The vidette., 1920-05-27
Gathered from AIlCor-
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

New Albany.-The good people OF
the town Of Ingomar are to be con-
graduated for their beautiful come
back spirit as displayed in the rebuild
ing OF homes and business houses SO
recently destroyed by the terrible cy-
clone which swept the county on the
morning of April 20.
Canton.--The short course for the
Instruction of boys and girls in all Of
the activities fostered through demon
stration agents began at Camden,
where the Madison County Agricult
ural High School is located.
Natchez.-S Sunday marked the 83rd
birthday of Mayor w. G. Benbrook of
Natchez. Mayor Benbrook is now
serving his 32d year as municipal head
or the city and has held office contin-
uously the entire period.
Greenwood. The rainfall which has
occurred in Leflore county during this
year. 1920, up to May II, has totaled
1919 inches. For the same period
during 1919 the precipitation was 24.30
inches.
EllisvilIe The prospects for good
cotton crop In this section are bad.
The cool weather and the rains have
multiplied the boil weevils and they
are doing serious damage to the cot
ton.
Canton-The Farmers Gin Co. has
been Incorporated by w. w. Cunning
ham. o. B. Noble, J. NJ Maxwell S.
G. Loeb. F. Fl. Parker and T. H. San
dtige, with a capital stock of $4,000
Jackson-Ten moonshine stills in
one week in two counties in Mississip-
pi-that is the record of e. S. Chap
man and Claude B. Allen, federal pro
hibition agents.
Canton--The ladie' of the Method
ist Church of Canton and vicinity held
a gift shop here, selling eatables and
things to wear. About $3.50 will be
realized from the sale.
Yazoo City.-The Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company has just
completed stretching two additional
pairs of wires for toll lines between
here and Jackson.
Kosciusko-Th United States civil
service commission will hold an exam.
ination for clerks on June IL. 1920,
in this city. to fill vacancies in the
Kosciusko office.
Shannon.-One of the finest car.
loads of hogs that has ever been
shipped from this section was forward
ed to the National Stock Yards. East
st. Louis.
Jacksonville Mississippi Highway
Commission met at the old capitol and
spent busy day allotting federal
funds available for road construction
work
Tunica.-Rev. E. Nash Boyle of
Clarksdale delivered the commence.
ment sermon 10 the graduating class
of Tunica Agricultural High School.
Waynesboro. "A special term of the
chancery court was convened here
with Special Chancellor Dave Faith
cree of Quitman presiding.
Iuka-Continuo rain in this sec
ton for the past 80 days has caused
quite a delay in the construction sof
new roads contracted for.
Hattiesburg.-The city campaign in
behalf of the South Mississippi Meth,
odist Hospital has already gone over
the amount promised.
Newton. faculty ofthe Newton
public school, which has just closed a
successful session here, will serve at
the coming session.
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Iuka.-The farmers of Tishomingo
county are being urged by the mer,
chants and others to grow more feed
and less cotton.
STANDARDIZATION asking for an
election for the building of a 100000
city auditorium were presented to the
ci5y council.
Ripley-The faculty for the Ripley
High School has been selected for
the ensuing year.
Macon.-Distriet No. ! OF Noxubee
county will soon issue $4,000 in pei
cent bonds for road purposes. The
board of supervisors has made ar
Fangements by which these bonds car
be sold to individual investors in
small quantities.
/ Jackson.--ThA ship-by-truck caravan
promoted by local auto dealers and the
board of trade left Jackson on south