Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
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'Ous &b1nerleS, the price Oh ginning Wv
ton has been reduced To 90 cents per
bale. The price heretofore has always
been o.. The real motive behind the
movement is desire on the part OF the
mills to secure cottonseed There are
three cottonseed oil mills at Columbus,
Ind the demand for seed is far in OK
bass OF che supply. The price of 90
6ents holds good only when t e seed are
sold to the mill which does the ginning;
otherwise the owner OF the cotton is
eompellsa to pay 81 per bale, which,
ho"ever, Is only one-half the regular
price,
Or .anixstion of the Vicksburg- Bruins
wick lavee board has been perfected.
There 10 Of present gap in the line OF
aevecs between Vicksburg and Bruins
wick 10 is estimated that the needed
nn" dill cost about 81, 100000 and
/ save from inundation about
,.,v,0 ACRES OF the most fertile soil in
the delta. An effort will be made to
have the Mississippi river commission
provide Ior the building of the levee;
bAhePWlse congress will be asked to pass
. special appropriation for the work.
Secretary G. w. Russell, OF the Mis-
slssippi division of the Farmers Union,
is sendiRR out formal notices to local
and county onions that regular cleo
lions for officers must be held during
the month of December, and at the
same meetings delegates will oe chosen
to the state convention, to be held on
Jan. M. The place for the state gath
erinR Aa9 mob been named, but 1t ID
more thea likely that it will be held in
JackaoA
While the people Of Columbus have
decided 20 discontinue their East Mis-
sissippi and West Alabama fair enter
prise, and dispose of their real estate
and Improvements, il Is of interest to
note that Natchez, Holly Springs, Hat
tiesburg, Corinth and some other towns
are agitatinR the question OF establish
ing such enterprises.
The Dixie Lyceum bureau Of Colum-
bus announce that they have secured
contract with William Jennings Bryan
for lecture tour of the South. The
Dixie people also announce having Sc
cured contracts with ex-Gov. James K.
Vardaman and Senator-elect John
Sharp Williams for lecture tours
through the South.
A large boil weevil and diversified
ton meeting was held at Port Gibson,
composed of white and negro farmers,
and was addressed by G. II. Afford, w.
F. Proctor, government expert OF Tex
IS, and B. L, Moss, government expert
of this state. After the speaking the
farmers organized the Claiborne County
Agricultural Association for co-Opera.
tive purposes.
Gov. Noel appointed Judge J. A. 2.
Campbell, former justice Of the SUI
preme court, IS special judge In three
cases in which Judge Fletcher is dis
qualified. They are all important
cases in which Judge Fletcher took part
while attornsy-general.
The quarterly report Of the Kansas
City, Memphis and Birmingham rail-
road shows total operating revenue in
Mississippi of 1926, 529.95, q decrease
from the corresponding quarter last
year of s137, 10000. The operating ex-
penses are given at 1921 ,943.33, de-
crease Of s173,S70.71.
Gov. Noel has been petitioned to
pardon Susie Perkins, one Of the two
white women now serving terms in the
Mississippi psnitentiary, and who was
sent up from Pike county in 1905 to
serve 9 ten-year term for miScegena-
ton.
The Protestant ministers Of Column
bus held union Thanksgiving services.
The inmates Of the Palmer orphanage
were given their usual Thanksgiving
dinner and the United Charities asso-
citation distributed turkeys and other
edibles among the poor.
Acting upon the request Of the COM
mittee, Gov. Noel has appointed q long
list Of representative business men 40
delegates to the Southern Commercial
Congress, which Is to meet at Wash
inRton Dec. I and 8.
Former Governor Vardaman has q |
number Of lecture engagements In
Louisiana and Texas, which are dis
tributed along through the month Of
December.
Charles Abby, boilermaker, while
on Q spree at Jackson, fought police |
man and the jailer to q standstill, and
set Ere 70 the jail, all in the space OF
half an hour.
The trustees Of the state peniten-
tiary have about 400 bales of cotton ON
hand, which they are not hurrying to
sell on declining market.
The controversy over the erection Of |
q new courthouse at Decatur, county |
seat Of Newton county, has reached the |
litigation stage, Chancellor McCaskill
having issued temporary injunction
restraining the sheriff from collecting !
the special levy ordered by the board |
Of supervisors.
Deputy State Revenue Agent Chilcs
has dug up large sum of delinquen-
cies In Copiah county. 1t has been
several years since the books OF that
county were given al official invests
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