Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23


from San Diego, Cal, to Jacksonville,
Fla, is actively behind the movement
TO bridge the Mississippi river at
Eatchez.
NV Albany-The civic league and
new century club of New Albany have
launched a campaign for funds with
which to build a cottage on the ground
of the state tuberculosis sanitarium at
Magee.
attiesburg.-United Daughters of
Che Confederacy gave complimentary
reception to the local Confederate vet
Grams, of whom there are about 100 in
Forrest county, and half of whom were
present.
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Agricultural College.-Two foreign
countries and sixteen states are rep
resented in the 1341 students who
have enrolled in the Mississippi A.
and M. College for the session Of 1919
1920.
Veruna.-The series of heavy rains
has retarded cotton picking in this Sec
lion. The farmers of Verona are hust-
Iers and usually keep close up with
gathering the open cotton.
Crystal Springs.-The greatest vege-
table industry for which this section
ks famous throughout the country is
beginning to- assume shape for next
seasons OPERATIONS.
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Jackson.-Warren county has ap-
proved the issue Of 100000 in bonds
for building good roads by vote of
over 900 affirmative to eight In the
negative.
Blue Mountain-The Chalybeate camp
Of the Woodmen of the World, situated
In the upper end Of this county, Sun
FAY, October 26, will hold double I'M
yelling.
LouisviIIe.--A party Of citizens in
The county are making preparations to
organize a banking institution here
under the name of the Louisville home
bank.
Vfcksburg-Frederic Gordon Speed,
grand secretary of the grand lodge Of
Masons in Mississippi for the last
sight years, died at his home in this
: city,
Magnolia.-The receiver and credit
brs Of the White cotton mills, South
McComb, have received an offer OF
100000 cash for the mills property.
Yazoo City.-Good, rich delta land
continues to attract big and little in.
yestors. and there seems to be no indt'
cation of the interest tagging.
ElIisville.-The Jones county board
uF supervisors has fixed the assessment
Of property at about two mills increase
over that of last year.
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New Albany-The Union county ed
ucational association held its first
meeting fcr the present school year in
the courthouse here.
ScOoba.-Much interest is centering
around the new bank of Scooba which
viii be known as the Merchants and
Farmers bank,
Greenwood The Greenwood post OF
me American legion, to be known as
post 29, was organized at the chamber
Of commerce.
Starkville.-Fina plans have been
completed for the script" dance, which
Is to be given at tho A. and M. college
on October 81.
Starkville-The dairy club organiza-
ton was organized recently at the A.
and M. college for the ensuing year.
Blue Mountain.--In spite of the sign
Ing of the armistice, Tippah boys are
still enlisting for military service.
Como.-An ice plant is the latest ad-
aition to Cemo's rapidly expanding in
austria1 and business section.
Como.-Disaster marks crop reports
nom this territory because of the con-
Einued rain and hot weather
Booneville.-The sheriff's office is
getting ready to begin the collection of
Eaxes for the current year.
sMeridian.-The Fifth Street Meth
dist church was badly damaged by fire
u an unknown origin.
bert.-Constant rains have re-
suited in in serious damage to the cot
E0n crop.
Poplarville-The first annual Pearl
River county fair was great success.
BIut Mountain. The large influx OF
people into Blue Mountain during the
bast few months has stimulated I'M
hEual activity among the merchants.
Meridian.-The first live stock sales
Gay in Meridian was complete sue
cess, with every offering disposed Of
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