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Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the un-
derslgned Commissioners of District
No. 2, of Noxubee County, Mississippi,
will on Wednesday. the 9Th day of June,
1917, receive bids for fifty cars of
gravel, more or less.
2. Receive bids for hauling gravel
for first mile to the seventh mile in.
elusive.
3. Receive bids for spreading gravel
along the good!roads per mile per tonsin
said District,
4. Receive bids for cutting openings
per cubic foot across the good roads at
such points as may be designated by
he.Commissioners.
5. For grading the good roads per
cubic yard, beginning at the termina-
tion of the rock road on the Memphis
Road, going by the residence of w. E.
Skinner, to the Alabama line. The
bids are to be received and let so far as
the Commissioners shall designate
6. Receive bids for machining the
said roads above described.
7. Receive bids for 31-2 inch, low
wheel wagon and double set of harness.
BIDDERS to bid separately on any or
all of the above.
Bids to furnish gravel must be ac-
companied by check for $25 90 to guar
antee good faith.
All bids to be filed with John A. Ty-
son, Chancery Clerk, Macon, Noxubee
County, Mississippi and will be opened
at two O'Clock, June 9th, 1917.
The Commissioners reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
w. E. SKINNER,
j. F. CARR.
GOODWIN,
Commissioners of District No. 2,
Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
EXECUTORS SALE

The State of Mississippi. Noxubee County.
The Estate of e., ,, ~ oo.,
Jesse Eliza Evans, =" "N""''i'' No' o''f
In pursuance of final decree rendered in the
above stated cause at the In Vacation, of'the
Court aforesaid dated 7th day of April A D.
1917. the undersigned Executor will on Monday
25th day of June. A. D., 1917, in front of-the door
of the Courthouse in the town of Macon, in said
county, within legal hours proceed to sell at pub
lie outcry to the highest and best bidder, the fol.
lowing described real estate lying and being sit
uated in said County and State, towit
Wiz Of Els and SWl, Sec, q, T. l3, Il, Is east
El SEli Sec q. T. IL, r. Is east: containing 400
acres more or less and known as the Cook place,
Terms Of sale: Cash.
The title to the above-described property is be-
leved to be perfect, but shall only convey such
title ne vests in me by virtue Of said final decree
mo d. KELLIS, Executor,
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
COOkSVlLLE-PAULETTE

DR.. Cary w. Salter and his
bride came through here last
week. DR.. Salter is well known
in this vicinity and that he may
have every happiness in his mar.
riage Is the earnest desire of all.
Edwin Britton, who has been at
tending school for the past winter
in Mobile, is at home now.
Mesdames J. G. Robbins and c.
w. Burgess and Misses jamie Rob.
bins and Margaret Hill and Mr.. j.
T.. Robbins, Jr., went over to Shu.
qualak Friday evening to take in
the closing exercises of that school.
We won't mention those who
started bnt failed to get there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Sparkman
and family accompanied by little
Miss Rachel Davenport spent Sun
day afternoon in Dancy, Ala.
Mr.. Frank Thompson, a citizen
of this town, who has been in Ar
kansas for some time, is at home
now.
DR.. r. L. Holladay and Mr.. J.
r. Sparkman spent Wednesday in
in Shuqualak.
Miss Aida Hamilton, of Shuqua.
lax, was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. G. w. Burgess.
Mrs. John Ball and daughter,
Thalia, of Shuqualak, spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. j. f. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Britton and
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Notice to Bridge Contractors

