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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
OUR LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA.
Rankin County Will Back Our
Boys With More Than $118,-
500 That Has Been As
signed Us.


The quota for Rankin county
for the Fourth Liberty Loan has
been fixed at $1185OO. That is the
amount our people are to buy Of
the total which must be sold if
The government is to successfully
finance, during the next few
months, our part in the terrible
conflict the kaiser and his hordes
lave brought upon the world.
Of course the people of Rankin
county are going to buy that a.
Mount, and the only question is
low much more and how quickly
ire we going to doit
Rankin county people are going
at this bond-buying proposition
in just the same way that our
Rankin county boys are going at
the Heinies in France. We are
not going to wait until the fight is
over before we get into it, and we
are not going to stop at the fixed
objective of $118,500 any more
our boys stop when they reach the
first German trench or German
machine gun nest.
We are going to put Rankin
county dollars back of Rankin
county boys and let them work
together so that in the end the
world may be a decent place to
live in"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
NOTICE.
To the Taxpayers of

To the Taxpayers of Rankin
County:
The tax records are not. open
for the collection of taxes, for
two reasons
First, the personal roll has not
been approved.
Second, we are in 9 great war
and this has retarded all kinds of
commercial activities. There is a
scarcity Of raw materials and la
Dor, which has thrown the print
ing company 80 days late with de-
liveries Of Office records.
/ will notify the public through
the Brandon News when said tax
records are ready for the collec-
ton Of taxes.
Yours very truly,
s. D. D0NNELL,
Sherih and Tax Collector.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
LIBERTY BONDS.

Again we are called upon to
buy and sell bonds in a Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign. This pa
triotic war work has been so thor.
oughly placed before you in pre-
vious drives that it is not neces-
sary for me to dwell upon it here
Rankin county is fully awake
to it's duty and will thoroughly
perform it. Saturday the drive
begins-let us work fast and fu-
riously. Again the women work
ers of the county are urged by the
Government to keep an account
of how many bonds they sell.
Those ladies expecting to report
through the Pelahatchie and Flor
ence banks please call there for
their subscription blanks. I am
asking those ladies who were ap-
pointed to sell bonds in the last
drive to consider themselves ap-
pointed to sell bonds in this drive.
However, | am appointing the fol
lowing ladies to serve as Beat
Chairmen:
Beat Mrs. Robert Aills,
chairman.
Beat miss Enola Stamps,
chairman; Mrs. w. T. Glenn, wee
chairman.
Beat 3-Mrs. Owen Brown,
chairman; Mrs. Lou Alternately,
vice chairman.
Beat Mrs. Bob Brown, chair
man; Mrs. Tom Spann, vice chair
man.
Beat 5-Mrs. Luther Burnham,
chairman; Mrs. Dan Williams,
vice chairman.
Faithfully,
DAISY McLAURIN STEVENS,
Rankin County Chairman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
CHEER UP.

Cheer up! You have TWO
chances-ONE of being draft
ed and ONE of not.
And if you are drafted, you have
TWO chances-ONE Of going
to France and ONE of not 60
ing to France.
And If you go to France, you have
TWO chances-ONE of being
shot and ONE of not being
shot.
And If you are shot, you have
TWO chances-ONE of dying
and ONE of not.
And if you die-Well, you still
have TWO chances.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26

