Hattiesburg daily progress., December 31, 1903, Image 1

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Hattiesburg Daily Progress
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No. :6.
HATTIESBURG, MISS.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 19U3.
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IF YOU ARE A TA LOSS
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Where to do j our Holiday shopping? Come to the
new and modern 5 story Department store of
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L. HAM MEL & CO.
Here, you will find the most complete assortment at
the lowest prices in the South.
IT WILL PAY YOU
to see our line of CLO THING for Men, Boys and Children, LADIES SUITS,
Skirts, Shirt Waists, Hats, and Cloaks.
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Don't miss our Extensive Display of DOLLS, and
TOYS which is now on Exhibition.
Orders from out of Town Customers filled promptly same day received.
Mobile, Alabama.
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NEW YEAR TOMORROW.
Time for Turning Over of the Alle
gorical, Many I imesTurnedand
Turned Back, New' Leaf.
With today passes away the year
1903, made memorable by the great j
wave of prosperity it hiought and
the peace and plenty it has seemed to ;
permanently install in 'his beautiful
and dear southland of ours, more
than any other portion of the nation
that fell its influence.
Of all the past prosperous eras
that have dawned upon our nation no
year lias brought such phenomenal
changes for the betterment of our
landed mineral and timber resources
end general financial condition as the
During the year great discoveries j
year 1903.
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Mobile Fish and Oyster Co.
MOBILE, ALABAHA.
Fish and Oysters Orders Filled Promptly.
nov 7 3 1110 .
MONEYI
MONEY!
$'25,000.00
to Loan,
LONG OR SHORT TIMEU
Apply to
MOORE & RICHARDSON,
Hattiesburg, Miss,
Office Hemphill Building,
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Whiskjy Packed in Any Size Bottles
Millers Perfection
Millers Monogram
Tea-Kettle
Millers Challango
Four Full Quarts of Either of the Above Brands at $3 20 Delivered
Whiskey Sold at Distillers Prices. Jug Trade a Special'y.
Strictly l*urc and X Years Old. Give me yon" order I guarantee satisfaction.
C. J MILLER, Distillers Agt. Vicksburg, Miss.
ineral wealth that had beeu
slumbering in rugged places have
been made; lauds have doubled in A
value; the price of labor has increas
ed 60 per cent upon at. average and
the per capita circulation of money
is something wonderful.
Along widj all this there have been
no devastating epidemics; no wars;
no disseutions and \n lute-winged
peace spreads her broad wings and
the olive branch grows perennial
over the entire expanse of oar domain.
As to our betterment spiritually,
this is with each individual so far as
be, himself, is concerned (o answer,
but it is known that all over the east
ern portion of the world where con
quests are unending and where the
crescent and the cross are continually
linad up against each other on fields
q i battle, the cross has triumphed
as never before, and that here in these
United States of ours the religious
cause has been promoted, making most
wonderful steps forward in mernber
ship and for greater good.
It is certainly a time when we have
something to torn over a new leaf
.lor, for even if there are those among
k ns who have been good they can be
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elation of the manifold b'essings that
have been so profusely showered upon
us through the year closing today, let
us affectionately bid it adieu while -
w3 resolve to he, by our aeticus and
deeds more worthy of any that j
may come through the year, 1D04,
which starts with tomorrow.
With compliments of the season
aQ( ] mugt grearful thanks to its read- j
ers> qq,„ p r0 gress now, wishes for
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A FRIGHTENED HORSE.
Rcnniug like mad down
damping the occupants, or hail Ire
accidents, are every day odenr :
It behooves every body to
street
other
fences.
hav - a reliable Salve handy and there's
none as t ood as Buskin's Arnica Salve,
Burns, Cut®, Soars. Eczema and Piles,
di-appear quickly under its smooth ef
fect 25c, at Bnfkin & Cadenhead's
Drng Store.
0. 4 S. I CHANCES SCHEDULE.
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A Complete Change of Leaving and
Arriving Time on this Road to
Take Effect Sunday.
Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, Dec. 81.—A crflRplete
change of schedule takes place on the
Gnlf and Ship Island road between
Jackson and Gulfport next Saturday.
In the future No. 1, limited will
leave Jackson at 5:15 a. m and reach
Gulfport at 10:05 a in. No. 5 will
leave u. a. m. and reach Gulf
port at 11 :15 a. m. No. 3 will leave
Jackson at 8:30 p. in., and reach
Gulfport at 10 p. m. No. 2 will
leave Gulfport at 7 p. m. and reach
Jackson at 11:50 p. m. No. 4 leaves
Gulfport at 7:10 a. m. and reaches
Jackson at 2:10 a m. No. 6 will
leave Gulfport at 8:45 p. m. and
reach Jackson at 10:20 p. m. Al'
trains make close connections at Jack
son for other points.
Jackson Without Water.
Special to the Daily ProgreM.
Jackson, Dec. 31.—Jackson was
without a water supply today, the
waterworks plant being shat down
for a period of ten hours to enable the
company to make connections at the
- standpipe. Noue of the mauofaclur
ing plants of the city were enabled to
j run during the day, and the employes
were given a holiday,
j Special to tho Daily Progress,
Inspecting State Farms
Jackson. Dec. 31.
