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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF LAND FOR PARTITION
No. 6ol Mrs, L. II. Thomson ct ais

j. Ii. thomson ct ais
BY virtue OF the provisions OF decree OF
the Court rendered on to wit, 18th day of June
1917 on file ia the above STYLED cause in which
said decree sale heretofore made by me as a
Special Commissioner in accordance with a
former decree duly rendered by said court on
to wit. 9th. day OF January 1917. was by the
court set aside, aud as said Special Commis-
sioner directed to advertise and sell aga n the
lands involved in said cause / the undersigned
Special Commissioner. will on Monday
the 9th day of August 1917
at the front door of the court house of said
county in the Town of Leakesville within legal
hours expose for sale and sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash, the following describ-
ed properly situated in the County OF Greene
and State of Mississippi to-wit:
Sc a OF NV Ia Section -four "a ;E u OF Sc "A
5 w IA of e Ia less II acres Section TWEEN
ty-one ed, ana that particular trait of
land described as follows. to-wft: As com
mencing at the Southeast corner of the Me-
Ia OF SW Ia run north chains thence west
40 chains TO section line between Sections 20
ard Fl, thence South chains. thence East 40
chalnS TO place OF beginning, containing - u
ores more or less ana being situate in the 81
OF NA of SWl-4 of said section twenty one (2l
and that other particular tract OF land situated
IN SW Ia OF SlGl-4 OF said Section twenty -one
CID and described as follows to-wit: Com
mencing ut Southwest corner OF Sc ia of
said Section twenty-one (2D Township / N
Range w run East along the section line di
viding sections 81 and Is. 500 feet to a point
where the railroad right of way of the M. j.
Il X. G. X X crosses said section line. thence
along the line of said railroad right of way
distance of 1910 in "a direction West of North
thence West $40 IT. thence South 1910 IT, to
place OF beginning containing ELS acres more
or less and being situated in the S " Ia of E
IA OF said section rwenty-one (2l),all in Town
snip one I'd North of Range eight % West,
The said property is being sold for the pur-
pose of parttioning among the owners there
OF in accordance with the said DEGREES and
while the title thereto is believed by to
be good yet 4 will convey only such title as
is vested in me said commissioner
Given under my hand this Bird day of July
1917.
r. d. COCHRAN, Special Commissioner
Chm CT Sea)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Department of the Interior. !
U. S. Land Office at Jackson. Mississippi,

Department of the Interior
u S. Land Office at Jackson, Mississippi
July 5. 1917
Notice is hereby given that Amy Strickland
of Leakesville. Miss. K F ID, who. on April
3d. 1914 made Homestead Z ntry No.
o8i79. for W u of S f Ia Section IS Township
A North, Range West, St STEPHENS Meridian.
has filed notice of Intention to make final three
Year Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described. before the Circuit Clerk of
Greene County. Mississippi at gainesville.
Mississippi on
the 18th day of August, 1917
Clain ant names as witnesses: Kila Platt
Emery b. Plat. Sydney Odom and Jessey
Giyins all of Leakesville. Miss Route A.
W.T. CUMMINS Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land ONCE ut Jackson. Miss. 7

Department of the Interior |
u s. Land ONCE at Jackson. Miss
May % 1917
Notice is hereby given that w Nathan Mills
whose postoffice address is Fru1tdale. Ala ala
on the 22nd day of November f9l6. dle III TINS
office sworn statement and A ppllcation NO
07493 to purchase the SW a OF w IA Sec
ton 8. Township North Range west
st Stephens Meridian, and the timber there
on. under the provisions OF the act OF June B.
1878. and acts amendatory. known as the
Timber and Stone Law. at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, ana that pur-
suant to such application, the land and Inn
per thereon have been appraised the TIMBER
estimated 10000 board feet at 81 n per NJ and
the land S2013: that said applicant Will oner
final proof in support OF his Application ana
sworn statement on
the 4th. day of August 1917.
before the Circuit Clerk of Greene County
Miss. at Leakesville. Miss.
Any person is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry. or initiate contest at any
time before patent issues, by filing corropo-
rated AFFIDAVIT in this office. alleging iact
which would defeat the entry.
w n CUMMINS. Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27

Cabbage, beet and coliard plants
Leading varieties, 70 cents per 1000.
BY mail 1000 postpaid 81 100 post
pad 10 cents.
PLANT FARM. Utah, N. G.
ADVERTISEMENT
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT. OF the InterlOr.
U. s. Land Once at Jackson, Miss.

