The Columbus commercial., November 11, 1917, Image 1

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VOL XXIV. NO. 30.
CO! tJMIMA MMV. SUNDAY MOMNIN(i, NOVEMflEK II, 'JI7.
3m.Wklr, $J 00 ftt Ye
JUDGE CARROLL'dickinson aids
TO PRETERMIT MONUMENT FUND
I AT A I PAIIDT oMri iiciutav or wad
PETITION MAKING THAT
REQUEST HAS BEEN
CHANTED.
DOCKET IS LIGHT
No Necessity for Term, Which '"v f"r Columbus, which is the "tfy
of hi nativity, by subscribing $2.' to
Would Work Harship Upon the fund which in bring rariit to pay
P 'off the existing debt on the Confed
harmert. j ( fntp ni()ntimpnt
( The monument was erected in
Contending that the general in- 1912 hy the Stephen I. Lee Chapter,
terest of the community can be con- United Daughters of the Confed
served by granting their request,' erncy, the contract price having been
members of the Columbus Ear Asso-j $5,000, Of this sum, $700 stl re
nation and WW officials have sent! ri.aina due, and whin the second Li
to Hon. T. E. Carroll, presiding judge! berty Loan campaign began T. A.
of the Sixteenth circuit court dis-i McGahey, president of the Colum
trict, a petition requesting him to j bus Marble Works, which concern
pretermit the fall term of the circuit' erected the monument, told the
conrt for Lowndes county, whkh, ac-j daughters ti nt i( th' would raise
cording to the .provisions of the code, $050 he would not only donate the
in scheduled to convene in thin city on ' remaining $50 to the organization
Monday, November 26. 'but would invest every dollar of the
The petition reached Judge Carroll cney paid him in Liberty Loan
Friday, and on yesterday a telephone j bonds. They immediately inaugu
message statins that he had decided rated a movement to raise the
to grant the request was received : money, and Judge Dickinson was
here. among those to whom appeals for as-
The principal" reason for request- istare were made. His response
ing Judge Carroll to pretermit the: vas immediate, a check for $25 hav
fhnvt term lies in the fact that local ' ing been sent to Mrs.- B. I.. Owen,
farmers are busily engaged in har-j president of the chapter, as soon as
vesting the unusually large crops that , the letter reached him.
have been made here this season and Although it has been many years
that to take them from their work; since Judge Dickinson left Columbus
at this time would entail an unneces-' tbe fact that he still retains a great
sary hardship. The weather is at' love for the city has been evinced in
present ideal for the work of the har! many ways. It was he who induced
vesers, and as labor is very scarce President Taft to include Columbus
in this section it is important that in the memorable trip which he made
the crops be gathered as quickly as n 1909, and he still retains his mem
possible, so that when the fall rains srship in the local camp of Con
finally set in the abundant products federate veterans, .
of the soil will all have been either ( '
marketed or carefully stored away. '
. Under the nroviswns of the code. RED CROSS NOTES.
the November court term is primari-1 It is highly gratifying for sup
ly for the transaction of civil bus!-, porters of the Red Cross to learn
ness. The law., provides that no ; not only how the funds of the organ
grand jury shall be impanneled andji.ation ere being expended at home,
that only such criminal cases as are
already on docket shall be tried. The
pretermition of the term will not,
therefore, work a hardship upon any
defendant in a criminal case, and as
there is little civil business docketed
no one will be discommoded by the
granting of the petition.
Mr. Herbert Stanley, of Birming
ham spent Friday and Saturday in
the city on business.
NO TAX LEVY HAS
YET BEEN MADE
SUPERVISORS WAITNG FOR AS
SESSMENT ROLLS TO BE RE
TURNED FROM JACKSON.
Although state, and county taxes
for the current year are now due, the
local board of supervisors have not
yet been able to fix the levy for
Lowndes -county. The board, by or
der of the Mississippi State Tax Com
mission, some time ago materially in
creased assessments on both real and
personal property throughout the
county, and after this had been done
the tax sommission ordered the re
vised rolls sent to Jackson for inspec.
tion. They have not yet been re
turned, and until they rea :8i Columbus
it will be impossible for the supervi
sors to fix the tax levy.
Wanted- Volunteer! For
Service in The Red Croi
Due to the increasing activities of
The American Red Cross in this
country, and, particularly in for
eign countries, it will be nerfcssary
to secure the services of a consider
able number of competent non-professional
people. ;
So far as possible non-professional
personnel should "be secured on a
volunteer basis.
