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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle publishes announcements listing Hubert B. Stechens and AT. Anderson as candidates for the Second Congressional District delegation. Hall W. Sanders is also named as a delegate and the editor urges voting on election day Saturday and against the bond issue.
The Lafayette County Democratic Executive Committee met at the courthouse electing John Falkner Jr temporary chair and Wilmer Bonned term Unity Secretary. A May 3 primary election was ordered to select delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Baltimore and to express preferences for president with ballots under Australian system. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm, with returns due May 8 at the Oxford courthouse. a May 10 electors meeting is set to receive and count votes. Delegates to a May 11 county convention in Oxford will be chosen, beat by beat, with five delegates per beat. Names for precinct ballots were proposed, and boxes prepared. The committee adjourned to canvass returns May 8 at 2 pm.
The second meeting of the La Fayette County Live Stock and Trade Day Association will be held Saturday at 2 o’clock. Members should attend with a new member and nonmembers are urged to join. Bring livestock for sale or trade as the association offers assistance. Signed by F Webster treasurer.
A local observers note urges readers to vote on the May election and to support the bond issue while criticizing state party leadership. It highlights county and state conventions, candidate mentions from Tippah and Tallahatchie counties, and praises a Zion Sunday gathering and school Field Day.
W F Ivy expresses gratitude for loyal support in the Oxford municipal primaries. He thanks the ladies for decisive help and promises impartial, cordial service as marshal to all residents.
Advertises 1312 acres of well grassed and watered land suitable for cattle grazing near the city limit. Offers pasture on reasonable terms and provides contact by phone 114.
In April 1912 letter from Market Mississippi argues for split log drag as cheaper, effective road work. Advocates ditching, culverts, bermuda grass embankments, and running four drays on a four mile link to enable post rain work. Calls for bonds, tax reform, and More Moore supporters for better roads.
J F Gooussy offers Metane Triumph cotton seed for sale with yields of two bales per acre. Also seeks cows and horses for pasture on a well-watered, handy-to-town property with a wood dipping vat and reasonable terms.
A pasting from John Purvis urges voters to oppose a road bond issue in the upcoming election. He argues road taxes burden taxpayers and claims leaders profit while workers endure mud and rain. Purvis calls for a fair vote at the polls and dismisses rival Bishop’s rhetoric.
A notice details a veterans reunion travel plan from Oxford to Macon Georgia with round trip prices and schedule. It also reports a bankruptcy case in the Federal Court for J D Whittle of Winona Mississippi, with publication ordered in The Eagle Oxford for two weeks and a May 28 bankruptcy hearing.
The notice lists North Oxford judges Paul White T J Butler G F P Heard Jr J S Douglass with a peace officer. South Oxford judges T D Ragland J W Walker Fielder Webster T J Metts with a peace officer. L E Oldham clerk and H A Moore deputy clerk sign.
Legal notice announces J C Martefield and others petition to organize a drainage district for Yoona River Bottom in Lafayette County Mississippi. It details land boundaries, hearings in Oxford and a trustee sale of a homestead lot, with dates in May 1912 and election notices for district bonds and a magistrate.
A Mississippi charter 1912 creates the United Firesides of America a nonprofit body with chief officers and three or more Supreme Guardians. It outlines membership, benefit distributions for accidents blindness and death, per capita taxes, subordinate Firesides, and powers to operate in Mississippi with offices in Oxford LaFayette County.
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