Department of the Interior !
u. S. Land Once at Jackson, Miss. 7
July 8. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Andrew G Rob-
erts of Rchton R.F. d. No. Mississippi. who
on September ~, 1910. made Homestead. En-
try No. 045s5. for VIZ OF SW IA Section %
Township North Range. Z West St. Ste
phens Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final Five year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Greene County
Mississippi at Leakes lille, Miss. on
the Goth day of August 1917
Claimant names as Witnesses: Alex Avera.
W c. Smith. A. ID. Dunnam and Riley Dun
nam all OF Richton, Miss X. Ed. Mol
w. r. CUMMINs. Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27

In addition to the grading crew in
the swamp near the Daughdrill
place, the G.. M. & N. r. r. Co. have
another crew camped at John Rob
erts (near Eph. Roberst) place close
to Grafton and they are clawlng up
the dirt there pretty lively on the
Blodgett branch line, and have been
for about two weeks. Supervisor
George Valley says it looks like a
town there with all those tents
showing up from the road, and that
they have large bunch of
mules.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
THE FACULTY OF THE AGRICUL TURAL
HIGH SCHOOL.
Outlook For The School For Coming Term

The FACULTY of the Agricultural
High School which has been selected
with the exception of one berth, is
as follows: Observation-Disclosures
M. M. Pope, of Columbia; English
and History, Miss Annie L. Price, of
Houston, Texas; Home Science, Mss
Floyd Rankin. of Columbia Music,
Mrs. L. HI. Thomson of Hattiesburg;
Matron and Stewardess, Mrs. M. M.
Pope of Columbia. Mathematics and
Manual Training to be filled later
probably the first Monday in Au-
gust. We are carrying a display ad
oil such school IN this issue. Prof.
Pope has been on the ground now
for several weeks and is going for
watd with energy perfecting all ar
rangements for the opening of the
session the First Tuesday in Septem-
Der. Catalogues will be out in few
DAYS. A special effort is being made
to induce the young boys and girls
of Greene County of the proper ages
to attend this home institution and
not go away to other schools. They
expect to put on Manual Training
this term, which has been one thing
that previously they have not been
able to get through. The trustees
have consented to give them work
shop this year if enough boys can be
induced to attend the school to JUS
tify such equipment. The number
who attend of course spells a great
deal in getting our share of the state
appropriation. So the Herald would
urge those having sons and daugh-
tiers whom they wish to give voca-
tional training GO investigate this
which we have right at our door and
which is growing enterprise in
which the county is investing more
and more money to provide the prop
er equipment, and see if you can't
be served almost at home so to speak,
and thereby help out with your boys
or girls presence in developing the
Greene County "Aggie" up to the
desired point. The faculty are keen
to do their part and hope, to enlist
your hearty cooperation, not allow
ing the war to cast any camper on
the general enthusiasm but rather to
emphasize the greater need OF this
character of education, at this cru
cial time in the nation and county's
history.
Cabbage, beet and coliard plants
Leading varieties, rs cents per 1000.
BY mail 1000 postpaid 81 100 post
pa; d 10 cents.
PIANr EApM TTIah NJ n
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Department of the Interior. !
u. s. Land once Mt jackson. Miss. 7
lime oath 1917 |

Department of the Interior
u. s. Land once nj jackson. Miss.
June 26th 1917 J
Notice is hereby given that William Il. Col
bert OF Leakesville. Mississippi. who on August
IL, 1912. made Homestead Entry No. 05743, for
NEl-4 of SWl-4& w n OF SW * SW IA OF
NV Ia Section Township North Range 6
West St.Stephen's Meridian. has filed notice of
intention to make final Communication Proof
to establish claim to the land above described
before the Circuit Clerk OF Greene Coun-
Uy, Mississippi. at Leakesville. Miss. on
the 4th day of August 1917
Claimant names as Witnesses; j, ID. Turner
j. M McLendon. II. It. Brewer and D. Turner
all OF Leakesville. Miss RID No. /.
W.T. CUMMINS. Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
Legal Advertisements.
NOTICE 10 TAxPAYERs.
OF rnNe Or Asstss MsNT noLLs roa d

OF FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR 1917.
Notice is hereby given the taxpayers OF
Greene County. Miss. that ! did on the end
day OF July 1917. return and file with the Clerk
of the Board OF Supervis RS both the real
and personal Assessment Rolls. in accordance
with Section 49O3 Code OF 1906 and al persons
will file objections to assessments with said
Clerk on or before Monday the
9Th. day of August 1917,
A. f. AMSLER. Tax Assessor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27

