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Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12

than 1920 actors take part in the
great production, which tells the story
OF the days when knighthood was in
flower" There is q ballet of 800
dancing girls and no end of other
striking features. Following the spec
tacle will come a thousand aren;c
sensations. There will be seventy
-iders, headed by Nay Wirth, who
somerSauits from the back of one
gailoping horse to another; Lily Leitz-
ell the worlds greatest aerial gymnast
Australian woodchoppers telling giant
trees; Hillary Long, who leaps the gan
on his head. and world of other start
ling features. Eighty clowns will fur
nish fun and more trained animals and
trick horses and elephants will appear
'iiai ever peIore. Adv.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
LOOKEE! KIDDIES!
CIRCUS is COMING
Ringing Bros. Mammoth Show and
Great Spectacle Will Soon Be
Close at Hand.

Ringing Day." the big holiday for
which young and old impatiently wait
at this season of tho year promises to
eclipse all other events on the calendar
at Memphis, Monday, September 1e.
Exhibitions will be given both after
noon and night. 1t would seem as
though everybody in this locality were
plarning to attend Those who do
will see many wonders. There will be
the great street parade-more than 8
miles long this year-no end of
strange and remarkable wild animals
in the gigantic Five Continent Menag-
erie, and whole hours of sensations in
the mammoth main tent. This season
the Ringing Brothers are opening
their program with a won le-ful spec
tacle entitled "In Days of Old" More
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
LEGAL NOTICE.
State Of Mississippi.)
County of Lafayette. }

State Of Mississippi.)
County of Lafayette.)
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Clerk of the Board of
supervisors of above said County and
State, viii receive sealed bids up un-
til 1900 Noon, Tuesday, October 8th,
1918, for the building of bridge
over Tuccolopha Creek on the Paris
and Banner Road, one-half mile South
Of Paris. Said Bridge is to be Ga feet
in length and to be built according to
plans and specifications now on file
with the Clerk of the Board of Super
visors Of above said County and State.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to enter into good and solvent
BONO in the sum OF twice the total
amount of bid. The Board reserves
the night to reject any and all Bids,
and to let same at public outcry.
Given under my hand ana official
seal Of office at oxford, Mississippi,
this the 9th day of September, 1918.
w. NJ. WOODWARD, Clerk,
By LOUIS STEPHENS, d. G.
II Sep. 12-l9-26.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
ABBEvILLE NEWS.

The public school opened here Mon
day, under the supervision of Prof. w
York and Miss Bessie Shaw.
Miss Walker Good and her friend
Miss Pauline Parkinson, of Memphis
spent the weekend here with her
parents.
Miss Katherine Anderson lef. Satur-
day for Batesville where she goes to
attend school.
Miss Willard Hooper left Wednes-
day for Grenada College.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Anderson are
spending a few days this week in
Memphis.
Mrs. Jolly and daughter, of Holly
Springs, were guests Of Ms. Neal
Anderson during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Brown and child
ren, Of Water Valley We're guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Good Saturday.
Mr.. Bennie Hussey left Monday for
Atlanta after a furlough homo.
Mr.. Tom Mason one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
cur town passed away Monday of last
week and was buried Tuesday by the
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
LEGAL NOTICE.
N RE BACON ROAD DISTRICT.
state of Mississippi.)
q Fi,,-,.,frv IF ssFaraffa

IN RE BACON ROAD DISTRICT.
State Of Mississippi)
County Of Lafayette.)
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Clerk Of the Board OF
Supervisors of above said County and
State, viii receive sealed bids up un-
Til 1900 Noon, Tuesday, October Sth,
1913, for the building Of three bridges
in the Bacon Road District; total
length Of all three bridges to be 196
feet. Bridge No. l to be across Clear
Creek on the billiard Farm; bridge No.
2. to be across Branch on the Coleman
Farm; bridge No. 3 to be across
branch on the Moore Farm.
said bridges to be built according to
Plans and Specifications now on file
with the Clerk of said above Board
and contract to be completed in 30
days.
The successful bidder will be re-
ouired to enter into good and solvent
Bond in the sum of twice the total
amount of bid. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all Bids,
and to let same at public outcry.
Given under my hand and official
seal Of office, this the 9th day Of
September, 1918.
w. NJ. WOODWARD, Clerk,
By J. Z. WOODARD, ID. c.
i. Sep. 12-19-26.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
WOMEN NEEDED BY THE NAVY
FOR WORK IN WASHINGTON.

