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VOLUME 1—NUMBER 8.
GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 9, 1916.
CRISIS IN N. Y. STRIKE TODAY
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ritisli Capture German Trench at Highwood, on Somme Front
IAN TRENCH AT HIGHWOOD,
ON SOMME, TAKEN BY BRITISH
Russians Making Big Drive in Carpathian Moun
tains and Claim Much Success-French Say
Gains Made—invading Rumania.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 9.
tured a German trench at Highwood,
on the Somme front after sharp fight
ing last ly^ght, it was officially an
nounced today. The Germans made
several attacks during the night, but
none in force.
-The British cap-,
ADVANCE INTO RUMANIA.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept,
with the Bulgarian
forces invading Rumania report that
along the Black Sea coast an advance
of 50 miles has already Feen made
beyond the frontier.
9.—Correspondents
and German
FIGHTING IN CARPATHIANS.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 9.—A renewal of the
in the Carpa
thian mountains is reported in the
■ official Austrian statement of Sept. 6.
It is jsaid that except for small ad
vantages the determined efforts of the
Russians to advance have been twart
violent Russian attacks
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FIGHTING IN GALICIA.
(By Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Sept. 9.— Gerjnan and '
Vj. Çürkish troops are engaged in stub
i&LJrn fighting
the river Naraiuvka, Galicia, in the
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direction of Hahz, the war office an-'
F nounced today. Counter attacks by
the Turks and Teutons were re
pulsed.
with the Russians
on
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A Russian torpedo boat sank 21
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS GET
, HEAVY HAUL IN OHIO TODAY
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Lee Rankin, Superintendent of Florence Coal
Mine Held Up and Murdered—Bandits Get
Away With Ten Thousand Dojlars.
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j of the Florence mine of the Youghio
St. Clairville, Ohio, Sept. 9.—Auto- gheny Coal Co., while he was on the
mobile bandits today held up and way to pay off the miners. The ban
murdered Lee Rankin, superintendent dits escaped with $10,000.
ANNUAL FARMERS' INSTITUTE, j
The following program has been ar
ranged for the Second Annual Far- j
.mers' Institute to be held at the Deltä
, Experinfcnt
14th and 15th, 1916:
Station, September 13th,
September 13th.
10:30 Opening Address, President
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W. H. Smith. Beef Oattle for Çrofit,
Prof. E. R. Lloyd. Demonstration !
Work in the Delta, F,f C. Mclnnis or
R. S. Wilson. Common Diseases of
Live Stock, Dr. E. M. Ranck.
12:30. Dinner.
2 to 6. Demonstration of tractors
and other farm machinery.
2 to 4. The Home Dairy and Dairy
Cow, J. S. Moore or L. A. Higgins,
Judging Dairy Breeds, Ayrshire, Hoi
stein, and Jersey, J. S. Moore or L. A.
Higgins. Demonstration in Home
Butte? Making, J. S. Moore or L. A.
Higefi ns. Judging and Showing Dif
Breeds of Cattle and Crosses,
P. W. Farley.
September 14th.
8 to 10:30. Studying Field Experi
ments and Visiting Barns.
10:30. Cotton Growing Under Boll
Weevil Regime, Prof. J. W. Fox.
11:00. The Boll Weevil Problem,
Prof. B. R. Coad.
11:30. Clovers and Clover Innocu
lation, J. W. Willis.
12:30. Dinner.
2 to 6. Demonstration of ?'ractors
and' Other Farm Machinery.
2 to 3:80, Judging and Showing
Horses and Mules.
8:30 to 6. Home Orchard and Home
Garden, Prof. A. B. McKay. Demon
atration in Pruning and Spraying)
September lSth. y
8 to 16:30. Studying Field Experi
ment* and Visiting Bairns.
10:80. Gb-dperatiye Marketing of
: Hlegs, V. R. Rlteh. , „
: JU1:16. Feeding Work Mules, Prof.
'Hytk Gayje.
fwitf. Growing Baby Beeves, Prof.
'barges in the Baltjik, Rumania, har
b° r , irl which Bulgarians have been
shipping bread.
SERBIANS ON OFFENSIVE.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 9.—The Serbians, on
the Macedonian front took the offen
sive last night in the region of Lake
Ostrovo, the war office announced to
day. After violent engagements they
captured the heights west of the lake.
RUSSIANS STORM MOUNTAINS.
