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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
Notice of Substituted Trustees
Sale.

On the 23rd day of December, 1913,
H. T. Ellis executed and delivered to
I. T. Cottrell, Trustee, deed OF
trust conveying to said trustee certain
lands in Rankin County, Mississippi,
to secure an Indebtedness therein men
toned to j. A. Robinson, Executor OF
the Estate of S. w. Robinson, deceas-
ed; which said deed of trust is record
ed in Book No. 76, at page 379 in the
office of the Clerk of the Chancery
Court of said county.
Default was made in the payment OF
said Indebtedness so secured and SAID
T. T. Cottrell being requested by said
benefciaries to foreclose said deed OF
trust refused so to do, whereupon, by
separate instrument duly signed, &C
knowledged and recorded in office OF
clerk of said court the undersigned was
appointed trustee in said deed of trust
in the stead of said T. T. Cottrell and
requested by said beneficiaries to fore
close the same.
Therefore in pursuance of the au-
thority vested in me by the terms OF
said deed of trust and said request, |
will, on Monday, the 7th day of jan
uary, 1918, in front of the South
Door of the court house in the Town of
Brandon, said county and state, during
legal hours, offer for sale and will sell
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the following described land situated in
the county of Rankin and state OF Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
The E1-2 of SW1-4 and the SW1-4 of
the SW1-4 of Section 90, TT, R. East
containing 120 acres more or less. and
apply the proceeds of said sale, first,
to the cost of making said sale, second,
to the payment of said indebtedness SO
secured and the balance, if any, to
mortgagors. j. A. Lindsey,
Dec. 6. 1917. Substituted Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
Notice of trustees Sale.

On the 18th day of July 1914.
Bell Norman executed Deed OF
Trust wherein she conveyed to me as
Trustee, in trust, to secure an indebt-
.edness therein mentioned to Will Davis,
certain land in Rankin County. State
Of Mississippi, to-wit:
The NE1-4 of NW1-4 Section "a, L.
7, r. East, containing 40 acres more
or less; also l black mare mule named
Sudie, Is years old.
Said deed of trust was transferred by
the said Will DAVIS to w. G.. Brown,
and transferred by w. C. Brown to A..
E. Brame, who is now the beneficiary
therein.
Said Deed of Trust is of record in
Deed Book n, on page 359, in the office
of the Clerk of the Chancery
Court of said County. Default was
made in the payment of said indebted
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
THE CHARTER OF INCORPORA-
TION OF PELAHATCHIE MER-
CAMILLE COMPANY,

/. The corporate title of said COM
pany is Pelahatchie Mercantile Com
pany.
2. The names of the incorporators
are:
G. w. White, Postofflce Brandon,
Miss.
R. L. Gates, Postoffice Pickett, Miss.
T. l.. Gay, Postoffice Pelahatchie,
Miss.
C. K. Jones, Postoffice Pelahatchie,
Miss.
E. N. Ross, Postoffice Pelahatchie,
Miss.
8. The domicile is at Pelahatchie,
Mississippi.
A. Amount of capital stock, Ten
Thousand Dollars.
S. The par value of shares is One
Hundred Dollars.
6. The period of existence (not to
exceed fifty years. is Fifty years.
z. The purpose for which it is Gre
ated: To buy, sell, deal with and dis
pose of goods, wares, and merchandise
and to conduct a general mercantile
business. The corporation may begin
business Jas soon as So, 100000 of the
capital stock has been subscribed.
AS soon as this charter is approved
by the Governor the incorporators here
in named, or any three of them, may
meet and organize and adopt bylaws
and rules and regulations and provide
the manner in which the same may be
altered, amended or repealed.
s. The right and powers that may
be exercised by this corporation are
those conferred by the provisions of
Chapter "a, Mississippi Code, 1906.
r. L. Gates,
E. N. Ross,
T. L. Gay,
G. w. White.
c. K. Jones,
Incorporators.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
State of Mississippi,
County of Rankin,
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, r. L.
Gates, incorporators of the corporation
known as the Pelahatchie Mercantile
Company, who acknowledged that they
signed and executed the above and
foregoing articles of Incorporation as
their act and deed on this the 10Th day
of Noy. 1917.
j. A. Robinson,
Chancery Clerk.
State of Mississippi,
County of Rankin.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, E. N.
Ross and T. L. Gay, incorporators of
the corporation known as the Pela-
hatchie Mercantile Company, who ac-
knowledged that they signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of incorporation as their act and deed,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

