Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-02-13
Magnolia State Happenings
Brief News Notes Gathered from All Sections Of the State

ing CillzeHS OF OUtuIn uuS planS were
formulated for registering "a protest of
the people of Columbus and, Northeast
Mississippi against the Zeller-Shelden
pill introduced in the legislature the
past week providing for the removal
Of the University Of Mississippi to
Jackson am the consolidation of the
I. !, and G.. and the Mississippi A. and
NJ. college with that institution Only
recently at great educational confer
-ences the college IN this city, Of which
every. Mississippion is justly proud.
was proclaimed by noted educators and
lecturers, as the foremost educational
institution for the training of women
il, the nation, an institution, that is
doipg lawwk we'll in the forefront of
thesgreat colleges and universities of
the east sed north. .s
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a Blue Mountain -The Blue Mountain
Camp of@the Woodmenso the World.
which is one of the strongest chapters
of the order in sthis section of the
ststes held a meeting to consider the
question of the radical advance in
premium rates assessed against the
older members of the camp. 1t was
decided at this meeting to continue to
pay the premiums in force prior to the
advance in the assessment pending
final action Of the general headquar-
tiers. n L xE
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Vicksburg.-After considering the
plans and specifications for a movable
wharf boat. as prepared by Mr. Smith,
the. ST. Louis civil engineer. engaged
by the city to prepare plans for a To-
cal landing and terminal, the board Of
trade terminal and landing committee
decided to ask the city fathers. to ire.
1ect same, and recommended in lieu of
these plans paving OF the landing for
. distance Of 4e0 feet. 4irs ai,i e
vicksburg. AT the meeting Of the
Young Mems Business Club, commit
tee sas upsSsated to look into the
matter OF bridging the Mississippi
river at this point. President Harry
link, appointed Robert Cornell, Harry
p. Priestley,, James A. Steele, in, and
mittee. =" '''S'-''-' ~ e 's''+ ''t'Y
Vicksburg,-Judge Brien, in the War.
rem county circuit court, granted the
change ofivenue asked for in the case
pf. Rey.. Ben Winbush,, the negro held
as accessory to. Jesse Watts in the
murder of DR.. D. S Alverson on the
night Of Jan. 8. This case goes with
the Watts. case to .Claybourne county
: Aberdeen.-Sh Sheriff J., B. Dewfs,' Ton
w. Lowe. United. States. deputy c. w!
Whitehead, prohibition agent, and Silas
Noah;' capttired three large stills on IN a
farm near Grubb Springs, IN Monroe
county. Cg cav aga. .i.5 siA y-g.i
Kesoiusko.- The eighth annual con-
ference of the. wnmsn'ss missionary
work of the, North Mississippi Confer
ence win be held here March 25. This
conference will bring about 500 dele
gates and prominent church members
to the town, ,s,,iis
NJ Scooba.-Up to Jan. 8, 1885 bales
of cotton had been ginned in Kemper
county, compared with 1880 bales the
same date last year. Bales are still
being brought into the market here,
and good price is being paid. II.
III
y Vicksburg.LAt the regular meeting
Of the board of mayor and aldermen
. blanket ordinance increasing the sal
aries OF all employees SO month was
adopted.
vickshdrg~ Col sDalby, OF Adjts Cen
Scales staff. Is here looking after. the
delivery OF equipment. etc. to the local
company of the national guard.
3. Crystal Springs. The local chapter
OF U. d, g. had an interesting meet
ing at which they collected s10O for
the building of the monument to be
erected at Fairview, KY, the birthplace
Of Jefferson Davis. < 9,ast q
4os! kYuA sslftf 8at5l i.si.
Starkville.--The is days' course in
home nursing, given under the aus
pices OF the Oktibbeha County Red
Cross auxiliary. was concluded with
quiz covering the entire course. Il
Starkville.--With ideal weather COM
bined with. bright sunshine the farm
ers VIM be IN the sdryest part of
the fields preparing tfieir lands fof
another crop year. s'l.'f s.s's 'ss
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Philadelphia. ~ -Neshoba county's first
drainage bitches were dynamited
bitches were blasted on J. M Cooper's
and I'M Clibom's land at McDonald.a
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Greenwood.-W. J. Weaver. charged
with shooting with intent to kill and
murder n. H. Cain, of this city, was
s.... .a.a5
Starkville.-For several days firms