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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-10-21
Red Cross Roll Call

Declaring the Peacetime pro
gram Of tbs American Red Cross
lis the greatest conception of So
ciaI service that the world has
known, DR., Walter C. Brown,
special representative of nation
al headquarters of that organi-
zation, addressed an assembly
of over fifty Mississippi workers
in convention at the Chisca
hotel, Memphis, Oct. 18th.
The convention is being held
at this time for the purpose of
perfecting plans for this dis
ltrict for the Fourth Annual Bed
Cross Roll Call which will be
held during the period between
Armistice Day, Nov. II, and
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. Is.
Representatives Of the chapter
here who attended the meetings
were Mrs. Pearl Murfee and w.
e. Roberts.
Harry L. Hopkins. manager
of the Gulf Division of the Red
Cross, with headquarters at
New Orleans, La, told dele
gates to the convention that he
expects next year to be the big
gest that the Red Cross has
ever seen in this state. A large
percentage of the chapters who
worked on the war plans Of
"The. Greatest Mother in the
World, !" have already done so
or are planning to put under
way in the near future some
one or more of the peacetime
activities of the organization.
The new slogan for this year is
he said, 'StilI the Greatest
Mother in the World. +"
Mrs, Murfee. chairman for
the Roll Call in this chapter. |
advised division roIl call officers
at the conference that plans are
already completed for enrolling |
every person living in the coun-
ty for 1921. She says that
there is every reason to believe, |
from enthusiasm manifested
here, that all former members
of the organization will renew
their memberships, and that
many new friends will put their
names on the roll.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-10-21
Physicians of chickasaw Meet

The doctors aud the county
board of supervisors of Chicka-
saw County were right royalty
entertained by DR.. and Mrs. H,
H, Kinney in their beautiful
colonial home on Main Street,
from 6 to II P. M, on Wednes.
day, Oct. 20. After a delight
fuI banquet the guests were
assembled in the spacious par
lors. DR.. Kinney in a few well
chosen words welcomed the
guests, and DR.. F. j. Under
wood. Monroe County's all time
health officer. acted as chair
man. The purpose of the meet
ing was to give the doctors of
Chickasaw County an opportun-
ity to have heart to heart talk
with the Board, to the end that
an appropriation be made for
intensive health work to begin
Immediately in the County.
Other matters of Importance
to the Medical profession.of the.
State was ably discussed by DR.. \
w. S. Leathers, secretary and
exective officer of the State
Board Of Health, beside dis
cussing the work in question in
detail.
The following gentlemen
made short addresses: Drs. ].
Rice Williams, PhiIpot, Spalding
of West Point, Walker, Donald
son, Wilson, Armstrong, Peden,
and Judge PIE. HadIey, of the
Supervisors Court.
Chickasaw County will doubt |
less be in line by January the
1st. Monroe and Lee Counties
have been dong the work for
some time. A sanitary district
Of ten counties, composed Of |
Chickasaw, Monroe. Lee, Clay,
y
hvss.sGsS, IT. wanIaa. alhonr,
Noxubee and Oktibbe- /
na counties, the counties embrac-
I'd in East Mississippi Ten Coun- I
les Medical Society, would be
very desirable. with all-time
lealth departments in each coun- !
" and under one director.
Okolona feels proud Of having
hese distinguished, progressiy e
nen as her guests land feels sure
hatin the near future Chickasaw
Jounty will rank second to none
n the State in its progressive
movements. XXX
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-10-21
Engagement and Approaching
Marriage

Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. LaGrone
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Mabel Haley, to Mr..
Fred Hughson McGehee, the
wedding to take place at Okolo-
ma. November 18th at the Metho-
dist church.
This announcement will be
read with great interest, as Miss
LaGrone has visited in this city
a number of times, the guest of
her sister, Miss Mary Lucille La
Grone. She graduated in 1919
at the Sherwood School of Music
in Chicago and is a talented
musician. Miss LaGrone is the
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. H. LaGrone. of Okolona, and
is very attractive-and has scores
Of friends in this city as well as
her home town.
Mr.. McGehee is very promi-
nept in business circles in Okolo-
ma and is popular with his many
friends.
Hearty congratulations are ex-
tended to this popular couple.
Meridian Dispatch.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-10-21
State Of Mississippi.

To F. A. Phipps. the Defendant
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court Of
the End District of Chickasaw
County in said State, on the
first Monday Of December 1920,
to defend the suit of Marie
Phipps, in said Court, wherein
you are Defendant.
This October 9th 1920.
]. C. Williams, Clerk
By w. ]. Williams, D. c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-10-21
one Field Barred.