On the 21st day of November, 1917,
letters of Executorship were issued by
the Chancery Court of Rankin County.
State of Mississippi, appointing the un..
dersigned as executor of the Estate OF
R. G. King, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate are
required to have the same probated and
registered by the Clerk of the said
Court in one year from this date, as is
required by law All claims not proba-
ted andI registered in one year from
this date will be forever barred.
This the 21st day of November, 1917.
S. F. KING, Executor.
w. E. Mcintyre, Solicitor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06

been over two billion dollars in lit
tie over d year.
Because lit is getting recruits at
the rate of60O week
over l225D, 900 officers and men.
Because its personnel is to-day
Becausei while no other navy in
the worldSh to cover SO great an
area of defense, yet it still found
men and destroyers for offensive
work in Europe.
Because not an army transport and
not an American soldier has been
lost, while on the way to Europe,
under the convoy of American naval
vessels.
Because the naval appropriation
was increased from S146,000,000 last
year to 1912 ,S88,06O this year.
Because. the United States navy is
to-day engaged in the largest war
ship building program the world has
ever known.
Because the navy now has under
construction seven hundred and
eighty-four warships of all types.
Because~the navy has one hundred
and fifty new destroyers nearly
ready for service.
Because all of the vessels mention
ed in the two above paragraphs will
be completed and in service before
the end of 1918.-Sunday Magazine:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
United States Food Administra-
ton. Meat Division.

Chicago, November 8, i9i7.-Joseph
P. Cotton, chief of the y. S. Food
Administration meat division, to-
day issued the following statement
relative to the prices Of hogs:
The main purposes of the Food
Administration as I'd hogs are four:
To see that the producer at all times
can count on a fair price for his
hogs SO that it will be profitable to
him, to see that the farmer in
creases the number of hogs bred, to
limit Me- pro1t Of the packer and the
middle1aco 1nd a. eliminate specula-
finu.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
We Are Proud Of the American Navy

we Are Proud OF the american Navy
Because there are three times as
many ships in commission as there
were six months ago.
Because d greater amount of fight
ing tonnage is now being produced in
a given time than has ever before
been produced by any power in the
world, even including England.
Because the new United States
|thirty-five knot destroyer can out
run and outright any boat in its
class ever made.
Because the naval constructors
have so speeded up production that
boats which were not expected to be
ready until the summer of 1918, are
already in the water.
Because the aggregate appropria--
ton Of congress to make effective the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
Citation Notice.

State of Mississippi, Rankin County.
To Pearl Ward, nonresident de-
PENDANT.
I You are commanded to appear before
the chancery court of the county of
Rankin, in said state, on the 4th Mon
dav in March, A. D. 1918, to defend the
suit in .said of Lee Ward,I where
in you are the defendant.
This 9Th day of December A. D.l917.
j. A. Robinson, Clerk.
H. L. McCaskill, Solicitor for Compt.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06

said estate will cause the same to be
registered, probated and allowed. as
required by law, within one year from
the date of this publication, or the
same will be forever barred.
Mrs. R. V. Sutton.
Watkins & Watkins, Solicitors.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
Wanted,

Four extra fine Jersey mich
cows. Nothing but something
good wanted.
D. L. WILLIAMS,
Johns, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06

For highest market prices on
oak and pine cross ties, write
w. H. Myers, Forest, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06

Heinz's Sweet Pickles-bring
your bucket and try a quart.
w. G.. Barnes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
on this the goth day Of Nov. 1917.
Geo. Robinson,
Notary Public.

Geo. Robinson,
Notary Public.
State Of Mississippi,
County of Kinds.
City of Jackson.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, in and
for said City, County and State, G. w.
White and G. K. Jones, incorporators
of the corporation known as the Pela-
hatchie Mercantile Company, who ac-
knowledged that they signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of Incorporation af their act and deed,
on this the 2lst day of November 1917,
A. d. Offutt,
Notary Public.
NV commission expires April 10, 1920,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06

In the matter of the last Will and Tes-
lament OF Reverend Wayne Sutton,
deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The undersigned was upon the 9Th
day of December, 1917. appointed exec
utrix of the estate of Reverend Wayne
Sutton, deceased, by the Chancery
Court of Rankin County, Mississippi.
All persons having claims against the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
President Wilson's Reply.

|" The White House, Washington,
April 9, f9i7--My Dear Mr.. Harri-
son: Your letter of the sixth does
you honor, and | realize to the full
how you must feel, and yet want 10
remind you that it Is just as import
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
Last Contingent To Be
Called To COlOrs
Sunday
CAMPS TO BE
READY AUG. Is
Plenty of Supplies Are
Available, Says
Gen. Mann

