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TUPELO JOURNAL F. L. Kincannon, Prop.. Published Weekly. Entered at the Tupelo post office as second-class mail matter. RATES OF ADVERTISING s’ .1 1 "DISPLAY advertisements at rate of $1.00 per running iv eh per month of four weeks. Liberal discounts made on yearly contracts. Notice of meetings of strictly chan table organizations will be inserted one time free; all ether notices must be paid for. TUPELO, MISS., JAN. 14, 1910. The bears had another inning on the cotton. market Monday and forced the price down 80 points. The Ohio state University at Columbus was compelled to close down last week on account of cold weather and the lack of coal to keep the furnaces run ning. The cold weather of the past U n r, Laam -Prtll/MTrn^ V\ T T rm 111V11I/11 UUU H/V/VslA IVUVIT^U VJ «*** egg famine which prevails in all sections. House-keepers will hail the sunshine of spring and the first lay. C. H. Ackert, Vice-President and general manager of the Southern Railway company, has tendered his resignation to go with one of the Northwestern roads. Mr. Ackert will be suc ceeded by Mr. Coapman. Members of the Rockefeller Bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church of New York are booming John D. Rockefeller, Jr for a seat in Congress. At this distance it appears that John D. Jr. would be in safer hands in the Sunday school. Revenue Agent Wirt Adams has filed suit in the Chancery Court of Harrison county against the Dunbar, Lopez and Dukate Co. to collect penalties for the state in the sum of $2,225,000 for forming a combination to control the trade in ovsters. Superintendent J. N. Powers is reported to be in favor of a constitutional convention and is set down as one of the most ac tive workers around the state house. As Mr. Powers is not one of our leading constitutional lawyers the weight of his in fluence will not be felt in the movement. A resolution has been presented before the legislature to ratify the Sixteenth Amendment tc the Constitution of the Urn States which provides for an in come tax. The resolution will be adopted by both houses prac tically unamiously and will re ceive the signature of governor Noei. Few Mississippians are in danger of being reached by this tax. ______ Representative Stockton, of Wilkinson county, has introduced a bill in the house making cer tain changes in the salaries ol the state officers. Mr. Stock ton's bill would increase the salaries of the governor anc secretary of state and decrease the salaries of the insurance commissioner and railroad com missioners and penitentiary trus tees. Why didn’t Mr Stocktoi intiocuce a bill to abolish these offices? The removal by President Tai of Chief Forester Pinchot prom ises to furnish the first real ex citemeut of the Taft administra tion. Mr. Pinchot has been re gardeu as one ot the best mer of the Agricultural departmem and has fought to save to tht people the great natural re sources of the country. Ht charges now that Secretary Bal linger of the Interior Depart ment has failed to check land grabbers and intimates that tht secretary is back of a schemt which would deprive the govern ment of many valuable assets n the Northwest territory. Fol lowing these charges, Mr. Taft in a letter to Mr. Pinchot, telh him that his services are no lon ger valuable and removes him from office. OR. KNAPP AT WEST POINT. Dr. S. A. Knapp, director in charge of the Farmers Coopera tive Demonstration work of the United States department of agriculture, will hold a meeting at West Point at 2 o’clock p. m. on Tuesday next, the 18th inst. His subject will be “Di versified Farming Adapted to Conditions in East Mississippi.” Dr. Knapp is toell known throughout the south and has for a number of years devoted much time in discussing with the people the benefits to be derived by diversified farming. These talks are along practical lines and every one who hears them goes away with a store of val uable information. The time has arrived when more brain work must be put into our farm ing operations and by the adop tion of the experience and sug gestions of those who have in vestigated themselves cannot fail to benefit us. A goodly number should at tend this lecture and bring back to those of us who can’t attend some valuable lessons. Adyices from Washington give the information that George r Money of Gulfport will succeed R. C. Lee as Federal District At tornav of the Southern District of Mississippi. The report states that Attorney General Wicker sham has endorsed Mr. Money and that the President will ap point him. The latter is a broth er of United States Senator Money. Public Works Notice. Notice is hereby given that the con tract for the building of a new bridge across Canal on the Verona and Shan non road, and a new bridge on^ the Veroua and Plantersville levee in Town Creek bottom, will, on the 1st Monday ir, Feb. 1910, at 2 o’clock, p. m. south door of Court House,.by the Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Miss, . be awarded to the lowest responsible bid der. Right reserved to reject all bids. TupeLo, Miss , January 7th, 1910. Noi'bjn Jones, Clerk. 