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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Notice to Bidders.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county, Miss, up till II O'Clock
noon on the first Monday of Aug
1917, which is the 9Th day of
said month, for supplies fol the
of Aug, 1917, for the
county of Rankin, to-wit::
Oats, corn, mixed feed and all
other kinds of feed for teams for
the several Supervisors Districts
of said county, delivered at
Brandon, Florence, and Pela-
hatchie, said county; also
Supplies for the County Home,
including corn. oats, ETC., deliv-
cred at Brandon Depot, Miss.
For flooring cable bridge
across Stems creek, near
Florence.
Four mules for Beat a and 5
ty weigh not less than 1900
pounds.
For building or making a fill
at Parrish Slough bridge on
Jackson Brandon public road.
according to specifications now
on file with the clerk.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all such bids.
j. A. Robinson, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of supervisors of Rankin County,
at Brandon, Mississippi, August s, 1917,
until twelve o'clock, noon, for such
gravel or gravels as may be ordered
from such bidders by the board of su-
pervisors for work on roads in Super
visors District No. z. All bids shall be
made per ton F. O. b. pit on sliding
scale basis prices to be quoted in bulk
from 10 cars to such greater quantities
as the board may elect to take from
the successful bidder under this con-
tract at any time within twelve months
from date Of contract. Each bid shall
state the pit at which the gravel will
be put on cars.
All gravel or gravels shall be suita-
BILE for road building purposes, and &C
ceptable to the engineer, having not
less than 30 per centum stone, not
more than 35 per centum sand and not
less than Is per centum clay.
The board reserves the right 20 re-
ject any and all bids.
j. A. Robinson, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Notice Of Filing the Assessment
Rolls of Rankin County.
MissiSSippi.

Notice is hereby given under
Section 43O3 Code 1906, of the
filing by me. j. L. Bass. assessor
of said county and state, of the
Assessment Roll of said county
in the office of the clerk of the
board of supervisors, and at the
regular Aug, 1917, meeting of
the board of supervisors the
said Roll will be considered and
objections heard and determined
and all things done under the
law.
Witness my signature, the 9Th
day of July, 1917.
J. L. BASS,
Assessor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Registered Hampshire pigs,
and 1000 No. 2 cans for sale.gA
CARL STINGILY.
Notice of trustees Sale Of Land Under
Deed Of Trust

On the 26th day of February 1916. w: p. Lofin
and wife Annie Lofiin. executed and delivered to
A. g. Martini Trustee. q deed Of trust to secure
an indebtedness therein named due and owing
to iE T. Martin and Mrs. Ida Myers.
said deed Of trust being OF record In the ChAncery
Clerk 8 Office Of said Rankin County In Book No.
m at page 348. thereof: that said named
trustee having refused to execute the Trust. J.
r. East. have been appointed substitute
trustee therein. which said substitution 10 of
record in the said chancery clerks Office In Book
70 at page 464 thereof. Default having been
made in the payment Of the said indebtedness and
being requested to foreclOse the said deed OF
trust will on the Ist Monday In August 1917. the
same being the 9Th day Of s&d month. within legal
hours at public auction 1T the front door OF the
court-house in the town of Brandon, Rankin
County, Mssssippi.- offer for sale. and will sci
for cash. to the highest and beat bidder, the fol-
lowing described land. situated in Rankin County.
Mississippi. to-wit:
North West Quarter Of North West Quarter and
North East Half Of North Eas Quarter, Section
20, Township 8. Range East: also acres south
west corner Section is. T0wnship3 3. Range 2. and
the South East Quarter Of North East Quarter.
Secton 81. and the South West Quarter OF the
North West Quarter. Section 22. al In Township
g. Range 2 East: and enc bay mare named Daisy
about Syears old. and one sorreh mare about 9
years old.
The said property will be sojd toward satisfying
said indebtedness in said deed Of trust and the
title thhreto is believed to be good but will con-
vey only such title ~ h vested in me - such
trustee.
Witness my signature, this the 18th day Of July
1917. J. r. EAST. Sub. Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

