Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-01-06

a. 100 choiOo msEfbAon
HSl young ladies. This
NJ ~ thing is the fac
that It is leap year. And, since Il 1
the fret leap year We have hal FOL
eight years, the natural inference Il
that each shining hour win be i'm.
proved. According to traditions run
ming back through the corridors oI
time, beyond q period where the REQ
ords kept by man reacheth, II lie not
only proper and legitimate for the
ladies to ''choose FARMERS" during
leap year, but lie quite the thing to do,
for then they may be spared the tedl-
ous process Of other years In resort
ing to the rules of "catch ~ catch
cau," with all the accompanying pains
that may follow. Probably It lie not
wholly inappropriate to direct atten'
ton to some of the desirable marriage
able young men Of this immediate vi
cinity as q sort Of tip to the ladies'.
The list is q good one, embracing some
OF the most desirable catches, and
while 3 few may seem entirely unap-
proachable, patience and perseverance,
accomplishes wonders, and we hand
Il to the feminine diplomats Of OkOlo-
ma, with full confidence in their aGili-
~ to handle the situation with the
highest possible tact.
At the earnest solicitation Of a num-
Der of ladies, to invite the displeasure
Of whom we would not dare take the
chances, we must head the list with
our good looking friend FetherstOn
Baskin, a gentleman with plenty of
money in the bank, good business
ability, clean morally, intellectually,
and physically, with no bad habits;
just such a man rs would make some
good woman a most compsnionable
husband, and he ought to be captured
at onc Some gossips may suggest
that Fetherston has trotted In more
sets than any other one On the market,
that be is getting along in years, etc,
but pay no attention to such talk. He
is younger today than many boys in
their teens, and is a model gentle
man, a prize for the girl that lands
him. o
Judge W. d. Frazee, as Young as he
looks, a lawyer whose ability lie recog-
nized without states bounds, q good
money maker, faultless dresser, q dis
tinguished parsonage in the highest
society circles, can. be captured IL the
right one throws the larriat. The
Judge is q national character, Che boss
of the nations dominant party Of his
state, has a splendid Federal pull, and
could show his bride the sights right
on 8 wedding tour, and ct any future
time as well. A comely widow would
find the Judge q most desirable capt
ure, and msny.a maiden could easily
do worse in many ways than to GOO
gOOeye him OF the stage Of lonely
"widOwerhoOd."
Lovick Haley, about 80, another Of
Okolona's leading lawyers, & good
manager, versed in the ways Of men
who make the nation great, is 8 stu.
dent in his profession, knows the law
and is high on the ladder Of the states
brightest legal lights, and not p~articu-
larly sky Of the girls. Has been
around 3 good deal, mingled among
the butterflies Of fashion often win.
ming their smiles and plsudits. Il
would be too bad for him to marry
outside Of OkOlona, where he has lived
from boyhood. Girls we viii guaran-
tee this piece Of goods, and no girl
win ever want for affection. care OF
attention, If she hooks him up.
DR.. T. J. Campbell, q capable and
prosperous dentist, one Of the real
handsome catches Of the city, thought
several times during the past year to
have been spoken for; and ret "Whfls
the light holds out TO burn the vilest
sinner may returns" admired By near
" every girl in toWn, az well as some
ct shannon and seine other nsighbOr-
Ing places. This young map e free
from any Of The deceptive tactics Of
the hirt, is without q blemish Of any
character, or . bad habit. barring
psrhrps his admiration Of ladies, ana
vii not remain on the bargain conn.,
ter long. Any girl who has her minds
eye on him for . husband had better
b getting her hook into him as well.
Porter Davis, one Of the finest boys
b town. is likely to bop the rope this