The Neshoba Democrat., 1920-07-01
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and.
Told in Briefest Form


York stating that the equestrian statue
OF his father, the lamented Confeder.
ate brigadier general, Lloyd Tilgman,
who was killed At Champions Hill, will
be erected In the park The cost WI!
bs 100000 or sss,0oo.
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Maorhead.-~The meeting OF the Mis-
sissippi railroad commissioners and
offica,s of the Y. & NJ. Y. Railroad
company and Southern In Mississippi,
which was to have been held at Moor
bead on July /, has been postponed
until July 2. This has been called by
the railroad commission In the inter
est of a new union depot at Moor.
head.
Columbus-At meeting Of the dairy
and livestock interests of LoWndes
county and> the Columbus territory
held in this city the Lowndes county
dairymens association was formally
lowing officers. Lon Freeman, presi-
dent; A. B. Carter, vice president; w.
D. Bishop, secretary and treasurer.
Jacksonville Mississippi Retail
Furniture Dea,e association was or
ganized at the Jackson Board of Trade
rooms, number of dealers from over
the state being present. S. G. Wilson
of Greenwood was elected president,
r. w. Hinton, Jr., of Greenwood was
elected vice president; M. d. Field OF
Jackson, secretary-treasurer.
Crystal Springs.-A large number OF
the vegetable brokers representing
commission men left here for points In
Trnnessee where the vegetable move
ment will begin In few days. The
season here has not been as profita
be as formerly due to rail conditions
and the uncertainty of deliveries.
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Jackson.-Dr. w. S. Leathers, secre
tary and executive officer of the Mis-
s'ssippi state board of health, has pre-
pared summary of results of the ex.
aminations held this week. The pro
portion of those who were successful
In responding to the tests is much
greater than usual.
Crystal Springs-The Crystal Springs
canning company opened its doors fol
business for the season. The canning
company has installed up-to-date ma
chinery and is prepared to take care
of large quantity of tomatoes, beans,
okra and other vegetables grown here.
Agricultural College.-The 1920 sum-
mer normal of A. and M. col ege has
rea ;ned an enrolment which makes 1t
tho greatest normal in the history of
the college and one of the largest nor.
mails ever conducted in Mississippi.
Meridian.-Good progress is being
made toward installing the 100000
stockyards In Meridian, the p ans and
specifications already being drawn for
the yards and everything being done to
push the project forward.
Hernando-The first cotton bloom
reported in DeSoto county was receiv'
ed by C. Z. Emersin & Co. from the
farm Of Mcintosh Bros. The cotton
crop has progressed wonderfully with
In the past ten days.
Senatobia.-Mss Eva Caldwell OF
Scottsboro, Ala, is the new county
agent for Tate county. She is making
q tour OF all the clubs of the county
and reports much interest being taken
by the club girls.
Moorhead.-Sam Bianco of Baird
has just purchased three business lots
In Moorhead and has closed a contract
for the erection of three brick stores
Five new residences are now under
construction and contracts have been
let for several nose.
Indianola.-The autmobile and log
wagon taxes collected in Sunflower
county, as turned in by Sheriff Cox
for the last fiscal year, amounted to
$1,000.
Blue Mountain.-H. L. Smith, the
newly employed farm agent in Benton
county, is shipping many cattle for the
Bentonians in cooperative shipments
Tupelo.-The dentists OF Northeast
Mississippi, representing IA counties
met here and organized the Northeast
Mississippi Dental Society.
Canton.-v. G. Martin, county dem
onstration agent for Madison county
will make circuit Of Madison county
in the interest Of dairying.
Meridian.--Paul Brown, prominent
banker of Eastern Mississippi, has
been elected president of the Citizens
National bank of this city.
Jackson.-Mrs. M. S. Dodds, super
visor OF home economics club work in
Southwest Mississippi, which includes
from the mite-Pike-Wilnikon lower
line to Madison, Kinds and Yazoo, re.
ports that considerable activity is in
progress among the berry club work.
ers.
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