Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-13

guest OF Miss Mazda King last week.
Mrs. Hamilton passed through the
city Monday on her way to Houston.
DR.. and Mrs. L. O. Fox, Of Water
Valley, were visitors with the family
of c. r. King during the past week.
Miss Bessie Fox and Miss Garry
Pryor, two Of West Point most charm
ing and accomplished young ladies,
were guests Of the o. R. King home
several days last week.
Capt. W. A. Mayheld and wife, Of
Harms City, Texas, arrived In this city
Friday and will visit during the sum-
mer with their daughter Mrs. o. f..
Cox and their son Robert Msyheld.
The rapid increase in the sale Of our
bread, warrants Us in the belief that
our efforts to always have the best are
appreciated. Remember q Tele-
phone number IL SO. B. DAHMER Co.
Ivanhoe Commandery will hold SER
vices on Ascension day, May n, 1908,
at the Presbyterian church ct S:15 p.
m. Rev. j. D. Hunter, Of TupelO, viii
preach the sermon. Public cordially
invited to attend.
WANTED-Young lei 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, 10.
Conner & Pearson are the first Oko-
Iona merchants to order q supply OF
"Force," that high grade and delic-
ious food advertised in this section
now. Those who have tried the new
food pronounce it the best article of
the kind ever placed on the market.
Jesse T. Davis, Of Bonneville, died
ct Memphis Sunday night, Of pneu-
mOnia. MI. Davis was q member OF
Ivanhoe Commandery Knights Temp
lar of this city, which body attended
his funeral yesteday, and took char &c
of the ceremonies.
The Okolona Chapter q. D. c. will
have the Confederate Cemetery put In
order for Decoration Day, which 10 TO
be observed on May the 10th, and re-
quests that the citizens Of OkolOna
have the Citizens Cemetry adjoining
put in order too, before that time.
Mrs. E. ]. Ezell and daughter, Miss
Mary, returned Saturday night from
Palestine, Texas where there Jhey
have been visiting with relatives and
friends. Both report q most delight
full time. Little Elanor HOuseman re-
turned with them and will visit rela-
tives here for some time.
Mrs. Ed. Lyles was the charming
entertainer, Wednesday afternoon, OF
the Twentieth Century Club. The
regular programme was carried out
and found to be unusually attractive In
its historical features. The social hour
} was full Of pleasure as is always the
case with this model hostess.
Miss Avery Harrell left Saturday
morning to attend commencement 81
Humbolt. She will also visit jackson
and will probably be absent a couple
of weeks. Before returning, she, il
company with Mrs. E. M. Hamilton
and about twenty five others, will
visit the Monmouth Cave In Ken
lucky, and other points Of interest.
The Commencement Exercises oil
a the Okolona Public Schools will bC
held ct there Hall beginning with
sermon Sunday at II a. m. May 18th
by Rev. L. NJ. Lipscomb, of SenatObia
Monday ct II B. N. oratiOns and es.
says by the graduating class. Mon
day evening ct $3.50 annual address
by Hon. Wiley n. Nash, OF Starkville
On Friday night, the is, the entertain
D ment celebrating the close OF the
term will be given In the hall, espec-
iallp entertaining for the little ones.
A large and husky, but awkward
man who was getting to the front In
business way In good shape received
an invitation to attend q ball and &C
cepted because he had q sort Of yeaFn
ing to get into society. But when |
came to dancing he displayed about q
much grace as g lame COW, and ate
!. the first round the girls SHE'D OF whel
thew saw indications of his backing vi
In their direction. The business maj
B was no chump, even II his feet did &c
tangled, and It made him hot to thinl
6 that some spider legged dude vas abl
8 to sail around to the home plate whel
. he, the business man, wasn't able t.
8 get to first base. Finally he mad
g complaint to g young lady Of bis &C
9 quaintance, saying: "What use !
e there for a man to try to amount t
! something when the young ladies pre-
g fer to associate with these spider leg
t ged dudes who really aren't wort
d over three for Ave-" "You have n
reason to complain, Mr.. Jones, be
cause You are not in this game" sal
y the young woman, who had sense a
well as sporting blood. "Heels ar
Z trumps here instead of heads, an
only a few men haYe both we'll devel
oped. But If you haven't the trump
e you must not complain because 20
cant take tricks in this game.n