Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
EPIT0MEi OF EVENTS
In MISSISSIPPI
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| Happenings of Interest
Cleaned From Many
Sections Of the State
Told in Paragraphs

lclassifications granted by it and the
Adams county local board ~ &S 3t
Biloxi.-Mrs. Charles Wells. na.
tive of Harrison county and resident
of Biloxi sforr several years. cdfed at
her home here. She is survived by
her husband and several children. Q
Starkville.--One- of the oldest citi-
zens in this section of the county,
Carnes Nelson, who was born at WAY
erly, Tenn, died at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. "A. M. Harwood. in Hickory
Grove vicinity r4t Is
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Columbus. Since the work rooms
were opened in this city by the local
chapter of the Red ross, last Juae, 49,
1856. surgical dressings and 5,916 hos
pital and knitted garments have been
shipped to New Orleans.
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Purvis.-W Within two weeks three
lots of Jersey COWS, totaling 43, have
been brought here by local dealers,
who have found ready sale among
farmers who within the year became
Interested in the dairy industry.
Blue Mountain The farmers around
Blue Mountain are feeling good over
the crop prospects for the present
year, stands being good, crops being
clean and the condition of the plants
being healthy and full of promise.
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Bay St uis.-Coinmissioner John
Jenks recently resigned his position to
volunteer in Uncle Sans service and
leaves this week to enter the navy.
His successor, Alphonse Fayre, recent
ly appointed by the board of super
, visors. has assumed offlca.
Memphis. - An appeal has been
made by the canteen service of the
local chapter, American Red Cross, for
500 magazines daily to be given to the
soldiers passing through the city on
their way from camps and canton
ments to embarkation points. ~ 81
Pascagoula.-The city council has
appropriated the sum Of $4,000 and
the city of Moss Point $1,000, which
with the $4,000 available from the ma
tional government, making $4,000.
will be used in introducing proper
sanitation In the shipyard districts.
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Columbus.-During the session Of
the Mississippi industrial institute and
college, which is now about to close,
students of the institution have been
valiant workers, for the Red Cross
and have made many garments and
other articles for shipment to SOL
diers.
p Jackson to make Missis-
sippi wheatless until the next harvest
will be put into effect within the next
few days. The campaign will be
launched during the week by the
state food administration. The state
has already reduced its wheat con-
sumption so per cent.
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Senatobia.-A petition signed by the
local draft board, the government ap-,
peal agent. the county superintendent
and the county farm agent was for
warded to Adjt.Gen. Scales ask
ing the selectmen, who are farming
and who have been notified to go to
the cantonments May 20, be given
30-day furlough.
Bolton-This section is producing
one OF the finest Irish potato crops
ever grown here. Because of favor
able weather conditions and being en-
couraged by satisfactory profits from
the sales of last seasons yield. the
farmers have planted larger acreages
to this crop and devoted more attena
tion to 1t than ever before known
hero. sa lasv ae- M rf-
~ A-t-ss $500 at.t.
Brookhaven.-The agricultural ad.
visory board OF Lincoln county is max.
ing every effort to organize and have
In operation by October county fair,
In order that exhibits may be selected
at the county fair to compete for
prizes to be offered by the state fair.
Water Valley.---A dealer here has
shipped four carloads Of cattle to st.
Louis recently, most of the stock hav-
Ing been raised in Yalobusha county
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Potts Camp. Arthur Holland, a
yolung white man. having deserted
from Camp Beauregard about three
months ago, was arrested by Bob
Dancy, sheriff of Marshall county, and
his deputies. Holland resisted and
refused to surrender and was shot in
being forcihly arrested The shot pen
etrated the body of Holland, going en-
tirely through, yet 1t is thought that
none of the organs was injured and
that Holland will likely get well.