Bonds Put the Dam in Potsdam.
Bonds Build Ships. Buy Liber-
ty Bonds.
Bonds Buy Food For Soldiers.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
Miss Sadie Foulks is the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. j. C. White.
J. j. Wilson and G.. E. Adams
were Brandon visitors yesterday.
Miss Zou Miller Burney is at
Jackson, taking business course.
DR.. R. e. Patrick, of Pickett,
was among our callers yesterday.
Albert Shields, Jr., is clerking
for Downing-Locke Co., at jack
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Berry, Of
Dry Greek, are spending the day
in Brandon.
Mrs. j. H. Forby, of Little
Rock, Ark, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Fannie Enochs.
VIM. Taylor and r. E. Barnett
are attending the agricultural
high school at Camden.
.. s, Rhodes, a prominent bus
mess man Of Pelahatchie, was a
Brandon visitor Tuesday.
J. G.. Writ, Of Lucknow, was a
Brandon visitor yesterday, and
was an agreeable caller at this
Office.
R. v. Shields, the efficient and
accommodating cashier Of the Pc
lahatchie Bank, was in town yes
terday.
Miss Viola Owens has returned
to Jackson to resume her work as
an instructor in the school for
the deaf.
w. L. Martin, of Florence, was
q Brandon visitor Tuesday, and
honored this Office with an appre-
ciated call.
We have nearly two million
men in France. Every subscriber
to the Liberty Loan helped send
them there.
Misses Edd Lee Martin and An
ma Mayors left this week for the
Industrial Institute and College
at Columbus.
Miss Jessie Owens, who is
teaching at Clinton, reports q fine
school, and that she is delighted
with the work.
Dan Mayors. Walter May, Mar
tin Huxley, Cap Buchanan and
Clarke Robbins have gone to the
A. & M. College at Starkville.
Miss Ruth Owens is spending
= few days in Jackson before
laavins for the Industrial Ips6-
tnte a1d College ct Columbus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26

y. i. Henry has resigned as
manager of Washburn's store and
will be succeeded by T. T. Cot
trell. Mr.. Henry goes to Rosedale
where he has accepted another po-
sition.
Tom and Berry Grain, Sammie
Crook and Tom Berry Baker left
yesterday for Beeson's College at
Meridian, where they will enter
military training preparatory for
overseas duty.
The school trustees opened
bids for tallo-ho service from the
Bethel school district Saturday,
and found that J. C. Myers was,
the lowest bidder, his offer for
the service being $50 per month.
w. S. May, G.. C. Sprague and
H. L. McCaskill have been APP
pointed election commissioners Of
Rankin county for a term of two
years, beginning September LIST.
C. A. Harrison and family are
moving into Mrs. Loveless' home
on Depot street. Mrs. Loveless
and little Helen will make their
home with Mrs. Florence Burney.
Rev. William Mercer Green, rec
tor st. Andrews church in Jack
son, will hold services at the Epis-
copal church Sunday evening at 8
o'clock. All are cordially invited
to attend these services.
j. E. Johnson, of Shiloh COM
munity, was here Tuesday, with
his son, preparing his question
aire, preparatory to being induct-
ed into military service. Mr..
johnson reports things in good
shape in his neighborhood, fairly
good crops having been made, and
harvesting is we'll under way. He
also reports glorious meeting at
the camp grounds this year.
Clarion Ledger: DR.. j. E. No
BILE, of Fannin, was in the city yes
terday, having returned from Ar
kansas Pass, Texas, where he Wis
tied his son, DR.. Walter Noble,
who has been accepted in the ar
my, and made first lieutenant. He
accompanied his son on visit
to San Antonio, Texas. He left
in the evening for his home at
Fannin.
John Enochs and Miss Bette
Lee Coffey were happiiy married
on the 9Th day Of September at
the home Of the bride at Fay
etteville, Ark. John is a Brandon
boy, and is one Of the best yonug
men we ever knew. The News
joins the many friends Of the hap
.py young couple in extending con-
gratulations and best wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enochs will make
their home at Wilson, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Collier and
little T. H., Jr., left yesterday for
points in Texas, where they will
be for couple Of weeks, Mr.. Col
lier going for the purpose Of buy
ing several carloads Of horses and
mares for the people Of this coun-
ty who will need stock Of this
kind. Several carloads have al
ready been disposed Of, and on
this trip Mr.. Collier will make q
special effort to get none except
the very best.
Clarion Ledger: John Hasty,
one Of the brightest young men
Of the Monterey neighborhood,
was in the city yesterday, on q
business visit. He says that all
the crops in his neighborhood are
above the average, and the people
Of his section are doing we'll, des-
pite the war. He reports o'pos-
sums plentiful and intimates that
the sisas pcJtend n early possum
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
BEAT FIVE FAIR.

