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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
Nobody Eating.

"Toothpicks don't seem TO be going
up"
Il don't suppose there's the slightest
demand for them any more
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

Miss Harold will appear at
the Star Theatre here next Mon
day night, Oct. 22nd as the first
uuub Der of a Lyceum course of
five entertainments.
Lovers of dramatic art inter
praIed by an artist of inherited
ability should not fail to hear
Miss Harold.
A few of the readings to be
given are: How He Lied To
Der Husband" "The Travelling
Maa." MARY Magdaline," a
strong dramatic play with a
de D spiritual significance. "Ex
perience" strong morality play.
"BiOle Stories."
Admission 20 and IS cents.
Season tickets at special price
of 81 80 each for the five attrac-
tons including reserved seats. .
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

months. 1st, Frank Clayton,
Home; Free trip to State Fair
Best Meat Hog. No registered
animals. 1st, Alice Johns, Wig
gins; Free trip to State Fair.
There were no contestants for
2nd and 3rd places in the above
pig contest.
Best Display of Canned Goods
1st, Mrs. Dorsett; 2nd, Mrs.
Harris.
Best Display of Fancy Work,
1st, Ethel Hatten; End, Mrs.
Frank Hester; 3rd, Mrs. Fred
Stapp.
Best Hand Painting, 1st, Mrs.
Dorsett, End, Mrs. Covington.
Best Pen Drawing, Bithel Price
Best display of handwork for
girls under 16 years, Bertha
Posey.
Curlos and Relics, Silver Run
School.
Best cake baked by girl under
16 years, Myrtle Davis.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
ADJUSTMENTS FRE1
AT NATIONAL FAIR

A thoroughly attractive array Of
amusement features. for which no ex-
trs charge will be made to the VISIT
ing public, has been provided for the
National Farm and Live Stock Show
At New Orleans, Nov. 10 to 10.
Chief OF these free attractions il
Ruth Law, world famous aviatrix, who
will make day and night flights. not
only looping the loop, but performing
some Of the aerial tactics which are
far more thrilling and which have
been developed by the reckless cour-
age Of the flyers serving under all the
flags clashing In the war. Miss Law
is probably the highest salaried wom-
an in the world. A few prima donnas
may receive more for single ap.c
ance, but they do not perform SO O.;
Steam fireworks will be seen
New Orleans for the first time FIJI. .
Comedy Mule Circus will have an ar.
ray of clever dogs, monkeys and men
In addition to the mules. The Foul
Roeders do an equilibrium act dart
heralded as a marvel Enford's Whirl
ing Sensation has been the thriller at
most of the big fairs. Olympia de
Vail and company, with exceptional
riders. horses and dogs, have been en-
gagged as a special feature for the
Night Horse Show, and also will ap
pear every day.
The Night Horse Show on Friday
and Saturday. Nov. 1e and II, will be
one OF the elite events of the fair, and
viii sttract attendance from the rfls
of society not only OF New Orleans,
| but throughout the south,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
LATfN-AMER|CANS
To BUY BREEDING
STOCK AT AUCTION
Biz Attendance From Tropics
Expected BY National Fair
Manager.