. The secretary of the local chapter i
will be glad to file applications for1
service, and furnish blanks to be
filled by applicants. Names of vol
unteers for work in their own local
ity will be recorded at the :)apter
office. Applicants for work .in the,
United States are to be filed with I
the division office at New Orleans.!
Applicants for foreign service will
be forwarded to the National Head-'
qututfia at WfcahiiiKlon. i
. 1
Read our advertisements.
(ONIKIUUTI 2t 1(1 Tilt.
IOCAI. UM)I MAKING,
Jmitt Jntt M Pi kittson, h
M secretary of war uml-r lrel
dent Taft, and who recant! rm
prominently before th it -count
of the derided stand which h
lok (tirinc( Mayor Thump Kin, f
( hlcfijy, h" 1 1 n.tism rsm
Mo rpiestion, ha m in evinced hi
but uho abroad.
In a report recently issued from
Red Cross headquarters the work of
helping the destitute civilian popu
lation if Belgium and Northern
France, sent bak to their homes
from Germany, is graphically de
scribed. "There arrived last week," sayB
the report, " a train with Belgian
children, 680 of them thin, sickly,
alone, all between the ages of four
and 12, children of men who refused
to work for the Germans and of
mothers who let their children go
rather than let them starve. They
poured off the train, littlo ones cling
ing to the oldest ones, girls all cry
ing, boys trying to cheer.
"They had come all the long way
alone. On the platform were the
Red Cross workers to meet them,
doctors and nurses with ambulances
for the little ones waiting outside the
station. The children poured out the
station, marched along the street
shouting, 'Meat, meat, we are going
to have meat, to the casino, where
they were given a square meal, the
first in many months.
"Again and again, while they ate,
they broke out spontaneously into
songs in French against the Germans,
songs which they had evidently learn
ed in secret. Their little claw-like
hands were significant of their un
dernourished bodTSs, but the doctor
said: 'We have them in hand. A
few weeks of feeding will build them
up.' "
O
The Local Chapter announces that
beginning with next week, the Work
Room will be opened on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00
a. m. until 12:30 p. m.
LEROY PERCY WILL
BE HERE THIS WEEK
Hon. LeRoy Percy, of Greenville,)
who is chairman for the state of Missis-j
sippi of the committee named to raise J
$35,000 for Y. M. C A. war work,
vember 15, in behalf of this mosti
laudable movement.
Mr. Percy is well known through
out Mississippi, having been elected !
by the legislature to fill out the un-j
expired term of the late Senator A. I
J. McLaurin, who died in December,!
1909. He i3 a fluent speaker, and on
his appearance here will doubtless be'
greeted by a large audience.
An oyster supper will be given at
the Bell Cafe next Wednesday even-'
Uig kt C oVIuci, in Luaor r Sir. !
t.w .,!. . I - t 1
j citizens will be invited.
MOLASSES IS TO
BE MADE FROM;
WATERMELONS'
I'LANTS TO lit ESTAIll mi
I D AT VAKIOUS SOUTH
ERN POINTS.
CITY IS AFTER ONE
"
Effort ii Now C-in Md lo
5rrur Factory tor Co-
I inn but.
IIn. T. J. Locke, Jr., a member of
the l.nwmlcH County Highway Com
mission, who has been active not only!
in good road work but in promoting
the industrial welfare of the com-.
munity, is endeavoring to secure for
Columbni a factory which will make'
'
high grade molasyes from water
melons
(i. 11. Hollander, general manager
of the Ileaslip -Molasses and Sugar
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a factory at Pass Christian, Miss.,
but whose headquarters and general .
