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The Washington times., 1917-01-31

Mrs. Kenneth G. Castleman. wife of
Commander Castleman, U. S. N, and
Mrs. orion y. Jackson, wife OF Com
mander Jackson, U.S.N., who are visit
ing Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leigh c.
Palmer, will leave Washington Sunday
for Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1917-01-31

Mrs. Joseph z. Thropp will give q
tea on February II.
The Washington times., 1917-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Nichols. and
Mrs. C. L. Bodero and party are
prominent New Workers passing sew
eral days at the Shoreham.
The Washington times., 1917-01-31

Mrs. James B. Aleshire. wife OF Major
General Aleshire, will entertain at u
luncheon on February 9 to meet Mrs.
William Denman.
The Washington times., 1917-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Giannini, of San
Francisco. are at the Willard. Mr..
Giannini is the president OF the Bank
of Italy in San Francisco, Los An
geles, and several other cities in
California. He is in Washington to
attend the meeting OF the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States.
The Washington times., 1917-01-31
At Mrs. Lanes.
Mrs. Houston Receives.

Mrs. David Franklin Houston. wife Of
the Secretary OF Agriculture. will have
assisting her Mrs. Thomas P. Gore. Mrs.
w. C. Hawley. Mrs. A F. Lever, Mrs
Carl Vrooman. Mrs. Richard Olney.
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Mrs. c. L. Mar
latt and Mrs. Paul NJ. Warburg.
Mrs William c. Redfield. wife OF the
Secretary of Commerce. will receive and
will be assisted by Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson, Mrs. Kenzie Walker. Mrs. Ed
ward Pratt. Mrs. Thomas Armat, Mrs.
Buckley and Mrs. Mather Neill.
The Washington times., 1917-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Harrison will
be at home on February and 4. from
4 to o'clock at their apartment in the
HI1hlands
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

A right or wrong start in 1917 will
make or break most farmers in the
South. We are ell facing crisis.
This war in Europe puts things in
such uncertainty that no man can
foresee the future with any degree CT
clearness.
The sure and certain increase in
cotton acreage means lower Gotten
prices next fall. Cost of all food and
grain products is high, so high that
no one can afford TO buy and expect
to pay out with cotton.
It's a time above all others to play
safe; to produce all possible food,
grain and forage supplies on your
own acres; to cut down the store bill.
A good piece of garden ground,
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay half your living. 1t will
save you more money than you made
on the best five acres of cotton you
ever grew!
Hastings 1917 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind of a money saw
ing garden and the vegetables TO put
in 1t. 1t tells about the field crops as
well and shows you the clear road to
real farm prosperity. It's Free. Send
for it today to H. q. HASTINGS CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.-Advts
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
CITATION NOTICE.

State of Mississippi.
To American Brokerage Co.,
Roanoke, Virginia, the Mutual
Cold Storage Company, Broad.
way, Virginia, and the First Ma
tional Bank of Broadway, Vir.
ginia, Defendants:
You and each of you are com.
manded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the county OF
Rankin, in said State, on the
fourth Monday in March A. D..
1917, to defend the suit in said
court of, the Hannah Distributing
Company, wherein you are the
defendant.
This the Both day of December
A. D. 1916. J. A. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Chancery Court OF
Rankin County, Mississippi
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
best | have ever used. Obtain
able everywhere.
Notice Of the intended Purchase
of Supplies and Material
for Supervisors Dis
triCt No. 1.

Notice is hereby given that the
board of supervisors Of Rankin
County, Mississippi will, until
twelve O'Clock, NOON, on the LIST
Monday in February, 1917, receive
sealed proposals for the following
material and supplies for super
visor's District No. l, said county,
to wit:
l tent, 30x6O #, material 16-
OF duck;
2 tents, 14xI4 fit, material 16 OF
duck;
s mules, weight, not less than
900 lbs. each;
Culverts.. IL to 80 inches, in di-
ameter;
LIST class road gravel, delivered
fob. cars at pit, also prices de-
livered fob cars at Florence
and Star, Rankin County, Miss
issippi.
| dozen more or less wheel
scrapes, and other road working
implements.
The board has The right to re-
ject any and all bids filed.
]. A. Robinson,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors
?. O. Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
Chancery Summons.

