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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
4
An official Lafayette County and City of Oxford notice lists obituary and bank obituary charges at one cent per word with advance payment required. It references sample copies and rates shown, indicating pricing for advance sent notices and free samples.
Personal and local notices list residents returning home or visiting Oxford and nearby towns after summer trips. Families move into Wiggin-Mathis Sewing rooms and others travel from Dallas, Winnipeg, Memphis, and Montreal while students resume university life and relatives visit in town.
An advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that boosts the system and reduces nasal inflammation. It claims repeated attacks can become chronic, and promotes blood action on mucous surfaces to restore normal conditions. Distributed by Fr. Cheney Co of Toledo, Ohio.
A 1922 city marshal candidate expresses gratitude to supporters. R C Jones thanks friends for liberal votes on September 15, 1922 and offers to assist in enforcing the law as a citizen. The note closes with sincere appreciation from Jones and family.
John H. Cooke United States marshal for the northern district of Mississippi announces his candidacy for the U S Senate on the Republican ticket challenging Hubert D Stephens the Democratic nominee in November. Cooke is well known in Mississippi Republican politics and is brother of local deputy U S marshal George Cook with offices at Oxford.
Burgess residents share visits and activities as Halbert McElroy visits his mother in Senatobia and many locals host guests or attend outings. Names include John Evans Clara Hawkins Gladys Wells and Walter Jones with multiple calls, trips to Oxford and gatherings around family homes and fishing parties.
A lament in verse about sewing a coat sleeve for Morris while recalling Joe. The speaker expresses wifely devotion and longing for adventure at sea, contrasting domestic craft with romantic yearning for Joe.
Sunday evening visits at the Evans home with Miss Gladys Wells and weekly calls among Burgess residents. Mrs. Hunter Foust visited Burgess last week while Mr. and Mrs. Wells hosted Mrs. D. L. Crouch of Memphis. Mrs. Wyatt Jones spent weekend with her mother Mrs. A. A. Smith, and Susie aids in planning under chancery office specs.
No. 6301. S. R. Whitten Jr. Admr estate of Noah Graves Burt decd asks Lafayette County Chancery to require kin and guardians to appear November 27 1922 to show cause why final account should not be approved and bondsmen discharged. Court notice given Oxford Sept 16 1922 by J S Rhodes Atty. for Admr. Classified listings follow.
Della Samantha Ghist and Flor escie Ghist are summoned as minor heirs of Charles Ghist to appear before the Lafayette County Chancery Court on the fourth Monday of November 1922 to defend Jerry Upshaw’s petition for final settlement of the estate and show cause why the final account should not be approved.
No 5400 Maggie Cooper sues Hugh Cooper in Lafayette County Chancery Court to defend a divorce or property case filed September 1922. Defendant’s post office address is unknown and must answer by the fourth Monday of November 1922. Solicitor W P Shinault signs the notice.
No 5398 Mississippi to Ernest Porter unknown address. Lucinda Porter sues in Lafayette County Chancery Court Mississippi on the fourth Monday of November 1922 to defend. This 15th day of September 1922. W M Woodward Chancery Clerk. (BE Sept 21 28 Oct 5)
The Board of Supervisors will award contracts at public outcry starting 1 30 P M Tuesday October 8 1922 in Oxford for three bridges. A 48 foot bridge at the north end of the old river bridge on the Markette levee in Best 1. A 150 foot bridge across Jones Creek near Louis Jones residence south of Taylor in Beat 4. A 64 foot bridge across Humphreys creek south of Pat Humphreys residence on bond issue road in Beat 4.
Law requires bids for transporting school children to nonexisting contracts. Open auction held at 2 oclock Friday September 22 1922 in the court. Parties and conditions to be stated in the notice.
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