offices ate in New Orleans, has de-1
veloped a process whereby an excel-J
lent quality of molusses can be made
from watermelons, and, ac lording to
a press dispatch recently sent out
from Pass Chhristian, the company in
tends to establish plants at several
places in different sections of the
watermelon belt for the manufacture
of syrup. Watermelons are extreme
ly grown in the territory con
tiguous to Columbus, and Mr. Locke
will present the claims of this city
to officials of the company with the'
view of inducing them to locate onej Dr. Lotoy to be in Columbus,
of their proposed plants here. j Dr. Losey, the noted lecturer, will
Mr. Hollander, it is claimed, has( be in Columbus on November 15 and
thoroughly demonstrated the fact 1C and will lecture in Collefe Chapel,
that high grade molasses can be madej Dr. Losey comes not merely to lec
from watermelons. He first tested j ture, but he comeB bearing to us a
out tne value oi tne melons as syrup ,
producers and" finally avolved a pro
cess Tor manufacturing two grades
of molasses, one a dark variety and
the other bleached. Experts deelar-l
ed both varieties to be exceptionally j
high in quality. j
Tests were then made with the by-(
products of the watermelons, and,
processes worked out for the mnnu
focture of vinegar from ihe crushed
meat of the melons an for m.l;ing
cattle feed from the seed and tin
rind. The whole melon will, there
fore, be consumed and nothing will
be allowed to go to waste.
Some of the finest watermelons
that the South produces are grown
in this immediate section, and Mr.
Locke thinks that Columbus stand
a fine chance to secure one of th
proposed plants.
GOV. BILBO SUFFERS
GASOLINE BURN
MATCH WAS THROWN INTO
AUTOMOBILE TANK AND
EXPLOSION FOLLOWS.
Biloxi, Nov. 10. Governor Bilbo
was seriously burned at his home at
ropularville, Thursday night, ac
cording to information received here.
The actdent was the result of drop
ping a lighted match in the gasoline
tank of his automobije, the gasoline
exploding and burning his face, arms
and che3t. The governor is confined
to his bed asa result of .his burjis and
it is feared he may not be able to be
out for several weeks.
OHIO PROHIBITION VOTE
STILL VERY CLOSE
Columbus, Ohio., Nov. 10. Wets
and drys sped down the home stretch
today in one of the greatest state
wide elections ever staged.
At 9 a. m. Secretary of State Ful
ton's tabulation, including official re
turns from 70 of the 88 counties and
allowing for errors favoring the weta
in Hamilton county, gave the wet
forces a narrow lead of 189 votes.
The count at that hour, using the
un-official returns from 18 counties
was: Wets, 521,446; drys, 521,257.
THIS WEEK'S WEATHER.
The weather bureau yesterday is
sued the following forecast for this
week:
For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Fair weather with moderate
temperatures.
Mr. Geoifce Ilciriott, of iIiouiet.
Ill, spent several days the past week
in Columbus on business.
electric signs
MUST BE DIMMED
OVfftNMINf Hur liPUtH
rnovu.nr, row coNr
VAll.tH (il ( I'Mf Nt,
V kahingtoii, N'r.v (i ...7h f t,v
rfimnt'ii mo townr I iimi
rm'irtf nftn t.fxif indtutri lo h
ril w n-miK fridny nifht in an!
irorr nv ir.f mm mlm.nxtration.
bmitmtf the ihp df funl fur plv
,r,c
7:4ft nh tl r,'i(,ck p, m,
v,,t f,f nlh'r Industrie w. til be f
f"red by j-riiihir mdert (hut will be
;,.,) aM Hum ((.fni.ltie , --,.
f'cat!n Is M.ide.
Faced by' the renliziitmn that mnl
production annt kei p pace with the
prcpent rate of contnunplon, the fuel
a In inisration h ready, if necessary,
to guarantee nupphe only for do-
niestir users and industries either
canary in 'induct of the war or
; vital to the public.
It Is estim.nled that the limiting of
,., , .
electric advertising to three and
quarter hours each nipht will save T0
per cent of the fuel now used in
maintaining the fn tint light
,,, . V t v . .. ,,
i Hroauwny in .New i ork city end hun-
,e?s fHmou8 thorouRhfnr0s
towns throi'i'hout the country. In a
statement accompanying Friday's or-
,1, ::..,,' , i . ,
der the intention is carried that it
may become necessary to e
immate;
i electric signs altogether.
I Exception was made In the order!
, for signs maintained by small mer-
; '"hants for -die purpose of directing
I the public t'i the'r places of bu'nc--.
; If these art! not of an unreasonable
Dl'ln ,1 a.. ...HI I. u ..
I ri.c i-iic.y , i uc purimueu lo con-!
i tinue lighted while the establishments!
: are open Tor business," but must be !
dark with the closing of the shops
special roe- a message rerard-
inir the warJ- As Dr. Losey has been
lending his aid in the patriotic cam
paign being waged in New York, he
comes to us full of enthusiasm and
"pep," We feel that his message
will be one of personal assistance
for all. In accordance with the civil
upheavel of the times. Dr. Losov has
selected a very appropriate program.
