Notice to Taxpayers Tishomingo county July 4 1918 assessment rolls filed
Notice to taxpayers of Tishomingo county that the assessor has completed the personal assessment rolls for the current year and filed them with the Chancery Clerk. The board of supervisors approved the assessment. it remains on file for inspection and objection until the regular pig term when objections will be heard. F F Give, Assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomigo
Board of Supervisors
F. F. Bgive
Bridge Bid Let for Yellow Creek Crossing at Iuka
On the first Monday in August the contract to build a bridge across Yellow Creek at the old Turn Pike will be bid at the courthouse door in Iuka Mississippi during legal hours. The Board may reject any and all bids. Plans and specifications are on file in the Chancery Clerk's office. G. W. Bishop.
Dennis Road District contract let for 1918 work
Mississippi Dennis Road District in Tishomingo County will let contracts on August 5 1918 for grading two roads from Dennis to Bear Creek and to the W H Gurley old place. Bids require a 100 dollar certified check and bids may be rejected. Notice posted July 4 1918 by secretary L R Davis Bennett and Cuark attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
State OF
Mississippi
Tishomingo County
Dennis Road
Said
Bear Creek
W. H. Gurley
Trustee's Sale Under Higgenbottom Deed in Tishomingo
Public auction set for September 2 1918 in Tukia Mississippi to satisfy a 1912 note secured by a trust deed and amended by chancery decree No 1049. Lands described as part of Section 12 Township 3 Range 9 East. M 8 Johnson Trustee and T. H. Exam Solicitor listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuka
Mississippi
Tishomingo County
Southern Railway Company
Empty Room and the Suffering of Soldiers
Carrie Bassett Barnes reflects on an empty room filled with a departed son’s belongings while recognizing the broader hardship faced by the sick and poor. The poem laments loss and memory, contrasting personal grief with duty as a son serves in uniform. The piece closes noting the son wearing a khaki suit and choosing to do his part.
German Attack Broken by Artillery Fire on the Marne
On the Marne July 17 American army units, including newly engaged African American troops, repelled a resumed German assault. A white commanding officer, recovering from a broken ankle, rushed back to lead his unit as three officers rejoined from hospital. The German attack was halted as artillery fire pinned them in their trenches, producing heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Americans Refuse Retirement In Firing Line Action
Paris July 17 American forces south of the Marne faced a German push that forced a retreat toward Conde-En-Brie. A general's message to French allies urged counter attack and rest for American troops before renewed action. The counter assault regained ground, extending the frontline by about half a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thies
Marne
Conde-En-Brie
Morne
Banks Subscribe Million in War Bond Drive
Banks are subscribing dollars to pave the way for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign. A handsome participation announcement will be sent to each subscribing bank. Each bank will prominently display the numbered notice and a careful check is kept on all claims. Citizens urged to seek the announcement in their bank and inquire if it is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Organization
Antious
Ita
Treasury calls bankers to buy 2% Certificates of Indebtedness
Secretary William McAdoo asks bankers not in the Federal Reserve to purchase United States Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness up to 2% of their resources for each issue. Offered only to bankers, semi monthly until the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign opens, they pay 4% interest and serve as high grade commercial paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
William@. McAdoo
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Treasury
Liberty Loan
Bankers Are Patriotic in Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign
The Eighth Federal Reserve District banks show patriotic support as the Fourth Liberty Loan opens with 750 million dollars in Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness. Bankers study finance, approve U.S. government methods, and anticipate funds from materials and labor reinvested through commerce this fall. The plan aims to relieve national strain by fueling a credit system through the certificate program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth
Federal Reserve District
United States Treasury
Germany
United States
Government plans to issue short term Certificates of Indebtedness
Bankers across the Highth Federal Reserve District join the Government in disposing of 760 million dollars in indebtedness for the Fourth Liberty Loan. St Louis quota set at 30 million with biweekly issues through October 24. Certificates mature into long term Liberty Bonds, easing cash drain and aiding loan success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highth Federal Reserve District
United States Treasury
St. Louis
Smokes for Our Sammies in France War Effort Cigar Despatch
The American Y M C A canteens in France require 200000.00 yites and 4500000 cigars each month to sustain soldiers. A recent Red Triangle order shipped 1837 tons of tobacco from an American port, including a single shipment of 900000 cigars on a high sea voyage.
