ordered
that the board will receive bids
for the articles herein below
mentioned, for the good roads
district of Pelahatchie Election
Precinct Roads District, until
noon, Monday the 5th day OF
November, 1917, and the clerk
of the board is directed to make
publication as provided by law,
said publication beng as follows,
to-wit:
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received by the
clerk of the Board of Supervisors
of Rankin county, Miss, up I'M
til IL o'clock noon on Monday,
the 5th day Of November, 1917,
for the articles herein mentioned
below for the good roads district
of Pelahatchie Election Precinct
Roads District, to-wit::
40 Mules. weight 1000 to 14OO
pounds, 5 to 10 years old.
20 3-inch Wagons, 3 to A.
inch tires, any standard make.
20 Sets Double Harness.
10 Wheeler Scrapers.
30 Slip Scrapes.
2 Road Flows.
Is Railroad Shovels.
Is Long Handle Round Point
Shovels.
/ dozen Poll Axes.
/ dozen Picks.
1-3 dozen Cross Cut Saws.
| dozen Maddox.
1Cable Stump Fuller,
Oats and Sweet Feed and Hay
for 80 days.
l Road Machine.
/ Steel Drag.
The Board Of Supervisors re-
serve the right to reject any or
all bids. J. A. Robinson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11
Telephone Troubles

BELL Telephone employees are con-
stanty trying to prevent trouble of any
kind in the workings of the equip
ment, and to repair such troubles as soon
as possible after they occur.
Subscribers are asked to report trouble
Immediately, and to exercise a reasonable
patience while it is being cleared.
If you do not see man actually
working on your telephone. it does not
mean that you are not receiving proper
attention.
The difficulty may be at the switch
board, in the cable or at any one of sew
eral other places. Two or three men may
be at work hunting it down.
1t is always our first consideration to
clear troubles promptly.
Wbsn yow Tslspbons-Snik
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE 90
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY a. y
Incorporated WssnSW
H, WARNACK. Local Manager
The Keota news., 1917-08-17

caught by the torrent which swept
through the streets were smashed 70
bits.
Mrs. Lavinia B. Steward. philanthro-
pist. whose contributions 70 science
and charity became public only with
her death. died II her summer home.
Oracle. Ariz.
Rioting in the strike ct operating
forces Of the Kansas City Railways
Company broke out whom strikers At.
tackled three cars filled with men In
ported to break the walkout.
Scores Of national guardsmen raided
the Oakland. CAL. headquarters Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World. car.
ried out the organi1atiOn's literature
and records and made . bonfire Of
them In the streets.
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
SPORT.

Devereux Milburn. the famous polo
player. is among the men designated
by the War Department for the second
Plattsburg, N. Y. camp Of the Officers
reserve corps, who will start training
Aug. q.
Don Harker. dean Of tennis players
in Colorado, defeated Scott Townsend.
former state champion, in an exhibi.
tion match at City park, in Denver.
The entire proceeds. which were
$3.50. went to the Denver Red Cross.
Miss Katherine Stinson. the girl avi.
atrix. viii race with Barney Oldfield
At Sheepshead Bay Aug. 1s. in connec-
tion with the match races between
Oldfield, Ralph de Palma and Louis
Chevrolet. A purse Of $1,000 has been
offered for the earth and air" race.
Announcement was made At Colo.
RADIO Springs Of the calling off Of tho
Pixies Peak automobile races, sched.
uled to begin Sept. 8. The announce
ment stated that automobile manufac-
turers and drivers are engaged in war
work and are unable to participate In
the meet
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
GENE KAL

