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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
Local and Personal notices advertise extra copies of the Vidette for sale and subscription rates, plus various sales and items. Corn for sale near Allsboro, pony contest promos, and a carpet sweeper advertisement. Also land surveying notes and field data offered by D. S. King, county surveyor in Burnsville Mississippi.
Announcement for a June sale encouraging visitors to bring chickens, eggs and other produce. Mrs. Adam Moser invites interested shoppers to view affordable hats before purchasing.
County school board is hereby called to meet in my office on Monday July 10 to transact such business as may come before it.
A brief classified notice seeks trade of Well Augur and complete outfit for a cow and calf or yearlings or a good buggy or a set of Blacksmith Tools. Contact Guyton Armstrong at Holcut Mississippi.
120 acres offered for sale split into 60 acres bottom land and 60 acres hills. Located 33 miles northeast of Belmont along the Mingo Route. For full information write or visit H. A. Cross, 40-21 Mingo, Mississippi, R. F. D. 1.
In Iuka and nearby towns readers are urged to visit WS Brown & Co for a big sale with low prices on goods like beds and chairs. The issue notes visitors, births, marriages, and school and church events, including club meetings, fishing parties, and upcoming sermons. The local scene includes court business, real estate notes, and community updates.
McNess fly chaser and guaranteed insect powders advertised to kill house flies and deter gnats. Sold by E A Hudson’s store in Iuka and LC Bellamy.
Notice is given that the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural High School will receive sealed bids for a building project at Tishomingo Mississippi by 6:00 p.m. Saturday June 24. Bids are to be fixed with O C Moore Tishomingo Miss. Plans and conditions may be obtained from Moore. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed N L Phillips President Board of Trustees.
The Fairview Memorial Society met at Fairview on May 30 1936 decorated graves and rendered a program. Participants included Rev Woodruff H L Smith Prof Alva Bullard and Misses Ruby Johnson Frandie Scott. H L Smith was elected chairman and named committees to plan the next program for May 30 1937 with J W Scorr as secretary.
Health improves in Snowdown as cotton hoeing dominates farm work. Miss Susie Minor smiles more. Mrs Lou Campbell on sick list but hopeful for recovery. Ben Dailey passed through town Sunday. Lawrence Curtis visited Jackson Ridge for preaching and enjoyed it. Meeting each Sunday at Snowdown invites all to attend.
DL Whitehurst passed away on June 8. His friend FT Carmack writes of him as a steadfast citizen and Christian, punctual to church calls, and a parent who valued educated, Christian children. He wished his heirs follow his example and face death without fear, hoping they honor his life and duties.
Iuka Rolle 3 reports light community chatter and social visits. Notes include health improvements, Sunday showers, farmers busy with fields, and neighbors visiting family near Oldham and Florence. Mentions Sam Moore from Spring Hill, Ed Rast and family, Claudia Curtis, Donnie Wiseman, and Mrs Malindra Rast among others.
The State of Mississippi and Tishomingo County issue a non resident notice to Joseph Lennon Ella Len non George W Brown Arthur J Miller all of Chicago. They must appear before the Chancery Court by the second Monday in August 1916 to plead answer or demur to the Original Bill in a case where Mobile and Ohio Rail Road Company is the complainant or face a decree pro confesso. Also notice of a sale by WS Brown CO on Saturday July 1 at lowest prices in the world.
Passings and local notices fill Burnsville items with crop troubles and cordial calls. Mrs Nixon made a short Amory visit returning Friday evening. Bro Cogdale preached Sunday and Sunday night. Collins of Jackson visits Jas Collins. Mrs Ellege returns from Corinth. Children day exercises planned at Furnsville on the 25th at 1 PM. Dr T P Haney visited relatives in Monroe county. Dewey Blakney leaves for Summer Normal at the University. Born to J L Timbes a daughter on the 9th. Edith Higginbottom and family visit from Tuscumbia. Mabel Helder takes a Summer course at the University. Jane Gallean injured her arm recently. Olive Branch.
Salem residents hosted visitors Mr and Mrs W Blissett and Mr and Mrs O Hamm last week. Grady Finch and family moved from Tishomingo and purchased the former Farish property. Roe Turner is ill but hopeful for recovery. President Wilson plans to lead the preparedness parade in Washington on June 14. Grover Glenn and Tolbert Rutledge attended Providence services. Anne Milford and her son Archie visited Alabama recently. Bob Jackson and Coralton Woodly took a trip to the Cain camp Saturday night. Dr Crouch and Author Underwood were seen in town on business and at Providence services respectively.
Local update notes health, weather, and crop losses from a Monday night storm that destroyed timber fruit trees and barns. Discussion turns to laws on game dogs and cattle dipping, with critique of who benefits and the cost to taxpayers, ending with a forecast of a future reckoning.
James A Cunningham of Booneville Prentiss county will speak for his Congress candidacy at multiple Mississippi venues. Talks include Tishomingo County Cross Rounds School House Monday June 19 at 8 p.m. Salem June 20 at 8 p.m. Cole's Mill June 21 at 8 p.m. Spring Hill School House June 22 at 8 p.m. Glendale June 23 at 8 p.m. Kendrick June 24 at 1 p.m. Farmington School House June 24 at 8 p.m. Ladies invited.
Chancery Clerk E A Payne of Tishomingo County Mississippi announces a March 24 1916 bill reference requiring all Confederate pensioners to file new applications by the first Monday in September 1916 to continue pension distributions. Blank forms will be mailed when available.
Special Commissioner of the Chancery Court of Tishomingo County announces a public auction on July 8, 1916, at the Luka company coach house door for cash. The sale includes the southwest quarter of section 6, township 4, range 11, in the state, in the JC Jourdan vs C A Rutledge case. The notice is dated June 15, 1916.
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