Bodo Turner says that there is
quite difference in what he paid
for bushel OF meal the year he
went to Housekeeping and what it
costs now. 1t cost him then at
State Line 40c, while the other day
he paid $3.50. He had letter the
other day from Homer Turner, his
son who is in the U. S. Army at
Paris. and of course felt good to hear
from his soldier bow, who was in
good health and spirits and said it
was little cool at the capital city of
the French Republic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27
SOME DoINGs OF SUPERVISORS.
At July Term 1917

w. j. Neel allowed 1921. 80 as par
tial payment on balance of $3.50 due
him out of funds Sec. 16 I. 3. d. r.
6 west, account building Clark Con.
School.
Report OF Committee to receive
approach on river bridge at Leakes-
vile, built by Austin Bros, received
and such concern allowed 1892.
Report of Committee on examining
county treasurer's books, received;
such report stated ANTS. found to
correspond with report Of Treasur-
er.
S. A. J. Valley elected as trustee
of the Agricultural High School in
place of e. K. Roberts, whose time
had expired.
Salary of County health officer,
DIR. M. l.. Batson, for year begldnlng
July /, 1917, fixed at 5000 PAYABLE
Seml-anuuallV.
w. w. Evans appointed to act as
one of the Arbitrators for and on be-
half of the board to assess amt of
damage by reason of the Natchez-
Mobile Highway gong through the
field or premises of Beck /Shep-
ard.
r. G. Mcleod allowed S. rs for
work on court house seats and re-
pairing chairs.
Claud Byrd 50 25 for Is hours
similar work.
DIR. M. L. Batson SIS so for sala-
ry county health officer last part of
year ending July 1917, postage etc.
and visit to Bish Mizell.
Account Of Will McLain for $40
expense OF bringing dogs to run
down party. If any, that set fire to
the crib or other houses of John
McLain, be and is rejected
j. K. Miller allowed $118 as dam
age for public road going through
his field one quarter OF a mile.
Per estimate OF the engineer in
charge of said word. M. Thomson,
contractor, allowed for road work on
Natchez- Mobile Highway; for May
l917-$301 rs; for June 1917-$5625
.07
Contract for corrugated iron, and
concrete culverts let, to L. K. Faulk-
ner of Hattiesburg; at prices for
Leakesyille and Edith, Miss. delivery
for Natchez-Mobile Highway.
For 80 pilings at 25c each, and 6
days wagon rental 25c per day, SAID
piling furnished Brewer and Slough
bridges, ]. E. Miller allowed
1915.
Application of Kila Platt Jr., ver-
ballv, to be relieved from paying
road tax for 1917, rejected.
Resolution spread on minutes Pied
glng moral faith of the county so
far as we are able to do so, to COM
ply with all the provisions of the
Federal Aid Act and to provide ade-
quate funds for the proper maintain
ance of the road or roads, construct
ed under the terms of the said feder-
al aid act, and under the agreement
with the State Highway Depart
ment.
Following parties allowed for cat
tie killed or MANNED in process Of
dipping: r. |. Backstrom. two year
lings $15; D. E. Brown, COW $50;
H. E. Mclnnis calf So; w. K. Mcleod
yearling $11; L. W. James, 2 cows
$50; Susan Heathcock COW damaged
So; @. L. Freeman, vearling $l2 so;
Roberts and Lambert, OK crippled
$25.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Big Bunch Of Ford
Dealers Banquet at
Lincoln in the City

r
twenty-five Ford dealers attended
a sales dinner given by the Ford Mo-
tor Co. at the Lincoln hotel, Wednes-i
day, February "a.
Geo. b. Taylcr, manager of Sioux
City branch, addressed the meeting
on the subject of immediate sale and
delivery Of Ford cars, owing TO the
extreme shortage of cars TO rake care
of the immediate wants over the
country. Matters of improved garage
conditions, and improved service con-
ditions were discussed ait this meet
ing. Particular attention was drawn
to the agents who were present, to
the necessity of closing up spring
prospects at once, and making delfy-
cry Of cars at a time wneIi It was pos.
sible to get the car. ri
Il The Ford Motor company UP to date
have manufactured 800 1000 cars this
year, all Of which have been sold,
and where last year South Dakota
had In the neighborhood OF 1000 cars
In storage for spring delivery. this
year there Is not a single car stored
to take care OF the prospective spring
buyers This meeting was called with
a view Of emphasizing the Importance
of buyers placing their orders and
taking delivery Of their car immedi,
ately. 85 s; s5
The meeting adjourned all $3.50 p,
~
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Villa On Way 70 Japan
Fl Paso Report; Big
Doing 5, 7 So He Says.

