Okolona messenger., 1903-04-22
And Local Affairs.

on a visit.
Wanted-to rent q small residence
at once. Apply at this Office.
The United Charities will meet with
Mrs. Frank Harrell, Friday afternoon
at O'Clock.
Miss Mary Peele Gum, who has
been visiting in Okolona, returned
home Thursday.
A filtration is a smile today, a.weep
tomorrow, and a blush of shanhe-or
should be ever after.
Miss May Carlisle, who has been
visiting Mrs. Ida Trice, returned to
her home in Egypt Thursday.
Miss Lsona Klmball left for Mobile,
on the 10Th, where she will visit for
ten days, and enjoy the salt breezes.
The ball given at the opera house
last Wednesday night was the most
largely attended that has been given
in okOlona for some time.
Okolons presented the most lively
appearance Monday it has enjoyed
since last fall, and the merchants all
went home In the evening feeling
tired and good.
%. Whiteside came in last week
from Champaign, Illinois, where he
10 now living, to look after business
matters here and to shake hands with
his many friends here who are always
glad to see him.
7. O. Hartley has been shaking
hands with old time Okolona friends
during the past few days, and look
ing after some business matters in
this community, whore he still has
large landed interests.
One of the handSomest pieces OF
Battenburg seen In Q long while was
the lunch cloth donated by Mrs. Nan
ME McIver Crunk to the Confederate
Bazaar ct Richmond, Va. The piece
is q beautiful design, and the hSndi-
WORK exquisitely done.
Senator Money was q pleasant call
er ct this Office Monday, before leav-
ing for TupelO where he spoke in the
evening. Being an old Newspaper
man, the senator naturally likes to
get into q print shop and smell the
place for few moments.
We have opened our soda foun-
tain for the season, and cordially
invite old and young to remember us
drinks. We have alWay lead on ice
cream sOdas and propose to do so in
the future, B, DAHAIER & Co.
WANTED-Young men to prepare
for government positions. Fine open
ings in all departments. Good salar-
les. Rapid promotions. Examina-
tions soon. Particulars free
Interstate Correspondent Institute,
Cedar Rapids, Ia.
The many friends OF the most esti-
mable lady will rejoice to learn that
Mrs. A. Creighton, who has been very
Ill for the past month, and whose
recovery was at one time despaired
Of is much better and will soon be up
once more.
The merchant who waits for Gus
toners "because everybody knows
he's in business" will lose out. PeO-
pie are looking for bargains and peO-
pie read. The best way to hold local
trade is to tell the local trade what
you have to sell and how you sell 1t.
Circuit court convened Monday
morning of this week with full COM
pliment of candidates present and
quite little business on the docket.
The Judge submitted holding this
term Of court to the audience, and by
an emphatic vote 1t was decided to
pretermit the term.
Rush Knox, q popular young law
yers, OF Houston, was In attendance
on court here Monday. Mr.. Knox
has recently located In Houston, yet
he steps directly into his full share OF
business &c he comes to that section
fully equipped. He is q graduate OF
the University Law department.
On the 18th of April, 1908, the
Sparta Democratic Club met accord
ing to law and appointed the follow
ing officers: ]. B. Padue, Chairman
7. O. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer.
A committee Of three: r. J. Lyles,
Sonora; s. R. Kicks, Woodland and
w. E. Lyles, Sparta we're appointed
to secure members Of the club.
On Friday evening the oath inst,
our little town will be turned over to
the delights of Q "Trip around the
World" Starting at far away Japan,
residence of Mr.. 7. M. Walton, where
the little Japs win serve the refresh
ments of their native land, we 60 next
to Ireland, then on to Italy, Cuba,
United States and France. In each
country new attractions await the
delighted tourist tlll he finds himself
ct last in dear Paris at the opera,
where mirth and music win reign SUI
preme. This entire magnificent jour-
ney may be taken for one fare for the
round trip, so cents for grown people
and 25 cents for school children, with