The Tupelo journal., October 27, 1905, Image 5

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Marks the beginning of the greatest clothing sale that Tupelo has ever experienced since its infancy
It is to be conducted at the SURPRISE! STO R E!. Read our reasons: Owing to the
want of more space to properly handle our large line of Dry Goods, Shoes, Ladies and Gents Furnishings
Goods, we have decided to discontinue the handling of Clothing and as a consequence offer our entire stock,
regardless of its value, so as to make a clean sweep by the First of January, 1906.
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HERE ARE THE VALUES WE OFFER YOU:
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Men’s Suits.
All Wool Suits in Gray and Brown mixtures, handsome
styles, marked in plain figures $6.00. reduced to - $3.49
A fine All Wool Suit, all to match. This suit is worth
$8.00, reduced to.- $4.95
49 Suits in dark colors, pin stripes, small figures; these
suits are worth $10.00, we offer them at $6.59
58 Suits, tailored of the best All Wool Cassimeres, selling
price 11.00, reduced to $6.95 .
Mens odd Coats, bought at a bargain and sell at 2,50, are
reduced to.- $1.39
Suits worth 7.50 are reduced to - - $4;10
Black Clay diagonal All Wool Suits, worth 7.50, at $4.95
Fine Granite Suits, all wool, in black and blue black, mil
itary or square cut, single or double breasted, some store
keepers will ask you 12.00 and 15.00, our price will be $7.39
| Mens Pants.
87 pair pants, worth 2.00, reduced to ... 98c
75 Pair Mens strictly up-to-date Pants, selling price was
2.50, reduced to ------ - $1,50
65 Pairs all tailored Pants, selling price was 3.00, will be
sold at per pair - - - - $1.95
We have hundreds of mens suits on which we cannot
quote prices on account the limited space They are all great
ly reduced in price. In fact, every garment is included.
Clergymen’s Fine Suits, in black, made of very best Cork
Screw Cloth, worth up to 20.00 a suit, cut to - $5.75
Boys Overcoats
We have a full line, all greatly reduced in price.
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Boys Knee Pants
Boys Knee Pants. We have a large assortment; all have
been redueen in price for quick selling.
Boys Suits
125 Suits, well made, good wearing cloth, sizes 4 to 16,
reduced for quick selling to a suit - * - - * 59c
754all wool Norfolk Suits, with belts, in dark colors, well
worth 2.00, marked to sell at - - - $1.19 ;
75 all wool, well wearing Suits, sizes 4 to 17, for men,
price 2.50, reduced to $1.59
85 fine tailored Suits, worth the former price of 3.00, are
marked to quick selling at - - - $2.00
50 fine Suits, all wool, and the best made, wort 4.00 per
Suit, marked to sell at - 2.48
Every Boys Suit in the store has been reduced in price.
Our goods are all marked in plain figures, so that you can
notice the recuction we make.
Mens Overcoats
54 Mens overcoats, selling price was 6.00, will be cispoged
of at - - 3.49
This Overcoat is made of Black all Wool Beaver.
35 Pure Melton overcoats, worth 7.50, reduced to - 4.98
20 fine Kersey Overcoats in‘black and brown, tailored, to
sell at 12.00, reduced to - - - 7.95 I
14 of the very best all wool Beaver Overcoat beautifully
lined and finished, worth from 12.00 to 15,00, our price 8.98
The above items on whicn we name the reduced prices is but a fraction of the many great; Bargains we
have to offer, and to make our store the best tradsng place in Tupelo, we have reduced the selling price of
every dollar’s worth of Dry Goods and Shoes. In addition to all these inducements, we will give a F” I N El
PIANO to the person who holds the Lucky Number. These Tickets are absolutely FREE with ev
ery Dollar Par.:1 ase. The Contest to come off December 23rd, which is- only a short time off. The more j
Ticket s you have in the Sealed Box the more likely the blindfolded child is to pull out the mate to the number
you hold. It will pay you to work f or it. Yours for Bargains,
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To our Friends and Customers
We have arranged to have a
Plumbing department
in connection with our Hardware Business!
The same will be under the management of
I Hrl HARRY LUDEKE
We will be pleased to make estimate on your needvS
and will endeavor to please you in quality of work done
►See us before placing: orders elsewhere. We are your hoirn
people. You know us and we know you. Our store is
located corner Court tttid Spring streets, Dickson building
Trice- ond Hdw Co
lEsta/tolisHed. in 1370.
SA VERY’S
Genera! Insurance, Real Estate, Rental
and Claim Agency.
For the following Counties in. Mississippi: Lee, Prentiss. Tippah
B^uiiun, Union, P -utotoe, and Itawamba.
Bapresents
Fin1, Life, Tornado, Accident, Liability. Plate Glass Insurance.
' Represents 20 Leading Fire Insurance Companies. Local
Solicitors in each of the several county towns.
