The north Mississippi herald., 1920-10-01
NAME REUNION DELEGATES.
Thirty Veterans and kinsmen From
HaxIehurst viii Go to Houston.

| HaZlehurst.-The order o1 Ohieou
Confederate Veterans met at the coun'
ty courthouse and named as delegates
TO the Confederate reunion at Houston.
Texas. the following: A. H. Little OF
Rockport. Augustus Stevens OF Halle
hurst and DR.. r. w. Rea OF Wesson.
Along with these delegates will go
! Commander A B. Carter and Adjt. w.
w. Cant, as delegates by virtue OF their
offices in Copiah County. Fully 80
veterans and their imm ediate kinsmen
are asking for reservation to leave
here Oct. for Houston. The rate OF
travel is made cheap for this occasion,
and every year a great. number of
Hazlehurst people attend, as we'll as
over 100 from over the county In gen.
eral.
Gen. A. B. Carter Is active In ar
ranging for tickets for all who will go
to the reunion, as some formality Is
required In getting the tickets, only
veterans or descendants Of veterans
being allowed the special rate of one
cent per mile each way.
Canton.-Friction between county
authorities and logging men operating
| log trucks and wagons over Madison
County roads which recently culmin-
ated in the arrest of several OF the
! loggers. Is believed to be settled by a
new ordinance passed by the county
board Of supervisors, following a con-
! ference participated In by the Madi-
son County Chamber of Commerce,
loggers and w. E. Harreld president
of the board of supervisors. The or
dinance regulates the load Of vehicles
according to the width OF tire. The
new ordinance makes 1t unlawful for
'oggers to carry more than 500 pounds
/ ,ross weight per inch in width of tire
in dry weather, and 900 pounds in wet
weather
Blue Mountain-The autumnal sit
ting of the Tippah county pension
board has been held in the county
courthouse, all of the members and
other officials being present and much
business being dispatched during the
three days of the session One of the
members, H. T. Chapman, rendered his
resignation, which was accepted by the
| board Because of death and other
reasons. 16 names were struck from
Tippah county still has 139 names on
its official pension rolls.
Jackson.-Inquries continue to
reach the attorney generals office as
to the law governing the sale OF prep
arations containing alcohol The Mis-
sissippi law forbids the sale of any
prepa, alton which can be us7d as a
beverage and which. if drunk to ex.
cess, will produce intoxication. The
federal law allows the sale of medic
inal preparations containing high
percentage Of alcohol, with a strict
prohibition against the sale or use OF
same for beverage purposes,
Jackson-Gov. Russell states that he
will send to each member of the leg
islature the report OF tha A. & M.
College audit with Supt. Hills letter.
and a blank pledge. Each member will
be asked to say whether he is willing
10 authorize the governor to borrow
the amount shown to be short by the
audit. If the necessary majority reply
IN the affirmative the governor will
borrow the money, otherwise he will
| let the matter go over to the next
regular session of the legislature.
| Jacksonville railroads are making
| 1t
| the car shortage. At conference b =,
tween railroad officials and cotton oil
men, an agreement WAS reached as to
handling seed shipments in car lots.
The railroads agree on their side TO
place all cars promptly upon arrival,
and the mill men promise on their side
to see that every car is unloaded i'm
mediately.
Meridian.-Jasper Boykin. director
Of the state prohibition forces, assisted
by local officers, made a raid on a
etil on Thirty-second avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets.
Hattiesburg.-F'ire of undetermin ID
origin swept an entire business block
in Poplarviile, destroying five build
ings and damaging several others. The
damage is placed at 100000 partly
covered by insurance.
Aberdeen.-The steel bridge across
he Tombighee river al this place has
been in dangerous condition for sew
eral months. caused by washout un-
derneath the center pillar.
Jackson. - The first registered
shoot" since its reorganization two
months ago, has been arranged by the
Jackson Gun club for October rs.
Washington.-The census bureau an
nounced the population Of two Mssis-
sippi towns as follows: Charleston,
Miss 1907; Tutwiler, Miss, 1,010.
Canton.-The Madison county teach.
ers met in the county courthouse for
the purpose Of organization About 60
teachers were in attendance.