''The patriotic response Of the
south to the appeal for food and
feed stuffs to meet the crisis
brought about by the war is
shown by the United States
Agricultural Departments fore
cast of the yield Of corn this
year." said President Harrison
of the Southern Railway system.
For the states of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Kentucky, and
Tennessee, this years corn crop
is estimated at COL, 262, 900 bush
ell, as compared with 1925, 000
bushels last year, showing an in
crease of LOG, 026, 900 bushels or
81 per cent. ="
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

The crawling is yet not quite
finished, but will be in a few
days more. The town authorities
shifted the bridge across town
creek near the cemetery to align
with The middle of the newly
made road bed. The people of
Rankin at large-of beat one
especially-have reason to be
proud of having such a we'll
built highway through the beat.
Property along this fine high
way will rise in value by leaps.
One good mule can now perform
the wagon pulling" Of two.
Talking about the drouth be-
ing broken, we in this section
have not every one received the
blessing of helpful showers from
the frequent clouds that floated
above us for the past several
days. The gardens and field
crops need a real good soaking
shower right now. Tentative
promises by the weather man
have been made repeatedly, but
to bring disappointment in the
end.
Mr.. R. A. Whitfield has met
with the misfortune to drop his
hearing horn from his pocket
the other morning as he was
walking from the post office to
DR.. Whitfield's residence. He
will appreciate the act of any
one finding it and bringing it to
DR.. Whitfield. Such a person
will be suitably rewarded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh Is q local disease. greatly In
fuenced by constitutional conditions.
and In order to cure 1t you must
take an internal remedy. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts thru the blood on the mucous sur
faces OF the system. Halls Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
Is composed of some of the best tonics
known. combined with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect COM
bination of the ingredients in Halls
Catarrh Cure Is what produces such
wonderful results in catarrhal condi-
tons Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Citation Notice.
w. D. Steen, Complainant,

w. D. Steen, Complainant,
Edna Joe Steen, ct al
The State of Mississippi, County OF
Rankin.
To Kate Steen, 1928 Groost Street,
Kansas City, Mo-, and j. M. Steen,
Memphis, Tenn, and E. E. Steen, Silas
Steen, w. G.. Steen, Susan Jones, Silas
Jones. Sarah G. Steen, Ruth A. Steen,
William Steen, Basil G. Pickett, Miss,
Union Bank, Mrs. Ellen Haley, Robert
Haley, Mrs. Lula Ellzey, Mrs. Florence
Lawley, and Everett Lawley, residences
unknown, and the heirs Of the above
named parties, and all persons having
or claiming any interest in the follow
ing described land, situated in Rankin
County. Mississippi, to-wit:
East Half North West Quarter and
North East Quarter South West Quar-
ter, less a strip one acre deep clear
across the west side thereof, and the
East Half of Section IL, all in Section
II, Township 8, Range /. East; and,
North East Quarter and North East
Quarter North West Quarter, in Sec
ton IA, Township 8, Range l, East;
and, North Half North West Quarter
of Section 13, Township 8, Range l.
East; and, South Half South East
Quarter, less 16 acres on east side, and
South West Quarter South West Quar-
ter, less ten acres in North East cor
ner, and 8 acres across south end OF
West Half South East Quarter South
West Quarter. and East Half South
East Quarter South West Quarter. all
in Section IL, Township 3, Range !,
East, DEFENDANTS:
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of Rankin
County, in State of Mississippi, at
Brandon, on the 4th Monday in Sep
TENDER, 1917, to defend the suit in said
court Of w. d. Steen wherein you are
defendants. Said suit is to confirm and
quiet the title Of the said w. D. Steen
to the above described land.
This the 10th day of July, A. D.,
1917. j, A. ROBINSON,
Chancery Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
AIRPLANES.