One Field Barred.
Women may supersede men IN many
fields Of humble endeavor, but The
aeld in which a brindle COW is grazing
- barred to the female in red.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03

her more time than a physician had
any right to, with so many patients
leaning heavily on him for comfort.
And though he refused to expert
ment with obvious forms of hypnotism
such as mesmerlc gestures and the In
duced trance. he worked insidiously
upon her by suggestion. not so much
at the expense of her spiritual indie
pendence ms TO its re-establlshment
and IMMIGRATION. II was never, "You
must, for II is my will;" but always.
you can II you will"--though far
more subtly. ..
Thus gradually self-confdence was
built up In her anew, she began to
perceive the truth, like light dim at
the far end of a tunnel. that nothing
mundane transcends the power Of the
Informed, self-regulated and applied
will, that not even the mortal ache
of longing can withstand II. So vague
ly she began TO apprehend a coming
time when, instead OF flying from her
sorrow, 1t might be TO state more
unhappy yet, she would be able to face
it. even to OUTAGE II unafraid, its
master and her own.
However, that was only toward the
Meanwhile she was faithful TO her
word, faithfully regulated her life In
accordance with the scheme suggested
by Fosdick. She started a portrait OF
Ada Meyer and worked at It steadily
every morning, and in amazingly few
sittings managed to make the painted
canvas body forth the impish charm
of that lady, her irresistible gay Inn
pudence. This In spite of the fact
that Ada posed poorly and pervaded
the Studio with an atmosphere Of In
fectlOus responsibility that was most
demoralizing TO serlous-mlnded
artist-and did Priscilla no end OF
good.
In the afternoon she labored more
sOberly but no less successfully upon
a cnmDOsition emDloyinp two Drofes-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03

obtained "a constructed view Of her
work.
For It was true what she had sur
missed: Hardness had already put the
portrait of Leonora on exhibition
And already II was attracting a con-
spicuous amount OF attention.
Enchanted. Priscilla stood before
her painting with eyes that shone
and cheeks aglow. an exquisite emo
tlon yelling in her bosom.
Near by man spoke I'm the Ian
guage Of the studios, praislng the por-
trait TO a companion. And Priscilla
heard and was exalted.
When she dared trust herself to do
so. she looked around cautiously. seek
ing TO identify that kindly critic whose
appreciation was so much the more
acceptable because he spoke with the
tongue of understanding.
A small chuckle was struggling In
her throat. She could not help won.
dering what the man would think
could he know how dangerously near
he was to being publicly kissed by a
strange woman.
But the chuckle expired In stran.
gled gasp. The dancing eyes stead
led to fixed stare. The color In her
cheeks ebbed more swiftly than II had
come
She began to wonder II her heart
would ever beat again, n she would
ever find strength to move from that
spot where terror had transhxed her.
Her veering glance had been arrest
ed almost as soon as detached from
the portrait by the sardonic and in
solent regard OF one who stood at a
slight distance, though in the same
group; man whose face she had
never seen yet knew; the man whom
she knew only by the style under
which he passed among his criminal
kind-"Harry the Nut"
And he knew her. as his meaning
sneer witnessed.
Nor was this the worst; beyond his
shoulder second face showed, color
less and drawn with passionate NAL
ice; the face Of the woman Inez.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03
CHAPTER SEVEN
Rendezvous With Death.
!. FOREBODINGS.

