Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29


Mr.. and Mrs. 3. s. Elliott spent
Sunday here.
Miss Birdie Crawford has returned
from Aberdeen.
Sewing machine0 on instalIment
plan WALTER Smith.
Joe Hall came In from Vardaman to
spend Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Edsns went to
shannon Saturday.
Clint Hteinberger made . business
trip to Meridian Friday.
Mrs. II. L. Houseman, Of Palestine,
Texas, 10 visiting relatives here.
Heater, Ranges and Cook stoves
at WALTER SMITH.
Mr. and Mrs. L. w. Haste left last
week for their future home in Mem
phis.
Mrs. Ward Dawson entertained
Thursday afternoon. Quite number
OF guests were present who enjoyed
Mrs. Dawson's hospitality.
Take your cotton to the Okolona
Cotton Oil Mill for ginning. You
never have to wait and You get the
most gentlemanly treatment.
Rev M. K. Thornton, Of Starkville,
will preach at the Baptist church on
Thursday night, Nov. SOth Thanksgiv-
ing evening, at 7:16 p. m. Every one
cordially invited.
Mrs. r. L. Neubert and children,
Mrs. s. e. Adams and children and
Mrs. Frank Owens and little daughter
spent last week in Columbus and took
in the big circus.
When man dresses in the morning,
he puts on eleven articles of clothing,
counting his shoes and stockings. A
boy puts on seven different articles,
not counting the one she daubs on her
face.
We often wonder why there Is ever
q death in Mississippi. Nearly every
country paper carries advertisements
of patent medicines that are guaran-
teed to cure every disease from itch to
bubonic plague.
81 think you had better not come to
school for while." said teacher 10
one Of her pupils; ''your brother has
a contagious fever and am afraid he
will give it to you," 'sYou needn't
be afraid" answered the small boy,
"dat guy never give me muffin in his
whole life."
Died, Monday morning, Miss Title
D. Orr. She had only been citizen
of Okolona few short months but
had made many friends. She leaves
one sister, Mrs.. ]. M. McCool and two
brothers. J. B. and r. L. Orr. She
was buried Tuesday morning in Odd
Fellows cemetery, Rev. ] w. Mosley
conducting the burial services.
There will be Thanksgiving SER
vice, at the Presbyterian church,
Thursday morning at II O'Clock,
Good music and sermon. Try and
exert yourself for once and 60 to
church. Every Mississippian has
many things to be thankful for this
year and the best way to give thanks
is in the house Of God.
I you've heard people say that they
had ''worked like dog ali day." An
exchange has figured that If this were
literally true the twenty-four hours
would be spent thus: One hour digging
out rat, two hours gnawing bone,
one hour waiting for cat to como
down from tree, half an hour beg
ging to get In the house and the bal
ance of the time sleeping on mat in
the cold doorway.
A young countryman dropped into
Chandler's to make arrangements for
his fathers burial. He was asked the
of time his father death. "We'll, father
Amt dead yet" was the reply, "but he
will be dead before morning, and it'll
save me another trip down here If
you'll get ready" "Oh, that won't
do at ALL" said the clerk: "your father
may be well before morning." "Ah.
no, he won't" said the young farmer.
tour doctor says he won't and he