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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
Means Much
For Oxford
Rill Passed Senate Wednesday Al
ternoOn BY One Vote More Ihan
The TwO-Thirds Needed.
At Least Three New Buildings
To Be Erected This Summer.
Means Much To Oxford AS Well AS
The Entire State of Mississippi.

The final passing of the $5,OOO,OO0
bond issue bill by the Legislature
Wednesday afternoon, for improving
State educational institutions, VIII
mean much to the city Of Oxford as
we'll as the entire state of Mississippi
It means that our University. IN
stead of being moved from Oxford,
gets 81 O0,000.O0 for improvements:
This will be sufficient to erect ana
equip at least three new buildings
at the University. which will mean
an anchor against any future at
tempts to remove this institution.
It means that the University passes
from a "portable" to stationary
institution. :,
The news of the passage OF the
bill was received in Oxford late We'd
nesday afternoon and is the subject
of comment on the streets today.
The Governor is being comolimented
for the splendid loyalty he has dis
PLAYED toward his home town. Not
a few of his once bitter political
enemies are now ready to assist in
placing Governor Russell in the
United States Senate, if he should
ever become a candidate for that Of
flee.
The bill as taken up item by
item to consider the amounts apper-
toned to each institution.
Efforts were made to cut down the
budget of $4,000 for the University
of Mississippi, but without success.
The items follow: Dormitories, $780,
600: chemical building, $350,000;
heating plant, $4,000; cottages, $17,-
900. =
When the Agricultural and Mech
anical College budget was reached
Mr.. Lee of Choctaw moved to amend
by striking out $450,O00 for new dor
mitories. Mr.. Winter moved to
table. The melton was lost, 39 to
40, and this gave the friends of hte
bill their first feeling Of apprehen-
sion. Appeals in behalf of the item
were made by Messrs. Hemingway,
Lane and Pate, badly crowded con-
ditions at the A. and NJ. where the
boys were sleeping four In room,
being fully described.
The friends of education in the
House displayed determined dispo-
sition, and through their efforts the
bond issue bill passed the House
Tuesday. It went to the Senate
Wednesday, which body passed the
bill by more than two-thirds ma
jority.
The bill as passed provides fund
of $1,12OOO 100000 for the University
of Mississippi at Oxford. This is
for buildings and equipments.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01

SCHOOL BUILDING
SET ON FIRE
Fire Discovered in Basement And
Later In Day A Burning Handker-
chief Found in Ceiling.

Two unsuccessful attempts were
made to burn the Oxford public
school building Monday. First fire
was discovered in the basement by
little negro boy, who reported it to
one of the children attending school
and he reported the matter to the
teachers in time to extinguish the
fire before ar damage was done.
Later in the day, scent of burning
cloth led to the discovery that some
one had set a handkerchief on fire
and dropped it behind the ceiling.
This attempt to burn the building.
(if it was the case) was headed off
by Superintendent Hudson who ex-
tinguished the fire while in it's in
cipiency.
It will be remembered that last
year the windows of the building
were broken out and damage done to
the extent of nearly 5000.
There should be thorough inves-
tigation made and the facts ascer-
tanned if possible who the guilty
party is. and then let the law handle
the matter
Think what it would mean should
our school building catch on fire with
more than four hundred little chill
dren in the building! All of them
would stand a chance to escape with
their lives, if the fire was discover
ed in time for them to eet out with
out becoming excited On the other
hand they might become so fright
ened that dozens of them would be
killed.
The authorities should keen a
keen watch on the buildino and re-
nort any unusual movements to the
Superintendent and teachers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
Sheriff Lewis Gets Custody.

