Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-01-23

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Lexington.-Th safe of the postof
flee was blown. Nitro-glycerine was
used and the work was evidently done
by experts.
University of Mississippi.-Ray H
Legate has returned to the University
of Mississippi to take charge of the
Y. NJ c. A. work again.
West Point-Payne Aviation Field
improvements, just north of West
Point, was sold at auction to S. G..
Salter of Clarksdale, Miss, for $4,000.
jackson. on.-Governor Lee NJ Russell
has come out solidly in favor of ratifi-
cation of the woman suffrage amend
ment by the present Mississippi legis-
lature.
Greenwood. Circuit court convened
in Greenwood. The first week will be
taken up with the civil docket, and
during the next three weeks the Grim.
inal cases will be tried.
Meridian.-A decision /. has been
reached by the congregation Of St.
Paul,s Episcopal church here to pay
off the rectory debt and burn the
bonds ON Ash Wednesday.
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of the Clay county agricultural high
school, situated at Pheba, Miss,
burned. causing complete loss of the
building, valued at about $4,000.
Meridian.-The Western Union Tel
'egraph Company, according to Mana.
ger Jack Landon, has completed ar
rangements in this city of $150,O00 to
improve the plant in Meridian.
Crystal Springs.-As an evidence that
the farmers in the vegetable area here
are. going to plant some peas this com
ing season, 100 sacks of pea seed re-
ceived Saturday were sold for $40 per
sack.
Meridian.=-Tshe board of sur aryis-
ors have settled all doubt about the
retention of the services of county
agent for the year by the appointment
OF the incumbent. J. D. Howerton, and
fixing his salary at $4,000 year.
Jackson.-"A farm on a bad road In
the country in the winter is Jail"
is the crisp and uncontrovertible text
of the January number OF The Missis-
sippian, which is labeled the good
roads number.
Blue Mountain.-The Bank of Blue
Mountain has never had so much
money on deposit in its whole history,
according to Cashier A. A. Graham
Time loans of large amounts are being
deposited in the local institution.
Agricultural College.--As a climax
to the football season just over and
as stimulus to next years campaign
the annual banquet by the junior and
senior classes to the Aggie veterans
of the gridiron proved one of the most
delightful events of the student 60
cial year.
Clarksdale-Plans for the organiza.
tion in Clarksdale of new banking
institution to be known as the Com,
mercial Bank, have been announced
The new institution, which will open
for business on March 1, 1920, will be
capitalized at 100000, with a surplus
of 100000
Magnolia. of townships 1,
Q, 8 and 4, range 6, OF Amite county,
have signed petitions praying the leg
islature to add that territory to Pike
county by legislative enactment, or to
provide for holding q special election
to ascertain the will of the people on
the proposition.
Jackson.-A fine attendance of Mis-
sissippi dairy and creamery men was
on hand for the annual meeting held
in the board of trade rooms. The
meeting was presided over by Fl. F.
McWilliams of Forrest county. Gov.
Elect Russell delivered brief but In.
spring address on the benefits OF CO.
operative effort in promoting the per-
manency of dairying. There were
more than 100 creamery men on hand,
including several who are members
ct the legislature.
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Jackson.-Seizure of the Jackson
Fruits company plant and the. arrest
OF the proprietor. ]. j Baxter, by spe-
cial agents of the United States de-
partment of justice. revenue and pro-
hibition enforcement, under the direc-
tion of w. Calvin Wells, federal pro-
hibition director. and Julian P. Alex
ander, district attorney Of Mississippi,
was the first raid made in which the
recent prohibition act was invoked, and
Is believed to have broken the state