The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24

A patriotic rally was held by the
Thursday club at the Mineral Springs
hotel at Iuka
The Progress growers and shippers
association made a cooperative ship
ment of wool.
c. e. Franklin, former state senator
from Pontotoc county, died at his
home in Pontotoc.
The Copiah-Lincoln agricultural
high school of Wesson closed this
years session last week
A large crowd gathered at Newton
and enjoyed the ceremonies incident
to the hosting of U. s. flag.
One hundred members of the Mis-
sissippi Press associatiol1sattended at
the annual meeting at Laurel.
The one hundred and eleventh COM
mencement exercises OF jefferson mill
tary college will be held May %.
"A ldI &c <1LACAlCdA AidS SCut uOIC ny
the government to the postmaster at
Bolton was erected on 5O-foot pole.
Leon Freshman, aged 70, veteran
merchant of Pattison, was struck and
instantly killed by passenger train.
The Pike county dairymen's asso
citation held an important meeting to
consider the low price paid for milk.
s'sss
About 100000 feet Of lumber be-
longing to Tracy Bros. Lumber COM
pany of Carnes was destroyed by fire.
A fire at Hazlehurst destroyed the
mayors office. together with all the
records of the city, and the Millsap
hotel.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Pike County Fair association Of
ficers for the ensuing term were
elected.
The board of school trustees OF the
Biloxi public schools has recommend
ed that an annex be built to the BIZ
loxi central high school.
Names of the contestants who won
prizes in the poster contest by the Mis-
sissippi Centennial exposition, which
closed May 1, were given out.
The large sawmill, machine shops,
boilerhouse and sizer of the Cybur
lumber company, ten miles northwest
of Picayune, was destroyed by fire.
The Meridian city council will sub
NIT to the electorate on May 81, the
measure providing for a bond issue for
the operation and construction Of a
municipal ice plant
At meeting of the demonstration
agents of Southwest Mississippi con-
tinue held at Natchez, District Agent
j. E. Huff informed the agents that
they would be exempt from conscript-
ing.
The Pontotoc county livestock assO-
citation! has bought a. car load of regis
tered beef and dairy cattle in the Mis-
souri, market and will distribute them
among the farmers and cattle raisers
of the county.
The people of Columbus are greatly
opposed to the general advance of Is
per cent in freight rates which the
railroads of the country have asked
the interstate commerce commission
to authorize.
Endorsement of the administration
war policies has been thoroughly DEM
onstrated in Leakesville, town of
scarcely more than 500 people. Thirty
boys have gone to the regulars, and a
platoon of cavalry, "a men, was mus
tered into the national guard.
Paul Christman, Jackson lawyer,
OF German >parentage, was before
Mayor Workizer on charge Of dis
loyalty, but the investigation showed
him good and true American citi-
zen. Mr.. Christmas has been select
ed as one of those to go to the Off
GERS training school at Little Rock.
Following the finding Of the mutilat-
ed body of Pearl Cocker in sink hole
near Jackson on the Rankin county
side Of Pearl river, George Reinheimer,
who lives in a camp on the east side Of
the river, was arrested and is being
held In connection not only with the
murder of Cocker, but also that OF Wal
ter Nixon, whose body was recently
found in the river.
Mrs. p. M. Fulger of McComb City,
president OF the Tenth district wom-
ems clubs has issued call to her dis
trict, in which she asks that the fol-
lowing pledge be signed: Il will use
only those amounts of food required
for adequate nourishment. | will en-
deavor to control the waste in all kinds
of material in the household, and live
simply. | will begin now"
T. E. Lott, who for several years has
been principal of the Columbus high
school, has rendered his resignation
to join the United States army.
A large crowd took part in the first
jubilee flag raising at Yazoo City. A
parade formed, at the Yazoo City hign