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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
4
J F Baker declares his candidacy for supervisor from beat 3 and pledges a clean honest deal. He notes four years in the position and his familiarity with every voter in the beat, claiming broad esteem and confident electability.
W. C. Harper announces his bid for county treasurer. A former treasurer, he is well known across the county and praises his past tenure as an excellent public official. He argues voters will not regret electing him.
A public meeting in Brandon established the Brandon Industrial League with Maj. Henry presiding. Aimed to boost town enterprises, improve accommodations for traders, and fund better streets and five miles of improved roads. A. M. Shields elected president and W. S. May secretary. Next meeting set for tomorrow at 10 oclock. citizens urged to join.
A text urging labor as a life rule and praising honest toil. It contrasts marrying for status with practical guidance, stresses the value of industry, and promotes home as a school for manual training to build character, vigor, and balanced growth in children.
Meridian Sun misattributed the bigamy arrest to J. Walters of Pelahatchie who actually is marshal. Logan was the one arrested. Walters placed Logan under custody. Also notes constipation and liver disease remedies and a spring clearance at Busick's offering woolen underwear at cost for ten days.
Prof F O Ratliff spent Saturday in Brandon Jessie Ellis made a business trip to Jackson Howell McLaurin returned from Jackson Jack Ferguson visited friends in Pisgah Walter Whittington returned to Lena school Mr and Mrs John Slaughter visiting friends in Madison Mrs Britt visiting her father Mr Armstrong Mrs Jessie McLaurin and little W H visiting relatives in Jackson Aldolphus Ratliff left for home from local school A G Ellis moved with wife into new home two miles west of Fannin Martha Lee Langford spent weekend with sister Mrs T 8 Lee Ellis and wife spent weekend at Ophelia Mr Ellis killed a deer there Hemby heard whistling and jambling nearby.
A brief item notes White traveling to Brandon on Sunday and Mrs D A McKinnon leaving for Jackson for an extended visit. It mentions their old friend Uncle Matt Johnson who fell dead in his field on Wednesday morning and was buried Thursday.
January brings hog killings and health notes in the Kersh and related families. Health improves for Grandia Kersh as kin travel from Shellmound and Texas. Prof. Ed McIntyre leads the local school with 80 pupils. Community news covers visits, schooling, marriages, and a death, with ongoing talks of building a dormitory and a school rally day.
Weather stays cold and clear as farmers work the land. Prof Charley Williams becomes principal at Clear Branch school and may settle there. Preaching at Hickory Ridge by Pastor Morris. Mary Miller visits Maude Holcombe in King. Charlie Russell loses his new house to fire from a defective flue. Dr Crawley of King urged as candidate for legislator. supporters hope for his solid vote in beat one.
A chancery court summons commands D. N. Ransdell and all claimants in section 32 township 5 range 4 east to appear at the next term in Rankin County Mississippi Brandon on the fourth Monday in March 1907 to answer suit 1582 where H. E. Carr and J. M. Culp are complainants and you are defendants.
By decree of Rankin County Chancery Court a special commissioner will sell at Brandon courthouse front steps on February 4 1907 the land described as the SE quarter of Section 32 the NW quarter of the SW and the E 1/3 of SW of SW in Section 34 Township 1 Range East for cash to the heirs of James A Fletcher deceased. J C Bruce Special Commissioner.
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