Only with the four walls of her
own room shutting out the world was
Priscilla able to take up the task of
rebuilding equanimity out of chaos
of shattered nerves and scattered
wits.
BY sheer force of will she made
herself reconstruct and review that ad-
venture which had loosed panic upon
her In the crowded street and driven
her, hunted thing, to seek refuge
In flight from the hostility Of those
who had walked bodily out OF the
phantasmagoria of her dreams, like
ghosts by some black magic material
lied In flesh and blood.
Nevertheless they had been curious
ly metamorphosed in process of ma
FERTILIZATION. There could be no ques-
ton as to their identity; but they sin
gularly were and at the same time
were not the Inez and Harry the Nut
whom Priscilla had known In dreams
But the look and attitude Of Harry
and Inez had been etched indelibly
upon the tablets of her memory by
acid fear.
She could see now, as clearly as she
had then, the blazing hatred I'm the
black eyes Of Inez, the supercilious
and derislve malevolence In Harry's
AS definitely she retained the de-
tails of their appearance which was
something vastly different in the case
of both from the time of Leonora's
knowledge of them.
The Nut, for one, had won his nick
name as much for his weakness for
fiashy II expensive clothing as for the
silly-ass manner which he commonly
affected, finding It useful In his bust
ness. But today he was well, IL per
haps too much. dressed. A black
morning coat with striped gray trous-
ers. white linen waistcoat and spats
radiant topper and vanished shoes.
makes n perfectly correct costume for
afternoon on the avenue, For al that,
on day of summer heat II is unde-
niably conspicuous
In the case of lhcz the transforma-
ton had proved even more startling
The Inez whom Priscilla had seen with
the eyes of Leonora was prone TO
shoddy tinery and strident color
schemes, and displayed lofty contempt
for trlfles such as buttons missing or
hanging by thread, grease stains
shoes down al the heels, skirts that
cleared the ground at the same ele-
walton fore and aft Whereas today
she was trinity turned out in the
smartest Of tailleurs, with a hat the
last cry In popular impudence, and
glOved and shod as well in way that
none could criticlse.
Clearly the Nut had prospered since
that night at RlstOri's. AS clearly the
inconstant Inez, following the arrest
OF Leo the Blood, had been swift TO
forsake sinking ship for passage on
more seawOrthy craft with every
promise Of II prosperous voyage.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03

"Well as I say. it's all up to you.
You've got to make yourself mistress
of your own mind, make II think what
you want 1t to think and forget and
disregard everything else, no matter
how insistently II may claim atten-
tion. Keep yourself constantly occu-
pied, constantly doing and going, keep
every minute filed. Paint every day
till you're tired out; but don't stop
then. When you've worked till you feel
ready to drop, play till you can't think,
and then as you drift Off TO sleep Ak
your thoughts steadfastly on some
thing like your work. On no account
permit yourself to browse OFF wonder
ing about LeOnora."
my work will help" she agreed.
"rm so glad you want me to keep on.
Then you think there's no more danger
in the studlo-assoclation
mot since this afternoon" he said
smiling. 1.-THE portrait is no longer
there"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03
v. THE PORTRAIT AGAIN.


That week saw infatuated spring,
abandoning every show Of diffidence,
Fastening with footsteps daily more
feet to fling herself into the arms of
summer.
Mrs. Trowbridge had arranged to
take over the Southampton cottage OF
a friend who was going abroad.
Priscilla, preoccupled with personal in
terests, her unhappiness and the work
that seemed Its only antidote, was
careless whittier they went for the
summer, or when, or how. so long as
the change were not permitted to hin
der her painting. and asked only to be
let alone till she finished her two latest
canvases.
Twice she begged for postpone
ments. which were grudgingly conced.
ed. and ultimately. badgered beyond
endurance by her aunt's insistence
that she name a definite day when she
would be willing to go. fatty declared
she wouldn't bulge foot out Of
town before ashe had at least COM
pleted the portrait Of Ada Meyer.
Mrs. Trowbridge heard the accent OF
finality and gave In at discretion-but
with pursed lips.
Fosdick. observing Priscilla i'm a
threefold capacity, conceded the con.
quest Of his admiration as a sports
man: the girl was putting up the gam
est fight conceivable, against crushing
odds.
The physician in him saw with sat
isfaction the seemingly successful
working out of his prescribed regime
Even the sedative which. by his order
Priscilla took every night on going to
bed, was doing It's work without any
apparent III effect: to the contrary
indeed, since her dreams no longer
distressed the girl. Still, II would be
over-sangulne TO consider the case
already closed with cure.
And the lover remained in suspense
hoping against hope with an uneasy
heart
Andrews turned mp no trace of lie
onora after her departure from the
those two had married, they had man
aged the business with the utmost
circumspectlon and secrecy.
He reported no progress in his
search for traces of Mother OMore'
assuming that such a person had
ever existed.
There came at length day OF re-
laxing heat, when everything went
wrong.
Ada Meyer showed up in the morn
ing only TO announce that, much as
she adored her portrait, she hadn't
the slightest intention OF going or
with the sittings or, for that matter
of stopping on in town another day
In such weather. II Priscilla wanted
TO finish the portrait she would have
TO bring II down TO the Meyer country
home and work on II there. This be-
Ing manlfestly unreasonable-Ada
Iaayy anita wall ~ NuOu1d ha ImnnsSl
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03

