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I J j / CV Clones #ountn ) Boost Your Town; Your < 'ounty and State ADVERTISE \\ \ ,\N1) IlKST Nkwsdapk in Jones \\ ) <ZL * 'OUNTY TWKLVK I'AGKS. ELLIS VILLE, MISS., FRIDAY, OCTOBER H, 19)11. ^Vvoi^xxix. -NO.31. OLLINS WANTS ! Citizens Are Willing to As sist Ellisville. M. J. &K. C. HOLDS KEY TO THE SITUATION NOW Project Ripe for Some Shrewd Promoter, Who Can Bring Varied Interests Together. The business Collins, Miss.. Oct. 1. men of Collins and all this section of country are interested in the plan suggested for the extension of the Ellisville branch of the M. J. & K. C. Railroad to this city. The logging road of the Ellisville Lumber Company is already practi cally completed from Ellisville to Kola, which is only a mile and a half from Collins. Itigts of way from Kola into the city can he easily secured and it is believed that Collins citi zens will donate this much or more, if necessary, to get the road. It is stated on good authority that Mulferd Parker, of the Ellisville Lumber Company, is willing to meet the M. J. & K. C. more than half way, and that he will practically donate the road to any company that will put it in good shape and give him the of it for lumbering purposes. This logging road is standard guage, equipped with good rails and has an iron bridge across Leaf Some of the grades would have to lie cut down, but the expense of putting the road in passable condition would be comparatively small. At Collins, the M. 3. & K. C. would tap one of the greatest lumber cen ters in Soute Mississippi. There are a half doze n 'er. ills in the immediate of the vicinity, and at least t\v cutting largely for export, •li ich •ould »ans that the AI. T. A- K. <J. j^et heavy hauls into Mobile, and that the lumbermen of this city would save enormous sums from a competi tive freight rate. The country through proposed roat virgin timber and the farm lands are the best in South Mississippi. 'hich the i ould pass is rich in Hoarseness in a child subject to croup is a sure indication of the ap proach of the disease. If Chamber lain's Cough Remedy is given at once or even after the croupy cough has appeared, it will prevent the at tack. Contains no poison. Hold by dealers. JONES COUNTY FARMERS' UNION Will Meet with County Line Local Oct. 13 and 14. The annual convention of the Jones County Farmers Union will meet with County Line local, four miles southwest of Ovett, on Wednesday and Thursday before the third Sun day in October. About thirty-five cournty locals will he represented and the event will be one of the most im portant in the history of the Far mers Union movement in this section of the State. In addition to the election of county officers, which is an event of much interest, numerous topic of interest will lie discussed. Mr. Orange Herrington, member of the State Executive committee from this county, is now in Jackson, at tending a meeting of the committee, and will try to induce President Hightower to be present at the meet-, ing of the Jones County Unions and deliver an address. Your cough annoys you. Keep on hackingf and tearing the delicate membrances of your throat if you want to be annoyed. But if you want relief, want to be cured, take Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. Sold by All dealers. If you need a set of teeth now is the time to get them cheap Clayton & Walters. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has become famous for its cures of coughs colds, croup and influenza. Try it when in need. It contains no harm ful substance and always gives prompt relief. Sold by all dealers. ' |" l flNANCIAL STATEMENT from Oct, Of the City of Ellisville. Mi 1, 1908 to Oct. 1, 1909. GENERAL CITY FUND. To balance on hand Oct. 1st, 1908 To amount received from Oct. 1, 11)08 to Oct. 1, 1901» 4125.28 # tuii.Hii $4802.11 j Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1. 1908. to Oct. I, 1909 ToBal. on hand Oct. 1, 1909 $4330.0(1 411.21 ! $4802.11 Total STREET FUND. $ 188.04 ToBal. on hand Oct. 1, 1008 To Amt. received from Oct. 1. 1008 to Oct. 1. 1000 1582.30 $2310.04 Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1, 1008, to Oct. 1, 1000 ToBal. on hand Oct. 1, 1000 $1100.82 510.12 . $2310,04 Total SCHOOL TEACHERS' FUND. ToBal. on hand Oct. 1, 1008 To Amt. received from Oct. 1, 1008, to Oct. 1, 1009 Total By Amt, disbursed from Oct. 1, 1008, to Oct, 1, 1000 ToBal. on hand Oct, 1, 1000 ... $ 36.81 6(48.20 $6485.01 $6209.15 185.92 Total $(B85.