The government is to have
100, 900 airplanes built and sent
to France as quickly as they can
be constructed. Our own men
will pilot those planes.
Many a fair young life will be
sacrificed in the clouds, but for
everyone who fails to his death
the lives of a hundred will be
saved in the trenches.
No saner or more far reaching
plan has ever been devised by our
government than the sending OF
these 100000 planes to the
French front. With hundred
thousand, or fifty thousand, ad-
ditional planes in the air the
eyes Of the German army will be
blinded while ours will still have
light.
The rest will be but a matter
of time, strategy, and nerve.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

and collected a tax upon all the
taxable property in said town, in
addition to all other taxes, suffi-
Gent to pay the semi-annual in
terest on all the outstanding
bonds; and a further sum suffi-
cient to create a sinking fund to
pay the principal of said bonds at
maturity.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the town of Brandon
that the total bonded indebted
ness of said town, Including the
bonds herein provided for, does
not exceed the constitutional or
statutory limitation and that
such total bonded Indebtedness,
including the bonds herein pro-
vided for, does not exceed in
amount seven per centum of the
assessed value of the taxable
property of the said town of
Brandon.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of AL
oermen of the town sof Brandon
that all the acts and things nee
essary and required by law in or
der to issue the said bonds have
been done and performed and
that an ordinance was passed at
the May 1917 term of this Board
giving notice of its purpose to
issue the bonds of said town at
the June 1917 meeting, as here
inabove provided, which said or
dinance was, at said May 1917
term, spread upon the Minute
Book and recorded in the Ordi-
nance Book of said town; and
the said ordinance was duly and
legally published for three
weeks next preceding the regu-
lar June 1917 term of this Board
in the Brandon News. a newspa-
per printed and published in said
town of Brandon, and there has
never been any petition against
the issuance of said bonds.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen' of the town of Brandon
that for cause shown this ordi-
nance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the date of
its passage.
Approved July 8, 1917.
PAT'K HENRY, Mayor.
Passed by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town
of Brandon July s, 1917 as ap-
pears of record in Minute Book
No. 2 on page 447 and approved
by the Mayor in open public
meeting on the same day.
A. M. SHIELDS,
Town Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Florence Notes.

The sweet little baby girl.
nearly 2 years old, of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Lane, of this place. died
Sunday morning at Jackson hos
pital to which she was carried
after a considerable spell OF i'll
ness at home with some trouble
that failed to be mastered.
The little body was laid to rest
in Florence cemetery Sunday
afternoon. A large gathering
of friends testifying to their
sympathy for the sorrowing
parents by their presence at the
sad burial.
The grading Of the Centen-
NAL highway running through
Florence, is practically al done.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
HE SAW THE Difference.

A merchant in a Missouri town
showed a farmer a buggy priced
at 500, and the farmer kicked
because twenty years ago his
father bought one just like it for
$50.
Then the merchant looked up
the record of sale and found
that the father had turned in 300
bushels Of corn for that buggy
and he told the farmers son to
deliver to him 300 bushels OF
corn and he would give him;
One 800 buggy.
One SIS wagon.
One $40 suit of clothes.
One $40 dress.
One SIS baby dress.
One SIS crib.
One So box of cigars.
$40 worth of sugar.
$40 worth of tea.
S1OO worth of gasoline.
SIS worth of lubricating oil.
The total figures 1858 as the
value of 300 bushels of corn, and
it is needless to say that the
high cost of living disappeared
from the farmers mind and he
bought the buggy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Scott Wilson, a negro who has
just returned to his home at
Tougaloo, near Jackson, from
East st. Louis, and who was
wounded in the rioting that took
place there several weeks ago,
has written a letter to the press
in which he warns the members
of his race against leaving their
homes in the south with the
promise of better conditions, for
the only reward they receive is
buckshot and lead at the hands
of a frenzied mob.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Taking Big Chances.

