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The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
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Cut the weeds.
Back to the school.
Lost.-Bunch of keys. Return to
Walter Magee.
Mr.. John whitehead is Off on a
visit in Helena, Ark.
Miss Edith Mosher, of Senatobia.
is a guest of Mrs. S. M. Byrd.
DR.. Rfdgeway, of Jackson, is a
guest in the Methodist parsonage.
Mr.. J. w. McGrath expects to leave
today for a vacation trip to the East.
Mr.. Schwartzkopf, of Mccall was
Sunday visitor to one of our homes.
Rey. J. A. Taylor is assisting pas
tor Bracie M. Campbell in a meet
ing at Terry this week.
Heed the city Health Officers no.
tice and have your children vaccin-
mated before they enter school.
A dance was given at the hand
some residence of Mr.. ]. w. McGrath
on West Cherokee last Friday even
ing.
Mrs. A. L. Magee, and Little Vir-
ginia Lee, of Collins, are guests of
T. Monroe Beal and family. Mon
ticello Press.
Wanted.-Small place of about 20
or 80 acres. Small dwelling, or 8
miles from town. Address w. ]. Fos-
ter, R 3, Brookhaven, Miss.
1918 Dodge Roadster in first
class condition for sale cheap to
a quick buyer. See c. Howard
Penn.
The Junior B. Y. P. u, have on
an attractive program for tomorrow
evening at S:15 at the Church. Miss
Fanna Mai KEGS, leader, invites you
all to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Higgins will
leave next Tuesday for Starkville af-
ter enjoying delightful vacation in
Brookhaven at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. F. Magee.
The Methodist people will observe
Friday as day of fasting and pray
er. The church will be opened at
700 a. m. Everybody interested is
invited to attend.
The Public School will open next
Monday at the usual time. A great
school year is anticipated since es-
pecially strong teachers have been
placed on the faculty.
Mrs. Willis left for her home at
Eddiceton this morning after visit
with her daughter, Mrs. George
Zeigler. Little George, Jr., was pleas
ed to meet his grandmother.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
THAT SEWERAGE QUESTION.

AS the good citizens of Brookha-
ven are to vote in few days on
whether we are to have sewerage or
not, it is good time for us to give
this matter some serious thought.
To begin with, I want to say that
stand for progress in our little city
and believe we have about as pro-
gressive a town as there is in the
state. 1 have watched its growth
from time to time and have witnessed
the wonderful strides it has made in
the last few years, but the time for
sewerage has not come.
Our town is deeply in debt and
taxes are high. To issue bonds for
$125, 100000 now would only be a
drop in the bucket as has been re-
Gently stated in this paper. Only a
few would get the benefits, the bal
ance would be clamoring for more
bonds, the danger of sickness would
be just as great, as you have to
eradicate the entire source of infec-
tion to do any good. Health statis-
tics show that our town is healthy
as other towns with sewerage. What
contagious diseases we have had re-
Gently were only few cases and
were traceable to other towns.
Now gentlemen, are we going to
vote for bond issue that is entirely
inadequate to meet the present needs
and which would be later on after
conditions adjust themselves? Or
are we going to defeat this question
until a more opportune time? say
have our sanitary laws enforced and
we will not have any danger of sick
ness. When the right time comes
let's all vote for this measure but
not now.
"a Native-born Citizen
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

the present cess-pool system is me-
mace to the lives of our people. The
only question that can possibly be
raised against the present plan of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen is
whether the time is opportune for the
installation of the same. This same
objection can be raised against any
movement contemplated. 1t was
raised against the proposed Good
Roads in our county. 1t was raised
against the installation of the Elec-
trio Light and Water Plant in our
city. 1t was urged against the es-
tablishment of our Public and High
Schools. We want the proposition
submitted fairly and squarely to the
qualified electors of our. city, and the
question resolves itself into this: do
you favor the installation of a sew
erage system that will improve the
health and save the lives of many
of our citizens, or whether you are
willing to continue to live under the
impending danger of an epidemic of
typhoid fever, caused by pollution
of our water system from the filth of
the cess-pools?" A vote for sewer
age is vote for the health and life
of every man, woman and child in
our city.
We submit. to the qualified electors
of this city that the time is ripe for
sewerage, and that conditions today
demand the installation of a sewer
age system in our city today, and not
tomorrow.
Respectfully,
THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF BROOKHAVEN, MISS.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

