Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-01-15
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Catheredfro ANCOr-
ners Of the State and
Tod in Briefect Form

4Eson.-Juat a this limo the farm
\ demonstration eXtelstCl service in Op-
e'ation among men ana the home eco
LCmlcs demonstration aMGn5 women
J IN Mississippi are building carefully
J for season Of intensive work among
the farmers, the business men whose
lnteres g are bound up with the inter
csts OF the farmers, the 'houseks 1ers
at present in service and those embryo
hoCseholder8 who re still engaged
In ge5tins their sChc2l days instruc.
ton. Thee is very lit field work
going cn just now declared J. Ed
Ruff, district agcn-, under ths Joint
auspices CT the Asgi utlrAl Col ge
and the United States D321etmo Il of
Agriculture, but We have the most
important and signil.c nj work OF the
entire year before u. Wa have before
US the task Of preparing ourselves, By
inquiry and study Of al coHd .tions
touching production, supply and de
mand, and the ever present marketing
problems, which are always promi-
nent."
Yazoo City.-After a fight covering
period Of a number OF years by va
ZOO City merchants and business men
to give the residents of the entire
trade territory of this city longer shop
ping and business hours in YaZoo City
and to give the travelling public gem
orally better connection between va
ZOO City and points to the south of
Jackson and to the north OF MOOrhead,
the Mississippi Railroad Commission
has aeceded to local demands and has
nullified a previous order of the com
mission establishing an arbitrary con-
nection between the Y. & NJ. v. Rail
road and the Southern Railroad in
Mississippi at Moorhead-
ssEss
Carthage A meeting ~ the direc
tors OF Leake County Bank was held
at which a stock dividend of 100 per
cent was declared Profits of the
hank for the past year amounted to
more than 100 per cent on the invest
ment.
Yazoo City-The Rev. Albert Mar
tin has announced that the annual
meeting of the diocesan council CT the
Episcopal Church is to meet at Vicks
burg on Jan. 20, instead of at Jackson
on the same date.
Clarksdale. - After 1e sr"cessive
vears as member ard president of the
hoard of supervisors of C1ahoma coua
". Cant. T S. A1erholdt, Of Frial
Point has been succeeded by Don G
Owen OF Gerald
Clarksdale.-The Planters BANK a.
tbe close of the most successful yea
in the history of the business, after re
serving large amount Of undiV de
prefits. has passed S20O,oC0 to the sur
plus fund.
Tunica The advocates OF gooC
roads gain favor every day in Tonic,
emluty, and especially so since tn'
AwYi1i rains have made the roads ut
tefly impassabIe where they are no
graded
Lambert.-The members of the for
mer board Of supervisors have sp
pealed the Jail se1tenoe imposed o:
them bv Judge w. A. AlcUrn OF C!ark7
dsle. The sentence gClS for ten mir
utes
Haz1ehurst.-A deal rs cH IN wh'cI
several Boston ccDitalistS IRE na'o'iai
Ing with Mrs E. D. Elliott OF New o.
leans for the purchase Of Lowe
WELLS, a health resort near this place
Yszuo City-A. W. Johnson mas al
rounced the begin7lnr at cnce o. th
construction Of $40 900 gin eduappe
with tho l7tsst ana best machinery. o
the market
Tint Tutwiler.-There is a great deal
aritstion among all the people for be
ter roads. ard already this section ha
one Of the finest highways in the eH
tire state.
Tunica.-Tunica held an election I
vote on floating bonds for a sewerae
system for the town OF THnica IN
vo.e carried. 70 to 1, in favor OF th
bonds.
Brooks t;'le--T. J. wilkins, ST. 3
died recently. He was out aetiVe'
looking after his cattle aud horses
the time he sank to the ground dead.
Tutwiler. The new mu1icipall
owned and operated electric hgi
Dlant has just been completed ami
giving entire satisfaction.
Ackerman Several changes wei
made at the beginning Of the nav ye'
m the business life OF the iowa