(By Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Sept. 9.—In the Capa
thian mountains south of Baranoff,
the Russians stormed a series of
heights, the war Vffice announced to
day. Five hundred prisoners have
been taken together with a mountain
battery and several cannon. The lat
ter were thrown into a ravine.
'•INVITED" TO LEAVE TOWN.
, (By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 9— A dispatch from
Athens dated Friday says the German
commandant "invited" the Greek
i thorities to quit Fiorina where the
I Greek administration will be sv.p.
I pressed.
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FRENCH MAKE GAINS.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 9.—Renewed assaults
.were made on the Somme front last
night, the French making further
gains. The capture of a small wooded
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area .was reported by the war office
today. German attacks upon Verdun
were repulsed.
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F. W. Farley.
12:30. Dinner.
2 : 00 .
Demonstration of Tractor
and Other Farm Machinery.
2 to 3. Horne Science Session—
1. Bapteria in the Home, Dr. C. F.
Plans and Purposes of
Home Economics Department, Miss
Briscoe. 2.
Susie V.. Powell.
Clayton. Sheep Judging, Prof. H. K.
Cayle. Hog '»Judging, Prof. F, W.
Farley.
3:30. Poultry Judging, Prof. E. P
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DAILY COMMONWEALTH AD
VERTISING PAYS.
A lady in Greeflwood the other af
ternoon just before The Daily Corn
monwealth went to press, rushed into
this office with a little advertisement
for the Classified Column. As a rule,
this class of advertising is not aeeept
ed that late, but the one referred to
above was taken and inserted in that
afternoon's paper.
Less than thirty minutes after the
advertisement was received in this
office, the advevtiser had received
reply. Immediately after the ad
brought into the office the paper went
to press, the first carrier boy who de
livered a paper into a> home less than
two bloeks from The Commonwealth
office, it was immediately read and
the advertiser was called over the
pfione. Both advertiser and the
son making answer were ladies.
' Such happenings occur almost daily,
whichls evidence plentifuTthat adver
a
was
per
tiding in The Daily Commonwealth
pays. The live merchant who wants
to reach the ladies of the city will not
fail to use thp medium which all the
ladies read immediately after it
-to press.
goes
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' ^ r ' P. -D. Davis, of Meridian, is the
guest of his young ffiend, !Rr. W. fi.
Barry/ Jr., in North Greenwood, and
will be here for another wtolf.
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[GOMPERS TAKES
BUSIES TO TASK
Denies That It Was Enacted Through
Coercion and Force.
(By Associated Press.)
Portland, Maine ,Sept. 9.—Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
federation of Labor here last night
took issue with Charles E. Hughes,
Republican candidate for president,
upon his criticisms of the Adamson
eight-hour lav/. To Mr. Hughes'
statements > .that it was enacted
through coercion and force, Mr. Gpm
pers said that he knew of no treaties
that were made and of no force that
was used. More than half of the
Republicans in both branches of both
Houses voted for the bill, Gompers
asserted.
DR. TOMLINSON APPOINTED.
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—According to a statement just, made
pubi>c here by Dr. B. M. Walker,; act
ing president of the Mississippi A.
and M. College, Dr.'C. W, Tomlinson
has been appointed acting professor
of Geology and Mining Engineering
at the College to succeed Dr. W. N.
Logan, who has resigned to accept a
professorship in Geology at the Uni
versity of Indiana. For twelve years,
Dr. Logan has been connected with
the Mississippi A- and M., and ' is
one of the strongest and most popular
members of the faculty, He accepts
the new position at a greatly in
"reased salary.
Dr. Tomlinson comes strongly
recommended by the Universities of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Chicago,
and Dr. Walker considers the college >|
fortunate in securing his services. Dr.
Tomlinson received the degree of
Master of Arts at the University of
Wisconsin, and the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy at the University of
Chicago. In both of these institu
tions he he!d university fellowships in
geology. In 1914-15 he was assistant
in the department of Geology of the
University of Minnesota. In addition
to this collegiate work he has had
seven seasons of practical field work
in geology. During this time he has
worked in the Rock Mountains, the
Lake Superior region, the Southern
Appalachians, and in the mid-conti
nental oil fields. This work ha3 been
done in connection with the U. S.
Geological Survey, and for private
corporations.
Dr. Tomlinson's appointment com
pletes the full complement of the fac
ility and working force for the com
i ing session. Necessary improvements
and repairs are being rushed to com
pletion and the college, authorities will
be ready to announce within the next
I few days the final préparai ions for
the reception of students' on Septem
ber 20th.