He will read Shakespeare's "Julius
Caesar" and several war poems. He
will also read Dicken's "Christmas
Carol," thereby sh owing that the true
spirit of Christinas the spirit of sac
rifice and giving should be" in ovi
dervte at such a time as this.
Many have heard Dr. Losey before,
and to them a mere announcement of
his coming is sufficient. Others have
not had the pleasure of hearing Dr.
Losey, and to them we want to say
that they will miss a real treat if they
do not attend his lectures.
REQUESTS NOT GRANTED.
Following the action of local police
in asking the city council to raise tin
salaries, members of the fire depart
ment have taken similar action a re
quest for a raise having been pre
sented at a meeting of the council
Tuesday night. The council, how
ever, did not give the petitions favo.
able consideration, both having been
tabled.
The council named Mr. Ray Waters
as assistant engineer at the citj
waterworks to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the resignation of Mr. J. C.
Arnold, who has recently joined
Unci? Sam's fighting forces,
Anita Stewart in "Tbe Combat'
Tha Prinra Mnndav
The attraction at the Princess for!.hhve mu the record 8tanJs' as t oU
Monday, 12th, Is "The Combat," a'
society drama, produ'-Vd by the Vita
graph Company, and starringthe well
known photoplay favorite Anita
Stewart.
It is a clever story, and affords
every opportunity for the display of
fashiorfable gowns and beautiful set
tings. The admission is 10 and 15 cents.
CANNOT GET WHISKEY ON
PAkrF Qirif PI FA Wnu,
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Jackson, Miss., Nov. 10. Missis- j
sippi's present bone-dry condition is
going to be dryer. The Southern Ex
press company has notified Attorney
General Ross Ccilllins that no more
liquor will ba delivered in Mississippi
marked "for medicinal purposes" un
less the shipment bears an affidavit
from a reputable physician.
This will bring to an end a prac
tice that has become common in re
cent months of ordering whiskey from
iiUge auppi hout Mlid bavin it la-
beled "for medicinal purposes" as'
camouflage. '
COMMITTEE TO
RAISE FUNDS
FOR WAR WORK
CHAMUEK Of COMMERCE
AND CIVIC LEAGUE
WILL COOPERATE.
tf l OA A It' TUP Mkt
$l,VV ID I fin liUAL
Mr. V. H. Imf Chttirmtn
Co;Viniit,r Nnrinl to U
Thii Sum.
Mr. George I Money, represent
ing tbe War nnd Navy Department'
Commissions on Training Camp Ac
tivities wan here Friday, and deliv
ered an address at the Chamber .-f
Commerce, and Lowndes county in the
interest of the work in which lie i
enraged. Mr, Money asked I.ownde-:
county to contribute $1,-00 to th
Mud whiih i being raise. I tn carrv
! "ut the w.rk of the organiitation with
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niittees from the Chamber of Com-
j merce and the Ladies' Civic I.eni
tie
i were appointed 10 unueriaKP mo insk,
,
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ii. . inn--', uusiiicss manager cu
.,, n. , ..-..u .
I
uic i u-iiuiuus i!Mp;iu'ii, iiHvnig oeen
named as clurrmnn of this commit
tee. Tbe object of the commission
which Mr. Money represents is to es
tablish a closer relationship between
Foldiers and civilians. A soldier cm
be made or unmade by the character
i or tne Training camp environment.
! and to regulate eonditons in -"amp
j communities so as to conserve the
vigor and spirit of the young man
hood of the country, which is to repre
sent America on the battle front
of Europe, is one of the principal
aims being sought.
Broadly speaking, the work to be
accomplished will be such a program
as the following:
a. creating ant maintains
strong committee in each of the camp
communities, with many auxiliaries,
to protect the soldier from exploita
tion and to make him feel at home
in the community.
B. Kre'ting and maintaining club
and recreational buildings, lodging
houses, comfort stations and swim
ming pools.
C. Employing one or more train
ed community organizers in each
community adjacent to a camp.
D. Securing accomodations for
visiting relatives, thus making their
comfort and safety possible.
Mr. Money, who is a nephew of the
late Senator II. I). Money, Is a most
ip-bane gentleman,, and during his
,-itay in CuUimhu.s was extended
numerous courtesies
AGGIES WINGAME
FROM KENTUCKIANS
CONTEST PLAYED ON A. AND M.
