Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-08-30

G.. W. Cole lie repaintiDg- his store
front.
Jasper Horton, Of Troy, had business
in Okolona Friday.
Walter Smith has added greatly to
his store front by repainting.
H F. Sanderson and wife, Of Houlka
did their shopping here Monday.
Mrs. c v. Taylor, OF Jackson. Tenn.
is visiting Mrs. J. T. Harris and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Haney, of Houl-
ka, were shopping with our mercha ats
Monday.
Dowd McCarley went to Spring Hill,
Tenn, to begin his fall term at that
school.
Joe Hamilton, Sam Hanley and
John Reid, of Houlka. were in town
Friday.
E. F. McCarley is also keeping up
with the pace and is painting his store
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. G r. Walker spent
Thursday and Friday of last week in
Houston.
Misses MAZDA and Jessie Kate Jones
are attending the teachers normal at
Houston.
]. Henry Knox, of Memphis, Tenn,
was shaking hands with old friends
here, Friday.
Herman Cole left Monday evening
fol- Spring Hill, Tenn, for his second
term in that college.
Miss Julia Smith, who has been Wis
iting in Shubuta the past month, re-
turned home Monday morning.
il. Longest. representative from
Pontotoc county to the state legisla-
ture, was in Okolona Friday.
Smith Patterson, Walter Nelson,
Dade Fowlkes and, W. N. Gum, Of
Buena Vista were in town, Monday.
Mrs. Gordon Green and children, Of
Aberdeen, were visiting Mrs. J. h.
Murphee and Mrs. Oscar Trice last
week.
L Rosenbaum is remodeling his home
on west Main street into handsome
two story residence that will be credit
to him.
w. II. Rocker, one of Pikeville's
best informed and prominent planters,
was in town Thursday, and made this
Office pleasant call.
Crawford Davenport is now clerk
for master mechanic Kelley at the
roundhouse. taking the place made
vacant by Jim Haley.
Mr.. Walter frost, one of the New
burger Cotton Co.'S hustling employees
with headquarters at Columbus, was
in town on business Monday.
Mr.. Robinson, manager of the Hous-
ton compress, stopped over night in
Okolona, Friday, en- route for his old
home in Columbus to visit his wife
and friends.
By tearing down all those old hid
eous wood awnings Okolona would be
the neatest and prettiest little city in
Mississippi. Every business house in
town has. or is painting their fronts.
Chester Gore and Leslie Hale enter
tanned their young friends last Friday
night at the Scales home. Everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves immense
" and judging from the number there
were enough to have good time.
Mrs. Curt Walker, nee Mrs. Maggie
Richardson, she milliner, who has
been figuring n selling out hei
store and leaving here, has decid'
ed to remain here and continue busi'
lhess at her old stand. Her new gOodt
| viii begin to arrive In few days nov
for the fall trade.
The Okolona Cotton Oil Co., is keep
| ing up with the times and every day
add some new piece OF machinery tC
their already mammoth plant, that
win keep business in this town. Al
present they are putting g $500 Cal
scale that win handle the largest carr
on the NJ. q o. They have also just
installed q $50 horse power Corllsl
Engine in their gin. And they en-.
ploy home labor rendered possible FOL
THE reason chat Mr.. Q. ID. Kay, ths
local manager 10 one Of the most com
potent and high class mechanic1s And
business man too, that money WI
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