, times there wa, an undernote Of sad
ness In her lnughter Swallowed wist-
fulness In her eyes. WEAKNESS in her
gesture. she was the first TO notice
and swift to dissemble. SO that none
remarked any change In her. more
| than an access OF loneliness and
| charm at once elusive and inslstent,
and she was more than ever sought
after, importuned. courted, wooed. A
dozen conquests we're added TO her
score In that too brief lull. But she
seemed altogether unaware of them.
save as friends. and moved sedately
among them adorably pretty, tantaliz-
ingly desirable, exasperatingly de.
tached. In those days she liked all
men and loved none none but
Not Philip Fosdlck.
With herself she was honest and
unpretendlng If Mario was never for
her, she was for no one else.
She was patient in confidence of ulti-
mate emancipation. Already she had
gained mrch. The question of her
sanity no longer harassed her. More
she had ceased TO dream of Leonora.
Or rather, she no longer remembered
what she dreamed. She wakened every
morning from a night whose dream
content was blank-if she had dream.
ed at all. She was far from satisfied
however that she had ceased 10 dream
1t seemed to her that she had ceased
merely to remember. For In spite Of
the cessation Of her dreaming the
sense Of the liaison persisted; never
had she felt more near to Leonora.
more intimately sharer in her psychic
life.
Now and again there would come
without warning. without any encour-
agement Of conscious wish or thought,
feeling Of identity with that other.
Of understanding, Of personal partici-
patton In Leonora's happiness, that
brought a strange exaltation Of spirit.
paradoxically akin to that happiness
which life refused her. And at such
times she would experience indefinite,
teasing glimpses into Leonora's pres
ent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES no sooner
granted than snatched away, Of life
half known, half foreign, like a stir of
shadow shapes in the depths Of the
dark mirror of her unconscious mind.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03
Sby
ouisJoSeph NdnCe
Author Of The False Faces
Tho Lone Wolf" Etc.
Illustrated by
Irwin Myers
cop,rsnt 1870 BY the Aothe,,

She took II from him brusquely. at
once annoyed and gratlfied, her face
slightly flushed with the one emotion,
her eyes luminous with the other.
~ like your impudencew
1--WE strive TO please"
Divided between anger and mlrth,
she compromised by giving free rein to
both, so that resentment was swiftly
swept away In laughter.
"PhIlip, you are incorrlgible
Il have to be, to get my ewn way"
". AFFINITY.
The girl suffered atrociously at first.
But nobody knew; or Philip Fosdlck
alone suspected something Of what she
was going through. He could not
know all. for even to him she said lit
tie or nothing, and went sweetly
through her days with high head
and eyes Of lying calm. But he was
sick with sympathy for her and so
In some measure quick with intuition.
He helped her more than she knew,
indeed. for he contrlved to devote to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
MRS. DURHAM DIES
WHILE AT HOT SPRINGS
Passing of Sasser Woman Was :
Shock to Her Friends.

Passing of Sasser Woman Was a
Shock to Her Friends.
The sad news reached Dawson re-
latives Friday afternoon Of the
death of Mrs. W. P. Durham, wife
of a well-known physician of Sasser,
which occurred at Hot Springs, Ark.
The remains accompanied by her
husband and other members of the
family from Georgia, were taken
to Commanche, Okla, for interment'
Mrs. Durham was 27 years of age
and had resided at Sasser for eight
wears. Some months ago, she had an
attack of influenza, from which she
never recovered. Medical skill having
failed to restore the patient she was
taken to Hot Springs, Arkansas in
the hope that the change of climate
and water might restore her to
health, but all to no avail.
Mrs. Durham is survived by her
husband and many relatives. She was
81 sister-in-law of Mrs. T. L. Durham,
of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
WILL HOLD COUNTY
FAIR NEXT FALL
MASS MEETING FRIDAY AFTER
NOON STARTED MOVEMENT
OFF ENTHUSIASTICALLY.

A movement has been launched for
the holding of county fair in Daw-
son next fall.
Temporary organization of the Ter
rell County Fair Association and
election of officers followed mass
meeting held at the court house Fri
day under the auspices of the Cham
Der of Commerce, upon whose invi-
tation several prominent citizens of
Albany were present and addressed
the gathering upon the great good to
be accomplished by the holding of
county fairs. Among those who spoke
at the meeting were Messrs. c. W.
Rawson and w. E. French, president
and secretary respectively of the
South Georgia Fair association; ]. H.
Mock, secretary of the Albany cham
Der of commerce, and Edd Stallings,
industrial agent of the Georgia,
Southwestern and Gulf railroad.
Those who heard them voiced their
enthusiastic approval of the county
fair idea and it was the unanimous
view of those at the meeting that a
fair would be held here this fall if
possible.
Officers of the Terrell County Fair
Association were named as follows:
H. A. Petty, president; E. T. Jordan
and Mrs. w. H. Gurr, vice presidents;
R. L. Saville treasurer, and R. R.
Marlin secretary.
To perfect organization, appoint
committees, field workers, etc, a meet
ing of the officers was held at the res
idence of Mrs. w. H. Gurr on Church
street Monday night.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
STEPS ARE TAKEN TO
GET CENSUS RECOUNT
Rumored That Census Will Show
Decrease in Dawson's Population.
Congressman Crisp Here Today