The Recruiting Officer for Missis-
sippi has received a call from the
Navy Department for 20 women from
Mississippi for work in the Navy De
partment at Washington About SO
Of these women must be competent
stenographers, but 20 will be received
who are good typists and have had ex-
perience in office work, though they
need not be stenographers.
Women between the ages of is and
35 years are eligible. They may
make written or personal application
to the Navy Recruiting Officer, Merid-
ian, Miss, and their applications
should be accompanied by letters OF
recommendation, showing their ability
and their past experience. Applica-
tion blanks may be had frcm the Re-
cIuiting Officer.
The minimum pay for this work will
be $3.50 per month, and those who
demonstrate their ability will be ad-
vanced TO higher ratings according to
the character of the work performed
All travel expenses, including sleeper
and meals, will be furniched by the
Government, from Meridian to Wash
ington.
Applications should be made i'm
mediately to the Navy Recruiting
Officer, Meridian, Miss, or to the
Navy Recruiting Sub-stations at Jack
son, Vicksburg, Nathez, Greenville
Tupelo and West Point, Miss.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
NOTICE /!
NOllOE !
sale OF Real and Personal Property.

odie ol hedl and PERSONAL property.
Pursuant TO the provisions of Deed
Of Trust TO me, executed as Trustee by
q. Z. Christeen, in favor of Goodwin,
Brown and CO., to secure certain in
debtedness therein mentioned, which is
recorded in Book 6S, Page 1852 in the
Chancery Clerks office of the County
Of Lafayette and the State of Missis-
sippi, l will at the request of the
beneficiary in said Deed of Trust pro-
ceed to sell for CASH, to the highest
bidder, within lawful hours, in front Of
the South door of the Court House in
Oxford, Miss, on the 7th day of Oc-
tober, 1918, the following described
property, lying and being in the
County Of Lafayette, and the State Of
Mississippi, to-wit: Sixty acres of
land in the Northeast Corner of the
North West one quarter, Section sc,
Township 8, Range /, West, also
acres in the South West Corner of N
+. quarter, Section sc, Township 8
Range /, West.
The title TO the above property il
believed to be good, but i will convey
only such title Us is vested in me as
| Trustee.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day If September, 1918.
J. B. ROACH,
Substituted Trustee.
+. SEPT. 12-19-26. 3wks.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
]. {. M'CORKLE HAS
PASSED TO BEY0N|

Mr.. John E. McCorkle one Of n
most highly respected citizens Of o.
county passed away at his home nel
Hopewell Saturday afternoon.
leaves a wife ard four sons. II
funeral was attended Tuesday Of n
week by a large circle Of friends al
relatives.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
NOTICE.

In the Chancery Court of Lafayette
County, State of Mississippi.
Whereas letters of administration
on the estate of Abraham Brenner,
have been granted to the undersigned
by the Chancery Court Of lafayette
County, State of Mississippi. This is
to give notice to all pels holding
claims or demands against the estate
Of the said Abraham Bremen, de-
ceased, to probate and establish the
same before the Chancery Court OF
said County within one year, or the
same shall be barred.
FRED BRENNER,
Aug-22-2e-Ssp-5-12. Administrator.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
ouDsLItuIeu IruStee
f. SEPT. 12-19-26. 3wks.
NOTICE TO NON RESIDENCE.

No. 4y3U.
To Maggis McEwen, colored, whose
Post office address is Memphis, Tenn,
Defendant.
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of Lafayette
County, Mississippi, on the FOURTH
Monday of November, 1918, to defend
the suit in said court Of Jasper Nc
Even wherein you are defendant.
Witness my signature this the End
day of Sept, 1918.
w. M. WOODWARD,
Chancery Clerk.
J. W. T. FaIkner, Jr.
Sol. for Compt.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
CRANBERRY INDICTED
BY THE GRAND Jury
Charged With the killing of Horace
II. Holland In the Colonial Hotel
Two Weeks Ago.