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France
Red Triangle
Tan American
High
Bryan’s Oration On Immortality And The Soul
A fragmentary ornate quotation from an oration attributed to Hon. W. J. Bryan. It ponders divine power touching human souls, the immaterial after death, and quotes Jesus about eternal life. The tone blends moral reflection with religious assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Jesus
Het
Wisconsin farmer boy earns famed capture in war tale
Frank Lambert, an 18 year old Wisconsin farm boy, went out alone and captured eighty three German prisoners, bringing them back to American lines. If another Three Musketeers is written Lambert should be given a prominent place in it. -Newa-Scimitar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lambert
Wisconsin
Lambert
YMCA Hut in Grosvenor Gardens Aids Millions Since 1916
The Grosvenor Gardens Y M C A Hut in London reports that over 3,000,000 men have passed through its doors since opening in January 1916, including Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor Gardens
London
England
Notice of Bridge Bid Letting in Iaka Mississippi
On the first Monday of August 1918 within legal hours and at the courthouse door in Iaka, Mississippi, the board offers the building of Ese Scruggs Bridge across Yellow Creek to the lowest responsible bidder. Plans and specifications are on file in the clerk of the Board of Supervisors office. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. D. L. Anderson, M. B. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaka
Mississippi
Ese Scruggs
Yellow Creek
Board of Supervisors
Non-Resident Notice in Tishomingo County
Lishomingo County issues Non-Resident Notice to Elsie Gray and Edd Gray of Pocahontas Tennessee and J. W. Reeves of unknown address. Defendants must appear Sept 2, 1918, in Chancery Court to defend Bayou Stave Company suit. Clerk E. A. Payne, July 15, 1918.
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Elsie Gray
Edd Gray
State of
Tennessee
Pocahontas
J. W. Reeves
Chancery Court
Tishomingo
Bayou Stave Company
E. A. Payne
T. H
Dodson's Liver Tone Offered as Calomel Substitute
Advertised as a safe vegetable liquid, Dodson's Liver Tone is promoted as a pleasant alternative to calomel for biliousness and stomach issues. The ad stresses it won’t cause salivation, can be used by children and adults, and won’t disrupt daily work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Sale of Land in Tishomingo County Mississippi 1915
By decree of the Chancery Court the special Commissioner will expose for sale on a Sunday in August 1915 at the Iuka courthouse door the fractional southwest quarter of section 2 township 4 range 11 and several lots in Terry's Survey Inka Mississippi totaling about 100 acres for partition among owners. Title as Commissioner only. E A Payne Commissioner T H Enas Solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Canaler
Will
Terry
Inka
Mississippi
Tishomingo County
E. A. Payne
T. H. Enas
Iuka to Sell Bridge Contract at August Auction
On the first Monday in August 1918 during legal hours in front of the court house door at Iuka Mississippi Iuka I will let to the lowest responsible bidder a contract for building a bridge on Natchez Trace road across Sandy Hook creek The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids Plans and specifications are on file in the Chancery Clerk's office R B Owens M B 8S
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Iuka
Miss
Natchez Trace Road
Sandy Hook Creek
Chancery Clerk's
R. B. Owens
M. B
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Mise
Turn Pike
Chancery Merk
G. W. Bishop
Johnson
Elite Barber Shop
Lucien King
Roy R. McHutt
Pennante Gay
Carrie Bassett Barnes
U. S. Treasury
Dd, L. Anderson
Obdt
State of Mississippi
Lishomingo County
Calomel Salnates
Maes
Bingham
Madison Ave
Memphis, Tennessee
Vovery
Luka
Luka Pressing Club
D. A. Dugger
Bonds Barber Shop
Jourdan's Drug Store
FOOTE
Vv. Stockney
J. P. Broventos
D. W. Shockley
I. A. Leddin
Cotton School
Addres
Memphis Business College
Memphis
Tenn
J. T 'Thomas
Prin
Iuka, Mississippi
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