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maco:j, nmssirn, Friday, January 24. 1913.
NUMBER 14
Board of Supervisors.
JANUARY TUX.
Board met in regular session; all mem
bers and oncers present After pro
tarnation by the sheriff the following
proceedings were had: .
Committee appointed to Inspect
bridge across Dancing Rabbit creek re
ported that same had been boilt accord
ing to plans and speciflcationa, and war
: rant for sum of $124 was ordered to be
issued to R. T. McDavid to pay for
aarne.
ALLOWANCE
R !C Patty, making special road as
sessment $ 65 00
A. m. Lhnsmore. work on din-
. . pingrat.. 1760
jonn A. Tyson, postage, etc. . 8 32
same, for stamped envelopes. . 50 0)
L. F. Holberg. locks. . , , - 3 60
uement f r't'g Co., books, etc. 15 26
Walker. Evans ft Coggswell,
Index and cover 26 75
Dement Fr't'g Co., for same. .
tt. i. martin, overotd
w, y. Stewart, same
21 25
1 27
8 85
C P Russell ft Co., nails 2 17
8 Ift J J Clark, miaceUany... 170
W A Taylor, lumber 7 95
A Q Cunningham, nails 1 49
. Nunn ft Co., lumber and nails 18 87
f Thomas, lumber 7 06
W M Hunter, lumber. ....... 14 70
B A Boyken, repairing bridge 24 32
Jones Drug Co., medicines... 75
John Staggs, hooks for single
.trees . 1 20
D A Williams, convict guard.. 87 50
Same, for December 88 75
W a Mauldin, salary for No
vember and December.... 120 00
John Holmes, board 6 00
Macon Wood ft Mch Shop. re
pairs 2 75
Lunningham Bros., convict sup-
. Plies 106 16
A Klaus ft Co., same 122 86
Peterson Bros., convict supplies 2 86
A. Klaus ft Co., convict supplies 173 17
Leon Dent convict supplies. . . 84 45
J Henry Herman, convict sup
plies 12 43
Patty Bros., shoes for convict 4 00
J W Paulette, rot at for oonv'ts 2 10
Dr C R Bush, county phsician 80 00
Rent for armory 50 00
Geo Taylor, re
eDairing
Dr Stanley, health officer, post
bridge.. 8 50
440
20 61
10 00
16 00
65 00
25 00
-60 80
600
15 00
see
L M Adams, lumber
B W Rosaer, removing drift., .
W T Cotton, bridge work
Remington typewriter.
L F Cole, salary
J W Haddon, salary
D F Allgood, -salary
U Ot'vttu, print'g and pub'g
S W Adams, repairing bridge
J E Robbins, keeping ferry..,
Good Roads. Diet. 3. R T
M:David 60 00
M ft F Bank, freight 1051 10
Healey Con. Co 1444
Memphis Gravel Co 220 00
Wheeleock fcng. Co 87 03
inland Con. Co 759 27
lhe following accounts, petitions,
etc.. were continued: j k JacKson,
annual report; uiy Haw. & rur. u,
account or $0, is L Uarnenter, cause
waying; M ft F Bank, account of
( 26 63 for express; Chicago Tribune.
account of $32 40 for advertising
The following accounts were rejected
Hubbard Supply Co , $14 59 for school
supplies; Geo L Crymes $10 for build
ing a id repairing bridge,
I w Haaaon, agricultural commis
sioner, was allowed postage in sum of
b, to be paid monthly.
SECOND DAY
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present
The tick inspectors were limited to
ten days per month for inspecting, said
time to be used inspecting ticky nerds
of their respective districts. A copy of
saia oraer to oe manea to a u Moore,
Jr., J J Cotton and E L Stevens.
contract lor building bridge over
Pailey creek was awarded to S W
Heard for $137 29.
Bridge across Shuqualak and Mashu-
laville road was awarded to W C Strait
for $48 50,
W M Hunter was awarded contract
to repair bridge over Hashuqua creek
on Mashulaville ft Shuqualak road.
8 W Heard was awarded contract to
build bridge over Loose Hunt creek for
sum of $95 25.
Bridge over Cedar creek on Macon ft
Memphis road was awarded to Cham
pion Bridge Co.. of Wilmington.-Ohio,
for sum of $439 00
Bridge across Joe's creek wss awarded
to Jno V Hunter for $100.
E O Kirby was awarded contract to
keep County Home for sum of $6 60 per
montn lor eacn inmate.
