The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-03-26
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Landau. local attorneys for the Ala
bama & Vfcksburg railroad. have filed
with Chancery Clerk Laughlin first
mortgage for $4,000.00O to the Canal
Commercial Tflst Company and, Saw
inss Bank;s ands Felix f. Guntea,
trustee, Nav Orleans, OF date April 1,
1921, and N is to be recorded as of
that date.
The mortgage is to secure $4,000,000
of bonds authorized by the Interstate
Commerce Commission and is to bs
fund bonds of three issues. maturing
on April /. The three issues were in
amounts Of $1,000,000, of which $780,
900 will mature April /; second, an
issue of $1,800,000. of which $5S0,S00
natures April 1, and third, an issue
of 100000, of which $416,OO0 natures
! April l.
Brookhaven.-All questions pertain
| ing to the issuance OF the 100000
bond issue for Lincoln county good
roads have been decided. The bonds
have been sold and the count now
has the actual cash to it's credit ir 10
banks OF the county. This p.1ey will
| all practically be spep' with Lincoln
county people. 1t not the intention
of the board supervisors to let the
work on :. contracts to some foreign
conceI.. but to have the roads built
by Lincoln county people-the farmers
who have teams and others who do
not have them but who will be needed
in the various capacities when the &C.
tual work begins
Merdian..Manager Garrett of the
local office of the Cumberland Tele
phone and Telegraph company assert
ed following the recent action of At
torney-General Frank Robertson in Sc.
curing a writ of certiorari setting
aside the increased telephone rates
granted by the state railroad commits.
sion, that he had received instructions
from the headquarters of the company
tc accept no amount from telephone
subscribers other than that fixed by
the railroad commission.
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Blue Mountain-Local merchants
are beginning to line their shelves
with new goods which are proving to
, be much cheaper for the customers
than only few months ago. 1t ia
t evident here that the purchasing pow.
er of money has gone up by one-thlrd,
j the high cost of living being cut down
in a liberal degree Groceries and
: dry"geods are both, offered at prices
: reminding the purchasers of the good
old days before .the. war broke upon
!, the world.
Newton.-TRobert Moncrief, the New
ton county negro convicted of mur
, der. was executed at Decatur, the
1 county, seat. The execution was pfi
f vate, taking place in the county pris
| Ken. On account of the rope slipping
: in some way the mans neck was moi
/ broken and it was about Is minutes
/ after the trap was sprung before he
e was pronounced dead.
CRYSTAL Springs.-In order to relieve
the housing condition here which Is
$ distressing, G. W. Chambers, the
/ Young man who is putting in the new
' 100000 ice plant, announces that 1t is
5 his purpose to build several mice cot
: tages on his property adjoining the
! ice plant, for rent, There is demand
here now for at least so cottages and
: a small modern hotel.
tnzlehurst-The Hazlehurst Truck,
ers' association, at its last meeting
here. decided that it would take no
more new members for the year. 1t
has made contracts for supplies the
present membership will need and
will protect 'the present members by
not taking in others to share in the
contracts already made for supplies
and box materials.
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Blue Mountain,-William Cribbs or
this place, who was recently Temporal
rilv blinded by a gush of hot oil into
his face and eyes while working in the
oil fields of Texas, has returned to
Mississippi after having passing
while recuperating in Hospital in
Houston. Tex. His sight will not be
permanently injured in serious way
it now appears.
Clarksdale-Th latest subscriptions
to the staple cotton. fund" of the Sta
ple Cotton Cooperative association
have lust been made by DR.. w. ].
Lacy. who signed up for 300 bales, and
Gidden &, Townsend, who signed up
for $50. In all, this makes 12'075 bales
of long staple cotton subscribed to the
association from :Coahoma county.
Haxiehurst-A call has been made
for the meeting of the county school
board when all matters pertaining
| TO consolidation of schools and other
important things will be considered
# is going to be proposed that more
feasible systems be used for select
ing teachers and for the transporta-
tion of pupils to and from school
Ratesyille.-The Batesville High
School ball team won from Yalobushs
Agricultural High School. Score Il
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