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RINDERPEST SPREADING
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Cattle Scourge Assumes Proportions
of Serious Epidemic.
Manila, P. I., Aug. 30.—(Cor. As
sociated Press).—Rinderpest, a cattle
scourge compion in the tropics, has
assumed the proportions of n serious
epidemic in the Philippines, causing
the deaths of hundreds of work ani
mals—earabae and cattle —weekly
Governor-General Harrison has called
upon every department of the insular
government to co-opcrntc in checking
the disease, which is a difficult matter
,because there are practically no fences
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in the Philippine country. It has ^
been decided to establish a laboratory |
for the manufacture of anti-rinderpest \
serum, increase the force of veterinn- ;
ries and build more immunization sta
tions,
The constabulatory tfoops will be
concentrated in one province at a
time and thus seels to control the
epidemic. In 1887 the worst of the
epidejfhic occurred and it w'as estimat
ed that 90 per cent of the.animals on
the island died. In 1901 the dis
ease killed 35 per cent of the animals.
This year the disease thus far has
claimed only about six-tenths of.one
]>er cent,
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MARKETS.
(U reenwood Cotton Ex. Service.)
TODAY'S
NEW YORK MARKET.
Open. High. tow. Close.
Oct- .15.12 15.27 14.96 14.96-97
Dec.15.29 15.43 15.13 16.13-15
Jan.15.38 15.51 15.21 15.21-24
Mch.15.54 15.67 15.36 15.36-41
May .15.70 15.82. 15.60 15.55-60
dost 13 to 16 down.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Oct.14.70 14.90 14.70 14.67-68
Dec.14.90 15.14 14.90 1492-93
Jan.
15.16 15.20 15.12 15.05-06
Mch.16.38 15.43 15.34 15.25-27
May .16.65 15.6.) 16.83 15.41-43
Close 6 to 8 down,
Now York Spots 15.35—10 up,
New Orleans Spots 14.88—up
changed,
Sales 2068,
LIVERPOOL MARKET CLOSED.
The Liverpool Cotton Market
closed today. Holiday.
MARKETS .
Liverpool W'eekly Statement.
Last Yr.
Week's sales
American ....
. 43,000
an,000
For ex'port. .... 2,200
Forwarded . 39,000
Stock ....
70,000
«3,006
8,000
65,600
. «21,000 1,154,000
.494,000 900,000
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Amn.
Week's exports .L 6,000
Rects. for week. nr
2,000
30.000
,13,000
68.000
American .
Rects. season
American .....
Stock afloat .
American .
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9,000
The New York J
moi-ee He; miming û
cotton gets back to a I
a pound, manufacture!
gard the market as
high, us several of the
shrink profits from tl
calculating on 3 mor
mills did not büy cottc
last rise and many ol
prepared to book late
they get full prices ba
level of cotton values,
eral whose managers
further advances in 1
to the continued scarci
rising overhead cost e
stricted production froi
Sales of print cloth
for week 150,000, i
spots against 175,000
year.
Trading for the wei
ive than any previo
July. Part of this is
that mills have to a Is
goods well up tp the
ton they have on hai
and coming. They are
tracts unless they have
the sales.
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new
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DAILY COTTON
New Orleans, Sept,
quotations yesterday
reports that resistano
is developing. Galves
dling 15.06; Houston
lower at 14.95 and Dal
at 14.50. There wei
14,000 at Houston and
las. The Georgia ma
easiest yesterday,
j The weather map
rains over the entire
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Texas and Oklahoma
decidedly unsettled
co
storm depression in
and a cold wave formi
west. Our market
some selling depressi
the call, but later gait
the first half hour.
The market rilled s
the ndvance very wei
half hour when there
ness on the narrownei
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j Spots are quoted \
^ at 14 S8 f or middling,
| market is on fig
\ present with bearish »
;
crop pressure and bi
spot resistance close]}
J. F. C
the
city.
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RAILROAD OFFIC
A party of I. C.
R. officials were in Gr
while yesterday qn 1«
ters. The party Jons
H. Egan, general sup
J. J. Pelley, superinfe
Masters Morgan and
phisr and Mr. Bl*ess
|ing«r of maintmne
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HANDSOME CAR
Chevrolet, Owned by Mr. S. C. Lenoir,
Burned Last Night—Small
Insurance.