Governor Lon
gino and Attorney General Williams
left today for the delta, where they
will spend the remaining part of the
weak, making a careful inspection of
i the state prison farms.
: nor has completed his final message to ;
the legislature, and tho document;
will be read in both bodies next Tues
The gover
day morning.
Tax Collectors Rounding Up.
Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, Dec. 31.—Within the next
ten days the county tax collectors of
the state who are retiring from office
will make their final settlements with
the state treasury, and about $1,000,
000 in taxes is expected from this
source. The retiring collectors will
be in office only two days during the
month of January, and at the sugges
tion of Auditor Cole lie will date all
tax receipts for those two days in De
cember, thus avoiding the necessity
of making two monthly settlements'.
The collectors are qnite busily en
gaged just now getting their affairs
in readiness to turn over 40 their
successors.
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I sore iliroat cured by Kp>
i 'ixativH Quinine.
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.5 i.'nocolates
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To The Public.
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I beg to announce having pur
chased the entire stock of Dry Gfoods,
Notions etc- formerly t wired by W. W
Massengale, and will f c m this date of
fer this stock at great; / reduced values
The stock must be rr >yed in a short
time and a visit on the floors will satis
fy you that you can make your pur
chases here cheaper i lan any where
else,
Courteous Attcn
Prompt De
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livery.
R. C. OLIVER,
Successor to W. W. Massengale
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WILL TAKE A MILLION.
J This Sum, it is Thought Wiil be
Needed to Meet toe Require
ments of the State.
Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, Dec. 81.—Unless present
brieht prospects go away, it will net
be necessary for the coming
: of the legislature to make the niilliou
dollar bond issue which has been au
j itcipated for the past several rriouthB
ou account of the low
state's cash caused by the heavy pay
ments for work
sessiou I
tide of the
on tho new state
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! From ciirtct somces it is learned ^
that several of tlm large packing jf|
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; lines recently assessed by State Rev- 'gl
; enue Agent Adams for back taxes oil if
J their private rolling stock, aggrega
! ting between $2,000,000 and $8,000,-j^j
| 000, have concluded to pay up without >> 1
!majsing a legal fight,
for these concerns have
amiued the law on the
j pecially the decision
! States supreme court
! again it the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, and have concluded that there
is no loop-hole of escape or
method of avoiding payment,
state's share of these collections
The attorneys : j
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subject, es
of the United
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be at least one million dollars, if they
Some If!
are made on the present basis,
differences will probably ari-e be
tween the reveune agent and the com- |
to the number of car? to be
of each car, j A
but it i« bedewed that amicable ad- ||j
be reached without i-i
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panics as
assessed and the vfdue
justments
resorts to the courts, and that ai
the companies will eventually ieaclt
the same conclusion on the subject.
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The blow is a heavy one fot the
corporations, as they are liable for
the payment of the
other state in the union having sim
ilar revenue laws, and many millions
will be paid out before they settle all
of their back tax obligations.
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same in every
PAVING CONVICT FARMS
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The State Will Make $100000 on
Her Convict harms this Year,
Result, Good Management.
Special to the Daily Progress.
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Jackson, Dec.
Mississippi has made a net profit of
$100,000 on her convict farming sys
tem during the past yea-, •v average
revenue of $100 for each convict con
fined in the institution, tire average
pri6c:i population for the year - being
between 1,000 and 1,100, and perhaps
ten per cent of this number arc enable
to perform hard physical labor.
The annual appropriation for the
support of the penitentiatry
$200,000, and during the year the war
den has turned over $800,000 in
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Of the
ceipts to rhe state treasury,
amount of expenditures made $52,000
was devoted to improvements -on the
farms owned by the
various pr'sou
state, r bus showing that the actual
amount spent for the support of the
prison proper was less than
The showing made is especially good
of the fact that it was not a
*50,000.
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good crop year, only 3,5 0 bales of
cotton being raised as
hales last year,
compensated for in
however, by the increased price of
the staple.
against 4,400
The shortage was
some measure
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Preparations for the holidays are now in
order. While you are planning the good
things to eat, remember we can help you
out a little. Our complete line of
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but we have given these commodities
such careful study, we feel that we have
the right goods and can afford to recom
mend them. Let us supply your wants
in Extracts and Spices. Should you need
any more Seedless Raisins, Currents, etc
we still have them.
Our shelves are crowded with the finest
brands of Pickles, Sauces, Jellies and
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send your 'phone will secure you the
same careful attention. Special attention
is being given to our deliveries to avoid
any disappointment or delay during the
unusual rush. We will get the goods out.
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For Anything in Groceries
from the veriest staple to the greatest
delicacy, we respectfully solicit your or=
ders. Prompt delivery,] courteous atten
tion and satisfaction are what we strive
to give you.
You are invited to visit our store and in
spect our complete lines of Groceries, Hard
ware, Builders' Material, Buggies, wagons
and Harness.
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Mail orders solicited and prices
quoted on application. All or
ders are carefully packed and
shipped same day received. ..
HAWKINS & COMPANY
HATTIESBURG, MISS.
30, 60, 80, 210, 212 Pine Street,
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'Phone No. 25 for what you want. If we
haven't got it we will get it.
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