is weak, and incapacitated to take
care of what is being put in it by
the many cess-pools, consequently
the life of a we'll is Short-it nils
UP, runs over carrying disease thru
whole neighborhood-here Is where
the danger lies and where a sewerage
system would benefit the health of
Brookhaven.
Speaking about not covering the
whole town, did water works cover it
when first installed? Did the peo-
pie wait until they could? No, they
put 1t in and have extended it from
year to year. This could be done
with sewerage. so / say give us sew
erage if only the most populated dis
tricts can have it, excuse the others
from paying taxes until they get the
beneflt If necessary, this was done in
the good roads-beat two did not
help beat one.
Now Mr.. Butterfeld If we can
draw the second view of the last
Sunday School lesson and let the vic
tim represent sinful humanity today;
also let 1t represent diseased
Brookhaven and please at least walk
on the other side as the Priest and
Levite did and not throw stones at
her.
Respectfully,
G. w. ARD.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
MUST HAVE SEWERAGE BY ALL
MEANS,

If Mr.. ButterheId had gone thru
with what / did (and hope he never
wild had one of his little ones lin
ger five weeks with a desperate case
of typhoid fever-walked the streets
of Brookhaven night after night re-
turning to hear the little voice
in delirium growing weaker and
weaker and finally suffer the loss of
his darling and tracing that disease
beyond a doubt to the overflow of a
cess-pool in the neighborhood-and
carrying the thought that had sew
erage system been put in two years
ago when Mr.. Heuck came so near
doing it, and Mr.. B. being one of the
principal objectors, / say do not be-
lieve he would be antagonistic to 1t
now.
The cry two years ago was wait
until the war is over, material is
too high. If you wait another two
years you will fnd the same condit-
ions existing. But with the excep-
tion of some possible profiteering,
wages and prices are just about ad-
justed to former times, except inter-
est you will have to appeal to the
legislature to remedy. The workman
has nearly three times the value Of
his former time to pay for his COM
modities in some instances not even
doubled in price. asked a man who
kicked on $500 coal what wages he
got when it was $500 and he an
swered $3.50 per day. 1 asked what
do you get now and he replied $500
per day. l then asked him If he
would rather get $3.50 per day and
pay $500 for coal or $500 and pay
$500 and he replied that he never
had thought of that; and there lies
the trouble. We holler high prices
until we are hoarse and never stop
to think that better conditions new
er existed than now in the history
of this country and If you wait Ave
years longer you will find things no
lower. And what about those fear
full epidemics of disease during the
fve years.
Now to the real conditions as l
see them being a water works en-
gineer by profession. We are pump
ing water from second or third
strata of sand bearing water and as
there are many formations of clay,
ETC., between this and the first strata
and as water puriies itself every
hundred yards, it is hardly possible
for this second strata to become i'm
pregnated with the first unless thru
seepage at the power house and as
the water is piped solidly through
this top water, this is hardly posi-
BILE, so sewerage would not help our
drinking water, but there are innu-
merable cess-pools (wells) emptying
the Nth of Brookhaven in this sur
face-sand bearing water, and as it is
fact this strata will drink up just
the amount it would give out in
water, and we all know that back in
well days most wells could be drawn
dry In little while, so it is reason
able to suppose that this top sand
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

Brookhaven:-
AS citizen, as we'll as member
of the City Council, / ask your care
full consideration of my friendly pro-
test against the opposition of some
of our citizens to our installation of
a sewerage system, which is advoca-
ted by the Council, neither because
of its up-to-dateness nor the possible
advantages to our city in any way
other than safeguard to our health
conditions which we are convinced,
by the infallible arguments of ex-
perienced engineers, is seriously me-
naced by the constantly increasing
number Of cess-pools within our city
limits.
We are truly thankful that UP to
this time, no contamination of our
water supply has ever occurred which
we know from regular three-months
tests which we have had made by
expert chemists, but this does not
guarantee that contamination will
NEVER take place. Just think Sc
riously for moment! Where would
we be IL future test should show
our water impure? Are we going to
wait for the danger to come upon us
before we begin to eliminate its
source2
Some people argue that this is the
wrong time on account of the high
prices of material, labor, etc. If
they and those who Joined forces in
defeating this issue several years ago
when 1t was proposed by the Coun-
Gil. had not felt exactly the same way
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

about 1t then, we would have in
stalled our sewerage system at a
much lower cost; but even at the
present high prices, the estimates Of
engineers place the maximum cost Of
installation at $125,000, and not
100000 as has been stated by some.
On the formers advice, we fixed the
figure of this bond issue, which is
not to exceed 1926, 900, and you may
rest assured that the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen will not entertain
a figure in excess of this amount.
Now, as to the limited area, we in
vite anyone to look over the draw
ings, and you will find that 1t COW
ers the entire white portion of our
city, and a part of the colored Sec
ton, in fact, just as complete sew
erage as will be found anywhere in
the state.
We know that this improvement
will necessitate increased taxation.
| would say about IA mills. We
have no desire to deceive you on the
subject; bue we believe in the "ounce
of prevention" being worth pound
Of cure:" and safety hrst" as the
best slogan for the public health Of
our community. Do we treasure our
wealth above the lives of our peo-
pie? You will answer this question
on September 1st, when you vote on
this issue.
Respectfully,
=. M. BEE,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