State of Mississippi. Rankin County:
To Melvin Martin, postofice New Orleans, La.
Rene Wells post Office Floyd. Louisiana
Julia Martin Tweedle. postoffice. Delhi. La: Lee
and Claire Martin. postoffice unknown. and
Emma Martin. a minor having guardian
father or mother in this state or county, post
office, Floyd, La, and all persons having OF
claiming any interest in the following described
land. situated in Rankin county. Mississippi
to-wit
East half of southeast quarter and that part
of west half of southeast quarter east of the Pc
lahatchie and Shiloh public road. and that part OF
the east half of northeast quarter. south of Pela
hatchie creek and east of the said road all in Sec
ton s. township 5. range s. east. and also the west
half of southwest quarter of section d; and also
two acres in section 8, commencing on the east
line of section 8. twelve rods south of the north
east corner thereof thence north II rods south OF
the northeast thereof; thence north II rods
to said northeast corner. thence west a rods
thence south A rods thence southeasterly to the
point of beginning. all being in township 5. range
5. east all said land. except that land in said north
east quarter, section 5, township s. range s. east
known as the Jno. r. jackson place:
You are hereby commanded to appear in the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
HOME GARDENING
CUTS DOWN BILLS
But II Must Be Real Garden, Kept
Planted Through Season,
Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga. Especially - "The
greatest obstacle to permanent farm
prosperity in the south is the store
bill made for food and grain that
could and should be grown on every
southern farm" says H. G.. Hastings,
president of the Southeastern Fair
Association and of the Georgia Cham
Der of Commerce, in an interview on
agricultural conditions in this terri
tory.
"A real garden" says Mr.. Hastings.
properly prepared and planted, and
kept planted throughout the season,
will help more to decrease store bills
than anything else the farmer can do.
There are lots of what | term 'one
planting gardens made, gardens with
few struggling rows of beans, few
dozen cabbages and tomato plants,
with some watermelon off to one cor
ner, but that's not real gardening any
more than a youngsters first drawing
of cat or a deg on his slate, is fine
art. Our southern folks generally
don't take the garden seriously, when
as a matter OF TACT Ine TlSaL kllu Vi
garden, containing a full line OF
vegetables and kept busy all season,
is reasonably sure Of furnishing at
least half the living Of the family.
81 have never seen 'one crop sec
ton, regardless of what particular one
crop was grown, that did not have a
poverty-stricken look, with poor school
buildings, churches and homes.
az have never seen a diversified
section that did not have the signs Of
prosperity sticking out all over it.
"And on practically every farm in
these prosperous diversified sections
the home garden has an honored
place.
II haven't a thing in the world
against the supply and general mer-
chants, but if all of our people would
take the home garden seriously, half
of them would have to go cut of bust
ness for lack of trade. Give your gar
den square deal in 1917.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
Bridge Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed lids will be received at
the Chancery Clerks office up
to II o'clock noon on the first
Monday in February, 1917,
for building a bridge across
Squirrel Creek, in Beat l, accord
ing to plans and specifications
now on file in my office.
The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
J. A. ROBINSON, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11

chancery court of said county at the March term
thereof to be holden at the courthouse in said
county on the fourth Monday of March. 1917. to
defend the suit in said court of r. v Shields, the
same being a suit to reform a deed Emma G. Mel
deed record of said county, so as to convey the
southeast quarter of southeast quarter of section
5. township 5. range 5. east. intended thereby TO
be conveyed. but omitted through mistake OF
the scrivener and to confirm the title of the said
r. v. Shields to all of the said lands herein first
above mentiC mel.
j. A. ROBINSON. Chancery Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11

Thel is more Catarrh in this section
of the country tSan all other diseases
put together, and for years il was sup
posed to be incurable Doctors pre-
scribed local remedies. and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced it incurabie. Catarrh is
local disease, greatly influenced by con-
stitutional conditions and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment Halrs
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by T. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. is a consti-
tutional remedy, is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces Of the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any case
that Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
FL. CHENEY &c CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
CITATION NOTICE.

State of Mississippi.
To Eula Robinson, the defend
ant. You are hereby summoned
to appear before the Chancery
Court, of R9nkin county, said
State, on the 4th Monday in
March A. D. 1917, to defend the
suit in said court of E. d. Rob,
inson, wherein you are the de.
PENDANT.
This the 3rd day of January,
1917. j. A. ROBINSON,
Chancery Clerk.
H. L. McCaskill, Solicitor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
Found a Sure Thing.