Mr. S. C. Lenoir had the misfortune
to lose his Chevrolet touring tar last
night by fire.. Mr. Lenoir was about,
three miles from Greenwood on the
Grenada road at 8:30 when he stepped
to test his spark plug,
accountable way the car was ignited
and was totally destroyed. Mr. Le
noir carried a small amount of insuis
ance on the car,
The fire spread so rapidly that Mr.
Lenoir was forced to leave his coat
in the car.
In some un
The engine, which was
running when the car became Ignited,
continued to run until the handsome
Mr. Lenoir was in the car alone
when the trouble started. He was|
picked up by another machine from
machine was almost consumed.
Greenwood that arrived before the
fire burned nut., 'flu; fite lasted about
89 minutes and burned so fiercely that
other machines could not peas the
spot. There was no explosion. Mr,
Lenoir Is receiving expressions of
sympathy today from his
friends. ,
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bread prices advance,
(By Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 9.—Begin
ning Monday, twenty-ounce bread
lopvçj will be sold here for ten cents,
an increase from the nve-eent loaf,
according to an annuoncement by the
local «
ssociation of bakers here today.
The advance is attributed to the al
leged high cost of flour and ingredi
to
ire
THE WEATHER
The
the
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of
Forecast for Saturday.
Alabama, Mississippi and the Car
olinas —Fair tonight an Sunday.
Louisiana—Partly cloudy.
Arkarpas
and Texas—Generally
fair.
Oklahoma—Partly cloudy.
Georgia—Local showers today, Sun
day generally fair, not
Florida—Fair in. west and north,
probably thunderstorms in south.
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so warm.
Meekly Weather Forecast.
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Washington, Sept. 9—So. Atlantic
east gulf states generally fair except
scattered showers probable in coast
districts. Temperatures near normal.
West gulf states generally fair, nor
mal temperatures.
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NO MORE REVENUE STAMPS
TO WORRY.
At midnight last night the use of .
revenue stamps on telegrams and ex- !
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press bills was suspended with. Mes
sages to that effect were received by j
the managers.of local offices of those !
companies here yesterday afternoon.
The necessity of putting a one-cent
revenue stamp upon each message
sent and upon each small package
shipped or received by express has
been a source of worry to business '
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people and they will be glad to know
that the use of them has been stopped, !
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I NEAR-ACCIDENT THIS MORNING, j
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I; A ncar-accident happened this
morning at the corner of Church and
HoWard streets when the car of Mr.
W. H. Gillon, of the Grandview plan
tation, and a motorcycle, owned and
ridden by Mr. W. M Peteet, collided.
No damage was done fortunately,
b;ith gentlemen escaping without any,
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BIG WELL IS TURNED OVER TO
THE CITY.
The big ten-inch artesian well at
the light and power plant has been
completed and turned over to the
city. The well is a fine one and elim -1
inates any possibility of a shortage of.;
water in Greenwood. It is, so far as
can be learned, the largest well in the *
Postmaster J. H. Farmer was here !
State.
from Sidon today and made The Daily
Commonwealth an appreciated call,
CRISE IN NEW YORK STRIKE
SITUATION EXPECTED TODAY
Both Sides Determined—Strikers Notified That
Can Return h» Work by Renouncing Union
Before 1 O'clock—Others to Strike.
( By Associated Pré«. )
New York, Sept. 9.—Boh sides in
the street railway strike expected
crisis today when the traction compa-}
ny attempted to re-establish normal
service on surface lines through the
use of strike breakers..
Strikers w W q notified today that
y renouncing all allegiance to the
union they may return to work up to
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CONFESSED TO MURDER
(By Associated Pre
Pino Bluff, Ark,, Sept. 9—( tto R<>.
bisch, 31, confessed here tod*y, po
! !' Ce S8y ' t0 the kllling °f üwr tï; Pam
b0g °,' *" 0kW Wm* ™ian. The In
I."" 18 was thrown into the Ar
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HOO 'HOOS IN SESSION.
(By Associated Press.)
Memphis, Sept. 9,—The Concpten
ated Order qf Hoo 'Ho^s, National
lumbermen's Fraternity, aV emblid in
twenty-fifth annual convention here,
today. Delegates are present from
al! sections of the United States.
CONFEREES CONTINUE SESSION,
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(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Sept. 9.—The subc,
mittee qf conferees considering „he
working contract for coal miners on- j
tinued their sessions here today
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HIGHWAY TO THE CARROLL LINE
IS URGED BY BUSINESS LEAGUE
Action Taken At Last Night's Meeting In Matter
- First-Class Road Fast of Greenwood Bad
ly Needed— Resolutions Adopted.