Sheriff Lewis Gets Custody.
Marshall was brought in alone.
His father and brother, who have
been with him all along, were left
at the Jail. His stepmother sat be-
side him.
The foreman of the jury handed
the verdict to the clerk. He read
it. The judge discharged them with
a word.
II am not certain" said the Judge,
whether the hanging should take
place in Monroe County. or in Lee.
The crime was committed in Monroe,
but the venue was changed to Lee.
Let me have the CODE"
It took five or ten minutes for
him and the lawyers to look up the
law. The wording Of the code was
not quite clear, or, rather, the Judge
had to go back to an old case to find
: precedent. Meanwhile the crowd
looked on but said nothing. Marshall
sat quite Indifferent, and was not
affected when his stepmother began
to cry. The judge told him to stand
lup.
"Have you anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon
| your" he asked.
mo sir" said Marshall, Il have
not.
"a jury heard the testimony and
found You guilty Of this crime"
continued the judge. III they be-
lieve in it, it is not q surpriAe to me
(that they found as hey did. ] IS my
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends
for their many deeds Of kindness.
words Of sympathy and offers to as
sist us in our recent illness. We
thank DIR. Phillips and Culley fol
their skillful medical treatment and
very careful attention, above all, lei
us thank our Heavenly Father fol
his guiding hand, through our di-
seases and our sorrows, let US often
remember this promise, Draw nigh
to God, and He will draw nigh td
you-again We thank one and all.
Mr.. AND MRS. GUY McLARTY.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
WATER SUPPLY IT
MAY. PLAY OUT
Oxford Is Likely To Have Another
Water Famine This Summer I'm
Less Something Is Done.

We understand that the new well
is playing out. Superintendent Hull
called at our office recently, and in
course Of general conversation this
information was gained. He said
that the well was showing signs OF
a shortage of water and that it was
likely to go dry like the well at the
University.
If this is the case, then the City
Commissioners should busy them
selves, right now, in making some
provisions for a different water
supply, other than the well. 1t is
indeed unfortunate that the City
did not harness the Burney Branch
springs ten years and pump the
water into the water mains of the
city. This would have eliminated
all the water shortage, and would
have saved the town thousands of
dollars.
1t would not be bad idea to
commence now and make prepara-
tions for pumping water into the
mains from the Burney Branch
springs. The City owns the springs,
SO we have been informed. and un-
less immediate steps are taken the
town is likely to be without water
at most any time. Mr.. Hull said
that the new we'll had fallen off 40
per cent in water supply since last
summer. Then why wait until the
town is dry before makinp provis-
ions for a new source of water sup
ply?
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
SMALLPOX RACES
/ IN MISSISSIPPI

Jackson, Miss, Mar 29. SMALL
pox, in some cases Of virulent type
is prevalent in half Of the counties
Of Mississippi, DR.. c. N. Shipp, state
sanitary inspector, announced today,
before leaving for Jones county,
where twenty deaths from the di-
sease have occurred n the last four
teen days.
The situation IS under control
Health Board officials say, and thou
sands Of persons are being vacci-
mated.
Smallpox reported the past month
ii Al counties totalled 786 cases. ac-
|cording to Dr. Shipp. Counties
showing the most eases are Jones,
bolivar, Copialz, Holmes, Leflore,
|Sunflower, Madi disoI Yallahatchie,
Washinkton azIl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
100000 FOR new
BUILDINGS At OLE MISS
Mississippi until changed by this

MISSISSIPPI uAtL SHbh6SN ~
Office.
The newspapers have been full OF
data in reference to profiteering and
merchants who fail to conform to
the prices and margins of profit as
fixed by and cooperate. with the
county committee will be prosecuted.
No dealer can claim he has not been
warned. l not ony want the coop
Grafton of the purchasing public in
this work and if those persons who
complain about the high cost of liv-
ing will lend me their assistance and
report each case of profiteering to
their local committee, who will be
glad to investigate the same, we will
soon break up profiteering in Missis-
sippi! +, =.
Very truly yours,
THOS. J. LOCKE,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
MARSHAL SLEW BABY,
ONLY SURVIVOR SAYS
Pearl May Miller Swears She Saw
Child Slain. Relates Murder Of
Four. Girl Testifies That Charley
Marshall Came Through Hole In
Floor and Beat Infant to Death
After Others Were Killed.