No, S264
Sealed bids are invited to be fled with the un-
dersigned Clerk on or before Two o'clock D. M,
on Monday the ith day of June. 1917. for
furnishing the material for constructing accord
ing to plans and specifications now on file in the
Chancery Clerks office of Noxubee County. Mis-
sissippi, the following:
A wing wall at Running Water Creek bridge
over Running Water Creek. on the Macon and
Shuqualak Road about six miles south of Macon,
Mississippi said wing wall to be built of first
class timber.
Said work to be completed within so days from
the date of awarding the contract.
The controct will be let to the lowest bidder
who must during the meeting at which the con-
tract is awarded enter into formal contract and
furnish bond. with sufficient sureties. for the
prompt, proper and efficient performance of the
contract in penalty not less the contract price.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. Contractor to pay for incpecton if more
than one be made and for ecording bond and con-
tract.
BY order of the Board of Supervisors this 18th
day of May. 1917.
JNO. A. TYSON, Chancery Clerk.
BY ERNEST d. HUNTER. Dep. Ch'y elk.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
NOTICE. CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
Commissioners of District No of Noxuuec
county, Mississippi. will receive bids for asphalt
ing five miles of good roads, more less, of said
District No. :.
Bids will saso be received for maintaining the
good roads by placing the road in a proper shape
This contract is Il be let. if satisfactory bids
are received at the May term of the Board of Su-
perVisors All bids are to be sent to John A. Ty-
son. chancery clerk, Macon, Noxubee county
Mississippi.
The commissioners reserve the right to re[ect
any and all bids BIDS to be opened May 9, 1917.
This the 18th day of April 1917.
J. A, CARR,
w. Z. SKINNER.
L. L. GOODWIN,
Commissioners Of District No. 2
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Notice to Bridge Contractors
No. S26S


Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the un-
dersigned Clerk on or before Two o'clock y, M
On Monday, the 18th day of June, 1917. for furnish
ing the material for and constructing according
to plans and specifications now on file in the
Cbancery Clerk office of Noxubee County Mis-
sissippi. the following;
A wooden bridge over Poag Ditch on the War
saw and Cooksve Road, about and a miles
west of Cooksville, Mississippi.
Said work to be completed within so days from
the date of awarding the contract.
The contract will he let to the lowest bidder
who must, during the meeting at which the con-
tract is awarded enter in4o formal contract and
furnish bond. with sufficient sureties for the
prompt, proper and efficient performance of the
contract in penalty not less the contract price
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids
BY order Of the Board of Supervisors this l1th
day OF May, i9l7,
JNO. A. TYSON Ch'y Clk
BY ERNEST d. HUNTER Dep Ch'y Crk,
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Notice to Bridge Contracto RS
No, 1894

NO, SZbl
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the un-
dersigned Clerk on before Two o'clock D. m.
on Monday, the 4th day of June 1871 for furnish
ing the material for and according to plans and
specifications now on file in the Chancery Clerk s
Office of Noxubee County, Mississippi, the follow
ing;
A wing wall on Running Water Creek. on the
Macon and Shuqualak,Road about six mile south
of Macon, Mississippi, said wing wall to be built
Of brick.
SAID work to be completed within 80 days from
the date Of awarding the contract
The contract will be let to the lowest bidder
who must during the meeting at which the con :
tract is awarded enter into formal contract and
furnish bond, with sufficient sureties. for the
prompt, proper and efficient performance of the
contract in penalty not less the contract price.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids
BY order Of the Board of Supervisors this l1th
day of May, 1917.
JNO. A. TYSON, Chan Clerk
BY ERNEST d. HUNTER, Dep. Ch'y Clerk
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01

children were in Cochranc, Ala,
Monday.
Mrs. G. w. Burgess is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Pugh, in Mobile.
The young people of COoksville
motored to Jordan Creek Friday
evening and spent a few very
pleasant hours.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
COMMISSIONERS SALE

The State of Mississippi Noxubee County.
Alice Jernegan. ct al
va
II. w. Jernegan. ct al.
In Chancery.- 1874,
In pursuance of final decree rendered in the
above-stated cause at the April Term A. d.,
l9l7. Of the Court aforesaid dated April Path, A.
d.. 1917 the undersigned Commissioner in said
cause appointed will on Monday, the 4th day of
June, A. d. 1917. in front Of the door of the
Courthouse in the City of Macon. in said county,
within legal hours. proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder. the following described
real estate lying and being situated in said
County and State towit:
The NEh Of the NWh of Section 32. Township
ID, Range 10.
Terms of sale For Cash.
The title to the above described property is be-
lieved to be perfect but | shall only convevl such
title as vests in me by virtue of said final decree
May lst, 1911
JNO. A. TYSON.
Com mi
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01

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Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Lollie Riley Rhymes.

