Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-12

was taken until Saturday, Feb. Z.
Jacksonville February term of thc
Madison county circuit court was con
yened in Jackson by Judge r. B. Bap
list OF Covington, presiding justice.
@aats
neutrality-suspicious. for charter
20 permit the operation of a grocery
store on wheels will be made by H. H.
Honnoll, attorney.
Nashville.-Senator ]. e. Blackmon
OF Jackson was sworn in as an inspec.
tor in the state factory inspection bu.
reau Monday and began his new work
Immediately.
Nashville.-Gen. Baxter Sweeny,
state adiutant general, returned from
Knoxville, where he went to organize
a troop of cavalry for the Tennessee
National Guard.
Tiptonville.-The Markham Hotel, a
two-story frame structure here, was
sold few days ago by Col. A. e.
Markham Of this lace to Chester En-.
win Of Dyersburg.
Ssass
Jackson Bishop Troy Beatty, bish.
op coadjutor of the diocese of Tennes.
sec, held services at the st. Luke's
Episcopal church, being greeted by
large congregations
Tiptonville. = The Churchill Com.
press Company which has been ope-
rating cotton gin here for the past
season, sold their plant to- Chester
Bondurant Of Hickman, KY.
Newbern.-Definite plans are now
under way to erect a $4,000 brick ho-
tel in Newbern, and the new enterprise
has aroused much enthusiasm. 1t will
be located near the heart of the bus.
mess section.
Dyersburg.- members of the
Methodist church of this city have
broken ground for their new 800 900
church edifice. The breaking Of
ground was accompanied by appropri-
ate ceremonies.
Jackson.-One of the most disastrous
stock plaques, especially among horses
and cattle, that has been experienced
in this section of the country for many
years, is now raging in Madison and
adjoining counties, according to re-
ports reaching the office of the local
farm agents.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the
statewide organization of fair price
committees to combat profiteering and
the high cost of living was made by
]. G. Weatherly, a supervisor of the
United States fair price commission,
to Lee Brock, state chairman Of the
fair price commission,
- $50
Nashville. Sheriff A. P. Warren Of
Warren county and his wife, who were
arrested by federal agents in connec-
ion with the death of Fred Murphy in
he McMinnville Jail on JAM "a, made
bond Of $4,000 each before Federal
Commissioner J. B, Barnes at Cooke
7ille, Tenn, this afternoon.
Chattanooga. = Charging that the
Railway and Light Com
,any has abated It's rights by failing
o pave portions of streets Of which
is lines operate, the board of the city
commissioners has passed an ordinance
IN first readin declaring the franchises
# the company forfeited.
Dyersburg.-Capt. Robert S. Barr,
'ergt. Harry Powers, Private James
Akin and Private Frank Killen ar.
lived from Camp Jackson, Columbia,
J. c., to spend the next two months In
he recruiting campaign now on. There
will be a camp of rs men here in this
york, representing every branch OF
he service.
Memphis.-Tf plans for the construc.
lon of coal canal from the Tennessee
liver to the Mississippi river by way
i Memphis are carried out 1t will aid
a making this city greater CONNER. IS
tally, according to Capt. Dabney M.
scales, who has been formulating the
'lans and agitating their execution for
everal years.
Nashville first arrest in con
lection with the government inVesd
alton of the death Of Fred Murphy,
whose body was found hanging In his
ell in the jail at McMinnville last Sat-
Irday. was made. Floyd Cummings
rho has been acting as special deputy
Inder Sheriff A. P. Warren OF Warren
ounty. was lodged in the jail At Cooke
file, Tenn.
MOmphis.-The promise made BY
John B. Edgar to the
Vomen Of Memphis that he would pGy
special attention to the welfare Of
he women and girls of the city, and
'ould appoint women officers upon the
'olice force to handle this part Of the
FORK. was carried into effect when the
irst policewomSn on the reorganiEed
orce was appointed.
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