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Editorial and News Rooms
Business and Job Department
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MANUFACTORIES THIS CITY SHOULD HAVE
The development of a city is always on a sounder basis than otherwise
if factories are encouraged. Factories to be successful must be located
where transportation, raw material and labor conditions are favorable.
There are some factories that it would be folly to consider for Hatties
burg. There are others, however, that can and should be located here.
For instance, why is it that Hattiesburg, with all its railroad connec
tions and other facilities for securing labor, and its close proximity to
the raw material, does not have a creosoting plant?
As one travels the New Orleans and North Lastern railroad he cannot
miss seeing the numbers of cars loaded with pine poles, either creosoted
or untreated. Inquiry reveals the fact that just across the line in Louisiana
there is a creosote plant, where the work of treating poles and ties is car -1
ried on. Surely such a plant would fi ut in Hattiesburg a good place to lo- |
cate.
Creosoting railroad cross ties has become a very large business. There ] 3
are thousands upon thousands of cross ties coming through Hattiesburg
every year; why could they not be treated to their prospective creosote
bath here as well as elsewhere?
It is also a fact that hundreds of car loads of paving block stock are J t,
shipped out of this territory to points in Illinois and other states, to be
cut into right sizes for use and then treated, before being shipped to remote
cities to be used for making the streets smooth and useful.
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Another small matter, considered from the viewpoint of its size, but a
large one when the volume of trade is concerned, is that of insulator pins, \
an article of commerce made of wood used by the millions, by the tele- j are
phone and telegraph companies of the country. All of these items come ;
well within the limits prescribed by that law of economics announced tn j
the beginning of this article.
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In the present day, the manufacture of articles having universal use, j
and involving a variety of materials In their construction, is largely a mat- 1
ter of the assembling of parts. For instance, in the automobile business, 1
one part is manufactured at one place, another somewhere else, and the
machines themselves are simply the skilful putting together of parts, and
the application of paint and varnish. There are in this city two machine shops,
one of which is as largely equipped as any shop in the south, to which
there would perhaps be required but a small addition of machinery to make
the manufacture of automobiles an easy and profitable matter. Why could
not some of the hundreds of automobiles now being bought in this section
be put together in Hattiesburg?
Now that the Commercial Club has entered on a new year, why not let
the slogan be a "bigger Hattiesburg through the medium of an active co
operation of all her people?" Let us wake up! And get together!
what our hands find to do, do with al our might.
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HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE
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Mr. T. S. Jackson, President of the Hattiesburg Commercial Club, is a
very "retiring" sort of a man. He has been trying to retire from the public
service, but the Commercial Club, speaking for and voicing the sentiment of
the public of Hattiesburg, refuses to permit him to retire,
weighed in the balance and not found wanting, and the Commercial Club by
resolution and with loud acclaim said to him at the Club's banquet last eve
ning, "well done, thou good and faithful servant, thou shalt not tire in well
doing."
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He has been 1
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There was nothing perfunctory or formal about that resolution,
was a deserved tribute to an able, efficient head of a large and responsible
commercial organization, who has served his people zealously, unselfishly,
without money and without price, and rendered that service with tactful
ability that few men possess.
Mr. Jackson, as President of the Commercial Club is the right man in
the right place. It is asking a good deal to ask him to continue the arduous
and sometimes unpleasant duties of the office; but with his experience, his
diplomacy, his judgment, his understanding of the needs of the town and
country, and the needs and duties and offices of the Commercial Club as
well, there is no man who can do quite as well as he, and he must bear the
burden, and the honor of the burden, another term.
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One reason, perhaps the most potent reason why the South is going to
grow and develop and prosper so rapidly and wonderfully these next few
years, Is because the thought of the country at large is upon the South.
Forty years ago the South was prostrate and bleeding. Young men of the
South, of brain and brawn and muscle, having no capital or opportunity in
the South, went north and east, where there was money and opportunity,
and gave their talent and skill and energy to the development and prosperi
ty of their adopted homes. That drain upon the South was a terrible blow
to the South, and did much to hinder Its progress and prosperity. Now the'
tide has turned; theory from every quarter Is, "go south, young man;" and
the very best manhood of the country Is headed southward. That cry; the
universal, resounding cry, "go South, young man," will make the South, just
as Horace Greeley's cry, "go West, young man," made the West. Horace
Greeley's advice was good advice to the young men of that day. Champ
Clark's advice is just as good to the young men of this day. And they are
heeding it. And that is one reason why the South is growing so fast, and
why it will continue to grow faster and faster.
