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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
8
Local items report visitors and callers from Dawson, Moore, Corinth, Booneville, and nearby towns. Names include Akers, Barnett, Morgan, Moore, Edmondson, Johnson, Ross, Young, Rich, Hearne, Reid, Bacon, Candler, Sweat, Lamb, Ham, Hudgins, and others. Entries note births, visits, travel to and from Corinth, Collierville, Burnsville, and Atlanta, plus local shops and agent promotions.
Rev. T A J Beasley of Ecru Miss preaches a series at the Baptist church aiding Rev. W J Epting. Services have drawn crowds and the meeting may close tomorrow night. Also notes on beef market, dog reward, Texan veteran Alphonso Steele, reunions, and local commerce including Model Drug Store ads.
Coroner J C Linton and Deputy Sheriff R A Woodley investigated a corpse found near Smith's Switch on the rails. A jury ruled the negro was killed by Passenger Train No. 4 at about 8 30 p m the night before. The body carried a card for George R Anthony Company Nashville and the name Clarence Compell. Pocket items included a dime a razor a knife and a woman's photo. Local notices follow of visits and events including Mrs Laura J Ellis and family and Miss Annie Belle Reid teaching in Liberty Mo.
Ton Wiley Hy Clifton Grand Master F A M Mississippi will be in Luka Saturday July 3rd for the regular communication of Tuka Lodge No 4 F and A M All Master Masons in good standing are cordially invited to be present We will work in the MM degree Miss Mary King of Clarkton Ark formerly of this place is the guest of Miss Flo Goyer July 3 1909 notes and local notices follow from Riverton Col Leighton News and Leighton Ala News with various social church and travel updates
Health officer A F Whitehurst calls for strict home sanitation as the season brings illness. He urges residents to comply with hog lot rules of sixteen square feet per hog and to keep water containers covered to deter mosquitoes. Additional local notices report divorces granted, new positions, and residents visiting relatives amid farming and architectural work in Durant and Pottsboro areas.
The article notes a surge in hay stock and machinery sales as farmers anticipate a good hay year. Local figures urge cooperative harvesting to avoid losses, while a dealer offers affordable Deering machines and rakes and promotes spot cash purchases. Community members, including Mr. E Sklassey and Mrs. J. W. Walker, are mentioned along with travel and social updates from Iuka and nearby towns.
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