<>7 SCHOOL HOUSE BOND FUND. ToBal. on hand Oct. 1, 1908 $ 384.22 To Amt. received from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1. 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 To Bal. on hand Oct. 1, 1909 Total .. 303.04 ... $ 087.20 . $ 250. (K) 437.20 .. $ 687.20 SCHOOL HOUSE BOND SINKING FUND. To Bal. on hand Oct. 1,1908 To Amt. received from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909. hand Oct. 1,1900 Total $ 496.17 151.56 . $ (»47.73 647.73 $ .00 To Bal. T * 047.73 ELECTRIC LIGHT BOND SINKING FÜNI To Bal. on hand Oct. 1, 1908 To Amt. received fr 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1. 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 To Bal. on hand Oct. 1, 1909 . $ 262.83 Oct. 7611.17 $7874.00 $1945.42 11.42 Total $1814.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT BOND SINKING FUND. To Bal. on hand Oct. 1, 1908 $ 573.83 To Amt. received from Oct. 1. ,1908, to Oct. 1, 19(H) Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 19(H) To Bal. on hand Oct.. 1, 1909.. : 151.69 $ To Serve Dinner . The ladies of the Woman's Horne Mission Society of the Methodist Church will serve dinner on Trade Day, October 16. in the building next door to thepostofflee. The patronage of public is solicited. 2t : —- We are doing dental work for half | price for the next 60 days. ; Clayton & Walters. ( $ 50(1.00 Total $ WATER WORKS BOND FUND. By Bal. on hand Oct.l, 1908 To Amt. received from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 To Bal. on handOct. 1, 1909 Total $ 055.30 . 4431.56 $3116.20 $3564.33 211.81 $3116.20 WATER WORKS BOND SINKING FUND. To Bal. on hand Oct. 1,1908 ... $ 339.37 To Amt. received from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909. Total By Amt. disbursed from Oct. 1, 1908, to Oct. 1, 1909 To Bal. on handOct. 1, 1909 Total. 151.72 . $ 491.09 $ 100:00 391.09 $ 491.09 The State of 1 Mississippi, JONES COUNTY. Tinnon, City Clerk of the ( ity of Ellisville, do hereby certify that the above is a true aud correct statement of the financial condition of said city, as the same appears on record in niy j office. Witness my hand of this Oct. 5, 1909. I. j: A. J. A. Tinnon, City Clerk. GREAT CONTEST NEARING CLOSE Only Three More Weeks in Which to Work. j ! HANDSOME PRIZES TO BE AWARDED ON NOVEMBER 1 The News Wants at Least 500 More New Subscribers Be fore That Date. Three more weeks and the great $1,000 popularity contest inaugurated by the .Tones County News will he practically closed. More than (100 new subscribers have been added to our list since Septem ber 1, and we want at least 500 more before the lirst of November. Two handsome $450 pianos and two college scholarships will be awarded on that date, and the young ladies who receive the largest number in their respective districts will get the prizes. Absolute fairness and impartiality has characterized the contest thus far, and this policy will be maintain ed until the end of the contest No votes will be sold. The only way to secure ballots is to get subscribers, advertising and jot) printing for the Jones County News. After October 15 the votes will be counted by a committee to be select ed by the contestants themselves. Each of the live leading contestants is requested to select a représenta tive-some one who lives in Ellisville. This committee will carry the key to '^weÄ tattofÄ testants- can lie. announces) in When the contest is ake the liaal count Gird the prizes. One of the pianos is now on display, at Hyde5 drug store. The other one will l»c shipped fro the nexl few days and will reach Ellisville before Liu- contest closes. Both are handsome instruments and would be an ornament In any home. After October 15, only 300 votes will be given with each subscription. To stimulate the contestants and their friends to put in their best work before that time, 350 votes will be issued with each dollar paid on subscription during the week ending October lli, and a special ballot good for 5,000 votes will lie given to the young iady in each district who se cures the largest number of subscri bers before that date. Each dollar counts as a subscription. During