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ANNOUNCEMENT
We are authorized to announce
II. Pok a candidate for Constable
the Fourth District, Monroe County
to till the unexDirea term maae v
cant by the death of E F. Poe, su
ippt to the will of the voters in
special election, December 28, 1920
We are authorized to announce
AlexTJrekn a candidate for Consta
ble for the Fourth District, Monroe
County, to fill the unexpired term
made vacant by the death of in. r
Poo. subject to the will of the voters
in a special election, Dec. zs. lzu.
Hizh Taxes Cause Citizens to Pass
Resolutions
I axes, state, county and munic
inal. are hish in Mississippi this
year, and especially are we bur
deneil by taxes pince our crop yield
has been light, and prices for farm
products so low.
Interested in this matter, citi
zens of Union county held what
might be called an impromptu maps
meeting in the court house in New
Albany last week, and below we
publish a pynopsis of the proceed
inc?. as published in the JJew Alba
ny Gazette:
"A citizens of Union coUntjT we
are glad to pay our (?hare of the ex
penne of the government, economic
ally administered, but we should
gee to it that real economy in gov
ernmental affair i exercised, and
we regret that we have been hither
to ii care!es of these matters.
"Within the last few years sal
arie of officials have been raised;
organized effort on the part of those
interested ha3 led to very much en
larged, if not prodigal appropria
tion, and expenditures. Many
projects that call for much money
have been saddled upon us so that
today we find ourselves really tax
burdened and with no relief in sigHt.
"We offer no special criticism of
any one citizen or official at this
time, for all of us are more or less
guilty, but we sound a note of
warning, ana nope mat tnose in
authority may hear us.
If we have officials that we do
not need let those in authority find
a way to oust them.
'If there are deputy officials
whose services might be dispensed
with, let them go. 4
"We pledge our energy. and united
effort to sustain, in the right, all
those whom we have chosen to
serve us, and hope that our board
of supervisors and legislators may,
as soon as possible, give us some
yery much needed retrenchment
and reform in the matters that so
vitally concern U3."
"Whereas, the legislature of the
state of Mississippi at its 1920 ses
sion created a commission and
clothed it with authority to issue
and sell interest-bearing bonds to
the amount of fiye million dollars
for buildings and improvements at
our various educational and elee
mosynary institutions, and
"Whtreas, our taxes are already
heavy, amounting to a great bur
den upon us, be it therefore
"Resolved that we, citizens and
tax-payers, of .Union county, do
hereby petition and memorialize
said commission not to issue and
offer for sale any more of these said
bonds so authorized, believing,
as we do. that no interest
of the state will suffer on account
of their non issuance.
"Resolved that the chairman and
secretary of this mass meeting as
sembled be authorized and. they
are hereby directed to send a copy
of these resolutions to Gov. Russell,
ex-officio chairman of said commis
sion, end that he, the governor, be
requested to lay the matter before
said commission."
REDUCED PRICES
on Fleisher's, Yarns.
Shetland Floss . . 25c
Germintown . 32c
Saxony . . . . 35c
Wors;ed . ... 45c
. At RUE-EL'S.
IS
13 OFF. '
MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS
and -OVERGO ATS,
This season's best goods Sacri
ficed in this sale at. Less than
Manufacturer's Cost
Holiday Gifts.
A Splendid Assortment of Good, Practical
and Useful Articles Suitable for
Yuletide Remembrances.
Neckwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Kimonas,
Sweaters, Shirts, Hats, Waists, Feather
Boas, Shoes, Slippers and hundreds of
others. All at Greatly" REDUCED
PRICES:
A, & J.
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AS TO OIL LEASES
Attention i3 called to the adver
tisements in this paper desiring to
purchase oil and gas leases in the
Aberdeen territory. This adver-
tisement is in line with the idea
which ha3 been promulgated by the
Aberdeen Weekly for the past
twenty years that oil pools and
gas underly much of the territory
of this section.
People who own lands in this vi
cinity owe it to themselves and to
the development of their country to
call on those, advertising for these
leases and find out just why they
offer to purchase leases in this sec-
ion, and then to be sure, if they
dispose of them, to retain an inter
est in the lease, so that its devel
opment would come back to them
in material profits if oil or gas
should be found.