The Beat Five Fair will be held
at Johns, October 1919. There
will be meeting of the various
committees at Johns Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock, and it is im-
portant that each member be pres
ent and report.
d. L. WILLIAMS,
President
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
FOR SALE.

Four good heavy mules, and
cow and young calf.
C. A. SANDERSON.
Langford. Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
FOR SALE.

One brood sow, weight about
200 pounds and 9 pigs.
T. A. COX. Z
The Home news., 1918-10-18
YOUR HOME PAPER

Does more than any other single institution to promote the social and business life of the community and merits your support. Advertise in it and
 Subscribe for It and keep posted as to what is going on in the country, state and county; also keep in touch with what your neighbors are doing in the home town.
 Our subscription prices are: $1.O0 per year, COG for six months and 4Oc for three months.
 If you have a soldier friend let us send The Home News to him as there is nothing that he would appreciate more.
 THE HOME NEWS.
 RTIY RONDS
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

For Sale: Two young mares six and seven years old, weight about HOO pounds each. J. E. Lewis, McCrory, Ark. Adv. 2t.p.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
LEGAL NOTICE

In Woodruff Chancery Court,
 Northern District, Wood
 ruff County, Arkansas. Pink Valentine, Plaintiff. A. c. McGregor, administrator
 estate of l.. J. Crocker;
 and the unknown heirs of
 l.. J. Crocker;
 J. F. Summers, administrator
 of the estate of Mrs. Ga
 briella Crocker, and Mrs. M. H. Campbell, Ruth
 Spencer, Claud Spencer,
 Alice Barrenhaus, John
 D. Spencer, Gable Hutch
 ins, Ethel Woodbridge,
 Georgia Spencer, A. J.
 Roberts, Ike Roberts, T.
 H. Roberts, Emma McIn-
 tire, Mollie Smart, Annie
 Duff, Alice Tincher, Jes-
 sic Littell, Mrs. Mary
 Smith, Mrs. Queen James,
 Kate James, LydeMaupin,
 Jessie Cook, and the un-
 known heirs of Charley
 Cook and James Flick,
 Defendants.
 WARNING ORDER
 The defendants, the un- known heirs of L. J. Crocker deceased and Mrs. M.H.Camp- bell, RuthSpencer, ClaudSpen- cer and Alice Barrenhaus, John D. Spencer, Gable Hutchins, Ethel Woodbridge, Georgia Spencer, A. J. Roberts, Ike Roberts, T. H. Roberts, Emma McIntire, Mollie Smart, Annie Duff, Alice Tincher, Jessie Lit tell, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Queen James, Kate James, Lyde Maupin, Jessie Cook and the unknown heirs of Charley Cook and James Flick, are warned to appear in this Court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff herein. L.W.WINFREE, October 3rd 1918. Clerk,
 Wm. MOORMON, DC. A. L. Hutchins, Atty. for Pltf. Adv. 10-4-4t.
 -RTIY RONDS
The Home news., 1918-10-18

You should be interested in the report of work done by the Red Cross that will be read at the meeting, Sunday, Oct. 21.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Mrs. w. c. Simmons and daughter, Miss Pauline, of otuart, Florida, who have been visiting friends and relatives m m town the past month, left !, Monday for Brinkley, where eney will visit a few days be- Florida.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS.