District Oftlee, TUPBLO, MISS.
On Improved Farm Lands
1 8 per cent. Interest 5 to 10 Years.
For further informatioa apply to
>• 0, K. GARY, Tupelo, Miss.
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Southern Railway
PAD Atlanta, Richmond, Wash
lUfa ington, Baltimore, Philadel
—“ phia, New York, and other
Eastern Cities.
4 Trains Daily Birmingham to Atlanta.
Leave 6:40, a. m., 4:05 p. tn., 6:50 p. nt., (1:30 p. m.
2 Trains Daily Birmingham to Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Mew YorK.
Leave 6:40, a. m. and 6.-50 p. m.
ELEGANT PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS,
MODERN DINING CARS,
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1 Letter from Miss Geneva Boggai
Exeter, Cal., Oct 10, 1906.
Dear Editor—I have been think
ing for some time of writing yoi
a letter since I have been in th<
West. So will write you abou
my trip to the mountains.
Along about the middle of Aug
ust, a party of six of us set om
for a camping trip of ten days
to the Lequoia National Park,
This Park consists of an area of
20,052 acres, being located in the
eastern part of Tulare county,
California in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. Although this is a
National Park belonging to the
government, there is still a num
ber of acres owned by individ
uals who have not yet been
bought out by the government.
Every summer Uncle Sam sends
a regiment of soldiers to this
Park ‘ to guard 5 against forest
fires and for the protection of
the wild animals- All guns are
sealed by a U. S. officer on enter
ing the Park, a penalty being
imposed for the breaking of seal
except in case of danger.
We left Exeter about 4 o’clock
in the afternoon and camped our
first night above Lemon Cave in
a lemon grove with no sheltering
save the blue sky overhead. This
was the entering into the foot
hills. The next morning we woke
with the sun shining in all his
glory and splendor over the hills.
All day the scenery from Lemon
Cave to Watern Springs which
lies in the edge of the Park, was
an unsurpassed panorama in
view, the eyes of the tourist nev
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beauty. Leaving Watern Springs
after our second night out we
travelled in what seemed a dif
ferent country altogether to me,
up in the Kaneah Range which
forms a solid backbone for the
surrounding country. This range
towers to an altitude of about
14,000 feet above the sea level,
from which the great San Jra
quin valley can be seen shim
mering through the mountain
haze like a desert land. We no
tice that the air has become rar
er, the trees and vegetation take
on a different aspect, the limbs
of the trees growing principally
in a slanting position, aiso a num
ber of the trees same as those
growing in the valley are unrec
ognizable in the mountains, as
blooms and foliage differ so great
ly. There were numbers of va
rieties of flowers in bloom show
ing the difference of season in
the mountains and the valley.
Here it was Spring time, all fresh
and green, while everything, in
the valley at this season is dry
and seared (as our fall). The
snow flower we find in great pro
fusion which is quite a sight to
an Easterner. These flowers
come mostly after the snow melt
but are often found raising their
crimson or terra-cotta heads
(such a peculiar shade) from
amid the snow. In the valley
below, the Kaneah river mur
mers its rolling music over rocks
and hollows in quest of' rest in
the ocean. At noon we reached
t.hp Ranger’s Cabin, eierht miles
from “Giant Forest," the cen
ter of the Park, where we weie
to pitch camp. We had lunch
and made quite a little visit with
Mr. Walter Fry, one of the gov
ernment head rangers, who has
charge of the planning and con
struction ot trails through the
mountains. He entertained us
admirably with tales of the moun
tains and the many wonderful
things found there. He gave me
some hair fir that grew on a fir
tree. This hair fir is quite a rar
ity, growing nowhere outside of
the National Lequoia Park, the
r nature of this fir tree being very
? peculiar. No solution as to its
; growth, etc. has yet been made.
: About 5 o’clock p. m. we reached
\ our camping grounds, it taking
I us some time to climb the grade,
V oftentimes all of us except the
I driver having to walk. Themoun
i tain roads, however, were not sc
\ bad as I had imagined them,
: though of course these roads arc
! unusually good, being kept by
j the government* However, there
\ are steep and narrow grades
i where one misstep would sene
I you hurling thousands of feel
: below. Everyone'takes precau
i tion to have everything in gooc
: shape with stro ? brakes befon
; starting on such a trip.
We found the forest teamin*
P'h campers. In this mammotl
est there are found the lar
Lequoia trees in the world
• an enor
i. mous size, measuring 134 feei
at its base and 354 feet high. W<
cannot comprehend their siz<
' seeing them ourselves till w<
1 have measured round one. Th(
J great pines, allspices, almonds,
: also the fir tree and mountain
cedar grow here. The altitude al
■ the Gen. Sherman tree is 6,252
; .35 feet. Many points of interest
i were found within several mile’s
radius of our camp. Each day
we Visited some point of interest.