D$CECoSC RIA
Congressman Crisp Here Today
Acting upon rumor which is cur
rent that the census figures will show
"a decrease in Dawson's population, a
meeting of citizens and representa-
.tives Of the chamber of commerce
and the city council held meeting
last night and took preliminary steps
ito securing recount.
The matter was taken up with Con-
igressman Crisp, and he stated that
he would be in Dawson today and con-
fer with citizens in regard to the
matter.
,; There has been no official an
Inouncement of the population figures
of Dawson, and how matter that is
supposed to be a strict secret leaked
out is not known.
Although large number of ne
groes have left. Dawson for the north
lit is believed that the loss is more
than offset by new residents.
At any rate, Dawson must be
shown before it will be believed there
has not been a gain in population.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
WINNERS in MISSING
WORD CONTEST GIVEN
MISS RUTH FLINN AWARDED
FIRST PRIZE BY COMMITTEE.
ALL CONTESTANTS DID WELL.

The winners in the veryWoman's
Advertising Contest were:
were:
Miss Ruth Herman, fifth prize.
Miss Ethel Horsley, second prize
Mrs. Dan Finn, third prize.
Mr.. Albert Petty, fourth prize.
The words, when found and prop
erly placed, formed the following
sentence:
Dawson, situated in Georgia S
richest, most prosperous agricultural
hsection, bids you welcome"
Mr.. J. C. Dukes, superintendent OF
schools. and Mr.. R. R. Martin, secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
were the judges, and made the
awards. The rules governing the
contest were: Correctness of the
sentence was considered first, and
then neatness of the letter, and the
reason given, the body of the letter
not to contain over SO words.
The prizes were tickets to the
palace Theatre, and were offered by
Mr.. w. A. Mitchell, the manager of
that popular movie play house.
Letters of Contestants.
Dawson, situated in Georgia's rich
est, most prosperous agricultural Sec
ton, bids you welcome.
Of course Dawson welcomes you!
Located on the very buckle of Geor-
gia's agricultural belt, it has every
thing for everywoman-the best farm
and city products. Dawson is health
full, hospitable, and prosperous. 1t
is a great place to live in and as de-
sirable as any place can be to die IN.
RUTH FLINN.
Dawson has good schools and
schools and churches. 1t is prosper
ing greatly and is one of the finest
towns in South Georgia. To say that
"Dawson, situated in Georgia's rich
est, most prosperous agricultural sec
ton, bids you welcome" is indlsputa-
ble because Dawson's people are hos
uitable and welcome all corners.
ETHEL HORSLEY.
Dawson, situated in Georgia's rich
est. most prosperous agricultural sec
ton, bids you welcome. Noted for
her hospitality, she extends a GLAD
hand to all-the only passport re-
ouired being that of integrity. To
the humber citizen she offers every
facility for improvement-to the man
whose success is already assured, she
invites a surcease from toll and en-
iovment of the fruits of his labor.
MRS. DAN Finn.
During three decades, our county
has produced more cotton per squaI-
mile than any other county in the
cotton belt except one. Its 1anc'
make from 20 to 1853 bushels of corr
per acre and are also well adapted
to fruit-raising. Dawson welcome:
you-here opportunity is unlimited
Dawson, our own little city, moi
only has friendly inhabitants but TIE
most prosperous and best farm lands
Situated in the most fertile part OF
the state, Boosting a splendid ell
mate, Dawson is gradually coming
forward.
RUTH HERMAN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-13
WALTER JOLLY HURT IN AN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Face Was Severely Cut When Car
CoIIided With Another One.

Mr.. Walter Jolly, former Daw-
son boy sustained a severe cut across
the face when his automobile col
lided with another car as he was com
ing with a party of friends to Albany
several days ago from his home at
Triton. Mr.. Jolly's car was complete
ly wrecked and Mr.. Arthur Cobb,
one of the occupants was seriously
hurt.