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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
2
Letter endorses W. J. Williams as candidate for Bailiff of Beat 2. The writers praise his integrity and trustworthiness and pledge he will conscientiously perform duties if elected by Beat 2 voters.
D L DeShazo runs as a candidate for Beat 1 Bailiff. He is described as a self made man highly regarded for upright character. Supporters say he would make a good officer and ask voters to consider his claim.
A white Democratic voter notice proclaims the writer's candidacy for Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney subject to the Democratic primaries. The candidate vows to pursue fair justice for all and to support justices of the peace, urging efficiency in county courts to reduce circuit court caseload and costs.
The speaker pledges full energy to uphold law and court integrity and asks voters to trust his 1908 Mississippi Law degree and active legal practice since then. He notes high standards for office holders and private life, and seeks support from citizens who know him and his fitness for the role.
The article questions how often county supervisors should inspect 700 miles of roads given limited time and pay, notes the impracticality of constant oversight, and argues convicts’ work is costly. It urges informant balance, warns against overreaching punishment, and calls citizens to learn both sides before judging.
An editorial lauds Rosa Collins of Lauderdale County as a capable candidate for Mississippi Attorney General in the 1912 primary. It highlights his birth near Collinsville, education at Transylvania University and the University of Mississippi, early legal success in Meridian, civic leadership as Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee chair, and his respected character and public service.
A prose piece extols L. Q. C. Lamar and James K. Vardaman as poor in life yet rich in statesmanship, praising their intellect and influence while lamenting neglect. It ends with notices for a real estate sale and a public building bid advertisement in Oxford, Mississippi, dated 1911.
Altus notes a large Bethel Sunday crowd led by Pastor Pilkington with lively singing. Local visitors, such as F B Wooton and John Hatterix, stop by. ads tout Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and Foley kidney remedy amid a string of household patent medicines.
Pleasant Ridge reports a healthy week with Sunday School renewal. Residents and visitors including WH Carpenter of Dublin and D G Carpenter, Hamp Winter of Derma and Cordia Poteete, Jim Hamilton, Harry Sisk, Norwood Jones, Will Bell of Taylor, Will Ramzy, and others enjoyed gatherings, trips to Water Valley, and family visits. a horse accident near Surratte is noted and best wishes sent to local families and the Eagle.
Bay Springs residents enjoy sunny weather as farmers prepare soil for crops. Mrs Georgia Hickey and daughter visited her parents on the ridge. Miss Nina Herndon closed her Cambridge school and returned to Oxford. K M Hickey and family visited relatives in Oxford. Miss Harrett Borum’s cancer condition is not improving. Bay Springs Sunday School is progressing well and invites more to join and support the Masters cause. Black Berry wishes the league success.
At Royal Albert Hall London a Christian mass meeting drew an audience of about seven thousand as Pastor Russel addressed the convention. He argued for Christian unity, critiqued creeds from Catholic and Protestant sides, and urged abandonment of nonbiblical practices. He cited Apostolic Succession and Calvinist terms, advocating water immersion as nonessential for church membership and urging broader inclusion among Baptists, Disciples, and Methodists. The text blends the sermon with an advertisement for St Joseph's Liver Regulator and Chamberlain's Tablets.
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