CAMPUS YESTERDAY RE
SULTED 140.
i game started immediately upon their
j arrival there.
Quite a number of Columbus peo-; .
pie enjoyed an exciting game of foot- Dr. B. Moss, of Montgomery, who
ball on the ampus of the A. and M.j j well known in Columbus, and who
Colege yesterday afternoon, between! i:; an expert optician, will spend the
the Aggies and the University of Ken-j coming week at L. E. Mayfiald' Drug
tvuky, the contest resulting 14 to 0j Store. He will test your eyes and fit
in favor of the former team. The jesses at prices within reach of al'..
game was mo.st exciting and was en-
joyed by a large crowd. j Mr. J. Everett Jacob, of Panama
In the past three years the teams,
,a- , v t ,,.... .
Iffl IveillUCKY 11. 1U18S1SSIDDI A
and M. 14 at Lexington. Ky.
1915 Kentucky 0, Mississippi A.
and M. 13 at A. and M.
191 G Kentucky 10, Mississippi A.
Mid M. 3 at Lexington, Ky.
Patron-Teacher to Meet.
The Patron-Teachers' Association,'
of the Barrow school, will meet nextj
vunuuy nt o tiocK. ine IOI-
lo'!" it the program : "Co-operation
Between Teaser and Patron. 1.
Tardines, MiM j Uome
nnt- . . ,
.'U.. . . - i. It ,L 1,1 l,U Lllil III. ...I
'ss lngginljotham, 3-
"Home Study," Mrs. Sale. Al! mem
bers are urged to bo present, as this
is the meeting to decide on the
Christmas bazaar.
Mr. Miles H. Yerby, Jr., is spend
ing the week-end with friends at the
A. and M. College.
The n.ady friend of Mr. T. "
Hardy regret to learn that his condi
tion last evening was unchanged.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
U1T ftf TMf Nf W. f.AIHf RfO
MIRI AMI !Hfr AD rt
rsi n fu iturr r oim
Th department ( nrulM l,t
fk ft n-td th r'.ifitrjr' tm
cp ' 1.ni,''l.fii.i ,mhl
n army me lml l.'.nc l it consid-
! r,nc nimmi
ander hv hrtU nlonir
lhf Atb,nf,e
it as h'lMpif,!!, fi,r
I !.!,) t.fflrer and ddir of the
American army
Neirftar fiaker has reduced from
.'I yearn to 20 years and ninn months
thrt minimum age for ntudents in the
th'rd officers' training camp which is
to be opend in January for rniste I
men.
The ltal ns are still holding back
th Austri.ins and Germans by rear
guard actions, while the main body
of th troops is establishing iUelf on
the positions chosen for the resis
tence, says an official statement.
Senator Juhn Sharp Williams has
been invited to be the chief speaker
at the unveiling of Mississippi's mon
ument to the women of the Confed
eracy, which will be held in Ja- Vson
December 10, on the one hundredth
nnniversury of the admission of the
state Into the union.
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the
Railroads' War Board, authorizes the
following: "The railroads are now
moving whnt promises to be the big
gest potato crop in the history of the
country. Tim crop, which is esti
mated will total approximately 453
billion bushels or half again as much
an last year, has been on the way
since the middle of September. The
movement of it wi'l 'bntinue until
about April 1st next year. Reports
received by the Commission on Car
Service indicate that even with in
tensive loading more than 750,000
cars will be needed to handle the po
tato crop."
Hat H.nd Cut Off.
Mr. Will Ussery, one of the best
known citizens of the county, who
west of Columbus, had the misfor
tune Friday afternoon to lose his left
hand.
Mr. Ussery was busily engaged in
grinding sorghum when the accident
occurred. He turned his head for n
moment, leaving his left arm on the
roller and the machine cut off all
of his hand except his thumb.
Dr. T. H. Henry was summoned
and gave medical attention to the in
jured man.
Special Suit Sale.
Beginning1 tomorrow, The Wo
man's Store will Inaugurate one of
the biggest suit sales that they have
ever held, nnd many wonderful bar
gains will be offered. In this issue
of the CommerJal will be found
an advertisement of this store giving
a few of the prices that will be mark
ed on the suits.
Aniory Win Game.