1t is a great risk to travel
without a bottle Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, as this preparation
cannot be obt aimed on the trains
or steamships. Attacks OF bow
ell complaint are often sudden
and very severe. and everyone
should go prepared for them.
Obtainable everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Notice of trustees Sale of Land Under
Deed of Trust

On the 18th day of January, 1917 j..
M. Hughes and M. G. Hughes execut-
ed and delivered to me, as trustee, a
certain deed of trust which is of record
in the Office of the chancery clerk of
Rankin county, in Book A, at page 440,
record of mortgages and deeds OF trust
on land, to secure a certain indebtedness
thereinsnamed and evidenced by notes
due and payable to G.. K. Jones on the
10th day of July 1917 and at divers
dates thereafter, and all to automati-
cally become due and payable upon any
default in the payment OF either OF
said notes. The said deed of trust con-
conveys the following described land.
situated in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Ali. Of Section 8 T6R'5 which lies
south Of Pelahatchie Creek except
the south east quarter of south east
quarter; and also west half Of section
10, and west half of south east quarter
section 10, except 10 acres in south
east corner and except acres in north
east corner, all r 5 R 5, being the land
sold mortgagors by mortgage.
Default has been made in the pay
ment of the said first note, and the
whole of the said indebtedness is
now, under the terms OF the said deed
of trust, past due and unpaid. The
said Indebtedness amounts to $3.50. 90
with interest.
Under and by virtue of the terms
of the said deed of trust, /, A. G.
Purvis, trustee, will on Monday, the
9th day of August, 1917, in front Of
Pelahatchie Bank, at Pelahatchie, RAN
kin County, Mississippi, during legal
hours, offer for sale and sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
all the said land to satisfy the debts
owing and secured by the said deed OF
trust.
title as is vested in me by said deed Of
trust.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day Of July, 1917.
a, G, Puryis, Trustee,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Seeing Bears.

Scott County News: We have
been hearing of a bear up in
Pearl river swamp. Several peo-
pie say they have seen one,
Noah Beavers living near Beach,
says he shot at him eight times
last Saturday, but failed to kill
him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

To Southern Engine Boiler Works. non-resi-
dent defendants. jackson. Tenn.
You are hereby commanded to appear before
the chancery court of Rankin county. Miss. on
the fourth Monday of September 1917. to defend
the suit In said court lof w. d. Owen. wherein
you are the defendants.
Witness my signature this goth day of June
1917: j. A. Robinson, Clerk
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Four of the largest and most
modern German submarines
were destroyed by American
warships conveying the first con-
tingent of United States troops
to France, according to a report
from German sources con tanned
in a Berne dispatch to the Rome
News Agency and forwarded
here.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

The merchant who advertises
IS Is like the spider that builds its
net to catch the fly. He gets
what he goes after-but unlike
the spider, he gives an equlva-
lent for what he gets. Dom
let the spider put one
over you, Mr.. Merchant. This
paper makes an excellent net
for the catching of local trade.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Town Ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE providing TO

AN ORDINANCE providing for
the issuance and sale of
bonds of the town of Bran
don of the face value of
$5,OOO.OO to be dated July l.
1917 and payable July l, 1887
bearing intel est at six
per cent per annum, in
terest payable semi-annually
on the first day of January
and July of each year. for
the purpose of improving
the streets, sidewalks, drive
ways and walkways OF the
town of Brandon, as author
lied by chapter 147, Laws of
Mississippi, 1914.
Section l. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the town of Brandon in
Rankin County, State of Mississ-
ippi, that the bonds Of said town
of Brandon of the tace value of
SIS, 600. 90 to be dated July /,
1917 and payable July l, 1897.
and bearing interest at six per
centum per annum, interest pay
able semi-annually on the first
day of January and July of each
year, payable at the option of the
purchaser, in the town of Bran
don or at the Seaboard National
Bank in the City of New York,
for the purpose Of improving the
streets, sidewalks, driveways
and walkways of said town. be
issued and sold as herein pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the town of Brandon
that all of the said bonds shall be
Autographed or engraved, and
printed in two or more colors to
prevent counterfeiting, and the
same shall be in the sum of
$500. 90 each, and shall be regis
tered as issued, and be numbered
in a regular series from One a.
to Ten (10), inclusive, and shall
be signed by the Mayor of the
town of Brandon, Rankin Coun-
ty, State of Mississippi, and
countersigned by the Clerk of
said town who shall impress the
seal of said town upon each of
said bonds as issued; and each
and every of said bonds shall
specify on its face the purpose
for which it is issued. and shall
be made payable to bearer. The
interest coupons are to be exc
cuted by the original or litho-
graphed or fac-simile signature
of said officers. The said bonds
shall be entitled, STREET AND
SIDEWALK BOND"
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board Of AL
dermen of the town of Brandon
that the form of the said bonds
and interest coupons, with the
necessary variations to indicate
the different numbers of said
bonds and coupons be as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, RAN
KIN COUNTY. TOWN
OF BRANDON.
STREET AND SIDEWALK BOND.
No. $500. 90
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Notice to Contractors.