It will not cost any landholder
anything to investigate, and we ad
vise all of them to investigate as
soon as practicable.
Major Mot low Attends Obregon's
Inauguration
The towns and country have
Deen Hooded witn talking ma
chine circulars from the North
We wish to say to you that we
tiave better machines and better
records, for sale on the same
erms. If you will call we will
convince vou. ur it you cannot
call, 'phone us and some one
will see you at once.
. Maier Jewelry Store.
Cotton Ginning
Cotton ginned in Monroe county
rom the crop of lyzu to Uecem-
oer l, lyU, amounted to b.biU
bales, as compared to 10,968 to same
date in 1919.
S. A. Dalton. Census Agent.
Surveying !
I have returned to Aberdeen, after
few months absence, and will
quickly respond to any calls for
surveying or other engineering work.
L. E. FISH, -Residence,
300 South Long
Street, Phone 114.
Red Cross Christmas Seals
Come, buy Christmas Seals!
They will be found on sale at J. A.
Gay's Drug Store, Phoenix Drug
Store. J. L. Shell & Co., Druggists,
and the Commercial Bank & Trust
Co. Come, do your part, and help
in the good cause.
The grimmest of blae-law zealots
of colonial days never sought to
take the flavor out of mince pie. -New
York World.
Major J. E. Motlow has returned
from Mexico Citv, where he attend
ed the inauguration of President
Obregon, the new president of the
Mexican republic, as the personal
representative of Governor Russell.
Major Motlow was the only Missis
sippian present. Sixteen states
were represented by either their
governors or other prominet citizens.
The inauguration took place at
midnis'nt, November tne HUth, in
the Chamber of Deputies, which
was crowded with state officers and
invited guests. The oath was ad
ministered by the chief justice of
the supreme court of Mexico.
Major Motlow was greatly im
pressed by the cordial feeling man
ifest by the Mexicans for the Amer
ican visitors, and in the opinion of
Maj. Motlow the Mexican has come
to realize that it will be to the best
interest of his country to get on
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friendly terms with bis neighbor to
the norm. .President Ubregon is
the strongest man the country has
produced since the late President
Diaz, and being a soldier he real
izes that war will not bring peace
and prosperity to his people, and
he will therefore pursue a policy of
pacification and progress, and will
endeavor to lead his people in the
waj's of peace and prosperity.
This is the fourth time in 99
years the president of Mexico has
been inaugurated peacefully. Every
administration during that time be
gan with arms and bloodshed.
Mexico City, the capitol of the
republic, is a modern city witn a
population of 1,000,000. It has a
splendid street car system, asphalt
streets, good water and light plants,
and a sanitary sytem that equals if
not leads that of New Orleans in its
enforcement. ' . ":
i Major Motlow brought back a
number of souvenirs, among them
some linen-drawn wort and speci
mens of the various gold and silver
coin9 of the republic The $20 gold
pieces, which represent our $20
pieces, is not much more than one
half the she of ours, and is worth
only about 50 cents on the dollar.
Other coins have their Value fixed
on the ald dollar basis. No paper
money is in circulation, and the
Ma .icah is delighted when he gets
American paper money.
Major Motlow is well pleased with
the situation in Mexico, and be
lieves that yery soon the. country
oil and oas mm 1
Being connected with the Mississippi
Petroleum Co., I am authorized to offer
one dollar per acre and one-eighth royalty
on any amount of land acceptable to this
" corporation, ihis being a home corpora
tion be sure and see me before you lease
your land
JL. BORTCH,
ABERDEEN, MISS.
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If it is MONEY you need, DON'T WORRY.
I have plenty of money to loan on
First Farm Mortgages
QUICK ACTION, REASONABLE RATES
See PAUL T. GRAVES, Atty.
ABERDEEN, - - MISSISSIPPI
E3S3SES
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As best adapted to Farm Life in this section.
A paper for the whole family.
Replete with Information, Instruction and Entertainment.