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''Coming events cast their shadows before them," and unless all signs
fall this town and county and section will make rapid strides in commercial
prosperity these next few years. Spe iking In ball parlance:
are full, Harb Is at the bat, and sure as shootln' he's going to hit a home
run. It is in the magazines; it is in the newspapers; it is in the talk of the
people; it is in the atmosphere; and Harb, standing as the sturdy represen
tative of the young manhood of the South, is going to lift the ball over the
fence.
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Mr. Hearn, in his wise and otherwise saying at the banquet last eve
ning, dropped one thought which should not be overlooked or forgotten.
"When you speak of the future greatness of Hattiesburg," he said, "you do
not really mean Hattiesburg; because I know that you know that the future
greatness of Hattiesburg depends upon the development, growth and pros
perity of all the town* and the country round about Hattleabnrg."
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Social and Personal
K-H1IE L. 1. JILLEN
SOUL MUSIC.
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There's soothing melody and sweet |
In Vesper winds that gently blow; ;
(But he who spans their metric feet the
Aspirit-melody must know.
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The murmuring brook hath tuneful 1
tongue, '
There's music, too, in mountain j.
But he who hears the streamlet's song ter,
Hath heard its cadence in the
dreams.
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is softly crooned by summer rain; j
But he whom thus the clouds have
blest
Hath listened to diviner strain.
The lullaby of peace and rest
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There's harmony in the circling
spheres
Which round the sun unceasing
roll;
The paean grand alone he hears
Who hath true harmony of soul.
Old Ocean's anthem, deep, Bublime,
Resounds in every surging sea;
Who listens hears on shores of Time
The beatings of Eternity!
—Lovick P. Winter, in the Indepen
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Friday. ,
Afternoon: Married Ladles' Card i M
ieiub: hostess. Mrs. George Derickson; j
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.
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Saturday.
Morning: Jolly Eight Club enter- j
tained; hostess, Miss Mellie C. Allen;
J t, onoree Miss ,T os io Spengler,
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and
Miss Lillian Adams, of Richton, is
I visiting Miss Jessie Parker, in Petal.
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George and Lee Ellis, of Lucedale, ;
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j are visiting their uncle, Mr. John Rob
; ertson.
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j Mrs. Frank Smith spent Wednesday
in Petal with Mrs. G. R. Oden and '
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Velma, Myra and Herbert, of Ellis- e *
ville, are visiting Mrs. E. J. Mitchell, i P*
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Mrs. Wake Bates.
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Mrs. W. H. O'Donnell and children,
on Main street.
Miss Jessie Parker, of Petal, re
turned this morning from Richton,
where she has been visiting Miss Lil
lian Adams.
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Miss Maud Jamison, who has been
visiting Miss Bessie Peeler at Mrs. R.
N. Steadman's, on Columbia street, re
[ turned this morning to her home in
Kosciusko.
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! Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nason have as
! their guest at their home on Fourth
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1 avenue ' the former's mother, Mrs. N.
E. Nason, of Starkville.
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Miss Willie May Carley, of Petal, is
spending a few days with Mrs. C. W.
Wallis and Mrs. Cooper Duckworth,
on West Fifth street.
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Miss Lucia Moore, of Collins, is
spending several days with her broth
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er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. j
P. L. Love on Main street
Mrs. D. H. De Puy has returned to
her home in Water Valley, after a i
visit to her sister, Mrs. Z. C. McClen- |
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don, on Elizabeth Avenue.
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George Ellis, of Lucedale,
through here Tuesday en
route to Brookhaven, to attend the |
Home Mission Conference.
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The members of the Wednesday
Club will entertain the ladies accom
panying their husbands who are at
tending the Bar Association, at an
auto ride this afternoon, followed by
an informal reception at the Forrest
Club.
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Complimentary Dutch Luncheon.
Mrs. John Stockton entertained at
a dutch lunch at Mrs. A. Y. Har
vey's Monday evening in honor of Mrs.
