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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05
Iuka Route 3.

Well, as have been absent fol-
some time will try to write a few
lines this week, News scarce.
Health not very good now.
Mrs Luddie Swindler. of Cor.
NTH, visited her sister, Mrs Wood
all, near Iuka few days ago.
Miss Bertha Smith, is visiting
relatives in Corinth now. She
will return home in few days.
Bro H M Richardson filled his
regular appointment at Bennett S
Chapel, fourth Sunday. A large
crowd attended.
A crowd of young people spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Yer
die Woodall; reported a nice time.
Mr. T w Woodall enjoyed him.
self fine at home on his and his
sister Verdie's birthday.
Mr. T W Woodall and wife at
tended preaching at Iuka Sunday
night. So will ring off.
Papa's Pet.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05
Origin of Red Cross Society.

OWN you please inform me-
of the origin of the Red Cross
Society,"
Alt was organized at an in.
ternational conference held a,
Geneva, Switzerland, in 1863
which was followed the next year
by an international convention
agreed upon at the same place a
which the international treaty OF
Geneva was accepted and signed
by a number of nations. Accord
ing to this treaty all hospitals and
hospital officials, and all in any
way engaged in attending the
sick and wounded in time of war
are treated as neutral persons and
properties. The first war to
bring the Red Cross service into
activity was that of 1866, in Ger
many, Austria and Italy. The
next call on the Red Cross was in
the Franco Prussian War. The
American National Red Cross
was incorporated under the laws
of the District of Columbia, Oct
/. 1881, reincorporated April II.
1898, and again reincorporated by
act of Congress in June, 1900. for
the relief of suffering in time of
war, by pestilence, famine. floods,
fires and any calamity of sufficient
magnitude to be deemed national
in extent. The organization acts
under the Geneva treaty. Miss
Clara Barton was the founder of
the American Red Cross. Com
mercial Appeal.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05
Sheriff's Annual Report as to In
ternai Revenue License.

In accordance to House Bill No.
800, Chrpter 116 of Laws of 1908,
requiring the Sheriffs of the vari
Gus counties of the State to secure
from the Internal Revenue Col.
lector list of all persons to whom
a United States Internal Revenue
License has been issued to sell
spirituous. vinous or malt liquors
in the county of which he is Sher-
iff, this is to certify that no U. S.
Internal Revenue License has been
issued to anyone in Tishomingo
county within the last six months,
ending July the lst, 1917.
R. u. WOODLEY,
Sheriff and Tax Col.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05

Rev Mr. Craddock preached an
interesting sermon at the Mctho-
dist church Saturday evening.
Mr. Ward Glasgow is making
substantial improvements on his
dwelling.
The Tishonaingo Lumber Co..
have bought good property in Red
Bay, Ala, and have put in large
planer at that place. This co11-
pany is doing a big business at
Tishomingo.
The N E Mississippi Summer
Normal opens at Corinth next
Monday. We hope to have a full
attendance from Tishomingo coun-
ty. Secretary Baker of the U S
war department promises to turn
his blind eye towards the teachers
in the first draft for soldiers. So
boys, there is no immediate dan
ger of Your being drawn for ser.
vice in the war department. Let
us not relax in the least in our
efforts to educate the boys and
girls of our country. for educated
men and women are going to be
in greater demand than ever be-
fore as the war goes on. and es-
pecially to build mp the waste
places after it closes.
Farming is progressing nicely
in this section, and crops are look.
ing we'll. have never seen more
energy displayed in farm work
than during this season. The
campaigns that have been waged
in Mississipps for the state to feed
herself are certainly bearing frui,
in south Tishomingo.
The protracted meeting season
for Tishomingo is soon to begin,
The Methodist meeting begins the
3rd Sunday in July.
There was grand singing rally
at Highland last Sunday. The
leading singers from all over the
county were present and we had
some fine singing. XYZ
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05
A Result of Good Roads.