Mrs. Corinne Vann was attacked
by sudden collapse Saturday, but
revived and IS now able to continue
struggling with a cold that has ma
terially reduced her strength and
pleasure in living.
Mr.. Oscar Schwem, who was visit
ing here, was taken seriously i'll with
hemorrhage from his nose Saturday,
which became so critical he decided
to go to New Orleans hospital
where he now is under treatment.
The Baptist w. M. S., will hold
a meeting at the church Monday,
September first, for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing as
sociational year. The president, Mrs.
w. H. Morgan, is urging. all mem
bers to be present.
Corporal Jno. w. Dale arrived
home last Monday from overseas,
having received his discharge at
Camp Shelby. He was in. the field
artillery of the famous second divis-
ion and was in foreign service for 18
months. Monticello Press.
The Mems Glass of the Baptist
Sunday School with their teach
er, Mr.. J. A. Maui, were pleasantly
entertained by the Thompson broth
ers at the E. H. Thompson home
Thursday evening. Cream and cake
were daintily served.
Pictures framed right. No bad
joints-No nails to show. Sealed in
back. Guaranteed not to leak dust.
All colors of mats carried in stock.
SO patterns of moulding to select
from. Can furnish oval frames with
convex glasses. Phone q or call me
at the Leading jewelers.. B. B.
Price.
A live coon has been ''cooped% at
Mr.. S. F. Magee's after helping him
self to chickens and one of Mrs. Wat
sons prize cakes left on the screened
porch which the hungry animal
broke through and stole. He was a
high-class coon and refused to be
caught except in the parlor of the
Magee residence.
Mr.. T. A. Zeigler, returned soldier.
left last night after visit of sever
al days at the Bfookhaven home of
his brother, Mr.. George Zeigler. The
distinguished visitor saw IL months
of service as member of the 30th
Division in France and helped to
break the Hindenberg line. His
family is very proud Of his war re-
cord.
Miss Mary Byrd returned last
Sunday from Montreal, N. c., where
she spent month In study under
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Adams and was
delighted with the inspiration re-
cetved and her added attainments as
teacher Of music, both vocal and
instrumental. While away, Miss
Byrd was pleased to meet Mrs. r. L.
Walkup and the twins who are maxi
ing their home at Montreal.
Mr.. c. C. Wilmington has sold his
interest in the Meadville Mercantile
Company to Mr.. D. r. McGehee. Mr..
goes to Greenwood,
Miss, where he has formed connec-
tion with wholesale dry goods Arm,
having been elected president,
buyer and sales manager. Mr.. Whit
tington for the past four years has
been engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness here and has made success,
having considerably enlarged his bu-
siness by giving personal attention
to all departments, assuring fair and
courteous dealing to all customers.
His family will remain here 4 short
while before going TO their new
home. We wish them success -
Franklin Adyocate,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
W. M. S. Enjoys Addresses from Red
Cross Worker and Visiting
Missionary.

An unusually profitable and enter
tanning meeting Of the Methodist
w. M. s., was held at the Church
Monday afternoon.
The hostesses, Mines. Comstock,
Knox Cooper, ]. M. Drury, w. L. Ca
to, Shaw and Sallie Storm we're
pleased to receive the company that
assembled to hear Miss Lois Cooper,
returned Red Cross worker, tell a.
bout her experiences overseas, and
Miss James, Of Memphis, a sister Of
Mrs. Knox Cooper, who has offered
herself as missionary to her church.
The talks by these splendid young
women were received with anima-
ted interest and profound apprecia-
tion. Miss Louise Butterfield very
sweetly sang to accompaniment byl
her gifted youngest sister, Miss Jo-
sephine. Cream and cake were serv-
ed at the close of the program.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
Lincoln County Baptist Sunday
School and B. Y. P. u, Con.
ventiOn, Sept. 81, 1919, at
Clear Branch Church.
SATURDAY.