Clerk was ordered to advertise to
build bridge across Wahalak creek on
Shuqualak ft Wahalak read.
ALLOWANCES ,
Noxubee Co. Hdw. Co., sup- -
plies $ 44 70
Tonv Barnes, keep'g ditch open 6 00
C M Scales, attending court,
self and deputy, one day. . . 6 00
E E Dantzler, for same 4 00
John Divine, janitor 2 50
J L Ford, attention to clock. . . 15 00
R C Patty, assessor, postage. . 11 62
Sheriff, postage, etc 4 85
Horseshoe Gro. Co., for conv'ts 1 50
E O Kirby, county home 78 83
Macon Men Co.. comforts
J L Ormsby. stat allowance
C L Cole, same...
J T Kemp, same. .
W A White, same
F O'Bvrne. same
8 60
12 10
13 40
15 95
10 45
875
R T Wells, constable 11 85
J T Conn, same.
T 1
H O jamisun, muio. ....
nttla Tick Inspectors. .
J H Williams, cement nans
E E Dantiler.sheriff. feeding
nnaonera.
City of Mecqn, lights ft water
Officers of Court, State vs. Jno
11 00
4 15
192 00
11 06
76 70
86 55
i iiiiiitnit
1 EfcW
emiuii. jihu'A'
Same. vs. Brown Beasley 5 90
Same, for Geo Deupree 3 90
Same, for Fred Crawford 3 85
Geo G Williams, damage to land 25 00
The sum of 830 was refunded to J
Ormsby, Justice of the Peace, for fines
erroneously paid into treasury.
Formal contract was entered into
with W E Mauldin as convict overseer
for year 1913. at S75 ner month.
The following reports wore received
and filed: E O Kirby, W E Mauldin
and J A Tyson, Com. from Clip Bar
Mfg. Co., as to braces for cement work.
The petitions of Berry Walker and
Hayes Hayes fnr release from dog tax
was rejected.
S D Chamberlin, on petition, was re
leases rrom poll tax.
Duplicate warrant wat issued to W
A Nuckols, original having been lost
Albert Carr was released from taxes
erroneously assessed.
Clerk was ordered to issue warrant
to Locust Grove School -) law is
complied with.
Petition having been presented to the
members of the Board to sign for the
raising of the Quarantine against ettl
in the eastern part of the county, said
petition to be presented to the nroner
..1.1. I TV W WS .
luooriura oyur w w Worcester.
imam Blair was released from noil
tax.
E E Dantzler was released from road
tax erroneously collected from Cv Har.
rii
J L Hibbler was released from dog
tax erroneously assessed.
THIRD DAY
Chas. Strong, on snnlicatlon. wan
given sufficient security for sime.
Petition of Mrs Msry Holt for reduc
tion of assessment waa allowed.
Jno Tyson, clerk, made renort of
Good Road warrant in payment of in
terest of district 8 bonds. Same was
approved.
cierk also made report as to lail
bonds.
Petition of D W Dent for reduction
of Good Road assessment was granted.
retition oi tt u ratty for release of
awessment for Good Roads on C S
Field's land was granted, said lands
haying been assessed as in Dist. 2.
wnen it should have been in Dist 4. .
uamp White was released from Doll
tax.
The following netitions wen mcoIvmI
and filed; Jonathan Bourne, communi
cation as to working road; C M Scales,
report ss to jurors serving bat year;
W H Rowan, M. D., comtnunicatioa as
to jail; J K Jackson, report for Decem
ber. . ,
Dr R L Holladav waa r iuar) fmm
dog tax.
Officers of Court ino. on ICon t i
Blair.:...:..:::;. ... ' - tii m
Same, inq.on John Williams.'A 14 00
GusMcLeod, lumber .... 6 82
v k Weaver, sta. allowance. . 5 00
J B Jarvis. sta. allowance 4 15
W W tt Jackson, road overseer.
was allowed to order 2500 feet of lum
ber to repair bridges.
The following were refected! Jnah
Spann, reduction of assessment: Officers
of Court, $12 50 for Inquest of Blanche
aicray. Keiectea for reason that in
quest should have been held in Kemper
county.
Alex Bankhead and Bill Williams, on
petition, were released from poll tax.
The act of clerk was ratified in mat
ter of paying account of $32 to N L
Cotton for work on Vaughn school
house.
FOURTH DAY
C M Scales made report as to jurors
to serve during year 1913.
