Macon beacon., 1917-10-19

larger alteuuEnCN OF people ana 'Ne
exhibits in the several departments
were greatly sdmired
Greenwood -Four White men rep
resenting the third increment OF Sc
leCtmen in Letlore county LETT fer
Camp Pike via Memphis. Thirty-nino
on special train for the same camp
Agricultural Collegc.-In his first
formal address to the crowd Of boys
from every county in Mississippi that
make up this years student body n
the Mississippi College, President
Smith announced that the college en-
rollment was already we'll over the
900 mark. with lis seniors among the
number.
Batesville Stanley Iarhro shot and
fatally wounded George Kline, saw.
filler for the ChickasaN Cooperage
company, at Cruwdcr. Kline died
from tho effects OF the shots Narbro
was cut in several places and claims
that Kline was coming on him w''N an
open knife and cut him when he fired
with the above result
NatChe2-T tail lights OF automo
biles In NatChez must shine like good
deeds since the passage Of the revised
traffic ordinance. also, there must be
no exceeding the seed limit of l5 miles
an hour. These facts were ascertain
ed when = owners OF machines vera
called into police court and fined for
fracturing the ordinance
Grenada --Grcuada county shipped
its first carload OF sorghum molassea
The shipment was made to New Or.
leans. Every farmer seems to hay"
raised some sorghum Local mer
chants are advertising to buy It. and
a number OF farmers are arranging 70
make cooperative shipment through
the county farm demonstration agent.
Natche2 The question Of purch0s-
ing motor fire apparatus and the iSsu.
ance of bonds or certificates Of indebt
edness OF the city to cover the cost
will be submitted to vote OF the elct.
tors. This course was decided upon
at the meeting OF the Natchez council
The budget Of The city has provided
for the expenditure of $4,000 for fire
apparatus, but II has been learned that
to get equipment $4,000 viii he
needed
AgricuItura, College. The crop and
live stock movement is on in Missis
sipp with the farmers cashng in OF
the greatest crops they have cyel
grown at prices that are breaking al
records, is the. report brought In tt
the college By Marketing Specialist
T. NJ. Patterson. who has been Ou
among the county agents in ali part
Of Mississippi aiding them IN grading
their products and in keeping IN touch
with the best markets
Clarksduie. Evidence secured oy
postoffice inspectors caused the ar
rest of w II Smith, rural carrier and
substitute clerk in the Clarksdale post
office, on i charge Of rifling che mails
He was given i hearing before r. S
Commissioner W G. Landers and
placed under $1,000 bond to avail.
the action OF tine federal grand Jury
Failing TO make bond he vas con
fined in tho county jail
Biloxi Frank y Gallagher ~ this
city has been called into the service
by the knights OF Columbus as score.
tary for the library at Camp Shelby.
which SIS operated for the benefit Of
the members now in training ~ the
camp for the states Of Indiana, Ken
lucky and West Virginia Phil C..
Caldwell, also OF this city, has been
called to Join the Quartermaster corps
at Camp Shelby.
ClarksdaIe by paying $3.50 900
more than $500 an acre. for a, acres
of Coahoma county Land, A. !. Nose
ley, J If Smith and w A. Ritchle
this city have demonstrated their con
fldence in the future OF the great Mis-
sissippi delta and in rOahOma county
lands in particular This is the nigh
est price ever paid for COahoma land
and the deal comes as a culminatior
of heavy realty activity in this ger
ton during the past several months
Wnona A Hoover move has beer
inaugurated by number Of patron
Of the city schools here with peti,io
to the board OF directors requesting
that the noon recess be extended (
one hour N order 10 allow the chill
dren living in 4 reasonable distance O
the school to 90 home for dinner
There Was some opposition % th'
plan, and the matter Was disposed o
by the board OF trustees passing al
order allowing the pupils who coulC
go home and return in 30 minutes &
do 50. The petitioners claim the pan
tries Of the patrons Of the schools ar
running over with canned goods, whicI