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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
PROPOSES ROAD TAX

The Madison county commissioners are hearing from delegations in all sections of the county with reference to the proposed wheel tax levied for the purpose of increasing the road fund. The tax was recently sus- pended from October i to November l and it is expected if general agree ment can be reached it will go into effect on the first of the coming month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
MONT TGOMERY FAT STOCK SHOW 0PE ENS
Georgian Wins Prize For Car load Exhibit-0ther
 Awards Made
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HFRALD Montgomery. Ala. Oct. I8

The second annual Alabama fat stock show opened here today with exhibits on hand from various parts of the state, ana a number of buyers in attendance. Judges selected for the show were H. Mcdowell, man. ager of Swift and company, Moul- trie, Ga. Jack Phillips of the Bir- mingham Packing company, and H. $. Gaywood of New Middleton, Ky.
 H. S. Cummings and Son of Lela, Ga, won the grand championship on fat cattle carload exhibits with car of Hegefords The animal hus- handry division of Auburn had on hand a most creditable exhibition.
 Prizes awarded during the day comprised the following; In the in dividual classes the grand champion ship was won by the animal hus- bandry department of Auburn, car lots fat steers, H. S. Cummins and Sons, Leila, Ga. first, second and third and grand champion prizes. Best carload baby beeves-Seth John- son, Montgomery. route 5, best car feeder steers-W. M. Teague, first; J. l. Thornton. Watsonia, Greene county, Ala, second;. w. H. King, Dallas county, third.
 O O O
 Individual Classes.
 Open classes: Senior yearling, ami nal husbandry department, Auburn, first and second; third, Kirkwood plantation, Faunsdale,. Ala. Junior yearling; first, second and third, anil mai husbandry department, Auburn, fourth and fifth, Kirkwood planta- tion, Marengo county. Senior calf class, first, G. c. Passmore, Mont gemery; second, third and fourth, animal husbandry department, Au burn; fifth, Kirkwood plantation. Junior Calf.
 First, second, third, fourth and fifth, G. c. Passmore, Montgomery county. Grand champion, animal husbandry department, reserve champion, G. C. Passmore.
 Boys and Girls Calf club: Best car load baby beef, first, Montgomery county; second, Perry county.
 Individuals for c;uD members, first Louise Gibbons, Perry county; sec ond, John McNeill, Montgomery coun- ty; third, Earle McNeill, Montgomt cry, all Herefords.
 Individuals for boys and girls clubs in Angus breed, first, Hugh Park way, Pike roadi second, Edwin Dona- hoe, Montgomery county.
 Champion of club calves, Louise Gibbons, Perry county, Ala.
 Fat hog classes, Carlot, Duroc. w NJ. Teague first and second; Ches- ter Whites, Frank J. Kopepechy, Dal- las county, first, grand champion carload hogs--Duroc, Jerseys, w M. Teague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
PEcANS RLoMN DEE

It is worthy of note, in View of the labor shortage and the extreme difficulty with which the pecan crop is gathered these days, that the high winds prevailing this week have served to blow down the nuts as neat ly as a man can shake them. The nuts rained down and pickers were kept busy getting them off the ground. The pecan crop in this sec ton amounts to a good deal as many have fine groves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
NEGRn IS SHnT

James Stanley, engro. was shot in the back by an unknown autoist on the public highway near Town Creek this county, and is thought to be fatally injured. The negro and his brother, 1t is said, were walking along the public road and the negro who was shot had rock in his hand when the unknown white man in car drove up behind them and commanded the negro to throw down the rock. This he did and ran when he was shot in the back with a 3S-calibre pistol
 FARMERS DAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
DROUGH IS BROKEN

The long drought was broken Wednesday by an all day rain that brought much relief. No fall gar dens are in order owing to the lack of moisture. and the dust had grown unbearable, but there was unboundeo time. to gather the corn, cotton, and hay crops before the much needed rain came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
ID. w. DUsKIN DEAD

D. w. Duskin, sS years old, died yesterday at his home on Pulaski pike after an illness of only few hours. He is survived by four daugh- ters and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
PECAN CROP DAMAGED
Many Blown off During High Winds
 Of Week

