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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-25

Jane Doe, a little Mexican girl from Morenci, who had been in the custody ct her foster parents for several years, and complaint having been made to the authorities that the child was being mistreated. was this week awarded to the custody of Juan- ita Acosta, of Morenci, by Judge Laine in juvenile court.
 Manuel Miranda was this week bound over to the Superior Court from Justice Lal1y's court at Morenci
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-25

on the charge of assault with the in. tent to commit murder, having taken shot at one Jesus Carbajal
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-25

Mrs. Rachel Salerni has filed her petition for letters of administration of the estate of her husband. Frank Salerni, who died recently a victim of the Spanish influenza.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-25
CREST GATHERED
 AT COURT HOUSE

w. A. Hamilton has this week filed his petition praying for letters of administration of the estate of Rob- ert Waggener, deceased. Waggener died recently at the insane asylum at Phoenix, where he had been com mitted from this county last May.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
RED CROSS GONZALES
CENT HOME

In many America homes Christ
mas will be celebrated This year with
unaioSeU JOY. 4ea~e &4a.u rCIgu>
,l}uG' eafnI 9tter' a war tnac a;sr getel
unprecedented IN the frleh(fumcs,
w:,n Wnlcn IS mas been Waged and TN,
Ill OF iiVes l.aU 1t mas eAdctea. ld.s-
ice VIII oIlEG tack 10 tne.r homes a
siaan Nangualu Q. oHusteI men. a.s-
Cna. geo nom 1clNl.c aJtoaa CT re-
leased from camps W.tMn The c"ln-
t.y, whose Gooo tolu.- those less
lur..naIe ,.I44 regard without envy.
although thc appointment Of the
latter VIII be none tue less rea.. HE
soldiers abloal mas uc expected to
have reconcl:ed themselves tc tAe H.
evitable, bat the mel in hons
camps. so Ecar and Yet 50 far who
dld look forward to being home by
Christmas, wa ,u lhIt cay be steep
ed in gloom unless some measures
are taken 10 brighten their spirits
This viii be true pa! /, u.a1ly of those
who are con.Aed to camp hospitals.
be they camp patients or wounded
mon from overseas. 1t is III the in
tcrcst of such men as these who will
be in the B.,e Hospital at Camp
Shelby tha. this appeal is directed to
the perhaps overtayed, yet ever re-
sponsive charity OF the people of Mis-
sissippi.
The Rel C-ocs Conyalescent House
1t Camp Shelby, which IS maintained
principally for the patients in the
Base Hospital. is planning Chris
rlas eve celebration to raise the
dropping spirits cf Ike patients in the
hospitals. II :IGition to the camp
cases it is expected that may wound
cd men from oycr.eas will be in the
hospital undergoing treatment. 1t is
proposed - make this celebration one
OF the traditional kind, with Christ
mas tree. gifts, carol: and the like.
Those Interested are requested to con-
tribute to the success of this enter
prise as their maars will allow. Con-
tributions in the form of decorations,
articles and money will be gratefully
received. Cash gifts are preferred to
donations Of articles, inasmuch as it
is the desire OF the promoters of this
project to make the Gifts to the pa
tients as uniform in kind as possible
Communications and contributions
should be addressed to Mrs. Lyl Lew
is. Matron Red Cross Convalesccnt
House, Rase Hoepital, Camp Shelby.
Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
AUCTION OF ApMY HOP 5Es.

There will be sofa at Pubic Alc-
ton at Camp Shelby, Hattisharg.
Mississippi. December 27. 19' and
continued until all animals s~a sold.
approximately the following:
195 Cavalry horses. 81 'lery
horses. 90 Draft mule, 8 Pal mules
Az Colts
These animals arc being be
cause the Government has no 'n'-ther
use for them and rot because they
are worn out. \ great numb of eX-
cellent animals will be found among
this lot and doubtless can be pur-
chased at a reasonable figure. These
animals all passed government in -pec-
tion when purchased have ha1 very
little if any service and have been at
this camp siuce first purchased. A
good halter will be riven with zach
animal. The terms of sale are either
currency, certified or cashiers heck.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
Those CHARGED
WITH DUb0SE
KILLING TRIED
BOND IN SUM OF $4,000 FOR TWO
THIRD ONE RELEASED WITH
OUT BOND - INTERESTING
TRIAL.

