Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-11
MISSISSIPPI
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

ColllerN and United states Senator Pat
Harrison. announcing that the house
has agreed to the senate amendment
appropriating sS5 900 for memorial
arch in yicksburg National Military
Park, commemorating the peace juhi-
lee and reunion of the Blue and the
Gray held in the park in October.
1917.
Jackson Only 100 white men and
two white women are inmates of the
Mississippi penitentiary at present,
according to Mrs o. M. spickard, as
sistant secretary and registrar who
has just completed her biennial re-
port. The number of Inmates Of both
races total 1,123, at present, as COM
pared with 1,13S last month
Greenwood.-Walter Moore was Sc
riously injured near Morgan City
when he was caught in trashing ma
chine which he was operating. He
was among the first to enlist from
this county when the European war
developed and served for several
months with the A. e. F. "at 81 r. -
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Jackson--Officials OF the state
highway department and local me-
chanics express much surprise over
the completeness OF the equipment
found with each Of the big ex-army
trucks allocated to Mississippi for
good road work and received In jack
son for distribution. na 3.
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Yazoo City.--As the result of the
bite of some insect while she and her
husband and a party of friends were
on fishing trip near their home at
Lake City two weeks ago, Mrs. Wiley
l.. johnson died at the -Lintonia Sani-
tarium, where she had been taken for,
treatment. ~4s4gs#a
Agricultural College. Mrs. Della
B. Alley, district home demonstration
agent for the northwest section of the
state, is holding series Of county
short courses for girls and women, OF
three-day sessions, holding one in ev-
cry organized county.
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Meridian.-Dave Thomas Kilcrease,
held in the county jail here for the
Pearl River county Miss, authorities
on the charge of wife murder, COM
mitted suicide by cutting. his throat
with a razor, borrowed from another
prisoner
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Indianola.- The ex-soldfArs and ex-
sailors of Sunflower county met at
the courthousei in Indianola and organ
lied the Sunflower county executive
committee OF the American Legion,
Post No. for Mississippi
Jackson. Public health nursing
in Jackson and Kinds county, after
months Of uncertainty, was placed on
a firm basis, as result of action TAX
en- by the Kinds County Chapter of
the American Red Cross, e6
Biloxi-A decree has been signed
by Judge Holmes ordering the sale of
the Pascagoula Street Railway and
Power Company, which concern has
heen in the hands OF receiver for
several months. sstI
Greenville. - The board Of mayor
and council of the city of Gfeenville
have ordered an election for July rs
to authorize the issuance Of bonds to
the amount of $225,OO0 for public i'm
provements. sl1l4ssB
Tupelo.-The inter-county normal,
consisting OF six eounties.-Lee, Mon
roe, Itawamba, .Prentiss, Alcorn and
Tishomingo-will be held in Tupelo,
beginning July IA and closing Au-
gust 16, shessi kaR3s2
Coldwater. = A big motor truck
smashed through bridge in, Hicka-
hala bottom, and the eight bales of
cotton with which it was loaded were
dumped into big pond Of water
Amory- The first day of the short
course for girls and women OF Mon
roe county. which is being held at
Amory, opened with % girls present.
besides a number OF women.
Yazoo City.-The number of ewes;
Inow subscribed for shipment into va
zoo county to stock. the plantations
and farms of the local sheep raisers
has reached about 800.
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Ripley.-A cooperative shi6ment of
Irish POTATOES 3 was ] shipped Z from
Faulkner. just north Of here ~ Coun-
lty Agent W.T.. Pollard. The car was
consigned to Chicago.
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Brookhaven.-The city board has
decided by unanimous vote to issue
bonds to am smount not to eceed
s1oo,o 900 forAa .sswefagsa ssstea ! ior
Brookhaven.
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