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-Thc
United States viii call into active
service tomorrow It's last group OF
National guardsmen, numbering 75.-
745 soldiers. At the same time, all
militia troops not now federalized
will automatically be summoned.
With this latest call the country
has an estimated total OF 100000 or
more National guardsmen ready for
intensive training in southern
camps The states called tomorrow,
their strength and their training
camps are as follows:
California, 6.59l; Utah. 1.35s;
Arizona. 665: Colorado, 1850. and
New Mexico. 1926. 10 train at Linda
Vista, Cal: Arkansas. 6.0l9: Missis-
sippi, 4.43s. and Louisiana, 2,SSS. 20
train AZ Alexandria, La
Kentucky. 6.t64, and Indiana, g.
l46, 10 train al Hattiesburg, Miss.
along with West Virginia, called
July IL. and now assigned there.
Kansas. s.l44 and Missouri a..
145. 10 train az Fort Sill, Ok
Alabama. 5.fs7; Georgia. 5.629
and Florida, 2,Sf2. 10 train at Ma
con. Ga.
According to present schedules.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04

gathered near Stonewall was com
pletely dispersed.
Ada's posse'of citizens returned al
daybreak today. reporting no action
in the region OF Sasakwa. The town
which revolters yesterday threat
ened 10 invade
Groups OF citizens from Seminole,
Fokonotoc. Hughes, Okmulgee
Creek. Okfuskee and Pittsburgh
counties arc stIl beating the brush
thruout the whole southeastern Ok
lahoma region in efforts 20 round
up the revolters. who gre now re-
ported 20 have split into several di.
visions.
That Konawa. Seminole countyA on
the Katy railway. IL miles north of
this city. would be the scene OF chief
trouble was Indicated carly today
when reports We're received here
that citizens Losses and rioters
were assembling for battle
Sheriff Robert Duncan this coun.
ty. arrested 10 rioters in the region
OF Sasakwa lee yesterday. They
were brought here Duncan WAS aid
ed by 25 citizens Names Of the
mob leaders were secured Nation.
al guard cavalry troops members
from Okemsh are now in Sasakwa
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
STRUCK BY CAR,
THROWN UNDER
WHEELS OF TAXI

Struck by Myrtle car al Ran
dolph and Congress-sts.. Friday
night. and thrown under the wheels
of passing tabicab driven by
Charles Allen. No. l39 Grand River
ave. George Evans, 80 years old.
No. i0i Lafayette-aye. east, sustain.
cd a fractured skull and serious in
ternal injuries. Evans was taken TO
Receiving hospital II Is feared ne
will die Allen was arrested by the
police on charge OF reckless driv-
ing.
Hit by an auto driven by G. Percy
Williamson, No. 95i Lothrop-avo. as
they were crossing the Boulevard at
Linwood-ave.. Samual A. Potter. 81
years old. No 1925 Sixteenth-st.. his
wife. 90 years Of age. and his son.
Millard, IA years old. were bruised
considerably They were able to go
home 20 have their wounds dressed.
Charles Hintz. years old, No 92
Columbus-st.. was hit by Hamil-
ton street car as he was driving on
the West Grand-blvd.. at Hamilton
ave. Friday night His injuries were
not serious
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
BOYS ARE
Modified
FOR FARMS
Three Enrolment Off
ces Opened In
This City
GOVERNMENT
BEHIND SCHEME
Will Solve Problem of
Rural Labor Short
age, It's Believed