The trial of Johnathan, Emmitt and
Ira Thomas, charged with the killing
of S. A. Duboise in the Pea Ridge
ternoon of December 2, was had be-
fore Justices j. II. Owen and W. L.
Turner December ~, with the result
that Jonathan Thomas was released
without bail and the other two were
bound over in bonds of $1,000 each
to await the action of the grand jury
which is due to convene here the
fourth Monday in January. The
prosecution was represented by Hon.
Richard Denman of Charleston, the
able yourg district attorney Of his
district, while the defense was in the
| hands of Cowles Horton and Arch
| Roane of the local bar and it is need
| less to say that these gentlemen did
not let anything slip by that they
| thought was of interest to their eli
ents. Mr.. Denman made fine i'm.
preston on all who attended the tria
for the skilful manner in which ht
conducted his case.
The prosecution sought to SHOW
that the Thomases prepared the da!
before for the killing and that th'
affair was wholly premeditated; tina
the daughter of the deceased was be
ing cruelty treated and that any ia
ther would have done as the deeeaset
did to reclaim daughter that was be
ing forcibly detained and nhumanel
treated. The defense sought t
show that Duboise was wholly tn
agressor and that they were cloarl
; within their rights in delen lin
t themselves at their own gate tha
Dubose was armed both with d gli
and a pistol which they contend wa
, ann~'e proof that he was out cNpec
| ing tloUble.
: The Ttoniasce made bond promp
= IL
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
"ELACk NANNY"

The respect and affection viii
which the negro woman who has nur-
sed the children of q Southern family
in the United States is regarded, by
members of such family, through
more than one generation, is made
evident in the scrupuhus provision
made for her comfort as member of
the household, in the privileges she is
granted, in the defence Shonwn her by
adults and Elinors, in the children S
meek submission to her rulings, IN
the autocratie sway which she exer-
cises over the other domestic "help."
and in the prolninent place she occu-
pies in the literature of Dixie.
There was no such thing known as
emancipation for the negro IMAM
my" for, in large degree, she never
was without ber freedom. Even
technically, it was the custom of the
Southern families, under slavery, to
grant freedom to sheir old servants.
AS usual thing, Aunt Martha" and
"Uncle George" as the negro mann
my" and her husband were, perhaps,
commonly known, served without
wage, but, in lieu of it, they were
granted an allowance. In this re-
spect, as in others, they were treated
as members Of the family. not as COM
mon "help."
So they are regarded and treated
today in thousands of Southern homes
SO, very likely fo many years to come
will they be treated. 1t is not i'm
probable that they have daughter,
or son who also belongs" to the
family. In the course of time the
son will be the "Uncle George" or
the daughter will become the "Aunt
Martha" and the "black nanny" of
some other home, for they are never
taken In" almost invariably they
"grow up" with the members of the
family who eventually adopts one or
the other of them.
BLACK nanny" is a familiar
character in Southern fiction. She
is necessary to the environment of the
Characteristic Southern home. Will
liam Lightfoot Visscher has given
her name to collection of his ne
gro dialect poems, and. with other
writers, has paid glowing tribute to
everything that has been said, OF
her gentleness and fidelity. With
can be said, in appreciation of her
the man or woman of Southern up
bringing is cetain to agree. There
may be differences on other points
below Mason and Dixon's line, and
among Southerners above it, but
those who have been raised" by her
with reference to the many fine quail
ties there is no difference, among
those of "black NANNY"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
RED CROSS COMMITTEE TALKS

Some of us think we have the Gin
thru-enza" but we havn't.
We are not thru as long as there is
a man in the hospital with ship
wrecked body.
We are not thru as long as the
Rel Cross needs a dollar for the re-
building of these broken lives.
We are not thru as long as We
have a heart and a dollar until We
give them back to the "Greates,
Mother in the world"
Renew your m embership.
If you are member answer to- The
roll call with dollar. Do this in the
name of the orphans of the guns
These starving children know
nothing of the causes of this w;nr bu
their shiverinE bodies know some
thing of its rtslilts.
Just dollar from you and all OF
Uncle SANS nephews will amount tt
a hundred million dollars. The ma
tional organization is counting on a
least seventy-afive million.
Add your dollar to these million!
and save our county from falling be
hind The county organization FOL
this work was delayed by some mis-
under standing Oh the part OF tn,
committee
Failure in this campaign can dis
credit all the splendid work we hav,
done in past campaigns for war funds
Will you die with "in-thru-enza" O
will you give your dollar and live9
Grenada County Red Cross Comsni
tee.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
CANNON CRACKER
DOES SERIOUS
HURT TO CHILD
LITTLE JOHN SIDNEY SHARP
VIC TIM OF OVERLOADED
HOMEMADE FIRE CRACKER
NOW IN HOSPITAL

