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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
4
A terrible cyclone swept Jackson Monday night, leaving 12 dead and about 100 seriously injured. The disaster damaged hundreds of homes in the western residential area, with property losses running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Two victims were white and the rest were Black, as families were left destitute.
Survivors arriving at Edinburg from British destroyers recount a massed attack on a German battleship in the North Sea. They claim the Hindenburg was struck by four torpedoes as destroyers closed in tearing the ship apart until it sank amid smoke and heavy shellfire.
The encounter features fast but erratic salvos from enemy ships and a destroyed wireless on the Lion. Dusk brings mos quito craft actions. a destroyer torpedoes a German battleship, then a shell wipes out the bridge crew. The sea churns with turbulence and many fish killed by bursts.
The health of our little burg is fine as plums and peaches ripen. Rev G D Gates preached at the Baptist church to a good sized audience. Rev Palmertree of Clinton visited and preached at County Line. W P Burnham and wife of Magee visited here Sunday. Dr W H Boone was called to Mt Olive to aid his ailing brother L M Boone. R L Gates and M E Daniel made a flying business trip to...
Jackson last week and reported the roads fine. Mr. Carr Burnham will leave Wednesday with his motion picture machine and will make a month or two in north Mississippi, giving the people a nice clean little show. Simpson county is to have a good roads meeting soon. Why can't Rankin county have one, too? We favor good roads and urge support for the Dixie Highway to come through our county via Brandon, Johnsl and Puckett.
A long list of real estate transfers and mortgages is recorded, detailing numerous partial and full property interests across Brandon and surrounding areas. Names include Miss Zillie Lowell, N B Lowell, Able Berry, R L Barlow, Dianna Ward, T H Collier, B Potter, Charlie Butler, Robt B Mims, C C Brinson, T W Wright, Finkbine Lumber Co, Mississippi Arkansas Lumber Co, Overton Thomas Jr., Ella Thomas Booth, Gammill Lumber Co, W M Lampton, L B May, A G Purvis, R L Nolan, Milly Hobson, N N Sidney, Walter Munn, Rankin County, J D & L P Scarbrough, Taylor-Wills Grocery Co.
Strayed red cow branded C on hip found near Florence Mississippi. W Grey Ellis listed as contact. Also wanted sap oak cross ties with specifications and requirements provided by Wyers Bakeby Mississippi.
Rankin County Board of Supervisors invites sealed proposals by July 1 1916 noon for repairing the Farish Slough bridge and for constructing a wood steel or concrete bridge across the slough per plans on file with the clerk. Board may reject any or all proposals. Witnessed June 8 1916. J A Robinson Clerk of Board.
H V Watkins trustee sells at public outcry on June 17 1916 at the Brandon courthouse front door in Rankin County Mississippi the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ Sec 26 T6 R2E totaling 40 acres and the W 1 2 of the NE ¼ Sec 35 T6 R2E totaling 80 acres to satisfy indebtedness to Jackson State National Bank of Jackson Mississippi with title conveyed only as trustee.
This notice combines multiple items: an administration notice for Mrs. Lilian Childre, deceased, with claims to be filed within one year. a chancery suit against J D Granberry concerning land in Rankin County. a trustee sale of land to satisfy a deed in trust dated 1915. and a public notice inviting sealed bids for office supplies under Senate Bill 280, with bids due July 1, 1916 and a two year contract.
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