Bisbee people determined to stand
by deportation acts. n y
Third arrest IL made In New York
exemption board case.
One OF New York exemption boards
was summarily removed.
Lavish entertainment planned for
members Of japanese mission.
United States submarine collides
with excursion steamer in Boston har.
Dor.
More than 5000 men for the British
and Canadian forces have been recruit.
cd In this country By the British re-
cruiting commission.
Tho known tin deposits in the
United States are few. but Alaska II
something Of . contributor to the
much-needed tin demand.
A national holiday may be declared
on Sept. 3. Labor day. in celebration
of the entrainment Of the draft levies
for the training cantonments.
Conditions in Syria and Palestine
are declared to be "the worst possible"
by a refugee who fled from there and
has Just reached New York and re.
ported to the American committee Of
Armenian and Syrian relief.
The backbone of the strike which
has paralyzed for five weeks the large
copper mines in the Globe. Ariz.. dis.
trist has been effectually broken, &C
cording to statements made by George
R. Hill. president Of the Loyalty
league.
Most Of the graduates Of the officers
training camp will be appointed to the
officers reserve corps to be called in
to active service In the national army
only during the war and returned to
the inactive list At the close Of hostil.
tiles
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
WEsrE RN.

Condition Of former President Taft
Is improved.
Plot to corner canned tomatoes Is
uncovered is claim.
Thomas Wardall OF Seattle was born
in 1915. He 10 healthy. happy and ac-
tive.
A terrific rain storm which struck
Bisbee. Ariz, flooded the business part
Of the town, causing damage estimated
at $5o,cco. a score Of automobiles
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
PoRgIoM.

American soldiers sntertain Frs1eh
comrades at dinner.
Sim Feiners won another paFils'
mentary bye election when they CAP
tured the seat from Kilkenny.
Canada's war expenditures are now
about &S50.o00 . day. the total to
July 20 being $e2a.ooo.ooo.
A dispatch from Vienna announces
the engagement Of Archduchess He'd.
wig Of Tuscanby to Count Bernhard
Zu StolberE. .stolberg. born In Aanka.
to. MINI.
Emphatic disapproval of the sugges-
tion that American troops be sent to
the eastern front was brought homo
BY all except ono Of the members Of
the American mission to Russia
Representatives OF Spain. switser-
land. Holland, Denmark and Norway
are going to meet Swedish representa-
tives In Stockholm fos . conference ON
war and peace 1t Sweden's invitation.
The conference Of the British Labor
party held at Westminster voted to
send delegates to the Stockholm con-
sultative conference BY 100000 to
65O.O0O.
An explosion and fire in . big
chemical works in East London
wrecked the building and killed or in
jured scores Of workers. Thirteen bod.
les Of women were rescued from the
ruins.
The American Red Cross has insti-
tuted fresh air farm on . beautiful
hillside near Paris - . refugee center
for 400 children driven from their
homes by gas bombs dropped by ono
my airplanes.
DR.. Karl Liebknecht. Socialist lead
or in the German Reichstag. who was
arrested in connection with the May
day demonstration In Berlin In 1916.
was liberated by the German govern.
ment through fear he might die In
prison.
Arthur Henderson. the Labor Nom.
ber of the British War Council. who
addressed the British labor conference
and advised sending OF British dele
gates to the Stockholm consultative
congress Of Socialists. has rendered
his resignation and Premier Lloyd
George has accepted II. a
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
WARRINGTON.

Senator LaFollette introduces peace
resolution In Senate.
Debate on revised war tax measure
taken up in Congress.
Coal prices increase indicative OF
profiteerins II 10 said.
President puts food control bills In.
to effect by signing them.
Plans for controlling price Of wheat
and flour to be announced soon.
Herbert Hoover was formally sp-
pointed food dictator OF United States.
Bill to provide insurance for Ameri.
can fighting men introduced n Con-
gress.
The regular army has passed its
war strength figure Of 300. 1000. It was
officially announced by the War DE-
partment.
The date for calling the first incre-
ment Of 100000 men into the ranks Of
the national army may be changed
from Sept. to the 4th.
Secretary McAdoo 10 planning to ask
Congress In the near future for author
ization Of . new bond Issue Of &6.000..
600, 900 at this session Of Congress.
Seldom G. Hopkins OF Cheyenne.
Wyo.. was nominated by President
Wilson to be assistant secretary Of the
interior. succeeding the late Bo
Sweeney.
Huge shipping contracts-aggregat-
ing 775.OOO tons and an outlay Of
800. 600. .OO0-were approved by the
shipping board. The tonnage will In
clude eishty-eight wooden vessels and
sixty steel ships. It 10 stated.
A test of the constitutionality Of the
conscription law will come before tho
United States Supreme Court on or be-
fore Aug. "a with the docketing Of .
case which will probably be called for
trial during the courts fall term.
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
When slsssr Found the Mate.
". n. u, DENVER. NO. ss-1st7.


