The Brandon news., December 08, 1904, Image 11

About The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961

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In Brandon Every Tuesday at Martin's Stable, Including Well-'
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Broke Saddle Animals, Farm Animals and Family Animals# Ages Ranging
from 4 to 7 Years.
COME AND INSPECT THEM BEFORE BUYING.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the late Francis
W hite of Baltimore, Md., for land in
Mississippi are notified to make prompt
payments to Major Pat Henry of Brandon,
Miss., who alone is authorized to collect
said debt for us.
Miles White, Jr.,
Francis White,
Richard J. White,
Executors Francis White, deceased.
Oct. 22, IQ04.
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.
The lands owned or occupied by the
undersigned and in Rankin county, are
posted, and notice is hereby given that all
persons hunting with gun or dogs on said
lands, will be prosecuted,
P. M. Clark,
R. L. Adams,
W. E. Cofer,
Wm. Buchanan,
T. S, Greenwood,
S. R. Myers,
L. S. May,
A. G. Thornton,
H. A. Busick,
J. A. Gayden.
FOR SALE
Three lots in the town of Rankin
100x150 feet each, Nos 5, 6 ana 7,
Block C, lot 6 containing residence,
6tore house, 30x60 feet, also barn, crib,
etc. 800 acres on Dabbs creek, 12 miles
south of Brandon, good dwelling, barn
and out houses A large portion well
timbered with merchantable pine.
Will sell in two tracks. 350 acres on
Jackson and Westville road, 14 miles
from Jackson, 4 miles from Monterey.
Land fairly good, mostly woodland.
In Star Rankin county, one store
house, dwelling and lot.
40 acres sel-4 lne-4 3, 43; some
cleared, mostly in woods.
Apply to HENRY AND MAY
S. M. HUNTER,
Building Contractor,
Estimates furnished on first class work
JACKSON, MISS.
G. R. HGNPOK
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
All Work Strictly First
Class.
BRANDON, - - MISS.
Bee King, Eugene palmer,
Pelahatchie, Miss. Jackson, Miss.
KING L PALMER,
Attorneys ✓ at ✓ Law,
Jackson and Pelahatchie, • - Miss.
Brandon Bank.
Brandon, Miss.
Capital.----—$ ' 0,000.00
Surplus and Profits-- 3,600.00
Deposits -.-.-.. 1 5,000.00
—OFFICERS—
S. L. McLaurin, President. J. G. Patrick, Vice-President.
W. H. Barnes, Cashier.
DIRECTORS—S. L. McLaurin, D. J. Shlenker, L. S. May, R. L.
McLaurin, W. H. Barnes.
Accounts and Correspondence Invited.
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f I have just installed one of the
celebrated S. N. HOUSE’S Cold
Tire Setters and can shrink an
entire set of wheels in 20 minutes.
^ Work guaranteed strictly first class.
* Call and see the machine at work.
M. C. STUBBLEFIELD, brandon, miss.
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ROOFING AND Modem Sanitary
GUTTERING X X LUMBING
H, D, GASTON
Plumber ^
S81 Tinner -
General REPAIRING 213 PresIdcnt St* First Class Work an«A
HOUSE DRAINING Phone 572 Jackson, Miss, PROMPT SE.RVICB
S' $1500 15 Cents i "«%„}
^ For/earS THF .MEMPHIS WEEKLY COMMERCIAL APPEAL lias given back part of its profits to subscribers in $
Th« w«otiwvS.ful °n-ei in lts. contests. Many, have gotten from $500 to $1500 each. For 50 Cents it gives J
lhe M eekly Commercial Appeal One Year, and m addition offers to give to each a chance to win a 2
& BIG CASH PRIZE \
The First Correct or Nearest Correct Guess on the Number of Bales of Cotton Received in Memphis from f
September i, 1904, to January 15, 1905, will be awarded a Cash Prize as follows: £
If Received in September, $5,000; if Received in October, $2,500 %
if Received in November, $1,588; if Received in Secernhei^ $1,888 \
+1 /^be 1Jlore PlaiR* the proposition is simply this: If the correct or nearest correct guess is received in September, 5
not Sil Decembere$lVOOOreCelVe $°’<°° “ If UOt Until 0ctober> $2,500. If not until November, $1,500. If 2
THE WEEKLY COMMERCIAL APPEAL is the best and cheapest paper in the South. It is 10 to 12 pa^es. Has #
every item of news of any.importance that occurs in the world. Has a farm department edit ed bv a practical farmer: 2
a veterinary department, a woman’s and children’s department, a religious page with Frank DeWitt Talmace’s weekly 5
sermon, and the Sunday-school lessons ; full market report, etc. Yqn owe it to vour childre a to take a good general §
newspaper. Tney grow up more intelligent men and women thereby. " J
f CONTEST CLOSES DECEMBER 3i, i004,
v at midnight, but the guess is to be on the number of bales of
>'g cotton received in Memplxis from September 1.1904, to January
& 3f , 1905, inclusive, the official figures of the Memphis Cotton
, Exchange to be the figure^ upon which the contest is to be
If decided. In order to help everyone to figure closely and to
0 enable then? to make a close guess, the receipts in Memphis be
^ tween the dates mentioned for the past 6 years are given below:
\ Receipts from September 1, 189S, to
and including January. 15, 1899.539,091 bales
<r Receipts from September 1, 1899, to
w and including January 15, 1900.479,171 bales
Receipts from September 1, 1900, to
\ and including January 15, 1901...513,130 bales
K Receipts from September 1, 1901, to
and including'January 15, 1903.481,067 bales
:> Receipts from September 1, 1903, to
A and including January 15, 1903.631,101 bales
\ Receipts from September 1, 19,03, to
rad including January 15, 1904.531,3^51 bales
!j m FOR A FREE SAMPLE COPY,
K T T-.v« remittances payable to and addres3
ft Tll'K COMMERClAli APPJBAL, Memphis, Tenn.
d . f y u want additional guesses send 25 cents for each extra
^ ie.is without paper.
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Educate BlJSillSSS,
BRAPHY,
ta-Writftg
relegraphy
Address WILBUR R. SMITH,
LEXINGTON, KY.,
For circular of hia famous and responsible_
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE OF KY. UNIVERSITY
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Refers to thousands of graduates in positions.
Cost ot Full Business Course, including Tui
tion, Books and Board in family, about |90.
Shorthand, Type-Writing,and Telegraphy, Specialties.
SQFThe Kentucky University Diploma, under seal,
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No vacation. Enter now. Graduates successful.
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W. C. ANDERSON,!
JOHNS, MISS. )' I
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