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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
4
Reports describe raging snow storms in Colorado and forest fires in Michigan causing dozens of deaths. A grim account notes forty one fatalities in Michigan while urging others to relocate southward.
The report states President Roosevelt is drafting his message for the upcoming Congress. If he delays revision until after the election, the tone may tilt to pessimism once the new session begins.
The Atlantic fleet enjoys festivities in Japan this week, lauding friendly locals while Captain Hobson warns they may oppose Americans soon. Nearby Reelfoot Lake area near Union City Tennessee sees outlaws claim public ownership as lawyers Quinten Rankin and R Z Taylor, both prominent county figures, vanish after a hunt tied to a land and lake dispute under court decree.
The Dowager Queen of Italy has consented to the proposal of the Duke de Abruzzi regarding the issuance of Katherine E. The announcement sets in motion the planned honors and titles linked to the duke's scheme, pending formal authorization by royal authorities.
The daughter of United States Senator Elkins of West Virginia, granddaughter of Henry Gass, is praised as a refined figure connected to a notable candidate for vice president. The Duke is described as wealthy, an Arctic explorer and navy admiral, with royal gift talk of a $100,000 diamond tiara.
The piece denounces jail trusties and lynching amid Springfield Ohio riots linked to a Mississippi case, condemns suppression of Black people, praises Southern resolve, warns against trusting jailers, and urges moral reform. It calls for ending convict labor systems, safeguards for youth, school support, and integrity in law enforcement and education.
A fragment urging parents to educate children and provide reading, sports, and balanced leisure. It extols teaching girls domestic skills and boys business tastes, while condemning idleness and street loafing, reflecting early 20th century gender norms and family duties.
Mississippi’s agricultural base ties wealth to fields and forests while factories are limited. The piece argues to abolish the agricultural lien law after two years’ notice, allowing only landowners to hold tenant crops for supplies, enabling lenders to recover balances and enabling diligent workers to acquire farms.
The passage argues landowners should hold crop liens for supplied goods and then hire labor on wages, ensuring good workers and better harvests. It contends landowners, eventually paying most costs, must control labor and supply essentials until farms can pay cash, promoting real prosperity on a cash basis.
Pelahatchie notes visitors from Brandon Jackson Forest and Leesburg as families host gatherings. Teachers Miss Callin Watkins and Miss Mamie Baker begin new school adjacencies. Owen Rigsby visits Beach while Mollie Gofdrtch presents a set of Scott's works to the local library.
Fannin area notes a tentative start as the school opens with a cautious outlook. Administrators report momentum despite challenges, aiming for progress as the new term begins locally.
The town reports good attendance as Prof Hann and daughter Stella join as literary teachers and Miss Johnson as music instructor. Hann, from Biloxi, brings 14 years at Chamberlin Hunt Academy and eight years managing a Port Gibson public school. Miss Johnson, from Carthage, recently finished a four month music course and aims to teach.
Health of the neighborhood is fine and cotton crop is short. The ginner Mr Shedd has been busy for the past month. Our school opened with Miss Edith Watson as teacher. J W Watts visits home folks. Miss Lula Kersh and sister visit Miss Julia Kersh. Rev Y G Ward passes through on his way to Pisgah and dines with J W Kersh. Pelahatchie school Biv and local residents attend a Friday night event hosted by W Kersh.
A wagon party of eleven, including Misses Julia Lula and Yeruah Kersh and Messrs Ollie Worley and William Davis, accompanied the group on the journey back, sharing the travel home with the others.
Rankin County pensioners entitled to draw pensions for 1908 listed. Chancery clerk to publish notice in The Brandon News when funds are received, after which eligible parties may claim payments. Advertisement notes H A Busick Co selling reliable James & Graham wagons and new stock.
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