Indications are that . greater mum
bsr Of Latin-Americans will attend the
National Farm and Live Stock Show.
1t New Orleans. Nov. 10 to 10, than
have ever visited any fair in the Unit
cd States. with the possible exception
OF the Panama-Pacific exposition. Own
ers OF "haciendas" In South and Cen.
trail America, the West Indies and
Mexico see In the New Orleans show
IN opportunity to acquire the superior
grades OF foundation live stock which
all OF them are seeking.
Wide publicity for the show has been
achieved throughout all the Latin.
American republics More than one
hundred export houses In New Or.
leans and other southern cities havs
assisted the fair management in the
distribution OF over 100000 pieces OF
advertising literature IN Spanish and
Portuguese. Advertising and news
matter has been carried in a numb
OF periodicals circulating in the
tropics.
Governor Pleasant OF Louisiana has
offended 70 tho presidents Of the vari.
Gus re, ubiies. with their stafts, an
official Invitation to be present. The
great white flsss" OF the United Fruit
Company. the NexioAn Navigation
Company. the Cuyamsl Fruit Com.
pany. vacoayo Brothers. and other
steamship lines are making special
passenger rates for the term Of the
fair from al thear ports, and also will
make low rates on shipments OF live
stock purchased at the sales during
the fair
Now that two great packing houses,
Morris 4 Co. and Wilson 4 Co.. have
begun operations In New Orleans and
arc making that city tho principal
market for cattle imported from the
tropics. q great impetxs h being given
stock production throughout tho Latin
republics. At the same time. \ logical
rsason has been brought to exist why
the Lakin-Anerioan raisers will regard
the Crescent CITY as the best point o!
contact with the United States in AL
matters pertaining to the cattle IN
Austry. All the United States con
suis In the LatincAmeriean countries
are a4diag IN the distribution Of infor
nation pertaining to the New Orleans
show.
The Pan-Amee4eau Club Of New Or
leans will be host to the Latin-Amer
icAn visitors at the fair. and will pro
vide interpreters. These visitors vii
BE- enrolled in tho Live Stock Buyers
Convention and will be among the
most eager purchasers at the auction
sales which will be held Thursday
Friday and Saturday. Nov. 15 to IT
Several hundred personal letters have
been written by the fair management
in response to inquiries from the
Latin. American territory.
With the show covering such grea'
foreign field. breeders in this countr,
will find 1t an excellent medium TO,
disposing Of pure-ored live stock.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
Cases To Be Tried
Here Next Week

Following are some of the
criminal cases to be tried in
Circuit Court next week.
j. A, P. Carter for practicing
pharmacy without license.
Norman Walker for assault
and battery with intent.
Richard Walker the same,
l.. S. BrOadus same.
Noah Walker for failing to dip
cattle.
Peter McMillen the same.
Tom Baggett, charged with
bastardy.
The following Civil cases will
come up for trial,
Howell Cobb VS. j. S. Adkin
son suit for s., 500 damages f.,
slanderOus statement
Jerry Cooper VS. Kennedy &
Company, suit for $4,000 dame
ges for malicious prosecution,
Howell Cobb VS. J. S. Adkin so,'
suit for $4,000 for malicious
prosecution.
r. E. Cassib1y VS. j. B. Camp
bell suit for eiectment to recOv..
certain land.
II, A. NORMAN VS. American
Pickle & Canning Company suit
for 81 $50 damages for failure to
fill pickle contract.
Ester Garner by next friend
Law 2ace Garner, VS. Ten Nile
Lumber Company, sat for dam
ages $25 900 for loss Of (: (
while employed by defendant.
Noah Walkervs Jackson Naval
Stores Company for tresspass.
E. S. McMullen VS. Southern
Express Company suit for dam
ages for failure to deliver goods
shipped. N
r. G. Pratt VS. q. Bravendt,
suit for damages $1,000 TO-
assaulting.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
LIVE STOCK AWARDS
WILL TOTAL $12, 900
Fine List of Premiums Offered BY
National Show In the
Crescent City.

Premiums offered on beef cattle,
dairy cattle, horses, swine and sheep
at the annual National Farm and Live
Stock Show, in New Orleans. Nov. To-
10, aggregate about $4,000. This
large amount assures one OF the best
exhibits of all kinds Of live stock ever
held in the south. Animals from over
a dozen different states have already
been entered.
In the beef cattle classes, $1,515 will
be paid on Herefords, s1,515 on Short
horns, $1,225 on Aberdeen-Angus and
S312.50 on Red Polls. A total of 5000
is offered on Jersey dairy cattle, and
the same amount on Holsteln-Fr1es'
ians Among the Jersey herds already
entered is one from Falfurrias, Texas.
owned by Ed C. Lasater, largest dairy
man in the world. Holsteins, which
are becoming very popular In south
ern states, will be exhibited by many
Louisiana, Mississippi and northern
breeders.
General Manager I. B. Rennyson ex'
poets to have the largest and best hog
show in the south, $1,209 being Of
fered on Hampshires. $574 on Duroc'
Jerseys, and $474 each on Poland
Chinas, Berkshires and Chester
Whites. One-third of the Hampshire
money is given by the American
Hampshire Swine Record Association,
500 of the Duroc money is given BY
the American Duroc-Jersey Breeders
Association, which also offers $50
silver trophy to the winner OF the
rreatest number Of prizes at New Or
leans. The National Duroc Record
Association offers silver trophy for
the best litter Of four pigs shown at
New Orleans.
Over $3.50 is offered on sheep. Sheen
are greatly needed to build up the
south's live stock production and the
New Orleans fair offers more on sheep
than any other southern fair.
In the horse division, $1,222.bo ID
the total amount OF premiums on
horses, mules, jacks, jennets and Shet
land ponies.
Judges will be. for beef cattle, John
C Burns, of Texas; for dairy cattle
ugh G. Van Pelt Of Iowa; for hogs
W. A. Williams OF Oklahoma; fei
fcrses, mules, etc, w. M. Kirby ol
kentucky; for sheep. E. L. Jordan o.
L5uisiana.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
MODEL DAIRY BARN
AT NATIONAL SHOW

