Local News Briefs From Iuka And Surrounding Towns
Local notes report residents visiting friends in Memphis and Belmont, trips by Jernigan and Gray, and appearances by McKnight and Phelps. Birth announced for T M Sanders’s child. Several locals travel for weddings, business, and visits across Corinth Burnsville and Tuscumbia. Classifieds push feedstuff and flour at Howard’s and C W McKnight’s with notes on merchants and community events. Weather mentions a fire shower and early plowing for corn planting as farmers stay busy.
Dog Tax Bill Faces Senate And Governor
A lower house bill passed by a large margin authorizes the Boards of Supervisors to levy a two dollar tax on unmuzzled, untagged, and collarless dogs. If the senate concurs and the governor signs, the board will face a new issue akin to stock law.
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Boards of Supervisors
Senate
Dormitory funds hinge on Iuka sale and school move
A county agricultural high school may relocate to Iuka if a dormitory large enough for 100 pupils is funded. Citizens offered a cash purchase of a two story greenhouse to serve as the dormitory, with a $700 private subscription drive failing so far. The locating board meets on the 16th inst and, if conditions aren’t met, the school will be relocated elsewhere. Also advertised are two wanted notices: buyers seeking near Iuka farms within five miles and a laundry service from Manhattan. Poultry and eggs for sale by Sam H Allen in Iuka north Miss, with White Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Rocks offered at $1.50 per 15 eggs.
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Iuka
Ioka
Manhattan
Chattanooga
Nett
Jno
C. Gracey
Cat” Michael’s
Plymouth Rock
North Miss
Sam ‘H. Allen
Miss
Fire Insurance Ad By J H Faircloth Agent
An insurance advertisement urges readers to insure with J H Faircloth, a local agent offering fire coverage. The brief notice emphasizes dependable service and policy options tailored to homeowners and businesses.
Thursday Club Meeting Awards For State Federation
The Thursday Club met with Mrs J B Williams on Tuesday afternoon March 29 to allow state contest prep. Awards will honor best thesis best short story and best poem with entries by Mrs W A Hodges Mrs Berry L Martin and Mrs RJ Brown. Officers were elected for the year and refreshments served. fruit crop prospects note frost damage with Hale orchard near town affected.
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J.B Williams
Columbus
W A Hodges
Emerald Hills of
Erin
Berry L Martin
RJ Brown
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Berry L. Martin
Stacey
W P Bolding
Mabelle Williams
A S Moiie
TM Hoodyard
Belmont Items Reflect Local Happenings and Movements
Rain aided crops as Belmont reports farmers advancing in corn planting. Prof C W Davis family moved back to Jacinto and boards with Mr and Mrs WT Ferguson. Mrs Mary J Davis plans to buy a Belmont farm for schooling benefits. Brumley relocates to a new Belmont home. College Hall shows moved pictures Friday and Monday. Local visitors include Mrs J Tipton, Buck Moore, Fannie Wright, and Mrs L M Hale. Mayor Siew will convene tonight. merchants promote spring dress goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof C W Davis
Jacinto
Prof Davis
WT Ferguson
Mary J Davis
Dennis R
Belmont
Sunday At The Churches
Sunday offerings and services described at Methodist and Presbyterian churches with a note on the annual church report. The 1GWT Society reports progress and lists active members and meeting days. A townsman note places W C Watson in Birmingham Alabama with Crocker Wheeler Co. Also mentions an unsold J H Davis property and local comings and goings including Mrs C G Lynch visiting from Ripley Miss.
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W C Watson
Birmingham
Ala
Crocker-Wheeler Co
Ampere
N. J
Public Auction For Bridge Bid In Iuka Mississippi 1910
The undersigned will let at public auction in front of the courthouse door in Iuka Mississippi during legal hours on the first Mayday in May 1910 to the lowest responsible bidder the contract for building a bridge across the branch near Lake Cymo on Eastport Fulton Road near the corporation line of Iuka Plans and specifications on file in the Chancery Clerk s office The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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Court House
Iuka
Miss
Mipaday
Lake Cymo
Eastport & Fulton Road
Corporation Line
Chancery Clerk
T. H. Grisham
Iuka High School Defeated in Early Season Loss
Iuka High School baseball, county champions, visited Corinth for the second game of the season and fell 11 to 9. Gever pitched well with thirteen strikeouts but weak support doomed the effort. Prof Gooch accompanied the team to Corinth.
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Iuka High School
Tishomingo County
Corinth
Will
Prof Gooch
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Elmo Robinson
Memphis
John Scruggs
I. C
J. R. Jernigan
W H Phelps
Burnsville
Wana Town
W D Hill
Kittie Mae Walker
Paden
Cobb
Harvey
Jo W. Bonds
Short
T. N. Gray
R 2
Miss Celeste Hall
Tome
Cherokee
T. M. Sanders
HS Moser
HS Massey
Ruth Carmack
Allen
LP Allen
Belm
Howard's
CW McKnight's
Messrs
J W Walker
WW Harris
Tescumbia
Mims Lucile Gwathney
Louisville, Ky
T of Mradt Hare Tast Niacin
A B Patterson
Sydney
Olaene
Mamie Hyatt
Mamie H. Pyle
Bossie Williams
Tuscumbia
Scott
T Carmichael G Son
W. D. Gooch
G. W. Cadle
R F Thorne
J. M. Bridges
Maser
Our
Luther Owens
John Depoyster
Lee Depoyster
Annie Wren
F Gardner
Blanche Wynn
Grady Finch
Oscar Nelson
Grady Oaks
Will Mars
Owen Hughes
Nellie Harwell
FF Belue
John Floyd
Sarah Nelson
Jessie Dean
Mamie Wells
Grand Junction, Tenn
G P Hammerly
J H Webb
United States
Aberdeen
Dr F T Carmack
A A Jordan
R C Deanv
Dallas
Texas
Caddye Webb
W W' Harris
G Reiter
Acrids
C W McKnight
Geo L!mcmasters
John Scruges
C P Miller
R J Brown
Bear Creek
R P Floyd
J P
Tishomingo
Messrs Wheat & Pearcy
T Carmichael & Son
W B Gardner
Elm
T'Carmichael & Son
Hermione
Ripley
Henderson, Tenn
Mallory’s
J T Goyer
North Main Speet
Fort Worth
J. H. Faircloth
Jewett
Hale
Durloss
Baltimore
Juka
Mississippi
Belmont Items
Will Rickets
R Young
Dennis
J Tipton
B.A Brumley
North Belmont
Belmont High School
Funke
Booneville
Me Buck Moore
Godley, Texas
CA Moore
College Hall
Fannie Wright
L M Hale
Golden
W W
F. Board of Mayor
Alder Siew
Iuka Rona , Carmichael & Son
W A Wood
Red Bay
1GWT Society
Mary Pearl Jordan
Luna Jordan
Ida
Buiby Aldridge
Monta Moser
J H Davis
Jus Lennon
Frost & Yost
Brinkley
C G Lynch
This Place
Ripley, Miss
H L Moser
Board of Supervisors
J H Kennedy
T. L. Brown & Co
P G Wright
Union Grove Church
B Estell
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