FORT DEPOSIT. Ala. Oct. 1S.-- Special 1.-The high winds accom- panied by rain for the past "A hous have caused considerable damage to the pecan crop as well as the trees througnout this section; thousands of pounds of fine. padded nuts were blown from the trees in an imma- ture state which will make them un
 marketable. The heaviest lossi how ever, will be confined to the Stuart and Frotcher varieties. as these nuts are later in maturing than others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Farmers Day" with the Sheffield Kiwanis club. Each member of the club will have Colbert county farm CT as his guest. A special program will be arranged for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
RAIN Is wELCOMED

The rainfall of the past two days ends protpacted drought of six weeks, which is very acceptable to the farmer and market gardner in- asmuch as the farmer will have an opportunity 10 prepare his lands for fall planting of oats and other ce- reals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
STILLS SMASHED

Capture of three 30-gallon stills in JeffersCn county, with arrest of four men and seizure of 35 gallons of whisky was reported to headquarters of the state law enforcement de partment today. State and county deputies and the police of Bessemer co-operated in the raid. Two 200- gallon stills were destroyed in St Clair county, one of 150 gallons ca pacity in Limestone and another of 150 gallons in Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

FARMERS DAY Wednesday of next week will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
S7I,9O7 IS LOW
 BID FOR BRIDGE
A. Peterson Likely To Erect Approaches On
 ChattahooChe
STATE CAPITAL RUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD !

J. A. Peterson of Montgomery was the low bidder, on the project for s1bstructure and approaches tG the bridge over the Chattahoochee at Eufaula, on which bids were opened at the state highway department to- day. His bid was $71,907.51. It is expected that the contract will be awarded by the commission Monday The states of Alabama and Georgia and the federal government are CO., operating in the project.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TIsHoMINGo COUNTY

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TIsHoMINGo COUNTY
To the qualified electors OF the
hereinafter described territory.
You are hereby notified that by
order OF the Board of Supervisors
passed on the 9th day of Feb. 1928,
an election will be held at the Hol-
cut and Burnsville voting precincts
(said territory being within said
precincts) on the Ord day of March
1923, for the qualified electors to
determine whether or not bond
of said territory shall be issued in
the sum of $1,000 90 for the pur
pose OF constructing and ma ntain
ing one or more highways within
the said territory as provided in
chapter 277 laws OF Mississippi 1920
Beginning at the north west corner
Of section "a, tow nship 3, range 8.
thence south of section line to the
south west corner OF section SO,
thence west 100 rCds, thencee south
800 rods, thence west 800, rods,
thence south 100 rods, to the south
east corner of the north west quarter
OF section 10, township 4. range 8.
Thence west 100 rods, to to the
south west corner of the north west
quarter of section 10 township A
range 8. thence north 100 rods. TO
the north west corner of section 10.
township 4, range 8, thence west
$40 rods, to the south west corner OF
section A, township A range 8 thence
north to a point o.. he county line
to point due wsst of the point OF
intersection of Berea Creek with
south line of Mississippi d Alabama
right-of-way thence down said creek
wi h meanderings towhere Burnsvillt
and 'Berea public roads crosses said
i3ersa creek in the south west quar-
ter Of section 26, township 8. range
9 east, thence north with the center
line OF the said huntsville and
Berea public road to The north west
corner OF section %, township 3.
range 8, east, thence east on sec.
ton line to the north west quarte,
Of section "a, township 8, range 8
to the point OF beginning,
Done by order of the board thi,
the 9th day of Feb. 1923.
r. w. Carter.
]. H. Bickerstaff.
&. A. Clark.
Election Commissioners.
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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15
STATE oE MISSISSIPPI
TisHoMINGo COUNTY.


TisHoMINGo COUNTY.
To the qualified electors of the
hereinafter described territory:
The southeast quarter of section
20. Eas. half and southwest quarter
of section 81. All of section %
fractional %. fractional 26, all Of
section 81, %, 30, 80, 81, fractional
section 80 all being and ying in
Township, 3, Range II, East, al d
bounded as follows, to wit; Begin
ming at the northeast corner OF
fractional section %, township 8,
Range 1 and running west on sec
ton line between section 90 and Ii
% and 10, II and 16 to the north
west corner of the northeast quar-
ter OF section 81, township 3, range
IL, thence south to the center Il
said section 81, thence west to the
center of section 20, township 8
range IL, thence south to the south
west corner of the southeast quartz
of section 20, thence west to tn,
northwest corner of section 20 town
ship 3, range IL, thence south to
southwest corner of said section 30
thence east to tie southeast corner
of said section 20, thence south to
the southwest corner of section 80
township 3, range IL, thence east
on section line south of section 33,
"a and fractional section 35, to the
point where section line intersects
the Mississippi-Alabama line thence
in northeast direction with sa d
state line to the point OF Beginning
You are hereby notified that by
order of the Board of Supervisors
passed on the 9Th day of Feb. 1928
an election will be held at S. A..
Maxwells store, the sad ore being
within said territory and there be.
ing no school house within said
territory, said election to be held
on the 3rd day OF March 1923, for
Unqualified electors to determine
whether or not bonds Ct the said
territory shall be issued in the sum
of $3 10000 for the purpose f
buying land building and equipLing
a consolidated school within said
district as provided in chapter 172
laws of Mississippi 1918. said
district containg less than 10 square
miles.
Done by order of the Board this
the 9th day of Feb. 1923.
r. w. Carter, Jr.
J, HI. Bickerstaf.
G. A. Clark
Election Commissioners.
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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15
NOTICE
State Of Mississippi. |
Tishomingo County. !

