The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-11-13
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Delivers Address to Medical Club Of
University Of Mississippi.
DR.. eARKspALE SPEAKS.

University Of Mississippi.
University Of Mississippi. - The
Medical Club OF the university COM
posed Of the medical students and |
members of the medical faculty had
'as It's special guest DR.. J. w: Barks-
dale of Greenwood. -.
He was introduced to the club by |
DR.. w. S.. Leathers as one Of the few
medical men in Mississippi who was
commissioned with the high rank OF
major upon entrance into the servi.:e
had charge Of Base Hospital IS, later
was in charge of group OF five hos
pitfalls in France and was promoted to
| lieutenant colonel. He is also pres
ident Of thte Mississippi State Med
tcal association.
| Dr. Barksdale reviewed briefly and
in very interesting way some Of his
experiences while in the service. He
then made an interesting address on
pain" from a surgical standpoint.
|
Holly Springs.-The board Of super
visors Of Marshall county completed
It's labor for this month and made up
the tax levy for the year. The gen
eral county tax is fixed at II IA mills,
not including the mills for the state,
making a total over the entire county
Of 26 IA mills, the highest rate fixed
In many years. Additional levies for
separate road and school districts
were also made as follows: Holly
Springs Road, mills; Mount Pleas.
ant Road, 8 mills; Byhalia Road, 8
mills; Byhalia School, mills; Cayce
Road, 13 mills; Potts Camp Road, 10
mills; Potts Camp School, 1871 mills;
Red Banks School, mills; Waterford
Road, 10h mills, and Malone Road, 13
mills.
Fernwood.-The board Of supervis.
ors of Pike county have issued to the
several municipalities and road dis
tricts their share OF the ad valorem
road tax collected within their linn
its. The distributions will be made
ON the basis of 80 per cent to towns,
1914 per cent to the fourth district
and 10 per cent each to the second
and fifth road districts. The. amounts
to be paid out Of the county treasury
for this purpose are: Summit, $S86.32;
McComb, $3,96683; Magnolia, ST.
1912; Osyka, $413.22; Fourth dis.
trict, $2,952.46; fifth district, $361.97.
Coffeeville-At home talent min
stfel given in the High School audito-
rum by Ted Chase and Mrs. JAMIE
Lyon of Holly Springs $136 was made,
35 per cent Of which Is to go to the
library fund OF the Coffeeville High
School. Every effort is being made
to secure better school library, and
many Of the people who came last
night said they felt they had not only
helped splendid cause, but had seen
an unusually good home talent min
strel
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Is to have the
union railroad station for which her
citizens and civic bodies have strug-
| gled SO long and earnestly. The Mis-
sissippi railroad commission ordered
the Y. & M. V. railroad and Southern
railroad in Mississippi to establish the
depot. The action on the part Of the
commission follows trips Of numerous
delegations to the commissions hear
ings and an investigation OF the needs
of the town by the body.
Starkvilh.-In the death Of Capt. H.
r. Saunders, Oktibbeha county loses
| one OF her most prominent citizens
and An old Confederate soldier. A few
~ 1vzad and
failed to get better until death re-
lieved him of his sufferings. Captain
Saunders was president Of the pension
board and was sheriff of the county
for several terms after the civil war.
sssss
Senatobia-The Tate County Teach
ers' Association held Its first SEES
sion for the school term at Senatobia.
There was a splendid attendance OF
teachers. Prof. II. D. Jacobs, princi-
pal Of the. IndepzAdence Consolidated
school was elected. president; Mrs.
Della Lesser OF the Senatobia Schools
was chosen vice-president; Miss Grace
Thomas Of Tyro secretary.
okolona.-The remains Of Lloyd p
Russell, who died in. France, IN the
service of his country, reached, here
and was, buried with military ho9pra \
in the ODD. Fellows lEemetery. HIS
comrades were dressed in full uni
form and furnished pallbearers and
escort.
Osyka.-Town Marshal and Deputy
Sheriff Herbert Nixon died suddenly.
Although his health had been some
what impaired his death was wholly
unexpected.
Blue Mountain.-Tip1ah has pro-
duced good crop Of fine pumpkins,
which promise an abundance OF these
pies for thanksgiving Day. The farm
ers here are placing these tempting
products on the local market at from
10 cents to so cents apiece.
Holly Springs.-Mr. w. Palmer OF
New orleans. representative Of the
bureau Of markets, was here, making
an official inspection Of the Holly
springs compress. witA a@visw TO con.
stituting it government bonded ware
hosse.