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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
5
A comprehensive listing of Tukas businesses and local officials. It names merchants in groceries hardware clothing and dry goods. Banking, post office, livery, blacksmiths, lumber yards and professional services appear alongside town officers and board members.
Ep Vinette writes from Hebron noting a quiet new year, prophesying about future events and recounting local appointments. She mentions a pleasant trip with others to Corinth on the 24th, including a walk from the train to the National, reflecting small town life and community updates.
A reader reflects on health and weather, notes pleasant past week after bad days, and mentions Rev J K James moving his Hebron appointment to the fourth Sunday at cemetery, which was enjoyed by attendees. Buve Eyepore signs off with best wishes to Tae Vi DETTE and readers.
A Newton Record aphorism notes that all papers breed enemies, yet these adversaries are the publication’s strongest asset and source of town strength.
The piece argues President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte cannot deny that the President authorized a corporation to commit an unlawful act by allowing United Steel to acquire Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. It questions the claim that such action prevented a financial crisis and laments public acquiescence to doing evil for supposed good.
Farmers report corn is high and scarce and many expect to buy corn this year. The cause remains unknown, though last year was favorable if land was planted. The piece urges sowing oats now as a profitable feed for all stock, predicting a strong dividend from oats this season.
The Commercial Appeal notes that Tennessee state finances face funding gaps after saloon license money ends. It argues taxpayers bear the cost while saloon patrons pay heavy fees, so closing saloons eases public burdens and government expenses.
A citizens meeting called by J N Butler at the Court House in Iuka Mississippi organized the Iuka Horticultural Association. Officers elected include A B Patterson president W A Hodges vice president J P Mathews secretary Jas H Faircloth treasurer. A. B. Parrerson presided adjournment set for February 2 1909 at 10 o clock AM.
The postoffice department granted Route No. 5 east and southeast of Iuka. Examinations to carry the route will be held at the Iuka post office February 27. The route, developed by J. T. Castlebury, will likely begin service around April 1.
The Hazlehurst Courier reprints a harsh view of circuit and supreme courts, noting fear of reversals by higher courts and the effect of technicalities on justice. It lists Cross Roads camp No 548 W O W officers for 1909 and cites a Georgia supreme court decision freeing a man whose confession alone could not convict without other evidence, sparking criticism of judicial trends.
A New York World correspondent who arrived in Nashville with a theory the Coopers killed Carmack over a Tennesseean article now says the motive was whiskey and long running political wheeling. He telegraphs that those factors drove the tragedy.
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