Opportunity for Michigan youths
between the ages OF l6 and 2i 10
serve their country in a highly pa.
triotic. healthful and remunerative
way is presented by Charles A.
PARCELS. newly-appointed federal
state director for Michigan for the
United States Boys Working re
serve
Work OF enrolling boys in the or.
ganization is well under way. and
three enrolment Offices have been
opened, in the Cass Technical high
school, the department OF labor OF
fee in the old federal building, and
in the Y. NJ c. A.
The purpose OF the organization
IL 10 establish a working reserve OF
labor for farms 20 meet an emer-
gent shortage In the present crisis.
II Is the aim Of the reserve 10 co
ordinate with the various boys or
ganizations now accomplishing good
results along the same lines.
While the Y NJ G. A.. BOY Scout
troops and other boys organizations
are intensely interested in the work
OF the serserve. IL Is distinctly fed
eral project The executive head OF
the organization is under the Unit
ed States secretary OF labor and the
national committee IL comprised OF
governors OF several states and lead
ers OF national boy organizations.
The federal government recoR-
nizes boys enrolment in the or
ganlzation as much or more than
enlistment In any branch or mill.
tary service Upon enrolling in the
reserve a boy IL given an official
badge and a license permitting him
10 wear II
Recognized experts have been
commissioned by the government TO
direct farm management. physical
welfare, transportation. finance, pub.
licity. wage rates. moral welfare and
state and federal laws Incidental TO
the boys work.
The national director and his i'm
mediate subordinates are accredited
officers OF the federal government
II IS estimated that upwards of
500 Michigan boys eligible for this
work will be enrolled by fall and
many more before next years harv-
est time.
Farmers are enthusiastic over the
proposition Many OF them declare
that the mobilization Of boy labor
eliminates the problem of obtaining
farm help in thoroly satisfactory
manner and keeps the undesirable
element OF the large cities away.
The Canadian National service
board In Ottawa is sending out an
appeal for volunteers To assist In tho
harvest. II asks men who can't go
into the fields themselves 20 hnd
substitutes "If you cannot fight II
Is your duty TO assist the farmers
pto harvest their crops says the
appeal More than 10000 men are
needed Immediately. and the gov.
r.'erA has decided TO call out men
for this work in the event OF an In.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
675 new SHIPS, SCORE
OF YARDS seized BY
ORDER OF president 7
Commandeered Vessels
Will Aggregate
100000 Tons
WILL COST NATION
SIPS, ,000,O 900
Government To Speed
Up Work All Over
Country

WASHINGTON. ~. c.. Aug. A.
The United States government to-
day tclegraphed orders for the TAX
ing over OF score OF great ship
yards in all parts OF the country and
the Communicating OF all large yes
sells now under construction.
The yards will continue under
present management but viii be un-
der supervision of the government.
About 675 ships are affected by
the governments order Their ag-
Fregate tonnage Is more than 500.
600 Included are many English.
Norw egian and other vessels will
receive compensation for the con-
structiOn work on them so far. The
government viii take over the con
tract sand expedite completion OF
the ships in order 20 make room
for more emergency vessels 20 <yer-
come submarine losses. Speed will
be accomplished by addition 20 over.
time labor. additional shifts and
elimination Of unnecessary luXuries
OF construction and equipment The
governments ready access 10 steel
and other shipping materials makes
the problem simple "a compared
with the drukbacks the privateb uild'
ers faced. n Is said
The government henceforth will
rule on every large ship contract for
private account even for repairs BY
the requisitioning orders. the yarG
came virtually under government
control and the country's entire ship
building industry Is now in the gov
ernmont's hands
In short time scores OF new
ships will be added 90 Americas
merchant marine by the requisltion-
ing order Some OF the ships seized
are more than 50 pr cent finished
The communicating program will
cost upward Of 1925. 400 900 A large
sum has also been reserved by the
shipping board for repuisitionlng
completed ships now sailing under
the American nag This will be
done later II more funds are need
cd before the program Is finished n
will be taken from the additional
$500 00o. 900 appropriation congress
is confidently expected TO vote the
shipping board
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
REMAINDER TO Be TRAINED UNTIL
SPRING, IS PLAN; 100000 men NOW
IN RANKS Of FEDERAL|zED FORCE

training camps will be ready for use
Aug. 10. Those called tomorrow
will hold themselves In home sta
tions just as troops called earlier.
With this mobilization completed.
the war department proposes to
send a portion OF the better trained
units abroad between now and win
ter. tho the bulk OF these troops will
be trained intensively until spring.
There is talk OF converting some
OF the canvas camps into canton
ments.
Gen Mann, head OF the National
guard. and his quartermaster officers
predict there will be sufficient sup
plies for the guardsmen. tho for
some time IL has been necessary TO
run without heavy reserves. due to
drain on supplies caused by OUTFIT
ting the regular army. particularly
the expeditionary forces
Plenty OF wholesome food win be
on hand Staples--beef, potatoes,
onions and bread-will be furnished
generously while vegetables obtain
cd about camps will vary the usual
rations
Trench digging. use OF mortars.
hand grenades. and bayonet drill
Will be part of the intensive training.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
MCPHERSON LEFT
LARGE ESTATE

Probate Judge Edward Command
Friday afternoon granted n petition
for the appointment OF the Detroit
Trust company 90 act az special ad-
ministrator for the purpose ~ pro-
ducing the Will Of the late Alexander
Mcpherson. banker and fnancler, OF
Detroit. who died July %.
John G. Ellsworth. OF Fowlerville.
Mich. a brotherin-law OF Mr.. Nc
Pherson. was ths petitioner. The
Detroit Trust company officials de
clare the will was delivered shortly
after the death ~ the banker TO his
wife. and will probably not be made
public until the FIRST OF the week.
when II f. filed I'm court
Mr. Mcpherson Was for several
years president of the Old Detroit
National bank and later chairman
OF the board OF directors when that
institution was consolidated with the
First National bank lie "a reputed
10 have left nearly 100000 in
money and real estate.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
RUSSIA AGAIN
FORMS CABINET
Only Two of Ministers Who
Resigned Have Not With
drawn Resignation

