The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-26
FARM CAMPAIGN TO-
START OVER STATE
SIXTY SPEAKERS AND DEMON.
STaAToRs WILL SPREAD
THE NEW GOSPEL.
PROMOTES BEEF INDUSTRY
State Agent Of Animal industry 10 Al.
ter Better Resuits IN Cattle
Growing Counties.
Capitol News.

ter Better Results In Cattle
Growing Counties.
Capitol News.
jackson.
d.. G. p. Holden. OF Chicago, direc.
tor Of the Agricultural Extension De-
partment Of the International Harvest
er Company. and DR.. Tatit. Butler. ed
itor and publisher of the Progressive
Farmer. Memphis. Tenn, are in Jack
son, comforting with Commissioner OF
Agriculture H. E. Blakeslee and off,
GERS of various commercial organia-
tons regarding the plans for the big
Mississippi statewide campaign to i'm
prove farm condit- ons, implees upon
the people to feed themselves" keep
their money at home, etc.
More than sixty speakers of note,
from the United States Agricultural
Department., successful farmers, and
farm experts from colleges will invade
this State. and be divided into groups
of twenty, visiting a county a day. and
going from some central point in each
county to near by places.
The campaign in Mississippi will
cover a period of about twenty days,
and SO counties will be visited by the
speakers.
Promote Beef Industry.
With a view to getting in closer
touch with farmers and live stock
Ia.sers, and better results for the cam
paign which is under way in Missis-
sippi for improving and enhancing the
beef cattle industry, Frank D. Farley,
State agent in Mississippi for the bu-
e a Of animal husbandry, United
States department of agriculture, is
preparing a close-to-the-people tour Of
one or more type counties. This is 10
say, counties which possess natural
conditions which are peculiarly adapt
ed to this great and growing industry.
Legislators Come to Capitol.
The recently elected members of the
Mississ ppi legislature are now coming
to Jackson with a good deal of regular.
ity, finding much to interest them at
the State capitol, 1t is understood
that a number Of interesting bills are
being prepared for the approaching
session. The state officials at this
time r busy making out their an
nual reports, figur-n on the budget
for the next two a and otherwise
getting ready for the legislative ses-
sion.
Mayo Case On Docket.
The Mayo damage case is on the
docket for the next call in the state
supreme court. This case was brought
to the supreme court from the Rankin
county circuit court on the appeal of
the Alabama & Vicksburg Company,
against whom Mrs. Henrietta Mayo
secured a $4,000 judgment for dam.
ages alleged to have been done in the
death of Miss Zula Mayo. a daughte,
Of Mrs. Mayo.
Miss Mayo was killed by one of the
railway company's trains in 1913 while
she was crossing the Pearl River rail.
road bridge into Rankin county. The
original suit was for punitive and &C.
tual damages to the amount Of $50.
O0c.
Nine other cases have been set by
Clerk George C. Myers for the next
call.
Would Enlist Women's Aid.
w. H. Smith, state superintendent
Of education. has returned from Nc.
Comb. where, by special invitation OF
the Mississippi Federation of Won.
ems Clubs, he delivered an address.
His theme was Suggestions for the
Elimination OF I%llteracy from Missis.
sippi." Mr.. Smith placed the subject
before mis- hearers in clear and com
p~rehensive style. He gave statistics
culled from the census Of 1910, to show
that among the whole populations. Of 10
years old and above, Mississippi has
224 i%lliterates per 1000. and stands
fourth among the states in percentage
of i~lliteracy. He urges the women of
the state to assist in getting proper
Army~lnspeetion o a Tour.
Major Henry Page Of the United
States army medical corps, with head
quarters in Atlanta, who is detailed
for instruction and Inspection service
Of the state medical organizations.
has completed hat work.
The members Of the state prison
board are receiving floods OF applica-
lions from men who. would like to be
elected to positions. The board elects
annually, at the December. meeting.
to serve for one year. a secretary,
four or five surgeons for The camps
and hospitals, "a travelling. sergeant.
commissary clerk, chaplain and regis
trar. The position of registrar is the
only one of a clerical natur that can
be held by a woman, and this has
been held for the past several Year,
by Mrs. Ola Mason Spickard.
OVER THE STATE EPlToMlZED
e. P. Wall, aged about 60 years. .
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