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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1905
Page
4
Brookhaven and Lincoln County items cover politics, education, weather, and local business as Hon F Brennan visits Jackson, the Cotton Growers convention meets, and the summer school prospect for Lincoln County with talks of Whitworth College. Also notes relics found by Dr Butler, a serious raft accident near here, and subscription pleas.
A collage of advertising lore and local chatter. A vendor urges steady effort and faith in advertising to grow pay, followed by brief notes on Perc y Buie’s grippe, local merchants, county visitors, and a drug store promotion. The fragmentary text also mentions Bema ward and a vague address with garbled names.
A Whitworth College Friday night gathering hosted Luther Manship in his one man show under Y W C A auspices. The event drew praise for wholesome entertainment amid calls to curb sensational fire eater acts. Local leaders and several figures from the community supported efforts to promote literate culture over flashy spectacle. Messrs Geo Bowsky and Alec Simon travelled to Jackson for a purchasing trip, with Bowsky promising low prices on a large line of clothing and accessories after cotton price drops forced liquidation.
Readable fragments describe extreme winter weather persisting with cold rain then freezing conditions. Thermometer near zero, early morning readings around 22 degrees, snow and ice impede travel. Stock and spades affected. widespread disruption noted across regions including Mississippi.
The Greenville Democrat condemns racing as immoral and unhelpful for practical stock breeding. It notes gamblers profitless fast horses, public attendance, and urges Tennessee and Missouri legislatures to pass anti racing measures to abolish race tracks.
Gov. Vardaman criticizes pomp at Roosevelt’s inauguration, urging Jeffersonian simplicity and democratic ideals. He praises his own modest inauguration as a model, arguing students should not miss school for costly Washington trips to view a spectacle long beyond its proper bounds.
Meridian district judge Robi F Cochran draws attention by firing a Kemper county jury for not following his instructions and proposing grand jury candidates to the Noxubee sheriff. The Clarion Ledger questions the judge�s authority to alter sheriff and clerk jury selection and whether the system needs reform.
Greenwood Enterprise laments that dwelling on hard times and blue talk drives customers away. It urges public cheerfulness and optimism in conversation to boost trade, noting pessimism harms merchants and that some critics quickly tire and drift off.
For sale. a residence with land and orchard is offered. Inquiries directed to Mos Maxwell at Bi 4 ote, with details about an adjoining area and structures. Property appears described in truncated terms and unclear locations.
Vicksburg fears a coal famine. An old colored man died near Grenada. Thieves took knives and rasors from Atkinson & Baser & Jackson Sunday night. Forest Circuit Court noted round impassability. In New Albany, W. N. McAllister, a prominent merchant, was murdered at his home. No crew found. Rev. P. G. Sears of Meridian named rector of Trinity Parish La. Prof. W. H. Dixon of Weagon dies at 75, father of H. B. Dixon. Editor John G. Cashman of the Vicksburg Post ill with pneumonia. A strong inmate attacked a white attendant at Jackson Insane Hospital. Honore Moreau dies at Bay St. Louis aged 75. widow and daughter survive. Mrs. James McAlpin of Jackson shoots at intruder. he fled. Prof. H. M. Hamill to lead Sunday School Institute in Jackson in April and has written The Old South. Confederate Veteran warns of prices. J. F. McKay predicts vegetable loss from cold. fruit prospects improve. An exchange laments future generations’ paths and urges guarding boys’ training for twenty years.
The Picayune notes Mississippi rail lines in poor shape with the Alabama and Vicksburg line blocked between Meridian and Jackson. The Northeastern remains tied up due to a bridge issue. The Battle House in Mobile burned completely, hindering fire response amid street blight. In Houston Texas, a water company complaint cites drainage issues. Local sports mention Brookhaven in a game, while unrelated farmer and local typos appear in fragmented prose.
The charter establishes the Bolian Mercantile Company with Daniel Bolian and others as founders and successors, giving it full corporate powers under state law. Domicile is in Hooge Chitte Linacin county on Lake Atialacine, to engage in general mercantile business and produce advances on crops and supplies. Capital stock is 200 shares of 100 each. board of directors elected by stockholders at formation and annually on the first Monday of February.
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