A model dairy barn has been erect.
ID on the fair grounds at New Or
leans and will be In actual operation
during tho second annual National
Farm and Live Stock Show, to be held
Nov. 1919. Silo demonstrations will
Be given in connection. Almost every
modern and practical labor-saving de-
vice b included in the dairy barn out
1T. A homemade stall and stancion
which costs but so cents to make will
be on exhibition.
The dairy barn viii be under charge
Of c. H. Staples and c. W. Radway Of
the Louisiana agricultural extension
department, and L. A. Higgins and
his assistants Of the Mississippi dairy
extension service will also be on hand
10 answer Ill axAstiouk pertaining to
dajry1nG. - 4
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
UNCLE SAM GIVES
SOUTHERN FARMERS
fine OPPORTUNITY
Will Bring Greatest Exhibit 70
National Farm and Live
Stock Show.

The United States Il coming to the
National Farm and Live Stock Show
at New Orleans. Nov. 1919. prepared
illustrats the reason for all that u
asks and advises.
This Is the first time that the Unit
cd States has sent its great agr1cul
tural exhibit to this section. This is
war time and the government 10 very
busy. It Is sparing tho time aad the
men because 1t realizes that the south
is bound to be the main food source
Of the future and 1t believes that by
coming to New Orleans Il will BE- able
to reach most Of the south 1t one
time.
The United States department Of
agriculture had great display at the
FaIc ma-Pacific Exposition. and thou
sands voted 1t a revelation and = mar
vel. The exhibit has been made much
larger for the approaching occasion. It
will be like a veritable Touring CIR
Gus of agricultural acts and features,
and It will have dozens OF experts
along to explain the displays sae give
further information. Il ~iil run the
finest kind of a moving picture show
lures In addition. There will even BE-
chiefs OF departments like DR.. George
H. Rommel, head Of the animal hus.
bandry bureau, and probably DR.. Brad.
ford Knapp Of tho states relations ssr.
vice, and others.
As the exhibit will crowd 1a.ooo
square feet Of space. and viii b =
complete fair In itself. II would rsauirv
. book to give the details. Wherever
the products themselves are not used,
there are artificial duplicates. and
there are models Of all sorts OF Auaad
ings to serve as guides to the fA1A-
ers. There are collections Of al TIE
insects that affect crops. stuffed ami
mails and birds that have direct bear
ing on agriculture, miniature orchards
and forests, and a thousand sthSr
things. Meat inspection is shown N
all It's phases. with a tiny abbatoff IN
action. There are types OF barns aad
other buildings and equipment bsst
suited to farm dAiryins Poultry Will
have almost first place. not only ths
ideal structures being shown, but soAs
Of the very latest discoveries on ne
poultry experiment farm whied tho
government operates near Wash1ns'
ton. Reforestation IL exploited IN a
picturesque way. and the growing b.
bacco industry 10 visualized IN vArsoes
ways. An entirely new exhibit con
pares and explains tho newly sstss'
lished grades OF cotton. The boy1 and
girls clubs will be treated in their nA-
tional aspect, affording a medium OF
comparison as we'll as example. The
good roads display will be of immense
service especially as 1t will treat with
construction material and methods -
we'll as the benefits which follow.
Uncle Sam determined that II he
would stop In his war rush to get ul
a fair exhibit he would get up ere
that would be OF as much help snf
inspiration as possible: and the people
can make It OF more service BY takini
fullest advantages Of it, important
| lessons and demonstrations.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
NOTICE

