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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
JERSEY SHOW
PLANS BEING
ENLARGED

In addition to the showing anC
judging of Jerseys and other live.
stock at Oktibbeha's coming "JER
SEY SHOW" which will be staged
at Starkville, October 28th, Other
events are being planned which will
make this one of the most memora.
BILE days in the history of the county
There will be exhibits of canning
sewing, cooking, bee and dairy pro
ducts-there will be baking con.
test, a poultry show and last, but not
least, there will be a Better Baby
contest and everything else that goes
to- make wonderful day for every.
body. In addition to the college
band, other features will furnish en-.
tertainment.
Preliminary detail plans were made
for the GREAT DAY" at confer.
ence meeting this week of the execu.
tive committee consisting of Miss
Harriet Jones, home demonstration
agent, Miss Lilly Mitchell, Red Gross
representative, c. P. Rarret county
agent, and John B. De Motto, of the
Starkville Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Jones will have charge of the
canning, sewing, women's cooking
girls cooking, the bees and dairy
product exhibits. She will also SUI
pervise the baking contest and the
poult"y sh.w and will be assisted by
college experts as wall as various
county committees. The exhibits
will be placed in the corridors of the
court house and the baking conest
will be held in the demonstration
room.
The Better Baby" contest, which
is not in any respect beauty con
test but an event where six physl
clans will judge the youngsters from
a health standpoint and offer advice
will be staged in the Court Room Of
the Court House under the super
vision of Miss Mitchell. Bronze
medals and diplomas will be awarded
the winners.
The Jersey Show proper will be
staged on Main Street. Owing tc
his being out of town this week, lit
tie could be learned of Mr.. Barrett's
plans on Wednesday, but it is known
that premiums will be offered fol
every class of Jerseys and other live
stock, The poultry show will be helc
in the Court House yard.
Complete premium lists and more
information about the show will be
ready for publication by next week
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
MOTHERS CLUB
To Be ORGANIZED
IN STARKV|LLE

What has long been needed in
Starkville and said at one time to
oe an impossibility is going to be a
reality. A Mothers Club or Parent
Teachers Association will soon be
organized and the hearty support Of
3very mother in Starkville is solicited
The principal, Mr.. Morris, and the
eachers are deeply interested in this
organization which bids fair to be a
great benefit to not only the school
out to the parents and teachers as
yell. Two important enthusiastic
meetings have been held Mrs. Hor-
ace Cunningham is temporary chair
nan and with an able body of as
'istants there is no reason why Stark
lille can't hold it's own with other
titles in the improvement of condi-
ions SO vital to the children of their
communities. There is no such word
as "can't" and if other clubs are a
success why not make this one in
behalf Of the children so dear to the
hearts of everyone the most enthusi-
pstic and strongest club of all.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
PROSPECTS FOR.
PUBLIC SCHOOL :
AREVERY BRIGHT

The outlook for the Starkville pub
lie school for the session of 1920-21
is very encouraging. The enroll
ment of the school is larger than ii
has ever been, having reached almost
the four hundred mark.
Throug hthe efforts of the progres-
sive board of trustees and the effici-
ent superintendent, = c. Morris
many noticeable improvements have
been made. The school has been
equipped for splendid Home Science
course under Miss Martha Carpen-
ter, for an efficient commercial course
under Miss Bonnie Bell Gam, anc
for physical development by means
of various plays and games undel
the direction of teachers who have
been appointed for this special work
French has been added to the High
School course of study, and it is be
ing successfully taught by Miss
Maude Carpenter.
Never before in the history of the
school has such interest and enthusi
asm on the part of the students been
so keenly manifested in their classi-
fication and in their credits fol
graduation. :,
The curriculum of this school viii
compare favorably with that OF the
very best High Schools in the state
We must strive to maintain the
high standard of the school, and II
order to keep it 100 per cent efficient
the cooperation, the hearty support
and the continued assistance must be
manifested by the citizens of Stark
vile.
A meeting, Of all the mothers ano
guardians of the student body viii
be called at very early date, anc
it will be to the advantage OF every
one interested to attend this meeting
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
SMOKER PLANNED FOR
NEXT MEETING OF
CHAMBER COMMERCE