As an example of the effect of
good roads on the rural districts
the press bureau of the Dixie
Highway Association makes the
following statement:
About three years ago a far
mer purchased eighty acres about
eight miles out on lateral road
leading into the Dixie Highway,
paying $3.50 per acre. A dirt
road led out to his place. The
farmer and his family were COM
pletely isolated from town and
their neighbors as soon as winter
rolled around and oftentimes dur.
ing heavy spring and summer rains
Last fall the county, out of the
proceeds of the bond issue, built a
well. surfaced and drained macad'
am road which was travelable
every day during the past winter,
This spring the farmer went tc
one of the bankers in Winchester
and wanted to borrow some
money on his farm to make some
improvements. An appraiser
was sent to inspect the farm. He
was told the bank would gladly
loan him $50 an acre on his land. u
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05
Notice of Trustees Sale.

IlWheras. on the 18th day Of Nov.
ember, 1916. Charles c Hampton
and Fife Hampton executed q
trust deed to w T Bennett as
trustee for the benefit of Strick-
land & Hazard, a firm composed
of G w Strickland and G A Hazard
on the hereinafter described prop
erty. which said trust deed is duly
recorded in the office of the Chan
Gerry Clerk of Tishomingo county
In Trust Deed Book nine, page
2O5. and
Whereas. said trust deed was
executed to secure the payment
of the Indebtedness. therein de-
scribed; to the said Strickland &
Hazard; and
Whereas, default has been
made in the payment of said debt
according to its tenor and effect,
and the undersigned has been re-
quested by the holders and owners
of said debt secured by said trust
deed to proceed to foreclose said
trust deed.
| will, therefore. on the 4th day
of August, 1917. at the Court
House door in the town of Iuka
in Tishomingo county, Mississippi,
within lawful hours, proceed to
sell to the highest bidder for cash
the following described property
by said trust deed conveyed, to.
wit
l 80 H P boiler, 1 rs H P
engine. / saw mill and carriage,
betting, ETC.. complete, all w T
Adams Machine Co. make.
mare mule about IL years old
named Kate.
horse mule about IL years old
named Joe.
horse mule about 9 years old
named John.
horse mule about 9 years old
named Bill.
horse mule about . years cid
named Sid.
horse mule about s years old
uamed Will.
James & Graham Wagon 81
x10.
Florence Wagon 3x9.
Weber Wagon 2 3.4.
acre of land east of c Rail-
road depot, section IA. township
Q, range 10 east, also timber on
= w quarter, section 10, township
6, range 10 east. except 40 acres
in N W corner. All in Tisho.
mingo county, state of Mississippi.
The title to said property is
believed to be good, but will con- |
vey only such as have as is vest. |
ed in me by said trust deed.
Dated at Iuka, Miss. this 4thI
day of July. 1917.
w T BENNETT,
44-t Trustee.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05
BR|cKBATs AND BOUQUETS
EDITED BY W. S. BROWN.

With the coming of new era
in Tishomingo county will come
new investors that could never
have been made investors before.
l bought a farm on the Tennes-
see River from T. A. Long. /
bought this farm because there is
a pike road being bnilt out to it.
You could not interest me in a
farm without a pike road near it.
7 am not different from anybody
else. You build a pike out in any
direction, then you will see how
many buyers there are who all
want a farm that has an all year
round road running to it. Mr..
Long said the only fault anyone
ever found to his place was that
the road to and through it was
bad, but since the pike started out
eAerybody wanted it. / am going
to pike the road that runs through
the field. just for the people that
live on the place. | know it pays
to build roads, If you build hard
surfaced roads to use all the year
round.
We will have to have a landing
on Tennessee River, for the Rail
road will not be able to handle
freight, so we will be compelled to
ship all our cotton by river this
fall. One thing brings out anoth-
er, SO we will have to have pike
road to haul over, and pike to
the river will benefit every man
and woman in the county in ship
ping their cotton and getting goods
shipped in. Now these are facts.
The Railroads will not be able to
handle local freight shipments, let
alone the car loads that will be
shipped from here. I'll put in a
landing, build a pike through my
land, build IA warehouse, have q
man to attend it and relieve us oil
all the high prices that are being
charged now for freight. and save
the county ten times the cost Oh
the four miles more of pike road
it takes to complete the road. We
are now facing shortage. What
could you expect this fall! We
must have a way to market our
cotton and corn. We must builo
a road that's over half built and
save thousands of dollars each
year and save our crops, for we
will not be able to ship over the
Railroads. We are for it and
the people who know the condi.
tons are for it, so let's have oul
road finished while we are build,
ing roads. Don't leave it hal
| done. We lose more than it will
cost each year in freight alone.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05