Watkins, of Chattanooga, Mrs. Henry
Turner and Mrs. R. N. Collins of Hat
tiesburg. An automobile ride was en
joyed prior to this. Those of the par
ty were: The honorées, Mr. and Mrs.
Chipman, Mr. Daly, and Mr. John
Broach.—Meridian Dispatch.
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Woman's Club.
The Woman's Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. W. O. Tatum, on
Main street. Roll call was responded
to by facts from national progress.
The round table discussion, "Art
Treasures of America," was led by
Mrs. H. A. Camp. Mrs. W. O. Tatum
read a paper on "Fifty Years of Prog
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ress." A paper on "The Making of
] the West" was given by Mrs. H. E.
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; At the conclusion of the program,
the hostess, assisted by a sister, Miss
Oamile Thrash, served a salad course,
! followed by an ice, with cake.
1 The members present were Mes
' dames J. B. Walker, W. F. S. Tatum,
j. a. Richardson, Charles F, Ames,
John Burkett, H. A. Camp, P. A. Car- F.
ter, George Carter, H. E. Welch, E. R.
Farrell, Charles M. Hays, S. L. Heidel- a
I berg, L. H. Martin and John A. Me- of
of
j Leod. Misses Doris and Hertha An
derson, of Richton, and Camile Thrash
j were the only guests.
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Mrs. Haynen's Card Party.
A delightful affair of the week was
the card party given by Mrs. W. J.
Haynen Wednesday afternoon at her
j home on Buschman street
Thee were six tables and the guests
enjoyed a number of games of "600,"
after which it was found that top
score was made by Mrs. C. W. Vun
cannon, while Mrs. Albert R. Herren
cut the consolation. The prizes were
pretty hand-painted plates. A tempt
ing two-course luncheon was served
I by the hostess, her sister, Miss Millie
I Wainer, assisting.
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fho enjoyed the hos
I plt'altty of Mrs. Haynen were Mes
, dames M. Dryfus, George Derickson,
i M ' D - Fohey ' Albcrf R - Herren, R. D. 0
j Reeves > Lewis Dräne, C. W. Vuncan- w
: non, R. K. Smith, M. Dunn, S. Burr, w
! Alice Webb, L. L. Major, of Epley; J.
The guests
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\V. Davidson. J. E. Stevens, of Epley;
! E. H. Weaver, E. W. Hurst, George
Autry, A. J. Carroll, W. L. Oakley, W
T. Cosby, A. II. Cornell, J: W. Bolton
and Misses Marie and Nellie G. Row
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; Ruby Pearl Lindsley s
Birthday Party.
In • honor of the eight birthday of
her young daughter, Ruby Pearl
Lindsley, Mrs. A. L. Lindsley enter
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' tained Tuesday afternoon, from 4 to 6 .
The color scheme was purple, white
1 and green. On the dining table was
' a large white birthday cake, with
e * gbb candles resting on, a center- ^
i P* ece embroidered in violets. The
! souvenirs were clusters of violets, „
' tied with ribbon. Cream, nabiscoes
and fruit was served by Mrs. Linsley,
Misses Annie Dee Hall and Miss Eris
Potter, of Brookhaven.
Lindsley received a number of dainty
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Little Miss
presents from the following little folk,
who enjoyed many games:
and Milner Martin, Cora Kathleen Mc
Clellan, Gyon Rhodes Hall, Florence
Farrell, Katherin Bilbo, Alice Blanch
Trigg, Bernice Easterling, A. L. Linds- j
ley, Jr., S. P. Easterling, Jr., Fanny j
and J. P. Fowler, Laverne Hollings
worth, Margaret Hartzog, Earline and
Harry
Alleene Miller, Malcolm Dickson,
Myma and Grace Lindsley, Fannie
and Wilmer Quinn; Misses Annie Dee
Hall, Mamie and Earllne Trigg and
Eris Potter, of Brookhaven; Mrs, S.
T. Easterling, Mrs. M. A. Lindsley i
and Mrs. M. S. Poter, of Brookhaven.
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A Group Of Attractive Visitors.
