Laurel Daily Argus, The (Newspaper) - January 2, 1912, Laurel, Mississippi VOL. JANUARY 2, 1912. FIVE CENTS A COPY IN BIG AUTO CONTEST Only Three Weeks Now Un- til the Final Busy and Stay Contest Leaders If the Argus merchandise and gold contest to close at this time the ates as they are here listed would be the winners of the valuable and handsome awards to be made fcy this Make every to place your names in this and once getting it there see that it Your friends will see it the result that it will prove of great ance in your campaign for contest Ford Automobile Mrs. M. Satcher Diamond Rings Miss Sadie Miss Sharborough Mrs. S. L. Merchandise Orders Miss Lurile Mrs. W. V. Copeland Miss Viva Gold Watches Miss Mona E. Edna W. H. Champion Corn With His Exhibits and His Prize th but remaining le the close of the battle of and the inauguration of the fie vote offer on subscriptions this there promises to doing in contest circles he next few of those in the race have ten heard to express the lon that they are going to show their a clean of and an more than one of The fair candidates have made this it promises lively times in the near future for the posession of the Ford automobile and other hand prizes to be awarded the night of January 20th. CELEBRATE NEW celebrate the coming of the new year by getting in this week on the two for one and making a record that it will be impossible for your opponents to make the votes and subscriptions fly a way that you will come down the stretch on the SATCHER Mrs. M. starts ihe New Year off by taking the lead in the entire contest by a small majority over Miss Rebecca and Mrs. W. V. Copeland This host of friends in Laurel and Jones county who are all on the and doing all possible to further the effort being put forth by their favor ite in the there are in the race who have of friends will of course come to the support of their different favorites in a way that will the dust for MAKE DOUBLES Now is the rime to get in and best progress of the entire test to Many of those in the race bave already started the ball rolling to make this week their gest in the matter of getting votes and all in the contest must do wise if they expect to De Remember that never again will more votes be given in the entire contest than are offered this consequently NOW is the time to line op every vote and subscription Those who are in the race to win will do those who would like to hut expect their friends to do it all for Jmay as well Uj the for this class it is all over but the CONTEST want to be a winner this wetk You had better do so. on page 4) Warm Contests Over Several Positions to Be Filled By ihe Ellis Jan. The County Board of Supervisors met Monday and perfected their organization by the election Mr. B. of Beat as Chairman of the AM were and were soon in work of preparation for the County's The entire day was consumed in the approval of bonds of arious and in giving private audiences to ous for the official ims to be Many of candidates were on hand to personally to their for the appointive of the which are to be ejected at once by Hie Chancery Clerk who was sworn in early in with deputy be had appointed for the Mr. W. V. had about thirty cations on It was said that another lot on file at Laurel aid had not been sent The principal contests seemed to be over the of Superintendent of the County toard and the places of Keeper of tie Poor Houise and There were a number of applications for place of janitor court In said there are at least two tions for the position of County January erett Montgomery and Miss tie two popular young people of this were married Saturday Rev. E. B. pastor of the Murdered Her Son-in-Law and Threw His Body Into a YEAR'S DAY THE modern scientific farmer Is as careful about the ot the seeds he rallies as about that of his live So thoroughly Is this fact appreciated that large prizes are now awarded for grain which has been developed by a long series of ae was the case at the recent Land and Irrigation exposition In New where a silver cup was to William H. is shown In our Illustration with his prize and part of his for the thirty best ears of corn in the United The corn was raised an a Virginia farm which bought ID 1905 for about an The of the cereal received the award for the highest number of points In percentage of grain to the maturity aid The corn la a cross between the Brove county and Johnson county Mr. Dorin hag sold several ears from his exhibit at January in an old piece of the clothing torn and disarranged with the body of city policeman on the night de- was found in a pond near Mo. hawk and Dauphin early day Quickly following the discovery of the Mrs. mother in-law of the murdered his wife and William Mrs. were placed under arrest and charged with the The discovery of a bundle of blood soaked clothing under the house confirmed the belief that they were the shot twice through head and Jones the left Mrs. after telling several stories of the night made a full confession of the assuming en- tire The officers are convinced that all three under arrest were and that the sion of Mrs. Godau was made for the of shielding her aon and The confession waa cured by Deputies C. C. M. L. Campbell and P. G. RAILROAD FARE TO Jan. 9 The chancery court met here Monday but on account of the gal holiday adjourned until day when the regular calendar of business will be en Several tracts wf land were sold under the