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Best newspaper published in Monroe County for local news
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ABERDEEN, - - MISS.
will offer fine fields for young men
from this country who- want to
develop the fields of industry that
will open up under a peaceful
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Commissioner's Sale.
The State of Mississippi,
Monroe uounty,
In the Chancery Court No. 6367
Nettie Gardner Et Al. Vs A. J
(Dock) Herndon Et Al.
Bv virtue or a decree Of the Uhan
eery Court of said county, rendered
in the above styled caaee on the 22nd
dav of July. A. D. 1920. at the July
term. A.. D. 1920, of said Court, I, the
undersigned, duly appointed Special
Commissioner of eaid Court, will on
the 10th day of January. A. D. 1921,
between the honrs of 11 o'clock, A.
M. and 4 o'clock P. M.k sell at the
front door of the Post Offlce in
Amory, Mississippi, in said Monroe
county, to the . highest bidder or bid
ders, for cash, the following' described
real estate, situated in the County of
Monroe, in the State of Mississippi,
to-wit:
W. 1-2 N. W. 1-4. lees 10 acres, Sec
tion 1. Township 13. Uanze 18 West;
N. 1-4 S. W. 1-4 Section 1. Town
ship 13, Range 18 West; 8. K. 1-4 N.
IS. 1-4 section 2, Township 13, Kange
IS West.
Dated this the 13th day of Decem
ber. A. D. 1820.
, Job T. Hoeqan.
12-17-4t Special Coxnzaia&ioner. ;
Whole World Seems Upside Down
The figures below may not be ex
actly correct, but they are certainly
not far wrong, and will give an idea
of the unsettled conditions brought
about by the world war. io one
will argue that Gen. Sherman's defi
nition of war is wrong.
It takes
Three pounds of seed cotton to
buy one bottle of Coca Cola.
Ten pounds seed cotton to buy
one admission to the movies.
One bale of lint cotton to buy an
auto tire.
Two whole beef hides to buy one
pair of shoes.
One whole hog on foot to buy
just one cured ham.
Seventy-five pounds of ear corn
to buy two pounds of cheese.
Twenty-five pounds of ear corn
to buy one can of corn.
Fifty pounds of ear corn to buy
one can of salmon.
One bushel of wheat to buy 24
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For Frame Alfalfa flour and tankage in Purina
Chow builds a large frame on which to quay
flesh.
For Flesh Tankage, linseed flour and gluten
feed supply flesh, blood, hide and hair.
For Fat- AJclasses, hominy and ground corn
make fat, heat and energy.
Purina Pig Chow insures 25 to
405 more hog.
Keep 'cm coming-
See its today
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G. H. W ATKINS, GROCER,
ABERDEEN,
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Condensed Statement of the Condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI.
At the Close of Business November 15th, 1920.
RESOURCES.
Rills receivable. S560.117 29
U. S. and other
bonds.. 173.7S1 00
Banking: house
and other real
estate 15,200 00
Stock Federal Re
serve Bank... 4,800 00
Due from U. S.
Treasury..... 5,000 00
Cash and sight
exchange S9.56S
LIABILITIES.
Capital $100,000 0
Surplus UHK) 00
Undivided profits 63,975 22
Circulation ...... 91,200 00
Bonds borrowed. 18,250 00
Bills payable 2.U,000 HO
DEPOSITS 583,0 1 1 57
l,14S,4t6 79
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$1,148,466 79
Over Thirty-three Years of Dependable Service.
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7 per cent. Ammonia, 36 per cent. Protein.
- Until further notice, we will sell
Meal $2.25 per 100 lb sr.
Hulls (loose) 60c per 100 lbs.
Hulls (saclied): 85c per 100 lbs.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS .TAKEN AT THE ABERDEEN WEEKLY
OFFICE, ABERDEEN, MISS.
pounds of Hour.
Seven pounds of wool to buy one
pound of coffee.
One hundred and fifty pounds of
ear corn to buy 48 pounds of meal.
Twenty pounds of leaf tobacco
to buy one manufactured plug.
Fifty pounds of eabhae to b
you a dinner at the hotel.
Seventy-five pound of irr-od h
to buy a pound of rai-in-.
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