A peice of brass tube loaded with
powder and rocks and stuffed with
paper to accOmodate the Christmas
spirit of little boys resulted in send
ing peice of the brass tube Mon
day morning into the head of John
Sidney Sharp, the nine year old son
of DR.. and Mrs. j. 5. Sharp. The
tube was loaded, it -eems, FOR little
the loading being done by the porter
at McCaslin's store. After the device
was gotten in readiness, Billie, John
Sidney and little Mel Shannon, all
about the same age started out to see
the fun. When the crossing was
reached just across from the First
Baptist church and at the corner of
DR.. Sharp's yard, Billie put his can
non down in the opening between the
crossing and the sidewalk and applied
the match, but in place of the dis
charge going upward, the tube ex-
ploded and piece of it struck John
Sidney on the right side of his head
just back of the frontal bone. He
was felled to the ground and began to
bleed profusely. His companions
showed good metal. They did not
desert but grabbed him up and started
with him for the house. In little
while large crowd gathered and in
the meantime his father arrived. The
Doctor soon saw that his child was
seriously hurt, SO he decided at once
to carry him to Memphis where he
could have the attention of sur
geon. Accordingly the / AS O'Clock
train as boarded by the wouned child
, accompanied by his father and hi:
uncle, r. W. Sharp. DR., J. A. Girls
Ter was in waiting at the Memphis hos
, pital when it was reached and in lit
, tie while he took a piece of the tub
I almost a half inch long and nearly a
wide from the head of the patint.
had penetrated the brain. The chill
stood the operation all right and it j
thought that he will soon recover
{, The many friends of DR.. and Mr.
Sharp are deeply concerned owe
V their distress and of course are yer
t anxious about the unfortunate chile
: Little Billie MoCasEp grieved yer
much over what happened, but G
f course ne had no thought of any harr
O coming of firing the homemade can
: non. He was just as liable to hav
{ been the victim as amy on else. Bu
the occurance should serve as les
e son to all about exercising unusus
care about the, use and handling o
Il fire works. Christmas would he jus
as well EMS yed and perhaps the spiri
= of the period better observed if tbel
were no cannon crackers of any kin
sold.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
Letters From France
Nov. 13, 1918.


Dear Father, Mother and Brother:
guess you think | have quit writ
ing you at all, but it could not be
helped. This is the first time in nearly
three months we have been off the
front. We have been busy hitting
fritz as hard as we could. We are all
glad we will not have to fight all the
winter as it is pretty cold over here
now.
II has been only few days since
we were pulling our big guns through
shell holes, mud and water half way
to cur knees trying to keep up with
the retreating Germany army. After
the first hard fight and we drove
them back our troops could hardly
keep up with them. They ran off and
left great amount of artillery.
The last letter got from you was
October 7th and which said Mama
was still sick. have wondered how
she was all of the time and l hope
and pray this will find her well.
am in great hope of coming home
soon if everything goes right.
will close for this time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
GRANRERRY-THOMAS

On Monday evening at S:15 oclocs,
marriage VOWS were solemnized be-
tween Mr.. G. S. Cranberry and Miss
Margaret Thomas at the home of the
brides mother in Grenada. Rev j..
c. Carothers ofiiciaaing. There were
only few of the immediate rela-
tives besides the family present. The
affair while among the anticipated
events of Grenada, .yes coming at the
time it did, was quite a surprise.
Mr.. Cranberry had only that day re-
turned from one Of the cantonments
where he had been for the past four
months with his discharge. it seems
that be urged the function with all
his .ardor before he went away and
was promised that the marriage
should be celebrated the day of his
return. He claimed the fulfllment
Of the PROMISE to which his affinaced
asseuted, and thus was had the cui-
mination of many months Of wooing.
Mr.. Cranberry came to Grenada
several years ago from jackson. Miss.
where he was reared and has de-
servediy won the confidence and the
esteem Of not only the business pub
lie but of the entire community. His
bride is the second daughter Of Maj.
B. F. Thomas, who died early last
Spring, and his splendid wife who
survives him. She is a lovely young
woman. She possesses all the social
charms and is exceedingly attractive
in person. In addition she is en-
dowed with that peculiar intuition and
those practical virtues so essential
in the good woman and the true help
meet. For several years she has been
which should be an excellent attest OF
her mental attainments.
ty of the Grenada public tchools
filling an important place in the facul-
Mr.. and Mrs. Cranberry will make
their home in Grenada. The Sentinel
ioins their many friends in wishing
for them a life Of unalloyed JOY.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
'ARNER GRANTHAAf
Sunday, Nov. 10, 1919
Dear Edd:

