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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
4
The Brandon News proclaims it will remain a clean family paper with free columns on court proceedings, government reports, and local notices. It asks county correspondents to send weekly letters, offers to furnish stationery, and notes new presses and equipment enabling twice weekly issues and prompt job work.
The account notes Teddy completed a 98 mile single day ride to show army officers can endure hardship and excel in horseback riding. The ride faced bitter cold sleet and rain, yet the writer doubts any benefit from risking health for the demonstration.
The State Farmer urges increasing the annual state aid from 1000 to 2000 dollars for Agricultural High schools in each county. It argues the large A M college enrollment limits individual training and a downsized college would allow broader access, benefiting many students unable to attend Starksville.
Police records for Vicksburg since saloons closed January 7 show no case traceable to drink. Officials say talk of hurting business by saloon closures is unfounded moonshine.
A York-quoted Yazoo Sentinel admonishes that whiskey finance corrupts government at any level. It declares every dollar earned from vice, a tool of bloodshed and the devil's coin, urging reform and cessation of such funding for state and national needs.
After months of work and study of figures, and extensive correspondence with assessors to correct errors and oversights, the final figures are presented as nearly correct as possible. Supentement Powers and Deputy Auditor Thompson led the review with the state government’s expert accounting staff assisting.
Professor B. L. Moss of the U S Department of Agriculture will speak at the Rankin county courthouse February 1 on demonstration farms in each beat. The program includes soil analysis, fertilization guidance, and a $300 annual federal grant to support the effort with expert oversight and alfalfa trials to boost crops.
Figures compare average annual income and land use for farm hands in Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi with nearby states Iowa Indiana and Illinois. The tech group argues that modern methods and better implements enable four times more land cultivation, reducing debt despite higher rent and feed costs, with a claimed product value difference of 474 dollars.
Mississippi 1908 total educable children 712 044 with 301 548 white 410 089 negroes and 407 Indians mainly in Leake and Neshoba counties. Negroes outnumber whites by 108 591. per capita value falls from 1 88451 in 1906 to 1 75551 in 1908. Lauderdale leads totals at 23 127. Issaquena shows 191 whites to 3 634 negroes. Ittawamba 4 825 whites to 387 negros. River counties delta region noted.
The article outlines sworn lists for property taxation and sets valuation standards. It explains assessments of lands by intrinsic value, considering improvements, proximity to navigation, railroads, cities, roads, and other factors. It warns against false or undervalued reports and describes actions to equalize undervalued parcels.
John Thomas Hosea to wed Mary Agnes Barksdale. Dave Byrum to wed Myrtle Murray. Douglass Briggs to wed Annie Burch in forthcoming license records.
In Langford the editor is assured the town is not dead and remains active with gardening underway and people at work. C A Sanderson is recovering after illness. The Langford school operates well under Prof. D L Walters with better attendance than recent years. Several visitors from nearby towns called over the weekend, including Grace Bethune Georgia Baker Henry Bethune Frank Bethune A V Holmes C C Rouse Sallie Rouse and Isse Owen Latham.
90 bushels of World's Wonder Cotton seed offered at 50 cents per bushel. Sold by W H McHolson in Fannin Mississippi.
Heinz pickle sets and Irish potatoes advertised at W. G. Barnes seed shop. Congressman Zeke Candler urges buying seed for farmers over spending 12000 on a presidential automobile. Farm implements and cash terms offered by F. B. Walrod. all outstanding work to be settled, spot cash with 10 percent discount.
A deranged report links a killed man to a Rankin county rape case. An arrested suspect in Columbia confesses under fear, naming a Franklin county warrant and exposing a chain of alleged crimes. Local tensions rise as authorities pursue accountability.
Assessors will require all taxpayers to furnish lists of taxable personal property for 1909. Nonresidents to be assessed. Assessors may visit residences or businesses or leave written notices to collect true property lists and values as of the first day of January.
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