received by the undersigned clerk of the mayor
and board of aldermen of the town of Brandon.
Miss. up until q O'Clock D. m. on Friday the 18th
day of July 1917. for building concrete sidewalks
in said town according to plans and specifications
now ON file with the clerk. the board reserving
the right to reject any ull bids
A NJ SHIELDS Clerk
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

When the boys get back from
France the fellow who was tax
en- by the slack of the pants and
literally kicked into the trenches
will be the biggest hero of them
all-bv his own words!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Judging from his actions,
Mayor Thompson of Chicago
has no desire to become presl-
dent. He prefers to sputter in
the halo of the kaiser.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

We call him the food dog"
because we can not find a word
in the English language degrad-
ing enough to be appropriate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

firing of every recurring at
tempt to gouge, the secretary of
the navy ordered the coal, oil
and steel men to make immedi-
ate deliveries to the government
at a price to be fixed by the
president. Good! Now kick the
food dog.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Don't grieve because you let
a good thing slip by when you
failed to buy Liberty Bonds.
Another opportunity will be a.
long soon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Pershing has made quite a hit
in England and France. Here's
hoping his next score will be at
the expense of the enemy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

If the government don't seize
the summers crop the thieving
spectators will. Time to act,
gentlemen!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

It's no disgrace to stub your
toe. The disgrace lies in not get
ting up and making fresh
start.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

I'm! They say a certain local
bachelor of many winters is be-
ginning to perk up. Young men
will soon be scarce, you know.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Fellow who owes us four years
subscription stopped us on the
street and inquired if we had
bought a Liberty Bond. We told
ksv,o1
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Forget it, sonny. When you
get to the trenches you won't
have any time lett for making
love to the pretty French lassies.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Fresh baked bread from Vicks.
burg every Wednesday and
Thursday.
w. D. THOMAS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Back up the president till the
kaiser backs down.

Every woman has a mind, but
the man that can fathom it has
never been born.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
FINAL SUMMARIES OF OUR ASSESSMENT ROLLS

j. L. Bass efficient and accommodating assessor has
kindly furnished The News with the following foongs from the
personal rolls OF Rankin county, compiled from the
reports made for the State Tax Commission: 18TH
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

No Licenses issued Tor Rankin.
Birmingham, Ala, July TO-
Hon. S. D. Donnell, Brandon,
Miss. No u. S. Internal Reven-
ue licenses were issued to your
county in the 6 months ending
July l, 1917. Sam P. Jones.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Fresh bread Mondays and
Thursdays. w. G. Barnes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-28
HEAVIER DEATH
LIST in u. s. ARMY

WASHINGTON, Dec 28-Deaths
from disease in the National army
camps for week ending December 21st
were one hundred and eighteen against
ninety-seven for the previous week
In the National guard one hundred and
twenty against one hundred and sixty
five, according to report published
today. Pneumonia caused seventy
seven deaths in the National army
camps and eighty-seven in the Nation
al guard. The report says that mea-
sizes continued to spread at Camp Cor
don, Atlanta, and Camp Travis and
Pike. There are many new cases of
pneumonia at Camp Wheeler, Macon;
Bowie, Texas. Meningitis has increas-
ed at Camp Doniphan Okla.