the same period 150 votes will be given with each dollar pu id the office for advertising and job printing, no matter where the busi ness is secured. In this connection, The News de sires to emphasize the fact that ad vertising rates have not been raised, despite the fact that the circulation of the paper has been more than doubled. Our prices on job printing are lower than you would pay in the larger cities, and the class of work turned out will compare with that of the best offices in the country. No extra vote offers will be made after October 15. The vote up to noon yesterday was as follows: the c« the paper, closed they 1 and î ill Forbes factory ithi > The ads of J. W. Walters and Rob erts Iiros /! "J" had contracted for ^ pa 9 e ,1 cades. Day page, w'ere lnat | v , ert antly omitted from last week s .P? per " ^ ve ™ 1 " e * ads a P pe,l !e th «cek and they are weil : wor ^ l' our careful perusal. ' * * | We are closing out our present ; stock of farm wagons at cost. ( Ruffln Mercantile Co. The Vote First District, embracing the cities of Ellisville and Laurel: Miss Ethel Hardwick " Grace Ulmer " Helen Dorsey " Lucy O'Donnell " Libby Bridgers. " Frances Perkins Second District, embracing all of Jones county outside of Ellisville and Laurel: Miss Esther McSwain " Christobel Holliman " Eulah Shows " Mindie Powell " Mary Hull " Ada Blackwell 1 Katie Jones. ' Carrie Overstreet ' Winnie Hood " May Jordan 42,500 36,200 13,380 10,020 .... 5,600 4,110 58,180 58,310 . 57,63: 14,90.' 9,860 . 4,900 2.010 1,200 .. 3,000 j . Ads Were Omitted. HATTIESBURG MAKES BID Effort to Secure Farmers' Union Convention. of this' Mr. Orange Herrington, . city, who is a member of the State | Executive Oommittee of the Farmers j Union, writes us from Hattiesburg as follow Tuesday, 1 ''Rince talking to have had a conference with the sec-1 ret ary of the Hattiesburg Commercial I Club, who assures me that Hattiesburg | will make a bid for the next State I convention. In this connection I wish to state that while 1 favor the plan of holding the convention at the A. & M. College, it would only be ith me when a South Missis sippi town bids for it. In other worils, I am now for Hattiesburg first and the A. & M. Second." The members of the union through out this section of the State would be glad to see the State convention come to Hattiesburg and hundreds of them would attend the meeting if held there. von second BANK DECLARES DIVIDEND Directors Represent Capital of Over Two Million. _ ___. _ __ I AURFI MAN KHI FH LrlUIvLL lllfxll IYIIjLiIjU n1r n iiu i vu i \r TU x «■ BY RUNAWAY TEAM A meeting of the directors of the Bank of Ellisville was held on Wed nesday, October 9. This bank has paid twenty-eight dividends since its organization, no year less than 10 per cent. It has been the policy of the officers to pay shareholders the earn ings and not accumulate a surplus. The directors of the Bank of Ellis ville are N. B. Shelby, William Hut lege, .1. E. Rutlege, D. C. McRaney, and W. S. Pettis, who have made their money largely'in timber invest ments. These tive men represent combined resources aggregating more than $2,000,000. Ellisville has strong banks. Mat Lindsey, a prominent citizen of Laurel, was instantly killed by runaway team yesterday As ITi ie .News i^oes 1 ormnn. de im css lull tails oft lie accident c. not cured. Deceased was a brother of John Lindsay and of Dr. Lindsay, both of Laurel, and was widely known as one of tin- most successful truck farmers in this section of the state. GETTING READY rnn TTI Â rv » \r fUK IKAUt DAY i vii iiinvb vrxi Several Additional Prizes are Offered This Week. The merchants and business men of Ellisville are getting ready for Trades Day, Saturday, October 16. A num ber of additional prizes have been of fered and it is expected that hundreds of citizens of Jones and adjacent counties will avail themselves of the opportunity afforded by this event to buy merchandise at low prices and to spend a most enjoyable day. Messrs. B. F. Fridge and W. V. Wal ters have been selected as Marshals of the day and will have charge of the arrangements. A grand stand will he erected in front of Hotel Alice for fiddlers and seats will be provided for the ladies and children. Several of the noted fiddlers of Jones and adj; cent counties have expressed a desire