No.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TIsHoMINGo COUNTY.
TO the Honorable Pardonine
Board and Governor Lee M. Russell
Jackson, Mississippi.
We the Undersigned Resident
Citizens of Tishomingo County. Mis-
sssippi, most respectfully ask this
Honorable Board to grant an All
solute Pardon to Berkeley H. Glas-
gov.
Berkley II, Glasgow plead guilty
to a charge of Grand Larceny at the
August term 1922, of the Circuit
Court of Tishomingo County, Mis-
8 ssippi and given a sentence of two
years in the State Penitentiary.
We ask the pardon on the.follow-
ing grounds.
HlISI,
Berkeley M, Glasgow wasyonly 81.
years OF age and took the car of a
tenant on his fathers place for the
purpose OF taking ride and return
Ing the same. The Car was missed
and he was overtaken with the
car before he got back to his fathers
home.
Second
Berkeley M. Glasgow has changed
lis life, reformed and now wants
'hance to make good and useful
,itizen.
Third.
That he has been punished suff
iently for the crime committed
Respectfully submitted.
W J Mayo,
P. G. Gre n,
H. $. Massey.
and others.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15
Petition For Pardon
State of Mississi .opi.
III. homingu County

State of Mississi ,pi,
III. homingo County
TO the Honorable Lee NJ Russell,
G vernon of the State of Missis-
sirpi and the Honorable Par.
coming Board:
The undersigned, Marshal AID
ridge, would most respectfully
show unto your honorable b dy
hat at the August 1922 term of
he Circuit Court of Ti>h mingo
county. he entered a plea Of gull.
" to the unlawful manufacture of
intoxicating liquors. and was by
he court sentenced t. term of lS
IL nths in the state penitenliary,
since which time he has been con-
fined in the state penitent'ary
Petitioner would further s. ow
hat prior to that time he Ii d
)een deemed AMI CONSIDERED law
lbiding citizen of said unity,
never having before this time been
charged with the violation of any
,liminal law.
Petitioner would further show
that h has ten children. the { Id.
st Of whom is abont Is years and
he oungest about years. and
hat the mother of said children
md wife of petitioner is dead and
that said children need the sup
jort, c re and attention of the a.,i
petitioner, and that said petitioner
can show before the board of par
'ons that he was rot actively en-
aged in the manufacture of liqnor
nd that he thinks III the sem
cnce viii II he has served is suffi-
cient punishment for the crime
charged, and that if he can obtain
pardon that he promises stri t
bservarce Of the laws Of the state.
Wheref fore petitioner prays that
the said board of pardons at its
April 1928 meeting take up for
advisory action the petition of Pc
tiiioner and that said beard place
petitioner on the meritorious list
to be considered at its July meet
ing, and in duty bound will ever
pray,
Marshal Aldridge,
II. s. Massey, Jr.
Geo L. McMasters,
). f. Howard,
w. III. Gardner
and over 375 others.
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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15


