The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-10-18

"Reminiscences uSIC hEC cCAA SA-
ing for Purvis Taylor, the 4-year-cld
son of c. w. Taylor Of Enterprise.
who was kidnapped and taken away IN
an automobile.
Magnolia.-The second day OF the
pike County Fair opened with much
larger attendance Of people and the
exhibits in the several departments
were greatly admired.
Greenwood.-Four white men, rep
resenting thes third increment Of Sc
lectmen in LefIore county left for
Camp Pike via Memphis. Thirty-nine
On a special train for the same camp.
Agricultural COllege.-In his first
formal address to the crowd Of boys
from every county in Mississippi that
make up this years student body at
the Mississippi College, President
Smith announced that the college en-
rollment was already well over the
900 mark, with 115 seniors among the
number
Batesville-Stanley YarbrO shot and
fatally wounded George Kline, a saw
filler for the Chickasaw COoperage
company, at Crowder. Kline died
from the effects of the shots. Yarbro
was cut in several places and claims
that Kline was coming on him with al
open knife and cut him when he fired
with tha above result
Natchez.-The tail lights Of autOmc-
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 15 miles
an hour. These facts were ascertain
ed when % owners of machines were
called into police court and fined for
fracturing the ordinance.
Grenada-Grenada county shipped
its first carload of sorghum molasses.
The shipment was made to New Or
leans. Every farmer seems to have
raised. some sorghum. Local mer-
chants are advertising to buy it, and
a number Of farmers are arranging to
make cooperative shipment through
the county farm demonstration agent.
Natchez.-The question of purchas-
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 elec-
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 it has been learned that
to get equipment $4,000 will be
needed.
Agricultural College.-The crop and
live stock movement is on in Missis'
sippi with the farmers cashing in OH
the greatest crops they have ever
grown at prices that are breaking all
records, is the report brought in to
the college by Marketing Specialist
T. M. Patterson, who has been out
among the county agents in all parts
of Mississippi aiding them in grading
their products and in keeping in touch
with the best markets.
Observation-Disclosures secured by
postoffiee inspectors caused the ar.
rest of w. H. Smith, rural carrier and
substitute clerk in the Clarksdale post.
office. on a charge of rifling the mails.
He was given a hearing before U. S.
Commissioner w. G. Landers and
placed under $1,000 bond to await
the action of the federal grand jury.
Failing to make bond, he was con-
fined In the county Jail.
Biloxi.-Frank D. Gallagher OF this
city has been called into the service
by the knights Of Columbus as secre-
tary for the library at Camp Shelby,
which is operated for the benefit OF
the members now in training at the
camp for the states of Indiana, Ken
tucky and West Virginia. Phil G..
Caldwell, also Of this city, has been
called to join the quartermaster corps
at Camp Shelby.
Clarksdale.-By paying $15O,OOO,
more than 5000 an acre, for 74S acres
Of Coahoma county land, A. ]. Nose
lev. ]. H. Smith and w. A. Ritchie OF
this city have demonstrated their con-
fidence in the future of the great Mis-
sissippi delta and in Coahoma county
lands in particular. This is the high
est price ever paid for Coahoma land,
and the deal comes as elimination
of heavy realty activity in this Sec
tion during the past several months
Winona-A Hoover move has been
inaugurated by a number of patrons
of the city schools here with petition
to the board of directors requesting
that the noon recess be extended to
one hour in order to allow the chill.
dren living in a reasonable distance OF
the school to go home for dinner
There was some opposition to the
plan. and the matter was disposed OF
by the board of trustees passing an
order allowing the pupils who could
go home and return in 80 minutes to
do so. The petitioners claim the pan
tries of the patrons of the schools are
running over with canned goods, which
are not suitable for lunches.
Pass Christian.-The city council
has entered into contract with the
American-La France Engine company
for the immediate delivery Of IS.
horsepower triple combination pump