A "GRAND SMOKER" and "BIG
TIGHT" is planned for the next
regular meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce which will be held on Fri
lay, October Is, and which will be a
special event to welcome DR.. Hull to
Starkville as we'll as the formal open
ing of the Chamber of Commences
new rooms in the rear of the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank. The
feed" and = special program of en-
tertainment for this event is being
handled by a special committee COM
posed of G. Odie Daniel, DR.. Eek
ford and F. l. Wier, and some rare
stunts" are promised.
The organization has already taken
possession of the new rooms which
are being extensively improved and
all work will be completed in plenty
Of time for the smoker"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
S. 0. S. CALL SENT
OUT FOR ROOMS
FOR WAR STUDENTS

An s. O. S. call for "rooms. more
rooms, and especially rooms adapted
for light housekeeping" is sent out
oy the Chamber of Commerce this
week and all persons who can offer
such rooms are urged to communi-
cate with Miss Lilly Mitchell, at the
new Red Gross Office (phone 34) in
The M. & F. bank building, at once.
This request, which will cause sac
c.tice on the part of many of Stark
'Tlle's citizens, is made necessary be.
cause the special committee of the
Chamber of Commerce could find no
other way of meeting the coming
housing crisis caused by the assigns
ing to A. and M. three hundred new
war students, about one hundred of
Whom are married and who will bring
their families The demand for
rooms has already cxceo!ed the sun
ply and Miss Mitchell, to whom the
boys are sent as soon as they arrive.
IS hard put" to take care of them,
lie committee was appointed to in
vestigate and take such action as
necessary, at the last meeting of the
Chamber, and especially to consider
the possibility of erecting special
village of portable houses or tents.
but it found after exhaustive nvesti-
cation that neither plan was FEAST
bic at this time. "The situation
must be taken care of by the citi-
zzens, If these families are to be kept
here," is their report.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
|SUFFRAGETTESTO
HOLD SERIES Of
MEETINGS IN CITY

The women voters of Oktibbeba
County are seeking after the "funda-
mental principles of politics" Real
IziIng their lack of education in the
school of politics, the women are go-
ing to get the men voters to instruct
them along these lines, so that they
Twlll be better fitted to meet the re-
sponslbllities that have been thrust
upon them They abe going about
the task in the right way, too. They
intend to hold series of meetings.
and have men who are politicians
and semi-politicians talk to them and
instruct them in the art of politics
Hence the Women's Clubs of This
community have issued the following
can to the women of the county for
the first meeting of the series:
In view of the fact that woman
IN new and vital sense has, in this
state, been admitted to citizenship
and that-she may in Oktibbeha Coun-
Cy prove worthy of the trust imposed
by careful preparation for an intelli-
gent use of the ballot the Women's
Clubs and organizations, social and
clvlc, patriotic and reformatory. of
Starkville and the A. and M. College
ssue a call for mass meeting Of
women at the Court House Tuesday
afternoon at 8 80 to formulate plan
whereby effective education NAV be
acquired to meet this grave RESPONSE
olllty. Several able gentlemen. in
brief speeches, will participate in the
I'VE program prepared for the oc-
casion."
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
TELEPHONE TO Be PUT
IN EXPRESS CO. OFFICE

AS a result of correspondence be-
tween the Chamber of Commerce and
H. w. Inman, superintendent of the
American Railway Express Company
Mr.. Inman has ordered the installa-
! ion of a telephone in the Starkville
office for the convenience of custo-
mers who may want information or
who have packages to be called for.
According to the order which was
Issued on September 2Sth, the phone
is to be installed on October 1st, 1920
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
A PRAYER


Teach me that sixty minutes
make an hour, sixteen ounces a
pound, and one hundred cents
dollar. Help me to live so that
l may lie down at night without
a gun under my pillow-un-
haunted by the faces of those
whom have wronged.
Help me to earn my meal
ticket on the square and in CON
formance with the Golden Rule.
Deafen me to the jingle of
tainted coin-to the rustic of
unholy skirts.
May l be blind to the faults
of my fellows and see my own
clearly. Guide me so that |
may look across the dinner at
my wife and have nothing to
conceal.
Keep me young-that | may
laugh with the children. Make
me sympathetic-that | may be
considerate of the old.
When comes the day of drawn
shades and fragrant flowers, of
quiet footsteps and hushed
voices, when the wheels crunch
on the gravel walk and the
neighbors whisper, "How natural
ne looks?' make the ceremony
short and the epitaph simple:
Here lies Manw-George
Lee in Popular Magazine.
n 4. r 4 = - .
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
Census Report For
City Shows Loss