Died, at the Baptist Memorial
Hospital in Memorial Hospital in
Memphis after an illness Of five
weeks, Mrs. Lollie Riley Rhymes,
May 2lst, 1917.
Mrs. Rhymes was taken i'll at
Macon and it became necessary
for her to be taken to Memphis
for treatment. For several weeks
her condition seemed favorable
out a turn for the worse came
and the end came peacefully
Monday.
Miss LolIie Riley was the
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Riley and was born near Quincy,
liss.. March 25th, 1885. She
moved to Tupelo with her pa
'ents in 1893 to attend the high
,chool. At the age of sixteen
he joined the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, and was ac-
i've in church work until the
lose of her life. She graduated
rom the Industrial Institute and
5oIlege in 1905; she took a lead
ing position among the student
body of that institution. She
was elected president of the Cal
Ioway-Orr Literary Society and
was business manager of the col
lege magazine, "Meh Lady,"
For two years she taught school
at Crystal Springs, Miss. At the
home of her parents in Tupelo,
the 10Th day of June, she was
to Mr.. r. l.. Rhymes,
of Crystal Springs where they
lived until 1909 when' the family
moved TO Memphis, living there
five years. From Memphis the
family moved to Macon in 1914.
She was a member of the u.
D. C. at Crystal Springs and was
president of the Floral Club of
that city. She was a member of
the ID. A. r. at Columbus, Miss.
and was treasurer of the Mission
ary society at Macon.
In the death of this bright and
beautiful young woman, society
and the church loses one Of its
most prominent and lovable
young women. By birth and ed
ucation she adorned the home
and every place in society that
she was called on to fill. Her
sweet disposition brought around
her list of friends that were
numbered by all who had the
pleasure of her acquaintanceship.
AS friend she was sought eager
ly and as a daughter no home
was ever blessed by one of a
higher type of womanhood. AS
a wife, she was loyal and devoted
and as a mother to her four little
boys she was atfectionately SYM
pathetic and tender.
In her death the home circle
has lost one of it's brightness
and to the bereaved pa
rents brothers and sisters and to
the husband and little children,
our sincere sympathy is extended.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted Tuesday afternoon from
the home of her parents on JEFF
ferson street. The many beauti-
full floral offerings atteSted the
popularity and love in which the
deceased was held. -Tupelo Jour
nal.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Notice to Dealers in Convict Supplies.

Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the un-
dersigned clerk on or before o'clock p. m. on
MONDAY THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE, 1917
for furnishing supplies for the county convicts
for the month of June. 1917, to be delivered
at Macon, or Convict Overseer. as called for,
Supplies to be furnished as heretofore
Contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids
BY order of the Board of Supervisors of Noxu-
bee County. Mississippi. this 10th day of May
1917 JNO. A. TYSON, Chan Clerk
By ERNEST d. HUNTER, Dep. Chy elk.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
IT is SERIOUS
Some Macon People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness Of a Bad Back.

the Seriousness Of Bad Back.
The constant aching Of bad back.
The weariness, the tired feeling,
The pains and aches Of kidney Ills
May result seriously if neglected
Dangerous troubles often follow.
This Macon woman shows you what
TO do.
Mrs A. L. Holberg, says: Il had
spells OF kidney and bladder troubles
My Kidneys were very weak Doan's 8
Kidney pills thoroughly removed the
complaint. / have never let any seri-
Gus kidney trouble come on me, for
| use Doan's Kidney Pills and check
all symptoms when they have appear
ed. have the utmost faith in this
remedy"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney Temedy-gct
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Ho.berg uses. Foster Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01

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Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
BROOKSVlLLE.