/. B. WiNn, Farmers Mills.
IN. Y, has used Chamberlain
Tablets for years for disorders
Of the stomach and liver and says
Chamberlain s Tablets are the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
MONEY LOANED ON LONG
TIME.

Money 10 lend on improved
farm lands in Rankin County
interest rates low. Would like
to place ONE MILLION in this
immediate territory, Apply to
G.. M. WHITWORTHa
Mendenhall, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11

and mixed feed at So. 20 per hun
red pound. and also awarded con-
tract to furnish beat Nos with
mixed feed at 1920 per hundred
pounds. 1t is further ordered
that J. L. GreenWay is hereby
awarded contract to furnished
beat No 3 with oats at 65 cents
per bushel. l.. H. Mashburn is
awarded contract to furnish beat
No. 4 with oats at rs cents per
bushel and sweet feed at 81 50
per hundred pounds.
Ordered that tie clerk adver-
.ise for sealed bids up till IL o.
I clock noon on the first Monday
| in Februry, 1917, for building q
bridge across Squirrel creek in
Beat No. l, in Rankin County,
according to plans and specifca-
tons now on file with clerk Of
this board, the board reserving
the right to reject any AMI all
bids.
Be it ordered that the request
of trustees of township 7, range
5. to pay H. B. Kersh $68. 40 for
Rehoboth school, be and the
same is hereby granted to be
paid out of the said township
funds.
Be it ordered by the board
of supervisors that the account
of w. D. Ragland and others for
| holding special election in Beat
No. 4, be and the same is hereby
| continued.
Be it ordered that the account
of C. G. Tolbert & Co., for sum
of 81, O1O.78 be and the same is
hereby dismissed.
Be it ordered by the board
that. J. A. Robinson, chancery
clerk, be and is hereby allowed
the sum of $500 for recording
deeds Of. trust iof ]. B. Worley,
E. G. Davis,J. ]. benson, c. A.
Hawthorne, and trustees deeds
to be paid out of said township
funds which loans were granted
out of.
Ordered by the board that the
following allowances be made,
to-wit:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11

In re County Treasurer's Bond
Reduced. 1t appearing to the
board of supervisors of Rankin
County that there is a. county
depository for all of the funds of
said county and that the county
treasurer's bond can be reduced;
therefore,
It is ordered and adju lged
that the county Treasurer's bono
of said county be and the same
is reduced to 100000, under
Chapter 219 of Laws 1912, unit
further dered by this board.
Ordered that the account OF
Fannie Myers, pauper, be dis
missed.
Ordered that the. petition Of
F. S. Shivers to annex the WI oil
nw4, section %. township z
range 5, to Spann stock law dis.
trict, be and the same is hereby
granted to take effect -four
months fir m date.
Ordered that the petition of J,
NJ. Walsh to annex WI of NV
and nw4 of sw4 section 81
township 7, range 5, and Cd Of
mel and the mel of sci section %,
township 7, range 5, to the J. A.
Spann partial stock law district
be granted to take effect -four
months from date.
Ordered that poll tax of A. D,
Mckay of So be and the same is
hereby refunded.
Ordered that the request Of
trustees township 6. range A, tl
pay Pelahatchie Hardware Co
$12 for wire, be granted.
Ordered that the petition Of
H. B. Kersh to have the WI OF
sci and SCI of SCI section %,
township Z, range 5, annexed tt
the Spann stock law district, be
granted to take effect foul
months from this GATE.
Ordered by the boord that the
following-named citizens be and
they are hereby appointed trus.
tees of the several townships fol
the county of Rankin for year
1917:
Township 3, Range il. |.
Long, G. w. Sebren, j. L. Long
Township 3, Range 20. F.
Laird, ]. A. Butler, w. N. Tray
lor.
Township A, Range 1-Pinl
Ford, Will Burke, w. M. Renno.
Township 4, Range q. w
Taylor, J. M. Berry, Luthe
Boteler.
Township 5, Range 2-J. F
Boehle, T. B. Cox, A. A. Small
wood.
Township 5, Range 3-H. C
Robinson, L. O. Gayden, G. A
Cox.
Township 6, Range 2-Johr
Redfearn, j. G.. Writ, j. F
Jones.
Township 6, Range 81. E
Kersh, J. M. Williams, c. o
Rouse.
Township z, Range 3-R. c
Latham, H. D. Tinnin, l.. I
Lawrence.
Township Z, Range 4-Wil
Bates, E. S. Barksdale, G. A
Baker.
Township 7, Range Sc. F.
Kersh, j. A. Penn, j. L. Watts.
Township s, Range Al. H
Boyd. D. M. Kersh, w. C. Banks
dale.
Township 8, Range 81. C
Ratliff, C. Fitzhugh, W. M
Slade, Sr.
Township 5. Range Al. T
Knight. j. M. Buchanan, H. l.
Robbins.
Township 5, Range 81. D
Burgess. ]. A. Franklin, R. w
Harp.
Township 6, Range 4-P. M
Cox, J. G. Mckay, Y. C. Shep
perd.
Township 6, Range SIS. J
Murray, E. w. Cawthorn, c.. K
Jones.
Township 3, Range 3-Henry
Meyers, J. G.. Jones, w. A. Ross
Township 3, Range At. G
Ross, w. B. Sowel, A. j. Grant
ham.
Township 8, Range 5-A. A
Ponder, James Purvis, w. H
McLai
Township 4, Range 3-Pa
Bullock, A. E. Harper. Charles
Grain.
Township 4, Range "A. G
Baker, w. w. Kersh. j. H
Brown.
Township 4, Range 81. w
Summers, G.. L. Collier, j. G.
Patrick.
The board drew the jury list
for 1917 and filed the same with
the circuit clerk.
On motion the following al.
lowances were made, to-wit:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
out Of roads, bridges and ferry

