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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
1
A Mississippi dispatch details a legislative oversight that left poll taxes unlabeled for the new county school fund. The fading tax proceeds remain in county treasuries, blocked by no statute authorizing withdrawals, raising fears for education funding in Lincoln and other counties.
Mayor Lanier disposed of cases with fines and costs. Bergus Taylor Assault and battery fined 2.50 and costs. Lee Edwards Carrying concealed weapons fined 10.00 and costs and 30 days. Susan Holloway Unlawful revelling fined 100 and 0 days. Walter Garroway Acting as agent of buyer in purchase of whiskey fined 35 and costs and 30 days. Albert Small and Monroe Norton Disturbing fined 2.50 and costs each. Fred Zeigie and Catharine Zeigle Unlawful retailing fined and punished. Drunkenness fined 5.00 and costs.
A Brookhaven mass meeting chaired by I W Cooper convened March 5 1904 to boost moral uplift. Rev G T Chandler Rev C W Crisler and others spoke as residents formed a five member executive committee to arrange public lectures and pursue Sabbath law enforcement with city and county officials pledging cooperation.
A bustling two day millinery opening at the McGrath Store and J. M. Wood rocery store draws ladies, old bachelors, and widows alike. New Orleans band plays while visitors enjoy souvenirs, refreshments, and demonstrations. Also reports the death of Howell Dickey near Osaka at age 70 and Tom Boutwell involved in a Franklin County shooting after an acquittal.
The Leader announces a forthcoming article detailing the tangles in the state school fund caused by negligent public officers. Superintendent Edgar Green urges teachers and all involved to watch for important announcements in the western issue of The Leader. Why is the dairy business not paying in Brookhaven?
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