Now more than ever was brace re-
solved to ind where the girl lived, to
md old stepho, to- What would he
do when he found them? He was bent
on revenge upon his father's murder
ers, on solving the secret Of that
buried money; vet he was In love with
that arch-scoundrel's daughter. Or
was he? He must find her, make sure.
And he said as much to Shottle.
'There are some things that can't
be done by mere determination" said
Shottle, his mind on filling flush,
mo. hut -s'edgmeat ought to be the
masgssr and director Of discrimination.
&ell you what well do This after
moon we'll take the French quarter
by streets and knock at every door,"
That afternoon they sst out on their
quest. But the scheme Of knocking at
every door soon seemed foolish and
impertinent. They decided to halt on
ly In front Of habitstians fhat seemed
to invite inquiry. consult their in
stinct; but as repeated failure blunts
instinct dull hope became critic,
without creative adventure, and adj
visedaa return 10 the hotel. Then they
thought that night would be 4 filter
time. They might catch sight of the
girl or Boyce Mt the theatsr.
They went to one. and from q stage
box gazsd throush rented glasses at
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15
Marshal Aldridge,
ii. ). Massey, Jr.
% Geo. l.. McMasters.
>. f. Howard,
w. III. Gardner
and over 375 others.
Notice of Trustee S Sale.

|, c. l.. Pace, Trustee, under
the provisions and by virtue OF
the authority conferred upon me
in deed of trust made by w. D.
Twitty on the 9TH day OF ST pten.-
Der, 1920, TO secure certain
Indebtedness to Z. H. Twtty,
and which said deed of trust is
recorded in Trust Deed Record
II, page 267, in the Chance ry
Clerks office of Tishomingo
County Mississippi. default hay
ing been made in the payment Of
the Indebtedness when the same
maturei and at the request Il
the beneficiary name T therein, |
will on the 9th day of March 1922
offer for sale, and will sell at PHI :
l!c auction for cash to the hight t
and best bidder at the Sou h
door of the Court House in the
town of luka. Mississippi. during
legal hours the following described
prof. erty, to-wit
South half of the southwest
Quarter of Section So. Township
~, Range Ten (10) East con-
tanning 70 acres more or less
a 70 certain parcel Of land stu
at e Southeast quarter OF
Section s., Township Four, IA
Range Ten (lo) East and m re
fully described as follows: B .Ri,.-
ming at he line between the
southwest and southeast quarters,
81 rods north of tovnship line
between four and five running
east 100 rods thence north S3 rods
thence west 100 rods; thence
south to the point of beginning.
containing 50 acres more or less.
Title to the above land is be-
|ieved to be good. but / will
sell and convey only such title as
s vested in me as Trustee.
Given under my hand this the
lst day Of February, 1928.
G. L. Pace Trustee.
T. A. Clark Attorney.
'osted February the list 1928.
% St,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15

gunshots. And over walls and from
dark recesses came pouring excited
men. Drace and Shottle found them
selves in the midst of mob surginl
toward another mob rushing into an
open space where torches discovered
a band Of executioners hanging soms
poor wretch to the limb of a tree
Where there were no houses, the gar
den walls were too high to offer q
means of escape, and as they could MOI
Gstt their way back, brace and Shot
tie We're swept onward Torche,
flsred. and all sorts of weapons wers
revealed in the pitiful yellow light
old muskets, swords, pistols with
brass barrels from ancient Spanish
armories. clubs and pixies that might
have served Cromwell Some Of the
men looked respectable, others des-
perate; they were of many nationals
ties, all anger-smitten and excited.
whats it all about?" brace in
CURED of bare-headed old man who
painted beside him.
THE carpet-bag devils. They hang
citizen"
I'VE are on the right side, anyway
Shottle cried. "Give me gun-give
me something"
Some one gave him an old carblne,
and another gave Drace cavalry sa.
Der. The man from the North
grasped it, feeling that he was to
fight the scoundrels that cast discred-
1t and reproach upon his native state.
AT this time Of mans madness ma
ture could not restrain the introduc.
ton OF her own grim humor. Dogs
gathered in the open space between
the bands Of advancing rioters, aud
fought. bowling, the victims of wounds
without cause
Not many shots were fred. The
authorities made a criminal OF the
citizen who carried gun or concealed
1t in his house. 1t was a hand-to-hand
strife, the breaking of heads, the cut
ting Of throats. A big, red-shirted ne
gro with razor cleaning In the smoky
Hight made grab at Drace. who had
Just room enough to leap back and
strike with his saber; but the agile
negro lodged, the blow was caught by
2 brick wall and the blade was broken
on At the handle. But with the hilt. I
boxing glove Of steel. Drace knocked I
the negro down and then parsed over I
his body Fl King right a. Ioft. push-
<<<| frrr1<. <4x4t I<4~ - -
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15
Notice of Election
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

