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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1905
Page
1
Notice that Mr A M Summers president calls a meeting at the courthouse on Friday September 29 at 11 o clock a m Important business to come before the association and all farmers urged to attend Subscribe to The Leader for home news.
Walter Clark of the Mississippi Division warns Mississippi farmers from Jackson that the Southern Cotton Association has set a minimum cotton price of 11 cents per pound for middling uplands at the home market. He urges hold actions, cautions against selling below 11 cents, and advises delaying sales to support the price amid heavy receipts.
Mississippi members of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo celebrate Mr J B Nalty of Brookhaven as he is elected to the office of Chief High Priest of Arabia at the Osiris Cloister annual meeting in Portland Oregon The South gains representation on the Supreme Lodge through this appointment
Major D D Ewing of Brookhaven writes that Brookhaven detainment for his men was proper and supervised. He disputes claims of a farce camp and asserts strict guard, isolation, and no exposure to infection. He seeks clarity on regulations affecting Brookhaven and Lincoln County and praises National Guard and Marine Hospital Service.
Brookhaven health authorities impose quarantines on passengers and bicycles from Illinois Central south of MoComb City and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley north of Morriston. 10 miles east of the railroad and south of Harriston except Fayette with yellow fever outbreak at Kentwood and Hamburg cited. Freight restrictions allow only vegetables and tropical fruits. sporadic storm damage noted in Ellisville with lightning strikes on poles and wires.
Reports from the State Board of Health detail yellow fever activity across Mississippi and adjacent areas. Vicksburg records two new cases and one death, Natchez two new cases, Hamburg one new case, and Gulfport and Pearlington no new cases. New Orleans reports 25 new cases and two deaths. Kentwood prompts quarantine tightening as state lines strengthen. An autopsy in Rosetta yielded negative findings. Osak a in Louisiana serves as a relay station for trains. Total Mississippi: 35 cases and 5 deaths. Natchez totals 82 cases to date.
Mississippi yellow fever report for twenty four hours lists Natchez with two new cases and one new focus, Mississippi City with two new cases, Vicksburg with six cases, Pearlington and Yandsboro with no new cases, no new reports at Hamburg. Reported in The Sun under the byline William Tell.
Silk fabrics marketed as waterproof with a 27 inch width and a price of 55 cents per yard. Colors listed include Black Navy Brown White and Light Blue with more to follow as stock expands.
We place on sale a lovely line of fall ginghams Toile de Noird and cotton coverts in season now. Ideal for fall school dresses for children and suitable for adults as well.
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