Tupelo, Miss, March 29.-Pearl
May Miller, the lone survivor of the
shocking tragedy on Jan. Is near
Amory, in which four of the five
members of the Miller family were
murdered and their home burned. re-
told her story here today, this time
before jury sitting in judgment
upon Charlie Marshall, who at last
has been called to answer for the
crime.
She made a remarkable witness.
Lawyers agreed that woman thor
oughly at herself on the witness
stand is about as invincible a thing
as ever bobs up in law suit. The
girl was all this and more.
Not only did she stick to her facts
coolly and calmy, but she was so far
able to stand the dignified but search
ing examination of Marshall's lawy-
ers that she actually brought cheers
from spectators in the courtroom.
She had said that a dresser stood
against the window from which her
father was shot down, and incident
ally had mentioned that the explos-
ion of the dynamite a moment be-
fore turned the dresser over.
Judge Clayton was questioning her
closely through maze of particu-
lars. She repeated that the dresser
was against the window. She in
sisted again that it was against the
window through which her father
was shot.
;, But how" asked Judge Clayton,
could that be true if the, dresser hid
the Window"
"The explosion" she answered
coolly. turned the dresser over"
There was sort of eloquence in
the answer that electrified the wait
ing audience which packed and JAM
med the courtroom. Instantly a
sympathetic enthusiasm gave way to
handclapping, which brought both
Judge Clayton and the district at
torney to their feet and resulted in
q reprimand from Judge Long. An
other such demonstration, he said,
and the courtroom would be cleared,
and, ne added to the jury, "this
must be disregarded."
The state closed this afternoon a
little after 6 o'clock.
Calmly Reviews Murder.
Cur home was at the Poison
Pond in Monroe County," Pearl Nav
began, as she collectively walked to
the witness stand and sat down.
There were five of us, my papa, my
brother, Leonard, aged 16; my sister
Fannie Green, aged IL: her baby.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01

Miss Ammo Frank johnson, ofs
New York Is visiting her aunt Mrs.
]. s. Hudson
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
Jury Out Less
Than An Hour

Tupelo, Miss, March 31.-Without
even so much as the formality of
ballot, the jury in the Marshall case
early this afternoon convicted Charles
Marshall of the murder of Burley,
the eight-months-old baby of Fan
ME Green Miller, near Amory last
January, when four of the five mem
bers of the Miller afmily were kill
ed and their home was burned.
"A few minutes after the verdict
Judge Long sentenced Marshall to
be hanged on Friday, May IA, at
Tupelo.
The jury was out barely an hour,
and much of this time was taken up
in eating dinner. They got the case
little after II. At 1:30 they filed
into the courtroom with the verdict.
"We did not take any ballot" said
one of the jurors. "There was no
need of it. Our minds met the min
ute we went into the jury room."
In truth, it seems about the only
delay was in writing the verdict In
this the jury showed it's strong con-
viction in an unusual way. All that
lis required in Mississippi is that the
verdict shall be guilty as, charged.
The statute fixes the punishment at
death. But the Marshall jury found
him guilty as charged and added;
"and sentence him to be hanged"
Marshall heard the verdict without
La tremor. 1t would have been sur
Iprising if he had not. Those who
look expectantly for twitchings and
gulpings and nervous shuffling Of
feet in a criminal, even though he
sits listening to his doom, are gen.
orally disappointed. Not one in a
hundred ever budges an inch or bats
an eye. Quite often the mother or
the wife sitting near is overcome
| dilu gives way W CCdlo do NA0i oiiesAA .
stepmother did today, but Marshall
himself was as calm as a statute.
| Not a voice was raised in the
courtroom. Judge Long had remind
ed the crowd that there was to be
none. Yet a demonstration would
not have been unexpected. The set
ting was perfect. For three days
the crowd had listened from win
dows, through cracks in the doors
and from packed benches, some
times with enthusiasm, sometimes
with disgust, and always with SYM
pathy, to the story of the distress
ing tragedy. This sympathy had
been kindled bit by the tears of
Pearl May Miller, the lone survivor
of the tragedy, who for the first
time showed the strain this morn
ing. It had been kindled more by the
sweeping appeal of the district at
torney for the life of the murderer.
, 1920-09-27
Continued from 1st page.