The following accounts, netitions.
etc., were continued: L F Cole, ac
count for commissions; W S Mullins,
et al, petition for ODening road: D C
Ferris, account for advertising bonds:
Jno A. Tyson, account of 847 50 for
Cef. and transcript; K T McLeod. et
al, petition for new road; E L Carpen
ter, communication and warrant re-
turned; .1 B Jarvis, J. P., for substitu
tion for personal bond.
On petition of Qualified Voters of
Dist. 4, it was ordained that sakfsuner-
visors' district shacome under the pro
visions of Chapter757 of the Acts of
tne legislature pertaining to Good
Koads otherwise than byond issue,
1 he order awarding tha contract to
build bridge across Pailey creek to
W Heard was rescinded and clerk or.
dered not to advertise. Same order
was given as to bridges over Loose
Hunter creek and Joe's creek.
The committee annotated to examine
the books of. the county auditor re
ported that same had been faithfully
ana correctly Kept. A warrant to the
amount of $600 was ordered issued to
pay for services as auditor.
ALLOWANCES
J R Jackscn, salary and
..P08 :-.-.-----. I
uauion iron works, culverts
W E Stennis, for right of way
A T Dent ialary
Grant Rogers, right of way. .
J B Elkin, same
G W Cunningham, .same. . . .
Jesse Augustus, same
Wood Cockrell, affidavit vnd
boggy hire..
Wheelock Fng. Co.. from Dis
trict 2 300 00
lhe following account, petitions.
etc, were reiected: M ft F Bank, pe
tition for Good Roads assessment; trus
tees of Barnes' school, petition for pay
ment of appropriation; same for Mashu
laville school (colored); in matter of
uounty t arm. deeds submitted for land:
Mauldin ft Williams, account for board
while in Macao; protest of C Colburn,
as to certain lands he has contracted to
buy; WW Goodwin, petition for re
lease from poll tax; Benson Bankhead,
petition for correction of assessment
W T Stowers was allowed to with
draw petition for loan.
( Reduction for assessment on automo
biles was granted T L Brown.
Money borrowed from Good Roads
fund for General conntv fund waa or
dered repaid.
. The salary of the County Prosecuting
Attorctj rii tod itfip ptr mp.
NEW YEAR'S RESOLU
TIONS.
This is the season for resolu
tions. A community, whether
it be large or small, young or
old, can advantageously build
a set of New Year's resolu
tions around the Ten Com
mandments of good citizen
ship written by the housing
committee of the Chicago Wo
man's aid.
1. Thou shalt honor thy city
and keep its laws.
2. Remember thy cleaning
day and keep it wholly.
3. Thou shalt love and cher
ish thy children and provide
for them decent homes and
playgrounds.
4. Thou shalt not keep thy
windows closed day nor night.
5. Thou shalt keep in order
thy alley, thy backyard, thy
hall and stairway.
6. Thou shalt not kill thy
children's bodies with poison
ous air, nor their souls witn
bad companions.
7. Thou shalt not let the
wicked fly live.
8. Thou shalt not steal thy
children's right to happiness
from them.
9. Thou shalt bear witness
against thy neighbor's rubbish
heap. , - ;
10. Thou shalt covet all the
air and sunlight thou canst obtain.
5
3
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ver tiour WW
purchases oa-flhe p J
fecellbstlK
UUl
63 88
1885 04
50 00
20 84
65 00
30 00
30 00
8 00
6 75
Clerk wss ordered to advertise for
erection of steel bridge over Horn
Hanter ereek. Also for bridges over
creex in Boyxtn neid and Harlan onan
on W E Skinner's) link of wad. '
A T Dent wss employed as attorney
zor ooara at azou per annum. t
' Formal contract waa entered with E
0 Kirby as keeper of County Home.
L F Cole, county treasurer, made re
port which showed the following bal
ancea on hand Januarv 6th:
General fund $ 1783 00
Agricultural High School. ... 5 00,
Court House fund 823 68
Court House repair 728 87
Hancock Co. School fund. . . . 1009 24
Jail fund 56 25
Pension fund 8 65
School fund 8 20
School House Imp. fund 2067 04
Road Dist 3 27,243 05
" " 6 47 30
4,1 " 2 : 5 71
Warrant for $150 paid out of General
fund for Cedar Bluff school was ordered
refunded.
Merchants ft Formers Bank made re
port as to interest due by them.
