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Items from 1891 Walthall Warden
The following items were copied from old copies of the Walthall Warden, on
file at the Webster Co, MS courthouse. The newspapers are bound in a book
and the book is beginning to fall apart. The newspapers from the beginning
of 1891 through March 4, 1891 are badly torn and have parts of the pages
missing.
The first newspaper that I found that was complete was dated March 4, 1891.
Items listed through March 4, 1891 have no dateline; however the newspaper
was printed weekly on Wednesday.
Time Table for Georgia Pacific RR
Trains going West
Maben
4:00 pm
Mathison 4:08 pm
Sapa
4:19 pm
Eupora
4:30 pm
Grady
4:40 pm
Tomnolen 4:48 pm
Trains going East
Tomnolen 12:11 am
Grady
12:21 am
Eupora
12:30 am
Sapa
12:41 am
Mathison 12:52 am
Maben 1:10
am
Non-Resident Notice
To W. H. Lowrimore, whose post office is Minneola, Wood County, state of Texas:
You are hereby commanded to appear at the next term of our Chancery Clerk,
to be holden in and for the county of Webster and State of Miss, on the first
Monday of April, 1890, then and there to answer the bill of complain filed
against you, in said county, asking for a sale and partition of the estate of
Nicholas Lowrimore deceased.
December 3rd 1890
Alex Morrow
Chancery Clerk
Eupora News:
Big Black is on a boom.
Good
Ginghams only 7 cents at Buchanan, Therrell & Co.
The bad roads have stopped
the influx of cotton to a great extent.
Our stock of boots is bound to be
sold before hot weather; likewise our overcoats, Buchanan, Therrell, & Co.
Mr. B. E. Davis, of Sabougla, is in town. There is talk of his retiring from the
firm of Davis Bros & Co.
Mrs. Nora Arnold, of Walthall, was in town Friday,
visiting friends.
We learn that our genial, competent and clever townsman,
J. Harvey, has aspirations for Circuit Clerkship. He would make a good one.
J. W. Hays sold 237 bales of cotton to B. Woodward, of West Point -- the largest
sale here this season.
Messrs. J. R. Douglas and J. W. Crowell drove
Walthallward last Sunday.
Miss May Lang has been visiting her friends in Walthall this week.
Homestead Notice
Land Office at Jackson, Miss
January 21, 1891
Notice is hereby given
that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the
Chancery Clerk at Walthall, Miss, on March 20th, 1891, viz: Jack Gholdson,
Homestead No. 16,325, for the e SE 1-4 Sec. 11, T.20, N.R.8E.
He names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, to wit: Wesley Hill, G. N. Hall, Alf Parker, and Bob Shelton, all of
Alva P. O., Miss.
R. C. Kerr, Register
Non Resident Notice
The State of Miss.
To D. P. Green and Araminta Green: -- You are hereby commanded to appear
before the Chancery court of te county of Webster, in said State, on the 1st
Monday of April, 1891, to defend the suit in said court, of Laura Hood et al,
wherein you are defendants. Feburary 12, 1891
Alex. Morrow, Clerk
Non Resident Notice
The State of Miss.
To Araminta Green: -- You are hereby commanded to appear
before the Chancery court of the county of Webster, in said state, on the 1st
Monday of April, 1891, to defend the suit of Laura Hood et al, wherein you are a
defendant. February 12, 1891
Alex. Morrow, Clerk
Homestead Notice:
Land Office at Jackson, Miss
Feb 18, 1891
Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the
Chancery Clerk at Walthall, Miss, on April 6, 1891, viz: John Ford, Homestead
No. 14,618, for the N 1/2 NW 1/4 Sec 2 and NE 1/4 NE1-4 Sec 3, T.s0 and SW 1-4
SW 1-4 Sec 35, all in T 21 NR 9 E.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Albert
Hubbard, Wilson Bays, Andrew Dunlap, H. A. Quinn, all of Bellfontaine P. O.,
Miss.
R. C. Kerr, Register
Homestead Notice:
Land Office at Jackson, Miss
December 31, 1890
Notice is hereby
given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the
Chancery Clerk at Walthall, Miss, on February 21, 1891, viz Elijah T. Mitchell,
Homestead No. 16,530 for the E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec 10 T 20 N R SE.
He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Ed Swindell, E. R. Cooper, Robert Wilson, and
George Harrison, all of Alva P. O., Miss.
R. C. Kerr, Register
Misc. notes from a torn page, no town listed
T. L. Lamb visited his home last Sunday.
J. F. Johnson, of Grady, was in town Saturday.
Sheriff Magness visited Stewart last week.