in particular, and to Canada in gener-
al, expressing his delight at his VISIT
to the Dominion with the press dele
gates, and stating he hoped he would
soon again be given the. opportunity
of returning to Canada and the great
and generous hospitality its people had
offered the imperial pressmen. Lord
Burnham said that he wished to empha-
size strongly the need of the national
stability here and everywhere, because
it was stability the empire stood IN
need of today. Il don't say let US rest
and be thankful, said Lord Burn
ham in conclusion. He also spoke OF
the development of trade relations be-
tween Canada and the y her parts OF
the empire. and his address was greet
ed with loud applause by all those who
were present at the luncheon.
Trinidad, Sept. 23rd. H. R.. H. the
Prince of Wales after a visit to h. M. 5.
Calliope landed quite informally at II
a. m and drove to Government house
where he will play tennis, dine quietly,
go aboard H. NJ. S. Renown and leave
for Grenada during the night.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22nd 1920.
Flour, Blended Clears St. Lawrence I>rand
pr. brl. $11.50
MEAL, hltnQTlGU per 4UO aus PO.Cc
New Seasons Pork per brl. $500
Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $31,O0
Sugar--Crystals maximum per 100 lbs.
SOB
MoIasses Sugar $50 test, no quotation.
Cotton, Middling Upland, at Liverpool
per III. Il 48-100d.
Exchange. New York and London, so
days sight So. 433
Exchange New York and London, sight
SO 47t
LONDON, Sept. 22nd 1920.
Sugar, Demerara Crystals, Govt, CONTROL
ed and free OF control 129s. Cd.
Sugar-Moscovad0 Govt. co trOlled price,
duty paid 95s. 103s.
Moscovado free Of Govt. control duty
paid nominal.
German Beet $3.50 fob. no sales
White Java sugar elf United Kingdom
nominal 89s. Cd.
DemeraIa Huln, per gal. nominal.
Trinidad Cocoa, GOOD Mlddiing ked no
minal PEI ewt COS, Cd.
Cotto. Medium Fine Sea island, at Ii,
erpool per ID, nominal
sank Of England rate Of Discc'4n; por
cent. Z.
Consols 45B.
Three per cent rente3 in Paris Fcs. $3.50
All prices subject TO correction.
For good appetite and
, 1920-09-27
n NOTICE.

ALL TRESPA6 ING on the Whim
n Concern is prohibited, and all
Roads private, Sandy Point m
clWded.
j. W. SMITH.
Whim, oath Sept. 1920.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-02-11

Miss Grayce Smith is spending her
enforced vacation at St. Cloud, and
with Miss Burma Jones at Pipestone
and Miss Claire Findley at Spicer.
Miss Ruth Lundquist spent last
week at her home here recuperating
after weeks illness at her Mime
apohs home. Ethel Eckman at Min
neapolis is also recovering from "a
siege of the "fu" and is not yet able
to resume her studies at school.
Edwin Bengtson had the misfortune
last month to lose by theft, large
dressed hog which he had just killed
the day before. A night prowler drove
up and stole the fresh meat. Such
brazen thieves are bound to be found
out in due time.
Peter Thompson returned from Tex
/ as on Monday week ago, in time to
get the thrill of Minnesota winter
weather before our spring opened. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Anderson have also
returned from a Texas trip on which
they purchased eight acres of land in
the Rio Grande country.
John Dahlberg accompanied Ole o.
son of Colfax to Willmar last week,
where the latter was adjudged insane
and was sent to the st. Peter asylum
where he has twice before been an in
mate: Mr.. Dahlberg will be a guard
Ian for the afflicted mans sister, Brita
who Is left entirely alone by the broth
er's taking away.
The health board has closed the
village schools on account of "fiu" and
also placed the ban on all public gath
er1ngs for two weeks time. The in
nuenza has not assumed a malignant
form as yet this winter, and our sick
people all seem to be recovering nice
ly at this writing.
Tuesday night of last week, the
council rooms were filled with bust
ness men, who met to listen to the
county engineer Wadel1 explain the
''Babcock Plan" and the proposed
changes on our state road from Will
mar to st. Cloud. The local senti.
ment is very emphatic and strong for
no change on the location of the state
road, as 1t affects our town.
Agent Gates has been assigned a
new station. Albany, and will probably
leave within a weeks time for the
new location. His successor will prob
aDiy be o. F. Nelson, who has been at
his home at Clarissa and who is re.
membered as a former agent here
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates have made many
friends here in New London and we
regret to have this fine family leave
US.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-02-11

