Macon beacon., 1917-06-15

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/ belonging to Harrison county farmers
in the vicinity Of Biloxi was pooled
and sold 10 the highest bidder.
Laine-Mrs. Burton GoOde who had
j been a resident here more than forty
five years, living on the old Goode
| homestead on Goode lake, dropped
dead at the home of her son in Beau,
mont, Tex.
Merdian.-Dr. w. d. Franklin, ar
rested on a federal indictment at the
last term OF federal court here, was
surrendered by his bondsmen and re-
committed to jail by United States
Commissioner ]. A. Gulley.
Corlnth.-The building of the Gulf
Compress Co., in the southern part OF
the city, was damaged by the storm.
A part Of the roof, about 30 by 100 feet,
was torn off, and some Of the paper
on the press tower was damaged.
D'Lo.-Through the efforts OF F. NJ.
Smith, demonstration agent for Simp.
son county and w. B Oglesby, cash
ier D'Lo Guaranty bank a pig club
has been organized here and forty
three pigs were delivered to club mem
bers.
Natchez DR.. J. s. Ullman, OF this
city, was notified that he had passed
the examination for the medical re-
serve division Of the United States
army, and will receive commission.
Dr. Ullman is the second Natchez ply
sician TO be called for service.
NatChez.-In an address delivered
at a mass meeting here, John NJ. Par.
ker of New Orleans asserted that this
country has not yet fully awakened
to the fact that the nation is at war.
He said that there is the possibility of
the war lasting for five years.
Ittabena Methods Of resusCitatlon
learned at school served Hillard Bled-
soc and Max Alexander, 14year-old
boys, well when they saved the life
OF David Branham, 1O.year-old COM
panion. Branham was in skiff
which overturned in Roebuck Lake.
Greenville.--The Greenville Cham
ber of Commerce Is now thoroughly
organized for another years work,
with j. NJ. Robertshaw president;
Lyme Startling, vice-president; II. l..
Pritchard, secretary (for the third con-
secutive term, and S, l.. Moyse,
treasurer.
Quitman Major Featherston, Of the
regular army, has mustered in" the
new volunteer company raised in
Clarke county for the Mississippi
Guard. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: Brownlee Harvey, captain;
George NJ. Donald first lieutenant; J.
d. Fatherree, second lieutenant.
Clarksdale.-Carrying death and de-
structon in its wake. a tornado struck
Greengrove. a wealthy farming section
of this county, leaving one negro dead,
a number injured, and one white
man, Robert Watkins, injured Tho
tornado was followed by heavy hail.
storm, which did great damage to the
growing crops.
Senatobia injunction suit filed
In the chancery court of Tate county
by h. b, Wooten, seeking to restrain
the collection of the hickahal creek
drainage district taxes because OF tho
alleged constitutionality of the drain
age laws of the state, was decided ad-
versely to the complainant by Chan.
cellor j. G. MCGOWAN at Water Valley.
Jackson. According to the ruling
of Acknowledgement Collins, the Mis-
sissippi state penitentiary board can.
not sell limestone for fertilizer to
farmers In other states. His ruling
came when the demand of the Mssis.
sippi farmers did not take the output
and Alabama farmers, one wanting
eight carloads, tried to purchase the
product.
Gufport There will be no naval
training station ut Gulfport, at least
for the present Information from un-
questionable sources at Washington
outlines decision of the navy, The
matter may possibly be taken up in
the next few months or year The
government agents like the Gulfport
site, hut there are other conditions
that make establishing the station
here improbable at present
jackson Mississippi has launcned
a campaign for raising the states pro
rata of the Sl00,00000O funds for the
Red Cross association. w. S. Parks,
who was detailed by the association as
district secretary in Mississippi, per.
fected an organization Of Jackson and
Kinds county business men, The cam
paign in this city and county will be.
gin on June is and continue for a
week. The pro rata for Mississippi is
SosO OOn Tho romnaiCn will ho ror.