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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
3
Advertisements and social items from Iuka list guests visiting from nearby towns, named residents leaving for camps, and Red Cross fundraising appeals. Notable entries mention Mrs L. M. Matthews recovering, weddings for Russell Rutledge and Blanche Edwards, and the marriage of Clara Gravette to C L Woodley. Several locals prepare for service overseas and training camps.
The city issues a notice that an ordinance against speeding autos will be enforced due to numerous reckless drivers. Citizens are urged to govern themselves accordingly by Mayor F. M. Carmack.
Mrs T B Lyle hosted a kinfolks party Tuesday afternoon at her South Walnut home for her sister Mrs J Bayles Williams of Tuka Mississippi. Family members enjoyed music and games with Sorrells Dewoody winning the contest prize. Refreshments were served. Mrs Williams traveled to Little Rock with Mrs J G Taylor Miss Bell Taylor and Mrs T B Lyle. Rev W M McIntosh conducting revival in Shaw Mississippi.
An advertisement on the first page invites readers to hear a British lieutenant with trench experience. It notes printing errors in last week’s Liberty Loan notices and lists corrected team and saleswoman names, including Mrs Harris, Mrs R A Haynes, Mrs G D Hall, and Mrs L M Matthews.
A compact land offer for 380 acres located five miles from town and one mile from the pike. The sale is pitched as a quick bargain with immediate possession for the purchaser. Listed by W. B. Brown.
Seller offers Nancy Halls and Florida yams slips starting around May 15 to 20. Price is $3.00 per 1000 with prompt delivery and advance order by check to ensure shipment. Notify when slips are ready as indefinite holding is not available.
The Federal Land Bank now loans farmers at 5 percent in Tishomingo County with many checks arriving daily. Apply through J. R. Jernigan’s writer or Bennetts & Clark, local attorneys for the Federal Land Bank, to secure funds for your farm. Also from Sheffield, T. M. McDonaup offers to buy chickens and eggs for cash.
In Tishomingo the town gathered at the post office to witness the first county honor flag raising. Luther Owens, postmaster, served as master of ceremonies and introduced C R Stevens, who presented the flag. Prof. J O Looney accepted for the town as residents sang The Star Spangled Banner.
The Burnsville news notes fine spring weather and local activity. Graduating exercises at the Agricultural College of Mississippi are described with praise for teachers and parents. Street commissions clean ditches, while Prof N L Phillips promotes education and a public concert follows. A county health officer vaccinates for smallpox as A. & O. records May 14 1918.
Health updates cite Mr Frank Bonds gravely ill and Irma West recovering from pneumonia. Mrs Minnie Henley and Mrs Clio Williams returned home from Tiago Louisiana, while C A Woodall visited Bonds. Mr Doctor Smith and wife from Sheffield visited, plus Clayton Crouse in the area. Ice cream supper at Sanders' enjoyed by all. Woodall family trip to Poplar Springs. Verdie Woodall and Quin Nie Crouse joined a trip to Eastport for church.
W. L Waldron foreman at Chattanooga Plow company and a fourteen year employee, reports dramatic improvement after taking Tanlac. He says energy and appetite returned, gained twelve pounds, and regained vigor. Tanlac sold in Luka by J C Jourdan and by one agency in every town.
A Sunday noon accident two miles from Tuscumbia involved Mrs. A Ff Whitehurst Mr J R Martin Miss Copeland and Mr W B Ware when their car hit a sharp turn and dumped into a water ditch. Mrs Whitehurst suffered serious injuries including a broken right arm. Mr Martin had a deep flesh wound to his right arm. All escaped death, with each shaken and bruised. Martin remained at home, Whitehurst recovering, others visiting local residents and families.
Mr. Frank Bozeman departs for Meridian Mississippi to visit relatives. Property listing offers 156 acres four and one half miles from town half mile from pike with possession at once. Your Opportunity notice from W.8. Brown.
Health described as good while planting takes precedence. Residents traveled to Cross Roads for an all day singing last Sunday. Several locals visited neighbors including Roy Dexter at W Long's and Eli McCulloch at J McCulloch's. Our townsfolk, Dora Tignor and Nora Robertson hosted and were visited. Loftin preached at Rocky Spring with a large crowd in attendance. Best wishes to Vidette and the couple known as Two Sweet Hearts.
Notice states A M Farris has returned from two months in Metropolis Illinois where lectures were conducted by Dr W B Milton and C G Warner State Veterinarian TI. Farris offers strict veterinary treatments to all stock and cites qualification as 57-2 Veterinary Surgeon.
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