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Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Four Die OF Poison

Ada, Okla, Jan. 30.-Mrs. EN-.
ma Sharp, her two sons, j. G.
Sharp, and Elgin Sharp and Miss
Gladys White, a vaudeville per-
former, are dead as result of
having taken poison, at Francis,
Okla, near here, Sunday. The
Sharps were drinking denatured
grain alcohol, but tonight they
were drinking regular grain al
cohol, according to local authori-
ties version of the poisoning.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
AZ Killed In LONDON
From Airplane

London, Jan. 30. German air
planes made their first attack
of the year upon London and its
suburbs last night, their bombs
inficting casualties officially re
ported as AZ killed aud 1863
injured. No serious material
damage was done and the
raiders suffered the loss Of one
machine. which fell in flames
from a height of 10000 feet, its
three occupants being burned
to death.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
NOTICE OF AN ESTRAY"
The State of Mississippi, +
County of Stone

NOTICE OF AN ESTRAY"
The State of Mississippi,
County of Stone,
Notice is hereby given that an es-
tray has been taken up by Carroll Sond
residing in Supervisors District No. 3
of said County and State, and that the
owner or owners thereof may prove
title thereto as provided by Section 1900,
said code of 1906, within the time
allowed in section.
An appraisement as required by law
having been filed with me, the apprais-
ed value and description of said estray
is as follows, to-wit;-
An estray Cow believed to be IA Pole
marked with Crop and Upper Bit in the
right ear and Under Square in the
left ear: Branded with Is on the right
hip; ola Bright Red; weighing about 500
pounds: will be six years old in the
Spring of 1918. has an estray Brand IL
Just behind the right shoulder on back
and is valued at Twenty-Five SIS. 90
Dollars.
This the 28th day of January 1918.
c. A. Harrington,
Coroner and Ranger of Stone County,
Mississippi,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
DIED

Mrs. Emma McGregor, age
~ p years, 10 months and 10 days,
led here Thursday night at the
home of her son ). w. McGregor.
The body was taken to Hatties-
burg Friday morning for burial.
Mrs. McGregor was much
loved by her many friends here
where she had been active IN the
u. D. G, work. She had lived a
consistent christian life. Her
husband died only six months
ago.
The bereaved sons and daugh-
ters have the sympathy of their
many friends in the loss of their
mother.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Service Club Elects Officers

The Virgins Service Club
met Mon day night and elected
the following officers for 1918;
S. S. Mincy, president; A. w.
Bond, vice president; Charles
Hewes, secretary and M. q.
Cooper, treasurer.
1t was decided to hold some
kind OF a celebration upon the
completion and occupancy of the
new Court house. A committee
was appointed to arrange for the
celebration.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
II Die When Steamer
Was Sunk

London, Jan. 30.-Struck by a
torpedo amidships, which was
FREQ without warning, the steam
ship Cork, 1879 tons gross 260
feet long has been sunk with
the loss of eleven passengers and
five members of her crew. The
explosion occdFed while many of
the passengers were still in their
berths. The survivors were land
ed at a portin W estern England,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Desert Rather Than To Go
To France

Seventeen soldiers deserted
Camp at Eoniphan, Okla, Mon
day when it was rumored that
their regiment would soon sail
for France.
They were later captured and
will be given a trial on the
charge of desertiOn.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Robbers Get $11.O00

Alexandria, La, Jan. 30,.-Two
unmasked men with drawn
pistols early today held up R, V,
Young, assistant manager of the
Calcasieu National Bank at Oak
dale, La, near here, compelled
him to open the vault and es.
capped with about $1,000. accord
ing to telephone messages re-
ceived here.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Life Term For Murder Of
Wife

Oscar Tutt, who was convicted
in Washington county last Sep
TEN Der, of numbering his wife,
and given a life sentence, will
serve the rem ainder of his days
as a convict.
The Supreme Court affirmed
his case Monday.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
May lmpeach Officers

A big commotion was started
in Jackson Tuesday, when it was
rumored that the Investigations
being made Of the Insane Hos
pital would probably develop
into impeachment proceedings
of several State officials.
However, little progress is
being made, and it is quite prob
able that nothing will come of
the Undertaking.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Kentucky Private Dies

