Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-16

Water Valley.-The scarlet fever,
which has been in evidence here, has
about subsidized.
New Albany.-The Rev. Dan Kelley
revival meeting at the M. E. church in
this city is under way. Great crowds
assemble.
Batesville.-The Pamela county fair,
to be held here on Friday, October
II, promises to be the best one held
here yet.
Wesson.-The farmers Of the sur
rounding community met at the city
hall and organized a truck growers
association.
Wesson.-Wesson continues to en-,
large it's shipments Of milk. One train
alone carried 1000 gallons from here
one day last week.
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Tupelo--Five hundred delegates and
visitors are attending the Baptist state
Sunday school convention and state
B. Y. IP u. meeting.
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Leland.-The trustees Of the Leland
school met and let the contract for the
erection of the building for the Leland
consolidated school.
Belzoni-At a meeting of about 40
ladies and four gentlemen in the high
school building parent-teacher organ
ization was perfected:
Leland.-Dr. l. w. Read, who has
been pastor Of the Baptist church at
this place for nearly seven years, has
rendered his resignation.
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Senatobia.-The board of superyij
ors awarded the contracts for workias
the public roads of the county for next
two years, beginning on jan 1, 1920.
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Clarksdale.-T colored people Ct
Coahoma county will hold their first
county fair in the history OF Goa
homa county on October 23 and "A.
Yazoo City.-With a continue - Of
the present season of good cotton pick
ing weather, this years cotton crop in
the delta will be picked in rcccrd
time.
Greenwood Kate Barnes has
sold her plantation, consisting of t9l
acres, to R, B. Schlater and L. NJ. PosJ
for consideration of $4,000, or $500
per acre.
Indianola. -The levy for taxes fer
the year 1919 has been fixed by the
Sunflower county board of supervisors
at 1912 mills, including the state and
levee taxes.
Jackson-At Terry, in the lower part
Of Kinds county one Of the finest
farming communities in this section of
Mississippi, there was held first-rate
community fair.
Belzoni.-The Winona district mis-
sionary society of the North Missis-
sippi conference convened here with
Mrs c. A. Neal presiding and Mrs. J.
T. Duncan secretary.
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sMcComb City.-The local post of the
American Legion had meeting when
delegates were elected to attend the
state convention which meets in Jack.
son during state fair week.
arkville.-Oktibbeh county will
soon have fine herd of shorthorns il
the owners, W. K Taylor and E. w
Wistler, of Udell, Iowa, can find suit
Able location for dairy purposes.
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University.-A new addition to the
faculty of the university is that Of
Quincy C. Ayers, who has just ar
rived to take up his duties as assist
ant professor of civil engineering.
Starkville.-T first issue of the
Starkville News, under the new man
agement of Graham T. Gholson and T.
B. White, made its appearance crowd
I'D with news items and advertise
ments.
Agricultural College.-That a public
gymnasium is essential to the welfare
u lll0 "A. W w. SOlA066 10 CNlu6uCSu
by an enthusiastic meeting held re-
Gently in which the necessity was es-
tablished.
Crystal Springs.-W. T. Ellis, who
has received the contract from the
road commissioners of this district
10 maintain the graveled roads for the
next four years, is receiving his road
machinery.
Jackson.-While the farming opera
lions Of the state penitentiary trus-
ees will produce for the current harry
est season not more than rs per cent
Of normal crop this will be largely
offset by augmented yields of other
crops.
Crystal Springs. -Following the rec
lamentations Of the state advisory
insurance rating board at Vicksburg,
he city authorities have authorized
he establishing at once of two fire
stations instead Of one, as heretofore
maintained.
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