One of the delightful features of the
j meeting of the State Bar Association
here is the group of attractive women
accompanying their husbands, women
who come from the state's most prom- :
a i ne nt families and
| circles, and whose bright minds and
I charming manners win friends
highest social
wherever they go. In this group of
visitors are Mrs. W. H. Powell, of
en Canton, wife of the president of the
| state Association.
Mrs. Sidney Smith, of Jackson, wife
of Judge Smith, of the Supreme Court I
and secretary of the Association.
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Mrs. R. N. Miller, of Hazlehurst,
wife of one of the most prominent
criminal lawyers of the state.
Mrs. J. S. Sexton, of Jackson, whose
husband is one of the members of the
Board of Trsutees of the University.
Mrs. F. A. McLain, wife of Supreme
Court Commissioner F. A. McLain,
Mesdames R. H. Thompson, of Jack
son, A. F. Fox, of West Point and A.
J. Rose, of Greenville, are numbered
in this group of attractive viistors, as
is also Mrs. L. H. Doty, of Jackson,
wife of the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor.
Hon. Earl Brewer, the only candi
date for governor, Is accompanied by
Mrs. Brewer and Mr. and Mrs. Brewer
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are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tally.
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Meeting Of Wednesday Club.
Mrs. S. V. Robertson was hostess of
the Wednesday Club yesterday af
ternoon entertaining at her home on
Bay street,
was a most interesting one as follows;
Instrumental Solo—Mrs. M. D. King.
The program rendered
Voice, " My Dream"—Mrs. J. H.
Johnson, of Corinth.
Instrumental Solo—Mrs. W. W.
Massengale.
Voice—Mrs. B. D. Moore.
"The Legitimate Sphere of Woman"
—Mrs. W. W .Crawford.
''Joan of Arc"—Mrs. G. R. F. Cotton.
Voice—Mrs. Ben Moore.
A dainty two-course luncheon was
served by Mesdames B. L. Robbins,
Grace Christian, Henry D. Foote, Jr.,
T. H. Johnson and M. B. Burt.
The club members present were:
Mesdames G. R. Cotton, W. W. Craw
ford, Grace Christian, W. A. Collins,
Owen Gore, W. F. Cook, Henry D.
Foote, Jr., M. G. Field, M. A. Holli
man, M. D. King, J. S. Love, A. K.
Mclnnis, W. W. îdassengale, B. D.
Moore, W. B. Perry, E. L. Robbins, E.
F. Rush and W. B. Seymour. There
are many visitors in Hattiesburg, so
a number of them enjoycc the meeting
of the club with Mrs. Robertson. They
Mesdames W. H. Powell, of
Canton; L. H. Doty, of Jackson; R. N.
Miller, of Hazlehurst; Sidney Smith,
of Jackson; T. H. Johnson, of Corinth,
M. E. Burt, of Corinth; Miss Bessie
Levy, of West Point, and Miss Earllne
White of Meridian.
were:
RAM8EY & COMPANY,
LEADING UNDERTAKERS.
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE.
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To Give Measuring Party.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap
Hst church in Petal, will give a Meas
llrfng Party evening at the
horae of Mrs Alex McKlnnon> at 7
0 ' c i oc ]<. The proceeds from the party
w ju*g 0 to the church.
w ni a „rved
Refreshments
You are cordially invited to attend.
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Tomorrow being the first Friday of
the month, there will be a business
meeting of the Catholic Ladles' Aid
at 3:30, at the convent.
This is our thi: rrst year in till
■ business. If you desire service
or the oldest, best and lowest f
Undertaker and Embalmer In the ally,
phone 470. Day or night.
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Mrs. B. E. Massey, who has been
quite ill at her home on West Fourth
street, Is now able to sit up.
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Master Herbert Gilmore is ill with
fever at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Gilmore, on Miller
street,
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The regular monthly meeting of the j
U. D. C. will be held Friday afternoon 1
i at 3130 at Hotel Hattiesburg,
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We are now the only exclusive un
dertakers In the city.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
No other bust I
ness or profession. Phone 470
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REQUEST MADE
Negro Wanted Plenty of Bananas to
I Eat Before Being Hung—Sentenced
to Hang June 6.