Below we give the tabulaed preliminary
OF the population of Okbbeha County according to the four
eenh census just issued The report gives Sarkvie 1896
decrease OF lO2 since 1910 Okbbeha County according
to the report has loss of 2,8O4
The report states that these figures subject to
on There are citizens who think that the population
OF Sarkve has increased instead of decreased The
good argument to bear out this assertion there are no
vacant houses in The city, everyone being occupied with one
TWO and three tamlesa condition which has
over year true that great many negroes have left
the county but all the houses the city occupied
1t might be we'll for the Chamber of Commerce to take
the matter with the authorities and get recount
POPULATION OF OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
Fourteenth Census
Minor civil division 1920 1910 1900
Oktibbeha County ...........16872 1856 20183
Beat l. including Longview village and
Starkvlle city .................. 1884 G109 5942
Beat :..... ...... :........ 1928 2492 3046
Beat B. including part of Maben 2758 3726 1921
Beat a. including Surgs .......... 2,640 3O79 3165
Beat ':............ ..... 3,412 4,270 44O9
Incorporated place 1920 1910 1900
Longview village -. ...... 248 100 -
Maben town (part of) *...... ...... 342 4O6 282
Starkvle city ......-.x.... ....... 1856 1858 1886
Sturgis town ........ ...... 354 321 -
In Oktibbeha and Webster Counties Combined popu-
lation: 1920, 499; 1910, 539; 1900 282.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
ADJUSTMENTS

Monday, Oct.
Ethel Clayton in "THE 18TH
COMMANDMENT" and "Bride
49," episode 8.
Tuesday, Oct. S
George Walsh in "a MANHAT-
TAN KNIGHT" and Mutt and Jeff.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Constance Talmadge in "a vIR-
TUOUS VAMP."
Thursday, Oct.
VIM. S. Hart in riddle GAVIN,
and Fox News.
Friday, Oct. 8
Constance Binney in ."ERST-
WHILE SUSAN" and Mack SEN
nett Comedy.
Saturday, Oct. 8
Pauline Frederick in "THE LOVE
OF LETTY"--a Goldwyn feature.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
SARLES-WILSON

4 wedding which, was a surprise
occurred at Baptist parsonage two
weeks ago the contracting parties
being Miss Rosa Sarles and Mr.. H.
M. Wilson, Rev. ]. D. Ray uniting
them together for veal or woe. The
bride is well known here and is a
sister Of Mrs. Kohorn. The couple
will reside in Laurel. Before com
ing here the groom bought the license
in Meridian.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
MIDsHIPMAN VISITING FRIENDS

Midshipman R. L. Tatum, of Mer-
idian, was in the city last week, hav-
ing arrived few days ago from the
naval academy at Annapolis, Md.
He has several young men student
friends at A.. and M. with whom he
spent several days. He is well
pleased with the situation at the
academy and hopes to be rapidly
promoted in the coming years.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-10-01
RALLY DAY AT PRESBYTERIAN
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEXT
SUNDAY

Rally Day exercises will be held
at the Presbyterian Church next
Sunday morning at 1890. A splen-
did program is being arranged for
the occasion and the whole congre-
cation is being urged to attend
5his means old and young, great ana
small. Everyone is cordially invited
to come out.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
AUSTRALIAN SHEEP RAISERS
TO EMIGRATE TO CANADA
(Bv Associated Press)

Grande Prairie, Alta, Jan. 28-
Australian sheep raisers are planning
to emigrate to the Grande Pairire
district Of Alberta, this spring, ac-
cording to information received from
Queenland by the local board of trade.
1t is claimed that the action Of the
'abor party in Australia, in placing
direct taxes on lands to absorb war
debts, has caused a number of farm
ers and sheep raisers to decide tc
move to other parts Of the British
empire.
The Grande Prairie district was a
complete wilderness a few years ago
and has practically no railroad service
The Canadian government is building
line. to this region from Edmonton
1t is said that the wild country in the
summer time is much like parts Of
Australia.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
Modern Merchandising
and Advertising
By FRED P. MANN. Devils Lake. N. D.
President North Dakota Retail Merchants

