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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
3
The Leader reports a rainy Fourth of July in Brookhaven with local notes on visitors, school teachers, new brick pavements, and various residents traveling to Indiana, Missouri, and New Orleans. Revival meetings, picnics, retail ads, and social events fill the week as residents plan gatherings and look forward to summer activities.
Aby Cohn attends Gulfport Chautauqua and will take part in the program. A complimentary picnic for Dr. and Mrs. I. W. Cooper celebrates their 25th wedding anniversary at Pleasant Valley. Board of Supervisors adjourned after a Fourth session. road contest discussed led by A. M. and W. C. Summers. Marion McRee of Copiah County dies. his remains buried at Caseyville. Dr. Marion McRee survives. Mills and East form Mills & East Co. to trade fruits and produce. Hazlehurst editor Hawkins prints in Brookhaven after press mishap. Police affidavit filed against Joe Heuck for cider sale. trial set. Ballard's remedies recommended for croup. A joy-filled dance at the armory. Mrs. John Pierce wins $5 prize.
Rain dampened a civic entertainment on Lincoln’s waterfront featuring Joe Storm in military dress, a Price’s cream display, a large dancing platform, and a strong band. After rain paused activities, driving became popular and a dance followed in the armory with crowds lingering to enjoy the reopening mood.
E N Dewey of Agnewville Va relates his infant daughter son cholera infantum last summer. After fearing she would not live he gave Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from C E Grafton Drug Co. It cured in five hours and she recovered after half a bottle.
An advertisement invites May to October 1905 rail excursions from Chicago to Colorado California and the Pacific Northwest via Rock Island routes with stopovers including Yellow stone Park and the Portland Exposition. John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, offers full information. The piece also extols saving money and promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as cost effective with local dealer C H Grafton Drug Co.
Assessor C W Maxwell filed his personalty assessment roll with the Board of Supervisors. The total is 2 298 850 up 218 168 from last year. The roll stays on file until August first to allow complaints. In August the board will hear and correct personalty and realty assessments as needed.
Six room residence offered, fipa location opposite the public building. Details available from dB. Contact NALTY at Brookhaven, Migs for particulars.
Supt Jon Miller of the County Farm appeared in town Monday to deliver his monthly Board of Supervisors report. He noted county treasury inflows from fines and costs totaling 1391.80 and described current farm conditions with 18 prisoners and 4 paupers. Crop figures include 100 acres corn, 110 acres cotton and potatoes, 89 head of cattle, and various livestock. An obituary records the June 15, 1905 death of Erle Sinclair, son of Eugene S and Ethel R Newman, aged 1 year 8 months and 15 days, with funeral conducted by Rev I H Ando.
The indictment details multiple counts alleging that the National Packing Company and associated parties conspired to restrain trade and monopolize the carton and packing material markets. It specifies counts on monopolization efforts, handling of bi products and oleo stock, and the organization’s aim to destroy competition among packers. It also covers a separate indictment against Weil Casey Todd and Skipwith for soliciting and accepting large railroad rebates. A letter from Casey allegedly shows diverted business to obtain greater railroad concessions.
Oct 27 1901 Louis J Kruger a former German Dutch distance runner cites eight weeks training in Salt Lake City April last using Ballards Snow Liniment with satisfaction and recommends it for sprains bruises or rheumatism Sold 50c and 1 00 at Price Drug Co Prayer meetings held Tuesdays at Mrs W Y Guess residence starting 8 pm
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