SATURDAY.
1890 am. Song and praise service
devotional, w. H. Day.
10:45 a. m. Presidents Report,
Hermon Dean.
11;0O a. m. Training the Chris,
tian Soldier" 1t. l.. r. Ellzey.
1880 a. m. "The Needs Of Lincoln
County Baptists." Rev. ]. A. Taylor.
1915 p. m. Appointment of Com
mittees.
Noon adjournment.
200 p. m. Song and praise SER
vice.
2;15 p. m. Reports from Sunday
Schools.
2;45 p. m. Reports from B. Y.
500 p. m. Reports from Dlstrici
$3.50 p. m. 1.-The Question Box
Open Forum.
400 p. m. Announcements
journ.
SUNDAY.
10:15 a. m. Song and praise SER
vice devotional, Floyd Middleton.
1890 a. m. Model Sunday School
Session, conducted by w. A. Chis-
holm.
1880 a. m. Address, DR.. ]. b.
Lawrence.
1880 a. m. Noon adjournment.
200 p. m. Song and praise SER
vice.
2:15 p. m. B. Y. P. u. Work,
Rev. E. H. Hightower.
2:45 p. m. How l got my Blue
Seal" Dora smith.
800 p. m. Demonstration, Brook
haven B. Y. P. U.
S:45 p. m. Business. Adjourn.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

Rev. Thomas McGrath, recently Of
Barcelona, Spain, now of the Loy-
ola University. New Orleans, will ar
rive Saturday to be the guest Z of
Brookhaven relatives. His little
nieces, Lellen and Sallie Cumming,
daughters of DR.. Harvey Cumming
and the late Mrs. Nellie McGrath
Cumming will also be guests here
of the McGrath connection. to greet
their mothers only surviving brother
They have been in the care Of their
relatives, Mines. SalIie Johnson
Hart and Katie johnson Toms, at
Hendersonyille, North Carolina dur
ing Or, CUMMINGS service In the
war.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

The witty are not very deep,
The light hearted will never
weep.
The serious are sometimes
grouchy
And always seem asleep.
What's the use?
We sell you Carbide for
Rural Lighting Plants. We
have one ton in stock
and viii always carry a
supply. C. B. Perkins Hard
ware Store.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
Thanks to The Voters.

Through this public means I N
sire to tender the people who sup
ported me in my recent race for as,
SCISSOR my kindest appreciation. Whill
did not receive enough votes to be
able to enter the second primary the
support and consideration Of those
who by their votes and influence aid
ed me is none the less appreciated
Yours for better Lincoln county.
Olley 2. Netherland.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

E OverwOrk will wear the
insulation off the
nerves and blow the fuses
out of the grey matter which
is encased in the thinking
receptacle. We cannot re-
pair them, but can sell you
Electric supplies. Fuses,
tubes, switches, knobs, wire,
loom and everything to wire
your house at c. B. Perkins
Hardware Store.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

Humor is rare among the victiS
of jokes. 1t takes pleasure to msa
happiness, and happiness maxi
laughter.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

Shakespeare said, ''The
world is one big stage
and the people are merely the
actors" The majority of us
are still playing the comedy
of errors. You will not make
an error in buying our
Chrome tanned Wear well
Brides, 'Breeching, Harness
Leather and Shoe SOles. We
have 1000 lbs., at our store.
c. B. Perkins Hardware
Store.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

Thomas F. Millard predicts 4
over ShantUng. Stranger thin
hare happened,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27

The good Of the pudding Is in the
eating.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
Smoke win Tell on Fire.

Topeka, Kan.-Miss Lorraine E..
WoQstsrs state Superintendent Of
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
Alderman Bee Gives Reasons Why
Citizens Should Vote For Sewerage
To The Tax Payers, and Voters Of


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The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-27
TALKS ON THE SEWERAGE QUESTION

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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-06-06
UNITED STATES ARMY IS
DESTROYS OF MUSICIANS

"lt l- human nature for us a. foot
our own horns about ourselves, says
Major 4. Il. Emery, thc Utah and
Idaho army recruiting officer. "Whut
Wr now want, however, i- some bands
men tu test uui their horns In Uncle
Sam army bands We are ru re-
cript of O communication from Wash
uglon. d. e., relative tu the enlist
mrnt of musicians, They are needed
Tor every army baud In this country
and 40 4 certain extent man may
choose amy organization with which
he cares 10 play. That is, a man
may enlist for any band stationed
within thousand miles Ui The rr-
Irruitue station whore be- eull-ts For
| prriuus service men the term ui u
/ Iigtmrut - ono year lor uthcr 'hrD.
Years
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-06-06
GREEKS AND ITALIANS IN
LARGE NUMBER DEPARTING