Registered Duroc hogs must be sold at once. Leaving for army school. H. D. Angus. Adv.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
rHF. HOME. NEWS rI every Friday at McCrorv. Ark. WALTER w. RANEY, Ed. and Pub. ...h.cr;ption s1 .oo per Year in Advance. PHONE: 40

Entered as second-class mat or August 26, 1915, at the post stfice at McCrory, Ark, under he Act of March 3. 1879.
The Home news., 1918-10-18

Born: To MT. and Mrs. l.. w. Sturdivant, a seven and one half pound baby girl, Sun day Oct. 13, 1918. / BUY BONDS
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

MT. s. J. Matlock and fam ily who moved to Paris. Tex as two years ago returned Thursday to make their home here. We welconle them back.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS.

Show your patriotism and sympathy for suffering hu- manity by coming to the Red Cross meeting.
 -RUY RQNDS-
The Home news., 1918-10-18
Stopped Her Baby's Cough

No remedy is better known than Foley's Honey and Tar for giving quick relief from coughs, colds and croup. Mrs. w. M. Stevens, Vivian, w. Va, writes: My baby had a terrible cough, and nothing did him any good, 1 read about Foley's Honey and Tar the first dose helped him and in two days the cough stop ped" Red Cross Drug Com pany. Adv.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Save your corn and hay, SOW rye and turf oats in your cotton middles and have an early pasture. Planters Mere, Co. Adv. 1t.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Died: MT D. Bud" Rich ardson, age GA years, of Bee deville, Friday, Oct. IS, 1918. The remains will be laid to rest in the Eight Mile ceme-' tery.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Mrs. w. B. Fakes left Tues day for a visit to her moth er, Mrs. M. A. West, at Blackton.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Miss Freida Williams, who IS attending the U. of A., Fay etteville, is home during the In Huenza quarantine.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Miss Hazel Musgrove re- turned home from Oklahoma City, last Friday, she was ac- companied by her cousin Miss Margaret Frank.
 -BUY BONDS-
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

See our line of ladies' suits and dresses before you make your purchase. Planters Mer cantile Go. Adv. 1t.
The Home news., 1918-10-18

Remember the Red Cross election Sunday Oct. 21, at 8 o'clock, p. m. if the quaran- tine is lifted, if not Sunday, Oct. 27, will be the date.
The Home news., 1918-10-18
BONDS

Died: Mrs. J. T. Fergu- son, age about 40 years, Fri day Oct. IS, 1918, of Fair Oaks. Burial will be in Morton cemetery.
 DIV PONDS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Montana,

Montana is the present state OF tall
stacks. the effort to get rid of smelter
smoke. together with the manufacture
of sulphuric acid, having called in the
cement man and bricklayer as first
aid in metallurgy. While still possess
ing the distinction of having the high
est brick smokestack in the world, the
one at the Butte and Montana smelter
at Great Falls has lost to Washington
the honor of having the largest ce-
ment smokestack, one recently COM
pleted at Tacoma being SIT feet high.
which ia 10 feet higher than the fam
Gus stack at the Anaconda smelter,
which at the time of its completion
was the largest in the world, says a
Great Falls paper. The stack at Great
Falls is SOC feet in height, and 1t was
constructed by the Alphons Curtodus
company of the United States and
France. The same company is now
building n 40O-foot brick stack at the
East Helena smelter of the American
Refining and Smelling company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Colorado,

The heading of the Roosevelt tun-
mel of the Cripple Creek Deep Drain
age and Tunnel company is still in
the mass of syenite. entered Oct. 10.
The Clyde shaft of the Millasier
Mining company. southeast OF Modoc
mine on Battle mountain. has attained
depth of 1900 feet. and Supt. Charles
Fish now has his men at work cutting
the station at the 1.1OO-foot level.
A price to be paid by the govern
ment for silver in agreement with
western producers has been agreed
upon and will be announced soon. 1t
is said to be satisfactory to the pro-
ducers and will be about one dollar
an ounce.
A more liberal supply of labor en-
abled the Cripple Creek district to
close 1917 by placing the amount of
gold produced in the last half of the
year ahead Of the production in the
first six months. 1t also spseded up
development, and this, in turn. should
result in more ore
The report of President A. E. Carl
ton of the Cresson Consolidated Gold
Mining and Milling company. mailed
stockholders with the December divi-
dend checks, gives details of discov-
cry of ore running as high as 33
ounces gold or $3.50 ton, in grab
samples. in raise between the fif-
teenth and fourteenth levels.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
New M exico.