gut In a opcCioi, yUu COuiu .
it," he replied. Zone thing notice
in the paper; don't see any of the
smaller merchants. Il think that a
great mistake. | believe that the small
err merchants can get just as much
value out of it as the large ones.
suggest that you all get in. Nothing
builds town faster The advertis-
ing reflects the spirit of the town.
Suppose all you men would spend.
grocery, say per cent, department
stores 3. clothing 8, and the rest along
l or 2 per cent You have some good
ad men in this town. You must have.
Gives an Illustration.
"In a Minnesota town there was a
real live commercial secretary who
induced all of the merchants to unite
In cooperative advertising cam
paign. The first merchant approached
was a grocer who demurred at the cost
of the ad. The article to be advertised
was flour, on which discount of p
cents was offered. The secretary
asked:
allow many sacks do you sell on
Saturday.
ave will figure 90 sacks
allow much did you maker
"tAbout So cents per sack at that
time
1--WE will give you the first profit
on the first 20 sacks. You take a $40
space. I'll write the ad for you. Nice
space, lots of white on it. If you don't
sell enough flour to pay for this &C
after you get your overhead, I'll pap
for It," That groceryman sold lie
sacks Of -four.
"He went to Greek there and
said. 4 want you to take space In
this The boy was right in the
game. You put in anything THAT
don't co. I said. Every merchants
got to put something in He looked
in the case. Had a little peanut con
lection that had coating of choco
late over it. sold for 40 cents pound
Can you sell this for 50 cents? We
will put this in a So space. You are
going to sell 4 pound for 5 cents
HOW uldIly SdChS uO sou lliliih u'
sold? Just little over 1900. He wa!
just getting a new store arranged.
told him that ought TO teach him les
son. When you get in the new place
for goodness sake every week take ;
So space and put something in there.
He had more people in the store IL
that day than he ever expected to SCI
In his life. They followed ii up.
Advertise your own business in
legitimate way and it brings bushes
to the whole town. Everybody is go
ing to do business and you will fee
good about it. Do honest advertising
Don't try to deceive-you will not ge
very far on that. Always he fair ant
square. actually believe if yo1
would all get together on that bass
1t would bring people here. This ad
vertiSing two or three times yea
don't amount to anything. Keep
I'D all the time, year in and year out
Grocerymen, by all means advertise
The people like to see a little chang'
know what is going on. and yo
wouldn't have to cut the price at all.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
MRS. Gilmore WAS BORN.
in RICHMOND IN 1883

Many relatives and friends in Rich
mond and the county will regret the
death of Mrs. Gilmore, who was an
aunt of Mrs. Hattie Buchanan, Miss
Belle March and Mrs. jefferson
Stone of Nicholasville. Of recent
years she made her home in Illinois.
The following clipping from an Illinois
paper says:
Mrs. Edith March Gilmore
Died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. James Gailbraith, on Dec. IL,
1919 aged sc years, 7 months and 27
days.
The deceased was born at Rich
mond, KY, on April Is, 1888 and on
Sept. 2, 1866 she was united in marri-
age to Mr.. Robert Gilmore and they
Immediately moved to Illinois, first To-
eating at Bloomington, where they
resided for short time. They then
moved to a farm near Forrest and
this section and city was her continu-
Gus home since. Mr.. Elmore died
Aug. 3, 1906, and the widow remained
upon the farm until six years ago
when she went to spend the sunset
hours of life at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Gailbraith. Mrs. Ell
more was a most loving wife and
mother, most excellent neighbor and
friend who was greatly cherished.
She leaves to NOUN her death two
sons, James, of Chatsworth, and VIM,
who resides at Forrest, and two
daughters, Mrs. James Gailbraith, of
Forrest, and Mrs. Susan Wilson, of
Toledo, Iowa.
Funeral services were held from
the home of her daughter on Sunday
afternoon, Dec. IA, Rev. H. F.
Scrivner officiating, and the funeral
was largely attended. The remains
were laid to rest in Forrest cemetery.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
AND THEY SAY IT'S "DRY"
(By Associated Press)

