Laurel Ledger, The (Newspaper) - February 24, 1906, Laurel, Mississippi M i- Subscription One Dollar A ll Matter at at Laurel ot March 1906 NO 45 f West I- lorn 6th and at six full grown Signed HALSELL on Centra moved to its fhe building lete but all made Uncle Sam Co especially The room -is las side door tolet new fixtures days The broken in a new order is expected in not for yet ler it will be building fitted up it not it will of- the thought 18 it SNOW GRAND A Hall First Sunday March 4th are to have a fine helpful meeting to every nian that comes The opening of interest to all There four by each of of our Laurel ministers at the end of each ten minutes address There will be some of Laurel's best male voices etc Men you cannot afford to miss this your meeting This meeting is for You do not have to stay away because you are not a member That excuse must keep you away you just as welcome as if you were a Remember the 4 at 4 Norvell COMPANY E of the Miss National Card Makes Creditable Show Lieutenant Col of the United States and Major Hommer Brett of the National Gard of state made an official inspection of Company E of Sec Regiment last night Under the Dick an official inspection must be made yearly of all the of the state militia Captain J B Pack being sick Lieut W C had charge of the company The Inspection applys especially to the ments As has been the record of heretofore they received considerable from Lieut Col Evans So far they show up ahead of any company in the Sec Reg Col Evans suggested that he thought our boys were able to fight Thirty-five were present only one man in town absent Col states that any -E expects to try for an armory to be placed in the new court house During their seven years they have never fallen below the required 65 per cent average attendance ville has worth and Laurel is making a better show than Ellisville DR IRA EDWINS Carried to New Orleans j day for an Operation I Dr Ira Eddins of Stringer was taken from the M J 4 K C train here Wednesday evening in a dangerous condition He had started to New Orleans for medical on ing it was found that he was too weak to continue the trip Thursday morning he had revived some and left on the early train He is suffering from an abnormal growth in the stomach the extract diagnosis of which is not yet determined NOTICE VISITORS J Party Pitched Into Lake Narrow To Stockholders of the Hicks cantile Company Why dont you go to Ray nor AND work and copying a all writing tield in strict confidence address Miss Lottie upstairs over Heidelburg Bros Central Ave Phone No 230 ftf the Magnolia day or week Furnishing Goods Spiring Goods Arriving Daily The LinV Ever Seeh L in NINE BUILDINGS BURN Laurel Has Another Pire Sunday Night At 3 Monday morning nine tenant houses in the were burned Seven of belonged to Dr Jarvis They were small houses worth about No Two of L E were worth carried insurance The cause ot fire is but supposed to be incendiary as it in two of the houses about the same two houses being some yards apart some from where the the boys were connecting hose The stockholders of the Hicks Mercantile Company will take notice that the first meeting of this corporation will be held at its office in the building formerly occupied by the Laurel tile Company in Laurel Jones county Mississippi at o'clock p m on Wednesday February 28 1906 are to be adopted directors elected and such other business trans- acted aa is necessary to complete the organization of said tion This February 14 1906 FRANK GARDNER E D TRAVIS A T J WALLACE T F HICKS Trustees Health Means the ability to do a good and Shoes Company 7 W You cannot or constipation without its upsetting liver and blood a condition may- be best quickest relieved by liver regulator the has ever known Mrp W writes April tise Herbine and find it t 1 ever Johnston Drug An Announcement I wish to announce to the lic that I always keep a hack with horses at a moment's notice to attend any call in the City I have de- too not to send out my hacks for less than fifty cents I do this because I appeal only to the respectable trade One never sees questionable characters in ray 5 hacks and will If you want a clean every way i i any hour in the and are willing to pay the cents 1 It is only trade to None other need V TRAVIS I Phone Co Edwin Clapp and j at Dunagin Co f The Photographer has taken an order for one sand photographic buttons for the Rev Waldo W of MiM business too all know the old reliable Come to Cudabac opposite Laurel freeh chops six days in the week They are and better than cotton teed meal V The plank walk which once extended under the Scenic way from the long warf at West End to the revetment levee gave way yesterday afternoon and about fifteen people ladies and gentlemen were dumped into the lake Mrs Mary Ulmer of Laurel Miss one of the members of the unfortunate party was badly in- jured Her right leg was broken by the fall and in addition she was injured R L Roberts who is stopping at 609 St Charles sustained a ankle while the other members of the without all received a thorough wetting In the party there were Miss Alice Ainswarth Miss Fanny McKee Miss Alice Hinton all residing at 1352 Mr and Mvs Roy Hollingshead 5015 Mr and Mrs L H Roberts 816 St Charles Miss Mary 1352 Camp and R L Roberts 609 St Charles The entire party arrived a day or two ago from Mississippi and yesterday went out to the lake They walked out the long warf until they came to the little bridge from the big warf to the revetment just be- fore the entrance of the ern Club is reachsd This old warf has been out of repair for a long time and has been considered unsafe The members of the party had ed the middle of the walk when it gave way and the entire crowd was very unceremoniously ed into the lake Miss Ulmer was on the bottom and in the crush her leg was broken near the knee John Freeland keeper of the southern Yatch Mr Tom Nobles a member of that Club ran to the assistance of the unfortunates and helped to re- spue them frem the waist-deep water Ulmer was carried over to house where Mrs Freeland and Mrs Geane of one of the members of the Club who was at the house at the time and the young lady as confortable possible She was carried to the train and the ambulance telephoned for Upon the arival of the at the the students pronounced the injuries serious and took the young jady to the hospital C The other ladies in the party provided with blankets in Yatch tect them from the cool night Mrs Ulmer is a resident of daughter of Mr A B Graham of Jasper county and relatives and friends are grieved to know of the sad accident She and Laurel Sunday ing to be present at the millinery opening to along that line Mr was among the did ies hats at i NEWSPAPER