to be present and all others are invi ted to come. The championship will be awarded by an impartial commitee, to be selected by the fiddlers them selves. Messrs. Fridge and Walters will see that all of the prizes are awarded according to announcement and will look after the details of entertaining the crowds. The space just South of the New Orleans & Northeastern depot will he turned over to the horseswappers, hut ample space will be provided for other articles brought to the city for trad ing purposes. The agricultural products brought to the city to compete for the several prizes must be left at the respective stores where the prizes are offered. The hotels, restaurants and board ing houses will serve good dinners as low as 25 cents and ample prepera tions are being made to take care of tHc crowds. jf tlifirst Trade Day is a success, it is probable that they will be held each month during the fall and winter season and that the numlier and value of the prizes wifi be materialy increased. The initiation of the Trade Day movement is largely due to Mr. Joe. H. Gough, who personally solicited most of the prizes offered by local merchants and business men. 1 ■SEWERAGE IS THE NEXT STEP y>;. /-• •« • ■, »-• • |<~ity Council will Employ an Engineer Soon. SCHOOL TAX LLVY IS INCREASED TWO MILLS But theGeneral Levy is Reduced, Making the Total Tax Same As Last Year. The BtlisviHe City Council held the most important meeting of the year on last Tuesday night. Among the several important matters discussed was the advisability of floating a bond issue for the construction of a complete sewerage system. The dis cussion was only preliminary in its nature, but the memliers of the coun cil were unanimous in the opinion that sanitary sewerage is the chief need of the city. Engineer Beasley, of Magnolia, was to have appeared before the council to discuss the sewerage ques tion, but was unavoidably detained. An adjourned meeting will lie held during the month, when it is expect ed that he will be present and out line some sort of plans. In the mean time City Attorney Street has been instructed to prepare the necessary ordinances to be submitted at ttie next regular meeting of the council. It is estimated that a complete sewerage ssstem can lie constructed at a cost of $15,000 to $20,(too and that four per cent, bonds c; The Interest on these bonds will not amount to as much as citizens are now paying for cleaning surface closets. be sold at par. a School Levy is Raised. <2 vy a s to l h f t il h bnf < he the a klnx t he i to fare. I era! fi t! t f borrowing from the x •do I I X same proporti total tax the 'Hiis will t hi «âme as h the net hviale » il fund ta support the schools, as has been the cust M. A M. Bank no! more than $2.666 to * K ' UHtd for 'toying the expeii ses ()f t , !l(i | ,. IX , i;ivinK time. This money will be secured at live per cent interest. Suit Will be Appealed. The suit of T. R. Holliman vs. the City of Ellisville, growing out of in adequate sewerage, in which judg ment for $250 was recently impossd by the Jones ('ounty circuit court, will be -appealed court by order of city council. the supreme I Sale is Confirmed. The United States District court at Mobile has confirmed the recent sale of the M. J. & K. C. Railroad, it is said that extensive extensions and improvements are planned by the new owners of the property. LIBRARY BENEFIT ON TRADES DAY Opportunity to Aid a Worthy Institution. Miss Ella McIntosh announces that she will sell lunches, coffee and can dies for the benefit of the Jones County Public Library on Trades Dry, October 16, at the library rooms opposite the postofflee. Membership in the Library Associ ation will also be solicited on that day, and the News trusts that a large number will enroll their names. A first-class line of fiction has al ready heed placed in the library, and another large order is expected in a few days. A news stand, supplied with ail of the latest periodicals, is an attractive feature of the library, which is being well patronized by the best people of Ellisville and Jones county. , There Is nothing that can be of more educational value to a commu nity thau a well-stocked public libra ry, lienee The Ne( McIntosh every succ taking and bespeaks for her a liberal patronage on Trades Day. wishes Miss in her under-