The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-12-11
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Mississippi is to be represented next
year on the commission for higher
education by DR.. A. L. Bondurant of
University and R. H. Watkins Of
Laurel and on the commission for Sec
ondary education by J. Reese Lin of
Millsaps College. H. B. Heidelberg of
Clarksdale and H. M Ivy. Mississip-
pi has added to her list Of Is schools
| accredited on the all-southern list
three out Of the seven new applicants,
Charleston, Corinth and Hattiesburg.
| tarkville.-Louisville High defeat
ed the eleven from the Lee High
school of Columbus by 26-to-0 score.
The game was played on Scott field at
A. and M. College and on account of
the fact that both teams had gone
through the season without a defeat
and both were claimants of the state
high school championship, the game
aroused intense interest. In spite OF
heavy rain during the morning,
which left the field in a slippery and
muddy condition and rendered open
play almost impossible, the game was
we'll played and there was very little
fumbling.
Jackson.-Stokes V. Robertson,
state revenue agent, served processes
through his attorney, Chalmers Pot
ter, on T. M. Henry, state insurance
commissioner, as statutory process
agent, charging every fire insurance
company in the state with violation of
the antitrust law in conspiring and
agreeing on uniform rates of insur-
ance. The bill. alphabetically enumer-
ating 1873 companies as defendants,
and asks the maximum penalty of $5.-
600 day for violation of the law.
Memphis.-Pat Kelly, a brother of
former Constable Ed Kelly, was shot
in the abdomen Tuesday morning
near the Monroe avenue entrance OF
the Peabody hotel. He died a few
minutes later while being rushed to a
hospital. M. H. Scott, planter OF
Jamestown, Miss, was arrested by
emergency policemen charged with
the killing Scott, according to his
friends, was in Memphis to attend the
tri-state cotton acreage reduction con-
ference.
Philadelphia.-Lest C. Crosby, 1G,
Ackerman, Miss, met death in a foot
ball game here after he had failed to
heed the premonition Of his mother
that she was afraid he was going to
be killed Young Crosby's neck was
broken in the last quarter of a rough
game between the elevens of the Phil
adelphia and Ackerman high schools,
in full view of his father, who had ac-
companied the boys here.
Lake ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS who bru-
| tally assaulted Ju See and Ju Ding,
Chinese merchants, here, have not
been apprehended, although every
agency was being used and a 5000
reward offered by J. X. Young, on be-
half of the Tri-State Merchants asso-
citation, had been supplemented by
handhome sum made up by Lake Cor
morant business men.
Pontotoc.-The Chickasaw College
team defeated the F'ontotoc High
school 9 to in one of the fastest
basketball games ever witnessed here.
The first half closed with the score
4 to 2 in the high schools favor Fast
team work kept the score tie until
almost the last minute of the game,
when the collegians scored two and
won.
Charleston.-Fire destroyed the Hy-
gienic Ice company's plant two stores
1.early and two negro houses. The ori
gin of the fire is unknown. The loss
will aggregate about $4,000.
Meridian Charles B. Ijams of Jack
son. Tenn, delivered the oration at
the annual memorial service of the
Meridian lodge of Elks at the Grand
Opera house here.
Okolona-Jchn Allen Harris was
buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery
here. He was being carried to Mem
phis for treatment, but died before
reaching that city.
Vicksburg.-W. II. Fitzhugh, Jr., |
aged 10 years, was knocked down on
Cherry street, by an automobile and |
sustained a fractured skull. His con-
ditien is serious.
Blue Mountain-Miss Ora Thornton, |
~, sister of Mrs F. B. Thornton, of |
this place, died after a long and seri
GUS illness, her death taking place in
Jackson, Miss.
Charleston-The Charleston Devel-
opment club at a recent meeting OF
its executive committee underwent a
change of name and will henceforth
be known by the new title, Charleston
Chamber of Commerce. A member
ship drive is now on to increase the
roll to 500 members.
Jackson.-Gov. Lee M. Russell
granted leave of absence to Judge
W. A. Roane of the Third circuit
court district until the second Mon
day in January. 1921. There will be
no court in the district in the interim.