DR.. Reese, Eye Sight
Specialist will be in Wig
gins Monday and Tuesday
Bond, Wednesday and Thurs
day. McHerry Friday and
Saturday. Have your eyes
tested by DR.. Reese.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
MISSISSIPPI, OCTOBER. 20, 1917.
Scarlet Fever Closes
Magnolia School

On account of the presence OF
several cases of scarlet fever in
the neighborhood of Magnolia
Consolidated School, the school
closed Wednesday and the teach
ers departed for their homes.
The re-opening of the school
will be announced later,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable aof a
local disease and prescribed local reme-
dies, and by constantly falling to cure
with local treatment. pronounced 1t incur
constitutional disease. and therefore re-
ouires constitutional treatment. Halls
catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio. ie the oniy
taken internally. It acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system:
They offer one hundred dollars Tor any
case 1t fails to- cure. Send TOT circulars
and testimonials.
ADDRESS: F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo.
Sold by Druggists. 76c.
Take Halls Family Fills Tor constipsSen
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
Court Notice

The Hon. Judge Neville, will
open court here Monday morn
ing and empanel the jury, and at
II O'Clock will take recess un
til Tuesday morning.
Judge Neville will introduce
Senator John Sharp Williams,
at Gulfport Monday afternoon.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
PLAN GREAT POULTRY
EXHIBIT

National Farm and Live Stock
Show. to be held in New Orleans.
Nov. 1918, offers $1.46o cash pro
miums on poultry exhibits. R. q.
Bruce, New Orleans. is supsrintsnd
ent. He states that poultry will bs
exhibited from moro than a do1ea
states and some of the very best spec
linens OF each breed will be included.
Competition Ia open 70 all states. A
special effort 10 being made to not
only have every breed Of chicken rep
resented. but to havo also turAsys.
geese. guineas. ducks, pheasanta. pea
fowls, etc. shown IN the big roulEzy
building
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
Notice

l will award all cash prizes to
the club mem bers at their res.
pective schools.
All who expect to go to the
State Fair on the free trip. meet
me here at Virgins Thursday
morning Oct. 25, not later thar
8 o'clock.
G, III. Bass.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
Big Corn Sales

The farmers of Stone county
have already sold corn to the
amount of three thousand dol
lars.
Kennedy & Company have
bought fifteen hundred dollars
worth Of corn from home farn:y
ers during the past two we'Hs
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
One Day Fair Success

exhibits while not so numerous,
were good and showed that a
high grade of crops were raised
in the county this year.
Following were the premiums
awarded in the several depart
ments. .....
Best variety of farm products
from one farm, John l.. Bond j;
j. M. Price 2nd; G. P. Harris
3rd.
Best 100 ears corn,J. T. Forbes;
2nd E. e. Bryan.
Best 10 ears seed corn, E. E..
Bryan; 2nd Carl Hall.
Best 10 ears pop corn, Luther
Hatten; End j. l. Bond.
One hundred largest ears corn
J. r. Forbes.
Best display of cotton, j. M.
Price.
Best display of threshed oats,
j.. M. Price.
Best display of hay, J. L. Bond;
End. j. M. Price.
Best sheaf of rice, J. M. Price;
2nd, Frank Breland. Best dis
play field peas, j. Nj. Price. Best
broom corn G. w. Baker; Heme
made broom, G. w. Baker. Vel
vet beans, J. L. Bond; End, j. M.
Price. Best bushel shelled vel.
vet beans and sheaf Of Alfalfa. J.
l.. Bond. Best display sugar
cane, Paul Ladner; H. G. Pridgen
End. Best half gallon syrup in
glass. j. M. Price. Best yield
sweet potatoes on vine. and best
bushel sweet potatoes, j. L.
Bond; 2nd, G. p. Harris. Best
bushel Irish potatoes j. L. Bond;
2nd G. P. Harris. Largest sweet
potato, H. r. FURRY. Best dis.
play of turnips, G. V. Madsen.
Best pumpkin, H. R. Furry.
Best display of vegetables, G. P.
Harris; End, J. L. Bond; Best
display of okra, and Spanish
peanuts, j. L. Bond. Best peck
large red peanuts H. G. Pridgen;
Best bunch peanuts OF vine. j.
L. Bond Best display of tobacco
Ben Dedeaux. Best pint of honey
and best home cured meat, j. L.
Bond. Best display of gourds,
E. j. Williams.
CORN CLUB
1st, Frank Bond, Home $40 in
cash. 2nd, TEN mis- Bond. Home
free trip to State Fair. 3rd, Our
tbs Evans, Tuxechena free triI
to State Fair. 4th, Claude Pres
ton, Home $4.G0 in cash. 5tf
Frank Clayton, Home $500 il
cash. 9th, Clyde Preston. Home
7th, Vernon Brown, Magnolia
9Th, Hillmsn Breland. Home 9tl
Floyd Clayton, Home; 10th. @. L
Breland, Home; each, Progress
i've Farmer l year.
10 Ear Exhibit
1st. Frank Clayton, Home So
in cash. End, Tennis Bond, Home
$500 in cash. 3rd. Harry Danny
Bond. Progressive Farmer on,
year.
Single Ear Exhibit
1st. Frank Bond, Home, 500
in cash. End. Tennis Bond, Home
$l.0O in cash. 3rd, Frank Clayton
Home, Progressive Farmer ont
year.
Best Written History
1st, Clifton Bond, Home, 500
in cash. Nathan Williams, Bond
$1.OO in cash. 3rd, Shannon Iay
lor. Home, Progressive Farmer
one year.
Pig Club
Sows over 8 months, 1st, Wes
ley Williams. Bond; Free trip t
State Fair. Bears over s mont b
1st, Floyd Clay ton, Home; Ere
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