Camp Shelby, Miss. Jan 80
Private William Tanner. Com
pany B. 13Sth Machine Gun
Battalion, died at Camp Shelby
yesterday from pneumonia.
Private Tanner was a resident of
Owensboro, KY, where the body
was sent for burial. This was
the first death recorded in five
days.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Body of Soldier Buried

Columbus, Miss. Jan. 30.-The
body of Wood Bailey, Lowndes
County boy who last year enlist
ed in Uncle Sans navy, and who
recently succumbed to an attack
of pneumonia at Norfolk, Va,
arrived here Sunday, and was
taken to the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w, Bailey. in
the Caledonia neighborhood,
where the funeral was held.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02

Two soldiers from Chicago in
a Texas camp shot each other in
the Neg Monday for the purpose
of dodging duty in France
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02

Nearly 5000 Austrian prison
ers were taken by the Italians
in fierce battle Tuesday More
than a hundred big guns were
also captured.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
War News

Private Seymore E. Carrie
from Bay St. Lonis, died of
meningitis in France this week.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02

Labor troubles in Germany
has caused half million men to
90 out on strike. Several war
plants have been closed down
pending settlement.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02

Two Aviators were killed in
Texas Wednesday when their
machines collided in the air.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02
Date Set For County
Fair

The Wiggins Service Club at
their meeting Monday passed
a resolution recon ending that
the Stone County Fair be held
on Wednesday and Thursday
before the State Fair at Jackson
opens.
The date of the opening of the
State Fair has not been set yet
but will soon be announced
The Service Club also recon.
mends the holding of a more
fair this year than ever
before,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02

Old news papers for sale at
this Office.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1918-02-02

Old newspapers for sale at this
office
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
NEARLY $500 IS RAISED FOR
 GIRLS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Mrs. J. T. Robertson, chairman Tor Lee county in the campaign for rais- ing funds for the erection of an industrial school in Little Rock for delinquent girls. reports that SAFEST in cash has been sent to the head quarters in Little Rockt and two pledges $50 which will later be re- deemed were also turned in. Mrs- R. B. Pipkin of the Haynes division sent in SIT: Mrs. Ben Elder of Brickeys s1f; Mrs. o. F. Lacey from Moro SIP. contributed by the Chris tian church at that place; the Willing Workers of the Presbyterian church, Marianna, contributed $50; the Bap- tist church $23 and on tag day s266.S1 was raised The ladies or the Christian church of Mariana pledged $25 and a pledge of $25 was given by the members of the Episco- pal church Mrs. Robertson Is Tn receipt of a letter from Mrs. Chas- H. Brough. state chairman, thanking her for the contributions.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
PRIZES OFFERED BY
 COUNTY FEDERATION
MEETING WILL BE HELD IN MA HANNA ON OCTOBER EEK HIBiTS TO BE MADE AT THE CITY HALL.

The Lee County Federation will meet in Marianna at II o'clock in the morning of Friday, October IS, at the Elks Home at which time the annual fall exhibit will be held. Ex- hibits will be placed at the city hall. The following cash prizes, offered by the Marianna Commercial Club, will be given:
 Ten dollar school prize.
 s25O for greatest variety of canned vegetables, preserved and jellied fruits in any one home.
 $25O for the best pair of chickens, rooster and hen.
 $1 for best cake (receipt given) judges to sample.
 $1 best loaf of bread.
 $1 best pound of butter.
 $1 best glass of jelly
 s1 best bottle preserves.
 $1 best pickled mustard.
 s1 best dill pickle.
 $1 best cookies.
 $250 best quilt.
 $250 best crochet.
 s2.5O best tatting
 s2.50 best embroidery.
 $2.50 prettiest baby dress.
 s2.5O best plain house dress.
 s1 best knitted socks.
 S1 best shirt.
 $2.5O best moderately plain school dress
 s2.5O best community singing.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
SPANISH "FLoO" CLAIMS SO
 VICTIMS IN MARIANA

