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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
4
The Brandon News notes rural areas see many political picnics as adjournment returns prominent leaders to home communities. It highlights a promising cotton crop despite season drawbacks and quips about doctors mixing tonics for green corn and cucumbers.
The state fair catalogue is being distributed statewide with an unusually liberal premium list for agriculture and livestock exhibits. Near-beer dealers face a second supreme court rebuke, and their lamentations grow loud as they accuse exhibitors of getting too close with their wares.
A brief clash in Simpson County early in the week ended with one white man and several Black men killed. The violence subsided as peace returned to the area, leaving a shaken community behind.
Hattiesburg officials and fraternal orders unite for a large scale safe and sane Fourth of July event. The Mississippi Commercial Travelers report a successful Columbus session and plan to meet in Gulfport next year. The order continues to grow and aid its members.
Contrary to public opinion the governor will appoint a successor to the late railroad commissioner Hon. F. M. Lee. No special election will be necessary as several applicants are already in the field, so the office will not go a-begging.
No clear signs of notable Mississippi sports figures traveling to Reno for the July 4th fight as personal notices in state papers show no conspicuous departures.
About 1200 Mississippi National Guard members participate with regular troops at Chickamauga. Adjutant General Fridge faces proud troops who will compensate for smaller numbers with high quality. The piece urges readers to support the newspaper and its public spirit, praising readers from artists to workers.
A federal injunction bars strikers from interfering with new hires on the Gulf and Ship Island railroad. The next move by the striking workers is awaited with interest as the dispute remains unsettled.
Belzoni gains a new paper this week with D B Bell, former city editor of Jackson Daily News, as editor and manager. His leadership suggests a creditable issue as the town welcomes the venture.
The Mississippi Postmasters League will convene in Jackson on July 16 and 18. M K Daily of Coldwater serves as president and expects large attendance after five days leave was granted to all Mississippi postmasters of the third and fourth class.
Ex-President Roosevelt will undertake his promised southern journey in November and be properly welcomed by Mississippi's governor. The trip aims to repair the snub he received during a prior visit, with efforts to restore cordial ties and public relations.
Prof. D. C. Hull formerly of the A. and M. College will assume new duties late this week. He states he will continue the broad policy that made the institution successful under the presidency of his predecessor, Bishop Murrah.
Representative White of Prentiss County was acquitted in Jackson on the charge of carrying and violently displaying a concealed weapon in a disruptable house during the legislature session. The case was dismissed for lack of evidence. The fragment references a man who went to milk a cow and waited for the cow to back up, noting a familial relation to another man.
The State Board of Health issues a bulletin on hygiene and sanitation, highlighting the housefly as a major menace. The fight against this nuisance is widespread across the south, backed by medical authorities. The North Lumber Company, once a key Bond plant on the G and S I railroad, was sold to a syndicate led by Hon. C. H. Alexander and will reopen soon.
A reader questions why a careless seven year old can ignite multiple barns with a half burned match, while a fit adult needs a full box of matches to start a wood heater. The note contrasts draft, fire spread, and the difference between sparking a small blaze and initiating a sustained, hot fire.
State Superintendent of Education will devote substantial time to county agricultural schools as duties ease. Several have been established under the 1910 law and more will follow. in small counties, agricultural high schools and public schools may combine with one supplying buildings and the other land and teachers.
In New Orleans this week it was announced that the Queen and Crescent New Orleans Great Northern and Gulf and Ship Island railroads will build a new passenger depot at Jackson Mississippi. The station will be used by all three lines to relieve congestion at the existing union depot.
The state reports higher attendance across various sections as education advances in Mississippi. It notes Mississippi has long led in educational development with the I. I. & C., the first institution of its kind.
Echoes of the Jackson immigration convention reverberate across the state with keynote calls for desirable immigration. Distinguished speakers outlined proposals being adopted in communities where idle lands have hampered development and markets.
Political circles discuss an extra legislative session to devise ways to raise money for outstanding debt after bond sales proved unsalable. Supporters hope the state’s bones and sinew are sufficient and that an extra session may not be necessary, given ample legislative capacity until the next regular term.
Visitors have faced inconvenience during months of remodeling of the post office and federal court building. Contractors are nearly finished and removing construction debris. The building will be turned over to the postmaster this week as an ornate and complete post office, among the finest in the southern states.
The county has about 00,000 miles of telegraph and telephone lines requiring 32,000,000 poles. Poles last about twelve years and come from trees sixty years old. To sustain supply five times as many growing trees are needed as poles in use. Experiments aim to extend pole life significantly.