Earl C. Cleveland has been appoint
ed government powder licensing Of
ficer for the Mogollon district.
A Tucson, Ariz., firm has purchased
the smelter in Socorro county, which
in the days when Socorro was the
largest city in New Mexico, had ca
pacity of 300 tons a day. The smelter
will be moved to site near Tucson
and is to handle copper ore from the
Twin Buttes section.
The Oaks Co. continue to increase
their production taken from develop
ment work. During the week ore was
milled from Maud s and Clifton mines.
Work has been started on lower
level from the central shaft on Deep
Down mine and new development work
is being started in the Pacific mine.
The steel headframe for the Socorro
Mines Plant at Mogollon has been de-
livered. Work has been started in the
mine, this will be increased as soon
as hoist can be put in commission.
Supply house, machine and carpenter
shops are about completed and other
buildings are being started. All lum-
ber needed to rebuild mill has now
been delivered.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Concrete Highway to LittIeton.

With the award of the contract the
last preliminary step was taken by the
Colorado Highway Commission in the
proposed construction of the concrete
highway between Denver and Little
ton. The highway is the first of a
series of hard-surfaced roads, with
Denver as the hub The Denver-Lit-
tletol road will cost $73.92974, and is
to be of concrete, sixteen feet In
width, with four-foot shoulders on eth
er side. making a twenty-four foot
highway.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
QDEYyEV[NlK'
AlRY TALL al
~ MARI GRAHAN BONNER
REAL DOGS.

"BOw-wow. bow-wow," barked Lu.
poodle dog, but he had q very cross
disposition. He thought nothing was
too good for him, yet he thought every
thing was too good for any other
dog.
He was driving along with his mis-
tress in a beautiful victoria. He wore
lovely blue bow around his neck, and
his coat was trimmed just as it should
have been.
Every little while Lucifer's mistress
would place a white gloved hand
very gently on his back. He didn't
care much for petting, but still he put
up with it. He liked all the comforts.
good food and plenty Of it. But he
didn't care to wag his tail. He felt
it was beneath his dignity.
"Any dog can do that" Lucifer
had once said to himself. Its
common habit among dogs. But am
beautiful poodle dog. My family
history dates back for years. have
a background"
Montmorency. the angora cat, had
asked Lucifer what he meant by back
ground.
at MEANS" he said. "that I don't
have to do single thing with my life.
My father and grandfathers, mother
and grandmothers did 1t all for me.
I Just must live up to the hne fam
lily name have by never doing any
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Arizona.

The December output of the New
Cornelia Copper company was one of
its best.
A full standard rig and drill is now
on the Arizona Oil and Refining COM
pany's property located in the Chino
valley, where the oil boom is under
full sway.
New Cornelia started a three-com-
partment working shaft on it's proper
ty recently acquired from the Ajo
Consolidated.
The management of the Gold Ore of
Kingman is developing one of the best
bodies of ore in the San Francisco
mining district. the shaft still going
down in gold ore.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Wyoming.

Much hope was pinned on the well
of Kansas City interests drilling on
the Tisdale dome.
The Midwest company has COM
pleted its permanent winter camp in
the Pilot Butte field.
II the Lander field fully 100 rigs are
under construction or will be built the
coming winter and spring.
Tisdale Oil company, drilling on Sec
ton 35-41-81, Powder River field. has
cased off at depth of 1880 feet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Mrs. Bush Say. She Murdered Two

Montrose.-After telling the authori-
ties several different stories concern
ing the death of her grandson, Otis
Bush, one OF which was to the effect
that after her son, John Bush, had
killed the boy and had boiled his body
in lye in big vat, she had, in turn.
killed her son. Mrs. Nancy ]. Bush
startled Sheriff Davis Of Delta coun.
ty and District Attorney Logan by
asserting that she had killed both
John and Otis Bush and had boiled
their bodies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Many improvements Made.