The epidemic of Spanish influenza that is sweeping over the country apparently could not overlook such an important place as Marianna. In fact, it hit town week ago ana every day it tags some citizen and says You're it," and said citizen believes every one of the two words within twenty four hours. The three physicians who are now carins for the health of Marianna denizens since Drs. McLendon, Wall and Bo- gart have entered the service of the government. are going day and night and prescriptionists in local drug stores are finding no rest per iods as long as the epidemic lasts. One physician stated last night there were about fifty cases in Marianna. It is said the malady is mot any worse than the ordinary grippe but that unless the victim is very careful complications incident to the "floo" may result in pneumonia or menin- gitis.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
THOS. H. WHITE IS
 WOUNDED ONCE MORE
LEE COUNTY BOY, JUST OUT OF HOSPITAL, RETURNS TO .AC- TON IN FRANCE AND STOPS ANOTHER BULLET.

Thos. H. White, son of MT. and Mrs. c. c. White of Rondo, is report ed wounded again. In July young White was shot in the arm and laid up in an American hospital. It is not known just when he was releas- ed and permitted to re-enter the serv- ice. but word has been received here to the effect that he is again in the hospital from wounds received in action. First reports received here three weeks ago stated White had died from his wounds Later, how ever. his parents received a letter from him, written on August l, when he was in the hospital. The letter follows:
 '1 am getting on fine. got wound ed a week ago Sunday in the right arm. which is the reason cant write. Hope it won't be long before I can get to come home and see you. I hope you are getting on well. l will write as soon as I can. l am in an American hospital, with Americap nurses and doctors who treat me as good as I possibly could be treated
 The letter was dictated.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
CARAWAY SPOKE TO
 LARGE CROWD HERE
CONGRESSMAN, JUST RETURNED FROM EUROPE, GAVE MANY IN. TERESTiNG SIDE LIGHTS ON THE GREAT WAR.

Beyond question the best speech that has been delivered in Marianna on the war was that made here on last Sunday afternoon by Congress- man T. H. Caraway, who recently returned from visit to the battle fronts in France and Italy. Congress- man Caraway brought back most interesting report on the conduct of the American soldiers in France. Primarily, he stated he and other congressman went to France to in vestigate reports that the American boys were not being properly fed and clothed, and worst of all, were being debauched. He was glad to report that there is no truth in any of these rumors. He said in his judgment the boys who return will be bigger, better and stronger men physically, mentally and morally than when they went to France. They have the spirit of the crusader in their hearts and they are living life in keeping with this ideal
 Congressman Caraway's descrip- ton of the battles he witnessed, his story of the valor and ingenuity of the American soldiers, how they have struck terror to the hearts of the Huns, how they excel in all the arts of war, as they do in the arts Of peace, how they turned the tide of battle in favor of the allies when France was prostrate and hopeless, and how they met the flower of the German army that was marching to Paris and turned the spectacular Hun pageant into rout was dra- matic and thrilling picture of the deeds of valiant men fighting for a noble cause. Congressman Caraway's address was punctuated with bright flashes of humor and sarcasm, par ticularly so in his description of the strategic" retreats of the German hordes. |,
 The congressman spoke in the City park at three o'clock in the afternoon to several thousand people. He addressed the citizens of Moro at eleven o'clock that morning and that night he spoke at Haynes.
 During his address here an air plane that had come to Haynes to give flights at a Liberty Loan rally, circled over the crowds here and for thirty minutes Congressman Cara way had to take a recess until the aviator completed his program of aerial stunts.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
FROM R. G. APPLE

