Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-24

Children should be seer more and
talked about less.
It's q poor statistician who can't
make figures lie.
If q girl has rocks it takes q man
with sand to win her.
Speaking terms are to be found on
8 card Ia the telephone booth.
Miss Leona Kimball was on the sick
list last week.
Mr.. Palma of Amory, visited In Ok
OlOna Sunday.
Mrs. Josie King Gates lie the guest
OF her mother Mrs. Mamie Knox.
Ralph Thomas and Garner KimbaIl
spent Sunday Ia Verona.
Miss Margaret Walton has returned
from Columbus where she has been
visiting for some time.
Stephen Dagett who is working in
Memphis, returned 10 0kolOna Satur.
day for q short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Steinberger
Of Tupel0, spent Sunday In our city
with his fathers family.
Mrs. E. NJ. Cusher, of New Castle,
KY, ls visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. T. Foy..
Mrs. Gus Ward and little daughter
Loretta returned last Thursday rom
Vicksburg, whore they had been Wis.
iting.
Those who work for the wages of
sin try to postpone the day Of reck-
Oning.
The average mau doesn't care
about steady work II he only has g
steady job.
MIR. Tom Matthews, Of Aberdeen, lie
spending part Of his vacation with
friends and relatives In 0kolana.
Miss Sou Ella Haley has returned
from q delightful visit to Amory and
Nettleton.
Mrs. Tom Gates, of Memphis, Texas
ls visiting the family of r, W. Mara
BILE.
Mrs. J. W. Gates, Of Jackson, Ten
nessee, visited the family OF Nj. ]. e.
Lyles last week.
It is 8 general belief that cotton will
not again be below the ten cent mark
for 3 long time to come.
Get that grass out Of your cotton
field. Every pound Of the old staple
win be we'll worth caring for this fall.
The social event OF the week is the
wedding billed for the home Of our
popular toWnsman, Mr. F. J. McDOn-
nell today.
Elliott's cost sale this month Is
bringing a good macy people to town,
and dropping many 3 nickel in the
Elliott slot.
Mr.. K. W. Mckinley of Jackson,
Tenn, Is visiting in the city. He is on
the sick list, but we hope for him g
speedy recovery.
The fine rain Sunday evening made
all nature smile and brought relief TO
everybody and everything in this
section.
The friends of Uncle Jerry Scale
are sorry to learn that he has been
quite i'll at his home for the past week
with a bilious attack. But we are
glad to state he Is now improving.
Mr.. George Stewart a popular M. &
0. boy made g pleasant visit down to
Mobile last Sunday. We guess he had
a big time, and his girl looked just as
sweet as ever
One of 0kolona's most popular and
society young men whose name starts
with "P. D." says he thinks he will go
down in Egypt Land and see some OF
the eWeet-we mean some of the in
habitants that dweleth there.
"United Charities" will meet Fri
day at 4 O'Clock p. m, with Mrs. L.
Rosenbaum. Full attendance desired,
as meeting will be adjourned until
September. MRS. J. M. DAVIS, Pres,
Whatever may be the misfortunes
of other sections of the South in the
production of cotton this season,
Chickasaw county has the best pros
pect for q profitable picking it has en-
joyed for four years.
Miss Lou M. Nichols, Of Kansas
City, lie q visitor in Okolona, the well
come guest of the Steinberger home.
Miss Nichols is an accomplished and
talented young lady and makes last
ing friends everywhere she lie known.
She vas educated IN the South, attend
Ing college at Chattanooga, and hes
spent much of her time IN Southern
cities.
Mr.. Chas. ElliotG and Miss Matte
McGehee were married Friday hight
atthe home Of Rev. Jn0. Moseley. The
bride il the daughter OF Mr.. d. M.
McGhee, of ear town, and is 8 most
estimable yonng lady, and the groom
Is g member of one our best families.
May happiness and prosperity attend
them through life.