out OF roads, bridges and ferry
fund:
j. L. Chapman, work on
road beat 5 ------------$19 90
Ordered. that the petition of
trustees township 8. range 4, to
pay Bernice Mckee Sc for teach
ing Robinson school be and the
same is hereby grantedl
Ordered that the request of
trustees township Z, range 5, to
pay r. L. Walsh $51. be and
the same is hereby granted.
Jesse Hemphill, treasurer of
Rankin county, having filed his
fourth annual report, and the
board having examined the same
and found it in all things to be
correct, showing the following
balances on hand, to-Wit:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
Statement of the Financial Condition of
The PeIahatChie Bank

located at Pelahatchie in the County of
Rankin State of Mississippi, at the
close of business Dec. 9th, 1916, made
to the Board of Bank Examiners:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $40, 174.82
Warrants. Estate, County,
District and MunicipaD - 1,160.12
Guaranty Fund with State
Treasurer - 10000
Banking house and lot-- 100000
Other real estate owned 1885, 1928. "a
Furniture and fixtures --- 100000
Due from other Banks 20, 765. 10
CURRENCY 7,64O. 90
Gold coin " 27.50
Silver coin, nickels and cents $50. Is
Total -----------$104, 632. 03
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in------$11 900. 90
Surplus fund ---- 5000. 90
Undivided profits, less amount \
paid for interest, expenses
and taxes --------- Z,Zoo. Oh
Individual deposits, subject to
check bU, DO. 10
Time certificates of deposit q, $3.50 go
CASHIERS checkS Outstanding 1, llo.i ~
Total --------S So, 632. 03
/, A. G. Purvis, Cashier, do solemnly
swear that the above is true state
ment of the financial condition of the
Pelahatchie Bank, located at Pelahatch-
lie, in the County of Rankin, State of
Mississippi, at the close of business on
tha 9th dav IF Dec 1915 TO the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Correct Attest
A. G. Purvis, Cashier.
G. X. Jones,
j. p. Summer, Directors.
State of Mississippi, County of Rankin:
Sworn to and subscribed before me
by A. G.. Purvis, Cashier, this 9th day
of Jan, 1917. u
L. T. SUBER, N otary Public,
My commission expires Ma rch, 1920,
= -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11