most important being the Uliner at which was H in by Mr. the for a sum slightly in ex- cess of This property con- tains four hundred Other Presidential Aspirants May Also Be Invited to there and is worth much more than the j is going to be a lively fight for tha m but bidders were ly because given at the of sale that the mortgagee would Rational in convention was indicated and disputed by the introduction shortly after the senate organized of a resolu tion by Senator Clayton D. Potter of asking Gov. Woodrow Wilson o address the joint session of the The concurrent resolution mentioned was introduced by Senator Potter by A friend of Gov. Wilson The Council met in telephoned to this city from Nashville St. John's Episcopal church on and asked that the matter be attended New Year's Day at 10 to M lhe Jersey J.M. J. J. K W. and the latter part of D. Spurlin and L. W. the present week would suit ter than at any other The resolution came as a surprise to most of the and by morrow it is safe to predict that Gov. of Champ Clark of Missouri will all have The Council was organized by the election of Rev. J.M. chairman and Rev. L. W. I. T3 TIT l Kl IB 8altj Rev. W. D. Judson Harmon of Hon. 08Car waa appointed on committee to select subjects for This is a purely voluntary as each has a which the pastors of Laurel are invited to The next meeting will be held in St. John's church on the Sth of at 10 r. is visiting friends in 11.1 this The N. 0. N. E. Railroad Company has increased the rail road fare between Laurel and Ellisville from twenty cents to twenty-two The distance is a fraction over seven miles and the railroad company now insist on collecting three cents a mile straight for all ets and cash Ihe hand it is best chance f Aa to how the situation stands it is hard to Most of the bers seem to prefer Woodrow but probably that is because they are more familiar with his men ts and what he stands a it appears than but on Harmon i to for Underwood seems to I be growing and there is a ble portion of the legislative member ship who think he is the coming j and that it is time to rise up and mate a Southern man and tell North ro take him or just as they I that the South should be some independence in the matter after all these years of meek acquiescence in whatever the north said to Clark sentiment is only and very little ol it in evidence at Certain it is that a biJ is going to be made for the vote of the state of and the fight will be a with Wilson forcing the scrap from the Jan ing between the revolutionists and the was be- gun Sunday was renewed this morning by the republicans twenty miles up the who had not received notice of i im promulgation ol an The Republican commander dered the fighting to but a desultory gun fire was heard throughout the W. C. M Wildy and W. A. of at the J. 0. Freeman and tittle f are spending the day nt is registered at I he i January 2. At morning's the new Board of Stone of elected County Attorney for the 1912, The salary will at the present a year It was decided to employ a Superintendent of County Convicts independent the Superintendent of the County Neither of- however Mr. Fred has accepted a position as Deputy Sheriff andj Mr. Amos the will be chief at Hinds County Man Named By Which is Signal WARM Bilbo is Selecting His Committees For the Be Swoi H in 16. Argus January W. of was elected Secretary of the of sergeant at arms of the In tha house the first ballot for clerk resulted as L. P. 38; of Water Y. D. of 8; Stokes V. of balloting will he al o'clock this afternoon and the indications are the son will be Jan. legislature convened tor its biennial ly ex pry member was The at once occupied Ihe attention the since the hour of in all likelihood it bo noon tomorrow before all tha matters cleared tions all and the joint sion ready to receive the of the The House was nailed to order 1 y of f J. W. administered to the en masse the oath of pre- scribed by the The House then wont ately into the election a. and Hon Hillrie M Quin of Hinds was by tion the first time in the of that ton is greal honor has to any one un- The House then proceeded for the minor and ia engaged late this after- indications that a night wession required to settle the but it is ly that a night session will and there may be a few minor plums left over for dis- In the House the vt over the the being L. Pink Smith of who held the place sixteen Y. D Lott of Leslie Blount oi Water Stokes on of the latter A spirited mado on Smith as he waa one of Percy's campaign 1111.1- I lie Senate wasi called to order by Lieutenant Mansh i wiU preside until Lieut Gov. G. Bilbo takes tha office on Jan. 16. major portion of the after- noon Will taken up with the on the offices of at and such smaller The new Lieutenant Governor U. Bilbo was an early and like elect was an interested tator of He is busily at work making up his list of ing committees for the which will probably be ced within day or ny Lieut Gov. as the com- are needed for the work immediately beffore the Speaker Quin will his committees tomorrow in order that the House may at once get down to There has been a great deal of lobby and caucusing for the mi- nor each man having some it and there has has been a great deal of ng among the members for committee of 1912-1916 tains the largest centage of new in any legislature of recent owing to the dal wave having its inception in of the last it ii likely in order that f