I'll Paso, Texas Francisco Villa,
whose movements lately have been WI
mystery, has made his way to the
west coast and embarked for Japan,
according to w. j.. Crawford q we'll
known cattleman OF Dallas, Texas.
and formerly Texas ranger, who says
his source Of information Is one of
Villas most trusted agents and a man
personally known to him to be relf-
able
Villa is said to have travelled TO the
coast in disguise and got safely
aboard ship In Mazatlan, and now is
three weeks at sea,
Various versions Of a story that
Villa informed his leaders OF his In
tention to absent himself for three
months and to return with news that
would make his followers throw their
hats into the air with Joy have
reached the border.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Bill Passes Both Houses tolnproye
Hospital Site South Of Watertown

A telegram from Hon. Hans Mathie-
sen to- The Saturday News, conveys
the information that the house, by q
good majority, passed the senate bill
yesterday appropriating ten Thousand
dollars for improving the grounds set
aside by legislative enactment tor II
future hospital for the insane.
The improvements will be under the
direction and supervision OF DR. Mead.
superintendent of the Yank ton insti-
tuition, and the appropriation III In
tended to be devoted to beautifyi
the site and prs ing Cor the build
|ings, to sbe constructed at some fils
ture date.
It was during Che time when SEN
ator Neil was IN the senate, and Ben
Lee and John HI Michaels were mem
bers Of the house. that the bill passed
setting aside this section for the pur-
poses indicated. The land had come
I into possession Of the state through
I the defalcation OF State Treasurer w.
w Taylor, having been turned over
Ito the state by Governor a. C Mel
|lette, one Of Taylor's bondsmen.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22

The annual stockho olders meeting!
Of the Dakota Life Insurance company
was held this week at the companyssl ssl
suite Of Offices in the Granite block.
There was d very graft Tying attend
ance from various parts Of the state.
e The board Of directors is composed.
Of twenty-on members, seven OF whom
are elected each year. The following
constitute the board In full the fiTst
seven of whom were again chosen at
this weeks meeting
Board Of Directors.
Gustav Dencker, belmont: IA.
Morris, Redfield; 81. H. Elrod Clark
w. d. Morris, Watertown; o. H SAs-
laksorl, Candy. Mimi; A. Meiham,
Watertown: s. s. Norgaarten Madi-
son, MINI. g. r. Keyes, Henry John
Scanlon, Bradley; ID r. Jones. Wa
tertown; III. M. Finnerud. Watertown:
John b. Hanten, Watertown;; !; u.
Bramble, Watertown; J. w. Martin,
yyatert Cold Aigstnne
u, Platt, Clark MI. q. Hart, Madison;
f. s.. Strohbehn Wagner; W. "A.
Ritschlag, Huron; %. M. Bannister,
Watertown; w B. Cannon, Water
town.
& The Officers.
John B. Hanten, President.
John w. Martin. First Vice Presi-
dent.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Says German Embassy
Ordered Ships to Be
Disahledin Cur Ports

Boston, Mass.-CaptaiI AGharles IA.
Polask, of the North German Lloyd
steamship kraprizeSSin Gecelie, tes-
titled today at ts;the federal court hear
ing soI a petitiSn for the sale of the
vessel that he had been ordered by a
man connected in an official capacity
with the German, embassy to disable
the machinery This was done, he
ssaid. to- prevent rs,e ships use by this
government in the event of hostilities
with Germany HIS refused to tfsvulge
the name of the man giving the order
Captain Polack said he was in Ho-
boken when he received the order and
that he telegraphed his chief engineer
here to disa BILE the engine. The work
of destruction, he said, was done on
January 81 end February L..
When asked to give the name OF
the person frsm whom the order was
received Captain Polacal said:
Your honor. am an officer of the
German navy and il | Should have to
disclose the name of tins gentleman
in this hearing d might he tried for
treason ayhen 4 go home to Ger
many. ! wish yon would not oblige
me to answer that question .
The question was not pressed and
Judge Morton decided that Ut would
not be necessary for the captain to
answer it at this time.
The Kponprsnzessin Cecelie is in
possession of United States Marshal
yohn u mitchell, pending the aeter-
nasnation of a suit Tor damages
brought against the North German
LLOYD Steamship co. and she Nation
al City bank of New York for failure
of the vessel to deliver shipment
of gold to bankers lin England and
France which she had on boara at the
outbreak Of the war. After sailing
from New York the liner turned back
and put into Bar Harbor. Me. The
banks seek to recover $4,000 90.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Help Needy Students
Is the Episc opal Plan