| L
TIsHoMINGo COUNTY.
To The Qualified Electors oil
Hereinafter Described Territory.
y Beginning at the N. E. corn.
of the N. w. one fourth Of section
33-4-)0, and running West to the
N. w. corner of the N, r. one
fourth of section 31-4-l0, Thence
South 10 the center of said section
81; Thence west to the N. w.
corner of the s. w. one fourth
section 1914 9; thence south to e
N. T.. corner of section townsh D
., range 9, thence west to the
! N. w. corner of said section y
thence south to the S. w. COINS,
OF said section 2; thence east TO
the N w. corner of the east one
half of the N. E. one fourth of
section i 5 9; thence sou h to the
). w. corner of the east one hal.
of said one fourth; thence east to
the s. e. corner of said che quar-.
ter; thence south to the =. w
corner of section 1853, thence
east to the S. e. corner of the
5. W. one fourth of said sect, n
IL; thence south thru the Center
of section 1859, to the S. w.
corner of the S. E. one fourth
of said section 10, thence east to
the S. E. corner Sec SIS 10 thence
south to the south west corner of
the N. w. one fourth of section
~ 5 10; therce east thru the cen.
ter of said section 20 to the center
of section els 10; thence north
through the center of section FL.
sic; thence north thro' the cen
ter of section 16-5-lO to the N. E
corner of the N. w. one fourth OF
said section 10; thence east to the
S. e. corner of section 9 5-IO|
thence north to the N. e. corner
of the 5. E. one fourth of section
1910, thence west to the center
Of said section 4, thence north
thru the center of section 80 4.lO
to the point Of beginning.
You are hereby notified that By
order of the Board of Supervisors
passed on the 5th day of Feb. 1923, |
an election will be held at the
Paden voting precinct I'm NUM-
aipal court house of the village of
oaden Miss) there being no school
house in said district on the3rd day !
If March, 1928, for the qualified
electors of said Paden School
district to determine whether or
not the bonds of the said paden
school district shall be issued in
he sum of $40, 0CC 90 for the
of building and equippine
! school building. and buying
and on which to build same in j
aid district, as provided Under
he provisions Of chapter 2o7 laws
# Mississippi, 1920.
This the 5th day of Feb. 1928
K. w. Carter.
]. H Bickerstaff
9. A. Clark. II
Pat.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-02-15
ITO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED"

You will hereby take notice that
the pe tition IN the above styled
cause is now on file in the ollic, OF
}. p. FIR Oh N er G erK of fish
omingo County, Mississippi, said
petition having been filed on the
9th day OF February, 1928, in said
court, and said petitioners will
ask a hearing on said petition, at 1
O'Clock p m, on the md day of
March, 1923, at the court house in
the town of luka, Tishomingo
County, Mississippi, before Chan
cellor y. ]. Mcintyre, chancellor Of
the fist chancery district of the
state of Mississippi.
The following is a description OF
the proposed drainage district by
metes aud bounds, to wit;
Beginning at the center of sec
tion 81, township 4, Range 10, run
south 240 rods; thence east so rods;
thence south so rods; thence east
80 rods; thence south so rods;
thence east 100 rods; thence, south
100 abstinence east 80 rods; hence
south loo rods; thence east so
rods; thence south 1G0 r.ds; theuce
east 50 rods; thence south 100
rods; Themes west 80 rods: Themes
south 100 rods;thence west so rods;
Themes south 100 rods: thence west
50 rods; thence .oith 80 rods;
thence W S so rods, thence south
100 rods; theLce west 80 rods;
sou h 0 lod /; tn nee west 80
rods; theuce south 80 rocs; thence
west 80 10 ls;thence south so rods;
thence west so 70 s; thence south
100 rods; thence west so rods;
thence south 80 rods; to the 80 It'll
east corner of section 36, township
D; Range 8, thence west 2l0 rods;
thence n0rth so rods; thence east
so rods; thence north so rods;
thence east 80 rods thence north
100 rods; thence east so rods;
Themes nor h 100 rods; thence east
80 rods; the ice north so rods;
thence east 80 rods; thence north
240 rods; thence east 100 rods;
thence north so rods; thence east
so reds; thence north 80 rods;
Themes east so rods; thence north
24O rods; thence west so rods;
then e north so rods; thence west
so rods; thence north 100 rods;
thence west 80 rods; thence north
so rods; thence west 240 rods;
thence north 100 rod ;thence ca
80 rods; thence forth 400 10, S;
thence east 80 rods 10 the point Of
beginning,