Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-02-03

ANNMA AAAANA
30 cents per setting.
Evans Davis, who has been with
Jno. Allen, Of Egypt, is now with G.
W. Cole. where he invites his friends
to call and see him.
Billy Morris, who lives six miles
north OF town, sold IL bales Of cotton
In okolona Saturday, for which be re-
ceived $1,000 IN spot cash.
II you are looking for q home, good
schools, good water, and . live, pro-
gressive town with citizenship Of the
best people on earth you are hunting
okolona. Otherwise, you viii find it
In Iowa.
Two negroes got into q racket at
Egypt Sunday evening, when one shot
the other and killed him. The negro
killed was Nose Guam, and his slayer
Rice Walker. They we're brothers-in-
law. Three shots were fred. Walker
is now in Jail here awaiting q prelim-
mary hearing the last Of this week.
Mrs. Ed Lylss gave a reception last
Tuesday evening in honor Of Mrs.
Graves Davis. OF course everyone
had q most delightful evening for
Mrs. Lyles knew exactly how to make
each n enjoy herself. In the hunt
ing game Mrs. Randolph won first
prize and Mrs. Sam Sadler the BOBBY
Robert Sumner, who lives about two
miles east Of town, was thrown from
his horse Just east Of the depot, as he
was starting home Friday, and in the
fall both the bones below the knee OF
one Of his legs were broken. DR..
Beatty reduced the fracture and he
was taken home that evening.
Attention is called this week to the
ad. Of The Thomas Library Co., Of st.
Louis. The book offered the public
this year by that company is the ia
nous explanatory expose Of Spiritua'
ism 1.-THE Reality and Evil Of Spirit
ualIsm," 1t iS the best and highest
class book Of that line Of literature
over published.
A small boy at TupelO was being
taught by his teacher the points OF
the compass. "In front Of you is the
north, on the right lie the east and on
the left is west. Now what is behind
your" The boy looked embarrassed.
"a patch on my pants,'' he stammer-
cd in shame. "I knew you'd see it.
1 told ma you would"
L. F. Baskin's new furniture ed in
this issue cannot fail to attract the at
tention of all who read this paper, but
Il is no more attractive than those
who call and see him win hnd bis ele-
CANT new stock Of furniture. Such
new stores as Mr.. Baskin's win GER
tainly be a trade puller for OkolOna,
and Just at present this is one OF the
points that every Okolonan should
strive TO aid In bringing about.
Austin Pulpus, . negro who is now
in Jail here sentenced to hang for
murder, has had 3 run for bis money.
When irst arrested be wss placed I'M
der $500 bond. Then after bis
indictment by the grand jury be was
released on $500 bond. When tried
he was convicted and sentenced 20
hang, but the supreme court reversed
the verdict and he was again released
on $500 bond. At his second trial he
was again convicted and sentenced to
hang last November, but the case was
again carried to the supreme court.
Especial attention is directed to the
advertisement Of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank in this issue. It con-
tains the last official statement OF the
bank made to the state auditor, which
by the way, lie 8 very f~attering state
ment. This bank lie but seven years
old, and has only $685. 900 capital, yet
its deposits have passed the quarter
Of q million dollar mark e. shown BY
this oflcial statement Of December 81,
1908. This means deposits Of more
than ten times the capital stock, OF
rather q trust fund which suggests
that the bank really needs no capita
with which to do business. Such Z
showing is a f~attering commentator
Of the character of the men IN charge
Of the bank, and shows they enjoy th'
confidence Of the people who have
funds to place on deposit.
The handsomer q nan is the less usI
other men have for him,
Every man is introduced to g lot o
people who don't car to know him.
You can nearly always hatter 3 mar
by telling him he can't be hattered.
The feminine idea Of a spendthrift i
another woman who lives beyond be
alimony.
] II women had pockets there WOul,
( be less excuse for going into those o
the old, hence
If the uses Of adversely : swee