Our friend W. O. Taylor is back home once more after a train trip to the Delta.
Mr. J. P. and Miss Lura Synott of Calooga, were in town Monday.
We are sorry to learn that our Chancery Clerk is confined to his bed with
illness this week.
Mr. E. M.
Yeates, a worthy and respected citizen of Mathison vicinity was in town
Saturday.
Somewhat worse for a
spell of grippe, friend J. N. Patterson was circulating among his friends
Saturday.
T. V. Williams was incarcerated in jail last Wednesday, being
surrendered by his bondsman, H. C. Tabb. Williams was indicted at the last
circuit court for running a "blind tiger" in Eupora. Thursday evening he was
released from jail, a new bond being made by his relatives.
Several of our citizens attended the entertainment given by the Kilmichael
Dramatic Club, at Eupora Saturday night and expressed themselves highly pleased
with the performance. The Club is mostly composed of students of Prof. Lewis"
Normal School.
Sapa Items:
P. P. Shaffer is having an addition put to his store house. He and Mr. Bridges
are wide-awake enterprising merchants and keep fully abreast of the times.
We are glad to see Mr. R. M. Maer, Eupora"s clever agent, in town today.
Mrs. M. C. Mullins is teaching music here. Two young ladies from Grenada arrived
here today to attend the music school.
Miss Mollie Mullins is visiting relatives in Choctaw and is now water-bound.
Miss Carrie Thornton is visiting
at H. H. Starnes" this week.
Miss
Laura Whaley is sick; hope she will recover soon.
Bird hunting seems to be enjoyed by our depot agent, G. H. Mullins, S. T. and
J.P. Thornton, as they are out almost every day.
Preaching at this place once in each month by Rev. A. C. Harris.
J. M. Randall is frequently seen hauling sawdust for the purpose, so he says, of
flooring his barn, but the general impression is that he intends using it as a
fertilizer.
From Grady:
Unlike Napoleon, who said "we will make a way over the Alps", a way is already
made here by Nature"s laws, judging from the number of prospectors visiting our
town, all seemingly well pleased. Among them we mention S. L.Gentry, of
Cadaretta, Rev. J. C. Finnell and L. L. Hammond.
Dr. W. A. D. James, of Alva, will likely build a business house here next fall.
Prof. Halbrook opened up school in his new, commodious building first Monday
with an attendance of thirty-one which has since increased with prospects of
still further increase.
We
welcome the genial and affiable A. G. Finch and say we will make room for all
such self-made young men in the Halbrook Academy.
Miss Ida Landrum is welcomed back to school again.
F. M. Lamb & Co. will soon open up a new business.
R. M. Maer will lecture at the Academy Saturday on the subject of founding a
colony.
There will be a concert
held at the Halbrook Academy soon.
Illinois Central RR
How trains pass Winona
No. 1 NO Express South
8:43 am
No 41 Fast Mail South
10:58 am
No. 45 Vestibule South
11:53 am
No. 2 Chickago Express North
5:57 pm
No. 42 Fast Mail
3:23 am
No 46 Vestibule
8:08 pm
J. W. Coleman, AGP Agent
P. A. Dulin, Agt, Winona, Miss.
Local Items, no town listed
W. A. Clark has suspended his school at North Union till summer.
D. T. T. Shipps of Eupora, paid
us a business visit last Thursday.
Mr. J. F. Crowell, of Eupora, spent Sunday afternoon and evening in town.
M. J. A. Vernon, from near Mayfield, had some job work done in the WARDEN office
this week.
Seven fair maidens of Eupora took
a horseback canter to Walthall and back last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Will Taylor left again last week. This time he goes to Chattanooga where he
has hopes of a position.
Miss
Vergie McElroy is spending a short vacation at home. She will return to her
school next Saturday.
Mrs. J. E.
Clark returned on saturday from a two weeks visit to her mother.
Prof. Dabney Lipscomb, of A & M College, will make the Annual Address at
Commencement of the Walthall Normal School.
Eupora News
Postmaster Douglass is
dangerously ill with slow fever.
Dr. A. H. Bays has purchased a fine harness horse from Cottrell at West
Point.
Mrs. Skelton, mother of
our worthy merchant, B. Delashmet, is in feeble health.
Miss Katie Bennett left for her home at Slate Springs last Saturday to the
regret of many friends.
J. C. Holman has gone to Hot
Springs for the benefit of his rheumatism.
Mr. T. J. Swindell assisted in bringing out the Progress last week during the
temporary absence of Mr. Scott.
