Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06
And Local Affairs.

Mrs. George W. Hadley is visiting
her sisters in the city.
JEFF Sparks, who is working in
Tupelo now, was In Okolons Thurs
day.
Mrs. NJ. II. LaGrone and little ones
we're welcome visitors to our city last
week.
The W. O. T, U. will meet atthe NJ.
E. church Thursday afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
The Okolona Chapter U. D. Q. will
have a call meeting at Mrs. E. P.
Hawkins Friday at 4 p. M.
George L. Blair, Of Houston, candi-
date for county treasurer, spent the
first Of the week in Okolona.
Tom Cheairs went to Tupelo last
evening to visit a few days with his
sister, Mrs. Clint Steinberger.
Mrs. E. B. Buckingham was in our
city last week visiting her daughters,
Mrs. W. P. Knox and Mrs. R. L. Neu-
bert.
Who has charge Of the Odd Fellows
Cemetery 1t certainly needs a clean
ing of. The grass should be cut at
once.
Mrs. Mamie McIver Drunk attended
the state convention of U. d. O. as a
a representative of the Baldwin
Chapter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Domineck, Mrs. How
mm1 un1 NJ VT.euzn - VUnuN n~s~A
attended the funeral Of Mr.. ]. s
Dulaney.
j. W. II. Baskin, of Houlka, candi-
date for supervisor from the second
district, was q visitor in this city
yesterday.
Mrs. W. P. Knox who has been
quite i'll for the last two weeks is now
improving. We hope her a speedy
recovery.
There is a certain young lady in this
town who has been told that she
walked like a 1915 horse. Wonder
who this can be2
The delegates attending the U. D.
O. Convention at Water Valley from
the Okolona Chapter are Mrs. VIM.
Mcdowell, Mrs. R, M. Trice and Mrs.
NJ, R. Waller.
Those who attended the Dedication
were L. P. Haley, ". H. Griffin, R. W.
Chandler, DR.. T. A. Williams, ]. NJ.
Reed, A. T. Stovall, DR.. Saddler and
Abe S~teinberger.
The city is contemplating the pur-
chase of q machine for street work.
ing. Greenville and a number of 9TH
or cities in the state are using these
machines very advantageously.
The colored Industrial school closed
last week. The examination during
the week was largely attended anC
gave evidence of some good worH
having been done in that institution
The rapid increase in the sale of oul
{ bread, warrants US in the belief tina
our efforts to always have the best ar
appreciated. Remember our Tele
) phone numberi lie SO. b. DAHMER & 90
8 Mr.. Tanner, the handsome youni
merchant whose store Is located eigh
miles east Of Okolons, was in the cit!
: last Friday. We expect one OF on
: young ladies can tell the object Of hi
! visit.
Mrs. E. E. Cheairs and daughter
Miss Pearl, who have been spendin
the winter at Dublin, returned las
= week, and their many friends
. Okolona are delighted to have theI
back once more.
WANTED-Young men to prepar
for government positions. Fine open
!, ings in all departments. Good salaI
Z les. Rapid promotions, Examins
Q lions soon. Particulars free
q Interstate Correspondent Institute
Cedar Rapids, Il
The following delegates left Sunda
evening for the State U. d. O. Cor
vention to be held this week at Wat'
Valley. From the W. F. Tuck'
!, Chapter, Mrs. Jennie Tucker Bucf
. aDan, President, Mrs. Pierre GragnC
: and Miss Pauline Frazee.
=. E. B. Shearer moved last week fro
/ PitUsboro to OkolOna, and will NAL
this his future home. He was born
s, this city, his father, Thos. B., Shea
y or, being mayor of the city 40 yea
a ago. Mr.. Shearer is the travelling rel
r%esentative of the Monnis Brothe
u Marble Works at Memphis.
r A couple of foolish negroes on the
return from the Industrial ColleI
commencement exercises Thursdl
night thought to have some fun
= shooting of their pistols. A stri
shot from one of the pistols stru'
10 Daisy Walker, sister of GeorI
Walker, the barber, inhicting a ser
GUS wound in her right side. AT Ia
: accounts the girl was resting as ca
: as could be expected, but if the your
culprit who fired the pistol can
re identified he will-probably pay we
working for the state for bis folly.