There has been added in the
last week about ten new mem
bers.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20
Red Cross Notes

The Red Cross will II AXE over
forty dollars from Fair day. The
ladies wish to thank everyone
who IN any way helped with it,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

The Reverends Glenn and
Sells, met with the Auxiliary on
Thursday afternoon and both
made us very splendid talks for
which we were all very grateful.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

All the folks wanting to do
knitting can get same now as we
have new supply on hand.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

Mrs. Dorsett and some of the
other members are getting a
Red Cross for the colOred under
way and hope to get good help
from the negroes.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-10-20

We soon will have Red Cross
work room, and headquarters up
in town, so everyone can stop in
and do a bit to help the boys in
the trenches. AS one of our
mem bers has SO ably turned the
nhase, "a stitch in time may
save your boy or mine"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-05
FALL FROM
TREE FATAL

Charles H. Minor, 81 years old, was
killed Tuesday afternoon. when he fell
eighteen feet from a tree which he
had been trimming, breaking his neck.
He was a retired farmer and was for
seventeen years owner of a grocery
store at Chester, Ind.
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon at 126 South
Third street, where he lived with his
son, Russell H. Minor. He will be
buried in Goshen cemetery. Mr.. Min
or was a mebmer of Woodward lodge
of Odd Fellows.
He had been trimming trees on his
farm two miles north Of Richmond on
the Chester pike when. apparently
losing his balance, he fell to the
ground below. breaking his neck and
receiving other injuries to his body.
He died just as. assistance reached
him.
He had sawed several limbs Of trees
and had sawed about half through one
limb. about eighteen feet from the
ground, when he fell. The saw was
grasped firmly in his hand when he
was picked up by J D. Henshaw. who
saw the body while driving by the
farm in his wagon.
He leaves only one son, his wife
having died about five years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-05
Wayne County Boys on Their :
Toes to Get Kaiser, They Write

None Of the Richmond or Wayne
county men In training at Camp Shell
by, Hattiesburg, Miss. is afflicted
with cold feet" says letter received
by the Palladium. signed 1.-THE boys
of Wayne county"
The boys are ION their toes" await
ing the word ego" The letter follows:
After reading the article in your
paper, dated November 2Sth, 1917, the
Wayne County Members of the 18th
Field Signal Battalion, in Company
"C", at present located at Camp Shell
by, Miss, Of whom there are forty
one, desire to inform the people of
Wayne county, that although there
may possibly be few men in this
company who are slightly afflicted
with flat feet, we are sure that it is
not cold feet, and there is a great dis
tinction between cold feet and flat
feet.
THE boys in this company are all
ready and on their toes, waiting for
the word go, and when the word go
is sounded on the bugle. that the Ger