The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-01-30
CLEANINGS OVER
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting News in Paragraphs


nortant concerns in the state, much
butter and cheese and other prouuc'S
being supplied to Mobile, New orleans
and Memphis and other out-ot-the-staIe
centers.
The week of the Armenian-Syr1an
Relief Campaign has been changed 10
Feb $40, and prominent Mississippi
ans from all sections of the state are
called upon by State Chairman l. Z.
Enochs of the Armenian-Syrian relleI
campaign at Jackson to assist in TINS
drive Mississippi is expected to raise
S150,0O0 the week of Feb. $40, as
part of the national fund of $30,0O0,OOO,
which will be used to furnish food and
clothing for four million helpless peo-
pie in Bible lands.
Starkville.-Garden time is coming
fast. The frogs nightly c1ous will
soon be announcing spring. The odor
of burning brush will be adrift in the
air The desire to dig and plant and
to vie with the neighbors for the earl
lest garden will be epidemic. Get
start now. Write for seed catalogue
and order the seed. Add few packa-
ges of spray materials to the order, to
be ready for the bugs. Haul out and
spread the manure on the garden right
away, and the first pretty spell or
weather break the ground. Work 1t
down a few times to get a fine seed
bed, and when planting time comes all
the real work is over. To get some
new suggestions on what to plant and
when and how, ask the county agent or
the agricultural college for bulletin
or two on the home garden.
University.-The annual yearbook
the student body of the University OF
Mississippi. known as "Ole Miss" this
year will be dedicated to the memory
of those of her sons who have given
their lives for their country and to the
services of all of her sons who have
been in the army or navy. This Will
no doubt be the most important and in
teresting annual in the history of the
institution, as it will be as complete
final record of our military service as
it is possible to make it.
Columbus.-A tract of land known
as the Dashiell place, in the prairie
of Lowndes county, was sold at public
outcry under the provisions of a deed
of trust, having been purchased by L.
N Gehart, who is native OF Danville.
Va, but who has recently been living
at Rolling Fork. The tract contains
55S acres and sold for $3.50 an acre,
bringing 1885, 1t is understood that
Gehart will improve the place
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a medal award"
ed him for bravery in action in the bat
tie of Chateau Thierry, Chester Row.
land of Crenshaw, Miss, is recuperat
ing in a hospital at Hampton Roads,
Va, but expects to return to his nome
soon. according to word received by
Memphis relatives. Rowland was shot
three times in the leg during the at
tack of the United States marines and
was given the war cross for capturing
a machine gun and several prisoners.
for six years city assessor and tax col
lector, died at his home on the High
lands after a long illness. Mr.. Nc
Raven was formerly prominent in
banking circles, having been cashier OF
the old Meridian National and later
president of the Union Bank and Trust
company.
West Point.-While Payne Field,
near here, will not be among the per.
manent training fields for aviators
maintained by the war department, it
Is announced that it will be made a
landing station on an aerial mail route
and it is understood that about 200
men will make their headquarters at
the field.
Columbus.-Joe Pace, who made his
escape from Camp Beauregard last
July and who, after terroriZing citi-
zens in the northern section Of the
county several months, was recently
captured by local officers, has been
taken to Camp Shelby, where he was
tuIutu OFGL W ouShOIAI
New Albany.-The business men OF
New Albany, headed by Capt w. p
| Wiseman, began a movement for the
raising of suitable monument on the
courthouse yard in honor of Unions
dead heroes in the world war. The
movement is meeting with the ap"
prevail of the citizens Of Union county.
Meridian-Eighteen thousand dollars
damage was sustained by the stock of
goods in the w. T. Farley store and
haberdashery of Doland Smith as
the result of fire on the second floor
of the Smith building. The fire was
extinguished with but slight damage to
the building, but not until the stores
below we're flooded with water.