Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-10
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - y

Meridian.--All plans are complete
for the food conservation campaign,
which begins Aug. s.
Pontotoc.--One of the most interest
ang occasions known in Pontotoc in
many years was Soldiers day"
Jackson--Outlook for good crop OF
corn and other foodstuff is excellent In
Alcorn, Lee, Monroe and other coun-
ties.
observation-disclosures reached OFF,
Gals here that ten dipping vats had
been dynamited in the western part OF
the county
Webb-Dr. John A. Harris has re-
ceived his commission from the war
department to go as doctor with the
soldiers in France. He will have the
rank of captain.
Crystal Springs.-The Truck Grow
ers' association is winding up its can
ming operations for this season. The
results show that the company put up
10000 cans of tomatoes.
Jackson.-Urging that South Mis-
sissippi devote more than usual atten-
tion to community, county and state
fairs this fall than ever. ]. Ed Ruff,
district agricultural agent for that Sec
tion, has sent out strong circular
letter to all county agents under him.
Owens Wells--The benefit ball given
by Company E, Mississippi national
guard, the cavalry company Of Lex
ington. was one of the biggest events
OF the season. A number of the sol
diers were In uniform. and consider
.hla. sur ssaS cid 70 bss .reasuvy Of
the company
Purvis.-The Purvis Truckers as
sociation was formed here with c. G.
Chapman. president; J. B. y Foshee,
vice-president, and J. B. Thompson.
secretary and manager, and with the
ayowed purpose of undertaking at
once the planting of considerable
acreage.
Jackson.--Prof. P. p Garner COM
missioner of agriculture, and chair
man OF the live stock sanitary board.
made a trip to Wayne county to try
and placate the farmers who are man.
ifesting considerable hostility toward
the tick eradication work in that
county.
Jackson.-William Stubblefield, a
merchant at Yazoo City,. filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy with the
clerk of the Federal court. His liza
bilities are placed at $2,217.06, with as
sets amounting to s2.20S.5S, of which
s1,S39.50 is inventory value of stock
In trade.
Columbus.-Colonel c. L. Lincoln,
attorney, and Past Grand Master of
the Odd Fellows of Mississippi, and
John T. Wood, former postmaster, mar
rowly escaped serious injury when an
automobile in which they were riding
turned over an embankment on the
Pickensville road.
Columbus. following Colum-
bians have stood the necessary exam
ination for admission to the officers
training camp at Leon Springs, Texas,
and will report for duty when training
begins: Julian B. Hopkins, ]. M Dono-
van, Pope Reeves, Herman Feinstein,
Tom Evans, w. H. Grace and e. G..
Carswell.
Pascagoula. States dredge
boat Pascagoula is dredging a canal
for the Dierks- Blodgett Shipbuilding
company. The canal will be 1000 feet
long from the Pascagoula river to the
rear end of their yard and 125 feet
wide and 16 feet deep, and will. be
used for the storing of ships when
launched.
Yazoo City.-At q meeting of the
board Of directors of the local chapter
Of the American Red Cross, Mrs. Mar
garet Kinkead Thompson. one of Mis-
sissippi's best known women and
writer's, was unanimously elected Of
ficial reporter of the chapter, and pub
licity agent during membership drive
throughout the county, to be launched
at an early date.
Jackson.-The news from Washing
ton that the senate had adopted the
resolution for submission of the pro-
hibition amendment to vote in the
various states did not even cause a
tremor OF excitement in Mississippi.
Having been "bone dry" for whole
month, right in midsummer, Missis-
sippi now accepts prohibition as mat
ter Of fact, and the inclination of the
average citizen is not to allow the sub
farf ~ worry him