LONDON. Aug 4-Russia was
once again reforming her cabinet to-
day, for the fourth time since democ-
Yacy overthrew absolutism. Petro-
grad dispatches today emphasized
that the designations OF all the min
listers and the later withdrawal OF
those resignations by all save two OF
the Kerensky cabinet members, was
not due to lack OF support from the
populace They were impelled first
by charges approaching treason lev
eled against NJ. Tchernoff. Socialist
minister of agriculture. forcing that
members retirement. Tchernoff did
not withdraw his resignation and he
and Foreign Minister Terestchenko
we're the first two ministers who
were out today.
Apparently the charges against
Tchernoff were inspired by the Con
stitutiOnal Democrats. on whom ke-
rensky had been working in an ef-
fort 10 have them designate a party
leader for the cabinet
one report received today was
that an adjustment Of the whole
ministry would be arranged tomor-
row az a conference which IL was
understood Premier Kerensky had
called between all parties and the
representative Of The soldiers, work
mems. sailors and peasants con
& esses at Moscow.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
Charlie Buhrer'S Role of
Oyster Simply Can't Last;
Tongue Soon Ways Again

County Auditor Charles A Buhrer
Friday afternoon issued 'pronun
ciamento" 10 the effect tha' hercaft
~ be viii maintain ftT.c. silence ON
matters re. .rI.n1 the kioia candal
or any h e1tal SCANDALS In The
county building
when The sun shines thru tie
clort. That -, hanging over me
auditors Office" to declared.
things will assume an entirely die
ferent appearance Farther than
thai . shall sat n0ti<
Following -bi4 declaration Of
Silence he doclartd IN hcatAdNones
that Hundy hardworking young mon
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04

sufficient number volunteering
The Ford Motor company OF Can
ada has offered 10 close It's plant in
Ford City from four to eight weeks
10 give their employees chance TO
aid the farmers. w J Hanna. food
controller, announced Friday.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinityt Saturday
night and sunday un-~ttiedi probn-
bty thunder -hoverst warmert mod
crate Co fresh westerly Winds.
Lower MIchignnt Probably thuu-
der showers late saturday nieht nnd
on sunday warmer teuteht and in
southeast portion sunday.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04

100 Men and WOMEN Enlist
every dny IN the army ~ -hnthusias=
tic patrons ~ the Hotel Griswold
Cafeteria ADV.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04

IN The county building. assigned
there 10y he several daily newspa-
rer- 90 gather news. had formed a
-secrct clique for the foul purpose of
placing the "skids" under no less a
personage than himself
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
SETS NEW MARK
FOR HOME RUNS

MUSKOGEE okla. Aug. 4-The
tiny parks in the Western associa-
tion league have created another
home run record Two years ago
McAlcster player by the name OF
Reese made a record by driving OUT
81 homers in season. This week
Calbert.. Of the Muskogee team,
made his total for this seasCN 35 cir
cult clouts. and he still has a month
10 go.
PrintinE-thc plain neat kind--that
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04

printins--tse plain neat kira--,s.,
o. r'sht-Ti-se- Joh Dtvt.--wntr ss1n
The Detroit times., 1917-08-04
ANTI-DRAFT
REVOLTERS
SCAT TERED
Oklahoma Fire Eaters
Scatter Like Sheep
Before Posse

ADA, Okla. Aug. 4.-The first
fight between county officials.
leading citizens posses and DEP.
uty sheriffs on one side and anti
draft rioters on the other, took
place near Stonewall early 70
day. The draft rioters dispers.
ed and, as far as known, no one
was injured, aItho a number OF
shots were fired on both sides.
The posse included so citizens
and officers. The rlotere made
no organized opposition to the
peace forces. merely firing and
fleeing. They are being hunt.
ed over the country.
ADA. Okla. Aug. 4-"They scat
tered like sheep"
This was County Attorney al Bul
locks succinct account today Of M
early morning skirmlsh between
southeastern Oklahoma's anti-draf
revolutionists and the posse OF CIT
zens who. near Stonewall. met and
exchanged shots
Bullock's reports, say no one was
killed and that the particular Ror
ton OF the army OF protest that had