Petition having been filed complying
with Chapter 144, laws of 1910, asking
for appropriation for Corn Club the fol
lowing premiums were offered:
For best three acres of corn. . $ 100 00
Second bet three acres 50 00
Third best 25 00
The County Depository was abolished
and funds ordered turned over to L F
Cole, county treasurer.
lhe following accounts, petitions.
etc., were continued: George D Rus
sell, et al, report and petition as to
Hflnpniilr PAltntv afnn1 funl T Q Mao la
petition as to purchase of Deale school
house; petition of A M Tynns, et al,
against purchase of County Farm was
received and ordered filed.
Overseers for roads in Noxubee coun
ty were appointed.
Report of J R Jacksen, superinten
dent of education, was received, ap
proved and filed, as amended.
Board made allowances for per diem
and mileage to its members ana officers.
The clerk was . ordered to order two
tents for the convicts.
To the Taxpayers of City of
sad District Three.
Macoa
I will begin to assess taxes in the
City of Macon end District 8 on Febra
ary 1st It will take more time than
usual to make the assessment on ac
count of having to assess both personal
and real estate this year. I kindly ask
that you be ready to give in your as
sessment when I call on you and not
ask me to call on you the second time.
By complying with this request it will
be a great convenience to me as the
time in which to make the assessment
is limited. R. C. Pattt. Jr..
Assessor Noxubee County.
Phone Jones Drug Co., for seeds.
Fresh line of fancy cakes just
IB' A. KLAUS & H
I I invite you to visit .their store at I
II II y0Ur carcst opportunity, to in- ' j I
II pcct and try on the stylish new J I
IB
Nstkt, CMtractws.
Sealed bids are invited on Tuesday,
Feb'y 4, 1918, at 2:00 oclock, p. m , for
the erection of a bridge on Snuaualak
and Wahalak road south of corporation
line of Shuqualak, according to plans
and specifications now on file in chan
cery clerk's office, successful bidder to
give bond in penalty of bid. The Board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
By order of Board Supervisors, this
January 9th, 1913.
JNO. A. TYSON, Clerk.
By W. O. Barnes, Jr. D. C.
NOTICE.
AH land owners and other citizens of
District 8 have been notified of the re
quirements of the law in reference to
the report of births and deaths to the
local registrar. No burial or removal
permits will be issued unless a properly
filled out death certificate is presented.
If this is not done and a corpse is dis
posed of or a birth not reported within
ten days the parties guilty will be
prosecuted. The state law prescribed
this method of procedure and it must
be complied with.
J. M. Stanley, Local Reg.
Vital Statistics Dist No. 3. ,
Surveying Done oa Short Notice,
I am now prepared to do all kinds of
surveying and civil engineering on ahort
notice. The making of maps of farms,
towns or town property a specialty,
also leveling for tile drains, etc , done
promptly. S. M. THOMAS.
Fertilizer.
I will be located at the depot, where
I will have for sale all kinds of fertiliz
ers in any quantity, from one sack to a
car lot. Will make special prices in
car lots-credit or cash.
Oscar Lever.
ceived.
J. E.
re-
Dorboh.
7 ' For Sale or Rent
The residence now occunied bv Mrs.
N. A. Hunter is for sale or rent Can
give possession Feb. 1st
f H. HUNTER.
Onion letfl awf garden eedt
Corn, Oats. Meal,
Bran. Chops and Shorts
We have just closed trade with our grain people for
75,000 bushels of grain to be delivered from January to
August. We feel that we have bought right and all
we ask is opportunity to prove to you that we can
save you money on your grain purchases. Our facili
ties for handling this commodity as well as many others
is unequaled, as our warehouses are located on our own
private spur track.
J. H. WILLIAMS.
Misunderstood.
to
There waa a little lawyer man
Who gently smiled as he began
Her dear dead husband's will
scan.
And thinking of the coming fee
He said to her quite tendertlv,
"You have a nice fat 'legacy "
Next morning as he lay in bed
With plasters on bis broken head
He wondered what in h he said.
Anonymous.
Think This Over.
Whenlunexnectedlfriends drop in don't
impose on your wife by extra work get
ting dinner nse Jack Holman's cafe,
lour friends will like our cookins and
your wife win not be worried. ,
5 or 6 doses 666 will break
any case of Chill & Fever; and if
taken then as a tonio the Fever
wui not retro nriwSfc.
Seed Potatoes!
Irish Cobbler,
2nd Crop Tennessee Triumph,
Burbank,
Early Ohio.
Early Rose.
ONION SETS AND GARDEN SEEDS.
CHAS. HARDIN.
25 Buiheli of oici fresh Sod Shell Scaly Barki . Call 14
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