Quite rush uf Greeks aud Italians
from the mining aud farming rum
mul'irs ut Utah leo their European
home, ,s nkIur place, according iu
Dave Grrshun, sI~ciaI investigator
lur the department of justice, VIM
uNs that nu average ui thirty men
each week get passport iu Salt lake
civ Tho reason Tor the exodus is
due iu the advantages offered in the
uulhcr rnuntrIc- with the touuiuu
iiuu ut the war Thousands uf dol
lur- arr hriug taken back by These
aliens. due tu the high wages paid
them here during ihc war Each man
carries with him sum averaging
twenty-five hundred dollar Appli
cation, iur passports which are "a
ycstlpuled hy thr department Of jus
lice agents, mostly state that the men
are returning io engage in farming
and tu uiuiu their families. Nuuppli
cation hus CO.'S yet been denied.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-06-06
NEW MAN TAKES OVER THE
ICE PLANT HERE At PRICE

Chnrlp q. Muglcr Of los Angeles.
Gala, last SATURDAY, closed deal
whereby be- becomes the owner at the
lc" manufacturing Plant al Price. lie
has nov been M charge q week and Is
putting uut % most excellent prU,luri
patrons saN. llc has been in the icr
business. be- tells The Sun, Tor thirty
year. aud before locating un the Pa
.riiir Coast was ia business tor him
self in the East Ills two sons, ~.
irigrmi'un engineer, are spuu tu pin
him here and will hrrumr identified
with the plant and the business The
capacity b. a. be- increased nt once by
the installation ui new machinery, aud
when improvements now planned are
finished there will be- none better
Anywhere no the West. Quality, ser.
Vice uud quantity will BE- the thrr,
THING slr,cd Tor About thr middl,
M June, 1t b. believed. The concern
Iw1l br IN position tu lower price uu
|iis product This has been Too high
consumer, believe. undrr past owner
ship People will welcome and up
|prruulu the saving that is Promised,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-06-06

kind. The grower should mot be
blamed tor LOSSES which result from
these cau~c~. but to great extent
field conditions are the rumur, cause
of the troubles which appear when the
potatuc- aru marketed lu ITS study
of shipment, ui potatoes eva the priu-
cipal markets. The Inspection service
finds that luir blight tuhcr rot. which
Is frequently followed by Shiny snit
rot. causes heavy LOSSES This disease
Is apparent 100 'hc time uf loading.
and the bad fuhyr- can be- sorted out.
Thcv i- no business prbuum, iu pnN
ing freight for shipping puiatucs
When rejection q, iurcguur cunclu-
sion. ~yah i- another example ot %
field disease which causes severe de-.
probation iu ihc value of cr,p ct
putatUD- THE presence ni iov -rah
10y pufH.up- may lower flc grade cot
lam otherwise fancy ipi lu some -cr-
tions ,clh can hr controlled b., seed
treatment hui 100 imam, ease. careful
grading will prevent -rubbN poiltuc-
~ well u- those affected with wire.
worm. VhIivrruh. urmatudp and flea
beetle INCUR, from reaching ihc mar
Lot
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-06-06

81 feel .o we'll now chat I can
hardly realize the awful condition
was Doe before tuuk Taulac. said
Mr. o. T.. Moore oi Ni3 South We'll.
urt"u street. Memphis. tenn ~
had hr,u boo o. Rundown condition for
two wears, she continued, "and was
500 weak could hardly keep ruiug !
had Goo force myself iu eat, hui moth
ing agreed with Wc and ! got -n life.
less aud uu urrouui that could hard.
Us get mp when ! was sitting or living
down ur even de- my homework I
suffered with splitting headaches
ihu' would almost drive mr distracted.
My appetite picked up un my first
bottle cot THulnc and ! ava now eating
three hearty meals day. those awful
hyudlrhD. are gone and ! am feeling
just fine have gained ten pounds
and HW strong cuuugh Co dp all my
nuusrwork with ease Tunluc did mc
- world ui gu"d more than al ID,
.uthyr medicines ! have taken put to
gcthcr 30
Taulac b. sold In Price hy 4 u. SUIT
ton. m Helper 10y Louis Ellcrtson, 10
/ iliavatha 10y Carbon Emery Storc'
company, in kcnilWorih 10y the kcnil
worth Mercantile company, IN Sprini
Canyon by The Square Deal Store. u
Castle Gate by Wasaich Store com
.pauy, m SunnyIdc by Wasatch Stor
company. m Winter Quarters by IN
NH-ulrh Store company aud IN SEQ
'urld 10y W y. Mosrlcy. aud IN EwcI
.hy Frank Dolinsky Advt.