J. B. Williamson, same I'll. 90
w. H. Till,same - ------21.2 ~
w. E. Laird, same --------22 30
R. A. Kennedy. same ------22.CO
J. A. Robinson, same ------15. 90
S. D. Donnell, same - - 10 90
In re County Supplies Be it
ordered by the board that the
clerk of this board proceed to
to give notice as provided by law
that sealed proposals will be re-
ceived until II o'clock noon on
the first Monday in Februry 1917
for feed and supplies for the
county.
In re Bond Issue Pelahatchie
Election Precinct, Rankin
County, Mississippi.
| Whereas a petition is present
ed to the board of supervisor of
Rankin County, Mississippi, I'M
der Chapter 176 of the Law of
1914, being House bill No. $50,
duly signed by more than twenty
per cent of the qualified electors
of PELAHATCHIE ELECTION
PRECINCT,in said county and a
part of Supervisors District No
4, thereof, asking that said Pela-
hatchie Election Precinct be per-
mitted to come under the Provis-
ion of said act, Chapter 176 of
Laws of Mississippi of 1914, and
to issue bonds of said Election
Precinct in a sum not to exceed
$4,000. 90 to construct, or con-
struct, and maintain or maintain
public roads as provided for in
said ACT; therefore.
It's ordered and adjudged that
NOTICE be published, in the
BRANDON NEWS, a newspaper
published in said Rankin County,
and having a general circulation
in said ELECTION PRECINCT
and said county, for three weeks
next preceding the regular
February, 1917, meeting of the
board of supervisors which will
be holden on the 1st Monday in
February, 1917, in the town of
Brandon, that the board of SUI
pervisors propose to issue the
bonds of said PELAHATCHlE
ELECTION PRECINCT, under
Chapter 176 of the Laws of Miss
issippi of 1914 Session of the
Legislature, in the manner and
form therein provided and for
the purposes therein named, in a
sum not to exceed $4,000. 00;and
if within that. time twenty per
centu of the qualified electors
of said PeIahatchie Election Pre-
cinct shall petition against the
issuance of said bonds, then the
bonds shall not be issued unless
authorized by a majority Of the
electors of said Election Precint
voting in an election to be order
ed tor that purpose, as pTOVlueu
in said ACT.
It is further ordered and ad-
Judged that the clerk publish the
foregoing order over his sig
nature as NOTICE Of the intent
ion and purpose herein express
ed.
Ordered and adjudged this 4th
day of January. 1917.
|, J. "A. Robinson, clerk of the
board of supervisors hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an order.
of the said board, adopted this
the 4th day of January, 1917.
j. A. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Board of Supervis-
ors Of Rankin Co., Miss.
There being no further 4 usi-
ness the board adjourned until
- ov+ Va rr,,1or ~ nofinU
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11

located at Pelahatchie in the County of
Rankin State of Mississippi, at the
closeoof business Dec. 9th, 1916, made
to the Board of Bank Examiners:
RESOURCES
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
PLATTEVILLE.
The News says:


Fred Bastain, Forest Harker and
Arthur Hameister are enjoying an
auto trip which includes Chicago,
Cleveland and other eastern points.
Leo Daley, who was connected with
the News office a few years ago, is
now in Honolulu as bugler with one
OF the y. S. companies and expects to
be leaving for France soon. He will be
remembered here as an exceptionally
fine violin player.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Linden ceIebrat-
ed their silver wedding anniversary
Sunday. During the afternoon rela-
tives of the family were entertained,
and in the evening the neighbors gath
cred at the Linden home to extend
congratulations to these worthy and
highly respected citizens.
Postmaster T. L. Cleary left Sunday
for East Dedham, Mass, where he will
be united in marriage to Miss Mary
Harmon, September II. Rev. Father
Cleary of Minneapolis, brother of the
groom, will officiate. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleary will enjoy an extensive we'd
ding trip before returning to Platte
vile.
Urban Steil, wife and children, of
Whitewater, are here at the home of
he mother, Mrs. Dixon. M. Steil has
been in the ad department of Hoard's
Dairyman for number of years, and
better still, Mr.. Steil is one of the for
tunate stockholders in the NJ & A.
mine at Rewey.
A potato story is told. James Baron,
ST., bought some of the large Wash
lngton potatoes that were shipped
here. He took half of potato and
used it for a meal. The remaining
part he cut out fifteen eyes and plant
ed them. Last week he dug the crop,
and from this half secured over a peck
OF potatoes.
Dell and Jesse Galloway, sons of the
late S Galloway, have both been call
ed in the first draft. Jesse, who was
located in California, is now at San
Antonio, Tex, where he is clerk for
the aviation corps Dell, who has been
at Washington, d. c., expects to leave
this month for France in the medical
CORPS