Al dormitory to accommodate thirty
men students is being built adjoining
st. Paui's Episcopal church OF Yer
million, and will be ready for occu-
pancy next August The dormitory
lis for needy men students of the Uni
#versity of South Dakota, and is built
B by the Episcopal church No room
rent will be charged and the cost of
heat and light will be paid by the
students monthly on a per capita as
sessment plan Each student must
furnish his own bedding, but beds
tables and chairs will be supplied. Hot
and cold shower baths and a hot air
heating plant are included in the
specifications. Separate study rooms
for each individHal and large coms
mon sleeping room viii occupy the
entire two story structure.
Mrs. George Bilier Jr., Of Sioux
Falls, S. 10, widow Of d former Episs
copal bishop of South Dakota, is rats
ing the money for the dormitory
which will cost 81, 900.
The Rev Graeme Davis, rector Of
ST. Pauls Episcopal church OF Yer
million, said; The dormitory is an
effort on the part Of the church to
assist needy and worthy young men
who have to earn their expenses while
ATTENDING the University of South I1a-
kota. The plan OF separate study
rooms makes for greater indivi idual
convenience and has been found sue
cessfriI Ia eastern insti lions. "
The work on the foundation is al
| weather conea Berk vii I be pushed
r.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22
Transport rtafioT1 Big
Problem lin Gelsr11an1V

ed Frequently lave and seldom com,
plete even short Journeys without at
least one hot box From the begin
ming OF the war the goyeI nment has
porceedsd on the basis that the troops.
must be supplied with all kinds of
necessities at the expense of every
thing else, and even the nagnificent3
German trackage system is loaded
down constantly with traiIis carrying
troops supplies and ammunition.
Problem sis Increased.
The problem has been Increased by
the necessity Of shifting troops fre-
tquentfyS between. the western and east
ern front to conteract offensive move
ments by the allias.
Beginning with last fall. the canals
and rivers had come to be used more
and more for the transportation of
foodstufs, partly because boats have
a longer life than cars Then came
the cold which froze everything but
largest rivers and even stepped trans
portatiOn on the Rhine for time.
Every city in Germany had long felt
the pinch from the lack of rnorses, au-
tomobiles and other means of short
haul transportation This, in combin-
alton with the stoppage of water traf-
fic and the great reduction in the
number Hf trains, has brought trying
need to the larger cities. Centers
like Berlin have not had even their
scant allotment Of potatoes, flour and
other commodities.
| Warm Weather Helps.
The arrival Of spring and warmer
weather viii help the situation. Thor
Fough repairs for the blishment
of railroad equipment would be pos.
}sible only by cutting down the output
of ammunition from factories that in
lpeace times were car shops.
! All that applies to Germany is
ldoubly true of Austria, and especially
| OF Hun gary. where the gradually in.
creasing shortage of cars and depre.
citation of rolling stock in general are
added to the difficulties imposed by
the tremendous stretches that are
single tracked.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-22

Berne, Switzerland, Feb 17Al
though the most serious of the great
problems which occupy the attention;
of the German leaders today is the
food question. of almost seqllal impor-
tances is the situation presented by
transportation difficulties NJ
til the %. esent winter these {fif-
fculties were felt but little and were
not recognizsu generally as contitut-
ing "a major Eroblem until the short
age5of food became more acute by Tea
son of the lack of rolling stock and
hessudden chsd spell which froze the
rivers and canals, hindering or pre-
venting transportation
At the beginning of The war Her-
many had surplus of railway car
riages, freight cars and locomotives,
which had been provided expressly
against emergency. In seonsequene
transportation in the first two years
of the war was adequate for all the
unusual demands.
The conquest Of Belgium resulted m
the capture, of "a comparatively large
number of Belgian freight cars which
today may be seen everywhere in Ger
many, Poland, Lithuaaiia, Austria
Hungary, Serbia and even Roumania
The factories In which relling stock
ordinarily is produced and repaired
hoWevsr, are needed urgently at pres
ent for other purposes. Moreover, the
shortage of oils mas made it impos
sible 10 keep the cars in proper con
dition
Fey Russians Cars available.
Sncha few cars nave been captured
in Russia have been found unavail
able because they are oi broader
gauge The surplus, deteriorating in
Germany from month to month, hal
gradually gone to pieces. Shortly be
4 fore the correspondent left Berlin il
was described by an unusually out
spoken German rsfiiway official al
miserable
From time to tsine passenger serv
ice In an parts OF Germany has beer
reduced until at present the train:
which at this season are cold to ths
freezing point are terribly overcrowd