42-3t By R, D, Porter, D. C. Notice to Tax Payers of Lee County. Notice is hereby given that all taxes must be collected between this time and the First day of February, lhere are a ereat number of receipts yet to be made out and the rush wilt be great toward the last few days. I publish this warning that no one may become delinquent and urge upon those who have not paid to come forward and get their receipt. 0. T. TRAPP. Sheriff. 42-31 and Tax Collector. Notice of Examination Public Roads On January 25th, 1910, the members of the Board of Supervisors of Lee County will,in their respective districts, begin the Examination of all public roads, levees and bridges, and continue nntil said work is completed, at the conclusion of which, reports of con ditions of said roads etc., will be made and filed in Chancery Clerk’s office for reference to Grand J ury. January 7th, 1910. Norbin Jones, Clerk. 42-3t By R. D. Porter, D. C. Non-Resident Notice State of Mississippi, Lee County—Asa W. Allen Co. Vs. Henry A. Klyce Co. To Henry A. Klyce Co., whose post office address is Dyersburg, Tenn. • An attachment at the suit of Asf. W. Allen Co. against your estate for Three Hundred and Twenty-five Dol lars, returnable before the Circuit Court of Lee County at Tupelo, Mis sissippi, has been executed and is now pending in said Court; And unless you ippear before said Court on the Third Monday of February. A. D. 1910, and plead to said action, Judgment will be entered and the estate attached will be sold. This the 4th day of Januury, A. D, 1910. F. L. Kincannon, Clerk. a I ,-i • i same guarantee goes with Keen Kutter Pocket-knives nearl/40 years under this name and motto Recollection of Quality Remains is Torgt ’—E. C. Simmons. mtevkAiMnit, Sold and Guaranteed by : ' t pkin-CIarH Compan f Notitice to Applicants for the Position of Census Enumerators. The Hon. S. D. Chamberlain, Super visor of the Census for First Congres sional District of Mississippi, has noti fied me that he will hold the examina tion to test the qualifications of appli cants for the position ot enumerators of Lee county, in Court House in Tu pplo on Saturday, February 5th, 1910. All applicants will take due notice and be governed accordingly. E. P. CLAYTON. 42-3t Supt. of Education. Internal Revenue License. Pursuant to section 1 of the Act of 1908 requiring the Sheriff in the various counties of the State of Mississippi to procure and publish in some newspa per of each county the names of all parties who hold internal revenue li cense, I have secured from the inter nal revenue collector ot this district the names of such parties holding such license in Lee county, which are as fol lows: C. H. Clifton, L. W. Trading Co. Phillips & Jackson. W. H. Sumner. St. Clair Drug Co. Pound-Kincannon-Elkin Co. Given under my hand, this the 10th day of January, 1910. O. T. TRAPP, 42 3t Sheriff Lee County, Miss. TANKS That Will Last —FOR HOME. MILL or Zl 1% _ Write for Full Particulars Corinth Engine & Boiler Wks. CORINTH, MISS. _____/_ No. Southeastern inmta n.is> No. 907 Aberdeen ( Ar. 9.55 Accommodation | Ly. 10'00 p. m. No. 911.Mississippi Accommodation Due 1100 a. m WEST BOUND No. 104 Frisco Limited, due 3.52 a. m. No. 106 Southeastern Lim 5.08 p. m. No. 908 Memphis \ Ar. 6.20 a. m. Accommodation ] Ly. 6:25 a. m. No. 912 Alabama Accom. 1:30 p.m. L. W. McLEAN. Aerent. | One Half Off 1 § HOUGH, The Jeweler will g £ give one half off on all ® J Hand Painted China all 3$ ® next week. Monday Jan. ® 8 17 to Sat. Jan. 22. . . . S j| Nothing Booked Phone 155 | fib Do That Fencing Job f SC at the lowest cost ^ \ you better let us ^ 3^ supply all the 2ft $ Fence S J Po sts ! j> You can’t get bet- ^ ter stuff than we ^ have ready, and J? we believe our S figures are about the lowest that such quality ^ was ever sold at. _ ® Come in the next time you are in town and «jj we will talk over the situation. ® ® You need some of our lumber anyway. ^ | The Tupelo Lumber Co 1 gk Tupelo, Mississippi. gk On Improved Farm Lands 8 per cent, interest. 