Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-04-01


have been unusually busy as farming
conditions are from three weeks to a
month late, owing to the, excessive
rainfall this spring.
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] jackson. = Immediate development
Of the oil resources of the Jackson
area of Mississippi is predicted by
/ George L. Morrison, president of the
Coloalal OIL G Production Company of
Vcrag, who ir In Jackson On survey
n1ltions
lart Gihron.-A jaly in circuit court
found jesse Wetss, Vicksburg store
keeper, and Reubeu Wi4oush, his ne
gro accompllae, gu!.2y of the murder,
last January 8, Of l;r n S. Alverson,
vicksburg physician. Watts ccnvic
ion carried with it the death penalty
ana he was sentenced to be put to
death at the Claiborne county tail here
May IA. At the request OF the district
attorney, the verdict in the case OF
Winbush was supplemented by rec.
ommendation Of lie Imprisonment. A
motion for new trial was entered by
attorneys for Watts.
Macon Frank L. Hacker, well.
known Michigan breeder OF Holstein
cattle and Duroc hogs, has purchased
The j. K. Orr plantation of S24 acres,
situated a few miles north of Macon
on the Jackson highway. He will
move to Noxubee next fall, open
dairy and stock the place with pure
bred cattle. Mr.. HcT&er was favora-
bly, impressed with the dairy possibil-
ties of Mississippi.
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AR ryl las a measure calculated
to add greater enthusiasm to the en-
rol.ment campaign of the Mississippi
Teachers Association, Superintendent
Joseph E. Gibson vice president Of
the First Congressional District, has
sent out a challenge to the seven other
vice presidents calling upon them to
enter their districts into race for
100 per cent enrolment of all white
teachers.
Blue Mountain. THAT 1t pays the
taxpayers of Tippa.1 to support &
county farm agent has just been vivid
ly illustrated in that within less than |
1lle month w n. Pollard, farm agent
n Tippah, has already made more for
.hee farmers than the cost of his sal
Try for the entire year by what he has
saved for them through the coopera-
i've purchase of commercial fertilizer.
Columbks.-At last the much needed,
ong talked of and much wished for
,ostoffice ia to become reality at
he Mississippi State College for Wom-
IN. After the S16th OF April the office
will be Legal substation Of the Co
umbus postoffite and will be called
college Station% All mail sent to
he college must be addressed Col
ege Station, Columbus, Miss"
University OF MissfBsippi.-With the
LIBERAL support fund Slowed the Uni
-ersity of Mississippi by the present
legislature 1t can now begin to expand
md the first step forward to be an.
by Chancellor Powers is the
.ddition of another year to the law
course, to take effect with the session
4 1920-1921.
Ellisville.-Prof. C. w. Jenkins, SUI
of educatioh in Jones
ounty, has announced the Nexamina
ion of teachers as follows: White
AT Laurel, April l. q and 8,
nd at Ellisville, April 10, 16 andAI7. !
,olored teachers: At Laurel, April
9 and 10, and at EllisvilIe, April 22,
8 and "a. 4
Tupelo,--At a meeting of the ladies
Z this city to discuss the means to
elp lower the cost of living Mrs. c. 7
V. Troy was elected chairman and
FRS. Watt Daniels secretary and
reasurer.
Ackernan.-Unde the Leadership
C. P. Barrett, the wide-awake coun- I
? agent, a meeting was held in the
Durthouse here looking to the estab. =
shment of a potato curing plant
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Ackerman.-The Progress Consoli i
atel School is having It's closing pro.
ramme this week. This is one of the
rgest consolidated schools in the
ounty and is doing fine work. 8
Marion. .--only s7O0 more is needed :
the fund being raised by public sub
,ription to rebuild the Methodist !,
lurch. destroyed last December by a
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Senatobia.-A 10-gallon capacity still
ith all the necessary appliances for q
aking whisky was captured today by
ieriff Williams and his corps Of dep. e
les. t
Meridian.-Rabbi Abram Brill Of
emple Beth Israel here has rendered II
S resignation to accept a call made Fl
! the Jewish congregation Of Shreve, !
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