the first of the week for Amory.
where they will be with their
kinspeople for awhile; then they
will go on to Chicago, where DR..
Green will take a few months
study of the new discoveries in
the medical profession.
Mesdames Hambrick, Ledbet-
ter and Cunningham spent Tues
day in Columbus.
Prof. Stubblefeld and family
have gone to South Mississippi
for the summer. He will teach
in the summer normals.
Miss Mary Love Madison is at
home from Moss Point. She will
teach in the Lynn Creek consoli-
dated school next session.
Mrs. Walter Price of the A. II.
s., Mashulaville, was IN town
Sunday.
Mr.. Charles st. John of A. HIS.
Mashulaville is a frequent visitor
to our town. Business calls him
here often.
DR.. Lusk Of Cliftonville has
moved into town.
Mrs. C. c. Sessions of Macon
spent day or two with Mrs. }.
M. Gaines this week.
Mrs. Barney Menees, who is in
the Baptist hospital in Memphis,
is said to be doing well.
Mrs. J. G.. Wilkins and son
have spent the week in Memphis
Mesdames Watt and Sam Helm
of Macon visited Mrs. M. T.Helm
a few days ago.
Mr.. Sam Tate, wife and son
guests at Mr.. T. w. Tate's.
Mrs Tyson Wilkins and chill.
dren are with relatives in Meri-
dian.
Senator Poindexter and wife OF
Ravine were in town Tuesday.
Masters Fred and jim Graham
of Meridian are visitors at Mr., G..
W. Graham's.
There was a sad death among
our colored people last week,
Ophelia Scott, who had just grad
uated from school in Jackson
came home quite i'll, and died il
a few days. AS her father
Thornton Scott, is principal 0
the colored school, their closing
exercises were postponed till thi'
week. By invitation, many 0.
our white citizens attended tn,
closing entertainments, and wer'
much pleased with all they saw
and heard. Their oratorical con-
test was especially fine, showing
hard study and careful training.
Misses Camilla Jamison anc
Ruby Kate Barnhill are at home
from the |. |. & C. We congrat
ulate the;latter on having finished
the course and received her d.
ploma.
Sunday the eleven O'Clock SER
vice at the Methodist church will
be especially for the children,
and all the children of the town,
and also the grown people, are
invited to be present.
Mr.. Wallace Peterson is at
home from the A. &. M. We
have but few boys left. Six from
here are in u. S. barracks pre-
pairing to go to France.
Business has called the Rev. L.
R. Long to Tennessee.
Mrs. Pinnix is enjoying a visit
from her sister, Mrs. Moss and
children of Alderman.
Mr.. G. 7. Heard is trying to
get the railroad to let the GENE
terry association have the car of
gravel freight free.
Messrs. Richardson and Dent
of Macon spoke here Thursday
evening at a patriotic meeting.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Rates on NJ. & o.

The Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. will
sell Round Trip Tickets from Macon
Miss, to the following places on the
following dates:
To st Louis. Mo-, May 18th to Oct
18th, 1917, to return on or before Oct
3ls;, 1917. Fare $l9 20. Stop overs
allowed at all stations.
On May 26th and 9th, June 4. II. 18
25 and July 2, 1917, the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad will sell tickets to Hatties-
burg, Miss, and return, good for re-
turning July 8, 1917. Fare Sc 20.
w. G. MCCULLAR, Agent.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
SAVE $51

The Oliver Nine is a twenty-year develop
ment. 1t is the finest. costliest most success
10 cents per day in monthly payments of
$500. Everyone can own a typewriter now.
Will any sane person ever again pay 500 for
a standard typewriter when the Standard
Visible Oliver Nine sellsfor $40?
Send today for your copy of our book and
further details. You'll be surprised.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
Mobile & Ohio Schedule
at Mae0n. Mlst.

sOUTHBOUND
No. Express Daily ........ 1:15 a. m.
Through 70 Mobile
No. 3 Express Daily. ........I 1929 p. m.
Through 10 Mobile
No. D Express Daily ........ sal p. m.
Through TO Meridian
NORTHBoUND
No. ? Express Daily. 2:3O a. m.
Through to ST. Louis
NO. = Express Daily. .4:l8 p. m.
Through to St. Louis
No. 6 Express Daily. a. m.
Through TO Union Citv
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01
The New oliver Nine
WAS 500, NOW SAC
A TYPEWRITER
REVOLUTION