Since July 1. shelter cabins, fire
places, water improvements, outbuild-
ings and other camping facilities, cost
ing between $4,000 and $4,000, have
been constructed by the forest serv-
ice for the comfort and convenience
OF visitors to the Mount Evans region
on the Pike forest, to the Wheelar
national monument on the Rio Grande.
and along the Cody yellowstone auto
highway on the Shoshone forest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
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Some Common Dog. Passed BY.

Some Common Dogs Passed BY.
thing like work, going into rough
places, trying things l don't know
all about"
II have one of those, too" said the
nngora cat. "Me-ow, yes. certainly
have a background, too. My family
tree is noble. I must not disgrace 1t
by associating with ordinary cats and
looking into ash tins"
Lucifer and his mistress went for
quite long drive on this day. They
went through lovely park and Luci-
fer thought the air was fairly nice for
summer. 1t was not quite so hot ~
1t had been. He sniffed 1t haughtily.
On their way home his mistress
stopped to make call. Lucifer stayed
alone in the wonderful carriage.
Some common dogs passed by. They
were barking and playing and seemed
to be having a very good time. Luci-
fer looked at them as II he sometimes
longed to be real dog and to play
as other dogs did. But of course
there was his family to be thought
of and his background! He could
not disgrace 1t. He must not try any
thing different. He must just stay
at home, doing nothing but to wear &
big bow of ribbon and to hear his
mistress tell what fine breed he
was.
But the other dogs did fill him with
envy. He had a strange longing to
I yH.,A n
life he led! No fun ut all. And he
would like to see more OF the world.
No matter where he went with his
mistress the world always seemed the
same.
He wondered to himself II the dogs
would play with him. He barked and
they looked at the victoria and at
the poodle dog with the blue bow.
They seemed to be laughing at him.
and for the first time his family tree
didn't seen Of any use. It was SIM
ply that the dogs were Judging him
for what he was-they didn't care "a
bit about his father or his grand
father.
"Could join you?" he asked.
swell, you don't look as though you
amounted to much," they said, "but
come along. Well try to be kind to
you"
"Oh," said Lucifer. as he ran along.
'I do amount to great deal. You
don't know. have more of back
ground than any of you" ..
"What?" they all asked, with their
ears and eyes showing that they could
not believe what they had heard.
"Tell us what background is" they
asked. "Is it another name for life
saving?"
''No," said Lucifer, "it means that
/ needn't do anything but live up to
my family name. For years and years
our family have been of noble, aris-
tocratic line. 1 am u dog of wonder
full breeding"
"You're only snobbish," they said.
and Lucifer felt very badly. "Why,
you poor little dog. we feel sorry for
you" said one bright looking fox ter
rier. "Our friends have saved chill
dren from drowning this summer.
some have saved l.-es In FIRE, and we
all try to amount to something. Pooh.
you can't be your grandfather. Try
to be yourself and amount to some
thingw And Lucifer Joined the dogs
to be taken on regular dogs trip.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Miner Hit by Falling Rock.

Cripple Creek.-Charles Peterson, a
miner employed in the Bertha B mine,
on Raven Hill, was injured. probably
mortally, when he was struck on the
head by large piece of falling rock.
He was removed to a hospital, where
it was found that he had sustained a
fracture of the skull
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
Grave. 10 Now Lieutenant.coIoneI.

U. S. Forester Graves, who has
been serving for some months with
the rank of major on the staff of Gen
eral Pershing in France, has been pro
NOTED to lieutenant-colonel in the
American expeditionary forces.