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Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1905

Page

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Proceedings of Lincoln County Board October 1905 report

The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors meets in Brookhaven on October 2 1905. The superintendent reports September inmate counts and earnings for paupers and prisoners, detailing days worked, cash received, and total $839.11. Also noted are road petition withdrawals and a case on taxation reduction for Sands In sections 26 township 8 range 8.

Mississippi Lincoln County Board of Supervisors Court House Brookhaven Miss J. C. Bryant C. M. Brister Edward Smith John Walker R. C. Applewhite R. W. McNair Z. P. Jones Ellis Sartin Sam Thompson Henry Jackson Dallas Brown Jim Grifffin Jess Polk Jdns Will Thrasher Nettie Nations Lizzie Black Geo. Short Bill Jacobs Wall Duckworth Hamp Swearingen Lige Perkins Mat Moses German Magee Thom, Banls Charley Banks Malissie Bolds Mattie Sartin Lucile Macelas Cora Bryant Angel Nellie Slade Minder Arnold Jessie Polk Dal Brown Carta JG II Joal Finch Jana Silas Garner Topisaw Southern Farm and Orchard Co Ivy, Pennington & Guess B. E. Brister Saw Mill Co John McGrath & Sons County Farm Walker, Evans, Cogswell Co Justice Felix May Pearl River Lumber Co Chancery J. C. Osborn J. P E. H. Herring Heuck Wesson Road J. M Crawford A. C. Arrington & Sons Willie Knapp B. E. Brister Geo. H. Vernon Jim Griffin B. W. O'Neal T. M. Childen Geo. Coleman Abedney Smith Will Smith Tom Smith Fred Chisholm Geo. Bowsky RK. C. Applewhite Honorable

Tax corrections and county disbursements documented

Lincoln county officials authorize corrections to insolvent tax assessments for 1904 and approve a long list of county farm and bridge expenses. The health officer reports on quarantine status amid smallpox concerns, detailing guards on roads, interstate coordination, and eight county lines under enforcement with local response encouraged.

Frost Predictions and Jury Duty Encounters

The piece cites a weather omen about frost following summer fogs and notes unsettled conditions in Mississippi amid yellow fever concerns. It also comments on jury lists and qualifications, warning against bias toward certain professions and stressing civic responsibility for eligible voters.

Fever Situation and Yellow Fever Quarantine in Mississippi

Quarantine orders issued by the Mississippi State Board of Health on Oct 8 1905 bar entry from several counties due to yellow fever. Reports from Oct 1–3 show new cases in Vicksburg Natchez Scranton Gulfport Mississippi City Hamburg Rosetta and Port Gibson with several deaths and ongoing fumigation efforts. Officer assignments are noted for infection control and limited movement.

Franklin Jefferson Messrs Wentworth and Houck Peet Mr. Montgomery Orate Jefferson and Brookhaven Corporation Hazlehurst Summit Magnolix McComb City Little Springs Natchez Claiborne Moss Point Scranton Gulf Coast Franklin County Jackson State Board of Health Fairs River Lawrence County John Maxwell Ike Stevens G. Wilson Mississippi State Board of Health Miss Warren Adams and Wilkinson Mississippi J. F. Hunter M. D J. R. Tackett Brookaven Vicksburg Gulfport Mississippi City Hamburg Rosetta Handsboro Port Gibson Harrison Roxie New Orleans United States Public Heart and Marinentar Service Canal Street New Algiers Jules Ursin, Jr St. Anthony Street Petronelle Nigel Mary Edith Convent of Perpetual Adoration Harriston Franklincoun United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service Walden

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