Mississippi and national political rounds mix with disasters
Reports cover Patrick Henry of Rankin and Col Columbus state encampment, Prohibition plank debate in the Democrat platform, a deadly California Limited train wreck, Louisiana high license law aims to close dives, Republican chairman wrangling over fundraising, battleship Mississippi final tests, a New Orleans child death, editorials on wealth politics, Mexican border unrest with U S troops, and Tennessee governor race where Patterson defeats Carmack amid claims of political rings.
Rankin Church and Community Notes Highlight Local Travel and Visits
J. R. Speer made a business trip to Jackson on Tuesday. J. R. Williams and family attended services in Brandon Sunday. Roy Buchanan left Saturday for Pratt City Alabama to obtain work. Misses Mary Belle Williams Irene Hobson attended preaching at Forest Hill Sunday. Mrs. Zeigler and daughter and Miss Bessie Calhoun of Jackson were guests of Mrs. King Sunday. Miss Mary and Irene Speer will visit Bay St. Louis relatives Saturday. A crowd from here met friends from Forest Morton and others at Raworth last Saturday for a picnic. Several from here attended children's day at Clear Branch last Sunday. J. H. Harrison and wife visited friends at King last Sunday. Walter Didlake was a business visitor to Braxton last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest, Morton
Raworth
Star
Clear Branch
J. H. Harrison
King
Walter Didlake
Braxton
Marriage in Rankin County and notices in bankruptcy
Last Wednesday at noon Rev J S Purcell of Baton Rouge married Miss Leslie May Harper at the brides parents home in Rankin County. Also обновления chancery court notices command multiple defendants to appear on September 1908. Planters Mercantile Co bankruptcy details announced with creditors meeting July 16 1908 in Braxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
J. S. Purcell
Baton Rouge
Leslie May Harper
E. ?. Harper
Purcell
Louisiana Conference
Leslie
Rankin
County
Rev
A. F. Watkins
Chancery Court
Rankin County
Mississippi
John and
Eudora Mack
R. L. Foster
MO. A. Gayden
Watkins & Watkins, Solicitors
A. D
A. Cayden
District Court of the United States
Jackson
Southern District of Mississippi
Planters Mercantile .Co
Planters Mercantile Co
Braxton
Planters Mercantile Company
J. B. Stirling
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W. S. May
Brandon, Miss
Congress
R. H. Henry
Hinds
Patrick Henry
James D. Thames
J. W. Collier
Warren
Columbus
Lousiana
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Newport
R. I
Willie Zeigler
New Orleans
Theodore Ferrin
Henry Waterson
Mexico
United States
Roosevelt
Rio Grande
Texas
M. R. Patterson
U. S
Edward W. Carmack
Tennessee
Patterson
State of
Martha Barnes
Unity Barnes Robinson
Willie Barnes
Holland
Malvina Barnes
H. Barnes
Sarah Skinner Weaver
Georgia Skinner Butts
W. M. Skinner
Mamie Skinner
Unity Skinner
George Due
A. Daulor
Pelahatehie
Wnliss
Jones-Kennington Dry Goods Company
Lockhart
C. A. Lockhart
America
Madras
Rise
W. B
Kobo
Foulard
Silk
Jackson, Miss
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