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I Jackson, Miss., May 4.—"Boss, if de
I judge says ye's gof ter hang me, please
j let me have all de bananas I kin eat
I from now till it comes off." »
This unique request was made to
Deputy Sheriff Talbert, of Coahoma
county, by Tom Shack, a negro who
had just been sentenced to death by
Judge Cook for the murder of Mr. Ma
bry, a prominent citizen of that coun
ty.
The deputy assured Shack that his
\ request would be granted ; that he
would provide him with a plentiful
i supply of bananas from now until
I June Gth, the date of execution, and it
w hj perhaps be economy to do so, as
bananas are considerably cheaper than
cornbread and bacon in this state.
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The passing of the death sentence
on Shack was rather a unique proceed
ing. After the Jury had returned the
verdict of guilty, Judge Sam C. Cook
asked the prisoner:
"Shack, have you anything to say
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Economy
The manufacturers of Royal Bak
ing Powder have always declined
to produce a cheap baking powder
at the sacrifice of quality.
Royal Baking Powder is made from
pure grape cream of tartar, and is .
the embodiment of all the excellence
possible to be attained in the high
est class baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder costs only a
fair price, and is more economical
at its price than any other leavening
agent, because of the superlative
quality and absolute wholesomeness
of the food it makes.
Mixtures made in imitation ot Daking powders, but containing alum
are frequently distributed from door to door, or given away in grocery
stores. Such mixtures are dangerous to use in food. In England
France, Germany and some sections of the United States their sale is
prohibited by law. Alum is a dangerous mineral acid, and all
physicians condemn baking powders containing it.
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The label of alum baking powder• muni
show tho Ingredients.
READ THE LABEL
why sentence should not he passed on
ou?"
"Yassah, jedge,'' replied the ebony
hued prisoner, "i d like fer it to be
one way." *
I "What do you mean by that?" asked
the judge.
"I mean, jedge, dat—I'd rather go
over dar to de state farm and take a
life term than ter be hanged."
Judge Cook made a facetous remark
about the modesty of the request, and
assured Shack that it would be quite
impossible; that he would have to go
to the gallows. Commanding the pris
oner to stand up, he said:
"I do now sentence you to be hanged
by the neck until you are dead, dead,
dead; and may God have mercy on
your soul. Mr. Sheriff, fix the date of
; execution for June 6 th."
The darkey's eyes grew as large as
saucers during this solemn pronounce
ment. As he was being led from the
court room by the deputy, Shack
turned to Judge Cook and said:
1 "Jedge, you doesn't mean dis heali
j cornin' June, does you?" 1
1 The court assured him that it was
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"dis heah cornin' June;' that it was ;
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impossible to postpone such events.
! even for the accommodation of the
man most vitally concerned.
Shack ,
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I left the court room muttering some
thing to the effect that "white folks
ain't at all like dey used to be."
NO MORMONS FOR DENMARK.
(By Union Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 4.—Mor
mon missionaries will hereafter be pro
hibited from entering Denmark if the
PROGRAMME.
MAY 5.
"Opportunity And The Man"—A
story showing how quickly the wheel
of forune may turn, raising the unfor
tunate and ruining those at the height
of success.
"Across The Plaint"— A thrilling
western story.
Lomo Orchestra.
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THEATRE
Next to Postofflce.
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OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN OUR SAVINGS «mMTfrv/Ztty "T
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HATTIESBURG. MISS.
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demand of the Danish Social Reform
Society, made at its session here to
day, is granted by the government.
It is alleged that the Mormons seek
converts principally among the young
women and that they are induced to go
to America to become plural wives of
the faithful. The government is now
investigating this charge, which is in
dignantly denied by the European rep
resentatives of the Mormon church.
CALLED TO DOOR; SHOT OOW^|.
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Nashville, Tenn., May 4)— statt"
prison bloodhounds were sent from
here yesterday to Weakley county to
be put on the trail of the slayer of
Jesse Workman, an industrious farmer
living eight miles north of Dresden.
Workman was called to his door and
shot down. The party or parties left
no clew.
beach frontage property near Gulf
port, address Lock Box 188, Hatties
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY,
1 FOR PRICE—And terms on desirable
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, FOR SALE—At once, two log teams
complete. Will, sell cheap. Address
S. E. DUNLAP, McLaurin, Miss. It
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