At a largely attended meeting last,
night of the Board of Directors of the
Greenwood Business League and cit
izens of the county interested in the
construction and maintenance
Highways, and more especially high
ways north and east of Greenw
after full and free discussion the fol
lowing resolution offered by Hon W.
M. Hamner, seconded by Dr. T. R.
Henderson, was adopted by
i imous vote:
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That this meeting recommend to
the Board of Supervisors and High
way Committee that a main highway
be laid out and constructed to
oou,
a unan
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! f aSt trom Green ' vo °d along what
1 known as the Grenada and Carre/.
run
is
j |; on <:ounty line with such secondary
! hlghwuy to connect therewith
may be deemed advisable to
as.
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WORK PROGRESSING.
Nearly all of the brick work on the
first floor of the new Hotel Irving
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the corner of Church and Howard Sts.,
! has been completed. The work is fast
j assuming the appearance of a build
ing and within the next few weeks
Greenwood people will feel like they
have a new hotel, though it will not
be completed until the first of Jan
nary.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Real estatfi t ^ fecorded
tcrday arp M wlowg;
, Tüt , K(jatoI1 to The DoUK , as & Wa , k .
'ley, C»., 120 acres in east half of the
southeast half or northwest half of
section 10, township 22, range two,
west.
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Mrs. Susie Bennett Hearn to W. S.
Barry, Bouth half of northwest
ter of section 14, township 20, range
one, east.
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^ r - Sharkey Pate, circuit clerk, and
* 1 ' s son ' w '** ' eave ' n the morn
ing for a motorcycle trip to Clarks
dale and surrounding country. They
wil1 be away several day8 '
Take The Daily Commonwealth,
; one o'clock this afternoon. AfterW
in ! t; »e the company reserves the right)
a ! to use strike breakers to fill the place
° f tbe strikers *
" n " mbt ? of " Green Line" can
13 operation has been reduced aboulr
80 per cent
It was announced tod
had been made to call strikes of other
branches of labor 1 to support the tmc
to | tion
men.
CH1CK EVANS LEADS.
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(By Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Sept. 9.—Chick Evans,
open champion, lead three up over his
! oppenent, Robert Gardner, title hold*
er, in the end of the first 18 rounds of
day. Four thousand golf enthusiasts
were spectators of the match.
REDUCE FREIGHT RATES.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept., 9.—The reduc
tion before Feb. 1st, of freight rates
j between Memphis, St. Louis and Kan
sas City to Shreveport and Alexan
drai, La., and points in Southern Ar
kansas and Louisiana was ordered to
day by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Rates considered reasonable
were prescribed. They will remain in'*
I force for two years.
j ness from his Carroll county planta
Mr. G. A. Oliver was here on busi
tion home today.
toe country in the vicinityof Dodd's
' *' elT > and J. F. Courtner's place."
Ther e were
many exchanges of
with reference to maintenance^
O' highways already constructed mkf'
was the consensus of opinion of
■ -e giving expression to their views
at urgent and pressing necessity
existed for immediate repairing of the
Humphreys Highway and that it
should be scarified and a surface of
A-phalt Tarvia or some other mater
HI to be selected after expert inves
t cation, placed upon it, the culverts,
drains and ditches cleaned out and
| shoulders repaired to the end that
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tl i r. ad may not only be preserved
but be put in such a condition as will
m li e it less destructive on the vehi
cle m. animals using it as well
removing the dust devil now so much
ip evidence.
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Fll M'UN'S OPENING SCHED
ULED FOR NEXT WEEK.
, 4 lit Fail and Winter Ouenitnr at'
| Fountain') Big Busy Stör« is sched
uh" Friday and Saturday of next
wee. and every preparation is being
mad 1 by . Ha i progressive firm to give
the leople. of Greenwood and vicinity'
a fa.i insight, into the styles for the
seasons, and a good look at
one of the finest stocks in the State.
Ew ty effort has been exerted to
makt the stock at Fountain's the
stamped
cousin
of elegance and style
throughout this section and the
derfid trade enjoyed by that firm at
tests to their success in the under
takitv*.
won
Lui/e crowds are expected to be
in tin city for the opening from the
iv nrbr towns and the ladies of Green
wood »re anticipating much pleasure
during those two days.
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
The 3 ta to Board of Election Com
missioners yesterday reappointed
Messrs, Hub. Cain, William Sanders
amf B. H. Brown as election commit*
sioners for Leflore county.
Take The Dally Coma—w aakf *