sunday, Nov 10, 1918
Dear Edd:
| received a letter from you some
time ago and was truly glad to hear
from you and would like TO read a
letter from you more often. You
should not wait for me to answer, for,
you can surely have an idea how it
is with me over here, for when I'm
on the front ] can't get the paper.
and if ] could the tune that these
shells play is not very good to write
by.
How is everybody getting along
around those parts of the world these
days? | guess you are pretty busy
these days making syrup. Gee! |
wish could be there I ohelp you and
to also help eat some of it. | feel
just like | could enjoy eating some
Of mothers biscuits and butter with
that good fresh syrup this morning
(Yum, YUM
How is your Charleston girl these
days?
1t seems that cotton is selling for
good price this year. Did you make
very much?
i am located in a little town back
of the lines for rest. and doing some
drilling also. I'm beginning to get
anxious for a letter from home for it
has been over week since | got
that last one.
Mama said something about you
all being on a trade for some of the
Jelly place. ! wish l was there to
buy some too. How much ar eyou
goin gto buy do you think? Where
does Quinn keep himself these days?
l bet l could guess wher he is today.
Say, who is teaching school there at
home this time?
Edd, am sending you one hundred
dollars to keep for me, please write
me just as soon as you receive it
and hope to be there some day in
the near future to use it.
How is papa's and mama's health
holding up? I.sent forty dollars in
papa's name on the third of August
but you all have not said word
about getting it so tell mo if you
did or didn't.
Well, this leaves me getting along
fine and hope it will find all we'll al
home. Write me often and tell me
all of the news around that part OF
the world.
Hoping to hear from you soon anc
see you all ere long. l am. as ever,
Your devoted Bud.
Corp. Andrew B. Mccormick,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
OUR AMERICAN RED

The world grows better year by year,
Because some nurse, in her httie
sphere,
Put on her. apron and smiles and
sings.
And keeps on doing the same old
thing.
Taking the temptures giving the pills.
To remedy manings numerous Iiis'
Feeding the baby, answering the bells,
Being polite with a heart that rebels.
Longing for home and all the while.
Wearing the same professional smile,
Blessing , the new born babies first
breath,
Closing the eyes that are still IN
DEATH ~
Taxing the blame for the doctors
mistakes, y
@, dear what a lot Of patients 1t takes
Going off duty at seven O'clock,
Tired and discouraged ready to drop.
But called on special at seven nj
teen
With woe in her heart that must not
be seen,
Morning and noon and night, just
doing,
It over and hoping its right.
When we lay down our caps and
cross the bar,
Oh, Lord will you give US just one
little star,
To wear in our crown with UNIFORM
new,
In the city above where the heat
nurse Is YOU.)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
Build A Road
Down The Canal

We talk lot about how badly we
need good roads, especially toward
the west to connect with the Illinois
Central railroad and it is a certain
fact that we do need these roads.
With this in mind, we want to pre-
sent suggestion about building a
sure enough road in Calhoun to the
county line.
In afew months work will begin
on cutting the Big Canal down Scoona
bottom from above Oldtown clear
through the county to the Yalobusha
county line. This canal will be fifty
feet wide and several feet deep. The
canal will run straight as string
practically all of the way. The big
dredge boats will dig up the dirt out
of this ditch and depisit it on the side
Of the ditch thus presenting Won
derful opportunity to the folks in the
way of road making.
| Why not make arrangements and
have this dirt deposited in such a
manner and follow up with the neces-
sary work needed to make a fifty
foot wide, Z or feet high roadway
right down Schooner bottom from
Oldtown to the county line. 1t car
be done at very little extra expense
If this is done, the people coult
travel this road at all seasons and al
all times to the county line and ther
take the level valley road alread!
built from the Yalobusha and Gre
NADIA county line on into Coffeevll,
and Grenada.
Think this over folks and let's Sc,
what can be done.-Pittsboro Dixi
Herald.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
Nov. ID, 1918
1NOVs
Dear Mother, Father and Brother:

Nov. IA, 1913
Dear Mother, Father and Brother:
received your letter written
October IA, was certainly glad to get
it.
We boys have just had good bath
ith sure enough hot water and clean
clothes for the first time in y lood
while. The dutchmen are completely
whipped aud guess most of the Amer
ican army will be home by early
spring. Don't that sound good?
All the boys are talking about GO
to do and all of them are going to be
better boys when they get hack. They
realize what home really means to
them. A few weeks ago they were
talking about what they were going
to do if they got back home, now
they are talking about what they are
going to do WHEN they get back
When the shells were bursting around
and killing and wounding the boys
things looked rather doubtful about
getting home.
know you have lots of work OF
the yard by yourself. We have NJ
Influenza here that | know Of.
don't think it would hurt us fellow
anyway, after three months on tn,
front out in all kinds Of wcathe
sleeping on the ground all the tim
they are just as healthy as they cal
! bf.
am glad Resoo has good 10
With Mr.. Bell. and that it pays GOO
y r.oney. Tell mother ! am eXpectin
+ 10 see her in few months at tn
most. We feel like we will be anon
the first to go back as our division
. recommended for the work thcy hav
done. We belong to the S2nd divisio
also we are in the first Army Corps
| which you probably know has all tn
f driving.
! Wei, | will close for this tim,
/ hoping this will find Dear Mama bet
] ter and on the road to health.
/ Your loving son,
WARNER GRANTHAM
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
SMALL PAPERS
HARDEST HIT
BY the War
STATEMENT ISSUED BY REPUB-
uCAN PUBLICITY ASSoCIA-
TION PRAISES COUNTRY
PRESS

washington.-The Republican Pub
rcitv association, through its presi-
dent. Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
gave out the following statement
from its Washington headquarters:
"No other business has been hit
harder by the war than the newspa-
ner business, particularly in the small
or cities and country towns. The
large metropolitan paeprs have prob
,bly suffered least. During {917
more than 1900 publications went
out of business. After making al
Iowance for new papers started, it
anpears that there was net loss OF
SO dailies and $50 weeklies.
"The mortality statistics for 1918
will probably show as great loss,
for the shortage of paper, the in
creasing cost of all kinds of supplies,
and the higher wages, together with
the heavy call upon newspaper men
for military service, have been more
severe this year than last.
"And one of the serious features
of the situation is that the people
Of the country probably do not realize
that the most valuable portion of the
press has sustained the greatest loss.
Under popular government the coun-
,ry press, including not only country
weeklies, but the smaller dailies, is
the real voice of the people. Editors
af large metropolitan papers do net
nave and cannot have the close
touch with the people that is neces-
the poorest place to get a line on
try editor Just as Washington is
sary incident of the life Of the coun-
the political thought of the nation,
so the big city newspaper Office is
the poorest place to get a correct
picture of national thought, either
political or otherwise. The people
Of the United States should realize
this, and should see to it that what
ever else happens the country pres:
shall be maintained.
Freedom of speech and of the
press is the first essential oi 'arepub
loan form Of government. Tor the
representatives OF the people cannot
know the thoughts and aspirations
anu UeSlrGS VI tucll SoHoIiIuSheo Nii
less voiced through the mediumshil
of the local press to which they hav'
access either directly, through th'
publication of communications, or in
directly through the editors inter
pretation of the views OF his conmun
ity.
"The country press, including tn
smaller dailies, represents the pro
ducing element of our national life
The large metropolitan press repre-
sents the commercial factors. jus
as production is the first essential o
a permanent prosperity, so the main
tenance of that portion of the pres
most important.
"The metropolitan press has 1t
place in our national life and nobod
wishes it ill. The fact remains, how
ever, that the vital interests of tn
nation are most promptly and mos
clearly represented and the though
of the people most freely and mos
courageously voiced b ythe countr
press. The people of the countr
may not see it now, but they wi
some day realize that the large prt
ponderance of suspensions among tn
weekly publications is Il menace
national welfare"