5 to 10 Years. For further information apply to 0. K. GARY. Tupelo, Mis* PROFESSIONAL ’V ‘ •j. . L. C. Feemster PHYSICIANand SURGEON Office Second Door West of Post Office ‘hones, Residence 341. Office 235 Dr* G. Gould House DENTIST Over Pound. Kincannon & Elkin Cc. OFFICE PHONE 50. JAS. A FINLEY Attorney-at-Law Will practice in all Courts. Office in Peoples Bank Building Telephone 272. W H. CLIFTON, W. A.BLAIR, Clifton, & Biair Attorneys-at-Law, Office on Main Street. f will practice in all courts, both State and Federal, r * Dr. E. Douglas Hood, DENTIST, kj Rooms 1, 2, and 3 in Peoples ’ Bank and Trust Co. Building'' Phones—Office. 103. Re Drs* Bonner & Elkin, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS ■■i Tupelo, Mississippi. Office Hours 10 to 12 a.m. 1 to*$ p.m. Dr. E. M. Topp, dentist' Office: Bank of Tupelo Building Phones: Office, 224f Res. 151 Geo. T. Mitchell. Claude Clayton Mitchell & Clayton, Attorneys dt'Law. Will practice in all Stdte and Federal „ Courts,’ Collections will receive prompt attention _ George til Hill, Jr., Attorney-rat-Law, will practice hi all the courts of the state and tise Federal Courts. Office up stains over Bank of Tupelo Building. Hugh M. Alderson, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office 2nd’ •floor Blair building opposite Peoples Bank. Phone—Res':‘84; Office 342. Through Service to Kansas City, Me TWO TRAINS DAILY# Lv. Tupe}o at_5:08 p n. Ar. Kansas City at_10:30 a rr. Lv. Tupelo at_1_4:10 a rr Ar. Kansas City at_7:00 a rr. Both, trains carry Observation Sleep ing Cars and Reclining Chair Cars. AlLtrains into and out of Kansas City use OJ.L-BURNING ENGINES, thus ejjmirtating smoke and cinders. For'further information as to sched ules, irates, etc., ask L W McLEAN, Ticket Agent Frisco. Tupelo, Miss S4P The Frisco to Florida Through Sleeper bn the Southeastern Limited tc JacKso/iVille, Florida, and to other southeastern points. Train leaving Tupelo...11:35 a. m. Arrive Jacksonville.___9;15 a. m. Winter tourist Round-trip -fare to Jacksonville..§25.80 L. W McLean, Ticket ArL rt * a i i ' , x • 1 ; - • K '■ , ' <'>v :'i”rs”F . ■\ ‘ ’ ' " - Ut I r,A,iv3 Si TUPELO. ' ; SOUTHBOUND.):,;. » i 1, u r’Hxpress daily iv - - 10:65 p rr » ff7Fvnr ^ daily iv - - 9:21 a n Mo..5 Express Daify.lv -2113 p. m. NORTHBOUND. , Met 2 Express daily iv - 6:26 am Mp 4 Express - daily Iv - 6:43 p ra No, 6. Express Daily lv - 1iG5 p. m. i. V. Taylor, Jno. m. Beall, General SIjm'W, • UctVai Passenger Agenl, JiOIUJJK. ALA. LOUIS. HU \ % Why National Banks are Safe. ¥ 3 =3 5 BECAUSE The National Banking Laws keep them from making ex cessive loans to any one firm or individual. j3 BECAUSE The National Banking Laws require them to keep a ccr 3 tain per cent of their deposits in cash in vault and*with Jp 3j other banks. ^ BECAUSE The National Banking Laws make the stockholders liable ^ -jji to the depositors for double the amount of their stock. » BECAUSE The National Bank Laws require the directors to meet t monthly and go thoroughly into the banks affairs. 3^ 3 BECATSE The most careful supervision by the United States Gov- g* *5 eminent, as well as the: most thorough examinations by gF 5 an expert National Bank examiner, insures honest, careful ^ and conservative management. me s5 We invite new accounts, promising every accommodation that is in keeping with Sound Banking Principles. 5u I The First National Bank M 3 Tupelo, Mississippi. mrr mm mffmnf w TUPELO PLANING MILL I J. M. BATES, d> css Proprietor. S Are now ready to supply 'he people | with first-class building material. It 1 I will be to your interest to see | Them and Get Prices Before buying J I Elsewhere. AAatched Flooring, Ceiling, f Siding and Finishing Stock | a Specialty j Orders Delivered Promptly Mill One Mile North of Union Depot on^M.&OMt.R. | L'l ir^i wnwraBiianrr6r-r#g: ssta Remember j I keep one of the best selected stocks of Fur- g 1 niture to be found in this section, and my prices H I are always in keeping with class of goods sold. I |a See me. PEGUES THE FURNITURE MAN jj FARMER’S TELEPHONES Not only do you get the market quotations which enable you to sel your products at the best prices, but your wife also gets the benefit of conversing with her neighbors, friends and relatives, after her domestic duties are done. You will be surprised to find how cheaply you can get excellent telephone service. Call the manager for information regarding our special “Farmers Line” rates. CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO (Incorporated.) m each‘ month, very sold via theCotto Belt Route to Arkansas, Louisiana, T and Oklahoma, 'lake advantage cf these low fares and investigate the wonderful opportunites now open in Southwest. The 25 day return limit gives you ample