The north Mississippi herald., 1920-10-01
PLACED UNDER QUARANTINE.
Embargo Placed On the Shipping OF
Any Cattle.

Jacksonville state live stock sani
tary board gave out an order empoW
ering the chairman of the board to
declare quarantine against all cattle
tick infested areas not under control
of the board and not meeting the re-
Quirements of the federal government.
This order results from repeated vic.
lations of the regulations in certain
parts of the state, and is designed to
place a rigid embargo against the
shipment of cattle from sections
whsre dynamiting of dipping watts is
allowed to continue.
Smith county, in the southeastern
part Of the state, was placed under
rigid quarantine by the board, and an
embargo placed upon the movement
of any cattle from that county.
Blue Mountain.-Uncle Jack Terry,
aged 108 years, who is still resident In
the eastern part Of Union county, sew
eral miles southeast Of Blue Mountain,
and all of whose brothers and sisters
lived to be at least century old, has
had the unique experience OF having
cut his third set of teeth. Uncle Jack
was asked If this was the truth, and
told the Rev. S. V. Gullett. Baptist
minister of this place, that it was true.
but declared that the third st of
teeth were Of little practical value to
him. being easily broken out of his
gums. At the age of 104 Uncle Jack
10 y mil tn oft rO1i io-p
ceremonies at his church.
Jackson.-Women who are expert
shooters will come to Jackson for a
registered shoot on October and s
according to w. A. Delatombe, secre
tary of the Jackson Gun club. Among
the prominent shooters will be Mrs
Oscar Houston of Tunca, Miss; Mrs
J. l.. Doggett OF Clarksdale; Mrs C
c. Baird. Of Iyerness. Mrs Doggett ha!
been woman champion of Mississippi
for several years.
Canton-Mrs. DR.. Check. wife OF
prominent Canton physician, returne,
home from a three months pleasur,
trip to Europe. During her travels
Mrs. Cheek visited Rome, Naples, PaI
Is and other European cities.
Hazlehurst-The board of supervis
ors has ordered an election on Octobe
8 for Beat One, to decide whether th'
beat shall issue bonds for $4,000 TO
additional funds for road construction
throughout the beat
Carroilton-The Harbert Weather
ford engineers have completed prelim
mary survey of Albert Minyard link
Jefferson Davis Highway. beat 4. Car
roll county. and are perfecting plan
TO let the contract
6tarkville.-Rey. McCafferty, pasto
Of the Methodist church, is making ar
rangements and formulating plans 70
ths religious revival at his church
which will be held some time in Octo
Der.
uRRvv~ws sssss
Starkville-From statements mad,
by farmers in different sections of the
county the cotton crop is damaged tC
q great extent by boil weevil and toe
much rain.
pontotoe. Livingston dice
at his home In Sherman.
Ciev evsland.-Tha Teachers Associa
tion of Bolivar County held it's first
meeting for 192O-21 here. Officer.
elected were: j. c. Windham of Cleve
land president; W. Ford Bufkin, OF
Boyle, vice-president Miss Frances
Washburn. OF Cleveland, secretary
treasurer.
Blue Mountain.-Miss Hickling, who
has been acting as field director for
the Tippah county health unit, has re-
signed from the official staN in Tippah
and has taken position under the
state board Of health Of Alabama.