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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1891
Page
2
Su Lowh Vi Nu reports a four period weekly edition with a Tuesday slot and an upcoming public listing on St Cheruken Street. The notice references Poibitie and local street address details.
The Mississippi press discusses editorials on resisting national liquor measures, new constitutions, and political appointments. Coverage mentions Polk and a national alliance committee, plus local college growth, anti lottery views, and investigations into financial records tied to Hemingway Townsend and Green’s Bank, with calls for transparency and accountability in state politics.
A Mississippi call for a state prohibition convention in Jackson invites supporters of the Prohibition Party to meet. The item also reports Jobe P Matthews, Carrollton postmaster, killed Christmas Day by druggist W S McBride. Matthews had a history of arrests and disruptions on the streets and at the Georgia Pacific Railroad. Delia Bridges wing, last of the noted Bridges family, died in Missouri.
An interview outlines the Prohibition and Non-Partisan reform movements in Mississippi, contrasting strategies and prospects. It notes calls for a reform conference, the potential for party prohibition, and the stance of non-partisan committees while detailing public school funding, the cornerstone ceremony for Whitworth College, and reflections on education as a foundation of republican liberty.
The Clayton Ledger notes a fresh probe into Col Tem ingway’s missing funds with a competent expert hired for a thorough search. Friends doubt his guilt and demand evidence, while the court looms with two untried indictments next Monday. The piece also cites horticulture notes from the State Society on Irish potato culture and Mississippi Experiment Station trials, detailing yield data for potatoes cut to one or two eyes.
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