City Assessment Shows Nearly $200000 Rise Over Last Year
City Tax Assessor W B Moore reports total real and personal property values for 1905 at 1 590 241 711 937, about 121 696 higher than 1904, with further increases expected from pending assessments. Jones County precincts show varied gains and declines amid new precincts and adjusted beat lines, while landowners expect lower land values than 1904 figures.
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W. B. Moore
JONES COUNTY
Green B. Landrum
Hillsville
Ellisville
Hebron
Gitano
Soso
Hoy
Midway
Laurel
City of Laurel
Erata
Sandersville
Red Hill
Myrick
Glaston
Cleo
Arrington
Landrum
Ovett
city of Ovett
Odom
Eastabuchie
Tuscanola
Callahan
Fairchild
Board of Equalization
Household Furniture For Sale
Household furniture in good condition offered for cash sale. Enquire C. W. Moraan at 215 Main St.
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C. W. Moraan
Main st
Negro Church Destroyed by Fire in Leonia County
A Negro church in Leonia County burned Saturday night with officials ruling non incendiary. A local preacher reports two men in a buggy rang the church bell, set the fire and departed. Tensions rise as residents vow rebuilding amid a heavily Black population and prior postal appointments.
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Leonia
A Wild Cat Attracts Attention At Denhams Market
A fierce wild cat from the woods has taken residence at Denhams market this week. It is slated to fight Van, Harvey Peace's champion bulldog, on July 4th and is expected to be a leading attraction. Messrs P C and Everett Welborn of Stringer visited Laurel on business Tuesday.
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Denhams market
Van
Harvey Peace
Messrs. P. C. and
Everett Welborn
Stringer
Laurel
Barn Burned At Claiborne Farm Of W E Cook
A barn fire at W E Cook's Claiborne farm last Saturday night destroyed three horses, feed, oats in bundles, and farming machinery. Loss estimated around 1600 dollars with no insurance. Authorities suspect an incendiary act.
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W. IE. Cook
Claivorne
Gun Club Season Opener Draws Local Shooters
The first shoot on the gun club grounds this season was held Thursday afternoon with shooters including Dr. Smith B C Rowell S M Jones C L Williams J A Richie T J Fatherree and W L Pryor Currie Rowell posted the top score 17 of 25 while Dr Smith had 16 The Vienna Bakery Laurel Ice Cream and Ward Taylor outlets advertised Laurel Ice Cream at 35 cents a quart Major M F Berry of Barnett and Sam Abney of Heidelberg were in town on business Harvey Eaton of Taylorsville traveled via Laurel at midweek Dr W S Arledge spent time in Laurel en route to Jasper County for vacation F C Harrington left for Honduras to manage a large banana farm.
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Dr. Smith
B. C. Rowell
S. M. Jones
C. L. Williams
J. A. Richie
T. J. Fatherree
W. L. Pryor
Currie Rowell
Lewis Denio Salvage Co Sells Bargains in Countywide Sales
The Lewis Denio Salvage Co of Vicksburg runs large scale special sales across counties. The Ledger printed 30,000 full sheet posters, merchants profit, shoppers gain fine bargains from these new sales in this section.
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Lewis Denio Salvage Co
Vicksburg
Uniform Textbooks Adopted for All Mississippi Schools
The Mississippi Uniform Textbook Commission completed a five year adoption of state textbooks. Retail prices are listed, with exchange prices set at half. Many titles span spellers writing grammar history arithmetic geography readers and more. Existing books must be exchanged at half price. P C Cook visited kin near Claiborne and W J and Miss Dy Berigon attended the Confederate Reunion in Louisville.
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Mississippi Uniform Textbook Commission
Reed
Maynard -Merris
Hunt
American Book Company
Slunt
Empire Writing books
O. F. Barnes & Co
Chicago
Bushler & Hotchkiss
Newson & Co
Bushler
Ginn &Co
Sykey
Ginn & Co
Coleman
Macmillan & Co
Lee
B. F. Johnson & Co
Southern Publishing Company
Hansell
Mississippi
Riley
Southworth & Stone
Sanburn & Co
Weidenhamer
Maynard, Merrill & Co
Peterman
Burkitt, Stevens & IfWs
Irye
Frye
Wheeler
Wheeler & Co
Baldwin
B. I. Johnson & Co
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LOU
NEGRO CHURCH Byp
W. E. Cook
VIENNA BAKERY
M. F. Berry
Barnett
Sam Abney
Heidelberg
Harvey Eaton
Taylorsville
Ward & Taylor
F. C. Harrington
Honduras
LEWIS DENIO
SALVAGE CO
Rob
J. H. Cook
Robert
Thos
J.J. & Le. Musgrove
Alonzo and
Luke, Jr
f.cares
H. Sims
Wry Laurel
Lattel
Bisvalie
Lai
Eitaviiie
Eskeville
Laurel and
Illisville
ELLIS VILLE
FRANK GARDNER
Miss
P.C. Cook
William Cook
Claiborn
W. J
Miss Dy Berigon
Louisville
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