Billy Sunday says that if Hell
were turned upside down Made
in Germany" would be found on
the bottom. And we wish to add
that if Germany were turned up
side down on the bottom would
be found MADE in He'll"
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05

Mr.. Claude Smith left last Sat
urday for Kilmichael, Miss. where
he has the position of Agriculturist
in the Montgomery County High
School.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05

After months of idleness and
uncertainty Russian armies are
plnnging into the fighting with
grim determination. In FL hours
fighting they took over 5000 Ger.
man prisoners.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05

Thousands of our soldiers land
ed in France last week without AT
accident of any kind. A crowd ol
people was at the pier and they
showered the soldiers with flow
ers, cigarettes, fruits and dainties
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-07-05

Fruit Jars, Rubbers=and Tops.
Lot us figure with you before You
buy. A. D. Langston.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19
Jerome Chautauqua.

While it may be a little early as
yet to inaugurate any advertising
campaign for the Jerome Chautau-
qua, the dates of which have been
placed for the week of June 18th to
18th. inclusive, our readers and the
public generally should keep in mind
this important event
j. NJ Erickson, representative of
the Ellison White Chautauqua cir
cult has informed the Times by
letter from Portland that the six-day
program for Jerome has been COM
pleted. with the possibility of few
slight changes and il IS one which
gives every assurance of pleasing
those who will be so fortunate to
hear II.
Among the entertainers chosen is
the Treble Clef Club, composed OF
four young ladies with wonderful
voices, who also play all kinds OF in
struments S Plat Jones. the great
American entertainer is also booked
for an appearance here, and we
might add that the program will also
include such speakers as Arthur D.
Carpenter, great French scientist and
astronimer: Prof. Labadie. the
French-Canadian reader; A. c. Nap
ha, the Greek scholar, and A. A.
! Frankie, the famous Russian orator.
These men are entertainers and
thinkers of worldwide reputation, as
are also the musical entertainers. in
Guiding Mr. Ruthven Mcdonald. ia
nous baritone; the Serbian Orches'
ira, made up OF the best musicians
of Serbia: Miss Olive Mccormick
one OF Americas greatest Prima
Donnas; the Scotch Trio, including
Lochlan McNeill. the second Harry
Lauder of North America; and AT
thur Wafki, the originator of the
steel guitar and his company of sing
ers direct from the Hawaiian Islands
There are many other entertainer
on the program to be announced
later
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19

Attorney General Walters has been
called upon to make a probe of what
is claimed to be food trust that ex-
lists in Idaho and II is intimated that
series OF prosecutions under the
Idaho antitrust law may be brought
against certain wholesale and retail
grocers OF the state.
The attorney general says he has
been conducting an investigation for
some days, and now has sufficient
evidence In his possession to lead him
to believe that a number of combin-
ations have been made by dealers of
the state to boost prices. He cannot
understand why the prices of sugar,
rice. beans and other groceries ad-
vanced the day war was declared, but
he intends to find out.
Under chapter 215 of the 1911 ses-
sion laws, the attorney general is
given power to bring actions against
firms. individuals and corporations
entering into agreements to increase
prices. The law contains provisions
giving him authority to hire agents to
conduct Investigations and aid in
prosecutions Under II the attorney
general is also allowed to work in
cooperation with the prosecuting at
torenys OF the counties.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19

