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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
4
Ex-Congressman J. H. Beeman died suddenly Saturday at his home in Ely within Scott county. The Brandon News notes the death of the former public figure and records local obituary details.
Photographs from a recent lynching in Houston and a legal hanging in Brandon show participants and their actions. The images capture individuals in the crowd and the scenes surrounding the events, highlighting violent acts and public presence.
Harry Pulliam president of the National Baseball League died by suicide in New York last week. His body was later buried in Louisville. He reportedly used an 88 calibre Colt for the act. In a separate incident near Nettleton a guard at Albert Brown's watermelon patch shot and killed Alonzo Eddison when a group of boys trespassed on Saturday night.
Grace and Thomas Viviano, two young Italian children, were abducted in St. Louis on Monday and are being held for a ransom of 25 thousand dollars. Authorities report no immediate suspects and no public claim of responsibility.
One thousand men organize a large hunting party in Mendocino county California to beat the forests for bear deer and coyotes. Great sport is expected with good chances of bagging large numbers of big game.
Jackson County sold thirty thousand dollars of good roads bonds at a premium of eight hundred fifty dollars. Buyers take low interest with no risk as the funds will improve property loaned on. The note stresses good roads build up a country and require bond issues.
Dispatches from Meridian report pellagra cases between 15 and 20 with nine deaths. The article notes food price concerns and urges sound meals or limits to rice and flour bread if Patten’s price increases affect diet.
A cloud burst in Rockwood Tennessee and a burst of Fort Morgan Colorado’s reservoir, containing over a billion cubic feet of water, occurred Monday. The deluge destroys cropland irrigation plans for about 40,000 acres.
Bleriot the Frenchman successfully crossed from France to England over the English Channel. Wright the American flew over the prescribed course near Washington with a passenger, attaining over 40 miles an hour and winning prizes. Both show aerial navigation has come to stay.
The report shows cotton condition at 71.9 versus 74.6 last month and 83 a year ago, with a ten year average of 80.6. Prices soar and growers are urged to keep middling school clean with a harrow until harvest to maximize returns as prices may reach 12 cents or more.
The article notes a wealthy Mississippian known by a number, not a name, who will exit his home feet first. It states he killed a person and that money failed to save him, framing it as vindication of Mississippi law and suggesting the example will benefit the state.
Advertisers note broad growth with new charters applied in the state. Meridian plans a furniture factory and a hardware store while Como seeks a bank, Aberdeen a drug company, and Jackson a fishing club. Capital City pursues material gains and pleasures, signaling a bustling business scene.
E. W. Newman son of the late Dr. A M Newman wins a special Franklin county election to fill the vacancy caused by his father's death in Meadville feud battle. The dead are buried and survivors may never be tried, with the feud likely ended.
The Aberdeen Examiner argues trustees should plant tobacco on a few acres under competent supervision. They claim this would educate farmers about a new staple suited to Mississippi sun and soil, strengthen defense against boll weevil, and earn leaders in an industrial crusade.
An eccentric country squire hires a rustic to rid his manor of flies with three days board lodging and beer. After three days there are more flies. The rustic asks why he has not started, claiming he only promised to kill them not catch them, saying the employer must catch them first.
A Birmingham hotel guest endures a disruptive fellow diner who, during luncheon, stood with his back to the fire watching him eat. Frustrated, the man rings the bell and asks the other to turn away to stop the heat on that side.
England's great fortress Gilbral tar is flanked by a continuous battery of searchlights along its rock base. Any ship entering or leaving is swept by a fixed beam and then tracked by a moving one until officials confirm intentions. A Popular Mechanics August issue features a photo of a ship lit by the lights while signaling with Romani candles.
Prof Edgar T Hewitt director of the Santa Fe branch of the School of Mexican Archaeology announces vast northwest Arizona caverns. Indians led a seven day mule journey from Gallup New Mexico to reach the caves. Hewitt in Denver disclosed the find and plans another expedition next spring.
Wesson alderman and Copiah county legislator W. W. Robertson, a Mason Woodman Pythian and businessman, was ladaptured Monday on a charge of retailing beer. The State failed to produce witnesses to prove he bought any beer, and the prosecuting attorney asked for his discharge after examining summoned testers.
A man accused of missing meetings of orders and societies was found with several empty beer bottles nearby and labels floating in a pail of ice water. The incident suggests he may have been compelled to stay alert for the gatherings.
The excerpt quotes Judge Brewer of the U S Supreme Court urging northern and southern cooperation to resolve the so called negro question. He notes that northern controls are limited and southern allies must drive the solution, a view intended to influence thoughtful readers in the north.
Maj. R. W. Mill suggests purchasing the old capitol building and grounds by public subscription and converting the structure to honor the Battle Abbey order while shaping the grounds into a Confederate Park. He would lead by example with a generous contribution, urging state support and ongoing local maintenance after renovations.
The Lexington Advertiser reviews Senator A J McLaurin's recent Senate address on tariffs as calm and logical, noting his success in securing cotton bagging on the free list. It lauds his intellect, dignity, and leadership, predicting another term and placing him among Mississippi’s trusted statesmen.
The article notes an effort to credit Senator McLaurin for offering in the Senate the amendment to place bagging for cotton on the free list. It mentions quoting from the Congressional Record of June 28, page 3970, from the Extra Session, and explains that the first section and paragraphs discuss the context of the amendment.
A historical note recalls Senator McLaurin's amendment to add bagging for cotton to the tariff free list. The Senate agreed to the amendment, but the House refused to concur and the conference committee removed it from the free list. The piece argues newspapers should credit Senators for such actions and defend cotton producers.
Negro defendant Louis H Beverly is summoned to appear before the Rankin County Chancery Court on the fourth Monday of September 1909 to defend Lizzie Beverly's suit. Clerk MO A Gaydan certifies on August 5, 1909 with Henry & Henry as solicitors.
Fragmentary OCR shows a court notice to Herbert Smith concerning Minnie Buchanan Smith with clerk A IAD 1909 and solicitor H L McCassail. The readable portion cites official duties and an attorney, indicating a probate or civil action proceeding.
The Rankin County Colored Teachers Association is called to meet in Brandon on August 14, 1909 at twelve o clock noon. President John Sharp Sanders orders all members to take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. Florence Mississippi
Sealed bids will be received at the chancery clerk s office until 12 o clock noon on the first Monday in September 1909 for building a cable or wooden bridge over Pelahatchie creek on Brandon and Fannin road per plans on file. The board may reject any or all bids. J A Gayden Clerk.
Vacancy offers salary or commission for a salesman to handle interests in Rankin and nearby counties. Apply to Victor Oil Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
A home in Brandon offers 7 rooms on about 12 acres of land with 100 pecan trees, 50 bearing, near a school. Described as a valuable property suitable for truck farming. Signed by J. T. B. Berry.
Department of the Interior announces Charles H Patrick of Puckett Mississippi will offer final five year proof to establish claim to NE 1 4 of NW 1 4 section 17 township 3 North range 5 East Choctaw Meridian before the Register and Receiver US Land Office Jackson Mississippi on August 16 1909. Claimant names 25 witnesses including C C Donnell Johns Miges J V Patrick of Everett.
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