have been made to benefit the laborer,
the cost of living exceeds the-wages
of the laborer to an astonishing de-
gree. (Here Miss S., who has a SIS
terly affinity and tendency to weep
for suffering people, broke down.
considering the moral gain in the
last year, prohibition is the greatest
This is another fact that shows that
right always wins over wrong. Ger
many wanted power, but she was in
the wrong. America wanted right to
prevail, with the result that we were
Victorious This was the concise
speech of Miss Gladys Peterson.
Miss Ida Hanson ended the toasts
with her little speech on courage She
had a good deal of courage but she
frankly explained that her subject
was too deep.
The Toastmaster concluded the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-02-11
.WILLMAR SCHOOLS

The high school literary program
| which was to have been given on Fri
| day afternoon, February 9Th. was CIV
en- in the morning as some of those
| who took part played in the basket
ball game at Buffalo Friday night. A
| report of this program is given in
| another place in this paper.
The high school basket ball team
was defeated last Friday by the strong
| Buffalo team. The score was 80 to IL.
! 1t is customary for the defeated teams
| to present strong reasons why they
| lost. We have little to say in this
case except that Buffalo has a better
team. Buffalo has no football team
so they started their basket ball back
in September. We unfortunately
were unable to play our first game un-
til the 18th of January. A return
game will be played in Willmar at
| some future date.
The Benson basketball game which
was scheduled to be played here Feb
! ruary 9TH was cancelled by the Board
of Health.
On Thursday, February 18th, the
first team plays at Litchfield and on
February 18th the second team goes
to Maynard.
The following lisa list of new pupils
who have enrolled in the Willmar
schools since Christmas vacation.
There are "a of them: First grade:
Rose Hookom,' Marshall Knutson, Ro'
lef Farrell, Vernon Karlson and Del,
bert Hayenga. Second grade: Clar
'ence Olson. Third grade: Doris
~
Haara. Fifth grade: Grace Franks
Robert Sanderson, Beatrice Ireland
Bernice Olson and Raymond Hopkins
Sixth grade: Ernest Bruins. Seventh
grade: Martin Qvam and Glen Bangt
son and Esther Peterson. Eighth
grade: Roy Samingson. Freshmen
Herbert Bosch, Agnes Johnson, Paul
Peterson, Marie Shimick. Senior:
Heloise Moore. The enrolment at the
close of the fifth month of this veal
is as follows: First grade, 181. Sec
! ond, 129: third, 1876; fourth, 1874; fifth
100; sixth, 1903; seventh, 1872; eight
1877; high school, 274 This make,
an enrolment of 1046 in the grade,
and 274 in the high school or tota
of 1920 pupils. Last year at the clos
of the fifth month the grade enroll
ment was 953 and the high school Is
or total of 1910 for the entire school
hence we have 10 more pupils thi
j year than were enrolled at this tim
last year.
= The sixth grade, Central, are learn
. ing Lincoln's Gettysburg speech thi
: week.
The sixth grade, Lafayette school
entertained the fifth grade last Frida
= afternoon with a dramatization fr0n
= Robin Hood. The bow and arrow
!. used were made by the pupils.
After months of waiting, the eight
y grade is to have electric lights at las1
Never was there greater need for high
than in this room where g. hundre
= and more boys and girls are usin
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-02-11

(First Publication, Feb. 11.-4t.)
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS WITHIN THREE MONTHS,
AND FOR HEARING THEREON.
State Minnesota, County of Kandi-
yohi-ss.
Estate of Peter Lundberg, Decedent.
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter
Lundberg, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to J. w. Lundberg
and it appearing by the affidavit of
said representative that there are no
debts of said decedent:
It Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
his estate in this Court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Monday the 18th day of May 1920,
at o'clock P. M, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Willmar
in said County, be, and the same hereby
is, fixed and appointed as the time and
| place for hearing upon the examina-
| ton, adjustment and allowance of such
| claims as shall be presented within the
| time aforesaid
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in The Will
mar Tribune as provided by law.
| Dated February 10th, 1920 /: -
H.. IDA+A. SANDERSON.s
| SeaD Clerk Of Probate Court
! Charles Johnson, Attorney, z5E L
So Wt1mar, Mimi re e g 7assssse9