or commissioners on or before 10 A.
M. the 21st day of May, 1917.
(Signed) w. ]. Taper. Chairman.
Attest: j. w. Lundin, Clerk.
The Quarterly Reports OF the
County Attorney, Probate Judge and
Clerk, Auditor and Recorder were
examined and approved.
1t appearing to the Board that O.
2. Burkhead, Deputy Treasurer, had
resigned, Aaron d. Fuller was duly
sworn as Deputy Treasurer.
In the matter of the petition of F.
w. Zimmerman and others of Die
trich Precinct petitioning the Board
to appoint F. c. Smith as Justice of
the Peace for Dietrich Precinct, the
Board being fully advised hereby ap-
points F. c. Smith as Justice of the
Peace for Dietrich Precinct.
1t appearing to the Board that on
Feb. s, 1916, the County had sold to
A L. Fletcher of Richfeld, Lot in
Block 81, Village of Shoshone, and
it appearing that said lot is not def
nitely plated and is only a small
fraction of lot, the County Auditor
is hereby instructed TO refund to A
L. Fletcher. $3.50, the price paid for
said lot.
In the matter of the 1914 taxes on
Lots and 8, Block s, Mountain View
Addition to the Village of Shoshone,
in the name of Rose McKune, it ap-
pearing to the Board that Rose Nc
Kune had been allowed a widows ex-
emption for this year and that this
property should be exempt, it is
therefore ordered that the County
Auditor cancel Certificate No. 221
covering the above property.
1t appearing to the Board that the
sum of s1292.57 should be transfer
red from the Current Expense Fund
to Warrant Redemption. the Auditor
is hereby instructed to make such
transfer.
Representatives from the Idaho IT.
rigation Company, Ltd. appeared be-
fore the Board and offered a compro-
mise on taxes, and after the same had
been carefully considered by the
Board and it appearing that it would
be to the best interest of Lincoln
County to accept said offer, the
County Auditor is hereby instructed
to redeem the Delinquent Certifi.
Gates for the years 1914, 1915 and
1916, on the said property.
Whereupon the Board took re
cess
(Attest) ]. w. Lundin, Clerk
W. ]. Taper, Chairman
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19
Industries and the European War

Agriculture and all the productive
industries of the west will be expand
ed and made more important by the
war with Germany, for the simple
reason. that the government will be-
come an enormous buyer of products.
The patriotic action of railroad
managers and copper and metal pro-
ducers shows the nation that il has
nothing to fear from big business" ="
and that as matter of fact the
largest interests OF the country are
loyal to the core.
The shipbuilding industry will be-
come, next to the army and navy and
the transportation system, the right
hand OF the government, and the call
for thousand new sea-going crafts
from the largest warships to the
smallest power launch will be met.
The war Industries will have a
great influence upon the labor mar
ket and the demand for the services
OF skilled and common labor Will be
as great at home as the demand for
men to enter the army and navy and
their services will be as patriotic
Fortunately for the country there
is a better understanding and strong
er bonds of cooperation between
capital and labor than ever before
The willingness to arbitrate differ
ences and the spirit of concession ar,
marked features of the times.
In general efficiency, and the alb
sence OF disturbing and trouble-mak
ing elements. our country is proba
bly, the strongest in the world-pre
senting a homogeneous mass of one
hundred millions and over of citizeni
who are the peers of any in th'
world
II will be found that while this ma
tion has had the least militarism, AM
in actual preparedness has been tn
least forward OF any nation unde
the sun. the way every feature mad
necessary by war conditions will b
taken up and completed on short no
tice will surprise the strongest o
the old-world military monarchies
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19

In personal appeal addressed
Sunday night to his fellow country
men. President Wilson calls upon
every American citizen-man, wo-
man and child-to join together to
make the nation unit for the pres
ervation OF its ideals and for triumph
of democracy in the world war.
THE supreme test of the nation
has come" says the address. 1--WE
must all speak. act and serve to-
gether."
Putting the navy on a war footing
and raising a great army are the
simplest parts of the great task
ahead. the president declare, and he
urges all the people, with particular
emphasis on his words to the farm
ers, to concentrate their energies,
practice economy. prove unselfishness
and demonstrate efficiency.
1--WE are fighting for what be be-
lieve and wish to be the rights oi
mankind and for the future peace
and security of the world" says the
President. ITO do this great thing
worthily and successfully we mus
devote ourselves to the service with
out regard to profit or material ad
vantage and with an energy and In
telligence that will rise to the leve
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19
$500 Per Year


