Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-25
MISSISSIPPI.
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

e~7end $4,000 in paving the streets in
the business district of the city.
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Belzoni.-Sheriff o. G. Turner veri
fled the reported lynching of a negro
at Louise, when he returned from the
scene.
Charleston.-A meeting was held at
the mayors office to formulate plans
for the establishment of creamery in
Charleston.
Newton.-The board of trustees OF
the Newton public school has just fin.
ished electing the faculty for the en-.
suing session.
Crystal Springs. Much prepare.
tion is being made by the management
of the approaching session of the Mis-
sissippi chautauqua
Yazoo City-F. A. McGraw has an.
nounced his withdrawal from the race
in Yazoo county because of the press
of personal business
Jacksonville sheriffs' association
of Mississippi has been called to meet
at the house of representatives hall
here Wednesday, July 49,
Senatobia.-One hundred and twen-
ty-five shippers of Tate county formed
this week the Tate County Co-opera-
tive Shippers asse citation.
Columbus. Lowndes county is to
secure five of the several thousand
motor trucks which the federal gov
ernment is to distribute.
Jackson.-Reports reaching head.
quarters of the Mississippi Memorial
association indicate that county chair
men in all sections are active.
Ripley. - County Demonstration
Agent w. T. Pollard, of this county,
shipped a car of sheep for the farm
ers of the lower part of the county.
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Yazoo City-The Pickens County
Cooperative Shippers association
has offered total Of $23,5o In .srizes
to the shippers of poultry Of all kinds.
Greenwood. - No arrests have been
made in Greenwood for drunkenness
or bootlegging since July 1, when the
national prohibition law went into ef-
feet.
Blue Mountain Blue Vista farm,
which supplies Blue Mountain college
with much of its foodstuff, and which
contains the famous college dairy, has
been sold.
Meridian. - The county assessment
rolls, after revision of the supervisors,
shows an assessment for Lauderdale
county of $1s.402.475 against $1S,564,-
$50 in 1918.
Kosciusko.-D. c. Jordan, formerly
. prominent furniture dealer of Kos
ciusko, was found dead in the field
Of his brother-inlaw, J. D. Sanders,
at Rocky Point
vicksburg Cotton IN the past thir-
ty days has shown a wonderful Inn
provement along the lines of the Y. &
M. V. railroad through Mississippi and
the crop is looking fine.
Macon.-The election for or against
the issuance of $4,000 city bonds for
the purpose of repairing the rock and
asphalt streets within the city limits
carried almost unanimously.
Jackson. Antitrust probes have
finally ended in Jackson, with indict-
ments returned against the laundry
men by the Kinds county grand jury
charging price-fixing.
Columbus The appearance of
Homer Clark, said to be the worlds
greatest trap shot, was feature of
the regular weekly shooting match OF
the Magowah Gun club.
Hattiesburg. During a political
ral2y held Tuesday near Moselle.
Miss, Mr.. Rawls, prominent farmer
Of Jones county and candidate for
Justice OF the peace, was struck by
lightning.
Natchez. A campaign has been
opened by the Natchez Chamber of
Commerce for the requirement Of the
business section of the city and the
extension Of sidewalks in the residen-
tial section.
Meridian. The supervisors will
Bell on August z, $4,000 consolidated
school bonds. These bonds were re-
Gently voted by the Long Creek. VIM
vile and Center Hill school districts
and the money will be used in con-
structing school buildint5.
Columbus.-S. w. Pegram, member
Df the board of supervisors of Tippah