Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-12
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest.
. ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
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Wouou VI JdChSOu participated III .
great Liberty Loan drive Saturday.
Gulfport-At a political meeting
here resolution was adopted indoors
ing B. P. Harrison for United States
senator.
Lexington.-Reports that went out
from Jackson about the negroes re
sisting draft in Holmes county are de
nied here.
Lexington.-L. S. Dubose has leased
the health resort Owens Wells. The
hotel has been repainted and put in
tirst-class condition.
Crystal Springs.-For the first time
he city tax collector has been in
structed to advertise delinquent tax.
aayers' property for sale.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are under
way for the visit to Jackson of Secre
tary Of the Treasury William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, who will speak here Sunday
April IA.
Jackson.-Half the rs men who
stood examination here for license to
practice pharmacy passed. according
20 Secretary of the State Pharmacy
Board ]. c. MCGEE
= Crystal Springs Anticipating q
coal famine next winter the city clerk
has ordered coal for the public school
and other public buildings here for
delivery as soon as possible.
Columbus.-The parade Saturday to
mark the local Inauguration of tho
third Liberty Loan campaign was led
by the Mississippi A. and M. College
band, one of the finest organizations
Of the State. n
Gulfport.-Following n investiga
ton of the conduct of Chief of Police
Hudson, the city commissioners de
clared the office vacant and appointed
c. w. Byrd, acting chief of police ia
head the department.
Iuka.-Sheriff woolley, with his
deputy, and DIR. Cormack assisting
captured wild cat still in operation
near the Alabama line. They caught
the owners of the still and seized
about IL gallons of whisky.
Columbus..-Tho new stephen D. Lee
high school has formally opened. The
new school is one of the handsomesi-
Of its kind in the state, and was erect
cd on the property of the late Gen
Stephen d. Lee, having cost $4,000.
Fernwood.-The number of truck
farms In this section and along tie
main line of the Fernwood and Gull
railroad have increased greatly this
year. All available space has been
planted in vegetables and foodstuffs.
Fayette.-Miss Alyce n Robertson,
county demonstration agent in home
economics. announces that county
short course will be given in Fayette
April IL to 13 for the benefit of the
members Of the Tomato and Poultry
club.
Meridian.--Two of the largest audi
ences ever assembling in the Grand
opera house here attended minstrel
performance given by officers and pfi
Yates from Camp Shelby, the proceeds
being for the benefit OF the camp ath
letic fund
Jackson.-Professor w. F. Bond,
state superintendent of education. has
taken the position that It will not dc
to curtail expenses in the matter OF
education, and in an appeal just issued
he quotes literally from high govern,
ment officials.
Aberdeen.-Carl Bratton of Ponto
toe, exdistrict attorney, was acquitted
of the charge of having tried to bride
a juror in the w. NJ. Cozart case. Brat
ton was charged by the government
with trying to block justice by brfbina
petit Juror.
Jackson-Harry C. Lester, notorious
convict, has been brought back from
Washington state and placed in the
Mississippi penitentiary. He was con
victed OF murder and train robbery in
this state, making his escape while un
der sentence for these crimes.
Magnolia.-F. j. Hurst, county de
monstration farm agent who is also
chairman Of the production committee
of the Pike County Council Of Defense
has issued an address to the farmers
of the county to comply with the re-
quest of President Wilson. transmit
ted through Secretary of Agriculture
Houston and the State Council OF De
Tense, to increase their corn crop q
per cent this year.
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Jackson.-Jackson's own liberty bell
an S0-year-old silvery-tongued instru
ment that once sounded fire alarms,