Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-03-25

THURSDAY. IN April nOgS Will De
shipped from Noxapater and on the
26th Of March poultry car will be
placed at the same point for the pur-
pose of buying all kinds of birds. The
farmers will be paid for their chickens
at the car at the time of purchase. On
the 9th the car will receive poultry
at Louisville.
Blue Mountain.-After serving for
three years under the foreign mission
board of the Southern Baptist conven-
ton in Canton, China, Miss Florence
M. Anderson. formerly of this place
and one Of the three descendants OF
the late Gen. M. P. Lowrey, will re-
turn to the United States in July, ac-
cording to information received from
the Orient by her relatives here.
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Hattiesburg. = The committee. on
ways and means for building the $780,
900 Methodist Hospital in this city is
busily at work formulating the plans
upon which the campaign will be
made. The Mississippi conference has
already purchased the South Missis-
sippi Infirmary, and the new building,
to cost the sum mentioned, will be of
fireproof construction.
Blue Mountain.-Though President
W. T. Lowrey of Blue Mountain Col
lege plans to discontinue the classes
below the collegiate grade as soon as
possible, he expects to retain the high
school department for the coming ses-
sion, modified, however, so as to be
made one of the best approved high
schools in the state.
Eupora.-Twelve carloads Of COM
mercial fertilizer are being distributed
to farmers over Webster county by
County Agent w. L. Mcbride from diff
ferent points on the Southern and G.
M. & M. railroads, the shipments bav-
ing been secured through the progress
sive county cooperative shipping asso-
citation.
Columbus. - Forty-five Mississippi
merchants came to Columbus from all
points in the state and appeared in a
hearing before fair price commissioner
Thomas j. Locke, presenting argu-
ments and requesting certain modifi-
cations and changes in the margins
Of profit order issued by the commits
sioner.
Flora-C. w. torrance, 1.-THE newly
elected supervisor, returned few
days ago from Waco, Texas, where he
went to purchase some mules with
which to work the Madison county
roads. The roads formerly have been
worked by contract, but~they will be
worked from now on by hired labor.
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Laurel.-Five persons were injured,
none of them seriously, When Gulf &
Ship Island passenger train, leaving
the station, ran into street car at the
Sixth Street crossing.
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Greenwood. AT special meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Henderson &
Board Hardware Co., held here, the
capital stock was increased from
$125, 900 to $25O,OOO.
Starkville.-Th 9th annual contest
of the Mississippi intercollegiate Ora
torical Association for the current year
will be held at the A. & M. College
on Friday, May a.
Columbus.-A permanent federal In
come tax office will be opened in Co
lumbus in the next few weeks as
branch office of Collector George L.
Donald of Jackson.
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Boyle.-The Baptist congregation of
this place has called. for Its pastor,
Rev. R. E. Youngberg Of Jackson,
Miss, for the ensuing year. He will
also serve Pace.
Brookhaven. DIR. l. w. Cooper, pres
ident of Whitworth College, has been
rendered the presidency of Westmore
land College, San Antonio, Texas.
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Pontotoc. County Agent G. M. Hol-
land made another shipment of hogs
for the farmers of this county This
was a shipment of five carloads.
StarkviIle Rain has been falling
for a period of nearly week in this
section, retarding farming operations
to- great extent
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Tishomingo.- programme OF the
ITishomingo County Field Day to be
held here March 26 and 81, has just
been announced.
/ Ellisville.-The Christian Workers
Training School will be held at Bell
haven College in Jackson, Miss, June
1 to 10.
Blue Mountain.-Plans are under
way here for the erection OF three
more brick business houses.
i Tupelo.-PIans are being made BY
the directors of the Lee County Fair
and 8 at Alderman.