The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-26

I Absence from the county is tn
rea' on gwen for no news appear.
ing lin these columns from this
county the past week, our official
duties having carried us out into
the great State of Texas, from
which state we conveyed Knox
Cooper "a white man, back to this
county to answer an indictment
against him for carrying concealed
weapons and jumping his bonds
men. Immediately after arriving
back at our home, we had to make
trip down to the negro insane
hos pital at Mt. Vernon, in the
Sc thern part of the state, con-
veying lunatic to that place foI
q - tmert
1t was our first visit out in
Texas and while we were not par
ticularly struck nthc country, we
were impressed with the claverness
and generosity of the people with
whom we came in contac. There is
Doubt but Texas is made up of a
fine citizenehip, brave and true
ever ready to lend a helping hand
70 stranger. and assist in many
other ways that are appreciated
From what we could see along
the.railroads their crops did no
seem to be bit better than ours
brt 50 mary more acres planted.
Corn was bringing eighty and nine
" cents per bushel out there and
thew were paving trcm two to tive
and a half dollars with board for
picking cotton. They Seemed to b.
astonished at the price of two
dollars for corn in Alabama.
We have made several trips t
Mt. Vernon and each trip become
more interesting. as there are man
things to see. 1t is some curiosity
to see the amount of grub that j
prepared to feed the eight hlndre
inmates at each meal. While tn
state maintains "a large farm dow
there and any amount of stuff
grown to feed thee people, moth
n~ li',n enou0h can b. produced
and s,ncthing like two-thirds of tn
Good roooesarv is purchased from
tie outside. 1t is a great instit7tior
Favino as it's superintendent, Pr +
l.. McCaffNrty, one IF Picken
courtv's noble sons, Will another
Mr. James Turnipseod, is srperin
tendent of the AGRICULTURAL dpnart
p,eut. Their MANY friends back i
Pickens county are prond Of tho y"
-o~l thore Gentlemen have made n
their respective departmert durin
their stay of several years at thi
place.
News Of the death of Lee Cool
which occurred at his home il
Columbus nthe nth inst, was re
,oivcd in CarrolIton by relative:
with genuine sorrow. Lee Cook was
nephew of Mrs. f. H. Williams
f Carrolltcn, and was a splendi6
Young man whom many admired
and honored Although his Illness
,acscd through several years he was
ever cheerful and was reconcllec
20 his condition, realizing sooner or
later he must answer the final call
n earlier years he had prepared
himself to meet tho summons, hav.
ing been a devoted member Of thu
7antist church, and lived an up
.iprt Chri tan life. He was son
# Mr.. and Mrs, ]. D. Cook, forme
-esidents of this county, and be
sid s these, is survived by a num-
Der of other relatives, a5 well a
host of friends, who mourn his
nt'mely end. just in the prime OF
manhood. He has passed INTO that
undiscovered country and Is now
peacefully resting from the trlal
If his short life.
The revival meeting, which ha,
been in progress at the Baptist
church in Carrollton for the pas
ten days, came to a close Wednes
day night. Rev. Poole, of Meri-
Ian. Miss. an evangelist Of unus-
nal ability. assisted the pastor II
the services, and as a result o
hoir efforts. about twenty were
added to the membership OF tn
church by letter and baptism;
Mrs. Carroll Faynie, OF the Heb
reu neighborhood, was visitor to
friends in Carrollton during the
week. 49,,
Mr. c. Lyles. Of Union Hill, wa
business visitor in Carrollton last
Tuesday.
Rev. r. L. Dill, who has been
serving as pastor of the Alieeville
and Carrollton Methodist churches
the past two years, is now Wlndlng
up his years work preparatory to
leaving fer annual conference IN
Birmingham the early part OF Nov
ember. During Mr., nill's pastorate
of these churches he has done :
fine work and the members of
these churches, as well as his many
friends of the other denominations,
hope to see him returned for anoth-
cr year at least.
Mr.. Bonner Curry. who IS now
maxine his home in Aiceville' where
:. -al,an N