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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
2
A four acre field yielded 223 bushels of shelled corn with eight years of improvement from 31 to 223 bushels per acre. Subsoiling to 18 inches, crimson clover, cowpeas, and rotation with cotton, potatoes, and rye boosted yields without chemical fertilizer. Continuous cultivation and careful seed selection complemented the soil’s recovery and stand.
Two hundred farmers are invited to attend the Short Course in Agriculture at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College from July 13 to August 7, 1909. The program moves to summer to free dorm space and avoid winter student crowding. Courses are practical and nontechnical with room, board about four dollars weekly, no tuition or exams, and instruction by a strong faculty. E R Lloyd.
Vice President Sherman quoted scripture during a Daughters of the American Revolution address to compliment a retiring president. The remark drew mixed reactions from party opposition as the campaign for a new president began. A Washington dispatch notes the split, reflecting the era’s political tensions.
Train times for the Gulf and Ship Island line show departures from Jackson Hattiesburg and Gulfport with No 3 and No 4 services and a Columbia division via Silver Creek and Columbia. Connections at Jackson Hattiesburg and Gulfport with all lines. Effective April 11 1909. THOS P HALE Second VP Gulfport Mississippi.
A one quart ice cream freezer is priced at 75 cents and a two quart model at $1.00. Obtain these at T M Cleland Co. and enjoy chilled desserts at home.
Local notice lists W. G. Garnes as seller for frock bread sales on Tuesday and Friday with times and locations to be announced.
A missionary recalls Equatorial Africa nights dominated by mosquitoes. Despite nets, fires, and tobacco smoke, 200 to 300 insects invade nightly, leaving him delirious and sleep deprived as dawn approaches. The account illustrates the biting misery and futile precautions under tropical conditions.
Mississippi Rankin County chancery vacation notice cites Mamie Etta Addie Nannie Adelle Lazenby minor heirs to appear May 15 1909 Meridian to show cause why report of sale by special commissioner G W White in Florence Mississippi in ex parte petition to confirm sale of house and lot should not be affirmed J A Gayden Clerk Henry and Henry solicitors for petitioners
Sealed bids will be received at the Chancery Clerk’s office until noon on the first Monday in May 1909 for building a bridge across a slough near Coats place in beat 4 per plans on file. The board may reject any or all bids. Jno A Gayden, Clerk.
Notice to all persons liable to privilege taxes that payment is due in May with 100 percent damages if unpaid. G. W. White, Tax Collector, issues the notice dated April 7, 1909.
The Chancery clerk advertises bids open until noon on the first Monday in May 1909 for constructing a bridge at C. M. Morgans beat 4 with plans on file. The board may reject all bids. Also offered is a yearling horse named My home raised Jack, 15 hands high, six years old, for $10. Located at Joknus, Mississippi, owned by Robert Chapman.
A notice announces stables 24 miles west of Brandon with insurance at ten dollars. It promises no responsibility for accidents and invites patronage. Mentions Ben Hur at 1414 hands high and that money due should be sold or traded.
Wile the well known Jack formerly by Hd Rhodes will make the season at Pelshatchie Mississippi with Kersh and Jordan Pelahatchie.
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