Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-18
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest.
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - =

NT6eHVlll6.-f1euTy McCdSk6u was
found dead on plantation near Le-
land. A wound was found in the lower
left leg Of McCaskell 1t was proven at
the trial that McCaskell and Jim
Rhodes, both colored, had dispute
over a middle-buster. McCaskell drew
knife, according to the evidence, and
started for Rhodes, when the latter
ran, but just as McCaskell was about
to reach Rhodes with his knife sharp
cane struck his leg and severed an ar
On the stand Rhodes said that Nc
Caskell was struck down and his own
life saved in answer to fervant pray
er. He said:
II prayed to de Lord with faith from
my head to my heels to save me from
dat nigger's knife, and my prayer was
answered, for he struck cane and
drapped down and died, an here is as
good as ever"
The jury returned verdict that NC
Caskell had come to his death from
the loss Of blood caused by a piece of
cane penetrating his left leg.
While crossinis slough
on horseback at point in the Little
Sunflower River, 80 miles north Of
Vicksburg. Edward Kline, manager of
the Wisconsin Lumber Company, was
thrown from his horse and drowned.
His body was recovered in short time
and brought to this city for interment.
Kline and F. C.Tucker were riding to.
gether when Kline's horse became en-.
tangled in some vines and he lost his
balance, falling into the slough.
Mr.. Tucker made every effort to res.
cue his companion hut says the body
did not rise to the surface. The body
was caught in the underbrush. Kline
was 46 years of age, and is survived
by his wife and three children
Greenwood. - Private Archer r.
OVERLY, one of the heroes of st. Omen.
tin, who helped to crush the Hinuelr
burg line, and who was an eye wit
ness to the death of Capt. Quentin
Roosevelt, has returned to his home in
Greenwood. Private Overly was with
the Both division, Company d, Hath
machine gun battery. He was one OF
{ Sc who were awarded bronze med.
al by the state of Tennessee fer par
ticipation in the famous battle Of st.
Quentin on September 20.
Private OVERLY witnessed the killing
OF Capt Quentin Roosevelt from his
dugout door. by the means of field
glasses he saw the fight in which thu
gallant captain met his death, when
he was attacked by Hun planes.
Senatobia.-The centenary Metho.
dist mission meeting for the Sardis
district was held here presided over
by Mr.. Arnold, of Pamela county There
were rs delegates present, pastors and
laymen. The meeting was attended by
well-known workers in the Methodist
church in North Mississippi, among
them being D. H. Hall. of New Albany,
Miss; Rev B. P. Jaco, of Winona,
Miss; A. B. Clement, of Nashville,
Tenn; Rev. R. H. B. Gladney and Rev.
A t. McIlwain, pastor of the local
Methodist church. The tithing plan
was adopted by the meeting, and OBJ
legations will be solicited in this man
Eer.
Memphis is falling in
line for greater production of food and
feedstuffs and less cotton, according to
j. w. Willis, state farm demonstration
agent of Mississippi, who was in Mem
phis last week from A. and M. college
at Starkville. mississippi is going in
heavily this season for live stock, hogs,
dairyingr sheep and sweet potatoes.
The cotton acreage, already greatly re-
duced as compared to several years
ago, will be cut further Even the delta
is going in for smaller cotton acreage.
Meridian-A half million dollars will
be spent In Lauderdaie county in good
roads construction. Beat s, which al
ready has six miles Of rock, surfaced
road. is preparing to issue S115 600 in
bonds to extend the CauseyviIle road
to the Alabama line and to surface the
Whynot and Kewanes -olds to the
Alabama line, where these roads will
connect with good roads in that state
A supplemental fund Of the same
amount is expected to be secured from
the government.
sesss
jackson. Isaac Columbus Enochs,
aged 81 years. one of .Mississippis fore