Circuit Clerk R. G. Apple, who is in an officers training camp at Camp Pike, writes the editor of the Courier-Index as follows:
 Have been intending writing you ever since I came to the camp Am glad to say I am we'll pleased and we'll situated. Am in the officers training school.
 "The work a student goes through here, he wouldn't get otherwise in two or three years, and the training is very intensive and thorough. and believe me, hard, too. We work about 16 hours per day, getting up at 5:45 and don't have a minute to spare during the day, having to study at night till 9:30 and retire at ten. They tell us that all the time after that is ours, and it is spent in the hunks, the lights being turned out at ten o'clock We are given passes on Saturday afternoon, and they are good until 12 that night, provided you haven't been skinned" during the week. The "skins" are the same dirty rifle, buttons off, shoes not polished, not being shaved or failure to properly prepare your bunk and sweep around it. So far, have been fortunate enough not to get any "skins" but you get them when you least expect them, and for each skin you lose your Saturday pass, and have to spend one hour and forty five minutes walking across the drill ground under arms, so you can read fly see that we all do our utmost not to be skinned"
 Most of the camp Is quarantined at this time on account of Spanish influenza. There are hundreds oi cases here, and it seems that every body has a cold I have one now, and sincerely trust nothing serious will result, for if you are absent from the school eight days, you lose out and are sent back to your old company, or wait and try the next school.
 q am so busy here now that don't have time to go around to the other companies and see my boy friends from Marianna, and it seems that when I am on pass that l never hap pen to run into any of them. There isn't much time for anyone to get lonesome here. It is generally talked here that the graduates from this school will all be sent to France. which will suit me fine. as I am anxious to go, and the same might be said of all that have heard discuss it."
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
FROM ESTES w. MANN

The Courier-Index Is in receipt of a letter from Estes W. Mann. son of MT. and Mrs. w. B. Mann of this city. MT Mann is in an officers training camp at Camp Humphrey, Va. Extracts from his letter follow:
 Feeling that you like to know all the army dope, l am going to tell you about my company of engineers breaking the worlds record for army bridge building on last Wednesday, We built 225 feet of bridge, by the successive pontoon method, in 15 minutes, II 3-5 seconds, and dis mantled it in g minutes, 57 1-5 sec onds, using S6 men only. The former record for building the same bridge was 16 minutes and 30 seconds. At the end of time (15 minutes, II 3-5 seconds) troops passed off the other side The war department sent nov ing picture people here to picture us making it. After breaking the old record they sent the band out from Camp Humphreys to escort us back to camp. The rest of the camp turn ed out and stood along the road side and cheered us as we passed them. It is needless to say it was a proud company of men that marched back after that days work
 "The entire company was granted a three day pass as result of our excellent work.
 'I will get my commission in the U. s. engineers soon and hope to go to France as early after getting it as can. Maybe I can give you more news later"
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
THE ou,P sPRIGHTLY