ing returned an Indictment against
Walter Cranberry of Hickory Valley,
Tenn, fo~ the killing Of Horace H.
Holland in the Colonial Hotel in Ok
ford on the morning of August 80,
1918.
This came as a surprise to all who
heard the trial of this case. Gran
berry had both the written and un-
written law on his side. His plea of
self defense was all sufficient to clear
him of any blame. However, the
grand jury, we take it, heard only a
small part of the tessimony-one side
only.
While we favo~ the strict and rigid
enforcement of the law always, yet,
in a case like this, no indictment
should have been found. 1t is a need
less expense. No jury, we are sure,
will ever convict Cranberry Of any
thing and they should not both on the
self defense plea and the unwritten
law.
The public has no respect nor pat
ience with the conduct of a man like
Holland.
Holland was a single man, the
bosom friend of Cranberry and had
been for months; was invited into
Granbe-ry's home and treated and re-
garded like a brother.
The young wife, nothing but 4
child, became infatuated with this
striking, single man and was led off,
it is said, time after time by this de-
spoiler of homes and a most danger
GUS and traitorous friend. Gran
berry had never dreamed of the falsi
ty and duplicity of his friend, no- had
he ever suspected his young and strik-
ing looking wife.
When he came to the hotel and
found them registered together, and
in the same room and in bed together,
who would not have done rs Granbe-
ry did?
Holland received a Just reward for
his villiany-death.
Holland and the unfortunate young
wife had talked together many times,
if is said, and both had agreed this
would be their ultimate end.
The brothers of the dead man, in
open court, swore they had appealed
TO both parties to stop their unlawful
intimacy. The mother of the girl and
others had also interviewed and begged
them to leave off this conduct. But,
no, they paid no hced-they reaped
the whirlwind as they both had long
expected.
1t is the same old story with its
usual ending: THE wages of sin is
death"
If the grand jury had investigated
this thoroughly, as it should have
done, this matter would never have
been aired. 1t were better to leave
such sordid things aloe. We trust
the district attorney viii yet leave
this matter as it is.
Everyone gives CRANBERRY, a
former Mississippian, splendid -cpu-
ta.ion. He has many friends and
even strangers, everywhere, sympa-
thize with him in his suffering
enough suffering without any trouble
in courts of law.
II is understood that one of the
brothers of Holland, in the presence
Of an officer of this county, stated en-
phatically that he intended to kill
Cranberry when he came across him.
This fellow ought to be placed under
a peace bond-a man that acted like
his brother has no sympathy among
decent people, much less having a
killing about
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12

The many friends of Leo Galloway
Karl Shaw and Autrey Barry vii .
interested to know that letters to tnsi
mothers the first of this week w1lTls'
about the middle of August state tha'
they are all well and in fine spirits
but they crave letters from thel
friends at home.
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
Valier's Picnic Flour ssf; Sell,
Valier's Walk-Over Flour


from the pick the cOphe matured pened grain premium
according
methodhe methods that Vales Dainty Flour
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. McLa.ty and
hstle son were guests at Fair View
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. c. J. Hamilton, of College Hill
Switch has returned from an extended
visit to relatives and friends at Sardis
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12

Yellow complexion, pimples and dis
figuring blemishes on the face or body
can be gotten rid Of by doctoring the
liver, which is torpid. HERBINE is a
powerful liver correctant. It purifies
the system stimulates the vital organs
and puts the body in fine vigorous
condition. Price 60c. Sold by A. H.
Kendel. Adv
Oxford eagle., 1918-09-12
Masonic fraternity.

The Red Cross Auxiliary met THsi
day afternoon with Mrs. Claud Ands'
SON. Interest is growing in ID
splendid cause and new members ccu
ing in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-09-26

Springfield, Mass, and other east
ern cities some time ago made rnl-
ings regarding the use of autos for
transporting church goers to their
respective places of worship. 1t is
wisely judged that the order was
not meant to prohibit the use OF
machines for this purpose, as the
pulpit supplies an essential IN help
ing to maintain the country's moral
and patriotic'well being. The &C
cepted rule of placarding the cars
in use for attending church should
be followed and aside from excep-
tional cases, the farmers are the
only ones who need use their autos
for this purpose.
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FIX PRICE OF CANE SUGAR.

