The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-09
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS
s-r--x~s
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

Jackson.-"B Better sires and better
stock" This is the slogan Of a ma
tional better livestock crusade to get
actively in motion October /, and IN
which Mississippi will participate,
the agents Of the U. S. Department. Of
Agriculture working in cooperation
with the A. and NJ College forces and
other agencies interested in livestock
improvement.
Blue Mountain-Because Of a SER
lous shortage Of skilled labor and in
ability to secure building material in
time to complete the contract by the
opening of school ia September,
President w. T. Lowrey Of Blue Noun.
tain College announces that the erec-
tion Of the conservatory of music hall,
planned to be built this summer, viii
be postponed.
Ripley-According to q statement
issued by the county secretary, Mr..
Ellis Finger. of this place, the Tippah
county Sunday School convention,
which was scheduled to meet at Eben-t
Szer on the 7th and Sth of August,
has been postponed on account Of con.
flicting revivaIs in the Ebenezer com
munity.
West Point-Eugene Hamlin, q
prominent young farmer and dairy
man ~ Uyocf bO;ak xras ooo{daataII,y
killed while making his morning de-
livery of dairy products on Westbrook
street, by endeavoring to remove
live wire which had been broken by a
storm and was hanging over the
street.
Quitman-At . meeting Of the board
Of trustees Of the Quitman High
School Professor A. B. Nicholson was
elected principal to serve the next
term which begins the first Monday
In September.
New Albany-The quadrennial can
didates' picnic was celebrated by the
good people of New Albany and Un-
ion county with the largest attendance
in the history Of such gatherings to
its credit.
Columbus-Feeling sure that there
Is oil and gas in this section of the
state, number of prominent citizens
Of Lowndes county and other places
have applied for a charter of incorpor-
alton.
Greenwood-If plans now under way
for the erection of new homes and
other buildings in Greenwood are exc
cuted this city will see a new era of
building prosperity never known be-
fore.
Clarksdale-The sitting heat en-.
countered in the federal court room
caused Judge Holmes to suddenly ad-
journ court, following transfer of the
entire docket to the January term.
Yazoo City-A telegram to the Of
flee of the Yazoo Commercial Club
this week announced the purchase of
Q car Of ewes in Iowa for the Co
operative buyers of Yazoo county.
olumbus-Columbu is rapidly de-
veloping as hay marketing center.
Each week hundreds of tons of hay
are marketed in, this city through
brokers here and by direct dealing.
Hattiesburg-Quiet now prevails at
local manufacturing industry where
the life of a foreman, who is alleged
to have made insulting remarks about
white women was in danger
Meridian-The Gypsy clans Of Nit
chell are gathering to pay homage to
their queen. Callie Mitchell, who died
near here several years ago and who
was buried with great pomp.
Jackson. The Mississippi state
penitentiary has paid into the state,
through Auditor Robert E. Wilson.
s79.224.76, the proceeds Of cotton and
other farm product sales.
Blue Mountain-Steps are now be-
Ing taken to secure separate school
district for Cotton Plant, the town on
ihe Paul j. Rainey estate, five miles
south OF here.
Gulfport government flotilla
which has been in Gulfport for sew
sral days program left on its way to
Key West, Florida, via Dry Tortugas.
Agricultural College Mississippi
lied with Pennsylvania this year for
The first honors in the development of
the bull association work.
Vaiden-The annual short course
was held here this week under the
direction of Mrs. Fannie Hemphill,
agent for Carroll county.
Corinth-The year 1919 proves to
be one Of the best that Corinth and
Alccrn county have experienced pos
sibly in the past ten years, and II un-
It and spirit Of cooperation among
our citizens continues as 1t is now,
greater things win be developed in
tho future.
Blue Mountain-Dr. r. A. Kim
brough, pastor Of Lowrey Memorial
Baptist church, has been invited to