At the height of The Oliver Typewriter Company
aau upsetS the typewriter industry Just did in 1885, when it
introduced visible writing and forced all others to follow Now this
powerful COmpanywOrd wide nuence-ca halt old
slve ways of selling pewte 1t frees buyers wasteful burden
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01

Enr Gallo % bushels white Spanish seed pea
W Su'S nuts at two dollars per bushel Ad-
dress me at Prairie Point. Miss. Jas A. Dins
Macon beacon., 1917-06-01

Cuif | net A tailor made suit of clothing was
0u'' H"S' either put in the wrong car in front
of c. ID. Featherson, or was lost out of my car
Reward will be paid if returned to Beacon Office
r. Brewer. Jr.
DI ANTS FOR SALE-8.inch Tomato Plants
and Chinese Cabbage for sale at SC
per dozen by Mrs. J. s. Carpenter, Prairie Point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-25
FUNERAL SERVICES
 HELD OVER REMAINS
 FORMER CHAMPION
Thousands Attend Funeral of Veteran PugiIist.
 Striking Tribute
 by Rev. Rader

Chicago, October A-Robert Fitzsim. mons who died at hospital here lass Monday after a weeks illness of lobax pneumonia, was buried today al IsracG land cemetery. Funeral services for tha former champion heavyweight pugills were held in the Moody tabernacle. con ducted by the Rev. Paul Rader, himself an athlete in his college days on the Pacific coast
 More than ao00 persons from all walks of life attended the services and filed by the bier at the close of the service.
 large proportion of those in attend ance on the services made up the cor tege which followed the flower laden cas- ket to Graceiand cemetery.
 This man fought many battles" Mr Rader said. and tasted the sweets oi victory more often than he did the acid of defeat But he never fought greater fight than the one with himself, which led to renunciauon of the old for ths rev man.
 It took courage to face the contemptu. ous laugh. the sheer. the doubt cast or his sincerity when the big athlete submit ted to baptism by the little Baptist cler- gyman at Los Angeies His baptism was the symbol of the casting off of the old man for the new. All the world despises a quitter and the world admires a hero
 Bob fought his final fight as he had fought his ring battles-with indomitable courage. The son of an Episcopal clergy man. his early training was never wholly forgotten and heiped him in his final vic. tory-that over death"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-25
HANDLING RAILROAD RATES

Now York, October 2a-(EpeciaL) Was tho interstate commerce commits sion fighting this weeks decision re- fusing to grant an increas in freight rates to the eastern railroads without first making an investigation of the monthly earnings reports? Wall Street says no. with its teeth olinched. That the decline in bond and stock prices has anything to do with the world wide rise in the price of capital war not admitted by Wall street for a minute. South of Fulton street the blame for the readjustment. in security values was laid direct at the front door of the interstate commerce commits sion.
 Why was 1t that tho petition of the eastern railroads for an immediate in : crease in freight rates was not grant ed? Now York Central, for example. shows for the eight months of the calendar year an increase of no less than $l9.085,000 in gross earnings. but a decrease of s16,453,00 in net These figures certainly appear to back up the claim of the carriers that their operating expenses are running away. When the partial increases In rates were granted last June the interstate commerce commission stated plainly in its decision that monthly earnings of tho railroads would be closely watched, and that further increases in rates would be granted If the fears of the carriers are realized or that their realization Is imminent" Ger tainly New York Centrars monthly reports look like the fears of the car riers had been realized.
 But. unfortunately, from long ex- perience, the interstate commerce com mission has learned that what the rail- roads say in their fights for higher freight rates cannot be valued at a hundred cents on the dollar. For in stance. in 1910. in the very first ap- plication for an advance in freight rates after the law was passel mak- ing 1t necessary for the carriers to prove reasonableness of any proposed Increases in their tariffs. New York Central began to show heavy decreases In gross earnings. In the meantime. the president of the company declared from the housetops that unless the railroads were given an increase In rates immediately they could not re main solvent"
 Then. when the interstate commerce commission began to investigate New York Centrals accounts to see why all of the increase in gross and moro was lost In net 1t was found that New York Central had been padding it's expenses. For years the company had followed the