We noted Moro Rock, which tow
ers about 10,090 feet above sea
level. And from the top ledge
in which our party climbed to the
canyon below, is 8,000 feet per
pendicular. Also Admiration
Point is scenery not to be for
gotten. The view is said to equal
that of Inspiration Point at Yo
semite Valley. One day we spent
in naming some of the “big
trees” which is quite a fad with
the campers. I named one mam
moth unscarred Sequoia tree for
my native state, “Mississippi.”
Marble Fork, a branch of the
Kaneah river, was another beau
tiful place, its basin being form
ed of beautiful granite, with its
waters as clear as crystal and as
cold as ice, rolling and tumbling
madly along over huge boulders,
forming falls and pools.
The naturalist can find pleas
ure here; or if anyone in quest
of rest from overwork or care
they will find this an ideal place
to pitch their camp. The sports
man can show his skill here try
to catch the ever wary mountain
trout. Also, outside the park
here there are many deer, bears
lnnnn+ain lmnc m*Aiico onH
mountain quail to be had. We
had all the venison, (my first and
it was fine) we could eat given
us by a great hunter, a friend of
one of our party. It was nothing
unusual to see big fresh bear
tracks every morning, and often
at night while sitting round a
big. camp fire (the best part of
camp life to me) we could hear
an old bear hollow! Our return
triD was made in much less time
than our going up, being down
grade, but much more dangerous.
We camped at Three Rivers,
branches of the Kaneah, the
one night out coming home.
Well, I will close after telling
an experience told us by an old
temaster in the mountains.
Speaking of the many -kinds of
trees in the mountains, there is
said to be a "cork tree. Once,
while a man was out hunting in
the mountains a rain came up,
and to keep from getting wet he
crawled into the hollow of one of
these trees. After it had stopped
raining he found that the tree
had swolen so that he could not
get out. Finally another fellow
came along whom he asked to
help him out, but when the fel
low saw who he was he began
telling him how mean he had
been to his wife, etc., and that
he deserved to stay there. So,
he walked off leaving him to his
fate. The man in the tree then
began to think how mean he had
beejn and the more he thought
the smaller he got till finally he
got so small that he dropped
out.-^-a California yarn.
With best wishes,
Your friend,
GENEVA BOGGAN.
COMMISSIONER’S SALE.
Will Harris et al )
vs -No 2241.
N. G Harris )
By virtue of a decree of the Honora
ble Chancery Court of Lee county, state
of Mississippi, rendered at the Septem
ber term, A. D , 1905 thereof ordering
a sale of certain lands mentioned there
I in, G. W. Long, the undersigned, ap
pointed Commissioner to execute said
1 decree, will, on Wednesday, Nov 15th,
j 1905, expose at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of the
! court house door, in the city of Tupelo,
within the hours prescribed by law, the
following described lands, being in said
county and state, to-wit:
33J acres off of the south side of the
S. E. J of sec. 20; 80 acres, more or less
being all of the west half of the N E}
of sec 29, which lies west of the big or
main ditch as it now runs and where old
House' Creek formerly ran; 6 acres in
the S E corner of the N W 1 of sec 29,
l and described as commencing at the S
E comer of said N W 1 of sec 29 and
thence running west 13 rods, ther.er
north 69 rods, thence east 13 rods and
thence south 69 rods to the beginning
point, and also one rod wide clear ocross
the west boundary of the N E 1 of said
, sec. 29, all in Township 10 Hange 7,
East, Lee county, Mississippi, togethei
with the appurtenances mid heredita
, ments thereunto appertaining.
G. W. LONG, Commissioner,
i Dated 23rd day of October, 1905.
COMMISSiONERS SALE.
^ To Mrs Olza E Coats
! You will take notice that in this cas<
• a motion to confirm the sale and repor
of sale of the lands made Oct 21. 1905
' by the commissioner, G W Long, wil
. be heard in vacation before the chan
cellor, Hon W J Lamb, at Corinth, Miss
• on Wednesday, Nov 1st, 1905, Thi
Oct. 28, 1905.
• GW. LONG,
- Clerk C mncery Court Lee county, Misi
; City Ordinances..
! ORDINANCE to amend Sectiin
Five of an ordinance passed at tl c
! October meeting, 1904, entitled,' “An
, Ordinance Regulating Sewerand Wa
ter Connections and Plumbing.
'Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
of AJdermen of the city of Tupelo That
Section Five of an ordinance passed at
the October meeting, 1904, of this
Board entitled, “An Ordinance Regula
ting Sewer and Water Connections and
Plumbing,” which said Section now
reads as follows:
Sec. 5. Every separate building
which is used as a dwelling or place of
business or manufacture, or is other
wise occupied by one or more persons,
and which fronts on a street wherein a
house sewer has been constructed or
which is nearer to such street than to
any other, shall be indefinitely connect
ed with the house sewer a3 soon as
practicable and within one year irom
the passage of this ordinance; and
every building hereafter erected within
said limit shall be similarly connected
before it is occupied. Each building
so connected shall be provided with at
least one water closet and each such
building used as a dwelling or place
where cooking is done shall be provided
also with one kitchen sink. W'here sev
eral small houses are on the same lot
and owned by the same person, they
may, if approved by the sanitary in
spector, have their separate fixtures
connected with one main house drain
from the sewer or be served by the
same fixtures in common. A violation
of the provisions of this section shall
subject the owner of the building, upon
conviction, to a fine of not less than six
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars be and the same is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Sec. 5. Every separate building which
is used as a dwelling place of business
or manufacture or is otherwise occupied
by one or more persons and which fronts
on a street wherein a house sewer has
been constructed or which is nearer to
such street than any other, shall be in
definitely connected with the house
sewer as soon as practicable and not
later than the 1st day of Jan. 1906, and
every building hereafter erected within
said limit shall be similarly connected
before it is occupied, each butlding so
connected shall be provided with at
least one water closet and each such
building used as a dwelling or place
where cooking is done shall be provided
also with one kitchen sink. Where sev
eral small houses are on the same lot
and owned by the same person they may
if approved by the sanitary inspector,
have their separate fixtures connected
with one main house drain from the
sewer or be served by the same fixtures
in common.
A violation of this ordinance shall
SUUJCV.C LIIC UWHCl CI1C UUilUIUg upuif
conviction to a fine of not less than six
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars. That for reasons satisfactory to
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that
this ordinance take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
The above ordinance was reduced to
writing before its passage and was read
over and considered by sections and so
voted on by a yea and my vote, all
members present yoting for same.
This Oct. 17th, 1906.
W. D. ANDERSON, Mayor.
R. D PORTER, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE to prohibit the hang
ing of signs across any side walk or
street in the city of Tupelo and pre
scribing how the same shall be placed.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of Tupelo,
1st. That from and after this date it
shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to put up or hang any
business sign so that the same will be
suspended across or on any side walk or
street in said city.
tJrvd. That any person, firm or cor
poration who now nasany sign so hung
across any side walk or street in said
city shall remove same within thirty
days from this date.
3rd. That any person desiring to put
up any business sign in said city from
and after this date shall nail, fasten,
print or write same on the body of the
Duilding occupied by them so as not to
protrude or extend across any side walk
or street.
4th. That any person violating either
provision of the above ordinance shall
be liable to a fine of not more than ten
dollars
5th. That for good and sufficient
cause that this ordinance take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
The" above ordinance was real and
considered by sections at a public meet
ing of Mayor and Board of Aldermen
and voted on its final passage by a yea
and nay vote and was reduced to writing
1 previous to its passage.
| W D. ANDERSON, Mayor
, R. D. PORTER, City Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE fixing the rate of
j charges for certain water rates not
otherwise provided for by ordinance.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Tupelo that any one desiring to install
a dental fountain spittoon in their office
or place of business witbin said city
may do so and shall use same only dur
ing business hours on payment of twen
ty-four dollars per year to said city,
payable quarterly in advance.
Sec. 2. That in all houses in said city
in which a kitchen sink is not required
and in whic'> a lavaratory is installed
the rate of charges for such lavaratory
shall be the same as the rate for a
kitchen sink in residences. "■
Sec 3. For good and sufficient cause
t' at this ordinance tike effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
The above ordinance was reduced to
wriiing prior to its passage, was read
and considered by sections and so voted
on by a yea and nay vote at the regular
adjourned October meeting, 1903,
members pres< nt voting yea
W D. ANDERSON, Mayor
R. D. PORTER. Clerk.
j COMMISSIONER'S SALE.
Y. H. Ivy et al )
vs [-No. 2203
Mamie Dodson et al )
By virtue of a decree of the Honora
ble Chancery Court of Lee county,state
of Mississippi, rendered at the Septem
ber term; A. D., 1905 thereof, ordering
a sale of certain lands mentioned therein
G.W.Long, the undersigned, appointed
commissioner to execute said decree, will,
cm Wednesday,Nov. 15th, 1905, expose at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, in front of the court house door,
in the city of Tupelo, Lee county,Miss.,
within the hours prescribed by law, the
following describe 1 lands, being in said
county mid state, to-wit:
j One hundred and sixteen acres (116 a)
off of the east side of the north west
quarter of section thirty-two, township
ten of range seven, east, (NW 1 Sec.
32, T. 10, R. 7, E.) in Lee county, Miss.,
together with the appurtenances and
3 hereditaments thereunto appertaining,
t GW. LONG, Commissioner.
| Dated 23d day of October, 19C5.
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; KafVrc or Tub at Bar
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| , public bath roomsin
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