The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-11


cattle growers and feeders OF Missis
sippi to be held at Canton on April
%, under the auspices OF the Missis-
sippi Cattle Feeders Association
which was organized two years ago.
Jackson.-Two important live stock
sales are scheduled to be held here
The Mississippi Hereford association
will hold its annual spring sale and
auction April IT, while 80 brood sows
and gifts will be offered for sale April
is, by the Mississippi Duroc Breeders
| association.
Conway.-All records of the selec-
tive draft in this county. including s.
500 missionaries and numerous other
documents compiled in the is months
Of the existence of the local exemption
board are on the way to Washington
for storage with war department rec
ords. The Is cases containing the
draft records were forwarded to the ad.
| jutant-general of the army.
Columbus-While no official action
toward reducing the cotton acreage il
Lowndes county has been taken, the
farmers, as individuals, viii plant the
fleecy staple sparin~ly. The cotton
acreage has been gradually reduced in
this county since boil weeyils appeared
in 1910. and local farmers have since
| devoted their activities largely to rails
ing live stock and to the production OF
hay and grain.
VazOo Citv NeorIv all Of the white
teachers of Yazoo county have become
mem bers of the state teachers associ-
alton, which meets at Hattiesburg May
1, and s. Prof Hugh Bull, county su
perintendent of education, and Prof
Ira G. Allen, at the head of the coun
tvs agricultural high school at Benton
ere given credit for the work in the
county and predict that a large mum
Der of the teachers will attend the
state meeting.
Senatobia-Th election held in the
county last week on the question OF
issuing 100000 road bonds carried by
| five to one At one voting precinct
Savage, in the western part of the
/ county, every vote was cast in favor OF
/ the bonds. The United States govern
ment will add another 5000 900 to this
amount, making a total of 100000 TO
| be expended on building roads in the
| county The bonds will be issued at
the April term of the board and sold
| at the May meeting.
Jackson-United States Attorney
| General A. Mitchell Palmer will be the
| principal speaker before the meeting
of the Mississippi Bar association to be
neld at Clarksdale May l, according to
announcement from officials of that or
| ganization here. Members of the asso-
citation are expecting an unusually
! ia"ge attendance at the convention be
cause of Mr.. PaImer's presence The
| encouragement will probably speak
on the league of nations from a legal
standpoint.
Starkville-A and NJ. college is
planning a unique old student com
mencement for May "a % and 26. Spe-
cial features for the pleasure Of the old
boys are being arranged. The speak
ers for the various events will be
drawn from the lists of former stu
dents 1t is expected that these three
days will see a homecoming" not
only of many of the boys who went
across. but also of numbers of the
older men who have not been upon the
campus for years President Smith is
extending an earnest invitation to all
who have ever attended college to re
turn for that season.
Yazoo City.-For three days this
month the Agricultural high school at
Benton. Yazoo county, will be host tG
about Is of the states specialists in
agricultural matters Miss Lillian Z.
Law!ey, county home demonstration
agent is cooperating with high school
IN the planning of the event. The mat
ter of the canning of fruits and vege'
tables is to receive special attention,
as is also the work of the boys and
girls clubs of the county and state
A Gamer OF sufficient size is now
owned in the county for the canning OF
a calf, and it is thought that calf viii
be secured for a demonstration at the
short course.
Clarksdale Mississippi Dental
association will hold its 43d annual
meeting here April Is. 16 and il.
Greenwood,-Mrs.J E. Bryan, aged
90, one of the pioneer residents OF Mis-
sissippi, died at tho home of her son.
E F Bryan. Mrs. Bryan had only been
i'll for about a week. although she had
been in feeble condition for some
time. Death was due to infirn2ities in
cident to old age. Mrs. Bryan was born
in Chester district, S. c. She came to
Choctaw county, French Camp, Miss.
in 1856, where she resided until 10
years ago. She then moved to Green
wood to make her home with her son
Mrs Bryan was perhaps the Oldest
woman in this section of the state.
Merigold.-Fire was discovered in
the Mcneil garage, and in few min
ntes the entire building was in flames.
The shortage of water handicapped the