"The Sugar Equalization Board
with the approval of the president, has
fixed the price of cane sugar for next
year." said Magnus Swenson, Food Ad'
ministrator for Wisconsin. "The basis
granulated will be cents less 2 per
cent f. o. b. refining points. This be.
came effective on September 9.
wholesalers and retailers will sell
upon the old basis until their stocks
of the lower priced sugars are eX.
hausted. No averaging of price will
be allowed. All increase in price of
sugar in the hands of refners or of
raw sugar under contract is to be &C
counted for to the Sugar Equalization
Board so that manufacturers will not
benefit by the increased price. A
price for beet pulp wet and dry will
be fixed by the Food Administrator
in the interest of cattle feeders in til
tourse of few days"
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in Paris Island. That was the one
time i n my whole history that |
had the blues and was dissatisfied. |
made the best of it and kept all the
kicks all to myself and was better
off than those who were whining
around all the time
Some of those poor boots thought
they'd be court martialed for losing
a pair of 10c socks or having rust on
their rifles. It's nice to sit down
and think now, of how l did not en-
joy myself.
Tell Butch" Oberding and Jack
Drummer hello for me and tell them
I'm not half as scared Of Germans
as I may be before long.
Hoping to hear from you soon
and wish you, your wife and my
nephew the best of luck and lots to
eat until | get home. to eat it for
you, am your loving. brother,
Pvt. Frank L. Moser,
10th Go. 9Th Regt.
u. S. M. Corps,
American E. F.
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ready to thresh at home now. Would
like to be there to help haul that
immense crop which you say you
have.
This divisions motto is Heaven,
hell or Hoboken by Christmas, so
perhaps there'll be some chance to
get back soon if that is the case.
The people over here are harvest
ing their a crop. Some have
harvested but the biggest per cent
use the old method with scythes.
Don't believe they would have time
to plant on the farms at home.
Am enclosing check which l
bought off young fellow in the
company. Don't think you'll have
any trouble to cash it at home as it
certainly is good for the boys dad
sent it to him here and he couldn't
get it cashed.
We were just paid yesterday for
the first time in three months and
then only for one month.
Well | think | will close for to-
day. Hope this reaches you all we'll
and happy.
Love from, Son and Bro.
Hilmer.
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From "BiIl" 0ligney
Somewhere in France.
August II, 1918.

Somewhere in France.
August II, 1918.
ct is little more quiet here now
so will write again for we never
know how long it will remain SO and
we have to take it as it comes over
here.
Two fellows from our company
have gone home to give instructions
over there. The last fellow that
left told to call up, when he gets
to Hudson and tell you all about me
and my work as he belongs to the
same thing | do. He has been with
me all the time, has laid beside me
in shell holes when the big ones
were coming over with a few gas
shells mixed in. The Germans are
quite generous with them at times
especially if they think they can
stop you. But, believe me, there is
no stop to the Americans and the
Huns know it.
1t is just like moving pictures to
watch them-see our men advance
on a hill and take it, with bayonetts
fixed and going in line as unconcern-
ed as though going through the eX-
ercises in the states.
I watched a company from-regu-
lars. We were in support then.
got hold of a pair of glasses and
stood at least thirty minutes and as
| said it was just like moving pic
lures. | was in the corner of a wood
so could see it all-shells bursting
some on the G ound, but still our
boys went on until their objective
was reached. I could not see the
first Of them then for another wood
lay between us but watched until
the last man was out of sight. The
The first real one | have ever seen.
Tell all the boys hello, and that |
hope to see them soon--in France.
Sergt. Wayland Oligney,
Co. G 1913 nifty A. E. F.
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RED CROSS WILL GAIN BY
FOOD VIOLATION PENALTIES

H. c. Schrank & Co., bakers of Mil
waukee, will contribute 5000 for fail.
ing to obtain license for selling pea.
nuts and for excessive profits.
VIM. Steinmeyer & Co. of Milwau-
kee will give $1,000 for excessive
profits and carelessness in regard to
regulations governing sales of sugar.
Watertown Grocery Co. will donate
$1,000 for profiteering and for paying
little attention to food rules for whole
sale grocers.
Mathews & Co. of Ashland will pay
$50 for making excessive profits.
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From HiInfer Anderson