This excerpt argues that excelling beyond what others can do attracts opportunity. It cites Emerson on the merit of better books sermons or mousetraps and urges starting with an education through courses in schools. The message centers on ambition and self-improvement.
A Starkville farmer cites Sidney Lanier to argue mindsets shape yields as he notes a neighbor harvesting 100 bushels per acre versus another at ten. The Aberdeen Examiner discusses land owners’ earnings nationwide, saying many in Mississippi farms sustain living and some excel, though improvement is possible.
The speaker claims a world full of misfits and asks if you recognize any among your acquaintances. He notes farmers who should be statesmen, statesmen who should be dead, and comments on the surplus of lawyers before the bars and the shortage behind them, likening troubles to the patience of Job.
A brisk editorial style lamenting teachers who should be driving spikes for a railroad, editors who should preach, preachers who should quit, and politicians who could outdo the devil with more brains and longer tails.
A column from the Forest Register criticizes Mississippi politics and press coverage. It notes a senatorial widow’s pay, references Rev. Carl M. O Neal and a Pelahatchie graduation, and comments on a Jackson marriage. It scoffs at autombile and assessor valuation and mocks Stookhaven Leader’s take on Alexander and Vardaman.
The Langford column lists sick residents Grace Bethune Mrs J M Williams and others with visits by Eula Williams and Maymie Smith and notes on various guests. A lengthy letter from Newt Nash defends juror appointments citing Code of 1906 sections and complains Clear Creek is underrepresented while promising to reveal the board’s conduct.
Eastbound trains to Cincinnati Atlanta and New York Meridian and Birmingham 3 05 p m Meridian and Cincinnati 9 50 a m Meridian Local 6 45 p m Westbound trains to Shreveport and beyond Shreveport and Beyond Vicksburg Local Vicksburg Local 1 53 p m 7 00 p m 5 0 a m Through sleepers between Shreveport and Meridian and New York and Cincinnati Dining cars on Shreveport Birmingham train Through coaches and sleeping car between Shreveport and Meridian and Dining car For rates and detailed information apply to Ticket Agent or address Geo H Smith Gen Pass Agent New Orleans La Fresh groceries and prompt delivery W G Barnes Time and tide wait for no man Our 1 50 alarm clock will have you on time Harry Watson Trustee deed notice etc Citations appear in later lines.
Trust deed dated January 8, 1908 from John W and Mrs Lurline Patton to Methodist Episcopal Church South to secure debt. Trustee to sell July 25, 1910 at Brandon courthouse for cash to highest bidder, describing vast Rankin County land in section 17 township 5 range 2 east with exceptions and references to prior deed. Title believed good. conveyance limited to trustee's title. Witnessed June 30, 1910.
By authority of the undersigned Trustee acting under a deed of trust dated January 18, 1907 from C Prentice Threlkeld to R F Everett Guardian, default on indebtedness leads to sale. On July 25, 1910 during legal hours at the main entrance of the Rankin County Courthouse in Brandon, Mississippi, the land described as the southwest quarter of the northeast quadrant and the north half of the southeast quarter of section 19, township and range, will be sold to the highest bidder for cash.
Notice is given that on July 16, 1910, I J A Robinson trustee will sell at public auction cash the SE quarter of SW quarter and the east half of the SE quarter of section 23 township 8 range 4 east in Rankin County Mississippi, plus one bay horse named Bill one head of cattle and one two horse wagon, to satisfy a deed of trust dated March 4 1909 by Martin Robins and Annie Robins to W C Barksdale. The trust indebtedness was due November 15 1909. The sale is at W C Barksdale store in Rankin County. The title is believed good but only conveys trustee’s title. June 23 1910.
Sealed bids will be received at the Chancery clerk's office until 12 noon on the first Monday in July 1910 for building a bridge across Mt. Creek on road No. 35 in beat 1. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Brandon, Mississippi, June 15, 1910.
Notice records bids opened noon July first Mondays in 1910 1976 and 1979 for building approaches to bridges over Pearl river and Eutaculia creek and for furnishing county stationery Brandon Mississippi June 15 1910. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received in Brandon Mississippi up to 12 noon on the first Monday in July 1910 for building a bridge over Richland Creek near Tom Webb place. Plans and specifications are on file in the chancery clerk's office. A Garden Clerk Brandon Mississippi June 8 1970.
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