The village board of trustees met
in regular session on Tuesday eve
ming with all members present.
delegation from the Eagles lodge
appeared before the trustees and ask
ed permission to erect a 45-foot flag
pole at the intersection of Main
street and Lincoln avenue, to be dec
Grated with a large flag which will
also be furnished by the lodge, all
work in connection with the same to
be done by the lodge. From the fact
that the trustees have been contem-
plating installing a turning sign for
autos at this point, the request was
granted, the work to be done under
the direction of the street committee
With patriotic spirit now prevailing,
the erection of this flag pole with old
glory gloating from its top will tend
to enthuse more of this spirit into
our citizens, and the offer of the
Eagles is a very commendable one,
and will represent quite an outlay for
them.
A petition was also before the
trustees for the construction of some
fifteen blocks of cement walk some
OF which are located in the northeast
part of town and others in the south
east, TO connect with the walks al
ready laid in these sections. AS this
was about the last meeting CT the
present board, the matter was refer
ed over to the incoming board.
Contractor Kartzke presented the
plans for the new Zug building for
approval and the same were referred
to the village engineer for his inves-
tigation.
The following were selected as
| judges and clerks for the election to
be held on Tuesday next: ]. M. Man
non, L. R. Ashenfelter, r. S. Frazer.
E NJ. Steele and T. McInnis.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19
ArhOr Day MAY 4th.

Mr.. R. E. Shepherd, who has taken
such an interest in the planting of
trees on the tract, and has gone SO
far as to offer a tree to every child
who would agree to plant and care
for it, has designated Friday, May
4th. as Arbor Day for the North Side
tract. at which time he expects to
have his supply of trees on hand for
distribution to the children over the
tract.
The date for Arbor Day had been
set for the goth of this month by
County superintendent Miss Cook.
and will probably be fittingly obser-
we'd by the schools, but on account
of the winter weather hanging on
and the fact that the water has been
turned out of the canals, the date
of May 4th. seems to be the first date
available for the general observance
of this day on the North Side tract.
and the children and others are ask
ed to remember this date and be pre-
pared to observe 1t In a proper man
ner
The time and manner of the dis
tribution of the trees by Mr.. Shep-
herd. will be announced later.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19

of the enterprise itself. We must
realize to the full how great the task
is and how many things, how many
kinds and elements OF capacity and
service and selfsacrifice it involves"
81 take the liberty, therefore, of
addressing this word to the farmers
of the country. and to all who work
on the farms: The supreme need OF
our own nation and of the nations
with which we are cooperating is
an abundance of supplies, and espec-
tally OF foodstuffs. The Importance
of an adequate food supply. especially
for the present year. is superlative.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-19

In one OF his recent speeches Presi-
dent Wilson stated that the first in
terest to be protected in case of war
would be the farms, the canneries
and packing houses; that a sufficient
number of men to run these different
places was more important perhaps
to the nation than enlistment in the
army itself. The War Department
should have authority to enlist ex-
pert farmers and Agricultural Ex-
tension workers with the rank OF
army officers, who should act as
County Agriculturists in every part
of the United States and at the same
time an army of young men might
be regularly enlisted as farmers, can
nerymen and packing house employ
es For young men from eighteen TO
twenty the physical training which
they would secure on the farm would
more properly prepare them for fu-
ture military hardships than any
amount of drilling which they could
possibly get. The young men who
at the present time enlist in any OF
these three occupations should be en-
titled to as much consideration a.
the young men who join the colors
In Europe such workers are provid-
ed with badges which entitle them
to the same recognition as that given
regularly enlisted men.