Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest.
ing Events That Are
Transpiring G Over
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Louisville-A Red Cross society
was organized here under the direc-
ton of DIR. NJ. L. Montgomery.
$50
Toccopoa. - Another cooperative
shipment of farm products was made
from Oxford to the northern markets
New Alhany.-Dr. c. M. Speck re-
ceiyed his commission in the medical
officers reserve corps of the U. s.
ss.N.
Bolton.--Both gins located here are
being thoroughly overhauled as prep
aration for handling the present crop
of cotton.
Natchez The Butterfield Lumber
company is making rapid progress on
the construction work of its saw mill
plant at Roxie.
Toccopola.-A meeting of the peo-
pie of Lafayette county who are inter.
est6d in the Upper Yocoaa drainage
district, will be held July 27.
Natchez Arlington" one of the
most historic estates of this section.
has been purchased by l.. S. Gillette
OF Minneapolis, as a winter nome.
Magee.-The preliminary trial of
German Burns was held here for the
killing of Joe Higgins. resulting in his
being remanded to Jail without bail.
West Point.-West Points row over
q school superintendent is still in prog
ress. Gov. Bilbo will probably have to
settle it, by calling an election here.
in the near future.
Kiimichael--A Red Cross rally was
held at the school auditorium. 1t was
attended by large crowd and great
inter est wsse shown in ers~aia.-ss- ~
chapter in this county.
Columbus.-The council board of the
federal farm loan bank at New Or
leans has acted favorably on applica-
tions of the Columbus loan association
for loans totaling $4,000.
Natchez C. c. Credit, negro
preacher and hoodoo doctor, is held in
jail here on the charge of passing coun-
terfeit money in addition to practic-
fng medicine without license.
Lexington. During an electrical
storm five miles north of here light
ming killed two very fine mules while
hitched to a wagon hauling gravel and
neither the driver nor wagon was
struck.
Natchez.--The epidemic of anthrax
or charbon in Wilkinson county, near
the Adams county line, is the most
virulent ever known, and many fatal
tiles are reported among horses, mules
and cattle.
Clarksdale.-At the regular monthly
meeting of the Progressive club of
this city, it was unanimously decided
to change the name of the organiza-
tion to that of "Champer of Commerce
Of Coahoma County"
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vicksburg.--While more than 20 con-
tractors from different sections were
present during the letting of bids for
constructing about 1.265.000 cubic
yards of levee work at the u s. en-
gineer's office in this city, only two
bids we're offered.
Lexington.-Holmes county has just
received charter with authority to
form a chapter of the American Red
Cross. The Jurisdiction of this chap
ter will embrace all of Holmes county,
S1d will be known as the Lexington
chapter of Mississippi.
Meridian.-It is reported that the
Bell Lumber company of Texas has
purchased the Quitman and Clarks
county property of the Mississippi
Lumber company and the Haynes
timber interests of that section at a
cost OF five million dollars.
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Biioxi.--A complaint will be filed
with the interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington by the Biloxi COM
rnercial club against what is consid-
cred to be an exorbitant rate on crush
cd limestone from the state limestone
crushing plant at Waynesboro, Miss.
over the L. & N. railroad to various
Mississippi coast counties.
Shubuta.-Good roads enthusiasts
from Shubuta and Quitman, who went
over to Laurel last week to be present
at good roads meeting. encountered
light rain, but found there has been
more rain in Jasper and Jones coun-
ties on tae line of the Jackson high
way than has fallen in Clarke county
between Shubuta and tie Jasper coun-
ty line.