Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-17
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The Greenville lodge of Elks, known
far and wide as the Cotton Pickers,'
are preparing for the grand conclavs
of Elks, TO be held in Detroit in July F
"A Detroit Club" has been organized
and 1t is the purpose of the members
of the club to work, pick and gin cot
ton on the streets of Detroit in the
great Elks parade. But the Cotton
Pickers" propose to do more this year
for they will show that the delta car
produce something besides cotton, anC
while cotton will be the feature of the
Cotton Pickers," small sacks of corr
from fields producing sixty bushels pei
acre, oats producing forty bushels pei
acre, wheat as fine as can be produced
anywhere, alfalfa and other products
from the delta will be scattered on the
streets to show the varied products o.
the delta. -
From Columbus to Greenville, 16i
miles, farm conditions Of all sorts are
a conservative estimate to say this /
section is SO per cent improved in ey
cry way than it was two years ago
Making journey over this line, which
traverses the whole state, commencing
at Lowndes county, one bisects Clay
Webster, Montgomery, Carroll, Leflore
Sunfower and Washington in the or
der mentioned. Cotton is in excellent
shape; corn is high and looks very
healthy and green, many fields of oats
and other edible products are seen.
The board of Mississippi levee coin
missioners has changed the system Q:
collecting the cotton tax, and in the
future all cotton taxes are to be re
mitted direct to the secretary ant
treasurer. The board employed Hon
Livingston Peyton, of Issaquepa coun
ty, to mack periodical visits to eacl
gin in the levee district and report the
amount of cotton ginned. so as to col
lect the cotton tax. By this method
the board hopes to prevent the eva
sion of the payment of the cotton tax
]. NJ McBeath, chairman of the in
vitation committee of the Lauderdale
picnic and political rally, June 80. re
ceved letters and kilograms from Sen
ator Percy, Congressman Byrd and Jas
X. Vardaman The first two declared
they could not get to Lauderdale or
June 80. but July / would suit them
Mr.. Vardaman wrote he could not
come at all, as other engagements
would prevent He said: "You under
stand my only income is from my
newspaper and my lectures. l am in
debt, and my first obligation is to my
family and my creditors"
Some of the citizens Of WessOn have
awakened to the thought that posi-
bly, Wesson can secure the State Nor
NAL school for teachers of the state
and possibly can make the best offer
for it of any other town in the state
1t has been suggested that as the Mis-
sissippi mills have closed down and
have some very fine buildings right in
the heart of the town that the four
story brick buildings known as mil
No. be secured and rendered as
place for the school.
An interesting meeting was held al
Greenwood Business League rooms
when Hon. T. w. Davis, president OF
the State Library Association of the
A. & M. College, delivered an eloquent
plea before a number of citizens. Much
interest was manifested in this meet
ing, and it is blieved that Mr.. Davis
visit will be great boost for the II
'brary proposition.
Grand Chancellor Richard Whittta
ker, Of the Mississippi Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, has announced the
appointment of the district deputies to
serve during his administration. In
address to the district deputies the
grand chancellor makes an earnest ap
peal for the field work in behalf OF
the new membership campaign, plan
ned at the recent meeting of the grand
lodge in Greenwood.
From Macon, county seat of Noxu
cial attention has been paid in that 10
cality to oats A northern expert from +.
an oat-growing state was in Noxubee |
last week and, after examining sew.
eral fields, said many acres would pro
duce rs bushels.
After discussing at some length the
recent supreme court decision concern
ing the sale of near beer in the state,
the city council of Vicksburg voted to |
license the sale in bottles at $3.50 upon
each establishment, and with the hope
of prohibiting the sale of the key arti |
Gle, it was decided to license keg near
beer at $1,000.
Providence College, an institution
that has stood at Nettleton for twenty
five years, was blown down by a storm |
Thursday. This school was founded |
by Rev. l. P. Osborne in 1885
AT the annual meeting of the Off |
Gals OF the Merchants and Farmers |
Bank of Holly Springs a dividend OF
20 per cent was declared.
The directors of the North Missis.
sippi Fair Association at Holly Springs
are daily making plans for their sec.
ond annual fair, which will be held o. |
tober 8 toS. Liberal premiums will be |
given to all kinds of woman's work, |
agriculture, horticulture, fruits, Wege
tables, antiques and curios. !
Mrs. Reuben o. Reynolds died at /
Aberdeen after several months illness. |
She was one of Aberdeen's oldest and |
most beloved citizens and had been a |
lifelong member of the Presbyterian |
Church
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