Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-23
LOCAL

Alex Ball was Bettyite in town
Wednesday.
Ed Ball was another homeseader
to town Saturday, proving out.
Visitors in town yesterday from
Mohoba, were Mrs. Alb Naples and
Mrs. Albert Brown.
Alex Woodland was up from YER
nal last Saturday, making proof of
his homestead claim.
Rich Henderson alighted from
today's train. evidently on the re-
turn from Moss Point.
Alex Smith of North Greene came
down to Leakesville last Saturday
to make homestead proof.
lack Smith drove down from
Grafton Wednesday and disposed of
some line Japan Persimmons.
Charlie AGREE writes from Cataw-
ba, Fla, to have his paper chan
ged to that place from Milton, Fla
Wm. T. Louiselle, the mill mag
nate, is spending the midweek
here looking after his recent pur-
chases.
Hon Pink Smith came down to
Leakesville Wednesday to meet the
Balls who were journeying up to
his place on a visit.
C. L. Beard was over fom Roun-
savlillle last Saturday and had US
enter him for a subscription. He
is son of Pres Beard land young
er brother of our Dock.
Visitors in Leakesvillle Tuesday
between trains, were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Rounsaville of the town of
similar name six niles out East
on the A. M. from our city.
J. B. Merrill was up from the
town of Merrill on Tuesday, look
ing after tax-paying matters for
the Rose Lumber Co., of which
concern he is Secretary. They will
resume operation.
Earl Skinner of Foxtrap and A.A
Skinner of Hollandale, were here
Wednesday ard Thursday looking
after some lands in which they
have an interest. The body COM
prises over 900 acres.
Mr.. Raymond, the silver-haired
and polite gentleman of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, who is Secretary for the
Blodgett Co., Ltd, stopped off in
town yesterday between trains,
looking in on the Court House Off
Gals.
C.. F. Dunnam boarded the train
here Thursday Evening enroute for
Moss Point via Mobile. Coley is
removing a little further up in the
county, nceessitating change of
postoffice from Grafton to the
Richton Rural Route.
Geo. H. Cowart was up from
the Fork Tuesday. George is de-
termined to have him an Artesian
Well and will haul his outfit down
home and sink one for himself
since disposing of the McKayR oun-
saville one to Seutter.
Jimmie Davis passed through
town tuesday on his return home
from the Convention of the Leaf
River association at Pleasant Hill
in the Janet community, and prom
Uses to furnish for our next issue
an epitomized account of the pro-
ceedings.
Uriel Wright. Civil Engineer of
Long Beach, was shaking hands in
Leakesville yesterday. He is well
remembered here, as he laid out
the A. & M. railroad to Leakes-
vile, staying here quite whet.
He is doing some railroad survey
ing now at Vinegar Benz. Says
will be hereabouts for the next
twelve months off and on.
Albert Davis was over from Elk
sho Tuesday. To some extent he at
least believes in the Initiative and
Referendum, for he tells us that at
the general election to be held next
month in Alabama, the question OF
working the public roads by coun-
ty convicts is to be submitted to
the people for decision, and that
this legislation grew out of voa
populi pressure.
Deputy State Revenue Agent
Galloway spent Monday and Cues
day in Leakesville. The visits OF
this gentleman are not altogether
lovely to whomsever may have
fallen under the derelict bank ia,
or settlement column, as his prin.
cipal and corps of lawyers have &
way Of prodding that is not gentle
as a lamb and usually produces the
long green, hurt or not.
Billie Hoogterp was down t.
Leakesville Wednesday and yester
day and has just recovered himself
from a severe attack of Malaria
His wife is but barely convalecsln{
from a similar, though perhaps
more violent attack of the same
malady, and his two children ais
had wrestle with it. They nv
at Adamsville, keep the postoffic
there. Are near the river. ant
probably some of those swamp mos
quitoes have visited their home am
carried the malarial germs alon,
and pumped the virus into the fam
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