Macon beacon., 1917-10-12


clerk OF Jones county. gives out the
following as the assessed valuation OF
property, real and personal. in the two
districts of the county: First district.
including Ellisville, land valuation, $3,.
4S4.52S; personal property. $i4S,7SS:
total $3,S7S 266.
Second district, including Laurel,
land valuation. $4,312,094; personal
property. Sl.SS5,74S; total, $6.S97 ,Si2.
Grand total for the two districts. Sill
7G7403. The railroad valuation In
cluded in the above figures is $1,491,-
295 These figures are based on the
equalization made by the state tax
commission.
Gulfport The bureau Of docks and
yards at Washington is sending out
specifications inviting bids for work
at the naval station at Gulfport, Lieut..
Comdr. A. A. Baker of the station,
who has been in Washington for the
past month, has returned to Gulfport
with plans that have been approved
providing for improvements at the sta
tion calling for expenditures of nearly
$500 900. A base hospital costing $780,
900 Is part of the work to be carried
out, a pier will be built costing $4,000,
and the balance Of the expenditure
will cover roads, drill grounds and u
number OF buildings
Natchez.--The exodus Of labor has
become so serious from this section
that petition has been sent to Mis-.
sissippi congressman and senators ak
Ing that government investigation be
made. 1t is claimed that labor agents
purporting to be representatives of
the government are instrumental in
causing the labor to leave. Recently
II men, all negroes, left for Little
Rock, Ark, where they stated they
had been offered work on cantonments
|
Bay st. Louis.-Mrs. Maria Presto. a
former resident of Italy but a resident
in this city the past ten or twelve
years, was killed in front OF her resi-
dence on Gainesville road by an auto
mobile owned by Walter S. Hoover
Of Napoleon. Mrs. Presto was cross
ing the road when the car came along,
and, 1t is said, the driver saw her too
late to stop his car in time Death
came few moments after the acci-
dent, and after medical aid arrived
Biloxi.-An order has been issued by
the board Of Mississippi oyster com,
missioners closing the state oyster
reefs in the Back Bay of Biloxi during
the oyster season This step was
taken by the board on account of the
fact that the oysters in the Back Bay
have nearly been depleted on account
OF the continuous fishing.
Greenville AT u conference held
here with w p. Kretschmar, presi
dent, and w. Blake Godfrey state see.
retary Of the Y. NJ c. A., arrange
ments were made with Rev. Phillips
Davidson, rector of st. James EpiscO
pal church, to take charge of the cam
paign to raise 100000 allotted to Mis-
sissippi for the Y. NJ. c. A. war work.
Meridian.-The city council has fix
ed Nov . as the date for holding an
election for a bond issue of s15O,OOO
to establish municipal ice plant, and
for an increase of the city tax levy
from Is to II mills, this additional
money to be used for increasing the
salaries of policemen and firemen.
Greenville.-W. II. Rudy. well known
| planter of the Glen Allen section Of
the county, is here in a hospital dam
gerously wounded, having been shot
by negro. The negro was not well
known in the neighborhood. He was
killed after he shot Mr.. Rudy.
Biloxi.-W. l.. Via OF Biloxi, deputy
oyster inspector, has handed in his res.
ignation In order to take position
as foreman in the car shops of the
Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Trac.
tion company.
Corinth.-The Alcorn county court.
house was practically DESTROYED by
fire of an unknown origin. The sher.
iff's office, chancery court and circuit
court offices were ruined by fire and
water, many valuable records being
burned.
Columbus,-M Many delegates are ex.
pected to attend the fifty-fourth an.
nual meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union of Mississippi,
which will be held in Columbus, Oct.
Is, 16 and II.
Corinth.-Fire of undetermined ori.
sin destroyed the Alcorn county court
house causing loss estimated at be.
tween 100000 and $4,000. The loss is
partly covered by insurance.
Vicksburg w. H. Fitz- Hugh. state
director of the American Red Cross
society, has taken active steps for the
organization of Junior Red Cross soci.
eties in many sections of the state.
Mr. Eitz.Huph has enlisted the sim.