Some time ago young woman was
bequeathed q beautiful old andiron,
and during the next few weeks she
roamed many miles to seek 1t suit
able mate. Failing In this and know
ing that one andiron IL just about AZ
useful as skates In Brazil. she quiet
ly disposed Of 1t to q pawnbrOker.
"Oh. Bessie" enthusiastically ex-
claimed the young wOman's sister.
rushing into the house with package
a few days later. II have found
mate for your andiron! 1t is too per-
fectly lovely for anything"
"You haveT' eagerly responded Bes-
sic. LET me see It! Where did you
get 1T How much"
Here 1t is." said sister. undOlnR the
package. II was passing 4 pawnshop
the other day and saw 1t in the win
dow. knew 1t was just like-why.
what's the matter? Are you going to
faint3",
mo- dear" answered Bessie, with a
soulful sigh. II will try to be brave.
I will try to be strong. But 1t Is
something Of a shock to zee yOu tOtinR
back the same poor old andirOn that
hooked a week agO."-Philadelphis
Record.
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN lANo9.
Western Newspaper Union News servieA
ABOUT THE WAR.


Intense artillery fighting continues
In Flanders.
Germans and Turks planning Il
tempt to recapture Bagdad.
The Russians and Rumanians are re-
sisting valiantly but have been forced
to give up positions north OF Fokshani.
Twenty-one British vessels OF more
than 1000 tons and two vessels of
less than 1000 tons were sunk last
week.
a Russo -Rumanian retirement TO the
villages Of Marasechti and Furteni on
the Sereth river Is reported by Petro-
grad.
Nine hundred and thirty.three Scan.
dinavian ships have been destroyed by
torpedoes or mines since the begin.
ming OF the war.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen 10
centerins his efforts TO break through
the entente line toward the railroad
junction Of Tecutchieu.
Additional Japanese naval units
have Joined the allied forces In Euro.
pean waters, the japanese naval At
tache At London announced.
German air planes raided the Eng.
lish coast Sunday. killing twenty.three
persons. including nine women and six
children. About sixty were injured.
The French Saturday recaptured at
the remaining trench elements taken
by the Germans Wednesday. A Ger
man attack south Of Allies was re-
pulsed.
, The American steamer Campana
was sunk by submarine and five
Americans. including the captain. are
believed to have been taken prisoners
on the diver.
ton learn that the kaiser is planning
an Offensive against Riga, with the
hope of threatening Petrograd. The
Russians are holding their own in
Galicia.
Winning a daybreak battle in brief.
furious fighting, the British forces Of
Haig are forging their way onward
through the lines Of the Germans in
Belgium. near Hoge. on the fighting
front defending which are the armies
Of Crown Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria.
The Canadians are holding stub
bornly the trenches at the doorstep Of
Lens. The Germans unsuccessfully at
tackled near st. Quentin sector long
idle. German attacks along the Aisne
also failed. Fighting continues in Gal
icia. Bukowina and Southern Mol.
davia.
The Keota news., 1917-08-17

man longer to acquire fame than It
takes others to forget all about him.
The Keota news., 1917-08-17
Those Dear Girls.

Those Dear 0irto.
Edith-JOsephine sings a lot when
Air. Spooner Is calling on her.
Siarie-Trying to test his love. sup
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
PASS MODIFIED spy BILL
Question of Guilt Is to Be Decided b,
Jury.