Portsmouth, Tex, Jan. 2S-Rat-
tie snakes in large numbers fire.
ouently have been seen swimming in
Gulf of Mexico near the Haff Moon
light house, seven miles from main
land and four miles from the PENN
sula to the south, according to the
two men who keep the light. Recently
three rattlers were killed on the light
house platform by the keepers. Ten
ants on property which formerly con-
stituted the Rancho Grande here re
port pestilence of rattlesnakes
which they say are a menace to live
stock. However, it is reported by a
number of farmers that tat cattle,
bitten by rattlers, do not die, the
posion from the bite of one snake be-
ing insufficient to kill them.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
Legal Notices
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks office Of
the Circuit Court of the County of Wise
the 18th day of December, 1919.
James Lunsford Plaintiff
VS.. In Chancery.
LOuVena LunSfOrd ---------------- Defendant
The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce "a Vinculo Matromonii" upon
the grounds of desertion for more than
three years.
An it appearing from affidavit on file
in said Office that the defendant Lou
vena Lunsford is not a resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered that she
appear here within fifteen days after
due publication of the order and do
what is necessary to protect her inter-
est in this suit. =.
1t is further oldered that a cospy
hereof be published once Il week For
four consecutive weeks in the Coalffeld
Progress and that a copy be posted at
the door of the court house of this
county and that copy be mailed to the
defendant, Louvene Lunsford. at 10
komo, Indiana, her last known place 81
abode
A Copy Teste
Dotson and Anderson p. q.
w. Il. HAMILTON, Clerk,
322 1tw wp
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28

(Continued From Saturdays Paper)
know II is q raCr rnar great many
men believe as Gospel truth that the
great packers, the operators Of flour
mills and other advertisers are spend
ing their money for the Saturday
Evening Post to keep 1t from attack
irg them and exposing them as rob-
bers and thieves. If the mills would
take off their travelling men, quit news
paper advertising, take down their
tillboards. in two years the Crosby
Mills would close their doors. I was
talking to Mr.. John Crosby of Mime
apOliS on this subject. I made the
same statement to him and he replied:
We'll. you are probably making it
pretty strong, but there wouldn't be
very many mills running If we didn't
use, every method we know to keep
this stuff going right from the mill
to the business place. There would be
nothing to it, l believe that the
great packers in advertising have Gre
ated wonderful demand, and I don't
believe that the attacks on the pack
ers are just Those men have used
all their energy and effort not only
to market that stuff in the United
States. hut all over the world. But
so many of the people don't under
stand this great machine of distribu-
! zion that we have. And that must be
followed out.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
WANTED

WANTED-PresScr, man who can
handle all classes of work on steam
clothes press machine. The Madison
Laundry. p 2
HELP WANTED-The Cumberland
Telephone Company are in need of op-
;raLors and will pay them $3.50 per
week While learning. Steady advance
ment and increase at regular intervals
No one need apply under 16 years of
age. $50 If
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
For Sale House And Lot On
Lancaster Avenue

Lot fronts no feet on Lam
caster Avenue and runs back
100 feet i'm parallel lines. Large
barn. House contains 6 rooms,
and bath and equipped with
electricity. Possession given in
reasonable time. Price $1,000. If
interested communicate with 1T.
JOHN +. WHITE, u. S. n. ,1SS4
Columbia Road, Washington, ID.
G. If
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

All persons having claims against
the estate of W. Letchcr Newly are
hereby notified to present same pro-
perly proven as required by law to
the undersigned administrator on or
before Feb. L, 1920. All owing him
must settle at once J. Fl. Million,
r. D. 4, Richmond 3333A--1tw DIV
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

All having claims agaist the estate
of the late J. Lewis Francis are here
by notified to present same proper,
ly proven as required by law to the
undersigned administrator on OF be-
fore the last Of February, 1920, or
nave them barred. All owing him
must settle at once r. M. Row
land, Admir-, J. Lewis Francis,
deceased. 334--1t W4w
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
BUFFALO STEAK AT 81 A LIB.
tBy A ssociated Press

fbV \ sSOCIdltU ITISSJ
Dickinson, n. D., Jan. 28-Buffalo
meat has been placed on sale here at
81 pound. The meat market where
it was offered is on the exact site
where 25 years ago the meat sold for
three and four cents a pound.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
E. s. WIGGINS' CUT RATE
GROCERY

Phone 3S6-F-ec DeI'vcry-SccOnd
..W WATCH OUR ADS"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
SOW SWEET CLOVER

Better than red clover, and $14 tc
SIG per bu. cheaper. Direct from
grower. Unhulled, hulled, and special
scarifed seed; prompt termination
Prices and circulars free. Also prices
on honey.
JOHN A. SIIEEHAN
R. D. No. q. Falmouth, Ky.
24--12
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-28
Autoes, Tires, Repairs, Etc.

WE HAVE THE LARGEST Sc
LECTION OF GOOD USED
CARS IN THIS PART OF
THE COUNTRY.
AT THESE PRICES THEY
SPELL OPPORTUNITY