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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
3
The column blends classifieds and society notes from Iuka Mississippi with farm for sale items and local greetings. Advertisements tout seeds, groceries, hats, and timber work while residents and visitors exchange visits and announce church events and lectures.
Long church bulletin item covers L ewis sermon at the Methodist church in Paris Texas conversion story and life change, plus local visits by Boseman Brown Neal Goyer and others. Report mentions Iuka reunion tickets, camping club trip, school reports, and community events with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
obituary notice praising Amanda Capers Neville a prominent Tennessee poet and Christian figure from Glenwood Fayette County near Collierville. Born Haywood County, she died at about 78 after long illness, leaving sorrowing family. Her poetic works showcased, lifelong devout life mourned by Tennessee and the South.
Spring home decor arrives with Bugs for the halls Rockers for the porch and new chairs iron beds and comfortable beds to touch up the home. A fresh stock just received at 371 Powell's for a brighter look.
O W members meet in their Hall at 1 p m May 28 to march to Snowdown for unveiling the monument to Sar J W Waters at 3 pm Rev Turner and Jewel Waymer to speak Public invited to Snowdown Notice to avoid trading a $40 note dated May 9 1916 due in 30 days given to A B Moses of Iuka void for lack of consideration J A Hastings
I have accepted the agency for the Corinth Floral Co. of Corinth Mississippi and have at the Model Drug Store a handsome catalogue of cut flowers and funeral designs and invite the public to examine it. Arthur S Cromwell. I promised Snowdown boys I would be at Snowdown Friday night before the 4th Sunday in May but must recall that date and will be there Friday night before the 2nd Sunday in June. The reader, please advertise this. Yours truly I R Mann.
We thank our many friends for kindness during illness and death of our daughter and sister. Our gratitude extends beyond these words, as our feelings are immense.
High School holds commencement week events in the auditorium. Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev J R Countess of Grenada preaches. Tuesday 8 p.m. features the senior play Varsity Coach. Wednesday 8 p.m. grammar school graduation. Thursday 10:30 a.m. senior class day and 8 p.m. high school graduation with address by Booth Lowery. Friday 8 p.m. musical class recital.
Health is good and weather was ideal last week as farmers advance planting. Forward corn needs work and many have not plowed. JC Miller and family and D BE Rast contemplate attending Old Baptist meeting at Providence Church on the third Sunday. Pleasant Hill preaching drew a fair crowd. W R Sanders remains in critical condition though reports say he was dying Sunday but alive later. Prospect Church plans to meet to arrange building their church in early summer. Lumber price declines threaten county saw mills with more operating than usual for the season. Some former farmers may be switching to lumber work. Spring Hill school trustees elected Prof J F Oaks as principal for the next term. Prof Oaks praised as an experienced teacher. Best wishes.
Farmers report progress as light showers aid crops. Courting remains lively. residents discuss gossip, funerals, and visits. Mrs Edwards Curtis and son return from Baldwyn. several attend Old Soldiers' Reunion in Birmingham. John Creuthers marries Miss Mary Potts. city residents seek news from Mexico Mustang.
Mrs M F P Durham of Tus cumbia Ala visits her daughter Mrs B Johnson. Sunday services at Pleasant Hills drew a large crowd. Kate Cain visits Pleasant Hill area. Lora Glenn and Nettie Cox visit inmates at the Iuka poorhouse and offer cheer and tokens of love. Rev L W Cain and Mr 0 Rast visiting Corinth last week. Sunshine.
Twenty five tickets from this station to Birmingham Monday. Miss Ruth Looney and four Corinth High School teachers visit home folks. Tax Assessor F F Belue and wife attend the reunion. Paradise decorations service and local visits noted. Cunningham of Booneville speaks on congress. Tick Law and Stock Law topics stir debate. roads improvement desired. Nash, Finch and wives in Hot Springs for health.
Rain improved conditions in Burnsville on Monday as residents reported. Jesse Holloway, son of Parvo Holloway, died early Saturday from injuries after falling from a running board lever. Also noted are births, visiting relatives, alumni events, and local harvest prices with Strawberry crop markets strong. Funeral services for William Jesse Holloway were held at Chapel Hill cemetery. Flurry of social updates includes visitors from Memphis and Birmingham, sick list notes, and a 30 foot alligator hooked by L Q Riley.
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