The contractor has been at work on our streets.
Our cotton receipts have passed the 5,000 limit already and more to come as soon
as the roads get passable.
Copied from torn page, articles incomplete and no
date
J. F. Crowell tore himself away to visit Walthall
Sunday.
Our friend J. C. Holman was in town Friday. He has only partially recovered from
the rheumatism.
By the way, our P. M. has ceased
to visit his old home recently. Wonder why
There was a large concourse of people at the burial of Prof. Moore.
Don"t forget that Buchanan, Therrell & Co, of Eupora, are agents for the
celebrated Animal bone Fertilizers manufactured by the Northwestern Fertilizing
Co., which are sold under a guaranteed analysis.
Mr. Ira Mitchell left here Monday to attend school at Walthall.
Cheatham"s Chill Tonic contains neither Quinine,
Cinelronidia, Arsenic, Strychnine or Mercury, and does not produce buzzing in
the ears or deafness. Cure guaranteed.
Sheriff"s Sale
Delinquent tax for
the fiscal year 1890
to wit:
State
Tax........$21.00
Co. Tax............75.50
Damage..............9.65
Sh"ff"s Fee..........4.00
Total $110.15
In accordance with a
section of the statute in relation to the collection of the State and County
taxes delinquent for any fiscal year, and for the purpose of collecing the
personal tax assessed against W. S. Bayliss, for the fiscal year 1890, legal
demand having been made therefor, and by reason of no personal property being
found out of which to make said tax, the undersigned Sheriff & Tax-Collector of
Webster County, Miss, has this day levied upon and will expose for sale in front
of the Court House door at Walthall, Miss., on Monday, March 2d 1891, within
legal hours, for cash, all the right, title and interest the said W. S. Bayliss
has in and to the following described real estate, situated in the Adams Survey
of the town of Eupora, Miss, to wit: Lot 4 in Block 15, and will be sold to
satisfy the above tax together will all cost, this January 16th, 1891.
A. P.
Magness,
Shff & Tax Coll, Webster Co, Miss.
Strayed
From my residence near Cumberland,
Miss., one bay filly four years old, branded on right shoulder J. J. Anyone
returning said pony or giving information of its whereabouts will be liberally
rewarded.
J. Jackson
Cumberland, Miss
Eupora News
Mayor Vance visited Winona last week.
Miss Docia Tharp is visiting relatives at Walthall.
Good Ginghams only 7 cents at Buchanan, Therrell & Co.
H. C. Orman, of Grenada, was in town Saturday.
Our stock of Boots is bound to be sold before hot weather; likewise our
overcoats, Buchanan, Therrell & Co.
Handling iron does not make the heart as cold as wedding bells soon to ring will
prove.
Shoes, Clothing, Dress
Goods, Hats, Jeans, and in fact, everything the trade can call for lower than
ever heard of at Buchanan, Therrell and Co.
Dr. Burke will remain here, though his two sons have returned to Grenada County.
A bright, genial, witty and versatile genius is Joe young -- traits that render
him deservedly popular.
$3000
worth of clothing must go at manufacturer"s prices, Buchanan, Therrell and Co.
Mrs. St. Clair and family attended the funeral of J. R. Naron, who died at Maben
Saturday morning.
500 yards good
prints at 4c, bargains for housekeepers, at Buchanan, Therrell & Co.
Joe Moore says $100 is as much as he can afford to lose on the experiment of
sending a team without a driver.
"Come go with us; we will do you good" by selling goods cheaper than the
cheapest, Buchanan, Therrell & Co.
J. N. Patterson and Miss Emma, his daughter, took the train one day last week
for a visit to relatives near Shuqulak, Miss.
Bellefontaine
Our newly elected Marshal, F.
M. Norwood, is grading the streets this week.
Dorry Woods" new residence south of town is nearly complete.
Dr. Hunter has finished up a commodious barn on his lot.
W. T. Hardy and Sons have purchased a controlling interest and will conduct the
business of the Cooperative Store, Robert Hardy salesman.
The family of J. T.Tally, three miles west of this place, are much afflicted
with malarial fever.
W. T. Heflin has been confined to
his bed several days by illness.
J. W. Hardy is progressing rapidly re-modeling Dr. Bays" house and will soon
have it ready for occupancy.
J.
T. and W. O. Courtney spent last weel at their mill near Slate Springs.
The school is moving on finely
under the direction of Prof. W. A. Wilson as principal.
Dissolution Notice
T. W. Ford
J. F. Eudy
Messrs. J. F. Eudy and A. L. Eudy will
continue business under the name of Eudy Bros. and I cheerfully ask for them a
continuation of the liberal patronage given the firm of Ford & Eudy.
