Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-04
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his appointment of delegates from
Mississippi to attend the National
Drainage Congress, which meets in
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 10 to IL. Gov
Dorsey Is urging large attendance
at this meeting. The Mississippi dele
gates, as appointed by the governor
are the following:
Honorables E. d. Davis, Greenville;
B. ]. Tonnar. Grace; w. A. Shelby,
Rosedale; G.. T. Thomas, Lake Cor.
morant; w. S. Bankston, Tunica; 4.
T. Woolfork, Tunica; l.. G. Franklin,
Clarksdale; A. E. Digger, Clarksdale;
E. R. Walton, Marks; E. v. Cato,
Webb; j. F. Burrow Ruleville; Vas
sar w. Daous, Greenwood; ]. L.
/ Campbell, Inverness; DR.. T. w. Eos
ter, Tunica; W. F. Stubblefield, va
ZOO City: r. l. Ralston, Coahoma; S.
F. Witherspoon, Greenville; A. E.
Graham, Shaw; DIR. R. P. Crump,
Nitta Cuma; ]. M. Power, Belzoni; c.
S. Glassco, Greenville; ]. M Ander-
son, Greenville; John L. Hebron, LIE.
land; Marcus Kaufman, Rosedale; e.
P. Mangum, Tunica; L. N. Rivers,
Marks; P. H. Thornton, Charleston;
Judge Pat Henry, Vicksburg; A. H.
Gardner, Greenwood; DR.. A. ]. Ware,
GreenVille; S. C. Longino, Clarksdale;
]. H. O'Neal, Clarksdale; Frank Jones,
Greenwood; Norfleet Hawkins, Swan
Lake.
Ashland.-Lincoln Mcconnell, form
ca cow puncher, detective, attorney
and minister, now one of the foremost
lyceum men in the United States, lee
tured here. DR.. Mcconnell gave his
famous lecture. "Grouches, Their
Cause and Cure" a lecture that is
known to have prevented the break
ing up of number of homes on &C.
count of domestic difficulties. DR..
Mcconnell came under the auspices
of the lyceum course Of the consoli-
dated school.
Sa@ss
Jackson.-Hon. John B. Ricketts,,
of Jackson, floater representative
from Kinds and Yazoo counties in the
legislature, rendered his resignation
to the governor and will leave for
Greenville, S. c., where he has &C.
copied position as trust officer and
manager of the mortgage and securi-
ties department of the Farmers Loan
and Trust company. Mr.. Ricketts,
successor will have to be elected in
a special election.
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Estes Mill.-A pleasant reunion of
old Confederate soldiers, who gather
ed near Carthage to celebrate the
birthday of one Of their comrades, j.
E. Murphy, took place. Mr. Murphy
Is in his seventy-sixth year. The
boys" who saw service with him re-
counted many incidents that occurred
in those stirring days A sumptuous
repast was spread and enjoyed by all
Brookhaven.-The Lincoln county
tuberculosis committee, appointed by
the Mississippi tuberculosis Associa-
ton, may requisition so per cent of
the local seal sales. The committee
will work in close cooperation with
the local Red Cross chapter, the coun-
ty health officer, Parents and Teach.
ers' Club and federated clubs doing
health work.
Hazlehurst-Al Burrage, son of F
D. Burrage of Gallman, died, at the
home of his father near Gallman. He
was As years of age and we'll known
in this county. but had lived in Ark.
ansas for sew eral years. He was on a
visit to his father and was taken to
his death bed while here.
Hazlehurst.-Rev. Frank Purser,
pastor of the First Baptist church
here, officiated at a runaway mar
riage ceremony, uniting Mr.. John
Temple of Valley Park, Miss, and
Miss Charlotte Womack of Rolling
Fork, Miss.
Brookhaven.-Mr and Mrs. w. o.
Poets, parents Of Private William v.
Poets, "A, who died in a German hos
plIdl Jdus 81, 4O4OB AOSSlNSu q AnCS-
sage from the war department that
the body would be sent her.
F1ora.-Edgar Dukes, the 16-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Dukes,
was instantly killed while employed
as steam tamper man at the ginnery
Of the Flora Commercial company.
Jackson.-In a statement Gov. Rus
sell stated that he was emphatically
opposed to Gov. Parker's suggestion
to close down cotton gins as a means
Of raising the price Of cotton.
Senatobia.-The grand jury in ses-
sion here returned Is true bills, charg-
ing crimes ranging from dice shooting
to premeditated murder.
Maben.-Stepping with the agility
Of a man Of hardly 40, J. D. Collins,
residing In Webster county, came to
Eupora to attend to some matters in
connection with pension Of the Mex
lean war, in which he participated.
MIR. Collins is SO years old.