"You. there. in overalls," shouted the cross examining lawyer, now much are you paid for telling un' truths"
 Less than you are" retorted the witness. "or you'd be in overaiis' too."-Boston Transcript.
 ~~~~~~~~~s~~~~>~~s>>~ and Sunday. Monday the subscrip- tions increased the total to Sllo'ooV. Chairman Mckee feels confident that when all the pledge cards are m the total will be $120.000.. Big Creek with a quota of s4,6OO, has turned in $5.650. Council township quota s11,5OO, has raised $11,7oo. Liberty township, quota s9,2oO, raised S1O.OOO. Oak Forrest went over the ton early in the game. The quota was s6.9OO. and the amount turned Tn was $11,35O, nearly double the aiiot- ment. Texas township has turned in s1O. 400 on a quota of $6,9OO. Hamp. ton. Fleena. Bear Creek and Walnut will make reports tomorrow snow ing their quotas oversubscribed.
 Chairman Mckee states the put tons that were distributed to buyers of bonds did not reach all the town. ships in sufficient numbers to meet the demands. He requests those wno failed to get a button to call on him at the bank where he has large sup ply for distribution.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04


 Henry Rodgers. brother of Mrs. o. F. Williamson of this city, who re- gently enlisted as one of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries for oversea service, has been cited for bravery. Mrs. A. E. Rodgers, mother of Henry Rodgers of Alton, Illinois, while here on a visit several days ago, received from the Y. M. c. A. headquarters in New York a letter calling her at tention to the splendid service her son is rendering in France, and en- closing a copy of a cablegram that had been sent to the New York of flee from the oversea department.
 The letter and cablegram copy fol low:
 ''I am attaching to this letter copy of cablegram received from Paris September IS. You will be much ner in which Henry Rodgers, one of our secretaries, has conducted him. self in the war zone.
 'It is such conduct that has given the Association a good name among the soldiers at the front. MT. Rod gers has rendered a real service to mankind"
 COPY OF CABLEGRAM
 Emergency division, Y. M c. A. keeping close touch combat St Mihiel sector. Hot drinks served on roads close behind front and in trenches. Cigarettes, cookies, dis tributed free whole length of line. Truck loads supplies follow advance. Several hundred secretaries work day and night to reach troops fight ing and those coming out for rest. Anna M Corper, New York, and Elizabeth M. Barker, Brooklyn, serve hot chocolate from rolling canteen several thousand behind. Maude Radford Warren. Chicago, makes soup for soldiers while under lombard ment. Oscar Lambert, Oakdale. Cal, and Henry Rodgers, St. Louis keep chocolate coming hot for machine gun company under fire. John Sher- man Hoyt, New York takes active part in emergency work"
The courier-index., 1918-10-04

seldom have the people of Marian anna more thoroughly enjoyed a musical treat than they did the con- eerts given on Tuesday of this week by one of the bands from the Great Lakes Training Station, near Chicago The band of thirty pieces. under the management of F. L. Harris of St Louis, and directed by w. Fl. Me Nichols, reached Marianna on the nine-twenty morning train and re. mained in the city until the six twenty-five train in the afternoon The reception committee composed of c. c. Kitchener and M. D. Daggett, met the band and accompanied 1t to the City park where a concert was given at noon. In the afternoon at three o'clock the principal concert was given. During the intermissions Chairman Chas. Mckee of the Liberty Loan Committee, made a short ad- dress. and MT. Harris. the manager of the band, made a stirring appeal to the people to buy bonds While the people here had already subscribed the quota for the county and nearly all the citizens had pledged them selves to buy bonds. through the in- spiration of the band and the ad- dress of MT Harris $5.000 in bonds were sold to those in the audience. Most of these subscriptions were in denominations of $50 and $100 and were taken largely by the colored people present
 Red Cross Serves Dinner
 At the noon hour the members of the band and number of citizens went to the Elks home where the ladies of the Red Cross Canteen Service had prepared most ex- cellent dinner in the basement of the building. At each plate was red or white rose and a small American flag, and the riot of good things to eat that filled the dining and the side tables was a revelation. not only to the visitors, but to most of the home folks who had the good fur tune. to be the guests of the ladies. The members of the canteen service. dressed in their pretty uniforms. waitd on the tables and with sweet smiles and cheery words and truf southern hospitality they entertaine4 the members of the band and mad" the boys feel like it was certainl, good to be in Marianna. In fact. they had heard of Marianna long before they reached here and they went away with the hope that a kind providence would direct them back here at some future time.
 During the afternoon Rev. c. c. Burke, Scout Master of the local troop of Boy Scouts, called Buster Newborn to the platform and pre- sented him with a medal for selling the most bonds in the Third Liberty Loan. and also a token of apprecia- tion for selling the largest amount of War Savings Stamps. At the conclu- sion of the concert the band marched to Cedar Heights cemetery and play ed taps over the grave of Robert Lewis, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Lewis of this county. Young Lewis died last winter at the Great Lakes Training Station The brief visit of the band to the grave of Robt. Lewis was a very solemn occasion and constituted touching tribute to his memory.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
TO PUBLISH LIBERTY LOAN
 LIST

The Courier-Index will next week publish the names Of those who subscribed to the Fourth Liberty Loan. 1t Is our purpose to publish the name of each person assessed. the amount assessed by the com mittee and the amount of bonds each person agreed to take. It requires a considerable amount of labor to compile this list, but we feel the time has come to separate the patriots from the slackers, and if publicity Will aid in drawing a very definite line between the two. we VIII do our part in making it so plain that in future there will be no chance for a man to sail under false colors.
The courier-index., 1918-10-04
FAIR WARNING

Old Gent-"Do you think the Ger mans could really lombard London with a big gun?'
 Tommy-"You never know, guynor If you've got any sense you'll leave off wearing your best hat."-London Opinion.