The Franklin Academy football
team was defeated by the High
School of Amory by a score of 20 to 0,
in a game played at Amory F'riday
afternoon. The Columbus boys made
the trip in automobiles and although
tired when they reached Amory, the
is spending several days here with his
! Wnt. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jacob.
He is being cordially received by his
many friends in Columbus
Mr. Robert Jacob, of the Univer
sity of Mississippi, is spending the
week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Jacobs.
ORPHANS TO RECEIVE
THANKSGIVING OFFERING
'
BP't n1 Methodittt are to Send
" -
I the ioint ausPires ot the
1 Methodists and Baptists of this sec-
tion a big Thanksgiving offering will
the sent to the orphanages of these
-
two churches in Jackson the coming i
week. !
Special committees have beenj
named for each 'tiureh and anyone j
desiring to make an offering willj
please notify them. The Baptists'
have named committees for each j
ward in the city, and Miss Hattiej
Stokes is the superintendent of sup-(
plies for the Methodist church. The i
MetLodiaU are urged to nd tholr!
donation to the church Tuesday af-J
temoon, or telephone 683. !
LENINE SAY
HE WILL 0FFE
AN ARMISTIC
MAXAMILIST MAKES
SPEECH TO SOLDIEHJ
AND WORKMEN.
PEOPLE ARE J0Y0
Laugh and Joke in Front of
Bulltt-Spattered P.Uc
Pttrograd.
Pefrogra l, Nov. 10 "W plarj
fffer an immediate armistice of t
iionths' during whi'h ele:tJ red
"tative f (m alt nation and
the diplomats are to set th i
tion of Peace," said Mikolai Len
the Maxamilist leader, in a speech
fore the workmen's and soldiers' c
gress Friday.
"We offer these terms," M
nine added, "but we are willing
consider any proposals for peace,
matter from which side. We ofl
a just peace, but will not accept
just terms."
Petrograd, Nov. 10. -The bull
spattered winter pulace, the only
cular sign of the remarkable trsJ
ferrence of power that has taS
place in Petrograd, drew tens
thousands of the curious among
populace to the vicinity of the strl
ture rnday, where the new rove
ment has established its heaquart
and which was the scene of unus
activity for this reason and beca
the soldiers' und workmen's cond
had assembled there, had the t
revolution left its mark.
Even the winter pa'ace carried
marks of Thursday night's ba
wWh a coat of paint and new J
(low panes would not hide f
casual observation.
On the land Bide, however, fa
the circle from which rises the girf
tic pillar of Victory and whicl
flanked by the arc on which fsj
the foreign office staff buildi
there is plentiful evidence of
work done by machine guns and rifi
during the struggle. The red waf
are specked with white discs, ma
insr the hits. Scarcely a wind
pane is without its clean-cut bu!
holes.
Throughout all Thursday the p
are circle and the 'surrounding strei
were thronged with joking, laughi
crowds.
FIND RELATIVES
OF HARDWIC
SON AND TWO DAUGHTERS C
DEAD MAN RESIDE AT
IUKA BODY SHIPPED.
The body of Mr. G. D. Hardwi
who died last Monday in a hospi
here and whose history was unkno'
was shipped last Thursday to Rivi
ton, Ala., for interment, shipm
of the orpse having followed
structions given by Mr. Mack Ha
wick, a son of the deceased who
sides at Iuka, Miss., which is ot
about twenty miles distant fr
Riverton.
Young Hardwick was located
investigators here, who received vi
uable assistance from Hon. Suttl
Beard, mayor of Iuka. It was
certained through Mayor Beard tlj
Hardwick had a son and two daur
f am t il tmv in Ttilra an1 f w f
Harrell, manager of Gun
Brothers' undertaking establish me
at which the body was being held, g
in telephonic communication with tl
son, who gave instructions to sil
the corpse to Riverton, where,
seems, the family formerly residi
Hardwick had been at the hospi
about ten days previous to his dea
which is said to have resulted frd
erysipelas, having come to Columbf
from Ethelville, Ala., where he hi
for a short time been employed
Howell Brothers' saw mill.
College Books Well Kept.
Hon. O. F. Lawrence, editor of t
G renada Sentinel, who is secretary
the board of trustees having eont
over the three leading educational
stitutions of the state, was here S
urday for the purpose of check)
over the books of Mr. D. T. Gaat
secretary and treasurer of the Mis
slppi Industrla,'. Institute and. Co"
which were found to be correct ar
well kept.