Okolona messenger., 1903-05-06

Mr.. Combs, a worthy citizen OF
this place, had his shoulder dis
located and was otherwise bruised
by a COW fall ng on him, which he
was pulling or driving home.
On the 2Sth ult., a couple of
gents named Glackmayer and Pol
lard exchanged shots near Angus
I'd, Ga. Nobody hurt. The mat.
ter was amicably adjusted.
The funeral of the late Thos. G.
Randall will be preached by the
Rev. VIM. r. Slack, of POntotoc,
in the Missionary Baptist church
of Okolona, on the second Sab
bath in May.
The great food has entirely sub
merged the town Of JacksonpOrC,
Ark, and the inhabitants use
skiffs to 90 from house to house.
This is a very good, but incOuve-
nient way of travelling in Venice.
THE LATE Col. BENTON. Col.
Benton's last wish was, that Con-
gress would make an apprOpria-
ton for the purchase Of his works
which he desired might be dis.
tributed among the members OF
both Houses, and also among the
other public libraries of the coun-
try. His last paragraph note is
one complimenting Henry Clay,
which is appended to the deceas-
eds account of the compromise
struggle OF 1850, and to which pc
riod the work is completed.
The New Orleans Picayune
says: In looking over the list OF
members OF this congress (thirty
years ago), as published in Niles
Register OF December, 1925, we
notice a curious circumstance.
The list contains the full names
of every member Of the house Oi
Representatives, but one. There
was a new member from Tennes
see, whose Christian name could
not be found out by the compiler
and so he put him thus - Polk
Twenty years afterwards this OBJ
scure gentleman, OF whose linden
tity there was so much question
/ in 1926, was elected President o
the United States.
I CITRoNELLE HOTEL.
This is the only eating house OF
, the Mobile s. Ohio railroad a
! which a person can get anything
fit to eat. A train of cars leavel
} Mobile night and morning for thi
, place, 80 that those who have
business in Mobile during tht
; summer can have an oppOrtunit!
of transacting their affairs during
the day and at night lodge at al
I nice a house as can be found. W.
2 will probably have an advertise
t ment of the house in few days
= when we will speak OF it at mOV'
length.
3 MEssRs. Ivy, SHEARER & Co
MOBILE, ALA.
: Well wager a hat that thest
are as clever men az can be found
anywhere. We know this by twt
things: Nature always sticks I
sign on the face of a clever man
. which any one can read, and whel
a man does not grumble at print
: ers' advertising rates, we'll take
, Bible oath as to his being tht
"right stripe" They have
large stock of fresh groceries Ol
hand. If ever we assume the re
sponsibility of a pater familias
we intend to trade with them. Sc,
: card.
A PUFF.
+ All men are created for SOM
Z purpOse-all have some end a
3 which to arr1Ve-sOme mission O
i perform. Now, we do not exact
n " know what we were intended
for-have no more idea Of wha
! we'll come to than the man in th
e moon, and cannot form the leas
d conjecture as to what part we ar
: to play in the future; but WithOu
i Wishing to be considered presump
st tuOus, we think our present mis-
= sion Is to puff mean hotels. Th
!. y subject Of our first puff will be th
& West Point Hotel. We have
piOus regard to hotel keeper
; when they give us plenty Of some
! thing that is good to- eat, an
Il does the Handsome" by rs; bu
d when we are ''taken in," an
''done for" ct q miserable sui
stitute for a tavern, we feel lik
2 giving vent to our feelings in
|. puff. We stopped at the Wes
3 Point Hotel. Subscriber, not read
I, er, il you would experience an
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