The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-27
Brief News Of Mississippi


place on account OF the teachers. Miss
Murff and Miss Norris, being Ill with
Influenza
Bocnevf1le.-Jesse ". Oakley, aged
20 years, one OF the county's beet citi-
zens, was killed in the corporate I'm
it's OF Bonneville by runaway team
that he was driving.
Starkville.-The annual field meet
will prove OF great Interest to the PEG
pie Of this section of the sta.e who
are connected with high schools Il
Will be held at Tupeio April %.
Untversfty.-The department OF by
giene has rendered its services to the
women's clubs of the state II helping
formulate health programs for which
Il will furnish free package libraries.
Crystal Springs.-A special agent of
the Department of Justice of the fed
eral government has been here investi-
eating the practice OF physicians rela-
tive to giving prescriptions to dope
fiends"
Blue Mountafn.-While the entire
family was away from home the resi-
dence of John Taylor, living just east
Of this place, was totally destroyed by
fire with the loss of most of its con-
tents No insurance.
Ellisville.-At a meeting of the ses-
sion of the Presbyterian church here
was unanimously called to the pastor
ate of the Ellisville Presbyterian
church.
Longvtew-The people of this vi
cinity and surrounding territory are
stirred up over the Zeller bill, which
tends 70 consolidate the A. & NJ. Col
lege, University OF Mississippi and the
Industrial Institute at Columbus.
Indfanola.-A doal has just been
closed by Walter Lockhart with sew
eral Italian farmers for the purchase
of 100 acres of land lying near Indian
ola for which the Italians paid the
handsome sum OF $500 per acre.
Kosciusko-The official programme
is announced CT the annual meeting
of the Woman's Missionary Society OF
the North Mississippi Conference,
which will convene in the Methodist
church, Kosciusko, Tuesday, March 2.
Jackson.-Official announcement just
made is that French memorial diplo
mas for the next Of kin of men who
gave up their lives for their country
in the navy, for the state Of Missis
by the navy recruiting station at Jack
son.
Jackson.-Between the Scottish Rite
and consistory in progress at
Jackson Masonic Hall Tuesday and
Wednesday with comforting of de-
grees on upward of so costulants and
the Wahabi Temple Shrine ceremonial
there has been considerable
activity and movement among the Off
GERS and degree teams.
Blue Mountain.-The banks of Tip
pah will be placed on the par list by
the federal reserve system which will
include Tippah county in
It's red territory on Its financial maps
From now on, therefore. federal re-
serve banks of the country will accept
checks on all Tippah banks at par,
making no charge for collection
Natchez.-The Red Cross community
survey of Adams county. which was
conducted under the supervision Of
rr tnd Nv
other trained social service workers of
the G.lf division. has been concluded.
and statistics on educa-
ton, health and sanitary conditions
with related subjects were the princi-
pal objects studied.
Natchez.-Outside improvements to
cost approximately $4,000 will short
ly be made by the Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. at Natchez.
Cleveland.-The biggest and best
equipped high school in Mississippi, |
which will cost upward of $4,000,
will be completed about Sept 1. It
will be named the Cleveland Consoli- |
dated High School. The course of
study will be so arranged that the boys |
and girls who complete it Will be ad- |
mitted to the best college and univers- |
Ity without an examination.
Meridian. = Automobile speeders- |
those who drive their cars through |
the streets at terrific rate, regardless |
Of the rights of pedestrtans-are going |
to get a taste of the hot end OF the law, |
according to information received at
the two justice of the peace Offices OF
this city. It was announced that In |
the future speeders convicted OF vto- /
lating the traffic laws city end state |
viii not only have a money Hne as-
sessed against them. but will have to
undergo the humiliation of a jail seq |
benceL
Coluurbus--As the result Of q vigor |
ous campaign In this city by the Asso-
ciated Women's Clubs and other local /
the city council at spe-
cial meeting unanimously voted to ap |
propriate $4,000 for the purpose OF
!, -, 3;oo<sp1 y,otaria from the city