Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-27
FOrty-F Years Ago!
Extracts from the Prairie News, a Paper
Published in Okolona before a majority
of its present Citizenship were born.
From the Prairie News of Man n, le5e.

II a set OF false teeth cost 500,
what is the value Of a ialsettO
voieef
We cannot undertake to return
manuscript whether we accept or
reject the contribution.
Two young Americans fit the
other day. AS a Dutchman would
say, zone vas hit NIT a prick"
DR.. W. L. Antony and Mrs. R.
II. johnson, Of Carroll county,
we're united in marriage on the
9th.
Married on the 18th inst, by
Rev. T. B. Crouch, Mr.. r. NJ.
Bradford to Miss Medora Alex.
ander, all Of Aberdeen.
Last week while wishing some
one would kick up a muss, we did
not think we would be the first to
get "mixed up in one.
Married on the 4th inst, by
Rev. 7. G. Sellers, Mr.. Robert 81.
Spencer to Miss Margaret Outlaw,
all Of Octibbeha county.
We had no Christmas, no 8th
January, no Valentines Day, no
first of May. Are we going to
have any fourth Of Julyi Sayi
Twenty-Five young ladies were
immersed on Sunday week at Gre
NADIA, Miss, by Rev. @. Lyon,
pastor Of the Baptist church in
that town.
Some one asks, CTS 1t lawful to
hang clothes on Mason and Dix
on's liDef" The only thing to be
hung on that line is the Demo.
cratic party.
We desire to cultivate neibhbor-
ly feelings with the North
lanche.
Yes; II you call a continual out.
burst of abuse neighborly.
Married on the 18th inst, by
Rev. Thos. Armstrong, Mr.. J. W.
Cole, mail agent on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad, to Miss Julia Hus-
sey, of Lauderdale county.
Married on the 10Th inst, by
the Rev. DR.. R. Il. Rivers, at the
residence OF the BRIDES brother,
N. FL. Rice, Esq, MI. j. B.
Weakley and Miss Mcllie Rice,
all Of Florence, Ala.
We neglected last week to re.
turn our thanks to Miss - for
that boquet. II you want to know
who is Miss - we'll answer you
with a quotation from Sut Lovin-
good: "None Of your bizness,
durn your ankshus pictur."
INQUEST. MI. B. Neel, ST., an
old and highly respected citizen
of this county, was found dead
about a mile from his residence on
Saturday last. It was the opinion
of the Jury of inquest that he came
to his death from a fall from his
hOrse.-Beacon.
LYNCHED. The CoahOma, La.
Citizen, of the LIST inst, states
that one Joe DonO, hailing from
Chicago, was on Thursday the
10th ult. tied to a sapling in that
vicinity and dashed with hickories
for tampering with slaves. The
castigation was administered by a
negro woman, whom he had tried
to induce to run away.
The Mormon rebellion has end
ed, so the last news from that re-
gion says, though it is not as yet
authenticated. How it has been
fixed up VIC haven't learned, but
it is very probable Uncle Brigham
scared old Buck of. We prOphe-
sled some time ago that the child
less, doughfaced namesake of a
noble animal would fix a way to
crawfish.
We had some very refreshing
showers last Tuesday; Just enough
the farmers say to place the cot
ton and corn crops in a growing
way. We are told that the wheat
crop is equally as good this year,
or better than 1t was last, and that
it is now ready for harvesting; in
deed, We hear Of several farmers
who have already finished. 9th
or crops look as we'll as usual al
this season of the year.
We advise all who have a pen
chant for committing petty ras.
calities and entertain a holy hOr.
ror Of seeing their names figuring
Gin the papers," to keep away
from Brandon Miaa Won df