T. W.
Ford
Homestead Notice
Land Office at Jackson, Miss.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Chancery Clerk at
Walthall, Miss., on March 20th, 1891, viz; Jack Gholdson, Homestead No. 16, 325,
for the E 1/2 SE 1-4 Sec 11, T.20 N.R. 8E.
He names the following witnesses to prove his contnuous residence upon, and
cultivation, of said land, to wit: Wesley Hill, G. N. Hall, Alf Parker and Bob
Shelton, all of Alva P. O. Miss.
R. C. Kerr, Rigister
(Note: Though this notice has already appeared,
it was in another newspaper. Apparently homestead notices had to be posted
several times before the date the proof would be made.)
Sheriff's Sale
A. F. Peeler
No. 436
vs
Fi Fa for debt
W. P. Bailey
Amt. $41.90
and L. N. Rushing:
By virtue
of the above stated execution to me directed by
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Webster County, Miss., issued on the 3rd day
of Decemeber, 1890, I will, on Monday the 2nd of March, 1891, in front of the
Court House door in Walthall within legal hours, expose for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, all the right interest and title that said L. N. Rushing has in
and to the following lands to wit: N 1/2 of S 1/2 of SE 1/4 & N 1/2 SE 1-4 SW1-4
all in Sec 31 Township 19 R 9E, Webster Co., State of Mississippi, and will be
sold to satisfy the above stated writ with all cost, this the 19th day of
January, 1891.
A. P. Magness, Sheriff
Walthall Warden, March 4, 1891
Maben Items
Glad to announce that the health of our esteemed merchant and citizen, J. L.
Sherman, has improved considerably.
W. T. Quinn is engaged as a salesman by J. O. Henry. Mr. Quinn is a competent
and popular businessman.
Our P.M.
speaks of opening a confectionary and notions department in his office.
The livery business seems to be prospering under the management of Ben Sanders.
N. P. Phillips has just recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Pink Sheffield, many years a
resident in this community, but for several years resident in Arkansas and
Indian Territory, returned here last week acompanied by his wife and two
children.
Dr. O. B. Cooks returned home last Wednesday accompanied by his two little
daughters, Ethel and Rubie. Miss Ethel was sick with thyphoid fever, but her
condition permitted removal. The Dr. left his two sick sons at
Smithville, Miss. He has had a sad time and has the sympathy of our entire
community.
Local Items, March 4, 1891
Weather is still erratic.
Quite a crowd here on Monday.
Gardeners are hindered by the continued wet weather.
There was spirited bidding at the tax sale last Monday.
Robert Stevens, of Leland, made a short visit home this week.
Mrs. Baker, of Verona, is visiting her daughter Mrs. Dottery.
Messrs. W. W. Land, John Harvey and J. T. Crowell spent Saturday in town.
Dr. W. A. Hurt, the talented editor of the Baptist Layman, was in town Monday.
The many friends of Ed Childre are glad to welcome him back to the Normal.
Elder Sullivan preached an eloquent and impressive sermon at the Methodist
Church on Sunday.
We are glad to learn that our
esteemed friend, J. H. Bingham, has recovered from his recent severe illness.
The Board of Supervisors is at work on road problems this week, whis is apt to
keep them employed until Friday.
We neglected last week to note the return of two students who have again entered
school to wit: Miss Lura Synott, of Calooga, and Miss Eugenie Gore, of
Cadaretta.
Miss Vergie McElroy
did not resume her school as we announced, but has returned home and re-entered
the Normal.
Eupora News, March 4, 1891
E. D. McKey went to New
Orleans with a load of cattle last week.
J. R. Douglass is quite sick yet, but glad to know he is improving some.
We have "a Jay Gould" in town, headquartered at Hendrix Hotel.
Johnie Harvey has charge of the Post Office during the sickness of the
Postmaster.
M. W. Carver moved
his family in from near Cadaretta last week. Newt will continue with Naron and
St. Clair.
The people are still
at work trying to build churches.
J. T. Dunn, a prominent lawyer formerly of Chester, has located in our town. We
extend him a hearty welcome.
Our
clever townsmen A. R. McKey and T. A. Finch are quite sick. We hope to see them
on our streets soon.
Miss Katie
Roberts paid a visit to Cedar Bluff last Friday to see her sister, Miss Susie,
who is teaching school at that place.
A crowd of Eupora"s young people met last Wed. night to prepare for a concert to
be played in the near future, for the benefit of the new Methodist Church
building.
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