The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-03-13
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Interesting Hap
penings Gathered
From ALI Sections
of the State - -

Columbus.-E. T. Blankley, OF Keo-
kuk, Iowa, was placed in Jail here on
charge of passing a worthless check
for $35.
Senatobia.-Tate county will deter
mine on April the issue of road bonds
in the sum of 100000 for graveling
the roads This sum will be augment
ed by another $15O,0O0 from the fed.
eral government.
Meridian.-The church workers con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, for the Meridian dis
trict and the Epworth League confer
ences were two interesting meetings
held in this city last week.
Jackson.-Ninety delegates have
been named by Gov Bilbo to attend
the seventh annual convention of the
United States Good roads association
to be held at Mineral Wells, Tex, as
Mississippi's representatives
Observation-Disclosures county declared
her intention for good roads in the
special election for the bond issue of
the Jeff Davis highway, and the oppo.
sition melted away under the heavy
avalanche of votes, 356 to 27.
Meridian-J. A. ]. Mcdonald, chair
man of the cotton acreage reduction
committee in Lauderdale county, called
a meeting of farmers for March 8, at
the courthouse Pledges were taken
for cotton reduction in this section.
New Establishments OF the
3S5th and 336th field artillery of the
S7th division (nationa army troops
from Arkansas, Mississippi and Louis
lanai were among troops arriving here
aboard the transport Powhatan. The
vessel originally was to go to Newport
News, but was diverted to this port.
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Meridian.-The next Scottish Kite
reunion has been set for May 10, 20
and 81, and a large class is expected.
The reunion will be followed by cere-
monial session of Hamasa temple on
May %, which will equal, if not eclipse,
the last ceremonial session, declared
the best of a long list of splendid en-
tertainments of this organization In
Meridian.
Columbus. Helm, represent
ative in congress from the Eighth Ken
lucky district, died on his plantation,
recently purchased here, after an i'll
ness of several days. Death was caused
by a. complication of troubles, it was
said. Had he lived, Mr.. Helm would
have entered upon his seventh term IN
congress. He was So years old and is
survived by widow. The body was
taken to his former home in Stanford,
KY, for burial
Blue Mountain.-The Tippah Coun-
ty Teachers association held meet
ing, with Prof L. H. lobe, superintend'
ent of the Ripley high school and pres
ident of the association in the chair.
Special features of the gathering were
addresses by leading teachers, pledges
on the part of those present to contrib
ute to the campaign for better educa-
.tional conditions in Mississippi, and
a delicious dinner served by the girls
of the home science department Of tie
Ripley high school.
Washington,-More than 200 fast
American fighting tanks" have been
loaned by the war department to the
Liberty loan organization to be sent
scurrying over city streets and country
roads during the Victory loan cam
paign as an advertising feature. Be-
tween IL and 20 will be assigned to
each federal reserve district, to be
routed by district managers. Each OF
the five-ton trucks, managed by two
soldiers and armed with machine guns,
will carry loan orators in addition.
Jackson.-More than leo Y. M. c. A.
workers gathered here for a statewide
conference, at which plans were dis
cussed for 1919. DIR. w. w. Alexander,
Of Atlanta; w. p. Kretchmar, OF Green
Vile; A. J. Speer. OF Atlanta; B. G.
Alexander, Of Atlanta, state secretary
for Mississippi Herbert L.. Crate, state
boys work secretary and representa-
tive of the work among the negroes.
were on the program. Six paid secre-
taries make up the present state staff
of the Y, whereas Mr. Godfrey was the
solo field worker three years ago. The
aim Of the state association is to have
a paid secretary for every county.
Meridian-The delegates to the Y.
NC A. training school for negroes re-
turned from Cannon seminary In
North Carolina and are enthusiastic
over the plans made for the return o.