Somewhere in France.
Aug. Is, 1918.
Dear Folks:-Will try and answer
few letters this Sunday as I have
pretty good opportunity for it.
We are now located in rest camp
about IS kilometers from the front so
things are real quiet here. 1t took
us about week and half to come
down here from where we were in
the lines. Only one days travel was
made by train.
We certainly are having a fine day
out, cool and fresh, for yesterday
was rainy and that settled the ata
mosphere of Southern France.
Today there are memorial servic-
es in honor of the boys who have
fallen for the good cause of our
country. Should liked to have gone
but was busy and couldn't very
we'll get away. Several Of the boys
whom | know, were wounded, but
only three have been killed so far.
There may be others though
We spent Fl days in the lines and
according to the extremely hard
drive that we made and the distance
we drove the Dutch | consider our
selves lucky.
Douglas Smith and Ebert Ran
dali are in this division, but they
are in the 10th field Artillery. Their
Hdqt. were stationed in the same
town as we were. but l had no op-
portunity. in fact I did't care
much to look them up or expose my
self any more than really necessary
as this place was always under shell
fire.
| think you have heard consider
able about the work of our division
for even the papers over here com
ment on it to great extent al
though they didn't mention h e
division directly.
Haven't heard from home very
recently. Guess its due to the fact
that we have been continually on
the move. You must be getting
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Somewhere in France,
Aug. s, 1918.
Dear Brother Bob
Well, reckon it's about time was
telling you again that I'm 0. k,
physically and politically, but bust
ed financially and none too strong
mentally, but hope I'll be wiser
some day.
Have been paid only once s i n e
I've been in the service and it's due
to the fact that the man with the
dough can't catch US. Oh, well, |
don't care, Uncle Sam is good pay
someday, and he has too many 9TH
er bigger things, such as eats and
clothes, to bother.with to be prompt
in his money matters. Of course we
have some few pessimists who have
an argument and say, Blankety
Blankety, why don't they pay us so
we can have the enjoyment out of it
instead of going into the trenches
and getting bumped off and some
one else get the benefit of it?
Do you know the phrase they use
over here to express what dead
man is doing? They merely say,
Hes pushing poppies." Well, you
may rest assured, Bob, them thar
Germans hain't a got make no
SIGH an ornament outa your brother
Mig. l have few live particles of
brain in me, altho, | didn't dare
show it in Paris Island, and have a
pair Of good reliable feet connected
in some way to that brain and if the
feet receive a wireless f o m h e
brain there will undoubtedly be a
scatteration. Huh, Pm like SO many
other Rockies, | could have licked
the whole German army before |
left the states but I'm not'no as
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angry now since l heard few of
their blunder buses and see some of
the work they've done. In one of
those big guns there's more power
than Louis Waldfogel used to put in
his 4th of July cannon. Ha! Ha!
h t 8 comparison, eh? No joke
though. One went off the 0 h r
night and I could feel thestraw slide
quickly away from underneath my
bed, and | was lying on it too, and l
m ust weigh go or 80 pounds now
with my pack on.
I'm in new company now, right
with the old fellows who have sure
gave the Huns a taste of hot stuff
and they sure are fine bunch of
fellows. They aren't in the world
just for what they themselves can
get out of it but to keep the other
fellow out if he needs help.
The old selfish, ugly feeling we all
had at Paris Island is going out.
Told them the story one night at
IL o'clock after an Is or 20 kilomet
er hike Us miles, about the people
who raised the ideal son until he
was 81 and took him to his fl r s t
dance. It was dark in the barn and
only one candle lit. Well, sir, you
could hear them listening, and when
| ended it everybody swore and
they'd never seen me n tt h at
same p. m. The ending was too
mild for bunch of marines guess.
The spirit among all of the fell
lows who've been over the top is
Give" and in the boot camp it was
TO He'll with you, I got NINE"
sure heard good story about
young man who had completed his
three months boot training a d
went on furlough. Will tell you
when | get home if can remember
it until then.
Don't be too surprised if you see
me home for the 4th, 1919, and
maybe Christmas 1918. Don't set
the table, Bob, not yet, because
the Kaiser may have 6 or 7 men I
haven't heard about. Put h e
spring rooster back and the dishes
back in the cupboard again and I'll
let you know something more defin-
tie later on. Of course some men
who are 20 years old now can't see
themselves home until they are 40
years old or older. It's just as easy
to look on my side of it and darned
if don't feel better about it too,
because would like to see my old
mamma, sisters and brothers and
little Bob pretty bad, but if was
offered a discharge right now to
go home I'd refuse it if I could.
She's bad job this war but I'd be
disappointed now if | didn't see the
real stuff after all.
| went through at the Boot camp
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Notice OF Public Hearing

A petition having been filed with
this Commission praying that State
Trunk Highway No. "a be altered
between Grange Hall and Ellsworth
to follow route via the Lowrie
Hill, Dodge Coulee and the Seeley
Road, a public hearing will be held
in the Court House in Ellsworth at
2 o'clock p. m October LIST, 1918.
All persons interested in the above
matter are invited to be present
and to present their views.
Wis. Highway Commission
BY w. 0. Hotchkiss,
Secretary.