Question of Guilt Is to Be Decided by
Jury.
= Washington.-With most of its teeth
drawn, the espionage bill was passed
by the House
The censorship section of the Ad.
ministration's bill, modified so that
publishers must follow directions from
the President on the character of news
and criticisms that may be published,
but leaving the question Of guilt to
juries to decide, was passed by the
House, 260 to 105.
The original censorship section had
been stricken from the bill by a vote
of 220 to 1877 and the anti-censorship
members had left the chamber &C.
claiming a victory, when the modified
substitute measure was introduced by
Representative Gard, Ohio, and passed.
Charges Of bad faith against the rep.
resentatives who pushed through the
substitute while the ants were out
were made by Representative Graham
Pennsylvania, leader Of the fight
against the Presidents measure. He
said that Representative Gard had VIC
lated a gentlemen's agreement in tax
ing advantage Of the absence Of mem.
bers. But the action of the House
stood, and the substitute, II was said,
was acceptable TO the President.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Americas Duty

1t hardly seems possible, but although
a month has passed since the United
States officially recognised its place in
the World War, some people can still be
found here and there who say: "Why
ship food to Europe and run the risk Of
its being sunk in the ocean, when the
need of our own country may be so great
if there is short crop the coming SUM
merW The answer is simple. Even from
the point of view of our own selfish in
terest our greatest need is to keep Eng.
land and France fed whether we have all
we want to eat or not. Their armies and
the English navy are our defense until
our own fleet and armies can be fully pre-
pared. They are for all practical pur-
poses at present our army and fleet.
is Americas duty to get her own
men with her own flag on the firing line
as soon as possible. Before then, and at
ter that it is her duty to feed the nations
allied with her, even if our own people
have short rations. A half loaf now or
at any time is better than a whole one
on which we had to pay tax to Ger
many.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
FRENCH MASTERS
OF AISNE HEIGHTS
Occupy All but Small Section of
Chemin des Danes, Despite
Heavy Enemy Attacks.
6,1OO PRISONERS CAPTURED
Germans Efforts Everywhere Broken
Down and Forces Dispersed, General
Reports-With Enemy Exhausted.
He Is to Resume Drive.

London.--WaVes upon waves of
German storming columns were flung
against the French north of the Aisne
and in the Champagne Shattered and
beaten they foated back in thin lines
everywhere.
Those who were not cut to pieces
| by the hurricane of shells from the
French barrier fire leapt on to grapple
the poilus man to man. They ran into
a gruesome picket net of bayonets and
sealed their heroism with death
The victory belonged to the Repub-
Hes soldiers. 1t was the third day
! to be crowned with absolute victory,
not an inch Of the ground conquered
by the French lines was wrested from
them.
When the dusk settled upon the
battlefield Gen. Nivelle was victor in
the greatest battle of the year, on a
front Of IS miles Another thousand
prisoners were added to the captures,
the total announced being $500. Sew
en- cannon have been taken by the
victors.
France hailed Petain, savior of Yer
dun, as the man of the hour" who
has begun this deliverence of the Re-
public's soil from the invader
Now that the Germans once more
have exhausted themselves in vain
counter thrusts he is expected to re-
sumo his drive on Laon Only -
miles separate Nivelle's troops from
that keypoint in the Hindenburg line.
Under Petain's new plan, it seems,
there is to be no let-up.
Everywhere" says the official re-
Fort from Paris, "the enemy's efforts
were broken down and his forces dis
persed, the assault being thrown back
by our fire or at the point of the
bayonet. We have fully maintained
our gains"
Consolidation of the ground won
has made the French the masters of
most of the ridge crowned by the
Chemin-des-dames.
Observers at the French front pro.
nounce the victory to be the most
brilliant in the so-called Battle of
Arras. which the military writer's
rank only second to the Battle of the
Marine, in Importance.
The British are successfully main
tanning themselves in the breach they
have made in the Hindenburg line
near Bufecourt.
Russian troops, in a new agrees
sive against the Germans in the
koVel district, have blown up num-
Der of German munltion storehouses
in furious cannonade.