Stone County enterprise., 1923-03-08
COL. w A. MONTGOMERY

COL. w A. MONTGOMERY
The Enterprise pleasure that Colonel W. A. Mont
gomery Pententary Trustee from the First Mississippi District
candidate succeed himself in that important office
While Stone County the First district and the citizens
the opportunity Of voting for Colonel
Montgomery the life and work Of this well known Mississppan
always matters of interest to the people of the entire state
During four important epochs of Mississippi history Colonel
Montgomery taken leading and the record his work
places him upon the list of the most distinguished
AT the put it the &c c War when & he was afd little e
galany for time he made Captain of the Montgomery
Southern Army This company of scouts
Union forces especially during the siege of Vcksbg On one
Captain Montgomery with burned bridge and cut
the road the opposite side of the creek for use
opened fire General Grant in his official reports stated
crates lost several men, and withdrew beyond rifle range where
he opened his artillery the Confederates Captain Mont
in which Captain Montgomery with only seven forced
Grant and his to halt and withdraw is of the most
daring feats in military history.
During the Reconstruction period Captain Montgomery
leader in the successful effort to overthrow carpet bag and
negro rule Mississippi For Mississippi stor
have failed give due credit to the work he did in this
to rid Mississippi carpetbaggers negro rule Captain
Montgomery summoned several thousand to gather in Jack
certain day to accomplish this task The carpetbag
General Aes learned of these orders he realized he
would not be able to meet these men with his negro
of Jackson citizens and asked for terms that would
arrival with his force he Was met by these citizens terms
agreed and Aes left the state with his officials and
rule in Mississippi not brought about by the few
first cal fae in by Ame but % by n % VINO o pn an
state.
During the Spanish American Captain Montgomery
made Colonel of Mississippi regiment and became Brigade
commander in the United States Army At this time he COM
been his devoted friends. Aso
among his officers W. j. Bryan, E. F. Noel J. K Vardaman
state and national affairs AS Colonel Of the Mississippi reg
men he earned the gratitude of many Mississippi fathers and
teens "
has Bes has s1 his s
this Office Mississippi had the most de-
ing killing conycts and the working death Of these
unfortunate had become public scandal Colonel Mont
wears the state farms have made millions of dollars for the
the treatment of prisoners has improved until the
Mississippi penentiay today is considered to be the best in
Colonel Montgomery has done far than any other
bring about the desirable conditions Perhaps the
paid by convict malicious effort being made by
certain politicians eliminate Colonel Montgomery from pen
made understand that he would be pardon if he
upon the convict replied that While he wished Very much to
pardon he would cotton for the state the remainder
garb before he would give word of false testimony
stood for the decent and humane treatment of convicts
Today 7y Colonel the only % 1T
mental powers he is blessed with remarkable physical health
is man of high Christian character MS nome is SHRINE OF
and Msssan has rendered more valuable service to his
state.
The people of the entire will be grafed to Colonel
Montgomery continued indefinitely in his present important
work Penitenary Trustee from the First Mississippi dis
trct
When property of Stone County learn to welcome
the homeseeker and prospective settler with glad hand
high spirit good word for county, of the greatest
detriments to this community will be thing of the past
1t said that the highway through Stone County will be
graveed and in splendid shape by the end of this summer
This good news indeed And the Board of Supervisors
be for their cooperation with the State Highway
Department in making possible to funds with which
to gravel the highway
County has possibilities but We'll get nowhere
long hardme howers and chronic knockers