The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
COLUMBUS, MISS.

lcial )-After having been without serv. ice ever since the disastrous conflagra- tion which visited this city last Tues day local telephone subscribers are lsgain having their calls answered. While the telephone building was not destroyed or even seriously damaged by the flames, it was mSlaced by the east wall of the Columbus National Bank building, one of the structures burned, and could not be safely occu- pied until this wall had been removed. The wall has been reduced to height which makes occupancy of the tele- phone building safe and calls are be- ing regularly answered. Immediately after the fire temporary exchange was established in the Odd Fellows building, but at that station only long distance calls were handled, no at tempt havings been made to serve local subscribers,
 l It is probable that the conflagration will result in a reorganization of the fire department and material i'm provement in fire fighting facilities generally. The water supply is de- rived from Luxapalila creek, and there is only one main leading from the pumping station, which is we'll outside the corporate limits to the standpipe. which is in the center of the city. This main is too small to supply sufficient water for a big fire like the one which recently visited the city, and the only solution of the problem seems to lie in the installation of an additional main. Public sentiment seems also to favor Imotorizng the department.
 The music department of the Missis- sippi Industrial Institute and College will soon inaugurate it's annual series of spring recitals, and different stu dents will appear in appropriate pro grammes as follows: March 2S. recital Iby junior class; April II, Misses Nesbit land Harrison; April IS, Misses Rhodes
 and Ferguson April 25, Mrs. T. w. l Woodward, Jr.; May 3, Miss Mary Hill assisted by ensemble composed of mem bers of the sophomore class.
 Rev. R. J. Bateman of Meridian. Miss, is conducting a revival at the
 First Baptist church. The music Is a
 special feature of the meeting, being furnished by musicians from the choirs
 of the various local churches and being
 directed by MT. and Mrs Fred Schol- field of Louisville, Ky.
 
 lwhose general offices were located in the Columbus National bank building,
 which was destroyed in the conflagra- tion which recently visited this city, has secured temporary quarters In the Odd Fellows building. All of the rec ords which had accumulated during the l17 years that have elapsed since the |, office was established here were de- . stroyed by the flames.
 | While plans have been made for the immediate reconstruction of the Colum- lbus National Bank building, which was Iamong the structures destroyed In the fire which recently visited Columbus, nothing has been done toward replacing
 the Hatch building. which also suc- cumbed to the flames. This building
 occupied site at the neartheast cor lner of Main and Market streets, which is one of the best locations in Colum- IEus, and local citizens are very anxious to see an imposing structure erected l to take the place of the one destroyed , by fire.
 The public road leading from Colum- bus to Macon, Miss, is soon to be con-
 verted into a class pike. part of the thoroughfare traverses territory in Lowndes county, running thence into Noxubee, and the Noxubee county high lway commission has appropriated $12,- 900 for the work in that county. This will probably be followed by similar action in Lowndes county, and the entire road will be placed Tn llrst- class condition.
 | On next Tuesday, April 1, the quail fled electors in two separate road tax ing districts in Lowndes will vote on
 the issuance of bonds for the improve ment of their public highways. The
 districts in which elections are to be
 held and the amount of the proposed bond issues in each are as follows: West
 Port. s40,000: Artesia, s40,000, for con- templated Improvements and $500 to
 pay for work already finished. Tn ad- dition to these two elections, the people lof the Tuscaloosa road district will de- eide at the polls whether or not they desire to come under chapter 176 of the Mississipupi statutes of 1914, which governs the issuance of bonds for the improvement of public highways. Copy for the year book which Is is- sued annually by members of the staff of the Spectator, the official publica- ton of the student body of the Missis- sippi Industrial Institute and College, is now in the hands of the printers. and the publication will be ready for deliv- cry early in May The copy was pre-
 pared under the direction of Miss
 Mabel Golf. business manager of the
 same periodical.
 P. L. Wells farm demonstration agent for Lowndes county, who for
 merly made his headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce. has established an office in the Stone hotel building on ! South Market street. The apartment on the first floor of the First State bank building formerly occupied by the Chamber of Commerce. has been se-
 cured by A. J. Rombach. whose jewelry establishment was destroyed in the dis astrous fire which recently visited Co., lumbus.
 Mai B. A. Lincoln. at present chan cery clerk of Lowndes county, who is candidate for clerk of the supreme court of Mississippi, left recently'for campaign tour, which will include number of counties in the northern sec ha cts fa